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 Now, we have two New Testament readings at the moment. The first is from 2 Timothy.

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 2 Timothy chapter 3 from verse 14 into chapter 4 and verse 5.

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 So 2 Timothy 3 verse 14 to chapter 4 verse 5.

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 But as for you, Paul writes to Timothy,

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 They will gather round them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

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 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

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 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist,

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 discharge all the duties of your ministry.

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 So the place of preaching and teaching God's Word is being emphasized there.

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 And now we're going to read from Acts chapter 10.

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 So we're about to begin a series, Healthy Habits for a Church or Habits of a Healthy Church.

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 And the first thing that we're going to think about is preaching and teaching of God's Word and commitment to that.

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 And so in Acts chapter 10, we have one of the many examples of preaching of Jesus that we find in the book of Acts.

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 So Acts chapter 10 from verse 34 to verse 43.

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 Then Peter began to speak.

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 This is in Cornelius' house.

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 I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism,

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 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.

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 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel,

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 announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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 You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea,

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 beginning in Galilee, after the baptism that John preached,

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 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power,

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 and how he went around doing good and healing all who are under the power of the devil,

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 because God was with him.

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 We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem.

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 They killed him by hanging him on a cross.

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 But God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen.

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 He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen,

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 by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

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 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify

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 that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.

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 All the prophets testify about him,

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 that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.

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 And we'll return to that passage in just a few moments.

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 But before we do that, we're going to sing together the hymn,

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 Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor.

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 So we'll hear that and we can sing and we'll stand while we sing.

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 The first why question for us.

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 Why is it that we regularly, week by week, spend one hour between the morning and the evening listening to the Bible being read and preached?

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 Why is it that we devote time through the week to reading and teaching in small groups in different contexts regularly, week by week, month by month?

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 It's an important question because preaching is under pressure.

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 It's under pressure in part because of the media age.

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 It was that drive to find more effective forms of communication.

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 People are consuming and being discipled by different sources of information in ways like no other.

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 And so even within the church, you'll find many people asking, is preaching still relevant?

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 Perhaps because of that, there is even among preachers a loss of confidence.

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 Perhaps we've heard one time too many, it's not how people learn best.

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 Preaching won't attract people in.

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 Asking people to listen to two sermons is simply too much.

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 And so we have choices.

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 Churches have choices to make.

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 Do we cave in to that pressure?

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 Do we try and conform?

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 Change the way that we communicate?

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 Or do we commit ourselves for the long haul to preaching and teaching?

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 So our big goal today is to show, in the first instance, the central place that preaching and teaching had in the church from the beginning, by God's design.

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 So that hopefully we ourselves and we as a church will grow in our conviction about the importance of preaching.

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 But also at the same time, as we look at Acts chapter 10, we see an example of gospel preaching.

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 That we might learn some of the priorities, the emphases of the apostles and others for ourselves.

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 As we look to communicate the good news of Jesus with people around us.

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 So think of it, in a sense, like visiting the doctor for a health checkup.

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 If you ever find yourself doing that, when you do the BMI, you do the blood pressure, you check your heart.

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 This is the first part of our church spiritual health check.

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 Now, are we committed to hear God's word through preaching and teaching?

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 And this deliberately comes first, because if we get this wrong, eventually everything else will go wrong.

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 As I hope we will all be able to see.

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 So let's begin simply by recognizing the place of preaching and teaching in the book of Acts.

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 There's one verse to get us going.

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 Acts chapter 8 and verse 4.

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 If you don't have a Bible, I can read it for you.

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 So this is the church is facing persecution.

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 They're scattered.

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 And in 8 verse 4, those who've been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

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 So preaching is everywhere.

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 And remember, Jesus said to the disciples, you will be my witnesses and you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.

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 And so they are empowered by the Holy Spirit to continue the work of Jesus through preaching and teaching.

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 Just to give a sense, in case we miss it, about how ever-present preaching is.

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 Chapter 2, as Pentecost.

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 That's when the Holy Spirit comes on the disciples in power.

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 And the first thing that happens, Peter begins to preach.

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 Preaches to that huge crowd.

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 3,000 are converted.

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 And we find that this first church are devoted to the apostles' teaching.

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 So from the beginning, a church devoted to the word of God.

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 Then in chapters 3 to 5, we find the churches preaching, but preaching largely because of opposition.

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 They find themselves communicating the gospel before the Sanhedrin, who keep asking them questions and saying,

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 Will you please stop talking about Jesus?

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 And they refuse to stop.

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 So they preach in the context of opposition.

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 That grows.

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 So chapter 7, chapter 8, there is preaching in the context of persecution.

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 We have Stephen's sermon.

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 And he eventually is martyred at the end of that.

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 And you find Philip preaching to the Ethiopian.

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 And it's interesting as well.

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 So the apostles have been preaching.

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 But there, chapters 7 and 8, there's deacons in the church who are preaching.

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 And then we discover, as the church is scattered, everyday believers are preaching wherever they go as well.

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 And then in chapter 9, one of the crucial turning points in the book of Acts, Saul is converted.

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 We know him as Paul.

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 As he is converted, what does he do?

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 Begins preaching.

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 Chapters 10 and 11, and this is our context,

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 we find Peter preaching to the Gentiles.

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 So here, just as Jesus said, you'll be my witnesses,

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 Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, to the ends of the earth.

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 We see it begin here.

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 And then chapters 13 to 21, we have Paul's three missionary journeys recorded.

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 And we find churches established through the preaching and teaching of God's Word.

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 So for those first 20 or so chapters,

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 you can hardly move, but there's preaching happening.

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 The church began, the church flourished,

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 as they committed themselves to preaching and teaching the Word of God about Jesus.

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 And they do it in different settings as well.

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 That's one of the really interesting things about the book of Acts.

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 So they'll preach in synagogues,

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 lecture halls in the public square.

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 They will preach and teach in houses.

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 We find Philip in the middle of the desert.

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 They're preaching in a chariot, teaching the Word of God.

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 We find them preaching to different audiences.

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 So sometimes that's to believers in homes.

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 Often that's before very hostile crowds.

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 Sometimes that's teaching that happens one to one.

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 As we've said, it's done by different people.

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 It's often by the apostles,

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 but also these deacons,

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 and also unnamed believers.

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 The church from bottom to top believed that their message,

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 their responsibility was to preach the gospel.

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 And so, you know,

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 as historians and church historians recognize

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 the way that the Christian church

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 ultimately transformed the Roman Empire,

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 how does it turn the world upside down?

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 It does it because they are totally committed

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 to preaching and teaching the Word of God

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 and living in response to it.

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 And so it's really important for us to see.

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 And it's amazing for us to think about how God worked.

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 And I think it's important for us to be encouraged.

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 So it was recognized by the Sanhedrin,

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 in Acts chapter 4,

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 that the people who are preaching are largely untrained.

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 And that's very striking in its day.

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 And bear in mind, too,

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 that these first apostles,

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 these first teachers of the gospel,

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 they only had the Old Testament,

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 and they wouldn't have had their own personal copies of it.

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 And they also had the apostles teaching about Jesus.

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 Bear in mind their context.

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 They are working in the Roman Empire.

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 We see how totally un-Christian and anti-Christian

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 much of society was,

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 whether that's Jewish leaders or the Roman establishment.

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 They are working, operating in a context

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 where Caesar is Lord is what you hear every day.

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 It's a culture that was wild.

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 A time of intense persecution.

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 But,

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 these first Christians,

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 they had the Spirit,

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 and they had the Word of God,

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 and they had the life-changing message of Jesus.

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 I love the way the guys in the Sanhedrin

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 recognize

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 the distinctive quality of Peter and John,

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 that although they were largely unschooled,

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 they were men who had been with Jesus.

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 Something about their life and their message.

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 Jesus spoke about that mustard seed

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 that would grow into a huge tree.

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 That's what we see happening

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 in the book of Acts,

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 as God's people are committed to God's Word,

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 and that tree continues to grow today,

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 wherever God's people are committed

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 to preaching and teaching God's Word.

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 And so, for our own encouragement,

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 it's good for us to remember,

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 we have the same Spirit

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 that these first Christians had.

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 We have the same good news.

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 We have the same Lord Jesus.

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 We have the same God

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 who loves to save sinners.

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 And so, in a day where we can feel weak

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 and marginalized,

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 where we wonder,

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 does preaching, teaching, proclamation

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 make any difference?

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 We're invited always to take heart

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 and to keep on going.

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 From an overview,

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 let's move directly to Acts chapter 10

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 and to think about preaching Christ

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 in the book of Acts.

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 There was lots of places,

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 lots of places we could go,

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 for examples of preaching

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 in the book of Acts.

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 And as you compare,

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 it's very interesting

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 to compare the different sermons

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 as they're recorded by Luke,

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 and you see certain key themes

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 emerge again and again.

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 And so, we're going to notice

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 some of those

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 coming here in Peter's sermon.

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 And hopefully, we can then think about,

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 how do I communicate the good news?

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 Are there any gaps?

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 Is there any help for me

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 in thinking about

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 how to communicate the gospel

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 as we read the book of Acts?

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 I hope there will be.

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 Just to remind ourselves,

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 the setting here

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 in Acts chapter 10

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 is that Cornelius,

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 who is a Gentile soldier,

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 has been told by an angel

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 to go and send

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 for a man called Peter

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 and to bring him

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 so that Peter can preach to him.

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 And so, here is Peter

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 in this soldier's house

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 about to preach

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 to his household.

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 Again, a reminder

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 of the different audiences,

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 different places

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 where preaching happened.

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 So, Luke records

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 a summary of the sermon,

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 and we can see six key elements

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 of gospel preaching

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 that we find in the book of Acts.

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 So, we'll notice them together.

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 First key element

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 that you will find

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 across loads of the sermons

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 is a recognition

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 and understanding

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 that Jesus fulfills

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 Old Testament scriptures.

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 How do we see it here?

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 Verse 34,

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 I now realize

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 how true it is

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 that God does not show favoritism,

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 but accepts from every nation

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 the one who fears him

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 and does what is right.

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 That's not something

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 that merges brand new

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 in the New Testament.

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 That's something

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 that's promised

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 all the way back

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 in Genesis 12

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 to Abraham.

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 One of your seed

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 will bring blessing

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 to the nations.

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 If you remember,

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 Martin Patterson

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 preached for us

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 on our mission Sunday

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 from Zechariah chapter 8,

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 and in verse 23,

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 we have that picture

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 of here's the one Jewish guy

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 and there's ten people

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 from different nations

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 grabbing onto his coat.

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 Why?

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 Because God is with you.

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 And there's that expectation

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 that in the new age,

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 God's kingdom of grace

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 is going to go wider.

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 Whether it's going to go global,

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 Jesus will be acknowledged

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 as Lord of all.

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 And so people from all nations

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 are called to repent

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 and to believe.

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 God does not show favoritism.

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 It's not just for a few.

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 This is good news for the nations.

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 Verse 36,

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 we can also see

00:20:22.460 --> 00:20:24.340
 Old Testament fulfillment.

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 You know the message

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 God sent to the people of Israel

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 announcing the good news of peace

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 through Jesus Christ

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 who is Lord of all.

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 Maybe that makes us think

00:20:35.000 --> 00:20:36.540
 of Isaiah chapter 9,

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 verses 6 and 7.

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 Let me read those famous words

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 that we often connect

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 with Christmas.

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 And actually words

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 that are mentioned

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 in the Hope Explored course as well.

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 For to us a child is born,

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 to us a son is given,

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 and the government

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 will be on his shoulders.

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 And he will be called

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 Wonderful Counselor,

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 Mighty God,

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 Everlasting Father,

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 Prince of Peace.

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 There's our word.

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 Of the greatness of his government

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 and peace,

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 there will be no end.

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 He will reign on David's throne

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 and over his kingdom

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 from that time on

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 and forever.

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 The promised Prince of Peace

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 is here,

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 therefore the way of peace

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 is open.

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 Peace,

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 as we discover

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 and as they declare

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 through the broken body

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 and the shed blood

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 of the Lord Jesus.

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 So what we remember today

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 as we share the Lord's Supper,

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 that our peace,

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 our reconciliation

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 comes through Jesus,

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 the Prince of Peace,

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 who lays down his life

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 so that our sins

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 could be forgiven,

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 so that we might be

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 reconciled to our God.

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 So this expectation

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 of peace

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 is fulfilled

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 in Jesus.

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 And so to read

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 the sermons

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 of the book of Acts

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 is to discover

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 that these first apostles,

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 they read the Old Testament

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 and they saw

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 the glory of Jesus.

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 They read the Old Testament

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 and they saw

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 the ministry of Jesus

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 being anticipated

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 in the pages

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 of Scripture.

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 Second key element

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 of gospel preaching

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 we find in the book of Acts,

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 an emphasis on

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 Jesus' unique

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 ministry.

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 Verse 37

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 and 38.

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 You know what's happened

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 throughout the province

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 of Judea,

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 how God anointed

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 Jesus of Nazareth

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 with the Holy Spirit

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 and power

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 and how he went around

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 doing good

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 and healing all

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 who are under the power

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 of the devil

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 because God was with him.

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 He is anointed

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 as the king.

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 At his baptism

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 the Holy Spirit

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 came on him.

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 His ministry

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 was one marked

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 by power.

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 And it's significant

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 that Peter can say

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 to his listeners,

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 you know,

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 so perhaps some of them

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 had seen it firsthand,

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 but perhaps it's true

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 that the reputation,

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 the stories of Jesus

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 were spreading

00:23:04.019 --> 00:23:05.000
 far and wide

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 and he was known

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 for doing good.

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 His miracles,

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 his miracles

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 demonstrate

00:23:12.279 --> 00:23:13.139
 that Jesus

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 is none other

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 than mighty God.

00:23:17.920 --> 00:23:18.839
 Jesus does

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 unique things

00:23:20.359 --> 00:23:21.539
 to serve people,

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 to show compassion.

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 We thought about him

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 healing the blind

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 so that many people

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 were asking,

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 who is this?

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 And he's not just

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 doing good,

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 he's also driving out

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 evil spirits,

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 a reminder

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 that Jesus

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 is a spiritual king

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 and he's come

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 to wage

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 spiritual battle.

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 And that every time

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 Jesus drives out

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 a demon

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 it was an anticipation

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 of his kingdom coming,

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 of that promise

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 of a world

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 that would be free

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 of evil.

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 Every miracle

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 stands as a snapshot,

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 a trailer

00:24:02.019 --> 00:24:02.940
 to the great movie

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 of the kingdom

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 of God,

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 to the future hope

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 of a world

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 free of suffering,

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 free of sin,

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 free of evil

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 where Jesus

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 will reign

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 over all

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 and where we will

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 see

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 and celebrate

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 his glory.

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 So they focus

00:24:18.660 --> 00:24:19.299
 on Jesus'

00:24:19.840 --> 00:24:21.000
 unique ministry.

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 And then,

00:24:23.500 --> 00:24:24.759
 verse 39 and 40,

00:24:25.519 --> 00:24:26.160
 they focus,

00:24:26.340 --> 00:24:27.039
 Peter focuses

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 attention on

00:24:27.799 --> 00:24:28.059
 Jesus'

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 death

00:24:28.680 --> 00:24:30.299
 and resurrection.

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 He says,

00:24:33.240 --> 00:24:34.200
 they killed him

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 by hanging him

00:24:35.799 --> 00:24:36.620
 on a cross,

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 but God

00:24:38.400 --> 00:24:38.960
 raised him

00:24:38.960 --> 00:24:39.700
 from the dead

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 on the third day

00:24:41.340 --> 00:24:42.980
 and caused him

00:24:42.980 --> 00:24:43.660
 to be seen.

00:24:44.060 --> 00:24:45.060
 They killed him,

00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:46.680
 God raised him.

00:24:47.460 --> 00:24:48.640
 This isn't the first time

00:24:48.640 --> 00:24:49.400
 Peter is preached

00:24:49.400 --> 00:24:49.920
 in this way

00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:50.820
 in Acts chapter 2,

00:24:50.940 --> 00:24:51.779
 Pentecost sermon.

00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:53.460
 He can speak

00:24:53.460 --> 00:24:54.640
 directly to the leaders

00:24:54.640 --> 00:24:54.860
 and say,

00:24:55.620 --> 00:24:56.720
 now here was your plan,

00:24:56.799 --> 00:24:57.660
 your plan was wicked,

00:24:57.660 --> 00:24:58.860
 you put Jesus to death,

00:24:58.920 --> 00:25:00.600
 but it was God's plan.

00:25:01.720 --> 00:25:02.560
 You didn't derail

00:25:02.560 --> 00:25:03.420
 God's purpose

00:25:03.420 --> 00:25:04.200
 of salvation.

00:25:05.460 --> 00:25:06.180
 Think about the number

00:25:06.180 --> 00:25:07.000
 of times Jesus

00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:08.080
 predicted his own

00:25:08.080 --> 00:25:09.060
 suffering and death,

00:25:09.100 --> 00:25:09.960
 as we said this morning,

00:25:10.060 --> 00:25:11.259
 six times at least.

00:25:12.740 --> 00:25:14.080
 The cross was

00:25:14.080 --> 00:25:14.880
 God's way

00:25:14.880 --> 00:25:15.779
 of salvation.

00:25:17.160 --> 00:25:17.880
 And the apostles

00:25:17.880 --> 00:25:19.140
 clearly understood it

00:25:19.140 --> 00:25:19.880
 after

00:25:19.880 --> 00:25:21.200
 Jesus rose

00:25:21.200 --> 00:25:21.660
 from the dead.

00:25:21.740 --> 00:25:22.440
 They were confused

00:25:22.440 --> 00:25:23.060
 beforehand.

00:25:24.920 --> 00:25:25.740
 How can God's king

00:25:25.740 --> 00:25:26.480
 suffer and die?

00:25:26.560 --> 00:25:27.300
 But after,

00:25:27.660 --> 00:25:28.759
 they understood.

00:25:29.640 --> 00:25:30.740
 This acceptance

00:25:30.740 --> 00:25:31.779
 that was promised

00:25:31.779 --> 00:25:32.800
 in verse 35,

00:25:33.019 --> 00:25:33.740
 this peace

00:25:33.740 --> 00:25:35.040
 that is open

00:25:35.040 --> 00:25:35.519
 to all

00:25:35.519 --> 00:25:36.540
 in verse 36,

00:25:36.620 --> 00:25:37.500
 how will it come?

00:25:38.279 --> 00:25:38.860
 It will come

00:25:38.860 --> 00:25:39.560
 through the blood

00:25:39.560 --> 00:25:40.240
 of Jesus

00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:42.180
 being shed

00:25:42.180 --> 00:25:42.800
 for many.

00:25:44.980 --> 00:25:45.620
 But then there's

00:25:45.620 --> 00:25:46.259
 the focus too

00:25:46.259 --> 00:25:47.560
 on the resurrection.

00:25:49.040 --> 00:25:49.460
 And actually

00:25:49.460 --> 00:25:50.060
 when you look

00:25:50.060 --> 00:25:51.180
 at the emphasis

00:25:51.180 --> 00:25:53.160
 on all the gospel

00:25:53.160 --> 00:25:53.620
 sermons

00:25:53.620 --> 00:25:54.279
 in the book of Acts,

00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:54.779
 the emphasis

00:25:54.779 --> 00:25:55.779
 falls on

00:25:55.779 --> 00:25:56.799
 the fact

00:25:56.799 --> 00:25:57.440
 that God

00:25:57.440 --> 00:25:58.420
 raised Jesus

00:25:58.420 --> 00:25:59.099
 from the dead.

00:25:59.759 --> 00:26:00.220
 The miracle

00:26:00.220 --> 00:26:01.339
 of the resurrection

00:26:01.339 --> 00:26:02.700
 is the reason

00:26:02.700 --> 00:26:03.440
 to listen

00:26:03.440 --> 00:26:04.500
 and to believe

00:26:04.500 --> 00:26:06.119
 the good news.

00:26:07.740 --> 00:26:08.740
 That the resurrection

00:26:08.740 --> 00:26:09.420
 of Jesus

00:26:09.420 --> 00:26:10.799
 shows God's promise

00:26:10.799 --> 00:26:11.420
 fulfilled.

00:26:13.420 --> 00:26:14.180
 Psalm 16,

00:26:14.519 --> 00:26:15.420
 Jesus is the holy one

00:26:15.420 --> 00:26:16.259
 who is not abandoned

00:26:16.259 --> 00:26:16.700
 today.

00:26:18.779 --> 00:26:19.839
 Isaiah 53,

00:26:20.379 --> 00:26:21.200
 he was the suffering

00:26:21.200 --> 00:26:22.160
 servant who would see

00:26:22.160 --> 00:26:22.960
 the light of life

00:26:22.960 --> 00:26:23.900
 and be satisfied.

00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:27.720
 So the central

00:26:27.720 --> 00:26:28.800
 events of Easter,

00:26:29.340 --> 00:26:30.300
 the central events

00:26:30.300 --> 00:26:31.680
 of the Christian faith,

00:26:32.080 --> 00:26:33.800
 always stand central

00:26:33.800 --> 00:26:35.360
 to the preaching

00:26:35.360 --> 00:26:35.920
 of the gospel

00:26:35.920 --> 00:26:36.480
 that we find

00:26:36.480 --> 00:26:37.480
 in the book of Acts.

00:26:37.920 --> 00:26:38.380
 It should always

00:26:38.380 --> 00:26:38.880
 be central

00:26:38.880 --> 00:26:40.700
 to our communication

00:26:40.700 --> 00:26:42.220
 of the gospel message.

00:26:45.140 --> 00:26:46.019
 Another emphasis

00:26:46.019 --> 00:26:47.040
 you may have picked up

00:26:47.040 --> 00:26:48.040
 in verse 41,

00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:50.140
 and you see it often

00:26:50.140 --> 00:26:50.820
 in the sermons

00:26:50.820 --> 00:26:51.580
 in the book of Acts,

00:26:51.579 --> 00:26:52.179
 the apostles

00:26:52.179 --> 00:26:53.379
 are eyewitnesses

00:26:53.379 --> 00:26:54.419
 to Jesus.

00:26:55.079 --> 00:26:55.359
 Actually,

00:26:55.460 --> 00:26:56.579
 you see it in verse 39,

00:26:56.740 --> 00:26:57.500
 we are witnesses

00:26:57.500 --> 00:26:58.939
 of everything he did.

00:26:59.279 --> 00:27:00.059
 So they are witnesses

00:27:00.059 --> 00:27:00.939
 to his life

00:27:00.939 --> 00:27:01.779
 and to his miracles

00:27:01.779 --> 00:27:02.740
 and to his teaching.

00:27:03.720 --> 00:27:04.639
 Verse 40,

00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:07.099
 they are witnesses

00:27:07.099 --> 00:27:07.799
 to the fact

00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:08.599
 that he was raised

00:27:08.599 --> 00:27:09.319
 from the dead.

00:27:09.720 --> 00:27:10.159
 41,

00:27:10.259 --> 00:27:10.839
 he was not seen

00:27:10.839 --> 00:27:11.679
 by all the people,

00:27:12.240 --> 00:27:13.099
 but by witnesses

00:27:13.099 --> 00:27:14.599
 whom God had already chosen,

00:27:14.899 --> 00:27:15.879
 by us who ate

00:27:15.879 --> 00:27:16.659
 and drank with him

00:27:16.659 --> 00:27:18.199
 after he rose from the dead.

00:27:19.259 --> 00:27:20.159
 Why talk about eating

00:27:20.160 --> 00:27:21.160
 and drinking with Jesus?

00:27:21.940 --> 00:27:22.940
 They are eyewitnesses

00:27:22.940 --> 00:27:23.500
 to a real

00:27:23.500 --> 00:27:25.400
 and physical resurrection.

00:27:26.900 --> 00:27:27.940
 They've been chosen

00:27:27.940 --> 00:27:28.519
 by God

00:27:28.519 --> 00:27:29.320
 to see

00:27:29.320 --> 00:27:30.700
 the evidence

00:27:30.700 --> 00:27:32.759
 of this great reversal

00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:35.080
 and then to share

00:27:35.080 --> 00:27:36.440
 the reality

00:27:36.440 --> 00:27:38.880
 of Jesus' risen Lord

00:27:38.880 --> 00:27:40.380
 and the eternity

00:27:40.380 --> 00:27:41.960
 shaping significance.

00:27:43.320 --> 00:27:44.420
 The emphasis

00:27:44.420 --> 00:27:45.300
 from the apostles

00:27:45.299 --> 00:27:46.480
 is on them

00:27:46.480 --> 00:27:48.680
 as reliable eyewitnesses.

00:27:50.119 --> 00:27:50.539
 Luke,

00:27:50.599 --> 00:27:51.339
 in his introduction

00:27:51.339 --> 00:27:52.419
 to Luke Acts,

00:27:52.759 --> 00:27:53.539
 Luke chapter 1,

00:27:53.599 --> 00:27:54.419
 verses 1 to 4,

00:27:54.460 --> 00:27:55.139
 that's where the emphasis

00:27:55.139 --> 00:27:56.539
 falls on reliability,

00:27:56.859 --> 00:27:58.019
 on eyewitness history,

00:27:58.159 --> 00:27:59.000
 on it being

00:27:59.000 --> 00:28:01.019
 an orderly account.

00:28:03.259 --> 00:28:04.119
 It's not myth

00:28:04.119 --> 00:28:04.700
 or legend.

00:28:05.700 --> 00:28:06.680
 It's truth

00:28:06.680 --> 00:28:07.720
 and they stand

00:28:07.720 --> 00:28:08.899
 as eyewitnesses.

00:28:12.500 --> 00:28:13.759
 But they're not finished.

00:28:13.759 --> 00:28:16.460
 perhaps often

00:28:16.460 --> 00:28:17.379
 when we communicate

00:28:17.379 --> 00:28:17.940
 the gospel,

00:28:18.140 --> 00:28:18.700
 we stop

00:28:18.700 --> 00:28:19.539
 at the resurrection.

00:28:19.740 --> 00:28:21.420
 But they push us further.

00:28:21.539 --> 00:28:22.319
 The apostles often

00:28:22.319 --> 00:28:22.980
 push us further

00:28:22.980 --> 00:28:23.980
 and Peter does it here.

00:28:24.059 --> 00:28:24.819
 Verse 42,

00:28:25.700 --> 00:28:26.480
 Jesus is Lord

00:28:26.480 --> 00:28:27.319
 and judge.

00:28:28.180 --> 00:28:29.339
 He commanded us

00:28:29.339 --> 00:28:30.599
 to preach

00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:31.339
 to the people

00:28:31.339 --> 00:28:33.319
 and to testify

00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:35.420
 that he is the one

00:28:35.420 --> 00:28:36.759
 whom God appointed

00:28:36.759 --> 00:28:38.400
 as judge

00:28:38.400 --> 00:28:39.700
 of the living

00:28:39.700 --> 00:28:41.140
 and of the dead.

00:28:41.140 --> 00:28:44.000
 verse 38,

00:28:44.500 --> 00:28:45.600
 Jesus was anointed

00:28:45.600 --> 00:28:46.940
 as saviour.

00:28:47.880 --> 00:28:49.140
 Verse 42,

00:28:49.860 --> 00:28:51.160
 Jesus is appointed

00:28:51.160 --> 00:28:53.140
 as judge.

00:28:55.420 --> 00:28:56.259
 What Peter

00:28:56.259 --> 00:28:57.780
 reminds Cornelius

00:28:57.780 --> 00:28:58.480
 and his household

00:28:58.480 --> 00:28:59.500
 and reminds us

00:28:59.500 --> 00:29:00.120
 is that Jesus

00:29:00.120 --> 00:29:01.360
 today occupies

00:29:01.360 --> 00:29:02.420
 the place of honour

00:29:02.420 --> 00:29:03.440
 and power

00:29:03.440 --> 00:29:03.880
 and glory

00:29:03.880 --> 00:29:04.480
 and authority

00:29:04.480 --> 00:29:05.120
 in heaven.

00:29:05.119 --> 00:29:07.379
 that Jesus

00:29:07.379 --> 00:29:08.019
 in the future

00:29:08.019 --> 00:29:08.799
 will return

00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:09.959
 to judge

00:29:09.959 --> 00:29:10.399
 the living

00:29:10.399 --> 00:29:11.139
 and the dead.

00:29:11.879 --> 00:29:12.399
 This is Jesus

00:29:12.399 --> 00:29:13.339
 himself said

00:29:13.339 --> 00:29:13.859
 so often

00:29:13.859 --> 00:29:14.579
 in his parables,

00:29:14.919 --> 00:29:15.539
 those parables

00:29:15.539 --> 00:29:15.979
 that speak

00:29:15.979 --> 00:29:16.819
 of separation.

00:29:17.039 --> 00:29:17.119
 You know,

00:29:17.119 --> 00:29:17.479
 the parable

00:29:17.479 --> 00:29:18.000
 of the sheep

00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:18.599
 and the goats

00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:19.479
 as one example.

00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:22.899
 It gives

00:29:22.899 --> 00:29:23.579
 an urgency.

00:29:25.859 --> 00:29:26.679
 The apostles

00:29:26.679 --> 00:29:27.819
 could testify

00:29:27.819 --> 00:29:29.079
 that at his trial,

00:29:29.279 --> 00:29:30.359
 Jesus found himself

00:29:30.359 --> 00:29:31.240
 in the dock

00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:33.319
 unjustly,

00:29:33.539 --> 00:29:34.859
 falsely accused.

00:29:35.219 --> 00:29:35.879
 His enemies

00:29:35.879 --> 00:29:37.319
 said that he

00:29:37.319 --> 00:29:37.879
 had committed

00:29:37.879 --> 00:29:38.779
 blasphemy,

00:29:39.259 --> 00:29:40.219
 claiming to be

00:29:40.219 --> 00:29:41.799
 the Son of God.

00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:43.019
 But here,

00:29:43.339 --> 00:29:43.859
 Peter,

00:29:43.959 --> 00:29:44.459
 the apostle,

00:29:44.719 --> 00:29:45.579
 testifies that

00:29:45.579 --> 00:29:46.599
 Jesus will return

00:29:46.599 --> 00:29:47.479
 and he will return

00:29:47.479 --> 00:29:49.000
 in his exalted,

00:29:49.419 --> 00:29:50.379
 glorious position

00:29:50.379 --> 00:29:51.059
 as judge

00:29:51.059 --> 00:29:52.039
 and king.

00:29:53.159 --> 00:29:54.179
 And each one

00:29:54.179 --> 00:29:54.559
 of us

00:29:54.559 --> 00:29:55.219
 will stand

00:29:55.219 --> 00:29:56.859
 in his courtroom,

00:29:58.240 --> 00:29:58.919
 be in the dock

00:29:58.920 --> 00:29:59.779
 before him

00:29:59.779 --> 00:30:00.740
 as judge.

00:30:02.680 --> 00:30:03.039
 And so,

00:30:03.200 --> 00:30:05.320
 as Paul said

00:30:05.320 --> 00:30:06.039
 to Timothy,

00:30:06.779 --> 00:30:07.779
 because that's true,

00:30:07.840 --> 00:30:08.779
 there's an urgency

00:30:08.779 --> 00:30:10.900
 in our communication

00:30:10.900 --> 00:30:12.160
 of the gospel message

00:30:12.160 --> 00:30:13.400
 and there's a need

00:30:13.400 --> 00:30:14.460
 for people to hear.

00:30:16.259 --> 00:30:16.560
 Remember,

00:30:16.680 --> 00:30:17.220
 Paul said

00:30:17.220 --> 00:30:18.440
 something similar

00:30:18.440 --> 00:30:20.080
 in Acts chapter 17.

00:30:21.220 --> 00:30:22.320
 He spoke about

00:30:22.320 --> 00:30:23.860
 God setting a time

00:30:23.860 --> 00:30:24.600
 when he'll judge

00:30:24.600 --> 00:30:25.120
 all people

00:30:25.120 --> 00:30:26.060
 and he's given

00:30:26.060 --> 00:30:26.800
 proof of that

00:30:26.800 --> 00:30:28.580
 by raising Jesus

00:30:28.579 --> 00:30:29.179
 from the dead.

00:30:29.279 --> 00:30:30.359
 Jesus is God's

00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:31.259
 judge

00:30:31.259 --> 00:30:32.319
 and the proof

00:30:32.319 --> 00:30:32.819
 of that

00:30:32.819 --> 00:30:33.779
 was the resurrection.

00:30:37.779 --> 00:30:39.059
 One last element

00:30:39.059 --> 00:30:40.019
 of gospel preaching

00:30:40.019 --> 00:30:40.899
 we find in the book

00:30:40.899 --> 00:30:41.419
 of Acts

00:30:41.419 --> 00:30:42.539
 here in Acts

00:30:42.539 --> 00:30:43.259
 chapter 10

00:30:43.259 --> 00:30:46.839
 is calling people

00:30:46.839 --> 00:30:47.500
 to recognize

00:30:47.500 --> 00:30:47.919
 their need

00:30:47.919 --> 00:30:48.960
 to believe in Jesus.

00:30:49.859 --> 00:30:50.839
 Verse 43,

00:30:50.839 --> 00:30:51.919
 all the prophets

00:30:51.919 --> 00:30:53.319
 testify about him

00:30:53.319 --> 00:30:54.759
 that everyone

00:30:54.759 --> 00:30:55.539
 who believes

00:30:55.539 --> 00:30:56.159
 in him

00:30:56.159 --> 00:30:58.119
 receives forgiveness

00:30:58.119 --> 00:30:58.959
 of sins

00:30:58.959 --> 00:31:00.619
 through his name.

00:31:01.179 --> 00:31:01.419
 So,

00:31:01.480 --> 00:31:01.779
 in a sense,

00:31:01.839 --> 00:31:02.399
 we're back

00:31:02.399 --> 00:31:03.139
 to fulfillment

00:31:03.139 --> 00:31:04.279
 of scripture again.

00:31:05.980 --> 00:31:07.199
 Here we're invited

00:31:07.199 --> 00:31:07.740
 and especially

00:31:07.740 --> 00:31:09.099
 as we look forward

00:31:09.099 --> 00:31:09.539
 to sharing

00:31:09.539 --> 00:31:10.259
 the Lord's Supper

00:31:10.259 --> 00:31:11.399
 to recognize

00:31:11.399 --> 00:31:11.959
 that Jesus

00:31:11.959 --> 00:31:12.879
 brings in

00:31:12.879 --> 00:31:14.099
 the new covenant.

00:31:14.939 --> 00:31:15.859
 And what's the promise

00:31:15.859 --> 00:31:17.339
 in the book of Ezekiel

00:31:17.339 --> 00:31:18.220
 when the new covenant

00:31:18.220 --> 00:31:18.679
 comes,

00:31:18.779 --> 00:31:19.500
 there'll be forgiveness,

00:31:19.500 --> 00:31:20.440
 there'll be a new heart,

00:31:20.519 --> 00:31:21.940
 there'll be a new ability

00:31:21.940 --> 00:31:23.059
 for the people of God

00:31:23.059 --> 00:31:24.519
 to obey.

00:31:26.640 --> 00:31:27.740
 And that reality

00:31:27.740 --> 00:31:28.160
 is true

00:31:28.160 --> 00:31:28.660
 for all

00:31:28.660 --> 00:31:29.799
 who will believe

00:31:29.799 --> 00:31:30.500
 in Jesus.

00:31:33.359 --> 00:31:33.960
 And so,

00:31:34.039 --> 00:31:34.420
 in light

00:31:34.420 --> 00:31:35.259
 of the uniqueness

00:31:35.259 --> 00:31:36.119
 of Christ,

00:31:36.220 --> 00:31:36.460
 in light

00:31:36.460 --> 00:31:37.180
 of his identity,

00:31:37.339 --> 00:31:37.720
 his power,

00:31:37.819 --> 00:31:38.279
 his death

00:31:38.279 --> 00:31:39.180
 and resurrection,

00:31:40.559 --> 00:31:41.240
 Peter calls

00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:41.920
 on Cornelius

00:31:41.920 --> 00:31:42.500
 and Cornelius'

00:31:42.660 --> 00:31:43.319
 household

00:31:43.319 --> 00:31:45.599
 to faith,

00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:47.619
 to belief,

00:31:47.839 --> 00:31:48.539
 to trust

00:31:48.539 --> 00:31:50.039
 in the Lord

00:31:50.039 --> 00:31:50.879
 Jesus.

00:31:54.259 --> 00:31:55.259
 This week,

00:31:55.480 --> 00:31:56.299
 outside our

00:31:56.299 --> 00:31:57.279
 school gates,

00:31:58.000 --> 00:31:58.779
 some primary

00:31:58.779 --> 00:31:59.519
 fives have been

00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:00.119
 collecting

00:32:00.119 --> 00:32:01.859
 for Ukraine.

00:32:03.099 --> 00:32:04.220
 And the people

00:32:04.220 --> 00:32:05.119
 who were collecting,

00:32:05.700 --> 00:32:06.240
 let's just say

00:32:06.240 --> 00:32:06.759
 they were very

00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:07.639
 invested

00:32:07.639 --> 00:32:09.720
 in their task.

00:32:10.480 --> 00:32:11.500
 They didn't let

00:32:11.500 --> 00:32:12.359
 anybody off

00:32:12.359 --> 00:32:12.940
 the hook

00:32:12.940 --> 00:32:14.859
 very easily.

00:32:15.980 --> 00:32:16.339
 You know,

00:32:16.519 --> 00:32:17.119
 they knew

00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:17.699
 that Ukraine

00:32:17.699 --> 00:32:18.519
 needed help

00:32:18.519 --> 00:32:19.799
 and they guessed

00:32:19.799 --> 00:32:20.179
 that people

00:32:20.179 --> 00:32:20.779
 had money

00:32:20.779 --> 00:32:22.059
 and so the

00:32:22.059 --> 00:32:22.579
 buckets were

00:32:22.579 --> 00:32:23.319
 being shaken.

00:32:23.799 --> 00:32:24.479
 The request

00:32:24.479 --> 00:32:25.299
 was being

00:32:25.299 --> 00:32:26.019
 given

00:32:26.019 --> 00:32:27.239
 repeatedly.

00:32:28.619 --> 00:32:28.919
 And do you know

00:32:28.919 --> 00:32:29.379
 in a sense,

00:32:29.500 --> 00:32:29.779
 I think,

00:32:29.839 --> 00:32:30.279
 as a church,

00:32:30.339 --> 00:32:30.779
 we could do

00:32:30.779 --> 00:32:31.739
 with more of that.

00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:34.479
 Sometimes

00:32:34.479 --> 00:32:37.059
 we're content

00:32:37.059 --> 00:32:37.879
 with information

00:32:37.879 --> 00:32:38.699
 transfer.

00:32:38.700 --> 00:32:38.759
 forever.

00:32:41.640 --> 00:32:42.340
 But the

00:32:42.340 --> 00:32:42.779
 gospel

00:32:42.779 --> 00:32:43.680
 proclamation

00:32:43.680 --> 00:32:45.160
 calls for

00:32:45.160 --> 00:32:45.759
 decision,

00:32:47.160 --> 00:32:47.779
 calls people

00:32:47.779 --> 00:32:48.380
 to repent

00:32:48.380 --> 00:32:48.980
 and believe.

00:32:49.120 --> 00:32:49.460
 We want

00:32:49.460 --> 00:32:50.360
 lives to be

00:32:50.360 --> 00:32:50.980
 transformed

00:32:50.980 --> 00:32:51.600
 because we

00:32:51.600 --> 00:32:52.100
 believe that

00:32:52.100 --> 00:32:53.000
 this truth

00:32:53.000 --> 00:32:53.840
 matters

00:32:53.840 --> 00:32:54.580
 eternally.

00:32:54.579 --> 00:32:58.439
 So what

00:32:58.439 --> 00:32:58.740
 you see

00:32:58.740 --> 00:32:59.439
 from Acts

00:32:59.439 --> 00:32:59.919
 chapter 10

00:32:59.919 --> 00:33:00.480
 from Peter's

00:33:00.480 --> 00:33:00.699
 sermon

00:33:00.699 --> 00:33:01.720
 is six

00:33:01.720 --> 00:33:01.939
 of the

00:33:01.939 --> 00:33:02.279
 elements.

00:33:02.419 --> 00:33:02.579
 You can

00:33:02.579 --> 00:33:02.919
 go through

00:33:02.919 --> 00:33:03.199
 the book

00:33:03.199 --> 00:33:03.480
 of Acts.

00:33:03.539 --> 00:33:03.639
 It would be

00:33:03.639 --> 00:33:04.159
 very interesting

00:33:04.159 --> 00:33:04.460
 for you

00:33:04.460 --> 00:33:04.759
 if you had

00:33:04.759 --> 00:33:05.220
 time to go

00:33:05.220 --> 00:33:05.539
 through the

00:33:05.539 --> 00:33:06.059
 book of Acts

00:33:06.059 --> 00:33:06.539
 and to see

00:33:06.539 --> 00:33:06.939
 all those

00:33:06.939 --> 00:33:07.299
 sermons

00:33:07.299 --> 00:33:07.639
 and you'll

00:33:07.639 --> 00:33:08.079
 see those

00:33:08.079 --> 00:33:08.599
 elements.

00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:09.980
 But when we

00:33:09.980 --> 00:33:10.299
 think about

00:33:10.299 --> 00:33:11.399
 our own

00:33:11.399 --> 00:33:14.259
 desire to

00:33:14.259 --> 00:33:14.759
 share the

00:33:14.759 --> 00:33:15.119
 good news

00:33:15.119 --> 00:33:15.519
 of Jesus

00:33:15.519 --> 00:33:16.159
 with others,

00:33:16.419 --> 00:33:16.939
 perhaps some

00:33:16.939 --> 00:33:17.359
 things that

00:33:17.359 --> 00:33:18.240
 come out

00:33:18.240 --> 00:33:18.939
 for us.

00:33:19.500 --> 00:33:19.839
 One,

00:33:20.379 --> 00:33:20.759
 I think a

00:33:20.759 --> 00:33:21.480
 reminder that we

00:33:21.480 --> 00:33:22.259
 can trust the

00:33:22.259 --> 00:33:22.799
 New Testament

00:33:22.799 --> 00:33:23.419
 record.

00:33:24.579 --> 00:33:25.599
 that we can

00:33:25.599 --> 00:33:26.339
 invite others

00:33:26.339 --> 00:33:27.039
 to examine

00:33:27.039 --> 00:33:27.460
 it without

00:33:27.460 --> 00:33:28.079
 fear.

00:33:29.659 --> 00:33:30.079
 The

00:33:30.079 --> 00:33:31.079
 reliability of

00:33:31.079 --> 00:33:32.500
 the Word of

00:33:32.500 --> 00:33:32.919
 God, the

00:33:32.919 --> 00:33:33.599
 reliability of

00:33:33.599 --> 00:33:34.399
 the Gospels,

00:33:35.159 --> 00:33:35.919
 the account of

00:33:35.919 --> 00:33:36.519
 the resurrection,

00:33:36.740 --> 00:33:37.939
 they stand up

00:33:37.939 --> 00:33:38.539
 to examination

00:33:38.539 --> 00:33:39.159
 and we can

00:33:39.159 --> 00:33:39.679
 invite our

00:33:39.679 --> 00:33:40.179
 friends to

00:33:40.179 --> 00:33:40.740
 examine if

00:33:40.740 --> 00:33:40.980
 they are

00:33:40.980 --> 00:33:41.699
 curious, if

00:33:41.699 --> 00:33:42.119
 they are

00:33:42.119 --> 00:33:42.379
 even

00:33:42.379 --> 00:33:42.839
 skeptical.

00:33:44.339 --> 00:33:44.960
 We have

00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:45.439
 eyewitness

00:33:45.439 --> 00:33:46.559
 history and

00:33:46.559 --> 00:33:47.000
 that history

00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:47.619
 is reliable.

00:33:48.759 --> 00:33:49.519
 I think too

00:33:49.519 --> 00:33:49.859
 we are

00:33:49.859 --> 00:33:51.079
 reminded when

00:33:51.079 --> 00:33:51.460
 we look at

00:33:51.460 --> 00:33:51.879
 the preaching

00:33:51.879 --> 00:33:52.339
 in Acts

00:33:52.339 --> 00:33:53.000
 that we

00:33:53.000 --> 00:33:53.500
 focus on

00:33:53.500 --> 00:33:54.079
 the uniqueness

00:33:54.079 --> 00:33:54.779
 of Jesus.

00:33:55.859 --> 00:33:56.500
 He isn't

00:33:56.500 --> 00:33:57.159
 just one

00:33:57.159 --> 00:33:58.019
 among many,

00:33:58.439 --> 00:33:59.000
 he is

00:33:59.000 --> 00:33:59.579
 utterly

00:33:59.579 --> 00:34:00.699
 unique.

00:34:01.179 --> 00:34:02.119
 Unique in

00:34:02.119 --> 00:34:02.960
 his identity,

00:34:03.519 --> 00:34:04.539
 unique in

00:34:04.539 --> 00:34:05.220
 his powerful

00:34:05.220 --> 00:34:05.919
 ministry,

00:34:06.399 --> 00:34:07.059
 unique in

00:34:07.059 --> 00:34:07.720
 his death

00:34:07.720 --> 00:34:08.900
 and resurrection,

00:34:09.519 --> 00:34:10.500
 unique in

00:34:10.500 --> 00:34:11.159
 the fact that

00:34:11.159 --> 00:34:11.500
 he will

00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:14.279
 return as

00:34:14.279 --> 00:34:14.719
 King of

00:34:14.719 --> 00:34:15.199
 Kings and

00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:15.679
 Lord of

00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:16.799
 Lords and

00:34:16.799 --> 00:34:17.119
 he will

00:34:17.119 --> 00:34:17.860
 bring in

00:34:17.860 --> 00:34:18.420
 the world

00:34:18.420 --> 00:34:19.039
 we all

00:34:19.039 --> 00:34:19.599
 want.

00:34:19.599 --> 00:34:23.360
 one of

00:34:23.360 --> 00:34:23.619
 the things

00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:24.400
 that I

00:34:24.400 --> 00:34:24.679
 certainly

00:34:24.679 --> 00:34:25.099
 find

00:34:25.099 --> 00:34:25.839
 challenging

00:34:25.839 --> 00:34:26.139
 in

00:34:26.139 --> 00:34:26.480
 thinking

00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:26.659
 about

00:34:26.659 --> 00:34:26.960
 how do

00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:27.099
 we

00:34:27.099 --> 00:34:27.339
 share

00:34:27.339 --> 00:34:27.519
 the

00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:27.839
 gospel

00:34:27.839 --> 00:34:28.199
 is

00:34:28.199 --> 00:34:28.699
 this

00:34:28.699 --> 00:34:29.179
 reminder

00:34:29.179 --> 00:34:29.480
 from the

00:34:29.480 --> 00:34:29.759
 book of

00:34:29.759 --> 00:34:30.039
 Acts that

00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:30.500
 the future

00:34:30.500 --> 00:34:30.960
 is always

00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:31.420
 part of

00:34:31.420 --> 00:34:31.900
 the gospel

00:34:31.900 --> 00:34:32.639
 message.

00:34:34.239 --> 00:34:34.480
 And

00:34:34.480 --> 00:34:34.920
 indeed Paul

00:34:34.920 --> 00:34:35.259
 would say

00:34:35.259 --> 00:34:35.719
 to Timothy

00:34:35.719 --> 00:34:36.480
 that the

00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:37.059
 future

00:34:37.059 --> 00:34:38.360
 is part of

00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:39.119
 the motivation

00:34:39.119 --> 00:34:40.179
 for communicating

00:34:40.179 --> 00:34:41.440
 the gospel

00:34:41.440 --> 00:34:42.239
 message.

00:34:42.239 --> 00:34:46.019
 And maybe

00:34:46.019 --> 00:34:46.459
 one other

00:34:46.459 --> 00:34:47.019
 thing for us

00:34:47.019 --> 00:34:47.559
 to reflect

00:34:47.559 --> 00:34:48.979
 on is

00:34:48.979 --> 00:34:49.539
 how often

00:34:49.539 --> 00:34:50.079
 you find

00:34:50.079 --> 00:34:50.419
 when you

00:34:50.419 --> 00:34:51.059
 read through

00:34:51.059 --> 00:34:52.439
 the sermons

00:34:52.439 --> 00:34:52.799
 in the

00:34:52.799 --> 00:34:53.119
 book of

00:34:53.119 --> 00:34:53.319
 Acts,

00:34:53.399 --> 00:34:53.759
 whether they're

00:34:53.759 --> 00:34:54.439
 public or

00:34:54.439 --> 00:34:54.839
 whether they're

00:34:54.839 --> 00:34:55.519
 more private,

00:34:55.879 --> 00:34:56.379
 is that they

00:34:56.379 --> 00:34:57.000
 call for a

00:34:57.000 --> 00:34:57.399
 moment of

00:34:57.399 --> 00:34:57.879
 decision.

00:34:59.739 --> 00:35:00.159
 And isn't

00:35:00.159 --> 00:35:00.799
 that so often

00:35:00.799 --> 00:35:01.439
 perhaps the

00:35:01.439 --> 00:35:02.259
 hardest bit?

00:35:02.919 --> 00:35:03.500
 If we're

00:35:03.500 --> 00:35:03.959
 trying to

00:35:03.959 --> 00:35:04.659
 share something

00:35:04.659 --> 00:35:05.000
 of our

00:35:05.000 --> 00:35:05.419
 faith.

00:35:06.839 --> 00:35:07.419
 But it's

00:35:07.419 --> 00:35:07.939
 something that

00:35:07.939 --> 00:35:08.599
 people need

00:35:08.599 --> 00:35:09.339
 to hear.

00:35:10.379 --> 00:35:10.799
 Especially

00:35:10.799 --> 00:35:11.579
 when we live

00:35:11.579 --> 00:35:11.919
 in an age

00:35:11.919 --> 00:35:12.139
 where it's

00:35:12.139 --> 00:35:12.219
 like,

00:35:12.239 --> 00:35:12.479
 well that's

00:35:12.479 --> 00:35:12.879
 fine for

00:35:12.879 --> 00:35:13.339
 you but

00:35:13.339 --> 00:35:13.699
 that's

00:35:13.699 --> 00:35:13.979
 not really

00:35:13.979 --> 00:35:14.619
 my thing.

00:35:16.079 --> 00:35:16.619
 Because the

00:35:16.619 --> 00:35:17.339
 authority of

00:35:17.339 --> 00:35:17.899
 Jesus is

00:35:17.899 --> 00:35:18.279
 absolute,

00:35:18.419 --> 00:35:18.719
 because he

00:35:18.719 --> 00:35:19.179
 is Lord

00:35:19.179 --> 00:35:20.039
 and judge

00:35:20.039 --> 00:35:20.579
 over all,

00:35:20.659 --> 00:35:21.399
 everybody needs

00:35:21.399 --> 00:35:22.319
 to know

00:35:22.319 --> 00:35:23.439
 and to be

00:35:23.439 --> 00:35:23.919
 called to

00:35:23.919 --> 00:35:24.459
 respond.

00:35:27.659 --> 00:35:28.379
 What we'll

00:35:28.379 --> 00:35:28.859
 do just as

00:35:28.859 --> 00:35:29.659
 we close

00:35:29.659 --> 00:35:30.979
 is to go

00:35:30.979 --> 00:35:32.259
 back now

00:35:32.259 --> 00:35:33.839
 to 2nd

00:35:33.839 --> 00:35:34.459
 Timothy and

00:35:34.459 --> 00:35:34.899
 just think

00:35:34.899 --> 00:35:35.739
 very briefly

00:35:35.739 --> 00:35:36.839
 about three

00:35:36.839 --> 00:35:37.739
 reasons Paul

00:35:37.739 --> 00:35:38.419
 says why

00:35:38.419 --> 00:35:38.979
 we need

00:35:38.979 --> 00:35:39.539
 preaching

00:35:39.539 --> 00:35:41.339
 and teaching.

00:35:41.340 --> 00:35:41.480
 preaching.

00:35:42.200 --> 00:35:42.740
 So I

00:35:42.740 --> 00:35:43.200
 hope we

00:35:43.200 --> 00:35:44.640
 will have

00:35:44.640 --> 00:35:45.340
 this firmly

00:35:45.340 --> 00:35:46.400
 established in

00:35:46.400 --> 00:35:46.980
 our heads

00:35:46.980 --> 00:35:47.360
 that we

00:35:47.360 --> 00:35:48.320
 need

00:35:48.320 --> 00:35:49.519
 preaching

00:35:49.519 --> 00:35:50.980
 in the

00:35:50.980 --> 00:35:51.579
 context of

00:35:51.579 --> 00:35:52.120
 a spiritual

00:35:52.120 --> 00:35:52.920
 health check.

00:35:52.980 --> 00:35:53.380
 Maybe that

00:35:53.380 --> 00:35:53.900
 thing that we've

00:35:53.900 --> 00:35:54.940
 always done

00:35:54.940 --> 00:35:55.280
 and we've

00:35:55.280 --> 00:35:55.740
 never really

00:35:55.740 --> 00:35:56.220
 thought about

00:35:56.220 --> 00:35:56.420
 it.

00:35:56.780 --> 00:35:57.260
 We always

00:35:57.260 --> 00:35:57.740
 preach.

00:35:58.240 --> 00:35:58.700
 That we'd

00:35:58.700 --> 00:35:59.700
 understand its

00:35:59.700 --> 00:36:00.539
 importance.

00:36:00.539 --> 00:36:06.139
 three things

00:36:06.139 --> 00:36:06.900
 that Paul

00:36:06.900 --> 00:36:07.440
 says to

00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:07.820
 Timothy.

00:36:07.980 --> 00:36:08.279
 One,

00:36:09.519 --> 00:36:10.259
 the church

00:36:10.259 --> 00:36:10.779
 is a

00:36:10.779 --> 00:36:11.300
 community

00:36:11.300 --> 00:36:12.599
 that is

00:36:12.599 --> 00:36:13.259
 formed

00:36:13.259 --> 00:36:14.699
 by God's

00:36:14.699 --> 00:36:15.079
 word.

00:36:17.099 --> 00:36:17.940
 We're not

00:36:17.940 --> 00:36:18.860
 formed because

00:36:18.860 --> 00:36:19.559
 we share the

00:36:19.559 --> 00:36:20.340
 same culture,

00:36:20.759 --> 00:36:21.119
 because we

00:36:21.119 --> 00:36:21.539
 don't.

00:36:22.500 --> 00:36:23.019
 We're not

00:36:23.019 --> 00:36:23.920
 formed because

00:36:23.920 --> 00:36:24.759
 we share the

00:36:24.759 --> 00:36:25.679
 same lifestyle

00:36:25.679 --> 00:36:27.119
 or we share

00:36:27.119 --> 00:36:27.980
 the same

00:36:27.980 --> 00:36:28.900
 struggles or

00:36:28.900 --> 00:36:29.880
 we happen to

00:36:29.880 --> 00:36:31.260
 listen to the

00:36:31.260 --> 00:36:31.860
 same speaker.

00:36:31.860 --> 00:36:32.700
 That's not what

00:36:32.700 --> 00:36:33.400
 brings us

00:36:33.400 --> 00:36:34.019
 together.

00:36:34.539 --> 00:36:35.160
 We are

00:36:35.160 --> 00:36:35.820
 formed as we

00:36:35.820 --> 00:36:36.579
 live under

00:36:36.579 --> 00:36:37.260
 the word of

00:36:37.260 --> 00:36:37.720
 God.

00:36:39.300 --> 00:36:39.920
 Look at all

00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:40.900
 the words that

00:36:40.900 --> 00:36:41.880
 he mentions

00:36:41.880 --> 00:36:42.880
 about the

00:36:42.880 --> 00:36:43.240
 word of

00:36:43.240 --> 00:36:43.420
 God.

00:36:43.500 --> 00:36:43.740
 It's the

00:36:43.740 --> 00:36:44.119
 word of

00:36:44.119 --> 00:36:44.480
 God that

00:36:44.480 --> 00:36:44.960
 makes us

00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:45.800
 wise for

00:36:45.800 --> 00:36:46.380
 salvation.

00:36:47.059 --> 00:36:47.500
 It's the

00:36:47.500 --> 00:36:47.900
 word of

00:36:47.900 --> 00:36:48.280
 God that

00:36:48.280 --> 00:36:49.420
 teaches us.

00:36:50.160 --> 00:36:50.539
 It's the

00:36:50.539 --> 00:36:50.900
 word of

00:36:50.900 --> 00:36:51.260
 God that

00:36:51.260 --> 00:36:52.280
 rebukes and

00:36:52.280 --> 00:36:53.480
 corrects when

00:36:53.480 --> 00:36:54.000
 we are prone

00:36:54.000 --> 00:36:54.980
 to disobedience

00:36:54.980 --> 00:36:55.579
 and drift.

00:36:56.420 --> 00:36:56.820
 It's the

00:36:56.820 --> 00:36:57.160
 word of

00:36:57.160 --> 00:36:57.539
 God that

00:36:57.539 --> 00:36:58.579
 trains and

00:36:58.579 --> 00:36:59.940
 equips us.

00:37:01.019 --> 00:37:01.619
 Just as

00:37:01.619 --> 00:37:02.320
 every soldier

00:37:02.320 --> 00:37:03.000
 needs equipment,

00:37:03.159 --> 00:37:03.900
 every sports

00:37:03.900 --> 00:37:04.460
 person needs

00:37:04.460 --> 00:37:04.840
 equipment,

00:37:05.119 --> 00:37:05.659
 the equipment

00:37:05.659 --> 00:37:06.360
 we need to

00:37:06.360 --> 00:37:06.679
 live the

00:37:06.679 --> 00:37:07.039
 life of

00:37:07.039 --> 00:37:07.699
 faith is

00:37:07.699 --> 00:37:08.199
 the word

00:37:08.199 --> 00:37:08.559
 of God.

00:37:08.619 --> 00:37:08.860
 So we

00:37:08.860 --> 00:37:09.099
 are a

00:37:09.099 --> 00:37:09.440
 community

00:37:09.440 --> 00:37:11.400
 formed by

00:37:11.400 --> 00:37:11.860
 God's

00:37:11.860 --> 00:37:12.420
 word.

00:37:15.500 --> 00:37:16.019
 But

00:37:16.019 --> 00:37:16.380
 secondly,

00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:16.840
 the church

00:37:16.840 --> 00:37:17.139
 is a

00:37:17.139 --> 00:37:17.619
 community

00:37:17.619 --> 00:37:19.199
 in awe

00:37:19.199 --> 00:37:19.840
 of

00:37:19.840 --> 00:37:20.619
 God's

00:37:20.619 --> 00:37:21.400
 word.

00:37:22.519 --> 00:37:23.179
 So we

00:37:23.179 --> 00:37:23.519
 mentioned

00:37:23.519 --> 00:37:23.880
 this a

00:37:23.880 --> 00:37:24.199
 couple of

00:37:24.199 --> 00:37:24.500
 times.

00:37:24.639 --> 00:37:25.300
 Why is

00:37:25.300 --> 00:37:26.119
 Timothy to

00:37:26.119 --> 00:37:26.840
 preach?

00:37:28.400 --> 00:37:28.920
 What does

00:37:28.920 --> 00:37:29.440
 Paul say

00:37:29.440 --> 00:37:29.960
 to him?

00:37:30.960 --> 00:37:31.179
 In the

00:37:31.179 --> 00:37:31.719
 presence of

00:37:31.719 --> 00:37:32.079
 God and

00:37:32.079 --> 00:37:32.500
 of Christ

00:37:32.500 --> 00:37:32.860
 Jesus,

00:37:33.019 --> 00:37:33.300
 who will

00:37:33.300 --> 00:37:33.779
 judge the

00:37:33.779 --> 00:37:34.159
 living and

00:37:34.159 --> 00:37:34.559
 the dead,

00:37:34.679 --> 00:37:35.019
 and in

00:37:35.019 --> 00:37:35.380
 view of

00:37:35.380 --> 00:37:36.000
 his appearing

00:37:36.000 --> 00:37:36.340
 in his

00:37:36.340 --> 00:37:36.659
 kingdom,

00:37:36.779 --> 00:37:37.079
 I give

00:37:37.079 --> 00:37:37.460
 you this

00:37:37.460 --> 00:37:37.840
 charge,

00:37:38.159 --> 00:37:39.300
 preach the

00:37:39.300 --> 00:37:39.719
 word.

00:37:40.960 --> 00:37:41.559
 So because

00:37:41.559 --> 00:37:42.360
 Jesus is

00:37:42.360 --> 00:37:42.820
 judged,

00:37:42.920 --> 00:37:43.559
 because Jesus

00:37:43.559 --> 00:37:44.420
 is returning,

00:37:44.599 --> 00:37:45.199
 because Jesus

00:37:45.199 --> 00:37:46.119
 is establishing

00:37:46.119 --> 00:37:46.779
 his kingdom,

00:37:47.980 --> 00:37:48.380
 the church

00:37:48.380 --> 00:37:48.679
 is to

00:37:48.679 --> 00:37:49.440
 preach and

00:37:49.440 --> 00:37:49.679
 to be

00:37:49.679 --> 00:37:50.179
 committed to

00:37:50.179 --> 00:37:50.699
 preaching and

00:37:50.699 --> 00:37:51.059
 teaching.

00:37:51.779 --> 00:37:52.059
 Paul's

00:37:52.059 --> 00:37:52.639
 point is it's

00:37:52.639 --> 00:37:53.179
 crucial to

00:37:53.179 --> 00:37:54.579
 listen to and

00:37:54.579 --> 00:37:55.219
 obey the

00:37:55.219 --> 00:37:55.880
 word of God

00:37:55.880 --> 00:37:56.340
 if we are to

00:37:56.340 --> 00:37:57.079
 be justified,

00:37:57.500 --> 00:37:58.240
 if we are to

00:37:58.240 --> 00:37:58.680
 be ready,

00:37:58.740 --> 00:37:59.019
 if we are to

00:37:59.019 --> 00:37:59.559
 be part of

00:37:59.559 --> 00:37:59.940
 the kingdom

00:37:59.940 --> 00:38:00.640
 of God.

00:38:01.600 --> 00:38:02.300
 So we

00:38:02.300 --> 00:38:02.920
 preach and

00:38:02.920 --> 00:38:03.539
 teach with a

00:38:03.539 --> 00:38:04.400
 sense of

00:38:04.400 --> 00:38:05.380
 awe and

00:38:05.380 --> 00:38:06.440
 wonder.

00:38:08.539 --> 00:38:09.500
 Our God

00:38:09.500 --> 00:38:10.579
 and Father

00:38:10.579 --> 00:38:12.260
 and Christ

00:38:12.260 --> 00:38:13.579
 our Savior.

00:38:16.079 --> 00:38:17.039
 And finally,

00:38:17.220 --> 00:38:18.180
 Paul says to

00:38:18.180 --> 00:38:18.579
 Timothy,

00:38:18.780 --> 00:38:19.360
 the church

00:38:19.360 --> 00:38:19.800
 is a

00:38:19.800 --> 00:38:20.420
 community

00:38:20.420 --> 00:38:21.500
 holding

00:38:21.500 --> 00:38:22.340
 firmly

00:38:22.340 --> 00:38:24.519
 to God's

00:38:24.519 --> 00:38:25.320
 word.

00:38:26.559 --> 00:38:27.360
 Verse 3,

00:38:27.480 --> 00:38:27.920
 for the time

00:38:27.920 --> 00:38:28.360
 will come

00:38:28.360 --> 00:38:28.760
 when people

00:38:28.760 --> 00:38:29.340
 will not

00:38:29.340 --> 00:38:29.740
 put up

00:38:29.740 --> 00:38:30.360
 with sound

00:38:30.360 --> 00:38:31.059
 doctrine.

00:38:32.079 --> 00:38:32.840
 Verse 4,

00:38:32.940 --> 00:38:33.160
 they will

00:38:33.160 --> 00:38:33.660
 turn their

00:38:33.660 --> 00:38:34.340
 ears away

00:38:34.340 --> 00:38:34.740
 from the

00:38:34.740 --> 00:38:35.300
 truth and

00:38:35.300 --> 00:38:36.039
 turn aside

00:38:36.039 --> 00:38:36.980
 to myths.

00:38:38.539 --> 00:38:39.140
 The Bible's

00:38:39.140 --> 00:38:39.680
 always been

00:38:39.680 --> 00:38:40.700
 under attack.

00:38:43.100 --> 00:38:43.620
 Philosophers,

00:38:43.780 --> 00:38:44.160
 scientists,

00:38:44.380 --> 00:38:44.700
 artists,

00:38:44.920 --> 00:38:45.360
 governments,

00:38:46.519 --> 00:38:47.000
 the church

00:38:47.000 --> 00:38:47.980
 always faces

00:38:47.980 --> 00:38:48.680
 temptation,

00:38:49.760 --> 00:38:50.140
 or just

00:38:50.140 --> 00:38:50.539
 give people

00:38:50.539 --> 00:38:50.780
 what they

00:38:50.780 --> 00:38:51.120
 want to

00:38:51.120 --> 00:38:51.480
 hear.

00:38:52.340 --> 00:38:52.860
 Perhaps

00:38:52.860 --> 00:38:53.320
 leave the

00:38:53.320 --> 00:38:53.820
 hard bits,

00:38:53.920 --> 00:38:54.340
 soften some

00:38:54.340 --> 00:38:54.519
 of the

00:38:54.519 --> 00:38:55.500
 rough edges.

00:38:56.579 --> 00:38:56.860
 Why not

00:38:56.860 --> 00:38:57.440
 blend in

00:38:57.440 --> 00:38:57.680
 and give

00:38:57.680 --> 00:38:58.240
 a message

00:38:58.240 --> 00:38:58.700
 that culture

00:38:58.700 --> 00:38:58.940
 is going

00:38:58.940 --> 00:38:59.400
 to receive

00:38:59.400 --> 00:39:00.260
 better?

00:39:02.420 --> 00:39:02.960
 Paul knew

00:39:02.960 --> 00:39:03.559
 that temptation,

00:39:03.780 --> 00:39:04.240
 Timothy knew

00:39:04.240 --> 00:39:04.780
 that pressure,

00:39:04.860 --> 00:39:05.240
 but what

00:39:05.240 --> 00:39:06.340
 does Paul

00:39:06.340 --> 00:39:06.680
 say?

00:39:06.780 --> 00:39:07.300
 He says

00:39:07.300 --> 00:39:07.920
 to Timothy,

00:39:08.420 --> 00:39:09.220
 keep your

00:39:09.220 --> 00:39:09.660
 head.

00:39:10.519 --> 00:39:11.340
 Commit to

00:39:11.340 --> 00:39:12.240
 preaching and

00:39:12.240 --> 00:39:12.880
 teaching the

00:39:12.880 --> 00:39:14.140
 Bible in

00:39:14.140 --> 00:39:15.059
 our evangelism

00:39:15.059 --> 00:39:16.200
 and in

00:39:16.200 --> 00:39:16.700
 our

00:39:16.700 --> 00:39:18.180
 discipleship.

00:39:20.980 --> 00:39:21.820
 Just as we

00:39:21.820 --> 00:39:22.280
 close,

00:39:22.340 --> 00:39:23.720
 one question

00:39:23.720 --> 00:39:24.760
 perhaps to

00:39:24.760 --> 00:39:25.160
 help us

00:39:25.160 --> 00:39:25.860
 to reflect.

00:39:26.260 --> 00:39:26.780
 Since

00:39:26.780 --> 00:39:28.140
 this is

00:39:28.140 --> 00:39:28.780
 true,

00:39:29.660 --> 00:39:30.120
 how do

00:39:30.120 --> 00:39:30.440
 I,

00:39:30.559 --> 00:39:30.940
 how do

00:39:30.940 --> 00:39:32.039
 we approach

00:39:32.039 --> 00:39:32.660
 God's

00:39:32.660 --> 00:39:32.880
 word?

00:39:32.940 --> 00:39:33.240
 And maybe

00:39:33.240 --> 00:39:33.860
 especially

00:39:33.860 --> 00:39:35.220
 the preaching

00:39:35.220 --> 00:39:36.720
 of God's

00:39:36.720 --> 00:39:37.320
 word.

00:39:38.140 --> 00:39:38.760
 Let me

00:39:38.760 --> 00:39:39.180
 give you

00:39:39.180 --> 00:39:40.160
 three very

00:39:40.160 --> 00:39:40.860
 simple

00:39:40.860 --> 00:39:41.840
 T's

00:39:41.840 --> 00:39:43.400
 to take

00:39:43.400 --> 00:39:43.800
 away.

00:39:44.519 --> 00:39:45.079
 First,

00:39:45.740 --> 00:39:46.840
 we turn

00:39:46.840 --> 00:39:47.680
 up.

00:39:47.679 --> 00:39:49.359
 never

00:39:49.359 --> 00:39:50.000
 underestimate

00:39:50.000 --> 00:39:50.940
 the value

00:39:50.940 --> 00:39:52.299
 of long,

00:39:52.779 --> 00:39:53.239
 steady

00:39:53.239 --> 00:39:54.239
 character

00:39:54.239 --> 00:39:55.019
 formation

00:39:55.019 --> 00:39:55.940
 if we

00:39:55.940 --> 00:39:56.379
 commit

00:39:56.379 --> 00:39:56.919
 ourselves

00:39:56.919 --> 00:39:57.159
 to

00:39:57.159 --> 00:39:57.719
 sitting

00:39:57.719 --> 00:39:58.299
 under

00:39:58.299 --> 00:39:58.940
 the

00:39:58.940 --> 00:39:59.379
 preaching

00:39:59.379 --> 00:39:59.639
 of

00:39:59.639 --> 00:40:00.039
 God's

00:40:00.039 --> 00:40:00.599
 word.

00:40:02.279 --> 00:40:02.739
 But it

00:40:02.739 --> 00:40:03.379
 requires us,

00:40:03.419 --> 00:40:03.759
 doesn't it,

00:40:03.799 --> 00:40:05.059
 to tune in,

00:40:05.759 --> 00:40:06.859
 to be

00:40:06.859 --> 00:40:07.839
 engaged.

00:40:09.719 --> 00:40:10.279
 Perhaps

00:40:10.279 --> 00:40:10.639
 to think,

00:40:10.799 --> 00:40:11.219
 what is it

00:40:11.219 --> 00:40:11.659
 that helps

00:40:11.659 --> 00:40:12.019
 me to

00:40:12.019 --> 00:40:12.539
 listen and

00:40:12.539 --> 00:40:12.980
 learn the

00:40:12.980 --> 00:40:13.480
 best?

00:40:13.480 --> 00:40:15.579
 Some of

00:40:15.579 --> 00:40:15.699
 us,

00:40:15.760 --> 00:40:15.860
 it's

00:40:15.860 --> 00:40:16.099
 note

00:40:16.099 --> 00:40:16.340
 taking.

00:40:16.440 --> 00:40:16.579
 I'm

00:40:16.579 --> 00:40:17.000
 definitely

00:40:17.000 --> 00:40:17.380
 a note

00:40:17.380 --> 00:40:17.619
 taker.

00:40:17.679 --> 00:40:17.860
 I find

00:40:17.860 --> 00:40:18.240
 that really

00:40:18.240 --> 00:40:18.820
 helpful for

00:40:18.820 --> 00:40:19.460
 concentration

00:40:19.460 --> 00:40:19.900
 and

00:40:19.900 --> 00:40:20.699
 memorization.

00:40:22.400 --> 00:40:22.900
 But come

00:40:22.900 --> 00:40:24.199
 tuned in

00:40:24.199 --> 00:40:24.599
 to be

00:40:24.599 --> 00:40:25.019
 engaged,

00:40:25.159 --> 00:40:25.659
 ready to

00:40:25.659 --> 00:40:26.099
 hear and

00:40:26.099 --> 00:40:26.659
 to receive.

00:40:28.159 --> 00:40:28.539
 And the

00:40:28.539 --> 00:40:29.179
 third one,

00:40:29.860 --> 00:40:30.300
 take it

00:40:30.300 --> 00:40:30.800
 to heart.

00:40:33.380 --> 00:40:33.900
 Consider

00:40:33.900 --> 00:40:34.760
 the truth

00:40:34.760 --> 00:40:35.340
 of God's

00:40:35.340 --> 00:40:35.619
 word,

00:40:35.760 --> 00:40:36.099
 not for

00:40:36.099 --> 00:40:36.460
 others,

00:40:36.539 --> 00:40:36.860
 but for

00:40:36.860 --> 00:40:37.159
 me.

00:40:38.840 --> 00:40:39.360
 And

00:40:39.360 --> 00:40:40.019
 consider the

00:40:40.019 --> 00:40:40.460
 truth of

00:40:40.460 --> 00:40:40.760
 God's

00:40:40.760 --> 00:40:40.920
 word,

00:40:41.000 --> 00:40:41.340
 not just

00:40:41.340 --> 00:40:41.719
 for me,

00:40:41.800 --> 00:40:42.119
 but for

00:40:42.119 --> 00:40:42.639
 us.

00:40:42.639 --> 00:40:44.059
 as a

00:40:44.059 --> 00:40:44.659
 congregation.

00:40:45.779 --> 00:40:46.299
 Turn up,

00:40:46.819 --> 00:40:47.319
 tune in,

00:40:47.799 --> 00:40:48.139
 take it

00:40:48.139 --> 00:40:48.559
 to heart.

00:40:49.500 --> 00:40:50.059
 A healthy

00:40:50.059 --> 00:40:51.059
 church is

00:40:51.059 --> 00:40:51.519
 a church

00:40:51.519 --> 00:40:51.819
 that's

00:40:51.819 --> 00:40:52.319
 committed

00:40:52.319 --> 00:40:53.500
 to the

00:40:53.500 --> 00:40:53.900
 preaching

00:40:53.900 --> 00:40:55.219
 and teaching

00:40:55.219 --> 00:40:55.819
 of God's

00:40:55.819 --> 00:40:56.219
 word.

00:40:57.339 --> 00:40:57.679
 May that

00:40:57.679 --> 00:40:58.219
 always be

00:40:58.219 --> 00:40:59.460
 true of

00:40:59.460 --> 00:41:00.039
 us as a

00:41:00.039 --> 00:41:00.299
 local

00:41:00.299 --> 00:41:00.819
 church.

00:41:02.059 --> 00:41:02.659
 Let's

00:41:02.659 --> 00:41:02.980
 pray

00:41:02.980 --> 00:41:03.659
 together.

00:41:07.859 --> 00:41:08.420
 Lord,

00:41:08.519 --> 00:41:09.139
 we remember

00:41:09.139 --> 00:41:10.819
 the

00:41:10.819 --> 00:41:12.539
 apostles

00:41:12.539 --> 00:41:13.059
 declared

00:41:13.059 --> 00:41:13.739
 that salvation

00:41:13.739 --> 00:41:14.300
 is found

00:41:14.300 --> 00:41:14.739
 in no

00:41:14.739 --> 00:41:15.360
 one else,

00:41:16.099 --> 00:41:16.480
 for there

00:41:16.480 --> 00:41:16.900
 is no

00:41:16.900 --> 00:41:17.440
 other name

00:41:17.440 --> 00:41:18.300
 under heaven

00:41:18.300 --> 00:41:19.300
 given to

00:41:19.300 --> 00:41:20.159
 mankind by

00:41:20.159 --> 00:41:20.920
 which we

00:41:20.920 --> 00:41:21.679
 must be

00:41:21.679 --> 00:41:22.119
 saved.

00:41:23.840 --> 00:41:24.599
 Help

00:41:24.599 --> 00:41:25.300
 each one

00:41:25.300 --> 00:41:26.099
 of us

00:41:26.099 --> 00:41:26.980
 to believe

00:41:26.980 --> 00:41:27.719
 the gospel

00:41:27.719 --> 00:41:31.019
 and give

00:41:31.019 --> 00:41:32.500
 us courage

00:41:32.500 --> 00:41:33.500
 and confidence

00:41:33.500 --> 00:41:34.219
 and wisdom

00:41:34.219 --> 00:41:35.059
 and help

00:41:35.059 --> 00:41:35.920
 to proclaim

00:41:35.920 --> 00:41:36.659
 the gospel.

00:41:36.659 --> 00:41:36.719
 people.

00:41:37.920 --> 00:41:38.619
 We pray

00:41:38.619 --> 00:41:38.859
 that you

00:41:38.859 --> 00:41:39.420
 would protect

00:41:39.420 --> 00:41:40.239
 us individually

00:41:40.239 --> 00:41:40.859
 and as a

00:41:40.859 --> 00:41:41.619
 church from

00:41:41.619 --> 00:41:42.519
 a low

00:41:42.519 --> 00:41:43.659
 view of

00:41:43.659 --> 00:41:44.319
 your word

00:41:44.319 --> 00:41:45.059
 and a low

00:41:45.059 --> 00:41:46.099
 view of

00:41:46.099 --> 00:41:46.639
 preaching.

00:41:48.059 --> 00:41:49.000
 But rather

00:41:49.000 --> 00:41:49.599
 you would make

00:41:49.599 --> 00:41:50.339
 us a church

00:41:50.339 --> 00:41:50.879
 that is

00:41:50.879 --> 00:41:51.480
 committed

00:41:51.480 --> 00:41:52.980
 to preaching

00:41:52.980 --> 00:41:53.799
 and teaching

00:41:53.799 --> 00:41:55.000
 the Bible

00:41:55.000 --> 00:41:55.779
 as your

00:41:55.779 --> 00:41:56.259
 word,

00:41:56.719 --> 00:41:57.420
 your word

00:41:57.420 --> 00:41:58.339
 of revelation,

00:41:59.139 --> 00:41:59.819
 your word

00:41:59.819 --> 00:42:00.539
 that speaks

00:42:00.539 --> 00:42:01.359
 of your

00:42:01.359 --> 00:42:02.299
 salvation

00:42:02.300 --> 00:42:03.980
 by grace

00:42:03.980 --> 00:42:04.800
 through faith

00:42:04.800 --> 00:42:05.100
 in the

00:42:05.100 --> 00:42:05.760
 Lord Jesus.

00:42:07.519 --> 00:42:08.360
 Because our

00:42:08.360 --> 00:42:09.220
 world needs

00:42:09.220 --> 00:42:10.140
 to hear that

00:42:10.140 --> 00:42:11.060
 message more

00:42:11.060 --> 00:42:11.920
 than anything

00:42:11.920 --> 00:42:12.380
 else.

00:42:13.600 --> 00:42:14.440
 Please give

00:42:14.440 --> 00:42:14.760
 us that

00:42:14.760 --> 00:42:15.220
 conviction

00:42:15.220 --> 00:42:16.400
 and please

00:42:16.400 --> 00:42:16.760
 give us

00:42:16.760 --> 00:42:17.360
 opportunities

00:42:17.360 --> 00:42:18.080
 this week

00:42:18.080 --> 00:42:19.580
 to speak

00:42:19.580 --> 00:42:19.900
 and to

00:42:19.900 --> 00:42:20.360
 proclaim

00:42:20.360 --> 00:42:21.700
 the good

00:42:21.700 --> 00:42:22.100
 news of

00:42:22.100 --> 00:42:22.420
 Jesus.

00:42:23.420 --> 00:42:23.960
 Amen.

00:42:28.960 --> 00:42:29.640
 Now,

00:42:29.800 --> 00:42:30.360
 in just

00:42:30.360 --> 00:42:31.000
 a few

00:42:31.000 --> 00:42:32.060
 moments,

00:42:32.300 --> 00:42:33.800
 we will

00:42:33.800 --> 00:42:35.060
 be sharing

00:42:35.060 --> 00:42:35.880
 the Lord's

00:42:35.880 --> 00:42:36.180
 Supper

00:42:36.180 --> 00:42:37.260
 as the

00:42:37.260 --> 00:42:37.680
 people of

00:42:37.680 --> 00:42:37.920
 God

00:42:37.920 --> 00:42:38.500
 receiving

00:42:38.500 --> 00:42:39.560
 these

00:42:39.560 --> 00:42:40.519
 elements.

00:42:41.260 --> 00:42:41.840
 I want

00:42:41.840 --> 00:42:42.620
 to read

00:42:42.620 --> 00:42:44.519
 a verse

00:42:44.519 --> 00:42:45.580
 from 1

00:42:45.580 --> 00:42:45.920
 Corinthians

00:42:45.920 --> 00:42:46.360
 1,

00:42:46.440 --> 00:42:47.340
 verse 21.

00:42:48.519 --> 00:42:49.560
 It says,

00:42:49.620 --> 00:42:49.980
 and it's up

00:42:49.980 --> 00:42:50.240
 on our

00:42:50.240 --> 00:42:50.600
 screen,

00:42:50.720 --> 00:42:51.320
 For since

00:42:51.320 --> 00:42:51.680
 in the

00:42:51.680 --> 00:42:52.120
 wisdom

00:42:52.120 --> 00:42:52.860
 of God

00:42:52.860 --> 00:42:54.380
 the world

00:42:54.380 --> 00:42:54.840
 through its

00:42:54.840 --> 00:42:55.320
 wisdom

00:42:55.320 --> 00:42:55.780
 did not

00:42:55.780 --> 00:42:56.660
 know him,

00:42:57.600 --> 00:42:58.039
 God

00:42:58.039 --> 00:42:58.800
 was pleased

00:42:58.800 --> 00:42:59.320
 through the

00:42:59.320 --> 00:42:59.940
 foolishness

00:42:59.940 --> 00:43:00.420
 of what

00:43:00.420 --> 00:43:01.300
 was preached,

00:43:02.300 --> 00:43:03.240
 to save

00:43:03.240 --> 00:43:04.500
 those who

00:43:04.500 --> 00:43:05.240
 believe.

00:43:06.280 --> 00:43:07.039
 The Lord's

00:43:07.039 --> 00:43:07.400
 Supper was

00:43:07.400 --> 00:43:08.039
 a gift that

00:43:08.039 --> 00:43:08.720
 Jesus gave

00:43:08.720 --> 00:43:09.080
 to the

00:43:09.080 --> 00:43:09.640
 church,

00:43:09.640 --> 00:43:10.519
 and the

00:43:10.519 --> 00:43:10.860
 Lord's

00:43:10.860 --> 00:43:11.060
 Supper

00:43:11.060 --> 00:43:12.019
 preaches

00:43:12.019 --> 00:43:12.960
 the gospel

00:43:12.960 --> 00:43:13.920
 to us.

00:43:15.140 --> 00:43:15.440
 What

00:43:15.440 --> 00:43:16.200
 message

00:43:16.200 --> 00:43:17.420
 does the

00:43:17.420 --> 00:43:17.860
 Lord's

00:43:17.860 --> 00:43:18.080
 Supper

00:43:18.080 --> 00:43:18.960
 preach to

00:43:18.960 --> 00:43:19.380
 us?

00:43:21.060 --> 00:43:21.720
 Well,

00:43:21.740 --> 00:43:22.000
 it's a

00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:22.760
 visible reminder,

00:43:22.880 --> 00:43:23.160
 isn't it,

00:43:23.160 --> 00:43:24.100
 of the cross

00:43:24.100 --> 00:43:24.960
 of the

00:43:24.960 --> 00:43:25.660
 Lord Jesus,

00:43:26.860 --> 00:43:27.640
 that by

00:43:27.640 --> 00:43:28.640
 his wounds

00:43:28.639 --> 00:43:29.400
 we are

00:43:29.400 --> 00:43:30.019
 healed,

00:43:30.859 --> 00:43:31.500
 that in

00:43:31.500 --> 00:43:32.599
 his sacrifice

00:43:32.599 --> 00:43:33.960
 we know

00:43:33.960 --> 00:43:35.039
 forgiveness,

00:43:36.239 --> 00:43:38.179
 that the

00:43:38.179 --> 00:43:38.599
 Lord's

00:43:38.599 --> 00:43:38.839
 Supper

00:43:38.839 --> 00:43:40.019
 reminds us

00:43:40.019 --> 00:43:40.639
 that we

00:43:40.639 --> 00:43:41.699
 enter into

00:43:41.699 --> 00:43:42.299
 the new

00:43:42.299 --> 00:43:43.019
 covenant

00:43:43.019 --> 00:43:45.400
 by his

00:43:45.400 --> 00:43:45.879
 blood.

00:43:47.559 --> 00:43:48.339
 God's

00:43:48.339 --> 00:43:49.759
 plan for

00:43:49.759 --> 00:43:50.219
 you and

00:43:50.219 --> 00:43:51.179
 me to

00:43:51.179 --> 00:43:51.379
 have

00:43:51.379 --> 00:43:51.940
 fellowship

00:43:51.940 --> 00:43:52.440
 with him

00:43:52.440 --> 00:43:52.879
 now and

00:43:52.879 --> 00:43:54.299
 for eternity

00:43:54.299 --> 00:43:55.639
 rests in

00:43:55.639 --> 00:43:56.400
 Jesus shedding

00:43:56.400 --> 00:43:57.019
 his precious

00:43:57.019 --> 00:43:57.519
 blood.

00:43:58.639 --> 00:44:01.799
 receiving the

00:44:01.799 --> 00:44:02.619
 elements of

00:44:02.619 --> 00:44:03.019
 the Lord's

00:44:03.019 --> 00:44:03.639
 Supper also

00:44:03.639 --> 00:44:04.359
 reminds us

00:44:04.359 --> 00:44:04.659
 in a way

00:44:04.659 --> 00:44:04.940
 that we

00:44:04.940 --> 00:44:05.859
 need a

00:44:05.859 --> 00:44:06.519
 salvation

00:44:06.519 --> 00:44:07.719
 from outside

00:44:07.719 --> 00:44:08.579
 of ourselves.

00:44:09.659 --> 00:44:10.179
 It is a

00:44:10.179 --> 00:44:10.900
 gift of

00:44:10.900 --> 00:44:11.619
 grace that

00:44:11.619 --> 00:44:12.539
 we receive

00:44:12.539 --> 00:44:14.779
 by faith.

00:44:17.920 --> 00:44:18.599
 The

00:44:18.599 --> 00:44:18.920
 Lord's

00:44:18.920 --> 00:44:19.099
 Supper,

00:44:19.199 --> 00:44:19.440
 as we

00:44:19.440 --> 00:44:20.000
 share it

00:44:20.000 --> 00:44:20.639
 together,

00:44:21.400 --> 00:44:22.319
 also reminds

00:44:22.319 --> 00:44:22.739
 us that

00:44:22.739 --> 00:44:23.519
 God has

00:44:23.519 --> 00:44:24.279
 made us

00:44:24.279 --> 00:44:25.619
 a new

00:44:25.619 --> 00:44:26.339
 community,

00:44:27.119 --> 00:44:27.639
 a new

00:44:27.639 --> 00:44:28.420
 body,

00:44:28.639 --> 00:44:29.659
 He has

00:44:29.659 --> 00:44:30.699
 called us

00:44:30.699 --> 00:44:31.179
 together,

00:44:31.539 --> 00:44:31.900
 different

00:44:31.900 --> 00:44:32.519
 backgrounds,

00:44:32.779 --> 00:44:33.019
 different

00:44:33.019 --> 00:44:33.759
 experiences,

00:44:33.960 --> 00:44:34.400
 but all

00:44:34.400 --> 00:44:35.199
 one in

00:44:35.199 --> 00:44:35.599
 Christ

00:44:35.599 --> 00:44:35.960
 Jesus,

00:44:36.059 --> 00:44:36.319
 and we

00:44:36.319 --> 00:44:37.099
 share this

00:44:37.099 --> 00:44:37.539
 meal

00:44:37.539 --> 00:44:38.699
 together

00:44:38.699 --> 00:44:39.980
 for those

00:44:39.980 --> 00:44:40.259
 of us

00:44:40.259 --> 00:44:40.519
 who are

00:44:40.519 --> 00:44:41.739
 members of

00:44:41.739 --> 00:44:42.900
 God's

00:44:42.900 --> 00:44:43.400
 church,

00:44:43.639 --> 00:44:44.000
 those who

00:44:44.000 --> 00:44:44.719
 have faith

00:44:44.719 --> 00:44:45.480
 in the

00:44:45.480 --> 00:44:46.219
 Lord Jesus.

00:44:49.219 --> 00:44:50.000
 And so

00:44:50.000 --> 00:44:50.579
 this supper

00:44:50.579 --> 00:44:50.920
 that we

00:44:50.920 --> 00:44:52.319
 share is

00:44:52.319 --> 00:44:52.719
 for all

00:44:52.719 --> 00:44:52.960
 who have

00:44:52.960 --> 00:44:53.239
 put their

00:44:53.239 --> 00:44:53.859
 faith in

00:44:53.859 --> 00:44:54.339
 Jesus,

00:44:55.339 --> 00:44:56.019
 who are

00:44:56.019 --> 00:44:56.679
 members of

00:44:56.679 --> 00:44:57.059
 God's

00:44:57.059 --> 00:44:57.599
 church,

00:44:58.399 --> 00:44:59.839
 and who

00:44:59.839 --> 00:45:01.919
 know that

00:45:01.919 --> 00:45:02.319
 we have an

00:45:02.319 --> 00:45:03.179
 ongoing need

00:45:03.179 --> 00:45:04.000
 for His

00:45:04.000 --> 00:45:04.539
 grace.

00:45:06.619 --> 00:45:07.139
 And so

00:45:07.139 --> 00:45:07.539
 in just a

00:45:07.539 --> 00:45:08.000
 moment we'll

00:45:08.000 --> 00:45:08.599
 be directed

00:45:08.599 --> 00:45:09.599
 to collect

00:45:09.599 --> 00:45:10.859
 the bread

00:45:10.859 --> 00:45:11.339
 and the

00:45:11.339 --> 00:45:11.659
 wine,

00:45:12.559 --> 00:45:13.379
 and while

00:45:13.379 --> 00:45:13.980
 that's

00:45:13.980 --> 00:45:14.440
 happening,

00:45:15.000 --> 00:45:15.719
 we'll also

00:45:15.719 --> 00:45:17.980
 stand and

00:45:17.980 --> 00:45:19.000
 we will sing

00:45:19.000 --> 00:45:19.799
 the hymn

00:45:19.800 --> 00:45:21.660
 Come Behold

00:45:21.660 --> 00:45:22.580
 the Wondrous

00:45:22.580 --> 00:45:23.960
 Mystery to

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 help us

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 reflect on

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 the gospel.

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 So let's

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 stand and

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 let's sing

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 and folks

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 will be

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 directed to

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 collect the

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 elements at

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 the appropriate

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 time.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.