WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.919 Do you want to live a life of victory, of triumph, of success? 00:00:10.439 --> 00:00:15.140 Do you want to succeed in your job, in your personal goals? 00:00:15.919 --> 00:00:19.100 Do you want your life to radiate success so you can say, 00:00:19.100 --> 00:00:20.660 I am victorious. 00:00:21.480 --> 00:00:24.280 I have triumphed over adversity. 00:00:26.060 --> 00:00:27.580 It sounds a bit much. 00:00:28.279 --> 00:00:32.619 It sounds kind of like I'm selling vitamins or life coaching. 00:00:34.179 --> 00:00:36.560 But there's something to it, isn't there? 00:00:37.179 --> 00:00:39.519 Maybe your heart skipped a beat. 00:00:39.619 --> 00:00:40.780 Yes, I do want that. 00:00:41.599 --> 00:00:43.899 We all want to be successful. 00:00:44.700 --> 00:00:45.759 We want to see victories. 00:00:45.759 --> 00:00:48.359 We want to see triumph in our lives. 00:00:49.560 --> 00:00:51.420 Surely we all want these things. 00:00:52.420 --> 00:00:55.219 We want the things that we turn our hands to to succeed. 00:00:55.699 --> 00:00:58.140 We want to work hard and we want to win. 00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:00.700 We want to beat the opposition at work. 00:01:00.820 --> 00:01:02.359 We want to win the new client. 00:01:02.500 --> 00:01:03.739 We want to get the promotion. 00:01:04.579 --> 00:01:09.420 Imagine that feeling of success when all of your debts are paid off. 00:01:10.019 --> 00:01:11.140 Can you imagine that feeling? 00:01:11.140 --> 00:01:18.540 That feeling of sweet victory when we win and someone else is defeated. 00:01:18.739 --> 00:01:23.120 That feeling of a pat on the back that says you are worthwhile. 00:01:23.960 --> 00:01:25.840 What you are doing is valuable. 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:28.960 Maybe you're not like that personally. 00:01:29.599 --> 00:01:33.920 Maybe you are seeking a successful and triumphant life through other means. 00:01:34.060 --> 00:01:36.120 Maybe it's through kids. 00:01:36.120 --> 00:01:37.640 Maybe it's through a sports team. 00:01:38.960 --> 00:01:44.040 You know, many of our kids get pushed to succeed because we never did as children. 00:01:44.300 --> 00:01:51.240 And so we encourage them to study harder, practice, become successful so I can bask in your success. 00:01:52.520 --> 00:01:54.219 Maybe it's the sports team. 00:01:55.420 --> 00:01:59.219 We feel like life is worthwhile when our team triumphs. 00:01:59.740 --> 00:02:01.540 My team beat your team. 00:02:02.080 --> 00:02:04.620 And so therefore I feel better about myself. 00:02:04.620 --> 00:02:10.719 My favorite contestant on My Kitchen Rules beat your favorite contestant on My Kitchen Rules. 00:02:11.200 --> 00:02:13.240 And therefore I am more successful than you. 00:02:15.460 --> 00:02:16.840 Life can be tough. 00:02:17.500 --> 00:02:25.659 But these little victories, these triumphs, these moments, whether it's our kids or My Kitchen Rules or our sports team, 00:02:26.259 --> 00:02:29.340 they give us a short-term boost of value. 00:02:29.340 --> 00:02:36.920 But then worry, stress, anxiety sets in again. 00:02:37.500 --> 00:02:41.599 Our emotions go up and down based on external things. 00:02:42.340 --> 00:02:45.420 One week the sports team wins and we're feeling great. 00:02:45.659 --> 00:02:48.180 Then they lose and we're down in the dumps. 00:02:49.039 --> 00:02:50.219 Life has no meaning. 00:02:50.219 --> 00:02:57.960 Is it possible that we are chasing victory and triumph in the wrong places? 00:02:58.960 --> 00:03:04.199 Are we seeking triumph in things that don't last and don't matter? 00:03:04.199 --> 00:03:12.479 Not that long ago, my emotions would regularly go up and down based upon the success of a sports team. 00:03:12.799 --> 00:03:13.539 I love cricket. 00:03:14.179 --> 00:03:15.899 I'm sorry if you don't love cricket. 00:03:16.419 --> 00:03:22.979 And I've now come to realize that, mainly because our cricket team is very bad, 00:03:22.979 --> 00:03:28.619 it's helped me realize that I can't place all of my hope and trust in that cricket team. 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:32.959 For many of us, we follow God. 00:03:33.959 --> 00:03:40.019 But we add to Christianity a desire for success in our lives to bring us joy and happiness. 00:03:41.319 --> 00:03:46.179 Yes, Jesus defeated death and sin, but while I'm waiting for Him to return, 00:03:46.180 --> 00:03:53.060 I need other victories to ease the pain of anxiety and loss and failures. 00:03:54.360 --> 00:03:58.580 Today, as Steve has mentioned, we're starting a new series on the triumphant life. 00:03:59.400 --> 00:04:03.580 This is not going to be nine weeks on how to live your best life now. 00:04:05.020 --> 00:04:07.740 But it's a series that's going to take us through Easter, 00:04:08.480 --> 00:04:11.600 the death of Jesus, the resurrection of Jesus, 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:16.420 as we see Him triumph over death and sin, 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:19.100 as He offers us His victory. 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:24.899 We'll see what this triumphant life that Jesus has to offer us is. 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:28.319 And we come depending on Him. 00:04:29.839 --> 00:04:32.659 Now, we're going to be spending the next nine weeks, as I mentioned, 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:35.980 looking at Jesus' last moments. 00:04:35.980 --> 00:04:40.220 And as we start this week, we're in chapter 14, 00:04:40.420 --> 00:04:42.259 in the middle of the book of John. 00:04:42.400 --> 00:04:44.780 Strange place to start, but it does make sense for us. 00:04:45.540 --> 00:04:51.939 Jesus is meeting with His disciples just before He is crucified. 00:04:53.140 --> 00:04:56.400 And He warns them that He's just about to leave. 00:04:57.360 --> 00:04:59.520 Not only that, but He tells His disciples, 00:04:59.960 --> 00:05:02.259 one of you is going to betray me. 00:05:02.259 --> 00:05:06.839 And so He sends out Judas Iscariot to go and betray Him. 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:12.339 Now, with Judas gone, Jesus, with His disciples, 00:05:12.779 --> 00:05:14.439 in the moments before He's crucified, 00:05:15.099 --> 00:05:17.939 sits with them, and they are concerned. 00:05:18.219 --> 00:05:19.279 They are worried. 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:22.500 They're worried about their future, what's going to happen. 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:25.920 And so Peter asks, Lord, where are you going? 00:05:27.279 --> 00:05:30.240 Jesus responds, you can't follow me, but you will later. 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:31.780 But Peter, he's indignant. 00:05:31.900 --> 00:05:32.199 No, no, no. 00:05:32.319 --> 00:05:34.280 I'm going to go wherever you go. 00:05:35.840 --> 00:05:39.100 And so this leads Jesus to calm their worries, 00:05:39.319 --> 00:05:41.519 their fears, and their troubled hearts. 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:44.519 So we're going to be in John chapter 14. 00:05:44.699 --> 00:05:45.939 Please have your Bibles open. 00:05:46.060 --> 00:05:48.079 Have the Bible app open on your phone. 00:05:48.740 --> 00:05:50.360 It will be on the screen as well. 00:05:50.439 --> 00:05:53.139 We're going to start in chapter 14, verse 1. 00:05:53.139 --> 00:05:57.199 Jesus said, 00:05:57.419 --> 00:05:59.919 Do not let your hearts be troubled. 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:04.759 Now, at first, this might seem like an offhanded thing to say. 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:06.120 Just calm down. 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:07.379 You're going crazy. 00:06:07.479 --> 00:06:08.240 Everything is fine. 00:06:08.360 --> 00:06:11.439 Because I know that never works when I try and say that to anyone. 00:06:12.279 --> 00:06:13.019 But Jesus says, 00:06:13.479 --> 00:06:15.439 Do not let your hearts be troubled. 00:06:15.919 --> 00:06:18.479 And then He unpacks it. 00:06:18.480 --> 00:06:20.920 Don't let your hearts be troubled. 00:06:21.840 --> 00:06:22.700 Trust in Me. 00:06:23.700 --> 00:06:25.040 Believe in God. 00:06:25.259 --> 00:06:26.379 And believe in Me. 00:06:27.080 --> 00:06:30.140 God and Me, we're doing the same work. 00:06:31.900 --> 00:06:35.280 And Jesus goes on to describe what being with the Father, 00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:38.200 what their future with Jesus will look like. 00:06:38.939 --> 00:06:41.960 It's like a house that has many rooms. 00:06:42.859 --> 00:06:44.099 And so Jesus is going to say, 00:06:44.239 --> 00:06:44.859 Don't be troubled. 00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:46.120 I have a place for you. 00:06:47.039 --> 00:06:49.339 He's going to prepare a place for these disciples. 00:06:49.879 --> 00:06:52.939 It's not that Jesus has to go and do what I would do 00:06:52.939 --> 00:06:54.339 if I was preparing a place for you, 00:06:54.419 --> 00:06:55.839 which would be to clean things. 00:06:56.319 --> 00:06:58.479 Jesus isn't going to sweep out the house. 00:06:58.839 --> 00:07:00.919 He's not going to turn down the beds, 00:07:01.019 --> 00:07:02.379 place a chocolate on the pillow. 00:07:03.419 --> 00:07:07.179 Jesus has to make a way open to the house. 00:07:07.919 --> 00:07:11.479 Jesus is going so that the Father's house is open. 00:07:12.959 --> 00:07:14.239 And it's the Father's house. 00:07:14.279 --> 00:07:21.060 He's going to depart so that we can be in God's house as a father. 00:07:21.339 --> 00:07:24.339 It's not that we're going to God's house as slaves, 00:07:24.479 --> 00:07:27.500 living in the tiny bedroom off to the side. 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:28.959 It's not the slaves' quarters. 00:07:28.959 --> 00:07:32.599 But this is the Father's house as His children. 00:07:34.319 --> 00:07:37.879 And it's likely here that Jesus is using palace imagery. 00:07:38.680 --> 00:07:42.939 It's a description that conjures up images of rulers at the time 00:07:42.939 --> 00:07:45.100 who their houses were built, 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:46.740 and then they would have many extensions. 00:07:47.240 --> 00:07:49.040 They would have a son grow up, 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:52.040 and then the son would add rooms to the father's house. 00:07:52.459 --> 00:07:54.199 And then a son would add other rooms, 00:07:54.259 --> 00:07:55.100 and then other rooms, 00:07:55.240 --> 00:07:57.439 and the house would just grow and spread out. 00:07:57.439 --> 00:08:01.459 But it was all connected to one central room. 00:08:03.279 --> 00:08:05.660 This image that Jesus is using, 00:08:05.860 --> 00:08:09.680 it's a deeply family-oriented image. 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:13.720 It's a heavenly one that Jesus uses, 00:08:13.780 --> 00:08:16.699 one that surpasses even the rulers' palaces. 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:19.980 It's one of close community, 00:08:19.980 --> 00:08:21.780 of everyone having relationship 00:08:21.780 --> 00:08:24.180 and close connection with God, 00:08:24.519 --> 00:08:25.740 the Father Himself. 00:08:25.740 --> 00:08:29.800 And then Jesus shifts the language a little bit in verse 3. 00:08:31.500 --> 00:08:34.200 And if I go and prepare a place for you, 00:08:34.580 --> 00:08:38.080 I will come back and take you to be with me, 00:08:38.460 --> 00:08:40.419 that you also may be where I am. 00:08:40.440 --> 00:08:41.480 It's no longer a house. 00:08:41.600 --> 00:08:43.340 It's, I'm going to take you to be with me. 00:08:44.340 --> 00:08:47.980 It goes from being a location to a relationship. 00:08:48.899 --> 00:08:51.740 It's not just about heaven as a place, 00:08:51.740 --> 00:08:54.039 but it's a relationship with Jesus Himself. 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:56.500 Jesus says to the disciples, 00:08:56.639 --> 00:08:58.199 you're worried because I'm leaving, 00:08:59.139 --> 00:09:00.860 but don't let your hearts be troubled. 00:09:01.120 --> 00:09:04.000 I've got a place prepared for you. 00:09:04.159 --> 00:09:06.399 And it's close to God Himself. 00:09:08.279 --> 00:09:10.319 Now, this passage from John 14 00:09:10.319 --> 00:09:14.099 is one of the most common passages read at funerals. 00:09:14.860 --> 00:09:17.259 I've spoken on this passage a number of times. 00:09:18.740 --> 00:09:20.879 It's likely that you've heard this. 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:24.259 And it's because it speaks to our very souls. 00:09:25.259 --> 00:09:27.200 A loved one has departed, 00:09:27.620 --> 00:09:29.299 and our hearts are troubled. 00:09:31.059 --> 00:09:35.700 This passage doesn't take away the pain or loss of a loved one, 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:37.720 but it focuses our hope. 00:09:38.620 --> 00:09:40.539 It takes all the worry that we have 00:09:40.539 --> 00:09:42.720 and places it in the hands of Jesus. 00:09:43.200 --> 00:09:44.659 It's a wonderful reminder 00:09:44.659 --> 00:09:48.199 of what Jesus' death and resurrection has done. 00:09:48.199 --> 00:09:49.519 He has made it 00:09:49.519 --> 00:09:52.480 so that we can be in the Father's house. 00:09:53.579 --> 00:09:54.259 It's a comfort, 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:56.959 even though Jesus is about to depart, 00:09:57.419 --> 00:10:00.419 that there is an eternal home with God. 00:10:01.439 --> 00:10:03.100 Now, while we are still living, 00:10:04.059 --> 00:10:05.699 our homes, our houses, 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:08.759 are often a big stressor in Sydney. 00:10:08.759 --> 00:10:13.000 I'm sure I could do a quick poll of this room, 00:10:13.539 --> 00:10:17.559 and it would be a stressor for, you know, 90%. 00:10:17.559 --> 00:10:21.299 The stats say that it is one of the biggest stressors. 00:10:21.460 --> 00:10:22.700 Where am I going to live? 00:10:23.580 --> 00:10:26.860 Can I pay the rent to be in the right suburb that I want? 00:10:26.939 --> 00:10:27.860 Because that's the school, 00:10:28.080 --> 00:10:30.360 that's in the catchment for the school 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:31.379 I want to send my kids to. 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:33.939 And if you manage to buy a house, 00:10:34.019 --> 00:10:35.080 well, there's mortgage stress. 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:36.919 Interest rates are low at the moment, 00:10:36.919 --> 00:10:38.819 but who knows what's going to happen in the future. 00:10:40.519 --> 00:10:42.879 Having a triumphant and victorious life 00:10:42.879 --> 00:10:45.519 is so often based on external things. 00:10:46.699 --> 00:10:49.019 How many bedrooms does our house have? 00:10:49.079 --> 00:10:50.219 How many bathrooms? 00:10:51.240 --> 00:10:53.339 What's the square footage of your house? 00:10:54.679 --> 00:10:56.379 And it's even easy for Christians 00:10:56.379 --> 00:10:59.079 to buy into that view of success. 00:10:59.479 --> 00:11:00.519 I'm valuable. 00:11:01.199 --> 00:11:03.339 I'm successful because I live in a house 00:11:03.339 --> 00:11:04.299 in the right suburb. 00:11:04.299 --> 00:11:07.699 I'll be valuable and I'll be successful 00:11:07.699 --> 00:11:09.179 when I buy that house, 00:11:09.259 --> 00:11:10.519 when I can live there. 00:11:12.019 --> 00:11:15.500 But the reality for all those who follow Jesus 00:11:15.500 --> 00:11:17.059 is it's that our victory, 00:11:17.419 --> 00:11:18.399 our triumph, 00:11:19.219 --> 00:11:21.139 isn't found in our location 00:11:21.139 --> 00:11:23.839 or the amount of bricks that we own 00:11:23.839 --> 00:11:25.620 stacked on each other, 00:11:26.259 --> 00:11:28.039 but in who owns the house. 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:31.439 We are valuable not because 00:11:31.439 --> 00:11:33.039 of the things we own, 00:11:33.099 --> 00:11:35.360 but because of the price 00:11:35.360 --> 00:11:36.620 that Jesus has paid. 00:11:37.199 --> 00:11:39.659 So we could come to the Father's house. 00:11:40.639 --> 00:11:42.980 This is not anything that we can boast in, 00:11:43.659 --> 00:11:46.159 but the location of the best home 00:11:46.159 --> 00:11:47.599 is given to us. 00:11:49.179 --> 00:11:50.740 But the disciples were still troubled. 00:11:51.819 --> 00:11:53.419 Thomas asks in verse 5, 00:11:53.419 --> 00:11:54.139 Lord, 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:56.740 we don't know where you are going, 00:11:57.339 --> 00:11:58.939 so how can we know the way? 00:12:00.379 --> 00:12:01.819 He's likely worried that 00:12:01.819 --> 00:12:03.759 Jesus was departing to a place 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:05.259 that he didn't have a map for. 00:12:05.779 --> 00:12:06.879 He needed a location 00:12:06.879 --> 00:12:08.819 so he could plug it into his Google Maps 00:12:08.819 --> 00:12:11.019 so that he could... 00:12:11.019 --> 00:12:12.319 You know, it's not a location. 00:12:12.439 --> 00:12:14.360 You can't search for my Father's house 00:12:14.360 --> 00:12:15.860 in the app. 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:17.199 It doesn't come up. 00:12:18.360 --> 00:12:20.719 He doesn't know where Jesus is going, 00:12:20.819 --> 00:12:21.980 and so he doesn't know the way. 00:12:21.980 --> 00:12:23.740 And so Jesus replies, 00:12:24.279 --> 00:12:25.100 verse 6, 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:28.180 I am the way, 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:29.620 the truth, 00:12:29.800 --> 00:12:30.379 and the life. 00:12:30.779 --> 00:12:32.180 No one comes to the Father 00:12:32.180 --> 00:12:34.060 except through me. 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:36.440 Jesus himself 00:12:36.440 --> 00:12:39.320 is the way to God. 00:12:39.460 --> 00:12:41.860 And he is the truth of God. 00:12:41.899 --> 00:12:42.759 He's the truth of God 00:12:42.759 --> 00:12:44.240 because he reveals 00:12:44.240 --> 00:12:45.620 what Jesus is like. 00:12:46.500 --> 00:12:48.240 He does only 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:49.720 what God tells him to do. 00:12:49.720 --> 00:12:52.660 He is God made flesh. 00:12:53.560 --> 00:12:54.519 And he's life. 00:12:54.740 --> 00:12:56.259 He has life in himself. 00:12:57.480 --> 00:12:58.680 And it's only because Jesus 00:12:58.680 --> 00:13:00.800 is both the truth of God, 00:13:00.920 --> 00:13:01.960 God made flesh, 00:13:02.379 --> 00:13:04.500 and the life of God, 00:13:05.259 --> 00:13:06.120 that he can be 00:13:06.120 --> 00:13:07.800 the way to God. 00:13:08.940 --> 00:13:10.139 And this means that 00:13:10.139 --> 00:13:12.220 he's the only way 00:13:12.220 --> 00:13:13.060 to the Father. 00:13:13.059 --> 00:13:15.899 We can often be tempted 00:13:15.899 --> 00:13:17.119 to think that 00:13:17.119 --> 00:13:18.239 all religions 00:13:18.239 --> 00:13:19.099 are the same, 00:13:19.179 --> 00:13:20.219 they all have value, 00:13:20.719 --> 00:13:22.579 but it cannot be true 00:13:22.579 --> 00:13:24.319 that all paths 00:13:24.319 --> 00:13:25.479 lead to God. 00:13:26.319 --> 00:13:27.099 And we can often think, 00:13:27.199 --> 00:13:27.479 look, 00:13:27.539 --> 00:13:28.500 as long as you believe 00:13:28.500 --> 00:13:29.139 in something, 00:13:29.459 --> 00:13:30.439 that is fine, 00:13:30.579 --> 00:13:31.699 it is good that you just 00:13:31.699 --> 00:13:32.599 believe in something, 00:13:32.839 --> 00:13:34.079 but Jesus is clear. 00:13:35.439 --> 00:13:37.239 There is only one way 00:13:37.239 --> 00:13:37.959 to the Father, 00:13:38.559 --> 00:13:39.459 and that's him, 00:13:39.539 --> 00:13:40.079 it's Jesus. 00:13:40.080 --> 00:13:40.240 Jesus. 00:13:42.200 --> 00:13:42.639 Again, 00:13:42.700 --> 00:13:43.620 if we took another poll, 00:13:43.780 --> 00:13:44.840 but not inside the church, 00:13:44.879 --> 00:13:46.020 if we went outside the church 00:13:46.020 --> 00:13:47.160 and took a poll, 00:13:47.580 --> 00:13:48.940 do you believe in God? 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:50.840 The majority of people 00:13:50.840 --> 00:13:51.320 would say, 00:13:51.460 --> 00:13:51.660 yes, 00:13:51.700 --> 00:13:52.400 I believe in God 00:13:52.400 --> 00:13:53.080 of some kind. 00:13:54.500 --> 00:13:55.580 But if we asked, 00:13:55.680 --> 00:13:56.520 do you believe in Jesus, 00:13:56.759 --> 00:13:57.680 the stats would be 00:13:57.680 --> 00:13:58.480 much lower. 00:14:01.200 --> 00:14:02.060 For Jesus, 00:14:02.440 --> 00:14:03.740 he is the only 00:14:03.740 --> 00:14:05.000 way to God. 00:14:05.080 --> 00:14:06.200 He is not just one 00:14:06.200 --> 00:14:07.240 amidst a number, 00:14:07.360 --> 00:14:08.360 he is the only 00:14:08.360 --> 00:14:09.759 way to God. 00:14:10.320 --> 00:14:11.419 Because God is not just 00:14:11.419 --> 00:14:12.220 some vague, 00:14:12.820 --> 00:14:13.879 mystical spirit. 00:14:15.379 --> 00:14:16.919 Jesus is God 00:14:16.919 --> 00:14:17.700 made flesh. 00:14:18.620 --> 00:14:20.060 He is the unknowable 00:14:20.060 --> 00:14:21.060 made known. 00:14:21.980 --> 00:14:22.740 And so Jesus says, 00:14:23.039 --> 00:14:23.960 don't let your hearts 00:14:23.960 --> 00:14:24.639 be troubled. 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:26.080 You don't know 00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:26.899 where you're going, 00:14:26.980 --> 00:14:27.620 that's okay, 00:14:27.720 --> 00:14:29.460 because you know me, 00:14:30.220 --> 00:14:31.899 and I am the way 00:14:31.899 --> 00:14:33.100 that you are going. 00:14:34.800 --> 00:14:36.420 Jesus is about to go 00:14:36.419 --> 00:14:37.539 and be crucified, 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:38.939 to purchase 00:14:38.939 --> 00:14:39.839 our forgiveness 00:14:39.839 --> 00:14:41.779 and become the way 00:14:41.779 --> 00:14:42.360 to the Father, 00:14:42.500 --> 00:14:44.339 to make the way open, 00:14:45.219 --> 00:14:46.899 but he also makes it certain. 00:14:47.719 --> 00:14:48.839 So don't let your hearts 00:14:48.839 --> 00:14:49.379 be troubled, 00:14:49.899 --> 00:14:50.779 believe in me, 00:14:50.839 --> 00:14:52.399 because I am the only 00:14:52.399 --> 00:14:53.500 way to the Father. 00:14:55.339 --> 00:14:56.059 So often, 00:14:56.199 --> 00:14:57.059 I see articles 00:14:57.059 --> 00:14:58.079 on the internet, 00:14:58.959 --> 00:15:00.559 on websites like BuzzFeed, 00:15:00.639 --> 00:15:01.279 I don't know if you know 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:01.799 of BuzzFeed, 00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:03.159 but they often have 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:03.859 headlines like, 00:15:04.120 --> 00:15:05.639 10 steps to a healthier life. 00:15:06.519 --> 00:15:06.679 You know, 00:15:06.740 --> 00:15:07.519 you won't believe 00:15:07.519 --> 00:15:08.339 step six. 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:09.299 You know, 00:15:09.439 --> 00:15:10.759 four tricks to crush 00:15:10.759 --> 00:15:11.419 your life goals. 00:15:11.479 --> 00:15:11.919 Have you seen 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:12.599 these kinds of things? 00:15:13.439 --> 00:15:14.379 Have you clicked on them 00:15:14.379 --> 00:15:14.659 and gone, 00:15:14.779 --> 00:15:15.919 I kind of have to see 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:16.939 what step six is now, 00:15:17.039 --> 00:15:17.179 you know, 00:15:17.199 --> 00:15:18.039 you really hooked me in. 00:15:19.199 --> 00:15:20.299 I love these things. 00:15:20.719 --> 00:15:21.819 Maybe you do too, 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:22.639 because they make, 00:15:22.939 --> 00:15:23.759 they make anything 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:24.500 seem possible. 00:15:24.759 --> 00:15:25.000 You know, 00:15:25.539 --> 00:15:26.959 10 steps to get 00:15:26.959 --> 00:15:27.379 to the moon. 00:15:27.459 --> 00:15:27.799 Do you know what, 00:15:28.179 --> 00:15:30.019 it's only 10 simple steps. 00:15:30.019 --> 00:15:31.539 Just because number nine 00:15:31.539 --> 00:15:32.379 is getting a rocket, 00:15:32.500 --> 00:15:32.679 you know, 00:15:33.079 --> 00:15:34.179 it makes anything 00:15:34.179 --> 00:15:35.220 seem possible. 00:15:36.759 --> 00:15:37.840 But the way 00:15:37.840 --> 00:15:38.740 to the Father 00:15:38.740 --> 00:15:41.639 is far more than that. 00:15:42.639 --> 00:15:44.539 It is every step 00:15:44.539 --> 00:15:45.699 in a life 00:15:45.699 --> 00:15:47.480 of total obedience. 00:15:48.439 --> 00:15:49.620 It is millions 00:15:49.620 --> 00:15:51.019 and millions of steps. 00:15:52.259 --> 00:15:54.100 And that's what Jesus offers. 00:15:55.759 --> 00:15:58.019 He took every step 00:15:58.019 --> 00:15:59.579 in perfect obedience 00:15:59.579 --> 00:16:00.100 to God. 00:16:00.240 --> 00:16:00.919 And he says, 00:16:01.100 --> 00:16:02.840 I have won that victory. 00:16:03.740 --> 00:16:05.319 I have that triumph. 00:16:05.639 --> 00:16:06.899 I have that goal, 00:16:07.600 --> 00:16:08.480 that life 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:09.860 of total obedience 00:16:09.860 --> 00:16:11.199 and I offer it to you. 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:13.819 But it's not even 00:16:13.819 --> 00:16:16.000 five steps for us. 00:16:16.659 --> 00:16:18.199 It is just one step. 00:16:19.179 --> 00:16:20.299 Don't let your hearts 00:16:20.299 --> 00:16:20.919 be troubled. 00:16:21.960 --> 00:16:22.939 Believe in God. 00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:24.199 Believe also in me 00:16:24.199 --> 00:16:26.539 because I am the way. 00:16:26.539 --> 00:16:29.259 It's not as catchy 00:16:29.259 --> 00:16:30.259 a headline 00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:31.199 as 10 steps 00:16:31.199 --> 00:16:32.500 to whatever it is. 00:16:33.079 --> 00:16:34.480 But that is our guide 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:35.939 to living the triumphant life. 00:16:36.079 --> 00:16:37.219 That is the one step. 00:16:38.379 --> 00:16:38.819 Believing 00:16:38.819 --> 00:16:40.399 in Jesus. 00:16:40.639 --> 00:16:41.519 Believing in God 00:16:41.519 --> 00:16:43.059 because he is the way. 00:16:45.439 --> 00:16:46.120 The disciples 00:16:46.120 --> 00:16:47.480 are still wrestling 00:16:47.480 --> 00:16:47.919 with this. 00:16:48.019 --> 00:16:48.599 They're still trying 00:16:48.599 --> 00:16:49.179 to understand 00:16:49.179 --> 00:16:49.740 what it means 00:16:49.740 --> 00:16:51.199 that Jesus is going 00:16:51.199 --> 00:16:51.919 and they're not going 00:16:51.919 --> 00:16:52.959 to know where he's going. 00:16:53.299 --> 00:16:53.679 And so now 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:54.699 it's Philip's turn 00:16:54.700 --> 00:16:56.259 to ask a question. 00:16:57.220 --> 00:16:57.460 Look, 00:16:57.560 --> 00:16:59.480 just show us the Father. 00:17:00.480 --> 00:17:01.879 It will be so much easier 00:17:01.879 --> 00:17:03.600 if you just show us God. 00:17:04.319 --> 00:17:05.559 We won't worry, 00:17:05.860 --> 00:17:06.960 just show us God. 00:17:07.980 --> 00:17:09.319 And so Jesus responds, 00:17:09.420 --> 00:17:10.900 maybe out of frustration, 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:13.480 maybe out of surprise 00:17:13.480 --> 00:17:15.120 that they're still asking this. 00:17:15.940 --> 00:17:16.920 And so have a look with me 00:17:16.920 --> 00:17:17.680 at verse 9. 00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:20.080 Jesus answered, 00:17:21.080 --> 00:17:22.380 Don't you know me, 00:17:22.580 --> 00:17:22.820 Philip? 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:25.960 Even after I have been 00:17:25.960 --> 00:17:27.220 with you for such 00:17:27.220 --> 00:17:28.420 a long time, 00:17:29.480 --> 00:17:31.480 anyone who has seen me 00:17:31.480 --> 00:17:33.180 has seen the Father. 00:17:33.880 --> 00:17:34.980 Don't be troubled, 00:17:35.120 --> 00:17:37.100 you have seen God. 00:17:37.460 --> 00:17:38.360 You've seen me. 00:17:39.140 --> 00:17:40.980 You just haven't recognized me. 00:17:42.519 --> 00:17:43.539 The disciples 00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:46.100 don't fully understand 00:17:46.099 --> 00:17:46.899 and grasp yet 00:17:46.899 --> 00:17:48.599 that Jesus is God himself. 00:17:50.299 --> 00:17:50.859 Jesus says, 00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:51.740 I'm in him. 00:17:51.980 --> 00:17:53.099 I do his work. 00:17:53.199 --> 00:17:54.000 He's in me. 00:17:54.639 --> 00:17:56.099 Don't you believe that? 00:17:57.559 --> 00:17:58.179 Now this, 00:17:58.339 --> 00:17:58.599 to me, 00:17:58.619 --> 00:18:00.000 is still the most 00:18:00.000 --> 00:18:01.240 startling part 00:18:01.240 --> 00:18:02.679 in the whole Bible. 00:18:03.319 --> 00:18:03.980 The whole Bible. 00:18:05.059 --> 00:18:05.759 That the man 00:18:05.759 --> 00:18:07.240 who goes 00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:07.959 and dies 00:18:07.959 --> 00:18:08.679 on the cross 00:18:08.679 --> 00:18:09.759 is himself 00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:11.339 God. 00:18:11.339 --> 00:18:14.339 And he is the one 00:18:14.339 --> 00:18:15.039 who reveals 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:15.679 that God 00:18:15.679 --> 00:18:18.019 is the Father 00:18:18.019 --> 00:18:18.899 and he loves us 00:18:18.899 --> 00:18:19.819 and cares for us. 00:18:21.199 --> 00:18:22.439 Jesus is not just 00:18:22.439 --> 00:18:23.299 a man. 00:18:23.639 --> 00:18:24.779 He cannot just be 00:18:24.779 --> 00:18:26.099 an agent of God, 00:18:26.199 --> 00:18:27.799 someone sent by God. 00:18:28.619 --> 00:18:30.299 He is definitively 00:18:30.299 --> 00:18:31.299 God himself. 00:18:31.799 --> 00:18:32.659 And so Jesus says, 00:18:32.899 --> 00:18:34.079 Don't let your hearts 00:18:34.079 --> 00:18:34.639 be troubled. 00:18:36.059 --> 00:18:36.659 Trust in me 00:18:36.659 --> 00:18:37.299 because you have, 00:18:37.439 --> 00:18:38.139 if you've seen me, 00:18:38.199 --> 00:18:39.679 you've seen God. 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:41.680 And the disciples, 00:18:41.860 --> 00:18:42.560 they would come 00:18:42.560 --> 00:18:43.600 to understand this 00:18:43.600 --> 00:18:44.060 later, 00:18:44.560 --> 00:18:45.779 after his resurrection. 00:18:45.940 --> 00:18:46.420 They would come 00:18:46.420 --> 00:18:47.340 to realize 00:18:47.340 --> 00:18:49.480 how complete 00:18:49.480 --> 00:18:50.820 and how wonderful 00:18:50.820 --> 00:18:52.480 Jesus' triumph was. 00:18:53.740 --> 00:18:54.940 Now you might be thinking, 00:18:55.080 --> 00:18:55.779 well this is great. 00:18:56.320 --> 00:18:57.220 These comforts 00:18:57.220 --> 00:18:58.480 are wonderful. 00:18:59.600 --> 00:19:00.700 I love that 00:19:00.700 --> 00:19:02.299 my eternal destination 00:19:02.299 --> 00:19:03.560 is so certain 00:19:03.560 --> 00:19:04.279 that I have a home 00:19:04.279 --> 00:19:04.880 with God 00:19:04.880 --> 00:19:06.080 and that Jesus 00:19:06.080 --> 00:19:06.740 is God himself. 00:19:06.820 --> 00:19:07.279 This is great. 00:19:07.340 --> 00:19:07.980 This is lovely. 00:19:07.980 --> 00:19:10.039 But it's 00:19:10.039 --> 00:19:12.339 so far away 00:19:12.339 --> 00:19:13.759 waiting for Jesus. 00:19:15.640 --> 00:19:16.319 It's good 00:19:16.319 --> 00:19:17.079 that the future home 00:19:17.079 --> 00:19:17.720 is guaranteed. 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:19.360 The way to Jesus 00:19:19.360 --> 00:19:20.500 is not my own strength. 00:19:20.960 --> 00:19:21.880 It's not the steps 00:19:21.880 --> 00:19:22.339 that I do. 00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:23.519 It's Jesus' strength. 00:19:23.660 --> 00:19:24.319 But do you know what? 00:19:25.360 --> 00:19:26.000 My life 00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:27.299 is in turmoil now. 00:19:28.099 --> 00:19:28.799 I'm struggling 00:19:28.799 --> 00:19:29.400 with addictions. 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:30.519 I'm chasing 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:31.240 the wrong victories. 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:33.000 I don't know 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:34.099 what's best for my life. 00:19:34.140 --> 00:19:34.559 I don't know 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:35.579 what's best for my kids, 00:19:35.920 --> 00:19:36.539 my job, 00:19:36.640 --> 00:19:37.160 my career. 00:19:37.160 --> 00:19:38.440 My health 00:19:38.440 --> 00:19:39.000 is failing. 00:19:40.019 --> 00:19:41.080 I can't stand 00:19:41.080 --> 00:19:41.700 my job. 00:19:42.420 --> 00:19:43.060 I'm lonely. 00:19:44.360 --> 00:19:44.940 It would just be 00:19:44.940 --> 00:19:45.620 so much easier 00:19:45.620 --> 00:19:47.019 if Jesus came back 00:19:47.019 --> 00:19:47.980 now. 00:19:49.060 --> 00:19:50.180 What does Jesus 00:19:50.180 --> 00:19:50.740 do 00:19:50.740 --> 00:19:52.560 for troubled hearts 00:19:52.560 --> 00:19:53.380 now? 00:19:54.300 --> 00:19:55.100 What is Jesus 00:19:55.100 --> 00:19:55.680 going to do 00:19:55.680 --> 00:19:56.600 for his disciples 00:19:56.600 --> 00:19:57.660 because he was 00:19:57.660 --> 00:19:58.800 about to leave them? 00:20:00.740 --> 00:20:01.480 Jesus says, 00:20:01.779 --> 00:20:02.440 don't be troubled. 00:20:03.080 --> 00:20:03.840 I'm going 00:20:03.840 --> 00:20:04.800 to send someone. 00:20:04.799 --> 00:20:07.799 verse 16. 00:20:09.379 --> 00:20:09.899 And I will 00:20:09.899 --> 00:20:10.779 ask the Father 00:20:10.779 --> 00:20:12.299 and he will 00:20:12.299 --> 00:20:12.859 give you 00:20:12.859 --> 00:20:13.980 another advocate 00:20:13.980 --> 00:20:14.960 to help you 00:20:14.960 --> 00:20:16.079 and be with you 00:20:16.079 --> 00:20:16.419 forever. 00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:18.240 The spirit of truth. 00:20:18.579 --> 00:20:19.059 I'm going 00:20:19.059 --> 00:20:19.899 to send you 00:20:19.899 --> 00:20:20.819 the advocate. 00:20:21.579 --> 00:20:21.700 Now, 00:20:21.799 --> 00:20:22.019 I don't, 00:20:22.940 --> 00:20:23.940 I'm not in the 00:20:23.940 --> 00:20:24.539 legal world 00:20:24.539 --> 00:20:25.240 if you hadn't 00:20:25.240 --> 00:20:25.619 noticed. 00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:26.440 Advocate 00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:27.480 is a legal word 00:20:27.480 --> 00:20:28.539 and I wasn't 00:20:28.539 --> 00:20:29.240 really across it 00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:30.480 so I contacted 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:31.500 a lawyer this week 00:20:31.500 --> 00:20:32.680 because advocate 00:20:32.680 --> 00:20:33.859 is a legal term 00:20:33.859 --> 00:20:35.660 and my special 00:20:35.660 --> 00:20:36.299 lawyer friend 00:20:36.299 --> 00:20:37.160 told me what 00:20:37.160 --> 00:20:38.619 an advocate 00:20:38.619 --> 00:20:40.039 is in legal terms. 00:20:40.160 --> 00:20:40.640 Let me read. 00:20:41.400 --> 00:20:41.859 An advocate 00:20:41.859 --> 00:20:42.480 is someone 00:20:42.480 --> 00:20:43.240 who acts 00:20:43.240 --> 00:20:44.539 on behalf 00:20:44.539 --> 00:20:45.259 of another 00:20:45.259 --> 00:20:46.640 to protect 00:20:46.640 --> 00:20:47.720 and or advance 00:20:47.720 --> 00:20:48.460 their interests 00:20:48.460 --> 00:20:49.460 and includes 00:20:49.460 --> 00:20:50.180 notions of 00:20:50.180 --> 00:20:51.440 being a mouthpiece 00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:52.099 for someone 00:20:52.099 --> 00:20:52.980 in assisting, 00:20:53.559 --> 00:20:54.200 defending or 00:20:54.200 --> 00:20:55.039 pleading their case 00:20:55.039 --> 00:20:55.720 in a court of law, 00:20:56.440 --> 00:20:57.299 representing someone 00:20:57.299 --> 00:20:58.180 who is weaker 00:20:58.180 --> 00:20:59.579 or in a vulnerable 00:20:59.579 --> 00:21:00.200 position, 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:01.779 representing someone 00:21:01.779 --> 00:21:02.740 who is not able 00:21:02.740 --> 00:21:03.600 to adequately 00:21:03.600 --> 00:21:04.660 or effectively 00:21:04.660 --> 00:21:05.680 speak on behalf 00:21:05.680 --> 00:21:06.240 of themselves. 00:21:07.420 --> 00:21:08.380 Generally speaking, 00:21:08.840 --> 00:21:09.920 if someone was not 00:21:09.920 --> 00:21:10.779 in a vulnerable, 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:11.620 weaker position 00:21:11.620 --> 00:21:12.900 or had an ability 00:21:12.900 --> 00:21:13.500 to effectively 00:21:13.500 --> 00:21:14.259 speak for themselves, 00:21:14.559 --> 00:21:15.420 they would not 00:21:15.420 --> 00:21:17.100 really require 00:21:17.100 --> 00:21:17.880 an advocate. 00:21:18.759 --> 00:21:19.819 But as the majority 00:21:19.819 --> 00:21:20.460 of the public 00:21:20.460 --> 00:21:21.319 do not understand 00:21:21.319 --> 00:21:22.019 the intricacies 00:21:22.019 --> 00:21:22.620 of the law 00:21:22.620 --> 00:21:23.880 or possess the skill 00:21:23.880 --> 00:21:25.120 to articulate their case 00:21:25.120 --> 00:21:26.039 in the context 00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:26.539 of the law, 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:28.120 they require 00:21:28.120 --> 00:21:28.779 an advocate. 00:21:30.200 --> 00:21:31.259 You can see 00:21:31.259 --> 00:21:32.920 why this 00:21:32.920 --> 00:21:33.660 is such a 00:21:33.660 --> 00:21:35.120 helpful word 00:21:35.120 --> 00:21:35.580 for us 00:21:35.580 --> 00:21:36.779 to understand 00:21:36.779 --> 00:21:37.340 the work 00:21:37.340 --> 00:21:38.360 of the Holy Spirit. 00:21:40.460 --> 00:21:41.180 He's going 00:21:41.180 --> 00:21:41.900 to speak 00:21:41.900 --> 00:21:43.620 on your behalf. 00:21:44.680 --> 00:21:45.080 He's the 00:21:45.080 --> 00:21:46.480 Spirit of truth 00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:47.740 and He will reveal 00:21:47.740 --> 00:21:48.779 truth to you. 00:21:49.519 --> 00:21:50.740 He understands 00:21:50.740 --> 00:21:51.759 the situation 00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:53.019 when you don't 00:21:53.019 --> 00:21:54.160 and He makes us 00:21:54.160 --> 00:21:54.900 see the truth. 00:21:55.400 --> 00:21:55.819 Disciples, 00:21:55.940 --> 00:21:56.880 you want to see God? 00:21:56.880 --> 00:21:56.920 God, 00:21:57.720 --> 00:21:59.460 the Spirit of truth 00:21:59.460 --> 00:22:00.200 will help you 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:01.020 realize that you 00:22:01.020 --> 00:22:02.040 have seen Him. 00:22:03.360 --> 00:22:04.440 These disciples 00:22:04.440 --> 00:22:05.000 and us, 00:22:05.140 --> 00:22:06.800 we are in a weak 00:22:06.800 --> 00:22:08.000 and vulnerable 00:22:08.000 --> 00:22:08.640 position. 00:22:09.840 --> 00:22:11.020 Jesus is going. 00:22:11.160 --> 00:22:11.800 It seems that 00:22:11.800 --> 00:22:12.320 it's going to be 00:22:12.320 --> 00:22:13.280 even worse, 00:22:14.220 --> 00:22:15.360 but the Holy Spirit 00:22:15.360 --> 00:22:16.420 will stand with them. 00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:19.000 We do not 00:22:19.000 --> 00:22:19.920 understand the 00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:21.240 intricacies of God. 00:22:22.100 --> 00:22:23.240 The Spirit does. 00:22:24.240 --> 00:22:25.200 And He reveals 00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:26.080 God to us. 00:22:27.840 --> 00:22:28.759 The disciples 00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:29.420 were troubled 00:22:29.420 --> 00:22:30.059 that Jesus 00:22:30.059 --> 00:22:30.740 was leaving, 00:22:31.120 --> 00:22:31.559 but they 00:22:31.559 --> 00:22:32.519 wouldn't be alone. 00:22:32.680 --> 00:22:33.319 Verse 18, 00:22:34.880 --> 00:22:35.580 I will not 00:22:35.580 --> 00:22:36.200 leave you 00:22:36.200 --> 00:22:37.100 as orphans, 00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:37.940 I will come 00:22:37.940 --> 00:22:38.420 to you. 00:22:39.460 --> 00:22:40.319 Before long, 00:22:40.539 --> 00:22:41.200 the world 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:41.799 will not see 00:22:41.799 --> 00:22:42.420 me anymore, 00:22:42.680 --> 00:22:43.259 but you 00:22:43.259 --> 00:22:44.000 will see me. 00:22:44.640 --> 00:22:45.240 Because I 00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:45.580 live, 00:22:45.720 --> 00:22:46.420 you also 00:22:46.420 --> 00:22:47.279 will leave. 00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:49.120 You won't 00:22:49.120 --> 00:22:50.299 be alone. 00:22:51.180 --> 00:22:52.000 I will be 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:52.539 with you 00:22:52.539 --> 00:22:53.180 in spirit. 00:22:53.740 --> 00:22:54.620 This is 00:22:54.619 --> 00:22:55.759 an amazing 00:22:55.759 --> 00:22:56.279 comfort. 00:22:57.099 --> 00:22:57.719 Not only that, 00:22:57.779 --> 00:22:59.079 but the Holy Spirit 00:22:59.079 --> 00:22:59.739 was going to 00:22:59.739 --> 00:23:00.279 bring them 00:23:00.279 --> 00:23:01.039 into this 00:23:01.039 --> 00:23:01.599 relationship 00:23:01.599 --> 00:23:02.219 with God. 00:23:02.339 --> 00:23:02.719 It's the 00:23:02.719 --> 00:23:03.319 love of God. 00:23:03.399 --> 00:23:03.939 Verse 21, 00:23:04.739 --> 00:23:05.479 whoever has 00:23:05.479 --> 00:23:06.359 my commands 00:23:06.359 --> 00:23:07.079 and keeps 00:23:07.079 --> 00:23:08.299 them is 00:23:08.299 --> 00:23:08.859 the one 00:23:08.859 --> 00:23:09.379 who loves 00:23:09.379 --> 00:23:09.639 me. 00:23:10.279 --> 00:23:10.899 The one 00:23:10.899 --> 00:23:11.379 who loves 00:23:11.379 --> 00:23:11.799 me will 00:23:11.799 --> 00:23:12.239 be loved 00:23:12.239 --> 00:23:12.739 by my 00:23:12.739 --> 00:23:13.259 Father, 00:23:13.639 --> 00:23:14.179 and I 00:23:14.179 --> 00:23:14.659 too will 00:23:14.659 --> 00:23:15.259 love them 00:23:15.259 --> 00:23:16.039 and show 00:23:16.039 --> 00:23:16.919 myself to 00:23:16.919 --> 00:23:17.219 them. 00:23:18.319 --> 00:23:18.659 You will 00:23:18.659 --> 00:23:19.219 be brought 00:23:19.219 --> 00:23:20.139 into my 00:23:20.139 --> 00:23:20.679 family, 00:23:21.679 --> 00:23:22.619 into the 00:23:22.619 --> 00:23:23.079 unique 00:23:23.079 --> 00:23:24.379 love of 00:23:24.379 --> 00:23:24.899 God 00:23:24.899 --> 00:23:25.659 that he 00:23:25.659 --> 00:23:26.159 has for 00:23:26.159 --> 00:23:26.819 his son 00:23:26.819 --> 00:23:27.399 and the 00:23:27.399 --> 00:23:27.699 spirit, 00:23:28.039 --> 00:23:28.719 that unique 00:23:28.719 --> 00:23:29.839 triune 00:23:29.839 --> 00:23:30.679 love that 00:23:30.679 --> 00:23:31.219 God has, 00:23:31.259 --> 00:23:31.719 he is going 00:23:31.719 --> 00:23:32.419 to share 00:23:32.419 --> 00:23:33.879 that with 00:23:33.879 --> 00:23:34.319 all of 00:23:34.319 --> 00:23:34.659 us. 00:23:36.239 --> 00:23:37.079 It's being 00:23:37.079 --> 00:23:38.099 adopted into 00:23:38.099 --> 00:23:38.519 a new 00:23:38.519 --> 00:23:40.699 family with 00:23:40.699 --> 00:23:41.199 the same 00:23:41.199 --> 00:23:41.719 comforts, 00:23:41.759 --> 00:23:42.299 the same 00:23:42.299 --> 00:23:43.099 language of 00:23:43.099 --> 00:23:43.479 love. 00:23:44.759 --> 00:23:46.019 My father-in-law 00:23:46.019 --> 00:23:46.779 works for 00:23:46.779 --> 00:23:47.199 Qantas. 00:23:48.279 --> 00:23:49.059 Alyssa and 00:23:49.059 --> 00:23:49.779 her siblings 00:23:49.779 --> 00:23:51.420 used to 00:23:51.420 --> 00:23:51.899 be able to 00:23:51.899 --> 00:23:52.119 get, 00:23:52.139 --> 00:23:52.480 I believe, 00:23:52.579 --> 00:23:52.960 if this is 00:23:52.960 --> 00:23:53.160 correct, 00:23:53.220 --> 00:23:53.539 my darling 00:23:53.539 --> 00:23:53.740 wife, 00:23:54.099 --> 00:23:54.639 used to 00:23:54.639 --> 00:23:54.920 be able to 00:23:54.920 --> 00:23:55.579 get discounted 00:23:55.579 --> 00:23:55.899 travel. 00:23:57.079 --> 00:23:57.700 Free flights, 00:23:57.940 --> 00:23:58.559 even better, 00:23:59.599 --> 00:24:00.200 but not 00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:00.559 anymore. 00:24:02.220 --> 00:24:02.960 She took 00:24:02.960 --> 00:24:04.359 the slight 00:24:04.359 --> 00:24:04.819 step down 00:24:04.819 --> 00:24:05.180 of not being 00:24:05.180 --> 00:24:05.559 able to get 00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:06.099 free flights 00:24:06.099 --> 00:24:06.599 to become 00:24:06.599 --> 00:24:07.339 a Barnett. 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:08.279 Amen? 00:24:08.599 --> 00:24:08.759 No, 00:24:08.819 --> 00:24:09.160 that's fine. 00:24:11.379 --> 00:24:12.200 She left 00:24:12.200 --> 00:24:13.079 the family 00:24:13.079 --> 00:24:13.379 that could 00:24:13.379 --> 00:24:13.819 get free 00:24:13.819 --> 00:24:14.299 flights, 00:24:14.879 --> 00:24:15.559 left those 00:24:15.559 --> 00:24:16.019 privileges. 00:24:17.160 --> 00:24:17.759 Now I get 00:24:17.759 --> 00:24:18.180 to be in 00:24:18.180 --> 00:24:18.700 that family 00:24:18.700 --> 00:24:19.200 too, 00:24:19.779 --> 00:24:20.399 but there 00:24:20.399 --> 00:24:21.119 are privileges 00:24:21.119 --> 00:24:22.019 to families. 00:24:23.799 --> 00:24:24.319 The disciples 00:24:24.319 --> 00:24:24.759 here get 00:24:24.759 --> 00:24:26.139 invited into 00:24:26.139 --> 00:24:27.039 the close 00:24:27.039 --> 00:24:28.799 personal love 00:24:28.799 --> 00:24:29.980 that God 00:24:29.980 --> 00:24:30.539 had in the 00:24:30.539 --> 00:24:30.899 Trinity. 00:24:31.259 --> 00:24:31.819 The father 00:24:31.819 --> 00:24:32.339 loved the 00:24:32.339 --> 00:24:32.639 son, 00:24:32.740 --> 00:24:33.099 the son 00:24:33.099 --> 00:24:33.420 loved the 00:24:33.420 --> 00:24:33.539 spirit, 00:24:33.579 --> 00:24:34.099 they each 00:24:34.099 --> 00:24:34.660 loved each 00:24:34.660 --> 00:24:34.980 other 00:24:34.980 --> 00:24:35.940 perfectly. 00:24:36.639 --> 00:24:37.240 It's an 00:24:37.240 --> 00:24:38.019 awesome love. 00:24:39.920 --> 00:24:40.680 And this 00:24:40.680 --> 00:24:41.220 love gets 00:24:41.220 --> 00:24:42.139 spread out 00:24:42.139 --> 00:24:43.039 and invited 00:24:43.039 --> 00:24:44.899 for all 00:24:44.899 --> 00:24:45.299 who would 00:24:45.299 --> 00:24:45.920 believe 00:24:45.920 --> 00:24:46.899 and not 00:24:46.899 --> 00:24:47.220 have their 00:24:47.220 --> 00:24:47.440 hearts 00:24:47.440 --> 00:24:47.779 troubled. 00:24:49.779 --> 00:24:50.980 The disciples 00:24:50.980 --> 00:24:52.099 were anxious 00:24:52.099 --> 00:24:53.740 and worried 00:24:53.740 --> 00:24:54.299 that Jesus 00:24:54.299 --> 00:24:54.899 was leaving. 00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:55.940 They didn't 00:24:55.940 --> 00:24:56.440 know where 00:24:56.440 --> 00:24:56.839 he was 00:24:56.839 --> 00:24:57.160 going, 00:24:57.399 --> 00:24:57.839 they didn't 00:24:57.839 --> 00:24:58.180 know how 00:24:58.180 --> 00:24:58.639 to follow 00:24:58.639 --> 00:24:59.059 him, 00:24:59.339 --> 00:24:59.779 and they 00:24:59.779 --> 00:25:00.379 wanted some 00:25:00.379 --> 00:25:00.819 glimpse of 00:25:00.819 --> 00:25:01.180 God, 00:25:01.339 --> 00:25:01.839 and Jesus 00:25:01.839 --> 00:25:02.139 said, 00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:03.079 don't be 00:25:03.079 --> 00:25:03.579 troubled. 00:25:04.960 --> 00:25:05.759 Don't have 00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:06.339 a heart of 00:25:06.339 --> 00:25:06.720 fear. 00:25:07.160 --> 00:25:07.879 I might be 00:25:07.879 --> 00:25:08.200 going, 00:25:08.379 --> 00:25:09.139 but it is 00:25:09.139 --> 00:25:09.879 for your 00:25:09.879 --> 00:25:10.819 benefit. 00:25:11.399 --> 00:25:11.980 It will be 00:25:11.980 --> 00:25:12.599 so much 00:25:12.599 --> 00:25:13.379 better if I 00:25:13.379 --> 00:25:14.160 leave, 00:25:14.160 --> 00:25:15.400 because the 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:16.060 Holy Spirit 00:25:16.060 --> 00:25:16.560 is coming 00:25:16.560 --> 00:25:17.759 so that 00:25:17.759 --> 00:25:18.900 you can 00:25:18.900 --> 00:25:19.540 understand the 00:25:19.540 --> 00:25:20.100 truth that 00:25:20.100 --> 00:25:20.680 I am 00:25:20.680 --> 00:25:21.080 God. 00:25:22.320 --> 00:25:22.779 I am 00:25:22.779 --> 00:25:23.140 going to 00:25:23.140 --> 00:25:23.860 prepare a 00:25:23.860 --> 00:25:24.540 place for 00:25:24.540 --> 00:25:25.320 you to 00:25:25.320 --> 00:25:26.460 secure your 00:25:26.460 --> 00:25:26.960 home. 00:25:27.300 --> 00:25:27.440 I am 00:25:27.440 --> 00:25:27.800 sending 00:25:27.800 --> 00:25:28.440 someone to 00:25:28.440 --> 00:25:29.040 guide you 00:25:29.040 --> 00:25:29.540 and walk 00:25:29.540 --> 00:25:30.220 with you, 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:31.560 walk beside 00:25:31.560 --> 00:25:31.800 you. 00:25:31.860 --> 00:25:32.279 You will 00:25:32.279 --> 00:25:33.240 not be 00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:33.800 alone. 00:25:35.580 --> 00:25:36.100 The 00:25:36.100 --> 00:25:36.519 disciples, 00:25:36.680 --> 00:25:37.420 they were 00:25:37.420 --> 00:25:37.880 in a really 00:25:37.880 --> 00:25:38.740 unique place 00:25:38.740 --> 00:25:39.140 where they 00:25:39.140 --> 00:25:40.240 knew Jesus 00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:40.800 face to 00:25:40.800 --> 00:25:41.240 face, 00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:42.340 but they 00:25:42.340 --> 00:25:43.880 would have 00:25:43.880 --> 00:25:44.220 something 00:25:44.220 --> 00:25:44.580 better. 00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:47.160 For us, 00:25:47.180 --> 00:25:47.440 it is a 00:25:47.440 --> 00:25:48.100 different kind 00:25:48.100 --> 00:25:48.640 of worry 00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:49.320 than Jesus 00:25:49.320 --> 00:25:49.720 leaving. 00:25:50.640 --> 00:25:51.280 We are 00:25:51.280 --> 00:25:51.900 still anxious, 00:25:52.120 --> 00:25:52.260 we are 00:25:52.260 --> 00:25:52.960 still worried 00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:53.340 and troubled 00:25:53.340 --> 00:25:53.640 in our 00:25:53.640 --> 00:25:54.020 hearts. 00:25:54.880 --> 00:25:55.380 We are 00:25:55.380 --> 00:25:55.860 not sure 00:25:55.860 --> 00:25:56.760 when Jesus 00:25:56.760 --> 00:25:57.200 is going 00:25:57.200 --> 00:25:57.540 to come 00:25:57.540 --> 00:25:57.860 back. 00:25:59.180 --> 00:25:59.720 And we are 00:25:59.720 --> 00:26:00.340 anxious and 00:26:00.340 --> 00:26:00.740 worried about 00:26:00.740 --> 00:26:01.500 life as we 00:26:01.500 --> 00:26:01.880 wait. 00:26:02.300 --> 00:26:02.540 There is 00:26:02.540 --> 00:26:02.840 sickness, 00:26:03.140 --> 00:26:03.480 we still 00:26:03.480 --> 00:26:03.800 need to 00:26:03.800 --> 00:26:04.140 work, 00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:04.740 we still 00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:05.040 need to 00:26:05.040 --> 00:26:05.760 raise kids, 00:26:05.840 --> 00:26:06.120 we still 00:26:06.120 --> 00:26:06.440 need to 00:26:06.440 --> 00:26:07.160 study hard, 00:26:07.260 --> 00:26:07.660 we are 00:26:07.660 --> 00:26:08.320 still worried 00:26:08.320 --> 00:26:09.160 about housing. 00:26:09.780 --> 00:26:10.120 It is 00:26:10.120 --> 00:26:10.860 Sydney after 00:26:10.860 --> 00:26:11.240 all. 00:26:13.000 --> 00:26:13.440 Jesus 00:26:13.440 --> 00:26:14.059 speaks to 00:26:14.059 --> 00:26:14.400 us and 00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:14.880 says the 00:26:14.880 --> 00:26:15.500 comfort is 00:26:15.500 --> 00:26:16.019 the same 00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:16.580 for us 00:26:16.580 --> 00:26:16.900 now. 00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:18.420 Jesus 00:26:18.420 --> 00:26:19.299 has gone, 00:26:20.600 --> 00:26:21.400 he has 00:26:21.400 --> 00:26:22.480 prepared a 00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:23.360 place and 00:26:23.360 --> 00:26:23.640 he is 00:26:23.640 --> 00:26:24.920 waiting to 00:26:24.920 --> 00:26:25.400 bring us 00:26:25.400 --> 00:26:25.860 to him. 00:26:27.380 --> 00:26:27.940 Paul 00:26:27.940 --> 00:26:28.900 reflects on 00:26:28.900 --> 00:26:29.320 this in 00:26:29.320 --> 00:26:29.940 1 Corinthians 00:26:29.940 --> 00:26:30.920 chapter 15, 00:26:31.380 --> 00:26:31.759 he says, 00:26:31.900 --> 00:26:32.440 thanks be to 00:26:32.440 --> 00:26:32.779 God, 00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:34.880 he gives 00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:35.580 us the 00:26:35.580 --> 00:26:36.039 victory 00:26:36.039 --> 00:26:37.160 through our 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:38.220 Lord Jesus 00:26:38.220 --> 00:26:38.840 Christ. 00:26:39.759 --> 00:26:40.279 Jesus 00:26:40.279 --> 00:26:41.460 gives us 00:26:41.460 --> 00:26:42.420 the victory, 00:26:42.559 --> 00:26:43.000 he offers 00:26:43.000 --> 00:26:44.079 us his 00:26:44.079 --> 00:26:44.519 triumph. 00:26:45.539 --> 00:26:46.140 He speaks 00:26:46.140 --> 00:26:47.000 to us and 00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:47.279 says, 00:26:47.420 --> 00:26:48.440 I offer 00:26:48.440 --> 00:26:49.000 you a 00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:49.680 triumphant 00:26:49.680 --> 00:26:50.319 life, 00:26:50.620 --> 00:26:51.240 not because 00:26:51.240 --> 00:26:51.440 you've 00:26:51.440 --> 00:26:51.840 earned it, 00:26:52.380 --> 00:26:53.039 not because 00:26:53.039 --> 00:26:53.559 you deserve 00:26:53.559 --> 00:26:53.840 it, 00:26:54.380 --> 00:26:55.039 not because 00:26:55.039 --> 00:26:55.460 it's some 00:26:55.460 --> 00:26:55.900 short-term 00:26:55.900 --> 00:26:56.819 triumph that 00:26:56.819 --> 00:26:57.279 will last 00:26:57.279 --> 00:26:57.680 for a 00:26:57.680 --> 00:26:58.100 moment and 00:26:58.100 --> 00:26:58.600 be gone, 00:26:58.819 --> 00:26:59.380 but it 00:26:59.380 --> 00:26:59.759 is the 00:26:59.759 --> 00:27:00.819 best triumph, 00:27:01.460 --> 00:27:01.960 the best 00:27:01.960 --> 00:27:02.380 victory. 00:27:04.039 --> 00:27:04.640 Jesus has 00:27:04.640 --> 00:27:05.140 won the 00:27:05.140 --> 00:27:05.700 battle over 00:27:05.700 --> 00:27:06.660 death and 00:27:06.660 --> 00:27:08.240 sin into 00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:09.039 the love 00:27:09.039 --> 00:27:10.119 of God 00:27:10.119 --> 00:27:11.519 and he 00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:12.059 offers us 00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:12.420 God's 00:27:12.420 --> 00:27:13.099 spirit which 00:27:13.099 --> 00:27:13.700 will guide 00:27:13.700 --> 00:27:14.159 us and 00:27:14.159 --> 00:27:14.659 be with 00:27:14.659 --> 00:27:15.119 us now 00:27:15.119 --> 00:27:15.659 and he 00:27:15.659 --> 00:27:16.700 offers this 00:27:16.700 --> 00:27:18.000 to us. 00:27:20.859 --> 00:27:21.339 Imagine 00:27:21.339 --> 00:27:22.039 an 00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:22.559 Olympian, 00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:23.700 can someone 00:27:23.700 --> 00:27:24.159 give me a 00:27:24.159 --> 00:27:24.940 really hard 00:27:24.940 --> 00:27:25.859 Olympic field? 00:27:26.379 --> 00:27:26.559 Anybody 00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:26.920 got an 00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:27.180 idea? 00:27:28.460 --> 00:27:28.759 Water 00:27:28.759 --> 00:27:29.240 polo. 00:27:30.759 --> 00:27:31.279 Okay, 00:27:31.680 --> 00:27:31.960 we're going 00:27:31.960 --> 00:27:32.200 to go with 00:27:32.200 --> 00:27:32.720 water polo. 00:27:32.839 --> 00:27:33.059 Anybody 00:27:33.059 --> 00:27:33.779 think of 00:27:33.779 --> 00:27:34.240 something harder 00:27:34.240 --> 00:27:34.559 than water 00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:34.879 polo? 00:27:36.119 --> 00:27:36.799 I think 00:27:36.799 --> 00:27:37.319 drowning would 00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:37.639 be pretty 00:27:37.639 --> 00:27:38.059 tough in 00:27:38.059 --> 00:27:38.539 water polo 00:27:38.539 --> 00:27:38.940 personally. 00:27:39.039 --> 00:27:39.799 Let's 00:27:39.799 --> 00:27:40.339 imagine 00:27:40.339 --> 00:27:41.000 water 00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:41.379 polo. 00:27:42.339 --> 00:27:42.740 This 00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:43.159 person 00:27:43.159 --> 00:27:44.139 has 00:27:44.139 --> 00:27:44.720 trained 00:27:44.720 --> 00:27:45.460 all of 00:27:45.460 --> 00:27:45.639 their 00:27:45.639 --> 00:27:46.180 life 00:27:46.180 --> 00:27:47.220 to 00:27:47.220 --> 00:27:47.539 become 00:27:47.539 --> 00:27:47.779 the 00:27:47.779 --> 00:27:48.119 best 00:27:48.119 --> 00:27:48.319 and 00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:48.500 their 00:27:48.500 --> 00:27:49.019 goal 00:27:49.019 --> 00:27:49.940 is to 00:27:49.940 --> 00:27:50.559 win 00:27:50.559 --> 00:27:51.039 the 00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:51.480 Olympics. 00:27:52.180 --> 00:27:52.759 Day 00:27:52.759 --> 00:27:52.980 and 00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:53.259 night 00:27:53.259 --> 00:27:54.519 they've 00:27:54.519 --> 00:27:54.759 thought 00:27:54.759 --> 00:27:54.980 about 00:27:54.980 --> 00:27:55.519 nothing 00:27:55.519 --> 00:27:56.039 else. 00:27:56.659 --> 00:27:57.119 They've 00:27:57.119 --> 00:27:57.659 sacrificed 00:27:57.659 --> 00:27:58.420 everything 00:27:58.420 --> 00:27:59.139 and they 00:27:59.139 --> 00:27:59.579 have become 00:27:59.579 --> 00:28:00.159 the very 00:28:00.159 --> 00:28:00.859 best. 00:28:01.619 --> 00:28:01.799 They're 00:28:01.799 --> 00:28:02.000 an 00:28:02.000 --> 00:28:02.559 expert 00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:03.079 in 00:28:03.079 --> 00:28:03.299 water 00:28:03.299 --> 00:28:03.740 polo. 00:28:04.579 --> 00:28:04.899 And 00:28:04.899 --> 00:28:05.379 finally 00:28:05.379 --> 00:28:05.619 the 00:28:05.619 --> 00:28:05.839 Olympics 00:28:05.839 --> 00:28:06.359 come 00:28:06.359 --> 00:28:07.379 and the 00:28:07.379 --> 00:28:07.740 four year 00:28:07.740 --> 00:28:08.019 cycle 00:28:08.019 --> 00:28:08.379 comes 00:28:08.379 --> 00:28:08.799 around 00:28:08.799 --> 00:28:09.379 we're 00:28:09.379 --> 00:28:09.539 all 00:28:09.539 --> 00:28:09.899 watching 00:28:09.899 --> 00:28:10.059 it 00:28:10.059 --> 00:28:10.159 at 00:28:10.159 --> 00:28:10.899 3am 00:28:10.899 --> 00:28:11.119 in the 00:28:11.119 --> 00:28:11.379 morning 00:28:11.379 --> 00:28:11.639 wherever 00:28:11.639 --> 00:28:12.200 it is 00:28:12.200 --> 00:28:13.859 and this 00:28:13.859 --> 00:28:14.319 person 00:28:14.319 --> 00:28:15.159 finally 00:28:15.159 --> 00:28:16.539 wins. 00:28:16.779 --> 00:28:17.200 They win 00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:17.619 gold. 00:28:18.500 --> 00:28:18.879 Here we go 00:28:18.879 --> 00:28:19.159 I've got a 00:28:19.159 --> 00:28:19.480 gold medal 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:19.700 here. 00:28:20.379 --> 00:28:20.639 It's not 00:28:20.639 --> 00:28:21.099 Olympic gold 00:28:21.099 --> 00:28:21.480 medal don't 00:28:21.480 --> 00:28:21.779 worry I 00:28:21.779 --> 00:28:21.899 didn't 00:28:21.899 --> 00:28:22.259 earn this. 00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:23.180 And 00:28:23.180 --> 00:28:24.619 they're 00:28:24.619 --> 00:28:25.579 about to 00:28:25.579 --> 00:28:27.000 take the 00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:27.519 step up 00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:27.919 onto the 00:28:27.919 --> 00:28:28.299 podium 00:28:28.299 --> 00:28:29.339 to win 00:28:29.339 --> 00:28:29.899 the gold 00:28:29.899 --> 00:28:30.339 medal 00:28:30.339 --> 00:28:32.039 that they 00:28:32.039 --> 00:28:32.779 have rightly 00:28:32.779 --> 00:28:33.440 earned. 00:28:33.559 --> 00:28:33.819 They have 00:28:33.819 --> 00:28:34.519 worked hard 00:28:34.519 --> 00:28:34.859 for. 00:28:34.859 --> 00:28:36.599 And 00:28:36.599 --> 00:28:37.059 instead 00:28:37.059 --> 00:28:39.000 they 00:28:39.000 --> 00:28:39.759 step 00:28:39.759 --> 00:28:40.219 down 00:28:40.219 --> 00:28:40.439 off 00:28:40.439 --> 00:28:40.579 the 00:28:40.579 --> 00:28:41.000 podium 00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:42.319 and 00:28:42.319 --> 00:28:42.479 they 00:28:42.479 --> 00:28:42.799 walk 00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:43.159 over 00:28:43.159 --> 00:28:43.659 and 00:28:43.659 --> 00:28:43.979 offer 00:28:43.979 --> 00:28:44.139 it 00:28:44.139 --> 00:28:44.279 to 00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:44.479 you. 00:28:44.479 --> 00:28:44.779 I'm 00:28:44.779 --> 00:28:44.879 just 00:28:44.879 --> 00:28:45.039 going to 00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:45.319 place it 00:28:45.319 --> 00:28:45.599 right there. 00:28:45.639 --> 00:28:46.000 There you go. 00:28:48.479 --> 00:28:49.519 Good job Adam. 00:28:49.699 --> 00:28:50.079 You worked 00:28:50.079 --> 00:28:50.659 hard for that. 00:28:52.799 --> 00:28:53.519 This doesn't 00:28:53.519 --> 00:28:53.899 make any 00:28:53.899 --> 00:28:54.159 sense. 00:28:54.259 --> 00:28:54.719 I cannot 00:28:54.719 --> 00:28:55.459 imagine 00:28:55.459 --> 00:28:56.019 any 00:28:56.019 --> 00:28:56.479 Olympian 00:28:56.479 --> 00:28:56.759 doing 00:28:56.759 --> 00:28:57.059 that. 00:28:58.240 --> 00:28:58.699 Stepping 00:28:58.699 --> 00:28:59.299 down the 00:28:59.299 --> 00:28:59.659 thing that 00:28:59.659 --> 00:28:59.959 they have 00:28:59.959 --> 00:29:00.579 fought for 00:29:00.579 --> 00:29:01.159 and worked 00:29:01.159 --> 00:29:01.799 for and 00:29:01.799 --> 00:29:02.359 sacrificed 00:29:02.359 --> 00:29:02.980 everything 00:29:02.980 --> 00:29:03.359 for. 00:29:04.179 --> 00:29:05.000 To not 00:29:05.000 --> 00:29:05.399 step up 00:29:05.399 --> 00:29:05.720 onto the 00:29:05.720 --> 00:29:06.119 podium but 00:29:06.119 --> 00:29:06.539 actually to 00:29:06.539 --> 00:29:07.079 step down 00:29:07.079 --> 00:29:07.859 and invite 00:29:07.859 --> 00:29:08.819 somebody else 00:29:08.819 --> 00:29:09.319 to take 00:29:09.319 --> 00:29:09.899 the prize 00:29:09.899 --> 00:29:10.500 and to 00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:10.939 get the 00:29:10.939 --> 00:29:11.199 victory 00:29:11.199 --> 00:29:11.619 and to 00:29:11.619 --> 00:29:12.159 go off 00:29:12.159 --> 00:29:12.460 and have 00:29:12.460 --> 00:29:12.919 the victory 00:29:12.919 --> 00:29:13.279 lap. 00:29:16.240 --> 00:29:16.799 That 00:29:16.799 --> 00:29:17.079 doesn't 00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:17.500 make any 00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:17.759 sense. 00:29:17.859 --> 00:29:18.220 That would 00:29:18.220 --> 00:29:18.819 not happen. 00:29:19.659 --> 00:29:19.960 And yet 00:29:19.960 --> 00:29:20.599 this is 00:29:20.599 --> 00:29:21.299 what Jesus 00:29:21.299 --> 00:29:22.220 has done 00:29:22.220 --> 00:29:22.779 for us. 00:29:23.799 --> 00:29:23.980 His 00:29:23.980 --> 00:29:24.460 triumph 00:29:24.460 --> 00:29:24.939 was not 00:29:24.939 --> 00:29:25.720 won for 00:29:25.720 --> 00:29:26.159 him 00:29:26.159 --> 00:29:26.740 alone. 00:29:27.240 --> 00:29:27.619 We 00:29:27.619 --> 00:29:28.240 are his 00:29:28.240 --> 00:29:28.899 prize. 00:29:29.199 --> 00:29:29.339 The 00:29:29.339 --> 00:29:29.759 victory 00:29:29.759 --> 00:29:30.359 is for 00:29:30.359 --> 00:29:30.839 us. 00:29:32.379 --> 00:29:32.699 And he 00:29:32.699 --> 00:29:33.179 hands us 00:29:33.179 --> 00:29:33.419 this 00:29:33.419 --> 00:29:33.879 prize. 00:29:35.139 --> 00:29:35.779 We 00:29:35.779 --> 00:29:36.079 can 00:29:36.079 --> 00:29:36.679 shun 00:29:36.679 --> 00:29:37.359 the 00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:37.740 efforts 00:29:37.740 --> 00:29:38.259 on the 00:29:38.259 --> 00:29:38.519 cross. 00:29:38.619 --> 00:29:38.699 We 00:29:38.699 --> 00:29:38.919 can 00:29:38.919 --> 00:29:39.699 chase 00:29:39.699 --> 00:29:40.079 our 00:29:40.079 --> 00:29:40.539 own 00:29:40.539 --> 00:29:41.399 triumphs 00:29:41.399 --> 00:29:42.159 that 00:29:42.159 --> 00:29:42.319 will 00:29:42.319 --> 00:29:42.539 never 00:29:42.539 --> 00:29:43.459 satisfy. 00:29:44.500 --> 00:29:44.939 We 00:29:44.939 --> 00:29:45.259 can 00:29:45.259 --> 00:29:46.199 live 00:29:46.199 --> 00:29:46.459 in 00:29:46.459 --> 00:29:46.899 ignorance 00:29:46.899 --> 00:29:47.359 of the 00:29:47.359 --> 00:29:47.740 prize 00:29:47.740 --> 00:29:48.000 that 00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:48.299 Jesus 00:29:48.299 --> 00:29:48.579 has 00:29:48.579 --> 00:29:48.879 won 00:29:48.879 --> 00:29:49.500 for us 00:29:49.500 --> 00:29:50.099 on 00:29:50.099 --> 00:29:50.299 the 00:29:50.299 --> 00:29:50.699 cross. 00:29:52.039 --> 00:29:52.719 Or 00:29:52.719 --> 00:29:53.779 we 00:29:53.779 --> 00:29:53.959 can 00:29:53.959 --> 00:29:54.240 live 00:29:54.240 --> 00:29:54.659 now 00:29:54.659 --> 00:29:55.379 with 00:29:55.379 --> 00:29:55.539 a 00:29:55.539 --> 00:29:56.119 triumphant 00:29:56.119 --> 00:29:56.639 life 00:29:56.639 --> 00:29:57.459 won 00:29:57.459 --> 00:29:57.899 for us 00:29:57.899 --> 00:29:58.099 by 00:29:58.099 --> 00:29:58.479 Jesus. 00:29:59.159 --> 00:29:59.459 Let 00:29:59.459 --> 00:29:59.559 me 00:29:59.559 --> 00:29:59.859 pray. 00:30:00.359 --> 00:30:04.959 Heavenly 00:30:04.959 --> 00:30:05.419 Father, 00:30:06.819 --> 00:30:08.119 we 00:30:08.119 --> 00:30:08.579 chase 00:30:08.579 --> 00:30:09.799 short-lived 00:30:09.799 --> 00:30:11.500 selfish 00:30:11.500 --> 00:30:12.059 victories 00:30:12.059 --> 00:30:13.799 that are 00:30:13.799 --> 00:30:14.599 truly not 00:30:14.599 --> 00:30:15.240 wins. 00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:17.699 Lord, 00:30:17.839 --> 00:30:18.199 we 00:30:18.199 --> 00:30:19.439 are in 00:30:19.439 --> 00:30:20.039 awe of 00:30:20.039 --> 00:30:20.199 the 00:30:20.199 --> 00:30:20.659 victory 00:30:20.659 --> 00:30:20.939 that 00:30:20.939 --> 00:30:21.240 Jesus 00:30:21.240 --> 00:30:21.599 has 00:30:21.599 --> 00:30:21.979 won, 00:30:21.979 --> 00:30:22.519 that he 00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:23.019 has 00:30:23.019 --> 00:30:25.299 followed 00:30:25.299 --> 00:30:25.879 every 00:30:25.879 --> 00:30:26.599 step in 00:30:26.599 --> 00:30:27.139 a life 00:30:27.139 --> 00:30:27.619 of 00:30:27.619 --> 00:30:28.099 obedience 00:30:28.099 --> 00:30:28.500 to 00:30:28.500 --> 00:30:28.839 you. 00:30:30.939 --> 00:30:31.579 Lord, 00:30:32.459 --> 00:30:32.759 it 00:30:32.759 --> 00:30:33.079 does not 00:30:33.079 --> 00:30:33.599 make sense 00:30:33.599 --> 00:30:33.939 to us 00:30:33.939 --> 00:30:34.319 that he 00:30:34.319 --> 00:30:34.599 would 00:30:34.599 --> 00:30:35.339 offer 00:30:35.339 --> 00:30:35.839 us 00:30:35.839 --> 00:30:36.099 this 00:30:36.099 --> 00:30:36.579 victory 00:30:36.579 --> 00:30:36.899 and 00:30:36.899 --> 00:30:37.339 triumph, 00:30:37.479 --> 00:30:37.719 but we 00:30:37.719 --> 00:30:38.199 thank you 00:30:38.199 --> 00:30:38.939 so much 00:30:38.939 --> 00:30:40.139 that you 00:30:40.139 --> 00:30:40.579 have given 00:30:40.579 --> 00:30:41.139 us this 00:30:41.139 --> 00:30:41.419 gift, 00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:42.259 this place 00:30:42.259 --> 00:30:43.599 in your 00:30:43.599 --> 00:30:44.179 home with 00:30:44.179 --> 00:30:44.799 this triumph. 00:30:45.019 --> 00:30:45.319 Lord, 00:30:46.219 --> 00:30:47.419 help us 00:30:47.419 --> 00:30:47.859 not to 00:30:47.859 --> 00:30:48.159 chase 00:30:48.159 --> 00:30:48.659 things that 00:30:48.659 --> 00:30:49.039 do not 00:30:49.039 --> 00:30:49.559 satisfy. 00:30:50.879 --> 00:30:51.579 Help us 00:30:51.579 --> 00:30:52.079 to fix 00:30:52.079 --> 00:30:52.899 our eyes 00:30:52.899 --> 00:30:53.359 on the 00:30:53.359 --> 00:30:53.899 goal 00:30:53.899 --> 00:30:54.959 of being 00:30:54.959 --> 00:30:55.519 with you. 00:30:55.519 --> 00:30:56.339 And 00:30:56.339 --> 00:30:56.700 Father, 00:30:56.799 --> 00:30:57.240 we thank 00:30:57.240 --> 00:30:57.599 you that 00:30:57.599 --> 00:30:58.160 as we 00:30:58.160 --> 00:30:58.480 wait, 00:30:58.579 --> 00:30:59.000 as we 00:30:59.000 --> 00:31:00.559 live here 00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:00.940 on this 00:31:00.940 --> 00:31:01.400 earth, 00:31:01.980 --> 00:31:03.660 thank you 00:31:03.660 --> 00:31:04.000 that you 00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:04.539 have filled 00:31:04.539 --> 00:31:04.879 us with 00:31:04.879 --> 00:31:05.519 your spirit, 00:31:05.839 --> 00:31:06.139 that you 00:31:06.139 --> 00:31:06.700 offer us 00:31:06.700 --> 00:31:07.339 the advocate, 00:31:07.720 --> 00:31:08.660 not just 00:31:08.660 --> 00:31:11.299 to comfort 00:31:11.299 --> 00:31:11.799 us, 00:31:12.220 --> 00:31:12.799 but so 00:31:12.799 --> 00:31:13.339 that we 00:31:13.339 --> 00:31:13.819 can know 00:31:13.819 --> 00:31:14.079 you, 00:31:14.180 --> 00:31:14.500 that we 00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:15.160 can have 00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:16.259 Jesus 00:31:16.259 --> 00:31:16.859 revealed. 00:31:17.740 --> 00:31:18.019 And we 00:31:18.019 --> 00:31:18.420 pray all 00:31:18.420 --> 00:31:18.660 this in 00:31:18.660 --> 00:31:19.099 your son's 00:31:19.099 --> 00:31:19.379 name for 00:31:19.379 --> 00:31:19.799 your glory. 00:31:20.319 --> 00:31:20.660 Amen.