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 There's a further notice about the vacancy. Our congregation has recently been made vacant, so I'll just read through that notice on the sheet.

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 The Kirk session met on Monday the 15th of July and agreed to follow the practice previously adopted during a vacancy by taking on the role of the vacancy committee.

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 The purpose of the vacancy committee is to arrange for the pulpit to be supplied with ministers who are considered suitable to fill the vacancy, but the final choice belongs to our communicant membership.

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 The vacancy committee would like to stress that they are seeking to secure the full scope of congregational interest so that the process of contacting ministers and arranging dates for them to preach can begin.

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 The initial meeting of the vacancy committee is scheduled for Monday the 26th of August, and over the next five weeks, as we pray to the Lord for guidance,

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 the elders would like to encourage everyone in the congregation to speak to their own elder or to any of the elders and inform them of who you would like to be invited to preach in Stornoway.

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 Please bear in mind that certain procedural steps are required, namely the completion of a financial schedule as well as a congregational development plan.

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 It is hoped that both of these items will be presented to the congregation in September before being sent to the Presbytery and the Mission Board for approval.

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 That's something for us all to pray over.

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 Let us begin our time of worship by singing together in Psalm 40 of the Blue Praise Book in the Scottish Psalter version.

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 We have a Blue Praise Book available at the door if you don't have one.

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 Psalm 40 in the Scottish Psalter version.

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 You'll find that on page 259.

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 And we'll sing from verse 1 down to verse 5 and note that verse 5 follows over the turn of the page.

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 The words there are,

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 We'll stand to sing these words to God's praise down to the end of verse Mark 5.

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 I waited for the Lord my God and patiently did bear.

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 I waited for the Lord my God and patiently did bear.

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 And then to me,

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 He did apply my voice and kind to hear.

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 Just fruitfully did.

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 Forgive me from the fear for this,

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 And from the mighty pain.

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 And on our own He set my feet.

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 Establishing my way

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 He put a new song in my life

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 For God to magnify

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 Then he shall see it

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 And shall feel

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 And God the Lord rely

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 O blessed is the man

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 Whose trust upon the Lord relies

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 Respect him not the proud

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 For such a stern aside to life

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 O Lord my God to many are

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 The wonders of the strong

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 Thy gracious thoughts

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 To us work from above

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 O hosts are gone

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 The northern unkind

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 Reck on them

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 To the effective way

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 And speak of them

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 I will

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 The more I can

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 Be number

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 The more I can

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 Be number

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 God

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 We'll now join our hearts together for a word of prayer.

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 Our heavenly Father we give thanks to you for this day.

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 We give thanks to you for this opportunity to come before you.

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 That we can return our thanks to you for all that you have done for us.

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 That we can come and read your word.

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 That we can sing your praises.

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 That we can come to you in prayer.

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 And you are a God that will hear us when we pray.

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 Even if we feel like we are in the depths and in the fearful pit like the psalmist.

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 You are a God that can draw near to us.

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 And put a new song in our heart.

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 And turn our lives around.

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 That we may come and joyfully sing praise to you.

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 For you have saved us from death.

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 You have redeemed us because Jesus Christ has died on the cross for each and every one of us.

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 And Lord we just pray this time for the young in our congregation.

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 We pray for those that are on holiday.

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 We pray that you would give them a time of enjoyment.

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 We pray for those that have gone to camp.

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 And we ask that you would be mindful of them in their worries that they might have.

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 But that they would be supported and encouraged by those that are there.

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 And that they would understand something new about Jesus and God.

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 And that they may have seeds sown in their hearts at a young age.

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 That you may bring them to grow.

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 And bring forth much fruit.

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 We pray for our planned holiday club.

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 We pray that you would go before us in all our plans.

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 And again as we seek to join together to have fun and to learn more about God.

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 We pray that you would bless us in our time together.

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 We remember our Sunday school in a time of break.

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 We remember our school teachers also.

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 That you would be with them.

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 Be with those who teach our children in our schools.

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 That they may point them in the direction that God has set out for us.

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 That God has revealed to us in the Bible.

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 That we should follow Jesus.

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 And that he will provide for us.

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 So be with us Lord as we turn towards your word.

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 Give us minds of understanding.

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 And ears to hear what you shall say to us.

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 And all these we ask in Jesus name.

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 Amen.

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 Now I want to say a word to the younger ones that are here with us this morning.

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 And I want you all to imagine an orchestra.

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 Orchestras consisted usually of lots of different people in lots of different things.

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 But they are all trying to play music together.

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 And they all have a bit of paper in front of them.

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 That tells them the music that they are playing.

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 The tunes that they are meant to play.

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 And while they have the music in front of them.

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 They are also looking towards the conductor.

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 They are following that man.

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 They are keeping an eye on that man that is in front of them as well.

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 And it consists of lots of different people playing lots of different instruments.

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 You may have the violinists.

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 They are a group of violinists.

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 And they might be playing very fast.

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 They might be getting very tired having to play hard.

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 And the conductor is telling them to play and play and play.

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 And then there might be someone at the side with trumpets just coming in and out.

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 When they are told.

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 And then someone with that trombone making a totally different noise.

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 Just every now and again.

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 And you might have someone at the very back.

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 Just standing there and waiting.

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 Till the very end.

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 To make a big crash with the cymbals.

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 And that's not the way that the violinist looks around to everyone else.

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 And says I am working very hard here.

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 And this man with the trumpets just putting me off.

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 And this man with the trombone is making a totally different noise to the noise that I am making.

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 And that guy at the back.

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 He is not doing anything.

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 But when the conductor instructs everyone to do everything at the right time.

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 To play the different tunes at the right time.

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 It all comes together.

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 To make a wonderful sound.

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 People come and listen to orchestras.

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 Play amazing music.

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 But the most important thing is that they follow the music.

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 And they follow the conductor.

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 And it's a lot like that in our own lives.

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 We are all different.

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 And we have all got different jobs.

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 The Lord will give us different jobs to do in our life.

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 We have different purposes.

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 But it's not that we look at everyone else.

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 And say.

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 Well he is not doing what I am doing.

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 And he is playing a different tune to me.

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 Something totally different.

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 And look at that guy.

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 He is not doing anything.

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 We are not to look at others.

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 We are not to judge others.

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 The most important thing for us in our lives.

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 Is that we follow the instructions that are set out for us in the Bible.

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 Almost like the Bible is like the piece of music that is set in front of you.

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 We follow what is in the Bible.

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 And as we read the Bible.

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 As we get to know the Bible.

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 And learn about the Bible.

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 We will see Jesus.

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 And we will see the man that is directing us every step in our lives.

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 And when we follow the Bible.

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 And when we follow the Bible.

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 When we listen to Jesus.

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 Something wonderful will happen.

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 We will give praise to him and glory.

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 And it is something that is so special to God.

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 And yes we are all different.

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 And yes we have all different jobs to do.

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 But that is not to say that we do our own thing.

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 It is not to say that we come with our own piece of music.

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 And go into the orchestra.

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 It would ruin it.

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 If we just decided to do what we wanted to do.

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 In our lives.

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 The best thing for us.

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 Is to follow the Bible.

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 And to follow Jesus.

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 So I pray that as we grow up.

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 Even as we grow old.

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 We continue.

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 To follow Jesus.

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 And to look at him.

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 I pray that will be blessed.

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 To each of you.

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 We will now say the Lord's Prayer together.

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 You will find it at the top of the bulletin sheet.

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 Let us join together in saying these words.

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 Our Father which art in heaven.

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 Hallowed be thy name.

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 Thy kingdom come.

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 Thy will be done on earth.

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 As it is in heaven.

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 Give us this day our daily bread.

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 And forgive us our debts.

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 As we forgive our debtors.

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 And lead us not into temptation.

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 But deliver us from evil.

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 For thine is the kingdom.

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 The power and the glory.

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 Forever.

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 Amen.

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 We will now continue in our praise.

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 And we will now sing our Gaelic item of praise.

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 Which you will find over leaf.

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 On the rear page of the bulletin sheet.

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 The words of Psalm 23 in English.

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 The Lord's my shepherd.

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 I'll not want.

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 He makes me down to lie.

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 In pastures green.

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 He leadeth me.

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 The quiet waters by.

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 In Gaelic it is here.

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 In Gaelic it is here.

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 Is the Gia feen.

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 Is the Bucheel go.

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 Chabimi aon in ni.

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 We will remain seated for this singing.

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 The Gaelic presenter will read the line out as we go through the psalm.

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 And the congregation repeat the line as we go.

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 Years ago.

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 They wouldn't have had the words.

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 Wouldn't be able to.

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 The Bibles and psalm books weren't there for everyone to have.

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 So this is the way that they sung their praises.

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 The presenter would read the line.

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 And the people would then repeat the words back.

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 So.

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 We'll sing this together.

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 often singing jatsung..

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 Propag format...

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 Blue。

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 Oh, my God.

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 Oh, my God.

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 Oh, my God.

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 Oh, my God.

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 Oh, my God.

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 The Gospel of John, chapter 14.

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 Gospel of John, New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.

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 Read at verse 4, chapter 14 at verse 15.

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 We have two readings this morning.

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 We'll turn to chapter 20 after reading section in chapter 14.

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 Gospel of John, chapter 14, reading at verse 15.

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 And this is Jesus' words before he was led away to be crucified.

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 He's speaking to his disciples and instructing them.

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 He says there,

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 Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more.

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 But you will see me because I live.

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 In that day, you will know that I am in the Father, and you in me, and I in you.

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 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, it's he it is who loves me.

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 And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.

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 Judas, not Iscariot, said to him, Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us and not to the world?

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 Jesus answered him, if anyone loves me, he will keep my word.

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 And my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

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 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words.

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 And the word that you hear is not mine, but the Father who sent me.

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 These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you.

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 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,

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 he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

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 Peace I leave with you.

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 My peace I give to you.

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 Not as the world gives do I give to you.

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 Let not your hearts be troubled.

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 Neither let them be afraid.

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 You heard me say to you, I am going away, and I will come to you.

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 If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father.

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 For the Father is greater than I.

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 And now I have told you before it takes place,

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 so that when it does take place, you may believe.

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 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming.

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 He has no claim on me.

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 But I do as the Father has commanded me,

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 so that the world may know that I love the Father.

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 Rise, let us go from here.

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 If you turn a few pages to chapter 20,

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 chapter 20, and we'll read from verse 19.

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 This is the account where Jesus appears after his death,

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 resurrected to the disciples.

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 Verse 19.

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 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week,

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 the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews,

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 Jesus came and stood among them and said to them,

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 Peace be with you.

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 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.

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 Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

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 Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you.

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 As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.

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 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,

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 Receive the Holy Spirit.

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 If you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven.

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 If you withhold the forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.

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 Amen.

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 May the reading of God's word be blessed to those who have heard it.

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 Let us join together once again in a word of prayer.

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 Let us pray.

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 Our Heavenly Father, we give thanks for this word that we have read.

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 And we give thanks that you are the Lord Jesus Christ who brings peace to his people.

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 And we just give thanks that you are one who has come to set us free from the power of death.

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 Help us to be mindful of what we do when we come to worship you.

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 When we come before the presence of God and seek his face.

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 That we may hear from you.

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 And although it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Lord God Almighty.

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 We pray that we may draw before you with our reverence and our fear.

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 Acknowledging you as creator of all things.

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 The one who sustains all things and keeps our very life.

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 And Lord, we pray as we come to this word.

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 And consider it.

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 We pray that you would give us understanding of it.

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 That you may speak to us.

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 We pray that the gospel may go forth with power by the power of the Spirit.

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 For we acknowledge that if we do it of our own strength, it will come to nothing.

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 So we rely on you, Lord God.

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 And the presence of the Spirit to be with us as we come to you before your word and before you.

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 That you may guide us and show us and instruct us.

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 And how we are to live our lives.

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 Lord, we pray for our nation.

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 We pray for our world.

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 We pray that the gospel may go out with power.

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 That it may persuade and enable people to receive and embrace Jesus Christ that is offered to them.

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 The Christ that went to the cross for them.

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 To die for them.

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 In order that we may not be found guilty before God.

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 That we may come before God knowing that our sins have been forgiven.

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 Confident in the blood of Jesus Christ as the sacrifice to pay for our sins.

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 All is done.

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 We can do nothing of ourselves.

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 We trust in Jesus Christ.

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 To whom else can we go?

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 Who else offers that peace when death is set before us?

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 You have promised us life if we believe in you.

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 And so help us in our unbelief.

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 Help us in this hour to understand who you are and to trust in you.

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 We pray for everyone that preaches your word this morning.

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 Across our world and nation.

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 That it may go forth with great effect.

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 We remember those people who have devoted their lives to you and your cause.

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 Who are missionaries in this world.

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 We remember Muriel from her congregation in Cambodia.

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 We pray for the work that she does with the Brow and Grung people.

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 And the girls that stay with her.

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 Lord, we pray that you would give her strength.

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 And enable her to speak about her Saviour.

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 And the change that has come about in her life.

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 Lord, we pray for those who are worried this morning.

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 Those who are fears.

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 Those who have uncertainties.

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 Those who are anxious over their health.

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 Those who mourn.

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 We pray that you would draw near to them.

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 And comfort them.

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 Lord, we just ask that you would be with us in our time together.

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 That the gospel of Jesus Christ may take root in our hearts.

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 And grow each and every day.

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 Be with us.

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 Guide us.

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 Keep us.

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 Keep the evil one from distracting us.

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 And let us see Jesus Christ.

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 With beauty and wonder and awe.

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 All this we ask in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 We'll continue in our praise by singing in Psalm 56.

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 You'll find that on page 73 in the Sing Psalms version.

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 Psalm 56.

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 I have it marked as verse mark 5.

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 But I think we'll begin our singing from verse mark 9.

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 At the bottom of the page.

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 When I call on you to help me.

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 Then my foes will turn aside.

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 This is how I will be certain.

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 That God is on my side.

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 O relief.

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 In the Lord whose word I honour.

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 In my God I praise his word.

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 I will trust and not be fearful.

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 What can man do to me, Lord?

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 I have taken vows before you.

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 To my God I will be true.

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 Sacrifices of thanksgiving.

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 I will gladly give to you.

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 For you kept my feet from stumbling.

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 And from death you set me free.

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 So that I may walk before you.

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 And the light of life may see.

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 From verse 9.

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 We'll stand to sing.

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 When I call on you to help me.

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 Then my foes will turn aside.

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 Amen.

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 When I call on you to help me.

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 Then my foes will turn aside.

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 This is how I will be certain.

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 That my own is on my side.

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 When the Lord whose word I own.

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 Then my God I praise his word.

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 I will trust and not be fearful.

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 What can man do to me, Lord?

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 I will trust and not be fearful.

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 I will trust and not be fearful.

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 I will trust and not be fearful.

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 To my God I will be true.

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 Sacrifices of thanksgiving.

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 I will gladly give to you.

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 For you kept my feet from stumbling.

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 And from death you set me free.

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 So that I may walk before you.

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 And the light of life may see.

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 We turn back to the passage that we read in John chapter 20.

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 I want us to consider this passage that we have with Jesus.

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 This resurrected body appears to the disciples.

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 And there in verse 21.

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 You'll see what Jesus says to them.

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 Peace be with you.

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 As the Father has sent me.

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 Even so I am sending you.

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 Now the last time I was with you here in Stornoway.

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 We looked at the first resurrection appearance of Jesus.

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 That was the appearance that he made to Mary.

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 And we're walking our way through the resurrection appearances that are recorded in the Gospel of John.

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 We thought about Mary.

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 We thought about the love that she had for Jesus.

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 We thought about the love that she had lost as she came mourning over the loss of Jesus Christ.

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 But Jesus appeared to her there at the tomb of the bombshell moment of his first appearance.

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 And the love that she had lost had now been restored.

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 Because Jesus had conquered death.

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 Jesus had not died.

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 Jesus would live forever.

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 Her love would ever be present.

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 All her sorrows had been turned to joy in that account.

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 And Jesus' appearances after death form the foundations of the Christian faith.

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 And gives everyone who believes in him a hope in life after death.

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 The Bible says that though ye die, yet ye shall live.

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 And now we come to this second appearance in the Gospel of John.

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 We're on the same day still.

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 Mary has been at the tomb in the morning in the early hours just at sunrise.

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 And now we are told there in verse 19 that it's now the evening.

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 And he appears to the gathered disciples within this locked room.

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 But what John doesn't record is another account which Luke does.

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 Jesus walked with the two on the road to Emmaus between sunrise and the evening hours.

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 Now John doesn't record this.

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 And it's an interesting account.

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 We've got to ask, well, why doesn't John record it?

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 Why doesn't John record that fascinating account?

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 But John himself says, at the end of chapter 20 there, no, at the end of chapter 21 he says,

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 I can't record everything.

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 Supposing everything was to be written,

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 The whole world could not contain the books about Jesus.

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 So John here, when he puts his Gospel together, he's selective to record these accounts for a certain reason.

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 And I hope that as we come and consider why and the importance of it,

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 we'll understand the purpose of why John wrote this book.

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 The purpose is there at the end of chapter 20.

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 He writes all of this for the reader.

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 The reader this morning.

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 For you and for me.

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 That we may believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Because as we'll see in the evening,

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 these men also doubted that Jesus could ever live.

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 They're amazed at what happens.

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 And so there's nothing else like it in this world.

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 They record all this in detail.

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 So that everyone who hears it may believe.

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 So let us consider this passage together.

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 And I want you to think in your life that you know fine that you can't do everything.

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 You can't do everything yourself.

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 And often you need to, if you have a job to do,

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 you need to delegate the task to someone else.

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 So if you think about a business, the boss can't do everything.

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 And usually he'll give the simpler tasks to other people.

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 And he'll hold on to the more vital aspects of the business himself.

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 But supposing you were that manager, you were that boss,

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 and the time came where maybe you had to retire.

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 Maybe you had to hand over the reins to someone else.

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 Someone else had to come and fill your boots.

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 You'd look for the most competent person you could find.

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 The most knowledgeable person on the subject.

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 The most person who had the most experience.

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 The person who was most trustworthy.

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 The most reliable person you had in the company or out with the company.

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 Someone that would fill your boots and ensure that the business would run smoothly.

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 Best person you could find.

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 And in this account here, we've got a handover going on.

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 Jesus has died.

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 He cannot stay in this world.

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 He started a work.

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 But he must return to be on the side of his Father in heaven.

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 He's handing the work over to the disciples.

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 And they must be people that go out boldly into this world,

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 facing all opposition and criticism,

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 to declare that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Saviour of sinners.

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 He is the man that can give you hope in the face of death.

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 They need to be bold, men and women.

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 But who does he have?

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 When you look at the passage here, who does he have?

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 He's got people who are scared, confused,

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 people who are inexperienced for the job that is required of them.

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 These disciples, when you read through the Gospels,

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 they've already proven themselves to be unreliable,

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 lacking in knowledge,

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 not at all competent to do the task that has been asked of them here.

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 But this is who Jesus has.

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 And if this was your business that you were handing over to people like this,

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 you would be thinking,

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 this isn't going to work.

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 What chance do I have?

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 It's going to be a mess.

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 And you would expect the work of Jesus to stop.

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 Because the people here aren't really top notch.

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 But strangely, the work continued.

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 And it's continued even up till this morning.

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 With similar men and women.

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 So, the work is not entirely reliant upon the men and women and their own strength.

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 Surely there's something more going on here

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 for the work to have continued throughout the ages till this morning.

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 And when you continue reading through the Gospels,

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 when you continue reading through Acts,

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 and the works that these disciples went on to do,

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 the leaders of the day complained against these men.

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 Because they said,

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 they're turning the world upside down

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 with the message that they're bringing.

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 These people who were in this locked room,

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 their lives being turned upside down

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 by meeting Jesus.

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 They go out boldly.

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 And this appearance,

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 I believe, is a preparation

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 for the work that he has for them to do.

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 And the disciples receive three things

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 from Jesus here in this passage.

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 And the first thing

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 that they receive from Jesus is peace.

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 The disciples are gathered in this locked room

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 and Jesus comes into their presence

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 and he says,

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 peace be with you at the end of verse 19.

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 And I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall

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 in that locked room

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 to weigh up and to evaluate

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 and to watch these disciples

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 considering what's going on.

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 They're scared of what's going to happen.

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 But Mary's come from the morning

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 and she's reported that

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 I have seen the Lord Jesus.

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 Maybe the two from the road to Emmaus

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 have now returned and said to them,

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 we've seen Jesus too.

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 And they're probably weighing it all up

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 and asking,

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 what's happened?

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 Where's Jesus' body gone?

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 Has Jesus risen?

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 We'll have more of the questions

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 that they asked this evening

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 when we consider Thomas.

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 But here the disciples,

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 they're all locked in.

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 And they're locked in for fear.

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 And it's a fear of death.

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 Because what would happen is

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 when the Romans condemned someone to die,

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 when they condemned a movement,

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 they would seek after,

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 well, the leader first.

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 But then all the followers

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 that were associated

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 with that man

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 that had been condemned,

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 they'd try and obliterate them.

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 So that movement

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 would no longer cause

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 any issues amongst the people.

00:40:02.540 --> 00:40:03.519
 And the Jews

00:40:03.519 --> 00:40:05.540
 weren't exactly their best friends either.

00:40:06.519 --> 00:40:08.620
 The Jews did not like

00:40:08.620 --> 00:40:09.860
 what Jesus had been teaching.

00:40:10.580 --> 00:40:11.800
 So if they had seen

00:40:11.800 --> 00:40:12.980
 any of the disciples

00:40:12.980 --> 00:40:14.360
 out and about,

00:40:15.120 --> 00:40:16.280
 they would have been straight

00:40:16.280 --> 00:40:17.240
 reporting them

00:40:17.240 --> 00:40:19.560
 as followers of Jesus Christ,

00:40:19.640 --> 00:40:20.620
 that they would be captured

00:40:20.620 --> 00:40:21.860
 and silenced.

00:40:22.880 --> 00:40:24.540
 So you can see straight away

00:40:24.540 --> 00:40:25.580
 that there is absolutely

00:40:25.580 --> 00:40:27.000
 no peace in this camp.

00:40:27.120 --> 00:40:28.820
 They are fearful for their lives.

00:40:30.760 --> 00:40:32.100
 They're locked in a room.

00:40:33.560 --> 00:40:34.660
 It highlights their fear

00:40:34.660 --> 00:40:35.600
 that they're locked in.

00:40:36.160 --> 00:40:37.240
 It highlights something

00:40:37.240 --> 00:40:38.600
 of the body of Jesus.

00:40:39.640 --> 00:40:40.500
 And the body,

00:40:41.220 --> 00:40:43.060
 the appearance that he comes in,

00:40:43.200 --> 00:40:45.160
 the physical attributes of Jesus,

00:40:45.159 --> 00:40:46.319
 that he can just appear.

00:40:47.119 --> 00:40:48.339
 We don't really have time

00:40:48.339 --> 00:40:49.719
 to go into that this morning.

00:40:50.420 --> 00:40:51.460
 But he appears

00:40:51.460 --> 00:40:53.000
 out of nowhere

00:40:53.000 --> 00:40:54.940
 to people that are already

00:40:54.940 --> 00:40:56.799
 scared for their lives.

00:41:00.519 --> 00:41:01.759
 Which is quite interesting.

00:41:03.960 --> 00:41:05.559
 And it's interesting to note

00:41:05.559 --> 00:41:09.099
 that it doesn't record any fear,

00:41:10.299 --> 00:41:12.960
 any extra fear on their part.

00:41:12.960 --> 00:41:14.440
 they're joyful

00:41:14.440 --> 00:41:15.900
 to see the man

00:41:15.900 --> 00:41:17.019
 that comes in peace.

00:41:21.220 --> 00:41:22.960
 If you remember that count,

00:41:23.420 --> 00:41:25.079
 Jesus was taken away

00:41:25.079 --> 00:41:25.840
 to be crucified.

00:41:26.300 --> 00:41:27.059
 The soldiers came

00:41:27.059 --> 00:41:28.500
 to capture Jesus before.

00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:30.980
 And where did the disciples go?

00:41:31.940 --> 00:41:33.199
 They ran away.

00:41:34.460 --> 00:41:35.119
 They were scared

00:41:35.119 --> 00:41:35.900
 of the soldiers.

00:41:36.659 --> 00:41:37.920
 They were scared

00:41:37.920 --> 00:41:39.860
 that they would die too.

00:41:39.860 --> 00:41:43.480
 Jesus was captured.

00:41:43.640 --> 00:41:44.980
 And Jesus doesn't mention this,

00:41:45.280 --> 00:41:46.820
 that you abandoned me.

00:41:46.880 --> 00:41:47.579
 Where were you

00:41:47.579 --> 00:41:49.539
 when the soldiers came for me?

00:41:50.200 --> 00:41:51.300
 He doesn't mention that.

00:41:53.220 --> 00:41:54.660
 But they didn't want to die.

00:41:55.460 --> 00:41:57.519
 The disciples didn't want to die.

00:41:57.599 --> 00:41:58.340
 They had a fear

00:41:58.340 --> 00:42:00.720
 of dying at that moment.

00:42:02.140 --> 00:42:04.079
 Jesus comes with peace.

00:42:04.280 --> 00:42:05.320
 Peace be with you,

00:42:05.380 --> 00:42:05.940
 he says.

00:42:05.940 --> 00:42:06.019
 Peace.

00:42:07.260 --> 00:42:08.500
 A peace that is not like

00:42:08.500 --> 00:42:10.059
 any other peace in this world

00:42:10.059 --> 00:42:12.260
 that we read in John chapter 14.

00:42:12.880 --> 00:42:14.059
 He brings peace

00:42:14.059 --> 00:42:16.300
 when things are terrifying.

00:42:17.740 --> 00:42:18.800
 Peace in the midst

00:42:18.800 --> 00:42:20.300
 of absolute fear

00:42:20.300 --> 00:42:22.559
 when their world is upside down.

00:42:24.179 --> 00:42:24.920
 And in many ways

00:42:24.920 --> 00:42:26.679
 the world is upside down today.

00:42:27.679 --> 00:42:28.900
 And I believe the world

00:42:28.900 --> 00:42:30.019
 is looking for peace.

00:42:30.980 --> 00:42:32.579
 We all want to have peace.

00:42:32.579 --> 00:42:34.739
 We all want peace.

00:42:34.799 --> 00:42:35.159
 It's almost like

00:42:35.159 --> 00:42:35.840
 we're programmed

00:42:35.840 --> 00:42:37.239
 for peace.

00:42:38.420 --> 00:42:39.219
 We try to make

00:42:39.219 --> 00:42:40.000
 our own peace.

00:42:40.799 --> 00:42:41.960
 But there's always something

00:42:41.960 --> 00:42:42.900
 that will come across

00:42:42.900 --> 00:42:43.840
 and spoil it.

00:42:45.119 --> 00:42:46.400
 Jesus is here

00:42:46.400 --> 00:42:48.039
 saying that he brings

00:42:48.039 --> 00:42:48.639
 peace

00:42:48.639 --> 00:42:49.880
 in the midst

00:42:49.880 --> 00:42:50.840
 of fear.

00:42:52.319 --> 00:42:53.199
 His presence

00:42:53.199 --> 00:42:54.079
 brings peace.

00:42:55.119 --> 00:42:56.099
 And you can maybe imagine

00:42:56.099 --> 00:42:56.759
 when you were a little

00:42:56.759 --> 00:42:57.699
 boy or girl

00:42:57.699 --> 00:42:58.579
 and something

00:42:58.579 --> 00:42:59.619
 had happened to you.

00:43:00.480 --> 00:43:01.440
 You were fearful

00:43:01.440 --> 00:43:01.900
 of something.

00:43:01.900 --> 00:43:02.559
 You were scared

00:43:02.559 --> 00:43:03.139
 of something.

00:43:03.240 --> 00:43:03.880
 You had a nightmare.

00:43:05.260 --> 00:43:06.660
 Your parent would come in

00:43:06.660 --> 00:43:08.079
 and their presence

00:43:08.079 --> 00:43:09.039
 would bring you peace.

00:43:09.780 --> 00:43:10.840
 Maybe you've started

00:43:10.840 --> 00:43:11.360
 working

00:43:11.360 --> 00:43:12.119
 and you're learning

00:43:12.119 --> 00:43:12.720
 your trade

00:43:12.720 --> 00:43:13.119
 and you make

00:43:13.119 --> 00:43:14.300
 a complete blunder

00:43:14.300 --> 00:43:15.780
 and you're fearful

00:43:15.780 --> 00:43:16.480
 of the outcome.

00:43:16.579 --> 00:43:17.280
 What's going to happen?

00:43:18.260 --> 00:43:19.599
 And someone more experienced

00:43:19.599 --> 00:43:20.220
 comes in

00:43:20.220 --> 00:43:20.820
 and says,

00:43:20.900 --> 00:43:21.320
 it's okay.

00:43:21.559 --> 00:43:22.380
 We can fix it.

00:43:22.740 --> 00:43:24.119
 That person's presence

00:43:24.119 --> 00:43:25.360
 brings peace to you.

00:43:26.400 --> 00:43:27.740
 Jesus brings peace

00:43:27.740 --> 00:43:28.240
 to them

00:43:28.240 --> 00:43:29.160
 because he knows

00:43:29.160 --> 00:43:30.940
 what to do.

00:43:31.900 --> 00:43:33.320
 And it's a peace

00:43:33.320 --> 00:43:34.780
 not like this world.

00:43:34.920 --> 00:43:35.740
 Jesus is called

00:43:35.740 --> 00:43:37.079
 the Prince of Peace

00:43:37.079 --> 00:43:38.940
 elsewhere in the Bible.

00:43:40.420 --> 00:43:41.500
 And that is something

00:43:41.500 --> 00:43:42.260
 that the Christian,

00:43:42.400 --> 00:43:42.960
 the believer,

00:43:43.240 --> 00:43:43.900
 receives.

00:43:44.599 --> 00:43:45.800
 They have a certain

00:43:45.800 --> 00:43:46.840
 and special peace

00:43:46.840 --> 00:43:47.519
 in life.

00:43:48.460 --> 00:43:49.400
 Maybe you've seen it

00:43:49.400 --> 00:43:49.760
 in action.

00:43:49.860 --> 00:43:50.460
 Maybe you've seen

00:43:50.460 --> 00:43:51.059
 a Christian

00:43:51.059 --> 00:43:51.980
 go through

00:43:51.980 --> 00:43:52.960
 the most horrendous

00:43:52.960 --> 00:43:53.539
 experience

00:43:53.539 --> 00:43:55.559
 and you wonder,

00:43:55.719 --> 00:43:55.800
 well,

00:43:55.860 --> 00:43:56.559
 how on earth

00:43:56.559 --> 00:43:57.320
 can they have

00:43:57.320 --> 00:43:58.239
 so much peace

00:43:58.239 --> 00:43:59.699
 in the midst

00:43:59.699 --> 00:44:01.380
 of something

00:44:01.380 --> 00:44:03.059
 so terrifying,

00:44:03.619 --> 00:44:04.079
 fearful?

00:44:05.739 --> 00:44:06.360
 The Christian

00:44:06.360 --> 00:44:07.219
 has peace

00:44:07.219 --> 00:44:07.820
 in life,

00:44:08.059 --> 00:44:09.539
 but also the Christian

00:44:09.539 --> 00:44:10.699
 receives peace

00:44:10.699 --> 00:44:11.460
 in death.

00:44:12.779 --> 00:44:13.699
 They have peace

00:44:13.699 --> 00:44:14.659
 knowing

00:44:14.659 --> 00:44:15.460
 that Jesus

00:44:15.460 --> 00:44:16.279
 has conquered

00:44:16.279 --> 00:44:17.119
 death

00:44:17.119 --> 00:44:18.019
 for them.

00:44:18.019 --> 00:44:19.840
 they have a special

00:44:19.840 --> 00:44:21.059
 and certain peace

00:44:21.059 --> 00:44:22.599
 through their life

00:44:22.599 --> 00:44:23.820
 because they know

00:44:23.820 --> 00:44:25.039
 that although they die,

00:44:26.699 --> 00:44:27.079
 Jesus

00:44:27.079 --> 00:44:29.320
 has provided

00:44:29.320 --> 00:44:31.039
 for them

00:44:31.039 --> 00:44:32.079
 and prepared

00:44:32.079 --> 00:44:32.780
 for them

00:44:32.780 --> 00:44:33.800
 a place

00:44:33.800 --> 00:44:34.559
 for them

00:44:34.559 --> 00:44:35.139
 to be.

00:44:36.400 --> 00:44:37.519
 He has made

00:44:37.519 --> 00:44:38.159
 peace

00:44:38.159 --> 00:44:39.300
 for this

00:44:39.300 --> 00:44:40.019
 disciple.

00:44:40.239 --> 00:44:41.099
 Jesus Christ

00:44:41.099 --> 00:44:42.039
 has made peace

00:44:42.039 --> 00:44:42.559
 for you.

00:44:43.699 --> 00:44:44.000
 Peace

00:44:44.000 --> 00:44:44.619
 for the one

00:44:44.619 --> 00:44:45.460
 who is scared.

00:44:46.519 --> 00:44:46.719
 Peace

00:44:46.719 --> 00:44:47.480
 for the one

00:44:47.480 --> 00:44:49.059
 who is full

00:44:49.059 --> 00:44:49.799
 of fears

00:44:49.799 --> 00:44:50.539
 in this life.

00:44:51.919 --> 00:44:52.119
 Peace

00:44:52.119 --> 00:44:52.659
 for the one

00:44:52.659 --> 00:44:53.179
 whose life

00:44:53.179 --> 00:44:54.239
 is upside down.

00:44:54.879 --> 00:44:55.079
 Peace

00:44:55.079 --> 00:44:55.679
 for the one

00:44:55.679 --> 00:44:56.199
 who feels

00:44:56.199 --> 00:44:56.819
 like locking

00:44:56.819 --> 00:44:57.319
 themselves

00:44:57.319 --> 00:44:57.980
 away from

00:44:57.980 --> 00:44:58.419
 the world.

00:44:59.899 --> 00:45:00.159
 Peace

00:45:00.159 --> 00:45:00.819
 for the one

00:45:00.819 --> 00:45:02.319
 who fears

00:45:02.319 --> 00:45:02.779
 death.

00:45:03.339 --> 00:45:03.659
 Jesus

00:45:03.659 --> 00:45:04.339
 brings

00:45:04.339 --> 00:45:05.000
 peace.

00:45:06.279 --> 00:45:07.159
 It's a great

00:45:07.159 --> 00:45:08.399
 treasure to have

00:45:08.399 --> 00:45:09.579
 peace in your life.

00:45:10.399 --> 00:45:10.899
 But Jesus

00:45:10.899 --> 00:45:11.639
 also brings

00:45:11.639 --> 00:45:12.279
 something else

00:45:12.279 --> 00:45:13.000
 to the disciples

00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:13.939
 here and he brings

00:45:13.939 --> 00:45:14.719
 a purpose

00:45:14.719 --> 00:45:15.199
 to them.

00:45:15.619 --> 00:45:16.039
 The second

00:45:16.039 --> 00:45:16.360
 point.

00:45:16.440 --> 00:45:16.800
 He brings

00:45:16.800 --> 00:45:17.219
 peace

00:45:17.219 --> 00:45:18.519
 and he brings

00:45:18.519 --> 00:45:19.320
 purpose to

00:45:19.320 --> 00:45:19.800
 them too.

00:45:20.900 --> 00:45:21.340
 Now you

00:45:21.340 --> 00:45:22.400
 know in

00:45:22.400 --> 00:45:23.239
 your life

00:45:23.239 --> 00:45:23.719
 if you don't

00:45:23.719 --> 00:45:24.519
 have a purpose

00:45:24.519 --> 00:45:25.719
 you feel

00:45:25.719 --> 00:45:26.519
 a bit lost

00:45:26.519 --> 00:45:27.980
 and when

00:45:27.980 --> 00:45:29.019
 you think

00:45:29.019 --> 00:45:29.380
 you have

00:45:29.380 --> 00:45:30.179
 no purpose

00:45:30.179 --> 00:45:30.820
 in this

00:45:30.820 --> 00:45:31.199
 life

00:45:31.199 --> 00:45:32.980
 you yourself

00:45:32.980 --> 00:45:34.159
 can feel

00:45:34.159 --> 00:45:35.840
 as someone

00:45:35.840 --> 00:45:37.860
 having

00:45:37.860 --> 00:45:38.800
 no purpose

00:45:38.800 --> 00:45:40.880
 which can

00:45:40.880 --> 00:45:41.800
 have sad

00:45:41.800 --> 00:45:42.759
 consequences.

00:45:43.960 --> 00:45:44.259
 Having

00:45:44.259 --> 00:45:44.800
 purpose

00:45:44.800 --> 00:45:45.560
 is personally

00:45:45.560 --> 00:45:46.460
 a huge

00:45:46.460 --> 00:45:47.160
 thing.

00:45:48.480 --> 00:45:48.820
 Have you

00:45:48.820 --> 00:45:49.519
 ever asked

00:45:49.519 --> 00:45:50.420
 why am

00:45:50.420 --> 00:45:50.840
 I here?

00:45:51.880 --> 00:45:52.400
 What is

00:45:52.400 --> 00:45:53.380
 my purpose?

00:45:54.160 --> 00:45:54.519
 And a

00:45:54.519 --> 00:45:55.060
 group of

00:45:55.060 --> 00:45:55.820
 godly men

00:45:55.820 --> 00:45:56.340
 knew the

00:45:56.340 --> 00:45:57.039
 value of

00:45:57.039 --> 00:45:58.100
 people knowing

00:45:58.100 --> 00:45:58.820
 their purpose

00:45:58.820 --> 00:45:59.320
 when they

00:45:59.320 --> 00:46:00.180
 wrote the

00:46:00.180 --> 00:46:01.080
 small book

00:46:01.080 --> 00:46:01.960
 the shorter

00:46:01.960 --> 00:46:02.920
 catechism

00:46:02.920 --> 00:46:04.039
 that taught

00:46:04.039 --> 00:46:05.060
 people about

00:46:05.060 --> 00:46:05.519
 God.

00:46:06.440 --> 00:46:06.840
 The first

00:46:06.840 --> 00:46:07.680
 question that

00:46:07.680 --> 00:46:08.220
 they had

00:46:08.220 --> 00:46:10.400
 there posed

00:46:10.400 --> 00:46:11.640
 was what

00:46:11.639 --> 00:46:12.759
 is man's

00:46:12.759 --> 00:46:13.319
 purpose?

00:46:14.000 --> 00:46:14.460
 What is

00:46:14.460 --> 00:46:14.900
 the chief

00:46:14.900 --> 00:46:15.359
 end of

00:46:15.359 --> 00:46:15.719
 man?

00:46:15.859 --> 00:46:16.159
 Is the

00:46:16.159 --> 00:46:16.519
 way it

00:46:16.519 --> 00:46:16.940
 was written.

00:46:18.179 --> 00:46:18.639
 They knew

00:46:18.639 --> 00:46:19.299
 the value

00:46:19.299 --> 00:46:19.639
 of it.

00:46:19.679 --> 00:46:20.000
 They put

00:46:20.000 --> 00:46:20.639
 it first

00:46:20.639 --> 00:46:22.139
 and the

00:46:22.139 --> 00:46:22.920
 purpose of

00:46:22.920 --> 00:46:23.379
 man is to

00:46:23.379 --> 00:46:24.219
 glorify God

00:46:24.219 --> 00:46:24.779
 and enjoy

00:46:24.779 --> 00:46:25.319
 him forever.

00:46:27.299 --> 00:46:27.819
 In our

00:46:27.819 --> 00:46:28.879
 passage here

00:46:28.879 --> 00:46:30.319
 Jesus comes

00:46:30.319 --> 00:46:30.779
 to the

00:46:30.779 --> 00:46:31.579
 disciples and

00:46:31.579 --> 00:46:32.039
 he gives

00:46:32.039 --> 00:46:32.839
 them a new

00:46:32.839 --> 00:46:33.500
 purpose.

00:46:33.659 --> 00:46:34.259
 They would

00:46:34.259 --> 00:46:34.980
 go and

00:46:34.980 --> 00:46:35.639
 glorify

00:46:35.639 --> 00:46:36.460
 God.

00:46:39.460 --> 00:46:39.960
 They would

00:46:39.960 --> 00:46:40.400
 go out

00:46:40.400 --> 00:46:40.740
 with the

00:46:40.740 --> 00:46:41.160
 gospel.

00:46:42.300 --> 00:46:42.599
 Jesus

00:46:42.599 --> 00:46:43.240
 says to

00:46:43.240 --> 00:46:44.440
 them peace

00:46:44.440 --> 00:46:44.960
 be with

00:46:44.960 --> 00:46:45.539
 you again

00:46:45.539 --> 00:46:46.500
 in verse

00:46:46.500 --> 00:46:47.079
 21.

00:46:48.039 --> 00:46:48.579
 It's

00:46:48.579 --> 00:46:49.079
 repeated

00:46:49.079 --> 00:46:49.500
 because he's

00:46:49.500 --> 00:46:50.119
 got something

00:46:50.119 --> 00:46:50.960
 really important

00:46:50.960 --> 00:46:51.579
 to say to

00:46:51.579 --> 00:46:51.760
 them.

00:46:52.880 --> 00:46:53.539
 He's saying

00:46:53.539 --> 00:46:53.920
 as the

00:46:53.920 --> 00:46:54.559
 father has

00:46:54.559 --> 00:46:55.260
 sent me

00:46:55.260 --> 00:46:56.519
 so I

00:46:56.519 --> 00:46:57.139
 am sending

00:46:57.139 --> 00:46:57.480
 you.

00:46:58.920 --> 00:46:59.720
 This is

00:46:59.720 --> 00:47:00.220
 the hand

00:47:00.220 --> 00:47:00.440
 over.

00:47:02.000 --> 00:47:02.639
 They are

00:47:02.639 --> 00:47:02.920
 going to

00:47:02.920 --> 00:47:03.519
 carry on

00:47:03.519 --> 00:47:04.079
 the work

00:47:04.079 --> 00:47:04.940
 that God

00:47:04.940 --> 00:47:05.980
 sent Jesus

00:47:05.980 --> 00:47:06.780
 to do.

00:47:08.039 --> 00:47:08.360
 And in

00:47:08.360 --> 00:47:09.039
 many ways

00:47:09.039 --> 00:47:09.500
 they could

00:47:09.500 --> 00:47:09.900
 not.

00:47:09.900 --> 00:47:10.320
 they

00:47:10.320 --> 00:47:10.740
 wouldn't

00:47:10.740 --> 00:47:12.340
 do the

00:47:12.340 --> 00:47:12.880
 work of

00:47:12.880 --> 00:47:13.440
 Christ in

00:47:13.440 --> 00:47:13.980
 the sense

00:47:13.980 --> 00:47:14.840
 of redeeming

00:47:14.840 --> 00:47:16.019
 people and

00:47:16.019 --> 00:47:16.380
 forgiving

00:47:16.380 --> 00:47:17.019
 sins.

00:47:17.960 --> 00:47:18.519
 But the

00:47:18.519 --> 00:47:19.000
 first thing

00:47:19.000 --> 00:47:19.480
 that Jesus

00:47:19.480 --> 00:47:20.680
 did when

00:47:20.680 --> 00:47:21.000
 he came

00:47:21.000 --> 00:47:21.480
 into this

00:47:21.480 --> 00:47:21.780
 world,

00:47:21.860 --> 00:47:22.039
 you can

00:47:22.039 --> 00:47:22.440
 read about

00:47:22.440 --> 00:47:22.680
 in the

00:47:22.680 --> 00:47:23.200
 gospel of

00:47:23.200 --> 00:47:23.480
 Mark,

00:47:23.559 --> 00:47:23.820
 is that

00:47:23.820 --> 00:47:24.320
 he came

00:47:24.320 --> 00:47:25.000
 and proclaimed

00:47:25.000 --> 00:47:25.660
 the gospel

00:47:25.660 --> 00:47:26.280
 of God.

00:47:27.720 --> 00:47:28.079
 Calling

00:47:28.079 --> 00:47:28.760
 people to

00:47:28.760 --> 00:47:29.720
 repent and

00:47:29.720 --> 00:47:30.300
 believe in

00:47:30.300 --> 00:47:30.860
 the gospel.

00:47:31.660 --> 00:47:32.160
 And that

00:47:32.160 --> 00:47:32.599
 is what the

00:47:32.599 --> 00:47:33.340
 disciples are

00:47:33.340 --> 00:47:33.800
 now being

00:47:33.800 --> 00:47:34.960
 instructed to

00:47:34.960 --> 00:47:35.200
 do.

00:47:36.000 --> 00:47:36.740
 Go out

00:47:36.740 --> 00:47:37.059
 with the

00:47:37.059 --> 00:47:37.680
 gospel of

00:47:37.679 --> 00:47:38.019
 Jesus

00:47:38.019 --> 00:47:38.859
 Christ and

00:47:38.859 --> 00:47:39.599
 call them

00:47:39.599 --> 00:47:40.299
 to believe

00:47:40.299 --> 00:47:40.799
 in him.

00:47:42.019 --> 00:47:42.819
 That they

00:47:42.819 --> 00:47:43.399
 may have

00:47:43.399 --> 00:47:43.879
 life.

00:47:44.559 --> 00:47:45.019
 The man

00:47:45.019 --> 00:47:45.619
 that died

00:47:45.619 --> 00:47:45.960
 on the

00:47:45.960 --> 00:47:46.960
 cross for

00:47:46.960 --> 00:47:48.179
 you and

00:47:48.179 --> 00:47:49.259
 for your

00:47:49.259 --> 00:47:50.000
 sins.

00:47:51.460 --> 00:47:52.299
 So that

00:47:52.299 --> 00:47:52.940
 you may be

00:47:52.940 --> 00:47:53.699
 set free

00:47:53.699 --> 00:47:55.559
 from eternal

00:47:55.559 --> 00:47:56.739
 punishment in

00:47:56.739 --> 00:47:58.599
 hell and be

00:47:58.599 --> 00:48:00.119
 received into

00:48:00.119 --> 00:48:02.179
 heaven and to

00:48:02.179 --> 00:48:02.639
 be with

00:48:02.639 --> 00:48:03.599
 Christ forever

00:48:03.599 --> 00:48:05.219
 to the

00:48:05.219 --> 00:48:05.699
 eternal

00:48:05.699 --> 00:48:06.500
 enjoyment.

00:48:08.819 --> 00:48:10.119
 He died

00:48:10.119 --> 00:48:10.819
 for you.

00:48:14.239 --> 00:48:15.480
 These men

00:48:15.480 --> 00:48:16.880
 in this

00:48:16.880 --> 00:48:18.420
 account went

00:48:18.420 --> 00:48:19.460
 out completely

00:48:19.460 --> 00:48:21.259
 changed after

00:48:21.259 --> 00:48:22.219
 they saw the

00:48:22.219 --> 00:48:22.920
 risen Lord

00:48:22.920 --> 00:48:23.440
 Jesus.

00:48:24.699 --> 00:48:25.480
 Their purpose

00:48:25.480 --> 00:48:26.360
 in life had

00:48:26.360 --> 00:48:26.940
 changed.

00:48:27.960 --> 00:48:28.339
 They went

00:48:28.339 --> 00:48:30.059
 out even

00:48:30.059 --> 00:48:30.659
 if it meant

00:48:30.659 --> 00:48:31.279
 facing a

00:48:31.279 --> 00:48:32.119
 brutal death

00:48:32.119 --> 00:48:33.579
 death, which

00:48:33.579 --> 00:48:34.699
 it did for

00:48:34.699 --> 00:48:35.179
 most of

00:48:35.179 --> 00:48:35.319
 them.

00:48:36.440 --> 00:48:37.179
 They had a

00:48:37.179 --> 00:48:37.819
 new purpose

00:48:37.819 --> 00:48:38.839
 in life to

00:48:38.839 --> 00:48:41.380
 fulfill and

00:48:41.380 --> 00:48:42.859
 their lives

00:48:42.859 --> 00:48:43.319
 were turned

00:48:43.319 --> 00:48:44.099
 upside down

00:48:44.099 --> 00:48:44.659
 by seeing

00:48:44.659 --> 00:48:45.219
 this man.

00:48:47.119 --> 00:48:47.619
 It's kind

00:48:47.619 --> 00:48:48.539
 of proof in

00:48:48.539 --> 00:48:49.239
 a sense that

00:48:49.239 --> 00:48:49.940
 Jesus did

00:48:49.940 --> 00:48:50.440
 appear to

00:48:50.440 --> 00:48:50.559
 them.

00:48:51.119 --> 00:48:51.440
 They were

00:48:51.440 --> 00:48:52.259
 so scared

00:48:52.259 --> 00:48:53.599
 to die in

00:48:53.599 --> 00:48:54.019
 the first

00:48:54.019 --> 00:48:55.599
 instance and

00:48:55.599 --> 00:48:55.960
 now they're

00:48:55.960 --> 00:48:56.400
 going out

00:48:56.400 --> 00:48:57.119
 boldly as

00:48:57.119 --> 00:48:57.659
 completely

00:48:57.659 --> 00:48:58.039
 different

00:48:58.039 --> 00:48:58.519
 people.

00:48:59.839 --> 00:49:00.559
 With the

00:49:00.559 --> 00:49:01.679
 gospel message

00:49:01.679 --> 00:49:04.379
 with confidence

00:49:04.379 --> 00:49:06.339
 and even

00:49:06.339 --> 00:49:06.960
 if they die

00:49:06.960 --> 00:49:08.460
 they know

00:49:08.460 --> 00:49:09.480
 they shall

00:49:09.480 --> 00:49:09.799
 live.

00:49:12.039 --> 00:49:12.719
 And I'm

00:49:12.719 --> 00:49:13.179
 sure they

00:49:13.179 --> 00:49:13.579
 said of

00:49:13.579 --> 00:49:14.059
 themselves

00:49:14.059 --> 00:49:16.079
 well I

00:49:16.079 --> 00:49:16.639
 can't do

00:49:16.639 --> 00:49:16.859
 it.

00:49:17.480 --> 00:49:18.219
 I'm not

00:49:18.219 --> 00:49:18.799
 the man

00:49:18.799 --> 00:49:19.139
 for the

00:49:19.139 --> 00:49:19.460
 job.

00:49:21.299 --> 00:49:21.940
 But this

00:49:21.940 --> 00:49:22.399
 is the

00:49:22.399 --> 00:49:23.019
 Christian

00:49:23.019 --> 00:49:24.019
 church of

00:49:24.019 --> 00:49:24.460
 the day.

00:49:25.559 --> 00:49:25.919
 This

00:49:25.919 --> 00:49:27.319
 small number

00:49:27.319 --> 00:49:27.679
 is the

00:49:27.679 --> 00:49:28.099
 Christian

00:49:28.099 --> 00:49:28.539
 church.

00:49:28.539 --> 00:49:30.079
 church, the

00:49:30.079 --> 00:49:30.500
 few that

00:49:30.500 --> 00:49:31.059
 are gathered

00:49:31.059 --> 00:49:31.619
 in this

00:49:31.619 --> 00:49:32.219
 locked room

00:49:32.219 --> 00:49:32.880
 they feel

00:49:32.880 --> 00:49:34.320
 so weak,

00:49:34.779 --> 00:49:35.480
 they're asking

00:49:35.480 --> 00:49:36.079
 what's going

00:49:36.079 --> 00:49:38.039
 on, they've

00:49:38.039 --> 00:49:38.500
 isolated

00:49:38.500 --> 00:49:39.079
 themselves,

00:49:39.279 --> 00:49:39.679
 they've lost

00:49:39.679 --> 00:49:40.440
 all courage.

00:49:42.400 --> 00:49:43.259
 The church

00:49:43.259 --> 00:49:43.679
 should never

00:49:43.679 --> 00:49:44.340
 lock themselves

00:49:44.340 --> 00:49:44.940
 away from

00:49:44.940 --> 00:49:45.360
 the world.

00:49:46.559 --> 00:49:47.420
 We have a

00:49:47.420 --> 00:49:48.159
 purpose to

00:49:48.159 --> 00:49:48.940
 go out with

00:49:48.940 --> 00:49:49.679
 the gospel of

00:49:49.679 --> 00:49:50.579
 Jesus Christ.

00:49:51.519 --> 00:49:52.599
 The Lord is a

00:49:52.599 --> 00:49:53.099
 work for

00:49:53.099 --> 00:49:54.400
 everyone and

00:49:54.400 --> 00:49:54.940
 it's a different

00:49:54.940 --> 00:49:55.519
 work as we

00:49:55.519 --> 00:49:55.980
 were saying to

00:49:55.980 --> 00:49:56.420
 the children.

00:49:59.679 --> 00:50:00.360
 Doesn't mean

00:50:00.360 --> 00:50:00.840
 that we'll all

00:50:00.840 --> 00:50:01.320
 stand and

00:50:01.320 --> 00:50:02.380
 preach, doesn't

00:50:02.380 --> 00:50:02.780
 mean that we

00:50:02.780 --> 00:50:03.380
 go out and

00:50:03.380 --> 00:50:04.420
 put the

00:50:04.420 --> 00:50:05.000
 Bible down

00:50:05.000 --> 00:50:05.539
 people's

00:50:05.539 --> 00:50:06.880
 throats, but

00:50:06.880 --> 00:50:07.760
 at very least

00:50:07.760 --> 00:50:09.000
 it means that

00:50:09.000 --> 00:50:09.539
 we live

00:50:09.539 --> 00:50:10.980
 Christ-like

00:50:10.980 --> 00:50:11.719
 lives.

00:50:13.380 --> 00:50:14.179
 We live

00:50:14.179 --> 00:50:14.980
 like Christ

00:50:14.980 --> 00:50:15.480
 lived in

00:50:15.480 --> 00:50:16.079
 this world and

00:50:16.079 --> 00:50:16.820
 continue his

00:50:16.820 --> 00:50:17.519
 work in that

00:50:17.519 --> 00:50:18.480
 way, if

00:50:18.480 --> 00:50:19.099
 nothing else.

00:50:19.599 --> 00:50:20.320
 We forgive

00:50:20.320 --> 00:50:20.699
 others.

00:50:22.559 --> 00:50:23.119
 We give,

00:50:23.659 --> 00:50:24.079
 we help

00:50:24.079 --> 00:50:25.480
 those who

00:50:25.480 --> 00:50:25.960
 are poor,

00:50:25.980 --> 00:50:28.659
 we love

00:50:28.659 --> 00:50:29.320
 one another,

00:50:29.440 --> 00:50:29.780
 we love

00:50:29.780 --> 00:50:30.280
 our neighbours,

00:50:30.519 --> 00:50:31.199
 we talk to

00:50:31.199 --> 00:50:31.639
 those who

00:50:31.639 --> 00:50:32.400
 are despised,

00:50:32.519 --> 00:50:33.000
 we do not

00:50:33.000 --> 00:50:33.760
 judge one

00:50:33.760 --> 00:50:34.039
 another.

00:50:35.460 --> 00:50:36.099
 We imitate

00:50:36.099 --> 00:50:37.019
 Christ as

00:50:37.019 --> 00:50:37.659
 Paul saw

00:50:37.659 --> 00:50:38.099
 to do.

00:50:39.179 --> 00:50:39.699
 God has

00:50:39.699 --> 00:50:40.240
 his purpose

00:50:40.240 --> 00:50:40.940
 for everyone.

00:50:42.240 --> 00:50:42.579
 And the

00:50:42.579 --> 00:50:43.079
 funny thing

00:50:43.079 --> 00:50:44.360
 is that when

00:50:44.360 --> 00:50:44.840
 you come to

00:50:44.840 --> 00:50:45.300
 believe in

00:50:45.300 --> 00:50:45.780
 this man,

00:50:46.420 --> 00:50:47.019
 you've got

00:50:47.019 --> 00:50:47.400
 your own

00:50:47.400 --> 00:50:48.000
 purpose for

00:50:48.000 --> 00:50:48.400
 your life

00:50:48.400 --> 00:50:49.199
 already sorted.

00:50:50.519 --> 00:50:51.139
 But when

00:50:51.139 --> 00:50:51.519
 you meet

00:50:51.519 --> 00:50:52.099
 with Jesus

00:50:52.099 --> 00:50:52.440
 and you

00:50:52.440 --> 00:50:53.019
 believe in

00:50:53.019 --> 00:50:53.880
 Jesus Christ,

00:50:54.559 --> 00:50:55.139
 he puts a

00:50:55.139 --> 00:50:55.699
 new purpose

00:50:55.699 --> 00:50:56.039
 in your

00:50:56.039 --> 00:50:56.319
 life.

00:50:56.920 --> 00:50:57.279
 And the

00:50:57.279 --> 00:50:57.659
 things that

00:50:57.659 --> 00:50:58.039
 you thought

00:50:58.039 --> 00:50:58.519
 you'd never

00:50:58.519 --> 00:50:59.819
 do, you

00:50:59.819 --> 00:51:00.279
 may well

00:51:00.279 --> 00:51:00.699
 end up

00:51:00.699 --> 00:51:00.960
 doing.

00:51:01.920 --> 00:51:02.519
 Because you

00:51:02.519 --> 00:51:03.119
 are fulfilling

00:51:03.119 --> 00:51:04.019
 his purpose

00:51:04.019 --> 00:51:05.159
 for his

00:51:05.159 --> 00:51:05.539
 glory.

00:51:06.059 --> 00:51:06.519
 You

00:51:06.519 --> 00:51:07.279
 yourself have

00:51:07.279 --> 00:51:07.579
 a new

00:51:07.579 --> 00:51:08.779
 purpose in

00:51:08.779 --> 00:51:09.400
 this life.

00:51:10.299 --> 00:51:10.639
 It is

00:51:10.639 --> 00:51:11.420
 his purpose.

00:51:12.420 --> 00:51:12.759
 And the

00:51:12.759 --> 00:51:13.639
 peace that

00:51:13.639 --> 00:51:14.299
 we have is

00:51:14.299 --> 00:51:15.239
 his peace.

00:51:15.799 --> 00:51:16.099
 And the

00:51:16.099 --> 00:51:16.759
 last thing I

00:51:16.759 --> 00:51:17.579
 want to say

00:51:17.579 --> 00:51:18.639
 to you today

00:51:18.639 --> 00:51:20.099
 is that

00:51:20.099 --> 00:51:21.299
 these disciples

00:51:21.299 --> 00:51:22.699
 received power

00:51:22.699 --> 00:51:24.139
 as well

00:51:24.139 --> 00:51:25.279
 when they

00:51:25.279 --> 00:51:25.739
 met with

00:51:25.739 --> 00:51:26.159
 Jesus

00:51:26.159 --> 00:51:26.799
 Christ.

00:51:29.500 --> 00:51:30.359
 Power in

00:51:30.359 --> 00:51:30.859
 the sense

00:51:30.859 --> 00:51:31.759
 of strength

00:51:31.759 --> 00:51:33.379
 because they

00:51:33.379 --> 00:51:34.519
 felt so

00:51:34.519 --> 00:51:35.619
 weak to do

00:51:35.619 --> 00:51:36.079
 the job

00:51:36.079 --> 00:51:36.399
 that was

00:51:36.399 --> 00:51:36.879
 asked of

00:51:36.879 --> 00:51:37.079
 them.

00:51:40.319 --> 00:51:41.319
 People like

00:51:41.319 --> 00:51:41.819
 to feel

00:51:41.819 --> 00:51:42.619
 strong enough.

00:51:43.939 --> 00:51:44.379
 We feel

00:51:44.379 --> 00:51:45.079
 like we're

00:51:45.079 --> 00:51:46.179
 sometimes we

00:51:46.179 --> 00:51:46.779
 do feel like

00:51:46.779 --> 00:51:47.179
 we're strong

00:51:47.179 --> 00:51:47.539
 enough.

00:51:48.439 --> 00:51:49.679
 Sometimes we

00:51:49.679 --> 00:51:50.319
 do feel like

00:51:50.319 --> 00:51:50.579
 we have

00:51:50.579 --> 00:51:50.939
 power.

00:51:50.940 --> 00:51:56.000
 but there

00:51:56.000 --> 00:51:56.559
 are definitely

00:51:56.559 --> 00:51:57.420
 times where

00:51:57.420 --> 00:51:57.840
 we feel

00:51:57.840 --> 00:51:58.200
 weak.

00:51:59.039 --> 00:51:59.380
 There are

00:51:59.380 --> 00:51:59.800
 definitely

00:51:59.800 --> 00:52:00.700
 times when

00:52:00.700 --> 00:52:01.840
 we feel

00:52:01.840 --> 00:52:02.980
 so weak

00:52:02.980 --> 00:52:03.300
 that we

00:52:03.300 --> 00:52:03.880
 have nothing

00:52:03.880 --> 00:52:04.480
 left to

00:52:04.480 --> 00:52:04.840
 give.

00:52:05.920 --> 00:52:06.300
 We feel

00:52:06.300 --> 00:52:06.639
 like we're

00:52:06.639 --> 00:52:07.000
 so weak

00:52:07.000 --> 00:52:07.240
 that we

00:52:07.240 --> 00:52:07.619
 don't want

00:52:07.619 --> 00:52:07.900
 to go

00:52:07.900 --> 00:52:08.420
 into this

00:52:08.420 --> 00:52:08.800
 world.

00:52:11.480 --> 00:52:12.000
 Jesus

00:52:12.000 --> 00:52:12.720
 knows our

00:52:12.720 --> 00:52:13.079
 weakness.

00:52:13.900 --> 00:52:14.460
 Jesus knew

00:52:14.460 --> 00:52:14.860
 that these

00:52:14.860 --> 00:52:15.720
 disciples needed

00:52:15.720 --> 00:52:16.179
 help.

00:52:16.720 --> 00:52:17.159
 They needed

00:52:17.159 --> 00:52:17.900
 strength and

00:52:17.900 --> 00:52:18.579
 so he would

00:52:18.579 --> 00:52:19.179
 send that

00:52:19.179 --> 00:52:19.800
 Holy Spirit

00:52:19.800 --> 00:52:20.220
 we read

00:52:20.219 --> 00:52:20.839
 about as

00:52:20.839 --> 00:52:21.439
 the helper

00:52:21.439 --> 00:52:22.359
 for his

00:52:22.359 --> 00:52:22.739
 people.

00:52:24.139 --> 00:52:24.819
 He has

00:52:24.819 --> 00:52:25.659
 promised to

00:52:25.659 --> 00:52:26.039
 give his

00:52:26.039 --> 00:52:27.339
 people strength.

00:52:28.239 --> 00:52:28.759
 They cannot

00:52:28.759 --> 00:52:29.939
 do anything

00:52:29.939 --> 00:52:30.739
 on their

00:52:30.739 --> 00:52:31.559
 own strength.

00:52:32.279 --> 00:52:32.819
 It's clearly

00:52:32.819 --> 00:52:34.019
 evident that

00:52:34.019 --> 00:52:34.559
 they have no

00:52:34.559 --> 00:52:35.980
 strength of

00:52:35.980 --> 00:52:36.439
 themselves.

00:52:36.819 --> 00:52:37.500
 They lock

00:52:37.500 --> 00:52:38.199
 themselves away

00:52:38.199 --> 00:52:39.019
 in this room.

00:52:39.879 --> 00:52:40.279
 They can't

00:52:40.279 --> 00:52:40.759
 face the

00:52:40.759 --> 00:52:41.039
 world.

00:52:42.659 --> 00:52:43.019
 But they

00:52:43.019 --> 00:52:44.179
 changed so

00:52:44.179 --> 00:52:44.759
 dramatically

00:52:44.759 --> 00:52:46.099
 to go out

00:52:46.099 --> 00:52:47.639
 confidently to

00:52:47.639 --> 00:52:48.480
 declare the

00:52:48.480 --> 00:52:48.900
 gospel.

00:52:50.539 --> 00:52:51.179
 And it's

00:52:51.179 --> 00:52:51.599
 the same

00:52:51.599 --> 00:52:51.940
 for the

00:52:51.940 --> 00:52:52.699
 church today

00:52:52.699 --> 00:52:53.960
 that we

00:52:53.960 --> 00:52:54.559
 must rely

00:52:54.559 --> 00:52:54.860
 on the

00:52:54.860 --> 00:52:55.280
 power of

00:52:55.280 --> 00:52:55.719
 the Spirit,

00:52:55.860 --> 00:52:56.300
 the strength

00:52:56.300 --> 00:52:56.599
 of the

00:52:56.599 --> 00:52:56.960
 Spirit.

00:52:57.860 --> 00:52:58.179
 It's the

00:52:58.179 --> 00:52:58.519
 same for

00:52:58.519 --> 00:52:59.119
 every single

00:52:59.119 --> 00:53:00.780
 believer that

00:53:00.780 --> 00:53:01.599
 we rely not

00:53:01.599 --> 00:53:02.219
 on ourselves

00:53:02.219 --> 00:53:03.480
 but we rely

00:53:03.480 --> 00:53:04.320
 on his

00:53:04.320 --> 00:53:05.740
 strength that

00:53:05.740 --> 00:53:06.460
 he gives us

00:53:06.460 --> 00:53:07.420
 through the

00:53:07.420 --> 00:53:07.719
 Spirit.

00:53:09.460 --> 00:53:10.159
 Because it's

00:53:10.159 --> 00:53:10.780
 not easy.

00:53:12.719 --> 00:53:13.039
 And there

00:53:13.039 --> 00:53:13.480
 are days

00:53:13.480 --> 00:53:13.800
 where you

00:53:13.800 --> 00:53:15.099
 will make

00:53:15.099 --> 00:53:15.719
 a mistake.

00:53:15.839 --> 00:53:16.039
 There are

00:53:16.039 --> 00:53:16.719
 days where

00:53:16.719 --> 00:53:17.259
 you will

00:53:17.259 --> 00:53:18.319
 blunder.

00:53:19.699 --> 00:53:20.360
 Not that

00:53:20.360 --> 00:53:20.799
 you want

00:53:20.799 --> 00:53:21.039
 to.

00:53:22.179 --> 00:53:22.779
 But the

00:53:22.779 --> 00:53:24.739
 Spirit will

00:53:24.739 --> 00:53:25.799
 also teach

00:53:25.799 --> 00:53:26.039
 you,

00:53:27.299 --> 00:53:28.039
 correct you.

00:53:28.759 --> 00:53:29.000
 That's what

00:53:29.000 --> 00:53:29.380
 the Spirit

00:53:29.380 --> 00:53:30.239
 will do in

00:53:30.239 --> 00:53:30.839
 your life as

00:53:30.839 --> 00:53:31.019
 well.

00:53:32.119 --> 00:53:32.719
 Give you

00:53:32.719 --> 00:53:34.779
 strength but

00:53:34.779 --> 00:53:35.460
 also teach

00:53:35.460 --> 00:53:36.179
 you every

00:53:36.179 --> 00:53:36.860
 step of the

00:53:36.860 --> 00:53:37.079
 way.

00:53:37.819 --> 00:53:38.480
 And instruct

00:53:38.480 --> 00:53:38.980
 you and

00:53:38.980 --> 00:53:40.380
 guide you so

00:53:40.380 --> 00:53:41.039
 that you may

00:53:41.039 --> 00:53:41.839
 keep going.

00:53:41.840 --> 00:53:43.260
 and the

00:53:43.260 --> 00:53:44.700
 most elderly

00:53:44.700 --> 00:53:46.079
 Christian here

00:53:46.079 --> 00:53:47.680
 will say

00:53:47.680 --> 00:53:48.460
 that, well,

00:53:48.720 --> 00:53:49.760
 I have not

00:53:49.760 --> 00:53:50.700
 remained a

00:53:50.700 --> 00:53:51.320
 believer because

00:53:51.320 --> 00:53:51.800
 of my own

00:53:51.800 --> 00:53:52.340
 strength.

00:53:53.180 --> 00:53:53.940
 I would have

00:53:53.940 --> 00:53:54.980
 quickly gone

00:53:54.980 --> 00:53:55.700
 off track

00:53:55.700 --> 00:53:57.120
 if there

00:53:57.120 --> 00:53:57.640
 had not been

00:53:57.640 --> 00:53:58.000
 for the

00:53:58.000 --> 00:53:58.800
 strength that

00:53:58.800 --> 00:53:59.440
 I received

00:53:59.440 --> 00:53:59.820
 from the

00:53:59.820 --> 00:54:00.579
 Lord Jesus

00:54:00.579 --> 00:54:01.220
 Christ.

00:54:03.380 --> 00:54:03.980
 And you

00:54:03.980 --> 00:54:04.600
 work through

00:54:04.600 --> 00:54:05.539
 this passage

00:54:05.539 --> 00:54:06.000
 here.

00:54:07.079 --> 00:54:07.920
 They receive

00:54:07.920 --> 00:54:08.660
 something of

00:54:08.660 --> 00:54:09.360
 the Spirit

00:54:09.360 --> 00:54:10.980
 that raises

00:54:10.980 --> 00:54:11.700
 questions,

00:54:11.840 --> 00:54:12.820
 a few

00:54:12.820 --> 00:54:13.260
 difficult

00:54:13.260 --> 00:54:13.980
 questions that

00:54:13.980 --> 00:54:14.420
 are raised

00:54:14.420 --> 00:54:14.900
 in the last

00:54:14.900 --> 00:54:15.480
 few verses

00:54:15.480 --> 00:54:15.840
 here.

00:54:16.519 --> 00:54:17.160
 They receive

00:54:17.160 --> 00:54:17.600
 the Spirit

00:54:17.600 --> 00:54:17.980
 but the

00:54:17.980 --> 00:54:18.820
 Spirit comes

00:54:18.820 --> 00:54:19.600
 at Pentecost

00:54:19.600 --> 00:54:20.240
 later on.

00:54:20.840 --> 00:54:21.260
 And people

00:54:21.260 --> 00:54:21.700
 ask, well,

00:54:21.900 --> 00:54:22.460
 what did they

00:54:22.460 --> 00:54:23.400
 receive here

00:54:23.400 --> 00:54:24.120
 at this

00:54:24.120 --> 00:54:24.420
 moment?

00:54:24.920 --> 00:54:25.340
 Was it a

00:54:25.340 --> 00:54:26.380
 promise of

00:54:26.380 --> 00:54:27.019
 the Pentecost

00:54:27.019 --> 00:54:27.480
 to come?

00:54:27.579 --> 00:54:28.640
 Was it a

00:54:28.640 --> 00:54:29.160
 measure of

00:54:29.160 --> 00:54:29.740
 Spirit at

00:54:29.740 --> 00:54:30.320
 this moment?

00:54:31.660 --> 00:54:32.480
 We're running

00:54:32.480 --> 00:54:33.079
 out of time.

00:54:33.160 --> 00:54:33.579
 We don't have

00:54:33.579 --> 00:54:34.240
 time to

00:54:34.240 --> 00:54:34.900
 consider it.

00:54:36.700 --> 00:54:37.440
 The second

00:54:37.440 --> 00:54:38.260
 thing that it

00:54:38.260 --> 00:54:38.980
 says is that

00:54:38.980 --> 00:54:40.460
 they would

00:54:40.460 --> 00:54:40.840
 have the

00:54:40.840 --> 00:54:41.740
 power to

00:54:41.739 --> 00:54:43.059
 forgive sins.

00:54:43.759 --> 00:54:44.399
 And really

00:54:44.399 --> 00:54:45.099
 that is not

00:54:45.099 --> 00:54:45.459
 that they

00:54:45.459 --> 00:54:46.679
 themselves can

00:54:46.679 --> 00:54:47.319
 forgive sins.

00:54:47.379 --> 00:54:47.779
 Only the

00:54:47.779 --> 00:54:48.299
 Lord Jesus

00:54:48.299 --> 00:54:48.979
 Christ can

00:54:48.979 --> 00:54:49.659
 forgive sins.

00:54:49.979 --> 00:54:50.459
 But they

00:54:50.459 --> 00:54:50.919
 are going

00:54:50.919 --> 00:54:51.419
 out with

00:54:51.419 --> 00:54:52.019
 the strength

00:54:52.019 --> 00:54:52.459
 and the

00:54:52.459 --> 00:54:52.939
 power of

00:54:52.939 --> 00:54:53.479
 the gospel.

00:54:54.279 --> 00:54:54.579
 They are

00:54:54.579 --> 00:54:54.959
 going out

00:54:54.959 --> 00:54:55.579
 as changed

00:54:55.579 --> 00:54:56.019
 men and

00:54:56.019 --> 00:54:56.459
 it is the

00:54:56.459 --> 00:54:57.099
 gospel that

00:54:57.099 --> 00:54:57.419
 has the

00:54:57.419 --> 00:54:57.859
 power to

00:54:57.859 --> 00:54:58.699
 forgive sins.

00:54:59.759 --> 00:55:00.639
 They present

00:55:00.639 --> 00:55:01.379
 the gospel to

00:55:01.379 --> 00:55:02.119
 people as it

00:55:02.119 --> 00:55:02.779
 is presented

00:55:02.779 --> 00:55:03.919
 to each and

00:55:03.919 --> 00:55:04.479
 every one of

00:55:04.479 --> 00:55:05.159
 us here this

00:55:05.159 --> 00:55:05.519
 morning.

00:55:06.519 --> 00:55:07.619
 If we receive

00:55:07.619 --> 00:55:08.659
 it, our sins

00:55:08.659 --> 00:55:09.239
 will be forgiven.

00:55:09.239 --> 00:55:11.199
 If not,

00:55:12.619 --> 00:55:13.979
 forgiveness is

00:55:13.979 --> 00:55:14.699
 withheld.

00:55:17.659 --> 00:55:18.379
 The gospel

00:55:18.379 --> 00:55:19.739
 can change

00:55:19.739 --> 00:55:20.739
 your life.

00:55:23.299 --> 00:55:24.259
 And though we

00:55:24.259 --> 00:55:25.479
 feel so very

00:55:25.479 --> 00:55:26.899
 weak at times,

00:55:27.899 --> 00:55:29.359
 the presence of

00:55:29.359 --> 00:55:30.919
 Jesus can turn

00:55:30.919 --> 00:55:31.419
 us around,

00:55:32.500 --> 00:55:33.439
 turn our world

00:55:33.439 --> 00:55:34.059
 upside.

00:55:34.059 --> 00:55:34.279
 day.

00:55:35.139 --> 00:55:35.799
 Jesus is

00:55:35.799 --> 00:55:37.360
 here as a

00:55:37.360 --> 00:55:37.820
 man that

00:55:37.820 --> 00:55:38.400
 died on the

00:55:38.400 --> 00:55:38.920
 cross for

00:55:38.920 --> 00:55:39.239
 each and

00:55:39.239 --> 00:55:39.820
 every one of

00:55:39.820 --> 00:55:41.340
 us, saying

00:55:41.340 --> 00:55:41.739
 that he can

00:55:41.739 --> 00:55:42.099
 give you

00:55:42.099 --> 00:55:43.539
 peace, he

00:55:43.539 --> 00:55:44.299
 can give you

00:55:44.299 --> 00:55:44.960
 a purpose,

00:55:45.679 --> 00:55:46.880
 and he can

00:55:46.880 --> 00:55:47.480
 give you

00:55:47.480 --> 00:55:48.279
 strength for

00:55:48.279 --> 00:55:49.880
 the day and

00:55:49.880 --> 00:55:50.799
 strength for

00:55:50.799 --> 00:55:51.239
 life.

00:55:52.739 --> 00:55:53.039
 And there

00:55:53.039 --> 00:55:53.420
 are three

00:55:53.420 --> 00:55:54.159
 aspects of

00:55:54.159 --> 00:55:54.719
 our lives

00:55:54.719 --> 00:55:55.320
 that I

00:55:55.320 --> 00:55:55.659
 think we

00:55:55.659 --> 00:55:56.279
 all want

00:55:56.279 --> 00:55:56.759
 to have.

00:55:58.179 --> 00:55:58.920
 We all

00:55:58.920 --> 00:55:59.579
 desire to

00:55:59.579 --> 00:56:01.480
 have and we

00:56:01.480 --> 00:56:02.159
 long to have

00:56:02.159 --> 00:56:02.279
 it.

00:56:02.280 --> 00:56:02.760
 maybe we

00:56:02.760 --> 00:56:03.620
 chase after

00:56:03.620 --> 00:56:04.180
 peace,

00:56:04.620 --> 00:56:05.100
 purpose,

00:56:06.100 --> 00:56:06.480
 strength,

00:56:06.640 --> 00:56:06.980
 power.

00:56:08.060 --> 00:56:08.740
 The world

00:56:08.740 --> 00:56:09.519
 promises to

00:56:09.519 --> 00:56:10.240
 give us all

00:56:10.240 --> 00:56:11.040
 these things and

00:56:11.040 --> 00:56:12.100
 at the end of

00:56:12.100 --> 00:56:12.500
 the day,

00:56:13.340 --> 00:56:14.580
 we are left

00:56:14.580 --> 00:56:14.940
 weak.

00:56:14.940 --> 00:56:21.460
 we exhaust

00:56:21.460 --> 00:56:23.360
 ourselves finding

00:56:23.360 --> 00:56:24.360
 things that

00:56:24.360 --> 00:56:25.440
 satisfy us

00:56:25.440 --> 00:56:27.280
 when really

00:56:27.280 --> 00:56:28.619
 it is to be

00:56:28.619 --> 00:56:29.220
 found in the

00:56:29.220 --> 00:56:30.500
 gospel of

00:56:30.500 --> 00:56:31.460
 Jesus Christ.

00:56:33.519 --> 00:56:34.340
 And it is

00:56:34.340 --> 00:56:34.840
 nothing of

00:56:34.840 --> 00:56:35.320
 ourselves.

00:56:36.320 --> 00:56:36.800
 It is a

00:56:36.800 --> 00:56:37.659
 gift of God.

00:56:38.980 --> 00:56:39.760
 It is whose

00:56:39.760 --> 00:56:40.559
 peace that is

00:56:40.559 --> 00:56:41.340
 given to us.

00:56:41.340 --> 00:56:42.680
 it is whose

00:56:42.680 --> 00:56:44.640
 purpose that we

00:56:44.640 --> 00:56:45.340
 find ourselves

00:56:45.340 --> 00:56:45.720
 doing.

00:56:46.700 --> 00:56:47.360
 And it is

00:56:47.360 --> 00:56:48.420
 whose strength

00:56:48.420 --> 00:56:50.079
 that we find

00:56:50.079 --> 00:56:50.760
 the strength to

00:56:50.760 --> 00:56:51.920
 go on every

00:56:51.920 --> 00:56:52.280
 day.

00:56:54.039 --> 00:56:55.579
 Jesus prepared

00:56:55.579 --> 00:56:56.400
 the disciples

00:56:56.400 --> 00:56:59.079
 for life and

00:56:59.079 --> 00:56:59.640
 for death.

00:57:00.680 --> 00:57:01.380
 Jesus will

00:57:01.380 --> 00:57:02.180
 prepare you

00:57:02.180 --> 00:57:04.120
 for life and

00:57:04.120 --> 00:57:04.700
 for death

00:57:04.700 --> 00:57:06.079
 with his

00:57:06.079 --> 00:57:06.519
 peace,

00:57:07.120 --> 00:57:07.579
 with his

00:57:07.579 --> 00:57:08.039
 purpose,

00:57:08.680 --> 00:57:09.320
 and with his

00:57:09.320 --> 00:57:09.720
 power.

00:57:09.719 --> 00:57:12.199
 I pray that

00:57:12.199 --> 00:57:13.759
 we believe in

00:57:13.759 --> 00:57:15.119
 the risen Lord

00:57:15.119 --> 00:57:15.839
 Jesus.

00:57:16.559 --> 00:57:16.839
 Amen.

00:57:17.439 --> 00:57:18.199
 We will

00:57:18.199 --> 00:57:19.000
 conclude by

00:57:19.000 --> 00:57:21.639
 singing in

00:57:21.639 --> 00:57:23.239
 Psalm 118 of

00:57:23.239 --> 00:57:23.980
 the Scottish

00:57:23.980 --> 00:57:24.519
 Psalter.

00:57:26.719 --> 00:57:28.039
 Find that on

00:57:28.039 --> 00:57:30.239
 page 397 of

00:57:30.239 --> 00:57:31.019
 the blue

00:57:31.019 --> 00:57:31.759
 praise book.

00:57:33.099 --> 00:57:34.099
 We will sing

00:57:34.099 --> 00:57:34.399
 from the

00:57:34.399 --> 00:57:34.980
 beginning of

00:57:34.980 --> 00:57:35.839
 that psalm.

00:57:37.699 --> 00:57:38.799
 We will sing

00:57:38.800 --> 00:57:41.039
 four stanzas

00:57:41.039 --> 00:57:41.440
 down to

00:57:41.440 --> 00:57:41.980
 verse Mark

00:57:41.980 --> 00:57:42.800
 6 in

00:57:42.800 --> 00:57:43.360
 conclusion.

00:57:44.920 --> 00:57:45.460
 The words

00:57:45.460 --> 00:57:46.080
 there are,

00:57:46.280 --> 00:57:46.620
 O praise

00:57:46.620 --> 00:57:47.100
 the Lord

00:57:47.100 --> 00:57:47.740
 for he is

00:57:47.740 --> 00:57:48.100
 good.

00:57:48.400 --> 00:57:49.080
 His mercy

00:57:49.080 --> 00:57:50.280
 lasteth ever.

00:57:51.019 --> 00:57:51.560
 Let those

00:57:51.560 --> 00:57:52.160
 of Israel

00:57:52.160 --> 00:57:53.120
 now say,

00:57:53.240 --> 00:57:53.860
 his mercy

00:57:53.860 --> 00:57:54.660
 faileth

00:57:54.660 --> 00:57:55.120
 never.

00:57:56.080 --> 00:57:56.519
 Now let

00:57:56.519 --> 00:57:56.940
 the house

00:57:56.940 --> 00:57:57.340
 of Aaron

00:57:57.340 --> 00:57:57.700
 say,

00:57:57.780 --> 00:57:58.300
 his mercy

00:57:58.300 --> 00:57:58.860
 lasteth

00:57:58.860 --> 00:57:59.120
 ever.

00:57:59.680 --> 00:58:00.220
 Let those

00:58:00.220 --> 00:58:00.700
 that fear

00:58:00.700 --> 00:58:01.220
 the Lord

00:58:01.220 --> 00:58:01.700
 now say,

00:58:01.780 --> 00:58:02.420
 his mercy

00:58:02.420 --> 00:58:03.480
 faileth

00:58:03.480 --> 00:58:03.900
 never.

00:58:04.760 --> 00:58:05.260
 I in

00:58:05.260 --> 00:58:05.700
 distress

00:58:05.699 --> 00:58:06.480
 called on

00:58:06.480 --> 00:58:06.899
 the Lord.

00:58:07.539 --> 00:58:08.019
 The Lord

00:58:08.019 --> 00:58:08.579
 did answer

00:58:08.579 --> 00:58:08.899
 me.

00:58:09.579 --> 00:58:10.039
 He in a

00:58:10.039 --> 00:58:10.839
 large place

00:58:10.839 --> 00:58:11.480
 did me

00:58:11.480 --> 00:58:11.960
 set,

00:58:12.059 --> 00:58:12.719
 from trouble

00:58:12.719 --> 00:58:13.259
 made me

00:58:13.259 --> 00:58:13.619
 free.

00:58:14.259 --> 00:58:14.980
 The mighty

00:58:14.980 --> 00:58:15.639
 Lord is

00:58:15.639 --> 00:58:16.059
 on my

00:58:16.059 --> 00:58:16.579
 side.

00:58:17.119 --> 00:58:17.679
 I will

00:58:17.679 --> 00:58:18.339
 not be

00:58:18.339 --> 00:58:19.679
 afraid for

00:58:19.679 --> 00:58:20.739
 anything that

00:58:20.739 --> 00:58:21.619
 man can do.

00:58:22.279 --> 00:58:23.059
 I shall

00:58:23.059 --> 00:58:24.519
 not be

00:58:24.519 --> 00:58:25.239
 dismayed.

00:58:25.399 --> 00:58:26.239
 The eternal

00:58:26.239 --> 00:58:27.039
 abiding

00:58:27.039 --> 00:58:28.139
 mercy of

00:58:28.139 --> 00:58:29.879
 God do

00:58:29.879 --> 00:58:30.500
 we receive

00:58:30.500 --> 00:58:30.619
 it.

00:58:30.619 --> 00:58:30.960
 Let us

00:58:30.960 --> 00:58:31.559
 stand to

00:58:31.559 --> 00:58:32.239
 sing praise

00:58:32.239 --> 00:58:32.639
 to him.

00:58:32.699 --> 00:58:33.099
 O praise

00:58:33.099 --> 00:58:33.519
 the Lord

00:58:33.519 --> 00:58:33.979
 for he

00:58:33.979 --> 00:58:34.459
 is good,

00:58:34.619 --> 00:58:35.219
 his mercy

00:58:35.219 --> 00:58:35.919
 lasteth

00:58:35.919 --> 00:58:36.139
 ever.

00:58:36.139 --> 00:58:40.599
 O praise

00:58:40.599 --> 00:58:42.139
 the Lord

00:58:42.139 --> 00:58:43.759
 for he

00:58:43.759 --> 00:58:45.879
 is good,

00:58:46.119 --> 00:58:48.139
 his mercy

00:58:48.139 --> 00:58:50.139
 lasteth

00:58:50.139 --> 00:58:51.539
 ever.

00:58:52.879 --> 00:58:53.919
 Let

00:58:53.919 --> 00:58:54.979
 those

00:58:54.979 --> 00:58:55.919
 of

00:58:55.919 --> 00:58:56.819
 his

00:58:56.820 --> 00:59:09.960
 that

00:59:09.960 --> 00:59:15.300
 free

00:59:15.300 --> 00:59:18.140
 come

00:59:18.140 --> 00:59:23.240
 again

00:59:23.239 --> 00:59:37.319
 Let those that fear the Lord Christ take His mercy favor never.

00:59:37.320 --> 00:59:54.240
 I am this faithful of the Lord, the Lord did answer me.

00:59:54.239 --> 01:00:09.239
 He in the dark place did me set, from trouble make me free.

01:00:09.239 --> 01:00:25.000
 The mighty Lord is on my side, I will not be afraid.

01:00:25.000 --> 01:00:39.760
 For anything that thou can do, I shall not be blessed.

01:00:42.239 --> 01:00:44.800
 We'll close in prayer, remain standing.

01:00:45.280 --> 01:00:53.019
 Our Lord and our God, may we know the eternal abiding love and grace known through Jesus Christ.

01:00:53.019 --> 01:01:00.480
 As we part with one another, we pray that you would remain with us, watch over us and guide us in every step of life.

01:01:01.039 --> 01:01:06.759
 That we may consider Christ and give us hearts that are willing to receive Him.

01:01:07.440 --> 01:01:11.639
 Be with us as we part, forgive us our sins, in Jesus' name. Amen.

01:01:23.019 --> 01:01:25.320
 Amen.

01:01:29.900 --> 01:01:30.579
 Amen.

01:01:31.039 --> 01:01:31.880
 Amen.

01:01:31.880 --> 01:02:01.860
 Thank you.

01:02:01.880 --> 01:02:31.860
 Thank you.

01:02:31.880 --> 01:03:01.860
 Thank you.