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 So today's scripture passage is found in Matthew chapter 1, 18 through chapter 2, 20.

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 Please listen as we read.

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 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way.

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 When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

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 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.

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 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,

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 Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

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 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet.

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 Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which means God with us.

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 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him.

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 He took his wife, but knew her not until she had given birth to a son, and he called his name Jesus.

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 Now, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king,

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 behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

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 Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose, and have come to worship him.

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 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,

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 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

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 They told him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet.

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 And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah.

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 For from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people, Israel.

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 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly, and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.

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 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, Go, search diligently for the child.

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 And when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.

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 After listening to the king, they went on their way.

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 And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

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 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

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 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshipped him.

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 Then opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold, frankincense, myrrh.

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 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

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 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,

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 Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you.

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 For Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.

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 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod.

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 This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet,

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 Out of Egypt I will call my son.

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 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious,

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 And he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all the regions who were two years old or under,

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 According to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

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 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah.

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 A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children.

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 She refused to be comforted because they are no more.

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 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

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 Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel.

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 For those who sought the child's life are dead.

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 Good morning, Watermark.

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 My name is Chris.

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 I oversee the community groups here at Watermark.

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 And if you're new here today, you're just very welcome to join us with our family together.

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 We're looking at the moment in a four-part series looking at Advent and the coming of King Jesus.

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 Last week we looked at how the King was predicted in the Old Testament.

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 This week we're looking at the coming of the King.

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 And in the next couple of weeks we're going to look at how the story, the Christmas story,

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 continues right to the cross and the resurrection.

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 But today we come to a very familiar passage to most of us.

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 It's the traditional Christmas story.

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 You know, it's the kind of one you see on the Christmas cards.

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 You know, the three wise men sitting on the camels with the starry sky behind.

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 And they come to this beautiful, clean nativity scene.

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 With the angels are humming Silent Night in the background in four-part harmony.

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 And it's beautiful.

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 They lay down their Christmas presents to Jesus and it's lovely.

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 That's not the Christmas story.

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 Matthew, who is the writer we're looking at today, he wrote his gospel very specifically to connect the Old Testament to the New Testament.

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 That's why Matthew is the first gospel.

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 Because he is linking the promises that God has promised before of someone who's going to come and deliver his people to the birth and the life of Jesus.

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 That's why there are so many Old Testament quotations in Matthew.

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 Because he's wanting to tell you what you've heard about before.

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 What you've believed and hoped for has now come true.

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 Jesus has arrived.

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 And he is the king that you were expecting.

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 But if you looked at the title today and the title of this series, it says an inverted kingdom.

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 Because the way that Jesus comes, the way that God works, turns upside down everything you would ever think a king should do.

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 Everything you expected that God was going to do, he just overturns it all and blows your mind.

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 And Matthew is desperate to tell his readers, Jesus is a king like no other king.

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 But this passage is actually about two kings, not just one.

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 It's about two kingdoms.

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 It's about two ways of operating in the world.

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 It's about two ways of living which are as applicable today as they were 2,000 years ago.

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 So we're going to kind of run through this.

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 I want to look first of all at one king, King Herod.

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 Then I want to look at the second king, the legitimate king, Jesus the Messiah.

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 Thirdly, I want to look at a clash of kingdoms.

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 And then finally, I want to look at what it looks like to live under the rule of King Jesus.

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 So four things, Herod, Jesus, clash of kingdoms, and what it looks like to live under the king.

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 So let's start off with Herod.

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 Herod the Great was called great because he was the kind of king that history is full of.

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 In 37 BC, historians tell us that Herod managed to get himself declared by the Romans the king of the Jews.

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 He did this by sucking up to the Romans.

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 He fought a few battles for them, make a few cities, gave them the names of the emperors,

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 so that everyone would think, Herod, you are truly great.

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 He even built a temple for the Jews so that the Jews would look at him and say,

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 Wow, you are our king.

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 The problem was, Herod was not a pure Jew.

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 And so actually, the Jews hated him.

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 They did not see him as their king.

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 But he wanted to be the king.

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 He was seeking glory for himself.

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 The second thing you need to know about Herod is he's a control freak.

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 Herod, he wants to cling on to power with whatever it takes.

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 So basically, this leads him to both killing large numbers of his opponents.

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 He even murders one of his wives and his two children because he sees them as a threat to his throne.

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 They're more popular than him because they were pure Jews.

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 And so anything that is going to threaten his throne, he wants to get rid of.

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 You can think the tyrants, the dictators of the 20th and 21st century,

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 Herod would have been in one of those categories.

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 The problem is, in the last few years of his reign, things are beginning to unravel

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 because a bit like you see with these billionaires and their children

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 and they start fighting over the inheritance, that's what's happening with Herod.

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 And Herod is desperately trying to cling on to his kingdom while everything else is disintegrating.

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 So it's not surprising when you read the story of him wanting to kill the babies.

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 It's totally in keeping with the character of his reign.

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 So that's Herod, the kind of nice chap, the kind of guy you want to invite to your Christmas party.

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 But the second king is not an illegitimate king.

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 He's the illegitimate king.

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 And Matthew wants to tell you he's the king, but a king in a way that you would never expect.

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 He gives two names, Jesus.

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 So let's start reading.

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 Matthew 1, verse 18.

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 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way.

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 Let's stop there.

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 Jesus Christ.

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 That is a title.

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 It's not a surname.

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 Jesus did not go to parent-teacher evenings and it was Jesus Christ and his parents Mary and Joseph Christ.

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 It's not that.

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 It's a title.

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 It's a title meaning Messiah, anointed king, chosen one, God's representative who has come to save his people.

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 It's a king.

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 But he's far more than just a human representative because that's what all the Jews were expecting.

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 They were expecting a human king that God would send to represent him, like King David before him.

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 But Matthew uses another name.

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 If you look down in verse 23, they shall call his name Emmanuel,

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 Emmanuel, which means God with us.

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 Now here is where things begin to blow the reader's mind here because nobody expected that this king to come would be God himself come down.

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 Now, we sometimes get used to this idea, if you've been in church a while, that Jesus was fully God and fully human.

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 But it can fail to stagger us because actually this is unique in the history of all religion at any time, in any place, in the whole world.

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 This is unique to Christianity because normally religion does one of two things.

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 Either it says God is so holy, so big, so kind of up there, transcendent, so great that he would never come down to be with sinful, weak, lowly people.

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 He's too big for that.

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 So if you ask any Muslim or any Orthodox Jew, they will tell you that that very idea that God would come down and be a human being is blasphemous.

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 In fact, that is one of the reasons why Jesus was killed by the Jews.

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 Because they saw it was blasphemy for him, a human being, to call himself God.

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 They couldn't get their head around the idea that God himself would come.

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 So religion either does that.

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 It says God is too great and he's distant from us.

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 Or it says he's very close, so much so that he's basically just like us or he's just a little bit better than us.

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 But, you know, he's kind of all around.

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 We're kind of one with the universe.

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 Or in ancient times, there were lots of myths.

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 Some miraculous births took place.

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 But usually, all the myths were about one God fighting another God.

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 And basically, they would fight each other and then one of them would become the top dog.

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 And it would be like this big family feud.

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 That's the other way religion tends to view God.

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 He's so close that really he's just like a bit of a superhuman.

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 A bit like one of us, but has got supernatural powers.

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 But the Christian message, what Matthew is trying to say, is that is not what this story is about.

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 God, who is so holy, who is so great, who is unrivaled, who sits securely on his throne, far above all other things, the creator of everything.

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 He has come down to be with us.

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 He is not distant.

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 He is with us.

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 Nobody in the whole history of religion has ever said anything like that.

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 That's one unexpected thing.

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 The second unexpected thing is, God comes down, but he doesn't come down the way you would think.

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 Right at the outset, this God comes down in Jesus Christ.

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 And he comes down not in splendor, not in majesty, not in great triumph.

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 But he comes in weakness.

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 He comes in hiddenness.

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 He comes in suffering.

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 He comes in shame.

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 Let's have a look back at the story.

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 So when his mother, verse 18,

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 When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

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 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.

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 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,

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 Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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 Let's start with this.

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 You have Mary and Joseph.

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 Basically, they're engaged.

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 That's very different from engagement today.

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 Basically, it meant you were kind of married, but you didn't live together.

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 You didn't sleep together until finally you would have a celebration where you would come together.

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 And then that was the official wedding.

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 So it's a binding agreement engagement, and you need a divorce to break it.

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 So when Joseph hears that his wife is pregnant, he knows he's not the father.

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 Imagine Mary says, it's from the Holy Spirit.

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 And he's thinking, right, yeah.

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 Now, what's going through his mind?

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 And imagine, just remember that if you have illicit sexual relations in those times, it was either punishable by death or social ostracism.

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 You would be shamed by the whole village.

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 Everyone would know the kind of person you were.

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 But Joseph, just as he's beginning to plan, kind of, okay, what are we going to do with this?

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 And he's a, Joseph is amazing in this story.

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 Even though he must feel incredibly hurt and betrayed at this point, because he doesn't know what's going on,

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 he still wants to care and protect Mary.

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 So he plans to divorce her quietly.

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 But then an angel comes and assures him that this is no ordinary baby.

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 This is a special child.

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 And then what does Joseph do next?

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 Verse 24, it says,

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 Now, think about this for a moment.

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 Joseph is not the father.

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 Remember, when Joseph chooses to marry Mary, he is choosing to adopt Jesus as his own.

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 Remember, the Messiah was meant to come from the line of David.

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 Mary is not from the line of David.

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 Only Joseph is a son of David.

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 The child is not Joseph's natural child.

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 What does that mean?

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 And Joseph, when he marries Mary, he chooses to adopt Jesus, and he names him Jesus.

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 What does that mean?

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 Think about this.

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 God has chosen to come into the world, and he chooses the adoption route.

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 But he doesn't just choose the adoption route.

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 He chooses the adoption route to a poor peasant family in an obscure town in the midst of potential shame and disgrace.

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 Joseph will be identified with the disgrace that should have been just Mary's, naturally.

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 But that's not all.

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 If you're going to come as a king, you would have thought you'd do a bit of publicity.

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 You marketing guys out there, you would have been right on the case.

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 But the marketing is pretty poor.

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 When Jesus the king arrives, Luke tells us some smelly outcast shepherds come, and Matthew tells us some hated foreign advisors, astrologers, magicians come.

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 That's it.

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 Imagine you're having the baby shower, and all that come are drunks and outcasts.

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 Great plan, God.

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 But if that's not enough, then what does God do?

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 Look what happens next.

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 Herod plans to take and kill this king.

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 And so Jesus, the rightful king, has to flee as a refugee into Egypt, a place that the Israelites would have associated with slavery and suffering.

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 That is God's plan for his king.

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 That is God's plan for his king to come into the world.

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 That should tell us something about the way God does kingship.

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 It's not the way that anybody else would ever have planned.

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 Imagine as a man goes on a journey because he wants help from the king.

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 So he goes up to the palace of the king, and he goes up to the guards and says, I really need to talk to the king.

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 The guards say to him, if you want to see the king, you've got to go over there.

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 He points over there to this kind of run-down slum of a village about a mile off.

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 The traveler says, okay.

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 Walks down towards the village thinking that maybe this king is doing a kind of meet and greet of his subjects.

00:20:30.739 --> 00:20:33.239
 You know, the Bentley or the Rolls Royces outside.

00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:34.939
 The bodyguards will be around somewhere.

00:20:35.539 --> 00:20:40.159
 And he goes and walks into the village, and he can't see the king anywhere.

00:20:41.099 --> 00:20:44.319
 So he kind of walks around for a little while and sees some people in the corner.

00:20:44.359 --> 00:20:51.219
 And then he sees a man helping an old lady, an old man dressed in rags, helping an old lady out of a wheelchair.

00:20:51.220 --> 00:20:55.400
 And he goes up to him and says, have you seen the king?

00:20:55.480 --> 00:20:57.079
 And he says, yeah, he's around here.

00:20:58.660 --> 00:20:59.360
 He thinks, okay.

00:20:59.480 --> 00:21:04.339
 So he carries on looking, keeps looking around the different parts of the village, still can't see the king anywhere.

00:21:05.620 --> 00:21:09.140
 Then just as he's kind of giving up hope, he sees the same guy again.

00:21:09.339 --> 00:21:15.480
 But this time, he's carrying a sick child, and he is covered in the vomit of this sick child.

00:21:15.960 --> 00:21:19.819
 And as he carries the sick child through, and he's taking him to the doctor,

00:21:19.819 --> 00:21:24.700
 the other children around are mocking him because he smells so bad.

00:21:25.919 --> 00:21:28.339
 And they laugh at him, and they throw things at him.

00:21:28.519 --> 00:21:31.259
 And they say, who are you?

00:21:33.559 --> 00:21:35.019
 What a waster you are.

00:21:37.299 --> 00:21:42.799
 The traveler keeps looking around the village, eventually gives up, goes back to the guards,

00:21:43.119 --> 00:21:46.720
 and says to the guards, hey, I couldn't find the king anywhere.

00:21:46.720 --> 00:21:53.299
 But all I saw was this one guy in there, covered in vomit, helping people.

00:21:54.420 --> 00:21:57.559
 And the guards said to him, that's the king.

00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:03.440
 At that moment, the traveler is gobsmacked.

00:22:04.539 --> 00:22:06.299
 I don't know a king who would do that.

00:22:06.299 --> 00:22:11.259
 Every other king that I know tries to cling on to power for himself.

00:22:12.279 --> 00:22:18.619
 Every other king that I know tries to get strength and power and wealth for their kingdom.

00:22:18.680 --> 00:22:21.879
 I don't know any king who would lay down his reputation,

00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:24.279
 who would lay down his status,

00:22:24.639 --> 00:22:28.599
 who would lay down his rights for the lowest of the low

00:22:28.599 --> 00:22:31.180
 and be identified with them in that way.

00:22:31.180 --> 00:22:41.220
 Because you see, the way this king comes is the pattern of his kingdom.

00:22:42.100 --> 00:22:44.060
 It takes him all the way to the cross.

00:22:45.100 --> 00:22:47.880
 And his kingdom is a hidden kingdom.

00:22:49.160 --> 00:22:51.380
 Jesus' kingdom is power in weakness.

00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:54.299
 It's glory in suffering.

00:22:54.299 --> 00:22:58.859
 When you look for him in the palace, you see him in the slum.

00:22:59.099 --> 00:23:02.259
 When you seek him at the banquet, you see him in the elderly home.

00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:04.220
 That's our king.

00:23:05.859 --> 00:23:08.059
 And the thing is, it's a hidden glory.

00:23:09.799 --> 00:23:12.119
 But if you open your eyes to see it,

00:23:12.480 --> 00:23:14.359
 it's a breathtaking glory.

00:23:14.819 --> 00:23:17.220
 Because nobody does it like King Jesus.

00:23:17.220 --> 00:23:23.779
 Everybody else clings to their own reputation and kingdom.

00:23:24.259 --> 00:23:28.759
 He lays down his rights for the weak and the vulnerable.

00:23:30.740 --> 00:23:34.380
 So those are two kingdoms, two kings, Herod and Jesus.

00:23:34.880 --> 00:23:36.200
 Two different ways of operating.

00:23:37.140 --> 00:23:38.160
 Let's come to point three.

00:23:38.579 --> 00:23:40.000
 A clash of kingdoms.

00:23:40.779 --> 00:23:44.100
 We have seen that there are these two kings in the scene.

00:23:44.099 --> 00:23:50.559
 And now I want you to think, what happens when the true king comes?

00:23:51.259 --> 00:23:52.359
 The true king of the Jews.

00:23:52.899 --> 00:23:56.480
 So I want you to notice the progression of Herod's reaction.

00:23:56.919 --> 00:23:57.039
 Okay?

00:23:57.559 --> 00:24:00.219
 So let's look at chapter 2, verse 1 to 4.

00:24:01.219 --> 00:24:04.459
 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,

00:24:04.639 --> 00:24:05.939
 in the days of Herod the king,

00:24:06.500 --> 00:24:10.939
 behold, the wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,

00:24:10.940 --> 00:24:11.860
 saying,

00:24:11.960 --> 00:24:15.160
 Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?

00:24:16.400 --> 00:24:18.380
 For we saw his star when it rose,

00:24:18.680 --> 00:24:20.080
 and have come to worship him.

00:24:21.120 --> 00:24:22.759
 When Herod the king heard this,

00:24:22.820 --> 00:24:23.539
 he was troubled,

00:24:23.900 --> 00:24:25.380
 and all Jerusalem with him.

00:24:25.900 --> 00:24:29.120
 And assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people,

00:24:29.320 --> 00:24:32.759
 he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

00:24:34.019 --> 00:24:35.600
 I want you to notice what happens.

00:24:35.599 --> 00:24:39.219
 When Herod hears that there's another king in town,

00:24:39.839 --> 00:24:41.000
 he is troubled,

00:24:41.899 --> 00:24:43.980
 and all Jerusalem with him.

00:24:44.119 --> 00:24:48.980
 That word troubled means disturbed, frightened.

00:24:50.359 --> 00:24:52.859
 Fear grips Herod's heart,

00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:54.039
 and all the advisors,

00:24:54.219 --> 00:24:57.159
 all the people who are kind of clinging on to Herod

00:24:57.159 --> 00:24:58.519
 for their perks, their benefits,

00:24:58.659 --> 00:25:00.019
 their status, their reputation,

00:25:00.419 --> 00:25:01.500
 they're all afraid.

00:25:02.199 --> 00:25:03.699
 That's the first thing, fear.

00:25:04.580 --> 00:25:06.759
 Secondly, what happens next?

00:25:07.019 --> 00:25:09.400
 Herod creates a plan,

00:25:09.519 --> 00:25:12.059
 a plan to defend and reestablish his kingdom.

00:25:12.740 --> 00:25:14.860
 So he puts up a veneer of worship.

00:25:16.160 --> 00:25:18.740
 And so verse 7,

00:25:19.019 --> 00:25:21.539
 Then Herod summons the wise men secretly,

00:25:21.940 --> 00:25:23.039
 and ascertains from them

00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:25.720
 what time the star had appeared.

00:25:25.940 --> 00:25:27.559
 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying,

00:25:27.559 --> 00:25:29.799
 Go and search diligently for the child.

00:25:30.140 --> 00:25:31.319
 And when you have found him,

00:25:31.319 --> 00:25:34.559
 Bring me word that I too may come and worship.

00:25:36.399 --> 00:25:38.639
 You see, it looks like he's going to go and worship.

00:25:39.500 --> 00:25:42.059
 Actually, he's just wanting to make sure

00:25:42.059 --> 00:25:43.960
 that he is the number one,

00:25:44.299 --> 00:25:46.240
 that he's the only one in power,

00:25:46.480 --> 00:25:49.460
 and he wants to remove any rivals from the throne.

00:25:50.700 --> 00:25:51.200
 So fear.

00:25:52.019 --> 00:25:53.279
 Plan to defend his kingdom.

00:25:53.500 --> 00:25:55.359
 Thirdly, when his plan doesn't work,

00:25:56.359 --> 00:25:57.359
 look at verse 16.

00:25:57.359 --> 00:26:00.519
 Then Herod, when he saw that he'd been tricked

00:26:00.519 --> 00:26:03.240
 by the wise men, became furious.

00:26:04.099 --> 00:26:06.979
 And he sent and killed all the male children

00:26:06.979 --> 00:26:08.799
 in Bethlehem and all that region

00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:11.719
 who were under two years old.

00:26:13.659 --> 00:26:15.059
 See, what happens next?

00:26:15.219 --> 00:26:17.679
 Fear leading to planning to defend,

00:26:18.179 --> 00:26:19.699
 leading to anger.

00:26:21.379 --> 00:26:22.879
 When his plan doesn't work,

00:26:23.019 --> 00:26:23.679
 he gets angry,

00:26:23.680 --> 00:26:26.840
 and his anger leads to destruction and murder.

00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:28.120
 Okay?

00:26:29.340 --> 00:26:31.960
 Now, why is Herod so afraid?

00:26:32.039 --> 00:26:34.460
 He's so afraid because he's so wrapped up in his kingdom.

00:26:34.840 --> 00:26:38.480
 He's so wrapped up with maintaining control of his life

00:26:38.480 --> 00:26:41.620
 that he sees the arrival of the true king as a threat

00:26:41.620 --> 00:26:46.400
 rather than a chance and a call to worship.

00:26:46.400 --> 00:26:50.840
 He's so consumed with preserving himself,

00:26:50.940 --> 00:26:53.140
 his status, his standing, his reputation,

00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:54.180
 his comfort,

00:26:55.180 --> 00:26:58.100
 that he doesn't see Jesus,

00:26:58.780 --> 00:26:59.620
 the true king,

00:26:59.800 --> 00:27:02.320
 calling him to worship and submit to him.

00:27:03.860 --> 00:27:04.340
 Why?

00:27:04.480 --> 00:27:05.519
 Because he's a tyrant.

00:27:06.600 --> 00:27:07.660
 He's a tyrant

00:27:07.660 --> 00:27:10.540
 who wants control of his kingdom at all costs.

00:27:11.740 --> 00:27:13.120
 Now, think about this for a moment.

00:27:13.119 --> 00:27:17.419
 And I'm going to offend some of you now.

00:27:19.000 --> 00:27:20.699
 But in this room,

00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:27.359
 there is probably about 250 people like Herod,

00:27:29.099 --> 00:27:30.079
 including me.

00:27:31.859 --> 00:27:32.339
 Tyrants.

00:27:33.859 --> 00:27:39.239
 Every one of us wants to rule our own kingdoms naturally

00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:42.660
 in a way to keep ourselves in power,

00:27:43.120 --> 00:27:44.599
 to keep our standing intact,

00:27:44.779 --> 00:27:45.859
 to keep our reputation.

00:27:46.599 --> 00:27:49.279
 And we want to cling on to our little kingdoms.

00:27:50.019 --> 00:27:52.120
 Let me show you how this might work.

00:27:53.460 --> 00:27:56.460
 Imagine I come home from work and I am starving.

00:27:57.180 --> 00:28:00.920
 And I remember that there is a nice dessert in the fridge.

00:28:00.920 --> 00:28:04.300
 And as I'm walking back home,

00:28:04.460 --> 00:28:06.440
 and I'm dreaming of my food kingdom,

00:28:07.120 --> 00:28:11.860
 and this land flowing with chocolate sauce and honey.

00:28:12.700 --> 00:28:13.840
 And I get in,

00:28:13.940 --> 00:28:15.080
 and I go to the fridge,

00:28:15.240 --> 00:28:16.380
 I open the fridge,

00:28:16.539 --> 00:28:17.600
 and at that moment,

00:28:17.779 --> 00:28:19.060
 I am troubled.

00:28:20.360 --> 00:28:22.279
 And all my stomach with me.

00:28:22.800 --> 00:28:23.320
 Because

00:28:23.320 --> 00:28:27.700
 someone has started a revolution

00:28:27.700 --> 00:28:30.000
 against my kingdom.

00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:31.740
 Someone has taken the dessert.

00:28:32.660 --> 00:28:34.740
 So I plan to reestablish my kingdom.

00:28:34.859 --> 00:28:36.380
 I look in the freezer for ice cream.

00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:37.759
 It's gone.

00:28:39.819 --> 00:28:41.079
 At that moment,

00:28:42.440 --> 00:28:45.539
 realizing that I have been tricked by my spouse,

00:28:46.559 --> 00:28:49.839
 and seeing,

00:28:50.240 --> 00:28:55.339
 seeing the evidence of the attempted coup

00:28:55.339 --> 00:28:57.059
 all around her mouth,

00:28:57.059 --> 00:29:00.720
 I get angry.

00:29:03.119 --> 00:29:07.159
 And then my anger leads to destruction.

00:29:08.079 --> 00:29:09.720
 Now I can do that in two different ways.

00:29:10.000 --> 00:29:11.500
 I can do it through active aggression

00:29:11.500 --> 00:29:12.519
 or passive aggression.

00:29:13.299 --> 00:29:14.299
 My active aggression

00:29:14.299 --> 00:29:17.759
 usually comes in kind of snide comments,

00:29:17.899 --> 00:29:19.179
 sarcastic comments like,

00:29:19.180 --> 00:29:20.820
 So,

00:29:20.980 --> 00:29:22.840
 didn't you know that somebody else

00:29:22.840 --> 00:29:23.860
 lived in this flat?

00:29:26.560 --> 00:29:28.060
 Didn't you realize I'd be hungry?

00:29:29.480 --> 00:29:31.799
 Now I failed to tell my spouse

00:29:31.799 --> 00:29:32.460
 that actually,

00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:35.100
 that dessert was part of my kingdom,

00:29:35.220 --> 00:29:35.840
 not hers.

00:29:37.220 --> 00:29:38.840
 But that doesn't matter at this point.

00:29:38.839 --> 00:29:40.839
 Because,

00:29:41.839 --> 00:29:44.879
 it's all about my kingdom.

00:29:45.679 --> 00:29:45.779
 And,

00:29:46.039 --> 00:29:46.559
 or I can,

00:29:46.720 --> 00:29:47.819
 so I can do active aggression,

00:29:47.899 --> 00:29:48.819
 I can do passive aggression,

00:29:48.939 --> 00:29:50.419
 I go and sulk in the corner.

00:29:50.699 --> 00:29:50.959
 She says,

00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:51.480
 Are you okay?

00:29:51.699 --> 00:29:51.879
 I say,

00:29:52.019 --> 00:29:52.500
 Fine,

00:29:52.699 --> 00:29:53.099
 thank you.

00:29:55.039 --> 00:29:56.299
 I didn't want it anyway.

00:29:56.299 --> 00:30:00.839
 You see,

00:30:01.039 --> 00:30:01.799
 that moment

00:30:01.799 --> 00:30:04.000
 was a kingdom moment.

00:30:05.139 --> 00:30:06.099
 That moment

00:30:06.099 --> 00:30:07.359
 was a moment

00:30:07.359 --> 00:30:08.700
 of worship.

00:30:09.940 --> 00:30:11.220
 I could choose

00:30:11.220 --> 00:30:11.919
 to cling

00:30:11.919 --> 00:30:13.539
 to my kingdom,

00:30:14.539 --> 00:30:15.379
 if you like,

00:30:15.919 --> 00:30:18.440
 or I could choose

00:30:18.440 --> 00:30:20.740
 to see that in that moment,

00:30:20.980 --> 00:30:22.259
 though I am disappointed,

00:30:22.879 --> 00:30:23.839
 I could live

00:30:23.839 --> 00:30:25.200
 and submit myself

00:30:25.200 --> 00:30:26.420
 to the reign of the king

00:30:26.420 --> 00:30:27.480
 who calls me

00:30:27.480 --> 00:30:28.100
 to be gracious,

00:30:28.360 --> 00:30:28.900
 who calls me

00:30:28.900 --> 00:30:29.539
 to be patient,

00:30:29.720 --> 00:30:30.259
 who calls me

00:30:30.259 --> 00:30:30.880
 to be kind,

00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:31.779
 who calls me

00:30:31.779 --> 00:30:32.299
 to be loving.

00:30:34.240 --> 00:30:35.200
 And we can do this

00:30:35.200 --> 00:30:36.680
 in a hundred ways.

00:30:36.960 --> 00:30:37.120
 You know,

00:30:37.160 --> 00:30:38.140
 you get home from work,

00:30:38.440 --> 00:30:39.259
 you're tired,

00:30:39.580 --> 00:30:40.920
 you just want comfort,

00:30:41.039 --> 00:30:41.920
 that's not a wrong thing,

00:30:41.980 --> 00:30:43.000
 that's an okay thing.

00:30:43.340 --> 00:30:44.120
 You want a break,

00:30:44.200 --> 00:30:44.600
 you want to sit

00:30:44.600 --> 00:30:45.440
 in front of the TV,

00:30:45.700 --> 00:30:46.660
 and you get home

00:30:46.660 --> 00:30:47.279
 and you're dreaming

00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:47.920
 that your kids

00:30:47.920 --> 00:30:48.480
 will be there

00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:49.500
 worshipping you,

00:30:49.600 --> 00:30:50.080
 just saying,

00:30:50.420 --> 00:30:51.019
 It's okay,

00:30:51.740 --> 00:30:52.720
 you sit on the sofa,

00:30:52.880 --> 00:30:53.860
 we'll take care of dinner.

00:30:55.200 --> 00:30:56.340
 But they come back,

00:30:56.480 --> 00:30:57.380
 and what happens?

00:30:57.799 --> 00:30:59.200
 The kids are screaming.

00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:02.120
 Your spouse tells you,

00:31:02.580 --> 00:31:04.240
 I have 15 things

00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:05.480
 I want for you to do now.

00:31:06.019 --> 00:31:06.940
 That moment

00:31:06.940 --> 00:31:09.240
 is a moment of worship.

00:31:10.140 --> 00:31:11.420
 It's a kingdom moment.

00:31:12.840 --> 00:31:14.259
 How are you going to respond?

00:31:14.480 --> 00:31:15.180
 We'll tell you.

00:31:15.400 --> 00:31:16.220
 Are you going to cling

00:31:16.220 --> 00:31:17.120
 to your own kingdom,

00:31:17.920 --> 00:31:20.220
 or are you going to humbly submit

00:31:20.220 --> 00:31:22.720
 to see Jesus in that moment

00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:23.680
 and worship him?

00:31:26.779 --> 00:31:27.339
 You see,

00:31:27.400 --> 00:31:28.120
 in every marriage,

00:31:28.559 --> 00:31:29.519
 in every family,

00:31:29.920 --> 00:31:30.799
 in every workplace,

00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:32.019
 in every school,

00:31:32.420 --> 00:31:33.380
 in every university,

00:31:33.900 --> 00:31:35.180
 there is a battleground

00:31:35.180 --> 00:31:37.700
 of kings trying to cling

00:31:37.700 --> 00:31:38.980
 to their own kingdoms.

00:31:39.740 --> 00:31:40.940
 You know this very well.

00:31:41.000 --> 00:31:41.860
 You look in your offices.

00:31:43.120 --> 00:31:43.920
 People trying to cling

00:31:43.920 --> 00:31:45.299
 to the kingdoms of respect,

00:31:45.839 --> 00:31:46.160
 status,

00:31:46.860 --> 00:31:47.240
 power,

00:31:48.319 --> 00:31:48.759
 control,

00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:49.799
 or getting your own way.

00:31:50.460 --> 00:31:51.339
 And it's peaceful

00:31:51.339 --> 00:31:52.859
 as long as there's no one

00:31:52.859 --> 00:31:54.640
 or nothing standing in your way.

00:31:54.879 --> 00:31:55.559
 But the moment

00:31:55.559 --> 00:31:56.440
 there is a threat

00:31:56.440 --> 00:31:57.279
 to your kingdom,

00:31:57.779 --> 00:31:58.579
 maybe it's threatened

00:31:58.579 --> 00:32:00.099
 by others criticizing you.

00:32:00.339 --> 00:32:01.519
 Your kingdom of respect

00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:03.000
 then begins to crumble.

00:32:03.799 --> 00:32:05.460
 Maybe it's annoying people

00:32:05.460 --> 00:32:07.500
 who just are driving you crazy,

00:32:08.259 --> 00:32:09.660
 and your kingdom of comfort

00:32:09.660 --> 00:32:12.160
 is then looking under threat.

00:32:12.160 --> 00:32:15.759
 At those points,

00:32:15.860 --> 00:32:16.860
 we often end up

00:32:16.860 --> 00:32:18.300
 murdering people

00:32:18.300 --> 00:32:19.740
 in our thoughts,

00:32:20.320 --> 00:32:21.279
 through our words,

00:32:21.800 --> 00:32:22.680
 through our criticisms,

00:32:23.300 --> 00:32:24.100
 through our complaining,

00:32:24.860 --> 00:32:26.880
 just like Herod.

00:32:28.640 --> 00:32:29.420
 So think back

00:32:29.420 --> 00:32:30.360
 just this last week.

00:32:30.700 --> 00:32:31.880
 When were you stressed

00:32:31.880 --> 00:32:32.779
 this last week?

00:32:33.240 --> 00:32:34.400
 When were you angry,

00:32:34.860 --> 00:32:35.420
 frustrated,

00:32:36.040 --> 00:32:36.500
 impatient

00:32:36.500 --> 00:32:38.040
 in this last week?

00:32:38.360 --> 00:32:39.519
 Who were you critical of?

00:32:39.519 --> 00:32:41.619
 Who did you use your words

00:32:41.619 --> 00:32:42.619
 to cut down

00:32:42.619 --> 00:32:44.000
 or to complain about

00:32:44.000 --> 00:32:44.559
 this week?

00:32:45.220 --> 00:32:46.220
 Because maybe

00:32:46.220 --> 00:32:47.200
 that's a sign

00:32:47.200 --> 00:32:49.440
 that you're clinging

00:32:49.440 --> 00:32:50.079
 to your kingdom.

00:32:51.119 --> 00:32:52.839
 Maybe God is calling you

00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:54.619
 to worship Him.

00:32:56.599 --> 00:32:58.180
 So my final point,

00:32:58.680 --> 00:32:59.579
 and we've looked

00:32:59.579 --> 00:33:00.539
 at the two different

00:33:00.539 --> 00:33:01.220
 types of kingdom.

00:33:01.359 --> 00:33:02.480
 One where we cling to it.

00:33:03.259 --> 00:33:04.839
 One where there's a king

00:33:04.839 --> 00:33:05.839
 who lays down

00:33:05.839 --> 00:33:06.579
 his rights.

00:33:06.579 --> 00:33:08.199
 We've looked at

00:33:08.199 --> 00:33:09.299
 the clash of kingdoms.

00:33:10.579 --> 00:33:11.539
 Final point,

00:33:12.439 --> 00:33:13.579
 living for the king.

00:33:13.659 --> 00:33:14.639
 What does it look like

00:33:14.639 --> 00:33:15.519
 to live under

00:33:15.519 --> 00:33:16.359
 the rule of the king?

00:33:17.339 --> 00:33:18.179
 How do we live

00:33:18.179 --> 00:33:18.679
 for the king?

00:33:19.419 --> 00:33:21.000
 You will only live

00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:21.899
 for King Jesus

00:33:21.899 --> 00:33:23.339
 and His kingdom

00:33:23.339 --> 00:33:24.759
 when you stop

00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:25.659
 seeing how much

00:33:25.659 --> 00:33:26.839
 you have to lose

00:33:26.839 --> 00:33:29.159
 by submitting

00:33:29.159 --> 00:33:29.980
 to His rule

00:33:29.980 --> 00:33:31.639
 and start seeing

00:33:31.639 --> 00:33:32.059
 how much

00:33:32.059 --> 00:33:32.799
 you have to gain.

00:33:32.799 --> 00:33:35.740
 You need to realize

00:33:35.740 --> 00:33:37.480
 that every other king

00:33:37.480 --> 00:33:39.619
 in this universe,

00:33:40.099 --> 00:33:41.039
 including you

00:33:41.039 --> 00:33:42.180
 and including me,

00:33:42.539 --> 00:33:43.419
 is a tyrant

00:33:43.419 --> 00:33:44.899
 at some point

00:33:44.899 --> 00:33:45.779
 or other

00:33:45.779 --> 00:33:46.700
 when our kingdom

00:33:46.700 --> 00:33:47.240
 is threatened.

00:33:50.419 --> 00:33:51.619
 We may try

00:33:51.619 --> 00:33:52.079
 and defend that,

00:33:52.119 --> 00:33:52.539
 say, no, no, no,

00:33:52.539 --> 00:33:53.000
 it's not me,

00:33:53.079 --> 00:33:54.099
 but if I was to ask

00:33:54.099 --> 00:33:55.000
 the people around you,

00:33:55.059 --> 00:33:56.419
 I'm sure they would tell me

00:33:56.419 --> 00:33:58.419
 just like if you asked

00:33:58.419 --> 00:33:59.579
 people around me.

00:33:59.579 --> 00:34:01.039
 At times

00:34:01.039 --> 00:34:02.559
 when my kingdom

00:34:02.559 --> 00:34:03.099
 is threatened,

00:34:03.460 --> 00:34:04.960
 I can be very

00:34:04.960 --> 00:34:05.579
 like Herod.

00:34:06.779 --> 00:34:08.139
 But there's only one king

00:34:08.139 --> 00:34:10.259
 who at every single

00:34:10.259 --> 00:34:11.860
 point in life

00:34:11.860 --> 00:34:13.239
 is not a tyrant.

00:34:14.079 --> 00:34:14.940
 One king

00:34:14.940 --> 00:34:15.559
 who rules

00:34:15.559 --> 00:34:16.599
 through suffering,

00:34:17.880 --> 00:34:19.179
 who pours himself

00:34:19.179 --> 00:34:20.219
 out for his people

00:34:20.219 --> 00:34:20.679
 rather than

00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:21.779
 exploiting people.

00:34:22.619 --> 00:34:23.639
 Only one king

00:34:23.639 --> 00:34:25.059
 would leave his glory

00:34:25.059 --> 00:34:26.440
 to enter the slum

00:34:26.440 --> 00:34:27.519
 of humanity

00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:28.380
 to be ignored,

00:34:28.380 --> 00:34:29.360
 persecuted,

00:34:29.860 --> 00:34:30.519
 ridiculed,

00:34:30.920 --> 00:34:31.599
 mistreated

00:34:31.599 --> 00:34:33.160
 for you

00:34:33.160 --> 00:34:34.260
 and for me.

00:34:36.180 --> 00:34:37.320
 That's the only king

00:34:37.320 --> 00:34:38.119
 worth worshipping.

00:34:39.940 --> 00:34:41.599
 So you need to realise that.

00:34:42.099 --> 00:34:42.680
 But secondly,

00:34:42.800 --> 00:34:43.680
 you need to recognise.

00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:46.079
 Recognise

00:34:46.079 --> 00:34:48.180
 that God brings moments

00:34:48.180 --> 00:34:49.280
 in your life,

00:34:50.780 --> 00:34:52.059
 those little moments

00:34:52.059 --> 00:34:53.680
 throughout your week,

00:34:54.300 --> 00:34:54.820
 little moments

00:34:54.820 --> 00:34:55.599
 of frustration,

00:34:56.460 --> 00:34:57.559
 moments of annoyance,

00:34:57.559 --> 00:34:58.900
 moments of things

00:34:58.900 --> 00:34:59.539
 where you just,

00:34:59.779 --> 00:35:00.579
 your plans are not

00:35:00.579 --> 00:35:01.159
 working out,

00:35:01.279 --> 00:35:02.279
 people are not responding

00:35:02.279 --> 00:35:03.400
 the way you want them to.

00:35:03.880 --> 00:35:05.779
 God brings moments

00:35:05.779 --> 00:35:07.820
 because those are moments

00:35:07.820 --> 00:35:08.940
 that he's calling you

00:35:08.940 --> 00:35:11.099
 to see him in the moment.

00:35:12.619 --> 00:35:14.279
 To not be so wrapped up

00:35:14.279 --> 00:35:14.880
 with your kingdom

00:35:14.880 --> 00:35:15.739
 like Herod was,

00:35:15.779 --> 00:35:16.960
 that he doesn't see

00:35:16.960 --> 00:35:18.779
 that Jesus is calling him

00:35:18.779 --> 00:35:19.299
 to worship.

00:35:20.739 --> 00:35:22.019
 He calls us

00:35:22.019 --> 00:35:22.960
 to worship

00:35:22.960 --> 00:35:24.199
 in those moments.

00:35:24.199 --> 00:35:26.039
 and life

00:35:26.039 --> 00:35:27.259
 is made up

00:35:27.259 --> 00:35:28.539
 of a thousand

00:35:28.539 --> 00:35:30.299
 little moments

00:35:30.299 --> 00:35:31.119
 of worship.

00:35:32.659 --> 00:35:33.619
 This week,

00:35:33.719 --> 00:35:35.059
 you are going to be worshipping.

00:35:35.619 --> 00:35:36.579
 Which king

00:35:36.579 --> 00:35:37.539
 are you going to worship?

00:35:39.419 --> 00:35:39.799
 And the thing

00:35:39.799 --> 00:35:41.159
 I learned to remember,

00:35:41.299 --> 00:35:42.319
 because by the time tomorrow,

00:35:42.419 --> 00:35:43.279
 I've forgotten this.

00:35:45.199 --> 00:35:46.319
 So what I've started

00:35:46.319 --> 00:35:47.839
 to do for myself

00:35:47.839 --> 00:35:49.939
 is to speak to myself.

00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:50.819
 In those moments,

00:35:50.820 --> 00:35:52.800
 when I'm running around

00:35:52.800 --> 00:35:53.960
 my list of why

00:35:53.960 --> 00:35:54.780
 I am right

00:35:54.780 --> 00:35:56.519
 at that particular moment,

00:35:56.660 --> 00:35:57.280
 running around

00:35:57.280 --> 00:35:57.900
 in my mind

00:35:57.900 --> 00:35:58.980
 the list of frustrations

00:35:58.980 --> 00:36:00.000
 why everybody else

00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:00.640
 is the problem,

00:36:00.980 --> 00:36:01.880
 at that moment,

00:36:01.980 --> 00:36:03.019
 I'm beginning to learn

00:36:03.019 --> 00:36:03.960
 to say to myself,

00:36:04.480 --> 00:36:05.400
 it's not my kingdom

00:36:05.400 --> 00:36:07.380
 and I'm not the king.

00:36:09.480 --> 00:36:10.320
 Maybe everyone,

00:36:10.680 --> 00:36:11.280
 say that now

00:36:11.280 --> 00:36:11.940
 after me.

00:36:12.100 --> 00:36:13.180
 It's not my kingdom

00:36:13.180 --> 00:36:15.480
 and I'm not the king.

00:36:18.660 --> 00:36:20.059
 It's not my kingdom.

00:36:20.059 --> 00:36:22.900
 Jesus is the only king

00:36:22.900 --> 00:36:24.840
 who is worth following.

00:36:25.099 --> 00:36:26.119
 Not even you

00:36:26.119 --> 00:36:27.299
 are worth following.

00:36:27.699 --> 00:36:28.820
 He's the only one.

00:36:31.340 --> 00:36:32.779
 So just realize

00:36:32.779 --> 00:36:33.719
 that he's so good.

00:36:35.179 --> 00:36:35.900
 Recognize

00:36:35.900 --> 00:36:37.360
 that he's calling you

00:36:37.360 --> 00:36:37.799
 to worship

00:36:37.799 --> 00:36:38.599
 even this week

00:36:38.599 --> 00:36:39.659
 in the little moments

00:36:39.659 --> 00:36:40.820
 and finally,

00:36:41.559 --> 00:36:42.079
 rejoice.

00:36:43.779 --> 00:36:44.460
 You notice

00:36:44.460 --> 00:36:46.000
 there are people

00:36:46.000 --> 00:36:47.500
 in this story

00:36:47.500 --> 00:36:48.940
 who do

00:36:48.940 --> 00:36:50.460
 submit themselves

00:36:50.460 --> 00:36:51.639
 to Jesus,

00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:52.519
 who bow down

00:36:52.519 --> 00:36:53.260
 and worship him.

00:36:53.840 --> 00:36:54.420
 They are

00:36:54.420 --> 00:36:56.320
 people

00:36:56.320 --> 00:36:59.199
 from a foreign land,

00:36:59.400 --> 00:37:01.019
 from a pagan religion,

00:37:01.019 --> 00:37:02.239
 who live

00:37:02.239 --> 00:37:03.059
 in the courts

00:37:03.059 --> 00:37:03.880
 of the kings,

00:37:04.039 --> 00:37:04.800
 giving advice

00:37:04.800 --> 00:37:06.039
 based on the stars,

00:37:06.539 --> 00:37:08.159
 who've been following

00:37:08.159 --> 00:37:09.079
 a different kingdom

00:37:09.079 --> 00:37:10.279
 and yet

00:37:10.279 --> 00:37:11.059
 when they see

00:37:11.059 --> 00:37:12.579
 the star

00:37:12.579 --> 00:37:13.679
 and they see

00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:14.679
 that there's another king,

00:37:14.940 --> 00:37:15.920
 they go on a journey

00:37:15.920 --> 00:37:18.099
 for at least a year,

00:37:18.219 --> 00:37:19.500
 possibly two years

00:37:19.500 --> 00:37:21.420
 to bow down

00:37:21.420 --> 00:37:22.639
 and worship this king.

00:37:24.440 --> 00:37:25.059
 And you see

00:37:25.059 --> 00:37:26.099
 in verse 10,

00:37:26.599 --> 00:37:27.340
 their response

00:37:27.340 --> 00:37:28.579
 when they see the star

00:37:28.579 --> 00:37:29.579
 is

00:37:29.579 --> 00:37:31.360
 they rejoiced

00:37:31.360 --> 00:37:32.779
 exceedingly

00:37:32.780 --> 00:37:35.380
 with great joy.

00:37:36.900 --> 00:37:37.140
 Matthew,

00:37:37.340 --> 00:37:38.920
 he's kind of like,

00:37:39.440 --> 00:37:40.280
 I don't have enough

00:37:40.280 --> 00:37:40.760
 vocabulary

00:37:40.760 --> 00:37:41.660
 to be able to say

00:37:41.660 --> 00:37:42.760
 how joyful they are.

00:37:44.620 --> 00:37:45.019
 It's like,

00:37:45.160 --> 00:37:46.519
 I'm in a shopping mall

00:37:46.519 --> 00:37:47.300
 and I'm desperate

00:37:47.300 --> 00:37:48.019
 for the bathroom

00:37:48.019 --> 00:37:50.440
 and you go on

00:37:50.440 --> 00:37:51.480
 this five minute journey

00:37:51.480 --> 00:37:52.320
 around the bathroom,

00:37:52.540 --> 00:37:53.360
 around the mall

00:37:53.360 --> 00:37:54.100
 to find

00:37:54.100 --> 00:37:55.120
 the bathroom

00:37:55.120 --> 00:37:56.400
 and then you see

00:37:56.400 --> 00:37:57.280
 in the sky

00:37:57.280 --> 00:37:58.320
 the sign

00:37:58.320 --> 00:37:59.420
 a little man

00:37:59.420 --> 00:38:00.140
 or a little woman

00:38:00.139 --> 00:38:02.460
 and you rejoice

00:38:02.460 --> 00:38:03.579
 with great joy.

00:38:04.960 --> 00:38:05.659
 But imagine

00:38:05.659 --> 00:38:06.559
 after a year

00:38:06.559 --> 00:38:08.039
 of travelling

00:38:08.039 --> 00:38:11.379
 they don't just

00:38:11.379 --> 00:38:12.319
 rejoice with great joy,

00:38:12.400 --> 00:38:12.779
 they rejoice

00:38:12.779 --> 00:38:13.960
 exceedingly

00:38:13.960 --> 00:38:15.199
 with great joy

00:38:15.199 --> 00:38:17.400
 because they were

00:38:17.400 --> 00:38:19.119
 looking for the true king

00:38:19.119 --> 00:38:19.759
 and they wanted

00:38:19.759 --> 00:38:20.659
 to worship him.

00:38:22.819 --> 00:38:23.339
 You see,

00:38:24.299 --> 00:38:26.859
 just concluding,

00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:29.239
 they shall call

00:38:29.239 --> 00:38:30.359
 his name Jesus

00:38:30.359 --> 00:38:32.019
 because he will

00:38:32.019 --> 00:38:32.799
 save his people

00:38:32.799 --> 00:38:33.619
 from their sins.

00:38:34.659 --> 00:38:34.899
 Jesus,

00:38:35.039 --> 00:38:35.799
 the true king,

00:38:36.119 --> 00:38:37.959
 comes to save you

00:38:37.959 --> 00:38:39.359
 from your kingdom.

00:38:39.679 --> 00:38:41.219
 He comes to save you

00:38:41.219 --> 00:38:43.139
 from you.

00:38:44.559 --> 00:38:45.899
 That's what sins are.

00:38:46.299 --> 00:38:47.139
 It's you trying

00:38:47.139 --> 00:38:47.719
 to cling on

00:38:47.719 --> 00:38:48.479
 to your own kingdom.

00:38:49.579 --> 00:38:51.119
 He's come to save you

00:38:51.119 --> 00:38:52.259
 from your rule,

00:38:53.000 --> 00:38:53.579
 to save you

00:38:53.579 --> 00:38:54.819
 from being so wrapped up

00:38:54.819 --> 00:38:55.500
 in your kingdom,

00:38:56.559 --> 00:38:57.279
 save you

00:38:57.279 --> 00:38:58.439
 not just in the past

00:38:58.440 --> 00:38:59.320
 but every day

00:38:59.320 --> 00:38:59.820
 this week

00:38:59.820 --> 00:39:00.800
 he wants to save you

00:39:00.800 --> 00:39:01.300
 and bring you

00:39:01.300 --> 00:39:02.260
 more and more

00:39:02.260 --> 00:39:03.579
 under his rule,

00:39:03.920 --> 00:39:04.760
 under his reign

00:39:04.760 --> 00:39:06.220
 so you worship him

00:39:06.220 --> 00:39:07.460
 and the result

00:39:07.460 --> 00:39:08.340
 is that even

00:39:08.340 --> 00:39:09.320
 in the frustration

00:39:09.320 --> 00:39:11.039
 and the hardships

00:39:11.039 --> 00:39:11.880
 of life,

00:39:12.059 --> 00:39:13.720
 you can have joy,

00:39:14.099 --> 00:39:15.000
 exceedingly

00:39:15.000 --> 00:39:16.679
 great joy

00:39:16.679 --> 00:39:17.840
 because you're living

00:39:17.840 --> 00:39:19.400
 under the prince

00:39:19.400 --> 00:39:20.159
 of peace,

00:39:21.159 --> 00:39:23.340
 the one who brings joy.

00:39:23.340 --> 00:39:26.620
 that is the Christmas story.

00:39:28.059 --> 00:39:28.820
 Let's pray.

00:39:35.320 --> 00:39:36.300
 Maybe if you'd just like

00:39:36.300 --> 00:39:37.160
 to think for a moment

00:39:37.160 --> 00:39:38.600
 over this last week,

00:39:39.780 --> 00:39:40.740
 think about some

00:39:40.740 --> 00:39:41.440
 of those questions

00:39:41.440 --> 00:39:42.559
 I raised.

00:39:45.420 --> 00:39:46.480
 Where have you

00:39:46.480 --> 00:39:47.700
 this week

00:39:47.700 --> 00:39:49.760
 been critical

00:39:49.760 --> 00:39:50.360
 of others,

00:39:51.080 --> 00:39:53.120
 been annoyed,

00:39:53.920 --> 00:39:54.280
 angry,

00:39:54.540 --> 00:39:55.040
 impatient?

00:39:57.360 --> 00:39:58.140
 What is it

00:39:58.140 --> 00:39:58.800
 in your kingdom

00:39:58.800 --> 00:39:59.600
 that you try

00:39:59.600 --> 00:40:00.400
 and cling on to?

00:40:01.180 --> 00:40:01.800
 Maybe just

00:40:01.800 --> 00:40:03.440
 here's a moment

00:40:03.440 --> 00:40:04.220
 where you can just

00:40:04.220 --> 00:40:05.380
 confess those things

00:40:05.380 --> 00:40:10.100
 and say,

00:40:10.180 --> 00:40:10.520
 Jesus,

00:40:11.180 --> 00:40:13.140
 I want you

00:40:13.140 --> 00:40:14.180
 to be the true king

00:40:14.180 --> 00:40:14.820
 of my life.

00:40:14.900 --> 00:40:15.600
 I want to live

00:40:15.600 --> 00:40:16.280
 a life

00:40:16.280 --> 00:40:18.280
 in the little moments

00:40:18.280 --> 00:40:19.519
 this week

00:40:19.519 --> 00:40:20.220
 of worship

00:40:20.220 --> 00:40:20.900
 to you.

00:40:32.060 --> 00:40:32.580
 Father,

00:40:33.220 --> 00:40:34.580
 thank you

00:40:34.580 --> 00:40:36.940
 that you're a God

00:40:36.940 --> 00:40:38.220
 who is like no other,

00:40:39.060 --> 00:40:40.019
 who has a kingdom

00:40:40.019 --> 00:40:41.380
 like no other,

00:40:42.060 --> 00:40:43.100
 who calls us

00:40:43.100 --> 00:40:44.080
 to lay down

00:40:44.080 --> 00:40:45.140
 our own kingdoms

00:40:45.139 --> 00:40:46.400
 but doesn't do

00:40:46.400 --> 00:40:47.199
 that in a vacuum.

00:40:47.400 --> 00:40:48.799
 You laid down

00:40:48.799 --> 00:40:49.559
 your rights,

00:40:49.719 --> 00:40:50.500
 your status,

00:40:51.079 --> 00:40:51.739
 your comfort,

00:40:51.940 --> 00:40:52.779
 your reputation

00:40:52.779 --> 00:40:54.420
 for us

00:40:54.420 --> 00:40:55.779
 because you are God

00:40:55.779 --> 00:40:56.879
 who wants to be

00:40:56.879 --> 00:40:57.599
 with us,

00:40:58.179 --> 00:40:59.539
 who wants to bring

00:40:59.539 --> 00:41:00.900
 us peace and joy,

00:41:01.739 --> 00:41:02.699
 who wants to save

00:41:02.699 --> 00:41:03.679
 us from ourselves.

00:41:05.059 --> 00:41:05.879
 Please help us

00:41:05.879 --> 00:41:07.599
 to see you

00:41:07.599 --> 00:41:08.480
 this week

00:41:08.480 --> 00:41:10.039
 in those little moments

00:41:10.039 --> 00:41:11.699
 and to realize

00:41:11.699 --> 00:41:12.719
 that our kingdom

00:41:12.719 --> 00:41:13.379
 is not one

00:41:13.379 --> 00:41:13.799
 that's worth

00:41:13.799 --> 00:41:14.619
 clinging on to.

00:41:14.619 --> 00:41:16.380
 but yours

00:41:16.380 --> 00:41:17.099
 is.

00:41:18.339 --> 00:41:18.900
 Thank you

00:41:18.900 --> 00:41:19.739
 that you're amazing.

00:41:20.559 --> 00:41:20.699
 Amen.

00:41:26.699 --> 00:41:27.400
 Thanks, Chris.

00:41:30.000 --> 00:41:31.699
 When you came in,

00:41:31.759 --> 00:41:32.299
 we've been talking

00:41:32.299 --> 00:41:33.059
 the last three weeks

00:41:33.059 --> 00:41:34.239
 about worshiping

00:41:34.239 --> 00:41:34.819
 and what it looked like

00:41:34.819 --> 00:41:35.480
 for us to worship

00:41:35.480 --> 00:41:36.239
 as a church

00:41:36.239 --> 00:41:37.139
 and as a church family

00:41:37.139 --> 00:41:37.679
 and a community.

00:41:38.460 --> 00:41:39.259
 And when you came in,

00:41:39.359 --> 00:41:40.739
 you should have received

00:41:40.739 --> 00:41:41.880
 a couple things.

00:41:42.000 --> 00:41:43.079
 One was on your chair.

00:41:43.079 --> 00:41:45.500
 This is some of the

00:41:45.500 --> 00:41:46.299
 initiatives that we've

00:41:46.299 --> 00:41:47.000
 been praying about

00:41:47.000 --> 00:41:48.059
 as a church family

00:41:48.059 --> 00:41:50.380
 to celebrate

00:41:50.380 --> 00:41:51.119
 and worship

00:41:51.119 --> 00:41:52.159
 in their act of giving

00:41:52.159 --> 00:41:52.799
 this Sunday,

00:41:53.039 --> 00:41:53.400
 today.

00:41:54.759 --> 00:41:55.860
 So there's three things

00:41:55.860 --> 00:41:56.199
 on there.

00:41:56.299 --> 00:41:57.019
 And in your envelope,

00:41:57.219 --> 00:41:57.880
 or in your bulletin,

00:41:57.900 --> 00:41:58.259
 you should have got

00:41:58.259 --> 00:41:59.519
 a special offering envelope.

00:42:00.340 --> 00:42:01.000
 And so today,

00:42:01.259 --> 00:42:02.519
 everything that's given

00:42:02.519 --> 00:42:04.159
 in the church,

00:42:04.799 --> 00:42:05.599
 as a church family,

00:42:05.599 --> 00:42:06.840
 we're going to give

00:42:06.840 --> 00:42:08.960
 to these ministries

00:42:08.960 --> 00:42:09.840
 that are working around here.

00:42:09.840 --> 00:42:11.380
 We said from the very beginning

00:42:11.380 --> 00:42:12.500
 as we started the church

00:42:12.500 --> 00:42:13.079
 three years ago

00:42:13.079 --> 00:42:13.700
 that we were looking

00:42:13.700 --> 00:42:15.160
 for how God is working

00:42:15.160 --> 00:42:16.720
 on this part of Hong Kong Island.

00:42:17.500 --> 00:42:18.180
 And as a family,

00:42:18.320 --> 00:42:19.280
 you guys have identified

00:42:19.280 --> 00:42:20.200
 a lot of these things

00:42:20.200 --> 00:42:20.860
 and you're a part

00:42:20.860 --> 00:42:21.940
 of serving in these things

00:42:21.940 --> 00:42:22.680
 and the community groups

00:42:22.680 --> 00:42:24.200
 are a part of these things.

00:42:24.900 --> 00:42:26.260
 Now the third thing on here

00:42:26.260 --> 00:42:27.640
 that we are going to give to

00:42:27.640 --> 00:42:28.660
 and want to be praying about

00:42:28.660 --> 00:42:30.519
 is at the very bottom

00:42:30.519 --> 00:42:30.980
 of your list,

00:42:31.100 --> 00:42:31.940
 it's sons and daughters.

00:42:32.680 --> 00:42:33.960
 And so I've asked Julie

00:42:33.960 --> 00:42:34.980
 to come up here

00:42:34.980 --> 00:42:35.600
 and we're going to do

00:42:35.600 --> 00:42:36.700
 a quick interview.

00:42:36.699 --> 00:42:37.919
 I wanted her to share

00:42:37.919 --> 00:42:39.379
 a little bit about

00:42:39.379 --> 00:42:41.019
 what God has been doing

00:42:41.019 --> 00:42:41.779
 in her heart

00:42:41.779 --> 00:42:44.759
 and then what this ministry

00:42:44.759 --> 00:42:45.259
 is all about

00:42:45.259 --> 00:42:45.939
 so you know

00:42:45.939 --> 00:42:46.759
 and you can be praying

00:42:46.759 --> 00:42:47.439
 about these things.

00:42:47.939 --> 00:42:48.379
 And by the way,

00:42:48.460 --> 00:42:48.899
 don't be worried

00:42:48.899 --> 00:42:49.519
 about your kids.

00:42:49.599 --> 00:42:50.099
 Your kids are going

00:42:50.099 --> 00:42:50.939
 to be brought up here

00:42:50.939 --> 00:42:52.139
 so you don't have

00:42:52.139 --> 00:42:52.799
 to rush down there

00:42:52.799 --> 00:42:53.639
 because we have a book table

00:42:53.639 --> 00:42:54.980
 out back and some food

00:42:54.980 --> 00:42:55.839
 and we want to have

00:42:55.839 --> 00:42:56.500
 a time of fellowship

00:42:56.500 --> 00:42:57.379
 after this time.

00:42:57.799 --> 00:42:59.019
 So don't rush off.

00:42:59.079 --> 00:42:59.500
 Your kids are going

00:42:59.500 --> 00:43:00.219
 to be brought up here.

00:43:01.279 --> 00:43:03.019
 But Julie,

00:43:03.339 --> 00:43:04.559
 or as you're known

00:43:04.559 --> 00:43:05.239
 to my family,

00:43:05.659 --> 00:43:06.279
 Miss Borth,

00:43:06.280 --> 00:43:06.960
 because she's

00:43:06.960 --> 00:43:08.100
 our littlest teacher

00:43:08.100 --> 00:43:10.100
 at ICA.

00:43:10.880 --> 00:43:11.780
 So why don't you

00:43:11.780 --> 00:43:12.300
 share a little bit

00:43:12.300 --> 00:43:13.440
 about who you are

00:43:13.440 --> 00:43:15.640
 and how you came here.

00:43:16.320 --> 00:43:17.240
 My name's Julie

00:43:17.240 --> 00:43:19.300
 and I came with ELIC

00:43:19.300 --> 00:43:20.700
 in 2009,

00:43:20.860 --> 00:43:21.680
 which Mike and Katie

00:43:21.680 --> 00:43:22.080
 had up.

00:43:22.960 --> 00:43:24.600
 And I loved it so much

00:43:24.600 --> 00:43:25.240
 that I came back

00:43:25.240 --> 00:43:26.080
 in 2011

00:43:26.080 --> 00:43:27.720
 and went back

00:43:27.720 --> 00:43:28.220
 to the States

00:43:28.220 --> 00:43:28.880
 for a couple years

00:43:28.880 --> 00:43:29.300
 and taught

00:43:29.300 --> 00:43:29.820
 and realized

00:43:29.820 --> 00:43:30.360
 this is where

00:43:30.360 --> 00:43:30.920
 I wanted to be.

00:43:31.040 --> 00:43:32.220
 So found a teaching job

00:43:32.220 --> 00:43:33.019
 and about a year

00:43:33.019 --> 00:43:33.600
 and a half ago

00:43:33.600 --> 00:43:34.140
 came here.

00:43:34.820 --> 00:43:35.120
 Okay.

00:43:35.119 --> 00:43:36.699
 And I look on

00:43:36.699 --> 00:43:37.420
 this little bulletin

00:43:37.420 --> 00:43:37.759
 that we had

00:43:37.759 --> 00:43:38.539
 in everybody's chairs

00:43:38.539 --> 00:43:39.119
 and there's this thing

00:43:39.119 --> 00:43:40.599
 called Sons and Daughters

00:43:40.599 --> 00:43:41.539
 and I think probably

00:43:41.539 --> 00:43:42.179
 a lot of us

00:43:42.179 --> 00:43:43.380
 have never even

00:43:43.380 --> 00:43:44.259
 heard about that

00:43:44.259 --> 00:43:46.000
 but it's captured

00:43:46.000 --> 00:43:46.579
 your heart

00:43:46.579 --> 00:43:47.039
 and the hearts

00:43:47.039 --> 00:43:47.699
 of other people

00:43:47.699 --> 00:43:48.500
 in our community

00:43:48.500 --> 00:43:49.359
 and so maybe

00:43:49.359 --> 00:43:49.839
 can you share

00:43:49.839 --> 00:43:50.099
 a little bit

00:43:50.099 --> 00:43:51.000
 about what is

00:43:51.000 --> 00:43:51.639
 Sons and Daughters?

00:43:52.019 --> 00:43:52.239
 Sure.

00:43:52.359 --> 00:43:54.119
 So when I arrived

00:43:54.119 --> 00:43:55.099
 actually to Hong Kong

00:43:55.099 --> 00:43:56.500
 with all of my luggage,

00:43:56.679 --> 00:43:57.319
 I pulled up

00:43:57.319 --> 00:43:58.420
 and the taxi driver

00:43:58.420 --> 00:43:58.739
 said,

00:43:58.859 --> 00:43:59.000
 oh,

00:43:59.099 --> 00:43:59.440
 here, here,

00:43:59.500 --> 00:44:00.059
 look at low.

00:44:00.059 --> 00:44:01.219
 And I looked up

00:44:01.219 --> 00:44:02.320
 and I saw Club Bunny

00:44:02.320 --> 00:44:02.960
 and I thought,

00:44:03.119 --> 00:44:04.239
 this is my new apartment

00:44:04.239 --> 00:44:06.259
 and, you know,

00:44:06.320 --> 00:44:07.159
 saw, you know,

00:44:07.199 --> 00:44:07.880
 where I was living

00:44:07.880 --> 00:44:08.420
 and there was

00:44:08.420 --> 00:44:10.199
 very explicit adult stores

00:44:10.199 --> 00:44:11.219
 and, you know,

00:44:11.259 --> 00:44:12.599
 I was just completely

00:44:12.599 --> 00:44:13.320
 in a new world

00:44:13.320 --> 00:44:15.759
 and throughout my year

00:44:15.759 --> 00:44:16.840
 that I lived on the street,

00:44:17.279 --> 00:44:18.360
 I went through

00:44:18.360 --> 00:44:19.000
 a lot of anger.

00:44:19.699 --> 00:44:20.320
 I thought,

00:44:20.400 --> 00:44:21.179
 why is this happening?

00:44:21.279 --> 00:44:21.880
 What's going on?

00:44:21.920 --> 00:44:22.940
 And then the Lord

00:44:22.940 --> 00:44:23.460
 really started

00:44:23.460 --> 00:44:24.320
 to change my heart

00:44:24.320 --> 00:44:25.579
 and he, you know,

00:44:25.619 --> 00:44:26.340
 I wanted to help

00:44:26.340 --> 00:44:27.000
 but then I thought,

00:44:27.079 --> 00:44:28.519
 who am I to do anything?

00:44:28.519 --> 00:44:29.039
 You know,

00:44:29.099 --> 00:44:29.440
 I'm just,

00:44:29.780 --> 00:44:30.519
 I'm from Missouri

00:44:30.519 --> 00:44:32.000
 and the States.

00:44:33.019 --> 00:44:34.199
 So I had a lot of fear

00:44:34.199 --> 00:44:35.739
 and I would pass the girls

00:44:35.739 --> 00:44:36.420
 and the mamas

00:44:36.420 --> 00:44:37.219
 and, you know,

00:44:37.239 --> 00:44:38.519
 start to like wave hi

00:44:38.519 --> 00:44:40.280
 and there was one afternoon

00:44:40.280 --> 00:44:40.920
 after church,

00:44:40.980 --> 00:44:41.360
 I went home

00:44:41.360 --> 00:44:42.360
 and I watched this documentary

00:44:42.360 --> 00:44:44.340
 and I saw a red light district

00:44:44.340 --> 00:44:44.860
 in Thailand

00:44:44.860 --> 00:44:46.780
 and it was there

00:44:46.780 --> 00:44:49.159
 that I heard verbatim

00:44:49.159 --> 00:44:49.619
 some things

00:44:49.619 --> 00:44:50.480
 that the girls were saying

00:44:50.480 --> 00:44:51.039
 that I had heard

00:44:51.039 --> 00:44:51.599
 on the street

00:44:51.599 --> 00:44:52.440
 as I was going home

00:44:52.440 --> 00:44:52.860
 every night

00:44:52.860 --> 00:44:53.780
 and the Lord

00:44:53.780 --> 00:44:54.980
 really convicted my heart.

00:44:55.079 --> 00:44:55.360
 He said,

00:44:55.420 --> 00:44:56.420
 you know what's going on,

00:44:56.420 --> 00:44:57.280
 so what are you going

00:44:57.280 --> 00:44:58.059
 to do about it?

00:44:58.440 --> 00:44:59.519
 And it was that same week

00:44:59.519 --> 00:45:00.480
 that I got in touch

00:45:00.480 --> 00:45:01.500
 with sons and daughters

00:45:01.500 --> 00:45:02.739
 who had heard about it before

00:45:02.739 --> 00:45:04.500
 and haven't stopped since.

00:45:04.659 --> 00:45:05.659
 So what we do,

00:45:05.739 --> 00:45:06.860
 we go out on Monday nights

00:45:06.860 --> 00:45:07.380
 to pray

00:45:07.380 --> 00:45:08.579
 just for our group,

00:45:08.659 --> 00:45:09.139
 for direction

00:45:09.139 --> 00:45:11.440
 and also for the government,

00:45:11.619 --> 00:45:12.460
 for the police force,

00:45:12.519 --> 00:45:13.519
 for the people on the street

00:45:13.519 --> 00:45:14.960
 and then on Thursday nights

00:45:14.960 --> 00:45:15.500
 we go out

00:45:15.500 --> 00:45:16.420
 and we actually talk

00:45:16.420 --> 00:45:18.119
 to the girls primarily

00:45:18.119 --> 00:45:19.059
 and the mamasans

00:45:19.059 --> 00:45:20.320
 and anybody else

00:45:20.320 --> 00:45:21.039
 who we run into.

00:45:21.259 --> 00:45:22.159
 We talk to them

00:45:22.159 --> 00:45:23.420
 and we want to share

00:45:23.420 --> 00:45:24.619
 whatever we can,

00:45:24.619 --> 00:45:25.639
 any hope that we can

00:45:25.639 --> 00:45:26.039
 with them.

00:45:26.039 --> 00:45:28.599
 And through this whole process,

00:45:28.739 --> 00:45:29.579
 what would you say

00:45:29.579 --> 00:45:30.259
 is some of the things

00:45:30.259 --> 00:45:31.940
 God's been teaching you

00:45:31.940 --> 00:45:32.679
 in this process

00:45:32.679 --> 00:45:33.340
 about yourself?

00:45:34.579 --> 00:45:36.099
 It's hard to narrow down.

00:45:37.039 --> 00:45:37.900
 Every time I go,

00:45:38.079 --> 00:45:39.619
 my faith is refined

00:45:39.619 --> 00:45:40.279
 and challenged

00:45:40.279 --> 00:45:40.960
 in a new way.

00:45:41.699 --> 00:45:42.559
 I've seen

00:45:42.559 --> 00:45:45.320
 the importance of prayer

00:45:45.320 --> 00:45:46.519
 first and foremost.

00:45:46.980 --> 00:45:48.179
 The Lord has really just

00:45:48.179 --> 00:45:50.219
 redefined what prayer is

00:45:50.219 --> 00:45:50.679
 to me.

00:45:50.679 --> 00:45:52.739
 that it is

00:45:52.739 --> 00:45:53.639
 the first resort,

00:45:54.019 --> 00:45:54.819
 that the first thing

00:45:54.819 --> 00:45:56.119
 we need to do

00:45:56.119 --> 00:45:56.940
 is pray together,

00:45:57.440 --> 00:45:58.339
 believe that the Lord

00:45:58.339 --> 00:45:59.019
 can change,

00:45:59.480 --> 00:45:59.799
 you know,

00:45:59.839 --> 00:46:00.679
 the nature of the street

00:46:00.679 --> 00:46:01.119
 and the hearts

00:46:01.119 --> 00:46:01.559
 of the people

00:46:01.559 --> 00:46:02.099
 on the street.

00:46:03.099 --> 00:46:03.799
 Through prayer,

00:46:03.899 --> 00:46:05.779
 we've seen transactions

00:46:05.779 --> 00:46:07.000
 with girls that we know

00:46:07.000 --> 00:46:08.659
 with a man standing there

00:46:08.659 --> 00:46:09.839
 and he's about to hand

00:46:09.839 --> 00:46:10.399
 over his money

00:46:10.399 --> 00:46:11.059
 and we'll just stop

00:46:11.059 --> 00:46:11.399
 and pray

00:46:11.399 --> 00:46:12.159
 and we've seen him

00:46:12.159 --> 00:46:12.980
 take his money back

00:46:12.980 --> 00:46:13.759
 and say not tonight.

00:46:14.759 --> 00:46:16.319
 We've seen girls

00:46:16.319 --> 00:46:16.859
 that we've built

00:46:16.859 --> 00:46:17.799
 relationships with

00:46:17.799 --> 00:46:18.480
 have the courage

00:46:18.480 --> 00:46:19.179
 to run away,

00:46:19.179 --> 00:46:20.539
 to get away from it

00:46:20.539 --> 00:46:21.500
 and thus break their

00:46:21.500 --> 00:46:22.319
 contracts where they

00:46:22.319 --> 00:46:22.980
 can't come back.

00:46:23.460 --> 00:46:24.299
 We've seen just

00:46:24.299 --> 00:46:25.419
 amazing things happen

00:46:25.419 --> 00:46:26.919
 and that's not us,

00:46:27.019 --> 00:46:27.219
 you know,

00:46:27.279 --> 00:46:27.779
 who are we?

00:46:27.899 --> 00:46:29.000
 It's the Lord through us.

00:46:29.339 --> 00:46:30.539
 So prayer number one

00:46:30.539 --> 00:46:31.159
 and number two,

00:46:31.259 --> 00:46:31.879
 when we go out,

00:46:31.919 --> 00:46:32.679
 it can be overwhelming.

00:46:33.239 --> 00:46:33.799
 You can look at the

00:46:33.799 --> 00:46:34.759
 situation as a whole

00:46:34.759 --> 00:46:35.219
 and think,

00:46:35.559 --> 00:46:36.599
 where is this ever

00:46:36.599 --> 00:46:37.119
 going to end?

00:46:37.679 --> 00:46:38.859
 How can this change?

00:46:40.159 --> 00:46:41.000
 And I used to go

00:46:41.000 --> 00:46:42.639
 and my primary resort

00:46:42.639 --> 00:46:43.279
 was to pray,

00:46:43.399 --> 00:46:43.559
 you know,

00:46:43.639 --> 00:46:44.639
 what programs

00:46:44.639 --> 00:46:45.440
 can we put in place?

00:46:45.519 --> 00:46:46.239
 What can we do?

00:46:46.579 --> 00:46:47.399
 Which those are good.

00:46:47.539 --> 00:46:48.059
 There's a time

00:46:48.059 --> 00:46:48.859
 and a place for that.

00:46:49.779 --> 00:46:51.139
 But the Lord has taught me

00:46:51.139 --> 00:46:53.359
 that He's the answer first.

00:46:53.599 --> 00:46:54.259
 When I go out

00:46:54.259 --> 00:46:54.779
 and when I talk

00:46:54.779 --> 00:46:55.299
 to the mamas

00:46:55.299 --> 00:46:55.779
 and the girls,

00:46:55.899 --> 00:46:57.000
 He's the first answer.

00:46:57.940 --> 00:46:58.579
 Their salvation,

00:46:58.819 --> 00:46:59.019
 their,

00:46:59.440 --> 00:47:01.039
 to be open to redemption

00:47:01.039 --> 00:47:02.299
 and grace,

00:47:02.460 --> 00:47:03.639
 that's the first answer.

00:47:03.859 --> 00:47:04.719
 So that's maybe

00:47:04.719 --> 00:47:05.299
 the biggest thing

00:47:05.299 --> 00:47:06.279
 that I've learned recently.

00:47:06.719 --> 00:47:07.179
 Okay, good.

00:47:07.799 --> 00:47:09.539
 And as a church family,

00:47:09.619 --> 00:47:10.159
 because we go,

00:47:10.319 --> 00:47:10.460
 like,

00:47:10.940 --> 00:47:13.319
 I've gone down there,

00:47:13.379 --> 00:47:14.799
 not for that type of thing,

00:47:14.899 --> 00:47:15.199
 but this,

00:47:15.199 --> 00:47:17.379
 actually one of our

00:47:17.379 --> 00:47:18.159
 favorite restaurants

00:47:18.159 --> 00:47:18.419
 is there.

00:47:18.480 --> 00:47:18.819
 So I don't know

00:47:18.819 --> 00:47:19.239
 how to say this,

00:47:19.299 --> 00:47:19.779
 but Christy and I

00:47:19.779 --> 00:47:20.339
 go on date night

00:47:20.339 --> 00:47:21.079
 every Thursday night

00:47:21.079 --> 00:47:22.359
 and our favorite restaurant

00:47:22.359 --> 00:47:23.339
 is Coyotes

00:47:23.339 --> 00:47:24.539
 on Lockhart Road

00:47:24.539 --> 00:47:25.559
 and they're usually

00:47:25.559 --> 00:47:26.679
 trying to grab me

00:47:26.679 --> 00:47:27.879
 even as she's holding on

00:47:27.879 --> 00:47:28.939
 to me in that sense.

00:47:28.940 --> 00:47:31.220
 But as we think about

00:47:31.220 --> 00:47:31.840
 what you're doing

00:47:31.840 --> 00:47:32.639
 and what's going on there,

00:47:32.760 --> 00:47:32.980
 what are,

00:47:34.179 --> 00:47:36.260
 what should we be doing?

00:47:36.340 --> 00:47:37.159
 What do you want us to do?

00:47:37.159 --> 00:47:37.800
 What can we do

00:47:37.800 --> 00:47:38.340
 about these things?

00:47:38.380 --> 00:47:38.960
 How can we pray

00:47:38.960 --> 00:47:39.619
 for these things?

00:47:39.720 --> 00:47:40.700
 And I think even more

00:47:40.700 --> 00:47:41.500
 specifically is people

00:47:41.500 --> 00:47:42.900
 have a heart for the

00:47:42.900 --> 00:47:44.099
 brokenness around them

00:47:44.099 --> 00:47:45.320
 as they hear you share.

00:47:46.139 --> 00:47:46.720
 Because that's some

00:47:46.720 --> 00:47:47.179
 of our prayers

00:47:47.179 --> 00:47:48.340
 as we share these things.

00:47:48.679 --> 00:47:49.260
 We're praying

00:47:49.260 --> 00:47:50.300
 as a church family

00:47:50.300 --> 00:47:51.159
 that other people

00:47:51.159 --> 00:47:52.539
 will see the same amount

00:47:52.539 --> 00:47:53.179
 of brokenness

00:47:53.179 --> 00:47:55.099
 and see that Christ

00:47:55.099 --> 00:47:55.639
 is the answer

00:47:55.639 --> 00:47:56.260
 like you shared.

00:47:56.440 --> 00:47:57.940
 So how can we pray

00:47:57.940 --> 00:47:58.840
 for that and how

00:47:58.840 --> 00:47:59.760
 can we get involved?

00:48:01.480 --> 00:48:02.159
 There's a,

00:48:02.960 --> 00:48:04.119
 after Jesus preaches

00:48:04.119 --> 00:48:05.000
 a parable in Mark,

00:48:05.159 --> 00:48:05.599
 he says,

00:48:05.720 --> 00:48:06.420
 he who has ears

00:48:06.420 --> 00:48:07.000
 let him hear.

00:48:08.240 --> 00:48:09.159
 As almost to say

00:48:09.159 --> 00:48:09.740
 that there's more

00:48:09.740 --> 00:48:10.220
 to the story,

00:48:10.320 --> 00:48:11.400
 there's more that's going on.

00:48:11.760 --> 00:48:12.200
 That would be

00:48:12.200 --> 00:48:12.880
 my first prayer

00:48:12.880 --> 00:48:13.340
 and that's what

00:48:13.340 --> 00:48:14.059
 the process Lord

00:48:14.059 --> 00:48:14.659
 has brought me

00:48:14.659 --> 00:48:15.420
 and several others

00:48:15.420 --> 00:48:16.179
 that are on the team

00:48:16.179 --> 00:48:18.480
 through to open our eyes

00:48:18.480 --> 00:48:20.019
 to see how the,

00:48:20.380 --> 00:48:21.760
 to see what's going on

00:48:21.760 --> 00:48:22.659
 as how the Lord

00:48:22.659 --> 00:48:23.380
 really sees it.

00:48:23.460 --> 00:48:24.300
 To see your neighbors

00:48:24.300 --> 00:48:24.980
 and our neighbors

00:48:24.980 --> 00:48:27.460
 as to what's really happening

00:48:27.460 --> 00:48:29.579
 we need prayer.

00:48:29.900 --> 00:48:31.220
 We need more

00:48:31.220 --> 00:48:32.260
 to stand behind us.

00:48:32.360 --> 00:48:32.699
 It's just,

00:48:32.820 --> 00:48:34.039
 it makes the biggest difference.

00:48:34.860 --> 00:48:35.880
 To love the people

00:48:35.880 --> 00:48:36.720
 for where they're at.

00:48:37.280 --> 00:48:37.480
 To,

00:48:38.360 --> 00:48:39.720
 we can't really expect

00:48:39.720 --> 00:48:40.460
 those,

00:48:41.179 --> 00:48:41.480
 you know,

00:48:41.539 --> 00:48:42.559
 people to come to us

00:48:42.559 --> 00:48:43.659
 but rather we're called

00:48:43.659 --> 00:48:44.940
 to go out to them

00:48:44.940 --> 00:48:46.400
 and to meet them

00:48:46.400 --> 00:48:46.940
 where they're at,

00:48:47.019 --> 00:48:47.860
 share what we can

00:48:47.860 --> 00:48:48.280
 with them.

00:48:49.079 --> 00:48:49.840
 There's a quote

00:48:49.840 --> 00:48:50.940
 from one of my

00:48:50.940 --> 00:48:51.760
 personal heroines,

00:48:51.860 --> 00:48:52.360
 Molly Mom,

00:48:52.480 --> 00:48:53.740
 who is a Cambodian woman

00:48:53.740 --> 00:48:54.400
 who's trafficked.

00:48:55.139 --> 00:48:55.940
 She says,

00:48:55.940 --> 00:48:57.260
 now she has a center

00:48:57.260 --> 00:48:57.820
 in Cambodia.

00:48:57.960 --> 00:48:58.320
 She says,

00:48:58.380 --> 00:48:59.360
 I can't change the world.

00:48:59.460 --> 00:49:00.360
 I don't even want to try.

00:49:00.720 --> 00:49:01.559
 But what I can do

00:49:01.559 --> 00:49:03.820
 is share with the girl

00:49:03.820 --> 00:49:04.960
 who's right in front of me.

00:49:05.320 --> 00:49:06.079
 And I've really taken

00:49:06.079 --> 00:49:06.659
 that to heart.

00:49:06.840 --> 00:49:07.099
 You know,

00:49:07.220 --> 00:49:08.300
 I can't change the world.

00:49:08.639 --> 00:49:09.440
 But what I can do

00:49:09.440 --> 00:49:11.039
 is pray for those

00:49:11.039 --> 00:49:11.619
 spiritual eyes

00:49:11.619 --> 00:49:12.700
 to see what's really happening

00:49:12.700 --> 00:49:14.900
 and for even that one girl,

00:49:15.179 --> 00:49:16.059
 that one person,

00:49:16.539 --> 00:49:17.980
 just to go consistently

00:49:17.980 --> 00:49:19.760
 and share the news with her.

00:49:19.960 --> 00:49:20.119
 So,

00:49:20.559 --> 00:49:22.740
 we can all do something.

00:49:23.179 --> 00:49:25.019
 We can become aware

00:49:25.019 --> 00:49:25.899
 of what's going on.

00:49:26.099 --> 00:49:26.839
 We can actively

00:49:26.839 --> 00:49:28.539
 see what's happening

00:49:28.539 --> 00:49:29.199
 in Hong Kong.

00:49:29.299 --> 00:49:30.479
 We can do something about it.

00:49:30.939 --> 00:49:31.619
 It doesn't mean

00:49:31.619 --> 00:49:32.339
 that you have to go

00:49:32.339 --> 00:49:32.939
 week after week,

00:49:33.000 --> 00:49:33.759
 but you can pray.

00:49:34.119 --> 00:49:36.599
 You can find out more.

00:49:36.719 --> 00:49:37.699
 You can talk about it more.

00:49:37.799 --> 00:49:38.419
 You can spread

00:49:38.419 --> 00:49:39.439
 what's happening

00:49:39.439 --> 00:49:40.399
 because a lot of it

00:49:40.399 --> 00:49:41.500
 is just kept in the darkness.

00:49:41.859 --> 00:49:43.019
 We want to bring that to light

00:49:43.019 --> 00:49:43.979
 and we want to bring

00:49:43.979 --> 00:49:45.679
 those girls out of

00:49:45.679 --> 00:49:47.179
 a really horrible situation

00:49:47.179 --> 00:49:47.739
 that they're in.

00:49:48.299 --> 00:49:48.459
 Okay.

00:49:48.919 --> 00:49:49.259
 And so,

00:49:49.379 --> 00:49:50.619
 if you want to hear more

00:49:50.619 --> 00:49:51.099
 or learn more

00:49:51.099 --> 00:49:51.940
 about what we're doing

00:49:51.940 --> 00:49:53.019
 with the sons and daughters

00:49:53.019 --> 00:49:53.599
 or want to become

00:49:53.599 --> 00:49:54.159
 a part of that,

00:49:54.239 --> 00:49:56.000
 you can contact the church

00:49:56.000 --> 00:49:59.139
 or we can contact you directly.

00:49:59.279 --> 00:49:59.759
 Is that right?

00:50:00.519 --> 00:50:01.599
 And I think that's something

00:50:01.599 --> 00:50:02.799
 as we've been praying about,

00:50:02.920 --> 00:50:03.880
 God continues to bring

00:50:03.880 --> 00:50:06.000
 this brokenness

00:50:06.000 --> 00:50:06.699
 in front of us.

00:50:07.239 --> 00:50:07.420
 And so,

00:50:07.480 --> 00:50:08.980
 I think it's what Julie said.

00:50:09.039 --> 00:50:09.460
 The question is,

00:50:09.559 --> 00:50:10.500
 what are we going to do

00:50:10.500 --> 00:50:11.019
 about that?

00:50:11.239 --> 00:50:12.699
 And I know that some of us

00:50:12.699 --> 00:50:13.839
 have other burdens here

00:50:13.839 --> 00:50:15.279
 in our prayers

00:50:15.279 --> 00:50:16.099
 that as we continue

00:50:16.099 --> 00:50:17.059
 on this journey as a family,

00:50:17.179 --> 00:50:18.460
 these burdens would come out

00:50:18.460 --> 00:50:19.759
 and we'd understand

00:50:19.760 --> 00:50:20.640
 and ask questions like,

00:50:20.720 --> 00:50:21.900
 why are we here as a church?

00:50:22.460 --> 00:50:23.540
 And what are we supposed

00:50:23.540 --> 00:50:25.240
 to do about those things,

00:50:25.280 --> 00:50:25.520
 right?

00:50:25.760 --> 00:50:26.700
 For God's glory

00:50:26.700 --> 00:50:27.260
 and His kingdom.

00:50:27.720 --> 00:50:27.920
 So,

00:50:27.980 --> 00:50:28.600
 on your bulletin,

00:50:28.980 --> 00:50:29.660
 we're talking about

00:50:29.660 --> 00:50:30.340
 St. Barnabas,

00:50:30.480 --> 00:50:31.260
 we're talking about

00:50:31.260 --> 00:50:32.540
 the inner city ministries,

00:50:33.100 --> 00:50:33.560
 we're talking about

00:50:33.560 --> 00:50:34.200
 sons and daughters,

00:50:34.300 --> 00:50:34.900
 and we're talking about

00:50:34.900 --> 00:50:35.520
 church planning.

00:50:36.140 --> 00:50:36.420
 And so,

00:50:36.480 --> 00:50:37.160
 we just ask for you

00:50:37.160 --> 00:50:37.780
 as you think

00:50:37.780 --> 00:50:38.780
 and move towards

00:50:38.780 --> 00:50:39.860
 worshiping

00:50:39.860 --> 00:50:41.280
 as we give our finances

00:50:41.280 --> 00:50:42.400
 this Sunday

00:50:42.400 --> 00:50:43.740
 and this week

00:50:43.740 --> 00:50:45.620
 to pray about those things.

00:50:45.740 --> 00:50:46.260
 And I'm going to pray

00:50:46.260 --> 00:50:46.820
 for us

00:50:46.820 --> 00:50:47.900
 and pray for you.

00:50:48.380 --> 00:50:48.960
 Share one more thing.

00:50:48.960 --> 00:50:50.699
 One thing that we actually need,

00:50:50.760 --> 00:50:52.019
 we're doing a Christmas outreach

00:50:52.019 --> 00:50:53.599
 on Christmas.

00:50:54.400 --> 00:50:55.559
 And we have a lot of

00:50:55.559 --> 00:50:57.039
 other churches and places

00:50:57.039 --> 00:50:58.619
 donating makeup items

00:50:58.619 --> 00:50:59.179
 and other things

00:50:59.179 --> 00:50:59.920
 that the girls would want.

00:51:00.420 --> 00:51:01.940
 Something that I would

00:51:01.940 --> 00:51:03.019
 maybe ask if you could

00:51:03.019 --> 00:51:03.420
 help with,

00:51:03.519 --> 00:51:04.199
 we want to,

00:51:04.500 --> 00:51:04.780
 again,

00:51:04.840 --> 00:51:05.260
 meet the girls

00:51:05.260 --> 00:51:05.740
 where they're at.

00:51:05.800 --> 00:51:06.199
 They're not going

00:51:06.199 --> 00:51:07.039
 to be home for Christmas.

00:51:07.260 --> 00:51:08.000
 We want to give them

00:51:08.000 --> 00:51:08.699
 calling cards

00:51:08.699 --> 00:51:09.519
 where they can call

00:51:09.519 --> 00:51:11.420
 to their home.

00:51:11.619 --> 00:51:11.820
 So,

00:51:12.000 --> 00:51:12.800
 if that's something

00:51:12.800 --> 00:51:13.260
 that you'd like

00:51:13.260 --> 00:51:13.960
 to help out with,

00:51:14.019 --> 00:51:14.559
 we could really

00:51:14.559 --> 00:51:16.519
 actually use that donation.

00:51:16.699 --> 00:51:16.800
 So,

00:51:16.840 --> 00:51:17.440
 either just money

00:51:17.440 --> 00:51:17.920
 or an actual

00:51:17.920 --> 00:51:18.639
 just calling card.

00:51:19.400 --> 00:51:19.579
 Okay,

00:51:19.800 --> 00:51:19.980
 good.

00:51:20.500 --> 00:51:21.200
 Let's pray for us.

00:51:21.860 --> 00:51:22.240
 By the way,

00:51:22.260 --> 00:51:23.220
 thank you for this day.

00:51:23.300 --> 00:51:24.579
 We thank you for Julie

00:51:24.579 --> 00:51:25.599
 and just what you're doing

00:51:25.599 --> 00:51:26.260
 in her heart,

00:51:26.380 --> 00:51:26.940
 in her life.

00:51:27.039 --> 00:51:27.820
 Thank you just for her

00:51:27.820 --> 00:51:28.539
 as a teacher.

00:51:29.240 --> 00:51:29.900
 I just think of her

00:51:29.900 --> 00:51:31.019
 loving on our kids

00:51:31.019 --> 00:51:31.980
 and just the future

00:51:31.980 --> 00:51:33.220
 generations of Hong Kong.

00:51:33.219 --> 00:51:35.039
 and I think even as she

00:51:35.039 --> 00:51:36.719
 meets the brokenness

00:51:36.719 --> 00:51:38.079
 and is continually

00:51:38.079 --> 00:51:39.239
 changed by your son,

00:51:39.799 --> 00:51:40.599
 that you just continue

00:51:40.599 --> 00:51:41.719
 to distill that passion

00:51:41.719 --> 00:51:42.099
 in her.

00:51:42.199 --> 00:51:42.919
 And I pray for those

00:51:42.919 --> 00:51:43.439
 of us in here

00:51:43.439 --> 00:51:44.879
 who have that same passion.

00:51:44.959 --> 00:51:45.619
 I pray for some of us

00:51:45.619 --> 00:51:46.659
 who have no passion,

00:51:47.399 --> 00:51:48.039
 that we need

00:51:48.039 --> 00:51:49.000
 to have a passion

00:51:49.000 --> 00:51:49.539
 as we look at

00:51:49.539 --> 00:51:50.659
 how amazing you are

00:51:50.659 --> 00:51:51.959
 and how wonderful

00:51:51.959 --> 00:51:52.959
 your kingdom is.

00:51:53.579 --> 00:51:54.739
 Help us to be convicted

00:51:54.739 --> 00:51:55.419
 of that, Lord.

00:51:55.459 --> 00:51:56.579
 Help us to ask questions

00:51:56.579 --> 00:51:57.219
 of which kingdom

00:51:57.219 --> 00:51:57.980
 we're living for

00:51:57.980 --> 00:51:59.299
 and who really is

00:51:59.299 --> 00:52:00.379
 the king in our kingdom.

00:52:00.959 --> 00:52:01.399
 And we pray

00:52:01.399 --> 00:52:02.259
 for these outreaches

00:52:02.260 --> 00:52:02.900
 that are happening.

00:52:03.100 --> 00:52:05.140
 We pray for the ICM kids

00:52:05.140 --> 00:52:06.260
 that are here in front of us

00:52:06.260 --> 00:52:07.020
 as we love on them

00:52:07.020 --> 00:52:07.620
 and care for them.

00:52:07.640 --> 00:52:08.820
 We pray for St. Barnabas

00:52:08.820 --> 00:52:10.520
 as we build a new facility

00:52:10.520 --> 00:52:12.400
 to house people,

00:52:12.520 --> 00:52:13.780
 to feed people every week,

00:52:13.860 --> 00:52:15.160
 to train up little kids,

00:52:15.680 --> 00:52:16.360
 to reach out

00:52:16.360 --> 00:52:17.820
 to those 7,000 households

00:52:17.820 --> 00:52:19.420
 that make $10,000

00:52:19.420 --> 00:52:21.820
 or less a month

00:52:21.820 --> 00:52:22.420
 in Hong Kong.

00:52:22.520 --> 00:52:24.520
 We pray for church planners.

00:52:24.700 --> 00:52:26.580
 We pray for the amazing work

00:52:26.580 --> 00:52:27.340
 you have been going on.

00:52:27.400 --> 00:52:28.720
 We're praying for the 200 churches

00:52:28.720 --> 00:52:29.480
 we're praying

00:52:29.480 --> 00:52:30.200
 and trusting the Lord

00:52:30.200 --> 00:52:30.660
 to plant

00:52:30.659 --> 00:52:32.319
 in the next five years

00:52:32.319 --> 00:52:33.279
 and for the thousands

00:52:33.279 --> 00:52:34.639
 of church planners

00:52:34.639 --> 00:52:35.379
 and people who have

00:52:35.379 --> 00:52:37.679
 a burden to reach lost people

00:52:37.679 --> 00:52:39.539
 by planting churches

00:52:39.539 --> 00:52:40.779
 that are gospel-centered

00:52:40.779 --> 00:52:41.819
 and love you.

00:52:42.460 --> 00:52:42.719
 And Lord,

00:52:42.759 --> 00:52:44.219
 we pray for our offering.

00:52:44.859 --> 00:52:45.399
 We pray, Lord,

00:52:45.460 --> 00:52:46.379
 that we don't talk

00:52:46.379 --> 00:52:47.279
 about offering a lot.

00:52:47.399 --> 00:52:48.239
 We know that it's

00:52:48.239 --> 00:52:50.299
 an amazing act,

00:52:50.379 --> 00:52:51.079
 a massive act

00:52:51.079 --> 00:52:52.099
 of worship to you.

00:52:52.619 --> 00:52:53.899
 And you know our hearts.

00:52:54.079 --> 00:52:54.619
 And so we pray

00:52:54.619 --> 00:52:55.539
 for these offerings

00:52:55.539 --> 00:52:57.480
 that are coming in today

00:52:57.480 --> 00:52:58.179
 and this week,

00:52:58.179 --> 00:52:59.699
 that you would use them

00:52:59.699 --> 00:53:00.500
 to your glory.

00:53:00.960 --> 00:53:01.859
 That whatever comes in,

00:53:01.899 --> 00:53:03.019
 that you would multiply it

00:53:03.019 --> 00:53:04.940
 and use it in amazing ways

00:53:04.940 --> 00:53:05.819
 to free people

00:53:05.819 --> 00:53:06.859
 from darkness,

00:53:07.239 --> 00:53:08.079
 to free people

00:53:08.079 --> 00:53:08.819
 from bondage,

00:53:09.379 --> 00:53:10.299
 and to point people

00:53:10.299 --> 00:53:10.980
 to your Son,

00:53:11.699 --> 00:53:12.239
 Jesus,

00:53:12.419 --> 00:53:13.579
 who we deeply love.

00:53:13.699 --> 00:53:14.659
 And so we pray

00:53:14.659 --> 00:53:15.279
 for your mercy

00:53:15.279 --> 00:53:16.379
 and grace in our life.

00:53:16.579 --> 00:53:17.339
 And we thank you

00:53:17.339 --> 00:53:18.279
 that we even have

00:53:18.279 --> 00:53:18.899
 the privilege

00:53:18.899 --> 00:53:20.319
 to worship you

00:53:20.319 --> 00:53:21.199
 here in this facility

00:53:21.199 --> 00:53:23.239
 and to take an offering.

00:53:23.239 --> 00:53:24.939
 all these things

00:53:24.939 --> 00:53:25.899
 we give back to you

00:53:25.899 --> 00:53:26.579
 right now

00:53:26.579 --> 00:53:28.679
 and pray that your kingdom

00:53:28.679 --> 00:53:29.299
 would be done

00:53:29.299 --> 00:53:30.919
 and your will be done

00:53:30.919 --> 00:53:31.899
 and your name

00:53:31.899 --> 00:53:32.679
 will be made great.

00:53:33.419 --> 00:53:33.719
 So Father,

00:53:33.759 --> 00:53:34.419
 we love you

00:53:34.419 --> 00:53:35.839
 and we worship you

00:53:35.839 --> 00:53:36.739
 and we pray these things

00:53:36.739 --> 00:53:37.039
 in your Son,

00:53:37.099 --> 00:53:37.679
 Jesus' name.

00:53:38.000 --> 00:53:38.259
 Amen.

00:53:39.179 --> 00:53:39.579
 Thanks.