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 Great time of worship this morning. Thank you, praise team.

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 I want to encourage you to come back tonight. We'll have more of an opportunity to worship the Lord as we celebrate and remember the Lord's table through communion.

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 So I want to encourage you to be part of that service as well.

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 And just an extension, really, of what we're going to be talking about this morning as we launch into a new series.

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 A series through the book of 1 John.

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 A letter that was written by the beloved apostle.

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 And as I was trying to think, what do we do next after our study in the book of Isaiah?

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 Where do we go? And why do we go there?

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 And it really stems from the initiative that we have this year that comes from Isaiah chapter 30, verse 15.

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 And if you remember what that passage says, it says,

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 Is that your experience today?

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 Is that where you are?

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 Experiencing the perpetual salvation and deliverance of God in your life?

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 Coming to enjoy and revel in the strength of God day by day?

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 Or are you a little like me?

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 There is weakness.

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 There is inadequacy.

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 There is struggle.

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 There is failure and brokenness.

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 I come to this series and I feel tremendously inadequate.

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 I know the significance of dwelling in God.

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 I know the importance of abiding in Him.

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 But I sure don't know what that looks like.

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 At least I haven't...

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 I'm on a journey, okay?

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 I haven't really arrived when it comes to being a person who abides in God

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 and enjoys the presence of God in my life to the degree where I know and have experienced His salvation moment by moment.

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 And so I kind of feel like I need to pull up a stool.

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 I need to sit down.

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 And we just need to kind of have this open discussion through this book because I can't come to you this morning as an expert who has arrived at this lesson.

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 But if we're going to really know and enjoy the salvation and the strength of God,

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 we're going to be people who are living and dwelling and abiding and resting in Him.

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 Not striving.

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 I think I'm more like my namesake, like Peter.

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 You know, impulsive.

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 Kind of acts before he thinks.

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 That's my nature.

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 Well, this morning we're going to sit at the feet.

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 And from now until the end of August, we're going to sit at the feet of somebody who I think did get it.

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 We're going to sit at the feet of the Apostle John, the beloved Apostle.

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 Because I really believe that John understood this subject and got it to such a point that Jesus referred to him how?

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 Remember what Jesus called him?

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 He was the one who Jesus loved, right?

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 Now, have you ever thought about that statement?

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 The Apostle that Jesus loved?

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 Was it that Jesus didn't love Peter and James and Andrew and the others?

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 No, it wasn't that Jesus didn't love them with the same affection and the same love.

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 But I think it is really this concept that we're going to talk about from now until the end of August.

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 John just pushed in to Christ.

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 John understood what it meant to just soak in this experience of God.

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 John knew what it meant to just enjoy him.

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 You see, I think for many of us who lift up the wonder of the Scripture

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 and would hold to the inerrancy and the authority of the Scripture,

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 and we come here on a Sunday morning, we want to listen to the Word of God taught,

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 we're on our podcast and we're listening to sermons throughout the week,

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 we're faithful to study the Scriptures day by day,

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 we understand that the value of the Word almost to a fault

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 because it becomes academic.

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 It becomes sterile.

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 It becomes an exercise of just checking the box,

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 doing what you know is expected,

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 but it doesn't really sink in.

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 You ever been there?

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 You ever felt that way?

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 John was the apostle that Jesus loved

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 because John was the one who soaked Jesus in the most, I think.

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 He was the one who really tasted of the wonder of Christ,

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 just reveled in this experience of knowing Him.

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 He is to be known through His Word, don't get me wrong.

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 That is an essential part of the Christian life,

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 but it can't stop there.

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 That's where it ended for the Pharisees.

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 They knew the Scriptures forwards and backwards,

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 but when it came to actually experiencing God,

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 they had no experience of Him.

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 That's what the psalmist says.

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 He says,

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 Taste and see that the Lord is good.

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 You experience God day by day?

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 Or are there...

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 Would you describe your time in the Word

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 and your time in prayer as kind of mechanical?

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 You're in good company,

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 if that's how you would describe your time.

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 Sometimes you ever feel like a hypocrite

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 because you know it's what God expects you to do,

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 but you just...

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 There's just...

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 God seems so distant.

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 You seem so separated from Him.

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 There's not that fellowshipping

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 that the Bible promises happening in your life.

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 Well, as we walk through this study of 1 John,

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 that's my desire for you.

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 That's my desire for me.

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 My desire for us

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 is that we would really come to understand

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 and live in the reality

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 of what Isaiah promises 700 years

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 even before Christ comes.

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 That true salvation and strength

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 will come as we...

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 as we're quiet.

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 It comes as we rest.

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 It comes as we...

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 as we dwell in Him,

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 not as we strive.

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 It comes through

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 a fellowshipping,

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 experiential relationship with God.

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 That's what I want for me.

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 That's what I want for you.

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 And by the way,

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 as we're going to look at this morning

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 in 1 John 1,

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 that is what the apostle,

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 beloved apostle John,

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 as kind of the expert on the subject,

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 he wants for the church

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 that he's writing to.

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 And so,

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 as we go on this journey,

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 it's really a journey of learning how

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 to enjoy God.

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 To enjoy Him more than just

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 an exercise of academia

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 or scholarship,

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 but to really know Him.

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 To know Him in such a way

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 that it changes your life

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 and it changes the lives

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 of the people around you.

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 It's noticeable.

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 It's...

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 It's dramatic.

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 It's obvious to anyone

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 who observes you

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 that there's something significant

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 that's taken place in your life.

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 It shows up

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 in the way you live.

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 So turn with me, if you would,

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 to 1 John 1.

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 As we begin this study.

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 1 John 1.

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 It's at the end of your Bibles.

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 And if you're visiting with us,

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 it's on page 1,021.

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 1,021.

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 Let me just open up our time

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 with a word of prayer.

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 Lord, You know our brokenness.

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 You know the inadequacies of our lives.

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 You know the things

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 that step in the way

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 that hinder

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 and obstruct

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 relationship with you.

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 There is no hiding from you.

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 We are exposed

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 before you.

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 The darkness of our hearts

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 is evident to you

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 even though we keep it concealed

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 to those around us.

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 And yet,

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 there is promise of light

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 and life.

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 There is promise of fellowship

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 and overcoming

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 those obstacles,

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 those hindrances

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 that stand in the way.

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 God, please help

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 our rebel hearts today.

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 Please forgive us

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 for those things

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 even this week

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 that we have done

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 that have displeased you.

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 Draw us into your presence

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 even now.

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 Cleanse us

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 and make us new

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 and help us

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 to be

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 focused.

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 Remove the distractions

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 and help us

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 to see

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 what you

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 intend

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 for each of us

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 in this time

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 in your word today.

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 God,

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 we have so much

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 hope to offer.

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 Help us

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 to be people

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 who embrace

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 the life-giving

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 and hope-giving

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 message

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 of Christ.

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 May it flow

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 from our lives

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 into our families

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 and into our workplaces

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 and into our communities.

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 Lord,

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 may it be so evident

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 in us

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 that it is

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 life-changing

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 for us

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 and life-changing

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 for the world

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 around us.

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 We ask that you

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 would do your work.

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 We pray

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 in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 1 John 1.

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 This very first

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 opening phrase.

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 That which was

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 from

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 the beginning.

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 that which was

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 from

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 the beginning.

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 Now,

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 for those of you

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 who have been here

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 at Maranatha

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 for the last

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 several years,

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 that should be

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 a familiar phrase

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 to you.

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 For maybe

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 some of you,

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 you're saying,

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 who are we

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 talking about

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 and what beginning

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 are we referring to?

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 Well,

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 in order to know

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 what beginning

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 we're talking about,

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 we need to

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 understand

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 the context

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 of this verse

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 and we need to

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 understand

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 who is writing it

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 and what is

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 the point

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 of what is

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 about to be said.

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 I want us

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 just to kind of

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 take a brief look

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 at the introduction

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 and just to help us

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 get into the flow

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 of this study.

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 I want us to look

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 at the author

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 and the author

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 is the Apostle John.

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 We've talked about him

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 a little bit already.

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 The beloved Apostle John

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 who experienced

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 Christ personally.

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 We're going to look

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 at that in the

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 next few verses

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 but it just

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 explodes

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 with this

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 experience of God.

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 The Apostle John

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 just can't

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 contain himself

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 with enthusiasm.

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 You can almost

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 see him saying,

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 hey,

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 I've got a message

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 for you.

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 The most important

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 person on the planet

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 has come here

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 and he's made

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 himself known.

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 I've just got to

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 let you know

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 about it.

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 John was

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 the beloved Apostle

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 who got to see

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 and experience

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 Christ personally.

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 He got to hear

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 the message

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 before the cross

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 in the upper room.

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 And really

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 as we begin

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 to look at this

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 study,

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 this letter

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 in this first John,

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 I want us to,

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 I'm just,

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 it's amazing to me

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 to see

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 how much

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 of this letter

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 mimics

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 the message

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 of Jesus

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 on the night

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 before he was

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 betrayed and

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 crucified.

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 In many ways,

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 this is

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 John's

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 message,

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 his sermon

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 as it were,

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 to the people

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 of Ephesus

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 about what

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 happens that

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 night.

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 That private

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 discussion of

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 Jesus and his

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 disciples

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 from John

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 chapter 13,

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 14,

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 15,

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 and 16.

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 The culmination

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 of that,

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 the concentration

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 of that message

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 begins to work

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 its way out

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 throughout this

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 book,

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 this little

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 letter of

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 1 John.

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 So if you've

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 ever wanted to

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 have a sermon

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 from Jesus

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 or a sermon

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 from the

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 apostles on

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 John chapter

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 15,

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 here it is.

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 Now it's

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 much later

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 in John's

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 life.

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 John is

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 older in age.

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 We can

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 kind of see

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 that as we

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 work our

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 way through

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 this book.

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 We see

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 constant

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 references to

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 the people

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 in this

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 church as

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 little children

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 helping us

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 to appreciate

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 that John

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 is in the

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 later stages

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 of his

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 life.

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 We're going

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 to see

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 that the

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 apostle John

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 is a dear

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 friend of

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 Jesus.

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 We know

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 that's to be

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 true and

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 this expression

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 of his

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 heart comes

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 through in

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 the message

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 of this

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 little letter.

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 John had

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 discovered the

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 secret of

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 abiding and

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 we're going

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 to learn

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 from his

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 experience and

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 we're going

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 to see that

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 the abiding

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 life relates

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 to so many

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 different aspects

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 of our own

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 life.

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 There are so

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 many things

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 that we can

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 talk about

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 in this

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 little letter

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 and I'll

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 talk about

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 the themes

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 in just a

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 moment but

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 as we work

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 our way

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 through I

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 want us

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 to focus

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 in on and

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 to hone

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 in on this

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 specific topic.

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 topic of

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 abiding in

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 Christ.

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 How does

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 it play out

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 in our

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 life?

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 What does

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 it lead

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 to in

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 life?

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 Well,

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 John is

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 probably,

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 like I said,

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 in the later

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 parts of his

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 life,

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 maybe in his

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 70s or

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 80s and

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 now he is

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 writing to

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 this church.

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 And as

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 tradition tells

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 us, he

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 found his

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 way to

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 Ephesus and

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 he had

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 spent about

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 20 to

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 25 years

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 ministering to

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 that specific

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 church.

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 So the

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 author's name

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 is John

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 and the

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 church is

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 the church

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 of Ephesus.

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 Now we

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 have a

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 letter that

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 Paul wrote

00:16:02.500 --> 00:16:03.039
 to Ephesus

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 so we

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 know a

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 little about

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 this church.

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 We've read

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 about how

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 that church

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 got started

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 in the

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 book of

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 Acts.

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 It was a

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 church that

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 was really

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 a theological

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 center in

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 the ancient

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 world.

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 Paul founded

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 that church

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 on his

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 third missionary

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 journey.

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 And when he

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 first arrived,

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 if you remember

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 in Acts

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 chapter 19,

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 Paul shows

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 up and he

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 encounters some

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 disciples and

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 he asks them

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 if they'd ever

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 been baptized

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 with the

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 Holy Spirit.

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 And their

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 response is,

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 we've never

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 even heard

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 about the

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 Holy Spirit.

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 Who is

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 this?

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 They had

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 come to

00:16:39.439 --> 00:16:39.860
 know the

00:16:39.860 --> 00:16:40.480
 message about

00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:41.699
 Christ through

00:16:41.699 --> 00:16:42.120
 John the

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 Baptist but

00:16:42.779 --> 00:16:43.519
 they didn't

00:16:43.519 --> 00:16:43.899
 know the

00:16:43.899 --> 00:16:44.259
 continuing

00:16:44.259 --> 00:16:45.480
 story, the

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 work of

00:16:45.860 --> 00:16:46.299
 God in

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 their lives.

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 And so

00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:48.939
 Paul reveals

00:16:48.939 --> 00:16:49.419
 that to

00:16:49.419 --> 00:16:50.840
 them and he

00:16:50.840 --> 00:16:51.639
 baptizes them

00:16:51.639 --> 00:16:52.179
 and this

00:16:52.179 --> 00:16:53.519
 church just

00:16:53.519 --> 00:16:54.759
 explodes with

00:16:54.759 --> 00:16:55.240
 the gospel.

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 We also

00:16:56.779 --> 00:16:57.439
 find in

00:16:57.439 --> 00:16:57.899
 Acts chapter

00:16:57.899 --> 00:16:58.460
 19 that

00:16:58.460 --> 00:16:58.779
 it was a

00:16:58.779 --> 00:16:59.259
 church that

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 had been

00:16:59.919 --> 00:17:00.939
 steeped in

00:17:00.939 --> 00:17:02.240
 spirituality.

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 Not the

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 kind of

00:17:04.200 --> 00:17:04.980
 spirituality you

00:17:04.980 --> 00:17:05.259
 would hope

00:17:05.259 --> 00:17:05.539
 for.

00:17:07.259 --> 00:17:08.000
 Witchcraft and

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 sorcery kind

00:17:09.619 --> 00:17:10.579
 of dominated the

00:17:10.579 --> 00:17:11.180
 life of this

00:17:11.180 --> 00:17:13.059
 church so that

00:17:13.059 --> 00:17:15.319
 the collection of

00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:15.740
 them came

00:17:15.740 --> 00:17:16.400
 together and

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 they burned

00:17:17.039 --> 00:17:17.779
 their books of

00:17:17.779 --> 00:17:18.599
 witchcraft and

00:17:18.599 --> 00:17:19.679
 there was

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 50,000 pieces

00:17:21.519 --> 00:17:22.619
 of silver worth

00:17:22.619 --> 00:17:24.139
 of books that

00:17:24.139 --> 00:17:24.559
 they burned

00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:25.139
 that day.

00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:26.519
 Just to say

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 we're done with

00:17:27.359 --> 00:17:27.980
 that old way

00:17:27.980 --> 00:17:28.599
 of life and

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 we want to

00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:30.000
 make Christ

00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:31.379
 the focus and

00:17:31.379 --> 00:17:32.459
 center of who

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 we are.

00:17:34.159 --> 00:17:34.719
 Well Paul was

00:17:34.719 --> 00:17:35.240
 there and he

00:17:35.240 --> 00:17:36.519
 taught for three

00:17:36.519 --> 00:17:37.439
 consecutive weeks

00:17:37.439 --> 00:17:38.039
 in the synagogue

00:17:38.039 --> 00:17:40.159
 but it was met

00:17:40.159 --> 00:17:40.679
 with mixed

00:17:40.679 --> 00:17:41.119
 reviews.

00:17:42.500 --> 00:17:42.759
 And as a

00:17:42.759 --> 00:17:43.299
 result of his

00:17:43.299 --> 00:17:44.299
 ministry there he

00:17:44.299 --> 00:17:45.759
 transitions his

00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:46.919
 ministry now to

00:17:46.919 --> 00:17:48.279
 speak in what

00:17:48.279 --> 00:17:48.799
 was called the

00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:49.339
 Hall of

00:17:49.339 --> 00:17:50.200
 Tyrannus.

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 He does that

00:17:51.379 --> 00:17:52.259
 every single

00:17:52.259 --> 00:17:53.539
 day for two

00:17:53.539 --> 00:17:53.899
 years.

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 This church

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 just soaking in

00:17:56.619 --> 00:17:57.539
 doctrine and

00:17:57.539 --> 00:17:58.680
 theology and

00:17:58.680 --> 00:18:00.160
 sitting at the

00:18:00.160 --> 00:18:01.399
 great apostle

00:18:01.399 --> 00:18:02.740
 Paul's feet and

00:18:02.740 --> 00:18:04.259
 learning from him

00:18:04.259 --> 00:18:05.279
 all that Paul

00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:06.119
 would be able to

00:18:06.119 --> 00:18:07.059
 share about the

00:18:07.059 --> 00:18:08.740
 richness of who

00:18:08.740 --> 00:18:10.220
 God was and the

00:18:10.220 --> 00:18:11.399
 intricacies of how

00:18:11.399 --> 00:18:12.000
 God worked.

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 This really was a

00:18:13.859 --> 00:18:14.460
 church that had

00:18:14.460 --> 00:18:16.119
 experienced kind

00:18:16.119 --> 00:18:16.859
 of the super

00:18:16.859 --> 00:18:18.240
 powers of

00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:20.259
 theology and

00:18:20.259 --> 00:18:20.700
 teaching.

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 Not only had

00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:23.220
 Apollos been

00:18:23.220 --> 00:18:24.400
 there that gifted

00:18:24.400 --> 00:18:25.599
 man with the

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 ability to

00:18:26.120 --> 00:18:27.460
 communicate the

00:18:27.460 --> 00:18:28.039
 word of God

00:18:28.039 --> 00:18:29.759
 and Apollos was

00:18:29.759 --> 00:18:30.579
 working together

00:18:30.579 --> 00:18:31.759
 with Aquila and

00:18:31.759 --> 00:18:32.220
 Priscilla.

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 But then the

00:18:33.839 --> 00:18:34.900
 apostle Paul comes

00:18:34.900 --> 00:18:35.900
 and then Paul

00:18:35.900 --> 00:18:37.079
 sends Timothy a

00:18:37.079 --> 00:18:37.819
 little later on

00:18:37.819 --> 00:18:40.759
 and then the

00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:41.299
 beloved apostle

00:18:41.299 --> 00:18:42.400
 John spends

00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:44.000
 years of time

00:18:44.000 --> 00:18:44.940
 ministering to

00:18:44.940 --> 00:18:45.440
 these people.

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 If anyone

00:18:47.440 --> 00:18:49.160
 understood doctrine

00:18:49.160 --> 00:18:50.059
 it would be the

00:18:50.059 --> 00:18:51.019
 church of Ephesus.

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 They had the

00:18:53.880 --> 00:18:54.759
 best of the

00:18:54.759 --> 00:18:55.400
 best who were

00:18:55.400 --> 00:18:57.420
 teaching them the

00:18:57.420 --> 00:18:58.160
 things of God.

00:19:00.160 --> 00:19:01.160
 John, when John

00:19:01.160 --> 00:19:02.140
 writes later about

00:19:02.140 --> 00:19:03.180
 this church, the

00:19:03.180 --> 00:19:03.940
 church of Ephesus,

00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:05.200
 in Revelations

00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:05.940
 chapter 2, he

00:19:05.940 --> 00:19:07.480
 points to the

00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:08.920
 accuracy and

00:19:08.920 --> 00:19:10.240
 integrity of their

00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:11.019
 doctrine when he

00:19:11.019 --> 00:19:12.340
 says, I know your

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 works, your toil,

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 and your patient

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 endurance, how you

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 cannot bear with

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 those who are evil

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 but have tested

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 those who call

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 themselves apostles

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 and are not and

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 found them to be

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 false.

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 I know you are

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 enduring patiently

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 and bearing up for

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 my name's sake and

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 you have not grown

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 weary.

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 It's a church that

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 knew the truth, that

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 was able to discern

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 between truth and

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 error and had

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 devoted themselves

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 whatever the cost

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 to embrace and

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 love the things of

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 God.

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 God.

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 But if the church

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 of Ephesus had

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 any downside, any

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 drawback, it was

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 the significance of

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 an affection for

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 knowledge that

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 overshadowed a love

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 for God.

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 John goes on in

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 this passage and

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 says, I have this

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 against you, church

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 of Ephesus, that

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 you have abandoned

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 the love that you

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 had at first.

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 first.

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 That is often the

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 danger of those

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 who lift up the

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 scripture.

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 As we allow the

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 truth, the knowledge

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 that we have in the

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 Bible to puff us

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 up and actually to

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 disqualify us from

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 being a partaker in

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 the things of God.

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 We transfer a love

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 for the word and the

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 love for the word

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 replaces a love for

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 God.

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 And a love for God

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 is what really

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 matters.

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 And John is

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 seeking to appeal

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 to this church

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 about the

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 significance of

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 love.

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 And of all of the

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 letters that the

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 apostle Paul wrote,

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 the one that

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 stands out as

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 being most

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 dominated by the

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 subject of love is

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 actually the letter

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 of Ephesians.

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 Ephesians.

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 Even very early

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 on the apostle

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 Paul understood

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 what was happening

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 in this church.

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 A church that

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 had such an

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 affection for the

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 word but had

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 actually lost their

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 affection for Christ.

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 And that's the

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 danger.

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 Where are you this

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 morning?

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 Are we a church

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 that loves God

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 and does that love

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 show up in a

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 relationship with

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 him?

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 That's what John

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 is encouraging

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 this church of

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 Ephesus.

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 Well there are a

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 number of themes

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 and if we were to

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 talk about love

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 we would be

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 faithful to the

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 text.

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 Forty-six times

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 in the book,

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 this little letter

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 of 1 John,

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 we find the

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 subject of love.

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 And out of

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 106 verses,

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 that's almost

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 one occurrence

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 for every two

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 verses we find

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 love.

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 Love is the

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 dominant theme

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 in this letter.

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 But one of the

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 close seconds is

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 this concept,

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 this theme of

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 abiding.

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 Abiding that

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 John is seeking

00:22:12.139 --> 00:22:12.960
 to help this

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 church come to

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 terms with.

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 What will

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 abiding do?

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 How will it

00:22:19.019 --> 00:22:19.420
 show up?

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 And as you read

00:22:20.480 --> 00:22:21.460
 through chapter 2,

00:22:21.659 --> 00:22:22.519
 3, and 4,

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 every paragraph

00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:25.500
 in this letter

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 has the word

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 abide in it.

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 He begins

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 with chapter 1

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 that deals

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 with the

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 introductory

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 fellowship that

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 we need to

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 have with God

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 and then from

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 chapters 2,

00:22:38.940 --> 00:22:39.920
 3, and 4

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 he moves on

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 to what does

00:22:41.519 --> 00:22:42.039
 an abiding

00:22:42.039 --> 00:22:42.819
 relationship with

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 God look like

00:22:44.019 --> 00:22:44.639
 and what does

00:22:44.639 --> 00:22:45.059
 an abiding

00:22:45.059 --> 00:22:46.139
 relationship do

00:22:46.139 --> 00:22:46.759
 for you?

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 the key

00:22:49.240 --> 00:22:51.359
 was not in

00:22:51.359 --> 00:22:51.859
 striving.

00:22:53.039 --> 00:22:53.579
 The key

00:22:53.579 --> 00:22:56.400
 to accomplishing

00:22:56.400 --> 00:22:57.200
 the objectives

00:22:57.200 --> 00:22:58.200
 of God in

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 life was

00:22:59.460 --> 00:23:00.480
 abiding and

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 resting in

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 him.

00:23:02.960 --> 00:23:04.000
 In John's

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 mind, it is

00:23:04.619 --> 00:23:05.759
 the basis of

00:23:05.759 --> 00:23:06.680
 everything good

00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:07.160
 in the Christian

00:23:07.160 --> 00:23:07.500
 life.

00:23:07.799 --> 00:23:08.839
 Only when we

00:23:08.839 --> 00:23:10.339
 abide can we

00:23:10.339 --> 00:23:10.660
 live.

00:23:12.460 --> 00:23:13.140
 John had

00:23:13.140 --> 00:23:13.759
 discovered the

00:23:13.759 --> 00:23:13.920
 key.

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 and there

00:23:15.180 --> 00:23:15.560
 was something

00:23:15.560 --> 00:23:16.259
 that must be

00:23:16.259 --> 00:23:16.900
 coupled with

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 an intellectual

00:23:17.940 --> 00:23:18.660
 knowledge of

00:23:18.660 --> 00:23:19.480
 him but also

00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:20.860
 an experiential

00:23:20.860 --> 00:23:22.140
 knowledge of

00:23:22.140 --> 00:23:22.380
 God.

00:23:23.920 --> 00:23:24.380
 And where

00:23:24.380 --> 00:23:24.640
 we're going to

00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:25.300
 go this morning

00:23:25.300 --> 00:23:26.279
 is I want us

00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:27.440
 to see that an

00:23:27.440 --> 00:23:27.900
 abiding

00:23:27.900 --> 00:23:29.060
 relationship with

00:23:29.060 --> 00:23:30.100
 God leads to

00:23:30.100 --> 00:23:30.460
 joy.

00:23:31.240 --> 00:23:32.120
 As we look at

00:23:32.120 --> 00:23:32.680
 the abiding

00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:34.019
 life this morning,

00:23:34.080 --> 00:23:34.600
 I want us to

00:23:34.600 --> 00:23:35.660
 understand that

00:23:35.660 --> 00:23:36.620
 it will lead

00:23:36.620 --> 00:23:37.700
 you to joy.

00:23:37.700 --> 00:23:40.100
 let me just

00:23:40.100 --> 00:23:41.180
 read this first

00:23:41.180 --> 00:23:42.160
 four verses for

00:23:42.160 --> 00:23:43.279
 you and I'll

00:23:43.279 --> 00:23:43.819
 show you that's

00:23:43.819 --> 00:23:44.180
 kind of the

00:23:44.180 --> 00:23:44.900
 end point of

00:23:44.900 --> 00:23:45.180
 where we're

00:23:45.180 --> 00:23:46.580
 getting to in

00:23:46.580 --> 00:23:47.480
 our message this

00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:47.759
 morning.

00:23:48.080 --> 00:23:48.480
 Here's what it

00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:49.019
 says in 1

00:23:49.019 --> 00:23:49.799
 John 1

00:23:49.799 --> 00:23:50.700
 beginning at

00:23:50.700 --> 00:23:51.180
 verse 1.

00:23:51.180 --> 00:23:53.259
 that which was

00:23:53.259 --> 00:23:53.640
 from the

00:23:53.640 --> 00:23:54.000
 beginning,

00:23:54.680 --> 00:23:55.480
 which we

00:23:55.480 --> 00:23:56.039
 have heard,

00:23:56.660 --> 00:23:57.180
 which we

00:23:57.180 --> 00:23:57.660
 have seen

00:23:57.660 --> 00:23:58.039
 with our

00:23:58.039 --> 00:23:58.440
 eyes,

00:23:58.539 --> 00:23:59.140
 which we

00:23:59.140 --> 00:23:59.539
 have looked

00:23:59.539 --> 00:24:00.160
 upon and

00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:02.000
 have touched

00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:02.640
 with our

00:24:02.640 --> 00:24:03.539
 hands concerning

00:24:03.539 --> 00:24:04.019
 the word of

00:24:04.019 --> 00:24:04.380
 life.

00:24:05.400 --> 00:24:06.060
 The life was

00:24:06.060 --> 00:24:07.019
 manifest and

00:24:07.019 --> 00:24:07.740
 we have seen

00:24:07.740 --> 00:24:08.700
 it and

00:24:08.700 --> 00:24:09.660
 testify to

00:24:09.660 --> 00:24:10.380
 it and

00:24:10.380 --> 00:24:11.080
 proclaim to

00:24:11.080 --> 00:24:11.900
 you the

00:24:11.900 --> 00:24:12.759
 eternal life

00:24:12.759 --> 00:24:13.400
 which was

00:24:13.400 --> 00:24:13.759
 with the

00:24:13.759 --> 00:24:14.580
 Father and

00:24:14.580 --> 00:24:15.400
 is made

00:24:15.400 --> 00:24:16.240
 manifest to

00:24:16.240 --> 00:24:16.600
 us.

00:24:17.600 --> 00:24:18.259
 That which

00:24:18.259 --> 00:24:18.940
 we have seen

00:24:18.940 --> 00:24:19.600
 and heard we

00:24:19.600 --> 00:24:20.340
 proclaim to

00:24:20.340 --> 00:24:20.680
 you,

00:24:21.180 --> 00:24:21.880
 so that

00:24:21.880 --> 00:24:22.640
 you too

00:24:22.640 --> 00:24:23.080
 may have

00:24:23.080 --> 00:24:23.660
 fellowship with

00:24:23.660 --> 00:24:24.080
 us and

00:24:24.080 --> 00:24:25.400
 indeed our

00:24:25.400 --> 00:24:26.200
 fellowship is

00:24:26.200 --> 00:24:26.560
 with the

00:24:26.560 --> 00:24:27.960
 Father and

00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:28.340
 with his

00:24:28.340 --> 00:24:28.620
 Son,

00:24:28.720 --> 00:24:29.360
 Jesus Christ.

00:24:30.440 --> 00:24:31.240
 And we

00:24:31.240 --> 00:24:32.640
 are writing

00:24:32.640 --> 00:24:33.980
 these things

00:24:33.980 --> 00:24:35.200
 so that our

00:24:35.200 --> 00:24:37.000
 joy may be

00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:37.840
 complete.

00:24:39.240 --> 00:24:39.980
 That's where

00:24:39.980 --> 00:24:40.259
 we're going

00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:40.720
 this morning.

00:24:42.200 --> 00:24:42.980
 You want

00:24:42.980 --> 00:24:44.240
 joy in your

00:24:44.240 --> 00:24:44.799
 life today?

00:24:46.120 --> 00:24:46.560
 Would you

00:24:46.560 --> 00:24:47.220
 describe

00:24:47.220 --> 00:24:48.940
 yourself as

00:24:48.940 --> 00:24:49.660
 a person

00:24:49.660 --> 00:24:50.680
 of joy?

00:24:51.180 --> 00:24:52.539
 Would you

00:24:52.539 --> 00:24:52.940
 say,

00:24:54.080 --> 00:24:54.420
 yes,

00:24:54.620 --> 00:24:55.539
 I exist

00:24:55.539 --> 00:24:56.299
 in a

00:24:56.299 --> 00:24:57.299
 spirit of

00:24:57.299 --> 00:24:57.740
 joy

00:24:57.740 --> 00:24:58.660
 perpetually?

00:24:59.660 --> 00:25:00.640
 If you

00:25:00.640 --> 00:25:01.400
 are there,

00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:01.820
 maybe you

00:25:01.820 --> 00:25:02.220
 should be up

00:25:02.220 --> 00:25:03.120
 here sharing

00:25:03.120 --> 00:25:03.759
 with us

00:25:03.759 --> 00:25:04.980
 how to make

00:25:04.980 --> 00:25:05.560
 that happen.

00:25:07.240 --> 00:25:08.080
 But the

00:25:08.080 --> 00:25:08.779
 Apostle John

00:25:08.779 --> 00:25:09.620
 has the

00:25:09.620 --> 00:25:09.900
 secret.

00:25:11.240 --> 00:25:11.940
 He wants

00:25:11.940 --> 00:25:12.440
 us to

00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:13.299
 understand

00:25:13.299 --> 00:25:14.640
 at front

00:25:14.640 --> 00:25:15.279
 and center

00:25:15.279 --> 00:25:16.180
 where joy

00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:17.180
 comes from.

00:25:17.180 --> 00:25:19.500
 joy is

00:25:19.500 --> 00:25:20.820
 from God.

00:25:21.799 --> 00:25:22.600
 You cannot

00:25:22.600 --> 00:25:23.580
 have joy

00:25:23.580 --> 00:25:24.700
 any other

00:25:24.700 --> 00:25:24.980
 way.

00:25:26.019 --> 00:25:26.759
 Joy comes

00:25:26.759 --> 00:25:27.200
 from him.

00:25:27.420 --> 00:25:27.680
 If you

00:25:27.680 --> 00:25:27.960
 want to

00:25:27.960 --> 00:25:28.620
 experience

00:25:28.620 --> 00:25:29.820
 joy today,

00:25:30.039 --> 00:25:30.860
 you have

00:25:30.860 --> 00:25:31.279
 to know

00:25:31.279 --> 00:25:31.740
 God.

00:25:32.799 --> 00:25:33.620
 And John

00:25:33.620 --> 00:25:34.340
 wants that

00:25:34.340 --> 00:25:34.840
 for you.

00:25:35.400 --> 00:25:36.240
 I want

00:25:36.240 --> 00:25:36.640
 that for

00:25:36.640 --> 00:25:36.920
 you.

00:25:37.259 --> 00:25:37.840
 I want

00:25:37.840 --> 00:25:38.100
 you to

00:25:38.100 --> 00:25:38.759
 experience

00:25:38.759 --> 00:25:39.400
 joy.

00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:41.180
 You can

00:25:41.180 --> 00:25:42.000
 have it.

00:25:42.380 --> 00:25:42.720
 It is

00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:43.259
 accessible.

00:25:43.259 --> 00:25:43.420
 accessible.

00:25:44.420 --> 00:25:45.220
 But it's

00:25:45.220 --> 00:25:45.940
 only accessible

00:25:45.940 --> 00:25:46.339
 through you.

00:25:47.640 --> 00:25:48.140
 And that's

00:25:48.140 --> 00:25:48.720
 why John

00:25:48.720 --> 00:25:49.480
 begins with

00:25:49.480 --> 00:25:49.879
 the most

00:25:49.879 --> 00:25:50.480
 important

00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:51.879
 part of

00:25:51.879 --> 00:25:52.559
 the story.

00:25:53.119 --> 00:25:53.779
 The most

00:25:53.779 --> 00:25:54.339
 important

00:25:54.339 --> 00:25:54.859
 ingredient

00:25:54.859 --> 00:25:56.119
 in finding

00:25:56.119 --> 00:25:56.940
 joy is

00:25:56.940 --> 00:25:57.379
 to know

00:25:57.379 --> 00:25:57.799
 who God

00:25:57.799 --> 00:25:58.160
 is.

00:25:59.180 --> 00:25:59.779
 He begins

00:25:59.779 --> 00:26:00.220
 with that

00:26:00.220 --> 00:26:00.660
 right here

00:26:00.660 --> 00:26:00.859
 at the

00:26:00.859 --> 00:26:01.180
 beginning.

00:26:01.599 --> 00:26:02.059
 That

00:26:02.059 --> 00:26:03.039
 which was

00:26:03.039 --> 00:26:03.579
 from

00:26:03.579 --> 00:26:04.379
 the beginning.

00:26:05.180 --> 00:26:05.559
 Make

00:26:05.559 --> 00:26:06.339
 no

00:26:06.339 --> 00:26:07.279
 mistake,

00:26:07.819 --> 00:26:08.039
 John

00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:08.480
 says,

00:26:08.660 --> 00:26:09.039
 everything

00:26:09.039 --> 00:26:09.619
 that will

00:26:09.619 --> 00:26:10.200
 follow

00:26:10.200 --> 00:26:11.140
 will come

00:26:11.140 --> 00:26:11.579
 because

00:26:11.579 --> 00:26:12.679
 of the

00:26:12.679 --> 00:26:12.980
 one

00:26:12.980 --> 00:26:13.299
 from

00:26:13.299 --> 00:26:13.439
 the

00:26:13.439 --> 00:26:13.759
 beginning.

00:26:15.019 --> 00:26:15.559
 Well,

00:26:15.599 --> 00:26:15.939
 who is

00:26:15.939 --> 00:26:16.159
 this

00:26:16.159 --> 00:26:16.460
 one

00:26:16.460 --> 00:26:17.039
 from

00:26:17.039 --> 00:26:17.199
 the

00:26:17.199 --> 00:26:17.500
 beginning?

00:26:18.659 --> 00:26:19.059
 Well,

00:26:19.139 --> 00:26:19.359
 if you

00:26:19.359 --> 00:26:20.439
 look back

00:26:20.439 --> 00:26:20.759
 to the

00:26:20.759 --> 00:26:21.399
 gospel of

00:26:21.399 --> 00:26:21.619
 John,

00:26:21.679 --> 00:26:21.899
 that's

00:26:21.899 --> 00:26:22.199
 where he

00:26:22.199 --> 00:26:22.579
 starts

00:26:22.579 --> 00:26:22.799
 his

00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:23.240
 gospel

00:26:23.240 --> 00:26:23.500
 as

00:26:23.500 --> 00:26:23.799
 well.

00:26:26.179 --> 00:26:26.720
 He

00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:27.039
 says

00:26:27.039 --> 00:26:27.220
 in

00:26:27.220 --> 00:26:27.539
 John

00:26:27.539 --> 00:26:28.079
 chapter

00:26:28.079 --> 00:26:28.439
 one,

00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:30.899
 in

00:26:30.899 --> 00:26:31.099
 the

00:26:31.099 --> 00:26:31.439
 beginning

00:26:31.439 --> 00:26:31.759
 was

00:26:31.759 --> 00:26:31.899
 the

00:26:31.899 --> 00:26:32.279
 word.

00:26:33.059 --> 00:26:33.399
 The

00:26:33.399 --> 00:26:33.699
 word

00:26:33.699 --> 00:26:33.919
 was

00:26:33.919 --> 00:26:34.139
 with

00:26:34.139 --> 00:26:34.460
 God

00:26:34.460 --> 00:26:34.599
 and

00:26:34.599 --> 00:26:34.759
 the

00:26:34.759 --> 00:26:35.079
 word

00:26:35.079 --> 00:26:35.899
 was

00:26:35.899 --> 00:26:36.759
 God.

00:26:37.299 --> 00:26:37.519
 He

00:26:37.519 --> 00:26:38.119
 was

00:26:38.119 --> 00:26:38.240
 in

00:26:38.240 --> 00:26:38.339
 the

00:26:38.339 --> 00:26:38.679
 beginning

00:26:38.679 --> 00:26:38.960
 with

00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:39.240
 God.

00:26:40.139 --> 00:26:40.259
 All

00:26:40.259 --> 00:26:40.500
 things

00:26:40.500 --> 00:26:40.639
 were

00:26:40.639 --> 00:26:40.859
 made

00:26:40.859 --> 00:26:41.019
 through

00:26:41.019 --> 00:26:41.240
 him

00:26:41.240 --> 00:26:41.359
 and

00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:41.639
 without

00:26:41.639 --> 00:26:42.019
 him

00:26:42.019 --> 00:26:42.619
 was

00:26:42.619 --> 00:26:42.859
 not

00:26:42.859 --> 00:26:43.359
 anything

00:26:43.359 --> 00:26:43.740
 made

00:26:43.740 --> 00:26:43.919
 that

00:26:43.919 --> 00:26:44.099
 was

00:26:44.099 --> 00:26:44.639
 made.

00:26:45.339 --> 00:26:45.459
 In

00:26:45.459 --> 00:26:45.579
 him

00:26:45.579 --> 00:26:45.719
 was

00:26:45.719 --> 00:26:46.219
 life

00:26:46.219 --> 00:26:46.879
 and

00:26:46.879 --> 00:26:47.000
 the

00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:47.279
 life

00:26:47.279 --> 00:26:47.479
 was

00:26:47.479 --> 00:26:47.679
 the

00:26:47.679 --> 00:26:48.000
 light

00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:48.299
 of

00:26:48.299 --> 00:26:48.679
 men.

00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:49.699
 The

00:26:49.699 --> 00:26:49.839
 light

00:26:49.839 --> 00:26:50.259
 shines

00:26:50.259 --> 00:26:50.379
 in

00:26:50.379 --> 00:26:50.479
 the

00:26:50.479 --> 00:26:50.819
 darkness

00:26:50.819 --> 00:26:51.019
 and

00:26:51.019 --> 00:26:51.139
 the

00:26:51.139 --> 00:26:51.419
 darkness

00:26:51.419 --> 00:26:52.179
 has

00:26:52.179 --> 00:26:52.500
 not

00:26:52.500 --> 00:26:53.000
 overcome

00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:53.319
 it.

00:26:54.059 --> 00:26:54.339
 And

00:26:54.339 --> 00:26:54.559
 throughout

00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:54.799
 the

00:26:54.799 --> 00:26:55.059
 rest

00:26:55.059 --> 00:26:55.199
 of

00:26:55.199 --> 00:26:55.319
 the

00:26:55.319 --> 00:26:55.699
 gospel

00:26:55.699 --> 00:26:55.939
 of

00:26:55.939 --> 00:26:56.319
 John,

00:26:57.139 --> 00:26:57.359
 the

00:26:57.359 --> 00:26:57.639
 beloved

00:26:57.639 --> 00:26:58.179
 apostle

00:26:58.179 --> 00:26:59.000
 introduces

00:26:59.000 --> 00:26:59.479
 us

00:26:59.479 --> 00:26:59.679
 and

00:26:59.679 --> 00:27:00.459
 describes

00:27:00.459 --> 00:27:01.119
 for

00:27:01.119 --> 00:27:01.399
 us

00:27:01.399 --> 00:27:01.699
 this

00:27:01.699 --> 00:27:02.619
 amazing

00:27:02.619 --> 00:27:03.579
 individual,

00:27:03.839 --> 00:27:04.359
 Emmanuel,

00:27:05.099 --> 00:27:05.500
 God

00:27:05.500 --> 00:27:05.719
 with

00:27:05.719 --> 00:27:06.019
 us,

00:27:06.139 --> 00:27:06.419
 Jesus

00:27:06.419 --> 00:27:06.919
 Christ,

00:27:07.059 --> 00:27:07.299
 who

00:27:07.299 --> 00:27:07.619
 came

00:27:07.619 --> 00:27:07.799
 to

00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:08.159
 earth.

00:27:09.719 --> 00:27:09.919
 And

00:27:09.919 --> 00:27:10.059
 one

00:27:10.059 --> 00:27:10.240
 of the

00:27:10.240 --> 00:27:10.539
 things he

00:27:10.539 --> 00:27:10.759
 came

00:27:10.759 --> 00:27:10.900
 to

00:27:10.900 --> 00:27:11.180
 bring

00:27:11.180 --> 00:27:12.200
 was

00:27:12.200 --> 00:27:12.819
 fellowship

00:27:12.819 --> 00:27:13.079
 with

00:27:13.079 --> 00:27:13.299
 God

00:27:13.299 --> 00:27:13.539
 as we'll

00:27:13.539 --> 00:27:13.799
 see in

00:27:13.799 --> 00:27:14.140
 a moment

00:27:14.140 --> 00:27:14.900
 but also

00:27:14.900 --> 00:27:15.319
 joy.

00:27:15.960 --> 00:27:16.460
 Joy

00:27:16.460 --> 00:27:16.839
 that can

00:27:16.839 --> 00:27:17.619
 only be

00:27:17.619 --> 00:27:18.420
 experienced

00:27:18.420 --> 00:27:19.519
 in him

00:27:19.519 --> 00:27:20.220
 and through

00:27:20.220 --> 00:27:20.500
 him.

00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:21.799
 If you

00:27:21.799 --> 00:27:22.220
 want joy

00:27:22.220 --> 00:27:22.579
 today,

00:27:22.980 --> 00:27:23.339
 you have

00:27:23.339 --> 00:27:23.720
 to know

00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:24.460
 Jesus

00:27:24.460 --> 00:27:24.940
 Christ.

00:27:26.019 --> 00:27:26.279
 Joy

00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:26.819
 comes

00:27:26.819 --> 00:27:27.119
 from

00:27:27.119 --> 00:27:27.480
 God.

00:27:27.940 --> 00:27:28.079
 We

00:27:28.079 --> 00:27:28.400
 find

00:27:28.400 --> 00:27:28.640
 some

00:27:28.640 --> 00:27:28.940
 things

00:27:28.940 --> 00:27:29.319
 about

00:27:29.319 --> 00:27:29.640
 this

00:27:29.640 --> 00:27:30.119
 joy.

00:27:31.019 --> 00:27:31.460
 First

00:27:31.460 --> 00:27:31.960
 we find

00:27:31.960 --> 00:27:32.220
 that it

00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:32.440
 is

00:27:32.440 --> 00:27:32.700
 an

00:27:32.700 --> 00:27:33.160
 eternal

00:27:33.160 --> 00:27:33.759
 joy.

00:27:34.420 --> 00:27:34.640
 It

00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:35.200
 is

00:27:35.200 --> 00:27:35.500
 an

00:27:35.500 --> 00:27:35.960
 eternal

00:27:35.960 --> 00:27:36.980
 joy.

00:27:38.559 --> 00:27:39.180
 That's

00:27:39.180 --> 00:27:39.339
 the

00:27:39.339 --> 00:27:39.640
 point

00:27:39.640 --> 00:27:39.839
 I

00:27:39.839 --> 00:27:40.200
 believe

00:27:40.200 --> 00:27:40.680
 that John

00:27:40.680 --> 00:27:41.120
 is trying

00:27:41.120 --> 00:27:41.460
 to get

00:27:41.460 --> 00:27:41.920
 at here

00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:42.200
 in this

00:27:42.200 --> 00:27:42.559
 opening

00:27:42.559 --> 00:27:43.100
 phrase.

00:27:43.480 --> 00:27:43.660
 That

00:27:43.660 --> 00:27:44.100
 which was

00:27:44.100 --> 00:27:44.539
 from

00:27:44.539 --> 00:27:44.759
 the

00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:45.120
 beginning.

00:27:46.100 --> 00:27:46.440
 Because

00:27:46.440 --> 00:27:47.000
 joy

00:27:47.000 --> 00:27:47.580
 comes

00:27:47.580 --> 00:27:47.860
 from

00:27:47.860 --> 00:27:48.400
 God

00:27:48.400 --> 00:27:48.779
 and

00:27:48.779 --> 00:27:49.120
 because

00:27:49.120 --> 00:27:49.759
 God

00:27:49.759 --> 00:27:50.160
 is

00:27:50.160 --> 00:27:50.620
 eternal,

00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:51.539
 joy

00:27:51.539 --> 00:27:52.299
 can

00:27:52.299 --> 00:27:52.799
 be

00:27:52.799 --> 00:27:53.360
 eternal.

00:27:54.559 --> 00:27:55.019
 It

00:27:55.019 --> 00:27:55.380
 is not

00:27:55.380 --> 00:27:55.960
 temporary.

00:27:57.720 --> 00:27:57.980
 Now,

00:27:58.100 --> 00:27:58.400
 I think

00:27:58.400 --> 00:27:58.779
 here at the

00:27:58.779 --> 00:27:59.240
 outset of

00:27:59.240 --> 00:27:59.440
 this

00:27:59.440 --> 00:27:59.759
 message,

00:27:59.840 --> 00:28:00.039
 I think

00:28:00.039 --> 00:28:00.279
 we need

00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:00.360
 to

00:28:00.360 --> 00:28:00.860
 understand

00:28:00.860 --> 00:28:01.960
 what

00:28:01.960 --> 00:28:02.240
 is

00:28:02.240 --> 00:28:02.720
 joy?

00:28:02.819 --> 00:28:02.920
 What

00:28:02.920 --> 00:28:03.120
 are we

00:28:03.120 --> 00:28:03.500
 talking

00:28:03.500 --> 00:28:03.799
 about

00:28:03.799 --> 00:28:03.940
 when

00:28:03.940 --> 00:28:04.059
 we're

00:28:04.059 --> 00:28:04.360
 talking

00:28:04.360 --> 00:28:04.660
 about

00:28:04.660 --> 00:28:05.039
 joy?

00:28:05.039 --> 00:28:05.119
 joy?

00:28:05.779 --> 00:28:06.500
 And I

00:28:06.500 --> 00:28:06.700
 think

00:28:06.700 --> 00:28:06.899
 it

00:28:06.899 --> 00:28:07.200
 may be

00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:07.519
 helpful

00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:08.000
 for us

00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:08.159
 to

00:28:08.159 --> 00:28:08.680
 understand

00:28:08.680 --> 00:28:08.920
 what

00:28:08.920 --> 00:28:09.240
 joy

00:28:09.240 --> 00:28:09.500
 is

00:28:09.500 --> 00:28:10.119
 not

00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:11.480
 so

00:28:11.480 --> 00:28:11.619
 that

00:28:11.619 --> 00:28:11.740
 we

00:28:11.740 --> 00:28:11.879
 can

00:28:11.879 --> 00:28:12.180
 begin

00:28:12.180 --> 00:28:12.359
 to

00:28:12.359 --> 00:28:12.819
 understand

00:28:12.819 --> 00:28:13.079
 what

00:28:13.079 --> 00:28:13.359
 joy

00:28:13.359 --> 00:28:13.740
 is.

00:28:15.259 --> 00:28:15.859
 First,

00:28:16.240 --> 00:28:16.680
 joy

00:28:16.680 --> 00:28:17.940
 is not

00:28:17.940 --> 00:28:18.619
 temporary.

00:28:19.420 --> 00:28:19.700
 Joy

00:28:19.700 --> 00:28:20.059
 is

00:28:20.059 --> 00:28:20.399
 eternal.

00:28:21.539 --> 00:28:21.779
 Joy

00:28:21.779 --> 00:28:22.139
 is not

00:28:22.139 --> 00:28:22.480
 based

00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:22.940
 upon

00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:24.019
 circumstances.

00:28:24.859 --> 00:28:25.200
 It's

00:28:25.200 --> 00:28:25.399
 not

00:28:25.399 --> 00:28:25.799
 based

00:28:25.799 --> 00:28:26.200
 upon

00:28:26.200 --> 00:28:26.500
 your

00:28:26.500 --> 00:28:27.039
 walk

00:28:27.039 --> 00:28:27.220
 of

00:28:27.220 --> 00:28:27.519
 life.

00:28:27.680 --> 00:28:28.019
 It's

00:28:28.019 --> 00:28:28.220
 not

00:28:28.220 --> 00:28:28.659
 based

00:28:28.659 --> 00:28:29.000
 upon

00:28:29.000 --> 00:28:29.200
 the

00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:29.740
 situation

00:28:29.740 --> 00:28:30.119
 in which

00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:30.240
 you

00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:30.519
 find

00:28:30.519 --> 00:28:30.980
 yourself.

00:28:30.980 --> 00:28:32.279
 joy

00:28:32.279 --> 00:28:32.460
 is

00:28:32.460 --> 00:28:32.920
 enduring.

00:28:33.160 --> 00:28:33.380
 Joy

00:28:33.380 --> 00:28:34.120
 is

00:28:34.120 --> 00:28:35.660
 transcendent.

00:28:35.819 --> 00:28:36.059
 Joy

00:28:36.059 --> 00:28:36.700
 should

00:28:36.700 --> 00:28:37.220
 occupy

00:28:37.220 --> 00:28:38.220
 the

00:28:38.220 --> 00:28:38.500
 life

00:28:38.500 --> 00:28:38.620
 of

00:28:38.620 --> 00:28:38.920
 every

00:28:38.920 --> 00:28:39.460
 believer

00:28:39.460 --> 00:28:40.000
 day

00:28:40.000 --> 00:28:40.519
 by

00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:40.839
 day,

00:28:40.960 --> 00:28:41.259
 moment

00:28:41.259 --> 00:28:41.559
 by

00:28:41.559 --> 00:28:41.860
 moment.

00:28:43.539 --> 00:28:44.220
 Joy

00:28:44.220 --> 00:28:44.420
 is

00:28:44.420 --> 00:28:44.880
 also

00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:45.440
 not

00:28:45.440 --> 00:28:45.900
 the

00:28:45.900 --> 00:28:46.200
 same

00:28:46.200 --> 00:28:46.400
 as

00:28:46.400 --> 00:28:46.779
 happiness.

00:28:48.559 --> 00:28:49.220
 Happiness

00:28:49.220 --> 00:28:49.559
 comes

00:28:49.559 --> 00:28:49.759
 and

00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:50.099
 goes.

00:28:50.779 --> 00:28:51.059
 Happiness

00:28:51.059 --> 00:28:51.319
 is

00:28:51.319 --> 00:28:51.559
 based

00:28:51.559 --> 00:28:51.980
 upon

00:28:51.980 --> 00:28:53.160
 certain

00:28:53.160 --> 00:28:53.799
 situations.

00:28:54.059 --> 00:28:54.160
 It's

00:28:54.160 --> 00:28:54.360
 based

00:28:54.360 --> 00:28:54.759
 upon

00:28:54.759 --> 00:28:55.299
 life

00:28:55.299 --> 00:28:55.700
 events.

00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:55.940
 It's

00:28:55.940 --> 00:28:56.140
 based

00:28:56.140 --> 00:28:56.440
 upon

00:28:56.440 --> 00:28:56.620
 what

00:28:56.620 --> 00:28:56.759
 we

00:28:56.759 --> 00:28:57.099
 get,

00:28:57.660 --> 00:28:57.940
 based

00:28:57.940 --> 00:28:58.140
 upon

00:28:58.140 --> 00:28:58.299
 what

00:28:58.299 --> 00:28:58.440
 we

00:28:58.440 --> 00:28:59.000
 expect.

00:28:59.559 --> 00:28:59.559


00:28:59.559 --> 00:29:00.620
 happiness

00:29:00.619 --> 00:29:01.259
 can

00:29:01.259 --> 00:29:01.439
 be

00:29:01.439 --> 00:29:01.939
 quite

00:29:01.939 --> 00:29:02.339
 fleeting,

00:29:02.639 --> 00:29:02.799
 can't

00:29:02.799 --> 00:29:02.939
 it?

00:29:03.939 --> 00:29:04.359
 Joy

00:29:04.359 --> 00:29:04.679
 is

00:29:04.679 --> 00:29:05.039
 enduring.

00:29:07.919 --> 00:29:08.579
 God

00:29:08.579 --> 00:29:08.779
 wants

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:08.899
 us

00:29:08.899 --> 00:29:09.000
 to

00:29:09.000 --> 00:29:09.659
 experience

00:29:09.659 --> 00:29:10.059
 joy.

00:29:11.059 --> 00:29:11.219
 And

00:29:11.219 --> 00:29:11.319
 he

00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:11.619
 talks

00:29:11.619 --> 00:29:12.000
 about

00:29:12.000 --> 00:29:12.259
 the

00:29:12.259 --> 00:29:13.239
 way

00:29:13.239 --> 00:29:13.459
 to

00:29:13.459 --> 00:29:13.939
 get

00:29:13.939 --> 00:29:14.379
 joy.

00:29:14.899 --> 00:29:15.279
 Jesus

00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:15.739
 kind

00:29:15.739 --> 00:29:15.859
 of

00:29:15.859 --> 00:29:16.139
 gives

00:29:16.139 --> 00:29:16.559
 this

00:29:16.559 --> 00:29:17.399
 commentary

00:29:17.399 --> 00:29:17.799
 to

00:29:17.799 --> 00:29:18.000
 his

00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:18.539
 disciples.

00:29:19.479 --> 00:29:20.119
 It's

00:29:20.119 --> 00:29:20.599
 amazing

00:29:20.599 --> 00:29:21.019
 to me

00:29:21.019 --> 00:29:21.179
 to

00:29:21.179 --> 00:29:21.839
 understand

00:29:21.839 --> 00:29:22.179
 or to

00:29:22.179 --> 00:29:22.500
 see

00:29:22.500 --> 00:29:22.979
 in

00:29:22.979 --> 00:29:23.259
 the

00:29:23.259 --> 00:29:23.659
 scriptures,

00:29:23.839 --> 00:29:23.919
 in

00:29:23.919 --> 00:29:24.079
 the

00:29:24.079 --> 00:29:24.479
 gospel

00:29:24.479 --> 00:29:24.719
 of

00:29:24.719 --> 00:29:25.119
 John,

00:29:25.539 --> 00:29:25.839
 Jesus

00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:26.099
 is

00:29:26.099 --> 00:29:26.259
 the

00:29:26.259 --> 00:29:26.500
 one

00:29:26.500 --> 00:29:26.679
 to

00:29:26.679 --> 00:29:27.019
 talk

00:29:27.019 --> 00:29:27.359
 about

00:29:27.359 --> 00:29:27.819
 joy

00:29:27.819 --> 00:29:28.839
 all

00:29:28.839 --> 00:29:29.159
 of the

00:29:29.159 --> 00:29:29.399
 eight

00:29:29.399 --> 00:29:29.859
 times

00:29:29.859 --> 00:29:30.239
 in which

00:29:30.239 --> 00:29:30.439
 it's

00:29:30.440 --> 00:29:30.799
 mentioned

00:29:30.799 --> 00:29:31.039
 through

00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:31.200
 the

00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:31.539
 gospel

00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:31.759
 of

00:29:31.759 --> 00:29:32.059
 John.

00:29:33.059 --> 00:29:33.660
 Every

00:29:33.660 --> 00:29:34.140
 time

00:29:34.140 --> 00:29:34.380
 that

00:29:34.380 --> 00:29:34.740
 joy

00:29:34.740 --> 00:29:35.019
 is

00:29:35.019 --> 00:29:35.360
 referred

00:29:35.360 --> 00:29:35.680
 to,

00:29:35.960 --> 00:29:36.340
 Jesus

00:29:36.340 --> 00:29:37.340
 is

00:29:37.340 --> 00:29:37.500
 the

00:29:37.500 --> 00:29:38.240
 initiator

00:29:38.240 --> 00:29:38.740
 and

00:29:38.740 --> 00:29:38.940
 the

00:29:38.940 --> 00:29:39.380
 speaker

00:29:39.380 --> 00:29:39.779
 of

00:29:39.779 --> 00:29:40.100
 joy.

00:29:42.620 --> 00:29:42.860
 And

00:29:42.860 --> 00:29:43.279
 seven

00:29:43.279 --> 00:29:44.440
 of

00:29:44.440 --> 00:29:44.660
 those

00:29:44.660 --> 00:29:44.900
 eight

00:29:44.900 --> 00:29:45.380
 occurrences

00:29:45.380 --> 00:29:45.900
 happen

00:29:45.900 --> 00:29:47.080
 the night

00:29:47.080 --> 00:29:47.440
 before

00:29:47.440 --> 00:29:47.940
 Jesus

00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:48.860
 was

00:29:48.860 --> 00:29:49.000
 going

00:29:49.000 --> 00:29:49.039
 to

00:29:49.039 --> 00:29:49.160
 be

00:29:49.160 --> 00:29:49.420
 killed.

00:29:52.420 --> 00:29:53.100
 Jesus

00:29:53.100 --> 00:29:53.519
 tells

00:29:53.519 --> 00:29:53.700
 his

00:29:53.700 --> 00:29:54.120
 disciples

00:29:54.120 --> 00:29:54.440
 in

00:29:54.440 --> 00:29:54.680
 John

00:29:54.680 --> 00:29:54.940
 chapter

00:29:54.940 --> 00:29:55.440
 15

00:29:55.440 --> 00:29:55.680
 verse

00:29:55.680 --> 00:29:56.039
 11,

00:29:57.180 --> 00:29:57.279
 he

00:29:57.279 --> 00:29:57.539
 says,

00:29:57.860 --> 00:29:57.860


00:29:57.860 --> 00:29:58.180
 things

00:29:58.180 --> 00:29:58.320
 I

00:29:58.320 --> 00:29:58.440
 have

00:29:58.440 --> 00:29:58.799
 spoken

00:29:58.799 --> 00:29:59.080
 to

00:29:59.080 --> 00:29:59.360
 you,

00:29:59.359 --> 00:30:00.240
 that

00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:00.479
 my

00:30:00.479 --> 00:30:01.219
 joy

00:30:01.219 --> 00:30:01.859
 may

00:30:01.859 --> 00:30:02.479
 remain

00:30:02.479 --> 00:30:02.899
 in

00:30:02.899 --> 00:30:03.339
 you,

00:30:04.500 --> 00:30:04.979
 and

00:30:04.979 --> 00:30:05.159
 that

00:30:05.159 --> 00:30:05.379
 your

00:30:05.379 --> 00:30:05.819
 joy

00:30:05.819 --> 00:30:06.500
 may

00:30:06.500 --> 00:30:06.679
 be

00:30:06.679 --> 00:30:06.859
 full.

00:30:08.359 --> 00:30:08.819
 Where

00:30:08.819 --> 00:30:08.939
 does

00:30:08.939 --> 00:30:09.159
 joy

00:30:09.159 --> 00:30:09.399
 come

00:30:09.399 --> 00:30:09.619
 from?

00:30:10.659 --> 00:30:11.459
 It's

00:30:11.459 --> 00:30:11.939
 my

00:30:11.939 --> 00:30:12.319
 joy,

00:30:12.539 --> 00:30:12.759
 Jesus

00:30:12.759 --> 00:30:13.240
 says,

00:30:14.019 --> 00:30:14.619
 but it's

00:30:14.619 --> 00:30:14.979
 my

00:30:14.979 --> 00:30:15.459
 joy

00:30:15.459 --> 00:30:16.240
 that

00:30:16.240 --> 00:30:16.619
 you

00:30:16.619 --> 00:30:16.979
 can

00:30:16.979 --> 00:30:17.659
 experience.

00:30:19.299 --> 00:30:20.059
 Spoken

00:30:20.059 --> 00:30:21.019
 the night

00:30:21.019 --> 00:30:21.379
 before

00:30:21.379 --> 00:30:22.019
 Jesus

00:30:22.019 --> 00:30:22.559
 would be

00:30:22.559 --> 00:30:22.799
 killed.

00:30:23.959 --> 00:30:24.279
 Joy

00:30:24.279 --> 00:30:25.079
 that is

00:30:25.079 --> 00:30:25.479
 enduring,

00:30:25.659 --> 00:30:25.799
 joy

00:30:25.799 --> 00:30:26.119
 that can

00:30:26.119 --> 00:30:26.479
 come

00:30:26.480 --> 00:30:26.880
 at

00:30:26.880 --> 00:30:27.099
 any

00:30:27.099 --> 00:30:27.559
 moment,

00:30:28.039 --> 00:30:28.259
 any

00:30:28.259 --> 00:30:28.799
 crisis,

00:30:29.019 --> 00:30:29.200
 any

00:30:29.200 --> 00:30:29.839
 situation

00:30:29.839 --> 00:30:30.539
 that

00:30:30.539 --> 00:30:30.680
 you're

00:30:30.680 --> 00:30:31.920
 experiencing.

00:30:33.299 --> 00:30:33.860
 Joy

00:30:33.860 --> 00:30:34.099
 can

00:30:34.099 --> 00:30:34.819
 overcome

00:30:34.819 --> 00:30:35.420
 those

00:30:35.420 --> 00:30:35.779
 things.

00:30:37.200 --> 00:30:37.700
 In

00:30:37.700 --> 00:30:37.880
 John

00:30:37.880 --> 00:30:38.120
 chapter

00:30:38.120 --> 00:30:38.720
 16

00:30:38.720 --> 00:30:39.019
 verse

00:30:39.019 --> 00:30:39.380
 20,

00:30:39.620 --> 00:30:39.799
 Jesus

00:30:39.799 --> 00:30:40.160
 says,

00:30:40.420 --> 00:30:40.620
 most

00:30:40.620 --> 00:30:41.299
 assuredly

00:30:41.299 --> 00:30:41.480
 you

00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:41.680
 will

00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:42.019
 weep

00:30:42.019 --> 00:30:42.200
 and

00:30:42.200 --> 00:30:42.579
 lament,

00:30:42.839 --> 00:30:43.059
 you

00:30:43.059 --> 00:30:43.200
 will

00:30:43.200 --> 00:30:43.400
 be

00:30:43.400 --> 00:30:43.940
 sorrowful,

00:30:44.019 --> 00:30:44.120
 but

00:30:44.120 --> 00:30:44.339
 your

00:30:44.339 --> 00:30:44.880
 sorrow

00:30:44.880 --> 00:30:45.319
 will

00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:45.480
 be

00:30:45.480 --> 00:30:46.099
 turned

00:30:46.099 --> 00:30:46.500
 to

00:30:46.500 --> 00:30:47.019
 joy.

00:30:50.019 --> 00:30:50.740
 John

00:30:50.740 --> 00:30:51.140
 chapter

00:30:51.140 --> 00:30:51.680
 16

00:30:51.680 --> 00:30:51.920
 verse

00:30:51.920 --> 00:30:52.420
 24,

00:30:53.500 --> 00:30:53.819
 until

00:30:53.819 --> 00:30:54.099
 now

00:30:54.099 --> 00:30:54.259
 you

00:30:54.259 --> 00:30:54.400
 have

00:30:54.400 --> 00:30:54.680
 asked

00:30:54.680 --> 00:30:54.680


00:30:54.680 --> 00:30:54.980
 nothing

00:30:54.980 --> 00:30:55.319
 in my

00:30:55.319 --> 00:30:55.620
 name,

00:30:56.180 --> 00:30:56.680
 ask

00:30:56.680 --> 00:30:57.539
 and you

00:30:57.539 --> 00:30:57.740
 will

00:30:57.740 --> 00:30:58.480
 receive

00:30:58.480 --> 00:30:59.380
 that

00:30:59.380 --> 00:30:59.579
 your

00:30:59.579 --> 00:31:00.079
 joy

00:31:00.079 --> 00:31:00.680
 may

00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:01.299
 be

00:31:01.299 --> 00:31:01.960
 full.

00:31:03.720 --> 00:31:04.360
 God

00:31:04.360 --> 00:31:04.660
 wants

00:31:04.660 --> 00:31:04.920
 you to

00:31:04.920 --> 00:31:05.319
 experience

00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:05.599
 joy

00:31:05.599 --> 00:31:05.860
 today.

00:31:07.680 --> 00:31:08.299
 That

00:31:08.299 --> 00:31:08.500
 joy

00:31:08.500 --> 00:31:08.940
 can only

00:31:08.940 --> 00:31:09.160
 be

00:31:09.160 --> 00:31:09.759
 experienced

00:31:09.759 --> 00:31:10.200
 from

00:31:10.200 --> 00:31:10.559
 him

00:31:10.559 --> 00:31:11.660
 because

00:31:11.660 --> 00:31:11.960
 he

00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:12.200
 is

00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:12.420
 the

00:31:12.420 --> 00:31:13.059
 source

00:31:13.059 --> 00:31:13.279
 of

00:31:13.279 --> 00:31:13.680
 joy

00:31:13.680 --> 00:31:14.740
 and

00:31:14.740 --> 00:31:14.880
 he

00:31:14.880 --> 00:31:15.120
 can

00:31:15.120 --> 00:31:15.680
 allow

00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:15.900
 you

00:31:15.900 --> 00:31:16.039
 to

00:31:16.039 --> 00:31:16.819
 experience

00:31:16.819 --> 00:31:17.539
 enduring

00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:18.200
 an

00:31:18.200 --> 00:31:18.620
 eternal

00:31:18.620 --> 00:31:19.140
 joy

00:31:19.140 --> 00:31:19.519
 with

00:31:19.519 --> 00:31:19.799
 him.

00:31:21.059 --> 00:31:21.420
 Will

00:31:21.420 --> 00:31:21.519
 you

00:31:21.519 --> 00:31:21.700
 know

00:31:21.700 --> 00:31:22.000
 joy

00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:22.420
 today?

00:31:24.980 --> 00:31:25.980
 And

00:31:25.980 --> 00:31:26.140
 maybe

00:31:26.140 --> 00:31:26.380
 not

00:31:26.380 --> 00:31:27.000
 surprisingly

00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:28.559
 on

00:31:28.559 --> 00:31:28.680
 the

00:31:28.680 --> 00:31:28.880
 night

00:31:28.880 --> 00:31:29.039
 that

00:31:29.039 --> 00:31:29.319
 Jesus

00:31:29.319 --> 00:31:30.680
 was

00:31:30.680 --> 00:31:31.140
 betrayed

00:31:31.140 --> 00:31:31.420
 and

00:31:31.420 --> 00:31:32.759
 looking

00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:33.420
 into

00:31:33.420 --> 00:31:33.860
 the

00:31:33.860 --> 00:31:34.480
 face

00:31:34.480 --> 00:31:34.779
 of

00:31:34.779 --> 00:31:35.259
 darkness

00:31:35.259 --> 00:31:35.559
 what

00:31:35.559 --> 00:31:35.700
 will

00:31:35.700 --> 00:31:36.559
 come

00:31:36.559 --> 00:31:36.880
 on

00:31:36.880 --> 00:31:37.079
 the

00:31:37.079 --> 00:31:37.460
 very

00:31:37.460 --> 00:31:37.799
 next

00:31:37.799 --> 00:31:38.200
 day

00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:38.740
 what

00:31:38.740 --> 00:31:39.400
 spurred

00:31:39.400 --> 00:31:39.400


00:31:39.400 --> 00:31:39.579
 him

00:31:39.579 --> 00:31:39.960
 on

00:31:39.960 --> 00:31:40.339
 to

00:31:40.339 --> 00:31:40.599
 move

00:31:40.599 --> 00:31:40.860
 through

00:31:40.860 --> 00:31:41.039
 the

00:31:41.039 --> 00:31:41.539
 cross?

00:31:42.599 --> 00:31:43.180
 We

00:31:43.180 --> 00:31:43.440
 find

00:31:43.440 --> 00:31:43.579
 in

00:31:43.579 --> 00:31:43.860
 Hebrews

00:31:43.860 --> 00:31:44.220
 chapter

00:31:44.220 --> 00:31:44.680
 12

00:31:44.680 --> 00:31:44.860
 it

00:31:44.860 --> 00:31:45.160
 said

00:31:45.160 --> 00:31:45.660
 look

00:31:45.660 --> 00:31:45.839
 to

00:31:45.839 --> 00:31:46.480
 Jesus

00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:47.380
 the

00:31:47.380 --> 00:31:47.759
 author

00:31:47.759 --> 00:31:47.960
 and

00:31:47.960 --> 00:31:48.079
 the

00:31:48.079 --> 00:31:48.460
 finisher

00:31:48.460 --> 00:31:48.779
 of

00:31:48.779 --> 00:31:48.960
 our

00:31:48.960 --> 00:31:49.299
 faith

00:31:49.299 --> 00:31:50.200
 who

00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:50.440
 for

00:31:50.440 --> 00:31:50.680
 the

00:31:50.680 --> 00:31:51.299
 joy

00:31:51.299 --> 00:31:51.839
 that

00:31:51.839 --> 00:31:52.059
 was

00:31:52.059 --> 00:31:52.440
 set

00:31:52.440 --> 00:31:52.900
 before

00:31:52.900 --> 00:31:53.319
 him

00:31:53.319 --> 00:31:53.900
 endured

00:31:53.900 --> 00:31:54.099
 the

00:31:54.099 --> 00:31:54.460
 cross.

00:31:54.460 --> 00:31:57.799
 joy

00:31:57.799 --> 00:31:59.360
 compelled

00:31:59.360 --> 00:31:59.840
 Jesus

00:31:59.840 --> 00:32:01.039
 to

00:32:01.039 --> 00:32:01.720
 move

00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:02.559
 through

00:32:02.559 --> 00:32:02.720
 the

00:32:02.720 --> 00:32:03.059
 most

00:32:03.059 --> 00:32:05.120
 difficult

00:32:05.120 --> 00:32:05.779
 and

00:32:05.779 --> 00:32:06.360
 darkest

00:32:06.360 --> 00:32:06.840
 hour

00:32:06.840 --> 00:32:07.079
 of

00:32:07.079 --> 00:32:07.279
 his

00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:08.220
 existence.

00:32:09.600 --> 00:32:10.120
 Abiding

00:32:10.120 --> 00:32:10.799
 life

00:32:10.799 --> 00:32:11.480
 leads

00:32:11.480 --> 00:32:11.819
 to

00:32:11.819 --> 00:32:12.279
 eternal

00:32:12.279 --> 00:32:13.000
 joy

00:32:13.000 --> 00:32:14.180
 but

00:32:14.180 --> 00:32:14.319
 it

00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:14.660
 also

00:32:14.660 --> 00:32:15.100
 leads

00:32:15.100 --> 00:32:15.259
 to

00:32:15.259 --> 00:32:15.620
 present

00:32:15.620 --> 00:32:15.960
 joy.

00:32:16.680 --> 00:32:16.860
 I want

00:32:16.860 --> 00:32:17.000
 you to

00:32:17.000 --> 00:32:17.340
 see that

00:32:17.340 --> 00:32:17.519
 as

00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:18.019
 our

00:32:18.019 --> 00:32:18.380
 second

00:32:18.380 --> 00:32:18.759
 point

00:32:18.759 --> 00:32:18.980
 this

00:32:18.980 --> 00:32:19.259
 morning.

00:32:20.160 --> 00:32:20.400
 There

00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:20.680
 is

00:32:20.680 --> 00:32:20.900
 the

00:32:20.900 --> 00:32:21.579
 expectation

00:32:21.579 --> 00:32:22.140
 of

00:32:22.140 --> 00:32:22.380
 eternal

00:32:22.380 --> 00:32:22.579
 joy

00:32:22.579 --> 00:32:22.720
 but

00:32:22.720 --> 00:32:22.860
 there

00:32:22.860 --> 00:32:23.059
 is

00:32:23.059 --> 00:32:23.680
 also

00:32:23.680 --> 00:32:25.380
 the

00:32:25.380 --> 00:32:26.100
 experience

00:32:26.100 --> 00:32:26.340
 of

00:32:26.340 --> 00:32:26.700
 present

00:32:26.700 --> 00:32:27.000
 joy.

00:32:27.799 --> 00:32:28.299
 We see

00:32:28.299 --> 00:32:28.480
 that

00:32:28.480 --> 00:32:28.680
 in

00:32:28.680 --> 00:32:28.940
 verse

00:32:28.940 --> 00:32:29.500
 1

00:32:29.500 --> 00:32:29.640
 and

00:32:29.640 --> 00:32:29.860
 2

00:32:29.860 --> 00:32:30.160
 as

00:32:30.160 --> 00:32:30.440
 well.

00:32:30.539 --> 00:32:30.620
 It

00:32:30.620 --> 00:32:30.960
 says

00:32:30.960 --> 00:32:31.440
 here

00:32:31.440 --> 00:32:31.539
 in

00:32:31.539 --> 00:32:33.640
 the

00:32:33.640 --> 00:32:33.820
 second

00:32:33.820 --> 00:32:34.100
 part

00:32:34.100 --> 00:32:34.220
 of

00:32:34.220 --> 00:32:34.420
 verse

00:32:34.420 --> 00:32:34.640
 1

00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:34.779
 it

00:32:34.779 --> 00:32:35.120
 says

00:32:35.120 --> 00:32:36.440
 that

00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:36.600
 which

00:32:36.600 --> 00:32:36.720
 was

00:32:36.720 --> 00:32:36.860
 from

00:32:36.860 --> 00:32:36.980
 the

00:32:36.980 --> 00:32:37.220
 beginning

00:32:37.220 --> 00:32:37.640
 which

00:32:37.640 --> 00:32:37.900
 we

00:32:37.900 --> 00:32:38.120
 have

00:32:38.120 --> 00:32:38.700
 heard

00:32:38.700 --> 00:32:39.940
 which

00:32:39.940 --> 00:32:40.100
 we

00:32:40.100 --> 00:32:40.240
 have

00:32:40.240 --> 00:32:40.620
 seen

00:32:40.620 --> 00:32:40.799
 with

00:32:40.799 --> 00:32:40.960
 our

00:32:40.960 --> 00:32:41.519
 eyes

00:32:41.519 --> 00:32:42.299
 which

00:32:42.299 --> 00:32:42.460
 we

00:32:42.460 --> 00:32:42.600
 have

00:32:42.600 --> 00:32:42.860
 looked

00:32:42.860 --> 00:32:43.480
 upon

00:32:43.480 --> 00:32:44.019
 and

00:32:44.019 --> 00:32:44.220
 have

00:32:44.220 --> 00:32:44.660
 touched

00:32:44.660 --> 00:32:44.900
 with

00:32:44.900 --> 00:32:45.039
 our

00:32:45.039 --> 00:32:45.519
 hands

00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:46.460
 concerning

00:32:46.460 --> 00:32:47.200
 the

00:32:47.200 --> 00:32:47.740
 word

00:32:47.740 --> 00:32:48.240
 of

00:32:48.240 --> 00:32:48.600
 life.

00:32:49.820 --> 00:32:50.039
 What

00:32:50.039 --> 00:32:50.220
 is

00:32:50.220 --> 00:32:50.779
 John's

00:32:50.779 --> 00:32:51.180
 point

00:32:51.180 --> 00:32:51.519
 with

00:32:51.519 --> 00:32:51.860
 this?

00:32:51.859 --> 00:32:53.439
 John's

00:32:53.439 --> 00:32:53.759
 point

00:32:53.759 --> 00:32:54.119
 is to

00:32:54.119 --> 00:32:54.359
 help

00:32:54.359 --> 00:32:54.599
 us

00:32:54.599 --> 00:32:55.639
 understand

00:32:55.639 --> 00:32:56.139
 that

00:32:56.139 --> 00:32:56.599
 joy

00:32:56.599 --> 00:32:56.879
 is

00:32:56.879 --> 00:32:57.479
 accessible

00:32:57.479 --> 00:32:58.039
 and

00:32:58.039 --> 00:32:58.479
 joy

00:32:58.479 --> 00:32:58.759
 is

00:32:58.759 --> 00:32:59.339
 present.

00:33:00.779 --> 00:33:00.939
 He

00:33:00.939 --> 00:33:01.399
 wants

00:33:01.399 --> 00:33:01.939
 his

00:33:01.939 --> 00:33:02.319
 readers

00:33:02.319 --> 00:33:03.399
 to know

00:33:03.399 --> 00:33:03.639
 that

00:33:03.639 --> 00:33:03.899
 they

00:33:03.899 --> 00:33:04.159
 can

00:33:04.159 --> 00:33:04.959
 access

00:33:04.959 --> 00:33:05.599
 joy

00:33:05.599 --> 00:33:06.719
 because

00:33:06.719 --> 00:33:07.159
 Jesus

00:33:07.159 --> 00:33:07.839
 has

00:33:07.839 --> 00:33:08.079
 showed

00:33:08.079 --> 00:33:08.339
 up

00:33:08.339 --> 00:33:08.679
 on

00:33:08.679 --> 00:33:08.959
 this

00:33:08.959 --> 00:33:09.339
 earth

00:33:09.339 --> 00:33:09.799
 so

00:33:09.799 --> 00:33:09.919
 that

00:33:09.919 --> 00:33:10.059
 we

00:33:10.059 --> 00:33:10.199
 could

00:33:10.199 --> 00:33:10.759
 experience

00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:10.979
 him.

00:33:11.839 --> 00:33:12.039
 We

00:33:12.039 --> 00:33:12.519
 could

00:33:12.519 --> 00:33:13.000
 experience

00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:13.639
 life

00:33:13.639 --> 00:33:13.919
 with

00:33:13.919 --> 00:33:14.179
 him.

00:33:15.219 --> 00:33:15.399
 We

00:33:15.399 --> 00:33:15.539
 could

00:33:15.539 --> 00:33:16.319
 experience

00:33:16.319 --> 00:33:17.000
 the

00:33:17.000 --> 00:33:17.439
 presence

00:33:17.439 --> 00:33:17.659
 of

00:33:17.659 --> 00:33:17.939
 him

00:33:17.939 --> 00:33:19.000
 and

00:33:19.000 --> 00:33:19.119
 that

00:33:19.119 --> 00:33:19.219
 we

00:33:19.219 --> 00:33:19.339
 could

00:33:19.339 --> 00:33:19.519
 know

00:33:19.519 --> 00:33:19.939
 joy

00:33:19.939 --> 00:33:20.379
 through

00:33:20.379 --> 00:33:20.919
 him.

00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:22.900
 Notice

00:33:22.900 --> 00:33:23.160
 these

00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:23.519
 words.

00:33:23.660 --> 00:33:23.759
 We

00:33:23.759 --> 00:33:24.539
 heard

00:33:24.539 --> 00:33:24.800
 him.

00:33:25.640 --> 00:33:26.000
 We

00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:26.340
 saw

00:33:26.340 --> 00:33:26.720
 him.

00:33:27.180 --> 00:33:27.300
 We

00:33:27.300 --> 00:33:27.779
 looked

00:33:27.779 --> 00:33:28.019
 on

00:33:28.019 --> 00:33:28.220
 him.

00:33:28.320 --> 00:33:28.420
 We

00:33:28.420 --> 00:33:29.080
 touched

00:33:29.080 --> 00:33:29.460
 him.

00:33:30.140 --> 00:33:30.380
 In

00:33:30.380 --> 00:33:30.680
 every

00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:31.080
 way

00:33:31.080 --> 00:33:31.360
 we

00:33:31.360 --> 00:33:32.160
 experienced

00:33:32.160 --> 00:33:32.840
 him.

00:33:34.279 --> 00:33:34.880
 He

00:33:34.880 --> 00:33:35.080
 made

00:33:35.080 --> 00:33:35.460
 himself

00:33:35.460 --> 00:33:36.000
 accessible.

00:33:37.220 --> 00:33:37.400
 He

00:33:37.400 --> 00:33:38.120
 was

00:33:38.120 --> 00:33:38.580
 from

00:33:38.580 --> 00:33:38.779
 the

00:33:38.779 --> 00:33:39.120
 beginning.

00:33:39.320 --> 00:33:39.420
 We

00:33:39.420 --> 00:33:40.220
 heard

00:33:40.220 --> 00:33:40.420
 his

00:33:40.420 --> 00:33:40.759
 message

00:33:40.759 --> 00:33:40.960
 on

00:33:40.960 --> 00:33:41.080
 the

00:33:41.080 --> 00:33:41.300
 mountain

00:33:41.300 --> 00:33:41.720
 side.

00:33:42.200 --> 00:33:42.400
 We

00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:42.539
 heard

00:33:42.539 --> 00:33:42.680
 him

00:33:42.680 --> 00:33:43.160
 teach

00:33:43.160 --> 00:33:43.580
 in

00:33:43.580 --> 00:33:43.700
 the

00:33:43.700 --> 00:33:44.039
 temple.

00:33:45.120 --> 00:33:45.279
 He

00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:45.700
 dealt

00:33:45.700 --> 00:33:45.860
 with

00:33:45.860 --> 00:33:46.060
 us

00:33:46.060 --> 00:33:46.259
 in

00:33:46.259 --> 00:33:47.060
 private

00:33:47.060 --> 00:33:47.440
 and

00:33:47.440 --> 00:33:47.820
 he

00:33:47.820 --> 00:33:48.200
 spoke

00:33:48.200 --> 00:33:48.480
 to

00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:48.860
 us

00:33:48.860 --> 00:33:49.039
 and

00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:49.640
 preached

00:33:49.640 --> 00:33:49.840
 to

00:33:49.840 --> 00:33:50.100
 us

00:33:50.099 --> 00:33:50.539
 along

00:33:50.539 --> 00:33:50.740
 the

00:33:50.740 --> 00:33:51.079
 way.

00:33:51.079 --> 00:33:51.419
 In

00:33:51.419 --> 00:33:51.719
 every

00:33:51.719 --> 00:33:52.339
 context

00:33:52.339 --> 00:33:52.779
 Jesus

00:33:52.779 --> 00:33:53.699
 was

00:33:53.699 --> 00:33:54.240
 speaking

00:33:54.240 --> 00:33:54.899
 words

00:33:54.899 --> 00:33:55.159
 of

00:33:55.159 --> 00:33:55.559
 truth

00:33:55.559 --> 00:33:55.740
 and

00:33:55.740 --> 00:33:56.159
 we

00:33:56.159 --> 00:33:56.679
 heard

00:33:56.679 --> 00:33:57.139
 him.

00:33:59.059 --> 00:33:59.919
 But we

00:33:59.919 --> 00:34:00.059
 didn't

00:34:00.059 --> 00:34:00.359
 just hear

00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:00.480
 him.

00:34:00.480 --> 00:34:00.599
 We

00:34:00.599 --> 00:34:01.459
 saw

00:34:01.459 --> 00:34:01.719
 him.

00:34:02.899 --> 00:34:03.279
 We

00:34:03.279 --> 00:34:03.480
 saw

00:34:03.480 --> 00:34:03.639
 what

00:34:03.639 --> 00:34:03.740
 he

00:34:03.740 --> 00:34:04.079
 did.

00:34:05.179 --> 00:34:05.439
 The

00:34:05.439 --> 00:34:06.139
 miracles

00:34:06.139 --> 00:34:06.559
 that

00:34:06.559 --> 00:34:07.219
 only

00:34:07.219 --> 00:34:07.679
 God

00:34:07.679 --> 00:34:07.899
 could

00:34:07.899 --> 00:34:08.400
 perform.

00:34:09.239 --> 00:34:09.719
 Casting

00:34:09.719 --> 00:34:09.960
 out

00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:10.339
 demons

00:34:10.339 --> 00:34:10.579
 and

00:34:10.579 --> 00:34:11.239
 healing

00:34:11.239 --> 00:34:11.500
 the

00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:12.079
 multitudes

00:34:12.079 --> 00:34:12.380
 and

00:34:12.380 --> 00:34:13.119
 calming

00:34:13.119 --> 00:34:13.420
 the

00:34:13.420 --> 00:34:13.860
 storm.

00:34:14.539 --> 00:34:14.819
 We

00:34:14.819 --> 00:34:15.539
 saw

00:34:15.539 --> 00:34:15.699
 it.

00:34:15.699 --> 00:34:15.839
 We

00:34:15.839 --> 00:34:16.039
 were

00:34:16.039 --> 00:34:16.900
 there.

00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:20.380
 We

00:34:20.380 --> 00:34:20.559
 looked

00:34:20.559 --> 00:34:20.840
 upon

00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:21.059
 him

00:34:21.059 --> 00:34:21.200
 and

00:34:21.200 --> 00:34:21.639
 our

00:34:21.639 --> 00:34:22.160
 hands

00:34:22.160 --> 00:34:22.780
 touched

00:34:22.780 --> 00:34:23.039
 him.

00:34:24.599 --> 00:34:24.960
 Yes,

00:34:25.039 --> 00:34:25.180
 he

00:34:25.180 --> 00:34:26.360
 washed

00:34:26.360 --> 00:34:26.619
 our

00:34:26.619 --> 00:34:27.019
 feet

00:34:27.019 --> 00:34:28.320
 and

00:34:28.320 --> 00:34:28.519
 we

00:34:28.519 --> 00:34:28.960
 did

00:34:28.960 --> 00:34:29.200
 some

00:34:29.200 --> 00:34:29.579
 fishing

00:34:29.579 --> 00:34:30.220
 together.

00:34:30.860 --> 00:34:31.139
 We

00:34:31.139 --> 00:34:31.380
 sat

00:34:31.380 --> 00:34:31.760
 around

00:34:31.760 --> 00:34:31.960
 the

00:34:31.960 --> 00:34:32.559
 campfire.

00:34:32.720 --> 00:34:32.800
 We

00:34:32.800 --> 00:34:33.360
 took

00:34:33.360 --> 00:34:33.680
 long

00:34:33.680 --> 00:34:34.160
 walks

00:34:34.160 --> 00:34:34.599
 together.

00:34:34.820 --> 00:34:34.920
 We

00:34:34.920 --> 00:34:36.059
 embraced

00:34:36.059 --> 00:34:36.340
 in

00:34:36.340 --> 00:34:37.119
 times

00:34:37.119 --> 00:34:37.360
 of

00:34:37.360 --> 00:34:37.780
 sorrow.

00:34:38.880 --> 00:34:39.139
 I

00:34:39.139 --> 00:34:39.500
 touched

00:34:39.500 --> 00:34:39.780
 him.

00:34:40.260 --> 00:34:40.559
 He's

00:34:40.559 --> 00:34:40.980
 real.

00:34:41.220 --> 00:34:41.340
 He

00:34:41.340 --> 00:34:41.900
 came.

00:34:43.340 --> 00:34:44.039
 All to

00:34:44.039 --> 00:34:44.440
 emphasize

00:34:44.440 --> 00:34:44.960
 that this

00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:45.539
 God who

00:34:45.539 --> 00:34:46.679
 seemed so

00:34:46.679 --> 00:34:47.500
 distant in

00:34:47.500 --> 00:34:47.860
 the Old

00:34:47.860 --> 00:34:48.519
 Testament is

00:34:48.519 --> 00:34:49.480
 now present

00:34:49.480 --> 00:34:49.860
 in every

00:34:49.860 --> 00:34:50.119
 way.

00:34:51.119 --> 00:34:51.639
 Present

00:34:51.639 --> 00:34:51.840
 and

00:34:51.840 --> 00:34:52.340
 accessible.

00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:53.639
 He

00:34:53.639 --> 00:34:54.400
 desires to

00:34:54.400 --> 00:34:54.860
 be known

00:34:54.860 --> 00:34:55.039
 and

00:34:55.039 --> 00:34:55.779
 experienced

00:34:55.779 --> 00:34:56.300
 and

00:34:56.300 --> 00:34:56.699
 enjoyed.

00:34:58.159 --> 00:34:58.440
 He

00:34:58.440 --> 00:34:58.779
 came to

00:34:58.779 --> 00:34:59.079
 show that

00:34:59.079 --> 00:34:59.300
 we could

00:34:59.300 --> 00:34:59.679
 know him

00:34:59.679 --> 00:35:00.500
 intellectually

00:35:00.500 --> 00:35:01.159
 of course

00:35:01.159 --> 00:35:02.279
 but also

00:35:02.279 --> 00:35:02.800
 we could

00:35:02.800 --> 00:35:03.239
 know him

00:35:03.239 --> 00:35:04.259
 relationally

00:35:04.259 --> 00:35:04.659
 and

00:35:04.659 --> 00:35:05.259
 personally

00:35:05.259 --> 00:35:07.099
 through

00:35:07.099 --> 00:35:07.599
 fellowship

00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:08.079
 with him.

00:35:09.739 --> 00:35:10.019
 You

00:35:10.019 --> 00:35:10.340
 can almost

00:35:10.340 --> 00:35:10.659
 get the

00:35:10.659 --> 00:35:11.219
 sense of

00:35:11.219 --> 00:35:12.019
 John's

00:35:12.019 --> 00:35:12.699
 words in

00:35:12.699 --> 00:35:13.539
 how he

00:35:13.539 --> 00:35:13.980
 repeats

00:35:13.980 --> 00:35:14.460
 himself

00:35:14.460 --> 00:35:15.099
 again in

00:35:15.099 --> 00:35:15.659
 verse 2.

00:35:16.659 --> 00:35:16.779
 He

00:35:16.779 --> 00:35:17.119
 says

00:35:17.119 --> 00:35:17.699
 the

00:35:17.699 --> 00:35:18.119
 life was

00:35:18.119 --> 00:35:18.559
 manifest

00:35:18.559 --> 00:35:18.980
 and

00:35:18.980 --> 00:35:19.559
 we

00:35:19.559 --> 00:35:19.699
 have

00:35:19.699 --> 00:35:20.000
 seen

00:35:20.000 --> 00:35:20.219
 it

00:35:20.219 --> 00:35:20.400
 and

00:35:20.400 --> 00:35:20.980
 testify

00:35:20.980 --> 00:35:21.699
 to

00:35:21.699 --> 00:35:21.880
 it

00:35:21.880 --> 00:35:22.019
 and

00:35:22.019 --> 00:35:22.339
 proclaim

00:35:22.339 --> 00:35:22.599
 to

00:35:22.599 --> 00:35:22.860
 you

00:35:22.860 --> 00:35:23.199
 the

00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:23.519
 eternal

00:35:23.519 --> 00:35:24.119
 life

00:35:24.119 --> 00:35:25.000
 which

00:35:25.000 --> 00:35:25.119
 was

00:35:25.119 --> 00:35:25.279
 with

00:35:25.279 --> 00:35:25.420
 the

00:35:25.420 --> 00:35:25.759
 father

00:35:25.759 --> 00:35:26.059
 and

00:35:26.059 --> 00:35:26.679
 was

00:35:26.679 --> 00:35:26.940
 made

00:35:26.940 --> 00:35:27.339
 manifest

00:35:27.339 --> 00:35:27.679
 to

00:35:27.679 --> 00:35:28.159
 us.

00:35:29.059 --> 00:35:29.440
 Any

00:35:29.440 --> 00:35:29.699
 of you

00:35:29.699 --> 00:35:29.860
 who

00:35:29.860 --> 00:35:30.039
 have

00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:30.460
 kids

00:35:30.460 --> 00:35:30.659
 you

00:35:30.659 --> 00:35:31.460
 know

00:35:31.460 --> 00:35:31.659
 that

00:35:31.659 --> 00:35:31.860
 as

00:35:31.860 --> 00:35:32.019
 the

00:35:32.019 --> 00:35:32.500
 story

00:35:32.500 --> 00:35:33.259
 comes

00:35:33.259 --> 00:35:33.440
 and

00:35:33.440 --> 00:35:33.639
 as

00:35:33.639 --> 00:35:33.759
 there

00:35:33.759 --> 00:35:33.940
 is

00:35:33.940 --> 00:35:34.719
 excitement

00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:35.079
 about

00:35:35.079 --> 00:35:35.319
 what's

00:35:35.319 --> 00:35:35.559
 taking

00:35:35.559 --> 00:35:36.039
 place

00:35:36.039 --> 00:35:36.679
 there's

00:35:36.679 --> 00:35:37.400
 this

00:35:37.400 --> 00:35:38.219
 repetition

00:35:38.219 --> 00:35:39.019
 that is

00:35:39.019 --> 00:35:39.460
 happening

00:35:39.460 --> 00:35:39.980
 this

00:35:39.980 --> 00:35:40.559
 enthusiasm

00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:41.019
 that

00:35:41.019 --> 00:35:41.400
 continues

00:35:41.400 --> 00:35:41.940
 to spill

00:35:41.940 --> 00:35:42.279
 out

00:35:42.279 --> 00:35:42.420
 in

00:35:42.420 --> 00:35:42.599
 every

00:35:42.599 --> 00:35:42.940
 way.

00:35:42.940 --> 00:35:43.880
 This is

00:35:43.880 --> 00:35:44.220
 kind of

00:35:44.220 --> 00:35:44.820
 what we're

00:35:44.820 --> 00:35:45.260
 getting from

00:35:45.260 --> 00:35:45.880
 John right

00:35:45.880 --> 00:35:46.119
 here.

00:35:46.220 --> 00:35:46.519
 There is

00:35:46.519 --> 00:35:46.860
 this

00:35:46.860 --> 00:35:48.139
 overflowing

00:35:48.139 --> 00:35:49.700
 enthusiasm.

00:35:50.539 --> 00:35:50.960
 Can you

00:35:50.960 --> 00:35:51.940
 believe it?

00:35:52.179 --> 00:35:52.820
 God

00:35:52.820 --> 00:35:53.579
 showed up.

00:35:54.280 --> 00:35:54.760
 He was

00:35:54.760 --> 00:35:55.280
 here.

00:35:55.880 --> 00:35:56.280
 Can you

00:35:56.280 --> 00:35:56.840
 get over

00:35:56.840 --> 00:35:57.320
 the fact

00:35:57.320 --> 00:35:57.760
 that I

00:35:57.760 --> 00:35:58.800
 saw him

00:35:58.800 --> 00:35:59.300
 and I

00:35:59.300 --> 00:35:59.700
 touched

00:35:59.700 --> 00:36:00.019
 him

00:36:00.019 --> 00:36:00.720
 and I

00:36:00.720 --> 00:36:01.400
 listened

00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:01.920
 to his

00:36:01.920 --> 00:36:02.619
 message?

00:36:03.900 --> 00:36:04.500
 All

00:36:04.500 --> 00:36:05.220
 because

00:36:05.220 --> 00:36:06.280
 God wanted

00:36:06.280 --> 00:36:06.540
 to make

00:36:06.540 --> 00:36:07.040
 himself

00:36:07.040 --> 00:36:07.820
 present

00:36:07.820 --> 00:36:08.600
 for us.

00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:10.600
 Not

00:36:10.600 --> 00:36:10.920
 just

00:36:10.920 --> 00:36:11.200
 a

00:36:11.200 --> 00:36:11.920
 future

00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:12.380
 joy

00:36:12.380 --> 00:36:12.580
 not

00:36:12.580 --> 00:36:12.960
 something

00:36:12.960 --> 00:36:13.400
 to

00:36:13.400 --> 00:36:14.000
 expect

00:36:14.000 --> 00:36:14.640
 sometime

00:36:14.640 --> 00:36:15.420
 down

00:36:15.420 --> 00:36:15.620
 the

00:36:15.620 --> 00:36:15.900
 road

00:36:15.900 --> 00:36:16.080
 but

00:36:16.080 --> 00:36:16.640
 something

00:36:16.640 --> 00:36:16.860
 I

00:36:16.860 --> 00:36:16.980
 can

00:36:16.980 --> 00:36:17.240
 have

00:36:17.240 --> 00:36:17.780
 now

00:36:17.780 --> 00:36:19.019
 something

00:36:19.019 --> 00:36:19.260
 I

00:36:19.260 --> 00:36:19.400
 can

00:36:19.400 --> 00:36:19.900
 enjoy

00:36:19.900 --> 00:36:20.140
 in

00:36:20.140 --> 00:36:20.360
 this

00:36:20.360 --> 00:36:20.920
 moment.

00:36:21.820 --> 00:36:22.380
 It

00:36:22.380 --> 00:36:22.680
 is a

00:36:22.680 --> 00:36:22.960
 present

00:36:22.960 --> 00:36:23.340
 joy.

00:36:24.420 --> 00:36:24.720
 That's

00:36:24.720 --> 00:36:24.860
 why

00:36:24.860 --> 00:36:25.100
 God

00:36:25.100 --> 00:36:25.400
 came.

00:36:26.180 --> 00:36:26.519
 So

00:36:26.519 --> 00:36:26.660
 we

00:36:26.660 --> 00:36:26.800
 could

00:36:26.800 --> 00:36:27.060
 know

00:36:27.060 --> 00:36:27.300
 the

00:36:27.300 --> 00:36:27.760
 kind

00:36:27.760 --> 00:36:27.900
 of

00:36:27.900 --> 00:36:28.120
 joy

00:36:28.120 --> 00:36:28.320
 that

00:36:28.320 --> 00:36:29.100
 transcends

00:36:29.100 --> 00:36:29.380
 the

00:36:29.380 --> 00:36:30.260
 difficulties

00:36:30.260 --> 00:36:30.620
 of

00:36:30.620 --> 00:36:30.800
 this

00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:31.240
 life.

00:36:32.380 --> 00:36:32.480
 It

00:36:32.480 --> 00:36:32.620
 was

00:36:32.620 --> 00:36:32.880
 a

00:36:32.880 --> 00:36:33.540
 joy

00:36:33.540 --> 00:36:33.740
 that

00:36:33.740 --> 00:36:33.880
 could

00:36:33.880 --> 00:36:34.000
 be

00:36:34.000 --> 00:36:34.600
 experienced

00:36:34.600 --> 00:36:34.880
 through

00:36:34.880 --> 00:36:35.180
 him.

00:36:36.280 --> 00:36:37.880
 Joy

00:36:37.880 --> 00:36:38.240
 was

00:36:38.240 --> 00:36:39.300
 given

00:36:39.300 --> 00:36:39.540
 by

00:36:39.540 --> 00:36:39.800
 God.

00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:40.060
 It

00:36:40.060 --> 00:36:40.800
 comes

00:36:40.800 --> 00:36:41.500
 from

00:36:41.500 --> 00:36:41.960
 God.

00:36:42.100 --> 00:36:42.140
 But

00:36:42.140 --> 00:36:42.580
 we

00:36:42.580 --> 00:36:42.920
 find

00:36:42.920 --> 00:36:43.080
 in

00:36:43.080 --> 00:36:43.320
 verses

00:36:43.320 --> 00:36:43.740
 3

00:36:43.740 --> 00:36:43.900
 and

00:36:43.900 --> 00:36:44.180
 4

00:36:44.180 --> 00:36:44.400
 that

00:36:44.400 --> 00:36:45.160
 joy

00:36:45.160 --> 00:36:45.460
 is

00:36:45.460 --> 00:36:45.880
 offered

00:36:45.880 --> 00:36:46.340
 to

00:36:46.340 --> 00:36:46.840
 us.

00:36:47.700 --> 00:36:48.160
 Joy

00:36:48.160 --> 00:36:48.519
 is

00:36:48.519 --> 00:36:48.860
 offered

00:36:48.860 --> 00:36:49.320
 to

00:36:49.320 --> 00:36:49.680
 us.

00:36:50.800 --> 00:36:51.000
 We

00:36:51.000 --> 00:36:51.260
 find

00:36:51.260 --> 00:36:51.420
 in

00:36:51.420 --> 00:36:51.640
 verse

00:36:51.640 --> 00:36:51.980
 3

00:36:51.980 --> 00:36:52.240
 that

00:36:52.240 --> 00:36:53.400
 some

00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:53.519
 of

00:36:53.519 --> 00:36:53.660
 the

00:36:53.660 --> 00:36:54.260
 qualities

00:36:54.260 --> 00:36:54.700
 of

00:36:54.700 --> 00:36:54.920
 this

00:36:54.920 --> 00:36:55.280
 joy

00:36:55.280 --> 00:36:55.540
 that's

00:36:55.540 --> 00:36:55.820
 offered

00:36:55.820 --> 00:36:56.040
 to

00:36:56.040 --> 00:36:56.360
 us.

00:36:56.920 --> 00:36:57.360
 First

00:36:57.360 --> 00:36:57.519
 we

00:36:57.519 --> 00:36:57.800
 find

00:36:57.800 --> 00:36:57.920
 that

00:36:57.920 --> 00:36:58.040
 it

00:36:58.040 --> 00:36:58.200
 is

00:36:58.200 --> 00:36:58.400
 a

00:36:58.400 --> 00:36:58.800
 shared

00:36:58.800 --> 00:36:59.440
 joy.

00:37:00.240 --> 00:37:00.360
 It

00:37:00.360 --> 00:37:00.500
 is

00:37:00.500 --> 00:37:00.660
 a

00:37:00.660 --> 00:37:01.000
 shared

00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:01.480
 joy.

00:37:02.480 --> 00:37:02.640
 Verse

00:37:02.640 --> 00:37:02.900
 3

00:37:02.900 --> 00:37:03.220
 says

00:37:03.220 --> 00:37:03.660
 this,

00:37:04.680 --> 00:37:04.860
 that

00:37:04.860 --> 00:37:05.060
 which

00:37:05.060 --> 00:37:05.240
 we

00:37:05.240 --> 00:37:05.400
 have

00:37:05.400 --> 00:37:05.760
 seen

00:37:05.760 --> 00:37:05.960
 and

00:37:05.960 --> 00:37:06.200
 heard

00:37:06.199 --> 00:37:06.379
 we

00:37:06.379 --> 00:37:06.859
 proclaim

00:37:06.859 --> 00:37:07.599
 also

00:37:07.599 --> 00:37:07.839
 to

00:37:07.839 --> 00:37:08.119
 you

00:37:08.119 --> 00:37:09.500
 so

00:37:09.500 --> 00:37:09.679
 that

00:37:09.679 --> 00:37:09.879
 you

00:37:09.879 --> 00:37:10.259
 too

00:37:10.259 --> 00:37:10.500
 may

00:37:10.500 --> 00:37:10.719
 have

00:37:10.719 --> 00:37:11.139
 fellowship

00:37:11.139 --> 00:37:11.759
 with

00:37:11.759 --> 00:37:12.139
 us.

00:37:13.039 --> 00:37:13.119
 And

00:37:13.119 --> 00:37:13.539
 indeed

00:37:13.539 --> 00:37:13.899
 our

00:37:13.899 --> 00:37:14.359
 fellowship

00:37:14.359 --> 00:37:14.619
 is

00:37:14.619 --> 00:37:14.879
 with

00:37:14.879 --> 00:37:15.079
 the

00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:15.379
 Father

00:37:15.379 --> 00:37:16.179
 and

00:37:16.179 --> 00:37:16.379
 with

00:37:16.379 --> 00:37:16.599
 his

00:37:16.599 --> 00:37:16.919
 Son

00:37:16.919 --> 00:37:17.359
 Jesus

00:37:17.359 --> 00:37:17.960
 Christ.

00:37:18.799 --> 00:37:19.259
 You

00:37:19.259 --> 00:37:19.379
 see

00:37:19.379 --> 00:37:19.539
 that

00:37:19.539 --> 00:37:19.779
 first

00:37:19.779 --> 00:37:20.159
 phrase?

00:37:22.259 --> 00:37:22.500
 That

00:37:22.500 --> 00:37:22.960
 fellowship

00:37:22.960 --> 00:37:23.659
 is

00:37:23.659 --> 00:37:24.159
 with

00:37:24.159 --> 00:37:24.939
 us.

00:37:26.199 --> 00:37:26.839
 It

00:37:26.839 --> 00:37:27.259
 is

00:37:27.259 --> 00:37:27.559
 a

00:37:27.559 --> 00:37:28.079
 shared

00:37:28.079 --> 00:37:28.819
 joy.

00:37:29.779 --> 00:37:29.859
 And

00:37:29.859 --> 00:37:30.199
 those

00:37:30.199 --> 00:37:30.379
 who

00:37:30.379 --> 00:37:31.039
 experience

00:37:31.039 --> 00:37:31.500
 life

00:37:31.500 --> 00:37:31.699
 with

00:37:31.699 --> 00:37:32.159
 Christ

00:37:32.159 --> 00:37:32.639
 will

00:37:32.639 --> 00:37:33.259
 participate

00:37:33.259 --> 00:37:33.699
 in

00:37:33.699 --> 00:37:34.179
 fellowship

00:37:34.179 --> 00:37:34.819
 with

00:37:34.819 --> 00:37:35.859
 God's

00:37:35.859 --> 00:37:36.359
 people.

00:37:38.219 --> 00:37:38.319
 You

00:37:38.319 --> 00:37:38.419
 know,

00:37:38.480 --> 00:37:40.419
 one of the

00:37:40.419 --> 00:37:41.259
 first things

00:37:41.259 --> 00:37:41.980
 that goes

00:37:41.980 --> 00:37:42.460
 in my

00:37:42.460 --> 00:37:42.859
 life,

00:37:43.619 --> 00:37:44.059
 one of the

00:37:44.059 --> 00:37:44.579
 first things

00:37:44.579 --> 00:37:44.940
 that I

00:37:44.940 --> 00:37:45.519
 shun

00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:46.279
 in life

00:37:46.279 --> 00:37:47.279
 when I'm

00:37:47.279 --> 00:37:47.519
 feeling

00:37:47.519 --> 00:37:48.079
 depressed

00:37:48.079 --> 00:37:49.299
 or discouraged

00:37:49.299 --> 00:37:49.739
 or I

00:37:49.739 --> 00:37:50.059
 know that

00:37:50.059 --> 00:37:50.319
 there's

00:37:50.319 --> 00:37:50.779
 sin in

00:37:50.779 --> 00:37:51.559
 my life,

00:37:52.199 --> 00:37:52.960
 the first

00:37:52.960 --> 00:37:53.319
 thing that

00:37:53.319 --> 00:37:53.739
 goes

00:37:53.739 --> 00:37:55.219
 is I

00:37:55.219 --> 00:37:55.460
 don't want

00:37:55.460 --> 00:37:55.960
 anything to

00:37:55.960 --> 00:37:56.199
 do with

00:37:56.199 --> 00:37:56.480
 God's

00:37:56.480 --> 00:37:56.719
 people.

00:37:57.919 --> 00:37:58.119
 You

00:37:58.119 --> 00:37:58.359
 find that

00:37:58.359 --> 00:37:58.539
 to be

00:37:58.539 --> 00:37:58.799
 true in

00:37:58.799 --> 00:37:59.079
 your life

00:37:59.079 --> 00:37:59.219
 too?

00:37:59.219 --> 00:38:01.259
 I

00:38:01.259 --> 00:38:01.779
 really

00:38:01.779 --> 00:38:02.039
 don't

00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.179
 want

00:38:02.179 --> 00:38:02.359
 to be

00:38:02.359 --> 00:38:02.559
 around

00:38:02.559 --> 00:38:02.839
 people.

00:38:03.459 --> 00:38:03.699
 I

00:38:03.699 --> 00:38:03.959
 kind

00:38:03.959 --> 00:38:04.039
 of

00:38:04.039 --> 00:38:04.199
 like

00:38:04.199 --> 00:38:04.359
 being

00:38:04.359 --> 00:38:04.539
 by

00:38:04.539 --> 00:38:04.959
 myself.

00:38:05.839 --> 00:38:06.099
 I

00:38:06.099 --> 00:38:06.259
 just

00:38:06.259 --> 00:38:06.419
 want

00:38:06.419 --> 00:38:06.579
 to

00:38:06.579 --> 00:38:07.199
 check

00:38:07.199 --> 00:38:07.439
 in

00:38:07.439 --> 00:38:07.619
 and

00:38:07.619 --> 00:38:08.019
 check

00:38:08.019 --> 00:38:08.299
 out

00:38:08.299 --> 00:38:08.419
 of

00:38:08.419 --> 00:38:08.519
 the

00:38:08.519 --> 00:38:08.799
 various

00:38:08.799 --> 00:38:09.139
 duties

00:38:09.139 --> 00:38:09.359
 that

00:38:09.359 --> 00:38:09.779
 I'm

00:38:09.779 --> 00:38:10.039
 a

00:38:10.039 --> 00:38:10.239
 part

00:38:10.239 --> 00:38:10.519
 of.

00:38:11.000 --> 00:38:11.159
 But

00:38:11.159 --> 00:38:11.399
 the

00:38:11.399 --> 00:38:11.719
 last

00:38:11.719 --> 00:38:11.899
 thing

00:38:11.899 --> 00:38:12.039
 I

00:38:12.039 --> 00:38:12.319
 want

00:38:12.319 --> 00:38:12.480
 is

00:38:12.480 --> 00:38:12.819
 to

00:38:12.819 --> 00:38:13.119
 mix

00:38:13.119 --> 00:38:13.359
 up

00:38:13.359 --> 00:38:13.519
 with

00:38:13.519 --> 00:38:13.859
 God's

00:38:13.859 --> 00:38:14.119
 people.

00:38:14.399 --> 00:38:14.399


00:38:14.399 --> 00:38:15.480
 by the

00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:15.799
 way,

00:38:15.919 --> 00:38:16.299
 when I

00:38:16.299 --> 00:38:16.619
 do

00:38:16.619 --> 00:38:16.980
 have

00:38:16.980 --> 00:38:17.139
 to

00:38:17.139 --> 00:38:17.339
 be

00:38:17.339 --> 00:38:17.619
 there

00:38:17.619 --> 00:38:17.879
 because

00:38:17.879 --> 00:38:18.159
 I

00:38:18.159 --> 00:38:18.399
 feel

00:38:18.399 --> 00:38:18.559
 like

00:38:18.559 --> 00:38:18.679
 I

00:38:18.679 --> 00:38:18.819
 got

00:38:18.819 --> 00:38:18.980
 to

00:38:18.980 --> 00:38:19.459
 perform

00:38:19.459 --> 00:38:19.739
 some

00:38:19.739 --> 00:38:20.000
 sort

00:38:20.000 --> 00:38:20.119
 of

00:38:20.119 --> 00:38:20.439
 duty,

00:38:21.480 --> 00:38:21.719
 there's

00:38:21.719 --> 00:38:21.879
 not

00:38:21.879 --> 00:38:22.000
 going

00:38:22.000 --> 00:38:22.059
 to

00:38:22.059 --> 00:38:22.219
 be

00:38:22.219 --> 00:38:22.579
 any

00:38:22.579 --> 00:38:23.599
 transparency

00:38:23.599 --> 00:38:24.119
 in

00:38:24.119 --> 00:38:24.300
 my

00:38:24.300 --> 00:38:24.699
 life.

00:38:24.860 --> 00:38:25.079
 There's

00:38:25.079 --> 00:38:25.239
 really

00:38:25.239 --> 00:38:25.380
 not

00:38:25.380 --> 00:38:25.480
 going

00:38:25.480 --> 00:38:25.519
 to

00:38:25.519 --> 00:38:25.619
 be

00:38:25.619 --> 00:38:25.820
 any

00:38:25.820 --> 00:38:26.380
 fellowshipping.

00:38:26.500 --> 00:38:26.659
 I'm

00:38:26.659 --> 00:38:27.119
 going

00:38:27.119 --> 00:38:27.179
 to

00:38:27.179 --> 00:38:27.300
 be

00:38:27.300 --> 00:38:27.860
 present

00:38:27.860 --> 00:38:28.340
 there,

00:38:28.519 --> 00:38:28.679
 but

00:38:28.679 --> 00:38:28.840
 there's

00:38:28.840 --> 00:38:29.019
 not

00:38:29.019 --> 00:38:29.139
 going

00:38:29.139 --> 00:38:29.199
 to

00:38:29.199 --> 00:38:29.360
 be

00:38:29.360 --> 00:38:29.619
 any

00:38:29.619 --> 00:38:30.039
 stirring

00:38:30.039 --> 00:38:30.260
 one

00:38:30.260 --> 00:38:30.500
 another

00:38:30.500 --> 00:38:30.800
 up to

00:38:30.800 --> 00:38:31.159
 love

00:38:31.159 --> 00:38:31.300
 and

00:38:31.300 --> 00:38:31.480
 good

00:38:31.480 --> 00:38:31.920
 deeds

00:38:31.920 --> 00:38:32.280
 because

00:38:32.280 --> 00:38:33.079
 I

00:38:33.079 --> 00:38:33.199
 don't

00:38:33.199 --> 00:38:33.400
 want

00:38:33.400 --> 00:38:33.519
 them

00:38:33.519 --> 00:38:33.639
 to

00:38:33.639 --> 00:38:33.820
 know

00:38:33.820 --> 00:38:34.039
 what's

00:38:34.039 --> 00:38:34.239
 going

00:38:34.239 --> 00:38:34.500
 on

00:38:34.500 --> 00:38:35.019
 inside.

00:38:42.019 --> 00:38:42.539
 If

00:38:42.539 --> 00:38:42.659
 we're

00:38:42.659 --> 00:38:42.739
 going

00:38:42.739 --> 00:38:42.800
 to

00:38:42.800 --> 00:38:43.219
 be

00:38:43.219 --> 00:38:44.340
 fellowshipping

00:38:44.340 --> 00:38:44.719
 people,

00:38:45.219 --> 00:38:46.280
 we

00:38:46.280 --> 00:38:46.599
 have

00:38:46.599 --> 00:38:46.800
 to

00:38:46.800 --> 00:38:46.960
 let

00:38:46.960 --> 00:38:47.119
 one

00:38:47.119 --> 00:38:47.320
 another

00:38:47.320 --> 00:38:47.639
 know

00:38:47.639 --> 00:38:48.360
 that

00:38:48.360 --> 00:38:48.519
 there

00:38:48.519 --> 00:38:48.539
!

00:38:48.539 --> 00:38:48.679
 is

00:38:48.679 --> 00:38:49.400
 brokenness

00:38:49.400 --> 00:38:49.699
!

00:38:49.699 --> 00:38:49.900
 inside.

00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:55.280
 I

00:38:55.280 --> 00:38:55.480
 got a

00:38:55.480 --> 00:38:55.860
 confession

00:38:55.860 --> 00:38:56.079
 to

00:38:56.079 --> 00:38:56.320
 make.

00:38:57.039 --> 00:38:57.579
 I'm

00:38:57.579 --> 00:38:57.920
 broken.

00:38:59.500 --> 00:39:00.019
 Okay?

00:39:00.860 --> 00:39:01.380
 Now,

00:39:01.480 --> 00:39:01.840
 most of

00:39:01.840 --> 00:39:02.159
 you already

00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:02.659
 know that.

00:39:03.340 --> 00:39:03.900
 Of

00:39:03.900 --> 00:39:04.139
 course.

00:39:05.519 --> 00:39:06.079
 We

00:39:06.079 --> 00:39:06.320
 know that

00:39:06.320 --> 00:39:06.480
 you're

00:39:06.480 --> 00:39:06.800
 broken.

00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:07.099
 We

00:39:07.099 --> 00:39:07.340
 see it

00:39:07.340 --> 00:39:07.480
 every

00:39:07.480 --> 00:39:07.780
 day.

00:39:10.559 --> 00:39:11.099
 But

00:39:11.099 --> 00:39:12.260
 being

00:39:12.260 --> 00:39:12.900
 transparent

00:39:12.900 --> 00:39:13.159
 is

00:39:13.159 --> 00:39:13.539
 risky,

00:39:13.639 --> 00:39:13.800
 isn't

00:39:13.800 --> 00:39:13.960
 it?

00:39:15.780 --> 00:39:16.320
 There's

00:39:16.320 --> 00:39:18.099
 a bit

00:39:18.099 --> 00:39:18.539
 of shame

00:39:18.539 --> 00:39:18.699
 and

00:39:18.699 --> 00:39:19.139
 embarrassment

00:39:19.139 --> 00:39:19.380
 at

00:39:19.380 --> 00:39:19.800
 times

00:39:19.800 --> 00:39:20.219
 with

00:39:20.219 --> 00:39:22.219
 letting

00:39:22.219 --> 00:39:22.539
 people

00:39:22.539 --> 00:39:23.159
 understand

00:39:23.159 --> 00:39:23.500
 and

00:39:23.500 --> 00:39:24.239
 recognize

00:39:24.239 --> 00:39:25.179
 that

00:39:25.179 --> 00:39:25.319
 there

00:39:25.319 --> 00:39:25.480
 are

00:39:25.480 --> 00:39:26.019
 failures

00:39:26.019 --> 00:39:26.599
 going

00:39:26.599 --> 00:39:26.899
 on.

00:39:29.799 --> 00:39:30.419
 But

00:39:30.419 --> 00:39:30.599
 if we

00:39:30.599 --> 00:39:30.819
 want to

00:39:30.819 --> 00:39:31.239
 experience

00:39:31.239 --> 00:39:31.619
 God's

00:39:31.619 --> 00:39:31.879
 joy,

00:39:32.559 --> 00:39:33.319
 we

00:39:33.319 --> 00:39:33.639
 cannot

00:39:33.639 --> 00:39:34.319
 know

00:39:34.319 --> 00:39:35.079
 God's

00:39:35.079 --> 00:39:35.659
 joy

00:39:35.659 --> 00:39:36.419
 without

00:39:36.419 --> 00:39:37.859
 fellowship.

00:39:38.619 --> 00:39:39.000
 And

00:39:39.000 --> 00:39:39.099
 we

00:39:39.099 --> 00:39:39.259
 cannot

00:39:39.259 --> 00:39:39.859
 have

00:39:39.859 --> 00:39:40.439
 true

00:39:40.439 --> 00:39:41.179
 fellowship

00:39:41.179 --> 00:39:41.579
 and

00:39:41.579 --> 00:39:42.000
 true

00:39:42.000 --> 00:39:42.839
 community

00:39:42.839 --> 00:39:43.559
 without

00:39:43.559 --> 00:39:44.779
 honesty,

00:39:45.459 --> 00:39:45.799
 without

00:39:45.799 --> 00:39:46.819
 transparency,

00:39:47.319 --> 00:39:47.619
 without

00:39:47.619 --> 00:39:48.859
 being

00:39:48.859 --> 00:39:49.399
 vulnerable

00:39:49.399 --> 00:39:49.879
 with one

00:39:49.880 --> 00:39:50.160
 another.

00:39:53.160 --> 00:39:53.680
 I'm

00:39:53.680 --> 00:39:53.860
 sure

00:39:53.860 --> 00:39:54.200
 you've

00:39:54.200 --> 00:39:54.420
 heard

00:39:54.420 --> 00:39:54.740
 along

00:39:54.740 --> 00:39:54.920
 with

00:39:54.920 --> 00:39:55.240
 me

00:39:55.240 --> 00:39:55.460
 a

00:39:55.460 --> 00:39:55.640
 number

00:39:55.640 --> 00:39:55.780
 of

00:39:55.780 --> 00:39:56.019
 people

00:39:56.019 --> 00:39:56.320
 say,

00:39:56.440 --> 00:39:56.500
 well,

00:39:56.539 --> 00:39:56.680
 I'm

00:39:56.680 --> 00:39:56.800
 a

00:39:56.800 --> 00:39:57.099
 Christian,

00:39:57.200 --> 00:39:58.260
 but I

00:39:58.260 --> 00:39:58.519
 can be

00:39:58.519 --> 00:39:58.660
 a

00:39:58.660 --> 00:39:58.920
 Christian

00:39:58.920 --> 00:39:59.360
 on my

00:39:59.360 --> 00:39:59.660
 own.

00:40:00.460 --> 00:40:00.660
 Well,

00:40:00.680 --> 00:40:00.780
 that

00:40:00.780 --> 00:40:00.980
 might

00:40:00.980 --> 00:40:01.160
 be

00:40:01.160 --> 00:40:01.460
 true,

00:40:01.559 --> 00:40:01.780
 but you're

00:40:01.780 --> 00:40:02.000
 not

00:40:02.000 --> 00:40:02.260
 going to

00:40:02.260 --> 00:40:02.860
 experience

00:40:02.860 --> 00:40:03.579
 the joy

00:40:03.579 --> 00:40:03.800
 of

00:40:03.800 --> 00:40:04.160
 God

00:40:04.160 --> 00:40:04.360
 that

00:40:04.360 --> 00:40:05.140
 comes

00:40:05.140 --> 00:40:06.160
 along

00:40:06.160 --> 00:40:06.619
 with

00:40:06.619 --> 00:40:07.079
 corporate

00:40:07.079 --> 00:40:07.940
 community

00:40:07.940 --> 00:40:08.680
 unless

00:40:08.680 --> 00:40:09.099
 you're

00:40:09.099 --> 00:40:09.660
 fellowshipping

00:40:09.660 --> 00:40:09.880
 with

00:40:09.880 --> 00:40:10.160
 God's

00:40:10.160 --> 00:40:10.539
 people.

00:40:11.860 --> 00:40:12.380
 If

00:40:12.380 --> 00:40:12.500
 you're

00:40:12.500 --> 00:40:12.740
 feeling

00:40:12.740 --> 00:40:13.300
 depressed

00:40:13.300 --> 00:40:13.500
 and

00:40:13.500 --> 00:40:14.000
 discouraged

00:40:14.000 --> 00:40:14.920
 and you

00:40:14.920 --> 00:40:15.180
 find

00:40:15.180 --> 00:40:15.440
 that that

00:40:15.440 --> 00:40:15.579
 is

00:40:15.579 --> 00:40:15.880
 kind

00:40:15.880 --> 00:40:15.980
 of

00:40:15.980 --> 00:40:16.180
 the

00:40:16.180 --> 00:40:17.119
 walk

00:40:17.119 --> 00:40:17.280
 of

00:40:17.280 --> 00:40:17.420
 your

00:40:17.420 --> 00:40:17.740
 life,

00:40:18.519 --> 00:40:18.720
 can

00:40:18.719 --> 00:40:18.819
 I

00:40:18.819 --> 00:40:18.980
 just

00:40:18.980 --> 00:40:19.539
 encourage

00:40:19.539 --> 00:40:19.779
 you

00:40:19.779 --> 00:40:20.039
 to

00:40:20.039 --> 00:40:21.219
 share

00:40:21.219 --> 00:40:21.559
 that

00:40:21.559 --> 00:40:21.839
 with

00:40:21.839 --> 00:40:22.439
 the

00:40:22.439 --> 00:40:22.779
 people

00:40:22.779 --> 00:40:23.000
 of

00:40:23.000 --> 00:40:23.199
 this

00:40:23.199 --> 00:40:23.539
 church

00:40:23.539 --> 00:40:23.819
 so

00:40:23.819 --> 00:40:24.359
 we

00:40:24.359 --> 00:40:24.559
 can

00:40:24.559 --> 00:40:25.099
 bear

00:40:25.099 --> 00:40:25.399
 those

00:40:25.399 --> 00:40:25.819
 burdens

00:40:25.819 --> 00:40:26.359
 together,

00:40:26.519 --> 00:40:26.619
 we

00:40:26.619 --> 00:40:26.839
 can

00:40:26.839 --> 00:40:27.439
 love

00:40:27.439 --> 00:40:27.659
 you

00:40:27.659 --> 00:40:28.000
 through

00:40:28.000 --> 00:40:28.379
 that

00:40:28.379 --> 00:40:28.539
 and

00:40:28.539 --> 00:40:28.879
 we

00:40:28.879 --> 00:40:29.059
 can

00:40:29.059 --> 00:40:29.639
 fellowship

00:40:29.639 --> 00:40:30.059
 with

00:40:30.059 --> 00:40:30.219
 you

00:40:30.219 --> 00:40:30.359
 and

00:40:30.359 --> 00:40:30.919
 then

00:40:30.919 --> 00:40:31.159
 we

00:40:31.159 --> 00:40:31.399
 can

00:40:31.399 --> 00:40:32.059
 accelerate

00:40:32.059 --> 00:40:32.419
 this

00:40:32.419 --> 00:40:33.000
 process

00:40:33.000 --> 00:40:33.480
 of

00:40:33.480 --> 00:40:33.839
 moving

00:40:33.839 --> 00:40:34.079
 to

00:40:34.079 --> 00:40:34.480
 joy.

00:40:36.159 --> 00:40:36.839
 If

00:40:36.839 --> 00:40:36.980
 you want

00:40:36.980 --> 00:40:37.179
 to know

00:40:37.179 --> 00:40:37.579
 joy

00:40:37.579 --> 00:40:37.859
 this

00:40:37.859 --> 00:40:38.259
 morning,

00:40:38.439 --> 00:40:38.959
 we need

00:40:38.959 --> 00:40:39.279
 to be

00:40:39.279 --> 00:40:40.219
 fellowshipping

00:40:40.219 --> 00:40:40.919
 people.

00:40:42.099 --> 00:40:42.399
 John

00:40:42.399 --> 00:40:42.859
 understood

00:40:42.859 --> 00:40:43.379
 that

00:40:43.379 --> 00:40:43.980
 characteristic

00:40:43.980 --> 00:40:44.279
 and

00:40:44.279 --> 00:40:44.619
 he

00:40:44.619 --> 00:40:45.119
 appeals

00:40:45.119 --> 00:40:45.319
 to

00:40:45.319 --> 00:40:45.539
 this

00:40:45.539 --> 00:40:46.000
 church,

00:40:46.039 --> 00:40:46.259
 this

00:40:46.259 --> 00:40:46.500
 church

00:40:46.500 --> 00:40:46.639
 of

00:40:46.639 --> 00:40:47.019
 Ephesus.

00:40:47.019 --> 00:40:48.019
 He

00:40:48.019 --> 00:40:48.460
 was so

00:40:48.460 --> 00:40:49.000
 faithful

00:40:49.000 --> 00:40:49.400
 and

00:40:49.400 --> 00:40:50.219
 regimented

00:40:50.219 --> 00:40:50.539
 in their

00:40:50.539 --> 00:40:51.039
 doctrine

00:40:51.039 --> 00:40:51.460
 and so

00:40:51.460 --> 00:40:51.940
 committed

00:40:51.940 --> 00:40:52.780
 to what

00:40:52.780 --> 00:40:53.000
 was

00:40:53.000 --> 00:40:53.480
 true

00:40:53.480 --> 00:40:53.699
 that

00:40:53.699 --> 00:40:53.860
 they

00:40:53.860 --> 00:40:54.599
 lost

00:40:54.599 --> 00:40:54.780
 a

00:40:54.780 --> 00:40:55.179
 connection

00:40:55.179 --> 00:40:55.400
 with

00:40:55.400 --> 00:40:55.519
 one

00:40:55.519 --> 00:40:55.759
 another.

00:40:58.759 --> 00:40:59.340
 Sometimes

00:40:59.340 --> 00:41:00.480
 our own

00:41:00.480 --> 00:41:02.500
 knowledge

00:41:02.500 --> 00:41:03.000
 of the

00:41:03.000 --> 00:41:03.579
 standard

00:41:03.579 --> 00:41:04.300
 keeps us

00:41:04.300 --> 00:41:04.679
 from

00:41:04.679 --> 00:41:05.619
 letting

00:41:05.619 --> 00:41:05.920
 people

00:41:05.920 --> 00:41:06.300
 know

00:41:06.300 --> 00:41:07.460
 the

00:41:07.460 --> 00:41:07.860
 real

00:41:07.860 --> 00:41:08.259
 person

00:41:08.259 --> 00:41:08.579
 behind

00:41:08.579 --> 00:41:08.739
 the

00:41:08.739 --> 00:41:09.139
 mask.

00:41:11.519 --> 00:41:12.179
 Be

00:41:12.179 --> 00:41:12.739
 transparent.

00:41:13.219 --> 00:41:13.579
 It's a

00:41:13.579 --> 00:41:13.800
 shared

00:41:13.800 --> 00:41:14.199
 joy.

00:41:14.199 --> 00:41:14.239
 joy.

00:41:15.779 --> 00:41:16.279
 We

00:41:16.279 --> 00:41:16.699
 also see

00:41:16.699 --> 00:41:16.859
 in

00:41:16.859 --> 00:41:17.039
 verse

00:41:17.039 --> 00:41:17.279
 three

00:41:17.279 --> 00:41:17.559
 it

00:41:17.559 --> 00:41:17.719
 is

00:41:17.719 --> 00:41:17.879
 a

00:41:17.879 --> 00:41:18.279
 heavenly

00:41:18.279 --> 00:41:18.939
 joy.

00:41:19.799 --> 00:41:20.039
 It's

00:41:20.039 --> 00:41:20.199
 a

00:41:20.199 --> 00:41:20.519
 heavenly

00:41:20.519 --> 00:41:20.839
 joy.

00:41:20.939 --> 00:41:21.099
 Here's

00:41:21.099 --> 00:41:21.219
 what

00:41:21.219 --> 00:41:21.359
 it

00:41:21.359 --> 00:41:21.679
 says.

00:41:23.159 --> 00:41:23.259
 We

00:41:23.259 --> 00:41:23.719
 experience

00:41:23.719 --> 00:41:24.139
 fellowship

00:41:24.139 --> 00:41:24.439
 with

00:41:24.439 --> 00:41:24.719
 us

00:41:24.719 --> 00:41:24.919
 and

00:41:24.919 --> 00:41:25.339
 indeed

00:41:25.339 --> 00:41:25.599
 our

00:41:25.599 --> 00:41:26.179
 fellowship

00:41:26.179 --> 00:41:26.859
 is

00:41:26.859 --> 00:41:27.079
 with

00:41:27.079 --> 00:41:27.279
 the

00:41:27.279 --> 00:41:27.639
 Father

00:41:27.639 --> 00:41:28.519
 and

00:41:28.519 --> 00:41:28.839
 with

00:41:28.839 --> 00:41:29.159
 His

00:41:29.159 --> 00:41:29.559
 Son

00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:30.159
 Jesus

00:41:30.159 --> 00:41:30.980
 Christ.

00:41:33.059 --> 00:41:33.659
 Fellowship

00:41:33.659 --> 00:41:33.980
 can be

00:41:33.980 --> 00:41:34.500
 experienced

00:41:34.500 --> 00:41:34.859
 with the

00:41:34.859 --> 00:41:35.159
 Father

00:41:35.159 --> 00:41:35.439
 and

00:41:35.439 --> 00:41:35.679
 with

00:41:35.679 --> 00:41:36.079
 His

00:41:36.079 --> 00:41:36.379
 Son

00:41:36.379 --> 00:41:36.739
 Jesus

00:41:36.739 --> 00:41:37.239
 Christ.

00:41:37.500 --> 00:41:37.739
 It

00:41:37.739 --> 00:41:37.980
 is

00:41:37.980 --> 00:41:38.259
 a

00:41:38.259 --> 00:41:38.939
 heavenly

00:41:38.939 --> 00:41:39.839
 joy

00:41:39.839 --> 00:41:40.259
 because

00:41:40.259 --> 00:41:41.099
 the

00:41:41.099 --> 00:41:41.460
 joy

00:41:41.460 --> 00:41:41.659
 that

00:41:41.659 --> 00:41:41.859
 we

00:41:41.859 --> 00:41:42.239
 have

00:41:42.239 --> 00:41:42.439
 is

00:41:42.439 --> 00:41:42.739
 from

00:41:42.739 --> 00:41:42.939
 the

00:41:42.939 --> 00:41:43.239
 one

00:41:43.239 --> 00:41:43.419
 who

00:41:43.420 --> 00:41:43.840
 exists

00:41:43.840 --> 00:41:44.079
 in

00:41:44.079 --> 00:41:44.320
 heaven

00:41:44.320 --> 00:41:44.860
 and

00:41:44.860 --> 00:41:45.039
 in

00:41:45.039 --> 00:41:45.340
 that

00:41:45.340 --> 00:41:45.740
 way

00:41:45.740 --> 00:41:46.559
 joy

00:41:46.559 --> 00:41:46.920
 is

00:41:46.920 --> 00:41:47.920
 untouchable.

00:41:48.659 --> 00:41:49.280
 It

00:41:49.280 --> 00:41:49.440
 is

00:41:49.440 --> 00:41:50.340
 unreachable.

00:41:51.619 --> 00:41:52.220
 It

00:41:52.220 --> 00:41:52.760
 can't be

00:41:52.760 --> 00:41:53.420
 taken away

00:41:53.420 --> 00:41:53.920
 from you.

00:41:54.619 --> 00:41:55.039
 What God

00:41:55.039 --> 00:41:55.800
 gives to

00:41:55.800 --> 00:41:56.200
 us

00:41:56.200 --> 00:41:56.940
 in terms

00:41:56.940 --> 00:41:57.519
 of joy

00:41:57.519 --> 00:41:57.960
 through

00:41:57.960 --> 00:41:58.200
 His

00:41:58.200 --> 00:41:58.599
 Son

00:41:58.599 --> 00:41:59.159
 Jesus

00:41:59.159 --> 00:41:59.780
 Christ

00:41:59.780 --> 00:42:00.380
 is

00:42:00.380 --> 00:42:01.280
 inaccessible

00:42:01.280 --> 00:42:01.880
 to others

00:42:01.880 --> 00:42:02.420
 in terms

00:42:02.420 --> 00:42:02.800
 of being

00:42:02.800 --> 00:42:03.099
 able

00:42:03.099 --> 00:42:03.860
 to rob

00:42:03.860 --> 00:42:04.079
 you

00:42:04.079 --> 00:42:04.320
 of the

00:42:04.320 --> 00:42:04.599
 joy

00:42:04.599 --> 00:42:04.800
 that

00:42:04.800 --> 00:42:04.980
 God

00:42:04.980 --> 00:42:05.139
 has

00:42:05.139 --> 00:42:05.300
 given

00:42:05.300 --> 00:42:05.500
 to

00:42:05.500 --> 00:42:05.740
 you.

00:42:06.740 --> 00:42:06.860
 Now

00:42:06.860 --> 00:42:07.280
 you

00:42:07.280 --> 00:42:07.559
 can

00:42:07.559 --> 00:42:08.680
 conceal

00:42:08.680 --> 00:42:09.139
 joy

00:42:09.139 --> 00:42:09.340
 for

00:42:09.340 --> 00:42:09.840
 yourself.

00:42:10.860 --> 00:42:10.960
 You

00:42:10.960 --> 00:42:11.180
 can

00:42:11.180 --> 00:42:11.840
 snuff

00:42:11.840 --> 00:42:11.980
 it

00:42:11.980 --> 00:42:12.280
 out

00:42:12.280 --> 00:42:12.760
 and

00:42:12.760 --> 00:42:13.240
 mask

00:42:13.240 --> 00:42:13.440
 it

00:42:13.440 --> 00:42:13.700
 and

00:42:13.700 --> 00:42:14.519
 put

00:42:14.519 --> 00:42:14.660
 it

00:42:14.660 --> 00:42:15.000
 down

00:42:15.000 --> 00:42:15.200
 but

00:42:15.200 --> 00:42:15.680
 that

00:42:15.680 --> 00:42:16.040
 joy

00:42:16.040 --> 00:42:16.260
 is

00:42:16.260 --> 00:42:16.519
 still

00:42:16.519 --> 00:42:16.780
 there.

00:42:16.900 --> 00:42:17.120
 It's

00:42:17.120 --> 00:42:17.580
 accessible

00:42:17.580 --> 00:42:18.060
 to you

00:42:18.060 --> 00:42:18.260
 if you

00:42:18.260 --> 00:42:18.380
 have

00:42:18.380 --> 00:42:18.740
 Jesus.

00:42:19.900 --> 00:42:20.100
 He

00:42:20.100 --> 00:42:20.380
 wants

00:42:20.380 --> 00:42:20.519
 you

00:42:20.519 --> 00:42:20.700
 to

00:42:20.700 --> 00:42:21.260
 enjoy

00:42:21.260 --> 00:42:21.500
 and

00:42:21.500 --> 00:42:21.940
 to

00:42:21.940 --> 00:42:22.600
 experience

00:42:22.600 --> 00:42:22.940
 that

00:42:22.940 --> 00:42:24.900
 life

00:42:24.900 --> 00:42:25.140
 with

00:42:25.140 --> 00:42:25.480
 Him

00:42:25.480 --> 00:42:26.040
 that

00:42:26.040 --> 00:42:26.560
 leads

00:42:26.560 --> 00:42:28.440
 to this

00:42:28.440 --> 00:42:28.920
 expression

00:42:28.920 --> 00:42:29.240
 of

00:42:29.240 --> 00:42:30.120
 faith

00:42:30.120 --> 00:42:30.840
 and peace

00:42:30.840 --> 00:42:31.780
 and hope

00:42:31.780 --> 00:42:32.100
 in Him.

00:42:33.700 --> 00:42:34.440
 It's

00:42:34.440 --> 00:42:34.720
 truly

00:42:34.720 --> 00:42:35.140
 amazing

00:42:35.140 --> 00:42:35.440
 when we

00:42:35.440 --> 00:42:35.780
 consider

00:42:35.780 --> 00:42:35.960
 who

00:42:35.960 --> 00:42:36.160
 God

00:42:36.160 --> 00:42:36.440
 is.

00:42:37.320 --> 00:42:37.740
 The

00:42:37.740 --> 00:42:38.160
 holy

00:42:38.160 --> 00:42:38.820
 God

00:42:38.820 --> 00:42:39.920
 who

00:42:39.920 --> 00:42:40.280
 lets

00:42:40.280 --> 00:42:40.640
 a

00:42:40.640 --> 00:42:41.039
 sinful

00:42:41.039 --> 00:42:41.600
 people

00:42:41.600 --> 00:42:42.680
 come

00:42:42.680 --> 00:42:42.900
 to

00:42:42.900 --> 00:42:43.620
 actually

00:42:43.620 --> 00:42:44.500
 fellowship

00:42:44.500 --> 00:42:44.840
 with

00:42:44.840 --> 00:42:45.039
 Him

00:42:45.039 --> 00:42:45.960
 because

00:42:45.960 --> 00:42:46.300
 of

00:42:46.300 --> 00:42:46.440
 the

00:42:46.440 --> 00:42:46.900
 righteousness

00:42:46.900 --> 00:42:47.380
 of

00:42:47.380 --> 00:42:47.760
 Christ

00:42:47.760 --> 00:42:47.980
 and

00:42:47.980 --> 00:42:48.680
 overcoming

00:42:48.680 --> 00:42:49.260
 our

00:42:49.260 --> 00:42:49.740
 sin

00:42:49.740 --> 00:42:50.240
 and

00:42:50.240 --> 00:42:50.600
 leading

00:42:50.600 --> 00:42:50.920
 us

00:42:50.920 --> 00:42:51.280
 into

00:42:51.280 --> 00:42:51.700
 fellowship

00:42:51.700 --> 00:42:51.940
 with

00:42:51.940 --> 00:42:52.180
 God

00:42:52.180 --> 00:42:52.440
 through

00:42:52.440 --> 00:42:53.080
 faith

00:42:53.080 --> 00:42:53.300
 in

00:42:53.300 --> 00:42:53.720
 Christ

00:42:53.720 --> 00:42:54.539
 salvation

00:42:54.539 --> 00:42:54.840
 is

00:42:54.840 --> 00:42:55.400
 possible

00:42:55.400 --> 00:42:56.680
 and

00:42:56.680 --> 00:42:57.100
 joy

00:42:57.100 --> 00:42:57.500
 can

00:42:57.500 --> 00:42:57.780
 come.

00:42:58.500 --> 00:42:58.700
 It

00:42:58.700 --> 00:42:59.140
 flows.

00:42:59.700 --> 00:42:59.880
 It

00:42:59.880 --> 00:43:00.200
 is a

00:43:00.200 --> 00:43:00.539
 heavenly

00:43:00.539 --> 00:43:01.180
 joy.

00:43:02.059 --> 00:43:02.360
 Finally

00:43:02.360 --> 00:43:02.360


00:43:02.360 --> 00:43:02.660
 It

00:43:02.660 --> 00:43:03.140
 is an

00:43:03.140 --> 00:43:03.539
 abundant

00:43:03.539 --> 00:43:04.059
 joy.

00:43:05.500 --> 00:43:05.620
 Verse

00:43:05.620 --> 00:43:06.160
 4 says

00:43:06.160 --> 00:43:06.580
 this,

00:43:06.579 --> 00:43:07.900
 We

00:43:07.900 --> 00:43:08.099
 are

00:43:08.099 --> 00:43:08.440
 writing

00:43:08.440 --> 00:43:09.019
 these

00:43:09.019 --> 00:43:09.619
 things

00:43:09.619 --> 00:43:09.940
 so

00:43:09.940 --> 00:43:10.139
 that

00:43:10.139 --> 00:43:10.420
 our

00:43:10.420 --> 00:43:10.880
 joy

00:43:10.880 --> 00:43:11.239
 may

00:43:11.239 --> 00:43:11.679
 be

00:43:11.679 --> 00:43:12.539
 complete.

00:43:13.420 --> 00:43:13.900
 Jesus

00:43:13.900 --> 00:43:14.559
 referenced

00:43:14.559 --> 00:43:15.480
 joy

00:43:15.480 --> 00:43:16.319
 and

00:43:16.319 --> 00:43:16.599
 the

00:43:16.599 --> 00:43:17.340
 completion

00:43:17.340 --> 00:43:17.840
 of joy

00:43:17.840 --> 00:43:18.219
 or the

00:43:18.219 --> 00:43:18.719
 filling

00:43:18.719 --> 00:43:19.099
 up

00:43:19.099 --> 00:43:19.759
 of joy

00:43:19.759 --> 00:43:20.340
 on at

00:43:20.340 --> 00:43:20.500
 least

00:43:20.500 --> 00:43:20.739
 three

00:43:20.739 --> 00:43:21.319
 occasions

00:43:21.319 --> 00:43:22.139
 that

00:43:22.139 --> 00:43:22.619
 night

00:43:22.619 --> 00:43:23.480
 with

00:43:23.480 --> 00:43:23.619
 His

00:43:23.619 --> 00:43:24.039
 disciples.

00:43:25.880 --> 00:43:26.619
 It

00:43:26.619 --> 00:43:26.940
 is an

00:43:26.940 --> 00:43:27.519
 abounding

00:43:27.519 --> 00:43:28.380
 joy.

00:43:32.420 --> 00:43:33.179
 Those

00:43:33.179 --> 00:43:33.380
 of you

00:43:33.380 --> 00:43:33.619
 who have

00:43:33.619 --> 00:43:33.739
 the

00:43:33.739 --> 00:43:33.900
 New

00:43:33.900 --> 00:43:34.099
 King

00:43:34.099 --> 00:43:34.699
 James

00:43:34.699 --> 00:43:36.059
 will

00:43:36.059 --> 00:43:36.460
 say

00:43:36.460 --> 00:43:36.860
 we

00:43:36.860 --> 00:43:37.119
 write

00:43:37.119 --> 00:43:37.380
 these

00:43:37.380 --> 00:43:37.820
 things

00:43:37.820 --> 00:43:38.099
 so

00:43:38.099 --> 00:43:38.440
 that

00:43:38.440 --> 00:43:39.079
 your

00:43:39.079 --> 00:43:39.599
 joy

00:43:39.599 --> 00:43:40.179
 might

00:43:40.179 --> 00:43:40.360
 be

00:43:40.360 --> 00:43:40.539
 full.

00:43:41.619 --> 00:43:42.159
 That's

00:43:42.159 --> 00:43:42.380
 what I

00:43:42.380 --> 00:43:42.720
 grew up

00:43:42.720 --> 00:43:42.920
 on

00:43:42.920 --> 00:43:43.159
 and I

00:43:43.159 --> 00:43:43.559
 thought

00:43:43.559 --> 00:43:43.840
 hey

00:43:43.840 --> 00:43:44.119
 that's

00:43:44.119 --> 00:43:44.340
 a

00:43:44.340 --> 00:43:45.179
 great

00:43:45.179 --> 00:43:45.760
 perspective

00:43:45.760 --> 00:43:47.360
 but the

00:43:47.360 --> 00:43:47.840
 real

00:43:47.840 --> 00:43:49.280
 manuscript

00:43:49.280 --> 00:43:49.960
 evidence

00:43:49.960 --> 00:43:50.220
 that's

00:43:50.220 --> 00:43:50.659
 out there

00:43:50.659 --> 00:43:50.840
 would

00:43:50.840 --> 00:43:51.199
 help us

00:43:51.199 --> 00:43:51.679
 understand

00:43:51.679 --> 00:43:51.860
 that

00:43:51.860 --> 00:43:52.039
 not

00:43:52.039 --> 00:43:52.360
 just

00:43:52.360 --> 00:43:52.699
 the

00:43:52.699 --> 00:43:53.059
 joy

00:43:53.059 --> 00:43:53.240
 of

00:43:53.240 --> 00:43:53.360
 the

00:43:53.360 --> 00:43:53.679
 people

00:43:53.679 --> 00:43:53.840
 in

00:43:53.840 --> 00:43:54.179
 Ephesus

00:43:54.179 --> 00:43:54.480
 but

00:43:54.480 --> 00:43:55.059
 John

00:43:55.059 --> 00:43:55.240
 is

00:43:55.240 --> 00:43:55.699
 including

00:43:55.699 --> 00:43:56.400
 himself

00:43:56.400 --> 00:43:56.980
 in

00:43:56.980 --> 00:43:57.579
 this

00:43:57.579 --> 00:43:58.220
 experience

00:43:58.220 --> 00:43:58.400
 of

00:43:58.400 --> 00:43:58.780
 joy.

00:43:59.500 --> 00:43:59.820
 He

00:43:59.820 --> 00:44:00.139
 says

00:44:00.139 --> 00:44:00.320
 so

00:44:00.320 --> 00:44:00.480
 that

00:44:00.480 --> 00:44:00.720
 our

00:44:00.720 --> 00:44:01.119
 joy

00:44:01.119 --> 00:44:01.539
 might

00:44:01.539 --> 00:44:01.720
 be

00:44:01.720 --> 00:44:02.000
 full.

00:44:03.159 --> 00:44:03.559
 Again

00:44:03.559 --> 00:44:03.880
 going

00:44:03.880 --> 00:44:04.260
 back

00:44:04.260 --> 00:44:04.420
 to

00:44:04.420 --> 00:44:04.559
 the

00:44:04.559 --> 00:44:04.840
 fact

00:44:04.840 --> 00:44:05.019
 that

00:44:05.019 --> 00:44:05.420
 we

00:44:05.420 --> 00:44:05.740
 can

00:44:05.739 --> 00:44:06.219
 fellowship

00:44:06.219 --> 00:44:06.699
 together

00:44:06.699 --> 00:44:06.939
 and

00:44:06.939 --> 00:44:07.399
 we

00:44:07.399 --> 00:44:07.539
 can

00:44:07.539 --> 00:44:07.839
 all

00:44:07.839 --> 00:44:08.679
 experience

00:44:08.679 --> 00:44:09.079
 this

00:44:09.079 --> 00:44:09.419
 joy

00:44:09.419 --> 00:44:09.619
 with

00:44:09.619 --> 00:44:09.759
 one

00:44:09.759 --> 00:44:10.039
 another.

00:44:13.339 --> 00:44:13.939
 And

00:44:13.939 --> 00:44:14.059
 it's

00:44:14.059 --> 00:44:14.299
 a joy

00:44:14.299 --> 00:44:14.519
 that we

00:44:14.519 --> 00:44:14.799
 can all

00:44:14.799 --> 00:44:15.119
 have.

00:44:16.079 --> 00:44:16.679
 It's

00:44:16.679 --> 00:44:17.839
 untappable.

00:44:18.359 --> 00:44:18.679
 It's

00:44:18.679 --> 00:44:19.739
 inexhaustible.

00:44:20.139 --> 00:44:20.759
 Because

00:44:20.759 --> 00:44:21.299
 it's joy

00:44:21.299 --> 00:44:21.879
 from God

00:44:21.879 --> 00:44:22.679
 it's joy

00:44:22.679 --> 00:44:22.979
 that can

00:44:22.979 --> 00:44:23.219
 never

00:44:23.219 --> 00:44:23.979
 be drained.

00:44:25.579 --> 00:44:26.299
 One of the

00:44:26.299 --> 00:44:27.079
 amazing things

00:44:27.079 --> 00:44:27.559
 that happened

00:44:27.559 --> 00:44:28.019
 yesterday

00:44:28.019 --> 00:44:28.539
 as I was

00:44:28.539 --> 00:44:28.839
 down

00:44:28.839 --> 00:44:29.759
 with the

00:44:29.759 --> 00:44:30.099
 teens

00:44:30.099 --> 00:44:31.639
 I asked

00:44:31.639 --> 00:44:31.880
 one of

00:44:31.880 --> 00:44:32.000
 the

00:44:32.000 --> 00:44:32.339
 teens

00:44:32.339 --> 00:44:33.500
 I

00:44:33.500 --> 00:44:33.799
 said

00:44:33.799 --> 00:44:34.739
 so

00:44:34.739 --> 00:44:35.239
 what

00:44:35.239 --> 00:44:35.339
 is

00:44:35.339 --> 00:44:35.559
 God

00:44:35.559 --> 00:44:36.019
 teaching

00:44:36.019 --> 00:44:36.380
 you

00:44:36.380 --> 00:44:38.139
 through

00:44:38.139 --> 00:44:38.339
 this

00:44:38.339 --> 00:44:38.880
 experience

00:44:38.880 --> 00:44:39.059
 through

00:44:39.059 --> 00:44:39.199
 this

00:44:39.199 --> 00:44:39.539
 weekend?

00:44:41.279 --> 00:44:41.400
 And

00:44:41.400 --> 00:44:41.559
 this

00:44:41.559 --> 00:44:41.739
 teen

00:44:41.739 --> 00:44:41.880
 he

00:44:41.880 --> 00:44:42.000
 didn't

00:44:42.000 --> 00:44:42.119
 have

00:44:42.119 --> 00:44:42.239
 to

00:44:42.239 --> 00:44:42.599
 even

00:44:42.599 --> 00:44:42.900
 think

00:44:42.900 --> 00:44:43.159
 about

00:44:43.159 --> 00:44:43.319
 it.

00:44:43.319 --> 00:44:43.619
 He

00:44:43.619 --> 00:44:43.860
 says

00:44:43.860 --> 00:44:44.139
 well

00:44:44.139 --> 00:44:44.360
 this

00:44:44.360 --> 00:44:44.699
 morning

00:44:44.699 --> 00:44:46.199
 I

00:44:46.199 --> 00:44:47.259
 was

00:44:47.259 --> 00:44:47.519
 really

00:44:47.519 --> 00:44:48.039
 confronted

00:44:48.039 --> 00:44:48.360
 with

00:44:48.360 --> 00:44:48.559
 the

00:44:48.559 --> 00:44:49.219
 truth

00:44:49.219 --> 00:44:50.699
 that

00:44:50.699 --> 00:44:51.139
 whenever

00:44:51.139 --> 00:44:51.699
 I

00:44:51.699 --> 00:44:52.199
 sin

00:44:52.199 --> 00:44:53.279
 I

00:44:53.279 --> 00:44:53.539
 tell

00:44:53.539 --> 00:44:53.880
 God

00:44:53.880 --> 00:44:54.099
 to

00:44:54.099 --> 00:44:54.400
 move

00:44:54.400 --> 00:44:54.799
 over

00:44:54.799 --> 00:44:55.480
 to

00:44:55.480 --> 00:44:55.799
 step

00:44:55.799 --> 00:44:56.339
 aside

00:44:56.339 --> 00:44:56.579
 so

00:44:56.579 --> 00:44:56.699
 I

00:44:56.699 --> 00:44:56.819
 can

00:44:56.819 --> 00:44:57.099
 sit

00:44:57.099 --> 00:44:57.279
 on

00:44:57.279 --> 00:44:57.460
 his

00:44:57.460 --> 00:44:57.739
 throne.

00:44:57.739 --> 00:44:59.000
 And

00:44:59.000 --> 00:44:59.059
 I

00:44:59.059 --> 00:44:59.119
 have

00:44:59.119 --> 00:44:59.239
 just

00:44:59.239 --> 00:44:59.519
 come

00:44:59.519 --> 00:44:59.759
 to

00:44:59.759 --> 00:45:00.839
 realize

00:45:00.839 --> 00:45:01.859
 how

00:45:01.859 --> 00:45:02.279
 arrogant

00:45:02.279 --> 00:45:02.659
 and

00:45:02.659 --> 00:45:02.979
 how

00:45:02.979 --> 00:45:04.819
 terrible

00:45:04.819 --> 00:45:05.119
 that

00:45:05.119 --> 00:45:05.419
 is.

00:45:06.479 --> 00:45:06.559
 And

00:45:06.559 --> 00:45:06.639
 he

00:45:06.639 --> 00:45:06.819
 said

00:45:06.819 --> 00:45:07.699
 last

00:45:07.699 --> 00:45:08.119
 night

00:45:08.119 --> 00:45:09.259
 I

00:45:09.259 --> 00:45:09.339
 was

00:45:09.339 --> 00:45:09.500
 just

00:45:09.500 --> 00:45:09.719
 really

00:45:09.719 --> 00:45:10.299
 convicted

00:45:10.299 --> 00:45:10.739
 that

00:45:10.739 --> 00:45:13.299
 God

00:45:13.299 --> 00:45:13.539
 has

00:45:13.539 --> 00:45:13.919
 all of

00:45:13.919 --> 00:45:14.119
 these

00:45:14.119 --> 00:45:14.439
 great

00:45:14.439 --> 00:45:14.759
 things

00:45:14.759 --> 00:45:14.939
 in

00:45:14.939 --> 00:45:15.179
 store

00:45:15.179 --> 00:45:15.379
 for

00:45:15.379 --> 00:45:15.539
 me.

00:45:16.299 --> 00:45:16.679
 All

00:45:16.679 --> 00:45:16.839
 of

00:45:16.839 --> 00:45:17.019
 these

00:45:17.019 --> 00:45:17.500
 treasures

00:45:17.500 --> 00:45:17.739
 that

00:45:17.739 --> 00:45:17.839
 he

00:45:17.839 --> 00:45:18.579
 has

00:45:18.579 --> 00:45:19.319
 placed

00:45:19.319 --> 00:45:19.559
 in

00:45:19.559 --> 00:45:19.799
 heaven

00:45:19.799 --> 00:45:20.059
 for

00:45:20.059 --> 00:45:20.239
 me

00:45:20.239 --> 00:45:20.399
 but

00:45:20.399 --> 00:45:20.739
 when

00:45:20.739 --> 00:45:20.899
 I

00:45:20.899 --> 00:45:21.359
 sin

00:45:21.359 --> 00:45:22.500
 I

00:45:22.500 --> 00:45:22.539
 I

00:45:22.539 --> 00:45:23.779
 want

00:45:23.779 --> 00:45:24.039
 the

00:45:24.039 --> 00:45:24.779
 fulfillment

00:45:24.779 --> 00:45:25.019
 of

00:45:25.019 --> 00:45:25.239
 those

00:45:25.239 --> 00:45:25.500
 things

00:45:25.500 --> 00:45:25.819
 now

00:45:25.819 --> 00:45:26.000
 but

00:45:26.000 --> 00:45:26.159
 I

00:45:26.159 --> 00:45:26.859
 realize

00:45:26.859 --> 00:45:27.079
 they

00:45:27.079 --> 00:45:27.579
 never

00:45:27.579 --> 00:45:28.500
 satisfy

00:45:28.500 --> 00:45:29.599
 if

00:45:29.599 --> 00:45:29.719
 I

00:45:29.719 --> 00:45:30.179
 just

00:45:30.179 --> 00:45:30.920
 wait

00:45:30.920 --> 00:45:31.380
 for

00:45:31.380 --> 00:45:31.799
 God

00:45:31.799 --> 00:45:32.039
 to

00:45:32.039 --> 00:45:32.319
 give

00:45:32.319 --> 00:45:32.539
 me

00:45:32.539 --> 00:45:33.000
 his

00:45:33.000 --> 00:45:33.279
 good

00:45:33.279 --> 00:45:33.699
 things

00:45:33.699 --> 00:45:33.880
 there

00:45:33.880 --> 00:45:33.960
 will

00:45:33.960 --> 00:45:34.079
 be

00:45:34.079 --> 00:45:34.380
 things

00:45:34.380 --> 00:45:34.539
 that

00:45:34.539 --> 00:45:35.039
 endure

00:45:35.039 --> 00:45:36.960
 and

00:45:36.960 --> 00:45:37.139
 my

00:45:37.139 --> 00:45:37.519
 heart

00:45:37.519 --> 00:45:37.799
 just

00:45:37.799 --> 00:45:38.840
 exploded

00:45:38.840 --> 00:45:40.739
 wow

00:45:40.739 --> 00:45:42.559
 that's

00:45:42.559 --> 00:45:44.000
 joy

00:45:44.000 --> 00:45:45.319
 joy

00:45:45.319 --> 00:45:46.039
 for me

00:45:46.039 --> 00:45:46.500
 as I

00:45:46.500 --> 00:45:46.980
 get to

00:45:46.980 --> 00:45:47.819
 participate

00:45:47.819 --> 00:45:48.679
 in what

00:45:48.679 --> 00:45:49.019
 God

00:45:49.019 --> 00:45:49.199
 is

00:45:49.199 --> 00:45:49.559
 teaching

00:45:49.559 --> 00:45:49.900
 him

00:45:49.900 --> 00:45:50.819
 and

00:45:50.819 --> 00:45:50.980
 I

00:45:50.980 --> 00:45:51.440
 trust

00:45:51.440 --> 00:45:51.960
 joy

00:45:51.960 --> 00:45:52.199
 for

00:45:52.199 --> 00:45:52.500
 you

00:45:52.500 --> 00:45:52.719
 as

00:45:52.719 --> 00:45:53.279
 parents

00:45:53.279 --> 00:45:53.579
 as

00:45:53.579 --> 00:45:54.179
 these

00:45:54.179 --> 00:45:54.539
 kids

00:45:54.539 --> 00:45:54.679
 will

00:45:54.679 --> 00:45:54.819
 be

00:45:54.819 --> 00:45:55.039
 coming

00:45:55.039 --> 00:45:55.460
 home

00:45:55.460 --> 00:45:55.900
 and

00:45:55.900 --> 00:45:56.000
 you

00:45:56.000 --> 00:45:56.119
 get

00:45:56.119 --> 00:45:56.279
 to

00:45:56.279 --> 00:45:56.559
 see

00:45:56.559 --> 00:45:56.759
 how

00:45:56.759 --> 00:45:56.920
 the

00:45:56.920 --> 00:45:57.079
 word

00:45:57.079 --> 00:45:57.239
 of

00:45:57.239 --> 00:45:57.539
 God

00:45:57.539 --> 00:45:57.719
 has

00:45:57.719 --> 00:45:58.479
 shaped

00:45:58.479 --> 00:45:58.719
 their

00:45:58.719 --> 00:45:59.199
 lives

00:45:59.199 --> 00:45:59.719
 the

00:45:59.719 --> 00:46:00.339
 experience

00:46:00.339 --> 00:46:00.559
 of

00:46:00.559 --> 00:46:00.899
 joy

00:46:00.899 --> 00:46:01.079
 and

00:46:01.079 --> 00:46:01.479
 watching

00:46:01.479 --> 00:46:01.959
 God

00:46:01.959 --> 00:46:02.439
 do

00:46:02.439 --> 00:46:03.259
 awesome

00:46:03.259 --> 00:46:03.699
 things

00:46:03.699 --> 00:46:03.959
 in the

00:46:03.959 --> 00:46:04.279
 lives

00:46:04.279 --> 00:46:04.459
 of

00:46:04.459 --> 00:46:04.859
 others

00:46:04.859 --> 00:46:06.039
 that's

00:46:06.039 --> 00:46:06.479
 when we

00:46:06.479 --> 00:46:06.779
 really

00:46:06.779 --> 00:46:07.199
 get to

00:46:07.199 --> 00:46:07.799
 get filled

00:46:07.799 --> 00:46:08.279
 up

00:46:08.279 --> 00:46:09.479
 with

00:46:09.479 --> 00:46:09.919
 the

00:46:09.919 --> 00:46:10.299
 wonder

00:46:10.299 --> 00:46:10.459
 of

00:46:10.459 --> 00:46:10.599
 who

00:46:10.599 --> 00:46:10.819
 God

00:46:10.819 --> 00:46:11.000
 is

00:46:11.000 --> 00:46:11.139
 and

00:46:11.139 --> 00:46:11.299
 what

00:46:11.299 --> 00:46:11.679
 he

00:46:11.679 --> 00:46:12.039
 came

00:46:12.039 --> 00:46:12.219
 to

00:46:12.219 --> 00:46:12.559
 do

00:46:12.559 --> 00:46:13.399
 in

00:46:13.399 --> 00:46:14.939
 changing

00:46:14.939 --> 00:46:15.459
 dead

00:46:15.459 --> 00:46:16.019
 people

00:46:16.019 --> 00:46:16.479
 and

00:46:16.479 --> 00:46:16.799
 making

00:46:16.799 --> 00:46:17.079
 them

00:46:17.079 --> 00:46:17.539
 alive

00:46:17.539 --> 00:46:17.899
 taking

00:46:17.899 --> 00:46:18.839
 us

00:46:18.839 --> 00:46:19.199
 in our

00:46:19.199 --> 00:46:19.699
 corruption

00:46:19.699 --> 00:46:20.579
 and making

00:46:20.579 --> 00:46:20.939
 us

00:46:20.939 --> 00:46:21.500
 whole

00:46:21.500 --> 00:46:22.859
 redeeming

00:46:22.859 --> 00:46:23.119
 us

00:46:23.119 --> 00:46:23.399
 from

00:46:23.399 --> 00:46:24.039
 the

00:46:24.039 --> 00:46:24.500
 inside

00:46:24.500 --> 00:46:24.979
 out

00:46:24.979 --> 00:46:25.279
 and

00:46:25.279 --> 00:46:26.099
 making

00:46:26.099 --> 00:46:26.319
 us

00:46:26.319 --> 00:46:26.579
 people

00:46:26.579 --> 00:46:26.860
 who are

00:46:26.860 --> 00:46:27.179
 fit

00:46:27.179 --> 00:46:28.079
 to serve

00:46:28.079 --> 00:46:28.239
 him

00:46:28.239 --> 00:46:28.460
 and to

00:46:28.460 --> 00:46:28.619
 love

00:46:28.619 --> 00:46:28.819
 him

00:46:28.819 --> 00:46:30.340
 that's

00:46:30.340 --> 00:46:30.619
 what God

00:46:30.619 --> 00:46:30.900
 wants

00:46:30.900 --> 00:46:31.420
 for us

00:46:31.420 --> 00:46:33.659
 I trust

00:46:33.659 --> 00:46:33.880
 that through

00:46:33.880 --> 00:46:34.279
 this study

00:46:34.279 --> 00:46:35.099
 God will help us

00:46:35.099 --> 00:46:36.579
 to know and experience joy

00:46:36.579 --> 00:46:37.579
 let's pray

00:46:37.579 --> 00:46:41.920
 Lord we do want you

00:46:41.920 --> 00:46:42.699
 this morning

00:46:42.699 --> 00:46:43.599
 more than just

00:46:43.599 --> 00:46:44.799
 knowing about you

00:46:44.799 --> 00:46:46.759
 God we want

00:46:46.759 --> 00:46:47.059
 to

00:46:47.059 --> 00:46:48.360
 to know the joy

00:46:48.360 --> 00:46:48.940
 that you offer

00:46:48.940 --> 00:46:49.679
 through your son

00:46:49.679 --> 00:46:50.039
 Jesus

00:46:50.039 --> 00:46:52.360
 we pray

00:46:52.360 --> 00:46:53.099
 Lord that you

00:46:53.099 --> 00:46:53.679
 would help us

00:46:53.679 --> 00:46:54.299
 through this study

00:46:54.299 --> 00:46:54.840
 help me

00:46:54.840 --> 00:46:55.799
 in my

00:46:55.799 --> 00:46:56.480
 inadequacy

00:46:56.480 --> 00:46:57.139
 to be able to

00:46:57.139 --> 00:46:57.579
 communicate

00:46:57.579 --> 00:46:58.279
 effectively

00:46:58.279 --> 00:46:59.799
 how to get

00:46:59.799 --> 00:47:00.119
 there

00:47:00.119 --> 00:47:01.719
 as we sit

00:47:01.719 --> 00:47:02.199
 at the feet

00:47:02.199 --> 00:47:02.679
 of John

00:47:02.679 --> 00:47:02.920
 the

00:47:02.920 --> 00:47:04.500
 beloved

00:47:04.500 --> 00:47:04.920
 John

00:47:04.920 --> 00:47:05.460
 the apostle

00:47:05.460 --> 00:47:05.619
 soul

00:47:05.619 --> 00:47:06.159
 and as we

00:47:06.159 --> 00:47:07.039
 really come

00:47:07.039 --> 00:47:07.740
 to appreciate

00:47:07.740 --> 00:47:08.380
 who Jesus

00:47:08.380 --> 00:47:08.860
 is

00:47:08.860 --> 00:47:09.900
 we pray

00:47:09.900 --> 00:47:10.280
 that this

00:47:10.280 --> 00:47:10.880
 expression

00:47:10.880 --> 00:47:11.559
 of abiding

00:47:11.559 --> 00:47:11.920
 in you

00:47:11.920 --> 00:47:12.380
 will lead

00:47:12.380 --> 00:47:12.780
 us

00:47:12.780 --> 00:47:13.659
 to an

00:47:13.659 --> 00:47:14.220
 abundant

00:47:14.220 --> 00:47:15.199
 life

00:47:15.199 --> 00:47:16.860
 we pray

00:47:16.860 --> 00:47:17.179
 in Jesus

00:47:17.179 --> 00:47:17.559
 name

00:47:17.559 --> 00:47:18.460
 amen

00:47:18.460 --> 00:47:23.920
 this

00:47:23.920 --> 00:47:24.320
 morning

00:47:24.320 --> 00:47:25.760
 this

00:47:25.760 --> 00:47:26.119
 morning

00:47:26.119 --> 00:47:26.840
 I hope

00:47:26.840 --> 00:47:27.240
 that

00:47:27.240 --> 00:47:28.320
 all of you

00:47:28.320 --> 00:47:28.599
 are

00:47:28.599 --> 00:47:29.960
 experiencing

00:47:29.960 --> 00:47:30.599
 this joy

00:47:30.599 --> 00:47:31.480
 as I was

00:47:31.480 --> 00:47:31.880
 listening

00:47:31.880 --> 00:47:32.519
 it reminded

00:47:32.519 --> 00:47:32.840
 me of

00:47:32.840 --> 00:47:33.340
 Philippians

00:47:33.340 --> 00:47:34.220
 chapter 4

00:47:34.220 --> 00:47:34.539
 and this

00:47:34.539 --> 00:47:34.800
 will be

00:47:34.800 --> 00:47:35.179
 familiar

00:47:35.179 --> 00:47:35.679
 to you

00:47:35.679 --> 00:47:36.099
 as well

00:47:36.099 --> 00:47:36.599
 it says

00:47:36.599 --> 00:47:37.000
 rejoice

00:47:37.000 --> 00:47:37.320
 in the

00:47:37.320 --> 00:47:37.480
 Lord

00:47:37.480 --> 00:47:38.099
 always

00:47:38.099 --> 00:47:38.900
 I'll say

00:47:38.900 --> 00:47:39.260
 it again

00:47:39.260 --> 00:47:40.019
 rejoice

00:47:40.019 --> 00:47:41.099
 and it

00:47:41.099 --> 00:47:41.400
 goes on

00:47:41.400 --> 00:47:41.559
 it says

00:47:41.559 --> 00:47:41.880
 let your

00:47:41.880 --> 00:47:42.780
 graciousness

00:47:42.780 --> 00:47:43.400
 be known

00:47:43.400 --> 00:47:44.139
 to everyone

00:47:44.139 --> 00:47:44.539
 for the

00:47:44.539 --> 00:47:44.820
 Lord

00:47:44.820 --> 00:47:45.440
 is near

00:47:45.440 --> 00:47:46.699
 don't worry

00:47:46.699 --> 00:47:47.320
 about anything

00:47:47.320 --> 00:47:48.200
 but in everything

00:47:48.200 --> 00:47:49.140
 through prayer

00:47:49.140 --> 00:47:49.800
 and with

00:47:49.800 --> 00:47:50.220
 petition

00:47:50.220 --> 00:47:50.960
 with thanksgiving

00:47:50.960 --> 00:47:51.500
 present your

00:47:51.500 --> 00:47:52.460
 request to God

00:47:52.460 --> 00:47:53.460
 in the peace

00:47:53.460 --> 00:47:53.900
 of God

00:47:53.900 --> 00:47:54.700
 which surpasses

00:47:54.700 --> 00:47:54.880
 all

00:47:54.880 --> 00:47:56.380
 and guard

00:47:56.380 --> 00:47:56.920
 your hearts

00:47:56.920 --> 00:47:57.440
 and minds

00:47:57.440 --> 00:47:57.900
 in Christ

00:47:57.900 --> 00:47:58.340
 Jesus

00:47:58.340 --> 00:47:59.480
 and just

00:47:59.480 --> 00:48:00.080
 want to

00:48:00.080 --> 00:48:01.180
 challenge

00:48:01.180 --> 00:48:01.700
 and encourage

00:48:01.700 --> 00:48:02.080
 you this

00:48:02.080 --> 00:48:02.420
 morning

00:48:02.420 --> 00:48:03.059
 as you

00:48:03.059 --> 00:48:03.780
 think on

00:48:03.780 --> 00:48:04.100
 the joy

00:48:04.100 --> 00:48:04.440
 that we

00:48:04.440 --> 00:48:04.980
 are offered

00:48:04.980 --> 00:48:05.300
 if you

00:48:05.300 --> 00:48:05.740
 do not

00:48:05.740 --> 00:48:05.940
 know

00:48:05.940 --> 00:48:06.340
 that joy

00:48:06.340 --> 00:48:06.559
 yet

00:48:06.559 --> 00:48:06.780
 and you

00:48:06.780 --> 00:48:06.920
 would

00:48:06.920 --> 00:48:07.260
 like

00:48:07.260 --> 00:48:07.620
 to

00:48:07.620 --> 00:48:08.460
 we

00:48:08.460 --> 00:48:08.900
 invite

00:48:08.900 --> 00:48:09.039
 you

00:48:09.039 --> 00:48:09.140
 to

00:48:09.140 --> 00:48:09.300
 come

00:48:09.300 --> 00:48:09.559
 forward

00:48:09.559 --> 00:48:09.780
 there

00:48:09.780 --> 00:48:09.980
 are

00:48:09.980 --> 00:48:10.240
 men

00:48:10.240 --> 00:48:10.380
 and

00:48:10.380 --> 00:48:10.539
 women

00:48:10.539 --> 00:48:10.780
 here

00:48:10.780 --> 00:48:10.920
 that

00:48:10.920 --> 00:48:11.039
 would

00:48:11.039 --> 00:48:11.280
 love

00:48:11.280 --> 00:48:11.480
 to

00:48:11.480 --> 00:48:11.700
 share

00:48:11.700 --> 00:48:11.900
 with

00:48:11.900 --> 00:48:12.039
 you

00:48:12.039 --> 00:48:12.660
 pray

00:48:12.660 --> 00:48:12.880
 with

00:48:12.880 --> 00:48:13.019
 you

00:48:13.019 --> 00:48:13.360
 if

00:48:13.360 --> 00:48:13.480
 there

00:48:13.480 --> 00:48:13.600
 are

00:48:13.600 --> 00:48:13.860
 other

00:48:13.860 --> 00:48:14.420
 burdens

00:48:14.420 --> 00:48:15.900
 or sorrows

00:48:15.900 --> 00:48:16.579
 or struggles

00:48:16.579 --> 00:48:17.059
 in your

00:48:17.059 --> 00:48:17.400
 life

00:48:17.400 --> 00:48:17.700
 that

00:48:17.700 --> 00:48:18.360
 are

00:48:18.360 --> 00:48:18.780
 heavy

00:48:18.780 --> 00:48:19.300
 we do

00:48:19.300 --> 00:48:19.659
 want to

00:48:19.659 --> 00:48:19.840
 bear

00:48:19.840 --> 00:48:20.139
 those

00:48:20.139 --> 00:48:20.559
 together

00:48:20.559 --> 00:48:21.559
 just like

00:48:21.559 --> 00:48:21.900
 it says

00:48:21.900 --> 00:48:22.579
 in Galatians

00:48:22.579 --> 00:48:23.519
 that we

00:48:23.519 --> 00:48:23.880
 could bear

00:48:23.880 --> 00:48:24.420
 those burdens

00:48:24.420 --> 00:48:24.740
 together

00:48:24.740 --> 00:48:25.039
 and we

00:48:25.039 --> 00:48:25.579
 encourage

00:48:25.579 --> 00:48:25.780
 you

00:48:25.780 --> 00:48:26.460
 come forward

00:48:26.460 --> 00:48:27.180
 let us

00:48:27.180 --> 00:48:27.599
 bear those

00:48:27.599 --> 00:48:27.860
 burdens

00:48:27.860 --> 00:48:28.300
 with you

00:48:28.300 --> 00:48:29.240
 as well

00:48:29.240 --> 00:48:34.599
 well let's

00:48:34.599 --> 00:48:34.780
 stand

00:48:34.780 --> 00:48:35.240
 together

00:48:35.240 --> 00:48:42.480
 sing together

00:48:42.480 --> 00:48:44.159
 I

00:48:44.159 --> 00:48:44.579
 will

00:48:44.579 --> 00:48:44.159
 I

00:48:44.159 --> 00:48:44.579
 will

00:48:44.579 --> 00:48:44.480
 I

00:48:44.480 --> 00:48:44.579
 will

00:48:44.579 --> 00:48:44.480
 I

00:48:44.480 --> 00:48:44.579
 will

00:48:44.579 --> 00:48:44.480
 I