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 Father, even as we stand here or sit, as the case might be,

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 some of us struggle with disbelief.

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 Maybe some of us have no faith at all,

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 and some of us, Father, believe, but we struggle with disbelief.

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 And some of us maybe believe quite well and deeply.

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 You know our hearts.

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 You know the different ways, Father,

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 that we feed disbelief and lack of trust in you.

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 And you know the different ways that we are feeding our belief and trust in you.

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 We ask, Father, this morning,

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 that the Holy Spirit would fall with gentle and deep power

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 and bring this, your word, home deeply to our heart.

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 And as you bring your word deeply to our heart,

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 we ask that you would grip us with the gospel

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 and reveal to us, Father, the ways that we feed disbelief

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 and create within us a desire,

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 a greater and greater desire to feed belief and trust in Jesus.

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 And this we ask in Jesus' name, your Son and our Savior.

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 Amen.

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 Please be seated.

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 In my family with the grandkids,

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 the grandchildren call me Papa,

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 and they call my wife Nana.

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 And this Monday, true story,

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 this Monday, Easter Monday,

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 a little three-year-old granddaughter of mine,

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 they came to our house.

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 I had been out because I went to a Starbucks

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 to begin to work on my sermon for this week for a little bit.

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 And I come back in the house,

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 and as I come in the house, Sarah announces with a loud voice,

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 Nana, your father is home.

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 And so there you go.

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 I'm Louise's dad.

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 I always knew she looked a lot younger than I do.

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 So this doesn't really have anything to do with the sermon text,

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 other than the fact that we're going to be looking at John 20, verse 19,

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 and we're going to have the first event,

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 first time that Jesus appears to all of the apostles,

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 or at least to the disciples.

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 And it says they're glad.

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 And you know what?

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 I mean, some of them, I don't know,

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 some of them were probably gobsmacked.

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 They probably weren't just sitting down and saying,

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 oh my, look at that.

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 Jesus is here.

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 Like it was probably not like that.

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 Some of them were probably jumping up and down,

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 punching the air.

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 There was probably lots of laughter, hilarious.

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 Maybe one of the things that will happen to us in heaven

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 is that we'll actually get to sort of relive

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 or see what it was like when the apostles saw Jesus for the first time.

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 And that would probably be a very, very wonderful thing to be able to do.

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 So we're looking at this text,

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 John 20, verse 19.

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 Please turn with me in your Bibles to this first appearance.

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 And as I said just a few minutes ago,

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 whenever I talk to non-Christians about these things,

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 I tell them I have a bit of a difficulty.

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 I'm a bit of a handicap.

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 If you came to see me,

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 I probably wouldn't have my Bible with me

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 when I was just talking to them.

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 I said, you get a Bible in a store.

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 Like in mine, it has this really, really expensive paper.

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 And you folks from there can maybe see

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 originally there was some type of gold type of stuff on the edge,

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 not real gold or it would be expensive,

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 but like some type of gold.

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 And it looks very fancy.

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 And that's like there's an appropriateness to it.

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 But really what I tell them is really what you're looking at

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 is an ancient biography of Jesus

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 that was written by an eyewitness

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 who knew eyewitnesses

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 and who wrote it at a time

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 when lots and lots of eyewitnesses were alive

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 and what we're reading is a biography of Jesus.

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 And it's an ancient biography of Jesus.

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 It's one of four of them.

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 And it's not a fantasy book

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 or a myth or anything like that.

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 He wrote it as a biography.

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 He wrote it to explain who Jesus is,

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 what he accomplished,

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 and why he's really important.

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 And that's what we're going to be looking at right now.

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 And so what's happened is

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 the way that John is told the biography of Jesus

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 is if you go back and read chapter 19,

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 it talks about how Jesus is sentenced to death

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 and how Jesus dies on the cross

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 and how the body of Jesus is taken

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 and put in a tomb after it's been embalmed.

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 And then just before this,

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 we hear about the stone that was covering

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 the tomb entrance has been removed

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 and Mary's shocked

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 and Peter and John go in

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 and they see the grave cloths

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 and the napkins set aside

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 and it's all neat and tidy,

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 not the way grave robbers

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 or people involved in skullduggery.

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 I just wanted to put the word skullduggery

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 into a sermon.

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 That's why I said it.

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 It's a word that is not used enough

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 in average language probably.

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 If they were looking for skullduggery,

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 they would have taken everything

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 including the grave cloths

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 and John has some type of belief right away

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 and then the apostles go

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 and then Mary is there

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 and she meets Jesus

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 and now the story continues

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 later on that day.

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 And here we are,

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 verse 19,

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 it goes like this.

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 On the evening of that day,

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 that's the same day

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 that they discover the tomb is empty

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 and that Mary has seen Jesus.

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 On the evening of that day,

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 the first day of the week,

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 the doors being locked

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 where the disciples were

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 for fear of the Jewish leaders,

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 Jesus came and stood among them

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 and said to them,

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 peace be with you.

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 And just sort of pause there

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 as we're reading this text.

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 You know,

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 it's really, really interesting

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 the way they described the apostles,

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 even though they have now

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 probably been told by Mary

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 and maybe by some other women

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 that they've seen Jesus.

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 But what characterizes their life

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 here right now

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 is that what's characterizing their life

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 is not faith.

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 They're not all sitting around

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 singing praise songs,

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 plotting their evangelistic strategy

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 to spread the gospel

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 to the ends of the earth.

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 No, they're afraid.

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 They're sitting there afraid.

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 And so because they're afraid,

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 the doors are locked,

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 the windows are locked,

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 everything is shut.

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 They're in a dark, dark room

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 being quiet

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 because they're afraid.

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 And if you go and look in my blog,

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 which I wrote this week,

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 that's in the bulletin,

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 I have a little bit of a talk

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 about how Jesus might have appeared

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 into a locked room,

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 but they're afraid.

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 And the very, very first words

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 that Jesus says to them

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 is very, very significant.

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 If you think about it,

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 I mean, people have talked

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 about this many times.

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 I'm not being particularly unique.

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 He didn't say,

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 in the words of Donald Trump,

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 you're fired,

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 which he could have said.

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 You're fired.

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 You failed the belief test.

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 You failed the courage test.

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 You failed listening

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 to the woman test.

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 Three strikes.

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 You're fired.

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 He could have said,

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 you bums.

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 He could have said,

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 do you know how much you hurt me?

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 Like he could have said

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 all sorts of things to them.

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 He doesn't say any of these things.

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 He announces to them,

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 peace be with you.

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 And just so we know,

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 now obviously it's so funny

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 because he says,

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 peace be with you.

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 So they've gone from

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 being very, very afraid.

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 All of a sudden,

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 Jesus is standing in front of them,

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 even though all the windows

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 and doors are locked.

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 He's all of a sudden

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 in front of them.

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 He catches them by surprise.

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 We're going to read in a moment

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 that they're really glad

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 that they see Jesus.

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 And he says, peace.

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 So probably what they're not experiencing

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 is what we think of as peace.

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 So this is just an important thing

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 for us to understand

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 is most of the time

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 when you see the word peace

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 in the New Testament

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 and in fact in the Bible,

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 the Old Testament as well,

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 is it's not usually talking

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 about an emotion.

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 And it's not usually talking

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 about the fact

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 that there was a big fight

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 and now they've stopped fighting.

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 Although it has that aspect,

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 obviously,

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 if it's talking about a war

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 or something.

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 But the main thing is

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 we North Americans,

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 when we hear words like this,

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 we think of it usually

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 in emotional terms.

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 And Jesus is referring

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 to something

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 which is more structural,

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 so to speak.

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 Sounds really boring.

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 But it would be as if,

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 you know how the ancients

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 figured out that without mortar,

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 they were able to build an arch.

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 You know,

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 they were able to cut stones

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 in a particular way

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 and sort of hold things up.

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 But eventually,

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 when all of the stones

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 were put in the arch

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 and if they were cut the right way,

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 the gravity would actually

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 help the whole thing to stand.

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 And then you could go on top of it

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 or you could build a wall

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 or a roof on top of it

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 if there was an arch.

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 And so in a sense,

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 when you see the word peace,

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 you can imagine as if

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 some of the rocks

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 have been pushed out

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 and the whole thing

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 has collapsed

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 and now somebody has come

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 and put all of the rocks

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 back in place

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 so that the arch is in balance.

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 The rocks are all

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 in their proper place.

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 Everything's held together.

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 It would be a way of,

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 another way to think of it

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 would be as if,

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 not just as if an instrument

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 is put into tune,

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 but imagine that there's an orchestra

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 with lots and lots of instruments

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 and every one of the instruments

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 has now been not only tuned,

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 but tuned to each other.

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 And when you have an orchestra

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 where every instrument is tuned

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 and all of the instruments

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 are tuned to each other,

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 that's peace.

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 It's balance.

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 It's structurally fixed

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 so that it's ordered

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 correctly and in harmony.

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 That's what Jesus

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 is talking about.

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 And out of that,

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 if you think about it

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 for a second,

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 out of that might come

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 a feeling of peace

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 at different times.

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 But it might not be.

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 Out of it sometimes

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 might come unbelievable joy,

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 like I'm fixed.

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 Sometimes when we understand

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 that that peace is there,

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 it might cause within us

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 embarrassment or shame.

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 And we might say to ourselves,

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 you mean that Jesus

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 took that rock in my life?

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 He put his hands

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 in that embarrassing,

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 shameful part of my life

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 and put it in order?

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 Or if we're using the analogy

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 of the instrument,

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 does he,

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 did Jesus actually know

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 what I did to that instrument

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 and why it's out of tune

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 and why it's broken?

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 And he put his hands on that?

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 He put his lips on that,

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 so to speak,

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 to tune it?

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 And so sometimes

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 when the knowledge

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 of this peace

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 that God is,

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 that Christ has won for us

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 comes to us,

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 it might be thankfulness,

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 it might be embarrassment,

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 it might be conviction of sin,

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 it might be peace,

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 it might be joy.

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 But the main thing is

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 he's not saying

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 all of a sudden

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 you feel peaceful.

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 That's not what's happening.

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 He's announcing

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 that something has happened.

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 It's a little bit like

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 just about a month or so ago

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 I finally watched

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 the Pacific,

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 that series of DVD videos

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 done by Spielberg

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 and Tom Hanks.

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 I've watched

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 the Band of Brothers

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 several times

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 which talks about

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 a platoon,

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 I don't know if I have

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 the right military term,

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 a group of guys,

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 a band of brothers

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 who fight a whole series

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 of battles

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 throughout the Second World War

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 in Europe

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 and then a few years later

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 they did another one

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 in the Pacific.

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 And in both of them,

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 whether it's the Pacific

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 or in the Band of Brothers,

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 the day when the war

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 is over

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 and it is announced

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 there is great rejoicing.

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 And this is a similar

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 type of thing

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 just as in that thing

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 when they said

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 the war is over,

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 we've won.

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 This is what Jesus

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 is saying.

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 Peace be with you.

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 The war is over.

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 I've won.

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 And that's his opening

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 announcement.

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 Not you're fired,

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 not you're bums,

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 not you're failures,

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 not I'm ashamed of you,

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 not I'm embarrassed of you,

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 not you should feel

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 terrible about yourselves.

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 His first words are,

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 it is over.

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 Peace be with you.

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 The battle is won.

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 And then he says

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 something more

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 because you see

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 it's important

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 for those people,

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 those people,

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 you know,

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 just,

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 I love this phrase.

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 I actually got the phrase

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 by the way

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 from one of my favorite movies

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 which is Black Hawk Down.

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 There's this wonderful scene

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 in Black Hawk Down

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 where they've caught a fellow,

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 one of the,

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 they've caught a Somali leader

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 and he's smoking this cigar

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 and he's speaking

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 to the general

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 and he says,

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 do you think,

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 you think that just because

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 I grew up without running water

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 that I'm stupid?

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 And he says,

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 I'm not.

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 I know history.

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 And it's very easy

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 for us to look back

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 at the past

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 and say they didn't know

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 anything about cell phones,

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 they didn't know anything

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 about germs,

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 they didn't have,

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 you know,

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 they just,

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 you know,

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 pooped in a hole.

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 So they must,

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 just because they lived

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 a long time ago

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 doesn't mean they're stupid.

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 They also want proof.

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 It matters just as much

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 to them as it does to us.

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 And so that's one of the things

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 which Jesus is going to be

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 providing for them

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 and that's what happens

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 very next.

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 So he says,

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 peace be with you.

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 If you go back to verse 20,

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 it says this,

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 when he,

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 that is Jesus had said this,

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 he showed them his hands

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 and his side.

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 Then the disciples were glad

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 when they saw the Lord.

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 So he takes the time

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 to show them

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 that he's real,

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 that he's physical,

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 that,

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 and it's,

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 you know,

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 that,

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 that he has the marks.

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 He must have lifted up

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 his clothes

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 so they could see

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 that there was,

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 I don't know if it was a scar.

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 Later on,

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 we're just going to see

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 that it says the word marks.

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 I don't know if it was a wound

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 or what it was,

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 but where the spear went in,

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 you can see it,

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 where he would have

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 rolled down his sleeves

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 and where the nails were there,

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 you could see that there was still

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 very clearly a mark

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 that this is the same man

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 who on Friday was crucified,

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 who's now standing in front of them

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 completely and utterly alive.

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 And what this does

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 is it means

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 Jesus is vindicated.

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 It means that who he said he was,

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 what he said he was going to do,

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 all of the things that he said

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 about life,

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 about sexuality,

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 about money,

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 about the meaning of life,

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 all of these things,

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 it vindicates that

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 what he says is true.

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 It is true and trustworthy.

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 You can stake your life on it.

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 And at the same time,

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 it vindicates that he's accomplished

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 what he said

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 that he is going to accomplish.

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 It vindicates

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 and it also,

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 it also,

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 it also connects,

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 as we're going to see,

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 especially in a moment,

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 it connects

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 this peace be with you,

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 this declaration

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 that the war is over,

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 there is a just peace.

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 He is going to vindicate,

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 he's going to show

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 that that peace

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 is connected

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 to his death.

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 That's why,

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 one of the reasons

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 it's so important

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 that he shows

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 that he still has

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 the scars

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 or the marks

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 or whatever it is

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 in his hands,

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 I guess in his ankles as well,

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 but he doesn't refer to it

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 in the side,

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 that what he has just gone through,

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 his death upon the cross

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 and his resurrection,

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 he's vindicated

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 and this

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 is going to be for us

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 the source of peace.

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 And that's what Jesus does.

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 He's going to make

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 this connection for us.

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 It's very clearly connected.

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 In fact,

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 if those of you,

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 I guess in this version

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 of the Bible,

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 if you look at a version

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 of the Bible,

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 it's very interesting.

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 It goes,

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 peace be with you.

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 Then he shows you the marks

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 and then it says,

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 peace be with you as well.

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 It's like a sandwich.

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 Peace be with you

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 and in between

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 is the reality

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 that rose from the dead

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 and the mark of the scars.

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 And now Jesus

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 is going to talk about

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 something which has caused

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 lots of division

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 in Christianity

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 for almost 2,000 years.

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 And the discussion

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 about this controversy

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 so overwhelms

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 our reading of the text

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 that we miss

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 all the very important things

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 for us that he says.

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 So just look at verse 21.

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 We'll get to this

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 controversial thing.

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 Some of you probably noticed

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 it when I was reading

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 it earlier.

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 21.

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 Jesus said to them again,

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 peace be with you.

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 As the Father

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 has sent me,

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 even so I am sending you.

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 And when he had said this,

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 he breathed on them

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 and said to them,

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 receive the Holy Spirit.

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 If you forgive the sins of any,

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 they are forgiven them.

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 Or they have been forgiven them.

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 I'll talk about this in a moment.

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 If you retain forgiveness

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 from any of them

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 or withhold forgiveness

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 from any of them,

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 it is retained.

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 That may be another way

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 to translate that.

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 And well, okay,

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 let's just try to unpack this.

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 So here's the four things.

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 What we see here

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 is Jesus says four basic things.

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 And the first thing is

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 he gives them the message.

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 Basically what it is,

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 he gives them a message.

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 He tells them

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 that they have to go.

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 He gives them power

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 and he explains to them

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 why it matters.

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 That's the four things

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 that he does.

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 He gives them the message

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 that they're to proclaim.

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 He tells them

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 that they have to go.

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 They're not just sort of

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 to sit on a mountaintop

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 and wait for people

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 to come to them.

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 He gives them the power

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 to do what he tells them

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 to proclaim.

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 And then he's trying

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 to tell them

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 that what I'm doing

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 for you right now,

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 what I'm telling you right now

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 is of eternal consequence

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 for people.

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 So you have to take it

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 very seriously.

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 So if you could put up

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 the first point,

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 that would be very helpful.

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 So the first thing

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 is this message,

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 peace be with you.

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 And the problem

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 is not that God

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 is at enmity with you,

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 but that you

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 are at enmity with God.

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 The problem is not

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 that God

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 is at enmity with you,

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 but that you

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 are at enmity with God.

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 Now this is an idea

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 which basically

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 nobody in Canada believes.

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 And basically,

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 most of us

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 don't believe it.

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 We have a hard time

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 with it.

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 In Jesus' day,

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 when he was going

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 to pagan religions,

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 if he was to say to them,

00:17:19.779 --> 00:17:20.060
 you know,

00:17:20.600 --> 00:17:22.019
 you have done things

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 that have made God

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 your enemy,

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 they would probably say,

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 you're probably right.

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 I have acted in a way

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 that means there's now

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 enmity between me and God.

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 You're probably right.

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 And if you were maybe

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 to go to many traditional

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 Hindu or Buddhistic cultures

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 and that there's something

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 out of whack with you,

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 which means you're going

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 to have to be

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 reincarnated again,

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 you haven't achieved nirvana,

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 that there's something

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 fundamentally wrong with you,

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 probably most people

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 would say you're probably right.

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 But you say to the

00:17:52.379 --> 00:17:53.159
 average Canadian

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 that the problem,

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 the problem

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 that the Bible here

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 is addressing

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 with this message of peace

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 is not that God

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 is at enmity with you,

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 but that you're

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 at enmity with God.

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 There's a type

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 of a blankness

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 that comes over most of us.

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 So just think

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 of these examples.

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 If you're a guest

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 here this morning,

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 my wife's name is Louise,

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 and this is,

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 it'll help you

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 to understand

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 what I'm saying.

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 If I went somewhere

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 with Louise,

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 and I pretended

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 I did not know her,

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 it's a big party,

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 and I go with Louise,

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 and I pretend

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 I don't know her.

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 In fact,

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 if I was standing

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 talking to some people,

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 and she comes up along

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 to stand up beside me,

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 and all of a sudden

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 I sort of stand like this

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 with my back to her

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 to keep talking,

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 afterwards she would say

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 to people,

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 why does he hate me?

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 Why does he hate me?

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 If it turned out

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 that I found out

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 at work

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 that Louise

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 was in trouble,

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 and not only

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 did I continue

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 at work

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 and not go to help her,

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 but after work

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 went to a different city

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 for a holiday,

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 leaving her alone,

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 she would ask,

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 and you would understand

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 why she would ask,

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 why does he hate me?

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 If I just decided

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 after this church service

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 to move to a different city

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 because I had a new job,

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 and I just never actually

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 even email her

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 or talk to her,

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 I just go and live

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 a very happy life

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 in a different city,

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 she would ask

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 and you would ask,

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 why does he hate me?

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 If one of you

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 were to track me down

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 in that different city

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 and you saw

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 that I felt no guilt,

00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:55.120
 no sense of obligation

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 to even talk to her

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 or send her a message,

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 you would wonder,

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 what's going on?

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 Does he think

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 he's the center

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 of the universe?

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 That he can just

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 do whatever he wants

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 and not have to deal

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 with his wife at all?

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 If you then went back

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 and confronted me

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 about how I'd been

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 treating my wife,

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 and I said to you,

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 oh, this is so tiring.

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 This is the problem

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 with wives.

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 Like, listen,

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 I have all my friends

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 right here,

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 and, like,

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 we're all,

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 we're having fun.

00:20:35.980 --> 00:20:36.920
 Like, we're making money,

00:20:37.019 --> 00:20:37.940
 we're having fun,

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 and everybody here

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 agrees with me.

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 Like, what are you doing

00:20:42.279 --> 00:20:43.340
 giving me a hard time

00:20:43.340 --> 00:20:43.700
 about that?

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 That's the problem

00:20:44.440 --> 00:20:45.660
 with wives.

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 Like, leave your wife alone.

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 If you want to have a wife

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 and do all that stuff,

00:20:52.759 --> 00:20:53.620
 that's fine, you know,

00:20:53.680 --> 00:20:54.140
 but you know what?

00:20:54.160 --> 00:20:55.140
 I'm having a fine life

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 where I am.

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 That's how each one of us

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 is with God.

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 This is how,

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 so whether you're

00:21:06.599 --> 00:21:07.700
 Richard Dawkins,

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 shaking your fist

00:21:09.579 --> 00:21:11.139
 at the God

00:21:11.139 --> 00:21:12.740
 you do not believe exists,

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 whether you're a soccer mom

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 in Canada or Orleans,

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 whether you live

00:21:21.279 --> 00:21:22.679
 in a big fancy house

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 along the Rideau River

00:21:24.319 --> 00:21:25.119
 in Manitik

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 or in Rockcliffe

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 in a big mansion,

00:21:29.319 --> 00:21:31.639
 whether you spend

00:21:31.639 --> 00:21:33.659
 every night in bars

00:21:33.659 --> 00:21:35.179
 partying,

00:21:35.720 --> 00:21:37.259
 we're all united.

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 We've all been described

00:21:39.899 --> 00:21:40.839
 by what I just described.

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 We're at enmity with God.

00:21:42.019 --> 00:21:48.980
 We've turned our back on him

00:21:48.980 --> 00:21:50.779
 and life is fine without him.

00:21:52.039 --> 00:21:53.139
 And how irksome,

00:21:53.519 --> 00:21:54.759
 how irksome,

00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:56.500
 what gives him the right

00:21:56.500 --> 00:21:57.379
 to actually say

00:21:57.379 --> 00:21:58.160
 anything at all

00:21:58.160 --> 00:21:59.480
 about how I spend my money,

00:21:59.940 --> 00:22:00.940
 what I do with my sexuality,

00:22:01.099 --> 00:22:01.759
 anything at all.

00:22:01.920 --> 00:22:02.700
 Like, why on earth?

00:22:03.119 --> 00:22:06.019
 Like, that is so tiresome.

00:22:07.379 --> 00:22:08.559
 We are enmity with God.

00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:09.799
 In fact,

00:22:10.619 --> 00:22:11.460
 if you go back

00:22:11.460 --> 00:22:12.940
 thinking about this,

00:22:13.819 --> 00:22:14.899
 in Romans chapter,

00:22:15.019 --> 00:22:15.539
 if you go back

00:22:15.539 --> 00:22:17.599
 and read Romans 1, 19

00:22:17.599 --> 00:22:18.960
 or 18 and following

00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:21.059
 right through to the,

00:22:21.379 --> 00:22:22.240
 almost the end

00:22:22.240 --> 00:22:23.159
 of chapter 3,

00:22:23.700 --> 00:22:25.599
 what Romans talks about

00:22:25.599 --> 00:22:26.299
 and what's talked about

00:22:26.299 --> 00:22:27.099
 in a lot of the Bible

00:22:27.099 --> 00:22:28.000
 is that when we actually

00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:28.559
 appear before

00:22:28.559 --> 00:22:29.720
 the judgment seat of God,

00:22:29.819 --> 00:22:30.599
 we will discover

00:22:30.599 --> 00:22:32.259
 that it's,

00:22:33.339 --> 00:22:35.419
 we actively suppress

00:22:35.419 --> 00:22:37.379
 the knowledge of God.

00:22:38.559 --> 00:22:39.899
 It would be as if

00:22:39.899 --> 00:22:40.579
 you discovered

00:22:40.579 --> 00:22:42.440
 like that it's not just

00:22:42.440 --> 00:22:43.319
 that I actually

00:22:43.319 --> 00:22:44.460
 in another city

00:22:44.460 --> 00:22:45.940
 don't pay any attention

00:22:45.940 --> 00:22:46.440
 to Louise.

00:22:46.539 --> 00:22:47.519
 It might look like I don't.

00:22:47.579 --> 00:22:48.859
 I'm actually suppressing

00:22:48.859 --> 00:22:50.839
 knowledge of that.

00:22:51.059 --> 00:22:52.079
 And that's what the Bible says.

00:22:52.159 --> 00:22:52.960
 We're actually

00:22:52.960 --> 00:22:54.859
 suppressing it.

00:22:55.119 --> 00:22:56.179
 See, one of the hard parts

00:22:56.179 --> 00:22:57.819
 for us as Canadians now

00:22:57.819 --> 00:22:59.179
 and it's very present

00:22:59.179 --> 00:22:59.740
 in the church

00:22:59.740 --> 00:23:01.659
 is that the common things

00:23:01.659 --> 00:23:02.299
 that we like to say

00:23:02.299 --> 00:23:03.559
 and they're fine words.

00:23:03.659 --> 00:23:04.240
 We like to talk about

00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:05.099
 our brokenness.

00:23:05.419 --> 00:23:06.319
 We like to talk about

00:23:06.319 --> 00:23:06.899
 our shame.

00:23:06.900 --> 00:23:08.120
 But the problem is

00:23:08.120 --> 00:23:09.400
 in both of those cases

00:23:09.400 --> 00:23:11.380
 they're passive words.

00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:12.220
 It's something that

00:23:12.220 --> 00:23:13.380
 happens to us

00:23:13.380 --> 00:23:14.980
 and we don't like

00:23:14.980 --> 00:23:15.880
 the word sinner

00:23:15.880 --> 00:23:17.720
 because sinning

00:23:17.720 --> 00:23:19.400
 is something I do.

00:23:20.900 --> 00:23:22.300
 I suppress

00:23:22.300 --> 00:23:23.820
 a knowledge of what

00:23:23.820 --> 00:23:24.620
 is right and wrong.

00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:28.240
 And so we have a hard time

00:23:28.240 --> 00:23:29.100
 understanding

00:23:29.100 --> 00:23:29.900
 this analogy

00:23:30.420 --> 00:23:32.240
 of Jesus being,

00:23:32.980 --> 00:23:34.280
 making our peace

00:23:34.280 --> 00:23:35.080
 with God.

00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:35.819
 If you could put up

00:23:35.819 --> 00:23:36.379
 the next point

00:23:36.379 --> 00:23:37.399
 that would be very helpful.

00:23:38.220 --> 00:23:39.500
 Jesus did everything.

00:23:39.759 --> 00:23:40.759
 See, when Jesus says

00:23:40.759 --> 00:23:41.819
 peace be with you,

00:23:41.879 --> 00:23:42.879
 when the message

00:23:42.879 --> 00:23:43.960
 that we are to pronounce

00:23:43.960 --> 00:23:45.399
 is that the problem

00:23:45.399 --> 00:23:46.339
 is not that God

00:23:46.339 --> 00:23:47.359
 is at enmity with you

00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:48.559
 because God is love.

00:23:48.659 --> 00:23:49.759
 He never stopped loving you.

00:23:50.179 --> 00:23:51.099
 He never did anything

00:23:51.099 --> 00:23:52.439
 wrong to you.

00:23:52.799 --> 00:23:53.139
 Anybody,

00:23:53.259 --> 00:23:53.839
 it doesn't matter

00:23:53.839 --> 00:23:55.759
 if they have five PhDs,

00:23:55.799 --> 00:23:57.240
 can speak 15 languages

00:23:57.240 --> 00:23:58.079
 and maybe they're

00:23:58.079 --> 00:23:58.799
 an archbishop

00:23:58.799 --> 00:23:59.339
 or a bishop,

00:23:59.759 --> 00:24:00.879
 anybody who talks about

00:24:00.879 --> 00:24:01.679
 how we have to learn

00:24:01.679 --> 00:24:03.299
 how to forgive God

00:24:03.299 --> 00:24:05.059
 is not talking biblically.

00:24:05.119 --> 00:24:05.779
 If they talk about

00:24:05.779 --> 00:24:06.399
 how we have to learn

00:24:06.399 --> 00:24:07.440
 how to forgive ourselves,

00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:08.099
 it doesn't matter

00:24:08.099 --> 00:24:08.799
 if they're a bishop.

00:24:09.180 --> 00:24:10.680
 They're not speaking

00:24:10.680 --> 00:24:11.539
 biblically.

00:24:11.639 --> 00:24:12.419
 They're not speaking

00:24:12.419 --> 00:24:13.220
 Christianly.

00:24:13.500 --> 00:24:14.720
 Those are wrong ideas.

00:24:14.799 --> 00:24:15.879
 They're not biblical ideas.

00:24:16.079 --> 00:24:16.899
 The problem is not

00:24:16.899 --> 00:24:17.919
 that God is at enmity

00:24:17.919 --> 00:24:18.720
 with you and me,

00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:19.599
 but that you and I

00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:20.940
 are at enmity with God.

00:24:21.619 --> 00:24:22.759
 And Jesus does

00:24:22.759 --> 00:24:23.859
 everything needed

00:24:23.859 --> 00:24:24.919
 for you to enter

00:24:24.919 --> 00:24:25.799
 into a real,

00:24:26.299 --> 00:24:27.759
 just peace

00:24:27.759 --> 00:24:28.759
 with God.

00:24:28.759 --> 00:24:31.460
 Jesus did

00:24:31.460 --> 00:24:32.579
 everything needed

00:24:32.579 --> 00:24:33.220
 for you

00:24:33.220 --> 00:24:34.079
 and for me

00:24:34.079 --> 00:24:34.680
 to enter

00:24:34.680 --> 00:24:35.660
 into a real,

00:24:36.259 --> 00:24:37.700
 just peace

00:24:37.700 --> 00:24:38.740
 with God.

00:24:41.680 --> 00:24:42.259
 You see,

00:24:42.400 --> 00:24:44.160
 that's why

00:24:44.160 --> 00:24:44.859
 this is one of the

00:24:44.859 --> 00:24:45.940
 great proclamations

00:24:45.940 --> 00:24:46.619
 in the Bible.

00:24:47.200 --> 00:24:48.160
 If you go back

00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:48.920
 and you read John

00:24:48.920 --> 00:24:49.480
 all the way

00:24:49.480 --> 00:24:50.059
 from the beginning

00:24:50.059 --> 00:24:50.500
 to the end,

00:24:50.539 --> 00:24:51.319
 I've talked about this

00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:52.559
 three times in a row.

00:24:52.680 --> 00:24:53.859
 I'll say it a few more times

00:24:53.859 --> 00:24:54.660
 because we're coming

00:24:54.660 --> 00:24:55.519
 to the end of the book

00:24:55.519 --> 00:24:56.740
 and it's just important

00:24:56.740 --> 00:24:57.700
 for us to understand,

00:24:57.700 --> 00:24:58.860
 is that John

00:24:58.860 --> 00:24:59.900
 begins the gospel

00:24:59.900 --> 00:25:00.920
 describing how

00:25:00.920 --> 00:25:02.200
 everything came to be

00:25:02.200 --> 00:25:03.880
 before human beings

00:25:03.880 --> 00:25:05.120
 became at enmity

00:25:05.120 --> 00:25:05.660
 with God.

00:25:05.779 --> 00:25:06.720
 And John reveals

00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:07.920
 that all things

00:25:07.920 --> 00:25:08.400
 that exist

00:25:08.400 --> 00:25:09.000
 are a result

00:25:09.000 --> 00:25:09.779
 of light,

00:25:10.400 --> 00:25:10.740
 life,

00:25:11.100 --> 00:25:11.600
 and love.

00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:12.360
 All things

00:25:12.360 --> 00:25:13.059
 that exist

00:25:13.059 --> 00:25:13.700
 are a result

00:25:13.700 --> 00:25:14.259
 of light,

00:25:14.519 --> 00:25:14.779
 life,

00:25:14.840 --> 00:25:15.120
 and love.

00:25:15.220 --> 00:25:15.960
 John 1,

00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:16.980
 verse 1-5.

00:25:17.340 --> 00:25:17.779
 In the beginning

00:25:17.779 --> 00:25:18.559
 was the Word

00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:19.059
 and the Word

00:25:19.059 --> 00:25:20.299
 was with God

00:25:20.299 --> 00:25:21.819
 and that with God

00:25:21.819 --> 00:25:23.160
 is a relational word.

00:25:23.340 --> 00:25:24.400
 It's an affectionate word.

00:25:24.539 --> 00:25:25.420
 It's as if you talk

00:25:25.420 --> 00:25:26.340
 about Louise

00:25:26.340 --> 00:25:26.960
 is with me

00:25:26.960 --> 00:25:28.200
 and we love each other.

00:25:29.480 --> 00:25:30.039
 You know,

00:25:30.220 --> 00:25:31.620
 you're with your friend

00:25:31.620 --> 00:25:33.160
 and you care for each other.

00:25:33.220 --> 00:25:34.240
 It's a relational word.

00:25:34.340 --> 00:25:34.840
 And so it says,

00:25:34.940 --> 00:25:35.340
 in the beginning

00:25:35.340 --> 00:25:36.120
 was the Word

00:25:36.120 --> 00:25:36.880
 and the Word

00:25:36.880 --> 00:25:37.720
 was with God

00:25:37.720 --> 00:25:38.079
 and the Word

00:25:38.079 --> 00:25:38.799
 was God.

00:25:39.079 --> 00:25:39.980
 He was with God

00:25:39.980 --> 00:25:40.440
 in the beginning.

00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:41.259
 All things

00:25:41.259 --> 00:25:42.240
 were made through him

00:25:42.240 --> 00:25:42.920
 and without him

00:25:42.920 --> 00:25:43.740
 nothing was made

00:25:43.740 --> 00:25:44.279
 that was made.

00:25:44.380 --> 00:25:45.700
 In him was light

00:25:45.700 --> 00:25:47.400
 and the light

00:25:47.400 --> 00:25:48.340
 is the life

00:25:48.340 --> 00:25:49.000
 of the world.

00:25:49.920 --> 00:25:50.140
 See,

00:25:50.200 --> 00:25:51.200
 the Bible describes

00:25:51.200 --> 00:25:52.039
 that all things

00:25:52.039 --> 00:25:53.299
 ultimately come about

00:25:53.299 --> 00:25:54.579
 as a result of light,

00:25:54.940 --> 00:25:55.440
 life,

00:25:55.960 --> 00:25:56.839
 light,

00:25:57.039 --> 00:25:57.359
 life,

00:25:57.460 --> 00:25:57.919
 and love.

00:25:58.619 --> 00:25:59.419
 And what happens

00:25:59.419 --> 00:26:00.319
 when we turn our back

00:26:00.319 --> 00:26:00.819
 on light?

00:26:01.139 --> 00:26:02.019
 When you turn your back

00:26:02.019 --> 00:26:02.460
 on light,

00:26:02.539 --> 00:26:03.480
 it means you're walking

00:26:03.480 --> 00:26:04.460
 towards darkness

00:26:04.460 --> 00:26:05.319
 and in darkness.

00:26:05.700 --> 00:26:06.879
 When you turn your back

00:26:06.879 --> 00:26:07.619
 on life,

00:26:07.980 --> 00:26:09.119
 it means you are walking

00:26:09.119 --> 00:26:10.039
 in sickness

00:26:10.039 --> 00:26:11.000
 and in death

00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:11.879
 towards sickness

00:26:11.879 --> 00:26:12.419
 and death.

00:26:12.680 --> 00:26:13.799
 And when you turn your back

00:26:13.799 --> 00:26:14.460
 on love,

00:26:14.680 --> 00:26:15.879
 it means that you're walking

00:26:15.879 --> 00:26:17.019
 in indifference

00:26:17.019 --> 00:26:17.500
 and hate

00:26:17.500 --> 00:26:18.759
 towards indifference

00:26:18.759 --> 00:26:19.259
 and hate.

00:26:19.259 --> 00:26:21.700
 And God saw that

00:26:21.700 --> 00:26:23.019
 and God so loved

00:26:23.019 --> 00:26:23.599
 the world

00:26:23.599 --> 00:26:24.359
 that he sent

00:26:24.359 --> 00:26:26.119
 his one and only son

00:26:26.119 --> 00:26:28.500
 to the end

00:26:28.500 --> 00:26:29.519
 that whoever believes

00:26:29.519 --> 00:26:29.859
 in him

00:26:29.859 --> 00:26:31.099
 will not perish

00:26:31.099 --> 00:26:32.879
 but have eternal

00:26:32.879 --> 00:26:34.859
 life.

00:26:35.799 --> 00:26:36.680
 And so you go all

00:26:36.680 --> 00:26:37.420
 through the gospel

00:26:37.420 --> 00:26:37.960
 of John

00:26:37.960 --> 00:26:39.079
 and how is Jesus

00:26:39.079 --> 00:26:39.640
 described?

00:26:39.900 --> 00:26:40.740
 He is the light

00:26:40.740 --> 00:26:41.279
 of the world.

00:26:41.480 --> 00:26:42.279
 He is the life

00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:42.839
 of the world.

00:26:43.000 --> 00:26:44.039
 He is bread and life.

00:26:44.319 --> 00:26:44.920
 He is the one

00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:46.559
 who gives living waters.

00:26:47.079 --> 00:26:47.720
 He is the way,

00:26:47.819 --> 00:26:48.160
 the truth,

00:26:48.200 --> 00:26:48.559
 and the life.

00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:49.299
 All the way

00:26:49.299 --> 00:26:49.980
 through the gospel,

00:26:50.119 --> 00:26:51.339
 it describes who Jesus

00:26:51.339 --> 00:26:52.419
 is in terms of

00:26:52.419 --> 00:26:53.220
 these categories

00:26:53.220 --> 00:26:54.559
 upon which we have

00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:56.059
 separated ourselves

00:26:56.059 --> 00:26:56.740
 from light.

00:26:56.859 --> 00:26:57.639
 We have separated

00:26:57.639 --> 00:26:58.899
 ourselves from life

00:26:58.899 --> 00:27:00.019
 and from love.

00:27:00.220 --> 00:27:01.179
 And we live

00:27:01.179 --> 00:27:03.000
 at enmity with God

00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:04.940
 and Jesus is described

00:27:04.940 --> 00:27:06.220
 as God himself

00:27:06.220 --> 00:27:07.759
 coming to rescue us

00:27:07.759 --> 00:27:08.899
 and when he dies

00:27:08.899 --> 00:27:09.639
 on the cross,

00:27:10.079 --> 00:27:11.019
 as he dies

00:27:11.019 --> 00:27:11.879
 upon the cross,

00:27:12.240 --> 00:27:13.899
 he bears in himself

00:27:13.899 --> 00:27:15.720
 our darkness.

00:27:16.240 --> 00:27:17.899
 He bears in himself

00:27:17.900 --> 00:27:19.300
 our indifference

00:27:19.300 --> 00:27:20.400
 and hatred.

00:27:20.400 --> 00:27:22.480
 He bears in himself

00:27:22.480 --> 00:27:24.060
 our sickness

00:27:24.060 --> 00:27:25.460
 and death.

00:27:25.840 --> 00:27:26.800
 And he does

00:27:26.800 --> 00:27:28.180
 everything that has

00:27:28.180 --> 00:27:29.080
 to be done

00:27:29.080 --> 00:27:30.600
 that I cannot

00:27:30.600 --> 00:27:31.640
 possibly do

00:27:31.640 --> 00:27:32.560
 for myself

00:27:32.560 --> 00:27:34.640
 to make me

00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:36.500
 right with God,

00:27:36.780 --> 00:27:38.400
 at peace with God.

00:27:38.400 --> 00:27:44.060
 not only to remove

00:27:44.060 --> 00:27:45.960
 the darkness,

00:27:47.620 --> 00:27:48.500
 the indifference,

00:27:49.280 --> 00:27:50.019
 the hatred,

00:27:50.019 --> 00:27:58.940
 but to actually give us

00:27:58.940 --> 00:27:59.860
 those realities

00:27:59.860 --> 00:28:01.600
 in the already not yet.

00:28:01.599 --> 00:28:04.759
 it's as if to use

00:28:04.759 --> 00:28:05.859
 the analogy that

00:28:05.859 --> 00:28:07.240
 what,

00:28:08.039 --> 00:28:08.899
 from a heavenly

00:28:08.899 --> 00:28:09.719
 point of view,

00:28:10.339 --> 00:28:11.899
 if every one of us

00:28:11.899 --> 00:28:13.659
 is like an orchestra

00:28:13.659 --> 00:28:14.980
 with lots of different

00:28:14.980 --> 00:28:15.459
 things,

00:28:16.199 --> 00:28:17.279
 musical instruments,

00:28:17.480 --> 00:28:18.099
 is that Jesus

00:28:18.099 --> 00:28:19.179
 not only

00:28:19.179 --> 00:28:20.980
 deals with

00:28:20.980 --> 00:28:22.679
 the punishment

00:28:22.679 --> 00:28:23.579
 and all that

00:28:23.579 --> 00:28:24.639
 for having broken

00:28:24.639 --> 00:28:25.279
 and wrecked

00:28:25.279 --> 00:28:26.019
 and trampled

00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:27.119
 and done all those

00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:27.939
 types of things,

00:28:27.940 --> 00:28:29.259
 but he actually

00:28:29.259 --> 00:28:30.940
 repairs every instrument.

00:28:32.019 --> 00:28:33.080
 He gives us

00:28:33.080 --> 00:28:33.860
 instruments

00:28:33.860 --> 00:28:34.660
 that we didn't even

00:28:34.660 --> 00:28:35.420
 have that we were

00:28:35.420 --> 00:28:35.880
 lacking

00:28:35.880 --> 00:28:37.620
 and he tunes

00:28:37.620 --> 00:28:38.120
 everyone

00:28:38.120 --> 00:28:38.680
 and he tunes

00:28:38.680 --> 00:28:39.440
 them to each other

00:28:39.440 --> 00:28:40.299
 and he does it all.

00:28:42.080 --> 00:28:43.259
 And we now stand

00:28:43.259 --> 00:28:44.279
 in a new relationship

00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:44.820
 with him

00:28:44.820 --> 00:28:45.500
 in a new way

00:28:45.500 --> 00:28:47.680
 and he's done it all.

00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:54.200
 And that's the message.

00:28:54.660 --> 00:28:55.059
 Peace

00:28:55.059 --> 00:28:56.400
 be with you.

00:28:56.400 --> 00:28:58.580
 And then,

00:28:58.740 --> 00:28:58.880
 so,

00:28:59.080 --> 00:29:00.500
 look here at verse 21.

00:29:00.640 --> 00:29:01.280
 Peace be with you.

00:29:01.340 --> 00:29:02.100
 That's the message.

00:29:02.540 --> 00:29:03.220
 And then he says,

00:29:03.320 --> 00:29:03.980
 as the Father

00:29:03.980 --> 00:29:05.640
 has sent me,

00:29:06.080 --> 00:29:06.980
 even so,

00:29:07.380 --> 00:29:08.800
 I am sending you.

00:29:09.380 --> 00:29:10.280
 We often think

00:29:10.280 --> 00:29:11.060
 of a church

00:29:11.060 --> 00:29:12.200
 as a building

00:29:12.200 --> 00:29:13.560
 and there's something

00:29:13.560 --> 00:29:14.420
 appropriate for that

00:29:14.420 --> 00:29:15.240
 but we need to see here

00:29:15.240 --> 00:29:16.360
 it's always a problem

00:29:16.360 --> 00:29:17.080
 because buildings

00:29:17.080 --> 00:29:17.800
 just sit there.

00:29:17.860 --> 00:29:18.900
 If a building moves,

00:29:19.500 --> 00:29:20.440
 that's bad,

00:29:20.700 --> 00:29:21.720
 generally speaking,

00:29:21.840 --> 00:29:22.280
 unless it's

00:29:22.280 --> 00:29:23.240
 a little house

00:29:23.240 --> 00:29:24.060
 that they put on a

00:29:24.060 --> 00:29:24.740
 pickup

00:29:24.740 --> 00:29:25.640
 and put on a trailer

00:29:25.640 --> 00:29:26.540
 to move somewhere else.

00:29:26.600 --> 00:29:27.700
 If the building moves,

00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:28.700
 it's because there's a flood.

00:29:28.800 --> 00:29:29.680
 If the building moves,

00:29:29.740 --> 00:29:30.160
 it's because there's

00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:30.560
 an earthquake

00:29:30.560 --> 00:29:32.259
 or something like that

00:29:32.259 --> 00:29:32.940
 or a sinkhole.

00:29:33.140 --> 00:29:33.920
 They're not supposed

00:29:33.920 --> 00:29:34.340
 to move.

00:29:34.420 --> 00:29:34.880
 They're supposed

00:29:34.880 --> 00:29:35.520
 to stand there.

00:29:35.580 --> 00:29:35.940
 But you see,

00:29:36.020 --> 00:29:36.340
 really,

00:29:36.540 --> 00:29:37.180
 Christians aren't

00:29:37.180 --> 00:29:38.280
 supposed to be like churches.

00:29:38.280 --> 00:29:38.740
 We're supposed

00:29:38.740 --> 00:29:39.820
 to be more like boats

00:29:39.820 --> 00:29:42.259
 in motion.

00:29:43.120 --> 00:29:44.340
 We're to be like boats

00:29:44.340 --> 00:29:45.100
 in motion.

00:29:46.780 --> 00:29:47.240
 And so,

00:29:47.759 --> 00:29:48.759
 Jesus says,

00:29:48.880 --> 00:29:49.820
 I'm sending you.

00:29:49.920 --> 00:29:50.480
 In other words,

00:29:50.680 --> 00:29:51.520
 you have to go

00:29:51.520 --> 00:29:52.480
 and you have to proclaim

00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:53.500
 peace be with you.

00:29:53.500 --> 00:29:53.759
 And then,

00:29:53.859 --> 00:29:55.380
 in verse 22,

00:29:55.819 --> 00:29:56.539
 when he said this,

00:29:56.599 --> 00:29:57.480
 he breathed on them

00:29:57.480 --> 00:29:58.160
 and said to them,

00:29:58.519 --> 00:29:59.880
 receive the Holy Spirit.

00:30:00.880 --> 00:30:02.000
 And this is a bit

00:30:02.000 --> 00:30:03.019
 of a forerunner

00:30:03.019 --> 00:30:03.619
 for what's going

00:30:03.619 --> 00:30:04.079
 to happen

00:30:04.079 --> 00:30:05.140
 in the book of Acts.

00:30:05.200 --> 00:30:06.740
 It's a really important thing

00:30:06.740 --> 00:30:08.500
 to show that,

00:30:09.299 --> 00:30:09.519
 you know,

00:30:09.519 --> 00:30:10.279
 it's not as if

00:30:10.279 --> 00:30:10.900
 we Christians

00:30:10.900 --> 00:30:11.359
 can say,

00:30:11.460 --> 00:30:11.619
 okay,

00:30:11.700 --> 00:30:11.859
 well,

00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:12.079
 you know,

00:30:12.079 --> 00:30:12.940
 there's those people here,

00:30:12.940 --> 00:30:14.599
 like we're Acts 2 Christians

00:30:14.599 --> 00:30:15.200
 because we're all

00:30:15.200 --> 00:30:16.220
 about the Holy Spirit.

00:30:16.740 --> 00:30:17.660
 And others of us

00:30:17.660 --> 00:30:17.819
 say,

00:30:17.900 --> 00:30:18.039
 no,

00:30:18.079 --> 00:30:18.220
 no,

00:30:18.220 --> 00:30:18.440
 no,

00:30:18.440 --> 00:30:18.619
 no,

00:30:18.619 --> 00:30:18.799
 no.

00:30:18.839 --> 00:30:19.039
 Like,

00:30:19.099 --> 00:30:20.079
 we're like Paul type

00:30:20.079 --> 00:30:20.559
 of Christians.

00:30:20.720 --> 00:30:21.139
 We're all about

00:30:21.139 --> 00:30:22.099
 the crucifixion.

00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:23.279
 And other Christians

00:30:23.279 --> 00:30:23.519
 say,

00:30:23.579 --> 00:30:23.679
 no,

00:30:23.720 --> 00:30:23.839
 no,

00:30:23.839 --> 00:30:23.980
 no,

00:30:23.980 --> 00:30:24.119
 no.

00:30:24.179 --> 00:30:24.960
 We're like all

00:30:24.960 --> 00:30:26.039
 about God the Father

00:30:26.039 --> 00:30:27.319
 types of Christians.

00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:28.359
 It's that one of the things

00:30:28.359 --> 00:30:29.559
 that the Gospels

00:30:29.559 --> 00:30:30.619
 are trying to show us

00:30:30.619 --> 00:30:31.399
 is that,

00:30:31.579 --> 00:30:31.859
 first of all,

00:30:31.939 --> 00:30:32.799
 Jesus is the one

00:30:32.799 --> 00:30:33.359
 who reveals

00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:34.119
 who God is.

00:30:34.199 --> 00:30:35.059
 It's through Jesus

00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:36.740
 that all of our faults

00:30:36.740 --> 00:30:37.699
 and culturally

00:30:37.699 --> 00:30:39.559
 contaminated notions

00:30:39.559 --> 00:30:40.299
 of who God is

00:30:40.299 --> 00:30:40.720
 are going to be

00:30:40.720 --> 00:30:41.679
 corrected about him.

00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:42.859
 That whenever we even

00:30:42.859 --> 00:30:43.960
 talk to somebody else,

00:30:43.960 --> 00:30:44.699
 we have to try

00:30:44.699 --> 00:30:45.480
 to always remember,

00:30:45.939 --> 00:30:46.059
 okay,

00:30:46.159 --> 00:30:46.279
 one,

00:30:46.339 --> 00:30:46.439
 one,

00:30:46.480 --> 00:30:46.839
 one moment.

00:30:46.939 --> 00:30:47.439
 We're time out.

00:30:47.500 --> 00:30:48.099
 We're both using

00:30:48.099 --> 00:30:48.740
 the word God,

00:30:48.799 --> 00:30:49.500
 but I have a feeling

00:30:49.500 --> 00:30:50.279
 we mean somebody

00:30:50.279 --> 00:30:51.219
 completely and utterly

00:30:51.219 --> 00:30:51.799
 different,

00:30:52.019 --> 00:30:52.740
 even though we're

00:30:52.740 --> 00:30:53.679
 using the same word.

00:30:53.939 --> 00:30:54.819
 I think you're using

00:30:54.819 --> 00:30:55.679
 God as if he's

00:30:55.679 --> 00:30:56.359
 some abstract,

00:30:56.599 --> 00:30:57.859
 distant type of person

00:30:57.859 --> 00:30:58.899
 who's often

00:30:58.899 --> 00:30:59.339
 very,

00:30:59.459 --> 00:31:00.219
 very mean,

00:31:00.539 --> 00:31:01.259
 but you need to

00:31:01.259 --> 00:31:01.919
 understand that

00:31:01.919 --> 00:31:03.139
 when I talk about God,

00:31:03.199 --> 00:31:04.000
 I'm talking about

00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:04.759
 God as revealed

00:31:04.759 --> 00:31:05.480
 by Jesus,

00:31:05.839 --> 00:31:06.719
 and that means

00:31:06.719 --> 00:31:07.459
 it's a God

00:31:07.459 --> 00:31:08.159
 who ends up

00:31:08.159 --> 00:31:09.219
 dying on a cross

00:31:09.219 --> 00:31:10.459
 because he loves you.

00:31:10.899 --> 00:31:11.379
 We're talking

00:31:11.379 --> 00:31:12.679
 about different gods,

00:31:13.519 --> 00:31:13.819
 okay?

00:31:14.279 --> 00:31:14.799
 And so,

00:31:15.099 --> 00:31:16.099
 what the Gospel

00:31:16.099 --> 00:31:16.799
 here is showing

00:31:16.799 --> 00:31:17.480
 is it's all

00:31:17.480 --> 00:31:18.220
 this one act

00:31:18.220 --> 00:31:18.740
 of revelation,

00:31:18.900 --> 00:31:19.420
 it's all this

00:31:19.420 --> 00:31:20.799
 one act of giving,

00:31:20.940 --> 00:31:21.779
 that the Father

00:31:21.779 --> 00:31:22.900
 sends Jesus,

00:31:23.140 --> 00:31:24.259
 and Jesus willingly

00:31:24.259 --> 00:31:25.120
 comes as God,

00:31:25.180 --> 00:31:25.799
 the Son of God,

00:31:25.860 --> 00:31:26.360
 he comes,

00:31:26.720 --> 00:31:27.980
 and it's the Father

00:31:27.980 --> 00:31:29.120
 who sends the Son

00:31:29.120 --> 00:31:29.940
 and the Son

00:31:29.940 --> 00:31:31.120
 who sends the Holy Spirit,

00:31:31.200 --> 00:31:31.620
 and there's this

00:31:31.620 --> 00:31:33.200
 one unbroken moment,

00:31:33.339 --> 00:31:34.500
 and you don't choose

00:31:34.500 --> 00:31:36.480
 between like Genesis 1

00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:37.319
 type of Christian

00:31:37.319 --> 00:31:38.819
 and a John 1 Christian

00:31:38.819 --> 00:31:40.599
 or an Acts 2 Christian,

00:31:40.860 --> 00:31:42.000
 it's one act,

00:31:42.259 --> 00:31:43.200
 it's one God,

00:31:43.420 --> 00:31:45.059
 and Jesus is giving us

00:31:45.059 --> 00:31:46.579
 the power to proclaim

00:31:46.579 --> 00:31:47.879
 the message

00:31:47.879 --> 00:31:48.740
 as we go.

00:31:49.720 --> 00:31:50.940
 And then this final

00:31:50.940 --> 00:31:52.379
 complicated bit,

00:31:52.460 --> 00:31:53.279
 which I'm only going to say

00:31:53.279 --> 00:31:54.299
 something very briefly

00:31:54.299 --> 00:31:54.579
 about,

00:31:54.700 --> 00:31:56.159
 that's verse 23,

00:31:56.319 --> 00:31:57.259
 if you forgive

00:31:57.259 --> 00:31:58.720
 the sins of any,

00:31:58.799 --> 00:31:59.619
 they are forgiven them,

00:31:59.679 --> 00:32:00.440
 if you withhold

00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:02.399
 or withhold forgiveness

00:32:02.399 --> 00:32:03.559
 than from any,

00:32:03.960 --> 00:32:05.099
 it is retained.

00:32:06.099 --> 00:32:07.059
 Just a couple of

00:32:07.059 --> 00:32:07.940
 basic things.

00:32:08.879 --> 00:32:10.059
 As you're going to see now

00:32:10.059 --> 00:32:11.159
 in a moment,

00:32:12.879 --> 00:32:14.440
 generally speaking,

00:32:15.480 --> 00:32:16.899
 I don't like to critique

00:32:16.899 --> 00:32:17.740
 other churches.

00:32:20.259 --> 00:32:21.980
 We have enough crap

00:32:21.980 --> 00:32:22.720
 in our own church,

00:32:22.779 --> 00:32:24.000
 we can critique ourselves,

00:32:24.159 --> 00:32:25.079
 and the Anglican way,

00:32:25.500 --> 00:32:26.319
 but I tell people

00:32:26.319 --> 00:32:26.899
 when they tell,

00:32:27.059 --> 00:32:28.639
 like you can't make up stuff

00:32:28.639 --> 00:32:29.480
 about how bad

00:32:29.480 --> 00:32:31.359
 the Anglican church is often.

00:32:31.539 --> 00:32:31.700
 Like,

00:32:32.200 --> 00:32:33.339
 you don't need to make it up,

00:32:33.440 --> 00:32:34.679
 just follow the news.

00:32:34.919 --> 00:32:35.200
 Like it's,

00:32:35.659 --> 00:32:36.879
 so I don't need to make fun of,

00:32:37.099 --> 00:32:38.379
 so I'm not making fun of things,

00:32:38.380 --> 00:32:40.040
 but the Roman Catholic doctrine

00:32:40.040 --> 00:32:42.300
 of the priest having the power

00:32:42.300 --> 00:32:46.020
 to bind and lock and loose,

00:32:46.060 --> 00:32:47.140
 and it's connected to this

00:32:47.140 --> 00:32:48.360
 in Matthew 16 and 18,

00:32:49.000 --> 00:32:49.620
 and I just,

00:32:49.700 --> 00:32:50.520
 it's not right.

00:32:50.940 --> 00:32:51.620
 It's wrong.

00:32:52.700 --> 00:32:54.400
 And if what you had

00:32:54.400 --> 00:32:55.820
 was just verse 23

00:32:55.820 --> 00:32:57.260
 and nothing else in the Bible,

00:32:57.400 --> 00:32:59.180
 then the Roman Catholic position

00:32:59.180 --> 00:33:00.580
 on this would have to be correct.

00:33:01.420 --> 00:33:03.140
 But you don't just have this verse.

00:33:04.240 --> 00:33:05.580
 Have it in a context.

00:33:06.900 --> 00:33:07.980
 You have it in a whole book.

00:33:09.380 --> 00:33:10.740
 And it,

00:33:11.420 --> 00:33:13.220
 the idea that Jesus gives

00:33:13.220 --> 00:33:14.940
 an institution power

00:33:14.940 --> 00:33:16.340
 to give them power

00:33:16.340 --> 00:33:17.180
 that I can say,

00:33:17.340 --> 00:33:17.640
 Ken,

00:33:18.340 --> 00:33:19.220
 sucks to be you,

00:33:19.440 --> 00:33:20.120
 not forgiven.

00:33:20.460 --> 00:33:20.720
 Dick,

00:33:21.020 --> 00:33:21.620
 I like you.

00:33:21.720 --> 00:33:22.380
 Two thumbs up,

00:33:22.680 --> 00:33:23.020
 forgiven.

00:33:24.480 --> 00:33:24.720
 Like,

00:33:24.760 --> 00:33:25.600
 if you think that comes

00:33:25.600 --> 00:33:26.060
 from the text,

00:33:26.100 --> 00:33:27.000
 it makes no sense.

00:33:28.240 --> 00:33:28.640
 Now,

00:33:28.740 --> 00:33:29.600
 it's complicated

00:33:29.600 --> 00:33:30.740
 because of the fact

00:33:30.740 --> 00:33:31.880
 that in the Greek,

00:33:32.420 --> 00:33:33.400
 it's a passive,

00:33:33.640 --> 00:33:34.260
 which means it's,

00:33:34.340 --> 00:33:35.780
 when it's in the passive tense

00:33:35.780 --> 00:33:36.860
 in a context like this,

00:33:36.859 --> 00:33:38.319
 it means that we're not doing something

00:33:38.319 --> 00:33:39.839
 or human beings not doing something,

00:33:39.959 --> 00:33:40.939
 God's doing something.

00:33:41.439 --> 00:33:42.859
 And it's in the perfect tense

00:33:42.859 --> 00:33:46.379
 and it's aspectual.

00:33:46.539 --> 00:33:48.019
 I think I pronounced that correctly,

00:33:48.740 --> 00:33:50.759
 which means it's a completed act,

00:33:51.059 --> 00:33:52.559
 a completed act in the past.

00:33:52.719 --> 00:33:53.019
 Sorry,

00:33:53.139 --> 00:33:53.500
 a Greek,

00:33:53.699 --> 00:33:53.919
 sorry,

00:33:53.920 --> 00:33:54.800
 I've lost all of you,

00:33:54.860 --> 00:33:55.880
 a little grammar moment.

00:33:56.539 --> 00:33:57.740
 The bottom line is,

00:33:57.840 --> 00:33:58.700
 if you look at it

00:33:58.700 --> 00:33:59.900
 within its whole context,

00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:01.300
 everything is about us believing

00:34:01.300 --> 00:34:02.800
 to receive forgiveness of sins.

00:34:04.019 --> 00:34:05.400
 Jesus has done everything

00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:06.840
 to make me at peace with God

00:34:06.840 --> 00:34:08.220
 and I need to receive that.

00:34:08.280 --> 00:34:09.260
 It's not something I do,

00:34:09.340 --> 00:34:10.519
 not something I accomplish.

00:34:11.139 --> 00:34:12.720
 And so what the Bible text here,

00:34:13.300 --> 00:34:14.539
 complicated by Greek,

00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:16.380
 complicated by church history,

00:34:16.599 --> 00:34:18.800
 and what it's fundamentally saying is this,

00:34:19.500 --> 00:34:20.599
 you need to go,

00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:22.659
 I am going to tell you this right now,

00:34:22.779 --> 00:34:23.239
 disciples,

00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:24.440
 I have done everything

00:34:24.440 --> 00:34:25.559
 that has to be done

00:34:25.559 --> 00:34:27.400
 for you to be at peace with God.

00:34:27.599 --> 00:34:29.779
 It's connected to this right here.

00:34:29.860 --> 00:34:31.679
 It's connected to this right here.

00:34:31.719 --> 00:34:32.819
 It's connected to the fact

00:34:32.819 --> 00:34:34.400
 that I stand before you alive.

00:34:34.500 --> 00:34:35.980
 I have accomplished everything

00:34:35.980 --> 00:34:37.739
 for you to be made

00:34:37.739 --> 00:34:39.299
 as unworthy as you are.

00:34:40.199 --> 00:34:41.139
 I love you.

00:34:41.199 --> 00:34:41.900
 I've done everything

00:34:41.900 --> 00:34:43.279
 so you may be right with God.

00:34:43.960 --> 00:34:45.860
 And so I am sending you

00:34:45.860 --> 00:34:47.299
 like the Father has sent you.

00:34:47.400 --> 00:34:48.259
 You need to go

00:34:48.259 --> 00:34:49.759
 to every people group.

00:34:49.760 --> 00:34:50.660
 You need to go

00:34:50.660 --> 00:34:51.720
 throughout the city of Ottawa.

00:34:51.800 --> 00:34:52.860
 You need to tell people

00:34:52.860 --> 00:34:54.440
 this spectacular news

00:34:54.440 --> 00:34:55.180
 that Christ,

00:34:55.320 --> 00:34:55.840
 that Jesus,

00:34:56.100 --> 00:34:57.600
 has come from the Father

00:34:57.600 --> 00:34:59.420
 to make you right with God

00:34:59.420 --> 00:35:00.560
 when you cannot make peace

00:35:00.560 --> 00:35:01.400
 with God yourself.

00:35:01.840 --> 00:35:02.720
 And I've given you

00:35:02.720 --> 00:35:03.640
 the Holy Spirit

00:35:03.640 --> 00:35:05.620
 to have the power

00:35:05.620 --> 00:35:06.260
 to do that

00:35:06.260 --> 00:35:07.140
 because you can't do it

00:35:07.140 --> 00:35:07.900
 on your own strength.

00:35:08.120 --> 00:35:09.160
 And it matters

00:35:09.160 --> 00:35:10.280
 because you see,

00:35:10.360 --> 00:35:11.800
 when you proclaim this

00:35:11.800 --> 00:35:13.760
 and people receive it,

00:35:14.240 --> 00:35:15.620
 their sins are forgiven

00:35:15.620 --> 00:35:17.280
 and they are at peace with God.

00:35:17.280 --> 00:35:19.360
 And when you proclaim it

00:35:19.360 --> 00:35:21.400
 and they do not accept it,

00:35:22.120 --> 00:35:24.420
 their guilt is retained.

00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:29.280
 And they are not at peace with God.

00:35:29.740 --> 00:35:31.540
 And that has eternal consequences.

00:35:34.140 --> 00:35:35.800
 And that's the flow of the argument.

00:35:36.920 --> 00:35:38.160
 It's the flow of the argument.

00:35:38.280 --> 00:35:39.100
 It's the flow of the book.

00:35:39.099 --> 00:35:42.099
 I just want to wrap up

00:35:42.099 --> 00:35:44.179
 with some really, really,

00:35:44.420 --> 00:35:45.159
 the following,

00:35:45.279 --> 00:35:46.500
 the story that follows this

00:35:46.500 --> 00:35:48.659
 is such an important addition to this.

00:35:48.739 --> 00:35:50.599
 It's so wonderful

00:35:50.599 --> 00:35:53.739
 that not only that Jesus did it,

00:35:53.799 --> 00:35:54.960
 but that John wrote it

00:35:54.960 --> 00:35:55.860
 so we could know it.

00:35:56.179 --> 00:35:56.980
 And so if you just look,

00:35:57.019 --> 00:35:57.980
 it's a famous story

00:35:57.980 --> 00:35:59.579
 of Jesus appearing to Thomas.

00:35:59.819 --> 00:36:01.579
 And it begins at verse 24.

00:36:02.339 --> 00:36:03.039
 Now Thomas,

00:36:03.119 --> 00:36:03.719
 one of the 12,

00:36:03.839 --> 00:36:05.039
 called the twin.

00:36:05.039 --> 00:36:07.340
 And John is,

00:36:07.400 --> 00:36:10.219
 John's making a little bit

00:36:10.219 --> 00:36:11.619
 of fun of Thomas here.

00:36:12.119 --> 00:36:12.400
 He's,

00:36:12.759 --> 00:36:13.599
 he has a,

00:36:13.860 --> 00:36:15.539
 probably when he was writing this,

00:36:16.039 --> 00:36:16.880
 way, way back

00:36:16.880 --> 00:36:17.639
 with his whatever,

00:36:17.759 --> 00:36:18.539
 however he wrote it,

00:36:18.619 --> 00:36:20.199
 he probably had a bit of a smile

00:36:20.199 --> 00:36:21.980
 and maybe even chuckled about it.

00:36:22.840 --> 00:36:23.159
 He just,

00:36:23.320 --> 00:36:23.880
 earlier on,

00:36:23.920 --> 00:36:25.000
 if you go back in the gospel,

00:36:25.159 --> 00:36:25.739
 earlier on,

00:36:25.880 --> 00:36:27.480
 Thomas is introduced as the twin.

00:36:28.199 --> 00:36:29.400
 I'm assuming it means

00:36:29.400 --> 00:36:30.820
 that he had an identical twin brother.

00:36:32.719 --> 00:36:33.159
 Okay?

00:36:33.859 --> 00:36:35.339
 Because of what's going to happen next.

00:36:35.559 --> 00:36:36.679
 And so John's just remembering,

00:36:36.779 --> 00:36:37.480
 a bit of a smile.

00:36:38.239 --> 00:36:38.440
 Oh,

00:36:38.539 --> 00:36:38.980
 Thomas.

00:36:40.579 --> 00:36:41.199
 So now,

00:36:41.359 --> 00:36:41.940
 verse 24,

00:36:42.019 --> 00:36:42.500
 now Thomas,

00:36:42.559 --> 00:36:43.039
 one of the 12,

00:36:43.119 --> 00:36:43.819
 called the twin,

00:36:44.359 --> 00:36:45.619
 was not with them.

00:36:45.699 --> 00:36:47.460
 We discovered there's only 10 people there

00:36:47.460 --> 00:36:48.859
 when that happened,

00:36:49.019 --> 00:36:50.199
 when Jesus came.

00:36:50.980 --> 00:36:51.719
 So the disciples,

00:36:51.899 --> 00:36:52.559
 verse 25,

00:36:52.799 --> 00:36:52.960
 said,

00:36:53.019 --> 00:36:53.859
 we have seen the Lord.

00:36:54.480 --> 00:36:55.599
 But he said to them,

00:36:55.879 --> 00:36:57.039
 unless I see

00:36:57.039 --> 00:36:58.920
 in his hands

00:36:58.920 --> 00:36:59.859
 the mark of the nails

00:36:59.859 --> 00:37:01.039
 and place my fingers

00:37:01.039 --> 00:37:02.279
 into the mark of the nails

00:37:02.280 --> 00:37:03.240
 and place my hand

00:37:03.240 --> 00:37:03.880
 into his side,

00:37:03.920 --> 00:37:04.940
 I will not believe.

00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:06.880
 In other words,

00:37:07.519 --> 00:37:08.780
 maybe Jesus had a twin

00:37:08.780 --> 00:37:11.019
 who didn't die.

00:37:11.720 --> 00:37:13.240
 Or maybe Jesus had somebody

00:37:13.240 --> 00:37:14.800
 who just really looked like Jesus.

00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:17.160
 And he's fooling them.

00:37:17.680 --> 00:37:18.600
 A little bit of a mark,

00:37:18.680 --> 00:37:19.740
 a little bit of red stuff

00:37:19.740 --> 00:37:20.740
 over here,

00:37:20.860 --> 00:37:22.120
 a little bit of red over here.

00:37:22.420 --> 00:37:23.440
 It's just a lookalike.

00:37:24.260 --> 00:37:25.280
 He's playing a bit of a joke.

00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:26.019
 So,

00:37:26.380 --> 00:37:26.920
 you can just,

00:37:26.920 --> 00:37:28.500
 it's just like

00:37:28.500 --> 00:37:29.680
 the identical twin

00:37:29.680 --> 00:37:30.860
 to think maybe Jesus

00:37:30.860 --> 00:37:31.700
 had an unknown

00:37:31.700 --> 00:37:33.119
 identical twin

00:37:33.119 --> 00:37:34.700
 that was fooling everybody.

00:37:39.099 --> 00:37:40.380
 But it's also going ahead

00:37:40.380 --> 00:37:40.860
 and show this,

00:37:41.200 --> 00:37:41.619
 you know,

00:37:41.639 --> 00:37:42.740
 these guys aren't stupid.

00:37:43.579 --> 00:37:44.599
 They're not just going to go believe

00:37:44.599 --> 00:37:45.920
 that Jesus rose from the dead.

00:37:45.940 --> 00:37:46.960
 Even with the empty tomb

00:37:46.960 --> 00:37:48.639
 and all of that complication,

00:37:49.260 --> 00:37:50.300
 he knows there needs to be

00:37:50.300 --> 00:37:51.480
 more than just the empty tomb.

00:37:51.559 --> 00:37:52.820
 He needs to actually see Jesus.

00:37:53.320 --> 00:37:54.240
 And verse 26,

00:37:54.239 --> 00:37:55.039
 eight days later,

00:37:55.139 --> 00:37:56.399
 his disciples were inside.

00:37:56.539 --> 00:37:57.919
 That's Jesus' disciples again.

00:37:58.000 --> 00:37:58.379
 And Thomas,

00:37:58.500 --> 00:37:58.799
 this time,

00:37:58.839 --> 00:37:59.279
 was with them.

00:37:59.659 --> 00:38:01.019
 He spent at least a couple of days,

00:38:01.099 --> 00:38:02.139
 maybe a whole week,

00:38:02.919 --> 00:38:03.939
 because it's a week later.

00:38:04.559 --> 00:38:06.559
 They're all now filled with joy

00:38:06.559 --> 00:38:07.639
 that Jesus is alive.

00:38:07.739 --> 00:38:08.479
 But Thomas says,

00:38:08.539 --> 00:38:09.719
 I think you guys are smoking

00:38:09.719 --> 00:38:11.679
 substances that used to be illegal,

00:38:11.739 --> 00:38:13.000
 but now are legal in Canada.

00:38:13.279 --> 00:38:14.859
 And that's why you're so happy,

00:38:14.979 --> 00:38:16.699
 because unless I see it,

00:38:16.759 --> 00:38:17.799
 I'm not going to believe it.

00:38:18.619 --> 00:38:19.859
 And then in verse 26,

00:38:19.979 --> 00:38:21.219
 although the doors were locked,

00:38:21.219 --> 00:38:22.559
 Jesus came and stood among them

00:38:22.559 --> 00:38:22.919
 and said,

00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:25.139
 not Thomas,

00:38:25.559 --> 00:38:26.960
 you dumb,

00:38:27.720 --> 00:38:28.680
 peace be with you.

00:38:30.460 --> 00:38:31.619
 Then he said to Thomas,

00:38:31.760 --> 00:38:32.780
 put your fingers here.

00:38:32.860 --> 00:38:34.059
 He knows what Thomas said,

00:38:34.659 --> 00:38:36.340
 because he's God,

00:38:36.440 --> 00:38:37.240
 the son of God.

00:38:38.300 --> 00:38:39.360
 Put your finger here

00:38:39.360 --> 00:38:40.079
 and see my hands

00:38:40.079 --> 00:38:41.039
 and put out your hand

00:38:41.039 --> 00:38:42.559
 and place it in my side.

00:38:43.220 --> 00:38:44.579
 Do not disbelieve,

00:38:44.860 --> 00:38:45.780
 but believe.

00:38:47.900 --> 00:38:48.740
 Let's talk about that

00:38:48.740 --> 00:38:49.119
 just a moment.

00:38:49.119 --> 00:38:50.300
 But Thomas answered him,

00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:51.460
 my Lord and my God.

00:38:51.460 --> 00:38:57.940
 This is the very clear declaration

00:38:57.940 --> 00:39:00.800
 that the one who created all things

00:39:00.800 --> 00:39:02.800
 and sustains all things by his power

00:39:02.800 --> 00:39:03.539
 is standing,

00:39:04.300 --> 00:39:04.880
 resurrected,

00:39:05.840 --> 00:39:06.260
 physical,

00:39:06.619 --> 00:39:08.240
 in front of Thomas.

00:39:09.019 --> 00:39:10.460
 And here's this wonderful word.

00:39:10.599 --> 00:39:11.400
 Jesus said to him,

00:39:11.480 --> 00:39:12.300
 have you believed

00:39:12.300 --> 00:39:14.000
 because you have seen,

00:39:15.000 --> 00:39:15.880
 have seen me?

00:39:15.880 --> 00:39:17.559
 Here he is.

00:39:17.660 --> 00:39:18.940
 Every single one of us here

00:39:18.940 --> 00:39:19.640
 who is a Christian,

00:39:19.780 --> 00:39:20.920
 this is what Jesus says

00:39:20.920 --> 00:39:21.800
 to you this morning.

00:39:23.300 --> 00:39:24.660
 Those of you who are beat up,

00:39:25.119 --> 00:39:26.220
 those of you who are depressed,

00:39:26.340 --> 00:39:27.320
 those of you who are happy,

00:39:28.119 --> 00:39:29.380
 those of you filled with faith,

00:39:29.519 --> 00:39:30.340
 those of doubts,

00:39:30.900 --> 00:39:32.240
 he says to each one of us

00:39:32.240 --> 00:39:33.400
 who have put our trust in Jesus,

00:39:33.599 --> 00:39:35.280
 sitting or standing here today,

00:39:36.240 --> 00:39:38.200
 blessed are those who have not seen

00:39:38.200 --> 00:39:39.180
 and yet have believed.

00:39:39.500 --> 00:39:40.539
 That's what he says to you.

00:39:41.640 --> 00:39:42.400
 That's not me.

00:39:42.400 --> 00:39:44.000
 That's what Jesus says.

00:39:44.139 --> 00:39:44.880
 Blessed are you.

00:39:47.160 --> 00:39:49.079
 If you could put up the third point.

00:39:50.280 --> 00:39:51.280
 If you notice again here

00:39:51.280 --> 00:39:54.400
 what Jesus says to Thomas

00:39:55.000 --> 00:39:56.340
 at the end of verse 27,

00:39:56.460 --> 00:39:58.099
 do not disbelieve but believe.

00:39:58.960 --> 00:40:00.240
 It's actually two commands.

00:40:01.280 --> 00:40:02.300
 The first one is,

00:40:02.579 --> 00:40:04.220
 and I put the way to write it,

00:40:04.260 --> 00:40:05.139
 I put it in a prayer.

00:40:06.200 --> 00:40:08.559
 What has been going on with Thomas

00:40:08.559 --> 00:40:10.099
 is that he's been feeding

00:40:10.099 --> 00:40:12.579
 disbelief and lack of trust in Jesus.

00:40:13.799 --> 00:40:14.920
 He's feeding it.

00:40:16.360 --> 00:40:17.679
 If you think about it,

00:40:18.339 --> 00:40:19.400
 and maybe most of us

00:40:19.400 --> 00:40:20.199
 don't think about it,

00:40:20.279 --> 00:40:21.539
 there are things that we do

00:40:21.539 --> 00:40:22.440
 in our week

00:40:22.440 --> 00:40:24.519
 or don't do in our week

00:40:24.519 --> 00:40:27.219
 that feeds not trusting Jesus,

00:40:27.880 --> 00:40:29.339
 not believing the gospel,

00:40:30.339 --> 00:40:32.079
 not believing what he said.

00:40:33.039 --> 00:40:33.839
 It's the same thing

00:40:33.839 --> 00:40:35.039
 with any type of relationship.

00:40:35.239 --> 00:40:36.799
 You know, a husband can do something

00:40:36.800 --> 00:40:37.680
 throughout the week

00:40:37.680 --> 00:40:40.560
 that feeds him not thinking well

00:40:40.560 --> 00:40:41.200
 of his wife.

00:40:42.320 --> 00:40:43.920
 A wife can do things

00:40:43.920 --> 00:40:44.720
 throughout the week

00:40:44.720 --> 00:40:46.019
 that feeds,

00:40:46.220 --> 00:40:47.000
 that nurtures,

00:40:47.140 --> 00:40:48.120
 that nourishes

00:40:48.120 --> 00:40:49.600
 a resentment

00:40:49.600 --> 00:40:51.820
 or a lack of love

00:40:51.820 --> 00:40:53.140
 or trust of her husband.

00:40:54.140 --> 00:40:56.100
 And we can do those same things

00:40:56.100 --> 00:40:56.720
 with the Lord.

00:40:57.920 --> 00:40:58.940
 And at the same time,

00:40:59.019 --> 00:40:59.780
 there are things that

00:40:59.780 --> 00:41:00.860
 a husband can do

00:41:00.860 --> 00:41:01.660
 throughout the week

00:41:01.660 --> 00:41:03.500
 that nourishes his love

00:41:03.500 --> 00:41:04.320
 for his wife.

00:41:04.320 --> 00:41:07.080
 And a wife can do things

00:41:07.080 --> 00:41:07.600
 throughout the week

00:41:07.600 --> 00:41:08.420
 that will nourish

00:41:08.420 --> 00:41:09.100
 and nurture

00:41:09.100 --> 00:41:11.000
 her love for her husband.

00:41:11.140 --> 00:41:12.059
 And there's the same thing

00:41:12.059 --> 00:41:13.180
 in terms of our relationship

00:41:13.180 --> 00:41:13.880
 with Jesus.

00:41:17.220 --> 00:41:18.320
 And so part of it,

00:41:18.400 --> 00:41:18.740
 this moment,

00:41:18.800 --> 00:41:19.440
 I'm not going to give you

00:41:19.440 --> 00:41:20.519
 a whole sermon on it.

00:41:21.260 --> 00:41:23.120
 It's just to ask the question,

00:41:23.260 --> 00:41:23.519
 Lord,

00:41:24.120 --> 00:41:26.059
 what am I doing?

00:41:26.460 --> 00:41:28.420
 What habits do I have

00:41:28.420 --> 00:41:30.420
 that nurture distrust

00:41:30.420 --> 00:41:31.539
 of you and your word?

00:41:34.320 --> 00:41:35.180
 And Lord,

00:41:35.280 --> 00:41:36.440
 could you please reveal them

00:41:36.440 --> 00:41:37.380
 to me and then help me

00:41:37.380 --> 00:41:38.440
 to put them to death?

00:41:39.960 --> 00:41:40.360
 Why?

00:41:40.519 --> 00:41:41.200
 Because Lord,

00:41:41.340 --> 00:41:42.700
 please help me,

00:41:43.740 --> 00:41:45.500
 please grip me

00:41:45.500 --> 00:41:46.340
 with the gospel

00:41:46.340 --> 00:41:48.100
 so that I will stop

00:41:48.100 --> 00:41:50.440
 habits of feeding disbelief

00:41:50.440 --> 00:41:51.519
 and lack of trust in you.

00:41:51.580 --> 00:41:52.080
 And if you cover up

00:41:52.080 --> 00:41:52.740
 the next point,

00:41:53.220 --> 00:41:54.140
 that would be great.

00:41:55.500 --> 00:41:56.200
 And Lord,

00:41:56.320 --> 00:41:57.240
 please grip me

00:41:57.240 --> 00:41:58.120
 with the gospel

00:41:58.120 --> 00:42:00.059
 so that I will grow habits

00:42:00.059 --> 00:42:01.660
 that feed belief

00:42:01.660 --> 00:42:02.480
 and trust in you.

00:42:02.480 --> 00:42:03.579
 And ask the Lord,

00:42:03.699 --> 00:42:03.860
 Lord,

00:42:04.179 --> 00:42:05.840
 what can I be doing this week?

00:42:05.900 --> 00:42:06.920
 If you're going to help me

00:42:06.920 --> 00:42:08.380
 to stop doing those things

00:42:08.380 --> 00:42:10.179
 that feed disbelief

00:42:10.179 --> 00:42:11.000
 and lack of trust

00:42:11.000 --> 00:42:11.719
 and lack of belief

00:42:11.719 --> 00:42:12.300
 in your word,

00:42:12.740 --> 00:42:12.940
 Lord,

00:42:13.059 --> 00:42:13.980
 I don't want to just be,

00:42:14.400 --> 00:42:14.760
 I want to,

00:42:14.840 --> 00:42:16.240
 I know I need to keep eating.

00:42:16.380 --> 00:42:17.179
 I need to feed.

00:42:17.559 --> 00:42:18.420
 By nature,

00:42:18.599 --> 00:42:19.699
 I seek nourishment.

00:42:19.860 --> 00:42:20.380
 So Lord,

00:42:20.920 --> 00:42:22.019
 help me to understand

00:42:22.019 --> 00:42:23.260
 what I can be doing

00:42:23.260 --> 00:42:24.519
 that nourish belief.

00:42:24.760 --> 00:42:24.900
 See,

00:42:24.940 --> 00:42:25.599
 that's one of the reasons

00:42:25.599 --> 00:42:26.480
 why small groups

00:42:26.480 --> 00:42:27.139
 are so important

00:42:27.139 --> 00:42:28.039
 for so many people.

00:42:28.039 --> 00:42:32.480
 that not only

00:42:32.480 --> 00:42:33.460
 that you spend time,

00:42:33.619 --> 00:42:34.759
 it's out of that time

00:42:34.759 --> 00:42:35.860
 you build relationships

00:42:35.860 --> 00:42:36.860
 so that when you're really

00:42:36.860 --> 00:42:37.619
 having a hard time

00:42:37.619 --> 00:42:38.219
 you can go say,

00:42:38.659 --> 00:42:39.199
 you can say,

00:42:39.279 --> 00:42:39.500
 you know,

00:42:39.779 --> 00:42:40.139
 Bob,

00:42:40.259 --> 00:42:41.360
 can I have a beer with you?

00:42:41.739 --> 00:42:42.840
 I just need to talk

00:42:42.840 --> 00:42:43.460
 about some things

00:42:43.460 --> 00:42:43.860
 that are going on.

00:42:43.860 --> 00:42:44.619
 It's how you do life

00:42:44.619 --> 00:42:45.139
 with each other.

00:42:45.420 --> 00:42:45.759
 It's,

00:42:45.860 --> 00:42:46.980
 whether it's a small group

00:42:46.980 --> 00:42:48.119
 or through a men's ministry

00:42:48.119 --> 00:42:49.019
 or a woman's ministry

00:42:49.019 --> 00:42:49.779
 or relationships

00:42:49.779 --> 00:42:50.659
 or whatever it is,

00:42:51.320 --> 00:42:51.639
 one of the,

00:42:51.679 --> 00:42:52.619
 those things can be

00:42:52.619 --> 00:42:53.380
 so important

00:42:53.380 --> 00:42:54.579
 on top of our devotions

00:42:54.579 --> 00:42:55.679
 and other types of things.

00:42:55.679 --> 00:42:56.519
 But the main thing is,

00:42:56.659 --> 00:42:56.839
 Lord,

00:42:57.199 --> 00:42:59.679
 show me what I can do,

00:42:59.799 --> 00:43:01.199
 what I am able to do,

00:43:01.259 --> 00:43:02.219
 what I must do

00:43:02.219 --> 00:43:03.539
 that I will feed

00:43:03.539 --> 00:43:04.440
 and nourish

00:43:04.440 --> 00:43:06.199
 and nurture belief in you

00:43:06.199 --> 00:43:07.399
 and the gospel

00:43:07.399 --> 00:43:08.179
 and what you said,

00:43:08.219 --> 00:43:09.379
 that your words are true

00:43:09.379 --> 00:43:11.039
 and trustworthy and wise,

00:43:11.059 --> 00:43:12.119
 even if they go against

00:43:12.119 --> 00:43:13.859
 all of the glitz

00:43:13.859 --> 00:43:15.500
 and all of the world,

00:43:15.579 --> 00:43:16.759
 whatever the world says

00:43:16.759 --> 00:43:17.219
 is right

00:43:17.219 --> 00:43:18.399
 with all of its glitz

00:43:18.399 --> 00:43:19.419
 and all of its authority

00:43:19.419 --> 00:43:20.739
 and all of its self-confidence

00:43:20.739 --> 00:43:22.259
 and it goes against your word.

00:43:22.739 --> 00:43:22.919
 Lord,

00:43:22.920 --> 00:43:26.159
 I just want to believe you

00:43:26.159 --> 00:43:27.599
 and what you said,

00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:29.139
 that it's wise

00:43:29.139 --> 00:43:31.619
 in the face of this

00:43:31.619 --> 00:43:33.079
 which wants to crush me

00:43:33.079 --> 00:43:34.139
 into its own mold.

00:43:34.260 --> 00:43:35.300
 I want to be molded

00:43:35.300 --> 00:43:36.280
 by the gospel,

00:43:36.480 --> 00:43:38.220
 by this wonderful word,

00:43:38.400 --> 00:43:38.700
 Jesus,

00:43:39.340 --> 00:43:40.420
 that I am blessed

00:43:40.420 --> 00:43:43.200
 because I believe in you

00:43:43.200 --> 00:43:44.159
 without having seen.

00:43:47.320 --> 00:43:48.099
 And that's why

00:43:48.099 --> 00:43:48.960
 this whole book is written.

00:43:49.059 --> 00:43:50.300
 Look at verse 30 and 31.

00:43:50.300 --> 00:43:50.500
 Now,

00:43:50.619 --> 00:43:51.920
 Jesus did many other signs

00:43:51.920 --> 00:43:53.200
 in the presence of the disciples

00:43:53.200 --> 00:43:54.099
 which are not written

00:43:54.099 --> 00:43:54.639
 in this book,

00:43:54.780 --> 00:43:56.119
 but these are written

00:43:56.119 --> 00:43:57.860
 so that you may believe

00:43:57.860 --> 00:43:58.800
 that Jesus

00:43:58.800 --> 00:44:00.360
 is the Christ,

00:44:00.460 --> 00:44:01.200
 the Son of God

00:44:01.200 --> 00:44:02.220
 and that by believing

00:44:02.220 --> 00:44:03.720
 you may have

00:44:03.720 --> 00:44:04.559
 life

00:44:04.559 --> 00:44:05.820
 in his name.

00:44:06.119 --> 00:44:06.780
 Please stand.

00:44:12.659 --> 00:44:14.180
 Just bow our heads in prayer.

00:44:14.320 --> 00:44:15.200
 If there are any here

00:44:15.200 --> 00:44:16.200
 who have not yet

00:44:16.200 --> 00:44:17.079
 believed

00:44:17.079 --> 00:44:18.099
 or trust in Jesus,

00:44:18.300 --> 00:44:19.579
 there's no better time

00:44:19.579 --> 00:44:20.280
 than right now

00:44:20.280 --> 00:44:21.380
 to just call out to him

00:44:21.380 --> 00:44:21.660
 and say,

00:44:22.200 --> 00:44:22.780
 it might even be,

00:44:22.900 --> 00:44:22.980
 Lord,

00:44:23.059 --> 00:44:23.420
 I believe,

00:44:23.519 --> 00:44:24.360
 help my unbelief.

00:44:24.440 --> 00:44:25.820
 That's a biblical prayer.

00:44:26.920 --> 00:44:28.360
 One I am very familiar

00:44:28.360 --> 00:44:29.460
 with in my own life.

00:44:30.160 --> 00:44:30.519
 Lord,

00:44:30.559 --> 00:44:31.420
 I want to be yours.

00:44:32.519 --> 00:44:33.200
 I want to be,

00:44:33.320 --> 00:44:34.059
 I want to trust

00:44:34.059 --> 00:44:35.079
 that you are my Savior

00:44:35.079 --> 00:44:35.660
 and my Lord

00:44:35.660 --> 00:44:37.420
 and I turn to you,

00:44:37.460 --> 00:44:38.599
 I give myself to you,

00:44:38.660 --> 00:44:39.240
 I acknowledge

00:44:39.240 --> 00:44:40.280
 that I have been

00:44:40.280 --> 00:44:41.200
 in enmity with you

00:44:41.200 --> 00:44:41.740
 and I want,

00:44:42.160 --> 00:44:42.900
 that you have made

00:44:42.900 --> 00:44:43.960
 my peace with God

00:44:43.960 --> 00:44:45.420
 and I want that.

00:44:46.380 --> 00:44:47.420
 I want to be at peace

00:44:47.420 --> 00:44:47.980
 with you, Lord.

00:44:48.119 --> 00:44:48.420
 And so,

00:44:48.519 --> 00:44:48.760
 Jesus,

00:44:48.880 --> 00:44:49.760
 be my Savior and Lord.

00:44:49.760 --> 00:44:50.640
 Use your own words,

00:44:50.740 --> 00:44:51.740
 but you can call out

00:44:51.740 --> 00:44:52.420
 to him right now

00:44:52.420 --> 00:44:53.200
 that that would be

00:44:53.200 --> 00:44:54.400
 the new story

00:44:54.400 --> 00:44:55.020
 of your life

00:44:55.020 --> 00:44:55.680
 and then say,

00:44:55.780 --> 00:44:56.000
 Lord,

00:44:57.980 --> 00:44:59.300
 please feed my,

00:44:59.540 --> 00:44:59.680
 feed,

00:44:59.800 --> 00:45:00.140
 help me to,

00:45:00.540 --> 00:45:01.080
 help me to know

00:45:01.080 --> 00:45:02.020
 how to feed belief

00:45:02.020 --> 00:45:03.220
 and help me to know

00:45:03.220 --> 00:45:04.520
 how to starve disbelief

00:45:04.520 --> 00:45:05.720
 and for all of us here,

00:45:05.780 --> 00:45:06.480
 those are prayers

00:45:06.480 --> 00:45:07.220
 for us to pray.

00:45:07.320 --> 00:45:07.800
 So let's pray.

00:45:08.760 --> 00:45:09.100
 Father,

00:45:09.380 --> 00:45:10.860
 you know right now

00:45:10.860 --> 00:45:11.940
 the different ways

00:45:11.940 --> 00:45:13.620
 that each of us here

00:45:13.620 --> 00:45:15.280
 nourishes disbelief

00:45:15.280 --> 00:45:15.900
 and distrust.

00:45:16.100 --> 00:45:16.220
 Father,

00:45:16.320 --> 00:45:16.940
 every one of us

00:45:16.940 --> 00:45:17.460
 has them.

00:45:18.240 --> 00:45:18.780
 None of us

00:45:18.780 --> 00:45:19.720
 is better than the other

00:45:19.720 --> 00:45:20.420
 in terms of

00:45:20.420 --> 00:45:21.940
 that never happens to us.

00:45:22.639 --> 00:45:22.740
 Father,

00:45:22.840 --> 00:45:23.900
 you know that some of us

00:45:23.900 --> 00:45:24.260
 do it,

00:45:24.320 --> 00:45:25.260
 we're just blind to it.

00:45:25.380 --> 00:45:26.099
 We actually think

00:45:26.099 --> 00:45:27.019
 maybe it's wisdom

00:45:27.019 --> 00:45:27.840
 when it's actually

00:45:27.840 --> 00:45:30.800
 just starving belief

00:45:30.800 --> 00:45:32.500
 and feeding disbelief.

00:45:32.599 --> 00:45:32.740
 So,

00:45:32.860 --> 00:45:33.039
 Father,

00:45:33.099 --> 00:45:34.519
 we ask for a wonderful work

00:45:34.519 --> 00:45:35.480
 of your Holy Spirit

00:45:35.480 --> 00:45:37.440
 that you would convict us

00:45:37.440 --> 00:45:38.260
 of those ways

00:45:38.260 --> 00:45:39.200
 that we are nourishing

00:45:39.200 --> 00:45:40.700
 disbelief and distrust

00:45:40.700 --> 00:45:42.559
 in your Son

00:45:42.559 --> 00:45:43.420
 and his word.

00:45:44.400 --> 00:45:44.480
 And,

00:45:44.539 --> 00:45:44.920
 Father,

00:45:45.039 --> 00:45:46.119
 help us to put that

00:45:46.119 --> 00:45:46.599
 to death

00:45:46.599 --> 00:45:48.119
 to no longer go there.

00:45:48.199 --> 00:45:48.319
 And,

00:45:48.440 --> 00:45:48.599
 Father,

00:45:48.659 --> 00:45:49.559
 we ask that you would,

00:45:50.099 --> 00:45:50.960
 by your Holy Spirit,

00:45:51.039 --> 00:45:52.139
 you would convict us

00:45:52.139 --> 00:45:53.000
 once again

00:45:53.000 --> 00:45:53.719
 of those things

00:45:53.719 --> 00:45:54.440
 that we can do

00:45:54.440 --> 00:45:55.420
 that build belief

00:45:55.420 --> 00:45:56.380
 and trust in you.

00:45:57.099 --> 00:45:57.420
 Father,

00:45:57.579 --> 00:45:58.679
 pour out the Holy Spirit

00:45:58.679 --> 00:45:59.299
 upon us

00:45:59.299 --> 00:46:00.859
 and lead us

00:46:00.859 --> 00:46:02.480
 to develop these habits.

00:46:03.380 --> 00:46:03.859
 Habits,

00:46:04.159 --> 00:46:04.199
 Father,

00:46:04.319 --> 00:46:05.380
 ultimately of grace

00:46:05.380 --> 00:46:05.900
 and mercy

00:46:05.900 --> 00:46:06.799
 that come from you.

00:46:06.980 --> 00:46:07.219
 Father,

00:46:07.460 --> 00:46:08.839
 help us to do that.

00:46:10.279 --> 00:46:11.279
 We ask these things

00:46:11.279 --> 00:46:12.159
 in the name of Jesus

00:46:12.159 --> 00:46:13.739
 and all God's people said,

00:46:14.460 --> 00:46:14.759
 Amen.