Well, please do take your seat and if you could grab a Bible somewhere near you or turn it on and scroll down to Hebrews chapter 13, that would be wonderful.
We've come to the terminus of our journey through the book of Hebrews.
Let's just take a little time to think about where we've been, what we've seen and what we've come through.
It's a letter written to struggling Jewish believers who attempted to give up on Jesus and turn back to Old Testament Judaism, their previous way of life.
So the writer has written a brief exhortation, he calls it, to tell them to keep on going.
The first 10 chapters are rich theology.
Some of the richest theology superimposing the reality now available in Jesus over and against the shadows that were seen in the Old Testament.
The opening verse declares the very theme of the whole book, that Jesus is God's full and final word.
He is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being.
Then we get four sections.
Four sections where he's showing how superior Jesus is now to everything they had in the past.
He says in chapters 1 and 2 that Jesus is superior to angels and superior to the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament.
The argument then moves on and in chapters 3 and 4 he says that Jesus is superior to Moses and superior to the promise of rest that they had in the promised land.
Chapters 5 and 3.
Chapters 5 and 7 are the third big theological section where he's saying that Jesus is superior to all priests.
And it's even superior to this mysterious figure of Melchizedek, this king priest from the book of Genesis.
And then the last big theological section is that Jesus is superior to sacrifices and the Old Testament covenants.
He is just better in every way.
He is infinitely superior.
He's made everything that was old now obsolete.
Jesus is infinitely superior and therefore the writer to the Hebrews encourages them, don't give up.
Don't give up on Jesus.
He also clearly warns them that if they give up on Jesus, they give up on their only hope of escaping God's coming judgment.
Again and again he's saying, if we stop, how will we escape?
If they didn't get away from it with what they had, how much less will we get away with it?
With all that we now have in Jesus.
Then the previous two sections to chapter 13.
Chapter 11 encourages us to keep looking upwards and keep looking forwards like those heroes of old.
The many, many that are mentioned in chapter 11.
And then chapter 12 functions as a final shot in the arm to encourage us and Mr. Hebrews' readers.
He tells them to keep going.
You're really God's children.
Keep on running.
It's all worth it now and will eternally be worth it.
And we saw last week that he's talking about the difference between two mountains.
Between Mount Sinai of old and Mount Zion which we're now welcome to because of Jesus.
That we are now eternally inheriting the unshakable kingdom of Jesus Christ.
See as well, if you just flick back to chapter 12 now you must have found 13.
That everything he's been talking about in the book so far comes and is summarized on chapter 11.
In chapter 12 verses 18 to 30.
So the book's been about angels and a heavenly city and rest and a firstborn and perfection and a mediator and a sprinkled blood of sacrifice.
And all that, all that is seen on Mount Zion.
The reality that's now ours in Christ.
And one day we'll inhabit fully when the end comes.
When God speaks and shakes everything that is created.
So that everything that cannot be shaken will remain.
So let me read for us.
We'll start in chapter 12 verse 28.
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
Let us be thankful and worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
For our God is a consuming fire.
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers.
For by so doing, some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison.
And those who were ill treated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Marriage should be honored by all.
And the marriage bed kept pure.
For God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.
Because God has said,
Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.
So we say with confidence,
The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.
What can mortals do to me?
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching.
It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace,
not by eating ceremonial foods which is of no benefit to those who do so.
We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
The high priest carries the blood of animals into the most holy place as a sin offering,
but the bodies are burned outside the camp.
And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
Let us then go to him outside the camp bearing the disgrace he bore.
For here we do not have an enduring city,
but we are looking for the city that is to come.
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise,
the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
And do not forget to do good and to share with others,
for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority,
because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account.
Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden,
for that would be of no benefit to you.
Pray for us.
We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead,
our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep,
equip you with everything good for doing his will.
And may he work in us what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ,
to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation,
for in fact, I have written to you quite briefly.
I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released.
If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
Greet all your leaders and all the Lord's people.
Those from Italy send you their greetings.
Grace be with you all.
Let's pray.
Father God, having seen throughout this book that you are a God who speaks,
Lord, we'd invite you to speak to us now.
Send your spirit to make this word alive,
sharper than any double-edged sword.
And may it do surgery on us, we pray, for the glory of your son.
Amen.
This is Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan,
one of the most revered places in Asian Buddhism.
It was made famous a couple of weeks ago
because these two characters went to visit it,
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
on their recent Asian adventure.
To get there, you need to trek two and a half hours
up a steep path.
You then have to ascend 756 steps
before you finally arrive at this monastery
precariously perched on the edge of a cleft.
Once, at the monastery, you can light a butter lamp,
paying homage to your favourite Bodhisattva.
You can receive saffron water in exchange for a donation
to attain and garner blessing.
You can sit in a cave and meditate on the icon of Padmasan Bhava,
or bring an offering to lay before one of the 125,000 statues
that litters the monastery.
It all looks very reverent, it all looks very worshipful,
but isn't it?
Or take the Muslim who prays three or five times a day.
He goes to mosque every Friday,
he observes all the food loss.
He eventually saves enough money to go on pilgrimage,
to go on Hajj, to Mecca.
Is this devout worship?
Is this going to attain earnest blessing and favour from Allah?
Or what about the Hindu?
Earnest in his yogic practice,
offered to a multitude of gods,
particularly the one he is a particular devotee to.
He pays significant alms to various gurus and monks.
And he even attends,
every ten years,
the Kumbha Mela Festival,
ritually bathing in the Ganges
for all 30 of the festival days.
Is this pleasing to the gods?
Is this worshipping God acceptably?
Is any of this real worship?
Well, if Hebrews 13 is correct,
if Hebrews 13 is true and right,
then all that effort,
the climbing the mountains,
the dipping in the streams,
the going to Mecca is of no worth at all.
Hebrews 13 is all about worshipping God rightly.
It's all about worshipping God pleasingly.
And so go back to chapter 12, verse 28 with me.
Therefore,
since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,
let us be thankful,
and so worship, the same word as serve,
and so serve God acceptably,
the same word as pleasingly.
So worship God pleasingly with reverence and awe.
Just go to chapter 13 and verse 15.
Through Jesus, therefore,
let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise,
the fruit of lips that openly profess His name,
and do not forget to do good and to share with others,
for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Chapter 13, verse 20.
Now may the God of peace,
who through the blood of the eternal covenant
brought back from the dead,
our Lord Jesus,
that great shepherd of the sheep,
equip you with everything good for doing His will.
And may He work in us what is pleasing to Him.
Through Jesus Christ,
to whom be glory forever and ever.
So what Hebrews 13 is about,
it's not a random checklist that He's just plunked
and bolted onto the end of His letter.
It is in fact a very practical idea
of what worshipping God pleasingly looks like.
Notice as well how it starts in chapter 12, verse 28.
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom
that cannot be shaken,
do you see the order of it?
That God is giving us a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
It is grace first.
God has graciously acted in His Son
to welcome us in His unshakable kingdom.
And as a result,
as a consequence,
as a response,
let us be thankful.
And so worship,
serve God acceptably.
All the other religions of the world say,
do this,
and God will bless you.
The gospel says,
God has blessed you.
Now do this.
Totally different way around.
We're not worshipping God
to get things.
We're worshipping God
because in Jesus,
we've already got all things.
So the mega theme of Hebrews 13
would be this.
Worship pleasingly
through Jesus
because our God is a consuming fire.
Worship pleasingly
through Jesus
because our God
is a consuming fire.
So the anatomy of worship.
Hebrews 13
is more than just a checklist
for moral living.
It shows something remarkable
about the worship of God.
It is all of life
and in everything.
It is not climbing to monasteries
on holiday.
It is not reserved for special days
or certain geographical locations.
The spectrum of worship
in this chapter
extends from the prison cell
to the bedroom,
from the doctrine of the church
to the acquisition
and use of possessions,
from public life
to home life
to personal prayer life.
It involves everything
in all of your life.
It is all-encompassing
and though the list
is not exhaustive,
it is a great flavour
of what worshipping God
pleasingly looks like.
See as well
that worship in this chapter
is intrinsically
other person-centred.
How do we worship God vertically?
By serving others horizontally.
That's what's going on.
What does worship of God
look like in your life?
Well, it's other person-facing.
It's other person-saving.
So in this chapter
we have a list
of 18 exhortations
that are examples
of Christian worship
not an exhaustive list.
And I think they group nicely
into words beginning with C.
And here's the first.
Care.
Look at those first two.
Keep on loving one another
as brothers and sisters.
Do not forget
to show hospitality
to strangers.
Care for those
inside the church.
Care for those
outside the church.
Be a caring person.
Let brotherly love
abide.
The family that we're
brought into
in Jesus
show us.
So wasn't it great
this morning
to pray for Ecuador?
Why do we pray
for Ecuador?
Because in Ecuador
through the Lord Jesus
there's brothers
and sisters.
show hospitality
to strangers
that's slightly
odd verse.
Because some of you
have shown hospitality
to angels
without knowing it.
I don't think it's saying
that Gabriel might pop in
for afternoon lunch today
so make sure you put
an extra portion
in the oven.
I think it's referring
to Abraham
back in Genesis
which in Genesis 18
and 19
Abraham shows
hospitality
to strangers
and on both occasions
some of the party
turn out to be angels
with important messages
for Abraham.
See though
that it's care
within the church
and without the church.
Be caring.
Secondly
compassion.
Continue to remember
those in prison
as if you together
were with them
in prison
similarly for being
ill-treated.
The first
is about family
the second
is about a body.
So what other people
are going through
go through it with them.
Mourn with those
who mourn
rejoice with those
who rejoice
bear each other's burdens.
If someone's in prison
then act as if you two
were in prison with them
serve them
and love them.
There is no such phrase
in the Christian community
you've made your bed
now lie in it.
There knows nothing
of that
that we're in this
all together.
Verse 4 speaks
about chastity
in two ways.
Marriage should be
honoured
and the marriage
bed should be
kept pure.
How
counter-cultural
is that
in our 21st century
society?
It talks specifically
about the adulterer
and the sexually
immoral being judged.
Between those two
phrases
it's a catch-all.
The adulterer
someone who
has
an affair
outside of marriage
and the sexually
immoral is a catch-all
term for everything
else.
Keep sexual
expression
and sexual
desire
exclusively
for the God-ordained
covenant of marriage
between one man
and one woman.
This word
sexual immorality
covers absolutely
everything
from your thought
life
to your internet
use
to your fidelity
in marriage
to your conduct
while you're dating
and who you choose
to love
with the severe
warning
for God
will judge
the adulterer
and all the sexually
immoral.
Similarly
counter-cultural
verse 5
contentment
keep your lives
free from the love
of money
let's be very clear
you don't have to have
money to love money
in fact it's much
easier to love
and cleave to money
when you don't have it
thinking that that
is what is going to
make me
happy
and be content
be content
what an amazing
thing in our
restless world
so I'd like to
read you a quote
from a magazine
called
Contentment
if television
was to become
genuinely
Christian
I would particularly
look forward
to viewing
shows about
homes and gardens
it would become
a five minute
program called
perfectly adequate
homes and very
reasonable gardens
each week a
former bricklayer
or plumber
would take us
on a tour of a
bog ordinary
family home
and say as you
can see the
Wilson family
home has plenty
of potential
there's lots
we could do
with this one
however
it does the job
pretty well
it's warm and dry
and comfortable
there are no
obvious structural
problems
we're going to
encourage the
Wilsons to be
content
and leave it
as it is
roll the credits
I'm not sure how
many people would
watch but it would
be fun
verse 7
remember your
leaders
those who spoke
the word of
God to you
the new one
seems to be
those people
who shared
the gospel
with you
and have now
died
that idea
of multi
generational
sharing
all of us
here have
been very
well impacted
by people
saints of
old
who have
shared the
gospel with
us
remember
them
and then
verse 9
do not be
carried away
by all kinds
of strange
teaching
make sure
you remain
orthodox
in your
understanding
of the
things of
God
what a
great memory
verse it
would be for
us this
week
the middle
of verse
9
it is good
for our
hearts to be
strengthened
by grace
it's good
for our
hearts to be
strengthened
by grace
keep
yourselves
orthodox
confess
verse 15
let us
continually
offer to
God a
sacrifice
of praise
the fruit
of lips
that openly
profess his
name
speaking
earnestly
and regularly
and honestly
about the
excellency
glory
and majesty
of God
we did that
this morning
in our
worship
we were
declaring
how
glorious
God is
we'll
hopefully do
it in our
conversations
afterwards
we'll do
it around
our
bible study
small groups
this week
we may
also do
it in our
evangelism
as we
hang out
with our
friends
speaking
of God's
realness
his glory
his wonder
his excellence
verse 16
do good
and share
again a kind
of catch
all at the
end
don't forget
to do
good
and to
share with
others
then we
have verse 17
confidence
have confidence
in your
leaders
and submit
to their
authority
if your
leaders are
not spouting
doctrinal
error
if they're
spouting
doctrinal
error
probably best
not to
submit
but to
make as
much fuss
as you
possibly
can
but to
not
treat
personal
preference
as a
reason to
be a
pain in
the neck
I remember
listening to
a retiring
minister speak
about his
church just
outside London
and they had
a real problem
because they
were full
and they
wanted to
move to
the school
down the
road
and he
talks about
this church
meeting where
everything's
kicking off
and then this
one guy
who had been
in the church
since his
foundation
he was
91 years
old
when everyone
had kind of
blown a
gasket
he just stood
up and said
I have real
confidence in
our leaders
and if they
say we need
to go to
the school
I'll be the
first one
there to
open up
and if it
means more
people get
to hear about
Jesus I'm
100% behind
it
a guy who
wasn't letting
personal
preference
cloud his
judgment about
the direction
of the church
and then
finally
communion
with others
and God
in prayer
pray for us
I particularly
urge you
verse 19
to pray for
me so that
I may be
restored to
you soon
worship God
pleasingly
through Jesus
because our
God is a
consuming fire
here is an
example of
what that
might look
like
it is all
of life
incredibly
practical
and other
person
centred
see how
idolatry is
the complete
opposite of
all of these
things
what if I
don't honor
marriage and
just sleep
with who
I want
when I
want
then I'm
putting the
pursuit of
my own
pleasure
and using
other people
doing
damage and
disobeying
God
what if I
love my
money
then it
extensively
means that I
cannot be
worshipping God
because I
cannot have
two masters
it is
impossible
what if I
am a pain
in the neck
to those
responsible for
leading the
church
well then I
am putting
my own
self-determination
and personal
preference over
the health and
needs of the
church
what if I
don't show
brotherly love
and have a
closed home
and never show
hospitality
well then I'm
placing my own
comforts
and the use
of my own
things over
the needs of
others in
selfish
conceitedness
but I guess
there's another
thing thrown
up in this
list
what about
the devout
Jew who
is doing
all of
these things
are they
worshipping
God
pleasingly
if they're
submitting to
the rabbi
in the
synagogue
after all
the two
quotes in
verse 5
and verse 6
are from
the Old
Testament
that seems
to be
where the
motivation
comes from
what about
the Buddhist
monk in
Tiger's
Nest
Monastery
he's
performing
some of
these
duties
at least
is he
worshipping
God
pleasingly
what about
our non
Christian
colleague
at work
a very
upstanding
man
who is
faithful
in his
marriage
who has
concern
for the
poor
and
marginalized
he throws
a wonderful
dinner party
both for
those he
knows
and those
he doesn't
are they
worshipping
God
pleasingly
though
unknowingly
well the
simple answer
according to
Hebrews 13
is no
because our
second point
is the
ability to
worship
all we have
here is a
compare and
contrast between
the old
covenant
ritual sacrifice
particularly the
sacrifice for
sin and the
true sacrifice
for sin in
Jesus
so on the
day of
atonement in
Leviticus 16
the people would
bring their
sacrifice it
would be
killed
the sins
of the
people would
be placed
on it
it would
be killed
and then the
dead animal
would be burnt
outside the
city to signify
that the sin
was gone
however as said
earlier in
Hebrews this is
only a shadow
of what was to
come in Jesus
so we get
verse 17
Jesus dying
outside the
city as the
fullness
of the
sacrifice for
sin
the one
who
verse 12
makes us
holy through
his own
blood
the one who
in Jesus
makes us
holy through
his own
blood because
he died for
us
as the sin
was placed on
the animal that
was then killed
so our sin
is placed on
Jesus who is
then killed
and to be made
holy in Hebrews
is to be set
apart for God
us and so
what it's
saying is the
only way we
can worship
God is if
we're those
who have
trusted in
Jesus whose
sins have
been dealt
with meaning
that we're
now set
apart to
worship God
pleasingly
who now
don't have
God as a
consuming fire
to be kept
away from
but have
God as a
heavenly father
to whom
through Jesus
we can
boldly
approach
we can
only
worship
God
pleasingly
through
and because
of
Jesus
Christ
it's the
only way
our efforts
become
pleasing
see it
again in
verse 20
now may
the God
of peace
who through
the blood
of the
eternal
covenant
brought back
from the
dead
our Lord
Jesus
the great
shepherd
of the
sheep
equip you
with everything
good for
doing his
will
and may
he work
in us
what is
pleasing
to him
through
Jesus
Christ
what is
pleasing
to him
is that
which is
done
in
worship
through
Jesus
Christ
and see
that it
is this
blood
in verse
20
that
welcomes
us into
the eternal
covenant
the new
covenant
the covenant
mentioned back
in chapter
8
which does
two new
things
it gives
us the
ability to
know God
universally
for all
of us
and it
gives us
the ability
to obey
God
as he
gives us
hearts
seared
with his
law
without
Jesus
we don't
have this
covenant
we have
no sacrifice
for sin
and we
are unable
to worship
God
pleasingly
our ability
to worship
is only
through
Jesus
Christ
now
some of
you may
think
that is
incredibly
arrogant
well it's
only arrogant
if it's
not true
if God
says this
is how
I'm to
be
worshipped
and the
world says
oh no we
can worship
God any
and each
way we
want
then that's
what's
arrogant
thinking that
we know
better than
God
but if
what he
says in
Hebrews
13 is
true
then
worshipping
God
through
Jesus
is the
only
thing
that is
pleasing
there's a
wonderful
illustration
of what
unpleasing
worship
results in
Leviticus
10
let me
just read
it for
you
Aaron's
sons
Nadab
and Abihu
took their
senses
put fire
in them
and added
incense
and they
offered
unauthorized
fire
unpleasing
fire
unacceptable
fire
before the
Lord
contrary
to his
command
so fire
came out
from the
presence
of the
Lord
and consumed
them
and they
died
before the
Lord
this God
has not
changed
he is the
same
consuming
fire
and he's
just as
concerned
that we
worship
God
pleasingly
acceptably
through
Jesus
Christ
let's be
clear this
worship is
costly
it's not
called a
sacrifice
of praise
because it's
cheap
but if you
go out
and do
all these
things
the one
thing you
will do
is look
weird
so the
last point
is the
absurdity
of worship
in a
sexualized
world
chastenedness
is
swimming
against the
tide
of public
and societal
norm
the world
says you
can do
what you
want with
who you
want
whenever
you
want
and so
to say
no
I'm
going to
be
chased
I'm
going to
honour
marriage
I'm
going to
be
show
fidelity
in my
married
life
that's
to look
weird
and to
paint a
target
on your
back
in our
ravenous
consumerist
culture
that wants
more
for me
me
to say
no
I'm
content
it's
going to
look
weird
you're
going to
stand
out
to
not
think
our
stuff
is
ours
but
to
hold
it
loosely
to
share
it
with
others
and
to
enjoy
it
with
others
as
worship
of our
God
that'll
stick
out
to
love
people
as
brothers
and
sisters
who
weren't
related
to
us
people
who
think
that's
very
odd
to
confess
the
glory
and
beauty
of
God
all
the
time
it's
going to
look
mighty
strange
to show
hospitality
to
strangers
that
word
hospitality
if we
shrink
it
down
we
get
the
word
hospital
not
inviting
people
in
to
exhibit
and
project
to
them
how
well
I'm
doing
but
I'm
inviting
them
into
my
home
because
my
home
is
to
be
a
hospital
where
we
can
minister
to
each
other
and
help
each
other
this
is
real
it's
not
the
von
Trapp
family
no one
needs
to
line
up
the
children
for
a
it
is
tough
to
stand
up
and
stand
out
for
Jesus
and
our
temptation
outside
the
safety
of
Sunday
is
to
whisper
our
worship
to
be
like
the
sun
barine
and
as
we
leave
we
just
put
the
periscope
down
sink
below
the
waves
of
popular
culture
only
to
pop
up
again
next
Sunday
that
is
why
verses
13
and
14
are
so
important
verse
13
let
us
then
go
to
him
outside
the
camp
bearing
the
disgrace
he
bore
what
did
Jesus
worshipping
God
look like
it
looked
like
disgrace
shame
ridicule
mockery
and he
did it
anyway
and he
did it
for us
and therefore
as we
respond to
that
grace
we're
prepared
to be
mocked
shamed
derided
put
down
in
response
in order
that our
worship
of God
might be
the driving
force
in our
lives
so let
me just
reflect on
three things
that I
think this
means
the first
one is
this
if you're
not a
Christian
here today
if you
haven't
trusted
Jesus
it is
impossible
it is
impossible
to worship
God
pleasingly
it doesn't
matter how
well you
belted out
all of our
hymns
it doesn't
matter how
many people
you let
to get to
the milk
in front
of you
it is
not
worshipping
God
pleasingly
because the
only way
worship is
pleasing to
God
is through
the Lord
Jesus
he transforms
our mundane
efforts into
pleasing praise
so you
have a
choice
you can
keep on
doing your
best
doing good
but it
is futile
and it
is vain
or
you can
turn to
Jesus
and know
a heart
strengthened
by grace
which
transforms
our
worship
and means
that we
can worship
God
pleasingly
through
Jesus
secondly
if you
are
struggling
and we're
all
struggling
well you
have those
days where
you go
I can't
worship
God
today
I've
messed
up
I've
done
that
again
I haven't
done
that
should
have
done
that
I've
messed
up
I'm
too
sinful
to draw
close
to God
not
pleased
him
the
great
truth
of this
passage
is that
because
of
Jesus
we're
always
welcome
to
worship
God
he
stands
in our
defense
his
blood
speaks
a
better
word
he
is
as
verse
8
says
the
same
yesterday
today
and
forever
he
is
there
for
us
meaning
that
if we
worship
God
through
him
claiming
our
forgiveness
our
inheritance
claiming
that we
are
children
of
God
because
of
him
we're
free
to
worship
God
it's
not
about
running
from
God
when we
mess
up
it's
about
running
to
God
and
trusting
that
the
gospel
is
true
and
Jesus
stands
in our
defense
also
that
Jesus
is
the
ultimately
pleasing
worshipper
of God
the one
who
perfectly
personified
each of
these
behaviors
all the
time
in every
area
of life
who
always
had
time
for
outsiders
was
sexually
pure
for
all of
his
life
on
earth
who
never
ceased
confessing
God
in a
continuous
sacrifice
of
praise
who
never
stopped
doing
good
who
is
the
source
of
the
grace
that
nourishes
our
hearts
who
never
pursued
money
and
was
always
content
in doing
the
will
of
the
father
and
it
is
his
record
that's
attributed
to
us
which
means
that
doesn't
matter
what
goes
on
it
doesn't
matter
the
amount
of
what
your
past
holds
the
sexual
brokenness
the
self
centered
sacrifice
selfishness
the
embarrassed
silences
when you
didn't
speak up
the
prayerlessness
or the
discontentment
what it
means that
if Jesus
is the
perfect
worshipper
then if
we're
worshipping
God
through
Jesus
we're
welcome
just
imagine
Jesus
was like
your
mum
on the
first
day
of
school
kind
of
had
your
hair
brushed
and
everything
and
like
all
mums
do
you
know
they
spit
on
the
handkerchief
and do
that
thing
on
your
face
don't
do
that
is
just
horrible
and so
they
got us
to the
school
gate
and then
they
just
let
us
get
on
with
it
well
that
would
be
terrifying
Jesus
just
cleaned
us
up
and then
said
right
now
go
and
worship
probably
last
about
a
minute
and a
half
but the
truth
is
Jesus
is
the
big
brother
who
not
only
gets
us
to
the
school
gate
but
he
holds
our
hand
and
walks
us
through
the
entire
school
day
meaning
that
trusting
in
him
we
can
worship
God
pleasingly
finally
persevere
in
worship
how it
ends
is the
same
way
it
begins
keep
on
going
notice
all of
these
commands
all of
these
exhortations
are
present
continuous
keep
on
do
not
forget
continue
to
remember
move
continually
offer
pray
for
us
all
present
continuous
it's not
a checklist
to work
through
and then
move
on
from
it is
behaviors
to
assimilate
into
your
very
life
keep
going
keep
doing
these
things
keep
on
worshipping
God
pleasingly
through
Jesus
Christ
because
our
God
is a
consuming
fire
and
without
Jesus
it's
nothing
but
judgment
and
fear
keep
on
worshipping
God
pleasingly
through
Jesus
Christ
because
our
God
is a
consuming
fire
let's
pray
father
god
we
pray
that
we
would
be
those
who
know
you
the
God
of
peace
who
through
the
blood
of
the
eternal
covenant
brought
back
from
the
dead
our
Lord
Jesus
our
great
shepherd
of
the
sheep
father
may
you
equip
us
with
everything
good
for
doing
your
will
and
may
you
work
in
us
what
is
pleasing
to
you
through
Jesus
Christ
and
we
pray
that
he
would
get
all
the
glory
forever
and
ever
amen
God
we
have
to
все
escol
our
God
some
of
all
God
is
we
assist
Him
He
mean
He
exc fin