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 Open your Bibles, if you would please, to Luke chapter 23.

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! Luke chapter 23.

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 And those who are kind of familiar with where we are in the flow of this story

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 and so instead of entitling this the triumphal entry,

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 we're gonna see this as the triumphal exit.

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 That what Jesus will do in going to the cross and what Jesus will accomplish there

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 is once for all victory over sin and death is the triumph that we all celebrate.

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 You celebrate, I celebrate.

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 If you've come to a place of recognizing what Christ has done for you

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 and you have come to terms with your personal sin,

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 your need for him, you've asked for forgiveness,

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 it's because of this day, the day that we're gonna read about in our passage in Luke chapter 23,

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 the triumph of the cross in this triumphal exit.

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 For the last 14 weeks, we've been moving through this final week,

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 this Passion Week of Christ beginning on the previous Friday.

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 We will call this kind of Good Friday.

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 And by the way, I just want to remind you to come on Good Friday, this coming Friday,

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 and we're gonna talk about the significance of the cross and what the cross accomplished for us.

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 And I would encourage you to be here.

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 It'll be a special time of blessing for you.

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 But as we were kind of laying out the sermons that would kind of be part of this series,

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 and we came to Palm Sunday, which is typically the triumphal entry,

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 it just didn't make sense to talk about the cross on this day.

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 But you know, the more I've looked at it over the past couple of weeks,

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 the more I realize not only the similarities, but also the contrast of this day,

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 the more I've looked at it over the past couple of weeks,

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 the more I've looked at it over the past couple of weeks.

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 You know, going back to the previous Friday,

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 Jesus is coming into Jericho with his disciples,

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 and he will turn to his disciples, we'll find in Luke chapter 18,

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 and he'll tell them exactly what this week is going to hold for them.

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 Luke 18, beginning in verse 31, says,

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 And in talking, or excuse me, in taking the twelve, he said to them,

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 See, we're going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man,

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 by the prophets will be accomplished, for he will be delivered over to the Gentiles,

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 and will be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon.

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 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.

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 But they understood none of these things.

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 This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

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 How could they have missed words that were so clear, so direct, so simple?

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 Well, they missed it because of their expectation,

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 of what they thought this Son of Man was going to do,

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 what they thought Messiah was coming to accomplish.

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 And they understood what the promises were,

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 but they didn't get the timing of all of it.

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 And Jesus wanted to help set a new expectation.

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 Wanted to help them understand that suffering needed to come first,

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 and then glory would follow.

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 And so Jesus would confirm this picture throughout this week,

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 and especially in Luke chapter 21, the previous chapter, verse 27,

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 Jesus says,

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 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

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 This all is going to happen at the end of the age.

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 Jesus wanted them to know that their appreciation and expectation of a king was right and good,

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 and that Christ would eventually fulfill the things that were spoken of by the prophets.

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 And so as Jesus rides into Jerusalem,

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 those who are familiar with the Old Testament would have known Zechariah 9.9,

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 which says,

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 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

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 Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!

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 Behold, your king is coming to you!

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 Righteous and having salvation is he!

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 Humble and mounted on a donkey,

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 on a colt, the foal of a donkey!

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 And so as Jesus mounts that donkey and rides into Jerusalem,

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 this expectation of the Son of Man,

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 who's coming to establish his kingdom,

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 would have been ignited in the hearts of all the people.

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 There's no wonder there's a frenzy.

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 There's no wonder that this long-awaited king,

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 this thought that he had come,

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 finally to fulfill this promise.

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 And so as the crowds go out to join and welcome Christ into the city,

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 we find from the gospel records,

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 in Matthew chapter 21,

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 we find they say,

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 Hosanna to the Son of David!

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 In Mark's account, they say,

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 Hosanna!

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 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

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 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!

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 Hosanna in the highest!

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 Then in Luke's account,

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 Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!

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 Peace in heaven,

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 in glory in the highest!

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 And that's what they understood Jesus to accomplish and to do.

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 That's what they expected him to fulfill.

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 And so,

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 in coming to this morning,

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 and thinking about this passage,

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 wondering,

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 how does the triumphal entry compare with this triumphal exit?

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 And I'm amazed at the number of details that we see in both accounts

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 that kind of set this contrast in comparison side by side.

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 We see that rather than Jesus entering the city,

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 he's exiting the city.

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 We see that rather than being celebrated by people,

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 those people who are with him are now mourning.

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 We see that rather than being celebrated as a king,

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 he's now numbered as a criminal.

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 And we see the crowds,

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 that while they cheered Hosanna to the Son of David,

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 now they mock.

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 And the prominent theme of our passage this morning,

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 which is a lot like the triumphal entry

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 in the concentration of this title,

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 Christ,

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 the chosen one,

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 the king,

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 the son of David,

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 comes kind of to a great level of concentration

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 in this passage,

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 very much like what we see at the triumphal entry.

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 Just briefly look at Luke chapter 23,

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 verse 35 to 39.

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 It says,

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 The people stood by,

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 watching,

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 but the rulers scoffed at him.

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 He saved others,

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 let him save himself,

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 if he is the Christ of God,

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 the chosen one.

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 In mocking,

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 but still this title,

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 this recognition of what Jesus had embraced to himself,

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 this title of king,

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 this chosen one.

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 And then the soldiers pick up the mocking in verse 36.

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 The soldiers also mocked him,

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 coming up and offering him sour wine and saying,

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 If you are the king of the Jews,

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 save yourself.

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 And Pilate creates an inscription that is put above Christ's head.

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 There was also an inscription there in verse 38,

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 Over him,

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 this is the king of the Jews.

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 And then in verse 39,

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 one of the criminals who were hanged,

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 railed at him saying,

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 Are you not the Christ?

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 Save yourself and us.

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 Like no other time in the ministry of Jesus,

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 this title,

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 Christ,

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 the coming one,

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 the king of the Jews,

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 comes out into the open.

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 Christ is here.

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 This was not a time of tragedy.

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 This was a time of triumph.

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 Jesus was,

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 in fact,

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 and is the king.

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 And we're going to see that as we move our way through this passage.

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 We're going to see the triumph of the king.

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 The triumph of our savior,

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 Jesus.

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 We pick it up in verse 26.

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 We're going to begin to see the triumphant king,

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 who is gathering his people from the nations.

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 The triumph of the king,

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 in gathering his people from the nations.

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 Let me read for us,

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 the next several verses,

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 kind of give us a context for our passage today.

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 And then just zeroing in for a moment on verse 26.

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 It says,

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 And they led him away.

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 They seized one Simon of Cyrene,

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 who was coming in from the country.

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 And they laid on him the cross,

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 to carry it behind Jesus.

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 And there followed him a great multitude of people,

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 and women,

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 who were mourning and lamenting for him.

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 But turning to them,

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 Jesus said,

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 Daughters of Jerusalem,

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 do not weep for me,

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 but weep for yourselves and for your children.

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 For behold,

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 the days are coming when they will say,

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 Blessed are the barren,

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 and the wombs that never bore,

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 and the breasts that never nursed.

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 Then they will begin to say to the mountains,

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 Fall on us,

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 and to the hills,

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 Cover us.

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 For if they do these things,

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 when the wood is green,

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 what will happen when it is dry?

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 Triumphant in gathering his people from the nations.

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 We come to this first verse,

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 verse 26,

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 and we need to ask ourselves the question,

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 is Simon the Cyrene,

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 kind of this incidental kind of character,

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 that just seems to fit in the story,

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 or is it by design?

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 And I believe,

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 the more I have looked at this passage this week,

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 I recognize that this is not just incidental.

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 Of course,

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 everything that's unfolding in this passage,

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 is happening according to the divine and perfect plan of God,

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 from before the creation of the world.

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 And so,

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 Simon the Cyrene is here for a reason.

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 Well,

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 initially,

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 we know that from the gospel of John,

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 that Jesus began to carry his own cross.

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 John 19,

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 16,

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 so he delivered him over,

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 speaking of Pilate,

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 delivered him over to them to be crucified,

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 so they took Jesus,

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 and he went out bearing his own cross to the place,

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 that is called the skull,

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 which in Aramaic,

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 is called Golgotha.

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 Jesus,

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 initially,

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 carried his own cross,

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 but we can appreciate that a Christ,

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 who was weakened by all the physical trauma,

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 that his body endured,

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 over the last 24 hours,

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 has been weakened in a significant way.

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 His hour-long struggle in prayer to the Father,

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 and the strengthening work of that angel,

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 but then he falls exhausted to pray some more,

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 all night long trial,

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 in at least three different places.

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 The physical abuse that he suffered,

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 at the hands of wicked men.

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 The hair that was pulled out of his face.

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 The face that was used as a punching bag,

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 and slapped across the face.

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 The crown of thorns that was placed on his head,

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 and the reed that was used,

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 to pound those thorns into his flesh.

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 The scourging,

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 the beating,

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 the back and torso,

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 and back of his legs,

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 that were torn open by the whip,

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 that had shards of bone,

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 and wood,

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 and glass,

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 embedded into it.

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 This loss of blood,

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 and physical abuse,

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 had taken its toll,

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 for sure,

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 on the life of Jesus.

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 And walking with this burden of the cross,

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 this cross beam,

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 which had been anywhere between,

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 70 to 100 pounds,

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 Jesus is struggling,

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 to carry this cross.

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 And it seems a strange detail,

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 to include,

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 they seized Simon of Cyrene.

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 But we find this detail,

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 in our passage today.

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 Jesus of course,

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 has been walking step by step,

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 in the father's will,

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 and each piece,

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 of this story,

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 is given to us,

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 by design.

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 Although Jesus was,

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 weakened by,

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 the loss of blood,

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 and the physical pounding,

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 Simon of Cyrene,

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 is drawn out of the crowd,

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 and is asked to,

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 to carry,

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 this cross beam,

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 for the Christ.

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 Simon,

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 which was a typical,

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 a common name,

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 in,

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 first century Israel.

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 There's at least,

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 nine,

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 individuals,

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 named Simon,

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 throughout the New Testament.

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 And being from Cyrene,

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 it was a city,

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 in the northern part,

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 of Africa.

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 In what would be,

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 the current day,

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 of Libya.

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 You see,

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 Cyrene had,

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 nearly 100,000 Jews,

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 that were living there.

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 An establishment,

00:13:23.040 --> 00:13:23.920
 that was there,

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 of Jews.

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 And now pilgrims,

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 had made their way,

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 to Jerusalem.

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 We would find,

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 these pilgrims,

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 who would be present,

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 not only during,

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 the Passover feast,

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 but would stay,

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 50 days later,

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 and would also be present,

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 at the day of Pentecost.

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 Acts chapter 2,

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 verses 7 and 11,

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 kind of describe for us,

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 the individuals,

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 that would hear,

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 the word,

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 the mighty works of God,

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 that were shared to them.

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 Those who were from Egypt,

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 and from parts of Libya,

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 belonging to Cyrene.

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 This is not,

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 an incidental,

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 piece of information.

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 The significance,

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 of this,

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 points to the triumph,

00:14:04.379 --> 00:14:05.180
 of the Lord,

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 in beginning,

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 to fulfill the promise,

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 that he had made,

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 to Israel.

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 The promise,

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 that he had made,

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 to them,

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 in the midst,

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 of their rebellion,

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 that when,

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 he had scattered them,

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 because of their rebellion,

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 to Babylon,

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 and to Assyria,

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 and the nations,

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 that would come,

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 and to scatter them,

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 across the face,

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 of the earth,

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 that God,

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 by his grace,

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 would forgive,

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 and restore,

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 and bring,

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 his people,

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 back,

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 to Israel.

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 Jeremiah 29,

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 14,

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 the prophet says,

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 I will be found,

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 by you,

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 declares the Lord,

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 and I will restore,

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 your fortunes,

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 and gather you,

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 from all the nations,

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 and all the places,

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 where I have driven you,

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 declares the Lord,

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 and I will bring you,

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 back,

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 to the place,

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 from which,

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 I sent you,

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 into exile.

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 And I believe,

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 this is just,

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 a glimmer,

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 a shadow,

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 of that fulfillment,

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 that God,

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 is beginning to work out,

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 for his people,

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 and in drawing them,

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 back to the land,

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 that God will draw,

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 his triumph,

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 in drawing,

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 his people back,

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 to the nation.

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 Second,

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 we find,

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 this triumphant,

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 the triumphant,

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 Christ,

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 who is securing judgment,

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 for the disobedient,

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 in verses 27,

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 to 31.

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 It says,

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 and there followed him,

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 from a great multitude,

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 of the people,

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 and of the women,

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 who were mourning,

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 and lamenting,

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 but turning,

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 to them Jesus said,

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 daughters,

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 of Jerusalem,

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 do not weep,

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 for me,

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 but weep for yourselves,

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 and for your children,

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 for behold,

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 the days are coming,

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 when they will say,

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 blessed are the barren,

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 and the wombs,

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 that never bore,

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 and the breasts,

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 that never nursed,

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 then they will begin,

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 to say to the mountains,

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 fall on us,

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 and to the hills,

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 cover us,

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 for if they do,

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 these things,

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 when the wood is green,

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 what will happen,

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 when it is dry,

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 this great multitude,

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 is following,

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 after Jesus,

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 it's the same word,

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 by the way,

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 of the multitude,

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 that came out of Jerusalem,

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 at the beginning of the week,

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 to greet Jesus,

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 and welcome him,

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 into the city,

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 already very early,

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 in the morning,

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 Jesus was crucified,

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 around nine o'clock,

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 in the morning,

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 and yet,

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 all of this attention,

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 and all of the,

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 the visibility,

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 has taken place,

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 so people are,

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 have moved,

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 to the scene,

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 we find this group,

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 of women here,

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 it's only mentioned,

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 in Luke,

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 who are these women,

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 well they're mourning,

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 in lamenting women,

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 this word for mourning,

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 is to cut,

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 to cut to the heart,

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 to cut to the quick,

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 to mourn,

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 it's the same word,

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 that is used,

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 for the mourning,

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 that we find,

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 in Luke chapter eight,

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 where Jesus will go,

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 to the home,

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 of Jairus,

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 and he will raise,

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 Jairus's daughter,

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 but you remember,

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 as Jesus is making his way,

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 through that home,

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 the mourners are there,

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 those professional,

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 weepers are there,

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 they're doing their job,

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 of providing some consolation,

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 to Jairus,

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 and his wife,

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 and the family,

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 they're wailing,

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 it's emotional response,

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 to the,

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 to the things,

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 that are unfolding,

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 in front of them,

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 we don't know,

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 because Luke doesn't tell us,

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 whether or not,

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 their mourning,

00:17:20.079 --> 00:17:20.740
 and lamenting,

00:17:20.799 --> 00:17:21.660
 is sincere,

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 but we can get,

00:17:22.960 --> 00:17:23.940
 a taste,

00:17:24.160 --> 00:17:25.380
 of whether or not,

00:17:25.460 --> 00:17:26.200
 it was sincere,

00:17:26.340 --> 00:17:27.040
 based upon,

00:17:27.040 --> 00:17:28.560
 Jesus's response,

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 to them,

00:17:30.060 --> 00:17:30.580
 notice,

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 Jesus provides,

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 this direct response,

00:17:35.000 --> 00:17:35.519
 to these women,

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 they're not weeping,

00:17:38.940 --> 00:17:40.100
 because they're true disciples,

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 but they seem,

00:17:42.279 --> 00:17:43.160
 to be weeping,

00:17:43.460 --> 00:17:44.720
 for some sense,

00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:45.500
 of sympathy,

00:17:46.200 --> 00:17:46.880
 that they recognize,

00:17:46.880 --> 00:17:47.580
 the horror,

00:17:47.740 --> 00:17:48.340
 of what Jesus,

00:17:48.500 --> 00:17:49.560
 is about to experience,

00:17:50.179 --> 00:17:50.599
 but they,

00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:51.839
 they demonstrate,

00:17:52.059 --> 00:17:52.440
 through their life,

00:17:52.460 --> 00:17:53.019
 they don't really,

00:17:53.019 --> 00:17:53.919
 understand,

00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:54.839
 the message,

00:17:55.099 --> 00:17:55.679
 they haven't really,

00:17:55.679 --> 00:17:56.639
 become followers,

00:17:56.980 --> 00:17:57.619
 of Christ,

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 and I say that,

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 because of what Jesus,

00:17:59.740 --> 00:18:00.720
 indicates,

00:18:01.059 --> 00:18:02.220
 do not weep,

00:18:02.279 --> 00:18:02.799
 for me,

00:18:03.139 --> 00:18:03.980
 but weep,

00:18:04.099 --> 00:18:04.879
 for yourselves,

00:18:05.839 --> 00:18:06.319
 weep,

00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:06.960
 for yourselves,

00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:07.859
 judgment,

00:18:08.079 --> 00:18:08.599
 is coming,

00:18:09.099 --> 00:18:09.379
 weep,

00:18:09.440 --> 00:18:10.019
 for yourselves,

00:18:10.019 --> 00:18:10.799
 because of all,

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 the things,

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 that I had promised,

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 during this week,

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 that would befall,

00:18:15.339 --> 00:18:15.859
 Jerusalem,

00:18:16.019 --> 00:18:16.879
 this destruction,

00:18:17.059 --> 00:18:17.559
 of the temple,

00:18:18.099 --> 00:18:19.039
 this international,

00:18:19.039 --> 00:18:19.939
 crisis,

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 that will begin,

00:18:20.839 --> 00:18:22.079
 to break loose,

00:18:22.500 --> 00:18:23.259
 this day,

00:18:23.319 --> 00:18:23.859
 of the Lord,

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 and this period,

00:18:24.659 --> 00:18:25.639
 of judgment,

00:18:25.799 --> 00:18:26.699
 that will come,

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 and the final,

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 culmination,

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 of the son of man,

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 that will come,

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 in the clouds,

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 with power,

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 and glory,

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 no don't weep,

00:18:33.559 --> 00:18:33.939
 for me,

00:18:34.819 --> 00:18:35.079
 weep,

00:18:35.139 --> 00:18:35.779
 for yourselves,

00:18:36.819 --> 00:18:37.219
 judgment,

00:18:37.399 --> 00:18:37.799
 is coming,

00:18:38.939 --> 00:18:39.319
 Jesus,

00:18:39.479 --> 00:18:40.039
 had said,

00:18:40.379 --> 00:18:41.179
 that all things,

00:18:41.240 --> 00:18:41.599
 that were written,

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 about the son of man,

00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:44.359
 would be fulfilled,

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 and Jesus,

00:18:45.419 --> 00:18:45.979
 has already,

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 warned mothers,

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 especially,

00:18:48.599 --> 00:18:50.099
 that during this time,

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 it will be difficult,

00:18:51.379 --> 00:18:53.119
 the barrenness,

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 that was often,

00:18:54.139 --> 00:18:54.659
 looked at,

00:18:54.740 --> 00:18:55.639
 in first century,

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 as a plight,

00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:58.119
 to mothers,

00:18:59.099 --> 00:18:59.559
 would now,

00:18:59.659 --> 00:19:00.259
 actually see,

00:19:00.379 --> 00:19:00.859
 be seen,

00:19:00.979 --> 00:19:01.599
 as a blessing,

00:19:02.939 --> 00:19:03.740
 Luke 21,

00:19:03.879 --> 00:19:04.339
 23,

00:19:05.179 --> 00:19:05.659
 alas,

00:19:05.740 --> 00:19:06.119
 for women,

00:19:06.199 --> 00:19:06.740
 who are pregnant,

00:19:06.839 --> 00:19:07.439
 and for those,

00:19:07.479 --> 00:19:08.399
 who are nursing infants,

00:19:08.399 --> 00:19:09.119
 in those days,

00:19:09.439 --> 00:19:10.740
 for there will be,

00:19:10.919 --> 00:19:11.559
 great distress,

00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:12.619
 upon the earth,

00:19:12.619 --> 00:19:13.819
 and wrath,

00:19:13.919 --> 00:19:14.479
 against,

00:19:14.779 --> 00:19:15.479
 this people,

00:19:16.559 --> 00:19:17.559
 and because of,

00:19:17.659 --> 00:19:18.459
 the wrath of God,

00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:19.479
 this day of the Lord,

00:19:19.739 --> 00:19:20.399
 this judgment,

00:19:20.539 --> 00:19:21.039
 that is coming,

00:19:21.119 --> 00:19:21.599
 on the wicked,

00:19:21.899 --> 00:19:22.959
 those who reject,

00:19:23.079 --> 00:19:24.259
 the message of Christ,

00:19:24.979 --> 00:19:26.019
 and Jesus directing,

00:19:26.139 --> 00:19:27.039
 his attention to them,

00:19:27.439 --> 00:19:28.459
 calling these women,

00:19:28.699 --> 00:19:29.399
 who are mourning,

00:19:29.559 --> 00:19:30.599
 and sympathizing,

00:19:30.799 --> 00:19:31.559
 with what was about,

00:19:31.659 --> 00:19:32.219
 to unfold,

00:19:32.559 --> 00:19:33.859
 Jesus wants to redirect,

00:19:34.059 --> 00:19:35.079
 and help them understand,

00:19:35.359 --> 00:19:36.119
 the situation,

00:19:36.259 --> 00:19:37.039
 in which they're living,

00:19:37.039 --> 00:19:38.219
 that they will be,

00:19:38.219 --> 00:19:39.239
 recipients of,

00:19:39.619 --> 00:19:40.419
 this divine,

00:19:40.879 --> 00:19:41.259
 judgment,

00:19:41.259 --> 00:19:43.779
 and things,

00:19:43.859 --> 00:19:44.500
 will be so bad,

00:19:44.579 --> 00:19:45.400
 that they will call,

00:19:45.539 --> 00:19:46.079
 for the rocks,

00:19:46.180 --> 00:19:46.660
 to fall,

00:19:46.819 --> 00:19:48.000
 on their heads,

00:19:48.740 --> 00:19:49.720
 eliminate this,

00:19:49.900 --> 00:19:50.660
 difficulty,

00:19:50.920 --> 00:19:51.480
 as soon,

00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:52.660
 as possible,

00:19:53.619 --> 00:19:54.859
 and so the certainty,

00:19:55.379 --> 00:19:56.440
 of this promise,

00:19:56.539 --> 00:19:57.140
 even though,

00:19:57.299 --> 00:19:58.200
 the son of man,

00:19:58.259 --> 00:19:59.200
 is on his way,

00:19:59.339 --> 00:20:00.059
 to the cross,

00:20:00.160 --> 00:20:00.740
 even though,

00:20:01.039 --> 00:20:02.000
 Jesus Christ,

00:20:02.200 --> 00:20:03.140
 will be killed,

00:20:03.500 --> 00:20:04.619
 in on that day,

00:20:04.700 --> 00:20:05.740
 that good Friday,

00:20:06.220 --> 00:20:07.180
 the end,

00:20:07.180 --> 00:20:08.339
 is not over,

00:20:08.900 --> 00:20:10.339
 Jesus is securing,

00:20:10.339 --> 00:20:11.659
 condemnation,

00:20:11.659 --> 00:20:12.859
 on the unjust,

00:20:13.259 --> 00:20:14.139
 he is securing,

00:20:14.139 --> 00:20:15.419
 once for all,

00:20:15.740 --> 00:20:16.619
 through his death,

00:20:16.659 --> 00:20:17.419
 on the cross,

00:20:17.579 --> 00:20:18.379
 that there will be,

00:20:18.379 --> 00:20:18.879
 judgment,

00:20:19.220 --> 00:20:20.240
 that will be paid,

00:20:20.339 --> 00:20:21.119
 that will be had,

00:20:21.259 --> 00:20:21.899
 on those,

00:20:21.980 --> 00:20:22.720
 who refuse,

00:20:22.859 --> 00:20:23.740
 the offer,

00:20:23.740 --> 00:20:24.459
 of mercy,

00:20:25.500 --> 00:20:26.359
 and then Jesus,

00:20:26.500 --> 00:20:27.199
 makes this very,

00:20:27.199 --> 00:20:28.199
 interesting statement,

00:20:28.759 --> 00:20:29.899
 we find in verse 31,

00:20:30.899 --> 00:20:31.839
 for if they do,

00:20:31.980 --> 00:20:32.799
 these things,

00:20:32.939 --> 00:20:34.119
 when the wood is green,

00:20:34.740 --> 00:20:35.720
 what will happen,

00:20:35.980 --> 00:20:36.839
 when it is dry,

00:20:36.839 --> 00:20:38.500
 any of you,

00:20:38.579 --> 00:20:39.419
 who have built,

00:20:39.539 --> 00:20:40.240
 a campfire,

00:20:40.359 --> 00:20:41.539
 or tried to start,

00:20:41.619 --> 00:20:42.279
 a campfire,

00:20:42.379 --> 00:20:42.720
 will know,

00:20:42.919 --> 00:20:44.000
 that when you,

00:20:44.599 --> 00:20:45.500
 take limbs,

00:20:45.740 --> 00:20:46.319
 or twigs,

00:20:46.319 --> 00:20:47.119
 from trees,

00:20:47.119 --> 00:20:48.079
 that are green,

00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:49.439
 it's very difficult,

00:20:49.439 --> 00:20:50.079
 to try to start,

00:20:50.199 --> 00:20:50.500
 that fire,

00:20:51.299 --> 00:20:52.959
 but when you take,

00:20:53.139 --> 00:20:53.859
 those limbs,

00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:54.559
 or sticks,

00:20:54.799 --> 00:20:55.619
 from trees,

00:20:55.720 --> 00:20:56.480
 that are on the ground,

00:20:56.539 --> 00:20:57.399
 have been there for a while,

00:20:57.459 --> 00:20:57.939
 they're dry,

00:20:58.099 --> 00:20:59.099
 you know how much easier,

00:20:59.199 --> 00:21:00.419
 it is to start the fire,

00:21:01.199 --> 00:21:02.339
 and Jesus now,

00:21:02.459 --> 00:21:03.919
 is helping these ladies,

00:21:04.039 --> 00:21:04.439
 he's kind of,

00:21:04.639 --> 00:21:05.699
 bringing them back,

00:21:05.700 --> 00:21:06.700
 to the whole purpose,

00:21:06.880 --> 00:21:07.779
 for their mourning,

00:21:08.080 --> 00:21:09.380
 their mourning for him,

00:21:09.480 --> 00:21:10.059
 because of,

00:21:10.240 --> 00:21:11.580
 this apparent judgment,

00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:12.900
 that has come upon Christ,

00:21:13.059 --> 00:21:14.500
 he's going to the cross,

00:21:14.700 --> 00:21:16.380
 and Jesus is this,

00:21:17.039 --> 00:21:17.900
 this green,

00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:19.480
 this green tree,

00:21:20.400 --> 00:21:21.539
 this perfect man,

00:21:21.720 --> 00:21:23.100
 this righteous individual,

00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:24.360
 there is life,

00:21:24.539 --> 00:21:25.259
 in Christ,

00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:25.940
 and yet,

00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:27.279
 he is still facing,

00:21:27.539 --> 00:21:28.000
 judgment,

00:21:28.140 --> 00:21:29.200
 how much more then,

00:21:29.940 --> 00:21:30.580
 how much more,

00:21:30.660 --> 00:21:32.180
 will those who deserve judgment,

00:21:32.799 --> 00:21:33.279
 face,

00:21:33.660 --> 00:21:34.960
 the judgment of God,

00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:35.539
 face,

00:21:35.620 --> 00:21:36.340
 even the judgment,

00:21:36.840 --> 00:21:37.440
 from Rome,

00:21:37.980 --> 00:21:39.299
 this warning,

00:21:39.940 --> 00:21:40.700
 is brought front,

00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:41.279
 and center,

00:21:41.940 --> 00:21:42.440
 to help,

00:21:42.680 --> 00:21:43.380
 these ladies,

00:21:43.519 --> 00:21:44.660
 understand the significance,

00:21:45.200 --> 00:21:45.960
 of this moment,

00:21:46.920 --> 00:21:47.680
 and for us,

00:21:48.819 --> 00:21:50.079
 Jesus,

00:21:50.740 --> 00:21:51.819
 wants us to recognize,

00:21:52.059 --> 00:21:53.240
 as he did Nicodemus,

00:21:53.299 --> 00:21:54.039
 back in John,

00:21:54.420 --> 00:21:54.980
 chapter 3,

00:21:55.039 --> 00:21:55.720
 verses 17,

00:21:55.799 --> 00:21:56.220
 and 18,

00:21:56.900 --> 00:21:58.000
 that condemnation,

00:21:58.440 --> 00:21:59.220
 is on,

00:21:59.380 --> 00:22:00.140
 all of those,

00:22:00.140 --> 00:22:01.140
 who choose,

00:22:01.180 --> 00:22:02.059
 not to believe,

00:22:02.059 --> 00:22:03.519
 God did not,

00:22:03.519 --> 00:22:04.179
 send his son,

00:22:04.220 --> 00:22:04.720
 into the world,

00:22:04.799 --> 00:22:05.579
 to condemn the world,

00:22:05.740 --> 00:22:06.419
 but in order,

00:22:06.919 --> 00:22:07.480
 that the world,

00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:08.240
 might be saved,

00:22:08.319 --> 00:22:08.720
 through him,

00:22:09.379 --> 00:22:10.240
 whoever believes,

00:22:10.279 --> 00:22:10.579
 in him,

00:22:10.619 --> 00:22:11.460
 is not condemned,

00:22:11.720 --> 00:22:12.259
 but whoever,

00:22:12.259 --> 00:22:13.539
 does not believe,

00:22:13.679 --> 00:22:14.539
 is condemned already,

00:22:14.539 --> 00:22:15.779
 because he has not,

00:22:15.859 --> 00:22:16.879
 believed in the name,

00:22:17.139 --> 00:22:18.000
 of the only,

00:22:18.359 --> 00:22:19.599
 son of God,

00:22:19.599 --> 00:22:19.639
 God,

00:22:21.019 --> 00:22:21.919
 the sympathy,

00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:23.139
 that was given,

00:22:23.359 --> 00:22:23.980
 by these women,

00:22:24.819 --> 00:22:25.240
 their hearts,

00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:26.059
 of compassion,

00:22:26.459 --> 00:22:27.399
 in recognizing,

00:22:27.699 --> 00:22:28.199
 what Jesus,

00:22:28.319 --> 00:22:29.339
 was going to endure,

00:22:29.679 --> 00:22:31.019
 wasn't enough,

00:22:31.839 --> 00:22:32.259
 there needed,

00:22:32.339 --> 00:22:32.899
 to be faith,

00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:33.480
 there needed,

00:22:33.559 --> 00:22:34.419
 to be understanding,

00:22:34.579 --> 00:22:36.000
 and who Jesus was,

00:22:36.099 --> 00:22:37.019
 and this morning,

00:22:37.740 --> 00:22:38.539
 this morning,

00:22:38.899 --> 00:22:39.439
 whatever,

00:22:39.439 --> 00:22:41.339
 is on the outside,

00:22:41.679 --> 00:22:42.839
 whatever you feel,

00:22:42.879 --> 00:22:44.179
 in terms of devotion,

00:22:44.179 --> 00:22:44.899
 to God,

00:22:44.959 --> 00:22:45.219
 whatever,

00:22:45.439 --> 00:22:46.359
 whatever you want,

00:22:46.399 --> 00:22:47.019
 to be true,

00:22:47.099 --> 00:22:47.740
 in terms of,

00:22:47.899 --> 00:22:48.759
 of your commitment,

00:22:48.759 --> 00:22:49.279
 to try to,

00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:50.799
 following after him,

00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:52.000
 it doesn't matter,

00:22:52.099 --> 00:22:53.099
 if there's not genuine,

00:22:53.339 --> 00:22:54.500
 faith in your life,

00:22:55.559 --> 00:22:56.700
 if you don't believe,

00:22:56.779 --> 00:22:57.319
 in him,

00:22:57.799 --> 00:22:58.680
 then you're condemned,

00:22:58.859 --> 00:22:59.240
 already,

00:22:59.559 --> 00:23:00.619
 do you believe,

00:23:01.299 --> 00:23:01.900
 in the son,

00:23:02.019 --> 00:23:02.839
 do you believe,

00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:03.960
 in the Christ,

00:23:04.579 --> 00:23:05.160
 do you believe,

00:23:05.240 --> 00:23:05.660
 in the one,

00:23:05.779 --> 00:23:06.220
 the Messiah,

00:23:06.339 --> 00:23:06.779
 who's coming,

00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:08.819
 to establish his kingdom,

00:23:08.819 --> 00:23:09.500
 on this earth,

00:23:10.759 --> 00:23:11.839
 Jesus is triumphant,

00:23:12.539 --> 00:23:13.900
 in condemning sin,

00:23:14.700 --> 00:23:15.960
 but it doesn't end there,

00:23:16.440 --> 00:23:17.319
 the hope is found,

00:23:17.460 --> 00:23:18.339
 in verses 32,

00:23:18.339 --> 00:23:19.480
 to 43,

00:23:19.980 --> 00:23:20.579
 that Jesus,

00:23:20.720 --> 00:23:21.639
 is triumphant,

00:23:21.639 --> 00:23:22.819
 in providing,

00:23:22.819 --> 00:23:24.179
 a way of forgiveness,

00:23:25.139 --> 00:23:26.419
 he's triumphant,

00:23:26.559 --> 00:23:27.159
 in providing,

00:23:27.240 --> 00:23:27.899
 a way of forgiveness,

00:23:28.079 --> 00:23:28.659
 it doesn't just,

00:23:28.859 --> 00:23:29.240
 end,

00:23:29.679 --> 00:23:30.919
 with condemnation,

00:23:31.139 --> 00:23:31.959
 there's hope,

00:23:32.119 --> 00:23:33.299
 for those who trust,

00:23:33.539 --> 00:23:34.779
 for those who believe,

00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:35.839
 for those who,

00:23:35.839 --> 00:23:37.019
 recognize their sin,

00:23:37.980 --> 00:23:38.859
 he provides,

00:23:39.059 --> 00:23:39.419
 this way,

00:23:39.500 --> 00:23:39.980
 of forgiveness,

00:23:40.319 --> 00:23:40.379
 and,

00:23:40.919 --> 00:23:41.240
 and,

00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:41.379
 and,

00:23:41.379 --> 00:23:41.559
 and,

00:23:41.559 --> 00:23:42.679
 I want to just,

00:23:42.779 --> 00:23:43.599
 kind of zero in,

00:23:43.679 --> 00:23:45.039
 on these two statements,

00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:46.079
 that Jesus makes,

00:23:46.379 --> 00:23:46.759
 first,

00:23:46.759 --> 00:23:47.700
 in verse 34,

00:23:47.700 --> 00:23:48.279
 where he says,

00:23:48.440 --> 00:23:48.779
 Father,

00:23:49.379 --> 00:23:50.379
 forgive them,

00:23:50.559 --> 00:23:51.720
 for they know not,

00:23:51.720 --> 00:23:52.720
 what they do,

00:23:53.720 --> 00:23:55.319
 this first statement,

00:23:55.319 --> 00:23:55.920
 of Jesus,

00:23:56.220 --> 00:23:57.140
 on the cross,

00:23:57.460 --> 00:23:57.779
 Father,

00:23:57.980 --> 00:23:58.519
 forgive them,

00:23:59.140 --> 00:23:59.779
 forgive them,

00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:00.559
 they know not,

00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:01.039
 what they do,

00:24:01.779 --> 00:24:02.640
 and then the,

00:24:03.319 --> 00:24:04.960
 then the correlating statement,

00:24:05.059 --> 00:24:06.140
 we find in verse 43,

00:24:06.779 --> 00:24:07.940
 truly I say to you,

00:24:08.019 --> 00:24:08.440
 today,

00:24:08.779 --> 00:24:10.119
 you will be with me,

00:24:10.200 --> 00:24:10.720
 in paradise,

00:24:11.559 --> 00:24:11.980
 forgiveness,

00:24:12.539 --> 00:24:13.180
 secured,

00:24:13.180 --> 00:24:14.140
 forgiveness,

00:24:14.580 --> 00:24:15.480
 realized,

00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:16.160
 today,

00:24:16.660 --> 00:24:17.160
 today,

00:24:17.600 --> 00:24:18.519
 he will be with me,

00:24:18.860 --> 00:24:19.340
 in paradise,

00:24:19.820 --> 00:24:20.880
 there is forgiveness,

00:24:21.240 --> 00:24:21.980
 this offer,

00:24:22.299 --> 00:24:23.060
 that's extended,

00:24:23.299 --> 00:24:23.779
 of mercy,

00:24:23.920 --> 00:24:24.380
 and grace,

00:24:24.440 --> 00:24:25.000
 of our savior,

00:24:25.360 --> 00:24:26.480
 because of the triumph,

00:24:26.799 --> 00:24:27.660
 on the cross,

00:24:27.940 --> 00:24:29.000
 how is it possible,

00:24:30.100 --> 00:24:31.000
 well there's several reasons,

00:24:31.100 --> 00:24:31.799
 why it was possible,

00:24:31.900 --> 00:24:32.480
 that we find,

00:24:32.840 --> 00:24:33.519
 in our text,

00:24:34.060 --> 00:24:34.480
 first,

00:24:34.600 --> 00:24:35.340
 it was possible,

00:24:35.720 --> 00:24:36.820
 this providing a way,

00:24:36.820 --> 00:24:37.299
 of forgiveness,

00:24:37.440 --> 00:24:37.900
 was possible,

00:24:37.900 --> 00:24:38.360
 because,

00:24:38.740 --> 00:24:39.900
 Jesus became sin,

00:24:39.980 --> 00:24:40.380
 for us,

00:24:40.380 --> 00:24:43.080
 he became sin,

00:24:43.580 --> 00:24:44.300
 for us,

00:24:45.180 --> 00:24:46.360
 notice in verse,

00:24:47.240 --> 00:24:47.900
 32,

00:24:48.540 --> 00:24:49.380
 two others,

00:24:49.740 --> 00:24:50.700
 who were criminals,

00:24:50.900 --> 00:24:51.440
 were led away,

00:24:51.520 --> 00:24:52.180
 to be put to death,

00:24:52.220 --> 00:24:52.740
 with him,

00:24:53.740 --> 00:24:54.700
 and when they came,

00:24:54.780 --> 00:24:55.360
 to the place,

00:24:55.420 --> 00:24:56.020
 that is called,

00:24:56.320 --> 00:24:56.880
 the skull,

00:24:57.040 --> 00:24:57.340
 they were,

00:24:57.780 --> 00:24:59.220
 there they crucified him,

00:25:00.020 --> 00:25:00.660
 and the criminals,

00:25:00.800 --> 00:25:01.420
 one on his right,

00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:02.360
 and one on his left,

00:25:02.720 --> 00:25:03.800
 and Jesus said,

00:25:03.800 --> 00:25:04.200
 father,

00:25:04.980 --> 00:25:05.880
 forgive them,

00:25:06.420 --> 00:25:07.080
 for they know,

00:25:07.240 --> 00:25:07.920
 not what,

00:25:08.380 --> 00:25:08.960
 they do,

00:25:08.960 --> 00:25:11.039
 it's important,

00:25:11.220 --> 00:25:12.779
 for us to understand,

00:25:13.019 --> 00:25:13.640
 that forgiveness,

00:25:14.500 --> 00:25:15.059
 forgiveness,

00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:16.600
 is not just something,

00:25:16.740 --> 00:25:17.799
 that God can grant,

00:25:18.620 --> 00:25:20.420
 because he wants to,

00:25:21.519 --> 00:25:22.660
 that forgiveness,

00:25:23.160 --> 00:25:24.160
 is not something,

00:25:24.380 --> 00:25:25.220
 that God can do,

00:25:25.259 --> 00:25:25.740
 and just kind of,

00:25:25.840 --> 00:25:27.019
 overlook sin,

00:25:27.680 --> 00:25:28.579
 that he can act,

00:25:28.600 --> 00:25:30.039
 as if sin doesn't matter,

00:25:30.340 --> 00:25:31.039
 that he can kind of,

00:25:31.039 --> 00:25:32.539
 turn a blind eye,

00:25:32.539 --> 00:25:33.600
 to it in some way,

00:25:33.840 --> 00:25:34.019
 no,

00:25:34.220 --> 00:25:35.140
 no you understand,

00:25:35.319 --> 00:25:36.440
 and we all understand,

00:25:36.620 --> 00:25:37.340
 that justice,

00:25:37.880 --> 00:25:38.660
 a perfect,

00:25:38.660 --> 00:25:39.380
 righteous,

00:25:39.860 --> 00:25:41.000
 holy God,

00:25:41.100 --> 00:25:42.580
 a righteous judge,

00:25:42.680 --> 00:25:43.360
 cannot just,

00:25:43.580 --> 00:25:44.640
 allow sin,

00:25:45.019 --> 00:25:45.820
 to happen,

00:25:45.980 --> 00:25:46.940
 without consequence,

00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:49.400
 he cannot turn,

00:25:49.500 --> 00:25:50.300
 a blind eye,

00:25:51.580 --> 00:25:52.840
 you understand this,

00:25:53.580 --> 00:25:54.400
 if you ever get,

00:25:54.560 --> 00:25:55.300
 have ever gotten,

00:25:55.540 --> 00:25:56.540
 into an accident,

00:25:57.500 --> 00:25:57.900
 and,

00:25:57.980 --> 00:25:58.980
 and whether or not,

00:25:59.060 --> 00:25:59.500
 it was,

00:25:59.940 --> 00:26:01.000
 the person,

00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:02.279
 had an intentionally,

00:26:02.620 --> 00:26:03.580
 run into you,

00:26:03.660 --> 00:26:05.240
 or it was an accident,

00:26:05.620 --> 00:26:06.320
 if they,

00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:07.559
 if what you're,

00:26:07.559 --> 00:26:08.079
 what you're expecting,

00:26:08.079 --> 00:26:08.879
 for them to do,

00:26:08.960 --> 00:26:10.119
 is to cover,

00:26:10.379 --> 00:26:11.159
 the cost,

00:26:11.319 --> 00:26:12.139
 of the accident,

00:26:12.200 --> 00:26:12.899
 or the damage,

00:26:12.960 --> 00:26:13.339
 that's been done,

00:26:13.399 --> 00:26:13.799
 to your car,

00:26:13.960 --> 00:26:14.939
 that's what justice,

00:26:15.099 --> 00:26:15.700
 demands,

00:26:16.939 --> 00:26:17.279
 and if,

00:26:17.939 --> 00:26:18.619
 this case,

00:26:18.659 --> 00:26:19.200
 was taken,

00:26:19.439 --> 00:26:20.460
 to a judge,

00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:21.759
 for whatever reason,

00:26:21.819 --> 00:26:22.299
 because he,

00:26:22.379 --> 00:26:23.599
 denied culpability,

00:26:24.659 --> 00:26:25.200
 then you would,

00:26:25.259 --> 00:26:26.179
 take it to a judge,

00:26:26.279 --> 00:26:26.720
 perhaps,

00:26:26.919 --> 00:26:27.019
 and,

00:26:27.240 --> 00:26:28.220
 and if the judge,

00:26:28.359 --> 00:26:29.119
 recognized,

00:26:29.119 --> 00:26:30.500
 that this individual,

00:26:31.099 --> 00:26:31.619
 was guilty,

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 but this person said,

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 hey,

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 please forgive me,

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 and the judge says,

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 eh,

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 all right,

00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:37.580
 no problem,

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 you're free,

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 we wouldn't call that,

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 justice,

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 would we,

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 well the same is true,

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 of,

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 of God,

00:26:45.940 --> 00:26:46.640
 God cannot,

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 as a righteous,

00:26:47.900 --> 00:26:48.720
 and holy judge,

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 turn a blind eye,

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 to sin,

00:26:51.720 --> 00:26:52.259
 justice,

00:26:52.420 --> 00:26:53.019
 demands,

00:26:53.220 --> 00:26:53.720
 consequence,

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 and that code,

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 has been hardwired,

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 into every,

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 one of us,

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 so in order for God,

00:27:01.340 --> 00:27:02.060
 to extend,

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 forgiveness,

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 a price,

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 needed to be paid,

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 and that's what we find,

00:27:07.080 --> 00:27:08.799
 in Romans chapter 6,

00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:09.660
 verse 23,

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 the wages of sin,

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 is death,

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 but,

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 while it is unjust,

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 to overlook,

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 rebellion,

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 and wickedness,

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 it's also,

00:27:18.259 --> 00:27:18.860
 unjust,

00:27:19.299 --> 00:27:20.000
 for God,

00:27:20.080 --> 00:27:20.840
 to condemn,

00:27:21.039 --> 00:27:21.440
 innocence,

00:27:22.480 --> 00:27:23.400
 it's wrong,

00:27:23.400 --> 00:27:24.539
 for God,

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 to execute,

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 or condemn,

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 an individual,

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 who's done nothing wrong,

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 so how was it,

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 that the perfect,

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 holy savior,

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 would die,

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 on the cross,

00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:36.000
 we find,

00:27:36.420 --> 00:27:37.779
 through this chapter,

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 on seven occasions,

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 Jesus is declared,

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 innocent,

00:27:41.620 --> 00:27:42.220
 just briefly,

00:27:42.279 --> 00:27:43.080
 look at that with me,

00:27:43.640 --> 00:27:44.620
 in chapter 23,

00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:45.320
 verse 4,

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 notice,

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 Pilate said,

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 to the chief priest,

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 in the crowd,

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 I find no guilt,

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 in this man,

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 then dropping down,

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 to verse 14,

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 you brought me,

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 this man,

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 as one who is,

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 misleading the people,

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 and after examining,

00:27:59.320 --> 00:27:59.960
 him before you,

00:28:00.180 --> 00:28:00.440
 behold,

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 I did not find,

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 this man guilty,

00:28:03.220 --> 00:28:04.040
 of any,

00:28:04.220 --> 00:28:05.040
 of your charges,

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 against him,

00:28:06.500 --> 00:28:07.980
 then in verse 15,

00:28:08.519 --> 00:28:08.960
 neither,

00:28:09.200 --> 00:28:09.780
 did Herod,

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 for he sent,

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 him back to us,

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 look,

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 nothing deserving,

00:28:15.500 --> 00:28:16.079
 of death,

00:28:16.220 --> 00:28:17.000
 has been done,

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 by him,

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 then verse 22,

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 a third time,

00:28:20.920 --> 00:28:21.460
 he said to them,

00:28:21.579 --> 00:28:21.940
 why,

00:28:22.620 --> 00:28:23.299
 what evil,

00:28:23.440 --> 00:28:23.880
 has he done,

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 I have found,

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 in him,

00:28:25.859 --> 00:28:26.680
 no guilt,

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 deserving,

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 of death,

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 then in verse 41,

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 this is the,

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 the criminal,

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 on the cross,

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 it says,

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 and we,

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 indeed justly,

00:28:35.880 --> 00:28:36.960
 we've been condemned,

00:28:37.140 --> 00:28:37.799
 we've been condemned,

00:28:37.960 --> 00:28:38.519
 justly,

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 for we are receiving,

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 the due,

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 reward of our deeds,

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 but this man,

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 has done,

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 nothing wrong,

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 and then finally,

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 in verse 47,

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 now when the centurion,

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 saw that,

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 saw what had taken place,

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 he praised God,

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 saying certainly,

00:28:55.180 --> 00:28:56.019
 this man,

00:28:56.399 --> 00:28:57.119
 was innocent,

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 the innocence,

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 of Christ,

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 that comes,

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 right out,

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 into the open,

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 through this entire chapter,

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 how can God,

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 the father,

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 allow,

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 his innocent son,

00:29:09.019 --> 00:29:10.720
 to be condemned,

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 well it's because,

00:29:13.599 --> 00:29:14.599
 this innocent son,

00:29:14.680 --> 00:29:15.799
 became sin for us,

00:29:16.680 --> 00:29:18.039
 this innocent son,

00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:19.279
 embraced the sin,

00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:20.559
 for you and me,

00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:21.940
 so that we can enjoy,

00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:22.660
 the benefits,

00:29:23.059 --> 00:29:23.720
 of his,

00:29:24.460 --> 00:29:25.460
 his payment,

00:29:27.200 --> 00:29:27.819
 we find,

00:29:28.639 --> 00:29:29.639
 Luke chapter 23,

00:29:29.740 --> 00:29:30.440
 verses 32,

00:29:30.660 --> 00:29:31.359
 to 43,

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 to others,

00:29:32.379 --> 00:29:32.500
 were,

00:29:32.900 --> 00:29:33.799
 were criminals,

00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:34.619
 were led away,

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 and put to death,

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 with him,

00:29:36.339 --> 00:29:37.400
 Jesus was numbered,

00:29:37.619 --> 00:29:38.319
 right along,

00:29:38.400 --> 00:29:38.960
 with the criminals,

00:29:39.940 --> 00:29:40.900
 we find in verse,

00:29:41.200 --> 00:29:41.819
 chapter 22,

00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:42.460
 verse 37,

00:29:42.460 --> 00:29:43.119
 that Jesus,

00:29:43.519 --> 00:29:44.379
 states that this,

00:29:44.480 --> 00:29:45.519
 this will be a reality,

00:29:46.019 --> 00:29:47.139
 he tells his disciples,

00:29:47.299 --> 00:29:48.059
 I tell you,

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 that the scripture,

00:29:48.940 --> 00:29:49.879
 must be fulfilled in me,

00:29:50.180 --> 00:29:50.660
 and he,

00:29:50.839 --> 00:29:51.480
 speaking of himself,

00:29:51.639 --> 00:29:52.259
 was numbered,

00:29:52.559 --> 00:29:53.799
 with the transgressors,

00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:54.940
 for what was written,

00:29:55.059 --> 00:29:55.660
 about me,

00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:57.139
 has its fulfillment,

00:29:57.559 --> 00:29:58.740
 I must be,

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 counted,

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 as one,

00:30:00.440 --> 00:30:01.299
 his transgressor,

00:30:01.960 --> 00:30:02.819
 and Jesus,

00:30:03.079 --> 00:30:03.519
 was condemned,

00:30:03.759 --> 00:30:04.200
 as a criminal,

00:30:04.799 --> 00:30:05.619
 and Jesus,

00:30:05.740 --> 00:30:06.759
 became sin for us,

00:30:06.779 --> 00:30:07.319
 as we find,

00:30:07.420 --> 00:30:08.139
 in 2nd Corinthians,

00:30:08.140 --> 00:30:08.759
 521,

00:30:09.060 --> 00:30:10.320
 it says,

00:30:10.420 --> 00:30:11.660
 for he made him,

00:30:12.280 --> 00:30:13.660
 who knew no sin,

00:30:14.259 --> 00:30:15.280
 to be sin for us,

00:30:15.680 --> 00:30:16.560
 that we,

00:30:16.740 --> 00:30:17.660
 might become,

00:30:17.820 --> 00:30:18.500
 the righteousness,

00:30:19.140 --> 00:30:19.800
 of God,

00:30:20.120 --> 00:30:20.600
 in him,

00:30:21.680 --> 00:30:22.440
 Jesus,

00:30:23.020 --> 00:30:23.800
 became,

00:30:24.259 --> 00:30:24.560
 sin,

00:30:25.380 --> 00:30:26.280
 and by him,

00:30:26.320 --> 00:30:27.120
 becoming sin,

00:30:27.259 --> 00:30:28.140
 he has made,

00:30:28.200 --> 00:30:28.640
 a way,

00:30:28.920 --> 00:30:29.880
 for forgiveness,

00:30:30.280 --> 00:30:31.120
 by taking,

00:30:31.259 --> 00:30:31.860
 the punishment,

00:30:32.180 --> 00:30:32.940
 that we deserve,

00:30:33.200 --> 00:30:33.320
 that,

00:30:33.420 --> 00:30:33.759
 the,

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 The just and righteous condemnation that we deserve,

00:30:38.899 --> 00:30:42.639
 Jesus, the righteous and holy God, took in our place.

00:30:44.199 --> 00:30:49.699
 So that we could enjoy the benefits of his death in payment for us.

00:30:49.959 --> 00:30:53.279
 So the cross was more than an instrument of death.

00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:56.879
 The cross was an instrument of triumph.

00:30:57.419 --> 00:31:00.319
 Triumph as Jesus offers forgiveness.

00:31:00.319 --> 00:31:06.319
 In verse 34, we see that Jesus, he extends forgiveness.

00:31:07.159 --> 00:31:07.720
 We see that.

00:31:08.799 --> 00:31:13.859
 He says, Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.

00:31:14.740 --> 00:31:20.500
 And we see this heart of Christ and his willingness to extend this mercy

00:31:20.500 --> 00:31:25.700
 and this grace having gone through all that Jesus went through leading up to this point.

00:31:25.700 --> 00:31:34.120
 And here he is now pinned to the cross and his heart explodes with a desire to forgive.

00:31:34.759 --> 00:31:37.360
 It is so unlike us, wouldn't you say?

00:31:41.740 --> 00:31:47.340
 This past week, trying to decide whether or not to share this.

00:31:47.339 --> 00:31:54.599
 This past week, somebody told me something that was absolutely crushing.

00:31:56.139 --> 00:31:58.159
 It just devastated me.

00:31:59.139 --> 00:32:01.359
 Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

00:32:02.179 --> 00:32:09.539
 Now, I realized that the biggest problem with the statement and why I was struggling

00:32:09.539 --> 00:32:12.759
 wasn't necessarily because it was a wrong statement.

00:32:13.019 --> 00:32:13.839
 It may be right.

00:32:13.839 --> 00:32:17.179
 But really because of my own personal pride.

00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:19.939
 So that was kind of at the heart of my response here.

00:32:20.259 --> 00:32:21.959
 But at the end of the day, it hurt.

00:32:22.099 --> 00:32:22.839
 It hurt bad.

00:32:23.179 --> 00:32:25.419
 It just knocked the wind out of me.

00:32:26.679 --> 00:32:31.659
 And so rising up in my heart, rising up in my heart,

00:32:32.220 --> 00:32:35.799
 and I imagine in your hearts too, we'd be like,

00:32:36.199 --> 00:32:37.779
 okay, is that how you want it?

00:32:38.279 --> 00:32:39.500
 Is that how you want to play?

00:32:39.679 --> 00:32:40.199
 Okay, fine.

00:32:40.200 --> 00:32:43.039
 Friendship over.

00:32:43.740 --> 00:32:43.980
 Right?

00:32:44.059 --> 00:32:45.440
 That's kind of what we want to say.

00:32:46.340 --> 00:32:51.340
 And now, I don't necessarily have a power for revenge.

00:32:51.840 --> 00:32:52.080
 Right?

00:32:52.120 --> 00:32:53.640
 I can do my little thing.

00:32:54.140 --> 00:32:56.920
 But Jesus, Jesus on the cross,

00:32:57.460 --> 00:33:03.279
 he has every power to exact revenge in that moment

00:33:03.279 --> 00:33:07.700
 to everyone who is standing there at the foot of his cross.

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 Every single person.

00:33:09.600 --> 00:33:10.500
 And what does Jesus do?

00:33:11.700 --> 00:33:12.819
 Father, forgive them.

00:33:13.500 --> 00:33:14.519
 They know not what they do.

00:33:16.539 --> 00:33:17.860
 He extends forgiveness.

00:33:18.840 --> 00:33:21.460
 He doesn't do what was so natural for us.

00:33:21.860 --> 00:33:24.600
 He responds in the grace of God.

00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:28.360
 He conveys the blessing for the sake of cursing.

00:33:28.740 --> 00:33:31.559
 And when reviled, he did not revile in return,

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 but he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.

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 That is our God.

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 And that's what makes forgiveness possible.

00:33:43.520 --> 00:33:46.440
 Next, we see the forgiveness of God

00:33:46.440 --> 00:33:48.980
 by remaining obedient to the will of God.

00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:52.060
 Remaining obedient to the will of God.

00:33:52.120 --> 00:33:54.060
 And I just, I want to read this briefly.

00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:56.040
 There's a lot to share here.

00:33:56.300 --> 00:33:58.140
 We don't have time for all the details.

00:33:58.140 --> 00:34:04.520
 And I just want to focus and concentrate on what we see here.

00:34:04.580 --> 00:34:08.300
 I want you to see in this, in the next several verses,

00:34:08.700 --> 00:34:11.519
 from verse 36 all the way to 39,

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 I want you to see all the individuals

00:34:13.880 --> 00:34:16.380
 that threw it in Christ's face,

00:34:16.880 --> 00:34:18.960
 that said, prove who you are.

00:34:19.079 --> 00:34:21.079
 If you're the Christ, come on down.

00:34:21.820 --> 00:34:24.340
 Prove that you're the person you say you are.

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 And every one of us in this room, by the way,

00:34:26.900 --> 00:34:27.620
 would say, okay, fine.

00:34:28.019 --> 00:34:30.120
 You want me to prove the statements that I made?

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 I'm coming down.

00:34:30.860 --> 00:34:31.559
 I'm going to show you.

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 But not our Savior.

00:34:34.440 --> 00:34:37.600
 Because our Savior remained obedient to the will of God.

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 Notice verse 36.

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 Come on.

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 Show us who you are.

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 Are you the Christ of God?

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 Are you the chosen one?

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 Come on down and prove it.

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 If not, we know you're a fraud.

00:35:02.719 --> 00:35:06.319
 So, now the soldiers pick up the mantle.

00:35:06.320 --> 00:35:09.580
 The soldiers also mocked him coming up

00:35:09.580 --> 00:35:11.440
 and offering him sour wine

00:35:11.440 --> 00:35:12.460
 and saying,

00:35:12.900 --> 00:35:14.360
 if you are the king of the Jews,

00:35:14.519 --> 00:35:15.960
 save yourself.

00:35:16.980 --> 00:35:18.720
 And then this mocking inscription

00:35:18.720 --> 00:35:20.820
 that's written above our Savior,

00:35:21.559 --> 00:35:23.480
 there was also an inscription over him,

00:35:23.880 --> 00:35:26.360
 this is the king of the Jews.

00:35:27.019 --> 00:35:29.559
 You can almost hear the little sarcastic

00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:32.400
 laugh behind the words.

00:35:33.340 --> 00:35:34.700
 And finally, verse 39,

00:35:34.699 --> 00:35:37.599
 even the criminals got a part in this.

00:35:38.099 --> 00:35:38.960
 One of the criminals,

00:35:39.059 --> 00:35:39.679
 and by the way,

00:35:40.199 --> 00:35:42.059
 the gospel records in Matthew and Mark

00:35:42.059 --> 00:35:43.339
 include them both.

00:35:43.899 --> 00:35:46.079
 But here Luke just is drawing out

00:35:46.079 --> 00:35:47.159
 towards the end of this.

00:35:47.259 --> 00:35:48.059
 One of the criminals

00:35:48.059 --> 00:35:49.839
 who were hanged, nailed,

00:35:50.539 --> 00:35:52.179
 excuse me, railed at him saying,

00:35:52.539 --> 00:35:53.719
 are you not the Christ?

00:35:53.960 --> 00:35:55.759
 Save yourself and us.

00:35:57.019 --> 00:35:58.279
 So why did Christ stay?

00:35:59.219 --> 00:36:01.480
 Well, Christ stayed to offer forgiveness to you.

00:36:01.480 --> 00:36:06.460
 Christ stayed and remained obedient to the will of God

00:36:06.460 --> 00:36:10.519
 so he could offer salvation and life.

00:36:12.780 --> 00:36:13.760
 It's amazing.

00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:17.920
 We also find in verses 40 to 43

00:36:17.920 --> 00:36:21.219
 that Jesus makes a way to heaven.

00:36:22.019 --> 00:36:23.800
 He's making a way to heaven.

00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:27.160
 We see this here in his interaction

00:36:27.160 --> 00:36:28.620
 with this other criminal.

00:36:28.880 --> 00:36:29.440
 Verse 40,

00:36:30.039 --> 00:36:31.600
 But the others rebuked him.

00:36:31.660 --> 00:36:34.140
 This is the other criminal rebuking the first one,

00:36:34.580 --> 00:36:34.900
 saying,

00:36:35.120 --> 00:36:36.620
 Do you not fear God

00:36:36.620 --> 00:36:40.200
 since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

00:36:40.640 --> 00:36:42.260
 And we indeed justly,

00:36:42.360 --> 00:36:44.920
 for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds?

00:36:45.780 --> 00:36:48.140
 But this man has done nothing wrong.

00:36:48.860 --> 00:36:49.340
 And he said,

00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:50.780
 Jesus, remember me

00:36:50.780 --> 00:36:52.620
 when you come into your kingdom.

00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:54.280
 And he said to him,

00:36:54.440 --> 00:36:55.840
 Truly I say to you,

00:36:56.180 --> 00:36:59.320
 today you will be with me in paradise.

00:36:59.940 --> 00:37:03.080
 Today you will be with me in paradise.

00:37:04.019 --> 00:37:05.740
 This promise of a criminal

00:37:05.740 --> 00:37:07.920
 who's tacked to a cross

00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:11.580
 has no way to demonstrate his commitment.

00:37:11.920 --> 00:37:13.560
 He's not going to be getting baptized.

00:37:14.000 --> 00:37:15.560
 He's not going to be going to church.

00:37:15.559 --> 00:37:18.599
 He's not going to be doing any special merit

00:37:18.599 --> 00:37:22.500
 to get or earn the salvation

00:37:22.500 --> 00:37:24.860
 that he's going to enjoy that very day.

00:37:25.019 --> 00:37:27.840
 It happens through faith in Christ alone

00:37:27.840 --> 00:37:30.139
 and through the work of Christ on the cross

00:37:30.139 --> 00:37:31.719
 for his sake.

00:37:32.779 --> 00:37:34.099
 But I want you to recognize,

00:37:34.340 --> 00:37:35.460
 and we have to do this briefly,

00:37:35.579 --> 00:37:36.420
 I want you to recognize

00:37:36.420 --> 00:37:38.559
 the marks of genuine conversion

00:37:39.159 --> 00:37:41.539
 that are taking place in this criminal.

00:37:42.400 --> 00:37:43.820
 First, I want you to see,

00:37:43.820 --> 00:37:45.960
 and we see this in our text,

00:37:46.380 --> 00:37:47.059
 that this man,

00:37:47.559 --> 00:37:49.580
 he demonstrates and shows

00:37:49.580 --> 00:37:51.820
 a proper fear of God.

00:37:51.980 --> 00:37:53.960
 He shows a proper fear of God.

00:37:54.240 --> 00:37:55.140
 Notice that with me.

00:37:55.860 --> 00:37:57.460
 He says in verse 40,

00:37:57.700 --> 00:38:00.200
 Do you not fear God

00:38:00.200 --> 00:38:03.440
 since you are under the same sentence

00:38:03.440 --> 00:38:04.300
 of condemnation?

00:38:05.080 --> 00:38:07.600
 Do you not realize what you deserve?

00:38:07.600 --> 00:38:08.660
 Here we are,

00:38:08.820 --> 00:38:10.740
 in the final moments of our life,

00:38:10.739 --> 00:38:13.239
 and instead of humbling your heart

00:38:13.239 --> 00:38:16.119
 and accepting the fact

00:38:16.119 --> 00:38:17.419
 that you are a rebel,

00:38:17.639 --> 00:38:18.639
 you are condemned.

00:38:20.399 --> 00:38:21.739
 What are you doing?

00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:24.000
 Do you not fear God?

00:38:24.699 --> 00:38:26.939
 If you've been condemned by men,

00:38:27.059 --> 00:38:29.639
 how much more will you be condemned by God?

00:38:30.379 --> 00:38:32.359
 Second, he demonstrates and shows

00:38:32.359 --> 00:38:33.419
 his humility.

00:38:34.079 --> 00:38:36.399
 He recognizes himself as a sinner.

00:38:37.079 --> 00:38:38.639
 We see that in verse 41.

00:38:38.639 --> 00:38:41.879
 And we indeed justly,

00:38:42.279 --> 00:38:44.960
 for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds.

00:38:45.119 --> 00:38:47.359
 But this man has done nothing wrong.

00:38:48.199 --> 00:38:49.719
 He recognized what he deserved.

00:38:49.839 --> 00:38:51.940
 He recognized that he was receiving

00:38:51.940 --> 00:38:54.359
 and experiencing justice,

00:38:55.279 --> 00:38:56.759
 condemnation because of his sin.

00:38:57.679 --> 00:38:59.379
 Three, he demonstrated

00:38:59.379 --> 00:39:01.659
 the proper regard for Jesus.

00:39:02.219 --> 00:39:03.159
 In verse 42,

00:39:04.099 --> 00:39:04.460
 he says,

00:39:04.460 --> 00:39:06.559
 Jesus, remember me

00:39:06.559 --> 00:39:08.139
 when you come into your kingdom.

00:39:08.920 --> 00:39:09.440
 Somehow,

00:39:09.940 --> 00:39:10.860
 this man

00:39:10.860 --> 00:39:12.420
 had eyes of faith

00:39:12.420 --> 00:39:13.599
 and was able to see

00:39:13.599 --> 00:39:14.239
 that Jesus

00:39:14.239 --> 00:39:15.659
 was the only way.

00:39:16.039 --> 00:39:16.440
 Somehow,

00:39:17.099 --> 00:39:19.039
 he's able to recognize,

00:39:19.539 --> 00:39:21.460
 and this is only by the power

00:39:21.460 --> 00:39:22.340
 of the Holy Spirit

00:39:22.340 --> 00:39:24.239
 illuminating his heart and eyes

00:39:24.239 --> 00:39:24.900
 to see

00:39:24.900 --> 00:39:27.380
 what most could not see.

00:39:27.639 --> 00:39:28.460
 To recognize

00:39:28.460 --> 00:39:30.659
 that Jesus was this way,

00:39:30.779 --> 00:39:31.380
 this truth,

00:39:31.599 --> 00:39:32.079
 this life,

00:39:32.079 --> 00:39:34.019
 and that only by trusting in Jesus

00:39:34.019 --> 00:39:35.579
 could he enjoy

00:39:35.579 --> 00:39:36.779
 the benefits of salvation.

00:39:38.039 --> 00:39:38.539
 And fourth,

00:39:40.460 --> 00:39:40.920
 fourth,

00:39:41.019 --> 00:39:41.639
 he demonstrates

00:39:41.639 --> 00:39:42.920
 remarkable faith.

00:39:43.980 --> 00:39:45.119
 Remarkable faith.

00:39:45.179 --> 00:39:45.960
 It's incredible.

00:39:46.599 --> 00:39:47.219
 He says,

00:39:47.699 --> 00:39:48.079
 Jesus,

00:39:48.360 --> 00:39:49.219
 remember me

00:39:49.219 --> 00:39:49.920
 when you come

00:39:49.920 --> 00:39:51.039
 into your kingdom.

00:39:52.119 --> 00:39:52.639
 Really?

00:39:53.299 --> 00:39:54.480
 Come into your kingdom?

00:39:54.759 --> 00:39:55.840
 He's gonna die

00:39:55.840 --> 00:39:57.000
 that day,

00:39:57.059 --> 00:39:58.179
 just a couple of hours.

00:39:58.179 --> 00:39:58.859
 And somehow,

00:39:59.579 --> 00:40:00.440
 this criminal

00:40:00.440 --> 00:40:01.799
 has the faith

00:40:01.799 --> 00:40:02.639
 to know

00:40:02.639 --> 00:40:03.659
 that Jesus

00:40:03.659 --> 00:40:05.199
 will be resurrected.

00:40:05.839 --> 00:40:06.440
 He knows it.

00:40:06.500 --> 00:40:07.259
 Maybe he saw

00:40:07.259 --> 00:40:09.259
 the resurrection of Lazarus.

00:40:09.539 --> 00:40:11.359
 Maybe he heard Jesus say

00:40:11.359 --> 00:40:12.399
 on the resurrection

00:40:12.399 --> 00:40:13.039
 and the life.

00:40:13.319 --> 00:40:14.079
 I don't know.

00:40:14.159 --> 00:40:15.699
 But he had eyes of faith

00:40:15.699 --> 00:40:16.399
 to see

00:40:16.399 --> 00:40:17.799
 Jesus is the Christ.

00:40:18.239 --> 00:40:19.199
 Jesus is the king.

00:40:19.440 --> 00:40:20.399
 He's gonna establish

00:40:20.399 --> 00:40:20.879
 his kingdom.

00:40:21.139 --> 00:40:22.059
 And will you remember me

00:40:22.059 --> 00:40:22.779
 when that happens?

00:40:25.319 --> 00:40:26.599
 The same is true for you.

00:40:26.599 --> 00:40:28.500
 It must be true

00:40:28.500 --> 00:40:29.480
 for every true disciple.

00:40:30.500 --> 00:40:31.599
 Have you come to a place

00:40:31.599 --> 00:40:32.839
 of fearing and revering God?

00:40:33.599 --> 00:40:34.139
 Do you recognize

00:40:34.139 --> 00:40:34.920
 that he is holy?

00:40:35.259 --> 00:40:36.059
 That he is totally

00:40:36.059 --> 00:40:37.139
 other from you?

00:40:37.539 --> 00:40:39.019
 And that because of your sin,

00:40:39.099 --> 00:40:40.159
 because of my sin,

00:40:40.299 --> 00:40:41.719
 we deserve judgment

00:40:41.719 --> 00:40:42.599
 and condemnation.

00:40:42.599 --> 00:40:43.659
 But only through

00:40:43.659 --> 00:40:44.559
 the forgiveness

00:40:44.559 --> 00:40:45.579
 of our Savior

00:40:45.579 --> 00:40:46.699
 and the death

00:40:46.699 --> 00:40:47.739
 that he paid for us

00:40:47.739 --> 00:40:48.440
 on the cross

00:40:48.440 --> 00:40:49.480
 that we can enjoy

00:40:49.480 --> 00:40:49.980
 forgiveness

00:40:49.980 --> 00:40:51.319
 for sin.

00:40:52.659 --> 00:40:53.659
 We come to a place

00:40:53.659 --> 00:40:54.599
 of faith

00:40:55.299 --> 00:40:55.960
 and recognizing

00:40:55.960 --> 00:40:57.179
 that Jesus is the only way.

00:40:58.099 --> 00:40:58.820
 We can't trust

00:40:58.820 --> 00:40:59.340
 our own merit.

00:40:59.440 --> 00:41:00.119
 We can't trust

00:41:00.119 --> 00:41:01.220
 our own good things.

00:41:01.619 --> 00:41:02.559
 We can't trust

00:41:02.559 --> 00:41:04.059
 in other things

00:41:04.059 --> 00:41:06.179
 outside of Christ.

00:41:06.940 --> 00:41:07.740
 We can only trust

00:41:07.740 --> 00:41:08.480
 him for salvation.

00:41:09.460 --> 00:41:09.920
 Finally,

00:41:10.920 --> 00:41:11.940
 Jesus is triumphant

00:41:11.940 --> 00:41:12.780
 in accomplishing

00:41:12.780 --> 00:41:14.079
 God's plan of redemption.

00:41:15.039 --> 00:41:16.039
 He's triumphant

00:41:16.039 --> 00:41:17.059
 in accomplishing

00:41:17.059 --> 00:41:18.460
 God's plan of redemption.

00:41:18.579 --> 00:41:19.059
 Let me just read

00:41:19.059 --> 00:41:20.000
 these verses for us

00:41:20.000 --> 00:41:20.960
 and make a couple

00:41:20.960 --> 00:41:21.539
 of comments

00:41:21.539 --> 00:41:22.380
 to close.

00:41:23.300 --> 00:41:23.480
 It says,

00:41:23.480 --> 00:41:24.000
 it was now

00:41:24.000 --> 00:41:25.380
 about the sixth hour

00:41:25.380 --> 00:41:26.500
 and there was darkness

00:41:26.500 --> 00:41:27.460
 over the whole land

00:41:27.460 --> 00:41:28.780
 until the ninth hour.

00:41:29.440 --> 00:41:30.679
 While the sun's light

00:41:30.679 --> 00:41:31.260
 failed

00:41:31.260 --> 00:41:32.780
 and the curtain

00:41:32.780 --> 00:41:34.019
 of the temple

00:41:34.019 --> 00:41:34.980
 was torn in two,

00:41:35.340 --> 00:41:36.119
 then Jesus,

00:41:36.400 --> 00:41:36.900
 calling out

00:41:36.900 --> 00:41:37.619
 with a loud voice,

00:41:37.699 --> 00:41:37.920
 said,

00:41:38.039 --> 00:41:38.380
 Father,

00:41:38.860 --> 00:41:40.039
 into your hands

00:41:40.039 --> 00:41:41.260
 I commit my spirit.

00:41:42.039 --> 00:41:42.980
 And having said this,

00:41:43.000 --> 00:41:44.019
 he breathed his last.

00:41:45.039 --> 00:41:46.519
 When the centurion

00:41:46.519 --> 00:41:48.159
 saw what had taken place,

00:41:48.460 --> 00:41:49.500
 he praised God,

00:41:49.500 --> 00:41:50.159
 saying,

00:41:50.760 --> 00:41:52.559
 certainly this man

00:41:52.559 --> 00:41:53.460
 was innocent.

00:41:54.539 --> 00:41:55.239
 And all the crowds

00:41:55.239 --> 00:41:55.980
 that had assembled

00:41:55.980 --> 00:41:57.019
 for this spectacle,

00:41:57.639 --> 00:41:58.380
 when they saw

00:41:58.380 --> 00:41:59.300
 what had taken place,

00:41:59.400 --> 00:42:00.139
 returned home,

00:42:00.639 --> 00:42:01.599
 beating their breasts

00:42:01.599 --> 00:42:03.199
 and all his acquaintances

00:42:03.199 --> 00:42:04.260
 and the women

00:42:04.260 --> 00:42:05.340
 who had followed him

00:42:05.340 --> 00:42:06.360
 from Galilee

00:42:06.360 --> 00:42:07.360
 stood at a distance

00:42:07.360 --> 00:42:09.400
 watching these things.

00:42:10.119 --> 00:42:10.639
 Of course,

00:42:10.739 --> 00:42:11.639
 there's a lot

00:42:11.639 --> 00:42:12.420
 for us to share,

00:42:12.579 --> 00:42:13.460
 but let me just

00:42:13.460 --> 00:42:14.860
 summarize this for us.

00:42:15.219 --> 00:42:16.679
 There is a three-hour

00:42:16.679 --> 00:42:17.539
 window here

00:42:17.539 --> 00:42:19.059
 between 12 noon

00:42:19.059 --> 00:42:20.119
 and 3 o'clock

00:42:20.119 --> 00:42:20.739
 in the afternoon.

00:42:20.900 --> 00:42:22.579
 The time when the sun

00:42:22.579 --> 00:42:23.980
 is at its apex,

00:42:24.400 --> 00:42:25.800
 the brightest parts

00:42:25.800 --> 00:42:26.559
 of the day

00:42:26.559 --> 00:42:27.759
 in its darkness

00:42:27.759 --> 00:42:28.460
 over the land.

00:42:29.440 --> 00:42:30.619
 Now, it's not dark

00:42:30.619 --> 00:42:31.460
 because God

00:42:31.460 --> 00:42:32.659
 is not present.

00:42:33.420 --> 00:42:34.460
 It's dark

00:42:34.460 --> 00:42:35.619
 because God

00:42:35.619 --> 00:42:36.219
 is present

00:42:36.219 --> 00:42:38.119
 in his rage

00:42:38.119 --> 00:42:39.579
 against his son.

00:42:40.300 --> 00:42:41.000
 His wrath

00:42:41.000 --> 00:42:42.159
 is being poured out

00:42:42.159 --> 00:42:43.099
 on his son

00:42:43.099 --> 00:42:44.000
 in that moment.

00:42:44.360 --> 00:42:45.119
 He is present

00:42:45.119 --> 00:42:48.239
 in that event

00:42:48.239 --> 00:42:50.259
 of disciplining

00:42:50.259 --> 00:42:51.480
 the sin

00:42:51.480 --> 00:42:52.079
 that was laid

00:42:52.079 --> 00:42:53.359
 on his son.

00:42:54.739 --> 00:42:55.339
 But Jesus

00:42:55.339 --> 00:42:57.099
 will say

00:42:57.099 --> 00:42:58.359
 in this account

00:42:58.359 --> 00:42:58.940
 of Luke,

00:42:59.259 --> 00:42:59.579
 Father,

00:42:59.759 --> 00:43:00.539
 into your hands

00:43:00.539 --> 00:43:01.519
 I commit my spirit.

00:43:01.859 --> 00:43:03.079
 This is the final

00:43:03.079 --> 00:43:04.799
 phrase that Jesus

00:43:04.799 --> 00:43:05.480
 will say

00:43:05.480 --> 00:43:07.480
 during this time

00:43:07.480 --> 00:43:08.359
 on the cross.

00:43:08.699 --> 00:43:09.779
 It's preceded

00:43:09.779 --> 00:43:11.119
 by the statement

00:43:11.119 --> 00:43:11.639
 that he makes

00:43:11.639 --> 00:43:12.799
 in John 19,

00:43:13.079 --> 00:43:13.699
 verse 30,

00:43:13.699 --> 00:43:14.500
 where he says

00:43:14.500 --> 00:43:16.579
 it is finished.

00:43:17.539 --> 00:43:18.639
 Meaning the work

00:43:18.639 --> 00:43:19.879
 of paying

00:43:19.879 --> 00:43:20.659
 for sin

00:43:20.659 --> 00:43:21.960
 on the cross

00:43:21.960 --> 00:43:22.879
 was accomplished.

00:43:23.419 --> 00:43:24.359
 It is finished.

00:43:24.639 --> 00:43:25.259
 And so now

00:43:25.259 --> 00:43:26.419
 Jesus can commit

00:43:26.419 --> 00:43:27.319
 his spirit

00:43:27.319 --> 00:43:27.879
 to God.

00:43:28.099 --> 00:43:28.779
 His faith

00:43:28.779 --> 00:43:30.219
 is demonstrated

00:43:30.219 --> 00:43:31.139
 in this statement.

00:43:31.939 --> 00:43:32.500
 He knows

00:43:32.500 --> 00:43:33.159
 that God

00:43:33.159 --> 00:43:34.179
 will see

00:43:34.179 --> 00:43:34.960
 the sacrifice

00:43:34.960 --> 00:43:36.079
 that he has paid

00:43:36.079 --> 00:43:37.460
 as one

00:43:37.460 --> 00:43:38.179
 that's acceptable.

00:43:38.739 --> 00:43:39.819
 One that is

00:43:39.819 --> 00:43:40.599
 sufficient

00:43:40.599 --> 00:43:42.019
 for us.

00:43:42.019 --> 00:43:43.880
 and we see

00:43:43.880 --> 00:43:45.739
 as kind of

00:43:45.739 --> 00:43:47.440
 a direct result

00:43:47.440 --> 00:43:49.139
 of all of these events

00:43:49.139 --> 00:43:50.599
 we see the centurion.

00:43:51.239 --> 00:43:51.980
 A centurion,

00:43:52.079 --> 00:43:53.280
 perhaps the first

00:43:53.280 --> 00:43:54.679
 Gentile convert

00:43:54.679 --> 00:43:55.340
 as it were.

00:43:55.500 --> 00:43:56.820
 He comes to recognize

00:43:56.820 --> 00:43:58.420
 who Jesus really is.

00:43:58.500 --> 00:43:59.440
 Maybe he doesn't

00:43:59.440 --> 00:44:00.139
 understand

00:44:00.139 --> 00:44:01.539
 the full gravity

00:44:01.539 --> 00:44:03.300
 of what has taken place

00:44:03.300 --> 00:44:04.440
 but he makes

00:44:04.440 --> 00:44:05.940
 this significant

00:44:05.940 --> 00:44:06.480
 statement

00:44:06.480 --> 00:44:07.639
 here at the cross.

00:44:07.739 --> 00:44:08.039
 Truly,

00:44:08.659 --> 00:44:09.239
 this man

00:44:09.239 --> 00:44:10.439
 was a son

00:44:10.439 --> 00:44:11.279
 of God.

00:44:12.479 --> 00:44:13.639
 So what do we do?

00:44:14.259 --> 00:44:14.979
 What do we do

00:44:14.979 --> 00:44:16.839
 with this passage

00:44:16.839 --> 00:44:18.219
 and recognizing

00:44:18.219 --> 00:44:19.139
 the triumph

00:44:19.139 --> 00:44:20.439
 of our Savior

00:44:20.439 --> 00:44:21.979
 in accomplishing

00:44:21.979 --> 00:44:22.719
 and fulfilling

00:44:22.719 --> 00:44:24.359
 all that was necessary

00:44:24.359 --> 00:44:25.599
 to bring us

00:44:25.599 --> 00:44:26.699
 back to God?

00:44:27.779 --> 00:44:28.359
 Well, there's

00:44:28.359 --> 00:44:29.500
 a couple things.

00:44:30.179 --> 00:44:31.000
 The first is

00:44:31.000 --> 00:44:32.579
 do you know Jesus

00:44:32.579 --> 00:44:33.519
 this morning?

00:44:34.419 --> 00:44:35.239
 Have you come

00:44:35.239 --> 00:44:36.000
 to a place

00:44:36.000 --> 00:44:37.379
 of recognizing

00:44:37.380 --> 00:44:38.059
 your sin?

00:44:38.660 --> 00:44:39.640
 Come to a place

00:44:39.640 --> 00:44:41.160
 of understanding

00:44:41.160 --> 00:44:42.380
 who God is

00:44:42.380 --> 00:44:42.800
 and has it

00:44:42.800 --> 00:44:44.380
 created within you

00:44:44.380 --> 00:44:46.140
 a proper fear

00:44:46.140 --> 00:44:46.860
 of him?

00:44:47.320 --> 00:44:48.360
 A proper fear

00:44:48.360 --> 00:44:49.059
 that leads

00:44:49.059 --> 00:44:49.820
 to respect

00:44:49.820 --> 00:44:51.019
 and laying down

00:44:51.019 --> 00:44:52.220
 and coming to him

00:44:52.220 --> 00:44:53.619
 asking for forgiveness

00:44:53.619 --> 00:44:55.320
 demonstrating humility

00:44:55.320 --> 00:44:56.380
 repentance

00:44:56.380 --> 00:44:57.579
 and turning away

00:44:57.579 --> 00:44:58.380
 from your sin

00:44:58.380 --> 00:44:59.440
 and turning to God

00:44:59.440 --> 00:45:00.720
 and claiming

00:45:00.720 --> 00:45:01.860
 and making him

00:45:01.860 --> 00:45:02.720
 the Lord of your life?

00:45:02.719 --> 00:45:05.779
 If you've not done

00:45:05.779 --> 00:45:06.539
 that this morning

00:45:06.539 --> 00:45:08.079
 and the Spirit

00:45:08.079 --> 00:45:09.139
 is stirring your heart

00:45:09.139 --> 00:45:09.399
 to say

00:45:09.399 --> 00:45:10.279
 I need to

00:45:10.279 --> 00:45:12.339
 understand more.

00:45:13.039 --> 00:45:13.599
 I know that

00:45:13.599 --> 00:45:14.779
 I would love to share

00:45:14.779 --> 00:45:15.759
 and there are many here

00:45:15.759 --> 00:45:16.779
 who would love

00:45:16.779 --> 00:45:18.379
 to share with you

00:45:18.379 --> 00:45:19.059
 how to have that

00:45:19.059 --> 00:45:19.879
 personal relationship

00:45:19.879 --> 00:45:20.379
 with Jesus.

00:45:21.679 --> 00:45:22.619
 And there are many

00:45:22.619 --> 00:45:24.039
 probably most

00:45:24.039 --> 00:45:24.980
 of this room perhaps

00:45:24.980 --> 00:45:26.019
 who have come

00:45:26.019 --> 00:45:26.659
 to a place

00:45:26.659 --> 00:45:28.779
 of entering in

00:45:28.779 --> 00:45:29.359
 and enjoying

00:45:29.359 --> 00:45:30.019
 the benefits

00:45:30.019 --> 00:45:30.759
 of the forgiveness

00:45:30.760 --> 00:45:31.820
 that Christ offered

00:45:31.820 --> 00:45:32.820
 here on the cross.

00:45:33.300 --> 00:45:34.680
 And the closing

00:45:34.680 --> 00:45:35.760
 encouragement

00:45:35.760 --> 00:45:36.320
 or challenge

00:45:36.320 --> 00:45:36.720
 I would like

00:45:36.720 --> 00:45:37.520
 to leave with you

00:45:37.520 --> 00:45:38.840
 is from Romans

00:45:38.840 --> 00:45:39.420
 chapter 8

00:45:39.420 --> 00:45:41.140
 verses 31 and 32.

00:45:42.040 --> 00:45:42.780
 It says this

00:45:42.780 --> 00:45:43.780
 What then

00:45:43.780 --> 00:45:44.540
 shall we say

00:45:44.540 --> 00:45:45.180
 to these things?

00:45:46.360 --> 00:45:47.700
 If God is for us

00:45:47.700 --> 00:45:48.960
 who can be against us?

00:45:49.660 --> 00:45:50.240
 He who did not

00:45:50.240 --> 00:45:51.300
 spare his own son

00:45:51.300 --> 00:45:52.460
 but delivered him

00:45:52.460 --> 00:45:53.580
 up for us all

00:45:53.580 --> 00:45:54.720
 how shall he

00:45:54.720 --> 00:45:55.620
 not with him

00:45:55.620 --> 00:45:56.840
 also freely

00:45:56.840 --> 00:45:57.440
 give us

00:45:57.440 --> 00:45:58.320
 all things?

00:45:59.100 --> 00:45:59.800
 If God

00:45:59.800 --> 00:46:00.620
 has accomplished

00:46:00.619 --> 00:46:01.679
 and done

00:46:01.679 --> 00:46:03.119
 the greatest work

00:46:03.119 --> 00:46:04.500
 the best work

00:46:04.500 --> 00:46:05.980
 the hardest work

00:46:05.980 --> 00:46:07.019
 in overcoming

00:46:07.019 --> 00:46:08.639
 the debt of sin

00:46:08.639 --> 00:46:09.279
 for us

00:46:09.279 --> 00:46:10.420
 in inviting us

00:46:10.420 --> 00:46:11.219
 to enjoy

00:46:11.219 --> 00:46:12.239
 salvation

00:46:12.239 --> 00:46:13.239
 and the benefits

00:46:13.239 --> 00:46:14.079
 of forgiveness

00:46:14.079 --> 00:46:15.159
 if God has done

00:46:15.159 --> 00:46:16.480
 the greatest work

00:46:16.480 --> 00:46:18.519
 then everything else

00:46:18.519 --> 00:46:19.559
 is just so petty

00:46:19.559 --> 00:46:20.359
 and so small

00:46:20.359 --> 00:46:22.199
 all of these things

00:46:22.199 --> 00:46:23.279
 that we think

00:46:23.279 --> 00:46:24.239
 are so large

00:46:24.239 --> 00:46:24.880
 in our life

00:46:24.880 --> 00:46:26.299
 are so small

00:46:26.299 --> 00:46:26.940
 to Christ

00:46:26.940 --> 00:46:29.099
 do we trust him?

00:46:29.099 --> 00:46:30.679
 are we satisfied

00:46:30.679 --> 00:46:33.179
 with the fellowship

00:46:33.179 --> 00:46:34.099
 that we enjoy

00:46:34.099 --> 00:46:34.539
 with Christ

00:46:34.539 --> 00:46:36.000
 and like Christ

00:46:36.000 --> 00:46:36.559
 are we willing

00:46:36.559 --> 00:46:37.559
 to embrace

00:46:37.559 --> 00:46:38.799
 the will of God

00:46:38.799 --> 00:46:39.319
 for our life

00:46:39.319 --> 00:46:40.539
 whatever that means

00:46:40.539 --> 00:46:42.039
 whether it's good

00:46:42.039 --> 00:46:42.719
 or bad

00:46:42.719 --> 00:46:44.039
 the seasons of life

00:46:44.039 --> 00:46:44.679
 that you're in

00:46:44.679 --> 00:46:46.039
 is there a heart

00:46:46.039 --> 00:46:47.199
 that is open

00:46:47.199 --> 00:46:48.599
 and receptive

00:46:48.599 --> 00:46:49.319
 and willing

00:46:49.319 --> 00:46:50.440
 to see

00:46:50.440 --> 00:46:51.319
 that Jesus

00:46:51.319 --> 00:46:52.339
 is greater

00:46:52.339 --> 00:46:53.739
 than my things

00:46:53.739 --> 00:46:54.480
 greater than my

00:46:54.480 --> 00:46:55.139
 circumstances

00:46:55.139 --> 00:46:56.920
 because he created

00:46:56.920 --> 00:46:57.639
 within us

00:46:57.639 --> 00:46:58.500
 a satisfaction

00:46:58.500 --> 00:47:00.219
 a contentment

00:47:00.219 --> 00:47:02.559
 a willingness

00:47:02.559 --> 00:47:03.359
 to understand

00:47:03.359 --> 00:47:03.659
 that

00:47:03.659 --> 00:47:05.079
 that whatever

00:47:05.079 --> 00:47:06.500
 challenges are

00:47:06.500 --> 00:47:07.000
 in your way

00:47:07.000 --> 00:47:08.119
 are so small

00:47:08.119 --> 00:47:08.779
 to God

00:47:08.779 --> 00:47:10.420
 entrusting him

00:47:10.420 --> 00:47:11.339
 with those things

00:47:11.339 --> 00:47:12.679
 praying for him

00:47:12.679 --> 00:47:13.920
 to use those things

00:47:13.920 --> 00:47:16.359
 and asking for God

00:47:16.359 --> 00:47:17.400
 to give us this heart

00:47:17.400 --> 00:47:17.859
 this heart

00:47:17.859 --> 00:47:18.519
 that we've seen

00:47:18.519 --> 00:47:19.819
 in Christ

00:47:19.819 --> 00:47:21.420
 this willingness

00:47:21.420 --> 00:47:22.759
 to entrust

00:47:22.759 --> 00:47:24.000
 all of these things

00:47:24.000 --> 00:47:24.360
 to God

00:47:24.360 --> 00:47:25.760
 and to trust him

00:47:25.760 --> 00:47:27.199
 regardless of what

00:47:27.199 --> 00:47:27.679
 those are

00:47:27.679 --> 00:47:28.960
 may God help us

00:47:28.960 --> 00:47:30.099
 may God help us

00:47:30.099 --> 00:47:30.579
 to walk

00:47:30.579 --> 00:47:31.860
 in the steps

00:47:31.860 --> 00:47:32.599
 of Christ

00:47:32.599 --> 00:47:34.599
 in joy

00:47:34.599 --> 00:47:35.360
 in benefit

00:47:35.360 --> 00:47:36.820
 from his triumph

00:47:36.820 --> 00:47:38.059
 Paul will say

00:47:38.059 --> 00:47:38.599
 later on

00:47:38.599 --> 00:47:39.380
 in Romans chapter 8

00:47:39.380 --> 00:47:39.659
 he says

00:47:39.659 --> 00:47:40.940
 we are more

00:47:40.940 --> 00:47:42.300
 than conquerors

00:47:42.300 --> 00:47:42.940
 through him

00:47:42.940 --> 00:47:43.699
 who loved us

00:47:43.699 --> 00:47:45.320
 why is that possible

00:47:45.320 --> 00:47:45.900
 well because

00:47:45.900 --> 00:47:46.960
 of the victory

00:47:46.960 --> 00:47:48.079
 the triumph

00:47:48.079 --> 00:47:49.079
 that Jesus claimed

00:47:49.079 --> 00:47:49.619
 for us

00:47:49.619 --> 00:47:50.920
 on this day

00:47:50.920 --> 00:47:51.960
 let's pray

00:47:51.960 --> 00:47:53.480
 oh Lord

00:47:53.480 --> 00:47:54.079
 we thank you

00:47:54.079 --> 00:47:55.220
 thank you

00:47:55.220 --> 00:47:55.940
 for your son

00:47:55.940 --> 00:47:56.519
 Jesus

00:47:56.519 --> 00:47:57.980
 in this

00:47:57.980 --> 00:47:58.780
 triumphant

00:47:58.780 --> 00:47:59.460
 exit

00:47:59.460 --> 00:48:00.679
 from Jerusalem

00:48:00.679 --> 00:48:03.179
 and what he accomplished

00:48:03.179 --> 00:48:03.579
 for us

00:48:03.579 --> 00:48:04.119
 on the cross

00:48:04.119 --> 00:48:05.380
 and all that's

00:48:05.380 --> 00:48:06.420
 available to us

00:48:06.420 --> 00:48:07.220
 in Jesus

00:48:07.220 --> 00:48:08.019
 through faith

00:48:08.019 --> 00:48:09.300
 God I pray

00:48:09.300 --> 00:48:10.260
 that our lives

00:48:10.260 --> 00:48:11.639
 would demonstrate

00:48:11.639 --> 00:48:13.820
 not only a commitment

00:48:13.820 --> 00:48:15.500
 to you

00:48:15.500 --> 00:48:16.800
 because of what

00:48:16.800 --> 00:48:17.159
 you've done

00:48:17.159 --> 00:48:17.619
 for us

00:48:17.619 --> 00:48:18.559
 but that it would

00:48:18.559 --> 00:48:19.900
 show a life

00:48:19.900 --> 00:48:21.160
 that is steady

00:48:21.160 --> 00:48:21.940
 a life

00:48:21.940 --> 00:48:22.760
 that is secure

00:48:22.760 --> 00:48:23.180
 a life

00:48:23.180 --> 00:48:23.980
 that is settled

00:48:23.980 --> 00:48:25.840
 because we're able

00:48:25.840 --> 00:48:26.639
 to trust you

00:48:26.639 --> 00:48:27.280
 that you're over

00:48:27.280 --> 00:48:28.019
 all things

00:48:28.019 --> 00:48:29.220
 and I pray

00:48:29.220 --> 00:48:30.119
 that that would

00:48:30.119 --> 00:48:30.840
 be the reality

00:48:30.840 --> 00:48:32.920
 and the window

00:48:32.920 --> 00:48:33.800
 of our life

00:48:33.800 --> 00:48:35.160
 would show

00:48:35.160 --> 00:48:36.139
 our faith

00:48:36.139 --> 00:48:36.460
 in you

00:48:36.460 --> 00:48:36.980
 in that way

00:48:36.980 --> 00:48:38.000
 in Jesus name

00:48:38.000 --> 00:48:38.579
 amen

00:48:38.579 --> 00:48:39.880
 God bless you

00:48:39.880 --> 00:48:40.760
 have a great day