So let me start by just thinking a little bit about what good fear means and is intended for us.
And I think, let me just start by a little questionnaire, a little quiz for everybody here this morning.
There are fears I think we're very used to, have names that perhaps we're familiar with as well,
common phobias that maybe we experience or those around us experience.
So if I was to say to you the phrase claustrophobia, what would that be the fear of?
Anybody know?
Claustrophobia?
The claustrophobia is a common one.
About 5% apparently of the population suffers from claustrophobia or the fear of confined spaces.
Here's another one which you probably know, arachnophobia.
Arachnophobia, fear of spiders, that's right, another well-known one.
Well, how about this one?
Perhaps a little bit more unusual, not a name you necessarily know, but ophidiophobia.
Ophidiophobia.
Anybody know that one?
Long words.
No, it could be.
No.
Actually very close to fear of spiders.
Ophidiophobia is the fear of snakes.
And then last long word, teromahanophobia.
Teromahanophobia.
Anyone can guess what that's?
That was the most complicated one I could find.
Teromahanophobia.
If you had that, you're very unlikely to get on an airplane because that is the fear of flying.
Fancy words, perhaps ones we've never heard of before, but all fears, I think we can understand
where the basis of them comes from.
They all have a potential of risk, maybe danger or harm or pain to us.
And God has created us with this capacity to fear so that we understand when there is a threat of danger or under certain circumstances that we might fear.
And it is meant to act as an alarm bell, a kind of a sensory system to alert us to danger.
Good fear is meant to function to protect us so that we avoid danger and enjoy all the goodness of God's creation.
So, for example, if you're out hiking and terrible storm comes down, good fear would lead you to find shelter, maybe away from the risk of falling trees and flooding rivers.
Maybe if you're out camping as well, you're toasting marshmallows over a campfire.
Good fear warns you not to pick up the marshmallow that falls into the fire through fear of burning your hand.
As Sean said, I've got seven kids.
Three of them are now driving.
One is still learning.
But in their driving instruction, they've all went through classes with their instructors early on where they were taught to focus on road safety
and were given lessons about why they should wear their seatbelts and why you should never text and drive
so that they develop a good fear that keeps them and others on the road safe when they're driving.
Now, Jesus, of course, is God's son, our creator.
He knows how good fear is meant to function in us as God's creatures.
And yet no one knows us better than Christ Jesus for how the fall has affected us,
how sin has distorted what God has called good and how sin makes good things bad.
And that includes our sense of fear and how it is meant to function in our lives.
And this morning, in the particular context of our passage, we're going to think around the application,
particularly of fear in terms of fear of man, although it really applies to any fear.
But in the context this morning, particularly the fear of man.
And so that leads us to our second point.
Very quickly, we get to what Jesus says to us about how good fear has gone bad.
By its proper definition, a fear becomes a phobia when it's out of proportion to or it's excessive
compared to the actual danger presented to us.
Now, there may well be very genuine mental or emotional health issues associated with why a person would have an elevated sense of fear
that's out of proportion to the actual danger.
And there are ways to help to address those issues of mental or emotional distress.
But in our passage this morning, Jesus addresses his disciples and he addresses us at a far more deeper level,
at a level of spiritual level that applies to each and every one of us here this morning.
He speaks to our beliefs and addresses how sin distorts our sense of fear.
He addresses how good fear has gone bad.
We see in verse 4, he's addressing a fear that is bigger than the actual danger.
He says,
Do not fear those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do.
Now, if you're familiar with Jesus' teachings, he often says things in a way to provoke attention, provoke response,
because the honest answer to that verse alone should be something like,
Jesus, what are you talking about?
It does seem entirely reasonable, doesn't it, to fear someone who's threatening to kill you?
Didn't we just talk about examples of how good fear is meant to function to protect us from danger?
Surely someone threatening to kill us is something where we are meant to rightly fear,
and that's meant to function to protect us.
Well, of course, Jesus knows very well what he's saying.
And we need to understand his words in their full context.
It's hinted at in the second half of that verse and developed into the following verse in verse 5.
So, again, he says,
Do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
What more is there that they can do, Jesus?
He goes on to tell us.
He says,
But I warn you whom to fear.
Fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.
Yes, I tell you, fear him.
The reason Jesus tells his disciples not to fear those who can only kill the body is because it's a distorted fear.
He's addressing this good fear gone bad.
It's distorted in two ways.
It's distorted in that it takes being killed and elevates it above what is appropriate,
making physical death the absolute and ultimate terrible thing.
And at the same time, it's a distorted fear because it takes what is really the absolute and ultimate terrible thing,
being called to judgment before God,
being found guilty of breaking his laws,
and being cast into the eternal agony of hell.
Taking that truly ultimate terrible thing and reducing it,
reducing God, in fact,
reducing eternity to something less serious, less important,
than what can happen to us in the here and now.
And Jesus is saying to his disciples at this point of his ministry
because he knows the threat of death for him is looming ever closer.
And because of that, it is looming ever closer for those who would choose to follow him.
Just before our passage this morning, at the end of Luke chapter 11,
Jesus has been at a party.
He's been invited to a party, a dinner party at the house of one of the religious leaders,
one of the Pharisees.
And Jesus doesn't hold back in condemning his host and his other guests
for hypocrisy and self-righteousness
and for ignoring and condemning the Old Testament prophets.
And chapter 11 ends by saying,
As he went away from there, as he left the party,
the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard
and to provoke him to speak about many things,
lying in wait for him to catch him in something he might say.
And then chapter 12 starts,
In the meantime, when so many thousands of people had gathered together
that they were trampling one another,
he began to essentially teach his disciples.
So our verses this morning are in the context of a huge crowd
gathered around Jesus and his disciples.
And no doubt in such a large crowd,
there were some of these Pharisees among them
or those who were perhaps loyal to the Pharisees,
those who would be looking to put an end to Jesus
and to put an end to any who would hold to his teaching.
And under those circumstances,
Jesus presents this loving warning to his disciples,
to his friends, to us today,
not to fear what man might do to you,
to let that get distorted,
to not to let good fear go bad
and elevate fear of man over the fear of God.
For the disciples,
the prospect of being killed
was very real for them.
And more than likely,
all but John and Judas of the apostles
were martyred for their faith.
And throughout church history,
from the time of the scriptures through to today,
disciples of Jesus Christ
have faced being killed for their faith.
There remains many parts of the world
where being a Christian,
simply standing to be counted as a follower of Christ
and seeking to be obedient to his teachings
is enough to be killed at the hands of men.
And yet for you and I living in America currently,
we are unlikely to face deadly opposition
for our faith,
for the sake of Christ.
But I know for myself,
I don't need the threat of being killed
for my sinful broken heart
to wrestle with distorting the fear of man,
to distorting what thought
or what man might do to me and to us
and to elevate the fear of man
and allow it to occupy a place of dominance
in our lives
that is the rightful place
for the fear of the Lord alone.
And just to be clear again,
the fear of man
isn't limited to distorting fear
about what somebody may do to us as a Christian.
This isn't a unique fear actually to just Christians.
Once we distort or elevate the fear of man
above the fear of God,
once that good fear has gone bad for us,
from then on we place undue focus
on what others might do to us
or think about us,
not only for being a Christian
but for anything else.
When good fear has gone bad,
we are submitted to things,
we are preoccupied with things
that God intended to us
to be only submitted and preoccupied with him.
This is true of any distorted fear.
A distorted fear of man
will affect how we bear the name Christian
when it's unpopular with those around us,
but it may also,
a distorted fear may also affect
what dominates our thoughts
and our actions
when we're around our friends,
around our peers,
our colleagues,
so that we act
or we speak for their approval
and to avoid their rejection
regarding what sports team we follow,
maybe what clothes or shoes we wear,
maybe what movies or television shows
we keep up with
and what computer games we play,
what car we drive,
what neighborhood we live in.
The list goes on and on and on.
And of course,
we live in an age
where social media
can fuel that distorted fear
ever so easily
because we see very clearly
what others think
because they tell us
through likes and comments.
Fear of man
affects how we think about
our school,
our work,
our job,
so that we can pursue success
and praise
from our professors,
our teachers,
our parents,
our boss
or it affects
how we seek to cover up
and make excuses
for our mistakes
and our failures.
One Christian counselor,
Ed Welch,
said,
fear of man
is such a part
of our human fabric
that we should check
for a pulse
if someone denies it.
And I think he's accurate
in that assessment.
So we would do well
to listen to Jesus' words
of warning
and counsel
in this passage
so that we can recognize
and confess
before God
where good fear
has gone bad
in our lives
and in our hearts
and so that we can receive
his cure
for bad fear
and the cure
that Jesus offers
to us.
So let's look at that now,
the cure
for bad fear.
And before we dive
into the passage
and the scriptures
to see
what the right fear
is that Jesus
offers to us,
I think it's important
that we recognize
and call out
a couple of bad cures
for good fear
gone bad
that we might consider
taking or have
presented to us
because there are
many alternatives
out there.
first of all,
if the fear
of man
or fear
of what man
may do
to us
is,
if we accept
that as wrong
thinking,
that it lifts up
man
and brings
God
down,
then the cure
for that bad
thinking,
for good fear
gone bad,
must not be
to replace
wrong thinking
with just a different
sort of wrong
thinking.
and there's
a very particular
example that I want
to bring to you
this morning
and it's the example
of the trust
in yourself
mentality.
Don't be afraid,
you can do it.
Now don't get me wrong,
there can be
genuine
and valid
encouragement
in those words.
I've used them
with my children
many times
when they've been
hesitant or frightened
to do something
that I know
they're capable of
if they try
and apply themselves.
But there is
danger
if that is
the only thing
that is repeatedly
said
to fight
fear.
You can do it,
just try harder,
trust in yourself,
be harder
working,
be stronger,
be smarter,
be better looking
and you won't
have anything
to fear anymore.
That's replacing
one form
of wrong thinking
with another
form of wrong
thinking.
It's a lie
and Jesus' words
expose it
for a lie.
Sure,
doing those things
may feel like
they help
to some degree
for some amount
of time.
You may become
stronger than
those around you,
you might become
smarter or better
dressed than
those around you
but you won't
remain that way
forever.
Jesus deliberately
takes us to the
ultimate and the
final reality
that everyone
will face,
death
and judgment
before God
to help us
to get our
fear in
perspective
and see the
cure that we
truly need.
Trusting in things
that really
cannot save you
reminds me of
something that I did
when I was a
little kid.
the very first
bedroom that I
have memories
of as a boy
growing up
had this
fantastic wallpaper
all the way
around the room.
My parents put
this up and it
had Superman
wallpaper
and it had
this reoccurring
images of
Superman all
the way around
the room
all in various
different action
poses, heroic
poses and it
certainly fueled
my fascination
with superheroes
but I remember
that I developed
this rather
particular
childlike habit
of dealing
with fear
because of my
Superman wallpaper.
My bed
in that room
was right up
against one
of the walls
and at night
time if I ever
was frightened
whatever it may
have been
maybe I heard
a bump
or a noise
in the house
or maybe I was
worried about
monsters under
the bed
whatever it was
I developed
this pattern
of I'd
lie right up
against one
of the walls
and I'd think
to myself
I'm going
to be okay
Superman
is all around
me and he
will protect
me
and that's
a sweet
childlike
thing
but it is
ultimately
quite useless
because what
was going
to happen
if any
of those
things that
I was frightened
of actually
turned into
a material
danger
or threat
where was
my hope
truly placed
in those
circumstances
I was trusting
in my
wallpaper
and Jesus
offers us
something far
more substantial
I think you'll
appreciate
than wallpaper
this morning
but it's a
silly example
to show how
we can
take wrong
thinking
and comfort
ourselves
with other
wrong thinking
if we are
not careful
in the same
way Jesus
challenges us
with his
words to make
sure we are
not dealing
with distorted
fear in the
wrong way
in a way
which is
ultimately
still going
to let
us down
you can
do many
good things
you can
work out
you can
study hard
you can
help other
people
you can
have a
nice family
you can
have a
well-paying
job
but Jesus
does not
intend for
us to
trust in
these things
to protect
us through
life
and they
will not
protect us
at the
end of
life
either
one more
error
before we
get to
Jesus
cure
for
good
fear
gone
bad
it's
another
form
of
replacing
wrong
thinking
with
wrong
thinking
dealing
with
this
distorted
fear
of
man
by
trying
to
go
to
the
other
extreme
not
giving
any
care
or
any
thought
to
the
opinions
of
others
on the
face
of it
that
might
sound
like
a
good
idea
right
if
I
shouldn't
elevate
other
people
above
God
so
that I
fear
what
they
might
do
to
me
or
what
they
might
think
about
me
then
perhaps
I
can
deal
with
caring
about
them
too
much
by
not
caring
at
all
about
what
they
think
I'll
just
do
my
own
thing
I'll
do
my
own
thing
my
own
way
so
I
don't
care
what
you
think
what
you
say
whether
you're
my
peers
my
parents
my
professors
my
pastors
I'm
not
going
to
fear
you
in
fact
I
don't
really
care
what
you
think
or
what
you
do
of
course
the
problem
with
that
approach
is
that
Jesus
says
we
are
to
truly
care
appropriately
care
about
others
about
what
others
think
and
what
others
do
in
humility
we
are
to
count
others
more
significant
than
ourselves
and
for
certain
people
in
particular
roles
that
God
has
placed
around
us
and
above
us
honoring
God
means
honoring
people
in
roles
of
authority
that
God
has
placed
over
us
so
Jesus
isn't
suggesting
we
deal
with
a
distorted
fear
by
deliberately
not
caring
about
what
anybody
else
says
around
us
so
what
is
the
right
cure
for
bad
fear
that
Jesus
is
offering
we've
seen
it
already
in
verse
5
the
right
cure
for
bad
fear
is
the
right
fear
of
God
again
he says
I will
warn you
whom
to
fear
him
who
after
he
has
killed
has
authority
to
cast
into
hell
yes
I
tell
you
fear
him
may
not
his
will
fear
will
how he will use this power and this authority.
Scripture has made it abundantly clear to us, plain to us,
who God is, how he is holy and just.
He doesn't randomly assign people to hell,
nor does he make wrong judgments ever.
In fact, the gospel of Jesus Christ starts with the bad news that all of us,
every single one of us in this room here this morning,
we all deserve to be subject to God's authority and judgment that we see here in verse 5.
We don't deserve to be in God's presence.
We deserve to be cast into hell because of our rejection
and our rebellion against him and against his ways.
And yet, the gospel tells us this amazing truth,
that this terrible judgment that each of us faced
Jesus has taken it upon himself on the cross
so that everyone who trusts that Jesus' death in their place
satisfies God's judgment upon us.
So that you are forgiven of your sin and your offenses against God,
including our distortion of putting other fears,
fear of man above the fear of God,
fearing creation rather than the creator.
If you've done that this morning,
if you're a Christian,
this fearsome God no longer calls you his enemies,
but he calls you his children.
Which brings us to the last verses of our passage,
verses 6 and 7.
If verses 4 and 5
sound like Jesus is speaking quite in harsh extremes
to help us see through our distorted fear of man
over the fear of God,
then verses 6 and 7
sound almost humorous in their gentleness
and their tenderness towards us.
He says,
These two verses
that help us see the gospel cure for bad fear
because they tell us two profound truths
about the fearsome and almighty God whom we worship.
It tells us that God knows you completely.
And it tells us that God cares for you deeply.
So much of the distorted fear of man
centers around being exposed.
Perhaps being exposed to physical harm,
but also being exposed to shame,
to ridicule,
to condemnation,
for people to see us as we truly are,
to know our darkest secrets,
our most embarrassing and shameful moments.
Jesus' words connect to that distorted fear
and they correct that fear.
We may be able to go through life
hiding our dirty laundry, as it were,
from others around us
so they don't see.
But God sees.
God sees you completely.
And He knows you completely,
down to the hairs on your head.
Now, as time goes on,
for some of us, like myself,
that's an easier job for God than others.
But He knows us completely.
If you were to pour out your heart
in complete honesty before God,
confessing all your thoughts
and all of your feelings,
warts and all,
nothing held back,
God would not respond to you,
wow,
I had no idea that that's who you really were.
I need a time out.
I need to reevaluate what's going on here
as to who you are.
That is not what God would say.
Rather, He might say something like,
thank you.
Thank you for being honest.
Now, would you like me to tell you
what you missed?
He knows you.
He knows you completely.
He knows the hairs on your head.
He knows the freckles on your face.
He knows the first thought you had this morning.
He'll know the last thought you have
before you go to bed tonight.
He sees everything,
knows everything about you,
and rather than push you away,
He draws you close to Himself in Christ.
Because of the cross,
Jesus has dealt with everything
that caused God to reject you.
And now He calls you to Himself
as His child.
He loves you.
If you are a Christian,
He's drawn you to Himself.
He knows you completely,
and God cares for you deeply.
God cares for the sparrow, Jesus says.
So small and so fragile,
even though it's of little worth.
How much more is the argument
Jesus is making here?
How much more will He care for those
who are made in His own image?
God loved the world so much
that He gave His only Son,
not because that was a fair price
for what we're worth,
but that that was the price
to redeem sinners,
like you and me,
out of bondage to slavery,
bondage to good fear gone bad,
out of His own love
with which He loved us.
Father, Son, Holy Spirit,
our God chose to pay that price.
That price is what He cares for you.
The gospel is the cure for bad fear,
for distorted fear.
And as we're confronted with the enormity
of the Almighty God's love for us,
the cross declares
how He knows us completely,
warts and all,
and yet cares for us deeply
to give us His Son,
to bring us to Himself.
And now He's given us His Holy Spirit
to live with us and within us,
working in us power,
the power of the resurrection
to bring renewed hearts and minds
that orient around right fears,
good fears,
appropriate fear of man,
and appropriate fear of God
for who He is.
There are two very simple words
in our passage this morning
which we can easily overlook.
We find them at the beginning
in verse 4
that are profound
if we understand them correctly.
Jesus calls those
who are His disciples
my friends.
My friends.
If you're a Christian,
Jesus Christ,
the Son of God,
second person of the Trinity,
the one who has the power
and authority
to lay down His life
and the power
to bring it back up again,
this Jesus
calls you
my friend.
When we grasp hold
of these truths,
we can affirm
and live out
the words we see
the Apostle Paul say
at the end of Romans chapter 8.
I think we have these
to project as well.
We have this recorded for us.
What then shall we say
to these things,
to any of these fears
that may be distorted
in our lives?
If God is for us,
who can be against us?
He who did not spare
His own Son
but gave Him up
for us all,
how will He not also
along with Him
graciously give us
all things?
Who shall bring any charge
against God's elect?
It is God
who justifies,
who is to condemn.
Christ Jesus
is the one who died.
More than that,
who was raised,
who is at the right hand
of God,
who indeed
is interceding for us.
Who shall separate us
from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation
or distress
or persecution
or famine
or nakedness
or danger
or sword
or any other fear
that you may have?
As it is written,
for your sake
we are being killed
all the day long.
We are regarded
as sheep
to be slaughtered.
No.
In all these things
we are more
than conquerors
through Him
who loved us.
For I am sure
that neither death
nor life
nor angels
nor rulers
nor things present
nor things to come
nor powers
nor height
nor depth
nor anything else
in all creation
will be able
to separate us
from the love
of God
in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
When the gospel
of Jesus Christ
has taken hold
of you
and you have
taken hold
of the gospel
the power of God
is at work in you
to cure you
of good fear
gone bad
to heal you
of distorted fears
so that you can
mean and say
those words
of Romans chapter 8
for yourself.
God wants that
for you
and I want to help you
with just a few
practical suggestions
of how we can grow
in applying that fear
so let me close
with the cure
in practice.
First and foremost
the cure
of the gospel
only works
if you have
received it.
You cannot take
the cure
for your fear
problem
if you have not
received the cure
for your sin problem
and if you are here
this morning
and haven't
received Christ
as your savior
then I'm so glad
you're here
so glad that I get
to speak with you
this morning
and I'd love to
talk to you more
about how
you can receive
Christ
and his life
his death
his resurrection
for you
so that you might
know forgiveness
and freedom
from God's judgment
and wrath
to come
and then
you can start
working
in placing
the fear
of man
in right proportion
to the fear
of God
if you have
received Christ
then
we apply
this truth
of putting
good fear
into its right
place
through practice
simple things
things I'm sure
you've heard
before
but let me
just give
some specific
application
the first
is in reading
God's word
the Bible
is a lifetime
supply
of meditation
and reflection
that works
to correct
distorted fear
to put the fear
of creation
in its proper
place
and the fear
of our creator
in his proper
place
but I want
to add
that the Bible
isn't our only
input
into our lives
and we need
to think
carefully
about our diet
because you may
be reading
your Bible
but what else
are you reading
and how is that
informing
your fears
the world
in so many
different ways
is telling you
what to fear
and it's not
telling you
to fear God
through the news
through social
media
through conversations
with friends
at school
or work
or college
there are
subtle
and there are
distinct
voices telling us
to fear this
fear that
fear the other
all at the expense
of fearing
God
and you and I
are taking that in
every single day
and honestly
it is foolish
and it is arrogant
for us to think
that we can resist
that influence
if we are not
regularly taking in
and balancing it
with the word
of God
speaking correctly
so that we can
distinguish
distorted fears
from accurate fears
so I want to
encourage you
feed on God's
word
I just read
recently actually
the Bible has
over 365
times where
we are called
to fear
not
that's more than
one a day
that might be
an outstanding
use of your
devotional time
just to
chart that
through
each day
reflecting where
God says
fear not
and what
grounds he
gives you
for that
but feed
on God's
word
being aware
that you're
already feeding
on other
things
so consider
your diet
carefully
second application
I would encourage
you to pray
and to invite
prayer
specifically
invite prayer
for where
distorted fear
applies and is
lived out in
your life
and we have
before us
an example
in the
apostle Paul
he says to
the church
in Ephesus
in Ephesians
chapter 6
he says to
the church
pray for me
that words
may be given
to me
in opening
my mouth
boldly
to proclaim
the mystery
of the gospel
for which I
am an ambassador
in chains
that I may
declare it
boldly
as I ought
to speak
brothers and
sisters
if the
apostle to
the Gentiles
the guy
who wrote
most of the
letters of
the New
Testament
if he
needed
God's
people to
pray for
him
I'm pretty
sure you
and I
need prayer
from those
around us
too
so when
you meet
one-on-one
with friends
over coffee
when you
have small
group time
prayer time
invite others
into your
struggle
because they're
in the same
position as you
are
the fears
might be
different
but we all
wrestle with
this reality
invite others
in to pray
for you
in very
practical
ways
for how
you see
fear being
distorted
in your
lives
and then
lastly
a practical
application
is to
try it
out
do not
wait for
your feelings
to catch up
to what
the scriptures
are telling
you
don't wait
to feel
bold
being
brave
isn't
the absence
of fear
rather it
is being
being afraid
still
and yet
doing
the right
thing
anyway
so step
out into
whatever
sphere it
may be
that you
know
God
is calling
you to
and where
these fears
are distorted
for you
being
fueled
and
strengthened
by God's
word
resting
in the
prayers
of God's
saints
for you
expect
to have
those
old
feelings
that come
from a
distorted
fear
expect
them to
be there
for a
little
while
longer
as God
continues
to work
in you
but do
not let
that stop
you from
doing
what God
calls you
to do
you may
be familiar
with
C.S.
Lewis's
book
The Lion
the Witch
and the
Wardrobe
it's a
family
favorite
for us
and we
read it
once in
a while
there's a
scene
in which
brother
Peter
is
seeking
to defend
his
sisters
from
attacking
wolves
who
serve
the
wicked
white
witch
and Lewis
writes
this
he says
Peter
did not
feel
very
brave
indeed
he felt
he was
going to
be sick
but that
made no
difference
to what
he had
to do
it made
no difference
to what
he had
to do
don't let
your feelings
make a
difference
to what
you have
to do
to what
God
is calling
you to
do
what
Jesus
lays out
in these
verses
for us
this
morning
to
place
God
in his
rightful
place
the
gospel
cure
cures us
from
good
fear
gone
bad
and with
that
in place
brothers and
sisters
friends
be equipped
be
courageous
to live
out
the life
God has
for you
serve
him
honoring
him
as you
receive
all of
God's
blessings
in your
life
let me
pray
heavenly
father
we thank
you for
your word
to us
this
morning
we thank
you for
how you
speak
into
our
the many
ways in
which our
lives are
messed up
and how
you have
spoken this
morning
and how
to
correct
distorted
fear
good
fear
gone
bad
we thank
you for
your son
Jesus
Christ
we thank
you for
your spirit
and we thank
you for
your word
word
we pray
Lord
that you
would work
in us
faith
to step
out
as you
call us
to in ways
which honor
you
glorify
you
we do
this in
Christ's
name
amen