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 please have a seat and just before the boys and girls head out let's pray at the start of this

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 new term for for creche and for junior church lord god we thank you for every boy and girl

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 in our church for those who are able to be here today for those who are at home

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 lord we pray that you would give to each one of them a love for the bible so that they might love

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 you that they might love jesus as lord and savior and lord we pray that as they go to their classes

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 that you would help them to to read and to understand and to be able to put into practice

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 what your word teaches lord thank you for their teachers pray that you would guide them

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 as they look to to love our children to show them by example and by words and what it looks like to

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 be a follower of jesus and we pray for them as we pray for ourselves in jesus name amen

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 so boys and girls can head to their classes

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 and while they are doing that perhaps

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 in your bibles you can turn with me to the gospel of matthew

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 as we spend january thinking about what jesus says about the church and about

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 prayer and today about the bible we're going to use the gospel of matthew to help us in that so

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 we've got three short readings the first from matthew chapter 4 verses 1 to 11

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 and then chapter 5 and then chapter 12 and the words will also be up on the screen so let's hear

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 god's word

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 then jesus was led by the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil after fasting for 40 days

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 and 40 nights he was hungry the tempter came to him and said if you are the son of god tell these stones

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 to become bread jesus answered it is written man shall not live on bread alone but on every word that

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 comes from the mouth of god then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the highest point

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 of the temple if you are the son of god he said throw yourself down for it is written he will

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 command his angels concerning you and they will lift you up in their hands so that you will not

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 strike your foot against the stone jesus answered him it is also written do not put the lord your god to

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 the test again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world

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 and their splendor all this i will give you he said if you will bow down and worship me jesus said to him

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 away from me satan for it is written worship the lord your god and serve him only then the devil left him

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 and angels came and attended him and then a really short reading from the sermon on the mount chapter 5

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 at verse 17 so matthew 5 at verse 17 do not think that i have come to abolish the law or the prophets

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 i have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them for truly i tell you until heaven and earth disappear

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 not the smallest letter not the least stroke of a pen will by any means disappear from the law

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 until everything is accomplished therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands

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 and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and

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 teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven and then lastly in matthew chapter 12

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 matthew chapter 12 and at verse 38

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 where we read then some of the pharisees and teachers of the law said to jesus teacher we want to see a sign

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 from you he answered a wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign but none will be given it except the

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 sign of the prophet jonah for as jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish

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 so the son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth the men of nineveh will

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 stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it for they repented at the preaching of jonah

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 and now something greater than jonah is here the queen of the south will rise at the judgment with this

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 generation and condemn it for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to solomon's wisdom

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 and now something greater than solomon is here amen now before we turn back to think about those passages

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 and also to help us in our confession as we look to confess sin together we're going to sing two sections

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 of psalm 38 and we're going to sing from the beginning where we see david confess sin and the misery

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 that it brings and then we'll read from the sing from the end verses 17 to the end where we find

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 david praying that he wouldn't be abandoned that he'd be rescued that he'd be saved and we can pray these

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 words as ours and at the same time we need to recognize that our hope lies again in jesus our savior

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 the sinless son of god who took on for us the weight and misery of sin the one who died for our sin

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 entrusting himself to god the one who rose again in victory the one who assures us of forgiveness

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 when our faith is in him so let's stand and sing these two sections from psalm 38 together

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 if you have your bibles perhaps you can keep them open um at matthew's gospel we'll be beginning

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 in chapter four as we think about what jesus says um about the bible so as i said we're going to go

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 back to some of those fundamentals of our faith in january and to think about bible and prayer and

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 mission and church uh just a couple of days ago we began to watch a little bit of naomi osaka the

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 tennis player's documentary and there was there was one or two scenes where you would see nothing but

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 but her constantly hitting the same shot with her coach time and time again as a way to check up on

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 those fundamentals of her swing and to make any corrections that needed to be made and it's

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 important for us as christians as the church to think about our fundamentals in our faith and i

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 think especially in our own times where the world has been out of rhythm for such a long time

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 so have our lives for a variety of reasons and the church again we find ourselves out of our usual

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 kind of rhythms and patterns and it can be really easy to lose disciplines the stuff that that has always

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 been really basic and essential to faith it's really easy to to lose those disciplines and even

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 to lose sight of perhaps why they matter so today you know why does it matter so much that we we're

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 hearing from god in his word so and today i want to ask one really simple but crucial question

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 and it's this what does jesus believe about the bible because when we think about that that simple

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 question what does jesus believe about the bible if we are christians then our instinct should be to

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 believe what he teaches to follow his example and to hold to his view of the word of god

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 and and similarly if we're here today or we're watching online we're not christians again this is a

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 great starting point and when we have questions about the bible and about christianity what does

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 jesus say about the bible so so three points that we're going to consider today from those different

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 passages one we're going to think about the authority of the bible we're going to consider the

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 fact that the bible in jesus view is unbreakable and thirdly to think about the fact that in jesus view

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 the bible is reliable so matthew chapter 4 thinking about the bible has authority so here we find

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 ourselves right at the beginning of jesus public ministry and he's just been baptized the spirit has

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 come down and the father has said at the end of chapter 3 this is my son whom i love with him i am well

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 pleased so he's been blessed and now he's going to be tested this is a pattern that we see

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 in the bible adam first man created and blessed he was tested in the garden and he failed

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 uh israel was blessed they were chosen and saved to become god's people they were tested in the

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 wilderness and they failed but jesus son of god he is blessed he is tested and we see that he succeeds

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 now jesus of course when he is tempted has a unique calling the devil

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 recognizes that saying if you are or since you are the son of god so jesus is the son of god and he must

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 live as the son of god so there's something unique about the temptation that jesus faces

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 but when we think about how jesus succeeds and that he trusts the authority of the bible he looks to submit

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 to it and to obey it we recognize that his resource in resisting temptation is our resource too god's written

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 and unchanging word of truth is our authority and is our defense when we find ourselves being tempted so if

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 we are to resist temptation and to honor god we must both love and live by god's word and we see that in

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 the life of jesus so let's look really briefly at these three temptations the first one if you are

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 the son of god tell these stones to become bread attempted on the matter of provision we can imagine

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 as it were the devil saying jesus as the son of god why not use your power and your rights to provide

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 for your needs why not ensure that you have comfort and how does jesus respond and responding from the book

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 deuteronomy man shall not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of god

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 bread is not of first importance the physical life is not of first importance god's word is

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 our spiritual lives are of first importance notice jesus says every word that comes from the mouth of

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 god so the whole bible not just parts of it the whole bible is food for our soul and notice too that it

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 comes from the mouth of god so what the bible says god says and it's so important for us to recognize

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 as we come to the word of god what the bible says god says to us the second temptation sees the devil

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 take jesus up to the highest point of the the temple and here the issue at stake seems to be protection

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 if you're the son of god throw yourself down and then he quotes sam 91 he'll commend command his angels

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 they'll lift you up in their hands so you'll not strike your foot against the stone jesus the bible

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 says the angel's job is to care for you so why not jump off the temple to prove it and how does jesus

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 respond jesus answered it's also written do not put the lord your god to the test what do we see in jesus

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 jesus trusts his father jesus will not manipulate his father jesus doesn't need a dramatic demonstration of

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 the care of god he instinctively trusts it he's not going to test his god

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 and it also shows that for jesus the bible is consistent one part is not going to disagree with

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 another part

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 and then the final temptation

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 from verse 8 is on this the subject of power

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 the devil takes jesus to a very high mountain and in his mind's eye sees all the kingdoms of the world

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 and all their glory and the devil says jesus don't you want a world empire imagine what it'd be like

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 if you ruled imagine the peace and the justice all you need the price you need to pay is simply

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 to bow down and worship me

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 and again jesus said to him away from me satan for it is written third time he quotes from deuteronomy

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 worship a lord your god and serve him

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 only

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 because the word of god calls for the exclusive worship and honor of god

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 he will not pursue his kingdom in a way that dishonors his god

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 the ends do not justify the means jesus will not take a shortcut to

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 his kingdom

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 he will not avoid suffering

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 and the cross

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 so here at the beginning of jesus ministry what are we seeing from jesus

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 we're seeing that he submits his will

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 his mind

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 his heart

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 to the word of god

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 to hearing it

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 to to learning from it to be able to recall it

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 and to apply it

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 when he is tempted

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 jesus believes god is the author of scripture and that god's word has

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 authority

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 and so he submits to it in his life

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 now let's just think before we move on why does this matter for for you and me

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 today why does it make bible reading of vital importance for you and i today

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 well if we go right to a comparison we need to recognize that just as jesus was

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 tempted we too will be tempted and when we are we need god's word in our lives

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 just as jesus was tempted to personal comfort

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 don't we find sometimes that we are tempted to pursue our own comfort rather than costly obedience

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 to follow the path of least resistance as christians sometimes

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 aren't we sometimes tempted

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 to demand

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 personal security and health and well-being from god

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 rather than

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 confident trust in him

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 regardless of circumstance

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 aren't we tempted to want personal glory

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 rather than committing to worship god and giving him the glory

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 and aren't we tempted each and every day

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 towards sin

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 towards disobedience

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 and so we need to learn

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 to submit to the authority of the bible

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 and we need to be hearing the bible so we're reminding ourselves always of the glory of god

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 of the sinfulness in our own hearts of the wonder of the gospel of the joy of

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 forgiveness of the spirit who's at work in us to enable us to obey

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 so we need the bible because we will be tempted and we also

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 need to recognize the authority of the bible because

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 we're always choosing

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 what we're giving attention to

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 because we know don't we that in our own lives there are so many competing values and so many

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 competing voices on any number of issues and subjects

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 and there's always the question of what voice are we going to listen to

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 whose word carries the most weight in our own hearts and lives

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 will it be the messages of popular culture

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 will it be the opinions of my peer group

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 or will it be the personal living speaking god

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 and perhaps to make it really practical think about this morning think about a typical morning

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 which do we reach for first

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 is it the word of god

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 or is it our phones

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 sometimes how we begin the day sets the tone for our day

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 so it's good to begin the day hearing god and his word

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 to think about which word we reflect on most

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 which values are most a part of

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 how we live day by day

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 so jesus shows us the bible has authority

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 and i turn over with me to chapter 5 and at verse 17

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 to recognize that in jesus understanding the bible is unbreakable

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 it can be helpful to to ask ourselves the question to reflect on

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 how strong is my confidence in the bible

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 and when i approach god's word whatever section we're in old testament or new testament

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 do i think it is reliable or unreliable

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 do i think of it as unchanging

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 or does it always need to change in light of the culture we find ourselves in

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 when we have questions about god and about faith

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 is it the authority

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 to answer those questions

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 or are we going to be going on to youtube

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 or looking to some popular expert who might give us an alternative view

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 in christians and churches sometimes we can be apologetic i think we could be defensive we can we can run away from questions about the authority of the bible or the reliability of the bible

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 our confidence in the bible but

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 when we listen to the words of jesus

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 and you can go through matthew's gospel you see lots of jesus view on scripture

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 and if we if we trust him and if we listen to those words it's going to give us confidence

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 because jesus has no doubt that god's word is unbreakable and god's word is unchanging

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 and that too when we think about how jesus thinks about the bible is going to motivate us

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 to read so as to obey because we know

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 that this is our standard and it's not going to change

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 we don't need to adapt it to fit our culture

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 point one to think about here

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 when jesus talks about the bible being unbreakable

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 let's think about

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 his understanding that his mission is to fulfill

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 scripture

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 the word of god

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 as it is in the old testament

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 verse 17

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 do not think

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 that i have come to abolish the law or the prophets

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 i have not come to abolish them

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 but to fulfill them

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 so when he says the law and the prophets

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 it's a way of thinking about the whole old testament

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 and he says he's not come to abolish them to set them aside as some of his

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 critics thought he was doing

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 rather he's come to fulfill them

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 so let's think about how does jesus fulfill

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 the law and the prophets

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 well we read the gospels we discover he fulfills

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 the whole moral law

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 he fulfills that first of all in his

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 teaching

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 so we're at the beginning towards the beginning of the sermon on the mount

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 and what jesus is about to do in the next section for the rest of chapter 5 and into chapter 6

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 is he is about to remind the people that the law is a matter of heart

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 it's a matter of motive

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 it's not some kind of tip box exercise

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 it's not just superficial legalism

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 no it's about our heart attitude

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 towards god

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 and towards his word

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 and so jesus fulfills it in his teaching

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 but jesus also fulfills the whole moral law in his life

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 so remember jesus summarizes the whole law

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 in two ways

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 one love the lord your god with all your heart soul mind and strength

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 and two

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 love your neighbor as yourself

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 we read the gospels

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 isn't that what we discover

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 in jesus

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 one who was determined always to

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 to obey

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 to honor

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 to glorify his father

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 even to the point of his dying on the cross

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 and don't we see him

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 so readily loving others at great cost to himself

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 loving the least

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 loving the outcast

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 loving the sick

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 loving those

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 who were needing

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 spiritual teaching

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 they were like sheep without a shepherd

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 so jesus

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 in his life

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 in his words

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 in his actions

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 fulfills

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 the whole moral law

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 jesus also fulfills the whole moral law

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 in his death

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 because one of the things that the law is really clear on

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 is that the wages of sin

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 is death

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 that sin must be punished

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 offenses against a holy god must be dealt with

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 and jesus comes as a substitute

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 and what we see on the cross

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 is the penalty

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 that sin deserves

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 what we see is jesus going under

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 the curse

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 that sin

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 and rebellion

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 deserves

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 and jesus isn't doing that because he has done anything wrong

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 rather he is taking the sins

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 of his people

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 so he fulfills the moral law in his death

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 but not just in taking the penalty

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 but also in being that great sacrifice

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 to atone for sin

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 all those sacrifices in the old testament

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 that speak of forgiveness

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 that speak of peace with god

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 point towards the great sacrifice

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 of god sending his son jesus

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 to be that once for all sacrifice for sin

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 so he fulfills the law in his teaching

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 in his life and his death

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 and he also fulfills what the old testament

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 anticipates

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 and promises

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 sacrifices

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 sometimes people

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 think about the old testament as promise

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 and the new testament the coming of jesus

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 as fulfillment

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 so we talked about sacrifices

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 the promise of sacrifice is fulfilled

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 in jesus forgiveness from god

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 through the sacrifice of his son

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 the old testament emphasis on the temple

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 the place where we can meet with god

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 and jesus says

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 i am god with you

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 i am the way to meet with god

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 all the kings that we read about

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 in the bible

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 speaking to us

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 of the one great king

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 who would rule in perfect righteousness

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 forever

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 the seed promised to adam

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 who would crush the head of the serpent

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 the seed promised to abraham

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 who would be blessing to the nations

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 that's jesus

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 all those rich promises

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 anticipating a messiah

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 who would come from god

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 with the authority of god

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 but he would die as a suffering servant

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 before rising and returning to glory

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 it's jesus

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 and so jesus

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 reads the old testament

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 he says this is all about me

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 and that too informs how we read

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 especially how we read the old testament

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 we're looking to find

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 jesus on every page

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 so jesus mission is about fulfillment

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 but then if you look at verses 18 and 19 of chapter 5

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 we see that jesus understands the bible to be permanently valid

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 really strong words from jesus verse 18

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 for truly i tell you

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 until heaven and earth disappear

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 not the smallest letter

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 not the least stroke of a pen

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 will by any means disappear from the law

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 until everything is accomplished

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 now compare that with an article yesterday

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 talking about the the stress and the exhaustion that people are facing

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 as they're dealing with as we are dealing with

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 never-ending covid laws and regulations and restrictions

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 i compare that with god's word

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 jesus saying all of god's word

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 is more permanent than the universe

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 all scripture is permanently valid

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 this is bedrock

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 this is unchanging for us

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 jesus is addressing in a sense

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 the misunderstandings of the pharisees

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 one of the things the pharisees did

00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:43.859
 was they divided into heavy and light laws

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 they decided which ones to prioritize

00:24:46.359 --> 00:24:47.159
 jesus says

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 all the law matters

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 every part matters

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 and not just the externals but also the heart

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 how helpful is this when

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 we sort of think about the time that we live

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 many modern thinkers

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 writers

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 if there's a clash of culture and cultural values

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 with the bible

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 then of course for them culture always wins

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 but when jesus says the bible is all truth

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 and the bible is always truth

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 then for us as christians

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 we need to say that the bible always wins

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 some principles that follow

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 when we think about culture and the bible

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 we need to have humility

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 recognizing

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 that god's word is not broken

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 but that we are

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 beginning personally

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 but before we think about the society that we live in

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 it's my assumptions

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 my culture

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 my pride

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 my prejudice

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 my ignorance

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 that needs to be confronted

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 not god's word

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 and so when jesus says the bible is unbreakable

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 that needs our humility

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 let's think about commitment to the bible as well

00:26:14.460 --> 00:26:20.160
 because here is one place where jesus would clearly reject any concept of

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 a pick and mix approach to the bible

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 a pick and choose approach to the bible

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 you will read scholars

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 you will hear people in culture say

00:26:29.620 --> 00:26:31.460
 well i really like the sermon on the mount

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 or i like the love commands

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 i'm not so keen on

00:26:33.580 --> 00:26:34.880
 on this part

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 not so keen on what jesus says about sexual ethics

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 or about marriage

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 if the bible is unbreakable and unchanging

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 and jesus said it was

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 then we must humbly submit to it all

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 and seek to obey

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 those parts that we naturally agree with

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 and those parts that challenge us

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 and confront us

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 and make us address our assumptions

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 and to think too about christ and the bible

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 there was an old minister in london

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 i think in the 19th century

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 who said that just as all roads in england eventually lead to london

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 so all the old testament themes

00:27:13.539 --> 00:27:15.980
 ultimately lead to christ

00:27:15.980 --> 00:27:19.259
 i think one of the most helpful things that we can

00:27:19.259 --> 00:27:22.940
 we can ask as we come to an old testament section of the bible

00:27:22.940 --> 00:27:24.059
 is to ask ourselves

00:27:24.059 --> 00:27:25.640
 how does this

00:27:25.640 --> 00:27:27.039
 anticipate

00:27:27.039 --> 00:27:29.159
 the life of jesus

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 the ministry of jesus

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 the words of jesus

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 as jesus himself

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 taught his disciples

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 that

00:27:35.920 --> 00:27:39.339
 that he is what the whole scripture is about

00:27:39.339 --> 00:27:42.920
 we need to be looking for him on every page

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 but we also need to be looking to jesus

00:27:46.559 --> 00:27:50.039
 to understand what heart obedience looks like

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 so as we said

00:27:51.799 --> 00:27:54.039
 in the next section of the sermon on the mount

00:27:54.039 --> 00:27:54.879
 jesus is going to say

00:27:54.879 --> 00:27:56.460
 that that command about murder

00:27:56.460 --> 00:27:57.440
 isn't just about murder

00:27:57.440 --> 00:27:58.680
 it's also about anger

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 because it's a matter of the heart

00:28:00.539 --> 00:28:02.379
 that command about adultery

00:28:02.379 --> 00:28:03.379
 isn't just about adultery

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 it's also about lust

00:28:04.539 --> 00:28:05.700
 because it's a matter of

00:28:05.700 --> 00:28:06.599
 the heart

00:28:06.599 --> 00:28:08.119
 and so we need to be looking to jesus

00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:08.940
 to know

00:28:08.940 --> 00:28:11.500
 what true obedience looks like

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:14.359
 so the bible is unbreakable

00:28:14.359 --> 00:28:17.500
 the last section we're going to look at

00:28:17.500 --> 00:28:19.679
 is that little section we read in matthew 12

00:28:19.679 --> 00:28:21.019
 and to think about the fact that the bible

00:28:21.019 --> 00:28:23.339
 is unbreakable

00:28:23.339 --> 00:28:24.179
 nope

00:28:24.179 --> 00:28:25.240
 we thought about that already

00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:26.379
 the bible is reliable

00:28:26.379 --> 00:28:29.240
 ever since the 19th century

00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:30.079
 i guess

00:28:30.079 --> 00:28:32.740
 with the rejection of miracles

00:28:32.740 --> 00:28:34.539
 rejection of the supernatural

00:28:34.539 --> 00:28:37.139
 begun to come increasing criticism

00:28:37.139 --> 00:28:38.259
 of the bible

00:28:38.259 --> 00:28:40.319
 and old testament history

00:28:40.319 --> 00:28:42.439
 and challenges raised

00:28:42.440 --> 00:28:44.700
 over whether we can trust it

00:28:44.700 --> 00:28:46.779
 but those challenges aren't just

00:28:46.779 --> 00:28:48.380
 reserved for old books

00:28:48.380 --> 00:28:49.360
 or modern books

00:28:49.360 --> 00:28:50.799
 we have probably

00:28:50.799 --> 00:28:53.140
 had some of those challenges

00:28:53.140 --> 00:28:54.380
 perhaps from our friends

00:28:54.380 --> 00:28:56.059
 or from our family

00:28:56.059 --> 00:28:58.200
 can you really believe

00:28:58.200 --> 00:29:00.900
 in the historical Adam

00:29:00.900 --> 00:29:03.279
 that we all come from

00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:05.039
 Adam and Eve

00:29:05.039 --> 00:29:07.380
 perhaps we will have questions

00:29:07.380 --> 00:29:09.440
 about some of those dramatic events

00:29:09.440 --> 00:29:10.380
 of the old testament

00:29:10.380 --> 00:29:11.519
 maybe the story of Noah

00:29:11.519 --> 00:29:13.200
 or the story of Jonah

00:29:13.200 --> 00:29:14.160
 as we'll think about

00:29:14.160 --> 00:29:16.359
 there are questions

00:29:16.359 --> 00:29:17.339
 about the general

00:29:17.339 --> 00:29:18.579
 reporting

00:29:18.579 --> 00:29:19.700
 and the accuracy

00:29:19.700 --> 00:29:21.700
 can we really trust

00:29:21.700 --> 00:29:23.759
 what an oral culture

00:29:23.759 --> 00:29:25.920
 has to say

00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:27.180
 and again

00:29:27.180 --> 00:29:27.960
 as Christians

00:29:27.960 --> 00:29:28.619
 and as churches

00:29:28.619 --> 00:29:29.639
 it can be easy

00:29:29.639 --> 00:29:30.500
 for us to feel

00:29:30.500 --> 00:29:31.720
 like we're on the defensive

00:29:31.720 --> 00:29:33.720
 it can be easy

00:29:33.720 --> 00:29:35.379
 to perhaps feel embarrassed

00:29:35.379 --> 00:29:36.940
 or to lose confidence

00:29:36.940 --> 00:29:38.480
 and that again

00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:40.200
 is why we need to hear Jesus

00:29:40.200 --> 00:29:41.700
 if we're going to be those

00:29:41.700 --> 00:29:43.140
 who live by the word of God

00:29:43.140 --> 00:29:44.580
 we need to have confidence

00:29:44.580 --> 00:29:46.299
 that is reliable

00:29:46.299 --> 00:29:48.340
 and so it's really helpful

00:29:48.340 --> 00:29:49.559
 again to listen to Jesus

00:29:49.559 --> 00:29:50.400
 in Matthew 12

00:29:50.400 --> 00:29:51.140
 because for him

00:29:51.140 --> 00:29:52.240
 biblical history

00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:53.140
 is history

00:29:53.140 --> 00:29:55.360
 you can go through

00:29:55.360 --> 00:29:56.120
 all the gospels

00:29:56.120 --> 00:29:57.000
 and you will never find

00:29:57.000 --> 00:29:58.140
 Jesus ever question

00:29:58.140 --> 00:29:59.120
 a historical figure

00:29:59.120 --> 00:30:00.559
 a historic event

00:30:00.559 --> 00:30:01.500
 a historic miracle

00:30:01.500 --> 00:30:02.160
 that's recorded

00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:03.200
 in the old testament

00:30:03.200 --> 00:30:05.120
 that's our basis

00:30:05.120 --> 00:30:05.960
 for confidence

00:30:05.960 --> 00:30:07.480
 Jesus believed it

00:30:07.480 --> 00:30:08.940
 so I can believe it too

00:30:08.940 --> 00:30:11.160
 which takes us to

00:30:11.160 --> 00:30:12.840
 Matthew 12

00:30:12.840 --> 00:30:14.500
 and perhaps the

00:30:14.500 --> 00:30:16.340
 classic objection

00:30:16.340 --> 00:30:17.440
 that people might have

00:30:17.440 --> 00:30:17.940
 when it comes to

00:30:17.940 --> 00:30:18.900
 old testament stories

00:30:18.900 --> 00:30:19.900
 surely you can't really

00:30:19.900 --> 00:30:20.720
 believe in Jonah

00:30:20.720 --> 00:30:21.480
 being swallowed

00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:22.900
 by a giant fish

00:30:22.900 --> 00:30:23.200
 well

00:30:23.200 --> 00:30:24.480
 in reply

00:30:24.480 --> 00:30:27.420
 we can say

00:30:27.420 --> 00:30:28.319
 well Jesus did

00:30:28.319 --> 00:30:30.559
 look at those words

00:30:30.559 --> 00:30:31.480
 Matthew 12

00:30:31.480 --> 00:30:32.160
 verse 39

00:30:32.160 --> 00:30:33.240
 a wicked and adulterous

00:30:33.240 --> 00:30:33.680
 generation

00:30:33.680 --> 00:30:34.720
 asks for a sign

00:30:34.720 --> 00:30:36.539
 but none will be given

00:30:36.539 --> 00:30:37.500
 it except the sign

00:30:37.500 --> 00:30:38.539
 of the prophet Jonah

00:30:38.539 --> 00:30:39.440
 and now listen

00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:40.839
 as Jesus compares

00:30:40.839 --> 00:30:42.480
 the situation of Jonah

00:30:42.480 --> 00:30:43.720
 with what's coming

00:30:43.720 --> 00:30:45.079
 in his own life

00:30:45.079 --> 00:30:46.019
 for as Jonah

00:30:46.019 --> 00:30:46.759
 was three days

00:30:46.759 --> 00:30:47.380
 and three nights

00:30:47.380 --> 00:30:47.819
 in the belly

00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:48.620
 of a huge fish

00:30:48.620 --> 00:30:50.039
 so the son of man

00:30:50.039 --> 00:30:50.819
 will be three days

00:30:50.819 --> 00:30:51.519
 and three nights

00:30:51.519 --> 00:30:52.279
 in the heart

00:30:52.279 --> 00:30:53.079
 of the earth

00:30:53.079 --> 00:30:53.759
 just as Jonah

00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:54.539
 was in the belly

00:30:54.539 --> 00:30:57.799
 Jesus would be buried

00:30:57.799 --> 00:30:59.000
 Jesus is saying

00:30:59.000 --> 00:31:00.120
 Jonah's history

00:31:00.119 --> 00:31:01.659
 is as real

00:31:01.659 --> 00:31:03.799
 as my story

00:31:03.799 --> 00:31:07.219
 and so when we are

00:31:07.219 --> 00:31:07.879
 met with lots

00:31:07.879 --> 00:31:08.679
 of skepticism

00:31:08.679 --> 00:31:09.599
 about the reliability

00:31:09.599 --> 00:31:10.439
 of the Bible

00:31:10.439 --> 00:31:12.059
 that one place

00:31:12.059 --> 00:31:12.500
 we can go

00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:13.019
 as Christians

00:31:13.019 --> 00:31:14.000
 is to the opinion

00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:14.619
 of Jesus

00:31:14.619 --> 00:31:15.659
 you know

00:31:15.659 --> 00:31:16.459
 who am I going

00:31:16.459 --> 00:31:16.859
 to trust

00:31:16.859 --> 00:31:17.539
 am I going to trust

00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:18.619
 Jesus

00:31:18.619 --> 00:31:20.059
 or am I going to

00:31:20.059 --> 00:31:21.759
 trust an expert

00:31:21.759 --> 00:31:22.519
 writing some

00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:23.939
 two thousand years

00:31:23.939 --> 00:31:25.339
 after Jesus

00:31:25.339 --> 00:31:28.839
 and if there was

00:31:28.839 --> 00:31:29.359
 any doubt

00:31:29.359 --> 00:31:30.059
 about how

00:31:30.059 --> 00:31:31.199
 Jesus sees

00:31:31.199 --> 00:31:31.519
 Jonah

00:31:31.519 --> 00:31:32.679
 as a historical

00:31:32.679 --> 00:31:33.240
 figure

00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:34.539
 he then

00:31:34.539 --> 00:31:35.559
 moves on

00:31:35.559 --> 00:31:36.220
 to talk about

00:31:36.220 --> 00:31:36.959
 the queen of the south

00:31:36.959 --> 00:31:37.539
 or the queen

00:31:37.539 --> 00:31:38.699
 of Sheba

00:31:38.699 --> 00:31:40.220
 the queen of the south

00:31:40.220 --> 00:31:41.220
 will rise at the judgment

00:31:41.220 --> 00:31:42.279
 with this generation

00:31:42.279 --> 00:31:43.199
 and condemn it

00:31:43.199 --> 00:31:44.379
 for she came

00:31:44.379 --> 00:31:44.859
 from the ends

00:31:44.859 --> 00:31:45.259
 of the earth

00:31:45.259 --> 00:31:45.939
 to listen to

00:31:45.939 --> 00:31:46.899
 Solomon's wisdom

00:31:46.899 --> 00:31:48.139
 and now something

00:31:48.139 --> 00:31:48.720
 greater

00:31:48.720 --> 00:31:49.959
 than Solomon

00:31:49.959 --> 00:31:51.139
 is here

00:31:51.139 --> 00:31:52.559
 Jonah is historical

00:31:52.559 --> 00:31:53.299
 just as the queen

00:31:53.299 --> 00:31:53.759
 of Sheba

00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:54.740
 is historical

00:31:54.740 --> 00:31:56.779
 Jesus uses

00:31:56.779 --> 00:31:57.440
 Old Testament

00:31:57.440 --> 00:31:58.180
 history

00:31:58.180 --> 00:31:59.640
 to point

00:31:59.640 --> 00:32:00.319
 towards

00:32:00.319 --> 00:32:01.779
 himself

00:32:01.779 --> 00:32:03.980
 and his message

00:32:03.980 --> 00:32:04.720
 there came

00:32:04.720 --> 00:32:05.960
 with a challenge

00:32:05.960 --> 00:32:06.839
 remember

00:32:06.839 --> 00:32:07.359
 Nineveh

00:32:07.359 --> 00:32:07.920
 Jesus says

00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:08.960
 they really

00:32:08.960 --> 00:32:09.620
 repented

00:32:09.620 --> 00:32:10.620
 at the real

00:32:10.620 --> 00:32:11.279
 message of the

00:32:11.279 --> 00:32:11.940
 real Jonah

00:32:11.940 --> 00:32:13.859
 Jesus says

00:32:13.859 --> 00:32:14.400
 to the crowds

00:32:14.400 --> 00:32:15.160
 and by extension

00:32:15.160 --> 00:32:16.339
 says to us

00:32:16.339 --> 00:32:18.240
 have we repented

00:32:18.240 --> 00:32:19.940
 have we believed

00:32:19.940 --> 00:32:20.819
 in have we listened

00:32:20.819 --> 00:32:21.620
 to and trusted

00:32:21.620 --> 00:32:22.240
 in the one

00:32:22.240 --> 00:32:23.220
 greater than Jonah

00:32:23.220 --> 00:32:24.099
 who is

00:32:24.099 --> 00:32:25.439
 Jesus

00:32:25.439 --> 00:32:28.519
 says of the

00:32:28.519 --> 00:32:29.259
 queen of Sheba

00:32:29.259 --> 00:32:30.579
 she moved

00:32:30.579 --> 00:32:31.079
 heaven and earth

00:32:31.079 --> 00:32:31.879
 to listen to

00:32:31.879 --> 00:32:32.740
 real wisdom

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:33.619
 from the real

00:32:33.619 --> 00:32:34.539
 king Solomon

00:32:34.539 --> 00:32:35.599
 but what about

00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:36.559
 us

00:32:36.559 --> 00:32:38.899
 are we living

00:32:38.899 --> 00:32:40.079
 by the greater

00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:40.699
 wisdom

00:32:40.699 --> 00:32:42.179
 of that greater

00:32:42.179 --> 00:32:42.740
 king

00:32:42.740 --> 00:32:44.079
 king Jesus

00:32:44.079 --> 00:32:45.119
 are we listening

00:32:45.119 --> 00:32:45.579
 to him

00:32:45.579 --> 00:32:46.439
 in his

00:32:46.439 --> 00:32:47.500
 word

00:32:47.500 --> 00:32:49.759
 so in

00:32:49.759 --> 00:32:50.819
 conclusion

00:32:50.819 --> 00:32:53.460
 knowing what

00:32:53.460 --> 00:32:54.200
 Jesus believes

00:32:54.200 --> 00:32:54.579
 about the

00:32:54.579 --> 00:32:54.880
 Bible

00:32:54.880 --> 00:32:56.640
 should help

00:32:56.640 --> 00:32:57.119
 us

00:32:57.119 --> 00:32:58.460
 as we turn

00:32:58.460 --> 00:32:59.079
 to read it

00:32:59.079 --> 00:33:00.539
 and to hear it

00:33:00.539 --> 00:33:02.740
 you know just as

00:33:02.740 --> 00:33:04.140
 tennis players

00:33:04.140 --> 00:33:04.900
 often return to

00:33:04.900 --> 00:33:05.400
 their coaches

00:33:05.400 --> 00:33:06.220
 to make sure the

00:33:06.220 --> 00:33:06.980
 fundamentals of

00:33:06.980 --> 00:33:07.579
 their swing

00:33:07.579 --> 00:33:08.599
 are right

00:33:08.599 --> 00:33:10.640
 we should

00:33:10.640 --> 00:33:11.759
 regularly return

00:33:11.759 --> 00:33:12.619
 to Jesus

00:33:12.619 --> 00:33:14.099
 our master

00:33:14.099 --> 00:33:14.440
 to think

00:33:14.440 --> 00:33:15.519
 is my view

00:33:15.519 --> 00:33:16.340
 on the

00:33:16.340 --> 00:33:16.680
 Bible

00:33:16.680 --> 00:33:16.920
 right

00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:17.480
 and not just

00:33:17.480 --> 00:33:18.620
 is my theory

00:33:18.620 --> 00:33:19.059
 about it

00:33:19.059 --> 00:33:19.220
 right

00:33:19.220 --> 00:33:20.480
 but am I

00:33:20.480 --> 00:33:21.059
 living

00:33:21.059 --> 00:33:22.299
 by God's

00:33:22.299 --> 00:33:22.440
 word

00:33:22.440 --> 00:33:22.799
 am I

00:33:22.799 --> 00:33:24.360
 prioritizing

00:33:24.360 --> 00:33:24.840
 it in

00:33:24.840 --> 00:33:25.680
 my

00:33:25.680 --> 00:33:26.660
 life

00:33:26.660 --> 00:33:28.519
 wouldn't it

00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:29.140
 be wonderful

00:33:29.140 --> 00:33:30.120
 to share

00:33:30.120 --> 00:33:31.660
 Jesus view

00:33:31.660 --> 00:33:33.000
 of the

00:33:33.000 --> 00:33:33.320
 Bible

00:33:33.320 --> 00:33:34.580
 to share

00:33:34.580 --> 00:33:35.559
 his heart

00:33:35.559 --> 00:33:36.279
 for it

00:33:36.279 --> 00:33:37.220
 you know

00:33:37.220 --> 00:33:37.940
 Jesus said

00:33:37.940 --> 00:33:38.720
 God's word

00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:39.500
 has authority

00:33:39.500 --> 00:33:40.960
 and he

00:33:40.960 --> 00:33:41.519
 loved it

00:33:41.519 --> 00:33:41.759
 and he

00:33:41.759 --> 00:33:42.220
 submitted

00:33:42.220 --> 00:33:42.579
 to it

00:33:42.579 --> 00:33:42.759
 and he

00:33:42.759 --> 00:33:43.200
 obeyed

00:33:43.200 --> 00:33:43.519
 it

00:33:43.519 --> 00:33:45.380
 Jesus

00:33:45.380 --> 00:33:45.759
 said

00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:46.119
 God's

00:33:46.119 --> 00:33:46.400
 word

00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:46.599
 is

00:33:46.599 --> 00:33:47.400
 unbreakable

00:33:47.400 --> 00:33:48.039
 and so

00:33:48.039 --> 00:33:48.579
 he came

00:33:48.579 --> 00:33:48.960
 on a

00:33:48.960 --> 00:33:49.220
 mission

00:33:49.220 --> 00:33:49.519
 to

00:33:49.519 --> 00:33:50.039
 fulfill

00:33:50.039 --> 00:33:50.460
 it

00:33:50.460 --> 00:33:51.099
 and to

00:33:51.099 --> 00:33:51.440
 show

00:33:51.440 --> 00:33:51.779
 us

00:33:51.779 --> 00:33:52.000
 what

00:33:52.000 --> 00:33:52.359
 true

00:33:52.359 --> 00:33:52.779
 heart

00:33:52.779 --> 00:33:53.200
 obedience

00:33:53.200 --> 00:33:53.660
 looks

00:33:53.660 --> 00:33:54.259
 like

00:33:54.259 --> 00:33:56.319
 Jesus

00:33:56.319 --> 00:33:56.599
 said

00:33:56.599 --> 00:33:56.900
 God's

00:33:56.900 --> 00:33:57.200
 word

00:33:57.200 --> 00:33:57.740
 is

00:33:57.740 --> 00:33:59.099
 reliable

00:33:59.099 --> 00:34:00.640
 and he

00:34:00.640 --> 00:34:00.779
 had

00:34:00.779 --> 00:34:01.160
 full

00:34:01.160 --> 00:34:02.420
 confidence

00:34:02.420 --> 00:34:03.079
 in it

00:34:03.079 --> 00:34:03.799
 he received

00:34:03.799 --> 00:34:04.079
 it as

00:34:04.079 --> 00:34:04.619
 the voice

00:34:04.619 --> 00:34:05.279
 of God

00:34:05.279 --> 00:34:06.039
 and he

00:34:06.039 --> 00:34:06.480
 understood

00:34:06.480 --> 00:34:06.799
 that it

00:34:06.799 --> 00:34:06.960
 all

00:34:06.960 --> 00:34:07.559
 pointed

00:34:07.559 --> 00:34:08.559
 to him

00:34:08.559 --> 00:34:09.039
 and his

00:34:09.039 --> 00:34:09.460
 great

00:34:09.460 --> 00:34:10.460
 work

00:34:10.460 --> 00:34:11.019
 of

00:34:11.019 --> 00:34:11.619
 redemption

00:34:11.619 --> 00:34:14.079
 and so

00:34:14.079 --> 00:34:14.360
 as we

00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:14.720
 look to

00:34:14.720 --> 00:34:15.420
 establish

00:34:15.420 --> 00:34:16.639
 fundamentals

00:34:16.639 --> 00:34:17.280
 as

00:34:17.280 --> 00:34:17.720
 Christians

00:34:17.720 --> 00:34:18.019
 and as

00:34:18.019 --> 00:34:18.400
 a church

00:34:18.400 --> 00:34:18.679
 surely

00:34:18.679 --> 00:34:19.199
 this is

00:34:19.199 --> 00:34:19.960
 something

00:34:19.960 --> 00:34:20.260
 to be

00:34:20.260 --> 00:34:20.880
 so basic

00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:21.360
 for us

00:34:21.360 --> 00:34:21.659
 to be

00:34:21.659 --> 00:34:22.440
 reading

00:34:22.440 --> 00:34:23.059
 God's

00:34:23.059 --> 00:34:23.840
 words

00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:27.039
 one or

00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:27.179
 two

00:34:27.179 --> 00:34:27.679
 practical

00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:28.460
 suggestions

00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:29.720
 maybe

00:34:29.720 --> 00:34:30.119
 this is

00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:30.420
 the time

00:34:30.420 --> 00:34:30.800
 for some

00:34:30.800 --> 00:34:31.079
 of us

00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:31.519
 to start

00:34:31.519 --> 00:34:31.940
 building

00:34:31.940 --> 00:34:32.179
 or

00:34:32.179 --> 00:34:32.920
 rebuilding

00:34:32.920 --> 00:34:34.220
 habits

00:34:34.220 --> 00:34:34.559
 when it

00:34:34.559 --> 00:34:35.079
 comes to

00:34:35.079 --> 00:34:35.440
 Bible

00:34:35.440 --> 00:34:35.860
 reading

00:34:35.860 --> 00:34:37.720
 to set

00:34:37.720 --> 00:34:38.039
 aside

00:34:38.039 --> 00:34:38.460
 time so

00:34:38.460 --> 00:34:38.720
 that we're

00:34:38.720 --> 00:34:39.360
 hearing

00:34:39.360 --> 00:34:40.539
 we're

00:34:40.539 --> 00:34:41.120
 reading

00:34:41.120 --> 00:34:42.500
 every day

00:34:42.500 --> 00:34:43.900
 that we

00:34:43.900 --> 00:34:44.340
 would make

00:34:44.340 --> 00:34:44.780
 that time

00:34:44.780 --> 00:34:45.079
 that we

00:34:45.079 --> 00:34:45.900
 would have

00:34:45.900 --> 00:34:46.460
 that self

00:34:46.460 --> 00:34:47.019
 discipline

00:34:47.019 --> 00:34:47.940
 to prioritize

00:34:47.940 --> 00:34:48.700
 time in

00:34:48.700 --> 00:34:49.200
 God's word

00:34:49.200 --> 00:34:49.820
 if that means

00:34:49.820 --> 00:34:50.680
 going to bed

00:34:50.680 --> 00:34:50.980
 a little

00:34:50.980 --> 00:34:51.440
 earlier

00:34:51.440 --> 00:34:51.840
 or getting

00:34:51.840 --> 00:34:52.980
 up a little

00:34:52.980 --> 00:34:53.579
 bit earlier

00:34:53.579 --> 00:34:54.079
 so that we

00:34:54.079 --> 00:34:55.200
 have that

00:34:55.200 --> 00:34:55.620
 bit of

00:34:55.620 --> 00:34:56.120
 time

00:34:56.120 --> 00:34:57.599
 regular

00:34:57.599 --> 00:34:58.180
 time

00:34:58.180 --> 00:34:58.740
 to be

00:34:58.740 --> 00:34:59.220
 with

00:34:59.220 --> 00:34:59.960
 God

00:34:59.960 --> 00:35:01.340
 to think

00:35:01.340 --> 00:35:01.700
 about our

00:35:01.700 --> 00:35:02.360
 own patterns

00:35:02.360 --> 00:35:02.880
 our own

00:35:02.880 --> 00:35:03.539
 habits

00:35:03.539 --> 00:35:03.920
 how we

00:35:03.920 --> 00:35:04.860
 typically work

00:35:04.860 --> 00:35:05.420
 best so that

00:35:05.420 --> 00:35:05.660
 we would

00:35:05.660 --> 00:35:06.079
 know for

00:35:06.079 --> 00:35:06.460
 ourselves

00:35:06.460 --> 00:35:06.960
 when be a

00:35:06.960 --> 00:35:07.460
 good time

00:35:07.460 --> 00:35:07.760
 for us

00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:08.059
 to try

00:35:08.059 --> 00:35:08.500
 and build

00:35:08.500 --> 00:35:08.780
 in

00:35:08.780 --> 00:35:09.780
 time

00:35:09.780 --> 00:35:10.000
 with

00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:10.360
 God's

00:35:10.360 --> 00:35:10.780
 word

00:35:10.780 --> 00:35:12.420
 and that

00:35:12.420 --> 00:35:12.800
 connected

00:35:12.800 --> 00:35:13.099
 with the

00:35:13.099 --> 00:35:13.420
 word of

00:35:13.420 --> 00:35:13.599
 God

00:35:13.599 --> 00:35:13.920
 we'd be

00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:14.300
 praying

00:35:14.300 --> 00:35:14.760
 about it

00:35:14.760 --> 00:35:14.980
 that we

00:35:14.980 --> 00:35:15.360
 would want

00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:15.940
 our hearts

00:35:15.940 --> 00:35:16.360
 to have

00:35:16.360 --> 00:35:16.940
 that hunger

00:35:16.940 --> 00:35:17.860
 for the

00:35:17.860 --> 00:35:18.159
 word of

00:35:18.159 --> 00:35:18.280
 God

00:35:18.280 --> 00:35:18.440
 that we

00:35:18.440 --> 00:35:18.619
 wouldn't

00:35:18.619 --> 00:35:19.019
 be just

00:35:19.019 --> 00:35:19.699
 opening it

00:35:19.699 --> 00:35:20.019
 so that we

00:35:20.019 --> 00:35:20.340
 can tick

00:35:20.340 --> 00:35:20.740
 our box

00:35:20.740 --> 00:35:20.960
 and say

00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:21.260
 well we've

00:35:21.260 --> 00:35:21.559
 done our

00:35:21.559 --> 00:35:21.840
 duty

00:35:21.840 --> 00:35:22.199
 because we've

00:35:22.199 --> 00:35:22.539
 read our

00:35:22.539 --> 00:35:22.820
 Bibles

00:35:22.820 --> 00:35:23.179
 that we'd

00:35:23.179 --> 00:35:23.579
 want to

00:35:23.579 --> 00:35:24.740
 meet with

00:35:24.740 --> 00:35:25.019
 God

00:35:25.019 --> 00:35:25.300
 in his

00:35:25.300 --> 00:35:25.599
 word

00:35:25.599 --> 00:35:26.679
 we'd

00:35:26.679 --> 00:35:26.920
 want to

00:35:26.920 --> 00:35:27.320
 be filled

00:35:27.320 --> 00:35:27.760
 with joy

00:35:27.760 --> 00:35:27.940
 we'd

00:35:27.940 --> 00:35:28.119
 want to

00:35:28.119 --> 00:35:28.220
 have

00:35:28.220 --> 00:35:28.619
 strength

00:35:28.619 --> 00:35:28.840
 for the

00:35:28.840 --> 00:35:29.000
 day

00:35:29.000 --> 00:35:29.639
 as we

00:35:29.639 --> 00:35:30.159
 find

00:35:30.159 --> 00:35:30.519
 God

00:35:30.519 --> 00:35:30.920
 in his

00:35:30.920 --> 00:35:31.340
 word

00:35:31.340 --> 00:35:32.800
 that we'd

00:35:32.800 --> 00:35:33.059
 pray that

00:35:33.059 --> 00:35:33.260
 we'd have

00:35:33.260 --> 00:35:33.539
 a heart

00:35:33.539 --> 00:35:33.760
 like

00:35:33.760 --> 00:35:34.119
 Jesus

00:35:34.119 --> 00:35:36.420
 that we

00:35:36.420 --> 00:35:36.599
 would

00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:37.159
 submit

00:35:37.159 --> 00:35:38.559
 to the

00:35:38.559 --> 00:35:38.820
 bits we

00:35:38.820 --> 00:35:39.280
 find easy

00:35:39.280 --> 00:35:39.599
 and the

00:35:39.599 --> 00:35:39.880
 bits we

00:35:39.880 --> 00:35:40.639
 find hard

00:35:40.639 --> 00:35:43.500
 that we

00:35:43.500 --> 00:35:44.139
 would ask

00:35:44.139 --> 00:35:44.680
 God

00:35:44.680 --> 00:35:45.800
 to open

00:35:45.800 --> 00:35:46.500
 our eyes

00:35:46.500 --> 00:35:47.460
 that we

00:35:47.460 --> 00:35:47.740
 would see

00:35:47.740 --> 00:35:48.119
 wonderful

00:35:48.119 --> 00:35:48.599
 things in

00:35:48.599 --> 00:35:48.880
 the word

00:35:48.880 --> 00:35:49.360
 of God

00:35:49.360 --> 00:35:50.380
 that the

00:35:50.380 --> 00:35:50.920
 same spirit

00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:51.740
 who inspired

00:35:51.740 --> 00:35:52.260
 the Bible

00:35:52.260 --> 00:35:53.539
 would light

00:35:53.539 --> 00:35:54.019
 it up for

00:35:54.019 --> 00:35:54.360
 us so that

00:35:54.360 --> 00:35:54.619
 we would

00:35:54.619 --> 00:35:54.980
 see it

00:35:54.980 --> 00:35:55.200
 we would

00:35:55.200 --> 00:35:55.559
 understand

00:35:55.559 --> 00:35:55.800
 it

00:35:55.800 --> 00:35:56.039
 we'd

00:35:56.039 --> 00:35:56.420
 apply

00:35:56.420 --> 00:35:56.599
 it

00:35:56.599 --> 00:35:56.820
 we'd

00:35:56.820 --> 00:35:57.119
 obey

00:35:57.119 --> 00:35:57.720
 it

00:35:57.720 --> 00:35:58.760
 that we'd

00:35:58.760 --> 00:35:59.059
 be like

00:35:59.059 --> 00:35:59.680
 that wise

00:35:59.680 --> 00:36:00.019
 man

00:36:00.019 --> 00:36:00.920
 from the

00:36:00.920 --> 00:36:01.159
 end of

00:36:01.159 --> 00:36:01.300
 the

00:36:01.300 --> 00:36:01.519
 sermon

00:36:01.519 --> 00:36:01.759
 on the

00:36:01.759 --> 00:36:01.900
 mount

00:36:01.900 --> 00:36:02.079
 who

00:36:02.079 --> 00:36:02.280
 built

00:36:02.280 --> 00:36:02.480
 his

00:36:02.480 --> 00:36:02.800
 house

00:36:02.800 --> 00:36:03.239
 on the

00:36:03.239 --> 00:36:03.559
 rock

00:36:03.559 --> 00:36:04.039
 the rock

00:36:04.039 --> 00:36:04.239
 of

00:36:04.239 --> 00:36:04.579
 Jesus

00:36:04.579 --> 00:36:05.639
 and his

00:36:05.639 --> 00:36:06.159
 word

00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:07.219
 that it

00:36:07.219 --> 00:36:07.480
 would be

00:36:07.480 --> 00:36:08.019
 strength

00:36:08.019 --> 00:36:08.780
 for us

00:36:08.780 --> 00:36:08.940
 it would

00:36:08.940 --> 00:36:09.320
 be strength

00:36:09.320 --> 00:36:09.599
 for our

00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:09.920
 families

00:36:09.920 --> 00:36:10.059
 it would

00:36:10.059 --> 00:36:10.559
 be strength

00:36:10.559 --> 00:36:11.059
 for our

00:36:11.059 --> 00:36:11.719
 church

00:36:11.719 --> 00:36:13.360
 our life

00:36:13.360 --> 00:36:13.679
 would be

00:36:13.679 --> 00:36:14.380
 built on

00:36:14.380 --> 00:36:15.480
 the word

00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:15.980
 of God

00:36:15.980 --> 00:36:17.880
 now let's

00:36:17.880 --> 00:36:18.239
 pray

00:36:18.239 --> 00:36:19.039
 together

00:36:19.039 --> 00:36:21.920
 Lord

00:36:21.920 --> 00:36:22.800
 our God

00:36:22.800 --> 00:36:24.059
 we want

00:36:24.059 --> 00:36:24.400
 to give

00:36:24.400 --> 00:36:25.159
 you thanks

00:36:25.159 --> 00:36:26.900
 that your

00:36:26.900 --> 00:36:27.599
 word is

00:36:27.599 --> 00:36:28.179
 true

00:36:28.179 --> 00:36:29.539
 that it is

00:36:29.539 --> 00:36:30.179
 reliable

00:36:30.179 --> 00:36:31.300
 that it

00:36:31.300 --> 00:36:31.559
 is

00:36:31.559 --> 00:36:32.480
 unchanging

00:36:32.480 --> 00:36:33.519
 that it

00:36:33.519 --> 00:36:33.699
 is

00:36:33.699 --> 00:36:34.219
 life

00:36:34.219 --> 00:36:34.880
 giving

00:36:34.880 --> 00:36:36.519
 that in

00:36:36.519 --> 00:36:37.059
 your word

00:36:37.059 --> 00:36:37.699
 we discover

00:36:37.699 --> 00:36:38.500
 the gospel

00:36:38.500 --> 00:36:38.920
 of your

00:36:38.920 --> 00:36:39.420
 grace

00:36:39.420 --> 00:36:40.380
 towards us

00:36:40.380 --> 00:36:41.579
 in sending

00:36:41.579 --> 00:36:42.440
 Jesus as

00:36:42.440 --> 00:36:42.659
 our

00:36:42.659 --> 00:36:43.039
 savior

00:36:43.039 --> 00:36:44.380
 and so we

00:36:44.380 --> 00:36:45.019
 pray that you'd

00:36:45.019 --> 00:36:45.719
 help us to

00:36:45.719 --> 00:36:46.599
 trust your

00:36:46.599 --> 00:36:47.059
 word

00:36:47.059 --> 00:36:48.820
 to make

00:36:48.820 --> 00:36:49.599
 time to

00:36:49.599 --> 00:36:50.779
 read your

00:36:50.779 --> 00:36:51.259
 word

00:36:51.259 --> 00:36:52.519
 and a

00:36:52.519 --> 00:36:53.219
 will and a

00:36:53.219 --> 00:36:53.940
 desire to

00:36:53.940 --> 00:36:54.679
 live by

00:36:54.679 --> 00:36:55.300
 your word

00:36:55.300 --> 00:36:57.000
 we confess

00:36:57.000 --> 00:36:57.579
 that so

00:36:57.579 --> 00:36:58.079
 often we

00:36:58.079 --> 00:36:58.619
 don't do

00:36:58.619 --> 00:36:59.079
 the things

00:36:59.079 --> 00:36:59.319
 that we

00:36:59.319 --> 00:36:59.819
 want to

00:36:59.819 --> 00:37:00.059
 do

00:37:00.059 --> 00:37:01.659
 we confess

00:37:01.659 --> 00:37:02.099
 that we

00:37:02.099 --> 00:37:02.519
 know in

00:37:02.519 --> 00:37:03.960
 theory how

00:37:03.960 --> 00:37:04.659
 vital the

00:37:04.659 --> 00:37:05.460
 bible is

00:37:05.460 --> 00:37:06.279
 for our

00:37:06.279 --> 00:37:06.819
 church and

00:37:06.819 --> 00:37:07.199
 for our

00:37:07.199 --> 00:37:07.699
 lives but

00:37:07.699 --> 00:37:08.380
 so often

00:37:08.380 --> 00:37:09.539
 we find

00:37:09.539 --> 00:37:09.940
 ourselves

00:37:09.940 --> 00:37:11.539
 slow to

00:37:11.539 --> 00:37:12.219
 make time

00:37:12.219 --> 00:37:12.619
 for it

00:37:12.619 --> 00:37:13.359
 we can

00:37:13.359 --> 00:37:14.019
 find ourselves

00:37:14.019 --> 00:37:14.960
 so distracted

00:37:14.960 --> 00:37:15.480
 we can find

00:37:15.480 --> 00:37:16.000
 other things

00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:16.599
 far more

00:37:16.599 --> 00:37:17.980
 easy to get

00:37:17.980 --> 00:37:19.119
 into than

00:37:19.119 --> 00:37:19.960
 we find to

00:37:19.960 --> 00:37:20.380
 come to

00:37:20.380 --> 00:37:21.420
 church or

00:37:21.420 --> 00:37:21.880
 to read

00:37:21.880 --> 00:37:22.679
 our bibles

00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:24.199
 Lord we

00:37:24.199 --> 00:37:25.639
 confess our

00:37:25.639 --> 00:37:26.480
 hard hearts

00:37:26.480 --> 00:37:26.800
 and we

00:37:26.800 --> 00:37:27.960
 pray that

00:37:27.960 --> 00:37:28.240
 you would

00:37:28.240 --> 00:37:28.619
 give us

00:37:28.619 --> 00:37:29.500
 that desire

00:37:29.500 --> 00:37:30.920
 to read

00:37:30.920 --> 00:37:32.460
 that you

00:37:32.460 --> 00:37:32.780
 would give

00:37:32.780 --> 00:37:33.159
 us that

00:37:33.159 --> 00:37:34.219
 understanding

00:37:34.219 --> 00:37:35.699
 so that we

00:37:35.699 --> 00:37:36.219
 would hear

00:37:36.219 --> 00:37:37.039
 from you

00:37:37.039 --> 00:37:37.980
 and know

00:37:37.980 --> 00:37:38.280
 what you

00:37:38.280 --> 00:37:38.820
 are saying

00:37:38.820 --> 00:37:39.679
 to us

00:37:39.679 --> 00:37:40.900
 Lord we

00:37:40.900 --> 00:37:42.320
 pray for

00:37:42.320 --> 00:37:43.280
 our country

00:37:43.280 --> 00:37:44.519
 we remember

00:37:44.519 --> 00:37:45.539
 that Scotland

00:37:45.539 --> 00:37:46.179
 was once

00:37:46.179 --> 00:37:47.219
 known as

00:37:47.219 --> 00:37:48.179
 the people

00:37:48.179 --> 00:37:48.699
 of the

00:37:48.699 --> 00:37:49.119
 book

00:37:49.119 --> 00:37:50.719
 Lord we

00:37:50.719 --> 00:37:51.519
 realise how

00:37:51.519 --> 00:37:52.139
 few people

00:37:52.139 --> 00:37:53.480
 today read

00:37:53.480 --> 00:37:54.039
 the bible

00:37:54.039 --> 00:37:55.159
 how few

00:37:55.159 --> 00:37:56.159
 really know

00:37:56.159 --> 00:37:57.279
 who Jesus

00:37:57.279 --> 00:37:58.139
 is

00:37:58.139 --> 00:37:59.699
 how little

00:37:59.699 --> 00:38:00.199
 biblical

00:38:00.199 --> 00:38:00.860
 literacy

00:38:00.860 --> 00:38:01.759
 there is

00:38:01.759 --> 00:38:02.779
 Lord we

00:38:02.779 --> 00:38:03.460
 pray that

00:38:03.460 --> 00:38:03.980
 you would

00:38:03.980 --> 00:38:04.559
 renew

00:38:04.559 --> 00:38:05.699
 and revive

00:38:05.699 --> 00:38:07.079
 and we

00:38:07.079 --> 00:38:07.659
 pray that

00:38:07.659 --> 00:38:07.940
 you would

00:38:07.940 --> 00:38:08.619
 give a

00:38:08.619 --> 00:38:09.300
 hunger for

00:38:09.300 --> 00:38:10.000
 your word

00:38:10.000 --> 00:38:10.920
 and we

00:38:10.920 --> 00:38:11.300
 thank you

00:38:11.300 --> 00:38:12.099
 for organisations

00:38:12.099 --> 00:38:12.579
 like the

00:38:12.579 --> 00:38:13.420
 Bible Society

00:38:13.420 --> 00:38:14.000
 and for

00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:14.500
 Scripture

00:38:14.500 --> 00:38:15.219
 Union and

00:38:15.219 --> 00:38:15.880
 for Christian

00:38:15.880 --> 00:38:16.440
 unions and

00:38:16.440 --> 00:38:16.759
 for those

00:38:16.759 --> 00:38:17.179
 who look to

00:38:17.179 --> 00:38:17.860
 encourage

00:38:17.860 --> 00:38:19.619
 Bible reading

00:38:19.619 --> 00:38:22.099
 Lord we

00:38:22.099 --> 00:38:23.079
 pray for

00:38:23.079 --> 00:38:24.019
 the nation

00:38:24.019 --> 00:38:24.739
 of Kazakhstan

00:38:24.739 --> 00:38:25.460
 which we

00:38:25.460 --> 00:38:25.920
 have seen

00:38:25.920 --> 00:38:26.539
 in the news

00:38:26.539 --> 00:38:27.319
 recently we

00:38:27.319 --> 00:38:27.759
 think of

00:38:27.759 --> 00:38:28.279
 them in

00:38:28.279 --> 00:38:28.960
 the chaos

00:38:28.960 --> 00:38:30.079
 and unrest

00:38:30.079 --> 00:38:31.559
 we think

00:38:31.559 --> 00:38:32.239
 too of

00:38:32.239 --> 00:38:32.880
 your people

00:38:32.880 --> 00:38:34.239
 there knowing

00:38:34.239 --> 00:38:34.799
 that there

00:38:34.799 --> 00:38:36.119
 is real

00:38:36.119 --> 00:38:37.039
 persecution

00:38:37.039 --> 00:38:38.119
 for the

00:38:38.119 --> 00:38:38.679
 significant

00:38:38.679 --> 00:38:39.199
 Christian

00:38:39.199 --> 00:38:39.860
 minority

00:38:39.860 --> 00:38:41.099
 as they

00:38:41.099 --> 00:38:41.719
 don't have

00:38:41.719 --> 00:38:42.599
 freedom of

00:38:42.599 --> 00:38:43.139
 worship

00:38:43.139 --> 00:38:44.940
 as those

00:38:44.940 --> 00:38:45.940
 who convert

00:38:45.940 --> 00:38:46.679
 to Christianity

00:38:46.679 --> 00:38:47.840
 from Muslim

00:38:47.840 --> 00:38:48.420
 backgrounds

00:38:48.420 --> 00:38:48.920
 can find

00:38:48.920 --> 00:38:49.440
 themselves

00:38:49.440 --> 00:38:50.719
 isolated

00:38:50.719 --> 00:38:51.679
 or imprisoned

00:38:51.679 --> 00:38:53.119
 Lord give

00:38:53.119 --> 00:38:53.659
 them a

00:38:53.659 --> 00:38:54.339
 steadfast

00:38:54.339 --> 00:38:55.079
 confidence

00:38:55.079 --> 00:38:55.659
 in your

00:38:55.659 --> 00:38:56.159
 word

00:38:56.159 --> 00:38:57.399
 in Jesus

00:38:57.399 --> 00:38:58.759
 the word

00:38:58.759 --> 00:38:59.239
 who became

00:38:59.239 --> 00:38:59.980
 flesh and

00:38:59.980 --> 00:39:00.319
 made his

00:39:00.319 --> 00:39:01.119
 dwelling among

00:39:01.119 --> 00:39:01.519
 us

00:39:01.519 --> 00:39:02.579
 that he

00:39:02.579 --> 00:39:03.219
 would show

00:39:03.219 --> 00:39:04.519
 the glory

00:39:04.519 --> 00:39:05.239
 of salvation

00:39:05.239 --> 00:39:05.940
 so that people

00:39:05.940 --> 00:39:06.579
 would believe

00:39:06.579 --> 00:39:06.960
 and have

00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:07.379
 life

00:39:07.379 --> 00:39:08.079
 Lord we

00:39:08.079 --> 00:39:09.480
 pray for

00:39:09.480 --> 00:39:10.779
 every nation

00:39:10.779 --> 00:39:11.899
 that is

00:39:11.899 --> 00:39:12.399
 enduring

00:39:12.399 --> 00:39:13.359
 persecution

00:39:13.359 --> 00:39:14.299
 and trouble

00:39:14.299 --> 00:39:15.539
 because of

00:39:15.539 --> 00:39:16.139
 their faith

00:39:16.139 --> 00:39:17.539
 help them

00:39:17.539 --> 00:39:18.219
 to know

00:39:18.219 --> 00:39:19.039
 and to live

00:39:19.039 --> 00:39:20.219
 by your

00:39:20.219 --> 00:39:20.759
 word of

00:39:20.760 --> 00:39:21.160
 truth

00:39:21.160 --> 00:39:22.980
 Lord we

00:39:22.980 --> 00:39:23.860
 pray today

00:39:23.860 --> 00:39:24.920
 for those

00:39:24.920 --> 00:39:25.280
 in our

00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:25.600
 church

00:39:25.600 --> 00:39:26.120
 who find

00:39:26.120 --> 00:39:26.620
 themselves

00:39:26.620 --> 00:39:27.520
 in special

00:39:27.520 --> 00:39:28.040
 need

00:39:28.040 --> 00:39:29.420
 Lord may

00:39:29.420 --> 00:39:29.920
 you grant

00:39:29.920 --> 00:39:30.680
 wisdom

00:39:30.680 --> 00:39:31.640
 may you

00:39:31.640 --> 00:39:31.920
 grant

00:39:31.920 --> 00:39:32.660
 comfort

00:39:32.660 --> 00:39:33.700
 may you

00:39:33.700 --> 00:39:33.980
 give

00:39:33.980 --> 00:39:34.820
 encouragement

00:39:34.820 --> 00:39:35.420
 as we

00:39:35.420 --> 00:39:36.740
 need it

00:39:36.740 --> 00:39:37.840
 Lord for

00:39:37.840 --> 00:39:38.700
 those who

00:39:38.700 --> 00:39:39.520
 are seeking

00:39:39.520 --> 00:39:40.000
 you

00:39:40.000 --> 00:39:41.120
 for those

00:39:41.120 --> 00:39:41.400
 who are

00:39:41.400 --> 00:39:42.000
 not yet

00:39:42.000 --> 00:39:42.480
 Christians

00:39:42.480 --> 00:39:43.180
 may they

00:39:43.180 --> 00:39:44.220
 read your

00:39:44.220 --> 00:39:44.900
 word and

00:39:44.900 --> 00:39:45.260
 may you

00:39:45.260 --> 00:39:46.200
 reveal

00:39:46.200 --> 00:39:46.840
 yourself

00:39:46.840 --> 00:39:47.740
 and your

00:39:47.740 --> 00:39:48.560
 love and

00:39:48.560 --> 00:39:49.140
 your way of

00:39:49.140 --> 00:39:49.720
 salvation

00:39:49.719 --> 00:39:50.599
 through faith

00:39:50.599 --> 00:39:51.079
 in Jesus

00:39:51.079 --> 00:39:51.980
 to them

00:39:51.980 --> 00:39:53.539
 break down

00:39:53.539 --> 00:39:54.179
 barriers

00:39:54.179 --> 00:39:56.000
 we pray

00:39:56.000 --> 00:39:58.279
 Lord we

00:39:58.279 --> 00:39:58.839
 pray for

00:39:58.839 --> 00:39:59.299
 those who

00:39:59.299 --> 00:39:59.819
 find that

00:39:59.819 --> 00:40:00.819
 their faith

00:40:00.819 --> 00:40:01.539
 is weak

00:40:01.539 --> 00:40:02.859
 who perhaps

00:40:02.859 --> 00:40:03.879
 have lost

00:40:03.879 --> 00:40:05.619
 those basic

00:40:05.619 --> 00:40:06.279
 spiritual

00:40:06.279 --> 00:40:06.939
 disciplines

00:40:06.939 --> 00:40:07.219
 through

00:40:07.219 --> 00:40:07.919
 Covid or

00:40:07.919 --> 00:40:08.159
 other

00:40:08.159 --> 00:40:09.000
 circumstances

00:40:09.000 --> 00:40:09.919
 Lord please

00:40:09.919 --> 00:40:10.759
 gently

00:40:10.759 --> 00:40:11.739
 restore

00:40:11.739 --> 00:40:13.279
 and renew

00:40:13.279 --> 00:40:13.939
 to folks

00:40:13.939 --> 00:40:14.699
 the joy

00:40:14.699 --> 00:40:15.219
 of their

00:40:15.219 --> 00:40:15.859
 salvation

00:40:15.860 --> 00:40:17.820
 Lord all

00:40:17.820 --> 00:40:18.220
 this we

00:40:18.220 --> 00:40:18.720
 pray in

00:40:18.720 --> 00:40:19.039
 Jesus

00:40:19.039 --> 00:40:19.480
 name

00:40:19.480 --> 00:40:20.400
 Amen

00:40:20.400 --> 00:40:23.400
 Now by

00:40:23.400 --> 00:40:24.140
 way of

00:40:24.140 --> 00:40:25.200
 reflecting on

00:40:25.200 --> 00:40:25.400
 what we've

00:40:25.400 --> 00:40:25.760
 been thinking

00:40:25.760 --> 00:40:26.220
 about our

00:40:26.220 --> 00:40:27.260
 closing hymn is

00:40:27.260 --> 00:40:27.820
 Speak O

00:40:27.820 --> 00:40:28.099
 Lord

00:40:28.099 --> 00:40:29.000
 quick book

00:40:29.000 --> 00:40:29.539
 review before

00:40:29.539 --> 00:40:30.059
 we finish

00:40:30.059 --> 00:40:30.579
 not a book

00:40:30.579 --> 00:40:30.860
 review

00:40:30.860 --> 00:40:31.760
 if you want a

00:40:31.760 --> 00:40:32.559
 good book on

00:40:32.559 --> 00:40:34.160
 why the Bible is

00:40:34.160 --> 00:40:34.620
 worth knowing

00:40:34.620 --> 00:40:35.160
 trusting and

00:40:35.160 --> 00:40:35.360
 loving

00:40:35.360 --> 00:40:37.099
 Kevin DeYoung

00:40:37.099 --> 00:40:37.840
 Taking God

00:40:37.840 --> 00:40:38.320
 at His Word

00:40:38.320 --> 00:40:38.940
 nice and

00:40:38.940 --> 00:40:39.240
 short

00:40:39.240 --> 00:40:39.960
 really good

00:40:39.960 --> 00:40:40.220
 read

00:40:40.220 --> 00:40:40.780
 you can have

00:40:40.780 --> 00:40:41.120
 a flick

00:40:41.120 --> 00:40:41.579
 if you want

00:40:41.579 --> 00:40:41.880
 after

00:40:41.880 --> 00:40:43.280
 let's stand

00:40:43.280 --> 00:40:44.160
 and let's

00:40:44.160 --> 00:40:44.880
 sing together

00:40:44.880 --> 00:40:45.640
 Speak O

00:40:45.640 --> 00:40:45.980
 Lord