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 I can't preach up there. I've got to preach down here.

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 Y'all notice my pattern.

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 So with this transition into summer, we're transitioning to a new series that's going to last throughout the summer.

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 It's a series in the book of Psalms.

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 So this morning we're going to put a pause on the book of John.

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 We're not finished with it. Obviously we're going to pick it back up after the summer.

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 Summer tends to be a time when many of us are traveling and it's not consistently here.

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 The Psalms, each Psalm can stand alone.

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 Certainly there's a connection of the Psalms.

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 The first and second Psalm actually sets the scene for all the rest of the Psalms in the book.

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 But we can preach each one separately for those who will be in and out during the summer because of family and vacations and stuff.

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 So that's the game plan for us as a congregation over the summer.

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 And I have the privilege to preach on Psalm 1, which many of us know by heart.

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 Of all the Psalms we're going to memorize, it happens to be fairly short, six verses, and it happens to be at the beginning.

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 So we tend to start there and we tend to memorize that one.

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 So it'll be familiar to you.

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 But what I hope is going to be powerful to all of us is the truth that's woven into this Psalm.

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 So this morning it's my privilege to unfold or at least hope that God will unfold to us a beauty of Psalm 1.

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 And we'll see a depth of what's being said to us through Psalm 1.

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 So I'd ask you to open to that Psalm.

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 And I'd ask you to open your Bible.

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 If you didn't bring a Bible, there's one in the seat back in front of you.

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 If you want to use that Bible, you would turn to page 418 and you would find Psalm 1 there.

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 But I would encourage you to keep it open this morning because we're going to look at phrases and words and the truths that are in the Psalm.

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 And we're going to be referring to it often this morning as we look at this Psalm.

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 Let me ask you, if you will, to pray with me one more time after we read this.

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 So let me read it and then I'll pray and then we'll share about the truths here found in Psalm 1.

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 So read with me starting in verse 1, Psalm 1.

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 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.

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 But his delight is in the law of the Lord.

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 And on his law he meditates day and night.

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 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season.

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 And its leaf does not wither.

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 In all that he does he prospers.

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 The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff that the wind drives away.

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 Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

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 Let's pray.

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 Father, this morning, open our eyes spiritually that we might see the truth in this passage.

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 I pray that you'd open our ears that we might hear from you this morning as you speak independently to each of our hearts.

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 And Father, I pray that you would move us in the depth of our hearts that we might live in a way that honors you, in a way that brings you glory.

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 Father, open our understanding as we open your word, and I pray in your name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 You know, this psalm talks about two distinct groups of people.

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 Do you see it?

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 It's the righteous and the wicked.

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 And there's a contrast that is woven into this psalm.

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 We see an aspect of those who are considered righteous, and we see an aspect of those who are considered wicked.

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 And so I want us to look and see what the psalm says about the righteous and about the wicked at the contrast here, the vast contrast.

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 And I would say this.

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 We know that there's a day coming because the psalm talks about this day of judgment that's coming,

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 and it talks about this congregation of the righteous, the gathering of the righteous together and the judgment of the wicked.

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 There's a day coming when that will take place.

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 And we see the vast distinction as we look at the word of God is that there's going to be a day when Christ is going to gather.

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 He's going to separate the wheat from the tares.

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 He's going to separate the sheep from the goats.

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 And what is he going to do?

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 He's going to take those who know him, and he's going to say,

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 Come, and he's going to say, into the kingdom of my Father, those who have been blessed, those who have honored him.

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 But he's going to say to the wicked, Depart and be away from me, get away from me.

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 And they will be eternally separated from him.

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 And this psalm shows us this distinction, these two groups.

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 And I want to look at what is said about the righteous and what is said about the wicked.

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 So about the ones who are blessed.

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 Notice that the psalm starts with this.

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 Blessed is the man.

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 Blessed is the man.

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 So it's talking about this man who has been blessed, not this guy that has achieved.

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 I want to make the distinction here.

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 It's not blessed is the man who's done all these good things.

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 And all these good things have yielded a blessing.

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 That's not what's being said in this psalm.

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 You know what's being said in this psalm is,

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 God has done something to the man such that now he is considered blessed.

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 This man has been blessed.

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 And what does this psalm say about the blessed man?

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 It says the blessed man walks not like this, but like this.

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 You know, we've seen this before where the negative comes before the positive.

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 Not this way, but this way.

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 And in the original language, that's like an exclamation point saying,

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 this is important.

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 When the negative comes before the positive, it emphasizes the positive.

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 So listen at what is said about the righteous man.

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 It says he doesn't walk like this.

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 Like what?

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 He doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked.

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 He does not stand in the way of sinners.

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 He does not sit in the seat of scoffers.

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 He doesn't do that.

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 The man who has been blessed, which later that man is called righteous in verse 6.

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 The righteous man does not live like that.

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 The righteous man does not make choices in that arena.

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 What arena?

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 Do you see the progression of sin here?

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 Isn't it interesting that if we look closely at what the righteous man does not do,

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 notice it's walking, standing, or sitting.

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 It's this progression of sin that's being pictured here.

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 As we walk in our lives, we see that which is detestable, that which is sinful.

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 And what do we do?

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 How do we respond?

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 Do we walk by it?

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 Do we just notice it as we walk in?

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 Do we walk along with others who are participating?

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 Perhaps do we stop and listen and partake?

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 Or even worse, do we sit down and say, I'm going to be a part of this?

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 There is illustrated here this progression of sin.

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 And do you find that to be true in your life?

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 Do you find that sin often starts as a fault and a temptation?

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 And then as that fault and temptation rattles around, it becomes something you meditate on?

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 And then do you find that often when you meditate, you participate?

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 It's not uncommon for that to happen in our lives in this way.

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 But I want to make this distinction.

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 It says, not this way, but this way.

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 Not like this, but like this.

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 And the positive side of this contrast is the blessed man delights in the law of the Lord.

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 And on his law, he meditates day and night.

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 So the contrast is this.

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 The blessed man doesn't live in the sinful way, but instead he lives like this.

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 He meditates and delights in the ways of God.

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 I love the way the scripture uses illustrations.

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 And here we have an illustration of each of these two types of people.

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 It's the word like.

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 Do you see it in the text?

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 The blessed man, the righteous man is like this, but the wicked man is like that.

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 What is it, David?

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 What are you saying?

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 What is the righteous man like?

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 He says, the righteous man is like a planted tree.

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 And he's planted by this stream that never goes dry.

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 And this stream provides the nourishment that that tree needs.

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 And that tree produces fruit and continues to produce fruit.

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 And continues to produce fruit.

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 And continues to produce fruit.

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 Why?

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 Because his roots are deep.

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 And he draws from this water, this source of life.

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 He draws, the tree draws it.

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 And it's an illustration of the man who is righteous, the woman who is righteous.

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 Those who are righteous draw living water from the king, from the provider of living water.

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 And there's fruit produced in the life of the one who is tied to the vine.

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 You know the story of the vine and the branches, that we are as branches and God is as the vine.

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 And as we are tied in, we receive the nourishment from the Lord.

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 I'll take a look and read out of Jeremiah something very, very similar in an illustration.

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 It illustrates the exact same thing and gives a little more depth.

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 And I want you to hear it out of Jeremiah 17.

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 It says this,

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 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord.

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 Whose trust is the Lord.

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 He is like a tree planted by water that sends out its roots by the stream and does not fear when the heat comes.

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 For its leaves remain green and is not anxious in the year of drought.

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 For it does not cease to bear fruit.

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 Do you see the picture?

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 Even if there's a drought, even if the circumstances are severe,

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 the life of the righteous one is always producing fruit.

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 And even though the circumstances are tough,

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 they're tied into, they're rooted into the source of the nutrient, the water,

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 the life-giving of the water, and they continue to produce.

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 You know, this talks about us.

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 Right?

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 For those people who are righteous,

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 there is a component about their life that is illustrated here,

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 is that they always produce fruit.

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 They continue to produce fruit.

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 Even when circumstances in life are extremely difficult,

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 you know what happens to the one who's righteous?

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 Is there's fruit that's still pouring out of their life.

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 You know what fruit does to others?

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 Or for others?

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 It blesses them.

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 If you ever receive the fruit from the life of another person,

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 have you ever been loved by someone?

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 Have you ever been forgiven by someone?

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 Have you ever seen the joy that is shared by someone?

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 Have you ever watched their patience as they interact with you?

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 And we would know the fruit of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, kindness.

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 We see the beauty of those characteristics of the righteous.

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 And it's illustrated biblically by this concept of fruit.

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 And fruit spills out of the life of the righteous.

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 And this illustration in Psalm 1 is beautiful.

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 And do you see the great contrast?

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 In the life of the wicked, guess what?

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 There is no fruit.

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 It is illustrated with this other picture.

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 So during the harvest, let's say, during the wheat harvest,

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 in the nation of Israel,

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 not that I've ever been a farmer.

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 So farmers, if I mess this up bad, y'all please tell me,

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 and y'all can correct me, and I'll do it right next time.

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 But it's my understanding that when wheat is harvested,

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 they bring the wheat to the threshing floor.

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 And they'll take a...

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 In the old days, they would take this sheet-looking thing that was...

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 What do you call it?

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 Like a sieve.

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 And they would take it, and they would scoop it,

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 and they would throw the wheat up into the air.

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 And the husk around the kernel of wheat,

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 as it was broken, you would throw it up in the air,

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 and the wind would take the chaff, or those husk,

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 and it would blow them away off of the threshing floor.

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 And what would fall, because it was heavier, is the wheat, the grain of wheat.

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 And so as you continue to do this and continue to do this,

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 the wind just takes the chaff, and it blows it away.

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 And what you have left over time is you have this pure wheat that's on the ground,

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 but the chaff is worthless and is blown away.

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 It has no stability at all.

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 Isn't it interesting that it refers to the wicked in this way?

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 The wicked are like this worthless chaff that has no use,

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 and it just needs to blow away.

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 It's just no stability, no worth at all.

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 That's what the wicked are like.

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 And we see that displayed in this psalm when it talks about the judgment.

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 When the ingathering happens,

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 when the harvest of souls are gathered by the Father,

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 guess what's going to happen to the wicked?

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 They're going to be blown away like the chaff.

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 They're going to end up separated eternally from God.

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 We've talked about

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 the intensity of hell.

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 The intensity of a place without the grace of God.

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 The distinction here couldn't be greater

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 between the righteous and the wicked.

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 One is like this stable tree that gives life to all who come by.

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 The fruit that gives life.

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 The fruit that comes from being tied into the source of life.

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 The other is worthless and should just be blown away.

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 Do you see the intensity of this?

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 We go on.

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 I want you to notice the delight of the righteous.

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 What is the righteous delight in?

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 Take a look in verse 2.

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 His delight is in the law of the Lord.

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 And in his law, he meditates day and night.

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 So it begs the question,

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 what is the law of God?

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 What is being said here?

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 So we would know the law of God

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 as being the first five books of the Bible, right?

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 The Pentateuch.

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 The law is often referred to as the law of Moses.

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 In truth, it's not the law of Moses.

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 He received it, right?

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 It's the law of God that was handed to Moses.

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 And Moses gave it to the people.

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 And what does the law say?

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 What is it that the righteous meditate on?

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 Well, you know, it's interesting.

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 In the New Testament,

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 in the book of Matthew,

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 there was a lawyer that asked Christ

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 about this very law.

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 And it's revealing what Christ said

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 about the law.

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 He summarized the whole thing

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 with his answer.

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 And the question was this.

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 Out of Matthew 22, it says this.

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 Teacher, this is a Pharisee,

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 a lawyer of the Pharisees.

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 Teacher, which is the greatest commandment

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 in the law?

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 And we know what he answered, right?

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 This is familiar to us.

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 And he said to him,

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 you shall love the Lord your God

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 with all your heart,

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 with all your soul,

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 with all your mind.

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 This is the greatest in first commandment.

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 And a second is like it.

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 You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

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 On these two commands

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 hang all of the law.

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 In other words,

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 if we were to summarize the law,

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 it would be summarized like this.

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 Love God and love others.

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 If you do that,

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 then you're obeying the law.

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 If you love.

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 What does love look like?

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 Real quickly,

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 I will share out of the book of John,

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 and this is Christ speaking.

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 And Christ says this,

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 if you love me,

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 you will obey my commands.

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 You know,

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 the Father would say that

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 through his law too.

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 If you love me,

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 you will obey my commands.

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 Why would that be true?

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 Let me ask this.

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 If you deeply love someone,

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 don't you want to do

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 what pleases them?

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 You go out of your way

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 to do what pleases them.

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 You go out of your way

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 to gift to them

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 things that are pleasing them.

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 Do you all understand

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 what I'm saying?

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 In an earthly relationship,

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 that's what love,

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 how love displays itself.

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 And it's true here

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 in the word of God as well.

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 If we love God,

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 what do we do?

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 We desire to please him.

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 And how do we please him?

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 Obey his commands.

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 Where is commands found?

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 The law.

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 Listen,

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 the righteous man

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 loves the law.

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 The righteous man

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 meditates on the law.

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 And in summary,

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 what is the law?

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 It's the way

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 to rightly relate to God.

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 Do you all see this as true?

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 Is that those who are righteous

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 desire to rightly relate to God?

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 You know,

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 we read,

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 I think Sean read,

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 if I'm not mistaken.

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 Sean,

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 was that a Deuteronomy you read?

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 Yeah.

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 So we're going to read

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 out of Deuteronomy again.

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 I want you to hear it again

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 about this law.

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 Here's what Moses said.

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 Moses was the giver of the law.

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 And Moses said this.

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 I'm going to just read

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 a real brief portion

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 of what Sean read earlier.

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 But I want you to hear it

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 about the law.

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 And this was what God gave

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 to his people.

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 What people?

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 The nation of Israel.

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 He said,

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 nation of Israel,

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 this is how you rightly relate to me.

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 Israel lived this way.

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 And Moses said this.

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 He said,

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 listen,

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 he said to Israel,

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 you shall obey the voice

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 of the Lord your God,

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 keeping his commandments

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 and his statutes

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 which I command you today.

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 And if you faithfully obey

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 the voice of the Lord your God,

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 being careful to do

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 all his commandments

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 that I command you today,

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 the Lord your God

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 will set you high

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 above all the nations

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 of the earth.

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 And these blessings

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 shall come upon you

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 and overtake you

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 if you obey the voice

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 of the Lord your God.

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 Listen to that.

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 These blessings

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 will overtake you.

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 You know what happens

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 in the life of a man

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 who's righteous?

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 You know what happens

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 in the life of a man

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 who obeys the word of God?

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 But these blessings

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 of God overtake you.

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 These abundance,

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 this extravagant love

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 that God has

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 is poured into your life.

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 Don't hear me say

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 that you have a smooth life,

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 you never have a problem,

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 you never have an issue,

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 you never have a circumstance.

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 Don't hear me say that.

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 But what I want you

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 to hear me say

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 is the blessing of God

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 is spiritual.

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 The blessing of God

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 is something that gives you joy

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 and peace

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 and rest

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 and contentment.

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 It is what we're made for.

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 God has gifted

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 to His people

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 these blessings.

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 But I want you to hear

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 the other side of this.

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 But if

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 He says,

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 in a sense to us,

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 church,

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 if you'll obey

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 the commands of God,

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 you'll experience intimacy

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 that you've never

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 even known existed.

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 But,

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 if you will not obey

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 the voice of the Lord your God

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 or be careful

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 to do all His commandments

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 and His statutes

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 that I command you today,

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 then all these curses

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 shall come upon you

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 and overtake you.

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 Let me ask this question.

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 How did they do?

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 As you've read

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 the Word of God

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 and we've read about

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 the people of God,

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 if you will,

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 the nation of Israel

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 in the Old Testament,

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 how did they do?

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 Do you think

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 that they honored God

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 and all these blessings

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 overtook them

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 or do you think

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 they turned their back

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 on God

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 and all these curses

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 overtook them?

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 Well,

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 it's the latter,

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 isn't it?

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 Think about

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 the nation of Israel.

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 We have two tribes,

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 right?

00:21:42.779 --> 00:21:43.880
 We have the northern kingdom

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 and the southern kingdom.

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 What happened

00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:46.620
 to the northern kingdom?

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 God whistled,

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 if you will,

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 He called

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 the nation of Assyria

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 and what did they do?

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 He sent them down there

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 to do what?

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 To destroy the nation.

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 Why?

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 Because they went

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 after other gods

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 and they would not

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 go after Him.

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 They worshipped idols.

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 They did all these

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 abominable things.

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 They did not honor God.

00:22:05.539 --> 00:22:06.660
 They did not obey His commands.

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 They chose to go

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 their own way

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 and what happened?

00:22:09.180 --> 00:22:09.700
 They were destroyed.

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 They were scattered

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 to every corner

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 of the wind,

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 if you will.

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 And then you have

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 the southern kingdom.

00:22:17.720 --> 00:22:18.500
 What happened to them?

00:22:19.060 --> 00:22:20.100
 At some point,

00:22:20.800 --> 00:22:22.100
 God was more patient

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 with them

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 and we know the story

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 about Hezekiah

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 and the prayer of Hezekiah.

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 when they had the army

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 outside the walls,

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 185,000 were killed

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 at one time

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 and so they had reprieve

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 for a period of time.

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 But what happened?

00:22:36.140 --> 00:22:37.100
 Nebuchadnezzar happened, right?

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 And what did Nebuchadnezzar do

00:22:39.500 --> 00:22:40.200
 to the southern king

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 and destroyed it?

00:22:40.700 --> 00:22:41.340
 Why did he destroy it?

00:22:41.480 --> 00:22:43.340
 Because they did the same thing.

00:22:44.060 --> 00:22:45.160
 Because they didn't obey

00:22:45.160 --> 00:22:46.120
 the commands of God.

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 Because they chose

00:22:47.120 --> 00:22:48.220
 to go on their own way.

00:22:48.420 --> 00:22:49.220
 Because they chose

00:22:49.220 --> 00:22:50.080
 to worship Baal.

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 Because they chose

00:22:51.140 --> 00:22:52.279
 to sacrifice their children

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 to Moloch.

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 Because they chose

00:22:54.779 --> 00:22:57.019
 to do these lewd things

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 on top of every high hill

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 in the country.

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 Because they turned

00:23:01.299 --> 00:23:02.160
 their back on God

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 and didn't worship Him.

00:23:04.420 --> 00:23:05.079
 And what happened?

00:23:05.160 --> 00:23:06.019
 All these curses

00:23:06.019 --> 00:23:06.819
 came upon them.

00:23:08.119 --> 00:23:09.460
 So what is being said

00:23:09.460 --> 00:23:10.259
 in Psalm 1?

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 So it begs a question.

00:23:22.660 --> 00:23:23.539
 I'm going to look at

00:23:23.539 --> 00:23:24.599
 what Paul says about this.

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 But it begs a question here.

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 Blessed is the man

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 who delights in the law

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 of the Lord.

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 Did the Israelites delight?

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 They didn't.

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 Was there a righteous man

00:23:39.299 --> 00:23:40.180
 in the nation of Israel?

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 Well, we might remember one.

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 At least.

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 We might remember

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 more than that.

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 We remember it was said

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 of David.

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 He's a man after God's own heart.

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 Did David obey the law?

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 Guess what?

00:23:57.039 --> 00:23:58.299
 David didn't obey the law.

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 But he was still a man

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 after God's own heart.

00:24:01.420 --> 00:24:03.000
 Let me just make this point.

00:24:03.460 --> 00:24:05.879
 David had Uriah put to death.

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 David stole,

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 David stole,

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 took,

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 Uriah's wife,

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 that's Sheba,

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 had sexual relations

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 with her adultery,

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 then had Uriah killed.

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 David's guilty.

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 Nathan had to go to him

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 and say,

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 tell this story.

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 And David

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 was so overwhelmed

00:24:27.280 --> 00:24:28.740
 with his own sin

00:24:28.740 --> 00:24:30.060
 that he was

00:24:30.060 --> 00:24:31.700
 full of grief.

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 And for David,

00:24:33.420 --> 00:24:34.000
 he repented.

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 And God is gracious

00:24:35.740 --> 00:24:36.620
 to those who repent.

00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.860
 But my point is this,

00:24:37.980 --> 00:24:39.660
 David did not obey the law.

00:24:41.500 --> 00:24:41.860
 So,

00:24:42.400 --> 00:24:43.019
 therefore,

00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:44.000
 how in the world

00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:44.940
 was he considered

00:24:44.940 --> 00:24:46.279
 a man after God's own heart?

00:24:46.279 --> 00:24:47.599
 What would have happened

00:24:47.599 --> 00:24:48.599
 to David

00:24:48.599 --> 00:24:50.700
 if he didn't obey the law?

00:24:51.379 --> 00:24:52.599
 Think about what it says

00:24:52.599 --> 00:24:52.940
 about,

00:24:53.839 --> 00:24:54.720
 in Genesis 15,

00:24:54.779 --> 00:24:55.359
 about Abraham.

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 It said,

00:24:58.379 --> 00:24:59.680
 and he brought him outside.

00:24:59.799 --> 00:25:00.339
 That is Abraham

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 who had no heir.

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 And he's saying to God,

00:25:02.879 --> 00:25:03.119
 God,

00:25:03.180 --> 00:25:04.740
 I don't have a son.

00:25:04.839 --> 00:25:06.019
 I don't have an heir.

00:25:06.379 --> 00:25:07.019
 My whole

00:25:07.019 --> 00:25:09.879
 belongings and everything

00:25:09.879 --> 00:25:10.319
 that inheritance

00:25:10.319 --> 00:25:11.980
 is going to a servant of mine.

00:25:12.559 --> 00:25:13.799
 Are you not going to give me an heir?

00:25:13.859 --> 00:25:14.059
 He said,

00:25:14.099 --> 00:25:14.279
 yes,

00:25:14.299 --> 00:25:14.879
 I'll give you an heir.

00:25:14.899 --> 00:25:15.460
 He says this,

00:25:15.460 --> 00:25:16.720
 and he brought him outside.

00:25:16.840 --> 00:25:17.100
 He said,

00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:18.059
 look toward heaven

00:25:18.059 --> 00:25:19.259
 and number the stars

00:25:19.259 --> 00:25:20.420
 if you're able to number them.

00:25:20.480 --> 00:25:21.100
 Then he said to them,

00:25:21.279 --> 00:25:23.160
 so shall your offspring be.

00:25:23.400 --> 00:25:25.100
 And how did Abraham respond to that?

00:25:25.960 --> 00:25:28.160
 And he believed the Lord.

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 And listen to this.

00:25:30.360 --> 00:25:32.360
 And it was counted to him

00:25:32.360 --> 00:25:33.319
 as righteousness.

00:25:34.880 --> 00:25:36.480
 Do you hear the source

00:25:36.480 --> 00:25:37.220
 of righteousness

00:25:37.220 --> 00:25:38.700
 in the life of Abraham?

00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:41.120
 What was it?

00:25:41.380 --> 00:25:42.100
 It's belief.

00:25:42.759 --> 00:25:44.700
 It wasn't obedience to the law.

00:25:44.700 --> 00:25:45.779
 It was belief

00:25:45.779 --> 00:25:47.059
 that God is who he is.

00:25:47.519 --> 00:25:49.600
 This concept of faith

00:25:49.600 --> 00:25:50.779
 was present

00:25:50.779 --> 00:25:51.759
 in the Old Testament.

00:25:52.120 --> 00:25:52.840
 Who are those

00:25:52.840 --> 00:25:53.620
 that were righteous

00:25:53.620 --> 00:25:54.500
 in the Old Testament?

00:25:55.299 --> 00:25:56.799
 Those who by faith

00:25:56.799 --> 00:25:58.519
 believed in him.

00:25:59.519 --> 00:26:00.840
 What does Paul say

00:26:00.840 --> 00:26:03.000
 over in the New Testament?

00:26:03.080 --> 00:26:03.720
 He says this.

00:26:03.860 --> 00:26:05.660
 Listen to Romans 3.

00:26:06.240 --> 00:26:07.819
 This is a direct quote

00:26:07.819 --> 00:26:10.400
 from Psalm 14 and Psalm 53.

00:26:10.880 --> 00:26:12.180
 Both written by David.

00:26:12.180 --> 00:26:13.759
 And he says this.

00:26:14.080 --> 00:26:14.940
 None is righteous.

00:26:15.140 --> 00:26:15.980
 No, not one.

00:26:16.279 --> 00:26:16.740
 Wait a minute.

00:26:17.980 --> 00:26:18.620
 Wait a minute.

00:26:19.060 --> 00:26:20.000
 Paul, are you saying

00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:21.279
 there's not a righteous man

00:26:21.279 --> 00:26:21.820
 on the planet?

00:26:22.160 --> 00:26:23.480
 That's exactly what I'm saying.

00:26:23.920 --> 00:26:25.900
 There's not one righteous man

00:26:25.900 --> 00:26:26.539
 on the planet.

00:26:26.840 --> 00:26:27.400
 So wait a minute.

00:26:28.160 --> 00:26:28.980
 Psalm 1 says,

00:26:29.120 --> 00:26:29.840
 blessed is the man

00:26:29.840 --> 00:26:30.560
 who's righteous.

00:26:31.320 --> 00:26:32.060
 And Paul's saying

00:26:32.060 --> 00:26:32.620
 there's not one

00:26:32.620 --> 00:26:33.140
 on the planet.

00:26:37.140 --> 00:26:39.019
 Where's the disconnect here?

00:26:39.019 --> 00:26:40.639
 Listen further

00:26:40.639 --> 00:26:41.980
 on what Paul says.

00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:43.079
 There's none righteous.

00:26:43.240 --> 00:26:43.759
 No, not one.

00:26:43.879 --> 00:26:45.099
 There's no one who understands.

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:45.839
 There's no one

00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:46.639
 who seeks for God.

00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:48.039
 All have turned aside.

00:26:48.160 --> 00:26:49.700
 Together they've become worthless.

00:26:50.200 --> 00:26:51.240
 No one does good.

00:26:51.319 --> 00:26:52.420
 Not even one person.

00:26:53.200 --> 00:26:54.420
 There's no one righteous.

00:26:56.180 --> 00:26:59.639
 Unless something happens to them.

00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:02.779
 Unless something happens

00:27:02.779 --> 00:27:04.099
 through the power of God.

00:27:04.359 --> 00:27:06.500
 Unless God touches the man.

00:27:06.500 --> 00:27:09.519
 Do you think Abraham

00:27:09.519 --> 00:27:10.359
 was touched by God?

00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:12.259
 Do you think David

00:27:12.259 --> 00:27:12.980
 was touched by God?

00:27:13.619 --> 00:27:14.240
 Do you think there were

00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:15.099
 any righteous men

00:27:15.099 --> 00:27:15.740
 in the Old Testament?

00:27:16.140 --> 00:27:17.160
 Yes, not because

00:27:17.160 --> 00:27:17.940
 of what they did.

00:27:18.240 --> 00:27:19.660
 We know from the New Testament

00:27:19.660 --> 00:27:20.519
 that righteousness

00:27:20.519 --> 00:27:21.960
 is not achieved.

00:27:22.079 --> 00:27:22.799
 You know where righteousness

00:27:22.799 --> 00:27:23.420
 comes from?

00:27:24.400 --> 00:27:25.119
 It's imputed.

00:27:26.960 --> 00:27:27.799
 You know what it means

00:27:27.799 --> 00:27:28.420
 to be imputed?

00:27:28.880 --> 00:27:30.480
 That means you've received

00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:31.799
 something that you didn't earn.

00:27:32.500 --> 00:27:33.680
 It's imputed to you.

00:27:33.940 --> 00:27:34.839
 Where do we see that

00:27:34.839 --> 00:27:35.440
 in the New Testament?

00:27:35.440 --> 00:27:37.559
 Listen to this beautiful picture

00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:38.940
 of where righteousness

00:27:38.940 --> 00:27:39.720
 comes from.

00:27:40.500 --> 00:27:41.340
 For our sake,

00:27:41.539 --> 00:27:42.779
 He, God,

00:27:42.900 --> 00:27:44.140
 made Him, Jesus,

00:27:44.600 --> 00:27:46.000
 to be sin

00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:47.039
 who knew no sin.

00:27:47.580 --> 00:27:48.920
 So that in Him

00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:49.880
 we might become

00:27:49.880 --> 00:27:51.100
 the righteousness of God.

00:27:51.160 --> 00:27:51.920
 Can you hear that?

00:27:53.259 --> 00:27:55.200
 We might become

00:27:55.200 --> 00:27:56.799
 the righteousness of God.

00:27:57.000 --> 00:27:57.700
 Do you realize

00:27:57.700 --> 00:27:58.920
 that God is doing a work

00:27:58.920 --> 00:27:59.940
 in every one of His children?

00:28:00.160 --> 00:28:01.019
 You know what that work is?

00:28:01.500 --> 00:28:03.220
 He's making us righteous.

00:28:03.220 --> 00:28:05.880
 He's imputing righteousness

00:28:05.880 --> 00:28:06.559
 to us.

00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:08.100
 Not by what we did,

00:28:08.160 --> 00:28:09.180
 but by what Christ did.

00:28:09.319 --> 00:28:10.779
 The great exchange is this.

00:28:11.000 --> 00:28:11.779
 In our sin,

00:28:11.900 --> 00:28:12.559
 Christ came

00:28:12.559 --> 00:28:13.920
 and He died on a cross

00:28:13.920 --> 00:28:16.559
 as a righteous man

00:28:16.559 --> 00:28:17.600
 who had never sinned.

00:28:17.839 --> 00:28:19.220
 And God did this.

00:28:19.600 --> 00:28:20.920
 He took the righteousness

00:28:20.920 --> 00:28:21.660
 of Christ

00:28:21.660 --> 00:28:22.839
 and He placed it

00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:24.059
 on those who bowed

00:28:24.059 --> 00:28:24.680
 their knee to Him.

00:28:24.920 --> 00:28:25.839
 And their sin

00:28:25.839 --> 00:28:26.299
 He took

00:28:26.299 --> 00:28:27.140
 and He put on Christ.

00:28:27.220 --> 00:28:27.700
 You know that

00:28:27.700 --> 00:28:28.920
 1 Peter says

00:28:28.920 --> 00:28:30.980
 that by our stripes

00:28:30.980 --> 00:28:31.580
 He's healed?

00:28:31.800 --> 00:28:33.740
 That He hung on a cross

00:28:33.740 --> 00:28:35.019
 and He took our sins

00:28:35.019 --> 00:28:36.160
 with Him to the cross.

00:28:38.140 --> 00:28:40.060
 The great exchange is this.

00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:41.019
 I'm a sinner

00:28:41.019 --> 00:28:42.180
 deserving hell.

00:28:42.300 --> 00:28:43.080
 Jesus went to hell

00:28:43.080 --> 00:28:43.660
 on my behalf.

00:28:43.960 --> 00:28:44.800
 He is righteous

00:28:44.800 --> 00:28:45.759
 and didn't deserve it,

00:28:45.820 --> 00:28:47.000
 but God took His righteousness

00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:48.200
 and clothed me in it.

00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:49.120
 Do you realize

00:28:49.120 --> 00:28:50.279
 when God looks at me

00:28:50.279 --> 00:28:50.720
 and you

00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:51.700
 as those of us

00:28:51.700 --> 00:28:52.220
 who are born again,

00:28:52.500 --> 00:28:53.140
 do you know what He sees?

00:28:53.200 --> 00:28:54.740
 He sees the blood of Christ

00:28:54.740 --> 00:28:55.840
 poured on us.

00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:58.839
 He sees the perfect sacrifice

00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:00.379
 on our behalf

00:29:00.379 --> 00:29:01.899
 that we are now

00:29:01.899 --> 00:29:03.240
 considered righteous

00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:05.119
 because of what Christ

00:29:05.119 --> 00:29:06.459
 has done on our behalf.

00:29:07.119 --> 00:29:08.799
 And so we now

00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:10.299
 as those who are righteous

00:29:10.299 --> 00:29:13.159
 enjoy what's being said

00:29:13.159 --> 00:29:14.179
 here in Psalm 1.

00:29:19.579 --> 00:29:20.699
 Do you realize

00:29:20.699 --> 00:29:22.839
 that those who are righteous

00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:24.059
 are like trees

00:29:24.059 --> 00:29:24.879
 planted by water?

00:29:24.880 --> 00:29:26.600
 Do you realize

00:29:26.600 --> 00:29:27.720
 that those who are righteous

00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:28.680
 that is you and me

00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:29.820
 on this side of the cross?

00:29:30.760 --> 00:29:31.620
 Do you realize

00:29:31.620 --> 00:29:32.500
 that there's fruit

00:29:32.500 --> 00:29:33.680
 that pours out of our life?

00:29:34.840 --> 00:29:35.680
 Do you realize

00:29:35.680 --> 00:29:36.640
 there's an association

00:29:36.640 --> 00:29:38.120
 with meditating on the Word?

00:29:40.660 --> 00:29:42.500
 Let me just share

00:29:42.500 --> 00:29:43.600
 the beautiful picture

00:29:43.600 --> 00:29:44.340
 of the New Testament

00:29:44.340 --> 00:29:45.240
 for those who are

00:29:45.240 --> 00:29:46.140
 His children.

00:29:46.800 --> 00:29:47.920
 You know what God has done?

00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:49.220
 You know He's taken

00:29:49.220 --> 00:29:50.520
 our old man

00:29:50.520 --> 00:29:51.760
 and He's crucified

00:29:51.760 --> 00:29:52.380
 the old man.

00:29:52.460 --> 00:29:53.760
 He's united us with Christ

00:29:53.759 --> 00:29:54.599
 and He's come

00:29:54.599 --> 00:29:55.339
 the Holy Spirit's come

00:29:55.339 --> 00:29:56.299
 to dwell within us.

00:29:56.559 --> 00:29:57.819
 The righteous one

00:29:57.819 --> 00:29:59.420
 has come to dwell

00:29:59.420 --> 00:30:00.339
 within us.

00:30:01.359 --> 00:30:02.819
 And because the righteous one

00:30:02.819 --> 00:30:03.720
 dwells within us

00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:04.680
 and because we're clothed

00:30:04.680 --> 00:30:05.279
 with the righteousness

00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:05.799
 of Christ

00:30:05.799 --> 00:30:07.059
 He looks at us

00:30:07.059 --> 00:30:08.200
 as pure.

00:30:08.480 --> 00:30:09.259
 He looks at us

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:10.180
 as righteous.

00:30:10.539 --> 00:30:11.400
 And you know what happens

00:30:11.400 --> 00:30:12.279
 in the lives of those

00:30:12.279 --> 00:30:12.759
 who are righteous?

00:30:13.000 --> 00:30:14.420
 It always happens like this.

00:30:14.460 --> 00:30:15.339
 There's always fruit.

00:30:15.339 --> 00:30:20.179
 John 15 says it like this.

00:30:23.399 --> 00:30:24.859
 When we look at

00:30:24.859 --> 00:30:26.119
 the concept of fruit

00:30:26.119 --> 00:30:27.059
 you know what that is?

00:30:27.279 --> 00:30:28.899
 The fruit is the picture

00:30:28.899 --> 00:30:29.980
 of practical holiness.

00:30:32.159 --> 00:30:33.619
 So as I look

00:30:33.619 --> 00:30:34.659
 as someone would look

00:30:34.659 --> 00:30:35.179
 at our life

00:30:35.179 --> 00:30:37.659
 would they see holiness?

00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:38.559
 Yes they see holiness.

00:30:38.659 --> 00:30:39.359
 What does it look like?

00:30:39.379 --> 00:30:40.079
 It looks like fruit.

00:30:40.399 --> 00:30:41.379
 What do I mean by that?

00:30:41.519 --> 00:30:42.179
 Listen to what

00:30:42.179 --> 00:30:42.899
 the Word of God says.

00:30:42.900 --> 00:30:44.040
 Abide in me

00:30:44.040 --> 00:30:44.920
 and I in you.

00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:46.160
 John 15.

00:30:47.040 --> 00:30:47.700
 As the branch

00:30:47.700 --> 00:30:48.800
 cannot bear fruit

00:30:48.800 --> 00:30:49.960
 by itself

00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:52.259
 unless it abides

00:30:52.259 --> 00:30:52.820
 in the vine

00:30:52.820 --> 00:30:53.860
 neither can you

00:30:53.860 --> 00:30:55.060
 unless you abide in me.

00:30:55.120 --> 00:30:56.200
 Let me say this church.

00:30:57.660 --> 00:30:58.680
 I hope we hear this.

00:30:58.720 --> 00:30:59.680
 This is to me

00:30:59.680 --> 00:31:01.080
 the most powerful

00:31:01.080 --> 00:31:02.920
 aspect of the New Testament

00:31:02.920 --> 00:31:05.120
 when it speaks

00:31:05.120 --> 00:31:05.960
 about how to live.

00:31:07.060 --> 00:31:08.060
 Listen there's never

00:31:08.060 --> 00:31:08.940
 going to be fruit

00:31:08.940 --> 00:31:10.540
 produced by your flesh.

00:31:10.660 --> 00:31:10.880
 Never.

00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:12.840
 It's not possible.

00:31:13.880 --> 00:31:14.460
 You know where fruit

00:31:14.460 --> 00:31:15.040
 comes from?

00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:16.340
 It comes from the Holy Spirit.

00:31:16.480 --> 00:31:17.259
 You know how it comes

00:31:17.259 --> 00:31:17.900
 out of your life

00:31:17.900 --> 00:31:18.480
 when you yield

00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:19.180
 to the Holy Spirit?

00:31:20.040 --> 00:31:20.920
 And the Holy Spirit

00:31:20.920 --> 00:31:21.680
 begins to live

00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:22.720
 His life through you

00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:23.640
 and what has produced?

00:31:23.800 --> 00:31:23.960
 Fruit.

00:31:24.100 --> 00:31:24.900
 That's what it means

00:31:24.900 --> 00:31:25.560
 when it says

00:31:25.560 --> 00:31:26.540
 abide in me.

00:31:26.600 --> 00:31:27.100
 What does it mean

00:31:27.100 --> 00:31:27.780
 to abide in me?

00:31:27.940 --> 00:31:28.560
 It means to say

00:31:28.560 --> 00:31:29.560
 God here I am

00:31:29.560 --> 00:31:30.700
 in all my weakness.

00:31:31.740 --> 00:31:32.880
 I'm not capable

00:31:32.880 --> 00:31:34.019
 of doing anything good.

00:31:34.080 --> 00:31:35.000
 Your Word declares it.

00:31:35.160 --> 00:31:36.320
 But God I give myself

00:31:36.320 --> 00:31:36.660
 to you

00:31:36.660 --> 00:31:37.320
 and I ask you

00:31:37.320 --> 00:31:38.320
 to do whatever you want

00:31:38.320 --> 00:31:39.180
 in and through my life.

00:31:40.140 --> 00:31:40.740
 And you know what he does?

00:31:40.860 --> 00:31:41.900
 To the person

00:31:41.900 --> 00:31:43.700
 who genuinely desires that?

00:31:44.040 --> 00:31:45.080
 The person who genuinely

00:31:45.080 --> 00:31:46.320
 desires to honor God?

00:31:46.620 --> 00:31:47.040
 To the person

00:31:47.040 --> 00:31:47.759
 who meditates

00:31:47.759 --> 00:31:48.240
 on His Word

00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:48.840
 night and day?

00:31:49.060 --> 00:31:49.519
 To the person

00:31:49.519 --> 00:31:50.440
 who wants to rightly

00:31:50.440 --> 00:31:51.240
 relate to God?

00:31:51.600 --> 00:31:52.300
 You know what God does?

00:31:52.500 --> 00:31:53.140
 Through the power

00:31:53.140 --> 00:31:53.759
 of the Holy Spirit

00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:55.019
 He does this amazing work

00:31:55.019 --> 00:31:56.180
 that Philippians talks about.

00:31:56.420 --> 00:31:57.259
 For it is God

00:31:57.259 --> 00:31:58.640
 who works in you.

00:32:00.100 --> 00:32:01.440
 You know how it finishes here?

00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:02.740
 Y'all know the rest

00:32:02.740 --> 00:32:03.100
 of the verse?

00:32:04.540 --> 00:32:05.320
 I hesitate.

00:32:05.600 --> 00:32:06.100
 I pause

00:32:06.100 --> 00:32:07.259
 because this is so powerful.

00:32:07.640 --> 00:32:08.259
 It is God

00:32:08.259 --> 00:32:09.480
 who works in you

00:32:09.480 --> 00:32:09.960
 to do what?

00:32:10.160 --> 00:32:10.920
 Both to will

00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:13.000
 and to do

00:32:13.000 --> 00:32:14.539
 of His good pleasure.

00:32:15.140 --> 00:32:15.700
 Listen to what

00:32:15.700 --> 00:32:16.599
 the truth is said here.

00:32:17.180 --> 00:32:17.900
 You know that

00:32:17.900 --> 00:32:19.579
 if there's any desire

00:32:19.579 --> 00:32:21.180
 it comes from Him.

00:32:21.240 --> 00:32:22.680
 A desire for His honor

00:32:22.680 --> 00:32:23.160
 and His glory

00:32:23.160 --> 00:32:23.740
 comes from Him.

00:32:23.940 --> 00:32:24.539
 It is God

00:32:24.539 --> 00:32:25.380
 who works in you

00:32:25.380 --> 00:32:26.200
 to will

00:32:26.200 --> 00:32:27.339
 to give you

00:32:27.339 --> 00:32:28.140
 the desire

00:32:28.140 --> 00:32:29.539
 for Him.

00:32:29.900 --> 00:32:30.500
 The desire

00:32:30.500 --> 00:32:31.259
 to honor Him.

00:32:32.620 --> 00:32:33.360
 Both to will

00:32:33.360 --> 00:32:34.240
 and to work.

00:32:34.559 --> 00:32:35.279
 The working

00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:36.819
 of holiness

00:32:36.819 --> 00:32:38.200
 the fruit

00:32:38.200 --> 00:32:39.119
 is not yours

00:32:39.119 --> 00:32:39.660
 it's His.

00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:40.879
 It's through your life.

00:32:41.180 --> 00:32:42.319
 As you yield to Him

00:32:42.319 --> 00:32:43.399
 He lives His life

00:32:43.399 --> 00:32:43.980
 through you.

00:32:44.720 --> 00:32:45.819
 Where do I get that from?

00:32:46.619 --> 00:32:47.339
 John 15.

00:32:47.579 --> 00:32:48.359
 Again, listen.

00:32:49.460 --> 00:32:50.180
 I am the vine

00:32:50.180 --> 00:32:50.839
 you are the branches

00:32:50.839 --> 00:32:52.000
 whoever abides in me

00:32:52.000 --> 00:32:52.779
 and I in him

00:32:52.779 --> 00:32:53.519
 he it is

00:32:53.519 --> 00:32:54.859
 that bears much fruit.

00:32:55.160 --> 00:32:56.859
 Whoever abides in me

00:32:56.859 --> 00:32:58.160
 and I in him

00:32:58.160 --> 00:32:59.099
 that's the one

00:32:59.099 --> 00:32:59.920
 that bears fruit.

00:33:01.139 --> 00:33:02.500
 The righteous ones.

00:33:03.119 --> 00:33:04.160
 The ones that yield

00:33:04.160 --> 00:33:05.380
 the ones that are abiding.

00:33:06.019 --> 00:33:07.320
 For apart from me

00:33:07.320 --> 00:33:08.360
 that is apart from

00:33:08.360 --> 00:33:09.480
 my life-giving power

00:33:09.480 --> 00:33:10.360
 you can do nothing.

00:33:12.140 --> 00:33:12.800
 Y'all realize

00:33:12.800 --> 00:33:14.160
 that we in our flesh

00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:14.860
 don't have the power

00:33:14.860 --> 00:33:15.779
 to do anything good

00:33:15.779 --> 00:33:17.220
 but those of us

00:33:17.220 --> 00:33:17.900
 who yield to Him

00:33:17.900 --> 00:33:18.680
 we're going to experience

00:33:18.680 --> 00:33:19.680
 this life-giving

00:33:19.680 --> 00:33:20.800
 this fruit

00:33:20.800 --> 00:33:21.779
 that's going to pour itself

00:33:21.779 --> 00:33:22.360
 out of our life.

00:33:22.580 --> 00:33:23.440
 It's like we talked about

00:33:23.440 --> 00:33:24.259
 in Sunday school this morning

00:33:24.259 --> 00:33:25.019
 it's the overflow.

00:33:26.220 --> 00:33:27.320
 It's the overflow

00:33:27.320 --> 00:33:28.000
 of a life

00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:29.080
 that's saturated with God.

00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:29.779
 It's the overflow

00:33:29.779 --> 00:33:30.779
 of one who's yielded

00:33:30.779 --> 00:33:31.560
 his life to God.

00:33:31.779 --> 00:33:32.700
 Back to Psalm 1.

00:33:34.160 --> 00:33:42.080
 Where is Christ

00:33:42.080 --> 00:33:42.700
 in this passage?

00:33:44.160 --> 00:33:44.800
 Y'all know

00:33:44.800 --> 00:33:45.700
 that all the Psalms

00:33:45.700 --> 00:33:46.680
 point to Christ?

00:33:48.259 --> 00:33:48.800
 You know

00:33:48.800 --> 00:33:49.540
 that all the Word

00:33:49.540 --> 00:33:50.360
 points to Christ?

00:33:51.140 --> 00:33:52.180
 The Old Testament

00:33:52.180 --> 00:33:52.900
 points forward

00:33:52.900 --> 00:33:53.600
 the New Testament

00:33:53.600 --> 00:33:54.259
 points backwards

00:33:54.259 --> 00:33:55.960
 but it all points to Christ.

00:33:56.019 --> 00:33:56.920
 Where do you see Christ here?

00:33:58.840 --> 00:33:59.880
 Let me just ask

00:33:59.880 --> 00:34:01.220
 it this way.

00:34:01.220 --> 00:34:04.059
 Blessed is the man

00:34:04.059 --> 00:34:05.640
 who delights in the law

00:34:05.640 --> 00:34:07.059
 who doesn't

00:34:07.059 --> 00:34:08.179
 counsel with the wicked

00:34:08.179 --> 00:34:09.139
 or stand with sinners

00:34:09.139 --> 00:34:10.220
 or sit in the seat of scoffers.

00:34:10.260 --> 00:34:11.019
 How many people

00:34:11.019 --> 00:34:12.440
 in the Old Testament

00:34:12.440 --> 00:34:13.179
 and New Testament

00:34:13.179 --> 00:34:13.940
 how many people

00:34:13.940 --> 00:34:15.400
 have rejected

00:34:15.400 --> 00:34:16.500
 those things?

00:34:16.860 --> 00:34:17.880
 How many of us

00:34:17.880 --> 00:34:18.820
 would say

00:34:18.820 --> 00:34:19.800
 that I've never

00:34:19.800 --> 00:34:20.460
 ever

00:34:20.460 --> 00:34:22.579
 received the counsel

00:34:22.579 --> 00:34:23.039
 of the wicked?

00:34:23.720 --> 00:34:24.880
 That I've never

00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:26.039
 ever walked

00:34:26.039 --> 00:34:27.079
 in a sinful way?

00:34:27.639 --> 00:34:28.579
 That I've never

00:34:28.579 --> 00:34:29.220
 ever sat

00:34:29.219 --> 00:34:30.500
 sat with people

00:34:30.500 --> 00:34:31.099
 that scoff

00:34:31.099 --> 00:34:31.859
 and mock God.

00:34:32.500 --> 00:34:33.099
 How many of us

00:34:33.099 --> 00:34:33.919
 would say that?

00:34:34.759 --> 00:34:35.000
 You know

00:34:35.000 --> 00:34:35.719
 there's not one of us

00:34:35.719 --> 00:34:36.159
 in this room

00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:36.839
 that can say that.

00:34:37.539 --> 00:34:38.579
 There's not one of us

00:34:38.579 --> 00:34:39.159
 that can say

00:34:39.159 --> 00:34:40.399
 we've not walked

00:34:40.399 --> 00:34:41.439
 in these sinful ways.

00:34:41.699 --> 00:34:41.919
 You know

00:34:41.919 --> 00:34:42.219
 what's true

00:34:42.219 --> 00:34:42.759
 in the Old Testament

00:34:42.759 --> 00:34:43.099
 as well?

00:34:44.919 --> 00:34:45.759
 There's not one

00:34:45.759 --> 00:34:46.319
 who could say

00:34:46.319 --> 00:34:47.000
 that they were righteous

00:34:47.000 --> 00:34:48.259
 but there is one,

00:34:48.319 --> 00:34:48.480
 right?

00:34:49.619 --> 00:34:50.139
 You know

00:34:50.139 --> 00:34:50.659
 what this is?

00:34:50.679 --> 00:34:51.439
 This is a picture

00:34:51.439 --> 00:34:52.059
 of Christ.

00:34:53.179 --> 00:34:53.719
 You know

00:34:53.719 --> 00:34:54.159
 Christ

00:34:54.159 --> 00:34:55.219
 meditate on the Word

00:34:55.219 --> 00:34:55.639
 of God

00:34:55.639 --> 00:34:56.539
 night and day?

00:34:57.579 --> 00:34:58.039
 You know

00:34:58.039 --> 00:34:58.439
 what it is

00:34:58.440 --> 00:34:59.039
 to delight?

00:35:00.480 --> 00:35:01.679
 What is the word

00:35:01.679 --> 00:35:02.780
 delight connotate?

00:35:02.880 --> 00:35:03.260
 Is it just

00:35:03.260 --> 00:35:04.460
 an intellectual consent

00:35:04.460 --> 00:35:05.900
 or assent?

00:35:06.400 --> 00:35:06.659
 You know

00:35:06.659 --> 00:35:07.380
 what delight is?

00:35:07.480 --> 00:35:08.119
 It's something

00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:09.440
 that captivates you.

00:35:09.639 --> 00:35:10.200
 It's something

00:35:10.200 --> 00:35:10.900
 in the center

00:35:10.900 --> 00:35:11.659
 of your being

00:35:11.659 --> 00:35:12.340
 and when you

00:35:12.340 --> 00:35:13.240
 delight in something

00:35:13.240 --> 00:35:14.320
 you give it your all.

00:35:17.840 --> 00:35:18.679
 Is it true

00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:19.179
 that Christ

00:35:19.179 --> 00:35:19.700
 delighted

00:35:19.700 --> 00:35:20.240
 in the things

00:35:20.240 --> 00:35:20.599
 of God?

00:35:21.840 --> 00:35:22.099
 You know

00:35:22.099 --> 00:35:22.420
 it says

00:35:22.420 --> 00:35:23.200
 He never did

00:35:23.200 --> 00:35:23.760
 anything

00:35:23.760 --> 00:35:24.220
 except what

00:35:24.220 --> 00:35:24.539
 the Father

00:35:24.539 --> 00:35:24.940
 told Him

00:35:24.940 --> 00:35:25.159
 to do.

00:35:25.320 --> 00:35:25.820
 He never

00:35:25.820 --> 00:35:26.800
 said a word

00:35:26.800 --> 00:35:27.579
 except what

00:35:27.579 --> 00:35:27.980
 the Father

00:35:27.980 --> 00:35:28.380
 told Him

00:35:28.380 --> 00:35:28.759
 to say.

00:35:29.039 --> 00:35:29.199
 Do you

00:35:29.199 --> 00:35:29.480
 think He

00:35:29.480 --> 00:35:29.860
 delighted

00:35:29.860 --> 00:35:30.099
 in the

00:35:30.099 --> 00:35:30.340
 Father?

00:35:31.719 --> 00:35:32.059
 Do you

00:35:32.059 --> 00:35:32.360
 think He

00:35:32.360 --> 00:35:32.599
 would go

00:35:32.599 --> 00:35:32.860
 up in the

00:35:32.860 --> 00:35:33.119
 mountains

00:35:33.119 --> 00:35:33.619
 and pray

00:35:33.619 --> 00:35:34.319
 all night

00:35:34.319 --> 00:35:35.259
 because He

00:35:35.259 --> 00:35:35.500
 didn't

00:35:35.500 --> 00:35:35.880
 delight in

00:35:35.880 --> 00:35:36.179
 the Father?

00:35:36.259 --> 00:35:36.880
 He delighted

00:35:36.880 --> 00:35:37.139
 in the

00:35:37.139 --> 00:35:37.360
 Father.

00:35:37.659 --> 00:35:38.019
 He wanted

00:35:38.019 --> 00:35:38.319
 to do

00:35:38.319 --> 00:35:38.659
 the will

00:35:38.659 --> 00:35:38.860
 of the

00:35:38.860 --> 00:35:39.059
 Father

00:35:39.059 --> 00:35:39.380
 and did

00:35:39.380 --> 00:35:39.500
 He?

00:35:40.619 --> 00:35:41.019
 Perfectly.

00:35:42.099 --> 00:35:42.880
 Without sin.

00:35:43.319 --> 00:35:44.059
 He perfectly

00:35:44.059 --> 00:35:44.340
 honored.

00:35:44.340 --> 00:35:44.840
 You know

00:35:44.840 --> 00:35:45.219
 there's only

00:35:45.219 --> 00:35:46.380
 one who

00:35:46.380 --> 00:35:48.139
 truly meditates

00:35:48.139 --> 00:35:48.920
 and delights

00:35:48.920 --> 00:35:49.860
 on God's Word

00:35:49.860 --> 00:35:50.679
 and who is

00:35:50.679 --> 00:35:51.199
 perfectly

00:35:51.199 --> 00:35:51.819
 righteous,

00:35:52.039 --> 00:35:52.340
 genuinely

00:35:52.340 --> 00:35:52.779
 righteous.

00:35:53.239 --> 00:35:53.880
 This Psalm

00:35:53.880 --> 00:35:54.599
 points to

00:35:54.599 --> 00:35:55.619
 Jesus but

00:35:55.619 --> 00:35:56.139
 it also

00:35:56.139 --> 00:35:56.759
 points to

00:35:56.759 --> 00:35:57.159
 the ones

00:35:57.159 --> 00:35:57.360
 who have

00:35:57.360 --> 00:35:57.900
 been affected

00:35:57.900 --> 00:35:58.539
 by Jesus.

00:35:59.480 --> 00:35:59.799
 You know

00:35:59.799 --> 00:36:00.279
 we've been

00:36:00.279 --> 00:36:00.980
 made righteous

00:36:00.980 --> 00:36:01.860
 and this is

00:36:01.860 --> 00:36:02.259
 now true.

00:36:02.360 --> 00:36:02.599
 We've been

00:36:02.599 --> 00:36:03.219
 given a new

00:36:03.219 --> 00:36:03.559
 heart.

00:36:04.579 --> 00:36:04.860
 We've been

00:36:04.860 --> 00:36:05.380
 given new

00:36:05.380 --> 00:36:05.880
 desires.

00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:06.440
 The old man

00:36:06.440 --> 00:36:06.699
 has been

00:36:06.699 --> 00:36:07.139
 crucified.

00:36:07.339 --> 00:36:07.619
 Behold

00:36:07.619 --> 00:36:08.759
 we're called

00:36:08.759 --> 00:36:09.319
 to walk

00:36:09.319 --> 00:36:09.759
 in newness

00:36:09.759 --> 00:36:10.119
 of life

00:36:10.119 --> 00:36:10.380
 that we

00:36:10.380 --> 00:36:10.880
 would present

00:36:10.880 --> 00:36:11.480
 our members

00:36:11.480 --> 00:36:12.480
 as instruments

00:36:12.480 --> 00:36:13.319
 of righteousness

00:36:13.319 --> 00:36:15.039
 not unrighteousness.

00:36:15.239 --> 00:36:15.960
 We're now

00:36:15.960 --> 00:36:16.779
 capable of doing

00:36:16.779 --> 00:36:17.019
 that.

00:36:17.239 --> 00:36:17.559
 We're no

00:36:17.559 --> 00:36:18.199
 longer slaves

00:36:18.199 --> 00:36:18.659
 to sin

00:36:18.659 --> 00:36:19.339
 according to

00:36:19.339 --> 00:36:20.199
 Romans 6.

00:36:20.199 --> 00:36:23.639
 And I love

00:36:23.639 --> 00:36:24.799
 what is said

00:36:24.799 --> 00:36:25.759
 in verse 6

00:36:25.759 --> 00:36:26.319
 for the Lord

00:36:26.319 --> 00:36:27.699
 knows the ways

00:36:27.699 --> 00:36:28.339
 of the righteous.

00:36:28.519 --> 00:36:28.799
 What do you

00:36:28.799 --> 00:36:29.579
 mean he knows?

00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:30.639
 The word

00:36:30.639 --> 00:36:31.779
 know connotates

00:36:31.779 --> 00:36:32.339
 relationship.

00:36:32.500 --> 00:36:32.980
 Do you realize

00:36:32.980 --> 00:36:33.839
 that this

00:36:33.839 --> 00:36:35.099
 scripture talks

00:36:35.099 --> 00:36:36.000
 about the fruit

00:36:36.000 --> 00:36:36.579
 that is the Holy

00:36:36.579 --> 00:36:37.039
 Spirit living

00:36:37.039 --> 00:36:37.619
 his life through

00:36:37.619 --> 00:36:38.319
 you and it

00:36:38.319 --> 00:36:38.939
 talks about

00:36:38.939 --> 00:36:39.779
 knowing that

00:36:39.779 --> 00:36:40.379
 we're known

00:36:40.379 --> 00:36:40.939
 by him

00:36:40.939 --> 00:36:41.839
 in a relational

00:36:41.839 --> 00:36:42.159
 way?

00:36:43.419 --> 00:36:44.000
 Y'all with me?

00:36:44.079 --> 00:36:44.319
 Am I?

00:36:45.839 --> 00:36:46.599
 Am I making

00:36:46.599 --> 00:36:47.399
 any sense at all?

00:36:47.439 --> 00:36:47.899
 Do you see how

00:36:47.899 --> 00:36:49.059
 this ties together?

00:36:49.059 --> 00:36:49.139
 Father,

00:36:50.019 --> 00:36:50.659
 is that there's

00:36:50.659 --> 00:36:51.199
 no one that's

00:36:51.199 --> 00:36:51.539
 ever been

00:36:51.539 --> 00:36:52.239
 righteous except

00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:52.599
 Jesus,

00:36:52.759 --> 00:36:53.559
 genuinely righteous

00:36:53.559 --> 00:36:54.139
 who genuinely

00:36:54.139 --> 00:36:54.920
 desired God

00:36:54.920 --> 00:36:56.539
 with the exception

00:36:56.539 --> 00:36:57.000
 of this,

00:36:57.119 --> 00:36:57.900
 the ones who've

00:36:57.900 --> 00:36:58.639
 been changed

00:36:58.639 --> 00:36:59.139
 by God.

00:37:00.980 --> 00:37:01.940
 The ones who've

00:37:01.940 --> 00:37:02.860
 been made

00:37:02.860 --> 00:37:03.259
 righteous,

00:37:03.380 --> 00:37:03.639
 they've been

00:37:03.639 --> 00:37:04.159
 given a new

00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:04.380
 heart.

00:37:04.460 --> 00:37:04.860
 You realize

00:37:04.860 --> 00:37:05.239
 that God

00:37:05.239 --> 00:37:05.679
 is growing

00:37:05.679 --> 00:37:06.179
 us into

00:37:06.179 --> 00:37:06.559
 the image

00:37:06.559 --> 00:37:07.019
 of Christ?

00:37:08.159 --> 00:37:08.599
 It means

00:37:08.599 --> 00:37:09.079
 a lot of

00:37:09.079 --> 00:37:09.279
 things,

00:37:09.360 --> 00:37:09.679
 but one of

00:37:09.679 --> 00:37:09.920
 the things

00:37:09.920 --> 00:37:10.299
 it means

00:37:10.299 --> 00:37:11.019
 is more

00:37:11.019 --> 00:37:11.420
 and more

00:37:11.420 --> 00:37:11.820
 and more

00:37:11.820 --> 00:37:12.159
 and more

00:37:12.159 --> 00:37:12.440
 and more

00:37:12.440 --> 00:37:13.039
 we desire

00:37:13.039 --> 00:37:13.440
 the things

00:37:13.440 --> 00:37:13.820
 of God.

00:37:15.380 --> 00:37:16.099
 He's growing

00:37:16.099 --> 00:37:16.619
 us into

00:37:16.619 --> 00:37:17.059
 the image

00:37:17.059 --> 00:37:17.420
 of Christ.

00:37:17.519 --> 00:37:17.739
 What is

00:37:17.739 --> 00:37:18.019
 the image

00:37:18.019 --> 00:37:18.340
 of Christ?

00:37:18.340 --> 00:37:19.220
 He served

00:37:19.220 --> 00:37:19.660
 God with

00:37:19.660 --> 00:37:20.180
 all his

00:37:20.180 --> 00:37:20.460
 life,

00:37:20.519 --> 00:37:20.960
 with everything

00:37:20.960 --> 00:37:21.240
 it was.

00:37:21.280 --> 00:37:21.579
 He's willing

00:37:21.579 --> 00:37:22.019
 to die

00:37:22.019 --> 00:37:22.340
 for the

00:37:22.340 --> 00:37:22.600
 kingdom.

00:37:24.300 --> 00:37:24.780
 You know

00:37:24.780 --> 00:37:25.200
 what God's

00:37:25.200 --> 00:37:25.579
 working in

00:37:25.579 --> 00:37:25.920
 our life?

00:37:26.120 --> 00:37:26.539
 A willingness

00:37:26.539 --> 00:37:26.960
 to die

00:37:26.960 --> 00:37:27.260
 for the

00:37:27.260 --> 00:37:27.460
 kingdom.

00:37:28.420 --> 00:37:29.059
 A willingness

00:37:29.059 --> 00:37:29.480
 to say

00:37:29.480 --> 00:37:29.840
 no to

00:37:29.840 --> 00:37:30.380
 all sin.

00:37:31.300 --> 00:37:31.800
 A willingness

00:37:31.800 --> 00:37:32.260
 to plant

00:37:32.260 --> 00:37:32.660
 our roots

00:37:32.660 --> 00:37:33.260
 so deep

00:37:33.260 --> 00:37:33.720
 that we're

00:37:33.720 --> 00:37:35.079
 rooted by

00:37:35.079 --> 00:37:36.539
 the life

00:37:36.539 --> 00:37:37.720
 giving of

00:37:37.720 --> 00:37:38.059
 Christ,

00:37:38.180 --> 00:37:38.820
 the living

00:37:38.820 --> 00:37:39.680
 water that

00:37:39.680 --> 00:37:40.000
 the woman

00:37:40.000 --> 00:37:40.240
 at the

00:37:40.240 --> 00:37:40.680
 well heard

00:37:40.680 --> 00:37:40.960
 about.

00:37:41.260 --> 00:37:41.579
 You remember

00:37:41.579 --> 00:37:41.860
 the woman

00:37:41.860 --> 00:37:42.059
 at the

00:37:42.059 --> 00:37:42.180
 well,

00:37:42.240 --> 00:37:42.400
 right?

00:37:42.400 --> 00:37:42.420
 Right?

00:37:42.420 --> 00:37:45.980
 You don't

00:37:45.980 --> 00:37:46.420
 have anything

00:37:46.420 --> 00:37:46.860
 to draw

00:37:46.860 --> 00:37:47.260
 with and

00:37:47.260 --> 00:37:47.559
 the well

00:37:47.559 --> 00:37:48.059
 is deep.

00:37:48.360 --> 00:37:48.700
 He said,

00:37:48.780 --> 00:37:49.019
 if you'd

00:37:49.019 --> 00:37:49.300
 have asked

00:37:49.300 --> 00:37:49.519
 me,

00:37:49.599 --> 00:37:49.820
 I would

00:37:49.820 --> 00:37:50.079
 have given

00:37:50.079 --> 00:37:50.539
 you living

00:37:50.539 --> 00:37:50.840
 water.

00:37:51.880 --> 00:37:52.280
 You know

00:37:52.280 --> 00:37:52.559
 that's what

00:37:52.559 --> 00:37:52.920
 we need?

00:37:53.360 --> 00:37:53.860
 We need

00:37:53.860 --> 00:37:54.460
 living water.

00:37:56.380 --> 00:37:56.960
 So how

00:37:56.960 --> 00:37:57.280
 does this

00:37:57.280 --> 00:37:57.720
 apply to

00:37:57.720 --> 00:37:57.940
 us?

00:37:58.300 --> 00:37:58.500
 Let me

00:37:58.500 --> 00:37:59.039
 ask you

00:37:59.039 --> 00:37:59.559
 this question.

00:38:01.099 --> 00:38:01.720
 If you're

00:38:01.720 --> 00:38:02.240
 honest with

00:38:02.240 --> 00:38:02.840
 yourself this

00:38:02.840 --> 00:38:03.119
 morning,

00:38:03.300 --> 00:38:03.700
 would you

00:38:03.700 --> 00:38:04.220
 say this

00:38:04.220 --> 00:38:04.519
 is true

00:38:04.519 --> 00:38:04.880
 for you?

00:38:04.980 --> 00:38:05.320
 Do you

00:38:05.320 --> 00:38:07.220
 delight in

00:38:07.220 --> 00:38:07.480
 the law

00:38:07.480 --> 00:38:07.800
 of God?

00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:09.400
 Do you

00:38:09.400 --> 00:38:11.019
 delight in

00:38:11.019 --> 00:38:11.500
 rightly

00:38:11.500 --> 00:38:12.280
 relating to

00:38:12.280 --> 00:38:12.560
 God?

00:38:14.039 --> 00:38:14.720
 Does it

00:38:14.720 --> 00:38:15.680
 captivate your

00:38:15.680 --> 00:38:16.000
 life?

00:38:16.080 --> 00:38:16.380
 Are you

00:38:16.380 --> 00:38:17.940
 captivated with

00:38:17.940 --> 00:38:19.200
 the desire to

00:38:19.200 --> 00:38:20.140
 be in a deep

00:38:20.140 --> 00:38:20.960
 right God

00:38:20.960 --> 00:38:21.720
 honoring relationship

00:38:21.720 --> 00:38:22.200
 with him?

00:38:23.780 --> 00:38:24.600
 Is it the

00:38:24.600 --> 00:38:25.260
 delight of your

00:38:25.260 --> 00:38:25.600
 soul?

00:38:26.200 --> 00:38:26.440
 You know

00:38:26.440 --> 00:38:26.800
 what's true

00:38:26.800 --> 00:38:27.160
 about this

00:38:27.160 --> 00:38:27.440
 life?

00:38:27.539 --> 00:38:27.800
 It's going

00:38:27.800 --> 00:38:28.840
 to distract

00:38:28.840 --> 00:38:29.440
 us.

00:38:29.960 --> 00:38:30.519
 It's going

00:38:30.519 --> 00:38:31.000
 to tempt

00:38:31.000 --> 00:38:31.420
 us.

00:38:31.920 --> 00:38:32.320
 It's going

00:38:32.320 --> 00:38:32.840
 to lie to

00:38:32.840 --> 00:38:33.180
 us.

00:38:33.380 --> 00:38:33.780
 And we're

00:38:33.780 --> 00:38:34.080
 going to be

00:38:34.080 --> 00:38:34.680
 walking down

00:38:34.680 --> 00:38:35.160
 these roads

00:38:35.160 --> 00:38:35.820
 away from

00:38:35.820 --> 00:38:36.760
 this place

00:38:36.760 --> 00:38:38.200
 that we're

00:38:38.200 --> 00:38:39.020
 called to

00:38:39.020 --> 00:38:39.580
 that is

00:38:39.580 --> 00:38:40.180
 this place

00:38:40.180 --> 00:38:40.940
 of delighting

00:38:40.940 --> 00:38:41.380
 in him.

00:38:41.900 --> 00:38:42.300
 Church,

00:38:42.400 --> 00:38:43.060
 I can't

00:38:43.060 --> 00:38:43.700
 encourage you

00:38:43.700 --> 00:38:44.620
 enough to

00:38:44.620 --> 00:38:45.320
 make this

00:38:45.320 --> 00:38:46.100
 your passion.

00:38:50.260 --> 00:38:51.060
 Let me ask

00:38:51.060 --> 00:38:51.500
 you this as

00:38:51.500 --> 00:38:51.720
 well.

00:38:52.320 --> 00:38:52.700
 Is there

00:38:52.700 --> 00:38:53.100
 any fruit

00:38:53.100 --> 00:38:53.300
 in your

00:38:53.300 --> 00:38:53.580
 life?

00:38:54.120 --> 00:38:54.760
 I'm not

00:38:54.760 --> 00:38:55.660
 talking about

00:38:55.660 --> 00:38:57.920
 self-acts.

00:38:58.100 --> 00:38:58.460
 I'm not

00:38:58.460 --> 00:38:59.340
 talking about

00:38:59.340 --> 00:39:00.560
 things you

00:39:00.560 --> 00:39:01.020
 create.

00:39:01.180 --> 00:39:01.740
 I'm talking

00:39:01.740 --> 00:39:02.640
 about genuine

00:39:02.640 --> 00:39:03.680
 spiritual fruit.

00:39:03.740 --> 00:39:03.980
 Is there

00:39:03.980 --> 00:39:04.400
 fruit in your

00:39:04.400 --> 00:39:04.660
 life?

00:39:05.260 --> 00:39:05.520
 You know

00:39:05.520 --> 00:39:05.720
 where it

00:39:05.720 --> 00:39:06.100
 comes from?

00:39:06.180 --> 00:39:06.520
 Abiding

00:39:06.519 --> 00:39:06.920
 in him?

00:39:07.380 --> 00:39:07.679
 Let me

00:39:07.679 --> 00:39:07.960
 ask this

00:39:07.960 --> 00:39:08.400
 question for

00:39:08.400 --> 00:39:08.739
 each of

00:39:08.739 --> 00:39:08.860
 us.

00:39:09.539 --> 00:39:09.920
 If you're

00:39:09.920 --> 00:39:10.340
 honest with

00:39:10.340 --> 00:39:10.719
 yourself,

00:39:11.659 --> 00:39:12.079
 do you

00:39:12.079 --> 00:39:12.460
 have a

00:39:12.460 --> 00:39:12.880
 heart's

00:39:12.880 --> 00:39:13.519
 desire to

00:39:13.519 --> 00:39:14.320
 truly abide

00:39:14.320 --> 00:39:14.820
 in Christ?

00:39:16.659 --> 00:39:17.460
 To walk

00:39:17.460 --> 00:39:17.840
 in his

00:39:17.840 --> 00:39:18.320
 strength and

00:39:18.320 --> 00:39:18.820
 his power?

00:39:19.360 --> 00:39:19.599
 And then

00:39:19.599 --> 00:39:19.920
 lastly,

00:39:20.039 --> 00:39:20.400
 I'll ask

00:39:20.400 --> 00:39:20.659
 this.

00:39:21.460 --> 00:39:22.019
 Is there

00:39:22.019 --> 00:39:22.519
 any wicked

00:39:22.519 --> 00:39:23.079
 way that's

00:39:23.079 --> 00:39:23.500
 prevalent in

00:39:23.500 --> 00:39:23.840
 your life

00:39:23.840 --> 00:39:24.179
 right now?

00:39:25.920 --> 00:39:26.800
 Are you

00:39:26.800 --> 00:39:28.460
 in any

00:39:28.460 --> 00:39:30.059
 way listening

00:39:30.059 --> 00:39:30.519
 to the

00:39:30.519 --> 00:39:31.079
 counsel of

00:39:31.079 --> 00:39:31.460
 the wicked?

00:39:32.159 --> 00:39:32.759
 In any

00:39:32.759 --> 00:39:34.039
 way standing

00:39:34.039 --> 00:39:34.599
 in the way

00:39:34.599 --> 00:39:35.159
 of sinners,

00:39:35.539 --> 00:39:36.019
 the same

00:39:36.019 --> 00:39:36.339
 way that

00:39:36.339 --> 00:39:36.739
 they live

00:39:36.739 --> 00:39:37.219
 and walk,

00:39:37.539 --> 00:39:38.079
 in any

00:39:38.079 --> 00:39:39.079
 way sitting

00:39:39.079 --> 00:39:39.480
 in the

00:39:39.480 --> 00:39:40.259
 seat of

00:39:40.259 --> 00:39:40.659
 those who

00:39:40.659 --> 00:39:41.319
 mock God

00:39:41.319 --> 00:39:42.119
 and scoff

00:39:42.119 --> 00:39:42.699
 at religion?

00:39:43.119 --> 00:39:43.940
 Is any

00:39:43.940 --> 00:39:44.239
 of that

00:39:44.239 --> 00:39:44.619
 true for

00:39:44.619 --> 00:39:44.819
 you?

00:39:47.179 --> 00:39:47.819
 Have you

00:39:47.819 --> 00:39:48.559
 confessed

00:39:48.559 --> 00:39:50.039
 every known

00:39:50.039 --> 00:39:51.059
 sin in your

00:39:51.059 --> 00:39:51.900
 life before

00:39:51.900 --> 00:39:52.779
 God and

00:39:52.779 --> 00:39:53.339
 repented of

00:39:53.339 --> 00:39:53.440
 it?

00:39:53.579 --> 00:39:54.579
 Every known

00:39:54.579 --> 00:39:54.839
 sin?

00:39:54.880 --> 00:39:55.139
 I'm not

00:39:55.139 --> 00:39:55.579
 saying you

00:39:55.579 --> 00:39:56.000
 know them

00:39:56.000 --> 00:39:56.259
 all.

00:39:56.960 --> 00:39:57.380
 I'm just

00:39:57.380 --> 00:39:57.739
 saying of

00:39:57.739 --> 00:39:58.539
 every sin

00:39:58.539 --> 00:39:58.900
 that you're

00:39:58.900 --> 00:39:59.400
 aware of,

00:39:59.599 --> 00:39:59.920
 have you

00:39:59.920 --> 00:40:00.860
 genuinely turned

00:40:00.860 --> 00:40:01.239
 away and

00:40:01.239 --> 00:40:01.819
 repented from

00:40:01.820 --> 00:40:02.240
 those and

00:40:02.240 --> 00:40:02.660
 confessed?

00:40:02.940 --> 00:40:03.320
 Do you

00:40:03.320 --> 00:40:03.700
 have a

00:40:03.700 --> 00:40:04.360
 delight in

00:40:04.360 --> 00:40:04.620
 him?

00:40:04.880 --> 00:40:05.280
 Are you

00:40:05.280 --> 00:40:05.960
 seeking to

00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:06.700
 be fully

00:40:06.700 --> 00:40:08.280
 yielded to

00:40:08.280 --> 00:40:08.580
 him?

00:40:09.100 --> 00:40:09.580
 Let's pray.

00:40:13.519 --> 00:40:14.280
 Father, I

00:40:14.280 --> 00:40:15.220
 confess that

00:40:15.220 --> 00:40:16.559
 we are

00:40:16.559 --> 00:40:16.860
 weak.

00:40:18.220 --> 00:40:18.620
 And Father,

00:40:18.720 --> 00:40:19.539
 so easily I'm

00:40:19.539 --> 00:40:20.380
 drawn away

00:40:20.380 --> 00:40:23.600
 to look at

00:40:23.600 --> 00:40:24.140
 or listen

00:40:24.140 --> 00:40:24.840
 to or even

00:40:24.840 --> 00:40:25.900
 participate in

00:40:25.900 --> 00:40:26.500
 things that

00:40:26.500 --> 00:40:27.200
 are selfish.

00:40:29.200 --> 00:40:29.980
 Father, I

00:40:29.980 --> 00:40:30.660
 ask that you

00:40:30.660 --> 00:40:31.080
 would do a

00:40:31.079 --> 00:40:31.980
 supernatural work

00:40:31.980 --> 00:40:32.400
 in each of

00:40:32.400 --> 00:40:32.840
 our lives.

00:40:32.960 --> 00:40:33.259
 That Father,

00:40:33.380 --> 00:40:34.360
 we would not

00:40:34.360 --> 00:40:36.799
 pursue self to

00:40:36.799 --> 00:40:38.619
 gratify ourselves.

00:40:39.400 --> 00:40:40.420
 But God, that we

00:40:40.420 --> 00:40:41.400
 would truly be

00:40:41.400 --> 00:40:42.779
 transformed by

00:40:42.779 --> 00:40:43.639
 you and your

00:40:43.639 --> 00:40:44.079
 word.

00:40:44.440 --> 00:40:44.719
 And that

00:40:44.719 --> 00:40:45.940
 transformation would

00:40:45.940 --> 00:40:46.619
 be such that we

00:40:46.619 --> 00:40:47.279
 would present our

00:40:47.279 --> 00:40:48.059
 bodies as a living

00:40:48.059 --> 00:40:49.079
 sacrifice to you,

00:40:49.360 --> 00:40:49.900
 holy and

00:40:49.900 --> 00:40:50.400
 acceptable.

00:40:50.719 --> 00:40:51.219
 That we would

00:40:51.219 --> 00:40:52.119
 set our mind on

00:40:52.119 --> 00:40:53.079
 things above, not

00:40:53.079 --> 00:40:53.860
 on things of this

00:40:53.860 --> 00:40:54.199
 earth.

00:40:54.579 --> 00:40:55.179
 That God, you

00:40:55.179 --> 00:40:56.519
 would transform us

00:40:56.519 --> 00:40:57.539
 by the renewing of

00:40:57.539 --> 00:40:58.059
 our mind.

00:40:58.380 --> 00:40:58.980
 And Father, you

00:40:58.980 --> 00:40:59.779
 would give us a

00:40:59.779 --> 00:41:00.699
 heart that,

00:41:01.079 --> 00:41:02.319
 desires to abide.

00:41:02.420 --> 00:41:03.039
 But Father, we

00:41:03.039 --> 00:41:03.920
 can't find the

00:41:03.920 --> 00:41:04.639
 capacity in

00:41:04.639 --> 00:41:05.599
 ourselves even to

00:41:05.599 --> 00:41:05.960
 abide.

00:41:07.360 --> 00:41:07.980
 And so God, I

00:41:07.980 --> 00:41:08.659
 ask you to do a

00:41:08.659 --> 00:41:09.360
 work in our lives

00:41:09.360 --> 00:41:09.860
 that you would

00:41:09.860 --> 00:41:11.440
 take us there.

00:41:12.480 --> 00:41:13.119
 Father, you

00:41:13.119 --> 00:41:13.960
 would do whatever

00:41:13.960 --> 00:41:14.940
 it takes to take

00:41:14.940 --> 00:41:15.599
 us to this place

00:41:15.599 --> 00:41:16.099
 of abiding.

00:41:17.799 --> 00:41:18.340
 Father, we

00:41:18.340 --> 00:41:19.199
 desire to know

00:41:19.199 --> 00:41:19.819
 you in that way

00:41:19.819 --> 00:41:20.299
 and I pray in

00:41:20.299 --> 00:41:20.699
 your name.

00:41:20.900 --> 00:41:21.099
 Amen.

00:41:21.099 --> 00:41:21.199
 Amen.

00:41:21.199 --> 00:41:21.259
 Amen.

00:41:21.259 --> 00:41:21.279
 Amen.

00:41:21.279 --> 00:41:21.299
 Amen.

00:41:21.299 --> 00:41:21.319
 Amen.

00:41:21.319 --> 00:41:21.340
 Amen.

00:41:21.340 --> 00:41:23.259
 Amen.

00:41:23.259 --> 00:41:23.340
 Amen.

00:41:23.340 --> 00:41:23.360
 Amen.

00:41:23.360 --> 00:41:23.380
 Amen.

00:41:23.380 --> 00:41:25.259
 Amen.

00:41:25.259 --> 00:41:25.299
 Amen.

00:41:25.299 --> 00:41:25.380
 Amen.

00:41:25.380 --> 00:41:27.299
 Amen.

00:41:27.299 --> 00:41:27.380
 Amen.

00:41:27.380 --> 00:41:29.299
 Amen.

00:41:29.299 --> 00:41:29.340
 Amen.

00:41:29.340 --> 00:41:31.059
 Amen.