WEBVTT 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:06.500 Well, good morning everyone. Are we well? Excellent. Here we are, finishing Luke's Gospel this morning. 00:00:06.980 --> 00:00:12.000 Cannot wait to see what God has to teach us if we finish this Gospel together. 00:00:12.099 --> 00:00:16.780 So why don't you turn to Luke chapter 24 and those verses that Alice just read for us a moment ago. 00:00:18.219 --> 00:00:26.580 And just before we get stuck in, why don't we just still our hearts and let's commit this time that we have studying God's precious Word to Him. 00:00:26.580 --> 00:00:27.160 Why don't we pray? 00:00:30.620 --> 00:00:40.799 Heavenly Father, we want to take time and still ourselves now and just take stock of the fact that there is simply none like you. 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:43.219 That you have no equal. 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:46.799 Father, that you are the unparalleled one. 00:00:46.980 --> 00:00:54.679 And we ask this morning, Father, that you would help us by your Spirit grasp something more of your incomparable greatness. 00:00:54.679 --> 00:00:58.799 Father, would you blow our minds this morning as we turn to your Word? 00:00:58.899 --> 00:01:01.899 We pray through Jesus' precious name. Amen. 00:01:03.399 --> 00:01:06.340 So to begin, I thought we'd play a little game called Guess the Flag. 00:01:06.439 --> 00:01:08.840 In fact, there's only one flag, so it's not much of a game. 00:01:09.280 --> 00:01:09.920 What's the flag? 00:01:13.599 --> 00:01:13.879 India. 00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:15.500 Put your hands up. Have you ever been to India? 00:01:15.500 --> 00:01:15.579 India. 00:01:17.379 --> 00:01:19.859 Wow, we're a well-traveled congregation. Excellent. 00:01:20.980 --> 00:01:21.980 How did we get to India? 00:01:22.879 --> 00:01:24.560 He says there's number one rule of public speaking. 00:01:24.659 --> 00:01:26.760 You've got to be pretty confident what the answer is coming back. 00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:28.420 So how did you get to India? Anybody? 00:01:29.379 --> 00:01:30.040 In a plane. 00:01:31.040 --> 00:01:31.960 Yeah? In a plane. 00:01:31.959 --> 00:01:38.479 Let me tell you the story of a man who travelled to India from England in 1871 and he took the boat. 00:01:39.299 --> 00:01:39.439 Okay? 00:01:39.659 --> 00:01:42.159 This is what he writes in his diary. 00:01:43.119 --> 00:01:48.280 The seasickness and the smell of the ship made me feel very miserable. 00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:54.699 Added to that the prospect of leaving all the comforts and communion of the saints in England 00:01:54.700 --> 00:02:02.299 to go forth to an unknown land to endure such illness and misery with ungodly men 00:02:02.299 --> 00:02:06.859 for so many months weighed heavy on my spirits. 00:02:07.520 --> 00:02:11.060 My heart was almost ready to break. 00:02:11.879 --> 00:02:14.819 So those are the words of a man called Henry Martin. 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:18.319 Henry Martin brought up in a well-to-do family, 00:02:19.140 --> 00:02:22.860 sent to one of the finest grammar schools that England has to offer. 00:02:22.860 --> 00:02:27.180 However, so well does he do at school that at the age of 16, 00:02:27.620 --> 00:02:29.860 he's offered a place at Cambridge to study maths. 00:02:30.900 --> 00:02:33.940 And so well did he do at Cambridge while he studied maths 00:02:33.940 --> 00:02:39.020 that he graduated top of his year with the highest honours. 00:02:39.220 --> 00:02:44.280 So here's a guy in his early 20s and the world is at his feet. 00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:46.980 He can do anything he wants. 00:02:47.060 --> 00:02:48.100 The world is at his feet. 00:02:48.099 --> 00:02:53.079 But while he was at university, Henry Martin became a Christian. 00:02:54.319 --> 00:02:57.740 And he set his heart on being a missionary 00:02:57.740 --> 00:03:01.819 because in his heart was a fire for the people of India. 00:03:02.340 --> 00:03:07.939 So he sets about dedicating himself to the task of translating the New Testament 00:03:07.939 --> 00:03:12.219 into Arabic, into Persian and into Hindustani, 00:03:12.439 --> 00:03:16.319 the three major languages of the Muslim world of India that he was about to step into. 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:25.680 He embraces a life of no thrills, opposition, rejection, sickness, and at times loneliness. 00:03:26.340 --> 00:03:31.079 Now you can imagine that is miles away from the life he has left behind in England. 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:35.000 Now here's the question I hope you're asking, I think you're asking at this point. 00:03:35.060 --> 00:03:39.599 It's the question that's been on my mind ever since I read about this man, Henry Martin, this week. 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:41.879 Why would anyone do that? 00:03:42.900 --> 00:03:43.079 Yeah? 00:03:43.699 --> 00:03:49.039 What would possess a person to give it all up and travel to a foreign land 00:03:49.039 --> 00:03:51.299 not knowing what's going to happen to him? 00:03:51.340 --> 00:03:52.959 What possesses a person to do that? 00:03:53.039 --> 00:03:55.639 Especially Henry Martin, he dies at the age of 31. 00:03:58.219 --> 00:04:02.280 Presumably that's the question that Theophilus, remember the man that Luke is writing for, 00:04:02.280 --> 00:04:08.120 he is asking himself as he looks out and he observes the early church in action. 00:04:09.280 --> 00:04:14.620 So he looks out and he sees men and women who have been with Jesus 00:04:14.620 --> 00:04:21.040 living radically different lives, giving themselves for the cause of telling others about Jesus 00:04:21.040 --> 00:04:24.439 and very much counting the cost for doing so. 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:26.060 Why would anyone want to do that? 00:04:26.060 --> 00:04:32.139 To be honest, I say it's the question that as I see some of you guys in action, 00:04:33.060 --> 00:04:34.199 that I ask myself. 00:04:35.480 --> 00:04:39.720 So as I see teens, as I hear about teens standing tall for Jesus at school, 00:04:41.579 --> 00:04:45.560 of students saying no to temptation and yes to sexual purity, 00:04:46.699 --> 00:04:51.019 speaking for Jesus at great cost to their reputation and popularity, 00:04:51.019 --> 00:04:55.199 of workers giving up some of their income, 00:04:55.699 --> 00:04:59.879 giving up some of that precious free time to come and serve the church, 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:05.819 of people approaching retirement age and while the rest of the watching world thinks 00:05:05.819 --> 00:05:08.939 holiday home south of France, kick it back, it's my time, 00:05:09.439 --> 00:05:13.939 you think, how can I best serve God with this spare time that I have 00:05:13.939 --> 00:05:15.180 in this new season of my life? 00:05:15.779 --> 00:05:17.240 Why would anybody want to do that? 00:05:17.240 --> 00:05:22.560 Well, these verses in Luke give us the answer. 00:05:23.639 --> 00:05:27.980 People do it because they have bought into God's mission. 00:05:28.720 --> 00:05:30.259 They bought into God's mission. 00:05:31.180 --> 00:05:33.300 The three words at verse 47, 00:05:35.480 --> 00:05:37.780 to all nations. 00:05:38.699 --> 00:05:40.060 To all nations. 00:05:40.139 --> 00:05:47.100 That God through his people is intent on getting the whole gospel to the whole world. 00:05:48.040 --> 00:05:51.560 The people in our country, the people in our city, 00:05:52.019 --> 00:05:53.680 the people on our streets, 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:55.680 the people in our stairwells, 00:05:55.699 --> 00:05:57.060 the people in our families, 00:05:57.199 --> 00:05:58.660 the people in our workplaces, 00:05:58.800 --> 00:06:00.540 the people in our social circles. 00:06:01.079 --> 00:06:03.079 God's heart, his desire, 00:06:03.519 --> 00:06:07.060 is that they would repent of their sin through Jesus come to know him. 00:06:07.420 --> 00:06:08.079 That's his heart. 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:13.379 So here's the question I want to ask us as a church this morning, 00:06:13.500 --> 00:06:15.139 all of us here together as one body. 00:06:16.759 --> 00:06:20.120 It's have we synced ourselves with God's mission? 00:06:21.019 --> 00:06:22.019 Are we synced? 00:06:22.800 --> 00:06:26.699 It's a question this morning that we want to think about as we travel through these verses. 00:06:28.419 --> 00:06:30.599 Perhaps you're sitting there and you're thinking to yourself, 00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:33.160 why should I sync myself with God's mission? 00:06:33.280 --> 00:06:34.200 Why should I do that? 00:06:34.260 --> 00:06:35.760 Why should I give up things, 00:06:36.500 --> 00:06:38.220 die to myself and live for Jesus? 00:06:38.340 --> 00:06:39.240 Why should I do that? 00:06:40.939 --> 00:06:43.040 Well, as we zoom in on these first disciples, 00:06:44.640 --> 00:06:46.840 and as Luke shows us in these verses, 00:06:46.980 --> 00:06:47.540 the truths, 00:06:47.740 --> 00:06:50.080 the convictions that have captured their hearts, 00:06:50.079 --> 00:06:54.979 let's let Luke give us three reasons 00:06:54.979 --> 00:06:58.099 why we should buy into God's mission. 00:06:58.839 --> 00:06:59.560 Three reasons. 00:06:59.639 --> 00:07:00.300 Are you ready for these? 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:02.539 Something, anything. 00:07:02.699 --> 00:07:03.180 Give me something. 00:07:03.839 --> 00:07:04.000 Yeah? 00:07:04.159 --> 00:07:04.620 Ready for these? 00:07:04.699 --> 00:07:05.599 Here's reason number one, 00:07:05.719 --> 00:07:07.779 verses 36 to 43 if you've got it there. 00:07:08.759 --> 00:07:09.659 The son is living. 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:11.759 The son is living. 00:07:12.060 --> 00:07:13.680 We pick it up at verse 36. 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:16.099 Disciples, what are they doing? 00:07:17.019 --> 00:07:17.659 They're talking. 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:19.519 Talking. 00:07:20.079 --> 00:07:21.719 What are they talking about? 00:07:21.779 --> 00:07:22.939 The news of verse 34. 00:07:23.879 --> 00:07:24.899 That it's true. 00:07:25.839 --> 00:07:28.339 Jesus is risen. 00:07:29.500 --> 00:07:30.459 And all of a sudden, 00:07:30.599 --> 00:07:31.099 in an instant, 00:07:31.500 --> 00:07:32.879 Jesus is standing with them. 00:07:33.560 --> 00:07:34.419 How do they feel? 00:07:34.539 --> 00:07:36.459 Look at some of the adjectives 00:07:36.459 --> 00:07:37.919 that Luke uses here. 00:07:37.979 --> 00:07:38.639 How are they using? 00:07:38.939 --> 00:07:39.579 How are they feeling? 00:07:40.360 --> 00:07:40.839 Frightened. 00:07:41.399 --> 00:07:42.180 How are they feeling? 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:43.560 Startled. 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:45.019 What do they think they've seen? 00:07:45.919 --> 00:07:47.219 A ghost, a spirit. 00:07:47.319 --> 00:07:48.399 This is what they think they've seen. 00:07:48.399 --> 00:07:50.579 Are they hallucinating? 00:07:51.319 --> 00:07:53.199 Has the hysteria of the moment, 00:07:53.239 --> 00:07:54.819 has it taken over their senses? 00:07:56.500 --> 00:07:57.979 But they've no need to panic. 00:07:59.419 --> 00:08:00.219 Jesus speaks. 00:08:01.219 --> 00:08:03.399 And here's what Luke wants us to see 00:08:03.399 --> 00:08:04.299 about Jesus. 00:08:05.439 --> 00:08:07.000 That he is no ghost. 00:08:08.139 --> 00:08:10.599 They have not clasped eyes on Casper. 00:08:10.739 --> 00:08:12.379 This is no spirit that they're seeing. 00:08:12.379 --> 00:08:15.420 This is the physically risen Jesus. 00:08:15.639 --> 00:08:16.980 And I love here how Luke, 00:08:17.060 --> 00:08:18.000 remember the good doctor? 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:20.420 He slips into doctor mode. 00:08:21.060 --> 00:08:21.680 Follow with me. 00:08:22.199 --> 00:08:24.560 Look how he appeals to the senses here. 00:08:24.819 --> 00:08:26.920 As he shows us how Jesus spoke to the disciples. 00:08:27.259 --> 00:08:27.939 To the sight. 00:08:28.819 --> 00:08:29.519 Look at the words. 00:08:30.519 --> 00:08:30.819 Look. 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:32.220 See. 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:34.059 He showed them. 00:08:34.480 --> 00:08:35.740 They watched him eat. 00:08:36.740 --> 00:08:37.600 To the hearing. 00:08:38.279 --> 00:08:39.299 He said. 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:41.620 They clearly heard. 00:08:42.819 --> 00:08:43.659 To the touch. 00:08:44.179 --> 00:08:45.699 Touch my hands and my feet. 00:08:46.659 --> 00:08:47.719 They gave him. 00:08:47.939 --> 00:08:48.919 To the smell. 00:08:49.959 --> 00:08:51.199 Broiled fish. 00:08:51.259 --> 00:08:53.659 Now that sounds like something Gollum out of Lord of the Rings would eat, 00:08:53.719 --> 00:08:54.019 doesn't it? 00:08:54.059 --> 00:08:54.359 But, 00:08:54.699 --> 00:08:57.919 it is actually cooked and seasoned fish. 00:08:59.219 --> 00:08:59.639 Sight. 00:08:59.959 --> 00:09:00.259 Hearing. 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:01.019 Touch. 00:09:01.419 --> 00:09:01.719 Smell. 00:09:01.719 --> 00:09:03.319 The senses confirm 00:09:03.319 --> 00:09:05.719 what they thought was true. 00:09:05.720 --> 00:09:08.259 Now what is it we always say 00:09:08.259 --> 00:09:10.120 when something seems too good to be true? 00:09:10.420 --> 00:09:11.200 What's that phrase? 00:09:12.340 --> 00:09:12.800 Pinch me. 00:09:13.660 --> 00:09:14.300 Pinch me. 00:09:14.940 --> 00:09:16.259 Because we want our senses 00:09:16.259 --> 00:09:18.379 to tell us 00:09:18.379 --> 00:09:20.080 that what we think is happening 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:22.300 is really happening. 00:09:23.660 --> 00:09:24.759 It pains me to say 00:09:24.759 --> 00:09:26.860 if you're a Liverpool or Manchester United fan 00:09:26.860 --> 00:09:28.720 you've probably uttered those words this week. 00:09:29.700 --> 00:09:31.259 And if you're a Manchester City fan 00:09:31.259 --> 00:09:32.340 you've probably uttered them as well 00:09:32.340 --> 00:09:33.980 but for very different reasons. 00:09:34.580 --> 00:09:35.100 Pinch me. 00:09:35.100 --> 00:09:36.340 Am I making this up? 00:09:36.500 --> 00:09:37.540 Is it really happening? 00:09:37.920 --> 00:09:39.120 That's what Luke is doing here. 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:42.340 The disciples weren't dreaming. 00:09:43.720 --> 00:09:45.700 This is no old wife's tale. 00:09:45.779 --> 00:09:47.000 This is no Chinese whisper 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:48.120 that's gone out of hand. 00:09:48.420 --> 00:09:49.820 Jesus is physically risen. 00:09:51.379 --> 00:09:52.840 And that really matters. 00:09:54.680 --> 00:09:56.840 I remember a friend once asking me 00:09:56.840 --> 00:09:59.240 is there anything 00:09:59.240 --> 00:10:01.519 that would cause you 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:03.379 to stop being a Christian? 00:10:03.379 --> 00:10:05.439 That's a great question. 00:10:06.320 --> 00:10:07.340 Think about it for a minute. 00:10:07.659 --> 00:10:08.860 Is there anything that would happen 00:10:08.860 --> 00:10:10.500 that would stop you being a Christian? 00:10:10.500 --> 00:10:15.559 Because 00:10:15.559 --> 00:10:18.440 if it was decisively proven to me 00:10:18.440 --> 00:10:21.679 that Jesus hadn't risen from the dead 00:10:21.679 --> 00:10:23.860 if somebody could positively 00:10:23.860 --> 00:10:25.659 identify his bones 00:10:25.659 --> 00:10:27.080 in a grave in the Middle East somewhere 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:27.740 friends 00:10:27.740 --> 00:10:28.700 I would call this a day. 00:10:29.799 --> 00:10:30.799 I would call it a day. 00:10:31.700 --> 00:10:33.179 Because Paul would say doesn't he 00:10:33.179 --> 00:10:34.320 if he is not risen 00:10:34.320 --> 00:10:35.440 then we are to be pitied 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:35.879 amongst 00:10:35.879 --> 00:10:37.759 higher than all men. 00:10:37.759 --> 00:10:39.500 Because if Jesus said 00:10:39.500 --> 00:10:40.559 he would physically rise 00:10:40.559 --> 00:10:41.059 from the dead 00:10:41.059 --> 00:10:42.000 and he didn't 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:43.679 then he's not even worth 00:10:43.679 --> 00:10:44.679 following on Twitter 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:46.559 let alone with my life. 00:10:48.700 --> 00:10:49.700 Some of you may remember 00:10:49.700 --> 00:10:52.179 the Watergate scandal 00:10:52.179 --> 00:10:53.179 that happened in America 00:10:53.179 --> 00:10:54.519 during the 1970s 00:10:54.519 --> 00:10:57.259 when Richard Nixon was president. 00:10:57.779 --> 00:10:58.360 Well one of the men 00:10:58.360 --> 00:10:59.299 at the heart of it 00:10:59.299 --> 00:11:00.360 was called 00:11:00.360 --> 00:11:01.740 Charles Coulson. 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:02.700 He was a member 00:11:02.700 --> 00:11:04.259 of the president's cabinet. 00:11:05.439 --> 00:11:06.100 And amazingly 00:11:06.100 --> 00:11:07.320 it's amazing how God works 00:11:07.320 --> 00:11:07.620 isn't it? 00:11:07.659 --> 00:11:09.440 That in the midst of this scandal 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:11.200 Charles Coulson became a Christian. 00:11:12.620 --> 00:11:14.300 And here's why he became a Christian. 00:11:14.560 --> 00:11:15.279 He said this 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:17.580 I know the resurrection 00:11:17.580 --> 00:11:18.580 to be a fact 00:11:18.580 --> 00:11:21.659 and Watergate proved it to me 00:11:21.659 --> 00:11:23.920 because twelve men testified 00:11:23.920 --> 00:11:26.000 that they had seen Jesus 00:11:26.000 --> 00:11:27.680 raised from the dead 00:11:27.680 --> 00:11:29.639 and they proclaimed that message 00:11:29.639 --> 00:11:31.580 for forty years. 00:11:31.840 --> 00:11:33.460 Never once did they deny it. 00:11:34.620 --> 00:11:35.600 Everyone was beaten 00:11:35.600 --> 00:11:37.000 tortured 00:11:37.000 --> 00:11:38.060 stoned 00:11:38.060 --> 00:11:38.960 and put in prison 00:11:38.960 --> 00:11:40.159 they would not have endured 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:41.259 that if it were not true. 00:11:43.659 --> 00:11:44.759 Watergate embroiled 00:11:44.759 --> 00:11:46.800 twelve of the most powerful men 00:11:46.800 --> 00:11:47.440 in the world 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:49.639 and they couldn't keep alive 00:11:49.639 --> 00:11:50.580 for three weeks. 00:11:51.279 --> 00:11:52.399 You're telling me 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:54.060 twelve apostles 00:11:54.060 --> 00:11:55.100 could keep alive 00:11:55.100 --> 00:11:56.159 for forty years? 00:11:57.220 --> 00:11:57.740 Absolutely 00:11:57.740 --> 00:11:58.899 impossible. 00:12:00.460 --> 00:12:01.740 Now what is Charles Coulson 00:12:01.740 --> 00:12:02.440 saying there? 00:12:02.440 --> 00:12:05.200 He's saying that you would not die 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:05.800 for a lie. 00:12:07.740 --> 00:12:08.240 Friends 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:09.220 the Christian faith 00:12:09.220 --> 00:12:10.720 is not built 00:12:10.720 --> 00:12:12.000 on a foundation 00:12:12.000 --> 00:12:12.740 of feelings. 00:12:13.740 --> 00:12:14.880 The Christian faith 00:12:14.880 --> 00:12:15.500 is built 00:12:15.500 --> 00:12:17.160 on a foundation 00:12:17.160 --> 00:12:17.900 of facts. 00:12:18.740 --> 00:12:19.460 That Jesus 00:12:19.460 --> 00:12:20.600 is risen. 00:12:21.780 --> 00:12:22.400 That he 00:12:22.400 --> 00:12:23.120 physically 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:23.760 rose 00:12:23.760 --> 00:12:25.180 from the grave. 00:12:25.400 --> 00:12:25.940 The son 00:12:25.940 --> 00:12:26.820 is living. 00:12:28.840 --> 00:12:29.560 Now maybe you're here 00:12:29.559 --> 00:12:30.219 and you wouldn't 00:12:30.219 --> 00:12:30.879 call yourself 00:12:30.879 --> 00:12:31.359 a Christian. 00:12:31.500 --> 00:12:32.019 I just say 00:12:32.019 --> 00:12:33.059 love that you're here. 00:12:35.519 --> 00:12:36.599 But let me challenge you 00:12:36.599 --> 00:12:37.379 as you hear 00:12:37.379 --> 00:12:38.039 God's appeal 00:12:38.039 --> 00:12:38.659 through his word 00:12:38.659 --> 00:12:39.239 this morning 00:12:39.239 --> 00:12:41.939 is it time 00:12:41.939 --> 00:12:42.819 that you've faced up 00:12:42.819 --> 00:12:43.579 to the facts? 00:12:45.139 --> 00:12:45.619 Because in 00:12:45.619 --> 00:12:46.979 typical doctor style 00:12:46.979 --> 00:12:47.919 as Luke presents this 00:12:47.919 --> 00:12:48.339 to us 00:12:48.339 --> 00:12:49.000 the resurrection 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:49.699 is good news 00:12:49.699 --> 00:12:50.500 and it's bad news. 00:12:51.279 --> 00:12:52.119 It's good news 00:12:52.119 --> 00:12:52.899 because for those 00:12:52.899 --> 00:12:53.879 who trust in Jesus 00:12:53.879 --> 00:12:55.319 just as death 00:12:55.319 --> 00:12:56.099 wasn't the end 00:12:56.100 --> 00:12:56.820 for him 00:12:56.820 --> 00:12:58.420 death won't be 00:12:58.420 --> 00:12:59.100 the end for us. 00:12:59.159 --> 00:13:00.340 It's glorious news. 00:13:01.700 --> 00:13:02.720 But here's the bad news. 00:13:05.040 --> 00:13:06.080 Jesus will return 00:13:06.080 --> 00:13:07.019 to judge the world. 00:13:08.120 --> 00:13:09.460 God has installed him 00:13:09.460 --> 00:13:10.300 and exalted him 00:13:10.300 --> 00:13:11.519 as heaven's king 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:13.940 and he will judge it 00:13:13.940 --> 00:13:14.639 according to how 00:13:14.639 --> 00:13:15.960 people of the world 00:13:15.960 --> 00:13:17.480 have responded 00:13:17.480 --> 00:13:18.000 to him. 00:13:19.940 --> 00:13:20.820 So let me ask you 00:13:20.820 --> 00:13:21.820 how do you respond 00:13:21.820 --> 00:13:22.800 to the facts 00:13:22.800 --> 00:13:23.259 of the 00:13:23.259 --> 00:13:24.540 risen Jesus 00:13:24.540 --> 00:13:25.120 this morning? 00:13:26.100 --> 00:13:29.639 Incredible to see 00:13:29.639 --> 00:13:29.920 as well 00:13:29.920 --> 00:13:30.320 that Jesus 00:13:30.320 --> 00:13:31.320 doesn't just 00:13:31.320 --> 00:13:31.659 want them 00:13:31.659 --> 00:13:32.759 to know the fact 00:13:32.759 --> 00:13:34.519 he wants them 00:13:34.519 --> 00:13:34.820 to know 00:13:34.820 --> 00:13:35.519 what the fact 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:36.360 means. 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:37.879 Now look there 00:13:37.879 --> 00:13:38.740 what is the first 00:13:38.740 --> 00:13:39.399 word that he 00:13:39.399 --> 00:13:40.720 says to the 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:41.220 disciples? 00:13:42.700 --> 00:13:43.100 Peace. 00:13:45.240 --> 00:13:45.700 To a Jew 00:13:45.700 --> 00:13:46.620 it's this idea 00:13:46.620 --> 00:13:47.460 of shalom 00:13:47.460 --> 00:13:49.639 wholeness 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:50.600 harmony 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00:20:41.539 that as 00:20:41.539 --> 00:20:41.879 we turn 00:20:41.879 --> 00:20:42.279 to Luke 00:20:42.279 --> 00:20:42.759 sequel 00:20:42.759 --> 00:20:43.559 as we 00:20:43.559 --> 00:20:43.859 turn to 00:20:43.859 --> 00:20:44.179 the book 00:20:44.179 --> 00:20:44.799 of Acts 00:20:44.799 --> 00:20:45.759 we see 00:20:45.759 --> 00:20:46.359 Peter 00:20:46.359 --> 00:20:48.220 filled with 00:20:48.220 --> 00:20:48.619 the spirit 00:20:48.619 --> 00:20:49.359 and he's 00:20:49.359 --> 00:20:49.779 a different 00:20:49.779 --> 00:20:50.179 man 00:20:50.179 --> 00:20:51.480 he is a 00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:52.079 different 00:20:52.079 --> 00:20:52.939 man 00:20:52.939 --> 00:20:54.599 whereas before 00:20:54.599 --> 00:20:54.980 he didn't 00:20:54.980 --> 00:20:55.439 want anyone 00:20:55.439 --> 00:20:56.019 to know 00:20:56.019 --> 00:20:56.439 that he was 00:20:56.439 --> 00:20:56.899 associated 00:20:56.899 --> 00:20:57.279 with Jesus 00:20:57.279 --> 00:20:57.579 now he 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00:21:13.440 --> 00:21:13.960 and people 00:21:13.960 --> 00:21:14.519 had this song 00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:15.100 search for the 00:21:15.100 --> 00:21:15.620 hero inside 00:21:15.620 --> 00:21:16.019 themselves 00:21:16.019 --> 00:21:16.420 Peter has 00:21:16.420 --> 00:21:16.820 not done 00:21:16.820 --> 00:21:17.059 that 00:21:17.059 --> 00:21:17.940 because there 00:21:17.940 --> 00:21:18.299 was no 00:21:18.299 --> 00:21:18.900 hero inside 00:21:18.900 --> 00:21:19.220 Peter 00:21:19.220 --> 00:21:19.860 and there's 00:21:19.860 --> 00:21:20.340 no hero 00:21:20.340 --> 00:21:20.900 inside me 00:21:20.900 --> 00:21:21.600 there is no 00:21:21.600 --> 00:21:22.360 explanation for 00:21:22.360 --> 00:21:22.680 this other 00:21:22.680 --> 00:21:23.140 than God's 00:21:23.140 --> 00:21:23.420 spirit 00:21:23.420 --> 00:21:27.059 God's spirit 00:21:27.059 --> 00:21:27.519 the third 00:21:27.519 --> 00:21:28.120 person of the 00:21:28.120 --> 00:21:28.880 Godhead sent 00:21:28.880 --> 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--> 00:21:48.039 God equips 00:21:48.039 --> 00:21:48.539 his people 00:21:48.539 --> 00:21:49.380 God empowers 00:21:49.380 --> 00:21:49.799 his people 00:21:49.799 --> 00:21:50.460 to carry out 00:21:50.460 --> 00:21:50.920 his mission 00:21:50.920 --> 00:21:51.240 of making 00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:51.599 his name 00:21:51.599 --> 00:21:51.940 known to 00:21:51.940 --> 00:21:52.680 the nations 00:21:52.680 --> 00:21:55.539 God 00:21:55.539 --> 00:21:56.160 you know 00:21:56.160 --> 00:21:56.460 Alex and 00:21:56.460 --> 00:21:56.680 I went 00:21:56.680 --> 00:21:56.960 out for 00:21:56.960 --> 00:21:57.200 dinner 00:21:57.200 --> 00:21:57.779 last night 00:21:57.779 --> 00:21:59.240 and just 00:21:59.240 --> 00:22:00.380 before we 00:22:00.380 --> 00:22:00.900 were ready 00:22:00.900 --> 00:22:01.240 to go 00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:01.700 we had 00:22:01.700 --> 00:22:02.080 our coach 00:22:02.080 --> 00:22:02.600 the waitress 00:22:02.600 --> 00:22:03.080 turns around 00:22:03.080 --> 00:22:03.400 to us 00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:03.880 and says 00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:05.140 that classic 00:22:05.140 --> 00:22:05.500 line 00:22:05.500 --> 00:22:06.519 any other 00:22:06.519 --> 00:22:07.039 plans for the 00:22:07.039 --> 00:22:07.360 weekend 00:22:07.360 --> 00:22:09.320 and I'm 00:22:09.320 --> 00:22:09.640 thinking to 00:22:09.640 --> 00:22:10.000 myself 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:10.600 in the back 00:22:10.600 --> 00:22:11.000 of my head 00:22:11.000 --> 00:22:11.660 it's 10 00:22:11.660 --> 00:22:12.180 o'clock 00:22:12.180 --> 00:22:13.180 and it's 00:22:13.180 --> 00:22:13.600 late 00:22:13.600 --> 00:22:14.299 it's 10 00:22:14.299 --> 00:22:14.660 o'clock 00:22:14.660 --> 00:22:15.100 we've got a 00:22:15.100 --> 00:22:15.799 babysitter at 00:22:15.799 --> 00:22:16.160 home we 00:22:16.160 --> 00:22:16.580 need to get 00:22:16.580 --> 00:22:17.060 back for 00:22:17.059 --> 00:22:17.879 maybe I 00:22:17.879 --> 00:22:18.220 could just 00:22:18.220 --> 00:22:18.679 dodge this 00:22:18.679 --> 00:22:18.940 one 00:22:18.940 --> 00:22:21.599 but then I 00:22:21.599 --> 00:22:22.079 remembered what 00:22:22.079 --> 00:22:22.299 I've been 00:22:22.299 --> 00:22:22.839 studying all 00:22:22.839 --> 00:22:23.119 week 00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:25.220 that God 00:22:25.220 --> 00:22:25.559 has given 00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:25.919 me his 00:22:25.919 --> 00:22:26.319 spirit 00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:27.559 to carry 00:22:27.559 --> 00:22:28.039 out his 00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:28.419 mission 00:22:28.419 --> 00:22:29.419 and the 00:22:29.419 --> 00:22:30.019 truth is 00:22:30.019 --> 00:22:30.879 that this 00:22:30.879 --> 00:22:31.299 girl needs 00:22:31.299 --> 00:22:31.740 to know 00:22:31.740 --> 00:22:33.720 I didn't 00:22:33.720 --> 00:22:34.079 get out a 00:22:34.079 --> 00:22:34.460 chart 00:22:34.460 --> 00:22:35.279 I didn't 00:22:35.279 --> 00:22:35.819 get the 00:22:35.819 --> 00:22:37.000 iPhone out 00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:37.500 and show her 00:22:37.500 --> 00:22:38.079 two ways to 00:22:38.079 --> 00:22:38.279 live 00:22:38.279 --> 00:22:38.579 I didn't do 00:22:38.579 --> 00:22:38.940 anything like 00:22:38.940 --> 00:22:39.299 that I just 00:22:39.299 --> 00:22:39.859 probably said 00:22:39.859 --> 00:22:40.319 something like 00:22:40.319 --> 00:22:40.740 we'll be at 00:22:40.740 --> 00:22:41.220 church tomorrow 00:22:41.220 --> 00:22:41.940 I can't wait 00:22:41.940 --> 00:22:43.259 but it was 00:22:43.259 --> 00:22:43.740 this truth 00:22:43.740 --> 00:22:44.099 that made a 00:22:44.099 --> 00:22:44.559 difference to 00:22:44.559 --> 00:22:44.819 me 00:22:44.819 --> 00:22:46.740 that the 00:22:46.740 --> 00:22:47.620 spirit is 00:22:47.620 --> 00:22:48.480 helping 00:22:48.480 --> 00:22:48.980 the spirit 00:22:48.980 --> 00:22:49.500 is living 00:22:49.500 --> 00:22:50.099 inside of 00:22:50.099 --> 00:22:50.420 me 00:22:50.420 --> 00:22:51.299 and it's 00:22:51.299 --> 00:22:51.440 for 00:22:51.440 --> 00:22:52.000 proclamation 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:54.539 friends have 00:22:54.539 --> 00:22:55.120 we synced 00:22:55.120 --> 00:22:55.660 our lives 00:22:55.660 --> 00:22:56.660 with God's 00:22:56.660 --> 00:22:57.579 mission 00:22:57.579 --> 00:22:59.900 the son 00:22:59.900 --> 00:23:00.400 is living 00:23:00.400 --> 00:23:01.559 the spirit 00:23:01.559 --> 00:23:02.079 is helping 00:23:02.079 --> 00:23:02.819 finally reason 00:23:02.819 --> 00:23:03.339 number three 00:23:03.339 --> 00:23:04.140 verses 50 00:23:04.140 --> 00:23:04.880 to 53 00:23:04.880 --> 00:23:06.200 the father 00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:06.759 is moving 00:23:06.759 --> 00:23:09.079 verse 50 00:23:09.079 --> 00:23:11.160 Jesus leads 00:23:11.160 --> 00:23:11.599 them out to 00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:12.039 the vicinity 00:23:12.039 --> 00:23:12.779 of Bethany 00:23:12.779 --> 00:23:14.660 while he was 00:23:14.660 --> 00:23:15.500 blessing them 00:23:15.500 --> 00:23:16.160 he leaves 00:23:16.160 --> 00:23:16.440 them he 00:23:16.440 --> 00:23:17.480 ascends into 00:23:17.480 --> 00:23:17.980 heaven where 00:23:17.980 --> 00:23:18.420 he takes 00:23:18.420 --> 00:23:19.200 his place 00:23:19.200 --> 00:23:20.340 in God's 00:23:20.340 --> 00:23:21.000 throne room 00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:22.019 as heaven's 00:23:22.019 --> 00:23:22.700 victorious 00:23:22.700 --> 00:23:23.880 king 00:23:23.880 --> 00:23:25.500 he is 00:23:25.500 --> 00:23:25.960 ascended 00:23:25.960 --> 00:23:26.920 he is 00:23:26.920 --> 00:23:27.259 risen 00:23:27.259 --> 00:23:28.200 he is 00:23:28.200 --> 00:23:28.500 reigning 00:23:28.500 --> 00:23:28.920 he is 00:23:28.920 --> 00:23:29.140 ruling 00:23:29.140 --> 00:23:29.960 and notice 00:23:29.960 --> 00:23:30.400 the two 00:23:30.400 --> 00:23:30.860 reactions 00:23:30.860 --> 00:23:31.480 of the 00:23:31.480 --> 00:23:32.000 disciples 00:23:32.000 --> 00:23:34.000 they return 00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:34.720 to Jerusalem 00:23:34.720 --> 00:23:36.320 just as 00:23:36.320 --> 00:23:37.200 Jesus told 00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:37.600 them to 00:23:37.600 --> 00:23:38.200 do you see 00:23:38.200 --> 00:23:38.759 even at this 00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:39.600 early stage 00:23:39.600 --> 00:23:40.380 the infancy 00:23:40.380 --> 00:23:41.120 stage here 00:23:41.120 --> 00:23:41.720 these followers 00:23:41.720 --> 00:23:42.220 of Jesus 00:23:42.220 --> 00:23:42.820 are marked 00:23:42.820 --> 00:23:43.779 by a 00:23:43.779 --> 00:23:44.279 radical 00:23:44.279 --> 00:23:44.759 obedience 00:23:44.759 --> 00:23:45.160 to his 00:23:45.160 --> 00:23:45.519 words 00:23:45.519 --> 00:23:47.379 and they 00:23:47.379 --> 00:23:47.839 are also 00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:48.680 marked by a 00:23:48.680 --> 00:23:49.099 radical 00:23:49.099 --> 00:23:49.720 worship of 00:23:49.720 --> 00:23:50.200 his name 00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:51.579 do you see 00:23:51.579 --> 00:23:51.900 how Luke 00:23:51.900 --> 00:23:52.240 gives us 00:23:52.240 --> 00:23:52.720 those three 00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:53.640 parallel words 00:23:53.640 --> 00:23:54.279 that capture 00:23:54.279 --> 00:23:54.859 the mood 00:23:54.859 --> 00:23:55.480 of the hearts 00:23:55.480 --> 00:23:56.000 and minds 00:23:56.000 --> 00:23:56.259 of the 00:23:56.259 --> 00:23:56.799 disciples 00:23:56.799 --> 00:23:59.019 they worshipped 00:23:59.019 --> 00:24:00.500 with great 00:24:00.500 --> 00:24:00.920 joy 00:24:00.920 --> 00:24:02.099 continually 00:24:02.099 --> 00:24:02.559 praising 00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:03.019 God 00:24:03.019 --> 00:24:05.200 they worshipped 00:24:05.200 --> 00:24:05.839 with great 00:24:05.839 --> 00:24:06.119 joy 00:24:06.119 --> 00:24:06.859 continually 00:24:06.859 --> 00:24:07.420 praising 00:24:07.420 --> 00:24:07.720 God 00:24:07.720 --> 00:24:08.220 this is a 00:24:08.220 --> 00:24:08.920 transformed 00:24:08.920 --> 00:24:09.379 people 00:24:09.380 --> 00:24:11.400 I love 00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:11.720 it as you 00:24:11.720 --> 00:24:12.160 turn to 00:24:12.160 --> 00:24:13.040 Acts chapter 00:24:13.040 --> 00:24:13.480 4 00:24:13.480 --> 00:24:15.740 what the 00:24:15.740 --> 00:24:16.100 rulers 00:24:16.100 --> 00:24:16.620 the elders 00:24:16.620 --> 00:24:16.960 and the 00:24:16.960 --> 00:24:17.420 scribes 00:24:17.420 --> 00:24:18.260 as they 00:24:18.260 --> 00:24:18.720 look at 00:24:18.720 --> 00:24:19.240 Peter and 00:24:19.240 --> 00:24:19.520 John 00:24:19.520 --> 00:24:20.180 in action 00:24:20.180 --> 00:24:20.540 as they 00:24:20.540 --> 00:24:21.200 watch them 00:24:21.200 --> 00:24:21.780 witness for 00:24:21.780 --> 00:24:22.100 Jesus 00:24:22.100 --> 00:24:22.640 what is it 00:24:22.640 --> 00:24:23.080 they say 00:24:23.080 --> 00:24:23.600 about them 00:24:23.600 --> 00:24:25.040 that they 00:24:25.040 --> 00:24:26.340 were uneducated 00:24:26.340 --> 00:24:27.460 common men 00:24:27.460 --> 00:24:27.940 they were 00:24:27.940 --> 00:24:28.780 country bumpkins 00:24:28.780 --> 00:24:29.400 as far as the 00:24:29.400 --> 00:24:29.980 religious leaders 00:24:29.980 --> 00:24:30.540 were concerned 00:24:30.540 --> 00:24:31.220 but what else 00:24:31.220 --> 00:24:31.800 did they say 00:24:31.800 --> 00:24:32.180 what else 00:24:32.180 --> 00:24:32.480 did they 00:24:32.480 --> 00:24:33.100 notice 00:24:33.100 --> 00:24:35.740 that these 00:24:35.740 --> 00:24:36.160 men had 00:24:36.160 --> 00:24:36.660 been with 00:24:36.660 --> 00:24:36.940 Jesus 00:24:36.940 --> 00:24:38.720 so there 00:24:38.720 --> 00:24:39.400 was something 00:24:39.400 --> 00:24:40.220 of the 00:24:40.220 --> 00:24:40.640 Jesus 00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:41.140 aroma 00:24:41.140 --> 00:24:41.920 that was 00:24:41.920 --> 00:24:42.539 carried by 00:24:42.539 --> 00:24:42.720 the 00:24:42.720 --> 00:24:43.140 disciples 00:24:43.140 --> 00:24:43.580 as they 00:24:43.580 --> 00:24:43.980 went 00:24:43.980 --> 00:24:45.559 they had 00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:46.000 been with 00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:46.600 Jesus 00:24:46.600 --> 00:24:49.080 it's funny 00:24:49.080 --> 00:24:49.420 there was a 00:24:49.420 --> 00:24:50.100 survey carried 00:24:50.100 --> 00:24:50.500 out in 00:24:50.500 --> 00:24:51.700 2012 by 00:24:51.700 --> 00:24:52.900 Marie Curie 00:24:52.900 --> 00:24:53.779 Cancer Care 00:24:53.779 --> 00:24:54.559 and they 00:24:54.559 --> 00:24:55.160 asked living 00:24:55.160 --> 00:24:55.740 celebrities 00:24:55.740 --> 00:24:56.759 what it is 00:24:56.759 --> 00:24:57.019 that they 00:24:57.019 --> 00:24:57.440 would like 00:24:57.440 --> 00:24:57.960 written 00:24:57.960 --> 00:24:59.000 about them 00:24:59.000 --> 00:24:59.440 on their 00:24:59.440 --> 00:25:00.000 gravestone 00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:02.240 here's my 00:25:02.240 --> 00:25:02.519 favourite 00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:03.220 Louis Theroux 00:25:03.220 --> 00:25:03.779 he said 00:25:03.779 --> 00:25:04.320 so now 00:25:04.320 --> 00:25:04.660 do you 00:25:04.660 --> 00:25:05.519 finally believe 00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:05.880 that I've 00:25:05.880 --> 00:25:06.240 got man 00:25:06.240 --> 00:25:06.480 flu 00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:07.140 like that 00:25:07.140 --> 00:25:09.599 but here's 00:25:09.599 --> 00:25:10.019 my question 00:25:10.019 --> 00:25:10.360 for you 00:25:10.360 --> 00:25:10.759 what is it 00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:11.059 that you 00:25:11.059 --> 00:25:11.380 would like 00:25:11.380 --> 00:25:11.900 written about 00:25:11.900 --> 00:25:12.220 you in 00:25:12.220 --> 00:25:12.319 your 00:25:12.319 --> 00:25:12.799 gravestone 00:25:12.799 --> 00:25:15.940 I was 00:25:15.940 --> 00:25:16.259 thinking on 00:25:16.259 --> 00:25:16.539 it this 00:25:16.539 --> 00:25:16.799 week 00:25:16.799 --> 00:25:17.960 what would 00:25:17.960 --> 00:25:18.380 people say 00:25:18.380 --> 00:25:18.920 about me 00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:21.380 minister 00:25:21.380 --> 00:25:22.799 husband 00:25:22.799 --> 00:25:24.360 father 00:25:24.360 --> 00:25:25.860 Airdrie 00:25:25.860 --> 00:25:26.180 fan 00:25:26.180 --> 00:25:27.120 some of 00:25:27.120 --> 00:25:27.400 them more 00:25:27.400 --> 00:25:27.799 important than 00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:28.299 others but 00:25:28.299 --> 00:25:29.319 probably something 00:25:29.319 --> 00:25:29.880 like that 00:25:29.880 --> 00:25:30.640 but here's the 00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:31.099 thing I really 00:25:31.099 --> 00:25:31.579 hope people 00:25:31.579 --> 00:25:31.980 write at the 00:25:31.980 --> 00:25:32.259 end of my 00:25:32.259 --> 00:25:32.620 life when 00:25:32.620 --> 00:25:32.920 it's all 00:25:32.920 --> 00:25:33.259 said and 00:25:33.259 --> 00:25:33.519 done 00:25:33.519 --> 00:25:34.920 Graham 00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:35.380 Shanks 00:25:35.380 --> 00:25:36.680 we saw 00:25:36.680 --> 00:25:36.920 that he 00:25:36.920 --> 00:25:37.160 had been 00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:37.360 with 00:25:37.360 --> 00:25:37.720 Jesus 00:25:37.720 --> 00:25:39.660 we saw 00:25:39.660 --> 00:25:39.920 that he 00:25:39.920 --> 00:25:40.140 had been 00:25:40.140 --> 00:25:40.320 with 00:25:40.320 --> 00:25:40.720 Jesus 00:25:40.720 --> 00:25:41.600 it's what 00:25:41.600 --> 00:25:41.960 they say 00:25:41.960 --> 00:25:42.320 of the early 00:25:42.320 --> 00:25:42.800 disciples 00:25:42.800 --> 00:25:43.160 is it 00:25:43.160 --> 00:25:43.400 not 00:25:43.400 --> 00:25:44.920 these 00:25:44.920 --> 00:25:45.400 disciples 00:25:45.400 --> 00:25:45.740 who were 00:25:45.740 --> 00:25:46.420 marked by 00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:46.960 radical 00:25:46.960 --> 00:25:47.440 obedience 00:25:47.440 --> 00:25:47.840 and who 00:25:47.840 --> 00:25:48.480 were marked 00:25:48.480 --> 00:25:49.840 by radical 00:25:49.840 --> 00:25:50.840 worship 00:25:50.839 --> 00:25:52.720 it was 00:25:52.720 --> 00:25:53.019 Winston 00:25:53.019 --> 00:25:53.419 Churchill 00:25:53.419 --> 00:25:54.119 who famously 00:25:54.119 --> 00:25:54.559 said 00:25:54.559 --> 00:25:55.139 now this 00:25:55.139 --> 00:25:55.480 is not 00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:55.980 the end 00:25:55.980 --> 00:25:57.179 it is not 00:25:57.179 --> 00:25:57.500 even the 00:25:57.500 --> 00:25:57.799 beginning 00:25:57.799 --> 00:25:58.139 of the 00:25:58.139 --> 00:25:58.459 end 00:25:58.459 --> 00:25:59.339 but it 00:25:59.339 --> 00:26:00.159 is perhaps 00:26:00.159 --> 00:26:01.279 the end 00:26:01.279 --> 00:26:02.240 of the 00:26:02.240 --> 00:26:02.539 beginning 00:26:02.539 --> 00:26:02.799 I think 00:26:02.799 --> 00:26:03.339 that captures 00:26:03.339 --> 00:26:03.779 well the 00:26:03.779 --> 00:26:04.159 mood 00:26:04.159 --> 00:26:05.480 at the end 00:26:05.480 --> 00:26:05.919 of Luke's 00:26:05.919 --> 00:26:06.279 gospel 00:26:06.279 --> 00:26:07.759 do you notice 00:26:07.759 --> 00:26:08.519 incidentally that 00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:09.019 we're back at 00:26:09.019 --> 00:26:09.500 the temple 00:26:09.500 --> 00:26:10.699 where we 00:26:10.699 --> 00:26:11.359 started at 00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:11.959 chapter 1 00:26:11.959 --> 00:26:13.579 and you have 00:26:13.579 --> 00:26:14.179 to say that 00:26:14.179 --> 00:26:14.959 there's such 00:26:14.959 --> 00:26:15.859 a sense of 00:26:15.859 --> 00:26:16.740 anticipation as 00:26:16.740 --> 00:26:17.359 we finish this 00:26:17.359 --> 00:26:17.980 gospel there's 00:26:17.980 --> 00:26:18.980 such a sense of 00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:19.839 expectation at 00:26:19.839 --> 00:26:20.559 verse 53 00:26:20.559 --> 00:26:22.179 that God 00:26:22.179 --> 00:26:22.799 is moving 00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:24.659 that God 00:26:24.659 --> 00:26:25.899 is fulfilling 00:26:25.899 --> 00:26:26.939 his desire 00:26:26.939 --> 00:26:28.419 to see the 00:26:28.419 --> 00:26:29.359 nations come 00:26:29.359 --> 00:26:30.439 to worship 00:26:30.439 --> 00:26:30.859 him 00:26:30.859 --> 00:26:31.879 this is God's 00:26:31.879 --> 00:26:32.220 plan 00:26:32.220 --> 00:26:33.000 the anticipation 00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:34.079 do you feel it 00:26:34.079 --> 00:26:34.699 that this is 00:26:34.699 --> 00:26:35.419 going forward 00:26:35.419 --> 00:26:35.959 this is what's 00:26:35.959 --> 00:26:36.539 going to happen 00:26:36.539 --> 00:26:37.259 these 120 00:26:37.259 --> 00:26:38.039 people taking 00:26:38.039 --> 00:26:38.740 on the world 00:26:38.740 --> 00:26:40.759 and it is 00:26:40.759 --> 00:26:41.299 his mission 00:26:41.299 --> 00:26:43.759 he is the 00:26:43.759 --> 00:26:44.500 one who 00:26:44.500 --> 00:26:45.019 raised Jesus 00:26:45.019 --> 00:26:45.699 from the dead 00:26:45.699 --> 00:26:47.639 he is the 00:26:47.639 --> 00:26:48.220 one who sent 00:26:48.220 --> 00:26:48.779 his spirit 00:26:48.779 --> 00:26:49.519 to live inside 00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:50.319 the hearts 00:26:50.319 --> 00:26:50.960 of his people 00:26:50.960 --> 00:26:52.359 he is the 00:26:52.359 --> 00:26:52.879 one who is 00:26:52.879 --> 00:26:53.480 longing for 00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:53.859 his name 00:26:53.859 --> 00:26:54.759 to be glorified 00:26:54.759 --> 00:26:55.220 the world 00:26:55.220 --> 00:26:55.879 over as God 00:26:55.879 --> 00:26:56.900 transforms men 00:26:56.900 --> 00:26:57.259 and women 00:26:57.259 --> 00:26:58.000 from being his 00:26:58.000 --> 00:26:59.240 enemies into 00:26:59.240 --> 00:26:59.779 being his 00:26:59.779 --> 00:27:00.539 worshippers 00:27:00.539 --> 00:27:01.220 this is God's 00:27:01.220 --> 00:27:01.579 mission 00:27:01.579 --> 00:27:03.000 and let's be 00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:03.599 quite honest 00:27:03.599 --> 00:27:04.220 he does not 00:27:04.220 --> 00:27:04.779 need me for 00:27:04.779 --> 00:27:05.039 that 00:27:05.039 --> 00:27:06.400 he does not 00:27:06.400 --> 00:27:07.059 need you 00:27:07.059 --> 00:27:07.519 for that 00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:08.799 but is it 00:27:08.799 --> 00:27:09.759 not mind 00:27:09.759 --> 00:27:10.359 blowing 00:27:10.359 --> 00:27:12.039 that God 00:27:12.039 --> 00:27:12.500 in his 00:27:12.500 --> 00:27:13.180 grace 00:27:13.180 --> 00:27:13.940 as he 00:27:13.940 --> 00:27:15.019 transforms us 00:27:15.019 --> 00:27:15.519 more into 00:27:15.519 --> 00:27:16.000 the image 00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:16.680 of Christ 00:27:16.680 --> 00:27:17.940 that he 00:27:17.940 --> 00:27:18.500 would use 00:27:18.500 --> 00:27:18.859 us 00:27:18.859 --> 00:27:19.940 to glorify 00:27:19.940 --> 00:27:20.339 his name 00:27:20.339 --> 00:27:20.579 throughout 00:27:20.579 --> 00:27:21.039 the world 00:27:21.039 --> 00:27:25.140 somebody once 00:27:25.140 --> 00:27:25.680 asked Henry 00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:26.059 Martin 00:27:26.059 --> 00:27:26.579 why he did 00:27:26.579 --> 00:27:27.119 what he did 00:27:27.119 --> 00:27:28.480 why would 00:27:28.480 --> 00:27:29.000 anything do 00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:29.599 something like 00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:29.900 that 00:27:29.900 --> 00:27:31.359 why would 00:27:31.359 --> 00:27:32.099 somebody leave 00:27:32.099 --> 00:27:32.819 behind the 00:27:32.819 --> 00:27:33.619 comforts of 00:27:33.619 --> 00:27:33.940 England 00:27:33.940 --> 00:27:34.880 those green 00:27:34.880 --> 00:27:35.839 green pastures 00:27:35.839 --> 00:27:36.960 and why would 00:27:36.960 --> 00:27:37.619 they sail for 00:27:37.619 --> 00:27:38.339 India for a 00:27:38.339 --> 00:27:39.039 life of hardship 00:27:39.039 --> 00:27:39.680 here's what he 00:27:39.680 --> 00:27:40.039 said 00:27:40.039 --> 00:27:42.180 the spirit 00:27:42.180 --> 00:27:42.839 of Christ 00:27:42.839 --> 00:27:44.019 is the 00:27:44.019 --> 00:27:44.740 spirit of 00:27:44.740 --> 00:27:45.240 missions 00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:47.379 the nearer 00:27:47.379 --> 00:27:47.920 we get to 00:27:47.920 --> 00:27:48.200 him 00:27:48.200 --> 00:27:49.339 the more 00:27:49.339 --> 00:27:50.099 intensely 00:27:50.099 --> 00:27:51.059 missionary 00:27:51.059 --> 00:27:51.819 we become 00:27:51.819 --> 00:27:54.019 I see no 00:27:54.019 --> 00:27:54.619 business in 00:27:54.619 --> 00:27:55.599 life but 00:27:55.599 --> 00:27:56.159 the work 00:27:56.159 --> 00:27:56.759 of Christ 00:27:56.759 --> 00:27:59.579 the missionary 00:27:59.579 --> 00:28:00.119 heart of 00:28:00.119 --> 00:28:00.740 Henry Martin 00:28:00.740 --> 00:28:02.599 and ask 00:28:02.599 --> 00:28:03.159 those at the 00:28:03.159 --> 00:28:03.500 beginning 00:28:03.500 --> 00:28:05.519 of those who 00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:05.859 had been to 00:28:05.859 --> 00:28:06.299 India to 00:28:06.299 --> 00:28:06.659 raise their 00:28:06.659 --> 00:28:07.000 hands 00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:07.899 let's slightly 00:28:07.899 --> 00:28:08.399 change the 00:28:08.399 --> 00:28:08.720 angle 00:28:08.720 --> 00:28:10.200 as we 00:28:10.200 --> 00:28:10.539 finish 00:28:10.539 --> 00:28:11.120 put your 00:28:11.120 --> 00:28:11.480 hands up 00:28:11.480 --> 00:28:11.720 if you're 00:28:11.720 --> 00:28:11.880 from 00:28:11.880 --> 00:28:12.279 Europe 00:28:12.279 --> 00:28:16.460 a few 00:28:16.460 --> 00:28:16.660 of us 00:28:16.660 --> 00:28:16.940 here this 00:28:16.940 --> 00:28:17.180 morning 00:28:17.180 --> 00:28:18.140 put your 00:28:18.140 --> 00:28:18.500 hands up 00:28:18.500 --> 00:28:18.740 if you're 00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:18.880 from 00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:19.299 Africa 00:28:19.299 --> 00:28:22.539 you look 00:28:22.539 --> 00:28:23.039 around here 00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:23.460 we're in 00:28:23.460 --> 00:28:23.740 church 00:28:23.740 --> 00:28:24.339 it's okay 00:28:24.339 --> 00:28:24.960 put your 00:28:24.960 --> 00:28:25.240 hands up 00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:25.420 if you're 00:28:25.420 --> 00:28:25.600 from 00:28:25.600 --> 00:28:26.140 North 00:28:26.140 --> 00:28:26.579 America 00:28:26.579 --> 00:28:29.440 okay 00:28:29.440 --> 00:28:29.900 put your 00:28:29.900 --> 00:28:30.200 hands up 00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:30.360 if you're 00:28:30.360 --> 00:28:30.519 from 00:28:30.519 --> 00:28:30.960 South 00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:31.380 America 00:28:31.380 --> 00:28:36.039 I didn't 00:28:36.039 --> 00:28:36.440 see any 00:28:36.440 --> 00:28:37.259 polar bears 00:28:37.259 --> 00:28:37.579 coming in 00:28:37.579 --> 00:28:37.900 this morning 00:28:37.900 --> 00:28:38.079 so I 00:28:38.079 --> 00:28:38.299 was going 00:28:38.299 --> 00:28:38.460 to go 00:28:38.460 --> 00:28:38.860 Antarctica 00:28:38.860 --> 00:28:39.259 as well 00:28:39.259 --> 00:28:39.519 but I 00:28:39.519 --> 00:28:39.660 think 00:28:39.660 --> 00:28:39.840 not 00:28:39.840 --> 00:28:40.079 put your 00:28:40.079 --> 00:28:40.340 hands up 00:28:40.340 --> 00:28:40.640 lastly 00:28:40.640 --> 00:28:40.840 if you're 00:28:40.840 --> 00:28:41.000 from 00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:41.259 Asia 00:28:41.259 --> 00:28:44.079 you see 00:28:44.079 --> 00:28:44.319 it 00:28:44.319 --> 00:28:46.279 what God 00:28:46.279 --> 00:28:46.759 is doing 00:28:46.759 --> 00:28:48.680 everything 00:28:48.680 --> 00:28:49.240 so we 00:28:49.240 --> 00:28:49.819 didn't do 00:28:49.819 --> 00:28:50.279 we did 00:28:50.279 --> 00:28:50.819 not do 00:28:50.819 --> 00:28:51.620 Australasia 00:28:51.620 --> 00:28:53.420 anybody here 00:28:53.420 --> 00:28:54.000 from Australia 00:28:54.000 --> 00:28:54.920 New Zealand 00:28:54.920 --> 00:28:55.700 anywhere like 00:28:55.700 --> 00:28:56.100 that 00:28:56.100 --> 00:28:57.279 okay we 00:28:57.279 --> 00:28:57.840 didn't quite 00:28:57.840 --> 00:28:58.079 get the 00:28:58.079 --> 00:28:58.480 full suite 00:28:58.480 --> 00:28:59.380 but you 00:28:59.380 --> 00:28:59.660 see what 00:28:59.660 --> 00:28:59.940 God is 00:28:59.940 --> 00:29:00.259 doing 00:29:00.259 --> 00:29:01.380 do you 00:29:01.380 --> 00:29:01.700 see what 00:29:01.700 --> 00:29:01.860 God 00:29:01.860 --> 00:29:02.180 has done 00:29:02.180 --> 00:29:02.980 this tiny 00:29:02.980 --> 00:29:03.259 little 00:29:03.259 --> 00:29:04.019 microcosm 00:29:04.019 --> 00:29:04.460 of people 00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:04.920 in Edinburgh 00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:05.200 who have 00:29:05.200 --> 00:29:05.640 gathered here 00:29:05.640 --> 00:29:06.120 this morning 00:29:06.120 --> 00:29:06.620 here we are 00:29:06.620 --> 00:29:07.079 representing 00:29:07.079 --> 00:29:07.600 the world 00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:08.619 do you 00:29:08.619 --> 00:29:08.899 see how 00:29:08.899 --> 00:29:09.279 God 00:29:09.279 --> 00:29:10.019 is committed 00:29:10.019 --> 00:29:10.379 to his 00:29:10.379 --> 00:29:10.740 plan 00:29:10.740 --> 00:29:11.419 of the 00:29:11.419 --> 00:29:11.679 whole 00:29:11.679 --> 00:29:12.079 gospel 00:29:12.079 --> 00:29:12.419 going to 00:29:12.419 --> 00:29:12.719 the whole 00:29:12.719 --> 00:29:12.939 world 00:29:12.939 --> 00:29:13.119 do you 00:29:13.119 --> 00:29:13.339 see how 00:29:13.339 --> 00:29:13.559 God 00:29:13.559 --> 00:29:13.959 is committed 00:29:13.959 --> 00:29:14.299 to his 00:29:14.299 --> 00:29:14.579 plan 00:29:14.579 --> 00:29:15.139 of blessing 00:29:15.139 --> 00:29:15.879 the nations 00:29:15.879 --> 00:29:16.279 through his 00:29:16.279 --> 00:29:16.579 people 00:29:16.579 --> 00:29:18.039 how incredible 00:29:18.039 --> 00:29:18.859 is that 00:29:18.859 --> 00:29:20.379 that what 00:29:20.379 --> 00:29:21.279 started here 00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:22.119 with 120 00:29:22.119 --> 00:29:22.799 people 00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:24.259 in a city 00:29:24.259 --> 00:29:24.839 in the Middle 00:29:24.839 --> 00:29:25.599 East and here 00:29:25.599 --> 00:29:26.219 is God 00:29:26.219 --> 00:29:26.839 today 00:29:26.839 --> 00:29:28.099 moving the 00:29:28.099 --> 00:29:28.819 world over 00:29:28.819 --> 00:29:29.819 through his 00:29:29.819 --> 00:29:30.259 gospel 00:29:30.259 --> 00:29:31.399 as he gathers 00:29:31.399 --> 00:29:31.919 worshippers 00:29:31.919 --> 00:29:32.619 around the globe 00:29:32.619 --> 00:29:33.240 for himself 00:29:33.240 --> 00:29:33.939 this is not 00:29:33.939 --> 00:29:34.339 incredible 00:29:34.339 --> 00:29:35.319 this is where 00:29:35.319 --> 00:29:35.599 we are 00:29:35.599 --> 00:29:35.819 as we 00:29:35.819 --> 00:29:36.199 end Luke's 00:29:36.199 --> 00:29:36.519 gospel 00:29:36.519 --> 00:29:38.199 and this 00:29:38.199 --> 00:29:38.459 is what 00:29:38.459 --> 00:29:38.959 we see 00:29:38.959 --> 00:29:39.859 as we 00:29:39.859 --> 00:29:40.119 come to 00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:40.459 the words 00:29:40.459 --> 00:29:41.059 of Revelation 00:29:41.059 --> 00:29:41.939 chapter 7 00:29:41.939 --> 00:29:43.459 John 00:29:43.459 --> 00:29:44.379 sees this 00:29:44.379 --> 00:29:45.119 great vision 00:29:45.119 --> 00:29:45.839 of a great 00:29:45.839 --> 00:29:46.299 multitude 00:29:46.299 --> 00:29:47.039 of worshippers 00:29:47.039 --> 00:29:47.639 that through 00:29:47.639 --> 00:29:48.779 Jesus God 00:29:48.779 --> 00:29:49.179 has won 00:29:49.179 --> 00:29:49.720 for himself 00:29:49.720 --> 00:29:50.119 and here's 00:29:50.119 --> 00:29:50.339 what he 00:29:50.339 --> 00:29:50.720 sees 00:29:50.720 --> 00:29:52.680 after this 00:29:52.680 --> 00:29:53.220 I looked 00:29:53.220 --> 00:29:53.660 and there 00:29:53.660 --> 00:29:54.339 before me 00:29:54.339 --> 00:29:54.680 was a 00:29:54.680 --> 00:29:55.039 great 00:29:55.039 --> 00:29:55.480 multitude 00:29:55.480 --> 00:29:56.819 that nobody 00:29:56.819 --> 00:29:57.500 could count 00:29:57.500 --> 00:29:58.559 from every 00:29:58.559 --> 00:29:59.140 nation 00:29:59.140 --> 00:30:00.140 every tribe 00:30:00.140 --> 00:30:00.839 every people 00:30:00.839 --> 00:30:01.380 and language 00:30:01.380 --> 00:30:02.480 standing before 00:30:02.480 --> 00:30:02.940 the throne 00:30:02.940 --> 00:30:03.319 and before 00:30:03.319 --> 00:30:03.779 the Lamb 00:30:03.779 --> 00:30:04.940 they were 00:30:04.940 --> 00:30:05.700 wearing white 00:30:05.700 --> 00:30:06.279 robes 00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:07.039 and were 00:30:07.039 --> 00:30:07.700 holding palm 00:30:07.700 --> 00:30:08.319 branches in 00:30:08.319 --> 00:30:08.799 their hands 00:30:08.799 --> 00:30:09.100 and they 00:30:09.100 --> 00:30:09.740 cried out 00:30:09.740 --> 00:30:10.200 in a loud 00:30:10.200 --> 00:30:10.559 voice 00:30:10.559 --> 00:30:11.259 salvation 00:30:11.259 --> 00:30:12.200 belongs 00:30:12.200 --> 00:30:12.960 to our 00:30:12.960 --> 00:30:13.420 God 00:30:13.420 --> 00:30:14.839 who sits 00:30:14.839 --> 00:30:15.180 on the 00:30:15.180 --> 00:30:15.539 throne 00:30:15.539 --> 00:30:16.819 and to 00:30:16.819 --> 00:30:17.279 the Lamb 00:30:17.279 --> 00:30:19.380 here is 00:30:19.380 --> 00:30:19.720 God's 00:30:19.720 --> 00:30:20.039 mission 00:30:20.039 --> 00:30:21.899 convictions 00:30:21.899 --> 00:30:22.740 behind it 00:30:22.740 --> 00:30:23.740 the Son 00:30:23.740 --> 00:30:24.200 is living 00:30:24.200 --> 00:30:26.000 the Spirit 00:30:26.000 --> 00:30:26.599 is helping 00:30:26.599 --> 00:30:27.859 and the 00:30:27.859 --> 00:30:28.180 Father 00:30:28.180 --> 00:30:29.420 is moving 00:30:29.420 --> 00:30:29.940 friends 00:30:29.940 --> 00:30:30.480 as we 00:30:30.480 --> 00:30:30.839 close 00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:31.379 right here 00:30:31.379 --> 00:30:31.960 let me ask 00:30:31.960 --> 00:30:32.399 us as a 00:30:32.399 --> 00:30:32.720 church 00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:33.799 have we 00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:34.220 synced 00:30:34.220 --> 00:30:34.720 ourselves 00:30:34.720 --> 00:30:35.420 have we 00:30:35.420 --> 00:30:36.079 bought into 00:30:36.079 --> 00:30:37.079 God's 00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:37.759 mission 00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:39.359 let's pray 00:30:39.359 --> 00:30:39.779 together 00:30:39.779 --> 00:30:43.899 and maybe 00:30:43.899 --> 00:30:44.359 just in the 00:30:44.359 --> 00:30:45.159 silence now 00:30:45.159 --> 00:30:47.139 before we 00:30:47.139 --> 00:30:48.180 close with 00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:49.039 our final 00:30:49.039 --> 00:30:49.319 hymn 00:30:49.319 --> 00:30:49.819 now is the 00:30:49.819 --> 00:30:50.159 time to 00:30:50.159 --> 00:30:50.319 maybe 00:30:50.319 --> 00:30:50.859 recommit 00:30:50.859 --> 00:30:51.379 yourself 00:30:51.379 --> 00:30:52.639 to God's 00:30:52.639 --> 00:30:52.960 mission 00:30:52.960 --> 00:31:05.960 Father in 00:31:05.960 --> 00:31:06.299 heaven 00:31:06.299 --> 00:31:08.000 hallowed be 00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:08.859 your name 00:31:08.859 --> 00:31:12.559 thank you 00:31:12.559 --> 00:31:12.799 for the 00:31:12.799 --> 00:31:13.139 time that 00:31:13.139 --> 00:31:13.379 we've been 00:31:13.379 --> 00:31:13.740 able to 00:31:13.740 --> 00:31:14.199 spend in 00:31:14.199 --> 00:31:14.500 Luke's 00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:14.799 gospel 00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:15.339 over this 00:31:15.339 --> 00:31:16.259 last while 00:31:16.259 --> 00:31:17.240 just reading 00:31:17.240 --> 00:31:18.279 for ourselves 00:31:18.279 --> 00:31:20.039 about the 00:31:20.039 --> 00:31:20.899 incomparable 00:31:20.899 --> 00:31:21.599 greatness of 00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:21.979 your son 00:31:21.979 --> 00:31:22.299 Jesus 00:31:22.299 --> 00:31:24.839 would you 00:31:24.839 --> 00:31:25.299 help us 00:31:25.299 --> 00:31:25.919 this morning 00:31:25.919 --> 00:31:27.679 knowing that 00:31:27.679 --> 00:31:28.240 you have not 00:31:28.240 --> 00:31:29.119 left us on 00:31:29.119 --> 00:31:29.639 our own to 00:31:29.639 --> 00:31:30.059 figure this 00:31:30.059 --> 00:31:30.359 out that 00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:30.839 you've given 00:31:30.839 --> 00:31:31.179 us your 00:31:31.179 --> 00:31:31.519 spirit 00:31:31.519 --> 00:31:31.839 would you 00:31:31.839 --> 00:31:32.259 help us 00:31:32.259 --> 00:31:32.639 this morning 00:31:32.639 --> 00:31:33.319 to sink 00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:34.199 our lives 00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:35.480 with your 00:31:35.480 --> 00:31:35.940 mission 00:31:35.940 --> 00:31:36.840 and with 00:31:36.840 --> 00:31:37.700 your cause 00:31:37.700 --> 00:31:39.920 the cause 00:31:39.920 --> 00:31:40.539 that you 00:31:40.539 --> 00:31:41.759 have of 00:31:41.759 --> 00:31:42.279 winning 00:31:42.279 --> 00:31:43.460 men and 00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:43.759 women 00:31:43.759 --> 00:31:44.240 boys and 00:31:44.240 --> 00:31:44.759 girls around 00:31:44.759 --> 00:31:45.279 this planet 00:31:45.279 --> 00:31:45.819 around this 00:31:45.819 --> 00:31:46.259 globe to 00:31:46.259 --> 00:31:46.779 yourself 00:31:46.779 --> 00:31:47.480 creating 00:31:47.480 --> 00:31:48.759 this people 00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:49.660 who worship 00:31:49.660 --> 00:31:50.259 you forever 00:31:50.259 --> 00:31:51.119 father you 00:31:51.119 --> 00:31:51.660 are great 00:31:51.660 --> 00:31:53.299 and we pray 00:31:53.299 --> 00:31:53.579 that you'll be 00:31:53.579 --> 00:31:54.059 with us this 00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:54.799 week because 00:31:54.799 --> 00:31:55.379 we ask in 00:31:55.379 --> 00:31:56.319 Jesus's precious 00:31:56.319 --> 00:31:56.700 name 00:31:56.700 --> 00:31:57.680 amen