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 Good to meet with you guys this Sunday and worship our Lord this morning.

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 Like Paul said, my name is Andrew.

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 Matthew 25, verse 31 to 46.

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 Let me pray for the reading and preaching of the Lord.

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 Heavenly Father, we thank you so much that your Word, the Scripture, is active, living,

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 and breathing.

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 And as we encounter your Word, it comes to life in our own lives.

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 Lord, this morning I feel so much inadequacy, so much weakness.

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 And ask for your help and power of your Holy Spirit.

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 Lord, won't your Word come alive this morning to speak to your people,

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 to clutch at our heartstrings,

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 to convict us of any sin,

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 and to fill us with encouragement and hope of the future that is yet to come.

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 Be with us this morning, Lord, by the power of your Holy Spirit.

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 In Jesus' name we pray.

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 Amen.

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 Won't you please rise with me for the reading of God's Word.

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 Matthew chapter 25, verse 31 to 46.

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 When the Son of Man comes in His glory,

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 and all the angels with Him,

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 then He will sit on His glorious throne.

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 Before Him will be gathered all the nations,

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 and He will separate people, one from another,

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 as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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 And He will place the sheep on His right,

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 but the goats on the left.

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 Then the King will say to those on His right,

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 Come, you who are blessed by my Father,

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 inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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 For I was hungry, and you gave me food.

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 I was thirsty, and you gave me drink.

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 I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.

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 I was naked, and you clothed me.

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 I was sick, and you visited me.

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 I was in prison, and you came to me.

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 Then the righteous will answer Him, saying,

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 Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,

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 or thirsty and give you drink?

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 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you,

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 or naked and clothe you?

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 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?

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 And the King will answer them,

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 Truly I say to you,

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 as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,

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 you did it to me.

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 Then He will say to those on His left,

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 Depart from me, you cursed.

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 Into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

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 For I was hungry, and you gave me no food.

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 I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink.

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 I was a stranger, and you did not welcome me.

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 Naked, and you did not clothe me.

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 Sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.

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 Then they also will answer, saying,

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 Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty,

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 or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison,

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 and did not minister to you?

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 Then He will answer them, saying,

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 Truly I say to you,

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 as you did not do it to one of the least of these,

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 you did not do it to me.

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 And these will go away into eternal punishment,

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 but the righteous into eternal life.

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 This is God's holy and authoritative word.

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 You may be seated.

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 Do you love Jesus?

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 Eight years ago, I was on a church missions trip

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 to Baja California, Mexico,

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 when I was confronted by a little boy

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 who sprang this question up to me.

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 Do you love Jesus?

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 I was taken aback by his eagerness with the question,

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 but I confidently replied,

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 Yes, of course I do.

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 The boy then gave me a skeptical look.

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 And yelled,

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 Prove it.

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 He proceeded to run off,

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 and I was left dumbfounded and bewildered,

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 partly because I didn't have the Spanish vocabulary

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 to prove it.

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 And also partly,

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 I didn't know if I had the English vocabulary

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 to prove it either.

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 Fast forward to May 2026, two months ago.

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 I was attending my wife's graduation ceremony

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 for a master's program

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 at Gordon-Connacle Theological Seminary.

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 During the Bachelorette service,

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 one of our New Testament professors

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 gave a sermon of exhortation.

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 And his main piece was this.

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 The most important question

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 that we will ever have to answer

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 is this.

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 Do you love Jesus?

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 Do you love Jesus?

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 This question is so important

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 that Jesus asks it three consecutive times to Peter.

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 Peter, the chief disciple

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 who denied Jesus three times

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 and left him to be crucified and killed.

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 Jesus, after having resurrected from the dead,

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 approaches Peter,

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 his deeply ashamed disciple,

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 and asks him,

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 Peter,

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 Peter,

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 do you love me?

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 Do you love me?

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 Do you love me?

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 And Peter replies,

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 Christ,

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 you know that I love you.

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 You know that I love you.

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 You know that I love you.

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 And each time Peter replies,

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 yes, I love you,

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 Jesus commands Peter

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 to feed his sheep.

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 If Peter truly loves his master, Jesus,

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 he will tend to and shepherd

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 those who Christ calls his sheep

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 sheep for the rest of his life.

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 It's more than Peter's words.

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 It's his entire life going forward.

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 It's actions

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 that will be the evidence

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 for his love for Jesus.

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 Do you love Jesus?

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 If so, then you prove it.

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 Jesus doesn't ask this question

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 and issue this commandment here

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 as a mere mental and moral exercise.

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 And in that same way,

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 our answer to this question

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 and the evidence behind this

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 is more than just amusing,

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 a mere thought.

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 How we answer this question

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 with our words,

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 not just our words,

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 our actions

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 and with our entire lives

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 has eternal implications

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 for each and every one of us here.

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 Our passage in Matthew 25

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 this morning reveals that

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 Jesus,

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 the Son of Man,

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 who died on the cross

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 and resurrected from the dead,

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 and ascended into heaven,

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 he will come again.

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 In the second coming,

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 Jesus will bring

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 the final judgment

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 to the eternal,

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 to the entire world.

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 And he will judge

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 each and every person

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 based on their conduct

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 of how they have lived their lives.

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 Do you love Jesus?

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 On the final day,

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 on the final judgment day,

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 your life,

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 it will be truth

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 of whether you truly

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 loved him or not.

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 And whether your final verdict

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 is eternal life

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 with the Lord God

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 or eternal punishment

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 away from him.

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 And so this is our main point

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 for our passage this morning.

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 Be ready

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 for the final judgment

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 of the Son of Man

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 when he returns.

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 I'll put some four

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 different parts this morning.

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 First,

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 the authority

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 of the Son of Man.

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 Second,

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 the reward

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 of the righteous sheep.

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 Third,

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 the curse

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 of the unrighteous goats.

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 And fourth,

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 the eternal consequences.

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 First,

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 the authority

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 of the Son of Man.

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 We are in

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 the final part

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 of what is called

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 the Olivet Discourse

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 in the Gospel of Matthew,

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 where Jesus speaks

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 of the end times

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 and his second coming

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 to the earth.

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 In the past week's passages,

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 Jesus said that

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 when the end

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 of the age arrives,

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 it's unknown to us.

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 But when Jesus

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 does return,

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 we will be judged

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 for our preparedness,

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 making the most

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 of what God

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 has entrusted to us

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 in a Christ-centered

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 and gospel-driven life.

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 Our passage this morning,

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 then,

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 concludes this Olivet Discourse

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 with Jesus explaining

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 what exactly

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 will happen

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 on this day

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 of the final judgment

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 and the criteria

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 in which Jesus

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 will judge

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 all the world.

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 But first,

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 we must examine

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 on what grounds

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 does the Son of Man

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 have the authority

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 to do this?

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 Who is he

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 to separate

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 and sort

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 all the nations

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 and peoples?

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 In verse 31,

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 Jesus says

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 that the Son of Man

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 will come in glory,

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 accompanied by angels,

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 and he will sit

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 on his glorious throne.

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 The term Son of Man,

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 as we have seen

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 in Jesus'

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 referred to himself

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 many times

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 throughout the Gospel

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 of Matthew,

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 is referential

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 to the prophecy

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 in Daniel 7,

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 where one,

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 like a Son of Man,

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 comes to the Ancient

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 of days,

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 and is given

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 an everlasting dominion

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 that all peoples,

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 nations,

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 and languages

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 should serve him.

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 That title,

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 Son of Man,

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 highlights Jesus'

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 kingship and authority

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 based on this

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 Daniel 7 prophecy.

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 Jesus' authority

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 as the Son of Man

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 is also displayed

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 that when he comes

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 in glory,

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 all the angels

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 will accompany him.

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 The entire army

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 of angels,

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 spiritual beings

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 created by God

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 to worship him

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 and accomplish his will,

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 will leave their posts

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 in heaven

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 to follow up to Jesus,

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 not as his equals,

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 but as his subjects.

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 1 Peter 3.22

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 says that Jesus,

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 when he had resurrected

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 and had gone into heaven,

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 has angels,

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 authorities,

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 and powers

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 subjected to him.

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 Here in our passage,

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 Jesus says that he will

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 return with all

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 of these celestial beings

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 leading them to earth

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 in his final return.

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 And once he returns,

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 Jesus will sit

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 on his glorious throne

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 with all the nations

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 gathered around him.

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 Just the throne imagery,

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 it evokes

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 kingly authority.

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 Though here and now,

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 Jesus sits at the right hand

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 of the throne of God

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 the Father in heaven,

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 reigning over heaven

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 and earth.

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 In his second coming,

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 when Jesus comes again,

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 Jesus will return

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 to establish his kingdom

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 and throne on earth

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 so that his kingship

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 will be in plain sight

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 to everyone

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 in the world.

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 It's remarkable to think

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 that as Jesus is foretelling

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 this glorious return,

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 this glorious return,

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 that future one,

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 who will sit

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 on his glorious throne

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 surrounded by his angels

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 and all the nations,

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 he sits in this passage,

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 perhaps on a little stone,

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 a meager stone

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 on the Mount of Olives,

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 surrounded by his

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 motley crew of disciples,

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 knowing that one disciple

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 will betray him,

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 another will deny him

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 three times,

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 and all will forsake him,

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 leaving him to be crucified

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 over the three days.

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 This is Jesus,

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 the Son of God,

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 who humbled himself

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 in the form of man,

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 that the Son of Man

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 would be delivered

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 to earthly authorities

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 to be rejected,

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 to be mocked,

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 to be flogged,

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 to be crucified.

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 And yet,

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 even in the humblest,

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 perhaps most humiliating

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 of situations,

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 Jesus looks towards

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 the eternal realities

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 of the day

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 when he will return

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 in glory

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 and power

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 and majesty

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 as the supreme king

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 and judge of all.

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 And so when he returns,

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 he sits enthroned

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 with all nations,

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 all people

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 coming before him.

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 When an official,

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 a governor,

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 or a king

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 arrives to the city,

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 the citizens

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 are expected

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 to greet him

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 and gather before him,

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 a symbol of their loyalty

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 and subjugation.

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 When a king is crowned,

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 the people are called

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 to gather

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 in commemoration

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 and celebration

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 of his coronation.

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 The king is at

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 the center

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 of his people's attention.

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 For example,

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 during the 2023

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 coronation

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 of King Charles III

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 of the United Kingdom,

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 there were over

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 2,000 guests

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 who were invited

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 to view the ceremony

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 at Westminster Avenue,

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 representing over

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 200 countries

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 and including

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 other nations'

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 royalties,

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 world leaders,

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 religious leaders,

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 and other prominent

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 figures of power

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 and influence.

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 Let's blow this number

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 up just a little bit more.

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 Within the United Kingdom,

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 over 20 million people

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 on that day

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 viewed the ceremony

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 on television.

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 Let's blow that figure

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 out even more.

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 Within the entire world,

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 globally,

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 there was an audience

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 of approximately

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 2 billion people

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 across 125 countries

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 that tuned in

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 to King Charles III's

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 coronation.

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 One-fourth

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 of the entire world

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 had their eyes

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 on King Charles.

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 Church,

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 when Jesus returns,

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 it will be exceedingly

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 more than that.

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 All nations,

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 all people

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 will be gathered

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 before him

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 as he sits

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 on his throne.

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 This is not just

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 all present

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 living people,

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 but all nations,

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 kingdoms,

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 civilizations

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 that ever existed

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 in the world.

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 Revelation 20

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 says that even

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 the dead

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 will be brought

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 forward to the throne

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 of Jesus

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 to be judged.

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 Billions upon

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 billions

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 of people.

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 And Jesus commands

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 their attention,

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 authority over all,

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 whether they believe

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 in him or not.

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 Philippians 2,

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 9-11 says,

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 Therefore God

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 has highly exalted

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 him and has

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 sowed on him

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 the name that is

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 above every name,

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 so that at the name

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 of Jesus

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 every name should

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 bow,

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 in heaven and on earth

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 and under the earth

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 and every tongue

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 confess that Jesus

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 Christ is Lord.

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 Revelation 1-7

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 says,

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 Behold,

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 he is coming

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 with the clouds

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 and every eye

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 will see him,

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 even those

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 who pierce him.

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 And all tribes

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 of the earth

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 will wail

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 on countenance.

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 Every person,

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 whether or not

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 they acknowledge

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 the Son of Man

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 before,

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 whether they embrace

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 Jesus

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 or pierce him,

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 will see Jesus

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 and they won't

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 be able to help

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 but confess

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 that he is Lord

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 over all things,

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 all people,

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 when he returns.

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 And so,

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 this is the great

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 authority that Jesus

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 has over all the earth

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 and it is by

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 his authority

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 that Jesus

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 judges the nations

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 and separates

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 the sheep

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 and goats

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 from one another.

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 And so,

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 when he returns,

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 the Son of Man

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 will separate people

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 one from another

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 as a shepherd

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 separates the sheep

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 and the goats.

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 The people listening

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 to Jesus at this time

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 would have been

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 very familiar

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 with the image

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 of the shepherd,

00:16:01.779 --> 00:16:02.339
 sheep and goats

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 that Jesus presents

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 here.

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 In ancient Palestine,

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 shepherds would keep

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 their sheep and goats

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 together in the same

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 pastures during the day

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 since their grazing

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 habits were pretty much

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 the same.

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 However,

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 because goats

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 tend to require

00:16:15.259 --> 00:16:16.119
 warmer temperatures

00:16:16.119 --> 00:16:17.119
 to rest in the evening,

00:16:17.579 --> 00:16:18.319
 before nightfall,

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 the shepherds

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 would bring the flock

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 to the resting quarters

00:16:20.600 --> 00:16:21.679
 and would separate

00:16:21.679 --> 00:16:22.539
 the sheep and goats

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 from one another

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 by hand.

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 The sheep and goats

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 would walk

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 single file

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 through a mare of sheep

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 and the shepherd

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 would swing a gaze,

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 sorting the sheep

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 or goats

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 one by one,

00:16:32.620 --> 00:16:33.460
 ensuring that

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 each animal

00:16:34.120 --> 00:16:34.659
 ends up

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 with this appropriate

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 long time.

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 And let me tell you,

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 I went down

00:16:39.560 --> 00:16:42.400
 this unnecessary

00:16:42.400 --> 00:16:43.060
 rabbit hole

00:16:43.060 --> 00:16:43.860
 trying to search

00:16:43.860 --> 00:16:45.280
 what do Palestinian

00:16:45.280 --> 00:16:46.160
 sheep and goats

00:16:46.160 --> 00:16:46.680
 look like.

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 It's so hard

00:16:49.100 --> 00:16:49.540
 to tell them

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 they look so

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 good for them.

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 And just the thought

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 of having the shepherds

00:16:54.800 --> 00:16:56.000
 swinging the egg

00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:56.700
 right and left

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 and trying to pinpoint

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 with their eyes,

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 okay, this one's a sheep,

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 this one's a goat,

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 this one's a sheep.

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 Oh, no, no, no,

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 go, go, go, go, go,

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 you gotta look.

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 It's a strenuous,

00:17:05.340 --> 00:17:06.799
 it's a painstaking process

00:17:06.799 --> 00:17:08.440
 of being so careful

00:17:08.440 --> 00:17:09.519
 in sorting

00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:11.519
 the sheep and goats

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 their properties.

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 Just as painstakingly

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 and personally

00:17:18.340 --> 00:17:18.920
 the shepherd

00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:20.200
 sorts his sheep

00:17:20.200 --> 00:17:20.680
 and goats

00:17:20.680 --> 00:17:22.240
 one after another,

00:17:23.319 --> 00:17:24.620
 so will our Lord Jesus

00:17:24.620 --> 00:17:26.100
 closely and personally

00:17:26.100 --> 00:17:27.480
 place each individual

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 person in his

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 or her properties,

00:17:30.579 --> 00:17:31.380
 whether that is

00:17:31.380 --> 00:17:32.980
 among their fellow sheep

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 or among their fellow goats.

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 And Jesus says

00:17:38.220 --> 00:17:38.860
 in verse 33,

00:17:39.319 --> 00:17:40.240
 the shepherd places

00:17:40.240 --> 00:17:41.700
 the sheep on his right

00:17:41.700 --> 00:17:43.220
 but the goats

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 on the left.

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 There will be

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 no middle group,

00:17:49.700 --> 00:17:50.420
 no third group,

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 no goat among sheep,

00:17:51.860 --> 00:17:52.940
 no sheep among goats,

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 only two rigid categories.

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 Those who are the sheep

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 and those who are the goats,

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 right and left.

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 From here, Jesus,

00:18:02.519 --> 00:18:03.819
 reveals what exactly

00:18:03.819 --> 00:18:04.559
 these cattle is.

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 Sheep to his right

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 goes to his left.

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 Verse 3,

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 verse 34,

00:18:09.200 --> 00:18:09.960
 the son of man,

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 now the king

00:18:11.139 --> 00:18:11.839
 who sits upon

00:18:11.839 --> 00:18:12.539
 his glorious throne

00:18:12.539 --> 00:18:13.379
 says to those

00:18:13.379 --> 00:18:14.099
 on his right,

00:18:14.879 --> 00:18:15.220
 come,

00:18:15.559 --> 00:18:16.960
 you are blessed

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 by my father,

00:18:18.259 --> 00:18:19.200
 inherit the kingdom

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 prepared for you

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 from the foundation

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 of the world.

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 Come,

00:18:23.759 --> 00:18:24.400
 inherit the kingdom.

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 Jesus continues to describe

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 some of the things

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 these people have done.

00:18:29.620 --> 00:18:30.759
 Verse 35 to 36,

00:18:30.940 --> 00:18:31.960
 they gave Jesus food

00:18:31.960 --> 00:18:32.940
 when he was hungry.

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 They give him drink

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 when he was thirsty.

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 When he was a stranger,

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 would that home or shelter

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 be welcomed him?

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 When Jesus was naked,

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 they clothed him.

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 And when he was sick

00:18:42.460 --> 00:18:43.000
 or imprisoned,

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 they visited him.

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 When Jesus was in physical need

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 or misfortune,

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 these blessed ones

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 attended to him

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 and cared for him

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 as their own.

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 And Jesus calls them

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 blessed by my father

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 and calls them

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 to inherit the kingdom

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 into eternal life

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 and fellowship

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 with the Lord.

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 Jesus preaches

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 this most twice

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 only to be met

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 with confusion.

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 The righteous

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 will answer him

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 and say,

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 Lord,

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 when did we see you

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 hungry,

00:19:17.700 --> 00:19:18.080
 thirsty,

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 a stranger,

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 naked,

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 sick,

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 or in prison

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 and when did we care

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 of him?

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 Imagine the bewilderment

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 of these people.

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 They received

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 this glowing commendation

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 from the most glorious

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 Jesus.

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 They're called blessed.

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 They're told that

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 they will inherit

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 the kingdom

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 of the Heavenly Father.

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 They're told that

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 they attended

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 to Jesus' needs

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 on earth.

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 But they can't seem

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 to recall

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 for the life of them

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 when they did

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 any of their sins.

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 They must have

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 looked so timidly

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 at Jesus.

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 This is the glorious

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 Jesus,

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 enthroned

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 in all this glory,

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 wondering if he's

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 made a mistake

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 if he's got

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 the wrong guy.

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 Jesus,

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 my Lord,

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 pardon me.

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 My memory

00:20:03.779 --> 00:20:04.339
 might be a little

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 spotty

00:20:04.759 --> 00:20:05.319
 around the door.

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 I don't think

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 I've ever

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 did any of these

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 things for you.

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 Lord Jesus,

00:20:11.440 --> 00:20:11.960
 quite frankly,

00:20:12.359 --> 00:20:13.279
 I don't even know

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 if I've ever

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 met you in person.

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 Jesus answers

00:20:20.200 --> 00:20:20.980
 their bewilderment

00:20:20.980 --> 00:20:21.660
 so patiently

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 and says,

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 truly,

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 I say to you,

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 as you did it

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 to one of the

00:20:27.180 --> 00:20:28.300
 beasts of these,

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 my brothers,

00:20:29.760 --> 00:20:30.840
 you did it to me.

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 Anyone who cared

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 for the beasts

00:20:35.220 --> 00:20:36.500
 of Jesus' brothers

00:20:36.500 --> 00:20:37.760
 has done the same

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 to Jesus.

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 Jesus.

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 What Jesus

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 says here

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 bears resemblance

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 to what he told

00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:44.180
 the disciples

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 in Matthew 10,

00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:46.680
 verse 40 to 42.

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 Whoever receives you,

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 receives me.

00:20:50.259 --> 00:20:51.500
 And whoever receives me,

00:20:51.759 --> 00:20:52.559
 receives him

00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:53.359
 who sends me.

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 And whoever gives

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 one of these

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 little ones

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 even a cup

00:20:56.879 --> 00:20:57.859
 of cold water

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 to receive his

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 disciple,

00:20:59.480 --> 00:20:59.839
 truly,

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 I say to you,

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 he will by no means

00:21:02.200 --> 00:21:03.379
 lose this reward.

00:21:04.879 --> 00:21:06.119
 These little ones,

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 as Matthew 10 says,

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 are Jesus' disciples.

00:21:10.399 --> 00:21:11.619
 In Matthew 12,

00:21:11.899 --> 00:21:12.939
 Jesus stretches out

00:21:12.939 --> 00:21:13.419
 his hand

00:21:13.419 --> 00:21:14.319
 towards these

00:21:14.319 --> 00:21:15.059
 same disciples

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 and says,

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 here are my brothers.

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 For whoever does

00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:20.119
 the will of my

00:21:20.119 --> 00:21:20.699
 Father in heaven

00:21:20.699 --> 00:21:21.599
 is my brother

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 and sister

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 and mother.

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 And so whoever

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 receives these

00:21:25.279 --> 00:21:25.899
 little brothers

00:21:25.899 --> 00:21:26.240
 of Jesus,

00:21:26.359 --> 00:21:27.019
 his disciples,

00:21:27.459 --> 00:21:28.439
 whoever clothes them,

00:21:28.619 --> 00:21:29.139
 feeds them,

00:21:29.259 --> 00:21:29.779
 shelters them,

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 gives them even

00:21:30.599 --> 00:21:32.099
 a cup of cold water,

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 also does so

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 to Jesus.

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 Why does Jesus

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 specifically highlight

00:21:39.819 --> 00:21:40.740
 the actions of

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 feeding these brothers

00:21:41.539 --> 00:21:42.359
 who are so hungry,

00:21:42.919 --> 00:21:43.720
 those who are thirsty,

00:21:44.259 --> 00:21:44.779
 those who needed

00:21:44.779 --> 00:21:45.599
 shelter, clothing,

00:21:45.699 --> 00:21:46.740
 comfort, companionship,

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 because each of

00:21:47.939 --> 00:21:48.720
 these actions

00:21:48.720 --> 00:21:50.699
 requires great

00:21:50.699 --> 00:21:51.519
 sacrifice

00:21:51.519 --> 00:21:52.579
 and selflessness

00:21:52.579 --> 00:21:53.980
 of time,

00:21:54.799 --> 00:21:55.279
 resources,

00:21:56.279 --> 00:21:56.599
 energy.

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 Church,

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 it takes time,

00:22:02.079 --> 00:22:02.919
 it takes resources,

00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:03.659
 it takes energy

00:22:03.659 --> 00:22:04.119
 for us

00:22:04.119 --> 00:22:05.459
 to provide

00:22:05.460 --> 00:22:05.940
 meals

00:22:05.940 --> 00:22:06.519
 for fellow

00:22:06.519 --> 00:22:07.259
 brothers and sisters

00:22:07.259 --> 00:22:08.120
 through the meal

00:22:08.120 --> 00:22:08.400
 train,

00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:09.059
 just like Todd

00:22:09.059 --> 00:22:09.380
 has said.

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 It takes time

00:22:12.240 --> 00:22:13.160
 to trek to the

00:22:13.160 --> 00:22:14.180
 hospital to visit

00:22:14.180 --> 00:22:15.299
 our sick friends

00:22:15.299 --> 00:22:15.799
 and family.

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 It requires

00:22:17.039 --> 00:22:18.400
 sacrifice for us

00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:19.160
 to go out of our

00:22:19.160 --> 00:22:20.279
 way to comfort,

00:22:20.940 --> 00:22:21.360
 encourage,

00:22:21.500 --> 00:22:22.059
 and uplift

00:22:22.059 --> 00:22:22.720
 heartbroken

00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:23.539
 brothers and sisters.

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 But we are

00:22:25.840 --> 00:22:26.759
 willing to sacrifice

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 because we see

00:22:28.120 --> 00:22:29.039
 that there is a need

00:22:29.039 --> 00:22:29.720
 amongst our

00:22:29.720 --> 00:22:30.680
 brothers and sisters

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 and we're stirred

00:22:31.539 --> 00:22:32.620
 up by Christ's

00:22:32.620 --> 00:22:33.920
 love to serve

00:22:33.920 --> 00:22:34.259
 them.

00:22:34.259 --> 00:22:37.200
 The disciples

00:22:37.200 --> 00:22:37.920
 were among

00:22:37.920 --> 00:22:38.720
 the lowliest

00:22:38.720 --> 00:22:39.200
 of men,

00:22:40.240 --> 00:22:41.059
 without home,

00:22:41.539 --> 00:22:42.099
 without secure

00:22:42.099 --> 00:22:42.879
 food or drink

00:22:42.879 --> 00:22:43.700
 on the day by day,

00:22:44.059 --> 00:22:44.940
 with barely a

00:22:44.940 --> 00:22:45.680
 cloak to cover

00:22:45.680 --> 00:22:46.299
 them from the

00:22:46.299 --> 00:22:46.720
 elements.

00:22:47.740 --> 00:22:48.299
 They were so

00:22:48.299 --> 00:22:50.000
 severely in need,

00:22:50.839 --> 00:22:51.420
 but I'm sure

00:22:51.420 --> 00:22:52.359
 that many people

00:22:52.359 --> 00:22:52.859
 would have seen

00:22:52.859 --> 00:22:53.359
 them in their

00:22:53.359 --> 00:22:54.480
 poverty and hear

00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:55.279
 them talking so

00:22:55.279 --> 00:22:56.200
 boldly about

00:22:56.200 --> 00:22:57.279
 the Messiah as

00:22:57.279 --> 00:22:57.759
 Jesus,

00:22:58.099 --> 00:22:58.680
 whose fears of

00:22:58.680 --> 00:22:59.559
 controversy in the

00:22:59.559 --> 00:22:59.799
 public,

00:23:00.059 --> 00:23:00.359
 and they would

00:23:00.359 --> 00:23:00.680
 have just

00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:01.339
 dunked their

00:23:01.339 --> 00:23:02.160
 heads and

00:23:02.160 --> 00:23:02.720
 hurried away

00:23:02.720 --> 00:23:03.200
 by making

00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:04.539
 excuses about

00:23:04.539 --> 00:23:05.039
 why they are

00:23:05.039 --> 00:23:05.720
 not able to

00:23:05.720 --> 00:23:06.100
 provide

00:23:06.100 --> 00:23:06.980
 their least

00:23:06.980 --> 00:23:07.380
 examples.

00:23:09.360 --> 00:23:09.740
 However,

00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:10.880
 if anyone

00:23:10.880 --> 00:23:11.620
 were to be

00:23:11.620 --> 00:23:12.640
 stirred up

00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:13.160
 by the love

00:23:13.160 --> 00:23:13.640
 of Christ,

00:23:14.799 --> 00:23:15.000
 they will

00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:15.779
 pay heed

00:23:15.779 --> 00:23:16.120
 to the

00:23:16.120 --> 00:23:16.519
 least of

00:23:16.519 --> 00:23:16.799
 these.

00:23:18.539 --> 00:23:18.980
 Jesus

00:23:18.980 --> 00:23:19.620
 brought us

00:23:19.620 --> 00:23:20.460
 and care for

00:23:20.460 --> 00:23:20.759
 them and

00:23:20.759 --> 00:23:21.319
 receive their

00:23:21.319 --> 00:23:21.720
 words,

00:23:22.180 --> 00:23:22.759
 and doing so

00:23:22.759 --> 00:23:23.620
 also care for

00:23:23.620 --> 00:23:24.860
 Jesus and

00:23:24.860 --> 00:23:25.759
 receive his

00:23:25.759 --> 00:23:26.319
 words.

00:23:27.539 --> 00:23:28.000
 And that is

00:23:28.000 --> 00:23:28.360
 what Jesus

00:23:28.360 --> 00:23:29.079
 commends these

00:23:29.079 --> 00:23:29.680
 chiefs for,

00:23:29.680 --> 00:23:31.460
 for paying

00:23:31.460 --> 00:23:32.120
 heed to the

00:23:32.120 --> 00:23:32.600
 needs of his

00:23:32.600 --> 00:23:33.700
 disciples and

00:23:33.700 --> 00:23:34.460
 receiving them

00:23:34.460 --> 00:23:35.400
 welcomingly,

00:23:35.880 --> 00:23:36.360
 and thereby

00:23:36.360 --> 00:23:37.360
 receiving Jesus

00:23:37.360 --> 00:23:38.200
 as their own

00:23:38.200 --> 00:23:38.799
 as well.

00:23:41.900 --> 00:23:42.660
 What Jesus

00:23:42.660 --> 00:23:43.500
 is not saying,

00:23:43.680 --> 00:23:44.120
 mind you,

00:23:44.700 --> 00:23:45.539
 is that our

00:23:45.539 --> 00:23:46.220
 kindness and

00:23:46.220 --> 00:23:46.980
 generosity should

00:23:46.980 --> 00:23:47.680
 be closed off

00:23:47.680 --> 00:23:48.380
 to unbelievers.

00:23:49.620 --> 00:23:50.440
 Galatians 5.10

00:23:50.440 --> 00:23:51.400
 exhorts us to

00:23:51.400 --> 00:23:52.259
 do good first

00:23:52.259 --> 00:23:53.140
 to the household

00:23:53.140 --> 00:23:53.600
 of faith,

00:23:54.200 --> 00:23:54.880
 but then also

00:23:54.880 --> 00:23:55.580
 to love our

00:23:55.580 --> 00:23:56.140
 needless as

00:23:56.140 --> 00:23:56.880
 ourselves by

00:23:56.880 --> 00:23:57.560
 doing good to

00:23:57.560 --> 00:23:57.799
 them.

00:23:57.799 --> 00:23:57.899
 God,

00:23:58.859 --> 00:23:59.879
 whether it's

00:23:59.879 --> 00:24:00.419
 the homeless

00:24:00.419 --> 00:24:01.000
 or the sick,

00:24:01.720 --> 00:24:02.379
 our neediest

00:24:02.379 --> 00:24:03.279
 friend or our

00:24:03.279 --> 00:24:03.919
 harshest enemy,

00:24:04.259 --> 00:24:04.740
 we are called

00:24:04.740 --> 00:24:05.539
 to honor even

00:24:05.539 --> 00:24:06.319
 the least of

00:24:06.319 --> 00:24:07.019
 these neighbors

00:24:07.019 --> 00:24:08.079
 because they

00:24:08.079 --> 00:24:08.740
 have been created

00:24:08.740 --> 00:24:09.399
 in the image

00:24:09.399 --> 00:24:10.339
 of God and

00:24:10.339 --> 00:24:11.359
 bear that dignity

00:24:11.359 --> 00:24:11.980
 to be treated

00:24:11.980 --> 00:24:12.619
 as such.

00:24:14.399 --> 00:24:14.740
 However,

00:24:14.960 --> 00:24:15.579
 the way we

00:24:15.579 --> 00:24:16.339
 treat and

00:24:16.339 --> 00:24:17.359
 receive fellow

00:24:17.359 --> 00:24:18.299
 believers has

00:24:18.299 --> 00:24:18.919
 an important

00:24:18.919 --> 00:24:20.139
 significance because

00:24:20.139 --> 00:24:21.559
 it reflects how

00:24:21.559 --> 00:24:22.680
 we treat Jesus

00:24:22.680 --> 00:24:23.339
 himself.

00:24:25.000 --> 00:24:26.099
 Whoever receives

00:24:26.099 --> 00:24:26.740
 the words of

00:24:26.740 --> 00:24:26.960
 Jesus'

00:24:26.960 --> 00:24:27.620
 disciples and

00:24:27.620 --> 00:24:28.240
 accepts them

00:24:28.240 --> 00:24:29.519
 also receives

00:24:29.519 --> 00:24:30.120
 and accepts

00:24:30.120 --> 00:24:31.100
 Jesus and

00:24:31.100 --> 00:24:31.700
 is saved by

00:24:31.700 --> 00:24:32.039
 faith.

00:24:32.900 --> 00:24:33.259
 And Jesus

00:24:33.259 --> 00:24:33.980
 commends them

00:24:33.980 --> 00:24:34.500
 and rewards

00:24:34.500 --> 00:24:34.819
 them and

00:24:34.819 --> 00:24:35.000
 says,

00:24:35.140 --> 00:24:35.500
 come,

00:24:36.400 --> 00:24:36.920
 inherit the

00:24:36.920 --> 00:24:37.100
 kingdom.

00:24:39.120 --> 00:24:39.640
 Now,

00:24:40.240 --> 00:24:41.660
 some people

00:24:41.660 --> 00:24:42.160
 will read this

00:24:42.160 --> 00:24:43.700
 passage and

00:24:43.700 --> 00:24:44.160
 come to the

00:24:44.160 --> 00:24:44.759
 conclusion that

00:24:44.759 --> 00:24:45.240
 these people

00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:45.620
 of Jesus'

00:24:45.840 --> 00:24:46.779
 right received

00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:47.160
 the kingdom

00:24:47.160 --> 00:24:48.539
 of God because

00:24:48.539 --> 00:24:49.400
 they fit the

00:24:49.400 --> 00:24:50.579
 home, because

00:24:50.579 --> 00:24:51.059
 they helped

00:24:51.059 --> 00:24:51.420
 the poor,

00:24:51.819 --> 00:24:52.500
 because they

00:24:52.500 --> 00:24:52.920
 sheltered the

00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:53.299
 homeless,

00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:54.180
 visited and

00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:54.480
 imprisoned.

00:24:54.480 --> 00:24:56.220
 some will

00:24:56.220 --> 00:24:57.380
 conclude that

00:24:57.380 --> 00:24:58.579
 eternal rewards

00:24:58.579 --> 00:24:58.940
 for the

00:24:58.940 --> 00:25:00.279
 righteous hinge

00:25:00.279 --> 00:25:00.819
 on their

00:25:00.819 --> 00:25:01.579
 concern for

00:25:01.579 --> 00:25:01.900
 and the

00:25:01.900 --> 00:25:02.980
 prioritization of

00:25:02.980 --> 00:25:03.460
 the social

00:25:03.460 --> 00:25:04.279
 welfare of the

00:25:04.279 --> 00:25:04.519
 world.

00:25:05.980 --> 00:25:06.420
 The hungry

00:25:06.420 --> 00:25:06.880
 need to be

00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:07.099
 fed.

00:25:08.099 --> 00:25:09.120
 The disenfranchised

00:25:09.120 --> 00:25:09.579
 and marginalized

00:25:09.579 --> 00:25:10.039
 need to be

00:25:10.039 --> 00:25:10.400
 restored.

00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:11.720
 Wealth needs

00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:12.720
 to be redistributed

00:25:12.720 --> 00:25:13.539
 in order for

00:25:13.539 --> 00:25:14.259
 God's kingdom

00:25:14.259 --> 00:25:14.980
 to manifest.

00:25:16.759 --> 00:25:17.700
 The way we

00:25:17.700 --> 00:25:18.140
 love others

00:25:18.140 --> 00:25:19.079
 certainly has

00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:19.660
 eternal

00:25:19.660 --> 00:25:20.319
 significance.

00:25:20.319 --> 00:25:21.819
 However,

00:25:22.059 --> 00:25:22.679
 we cannot

00:25:22.679 --> 00:25:24.179
 conclude that

00:25:24.179 --> 00:25:24.839
 our salvation

00:25:24.839 --> 00:25:25.980
 depends on

00:25:25.980 --> 00:25:26.700
 our inactive

00:25:26.700 --> 00:25:27.419
 peace acts

00:25:27.419 --> 00:25:27.919
 of mercy.

00:25:29.379 --> 00:25:29.599
 There will

00:25:29.599 --> 00:25:30.000
 be a fatal

00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:30.559
 mistake and

00:25:30.559 --> 00:25:31.059
 the conclusion

00:25:31.059 --> 00:25:31.839
 itself is

00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:32.720
 not consistent

00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:33.299
 with what

00:25:33.299 --> 00:25:33.819
 Jesus says

00:25:33.819 --> 00:25:34.399
 all throughout

00:25:34.399 --> 00:25:34.740
 his life

00:25:34.740 --> 00:25:35.159
 and ministry

00:25:35.159 --> 00:25:35.639
 and what

00:25:35.639 --> 00:25:36.119
 God's word

00:25:36.119 --> 00:25:36.460
 says.

00:25:37.299 --> 00:25:38.000
 Jesus is

00:25:38.000 --> 00:25:38.639
 not suggesting

00:25:38.639 --> 00:25:39.299
 that anyone

00:25:39.299 --> 00:25:39.899
 can inherit

00:25:39.899 --> 00:25:40.259
 the kingdom

00:25:40.259 --> 00:25:40.639
 of his

00:25:40.639 --> 00:25:41.599
 father based

00:25:41.599 --> 00:25:42.220
 on their

00:25:42.220 --> 00:25:42.700
 works.

00:25:44.240 --> 00:25:44.919
 Within our

00:25:44.919 --> 00:25:45.439
 passage, there

00:25:45.439 --> 00:25:45.879
 are several

00:25:45.879 --> 00:25:46.379
 clues that

00:25:46.379 --> 00:25:46.919
 indicate that

00:25:46.919 --> 00:25:47.379
 Jesus is

00:25:47.379 --> 00:25:47.939
 not saying

00:25:47.939 --> 00:25:48.579
 that those

00:25:48.579 --> 00:25:48.859
 on his

00:25:48.859 --> 00:25:49.259
 right will

00:25:49.259 --> 00:25:49.720
 inherit the

00:25:49.720 --> 00:25:50.460
 kingdom because

00:25:50.460 --> 00:25:50.779
 of their

00:25:50.779 --> 00:25:51.259
 good works.

00:25:52.360 --> 00:25:52.680
 Let's go

00:25:52.680 --> 00:25:52.960
 back to

00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:53.579
 verse 34

00:25:53.579 --> 00:25:54.180
 for a moment.

00:25:54.839 --> 00:25:55.100
 It says,

00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:56.380
 Come, you

00:25:56.380 --> 00:25:56.740
 who are

00:25:56.740 --> 00:25:57.240
 blessed by

00:25:57.240 --> 00:25:57.700
 my father,

00:25:58.339 --> 00:25:58.960
 inherit the

00:25:58.960 --> 00:25:59.480
 kingdom prepared

00:25:59.480 --> 00:26:00.299
 for you from

00:26:00.299 --> 00:26:00.900
 the foundation

00:26:00.900 --> 00:26:01.880
 of the world.

00:26:03.900 --> 00:26:05.420
 First, the

00:26:05.420 --> 00:26:05.960
 verb inherit

00:26:05.960 --> 00:26:07.000
 is not used

00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:07.559
 for something

00:26:07.559 --> 00:26:08.059
 that is

00:26:08.059 --> 00:26:08.299
 earned.

00:26:09.440 --> 00:26:10.059
 When you

00:26:10.059 --> 00:26:10.799
 inherit something,

00:26:10.940 --> 00:26:11.360
 it does not

00:26:11.360 --> 00:26:12.100
 come at a

00:26:12.100 --> 00:26:12.420
 price.

00:26:12.819 --> 00:26:13.600
 It is freely

00:26:13.600 --> 00:26:15.059
 given as a

00:26:15.059 --> 00:26:15.920
 son inherits

00:26:15.920 --> 00:26:16.779
 his father's

00:26:16.779 --> 00:26:17.160
 laws.

00:26:17.839 --> 00:26:18.120
 The son

00:26:18.120 --> 00:26:18.720
 doesn't have

00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:19.200
 to toil

00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:19.680
 away in

00:26:19.680 --> 00:26:20.039
 order to

00:26:20.039 --> 00:26:20.580
 receive his

00:26:20.580 --> 00:26:20.880
 father's

00:26:20.880 --> 00:26:21.180
 position.

00:26:21.580 --> 00:26:22.039
 He simply

00:26:22.039 --> 00:26:22.700
 receives it

00:26:22.700 --> 00:26:23.259
 because he

00:26:23.259 --> 00:26:23.600
 is the

00:26:23.600 --> 00:26:24.340
 son of

00:26:24.340 --> 00:26:24.779
 his father.

00:26:26.180 --> 00:26:26.440
 In the

00:26:26.440 --> 00:26:26.920
 same way,

00:26:27.140 --> 00:26:27.759
 the inheritance

00:26:27.759 --> 00:26:28.380
 of God's

00:26:28.380 --> 00:26:28.940
 kingdom is a

00:26:28.940 --> 00:26:29.500
 gift that

00:26:29.500 --> 00:26:30.080
 cannot be

00:26:30.080 --> 00:26:31.600
 earned, but

00:26:31.600 --> 00:26:31.900
 is given

00:26:31.900 --> 00:26:32.640
 freely to

00:26:32.640 --> 00:26:33.160
 those whom

00:26:33.160 --> 00:26:33.539
 the father

00:26:33.539 --> 00:26:34.819
 calls his

00:26:34.819 --> 00:26:35.480
 own children.

00:26:37.740 --> 00:26:38.259
 Secondly,

00:26:39.059 --> 00:26:39.559
 the kingdom

00:26:39.559 --> 00:26:40.299
 is not just

00:26:40.299 --> 00:26:41.340
 haphazardly

00:26:41.340 --> 00:26:41.799
 given to

00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:42.340
 those blessed

00:26:42.340 --> 00:26:42.700
 ones.

00:26:42.980 --> 00:26:43.539
 After Jesus

00:26:43.539 --> 00:26:44.220
 sees that,

00:26:44.620 --> 00:26:45.200
 they do all

00:26:45.200 --> 00:26:45.539
 these good

00:26:45.539 --> 00:26:45.860
 deeds.

00:26:46.779 --> 00:26:47.019
 Rather,

00:26:47.019 --> 00:26:47.819
 the kingdom

00:26:47.819 --> 00:26:48.920
 was prepared

00:26:48.920 --> 00:26:49.420
 for them

00:26:49.420 --> 00:26:49.859
 from the

00:26:49.859 --> 00:26:50.480
 foundation

00:26:50.480 --> 00:26:50.920
 of the

00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:51.220
 world.

00:26:53.139 --> 00:26:53.619
 From the

00:26:53.619 --> 00:26:54.180
 very beginning,

00:26:54.299 --> 00:26:54.879
 it was God's

00:26:54.879 --> 00:26:55.299
 plan that

00:26:55.299 --> 00:26:55.779
 these people

00:26:55.779 --> 00:26:56.740
 would receive

00:26:56.740 --> 00:26:57.359
 his kingdom.

00:26:58.599 --> 00:26:59.059
 Their God

00:26:59.059 --> 00:26:59.619
 elect,

00:26:59.839 --> 00:27:00.259
 as it says

00:27:00.259 --> 00:27:00.759
 in Ephesians

00:27:00.759 --> 00:27:01.000
 1,

00:27:01.079 --> 00:27:01.859
 for those

00:27:01.859 --> 00:27:02.319
 whom he

00:27:02.319 --> 00:27:03.019
 chose in

00:27:03.019 --> 00:27:03.960
 him before

00:27:03.960 --> 00:27:04.559
 the foundation

00:27:04.559 --> 00:27:05.059
 of the world,

00:27:05.279 --> 00:27:05.680
 that they

00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:06.039
 should be

00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:06.940
 holy and

00:27:06.940 --> 00:27:07.400
 blameless

00:27:07.400 --> 00:27:08.039
 before him.

00:27:09.279 --> 00:27:09.900
 God already

00:27:09.900 --> 00:27:10.359
 knew that

00:27:10.359 --> 00:27:10.799
 these people

00:27:10.799 --> 00:27:11.259
 would inherit

00:27:11.259 --> 00:27:11.700
 his kingdom,

00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:12.579
 and the way

00:27:12.579 --> 00:27:13.240
 he cared for

00:27:13.240 --> 00:27:13.839
 the least of

00:27:13.839 --> 00:27:14.079
 Jesus'

00:27:14.279 --> 00:27:15.159
 disciples was

00:27:15.159 --> 00:27:15.779
 a testimony

00:27:15.779 --> 00:27:16.399
 of this.

00:27:18.319 --> 00:27:18.799
 And third,

00:27:20.159 --> 00:27:20.539
 Jesus'

00:27:20.799 --> 00:27:21.559
 description of

00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:21.899
 the good

00:27:21.899 --> 00:27:22.399
 deeds that

00:27:22.399 --> 00:27:23.019
 the people

00:27:23.019 --> 00:27:23.299
 on his

00:27:23.299 --> 00:27:23.619
 right hand

00:27:23.619 --> 00:27:24.039
 had done,

00:27:24.199 --> 00:27:24.480
 in verse

00:27:24.480 --> 00:27:25.019
 35 and

00:27:25.019 --> 00:27:25.459
 36,

00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:26.279
 should be

00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:26.759
 viewed as

00:27:26.759 --> 00:27:27.259
 a statement

00:27:27.259 --> 00:27:28.359
 of evidence,

00:27:29.259 --> 00:27:29.599
 not

00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:30.459
 causation.

00:27:31.899 --> 00:27:32.339
 In other

00:27:32.339 --> 00:27:32.579
 words,

00:27:32.899 --> 00:27:33.559
 Jesus is not

00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:34.279
 saying that

00:27:34.279 --> 00:27:34.759
 these people

00:27:34.759 --> 00:27:35.519
 have inherited

00:27:35.519 --> 00:27:35.919
 the kingdom

00:27:35.919 --> 00:27:36.799
 because of

00:27:36.799 --> 00:27:37.099
 their good

00:27:37.099 --> 00:27:37.419
 works,

00:27:38.059 --> 00:27:38.679
 but rather

00:27:38.679 --> 00:27:39.039
 that their

00:27:39.039 --> 00:27:39.799
 inheritance of

00:27:39.799 --> 00:27:40.179
 the kingdom,

00:27:40.419 --> 00:27:41.019
 their salvation,

00:27:41.459 --> 00:27:42.519
 is evidenced

00:27:42.519 --> 00:27:43.220
 by their

00:27:43.220 --> 00:27:43.699
 good works.

00:27:43.839 --> 00:27:46.859
 Lutheran

00:27:46.859 --> 00:27:47.319
 theologian

00:27:47.319 --> 00:27:47.819
 H.D.

00:27:47.899 --> 00:27:48.939
 Haman provides

00:27:48.939 --> 00:27:49.439
 a hopeful

00:27:49.439 --> 00:27:50.199
 illustration in

00:27:50.199 --> 00:27:50.679
 his commentary

00:27:50.679 --> 00:27:51.199
 of the gospel

00:27:51.199 --> 00:27:51.679
 according to

00:27:51.679 --> 00:27:51.879
 Matthew.

00:27:53.119 --> 00:27:54.099
 I can say,

00:27:55.019 --> 00:27:55.299
 it has

00:27:55.299 --> 00:27:56.139
 raining for

00:27:56.139 --> 00:27:56.899
 the atmospheric

00:27:56.899 --> 00:27:57.559
 conditions were

00:27:57.559 --> 00:27:57.939
 right for

00:27:57.939 --> 00:27:58.179
 raining,

00:27:58.779 --> 00:28:00.439
 or it has

00:28:00.439 --> 00:28:01.359
 raining for

00:28:01.359 --> 00:28:02.259
 the streets

00:28:02.259 --> 00:28:02.699
 are wet.

00:28:04.139 --> 00:28:04.980
 The for in

00:28:04.980 --> 00:28:05.879
 one case gives

00:28:05.879 --> 00:28:06.439
 the reason

00:28:06.439 --> 00:28:07.459
 for the rain,

00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:08.439
 and in the

00:28:08.439 --> 00:28:08.899
 other case,

00:28:09.059 --> 00:28:09.559
 the evidence

00:28:09.559 --> 00:28:10.079
 for it.

00:28:11.259 --> 00:28:11.759
 It is in

00:28:11.759 --> 00:28:12.119
 the second

00:28:12.119 --> 00:28:12.740
 sentence that

00:28:12.740 --> 00:28:13.359
 the for of

00:28:13.359 --> 00:28:13.879
 verse 35

00:28:13.879 --> 00:28:14.439
 is understood.

00:28:14.779 --> 00:28:15.240
 The judge

00:28:15.240 --> 00:28:15.879
 points to

00:28:15.879 --> 00:28:16.279
 the works

00:28:16.279 --> 00:28:16.719
 of verses

00:28:16.719 --> 00:28:18.879
 35 and 36

00:28:18.879 --> 00:28:20.079
 as evidence

00:28:20.079 --> 00:28:20.699
 for the

00:28:20.699 --> 00:28:21.579
 position assigned

00:28:21.579 --> 00:28:22.000
 to the

00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:22.240
 sheep.

00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:25.039
 The people

00:28:25.039 --> 00:28:25.719
 to the right

00:28:25.719 --> 00:28:26.039
 of Jesus

00:28:26.039 --> 00:28:26.579
 are called

00:28:26.579 --> 00:28:27.240
 righteous by

00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:27.459
 him.

00:28:28.019 --> 00:28:28.379
 They're called

00:28:28.379 --> 00:28:28.759
 blessed.

00:28:29.259 --> 00:28:29.539
 They're called

00:28:29.539 --> 00:28:30.399
 inheritors of the

00:28:30.399 --> 00:28:31.539
 kingdom for

00:28:31.539 --> 00:28:32.599
 their good deeds

00:28:32.599 --> 00:28:33.539
 give evidence

00:28:33.539 --> 00:28:34.379
 that they have

00:28:34.379 --> 00:28:35.039
 been saved by

00:28:35.039 --> 00:28:35.659
 Jesus on the

00:28:35.659 --> 00:28:36.279
 cross and

00:28:36.279 --> 00:28:37.240
 transformed by

00:28:37.240 --> 00:28:37.839
 the Holy Spirit

00:28:37.839 --> 00:28:39.019
 dwelling inside

00:28:39.019 --> 00:28:39.259
 them.

00:28:39.259 --> 00:28:41.200
 by grace,

00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:41.779
 it has

00:28:41.779 --> 00:28:42.420
 become part

00:28:42.420 --> 00:28:42.660
 of their

00:28:42.660 --> 00:28:43.059
 DNA,

00:28:43.259 --> 00:28:43.720
 their inner

00:28:43.720 --> 00:28:44.119
 being,

00:28:44.299 --> 00:28:44.700
 as sheep

00:28:44.700 --> 00:28:45.180
 who belong

00:28:45.180 --> 00:28:45.640
 to Jesus

00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:46.220
 that they

00:28:46.220 --> 00:28:47.000
 desire to

00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:47.640
 do good

00:28:47.640 --> 00:28:48.200
 works.

00:28:50.140 --> 00:28:50.759
 In other

00:28:50.759 --> 00:28:51.119
 parts of

00:28:51.119 --> 00:28:51.319
 scripture,

00:28:51.420 --> 00:28:51.779
 we'll find

00:28:51.779 --> 00:28:52.160
 that same

00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:52.599
 idea that

00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:53.240
 we are not

00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:54.039
 saved by

00:28:54.039 --> 00:28:54.420
 our human

00:28:54.420 --> 00:28:55.059
 strivings and

00:28:55.059 --> 00:28:55.379
 deeds.

00:28:56.379 --> 00:28:56.879
 Just as we

00:28:56.879 --> 00:28:57.359
 read in our

00:28:57.359 --> 00:28:57.779
 assurance of

00:28:57.779 --> 00:28:58.000
 pardon,

00:28:58.319 --> 00:28:59.220
 Ephesians 2,

00:28:59.319 --> 00:28:59.839
 8 says,

00:29:00.059 --> 00:29:00.579
 by grace,

00:29:00.640 --> 00:29:00.940
 you have been

00:29:00.940 --> 00:29:01.319
 saved for

00:29:01.319 --> 00:29:01.619
 faith.

00:29:01.960 --> 00:29:02.519
 This is not

00:29:02.519 --> 00:29:03.240
 your own

00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:03.460
 doing.

00:29:03.579 --> 00:29:03.960
 It is the

00:29:03.960 --> 00:29:04.599
 gift of God,

00:29:04.819 --> 00:29:05.400
 not the

00:29:05.400 --> 00:29:06.240
 result of works

00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:06.980
 so that no

00:29:06.980 --> 00:29:07.299
 one may

00:29:07.299 --> 00:29:07.620
 boast.

00:29:08.920 --> 00:29:09.799
 Romans 11,

00:29:09.960 --> 00:29:10.240
 6,

00:29:10.460 --> 00:29:11.120
 but if it

00:29:11.120 --> 00:29:11.880
 is by grace,

00:29:12.039 --> 00:29:12.599
 it is no

00:29:12.599 --> 00:29:13.460
 longer on the

00:29:13.460 --> 00:29:14.019
 basis of

00:29:14.019 --> 00:29:14.339
 works,

00:29:14.500 --> 00:29:15.359
 otherwise grace

00:29:15.359 --> 00:29:16.160
 would no

00:29:16.160 --> 00:29:16.759
 longer be

00:29:16.759 --> 00:29:17.160
 grace.

00:29:18.339 --> 00:29:19.059
 Or Titus 3,

00:29:19.120 --> 00:29:19.400
 5,

00:29:19.559 --> 00:29:20.160
 God our

00:29:20.160 --> 00:29:20.960
 Savior saves

00:29:20.960 --> 00:29:21.660
 us not

00:29:21.660 --> 00:29:22.240
 because of

00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:22.859
 works done

00:29:22.859 --> 00:29:23.359
 by us in

00:29:23.359 --> 00:29:23.779
 righteousness,

00:29:24.359 --> 00:29:24.900
 but according

00:29:24.900 --> 00:29:26.200
 to his own

00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:26.660
 mercy.

00:29:28.559 --> 00:29:29.700
 Our salvation

00:29:29.700 --> 00:29:30.079
 does not

00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:30.779
 depend on our

00:29:30.779 --> 00:29:31.319
 good works

00:29:31.319 --> 00:29:32.220
 or our

00:29:32.220 --> 00:29:32.740
 meaning of

00:29:32.740 --> 00:29:33.579
 certain quota

00:29:33.579 --> 00:29:34.380
 of good deeds

00:29:34.380 --> 00:29:34.900
 and service.

00:29:34.900 --> 00:29:36.340
 salvation is

00:29:36.340 --> 00:29:36.960
 fully by

00:29:36.960 --> 00:29:37.759
 grace and

00:29:37.759 --> 00:29:38.600
 grace alone

00:29:38.600 --> 00:29:39.560
 through faith.

00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:43.120
 It is by

00:29:43.120 --> 00:29:43.860
 grace through

00:29:43.860 --> 00:29:44.920
 faith that

00:29:44.920 --> 00:29:45.280
 the woman

00:29:45.280 --> 00:29:45.620
 with the

00:29:45.620 --> 00:29:46.480
 alabaster jar

00:29:46.480 --> 00:29:47.240
 was saved

00:29:47.240 --> 00:29:47.860
 in Luke 7,

00:29:48.560 --> 00:29:49.080
 not because

00:29:49.080 --> 00:29:49.580
 she broke

00:29:49.580 --> 00:29:50.160
 the perfume

00:29:50.160 --> 00:29:51.120
 jar and

00:29:51.120 --> 00:29:51.800
 kissed Jesus'

00:29:51.980 --> 00:29:52.160
 feet,

00:29:52.400 --> 00:29:52.860
 but because

00:29:52.860 --> 00:29:53.280
 she was

00:29:53.280 --> 00:29:53.960
 given faith

00:29:53.960 --> 00:29:54.500
 to believe

00:29:54.500 --> 00:29:55.019
 that Jesus

00:29:55.019 --> 00:29:55.519
 was her

00:29:55.519 --> 00:29:56.100
 Lord and

00:29:56.100 --> 00:29:56.820
 King and

00:29:56.820 --> 00:29:57.220
 treat him

00:29:57.220 --> 00:29:57.480
 like

00:29:57.480 --> 00:29:57.720
 sin.

00:29:59.040 --> 00:29:59.740
 It is by

00:29:59.740 --> 00:30:00.180
 the Lord's

00:30:00.180 --> 00:30:00.960
 mercy that

00:30:00.960 --> 00:30:01.540
 the Samaritan

00:30:01.540 --> 00:30:02.100
 leper in

00:30:02.100 --> 00:30:02.860
 Luke 17

00:30:02.860 --> 00:30:04.160
 was saved,

00:30:04.160 --> 00:30:04.960
 not because

00:30:04.960 --> 00:30:05.500
 he followed

00:30:05.500 --> 00:30:05.820
 Jesus'

00:30:06.040 --> 00:30:06.759
 directions

00:30:06.759 --> 00:30:07.800
 perfectly to

00:30:07.800 --> 00:30:08.279
 be healed

00:30:08.279 --> 00:30:08.540
 of his

00:30:08.540 --> 00:30:09.000
 leprosy,

00:30:09.600 --> 00:30:10.279
 but because

00:30:10.279 --> 00:30:10.759
 he came

00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:11.480
 to believe

00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:12.060
 that Jesus

00:30:12.060 --> 00:30:12.680
 was the

00:30:12.680 --> 00:30:13.000
 promised

00:30:13.000 --> 00:30:14.060
 Messiah and

00:30:14.060 --> 00:30:14.700
 ran back

00:30:14.700 --> 00:30:15.220
 to Jesus

00:30:15.220 --> 00:30:16.000
 to bow

00:30:16.000 --> 00:30:16.759
 before him

00:30:16.759 --> 00:30:17.320
 in prison.

00:30:19.600 --> 00:30:20.100
 It is by

00:30:20.100 --> 00:30:20.540
 the grace

00:30:20.540 --> 00:30:21.019
 of Jesus

00:30:21.019 --> 00:30:21.980
 dying on

00:30:21.980 --> 00:30:22.400
 the cross

00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:22.820
 for our

00:30:22.820 --> 00:30:23.680
 sins that

00:30:23.680 --> 00:30:24.600
 whoever

00:30:24.600 --> 00:30:26.300
 believes in

00:30:26.300 --> 00:30:26.900
 him is

00:30:26.900 --> 00:30:27.259
 saved.

00:30:28.100 --> 00:30:28.920
 Not because

00:30:28.920 --> 00:30:29.540
 we earned

00:30:29.540 --> 00:30:30.600
 such sacrificial

00:30:30.600 --> 00:30:31.320
 love by any

00:30:31.320 --> 00:30:31.640
 marriage,

00:30:31.880 --> 00:30:32.259
 but because

00:30:32.259 --> 00:30:33.140
 God was so

00:30:33.140 --> 00:30:33.800
 rich in

00:30:33.800 --> 00:30:34.520
 mercy to

00:30:34.520 --> 00:30:35.060
 look at

00:30:35.060 --> 00:30:35.680
 our sorry

00:30:35.680 --> 00:30:36.540
 and sinful

00:30:36.540 --> 00:30:37.420
 sins and

00:30:37.420 --> 00:30:38.060
 still say,

00:30:38.360 --> 00:30:39.640
 you are

00:30:39.640 --> 00:30:40.140
 my blessed

00:30:40.140 --> 00:30:40.620
 ones,

00:30:41.140 --> 00:30:41.560
 and for

00:30:41.560 --> 00:30:42.240
 your sake

00:30:42.240 --> 00:30:43.020
 my son

00:30:43.020 --> 00:30:44.000
 will die.

00:30:46.920 --> 00:30:47.480
 Notice

00:30:47.480 --> 00:30:47.900
 how

00:30:47.900 --> 00:30:48.580
 impregulous

00:30:48.580 --> 00:30:49.060
 the sheep

00:30:49.060 --> 00:30:49.320
 on the

00:30:49.320 --> 00:30:49.759
 right were

00:30:49.759 --> 00:30:50.600
 to receive

00:30:50.600 --> 00:30:51.180
 this

00:30:51.180 --> 00:30:51.880
 commendation.

00:30:53.340 --> 00:30:53.580
 Their

00:30:53.580 --> 00:30:54.220
 kindness and

00:30:54.220 --> 00:30:54.960
 generosity to

00:30:54.960 --> 00:30:55.220
 Jesus'

00:30:55.440 --> 00:30:56.120
 little ones,

00:30:56.540 --> 00:30:56.960
 it wasn't

00:30:56.960 --> 00:30:57.720
 premedicated.

00:30:58.440 --> 00:30:58.880
 They weren't

00:30:58.880 --> 00:30:59.560
 scheming for

00:30:59.560 --> 00:31:00.460
 their salvation.

00:31:01.520 --> 00:31:01.680
 Their

00:31:01.680 --> 00:31:02.240
 surprise was

00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:02.640
 genuine.

00:31:03.140 --> 00:31:03.720
 They were

00:31:03.720 --> 00:31:04.480
 not expecting

00:31:04.480 --> 00:31:05.160
 any reward

00:31:05.160 --> 00:31:05.460
 for their

00:31:05.460 --> 00:31:06.040
 deeds and

00:31:06.040 --> 00:31:06.620
 were acting

00:31:06.620 --> 00:31:06.960
 out of

00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:07.340
 genuine

00:31:07.340 --> 00:31:08.259
 faith and

00:31:08.259 --> 00:31:08.680
 love in

00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:09.140
 their hearts.

00:31:10.440 --> 00:31:10.800
 When they

00:31:10.800 --> 00:31:11.520
 selflessly and

00:31:11.520 --> 00:31:12.420
 joyfully received

00:31:12.420 --> 00:31:13.100
 and cared for

00:31:13.100 --> 00:31:14.160
 the least of

00:31:14.160 --> 00:31:14.400
 Jesus'

00:31:14.580 --> 00:31:14.820
 brothers,

00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:15.940
 they were

00:31:15.940 --> 00:31:16.860
 also selflessly

00:31:16.860 --> 00:31:17.600
 and joyfully

00:31:17.600 --> 00:31:18.340
 receiving the

00:31:18.340 --> 00:31:18.900
 Lord Jesus

00:31:18.900 --> 00:31:19.940
 unbeknownst to

00:31:19.940 --> 00:31:20.240
 them.

00:31:20.960 --> 00:31:21.400
 Such good

00:31:21.400 --> 00:31:21.759
 works were

00:31:21.759 --> 00:31:22.220
 not what

00:31:22.220 --> 00:31:22.700
 caused for

00:31:22.700 --> 00:31:23.120
 salvation,

00:31:23.780 --> 00:31:24.240
 but rather

00:31:24.240 --> 00:31:25.280
 the fruit of

00:31:25.280 --> 00:31:26.200
 evidence that

00:31:26.200 --> 00:31:26.960
 was born from

00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:27.520
 their salvation

00:31:27.520 --> 00:31:28.720
 and sanctification.

00:31:28.720 --> 00:31:30.500
 God

00:31:30.500 --> 00:31:31.460
 is

00:31:31.460 --> 00:31:31.579
 God

00:31:31.579 --> 00:31:32.420
 is

00:31:32.420 --> 00:31:33.539
 dead.

00:31:33.539 --> 00:31:34.140
 God

00:31:34.140 --> 00:31:35.319
 is

00:31:35.319 --> 00:31:35.640
 dead.

00:31:36.920 --> 00:31:37.519
 Someone who

00:31:37.519 --> 00:31:38.120
 is saved by

00:31:38.120 --> 00:31:38.600
 the Lord Jesus

00:31:38.600 --> 00:31:39.279
 Christ will

00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:40.180
 show evidence of

00:31:40.180 --> 00:31:40.579
 their salvation

00:31:40.579 --> 00:31:42.200
 naturally by the

00:31:42.200 --> 00:31:42.620
 way that they

00:31:42.620 --> 00:31:43.720
 conduct themselves,

00:31:44.420 --> 00:31:45.059
 by the way that

00:31:45.059 --> 00:31:45.900
 they restrain and

00:31:45.900 --> 00:31:46.819
 discipline themselves,

00:31:47.640 --> 00:31:48.339
 by the way that

00:31:48.339 --> 00:31:49.240
 they sacrifice their

00:31:49.240 --> 00:31:50.740
 own interests for

00:31:50.740 --> 00:31:51.480
 the interests of

00:31:51.480 --> 00:31:51.779
 others.

00:31:51.779 --> 00:31:51.899
 themselves.

00:31:53.799 --> 00:31:54.839
 And rather than

00:31:54.839 --> 00:31:55.519
 coming from a

00:31:55.519 --> 00:31:56.779
 place of anxiety

00:31:56.779 --> 00:31:57.720
 and nervousness,

00:31:57.980 --> 00:31:58.559
 of having to

00:31:58.559 --> 00:31:59.359
 work for their

00:31:59.359 --> 00:31:59.720
 salvation,

00:31:59.859 --> 00:32:00.680
 try to earn it,

00:32:01.920 --> 00:32:02.559
 these works will

00:32:02.559 --> 00:32:03.579
 instead come from

00:32:03.579 --> 00:32:04.440
 a fullness of

00:32:04.440 --> 00:32:05.339
 joy and gratitude

00:32:05.339 --> 00:32:06.579
 evidence that the

00:32:06.579 --> 00:32:07.619
 Holy Spirit is

00:32:07.619 --> 00:32:08.160
 indwelling.

00:32:09.440 --> 00:32:10.440
 And this is a

00:32:10.440 --> 00:32:12.000
 decisive factor of

00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:12.480
 the sheep that

00:32:12.480 --> 00:32:13.379
 God, that Jesus

00:32:13.379 --> 00:32:14.980
 calls to on his

00:32:14.980 --> 00:32:15.440
 right side.

00:32:16.899 --> 00:32:18.019
 They have faith in

00:32:18.019 --> 00:32:18.599
 Jesus Christ.

00:32:19.180 --> 00:32:20.000
 They have a

00:32:20.000 --> 00:32:20.740
 relationship with

00:32:20.740 --> 00:32:21.099
 Jesus.

00:32:21.779 --> 00:32:22.859
 And their joyful

00:32:22.859 --> 00:32:24.039
 and self-forgetful

00:32:24.039 --> 00:32:25.099
 desire to care for

00:32:25.099 --> 00:32:26.279
 even the least of

00:32:26.279 --> 00:32:26.980
 Jesus' brothers,

00:32:27.099 --> 00:32:28.740
 his disciples, is

00:32:28.740 --> 00:32:30.639
 evidence of this

00:32:30.639 --> 00:32:31.639
 relationship and

00:32:31.639 --> 00:32:32.079
 their salvation.

00:32:33.720 --> 00:32:34.500
 And these sheep,

00:32:34.899 --> 00:32:36.379
 who themselves have

00:32:36.379 --> 00:32:37.119
 become Jesus'

00:32:37.359 --> 00:32:38.399
 little ones, are

00:32:38.399 --> 00:32:39.399
 giving commendation

00:32:39.399 --> 00:32:40.779
 to the eternal

00:32:40.779 --> 00:32:41.099
 kingdom.

00:32:45.119 --> 00:32:45.859
 Brothers and

00:32:45.859 --> 00:32:47.480
 sisters, with

00:32:47.480 --> 00:32:48.099
 what sort of

00:32:48.099 --> 00:32:49.220
 attitude do we

00:32:49.220 --> 00:32:50.240
 go about serving

00:32:50.240 --> 00:32:50.799
 God and his

00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:51.079
 people?

00:32:51.779 --> 00:32:54.180
 Do we go about

00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:54.839
 our service and

00:32:54.839 --> 00:32:55.980
 create anxiety and

00:32:55.980 --> 00:32:57.539
 fear that we're

00:32:57.539 --> 00:32:58.299
 not doing enough

00:32:58.299 --> 00:32:59.200
 to win God's

00:32:59.200 --> 00:32:59.440
 favor?

00:33:01.099 --> 00:33:02.119
 Do we see

00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:03.279
 ourselves as too

00:33:03.279 --> 00:33:04.619
 little, too

00:33:04.619 --> 00:33:06.039
 unable, too

00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:07.399
 unpopular, too

00:33:07.399 --> 00:33:08.460
 unnoticed, too

00:33:08.460 --> 00:33:10.039
 unworthy, too

00:33:10.039 --> 00:33:13.539
 broken, to serve

00:33:13.539 --> 00:33:14.599
 God, let alone be

00:33:14.599 --> 00:33:15.139
 in his presence?

00:33:15.140 --> 00:33:15.340
 us.

00:33:15.340 --> 00:33:16.380
 Do we

00:33:16.380 --> 00:33:18.620
 want to

00:33:18.620 --> 00:33:19.200
 join in

00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:19.620
 freedom,

00:33:20.040 --> 00:33:21.800
 knowing that

00:33:21.800 --> 00:33:22.640
 our salvation has

00:33:22.640 --> 00:33:23.280
 already been

00:33:23.280 --> 00:33:24.560
 purchased by the

00:33:24.560 --> 00:33:25.200
 blood of Christ?

00:33:25.200 --> 00:33:25.259
 hearts?

00:33:30.259 --> 00:33:31.140
 I'd like to say

00:33:31.140 --> 00:33:31.860
 that I do

00:33:31.860 --> 00:33:33.299
 this myself, but

00:33:33.299 --> 00:33:33.720
 if I'm being

00:33:33.720 --> 00:33:34.420
 legally honest,

00:33:34.759 --> 00:33:35.360
 well, not even

00:33:35.360 --> 00:33:36.180
 legally honest, if

00:33:36.180 --> 00:33:36.700
 I'm being just

00:33:36.700 --> 00:33:37.900
 being honest, my

00:33:37.900 --> 00:33:38.720
 wife Kathy knows

00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:39.680
 it much better

00:33:39.680 --> 00:33:40.080
 than I do.

00:33:42.640 --> 00:33:43.740
 She notices that

00:33:43.740 --> 00:33:44.600
 sometimes my heart

00:33:44.600 --> 00:33:45.559
 isn't in the right

00:33:45.559 --> 00:33:46.360
 place when I serve.

00:33:47.539 --> 00:33:48.380
 Sometimes my heart

00:33:48.380 --> 00:33:50.140
 is just so self-absorbed

00:33:50.140 --> 00:33:51.600
 in itself, and I'm

00:33:51.600 --> 00:33:52.600
 looking at the work

00:33:52.599 --> 00:33:53.359
 set before me.

00:33:54.899 --> 00:33:55.919
 When I am most

00:33:55.919 --> 00:33:56.859
 self-absorbed with

00:33:56.859 --> 00:33:58.500
 myself, my thoughts

00:33:58.500 --> 00:33:58.939
 are this.

00:34:00.980 --> 00:34:02.240
 I need to pick

00:34:02.240 --> 00:34:03.379
 some good songs

00:34:03.379 --> 00:34:04.039
 for some service.

00:34:05.559 --> 00:34:07.139
 I need to figure

00:34:07.139 --> 00:34:08.119
 out some good

00:34:08.119 --> 00:34:09.139
 talking songs for

00:34:09.139 --> 00:34:09.360
 CT.

00:34:10.420 --> 00:34:12.059
 I need to cook

00:34:12.059 --> 00:34:12.819
 a delicious meal

00:34:12.819 --> 00:34:13.440
 for my life.

00:34:14.559 --> 00:34:16.360
 I need to deliver

00:34:16.360 --> 00:34:17.119
 the serving

00:34:17.119 --> 00:34:17.500
 well.

00:34:19.179 --> 00:34:20.079
 I need to

00:34:20.079 --> 00:34:20.299
 cook.

00:34:20.300 --> 00:34:22.460
 there's this

00:34:22.460 --> 00:34:23.560
 pressure of needing

00:34:23.560 --> 00:34:24.480
 to perform well,

00:34:24.860 --> 00:34:25.680
 to do things

00:34:25.680 --> 00:34:27.160
 right, that we

00:34:27.160 --> 00:34:27.640
 can voluntarily

00:34:27.640 --> 00:34:28.400
 stack on through

00:34:28.400 --> 00:34:28.880
 the works set

00:34:28.880 --> 00:34:29.600
 before us, that

00:34:29.600 --> 00:34:30.340
 actually takes

00:34:30.340 --> 00:34:31.340
 away the glorifying

00:34:31.340 --> 00:34:33.680
 God, and instead

00:34:33.680 --> 00:34:34.539
 makes it about

00:34:34.539 --> 00:34:34.980
 ourselves.

00:34:37.320 --> 00:34:38.400
 However, when we

00:34:38.400 --> 00:34:39.240
 remind ourselves

00:34:39.240 --> 00:34:40.360
 that we are already

00:34:40.360 --> 00:34:41.480
 counted as righteous

00:34:41.480 --> 00:34:42.660
 by God through

00:34:42.660 --> 00:34:43.500
 Jesus' sacrifice

00:34:43.500 --> 00:34:45.320
 on the cross, our

00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:45.940
 posture will

00:34:45.940 --> 00:34:47.880
 lie, our attitude

00:34:47.880 --> 00:34:50.080
 will change, and the

00:34:50.079 --> 00:34:51.039
 works set before us

00:34:51.039 --> 00:34:52.199
 will be done out of

00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:53.539
 the joy of being

00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:54.759
 able to serve our

00:34:54.759 --> 00:34:56.599
 Lord Jesus and his

00:34:56.599 --> 00:34:56.980
 disciples.

00:34:58.779 --> 00:34:59.299
 Wow.

00:35:00.059 --> 00:35:01.519
 I get to worship

00:35:01.519 --> 00:35:02.420
 God with these

00:35:02.420 --> 00:35:03.259
 songs that we sing.

00:35:04.380 --> 00:35:06.119
 I get to delve

00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:07.659
 into God's word with

00:35:07.659 --> 00:35:08.239
 my fellow brothers

00:35:08.239 --> 00:35:09.119
 and sisters at CT

00:35:09.119 --> 00:35:10.279
 and pray with me.

00:35:10.819 --> 00:35:12.699
 I get to love and

00:35:12.699 --> 00:35:13.960
 care for my family

00:35:13.960 --> 00:35:15.199
 by God's provision

00:35:15.199 --> 00:35:15.819
 and grace.

00:35:15.820 --> 00:35:15.920
 grace.

00:35:16.519 --> 00:35:18.440
 I get to delight in

00:35:18.440 --> 00:35:19.660
 God's word and

00:35:19.660 --> 00:35:20.960
 deliver it to his

00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:21.200
 people.

00:35:22.420 --> 00:35:23.039
 What on the

00:35:23.039 --> 00:35:23.320
 Father?

00:35:25.200 --> 00:35:26.780
 And over time, we

00:35:26.780 --> 00:35:27.620
 won't need to remind

00:35:27.620 --> 00:35:28.100
 ourselves so

00:35:28.100 --> 00:35:28.519
 constantly.

00:35:29.519 --> 00:35:30.740
 The Holy Spirit will

00:35:30.740 --> 00:35:31.940
 sanctify us more and

00:35:31.940 --> 00:35:33.019
 more that the joy of

00:35:33.019 --> 00:35:33.740
 the Lord will so

00:35:33.740 --> 00:35:35.380
 naturally ingrained in

00:35:35.380 --> 00:35:36.660
 our work and be a

00:35:36.660 --> 00:35:37.480
 part of our identity

00:35:37.480 --> 00:35:38.120
 with Christ.

00:35:38.119 --> 00:35:38.239
 Christ.

00:35:40.500 --> 00:35:41.299
 And so my prayer is

00:35:41.299 --> 00:35:42.159
 that we would all

00:35:42.159 --> 00:35:43.380
 surely transform in

00:35:43.380 --> 00:35:44.199
 this way by the

00:35:44.199 --> 00:35:44.799
 power of the Holy

00:35:44.799 --> 00:35:45.739
 Spirit, that this

00:35:45.739 --> 00:35:46.799
 would be the evidence

00:35:46.799 --> 00:35:48.359
 of our salvation in

00:35:48.359 --> 00:35:49.039
 the eyes of the

00:35:49.039 --> 00:35:50.319
 Supreme Judge, Jesus.

00:35:53.779 --> 00:35:55.599
 And now we turn to

00:35:55.599 --> 00:35:57.099
 the ghost on the

00:35:57.099 --> 00:35:58.259
 other side of Jesus.

00:36:01.980 --> 00:36:02.779
 Verse 42.

00:36:02.900 --> 00:36:04.039
 The Son of Man then

00:36:04.039 --> 00:36:05.119
 turns to those on

00:36:05.119 --> 00:36:06.000
 his left and says,

00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:07.900
 depart from me,

00:36:08.039 --> 00:36:08.460
 you cursed.

00:36:09.659 --> 00:36:10.539
 Into the eternal

00:36:10.539 --> 00:36:11.760
 fire prepared for the

00:36:11.760 --> 00:36:12.300
 devil and his

00:36:12.300 --> 00:36:12.659
 angels.

00:36:14.460 --> 00:36:15.760
 While Jesus beckons

00:36:15.760 --> 00:36:16.420
 the sheep on his

00:36:16.420 --> 00:36:18.300
 right to come, he

00:36:18.300 --> 00:36:19.059
 now says to the

00:36:19.059 --> 00:36:19.840
 ghost on his left

00:36:19.840 --> 00:36:21.239
 to depart from me.

00:36:21.940 --> 00:36:22.960
 He calls the right

00:36:22.960 --> 00:36:24.079
 blessed by my

00:36:24.079 --> 00:36:25.559
 Father, but he

00:36:25.559 --> 00:36:26.460
 calls the left

00:36:26.460 --> 00:36:27.300
 cursed.

00:36:29.059 --> 00:36:29.719
 And while those

00:36:29.719 --> 00:36:30.380
 on the right will

00:36:30.380 --> 00:36:31.380
 inherit the kingdom

00:36:31.380 --> 00:36:32.179
 prepared for them

00:36:32.179 --> 00:36:33.019
 from the foundation

00:36:33.019 --> 00:36:34.340
 of the world, those

00:36:34.340 --> 00:36:35.340
 on the left will

00:36:35.340 --> 00:36:37.059
 instead be cast into

00:36:37.059 --> 00:36:37.980
 the eternal fire

00:36:37.980 --> 00:36:39.160
 prepared for the

00:36:39.160 --> 00:36:40.240
 devil and his

00:36:40.240 --> 00:36:40.600
 angels.

00:36:42.900 --> 00:36:44.100
 In Revelation 20.

00:36:44.180 --> 00:36:45.920
 10, the devil is

00:36:45.920 --> 00:36:46.780
 cast into the lake

00:36:46.780 --> 00:36:47.680
 of fire and then

00:36:47.680 --> 00:36:48.480
 after the final

00:36:48.480 --> 00:36:49.700
 judgment, everyone

00:36:49.700 --> 00:36:51.079
 whose name is not

00:36:51.079 --> 00:36:51.900
 written in the book

00:36:51.900 --> 00:36:52.980
 of life is thrown

00:36:52.980 --> 00:36:54.140
 into the lake of

00:36:54.140 --> 00:36:54.480
 fire.

00:36:55.380 --> 00:36:56.440
 The eternal fire

00:36:56.440 --> 00:36:57.340
 of punishment was

00:36:57.340 --> 00:36:58.360
 prepared specifically

00:36:58.360 --> 00:36:59.280
 for the devil and

00:36:59.280 --> 00:37:00.920
 his angels, spiritual

00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:01.940
 forces who rebelled

00:37:01.940 --> 00:37:02.660
 against God.

00:37:02.659 --> 00:37:02.739
 God.

00:37:03.319 --> 00:37:04.259
 But now, those

00:37:04.259 --> 00:37:05.980
 who participate in

00:37:05.980 --> 00:37:07.279
 those same acts of

00:37:07.279 --> 00:37:07.879
 spiritual rebellion

00:37:07.879 --> 00:37:09.159
 against God, who

00:37:09.159 --> 00:37:10.339
 continue to be in

00:37:10.339 --> 00:37:11.199
 unrepentant and

00:37:11.199 --> 00:37:13.379
 unbelieving sin, they

00:37:13.379 --> 00:37:14.399
 participate in the

00:37:14.399 --> 00:37:14.980
 work of the devil.

00:37:15.699 --> 00:37:16.879
 And they are cast into

00:37:16.879 --> 00:37:18.079
 the eternal fire because

00:37:18.079 --> 00:37:19.119
 they are children of the

00:37:19.119 --> 00:37:20.259
 devil, crucified in

00:37:20.259 --> 00:37:21.259
 1 John 3.

00:37:21.339 --> 00:37:21.679
 10.

00:37:23.420 --> 00:37:24.759
 And Jesus describes in

00:37:24.759 --> 00:37:25.739
 detail the deeds of

00:37:25.739 --> 00:37:26.480
 those who are cursed

00:37:26.480 --> 00:37:27.659
 into the eternal fire.

00:37:27.779 --> 00:37:29.519
 In verse 42 to 43, they

00:37:29.519 --> 00:37:31.299
 did not give Jesus food

00:37:31.300 --> 00:37:31.920
 when he was angry.

00:37:32.860 --> 00:37:34.060
 They did not give him

00:37:34.060 --> 00:37:34.740
 drink when he was

00:37:34.740 --> 00:37:35.039
 thirsty.

00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:36.940
 They did not welcome

00:37:36.940 --> 00:37:38.060
 him as a stranger,

00:37:38.280 --> 00:37:39.320
 clothe his nakedness,

00:37:39.580 --> 00:37:40.660
 nor visit him his

00:37:40.660 --> 00:37:41.460
 sickness and

00:37:41.460 --> 00:37:42.180
 imprisonment.

00:37:43.340 --> 00:37:44.160
 Essentially, the

00:37:44.160 --> 00:37:45.080
 opposite of what the

00:37:45.080 --> 00:37:45.700
 sheep have done.

00:37:47.400 --> 00:37:48.580
 Those to the left of

00:37:48.580 --> 00:37:50.100
 Jesus will be confused

00:37:50.100 --> 00:37:50.940
 and bewildered as

00:37:50.940 --> 00:37:51.160
 well.

00:37:52.120 --> 00:37:53.240
 They ask him, Lord,

00:37:54.060 --> 00:37:55.980
 when did we not see

00:37:55.980 --> 00:37:57.320
 you and not minister

00:37:57.320 --> 00:37:57.760
 to you?

00:37:57.760 --> 00:38:00.460
 They cannot recall

00:38:00.460 --> 00:38:01.400
 times when they saw

00:38:01.400 --> 00:38:02.840
 Jesus in need and not

00:38:02.840 --> 00:38:03.460
 take care of him.

00:38:04.220 --> 00:38:05.100
 Like the sheep on the

00:38:05.100 --> 00:38:06.060
 right, they may not

00:38:06.060 --> 00:38:07.040
 even recall ever

00:38:07.040 --> 00:38:08.740
 encountering Jesus in

00:38:08.740 --> 00:38:09.140
 person.

00:38:11.980 --> 00:38:12.980
 Jesus, like he did with

00:38:12.980 --> 00:38:13.840
 the sheep, is so

00:38:13.840 --> 00:38:15.600
 patient to answer that

00:38:15.600 --> 00:38:16.260
 go over the minute in

00:38:16.260 --> 00:38:16.760
 verse 45.

00:38:17.260 --> 00:38:19.060
 Truly, I say to you,

00:38:19.960 --> 00:38:21.240
 as you did not do it to

00:38:21.240 --> 00:38:22.360
 one of the least of these,

00:38:23.120 --> 00:38:24.840
 you did not do it to me.

00:38:24.840 --> 00:38:28.640
 Again, Jesus is not

00:38:28.640 --> 00:38:29.559
 teaching here that these

00:38:29.559 --> 00:38:30.539
 people will be condemned

00:38:30.539 --> 00:38:31.579
 for being uncharitable

00:38:31.579 --> 00:38:32.720
 to the poor and needy,

00:38:33.480 --> 00:38:34.240
 since that would be the

00:38:34.240 --> 00:38:34.980
 same principle as

00:38:34.980 --> 00:38:35.900
 salvation by works.

00:38:36.160 --> 00:38:37.720
 However, the fact that

00:38:37.720 --> 00:38:38.600
 these people did not

00:38:38.600 --> 00:38:40.180
 receive and care for the

00:38:40.180 --> 00:38:41.539
 least of Jesus' brothers,

00:38:42.059 --> 00:38:43.920
 his disciples, means that

00:38:43.920 --> 00:38:45.280
 they also did not receive

00:38:45.280 --> 00:38:46.660
 and care for Jesus

00:38:46.660 --> 00:38:47.700
 himself.

00:38:50.000 --> 00:38:51.059
 Because they rejected

00:38:51.059 --> 00:38:52.200
 his disciples and the

00:38:52.200 --> 00:38:53.960
 word, they have also

00:38:53.960 --> 00:38:54.740
 rejected Jesus.

00:38:54.840 --> 00:38:55.900
 peace and his word.

00:38:57.300 --> 00:38:58.300
 And just as the faithful

00:38:58.300 --> 00:38:59.620
 disciples' deeds of care

00:38:59.620 --> 00:39:00.579
 was the evidence of

00:39:00.579 --> 00:39:02.579
 their salvation, the

00:39:02.579 --> 00:39:04.160
 unfaithful one's lack of

00:39:04.160 --> 00:39:05.720
 care was the evidence

00:39:05.720 --> 00:39:07.180
 of their demise.

00:39:09.780 --> 00:39:11.280
 When a king sends a

00:39:11.280 --> 00:39:12.500
 messenger to a foreign

00:39:12.500 --> 00:39:15.079
 country for diplomacy, the

00:39:15.079 --> 00:39:17.340
 messenger is an emissary, a

00:39:17.340 --> 00:39:18.820
 representative, an

00:39:18.820 --> 00:39:20.100
 ambassador to the king.

00:39:21.860 --> 00:39:23.180
 Whatever way the messenger

00:39:23.179 --> 00:39:25.379
 is treated translates in the

00:39:25.379 --> 00:39:26.359
 same way to the king

00:39:26.359 --> 00:39:26.819
 himself.

00:39:27.859 --> 00:39:29.859
 If another ruler is polite

00:39:29.859 --> 00:39:31.779
 and kind when directly with

00:39:31.779 --> 00:39:33.199
 the king, but then is

00:39:33.199 --> 00:39:34.759
 secretly cruel and hateful to

00:39:34.759 --> 00:39:36.779
 the king's messenger, he has

00:39:36.779 --> 00:39:37.919
 dishonored the king also.

00:39:39.059 --> 00:39:40.980
 To reject the king's lowly

00:39:40.980 --> 00:39:43.639
 messenger is to reject the

00:39:43.639 --> 00:39:44.199
 king himself.

00:39:44.199 --> 00:39:47.619
 Those who neglected Jesus did

00:39:47.619 --> 00:39:48.319
 exactly that.

00:39:49.039 --> 00:39:50.839
 By neglecting to care for the

00:39:50.839 --> 00:39:52.179
 least of these brothers of

00:39:52.179 --> 00:39:54.199
 Jesus, they also neglected to

00:39:54.199 --> 00:39:55.319
 care for Jesus himself.

00:39:57.019 --> 00:39:58.439
 Perhaps if they saw Jesus face to

00:39:58.439 --> 00:40:00.579
 face in their lifetime, out of

00:40:00.579 --> 00:40:02.139
 self-preservation and pride, they

00:40:02.139 --> 00:40:03.219
 would have received him readily

00:40:03.219 --> 00:40:04.399
 intended to his knees.

00:40:04.839 --> 00:40:06.119
 But when they are in the most

00:40:06.119 --> 00:40:07.839
 private of moments and they

00:40:07.839 --> 00:40:10.199
 encounter his unassumably made,

00:40:10.379 --> 00:40:12.519
 lowly disciples, they turn their

00:40:12.519 --> 00:40:14.519
 hands away, refusing to care for

00:40:14.519 --> 00:40:16.079
 them or to receive whatever

00:40:16.079 --> 00:40:18.659
 they may have to say on behalf

00:40:18.659 --> 00:40:19.440
 of their master.

00:40:22.420 --> 00:40:24.400
 Notice also that Jesus is not

00:40:24.400 --> 00:40:25.500
 pulling out those on the

00:40:25.500 --> 00:40:27.960
 south for atrocious sins and

00:40:27.960 --> 00:40:30.400
 wrongs they have committed before

00:40:30.400 --> 00:40:33.380
 neglecting to do right and

00:40:33.380 --> 00:40:35.219
 neglecting to do good specifically

00:40:35.219 --> 00:40:36.579
 towards Jesus' disciples.

00:40:36.579 --> 00:40:40.400
 These people could have countered

00:40:40.400 --> 00:40:43.420
 Jesus and said, Lord, we never

00:40:43.420 --> 00:40:44.340
 murdered your disciples.

00:40:44.539 --> 00:40:46.539
 We never stole or coveted from

00:40:46.539 --> 00:40:46.699
 them.

00:40:46.819 --> 00:40:47.840
 We never lied to them.

00:40:49.340 --> 00:40:51.000
 However, their neglect to care for

00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:52.759
 Jesus' disciples was also a

00:40:52.759 --> 00:40:53.940
 rejection of Jesus.

00:40:54.739 --> 00:40:56.440
 And this was evidence for their

00:40:56.440 --> 00:40:57.420
 spiritual unbelief.

00:40:58.679 --> 00:41:00.219
 Even if they had been righteous

00:41:00.219 --> 00:41:03.079
 indeed all their life, even if

00:41:03.079 --> 00:41:04.759
 they were the most philanthropic

00:41:04.760 --> 00:41:06.440
 and generous speakers in society,

00:41:07.280 --> 00:41:08.960
 even if they had a clean record

00:41:08.960 --> 00:41:12.180
 to their name, they did not

00:41:12.180 --> 00:41:12.720
 accept Jesus.

00:41:13.920 --> 00:41:15.280
 And they did not receive Jesus'

00:41:15.440 --> 00:41:15.780
 disciples.

00:41:17.120 --> 00:41:18.680
 This is evidence for their

00:41:18.680 --> 00:41:20.060
 spiritual death, for their

00:41:20.060 --> 00:41:21.900
 unbelief in Jesus as their Lord

00:41:21.900 --> 00:41:23.680
 and Savior, and their decisive

00:41:23.680 --> 00:41:25.920
 seal for the eternal flames of

00:41:25.920 --> 00:41:27.540
 punishment on the final judgment.

00:41:27.539 --> 00:41:33.159
 To my fellow brothers and sisters,

00:41:34.739 --> 00:41:35.900
 though we do not earn our

00:41:35.900 --> 00:41:37.860
 salvation by works, we still need

00:41:37.860 --> 00:41:38.900
 to keep our hearts in check.

00:41:41.279 --> 00:41:42.860
 Do we follow God's commandments

00:41:42.860 --> 00:41:45.420
 like a two-do list, marking off

00:41:45.420 --> 00:41:46.539
 all the sins that we have not

00:41:46.539 --> 00:41:48.360
 committed, but forget the heart

00:41:48.360 --> 00:41:49.380
 behind each command?

00:41:51.559 --> 00:41:53.159
 In the Sermon on the Mount, in

00:41:53.159 --> 00:41:55.619
 Matthew 5, Jesus tells us that the

00:41:55.619 --> 00:41:59.500
 law says, you shall not murder, but

00:41:59.500 --> 00:42:01.440
 that even those who harbor anger

00:42:01.440 --> 00:42:03.139
 at their brother will be liable

00:42:03.139 --> 00:42:03.639
 to judgment.

00:42:04.739 --> 00:42:06.699
 The law says to not swear and

00:42:06.699 --> 00:42:07.480
 go falsely.

00:42:08.460 --> 00:42:10.000
 But Jesus pushes that envelope,

00:42:10.159 --> 00:42:12.639
 saying to just let your yes be yes

00:42:12.639 --> 00:42:14.199
 and your no be no.

00:42:16.440 --> 00:42:18.039
 All of these laws that Jesus

00:42:18.039 --> 00:42:19.400
 fulfills in his sermon are for the

00:42:19.400 --> 00:42:21.500
 purpose of loving our neighbor as

00:42:21.500 --> 00:42:22.079
 ourselves.

00:42:22.079 --> 00:42:25.840
 Simply not murdering your neighbor

00:42:25.840 --> 00:42:27.739
 is not necessarily a fact of love.

00:42:28.659 --> 00:42:29.880
 You can't just walk up to someone

00:42:29.880 --> 00:42:31.460
 and say, I love you so I won't

00:42:31.460 --> 00:42:31.940
 murder you.

00:42:32.099 --> 00:42:33.199
 It doesn't sound very lovely.

00:42:35.380 --> 00:42:37.679
 But to forgive them of any wrongs

00:42:37.679 --> 00:42:39.699
 that may have breached you gets to

00:42:39.699 --> 00:42:41.500
 the heart of loving them well.

00:42:43.279 --> 00:42:44.659
 Simply not swearing and don't

00:42:44.659 --> 00:42:46.299
 falsely to your neighbor is not

00:42:46.299 --> 00:42:47.559
 necessarily a fact of love.

00:42:47.559 --> 00:42:53.299
 You can't just walk over to your

00:42:53.299 --> 00:42:55.179
 wife and say, I love you so I'm not

00:42:55.179 --> 00:42:55.739
 going to lie.

00:42:59.059 --> 00:43:00.320
 There's more to it than that.

00:43:00.440 --> 00:43:01.639
 There's more to the heart of the

00:43:01.639 --> 00:43:01.880
 command.

00:43:02.739 --> 00:43:04.420
 Holding fast and following through

00:43:04.420 --> 00:43:06.279
 with what you say to them is at the

00:43:06.279 --> 00:43:07.239
 heart of the command.

00:43:08.860 --> 00:43:10.619
 If we fall into the habit of just

00:43:10.619 --> 00:43:12.259
 checking off what we have not done,

00:43:13.279 --> 00:43:14.860
 and yet if we've left to do what is at

00:43:14.860 --> 00:43:16.920
 the heart of God's commands, we too

00:43:16.920 --> 00:43:18.559
 will lack true love for our brothers

00:43:18.559 --> 00:43:20.000
 and sisters and for Jesus.

00:43:20.420 --> 00:43:21.800
 In the same way that those on the

00:43:21.800 --> 00:43:23.420
 left of Jesus lack love for Jesus

00:43:23.420 --> 00:43:24.320
 and his disciples.

00:43:25.840 --> 00:43:27.820
 And so fellow Christian, be on guard

00:43:27.820 --> 00:43:29.960
 over your hearts that you do not

00:43:29.960 --> 00:43:32.280
 fail and fall into neglecting your

00:43:32.280 --> 00:43:33.800
 fellow brothers and sisters and

00:43:33.800 --> 00:43:35.500
 neglecting the heart of our Lord Jesus.

00:43:39.380 --> 00:43:40.900
 To those of you joining us this

00:43:40.900 --> 00:43:43.280
 morning, when we not consider

00:43:43.280 --> 00:43:46.900
 yourself a Christian, please hear

00:43:46.900 --> 00:43:48.160
 these words of Jesus carefully.

00:43:52.480 --> 00:43:54.160
 Jesus is judging to those who

00:43:54.160 --> 00:43:56.500
 must have sighted to be a bronze

00:43:56.500 --> 00:43:56.960
 and steal.

00:43:58.860 --> 00:44:01.559
 Jesus, the Son of Man, who has all

00:44:01.559 --> 00:44:03.039
 authority to judge the whole world

00:44:03.039 --> 00:44:05.480
 on final days, is saying that those

00:44:05.480 --> 00:44:07.760
 who do not receive his disciples and

00:44:07.760 --> 00:44:10.039
 care for him also do not receive him

00:44:10.039 --> 00:44:11.340
 and care for him.

00:44:11.340 --> 00:44:15.740
 Our final verse, verse 46, makes clear

00:44:15.740 --> 00:44:16.980
 what these consumments are.

00:44:18.600 --> 00:44:20.440
 These will go away into eternal

00:44:20.440 --> 00:44:23.300
 punishment of the righteous into

00:44:23.300 --> 00:44:23.920
 eternal life.

00:44:26.420 --> 00:44:29.380
 To reject Jesus' disciple is to reject

00:44:29.380 --> 00:44:30.100
 Jesus' disciple.

00:44:31.100 --> 00:44:33.800
 And to reject Jesus is to reject his

00:44:33.800 --> 00:44:36.860
 lordship over your own life and to be

00:44:36.860 --> 00:44:38.640
 cast into the eternal fire, the eternal

00:44:38.640 --> 00:44:41.059
 punishment when that final judgment day comes.

00:44:41.340 --> 00:44:45.000
 You can be as good in your actions and

00:44:45.000 --> 00:44:45.920
 conduct as you can.

00:44:46.640 --> 00:44:48.720
 You can be as generous to others as you want

00:44:48.720 --> 00:44:49.380
 in your lifetime.

00:44:49.760 --> 00:44:52.340
 But even the noblest of deeds done apart

00:44:52.340 --> 00:44:55.280
 from faith in Jesus is, as theologian

00:44:55.280 --> 00:44:57.800
 John Calvin calls it, splendid sin.

00:44:57.800 --> 00:45:02.360
 Because they lack any Christ-glorifying vote.

00:45:05.980 --> 00:45:08.940
 To the unbelievers who may be in our lives, I

00:45:08.940 --> 00:45:10.340
 don't say this to trap you.

00:45:10.920 --> 00:45:14.160
 But this morning in our Sunday service, you are

00:45:14.160 --> 00:45:18.280
 surrounded by Jesus' disciples, fellow brothers

00:45:18.280 --> 00:45:20.460
 and sisters of Jesus who are asking you,

00:45:21.039 --> 00:45:25.240
 imploring you, to not reject our word, to not reject

00:45:25.239 --> 00:45:28.979
 Jesus' word, to not reject Jesus as your lord and

00:45:28.979 --> 00:45:31.979
 savior, and to instead put your faith in him and come

00:45:31.979 --> 00:45:33.939
 into eternal life with him.

00:45:33.940 --> 00:45:40.820
 We ask you so desperately not to reject our word and not to reject Jesus

00:45:40.820 --> 00:45:46.179
 because we don't know when Jesus will return and bring that final judgment to the world.

00:45:46.179 --> 00:45:54.359
 But the fact that there is still time now is in itself a marvelous grace from God.

00:45:55.219 --> 00:46:02.719
 Because it means that you still have time here and now to set Jesus as lord and to identify with his sheep

00:46:02.719 --> 00:46:10.059
 destined for eternal joy rather than identify with the goats destined for eternal demise.

00:46:10.059 --> 00:46:19.799
 When Jesus comes, when he returns, there will be no extra time to settle your accounts.

00:46:21.119 --> 00:46:25.880
 There's no adverts to make, no just one second to make amends.

00:46:27.380 --> 00:46:33.539
 He will judge each and every one of us based off of our comment right then and there.

00:46:33.539 --> 00:46:39.400
 of whether we truly loved him through his disciples, the least of his brothers and sisters.

00:46:41.019 --> 00:46:45.519
 And just as the sheep and goats were strictly categorized into right and left,

00:46:45.800 --> 00:46:52.039
 Jesus, the supreme judge, will separate us strictly into eternal life and eternal punishment.

00:46:54.659 --> 00:47:02.039
 There are cosmic, eternal consequences to the decision that you make whether to follow Jesus or reject him.

00:47:02.039 --> 00:47:13.159
 I share this with you now, knowing full well that there are some of you here who do not believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

00:47:15.300 --> 00:47:20.619
 And I share this with you, knowing full well how hard it is to believe this.

00:47:21.599 --> 00:47:24.259
 Because I too have always been there.

00:47:26.559 --> 00:47:30.259
 Many of us in the church have been there, if not all of us.

00:47:30.260 --> 00:47:38.180
 We too have once rejected Jesus and his disciples and instead sought to make a name for ourselves.

00:47:38.880 --> 00:47:41.540
 To be Lord and King over our own lives.

00:47:44.000 --> 00:47:46.280
 Maybe it was finding success in our wealth.

00:47:48.080 --> 00:47:51.140
 Maybe it was desired influence amongst our friends and co-workers.

00:47:52.820 --> 00:47:55.580
 Maybe it was desired to find security in our family.

00:47:55.579 --> 00:47:57.579
 Maybe it was possible.

00:47:57.579 --> 00:48:00.799
 Maybe we wanted to start a legacy built on our own outlets.

00:48:01.699 --> 00:48:08.299
 Or maybe our life goal was to saturate ourselves in worldly pleasure to the point that we become numb from it.

00:48:10.900 --> 00:48:17.400
 Whatever the case, I too, we too, did not care for Jesus at one point.

00:48:18.259 --> 00:48:20.079
 At one point we did not love Jesus.

00:48:20.079 --> 00:48:24.699
 He had no business in my life, nor I in his.

00:48:27.159 --> 00:48:32.239
 But the more that I tried to climb up this endless ladder of self-driven success,

00:48:32.960 --> 00:48:34.259
 the emptier I felt.

00:48:35.099 --> 00:48:37.179
 The hungrier and thirstier I got.

00:48:38.119 --> 00:48:41.739
 The more estranged and alienated I became from others.

00:48:42.460 --> 00:48:45.239
 The more naked and exposed I felt of my weaknesses.

00:48:45.599 --> 00:48:48.360
 The sicker I felt in my stomach and my feathers.

00:48:48.360 --> 00:48:53.700
 And the more imprisoned I felt in my own mind and in my own life.

00:48:54.400 --> 00:48:56.940
 I felt hollow and empty and left to think,

00:48:57.300 --> 00:48:59.599
 if this is all that there is to this life,

00:49:00.940 --> 00:49:01.860
 it's not my privilege.

00:49:04.160 --> 00:49:07.940
 But God, in his infinite love and kindness,

00:49:08.099 --> 00:49:11.380
 showed me how mistaken, how broken of a sinner that I was

00:49:11.380 --> 00:49:13.700
 to try to play master over my own life.

00:49:13.699 --> 00:49:17.059
 And in that same love and kindness,

00:49:17.279 --> 00:49:19.279
 God sent his only son, Jesus,

00:49:19.799 --> 00:49:20.799
 2,000 years ago,

00:49:20.980 --> 00:49:23.219
 to come into this world of the humble poor man.

00:49:24.199 --> 00:49:25.679
 Not only to live on his stuff,

00:49:25.839 --> 00:49:27.399
 but to serve as the lowest,

00:49:27.739 --> 00:49:28.719
 the lowliest servant,

00:49:28.839 --> 00:49:29.739
 the least of these,

00:49:29.960 --> 00:49:30.679
 and to die,

00:49:31.379 --> 00:49:33.179
 though he was without sin,

00:49:33.239 --> 00:49:35.079
 to die the sinner's death on the cross.

00:49:36.179 --> 00:49:37.199
 For our sake.

00:49:37.199 --> 00:49:40.980
 That we would be saved and redeemed of our enslaved

00:49:40.980 --> 00:49:42.159
 into sin and death.

00:49:43.039 --> 00:49:44.379
 On that cross,

00:49:44.779 --> 00:49:45.899
 it was finished.

00:49:46.980 --> 00:49:47.819
 It was done.

00:49:49.359 --> 00:49:51.339
 Whatever we may have been working for ourselves,

00:49:51.839 --> 00:49:52.799
 no more death we have.

00:49:55.480 --> 00:49:56.699
 It was paid full

00:49:56.699 --> 00:49:57.939
 at the cross.

00:49:58.239 --> 00:49:59.239
 And when Jesus died

00:49:59.239 --> 00:50:00.599
 and resurrected from the dead,

00:50:00.659 --> 00:50:02.960
 he defeated that bondage of sin and death

00:50:02.960 --> 00:50:05.280
 that shackled us for all of our life.

00:50:08.300 --> 00:50:10.240
 And Jesus did all this

00:50:10.240 --> 00:50:13.039
 for the joy set before him.

00:50:14.079 --> 00:50:15.900
 Even as the world despised him

00:50:15.900 --> 00:50:16.500
 and shamed him,

00:50:16.679 --> 00:50:17.920
 even as they treated him

00:50:17.920 --> 00:50:19.340
 as the least of these,

00:50:21.220 --> 00:50:21.980
 Jesus died

00:50:21.980 --> 00:50:23.880
 with the joy set before us,

00:50:24.119 --> 00:50:25.420
 knowing that his sacrifice

00:50:25.420 --> 00:50:26.960
 would not only redeem us

00:50:26.960 --> 00:50:27.940
 from sin and shame,

00:50:28.300 --> 00:50:30.340
 but ultimately bring God

00:50:30.340 --> 00:50:31.579
 the utmost glory.

00:50:32.960 --> 00:50:35.320
 Anyone who believes in this

00:50:35.320 --> 00:50:36.579
 and believes in Jesus

00:50:36.579 --> 00:50:38.260
 will not face eternal punishment,

00:50:38.920 --> 00:50:39.480
 but instead

00:50:39.480 --> 00:50:41.639
 inherit the everlasting life.

00:50:44.659 --> 00:50:46.800
 2 Corinthians 5.17 says,

00:50:46.900 --> 00:50:47.199
 Therefore,

00:50:47.699 --> 00:50:49.440
 if anyone is in Christ,

00:50:49.559 --> 00:50:50.820
 he is a new creation.

00:50:52.039 --> 00:50:53.579
 The old has passed away.

00:50:53.720 --> 00:50:54.199
 Behold,

00:50:54.380 --> 00:50:56.000
 the new has come.

00:50:56.460 --> 00:50:57.420
 For our sake

00:50:57.420 --> 00:50:58.720
 he made him to be sin

00:50:58.720 --> 00:50:59.940
 who knew no sin,

00:50:59.940 --> 00:51:01.000
 so that in him

00:51:01.000 --> 00:51:02.519
 we might become

00:51:02.519 --> 00:51:03.260
 the righteousness

00:51:03.260 --> 00:51:04.420
 of God.

00:51:08.960 --> 00:51:09.780
 You can ask

00:51:09.780 --> 00:51:10.760
 any other Christian

00:51:10.760 --> 00:51:11.559
 here in this room

00:51:11.559 --> 00:51:14.300
 that believing in Jesus

00:51:14.300 --> 00:51:15.440
 as our Lord and Savior

00:51:15.440 --> 00:51:16.380
 was the moment

00:51:16.380 --> 00:51:17.840
 that transformed us

00:51:17.840 --> 00:51:18.460
 forever.

00:51:20.139 --> 00:51:21.460
 Anyone who puts their faith

00:51:21.460 --> 00:51:21.900
 in Christ

00:51:21.900 --> 00:51:23.099
 is a new creation

00:51:23.099 --> 00:51:24.260
 and will be counted

00:51:24.260 --> 00:51:25.300
 as righteous

00:51:25.300 --> 00:51:26.579
 in the eyes of God

00:51:26.579 --> 00:51:27.619
 by the blood of Jesus.

00:51:27.619 --> 00:51:29.279
 they will be called

00:51:29.279 --> 00:51:30.559
 blessed by the Father

00:51:30.559 --> 00:51:32.279
 and they will inherit

00:51:32.279 --> 00:51:33.099
 the kingdom prepared

00:51:33.099 --> 00:51:33.539
 for them

00:51:33.539 --> 00:51:34.699
 from the foundation

00:51:34.699 --> 00:51:35.480
 of the world

00:51:35.480 --> 00:51:36.559
 an eternal reward

00:51:36.559 --> 00:51:37.339
 infinitely better

00:51:37.339 --> 00:51:38.319
 than all the riches

00:51:38.319 --> 00:51:39.299
 of the earth

00:51:39.299 --> 00:51:41.299
 because they bear

00:51:41.299 --> 00:51:42.000
 the fruits,

00:51:42.279 --> 00:51:42.980
 the evidence

00:51:42.980 --> 00:51:43.960
 of their salvation.

00:51:43.960 --> 00:51:47.880
 And so please,

00:51:48.240 --> 00:51:49.340
 if you do not believe

00:51:49.340 --> 00:51:49.720
 now,

00:51:50.480 --> 00:51:51.480
 please receive

00:51:51.480 --> 00:51:52.340
 this invitation

00:51:52.340 --> 00:51:53.579
 from the least of these

00:51:53.579 --> 00:51:54.860
 Jesus' brothers

00:51:54.860 --> 00:51:55.400
 and sisters

00:51:55.400 --> 00:51:56.500
 and accept Jesus'

00:51:56.740 --> 00:51:57.420
 wonderful gift

00:51:57.420 --> 00:51:58.659
 of salvation today

00:51:58.659 --> 00:51:59.599
 while you can.

00:52:03.240 --> 00:52:04.679
 If you do accept Jesus

00:52:04.679 --> 00:52:05.420
 as your Lord

00:52:05.420 --> 00:52:05.920
 and Savior,

00:52:06.760 --> 00:52:08.119
 when that final day

00:52:08.119 --> 00:52:09.119
 of judgment comes,

00:52:09.440 --> 00:52:10.500
 when the Lord Jesus

00:52:10.500 --> 00:52:11.599
 returns in glory

00:52:11.599 --> 00:52:12.679
 and sits enthroned

00:52:12.679 --> 00:52:13.760
 on his glorious throne,

00:52:13.960 --> 00:52:16.179
 we will stand

00:52:16.179 --> 00:52:16.780
 before him

00:52:16.780 --> 00:52:18.240
 as our supreme judge

00:52:18.240 --> 00:52:21.039
 and he will give

00:52:21.039 --> 00:52:21.880
 a faithful account

00:52:21.880 --> 00:52:22.900
 of our deeds

00:52:22.900 --> 00:52:23.960
 and our conduct.

00:52:26.360 --> 00:52:27.320
 In the words

00:52:27.320 --> 00:52:27.960
 of English Pastor

00:52:27.960 --> 00:52:28.720
 Charles Spurgeon,

00:52:28.719 --> 00:52:31.799
 they fed the hungry,

00:52:32.759 --> 00:52:34.000
 but sovereign grace

00:52:34.000 --> 00:52:35.299
 had first fed them.

00:52:36.799 --> 00:52:38.019
 They clothed the naked,

00:52:38.739 --> 00:52:39.939
 but infinite love

00:52:39.939 --> 00:52:40.759
 first clothed them.

00:52:41.719 --> 00:52:42.959
 They went to the prison,

00:52:43.159 --> 00:52:44.199
 but free grace

00:52:44.199 --> 00:52:45.299
 had first set them free

00:52:45.299 --> 00:52:46.619
 from a worst prison.

00:52:47.399 --> 00:52:48.419
 They visited the sick,

00:52:48.659 --> 00:52:49.879
 but the good physician

00:52:49.879 --> 00:52:51.980
 in his infinite mercy

00:52:51.980 --> 00:52:53.480
 first came and visited them.

00:52:53.480 --> 00:52:55.659
 They did good

00:52:55.659 --> 00:52:57.240
 for Christ's sake

00:52:57.240 --> 00:52:58.800
 because it was

00:52:58.800 --> 00:52:59.639
 the sweetest thing

00:52:59.639 --> 00:53:00.480
 to do anything

00:53:00.480 --> 00:53:01.639
 for Jesus.

00:53:03.639 --> 00:53:04.860
 Your Lord

00:53:04.860 --> 00:53:05.760
 will accept

00:53:05.760 --> 00:53:06.480
 what you do

00:53:06.480 --> 00:53:07.480
 because he's doing

00:53:07.480 --> 00:53:09.139
 out of love to him.

00:53:10.639 --> 00:53:11.639
 And at the last,

00:53:12.240 --> 00:53:13.119
 while you blush

00:53:13.119 --> 00:53:13.800
 to hear it,

00:53:14.380 --> 00:53:15.079
 he will tell it

00:53:15.079 --> 00:53:15.880
 to the angels

00:53:15.880 --> 00:53:17.960
 and to the listening hosts

00:53:17.960 --> 00:53:18.740
 of earth and heaven

00:53:18.740 --> 00:53:20.420
 and swing wide

00:53:20.420 --> 00:53:22.219
 the gates of immortal bliss

00:53:22.219 --> 00:53:23.639
 and let you in

00:53:23.639 --> 00:53:25.380
 according to the promise

00:53:25.380 --> 00:53:26.480
 of his grace.

00:53:26.480 --> 00:53:30.400
 And so I ask you

00:53:30.400 --> 00:53:31.599
 this question,

00:53:32.179 --> 00:53:33.800
 this most important question

00:53:33.800 --> 00:53:34.820
 that will need to be

00:53:34.820 --> 00:53:36.039
 answered in your life.

00:53:37.320 --> 00:53:39.719
 Do you love Jesus?

00:53:43.719 --> 00:53:45.320
 I pray that as we confess

00:53:45.320 --> 00:53:46.059
 with our mouths,

00:53:47.420 --> 00:53:48.639
 our lives and our conduct

00:53:48.639 --> 00:53:49.699
 towards the least

00:53:49.699 --> 00:53:50.860
 of Jesus' little ones

00:53:50.860 --> 00:53:51.940
 would give evidence

00:53:51.940 --> 00:53:52.639
 of this love

00:53:52.639 --> 00:53:54.199
 until the day

00:53:54.199 --> 00:53:55.139
 that Jesus returns.

00:53:56.480 --> 00:53:56.960
 what's right?

00:54:08.639 --> 00:54:09.400
 O Lord,

00:54:09.579 --> 00:54:13.340
 what is the matter

00:54:13.340 --> 00:54:14.179
 that you would mind?

00:54:18.219 --> 00:54:18.900
 O Lord,

00:54:19.039 --> 00:54:19.699
 who are we

00:54:19.699 --> 00:54:21.840
 to lord over our own lives

00:54:21.840 --> 00:54:23.079
 to claim that we

00:54:23.079 --> 00:54:24.579
 are masters of our own faith?

00:54:24.579 --> 00:54:26.519
 when you are

00:54:26.519 --> 00:54:27.420
 the infinite God,

00:54:27.480 --> 00:54:28.460
 the almighty God,

00:54:28.599 --> 00:54:29.679
 the infinitely holy

00:54:29.679 --> 00:54:30.519
 and righteous

00:54:30.519 --> 00:54:31.559
 and just God

00:54:31.559 --> 00:54:34.980
 who knows far better

00:54:34.980 --> 00:54:36.340
 than we could ever imagine.

00:54:38.579 --> 00:54:39.579
 Yet out of your

00:54:39.579 --> 00:54:40.860
 infinite kindness

00:54:40.860 --> 00:54:41.500
 and mercy,

00:54:42.779 --> 00:54:43.719
 you give us grace

00:54:43.719 --> 00:54:44.519
 through your son of Jesus

00:54:44.519 --> 00:54:47.880
 that we could be

00:54:47.880 --> 00:54:48.719
 counted as righteous,

00:54:48.880 --> 00:54:49.519
 that we could be

00:54:49.519 --> 00:54:50.739
 called blessed,

00:54:50.739 --> 00:54:53.879
 that we would not need

00:54:53.879 --> 00:54:55.119
 to earn our salvation

00:54:55.119 --> 00:54:55.699
 but instead

00:54:55.699 --> 00:54:56.659
 inherit it

00:54:56.659 --> 00:54:57.519
 as our children.

00:54:59.919 --> 00:55:01.419
 But what gift of grace

00:55:01.419 --> 00:55:05.039
 that you are our redeemer?

00:55:07.779 --> 00:55:08.839
 And so stir our hearts

00:55:08.839 --> 00:55:09.099
 with,

00:55:10.179 --> 00:55:11.379
 fill our hearts

00:55:11.379 --> 00:55:12.039
 with affection

00:55:12.039 --> 00:55:13.500
 towards you,

00:55:14.179 --> 00:55:14.699
 remembering

00:55:14.699 --> 00:55:15.819
 that great

00:55:15.819 --> 00:55:17.179
 and costly sacrifice

00:55:17.179 --> 00:55:19.239
 that you are

00:55:19.239 --> 00:55:19.839
 that your son of Jesus

00:55:19.839 --> 00:55:22.259
 paid for our rehab.

00:55:24.199 --> 00:55:24.919
 And we pray

00:55:24.919 --> 00:55:25.839
 for those

00:55:25.839 --> 00:55:27.119
 who still lack

00:55:27.119 --> 00:55:27.779
 in their belief.

00:55:29.059 --> 00:55:29.639
 We pray

00:55:29.639 --> 00:55:30.139
 that you would

00:55:30.139 --> 00:55:31.000
 soften our hearts,

00:55:32.039 --> 00:55:34.099
 that you would

00:55:34.099 --> 00:55:34.659
 give them eyes

00:55:34.659 --> 00:55:34.980
 to see

00:55:34.980 --> 00:55:35.859
 and ears to listen

00:55:35.859 --> 00:55:38.199
 to truly witness

00:55:38.199 --> 00:55:39.019
 your wonder

00:55:39.019 --> 00:55:39.719
 and your majesty,

00:55:40.619 --> 00:55:41.379
 your grace

00:55:41.379 --> 00:55:42.019
 and your mercy.

00:55:43.159 --> 00:55:43.419
 Now,

00:55:43.420 --> 00:55:46.599
 we pray for all of us

00:55:46.599 --> 00:55:48.700
 in the holy name of Jesus.

00:55:49.380 --> 00:55:49.559
 Amen.

00:55:49.559 --> 00:55:49.659
 Amen.