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 And we're now going to do what we do as part of our service.

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 We believe prayer is a very key part of what it means to be part of the body of Christ,

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 to be the church.

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 And so I'm going to enter into the time what we call our pastoral prayer.

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 And really what this prayer time is, it's not a time for you just to kind of zone out

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 because you've had a long week.

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 But actually let me encourage you right now to actually re-center your minds.

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 To re-center your minds and to close your eyes and we're going to pray together to the living God

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 and to realize what a privilege this is.

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 So don't just listen to what I'm saying, but actually in your heart and even verbally,

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 you can just pray with me and amen what I'm going to pray.

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 So let's bow our heads and pray to our Father.

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 Father, we were made for you.

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 In your presence there is fullness of joy.

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 And the one thing that we ask, and this is what we seek,

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 that we may dwell in your house,

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 that we may learn to have you and your presence at the center of our community,

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 at the center of our individual lives,

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 at the center of our families,

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 at the center of our schedules,

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 at the center of every part of our lives.

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 We want you to be the number one in that.

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 Because you're the fountain of life, Lord.

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 You're the source of all goodness.

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 You're the one who sees the end from the beginning.

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 You're the first and the last.

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 The galaxy is in your hands.

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 Our political situation is in your hands.

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 Our economic situation is in our hands.

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 Our relational situations are in your hands.

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 And you are good.

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 And you are faithful.

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 So we come to you this morning asking for more of you.

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 We want your face, not just your hand.

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 We're asking that you would teach us what it means to truly live by faith.

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 Rather than having one hand on you and one hand on our plans,

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 one hand on the comforts that we seek,

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 one hand on all the other things we chase after.

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 Lord, we want you to recenter us on you.

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 We want to pray right now for those who are discouraged.

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 Who feel discouraged by even your own choices and responses in this last week.

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 Discouraged by your lack of faith.

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 Discouraged that you gave in to porn again.

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 Discouraged you got angry again.

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 Discouraged that in your family relationships,

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 there's still things that haven't been solved.

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 Discouraged that sickness is still present in your body or in those you love.

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 Father, lift our eyes up to see you.

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 You're the God who lifts up the downcast.

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 Give us godly grit to get back up and see that you're the God of all hope,

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 who fills us abundantly with all hope.

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 We also want to pray, Father, for sons and daughters and their bazaar that's going on this week.

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 Lord, thank you so much for the 36 ladies who attended just the other day.

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 And Father, we ask for more.

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 We ask for those women who are so broken in so many ways

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 that they would experience your love through this time

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 in a far deeper and richer way than just through receiving some clothes, Lord.

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 Would you melt their defense mechanisms?

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 Would you open them up to see new hope in you?

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 Would you use Julie and the team to be a light to them over the coming days and weeks?

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 And would you develop really significant relationships even through this week?

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 Father, we want to pray for the Nepalese community in our city.

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 We live in a divided city which is divided along political lines,

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 but it's also divided ethnically and racially.

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 And we ask that you would restore a unity in this city.

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 We pray for the churches in Hong Kong,

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 that we would demonstrate and reflect the fact that in your gospel

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 you bring together people from every tribe, language, people group.

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 And Father, we thank you that in VBS this week

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 we have 10 Nepalese kids coming who don't know you.

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 Lord, we pray that you would be their hope.

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 We pray that they would come and see you this week

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 and them and their families would turn to you

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 and find hope in the living God.

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 And Father, we want to pray and thank you

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 for Janet and Charlie who got married just this last week.

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 We ask your blessing on them.

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 We pray that you would work through the challenges and the trials

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 with the visa process going through.

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 And Lord, we thank you for Dina and Hernando

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 that you have provided both of them with visas.

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 Lord, thank you that in the wait you are faithful

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 and we can trust you and you are good.

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 And we ask all these things knowing that you are a gracious, faithful God.

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 Amen.

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 So this morning we have a very exciting thing

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 that's going to happen this morning

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 because we have somebody who is going to be speaking to us

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 for the first time.

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 Gary is going to come and speak to us.

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 And part of one of the things that, yeah, let's have a, woo!

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 One of the things that as a community we want to be doing,

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 we're all about making disciples who then make other disciples.

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 And we want to be raising up other people within the congregation

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 to both preach and lead in all kinds of different ways.

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 And so this morning is just a great opportunity

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 and just really excited about Gary to do this.

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 Gary, if you don't know Gary, you should know Gary

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 because he's an amazing member of our community.

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 He's got two amazing kids,

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 one of whom has just been sent off,

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 Russell, to university in Canada.

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 He's been very involved with helping out,

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 serving with youth and with hospitality

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 in a whole load of different directions.

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 So I'm just really excited for Gary

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 to come and bring God's message to us this morning.

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 So I'm going to invite, first of all,

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 before Gary speaks to his Jefferson

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 to come and read God's word

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 and then we'll hear from Gary.

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 The scripture reading comes from Haggai chapter 2.

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 Please follow along and your bulletins are on the screen.

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 The seventh month on the 21st day of the month,

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 the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet.

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 Speak now to Zerubbabel, the son of Sheatiel,

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 the governor of Judah,

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 and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadech, the high priest,

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 and to all the remnant of the people,

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 and say,

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 Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory?

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 How do you see it now?

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 Is it not as nothing in your eyes?

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 Yet now be strong,

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 O Zerubbabel,

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 declares the Lord.

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 Be strong, O Joshua,

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 son of Jehozadech,

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 the high priest.

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 Be strong,

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 all you people of the land,

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 declares the Lord.

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 Work for I am with you,

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 declares the Lord of hosts,

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 according to the covenant that I made with you

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 when you came out of Egypt.

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 My spirit remains in your midst,

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 fear not.

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 For thus says the Lord of hosts,

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 yet once more,

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 in a little while,

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 I will shake the heavens and the earth,

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 and the sea,

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 and the dry land.

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 And I will shake all nations,

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 so that the treasures of all nations shall come in.

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 And I will fill this house of glory,

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 says the Lord of hosts.

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 The silver is mine,

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 and the gold is mine,

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 declares the Lord of hosts.

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 The latter glory of this house

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 shall be greater than the former,

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 says the Lord of hosts.

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 And in this place,

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 I will give peace,

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 declares the Lord of hosts.

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 This is the word of law.

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 Wow, what a privilege

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 to be able to share God's word with you today.

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 But before I start,

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 I just want to open with a word of prayer,

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 so please pray along with me.

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 Our God,

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 I just thank you for your word.

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 Your word,

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 which is as relevant today

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 as it was thousands of years ago.

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 And I just pray that as your word

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 comes to us today,

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 that I may not stand in the way of your word,

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 but that our hearts and our minds

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 will be open to receive your word.

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 Speak to us now, I pray.

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 In your precious name, amen.

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 So, the Old Testament,

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 if you're like me,

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 you might want to read the Bible

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 and you read the Old Testament,

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 you read the New Testament,

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 and sometimes you like the New Testament

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 a little bit better than the Old Testament.

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 Why is that?

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 Well, a lot of the times,

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 the New Testament's very easy to understand.

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 Little concepts just seem to come straightforward,

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 and you understand it pretty straightforward.

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 But even if you read the Old Testament,

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 you sort of see stories,

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 and you see things and some words,

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 and, you know,

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 you might not see that things come to you right away.

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 But what I've learned is

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 the Old Testament actually has its way of speaking to us.

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 It takes a little bit more work,

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 a little bit more thought,

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 and that's what we're going to see today.

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 We're going to continue on.

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 Last week, we started a four-week sermon

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 that Chris started on the book of Haggai.

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 And again, that's in the Old Testament.

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 And the book of Haggai

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 focuses last week's message

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 about rebuilding the temple of God.

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 And last week,

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 Chris preached about

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 how God's people are sort of busy

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 with rebuilding their own temples,

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 their own houses,

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 focusing on their own priorities

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 as opposed to building the temple of God.

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 So last week,

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 hopefully we were challenged

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 and thought,

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 well, let me not focus on my individual things,

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 my individual security,

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 my individual success,

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 my individual reputation,

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 but instead on God's temple,

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 which really is God's presence.

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 So hopefully last week,

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 we got challenged.

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 And maybe some of you felt that challenge

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 and said,

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 okay, I want to really focus

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 this week on having more

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 of God's presence in my life.

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 Whether that means opening my Bible

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 and doing a little bit more reading,

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 or maybe that's spending

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 a little bit more time in prayer,

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 or maybe just realizing

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 and realizing God's presence is around us.

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 A lot of times,

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 we start with good intentions.

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 And I think that's the way

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 the human body is.

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 We have great intentions.

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 We get motivated.

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 We hear something exciting.

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 We get on fire.

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 And then we want to do something.

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 The problem is,

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 it's sometimes hard to sustain it.

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 Because human nature,

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 it's very difficult

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 to keep on sustaining that momentum.

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 Sometimes we'll start off,

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 but we don't finish.

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 We start off high,

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 and we start to drop after that.

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 And what you're going to see this week,

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 in just chapter two,

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 you're going to see Haggai,

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 who talked last week,

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 as Chris shared with us,

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 excited the people.

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 Let's start building the temple of God.

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 And literally,

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 in Haggai,

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 from Haggai 1,

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 chapter 1,

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 to Haggai chapter 2,

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 one month later,

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 you start to hear rumblings

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 of saying this discouragement.

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 And they wanted to get excited

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 about building God's temple,

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 but now it's starting to rumble

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 and say,

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 I don't know if it's going

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 the way we thought it was going.

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 So,

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 let's,

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 God knows this.

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 The good thing about God

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 is He knows our human nature,

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 and He knows this,

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 which is why He gave us

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 Haggai chapter 2.

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 The thing is,

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 Satan also knows this.

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 And Satan's two most,

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 I call,

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 tactics that he uses

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 to disrupt our relationship

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 with God,

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 to separate us from God,

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 are pride

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 and discouragement.

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 Pride in terms of

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 just puffing us up,

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 or discouragement

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 and bringing us down.

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 And that's why God

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 gave us chapter 2

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 to really help us

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 overcome discouragement.

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 And when we talk

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 about discouragement,

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 it really is a feeling.

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 Here's the thing,

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 I actually struggle

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 with feelings.

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 Why?

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 Because I grew up

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 in a Chinese home.

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 In our Chinese home,

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 we don't talk about

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 feelings very much.

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 I don't know of your homes now.

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 It might be different nowadays,

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 but when I was growing up

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 as a child,

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 my parents never said,

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 I love you, son.

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 Right?

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 They were more focused.

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 I don't care how you feel.

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 I care about what you do,

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 what you accomplish.

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 That's what we care about,

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 not how you feel.

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 And feeling's a difficult subject

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 because, you know,

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 everybody's different.

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 We handle feelings different.

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 You have people who are shy.

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 You have people that are outgoing.

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 You have people that are sensitive.

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 You have people that are hard as rock.

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 So feelings are sometimes

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 difficult to talk about

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 with people

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 because you don't know

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 how they respond.

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 But I want us to take a look

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 at this picture

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 about feelings.

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 What do you sort of feel

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 when you see these pictures?

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 And today,

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 we're going to be talking

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 about discouragement.

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 And really,

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 discouragement

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 is the loss of confidence,

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 the loss of enthusiasm,

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 being disappointed,

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 being disheartened,

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 or even depression.

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 depression.

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 The World Health Organization

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 states that they believe

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 there's about 300 million people

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 in the world

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 that actually struggle

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 with depression.

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 So how do we overcome

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 this discouragement?

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 How do we overcome

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 this depression?

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 How do we press on?

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 How do we keep going?

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 Well, there's three main points.

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 I'm going to be covering

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 three main points today.

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 And those three main points

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 is, first of all,

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 be honest with ourself

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 and our situation.

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 Then as our scripture says,

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 be strong.

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 And in be strong,

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 there's three minor points.

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 Remembering that God is faithful.

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 I am with you

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 and by my spirit.

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 And three,

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 the third one is,

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 be aware

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 that a future house

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 more far glorious

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 is awaiting us.

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 So let's get started.

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 The first point

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 in overcoming discouragement,

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 being honest.

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 What does it mean

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 to be honest with ourself?

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 Well, if you look at verse 3

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 in our scripture passage today,

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 it says,

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 Who of you is left

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 who saw the house

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 in its former glory?

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 How does it look to you now?

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 Does it not seem like you

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 to you nothing?

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 So Haggai is asking

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 these questions

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 to the people of Israel

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 who were, again,

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 looking at rebuilding

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 this temple.

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 Now you've got to remember

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 what they were thinking about.

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 They just came

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 from seeing Solomon's temple

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 that was built

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 and where they had

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 God's presence

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 and that was destroyed.

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 Solomon's temple

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 stood there

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 for 400 years

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 in Jerusalem.

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 And during that time,

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 over half

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 of the Old Testament

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 was written

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 while they had

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 the Solomon of Temple,

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 the Temple of Solomon.

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 And if you see,

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 it was like

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 the crown jewel.

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 If you read the scriptures,

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 it talked about

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 Solomon's temple

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 being built

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 with the cedars

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 of Lebanon.

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 Gold-plated,

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 adorned,

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 huge,

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 something to be marveled at.

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 At one point,

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 there was 153,000

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 skilled laborers

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 working on Solomon's temple.

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 So you can imagine

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 how amazing it was

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 to have God's presence

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 in Solomon's temple

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 and where they were

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 worshiping God

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 in that temple.

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 And then all of a sudden,

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 these people

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 were rebuilding

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 the new temple.

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 And they saw the footprint

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 and they started

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 to compare.

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 And they said,

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 well, this temple

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 is not as glorious,

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 not as beautiful,

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 not as impressive

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 as what we used to have.

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 And those older people

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 that saw the past temple

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 that were comparing it

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 to this new temple

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 were starting to say,

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 what is the point

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 of even building

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 this temple?

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 And really,

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 how many of us

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 get discouraged

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 because we compare

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 to things

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 that we used to have

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 or think

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 that we should have

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 or things

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 that we've done

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 or things

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 that we should do?

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 Discouragement

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 can come in

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 just because

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 we compare.

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 And if we look

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 at our hearts,

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 we have to see,

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 are we comparing?

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 And because we're comparing

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 and thinking

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 we should have more

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 or thinking

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 we should do more,

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 we sort of get discouraged

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 as to what's the point

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 of even trying.

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 If we also think

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 of not just comparing

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 and how the power

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 of comparing

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 can prevent us

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 from doing

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 the things

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 that God has called us

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 to do,

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 but also being honest

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 with ourselves,

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 sometimes we get discouraged

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 by the speed

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 and the progress

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 of things

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 or the results

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 that we see.

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 Now,

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 speed is very important,

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 especially we talk about

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 here in Hong Kong.

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 Everything moves fast

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 in Hong Kong.

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 That's one thing

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 I learned coming here

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 11 years ago.

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 You walk a little bit faster.

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 You sort of,

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 when you sit down

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 in a restaurant,

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 you expect the service

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 to come a little faster.

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 When you're waiting

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 in the queue

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 for the ATM,

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 you expect the person

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 to punch in his code

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 very quickly.

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 You know,

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 so I understand

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 the speed

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 is very important,

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 but you can also imagine

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 if we are serving God,

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 and especially when

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 these people were in fire

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 to build God's temple,

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 they might be concerned

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 about how fast

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 that is being done.

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 The construction

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 of this temple

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 was being done

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 during the seventh month,

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 and during the seventh month,

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 there were a lot

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 of festivals

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 at that time.

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 And one of the rules

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 of during the festival time,

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 you cannot do work

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 during festivals.

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 There was the Feast of Trumpets

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 on the tenth day

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 of Atonement.

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 They also had

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 on the fifteenth day

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 the Feast of Booths,

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 where the whole population

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 of the Israelites

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 would move out

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 of their homes

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 and move into

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 leafy shelters

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 and for about that,

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 in memory

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 of the Exodus wanderings.

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 And for that whole month,

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 about half of the month

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 that they had,

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 they probably could not

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 do any work

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 on the temple.

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 So you can imagine

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 how some people

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 were probably frustrated

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 because they want

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 to build this temple.

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 They were on fire.

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 They said,

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 let's build this temple again.

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 And for half the month,

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 they couldn't work on it.

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 And they look at it

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 and say,

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 wow, it's not being,

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 it's not progressing

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 very quickly.

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 And sometimes,

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 ourselves,

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 we get discouraged

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 because of the speed

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 of how things are happening.

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 Right?

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 The rest of our life,

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 sometimes,

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 the rest of life

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 gets busy.

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 We get on fire

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 and we take up

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 this ministry

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 and we want to do

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 this good work,

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 but the rest of life

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 gets so busy

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 and we don't have time

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 to do it.

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 Whether it's our family

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 or work,

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 and suddenly you get

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 discouraged about the work

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 that you've taken on,

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 just nothing seems

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 to be accomplished.

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 If we look at that,

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 maybe individually,

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 we are praying

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 and earnestly wanting

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 God to change us,

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 but we don't see

00:19:41.020 --> 00:19:41.759
 that happening

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 very quickly.

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 Or corporately,

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 in our church,

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 maybe we get excited

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 by the 2020 vision

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 of 225,

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 and we try to share

00:19:51.560 --> 00:19:52.100
 the gospel,

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 but we look around

00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:53.640
 our sanctuary

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 and we still see

00:19:55.080 --> 00:19:55.780
 empty pews,

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 and we don't see

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 the results,

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 and we sort of

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 get discouraged

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 and say,

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 what's the point

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 of keep on trying?

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 But again,

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 what we're going

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 to see is that

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 if we first want

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 to overcome

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 this discouragement,

00:20:07.920 --> 00:20:08.920
 we have to be honest

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 with ourselves

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 and see what's

00:20:10.220 --> 00:20:11.519
 the present situation.

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 What's in our hearts?

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 What are we feeling?

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 What are we comparing?

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 And what are we

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 actually looking at?

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 That's the first point,

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 being honest

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 with ourselves.

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 The second point,

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 then,

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 is to be strong.

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 And when,

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 in the scriptures,

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 it says,

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 be strong,

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 the first part

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 I want to cover

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 is remember

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 that God is faithful.

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 Verse 4 says,

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 but now be strong,

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 Zerubbabel,

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 declares the Lord.

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 Be strong,

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 Joshua,

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 son of Jehozadak,

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 the high priest.

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 Be strong,

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 all you people

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 of the lands,

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 declares the Lord.

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 So when the Israelites

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 heard this from Haggai,

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 they would have recognized

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 the call to be strong.

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 Now,

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 the call to be strong

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 is quite unique

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 because it's mentioned

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 three times.

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 And it parallels

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 a passage

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 that we have seen

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 before in the past

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 because in 1st Joshua,

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 verses 5 to 9,

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 it also reads the same

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 where it says,

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 the Lord was speaking

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 to Moses

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 after he died.

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 Speaking to Joshua.

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 As I was with Moses,

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 so I will be with you.

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 I will never leave you

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 nor forsake you.

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 Be strong and courageous

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 because you will lead

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 these people

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 to inherit the lands

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 I swore to their ancestors

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 to give them.

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 Be strong and very courageous.

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 Be careful to obey

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 all the law

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 my servant Moses gave you.

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 Keep this book of the law

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 always on your lips.

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 Meditate it day and night

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 so that you may be careful

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 to do everything written in it.

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 Have I not commanded you?

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 Be strong and courageous.

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 These were the words

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 that God spoke to Joshua

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 to be strong and courageous

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 before the Israelites

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 were going to enter

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 into the promised land.

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 So the Israelites

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 would have recognized

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 that call to be strong

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 three times.

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 They would have seen

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 that parallel.

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 And what they would have

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 remembered

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 is how the Israelites

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 were about to enter

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 into the land of Canaan.

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 And they would have remembered

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 how the report said

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 that Canaan is beautiful

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 flowing with milk and honey.

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 But the people there

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 are big.

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 They're strong.

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 They're giants.

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 Their cities are fortified.

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 They have high walls.

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 So if we're going to go

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 into Canaan

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 it's going to be very difficult.

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 They're going to remember

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 the stories that were told

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 to them of what happened

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 to the Israelites

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 when they went into

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 the land of Canaan.

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 A few weeks ago

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 Kevin talked about

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 how the grandfathers

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 would sit together

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 with everybody over dinner

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 and talk about the stories

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 of what the Israelites

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 went through.

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 And they would have shared

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 the stories of David

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 and Goliath.

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 How a shepherd boy

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 could defeat a giant

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 in the Philistine army.

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 They would have shared

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 the stories

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 about the fall of Jericho.

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 How the Israelites

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 marched around

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 the city of Jericho.

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 A fortified wall

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 six times.

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 And on the seventh time

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 blew some trumpets

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 and made a lot of shouting.

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 And suddenly

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 these great walls

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 sort of crumbled and fell.

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 they would have remembered

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 how God was faithful

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 to them

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 and how God

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 helped them

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 through their most

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 difficult time.

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 It's so easy though

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 to forget

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 God's faithfulness

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 because it's easy

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 to forget

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 and let discouragement

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 creep in.

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 It's human nature.

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 It's human nature

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 to forget about

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 things that we know

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 and to just focus

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 on what we're feeling

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 and dealing with

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 right now.

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 And a lot of times

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 we can sort of

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 think well

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 the Israelites

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 should have known.

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 They were just

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 let out of Egypt.

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 They saw the plagues.

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 They saw the sea

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 wide open.

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 Why should they

00:23:52.860 --> 00:23:53.400
 be discouraged?

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 All the stories

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 that they went through

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 they should know

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 that God

00:23:56.840 --> 00:23:57.960
 should be faithful.

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 Aren't these Israelites

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 silly

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 to forget that?

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 But again

00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:04.720
 I think we can also

00:24:04.720 --> 00:24:05.580
 fall into that

00:24:05.580 --> 00:24:06.420
 same trap

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 because if we look

00:24:07.880 --> 00:24:08.740
 at everything we know

00:24:08.740 --> 00:24:09.500
 from the scriptures

00:24:09.500 --> 00:24:10.100
 today

00:24:10.099 --> 00:24:11.599
 how Jesus died

00:24:11.599 --> 00:24:12.319
 on the cross

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 and how he was risen

00:24:13.439 --> 00:24:13.819
 again

00:24:13.819 --> 00:24:15.000
 don't you think

00:24:15.000 --> 00:24:16.099
 the God that can

00:24:16.099 --> 00:24:16.919
 overcome death

00:24:16.919 --> 00:24:17.599
 can help us

00:24:17.599 --> 00:24:18.639
 in all of our situations?

00:24:19.359 --> 00:24:20.299
 Don't we think

00:24:20.299 --> 00:24:21.419
 the God who died

00:24:21.419 --> 00:24:22.099
 on the cross

00:24:22.099 --> 00:24:23.419
 and freed us

00:24:23.419 --> 00:24:24.119
 from all sin

00:24:24.119 --> 00:24:25.259
 can overcome sin

00:24:25.259 --> 00:24:26.279
 even in our lives

00:24:26.279 --> 00:24:26.619
 today?

00:24:27.299 --> 00:24:28.899
 So it's very easy

00:24:28.899 --> 00:24:30.459
 for this discouragement

00:24:30.459 --> 00:24:31.419
 to take over.

00:24:32.579 --> 00:24:33.439
 Sometimes we just

00:24:33.439 --> 00:24:34.099
 don't remember

00:24:34.099 --> 00:24:35.199
 God's faithfulness.

00:24:35.899 --> 00:24:36.819
 We don't remember

00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.539
 what is written

00:24:37.539 --> 00:24:38.240
 in the Bible.

00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:39.420
 but sometimes

00:24:39.420 --> 00:24:40.180
 we don't also

00:24:40.180 --> 00:24:41.259
 just need to rely

00:24:41.259 --> 00:24:41.900
 on what's written

00:24:41.900 --> 00:24:42.480
 in the Bible.

00:24:43.339 --> 00:24:44.420
 Even if we look

00:24:44.420 --> 00:24:45.640
 at our own lives

00:24:45.640 --> 00:24:47.059
 I'm sure we have

00:24:47.059 --> 00:24:48.420
 our own stories.

00:24:49.299 --> 00:24:50.420
 Our own stories

00:24:50.420 --> 00:24:51.720
 of God's faithfulness

00:24:51.720 --> 00:24:52.339
 in our life.

00:24:52.940 --> 00:24:53.859
 How maybe

00:24:53.859 --> 00:24:54.980
 someone's lost

00:24:54.980 --> 00:24:55.599
 their job

00:24:55.599 --> 00:24:56.559
 and God was faithful

00:24:56.559 --> 00:24:57.259
 and gave them

00:24:57.259 --> 00:24:57.980
 another job

00:24:57.980 --> 00:24:58.759
 or had an even

00:24:58.759 --> 00:24:59.700
 better opportunity

00:24:59.700 --> 00:25:00.180
 for them.

00:25:01.079 --> 00:25:01.960
 Maybe how

00:25:01.960 --> 00:25:03.180
 we were

00:25:03.180 --> 00:25:04.019
 discouraged

00:25:04.019 --> 00:25:05.319
 and we didn't know

00:25:05.319 --> 00:25:05.980
 how we were going

00:25:05.980 --> 00:25:06.940
 to pay this bill

00:25:06.940 --> 00:25:08.120
 but all of a sudden

00:25:08.120 --> 00:25:09.460
 we've got some money

00:25:09.460 --> 00:25:10.180
 from somewhere

00:25:10.180 --> 00:25:11.319
 and we were able

00:25:11.319 --> 00:25:12.299
 to overcome that.

00:25:12.920 --> 00:25:13.860
 Again there's many

00:25:13.860 --> 00:25:15.579
 stories in our lives

00:25:15.579 --> 00:25:16.440
 in our friends lives

00:25:16.440 --> 00:25:17.500
 in our family's lives

00:25:17.500 --> 00:25:18.519
 where God has shown

00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:19.420
 that he is faithful

00:25:19.420 --> 00:25:21.039
 that we can remember.

00:25:22.220 --> 00:25:22.880
 But you know

00:25:22.880 --> 00:25:24.599
 this call

00:25:24.599 --> 00:25:25.539
 to be strong

00:25:25.539 --> 00:25:26.940
 is not just

00:25:26.940 --> 00:25:27.720
 the call

00:25:27.720 --> 00:25:29.400
 to just toughen up.

00:25:29.900 --> 00:25:30.819
 It's a call

00:25:30.819 --> 00:25:31.559
 it's a fight

00:25:31.559 --> 00:25:32.319
 to remember

00:25:32.319 --> 00:25:33.660
 God's faithfulness

00:25:33.660 --> 00:25:35.460
 and to persevere

00:25:35.460 --> 00:25:36.740
 so that we can

00:25:36.740 --> 00:25:37.940
 continue to do

00:25:37.940 --> 00:25:39.019
 what he called

00:25:39.019 --> 00:25:39.660
 us to do.

00:25:40.220 --> 00:25:41.040
 And that call

00:25:41.040 --> 00:25:42.220
 is to worship him

00:25:42.220 --> 00:25:43.779
 and to serve him.

00:25:45.000 --> 00:25:46.660
 Point number B

00:25:46.660 --> 00:25:48.460
 to be strong

00:25:48.460 --> 00:25:50.100
 is I am with you.

00:25:51.000 --> 00:25:51.940
 Verse 4 says

00:25:51.940 --> 00:25:52.800
 be strong

00:25:52.800 --> 00:25:53.800
 all you people

00:25:53.800 --> 00:25:54.400
 of the land

00:25:54.400 --> 00:25:55.279
 declares the Lord

00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:56.080
 and work

00:25:56.080 --> 00:25:58.259
 for I am with you

00:25:58.259 --> 00:25:59.240
 declares the Lord

00:25:59.240 --> 00:25:59.680
 Almighty.

00:26:00.680 --> 00:26:01.840
 Do we remember

00:26:01.840 --> 00:26:03.220
 who this God is

00:26:03.220 --> 00:26:03.900
 that says

00:26:03.900 --> 00:26:04.519
 he is going

00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:05.559
 to be with us?

00:26:06.440 --> 00:26:07.019
 This God

00:26:07.019 --> 00:26:07.940
 is the creator

00:26:07.940 --> 00:26:09.380
 the almighty

00:26:09.380 --> 00:26:10.339
 powerful God

00:26:10.339 --> 00:26:11.140
 the designer

00:26:11.140 --> 00:26:12.299
 of the universe

00:26:12.299 --> 00:26:13.539
 who says

00:26:13.539 --> 00:26:15.019
 he will not forsake us.

00:26:15.900 --> 00:26:17.860
 When we follow him

00:26:17.860 --> 00:26:19.339
 and things get difficult

00:26:19.339 --> 00:26:20.779
 whether it's

00:26:20.779 --> 00:26:21.720
 sharing the gospel

00:26:21.720 --> 00:26:22.740
 with your colleagues

00:26:22.740 --> 00:26:23.480
 or friends

00:26:23.480 --> 00:26:25.180
 or even family members

00:26:25.180 --> 00:26:26.539
 or even your parents

00:26:26.539 --> 00:26:28.600
 maybe it's parenting

00:26:28.600 --> 00:26:30.100
 and you have kids

00:26:30.100 --> 00:26:30.559
 and you see

00:26:30.559 --> 00:26:30.860
 it's

00:26:30.860 --> 00:26:32.140
 this is impossible

00:26:32.140 --> 00:26:33.560
 I don't see how

00:26:33.560 --> 00:26:34.600
 my children

00:26:34.600 --> 00:26:35.600
 are not listening to me

00:26:35.600 --> 00:26:36.340
 we're arguing

00:26:36.340 --> 00:26:37.220
 all the time

00:26:37.220 --> 00:26:38.820
 I'm ashamed

00:26:38.820 --> 00:26:39.840
 of what the words

00:26:39.840 --> 00:26:40.780
 that flow out

00:26:40.780 --> 00:26:41.720
 in our discussions

00:26:41.720 --> 00:26:42.900
 and we don't see

00:26:42.900 --> 00:26:43.420
 any hope

00:26:43.420 --> 00:26:45.160
 maybe it's in health

00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:45.780
 or sickness

00:26:45.780 --> 00:26:46.680
 and we have somebody

00:26:46.680 --> 00:26:47.400
 who's overcoming

00:26:47.400 --> 00:26:47.840
 a sickness

00:26:47.840 --> 00:26:49.160
 and we just seem

00:26:49.160 --> 00:26:50.560
 like there's no hope

00:26:50.560 --> 00:26:52.300
 and it gets so difficult

00:26:52.300 --> 00:26:53.220
 and we say

00:26:53.220 --> 00:26:54.120
 what are we supposed

00:26:54.120 --> 00:26:54.600
 to do?

00:26:54.820 --> 00:26:55.880
 You don't understand

00:26:55.880 --> 00:26:57.520
 the amount of pain

00:26:57.520 --> 00:26:58.520
 the amount of suffering

00:26:58.520 --> 00:26:59.480
 that I'm going through

00:26:59.480 --> 00:27:01.099
 how can I not

00:27:01.099 --> 00:27:01.960
 be discouraged?

00:27:03.400 --> 00:27:04.680
 Well I remember

00:27:04.680 --> 00:27:06.200
 a poem

00:27:06.200 --> 00:27:07.039
 and again

00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:08.059
 growing up

00:27:08.059 --> 00:27:09.319
 in the 80s

00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:10.079
 and being a Christian

00:27:10.079 --> 00:27:10.960
 there was a poem

00:27:10.960 --> 00:27:12.400
 and there was a thing

00:27:12.400 --> 00:27:12.620
 called

00:27:12.620 --> 00:27:13.640
 Sands in the Footprint

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 and this poem

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 talked about

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 one night

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 that a person

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 had a dream

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 and across the dark sky

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 flashed scenes

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 of my life

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 for each scene

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 I noticed

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 there was two sets

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 of footprints

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 in the sand

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 one belonging

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 to me

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 and one set

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 of footprints

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 belonging to my Lord

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 I looked back

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 at the footprints

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 in the sand

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 and I noticed

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 that at many times

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 along the path

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 of my life

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 especially at the

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 very lowest

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 and saddest times

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 there was only

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 one set of footprints

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 this really troubled me

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 so I asked

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 the Lord about it

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 I don't understand

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 God

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 when I needed you

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 the most

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 you said

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 you would never

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 leave me

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 he whispered

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 my precious child

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 I love you

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 and will never

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 leave you

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 never ever

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 during your trials

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 and testing

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 when you saw

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 only one set

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 of footprints

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 it was then

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 that I carried you

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 so during

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 the most

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 difficult times

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 sometimes

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 all we are

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 going to get

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 is I am

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 with you

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 I am

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 with you

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 the almighty

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 God

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 is with us

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 isn't that enough

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 isn't this creator

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 of the universe

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 saying that he is

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 with us

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 through the most

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 difficult

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 the most troubling

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 time

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 isn't that enough

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 but you might say

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 then do I still

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 just have to grin

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 and bear it

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 Gary

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 be strong

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 I know

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 God is faithful

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 I know

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 he is with me

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 do I just

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 grin and bear it

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 point three

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 or see

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 it says

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 by my spirit

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 verse five

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 says

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 this is what

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 I coveted

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 with you

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 when you came

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 out of Egypt

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 and my spirit

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 remains among you

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 do not fear

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 the Holy Spirit

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 is with us

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 we don't need

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 to fear

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 but you might

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 wonder

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 what does it

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 mean

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 what does it

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 look like

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 to have the

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 Holy Spirit

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 with us

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 what does it

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 mean that

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 the spirit

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 is with us

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 well we get

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 some glimpses

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 of that

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 from the scripture

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 again

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 Acts chapter 2

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 talked about

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 the Holy Spirit

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 coming down

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 from heaven

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 onto the disciples

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 and onto the people

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 and they're

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 talking in different

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 tongues

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 and being able

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 to be on fire

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 and just so motivated

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 we get some glimpses

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 of that

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 but I think

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 the real picture

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 of when the Holy Spirit

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 is with us

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 is when we realize

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 that we are weak

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 that we can find

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 strength in God

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 and not in ourselves

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 through our weakness

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 when we fix

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 our eyes on him

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 and meditate

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 on God

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 and see

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 the type of God

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 who is with us

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 and how he can face

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 and we can face

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 any situation

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 in front of us

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 and that's how

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 we have the hope

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 and power

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 to keep on going

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 Zechariah 4.6

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 says

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 this is the word

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 of the Lord

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 to Zerubbabel

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 not by might

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 nor by power

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 but my spirit

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 says the Lord

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 of hosts

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 now this

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 verse is supposed

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 to be comforting

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 I know

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 but I also find

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 it difficulty

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 in it

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 because

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 our human nature

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 is to be

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 self-sufficient

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 this verse

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 says

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 not by power

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 not by might

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 but by my spirit

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 but when I look

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 at situations

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 guess what I want

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 to do

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 I don't want

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 to use

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 the spirit

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 I want to use

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 my might

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 I want to use

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 my control

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 my ability

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 my reasoning

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 how can I solve

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 this problem

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 how can I overcome

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 this

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 right

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 but maybe

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 God is putting

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 us through this

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 so that we can

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 learn to depend

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 on him

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 to depend

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 on his spirit

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 we don't have

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 to do this

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 with our own

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 strength

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 God's going

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 to give us

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 his spirit

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 and when we

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 focus and fix

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 our eyes on him

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 and that strength

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 is with us

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 he will really

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 allow us

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 to trust in him

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 to lean on him

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 to really give him

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 control

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 and not to control

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 things ourselves

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 and isn't it

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 comforting to know

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 that this creator

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 this almighty God

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 can redeem

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 any situation

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 do we doubt

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 his intent

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 his power

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 this is the same

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 God that created

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 us

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 our bodies

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 if you want to see

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 how good and powerful

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 a creator is

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 can you imagine

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 designing

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 and building

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 something today

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 like the human body

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 just think about

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 the digestive system

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 how complex

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 the way

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 having the enzymes

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 having the different

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 parts

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 the pancreas

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 and its role

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 the stomach

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 and then when you

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 think about

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 the nervous system

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 how did God

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 design the nervous

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 system

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 synapses

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 that we're able

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 to transfer

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 everything through

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 from feeling

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 up into the brain

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 think about DNA

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 talk about programming

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 by Pascal

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 or by

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 object oriented

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 programming

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 God programmed

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 with DNA

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 DNA

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 and how he is able

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 to encode

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 how every

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 each cell

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 is going to

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 respond

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 based on that

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 DNA

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 this is the God

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 that we are

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 are worshipping

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 he's in control

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 he can design

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 things

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 there's nothing

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 that he cannot

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 do

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 if we ever

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 in doubt

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 think about

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 the universe

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 think about

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 how it's spinning

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 out of control

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 and how fast

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 it's traveling

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 God is in control

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 of all of this

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 so we can be

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 confident in God

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 because in verse 8

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 it says

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 the silver is mine

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 and the gold is mine

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 declares the Lord

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 of hosts

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 what that means

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 is all the resources

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 in the earth

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 are his

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 they're at his

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 disposal

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 for us

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 to help us

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 overcome any

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 situation

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 to help us

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 persevere

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 because they are

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 his

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 even though

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 they may be

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 in the possessions

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 of kingdoms

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 governments

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 business people

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 they ultimately

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 belong to our God

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 and they are

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 at his disposal

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 this is why

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 we want to be

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 strong and persevere

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 so that we can

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 place God

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 and the worship

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 of him

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 at the center

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 of our lives

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 and this is what

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 the temple

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 in the Old Testament

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 is all about

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 this idea of just

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 it's not more than

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 it's a lot more

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 than just the building

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 we persevere

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 because this is what

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 God calls us to do

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 to keep sharing

00:33:58.700 --> 00:33:59.279
 the gospel

00:33:59.279 --> 00:34:01.859
 to keep loving

00:34:01.859 --> 00:34:03.039
 our CG members

00:34:03.039 --> 00:34:04.659
 to keep meeting

00:34:04.659 --> 00:34:05.240
 up with him

00:34:05.240 --> 00:34:07.039
 to keep fighting

00:34:07.039 --> 00:34:07.500
 sin

00:34:07.500 --> 00:34:08.699
 because we know

00:34:08.699 --> 00:34:09.960
 the power to change

00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:10.860
 is in God's hand

00:34:10.860 --> 00:34:12.719
 we can trust him

00:34:12.719 --> 00:34:14.199
 because he's with us

00:34:14.199 --> 00:34:15.699
 that's how

00:34:15.699 --> 00:34:16.659
 we can be strong

00:34:16.659 --> 00:34:19.179
 the last point

00:34:19.179 --> 00:34:21.500
 is be aware

00:34:21.500 --> 00:34:23.239
 be aware

00:34:23.239 --> 00:34:24.380
 that a future

00:34:24.380 --> 00:34:25.699
 house of glory

00:34:25.699 --> 00:34:27.519
 verse 9 says

00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:28.679
 the latter glory

00:34:28.679 --> 00:34:29.639
 of this house

00:34:29.639 --> 00:34:30.980
 shall be greater

00:34:30.980 --> 00:34:31.839
 than the former

00:34:31.839 --> 00:34:32.759
 says the Lord

00:34:32.759 --> 00:34:33.359
 of hosts

00:34:33.359 --> 00:34:35.939
 this references

00:34:35.939 --> 00:34:37.460
 the coming glory

00:34:37.460 --> 00:34:38.679
 of the temple

00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:40.299
 and we're talking

00:34:40.299 --> 00:34:41.039
 about the temple

00:34:41.039 --> 00:34:42.339
 we know the temple

00:34:42.339 --> 00:34:43.039
 yes it's talking

00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:44.039
 about an old building

00:34:44.039 --> 00:34:45.359
 where God's presence

00:34:45.359 --> 00:34:46.099
 used to be

00:34:46.099 --> 00:34:47.960
 but in John chapter 2

00:34:47.960 --> 00:34:48.960
 Jesus references

00:34:48.960 --> 00:34:49.859
 the temple

00:34:49.859 --> 00:34:51.000
 as Jesus'

00:34:51.439 --> 00:34:52.439
 body himself

00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:54.260
 when Jesus clears

00:34:54.260 --> 00:34:54.740
 the temple

00:34:54.740 --> 00:34:55.179
 in John

00:34:55.179 --> 00:34:56.200
 he says in chapter 2

00:34:56.200 --> 00:34:56.920
 verse 19

00:34:56.920 --> 00:34:58.340
 Jesus answered them

00:34:58.340 --> 00:35:00.019
 destroy this temple

00:35:00.019 --> 00:35:01.340
 and in three days

00:35:01.340 --> 00:35:02.539
 I will raise it up

00:35:02.539 --> 00:35:03.880
 the Jews said

00:35:03.880 --> 00:35:05.639
 it's taken 46 years

00:35:05.639 --> 00:35:06.599
 to build this temple

00:35:06.599 --> 00:35:07.940
 and you will raise it up

00:35:07.940 --> 00:35:08.720
 in three days

00:35:08.720 --> 00:35:10.380
 but he was speaking

00:35:10.380 --> 00:35:11.300
 about the temple

00:35:11.300 --> 00:35:12.300
 of his body

00:35:12.300 --> 00:35:14.920
 so when they were

00:35:14.920 --> 00:35:17.019
 building this lowly temple

00:35:17.019 --> 00:35:18.639
 compared to Solomon's temple

00:35:18.639 --> 00:35:21.239
 could they have ever imagined

00:35:21.239 --> 00:35:23.239
 that 500 years later

00:35:23.239 --> 00:35:24.779
 Jesus was going to come

00:35:24.779 --> 00:35:26.960
 and be the next temple

00:35:26.960 --> 00:35:28.179
 that was going to be rebuilt

00:35:28.179 --> 00:35:30.059
 and with his temple

00:35:30.059 --> 00:35:31.039
 his body

00:35:31.039 --> 00:35:32.539
 that was going to be broken

00:35:32.539 --> 00:35:34.039
 and with that

00:35:34.039 --> 00:35:35.219
 bringing the forgiveness

00:35:35.219 --> 00:35:36.019
 of sins

00:35:36.019 --> 00:35:37.259
 and the repairing

00:35:37.259 --> 00:35:38.199
 of the relationship

00:35:38.199 --> 00:35:38.839
 with God

00:35:38.839 --> 00:35:40.879
 because in the past

00:35:40.879 --> 00:35:42.819
 before Jesus' body

00:35:42.819 --> 00:35:43.480
 and the temple

00:35:43.480 --> 00:35:44.599
 they just had

00:35:44.599 --> 00:35:45.599
 a physical building

00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:47.039
 where God's presence

00:35:47.039 --> 00:35:47.500
 was in

00:35:47.500 --> 00:35:48.940
 and in order

00:35:48.940 --> 00:35:50.579
 to come to God

00:35:50.579 --> 00:35:51.800
 to have communion

00:35:51.800 --> 00:35:52.420
 with God

00:35:52.420 --> 00:35:53.500
 they had to have

00:35:53.500 --> 00:35:54.380
 the high priests

00:35:54.380 --> 00:35:54.900
 come in

00:35:54.900 --> 00:35:56.559
 and they had to have

00:35:56.559 --> 00:35:57.400
 sacrifices

00:35:57.400 --> 00:35:58.820
 and the Christians

00:35:58.820 --> 00:35:59.579
 at that time

00:35:59.579 --> 00:36:00.619
 or the Israelites

00:36:00.619 --> 00:36:01.300
 at that time

00:36:01.300 --> 00:36:02.260
 could only look

00:36:02.260 --> 00:36:03.079
 from the outside

00:36:03.079 --> 00:36:05.199
 and see God was there

00:36:05.199 --> 00:36:05.900
 but they couldn't

00:36:05.900 --> 00:36:07.119
 really get close to him

00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:10.139
 but then

00:36:10.139 --> 00:36:11.619
 because they had

00:36:11.619 --> 00:36:12.639
 the need of the high priest

00:36:12.639 --> 00:36:13.760
 because they had to have

00:36:13.760 --> 00:36:14.739
 the atonement

00:36:14.739 --> 00:36:17.279
 but this new glory

00:36:17.279 --> 00:36:18.179
 was going to be

00:36:18.179 --> 00:36:19.039
 so much better

00:36:19.039 --> 00:36:19.939
 than that former

00:36:19.939 --> 00:36:22.159
 in most religions

00:36:22.159 --> 00:36:24.159
 normally you have

00:36:24.159 --> 00:36:24.619
 a God

00:36:24.619 --> 00:36:25.779
 that is far apart

00:36:25.779 --> 00:36:26.939
 and you have

00:36:26.939 --> 00:36:27.659
 worshipers

00:36:27.659 --> 00:36:29.679
 you don't have

00:36:29.679 --> 00:36:30.000
 a God

00:36:30.000 --> 00:36:31.279
 that comes down

00:36:31.279 --> 00:36:32.139
 and reaches

00:36:32.139 --> 00:36:33.279
 and comes down

00:36:33.279 --> 00:36:33.959
 to the people

00:36:33.959 --> 00:36:34.979
 or you have

00:36:34.979 --> 00:36:36.059
 to do things

00:36:36.059 --> 00:36:36.699
 to prove

00:36:36.699 --> 00:36:37.399
 you're worthy

00:36:37.399 --> 00:36:38.339
 of that God

00:36:38.339 --> 00:36:39.639
 the worthy

00:36:39.639 --> 00:36:40.799
 to be in his presence

00:36:40.799 --> 00:36:41.719
 worthy

00:36:41.719 --> 00:36:42.379
 to be able

00:36:42.379 --> 00:36:43.980
 to be a part

00:36:43.980 --> 00:36:44.739
 or worship him

00:36:44.739 --> 00:36:45.299
 or to have him

00:36:45.299 --> 00:36:45.939
 as our God

00:36:45.939 --> 00:36:47.719
 but when we talk

00:36:47.719 --> 00:36:48.819
 about our religion

00:36:48.819 --> 00:36:50.439
 this Israel

00:36:50.439 --> 00:36:51.599
 Israel did not

00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:52.659
 God himself

00:36:52.659 --> 00:36:53.919
 instead of saying

00:36:53.919 --> 00:36:55.059
 up in heaven

00:36:55.059 --> 00:36:55.859
 came down

00:36:55.859 --> 00:36:56.919
 in the form of Jesus

00:36:56.919 --> 00:36:58.679
 to give full access

00:36:58.679 --> 00:36:59.259
 to him

00:36:59.259 --> 00:37:01.359
 Jesus temple

00:37:01.359 --> 00:37:02.639
 at that time

00:37:02.639 --> 00:37:03.339
 no one could have

00:37:03.339 --> 00:37:03.819
 imagined

00:37:03.819 --> 00:37:04.959
 what was about

00:37:04.959 --> 00:37:05.419
 to happen

00:37:05.419 --> 00:37:06.099
 in the future

00:37:06.099 --> 00:37:07.159
 can you imagine

00:37:07.159 --> 00:37:08.219
 even the disciples

00:37:08.219 --> 00:37:08.859
 with him

00:37:08.859 --> 00:37:11.279
 seeing Jesus

00:37:11.280 --> 00:37:12.920
 seeing him crucified

00:37:12.920 --> 00:37:14.460
 could not imagine

00:37:14.460 --> 00:37:16.120
 the future glory

00:37:16.120 --> 00:37:17.019
 of his temple

00:37:17.019 --> 00:37:19.260
 look at today

00:37:19.260 --> 00:37:20.440
 if you remember

00:37:20.440 --> 00:37:21.340
 we were at

00:37:21.340 --> 00:37:22.460
 a small building

00:37:22.460 --> 00:37:23.320
 being rebuilt

00:37:23.320 --> 00:37:25.140
 thousands of years ago

00:37:25.140 --> 00:37:26.340
 to today

00:37:26.340 --> 00:37:27.620
 what's God's temple

00:37:27.620 --> 00:37:28.420
 look like today

00:37:28.420 --> 00:37:30.320
 we have churches

00:37:30.320 --> 00:37:31.860
 all around the world

00:37:31.860 --> 00:37:32.580
 worshiping

00:37:32.580 --> 00:37:35.480
 in all types

00:37:35.480 --> 00:37:36.060
 of languages

00:37:36.060 --> 00:37:37.660
 just like this today

00:37:37.660 --> 00:37:39.320
 look at how

00:37:39.320 --> 00:37:40.019
 glorious

00:37:40.019 --> 00:37:40.860
 his temple

00:37:40.860 --> 00:37:41.539
 has become

00:37:41.539 --> 00:37:42.860
 from a small

00:37:42.860 --> 00:37:43.480
 building

00:37:43.480 --> 00:37:45.039
 to where

00:37:45.039 --> 00:37:45.880
 now people

00:37:45.880 --> 00:37:46.599
 can worship

00:37:46.599 --> 00:37:47.239
 God

00:37:47.239 --> 00:37:48.400
 and to have

00:37:48.400 --> 00:37:48.880
 communion

00:37:48.880 --> 00:37:49.699
 with God

00:37:49.699 --> 00:37:50.820
 all around

00:37:50.820 --> 00:37:51.400
 the world

00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:52.400
 and to be able

00:37:52.400 --> 00:37:53.099
 to draw strength

00:37:53.099 --> 00:37:53.539
 with God

00:37:53.539 --> 00:37:54.119
 isn't that

00:37:54.119 --> 00:37:55.039
 a beautiful sight

00:37:55.039 --> 00:37:56.940
 fast forward

00:37:56.940 --> 00:37:57.960
 to where we

00:37:57.960 --> 00:37:59.199
 think it's going

00:37:59.199 --> 00:38:00.300
 there's even

00:38:00.300 --> 00:38:01.099
 more of a

00:38:01.099 --> 00:38:01.940
 glorious temple

00:38:01.940 --> 00:38:02.679
 that is waiting

00:38:02.679 --> 00:38:03.259
 for us

00:38:03.259 --> 00:38:04.920
 because God

00:38:04.920 --> 00:38:05.519
 didn't want

00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:06.019
 his people

00:38:06.019 --> 00:38:06.659
 to be discouraged

00:38:06.659 --> 00:38:07.239
 he wanted

00:38:07.239 --> 00:38:08.079
 to give access

00:38:08.079 --> 00:38:08.539
 to him

00:38:08.539 --> 00:38:09.519
 so that we

00:38:09.519 --> 00:38:09.980
 don't have

00:38:09.980 --> 00:38:10.440
 to be

00:38:10.440 --> 00:38:11.079
 discouraged

00:38:11.079 --> 00:38:11.659
 but we can

00:38:11.659 --> 00:38:12.099
 feel his

00:38:12.099 --> 00:38:12.460
 presence

00:38:12.460 --> 00:38:12.880
 with us

00:38:12.880 --> 00:38:13.259
 always

00:38:13.259 --> 00:38:15.099
 but here's

00:38:15.099 --> 00:38:15.579
 the funny thing

00:38:15.579 --> 00:38:15.940
 so we had

00:38:15.940 --> 00:38:16.420
 a temple

00:38:16.420 --> 00:38:16.960
 we had

00:38:16.960 --> 00:38:17.299
 God

00:38:17.299 --> 00:38:17.579
 in our

00:38:17.579 --> 00:38:17.900
 presence

00:38:17.900 --> 00:38:18.400
 then you

00:38:18.400 --> 00:38:18.619
 had

00:38:18.619 --> 00:38:19.340
 sort of

00:38:19.340 --> 00:38:19.840
 Jesus

00:38:19.840 --> 00:38:20.219
 come

00:38:20.219 --> 00:38:20.500
 and be

00:38:20.500 --> 00:38:21.000
 with us

00:38:21.000 --> 00:38:21.559
 and then

00:38:21.559 --> 00:38:21.980
 we had

00:38:21.980 --> 00:38:22.139
 him

00:38:22.139 --> 00:38:22.579
 crucified

00:38:22.579 --> 00:38:23.079
 and then

00:38:23.079 --> 00:38:23.279
 we had

00:38:23.279 --> 00:38:23.559
 the Holy

00:38:23.559 --> 00:38:24.019
 Spirit

00:38:24.019 --> 00:38:24.880
 so then

00:38:24.880 --> 00:38:25.219
 we had

00:38:25.219 --> 00:38:25.559
 Jesus

00:38:25.559 --> 00:38:26.139
 with us

00:38:26.139 --> 00:38:26.759
 but you

00:38:26.759 --> 00:38:27.039
 know what

00:38:27.039 --> 00:38:27.519
 the new

00:38:27.519 --> 00:38:27.900
 temple

00:38:27.900 --> 00:38:28.279
 is

00:38:28.279 --> 00:38:29.279
 the funny

00:38:29.279 --> 00:38:29.739
 twist

00:38:29.739 --> 00:38:30.199
 of things

00:38:30.199 --> 00:38:30.480
 that are

00:38:30.480 --> 00:38:30.840
 happening

00:38:30.840 --> 00:38:31.139
 now

00:38:31.139 --> 00:38:31.699
 that we

00:38:31.699 --> 00:38:32.039
 could have

00:38:32.039 --> 00:38:32.319
 never

00:38:32.319 --> 00:38:32.860
 imagined

00:38:32.860 --> 00:38:33.920
 is now

00:38:33.920 --> 00:38:34.980
 we become

00:38:34.980 --> 00:38:36.079
 the temple

00:38:36.079 --> 00:38:37.639
 of God

00:38:37.639 --> 00:38:38.779
 because

00:38:38.779 --> 00:38:39.299
 Jesus

00:38:39.299 --> 00:38:40.019
 comes

00:38:40.019 --> 00:38:40.619
 inside

00:38:40.619 --> 00:38:41.159
 of us

00:38:41.159 --> 00:38:42.679
 it says

00:38:42.679 --> 00:38:43.139
 we are

00:38:43.139 --> 00:38:43.559
 now the

00:38:43.559 --> 00:38:44.119
 location

00:38:44.119 --> 00:38:45.079
 of God's

00:38:45.079 --> 00:38:46.299
 presence

00:38:46.299 --> 00:38:47.819
 can you

00:38:47.819 --> 00:38:48.299
 imagine

00:38:48.299 --> 00:38:48.819
 what that

00:38:48.819 --> 00:38:49.179
 means

00:38:49.179 --> 00:38:50.400
 just think

00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:51.059
 about that

00:38:51.059 --> 00:38:52.179
 before this

00:38:52.179 --> 00:38:52.500
 God

00:38:52.500 --> 00:38:52.879
 that used

00:38:52.879 --> 00:38:53.239
 to be

00:38:53.239 --> 00:38:53.779
 in heaven

00:38:53.779 --> 00:38:54.779
 so separated

00:38:54.779 --> 00:38:56.059
 then he

00:38:56.059 --> 00:38:56.619
 came down

00:38:56.619 --> 00:38:56.920
 in a

00:38:56.920 --> 00:38:57.199
 physical

00:38:57.199 --> 00:38:57.639
 building

00:38:57.639 --> 00:38:59.179
 then he

00:38:59.179 --> 00:38:59.539
 came in

00:38:59.539 --> 00:38:59.940
 the form

00:38:59.940 --> 00:39:00.440
 of Jesus

00:39:00.440 --> 00:39:02.199
 and now

00:39:02.199 --> 00:39:02.960
 he resides

00:39:02.960 --> 00:39:03.299
 in each

00:39:03.299 --> 00:39:03.579
 and every

00:39:03.579 --> 00:39:04.159
 one of us

00:39:04.159 --> 00:39:05.980
 we

00:39:05.980 --> 00:39:06.659
 suddenly

00:39:06.659 --> 00:39:07.339
 become

00:39:07.339 --> 00:39:07.739
 this

00:39:07.739 --> 00:39:08.159
 temple

00:39:08.159 --> 00:39:08.719
 of God

00:39:08.719 --> 00:39:09.920
 and when

00:39:09.920 --> 00:39:10.279
 we

00:39:10.279 --> 00:39:10.899
 carry

00:39:10.899 --> 00:39:11.460
 God's

00:39:11.460 --> 00:39:12.059
 presence

00:39:12.059 --> 00:39:13.599
 wow

00:39:13.599 --> 00:39:15.179
 what's

00:39:15.179 --> 00:39:15.779
 the impact

00:39:15.779 --> 00:39:16.259
 of that

00:39:16.259 --> 00:39:17.500
 carrying

00:39:17.500 --> 00:39:18.019
 God's

00:39:18.019 --> 00:39:18.460
 presence

00:39:18.460 --> 00:39:19.219
 in each

00:39:19.219 --> 00:39:19.500
 and every

00:39:19.500 --> 00:39:19.699
 one

00:39:19.699 --> 00:39:20.099
 of us

00:39:20.099 --> 00:39:21.299
 does

00:39:21.299 --> 00:39:21.500
 that

00:39:21.500 --> 00:39:21.980
 change

00:39:21.980 --> 00:39:22.259
 how

00:39:22.259 --> 00:39:22.699
 we

00:39:22.699 --> 00:39:23.359
 think

00:39:23.359 --> 00:39:23.599
 about

00:39:23.599 --> 00:39:23.920
 things

00:39:23.920 --> 00:39:24.159
 I

00:39:24.159 --> 00:39:24.339
 don't

00:39:24.339 --> 00:39:24.539
 know

00:39:24.539 --> 00:39:24.659
 if

00:39:24.659 --> 00:39:24.759
 we

00:39:24.759 --> 00:39:24.879
 can

00:39:24.879 --> 00:39:25.079
 even

00:39:25.079 --> 00:39:25.519
 comprehend

00:39:25.519 --> 00:39:25.920
 that

00:39:25.920 --> 00:39:27.299
 because

00:39:27.299 --> 00:39:27.799
 our

00:39:27.799 --> 00:39:28.339
 thinking

00:39:28.339 --> 00:39:28.739
 is so

00:39:28.739 --> 00:39:29.159
 limited

00:39:29.159 --> 00:39:30.139
 because

00:39:30.139 --> 00:39:30.960
 God's

00:39:30.960 --> 00:39:31.299
 presence

00:39:31.299 --> 00:39:31.539
 would

00:39:31.539 --> 00:39:32.039
 motivate

00:39:32.039 --> 00:39:32.399
 us

00:39:32.399 --> 00:39:32.719
 to do

00:39:32.719 --> 00:39:33.039
 different

00:39:33.039 --> 00:39:33.480
 things

00:39:33.480 --> 00:39:34.179
 you can

00:39:34.179 --> 00:39:34.559
 imagine

00:39:34.559 --> 00:39:34.920
 how

00:39:34.920 --> 00:39:35.139
 your

00:39:35.139 --> 00:39:35.500
 daily

00:39:35.500 --> 00:39:35.960
 walk

00:39:35.960 --> 00:39:36.179
 with

00:39:36.179 --> 00:39:36.519
 God

00:39:36.519 --> 00:39:36.980
 can

00:39:36.980 --> 00:39:37.440
 change

00:39:37.440 --> 00:39:37.759
 if you

00:39:37.759 --> 00:39:38.219
 realize

00:39:38.219 --> 00:39:38.420
 that

00:39:38.420 --> 00:39:38.779
 God's

00:39:38.779 --> 00:39:39.099
 presence

00:39:39.099 --> 00:39:39.339
 is

00:39:39.339 --> 00:39:39.679
 in you

00:39:39.679 --> 00:39:40.819
 when

00:39:40.819 --> 00:39:40.980
 you

00:39:40.980 --> 00:39:41.420
 realize

00:39:41.420 --> 00:39:41.779
 you

00:39:41.779 --> 00:39:42.000
 are

00:39:42.000 --> 00:39:42.359
 carrying

00:39:42.359 --> 00:39:42.759
 God's

00:39:42.759 --> 00:39:43.119
 presence

00:39:43.119 --> 00:39:43.559
 do you

00:39:43.559 --> 00:39:43.940
 feel

00:39:43.940 --> 00:39:44.500
 more

00:39:44.500 --> 00:39:45.259
 not

00:39:45.259 --> 00:39:45.679
 fearful

00:39:45.679 --> 00:39:46.279
 to share

00:39:46.279 --> 00:39:46.500
 his

00:39:46.500 --> 00:39:46.920
 gospel

00:39:46.920 --> 00:39:47.259
 and his

00:39:47.259 --> 00:39:47.559
 word

00:39:47.559 --> 00:39:48.799
 would you

00:39:48.799 --> 00:39:49.179
 not

00:39:49.179 --> 00:39:49.799
 feel

00:39:49.799 --> 00:39:50.859
 challenged

00:39:50.859 --> 00:39:51.359
 when

00:39:51.359 --> 00:39:51.960
 difficulties

00:39:51.960 --> 00:39:52.279
 come

00:39:52.279 --> 00:39:52.759
 your way

00:39:52.759 --> 00:39:53.679
 do you

00:39:53.679 --> 00:39:54.219
 not feel

00:39:54.219 --> 00:39:54.599
 you will

00:39:54.599 --> 00:39:55.079
 not feel

00:39:55.079 --> 00:39:55.440
 ashamed

00:39:55.440 --> 00:39:55.799
 when you

00:39:55.799 --> 00:39:56.099
 know

00:39:56.099 --> 00:39:56.699
 you carry

00:39:56.699 --> 00:39:57.159
 God's

00:39:57.159 --> 00:39:57.519
 presence

00:39:57.519 --> 00:39:58.079
 in you

00:39:58.079 --> 00:39:58.839
 with you

00:39:58.840 --> 00:39:59.180
 all the

00:39:59.180 --> 00:39:59.519
 time

00:39:59.519 --> 00:40:00.280
 I

00:40:00.280 --> 00:40:00.480
 just

00:40:00.480 --> 00:40:00.700
 think

00:40:00.700 --> 00:40:00.880
 we

00:40:00.880 --> 00:40:01.260
 don't

00:40:01.260 --> 00:40:01.960
 understand

00:40:01.960 --> 00:40:02.660
 and realize

00:40:02.660 --> 00:40:02.900
 the

00:40:02.900 --> 00:40:03.780
 ramifications

00:40:03.780 --> 00:40:04.740
 of what

00:40:04.740 --> 00:40:05.240
 it means

00:40:05.240 --> 00:40:05.840
 to carry

00:40:05.840 --> 00:40:06.320
 God's

00:40:06.320 --> 00:40:06.760
 presence

00:40:06.760 --> 00:40:07.780
 with us

00:40:07.780 --> 00:40:10.120
 but again

00:40:10.120 --> 00:40:10.720
 there's still

00:40:10.720 --> 00:40:11.300
 this is what

00:40:11.300 --> 00:40:11.820
 Colossians

00:40:11.820 --> 00:40:12.300
 we read

00:40:12.300 --> 00:40:13.079
 we had

00:40:13.079 --> 00:40:13.780
 a sermon

00:40:13.780 --> 00:40:14.300
 series on

00:40:14.300 --> 00:40:14.740
 Colossians

00:40:14.740 --> 00:40:15.039
 it says

00:40:15.039 --> 00:40:15.820
 Christ in

00:40:15.820 --> 00:40:16.120
 you

00:40:16.120 --> 00:40:17.120
 the hope

00:40:17.120 --> 00:40:17.840
 of glory

00:40:17.840 --> 00:40:18.900
 Christ

00:40:18.900 --> 00:40:19.740
 is inside

00:40:19.740 --> 00:40:20.160
 of us

00:40:20.160 --> 00:40:21.000
 and this

00:40:21.000 --> 00:40:21.440
 is the

00:40:21.440 --> 00:40:21.780
 hope

00:40:21.780 --> 00:40:22.100
 of the

00:40:22.100 --> 00:40:22.440
 future

00:40:22.440 --> 00:40:22.900
 glory

00:40:22.900 --> 00:40:24.780
 and finally

00:40:24.780 --> 00:40:25.160
 when we

00:40:25.160 --> 00:40:25.579
 see

00:40:25.579 --> 00:40:26.180
 Christ

00:40:26.180 --> 00:40:27.240
 a new

00:40:27.240 --> 00:40:27.680
 creation

00:40:27.680 --> 00:40:28.059
 in the

00:40:28.059 --> 00:40:28.380
 temple

00:40:28.380 --> 00:40:29.160
 he also

00:40:29.160 --> 00:40:29.579
 talks

00:40:29.579 --> 00:40:30.260
 that one

00:40:30.260 --> 00:40:30.760
 day

00:40:30.760 --> 00:40:31.840
 we're

00:40:31.840 --> 00:40:32.099
 going to

00:40:32.099 --> 00:40:32.280
 see

00:40:32.280 --> 00:40:32.640
 Christ

00:40:32.640 --> 00:40:32.980
 face

00:40:32.980 --> 00:40:33.180
 to

00:40:33.180 --> 00:40:33.539
 face

00:40:33.539 --> 00:40:34.700
 just

00:40:34.700 --> 00:40:35.079
 like

00:40:35.079 --> 00:40:35.460
 throughout

00:40:35.460 --> 00:40:35.820
 these

00:40:35.820 --> 00:40:36.099
 whole

00:40:36.099 --> 00:40:36.660
 thousands

00:40:36.660 --> 00:40:37.059
 of years

00:40:37.059 --> 00:40:37.539
 we could not

00:40:37.539 --> 00:40:38.140
 understand

00:40:38.140 --> 00:40:39.059
 how God's

00:40:39.059 --> 00:40:39.460
 presence

00:40:39.460 --> 00:40:40.079
 was

00:40:40.079 --> 00:40:40.960
 when he was

00:40:40.960 --> 00:40:41.420
 in heaven

00:40:41.420 --> 00:40:42.220
 when he was

00:40:42.220 --> 00:40:42.559
 with us

00:40:42.559 --> 00:40:42.780
 in the

00:40:42.780 --> 00:40:43.019
 garden

00:40:43.019 --> 00:40:43.380
 Eden

00:40:43.380 --> 00:40:44.000
 when he

00:40:44.000 --> 00:40:44.280
 was in

00:40:44.280 --> 00:40:44.559
 heaven

00:40:44.559 --> 00:40:45.220
 when he

00:40:45.220 --> 00:40:45.539
 was in

00:40:45.539 --> 00:40:46.059
 the temple

00:40:46.059 --> 00:40:46.680
 when he

00:40:46.680 --> 00:40:47.000
 was in

00:40:47.000 --> 00:40:47.340
 Jesus

00:40:47.340 --> 00:40:48.700
 when he

00:40:48.700 --> 00:40:49.099
 is in

00:40:49.099 --> 00:40:49.340
 us

00:40:49.340 --> 00:40:49.780
 now

00:40:49.780 --> 00:40:50.960
 to when

00:40:50.960 --> 00:40:51.740
 one day

00:40:51.740 --> 00:40:52.280
 we're going

00:40:52.280 --> 00:40:52.800
 to see

00:40:52.800 --> 00:40:53.099
 him

00:40:53.099 --> 00:40:53.680
 face

00:40:53.680 --> 00:40:54.400
 to face

00:40:54.400 --> 00:40:55.820
 to worship

00:40:55.820 --> 00:40:56.300
 him

00:40:56.300 --> 00:40:57.160
 face

00:40:57.160 --> 00:40:57.820
 to face

00:40:57.820 --> 00:40:58.460
 again

00:40:58.460 --> 00:40:58.980
 this is

00:40:58.980 --> 00:40:59.420
 another

00:40:59.420 --> 00:40:59.900
 future

00:40:59.900 --> 00:41:00.260
 glory

00:41:00.260 --> 00:41:00.700
 that I

00:41:00.700 --> 00:41:01.059
 think

00:41:01.059 --> 00:41:01.559
 we cannot

00:41:01.559 --> 00:41:02.059
 comprehend

00:41:02.059 --> 00:41:02.599
 right now

00:41:02.599 --> 00:41:03.940
 we cannot

00:41:03.940 --> 00:41:04.599
 understand

00:41:04.599 --> 00:41:05.700
 being face

00:41:05.700 --> 00:41:06.320
 to face

00:41:06.320 --> 00:41:07.500
 buddy

00:41:07.500 --> 00:41:07.860
 buddies

00:41:07.860 --> 00:41:08.660
 with God

00:41:08.660 --> 00:41:09.480
 can you

00:41:09.480 --> 00:41:09.940
 imagine

00:41:09.940 --> 00:41:10.420
 that

00:41:10.420 --> 00:41:12.059
 this is

00:41:12.059 --> 00:41:12.500
 what the

00:41:12.500 --> 00:41:12.940
 future

00:41:12.940 --> 00:41:13.360
 glory

00:41:13.360 --> 00:41:13.920
 we have

00:41:13.920 --> 00:41:14.639
 to look

00:41:14.639 --> 00:41:14.960
 forward

00:41:14.960 --> 00:41:15.260
 to

00:41:15.260 --> 00:41:17.200
 so I

00:41:17.200 --> 00:41:17.380
 know

00:41:17.380 --> 00:41:17.780
 we all

00:41:17.780 --> 00:41:17.980
 have

00:41:17.980 --> 00:41:18.340
 different

00:41:18.340 --> 00:41:18.760
 stories

00:41:18.760 --> 00:41:19.099
 I want

00:41:19.099 --> 00:41:19.519
 to talk

00:41:19.519 --> 00:41:19.759
 about

00:41:19.759 --> 00:41:20.219
 my

00:41:20.219 --> 00:41:20.679
 story

00:41:20.679 --> 00:41:21.360
 a little

00:41:21.360 --> 00:41:21.659
 bit

00:41:21.659 --> 00:41:22.800
 because

00:41:22.800 --> 00:41:23.360
 I think

00:41:23.360 --> 00:41:24.719
 this

00:41:24.719 --> 00:41:25.119
 Christian

00:41:25.119 --> 00:41:25.579
 journey

00:41:25.579 --> 00:41:26.860
 it's

00:41:26.860 --> 00:41:27.059
 going to

00:41:27.059 --> 00:41:27.420
 be filled

00:41:27.420 --> 00:41:27.800
 with ups

00:41:27.800 --> 00:41:28.259
 and downs

00:41:28.259 --> 00:41:28.679
 we know

00:41:28.679 --> 00:41:29.000
 that

00:41:29.000 --> 00:41:30.360
 but

00:41:30.360 --> 00:41:30.719
 throughout

00:41:30.719 --> 00:41:31.159
 that

00:41:31.159 --> 00:41:31.619
 journey

00:41:31.619 --> 00:41:32.239
 we want

00:41:32.239 --> 00:41:32.880
 to never

00:41:32.880 --> 00:41:33.559
 lose

00:41:33.559 --> 00:41:35.519
 fact

00:41:35.519 --> 00:41:36.199
 that we

00:41:36.199 --> 00:41:36.699
 have a

00:41:36.699 --> 00:41:37.059
 calling

00:41:37.059 --> 00:41:38.239
 the calling

00:41:38.239 --> 00:41:38.880
 to worship

00:41:38.880 --> 00:41:39.320
 God

00:41:39.320 --> 00:41:39.679
 and the

00:41:39.679 --> 00:41:39.900
 calling

00:41:39.900 --> 00:41:40.360
 to serve

00:41:40.360 --> 00:41:40.480
 him

00:41:40.480 --> 00:41:41.139
 no matter

00:41:41.139 --> 00:41:41.679
 how

00:41:41.679 --> 00:41:42.280
 difficult

00:41:42.280 --> 00:41:43.480
 the situation

00:41:43.480 --> 00:41:44.039
 can be

00:41:44.039 --> 00:41:44.900
 because

00:41:44.900 --> 00:41:45.360
 we do

00:41:45.360 --> 00:41:45.639
 run

00:41:45.639 --> 00:41:45.780
 through

00:41:45.780 --> 00:41:46.019
 I hear

00:41:46.019 --> 00:41:46.400
 difficult

00:41:46.400 --> 00:41:46.980
 stories

00:41:46.980 --> 00:41:47.960
 that sometimes

00:41:47.960 --> 00:41:48.800
 it's easy

00:41:48.800 --> 00:41:49.320
 to forget

00:41:49.320 --> 00:41:50.000
 that calling

00:41:50.000 --> 00:41:50.900
 we don't

00:41:50.900 --> 00:41:51.320
 want to

00:41:51.320 --> 00:41:51.600
 worship

00:41:51.600 --> 00:41:52.019
 God

00:41:52.019 --> 00:41:52.980
 we don't

00:41:52.980 --> 00:41:53.420
 want to

00:41:53.420 --> 00:41:53.680
 serve

00:41:53.680 --> 00:41:53.920
 him

00:41:53.920 --> 00:41:54.580
 and I

00:41:54.580 --> 00:41:54.740
 can

00:41:54.740 --> 00:41:55.220
 understand

00:41:55.220 --> 00:41:55.880
 situations

00:41:55.880 --> 00:41:56.140
 get

00:41:56.140 --> 00:41:56.539
 difficult

00:41:56.539 --> 00:41:57.380
 I look

00:41:57.380 --> 00:41:57.880
 at my

00:41:57.880 --> 00:41:58.180
 life

00:41:58.180 --> 00:41:58.440
 and the

00:41:58.440 --> 00:41:58.660
 most

00:41:58.660 --> 00:41:59.200
 difficult

00:41:59.200 --> 00:41:59.860
 situation

00:41:59.860 --> 00:42:01.000
 I ever

00:42:01.000 --> 00:42:01.420
 had to

00:42:01.420 --> 00:42:01.820
 face

00:42:01.820 --> 00:42:02.780
 the most

00:42:02.780 --> 00:42:03.140
 difficult

00:42:03.140 --> 00:42:03.740
 situation

00:42:03.740 --> 00:42:04.440
 where I

00:42:04.440 --> 00:42:05.260
 had no

00:42:05.260 --> 00:42:05.800
 control

00:42:05.800 --> 00:42:07.880
 was when

00:42:07.880 --> 00:42:08.620
 we wanted

00:42:08.620 --> 00:42:08.940
 to have

00:42:08.940 --> 00:42:09.360
 children

00:42:09.360 --> 00:42:10.200
 Kathy and I

00:42:10.200 --> 00:42:10.500
 we wanted

00:42:10.500 --> 00:42:10.700
 to have

00:42:10.700 --> 00:42:11.080
 children

00:42:11.080 --> 00:42:12.000
 so we

00:42:12.000 --> 00:42:12.280
 thought

00:42:12.280 --> 00:42:12.580
 yeah

00:42:12.580 --> 00:42:12.980
 it's the

00:42:12.980 --> 00:42:13.300
 natural

00:42:13.300 --> 00:42:13.660
 thing

00:42:13.660 --> 00:42:14.019
 so we

00:42:14.019 --> 00:42:14.220
 got

00:42:14.220 --> 00:42:14.760
 pregnant

00:42:14.760 --> 00:42:16.000
 and then

00:42:16.000 --> 00:42:16.720
 five months

00:42:16.720 --> 00:42:17.460
 into pregnancy

00:42:17.460 --> 00:42:17.980
 when I'm

00:42:17.980 --> 00:42:18.360
 at work

00:42:18.360 --> 00:42:18.700
 you get

00:42:18.700 --> 00:42:19.240
 that call

00:42:19.239 --> 00:42:20.579
 Gary

00:42:20.579 --> 00:42:22.159
 I'm at

00:42:22.159 --> 00:42:22.779
 the doctor's

00:42:22.779 --> 00:42:23.059
 office

00:42:23.059 --> 00:42:23.500
 I don't

00:42:23.500 --> 00:42:23.839
 know what

00:42:23.839 --> 00:42:24.319
 to do

00:42:24.319 --> 00:42:25.359
 something's

00:42:25.359 --> 00:42:25.779
 wrong

00:42:25.779 --> 00:42:26.799
 can you

00:42:26.799 --> 00:42:27.119
 come

00:42:27.119 --> 00:42:28.779
 so I

00:42:28.779 --> 00:42:29.579
 rush out

00:42:29.579 --> 00:42:29.819
 of the

00:42:29.819 --> 00:42:30.219
 office

00:42:30.219 --> 00:42:30.679
 go to

00:42:30.679 --> 00:42:31.299
 the doctor's

00:42:31.299 --> 00:42:31.599
 office

00:42:31.599 --> 00:42:32.419
 and the

00:42:32.419 --> 00:42:32.799
 doctor says

00:42:32.799 --> 00:42:33.279
 sorry we

00:42:33.279 --> 00:42:33.979
 can't find

00:42:33.979 --> 00:42:34.419
 the heartbeat

00:42:34.419 --> 00:42:36.459
 and as

00:42:36.459 --> 00:42:37.179
 little kids

00:42:37.179 --> 00:42:37.539
 we didn't

00:42:37.539 --> 00:42:38.219
 know what

00:42:38.219 --> 00:42:38.559
 we were

00:42:38.559 --> 00:42:38.839
 supposed to

00:42:38.839 --> 00:42:39.039
 do

00:42:39.039 --> 00:42:39.359
 I don't

00:42:39.359 --> 00:42:39.719
 know what

00:42:39.719 --> 00:42:40.079
 we were

00:42:40.079 --> 00:42:40.359
 supposed to

00:42:40.359 --> 00:42:40.679
 do with

00:42:40.679 --> 00:42:40.899
 this

00:42:40.899 --> 00:42:41.779
 we were

00:42:41.779 --> 00:42:42.539
 preparing to

00:42:42.539 --> 00:42:42.899
 have our

00:42:42.899 --> 00:42:43.579
 first child

00:42:43.579 --> 00:42:45.079
 and it was

00:42:45.079 --> 00:42:45.799
 very difficult

00:42:45.799 --> 00:42:46.279
 that was the

00:42:46.279 --> 00:42:46.599
 first

00:42:46.599 --> 00:42:47.259
 that was the

00:42:47.259 --> 00:42:47.839
 thing that I

00:42:47.839 --> 00:42:48.339
 was normally

00:42:48.339 --> 00:42:48.920
 in control

00:42:48.920 --> 00:42:49.339
 of most

00:42:49.339 --> 00:42:49.599
 things

00:42:49.599 --> 00:42:50.380
 but this

00:42:50.380 --> 00:42:50.900
 thing I

00:42:50.900 --> 00:42:51.380
 could not

00:42:51.380 --> 00:42:51.900
 control

00:42:51.900 --> 00:42:53.579
 and it's

00:42:53.579 --> 00:42:54.139
 so easy

00:42:54.139 --> 00:42:54.699
 to doubt

00:42:54.699 --> 00:42:55.239
 God's

00:42:55.239 --> 00:42:56.019
 faithfulness

00:42:56.019 --> 00:42:57.420
 so easy

00:42:57.420 --> 00:42:57.960
 to question

00:42:57.960 --> 00:42:58.619
 where are you

00:42:58.619 --> 00:42:59.219
 God in

00:42:59.219 --> 00:42:59.579
 this

00:42:59.579 --> 00:43:00.940
 how is

00:43:00.940 --> 00:43:01.159
 this

00:43:01.159 --> 00:43:01.860
 glorious

00:43:01.860 --> 00:43:02.579
 God

00:43:02.579 --> 00:43:03.940
 right

00:43:03.940 --> 00:43:04.420
 is this

00:43:04.420 --> 00:43:04.980
 the calling

00:43:04.980 --> 00:43:05.219
 you've

00:43:05.219 --> 00:43:05.619
 called me

00:43:05.619 --> 00:43:06.059
 to bring

00:43:06.059 --> 00:43:08.440
 but God

00:43:08.440 --> 00:43:09.039
 called me

00:43:09.039 --> 00:43:10.059
 to persevere

00:43:10.059 --> 00:43:11.360
 and that

00:43:11.360 --> 00:43:11.839
 call of

00:43:11.839 --> 00:43:12.259
 perseverance

00:43:12.259 --> 00:43:13.019
 is remembering

00:43:13.019 --> 00:43:13.800
 who he

00:43:13.800 --> 00:43:14.280
 is

00:43:14.280 --> 00:43:15.239
 this

00:43:15.239 --> 00:43:15.880
 almighty

00:43:15.880 --> 00:43:16.219
 God

00:43:16.219 --> 00:43:16.679
 doesn't

00:43:16.679 --> 00:43:17.259
 change

00:43:17.259 --> 00:43:17.619
 throughout

00:43:17.619 --> 00:43:17.920
 our

00:43:17.920 --> 00:43:18.659
 circumstances

00:43:18.659 --> 00:43:19.940
 he's the

00:43:19.940 --> 00:43:20.199
 same

00:43:20.199 --> 00:43:20.679
 God

00:43:20.679 --> 00:43:22.099
 no matter

00:43:22.099 --> 00:43:22.500
 what our

00:43:22.500 --> 00:43:23.179
 circumstances

00:43:23.179 --> 00:43:24.679
 and I

00:43:24.679 --> 00:43:25.239
 look back

00:43:25.239 --> 00:43:26.159
 now if I

00:43:26.159 --> 00:43:27.019
 would have

00:43:27.019 --> 00:43:27.599
 fallen

00:43:27.599 --> 00:43:28.719
 if I

00:43:28.719 --> 00:43:29.340
 would have

00:43:29.340 --> 00:43:30.259
 lost my

00:43:30.259 --> 00:43:30.880
 calling

00:43:30.880 --> 00:43:31.759
 if I

00:43:31.759 --> 00:43:32.079
 would have

00:43:32.079 --> 00:43:32.320
 not

00:43:32.320 --> 00:43:33.099
 persevered

00:43:33.099 --> 00:43:33.380
 there would

00:43:33.380 --> 00:43:33.619
 have been

00:43:33.619 --> 00:43:34.440
 so many

00:43:34.440 --> 00:43:34.800
 different

00:43:34.800 --> 00:43:35.199
 blessings

00:43:35.199 --> 00:43:35.519
 I would

00:43:35.519 --> 00:43:35.820
 have missed

00:43:35.820 --> 00:43:35.960
 out

00:43:35.960 --> 00:43:36.679
 not only

00:43:36.679 --> 00:43:37.019
 in my

00:43:37.019 --> 00:43:37.199
 life

00:43:37.199 --> 00:43:37.539
 but in

00:43:37.539 --> 00:43:38.199
 the impact

00:43:38.199 --> 00:43:38.759
 of other

00:43:38.759 --> 00:43:39.320
 people's

00:43:39.320 --> 00:43:39.659
 lives

00:43:39.659 --> 00:43:40.239
 and how

00:43:40.239 --> 00:43:40.880
 they were

00:43:40.880 --> 00:43:41.460
 impacted

00:43:41.460 --> 00:43:42.440
 if I

00:43:42.440 --> 00:43:42.900
 would have

00:43:42.900 --> 00:43:43.480
 again

00:43:43.480 --> 00:43:44.720
 got discouraged

00:43:44.720 --> 00:43:45.240
 and fallen

00:43:45.240 --> 00:43:45.599
 away

00:43:45.599 --> 00:43:46.980
 it doesn't

00:43:46.980 --> 00:43:47.619
 mean that

00:43:47.619 --> 00:43:48.519
 our road's

00:43:48.519 --> 00:43:49.079
 going to be

00:43:49.079 --> 00:43:49.460
 smooth

00:43:49.460 --> 00:43:49.920
 and our

00:43:49.920 --> 00:43:50.519
 path is

00:43:50.519 --> 00:43:51.000
 everything's

00:43:51.000 --> 00:43:51.240
 going to

00:43:51.240 --> 00:43:51.740
 go well

00:43:51.740 --> 00:43:53.200
 but I

00:43:53.200 --> 00:43:53.800
 know that

00:43:53.800 --> 00:43:54.340
 I have

00:43:54.340 --> 00:43:54.940
 the strength

00:43:54.940 --> 00:43:55.500
 of God

00:43:55.500 --> 00:43:56.099
 that this

00:43:56.099 --> 00:43:56.880
 same God

00:43:56.880 --> 00:43:57.320
 and his

00:43:57.320 --> 00:43:57.820
 presence

00:43:57.820 --> 00:43:58.539
 is with

00:43:58.539 --> 00:43:58.920
 me

00:43:58.920 --> 00:44:00.099
 to overcome

00:44:00.099 --> 00:44:00.700
 and go

00:44:00.700 --> 00:44:01.320
 through all

00:44:01.320 --> 00:44:02.079
 these different

00:44:02.079 --> 00:44:03.059
 situations

00:44:03.059 --> 00:44:05.119
 I want to

00:44:05.119 --> 00:44:05.539
 end with

00:44:05.539 --> 00:44:06.460
 two points

00:44:06.460 --> 00:44:07.220
 of application

00:44:07.220 --> 00:44:08.440
 because every

00:44:08.440 --> 00:44:08.920
 good sermon

00:44:08.920 --> 00:44:09.360
 should have

00:44:09.360 --> 00:44:09.740
 points of

00:44:09.740 --> 00:44:10.260
 application

00:44:10.260 --> 00:44:11.840
 not just

00:44:11.840 --> 00:44:12.440
 theoretical

00:44:12.440 --> 00:44:13.880
 so what

00:44:13.880 --> 00:44:14.200
 are our

00:44:14.200 --> 00:44:14.700
 application

00:44:14.700 --> 00:44:15.300
 points

00:44:15.300 --> 00:44:16.360
 well first

00:44:16.360 --> 00:44:16.760
 of all

00:44:16.760 --> 00:44:17.619
 as a

00:44:17.619 --> 00:44:18.099
 church of

00:44:18.099 --> 00:44:18.599
 community

00:44:18.599 --> 00:44:19.720
 of believers

00:44:19.720 --> 00:44:20.420
 and also

00:44:20.420 --> 00:44:21.300
 as individual

00:44:21.300 --> 00:44:21.840
 believers

00:44:21.840 --> 00:44:23.320
 first as a

00:44:23.320 --> 00:44:23.720
 community

00:44:23.720 --> 00:44:24.159
 church

00:44:24.159 --> 00:44:26.220
 don't be

00:44:26.220 --> 00:44:26.820
 discouraged

00:44:26.820 --> 00:44:28.260
 with the

00:44:28.260 --> 00:44:28.579
 present

00:44:28.579 --> 00:44:28.960
 building

00:44:28.960 --> 00:44:31.380
 this present

00:44:31.380 --> 00:44:31.980
 building that

00:44:31.980 --> 00:44:32.659
 we're called

00:44:32.659 --> 00:44:33.099
 into

00:44:33.099 --> 00:44:34.240
 don't be

00:44:34.240 --> 00:44:34.740
 discouraged

00:44:34.740 --> 00:44:36.019
 whatever

00:44:36.019 --> 00:44:37.260
 programs we

00:44:37.260 --> 00:44:38.240
 have in

00:44:38.240 --> 00:44:38.659
 our church

00:44:38.659 --> 00:44:39.019
 today

00:44:39.019 --> 00:44:40.480
 don't be

00:44:40.480 --> 00:44:41.039
 discouraged

00:44:41.039 --> 00:44:43.360
 God's

00:44:43.360 --> 00:44:43.820
 presence

00:44:43.820 --> 00:44:44.780
 isn't about

00:44:44.780 --> 00:44:45.539
 the programs

00:44:45.539 --> 00:44:46.840
 isn't about

00:44:46.840 --> 00:44:47.639
 how good a

00:44:47.639 --> 00:44:48.460
 sermon is

00:44:48.460 --> 00:44:49.719
 God's

00:44:49.719 --> 00:44:50.579
 presence is

00:44:50.579 --> 00:44:51.420
 coming down

00:44:51.420 --> 00:44:52.840
 that does

00:44:52.840 --> 00:44:53.579
 not change

00:44:53.579 --> 00:44:54.280
 is not

00:44:54.280 --> 00:44:55.199
 defined by

00:44:55.199 --> 00:44:55.960
 programs

00:44:55.960 --> 00:44:56.699
 or by

00:44:56.699 --> 00:44:57.179
 sermons

00:44:57.179 --> 00:44:58.340
 his presence

00:44:58.340 --> 00:44:59.000
 is with us

00:44:59.000 --> 00:44:59.360
 and can

00:44:59.360 --> 00:45:00.179
 impact us

00:45:00.179 --> 00:45:01.159
 and empower

00:45:01.159 --> 00:45:01.639
 us and

00:45:01.639 --> 00:45:02.380
 change us

00:45:02.380 --> 00:45:03.159
 the same

00:45:03.159 --> 00:45:03.780
 as it has

00:45:03.780 --> 00:45:04.400
 for thousands

00:45:04.400 --> 00:45:04.960
 of years

00:45:04.960 --> 00:45:07.039
 this call

00:45:07.039 --> 00:45:07.619
 in our

00:45:07.619 --> 00:45:08.280
 community

00:45:08.280 --> 00:45:08.720
 to be

00:45:08.720 --> 00:45:09.240
 strong

00:45:09.240 --> 00:45:10.139
 calls us

00:45:10.139 --> 00:45:11.460
 to really

00:45:11.460 --> 00:45:12.500
 pale

00:45:12.500 --> 00:45:13.000
 everything

00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:13.579
 pales

00:45:13.579 --> 00:45:14.159
 and compare

00:45:14.159 --> 00:45:15.240
 these results

00:45:15.240 --> 00:45:15.760
 that we see

00:45:15.760 --> 00:45:16.099
 today will

00:45:16.099 --> 00:45:16.900
 pale in

00:45:16.900 --> 00:45:17.539
 comparison to

00:45:17.539 --> 00:45:18.019
 the future

00:45:18.019 --> 00:45:18.480
 glory

00:45:18.480 --> 00:45:19.240
 even though

00:45:19.240 --> 00:45:19.579
 we might

00:45:19.579 --> 00:45:19.980
 be able to

00:45:19.980 --> 00:45:20.340
 not see

00:45:20.340 --> 00:45:20.840
 the results

00:45:20.840 --> 00:45:21.179
 today

00:45:21.179 --> 00:45:23.179
 this call

00:45:23.179 --> 00:45:23.519
 is to

00:45:23.519 --> 00:45:23.960
 call us

00:45:23.960 --> 00:45:24.300
 to a

00:45:24.300 --> 00:45:24.740
 community

00:45:24.740 --> 00:45:25.340
 of worship

00:45:25.340 --> 00:45:26.199
 and a

00:45:26.199 --> 00:45:26.619
 community

00:45:26.619 --> 00:45:27.500
 of service

00:45:27.500 --> 00:45:29.820
 but also

00:45:29.820 --> 00:45:30.179
 for the

00:45:30.179 --> 00:45:30.699
 individual

00:45:30.699 --> 00:45:31.179
 believer

00:45:31.179 --> 00:45:33.460
 don't be

00:45:33.460 --> 00:45:33.940
 discouraged

00:45:33.940 --> 00:45:34.619
 when we

00:45:34.619 --> 00:45:35.039
 struggle

00:45:35.039 --> 00:45:35.519
 with our

00:45:35.519 --> 00:45:35.840
 current

00:45:35.840 --> 00:45:36.720
 situations

00:45:36.720 --> 00:45:37.740
 whether

00:45:37.740 --> 00:45:38.519
 financial

00:45:38.519 --> 00:45:40.000
 or whether

00:45:40.000 --> 00:45:40.320
 with

00:45:40.320 --> 00:45:40.980
 relationships

00:45:40.980 --> 00:45:42.400
 or even

00:45:42.400 --> 00:45:43.000
 our struggle

00:45:43.000 --> 00:45:43.519
 with sin

00:45:43.519 --> 00:45:45.119
 with our

00:45:45.119 --> 00:45:46.280
 Christian walk

00:45:46.280 --> 00:45:47.820
 and struggle

00:45:47.820 --> 00:45:48.200
 with sin

00:45:48.200 --> 00:45:48.960
 we can feel

00:45:48.960 --> 00:45:49.700
 extreme

00:45:49.700 --> 00:45:50.500
 discouragement

00:45:50.500 --> 00:45:52.039
 extreme guilt

00:45:52.039 --> 00:45:53.679
 we can be

00:45:53.679 --> 00:45:54.519
 discouraged

00:45:54.519 --> 00:45:55.039
 because we

00:45:55.039 --> 00:45:55.599
 go into

00:45:55.599 --> 00:45:56.119
 the Christian

00:45:56.119 --> 00:45:56.400
 walk

00:45:56.400 --> 00:45:57.019
 with good

00:45:57.019 --> 00:45:57.619
 intentions

00:45:57.619 --> 00:45:59.599
 we love

00:45:59.599 --> 00:45:59.940
 God

00:45:59.940 --> 00:46:00.340
 we want

00:46:00.340 --> 00:46:00.860
 to follow

00:46:00.860 --> 00:46:01.099
 him

00:46:01.099 --> 00:46:01.480
 we want

00:46:01.480 --> 00:46:02.000
 to obey

00:46:02.000 --> 00:46:02.380
 him

00:46:02.380 --> 00:46:03.820
 but our

00:46:03.820 --> 00:46:04.559
 spiritual walk

00:46:04.559 --> 00:46:04.980
 might seem

00:46:04.980 --> 00:46:05.340
 like a

00:46:05.340 --> 00:46:06.019
 Ferris wheel

00:46:06.019 --> 00:46:07.000
 that goes

00:46:07.000 --> 00:46:07.599
 round and

00:46:07.599 --> 00:46:07.940
 round

00:46:07.940 --> 00:46:08.820
 up and

00:46:08.820 --> 00:46:09.180
 down

00:46:09.180 --> 00:46:10.099
 it might

00:46:10.099 --> 00:46:10.740
 seem like

00:46:10.740 --> 00:46:11.180
 a sin

00:46:11.180 --> 00:46:11.619
 cycle

00:46:11.619 --> 00:46:11.920
 sin

00:46:11.920 --> 00:46:12.300
 cycle

00:46:12.300 --> 00:46:13.019
 of sin

00:46:13.019 --> 00:46:14.519
 repentance

00:46:14.519 --> 00:46:15.840
 forgiveness

00:46:15.840 --> 00:46:17.340
 and then

00:46:17.340 --> 00:46:17.960
 sin

00:46:17.960 --> 00:46:19.519
 repentance

00:46:19.519 --> 00:46:20.680
 forgiveness

00:46:20.680 --> 00:46:21.820
 and it

00:46:21.820 --> 00:46:22.220
 seems to

00:46:22.220 --> 00:46:22.960
 go over

00:46:22.960 --> 00:46:23.680
 and over

00:46:23.680 --> 00:46:24.099
 again

00:46:24.099 --> 00:46:25.200
 we can

00:46:25.200 --> 00:46:25.500
 have a

00:46:25.500 --> 00:46:26.280
 whole other

00:46:26.280 --> 00:46:26.720
 sermon

00:46:26.720 --> 00:46:27.960
 talking about

00:46:27.960 --> 00:46:29.099
 the cycle

00:46:29.099 --> 00:46:29.660
 of sin

00:46:29.660 --> 00:46:30.480
 breaking

00:46:30.480 --> 00:46:31.059
 the cycle

00:46:31.059 --> 00:46:31.519
 of sin

00:46:31.519 --> 00:46:32.059
 breaking

00:46:32.059 --> 00:46:32.799
 the bondage

00:46:32.799 --> 00:46:33.259
 of sin

00:46:33.259 --> 00:46:34.519
 but for

00:46:34.519 --> 00:46:34.799
 now

00:46:34.799 --> 00:46:35.380
 all I can

00:46:35.380 --> 00:46:36.079
 say is

00:46:36.079 --> 00:46:38.360
 be strong

00:46:38.360 --> 00:46:41.460
 be strong

00:46:41.460 --> 00:46:41.500
 be strong

00:46:41.500 --> 00:46:44.799
 be strong

00:46:44.799 --> 00:46:46.860
 the same

00:46:46.860 --> 00:46:47.360
 parallel

00:46:47.360 --> 00:46:48.299
 three times

00:46:48.299 --> 00:46:49.099
 be strong

00:46:49.099 --> 00:46:50.820
 Satan's

00:46:50.820 --> 00:46:51.279
 tactic

00:46:51.279 --> 00:46:51.799
 is to

00:46:51.799 --> 00:46:52.239
 break

00:46:52.239 --> 00:46:52.480
 our

00:46:52.480 --> 00:46:53.159
 confidence

00:46:53.159 --> 00:46:54.259
 in God

00:46:54.259 --> 00:46:55.860
 to doubt

00:46:55.860 --> 00:46:56.480
 God's

00:46:56.480 --> 00:46:56.900
 grace

00:46:56.900 --> 00:46:59.720
 goodness

00:46:59.720 --> 00:47:01.119
 to doubt

00:47:01.119 --> 00:47:01.840
 who God

00:47:01.840 --> 00:47:02.260
 is

00:47:02.260 --> 00:47:03.639
 and to

00:47:03.639 --> 00:47:04.180
 discourage

00:47:04.180 --> 00:47:04.599
 us

00:47:04.599 --> 00:47:06.420
 we just

00:47:06.420 --> 00:47:06.780
 need to

00:47:06.780 --> 00:47:07.240
 remember

00:47:07.240 --> 00:47:09.940
 God is

00:47:09.940 --> 00:47:10.460
 faithful

00:47:10.460 --> 00:47:13.320
 he is

00:47:13.320 --> 00:47:14.119
 with us

00:47:14.119 --> 00:47:15.559
 his presence

00:47:15.559 --> 00:47:16.539
 is with us

00:47:16.539 --> 00:47:18.559
 we can do

00:47:18.559 --> 00:47:19.780
 all things

00:47:19.780 --> 00:47:20.800
 by his

00:47:20.800 --> 00:47:21.160
 spirit

00:47:21.160 --> 00:47:22.559
 and the

00:47:22.559 --> 00:47:23.260
 future

00:47:23.260 --> 00:47:23.900
 house

00:47:23.900 --> 00:47:25.420
 is far

00:47:25.420 --> 00:47:25.860
 more

00:47:25.860 --> 00:47:26.660
 glorious

00:47:26.660 --> 00:47:28.400
 his presence

00:47:28.400 --> 00:47:29.260
 that awaits

00:47:29.260 --> 00:47:29.680
 us

00:47:29.680 --> 00:47:30.920
 is far

00:47:30.920 --> 00:47:31.440
 more

00:47:31.440 --> 00:47:32.059
 glorious

00:47:32.059 --> 00:47:32.579
 than what

00:47:32.579 --> 00:47:33.000
 we can

00:47:33.000 --> 00:47:33.440
 see

00:47:33.440 --> 00:47:34.000
 today

00:47:34.000 --> 00:47:37.099
 that's how

00:47:37.099 --> 00:47:37.579
 we can draw

00:47:37.579 --> 00:47:38.180
 encouragement

00:47:38.180 --> 00:47:39.760
 that's how

00:47:39.760 --> 00:47:40.139
 we can

00:47:40.139 --> 00:47:40.639
 overcome

00:47:40.639 --> 00:47:41.180
 our

00:47:41.180 --> 00:47:42.160
 discouragement

00:47:42.160 --> 00:47:44.360
 and continue

00:47:44.360 --> 00:47:44.900
 on

00:47:44.900 --> 00:47:45.840
 persevering

00:47:45.840 --> 00:47:46.220
 with our

00:47:46.220 --> 00:47:46.800
 community

00:47:46.800 --> 00:47:47.480
 of worship

00:47:47.480 --> 00:47:48.800
 with our

00:47:48.800 --> 00:47:49.360
 community

00:47:49.360 --> 00:47:50.200
 of service

00:47:50.200 --> 00:47:51.380
 to keep

00:47:51.380 --> 00:47:52.160
 on enduring

00:47:52.159 --> 00:47:53.179
 to keep

00:47:53.179 --> 00:47:53.619
 on

00:47:53.619 --> 00:47:54.099
 pressing

00:47:54.099 --> 00:47:54.619
 on

00:47:54.619 --> 00:47:55.759
 to keep

00:47:55.759 --> 00:47:56.199
 on

00:47:56.199 --> 00:47:56.619
 carrying

00:47:56.619 --> 00:47:56.980
 on

00:47:56.980 --> 00:47:57.179
 what

00:47:57.179 --> 00:47:58.000
 God

00:47:58.000 --> 00:47:58.179
 has

00:47:58.179 --> 00:47:58.440
 called

00:47:58.440 --> 00:47:58.699
 us

00:47:58.699 --> 00:47:59.219
 to do

00:47:59.219 --> 00:48:01.119
 let's

00:48:01.119 --> 00:48:01.339
 just

00:48:01.339 --> 00:48:01.940
 end

00:48:01.940 --> 00:48:02.199
 in a

00:48:02.199 --> 00:48:02.440
 prayer

00:48:02.440 --> 00:48:08.799
 our

00:48:08.799 --> 00:48:09.139
 God

00:48:09.139 --> 00:48:09.440
 Lord

00:48:09.440 --> 00:48:10.059
 I know

00:48:10.059 --> 00:48:12.199
 sometimes

00:48:12.199 --> 00:48:13.119
 Satan

00:48:13.119 --> 00:48:13.819
 wants to

00:48:13.819 --> 00:48:14.239
 cloud

00:48:14.239 --> 00:48:14.519
 our

00:48:14.519 --> 00:48:14.920
 picture

00:48:14.920 --> 00:48:15.379
 of you

00:48:15.379 --> 00:48:16.099
 so that

00:48:16.099 --> 00:48:16.639
 we don't

00:48:16.639 --> 00:48:17.059
 see you

00:48:17.059 --> 00:48:17.500
 clearly

00:48:17.500 --> 00:48:19.099
 that we

00:48:19.099 --> 00:48:19.659
 don't see

00:48:19.659 --> 00:48:20.119
 Jesus

00:48:20.119 --> 00:48:20.839
 clearly

00:48:20.840 --> 00:48:22.940
 but you

00:48:22.940 --> 00:48:24.039
 tell us

00:48:24.039 --> 00:48:24.500
 in your

00:48:24.500 --> 00:48:24.920
 scripture

00:48:24.920 --> 00:48:25.800
 in John

00:48:25.800 --> 00:48:26.740
 10

00:48:26.740 --> 00:48:27.720
 verses 9

00:48:27.720 --> 00:48:28.400
 and 10

00:48:28.400 --> 00:48:29.579
 you say

00:48:29.579 --> 00:48:30.160
 I am

00:48:30.160 --> 00:48:30.740
 the door

00:48:30.740 --> 00:48:31.920
 if

00:48:31.920 --> 00:48:32.539
 anyone

00:48:32.539 --> 00:48:34.019
 enters

00:48:34.019 --> 00:48:34.760
 by me

00:48:34.760 --> 00:48:35.300
 he will

00:48:35.300 --> 00:48:36.059
 be saved

00:48:36.059 --> 00:48:37.140
 and will

00:48:37.140 --> 00:48:37.820
 go in

00:48:37.820 --> 00:48:38.420
 and find

00:48:38.420 --> 00:48:39.019
 pasture

00:48:39.019 --> 00:48:40.280
 the thief

00:48:40.280 --> 00:48:40.960
 comes only

00:48:40.960 --> 00:48:41.559
 to steal

00:48:41.559 --> 00:48:42.079
 and kill

00:48:42.079 --> 00:48:42.740
 and destroy

00:48:42.740 --> 00:48:44.180
 I came

00:48:44.180 --> 00:48:44.620
 that they

00:48:44.620 --> 00:48:45.059
 may have

00:48:45.059 --> 00:48:45.519
 life

00:48:45.519 --> 00:48:46.300
 and have

00:48:46.300 --> 00:48:47.019
 it abundantly

00:48:47.019 --> 00:48:48.620
 God

00:48:48.620 --> 00:48:49.380
 maybe sometimes

00:48:49.380 --> 00:48:50.039
 we don't feel

00:48:50.039 --> 00:48:50.619
 like we have

00:48:50.619 --> 00:48:51.139
 life

00:48:51.139 --> 00:48:51.800
 right now

00:48:51.800 --> 00:48:53.259
 sometimes

00:48:53.259 --> 00:48:53.739
 we don't

00:48:53.739 --> 00:48:54.320
 feel like

00:48:54.320 --> 00:48:54.820
 we have

00:48:54.820 --> 00:48:55.739
 it abundantly

00:48:55.739 --> 00:48:56.440
 right now

00:48:56.440 --> 00:48:58.259
 but you

00:48:58.259 --> 00:48:58.779
 do

00:48:58.779 --> 00:49:00.059
 say in your

00:49:00.059 --> 00:49:00.420
 scriptures

00:49:00.420 --> 00:49:00.800
 that you

00:49:00.800 --> 00:49:01.380
 came to

00:49:01.380 --> 00:49:01.860
 give us

00:49:01.860 --> 00:49:02.400
 this life

00:49:02.400 --> 00:49:02.900
 and give

00:49:02.900 --> 00:49:03.980
 it abundantly

00:49:03.980 --> 00:49:05.579
 help us

00:49:05.579 --> 00:49:06.119
 to seek

00:49:06.119 --> 00:49:06.900
 this abundant

00:49:06.900 --> 00:49:07.360
 life

00:49:07.360 --> 00:49:07.719
 Lord

00:49:07.719 --> 00:49:08.880
 help us

00:49:08.880 --> 00:49:09.460
 to realize

00:49:09.460 --> 00:49:09.880
 that you

00:49:09.880 --> 00:49:10.460
 do give

00:49:10.460 --> 00:49:11.000
 us abundant

00:49:11.000 --> 00:49:11.420
 life

00:49:11.420 --> 00:49:12.400
 that you

00:49:12.400 --> 00:49:13.079
 want us

00:49:13.079 --> 00:49:13.440
 to be

00:49:13.440 --> 00:49:13.860
 strong

00:49:13.860 --> 00:49:15.239
 and if

00:49:15.239 --> 00:49:15.639
 we want

00:49:15.639 --> 00:49:15.880
 to be

00:49:15.880 --> 00:49:16.320
 strong

00:49:16.320 --> 00:49:16.579
 Lord

00:49:16.579 --> 00:49:16.980
 all we

00:49:16.980 --> 00:49:17.279
 have to

00:49:17.279 --> 00:49:17.500
 do

00:49:17.500 --> 00:49:17.880
 is say

00:49:17.880 --> 00:49:18.320
 to you

00:49:18.320 --> 00:49:18.920
 Lord

00:49:18.920 --> 00:49:19.519
 I want

00:49:19.519 --> 00:49:19.760
 to be

00:49:19.760 --> 00:49:20.120
 strong

00:49:20.120 --> 00:49:20.440
 and you

00:49:20.440 --> 00:49:20.800
 will hear

00:49:20.800 --> 00:49:21.140
 us

00:49:21.140 --> 00:49:21.900
 and you

00:49:21.900 --> 00:49:22.200
 will give

00:49:22.200 --> 00:49:22.500
 us your

00:49:22.500 --> 00:49:22.800
 spirit

00:49:22.800 --> 00:49:23.000
 and you

00:49:23.000 --> 00:49:23.220
 will give

00:49:23.220 --> 00:49:23.519
 us the

00:49:23.519 --> 00:49:23.800
 strength

00:49:23.800 --> 00:49:25.500
 you will

00:49:25.500 --> 00:49:25.880
 give us

00:49:25.880 --> 00:49:26.320
 the strength

00:49:26.320 --> 00:49:26.940
 to overcome

00:49:26.940 --> 00:49:27.720
 discouragement

00:49:27.720 --> 00:49:28.100
 Lord

00:49:28.100 --> 00:49:28.519
 so we

00:49:28.519 --> 00:49:28.940
 pray

00:49:28.940 --> 00:49:29.840
 if we

00:49:29.840 --> 00:49:30.200
 are in

00:49:30.200 --> 00:49:30.400
 that

00:49:30.400 --> 00:49:30.940
 situation

00:49:30.940 --> 00:49:31.440
 now

00:49:31.440 --> 00:49:32.380
 struggling

00:49:32.380 --> 00:49:33.620
 with

00:49:33.620 --> 00:49:34.280
 discouragement

00:49:34.280 --> 00:49:35.260
 that you

00:49:35.260 --> 00:49:35.559
 would give

00:49:35.559 --> 00:49:35.900
 us the

00:49:35.900 --> 00:49:36.280
 strength

00:49:36.280 --> 00:49:36.740
 God

00:49:36.740 --> 00:49:38.200
 that you

00:49:38.200 --> 00:49:39.019
 will speak

00:49:39.019 --> 00:49:39.440
 to our

00:49:39.440 --> 00:49:39.860
 hearts

00:49:39.860 --> 00:49:41.120
 that you

00:49:41.120 --> 00:49:41.800
 would move

00:49:41.800 --> 00:49:42.220
 in us

00:49:42.220 --> 00:49:42.519
 Lord

00:49:42.519 --> 00:49:43.539
 to realize

00:49:43.539 --> 00:49:44.320
 everything

00:49:44.320 --> 00:49:45.120
 we know

00:49:45.120 --> 00:49:45.760
 about you

00:49:45.760 --> 00:49:46.260
 that is

00:49:46.260 --> 00:49:46.680
 true

00:49:46.679 --> 00:49:47.960
 everything

00:49:47.960 --> 00:49:48.399
 that we

00:49:48.399 --> 00:49:48.659
 know

00:49:48.659 --> 00:49:49.179
 that you

00:49:49.179 --> 00:49:49.779
 are the

00:49:49.779 --> 00:49:50.579
 almighty

00:49:50.579 --> 00:49:51.239
 God

00:49:51.239 --> 00:49:52.259
 that is

00:49:52.259 --> 00:49:53.139
 in control

00:49:53.139 --> 00:49:54.539
 that loves

00:49:54.539 --> 00:49:55.440
 us beyond

00:49:55.440 --> 00:49:55.919
 we can

00:49:55.919 --> 00:49:56.940
 ever imagine

00:49:56.940 --> 00:49:58.480
 who knows

00:49:58.480 --> 00:49:59.399
 us individually

00:49:59.399 --> 00:50:00.779
 who sees

00:50:00.779 --> 00:50:01.379
 our present

00:50:01.379 --> 00:50:02.079
 situation

00:50:02.079 --> 00:50:03.379
 and who

00:50:03.379 --> 00:50:03.859
 is a

00:50:03.859 --> 00:50:04.139
 God

00:50:04.139 --> 00:50:04.559
 that is

00:50:04.559 --> 00:50:04.980
 good

00:50:04.980 --> 00:50:06.679
 and has

00:50:06.679 --> 00:50:07.399
 a future

00:50:07.399 --> 00:50:08.219
 glory for

00:50:08.219 --> 00:50:09.059
 us more

00:50:09.059 --> 00:50:09.859
 better than

00:50:09.859 --> 00:50:10.339
 what we are

00:50:10.339 --> 00:50:10.819
 experiencing

00:50:10.819 --> 00:50:11.239
 today

00:50:11.239 --> 00:50:11.599
 Lord

00:50:11.599 --> 00:50:12.960
 speak to

00:50:12.960 --> 00:50:13.379
 our hearts

00:50:13.379 --> 00:50:13.639
 Lord

00:50:13.639 --> 00:50:14.139
 help us

00:50:14.139 --> 00:50:14.759
 to really

00:50:14.759 --> 00:50:15.399
 see a

00:50:15.399 --> 00:50:15.839
 clearer

00:50:15.839 --> 00:50:16.419
 picture

00:50:16.420 --> 00:50:17.680
 of you

00:50:17.680 --> 00:50:18.039
 Lord

00:50:18.039 --> 00:50:19.079
 help us

00:50:19.079 --> 00:50:19.460
 not to

00:50:19.460 --> 00:50:19.820
 have a

00:50:19.820 --> 00:50:20.340
 distorted

00:50:20.340 --> 00:50:20.800
 picture

00:50:20.800 --> 00:50:21.220
 of you

00:50:21.220 --> 00:50:22.059
 but to

00:50:22.059 --> 00:50:22.400
 be able

00:50:22.400 --> 00:50:23.019
 to truly

00:50:23.019 --> 00:50:23.639
 experience

00:50:23.639 --> 00:50:23.920
 you

00:50:23.920 --> 00:50:24.480
 and see

00:50:24.480 --> 00:50:24.780
 you

00:50:24.780 --> 00:50:25.599
 who you

00:50:25.599 --> 00:50:25.860
 are

00:50:25.860 --> 00:50:27.139
 we pray

00:50:27.139 --> 00:50:27.639
 for this

00:50:27.639 --> 00:50:27.960
 Lord

00:50:27.960 --> 00:50:28.740
 we pray

00:50:28.740 --> 00:50:29.119
 that you

00:50:29.119 --> 00:50:29.400
 speak

00:50:29.400 --> 00:50:29.760
 to our

00:50:29.760 --> 00:50:30.180
 hearts

00:50:30.180 --> 00:50:31.059
 we pray

00:50:31.059 --> 00:50:31.420
 all this

00:50:31.420 --> 00:50:31.680
 in your

00:50:31.680 --> 00:50:31.920
 name

00:50:31.920 --> 00:50:32.980
 amen