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 Before I read and preach, let me pray and ask God for help.

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 Heavenly Father, as you spoke on that mountaintop

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 and told the disciples of your son Jesus to listen to him,

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 Lord, we have gathered as disciples of Jesus today,

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 again, to listen to him from your word.

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 So won't you speak to us?

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 That we might be captivated by that glorious vision of Christ

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 and live our lives aligned with the glorious Christ

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 who suffered and died and was raised for our redemption.

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 Please shape us in the likeness of Christ this morning.

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 In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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 Luke 9.

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 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain,

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 a great crowd met him.

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 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out,

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 Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

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 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out.

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 It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth and shatters him

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 and will hardly leave him.

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 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.

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 Jesus answered,

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 O faithless and twisted generation,

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 how long am I to be with you and bear with you?

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 Bring your son here.

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 While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him.

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 But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy

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 and gave him back to his father.

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 And all were astonished at the majesty of God.

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 But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing,

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 Jesus said to his disciples,

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 Let these words sink into your ears.

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 The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.

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 But they did not understand the saying,

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 and it was concealed from them so that they might not perceive it.

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 And they were afraid to ask him about the saying.

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 An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.

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 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts,

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 took a child and put him by his side and said to them,

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 Whoever receives this child in my name receives me.

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 And whoever receives me receives him who sent me.

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 For he who is least among you all is the one who is great.

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 Jesus answered,

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 Master,

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 we saw someone casting out demons in your name,

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 and we tried to stop him,

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 because he does not follow with us.

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 But Jesus said to him,

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 Do not stop him,

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 for the one who is not against you is for you.

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 This is the word of the Lord.

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 As humans,

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 we obsess over the concept of greatness.

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 We pursue greatness

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 and admire those whom we perceive to be great.

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 For example,

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 professional athletes openly strive to be the greatest of all time.

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 You guys have probably seen this debate rage all over the place,

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 often shortened to G-O-A-T,

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 GOAT,

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 and posted on social media with this little GOAT emoji,

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 of the actual GOAT, right?

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 And greatness is mentioned everywhere,

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 but it's hard to find it defined clearly anywhere.

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 It's an evasive concept because,

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 at its heart,

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 the concept,

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 the worldly concept of greatness,

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 is comparative and competitive.

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 In order to be considered great,

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 you need to be perceived to be superior to others

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 in some kind of significant way.

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 There is no objective level of achievement

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 that qualifies you to being great.

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 You must achieve something that others have not achieved.

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 As soon as everyone else reaches your level of wealth,

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 success,

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 fame,

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 beauty,

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 or power,

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 you cease to be great.

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 Because greatness is essentially comparative and competitive,

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 as the world perceives it.

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 You're only great if you're better than somebody else.

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 Everybody else, really.

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 The pursuit of so-called greatness

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 is really,

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 biblically speaking,

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 an unbridled expression of human pride.

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 Because it brings so much focus on the self

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 and the public perception of the self,

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 it produces deep anxiety,

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 insecurity,

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 and because it thrives on comparison and self-promotion,

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 it erodes community and destroys camaraderie.

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 God's not impressed by such greatness.

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 Psalm 147, 10 to 11 says this,

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 His delight is not in the strength of the horse,

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 nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,

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 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,

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 in those who hope in his steadfast love.

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 We are deluded if we think that our human feats

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 and accomplishments can impress God.

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 A toddler might draw something for her dad,

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 as often happens in my house,

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 and present her artwork to him

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 with beaming eyes and a wild smile on her face.

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 And the loving dad will surely do it on her

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 and pay some lavish compliments for her artwork.

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 But I can assure you that that dad

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 is not then going to turn around

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 and then frame that artwork

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 and hang it on his living wall

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 as if it's the masterpiece that it's not.

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 He's not impressed by the daughter's artwork.

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 He's pleased by her love for him

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 and the fact that she used her limited skills

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 to draw something for him.

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 That pleases him.

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 That impresses him.

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 But the disparity between our heavenly father and us

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 is far greater than the disparity

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 between a dad and a toddler.

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 So yes, God's pleased when we work hard for him,

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 for his glory,

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 when we write poems and novels for his glory,

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 when we run fast for his glory,

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 when we study diligently for his glory,

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 when we compose and arrange songs for his glory,

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 when we build houses for his glory,

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 and when we explore nature

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 and make scientific discoveries for his glory.

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 He is pleased by all of that.

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 He's not impressed

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 by our great accomplishments themselves.

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 Rather, he's pleased by the way we relate to him,

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 by our desire to glorify him,

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 by our humble orientation toward him.

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 That's true greatness.

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 And that's the greatness model for us here

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 by the suffering son of man

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 that we ought to pursue.

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 That's the main point of this passage,

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 that we should pursue the greatness model for us

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 by the suffering son of man.

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 And first, we see the greatness of God

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 and then the greatness of Christ

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 and then the greatness of disciples.

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 First, let's look at the greatness of God.

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 Despite Peter's desire

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 to prolong the transcendent mountain-type experience,

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 Jesus comes back down from the mountain

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 with Peter, James, and John.

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 This fits the pattern we saw earlier

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 in Luke 6, 12 to 19,

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 where Jesus, as here,

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 goes up to the mountain to pray,

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 but then returns shortly thereafter

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 to minister to the crowds.

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 Jesus does not retreat permanently

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 into a secluded monastery like a monk.

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 But always returns down from the mountain,

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 down from his community with the Father

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 to serve the people of God.

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 And it says in verses 37 to 38

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 that a great crowd met him.

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 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out,

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 Teacher, I beg you to look at my son,

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 for he is my only child.

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 And behold, a spirit seizes him

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 and he suddenly cries out.

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 It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth

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 and shatters him and will hardly leave him.

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 The seizures, the sudden cries,

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 the convulsions, and the foaming

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 lead many people to identify the boy's condition

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 as a type of epilepsy.

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 And in a parallel account in Matthew 17,

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 he actually uses the Greek word

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 that is sometimes translated as epilepsy.

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 But back then, it was more a name

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 for a set of symptoms

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 and not the technical medical term

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 that the word is today.

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 The World Health Organization identifies

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 two different types of epilepsy.

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 The first type is symptomatic epilepsy,

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 which has known causes,

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 which is why it's called that.

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 It has symptoms.

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 It's caused by some kind of brain damage,

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 brain defect, or brain tumor.

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 And interestingly, there's a second type of epilepsy,

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 which is the more common kind.

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 It's called the idiopathic epilepsy,

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 which literally means that it's an epilepsy

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 without known causes.

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 There's no way to discern from physical evidence

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 for what's actually happening.

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 And this is the more common type

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 with no identifiable cause.

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 It's certainly conceivable

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 that some of these cases

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 are actually instances of demonic oppression,

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 though probably not all of them,

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 as is the case in our passage.

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 So it's a terribly desperate situation.

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 The father tells Jesus

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 that this is his only child,

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 which helps us get a sense

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 of the man's desperation.

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 And he further says

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 that a spirit's oppression of his son

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 shatters him and will hardly leave him.

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 These episodes of demonic oppression

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 leave the boy completely broken.

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 And it's not an occasional thing.

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 When it happens,

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 the evil spirit will hardly leave.

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 The oppression is persistent.

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 And then in verse 40,

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 the father of the boy adds this,

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 and I begged your disciples to cast it out,

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 but they could not.

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 Since the crowds met Jesus

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 as he was coming down from the mountain

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 with James, John, and Peter,

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 it's presumably the other nine disciples

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 who were left behind

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 that had tried to cast out this demon and boy.

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 But to the father's disappointment,

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 they were unable to exercise the demon,

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 and so the father waited for Jesus

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 to return from the mountain.

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 And Jesus answers in verse 41,

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 O faithless and twisted generation,

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 how long am I to be with you

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 and bear with you?

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 Bring your son here.

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 So Jesus speaks generally

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 about the entire generation,

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 but there is certainly an implicit rebuke here

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 for the disciples themselves,

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 because earlier in chapter 9, verse 1,

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 Jesus specifically called the 12 apostles

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 and together and gave them power and authority

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 over all demons and to cure diseases

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 and to send them out to proclaim

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 the kingdom of God and to heal.

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 So their inability to drive out demons here

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 is a sign of faithlessness

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 and twistedness, Jesus says.

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 Faithlessness is a lack of dependent trust in Jesus.

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 They were commissioned with the power

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 and the authority of Jesus himself,

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 but they didn't exercise Jesus' power

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 and authority through faith.

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 But they sought in vain

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 to exercise the demon in their own strength,

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 their own power and authority.

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 The word twisted literally means crooked,

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 being turned away from a straight path.

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 So instead of following the straight

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 and narrow path of God,

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 the disciples and the generation at large

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 had gone astray from God and his ways.

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 And that's Jesus' assessment of why

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 the disciples weren't able to exercise the demon.

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 And the man tries to bring his son to Jesus.

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 As the man tries to bring the son to Jesus,

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 verse 42 says that the demon threw him

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 to the ground and convulsed him.

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 But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit

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 and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

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 So the boy's convulsions,

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 even on his way to Jesus,

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 shows just how severely tormented he was.

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 But once he's with Jesus,

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 there's no prolonged struggle,

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 no fight, no resistance.

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 Jesus simply rebukes the unclean spirit

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 and heals the boy

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 and gives him back to his father.

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 And after this, it says in verse 43

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 that all were astonished at the majesty of God.

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 This verse really sets up the rest of the passage

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 because the word translated here as majesty

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 has at its root,

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 the word that is translated great

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 later in verses 46 to 48.

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 It's basically the noun form of the adjective great.

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 All were astonished at the greatness of God.

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 Surely if anybody is great,

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 God is great.

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 And here is the demonstration

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 of his unparalleled authority and power.

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 And all the crowds are astonished

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 at the greatness of God.

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 That's the first point.

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 And then we see the greatness of Christ.

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 Instead of basking in the praise

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 and adoration of the crowds,

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 Jesus tells his disciples to settle down

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 in verses 43 to 45.

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 Even though the disciples had failed

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 to drive out the demon,

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 through Jesus' success,

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 they kind of feel a little vindicated probably.

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 And it became their triumph.

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 But Jesus does not let the disciples

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 get carried away by people's admiration.

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 It says here in verse 43,

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 but while they were all marveling

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 at everything he was doing,

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 Jesus said to his disciples,

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 let these words sink into your ears.

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 The Son of Man is about to be delivered

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 into the hands of men.

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 Let the crowd's astonishment and marveling,

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 let the admiration that they heap on you

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 and on me,

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 let all of that go in one ear and out the other.

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 But let these words sink into your ears.

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 The Son of Man is about to be delivered

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 into the hands of men.

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 Jesus is adjusting his disciples' expectation here.

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 All this public acclaim surrounding Jesus

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 is feeding the disciples' egos

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 and making them think that Jesus

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 will soon declare himself to be the king of the Jews

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 and overthrow Roman oppressors.

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 That was the popular expectation

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 of what the Messiah would do.

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 But Jesus tells them,

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 the Son of Man,

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 the one who has come to represent humanity

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 and to save humanity,

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 that Son of Man is about to be delivered

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 into the hands of men.

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 The expression,

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 delivered into the hands of men,

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 refers to being subjected to

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 men's authority and power,

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 being left to their cruel discretion.

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 It's an echo of what Jesus predicted

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 earlier in Luke 9, verse 22.

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 The Son of Man must suffer many things

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 and be rejected by the elders

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 and chief priests and scribes

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 and be killed and on the third day be raised.

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 This was so contrary to the popular expectation

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 that it says in verse 45,

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 they did not understand the saying

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 and it was concealed from them

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 so they might not perceive it

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 and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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 I mean, it doesn't mean that they didn't understand

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 the words that Jesus was saying.

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 The words are perfectly clear.

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 The Son of Man is about to be handed over to these men.

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 They understand that,

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 but he's the messianic king.

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 He's the one that should be welcomed

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 and hailed as king by the Jews.

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 Instead, he will be rejected

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 by the Jewish elders, chief priests, and scribes.

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 He's the one that should victoriously

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 vindicate God's people,

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 but instead he will be killed by them

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 and handed over to their power.

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 The Son of Man will be killed

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 by the men whom he came to save.

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 That's the greatness

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 that he's redirecting his disciples' attention to.

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 In Mark 10, 42 to 45,

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 when his disciples were at another point

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 bickering again over who will be more

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 improminent in the kingdom of God,

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 Jesus said this to them,

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 You know that those who are considered rulers

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 of the Gentiles lord it over them,

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 and their great ones exercise authority over them.

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 But he shall not be so among you.

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 But whoever would be great among you

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 must be your servant,

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 and whoever would be first among you

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 must be a slave of all.

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 For even the Son of Man

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 came not to be served,

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 but to serve,

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 and to give his life as a ransom for many.

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 That's the true greatness

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 that Christ modeled for us.

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 And that's why Paul uses the example of Christ

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 to teach us in Philippians 2,

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 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit,

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 but in humility count others

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 more significant than yourselves.

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 Let each of you look not only to his own interests,

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 but also to the interests of others.

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 Have this mind among yourselves,

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 which is yours in Christ Jesus,

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 who, though he was in the form of God,

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 did not count equality with God

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 a thing to be grasped,

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 but emptied himself,

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 taking the form of a servant,

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 being born in the likeness of men,

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 and being found in human form,

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 he humbled himself by becoming obedient

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 to the point of death,

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 even death on a cross.

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 If anyone in human history

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 deserved to look out for his own interests,

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 it was Jesus.

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 He was the messianic king.

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 He was sinless.

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 He deserved all the praise and admiration

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 that people heaped on him,

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 and more.

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 He also had every right

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 to strike dead on the spot

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 anyone who opposed him,

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 because he was the perfect son of God,

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 the king,

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 and wicked men deserved to be punished

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 for their rebellion.

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 If anyone was entitled to anything,

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 it was Jesus.

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 Jesus is the second person of the Trinity,

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 and he had every right

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 to count himself

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 as God the Father's equal.

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 But instead,

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 Jesus submitted to the Father

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 and obeyed him.

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 He emptied himself

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 by taking the form of a servant,

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 being born in the likeness of men.

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 And still further,

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 he humbled himself

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 even to the point of death,

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 death on the cross.

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 Instead of selfishly seeking

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 his own interests,

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 Jesus sought the interests of others.

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 Instead of letting sinners die

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 and be consigned to hell

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 as their sins deserved,

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 Jesus died to bear the penalty

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 for their sins,

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 so that he might save them

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 and give them eternal life.

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 That's true greatness.

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 Christian pastor and author,

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 C.J. Maney,

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 puts it this way in his book

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 entitled,

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 Humility,

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 True Greatness.

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 As sinfully and culturally defined,

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 pursuing greatness looks like this.

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 Individuals motivated by self-interest,

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 self-indulgence,

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 and a false sense of self-sufficiency

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 to pursue selfish ambition

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 for the purpose of self-glorification,

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 contrast that with the pursuit

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 of true greatness

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 as biblically defined.

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 Serving others

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 for the glory of God.

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 This is the genuine expression

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 of humility.

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 This is true greatness

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 as the Savior defined it.

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 We are so easily seduced

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 by the world's perverted definition

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 of greatness.

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 And my prayer is that we,

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 as the church,

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 will be captivated

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 and consumed by the greatness

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 that Christ modeled for us.

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 God's word does not teach us

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 to count others

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 as significant as ourselves.

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 God's word teaches us

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 to count others

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 more significant than ourselves.

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 Because that's what Jesus did for us.

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 When your child is nagging you

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 and testing your patience,

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 count her more significant

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 than yourself.

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 When both you and your spouse

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 or both you and your roommate

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 are exhausted,

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 but there's still a mountain

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 of household chores

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 to be completed,

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 count others more significant

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 than yourself.

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 When another church member

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 is hurting

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 and needs your care

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 and needs your prayers,

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 look out for her interests

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 more than your own interests.

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 Set aside your time

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 and resources to help her.

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 That's the path of service.

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 That's the path of sacrifice.

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 That's the path of love

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 and carrying our cross

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 as Jesus carried his cross for us.

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 That's the way to true greatness.

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 That's the greatness of Jesus Christ.

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 And that brings us

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 to our final point,

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 the greatness of the disciples.

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 In light of the true greatness

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 that Jesus demonstrated,

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 this is what his followers

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 ought to pursue

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 and this is what they should look like.

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 Read verses 46 to 48 with me.

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 An argument arose among them

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 as to which of them

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 was the greatest.

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 But Jesus,

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 knowing the reasoning

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 of their hearts,

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 took a child

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 and put him by his side

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 and said to them,

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 whoever receives this child

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 in my name

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 receives me.

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 And whoever receives me

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 receives him who sent me.

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 For he who is least among you all

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 is the one who is great.

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 It's not a little ironic

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 that immediately after Jesus

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 speaks to them

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 about the kind of greatness

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 that will lead him

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 to the cross

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 that his 12 apostles

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 are arguing about

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 their relative greatness.

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 And they got into

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 an argument about it.

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 Luke omits the details,

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 the embarrassing details,

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 but it's not hard

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 to imagine their arguments

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 for greatness.

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 I'm the greatest

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 because Jesus called me first.

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 I'm the greatest

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 because I'm the best preacher.

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 I'm the greatest

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 because I'm the best organizer.

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 I'm the greatest

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 because I cast out that demon.

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 Remember in that town?

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 Oh yeah,

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 I healed the lame person.

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 Well, I opened the eyes

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 of the blind.

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 And then you could hear

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 James, Peter, and John saying,

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 well, while you guys

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 had trouble casting out

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 that demon,

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 we were beholding

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 the glorious Son of God

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 on the mountaintop.

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 Their Lord is on his way

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 to die on the cross

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 to save them,

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 to save his people

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 as the ransom price

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 for their freedom.

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 But the 12 are embroiled

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 in petty arguments

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 about who among them

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 is the greatest.

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 And Jesus doesn't need

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 to hear them

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 arguing out loud.

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 He knows their thoughts.

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 It says that he knew

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 the reasoning of their hearts.

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 And so he takes this opportunity

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 to teach them patiently.

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 And he uses a child

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 as an object lesson.

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 Children are the least

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 in any given society.

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 They contribute the least

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 to society.

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 And they have yet

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 to accomplish anything

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 worthy of note.

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 in terms of their ability

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 to contribute

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 to the economy,

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 they're just not there yet.

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 They haven't arrived.

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 They're cute.

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 And that's a good thing

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 because otherwise

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 they might be

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 even more neglected.

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 And especially

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 in the ancient world

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 where mortality rates

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 among children

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 were much higher

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 than now,

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 many people

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 simply didn't consider

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 it worth their time

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 to deal with children.

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 So in Judaism,

00:24:24.460 --> 00:24:25.540
 children under the age

00:24:25.540 --> 00:24:26.060
 of 12

00:24:26.060 --> 00:24:27.480
 could not be taught

00:24:27.480 --> 00:24:28.680
 the Old Testament law.

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 So spending time

00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:31.260
 with them

00:24:31.260 --> 00:24:31.800
 was considered

00:24:31.800 --> 00:24:33.280
 spiritually unfruitful

00:24:33.280 --> 00:24:34.260
 and wasteful.

00:24:34.760 --> 00:24:35.400
 For example,

00:24:35.560 --> 00:24:36.280
 in the Mishnah,

00:24:36.380 --> 00:24:37.160
 which is the collection

00:24:37.160 --> 00:24:38.940
 of Jewish oral commentary,

00:24:38.940 --> 00:24:40.640
 on the scriptures,

00:24:41.320 --> 00:24:41.820
 it says,

00:24:42.259 --> 00:24:43.080
 morning sleep,

00:24:43.420 --> 00:24:44.279
 midday wine,

00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:45.779
 chattering with children,

00:24:46.440 --> 00:24:47.799
 and tearing in places

00:24:47.799 --> 00:24:48.360
 where men

00:24:48.360 --> 00:24:49.200
 of the common people

00:24:49.200 --> 00:24:49.660
 assemble,

00:24:50.039 --> 00:24:50.980
 destroy a man.

00:24:52.820 --> 00:24:54.000
 Chattering with children

00:24:54.000 --> 00:24:55.000
 was considered

00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:56.279
 beneath the station

00:24:56.279 --> 00:24:57.519
 of dignified men.

00:24:57.519 --> 00:24:59.140
 But Jesus brings

00:24:59.140 --> 00:25:01.100
 a child to his side.

00:25:01.279 --> 00:25:02.660
 And he tells his disciples,

00:25:03.279 --> 00:25:04.059
 whoever receives

00:25:04.059 --> 00:25:05.740
 this child in my name

00:25:05.740 --> 00:25:06.740
 receives me,

00:25:06.740 --> 00:25:08.660
 and whoever receives me

00:25:08.660 --> 00:25:09.539
 receives him

00:25:09.539 --> 00:25:10.519
 who sent me.

00:25:10.779 --> 00:25:11.640
 For he who is least

00:25:11.640 --> 00:25:12.380
 among you all

00:25:12.380 --> 00:25:13.180
 is the one

00:25:13.180 --> 00:25:14.200
 who is great.

00:25:14.819 --> 00:25:16.120
 This is a remarkable

00:25:16.120 --> 00:25:17.180
 statement.

00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:18.539
 It's often misunderstood.

00:25:19.160 --> 00:25:20.140
 Jesus is using

00:25:20.140 --> 00:25:20.859
 the language

00:25:20.859 --> 00:25:22.700
 of representative authority.

00:25:23.259 --> 00:25:23.880
 According to

00:25:23.880 --> 00:25:24.819
 Jewish custom,

00:25:25.140 --> 00:25:25.740
 a messenger

00:25:25.740 --> 00:25:26.640
 functioned with

00:25:26.640 --> 00:25:28.140
 the full legal authority

00:25:28.140 --> 00:25:29.059
 of the sender

00:25:29.059 --> 00:25:30.120
 whom he represented.

00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:32.059
 And using this analogy,

00:25:32.519 --> 00:25:33.680
 Jesus takes a child

00:25:33.680 --> 00:25:34.880
 who has literally

00:25:34.880 --> 00:25:36.039
 zero status

00:25:36.039 --> 00:25:37.019
 or esteem

00:25:37.019 --> 00:25:38.039
 in their society

00:25:38.039 --> 00:25:39.019
 and says that

00:25:39.019 --> 00:25:40.360
 even this child,

00:25:41.180 --> 00:25:41.779
 should he belong

00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:42.360
 to Jesus

00:25:42.360 --> 00:25:43.720
 and represent him,

00:25:44.060 --> 00:25:45.660
 will carry with him

00:25:45.660 --> 00:25:46.860
 the full dignity

00:25:46.860 --> 00:25:47.680
 and authority

00:25:47.680 --> 00:25:49.080
 of Jesus himself.

00:25:50.380 --> 00:25:51.340
 Whoever receives

00:25:51.340 --> 00:25:52.360
 this child in my name

00:25:52.360 --> 00:25:53.320
 receives me.

00:25:54.019 --> 00:25:55.039
 And since Jesus

00:25:55.039 --> 00:25:56.160
 is himself sent

00:25:56.160 --> 00:25:57.160
 by God the Father

00:25:57.160 --> 00:25:59.320
 as his authorized messenger,

00:25:59.740 --> 00:26:00.299
 he continues,

00:26:00.380 --> 00:26:01.640
 and whoever receives me

00:26:01.640 --> 00:26:02.900
 receives him

00:26:02.900 --> 00:26:04.020
 who sent me.

00:26:04.660 --> 00:26:06.100
 This is a wonderfully

00:26:06.100 --> 00:26:07.040
 liberating teaching.

00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:09.580
 Jesus is telling us

00:26:09.580 --> 00:26:10.900
 that greatness

00:26:10.900 --> 00:26:12.600
 does not reside

00:26:12.600 --> 00:26:13.820
 within us.

00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:17.580
 Greatness does not come

00:26:17.580 --> 00:26:19.040
 from our own attributes

00:26:19.040 --> 00:26:20.680
 or our own accomplishments.

00:26:21.259 --> 00:26:22.140
 Greatness comes

00:26:22.140 --> 00:26:23.340
 from Christ

00:26:23.340 --> 00:26:24.860
 who is our Lord

00:26:24.860 --> 00:26:25.580
 and Christ

00:26:25.580 --> 00:26:26.840
 what he has done

00:26:26.840 --> 00:26:27.460
 for us.

00:26:28.180 --> 00:26:29.280
 If you are a child

00:26:29.280 --> 00:26:29.860
 of God,

00:26:29.859 --> 00:26:32.099
 you might be

00:26:32.099 --> 00:26:32.619
 the least

00:26:32.619 --> 00:26:33.299
 in this world.

00:26:34.819 --> 00:26:35.559
 The world might

00:26:35.559 --> 00:26:36.639
 falsely accuse you,

00:26:36.759 --> 00:26:37.359
 persecute you,

00:26:37.399 --> 00:26:38.339
 and save all kinds

00:26:38.339 --> 00:26:39.199
 of evil against you

00:26:39.199 --> 00:26:39.939
 because of Jesus.

00:26:40.479 --> 00:26:41.959
 People might ignore you.

00:26:42.359 --> 00:26:43.419
 They might snub you.

00:26:44.819 --> 00:26:46.019
 But Jesus is telling us,

00:26:46.079 --> 00:26:47.099
 don't you mind

00:26:47.099 --> 00:26:48.259
 what they say

00:26:48.259 --> 00:26:48.819
 about you.

00:26:51.319 --> 00:26:52.779
 Your heavenly Father

00:26:52.779 --> 00:26:53.439
 will have a word

00:26:53.439 --> 00:26:53.799
 with them.

00:26:55.000 --> 00:26:56.459
 The King of Kings

00:26:56.459 --> 00:26:57.500
 will deal with them.

00:26:57.500 --> 00:26:58.859
 The Lord of hosts,

00:26:58.960 --> 00:26:59.839
 the Lord of armies,

00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:01.140
 say this about you,

00:27:01.180 --> 00:27:02.099
 that you are a child

00:27:02.099 --> 00:27:02.720
 of God.

00:27:03.059 --> 00:27:04.440
 And those who receive you

00:27:04.440 --> 00:27:05.859
 receive Jesus himself.

00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:07.279
 And those who receive Jesus

00:27:07.279 --> 00:27:09.119
 receive God himself.

00:27:09.720 --> 00:27:10.920
 And those who reject you

00:27:10.920 --> 00:27:11.279
 then,

00:27:11.500 --> 00:27:12.940
 when you stand with Christ

00:27:12.940 --> 00:27:14.000
 and speak for him,

00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:16.099
 are rejecting God himself.

00:27:16.099 --> 00:27:20.759
 some of us

00:27:20.759 --> 00:27:22.559
 frequently experience

00:27:22.559 --> 00:27:24.599
 existential crises.

00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:28.559
 Everything we say

00:27:28.559 --> 00:27:28.959
 and do,

00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:29.319
 it seems,

00:27:29.439 --> 00:27:30.179
 is to validate

00:27:30.179 --> 00:27:31.319
 our own identity

00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:32.279
 and to justify

00:27:32.279 --> 00:27:33.019
 our existence.

00:27:35.319 --> 00:27:36.579
 We want to prove

00:27:36.579 --> 00:27:37.019
 ourselves

00:27:37.019 --> 00:27:37.899
 to our parents,

00:27:38.199 --> 00:27:39.419
 to our peers,

00:27:39.859 --> 00:27:40.619
 to those who didn't

00:27:40.619 --> 00:27:41.559
 see our potential,

00:27:41.899 --> 00:27:42.599
 to the world.

00:27:42.599 --> 00:27:46.299
 We don't feel

00:27:46.299 --> 00:27:47.339
 successful enough,

00:27:47.359 --> 00:27:48.179
 so we are always

00:27:48.179 --> 00:27:49.139
 looking to beef up

00:27:49.139 --> 00:27:49.679
 our resume,

00:27:50.399 --> 00:27:51.559
 to go shopping

00:27:51.559 --> 00:27:52.779
 for status symbols.

00:27:53.799 --> 00:27:54.699
 We don't feel

00:27:54.699 --> 00:27:55.500
 beautiful and

00:27:55.500 --> 00:27:56.459
 desirable enough,

00:27:56.480 --> 00:27:57.500
 so we do diets,

00:27:58.199 --> 00:27:59.279
 get plastic surgery,

00:27:59.599 --> 00:28:00.159
 and look for

00:28:00.159 --> 00:28:00.959
 someone to date.

00:28:03.259 --> 00:28:04.459
 We do and say

00:28:04.459 --> 00:28:05.119
 things to make

00:28:05.119 --> 00:28:06.139
 ourselves look good.

00:28:06.199 --> 00:28:07.359
 We want to attain

00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:08.259
 greatness.

00:28:09.859 --> 00:28:10.439
 We're like

00:28:10.439 --> 00:28:11.559
 Harold Abrams

00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:12.919
 in that Academy Award

00:28:12.919 --> 00:28:13.599
 winning film,

00:28:13.759 --> 00:28:14.579
 Chariots of Fire.

00:28:15.839 --> 00:28:17.440
 Abrams is a talented

00:28:17.440 --> 00:28:18.519
 Olympic sprinter

00:28:18.519 --> 00:28:19.299
 who runs for

00:28:19.299 --> 00:28:20.019
 his own glory

00:28:20.019 --> 00:28:21.099
 and desperately

00:28:21.099 --> 00:28:22.279
 fears losing

00:28:22.279 --> 00:28:23.839
 and he's consumed

00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:24.779
 with being the fastest

00:28:24.779 --> 00:28:25.679
 sprinter in the world

00:28:25.679 --> 00:28:26.799
 and he plays

00:28:26.799 --> 00:28:27.679
 literary foil,

00:28:27.819 --> 00:28:28.700
 a contrast to

00:28:28.700 --> 00:28:29.299
 Eric Little

00:28:29.299 --> 00:28:30.099
 who is a Christian

00:28:30.099 --> 00:28:31.220
 Olympic sprinter

00:28:31.220 --> 00:28:31.839
 who runs for

00:28:31.839 --> 00:28:32.579
 God's glory

00:28:32.579 --> 00:28:33.579
 and therefore runs

00:28:33.579 --> 00:28:34.399
 with great freedom

00:28:34.399 --> 00:28:35.359
 rather than fear.

00:28:36.339 --> 00:28:37.200
 In a reviewing

00:28:37.200 --> 00:28:38.259
 dialogue before

00:28:38.259 --> 00:28:39.639
 one of the last

00:28:39.639 --> 00:28:40.700
 races in the movie,

00:28:40.700 --> 00:28:41.779
 Harold Abraham

00:28:41.779 --> 00:28:42.799
 says this,

00:28:43.519 --> 00:28:44.160
 And now in

00:28:44.160 --> 00:28:45.299
 one hour's time,

00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:46.200
 I will be out

00:28:46.200 --> 00:28:46.740
 there again.

00:28:47.539 --> 00:28:48.160
 I will raise

00:28:48.160 --> 00:28:48.860
 my eyes and

00:28:48.860 --> 00:28:49.480
 look down that

00:28:49.480 --> 00:28:50.860
 corridor four feet

00:28:50.860 --> 00:28:52.360
 wide with ten

00:28:52.360 --> 00:28:53.460
 lonely seconds

00:28:53.460 --> 00:28:54.920
 to justify my

00:28:54.920 --> 00:28:55.680
 whole existence.

00:28:56.799 --> 00:28:57.600
 But will I?

00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:01.920
 He runs hard

00:29:01.920 --> 00:29:02.799
 to justify

00:29:02.799 --> 00:29:03.779
 his existence.

00:29:03.940 --> 00:29:04.539
 He fears

00:29:04.539 --> 00:29:05.240
 losing.

00:29:05.700 --> 00:29:06.500
 He fears that

00:29:06.500 --> 00:29:07.160
 he will be

00:29:07.160 --> 00:29:07.759
 mediocre,

00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:08.680
 just average.

00:29:08.680 --> 00:29:09.900
 He fears that

00:29:09.900 --> 00:29:10.420
 he will be

00:29:10.420 --> 00:29:11.019
 a nobody.

00:29:11.600 --> 00:29:12.220
 Some of us

00:29:12.220 --> 00:29:13.039
 live our lives

00:29:13.039 --> 00:29:13.560
 this way.

00:29:14.060 --> 00:29:14.920
 But if you have

00:29:14.920 --> 00:29:15.820
 renounced your

00:29:15.820 --> 00:29:16.360
 sins,

00:29:16.700 --> 00:29:17.560
 if you've repented

00:29:17.560 --> 00:29:18.080
 of your sins,

00:29:18.140 --> 00:29:18.759
 you've turned to

00:29:18.759 --> 00:29:20.180
 Jesus with faith

00:29:20.180 --> 00:29:20.820
 and you believed

00:29:20.820 --> 00:29:21.240
 in him,

00:29:21.480 --> 00:29:22.100
 his life,

00:29:22.460 --> 00:29:22.779
 death,

00:29:22.880 --> 00:29:23.460
 and resurrection

00:29:23.460 --> 00:29:24.420
 on your behalf

00:29:24.420 --> 00:29:25.180
 for your salvation,

00:29:25.500 --> 00:29:26.600
 you are an adopted

00:29:26.600 --> 00:29:27.960
 child of God.

00:29:27.960 --> 00:29:28.039
 God.

00:29:30.039 --> 00:29:31.200
 You don't need to

00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:32.220
 justify your own

00:29:32.220 --> 00:29:32.940
 existence.

00:29:34.860 --> 00:29:36.120
 For Christ has

00:29:36.120 --> 00:29:37.120
 justified you.

00:29:38.980 --> 00:29:39.960
 You have been

00:29:39.960 --> 00:29:41.160
 united with Jesus

00:29:41.160 --> 00:29:42.400
 by the Spirit

00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:42.980
 of God.

00:29:44.259 --> 00:29:45.400
 He is your

00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:46.079
 right to

00:29:46.079 --> 00:29:46.600
 existence.

00:29:47.360 --> 00:29:47.880
 He is your

00:29:47.880 --> 00:29:48.460
 worth.

00:29:51.640 --> 00:29:52.779
 Dietrich Bonhoeffer

00:29:52.779 --> 00:29:54.019
 comments on this

00:29:54.019 --> 00:29:54.500
 in his book,

00:29:54.640 --> 00:29:55.299
 Life Together.

00:29:55.299 --> 00:29:57.019
 This question of

00:29:57.019 --> 00:29:57.639
 the greatest,

00:29:58.079 --> 00:29:58.859
 it is a struggle

00:29:58.859 --> 00:29:59.779
 of the natural

00:29:59.779 --> 00:30:00.319
 man for

00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:01.700
 self-justification.

00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:03.279
 He finds it

00:30:03.279 --> 00:30:04.319
 only in comparing

00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:04.980
 himself with

00:30:04.980 --> 00:30:05.339
 others,

00:30:05.659 --> 00:30:06.440
 in condemning

00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:07.039
 and judging

00:30:07.039 --> 00:30:07.579
 others.

00:30:08.139 --> 00:30:09.480
 Self-justification

00:30:09.480 --> 00:30:10.259
 and judging

00:30:10.259 --> 00:30:10.879
 others go

00:30:10.879 --> 00:30:11.319
 together.

00:30:12.119 --> 00:30:13.159
 As justification

00:30:13.159 --> 00:30:14.119
 by grace

00:30:14.119 --> 00:30:15.200
 and serving

00:30:15.200 --> 00:30:16.359
 others go

00:30:16.359 --> 00:30:17.019
 together.

00:30:17.019 --> 00:30:18.799
 those who

00:30:18.799 --> 00:30:19.559
 are secure

00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:20.180
 in their

00:30:20.180 --> 00:30:20.879
 identity

00:30:20.879 --> 00:30:21.619
 in Christ

00:30:21.619 --> 00:30:22.660
 don't need

00:30:22.660 --> 00:30:23.379
 to engage

00:30:23.379 --> 00:30:24.119
 in one-up

00:30:24.119 --> 00:30:24.440
manship

00:30:24.440 --> 00:30:24.879
 in their

00:30:24.879 --> 00:30:25.599
 conversations.

00:30:27.839 --> 00:30:28.619
 They don't

00:30:28.619 --> 00:30:29.059
 need to

00:30:29.059 --> 00:30:29.779
 measure themselves

00:30:29.779 --> 00:30:30.440
 up against

00:30:30.440 --> 00:30:31.500
 everyone around

00:30:31.500 --> 00:30:32.139
 them because

00:30:32.139 --> 00:30:32.680
 they have

00:30:32.680 --> 00:30:33.299
 already the

00:30:33.299 --> 00:30:34.079
 full measure

00:30:34.079 --> 00:30:35.019
 of Christ

00:30:35.019 --> 00:30:35.740
 as their

00:30:35.740 --> 00:30:36.519
 possession.

00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:37.859
 Instead of

00:30:37.859 --> 00:30:38.619
 using other

00:30:38.619 --> 00:30:39.139
 people to

00:30:39.139 --> 00:30:39.599
 elevate

00:30:39.599 --> 00:30:40.160
 themselves,

00:30:40.420 --> 00:30:40.740
 they can

00:30:40.740 --> 00:30:41.559
 now freely

00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:42.480
 serve others

00:30:42.480 --> 00:30:43.220
 without worrying

00:30:43.220 --> 00:30:43.940
 about how

00:30:43.940 --> 00:30:44.619
 they're perceived

00:30:44.619 --> 00:30:45.420
 because they

00:30:45.420 --> 00:30:46.139
 are fully

00:30:46.140 --> 00:30:47.140
 secured in

00:30:47.140 --> 00:30:47.700
 their identity

00:30:47.700 --> 00:30:48.259
 in Jesus

00:30:48.259 --> 00:30:48.820
 Christ.

00:30:49.500 --> 00:30:50.320
 That's what I

00:30:50.320 --> 00:30:50.600
 would hope

00:30:50.600 --> 00:30:51.120
 for all of

00:30:51.120 --> 00:30:51.420
 you.

00:30:53.500 --> 00:30:54.280
 A Christian

00:30:54.280 --> 00:30:54.860
 pastor whom

00:30:54.860 --> 00:30:55.220
 I have the

00:30:55.220 --> 00:30:55.740
 privilege of

00:30:55.740 --> 00:30:56.180
 knowing,

00:30:56.300 --> 00:30:56.880
 Dave Harvey,

00:30:56.980 --> 00:30:57.540
 wrote a book

00:30:57.540 --> 00:30:58.240
 called Rescuing

00:30:58.240 --> 00:30:58.700
 Ambition.

00:31:00.200 --> 00:31:01.259
 He says this

00:31:01.259 --> 00:31:01.740
 in his book,

00:31:01.820 --> 00:31:02.520
 my search

00:31:02.520 --> 00:31:03.180
 for approval

00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:03.840
 is over.

00:31:04.620 --> 00:31:05.300
 In Christ

00:31:05.300 --> 00:31:05.759
 I already

00:31:05.759 --> 00:31:06.600
 have all

00:31:06.600 --> 00:31:07.160
 the approval

00:31:07.160 --> 00:31:07.680
 I need

00:31:07.680 --> 00:31:09.440
 because Christ's

00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:09.900
 righteousness

00:31:09.900 --> 00:31:10.700
 has been

00:31:10.700 --> 00:31:11.600
 transferred to

00:31:11.600 --> 00:31:12.620
 me all

00:31:12.620 --> 00:31:13.140
 the time

00:31:13.140 --> 00:31:13.660
 and energy

00:31:13.660 --> 00:31:14.220
 I once

00:31:14.220 --> 00:31:14.940
 squandered

00:31:14.940 --> 00:31:15.700
 trying to

00:31:15.700 --> 00:31:16.120
 be life

00:31:16.140 --> 00:31:17.320
 or praised

00:31:17.320 --> 00:31:17.680
 or to

00:31:17.680 --> 00:31:18.140
 achieve

00:31:18.140 --> 00:31:18.640
 something

00:31:18.640 --> 00:31:19.300
 to validate

00:31:19.300 --> 00:31:20.200
 my existence

00:31:20.200 --> 00:31:21.020
 can now

00:31:21.020 --> 00:31:22.360
 be redirected

00:31:22.360 --> 00:31:23.259
 toward doing

00:31:23.259 --> 00:31:24.000
 things for

00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:24.840
 God's glory.

00:31:25.240 --> 00:31:26.140
 I no longer

00:31:26.140 --> 00:31:27.120
 live for

00:31:27.120 --> 00:31:27.759
 approval.

00:31:28.080 --> 00:31:28.680
 I live

00:31:28.680 --> 00:31:29.360
 from

00:31:29.360 --> 00:31:30.400
 approval.

00:31:31.840 --> 00:31:32.680
 That's why

00:31:32.680 --> 00:31:33.280
 Jesus says

00:31:33.280 --> 00:31:33.660
 at the end

00:31:33.660 --> 00:31:34.420
 of verse 48,

00:31:34.600 --> 00:31:35.360
 he who is

00:31:35.360 --> 00:31:36.160
 least among

00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:36.740
 you all

00:31:36.740 --> 00:31:37.840
 is the one

00:31:37.840 --> 00:31:38.500
 who is

00:31:38.500 --> 00:31:38.900
 great.

00:31:39.920 --> 00:31:40.500
 If you

00:31:40.500 --> 00:31:41.040
 try

00:31:41.040 --> 00:31:44.840
 to attain

00:31:44.840 --> 00:31:45.240
 greatness

00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:45.740
 for yourself

00:31:45.740 --> 00:31:46.059
 apart

00:31:46.059 --> 00:31:46.720
 from Christ

00:31:46.720 --> 00:31:47.859
 by how

00:31:47.859 --> 00:31:48.319
 smart

00:31:48.319 --> 00:31:48.779
 you are,

00:31:48.779 --> 00:31:50.559
 by how

00:31:50.559 --> 00:31:51.059
 athletic

00:31:51.059 --> 00:31:51.579
 you are,

00:31:52.019 --> 00:31:52.900
 by how

00:31:52.900 --> 00:31:53.440
 talented

00:31:53.440 --> 00:31:53.920
 you are,

00:31:54.000 --> 00:31:54.339
 by what

00:31:54.339 --> 00:31:54.880
 college

00:31:54.880 --> 00:31:55.279
 you went

00:31:55.279 --> 00:31:55.420
 to,

00:31:55.500 --> 00:31:56.079
 by how

00:31:56.079 --> 00:31:56.240
 many

00:31:56.240 --> 00:31:56.759
 degrees

00:31:56.759 --> 00:31:57.400
 you have,

00:31:57.740 --> 00:31:58.160
 by how

00:31:58.160 --> 00:31:58.359
 much

00:31:58.359 --> 00:31:58.740
 Bible

00:31:58.740 --> 00:31:59.259
 you know,

00:31:59.359 --> 00:31:59.720
 by how

00:31:59.720 --> 00:32:00.220
 moral

00:32:00.220 --> 00:32:00.839
 you are,

00:32:01.240 --> 00:32:02.200
 by how

00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:02.680
 much money

00:32:02.680 --> 00:32:03.319
 you earn,

00:32:04.440 --> 00:32:05.039
 by how

00:32:05.039 --> 00:32:05.799
 many social

00:32:05.799 --> 00:32:06.559
 media followers

00:32:06.559 --> 00:32:07.019
 you have,

00:32:07.079 --> 00:32:07.420
 by what

00:32:07.420 --> 00:32:08.099
 people say

00:32:08.099 --> 00:32:08.599
 about you,

00:32:08.660 --> 00:32:08.920
 by how

00:32:08.920 --> 00:32:09.319
 many good

00:32:09.319 --> 00:32:09.660
 works

00:32:09.660 --> 00:32:10.000
 you have

00:32:10.000 --> 00:32:10.380
 done,

00:32:10.380 --> 00:32:13.760
 then you

00:32:13.760 --> 00:32:14.140
 will never

00:32:14.140 --> 00:32:14.500
 attain

00:32:14.500 --> 00:32:14.740
 to your

00:32:14.740 --> 00:32:15.040
 greatness.

00:32:17.360 --> 00:32:18.060
 And you

00:32:18.060 --> 00:32:18.560
 always

00:32:18.560 --> 00:32:19.860
 feel like

00:32:19.860 --> 00:32:20.280
 a fraud,

00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:20.820
 like you're

00:32:20.820 --> 00:32:21.400
 falling short.

00:32:22.540 --> 00:32:23.380
 But if you

00:32:23.380 --> 00:32:24.160
 become like

00:32:24.160 --> 00:32:24.800
 a child,

00:32:26.240 --> 00:32:26.780
 if you

00:32:26.780 --> 00:32:27.400
 become the

00:32:27.400 --> 00:32:27.820
 least,

00:32:29.300 --> 00:32:30.020
 if you

00:32:30.020 --> 00:32:30.540
 renounce

00:32:30.540 --> 00:32:31.120
 all your

00:32:31.120 --> 00:32:31.880
 pretensions

00:32:31.880 --> 00:32:33.040
 and boast

00:32:33.040 --> 00:32:34.040
 of nothing

00:32:34.040 --> 00:32:35.040
 but Christ

00:32:35.040 --> 00:32:36.020
 crucified,

00:32:36.660 --> 00:32:37.700
 then you

00:32:37.700 --> 00:32:38.300
 will be

00:32:38.300 --> 00:32:38.860
 great.

00:32:38.859 --> 00:32:39.779
 because the

00:32:39.779 --> 00:32:40.139
 greatness

00:32:40.139 --> 00:32:40.919
 of Christ

00:32:40.919 --> 00:32:41.679
 is now

00:32:41.679 --> 00:32:42.000
 fully

00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:42.479
 yours.

00:32:43.819 --> 00:32:44.119
 That's

00:32:44.119 --> 00:32:44.439
 what that

00:32:44.439 --> 00:32:44.599
 means.

00:32:44.659 --> 00:32:44.939
 For he

00:32:44.939 --> 00:32:45.379
 who is

00:32:45.379 --> 00:32:46.019
 least

00:32:46.019 --> 00:32:46.319
 among

00:32:46.319 --> 00:32:46.579
 you

00:32:46.579 --> 00:32:46.879
 all

00:32:46.879 --> 00:32:47.299
 is

00:32:47.299 --> 00:32:47.419
 the

00:32:47.419 --> 00:32:47.740
 one

00:32:47.740 --> 00:32:48.099
 who

00:32:48.099 --> 00:32:48.559
 is

00:32:48.559 --> 00:32:49.099
 great.

00:32:49.479 --> 00:32:49.699
 And

00:32:49.699 --> 00:32:50.079
 notice

00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:50.539
 Jesus

00:32:50.539 --> 00:32:51.159
 intentionally

00:32:51.159 --> 00:32:51.719
 doesn't

00:32:51.719 --> 00:32:52.079
 say

00:32:52.079 --> 00:32:53.019
 the least

00:32:53.019 --> 00:32:53.339
 among

00:32:53.339 --> 00:32:53.599
 you

00:32:53.599 --> 00:32:53.959
 is

00:32:53.959 --> 00:32:54.139
 the

00:32:54.139 --> 00:32:54.719
 greatest.

00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:56.559
 This

00:32:56.559 --> 00:32:56.879
 is not

00:32:56.879 --> 00:32:57.459
 yet another

00:32:57.459 --> 00:32:58.019
 competition

00:32:58.019 --> 00:32:58.399
 to try

00:32:58.399 --> 00:32:58.819
 to become

00:32:58.819 --> 00:32:59.000
 the

00:32:59.000 --> 00:32:59.479
 lowliest.

00:33:00.159 --> 00:33:00.719
 There

00:33:00.719 --> 00:33:01.079
 is no

00:33:01.079 --> 00:33:01.659
 competition.

00:33:01.819 --> 00:33:01.899
 There

00:33:01.899 --> 00:33:02.319
 is no

00:33:02.319 --> 00:33:02.939
 comparison

00:33:02.939 --> 00:33:03.240
 because

00:33:03.240 --> 00:33:03.559
 if you

00:33:03.559 --> 00:33:03.859
 are in

00:33:03.859 --> 00:33:04.279
 Christ,

00:33:04.439 --> 00:33:04.879
 you are

00:33:04.879 --> 00:33:05.379
 great

00:33:05.379 --> 00:33:06.079
 in

00:33:06.079 --> 00:33:06.399
 him.

00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:07.839
 The

00:33:07.839 --> 00:33:08.139
 least

00:33:08.139 --> 00:33:08.439
 among

00:33:08.440 --> 00:33:08.700
 you

00:33:08.700 --> 00:33:09.019
 is

00:33:09.019 --> 00:33:09.480
 great.

00:33:10.019 --> 00:33:10.140
 There

00:33:10.140 --> 00:33:10.400
 is no

00:33:10.400 --> 00:33:10.840
 longer

00:33:10.840 --> 00:33:11.840
 need

00:33:11.840 --> 00:33:12.039
 for

00:33:12.039 --> 00:33:12.240
 these

00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:12.779
 horizontal

00:33:12.779 --> 00:33:13.380
 comparisons

00:33:13.380 --> 00:33:13.720
 to

00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:14.059
 others

00:33:14.059 --> 00:33:14.539
 because

00:33:14.539 --> 00:33:14.700
 of

00:33:14.700 --> 00:33:14.840
 our

00:33:14.840 --> 00:33:15.259
 vertical

00:33:15.259 --> 00:33:15.740
 connection

00:33:15.740 --> 00:33:15.960
 to

00:33:15.960 --> 00:33:16.420
 Jesus.

00:33:18.320 --> 00:33:18.539
 And

00:33:18.539 --> 00:33:18.740
 this

00:33:18.740 --> 00:33:19.360
 truth

00:33:19.360 --> 00:33:19.539
 has

00:33:19.539 --> 00:33:20.019
 far

00:33:20.019 --> 00:33:20.420
 reaching

00:33:20.420 --> 00:33:21.100
 implications

00:33:21.100 --> 00:33:21.880
 not only

00:33:21.880 --> 00:33:22.160
 for how

00:33:22.160 --> 00:33:22.279
 we

00:33:22.279 --> 00:33:22.559
 perceive

00:33:22.559 --> 00:33:23.080
 ourselves

00:33:23.080 --> 00:33:23.420
 and how

00:33:23.420 --> 00:33:23.580
 we

00:33:23.580 --> 00:33:23.920
 live

00:33:23.920 --> 00:33:24.320
 but

00:33:24.320 --> 00:33:24.600
 also

00:33:24.600 --> 00:33:24.799
 for

00:33:24.799 --> 00:33:24.940
 how

00:33:24.940 --> 00:33:25.100
 we

00:33:25.100 --> 00:33:25.320
 view

00:33:25.320 --> 00:33:25.519
 our

00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:25.820
 Christian

00:33:25.820 --> 00:33:26.180
 brothers

00:33:26.180 --> 00:33:26.440
 and

00:33:26.440 --> 00:33:26.840
 sisters

00:33:26.840 --> 00:33:28.059
 because

00:33:28.059 --> 00:33:28.320
 this

00:33:28.320 --> 00:33:28.720
 means

00:33:28.720 --> 00:33:29.340
 every

00:33:29.340 --> 00:33:29.980
 church

00:33:29.980 --> 00:33:30.460
 member

00:33:30.460 --> 00:33:31.059
 is

00:33:31.059 --> 00:33:31.519
 united

00:33:31.519 --> 00:33:31.840
 with

00:33:31.840 --> 00:33:32.279
 Christ

00:33:32.279 --> 00:33:32.620
 and

00:33:32.620 --> 00:33:32.779
 is

00:33:32.779 --> 00:33:33.160
 his

00:33:33.160 --> 00:33:34.259
 representative.

00:33:34.259 --> 00:33:37.440
 what you

00:33:37.440 --> 00:33:37.839
 do

00:33:37.839 --> 00:33:38.299
 for

00:33:38.299 --> 00:33:38.559
 the

00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:39.000
 least

00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:39.220
 of

00:33:39.220 --> 00:33:39.680
 us

00:33:39.680 --> 00:33:41.480
 what

00:33:41.480 --> 00:33:41.619
 you

00:33:41.619 --> 00:33:41.839
 do

00:33:41.839 --> 00:33:42.160
 for

00:33:42.160 --> 00:33:42.379
 the

00:33:42.379 --> 00:33:42.700
 least

00:33:42.700 --> 00:33:43.500
 accomplished

00:33:43.500 --> 00:33:43.759
 among

00:33:43.759 --> 00:33:44.000
 us

00:33:44.000 --> 00:33:44.180
 what

00:33:44.180 --> 00:33:44.319
 you

00:33:44.319 --> 00:33:44.660
 do

00:33:44.660 --> 00:33:45.019
 for

00:33:45.019 --> 00:33:45.220
 the

00:33:45.220 --> 00:33:45.680
 poorest

00:33:45.680 --> 00:33:46.099
 among

00:33:46.099 --> 00:33:46.319
 us

00:33:46.319 --> 00:33:46.519
 what

00:33:46.519 --> 00:33:46.660
 you

00:33:46.660 --> 00:33:46.900
 do

00:33:46.900 --> 00:33:47.119
 for

00:33:47.119 --> 00:33:47.339
 the

00:33:47.339 --> 00:33:47.799
 smallest

00:33:47.799 --> 00:33:48.220
 among

00:33:48.220 --> 00:33:48.579
 us

00:33:48.579 --> 00:33:49.039
 what

00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:49.160
 you

00:33:49.160 --> 00:33:49.279
 do

00:33:49.279 --> 00:33:49.440
 for

00:33:49.440 --> 00:33:49.599
 the

00:33:49.599 --> 00:33:49.859
 least

00:33:49.859 --> 00:33:50.400
 likable

00:33:50.400 --> 00:33:50.660
 among

00:33:50.660 --> 00:33:51.140
 us

00:33:51.140 --> 00:33:52.559
 all

00:33:52.559 --> 00:33:52.700
 of

00:33:52.700 --> 00:33:52.799
 it

00:33:52.799 --> 00:33:52.940
 you

00:33:52.940 --> 00:33:53.200
 do

00:33:53.200 --> 00:33:53.539
 for

00:33:53.539 --> 00:33:53.759
 the

00:33:53.759 --> 00:33:54.180
 one

00:33:54.180 --> 00:33:54.680
 no

00:33:54.680 --> 00:33:54.920
 one

00:33:54.920 --> 00:33:55.180
 less

00:33:55.180 --> 00:33:55.379
 than

00:33:55.379 --> 00:33:55.700
 Jesus

00:33:55.700 --> 00:33:56.079
 Christ

00:33:56.079 --> 00:33:56.640
 himself

00:33:56.640 --> 00:34:00.180
 Christ

00:34:00.180 --> 00:34:00.960
 sees

00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:01.080
 it

00:34:01.080 --> 00:34:01.280
 all

00:34:01.280 --> 00:34:01.500
 no

00:34:01.500 --> 00:34:01.660
 one

00:34:01.660 --> 00:34:01.840
 else

00:34:01.840 --> 00:34:02.000
 might

00:34:02.000 --> 00:34:02.280
 notice

00:34:02.280 --> 00:34:02.420
 it

00:34:02.420 --> 00:34:02.759
 Christ

00:34:02.759 --> 00:34:03.060
 sees

00:34:03.060 --> 00:34:03.200
 it

00:34:03.200 --> 00:34:03.460
 all

00:34:03.460 --> 00:34:05.160
 and

00:34:05.160 --> 00:34:05.320
 he

00:34:05.320 --> 00:34:05.540
 will

00:34:05.540 --> 00:34:05.840
 without

00:34:05.840 --> 00:34:06.259
 fail

00:34:06.259 --> 00:34:06.800
 reward

00:34:06.800 --> 00:34:07.120
 you

00:34:07.120 --> 00:34:07.500
 that's

00:34:07.500 --> 00:34:07.720
 what

00:34:07.720 --> 00:34:08.059
 Matthew

00:34:08.059 --> 00:34:08.780
 25

00:34:08.780 --> 00:34:09.220
 31

00:34:09.220 --> 00:34:09.400
 to

00:34:09.400 --> 00:34:09.840
 46

00:34:09.840 --> 00:34:10.380
 is

00:34:10.380 --> 00:34:10.660
 talking

00:34:10.660 --> 00:34:11.000
 about

00:34:11.000 --> 00:34:12.260
 it

00:34:12.260 --> 00:34:12.539
 says

00:34:12.539 --> 00:34:12.800
 that

00:34:12.800 --> 00:34:12.920
 at

00:34:12.920 --> 00:34:13.039
 the

00:34:13.039 --> 00:34:13.320
 final

00:34:13.320 --> 00:34:13.800
 judgment

00:34:13.800 --> 00:34:14.840
 of

00:34:14.840 --> 00:34:15.240
 Christ

00:34:15.240 --> 00:34:15.480
 the

00:34:15.480 --> 00:34:15.780
 king

00:34:15.780 --> 00:34:16.000
 will

00:34:16.000 --> 00:34:16.220
 say

00:34:16.220 --> 00:34:16.400
 to

00:34:16.400 --> 00:34:16.619
 those

00:34:16.619 --> 00:34:16.780
 on

00:34:16.780 --> 00:34:16.920
 his

00:34:16.920 --> 00:34:17.160
 right

00:34:17.160 --> 00:34:17.539
 come

00:34:17.539 --> 00:34:17.760
 you

00:34:17.760 --> 00:34:17.940
 who

00:34:17.940 --> 00:34:18.079
 are

00:34:18.079 --> 00:34:18.420
 blessed

00:34:18.420 --> 00:34:18.599
 by

00:34:18.599 --> 00:34:18.780
 my

00:34:18.780 --> 00:34:19.180
 father

00:34:19.180 --> 00:34:20.059
 inherit

00:34:20.059 --> 00:34:20.280
 the

00:34:20.280 --> 00:34:20.500
 kingdom

00:34:20.500 --> 00:34:20.960
 prepared

00:34:20.960 --> 00:34:21.160
 for

00:34:21.160 --> 00:34:21.300
 you

00:34:21.300 --> 00:34:21.480
 from

00:34:21.480 --> 00:34:21.640
 the

00:34:21.640 --> 00:34:22.019
 foundation

00:34:22.019 --> 00:34:22.200
 of

00:34:22.200 --> 00:34:22.300
 the

00:34:22.300 --> 00:34:22.559
 world

00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:23.539
 for

00:34:23.539 --> 00:34:23.619
 I

00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:23.740
 was

00:34:23.740 --> 00:34:24.160
 hungry

00:34:24.159 --> 00:34:24.379
 and

00:34:24.379 --> 00:34:24.500
 you

00:34:24.500 --> 00:34:24.679
 gave

00:34:24.679 --> 00:34:24.819
 me

00:34:24.819 --> 00:34:25.179
 food

00:34:25.179 --> 00:34:25.899
 I

00:34:25.899 --> 00:34:26.059
 was

00:34:26.059 --> 00:34:26.480
 thirsty

00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:26.619
 and

00:34:26.619 --> 00:34:26.719
 you

00:34:26.719 --> 00:34:26.859
 gave

00:34:26.859 --> 00:34:26.960
 me

00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:27.299
 drink

00:34:27.299 --> 00:34:28.039
 I

00:34:28.039 --> 00:34:28.179
 was

00:34:28.179 --> 00:34:28.359
 a

00:34:28.359 --> 00:34:28.739
 stranger

00:34:28.739 --> 00:34:29.179
 and

00:34:29.179 --> 00:34:29.299
 you

00:34:29.299 --> 00:34:29.719
 welcomed

00:34:29.719 --> 00:34:29.980
 me

00:34:29.980 --> 00:34:31.099
 I

00:34:31.099 --> 00:34:31.239
 was

00:34:31.239 --> 00:34:31.599
 naked

00:34:31.599 --> 00:34:31.759
 and

00:34:31.759 --> 00:34:31.879
 you

00:34:31.879 --> 00:34:32.379
 clothed

00:34:32.379 --> 00:34:32.579
 me

00:34:32.579 --> 00:34:33.299
 I

00:34:33.299 --> 00:34:33.460
 was

00:34:33.460 --> 00:34:33.759
 sick

00:34:33.759 --> 00:34:33.920
 and

00:34:33.920 --> 00:34:34.039
 you

00:34:34.039 --> 00:34:34.379
 visited

00:34:34.379 --> 00:34:34.659
 me

00:34:34.659 --> 00:34:35.179
 I

00:34:35.179 --> 00:34:35.319
 was

00:34:35.319 --> 00:34:35.460
 in

00:34:35.460 --> 00:34:35.799
 prison

00:34:35.799 --> 00:34:35.980
 and

00:34:35.980 --> 00:34:36.079
 you

00:34:36.079 --> 00:34:36.420
 came

00:34:36.420 --> 00:34:36.619
 to

00:34:36.619 --> 00:34:36.940
 me

00:34:36.940 --> 00:34:37.679
 then

00:34:37.679 --> 00:34:37.980
 the

00:34:37.980 --> 00:34:38.299
 righteous

00:34:38.299 --> 00:34:38.559
 will

00:34:38.559 --> 00:34:38.899
 answer

00:34:38.899 --> 00:34:39.099
 him

00:34:39.099 --> 00:34:39.500
 saying

00:34:39.500 --> 00:34:40.359
 Lord

00:34:40.359 --> 00:34:40.659
 when

00:34:40.659 --> 00:34:40.859
 did

00:34:40.859 --> 00:34:41.000
 we

00:34:41.000 --> 00:34:41.279
 see

00:34:41.279 --> 00:34:41.559
 you

00:34:41.559 --> 00:34:41.980
 hungry

00:34:41.980 --> 00:34:42.259
 and

00:34:42.259 --> 00:34:42.519
 feed

00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:42.739
 you

00:34:42.739 --> 00:34:43.279
 or

00:34:43.279 --> 00:34:43.779
 thirsty

00:34:43.779 --> 00:34:44.000
 and

00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:44.159
 give

00:34:44.159 --> 00:34:44.239
 you

00:34:44.239 --> 00:34:44.559
 drink

00:34:44.559 --> 00:34:45.279
 and

00:34:45.279 --> 00:34:45.480
 when

00:34:45.480 --> 00:34:45.639
 did

00:34:45.639 --> 00:34:45.779
 we

00:34:45.779 --> 00:34:45.940
 see

00:34:45.940 --> 00:34:46.059
 you

00:34:46.059 --> 00:34:46.199
 a

00:34:46.199 --> 00:34:46.579
 stranger

00:34:46.579 --> 00:34:46.779
 and

00:34:46.779 --> 00:34:47.079
 welcome

00:34:47.079 --> 00:34:47.320
 you

00:34:47.320 --> 00:34:47.500
 or

00:34:47.500 --> 00:34:47.820
 naked

00:34:47.820 --> 00:34:48.059
 and

00:34:48.059 --> 00:34:48.380
 clothe

00:34:48.380 --> 00:34:48.639
 you

00:34:48.639 --> 00:34:49.699
 and

00:34:49.699 --> 00:34:49.900
 when

00:34:49.900 --> 00:34:50.019
 did

00:34:50.019 --> 00:34:50.179
 we

00:34:50.179 --> 00:34:50.360
 see

00:34:50.360 --> 00:34:50.519
 you

00:34:50.519 --> 00:34:50.840
 sick

00:34:50.840 --> 00:34:51.019
 or

00:34:51.019 --> 00:34:51.159
 in

00:34:51.159 --> 00:34:51.460
 prison

00:34:51.460 --> 00:34:51.679
 and

00:34:51.679 --> 00:34:51.920
 visit

00:34:51.920 --> 00:34:52.199
 you

00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:52.880
 and

00:34:52.880 --> 00:34:53.039
 the

00:34:53.039 --> 00:34:53.320
 king

00:34:53.320 --> 00:34:53.539
 will

00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:53.960
 answer

00:34:53.960 --> 00:34:54.340
 them

00:34:54.340 --> 00:34:55.259
 truly

00:34:55.259 --> 00:34:55.539
 I

00:34:55.539 --> 00:34:55.820
 say

00:34:55.820 --> 00:34:56.000
 to

00:34:56.000 --> 00:34:56.320
 you

00:34:56.320 --> 00:34:56.900
 as

00:34:56.900 --> 00:34:57.079
 you

00:34:57.079 --> 00:34:57.380
 did

00:34:57.380 --> 00:34:57.539
 it

00:34:57.539 --> 00:34:57.719
 to

00:34:57.719 --> 00:34:58.059
 one

00:34:58.059 --> 00:34:58.340
 of

00:34:58.340 --> 00:34:58.559
 the

00:34:58.559 --> 00:34:58.960
 least

00:34:58.960 --> 00:34:59.239
 of

00:34:59.239 --> 00:34:59.659
 these

00:34:59.659 --> 00:35:00.199
 my

00:35:00.199 --> 00:35:00.799
 brothers

00:35:00.799 --> 00:35:02.400
 you

00:35:02.400 --> 00:35:02.719
 did

00:35:02.719 --> 00:35:02.880
 it

00:35:02.880 --> 00:35:03.039
 to

00:35:03.039 --> 00:35:03.320
 me

00:35:03.320 --> 00:35:08.920
 those

00:35:08.920 --> 00:35:09.099
 who

00:35:09.099 --> 00:35:09.279
 have

00:35:09.279 --> 00:35:09.759
 God

00:35:09.759 --> 00:35:10.119
 as

00:35:10.119 --> 00:35:10.460
 their

00:35:10.460 --> 00:35:11.059
 father

00:35:11.059 --> 00:35:12.059
 will

00:35:12.059 --> 00:35:12.420
 love

00:35:12.420 --> 00:35:12.739
 and

00:35:12.739 --> 00:35:13.139
 serve

00:35:13.139 --> 00:35:13.380
 their

00:35:13.380 --> 00:35:13.759
 Christian

00:35:13.759 --> 00:35:14.139
 brothers

00:35:14.139 --> 00:35:14.400
 and

00:35:14.400 --> 00:35:14.739
 sisters

00:35:14.739 --> 00:35:15.939
 and

00:35:15.939 --> 00:35:16.199
 what

00:35:16.199 --> 00:35:16.359
 you

00:35:16.359 --> 00:35:16.659
 do

00:35:16.659 --> 00:35:16.959
 for

00:35:16.959 --> 00:35:17.299
 them

00:35:17.299 --> 00:35:17.739
 the

00:35:17.739 --> 00:35:18.219
 king

00:35:18.219 --> 00:35:19.179
 himself

00:35:19.179 --> 00:35:19.639
 will

00:35:19.639 --> 00:35:20.159
 reward

00:35:20.159 --> 00:35:20.539
 as

00:35:20.539 --> 00:35:20.719
 if

00:35:20.719 --> 00:35:20.959
 you

00:35:20.959 --> 00:35:21.179
 have

00:35:21.179 --> 00:35:21.459
 done

00:35:21.459 --> 00:35:21.619
 it

00:35:21.619 --> 00:35:22.199
 directly

00:35:22.199 --> 00:35:22.599
 unto

00:35:22.599 --> 00:35:22.959
 him

00:35:22.959 --> 00:35:24.459
 that's

00:35:24.459 --> 00:35:24.639
 the

00:35:24.639 --> 00:35:25.159
 privilege

00:35:25.159 --> 00:35:28.799
 but

00:35:28.799 --> 00:35:28.979
 this

00:35:28.979 --> 00:35:29.359
 lesson

00:35:29.359 --> 00:35:29.559
 of

00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:29.819
 true

00:35:29.819 --> 00:35:30.179
 greatness

00:35:30.179 --> 00:35:30.419
 is

00:35:30.419 --> 00:35:30.679
 not

00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:31.579
 easily

00:35:31.579 --> 00:35:31.979
 learned

00:35:31.979 --> 00:35:33.319
 and

00:35:33.319 --> 00:35:33.579
 right

00:35:33.579 --> 00:35:33.959
 after

00:35:33.959 --> 00:35:34.759
 Jesus

00:35:34.759 --> 00:35:35.659
 teaches

00:35:35.659 --> 00:35:35.959
 them

00:35:35.959 --> 00:35:36.359
 to

00:35:36.359 --> 00:35:36.799
 receive

00:35:36.799 --> 00:35:37.339
 even

00:35:37.339 --> 00:35:37.859
 the

00:35:37.859 --> 00:35:38.259
 least

00:35:38.259 --> 00:35:38.439
 of

00:35:38.439 --> 00:35:38.739
 God's

00:35:38.739 --> 00:35:39.000
 people

00:35:39.000 --> 00:35:39.199
 in

00:35:39.199 --> 00:35:39.319
 his

00:35:39.319 --> 00:35:39.619
 name

00:35:39.619 --> 00:35:41.000
 the

00:35:41.000 --> 00:35:41.359
 disciples

00:35:41.359 --> 00:35:41.699
 tell

00:35:41.699 --> 00:35:41.819
 him

00:35:41.819 --> 00:35:42.099
 well

00:35:42.099 --> 00:35:42.419
 actually

00:35:42.419 --> 00:35:42.599
 we

00:35:42.599 --> 00:35:42.779
 just

00:35:42.779 --> 00:35:42.979
 kind

00:35:42.979 --> 00:35:43.059
 of

00:35:43.059 --> 00:35:43.479
 excluded

00:35:43.479 --> 00:35:43.719
 one

00:35:43.719 --> 00:35:43.839
 of

00:35:43.839 --> 00:35:44.099
 God's

00:35:44.099 --> 00:35:44.299
 people

00:35:44.299 --> 00:35:44.500
 from

00:35:44.500 --> 00:35:44.960
 ministry

00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:48.000
 John

00:35:48.000 --> 00:35:48.360
 answers

00:35:48.360 --> 00:35:48.659
 Jesus

00:35:48.659 --> 00:35:48.860
 in

00:35:48.860 --> 00:35:49.000
 verse

00:35:49.000 --> 00:35:49.400
 49

00:35:49.400 --> 00:35:49.960
 master

00:35:49.960 --> 00:35:50.960
 we

00:35:50.960 --> 00:35:51.199
 saw

00:35:51.199 --> 00:35:51.480
 someone

00:35:51.480 --> 00:35:51.900
 casting

00:35:51.900 --> 00:35:52.119
 out

00:35:52.119 --> 00:35:52.420
 demons

00:35:52.420 --> 00:35:52.579
 in

00:35:52.579 --> 00:35:52.739
 your

00:35:52.739 --> 00:35:53.099
 name

00:35:53.099 --> 00:35:54.139
 and

00:35:54.139 --> 00:35:54.239
 we

00:35:54.239 --> 00:35:54.380
 tried

00:35:54.380 --> 00:35:54.519
 to

00:35:54.519 --> 00:35:54.820
 stop

00:35:54.820 --> 00:35:55.059
 him

00:35:55.059 --> 00:35:56.019
 because

00:35:56.019 --> 00:35:56.199
 he

00:35:56.199 --> 00:35:56.380
 does

00:35:56.380 --> 00:35:56.579
 not

00:35:56.579 --> 00:35:56.940
 follow

00:35:56.940 --> 00:35:57.219
 with

00:35:57.219 --> 00:35:57.699
 us

00:35:57.699 --> 00:35:59.599
 this

00:35:59.599 --> 00:35:59.760
 is

00:35:59.760 --> 00:36:00.019
 not

00:36:00.019 --> 00:36:00.300
 a

00:36:00.300 --> 00:36:00.800
 pagan

00:36:00.800 --> 00:36:01.460
 exorcist

00:36:01.460 --> 00:36:01.719
 that's

00:36:01.719 --> 00:36:01.840
 in

00:36:01.840 --> 00:36:02.119
 view

00:36:02.119 --> 00:36:02.800
 John

00:36:02.800 --> 00:36:03.099
 says

00:36:03.099 --> 00:36:03.519
 clearly

00:36:03.519 --> 00:36:03.739
 that

00:36:03.739 --> 00:36:04.000
 this

00:36:04.000 --> 00:36:04.440
 man

00:36:04.440 --> 00:36:04.780
 was

00:36:04.780 --> 00:36:05.280
 casting

00:36:05.280 --> 00:36:05.559
 out

00:36:05.559 --> 00:36:06.019
 demons

00:36:06.019 --> 00:36:06.619
 in

00:36:06.619 --> 00:36:07.219
 Jesus

00:36:07.219 --> 00:36:07.920
 name

00:36:07.920 --> 00:36:09.139
 he

00:36:09.139 --> 00:36:09.260
 is

00:36:09.260 --> 00:36:09.420
 a

00:36:09.420 --> 00:36:09.739
 follower

00:36:09.739 --> 00:36:09.960
 of

00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:10.280
 Jesus

00:36:10.280 --> 00:36:11.340
 but

00:36:11.340 --> 00:36:11.460
 the

00:36:11.460 --> 00:36:11.679
 twelve

00:36:11.679 --> 00:36:12.059
 still

00:36:12.059 --> 00:36:12.460
 tried

00:36:12.460 --> 00:36:12.619
 to

00:36:12.619 --> 00:36:13.019
 stop

00:36:13.019 --> 00:36:13.179
 him

00:36:13.179 --> 00:36:13.420
 because

00:36:13.420 --> 00:36:13.579
 he

00:36:13.579 --> 00:36:13.739
 does

00:36:13.739 --> 00:36:13.980
 not

00:36:13.980 --> 00:36:14.440
 follow

00:36:14.440 --> 00:36:15.019
 with

00:36:15.019 --> 00:36:15.639
 them

00:36:15.639 --> 00:36:16.299
 this

00:36:16.299 --> 00:36:16.420
 is

00:36:16.420 --> 00:36:16.539
 an

00:36:16.539 --> 00:36:16.960
 example

00:36:16.960 --> 00:36:17.179
 of

00:36:17.179 --> 00:36:17.920
 elitism

00:36:17.920 --> 00:36:20.099
 we

00:36:20.099 --> 00:36:20.380
 are

00:36:20.380 --> 00:36:20.500
 the

00:36:20.500 --> 00:36:20.739
 twelve

00:36:20.739 --> 00:36:21.219
 apostles

00:36:21.219 --> 00:36:22.179
 and

00:36:22.179 --> 00:36:22.340
 he

00:36:22.340 --> 00:36:22.480
 is

00:36:22.480 --> 00:36:22.619
 not

00:36:22.619 --> 00:36:22.779
 one

00:36:22.779 --> 00:36:22.900
 of

00:36:22.900 --> 00:36:23.239
 us

00:36:23.239 --> 00:36:24.819
 this

00:36:24.819 --> 00:36:24.920
 is

00:36:24.920 --> 00:36:25.139
 also

00:36:25.139 --> 00:36:25.299
 an

00:36:25.299 --> 00:36:25.619
 example

00:36:25.619 --> 00:36:25.799
 of

00:36:25.799 --> 00:36:26.579
 exclusivism

00:36:26.579 --> 00:36:26.980
 Jesus

00:36:26.980 --> 00:36:27.400
 commissioned

00:36:27.400 --> 00:36:27.759
 us

00:36:27.759 --> 00:36:28.159
 with

00:36:28.159 --> 00:36:28.799
 authority

00:36:28.799 --> 00:36:28.960
 and

00:36:28.960 --> 00:36:29.199
 power

00:36:29.199 --> 00:36:29.519
 to cast

00:36:29.519 --> 00:36:29.719
 out

00:36:29.719 --> 00:36:30.039
 demons

00:36:30.039 --> 00:36:30.819
 so he

00:36:30.819 --> 00:36:31.119
 should

00:36:31.119 --> 00:36:31.340
 not

00:36:31.340 --> 00:36:31.519
 be

00:36:31.519 --> 00:36:31.759
 doing

00:36:31.759 --> 00:36:32.099
 it

00:36:32.099 --> 00:36:33.940
 there

00:36:33.940 --> 00:36:34.079
 is

00:36:34.079 --> 00:36:34.599
 rivalry

00:36:34.599 --> 00:36:35.039
 here

00:36:35.039 --> 00:36:35.880
 and

00:36:35.880 --> 00:36:36.299
 possibly

00:36:36.299 --> 00:36:36.840
 envy

00:36:36.840 --> 00:36:37.179
 too

00:36:37.179 --> 00:36:37.480
 since

00:36:37.480 --> 00:36:37.699
 this

00:36:37.699 --> 00:36:37.980
 man

00:36:37.980 --> 00:36:38.279
 was

00:36:38.279 --> 00:36:38.659
 doing

00:36:38.659 --> 00:36:39.279
 successfully

00:36:39.279 --> 00:36:39.719
 exactly

00:36:39.719 --> 00:36:40.019
 what

00:36:40.019 --> 00:36:40.199
 the

00:36:40.199 --> 00:36:40.599
 disciples

00:36:40.599 --> 00:36:41.000
 couldn't

00:36:41.000 --> 00:36:41.139
 do

00:36:41.139 --> 00:36:41.440
 earlier

00:36:41.440 --> 00:36:41.739
 for the

00:36:41.739 --> 00:36:41.920
 boy

00:36:41.920 --> 00:36:42.239
 with an

00:36:42.239 --> 00:36:42.599
 unclean

00:36:42.599 --> 00:36:43.019
 spirit

00:36:43.019 --> 00:36:46.479
 but

00:36:46.479 --> 00:36:46.759
 Jesus

00:36:46.759 --> 00:36:47.339
 responds

00:36:47.339 --> 00:36:47.479
 in

00:36:47.479 --> 00:36:47.639
 verse

00:36:47.639 --> 00:36:48.059
 50

00:36:48.059 --> 00:36:48.500
 do

00:36:48.500 --> 00:36:48.819
 not

00:36:48.819 --> 00:36:49.219
 stop

00:36:49.219 --> 00:36:49.479
 him

00:36:49.479 --> 00:36:50.019
 for

00:36:50.019 --> 00:36:50.139
 the

00:36:50.139 --> 00:36:50.399
 one

00:36:50.399 --> 00:36:50.579
 who

00:36:50.579 --> 00:36:50.739
 is

00:36:50.739 --> 00:36:50.959
 not

00:36:50.959 --> 00:36:51.359
 against

00:36:51.359 --> 00:36:51.659
 you

00:36:51.659 --> 00:36:52.039
 is

00:36:52.039 --> 00:36:52.500
 for

00:36:52.500 --> 00:36:52.919
 you

00:36:52.920 --> 00:36:54.840
 Jesus

00:36:54.840 --> 00:36:55.360
 reasoning

00:36:55.360 --> 00:36:55.619
 is

00:36:55.619 --> 00:36:55.900
 pretty

00:36:55.900 --> 00:36:56.480
 straightforward

00:36:56.480 --> 00:36:57.119
 there

00:36:57.119 --> 00:36:57.240
 are

00:36:57.240 --> 00:36:57.480
 only

00:36:57.480 --> 00:36:57.760
 two

00:36:57.760 --> 00:36:58.260
 sides

00:36:58.260 --> 00:36:58.420
 in

00:36:58.420 --> 00:36:58.579
 this

00:36:58.579 --> 00:36:58.920
 world

00:36:58.920 --> 00:37:00.740
 either

00:37:00.740 --> 00:37:00.960
 you

00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:01.099
 are

00:37:01.099 --> 00:37:01.480
 for

00:37:01.480 --> 00:37:02.039
 Christ

00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:02.539
 or

00:37:02.539 --> 00:37:02.680
 you

00:37:02.680 --> 00:37:02.840
 are

00:37:02.840 --> 00:37:03.400
 against

00:37:03.400 --> 00:37:03.920
 Christ

00:37:03.920 --> 00:37:06.000
 there

00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:06.099
 is

00:37:06.099 --> 00:37:06.240
 no

00:37:06.240 --> 00:37:06.539
 neutral

00:37:06.539 --> 00:37:06.940
 ground

00:37:06.940 --> 00:37:08.579
 and

00:37:08.579 --> 00:37:08.700
 in

00:37:08.700 --> 00:37:08.940
 this

00:37:08.940 --> 00:37:09.320
 case

00:37:09.320 --> 00:37:09.619
 this

00:37:09.619 --> 00:37:09.900
 man

00:37:09.900 --> 00:37:10.099
 was

00:37:10.099 --> 00:37:10.579
 casting

00:37:10.579 --> 00:37:10.820
 out

00:37:10.820 --> 00:37:11.139
 demons

00:37:11.139 --> 00:37:11.380
 in

00:37:11.380 --> 00:37:11.800
 Jesus

00:37:11.800 --> 00:37:12.400
 name

00:37:12.400 --> 00:37:13.360
 and

00:37:13.360 --> 00:37:13.900
 apparently

00:37:13.900 --> 00:37:14.519
 successful

00:37:14.519 --> 00:37:14.920
 in doing

00:37:14.920 --> 00:37:15.159
 so

00:37:15.159 --> 00:37:15.300
 and

00:37:15.300 --> 00:37:15.579
 shows

00:37:15.579 --> 00:37:15.780
 that

00:37:15.780 --> 00:37:16.099
 therefore

00:37:16.099 --> 00:37:16.280
 they

00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:16.400
 were

00:37:16.400 --> 00:37:16.700
 on

00:37:16.700 --> 00:37:16.960
 the

00:37:16.960 --> 00:37:17.400
 same

00:37:17.400 --> 00:37:18.099
 team

00:37:18.099 --> 00:37:18.380
 as

00:37:18.380 --> 00:37:18.500
 the

00:37:18.500 --> 00:37:18.740
 twelve

00:37:18.740 --> 00:37:19.180
 apostles

00:37:19.180 --> 00:37:19.800
 so

00:37:19.800 --> 00:37:20.039
 instead

00:37:20.039 --> 00:37:20.200
 of

00:37:20.200 --> 00:37:20.420
 trying

00:37:20.420 --> 00:37:20.559
 to

00:37:20.559 --> 00:37:20.900
 stop

00:37:20.900 --> 00:37:21.019
 him

00:37:21.019 --> 00:37:21.159
 they

00:37:21.159 --> 00:37:21.360
 should

00:37:21.360 --> 00:37:21.519
 have

00:37:21.519 --> 00:37:22.079
 encouraged

00:37:22.079 --> 00:37:22.400
 him

00:37:22.400 --> 00:37:22.759
 and

00:37:22.759 --> 00:37:23.259
 exhorted

00:37:23.259 --> 00:37:23.699
 him

00:37:23.699 --> 00:37:24.239
 and

00:37:24.239 --> 00:37:24.360
 they

00:37:24.360 --> 00:37:24.639
 should

00:37:24.639 --> 00:37:24.719
 have

00:37:24.719 --> 00:37:25.639
 appreciated

00:37:25.639 --> 00:37:26.019
 what

00:37:26.019 --> 00:37:26.119
 he

00:37:26.119 --> 00:37:26.259
 was

00:37:26.259 --> 00:37:26.639
 doing

00:37:26.639 --> 00:37:27.880
 so

00:37:27.880 --> 00:37:28.079
 this

00:37:28.079 --> 00:37:28.219
 is

00:37:28.219 --> 00:37:28.440
 actually

00:37:28.440 --> 00:37:28.579
 a

00:37:28.579 --> 00:37:28.719
 good

00:37:28.719 --> 00:37:29.239
 diagnostic

00:37:29.239 --> 00:37:29.639
 test

00:37:29.639 --> 00:37:29.860
 for

00:37:29.860 --> 00:37:30.139
 us

00:37:30.139 --> 00:37:30.340
 for

00:37:30.340 --> 00:37:30.920
 determining

00:37:30.920 --> 00:37:31.239
 whether

00:37:31.239 --> 00:37:31.679
 or not

00:37:31.679 --> 00:37:31.960
 we are

00:37:31.960 --> 00:37:32.440
 serving

00:37:32.440 --> 00:37:32.719
 and

00:37:32.719 --> 00:37:33.440
 ministering

00:37:33.440 --> 00:37:33.779
 in

00:37:33.779 --> 00:37:34.179
 pursuit

00:37:34.179 --> 00:37:34.360
 of

00:37:34.360 --> 00:37:34.519
 our

00:37:34.519 --> 00:37:34.900
 own

00:37:34.900 --> 00:37:35.360
 greatness

00:37:35.360 --> 00:37:36.299
 or

00:37:36.299 --> 00:37:36.539
 with

00:37:36.539 --> 00:37:36.860
 the

00:37:36.860 --> 00:37:37.179
 greatness

00:37:37.179 --> 00:37:37.440
 of

00:37:37.440 --> 00:37:37.759
 Christ

00:37:37.759 --> 00:37:37.940
 in

00:37:37.940 --> 00:37:38.059
 our

00:37:38.059 --> 00:37:38.460
 possession

00:37:38.460 --> 00:37:40.639
 do

00:37:40.639 --> 00:37:40.739
 you

00:37:40.739 --> 00:37:40.900
 get

00:37:40.900 --> 00:37:41.360
 envious

00:37:41.360 --> 00:37:41.639
 when

00:37:41.639 --> 00:37:42.000
 others

00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:42.279
 are

00:37:42.279 --> 00:37:43.119
 successful

00:37:43.119 --> 00:37:44.719
 or

00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:45.380
 recognized

00:37:45.380 --> 00:37:45.639
 in

00:37:45.639 --> 00:37:45.819
 their

00:37:45.819 --> 00:37:46.179
 service

00:37:46.179 --> 00:37:46.360
 to

00:37:46.360 --> 00:37:46.639
 God

00:37:46.639 --> 00:37:51.960
 are

00:37:51.960 --> 00:37:52.099
 you

00:37:52.099 --> 00:37:52.539
 envious

00:37:52.539 --> 00:37:52.779
 of

00:37:52.779 --> 00:37:52.940
 the

00:37:52.940 --> 00:37:53.299
 spiritual

00:37:53.299 --> 00:37:53.739
 gifts

00:37:53.739 --> 00:37:54.019
 that

00:37:54.019 --> 00:37:54.339
 others

00:37:54.339 --> 00:37:54.900
 possess

00:37:54.900 --> 00:37:58.599
 if

00:37:58.599 --> 00:37:58.739
 your

00:37:58.739 --> 00:37:59.019
 answer

00:37:59.019 --> 00:37:59.179
 to

00:37:59.179 --> 00:37:59.400
 that

00:37:59.400 --> 00:37:59.619
 is

00:37:59.619 --> 00:38:00.059
 yes

00:38:00.059 --> 00:38:00.400
 then

00:38:00.400 --> 00:38:00.619
 you

00:38:00.619 --> 00:38:00.759
 are

00:38:00.759 --> 00:38:01.039
 still

00:38:01.039 --> 00:38:01.659
 pursuing

00:38:01.659 --> 00:38:02.139
 your

00:38:02.139 --> 00:38:02.639
 own

00:38:02.639 --> 00:38:03.119
 greatness

00:38:03.119 --> 00:38:05.339
 not

00:38:05.339 --> 00:38:06.099
 serving

00:38:06.099 --> 00:38:06.420
 out of

00:38:06.420 --> 00:38:06.539
 the

00:38:06.539 --> 00:38:06.819
 greatness

00:38:06.819 --> 00:38:07.039
 of

00:38:07.039 --> 00:38:07.420
 Christ

00:38:07.420 --> 00:38:08.299
 because

00:38:08.299 --> 00:38:08.539
 the

00:38:08.539 --> 00:38:08.879
 worldly

00:38:08.879 --> 00:38:09.319
 greatness

00:38:09.319 --> 00:38:09.619
 as I

00:38:09.619 --> 00:38:09.900
 said

00:38:09.900 --> 00:38:10.019
 at

00:38:10.019 --> 00:38:10.139
 the

00:38:10.139 --> 00:38:10.400
 beginning

00:38:10.400 --> 00:38:10.639
 of

00:38:10.639 --> 00:38:11.539
 the

00:38:11.539 --> 00:38:11.900
 message

00:38:11.900 --> 00:38:12.159
 is

00:38:12.159 --> 00:38:12.719
 essentially

00:38:12.719 --> 00:38:13.379
 comparative

00:38:13.380 --> 00:38:13.700
 and

00:38:13.700 --> 00:38:14.320
 competitive

00:38:14.320 --> 00:38:15.200
 you

00:38:15.200 --> 00:38:15.880
 begrudge

00:38:15.880 --> 00:38:16.280
 others

00:38:16.280 --> 00:38:16.680
 gifts

00:38:16.680 --> 00:38:16.940
 and

00:38:16.940 --> 00:38:17.360
 successes

00:38:17.360 --> 00:38:17.740
 because

00:38:17.740 --> 00:38:18.519
 their

00:38:18.519 --> 00:38:19.079
 successes

00:38:19.079 --> 00:38:19.820
 dim your

00:38:19.820 --> 00:38:20.140
 own

00:38:20.140 --> 00:38:20.599
 chance

00:38:20.599 --> 00:38:20.840
 of

00:38:20.840 --> 00:38:21.240
 attaining

00:38:21.240 --> 00:38:21.840
 greatness

00:38:21.840 --> 00:38:24.800
 but

00:38:24.800 --> 00:38:24.960
 if

00:38:24.960 --> 00:38:25.079
 you

00:38:25.079 --> 00:38:25.480
 already

00:38:25.480 --> 00:38:25.820
 have

00:38:25.820 --> 00:38:26.500
 Christ's

00:38:26.500 --> 00:38:26.720
 greatness

00:38:26.720 --> 00:38:26.940
 in

00:38:26.940 --> 00:38:27.059
 your

00:38:27.059 --> 00:38:27.420
 possessions

00:38:27.420 --> 00:38:27.619
 then

00:38:27.619 --> 00:38:27.800
 you

00:38:27.800 --> 00:38:28.019
 can

00:38:28.019 --> 00:38:28.579
 genuinely

00:38:28.579 --> 00:38:29.360
 enjoy

00:38:29.360 --> 00:38:29.920
 other

00:38:29.920 --> 00:38:30.500
 successes

00:38:30.500 --> 00:38:31.400
 and

00:38:31.400 --> 00:38:31.860
 bless

00:38:31.860 --> 00:38:32.200
 them

00:38:32.200 --> 00:38:32.680
 because

00:38:32.680 --> 00:38:32.880
 you're

00:38:32.880 --> 00:38:33.340
 happy

00:38:33.340 --> 00:38:33.579
 as

00:38:33.579 --> 00:38:34.019
 long

00:38:34.019 --> 00:38:34.260
 as

00:38:34.260 --> 00:38:34.700
 God

00:38:34.700 --> 00:38:34.880
 is

00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:35.280
 being

00:38:35.280 --> 00:38:36.019
 glorified

00:38:36.019 --> 00:38:39.740
 this

00:38:39.740 --> 00:38:39.880
 is

00:38:39.880 --> 00:38:39.980
 an

00:38:39.980 --> 00:38:40.280
 important

00:38:40.280 --> 00:38:40.579
 lesson

00:38:40.579 --> 00:38:40.800
 for

00:38:40.800 --> 00:38:41.039
 us

00:38:41.039 --> 00:38:41.599
 corporately

00:38:41.599 --> 00:38:41.820
 as

00:38:41.820 --> 00:38:42.039
 well

00:38:42.039 --> 00:38:42.240
 as

00:38:42.240 --> 00:38:42.360
 the

00:38:42.360 --> 00:38:42.519
 whole

00:38:42.519 --> 00:38:42.880
 church

00:38:42.880 --> 00:38:43.860
 when

00:38:43.860 --> 00:38:44.000
 we

00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:44.340
 launched

00:38:44.340 --> 00:38:44.539
 our

00:38:44.539 --> 00:38:44.880
 public

00:38:44.880 --> 00:38:45.320
 services

00:38:45.320 --> 00:38:45.660
 for the

00:38:45.660 --> 00:38:45.860
 first

00:38:45.860 --> 00:38:46.180
 time

00:38:46.180 --> 00:38:46.380
 two

00:38:46.380 --> 00:38:46.500
 and

00:38:46.500 --> 00:38:46.539
 a

00:38:46.539 --> 00:38:46.660
 half

00:38:46.660 --> 00:38:46.900
 years

00:38:46.900 --> 00:38:47.180
 ago

00:38:47.180 --> 00:38:47.780
 we

00:38:47.780 --> 00:38:47.920
 were

00:38:47.920 --> 00:38:48.079
 the

00:38:48.079 --> 00:38:48.360
 only

00:38:48.360 --> 00:38:48.720
 gospel

00:38:48.720 --> 00:38:49.039
 preaching

00:38:49.039 --> 00:38:49.340
 church

00:38:49.340 --> 00:38:49.460
 in

00:38:49.460 --> 00:38:49.619
 East

00:38:49.619 --> 00:38:49.960
 Cambridge

00:38:49.960 --> 00:38:51.680
 now

00:38:51.680 --> 00:38:51.880
 there

00:38:51.880 --> 00:38:52.160
 are

00:38:52.160 --> 00:38:52.680
 at

00:38:52.680 --> 00:38:52.820
 least

00:38:52.820 --> 00:38:53.019
 two

00:38:53.019 --> 00:38:53.280
 others

00:38:53.280 --> 00:38:53.420
 that

00:38:53.420 --> 00:38:53.500
 I

00:38:53.500 --> 00:38:53.660
 know

00:38:53.660 --> 00:38:53.940
 of

00:38:53.940 --> 00:38:54.579
 and

00:38:54.579 --> 00:38:54.760
 as

00:38:54.760 --> 00:38:54.920
 this

00:38:54.920 --> 00:38:55.200
 area

00:38:55.200 --> 00:38:55.660
 continues

00:38:55.660 --> 00:38:55.840
 to

00:38:55.840 --> 00:38:55.980
 get

00:38:55.980 --> 00:38:56.260
 built

00:38:56.260 --> 00:38:56.519
 up

00:38:56.519 --> 00:38:56.640
 and

00:38:56.640 --> 00:38:56.760
 as

00:38:56.760 --> 00:38:56.860
 the

00:38:56.860 --> 00:38:57.340
 population

00:38:57.340 --> 00:38:58.000
 grows

00:38:58.000 --> 00:38:58.559
 there

00:38:58.559 --> 00:38:58.700
 will

00:38:58.700 --> 00:38:58.820
 be

00:38:58.820 --> 00:38:59.039
 more

00:38:59.039 --> 00:38:59.180
 and

00:38:59.180 --> 00:38:59.480
 more

00:38:59.480 --> 00:38:59.780
 that

00:38:59.780 --> 00:39:00.119
 come

00:39:00.119 --> 00:39:00.500
 plant

00:39:00.500 --> 00:39:00.840
 churches

00:39:00.840 --> 00:39:01.119
 here

00:39:01.119 --> 00:39:01.240
 and

00:39:01.240 --> 00:39:01.400
 that

00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:01.760
 join

00:39:01.760 --> 00:39:03.059
 but

00:39:03.059 --> 00:39:03.300
 other

00:39:03.300 --> 00:39:04.280
 believers

00:39:04.280 --> 00:39:04.920
 and

00:39:04.920 --> 00:39:05.740
 churches

00:39:05.740 --> 00:39:06.160
 that

00:39:06.160 --> 00:39:06.280
 are

00:39:06.280 --> 00:39:06.640
 serving

00:39:06.640 --> 00:39:07.039
 around

00:39:07.039 --> 00:39:07.279
 us

00:39:07.279 --> 00:39:07.420
 they

00:39:07.420 --> 00:39:07.539
 are

00:39:07.539 --> 00:39:07.860
 not

00:39:07.860 --> 00:39:08.159
 our

00:39:08.159 --> 00:39:08.779
 competitors

00:39:08.779 --> 00:39:10.699
 they're

00:39:10.699 --> 00:39:11.340
 teammates

00:39:11.340 --> 00:39:16.699
 now

00:39:16.699 --> 00:39:17.219
 by that

00:39:17.219 --> 00:39:17.539
 I don't

00:39:17.539 --> 00:39:17.860
 mean

00:39:17.860 --> 00:39:18.960
 that we

00:39:18.960 --> 00:39:19.320
 should be

00:39:19.320 --> 00:39:20.159
 uncritical

00:39:20.159 --> 00:39:21.619
 in how

00:39:21.619 --> 00:39:21.779
 we

00:39:21.779 --> 00:39:22.039
 partner

00:39:22.039 --> 00:39:22.259
 with

00:39:22.259 --> 00:39:22.500
 every

00:39:22.500 --> 00:39:22.759
 kind

00:39:22.759 --> 00:39:22.859
 of

00:39:22.859 --> 00:39:23.179
 ministry

00:39:23.179 --> 00:39:23.399
 and

00:39:23.399 --> 00:39:23.699
 church

00:39:23.699 --> 00:39:25.699
 there

00:39:25.699 --> 00:39:25.940
 are

00:39:25.940 --> 00:39:26.519
 important

00:39:26.519 --> 00:39:27.119
 theological

00:39:27.119 --> 00:39:28.039
 philosophical

00:39:28.039 --> 00:39:28.319
 and

00:39:28.319 --> 00:39:29.039
 methodological

00:39:29.039 --> 00:39:29.519
 differences

00:39:29.519 --> 00:39:29.799
 among

00:39:29.799 --> 00:39:30.139
 various

00:39:30.139 --> 00:39:30.440
 Christian

00:39:30.440 --> 00:39:30.799
 groups

00:39:30.799 --> 00:39:31.339
 and

00:39:31.339 --> 00:39:31.480
 it's

00:39:31.480 --> 00:39:31.920
 important

00:39:31.920 --> 00:39:32.179
 to

00:39:32.179 --> 00:39:32.539
 safeguard

00:39:32.539 --> 00:39:32.920
 those

00:39:32.920 --> 00:39:33.379
 things

00:39:33.379 --> 00:39:35.339
 but

00:39:35.339 --> 00:39:36.239
 still

00:39:36.239 --> 00:39:36.639
 when we

00:39:36.639 --> 00:39:37.039
 find

00:39:37.039 --> 00:39:37.339
 another

00:39:37.339 --> 00:39:37.759
 Christian

00:39:37.759 --> 00:39:38.259
 or a

00:39:38.259 --> 00:39:38.679
 church

00:39:38.679 --> 00:39:39.559
 ministering

00:39:39.559 --> 00:39:39.719
 and

00:39:39.719 --> 00:39:40.099
 serving

00:39:40.099 --> 00:39:40.359
 in

00:39:40.359 --> 00:39:40.539
 what

00:39:40.539 --> 00:39:40.759
 we

00:39:40.759 --> 00:39:41.019
 deem

00:39:41.019 --> 00:39:41.199
 to

00:39:41.199 --> 00:39:41.339
 be

00:39:41.339 --> 00:39:41.500
 a

00:39:41.500 --> 00:39:41.759
 less

00:39:41.759 --> 00:39:42.079
 helpful

00:39:42.079 --> 00:39:42.519
 way

00:39:42.519 --> 00:39:43.319
 we

00:39:43.319 --> 00:39:43.719
 shouldn't

00:39:43.719 --> 00:39:44.279
 stop

00:39:44.279 --> 00:39:44.599
 them

00:39:44.599 --> 00:39:44.859
 or

00:39:44.859 --> 00:39:45.679
 dismiss

00:39:45.679 --> 00:39:46.079
 them

00:39:46.079 --> 00:39:47.819
 we

00:39:47.819 --> 00:39:48.000
 should

00:39:48.000 --> 00:39:48.599
 encourage

00:39:48.599 --> 00:39:48.920
 them

00:39:48.920 --> 00:39:49.539
 and exhort

00:39:49.539 --> 00:39:49.779
 them

00:39:49.780 --> 00:39:50.140
 we

00:39:50.140 --> 00:39:50.320
 should

00:39:50.320 --> 00:39:50.560
 do

00:39:50.560 --> 00:39:50.760
 what

00:39:50.760 --> 00:39:51.180
 Priscilla

00:39:51.180 --> 00:39:51.400
 and

00:39:51.400 --> 00:39:51.740
 Aquila

00:39:51.740 --> 00:39:52.080
 did

00:39:52.080 --> 00:39:52.280
 in

00:39:52.280 --> 00:39:52.560
 Acts

00:39:52.560 --> 00:39:52.960
 18

00:39:52.960 --> 00:39:53.400
 26

00:39:53.400 --> 00:39:54.360
 when

00:39:54.360 --> 00:39:54.480
 they

00:39:54.480 --> 00:39:54.680
 took

00:39:54.680 --> 00:39:55.260
 Apollos

00:39:55.260 --> 00:39:55.380
 who

00:39:55.380 --> 00:39:55.480
 was

00:39:55.480 --> 00:39:55.880
 preaching

00:39:55.880 --> 00:39:56.920
 and

00:39:56.920 --> 00:39:57.140
 took

00:39:57.140 --> 00:39:57.260
 him

00:39:57.260 --> 00:39:57.680
 aside

00:39:57.680 --> 00:39:58.080
 and

00:39:58.080 --> 00:39:58.540
 explained

00:39:58.540 --> 00:39:58.900
 to him

00:39:58.900 --> 00:39:59.260
 the way

00:39:59.260 --> 00:39:59.680
 of God

00:39:59.680 --> 00:40:00.120
 more

00:40:00.120 --> 00:40:00.660
 accurately

00:40:00.660 --> 00:40:01.160
 he says

00:40:01.160 --> 00:40:01.640
 Acts

00:40:01.640 --> 00:40:01.960
 18

00:40:01.960 --> 00:40:02.519
 26

00:40:02.519 --> 00:40:04.260
 because

00:40:04.260 --> 00:40:04.460
 we

00:40:04.460 --> 00:40:04.900
 want

00:40:04.900 --> 00:40:05.160
 them

00:40:05.160 --> 00:40:05.440
 to be

00:40:05.440 --> 00:40:05.960
 successful

00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:10.300
 I

00:40:10.300 --> 00:40:10.540
 love

00:40:10.540 --> 00:40:10.700
 our

00:40:10.700 --> 00:40:11.040
 church

00:40:11.040 --> 00:40:11.320
 I'm

00:40:11.320 --> 00:40:11.480
 very

00:40:11.480 --> 00:40:11.780
 proud

00:40:11.780 --> 00:40:11.900
 of

00:40:11.900 --> 00:40:12.080
 so

00:40:12.080 --> 00:40:12.240
 many

00:40:12.240 --> 00:40:12.540
 things

00:40:12.540 --> 00:40:12.700
 that

00:40:12.700 --> 00:40:12.840
 we

00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:13.140
 do

00:40:13.140 --> 00:40:13.540
 well

00:40:13.540 --> 00:40:14.200
 and

00:40:14.200 --> 00:40:14.519
 love

00:40:14.519 --> 00:40:15.340
 all

00:40:15.340 --> 00:40:15.440
 of

00:40:15.440 --> 00:40:15.560
 our

00:40:15.560 --> 00:40:15.900
 members

00:40:15.900 --> 00:40:16.600
 but

00:40:16.600 --> 00:40:16.780
 this

00:40:16.780 --> 00:40:16.900
 is

00:40:16.900 --> 00:40:17.180
 not

00:40:17.180 --> 00:40:17.540
 about

00:40:17.540 --> 00:40:18.000
 us

00:40:18.000 --> 00:40:18.900
 it's

00:40:18.900 --> 00:40:19.180
 not

00:40:19.179 --> 00:40:19.579
 about

00:40:19.579 --> 00:40:20.019
 Trinity

00:40:20.019 --> 00:40:20.440
 Cambridge

00:40:20.440 --> 00:40:20.759
 Church

00:40:20.759 --> 00:40:21.019
 it's

00:40:21.019 --> 00:40:21.319
 about

00:40:21.319 --> 00:40:21.960
 Christ

00:40:21.960 --> 00:40:22.379
 and

00:40:22.379 --> 00:40:22.599
 his

00:40:22.599 --> 00:40:23.000
 glory

00:40:23.000 --> 00:40:29.539
 we

00:40:29.539 --> 00:40:30.599
 can't

00:40:30.599 --> 00:40:30.879
 live

00:40:30.879 --> 00:40:31.199
 like

00:40:31.199 --> 00:40:31.539
 this

00:40:31.539 --> 00:40:31.799
 through

00:40:31.799 --> 00:40:31.960
 the

00:40:31.960 --> 00:40:32.339
 exercise

00:40:32.339 --> 00:40:32.639
 of

00:40:32.639 --> 00:40:32.980
 sheer

00:40:32.980 --> 00:40:33.759
 willpower

00:40:33.760 --> 00:40:36.060
 the

00:40:36.060 --> 00:40:36.480
 disciples

00:40:36.480 --> 00:40:36.680
 of

00:40:36.680 --> 00:40:36.920
 Jesus

00:40:36.920 --> 00:40:37.320
 clearly

00:40:37.320 --> 00:40:37.700
 failed

00:40:37.700 --> 00:40:37.940
 over

00:40:37.940 --> 00:40:38.080
 and

00:40:38.080 --> 00:40:38.240
 over

00:40:38.240 --> 00:40:38.540
 again

00:40:38.540 --> 00:40:38.720
 and

00:40:38.720 --> 00:40:38.920
 we

00:40:38.920 --> 00:40:39.140
 will

00:40:39.140 --> 00:40:39.520
 too

00:40:39.520 --> 00:40:40.460
 and

00:40:40.460 --> 00:40:40.680
 that's

00:40:40.680 --> 00:40:40.780
 why

00:40:40.780 --> 00:40:41.040
 Jesus

00:40:41.040 --> 00:40:41.560
 reminds

00:40:41.560 --> 00:40:41.740
 them

00:40:41.740 --> 00:40:42.000
 again

00:40:42.000 --> 00:40:42.200
 of

00:40:42.200 --> 00:40:42.380
 this

00:40:42.380 --> 00:40:42.660
 lesson

00:40:42.660 --> 00:40:43.040
 before

00:40:43.040 --> 00:40:43.260
 his

00:40:43.260 --> 00:40:43.620
 death

00:40:43.620 --> 00:40:44.160
 but

00:40:44.160 --> 00:40:44.500
 after

00:40:44.500 --> 00:40:44.920
 Jesus

00:40:44.920 --> 00:40:45.480
 death

00:40:45.480 --> 00:40:45.720
 and

00:40:45.720 --> 00:40:46.180
 resurrection

00:40:46.180 --> 00:40:47.040
 and ascension

00:40:47.040 --> 00:40:47.460
 and after

00:40:47.460 --> 00:40:48.140
 Pentecost

00:40:48.140 --> 00:40:48.940
 when the

00:40:48.940 --> 00:40:49.540
 Holy Spirit

00:40:49.540 --> 00:40:50.340
 descends on

00:40:50.340 --> 00:40:50.940
 his people

00:40:50.940 --> 00:40:51.740
 with power

00:40:51.740 --> 00:40:53.040
 there is

00:40:53.040 --> 00:40:53.940
 a decisive

00:40:53.940 --> 00:40:54.860
 shift

00:40:54.860 --> 00:40:55.860
 the

00:40:55.860 --> 00:40:56.320
 disciples

00:40:56.320 --> 00:40:56.700
 are no

00:40:56.700 --> 00:40:56.980
 longer

00:40:56.980 --> 00:40:57.440
 seen

00:40:57.440 --> 00:40:58.220
 posturing

00:40:58.220 --> 00:40:58.540
 and

00:40:58.540 --> 00:40:59.500
 jockeying

00:40:59.500 --> 00:41:00.160
 for position

00:41:00.160 --> 00:41:00.560
 amongst

00:41:00.560 --> 00:41:01.140
 themselves

00:41:01.139 --> 00:41:01.980
 instead

00:41:01.980 --> 00:41:02.460
 each

00:41:02.460 --> 00:41:02.639
 of

00:41:02.639 --> 00:41:02.819
 them

00:41:02.819 --> 00:41:03.699
 embraces

00:41:03.699 --> 00:41:05.079
 the

00:41:05.079 --> 00:41:05.440
 life

00:41:05.440 --> 00:41:05.579
 of

00:41:05.579 --> 00:41:05.699
 a

00:41:05.699 --> 00:41:06.000
 Christian

00:41:06.000 --> 00:41:06.480
 disciple

00:41:06.480 --> 00:41:07.000
 and

00:41:07.000 --> 00:41:07.359
 carries

00:41:07.359 --> 00:41:07.579
 his

00:41:07.579 --> 00:41:07.900
 cross

00:41:07.900 --> 00:41:08.099
 to

00:41:08.099 --> 00:41:08.359
 follow

00:41:08.359 --> 00:41:08.759
 Jesus

00:41:08.759 --> 00:41:09.559
 and

00:41:09.559 --> 00:41:09.980
 many

00:41:09.980 --> 00:41:10.199
 of

00:41:10.199 --> 00:41:10.359
 them

00:41:10.359 --> 00:41:10.659
 die

00:41:10.659 --> 00:41:11.239
 shameful

00:41:11.239 --> 00:41:12.019
 inglorious

00:41:12.019 --> 00:41:12.719
 deaths

00:41:12.719 --> 00:41:14.460
 Peter

00:41:14.460 --> 00:41:14.679
 is

00:41:14.679 --> 00:41:15.119
 crucified

00:41:15.119 --> 00:41:15.539
 upside

00:41:15.539 --> 00:41:16.059
 down

00:41:16.059 --> 00:41:16.859
 James

00:41:16.859 --> 00:41:17.099
 is

00:41:17.099 --> 00:41:17.460
 stoned

00:41:17.460 --> 00:41:17.659
 to

00:41:17.659 --> 00:41:18.019
 death

00:41:18.019 --> 00:41:19.000
 the

00:41:19.000 --> 00:41:19.359
 world

00:41:19.359 --> 00:41:20.139
 discarded

00:41:20.139 --> 00:41:20.480
 them

00:41:20.480 --> 00:41:20.819
 like

00:41:20.819 --> 00:41:21.379
 refuse

00:41:21.379 --> 00:41:21.759
 but

00:41:21.759 --> 00:41:22.219
 they

00:41:22.219 --> 00:41:22.579
 were

00:41:22.579 --> 00:41:22.799
 the

00:41:22.799 --> 00:41:23.099
 great

00:41:23.099 --> 00:41:23.559
 ones

00:41:23.559 --> 00:41:25.759
 because

00:41:25.759 --> 00:41:25.960
 they

00:41:25.960 --> 00:41:26.119
 were

00:41:26.119 --> 00:41:26.639
 pursuing

00:41:26.639 --> 00:41:26.879
 the

00:41:26.879 --> 00:41:27.219
 greatness

00:41:27.219 --> 00:41:27.659
 modeled

00:41:27.659 --> 00:41:27.960
 by

00:41:27.960 --> 00:41:28.199
 the

00:41:28.199 --> 00:41:28.639
 suffering

00:41:28.639 --> 00:41:28.920
 son

00:41:28.920 --> 00:41:29.079
 of

00:41:29.079 --> 00:41:29.299
 man

00:41:29.300 --> 00:41:31.519
 and

00:41:31.519 --> 00:41:31.640
 my

00:41:31.640 --> 00:41:31.920
 hope

00:41:31.920 --> 00:41:32.060
 and

00:41:32.060 --> 00:41:32.260
 prayer

00:41:32.260 --> 00:41:32.380
 is

00:41:32.380 --> 00:41:32.500
 that

00:41:32.500 --> 00:41:32.680
 we

00:41:32.680 --> 00:41:33.260
 see

00:41:33.260 --> 00:41:33.660
 how

00:41:33.660 --> 00:41:34.140
 glorious

00:41:34.140 --> 00:41:34.519
 Christ

00:41:34.519 --> 00:41:34.740
 is

00:41:34.740 --> 00:41:35.019
 when

00:41:35.019 --> 00:41:35.180
 we

00:41:35.180 --> 00:41:35.519
 see

00:41:35.519 --> 00:41:35.780
 with

00:41:35.780 --> 00:41:35.920
 our

00:41:35.920 --> 00:41:36.160
 eyes

00:41:36.160 --> 00:41:36.340
 of

00:41:36.340 --> 00:41:36.700
 faith

00:41:36.700 --> 00:41:37.200
 what

00:41:37.200 --> 00:41:37.700
 Christ

00:41:37.700 --> 00:41:37.980
 has

00:41:37.980 --> 00:41:38.440
 done

00:41:38.440 --> 00:41:39.000
 for

00:41:39.000 --> 00:41:39.240
 us

00:41:39.240 --> 00:41:39.400
 how

00:41:39.400 --> 00:41:39.820
 precious

00:41:39.820 --> 00:41:40.560
 he

00:41:40.560 --> 00:41:40.960
 is

00:41:40.960 --> 00:41:41.180
 if

00:41:41.180 --> 00:41:41.320
 we

00:41:41.320 --> 00:41:41.600
 get

00:41:41.600 --> 00:41:41.860
 our

00:41:41.860 --> 00:41:42.320
 sense

00:41:42.320 --> 00:41:42.500
 of

00:41:42.500 --> 00:41:42.900
 value

00:41:42.900 --> 00:41:43.080
 and

00:41:43.080 --> 00:41:43.320
 self

00:41:43.320 --> 00:41:43.680
 worth

00:41:43.680 --> 00:41:44.140
 not

00:41:44.140 --> 00:41:44.340
 from

00:41:44.340 --> 00:41:44.500
 what

00:41:44.500 --> 00:41:44.760
 we're

00:41:44.760 --> 00:41:45.240
 doing

00:41:45.240 --> 00:41:45.460
 and

00:41:45.460 --> 00:41:45.640
 what

00:41:45.640 --> 00:41:45.860
 we

00:41:45.860 --> 00:41:46.519
 accomplish

00:41:46.519 --> 00:41:47.160
 ourselves

00:41:47.160 --> 00:41:47.860
 but

00:41:47.860 --> 00:41:48.080
 in

00:41:48.080 --> 00:41:48.420
 what

00:41:48.420 --> 00:41:48.940
 Christ

00:41:48.940 --> 00:41:49.120
 and

00:41:49.120 --> 00:41:49.300
 what

00:41:49.300 --> 00:41:49.500
 God

00:41:49.500 --> 00:41:49.700
 the

00:41:49.700 --> 00:41:50.060
 father

00:41:50.060 --> 00:41:50.500
 said

00:41:50.500 --> 00:41:51.060
 because

00:41:51.060 --> 00:41:51.340
 what

00:41:51.340 --> 00:41:51.519
 he

00:41:51.519 --> 00:41:51.920
 gave

00:41:51.920 --> 00:41:52.120
 to

00:41:52.120 --> 00:41:52.420
 save

00:41:52.420 --> 00:41:52.760
 us

00:41:52.760 --> 00:41:53.140
 speaks

00:41:53.140 --> 00:41:53.360
 to

00:41:53.360 --> 00:41:53.539
 our

00:41:53.539 --> 00:41:53.780
 true

00:41:53.780 --> 00:41:54.100
 worth

00:41:54.099 --> 00:41:54.259
 and

00:41:54.259 --> 00:41:54.699
 value

00:41:54.699 --> 00:41:56.199
 and

00:41:56.199 --> 00:41:56.339
 he

00:41:56.339 --> 00:41:56.679
 gave

00:41:56.679 --> 00:41:56.880
 his

00:41:56.880 --> 00:41:57.179
 most

00:41:57.179 --> 00:41:57.559
 precious

00:41:57.559 --> 00:41:57.900
 son

00:41:57.900 --> 00:41:58.219
 Jesus

00:41:58.219 --> 00:41:58.819
 Christ

00:41:58.819 --> 00:41:59.339
 his

00:41:59.339 --> 00:41:59.739
 beloved

00:41:59.739 --> 00:42:00.179
 son

00:42:00.179 --> 00:42:00.440
 to

00:42:00.440 --> 00:42:00.799
 adopt

00:42:00.799 --> 00:42:01.059
 us

00:42:01.059 --> 00:42:01.199
 as

00:42:01.199 --> 00:42:01.339
 his

00:42:01.339 --> 00:42:01.679
 own

00:42:01.679 --> 00:42:02.119
 if

00:42:02.119 --> 00:42:02.259
 we

00:42:02.259 --> 00:42:02.699
 derive

00:42:02.699 --> 00:42:02.920
 our

00:42:02.920 --> 00:42:03.339
 identity

00:42:03.339 --> 00:42:03.659
 from

00:42:03.659 --> 00:42:03.980
 that

00:42:03.980 --> 00:42:04.400
 from

00:42:04.400 --> 00:42:04.860
 Christ

00:42:04.860 --> 00:42:05.000
 and

00:42:05.000 --> 00:42:05.099
 it

00:42:05.099 --> 00:42:05.239
 is

00:42:05.239 --> 00:42:05.539
 then

00:42:05.539 --> 00:42:05.920
 and

00:42:05.920 --> 00:42:06.380
 only

00:42:06.380 --> 00:42:06.679
 then

00:42:06.679 --> 00:42:06.799
 that

00:42:06.799 --> 00:42:06.920
 we

00:42:06.920 --> 00:42:07.099
 can

00:42:07.099 --> 00:42:07.380
 live

00:42:07.380 --> 00:42:07.579
 in

00:42:07.579 --> 00:42:08.119
 freedom

00:42:08.119 --> 00:42:12.659
 we

00:42:12.659 --> 00:42:13.019
 conclude

00:42:13.019 --> 00:42:13.339
 with

00:42:13.339 --> 00:42:14.279
 a

00:42:14.279 --> 00:42:14.539
 verse

00:42:14.539 --> 00:42:14.799
 from

00:42:14.799 --> 00:42:15.039
 one

00:42:15.039 --> 00:42:15.099
 of

00:42:15.099 --> 00:42:15.239
 my

00:42:15.239 --> 00:42:15.579
 favorite

00:42:15.579 --> 00:42:16.039
 hymns

00:42:16.039 --> 00:42:16.940
 Jesus

00:42:16.940 --> 00:42:17.319
 I

00:42:17.319 --> 00:42:17.500
 my

00:42:17.500 --> 00:42:17.980
 cross

00:42:17.980 --> 00:42:18.380
 have

00:42:18.380 --> 00:42:18.819
 taken

00:42:18.819 --> 00:42:19.719
 says

00:42:19.719 --> 00:42:20.000
 Jesus

00:42:20.000 --> 00:42:20.319
 I

00:42:20.319 --> 00:42:20.579
 my

00:42:20.579 --> 00:42:21.079
 cross

00:42:21.079 --> 00:42:21.319
 have

00:42:21.319 --> 00:42:21.699
 taken

00:42:21.699 --> 00:42:22.779
 all

00:42:22.779 --> 00:42:23.019
 to

00:42:23.019 --> 00:42:23.440
 leave

00:42:23.440 --> 00:42:24.019
 and

00:42:24.019 --> 00:42:24.440
 follow

00:42:24.440 --> 00:42:24.719
 thee

00:42:24.719 --> 00:42:26.500
 destitute

00:42:26.500 --> 00:42:27.859
 despised

00:42:27.859 --> 00:42:28.599
 forsaken

00:42:28.599 --> 00:42:29.619
 thou

00:42:29.619 --> 00:42:30.000
 from

00:42:30.000 --> 00:42:30.559
 hence

00:42:30.559 --> 00:42:31.000
 my

00:42:31.000 --> 00:42:31.359
 all

00:42:31.359 --> 00:42:31.739
 shall

00:42:31.739 --> 00:42:32.000
 be

00:42:32.000 --> 00:42:33.359
 perish

00:42:33.359 --> 00:42:34.039
 every

00:42:34.039 --> 00:42:34.519
 fond

00:42:34.519 --> 00:42:35.039
 ambition

00:42:35.039 --> 00:42:36.119
 all

00:42:36.119 --> 00:42:36.460
 I've

00:42:36.460 --> 00:42:36.799
 sought

00:42:36.799 --> 00:42:37.039
 or

00:42:37.039 --> 00:42:37.500
 hoped

00:42:37.500 --> 00:42:37.739
 or

00:42:37.739 --> 00:42:38.179
 known

00:42:38.179 --> 00:42:39.399
 yet

00:42:39.399 --> 00:42:39.699
 how

00:42:39.699 --> 00:42:40.259
 rich

00:42:40.259 --> 00:42:40.899
 is

00:42:40.899 --> 00:42:41.139
 my

00:42:41.139 --> 00:42:41.719
 condition

00:42:41.719 --> 00:42:43.119
 God

00:42:43.119 --> 00:42:43.659
 and

00:42:43.659 --> 00:42:44.099
 heaven

00:42:44.099 --> 00:42:44.639
 are

00:42:44.639 --> 00:42:45.159
 still

00:42:45.159 --> 00:42:45.879
 my

00:42:45.879 --> 00:42:46.559
 own