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 Good morning. That wasn't that cheery, but we'll let it go. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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 I don't know about you, but one of the family gatherings we had at Christmas, we had some crackers, Christmas crackers.

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 I think they're going out of fashion. Everyone thinks it just goes in the bin and it's an ecological waste.

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 But in this moment, we had crackers and we had particularly inspiring Christmas cracker jokes.

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 That was a joke. I don't know if you caught any of these. Three of them stood out for me.

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 What do you call an old snowman? Water. Very good, very good. We obviously bought the same pack.

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 What, what, why does Santa Claus go down the chimney? It soots him. I know, I know, I know. It gets worse.

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 So what never eats Christmas dinner? The turkey. It's stuffed.

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 And the last point of pain that I'll give you this morning, well, maybe not, I'm about to speak,

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 but the last joke would be, what do you get if you cross Father Christmas with a detective?

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 Santa Claus. I know, I know. Forgive me, forgive me. Yes. So no wonder when you have jokes like that

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 and after Christmas, you're kind of ready for something new, a new chapter. And actually,

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 this is a period of reset, Twixmas, as Emma said to me this morning, a moment when we start to think

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 about the year gone and we consider the year to come. And so a natural moment to think about

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 what would I hope for in this coming year. And it's certainly what happens if you are on any social

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 media or if you're looking on YouTube or I think on adverts, on television as well, if you're streaming,

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 is that there's so many people now selling what's next for your next chapter, a reset,

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 reset. One that I read said, five minutes to transform your life. Maybe Jesus can do that,

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 but I think the 50 press-ops it was recommending a day probably wouldn't. Another one that I got an email

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 said, are you ready for an adventure that will change your life? Dot, dot, dot. Would you like to swim 10K

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 in a river? No, I don't think so. We'll skip that one. We'll skip one. But a sense of reset,

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 reset. And it's actually quite remarkable as psychologists and neuroscientists analyze the

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 body, the brain, the gut, and how we have a natural capacity for reset. Overnight, our bodies are

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 resetting so many of our systems that even emotionally, overnight, things often change for us and we can get

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 fresh perspective. And a psychologist recently said to me, it normally takes one and a half days if you have

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 that sort of sting of irritation and anger for an interaction, one and a half days. Normally,

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 you're then in a position to take a fresh perspective. Lots of different sense of reset.

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 And of course, an ultimate reset that we know in Jesus. A reset with a life knowing forgiveness

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 and grace and grace and a new chapter. So as we, this morning in Twixmas, pause, it's a moment for us to

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 consider what kind of reset might we want with God as we go into the new year. And Hebrews is really a

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 resetting book. The author is a new year. And there's a consistent theme of clarifying, being clear,

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 stating the truth of Jesus. It's resetting for them as they start to fall back into Old Testament ways,

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 under pressure, the truth of Jesus. Essentially, there's two themes. Jesus is God. And secondly,

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 Jesus is the source of salvation. And by the grace of God, as it says in chapter 2, verse 9,

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 that Christ experienced death for us and it is through the wisdom of God that such a death saves

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 humankind. And that's what we're going to explore a little this morning. Now, in Hebrews,

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 there are lots of verses that will be familiar to anyone who's been a Christian for any long period of time,

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 such as in chapter 2, verse 5, what is man that you are mindful of him? Chapter 4, verse 12,

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 for the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates

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 even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. In chapter 11, now faith is being sure of what we hope for

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 and certain of what we do not see. In chapter 12, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin

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 that so easily entangles and let us with perseverance run the race marked out for us.

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 As I read that, it reminded me that in university, I used to wear this Christenton sport t-shirt that had that verse

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 on the back and I sort of intentionally sat near the front of a large lecture theatre so my fellow students

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 could see those words. And I think, as I look now, I think I'm slightly embarrassed about my boldness,

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 but also quite impressed by my boldness about trying to tell people about Jesus, both at the same time.

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 So as we consider what new fitness regime we might be taking on board,

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 what new way of operating with our families we think might bring health and flourishing,

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 let's really consider what the Holy Spirit might be nudging us to do as a reset with God.

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 And I just want to share three themes from these verses that Margaret read to us.

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 Jesus is the Son of God.

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 Jesus as the source for salvation.

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 And Jesus sets us free.

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 So why don't we just pray and let's just pause before God.

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 Allow the Holy Spirit to stir our hearts.

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 Our Lord, we come before you

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 and ask that you would use this moment and this time to speak to us.

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 Stir our hearts.

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 Tune our ears to you.

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 And I pray that only what you want to bring to life would land today from what I share.

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 You would guide these words, Holy Spirit.

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 And meet with us.

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 In your name, Lord Jesus.

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 Amen.

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 So the first theme, Jesus as the Son of God.

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 So this whole book is really this reset, this narrative,

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 that states clearly Jesus is God,

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 not just a prophet.

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 And the writer makes this abundantly clear at the very beginning,

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 at the start of chapter one, with these words.

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 In the past, God spoke to our forefathers,

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 through the prophets, at many times and in various ways.

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 But in these last days, he's spoken to us by his Son,

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 whom he appointed heir of all things,

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 and through whom he made the universe.

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 The Son is the radiance, God's glory,

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 and the exact representation of his being,

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 sustaining all things by his powerful word.

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 After he provided purification for sins,

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 he sat down at the right hand of the majesty in heaven.

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 This might sound like pretty standard fare if you believe in the Trinity,

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 but this, it was a very clear statement of the sovereignty of Jesus,

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 a recorrecting of those at this time who were falling back into traditional Jewish practices.

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 Jesus is the exact representation of God,

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 his statement.

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 And what I really noticed is that there are some Christian writers today

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 who are very compelling,

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 very quite inspiring writing,

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 but actually are just starting to write out Jesus from the story

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 and have a compelling narrative about spirituality and seeking God,

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 but without this simple truth that we believe in this church,

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 that Jesus is God.

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 And through his death, through his resurrection,

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 we find forgiveness for our sins

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 and the promise of an eternity with God.

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 Well, let's just consider what that might mean for us

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 and take a moment to consider what is being stirred in you

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 as you hear this clarification of who Jesus is.

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 The second theme,

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 Jesus as the source of salvation.

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 So the word salvation is used seven times here in Hebrews,

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 it's six in Acts,

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 five times in Romans.

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 And so it is clearly part of the narrative of correction

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 of the access to God is through Jesus,

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 made possible by his death and his resurrection.

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 What stands out for me,

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 particularly in verse 10 is a reference to suffering.

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 It was fitting that God,

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 for whom and through whom everything exists,

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 should make the author of their salvation perfect

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 through suffering.

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 So in here is the narrative of Jesus being fully God,

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 but fully human.

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 And you can read throughout the gospel

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 of the suffering that Jesus experienced.

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 What I really noticed,

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 particularly as I read this,

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 is that it isn't Jesus kind of going to the motions

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 of being human.

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 It's not Jesus suddenly anesthetized

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 or cushioned by the Holy Spirit,

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 but truly encountering physical,

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 emotional suffering.

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 In the same way that the Old Testament priest

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 would sacrifice an animal

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 as an atonement for their own

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 and the people's sins

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 and do that repeatedly,

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 we see here Jesus becoming that ultimate sacrifice

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 to break the power of sin and death

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 and give us access to forgiveness,

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 grace, healing, and purpose.

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 And we see this predicted so clearly in Isaiah,

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 Isaiah 53, 5.

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 But he was pierced for our transgressions.

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 He was crushed for our iniquities.

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 The punishment that brought us peace

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 was on him.

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 And by his wounds, we are healed.

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 I remember as an altar server

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 in the Catholic Church

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 where you would ring the bell at key moments,

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 set up the altar, carry candles,

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 and set up and sort of pack down

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 of a mass in the morning

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 that we at Easter would do the

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 Stations of the Cross

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 and around the church that I was in

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 in Cheltenham

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 were really vivid depictions

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 of the journey from Jesus being arrested,

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 arrested, accused, hung on the cross

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 through to resurrection.

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 And these bold pieces of art

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 we would reflect on as we walk around.

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 I remember even then being struck

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 by how this individual suffering

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 for Jesus was an expression

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 of love for us.

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 These verses in Hebrews

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 are a statement that salvation

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 is in, through, and with Jesus.

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 That Jesus is the Saviour

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 and there's no other name

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 by which salvation occurs.

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 We see that repeated in Acts 4 and Acts 2.

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 And this is described later on in Hebrews,

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 chapter 7, verse 26.

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 Such a high priest

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 meets our need.

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 One who is holy,

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 blameless, pure,

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 set apart from sinners,

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 exalted from the heavens.

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 Unlike the other high priests,

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 he does not need to offer sacrifices

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 day after day

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 for his own sins

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 and then for the sins

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 of the people.

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 He sacrificed for their sins

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 once for all

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 when he offered himself.

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 Let us pause,

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 take a moment and consider

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 what we're noticing,

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 what the Holy Spirit is prompting us

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 as we consider about Jesus

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 paying the price

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 for our sins

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 and that promise of salvation.

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 So the third theme

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 that stood out for me

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 that I just want to share

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 is this idea of being set free

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 by Jesus.

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 And in verses 14 to 18,

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 we see Jesus identifying

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 with our humanity.

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 Not ashamed to call us brothers

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 and sisters

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 that we are children of God.

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 And it really is

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 the new covenant.

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 It's like a new testament

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 to the love,

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 grace and involvement

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 of Jesus in our lives.

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 And then it's explicit.

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 Freedom here

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 from sin,

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 death and the devil.

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 And death is clearly identified

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 as the fruit of sin.

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 And this promise

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 of the possibility

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 of an eternal life

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 with God

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 through forgiveness.

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 And so

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 we see Jesus

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 in the Gospels

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 saying the devil

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 is a murderer,

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 a liar and thief.

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 And later in Hebrews,

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 we read this challenge to us

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 about our maturity,

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 about discerning.

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 inner spirit.

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 From chapter 5,

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 verse 12.

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 In fact,

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 though by this time

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 you ought to be teachers,

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 you need someone

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 to teach you

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 the elementary truths

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 of God's word

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 all over again.

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 You need milk,

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 not solid food.

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 Anyone who lives on milk,

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 being still an infant,

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 is not acquainted

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 with a teaching

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 about righteousness.

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 but solid food

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 is for the mature

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 who,

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 by constant use,

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 have trained themselves

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 to distinguish

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 good from evil.

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 I remember a friend of mine

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 who did work

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 in banks

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 said that the tellers,

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 you know,

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 the people working

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 at the tills

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 in banks

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 wouldn't get,

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 spent a lot of time

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 looking at counterfeit money.

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 but they handled

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 the real thing

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 so much of the time,

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 almost the moment

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 they put their hand

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 on something

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 counterfeit,

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 they could tell.

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 I think it's a good

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 analogy for us

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 to sense of how

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 we're engaging

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 personally,

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 closely,

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 intimately with God

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 so we can spot

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 sooner the tricks,

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 traps,

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 and lies

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 of the enemy.

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 So we read

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 in verse 16

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 that Jesus

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 is faithful

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 and merciful

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 high priest

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 in God's service.

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 He's proven

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 to be faithful

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 and trustworthy

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 to us.

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 And so for me

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 there's evidence

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 that Jesus

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 would pay the price

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 for us.

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 Suffer,

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 die,

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 to be risen again

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 is such a bold

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 commitment to us

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 that we can be assured

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 of God's involvement,

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 care,

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 faithfulness,

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 desire to support

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 and intervene

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 in our lives

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 in the now.

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 As you read

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 in Matthew 7, 9,

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 which of you

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 if your son

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 asks for bread

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 will give him

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 a stone?

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 How much more

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 will your father

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 in heaven

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 give good gifts

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 to those

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 who ask them?

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 And what's clear

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 in these verses

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 is Jesus

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 shares

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 in our suffering.

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 The readers

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 of this letter

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 at this time

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 are facing

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 persecution

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 and suffering

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 and there's

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 an encouragement

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 to know

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 that they

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 can connect

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 with a living God

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 who also suffered

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 and can understand

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 their struggles.

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 And I think

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 the same for us

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 as we face

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 challenges,

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 as we face

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 wrestles,

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 as we face

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 pain,

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 that actually

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 we can turn

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 to a God

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 who can understand,

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 guide us

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 and response.

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 One of the books

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 I read through

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 as I was preparing

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 for this this morning

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 was written

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 by Raymond Brown.

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 He used to be

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 the principal

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 of Spurgeon's

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 College

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 in London

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 which used to

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 train

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 Baptist ministers.

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 Jesus.

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 And at the end

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 of his notes

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 he just wrote

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 this line

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 I want to share

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 with it.

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 The one who endured

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 the world's greatest

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 suffering,

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 the bearing

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 of human sin

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 and separation

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 from God

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 and yet triumphed

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 is certainly

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 able to help

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 anyone

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 who turns

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 to him.

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 He's able

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 to do

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 far more

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 for us

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 than we would

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 ever dare

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 to pray about

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 or even

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 think about.

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 So as we are

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 in this

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 liminal

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 stage

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 I heard that

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 on Lectio

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 this morning

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 and thought

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 I think I know

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 what it means

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 but I'd better

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 look it up

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 to be sure.

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 This in-between

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 stage

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 of Christmas

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 and New Year

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 as we're thinking

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 about

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 what has been

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 and we're thinking

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 about what's

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 to come

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 let's just

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 take a moment

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 to pray

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 and seek

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 God's hand

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 on our lives

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 where we most

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 need the Holy

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 Spirit's

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 assistance

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 involvement

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 wisdom

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 grace

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 healing

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 touch

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 let's just

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 pause

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 and then

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 we'll pray

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 together

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 Holy Spirit

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 we ask you

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 would meet

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 with us

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 as we

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 pause

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 before you

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 in this

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 moment

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 on this

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 morning

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 we thank

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 you for the

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 promises

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 in these

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 verses

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 that you

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 are a God

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 who cares

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 demonstrated

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 by your own

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 sacrifice

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 on earth

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 demonstrated

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 by your gift

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 of forgiveness

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 demonstrated

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 by your involvement

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 in our lives

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 now

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 we ask

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 Holy Spirit

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 that you

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 would

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 speak to us

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 Lord

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 you'd respond

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 to the prayers

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 and the calls

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 of our hearts

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 that we are

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 holding right now

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 for breakthrough

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 in our families

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 for strength

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 to face

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 challenges

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 for peace

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 and repair

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 in relationships

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 for healing

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 touch

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 of the living

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 God

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 for inspiration

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 for the next

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 step

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 in our lives

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 to know

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 your love

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 and your

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 peace

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 in a deeper

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 and more

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 profound

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 way

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 than ever

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 before

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 there's a

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 blessing

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 later in

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 Hebrews

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 and I know

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 we normally

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 do a blessing

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 at the end

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 and it will

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 but I wanted

00:21:31.300 --> 00:21:31.940
 to read this

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 to close off

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 this moment

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 may the God

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 of peace

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 who is with

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 the blood

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 of the eternal

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 covenant

00:21:40.899 --> 00:21:42.480
 brought back

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 from the dead

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 our Lord Jesus

00:21:44.259 --> 00:21:45.779
 that great shepherd

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 of the sheep

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 equip you

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 with everything

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 good

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 for doing

00:21:51.319 --> 00:21:52.259
 his will

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 and may he

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 work in us

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 what is pleasing

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 to him

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 through Jesus

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 Christ

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 to whom

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 be glory

00:22:00.779 --> 00:22:01.619
 forever

00:22:01.619 --> 00:22:02.619
 and ever

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 and we pray

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 this in Jesus

00:22:05.299 --> 00:22:05.659
 name

00:22:05.659 --> 00:22:06.699
 Amen