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 We can turn back now to our reading in Ephesians chapter 3.

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 We can read again at verse 8. Ephesians chapter 3, reading at verse 8.

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 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, and so on.

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 Two things that we have in these verses that we're going to be focusing on this evening.

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 We have the unsearchable riches of Christ mentioned there in verse 8,

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 and also we see how Paul here is speaking about a mystery,

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 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things.

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 What do you think of when you think of that word mystery?

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 What comes to mind?

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 It might have something, bring something to mind that's hard to understand.

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 Perhaps if you're in school, you're thinking about things that you find difficult as you're studying.

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 They seem like a mystery, algebra, physics, a foreign language.

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 It just seems like a mystery when you first start looking at them.

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 How do you understand these things?

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 It might be something you've misplaced.

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 It's a mystery where it's gone.

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 You leave your keys, you leave glasses, leave all kinds of things lying around and just say,

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 well, it's a mystery.

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 I don't know where they've gone to.

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 It might be something like a book or a TV show that you enjoy.

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 Maybe you're into mystery novels or mystery shows.

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 You're wondering about, as it starts, there's an unsolved mystery and who it's going to be that's done it as it were.

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 And it takes you in different directions before you see the answer coming that was staring you in the face all along.

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 There's so many things that we can relate to when we think of the word mystery.

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 As Paul is writing to the people here in Ephesus, he uses the word mystery often.

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 And he uses this phrase in verse 8 as well as he is a preacher, seeking to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ.

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 And they sound like things that cannot be known.

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 They sound like things that are maybe so far off that we just cannot reach them.

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 But as you make your way through this letter, you find that the people of Ephesus, as he is preaching to them,

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 are hearing the things that they need to hear.

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 And this point in his letters, we're about the halfway point.

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 And he's been teaching them many different things.

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 And he's been teaching them because there are people who have had their concerns, who have had their struggles.

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 They've been discouraged.

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 They've been discouraged by what has happened to Paul himself.

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 They have seen him writing to them from prison.

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 They've heard what's happened to him.

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 They're concerned.

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 They're discouraged.

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 They've got their own things going on in Ephesus as well.

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 There's persecution all around them.

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 There's threats all around them.

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 There's fears all around them.

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 And it's in light of that, then, that Paul is writing to them.

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 And he's writing to encourage them.

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 And so it maybe seems a little strange that you write to encourage them,

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 talking about things that are a mystery or things like the unsearchable riches of Christ.

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 But that is what he is revealing to them as he writes to them.

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 And he has already told them so much up to this point that we're going to think about.

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 Because what you find as you're going through this letter, the people are encouraged.

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 They're encouraged through what they hear.

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 And it's like their darkness is turning into light.

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 As Paul is teaching, as he is proclaiming the gospel to them,

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 their confusion that has seemed like darkness is becoming light.

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 The light of God's word is coming in.

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 Confusion is turning to understanding.

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 The things that they have been confused about,

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 they are beginning to understand more in the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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 And especially that phrase, the unsearchable riches of Christ.

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 Because the more they get to know that,

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 the more they are strengthened and encouraged.

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 So their understanding is growing, their light is coming.

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 And that is what God's word does for ourselves as well.

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 That's what the preaching of God's word is meant to do,

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 to build us up in the faith,

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 to help us understand the things that are the mysteries of the gospel

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 and the unsearchable riches of Christ.

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 But how do we understand?

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 How do we get to that point?

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 Well, you could say that it's through much prayer.

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 We have to get there by much prayer.

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 And that's where this chapter is leading,

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 to that wonderful prayer that you have in verse 14 to verse 21,

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 where Paul says,

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 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father.

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 And he prays that they might have a grasp,

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 that they might grasp the height and length and breadth and depth

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 of the love of Christ.

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 It's a wonderful prayer.

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 And be filled with all the fullness of God.

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 But before he comes to that prayer,

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 before he comes to pray that prayer for them,

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 he wants them to be assured and to be strengthened,

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 not just by prayer,

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 but by understanding the word of God,

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 by understanding the truths of what God has been teaching.

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 And it's a great reminder to ourselves tonight

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 when it comes to our own prayers.

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 As we come to pray to God,

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 we can pray that great prayer of these verses 14 to 21,

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 that we might grasp with all the saints

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 what is the breadth and length and height and depth

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 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge.

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 Again, it seems like something that is far away,

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 surpasses knowledge.

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 Can it be known?

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 It can.

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 But in order to know it through our prayers,

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 we really have to come first and foremost

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 to see it in his word,

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 to see it in all the truths that he has revealed to us,

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 to grasp the depths of what God's word is telling us.

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 Even as we were thinking of this morning,

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 as we were looking at Paul's letter to the Galatians,

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 just the previous pages to this,

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 we were thinking of how often we are caught up

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 in that way of sin,

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 how we are repeat offenders,

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 that sin that just keeps coming back to us again and again.

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 And yet, as we see here,

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 we are reminded that we have grace,

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 we have mercy, we have forgiveness,

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 we have all of these things.

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 And that's what God has revealed through his word.

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 And the more we understand these things,

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 the more we are then able to pray to him

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 with a greater knowledge,

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 with a greater understanding.

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 Things that seem beyond our understanding.

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 Do you this evening come here believing God can be known?

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 Do you come here this evening thinking,

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 I've got a great knowledge of God?

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 Or have you come here this evening thinking,

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 there are so many things I don't understand?

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 There are so many things that seem beyond my understanding.

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 Well, probably all of us should be in that latter category.

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 We don't come here knowing everything

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 because we cannot possibly know it all.

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 But we should come here seeking to understand more,

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 seeking to have our knowledge increased,

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 seeking to understand the ways of salvation.

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 When you go back to the Old Testament,

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 to the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 29, verse 29,

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 there it reminds us of what we have before us this evening as well.

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 It says there,

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 the secret things belong to the Lord our God.

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 So there are things that we don't understand.

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 There are secret things that belong to God.

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 But it says then,

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 but the things that are revealed belong to us

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 and to our children forever,

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 that we may do all the words of this law.

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 So there are things that are revealed to us.

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 There are things that are given to us

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 that we can seek to understand.

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 So many things that seem a mystery to us.

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 The more we study, the more we learn,

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 the more they begin to be revealed to us.

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 You think of algebra, you think of physics and maths and foreign languages.

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 All of these things, they can seem like a mystery to begin with.

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 But the more we're taught, the more we come to understand.

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 And that's the way it is with God's Word.

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 And that's what Paul is doing in this letter,

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 seeking to teach them the mysteries of the gospel

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 and the unsearchable riches that there are in Christ.

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 And so we want to just look at two things together this evening

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 based on these words.

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 The first is the mystery of these things.

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 And then secondly, the marvel of these things.

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 The mystery and the marvel of these things.

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 Well, the first thing we have is the mystery.

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 Have you ever been left with a kind of sense of being dumbstruck before God?

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 Left with no words to utter.

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 There's just nothing you can offer up to God.

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 Maybe it's something that's happened in your life.

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 It may be a good thing.

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 It may be a bad thing.

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 There can be so many things that happen in life

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 and we're just silenced before God.

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 We don't know what to say.

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 We don't know how to express ourselves.

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 Well, as you look through God's Word,

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 you find that that is a common occurrence.

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 Especially when you look in the book of Psalms,

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 many Psalms,

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 you find the Psalm is questioning,

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 asking questions of God.

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 And there's one Psalm, Psalm 77.

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 I'm going to quote some of the verses from that Psalm.

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 And you find the Psalm is there with a sense of being dumbstruck,

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 as it were,

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 before God.

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 He has many questions.

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 But listen to how the Psalm works out.

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 Verse 4, it says,

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 Mine eyes debarred from rest and sleep,

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 thou makest still to wake.

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 My trouble is so great that I unable am to speak.

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 And so you see there the Psalmist,

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 it's almost like he just cannot sleep,

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 he cannot rest.

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 His trouble is so great,

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 but he says,

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 I am unable to speak.

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 It's almost like there's nothing he can bring to God.

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 But then you see in verse 7,

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 he has his questions.

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 Forever will the Lord cast off,

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 and gracious be no more.

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 Forever has his mercy gone.

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 Fails his word evermore.

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 So he's got questions.

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 And it's questions that are concerning him.

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 Has God's mercy gone?

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 Has his word failed forevermore?

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 Is there nowhere I can turn?

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 He's in the midst of a difficult providence.

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 It's a mystery what is going on in his life.

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 Then in verse 10 it says,

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 Then did I say that surely this is mine infirmity?

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 I'll mind the years of the right hand of him

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 that is most high.

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 Yea, I remember will the works performed by the Lord,

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 the wonders done of old by thee,

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 I surely will record.

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 How does the transformation come about?

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 From being unable to speak in verse 4

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 until in verse 10 and 11,

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 he's able to see the works of his right hand most high,

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 his works performed, the wonders done.

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 How?

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 By looking to God.

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 By looking to him.

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 What is the psalmist saying?

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 He's saying,

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 I have many worries,

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 I have many questions,

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 but God is over all.

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 God is in control.

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 And that's the very thing that we're seeing here

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 with Paul in Ephesians.

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 As he is writing to the church in Ephesus,

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 as he's writing to the people there,

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 they have their concerns,

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 they have their worries about Paul in prison,

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 about themselves and their own situation.

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 But what Paul is saying is,

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 God is in control.

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 Even in the mystery of the things that take place.

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 Two kinds of mystery we see here

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 with Paul in chapter 3.

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 In verse 1,

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 we see the mystery of providence.

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 A great mystery to us all at times,

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 the mystery of God's providence.

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 Verse 1,

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 it says this,

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 For this reason I,

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 Paul,

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 a prisoner for Christ Jesus

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 on behalf of you Gentiles.

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 What is he saying there?

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 Well, the people are concerned

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 that he's in prison.

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 But what is Paul saying to them?

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 Well,

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 who

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 put Paul in prison?

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 The people then,

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 and we ourselves reading through this,

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 would say,

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 well,

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 it's those in authority.

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 It's those in power.

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 Nero was the emperor at this time.

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 He was an evil man.

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 He had no time for Christians.

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 He treated them wickedly.

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 And so was it him

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 that put Paul in prison?

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 Well,

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 Paul is saying to the people here,

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 in providence,

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 it's not.

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 Because he's reminding them

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 that he is a prisoner

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 for Christ Jesus.

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 This

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 is where he wants him.

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 Because he wouldn't be in prison

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 if that's where Christ didn't want him.

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 And so he's reminding them

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 that there is this mystery of providence.

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 That there are things

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 that are happening

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 here for Paul

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 beyond understanding

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 for him or for the people.

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 But that there are assurance

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 that their comfort is found

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 in the knowledge

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 that it is all of Christ.

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 He is a prisoner

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 for Christ Jesus

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 on behalf

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 of you Gentiles.

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 He is there

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 for them.

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 He is reminding them

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 that the powers of this world

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 have no control

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 over these things.

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 They are all

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 in God's hand.

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 That not one hair

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 from his head

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 can be taken

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 without God knowing

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 and giving permission

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 for it.

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 So you have this mystery

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 of providence.

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 And providence

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 is one of those things

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 that is so often

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 a mystery to us.

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 It can leave us

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 to that sense of

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 we have no words

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 before God.

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 And it can be

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 in the providence

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 that we see

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 as wonderful providence

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 and the providence

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 that we see

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 as hard providence.

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 that we see

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 God is in control.

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 There's a story told

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 a story that actually

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 happened of

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 two sides

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 of the same

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 situation

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 and both

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 looking at it

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 as the providence

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 of God.

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 It goes back

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 to the year

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 1980

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 and someone

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 wrote about

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 a Christian

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 wrote into

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 an article

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 in a magazine

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 about a Christian

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 who providentially

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 escaped death.

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 And this was

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 because an unexpected

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 delay in New York

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 kept this man

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 from catching

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 a flight

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 flight 191

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 in Chicago

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 in 1980.

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 That flight

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 crashed

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 and 254

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 people

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 lost their lives.

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 And the article

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 was written

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 by the person

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 saying

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 this is a

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 wonderful providence.

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 How this man

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 was delayed

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 in one place

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 that he ended up

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 missing his flight.

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 And you could say

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 it's a great providence.

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 But someone

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 replied

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 to the article

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 and said this

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 I just had to

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 let you know

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 about a Christian

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 who ran

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 to make flight

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 191

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 and made it.

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 He got on

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 the plane

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 and he perished.

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 And this man

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 was a minister

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 in a church

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 in California

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 and his plane

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 had been late

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 when he arrived

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 in Chicago

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 and he had to run

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 to catch the flight

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 but he made it.

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 He got on board.

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 And the last thing

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 his friend saw

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 was running

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 towards that gate

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 to catch that flight.

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 And this made

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 the man who wrote

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 the original article

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 just ponder

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 just pause

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 for a few moments

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 and think

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 well where was

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 God's providence

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 there?

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 Was God's providence

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 operating only

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 in New York

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 where one man

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 was kept

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 from catching

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 that flight?

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 Or was God's providence

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 at work

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 where that man

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 made the flight?

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 He was a man

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 who was a

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 Christian minister

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 who had a

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 fruitful ministry.

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 And the question

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 could be

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 well why

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 has God

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 allowed that?

00:17:36.859 --> 00:17:38.019
 It's a mystery

00:17:38.019 --> 00:17:39.579
 of providence.

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 But one comment

00:17:42.299 --> 00:17:43.079
 that was made

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 was from

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 the friend

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 who had seen

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 the minister

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 who caught the plane.

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 And he put it

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 like this.

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 At the time

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 the minister

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 didn't know

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 that he was indeed

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 running to heaven.

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 That although

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 it was his providence

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 that he would pass

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 away that day

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 he had a greater

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 hope

00:18:01.500 --> 00:18:02.740
 in the Lord

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 Jesus Christ

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 that he was safe

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 for eternity.

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 And providence

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 should be seen

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 in light

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 of eternity.

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 And Paul

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 often speaks

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 of it in that way

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 the mystery

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 of providence.

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 The mystery

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 of his providence

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 here in that

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 he's in prison

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 but it's for Christ.

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 The mystery

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 of the afflictions

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 that we have

00:18:25.740 --> 00:18:26.460
 in this world

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 but they are

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 light

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 momentary

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 afflictions

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 he describes

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 them as

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 and so we have

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 this mystery

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 of providence

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 and in the midst

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 of that

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 we are to have

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 an eternal

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 perspective

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 to look at it

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 from eternity.

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 And what helps

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 with that then

00:18:44.299 --> 00:18:45.420
 is the second

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 mystery that we

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 have here

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 and that is

00:18:46.900 --> 00:18:47.539
 the mystery

00:18:47.539 --> 00:18:49.180
 of the gospel.

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 Paul uses

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 the word

00:18:51.799 --> 00:18:52.680
 mystery here

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 in verse 3

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 and verse 4

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 and verse 6

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 and verse 9.

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 and they are

00:18:58.539 --> 00:18:59.440
 all associated

00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:00.519
 with the gospel.

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 When you see it

00:19:02.299 --> 00:19:03.480
 in verse 3

00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:04.900
 how the mystery

00:19:04.900 --> 00:19:05.820
 was made known

00:19:05.820 --> 00:19:06.320
 to me

00:19:06.320 --> 00:19:07.220
 by revelation

00:19:07.220 --> 00:19:08.120
 as I have

00:19:08.120 --> 00:19:09.000
 written briefly.

00:19:09.820 --> 00:19:10.720
 So this mystery

00:19:10.720 --> 00:19:12.539
 was made known.

00:19:13.420 --> 00:19:13.880
 There's been

00:19:13.880 --> 00:19:14.840
 a revelation

00:19:14.840 --> 00:19:16.759
 of this mystery.

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 And the word

00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:19.920
 made known

00:19:19.920 --> 00:19:20.700
 revelation

00:19:20.700 --> 00:19:21.500
 here is

00:19:21.500 --> 00:19:23.140
 an uncovering.

00:19:24.000 --> 00:19:24.700
 An uncovering

00:19:24.700 --> 00:19:25.279
 uncovering

00:19:25.279 --> 00:19:25.960
 of things.

00:19:26.940 --> 00:19:27.420
 So this is

00:19:27.420 --> 00:19:27.900
 what Paul

00:19:27.900 --> 00:19:28.620
 has been doing

00:19:28.620 --> 00:19:29.620
 for the church

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 at Ephesus

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 for the church

00:19:30.980 --> 00:19:31.720
 in Galatia

00:19:31.720 --> 00:19:32.960
 for the gospel

00:19:32.960 --> 00:19:33.640
 spreading.

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 It's a revelation

00:19:34.740 --> 00:19:36.519
 and it's a revelation

00:19:36.519 --> 00:19:37.360
 of a mystery.

00:19:38.860 --> 00:19:39.840
 Just go back

00:19:39.840 --> 00:19:40.519
 to Deuteronomy

00:19:40.519 --> 00:19:41.200
 29

00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:42.200
 verse 29

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 the things

00:19:43.279 --> 00:19:44.000
 that are revealed

00:19:44.000 --> 00:19:45.380
 belong to us.

00:19:45.880 --> 00:19:46.980
 There's this sense

00:19:46.980 --> 00:19:48.420
 of revelation.

00:19:49.620 --> 00:19:50.519
 So you have

00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:51.539
 this revealing

00:19:51.539 --> 00:19:52.200
 but you also

00:19:52.200 --> 00:19:54.140
 have this mystery.

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 The mystery

00:19:55.580 --> 00:19:56.360
 refers to

00:19:56.360 --> 00:19:57.340
 something that's

00:19:57.340 --> 00:19:58.040
 been hidden

00:19:58.040 --> 00:19:59.600
 and especially

00:19:59.600 --> 00:20:00.480
 here it

00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:01.720
 implies

00:20:01.720 --> 00:20:03.320
 hidden by

00:20:03.320 --> 00:20:04.140
 God

00:20:04.140 --> 00:20:05.320
 because they're

00:20:05.320 --> 00:20:06.020
 beyond our

00:20:06.020 --> 00:20:06.660
 natural

00:20:06.660 --> 00:20:08.140
 understanding

00:20:08.140 --> 00:20:09.180
 until he

00:20:09.180 --> 00:20:10.720
 reveals them.

00:20:11.640 --> 00:20:12.600
 Until he

00:20:12.600 --> 00:20:13.920
 reveals them.

00:20:14.740 --> 00:20:15.060
 There are

00:20:15.060 --> 00:20:15.860
 various things

00:20:15.860 --> 00:20:16.540
 that you see

00:20:16.540 --> 00:20:18.180
 being launched

00:20:18.180 --> 00:20:19.720
 in our world.

00:20:20.560 --> 00:20:21.160
 Things that are

00:20:21.160 --> 00:20:22.020
 kept secret

00:20:22.020 --> 00:20:22.520
 until there's

00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:23.539
 a big reveal

00:20:23.539 --> 00:20:24.299
 as it were.

00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:26.039
 If you're into

00:20:26.039 --> 00:20:26.859
 Formula One

00:20:26.859 --> 00:20:27.299
 racing

00:20:27.299 --> 00:20:29.700
 every new season

00:20:29.700 --> 00:20:30.799
 they reveal

00:20:30.799 --> 00:20:32.400
 the new car.

00:20:33.059 --> 00:20:34.220
 All these secrets

00:20:34.220 --> 00:20:34.779
 that are being

00:20:34.779 --> 00:20:35.839
 kept behind the

00:20:35.839 --> 00:20:36.200
 scenes.

00:20:36.639 --> 00:20:37.440
 The preparations

00:20:37.440 --> 00:20:38.519
 that's going on

00:20:38.519 --> 00:20:39.319
 and then the

00:20:39.319 --> 00:20:39.960
 launch day

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 comes and the

00:20:40.680 --> 00:20:41.680
 car is taken

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 off under

00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:43.779
 a cover.

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 It's revealed

00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:45.799
 and people are

00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:46.779
 looking to see

00:20:46.779 --> 00:20:47.799
 what has been

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 done.

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 How they've done

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 certain things.

00:20:49.819 --> 00:20:50.659
 there's this

00:20:50.659 --> 00:20:51.720
 big revelation.

00:20:52.839 --> 00:20:53.399
 It can also

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 be done

00:20:53.899 --> 00:20:55.240
 with phones.

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 Many of the

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 big companies

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 launch a new

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 phone every

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 year.

00:21:00.179 --> 00:21:00.939
 There are secrets

00:21:00.939 --> 00:21:01.619
 that are kept

00:21:01.619 --> 00:21:02.019
 and then you

00:21:02.019 --> 00:21:03.240
 have this big

00:21:03.240 --> 00:21:04.240
 launch day when

00:21:04.240 --> 00:21:04.819
 things are

00:21:04.819 --> 00:21:05.319
 revealed.

00:21:06.259 --> 00:21:06.919
 The same as

00:21:06.919 --> 00:21:07.399
 through another

00:21:07.399 --> 00:21:08.279
 big ceremonies

00:21:08.279 --> 00:21:08.759
 whether it's

00:21:08.759 --> 00:21:09.740
 launching boats

00:21:09.740 --> 00:21:10.899
 or opening

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 buildings.

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 They're often

00:21:12.019 --> 00:21:12.659
 done to a

00:21:12.659 --> 00:21:13.559
 great fanfare

00:21:13.559 --> 00:21:14.500
 and people

00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:15.539
 come curious

00:21:15.539 --> 00:21:17.039
 to see what

00:21:17.039 --> 00:21:17.980
 it's like,

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 what's inside,

00:21:19.200 --> 00:21:19.779
 how it's been

00:21:19.779 --> 00:21:20.180
 built,

00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:21.259
 how it's been

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 designed.

00:21:22.119 --> 00:21:23.119
 People want

00:21:23.119 --> 00:21:23.819
 to look.

00:21:25.599 --> 00:21:26.039
 That's the

00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:26.740
 same with the

00:21:26.740 --> 00:21:27.200
 gospel.

00:21:28.559 --> 00:21:29.519
 It's a mystery

00:21:29.519 --> 00:21:30.519
 that is revealed

00:21:30.519 --> 00:21:32.079
 and we should

00:21:32.079 --> 00:21:32.879
 be longing to

00:21:32.879 --> 00:21:34.200
 see what is

00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:34.779
 in this

00:21:34.779 --> 00:21:35.259
 mystery.

00:21:36.019 --> 00:21:36.799
 What is the

00:21:36.799 --> 00:21:37.379
 mystery that is

00:21:37.379 --> 00:21:38.279
 being uncovered,

00:21:38.779 --> 00:21:39.460
 being revealed

00:21:39.460 --> 00:21:40.539
 here by Paul?

00:21:40.639 --> 00:21:41.460
 It is the

00:21:41.460 --> 00:21:42.579
 word of God,

00:21:43.420 --> 00:21:44.240
 the gospel,

00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:46.279
 the good news

00:21:46.279 --> 00:21:47.420
 of Jesus

00:21:47.420 --> 00:21:48.059
 Christ.

00:21:48.180 --> 00:21:48.700
 He's saying

00:21:48.700 --> 00:21:49.720
 God has

00:21:49.720 --> 00:21:50.440
 lifted a

00:21:50.440 --> 00:21:51.139
 veil away

00:21:51.139 --> 00:21:51.539
 from the

00:21:51.539 --> 00:21:52.160
 truths that

00:21:52.160 --> 00:21:52.639
 were hidden

00:21:52.639 --> 00:21:53.759
 by God.

00:21:55.160 --> 00:21:55.879
 A divine

00:21:55.879 --> 00:21:57.460
 secret is

00:21:57.460 --> 00:21:58.859
 revealed and

00:21:58.859 --> 00:21:59.259
 it's something

00:21:59.259 --> 00:21:59.779
 that has been

00:21:59.779 --> 00:22:00.279
 hidden.

00:22:01.299 --> 00:22:01.819
 It's been

00:22:01.819 --> 00:22:02.200
 hidden.

00:22:04.160 --> 00:22:05.099
 In verse

00:22:05.099 --> 00:22:06.440
 5 it says

00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:07.240
 this was not

00:22:07.240 --> 00:22:07.799
 made known

00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:08.519
 to the sons

00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:09.139
 of men and

00:22:09.139 --> 00:22:10.059
 other generations

00:22:10.059 --> 00:22:11.220
 as it has

00:22:11.220 --> 00:22:11.740
 now been

00:22:11.740 --> 00:22:12.519
 revealed to

00:22:12.519 --> 00:22:13.039
 his holy

00:22:13.039 --> 00:22:13.839
 apostles and

00:22:13.839 --> 00:22:15.019
 prophets by

00:22:15.019 --> 00:22:15.559
 the Spirit.

00:22:15.639 --> 00:22:15.859
 So there

00:22:15.859 --> 00:22:16.439
 were things

00:22:16.439 --> 00:22:16.719
 that were

00:22:16.719 --> 00:22:17.079
 hidden.

00:22:17.859 --> 00:22:18.479
 Even to

00:22:18.479 --> 00:22:18.959
 people like

00:22:18.959 --> 00:22:19.659
 Moses and

00:22:19.659 --> 00:22:20.059
 Abraham,

00:22:20.240 --> 00:22:20.619
 David,

00:22:21.099 --> 00:22:21.519
 Isaiah,

00:22:21.639 --> 00:22:22.199
 they couldn't

00:22:22.199 --> 00:22:23.279
 see the

00:22:23.279 --> 00:22:24.139
 whole mystery.

00:22:24.639 --> 00:22:25.039
 They couldn't

00:22:25.039 --> 00:22:25.879
 see the full

00:22:25.879 --> 00:22:27.319
 revelation of

00:22:27.319 --> 00:22:27.479
 it.

00:22:27.679 --> 00:22:28.179
 But here

00:22:28.179 --> 00:22:29.279
 this revelation

00:22:29.279 --> 00:22:30.240
 is for us.

00:22:32.339 --> 00:22:33.059
 And it's in

00:22:33.059 --> 00:22:33.959
 verse 6 it

00:22:33.959 --> 00:22:34.539
 goes on to

00:22:34.539 --> 00:22:34.740
 say,

00:22:35.279 --> 00:22:36.240
 this mystery

00:22:36.240 --> 00:22:36.839
 is that the

00:22:36.839 --> 00:22:37.839
 Gentiles are

00:22:37.839 --> 00:22:38.919
 fellow heirs,

00:22:39.500 --> 00:22:40.419
 members of the

00:22:40.419 --> 00:22:41.039
 same body,

00:22:41.219 --> 00:22:42.619
 partakers of

00:22:42.619 --> 00:22:43.379
 the promise

00:22:43.380 --> 00:22:43.980
 in Christ

00:22:43.980 --> 00:22:45.300
 Jesus through

00:22:45.300 --> 00:22:46.040
 the gospel.

00:22:47.040 --> 00:22:47.460
 And this

00:22:47.460 --> 00:22:48.380
 would be a

00:22:48.380 --> 00:22:49.020
 moment for

00:22:49.020 --> 00:22:49.660
 these people

00:22:49.660 --> 00:22:50.120
 to think,

00:22:50.620 --> 00:22:51.380
 we thought

00:22:51.380 --> 00:22:52.460
 that God

00:22:52.460 --> 00:22:53.000
 was only

00:22:53.000 --> 00:22:53.440
 for the

00:22:53.440 --> 00:22:53.960
 Jews.

00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:56.000
 But here

00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:56.480
 we are being

00:22:56.480 --> 00:22:57.660
 told this

00:22:57.660 --> 00:22:58.180
 mystery,

00:22:59.200 --> 00:23:00.040
 the Gentiles,

00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:00.660
 that all

00:23:00.660 --> 00:23:01.680
 people everywhere

00:23:01.680 --> 00:23:02.560
 can be

00:23:02.560 --> 00:23:03.260
 fellow heirs,

00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:04.040
 members of

00:23:04.040 --> 00:23:04.480
 the same

00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:04.860
 body,

00:23:05.380 --> 00:23:06.060
 partakers of

00:23:06.060 --> 00:23:06.640
 the same

00:23:06.640 --> 00:23:07.700
 promise in

00:23:07.700 --> 00:23:08.500
 Christ Jesus

00:23:08.500 --> 00:23:09.720
 through the

00:23:09.720 --> 00:23:10.220
 gospel.

00:23:10.220 --> 00:23:10.299
 gospel.

00:23:11.339 --> 00:23:11.779
 This is

00:23:11.779 --> 00:23:12.559
 a revelation

00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:13.740
 that is being

00:23:13.740 --> 00:23:14.180
 made.

00:23:14.900 --> 00:23:15.500
 The mystery

00:23:15.500 --> 00:23:16.360
 that is revealed

00:23:16.360 --> 00:23:17.559
 to you and

00:23:17.559 --> 00:23:18.440
 to me tonight

00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:19.059
 is that we

00:23:19.059 --> 00:23:19.700
 can be

00:23:19.700 --> 00:23:21.240
 partakers of

00:23:21.240 --> 00:23:22.120
 this gospel.

00:23:23.079 --> 00:23:23.860
 Something that

00:23:23.860 --> 00:23:24.980
 seems a

00:23:24.980 --> 00:23:25.940
 mystery to us

00:23:25.940 --> 00:23:26.700
 at times,

00:23:27.059 --> 00:23:27.900
 so difficult

00:23:27.900 --> 00:23:29.339
 to understand,

00:23:30.339 --> 00:23:31.000
 and yet here

00:23:31.000 --> 00:23:31.819
 we are told

00:23:31.819 --> 00:23:33.039
 that God

00:23:33.039 --> 00:23:34.519
 through Christ

00:23:34.519 --> 00:23:35.019
 and his

00:23:35.019 --> 00:23:36.539
 spirit works

00:23:36.539 --> 00:23:37.880
 in us so

00:23:37.880 --> 00:23:38.259
 we might

00:23:38.259 --> 00:23:39.200
 understand

00:23:39.200 --> 00:23:40.420
 these things

00:23:40.420 --> 00:23:40.660
 that have

00:23:40.660 --> 00:23:41.279
 been hidden

00:23:41.279 --> 00:23:42.779
 for generations.

00:23:43.840 --> 00:23:44.640
 The revelation

00:23:44.640 --> 00:23:45.380
 of God

00:23:45.380 --> 00:23:46.080
 to us

00:23:46.080 --> 00:23:47.100
 through his

00:23:47.100 --> 00:23:47.580
 son,

00:23:48.180 --> 00:23:49.279
 Jesus Christ.

00:23:50.440 --> 00:23:50.720
 What a

00:23:50.720 --> 00:23:51.779
 wonderful mystery

00:23:51.779 --> 00:23:52.660
 has been

00:23:52.660 --> 00:23:53.220
 made known

00:23:53.220 --> 00:23:53.900
 to us.

00:23:54.799 --> 00:23:55.140
 Do you

00:23:55.140 --> 00:23:56.160
 long to

00:23:56.160 --> 00:23:56.640
 see it

00:23:56.640 --> 00:23:57.000
 more?

00:23:57.759 --> 00:23:58.080
 We can

00:23:58.080 --> 00:23:58.880
 show interest

00:23:58.880 --> 00:24:00.080
 in F1

00:24:00.080 --> 00:24:00.380
 cars,

00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:00.700
 we can

00:24:00.700 --> 00:24:01.380
 show interest

00:24:01.380 --> 00:24:02.100
 in phones

00:24:02.100 --> 00:24:02.759
 and buildings

00:24:02.759 --> 00:24:03.319
 and boats

00:24:03.319 --> 00:24:03.779
 and all

00:24:03.779 --> 00:24:04.180
 of these

00:24:04.180 --> 00:24:04.680
 things,

00:24:05.980 --> 00:24:06.240
 but the

00:24:06.240 --> 00:24:06.539
 greatest

00:24:06.539 --> 00:24:07.080
 mystery

00:24:07.080 --> 00:24:07.400
 has been

00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:08.080
 revealed to

00:24:08.080 --> 00:24:09.019
 us in

00:24:09.019 --> 00:24:09.740
 the gospel,

00:24:10.299 --> 00:24:10.740
 the good

00:24:10.740 --> 00:24:12.099
 news of

00:24:12.099 --> 00:24:13.180
 Jesus Christ.

00:24:14.599 --> 00:24:15.059
 So there's

00:24:15.059 --> 00:24:15.639
 a mystery

00:24:15.639 --> 00:24:16.139
 here that

00:24:16.139 --> 00:24:16.740
 is revealed.

00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:17.920
 And as

00:24:17.920 --> 00:24:18.599
 this mystery

00:24:18.599 --> 00:24:19.319
 is revealed,

00:24:19.660 --> 00:24:20.319
 we then

00:24:20.319 --> 00:24:20.799
 see that

00:24:20.799 --> 00:24:21.119
 there is

00:24:21.119 --> 00:24:21.720
 a marvel

00:24:21.720 --> 00:24:22.460
 at this.

00:24:23.379 --> 00:24:23.759
 And this

00:24:23.759 --> 00:24:24.079
 then is

00:24:24.079 --> 00:24:24.639
 what Paul

00:24:24.639 --> 00:24:25.400
 is describing

00:24:25.400 --> 00:24:26.519
 as his

00:24:26.519 --> 00:24:26.960
 role.

00:24:28.039 --> 00:24:28.839
 In verse

00:24:28.839 --> 00:24:29.400
 7 of

00:24:29.400 --> 00:24:30.259
 this gospel,

00:24:30.759 --> 00:24:31.460
 this mystery

00:24:31.460 --> 00:24:31.859
 that's been

00:24:31.859 --> 00:24:32.299
 revealed,

00:24:32.420 --> 00:24:33.039
 I was made

00:24:33.039 --> 00:24:33.619
 a minister

00:24:33.619 --> 00:24:34.799
 according to

00:24:34.799 --> 00:24:35.259
 the gift

00:24:35.259 --> 00:24:35.940
 of God's

00:24:35.940 --> 00:24:36.440
 grace which

00:24:36.440 --> 00:24:36.940
 was given

00:24:36.940 --> 00:24:37.940
 me by

00:24:37.940 --> 00:24:38.440
 the working

00:24:38.440 --> 00:24:38.759
 of his

00:24:38.759 --> 00:24:39.120
 power.

00:24:39.259 --> 00:24:39.680
 To me,

00:24:40.160 --> 00:24:40.400
 though I

00:24:40.400 --> 00:24:40.620
 am the

00:24:40.620 --> 00:24:41.279
 very least

00:24:41.279 --> 00:24:41.940
 of all

00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:42.460
 the saints,

00:24:42.620 --> 00:24:43.200
 this grace

00:24:43.200 --> 00:24:43.759
 was given

00:24:43.759 --> 00:24:44.600
 to preach

00:24:44.600 --> 00:24:45.400
 to the

00:24:45.400 --> 00:24:46.000
 Gentiles

00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:46.220
 the

00:24:46.220 --> 00:24:47.259
 unsearchable

00:24:47.259 --> 00:24:48.200
 riches

00:24:48.200 --> 00:24:49.700
 of Christ.

00:24:50.700 --> 00:24:51.059
 To me,

00:24:51.140 --> 00:24:51.380
 though the

00:24:51.380 --> 00:24:52.620
 very least,

00:24:53.519 --> 00:24:54.100
 Paul is a

00:24:54.100 --> 00:24:55.100
 strange word

00:24:55.100 --> 00:24:55.620
 there that

00:24:55.620 --> 00:24:56.480
 it was almost

00:24:56.480 --> 00:24:57.019
 like he made

00:24:57.019 --> 00:24:57.720
 up a word,

00:24:57.980 --> 00:24:58.480
 I am the

00:24:58.480 --> 00:24:59.259
 leastest

00:24:59.259 --> 00:25:01.460
 of all

00:25:01.460 --> 00:25:02.259
 the saints.

00:25:02.880 --> 00:25:03.320
 That's the

00:25:03.320 --> 00:25:03.980
 way he saw

00:25:03.980 --> 00:25:04.500
 himself,

00:25:04.500 --> 00:25:05.160
 as we saw

00:25:05.160 --> 00:25:06.380
 this morning

00:25:06.380 --> 00:25:06.960
 reading in

00:25:06.960 --> 00:25:07.380
 Romans,

00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:07.900
 Paul,

00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:08.500
 O wretched

00:25:08.500 --> 00:25:09.680
 man that

00:25:09.680 --> 00:25:10.140
 I am.

00:25:10.420 --> 00:25:10.940
 He is the

00:25:10.940 --> 00:25:11.619
 leastest of

00:25:11.619 --> 00:25:12.619
 all the

00:25:12.619 --> 00:25:12.880
 saints,

00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:13.200
 but he has

00:25:13.200 --> 00:25:13.619
 been given

00:25:13.619 --> 00:25:14.299
 grace,

00:25:15.019 --> 00:25:15.579
 and he's

00:25:15.579 --> 00:25:15.960
 been given

00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:16.880
 grace and

00:25:16.880 --> 00:25:17.559
 a purpose

00:25:17.559 --> 00:25:19.019
 to preach

00:25:19.019 --> 00:25:19.519
 to the

00:25:19.519 --> 00:25:20.140
 Gentiles

00:25:20.140 --> 00:25:20.359
 the

00:25:20.359 --> 00:25:21.339
 unsearchable

00:25:21.339 --> 00:25:22.319
 riches

00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:23.859
 of Christ.

00:25:24.819 --> 00:25:25.380
 So again,

00:25:25.460 --> 00:25:25.920
 when you have

00:25:25.920 --> 00:25:26.980
 the unsearchable,

00:25:27.619 --> 00:25:28.119
 what does it

00:25:28.119 --> 00:25:28.279
 mean?

00:25:28.339 --> 00:25:28.740
 Does it mean

00:25:28.740 --> 00:25:29.779
 it cannot be

00:25:29.779 --> 00:25:30.180
 known?

00:25:31.259 --> 00:25:31.480
 Well,

00:25:31.519 --> 00:25:31.839
 the word

00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:32.680
 unsearchable

00:25:32.680 --> 00:25:33.279
 can also

00:25:33.279 --> 00:25:33.539
 mean

00:25:33.539 --> 00:25:34.980
 unfathomable.

00:25:35.519 --> 00:25:35.860
 There's a

00:25:35.860 --> 00:25:36.799
 depth to

00:25:36.799 --> 00:25:37.039
 it,

00:25:37.340 --> 00:25:37.960
 a great

00:25:37.960 --> 00:25:38.299
 depth,

00:25:38.380 --> 00:25:38.640
 it's almost

00:25:38.640 --> 00:25:38.920
 like a

00:25:38.920 --> 00:25:40.240
 depth that

00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:40.779
 can never

00:25:40.779 --> 00:25:41.480
 be reached.

00:25:42.799 --> 00:25:43.039
 And it's

00:25:43.039 --> 00:25:43.299
 the way

00:25:43.299 --> 00:25:44.279
 every preacher

00:25:44.279 --> 00:25:44.740
 feels,

00:25:44.860 --> 00:25:45.140
 I'm sure it's

00:25:45.140 --> 00:25:45.299
 the way

00:25:45.299 --> 00:25:46.060
 every Christian

00:25:46.060 --> 00:25:46.519
 feels.

00:25:46.920 --> 00:25:47.240
 There's just

00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:47.900
 a depth

00:25:47.900 --> 00:25:48.380
 to the

00:25:48.380 --> 00:25:49.000
 wonder of

00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:49.560
 the gospel

00:25:49.560 --> 00:25:50.299
 that we

00:25:50.299 --> 00:25:50.759
 just cannot

00:25:50.759 --> 00:25:51.400
 get all

00:25:51.400 --> 00:25:51.700
 the way

00:25:51.700 --> 00:25:52.120
 down,

00:25:52.779 --> 00:25:53.299
 even though

00:25:53.299 --> 00:25:53.880
 as Paul

00:25:53.880 --> 00:25:54.880
 prays later

00:25:54.880 --> 00:25:55.320
 in this

00:25:55.320 --> 00:25:55.799
 chapter,

00:25:56.340 --> 00:25:56.700
 that we

00:25:56.700 --> 00:25:57.519
 may grasp

00:25:57.519 --> 00:25:59.060
 the breadth

00:25:59.060 --> 00:25:59.700
 and length

00:25:59.700 --> 00:26:00.320
 and height

00:26:00.320 --> 00:26:01.039
 and depth.

00:26:01.039 --> 00:26:02.099
 it's a

00:26:02.099 --> 00:26:02.659
 prayer that

00:26:02.659 --> 00:26:02.980
 we might

00:26:02.980 --> 00:26:03.319
 know it,

00:26:03.399 --> 00:26:04.059
 but there's

00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:05.319
 a size,

00:26:05.440 --> 00:26:05.700
 there's a

00:26:05.700 --> 00:26:06.500
 scale to

00:26:06.500 --> 00:26:07.379
 this that

00:26:07.379 --> 00:26:08.039
 goes beyond

00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:09.119
 our understanding.

00:26:09.960 --> 00:26:10.559
 And it's a

00:26:10.559 --> 00:26:11.759
 marvel to

00:26:11.759 --> 00:26:12.240
 us.

00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:14.000
 But Paul

00:26:14.000 --> 00:26:14.899
 is declaring

00:26:14.899 --> 00:26:15.680
 this message

00:26:15.680 --> 00:26:16.099
 to the

00:26:16.099 --> 00:26:16.579
 church.

00:26:17.680 --> 00:26:17.960
 He's

00:26:17.960 --> 00:26:18.359
 declaring

00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:18.980
 this message

00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:19.740
 to ourselves

00:26:19.740 --> 00:26:21.299
 here tonight.

00:26:22.099 --> 00:26:22.379
 He's

00:26:22.379 --> 00:26:22.960
 declaring it

00:26:22.960 --> 00:26:23.359
 in a way

00:26:23.359 --> 00:26:24.180
 that he's

00:26:24.180 --> 00:26:24.339
 saying,

00:26:24.440 --> 00:26:24.500
 well,

00:26:24.579 --> 00:26:24.720
 no,

00:26:25.000 --> 00:26:25.539
 we cannot

00:26:25.539 --> 00:26:27.139
 fully comprehend

00:26:27.139 --> 00:26:27.680
 it,

00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:29.099
 but that we

00:26:29.099 --> 00:26:29.740
 should delve

00:26:29.740 --> 00:26:30.259
 into the

00:26:30.259 --> 00:26:31.019
 very depths

00:26:31.019 --> 00:26:31.559
 of it

00:26:31.559 --> 00:26:31.980
 because

00:26:31.980 --> 00:26:32.759
 there's a

00:26:32.759 --> 00:26:33.380
 richness

00:26:33.380 --> 00:26:34.059
 here,

00:26:34.620 --> 00:26:34.740
 the

00:26:34.740 --> 00:26:35.660
 unsearchable

00:26:35.660 --> 00:26:36.500
 riches

00:26:36.500 --> 00:26:37.319
 of Christ.

00:26:37.440 --> 00:26:37.759
 This is

00:26:37.759 --> 00:26:38.240
 worth

00:26:38.240 --> 00:26:39.220
 delving

00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:39.539
 into,

00:26:39.640 --> 00:26:40.000
 this is

00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:40.440
 worth

00:26:40.440 --> 00:26:41.279
 knowing

00:26:41.279 --> 00:26:41.539
 because

00:26:41.539 --> 00:26:41.720
 it's

00:26:41.720 --> 00:26:41.920
 about

00:26:41.920 --> 00:26:42.099
 a

00:26:42.099 --> 00:26:42.799
 relationship,

00:26:43.799 --> 00:26:44.019
 a

00:26:44.019 --> 00:26:44.539
 relationship

00:26:44.539 --> 00:26:44.920
 that we

00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:45.400
 have by

00:26:45.400 --> 00:26:46.019
 faith

00:26:46.019 --> 00:26:46.819
 in the

00:26:46.819 --> 00:26:47.059
 Lord

00:26:47.059 --> 00:26:47.460
 Jesus

00:26:47.460 --> 00:26:48.160
 Christ.

00:26:48.980 --> 00:26:49.259
 A

00:26:49.259 --> 00:26:49.680
 mystery

00:26:49.680 --> 00:26:50.200
 revealed

00:26:50.200 --> 00:26:50.900
 to us

00:26:50.900 --> 00:26:51.819
 and the

00:26:51.819 --> 00:26:52.599
 unsearchable

00:26:52.599 --> 00:26:53.000
 riches

00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:53.740
 of Christ,

00:26:53.900 --> 00:26:54.140
 they are

00:26:54.140 --> 00:26:54.620
 worth

00:26:54.620 --> 00:26:55.620
 getting

00:26:55.620 --> 00:26:55.880
 our

00:26:55.880 --> 00:26:56.200
 teeth

00:26:56.200 --> 00:26:56.640
 into.

00:26:57.579 --> 00:26:57.920
 A

00:26:57.920 --> 00:26:58.500
 man called

00:26:58.500 --> 00:26:59.120
 Patrick

00:26:59.120 --> 00:26:59.620
 Henry

00:26:59.619 --> 00:27:00.619
 He knew

00:27:00.619 --> 00:27:01.019
 that his

00:27:01.019 --> 00:27:01.639
 days were

00:27:01.639 --> 00:27:02.479
 coming to

00:27:02.479 --> 00:27:02.879
 an end

00:27:02.879 --> 00:27:03.119
 and he

00:27:03.119 --> 00:27:03.439
 wanted

00:27:03.439 --> 00:27:04.579
 to sort

00:27:04.579 --> 00:27:05.119
 out his

00:27:05.119 --> 00:27:05.979
 affairs

00:27:05.979 --> 00:27:06.459
 with his

00:27:06.459 --> 00:27:06.819
 family

00:27:06.819 --> 00:27:07.279
 and leave

00:27:07.279 --> 00:27:07.639
 to them

00:27:07.639 --> 00:27:08.759
 his property

00:27:08.759 --> 00:27:09.319
 and various

00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:09.899
 things.

00:27:10.859 --> 00:27:11.279
 And so

00:27:11.279 --> 00:27:11.799
 he did

00:27:11.799 --> 00:27:12.139
 that.

00:27:12.299 --> 00:27:12.939
 He arranged

00:27:12.939 --> 00:27:13.539
 things,

00:27:14.539 --> 00:27:15.019
 made sure

00:27:15.019 --> 00:27:15.519
 that his

00:27:15.519 --> 00:27:16.019
 property

00:27:16.019 --> 00:27:16.419
 would be

00:27:16.419 --> 00:27:17.500
 given to

00:27:17.500 --> 00:27:18.199
 his family

00:27:18.199 --> 00:27:18.899
 and sorted

00:27:18.899 --> 00:27:19.279
 between

00:27:19.279 --> 00:27:19.539
 them.

00:27:20.000 --> 00:27:20.299
 But then

00:27:20.299 --> 00:27:20.579
 he said,

00:27:20.679 --> 00:27:21.099
 there's one

00:27:21.099 --> 00:27:21.579
 more thing

00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:21.899
 I wish

00:27:21.899 --> 00:27:22.199
 I could

00:27:22.199 --> 00:27:22.719
 give them

00:27:22.719 --> 00:27:23.839
 and that

00:27:23.839 --> 00:27:24.579
 is faith

00:27:24.579 --> 00:27:25.859
 in Jesus

00:27:25.859 --> 00:27:26.539
 Christ.

00:27:27.399 --> 00:27:27.699
 And he

00:27:27.699 --> 00:27:27.839
 said,

00:27:27.939 --> 00:27:28.699
 if they

00:27:28.700 --> 00:27:29.380
 had that

00:27:29.380 --> 00:27:30.039
 and I

00:27:30.039 --> 00:27:30.400
 had not

00:27:30.400 --> 00:27:30.660
 given

00:27:30.660 --> 00:27:31.160
 them a

00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:31.640
 single

00:27:31.640 --> 00:27:32.039
 penny,

00:27:32.380 --> 00:27:32.759
 they would

00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:33.000
 have been

00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:33.440
 rich.

00:27:34.880 --> 00:27:35.299
 And if

00:27:35.299 --> 00:27:35.779
 they had

00:27:35.779 --> 00:27:36.340
 not that

00:27:36.340 --> 00:27:36.559
 and I

00:27:36.559 --> 00:27:36.920
 had given

00:27:36.920 --> 00:27:37.559
 them all

00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:38.180
 the world,

00:27:38.980 --> 00:27:39.340
 they would

00:27:39.340 --> 00:27:39.620
 have been

00:27:39.620 --> 00:27:40.480
 poor indeed.

00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:42.160
 If they

00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:42.680
 had that

00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:43.299
 faith in

00:27:43.299 --> 00:27:43.920
 Christ and

00:27:43.920 --> 00:27:44.819
 nothing else,

00:27:45.360 --> 00:27:45.660
 they would

00:27:45.660 --> 00:27:46.279
 be rich.

00:27:46.980 --> 00:27:47.539
 That's what

00:27:47.539 --> 00:27:48.120
 Paul is

00:27:48.120 --> 00:27:48.720
 saying here.

00:27:49.120 --> 00:27:49.480
 He is

00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:50.519
 preaching to

00:27:50.519 --> 00:27:51.000
 the Gentiles

00:27:51.000 --> 00:27:52.120
 the unsearchable

00:27:52.120 --> 00:27:52.660
 riches

00:27:52.660 --> 00:27:54.340
 of Christ.

00:27:55.299 --> 00:27:56.100
 What are

00:27:56.100 --> 00:27:56.319
 they?

00:27:56.319 --> 00:27:57.659
 what are

00:27:57.659 --> 00:27:57.839
 the

00:27:57.839 --> 00:27:58.740
 unsearchable

00:27:58.740 --> 00:27:59.480
 riches

00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:00.399
 of Christ?

00:28:01.759 --> 00:28:02.079
 It's like

00:28:02.079 --> 00:28:02.559
 they're saying

00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:03.279
 there's so

00:28:03.279 --> 00:28:03.619
 many,

00:28:03.720 --> 00:28:03.879
 they're

00:28:03.879 --> 00:28:04.619
 bottomless,

00:28:05.079 --> 00:28:05.619
 no one

00:28:05.619 --> 00:28:06.299
 can fully

00:28:06.299 --> 00:28:07.059
 comprehend

00:28:07.059 --> 00:28:08.119
 all that

00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:08.960
 they entail,

00:28:09.700 --> 00:28:10.439
 but they

00:28:10.439 --> 00:28:11.179
 are priceless

00:28:11.179 --> 00:28:12.099
 things to

00:28:12.099 --> 00:28:12.980
 God's people,

00:28:13.399 --> 00:28:13.859
 to his

00:28:13.859 --> 00:28:14.399
 redeemed,

00:28:14.819 --> 00:28:15.259
 and they

00:28:15.259 --> 00:28:15.579
 are made

00:28:15.579 --> 00:28:16.159
 known to

00:28:16.159 --> 00:28:17.079
 us through

00:28:17.079 --> 00:28:17.899
 his word.

00:28:18.679 --> 00:28:19.019
 And the

00:28:19.019 --> 00:28:19.419
 more we

00:28:19.419 --> 00:28:20.220
 understand

00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:20.579
 these

00:28:20.579 --> 00:28:21.439
 unsearchable

00:28:21.439 --> 00:28:21.779
 riches

00:28:21.779 --> 00:28:22.519
 of Christ,

00:28:22.980 --> 00:28:23.619
 the richer

00:28:23.619 --> 00:28:24.200
 then our

00:28:24.200 --> 00:28:24.639
 prayer,

00:28:24.640 --> 00:28:26.160
 the richer

00:28:26.160 --> 00:28:26.620
 then our

00:28:26.620 --> 00:28:27.580
 understanding,

00:28:28.280 --> 00:28:28.820
 the breadth

00:28:28.820 --> 00:28:29.400
 and length

00:28:29.400 --> 00:28:30.000
 and height

00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:30.460
 and depth

00:28:30.460 --> 00:28:30.759
 and to

00:28:30.759 --> 00:28:31.220
 know the

00:28:31.220 --> 00:28:31.620
 love of

00:28:31.620 --> 00:28:32.720
 Christ that

00:28:32.720 --> 00:28:33.580
 surpasses

00:28:33.580 --> 00:28:34.300
 knowledge.

00:28:35.040 --> 00:28:35.759
 What are

00:28:35.759 --> 00:28:36.500
 these riches

00:28:36.500 --> 00:28:36.759
 then?

00:28:36.800 --> 00:28:37.300
 We could go

00:28:37.300 --> 00:28:38.380
 on all

00:28:38.380 --> 00:28:38.780
 evening

00:28:38.780 --> 00:28:39.700
 talking about

00:28:39.700 --> 00:28:39.860
 them,

00:28:39.920 --> 00:28:40.180
 but just

00:28:40.180 --> 00:28:40.759
 to highlight

00:28:40.759 --> 00:28:41.800
 a few

00:28:41.800 --> 00:28:42.620
 for ourselves.

00:28:43.940 --> 00:28:44.320
 He is

00:28:44.320 --> 00:28:44.780
 preaching

00:28:44.780 --> 00:28:45.520
 the

00:28:45.520 --> 00:28:46.460
 unsearchable

00:28:46.460 --> 00:28:46.840
 riches.

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:49.280
 We are

00:28:49.280 --> 00:28:50.400
 loved by

00:28:50.400 --> 00:28:50.900
 God.

00:28:50.900 --> 00:28:52.980
 there are

00:28:52.980 --> 00:28:53.440
 so many

00:28:53.440 --> 00:28:54.300
 verses in

00:28:54.300 --> 00:28:54.800
 the scriptures

00:28:54.800 --> 00:28:55.519
 that remind

00:28:55.519 --> 00:28:55.960
 us of

00:28:55.960 --> 00:28:56.360
 this.

00:28:57.560 --> 00:28:58.420
 Romans 5

00:28:58.420 --> 00:28:59.040
 verse 8,

00:28:59.140 --> 00:28:59.600
 but God

00:28:59.600 --> 00:29:00.320
 shows his

00:29:00.320 --> 00:29:00.840
 love for

00:29:00.840 --> 00:29:01.740
 us in

00:29:01.740 --> 00:29:02.120
 that while

00:29:02.120 --> 00:29:02.440
 we were

00:29:02.440 --> 00:29:03.120
 still sinners,

00:29:03.320 --> 00:29:04.440
 Christ died

00:29:04.440 --> 00:29:05.560
 for us.

00:29:06.480 --> 00:29:07.200
 It's a

00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:08.920
 mystery and

00:29:08.920 --> 00:29:09.280
 it's a

00:29:09.280 --> 00:29:09.700
 marvel.

00:29:11.019 --> 00:29:11.620
 While we

00:29:11.620 --> 00:29:12.140
 were still

00:29:12.140 --> 00:29:12.700
 sinners,

00:29:13.280 --> 00:29:13.900
 while we

00:29:13.900 --> 00:29:14.480
 were away

00:29:14.480 --> 00:29:15.320
 from God,

00:29:15.880 --> 00:29:16.580
 he showed

00:29:16.580 --> 00:29:17.160
 his love

00:29:17.160 --> 00:29:17.960
 to us

00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:20.240
 that Christ

00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:21.340
 Jesus died

00:29:21.340 --> 00:29:22.240
 for our

00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:22.740
 sins.

00:29:25.980 --> 00:29:26.539
 Unsearchable

00:29:26.539 --> 00:29:27.059
 riches,

00:29:27.600 --> 00:29:28.299
 that we

00:29:28.299 --> 00:29:28.799
 are loved

00:29:28.799 --> 00:29:29.420
 because how

00:29:29.420 --> 00:29:29.980
 can you get

00:29:29.980 --> 00:29:30.340
 to the

00:29:30.340 --> 00:29:31.539
 depths of

00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:32.140
 that love?

00:29:32.220 --> 00:29:32.940
 You can't,

00:29:33.819 --> 00:29:34.900
 but we can

00:29:34.900 --> 00:29:35.960
 marvel at it.

00:29:37.700 --> 00:29:38.220
 Isn't it a

00:29:38.220 --> 00:29:38.759
 mystery and a

00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:39.420
 marvel that we

00:29:39.420 --> 00:29:40.200
 could say with

00:29:40.200 --> 00:29:40.940
 John Newton,

00:29:41.420 --> 00:29:42.500
 amazing grace,

00:29:42.579 --> 00:29:43.460
 how sweet the

00:29:43.460 --> 00:29:44.079
 sound that

00:29:44.079 --> 00:29:45.400
 saved a

00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:46.039
 wretch like

00:29:46.039 --> 00:29:46.360
 me.

00:29:46.359 --> 00:29:48.139
 It is

00:29:48.139 --> 00:29:48.619
 grace.

00:29:49.559 --> 00:29:49.979
 It's the

00:29:49.979 --> 00:29:50.699
 grace that

00:29:50.699 --> 00:29:52.079
 Paul writes

00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:52.879
 of in this

00:29:52.879 --> 00:29:53.199
 letter,

00:29:53.299 --> 00:29:53.859
 by grace

00:29:53.859 --> 00:29:54.139
 you have

00:29:54.139 --> 00:29:54.819
 been saved

00:29:54.819 --> 00:29:56.439
 through faith.

00:29:57.879 --> 00:29:58.919
 The wonder

00:29:58.919 --> 00:30:00.119
 of God's

00:30:00.119 --> 00:30:00.519
 love, the

00:30:00.519 --> 00:30:01.639
 marvel of

00:30:01.639 --> 00:30:02.459
 God's love.

00:30:03.759 --> 00:30:04.279
 What about

00:30:04.279 --> 00:30:04.899
 the fact that

00:30:04.899 --> 00:30:05.319
 we are a

00:30:05.319 --> 00:30:06.419
 chosen people?

00:30:07.219 --> 00:30:07.759
 You go back

00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:08.179
 to chapter

00:30:08.179 --> 00:30:09.039
 one of this

00:30:09.039 --> 00:30:09.439
 letter,

00:30:10.139 --> 00:30:10.319
 you know,

00:30:10.479 --> 00:30:10.939
 Paul has

00:30:10.939 --> 00:30:11.439
 said that he

00:30:11.439 --> 00:30:12.099
 has written

00:30:12.099 --> 00:30:14.299
 briefly before

00:30:14.299 --> 00:30:15.459
 chapter three.

00:30:15.460 --> 00:30:16.319
 Well, in

00:30:16.319 --> 00:30:17.019
 chapter one,

00:30:17.100 --> 00:30:17.400
 in verse

00:30:17.400 --> 00:30:17.940
 four, what

00:30:17.940 --> 00:30:18.220
 does he

00:30:18.220 --> 00:30:18.579
 say?

00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:20.200
 Even as

00:30:20.200 --> 00:30:20.960
 he chose

00:30:20.960 --> 00:30:22.240
 us in

00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:23.059
 him before

00:30:23.059 --> 00:30:23.940
 the foundation

00:30:23.940 --> 00:30:25.000
 of the

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:25.420
 world.

00:30:26.480 --> 00:30:27.079
 There is a

00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:28.240
 mystery and

00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:29.039
 a marvel in

00:30:29.039 --> 00:30:29.279
 that.

00:30:29.380 --> 00:30:30.059
 There is the

00:30:30.059 --> 00:30:30.480
 doctrine of

00:30:30.480 --> 00:30:31.360
 election for

00:30:31.360 --> 00:30:31.640
 us.

00:30:32.180 --> 00:30:32.460
 He has

00:30:32.460 --> 00:30:33.819
 chosen us

00:30:33.819 --> 00:30:34.440
 before the

00:30:34.440 --> 00:30:35.819
 foundation of

00:30:35.819 --> 00:30:36.360
 the world.

00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:37.960
 How can we

00:30:37.960 --> 00:30:39.019
 understand these

00:30:39.019 --> 00:30:39.460
 things?

00:30:40.680 --> 00:30:41.680
 Charles Spurgeon

00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:42.420
 was asked by

00:30:42.420 --> 00:30:43.059
 one of his

00:30:43.059 --> 00:30:43.819
 congregation,

00:30:43.819 --> 00:30:45.339
 how do I

00:30:45.339 --> 00:30:46.059
 know if I

00:30:46.059 --> 00:30:46.519
 am in the

00:30:46.519 --> 00:30:46.899
 elect?

00:30:47.899 --> 00:30:48.339
 It's a

00:30:48.339 --> 00:30:48.939
 question maybe

00:30:48.939 --> 00:30:49.559
 many of you

00:30:49.559 --> 00:30:50.339
 here have.

00:30:50.939 --> 00:30:51.200
 It's a

00:30:51.200 --> 00:30:52.099
 common question.

00:30:53.099 --> 00:30:53.240
 Well,

00:30:53.279 --> 00:30:54.259
 Charles Spurgeon's

00:30:54.259 --> 00:30:55.000
 reply was,

00:30:55.419 --> 00:30:55.960
 ask yourself

00:30:55.960 --> 00:30:56.639
 instead,

00:30:57.359 --> 00:30:57.720
 do I

00:30:57.720 --> 00:30:59.119
 believe with

00:30:59.119 --> 00:30:59.679
 all my

00:30:59.679 --> 00:31:00.179
 heart?

00:31:01.259 --> 00:31:02.019
 If you

00:31:02.019 --> 00:31:03.139
 do, you

00:31:03.139 --> 00:31:03.599
 are in the

00:31:03.599 --> 00:31:03.960
 elect.

00:31:04.919 --> 00:31:05.859
 We cannot

00:31:05.859 --> 00:31:08.200
 understand the

00:31:08.200 --> 00:31:08.839
 depths of

00:31:08.839 --> 00:31:09.379
 these things,

00:31:09.480 --> 00:31:10.299
 the mystery of

00:31:10.299 --> 00:31:11.039
 these things.

00:31:11.039 --> 00:31:11.119
 us.

00:31:12.279 --> 00:31:12.680
 But yet

00:31:12.680 --> 00:31:13.279
 the gospel

00:31:13.279 --> 00:31:14.740
 calls us to

00:31:14.740 --> 00:31:15.139
 put our

00:31:15.139 --> 00:31:16.420
 trust in

00:31:16.420 --> 00:31:16.799
 the Lord

00:31:16.799 --> 00:31:17.700
 Jesus Christ,

00:31:17.740 --> 00:31:18.319
 to believe

00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:19.639
 in him with

00:31:19.639 --> 00:31:20.799
 all our

00:31:20.799 --> 00:31:21.359
 hearts.

00:31:23.460 --> 00:31:23.799
 And then

00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:24.000
 we are

00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:24.700
 reminded that

00:31:24.700 --> 00:31:25.220
 how can we

00:31:25.220 --> 00:31:26.079
 know we

00:31:26.079 --> 00:31:26.460
 are in the

00:31:26.460 --> 00:31:26.759
 elect?

00:31:26.839 --> 00:31:27.279
 How can we

00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:27.879
 be one of

00:31:27.879 --> 00:31:28.279
 those?

00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:29.279
 Well, in

00:31:29.279 --> 00:31:30.319
 Ephesians 1

00:31:30.319 --> 00:31:31.039
 verse 7,

00:31:31.119 --> 00:31:31.579
 we are told

00:31:31.579 --> 00:31:32.440
 we are saved

00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:33.700
 by the blood

00:31:33.700 --> 00:31:34.440
 of his

00:31:34.440 --> 00:31:34.879
 Son.

00:31:36.099 --> 00:31:36.399
 In

00:31:36.399 --> 00:31:38.220
 verse 7,

00:31:38.379 --> 00:31:38.960
 in him

00:31:38.960 --> 00:31:40.039
 we have

00:31:40.039 --> 00:31:40.660
 redemption

00:31:40.660 --> 00:31:41.960
 through his

00:31:41.960 --> 00:31:42.460
 blood for

00:31:42.460 --> 00:31:43.120
 the forgiveness

00:31:43.120 --> 00:31:43.759
 of our

00:31:43.759 --> 00:31:44.600
 trespasses

00:31:44.600 --> 00:31:46.019
 according to

00:31:46.019 --> 00:31:46.579
 the riches

00:31:46.579 --> 00:31:47.799
 of his

00:31:47.799 --> 00:31:48.340
 grace.

00:31:49.279 --> 00:31:50.200
 We are

00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:50.740
 saved

00:31:50.740 --> 00:31:52.299
 because of

00:31:52.299 --> 00:31:52.779
 God's

00:31:52.779 --> 00:31:53.279
 love,

00:31:53.720 --> 00:31:54.279
 because of

00:31:54.279 --> 00:31:54.779
 God's

00:31:54.779 --> 00:31:55.519
 choosing,

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:56.559
 because of

00:31:56.559 --> 00:31:57.000
 God's

00:31:57.000 --> 00:31:57.460
 giving

00:31:57.460 --> 00:31:58.579
 his Son.

00:31:59.579 --> 00:32:00.000
 So when

00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:00.279
 we are

00:32:00.279 --> 00:32:00.880
 discouraged,

00:32:01.079 --> 00:32:01.720
 as the

00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:02.259
 people in

00:32:02.259 --> 00:32:02.680
 Ephesus

00:32:02.680 --> 00:32:03.120
 were,

00:32:03.240 --> 00:32:03.660
 when we

00:32:03.660 --> 00:32:04.360
 are discouraged

00:32:04.360 --> 00:32:06.259
 by sin,

00:32:06.340 --> 00:32:06.759
 as we were

00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:07.440
 thinking about

00:32:07.440 --> 00:32:08.120
 this morning,

00:32:08.119 --> 00:32:08.819
 when we

00:32:08.819 --> 00:32:09.419
 are discouraged

00:32:09.419 --> 00:32:10.039
 by the

00:32:10.039 --> 00:32:10.459
 world,

00:32:10.559 --> 00:32:10.819
 and by

00:32:10.819 --> 00:32:11.179
 feeling

00:32:11.179 --> 00:32:12.199
 unworthy,

00:32:12.319 --> 00:32:12.779
 and all

00:32:12.779 --> 00:32:13.239
 of these

00:32:13.239 --> 00:32:13.779
 things,

00:32:14.979 --> 00:32:15.439
 where do

00:32:15.439 --> 00:32:15.839
 we have

00:32:15.839 --> 00:32:16.259
 to go?

00:32:16.399 --> 00:32:16.839
 Where can

00:32:16.839 --> 00:32:17.339
 we look?

00:32:18.139 --> 00:32:18.899
 Not to

00:32:18.899 --> 00:32:19.519
 ourselves,

00:32:19.699 --> 00:32:20.000
 but to

00:32:20.000 --> 00:32:20.679
 the cross

00:32:20.679 --> 00:32:21.359
 of Jesus

00:32:21.359 --> 00:32:22.019
 Christ,

00:32:23.139 --> 00:32:23.519
 whereby

00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:24.599
 his blood

00:32:24.599 --> 00:32:25.519
 we are

00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:26.019
 forgiven.

00:32:26.679 --> 00:32:27.019
 We have

00:32:27.019 --> 00:32:27.559
 redemption

00:32:27.559 --> 00:32:28.599
 through

00:32:28.599 --> 00:32:29.419
 his blood.

00:32:32.039 --> 00:32:32.899
 And then

00:32:32.899 --> 00:32:33.779
 Paul goes

00:32:33.779 --> 00:32:34.239
 on into

00:32:34.239 --> 00:32:35.039
 chapter 2

00:32:35.039 --> 00:32:35.399
 here,

00:32:35.400 --> 00:32:36.240
 and give

00:32:36.240 --> 00:32:36.960
 us a

00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:37.420
 wonderful

00:32:37.420 --> 00:32:38.060
 assurance

00:32:38.060 --> 00:32:38.540
 there in

00:32:38.540 --> 00:32:39.320
 verse 6,

00:32:40.280 --> 00:32:41.200
 chapter 2,

00:32:41.600 --> 00:32:42.519
 verse 6,

00:32:43.320 --> 00:32:44.180
 comes in

00:32:44.180 --> 00:32:44.680
 that great

00:32:44.680 --> 00:32:45.280
 part where

00:32:45.280 --> 00:32:45.940
 we are by

00:32:45.940 --> 00:32:46.820
 grace saved

00:32:46.820 --> 00:32:48.060
 through faith.

00:32:48.180 --> 00:32:48.360
 We were

00:32:48.360 --> 00:32:49.000
 dead in our

00:32:49.000 --> 00:32:49.960
 trespasses and

00:32:49.960 --> 00:32:50.640
 sins in which

00:32:50.640 --> 00:32:51.120
 we once

00:32:51.120 --> 00:32:51.560
 walked.

00:32:52.620 --> 00:32:53.180
 But then

00:32:53.180 --> 00:32:53.600
 in verse

00:32:53.600 --> 00:32:55.380
 6, we

00:32:55.380 --> 00:32:56.000
 have those

00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:56.580
 words,

00:32:57.300 --> 00:32:57.840
 and raised

00:32:57.840 --> 00:32:58.560
 us up with

00:32:58.560 --> 00:32:58.900
 him and

00:32:58.900 --> 00:32:59.480
 seated us

00:32:59.480 --> 00:33:00.000
 with him in

00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:00.540
 the heavenly

00:33:00.540 --> 00:33:02.019
 places in

00:33:02.019 --> 00:33:03.000
 Christ Jesus.

00:33:03.280 --> 00:33:03.840
 Isn't that a

00:33:03.839 --> 00:33:04.240
 mystery?

00:33:04.879 --> 00:33:05.419
 Isn't that a

00:33:05.419 --> 00:33:05.839
 marvel?

00:33:06.659 --> 00:33:07.139
 That he has

00:33:07.139 --> 00:33:07.959
 raised us

00:33:07.959 --> 00:33:08.259
 up.

00:33:10.879 --> 00:33:11.399
 And when you

00:33:11.399 --> 00:33:11.879
 go back to

00:33:11.879 --> 00:33:12.559
 verse 4,

00:33:12.899 --> 00:33:13.779
 that reminds

00:33:13.779 --> 00:33:14.579
 us of how

00:33:14.579 --> 00:33:16.319
 but God,

00:33:16.419 --> 00:33:17.259
 being rich in

00:33:17.259 --> 00:33:17.859
 mercy because

00:33:17.859 --> 00:33:18.839
 of the great

00:33:18.839 --> 00:33:19.519
 love with

00:33:19.519 --> 00:33:19.919
 which he

00:33:19.919 --> 00:33:20.579
 loved us,

00:33:20.980 --> 00:33:21.899
 even when we

00:33:21.899 --> 00:33:22.439
 were dead in

00:33:22.439 --> 00:33:23.359
 our trespasses,

00:33:23.859 --> 00:33:24.899
 made us alive

00:33:24.899 --> 00:33:25.559
 together with

00:33:25.559 --> 00:33:25.959
 Christ.

00:33:26.059 --> 00:33:26.699
 By grace,

00:33:27.139 --> 00:33:27.619
 you have been

00:33:27.619 --> 00:33:28.139
 saved.

00:33:29.039 --> 00:33:29.519
 And that is

00:33:29.519 --> 00:33:30.059
 how we are

00:33:30.059 --> 00:33:31.299
 seated in the

00:33:31.299 --> 00:33:32.079
 heavenly places.

00:33:32.179 --> 00:33:32.619
 Even now,

00:33:32.679 --> 00:33:33.579
 you are alive

00:33:33.579 --> 00:33:34.659
 in Christ.

00:33:34.779 --> 00:33:35.240
 You are in

00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:35.500
 him.

00:33:35.799 --> 00:33:36.099
 You have

00:33:36.099 --> 00:33:36.659
 access to

00:33:36.659 --> 00:33:37.000
 the very

00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:38.220
 throne of

00:33:38.220 --> 00:33:38.919
 grace in

00:33:38.919 --> 00:33:39.240
 heaven.

00:33:41.419 --> 00:33:41.799
 And you

00:33:41.799 --> 00:33:42.259
 see there,

00:33:42.399 --> 00:33:42.839
 it kind of

00:33:42.839 --> 00:33:43.799
 ties all

00:33:43.799 --> 00:33:44.379
 these things

00:33:44.379 --> 00:33:44.759
 together.

00:33:45.139 --> 00:33:46.000
 We're chosen.

00:33:46.279 --> 00:33:46.919
 We're loved.

00:33:48.059 --> 00:33:48.619
 We are

00:33:48.619 --> 00:33:49.139
 seated.

00:33:49.699 --> 00:33:49.939
 We are

00:33:49.939 --> 00:33:51.579
 forgiven by

00:33:51.579 --> 00:33:52.259
 his grace.

00:33:52.379 --> 00:33:52.839
 All of

00:33:52.839 --> 00:33:53.619
 these things,

00:33:54.519 --> 00:33:55.039
 they're so

00:33:55.039 --> 00:33:56.199
 mysterious to

00:33:56.199 --> 00:33:56.699
 us, and yet

00:33:56.699 --> 00:33:57.539
 we can marvel

00:33:57.539 --> 00:33:58.559
 at them.

00:33:59.199 --> 00:33:59.740
 So the

00:33:59.740 --> 00:34:00.279
 more that we

00:34:00.279 --> 00:34:00.839
 look, the

00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:01.319
 more that we

00:34:01.319 --> 00:34:01.899
 see the

00:34:01.900 --> 00:34:03.180
 depth of

00:34:03.180 --> 00:34:04.220
 his love

00:34:04.220 --> 00:34:05.120
 for us.

00:34:06.320 --> 00:34:06.720
 We are

00:34:06.720 --> 00:34:08.320
 also secure

00:34:08.320 --> 00:34:09.559
 in him.

00:34:11.820 --> 00:34:12.280
 In verse

00:34:12.280 --> 00:34:12.680
 8, for

00:34:12.680 --> 00:34:13.220
 by grace

00:34:13.220 --> 00:34:13.440
 you have

00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:14.079
 been saved

00:34:14.079 --> 00:34:14.860
 through faith.

00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:16.059
 This is not

00:34:16.059 --> 00:34:16.519
 your own

00:34:16.519 --> 00:34:16.820
 doing.

00:34:17.680 --> 00:34:18.119
 It is the

00:34:18.119 --> 00:34:18.660
 gift of

00:34:18.660 --> 00:34:19.059
 God.

00:34:20.059 --> 00:34:20.460
 It is

00:34:20.460 --> 00:34:21.519
 God who

00:34:21.519 --> 00:34:21.940
 has done

00:34:21.940 --> 00:34:22.340
 this.

00:34:23.480 --> 00:34:23.860
 It is

00:34:23.860 --> 00:34:24.380
 God who

00:34:24.380 --> 00:34:24.820
 has given

00:34:24.820 --> 00:34:25.800
 us this

00:34:25.800 --> 00:34:26.460
 security.

00:34:27.599 --> 00:34:28.019
 And that

00:34:28.019 --> 00:34:28.420
 is what we

00:34:28.420 --> 00:34:29.000
 can marvel

00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:29.340
 at.

00:34:29.340 --> 00:34:30.240
 It is

00:34:30.240 --> 00:34:30.980
 a gift.

00:34:31.640 --> 00:34:32.180
 A gift

00:34:32.180 --> 00:34:32.960
 from God.

00:34:34.600 --> 00:34:34.820
 And so

00:34:34.820 --> 00:34:35.400
 then as we

00:34:35.400 --> 00:34:35.920
 read other

00:34:35.920 --> 00:34:36.840
 passages such

00:34:36.840 --> 00:34:37.539
 as Romans

00:34:37.539 --> 00:34:38.420
 8, verse

00:34:38.420 --> 00:34:39.720
 38 and

00:34:39.720 --> 00:34:41.360
 39, what

00:34:41.360 --> 00:34:42.320
 great assurance,

00:34:42.460 --> 00:34:42.840
 what great

00:34:42.840 --> 00:34:43.539
 comfort we

00:34:43.539 --> 00:34:44.100
 can take

00:34:44.100 --> 00:34:44.519
 there from

00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:45.240
 these riches

00:34:45.240 --> 00:34:46.059
 of Christ.

00:34:46.760 --> 00:34:47.260
 For I am

00:34:47.260 --> 00:34:47.840
 sure that

00:34:47.840 --> 00:34:48.640
 neither death

00:34:48.640 --> 00:34:49.380
 nor life

00:34:49.380 --> 00:34:50.100
 nor angels

00:34:50.100 --> 00:34:50.840
 nor rulers

00:34:50.840 --> 00:34:51.840
 nor things

00:34:51.840 --> 00:34:52.559
 present nor

00:34:52.559 --> 00:34:53.019
 things to

00:34:53.019 --> 00:34:53.559
 come nor

00:34:53.559 --> 00:34:54.280
 powers nor

00:34:54.280 --> 00:34:55.340
 height nor

00:34:55.340 --> 00:34:56.000
 depth nor

00:34:56.000 --> 00:34:56.940
 anything else

00:34:56.940 --> 00:34:57.480
 in all

00:34:57.480 --> 00:34:58.940
 creation will

00:34:58.940 --> 00:34:59.559
 be able to

00:34:59.559 --> 00:35:00.440
 separate us

00:35:00.440 --> 00:35:00.740
 from the

00:35:00.740 --> 00:35:01.119
 love of

00:35:01.119 --> 00:35:02.159
 God in

00:35:02.159 --> 00:35:03.059
 Christ Jesus

00:35:03.059 --> 00:35:03.820
 our Lord.

00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:04.740
 How?

00:35:05.960 --> 00:35:07.380
 Well, because

00:35:07.380 --> 00:35:08.639
 of God's

00:35:08.639 --> 00:35:09.460
 grace to

00:35:09.460 --> 00:35:09.659
 us.

00:35:09.780 --> 00:35:10.420
 For by

00:35:10.420 --> 00:35:11.059
 grace you

00:35:11.059 --> 00:35:11.300
 have been

00:35:11.300 --> 00:35:12.700
 saved through

00:35:12.700 --> 00:35:13.579
 faith, a

00:35:13.579 --> 00:35:15.099
 gift of

00:35:15.099 --> 00:35:15.559
 God.

00:35:16.780 --> 00:35:17.340
 We have

00:35:17.340 --> 00:35:19.200
 security in

00:35:19.200 --> 00:35:19.500
 him.

00:35:20.619 --> 00:35:21.000
 This is

00:35:21.000 --> 00:35:21.420
 just a

00:35:21.420 --> 00:35:22.940
 small sampling

00:35:22.940 --> 00:35:23.300
 of the

00:35:23.300 --> 00:35:24.139
 unsearchable

00:35:24.139 --> 00:35:24.820
 riches of

00:35:24.820 --> 00:35:25.139
 Christ.

00:35:25.240 --> 00:35:25.480
 There are

00:35:25.480 --> 00:35:25.940
 so many

00:35:25.940 --> 00:35:26.679
 other things

00:35:26.679 --> 00:35:27.419
 that we

00:35:27.419 --> 00:35:27.940
 can look

00:35:27.940 --> 00:35:29.419
 at, but

00:35:29.419 --> 00:35:29.679
 they are

00:35:29.679 --> 00:35:30.859
 reminders to

00:35:30.859 --> 00:35:31.279
 us of

00:35:31.279 --> 00:35:31.659
 what the

00:35:31.659 --> 00:35:32.239
 mystery that

00:35:32.239 --> 00:35:32.859
 is revealed

00:35:32.859 --> 00:35:33.440
 to us.

00:35:33.960 --> 00:35:34.159
 This

00:35:34.159 --> 00:35:35.359
 gospel gives

00:35:35.359 --> 00:35:35.739
 us.

00:35:36.379 --> 00:35:36.819
 It is to

00:35:36.819 --> 00:35:38.039
 marvel at

00:35:38.039 --> 00:35:38.319
 these

00:35:38.319 --> 00:35:39.319
 unsearchable

00:35:39.319 --> 00:35:40.679
 riches of

00:35:40.679 --> 00:35:41.299
 Christ.

00:35:42.019 --> 00:35:42.500
 So we

00:35:42.500 --> 00:35:43.219
 can praise

00:35:43.219 --> 00:35:43.759
 him now

00:35:43.759 --> 00:35:45.259
 and praise

00:35:45.259 --> 00:35:46.139
 him for

00:35:46.139 --> 00:35:46.579
 all

00:35:46.579 --> 00:35:47.559
 eternity.

00:35:48.919 --> 00:35:49.219
 And so

00:35:49.219 --> 00:35:49.839
 then that is

00:35:49.839 --> 00:35:50.579
 why Paul

00:35:50.579 --> 00:35:51.579
 goes on

00:35:51.579 --> 00:35:52.199
 to pray

00:35:52.199 --> 00:35:53.019
 in

00:35:53.019 --> 00:35:53.899
 understanding

00:35:53.899 --> 00:35:54.819
 these things.

00:35:54.820 --> 00:35:55.260
 For this

00:35:55.260 --> 00:35:56.039
 reason I

00:35:56.039 --> 00:35:57.039
 bow my

00:35:57.039 --> 00:35:57.720
 knees before

00:35:57.720 --> 00:35:58.440
 the Father.

00:35:58.880 --> 00:35:59.200
 This is

00:35:59.200 --> 00:36:00.000
 verse 14.

00:36:00.120 --> 00:36:00.460
 From whom

00:36:00.460 --> 00:36:01.280
 every family

00:36:01.280 --> 00:36:01.800
 in heaven

00:36:01.800 --> 00:36:02.640
 and on

00:36:02.640 --> 00:36:03.100
 earth are

00:36:03.100 --> 00:36:03.340
 named.

00:36:03.440 --> 00:36:03.780
 This is

00:36:03.780 --> 00:36:04.440
 his prayer.

00:36:05.460 --> 00:36:06.000
 That they

00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:06.380
 may have

00:36:06.380 --> 00:36:07.280
 strength to

00:36:07.280 --> 00:36:07.900
 comprehend

00:36:07.900 --> 00:36:09.019
 with all

00:36:09.019 --> 00:36:09.539
 the saints

00:36:09.539 --> 00:36:09.900
 what is

00:36:09.900 --> 00:36:10.500
 the breadth

00:36:10.500 --> 00:36:11.120
 and length

00:36:11.120 --> 00:36:11.720
 and height

00:36:11.720 --> 00:36:12.220
 and depth

00:36:12.220 --> 00:36:12.539
 and to

00:36:12.539 --> 00:36:13.580
 know the

00:36:13.580 --> 00:36:14.120
 love of

00:36:14.120 --> 00:36:14.820
 Christ that

00:36:14.820 --> 00:36:15.700
 surpasses

00:36:15.700 --> 00:36:16.720
 knowledge.

00:36:17.360 --> 00:36:17.720
 That is

00:36:17.720 --> 00:36:18.080
 where the

00:36:18.080 --> 00:36:19.019
 prayer comes

00:36:19.019 --> 00:36:19.340
 from.

00:36:19.740 --> 00:36:20.080
 From

00:36:20.080 --> 00:36:21.000
 understanding

00:36:21.000 --> 00:36:21.800
 the mystery

00:36:21.800 --> 00:36:22.700
 that is

00:36:22.700 --> 00:36:23.940
 revealed of

00:36:23.940 --> 00:36:24.200
 these

00:36:24.200 --> 00:36:25.200
 unsearchable

00:36:25.200 --> 00:36:26.539
 riches of

00:36:26.539 --> 00:36:27.280
 Christ that

00:36:27.280 --> 00:36:28.000
 are so

00:36:28.000 --> 00:36:28.980
 many.

00:36:30.500 --> 00:36:31.340
 Let us

00:36:31.340 --> 00:36:32.860
 look into

00:36:32.860 --> 00:36:33.720
 this mystery.

00:36:34.460 --> 00:36:35.059
 Let us

00:36:35.059 --> 00:36:36.119
 search the

00:36:36.119 --> 00:36:37.360
 depths of

00:36:37.360 --> 00:36:37.599
 these

00:36:37.599 --> 00:36:38.500
 unsearchable

00:36:38.500 --> 00:36:38.900
 riches.

00:36:39.740 --> 00:36:40.280
 Because the

00:36:40.280 --> 00:36:40.840
 more that we

00:36:40.840 --> 00:36:41.420
 know them

00:36:41.420 --> 00:36:42.440
 the more

00:36:42.440 --> 00:36:42.980
 they bring

00:36:42.980 --> 00:36:43.780
 us closer

00:36:43.780 --> 00:36:44.780
 even in

00:36:44.780 --> 00:36:45.639
 our prayers

00:36:45.639 --> 00:36:46.400
 to coming

00:36:46.400 --> 00:36:47.679
 seeking that

00:36:47.679 --> 00:36:48.179
 prayer to

00:36:48.179 --> 00:36:48.900
 grasp

00:36:48.900 --> 00:36:50.079
 even more

00:36:50.079 --> 00:36:51.360
 all of

00:36:51.360 --> 00:36:52.200
 these things.

00:36:52.199 --> 00:36:53.419
 I quoted

00:36:53.419 --> 00:36:54.059
 from Martin

00:36:54.059 --> 00:36:54.699
 Luther this

00:36:54.699 --> 00:36:55.019
 morning.

00:36:55.099 --> 00:36:55.239
 I will

00:36:55.239 --> 00:36:55.759
 quote him

00:36:55.759 --> 00:36:56.819
 again as

00:36:56.819 --> 00:36:57.480
 we conclude

00:36:57.480 --> 00:36:58.239
 this evening.

00:36:58.879 --> 00:36:59.259
 He once

00:36:59.259 --> 00:36:59.500
 said,

00:36:59.599 --> 00:37:00.099
 I have held

00:37:00.099 --> 00:37:00.939
 many things

00:37:00.939 --> 00:37:01.279
 in my

00:37:01.279 --> 00:37:02.879
 hands and

00:37:02.879 --> 00:37:03.139
 I have

00:37:03.139 --> 00:37:03.819
 lost them

00:37:03.819 --> 00:37:04.219
 all,

00:37:04.919 --> 00:37:05.719
 but whatever

00:37:05.719 --> 00:37:06.119
 I have

00:37:06.119 --> 00:37:06.859
 placed in

00:37:06.859 --> 00:37:07.359
 God's

00:37:07.359 --> 00:37:07.839
 hands,

00:37:08.439 --> 00:37:09.619
 that I

00:37:09.619 --> 00:37:10.079
 still

00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:10.779
 possess.

00:37:12.159 --> 00:37:12.539
 It is a

00:37:12.539 --> 00:37:12.839
 wonderful

00:37:12.839 --> 00:37:13.659
 thought that.

00:37:14.379 --> 00:37:15.119
 I have held

00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:15.759
 many things

00:37:15.759 --> 00:37:16.139
 in my

00:37:16.139 --> 00:37:16.559
 hands and

00:37:16.559 --> 00:37:16.759
 I have

00:37:16.759 --> 00:37:17.339
 lost them

00:37:17.339 --> 00:37:17.659
 all,

00:37:18.299 --> 00:37:18.980
 but whatever

00:37:18.980 --> 00:37:19.319
 I have

00:37:19.319 --> 00:37:19.919
 placed in

00:37:19.919 --> 00:37:20.359
 God's

00:37:20.359 --> 00:37:20.779
 hands,

00:37:20.780 --> 00:37:21.900
 that I

00:37:21.900 --> 00:37:22.380
 still

00:37:22.380 --> 00:37:23.400
 possess,

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 because with

00:37:24.060 --> 00:37:25.340
 God all

00:37:25.340 --> 00:37:26.400
 things are

00:37:26.400 --> 00:37:27.060
 secure,

00:37:27.680 --> 00:37:28.060
 and we

00:37:28.060 --> 00:37:28.440
 seek to

00:37:28.440 --> 00:37:29.040
 take hold

00:37:29.040 --> 00:37:29.540
 of things

00:37:29.540 --> 00:37:30.220
 ourselves,

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 we lose

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 them.

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 But when

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 we put

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 ourselves

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 into the

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 hands of

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 God,

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 we lose

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 nothing,

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 and we

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 gain so

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 much more,

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 the unsearchable

00:37:42.280 --> 00:37:43.420
 riches of

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 Christ.

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 There is a

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 mystery around

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 them,

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 but they are

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 revealed to

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 us through

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 his word,

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 and there

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 is reward

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 for those

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 who seek

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 him and

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 follow him.

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 And so

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 may he

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 help us

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 to delve

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 into them,

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 to understand

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 them,

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 and to

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 know them

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 more fully

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 and more

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 meaningful for

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 ourselves,

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 to lead us

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 closer at

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 all times

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 to him.

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 Let us

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 pray.

00:38:11.300 --> 00:38:11.820
 Lord,

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 our gracious

00:38:12.539 --> 00:38:13.059
 God,

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 we do

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 thank you

00:38:14.019 --> 00:38:14.759
 for your

00:38:14.759 --> 00:38:15.239
 truth,

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 we thank

00:38:15.779 --> 00:38:15.980
 you for

00:38:15.980 --> 00:38:16.739
 your gospel,

00:38:17.440 --> 00:38:17.880
 we thank

00:38:17.880 --> 00:38:18.199
 you for

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 how it is

00:38:18.820 --> 00:38:19.639
 revealed to

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 us,

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 through

00:38:20.719 --> 00:38:21.480
 your word,

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 and we

00:38:22.579 --> 00:38:23.559
 pray that

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 prayer this

00:38:24.199 --> 00:38:24.659
 evening that

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 we will be

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 able to

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 grasp with

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 all the

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 saints what

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 is the

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 length and

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 breadth and

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 height and

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 depth,

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 and to

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 know the

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 love of

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 Christ that

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 surpasses

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 knowledge,

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 that we

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 might be

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 filled with

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 the fullness

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 of God,

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 as we ask

00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:40.319
 it in

00:38:40.319 --> 00:38:41.139
 Jesus' name.

00:38:41.679 --> 00:38:42.000
 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 We'll

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 conclude by

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 singing to

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 God's

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 praise in

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 Psalm 146,

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 Scottish

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 Psalter

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 version,

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 page 446

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 of the

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 psalm

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 books.

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 Psalm 146,

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 we'll sing

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 from verse

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 8 to

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 verse 10.

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 Page

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 446 of

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 the psalm

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 books,

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 the Lord

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 doth give

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 the blind

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 their sight,

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 the bow

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 down doth

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 raise,

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 the Lord

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 doth dearly

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 love all

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 those that

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 walk in

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 upright ways.

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 We'll sing

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 from verse

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 8 to

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 the end

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 of the

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 psalm,

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 to God's

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 praise.

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 The Lord

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 doth give

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 the blind

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 their sight,

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 the love

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 and the

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 down

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 the praise

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 the Lord

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 doth hear

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 thee

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 love all

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 who's

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 that

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 obey

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 our

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 high

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 grace.

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 The

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 stranger

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 shield

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 the

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 widows

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 stay,

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 the

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 orphan

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 of the

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 helpless

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!

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 the

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 the

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 be

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 the

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 the

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 wind

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!

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 wind

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!

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 the

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 wind

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 side

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 down

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 shall

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 be!

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 The

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 Lord

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 shall

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 wait

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 forever

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!

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 Lord

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 shall

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 wait

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 forever

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 for thy

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 God

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 who's

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 high on

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 thee!

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 thee!

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 praise

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 to all

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 generations

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!

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 praise

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 to the

00:40:53.439 --> 00:40:54.559
 Lord

00:40:54.559 --> 00:40:56.559
 give

00:40:56.559 --> 00:40:57.439
 thee!

00:40:57.440 --> 00:41:00.200
 after the

00:41:00.200 --> 00:41:00.559
 benediction

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 I'll go to

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 the door

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 to my

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 left

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 we'll

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 close

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 with

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 the

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 benediction

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 now may

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 grace

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 mercy

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 and

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 peace

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 from

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 God

00:41:06.659 --> 00:41:07.260
 Father

00:41:07.260 --> 00:41:07.700
 Son

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 and

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 Holy

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 Spirit

00:41:08.720 --> 00:41:09.619
 rest

00:41:09.619 --> 00:41:10.000
 upon

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 and

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 abide

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 with

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 you

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 all

00:41:11.400 --> 00:41:11.639
 now

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 and

00:41:11.860 --> 00:41:12.300
 forever

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 more

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 Amen

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 Thank you.