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 Good morning. My name is Matthew Capone, and I'm the pastor here at Cheyenne Mountain

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 Presbyterian Church, and it's my joy to bring God's Word to you today. A special welcome if

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 you're new or visiting with us. We're glad that you're here, and we're glad that you're here not

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 because we're trying to fill seats, but because we're following Jesus together as one community,

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 and as we follow Jesus together, we become convinced there's no one so good. They don't

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 need God's grace, and no one so bad that they can't have it, which is why we come back

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 week after week to hear what God has to say to us in His Word. We're continuing and actually ending

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 our series in the Gospel of Mark, and you'll remember that the Gospels tell the story of

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 Jesus and His life and His death and His resurrection, and I reminded you last week that our journey in

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 Mark was not meant to be merely an intellectual exercise. It would be a great tragedy, as I said,

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 for us to move on to the book of Judges next month and to merely think of Mark as just a book that we

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 looked at at some point, because that's not Mark's intention. That's not his goal in writing this

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 Gospel. His goal is that we would see Jesus and that we would be changed, and I've also been telling

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 you over and over again that as the Gospel progresses, you move from three groups of people

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 to two groups of people. First, you have three groups, those who are for Jesus, those who are

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 against Him, and those who are in the middle. And as we come to the very end, the middle group

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 disappears. There are those who are for Jesus and those who are against Him. And so Mark really gives us

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 a double ending here, two different pictures of two people responding well to Jesus. Last week,

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 we looked at Joseph of Arimathea, and you will remember that Joseph's response was this. He was

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 willing to lose his kingdom for the sake of God's kingdom. Joseph was willing to lose his kingdom for

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 God's kingdom. And we're going to return again to this same question, the question we started with at

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 the very beginning of the Gospel. Who is Jesus, and how do we respond to Him? We're going to have one

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 final model as we come to the end. Now, you may be wondering at this point, if you've looked in your

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 Bible, what do you mean that we've come to the end? I only see verses 1 through 8, and my Bible has an

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 additional section of verses 8 through 20. Why are we not going to talk about that? Why are we suddenly

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 ending the Gospel now? You may see, if you have an ESV, it has this note, some of the earliest

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 manuscripts do not include 16 verses 9 through 20. In fact, most scholars do not consider verses 9

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 through 20 to be original. In other words, most scholars are convinced Mark did not write verses

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 9 through 20. And so we're not going to cover it here in worship, because our goal is we're here in

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 worship together, as I say every week, is that we're looking at God's Word. And so I don't want to say,

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 hey, this is God's Word, when it's unclear to us, it's doubtful that it is. Now, you may be thinking

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 at this point, wow, I can't trust the Bible. And that's the last thing that I want you to be thinking,

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 because what I actually want you to see here is how seriously we take the Scriptures. So seriously

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 that your Bible has a note in it, making sure you know there are certain sections that don't appear in

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 the earliest manuscripts. Okay, so actually I want you to increase your trust in it. Oh, when there's

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 something going on with the original manuscripts, my Bible's going to tell me, so I can have confidence

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 in what it is that I'm reading. Now, that raises another question for us, which relates to our

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 passage this morning. Why would someone add on an extra ending to the Gospel of Mark? And one

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 explanation is this, and I think this is probably one of, if not the most likely answer. Mark ends his

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 Gospel in a very strange way. Look at the last two words of verse 8. Really, the last four words,

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 for they were afraid. Why in the world would Mark, after we have taken this journey with Jesus,

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 right after we have seen his death and resurrection, decide to end his story with a group of women being

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 afraid? Why would he end the story that way after he's told us things that we should be looking

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 forward to? Jesus is moving forward to Galilee, right? Why isn't it that we're going to hear that

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 story? He tells these women they're meant to go forward and be witnesses and share these things with

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 the followers of Jesus. Why don't we get to hear about that? It's those questions, I believe, that

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 cause certain people later to write an ending because they were unsatisfied with the way that Mark

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 left things. It seems abrupt and strange. And I'm going to suggest to you this morning

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 that if we understand fear rightly, this ending is incredibly fitting to Mark. It's incredibly

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 fitting to Mark, and it's actually fitting to the witness of the rest of the Scriptures. It makes sense,

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 as I'll explain to you in a minute, that Mark would end his gospel in exactly this way. Once again,

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 and for the last time, he's giving us a picture. How should we respond to Jesus? And so as with that,

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 I'm going to invite you to turn with me to Mark chapter 16. You can turn in your Bible. You can turn

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 on your phone. You can turn in your worship guide. No matter where you turn, remember that this is God's

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 word. And God says in Proverbs chapter 30 verse 5, we're told every word of God proves true. He is a

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 shield to those who take refuge in him. And so that's why we're going to start now reading Mark

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 chapter 16 at verse 1. When the Sabbath was passed, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome

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 bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the

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 sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, who will roll away the stone

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 for us from the entrance of the tomb? And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back.

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 It was very large. Verse 5, and entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side,

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 dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of

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 Nazareth who is crucified. He has risen. He is not here. See the place where they laid him. Verse 7,

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 but go tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him just

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 as he told you. And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized

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 them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. I invite you to pray with me as we

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 come to this portion of God's word. Our Father in heaven, we praise you and thank you again that you

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 have not left us to stumble around trying to figure out life on our own, but instead you have given us

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 your word, given us your instructions about how to walk in this world. You've given us reminders about

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 your glory and your grace. And most of all, you've given us a vision of Jesus Christ. We ask that one

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 more time you would show us Jesus, that we would see his beauty and his glory, and it would lead us

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 to worship him, to love him, to follow him, to obey him. We ask all these things in the mighty name of

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 Jesus Christ. Amen. I want you to think back just one week to how we ended our story last week.

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 The very last verse in chapter 15, we were told, verse 47, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of

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 Joseph saw where he was laid. Now that was not a random remark. It was meant for us to know they

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 are doing their homework. This plan that they're about to execute has been in the works ever since

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 Jesus has been put in the tomb. They have made a note of where Jesus' body is so they can do this

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 very thing that we see in this passage, so that they can go and anoint his body with spices and oil.

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 Now, they've been delayed in this task because they can't do that on the Jewish Holy Day. They're not

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 able to do it on the Sabbath, and that's why we're told in verse 1, when the Sabbath was passed. In other

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 words, they have been waiting. They've been waiting until the moment when they can finally go and honor

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 Jesus' body. They're buying spices then. This is again, verse 1, Saturday evening. This would be after

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 the Sabbath is over because it would have gone from Friday evening sunset to Saturday evening at sundown

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 so that they can be ready, verse 2, to go as soon as possible to care for Jesus. So they've done their

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 homework. They've noted the location of the tomb. They have their assignment and their mission. They

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 want to honor Jesus' body, and they get after it as quickly as they can. You can sort of sense their

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 impatience here. They've been honoring the Holy Day, and they're trying to get there as fast as possible.

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 That's why we're told in verse 2, it is very early on the first day of the week that they went to the

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 tomb. In fact, they've gone so early that they have not done all the appropriate planning that they

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 should have. So it seems that while they're running to the tomb, verse 3, it suddenly occurs to them,

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 oh wait, we didn't make a plan to deal with the stone that's rolled in front. And these stones would

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 have been incredibly large, and so these three women would not have been capable of doing it on

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 their own. And so we can sense their anxiety and their fear as they're approaching for this important

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 task to take care of Jesus' body. They realize they haven't quite done everything because they know

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 that they're not able to roll the stone away by themselves. And so that's why we see in verse 3,

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 who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb? Now, this also reminds us

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 that when this angel in verse 7, and we'll talk about why it's an angel, calls them out, because he

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 does call them out, he says, this is what he told you. Go tell his disciples and Peter that he is going

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 before you to Galilee. There you will see him just as he told you. In other words, these women have not

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 put the pieces together. And not just them, none of Jesus' followers have put the pieces together.

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 Jesus has told them over and over in the Gospels, I'm going to die, and then after three days, I'm going

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 to rise again. And so really, it should be the expectation, as these women are going to the tomb,

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 their expectation should be that Jesus has risen. But of course, just like everyone else, this has

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 gone over their heads. I say all this to understand, as you understand the story, their surprise when

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 they finally arrive at the tomb. Verse 4, we can imagine their relief. Looking up, they saw that the

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 stone had been rolled back. And in case we'd forgotten, we're reminded that it's very large, so

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 they're not able to do it on their own. That, of course, might cause them to be anxious and worry about

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 what had happened to Jesus' body. But things get even worse after that. Verse 5,

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 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe,

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 and they were alarmed. Now, we can imagine their alarm is for a variety of reasons. One,

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 they're not expecting to find someone else in this tomb so early in the morning, right after the

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 Sabbath day has passed. But there's another reason that they would find this man alarming. It's

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 understated here. We are told simply that he is dressed in a white robe. The other Gospels help

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 us understand this is more than just a white robe. Matthew chapter 28 says his appearance was like

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 lightning and his clothing white as snow. Luke, in chapter 24, tells us he had dazzling apparel.

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 I think that's going to be my goal from now on. I want people to say, look at him. He's got dazzling

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 apparel. But we can understand their shock, right? We can understand why it is they are alarmed.

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 They're alarmed because they're probably wondering, okay, what has happened to Jesus' body? There's a

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 potential that his body has been stolen and taken away just as they are coming to anoint him.

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 They're terrified because here is someone who is clearly more than human. He's more than human

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 because of his appearance. And he's also more than human because of his knowledge. What is this

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 man able to do? And it's more than a man. Matthew's Gospel confirms for us this is, in fact, an angel.

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 So really, we could say he just looks like a man. Matthew also confirms for us, by the way,

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 that it's the angel who moved the stone away. So he's done them a huge favor here.

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 But we know he's more than human, not just because of his appearance, but because of his knowledge.

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 Verse 7 and verse 6. He's able to tell them what no human would know at this point.

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 Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen. He is not here.

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 Without that explanation, we would simply assume that Jesus' body had been stolen.

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 It's not enough for there to be an empty tomb.

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 There has to be an empty tomb because Jesus has risen from the dead.

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 That, then, is why the angel tells them, verse 6, don't be alarmed.

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 Even though I'm a scary angel, the body wasn't stolen.

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 Don't be alarmed.

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 Even though I have dazzling apparel,

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 Jesus has risen from the dead.

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 And, by the way, Jesus told you that over and over and over.

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 Things have happened just as he said.

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 Now, there's plenty of things that we could say about Jesus' resurrection.

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 And I'm not going to say those things this morning

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 because I don't believe that is actually the focus of this particular passage.

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 Yes, we see Jesus' resurrection,

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 and Mark's focus, what he spends time on,

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 is telling us about the response to the resurrection.

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 What Mark wants us to see is what these women do with it.

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 And so we're going to focus on that this morning.

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 Before we do, though, I want to quickly say one thing

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 that I want you to notice in verse 7.

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 Go tell his disciples and Peter.

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 Now, why should they need to go to tell the disciples and Peter?

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 That doesn't make sense

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 because Peter is actually one of the disciples.

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 It would be like I said,

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 okay, go talk to all the new deacons we just installed and Greg.

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 That doesn't make sense.

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 Greg is one of the new deacons.

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 You don't need to add him onto the list.

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 Except Peter is the one who denied Christ.

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 In fact, some people think he said,

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 tell the disciples and Peter,

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 it's possible that Peter was so ashamed by what he had done

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 that that would be a separate trip.

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 In other words, it's possible that Peter

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 has actually isolated himself away from the other disciples.

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 And so as Jesus tells these women to go and share the news,

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 he remembers that he and Peter have not interacted

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 since they made eye contact after Peter's denial.

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 And so as we look towards these women's response

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 to Christ and his resurrection,

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 I don't want you to miss this moment of grace

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 that the forefront of Jesus' mind

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 is Peter's denial

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 and Jesus' desire to reunite with him.

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 One question the readers might ask of this passage

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 is what is it that Jesus is going to do

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 when he finds his disciples?

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 The last thing they did was abandon him.

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 Should they be scared of Jesus coming and talking to them?

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 Should they be afraid that Jesus is going to come

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 and rebuke them and correct them for abandoning him?

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 And the answer here is no.

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 Jesus is going to go and be restored with his disciples.

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 He's going to go and be restored with Peter.

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 Because of Jesus' death and his resurrection,

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 he is coming to be restored to sinners.

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 Becoming to be restored to people like you and me.

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 I don't want to distract us from our focus though,

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 which is the response of these women.

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 And it's actually surprising in certain ways.

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 Verse eight, we are told,

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 they went out and fled from the tomb

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 for trembling and astonishment had seized them.

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 They were literally shaking

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 after encountering this angel.

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 Which in some ways makes sense.

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 This is an overwhelming experience.

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 And in some ways is very surprising.

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 They've just received great news.

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 Jesus has risen from the dead.

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 And he's risen from the dead

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 just like he told you over and over again.

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 And so it's likely that they're remembering finally

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 the things that Jesus was trying to communicate to them

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 and they weren't able to hear.

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 And so why is it that they are physically shaking

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 and filled with astonishment?

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 And why is it that we're told

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 they're not able to say anything

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 because they're afraid?

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 Well, in his book,

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 What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?

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 by a man named Michael Reeves,

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 he says,

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 trembling is actually the common denominator

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 that we see throughout the story of the Bible

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 for people who experience the fear of God.

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 Whether it is a fear of God

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 from someone who's a sinner,

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 who's afraid of his punishment,

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 or someone who's experiencing the fear

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 that the Proverbs talks about,

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 the fear of all at God's majesty and love

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 and his power,

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 trembling is what those people experience.

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 And so what Mark is telling us here

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 is that these women are overwhelmed

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 by the demonstration of God's power and love.

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 They are overwhelmed as they understand

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 what has actually happened.

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 They're trembling as they see what Jesus has done.

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 Reeves goes on to clarify,

00:19:29.220 --> 00:19:31.539
 and this is an important thing for us to understand,

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 that there are two types of trembling.

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 The first kind of trembling,

00:19:35.740 --> 00:19:35.980
 he says,

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 is the kind of trembling

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 that happens when a soldier is under heavy fire.

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 It's the trembling of terror.

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 And that's the kind of trembling or fear

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 we would expect from someone

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 who is not a Christian if they encounter God.

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 That they would have terror

00:19:50.240 --> 00:19:53.059
 knowing that they're facing God's judgment

00:19:53.059 --> 00:19:54.160
 for their sins.

00:19:55.600 --> 00:19:56.559
 He then goes on to tell us

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 so there's another type of trembling.

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 Trembling as a soldier under fire

00:20:00.799 --> 00:20:02.179
 is not the only way.

00:20:02.279 --> 00:20:03.359
 The other kind of trembling

00:20:03.359 --> 00:20:06.460
 is the trembling of overwhelmed adoration

00:20:06.460 --> 00:20:11.940
 as a bridegroom first seeing his bride.

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 That when we think about the fear of the Lord,

00:20:18.419 --> 00:20:19.960
 the fear of the Lord for Christians

00:20:19.960 --> 00:20:22.519
 is not a fear of God

00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:26.700
 as if God is going to hurt us somehow.

00:20:28.319 --> 00:20:30.240
 It is that kind of trembling

00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:32.059
 as the bridegroom seeing his bride.

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 It is the trembling that happens

00:20:35.539 --> 00:20:37.600
 when we see something great

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 and powerful and overwhelming.

00:20:40.319 --> 00:20:42.319
 Jeremiah 33 verse 9,

00:20:42.840 --> 00:20:43.960
 talking about God's people,

00:20:44.059 --> 00:20:44.519
 says this,

00:20:44.519 --> 00:20:45.900
 they shall fear and tremble

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 because of all the good

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 and all the prosperity

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 I provide for it.

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 And so they're not afraid of God

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 in Jeremiah 33

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 as if he's going to do something bad to them.

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 No, they have this fear of God

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 because he is so good.

00:20:59.200 --> 00:20:59.779
 In other words,

00:20:59.920 --> 00:21:01.579
 they are overwhelmed

00:21:01.579 --> 00:21:03.279
 by God and his goodness.

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 They're trembling

00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:07.740
 because God has been so kind to them.

00:21:08.460 --> 00:21:09.220
 They're trembling

00:21:09.220 --> 00:21:10.079
 because they realize

00:21:10.079 --> 00:21:12.379
 how powerful God is.

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 it's the sort of trembling

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 that you might experience

00:21:14.760 --> 00:21:16.800
 as you look out

00:21:16.800 --> 00:21:17.960
 on the Grand Canyon.

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 It's the kind of trembling

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 you might feel

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 as you see the northern lights.

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 It's the kind of trembling

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 that many people felt

00:21:28.380 --> 00:21:29.540
 back in 2017

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 when we had a total eclipse.

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 You guys might remember that.

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 Nature is only a signpost

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 to point us to God.

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 If people tremble

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 at a solar eclipse,

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 imagine how much more

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 they will tremble

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 before the king of the universe.

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 And so there's a trembling

00:21:55.760 --> 00:21:56.900
 that comes from realizing

00:21:56.900 --> 00:21:57.860
 God's greatness

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 and our smallness.

00:22:01.100 --> 00:22:02.320
 There's a trembling

00:22:02.320 --> 00:22:03.620
 that comes from realizing

00:22:03.620 --> 00:22:04.620
 our wickedness

00:22:04.620 --> 00:22:05.440
 and God's forgiveness.

00:22:06.160 --> 00:22:06.980
 There's a trembling

00:22:06.980 --> 00:22:08.240
 we experience

00:22:08.240 --> 00:22:09.380
 when we are overwhelmed

00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:11.440
 by the reality of our sin

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 and we're also overwhelmed

00:22:15.140 --> 00:22:16.279
 by God's mercy

00:22:16.279 --> 00:22:17.039
 and His goodness

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 and His love.

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 And so that helps us understand

00:22:22.660 --> 00:22:23.940
 what it means

00:22:23.940 --> 00:22:25.460
 for someone to fear the Lord

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 because we're told

00:22:26.820 --> 00:22:31.820
 in 1 John 4, verse 18,

00:22:31.900 --> 00:22:32.519
 that perfect love

00:22:32.519 --> 00:22:33.380
 casts out fear.

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 In other words,

00:22:34.779 --> 00:22:35.900
 we need an understanding

00:22:35.900 --> 00:22:36.779
 of the word fear

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 that goes beyond

00:22:37.839 --> 00:22:38.899
 just being scared.

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 When a Christian

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 experiences the fear of God,

00:22:44.859 --> 00:22:46.720
 it is not being scared of God.

00:22:46.879 --> 00:22:48.379
 It is being overwhelmed

00:22:48.379 --> 00:22:50.359
 by God's holiness,

00:22:50.899 --> 00:22:52.660
 by His power,

00:22:53.119 --> 00:22:54.500
 by His authority,

00:22:55.000 --> 00:22:56.099
 by His love,

00:22:56.559 --> 00:22:57.680
 by His goodness,

00:22:58.019 --> 00:22:59.180
 by His mercy.

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 And it's that fear of God

00:23:03.019 --> 00:23:04.980
 that moves us

00:23:04.980 --> 00:23:05.860
 to obedience

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 and love

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 and awe.

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 It's true

00:23:10.700 --> 00:23:12.299
 of the entire Bible

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 and it's true

00:23:14.039 --> 00:23:15.380
 of the Gospel

00:23:15.380 --> 00:23:16.200
 of Mark.

00:23:17.299 --> 00:23:18.060
 Reeves also

00:23:18.060 --> 00:23:19.120
 gives us a list

00:23:19.120 --> 00:23:20.180
 of people

00:23:20.180 --> 00:23:21.080
 in the Old Testament

00:23:21.080 --> 00:23:22.640
 and the New Testament

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 who trembled

00:23:24.140 --> 00:23:24.980
 in God's presence.

00:23:25.660 --> 00:23:26.340
 He tells us,

00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:27.279
 Abraham, Joshua,

00:23:27.460 --> 00:23:28.279
 David, Ezekiel,

00:23:28.279 --> 00:23:29.139
 Daniel, Paul,

00:23:29.220 --> 00:23:29.940
 and John

00:23:29.940 --> 00:23:31.480
 all fell

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 on their faces

00:23:32.619 --> 00:23:36.720
 in God's presence.

00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:39.660
 Now,

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 if I've lost you

00:23:41.139 --> 00:23:41.720
 a little bit,

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 this would be the time

00:23:43.720 --> 00:23:44.420
 for you to come back

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 in with me.

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 The point is this.

00:23:49.759 --> 00:23:50.680
 These women

00:23:50.680 --> 00:23:52.779
 have trembling

00:23:52.779 --> 00:23:54.019
 and astonishment

00:23:54.019 --> 00:23:56.059
 because they have

00:23:56.059 --> 00:23:57.220
 finally realized

00:23:57.220 --> 00:23:58.620
 how great God is.

00:24:01.420 --> 00:24:02.880
 They have trembling

00:24:02.880 --> 00:24:04.200
 and astonishment

00:24:04.200 --> 00:24:05.200
 because they are

00:24:05.200 --> 00:24:06.279
 overwhelmed

00:24:06.279 --> 00:24:08.180
 by what it means

00:24:08.180 --> 00:24:09.420
 that Jesus has died

00:24:09.420 --> 00:24:10.579
 and risen from the dead.

00:24:11.880 --> 00:24:13.140
 They have trembling

00:24:13.140 --> 00:24:14.360
 and astonishment

00:24:14.360 --> 00:24:15.759
 because finally

00:24:15.759 --> 00:24:19.120
 they realize

00:24:19.120 --> 00:24:21.339
 who Jesus is.

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 and so they have

00:24:25.099 --> 00:24:25.740
 appropriate

00:24:25.740 --> 00:24:27.179
 a true,

00:24:27.559 --> 00:24:29.159
 a right fear.

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 We might say

00:24:31.319 --> 00:24:32.439
 in a sense

00:24:32.439 --> 00:24:33.799
 they are falling

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 on their faces

00:24:34.619 --> 00:24:35.299
 like Abraham,

00:24:35.539 --> 00:24:35.839
 Joshua,

00:24:36.019 --> 00:24:36.279
 David,

00:24:36.439 --> 00:24:36.859
 Ezekiel,

00:24:36.980 --> 00:24:37.259
 Daniel,

00:24:37.459 --> 00:24:37.779
 Paul,

00:24:37.939 --> 00:24:38.539
 and John.

00:24:42.539 --> 00:24:43.699
 They have

00:24:43.699 --> 00:24:44.519
 a true

00:24:44.519 --> 00:24:46.039
 fear of the Lord,

00:24:46.119 --> 00:24:46.839
 not a fear

00:24:46.839 --> 00:24:47.480
 of punishment,

00:24:47.599 --> 00:24:48.299
 not afraid

00:24:48.299 --> 00:24:49.019
 of God,

00:24:49.019 --> 00:24:51.099
 but an understanding

00:24:51.099 --> 00:24:52.420
 of God's greatness.

00:24:54.579 --> 00:24:55.720
 And that understanding

00:24:55.720 --> 00:24:57.039
 hits them

00:24:57.039 --> 00:24:57.960
 so hard

00:24:57.960 --> 00:24:59.400
 it knocks the wind

00:24:59.400 --> 00:24:59.879
 out of them.

00:25:02.460 --> 00:25:03.299
 Now I only

00:25:03.299 --> 00:25:03.879
 can remember

00:25:03.879 --> 00:25:04.779
 a couple times

00:25:04.779 --> 00:25:06.420
 as a kid

00:25:06.420 --> 00:25:08.099
 that something

00:25:08.099 --> 00:25:08.740
 knocked the wind

00:25:08.740 --> 00:25:09.180
 out of me

00:25:09.180 --> 00:25:10.059
 such that I actually

00:25:10.059 --> 00:25:11.039
 wasn't able to speak

00:25:11.039 --> 00:25:13.440
 and I've tried hard.

00:25:13.539 --> 00:25:14.160
 I can't actually

00:25:14.160 --> 00:25:15.160
 remember what it was

00:25:15.160 --> 00:25:15.599
 that happened to me.

00:25:15.660 --> 00:25:16.400
 I think maybe one time

00:25:16.400 --> 00:25:17.320
 I ran into a chair

00:25:17.320 --> 00:25:20.019
 and I wasn't able

00:25:20.019 --> 00:25:21.000
 to say anything

00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:21.840
 for a certain amount

00:25:21.840 --> 00:25:22.200
 of time.

00:25:22.280 --> 00:25:22.880
 All I could do

00:25:22.880 --> 00:25:23.340
 to my parents

00:25:23.340 --> 00:25:24.480
 was mouth words.

00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:26.160
 And as a parent

00:25:26.160 --> 00:25:26.580
 you realize,

00:25:26.700 --> 00:25:26.800
 okay,

00:25:26.860 --> 00:25:27.480
 this kid's not going

00:25:27.480 --> 00:25:27.700
 to be able

00:25:27.700 --> 00:25:28.540
 to talk for a while

00:25:28.540 --> 00:25:31.860
 because the force

00:25:31.860 --> 00:25:32.720
 is so great.

00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:35.360
 We know

00:25:35.360 --> 00:25:36.600
 from the other gospels

00:25:36.600 --> 00:25:37.780
 that these women

00:25:37.780 --> 00:25:38.540
 went forward

00:25:38.540 --> 00:25:39.400
 and did exactly

00:25:39.400 --> 00:25:40.060
 what this angel

00:25:40.060 --> 00:25:40.820
 told them to do.

00:25:40.820 --> 00:25:41.780
 They went

00:25:41.780 --> 00:25:42.800
 and shared

00:25:42.800 --> 00:25:43.440
 the news

00:25:43.440 --> 00:25:43.960
 with Jesus'

00:25:44.180 --> 00:25:44.580
 disciples.

00:25:44.579 --> 00:25:44.699
 disciples.

00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:46.659
 And so what do

00:25:46.659 --> 00:25:47.220
 we make

00:25:47.220 --> 00:25:48.980
 of these last

00:25:48.980 --> 00:25:49.619
 couple phrases?

00:25:50.359 --> 00:25:51.019
 They said nothing

00:25:51.019 --> 00:25:51.819
 to anyone

00:25:51.819 --> 00:25:53.000
 for they

00:25:53.000 --> 00:25:54.039
 were afraid.

00:25:57.720 --> 00:25:59.000
 God's greatness.

00:26:01.019 --> 00:26:02.079
 God's goodness

00:26:02.079 --> 00:26:02.980
 and his love.

00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:05.699
 Jesus' power

00:26:05.699 --> 00:26:06.619
 and authority

00:26:06.619 --> 00:26:09.059
 overwhelmed them

00:26:09.059 --> 00:26:10.079
 so much

00:26:10.079 --> 00:26:11.679
 it knocked

00:26:11.679 --> 00:26:12.319
 the wind

00:26:12.319 --> 00:26:12.879
 out of them.

00:26:14.579 --> 00:26:15.579
 God's goodness.

00:26:15.579 --> 00:26:16.079
 God's goodness

00:26:16.079 --> 00:26:18.079
 that's what happens

00:26:18.079 --> 00:26:19.980
 when we see

00:26:19.980 --> 00:26:20.480
 God

00:26:20.480 --> 00:26:22.039
 for who he truly is.

00:26:23.279 --> 00:26:24.439
 That's why

00:26:24.439 --> 00:26:26.159
 we don't want

00:26:26.159 --> 00:26:27.240
 the gospel of Mark

00:26:27.240 --> 00:26:28.119
 to be merely

00:26:28.119 --> 00:26:29.000
 an intellectual

00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:29.839
 exercise.

00:26:31.480 --> 00:26:32.859
 That's what happens

00:26:32.859 --> 00:26:34.019
 when we understand

00:26:34.019 --> 00:26:35.779
 how great God is

00:26:35.779 --> 00:26:36.859
 and how small

00:26:36.859 --> 00:26:37.339
 we are.

00:26:38.359 --> 00:26:39.539
 That's what happens

00:26:39.539 --> 00:26:40.319
 when we see

00:26:40.319 --> 00:26:41.139
 how terrible

00:26:41.139 --> 00:26:42.279
 our sin is

00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:44.599
 and how great

00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:45.240
 a forgiveness

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:45.980
 we have

00:26:45.980 --> 00:26:46.599
 in Christ.

00:26:48.740 --> 00:26:49.879
 It does not

00:26:49.879 --> 00:26:50.519
 lead us

00:26:50.519 --> 00:26:52.440
 to make

00:26:52.440 --> 00:26:53.059
 simply

00:26:53.059 --> 00:26:53.700
 an interesting

00:26:53.700 --> 00:26:54.139
 note

00:26:54.139 --> 00:26:55.259
 in the margin

00:26:55.259 --> 00:26:55.960
 of our Bibles

00:26:55.960 --> 00:26:57.599
 although that's

00:26:57.599 --> 00:26:58.359
 certainly not wrong.

00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:01.000
 It does not

00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:01.859
 cause us

00:27:01.859 --> 00:27:04.700
 to think

00:27:04.700 --> 00:27:05.579
 theoretical

00:27:05.579 --> 00:27:06.220
 thoughts

00:27:06.220 --> 00:27:09.680
 at the end

00:27:09.680 --> 00:27:10.180
 of the day

00:27:10.180 --> 00:27:11.740
 and at the

00:27:11.740 --> 00:27:12.519
 very end

00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:13.160
 of Mark's

00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:13.579
 gospel

00:27:13.579 --> 00:27:16.740
 if we

00:27:16.740 --> 00:27:17.480
 understand

00:27:17.480 --> 00:27:18.079
 who Jesus

00:27:18.079 --> 00:27:18.600
 is

00:27:18.600 --> 00:27:21.220
 it will

00:27:21.220 --> 00:27:21.620
 take the

00:27:21.620 --> 00:27:21.799
 wind

00:27:21.799 --> 00:27:22.380
 out of us.

00:27:25.180 --> 00:27:25.920
 If we

00:27:25.920 --> 00:27:26.500
 understand

00:27:26.500 --> 00:27:27.539
 what Jesus

00:27:27.539 --> 00:27:28.140
 has done

00:27:28.140 --> 00:27:29.880
 we will

00:27:29.880 --> 00:27:30.240
 have no

00:27:30.240 --> 00:27:30.680
 choice

00:27:30.680 --> 00:27:31.339
 but to

00:27:31.339 --> 00:27:31.680
 tremble.

00:27:31.680 --> 00:27:36.560
 when

00:27:36.560 --> 00:27:37.160
 we

00:27:37.160 --> 00:27:38.100
 see

00:27:38.100 --> 00:27:38.940
 God

00:27:38.940 --> 00:27:41.519
 we

00:27:41.519 --> 00:27:41.680
 will

00:27:41.680 --> 00:27:41.980
 be

00:27:41.980 --> 00:27:42.340
 like

00:27:42.340 --> 00:27:42.720
 Joseph

00:27:42.720 --> 00:27:42.920
 of

00:27:42.920 --> 00:27:43.400
 Arimathea

00:27:43.400 --> 00:27:43.820
 who gives

00:27:43.820 --> 00:27:44.180
 up his

00:27:44.180 --> 00:27:44.480
 kingdom

00:27:44.480 --> 00:27:45.120
 for God's

00:27:45.120 --> 00:27:45.380
 kingdom.

00:27:46.380 --> 00:27:47.140
 We will

00:27:47.140 --> 00:27:47.539
 be

00:27:47.539 --> 00:27:48.220
 like

00:27:48.220 --> 00:27:48.640
 these

00:27:48.640 --> 00:27:49.039
 women

00:27:49.039 --> 00:27:52.000
 overwhelmed

00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:53.660
 with

00:27:53.660 --> 00:27:53.900
 who

00:27:53.900 --> 00:27:54.200
 God

00:27:54.200 --> 00:27:54.519
 is.

00:27:57.299 --> 00:27:57.640
 And so

00:27:57.640 --> 00:27:57.900
 you can

00:27:57.900 --> 00:27:58.440
 see why

00:27:58.440 --> 00:27:58.920
 I think

00:27:58.920 --> 00:27:59.680
 this is

00:27:59.680 --> 00:27:59.799
 an

00:27:59.799 --> 00:28:00.180
 appropriate

00:28:00.180 --> 00:28:01.039
 ending

00:28:01.039 --> 00:28:01.980
 to Mark's

00:28:01.980 --> 00:28:02.299
 gospel.

00:28:03.660 --> 00:28:04.140
 Mark

00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:04.400
 actually

00:28:04.400 --> 00:28:04.860
 tells us

00:28:04.860 --> 00:28:05.120
 multiple

00:28:05.120 --> 00:28:05.640
 times

00:28:05.640 --> 00:28:06.180
 in other

00:28:06.180 --> 00:28:06.400
 parts

00:28:06.400 --> 00:28:06.600
 of the

00:28:06.600 --> 00:28:06.940
 gospel

00:28:06.940 --> 00:28:07.320
 about

00:28:07.320 --> 00:28:07.680
 people

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 having

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 this

00:28:08.560 --> 00:28:08.779
 fear

00:28:08.779 --> 00:28:08.940
 of

00:28:08.940 --> 00:28:09.200
 God.

00:28:09.720 --> 00:28:10.000
 Mark

00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:10.279
 chapter

00:28:10.279 --> 00:28:10.600
 9

00:28:10.600 --> 00:28:10.860
 we had

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 the

00:28:10.980 --> 00:28:11.799
 transfiguration

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 remember

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 Peter,

00:28:12.840 --> 00:28:13.019
 James,

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 and John

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 got to

00:28:13.799 --> 00:28:14.060
 be part

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 of this

00:28:14.299 --> 00:28:14.640
 elite

00:28:14.640 --> 00:28:14.960
 group

00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:15.160
 that

00:28:15.160 --> 00:28:15.320
 went

00:28:15.320 --> 00:28:15.500
 with

00:28:15.500 --> 00:28:15.779
 Jesus

00:28:15.779 --> 00:28:16.000
 and

00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:16.140
 they

00:28:16.140 --> 00:28:16.420
 saw

00:28:16.420 --> 00:28:16.940
 Elijah

00:28:16.940 --> 00:28:17.180
 and

00:28:17.180 --> 00:28:17.480
 Moses

00:28:17.480 --> 00:28:17.680
 at

00:28:17.680 --> 00:28:17.799
 the

00:28:17.799 --> 00:28:18.000
 top

00:28:18.000 --> 00:28:18.120
 of

00:28:18.120 --> 00:28:18.240
 a

00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:18.500
 mountain

00:28:18.500 --> 00:28:19.240
 and

00:28:19.240 --> 00:28:19.360
 what

00:28:19.360 --> 00:28:19.440
 are

00:28:19.440 --> 00:28:19.539
 we

00:28:19.539 --> 00:28:19.860
 told?

00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:21.080
 Peter

00:28:21.080 --> 00:28:21.420
 did

00:28:21.420 --> 00:28:21.620
 not

00:28:21.620 --> 00:28:21.799
 know

00:28:21.799 --> 00:28:21.960
 what

00:28:21.960 --> 00:28:22.120
 to

00:28:22.120 --> 00:28:22.460
 say

00:28:22.460 --> 00:28:23.340
 for

00:28:23.340 --> 00:28:23.519
 they

00:28:23.519 --> 00:28:23.700
 were

00:28:23.700 --> 00:28:24.200
 terrified.

00:28:25.740 --> 00:28:26.259
 Now

00:28:26.259 --> 00:28:26.400
 they

00:28:30.180 --> 00:28:30.700
 Moses

00:28:30.700 --> 00:28:30.940
 was

00:28:30.940 --> 00:28:31.039
 going

00:28:31.039 --> 00:28:31.100
 to

00:28:31.100 --> 00:28:31.480
 hurt

00:28:31.480 --> 00:28:31.660
 them

00:28:31.660 --> 00:28:31.880
 right?

00:28:32.779 --> 00:28:33.060
 No

00:28:33.060 --> 00:28:33.279
 they

00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:33.480
 were

00:28:33.480 --> 00:28:34.240
 terrified

00:28:34.240 --> 00:28:35.240
 overwhelmed

00:28:35.240 --> 00:28:35.779
 by the

00:28:35.779 --> 00:28:36.259
 power

00:28:36.259 --> 00:28:36.980
 and

00:28:36.980 --> 00:28:37.440
 grace

00:28:37.440 --> 00:28:37.980
 that

00:28:37.980 --> 00:28:38.140
 was

00:28:38.140 --> 00:28:38.519
 present.

00:28:39.440 --> 00:28:39.799
 We're

00:28:39.799 --> 00:28:40.080
 told the

00:28:40.080 --> 00:28:40.240
 same

00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:40.440
 thing

00:28:40.440 --> 00:28:40.640
 Mark

00:28:40.640 --> 00:28:40.900
 chapter

00:28:40.900 --> 00:28:41.180
 4

00:28:41.180 --> 00:28:41.500
 remember

00:28:41.500 --> 00:28:41.840
 Jesus

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 calms

00:28:42.240 --> 00:28:42.400
 the

00:28:42.400 --> 00:28:42.720
 storm

00:28:42.720 --> 00:28:44.620
 and

00:28:44.620 --> 00:28:44.759
 they

00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:44.940
 were

00:28:44.940 --> 00:28:45.560
 filled

00:28:45.560 --> 00:28:45.840
 with

00:28:45.840 --> 00:28:46.320
 great

00:28:46.320 --> 00:28:46.840
 fear

00:28:46.840 --> 00:28:47.380
 and

00:28:47.380 --> 00:28:47.680
 said

00:28:47.680 --> 00:28:47.860
 to

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 one

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 another

00:28:48.420 --> 00:28:48.940
 who

00:28:48.940 --> 00:28:49.240
 then

00:28:49.240 --> 00:28:49.560
 is

00:28:49.560 --> 00:28:49.960
 this

00:28:49.960 --> 00:28:50.400
 that

00:28:50.400 --> 00:28:50.740
 even

00:28:50.740 --> 00:28:51.000
 the

00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:51.400
 wind

00:28:51.400 --> 00:28:51.640
 and

00:28:51.640 --> 00:28:51.840
 the

00:28:51.840 --> 00:28:52.240
 sea

00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:53.240
 obey

00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:53.580
 him?

00:28:55.160 --> 00:28:55.279
 And

00:28:55.279 --> 00:28:55.400
 so

00:28:55.400 --> 00:28:55.660
 verse

00:28:55.660 --> 00:28:55.860
 8

00:28:55.860 --> 00:28:56.120
 here

00:28:56.120 --> 00:28:57.000
 the

00:28:57.000 --> 00:28:57.340
 last

00:28:57.340 --> 00:28:57.660
 verse

00:28:57.660 --> 00:28:57.880
 of

00:28:57.880 --> 00:28:58.320
 Mark's

00:28:58.320 --> 00:28:58.720
 gospel

00:28:58.720 --> 00:28:59.880
 completes

00:28:59.880 --> 00:29:00.460
 the

00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:00.840
 pattern.

00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:02.540
 This

00:29:02.540 --> 00:29:02.680
 is

00:29:02.680 --> 00:29:02.820
 what

00:29:02.820 --> 00:29:03.240
 happens

00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:03.940
 when

00:29:03.940 --> 00:29:04.220
 people

00:29:04.220 --> 00:29:04.480
 see

00:29:04.480 --> 00:29:04.880
 God

00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:05.400
 for

00:29:05.400 --> 00:29:05.800
 who

00:29:05.800 --> 00:29:06.320
 he

00:29:06.320 --> 00:29:06.720
 truly

00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:07.540
 is.

00:29:09.360 --> 00:29:10.180
 When

00:29:10.180 --> 00:29:10.380
 we

00:29:10.380 --> 00:29:10.760
 grasp

00:29:10.760 --> 00:29:11.000
 our

00:29:11.000 --> 00:29:11.340
 sin

00:29:11.340 --> 00:29:11.500
 and

00:29:11.500 --> 00:29:11.880
 God's

00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:12.240
 grace

00:29:12.240 --> 00:29:13.780
 this

00:29:13.780 --> 00:29:13.920
 is

00:29:13.920 --> 00:29:14.060
 what

00:29:14.060 --> 00:29:14.440
 happens.

00:29:15.740 --> 00:29:16.360
 When

00:29:16.360 --> 00:29:16.620
 we

00:29:16.620 --> 00:29:17.080
 grasp

00:29:17.080 --> 00:29:17.520
 God's

00:29:17.520 --> 00:29:17.960
 power

00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:18.200
 and

00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:18.380
 our

00:29:18.380 --> 00:29:18.740
 weakness

00:29:18.740 --> 00:29:19.740
 this

00:29:19.740 --> 00:29:19.880
 is

00:29:19.880 --> 00:29:20.020
 how

00:29:20.020 --> 00:29:20.180
 we

00:29:20.180 --> 00:29:20.660
 respond.

00:29:22.260 --> 00:29:23.060
 When

00:29:23.060 --> 00:29:23.460
 we

00:29:23.460 --> 00:29:24.340
 understand

00:29:24.340 --> 00:29:25.320
 how

00:29:25.320 --> 00:29:25.960
 loving

00:29:25.960 --> 00:29:26.480
 God

00:29:26.480 --> 00:29:26.880
 is

00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:28.680
 that

00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:28.920
 there's

00:29:28.920 --> 00:29:29.300
 no one

00:29:29.300 --> 00:29:29.460
 who

00:29:29.460 --> 00:29:29.720
 loves

00:29:29.720 --> 00:29:29.839
 you

00:29:29.839 --> 00:29:30.019
 more

00:29:30.019 --> 00:29:30.180
 than

00:29:30.180 --> 00:29:30.440
 Jesus

00:29:30.440 --> 00:29:30.819
 loves

00:29:30.819 --> 00:29:30.980
 you

00:29:30.980 --> 00:29:33.120
 we

00:29:33.120 --> 00:29:33.299
 will

00:29:33.299 --> 00:29:33.640
 have

00:29:33.640 --> 00:29:34.100
 trembling

00:29:34.100 --> 00:29:34.980
 and

00:29:34.980 --> 00:29:35.600
 astonishment.

00:29:40.420 --> 00:29:41.039
 One

00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:41.259
 of the

00:29:41.259 --> 00:29:41.660
 reasons

00:29:41.660 --> 00:29:42.460
 scholars

00:29:42.460 --> 00:29:44.319
 are

00:29:44.319 --> 00:29:44.920
 dissatisfied

00:29:44.920 --> 00:29:45.440
 by this

00:29:45.440 --> 00:29:45.779
 ending

00:29:45.779 --> 00:29:46.960
 even as

00:29:46.960 --> 00:29:47.460
 they know

00:29:47.460 --> 00:29:47.860
 that the

00:29:47.860 --> 00:29:48.200
 addition

00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:49.319
 is not

00:29:49.319 --> 00:29:50.240
 original

00:29:50.240 --> 00:29:51.720
 is that

00:29:51.720 --> 00:29:51.900
 there's

00:29:51.900 --> 00:29:52.160
 been all

00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:52.319
 these

00:29:52.319 --> 00:29:52.720
 references

00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:53.079
 throughout

00:29:53.079 --> 00:29:53.259
 the

00:29:53.259 --> 00:29:53.519
 gospel

00:29:53.519 --> 00:29:53.680
 to

00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:53.900
 what's

00:29:53.900 --> 00:29:54.000
 going

00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:54.059
 to

00:29:54.059 --> 00:29:54.279
 happen

00:29:54.279 --> 00:29:54.640
 next.

00:29:55.839 --> 00:29:56.440
 We're

00:29:56.440 --> 00:29:56.740
 told

00:29:56.740 --> 00:29:57.240
 Jesus

00:29:57.240 --> 00:29:57.460
 has

00:29:57.460 --> 00:29:57.620
 gone

00:29:57.620 --> 00:29:57.759
 on

00:29:57.759 --> 00:29:57.860
 to

00:29:57.860 --> 00:29:58.220
 Galilee.

00:29:58.220 --> 00:30:00.220
 And

00:30:00.220 --> 00:30:00.319
 that

00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:00.460
 they're

00:30:00.460 --> 00:30:00.559
 going

00:30:00.559 --> 00:30:00.660
 to

00:30:00.660 --> 00:30:00.839
 meet

00:30:00.839 --> 00:30:00.980
 him

00:30:00.980 --> 00:30:01.200
 there.

00:30:01.759 --> 00:30:02.019
 They're

00:30:02.019 --> 00:30:02.339
 told

00:30:02.339 --> 00:30:02.740
 we're

00:30:02.740 --> 00:30:02.940
 told

00:30:02.940 --> 00:30:03.120
 these

00:30:03.120 --> 00:30:03.319
 women

00:30:03.319 --> 00:30:03.460
 are

00:30:03.460 --> 00:30:03.579
 supposed

00:30:03.579 --> 00:30:03.720
 to

00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:03.839
 go

00:30:03.839 --> 00:30:03.960
 and

00:30:03.960 --> 00:30:04.140
 spread

00:30:04.140 --> 00:30:04.279
 the

00:30:04.279 --> 00:30:04.500
 news.

00:30:05.500 --> 00:30:05.880
 And

00:30:05.880 --> 00:30:06.079
 the

00:30:06.079 --> 00:30:06.440
 other

00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:07.100
 gospels

00:30:07.100 --> 00:30:07.720
 tell

00:30:07.720 --> 00:30:07.940
 us

00:30:07.940 --> 00:30:08.220
 about

00:30:08.220 --> 00:30:08.519
 those

00:30:08.519 --> 00:30:08.940
 things.

00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:10.860
 And

00:30:10.860 --> 00:30:10.980
 so

00:30:10.980 --> 00:30:11.160
 some

00:30:11.160 --> 00:30:11.360
 people

00:30:11.360 --> 00:30:11.579
 say

00:30:11.579 --> 00:30:11.819
 well

00:30:11.819 --> 00:30:12.160
 Mark

00:30:12.160 --> 00:30:12.700
 must

00:30:12.700 --> 00:30:12.819
 have

00:30:12.819 --> 00:30:12.960
 had

00:30:12.960 --> 00:30:13.079
 an

00:30:13.079 --> 00:30:13.279
 ending

00:30:13.279 --> 00:30:13.440
 that

00:30:13.440 --> 00:30:13.600
 got

00:30:13.600 --> 00:30:13.980
 lost.

00:30:15.700 --> 00:30:16.100
 He

00:30:16.100 --> 00:30:16.600
 must

00:30:16.600 --> 00:30:16.799
 have

00:30:16.799 --> 00:30:17.019
 gone

00:30:17.019 --> 00:30:17.200
 on

00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:17.319
 to

00:30:17.319 --> 00:30:17.500
 tell

00:30:17.500 --> 00:30:17.660
 us

00:30:17.660 --> 00:30:17.860
 those

00:30:17.860 --> 00:30:18.079
 things

00:30:18.079 --> 00:30:18.299
 like

00:30:18.299 --> 00:30:18.420
 the

00:30:18.420 --> 00:30:18.620
 other

00:30:18.620 --> 00:30:19.140
 gospels.

00:30:21.839 --> 00:30:22.220
 When

00:30:22.220 --> 00:30:22.500
 in fact

00:30:22.500 --> 00:30:22.819
 I think

00:30:22.819 --> 00:30:23.220
 Mark

00:30:23.220 --> 00:30:24.700
 is saying

00:30:24.700 --> 00:30:25.120
 this.

00:30:27.559 --> 00:30:28.120
 Yes

00:30:28.120 --> 00:30:28.440
 there are

00:30:28.440 --> 00:30:28.660
 many

00:30:28.660 --> 00:30:29.240
 things

00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:29.960
 that

00:30:29.960 --> 00:30:30.420
 happened

00:30:30.420 --> 00:30:30.779
 after

00:30:30.779 --> 00:30:31.079
 Jesus'

00:30:31.279 --> 00:30:31.640
 resurrection.

00:30:32.920 --> 00:30:33.480
 Yes

00:30:33.480 --> 00:30:33.880
 the women

00:30:33.880 --> 00:30:34.299
 went

00:30:34.299 --> 00:30:34.860
 and they

00:30:34.860 --> 00:30:35.440
 shared

00:30:35.440 --> 00:30:35.799
 the good

00:30:35.799 --> 00:30:36.120
 news

00:30:36.120 --> 00:30:36.420
 that was

00:30:36.420 --> 00:30:36.640
 given

00:30:36.640 --> 00:30:36.940
 to them

00:30:36.940 --> 00:30:37.279
 by the

00:30:37.279 --> 00:30:37.539
 angel.

00:30:38.500 --> 00:30:38.980
 Yes

00:30:38.980 --> 00:30:39.519
 they went

00:30:39.519 --> 00:30:40.100
 on and

00:30:40.100 --> 00:30:40.360
 met

00:30:40.360 --> 00:30:40.700
 Jesus

00:30:40.700 --> 00:30:40.960
 in

00:30:40.960 --> 00:30:41.400
 Galilee.

00:30:42.120 --> 00:30:42.339
 Yes

00:30:42.339 --> 00:30:42.539
 we're

00:30:42.539 --> 00:30:42.819
 told

00:30:42.819 --> 00:30:43.079
 at the

00:30:43.079 --> 00:30:43.440
 beginning

00:30:43.440 --> 00:30:46.880
 of Acts

00:30:46.880 --> 00:30:47.180
 and at the

00:30:47.180 --> 00:30:47.480
 end of

00:30:47.480 --> 00:30:47.759
 Luke

00:30:47.759 --> 00:30:49.519
 the

00:30:49.519 --> 00:30:49.980
 continuing

00:30:49.980 --> 00:30:50.420
 ministry

00:30:50.420 --> 00:30:51.019
 of Jesus

00:30:51.019 --> 00:30:52.799
 and

00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:54.559
 all

00:30:54.559 --> 00:30:55.259
 of that

00:30:55.259 --> 00:30:55.759
 is

00:30:55.759 --> 00:30:56.579
 downstream

00:30:56.579 --> 00:30:57.519
 of

00:30:57.519 --> 00:30:57.799
 knowing

00:30:57.799 --> 00:30:58.019
 who

00:30:58.019 --> 00:30:58.259
 God

00:30:58.259 --> 00:30:58.559
 is.

00:30:59.900 --> 00:31:00.559
 None

00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:00.940
 of that

00:31:00.940 --> 00:31:01.420
 matters

00:31:01.420 --> 00:31:03.180
 if we

00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:04.139
 have not

00:31:04.139 --> 00:31:05.460
 stood

00:31:05.460 --> 00:31:06.339
 in the

00:31:06.339 --> 00:31:06.720
 presence

00:31:06.720 --> 00:31:07.240
 of God

00:31:07.240 --> 00:31:09.660
 and none

00:31:09.660 --> 00:31:10.119
 of that

00:31:10.119 --> 00:31:11.099
 will last

00:31:11.099 --> 00:31:12.779
 unless

00:31:12.779 --> 00:31:13.879
 we see

00:31:13.879 --> 00:31:14.400
 Jesus

00:31:14.400 --> 00:31:15.200
 for who

00:31:15.200 --> 00:31:16.119
 he truly

00:31:16.119 --> 00:31:16.980
 is.

00:31:16.980 --> 00:31:22.039
 and so

00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:22.319
 as we

00:31:22.319 --> 00:31:22.740
 move on

00:31:22.740 --> 00:31:22.880
 to

00:31:22.880 --> 00:31:23.380
 Judges

00:31:23.380 --> 00:31:28.559
 and we

00:31:28.559 --> 00:31:29.019
 look back

00:31:29.019 --> 00:31:29.460
 at Mark

00:31:29.460 --> 00:31:31.720
 what I

00:31:31.720 --> 00:31:32.180
 don't want

00:31:32.180 --> 00:31:32.440
 you to

00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:32.759
 do

00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:35.079
 is to

00:31:35.079 --> 00:31:35.460
 think of

00:31:35.460 --> 00:31:35.759
 it as

00:31:35.759 --> 00:31:36.099
 just

00:31:36.099 --> 00:31:36.579
 another

00:31:36.579 --> 00:31:37.000
 book

00:31:37.000 --> 00:31:37.339
 that we

00:31:37.339 --> 00:31:37.720
 studied.

00:31:40.200 --> 00:31:40.680
 Instead

00:31:40.680 --> 00:31:41.059
 I want

00:31:41.059 --> 00:31:41.599
 you to

00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:42.019
 remember

00:31:42.019 --> 00:31:44.200
 that Jesus

00:31:44.200 --> 00:31:44.599
 was the

00:31:44.599 --> 00:31:45.140
 one who

00:31:45.140 --> 00:31:45.579
 came

00:31:45.579 --> 00:31:46.759
 and worked

00:31:46.759 --> 00:31:47.259
 miracles

00:31:47.259 --> 00:31:48.779
 because he

00:31:48.779 --> 00:31:49.619
 is the

00:31:49.619 --> 00:31:49.960
 king of

00:31:49.960 --> 00:31:50.359
 all heaven

00:31:50.359 --> 00:31:50.759
 and earth.

00:31:51.720 --> 00:31:52.359
 I want

00:31:52.359 --> 00:31:52.519
 you to

00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:52.799
 remember

00:31:52.799 --> 00:31:53.220
 that Jesus

00:31:53.220 --> 00:31:53.539
 is the

00:31:53.539 --> 00:31:53.879
 one who

00:31:53.879 --> 00:31:54.419
 cast out

00:31:54.419 --> 00:31:54.740
 demons

00:31:54.740 --> 00:31:55.339
 because there's

00:31:55.339 --> 00:31:56.179
 no evil

00:31:56.179 --> 00:31:57.319
 power that

00:31:57.319 --> 00:31:57.720
 does not

00:31:57.720 --> 00:31:58.179
 submit to

00:31:58.179 --> 00:31:58.399
 him.

00:31:59.500 --> 00:32:00.179
 I want

00:32:00.179 --> 00:32:00.419
 you to

00:32:00.419 --> 00:32:00.799
 remember

00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:01.279
 that he's

00:32:01.279 --> 00:32:01.679
 the one

00:32:01.679 --> 00:32:02.000
 who was

00:32:02.000 --> 00:32:02.559
 in darkness

00:32:02.559 --> 00:32:03.139
 for three

00:32:03.139 --> 00:32:03.759
 hours as

00:32:03.759 --> 00:32:04.119
 he hung

00:32:04.119 --> 00:32:04.419
 on the

00:32:04.419 --> 00:32:04.819
 cross

00:32:04.819 --> 00:32:07.720
 because he

00:32:07.720 --> 00:32:08.339
 received

00:32:08.339 --> 00:32:09.319
 God's

00:32:09.319 --> 00:32:09.720
 judgment

00:32:09.720 --> 00:32:10.500
 and wrath.

00:32:11.639 --> 00:32:12.139
 I want

00:32:12.139 --> 00:32:12.339
 you to

00:32:12.339 --> 00:32:12.659
 remember

00:32:12.659 --> 00:32:13.139
 that as

00:32:13.139 --> 00:32:13.439
 Jesus

00:32:13.439 --> 00:32:14.159
 prayed in

00:32:14.159 --> 00:32:14.539
 the garden

00:32:14.539 --> 00:32:15.299
 of Gethsemane

00:32:15.299 --> 00:32:15.720
 he was

00:32:15.720 --> 00:32:16.139
 abandoned

00:32:16.139 --> 00:32:16.599
 by his

00:32:16.599 --> 00:32:17.059
 disciples

00:32:17.059 --> 00:32:19.920
 because in

00:32:19.920 --> 00:32:20.379
 the end

00:32:20.379 --> 00:32:20.700
 he was

00:32:20.700 --> 00:32:21.779
 all alone.

00:32:23.680 --> 00:32:24.399
 I want

00:32:24.399 --> 00:32:24.639
 you to

00:32:24.639 --> 00:32:25.000
 remember

00:32:25.000 --> 00:32:25.579
 that Peter

00:32:25.579 --> 00:32:26.119
 denied

00:32:26.119 --> 00:32:26.639
 Christ

00:32:26.639 --> 00:32:29.299
 and when

00:32:29.299 --> 00:32:30.019
 Jesus rose

00:32:30.019 --> 00:32:30.399
 from the

00:32:30.399 --> 00:32:30.819
 dead he

00:32:30.819 --> 00:32:31.359
 said tell

00:32:31.359 --> 00:32:32.099
 the disciples

00:32:32.099 --> 00:32:33.960
 and Peter.

00:32:35.460 --> 00:32:36.200
 I want

00:32:36.200 --> 00:32:36.460
 you to

00:32:36.460 --> 00:32:36.879
 remember

00:32:36.879 --> 00:32:40.119
 that when

00:32:40.119 --> 00:32:40.519
 the enemy

00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:41.299
 comes knocking

00:32:41.299 --> 00:32:42.119
 to accuse

00:32:42.119 --> 00:32:42.539
 you as

00:32:42.539 --> 00:32:43.019
 the liar

00:32:43.019 --> 00:32:43.379
 that he

00:32:43.379 --> 00:32:43.759
 is

00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:45.039
 that

00:32:45.039 --> 00:32:45.420
 Jesus

00:32:45.420 --> 00:32:46.099
 suffered

00:32:46.099 --> 00:32:46.599
 under

00:32:46.599 --> 00:32:47.240
 Pontius

00:32:47.240 --> 00:32:47.740
 Pilate.

00:32:49.140 --> 00:32:49.940
 He

00:32:49.940 --> 00:32:50.500
 received

00:32:50.500 --> 00:32:50.720
 the

00:32:50.720 --> 00:32:51.039
 guilty

00:32:51.039 --> 00:32:51.559
 verdict

00:32:51.559 --> 00:32:54.180
 so that

00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:54.420
 we could

00:32:54.420 --> 00:32:54.920
 be declared

00:32:54.920 --> 00:32:55.440
 innocent.

00:32:57.180 --> 00:32:57.960
 The

00:32:57.960 --> 00:32:58.619
 gospel of

00:32:58.619 --> 00:32:58.940
 Mark

00:32:58.940 --> 00:33:00.440
 and

00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:00.720
 Jesus'

00:33:00.940 --> 00:33:01.259
 life

00:33:01.259 --> 00:33:01.759
 and

00:33:01.759 --> 00:33:02.140
 death

00:33:02.140 --> 00:33:02.539
 and

00:33:02.539 --> 00:33:03.039
 resurrection

00:33:03.039 --> 00:33:03.779
 are

00:33:03.779 --> 00:33:04.180
 meant

00:33:04.180 --> 00:33:04.619
 to

00:33:04.619 --> 00:33:05.019
 change

00:33:05.019 --> 00:33:05.339
 us

00:33:05.339 --> 00:33:05.940
 forever.

00:33:07.559 --> 00:33:08.319
 We

00:33:08.319 --> 00:33:08.680
 are

00:33:08.680 --> 00:33:09.079
 meant

00:33:09.079 --> 00:33:09.379
 to

00:33:09.379 --> 00:33:09.940
 have

00:33:09.940 --> 00:33:10.799
 trembling

00:33:10.799 --> 00:33:11.619
 and

00:33:11.619 --> 00:33:12.339
 astonishment

00:33:12.339 --> 00:33:14.139
 and in

00:33:14.139 --> 00:33:14.839
 a true

00:33:14.839 --> 00:33:15.819
 and right

00:33:15.819 --> 00:33:16.359
 sense

00:33:16.359 --> 00:33:17.700
 to be

00:33:17.700 --> 00:33:18.539
 afraid.

00:33:22.779 --> 00:33:23.879
 Of course

00:33:23.879 --> 00:33:24.720
 as we

00:33:24.720 --> 00:33:25.079
 come to

00:33:25.079 --> 00:33:25.440
 the end

00:33:25.440 --> 00:33:25.879
 of Mark's

00:33:25.879 --> 00:33:26.220
 gospel

00:33:26.220 --> 00:33:26.899
 it is not

00:33:26.899 --> 00:33:27.200
 the end

00:33:27.200 --> 00:33:27.440
 of the

00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:27.720
 story.

00:33:28.819 --> 00:33:29.599
 There are

00:33:29.599 --> 00:33:30.379
 many many

00:33:30.379 --> 00:33:31.180
 more things

00:33:31.180 --> 00:33:31.659
 to come

00:33:31.659 --> 00:33:34.460
 and all

00:33:34.460 --> 00:33:34.899
 of them

00:33:34.899 --> 00:33:35.379
 are

00:33:35.379 --> 00:33:35.960
 downstream

00:33:35.960 --> 00:33:36.640
 of this.

00:33:39.539 --> 00:33:40.079
 What

00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:40.400
 comes

00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:40.860
 first

00:33:40.860 --> 00:33:42.700
 is who

00:33:42.700 --> 00:33:43.200
 is Jesus

00:33:43.200 --> 00:33:44.480
 and how

00:33:44.480 --> 00:33:45.160
 do you

00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:45.740
 respond to

00:33:45.740 --> 00:33:45.940
 him?

00:33:48.420 --> 00:33:49.140
 And who

00:33:49.140 --> 00:33:49.680
 is Jesus?

00:33:51.160 --> 00:33:51.819
 He has

00:33:51.819 --> 00:33:52.480
 more power

00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:53.120
 than anyone

00:33:53.120 --> 00:33:53.500
 else.

00:33:54.779 --> 00:33:55.539
 He has

00:33:55.539 --> 00:33:56.279
 more glory

00:33:56.279 --> 00:33:57.140
 than anyone

00:33:57.140 --> 00:33:57.519
 else.

00:33:58.299 --> 00:33:58.720
 He has

00:33:58.720 --> 00:33:59.420
 more love

00:33:59.420 --> 00:34:00.900
 than anyone

00:34:00.900 --> 00:34:01.559
 else.

00:34:04.319 --> 00:34:05.059
 And how

00:34:05.059 --> 00:34:05.259
 do we

00:34:05.259 --> 00:34:05.779
 respond to

00:34:05.779 --> 00:34:05.980
 him?

00:34:07.619 --> 00:34:08.179
 Verse

00:34:08.179 --> 00:34:08.599
 7 of

00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:08.719
 your

00:34:08.719 --> 00:34:08.960
 worship

00:34:08.960 --> 00:34:09.300
 guide

00:34:09.300 --> 00:34:09.599
 says

00:34:09.599 --> 00:34:10.000
 this,

00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:11.000
 To

00:34:11.000 --> 00:34:11.480
 encounter

00:34:11.480 --> 00:34:11.739
 the

00:34:11.739 --> 00:34:12.039
 living

00:34:12.039 --> 00:34:12.500
 God

00:34:12.500 --> 00:34:12.980
 truly

00:34:12.980 --> 00:34:14.039
 means

00:34:14.039 --> 00:34:14.400
 that we

00:34:14.400 --> 00:34:14.800
 cannot

00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:15.260
 contain

00:34:15.260 --> 00:34:15.840
 ourselves.

00:34:16.659 --> 00:34:16.860
 He

00:34:16.860 --> 00:34:17.400
 is not

00:34:17.400 --> 00:34:18.059
 a truth

00:34:18.059 --> 00:34:18.440
 to be

00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:18.699
 known

00:34:18.699 --> 00:34:19.599
 unaffectedly

00:34:19.599 --> 00:34:20.500
 or a

00:34:20.500 --> 00:34:20.860
 good

00:34:20.860 --> 00:34:21.340
 to be

00:34:21.340 --> 00:34:21.960
 received

00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.860
 listlessly.

00:34:23.800 --> 00:34:24.219
 Seen

00:34:24.219 --> 00:34:24.780
 clearly,

00:34:25.519 --> 00:34:26.320
 the dazzling

00:34:26.320 --> 00:34:26.800
 beauty

00:34:26.800 --> 00:34:27.739
 and splendor

00:34:27.739 --> 00:34:28.360
 of God

00:34:28.360 --> 00:34:29.900
 must cause

00:34:29.900 --> 00:34:31.480
 our hearts

00:34:31.480 --> 00:34:32.619
 to quake.

00:34:35.260 --> 00:34:36.660
 not

00:34:36.660 --> 00:34:36.940
 quake

00:34:36.940 --> 00:34:37.400
 in fear

00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:39.060
 but

00:34:39.060 --> 00:34:39.780
 overwhelmed

00:34:39.780 --> 00:34:40.500
 by God's

00:34:40.500 --> 00:34:41.100
 love,

00:34:42.020 --> 00:34:42.560
 power,

00:34:43.120 --> 00:34:43.720
 authority,

00:34:44.300 --> 00:34:44.960
 and holiness

00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:46.180
 and glory.

00:34:48.980 --> 00:34:50.060
 That causes

00:34:50.060 --> 00:34:50.440
 us to

00:34:50.440 --> 00:34:51.020
 follow him

00:34:51.020 --> 00:34:51.940
 and to

00:34:51.940 --> 00:34:52.460
 love him

00:34:52.460 --> 00:34:53.240
 and obey

00:34:53.240 --> 00:34:53.520
 him.

00:34:53.519 --> 00:34:56.599
 So that's

00:34:56.599 --> 00:34:56.860
 why we're

00:34:56.860 --> 00:34:57.039
 going to

00:34:57.039 --> 00:34:57.539
 sing now.

00:34:58.300 --> 00:34:58.579
 Behold

00:34:58.579 --> 00:34:59.000
 our God

00:34:59.000 --> 00:34:59.400
 seated on

00:34:59.400 --> 00:34:59.860
 his throne.

00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:01.179
 Come

00:35:01.179 --> 00:35:01.559
 let us

00:35:01.559 --> 00:35:01.820
 adore

00:35:01.820 --> 00:35:02.119
 him.

00:35:03.039 --> 00:35:03.519
 Behold

00:35:03.519 --> 00:35:03.800
 our

00:35:03.800 --> 00:35:04.340
 king,

00:35:05.000 --> 00:35:05.239
 nothing

00:35:05.239 --> 00:35:05.639
 can

00:35:05.639 --> 00:35:06.239
 compare.

00:35:06.900 --> 00:35:07.179
 Come

00:35:07.179 --> 00:35:07.840
 let us

00:35:07.840 --> 00:35:08.480
 adore

00:35:08.480 --> 00:35:08.719
 him.

00:35:09.280 --> 00:35:09.599
 Let's

00:35:09.599 --> 00:35:09.780
 pray.

00:35:09.780 --> 00:35:10.519
 Let's

00:35:10.519 --> 00:35:11.920
 pray.

00:35:11.920 --> 00:35:12.920
 Let's

00:35:12.920 --> 00:35:13.920
 pray.

00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:14.920
 Let's

00:35:14.920 --> 00:35:15.920
 pray.

00:35:15.920 --> 00:35:16.920
 Let's

00:35:16.920 --> 00:35:17.920
 pray.

00:35:17.920 --> 00:35:18.920
 Let's

00:35:18.920 --> 00:35:19.920
 pray.

00:35:19.920 --> 00:35:20.920
 Let's

00:35:20.920 --> 00:35:21.920
 pray.

00:35:21.920 --> 00:35:22.920
 Let's

00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:22.980
 pray.