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 Turn to Hebrews 4, page 1203, page 1203 in the church's Bibles.

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 I'm starting at verse 12.

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

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 It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow.

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 It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

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 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.

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 Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

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 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God,

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 let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.

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 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses.

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 We have one who has been tempted in every way.

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 Just as we are, yet without sin.

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 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence,

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 so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

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 Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in the matters related to God,

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 to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

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 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are gone astray,

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 since himself is subject to weakness.

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 This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

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 No one takes this honor upon himself.

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 He must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

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 So Christ also did not take upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest.

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 But God said to him, you are my son.

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 Today I have become your father.

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 And he says in another place, you are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

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 During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death.

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 And he was heard because of his reverent submission.

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 Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered.

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 And once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,

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 and was designated by God to be the high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

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 Thanks very much, Ross, for reading.

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 So keep your Bibles there at Hebrews chapter 4 and chapter 5.

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 And we'll be referring to a couple of other sections in Hebrews as well.

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 But we're going to pray first and ask for God's help.

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 Let's pray.

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 For the word of God is living and active.

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 Sharper than any double-edged sword.

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 It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow.

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 It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

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 Our God, our prayer is this.

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 That your word would now challenge us.

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 That it would penetrate deep into our lives.

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 Right to the very heart.

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 And we pray for two things.

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 One, that it would show us who we are and what we are like.

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 Not what others think or what we think of ourselves,

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 but what you think of us.

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 And what you see in us.

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 And secondly, we pray that your word would also show us the wonder of who Jesus is.

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 And that in bringing those two together,

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 we may be amazed that Jesus is our high priest.

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 So speak to us afresh by the power of your spirit.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 And we ask this in Jesus' name for his glory.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Well, I'm sure you're all familiar with Mick Wallace.

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 You all know who Mick Wallace is.

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 That flamboyant, independent Wexford TD.

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 He loves his colourful shirts.

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 Refuses to wear a tie and a jacket in Dáil Éireann.

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 Well, he also loves the opportunity to have a good go at the government and at the banks.

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 Well, this week, he stood in the door, very emotional, guilty and ashamed.

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 His life has been uncovered and laid bare before the nation.

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 The tax revenue has been investigating his financial affairs

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 and it seems he's made an error of judgment.

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 Apparently, he forgot to declare all that he owed.

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 And he now faces a settlement of over two million.

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 And the investigation is set to continue.

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 Not surprisingly, he is seeking legal advice on the matter.

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 Now, while we might stand back and yet again condemn and wag our finger at our politicians

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 and complain about them,

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 let's remember that our lives are also under investigation.

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 Look at chapter 4, verse 13.

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 Nothing in all creation.

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 Nothing is hidden from God's sight.

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 Everything is uncovered.

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 Everything is laid bare before the eyes of him

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 to whom we must give account.

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 You know, there's not one area of our life that God does not know about.

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 He's heard everything that we've ever said.

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 He has seen everything that we have ever done.

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 He knows everything that we have thought.

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 And he perceives the motive behind it all.

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 There's not one corner of our lives,

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 not one second of our existence,

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 that we have somehow managed to cover up or hide from God.

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 And if that's not troubling enough,

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 look at the rest of verse 13, the last line.

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 It is to him, God, that we must give an account.

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 One day our number is going to be called

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 and we're going to have to explain our thoughts,

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 our words, and our deeds.

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 Not before Dole Aaron or the rest of the country,

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 but before the judge of the universe.

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 Or as it says in Hebrews 9, verse 27,

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 we're destined to die once

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 and after that

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 to face the judgment.

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 What do you think about that?

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 Well, there may be lots of things

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 we're going to be very proud to talk about.

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 I mean, all those good and random things

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 that we've done to people and said.

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 But I reckon there's going to be an awful lot

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 that we're going to be very ashamed of.

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 All those skeletons.

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 In fact, we dread the thought of our lives

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 being uncovered and laid bare.

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 That's why we spend a large majority of our time

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 actually trying to fix our own guilt

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 or we try and run from our guilt.

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 And we go one of two ways.

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 Either we go down the religious route,

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 which is to try and live a good moral life

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 and somehow by doing good things

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 we're going to balance out the bad

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 and we'll kind of slightly get above

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 and we'll be all right.

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 Or we go down the irreligious path

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 where we just continue living

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 an immoral kind of life,

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 convincing ourselves,

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 well, you know what?

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 We're really answerable to no one.

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 So let's just keep doing what we like.

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 But whichever path we take,

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 it doesn't deal with our guilt.

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 It's still there.

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 It still remains.

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 It still nags away.

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 And we still face the fact of one day

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 standing before God,

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 chapter 4, verse 13,

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 who is the supreme judge

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 to whom we must give an account.

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 Mick Wallace is not the only one

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 who needs help.

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 We all need help.

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 But it's not a lawyer we need.

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 We need a priest.

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 And thankfully, we do have a priest.

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 Chapter 4, verse 14.

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 Therefore, since we have a great high priest

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 who has gone through the heavens,

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 Jesus, the Son of God,

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 let us hold firmly to the faith

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 that we profess.

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 Our priest, our helper,

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 is Jesus, the Son of God.

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 He's our mediator.

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 He's the one who's going to stand in for us.

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 Jesus is the one who can help us

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 when we have to stand before God

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 and give an account of our life.

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 That's why it says at the end of verse 14,

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 we hold firmly to the faith we profess.

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 We mustn't try and fix our own guilt.

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 We mustn't run away from our guilt.

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 Instead, we hold on to the faith.

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 The faith that we have in Jesus.

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 This is God's provision for his people.

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 Chapter 5, verse 4.

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 No one takes this honour upon himself.

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 He must be called by God,

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 just as Aaron was.

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 So Christ also did not take upon himself

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 the glory of becoming a high priest.

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 But God said to him,

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 You are my son.

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 Today I have become your father.

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 Jesus was the one appointed by God,

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 chosen by God,

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 sent by God into this world

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 for people like you and me

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 to stand in for us

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 to be our priests.

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 Well, what makes this Jesus

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 better and greater than any other priest?

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 Because we can go to lots of places

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 and find lots of priests.

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 We can even invent our own kind if we want.

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 But what makes Jesus better and greater?

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 Well, three things simply.

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 First, Jesus is our powerful priest.

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 Go back to verse 14 of chapter 4.

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 Jesus is our powerful priest.

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 Therefore, since we have a great high priest

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 who has gone through the heavens,

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 Jesus, the Son of God.

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 The fact that Jesus,

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 and the phrase there,

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 has gone through the heavens

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 or gone into heaven

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 means he is in a position

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 of all power

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 and all authority.

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 To understand this a bit more,

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 go back to chapter 1, verse 3.

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 Here we are given a wonderful picture

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 and description

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 of who Jesus is.

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 Chapter 1, verse 3.

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 The Son, that's Jesus,

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 is the radiance of God's glory

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 and the exact representation

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 of his being.

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 He sustains all things

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 by his powerful word.

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 And after he had provided

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 purification for sins,

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 and here's the phrase we want,

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 that he sat down

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 at the right hand

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 of the majesty

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 in heaven.

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 That position

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 is a position of power.

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 Or,

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 verse 13 of chapter 1.

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 To which of the angels

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 did God ever say,

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 sit at my right hand

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 until I make your enemies

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 a footstool

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 for your feet?

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 Jesus has gone through the heavens.

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 He's in a position

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 of power.

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 He is over all things.

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 He has even conquered

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 his enemies.

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 Or as we sang

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 at the very beginning

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 of this morning,

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 you're the risen one,

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 heaven's champion,

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 and you reign,

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 you reign over all.

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 And because Jesus

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 holds all power

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 and all authority,

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 that means

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 he is in a position

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 to do something

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 for us.

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 He is

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 a powerful priest.

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 But second,

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 Jesus

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 is also

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 our perfect priest.

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 Chapter 4,

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 verse 15.

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 For we do not have

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 a high priest

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 who is unable

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 to sympathize

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 with our weaknesses,

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 but we have one

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 who has been

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 tempted in every way,

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 just as we are,

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 yet was without sin.

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 Was without sin.

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 Jesus,

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 unlike us,

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 was absolutely

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 pure

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 and perfect.

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 It doesn't mean

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 that he hid away

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 in isolation

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 like some kind of monk

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 way out in the middle

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 of the country

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 to avoid temptation,

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 if that were even possible.

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 No,

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 it says that

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 we have one

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 who has been

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 tempted in every way,

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 just as we are,

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 but was without sin.

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 Jesus experienced

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 temptation,

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 but here is the difference,

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 he never experienced

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 what it was

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 to sin.

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 He never gave in.

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 He was perfect.

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 I find this incredible

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 for somebody

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 who just messes up

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 constantly.

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 Imagine having a life

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 where you never had

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 to say sorry.

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 He never had to ask

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 for forgiveness.

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 He never lost

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 his temper.

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 He never had

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 a bad thought.

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 He never had

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 a selfish motive.

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 He never experienced

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 guilt,

00:15:33.759 --> 00:15:34.259
 shame,

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 or regret.

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 Never.

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 He was without sin.

00:15:41.699 --> 00:15:42.259
 Now,

00:15:42.299 --> 00:15:43.000
 it's crucial

00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:44.079
 that we get a hold

00:15:44.079 --> 00:15:44.419
 of this

00:15:44.419 --> 00:15:44.839
 because

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 if Jesus

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 had been sinful,

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 he would have

00:15:49.079 --> 00:15:50.219
 needed a high priest

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 and his death

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 would never,

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 ever help us.

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 But thankfully,

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 Jesus was perfect.

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 Look at chapter 5,

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 verse 8.

00:16:06.080 --> 00:16:06.600
 Again,

00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:07.759
 speaking of Jesus,

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 although he was a son,

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 he learned obedience

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 from what he suffered.

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 Every temptation

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 he faced,

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 he obeyed.

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 and once

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 made perfect,

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 he became

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 the source

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 of eternal salvation

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 for all

00:16:25.060 --> 00:16:26.460
 who obey him.

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 Now,

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 we've got to understand

00:16:29.080 --> 00:16:30.220
 verse 9

00:16:30.220 --> 00:16:30.879
 carefully.

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 It's not to say

00:16:32.460 --> 00:16:33.039
 that Jesus

00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:33.840
 was somehow

00:16:33.840 --> 00:16:35.139
 sinful before,

00:16:35.259 --> 00:16:35.840
 that he was

00:16:35.840 --> 00:16:36.820
 imperfect,

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 and somehow

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 he learned

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 through kind of

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 good ways

00:16:40.220 --> 00:16:41.360
 to stop sinning

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 and became perfect.

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 No,

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 it's,

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 we understand

00:16:44.059 --> 00:16:44.899
 it like this,

00:16:45.159 --> 00:16:45.939
 that Jesus

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 suffered and

00:16:47.239 --> 00:16:48.279
 experienced

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 temptation

00:16:49.079 --> 00:16:50.539
 just like you

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 and me,

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 but because

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 he never gave

00:16:53.979 --> 00:16:55.299
 into temptation,

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 he became

00:16:57.199 --> 00:16:58.559
 fully qualified

00:16:58.559 --> 00:16:59.759
 to deal

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 with our sin.

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 Or we could

00:17:02.339 --> 00:17:03.139
 summarise it

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 like this,

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 Jesus

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 perfectly

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 passed

00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:08.419
 the test

00:17:08.419 --> 00:17:09.419
 of temptation

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 for us.

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 and in that

00:17:13.500 --> 00:17:14.039
 sense

00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:14.740
 he was

00:17:14.740 --> 00:17:15.400
 made perfect.

00:17:15.819 --> 00:17:16.819
 Every temptation

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 that he passed,

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 every test

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 that was thrown

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 at him,

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 he passed

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 perfectly.

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 So he became

00:17:23.160 --> 00:17:24.259
 fully qualified

00:17:24.259 --> 00:17:26.019
 to be

00:17:26.019 --> 00:17:26.960
 our perfect

00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:27.480
 priest.

00:17:28.779 --> 00:17:29.920
 We have

00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:31.059
 a perfect

00:17:31.059 --> 00:17:31.500
 priest

00:17:31.500 --> 00:17:32.819
 to help

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 imperfect

00:17:33.880 --> 00:17:34.559
 people

00:17:34.559 --> 00:17:35.859
 like you

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 and me.

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 But not

00:17:38.839 --> 00:17:39.160
 only

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 is he

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 powerful,

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 not only

00:17:41.440 --> 00:17:41.740
 is he

00:17:41.740 --> 00:17:42.180
 perfect,

00:17:42.400 --> 00:17:42.700
 Jesus

00:17:42.700 --> 00:17:43.860
 is our

00:17:43.860 --> 00:17:44.920
 eternal

00:17:44.920 --> 00:17:45.440
 priest.

00:17:47.059 --> 00:17:47.819
 Go back

00:17:47.819 --> 00:17:48.259
 to verse

00:17:48.259 --> 00:17:49.140
 five of

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 chapter five.

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 It says

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 there,

00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:54.920
 so Christ

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 also did

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 not take

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 upon himself

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 the glory

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 of becoming

00:17:58.240 --> 00:17:58.740
 a high

00:17:58.740 --> 00:17:59.180
 priest,

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 but God

00:18:00.599 --> 00:18:01.220
 said to him,

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 you are my

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 son,

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 today I

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 have become

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 your father.

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 And he

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 says in

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 another place,

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 quoting Psalm

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 110,

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 you are a

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 priest forever,

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 in the order

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 of Melchizedek.

00:18:13.559 --> 00:18:14.019
 Well,

00:18:14.099 --> 00:18:14.640
 who on earth

00:18:14.640 --> 00:18:15.620
 is Melchizedek?

00:18:15.819 --> 00:18:16.039
 Well,

00:18:16.599 --> 00:18:17.099
 flick over

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 to chapter

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 seven,

00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:19.160
 verse one.

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 We read

00:18:24.519 --> 00:18:24.900
 about him

00:18:24.900 --> 00:18:25.420
 in Genesis,

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 we read

00:18:25.920 --> 00:18:26.400
 about him

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 in Psalm

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 110,

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 but here

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 we get

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 a brief

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 description

00:18:28.980 --> 00:18:30.140
 for our

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 help just

00:18:30.700 --> 00:18:30.980
 now.

00:18:31.079 --> 00:18:31.299
 Chapter

00:18:31.299 --> 00:18:31.680
 seven,

00:18:31.759 --> 00:18:32.180
 verse one.

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 This

00:18:32.819 --> 00:18:33.519
 Melchizedek

00:18:33.519 --> 00:18:34.180
 was king

00:18:34.180 --> 00:18:34.720
 of Salem

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 and priest

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 of God

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 most high.

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 he met

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 Abraham

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 returning

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 from the

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 defeat of

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 the kings

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 and blessed

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 him and

00:18:42.660 --> 00:18:42.980
 Abraham

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 gave him

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 a tenth

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 of everything.

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 First his

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 name means

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 king of

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 righteousness,

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 then also

00:18:47.700 --> 00:18:48.160
 king of

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 Salem means

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 king of

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 peace.

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 And here's

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 where we

00:18:52.140 --> 00:18:52.500
 want to

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 focus.

00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:53.840
 Verse three,

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 without father

00:18:55.160 --> 00:18:55.900
 or mother,

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 without

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 genealogy.

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 The Bible

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 doesn't mention

00:19:00.180 --> 00:19:01.540
 where

00:19:01.540 --> 00:19:03.020
 Melchizedek

00:19:03.020 --> 00:19:03.580
 came from,

00:19:03.640 --> 00:19:04.220
 his parents.

00:19:04.300 --> 00:19:04.620
 They're not

00:19:04.620 --> 00:19:04.800
 there,

00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:05.159
 there's no

00:19:05.159 --> 00:19:05.819
 genealogy,

00:19:05.919 --> 00:19:06.539
 no record.

00:19:07.599 --> 00:19:08.019
 It's not to

00:19:08.019 --> 00:19:08.539
 say he didn't

00:19:08.539 --> 00:19:08.859
 have them,

00:19:08.899 --> 00:19:09.279
 he obviously

00:19:09.279 --> 00:19:09.639
 did,

00:19:09.740 --> 00:19:10.019
 but it's

00:19:10.019 --> 00:19:10.700
 not recorded.

00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:11.559
 Without

00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:12.240
 beginning of

00:19:12.240 --> 00:19:12.859
 days or

00:19:12.859 --> 00:19:13.539
 end of

00:19:13.539 --> 00:19:13.899
 life,

00:19:14.339 --> 00:19:15.000
 like the

00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:15.419
 son of

00:19:15.419 --> 00:19:15.779
 God,

00:19:16.059 --> 00:19:16.799
 he remains

00:19:16.799 --> 00:19:17.359
 a priest

00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:17.879
 forever,

00:19:18.059 --> 00:19:18.720
 an eternal

00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:19.299
 priest.

00:19:20.759 --> 00:19:21.440
 Now what

00:19:21.440 --> 00:19:21.899
 the author

00:19:21.899 --> 00:19:22.539
 is doing

00:19:22.539 --> 00:19:22.819
 here,

00:19:22.940 --> 00:19:24.000
 he's using

00:19:24.000 --> 00:19:24.919
 this character

00:19:24.919 --> 00:19:25.700
 of the

00:19:25.700 --> 00:19:26.359
 Old Testament

00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:27.259
 Melchizedek

00:19:27.259 --> 00:19:28.099
 to show

00:19:28.099 --> 00:19:28.539
 us that

00:19:28.539 --> 00:19:29.599
 Jesus is

00:19:29.599 --> 00:19:31.079
 the eternal

00:19:31.079 --> 00:19:31.700
 priest.

00:19:32.399 --> 00:19:33.299
 The tradition

00:19:33.299 --> 00:19:34.359
 that surrounds

00:19:34.359 --> 00:19:35.219
 Melchizedek

00:19:35.219 --> 00:19:35.679
 that he

00:19:35.679 --> 00:19:36.479
 came,

00:19:36.759 --> 00:19:37.479
 he's just

00:19:37.479 --> 00:19:38.159
 had an

00:19:38.159 --> 00:19:38.639
 endless

00:19:38.639 --> 00:19:39.159
 life,

00:19:39.419 --> 00:19:40.219
 has become

00:19:40.219 --> 00:19:40.819
 a reality

00:19:40.819 --> 00:19:41.479
 in Jesus.

00:19:42.319 --> 00:19:43.159
 Jesus is

00:19:43.159 --> 00:19:43.819
 the true

00:19:43.819 --> 00:19:44.979
 priest without

00:19:44.979 --> 00:19:45.759
 beginning of

00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:47.859
 days or

00:19:47.859 --> 00:19:48.539
 without end

00:19:48.539 --> 00:19:49.159
 of life.

00:19:49.659 --> 00:19:49.899
 He's

00:19:49.899 --> 00:19:50.439
 eternal.

00:19:51.819 --> 00:19:52.299
 In other

00:19:52.299 --> 00:19:52.599
 words,

00:19:52.779 --> 00:19:53.179
 Jesus,

00:19:54.000 --> 00:19:54.799
 even though

00:19:54.799 --> 00:19:55.759
 he has

00:19:55.759 --> 00:19:56.259
 come,

00:19:56.539 --> 00:19:57.359
 he continues

00:19:57.359 --> 00:19:58.500
 to act as

00:19:58.500 --> 00:19:59.319
 our high

00:19:59.319 --> 00:20:00.639
 priest today.

00:20:01.259 --> 00:20:01.619
 Chapter

00:20:01.619 --> 00:20:02.039
 7,

00:20:02.119 --> 00:20:02.919
 verse 25.

00:20:02.920 --> 00:20:03.120
 25.

00:20:04.960 --> 00:20:05.840
 It sums

00:20:05.840 --> 00:20:06.200
 it up

00:20:06.200 --> 00:20:06.900
 nicely for

00:20:06.900 --> 00:20:07.300
 us here.

00:20:07.400 --> 00:20:08.220
 Verse 25

00:20:08.220 --> 00:20:08.740
 of chapter

00:20:08.740 --> 00:20:09.160
 7.

00:20:09.680 --> 00:20:10.080
 Therefore,

00:20:10.820 --> 00:20:11.460
 Jesus is

00:20:11.460 --> 00:20:11.940
 able to

00:20:11.940 --> 00:20:12.220
 save

00:20:12.220 --> 00:20:13.039
 completely

00:20:13.039 --> 00:20:14.320
 those who

00:20:14.320 --> 00:20:14.779
 come to

00:20:14.779 --> 00:20:15.160
 God

00:20:15.160 --> 00:20:15.660
 through

00:20:15.660 --> 00:20:16.100
 him

00:20:16.100 --> 00:20:16.920
 because

00:20:16.920 --> 00:20:17.279
 he

00:20:17.279 --> 00:20:18.180
 always

00:20:18.180 --> 00:20:18.820
 lives

00:20:18.820 --> 00:20:19.820
 to

00:20:19.820 --> 00:20:20.519
 intercede

00:20:20.519 --> 00:20:20.940
 for them.

00:20:22.279 --> 00:20:22.640
 He's

00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:23.259
 always

00:20:23.259 --> 00:20:24.480
 speaking

00:20:24.480 --> 00:20:25.420
 to the

00:20:25.420 --> 00:20:25.800
 Father

00:20:25.800 --> 00:20:26.759
 on our

00:20:26.759 --> 00:20:27.240
 behalf.

00:20:28.500 --> 00:20:29.240
 He is

00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:29.759
 the high

00:20:29.759 --> 00:20:30.240
 priest

00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:31.220
 forever

00:20:31.220 --> 00:20:32.059
 so we

00:20:32.059 --> 00:20:32.259
 can

00:20:32.259 --> 00:20:32.819
 depend

00:20:32.819 --> 00:20:33.200
 on

00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:33.440
 him.

00:20:33.440 --> 00:20:34.099
 We can

00:20:34.099 --> 00:20:34.640
 trust

00:20:34.640 --> 00:20:35.200
 on him

00:20:35.200 --> 00:20:35.960
 every

00:20:35.960 --> 00:20:36.559
 single

00:20:36.559 --> 00:20:36.960
 day

00:20:36.960 --> 00:20:37.819
 to act

00:20:37.819 --> 00:20:38.500
 on our

00:20:38.500 --> 00:20:39.019
 behalf.

00:20:40.940 --> 00:20:41.839
 We're

00:20:41.839 --> 00:20:42.380
 in desperate

00:20:42.380 --> 00:20:42.819
 need of

00:20:42.819 --> 00:20:43.339
 a priest

00:20:43.339 --> 00:20:45.200
 and God

00:20:45.200 --> 00:20:46.059
 has provided

00:20:46.059 --> 00:20:47.380
 a powerful,

00:20:48.980 --> 00:20:49.620
 perfect

00:20:49.620 --> 00:20:51.980
 and eternal

00:20:51.980 --> 00:20:53.140
 great

00:20:53.140 --> 00:20:54.500
 high priest

00:20:54.500 --> 00:20:55.920
 for people

00:20:55.920 --> 00:20:56.680
 like us.

00:21:00.519 --> 00:21:01.039
 Now,

00:21:01.099 --> 00:21:01.460
 not only

00:21:01.460 --> 00:21:01.980
 has God

00:21:01.980 --> 00:21:02.940
 provided us

00:21:02.940 --> 00:21:03.519
 with a

00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:03.960
 priest,

00:21:05.480 --> 00:21:06.500
 this priest

00:21:06.500 --> 00:21:07.559
 invites us

00:21:07.559 --> 00:21:08.720
 to come

00:21:08.720 --> 00:21:09.240
 to him.

00:21:10.680 --> 00:21:11.440
 Go back

00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:11.880
 to chapter

00:21:11.880 --> 00:21:12.380
 4,

00:21:12.880 --> 00:21:14.200
 verse 16.

00:21:16.259 --> 00:21:16.819
 So,

00:21:16.880 --> 00:21:17.339
 we've seen

00:21:17.339 --> 00:21:17.759
 that we

00:21:17.759 --> 00:21:18.359
 need a

00:21:18.359 --> 00:21:18.700
 priest,

00:21:19.460 --> 00:21:19.960
 we've

00:21:19.960 --> 00:21:20.420
 looked at

00:21:20.420 --> 00:21:21.259
 what this

00:21:21.259 --> 00:21:21.880
 priest is

00:21:21.880 --> 00:21:22.319
 like,

00:21:22.319 --> 00:21:23.859
 and then

00:21:23.859 --> 00:21:24.539
 this priest

00:21:24.539 --> 00:21:25.659
 invites us

00:21:25.659 --> 00:21:26.079
 to come

00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:26.539
 to him.

00:21:28.119 --> 00:21:28.579
 Chapter

00:21:28.579 --> 00:21:28.939
 4,

00:21:29.039 --> 00:21:29.720
 verse 16.

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 Let us

00:21:31.559 --> 00:21:32.679
 then approach

00:21:32.679 --> 00:21:33.779
 the throne

00:21:33.779 --> 00:21:34.700
 of grace

00:21:34.700 --> 00:21:36.419
 with confidence

00:21:36.419 --> 00:21:38.079
 so that

00:21:38.079 --> 00:21:38.700
 we may

00:21:38.700 --> 00:21:39.339
 receive

00:21:39.339 --> 00:21:39.960
 mercy

00:21:39.960 --> 00:21:41.200
 and find

00:21:41.200 --> 00:21:41.980
 grace to

00:21:41.980 --> 00:21:42.679
 help us

00:21:42.679 --> 00:21:43.559
 in our

00:21:43.559 --> 00:21:44.059
 time of

00:21:44.059 --> 00:21:44.359
 need.

00:21:45.659 --> 00:21:46.259
 We are

00:21:46.259 --> 00:21:46.700
 to come

00:21:46.700 --> 00:21:47.099
 to the

00:21:47.099 --> 00:21:47.619
 powerful,

00:21:47.879 --> 00:21:48.339
 perfect

00:21:48.339 --> 00:21:49.419
 and eternal

00:21:49.419 --> 00:21:50.299
 high priest

00:21:50.299 --> 00:21:51.439
 to receive

00:21:51.439 --> 00:21:52.299
 mercy

00:21:52.299 --> 00:21:54.019
 and grace.

00:21:54.279 --> 00:21:54.859
 That is

00:21:54.859 --> 00:21:55.799
 the invitation

00:21:55.799 --> 00:21:56.619
 that is

00:21:56.619 --> 00:21:57.279
 being given

00:21:57.279 --> 00:21:57.839
 to us

00:21:57.839 --> 00:21:58.299
 today

00:21:58.299 --> 00:21:59.240
 and every

00:21:59.240 --> 00:21:59.599
 day.

00:22:01.440 --> 00:22:02.019
 So,

00:22:02.099 --> 00:22:02.460
 let's look

00:22:02.460 --> 00:22:02.759
 at these

00:22:02.759 --> 00:22:03.500
 two things

00:22:03.500 --> 00:22:03.960
 that we

00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:04.619
 can receive.

00:22:04.779 --> 00:22:05.059
 First,

00:22:05.220 --> 00:22:05.680
 we are to

00:22:05.680 --> 00:22:06.159
 receive

00:22:06.159 --> 00:22:07.039
 mercy.

00:22:08.879 --> 00:22:09.299
 We can

00:22:09.299 --> 00:22:09.659
 simply

00:22:09.659 --> 00:22:10.419
 summarize it

00:22:10.419 --> 00:22:10.879
 like this.

00:22:10.980 --> 00:22:11.240
 Mercy

00:22:11.240 --> 00:22:12.180
 means not

00:22:12.180 --> 00:22:12.779
 getting

00:22:12.779 --> 00:22:14.180
 what we

00:22:14.180 --> 00:22:15.019
 do deserve.

00:22:16.240 --> 00:22:17.000
 The truth

00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:17.480
 is we

00:22:17.480 --> 00:22:18.639
 do deserve

00:22:18.639 --> 00:22:19.539
 God's

00:22:19.539 --> 00:22:19.960
 judgment.

00:22:20.700 --> 00:22:21.339
 We do

00:22:21.339 --> 00:22:21.859
 deserve

00:22:21.859 --> 00:22:22.279
 to pay

00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:22.859
 the penalty

00:22:22.859 --> 00:22:23.339
 for our

00:22:23.339 --> 00:22:23.559
 sin,

00:22:23.899 --> 00:22:24.579
 but Jesus,

00:22:24.839 --> 00:22:25.399
 our high

00:22:25.399 --> 00:22:25.819
 priest,

00:22:26.220 --> 00:22:26.839
 gives us

00:22:26.839 --> 00:22:27.559
 mercy.

00:22:28.679 --> 00:22:29.159
 How on

00:22:29.159 --> 00:22:29.559
 earth can

00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:29.859
 he do

00:22:29.859 --> 00:22:30.000
 that?

00:22:30.059 --> 00:22:30.379
 How can

00:22:30.379 --> 00:22:30.619
 he give

00:22:30.619 --> 00:22:31.240
 us mercy

00:22:31.240 --> 00:22:32.000
 when we're

00:22:32.000 --> 00:22:32.339
 guilty?

00:22:33.939 --> 00:22:34.279
 Well,

00:22:34.319 --> 00:22:34.779
 this is a

00:22:34.779 --> 00:22:35.539
 high priest

00:22:35.539 --> 00:22:37.399
 who represents

00:22:37.399 --> 00:22:38.220
 us.

00:22:40.319 --> 00:22:40.899
 Chapter

00:22:40.899 --> 00:22:41.339
 5,

00:22:41.419 --> 00:22:41.939
 verse 1.

00:22:42.980 --> 00:22:43.859
 Every high

00:22:43.859 --> 00:22:44.500
 priest is

00:22:44.500 --> 00:22:45.319
 selected from

00:22:45.319 --> 00:22:46.000
 among men

00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:46.799
 and is

00:22:46.799 --> 00:22:47.839
 appointed to

00:22:47.839 --> 00:22:48.680
 represent

00:22:48.680 --> 00:22:50.519
 them in

00:22:50.519 --> 00:22:50.920
 matters

00:22:50.920 --> 00:22:51.680
 related to

00:22:51.680 --> 00:22:52.160
 God to

00:22:52.160 --> 00:22:53.059
 offer gifts

00:22:53.059 --> 00:22:54.299
 and sacrifices

00:22:54.299 --> 00:22:55.839
 for sins.

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 That was the

00:22:56.579 --> 00:22:57.059
 role of the

00:22:57.059 --> 00:22:57.420
 priest,

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 to represent

00:22:59.299 --> 00:22:59.920
 people,

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 to stand

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 in for

00:23:01.339 --> 00:23:01.519
 them,

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 to mediate,

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 to go

00:23:03.099 --> 00:23:03.660
 between.

00:23:05.119 --> 00:23:05.680
 But the

00:23:05.680 --> 00:23:06.380
 problem is,

00:23:06.420 --> 00:23:06.920
 as the book

00:23:06.920 --> 00:23:07.940
 unfolds for

00:23:07.940 --> 00:23:08.180
 us,

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 that all

00:23:09.720 --> 00:23:10.400
 these priests

00:23:10.400 --> 00:23:11.259
 throughout time

00:23:11.259 --> 00:23:11.980
 have always

00:23:11.980 --> 00:23:12.680
 been sinful

00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:13.039
 and they

00:23:13.039 --> 00:23:13.819
 always had to

00:23:13.819 --> 00:23:14.339
 do something

00:23:14.339 --> 00:23:14.960
 for themselves.

00:23:15.339 --> 00:23:15.919
 So we

00:23:15.919 --> 00:23:16.599
 need someone

00:23:16.599 --> 00:23:17.639
 greater and

00:23:17.639 --> 00:23:18.639
 someone better.

00:23:20.359 --> 00:23:21.059
 Look at

00:23:21.059 --> 00:23:22.240
 chapter 7,

00:23:22.299 --> 00:23:23.279
 verse 26.

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 So we

00:23:28.439 --> 00:23:29.220
 do have

00:23:29.220 --> 00:23:32.659
 the perfect

00:23:32.659 --> 00:23:33.639
 representative,

00:23:33.899 --> 00:23:34.740
 one who

00:23:34.740 --> 00:23:35.939
 represents us

00:23:35.939 --> 00:23:36.799
 before God

00:23:36.799 --> 00:23:37.659
 and stands

00:23:37.659 --> 00:23:38.859
 in for us

00:23:38.859 --> 00:23:40.179
 before God.

00:23:41.179 --> 00:23:42.059
 Chapter 7,

00:23:42.159 --> 00:23:42.980
 verse 26.

00:23:42.980 --> 00:23:44.339
 Such a

00:23:44.339 --> 00:23:45.099
 high priest,

00:23:45.160 --> 00:23:45.680
 and that's

00:23:45.680 --> 00:23:46.059
 Jesus,

00:23:46.480 --> 00:23:47.480
 meets our

00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:47.960
 need.

00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:49.660
 One who

00:23:49.660 --> 00:23:50.700
 is holy,

00:23:51.920 --> 00:23:52.519
 one who

00:23:52.519 --> 00:23:53.519
 is blameless,

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 who is

00:23:54.259 --> 00:23:54.860
 pure,

00:23:55.220 --> 00:23:55.539
 who is

00:23:55.539 --> 00:23:56.299
 set apart

00:23:56.299 --> 00:23:57.099
 from sinners,

00:23:57.460 --> 00:23:57.759
 who is

00:23:57.759 --> 00:23:58.400
 exalted

00:23:58.400 --> 00:23:59.000
 above the

00:23:59.000 --> 00:23:59.319
 heavens.

00:23:59.980 --> 00:24:00.759
 Unlike the

00:24:00.759 --> 00:24:01.460
 other high

00:24:01.460 --> 00:24:01.819
 priests,

00:24:01.900 --> 00:24:02.279
 he does

00:24:02.279 --> 00:24:02.759
 not need

00:24:02.759 --> 00:24:03.240
 to offer

00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:04.079
 sacrifices

00:24:04.079 --> 00:24:04.940
 day after

00:24:04.940 --> 00:24:05.299
 day,

00:24:05.660 --> 00:24:06.120
 first for

00:24:06.120 --> 00:24:06.620
 his own

00:24:06.620 --> 00:24:07.519
 sins and

00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:07.900
 then for

00:24:07.900 --> 00:24:08.319
 the sins

00:24:08.319 --> 00:24:08.579
 of the

00:24:08.579 --> 00:24:08.960
 people.

00:24:10.079 --> 00:24:10.440
 He

00:24:10.440 --> 00:24:11.140
 sacrificed

00:24:11.140 --> 00:24:11.920
 for their

00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:12.599
 sins as

00:24:12.599 --> 00:24:12.900
 well,

00:24:12.980 --> 00:24:14.099
 once for

00:24:14.099 --> 00:24:14.559
 all,

00:24:15.099 --> 00:24:15.860
 when he

00:24:15.860 --> 00:24:16.420
 offered

00:24:16.420 --> 00:24:17.579
 himself.

00:24:20.000 --> 00:24:20.680
 Jesus

00:24:20.680 --> 00:24:21.360
 not only

00:24:21.360 --> 00:24:22.200
 offers the

00:24:22.200 --> 00:24:22.819
 sacrifice,

00:24:24.539 --> 00:24:24.940
 but do you

00:24:24.940 --> 00:24:25.279
 see that

00:24:25.279 --> 00:24:25.900
 last little

00:24:25.900 --> 00:24:26.400
 phrase?

00:24:27.120 --> 00:24:27.360
 He

00:24:27.360 --> 00:24:27.680
 offered

00:24:27.680 --> 00:24:28.259
 himself.

00:24:28.620 --> 00:24:28.860
 He

00:24:28.860 --> 00:24:30.660
 is the

00:24:30.660 --> 00:24:31.220
 sacrifice.

00:24:33.220 --> 00:24:34.120
 Now we're

00:24:34.120 --> 00:24:34.400
 going to be

00:24:34.400 --> 00:24:34.759
 looking at

00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:35.160
 that more

00:24:35.160 --> 00:24:35.759
 in detail

00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:37.000
 next week.

00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:38.819
 God

00:24:38.819 --> 00:24:39.380
 is the

00:24:39.380 --> 00:24:40.140
 sacrifice.

00:24:40.140 --> 00:24:40.980
 He

00:24:40.980 --> 00:24:42.940
 can see

00:24:42.940 --> 00:24:44.299
 the reason

00:24:44.299 --> 00:24:45.059
 why Jesus

00:24:45.059 --> 00:24:45.900
 can offer

00:24:45.900 --> 00:24:46.779
 us mercy

00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:47.579
 and not

00:24:47.579 --> 00:24:48.220
 treat us

00:24:48.220 --> 00:24:48.940
 the way we

00:24:48.940 --> 00:24:49.599
 deserve to

00:24:49.599 --> 00:24:50.200
 be treated

00:24:50.200 --> 00:24:51.220
 is because

00:24:51.220 --> 00:24:51.799
 he has

00:24:51.799 --> 00:24:52.400
 offered that

00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:52.779
 sacrifice.

00:24:53.119 --> 00:24:53.420
 He has

00:24:53.420 --> 00:24:54.180
 become the

00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:54.579
 sacrifice.

00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:55.259
 He's

00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:56.440
 represented us

00:24:56.440 --> 00:24:57.039
 and he

00:24:57.039 --> 00:24:57.680
 takes that

00:24:57.680 --> 00:24:58.460
 penalty for

00:24:58.460 --> 00:24:58.859
 us.

00:24:58.859 --> 00:24:59.359
 God

00:24:59.359 --> 00:25:00.599
 is the

00:25:00.599 --> 00:25:01.519
 invitation

00:25:01.519 --> 00:25:02.779
 to come

00:25:02.779 --> 00:25:03.279
 to him,

00:25:03.379 --> 00:25:03.819
 to come

00:25:03.819 --> 00:25:04.199
 to our

00:25:04.199 --> 00:25:04.779
 great high

00:25:04.779 --> 00:25:05.599
 priest with

00:25:05.599 --> 00:25:06.279
 confidence

00:25:06.279 --> 00:25:07.939
 because he's

00:25:07.939 --> 00:25:08.439
 dealt with

00:25:08.439 --> 00:25:08.979
 our sin

00:25:08.979 --> 00:25:10.319
 and to

00:25:10.319 --> 00:25:11.399
 receive this

00:25:11.399 --> 00:25:11.979
 mercy

00:25:11.979 --> 00:25:13.679
 day after

00:25:13.679 --> 00:25:14.059
 day.

00:25:14.059 --> 00:25:16.899
 So we

00:25:16.899 --> 00:25:17.200
 are to

00:25:17.200 --> 00:25:17.599
 come at

00:25:17.599 --> 00:25:17.740
 the

00:25:17.740 --> 00:25:18.299
 invitation

00:25:18.299 --> 00:25:18.720
 of the

00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:19.200
 priest to

00:25:19.200 --> 00:25:19.559
 receive

00:25:19.559 --> 00:25:20.980
 mercy and

00:25:20.980 --> 00:25:21.599
 second we

00:25:21.599 --> 00:25:21.899
 are to

00:25:21.899 --> 00:25:22.279
 come at

00:25:22.279 --> 00:25:22.440
 his

00:25:22.440 --> 00:25:22.980
 invitation

00:25:22.980 --> 00:25:23.659
 to receive

00:25:23.659 --> 00:25:24.159
 grace.

00:25:26.039 --> 00:25:26.740
 And again

00:25:26.740 --> 00:25:27.119
 we can

00:25:27.119 --> 00:25:27.879
 summarize it

00:25:27.879 --> 00:25:29.339
 simply as

00:25:29.339 --> 00:25:29.740
 this.

00:25:31.279 --> 00:25:32.139
 Mercy is

00:25:32.139 --> 00:25:33.619
 not getting

00:25:33.619 --> 00:25:34.039
 what we

00:25:34.039 --> 00:25:34.480
 deserve.

00:25:35.179 --> 00:25:35.899
 Grace means

00:25:35.899 --> 00:25:36.619
 getting what

00:25:36.619 --> 00:25:37.639
 we don't

00:25:37.639 --> 00:25:38.139
 deserve.

00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:39.899
 And we

00:25:39.899 --> 00:25:40.539
 really don't

00:25:40.539 --> 00:25:40.899
 deserve

00:25:40.899 --> 00:25:41.339
 anything.

00:25:42.859 --> 00:25:43.279
 God

00:25:43.279 --> 00:25:44.019
 owes us

00:25:44.019 --> 00:25:44.839
 absolutely

00:25:44.839 --> 00:25:45.279
 nothing.

00:25:46.619 --> 00:25:47.460
 But Jesus

00:25:47.460 --> 00:25:48.440
 our high

00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:49.920
 priest gives

00:25:49.920 --> 00:25:50.599
 us grace.

00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:52.660
 Well how

00:25:52.660 --> 00:25:53.240
 can he do

00:25:53.240 --> 00:25:53.500
 that?

00:25:53.559 --> 00:25:54.039
 It doesn't

00:25:54.039 --> 00:25:54.700
 make sense.

00:25:54.960 --> 00:25:55.359
 How can

00:25:55.359 --> 00:25:55.599
 he be

00:25:55.599 --> 00:25:56.000
 given it

00:25:56.000 --> 00:25:56.400
 to somebody

00:25:56.400 --> 00:25:56.740
 who doesn't

00:25:56.740 --> 00:25:57.339
 deserve it?

00:25:58.160 --> 00:25:58.859
 Well for

00:25:58.859 --> 00:25:59.279
 the simple

00:25:59.279 --> 00:25:59.859
 reason that

00:25:59.859 --> 00:26:00.359
 on the one

00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:01.139
 hand he

00:26:01.139 --> 00:26:01.619
 gives us

00:26:01.619 --> 00:26:02.339
 mercy because

00:26:02.339 --> 00:26:03.000
 he represents

00:26:03.000 --> 00:26:03.599
 us.

00:26:03.940 --> 00:26:04.599
 He gives

00:26:04.599 --> 00:26:05.220
 us grace

00:26:05.220 --> 00:26:05.960
 because he

00:26:05.960 --> 00:26:06.759
 identifies

00:26:06.759 --> 00:26:08.119
 with us.

00:26:09.319 --> 00:26:09.819
 Chapter

00:26:09.819 --> 00:26:11.619
 5 verse

00:26:11.619 --> 00:26:12.039
 7.

00:26:12.859 --> 00:26:13.440
 Here's like

00:26:13.440 --> 00:26:13.759
 a little

00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:16.340
 summary of

00:26:16.340 --> 00:26:17.580
 what it

00:26:17.580 --> 00:26:18.039
 was like

00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:18.620
 for Jesus

00:26:18.620 --> 00:26:19.160
 to live

00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:19.840
 his life.

00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:20.960
 Perhaps

00:26:20.960 --> 00:26:21.700
 in particular

00:26:21.700 --> 00:26:23.160
 it focuses

00:26:23.160 --> 00:26:23.840
 in on his

00:26:23.840 --> 00:26:24.440
 time in

00:26:24.440 --> 00:26:25.039
 Gethsemane

00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:25.640
 just before

00:26:25.640 --> 00:26:26.160
 his death.

00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:26.840
 But

00:26:26.840 --> 00:26:27.480
 chapter 5

00:26:27.480 --> 00:26:28.019
 verse 7.

00:26:28.580 --> 00:26:29.080
 During the

00:26:29.080 --> 00:26:29.740
 days of

00:26:29.740 --> 00:26:30.180
 Jesus'

00:26:30.460 --> 00:26:31.220
 life on

00:26:31.220 --> 00:26:32.880
 earth he

00:26:32.880 --> 00:26:33.680
 offered up

00:26:33.680 --> 00:26:34.500
 prayers and

00:26:34.500 --> 00:26:35.840
 petitions with

00:26:35.840 --> 00:26:37.220
 loud cries

00:26:37.220 --> 00:26:39.440
 and tears as

00:26:39.440 --> 00:26:39.759
 he went

00:26:39.759 --> 00:26:40.200
 through all

00:26:40.200 --> 00:26:40.900
 that struggle

00:26:40.900 --> 00:26:41.319
 and that

00:26:41.319 --> 00:26:41.920
 suffering of

00:26:41.920 --> 00:26:42.460
 temptation.

00:26:43.360 --> 00:26:43.840
 To the

00:26:43.840 --> 00:26:44.279
 one who

00:26:44.279 --> 00:26:45.000
 could save

00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:45.580
 him from

00:26:45.580 --> 00:26:47.100
 death and

00:26:47.100 --> 00:26:47.640
 he was

00:26:47.640 --> 00:26:49.319
 hurt because

00:26:49.319 --> 00:26:49.660
 of his

00:26:49.660 --> 00:26:50.080
 reverent

00:26:50.080 --> 00:26:50.600
 submission.

00:26:52.600 --> 00:26:53.319
 Jesus

00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:55.299
 knows what

00:26:55.299 --> 00:26:55.860
 it is to

00:26:55.860 --> 00:26:56.799
 suffer temptation.

00:26:58.100 --> 00:26:59.080
 We're not

00:26:59.080 --> 00:26:59.620
 on our own

00:26:59.620 --> 00:26:59.940
 here.

00:27:01.080 --> 00:27:01.779
 He knows

00:27:01.779 --> 00:27:02.559
 what it is to

00:27:02.559 --> 00:27:03.000
 be under

00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:04.580
 extreme pressure

00:27:04.580 --> 00:27:05.779
 and stress

00:27:05.779 --> 00:27:06.680
 to sin

00:27:06.680 --> 00:27:07.680
 and to

00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:08.340
 snap.

00:27:09.740 --> 00:27:10.140
 And we've

00:27:10.140 --> 00:27:10.480
 all been

00:27:10.480 --> 00:27:10.799
 there.

00:27:12.340 --> 00:27:13.259
 It doesn't

00:27:13.259 --> 00:27:14.019
 mean that he's

00:27:14.019 --> 00:27:14.740
 faced every

00:27:14.740 --> 00:27:15.700
 possible kind

00:27:15.700 --> 00:27:16.420
 of temptation

00:27:16.420 --> 00:27:17.720
 because Jesus

00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:18.519
 didn't live

00:27:18.519 --> 00:27:19.259
 everybody's

00:27:19.259 --> 00:27:20.420
 particular life.

00:27:21.860 --> 00:27:22.580
 But it

00:27:22.580 --> 00:27:23.299
 means here that

00:27:23.299 --> 00:27:23.600
 he has

00:27:23.600 --> 00:27:24.440
 experienced

00:27:24.440 --> 00:27:26.259
 temptation in

00:27:26.259 --> 00:27:26.860
 a greater

00:27:26.860 --> 00:27:27.360
 way than

00:27:27.360 --> 00:27:28.900
 us because

00:27:28.900 --> 00:27:29.320
 he never

00:27:29.320 --> 00:27:29.880
 gave in.

00:27:31.140 --> 00:27:31.759
 Let's think

00:27:31.759 --> 00:27:32.360
 about this for

00:27:32.360 --> 00:27:32.580
 a minute.

00:27:32.740 --> 00:27:33.460
 When you and

00:27:33.460 --> 00:27:34.180
 I are tempted

00:27:34.180 --> 00:27:35.880
 the pressure

00:27:35.880 --> 00:27:36.860
 builds and

00:27:36.860 --> 00:27:37.920
 builds like

00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:38.380
 a pressure

00:27:38.380 --> 00:27:39.259
 cooker and

00:27:39.259 --> 00:27:39.759
 then we give

00:27:39.759 --> 00:27:40.180
 in and the

00:27:40.180 --> 00:27:40.680
 top just

00:27:40.680 --> 00:27:41.060
 blows,

00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:41.640
 doesn't it?

00:27:42.380 --> 00:27:42.779
 We're kind

00:27:42.779 --> 00:27:43.519
 of so good

00:27:43.519 --> 00:27:44.160
 maybe we're

00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:44.620
 not very

00:27:44.620 --> 00:27:45.320
 good but we

00:27:45.320 --> 00:27:45.759
 kind of get

00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:46.160
 a little bit

00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:46.720
 some days a

00:27:46.720 --> 00:27:47.039
 little bit

00:27:47.039 --> 00:27:47.600
 further but

00:27:47.600 --> 00:27:48.799
 eventually the

00:27:48.799 --> 00:27:49.600
 temptation just

00:27:49.600 --> 00:27:50.060
 comes and

00:27:50.060 --> 00:27:50.779
 comes and

00:27:50.779 --> 00:27:51.120
 it just

00:27:51.120 --> 00:27:52.519
 bursts and

00:27:52.519 --> 00:27:53.340
 we let fly

00:27:53.340 --> 00:27:54.360
 with expletives

00:27:54.360 --> 00:27:55.100
 and words and

00:27:55.100 --> 00:27:56.140
 all kinds of

00:27:56.140 --> 00:27:56.660
 actions we

00:27:56.660 --> 00:27:57.039
 shouldn't be

00:27:57.039 --> 00:27:57.519
 doing or

00:27:57.519 --> 00:27:57.799
 saying.

00:28:00.500 --> 00:28:01.200
 But as

00:28:01.200 --> 00:28:01.759
 soon as we

00:28:01.759 --> 00:28:02.220
 give in,

00:28:02.279 --> 00:28:02.759
 as soon as

00:28:02.759 --> 00:28:03.440
 we sin,

00:28:03.440 --> 00:28:04.640
 that temptation

00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:05.240
 goes.

00:28:05.700 --> 00:28:06.259
 The pressure

00:28:06.259 --> 00:28:06.759
 is gone,

00:28:06.840 --> 00:28:07.480
 it's off.

00:28:09.779 --> 00:28:10.519
 For Jesus,

00:28:10.840 --> 00:28:11.279
 because he

00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:11.820
 never gave

00:28:11.820 --> 00:28:12.420
 in to

00:28:12.420 --> 00:28:13.080
 temptation,

00:28:14.039 --> 00:28:14.799
 the temptation

00:28:14.799 --> 00:28:15.759
 increased and

00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:16.299
 the pressure

00:28:16.299 --> 00:28:16.940
 increased.

00:28:17.059 --> 00:28:17.779
 It got greater

00:28:17.779 --> 00:28:18.240
 and it got

00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:18.740
 greater and

00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:18.880
 it got

00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:19.120
 greater.

00:28:19.500 --> 00:28:20.360
 So Jesus

00:28:20.360 --> 00:28:21.620
 knows temptation

00:28:21.620 --> 00:28:23.220
 at levels we

00:28:23.220 --> 00:28:23.779
 are never

00:28:23.779 --> 00:28:24.759
 ever going to

00:28:24.759 --> 00:28:25.019
 know.

00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:26.779
 Therefore,

00:28:27.080 --> 00:28:27.700
 chapter 4

00:28:27.700 --> 00:28:28.539
 verse 15,

00:28:29.660 --> 00:28:30.779
 we have got

00:28:30.779 --> 00:28:31.759
 a high priest

00:28:31.759 --> 00:28:33.980
 who is able

00:28:33.980 --> 00:28:35.220
 to sympathise

00:28:35.220 --> 00:28:35.740
 with our

00:28:35.740 --> 00:28:36.240
 weaknesses.

00:28:36.960 --> 00:28:37.680
 We have

00:28:37.680 --> 00:28:38.200
 one who

00:28:38.200 --> 00:28:38.599
 has been

00:28:38.599 --> 00:28:40.119
 tempted in

00:28:40.119 --> 00:28:41.440
 every way,

00:28:42.500 --> 00:28:43.220
 just as we

00:28:43.220 --> 00:28:44.740
 are, yet

00:28:44.740 --> 00:28:45.240
 is without

00:28:45.240 --> 00:28:45.680
 sin.

00:28:47.119 --> 00:28:47.839
 So Jesus

00:28:47.839 --> 00:28:48.779
 knows and

00:28:48.779 --> 00:28:49.779
 understands the

00:28:49.779 --> 00:28:50.359
 battle of

00:28:50.359 --> 00:28:50.940
 temptation.

00:28:51.980 --> 00:28:52.779
 He struggled

00:28:52.779 --> 00:28:54.500
 against, he

00:28:54.500 --> 00:28:55.259
 knows that

00:28:55.259 --> 00:28:55.900
 fight that

00:28:55.900 --> 00:28:56.400
 we're in.

00:28:57.379 --> 00:28:58.019
 Therefore, he

00:28:58.019 --> 00:28:59.019
 comes to us,

00:28:59.019 --> 00:29:00.660
 he identifies

00:29:00.660 --> 00:29:01.859
 with us and

00:29:01.859 --> 00:29:02.759
 he invites us

00:29:02.759 --> 00:29:03.119
 and says,

00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:04.619
 come with

00:29:04.619 --> 00:29:06.839
 confidence and

00:29:06.839 --> 00:29:07.819
 receive that

00:29:07.819 --> 00:29:09.500
 grace that

00:29:09.500 --> 00:29:10.079
 you need for

00:29:10.079 --> 00:29:10.599
 your life.

00:29:15.119 --> 00:29:16.119
 So that

00:29:16.119 --> 00:29:17.240
 invitation for

00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:17.900
 mercy and

00:29:17.900 --> 00:29:19.420
 grace, that

00:29:19.420 --> 00:29:20.319
 invitation is

00:29:20.319 --> 00:29:22.579
 great, but we

00:29:22.579 --> 00:29:23.059
 want to be

00:29:23.059 --> 00:29:23.680
 people who

00:29:23.680 --> 00:29:25.200
 experience this

00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:25.839
 mercy and

00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:26.220
 grace.

00:29:26.220 --> 00:29:28.180
 we want it

00:29:28.180 --> 00:29:28.920
 to really

00:29:28.920 --> 00:29:30.000
 touch our

00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:30.500
 lives.

00:29:32.420 --> 00:29:33.000
 Well, because

00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:33.740
 we've got this

00:29:33.740 --> 00:29:34.559
 powerful and

00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:36.079
 perfect eternal

00:29:36.079 --> 00:29:37.839
 priest, we

00:29:37.839 --> 00:29:39.160
 can experience

00:29:39.160 --> 00:29:40.220
 his mercy and

00:29:40.220 --> 00:29:41.059
 grace every

00:29:41.059 --> 00:29:41.819
 single day.

00:29:43.100 --> 00:29:43.660
 And I want us

00:29:43.660 --> 00:29:44.600
 to finish to

00:29:44.600 --> 00:29:45.360
 think through

00:29:45.360 --> 00:29:46.539
 these two

00:29:46.539 --> 00:29:47.160
 steps.

00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:49.860
 Two steps

00:29:49.860 --> 00:29:50.400
 that we've

00:29:50.400 --> 00:29:51.220
 got to take.

00:29:51.900 --> 00:29:52.420
 Steps that

00:29:52.420 --> 00:29:53.019
 have got to be

00:29:53.019 --> 00:29:54.339
 taken simultaneously

00:29:54.339 --> 00:29:55.399
 because they

00:29:55.399 --> 00:29:56.639
 almost happen

00:29:56.639 --> 00:29:57.599
 simultaneously.

00:29:58.279 --> 00:29:58.819
 But if we

00:29:58.819 --> 00:29:59.220
 want to

00:29:59.220 --> 00:30:00.599
 experience mercy

00:30:00.599 --> 00:30:01.199
 and grace,

00:30:01.939 --> 00:30:02.659
 we've got to

00:30:02.659 --> 00:30:03.139
 take these

00:30:03.139 --> 00:30:03.619
 steps.

00:30:04.639 --> 00:30:05.359
 Step one,

00:30:07.299 --> 00:30:08.259
 let God

00:30:08.259 --> 00:30:09.659
 show you.

00:30:10.699 --> 00:30:11.539
 Let God

00:30:11.539 --> 00:30:12.119
 show you.

00:30:13.659 --> 00:30:14.000
 Chapter

00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:14.579
 four, verse

00:30:14.579 --> 00:30:14.959
 twelve.

00:30:14.960 --> 00:30:19.920
 For the

00:30:19.920 --> 00:30:20.740
 word of God

00:30:20.740 --> 00:30:22.220
 is living

00:30:22.220 --> 00:30:23.579
 and active,

00:30:24.700 --> 00:30:25.380
 sharper than

00:30:25.380 --> 00:30:26.400
 any double-edged

00:30:26.400 --> 00:30:26.779
 sword.

00:30:27.279 --> 00:30:28.180
 It penetrates

00:30:28.180 --> 00:30:28.860
 even to

00:30:28.860 --> 00:30:29.840
 dividing soul

00:30:29.840 --> 00:30:30.500
 and spirit,

00:30:31.079 --> 00:30:31.880
 joints and

00:30:31.880 --> 00:30:32.200
 marrow.

00:30:32.960 --> 00:30:33.600
 It judges

00:30:33.600 --> 00:30:34.360
 the thoughts

00:30:34.360 --> 00:30:35.860
 and attitudes

00:30:35.860 --> 00:30:37.380
 of the heart.

00:30:38.980 --> 00:30:39.759
 Someone has

00:30:39.759 --> 00:30:40.500
 described it

00:30:40.500 --> 00:30:40.920
 like this,

00:30:40.980 --> 00:30:41.500
 that it's like

00:30:41.500 --> 00:30:42.400
 a surgeon's

00:30:42.400 --> 00:30:42.880
 scalpel

00:30:42.880 --> 00:30:44.200
 cutting straight

00:30:44.200 --> 00:30:44.500
 in,

00:30:45.140 --> 00:30:45.779
 cutting right

00:30:45.779 --> 00:30:46.120
 the way

00:30:46.120 --> 00:30:46.340
 through,

00:30:46.559 --> 00:30:48.000
 exposing right

00:30:48.000 --> 00:30:48.680
 to the heart.

00:30:49.580 --> 00:30:50.160
 That's what

00:30:50.160 --> 00:30:50.700
 God's word

00:30:50.700 --> 00:30:51.120
 does.

00:30:52.840 --> 00:30:53.580
 Don't run

00:30:53.580 --> 00:30:54.120
 away from

00:30:54.120 --> 00:30:54.420
 it.

00:30:55.480 --> 00:30:56.160
 Don't try

00:30:56.160 --> 00:30:56.720
 and fix

00:30:56.720 --> 00:30:57.319
 it on

00:30:57.319 --> 00:30:57.920
 your own.

00:30:59.700 --> 00:31:00.120
 Allow

00:31:00.120 --> 00:31:01.420
 God's word

00:31:01.420 --> 00:31:03.680
 to open

00:31:03.680 --> 00:31:05.180
 up and

00:31:05.180 --> 00:31:05.900
 show you

00:31:05.900 --> 00:31:07.039
 what your

00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:07.500
 life is

00:31:07.500 --> 00:31:07.819
 like.

00:31:12.440 --> 00:31:13.080
 That's

00:31:13.080 --> 00:31:13.620
 step one.

00:31:14.200 --> 00:31:14.900
 And that

00:31:14.900 --> 00:31:15.319
 means we've

00:31:15.319 --> 00:31:15.640
 got to be

00:31:15.640 --> 00:31:15.980
 reading.

00:31:16.819 --> 00:31:17.259
 Step one,

00:31:17.360 --> 00:31:17.740
 let God

00:31:17.740 --> 00:31:18.299
 show you.

00:31:18.920 --> 00:31:19.120
 But

00:31:19.120 --> 00:31:19.980
 simultaneously,

00:31:20.400 --> 00:31:20.660
 we're not

00:31:20.660 --> 00:31:21.580
 to stay

00:31:21.580 --> 00:31:22.120
 there and

00:31:22.120 --> 00:31:22.700
 wallow in.

00:31:24.299 --> 00:31:25.259
 Step two,

00:31:26.620 --> 00:31:27.279
 let God

00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:28.420
 heal you.

00:31:30.259 --> 00:31:30.960
 And we

00:31:30.960 --> 00:31:31.480
 read verse

00:31:31.480 --> 00:31:32.360
 16 of

00:31:32.360 --> 00:31:33.000
 chapter 4

00:31:33.000 --> 00:31:33.319
 again.

00:31:34.620 --> 00:31:35.279
 So with

00:31:35.279 --> 00:31:35.500
 this,

00:31:35.640 --> 00:31:36.240
 exposing

00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:36.580
 this,

00:31:36.799 --> 00:31:37.299
 showing us

00:31:37.299 --> 00:31:37.680
 who we

00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:37.940
 are,

00:31:38.559 --> 00:31:39.140
 with all

00:31:39.140 --> 00:31:39.500
 of that,

00:31:39.600 --> 00:31:40.180
 verse 16,

00:31:40.279 --> 00:31:40.640
 let us

00:31:40.640 --> 00:31:42.240
 then approach

00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:42.700
 the throne

00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:43.200
 of grace

00:31:43.200 --> 00:31:43.920
 with confidence

00:31:43.920 --> 00:31:44.539
 so that we

00:31:44.539 --> 00:31:45.279
 can receive

00:31:45.279 --> 00:31:46.640
 mercy and

00:31:46.640 --> 00:31:48.059
 grace to

00:31:48.059 --> 00:31:48.620
 help us in

00:31:48.620 --> 00:31:49.220
 our time of

00:31:49.220 --> 00:31:49.539
 need.

00:31:50.580 --> 00:31:50.960
 That he

00:31:50.960 --> 00:31:51.660
 would like a

00:31:51.660 --> 00:31:52.779
 surgeon who

00:31:52.779 --> 00:31:54.000
 not only sees

00:31:54.000 --> 00:31:55.080
 what's wrong,

00:31:55.220 --> 00:31:56.900
 it's healing.

00:31:58.259 --> 00:31:59.319
 It's pouring

00:31:59.319 --> 00:32:00.799
 his mercy and

00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:02.000
 his grace into

00:32:02.000 --> 00:32:02.819
 our lives.

00:32:03.460 --> 00:32:04.319
 Healing us,

00:32:04.980 --> 00:32:05.860
 washing us,

00:32:06.620 --> 00:32:07.720
 cleaning us,

00:32:07.720 --> 00:32:10.160
 purifying us,

00:32:11.160 --> 00:32:12.339
 changing us,

00:32:13.240 --> 00:32:14.799
 transforming us.

00:32:16.700 --> 00:32:17.700
 If we're to

00:32:17.700 --> 00:32:19.000
 experience it,

00:32:19.720 --> 00:32:20.759
 we've got to

00:32:20.759 --> 00:32:21.539
 let God show

00:32:21.539 --> 00:32:22.900
 us, not run

00:32:22.900 --> 00:32:24.559
 away, but

00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:25.319
 come to one

00:32:25.319 --> 00:32:25.860
 who is going

00:32:25.860 --> 00:32:26.779
 to be gentle

00:32:26.779 --> 00:32:28.180
 and kind

00:32:28.180 --> 00:32:29.319
 and show

00:32:29.319 --> 00:32:31.140
 us and

00:32:31.140 --> 00:32:32.319
 simultaneously

00:32:32.319 --> 00:32:33.779
 pour his

00:32:33.779 --> 00:32:34.380
 grace and

00:32:34.380 --> 00:32:35.720
 mercy into

00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:36.299
 our lives,

00:32:36.420 --> 00:32:37.339
 to set us

00:32:37.339 --> 00:32:38.839
 free from

00:32:38.839 --> 00:32:39.620
 our guilt

00:32:39.620 --> 00:32:40.839
 and our

00:32:40.839 --> 00:32:41.240
 shame,

00:32:41.960 --> 00:32:42.860
 to walk

00:32:42.860 --> 00:32:43.680
 in freedom,

00:32:44.120 --> 00:32:44.860
 to live the

00:32:44.860 --> 00:32:45.539
 new kind

00:32:45.539 --> 00:32:46.140
 of people

00:32:46.140 --> 00:32:46.799
 that he

00:32:46.799 --> 00:32:47.319
 has called

00:32:47.319 --> 00:32:47.779
 us to.

00:32:49.779 --> 00:32:51.160
 We have

00:32:51.160 --> 00:32:53.019
 a powerful,

00:32:53.779 --> 00:32:54.339
 perfect,

00:32:55.019 --> 00:32:55.740
 and eternal

00:32:55.740 --> 00:32:56.600
 high priest.

00:32:57.299 --> 00:32:58.220
 He invites

00:32:58.220 --> 00:32:59.000
 us every

00:32:59.000 --> 00:32:59.740
 single day

00:32:59.740 --> 00:33:01.160
 to come

00:33:01.160 --> 00:33:01.680
 to him.

00:33:02.640 --> 00:33:03.000
 Let him

00:33:03.000 --> 00:33:03.600
 show you,

00:33:03.599 --> 00:33:05.719
 but let

00:33:05.719 --> 00:33:06.159
 him heal

00:33:06.159 --> 00:33:06.439
 you.

00:33:07.939 --> 00:33:08.539
 Let's

00:33:08.539 --> 00:33:08.839
 pray.

00:33:23.019 --> 00:33:23.619
 Our

00:33:23.619 --> 00:33:24.159
 Father God,

00:33:24.240 --> 00:33:24.659
 we thank

00:33:24.659 --> 00:33:25.119
 you so

00:33:25.119 --> 00:33:27.219
 much for

00:33:27.219 --> 00:33:27.899
 our great

00:33:27.899 --> 00:33:28.839
 high priest,

00:33:29.919 --> 00:33:30.379
 Jesus,

00:33:30.679 --> 00:33:31.359
 the Son of

00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:31.679
 God.

00:33:34.979 --> 00:33:35.759
 We thank

00:33:35.759 --> 00:33:36.079
 you that

00:33:36.079 --> 00:33:36.459
 we can

00:33:36.459 --> 00:33:36.959
 come to

00:33:36.959 --> 00:33:37.199
 you,

00:33:38.579 --> 00:33:39.379
 that we

00:33:39.379 --> 00:33:39.979
 can come

00:33:39.979 --> 00:33:41.759
 in our

00:33:41.759 --> 00:33:42.219
 weakness

00:33:42.219 --> 00:33:44.779
 and in

00:33:44.779 --> 00:33:45.359
 our desperate

00:33:45.359 --> 00:33:45.779
 need.

00:33:46.819 --> 00:33:47.500
 You will

00:33:47.500 --> 00:33:47.959
 not push

00:33:47.959 --> 00:33:48.439
 us away,

00:33:49.359 --> 00:33:50.479
 but you

00:33:50.479 --> 00:33:51.000
 will pour

00:33:51.000 --> 00:33:51.459
 into our

00:33:51.459 --> 00:33:52.719
 lives your

00:33:52.719 --> 00:33:53.719
 mercy and

00:33:53.719 --> 00:33:54.319
 your grace.

00:33:55.859 --> 00:33:56.699
 Please help

00:33:56.699 --> 00:33:57.379
 us to live

00:33:57.379 --> 00:33:57.959
 this out

00:33:57.959 --> 00:33:59.719
 through this

00:33:59.719 --> 00:34:00.539
 coming week,

00:34:00.539 --> 00:34:02.700
 to always

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 come with

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 confidence

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 because of

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 Jesus to

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 his throne

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 of grace

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 and receive

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 all that we

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 need.

00:34:12.039 --> 00:34:12.960
 We praise

00:34:12.960 --> 00:34:13.380
 you for

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 you are

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 great and

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 you are

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 good and

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 we can

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 trust you.

00:34:21.320 --> 00:34:21.920
 In

00:34:21.920 --> 00:34:22.239
 Jesus'

00:34:22.440 --> 00:34:22.759
 name we

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 pray.

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 Amen.

00:34:24.440 --> 00:34:24.559
 Amen.

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 Well in a

00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:28.840
 minute we're

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 going to

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 pick up and

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 we're going

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 to try and

00:34:32.119 --> 00:34:32.760
 work through

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 those two

00:34:33.639 --> 00:34:34.579
 steps as we

00:34:34.579 --> 00:34:35.900
 share communion

00:34:35.900 --> 00:34:36.639
 together, but

00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:37.599
 we're going to

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 sing a song

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 together which

00:34:39.619 --> 00:34:40.420
 will set our

00:34:40.420 --> 00:34:41.420
 focus on what

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 we've just been

00:34:42.059 --> 00:34:43.519
 looking at and

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 towards Jesus

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 that we have a

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 strong and