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 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High, to declare

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! your steadfast love in the morning and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the

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 lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work. At

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 the works of your hands I sing for joy. How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very

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 deep. The stupid man cannot know, the fool cannot understand this, that though the wicked

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 sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever. But

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 you, O Lord, are on high forever. For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies

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 shall perish. All evildoers shall be scattered. But you have exalted my horn like that of the

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 wild ox. You have poured over me fresh oil. My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies.

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 My ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants. The righteous flourish like the palm tree and

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 grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord. They flourish in the

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 courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age. They are ever full of sap and green.

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 To declare that the Lord is upright. He is my rock and there is no unrighteousness in him.

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 I pray this morning that all of us are the righteous like a palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

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 This morning I have the privilege to carry on Christ and Culture, our sermon series.

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 This morning our topic is patriotism. Close to the 4th of July. Seems pretty relevant.

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 As I've looked around and I've tried to study this week, it's been clear to me that my generation

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 and younger doesn't really get it. We miss the mark when it comes to patriotism.

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 What I see from my vantage point is that there's either two ends of the spectrum and it's either

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 one or two choices. On one choice it's care too little. The 4th of July is just a vacation.

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 It's a holiday. It's a necessary evil to be an American citizen.

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 And then the other extreme that I see as our choice for my generation is the care too much.

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 It's us versus them. It's the Rocky IV movie. The U.S. boxer versus the Russian boxer.

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 It's we're the greatest and everybody else is not. Both are wrong.

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 And this morning I want to try to bring us to the middle.

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 Kind of guide us, hopefully, to where we have a proper perspective of patriotism.

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 A proper view of where we live and hopefully bring glory to God in it.

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 And as we leave, bring glory to God in our lives celebrating and practicing patriotism.

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 So, this morning I'm going to walk carefully and cautiously through this topic.

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 Hopefully to help my generation to celebrate the generations before me who pretty much got it right as a majority.

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 So, hopefully to answer the question this morning through this is how we as Christians,

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 as gospel-centered Christians, those who love Jesus, whose life has been changed by the gospel,

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 who try to live out the gospel to the world around us,

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 how we are to live with a proper perspective and how we can show that gospel,

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 even in the arena of patriotism and celebrating whatever country we live in,

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 whether that's the United States, New Zealand, Madagascar, whatever that may be.

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 So, to do so this morning, I want to discuss a problem.

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 A problem that rears its ugly head concerning patriotism,

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 that comes out really quick when thinking and talking about patriotism.

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 I want to give the solution for the problem,

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 and I want to give some practical ways we can live.

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 practical ways that we can have that proper perspective of honoring God with our lives.

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 So, turn with me to Matthew 22.

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 We'll walk through this text.

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 I'll read it, we'll pray, and then we'll walk through this text,

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 and hopefully we'll unfold the problem and then work from there.

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 In Matthew 22, starting in verse 15,

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 we have a pretty popular and famous set of scriptures.

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 They read, verse 15,

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 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle Him in His words.

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 And they sent their disciples to Him,

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 along with the Herodians, saying,

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 Teacher, we know that You are true,

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 and that You teach the way of God truthfully,

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 and You do not care about anyone's opinion,

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 for You are not swayed by appearances.

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 Tell us then,

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 what you think.

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 Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

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 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said,

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 Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?

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 Show me the coin for the tax.

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 And they brought Him a denarius.

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 And Jesus said to them,

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 Whose likeness and inscription is this?

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 They said, Caesar.

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 Then He said to them,

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 Therefore, render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's,

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 and to God the things that are God's.

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 When they heard it, they marveled,

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 and they left Him and went away.

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 Pray with me.

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 Gracious Heavenly Father, I ask that You would be gracious to us now,

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 that You would speak through me,

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 that I would decrease and that You would increase here this morning.

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 That the words that will be spoken will be Your words to us,

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 not my opinions,

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 that it will be rooted in Your Scripture and Your Word.

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 God, I pray that Your Spirit would minister,

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 show us our need for You.

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 Show us how we can live according to Your Word.

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 And if You would enable us to do what You've commanded,

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 that we can do nothing apart from You.

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 We need You this morning.

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 Be gracious to us, O God, in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 So let's just walk through this text for a few minutes,

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 and then we'll kind of unfold from there.

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 So, the story is that the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus in tricking Him

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 and asking Him a question about paying taxes.

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 The Pharisees had, no matter what question they asked,

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 they had an ulterior motive,

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 and that motive was to trap Jesus.

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 Let it be certain that the Pharisees hated Jesus.

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 That they did not believe that Jesus was God.

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 They wanted Him arrested.

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 They wanted Him out of the picture.

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 They wanted Him removed.

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 So what they do is they approach Jesus

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 with a little bit of flattery.

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 Teacher, we know that You are true

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 and teach the way of God truthfully.

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 You do not care about anyone's opinion.

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 They were more or less showed respect.

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 Didn't really give them a proper respect.

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 Maybe they were more polite than even respectful.

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 And whether they believed it or not,

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 what they said was true.

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 It was completely true about Jesus.

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 Jesus does speak truth.

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 He is truth.

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 He does teach the way of God.

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 And He does not care about anyone's opinion.

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 His integrity is not swayed.

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 He does not compromise that integrity

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 for the sake of what others might think.

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 He says it like it is.

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 So we come to this point where they get to Him.

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 They flatter Him, so to speak.

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 And they ask Him the question,

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 is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

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 Is it lawful to pay taxes?

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 And this tax they're talking about

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 is called the pull tax.

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 This tax was given by Rome

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 to all non-Roman citizens

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 for living on Roman soil.

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 And to be honest,

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 it's not an unreasonable tax.

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 It was about a day's wage.

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 It wasn't horrible.

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 And they were required to pay it

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 because they were on Roman soil.

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 In our history, Independence Day,

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 we fought against a similar tax

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 in our history.

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 So we can kind of relate here a little bit.

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 So they ask Him about this tax.

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 And Jesus, showing the sovereignty of God,

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 showing His all-knowing that He is God,

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 He was aware of their malice.

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 And He says to them,

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 why put me to the test, you hypocrites?

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 Show me the coin of the tax.

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 And the question I had when reading through this

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 and studying it,

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 why does He call them hypocrites?

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 It seems kind of harsh.

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 Let's flip over to chapter 23

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 and He says it like seven times to them.

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 Seven more times to the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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 But why here?

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 Well, they're saying one thing

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 but really wanting something else

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 or doing something else.

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 So you and I tend to be hypocrites

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 at some point in our lives.

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 We say one thing and do another.

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 As Jerry would say,

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 and I think he said a couple weeks ago,

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 here in the South, we tend to lie.

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 Yeah, come on over for dinner.

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 Just show up whenever.

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 We really don't mean that.

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 Call us ahead of time.

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 Let us know when you're coming.

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 But we're polite here in the South.

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 He calls them out as they are.

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 Hypocrites.

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 Show me the coin for the tax.

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 And they brought him a denarius,

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 a day's wage, a day's labor.

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 And see, on one side of this denarius,

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 this coin, is a portrait of Tiberius Caesar,

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 who is the Caesar, the emperor.

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 And in Latin, it says,

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 son of the divine Augustus.

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 And you flip it over.

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 On the other side,

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 there's a portrait of a Roman goddess of peace

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 called Pax.

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 And there, it says in Latin,

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 high priest.

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 Now, none of that is really important

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 for this sermon,

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 except the fact that to an Orthodox Jew,

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 the coin itself would be blasphemous.

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 The coin itself would be a violation

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 of the second commandment.

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 Because terms like the divine Augustus

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 and high priest are in direct...

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 Yeah, can't think of the word.

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 It's against, we'll just say against,

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 God and the second commandment

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 of not having, making idols,

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 not having any other gods

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 before the one true God.

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 So, so here we have

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 one of the most famous verses,

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 and I didn't realize

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 it was one of the most famous verses.

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 It's, everybody,

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 look it up in Google,

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 and they'll tell you

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 it's one of the most famous verses.

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 Verse 21 of Matthew 22.

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 Therefore, render to Caesar

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 the things that are Caesar's,

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 and to God the things that are God's.

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 Now, I hear a news radio host

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 quite often use this term.

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 It's talking about government

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 and separating,

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 and people use this term,

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 this verse,

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 to separate or defend

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 the separation of church and state.

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 So, you start thinking in that way,

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 you can kind of figure out

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 that it's a fairly popular verse.

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 Well, the way that Jesus answers them,

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 you see in verse 22

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 how they marveled at His answer.

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 His answer was to pay back,

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 which is Caesar's,

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 to give Caesar the tax,

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 and to pay back what is God's.

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 So what Jesus does

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 is He walks the line

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 and He gives both parties

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 what they want.

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 He gives the Pharisees

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 what they want,

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 give to God what is God's,

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 and He gives the Herodians

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 what they want,

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 pay the tax.

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 And He does it without

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 angering either side,

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 without making Himself guilty

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 according to the Pharisees.

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 So,

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 there's kind of the story.

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 You may have been familiar

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 with that story,

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 maybe not,

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 and I helped you out

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 a little bit.

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 But here's the not-so-obvious problem.

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 The problem here is

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 giving what is God's

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 to government

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 or country.

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 Giving what is God's

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 to government or country.

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 Now,

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 let me unpack this

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 just a little bit more.

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 And hopefully,

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 it will become

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 a little clearer to you.

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 So we have two groups.

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 We have the Pharisees

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 and we have the Herodians.

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 Now,

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 the Pharisees,

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 familiar,

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 if you know anything

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 about the Gospels,

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 the four Gospels

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 in the Bible,

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 you know about the Pharisees.

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 They're very conservative,

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 religious people.

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 They tithe their spices.

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 Conservative.

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 I mean,

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 they are just,

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 they're all about

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 following the Mosaic law.

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 And they resented

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 paying taxes to Rome.

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 They felt like

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 paying the tax to Rome

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 was infringement

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 on Jewish law.

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 Paying taxes to Rome

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 contradicted their

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 devotion to God.

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 So now we've got to

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 pay it to Rome,

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 but my devotion is to God

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 following His law,

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 so how do I do this?

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 Now,

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 the Herodians,

00:14:17.540 --> 00:14:18.379
 on the other hand,

00:14:19.660 --> 00:14:20.740
 is a small group

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 of Jewish people

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 who are loyal

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 to Herod's family.

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 So everything

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 that Herod's family

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 had

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 was by

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 the Roman Empire.

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 He was put in

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 place

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 to rule

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 over the province

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 for Rome,

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 by Rome.

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 So the Herodians

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 support

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 the tax.

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 They felt like

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 it was an appropriate

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 way to fulfill

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 their responsibilities

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 as good citizens.

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 The Herodians,

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 they looked to Rome

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 to provide for them,

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 to keep them safe,

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 to protect them,

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 and even to bless them.

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 Their faith

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 was not in God,

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 but in country.

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 Rome.

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 So here's what

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 each group

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 would say.

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 The Pharisees

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 would say,

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 tax is an abomination

00:15:12.620 --> 00:15:13.379
 to the law

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 and to God.

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 Rome

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 is anti-God,

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 so we must

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 avoid paying

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 the tax

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 to prove

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 our godliness.

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 The Herodians

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 would say,

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 the tax

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 is our obligation

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 because we need

00:15:27.940 --> 00:15:28.680
 Rome.

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 Rome

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 will take care

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 of us.

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 Rome

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 is God.

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 The Pharisees

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 lived

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 godly lives.

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 They lived

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 a specific way

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 to earn

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 their salvation

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 or to attempt

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 to earn

00:15:43.259 --> 00:15:44.360
 their salvation.

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 salvation,

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 even if that

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 meant not

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 paying taxes.

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 Now,

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 I'm not saying

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 the Pharisees

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 didn't pay taxes,

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 but they certainly

00:15:50.460 --> 00:15:51.200
 did not want

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 to pay taxes.

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 The Herodians,

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 their salvation

00:15:55.820 --> 00:15:56.480
 came through

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 paying the right

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 people

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 and letting

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 them be

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 their provider,

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 their god,

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 so to speak.

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 So what we have

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 here is we have

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 the conservative

00:16:06.300 --> 00:16:07.259
 Pharisees

00:16:07.259 --> 00:16:08.320
 who are stealing

00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:08.960
 the worship

00:16:08.960 --> 00:16:09.779
 from God

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 to themselves

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 because they're

00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:12.220
 earning their

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 salvation.

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 They're attempting

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 to live a certain

00:16:14.839 --> 00:16:15.659
 way to earn

00:16:15.659 --> 00:16:16.500
 God's favor.

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 And then you have

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 big government

00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:19.939
 Herodians

00:16:19.939 --> 00:16:21.059
 who are stealing

00:16:21.059 --> 00:16:21.620
 the worship

00:16:21.620 --> 00:16:22.379
 from God

00:16:22.379 --> 00:16:23.480
 to their government.

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 Does this sound

00:16:25.139 --> 00:16:25.559
 familiar?

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 Conservative

00:16:26.539 --> 00:16:27.360
 and big government?

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 The problem

00:16:30.399 --> 00:16:31.799
 is giving

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 what is God's

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 to self

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 or to government.

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 A worship issue.

00:16:38.439 --> 00:16:39.839
 An idolatry issue.

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 See, we can

00:16:41.920 --> 00:16:44.040
 easily look

00:16:44.040 --> 00:16:44.680
 to government

00:16:44.680 --> 00:16:45.840
 to provide

00:16:45.840 --> 00:16:46.680
 physically.

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 But sometimes

00:16:48.160 --> 00:16:48.840
 that turns

00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:49.740
 into spiritually

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 as well.

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 We look to

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 government

00:16:51.620 --> 00:16:52.139
 to provide

00:16:52.139 --> 00:16:52.660
 spiritually

00:16:52.660 --> 00:16:53.420
 to take care

00:16:53.420 --> 00:16:53.780
 of us,

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 to be our

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 answer,

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 to be our

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 savior sometimes.

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 Now we

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 may not be

00:17:01.160 --> 00:17:01.980
 anyone in this

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 room,

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 may be all

00:17:03.440 --> 00:17:04.059
 of us in this

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 room,

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 but we certainly

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 know someone

00:17:06.340 --> 00:17:07.180
 who looks at

00:17:07.180 --> 00:17:07.860
 government as

00:17:07.860 --> 00:17:08.480
 their savior.

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 savior.

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 See, we

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 elevate this

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 nation as

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 some savior

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 nation.

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 Thank God

00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:17.360
 for this

00:17:17.360 --> 00:17:17.660
 nation.

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 Thank God

00:17:18.319 --> 00:17:18.740
 for our

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 freedoms that

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 we have.

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 Romans 13

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 tells us that

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 God has placed

00:17:23.519 --> 00:17:24.079
 the government

00:17:24.079 --> 00:17:25.559
 in the places

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 that they are

00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:26.799
 over us

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 for our

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 good.

00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:30.880
 We live

00:17:30.880 --> 00:17:31.400
 in a great

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 country,

00:17:32.380 --> 00:17:33.180
 an amazing

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 country,

00:17:34.460 --> 00:17:35.440
 but God

00:17:35.440 --> 00:17:36.220
 is a global

00:17:36.220 --> 00:17:36.620
 God.

00:17:36.619 --> 00:17:37.959
 God is not

00:17:37.959 --> 00:17:38.519
 an American

00:17:38.519 --> 00:17:38.899
 God.

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 We have to

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 get that

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 right.

00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:43.059
 So as we

00:17:43.059 --> 00:17:43.879
 celebrate,

00:17:44.239 --> 00:17:45.139
 remember God

00:17:45.139 --> 00:17:46.179
 is a global

00:17:46.179 --> 00:17:47.219
 God.

00:17:49.019 --> 00:17:50.259
 And now,

00:17:50.899 --> 00:17:52.019
 here in 2012,

00:17:52.339 --> 00:17:52.739
 we've got an

00:17:52.739 --> 00:17:53.419
 election year,

00:17:53.500 --> 00:17:53.699
 and we're

00:17:53.699 --> 00:17:54.199
 hearing,

00:17:55.199 --> 00:17:55.879
 and I hear

00:17:55.879 --> 00:17:56.379
 it, I hear

00:17:56.379 --> 00:17:57.019
 usually from

00:17:57.019 --> 00:17:57.399
 people who

00:17:57.399 --> 00:17:57.959
 call in on

00:17:57.959 --> 00:17:58.339
 the radio

00:17:58.339 --> 00:17:58.919
 shows, not

00:17:58.919 --> 00:17:59.379
 the hosts,

00:17:59.739 --> 00:18:00.279
 although some

00:18:00.279 --> 00:18:00.759
 are a little

00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:01.279
 out there.

00:18:01.899 --> 00:18:02.279
 We hear

00:18:02.279 --> 00:18:04.099
 how things are

00:18:04.099 --> 00:18:04.439
 going to be

00:18:04.440 --> 00:18:05.100
 better when

00:18:05.100 --> 00:18:05.779
 so-and-so

00:18:05.779 --> 00:18:06.680
 is in

00:18:06.680 --> 00:18:07.320
 office.

00:18:08.039 --> 00:18:08.620
 How things

00:18:08.620 --> 00:18:08.940
 are going to

00:18:08.940 --> 00:18:10.259
 get so

00:18:10.259 --> 00:18:10.940
 much better,

00:18:11.320 --> 00:18:11.980
 and things

00:18:11.980 --> 00:18:12.200
 are going to

00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:12.559
 get taken

00:18:12.559 --> 00:18:13.200
 care of,

00:18:13.220 --> 00:18:13.400
 and we're

00:18:13.400 --> 00:18:13.640
 not going

00:18:13.640 --> 00:18:13.980
 to go down

00:18:13.980 --> 00:18:14.519
 this road,

00:18:14.580 --> 00:18:14.920
 or this

00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:15.259
 road,

00:18:15.340 --> 00:18:16.759
 or when

00:18:16.759 --> 00:18:17.420
 so-and-so

00:18:17.420 --> 00:18:18.380
 is elected.

00:18:20.340 --> 00:18:20.779
 No.

00:18:22.299 --> 00:18:23.100
 No, it's

00:18:23.100 --> 00:18:23.720
 still going

00:18:23.720 --> 00:18:24.220
 to be men,

00:18:25.120 --> 00:18:25.559
 still going

00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:26.120
 to be sinners,

00:18:26.420 --> 00:18:27.380
 making mistakes,

00:18:27.860 --> 00:18:28.420
 leading and

00:18:28.420 --> 00:18:28.820
 trying to do

00:18:28.820 --> 00:18:29.340
 the best that

00:18:29.340 --> 00:18:29.779
 they can.

00:18:30.279 --> 00:18:30.700
 And as

00:18:30.700 --> 00:18:31.279
 Derek Webb

00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:31.820
 said, we'll

00:18:31.820 --> 00:18:32.620
 never have a

00:18:32.620 --> 00:18:33.279
 savior on

00:18:33.279 --> 00:18:34.019
 Capitol Hill.

00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:36.820
 We won't.

00:18:38.259 --> 00:18:39.120
 Our faith

00:18:39.120 --> 00:18:39.620
 needs to be

00:18:39.620 --> 00:18:40.180
 in something

00:18:40.180 --> 00:18:40.700
 better,

00:18:40.860 --> 00:18:41.120
 something

00:18:41.120 --> 00:18:41.620
 greater,

00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:42.000
 something

00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:42.500
 higher.

00:18:45.180 --> 00:18:45.820
 So the

00:18:45.820 --> 00:18:46.279
 question,

00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:47.759
 are you

00:18:47.759 --> 00:18:48.440
 living for

00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:48.980
 that moment

00:18:48.980 --> 00:18:50.480
 when so-and-so,

00:18:50.600 --> 00:18:51.059
 or when

00:18:51.059 --> 00:18:51.779
 things will

00:18:51.779 --> 00:18:52.220
 get better,

00:18:52.340 --> 00:18:52.720
 or when

00:18:52.720 --> 00:18:53.720
 we're not

00:18:53.720 --> 00:18:54.140
 at war,

00:18:54.240 --> 00:18:54.700
 or when

00:18:54.700 --> 00:18:56.720
 will we

00:18:56.720 --> 00:18:57.140
 be part

00:18:57.140 --> 00:18:57.380
 of the

00:18:57.380 --> 00:18:57.860
 answer,

00:18:58.860 --> 00:18:59.759
 and not

00:18:59.759 --> 00:19:00.440
 rob God

00:19:00.440 --> 00:19:01.059
 of worship

00:19:01.059 --> 00:19:02.600
 by building

00:19:02.600 --> 00:19:03.100
 idols?

00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:05.340
 See,

00:19:05.420 --> 00:19:06.519
 Jesus is

00:19:06.519 --> 00:19:07.000
 the answer.

00:19:08.180 --> 00:19:08.920
 The gospel

00:19:08.920 --> 00:19:09.860
 of Jesus

00:19:09.860 --> 00:19:10.700
 Christ is

00:19:10.700 --> 00:19:11.160
 the answer.

00:19:11.259 --> 00:19:11.880
 The gospel

00:19:11.880 --> 00:19:13.539
 transforms evil

00:19:13.539 --> 00:19:14.220
 to good,

00:19:14.860 --> 00:19:15.580
 death to

00:19:15.580 --> 00:19:16.059
 life.

00:19:17.940 --> 00:19:19.039
 So here's

00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:19.660
 the solution.

00:19:21.120 --> 00:19:21.820
 We see the

00:19:21.820 --> 00:19:22.279
 problem,

00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:23.539
 stealing worship

00:19:23.539 --> 00:19:24.440
 that belongs

00:19:24.440 --> 00:19:24.880
 to God,

00:19:24.980 --> 00:19:25.660
 not giving

00:19:25.660 --> 00:19:26.259
 God what

00:19:26.259 --> 00:19:26.860
 is His,

00:19:28.140 --> 00:19:28.740
 paying what

00:19:28.740 --> 00:19:29.660
 is His.

00:19:30.340 --> 00:19:31.019
 So the

00:19:31.019 --> 00:19:31.740
 solution to

00:19:31.740 --> 00:19:32.299
 the problem,

00:19:32.299 --> 00:19:33.180
 So how

00:19:33.180 --> 00:19:33.779
 do we

00:19:33.779 --> 00:19:34.500
 live then

00:19:34.500 --> 00:19:34.960
 through

00:19:34.960 --> 00:19:36.419
 this?

00:19:37.299 --> 00:19:37.720
 Turn to

00:19:37.720 --> 00:19:38.899
 Jeremiah 29.

00:19:41.379 --> 00:19:42.859
 Jeremiah 29.

00:19:45.460 --> 00:19:46.379
 We'll start

00:19:46.379 --> 00:19:46.859
 reading in

00:19:46.859 --> 00:19:47.500
 verse 4.

00:19:50.899 --> 00:19:52.059
 Jeremiah 29

00:19:52.059 --> 00:19:52.680
 verse 4.

00:19:53.460 --> 00:19:53.940
 It says,

00:19:54.000 --> 00:19:54.519
 Thus says

00:19:54.519 --> 00:19:54.940
 the Lord

00:19:54.940 --> 00:19:55.500
 of hosts,

00:19:56.019 --> 00:19:56.539
 the God

00:19:56.539 --> 00:19:57.119
 of Israel,

00:19:57.519 --> 00:19:58.139
 to all

00:19:58.139 --> 00:19:58.799
 the exiles

00:19:58.799 --> 00:19:59.200
 whom I

00:19:59.200 --> 00:19:59.639
 have sent

00:19:59.639 --> 00:20:00.339
 into exile

00:20:00.339 --> 00:20:01.200
 from Jerusalem

00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:02.299
 to Babylon.

00:20:03.240 --> 00:20:04.000
 Build houses

00:20:04.000 --> 00:20:04.660
 and live in

00:20:04.660 --> 00:20:04.880
 them.

00:20:05.440 --> 00:20:06.319
 Plant gardens

00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:06.740
 and eat

00:20:06.740 --> 00:20:07.480
 their produce.

00:20:07.940 --> 00:20:08.720
 Take wives

00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:09.120
 and have

00:20:09.120 --> 00:20:09.779
 sons and

00:20:09.779 --> 00:20:10.080
 daughters.

00:20:10.319 --> 00:20:11.059
 Take wives

00:20:11.059 --> 00:20:11.440
 for your

00:20:11.440 --> 00:20:11.900
 sons and

00:20:11.900 --> 00:20:12.180
 give your

00:20:12.180 --> 00:20:12.580
 daughters

00:20:12.580 --> 00:20:13.220
 in marriage

00:20:13.220 --> 00:20:14.220
 that they

00:20:14.220 --> 00:20:14.440
 may be

00:20:14.440 --> 00:20:15.420
 sons and

00:20:15.420 --> 00:20:15.779
 daughters.

00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:16.779
 Multiply

00:20:16.779 --> 00:20:17.440
 there and

00:20:17.440 --> 00:20:17.880
 do not

00:20:17.880 --> 00:20:18.519
 decrease,

00:20:19.360 --> 00:20:19.799
 but seek

00:20:19.799 --> 00:20:20.360
 the welfare

00:20:20.360 --> 00:20:20.900
 of the city

00:20:20.900 --> 00:20:21.380
 where I have

00:20:21.380 --> 00:20:21.759
 sent you

00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:22.380
 into exile

00:20:22.380 --> 00:20:23.400
 and pray

00:20:23.400 --> 00:20:23.779
 to the

00:20:23.779 --> 00:20:24.200
 Lord on

00:20:24.200 --> 00:20:24.799
 its behalf

00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:25.140
 for in

00:20:25.140 --> 00:20:25.660
 its welfare

00:20:25.660 --> 00:20:26.039
 you will

00:20:26.039 --> 00:20:26.779
 find your

00:20:26.779 --> 00:20:27.840
 welfare.

00:20:27.839 --> 00:20:29.740
 So,

00:20:30.359 --> 00:20:31.079
 God through

00:20:31.079 --> 00:20:31.899
 Jeremiah is

00:20:31.899 --> 00:20:32.639
 speaking to

00:20:32.639 --> 00:20:33.339
 Israel.

00:20:34.859 --> 00:20:36.779
 The nation

00:20:36.779 --> 00:20:37.759
 who is now

00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:38.359
 in exile

00:20:38.359 --> 00:20:38.599
 who have

00:20:38.599 --> 00:20:39.119
 been sent

00:20:39.119 --> 00:20:39.659
 out from

00:20:39.659 --> 00:20:40.099
 Jerusalem

00:20:40.099 --> 00:20:40.859
 to Babylon

00:20:40.859 --> 00:20:41.639
 they are

00:20:41.639 --> 00:20:42.139
 not in

00:20:42.139 --> 00:20:42.720
 their home.

00:20:43.240 --> 00:20:43.480
 They are

00:20:43.480 --> 00:20:43.919
 not in

00:20:43.919 --> 00:20:44.319
 the place

00:20:44.319 --> 00:20:44.619
 where they

00:20:44.619 --> 00:20:45.079
 want to

00:20:45.079 --> 00:20:45.339
 be.

00:20:46.079 --> 00:20:46.339
 They are

00:20:46.339 --> 00:20:47.419
 not in

00:20:47.419 --> 00:20:47.819
 the place

00:20:47.819 --> 00:20:48.179
 that they

00:20:48.179 --> 00:20:48.599
 know,

00:20:49.319 --> 00:20:49.879
 in the place

00:20:49.879 --> 00:20:50.099
 that they

00:20:50.099 --> 00:20:50.459
 feel like

00:20:50.459 --> 00:20:50.679
 they have

00:20:50.679 --> 00:20:50.839
 been

00:20:50.839 --> 00:20:51.419
 promised.

00:20:52.759 --> 00:20:53.139
 And God

00:20:53.139 --> 00:20:53.879
 tells them

00:20:53.879 --> 00:20:57.639
 to build

00:20:57.640 --> 00:20:58.240
 houses,

00:20:58.920 --> 00:20:59.340
 live in

00:20:59.340 --> 00:20:59.560
 them,

00:21:00.140 --> 00:21:00.380
 plant

00:21:00.380 --> 00:21:00.920
 gardens,

00:21:01.340 --> 00:21:01.740
 eat their

00:21:01.740 --> 00:21:02.160
 produce,

00:21:02.300 --> 00:21:02.920
 take wives,

00:21:03.040 --> 00:21:03.680
 have sons,

00:21:03.860 --> 00:21:04.380
 take wives

00:21:04.380 --> 00:21:04.700
 for your

00:21:04.700 --> 00:21:05.000
 sons,

00:21:05.300 --> 00:21:05.660
 give your

00:21:05.660 --> 00:21:06.320
 daughters away

00:21:06.320 --> 00:21:07.080
 in marriage,

00:21:08.380 --> 00:21:10.020
 for them to

00:21:10.020 --> 00:21:10.600
 bear sons

00:21:10.600 --> 00:21:11.160
 and daughters,

00:21:11.360 --> 00:21:12.180
 multiply there

00:21:12.180 --> 00:21:13.080
 and do not

00:21:13.080 --> 00:21:13.820
 decrease.

00:21:14.740 --> 00:21:16.020
 Note that

00:21:16.020 --> 00:21:16.380
 none of

00:21:16.380 --> 00:21:17.020
 these things

00:21:17.020 --> 00:21:17.420
 here in

00:21:17.420 --> 00:21:17.920
 this list

00:21:17.920 --> 00:21:18.640
 are revolutionary.

00:21:19.880 --> 00:21:20.220
 It doesn't

00:21:20.220 --> 00:21:20.740
 say take

00:21:20.740 --> 00:21:21.420
 up arms,

00:21:21.960 --> 00:21:22.220
 it doesn't

00:21:22.220 --> 00:21:23.040
 say fight,

00:21:23.440 --> 00:21:23.660
 it doesn't

00:21:23.660 --> 00:21:24.180
 say stop

00:21:24.180 --> 00:21:25.040
 paying taxes,

00:21:25.700 --> 00:21:25.980
 it doesn't

00:21:25.980 --> 00:21:27.460
 say avoid

00:21:27.460 --> 00:21:28.100
 the government,

00:21:28.240 --> 00:21:28.579
 it doesn't

00:21:28.579 --> 00:21:31.039
 say get

00:21:31.039 --> 00:21:31.680
 into politics,

00:21:31.759 --> 00:21:31.960
 it doesn't

00:21:31.960 --> 00:21:32.279
 say any

00:21:32.279 --> 00:21:32.559
 of that.

00:21:32.620 --> 00:21:32.920
 These aren't

00:21:32.920 --> 00:21:33.480
 revolutionary

00:21:33.480 --> 00:21:34.059
 things,

00:21:34.140 --> 00:21:34.519
 these are

00:21:34.519 --> 00:21:35.720
 pretty normal

00:21:35.720 --> 00:21:36.400
 things.

00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:37.160
 Build

00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:37.480
 house.

00:21:38.079 --> 00:21:38.380
 Plant

00:21:38.380 --> 00:21:38.900
 yourself

00:21:38.900 --> 00:21:39.799
 there in

00:21:39.799 --> 00:21:40.200
 exile.

00:21:41.299 --> 00:21:41.700
 Have a

00:21:41.700 --> 00:21:42.059
 family,

00:21:42.660 --> 00:21:43.519
 have babies,

00:21:44.319 --> 00:21:44.680
 get your

00:21:44.680 --> 00:21:45.460
 babies married,

00:21:46.340 --> 00:21:46.900
 have more

00:21:46.900 --> 00:21:47.420
 babies,

00:21:48.819 --> 00:21:49.620
 plant gardens,

00:21:49.799 --> 00:21:50.140
 grow,

00:21:50.579 --> 00:21:51.360
 invest in

00:21:51.360 --> 00:21:51.740
 where you

00:21:51.740 --> 00:21:52.100
 are.

00:21:55.100 --> 00:21:56.039
 Look out

00:21:56.039 --> 00:21:56.400
 for the

00:21:56.400 --> 00:21:56.860
 welfare,

00:21:56.859 --> 00:21:57.799
 the peace

00:21:57.799 --> 00:21:58.959
 of the

00:21:58.959 --> 00:21:59.240
 city.

00:22:00.299 --> 00:22:00.919
 Not to

00:22:00.919 --> 00:22:01.240
 look for

00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:01.559
 what you

00:22:01.559 --> 00:22:02.259
 can get

00:22:02.259 --> 00:22:02.719
 from the

00:22:02.719 --> 00:22:02.899
 city,

00:22:02.979 --> 00:22:03.299
 but what

00:22:03.299 --> 00:22:04.240
 you can

00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:05.059
 do for

00:22:05.059 --> 00:22:05.459
 the city.

00:22:05.859 --> 00:22:06.359
 As John

00:22:06.359 --> 00:22:06.539
 F.

00:22:06.599 --> 00:22:06.779
 Kennedy

00:22:06.779 --> 00:22:07.319
 says in

00:22:07.319 --> 00:22:08.000
 his speech,

00:22:08.500 --> 00:22:09.000
 ask not

00:22:09.000 --> 00:22:09.339
 what your

00:22:09.339 --> 00:22:09.859
 country can

00:22:09.859 --> 00:22:10.219
 do for

00:22:10.219 --> 00:22:10.439
 you,

00:22:10.519 --> 00:22:10.939
 but ask

00:22:10.939 --> 00:22:11.339
 what you

00:22:11.339 --> 00:22:11.839
 can do

00:22:11.839 --> 00:22:12.539
 for your

00:22:12.539 --> 00:22:13.000
 country.

00:22:13.399 --> 00:22:13.939
 That whole

00:22:13.939 --> 00:22:14.500
 idea,

00:22:15.419 --> 00:22:16.240
 a selfless

00:22:16.240 --> 00:22:17.259
 citizenship,

00:22:18.259 --> 00:22:19.079
 a selfless

00:22:19.079 --> 00:22:21.479
 lifestyle that

00:22:21.479 --> 00:22:22.099
 is formed

00:22:22.099 --> 00:22:22.659
 and shaped

00:22:22.659 --> 00:22:23.240
 by the

00:22:23.240 --> 00:22:23.599
 gospel,

00:22:23.740 --> 00:22:24.419
 by Jesus

00:22:24.419 --> 00:22:25.339
 living in

00:22:25.339 --> 00:22:25.659
 us and

00:22:25.659 --> 00:22:26.220
 out of

00:22:26.220 --> 00:22:26.599
 us.

00:22:28.379 --> 00:22:29.139
 So the

00:22:29.139 --> 00:22:29.659
 question is,

00:22:29.720 --> 00:22:30.199
 what if

00:22:30.199 --> 00:22:30.740
 every

00:22:30.740 --> 00:22:31.500
 Christian,

00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:33.339
 instead of

00:22:33.339 --> 00:22:34.419
 looking for

00:22:34.419 --> 00:22:34.959
 the answer

00:22:34.959 --> 00:22:35.619
 in government,

00:22:36.980 --> 00:22:37.579
 would live

00:22:37.579 --> 00:22:38.339
 looking out

00:22:38.339 --> 00:22:38.779
 for the

00:22:38.779 --> 00:22:39.379
 welfare of

00:22:39.379 --> 00:22:39.720
 the city,

00:22:40.459 --> 00:22:41.059
 would live

00:22:41.059 --> 00:22:41.720
 looking out

00:22:41.720 --> 00:22:42.919
 for what

00:22:42.919 --> 00:22:43.459
 is good

00:22:43.459 --> 00:22:43.819
 for the

00:22:43.819 --> 00:22:44.059
 city,

00:22:44.419 --> 00:22:44.939
 whether it's

00:22:44.939 --> 00:22:45.759
 this list

00:22:45.759 --> 00:22:46.579
 or even

00:22:46.579 --> 00:22:47.159
 some other

00:22:47.159 --> 00:22:47.599
 list that

00:22:47.599 --> 00:22:48.279
 we make

00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:49.519
 that is

00:22:49.519 --> 00:22:50.119
 positive,

00:22:50.339 --> 00:22:50.599
 that is

00:22:50.599 --> 00:22:51.799
 good for

00:22:51.799 --> 00:22:52.259
 the city.

00:22:52.259 --> 00:22:53.640
 in every

00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:54.400
 city across

00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:54.900
 the globe,

00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:56.079
 what if

00:22:56.079 --> 00:22:57.160
 that happened?

00:22:59.879 --> 00:23:01.119
 A global

00:23:01.119 --> 00:23:02.059
 movement of

00:23:02.059 --> 00:23:02.480
 the kingdom

00:23:02.480 --> 00:23:03.099
 would occur.

00:23:04.619 --> 00:23:05.220
 God's

00:23:05.220 --> 00:23:05.740
 kingdom would

00:23:05.740 --> 00:23:06.920
 grow globally

00:23:06.920 --> 00:23:07.240
 and the

00:23:07.240 --> 00:23:07.920
 global God

00:23:07.920 --> 00:23:08.200
 would get

00:23:08.200 --> 00:23:08.500
 all the

00:23:08.500 --> 00:23:08.839
 glory.

00:23:12.440 --> 00:23:13.379
 So looking

00:23:13.379 --> 00:23:13.740
 for the

00:23:13.740 --> 00:23:14.440
 welfare of

00:23:14.440 --> 00:23:14.819
 the city

00:23:14.819 --> 00:23:16.079
 as U.S.

00:23:16.160 --> 00:23:16.640
 citizens

00:23:16.640 --> 00:23:17.440
 celebrating

00:23:17.440 --> 00:23:18.259
 this nation,

00:23:19.379 --> 00:23:19.980
 how do we

00:23:19.980 --> 00:23:20.559
 look for the

00:23:20.559 --> 00:23:21.359
 welfare of the

00:23:21.359 --> 00:23:21.559
 city?

00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:22.379
 What are

00:23:22.379 --> 00:23:23.139
 the practical

00:23:23.139 --> 00:23:23.859
 things that

00:23:23.859 --> 00:23:24.319
 we can do?

00:23:24.399 --> 00:23:24.960
 Well, a

00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:25.359
 couple of

00:23:25.359 --> 00:23:25.799
 them are

00:23:25.799 --> 00:23:26.679
 here in

00:23:26.679 --> 00:23:28.980
 these verses.

00:23:32.319 --> 00:23:33.000
 But seek

00:23:33.000 --> 00:23:34.339
 the welfare

00:23:34.339 --> 00:23:34.799
 of the city

00:23:34.799 --> 00:23:35.159
 where I have

00:23:35.159 --> 00:23:35.539
 sent you

00:23:35.539 --> 00:23:36.119
 into exile

00:23:36.119 --> 00:23:37.940
 and pray

00:23:37.940 --> 00:23:38.319
 to the

00:23:38.319 --> 00:23:39.220
 Lord on

00:23:39.220 --> 00:23:39.899
 its behalf.

00:23:41.419 --> 00:23:41.799
 For in

00:23:41.799 --> 00:23:42.359
 its welfare

00:23:42.359 --> 00:23:42.779
 you will

00:23:42.779 --> 00:23:43.460
 find your

00:23:43.460 --> 00:23:44.279
 welfare.

00:23:44.899 --> 00:23:45.240
 For in

00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:46.339
 the city's

00:23:46.339 --> 00:23:47.019
 welfare you

00:23:47.019 --> 00:23:47.480
 will find

00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:48.139
 your welfare.

00:23:48.259 --> 00:23:48.599
 In the

00:23:48.599 --> 00:23:49.179
 country's

00:23:49.179 --> 00:23:49.759
 welfare you

00:23:49.759 --> 00:23:50.159
 will find

00:23:50.159 --> 00:23:50.460
 your

00:23:50.460 --> 00:23:50.859
 welfare.

00:23:50.859 --> 00:23:51.559
 In the

00:23:51.559 --> 00:23:52.119
 government's

00:23:52.119 --> 00:23:52.519
 welfare you

00:23:52.519 --> 00:23:52.899
 will find

00:23:52.899 --> 00:23:53.359
 your

00:23:53.359 --> 00:23:54.159
 welfare.

00:23:54.679 --> 00:23:55.279
 So pray

00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:56.539
 for the

00:23:56.539 --> 00:23:56.839
 city,

00:23:57.219 --> 00:23:57.779
 the country,

00:23:58.119 --> 00:23:58.619
 your government,

00:23:58.919 --> 00:23:59.439
 the leadership.

00:23:59.859 --> 00:24:00.439
 That's one

00:24:00.439 --> 00:24:01.439
 practical way

00:24:01.439 --> 00:24:01.979
 that we

00:24:01.979 --> 00:24:03.619
 can help

00:24:03.619 --> 00:24:04.679
 shape through

00:24:04.679 --> 00:24:05.299
 the gospel.

00:24:07.359 --> 00:24:08.159
 Looking out

00:24:08.159 --> 00:24:08.439
 for the

00:24:08.439 --> 00:24:08.879
 welfare of

00:24:08.879 --> 00:24:09.259
 the city.

00:24:11.139 --> 00:24:11.759
 Another one

00:24:11.759 --> 00:24:12.699
 is get

00:24:12.699 --> 00:24:13.099
 involved.

00:24:14.519 --> 00:24:15.240
 Get involved.

00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:15.279
 people out.

00:24:16.819 --> 00:24:17.539
 You can't

00:24:17.539 --> 00:24:17.980
 live the

00:24:17.980 --> 00:24:18.759
 gospel out

00:24:18.759 --> 00:24:19.420
 in any

00:24:19.420 --> 00:24:20.359
 arena to

00:24:20.359 --> 00:24:21.099
 be seen

00:24:21.099 --> 00:24:22.420
 when people

00:24:22.420 --> 00:24:22.819
 aren't there

00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:23.420
 to see you.

00:24:24.960 --> 00:24:25.660
 If people

00:24:25.660 --> 00:24:26.079
 aren't there

00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:26.640
 to see you,

00:24:26.640 --> 00:24:26.940
 then what's

00:24:26.940 --> 00:24:27.299
 the point

00:24:27.299 --> 00:24:27.579
 of trying

00:24:27.579 --> 00:24:27.880
 to live

00:24:27.880 --> 00:24:28.240
 it out?

00:24:31.839 --> 00:24:32.759
 Get involved

00:24:32.759 --> 00:24:33.220
 with people.

00:24:33.339 --> 00:24:33.940
 Get involved

00:24:33.940 --> 00:24:36.420
 in events

00:24:36.420 --> 00:24:36.920
 and things

00:24:36.920 --> 00:24:37.240
 that are

00:24:37.240 --> 00:24:37.660
 happening

00:24:37.660 --> 00:24:38.240
 around you

00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:38.539
 in the

00:24:38.539 --> 00:24:38.740
 city.

00:24:38.740 --> 00:24:39.339
 Looking out

00:24:39.339 --> 00:24:39.640
 for the

00:24:39.640 --> 00:24:40.180
 welfare of

00:24:40.180 --> 00:24:40.559
 the city.

00:24:40.559 --> 00:24:43.759
 I used

00:24:43.759 --> 00:24:44.119
 to think

00:24:44.119 --> 00:24:45.639
 that Christians,

00:24:46.119 --> 00:24:46.679
 you couldn't

00:24:46.679 --> 00:24:47.419
 be a Christian

00:24:47.419 --> 00:24:47.839
 and a

00:24:47.839 --> 00:24:48.319
 politician.

00:24:49.879 --> 00:24:50.480
 And some

00:24:50.480 --> 00:24:50.679
 of you

00:24:50.679 --> 00:24:51.000
 might be

00:24:51.000 --> 00:24:51.440
 shaking your

00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:51.720
 head and

00:24:51.720 --> 00:24:51.899
 saying,

00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:52.339
 yeah,

00:24:53.059 --> 00:24:53.480
 they're all

00:24:53.480 --> 00:24:53.779
 crooked,

00:24:53.879 --> 00:24:54.159
 they're all

00:24:54.159 --> 00:24:54.679
 liars.

00:24:57.079 --> 00:24:57.879
 That is a

00:24:57.879 --> 00:24:58.679
 small view

00:24:58.679 --> 00:24:59.200
 of God.

00:25:01.220 --> 00:25:02.059
 That is a

00:25:02.059 --> 00:25:02.940
 small view

00:25:02.940 --> 00:25:03.359
 of God,

00:25:03.419 --> 00:25:03.720
 and I've

00:25:03.720 --> 00:25:04.319
 been convicted

00:25:04.319 --> 00:25:04.759
 of that.

00:25:05.700 --> 00:25:06.279
 Because if

00:25:06.279 --> 00:25:09.200
 God hasn't

00:25:09.200 --> 00:25:09.879
 called you

00:25:09.879 --> 00:25:10.539
 into politics,

00:25:10.559 --> 00:25:11.159
 or God

00:25:11.159 --> 00:25:11.779
 has called

00:25:11.779 --> 00:25:12.079
 you into

00:25:12.079 --> 00:25:12.480
 politics,

00:25:12.619 --> 00:25:12.980
 He's going

00:25:12.980 --> 00:25:13.440
 to enable

00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:14.099
 you to do

00:25:14.099 --> 00:25:14.700
 it to the

00:25:14.700 --> 00:25:15.519
 glory of

00:25:15.519 --> 00:25:16.359
 Him and

00:25:16.359 --> 00:25:16.940
 not to you.

00:25:17.299 --> 00:25:17.659
 He's going

00:25:17.659 --> 00:25:18.119
 to enable

00:25:18.119 --> 00:25:18.679
 you to do

00:25:18.679 --> 00:25:18.899
 it.

00:25:20.679 --> 00:25:21.279
 Let us

00:25:21.279 --> 00:25:21.859
 not have a

00:25:21.859 --> 00:25:22.399
 small view

00:25:22.399 --> 00:25:22.940
 of God

00:25:22.940 --> 00:25:24.319
 when it

00:25:24.319 --> 00:25:24.779
 comes to

00:25:24.779 --> 00:25:25.599
 even as

00:25:25.599 --> 00:25:26.399
 simple as

00:25:26.399 --> 00:25:27.139
 politics.

00:25:28.879 --> 00:25:29.619
 If God

00:25:29.619 --> 00:25:30.179
 calls you,

00:25:30.339 --> 00:25:30.740
 do it.

00:25:32.839 --> 00:25:33.319
 Another

00:25:33.319 --> 00:25:34.539
 practical

00:25:34.539 --> 00:25:36.240
 way to

00:25:36.240 --> 00:25:36.639
 look out

00:25:36.639 --> 00:25:36.899
 for the

00:25:36.899 --> 00:25:37.379
 welfare of

00:25:37.379 --> 00:25:37.740
 the city

00:25:37.740 --> 00:25:38.659
 and country

00:25:38.659 --> 00:25:40.059
 is on

00:25:40.059 --> 00:25:40.859
 events and

00:25:40.859 --> 00:25:42.220
 holidays like

00:25:42.220 --> 00:25:43.019
 Wednesday,

00:25:43.240 --> 00:25:43.700
 the 4th of

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 July.

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 Honor the

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 men and

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 the women,

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 the veterans

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 who have

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 fought,

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 who some

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 have died.

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 We have a

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 couple veterans

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 in this room,

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 at least one I

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 know of.

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 And then

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 families who are

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 represented with

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 veterans,

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 and guys who are

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 serving even

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 now.

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 Celebrate these

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 guys for giving

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 up their lives

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 and their

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 freedom so that

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 we can have

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 freedom.

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 them.

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 I'm pretty

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 sure that

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 being in the

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 army or

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 any of the

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 armed services

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 is not as

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 much of a

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 joy as me

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 doing whatever

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 I want,

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 whenever I

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 want to.

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 Let's just be

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 honest,

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 that these

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 guys give

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 it up for

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 us.

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 So we honor

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 these guys.

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 We honor the

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 veterans.

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 We celebrate

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 the sacrifice

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 that they have

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 made.

00:26:26.619 --> 00:26:27.399
 Abraham Lincoln

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 said,

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 I like to see

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 a man proud

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 of the place

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 in which he

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 lives.

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 I like to

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 see a man

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 live so that

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 his place

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 will be proud

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 of him.

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 That is

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 looking out

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 for the

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 wealth for

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 the city.

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 That is

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 living the

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 gospel out.

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 That is

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 being a man

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 who lives

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 for the city

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 and not

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 against the

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 city.

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 Who lives

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 for the

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 government

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 and not

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 against the

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 government.

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 A man who

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 makes an

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 impact for

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 the kingdom.

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 Whether that's

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 what Abraham

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 Lincoln had in

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 mind or not,

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 I don't know,

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 but what he

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 is saying

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 certainly can

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 be applied.

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 See,

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 patriotism is

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 not foundationally

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 evil or bad.

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 It's when we

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 elevate

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 country above

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 God.

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 When we

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 elevate

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 government

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 above God,

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 it becomes a

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 worship issue.

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 And when we

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 elevate country,

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 when we elevate

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 city,

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 when we elevate

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 government,

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 government,

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 why in the

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 world would

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 we leave?

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 Why would we

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 leave this

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 place when we're

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 worshiping where

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 we are,

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 who we have

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 above us?

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 Why would we

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 go anywhere

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 else?

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 It's a worship

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 issue,

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 and so we

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 wouldn't go to

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 the ends of

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 the earth,

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 I would say.

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 Logically,

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 that would be

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 my result of

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 thinking that

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 government is

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 God.

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 We cannot

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 be that way.

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 And let's

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 think about this

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 too.

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 Let's say that

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 we do go,

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 and our God

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 is country.

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 What are we

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 going to try to

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 convert them

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 to?

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 Us.

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 America,

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 U.S.,

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 God,

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 country,

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 be like us.

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 That's not

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 the gospel.

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 That's not

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 the gospel.

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 You don't

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 do that.

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 See,

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 our view

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 of our

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 God,

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 whatever that

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 is,

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 little g

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 God,

00:28:43.279 --> 00:28:43.819
 country,

00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:45.240
 government,

00:28:45.700 --> 00:28:46.079
 people,

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 will have an

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 impact on how

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 we live,

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 how we

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 decide to

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 and decisions

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 that we make.

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 or are

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 people going

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 to see

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 the God

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 of the

00:28:58.420 --> 00:28:58.680
 Bible?

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 Are they

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 going to

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 see Jesus

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 through our

00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:01.240
 life?

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 And are

00:29:02.140 --> 00:29:02.680
 we living

00:29:02.680 --> 00:29:03.940
 and elevating

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 God above

00:29:06.059 --> 00:29:06.860
 everything else?

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 1 Peter 2,

00:29:09.720 --> 00:29:10.440
 verse 9,

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 says that,

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 but you are a

00:29:13.079 --> 00:29:14.079
 chosen race,

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 a royal

00:29:16.019 --> 00:29:16.779
 priesthood,

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 a holy

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 nation,

00:29:19.860 --> 00:29:20.779
 a people for

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 his own

00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:21.740
 possession,

00:29:21.740 --> 00:29:21.839
 possession,

00:29:22.599 --> 00:29:22.940
 that you

00:29:22.940 --> 00:29:24.200
 may proclaim

00:29:24.200 --> 00:29:25.059
 the excellencies

00:29:25.059 --> 00:29:25.680
 of him

00:29:25.680 --> 00:29:26.500
 who called

00:29:26.500 --> 00:29:26.900
 you out

00:29:26.900 --> 00:29:27.440
 of darkness

00:29:27.440 --> 00:29:28.799
 into his

00:29:28.799 --> 00:29:29.640
 marvelous

00:29:29.640 --> 00:29:30.500
 light.

00:29:31.940 --> 00:29:32.740
 You are a

00:29:32.740 --> 00:29:33.539
 chosen race,

00:29:33.980 --> 00:29:34.559
 a royal

00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:35.200
 priesthood,

00:29:35.700 --> 00:29:36.259
 a holy

00:29:36.259 --> 00:29:36.819
 nation,

00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:37.940
 a people for

00:29:37.940 --> 00:29:38.279
 his own

00:29:38.279 --> 00:29:38.700
 possession.

00:29:39.180 --> 00:29:39.500
 Why?

00:29:40.539 --> 00:29:41.099
 That you

00:29:41.099 --> 00:29:41.940
 may proclaim

00:29:41.940 --> 00:29:43.079
 the excellencies

00:29:43.079 --> 00:29:43.880
 of him,

00:29:44.680 --> 00:29:46.120
 not where

00:29:46.120 --> 00:29:46.680
 you are,

00:29:47.120 --> 00:29:47.759
 not the

00:29:47.759 --> 00:29:48.420
 government of

00:29:48.420 --> 00:29:49.039
 Great Britain,

00:29:49.039 --> 00:29:49.399
 or the

00:29:49.399 --> 00:29:49.859
 government of

00:29:49.859 --> 00:29:50.180
 the United

00:29:50.180 --> 00:29:50.680
 States of

00:29:50.680 --> 00:29:51.000
 America,

00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:52.659
 or whatever,

00:29:54.279 --> 00:29:54.980
 the excellencies

00:29:54.980 --> 00:29:56.079
 of him who

00:29:56.079 --> 00:29:56.759
 called you out

00:29:56.759 --> 00:29:57.259
 of darkness

00:29:57.259 --> 00:29:57.960
 into his

00:29:57.960 --> 00:29:59.339
 marvelous light.

00:29:59.899 --> 00:30:00.440
 The gospel

00:30:00.440 --> 00:30:01.519
 shapes every

00:30:01.519 --> 00:30:02.639
 area of our

00:30:02.639 --> 00:30:03.079
 lives,

00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:05.039
 every bit

00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:05.940
 of our lives,

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 not just here

00:30:06.799 --> 00:30:07.500
 Sunday morning,

00:30:08.119 --> 00:30:08.920
 but every area.

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 So,

00:30:09.799 --> 00:30:10.859
 on Wednesday

00:30:10.859 --> 00:30:11.359
 evening,

00:30:11.500 --> 00:30:12.019
 we go to

00:30:12.019 --> 00:30:12.619
 fireworks,

00:30:13.680 --> 00:30:14.759
 let's celebrate

00:30:14.759 --> 00:30:15.579
 America

00:30:15.579 --> 00:30:16.539
 through the

00:30:16.539 --> 00:30:17.019
 gospel,

00:30:17.559 --> 00:30:17.899
 through what

00:30:17.899 --> 00:30:18.319
 God has

00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:18.659
 done in

00:30:18.659 --> 00:30:19.079
 our lives.

00:30:19.139 --> 00:30:19.539
 Let's show

00:30:19.539 --> 00:30:21.119
 people how

00:30:21.119 --> 00:30:22.059
 great he is.

00:30:22.699 --> 00:30:23.319
 Thank him for

00:30:23.319 --> 00:30:23.919
 living in such

00:30:23.919 --> 00:30:24.500
 a country where

00:30:24.500 --> 00:30:25.240
 we can stand

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 here, I can

00:30:25.819 --> 00:30:26.379
 stand here,

00:30:26.619 --> 00:30:27.339
 you can sit

00:30:27.339 --> 00:30:28.220
 here with

00:30:28.220 --> 00:30:29.159
 freedom to

00:30:29.159 --> 00:30:29.679
 do so.

00:30:31.919 --> 00:30:32.679
 Render to

00:30:32.679 --> 00:30:33.799
 Caesar that

00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:34.159
 which is

00:30:34.159 --> 00:30:34.419
 Caesar.

00:30:35.240 --> 00:30:35.740
 Pay the

00:30:35.740 --> 00:30:36.119
 taxes.

00:30:37.019 --> 00:30:37.460
 Pay the

00:30:37.460 --> 00:30:37.779
 government.

00:30:38.159 --> 00:30:38.720
 Follow the

00:30:38.720 --> 00:30:39.059
 laws.

00:30:39.179 --> 00:30:39.740
 Obey the

00:30:39.740 --> 00:30:40.139
 laws.

00:30:41.220 --> 00:30:41.819
 Don't cheat

00:30:41.819 --> 00:30:42.139
 on your

00:30:42.139 --> 00:30:42.539
 taxes.

00:30:43.879 --> 00:30:44.699
 Be honest.

00:30:45.579 --> 00:30:46.819
 Render to

00:30:46.819 --> 00:30:47.980
 God that

00:30:47.980 --> 00:30:48.319
 which is

00:30:48.319 --> 00:30:48.859
 God's.

00:30:49.480 --> 00:30:50.199
 And ultimately,

00:30:50.759 --> 00:30:51.419
 that's worship.

00:30:52.119 --> 00:30:52.599
 Ultimately,

00:30:52.779 --> 00:30:53.559
 that's elevating

00:30:53.559 --> 00:30:54.659
 him above

00:30:54.659 --> 00:30:55.299
 everything else.

00:30:55.379 --> 00:30:55.519
 So,

00:30:55.599 --> 00:30:56.539
 patriotism is

00:30:56.539 --> 00:30:57.639
 not evil.

00:30:58.639 --> 00:30:59.259
 We've got to

00:30:59.259 --> 00:30:59.679
 keep it in

00:30:59.679 --> 00:30:59.960
 line.

00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:01.299
 We've got to

00:31:01.299 --> 00:31:01.659
 keep it in

00:31:01.659 --> 00:31:02.519
 proper perspective.

00:31:04.039 --> 00:31:04.480
 Keep it

00:31:04.480 --> 00:31:06.119
 below

00:31:06.119 --> 00:31:07.740
 God of the

00:31:07.740 --> 00:31:08.000
 Bible.

00:31:08.379 --> 00:31:08.740
 Below

00:31:08.740 --> 00:31:09.220
 Jesus.

00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.299
 Let's pray

00:31:11.299 --> 00:31:11.579
 together.