We are living between the already and the not yet.
The already, of course, is the already coming of Jesus.
He came.
And now we wait for Him to come back.
The not yet is His return.
And so the saving reign of God has already begun to expand on the earth.
God is delivering people from the domain of darkness
and He's transferring them into the kingdom of His beloved Son.
And He's been doing this for two millennia.
And yet, the saving reign of Jesus Christ has yet to be fully realized.
Do you know how I know?
Well, there's still natural disasters.
There's still demonic oppression.
There's still disease.
And there's still death.
Because when Jesus comes back,
He's going to put an end to it all.
No more natural disasters.
No more demonic oppression.
No more diseases.
And no more death.
And so what that means for us is that we're living in between intention.
We are living by faith in our risen and reigning Jesus
while we're still trying to navigate with everybody else.
Atlantic hurricanes.
Terrible demonic oppression.
Diseases.
And death.
We're living in between.
This struck me this week.
In our life group, Jenny and I lead a life group.
And we're doing these things called life maps.
And what a life map is, is a visible depiction of the people and events God has used to shape who you are.
And so, it was my turn this past Thursday.
And my life group just handled me great.
And as I was sharing, I was preparing and sharing, what struck me was God's authority and sovereignty over my life.
And God's mercy and grace in my life.
My life map pointed to what my life is all about.
God's steadfast love and faithfulness.
God's mercy and grace in my life.
Now, we could make a life map for Christ the King Church over the last 10 years.
We could map out the significant people and the important events that have shaped us.
I could point you to particular people who have made very important contributions to our life as a church.
But what our story would be coming about, what we would eventually see on the life map, is that our story is not a story about us.
Our story is a story about Him.
Christ our King.
10 years, He's been faithful, loving, powerfully at work, showing mercy and grace, transforming us, correcting us, directing us.
All the while, we are living in between the already and the not yet.
And so, this morning, I get to point you to the most important person over the last 10 years of our church.
Jesus.
So, we're going to be in a passage in the Gospel of Mark.
It's an extended passage.
It starts on page 998 of your Pew Bibles.
And we're going to be looking at four vignettes.
And I want you to behold your King in His overwhelming and comprehensive authority.
Each vignette points to an aspect of His authority.
And Jesus has been exercising this.
It's true of Him for the last 10 years of our life as a church.
And will be true of Him for, Lord willing, the next 10 years.
Or 20.
Or until He comes back.
So, let's look at vignette number one.
His authority over what I'm calling the deeps.
Over natural disaster.
Over creation.
It's on chapter 4, 35-41.
Because we've got so much to cover, I'm going to be summarizing these passages.
So, here's what happens.
Jesus and His disciples, they cross over the Sea of Galilee.
Jesus has an appointment in Gentile country.
Well, suddenly, while they're crossing, this overwhelming and incredibly threatening windstorm hits them.
The disciples, they start flipping out.
Jesus is asleep.
They wake Him up.
And immediately, He commands the wind and the waves to stop.
And immediately, the wind and the waves obey Him.
His disciples are now more afraid because of the one who's in the boat with them.
Let me point out some details here.
In verse 35, what you need to see is that it's Jesus who initiates the trip across the Sea of Galilee.
There's someone waiting for Him in the region of the Gerasenes.
And that person is a demoniac.
In verse 37, this massive storm hits.
And the boat's filling up with water.
Has anybody been on water in a boat and water's now filling up in your boat?
I have.
I flipped out.
This is an existential threat.
But Jesus, verse 38, is asleep.
Now, how can Jesus be asleep?
Either His ministry schedule was very difficult and He's so tired.
It doesn't matter what's going on outside.
He just needs to rest.
Or, this poses no threat to Him.
It's the latter.
This windstorm and these waves, with all the water filling up the boat,
it poses no threat to Him.
Contrast with the disciples who, at least four of them,
are seasoned fishermen on this same body of water.
They say to Him,
Teacher, do you not care?
That we are perishing.
They're thinking that the storm is greater than Jesus.
We don't know what they want Him to do.
He's sleeping there.
It's like, Jesus, we need You to bail water.
We don't know what they're thinking.
But here's what I'm thinking.
We've all been there.
Crisis hits.
And instead of faith, there's fear.
And it shows up in a question like this.
Sometimes you actually say it.
Other times you're afraid to say it.
It's something like this.
Do you not care?
God, do you not care?
Do you not care that this is happening?
These disciples ask a question that, let's be honest,
all of us ask when things get hard.
They feel helpless.
They're hopeless.
Because they're in a humanly impossible situation.
None of them can stop what's happening.
Verse 39 is the surprise.
Jesus wakes up.
I don't know what you're like when you wake up,
but my first instinct isn't to command creation.
Jesus rebukes the wind, speaks to the sea,
peace be still,
and immediately the wind ceases
and the sea is as smooth as glass.
Anybody been up north to a Wisconsin lake
early in the morning
and the top of the water is as smooth as glass?
That's what's going on.
Smooth as glass.
Immediate obedience.
Has anybody been down to the lake
during a big wave season?
Has it ever occurred to you
to speak to the waves to stop?
And then if you did,
would you actually be thinking that they would?
I just want you to feel
the human impossibility of what's going on here.
Jesus isn't done rebuking.
He rebukes his disciples.
Why are you so afraid?
Do you still not have faith?
Throughout these four vignettes,
there's this contrast between fear and faith.
Fear crowds out.
Faith overcomes fear.
And he's asking,
do you not yet realize
who is in the boat with you?
Why are you so afraid?
And following this incredible demonstration
of his power and authority,
the disciples in the boat
look to each other and say,
who is this?
That even the wind and the waves obey him.
Who is this?
So here's the point of this vignette.
Jesus has full authority
over all creation.
And if you looked up passages like
John 1, 1-3,
Colossians 1, 15-20,
Hebrews 1, 1-3,
you will quickly realize
that the second person of the Trinity,
this isn't the first time
he has spoken to creation.
In fact, he upholds the universe
with the word of his power.
So who is this guy?
Well,
it's the whole reason
why the Gospel of Mark was written.
This is the Son of God.
Totally God.
Totally man.
In the boat.
And he's just commanded
a tempest at sea
to stop.
Behold your king
in his overwhelming authority
over creation.
Does he not care?
He stopped it.
Of course he cares.
The second vignette
is his authority
over demons.
And this vignette
is chapter 5,
verses 1-20.
It's the longest,
most extended vignette
in this four-pack.
So let me just summarize it for you.
Jesus and his disciples
arrive to the other side
of the Sea of Galilee.
And literally,
I'm guessing,
it was smooth sailing.
Well,
they arrive
in Gentile country.
You see that in verse 35
in the region
of the Gerasenes.
And Jesus is immediately
met by a demoniac.
And what we learn
is that this is not a man
possessed by just one demon.
We learn in verse 9
that he's possessed
by a legion of demons.
A Roman legion
at full strength
had 6,000 soldiers.
There was a lot of demons
in this man.
Well, Jesus doesn't flinch.
No threat.
Actually, what happens
in this story,
which is a bit surprising,
is that the demons
start begging Jesus.
They beg him
to allow them,
to permit them
to go into
a herd of pigs.
Jesus gives them permission.
The demoniac is delivered.
The locals come out
to see what has happened.
And the locals,
they see the demoniac
sitting in his right mind,
clothed,
and they are afraid.
And they beg Jesus to leave.
Then,
the demoniac,
formerly demoniac,
begs Jesus,
can I just be with you?
Jesus commissions him
to go talk about him.
So let me point you
a couple things out
about this particular vignette.
First,
the description
of the demoniac.
Verse 3,
he was living
among the tombs.
That's instant uncleanness
to a Jew.
This demoniac
was likely a Gentile
because he's in
Gentile country.
We learn later
that he's clothed later,
which means
he was probably naked.
Which, like,
who would want
to be around that?
So this guy,
there's like
multiple levels
of kind of
ceremonial Jewish
uncleanliness
about him.
Not to mention
verse 4,
he had superhuman strength.
The human impossibility
here
is that no one
could subdue him.
No one.
Let me just point that out
in verse 4.
Let me just read it
for you.
For he had often
been bound
with shackles
and chains,
but he wrenched
the chains apart
and he broke
the shackles
and pieces.
No one had the strength
to subdue him.
No one.
And everybody knew it
in the area.
Verse 5,
he lived among the tombs
crying out
day and night.
He must have been
miserable,
tormented,
this poor man.
He was cutting himself
with stones,
self-destructive
behavior.
It's classic
demonic oppression,
defacing an image
bearer of God.
In verse 6,
he sees Jesus coming,
he runs,
he falls down
at his feet.
Do you know
what that says?
When someone
falls down
at the feet
of another person,
that one who's
falling down
is saying,
you are greater
than me.
And look at
verse 7,
how this
demoniac
addresses Jesus.
What have you
to do with me,
Jesus,
Son of the Most High
God?
Alright.
In the Gospel
of Mark,
the Gospel
of Mark
starts
with a confession
that Jesus
is the Son
of God
by God
himself.
This is my
beloved son
with whom
I'm well pleased.
It happened
at his baptism.
And at the end
of the Gospel
of Mark,
surprise,
there's another
confession
that he's the
Son of God
by a Roman
centurion
at the moment
Jesus breathes
his last.
Truly,
this was
the Son of God.
The only
human being
in the Gospel
of Mark
that confesses
Jesus
as the Son
of God
is a Roman
centurion
at the moment
of Jesus'
last breath.
Which means
Jesus is
fully revealed
as the Son
of God
on the cross
at his death.
but in
between
throughout
God
says one
other time
at the
transfiguration
this is my
beloved son
listen to him
but the other
times that
Jesus is
confessed
as the Son
of God
as the anointed
what do you
know who's
saying it?
Demons.
They recognize
him for who
he is.
In verse
7
let the
begging
begin
I adjure
you
by God
do not
torment
me.
Look at
10
and he
begged
him
earnestly
not to
send them
out of
the country.
Verse
12
and they
now they
begged
him
Jesus
earnestly
not to
send them
out of
the country
and they
begged him
saying send
us to
the pigs
let us
enter
them.
At this
point
in this
story
you're
asking
the questions
what's
Jesus
going to
do?
Are
demons
greater
than
Jesus?
this is
a legion
of
demons
who
possessed
a man
that no
human
being
could
subdue
and
they're
begging
him.
Jesus
in
underwhelming
fashion
verse 13
so he
gave them
permission
matter
of fact
the
legion
of
demons
they
leave
the
poor
man
enter
the
2,000
head
of
swine
and
they
rush
into
the
sea
of
Galilee
and
drown
now
if
you
were
an
original
reader
of
this
you'd
be
like
thinking
what
2,000
swine
that's
a boat
load
of
money
why
would
Jesus
let
that
happen
well
because
Jesus
cares
for
the
demoniac
he's
worth
the
death
of
2,000
swine
and
he's
worth
the
death
of
the
son
of
God
do
you
not
care
Jesus
cares
here's
the
point
of
the
story
Jesus
has
full
authority
over
the
demons
then
and
now
we
see
an
interesting
response
in
this
in
verses
14
through
17
we
have
a
fear
response
the
herdsmen
run
into
the
cities
in
the
countryside
and
they're
like
you
won't
believe
what
happened
so
everybody
comes
to see
what's
going
on
and
when
they
see
Jesus
and
then
they
see
the
demoniac
sitting
posture
of a
disciple
remember
last
week
sitting
clothed
and
in
his
right
mind
they're
afraid
they
were
afraid
and
in
verse
17
they
begged
Jesus
to
depart
from
their
region
there
will
be
people
in
our
lives
who
will
clearly
be
presented
who
Jesus
is
and
for
whatever
reason
it
strikes
fear
into
them
and
they
want
Jesus
to
leave
the
faith
response
is
in
verse
18
through
20
the
former
demoniac
he
starts
begging
Jesus
as
Jesus
is
getting
into
the
boat
he
begs
him
that
verse
18
that
he
might
be
with
him
what
a
picture
of
discipleship
I
just
want
to
be
with
you
I'll
go
wherever
you
go
I'll
do
whatever
you
tell
me
to
do
I
know
you
what
a
picture
what
a
picture
of
faith
and
belief
in
the
son
of
God
but
in
verses
19
through
20
Jesus
does
not
permit
him
there's
that
permit
language
again
authority
but
sends
him
to
his
gentile
family
and
to
those
in
the
Decapolis
and
he
tells
them
in
verse
19
hey
go
tell
how
much
the
Lord
God
has
done
for
you
and
how
he
has
had
mercy
on
you
not
only
authority
exercised
in
mercy
go
tell
them
and
this
man
obeys
behold
your
king
he
has
full
overwhelming
authority
over
demons
so
far
we've
seen
a
vignette
Jesus
authority
over
the
deep
we've
seen
another
vignette
of
Jesus
authority
over
demons
and
now
the
third
vignette
his
authority
over
disease
it's
in
verses
chapter
5
verses
25
through
34
but
the
interesting
thing
is
this
vignette
actually
interrupts
the
fourth
vignette
and
so
let me
get you
up to
speed
in
verses
21
through
24
Jesus
has
just
crossed
back
the
sea
of
Galilee
back
to
Capernaum
and
now
he's
mobbed
by a
huge
crowd
and
this
distraught
synagogue
ruler
named
Jairus
falls
down
at
Jesus
feet
and
implores
him
that's
another
way of
talking
about
begging
it's
like
my
daughter's
dying
would
you
please
come
with
me
and lay
your
hands
on
her
and
heal
her
so
that's
the
fourth
vignette
starting
and
then
we
get
the
third
vignette
in
verses
25
through
34
there's
this
crowd
and
there's
a
woman
in
the
crowd
and
she
has
been
suffering
for
12
years
some
kind
of
hemorrhaging
that
no
human
could
heal
no
one
could
do
it
and
there
was
a
woman
verse
25
who
had
a
discharge
of
blood
for
12
years
and
who
had
suffered
much
under
many
physicians
and
had
spent
all
that
she
had
and
was
no
better
but
rather
grew
worse
for
it
well
she
hears
about
Jesus
she
walks
up
behind
him
she
touches
him
thinking
that
if
I
just
touch
him
I
will
be
healed
and
bam
she
touches
them
and
she
is
fully
healed
she
knows
it
internally
but
the
other
thing
is
that
Jesus
knows
that
his
power
just
went
out
and
he
starts
asking
who
just
touched
me
and
eventually
this
woman
fear
and
trembling
she
falls
down
at
his
feet
and
it
is
kind
of
beggarly
she
tells
him
what
happened
and
then
he
blesses
her
oh
daughter
go
in
peace
the
human
impossibility
of course
is
in
this
vignette
is
that
there
was
no
human
doctor
that
could
heal
her
12
years
countless
physicians
she's
broke
she spent
all
her
money
trying
to do
this
and
she's
no
better
but
worse
for
it
has
anybody
experienced
the
medical
run
around
of
trying
to
get
something
diagnosed
nobody
knows
what
it
is
you're
spending
tons
of
money
and
you're
don't
come
through
it
better
you
come
out
worse
anybody
apparently
this has
been
happening
for a
long
time
the
thing
is
because
she
was
bleeding
she
was
unclean
she
couldn't
go to
synagogue
technically
she
should
not
have
been
in
this
crowd
well
she
in
verse
27
and
28
hears
about
Jesus
finds
Jesus
touches
Jesus
and
what
we're
seeing
there
is
her
faith
her
faith
verse
29
is a
beautiful
verse
and
immediately
the flow
of blood
dried up
and she
felt in
her body
that she
was healed
of her
disease
can you
imagine
if that
was
you
but the
thing
is
it
appears
as though
she
remains
silent
how do
you keep
that
in
well
Jesus
knew
immediately
verse
30
that he
just
healed
somebody
now
I'm
not
going to
try to
spin
this
gang
because
I
got to
tell
you
something
I'm
bumping
into
a
mystery
here
apparently
this
woman
who
has
faith
in
Jesus
touched
him
and
Jesus
without
his
conscious
consent
power
goes out
from him
and heals
her
I don't
fully
get it
all I'm
thinking
is
man
my
king
is
awesome
she
had
faith
Jesus
has
the
power
to
heal
the
authority
to
heal
she
touched
him
he's
always
willing
as
those
who
humble
faith
come
to
him
in
verses
30
through
32
there's
this
funny
exchange
between
Jesus
and
the
disciples
Jesus
he's
touched
Jesus
is
like
who
touched
me
and
I
imagine
it's
Peter
he's
like
what
do
you
mean
who
touched
you
Jesus
you're
packed
in
like
sardines
with
all
these
people
touching
you
you're
being
touched
by
everybody
what
do
you
mean
who
touched
me
and
Jesus
keeps
looking
for
the
person
who
touched
him
with
faith
and
eventually
this
woman
knowing
what
happened
to her
verse
33
in
fear
and
trembling
fell
down
before
him
fear
and
trembling
when
those
two
words
show
up
together
paired
more
often
than
not
it's
a
person
in
the
presence
of
God
fear
and
trembling
fell
down
before
him
there's
that
picture
of
recognizing
authority
and
greatness
in
your
midst
and
she
told him
the
whole
truth
told him
everything
look
how
Jesus
responds
man
he
is
so
classy
and
he
said
to her
daughter
your
faith
has
made
you
well
go
in
peace
and
be
healed
of
your
disease
there's
the
faith
you
see
the
fear
you
know
what
go
in
peace
means
fear
not
faith
overcomes
fear
has
a
tendency
of
crowding
out
faith
the
story
here
is
the
point
of
it
is
Jesus
has
full
authority
over
disease
and
if
we
pulled
on
that
string
in
which
the
disciples
asked
in
the
boat
do
you
not
care
yes
he
cares
his
interaction
with this
woman
is
a
demonstration
of
his
authority
and
mercy
behold
your
king
one
more
vignette
we've
seen
his
authority
over
the
deeps
over
the
demons
over
disease
and
there's
one
more
but
can
we
just
change
this
these
are
all
threats
gang
threats
of
natural
disaster
the
threat
of
demons
the
threat
of
disease
and
of
course
there's
the
threat
of
death
this
last
vignette
is
his
authority
over
death
so
remember
back
in
chapter
five
twenty
one
to
twenty
four
Jairus
he
was
a
distinguished
esteemed
synagogue
ruler
in
Capernaum
he'd
be like
lead
pastor
of
first
synagogue
of
Capernaum
well
respected
he
falls
at
Jesus
feet
verses
twenty
two
he
implores
him
earnestly
twenty
three
his
daughter's
dying
if
your
daughter's
dying
you're
going to
be
desperate
so
Jesus
in
verse
twenty
four
leaves
with
Jairus
to go
to
Jairus
house
Jesus
cares
and
then
there's
the
whole
story
of
the
woman
with
twelve
years
of
bleeding
interrupts
and
then
verse
thirty
five
the
fourth
vignette
picks up
again
while
Jesus
was
still
speaking
to
the
daughter
go
in
peace
there
came
someone
from
Jairus
house
and
it's
bad
news
someone
comes
and
tells
Jairus
quote
unquote
your
daughter
is
dead
Jesus
overhears
tells
Jairus
don't
fear
just
believe
goes
with
him
to
Jairus
house
he
bumps
into
some
commotion
has
some
interesting
conversation
walks
into
this
young
girl's
room
and
raises
her
from
the
dead
let's
dial
in
where
the
woman
with
disease
the
idea
there
would
have
been
disease
is
greater
than
Jesus
but
Jesus
flips
that
here
the
question
is
death
greater
than
Jesus
your
daughter
is
dead
why
trouble
the
teacher
any
further
the
idea
is
nobody
can
do
anything
about
death
human
impossibility
you can't
stop
death
once
you're
dead
you're
dead
and
when
Jairus
would have
heard
that
could
you
imagine
his
hopefulness
of
Jesus
with
him
just
would
have
just
fallen
flat
into
hopeless
despair
and
Jesus
overhears
it
says
do not
fear
only
believe
there is
the
fear
faith
contrast
do
not
fear
this
report
about
your
daughter
only
believe
only
believe
Jesus
is
saying
in
me
what
I
can
do
don't
let
this
fear
crowd
out
your
faith
come
with
me
and
your
faith
will
overcome
this
fear
37
38
he
brings
Peter
James
and
John
with
him
they'll
see
him
in
the
transfiguration
they go
to
Jairus
house
they're
met
by a
commotion
of
people
weeping
and wailing
very
loudly
39
Jesus
walks
into
the
house
he
does
not
hesitate
gang
he's
not
balking
he's
going
directly
to
where
he
wants
to
go
and
he
says
hey
why
are
you
all
crying
the
child
is
not
dead
but
sleeping
and
you're
like
what
does
he
mean
by
that
because
obviously
she's
dead
well
there's
a
couple
things
going
on
here
one
of
which
is
this
to
Jesus
raising
someone
from
the
dead
is
akin
to
waking
them
up
from
a
nap
for
us
those
are
two
very
different
things
but not
for the
son
of
God
when
Jesus
says
that
they
laugh
at
him
they
think
he's
being
ridiculous
verse
41
Jesus
walks
into
the
room
with
this
girl
with
just
her
mother
and
father
Jairus
and
the
three
disciples
Peter
James
and
John
according
to
Jewish
law
to
touch
a
dead
body
is
to
make
yourself
unclean
but
Jesus
takes
the
hand
of
the
dead
girl
in
Aramaic
it's
a
verbatim
quote
he
says
talitha
kumi
and
then
Mark
translates
it
for
us
little
girl
I
say
to
you
arise
and
immediately
she
rises
and
walks
around
because
he's
12
years
old
you
see
what
just
happened
there
is
when
Jesus
touches
the
unclean
dead
body
of
a
12
year
old
girl
he's
not
made
unclean
but
he
makes
her
clean
by
bringing
her
back
to
life
behold
your
king
everyone
in the
room
is
amazed
do
you
not
care
Jesus
of
course
he
cares
in
verse
43
he
strictly
charges
them
to
keep
this
resurrection
under
wraps
and
I'll
explain
that
later
when
we
get
into
chapter
8
but
here's
the
point
Jesus
has
full
authority
over
death
behold
your
king
so
what do
we
do
with
this
what's
the
point
what are
the
point
of
these
four
vignettes
about
the
authority
of
Jesus
well
when
you
take
them
all
together
you
realize
that
Jesus
has
overwhelming
and
comprehensive
authority
over
all
things
who
is
this
then
that
even
the
wind
and
the
waves
obey
him
the
son
of
God
who
is
this
then
that
even
a legion
of
demons
obeys
him
he's
the
son
of
God
who
is
this
that
even
an
incurable
disease
obeys
him
he's
the
son
of
God
who
is
this
that
even
death
obeys
him
he's
the
son
of
God
totally
God
totally
man
and
the
question
that
this
begs
is
what
difference
does
this
make
well
if
Jesus
is
not
the
son
of
God
and
if
Jesus
didn't
exercise
authority
if
these
are
just
made
up
stories
then
you
know
what
that
means
this
whole
thing
is
a
ruse
don't
waste
your
time
with
Christianity
if
this
isn't
true
Jesus
is
not
the
son
of
God
he's
not
worth
your
life
this
whole
Christianity
thing
is
just
a
crutch
but
if
it
is
true
then
Jesus
does
have
comprehensive
authority
over all
things
coupled
with
the
fact
that
he
is
merciful
to
all
who
humbly
come
to
him
it
changes
everything
that's
the
difference
that it
makes
it
changes
everything
when you
realize
this
about
Jesus
of
who
he
is
and
all
of
his
authority
it
makes
you
realize
oh
I'm
not
going to
live
for
myself
anymore
I'm
going to
live
for
him
changes
everything
that's
the
difference
that it
makes
we
can be
confident
that he
exercises
authority
for
us
in
love
according
to his
will
I
got to
remind
you
that
we
live
in
between
the
already
and
the
not
yet
which
means
that
Jesus
may
or may
not
exercise
his
comprehensive
authority
over the
things that
we want
him to
we may
ask
for him
to exercise
his
authority
over a
hurricane
in the
Atlantic
he may
or may
not
we may
ask him
to exercise
his
authority
over a
clear
demonic
stronghold
in our
culture
he may
or he
may
not
we
ask him
to heal
people
he may
or may
not
we ask
him to
raise
people
from the
dead
I
have
he
may
he
may
not
but
he
answers
all of
our
prayers
of
faith
according
to
his
all
wise
and
all
good
will
and
if
he
answers
no
it
doesn't
mean
that
he
is
not
authority
over
all
it
doesn't
mean
he
doesn't
care
it
means
he's
got a
greater
good
and
what
would
be
the
greater
good
that
Jesus
has
if
he
were
to
say
no
to
bringing
to
calming
a
hurricane
over
the
Atlantic
him
exercising
his
authority
over
sins
you
see
the
greatest
threat
that
we
face
is
not
natural
disaster
it's
not
demons
it's
not
disease
it's
not
even
death
your
own
death
or
someone
you
care
about
the
greatest
threat
that
every
human
being
on
the
planet
faces
is
spending
eternity
apart
from
God
suffering
the
just
punishment
of
his
wrath
for
their
sins
against
him
that's
the
biggest
threat
our
greatest
need
is
forgiveness
to be
made
right
with
God
and
do
you
know
what's
amazing
this
son
of
God
this
son
of
man
in
all
of
his
authority
he
went to
the
cross
for
you
he
ransomed
all
who
would
one
day
believe
in
him
by
giving
his
own
life
for
them
this
all
authoritative
king
allowed
himself
to be
nailed
to a
cross
for
the
greatest
good
of
all
for
sinners
to be
forgiven
and
reconciled
to
God
and
there's
the
greatest
difference
I'll
do
anything
for him
now
anything
and so
must
you
we
live in
between
the
already
and
the
not
yet
so
on
our
tenth
anniversary
let's
renew
our
commitment
to
join
Jesus
our
king
in
what
he's
doing
delivering
people
from the
domain
of
darkness
transferring
them
into
his
kingdom
the
kingdom
of
the
beloved
son
transforming
people
from one
degree
of
glory
to
the
next
to
share
in
his
image
to
build
his
church
which
the
gates
of
hell
cannot
stand
against
let's
join
him
in
that
we're
going to
pray for
all these
other
things
and we'll
trust
him
in
his
wisdom
to
do
what's
best
our
first
ten
years
this
all
authoritative
king
was at
work
in
us
was at
work
through
us
in
ways
we
knew
in
ways
we
didn't
what
has
he
delivered
us
from
we'll
find out
one
day
and may
he
for the
next
ten
years
lord
willing
continue
to work
in
us
continue
to work
through
us
to build
his
kingdom
the family
of the
forgiven
changing
us
one at
a time
and
gathering
us
together
into
a new
people
brothers
and
sisters
on our
tenth
anniversary
behold
your
king
all of
his
authority
and all
of his
love
that he
would die
for us
to make
us part
of his
family
all
glory
to him
will you
pray with
me
god in
heaven
lord
jesus
you're
awesome
we
trust
you
god
help us
to not
be ruled
by fear
but to
be ruled
by faith
in you
and all
of your
authority
and all
of your
mercy
and kindness
lord we
ask that
you would
change us
more and
that you
will add
to our
number
people who
will live
for you
in faith
as well
thank you
for ten
years
help us
to be
faithful
for however
many years
you give us
to come
in jesus name
amen
you
Thank you.