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 So we live in a world where we are constantly watched.

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 People are always around us.

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 People are always aware of what we're doing.

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 And everything is online now.

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 So even if they're not with us physically, they can still watch what we're doing.

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 And it's crazy the transition that's happened over the past 20 years.

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 We went from having phones at home that could connect us to the world

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 to having internet on a dial-up modem at home

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 to having phones in our pockets that we can connect with the world at any time from anywhere we are

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 to having phones with internet in our pockets

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 that allow us not only to call people from anywhere, anytime,

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 but to get online and send pictures and messages to everyone in the entire world

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 from anywhere we are at any time.

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 The world has become incredibly connected,

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 and it's just becoming more and more and more connected.

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 and early next year it's going to take one step further when the Apple Watch comes out.

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 Technology is becoming more and more a part of our everyday lives.

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 Soon it will be to the point where we will have the internet strapped to our wrists 24-7.

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 And with this connectedness, there's this sense of people watching us,

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 this sense of having to put on a performance

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 for everyone in the world to see what we're doing.

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 You know, Time Magazine, after Apple announced the Apple Watch,

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 they wrote an article about the advance of technology,

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 specifically about the Apple Watch.

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 And they were surprisingly negative on it.

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 But they had a quote in that article that I thought was great.

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 They said,

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 The reality of living with an iPhone or any smart connected mobile device

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 is that it makes reality feel just a little bit less real.

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 One gets over-connected to the point where one is apt to pay attention

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 to the thoughts and opinions of distant anonymous strangers

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 over those of loved ones who are in the same room.

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 Ironically enough, experiences don't feel fully real

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 until you've used your phone to make them virtual,

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 and the world has congratulated you for doing so.

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 So, our lives, we can't just live our lives anymore.

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 We have to live our lives for the likes on Facebook and Instagram.

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 We can't just enjoy being around the people that we love.

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 We have to tweet about the food that we're eating

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 while we are around the people that we love.

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 Enjoyable experiences in life can't just be enjoyable for themselves.

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 They're enjoyable because people approve of us doing them.

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 And as he talked about the advance of technology

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 and how soon you'll be able to push a button on your wrist

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 and send your heartbeat to your best friends.

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 And he said,

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 It's sort of scary, the idea,

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 that teenage girls who are already obsessed with their body image

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 will now be able to compare all their health stats with each other in real time.

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 And the one line I think that stuck out from the Time magazine article more than any other,

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 he said,

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 Lives lived in public become performances.

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 Lives lived in public become performances.

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 When we're obsessed with everyone else seeing us

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 and thinking,

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 What are they thinking as they see me live my life?

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 Are they going to give me the likes on Facebook?

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 Or Instagram?

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 Or Twitter?

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 Or Pinterest?

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 Or whatever other social media site you use?

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 You stop living life as yourself.

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 You stop living life as God would want you to.

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 And your life becomes a performance,

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 seeking the biggest applause from the crowd that's watching you.

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 And I think as humanity,

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 this has always been a struggle,

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 living lives for the approval of others.

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 But in today's world,

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 that struggle has just been amplified.

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 It's been put on a bigger stage

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 because we are more connected than ever before

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 and have more opportunities

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 to show off our lives

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 to everyone around us

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 than ever before in history.

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 I think for a lot of us,

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 this whole idea of people-pleasing

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 or living our lives for the approval of others

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 or fear of man,

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 we don't really think of it as a sin

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 because it's just second nature to us.

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 And how could something so natural be sinful?

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 The Bible says

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 that at the root of all people-pleasing,

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 at the root of all fear of man,

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 is idolatry.

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 That we've taken God

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 and replaced him with other people.

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 And that it's fundamentally sinful.

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 And so today we're going to look at

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 people-pleasing and the fear of man.

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 And I want us to see three things

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 about people-pleasing and the fear of man.

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 I'll just use those two terms synonymously

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 so I might jump back and forth between them.

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 But I want us to see three things about it.

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 The first one is that it's universal.

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 Literally everyone struggles with it

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 at some point,

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 in some way.

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 And I think, you know,

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 that's why we downplay it.

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 Because I struggle with it,

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 you struggle with it,

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 he struggles with it,

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 she struggles with it.

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 How can I judge anyone else

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 for struggling with it?

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 Or how can I say it's wrong

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 when everyone does it?

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 And you notice we want it to be acceptable.

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 Think about the names we use for it.

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 People-pleasing.

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 It sounds so pleasant.

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 We don't want to call it sin.

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 So say people-pleasing.

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 It's something that I can change

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 by putting in a little extra effort.

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 The sin says,

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 I can't change it through my effort.

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 And so we change the terminology

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 we use to refer to it

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 so that we can make it

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 a more acceptable practice.

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 Not even a sin,

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 just acceptable practice

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 for us to do in our lives.

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 It's so universal.

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 It's everywhere.

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 And we change the label,

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 we make it more respectable,

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 and we make it easier for us to do.

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 And it's sometimes scary to me

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 how everywhere it is.

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 So the youth staff recently,

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 we were talking with each other,

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 and we were saying,

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 we want to develop

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 more of a culture of prayer

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 among our youth.

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 We want our youth to pray more.

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 And so we as a youth staff decided,

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 if we want the youth to pray more,

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 we should be praying more.

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 So we made an agreement

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 with each other as the youth staff

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 that when we get into the office

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 in the morning,

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 whenever we see each other,

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 the first thing we do

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 when we see each other

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 is we pray together.

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 And we decided this

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 a couple weeks ago,

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 and we were all excited about it.

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 And we're like,

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 let's do this.

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 And so the next day,

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 I go into the office,

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 and I see one of the other

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 youth staff in there,

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 and I'm like,

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 oh no,

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 I have to ask her to pray with me.

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 This is going to be awkward.

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 I did it,

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 but I paused.

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 And thought,

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 this is awkward.

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 I'm afraid.

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 What's she going to think of me

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 when I say,

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 let's pray together?

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 Because that's not something

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 we're used to doing all the time.

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 And think about how messed up this is.

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 We both are Christians.

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 We both work in a church.

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 We both agreed already

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 that we're going to pray together

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 when we see each other,

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 and I still find it awkward

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 to go say,

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 hey, let's pray together,

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 because I'm afraid

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 of what she's going to think of me.

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 It's so second nature

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 to who we are.

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 Even the apostles,

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 Jesus' original followers,

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 struggled with this issue.

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 In today's passage,

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 we see Cephas

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 is another name for Peter.

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 So Peter

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 is acting and living

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 out of the fear of man

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 in today's passage.

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 Now,

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 if you don't know much about Peter,

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 he was one of Jesus'

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 original followers.

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 He was set up by Jesus

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 as one of the original leaders

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 of the church.

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 And back then,

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 the Jews

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 and the Gentiles,

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 the non-Jews,

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 didn't really have

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 any interaction.

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 And Peter

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 was a Jew,

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 and so he

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 followed

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 the Jewish laws

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 and stuck with

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 the commandments

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 that had come

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 in the Old Testament,

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 and he was a good Jew.

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 Till one day,

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 he received

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 this message from God,

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 directly from God,

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 saying,

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 Peter,

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 I want you

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 to go share

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 the message of Jesus

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 with the Gentiles.

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 And so Peter

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 went and he obeyed.

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 He shared the message

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 of Jesus

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 with the Gentiles.

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 And he realized

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 God has saved

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 the Gentiles

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 just like

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 he has saved the Jews.

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 There's no distinction

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 or differentiation

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 between the Jews

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 and the Gentiles.

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 And then he went

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 on a journey

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 to the city

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 called Antioch,

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 and when he was there,

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 there were Jewish Christians

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 and there were Gentile Christians,

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 and he would eat

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 with the Gentiles

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 and the Jews

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 and Gentiles

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 would all eat together

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 because in Jesus,

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 they're not separated anymore.

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 They're brought together.

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 And then the men

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 from James came.

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 Now James

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 was the half-brother

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 of Jesus.

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 James was the leader

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 of the church

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 in Jerusalem.

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 James had some power.

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 And when it says

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 this group came

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 from James,

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 we don't know

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 exactly what that means.

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 It could have been

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 that he directly sent them

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 as a delegation

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 to represent him.

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 It could be

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 that they had sort of

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 been a part of his church

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 and they came.

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 Like if someone here

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 moved and went to like

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 one of our sister churches

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 in Taipei,

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 and then they could say like,

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 oh, these people

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 came from Tobin.

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 Or it could be

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 that these people came,

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 said they were from James,

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 and actually had no connection

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 with him whatsoever,

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 and they were just lying

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 about it.

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 Regardless of the situation,

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 when they came,

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 Peter changed his behavior

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 in response to them

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 being there.

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 Now the scary thing is,

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 if these people came

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 and were lying

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 about their connection

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 with James,

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 which in the book of Acts,

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 James talks about people

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 who went out from him

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 saying they were from him

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 but actually spread

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 a totally different message

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 than he was spreading.

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 That means Peter

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 changed his behavior

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 to try and accommodate

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 what he thought

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 James wanted him to do,

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 but what he thought

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 James wanted him to do

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 and what James actually

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 wanted him to do

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 were totally different things.

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 So he was changing

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 his behavior

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 to please someone

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 who actually didn't want him

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 to do the thing

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 that he was doing,

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 potentially.

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 And so these people came,

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 and when Peter saw them,

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 he became afraid

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 and started changing

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 his behavior.

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 He started eating

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 only with the Jews,

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 not with the Gentiles anymore.

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 The text doesn't even

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 specifically tell us

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 that these people

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 started teaching

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 that he had to eat

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 with the Jews.

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 It could have just been

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 that they didn't eat

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 with the Gentiles

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 and he got afraid,

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 what are they going

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 to think with me

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 if I keep eating

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 with the Gentiles?

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 Am I going to lose

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 my status and position

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 in the church?

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 Am I going to lose

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 my ability

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 to influence the Jews

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 and draw people

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 towards Jesus?

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 Is James going

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 to get upset with me

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 if he hears

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 that I've been eating

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 with the Gentiles?

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 These thoughts

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 went around

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 and around

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 in his head

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 and he realized,

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 I need to change

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 what I am doing

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 so that I can fit in

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 so that I can be accepted.

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 And when Paul saw

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 what was going on,

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 he said,

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 that is absolutely

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 not okay.

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 He used a word

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 to describe

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 James' behavior,

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 a word that

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 Jesus reserved

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 for the people

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 he didn't like,

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 a word called hypocrisy.

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 Originally,

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 this word

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 comes from a Greek word

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 that refers to

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 wearing a mask

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 in a play

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 or pretending

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 to be someone

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 that you're not.

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 Paul's basically saying

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 Peter was pretending

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 to be something

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 other than what he was

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 so that he could fit in

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 and be accepted.

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 Peter,

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 this pillar of the church,

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 Peter,

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 this original disciple

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 of Jesus

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 was afraid

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 of what people

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 would think about him

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 and changed his behavior

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 to be accepted

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 by them.

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 Everyone

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 is susceptible

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 to people pleasing

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 and the fear of man.

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 Everyone

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 is susceptible

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 to changing

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 how we act

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 and what we do

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 so that other people

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 will think better of us.

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 And it's not just

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 something that was there

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 2,000 years ago.

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 It's so common

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 even in the world today.

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 How many of us

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 want to impress

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 our bosses?

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 We'll show up

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 in the morning

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 before the boss

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 gets there

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 so that he can see

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 we're a good worker.

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 We'll skip lunch,

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 work very hard

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 so the boss

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 can see us.

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 And then we'll stay

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 in the office

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 till just after

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 the boss leaves

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 so that he knows

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 we care about our job,

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 we care about the company,

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 we're there for him.

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 But really

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 we just want him

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 to think good things

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 about us

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 so we can get raises

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 and promotions.

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 Or we'll go to school

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 and we'll pretend

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 to be smarter than we are

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 or cooler than we are

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 because we know

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 that the kids at school

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 would never accept us

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 if they knew

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 who we really were.

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 we change our behavior

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 to be accepted.

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 It's a universal issue.

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 This issue

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 of people pleasing,

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 this sin issue

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 of people pleasing

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 is one

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 that is universally

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 applicable.

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 The second thing

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 I want us to see

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 about people pleasing

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 and the fear of man

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 is that it is

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 fundamentally opposed

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 to the gospel.

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 You notice

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 Peter

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 or yeah,

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 Peter's

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 eating with only the Jews

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 not the Gentiles.

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 Paul comes,

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 he opposes Peter

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 to his face.

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 Paul sees

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 that Peter

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 is acting out of fear

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 of other people

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 not out of

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 a love for God

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 or out of an understanding

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 of the gospel.

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 The gospel says

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 our acceptance

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 before Jesus

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 is unconditional.

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 It's not based

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 on the nationality

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 that we're born into.

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 It's not based

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 on our ability

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 to keep the law.

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 It's based on

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 what Christ has done

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 for us on the cross

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 and what Christ

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 has done for us

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 on the cross

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 alone.

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 And Peter

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 by eating

00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:21.780
 with only Jews

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 was basically saying

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 there's a hierarchy

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 in salvation.

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 Yeah,

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 you Gentiles,

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 you can be Christians

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 but the Jews

00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:30.780
 are the real Christians.

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 The Jews

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 are the ones

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 that God loves more.

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 The ones

00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:36.440
 who follow the law

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 have a special standing

00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:38.019
 with God

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 that you don't get

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 unless you're born

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 into this people group

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 or this nation.

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 And Paul says,

00:14:45.180 --> 00:14:45.420
 Peter,

00:14:45.580 --> 00:14:46.139
 your behavior

00:14:46.139 --> 00:14:47.560
 is not in line

00:14:47.560 --> 00:14:48.399
 with the truth

00:14:48.399 --> 00:14:48.940
 of the gospel.

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 The truth

00:14:51.980 --> 00:14:52.519
 that the gospel

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 preaches

00:14:52.920 --> 00:14:53.620
 and teaches

00:14:53.620 --> 00:14:55.580
 is fundamentally

00:14:55.580 --> 00:14:56.159
 opposed

00:14:56.159 --> 00:14:56.879
 to the behavior

00:14:56.879 --> 00:14:58.000
 that you're living out

00:14:58.000 --> 00:14:58.560
 and saying

00:14:58.560 --> 00:14:59.399
 is in line with it.

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 And so Paul

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 opposes Peter.

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 There's this smackdown

00:15:03.740 --> 00:15:04.600
 between these

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 greats of the faith.

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 But you notice

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 the way that Paul

00:15:08.279 --> 00:15:09.360
 approaches the problem.

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 He doesn't say,

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 hey Peter,

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 I wish you wouldn't

00:15:12.879 --> 00:15:13.740
 act like that.

00:15:14.940 --> 00:15:15.620
 I'm upset

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 with the way

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 you're acting.

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 Because what would that do?

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 That would say,

00:15:19.580 --> 00:15:20.120
 Paul wants me

00:15:20.120 --> 00:15:20.820
 to act this way,

00:15:20.980 --> 00:15:21.500
 James' people

00:15:21.500 --> 00:15:22.480
 want me to act this way,

00:15:22.680 --> 00:15:23.320
 who do I want

00:15:23.320 --> 00:15:24.100
 happier with me?

00:15:24.700 --> 00:15:25.860
 And it brings it back

00:15:25.860 --> 00:15:26.300
 to an issue

00:15:26.300 --> 00:15:27.480
 of fear of man

00:15:27.480 --> 00:15:28.500
 and people pleasing again.

00:15:30.919 --> 00:15:31.320
 Really,

00:15:31.539 --> 00:15:33.159
 even if Paul had said,

00:15:33.500 --> 00:15:33.700
 Peter,

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 I don't like

00:15:34.159 --> 00:15:35.060
 that you're acting this way

00:15:35.060 --> 00:15:36.840
 and Peter had chosen

00:15:36.840 --> 00:15:37.740
 to do the right thing,

00:15:38.060 --> 00:15:39.060
 he still would have done it

00:15:39.059 --> 00:15:40.099
 out of a fear

00:15:40.099 --> 00:15:40.619
 of other people,

00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:41.399
 out of a desire

00:15:41.399 --> 00:15:42.299
 to impress people.

00:15:44.079 --> 00:15:45.279
 But when Paul comes,

00:15:45.339 --> 00:15:45.599
 he says,

00:15:45.719 --> 00:15:45.979
 Peter,

00:15:46.239 --> 00:15:47.019
 you are acting

00:15:47.019 --> 00:15:47.899
 out of line

00:15:47.899 --> 00:15:49.019
 with the truth

00:15:49.019 --> 00:15:49.639
 of the gospel.

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 What you are doing,

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 it's not that

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 I don't like it,

00:15:54.479 --> 00:15:55.179
 it's that God

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 disapproves of it.

00:15:57.679 --> 00:15:58.659
 What you are doing,

00:15:58.919 --> 00:15:59.839
 it's not that

00:15:59.839 --> 00:16:01.379
 it's uncomfortable

00:16:01.379 --> 00:16:01.839
 for me,

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 it's that it's sinful,

00:16:02.919 --> 00:16:03.799
 it's that it's teaching

00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:04.779
 false truths

00:16:04.779 --> 00:16:05.819
 through your actions

00:16:05.820 --> 00:16:07.300
 and leading other people

00:16:07.300 --> 00:16:09.060
 into that false truth

00:16:09.060 --> 00:16:09.540
 as well.

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 Peter was,

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 yeah,

00:16:13.240 --> 00:16:13.940
 his actions

00:16:13.940 --> 00:16:14.760
 were saying,

00:16:16.520 --> 00:16:16.960
 God shows,

00:16:17.260 --> 00:16:17.980
 God plays favorites,

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 so I'm going to

00:16:19.200 --> 00:16:19.960
 play favorites too.

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 And the thing is,

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 Peter knew

00:16:24.220 --> 00:16:24.800
 and understood

00:16:24.800 --> 00:16:25.379
 the gospel.

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 His issue wasn't,

00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:29.960
 I don't understand

00:16:29.960 --> 00:16:30.680
 who Jesus is

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 or what Jesus has done.

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 Paul doesn't come to him

00:16:33.680 --> 00:16:34.000
 and say,

00:16:34.100 --> 00:16:34.300
 Peter,

00:16:34.299 --> 00:16:35.620
 let's get your theology straight.

00:16:36.099 --> 00:16:36.699
 He comes to him

00:16:36.699 --> 00:16:37.019
 and says,

00:16:37.500 --> 00:16:37.759
 Peter,

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 here's what you believe,

00:16:39.659 --> 00:16:40.279
 here's what that should

00:16:40.279 --> 00:16:41.240
 look like in your life

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 and they don't line up.

00:16:45.419 --> 00:16:46.979
 Peter's actions

00:16:46.979 --> 00:16:48.079
 were not in line

00:16:48.079 --> 00:16:49.019
 with Peter's beliefs.

00:16:50.479 --> 00:16:51.199
 And because of that,

00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:52.459
 he was acting in sin,

00:16:52.559 --> 00:16:53.479
 he was play acting.

00:16:54.959 --> 00:16:56.719
 And Paul calls him back

00:16:56.719 --> 00:16:57.879
 to the truth

00:16:57.879 --> 00:16:58.459
 of the gospel.

00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:00.719
 And again,

00:17:00.779 --> 00:17:01.099
 I think

00:17:01.099 --> 00:17:02.919
 this is so universal.

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 You believe one thing,

00:17:05.700 --> 00:17:06.279
 you live another.

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 I believe one thing,

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 I live another.

00:17:10.019 --> 00:17:10.220
 Right?

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 Think about it.

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 Like,

00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:12.599
 it can be so easy

00:17:12.599 --> 00:17:13.700
 to sit here in church

00:17:13.700 --> 00:17:14.859
 and listen to a sermon

00:17:14.859 --> 00:17:16.680
 on how God loves everyone,

00:17:16.819 --> 00:17:17.420
 rich and poor.

00:17:18.940 --> 00:17:20.259
 How everyone is

00:17:20.259 --> 00:17:21.740
 brothers and sisters in Christ

00:17:21.740 --> 00:17:22.960
 regardless of how much money

00:17:22.960 --> 00:17:23.759
 we have in the bank.

00:17:24.779 --> 00:17:25.720
 And then we go out

00:17:25.720 --> 00:17:26.319
 after church

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 and throughout the week,

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 the only people we eat with

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 are the rich ones.

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 Because that's who

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 our rich friends

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 want us to eat with.

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 We don't want

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 our millionaire friends

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 to see that we're eating

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 with people in poverty.

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 Or if we do,

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 we're doing it

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 out of charity

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 and a desire to help them.

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 Not out of an understanding

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 that they're our brothers

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 and sisters in Christ.

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 Not out of an understanding

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 that we are fundamentally

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 equals in God.

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 We let

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 what other people think about us

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 control our behavior.

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 fear.

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 And it's fundamentally

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 opposed

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 to the truth

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 of the gospel.

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 So we've seen

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 fear of man

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 and people pleasing

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 is universal.

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 It's fundamentally

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 opposed to the gospel.

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 But what's the solution?

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 The solution

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 for fear of man,

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 the solution

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 for people pleasing,

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 is a bigger understanding

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 of who God is.

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 the only solution

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 for the fear of man

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 is a bigger view

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 of God

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 in our lives.

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 See,

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 Peter's fundamental problem

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 in his behavior

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 here in this passage

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 is not belief.

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 We already covered that.

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 He believed

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 the right things

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 about God.

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 His problem

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 is a problem

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 of fear.

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 He feared

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 what these people

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 thought about him

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 more than he feared

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 what God thought about him.

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 Peter sort of has

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 a recurring issue

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 with this

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 throughout his life.

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 On the night

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 that Jesus was

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 betrayed,

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 they were at dinner,

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 like Tobin was talking

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 about earlier.

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 They're at dinner.

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 Jesus says,

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 you're all gonna

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 turn away from me.

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 And Peter says,

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 no way.

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 Even if I have to die,

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 I will never

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 turn away from you.

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 A couple hours later,

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 he's out there

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 and this little

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 servant girl

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 comes up to him.

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 She's like,

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 didn't I see you

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 as Jesus?

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 And he's like,

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 no!

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 Three times.

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 A couple hours

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 after saying,

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 Jesus,

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 I would never

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 deny you,

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 he does it

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 three times

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 out of fear

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 of a little

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 servant girl.

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 Peter is operating

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 out of fear,

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 not out of the truth

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 that he knows

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 and believes.

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 And I think with us,

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 it's the same thing.

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 Our problems

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 with obedience

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 a lot of times

00:19:48.380 --> 00:19:48.920
 don't come out

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 of wrong beliefs.

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 They come out

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 of fear.

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 You know,

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 when I was in high school,

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 I would sit at lunch

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 with my friends

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 and we'd be talking

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 and hanging out

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 and every day

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 I saw this one kid

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 across the cafeteria

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 sitting by himself

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 at this table.

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 And I was in a big school

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 so sitting by yourself

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 at a table

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 in the cafeteria

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 was kind of

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 an accomplishment

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 because it was squished.

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 And I would look

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 over there every day

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 and I would think,

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 this kid's probably

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 pretty lonely.

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 This kid probably

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 needs a friend.

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 But then,

00:20:20.019 --> 00:20:20.540
 the other kids

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 at my table

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 would also notice

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 this kid.

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 And they'd say things like,

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 you know,

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 he's probably sitting

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 over there alone

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 because he's a serial killer.

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 And now,

00:20:31.279 --> 00:20:31.680
 obviously,

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 I didn't believe

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 that this kid

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 was a serial killer.

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 I also didn't want

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 people saying

00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:38.060
 that Eric is probably

00:20:38.060 --> 00:20:38.759
 a serial killer.

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 killer.

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 And so,

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 I learned

00:20:41.460 --> 00:20:42.519
 out of fear

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 of other people

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 to stay away

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 from that kid.

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 Even though I knew

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 this kid's probably lonely,

00:20:48.740 --> 00:20:49.339
 this kid probably

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 needs friends,

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 I let the fear

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 of what other people

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 would say

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 control me

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 and I stayed away

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 from him.

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 Or how about

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 when we have friends

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 who aren't Christians

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 and we say,

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 they need to know

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 about Jesus.

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 It's the loving thing

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 to do

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 to tell them

00:21:04.660 --> 00:21:05.079
 about Jesus.

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 If what we believe

00:21:06.359 --> 00:21:07.359
 about Jesus is true,

00:21:07.720 --> 00:21:08.559
 the loving thing

00:21:08.559 --> 00:21:09.759
 to do for our friends

00:21:09.759 --> 00:21:10.379
 is to tell them

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 about him.

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 But what are they

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 going to think about me

00:21:15.980 --> 00:21:16.699
 if they find out

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 that I actually

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 believe that?

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 How are they

00:21:20.179 --> 00:21:20.699
 going to respond?

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 Is that going to

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 make them mad at me?

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 We get afraid

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 and we don't say anything.

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 Or,

00:21:28.079 --> 00:21:29.039
 we know

00:21:29.039 --> 00:21:31.000
 that it's wrong

00:21:31.000 --> 00:21:32.019
 to oppress the poor.

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 But our boss

00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:35.220
 wants us

00:21:35.220 --> 00:21:35.920
 to make a deal

00:21:35.920 --> 00:21:36.560
 at work

00:21:36.560 --> 00:21:37.740
 that will make

00:21:37.740 --> 00:21:38.180
 our company

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 millions of dollars

00:21:39.220 --> 00:21:40.360
 by exploiting

00:21:40.360 --> 00:21:41.019
 the vulnerabilities

00:21:41.019 --> 00:21:41.620
 of the poor.

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 We fundamentally

00:21:45.280 --> 00:21:46.420
 know the truth

00:21:46.420 --> 00:21:47.400
 that it's wrong

00:21:47.400 --> 00:21:48.580
 to oppress the poor,

00:21:49.280 --> 00:21:50.420
 but we're afraid

00:21:50.420 --> 00:21:51.080
 that if we oppose

00:21:51.080 --> 00:21:51.640
 our boss,

00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:53.300
 he could let us go.

00:21:54.380 --> 00:21:55.040
 He'll go out

00:21:55.040 --> 00:21:55.840
 and find someone else

00:21:55.840 --> 00:21:57.000
 who will make that deal

00:21:57.000 --> 00:21:57.600
 and make the money

00:21:57.600 --> 00:21:58.180
 for the company.

00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:00.320
 And how do we act?

00:22:00.940 --> 00:22:02.240
 How often do we go along

00:22:02.240 --> 00:22:02.880
 with that deal

00:22:02.880 --> 00:22:03.720
 even when we know

00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:04.360
 that it's wrong

00:22:04.359 --> 00:22:05.479
 out of a fear

00:22:05.479 --> 00:22:06.959
 of what our boss

00:22:06.959 --> 00:22:07.959
 desires of us?

00:22:11.479 --> 00:22:12.259
 Our issue

00:22:12.259 --> 00:22:12.859
 is an issue

00:22:12.859 --> 00:22:13.399
 of fear.

00:22:14.259 --> 00:22:15.299
 We fear other people

00:22:15.299 --> 00:22:15.899
 too much.

00:22:16.559 --> 00:22:17.359
 We fear God

00:22:17.359 --> 00:22:18.359
 too little.

00:22:19.019 --> 00:22:19.679
 And the solution

00:22:19.679 --> 00:22:20.839
 is to get

00:22:20.839 --> 00:22:22.039
 a bigger vision

00:22:22.039 --> 00:22:22.659
 and picture

00:22:22.659 --> 00:22:24.219
 of who God is.

00:22:25.059 --> 00:22:26.139
 And when we get that,

00:22:26.839 --> 00:22:28.079
 it'll free us

00:22:28.079 --> 00:22:29.099
 from being afraid

00:22:29.099 --> 00:22:30.039
 of what other people

00:22:30.039 --> 00:22:30.659
 think of us.

00:22:30.939 --> 00:22:31.759
 There's a counselor,

00:22:31.939 --> 00:22:32.719
 a Christian counselor

00:22:32.720 --> 00:22:33.420
 in the States

00:22:33.420 --> 00:22:34.380
 named Ed Welch.

00:22:35.819 --> 00:22:36.559
 And he says,

00:22:36.759 --> 00:22:38.240
 anything that erodes

00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:39.559
 the fear of God

00:22:39.559 --> 00:22:41.559
 will intensify

00:22:41.559 --> 00:22:42.559
 the fear of man

00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:43.259
 in our lives.

00:22:45.839 --> 00:22:47.420
 Anything that erodes

00:22:47.420 --> 00:22:48.720
 the fear of God

00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:51.220
 will intensify

00:22:51.220 --> 00:22:53.079
 the fear of man

00:22:53.079 --> 00:22:54.400
 in our lives.

00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:58.120
 we need to be intentional

00:22:58.120 --> 00:22:59.080
 about building up

00:22:59.080 --> 00:22:59.759
 our understanding

00:22:59.759 --> 00:23:00.640
 of who God is,

00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:01.480
 building up

00:23:01.480 --> 00:23:02.780
 a healthy and proper

00:23:02.780 --> 00:23:04.259
 fear of God

00:23:04.259 --> 00:23:05.480
 in our lives.

00:23:05.480 --> 00:23:08.380
 Now this idea

00:23:08.380 --> 00:23:09.200
 of the fear of the Lord

00:23:09.200 --> 00:23:10.400
 is not very popular today.

00:23:11.299 --> 00:23:12.120
 We want God

00:23:12.120 --> 00:23:12.640
 to be friendly

00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:13.559
 and cuddly and cute

00:23:13.559 --> 00:23:15.539
 and we do not want

00:23:15.539 --> 00:23:16.400
 God to be terrifying.

00:23:17.759 --> 00:23:18.759
 And so we sort of

00:23:18.759 --> 00:23:19.980
 try to avoid this issue,

00:23:20.339 --> 00:23:21.240
 avoid talking about

00:23:21.240 --> 00:23:21.980
 the fear of the Lord.

00:23:23.000 --> 00:23:24.460
 We try and redefine it

00:23:24.460 --> 00:23:24.960
 and say,

00:23:25.400 --> 00:23:25.980
 fear of the Lord

00:23:25.980 --> 00:23:27.140
 means reverent awe

00:23:27.140 --> 00:23:28.400
 and obedience.

00:23:30.640 --> 00:23:31.460
 And while yes,

00:23:31.519 --> 00:23:32.799
 those are important parts

00:23:32.799 --> 00:23:33.620
 of the fear of the Lord,

00:23:33.619 --> 00:23:35.019
 if you look biblically

00:23:35.019 --> 00:23:36.219
 at the concept

00:23:36.219 --> 00:23:37.759
 of the fear of the Lord

00:23:37.759 --> 00:23:38.619
 and what happens

00:23:38.619 --> 00:23:39.879
 when people in the Bible

00:23:39.879 --> 00:23:42.579
 interact with God,

00:23:44.139 --> 00:23:44.779
 reverent awe

00:23:44.779 --> 00:23:46.339
 barely scratches the surface

00:23:46.339 --> 00:23:48.039
 of what's actually

00:23:48.039 --> 00:23:49.059
 going on there.

00:23:49.699 --> 00:23:51.039
 So I want to go through

00:23:51.039 --> 00:23:52.059
 a couple passages

00:23:52.059 --> 00:23:52.659
 in the Bible

00:23:52.659 --> 00:23:53.879
 where people have

00:23:53.879 --> 00:23:54.919
 encounters with God

00:23:54.919 --> 00:23:55.819
 to show us

00:23:55.819 --> 00:23:57.099
 what type of reactions

00:23:57.099 --> 00:23:57.659
 they have,

00:23:57.739 --> 00:23:58.679
 what the fear of the Lord

00:23:58.679 --> 00:23:59.259
 looks like

00:23:59.259 --> 00:24:00.399
 in a concrete manner

00:24:00.399 --> 00:24:01.500
 in their life.

00:24:01.500 --> 00:24:03.839
 so that hopefully

00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:05.099
 we can work on developing

00:24:05.099 --> 00:24:06.240
 the fear of God

00:24:06.240 --> 00:24:07.420
 in our lives.

00:24:07.920 --> 00:24:08.980
 The first passage

00:24:08.980 --> 00:24:09.920
 I want us to look at

00:24:09.920 --> 00:24:11.200
 is in Isaiah 6.

00:24:11.960 --> 00:24:13.000
 So the prophet Isaiah,

00:24:13.519 --> 00:24:14.319
 it's the year

00:24:14.319 --> 00:24:15.559
 that King Uzziah dies,

00:24:16.099 --> 00:24:17.039
 and the prophet Isaiah

00:24:17.039 --> 00:24:17.900
 is in the temple,

00:24:18.539 --> 00:24:19.539
 and he has this vision,

00:24:19.819 --> 00:24:21.440
 and he sees the Lord

00:24:21.440 --> 00:24:22.859
 seated on the throne.

00:24:25.259 --> 00:24:26.339
 And there are angels

00:24:26.339 --> 00:24:27.019
 around God.

00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:29.420
 Now in other passages

00:24:29.420 --> 00:24:29.900
 in the Bible,

00:24:30.019 --> 00:24:31.360
 we see that when men

00:24:31.360 --> 00:24:32.240
 come into contact

00:24:32.240 --> 00:24:32.800
 with angels,

00:24:32.980 --> 00:24:33.820
 they're so terrified

00:24:33.820 --> 00:24:34.840
 that they want to fall down

00:24:34.840 --> 00:24:35.759
 and worship the angels

00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:36.259
 themselves.

00:24:37.580 --> 00:24:38.960
 But the angels here

00:24:38.960 --> 00:24:40.320
 are in God's presence.

00:24:41.220 --> 00:24:42.080
 And every angel

00:24:42.080 --> 00:24:42.960
 has six wings,

00:24:43.160 --> 00:24:44.080
 and God's presence

00:24:44.080 --> 00:24:45.180
 is so overwhelming

00:24:45.180 --> 00:24:46.220
 that the angels

00:24:46.220 --> 00:24:47.580
 need to use two wings

00:24:47.580 --> 00:24:48.560
 to cover their faces

00:24:48.560 --> 00:24:49.779
 to protect them

00:24:49.779 --> 00:24:51.640
 from how amazing God is.

00:24:52.180 --> 00:24:52.920
 And then they need

00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:53.620
 to use two wings

00:24:53.620 --> 00:24:54.420
 to cover their feet

00:24:54.420 --> 00:24:56.560
 because God's presence

00:24:56.560 --> 00:24:58.039
 is so overwhelming

00:24:58.039 --> 00:24:58.899
 and amazing.

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 And Isaiah sees this vision,

00:25:02.639 --> 00:25:03.460
 and he says,

00:25:03.559 --> 00:25:04.399
 when God speaks,

00:25:04.659 --> 00:25:05.879
 his voice shakes

00:25:05.879 --> 00:25:06.599
 the foundation

00:25:06.599 --> 00:25:07.399
 of the building

00:25:07.399 --> 00:25:08.240
 that he is in.

00:25:10.740 --> 00:25:12.079
 And Isaiah doesn't go,

00:25:12.220 --> 00:25:12.859
 whoa, cool,

00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:14.039
 I have seen God.

00:25:14.599 --> 00:25:15.399
 I should write

00:25:15.399 --> 00:25:16.119
 a best-selling book

00:25:16.119 --> 00:25:16.819
 about this.

00:25:18.099 --> 00:25:19.259
 He doesn't say,

00:25:19.839 --> 00:25:20.500
 hey, God,

00:25:20.599 --> 00:25:22.000
 I have a question for you.

00:25:22.339 --> 00:25:22.639
 You know,

00:25:22.779 --> 00:25:24.059
 my retirement account

00:25:24.059 --> 00:25:24.920
 isn't doing too well.

00:25:24.980 --> 00:25:25.680
 Explain that to me.

00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:27.860
 No, Isaiah looks

00:25:27.860 --> 00:25:28.840
 and he sees God

00:25:28.840 --> 00:25:29.759
 and his response is,

00:25:29.880 --> 00:25:30.360
 oh, crap,

00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:31.440
 I'm going to die.

00:25:33.539 --> 00:25:35.140
 His exact words are,

00:25:35.500 --> 00:25:36.180
 woe is me,

00:25:36.259 --> 00:25:36.860
 for I'm a man

00:25:36.860 --> 00:25:37.600
 of unclean lips

00:25:37.600 --> 00:25:38.480
 and I live among

00:25:38.480 --> 00:25:39.779
 a people of unclean lips

00:25:39.779 --> 00:25:40.400
 and my eyes

00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:41.600
 have seen the king.

00:25:44.039 --> 00:25:45.759
 When Isaiah comes

00:25:45.759 --> 00:25:46.779
 face to face

00:25:46.779 --> 00:25:47.480
 with God,

00:25:47.680 --> 00:25:49.160
 he fears for his life.

00:25:49.980 --> 00:25:51.100
 He is terrified.

00:25:51.560 --> 00:25:52.200
 He is shaking.

00:25:52.640 --> 00:25:53.220
 He thinks

00:25:53.220 --> 00:25:54.279
 he is never going

00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:55.059
 to wake up again

00:25:55.059 --> 00:25:55.740
 tomorrow

00:25:55.740 --> 00:25:58.860
 because God's presence

00:25:58.860 --> 00:26:00.299
 is so amazing

00:26:00.299 --> 00:26:01.259
 and overwhelming.

00:26:03.079 --> 00:26:04.079
 That's just one example.

00:26:04.180 --> 00:26:05.160
 Maybe he overreacted.

00:26:05.539 --> 00:26:06.380
 Let's go to Job.

00:26:07.460 --> 00:26:08.160
 For those of you

00:26:08.160 --> 00:26:08.680
 who know nothing

00:26:08.680 --> 00:26:09.299
 about Job,

00:26:09.759 --> 00:26:10.319
 Job was a man

00:26:10.319 --> 00:26:11.059
 in the Old Testament

00:26:11.059 --> 00:26:12.940
 and at the start

00:26:12.940 --> 00:26:13.860
 of the story of Job,

00:26:14.039 --> 00:26:15.160
 God says,

00:26:15.519 --> 00:26:18.039
 Job is the most righteous man

00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:19.519
 in the entire world.

00:26:21.019 --> 00:26:23.140
 Literally the best person alive.

00:26:23.220 --> 00:26:24.220
 He is the most righteous man

00:26:24.220 --> 00:26:24.680
 by God's standard.

00:26:27.519 --> 00:26:29.000
 And Satan comes in

00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:30.279
 and tests Job

00:26:30.279 --> 00:26:31.059
 and tries to get him

00:26:31.059 --> 00:26:32.019
 to turn away from God.

00:26:32.120 --> 00:26:32.660
 He takes away

00:26:32.660 --> 00:26:33.660
 all of his wealth,

00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:36.100
 kills all of his children,

00:26:36.640 --> 00:26:38.000
 and gives him

00:26:38.000 --> 00:26:39.059
 a painful disease

00:26:39.059 --> 00:26:40.180
 that he can't cure.

00:26:41.960 --> 00:26:43.140
 And Job's friends come

00:26:43.140 --> 00:26:44.539
 and they spend most

00:26:44.539 --> 00:26:45.339
 of the book of Job

00:26:45.339 --> 00:26:46.380
 just talking about

00:26:46.380 --> 00:26:47.620
 why would this happen

00:26:47.620 --> 00:26:48.140
 to Job.

00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:49.500
 His friends are all sure

00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:50.180
 that it's karma,

00:26:50.279 --> 00:26:50.960
 that he's done something

00:26:50.960 --> 00:26:52.559
 terrible to deserve this.

00:26:52.559 --> 00:26:54.139
 And Job the entire time

00:26:54.139 --> 00:26:54.500
 is like,

00:26:54.799 --> 00:26:56.339
 let me make my case to God.

00:26:57.139 --> 00:26:58.339
 Let me tell God

00:26:58.339 --> 00:27:00.019
 why I don't deserve this.

00:27:00.159 --> 00:27:01.099
 Because God knows.

00:27:02.599 --> 00:27:03.359
 And then at the end

00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:03.759
 of the book,

00:27:03.839 --> 00:27:04.700
 in chapter 38,

00:27:04.940 --> 00:27:06.119
 God steps in.

00:27:06.940 --> 00:27:08.240
 And he gives Job

00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:09.619
 the response

00:27:09.619 --> 00:27:10.879
 that Job has been waiting

00:27:10.879 --> 00:27:12.299
 for the entire time.

00:27:12.399 --> 00:27:12.980
 God's response

00:27:12.980 --> 00:27:14.359
 lasts for four chapters.

00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:17.240
 And he starts out

00:27:17.240 --> 00:27:19.399
 with a question for Job.

00:27:20.500 --> 00:27:21.059
 Hey Job,

00:27:21.139 --> 00:27:21.779
 where were you

00:27:21.779 --> 00:27:22.240
 when I laid

00:27:22.240 --> 00:27:22.819
 the foundations

00:27:22.819 --> 00:27:23.439
 of the earth?

00:27:27.459 --> 00:27:28.139
 It's gotta be

00:27:28.139 --> 00:27:28.759
 an awkward moment.

00:27:29.299 --> 00:27:30.199
 I think if I was Job,

00:27:30.259 --> 00:27:30.719
 I'd just feel like,

00:27:30.779 --> 00:27:31.079
 I'm done.

00:27:31.719 --> 00:27:32.319
 I'm out.

00:27:33.599 --> 00:27:34.939
 Job lasts two chapters

00:27:34.939 --> 00:27:35.500
 of questions

00:27:35.500 --> 00:27:36.459
 before he says anything

00:27:36.459 --> 00:27:37.379
 and God doesn't let him

00:27:37.379 --> 00:27:37.959
 off the hook there.

00:27:38.019 --> 00:27:38.779
 He goes on for another

00:27:38.779 --> 00:27:39.559
 two chapters

00:27:39.559 --> 00:27:40.519
 just explaining

00:27:40.519 --> 00:27:41.179
 how big

00:27:41.179 --> 00:27:42.039
 and powerful

00:27:42.039 --> 00:27:42.960
 and amazing

00:27:42.960 --> 00:27:44.019
 he is.

00:27:45.119 --> 00:27:45.740
 I'll give you

00:27:45.740 --> 00:27:46.099
 a summary

00:27:46.099 --> 00:27:46.980
 of the first chapter,

00:27:47.099 --> 00:27:47.879
 some of the highlights,

00:27:48.359 --> 00:27:49.279
 and then you can read

00:27:49.279 --> 00:27:50.099
 the other three chapters

00:27:50.099 --> 00:27:50.680
 for yourself.

00:27:50.779 --> 00:27:51.579
 In the first chapter,

00:27:51.680 --> 00:27:52.339
 God tells us

00:27:52.339 --> 00:27:53.460
 that he sets

00:27:53.460 --> 00:27:54.099
 where the shores

00:27:54.099 --> 00:27:54.940
 would be for the ocean.

00:27:55.519 --> 00:27:55.960
 He says,

00:27:56.039 --> 00:27:56.420
 hey waves,

00:27:56.440 --> 00:27:57.139
 you stop here

00:27:57.139 --> 00:27:58.359
 and they listen.

00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:00.740
 He then tells us

00:28:00.740 --> 00:28:01.460
 that he commands

00:28:01.460 --> 00:28:02.399
 the sun to rise

00:28:02.399 --> 00:28:03.399
 and it obeys him.

00:28:05.359 --> 00:28:06.019
 Hey son,

00:28:06.159 --> 00:28:06.579
 get up.

00:28:07.059 --> 00:28:07.379
 Okay.

00:28:08.859 --> 00:28:10.119
 I don't have that power

00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:10.559
 and none of you

00:28:10.559 --> 00:28:11.200
 have that power.

00:28:11.200 --> 00:28:12.360
 God has that power.

00:28:13.500 --> 00:28:14.819
 It says that he prepares

00:28:14.819 --> 00:28:16.100
 storehouses of snow

00:28:16.100 --> 00:28:16.600
 and hail

00:28:16.600 --> 00:28:17.600
 to send to the earth.

00:28:18.840 --> 00:28:19.460
 He just has it

00:28:19.460 --> 00:28:20.080
 ready to go.

00:28:21.160 --> 00:28:22.240
 Sends it when he wants to.

00:28:22.640 --> 00:28:23.539
 He sends rain

00:28:23.539 --> 00:28:24.279
 on the desert.

00:28:25.600 --> 00:28:26.600
 If any of us

00:28:26.600 --> 00:28:27.360
 had that power

00:28:27.360 --> 00:28:28.620
 we would be billionaires.

00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:31.160
 God has that power.

00:28:32.420 --> 00:28:33.220
 He controls

00:28:33.220 --> 00:28:33.799
 the paths

00:28:33.799 --> 00:28:34.420
 of the stars.

00:28:35.100 --> 00:28:35.380
 He says,

00:28:35.460 --> 00:28:35.779
 Orion,

00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:36.500
 you go here

00:28:36.500 --> 00:28:37.299
 and he does.

00:28:39.000 --> 00:28:39.940
 And he gives food

00:28:39.940 --> 00:28:40.400
 to the animals.

00:28:40.400 --> 00:28:41.900
 He provides prey

00:28:41.900 --> 00:28:42.640
 for the lions

00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:43.380
 and the ravens.

00:28:44.900 --> 00:28:45.960
 That's one chapter

00:28:45.960 --> 00:28:46.560
 out of four

00:28:46.560 --> 00:28:47.400
 of God explaining

00:28:47.400 --> 00:28:48.040
 to Job

00:28:48.040 --> 00:28:50.120
 how amazing

00:28:50.120 --> 00:28:50.740
 he is.

00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:51.759
 And when we reach

00:28:51.759 --> 00:28:52.500
 the end

00:28:52.500 --> 00:28:53.820
 of the four chapters

00:28:53.820 --> 00:28:54.680
 of explanation

00:28:54.680 --> 00:28:56.740
 we get Job's response.

00:28:56.860 --> 00:28:57.740
 This is the response

00:28:57.740 --> 00:28:59.860
 from the best

00:28:59.860 --> 00:29:01.080
 man alive

00:29:01.080 --> 00:29:03.040
 when he has

00:29:03.040 --> 00:29:03.759
 encountered God.

00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:06.000
 I had heard

00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:06.319
 of you

00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:06.920
 by the hearing

00:29:06.920 --> 00:29:07.440
 of my ear

00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:08.039
 but now

00:29:08.039 --> 00:29:08.599
 my eyes

00:29:08.599 --> 00:29:09.160
 sees you

00:29:09.160 --> 00:29:09.799
 therefore

00:29:09.799 --> 00:29:11.339
 I despise

00:29:11.339 --> 00:29:12.000
 myself

00:29:12.000 --> 00:29:13.579
 and I repent

00:29:13.579 --> 00:29:14.240
 in dust

00:29:14.240 --> 00:29:14.839
 and ashes.

00:29:16.039 --> 00:29:17.259
 When the most

00:29:17.259 --> 00:29:18.099
 righteous man

00:29:18.099 --> 00:29:18.599
 alive

00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:19.879
 sees how big

00:29:19.879 --> 00:29:20.460
 and powerful

00:29:20.460 --> 00:29:21.059
 God is

00:29:21.059 --> 00:29:21.819
 he says

00:29:21.819 --> 00:29:23.200
 I hate myself

00:29:23.200 --> 00:29:23.819
 because I am

00:29:23.819 --> 00:29:24.619
 so much worse

00:29:24.619 --> 00:29:25.019
 than you.

00:29:26.420 --> 00:29:27.559
 I am so much

00:29:27.559 --> 00:29:28.019
 smaller

00:29:28.019 --> 00:29:28.920
 than you are.

00:29:28.920 --> 00:29:30.180
 I can't

00:29:30.180 --> 00:29:31.860
 I can't

00:29:31.860 --> 00:29:32.240
 bear

00:29:32.240 --> 00:29:33.100
 myself.

00:29:34.560 --> 00:29:35.220
 But that's

00:29:35.220 --> 00:29:35.779
 the Old Testament.

00:29:36.120 --> 00:29:36.740
 What about Jesus?

00:29:36.900 --> 00:29:37.720
 Isn't he cuddly

00:29:37.720 --> 00:29:38.200
 and cute

00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:38.700
 and friendly

00:29:38.700 --> 00:29:39.660
 and walking

00:29:39.660 --> 00:29:40.279
 around with a sheep

00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:40.700
 in his arms

00:29:40.700 --> 00:29:41.240
 all the time?

00:29:42.519 --> 00:29:43.080
 Let's look

00:29:43.080 --> 00:29:43.640
 at the New Testament.

00:29:43.840 --> 00:29:45.160
 Luke chapter 5.

00:29:46.060 --> 00:29:46.940
 Jesus is teaching

00:29:46.940 --> 00:29:48.500
 and the crowds

00:29:48.500 --> 00:29:48.960
 are pushing

00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:49.500
 around him

00:29:49.500 --> 00:29:50.279
 and he's backing up

00:29:50.279 --> 00:29:51.060
 and he gets

00:29:51.060 --> 00:29:51.400
 to the edge

00:29:51.400 --> 00:29:51.820
 of the lake

00:29:51.820 --> 00:29:52.240
 and he can't

00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:53.039
 go any further back.

00:29:53.620 --> 00:29:54.340
 So he climbs

00:29:54.340 --> 00:29:54.920
 into a boat

00:29:54.920 --> 00:29:55.980
 and he has them

00:29:55.980 --> 00:29:56.900
 push out a little bit

00:29:56.900 --> 00:29:58.620
 and he keeps teaching

00:29:58.619 --> 00:30:00.339
 and at one point

00:30:00.339 --> 00:30:00.979
 during his teaching

00:30:00.979 --> 00:30:01.939
 he turns to the fisherman

00:30:01.939 --> 00:30:02.479
 and he says

00:30:02.479 --> 00:30:03.599
 hey stick your net down

00:30:03.599 --> 00:30:04.879
 over the side of the boat

00:30:04.879 --> 00:30:06.259
 to try and catch some fish

00:30:06.259 --> 00:30:08.419
 and the fishermen are like

00:30:08.419 --> 00:30:09.439
 you know Jesus

00:30:09.439 --> 00:30:10.319
 we've been out here

00:30:10.319 --> 00:30:10.879
 all night long

00:30:10.879 --> 00:30:11.459
 and haven't really

00:30:11.459 --> 00:30:12.159
 caught anything

00:30:12.159 --> 00:30:13.299
 but whatever

00:30:13.299 --> 00:30:13.879
 we'll do it

00:30:13.879 --> 00:30:15.879
 and they start

00:30:15.879 --> 00:30:17.000
 pulling up the net

00:30:17.000 --> 00:30:18.500
 and it's so full of fish

00:30:18.500 --> 00:30:19.559
 that the net is breaking

00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:20.079
 and their friends

00:30:20.079 --> 00:30:20.979
 have to come help them

00:30:20.979 --> 00:30:21.799
 get all the fish

00:30:21.799 --> 00:30:24.399
 and one of the fishermen

00:30:24.399 --> 00:30:25.819
 a guy named Peter

00:30:25.819 --> 00:30:28.279
 turns to Jesus

00:30:28.279 --> 00:30:29.200
 and falls down

00:30:29.200 --> 00:30:29.819
 on his knees

00:30:29.819 --> 00:30:30.279
 and says

00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:31.899
 get away from me Lord

00:30:31.899 --> 00:30:33.279
 for I am a sinful man.

00:30:36.920 --> 00:30:38.079
 He sees that Jesus

00:30:38.079 --> 00:30:38.839
 has power

00:30:38.839 --> 00:30:39.839
 over the ability

00:30:39.839 --> 00:30:40.720
 to catch fish

00:30:40.720 --> 00:30:43.220
 and he's so terrified

00:30:43.220 --> 00:30:44.180
 that he no longer

00:30:44.180 --> 00:30:45.240
 wants to be in his presence

00:30:45.240 --> 00:30:46.339
 because he recognizes

00:30:46.339 --> 00:30:47.700
 how big

00:30:47.700 --> 00:30:48.500
 and powerful

00:30:48.500 --> 00:30:49.539
 Jesus is.

00:30:51.980 --> 00:30:52.819
 Or how about

00:30:52.819 --> 00:30:53.839
 Mark chapter 4

00:30:53.839 --> 00:30:55.160
 Jesus and the disciples

00:30:55.160 --> 00:30:56.259
 many of the disciples

00:30:56.259 --> 00:30:56.700
 by the way

00:30:56.700 --> 00:30:57.379
 were fishermen

00:30:57.380 --> 00:30:58.140
 so they had plenty

00:30:58.140 --> 00:30:58.620
 of experience

00:30:58.620 --> 00:30:59.120
 in boats

00:30:59.120 --> 00:31:00.540
 they're on a boat

00:31:00.540 --> 00:31:02.540
 and there's a big storm

00:31:02.540 --> 00:31:04.320
 and the boat

00:31:04.320 --> 00:31:05.200
 is filling with water

00:31:05.200 --> 00:31:05.840
 and the disciples

00:31:05.840 --> 00:31:06.580
 are terrified

00:31:06.580 --> 00:31:07.700
 this boat

00:31:07.700 --> 00:31:08.680
 is going to sink

00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:10.720
 and Jesus

00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.300
 is napping

00:31:11.300 --> 00:31:13.660
 and so the disciples

00:31:13.660 --> 00:31:14.520
 go wake up Jesus

00:31:14.520 --> 00:31:14.960
 and they're like

00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:15.920
 Jesus don't you care

00:31:15.920 --> 00:31:16.340
 that we're going

00:31:16.340 --> 00:31:16.960
 to drown?

00:31:19.120 --> 00:31:20.420
 So Jesus gets up

00:31:20.420 --> 00:31:21.980
 he goes

00:31:21.980 --> 00:31:22.720
 and rebukes

00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:23.500
 the wind and the waves

00:31:23.500 --> 00:31:24.040
 he says

00:31:24.040 --> 00:31:25.140
 peace be still

00:31:25.140 --> 00:31:27.300
 and they do

00:31:27.300 --> 00:31:30.000
 the wind stops

00:31:30.000 --> 00:31:31.320
 the sea becomes

00:31:31.320 --> 00:31:32.380
 smooth as glass

00:31:32.380 --> 00:31:35.620
 and something that I love

00:31:35.620 --> 00:31:36.400
 the disciples

00:31:36.400 --> 00:31:36.980
 it says

00:31:36.980 --> 00:31:37.600
 before

00:31:37.600 --> 00:31:38.240
 when the storm

00:31:38.240 --> 00:31:38.680
 was happening

00:31:38.680 --> 00:31:39.820
 they were afraid

00:31:39.820 --> 00:31:41.660
 because they thought

00:31:41.660 --> 00:31:42.440
 they were going to die

00:31:42.440 --> 00:31:43.980
 and then Jesus

00:31:43.980 --> 00:31:45.020
 stops the storm

00:31:45.020 --> 00:31:46.160
 and they're safe

00:31:46.160 --> 00:31:48.259
 and then they become

00:31:48.259 --> 00:31:49.560
 greatly afraid

00:31:49.560 --> 00:31:52.000
 the storm is gone

00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:53.280
 and they are more afraid

00:31:53.279 --> 00:31:54.980
 because they look at this guy

00:31:54.980 --> 00:31:55.559
 on the boat

00:31:55.559 --> 00:31:56.339
 with them

00:31:56.339 --> 00:31:57.160
 and they say

00:31:57.160 --> 00:31:58.899
 who is this guy?

00:32:00.299 --> 00:32:01.319
 the wind

00:32:01.319 --> 00:32:02.519
 and the ocean

00:32:02.519 --> 00:32:04.059
 listen to him

00:32:04.059 --> 00:32:05.940
 the wind

00:32:05.940 --> 00:32:06.619
 and the ocean

00:32:06.619 --> 00:32:07.440
 obey

00:32:07.440 --> 00:32:08.899
 his commandments

00:32:08.899 --> 00:32:13.700
 everywhere in the Bible

00:32:13.700 --> 00:32:14.920
 that people have

00:32:14.920 --> 00:32:15.879
 encounters with God

00:32:15.879 --> 00:32:17.299
 they are terrified

00:32:17.299 --> 00:32:19.039
 because of how big

00:32:19.039 --> 00:32:20.240
 God is

00:32:20.240 --> 00:32:22.480
 everywhere in the Bible

00:32:22.480 --> 00:32:23.339
 that people have

00:32:23.339 --> 00:32:24.620
 encounters with God

00:32:24.620 --> 00:32:26.299
 their lives are transformed

00:32:26.299 --> 00:32:27.620
 because they recognize

00:32:27.620 --> 00:32:28.740
 God is bigger

00:32:28.740 --> 00:32:30.299
 than I ever imagined before

00:32:30.299 --> 00:32:34.099
 and the Bible tells us

00:32:34.099 --> 00:32:34.640
 that one day

00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:35.759
 every single one of us

00:32:35.759 --> 00:32:36.440
 is going to stand

00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:37.099
 before God

00:32:37.099 --> 00:32:38.720
 one day

00:32:38.720 --> 00:32:39.480
 every one of us

00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:40.599
 is going to see him

00:32:40.599 --> 00:32:42.380
 just like Isaiah did

00:32:42.380 --> 00:32:43.200
 and Job did

00:32:43.200 --> 00:32:44.200
 and Jesus' disciples

00:32:44.200 --> 00:32:45.500
 had glimpses of

00:32:45.500 --> 00:32:50.940
 but I think most of us

00:32:50.940 --> 00:32:52.500
 don't live our lives

00:32:52.500 --> 00:32:54.839
 with that fact in mind

00:32:54.839 --> 00:32:58.180
 most of us

00:32:58.180 --> 00:32:59.099
 are more concerned

00:32:59.099 --> 00:33:00.720
 about what our boss

00:33:00.720 --> 00:33:01.680
 or our spouse

00:33:01.680 --> 00:33:02.559
 or our children

00:33:02.559 --> 00:33:03.299
 or our friends

00:33:03.299 --> 00:33:04.339
 think about us today

00:33:04.339 --> 00:33:05.640
 than we are

00:33:05.640 --> 00:33:06.480
 about what God

00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:06.940
 is going to think

00:33:06.940 --> 00:33:07.380
 about us

00:33:07.380 --> 00:33:08.000
 on that day

00:33:08.000 --> 00:33:18.740
 we shrink down God

00:33:18.740 --> 00:33:23.259
 but God

00:33:23.259 --> 00:33:24.500
 is not going to be shrunk

00:33:24.500 --> 00:33:26.279
 God is big

00:33:26.279 --> 00:33:28.819
 God is powerful

00:33:28.819 --> 00:33:31.160
 God is in charge

00:33:31.160 --> 00:33:33.619
 and again

00:33:33.619 --> 00:33:34.380
 I think this idea

00:33:34.380 --> 00:33:35.519
 can be scary for us

00:33:35.519 --> 00:33:36.480
 of the fear of God

00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:38.140
 but really it's not

00:33:38.140 --> 00:33:39.759
 because if you look

00:33:39.759 --> 00:33:40.980
 back at the story

00:33:40.980 --> 00:33:41.819
 in Luke chapter 5

00:33:41.819 --> 00:33:42.380
 when Peter

00:33:42.380 --> 00:33:43.599
 falls down

00:33:43.599 --> 00:33:44.360
 before Jesus

00:33:44.360 --> 00:33:46.039
 and he says

00:33:46.039 --> 00:33:46.960
 get away from me

00:33:46.960 --> 00:33:47.960
 because I'm a sinful man

00:33:47.960 --> 00:33:50.599
 Jesus' response to him

00:33:50.599 --> 00:33:51.440
 I think is the same

00:33:51.440 --> 00:33:52.620
 as Jesus' response to us

00:33:52.620 --> 00:33:52.940
 he says

00:33:52.940 --> 00:33:53.799
 fear not

00:33:53.799 --> 00:33:56.220
 now that you've seen

00:33:56.220 --> 00:33:57.579
 how big and powerful I am

00:33:57.579 --> 00:33:58.779
 I want you to know

00:33:58.779 --> 00:33:59.539
 something about me

00:33:59.539 --> 00:34:01.259
 I love you

00:34:01.259 --> 00:34:03.319
 I'm for you

00:34:03.319 --> 00:34:04.339
 not against you

00:34:04.339 --> 00:34:06.420
 and I've proven that

00:34:06.420 --> 00:34:07.400
 by giving my life

00:34:07.400 --> 00:34:07.860
 for you

00:34:07.860 --> 00:34:10.720
 I'm not looking

00:34:10.720 --> 00:34:12.039
 for you to slip up

00:34:12.039 --> 00:34:13.059
 so I can catch you

00:34:13.059 --> 00:34:14.720
 and get you

00:34:14.720 --> 00:34:17.599
 no I love you

00:34:17.599 --> 00:34:19.159
 I want what's best

00:34:19.159 --> 00:34:19.619
 for you

00:34:19.619 --> 00:34:21.820
 you don't need

00:34:21.820 --> 00:34:23.039
 to tremble in fear

00:34:23.039 --> 00:34:25.599
 because I'm your father

00:34:25.599 --> 00:34:26.480
 I'm your friend

00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:29.159
 but before he says

00:34:29.159 --> 00:34:29.659
 that to us

00:34:29.659 --> 00:34:30.240
 we have to come

00:34:30.240 --> 00:34:30.599
 to a point

00:34:30.599 --> 00:34:31.440
 where we recognize

00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:32.360
 how big

00:34:32.360 --> 00:34:33.220
 and powerful

00:34:33.220 --> 00:34:34.360
 he is

00:34:34.360 --> 00:34:39.200
 and when we come

00:34:39.200 --> 00:34:39.720
 to that point

00:34:39.720 --> 00:34:40.579
 where we realize

00:34:40.579 --> 00:34:41.840
 how big and powerful

00:34:41.840 --> 00:34:42.480
 God is

00:34:42.480 --> 00:34:44.019
 it frees us

00:34:44.019 --> 00:34:44.800
 from fearing

00:34:44.800 --> 00:34:46.240
 anything else

00:34:46.240 --> 00:34:48.920
 when I recognize

00:34:48.920 --> 00:34:49.980
 that the God

00:34:49.980 --> 00:34:50.920
 who rules the universe

00:34:50.920 --> 00:34:51.940
 who sells the sun

00:34:51.940 --> 00:34:52.860
 to get up in the morning

00:34:52.860 --> 00:34:54.019
 and it listens to him

00:34:54.019 --> 00:34:56.120
 is for me

00:34:56.120 --> 00:34:56.860
 not against me

00:34:56.860 --> 00:34:58.840
 that nothing can separate me

00:34:58.840 --> 00:34:59.320
 from his love

00:34:59.320 --> 00:35:00.099
 not my boss

00:35:00.099 --> 00:35:01.660
 not my spouse

00:35:01.659 --> 00:35:02.799
 not my parents

00:35:02.799 --> 00:35:03.619
 not my children

00:35:03.619 --> 00:35:04.839
 not my teachers at school

00:35:04.839 --> 00:35:05.579
 not the friends

00:35:05.579 --> 00:35:06.480
 that I eat lunch with

00:35:06.480 --> 00:35:08.000
 nothing can separate me

00:35:08.000 --> 00:35:08.659
 from his love

00:35:08.659 --> 00:35:10.319
 I'm free from living

00:35:10.319 --> 00:35:11.000
 for their approval

00:35:11.000 --> 00:35:14.480
 I'm free to live

00:35:14.480 --> 00:35:16.480
 in obedience to him

00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:20.500
 and obedience to him alone

00:35:20.500 --> 00:35:23.659
 and yet so often

00:35:23.659 --> 00:35:24.579
 we shrink him down

00:35:24.579 --> 00:35:27.139
 we avoid

00:35:27.139 --> 00:35:28.380
 seeing how big he is

00:35:28.380 --> 00:35:30.400
 and we become

00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:30.960
 obsessed

00:35:30.960 --> 00:35:32.059
 with what other people

00:35:32.059 --> 00:35:33.059
 think about us

00:35:33.059 --> 00:35:33.980
 because we've forgotten

00:35:33.980 --> 00:35:35.820
 how big our God is

00:35:35.820 --> 00:35:37.940
 there's a pastor

00:35:37.940 --> 00:35:38.400
 in the states

00:35:38.400 --> 00:35:39.340
 named Francis Chan

00:35:39.340 --> 00:35:39.820
 and he says

00:35:39.820 --> 00:35:40.920
 if we don't stare

00:35:40.920 --> 00:35:41.519
 at God

00:35:41.519 --> 00:35:43.840
 we spend our time

00:35:43.840 --> 00:35:45.159
 staring at lesser things

00:35:45.159 --> 00:35:46.139
 namely ourselves

00:35:46.139 --> 00:35:48.420
 we need to be intentional

00:35:48.420 --> 00:35:49.199
 about looking

00:35:49.199 --> 00:35:50.420
 at who God is

00:35:50.420 --> 00:35:51.780
 looking at how big

00:35:51.780 --> 00:35:52.320
 God is

00:35:52.320 --> 00:35:53.519
 developing a fear

00:35:53.519 --> 00:35:54.440
 of God in our lives

00:35:54.440 --> 00:35:55.960
 because if we don't

00:35:55.960 --> 00:35:56.680
 our lives become

00:35:56.680 --> 00:35:58.079
 focused on ourselves

00:35:58.079 --> 00:36:00.019
 we are the biggest thing

00:36:00.019 --> 00:36:00.780
 that we can see

00:36:00.780 --> 00:36:02.260
 and when we are

00:36:02.260 --> 00:36:02.840
 the biggest thing

00:36:02.840 --> 00:36:03.539
 that we can see

00:36:03.539 --> 00:36:05.000
 the people around us

00:36:05.000 --> 00:36:07.320
 have disproportionate power

00:36:07.320 --> 00:36:08.760
 over our ability

00:36:08.760 --> 00:36:09.700
 to live our lives

00:36:09.700 --> 00:36:10.960
 for God

00:36:10.960 --> 00:36:13.000
 I know some of you

00:36:13.000 --> 00:36:13.539
 may be thinking

00:36:13.539 --> 00:36:13.860
 Eric

00:36:13.860 --> 00:36:15.059
 you've lost it

00:36:15.059 --> 00:36:16.300
 like these accounts

00:36:16.300 --> 00:36:16.780
 in the Bible

00:36:16.780 --> 00:36:17.740
 they're obviously

00:36:17.740 --> 00:36:18.880
 blown out of proportion

00:36:18.880 --> 00:36:20.280
 God's not really

00:36:20.280 --> 00:36:20.780
 that big

00:36:20.780 --> 00:36:21.519
 God's not really

00:36:21.519 --> 00:36:22.180
 that powerful

00:36:22.180 --> 00:36:24.240
 but here's the thing

00:36:24.240 --> 00:36:24.980
 this is the picture

00:36:24.980 --> 00:36:26.059
 the Bible consistently

00:36:26.059 --> 00:36:27.019
 draws of who

00:36:27.019 --> 00:36:27.740
 God is

00:36:27.740 --> 00:36:29.840
 and if the Bible

00:36:29.840 --> 00:36:30.900
 is lying to us

00:36:30.900 --> 00:36:32.380
 about how big

00:36:32.380 --> 00:36:33.220
 God

00:36:33.220 --> 00:36:34.059
 its main character

00:36:34.059 --> 00:36:34.500
 is

00:36:34.500 --> 00:36:35.900
 and we can't trust

00:36:35.900 --> 00:36:36.619
 it on that point

00:36:36.619 --> 00:36:37.860
 what can we trust

00:36:37.860 --> 00:36:38.160
 it for?

00:36:38.159 --> 00:36:41.079
 if we don't believe

00:36:41.079 --> 00:36:41.639
 what the Bible

00:36:41.639 --> 00:36:42.500
 says about who

00:36:42.500 --> 00:36:43.319
 God is

00:36:43.319 --> 00:36:45.119
 then why are we here?

00:36:46.739 --> 00:36:47.699
 why are we singing

00:36:47.699 --> 00:36:48.719
 songs about

00:36:48.719 --> 00:36:49.559
 a powerless

00:36:49.559 --> 00:36:50.440
 and weak God?

00:36:51.779 --> 00:36:52.500
 why are we

00:36:52.500 --> 00:36:53.559
 identifying ourselves

00:36:53.559 --> 00:36:54.239
 with a God

00:36:54.239 --> 00:36:54.739
 who's

00:36:54.739 --> 00:36:56.739
 weak at best

00:36:56.739 --> 00:36:58.319
 fake at worst

00:36:58.319 --> 00:37:02.739
 but if the Bible

00:37:02.739 --> 00:37:03.259
 is true

00:37:03.259 --> 00:37:05.679
 if what the Bible

00:37:05.679 --> 00:37:06.879
 says about God

00:37:06.880 --> 00:37:07.599
 is true

00:37:07.599 --> 00:37:10.360
 then we're wasting

00:37:10.360 --> 00:37:10.880
 our lives

00:37:10.880 --> 00:37:11.559
 by ignoring

00:37:11.559 --> 00:37:12.860
 the truth

00:37:12.860 --> 00:37:13.579
 that it contains

00:37:13.579 --> 00:37:15.079
 we're wasting

00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:15.619
 our lives

00:37:15.619 --> 00:37:16.579
 by believing

00:37:16.579 --> 00:37:17.480
 in our minds

00:37:17.480 --> 00:37:18.579
 that God

00:37:18.579 --> 00:37:19.039
 is big

00:37:19.039 --> 00:37:19.940
 but living

00:37:19.940 --> 00:37:20.720
 with our lives

00:37:20.720 --> 00:37:21.500
 as if

00:37:21.500 --> 00:37:22.240
 he's small

00:37:22.240 --> 00:37:22.640
 and pathetic

00:37:22.640 --> 00:37:26.200
 we need

00:37:26.200 --> 00:37:27.019
 to cultivate

00:37:27.019 --> 00:37:27.680
 a fear

00:37:27.680 --> 00:37:28.160
 of God

00:37:28.160 --> 00:37:28.700
 in our lives

00:37:28.700 --> 00:37:29.340
 we need

00:37:29.340 --> 00:37:30.200
 to have

00:37:30.200 --> 00:37:30.980
 a bigger

00:37:30.980 --> 00:37:31.740
 more accurate

00:37:31.740 --> 00:37:32.240
 picture

00:37:32.240 --> 00:37:33.320
 of who

00:37:33.320 --> 00:37:34.039
 God

00:37:34.039 --> 00:37:34.559
 is

00:37:34.559 --> 00:37:36.380
 and that's

00:37:36.380 --> 00:37:37.240
 the only thing

00:37:37.240 --> 00:37:38.580
 that will free us

00:37:38.580 --> 00:37:40.100
 from fear

00:37:40.100 --> 00:37:40.559
 of man

00:37:40.559 --> 00:37:41.059
 and people

00:37:41.059 --> 00:37:41.440
 pleasing

00:37:41.440 --> 00:37:43.800
 so I have a few

00:37:43.800 --> 00:37:44.740
 takeaway points

00:37:44.740 --> 00:37:45.320
 and questions

00:37:45.320 --> 00:37:46.100
 that we can think

00:37:46.100 --> 00:37:47.240
 about this week

00:37:47.240 --> 00:37:47.680
 as we go

00:37:47.680 --> 00:37:48.600
 throughout our weeks

00:37:48.600 --> 00:37:50.760
 the first

00:37:50.760 --> 00:37:51.220
 when you're at

00:37:51.220 --> 00:37:52.220
 work or school

00:37:52.220 --> 00:37:53.380
 or with friends

00:37:53.380 --> 00:37:55.460
 ask yourself

00:37:55.460 --> 00:37:56.519
 who do I fear

00:37:56.519 --> 00:37:56.860
 more

00:37:56.860 --> 00:37:58.840
 this person

00:37:58.840 --> 00:37:59.340
 or God

00:37:59.340 --> 00:38:04.120
 do I believe

00:38:04.120 --> 00:38:05.039
 that this person

00:38:05.039 --> 00:38:06.220
 has more

00:38:06.220 --> 00:38:06.720
 control

00:38:06.720 --> 00:38:07.420
 over my future

00:38:07.420 --> 00:38:07.840
 than God

00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:08.200
 does

00:38:08.200 --> 00:38:11.740
 do I believe

00:38:11.740 --> 00:38:12.519
 that my overall

00:38:12.519 --> 00:38:13.100
 well-being

00:38:13.100 --> 00:38:13.900
 is more dependent

00:38:13.900 --> 00:38:15.000
 on this person

00:38:15.000 --> 00:38:16.280
 than on God

00:38:16.280 --> 00:38:20.760
 and when you

00:38:20.760 --> 00:38:21.340
 find yourself

00:38:21.340 --> 00:38:22.160
 in a situation

00:38:22.160 --> 00:38:23.720
 where you are

00:38:23.720 --> 00:38:24.280
 acting

00:38:24.280 --> 00:38:25.220
 out of fear

00:38:25.220 --> 00:38:25.519
 of man

00:38:25.519 --> 00:38:25.980
 where you are

00:38:25.980 --> 00:38:26.660
 acting to try

00:38:26.660 --> 00:38:27.059
 and please

00:38:27.059 --> 00:38:27.380
 the people

00:38:27.380 --> 00:38:27.880
 around you

00:38:27.880 --> 00:38:28.840
 ask yourself

00:38:28.840 --> 00:38:30.480
 what am I

00:38:30.480 --> 00:38:31.360
 believing wrongly

00:38:31.360 --> 00:38:32.100
 about God

00:38:32.100 --> 00:38:34.280
 that's leading

00:38:34.280 --> 00:38:35.059
 me to act

00:38:35.059 --> 00:38:35.460
 this way

00:38:35.460 --> 00:38:40.320
 what am I

00:38:40.320 --> 00:38:41.260
 believing wrongly

00:38:41.260 --> 00:38:41.780
 about God

00:38:41.780 --> 00:38:42.240
 that's leading

00:38:42.240 --> 00:38:42.800
 me to act

00:38:42.800 --> 00:38:43.320
 this way

00:38:43.320 --> 00:38:49.880
 another huge

00:38:49.880 --> 00:38:50.280
 thing that we

00:38:50.280 --> 00:38:50.600
 can do

00:38:50.600 --> 00:38:51.380
 is spend time

00:38:51.380 --> 00:38:51.740
 this week

00:38:51.740 --> 00:38:52.380
 in our Bibles

00:38:52.380 --> 00:38:53.420
 just learning

00:38:53.420 --> 00:38:54.039
 about how

00:38:54.039 --> 00:38:54.920
 big God

00:38:54.920 --> 00:38:55.280
 is

00:38:55.280 --> 00:38:57.559
 it's written

00:38:57.559 --> 00:38:58.380
 throughout the

00:38:58.380 --> 00:38:58.680
 Bible

00:38:58.679 --> 00:38:59.440
 that God

00:38:59.440 --> 00:39:00.399
 is huge

00:39:00.399 --> 00:39:01.859
 the Bible

00:39:01.859 --> 00:39:02.500
 starts with

00:39:02.500 --> 00:39:02.839
 the story

00:39:02.839 --> 00:39:03.059
 of him

00:39:03.059 --> 00:39:03.759
 creating the

00:39:03.759 --> 00:39:04.019
 world

00:39:04.019 --> 00:39:04.319
 and it

00:39:04.319 --> 00:39:04.799
 culminates

00:39:04.799 --> 00:39:05.139
 with him

00:39:05.139 --> 00:39:06.079
 with the

00:39:06.079 --> 00:39:06.559
 story of

00:39:06.559 --> 00:39:06.899
 him

00:39:06.899 --> 00:39:08.759
 renewing

00:39:08.759 --> 00:39:09.339
 the world

00:39:09.339 --> 00:39:10.539
 and in

00:39:10.539 --> 00:39:10.879
 between

00:39:10.879 --> 00:39:11.679
 there's

00:39:11.679 --> 00:39:12.539
 story after

00:39:12.539 --> 00:39:13.119
 story of

00:39:13.119 --> 00:39:13.879
 him being

00:39:13.879 --> 00:39:14.440
 in control

00:39:14.440 --> 00:39:14.839
 of him

00:39:14.839 --> 00:39:15.279
 working

00:39:15.279 --> 00:39:16.500
 in situations

00:39:16.500 --> 00:39:16.899
 and through

00:39:16.899 --> 00:39:17.460
 situations

00:39:17.460 --> 00:39:17.819
 that you

00:39:17.819 --> 00:39:18.199
 look at

00:39:18.199 --> 00:39:18.599
 at first

00:39:18.599 --> 00:39:18.799
 and you're

00:39:18.799 --> 00:39:19.199
 like that's

00:39:19.199 --> 00:39:19.500
 hopeless

00:39:19.500 --> 00:39:20.460
 and then you

00:39:20.460 --> 00:39:20.779
 remember

00:39:20.779 --> 00:39:21.259
 oh wait

00:39:21.259 --> 00:39:22.000
 God is

00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:22.399
 big

00:39:22.399 --> 00:39:23.179
 God is

00:39:23.179 --> 00:39:23.699
 in control

00:39:23.699 --> 00:39:27.419
 and as

00:39:27.419 --> 00:39:27.859
 you come

00:39:27.859 --> 00:39:28.299
 to parts

00:39:28.299 --> 00:39:28.519
 in the

00:39:28.519 --> 00:39:28.759
 Bible

00:39:28.759 --> 00:39:29.259
 where people

00:39:29.259 --> 00:39:29.819
 have these

00:39:29.819 --> 00:39:30.279
 interactions

00:39:30.279 --> 00:39:30.879
 with God

00:39:30.879 --> 00:39:32.239
 ask yourselves

00:39:32.239 --> 00:39:32.960
 some questions

00:39:32.960 --> 00:39:34.899
 how many of

00:39:34.899 --> 00:39:35.339
 these people

00:39:35.339 --> 00:39:35.859
 when they have

00:39:35.859 --> 00:39:36.419
 these interactions

00:39:36.419 --> 00:39:36.939
 with God

00:39:36.939 --> 00:39:37.439
 approach it

00:39:37.439 --> 00:39:37.960
 casually

00:39:37.960 --> 00:39:41.359
 nonchalantly

00:39:41.359 --> 00:39:42.039
 no big deal

00:39:42.039 --> 00:39:46.000
 how many of

00:39:46.000 --> 00:39:46.360
 these people

00:39:46.360 --> 00:39:46.880
 when they have

00:39:46.880 --> 00:39:47.440
 these interactions

00:39:47.440 --> 00:39:47.940
 with God

00:39:47.940 --> 00:39:48.900
 are terrified

00:39:48.900 --> 00:39:49.699
 for their

00:39:49.699 --> 00:39:50.259
 lives

00:39:50.259 --> 00:39:53.800
 I'll give you

00:39:53.800 --> 00:39:54.039
 a hint

00:39:54.039 --> 00:39:54.500
 the second

00:39:54.500 --> 00:39:55.279
 one is way

00:39:55.279 --> 00:39:55.739
 bigger than

00:39:55.739 --> 00:39:56.099
 the first

00:39:56.099 --> 00:39:56.420
 group

00:39:56.420 --> 00:39:59.279
 how many

00:39:59.279 --> 00:39:59.739
 of the people

00:39:59.739 --> 00:40:00.159
 that have

00:40:00.159 --> 00:40:00.820
 these interactions

00:40:00.820 --> 00:40:01.420
 and encounters

00:40:01.420 --> 00:40:01.880
 with God

00:40:01.880 --> 00:40:03.139
 remain unchanged

00:40:03.139 --> 00:40:04.099
 after their

00:40:04.099 --> 00:40:04.500
 encounter

00:40:04.500 --> 00:40:11.000
 and what

00:40:11.000 --> 00:40:11.900
 about God

00:40:11.900 --> 00:40:12.240
 and his

00:40:12.240 --> 00:40:12.660
 bigness

00:40:12.660 --> 00:40:13.420
 makes them

00:40:13.420 --> 00:40:13.860
 react

00:40:13.860 --> 00:40:14.340
 the way

00:40:14.340 --> 00:40:14.579
 that they

00:40:14.579 --> 00:40:14.800
 do

00:40:14.800 --> 00:40:21.639
 until we

00:40:21.639 --> 00:40:22.420
 fear God

00:40:22.420 --> 00:40:22.900
 properly

00:40:22.900 --> 00:40:23.280
 we will

00:40:23.280 --> 00:40:24.119
 always be

00:40:24.119 --> 00:40:24.619
 controlled

00:40:24.619 --> 00:40:25.660
 by what

00:40:25.660 --> 00:40:26.059
 other people

00:40:26.059 --> 00:40:26.760
 think of us

00:40:26.760 --> 00:40:27.559
 by what

00:40:27.559 --> 00:40:27.940
 other people

00:40:27.940 --> 00:40:28.380
 want from

00:40:28.380 --> 00:40:28.720
 us

00:40:28.720 --> 00:40:32.440
 the fact

00:40:32.440 --> 00:40:32.800
 that all

00:40:32.800 --> 00:40:33.019
 of us

00:40:33.019 --> 00:40:33.500
 have this

00:40:33.500 --> 00:40:33.880
 natural

00:40:33.880 --> 00:40:34.300
 tendency

00:40:34.300 --> 00:40:34.660
 towards

00:40:34.660 --> 00:40:34.900
 people

00:40:34.900 --> 00:40:35.220
 pleasing

00:40:35.220 --> 00:40:35.619
 is a

00:40:35.619 --> 00:40:35.960
 sign

00:40:35.960 --> 00:40:37.260
 that we

00:40:37.260 --> 00:40:37.619
 don't

00:40:37.619 --> 00:40:38.099
 properly

00:40:38.099 --> 00:40:38.900
 understand

00:40:38.900 --> 00:40:39.440
 who

00:40:39.440 --> 00:40:39.720
 God

00:40:39.720 --> 00:40:40.079
 is

00:40:40.079 --> 00:40:41.719
 that it's

00:40:41.719 --> 00:40:41.920
 not

00:40:41.920 --> 00:40:42.440
 impacting

00:40:42.440 --> 00:40:42.659
 our

00:40:42.659 --> 00:40:43.039
 lives

00:40:43.039 --> 00:40:43.819
 like it

00:40:43.819 --> 00:40:44.000
 should

00:40:44.000 --> 00:40:44.279
 be

00:40:44.279 --> 00:40:45.739
 but once

00:40:45.739 --> 00:40:46.179
 we fear

00:40:46.179 --> 00:40:46.500
 God

00:40:46.500 --> 00:40:47.000
 properly

00:40:47.000 --> 00:40:48.139
 we'll be

00:40:48.139 --> 00:40:48.460
 free

00:40:48.460 --> 00:40:49.480
 from caring

00:40:49.480 --> 00:40:50.340
 about what

00:40:50.340 --> 00:40:50.880
 others think

00:40:50.880 --> 00:40:51.219
 and needing

00:40:51.219 --> 00:40:51.779
 to impress

00:40:51.779 --> 00:40:52.119
 them

00:40:52.119 --> 00:40:53.199
 at the

00:40:53.199 --> 00:40:53.539
 expense

00:40:53.539 --> 00:40:54.019
 of obeying

00:40:54.019 --> 00:40:54.340
 God

00:40:54.340 --> 00:40:55.340
 God

00:40:55.340 --> 00:40:56.620
 there's

00:40:56.620 --> 00:40:56.880
 this

00:40:56.880 --> 00:40:57.740
 great

00:40:57.740 --> 00:40:58.100
 saint

00:40:58.100 --> 00:40:58.360
 back

00:40:58.360 --> 00:40:58.579
 in the

00:40:58.579 --> 00:40:58.720
 day

00:40:58.720 --> 00:40:58.920
 named

00:40:58.920 --> 00:40:59.160
 saint

00:40:59.160 --> 00:40:59.720
 augustine

00:40:59.720 --> 00:41:01.340
 he has

00:41:01.340 --> 00:41:01.680
 a quote

00:41:01.680 --> 00:41:01.960
 that I

00:41:01.960 --> 00:41:02.100
 think

00:41:02.100 --> 00:41:02.400
 sort of

00:41:02.400 --> 00:41:03.000
 summarizes

00:41:03.000 --> 00:41:03.680
 this issue

00:41:03.680 --> 00:41:04.260
 very well

00:41:04.260 --> 00:41:06.019
 he says

00:41:06.019 --> 00:41:06.340
 God

00:41:06.340 --> 00:41:06.660
 you have

00:41:06.660 --> 00:41:07.019
 made us

00:41:07.019 --> 00:41:07.780
 for yourself

00:41:07.780 --> 00:41:09.360
 and our

00:41:09.360 --> 00:41:09.700
 hearts

00:41:09.700 --> 00:41:10.400
 are restless

00:41:10.400 --> 00:41:12.160
 trying to

00:41:12.160 --> 00:41:12.340
 please

00:41:12.340 --> 00:41:12.760
 people

00:41:12.760 --> 00:41:13.360
 trying to

00:41:13.360 --> 00:41:13.539
 keep

00:41:13.539 --> 00:41:13.820
 people

00:41:13.820 --> 00:41:14.480
 satisfied

00:41:14.480 --> 00:41:15.519
 serving

00:41:15.519 --> 00:41:15.880
 a million

00:41:15.880 --> 00:41:16.200
 different

00:41:16.200 --> 00:41:16.579
 bosses

00:41:16.579 --> 00:41:17.220
 who have

00:41:17.220 --> 00:41:17.579
 control

00:41:17.579 --> 00:41:18.140
 over us

00:41:18.140 --> 00:41:19.220
 our hearts

00:41:19.220 --> 00:41:19.820
 are restless

00:41:19.820 --> 00:41:21.760
 until they

00:41:21.760 --> 00:41:22.200
 rest in

00:41:22.200 --> 00:41:22.400
 you

00:41:22.400 --> 00:41:24.059
 let's

00:41:24.059 --> 00:41:24.260
 pray

00:41:24.260 --> 00:41:26.960
 Father

00:41:26.960 --> 00:41:27.480
 we thank

00:41:27.480 --> 00:41:28.100
 you for

00:41:28.100 --> 00:41:28.740
 your love

00:41:28.740 --> 00:41:31.360
 we thank

00:41:31.360 --> 00:41:31.960
 you that

00:41:31.960 --> 00:41:32.580
 you are

00:41:32.580 --> 00:41:33.000
 big

00:41:33.000 --> 00:41:35.700
 and that

00:41:35.700 --> 00:41:36.680
 you love

00:41:36.680 --> 00:41:37.220
 us and

00:41:37.220 --> 00:41:37.840
 offer us

00:41:37.840 --> 00:41:38.620
 an opportunity

00:41:38.620 --> 00:41:39.280
 to know

00:41:39.280 --> 00:41:39.600
 you

00:41:39.600 --> 00:41:42.120
 we thank

00:41:42.120 --> 00:41:42.340
 you that

00:41:42.340 --> 00:41:42.560
 you are

00:41:42.560 --> 00:41:43.100
 powerful

00:41:43.100 --> 00:41:43.600
 and in

00:41:43.600 --> 00:41:44.100
 control

00:41:44.100 --> 00:41:47.740
 and that

00:41:47.740 --> 00:41:48.120
 when we

00:41:48.120 --> 00:41:48.840
 fear you

00:41:48.840 --> 00:41:50.580
 we don't

00:41:50.580 --> 00:41:50.960
 need to

00:41:50.960 --> 00:41:51.400
 fear anything

00:41:51.400 --> 00:41:51.860
 else

00:41:51.860 --> 00:41:53.320
 and that

00:41:53.320 --> 00:41:53.640
 when we

00:41:53.639 --> 00:41:54.259
 fear you

00:41:54.259 --> 00:41:55.279
 we get

00:41:55.279 --> 00:41:55.599
 to know

00:41:55.599 --> 00:41:55.900
 that you

00:41:55.900 --> 00:41:56.579
 love us

00:41:56.579 --> 00:41:57.099
 and you

00:41:57.099 --> 00:41:57.539
 are for

00:41:57.539 --> 00:41:57.920
 us

00:41:57.920 --> 00:41:58.579
 and you're

00:41:58.579 --> 00:41:59.019
 not out

00:41:59.019 --> 00:41:59.379
 to get

00:41:59.379 --> 00:41:59.819
 us

00:41:59.819 --> 00:42:01.759
 God I

00:42:01.759 --> 00:42:02.299
 pray this

00:42:02.299 --> 00:42:02.799
 week that

00:42:02.799 --> 00:42:03.219
 we would

00:42:03.219 --> 00:42:03.900
 develop a

00:42:03.900 --> 00:42:04.759
 bigger view

00:42:04.759 --> 00:42:05.299
 of you

00:42:05.299 --> 00:42:07.000
 that we

00:42:07.000 --> 00:42:07.599
 would fall

00:42:07.599 --> 00:42:08.179
 in love

00:42:08.179 --> 00:42:09.139
 with a

00:42:09.139 --> 00:42:09.440
 proper

00:42:09.440 --> 00:42:10.000
 understanding

00:42:10.000 --> 00:42:10.519
 of who

00:42:10.519 --> 00:42:11.219
 you are

00:42:11.219 --> 00:42:14.480
 that we

00:42:14.480 --> 00:42:14.719
 would be

00:42:14.719 --> 00:42:15.559
 free from

00:42:15.559 --> 00:42:16.319
 living to

00:42:16.319 --> 00:42:16.619
 please

00:42:16.619 --> 00:42:17.099
 others

00:42:17.099 --> 00:42:18.599
 because we

00:42:18.599 --> 00:42:19.939
 know that

00:42:19.939 --> 00:42:20.339
 you are

00:42:20.339 --> 00:42:21.019
 for us

00:42:21.019 --> 00:42:21.919
 and that

00:42:21.919 --> 00:42:22.559
 nothing can

00:42:22.559 --> 00:42:23.119
 separate us

00:42:23.119 --> 00:42:23.519
 from your

00:42:23.519 --> 00:42:23.879
 love

00:42:23.879 --> 00:42:27.759
 God we

00:42:27.759 --> 00:42:28.259
 love you

00:42:28.259 --> 00:42:29.419
 in Jesus

00:42:29.419 --> 00:42:29.819
 name

00:42:29.819 --> 00:42:30.500
 amen

00:42:30.500 --> 00:42:32.400
 Yin