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 The scripture reading today comes from the book of John chapter 15.

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 Please follow along in your bulletin, on the screen, or in your own Bible.

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 Starting in verse 1, we read,

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 I am the true vine, and my father is a vine dresser.

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 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he takes away.

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 And every branch that does bear fruit, he prunes that it may bear more fruit.

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 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.

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 Abide in me, and I in you.

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 As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine,

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 neither can you unless you abide in me.

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 I am the vine, you are the branches.

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 Whoever abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit.

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 For apart from me, you can do nothing.

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 If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers.

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 And the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

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 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you,

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 ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

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 By this, my father is glorified,

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 that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples.

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 As the father has loved me, so have I loved you.

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 Abide in my love.

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 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love,

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 just as I have kept my father's commandments, and abide in his love.

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 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you,

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 and that your joy may be full.

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 This is the word of God.

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 Thanks, Ken.

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 Well, a very good morning to you all at Watermark.

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 It really is a delight to be back.

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 And a warm thank you to the leadership and elders

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 for tolerating me in the pulpits a second time.

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 That's much appreciated.

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 In John 15, and the verses that have been read to us this morning,

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 there is a wealth of material that we could mine for weeks and weeks.

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 But I really want to just focus on a couple of points,

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 and I've tried to summarize it as I was engaging with the elders.

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 They asked me, come and summarize it in seven to ten words,

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 which is a wonderful discipline.

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 And really to say,

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 you cannot live,

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 nor be fruitful,

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 without Christ.

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 You cannot live,

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 and you cannot be fruitful,

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 unless we are in Christ,

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 and not just positionally,

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 but abiding in him,

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 as Jesus has taught us,

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 and instructed us.

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 In the chapters of 13 to 15,

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 Jesus has again emphasized

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 the great purpose of life,

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 and the great way to live that purpose out.

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 In John 14,

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 you would have covered it in,

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 I am the way,

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 the truth,

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 and the life.

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 The way to live life

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 is by living the way Jesus has lived it,

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 by the truth that Jesus represents,

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 and to embody the life that he exhibited.

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 In John 13,

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 earlier,

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 he had told us

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 the way to live,

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 how to live life,

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 was by simply giving us a new commandment,

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 to love one another.

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 So the great two themes of life,

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 what's the direction,

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 what's the purpose,

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 what's the meaning,

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 is to live like Jesus lived.

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 And the way we do that,

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 the way it gets worked out,

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 is the way we demonstrate,

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 in the ordinariness of life,

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 loving,

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 and preferring,

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 and being patient,

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 and kind,

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 and gentle,

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 and long-suffering,

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 and hoping all things,

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 and believing all things,

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 of one another,

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 for the sake of the Lord Jesus.

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 But in John 15,

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 what Jesus is doing,

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 he's now taking this macro perspective,

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 and he's reducing it,

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 in a sense,

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 to the micro,

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 how does this apply,

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 at the personal level?

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 How does this apply,

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 to you and me?

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 And he's made the great statement,

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 I am the true vine.

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 There's a reference there,

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 to Israel,

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 had been,

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 had been,

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 is described metaphorically,

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 frequently in the Old Testament,

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 as God's vine,

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 as God's vineyard,

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 as what God had planted,

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 as a,

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 to be a representation,

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 of a people group,

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 then more specifically,

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 a tribe,

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 and then more specifically,

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 a family,

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 and then more specifically,

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 a person,

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 in the form of Aaron,

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 of a group that was,

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 committed to following him,

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 and serving him,

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 and obeying him,

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 that this people group,

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 would represent,

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 an alternative,

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 to the way,

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 men and women lived,

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 Tom Holland,

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 in his book,

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 Dominion,

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 explains this,

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 remarkably well,

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 how the gospel,

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 first century,

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 burst in on the culture,

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 as something,

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 completely,

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 counter cultural,

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 the very fact,

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 that the Jews,

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 kept a day separate,

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 holy to the Lord,

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 was already,

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 completely,

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 adversarial,

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 or different,

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 from the,

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 prevailing cultures,

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 the fact,

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 that they were to,

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 treat their servants,

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 properly,

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 the way they looked,

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 after their animals,

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 was completely,

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 separate,

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 from the way,

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 the world lived,

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 and now Jesus,

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 is saying,

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 we know that the vine,

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 Israel failed,

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 in representing God,

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 Isaiah 5,

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 speaks about,

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 how God has tenderly,

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 set the vineyard,

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 and how,

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 he nurtured it,

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 and cared for it,

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 and looked after it,

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 but it yielded,

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 no fruit,

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 and Jesus,

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 is saying,

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 that I am,

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 the true vine,

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 the focus,

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 and the meeting place,

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 of God,

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 is now,

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 no longer,

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 in a system,

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 it's no longer,

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 in a process,

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 it's no longer,

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 in a set of rules,

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 it's no longer,

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 in a creed,

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 but it is,

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 the meeting place,

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 for man,

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 with God,

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 is found,

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 in a person,

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 and his name,

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 is Jesus,

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 and I am,

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 that true vine,

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 and then he,

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 wants to,

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 tease out,

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 what that really means,

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 being the true vine,

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 and trusting in him,

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 and relying upon him,

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 he is saying,

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 that he supersedes,

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 everything that has gone before,

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 and we are called,

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 to abide in him,

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 and when Jesus,

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 is calling us,

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 when Jesus,

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 is describing himself,

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 as the vine,

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 he's not just,

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 saying that the meeting place,

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 with God has changed,

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 which it has,

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 from a process,

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 from a system,

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 to a person,

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 but he's also saying,

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 the way that we meet,

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 with God,

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 and he meets with us,

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 is through,

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 not so much,

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 self effort,

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 but,

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 this word,

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 to abide,

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 to rest,

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 to trust,

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 and in a city,

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 like Hong Kong,

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 this is,

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 very counter-cultural,

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 and very,

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 counter-intuitive,

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 in a city,

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 which represents,

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 so much achievement,

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 I was talking,

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 to a colleague,

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 who was traveling,

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 with me last week,

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 a young man,

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 from South Africa,

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 his first business trip,

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 to this part of the world,

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 and I said,

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 I think in a,

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 square kilometer,

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 of Hong Kong,

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 we've got more,

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 high-rise buildings,

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 than in the,

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 probably,

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 nearly the whole of Africa,

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 certainly,

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 certainly South Africa,

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 it's just,

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 speaks of accomplishment,

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 and effort,

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 and achievement,

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 which is wonderful,

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 but the problem,

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 is we tend,

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 to bring,

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 that kind of culture,

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 into our relationship,

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 with Jesus,

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 into our engagement,

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 with God,

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 and Jesus,

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 is giving us,

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 a teaching here,

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 which does not,

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 easily rest,

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 with our,

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 restless souls,

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 so anxious,

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 to be busy,

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 and achieving,

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 in a culture,

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 full of KPIs,

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 and KPAs,

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 and measuring,

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 how good we are,

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 about what we've,

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 accomplished,

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 Jesus comes,

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 with a teaching,

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 which is completely,

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 different,

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 and he is saying,

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 that the vital union,

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 the complete,

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 dependence,

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 and engagement,

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 and relationship,

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 is found,

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 in abiding,

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 resting,

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 and the effectiveness,

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 of Christian living,

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 paradoxically,

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 is resting,

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 in the vine,

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 not being,

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 the vine,

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 is allowing,

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 yourself,

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 to become,

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 the branch,

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 and living,

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 fruitfully,

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 beyond,

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 anything,

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 that you could,

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 have imagined,

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 by resting,

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 and abiding,

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 and trusting,

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 in him,

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 you see,

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 all religion,

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 offers,

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 a subtle,

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 sometimes,

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 not so subtle,

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 form of,

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 self-redemption,

00:10:17.179 --> 00:10:18.539
 I can,

00:10:18.539 --> 00:10:19.539
 save myself,

00:10:20.539 --> 00:10:22.519
 through repentance,

00:10:22.879 --> 00:10:23.739
 through good works,

00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:24.519
 through effort,

00:10:24.699 --> 00:10:25.339
 through denying,

00:10:25.500 --> 00:10:26.519
 through sacrificial giving,

00:10:26.639 --> 00:10:27.579
 none of which are wrong,

00:10:28.620 --> 00:10:30.099
 but they become wrong,

00:10:30.179 --> 00:10:31.000
 when we start,

00:10:31.199 --> 00:10:32.579
 to rely upon that,

00:10:32.679 --> 00:10:33.519
 as the method,

00:10:33.659 --> 00:10:33.979
 and the,

00:10:34.039 --> 00:10:34.979
 and the basis,

00:10:34.979 --> 00:10:36.139
 for our confidence,

00:10:36.339 --> 00:10:37.120
 and engagement,

00:10:37.779 --> 00:10:39.019
 with God,

00:10:39.879 --> 00:10:40.859
 and especially,

00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:41.859
 with Jesus,

00:10:42.379 --> 00:10:43.359
 and the revelation,

00:10:43.939 --> 00:10:44.519
 of himself,

00:10:44.519 --> 00:10:47.519
 and we are inclined,

00:10:47.519 --> 00:10:48.379
 to take,

00:10:48.500 --> 00:10:49.500
 into our own,

00:10:49.500 --> 00:10:50.360
 Christian living,

00:10:50.860 --> 00:10:51.720
 this concept,

00:10:51.819 --> 00:10:53.240
 of pleasing God,

00:10:53.319 --> 00:10:53.980
 and working,

00:10:54.480 --> 00:10:55.059
 and trying,

00:10:55.159 --> 00:10:56.279
 to satisfy him,

00:10:56.960 --> 00:10:57.600
 and Jesus,

00:10:57.720 --> 00:10:58.679
 is teaching us,

00:10:59.620 --> 00:11:00.240
 Jesus,

00:11:00.419 --> 00:11:00.899
 is teaching,

00:11:01.059 --> 00:11:01.620
 undercuts,

00:11:01.740 --> 00:11:02.120
 everything,

00:11:02.360 --> 00:11:02.740
 simply,

00:11:02.919 --> 00:11:03.539
 by saying,

00:11:03.919 --> 00:11:05.360
 apart from me,

00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:07.199
 please listen,

00:11:07.340 --> 00:11:07.620
 church,

00:11:07.740 --> 00:11:08.079
 carefully,

00:11:08.199 --> 00:11:09.460
 apart from me,

00:11:10.559 --> 00:11:11.659
 you can do nothing,

00:11:11.659 --> 00:11:15.120
 and in a city,

00:11:15.219 --> 00:11:16.259
 which has accomplished,

00:11:16.459 --> 00:11:16.799
 so much,

00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:17.159
 we say,

00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:18.360
 but this is nonsense,

00:11:19.439 --> 00:11:20.860
 how can this be,

00:11:21.860 --> 00:11:22.699
 and really,

00:11:22.839 --> 00:11:23.679
 because what Jesus,

00:11:23.879 --> 00:11:24.899
 is speaking of,

00:11:25.299 --> 00:11:26.059
 is a kingdom,

00:11:26.179 --> 00:11:27.059
 that's not just,

00:11:27.179 --> 00:11:28.500
 shaped by what we see,

00:11:28.639 --> 00:11:29.279
 and feel,

00:11:29.379 --> 00:11:30.039
 and can measure,

00:11:31.039 --> 00:11:32.699
 but he is speaking,

00:11:33.019 --> 00:11:34.259
 in terms of a kingdom,

00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:35.279
 from which he's come,

00:11:35.379 --> 00:11:36.179
 which is eternal,

00:11:36.419 --> 00:11:36.939
 everlasting,

00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:38.519
 and ever expanding,

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 and in a sense,

00:11:40.320 --> 00:11:41.379
 it's like trying,

00:11:41.460 --> 00:11:42.500
 to make a comparison,

00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:44.180
 if you can see it,

00:11:44.640 --> 00:11:45.360
 between this,

00:11:45.620 --> 00:11:47.080
 tiny pea pod,

00:11:47.480 --> 00:11:48.320
 between my finger,

00:11:48.420 --> 00:11:48.820
 and thumb,

00:11:49.720 --> 00:11:50.960
 and we are,

00:11:50.960 --> 00:11:52.440
 scrambling to build,

00:11:52.700 --> 00:11:53.460
 we're scrambling,

00:11:53.620 --> 00:11:54.940
 for a piece of the action,

00:11:55.340 --> 00:11:56.060
 we're scrambling,

00:11:56.240 --> 00:11:57.300
 to make a statement,

00:11:57.840 --> 00:11:59.600
 in this small item,

00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:01.060
 when what the kingdom,

00:12:01.180 --> 00:12:01.660
 of God is,

00:12:01.680 --> 00:12:02.960
 is the whole hallway,

00:12:03.620 --> 00:12:04.460
 into which he has,

00:12:04.460 --> 00:12:05.760
 invited us to move,

00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:06.420
 and to live,

00:12:06.680 --> 00:12:07.740
 and to have our being,

00:12:08.180 --> 00:12:08.760
 into something,

00:12:08.759 --> 00:12:09.860
 much grander,

00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:10.319
 than what,

00:12:10.559 --> 00:12:11.340
 we might be able,

00:12:11.439 --> 00:12:11.919
 to touch,

00:12:12.000 --> 00:12:12.519
 and feel,

00:12:12.879 --> 00:12:13.919
 into that which is,

00:12:14.399 --> 00:12:15.240
 not necessarily,

00:12:15.720 --> 00:12:16.860
 that which is invisible,

00:12:17.080 --> 00:12:18.360
 that which might be inaudible,

00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:19.480
 that which we might not,

00:12:19.559 --> 00:12:20.600
 be able to touch,

00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:21.639
 and feel,

00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:23.639
 but which we are,

00:12:23.720 --> 00:12:25.179
 able to experience,

00:12:25.319 --> 00:12:25.860
 through his,

00:12:26.159 --> 00:12:26.759
 profound,

00:12:27.519 --> 00:12:28.600
 immeasurable greatness,

00:12:28.819 --> 00:12:29.319
 the greatness,

00:12:29.500 --> 00:12:30.240
 of his power,

00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:31.480
 which works,

00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:33.200
 within us,

00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:36.879
 and in a fast pace,

00:12:37.280 --> 00:12:38.900
 losing out culture,

00:12:40.060 --> 00:12:40.700
 and in a,

00:12:40.700 --> 00:12:42.420
 restless generation,

00:12:42.620 --> 00:12:43.580
 this concept,

00:12:44.320 --> 00:12:45.320
 of resting,

00:12:46.220 --> 00:12:47.420
 is so confusing,

00:12:47.960 --> 00:12:49.600
 now,

00:12:49.840 --> 00:12:50.400
 let me say,

00:12:50.740 --> 00:12:51.720
 in this abiding,

00:12:51.879 --> 00:12:52.460
 and resting,

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 we must not,

00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:54.920
 confuse this,

00:12:55.100 --> 00:12:55.920
 with an attitude,

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 of,

00:12:57.280 --> 00:12:57.840
 c'est la vie,

00:12:58.780 --> 00:12:59.120
 okay,

00:12:59.400 --> 00:13:00.800
 that's life,

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 he's not saying that,

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 it's not,

00:13:04.400 --> 00:13:05.480
 the buzzword,

00:13:05.600 --> 00:13:06.360
 that was popular,

00:13:06.620 --> 00:13:07.520
 a few years ago,

00:13:07.840 --> 00:13:08.480
 let go,

00:13:08.660 --> 00:13:09.540
 and let God,

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 it's not,

00:13:11.660 --> 00:13:12.620
 a fatalistic,

00:13:12.759 --> 00:13:13.140
 kind of,

00:13:13.300 --> 00:13:13.500
 well,

00:13:13.660 --> 00:13:14.759
 God's in charge,

00:13:15.040 --> 00:13:15.860
 which he is,

00:13:16.820 --> 00:13:18.420
 what Jesus,

00:13:18.600 --> 00:13:19.160
 is saying,

00:13:19.300 --> 00:13:19.680
 is that,

00:13:20.520 --> 00:13:21.680
 abiding in him,

00:13:21.740 --> 00:13:22.640
 means that we make,

00:13:22.640 --> 00:13:24.520
 a faith based decision,

00:13:25.400 --> 00:13:26.000
 decisions,

00:13:26.540 --> 00:13:27.500
 consistently,

00:13:28.420 --> 00:13:29.340
 that affect,

00:13:29.520 --> 00:13:30.500
 the way we think,

00:13:31.379 --> 00:13:31.940
 when we are,

00:13:31.940 --> 00:13:33.780
 when our thought life,

00:13:33.820 --> 00:13:34.840
 wants to take us,

00:13:34.900 --> 00:13:35.720
 in a position,

00:13:35.920 --> 00:13:36.680
 in a direction,

00:13:37.320 --> 00:13:37.520
 of,

00:13:37.720 --> 00:13:38.900
 which is completely,

00:13:39.300 --> 00:13:40.480
 or marginally,

00:13:40.540 --> 00:13:41.540
 contrary to scripture,

00:13:42.900 --> 00:13:43.680
 and our hearts,

00:13:43.760 --> 00:13:44.160
 are maybe,

00:13:44.540 --> 00:13:44.900
 fearful,

00:13:45.160 --> 00:13:45.760
 or raging,

00:13:45.900 --> 00:13:46.420
 in anger,

00:13:46.580 --> 00:13:47.360
 or anxious,

00:13:48.460 --> 00:13:49.620
 and our volition,

00:13:49.800 --> 00:13:50.820
 the choice,

00:13:50.940 --> 00:13:51.540
 between,

00:13:51.620 --> 00:13:52.500
 what our hearts,

00:13:52.580 --> 00:13:53.200
 and our minds,

00:13:53.260 --> 00:13:53.980
 are suggesting,

00:13:54.640 --> 00:13:55.520
 and what we know,

00:13:55.640 --> 00:13:56.480
 to be true,

00:13:57.060 --> 00:13:57.400
 is,

00:13:57.500 --> 00:13:57.780
 is,

00:13:57.780 --> 00:13:58.880
 is being bent,

00:13:58.879 --> 00:14:00.000
 towards what's wrong,

00:14:00.179 --> 00:14:00.779
 we are,

00:14:00.779 --> 00:14:02.919
 choosing to abide,

00:14:03.580 --> 00:14:04.480
 in Jesus,

00:14:04.720 --> 00:14:05.559
 as divine,

00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:06.799
 and trusting,

00:14:06.980 --> 00:14:07.620
 the power,

00:14:07.860 --> 00:14:08.580
 and the person,

00:14:08.679 --> 00:14:09.679
 of the Holy Spirit,

00:14:10.120 --> 00:14:11.080
 to infuse,

00:14:11.139 --> 00:14:12.379
 into our beings,

00:14:12.840 --> 00:14:13.659
 the character,

00:14:13.899 --> 00:14:14.500
 the life,

00:14:14.939 --> 00:14:15.720
 the person,

00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:16.480
 the way,

00:14:16.659 --> 00:14:17.139
 the truth,

00:14:17.299 --> 00:14:18.200
 of Jesus,

00:14:18.399 --> 00:14:18.779
 so that,

00:14:18.960 --> 00:14:20.139
 in these mortal,

00:14:20.139 --> 00:14:21.399
 jars of clay,

00:14:21.919 --> 00:14:22.799
 there might be,

00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:23.659
 an expression,

00:14:24.139 --> 00:14:25.220
 of another world,

00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:26.200
 of another kingdom,

00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:27.660
 which comes,

00:14:27.980 --> 00:14:29.120
 from his birthing,

00:14:29.420 --> 00:14:30.020
 his fruit,

00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:31.160
 within us,

00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:34.680
 and so,

00:14:35.800 --> 00:14:36.240
 to the,

00:14:36.379 --> 00:14:37.259
 to the one,

00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:38.320
 who is restless,

00:14:39.080 --> 00:14:39.900
 to the one,

00:14:40.040 --> 00:14:41.000
 who is anxious,

00:14:41.660 --> 00:14:42.560
 to the one,

00:14:42.680 --> 00:14:43.520
 who is stressed,

00:14:44.680 --> 00:14:45.620
 to the one,

00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:46.520
 who is fearful,

00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:49.680
 Jesus,

00:14:49.680 --> 00:14:50.980
 instructs us,

00:14:51.400 --> 00:14:53.560
 not to be careless,

00:14:53.559 --> 00:14:55.239
 not to,

00:14:55.359 --> 00:14:55.759
 just,

00:14:56.159 --> 00:14:56.779
 let go,

00:14:56.899 --> 00:14:57.619
 and don't worry,

00:14:58.419 --> 00:14:59.339
 he calls us,

00:14:59.479 --> 00:15:01.259
 to make a decision,

00:15:01.439 --> 00:15:01.839
 to say,

00:15:02.079 --> 00:15:03.039
 I'm going to,

00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:03.679
 prioritize,

00:15:04.239 --> 00:15:05.179
 the person,

00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:05.839
 of Jesus,

00:15:06.559 --> 00:15:07.619
 who he is,

00:15:08.019 --> 00:15:09.259
 what he's taught,

00:15:09.719 --> 00:15:10.639
 what he teaches,

00:15:11.119 --> 00:15:12.059
 what he practiced,

00:15:12.439 --> 00:15:13.219
 and I'm going to,

00:15:13.459 --> 00:15:13.839
 base,

00:15:14.119 --> 00:15:14.919
 my decision,

00:15:15.079 --> 00:15:15.719
 and response,

00:15:15.879 --> 00:15:17.059
 to all of life's,

00:15:17.059 --> 00:15:17.579
 challenges,

00:15:18.579 --> 00:15:19.779
 on,

00:15:20.119 --> 00:15:21.359
 who he is,

00:15:21.419 --> 00:15:22.039
 and trust,

00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:22.819
 for him,

00:15:23.139 --> 00:15:24.459
 to work his grace,

00:15:24.620 --> 00:15:25.419
 and his power,

00:15:25.599 --> 00:15:26.519
 and his authority,

00:15:26.959 --> 00:15:28.199
 in these situations,

00:15:28.899 --> 00:15:29.179
 in,

00:15:29.500 --> 00:15:30.159
 and through,

00:15:30.639 --> 00:15:30.799
 me,

00:15:30.899 --> 00:15:31.740
 by trusting,

00:15:32.379 --> 00:15:33.179
 and abiding,

00:15:33.620 --> 00:15:34.139
 in him,

00:15:34.959 --> 00:15:40.019
 we draw,

00:15:40.219 --> 00:15:41.519
 all that we have,

00:15:41.599 --> 00:15:42.059
 for life,

00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:42.699
 and godliness,

00:15:43.299 --> 00:15:44.240
 through Jesus,

00:15:45.159 --> 00:15:46.719
 and through the ministry,

00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:47.639
 and the person,

00:15:47.919 --> 00:15:49.339
 of the Holy Spirit,

00:15:49.340 --> 00:15:50.500
 you see,

00:15:50.560 --> 00:15:51.120
 what Jesus,

00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:52.040
 is saying,

00:15:52.540 --> 00:15:53.759
 is that our focus,

00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:55.240
 needs to move,

00:15:55.420 --> 00:15:56.220
 from being,

00:15:56.240 --> 00:15:57.180
 the achiever,

00:15:58.660 --> 00:15:59.700
 being the one,

00:15:59.800 --> 00:16:00.860
 who accomplishes,

00:16:01.620 --> 00:16:03.100
 to being an instrument,

00:16:03.300 --> 00:16:03.700
 through which,

00:16:03.899 --> 00:16:04.800
 his achievement,

00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:06.980
 and his accomplishment,

00:16:07.180 --> 00:16:07.480
 flows,

00:16:08.340 --> 00:16:11.259
 and I think,

00:16:11.360 --> 00:16:11.879
 intuitively,

00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:12.560
 we know,

00:16:12.680 --> 00:16:13.540
 which is the more,

00:16:14.540 --> 00:16:15.620
 gratifying,

00:16:15.980 --> 00:16:17.000
 the more satisfying,

00:16:17.000 --> 00:16:18.179
 and the more enduring,

00:16:19.480 --> 00:16:20.440
 you see,

00:16:20.580 --> 00:16:21.340
 the grandeur,

00:16:21.500 --> 00:16:22.200
 of your city,

00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:23.759
 as wonderful,

00:16:24.019 --> 00:16:24.759
 and as beautiful,

00:16:24.860 --> 00:16:25.539
 as it is,

00:16:26.379 --> 00:16:27.200
 in a hundred years,

00:16:27.299 --> 00:16:27.940
 time or less,

00:16:28.019 --> 00:16:29.159
 someone's going to be saying,

00:16:29.500 --> 00:16:30.139
 how do we,

00:16:30.220 --> 00:16:31.480
 replace these buildings,

00:16:31.620 --> 00:16:32.460
 with something else,

00:16:32.460 --> 00:16:36.360
 I retired,

00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:37.460
 from my first job,

00:16:38.080 --> 00:16:39.220
 nearly 20 years ago,

00:16:39.820 --> 00:16:41.139
 and it was,

00:16:41.180 --> 00:16:42.180
 a salutary lesson,

00:16:42.980 --> 00:16:45.160
 because my successor,

00:16:45.160 --> 00:16:46.360
 had no interest,

00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:47.460
 in perpetuating,

00:16:47.460 --> 00:16:48.200
 my legacy,

00:16:48.680 --> 00:16:51.160
 the first thing,

00:16:51.200 --> 00:16:51.980
 he wanted to do,

00:16:52.040 --> 00:16:52.680
 was to remove,

00:16:52.740 --> 00:16:53.300
 any sign,

00:16:53.340 --> 00:16:54.180
 of Steve Murphy,

00:16:54.900 --> 00:16:56.100
 and replace it,

00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:56.940
 with his own name,

00:16:57.000 --> 00:16:58.100
 and his own edifice,

00:16:58.420 --> 00:16:59.200
 I get that,

00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:02.220
 and I very quickly,

00:17:02.220 --> 00:17:02.759
 learned,

00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:04.420
 that what I built,

00:17:04.519 --> 00:17:05.819
 and what I treasured,

00:17:06.580 --> 00:17:07.700
 had very little,

00:17:07.700 --> 00:17:08.960
 lasting impact,

00:17:09.039 --> 00:17:10.519
 for succeeding generations,

00:17:10.740 --> 00:17:11.380
 unless it was,

00:17:11.620 --> 00:17:12.019
 making money,

00:17:12.620 --> 00:17:16.360
 but what did endure,

00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:19.240
 and what did last,

00:17:20.360 --> 00:17:21.500
 far more than,

00:17:21.680 --> 00:17:22.700
 I ever dreamt,

00:17:22.740 --> 00:17:23.340
 or imagined,

00:17:24.340 --> 00:17:25.360
 was the love,

00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:25.980
 and affection,

00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:26.900
 and support,

00:17:26.900 --> 00:17:29.060
 that had been shown,

00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:29.740
 and sown,

00:17:29.820 --> 00:17:31.080
 into people's lives,

00:17:31.400 --> 00:17:32.540
 the opportunity,

00:17:32.840 --> 00:17:33.180
 that the,

00:17:33.300 --> 00:17:34.440
 oppressed,

00:17:34.600 --> 00:17:35.300
 or depressed,

00:17:35.519 --> 00:17:36.259
 or the one,

00:17:36.360 --> 00:17:37.220
 who had been sidelined,

00:17:37.300 --> 00:17:38.000
 had been given,

00:17:38.660 --> 00:17:39.960
 and life had been changed,

00:17:39.960 --> 00:17:40.420
 for them,

00:17:40.500 --> 00:17:41.440
 and they moved on,

00:17:42.140 --> 00:17:45.340
 those folk,

00:17:45.600 --> 00:17:47.040
 kept coming back,

00:17:47.600 --> 00:17:49.040
 with a word of thanks,

00:17:50.340 --> 00:17:50.800
 you see,

00:17:50.920 --> 00:17:51.680
 when we build,

00:17:51.860 --> 00:17:52.700
 for the invisible,

00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:54.460
 when we build,

00:17:54.580 --> 00:17:55.220
 for more than,

00:17:55.340 --> 00:17:56.340
 just this kingdom,

00:17:56.900 --> 00:17:58.900
 we do build eternally,

00:17:59.620 --> 00:18:00.720
 a pastor of old,

00:18:00.820 --> 00:18:01.500
 said to us,

00:18:01.640 --> 00:18:02.960
 frequently reminded us,

00:18:02.980 --> 00:18:03.320
 he said,

00:18:03.600 --> 00:18:04.480
 what you build,

00:18:04.540 --> 00:18:05.600
 into people's hearts,

00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:06.400
 and what you build,

00:18:06.440 --> 00:18:07.540
 into their lives,

00:18:08.040 --> 00:18:08.840
 lasts forever,

00:18:09.780 --> 00:18:10.800
 the infrastructures,

00:18:10.800 --> 00:18:11.580
 that we build,

00:18:11.700 --> 00:18:12.720
 are simply put up,

00:18:12.820 --> 00:18:13.940
 for another generation,

00:18:14.620 --> 00:18:15.400
 to take down,

00:18:16.060 --> 00:18:16.680
 and so,

00:18:16.800 --> 00:18:17.480
 what we're called,

00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:18.000
 to do,

00:18:18.120 --> 00:18:18.780
 is to rest,

00:18:18.900 --> 00:18:19.680
 in our intimate,

00:18:19.880 --> 00:18:20.519
 and permanent,

00:18:20.680 --> 00:18:21.940
 oneness with God,

00:18:22.740 --> 00:18:24.540
 and the amazing design,

00:18:24.539 --> 00:18:25.680
 the genius,

00:18:25.680 --> 00:18:26.519
 of the father,

00:18:26.899 --> 00:18:27.879
 is that this is,

00:18:27.980 --> 00:18:28.460
 for our good,

00:18:28.559 --> 00:18:29.940
 because this enlarges us,

00:18:29.980 --> 00:18:30.980
 as we'll see in a moment,

00:18:31.359 --> 00:18:32.500
 and simultaneously,

00:18:32.500 --> 00:18:33.799
 it brings glory,

00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:34.559
 to the father,

00:18:36.559 --> 00:18:38.159
 Jesus said,

00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:39.720
 abide in my love,

00:18:39.799 --> 00:18:40.740
 and in my words,

00:18:40.819 --> 00:18:42.039
 and in my commands,

00:18:43.319 --> 00:18:44.240
 abide,

00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:44.319
 abide,

00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:46.700
 and the call,

00:18:46.700 --> 00:18:47.400
 to abide,

00:18:47.559 --> 00:18:48.279
 in Jesus,

00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:49.380
 is frequently,

00:18:49.380 --> 00:18:50.480
 drowned out,

00:18:51.259 --> 00:18:52.120
 by the call,

00:18:52.180 --> 00:18:53.099
 of an alternative,

00:18:53.660 --> 00:18:54.559
 easier option,

00:18:55.599 --> 00:18:57.299
 the siren scream,

00:18:57.420 --> 00:18:58.240
 of the now,

00:18:58.380 --> 00:18:59.240
 of the instant,

00:18:59.380 --> 00:19:00.079
 of the immediate,

00:19:01.039 --> 00:19:02.079
 or the voices,

00:19:02.259 --> 00:19:03.400
 of self-protection,

00:19:03.500 --> 00:19:04.440
 and what will happen,

00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:05.279
 to me if,

00:19:06.359 --> 00:19:07.339
 and what Jesus,

00:19:07.500 --> 00:19:08.000
 is saying,

00:19:08.099 --> 00:19:08.859
 is will you just,

00:19:08.859 --> 00:19:09.740
 trust me,

00:19:10.500 --> 00:19:11.599
 and abide in me,

00:19:12.299 --> 00:19:13.160
 but where,

00:19:13.160 --> 00:19:14.120
 are those voices,

00:19:14.460 --> 00:19:15.640
 the siren scream,

00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:16.880
 and self-preservation,

00:19:17.720 --> 00:19:18.759
 they ultimately,

00:19:18.960 --> 00:19:19.460
 leave us,

00:19:19.620 --> 00:19:20.200
 washed up,

00:19:20.299 --> 00:19:21.019
 as flotsam,

00:19:21.140 --> 00:19:21.880
 on the beaches,

00:19:22.079 --> 00:19:23.160
 on neglected beaches,

00:19:23.620 --> 00:19:25.259
 but if we abide,

00:19:25.480 --> 00:19:25.940
 in him,

00:19:27.000 --> 00:19:27.920
 he works,

00:19:28.019 --> 00:19:28.759
 his life,

00:19:28.920 --> 00:19:29.900
 in and through us,

00:19:30.019 --> 00:19:31.079
 so that we bear,

00:19:31.660 --> 00:19:32.440
 much fruit,

00:19:32.960 --> 00:19:33.960
 Paul understood this,

00:19:34.019 --> 00:19:35.079
 he said to the Galatians,

00:19:35.180 --> 00:19:35.400
 he said,

00:19:35.400 --> 00:19:36.500
 the life I now live,

00:19:36.680 --> 00:19:37.140
 in the flesh,

00:19:37.599 --> 00:19:38.559
 I no longer live,

00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:39.640
 the life I live,

00:19:39.680 --> 00:19:40.019
 in the flesh,

00:19:40.140 --> 00:19:40.940
 I live by the,

00:19:41.220 --> 00:19:42.400
 power of the cross,

00:19:42.519 --> 00:19:43.519
 I have been crucified,

00:19:43.519 --> 00:19:44.460
 it is no longer,

00:19:44.559 --> 00:19:45.279
 I that live,

00:19:45.579 --> 00:19:46.379
 but that Christ,

00:19:46.519 --> 00:19:47.299
 that lives in me,

00:19:47.920 --> 00:19:48.759
 what was he saying,

00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:49.940
 essentially this,

00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:51.359
 that I'm not living,

00:19:51.559 --> 00:19:52.000
 this life,

00:19:52.099 --> 00:19:52.920
 any longer,

00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:53.859
 in the strength,

00:19:53.900 --> 00:19:55.559
 of what I can muster up,

00:19:55.819 --> 00:19:56.839
 but I'm depending,

00:19:56.980 --> 00:19:58.220
 upon the person,

00:19:58.339 --> 00:19:59.000
 and the life,

00:19:59.039 --> 00:19:59.980
 of the Lord Jesus,

00:19:59.980 --> 00:20:01.259
 to produce,

00:20:01.259 --> 00:20:02.019
 to produce his life,

00:20:02.140 --> 00:20:03.140
 in this vessel,

00:20:03.740 --> 00:20:06.220
 that's a far more exciting,

00:20:06.519 --> 00:20:08.160
 and enlarging life,

00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:08.599
 to live,

00:20:09.599 --> 00:20:10.680
 than the life,

00:20:10.740 --> 00:20:11.220
 of the flesh,

00:20:11.299 --> 00:20:11.940
 will ever offer,

00:20:12.900 --> 00:20:13.559
 you see,

00:20:13.640 --> 00:20:15.220
 because we are united,

00:20:15.220 --> 00:20:16.279
 by faith,

00:20:16.860 --> 00:20:18.339
 we share in his death,

00:20:18.380 --> 00:20:19.000
 and resurrection,

00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:20.220
 I know you know this,

00:20:20.900 --> 00:20:22.180
 all that was ours,

00:20:22.259 --> 00:20:22.960
 our sin,

00:20:23.160 --> 00:20:23.860
 our death,

00:20:23.960 --> 00:20:24.620
 our pain,

00:20:24.720 --> 00:20:26.200
 our self-deception,

00:20:26.680 --> 00:20:27.519
 our heartache,

00:20:27.620 --> 00:20:28.240
 our shame,

00:20:28.240 --> 00:20:29.120
 condemnation,

00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:29.799
 our guilt,

00:20:30.059 --> 00:20:31.779
 has been swallowed up,

00:20:31.940 --> 00:20:33.099
 in the death of Christ,

00:20:33.940 --> 00:20:36.440
 and all that was his,

00:20:37.539 --> 00:20:38.220
 his life,

00:20:38.519 --> 00:20:39.299
 his righteousness,

00:20:40.319 --> 00:20:41.400
 his peace,

00:20:42.480 --> 00:20:43.240
 his goodness,

00:20:43.519 --> 00:20:44.200
 his grace,

00:20:44.880 --> 00:20:46.200
 communion with the Father,

00:20:46.559 --> 00:20:48.140
 is provided to us,

00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:49.339
 and is ours,

00:20:50.620 --> 00:20:51.599
 subject to us,

00:20:51.759 --> 00:20:52.319
 abiding,

00:20:53.319 --> 00:20:53.920
 you know,

00:20:53.980 --> 00:20:54.579
 there is a truth,

00:20:54.740 --> 00:20:55.440
 to those who said,

00:20:55.500 --> 00:20:55.660
 you know,

00:20:55.740 --> 00:20:56.720
 I tried Christianity,

00:20:56.720 --> 00:20:57.839
 and it didn't work,

00:20:58.240 --> 00:20:59.859
 I used to be offended,

00:20:59.859 --> 00:21:00.400
 by that,

00:21:01.440 --> 00:21:02.759
 but as I reflected,

00:21:02.980 --> 00:21:03.200
 on this,

00:21:03.279 --> 00:21:04.079
 I thought there is a truth,

00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:04.440
 to that,

00:21:04.519 --> 00:21:05.620
 because Christianity,

00:21:05.740 --> 00:21:06.480
 isn't something,

00:21:06.620 --> 00:21:07.440
 that we try,

00:21:08.019 --> 00:21:09.079
 it's a relationship,

00:21:09.220 --> 00:21:10.319
 into which we enter,

00:21:10.599 --> 00:21:11.519
 and which we nurture,

00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:13.900
 and the real challenge,

00:21:13.980 --> 00:21:14.720
 and the real question,

00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:16.420
 is how intimately,

00:21:16.620 --> 00:21:17.940
 are we involved,

00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:19.440
 in the person of Jesus,

00:21:20.380 --> 00:21:21.460
 how closely,

00:21:21.660 --> 00:21:22.579
 and how frequently,

00:21:22.980 --> 00:21:24.079
 and how intimately,

00:21:24.240 --> 00:21:25.200
 can we talk with him,

00:21:25.279 --> 00:21:26.200
 can we share with him,

00:21:26.460 --> 00:21:27.420
 do we do that,

00:21:27.420 --> 00:21:29.019
 as Kevin shared earlier,

00:21:29.160 --> 00:21:30.100
 about the importance,

00:21:30.100 --> 00:21:31.519
 of daily devotions,

00:21:32.160 --> 00:21:33.420
 if you look at the,

00:21:33.500 --> 00:21:33.920
 at the,

00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:34.820
 at the story,

00:21:34.900 --> 00:21:36.400
 of all men and women,

00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:37.100
 in ministry,

00:21:37.100 --> 00:21:37.960
 who have failed,

00:21:38.740 --> 00:21:40.039
 the common cause,

00:21:40.120 --> 00:21:41.100
 the common cause,

00:21:41.180 --> 00:21:41.880
 over 80,

00:21:41.980 --> 00:21:42.900
 90 percent,

00:21:43.500 --> 00:21:44.360
 ask them about,

00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:45.759
 their daily devotions,

00:21:45.960 --> 00:21:47.420
 and the mouth closes,

00:21:47.960 --> 00:21:48.920
 the eyes droop,

00:21:49.300 --> 00:21:50.820
 and there's an awkwardness,

00:21:50.960 --> 00:21:51.960
 in the conversation,

00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:54.559
 and what,

00:21:54.559 --> 00:21:56.140
 God is calling us to,

00:21:56.240 --> 00:21:57.259
 invites us to,

00:21:57.640 --> 00:21:58.559
 beckons us to,

00:21:58.940 --> 00:21:59.920
 just abide,

00:22:00.079 --> 00:22:01.079
 just enjoy me,

00:22:01.400 --> 00:22:02.240
 and commit,

00:22:02.380 --> 00:22:02.960
 yourself,

00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:04.160
 and your decision making,

00:22:04.640 --> 00:22:05.279
 to what,

00:22:05.440 --> 00:22:06.380
 I,

00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:07.120
 have,

00:22:07.700 --> 00:22:08.279
 to share,

00:22:08.279 --> 00:22:11.460
 the tragedy,

00:22:11.460 --> 00:22:11.839
 is this,

00:22:11.839 --> 00:22:12.899
 when we're not satisfied,

00:22:12.899 --> 00:22:13.599
 with Jesus,

00:22:13.960 --> 00:22:15.319
 and we don't embrace him,

00:22:15.920 --> 00:22:17.339
 our restless souls,

00:22:17.339 --> 00:22:18.039
 will look,

00:22:18.599 --> 00:22:19.899
 for something else,

00:22:20.899 --> 00:22:21.759
 a man,

00:22:21.819 --> 00:22:22.460
 by the name of,

00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:23.059
 Flavio,

00:22:23.220 --> 00:22:24.000
 describes this,

00:22:24.059 --> 00:22:25.399
 he was a 17th century,

00:22:25.539 --> 00:22:25.819
 preacher,

00:22:25.960 --> 00:22:26.920
 and he put it this way,

00:22:27.619 --> 00:22:28.460
 the believer,

00:22:29.200 --> 00:22:31.079
 is in spiritual danger,

00:22:31.079 --> 00:22:32.939
 if he allows himself,

00:22:32.939 --> 00:22:34.619
 to go for any length,

00:22:34.699 --> 00:22:35.339
 of time,

00:22:35.720 --> 00:22:37.000
 without tasting,

00:22:37.199 --> 00:22:38.240
 the love of Christ,

00:22:39.159 --> 00:22:40.199
 and savoring,

00:22:40.359 --> 00:22:41.699
 the felt comforts,

00:22:41.879 --> 00:22:43.659
 of the Savior's presence,

00:22:44.359 --> 00:22:45.500
 when Christ,

00:22:45.619 --> 00:22:46.939
 ceases to fill,

00:22:47.099 --> 00:22:47.619
 the heart,

00:22:47.699 --> 00:22:48.659
 with satisfaction,

00:22:50.099 --> 00:22:50.960
 our souls,

00:22:51.059 --> 00:22:51.879
 go looking,

00:22:52.179 --> 00:22:53.599
 in silent search,

00:22:54.179 --> 00:22:55.240
 of other lovers,

00:22:56.019 --> 00:22:57.519
 and it's not,

00:22:57.599 --> 00:22:58.299
 because Jesus,

00:22:58.480 --> 00:22:59.539
 can't fill the hearts,

00:22:59.659 --> 00:23:00.199
 it's that we're not,

00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:00.980
 putting ourselves,

00:23:01.079 --> 00:23:01.799
 in the position,

00:23:02.460 --> 00:23:03.419
 to allow him,

00:23:03.639 --> 00:23:04.240
 to do so,

00:23:06.220 --> 00:23:06.599
 you see,

00:23:06.819 --> 00:23:07.679
 he says that,

00:23:07.799 --> 00:23:08.740
 because the soul,

00:23:08.919 --> 00:23:10.220
 is constituted,

00:23:10.619 --> 00:23:11.679
 in such a way,

00:23:11.819 --> 00:23:13.000
 that it craves,

00:23:13.179 --> 00:23:13.759
 fulfillment,

00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:14.779
 from things,

00:23:14.859 --> 00:23:16.099
 outside of itself,

00:23:16.720 --> 00:23:17.879
 and will embrace,

00:23:18.099 --> 00:23:19.019
 earthly joys,

00:23:19.099 --> 00:23:19.980
 for satisfaction,

00:23:20.559 --> 00:23:21.539
 when it cannot,

00:23:22.000 --> 00:23:22.480
 reach,

00:23:22.899 --> 00:23:24.119
 the spiritual ones,

00:23:24.240 --> 00:23:24.759
 for which,

00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:26.419
 it was designed,

00:23:28.339 --> 00:23:29.919
 and it gets worse,

00:23:30.800 --> 00:23:31.400
 it's not just,

00:23:31.400 --> 00:23:31.420
 it's not just,

00:23:31.480 --> 00:23:32.120
 that our lives,

00:23:32.200 --> 00:23:33.360
 get filled,

00:23:33.480 --> 00:23:34.120
 with the wrong,

00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:35.080
 decision making,

00:23:35.200 --> 00:23:35.740
 and we become,

00:23:35.800 --> 00:23:36.740
 absorbed with the wrong,

00:23:36.779 --> 00:23:37.180
 idols,

00:23:37.900 --> 00:23:38.660
 but we become,

00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:39.420
 progressively,

00:23:39.640 --> 00:23:40.200
 more and more,

00:23:40.320 --> 00:23:41.000
 isolated,

00:23:41.539 --> 00:23:42.200
 from those,

00:23:42.259 --> 00:23:42.940
 who are able,

00:23:42.940 --> 00:23:43.800
 to point us,

00:23:43.980 --> 00:23:44.660
 to Christ,

00:23:45.100 --> 00:23:45.640
 we become,

00:23:45.700 --> 00:23:46.519
 we become,

00:23:46.600 --> 00:23:47.300
 stragglers,

00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:48.420
 it's not comfortable,

00:23:48.420 --> 00:23:49.080
 to be with,

00:23:49.200 --> 00:23:50.460
 with those,

00:23:50.560 --> 00:23:51.380
 who are already,

00:23:51.380 --> 00:23:52.519
 enjoying relationship,

00:23:52.519 --> 00:23:53.019
 with the one,

00:23:53.100 --> 00:23:53.580
 with whom we,

00:23:53.759 --> 00:23:54.860
 know we should be,

00:23:55.300 --> 00:23:56.460
 working closely,

00:23:56.460 --> 00:23:57.779
 and walking with,

00:23:58.460 --> 00:24:01.039
 and so the purpose,

00:24:01.220 --> 00:24:01.779
 of abiding,

00:24:03.860 --> 00:24:04.460
 resting,

00:24:05.420 --> 00:24:05.819
 trusting,

00:24:06.140 --> 00:24:07.120
 is that we be,

00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:07.880
 fruitful,

00:24:09.319 --> 00:24:09.940
 that's what Jesus,

00:24:10.059 --> 00:24:10.420
 was saying,

00:24:10.500 --> 00:24:11.279
 he said apart from me,

00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:12.180
 you can bear,

00:24:12.980 --> 00:24:13.860
 you can do nothing,

00:24:13.980 --> 00:24:14.500
 you can bear,

00:24:14.720 --> 00:24:15.259
 no fruit,

00:24:15.940 --> 00:24:18.340
 and fruitfulness,

00:24:18.340 --> 00:24:19.539
 is the injunction,

00:24:19.539 --> 00:24:20.539
 right at the beginning,

00:24:20.660 --> 00:24:21.160
 of Genesis,

00:24:21.880 --> 00:24:24.039
 be fruitful,

00:24:24.340 --> 00:24:24.860
 and multiply,

00:24:24.859 --> 00:24:27.839
 and the injunction,

00:24:28.039 --> 00:24:28.379
 to Noah,

00:24:28.500 --> 00:24:29.219
 after the flood,

00:24:29.299 --> 00:24:30.259
 was to be fruitful,

00:24:30.459 --> 00:24:31.119
 to be fruitful,

00:24:31.839 --> 00:24:33.479
 and the character,

00:24:33.479 --> 00:24:34.019
 of God,

00:24:34.099 --> 00:24:35.279
 is that he is fruitful,

00:24:36.279 --> 00:24:37.579
 the nature,

00:24:37.579 --> 00:24:38.399
 of our father,

00:24:38.599 --> 00:24:39.019
 the son,

00:24:39.099 --> 00:24:39.719
 and the holy spirit,

00:24:39.859 --> 00:24:40.240
 are they,

00:24:40.419 --> 00:24:41.659
 are fruit creators,

00:24:42.259 --> 00:24:43.879
 they are creationists,

00:24:43.979 --> 00:24:45.039
 they are multipliers,

00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:45.679
 they build,

00:24:45.799 --> 00:24:46.500
 they create,

00:24:46.799 --> 00:24:47.339
 look at this,

00:24:47.419 --> 00:24:48.000
 the wonder,

00:24:48.000 --> 00:24:49.339
 of the stars at night,

00:24:49.779 --> 00:24:50.799
 if you can in Hong Kong,

00:24:50.939 --> 00:24:51.599
 somewhere you can,

00:24:51.679 --> 00:24:51.939
 I think,

00:24:52.019 --> 00:24:52.179
 okay,

00:24:52.719 --> 00:24:54.639
 and just pause,

00:24:54.640 --> 00:24:55.240
 and reflect,

00:24:55.360 --> 00:24:56.680
 on the hugeness,

00:24:56.680 --> 00:24:57.780
 of who he is,

00:24:58.780 --> 00:24:59.500
 the design,

00:24:59.600 --> 00:25:00.180
 and the wonder,

00:25:00.180 --> 00:25:00.900
 of the body,

00:25:01.680 --> 00:25:02.759
 and he's calling us,

00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:04.100
 to be fruit bearers,

00:25:04.200 --> 00:25:04.780
 for him,

00:25:05.160 --> 00:25:06.460
 because when we bear,

00:25:06.600 --> 00:25:07.120
 the fruit,

00:25:07.240 --> 00:25:08.360
 that he's calling us,

00:25:08.440 --> 00:25:08.759
 to do,

00:25:08.920 --> 00:25:09.740
 we are making,

00:25:09.740 --> 00:25:10.360
 a statement,

00:25:10.500 --> 00:25:11.060
 in a world,

00:25:11.120 --> 00:25:11.780
 which is wracked,

00:25:11.780 --> 00:25:12.360
 by sin,

00:25:12.420 --> 00:25:13.020
 in a world,

00:25:13.060 --> 00:25:13.980
 which has gone wrong,

00:25:14.320 --> 00:25:14.980
 in a kingdom,

00:25:14.980 --> 00:25:15.940
 which is dominated,

00:25:15.940 --> 00:25:16.580
 by the God,

00:25:16.620 --> 00:25:17.280
 of this world,

00:25:17.420 --> 00:25:18.460
 we are saying,

00:25:18.560 --> 00:25:19.840
 there is an alternative,

00:25:19.840 --> 00:25:21.140
 way of living,

00:25:21.440 --> 00:25:22.440
 there is an alternative,

00:25:22.440 --> 00:25:23.000
 kingdom,

00:25:23.000 --> 00:25:24.240
 a stronger kingdom,

00:25:24.579 --> 00:25:25.440
 a better kingdom,

00:25:25.700 --> 00:25:26.599
 when we are,

00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:27.940
 fruit bearers,

00:25:28.660 --> 00:25:29.380
 of Jesus,

00:25:30.299 --> 00:25:31.000
 now of course,

00:25:31.099 --> 00:25:31.700
 being fruitful,

00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:32.559
 in the Old Testament,

00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:34.039
 was very much aligned,

00:25:34.859 --> 00:25:35.779
 was represented,

00:25:35.900 --> 00:25:36.640
 not exclusively,

00:25:36.880 --> 00:25:37.839
 but was representative,

00:25:37.839 --> 00:25:39.039
 of lands,

00:25:39.180 --> 00:25:39.660
 and cattle,

00:25:39.880 --> 00:25:40.720
 and expansion,

00:25:40.720 --> 00:25:41.660
 of families,

00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:46.420
 but in Galatians,

00:25:47.279 --> 00:25:48.400
 Paul writing there,

00:25:48.460 --> 00:25:49.400
 makes it very clear,

00:25:49.599 --> 00:25:50.460
 what the fruit,

00:25:50.460 --> 00:25:51.740
 of the spirit is,

00:25:52.440 --> 00:25:53.779
 love,

00:25:53.940 --> 00:25:54.180
 joy,

00:25:54.340 --> 00:25:54.680
 peace,

00:25:55.720 --> 00:25:56.039
 kindness,

00:25:56.700 --> 00:25:59.340
 and when,

00:25:59.539 --> 00:26:00.140
 we allow,

00:26:01.100 --> 00:26:01.680
 when we are,

00:26:01.680 --> 00:26:02.980
 abiding in Jesus,

00:26:04.120 --> 00:26:05.000
 when everything,

00:26:05.000 --> 00:26:05.400
 in us,

00:26:05.440 --> 00:26:06.160
 wants to become,

00:26:06.360 --> 00:26:06.680
 defensive,

00:26:06.940 --> 00:26:07.380
 when everything,

00:26:07.500 --> 00:26:07.720
 in us,

00:26:07.759 --> 00:26:08.640
 wants to attack,

00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:09.240
 when everything,

00:26:09.360 --> 00:26:09.600
 in us,

00:26:09.640 --> 00:26:10.160
 wants to be,

00:26:10.160 --> 00:26:11.519
 self opinionated,

00:26:11.620 --> 00:26:12.120
 when everything,

00:26:12.259 --> 00:26:12.460
 in us,

00:26:12.559 --> 00:26:13.720
 wants to preserve,

00:26:13.900 --> 00:26:14.140
 self,

00:26:14.220 --> 00:26:14.720
 and we are,

00:26:14.720 --> 00:26:16.000
 willing to abide,

00:26:16.660 --> 00:26:17.559
 and follow him,

00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:18.860
 we are making,

00:26:18.860 --> 00:26:19.600
 a statement,

00:26:19.599 --> 00:26:20.419
 in the kingdom,

00:26:20.579 --> 00:26:21.199
 of this world,

00:26:21.279 --> 00:26:21.799
 the darkness,

00:26:21.980 --> 00:26:22.480
 of this world,

00:26:22.559 --> 00:26:23.079
 we are lighting,

00:26:23.179 --> 00:26:23.480
 a light,

00:26:23.579 --> 00:26:24.179
 every time,

00:26:24.299 --> 00:26:24.759
 to say,

00:26:25.299 --> 00:26:25.879
 there is,

00:26:25.959 --> 00:26:26.679
 another kingdom,

00:26:27.939 --> 00:26:28.379
 there is,

00:26:28.500 --> 00:26:29.059
 another way,

00:26:29.099 --> 00:26:29.480
 of living,

00:26:30.399 --> 00:26:30.980
 and this is,

00:26:30.980 --> 00:26:31.459
 enduring,

00:26:31.839 --> 00:26:32.219
 forever,

00:26:32.419 --> 00:26:32.879
 and forever,

00:26:34.139 --> 00:26:34.819
 how was it,

00:26:34.839 --> 00:26:35.559
 that the culture,

00:26:35.759 --> 00:26:36.299
 of Rome,

00:26:36.619 --> 00:26:37.559
 was broken,

00:26:37.659 --> 00:26:38.679
 within three centuries,

00:26:38.839 --> 00:26:39.559
 and the gospel,

00:26:40.059 --> 00:26:40.619
 which had been,

00:26:40.619 --> 00:26:41.059
 planted,

00:26:41.259 --> 00:26:41.759
 in probably,

00:26:41.939 --> 00:26:42.480
 every little,

00:26:42.859 --> 00:26:44.679
 every small town,

00:26:44.759 --> 00:26:45.139
 across,

00:26:45.399 --> 00:26:46.339
 the Roman Empire,

00:26:46.439 --> 00:26:47.899
 within 50 to 60 years,

00:26:47.939 --> 00:26:48.899
 of Jesus' death,

00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:49.960
 read death,

00:26:50.000 --> 00:26:50.560
 and resurrection,

00:26:51.220 --> 00:26:52.200
 how did that happen,

00:26:52.280 --> 00:26:52.720
 because,

00:26:53.240 --> 00:26:54.080
 ordinary men,

00:26:54.160 --> 00:26:54.580
 and women,

00:26:55.040 --> 00:26:55.560
 were living,

00:26:55.840 --> 00:26:56.860
 the gospel life,

00:26:57.140 --> 00:26:57.720
 of caring,

00:26:57.860 --> 00:26:58.460
 for the poor,

00:26:58.800 --> 00:26:59.480
 of the children,

00:26:59.600 --> 00:27:00.000
 who had been,

00:27:00.080 --> 00:27:01.100
 abandoned to die,

00:27:01.460 --> 00:27:02.040
 taking them,

00:27:02.120 --> 00:27:02.880
 and then caring for them,

00:27:02.900 --> 00:27:03.440
 the old,

00:27:03.500 --> 00:27:04.160
 and the infirm,

00:27:04.420 --> 00:27:05.660
 of loving their enemies,

00:27:05.800 --> 00:27:06.640
 and praying for those,

00:27:06.700 --> 00:27:07.880
 that despitefully use them,

00:27:08.100 --> 00:27:09.100
 and treating women,

00:27:09.100 --> 00:27:09.800
 with respect,

00:27:09.920 --> 00:27:10.580
 and treating them,

00:27:10.700 --> 00:27:11.140
 with dignity,

00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:12.460
 it changed,

00:27:13.240 --> 00:27:13.980
 the culture,

00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:15.720
 it lit a light,

00:27:15.840 --> 00:27:16.160
 to say,

00:27:16.259 --> 00:27:17.360
 there is another way,

00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:19.839
 of living,

00:27:20.719 --> 00:27:21.059
 and so,

00:27:21.159 --> 00:27:21.879
 the New Testament,

00:27:21.879 --> 00:27:22.619
 focus,

00:27:22.979 --> 00:27:23.659
 has moved,

00:27:23.799 --> 00:27:24.299
 fruitfulness,

00:27:24.519 --> 00:27:25.699
 from the external,

00:27:26.119 --> 00:27:26.639
 symbols,

00:27:27.000 --> 00:27:27.740
 of achievement,

00:27:27.979 --> 00:27:28.679
 and accomplishment,

00:27:29.679 --> 00:27:30.879
 to that,

00:27:30.959 --> 00:27:31.639
 which is written,

00:27:31.879 --> 00:27:32.599
 on our hearts,

00:27:32.699 --> 00:27:33.679
 by the new covenant,

00:27:33.879 --> 00:27:34.500
 the internal,

00:27:35.059 --> 00:27:37.799
 and we must be careful,

00:27:37.939 --> 00:27:38.659
 when we're thinking,

00:27:38.859 --> 00:27:39.559
 about fruitfulness,

00:27:39.699 --> 00:27:40.359
 and accomplishment,

00:27:40.559 --> 00:27:41.259
 that we're not just,

00:27:41.399 --> 00:27:41.799
 thinking,

00:27:41.799 --> 00:27:44.480
 in terms of abundance,

00:27:44.599 --> 00:27:45.500
 and materialism,

00:27:46.519 --> 00:27:47.299
 Jesus taught,

00:27:47.440 --> 00:27:48.919
 that it was this aspect,

00:27:48.919 --> 00:27:49.779
 of fruitfulness,

00:27:50.099 --> 00:27:51.480
 that brought glory,

00:27:51.700 --> 00:27:52.399
 to his father,

00:27:53.240 --> 00:27:56.079
 and what glorifies,

00:27:56.200 --> 00:27:56.700
 the father,

00:27:56.919 --> 00:27:57.539
 in a world,

00:27:57.659 --> 00:27:58.599
 bearing the fruit,

00:27:58.720 --> 00:27:59.259
 of sin,

00:27:59.859 --> 00:28:00.779
 and worshipping,

00:28:00.779 --> 00:28:01.759
 something other,

00:28:01.879 --> 00:28:02.599
 than God,

00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:03.500
 is a,

00:28:03.859 --> 00:28:05.019
 of God,

00:28:05.200 --> 00:28:05.960
 sensuality,

00:28:06.079 --> 00:28:06.759
 idolatry,

00:28:07.579 --> 00:28:08.000
 enmity,

00:28:08.279 --> 00:28:08.740
 strife,

00:28:09.000 --> 00:28:09.279
 bitterness,

00:28:09.480 --> 00:28:10.039
 and resentment,

00:28:10.039 --> 00:28:12.139
 are his people,

00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:13.460
 who are pointing,

00:28:14.039 --> 00:28:15.279
 in another direction,

00:28:15.680 --> 00:28:16.940
 and to another kingdom,

00:28:17.539 --> 00:28:20.319
 in the enemy camp,

00:28:21.180 --> 00:28:22.079
 God lights,

00:28:22.339 --> 00:28:23.639
 through a thousand people,

00:28:23.759 --> 00:28:24.819
 who love his son,

00:28:24.899 --> 00:28:25.720
 and serve him,

00:28:26.379 --> 00:28:26.879
 a light,

00:28:27.420 --> 00:28:28.000
 that says,

00:28:28.000 --> 00:28:28.920
 this is not,

00:28:29.099 --> 00:28:30.399
 what it's all about,

00:28:30.899 --> 00:28:31.500
 there is,

00:28:31.859 --> 00:28:32.720
 another way,

00:28:33.240 --> 00:28:33.799
 of living,

00:28:34.519 --> 00:28:36.799
 and so,

00:28:36.940 --> 00:28:38.159
 once we've received Jesus,

00:28:38.339 --> 00:28:39.079
 as our savior,

00:28:39.079 --> 00:28:40.859
 the Holy Spirit,

00:28:40.939 --> 00:28:41.799
 lives within us,

00:28:42.519 --> 00:28:44.220
 and as we abide,

00:28:44.359 --> 00:28:44.879
 in Christ,

00:28:45.019 --> 00:28:45.720
 the Holy Spirit,

00:28:45.879 --> 00:28:46.539
 teaches us,

00:28:46.639 --> 00:28:47.379
 and leads us,

00:28:47.419 --> 00:28:48.179
 and guides us,

00:28:48.679 --> 00:28:49.839
 and the Holy Spirit,

00:28:50.000 --> 00:28:51.439
 transforms us,

00:28:52.439 --> 00:28:56.019
 it's the presence,

00:28:56.339 --> 00:28:57.319
 and I just want,

00:28:57.339 --> 00:28:58.019
 to spend a moment,

00:28:58.119 --> 00:28:58.359
 or two,

00:28:58.460 --> 00:28:59.220
 just talking about,

00:28:59.299 --> 00:29:00.799
 the transforming power,

00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:03.259
 of what God does,

00:29:03.339 --> 00:29:04.460
 in and through us,

00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:04.779
 now,

00:29:04.779 --> 00:29:07.059
 and so,

00:29:07.180 --> 00:29:07.920
 the evidence,

00:29:08.120 --> 00:29:08.900
 and the accomplishment,

00:29:09.160 --> 00:29:09.640
 in the kingdom,

00:29:09.779 --> 00:29:10.400
 is not so much,

00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:11.259
 what we think,

00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:11.840
 can measure,

00:29:11.940 --> 00:29:12.420
 and see,

00:29:13.380 --> 00:29:15.240
 but how we allow him,

00:29:15.240 --> 00:29:16.319
 to accomplish,

00:29:16.980 --> 00:29:17.440
 in our,

00:29:17.600 --> 00:29:17.960
 in our,

00:29:18.140 --> 00:29:19.120
 accomplish,

00:29:20.460 --> 00:29:20.779
 sorry,

00:29:21.039 --> 00:29:22.340
 how we allow him,

00:29:22.340 --> 00:29:23.120
 to accomplish,

00:29:23.680 --> 00:29:25.180
 and represent himself,

00:29:26.140 --> 00:29:26.460
 in,

00:29:26.960 --> 00:29:27.860
 and through us,

00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:28.860
 Psalm 1,

00:29:28.920 --> 00:29:29.900
 made this very clear,

00:29:29.900 --> 00:29:32.300
 blessed,

00:29:32.440 --> 00:29:32.980
 is the man,

00:29:33.120 --> 00:29:34.000
 that sitteth not,

00:29:34.060 --> 00:29:34.600
 in the counsel,

00:29:35.120 --> 00:29:36.220
 of the scornful,

00:29:36.280 --> 00:29:36.840
 nor standeth,

00:29:36.860 --> 00:29:37.740
 in the way of sinners,

00:29:38.340 --> 00:29:39.080
 nor delights,

00:29:39.380 --> 00:29:41.060
 in,

00:29:41.620 --> 00:29:42.460
 delights in the counsel,

00:29:42.620 --> 00:29:43.380
 of the ungodly,

00:29:43.440 --> 00:29:44.480
 but his delight,

00:29:45.420 --> 00:29:46.100
 is in the law,

00:29:46.140 --> 00:29:46.660
 of the Lord,

00:29:46.759 --> 00:29:47.800
 and in his law,

00:29:47.880 --> 00:29:48.620
 he meditates,

00:29:48.759 --> 00:29:49.200
 day and night,

00:29:49.320 --> 00:29:50.460
 he shall be,

00:29:50.820 --> 00:29:51.900
 like a tree,

00:29:52.120 --> 00:29:52.980
 planted by,

00:29:53.300 --> 00:29:56.259
 rivers of water,

00:29:56.860 --> 00:29:57.040
 and,

00:29:57.280 --> 00:29:58.620
 and his leaf,

00:29:58.680 --> 00:29:59.640
 it goes on to describe,

00:29:59.640 --> 00:30:00.740
 and his leaf,

00:30:00.840 --> 00:30:01.759
 shall not wither,

00:30:02.540 --> 00:30:05.520
 the gospel,

00:30:05.780 --> 00:30:06.280
 fruitfulness,

00:30:06.540 --> 00:30:07.700
 is transformational,

00:30:08.480 --> 00:30:09.120
 it's not just,

00:30:09.240 --> 00:30:10.400
 about being more effective,

00:30:10.620 --> 00:30:11.140
 it's not about,

00:30:11.259 --> 00:30:12.500
 being better,

00:30:13.160 --> 00:30:13.700
 it's not about,

00:30:15.020 --> 00:30:15.880
 Jesus is not,

00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:16.520
 in the business,

00:30:16.620 --> 00:30:17.480
 of panel beating,

00:30:18.240 --> 00:30:19.180
 broken bodies,

00:30:19.259 --> 00:30:20.400
 into newer ones,

00:30:20.480 --> 00:30:21.580
 the more attractive ones,

00:30:21.980 --> 00:30:22.860
 he's in the business,

00:30:22.860 --> 00:30:23.860
 of transforming,

00:30:24.040 --> 00:30:24.540
 and making,

00:30:24.540 --> 00:30:25.540
 that which is old,

00:30:25.780 --> 00:30:26.480
 completely,

00:30:26.700 --> 00:30:27.580
 and refreshingly,

00:30:27.640 --> 00:30:28.560
 new altogether,

00:30:28.559 --> 00:30:30.720
 just,

00:30:30.819 --> 00:30:31.299
 think of,

00:30:31.460 --> 00:30:31.799
 two or three,

00:30:31.839 --> 00:30:32.319
 extracts,

00:30:32.359 --> 00:30:32.980
 from the scriptures,

00:30:33.819 --> 00:30:34.940
 Paul writing,

00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:35.879
 to the Corinthians,

00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:36.839
 said,

00:30:36.899 --> 00:30:37.759
 do not be deceived,

00:30:37.879 --> 00:30:38.879
 neither the sexually,

00:30:39.079 --> 00:30:39.419
 immoral,

00:30:39.559 --> 00:30:40.279
 the adulterers,

00:30:40.339 --> 00:30:40.879
 adulterers,

00:30:40.960 --> 00:30:41.899
 male prostitutes,

00:30:42.339 --> 00:30:43.419
 homosexual offenders,

00:30:43.700 --> 00:30:44.460
 nor thieves,

00:30:44.559 --> 00:30:45.179
 nor the greedy,

00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:45.899
 nor drunkards,

00:30:45.960 --> 00:30:46.659
 nor slanderers,

00:30:46.720 --> 00:30:48.059
 nor swindlers,

00:30:48.279 --> 00:30:49.000
 will inherit,

00:30:49.000 --> 00:30:49.940
 the kingdom of God,

00:30:49.980 --> 00:30:50.480
 and then he adds,

00:30:50.480 --> 00:30:51.419
 those amazing words,

00:30:51.619 --> 00:30:52.679
 and such were,

00:30:52.679 --> 00:30:53.460
 some of you,

00:30:54.759 --> 00:30:55.419
 transformed,

00:30:55.420 --> 00:30:58.519
 his letter,

00:30:58.660 --> 00:30:59.440
 to the Ephesians,

00:30:59.539 --> 00:31:00.259
 listen to the,

00:31:00.259 --> 00:31:01.860
 transformational power,

00:31:02.039 --> 00:31:02.600
 of the gospel,

00:31:04.039 --> 00:31:05.220
 let the thief,

00:31:05.300 --> 00:31:06.259
 no longer steal,

00:31:06.539 --> 00:31:07.180
 well that's good,

00:31:07.800 --> 00:31:08.400
 that's great,

00:31:09.600 --> 00:31:10.440
 but not more,

00:31:10.539 --> 00:31:11.500
 but he goes further,

00:31:11.700 --> 00:31:12.039
 than that,

00:31:12.360 --> 00:31:12.960
 but rather,

00:31:13.080 --> 00:31:13.920
 let him labor,

00:31:14.539 --> 00:31:15.740
 doing honest work,

00:31:15.920 --> 00:31:17.060
 absolutely wonderful,

00:31:17.680 --> 00:31:18.840
 going from being a thief,

00:31:18.840 --> 00:31:19.420
 and stealing,

00:31:19.640 --> 00:31:20.779
 and taking which is not yours,

00:31:20.860 --> 00:31:21.820
 to doing a day's,

00:31:21.820 --> 00:31:23.019
 a decent day's work,

00:31:23.019 --> 00:31:25.039
 so,

00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:25.740
 why,

00:31:25.879 --> 00:31:26.779
 goes even further,

00:31:26.940 --> 00:31:27.960
 so that he may have,

00:31:28.079 --> 00:31:29.000
 something to share,

00:31:29.220 --> 00:31:30.579
 with anyone in need,

00:31:31.200 --> 00:31:32.379
 the gospel takes us,

00:31:32.480 --> 00:31:33.119
 from being those,

00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:34.539
 that steal from others,

00:31:34.599 --> 00:31:35.579
 to those that,

00:31:35.940 --> 00:31:37.220
 are changed,

00:31:37.339 --> 00:31:38.099
 and transformed,

00:31:38.539 --> 00:31:39.720
 the fruit of the work,

00:31:39.759 --> 00:31:40.619
 of the spirit in us,

00:31:40.660 --> 00:31:41.139
 is not just,

00:31:41.279 --> 00:31:42.460
 to satisfy ourselves,

00:31:42.740 --> 00:31:43.680
 but to be a blessing,

00:31:44.379 --> 00:31:45.119
 to others,

00:31:45.460 --> 00:31:46.740
 and that's,

00:31:47.119 --> 00:31:47.720
 the nature,

00:31:47.720 --> 00:31:48.720
 of fruitfulness,

00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:50.019
 you see,

00:31:50.139 --> 00:31:50.599
 fruitfulness,

00:31:50.819 --> 00:31:52.119
 carries within itself,

00:31:52.119 --> 00:31:53.319
 the seed,

00:31:53.399 --> 00:31:54.939
 of its own continuity,

00:31:56.219 --> 00:31:57.359
 of its own,

00:31:57.399 --> 00:31:58.399
 as the new buzzword,

00:31:58.479 --> 00:31:58.899
 in business,

00:31:59.059 --> 00:31:59.319
 the new,

00:31:59.479 --> 00:32:00.959
 of its own sustainability,

00:32:01.839 --> 00:32:02.979
 because the seed,

00:32:03.079 --> 00:32:03.599
 is the life,

00:32:03.659 --> 00:32:04.699
 for the next generation,

00:32:05.279 --> 00:32:05.919
 and as we,

00:32:06.019 --> 00:32:06.699
 as a community,

00:32:06.919 --> 00:32:07.379
 exhibit,

00:32:07.599 --> 00:32:08.399
 and reflect,

00:32:08.959 --> 00:32:09.559
 the fruit,

00:32:09.639 --> 00:32:10.599
 of what Jesus,

00:32:10.759 --> 00:32:11.659
 wants to bear,

00:32:11.799 --> 00:32:12.319
 through us,

00:32:12.419 --> 00:32:13.579
 in this world,

00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:15.119
 we are,

00:32:15.339 --> 00:32:16.319
 in a sense,

00:32:16.459 --> 00:32:17.519
 carrying that seed,

00:32:17.759 --> 00:32:18.679
 to our neighbors,

00:32:18.819 --> 00:32:19.579
 to our communities,

00:32:19.819 --> 00:32:20.879
 to the children,

00:32:21.059 --> 00:32:21.899
 to the grandchildren,

00:32:21.900 --> 00:32:23.080
 and to succeeding,

00:32:23.080 --> 00:32:24.240
 generations,

00:32:24.240 --> 00:32:27.060
 it's a work,

00:32:27.540 --> 00:32:28.840
 completely dependent,

00:32:29.900 --> 00:32:30.340
 utterly,

00:32:30.620 --> 00:32:31.660
 relying upon,

00:32:32.240 --> 00:32:32.920
 engagement,

00:32:33.180 --> 00:32:33.820
 and relationship,

00:32:34.080 --> 00:32:34.560
 with Jesus,

00:32:35.160 --> 00:32:36.560
 and allowing the Holy Spirit,

00:32:37.100 --> 00:32:37.860
 to direct,

00:32:38.480 --> 00:32:39.440
 and to lead us,

00:32:41.120 --> 00:32:42.740
 so the question is,

00:32:43.940 --> 00:32:45.759
 what issue,

00:32:46.180 --> 00:32:47.000
 what challenge,

00:32:47.000 --> 00:32:50.440
 what anxiety,

00:32:50.940 --> 00:32:52.599
 what uncertainty,

00:32:52.599 --> 00:32:53.440
 are we,

00:32:53.440 --> 00:32:54.420
 battling with,

00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:55.039
 this morning,

00:32:55.720 --> 00:32:58.059
 what is the prevailing,

00:32:58.299 --> 00:32:59.440
 video,

00:32:59.680 --> 00:33:00.420
 in the mind,

00:33:01.259 --> 00:33:02.400
 what's the heart,

00:33:02.980 --> 00:33:03.880
 what's the emotion,

00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:05.039
 that grips the heart,

00:33:05.039 --> 00:33:07.299
 and what,

00:33:07.299 --> 00:33:07.379
 what,

00:33:07.379 --> 00:33:08.680
 the scriptures,

00:33:08.879 --> 00:33:09.799
 are encouraging us,

00:33:09.879 --> 00:33:10.200
 to do,

00:33:10.319 --> 00:33:10.720
 is to,

00:33:10.960 --> 00:33:12.799
 make a faith-based,

00:33:12.799 --> 00:33:13.440
 decision,

00:33:13.819 --> 00:33:15.240
 to set those aside,

00:33:15.779 --> 00:33:16.599
 those anxieties,

00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:17.079
 and to say,

00:33:17.139 --> 00:33:17.619
 Lord Jesus,

00:33:17.759 --> 00:33:18.359
 I don't know how,

00:33:18.480 --> 00:33:19.519
 this is going to be solved,

00:33:20.980 --> 00:33:21.599
 I don't know how,

00:33:21.740 --> 00:33:22.279
 this is going to be,

00:33:22.500 --> 00:33:22.899
 worked out,

00:33:23.839 --> 00:33:24.899
 I don't know,

00:33:25.059 --> 00:33:26.899
 how this is going to be,

00:33:26.899 --> 00:33:29.539
 satisfactorily,

00:33:29.700 --> 00:33:30.200
 fixed,

00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:32.200
 but I am choosing,

00:33:32.860 --> 00:33:34.100
 to abide in you,

00:33:34.200 --> 00:33:35.180
 to trust in you,

00:33:36.059 --> 00:33:36.940
 and when my mind,

00:33:37.059 --> 00:33:38.059
 starts to run away,

00:33:38.259 --> 00:33:39.400
 and take me down the wrong,

00:33:39.480 --> 00:33:40.160
 I'm going to come back,

00:33:40.220 --> 00:33:40.559
 to saying,

00:33:41.019 --> 00:33:41.519
 Lord Jesus,

00:33:41.920 --> 00:33:42.920
 I'm trusting you,

00:33:43.319 --> 00:33:43.880
 when my heart,

00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:44.580
 becomes anxious,

00:33:44.680 --> 00:33:45.000
 I'm going to say,

00:33:45.100 --> 00:33:45.580
 Lord Jesus,

00:33:45.700 --> 00:33:46.680
 my heart is anxious,

00:33:47.420 --> 00:33:48.759
 but I give it to you,

00:33:48.840 --> 00:33:49.740
 and ask you to,

00:33:50.120 --> 00:33:51.140
 speak your peace,

00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:52.340
 into me,

00:33:53.539 --> 00:33:54.840
 the truth of the matter,

00:33:54.980 --> 00:33:56.180
 is Jesus said to us,

00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:58.319
 that we cannot live,

00:33:59.299 --> 00:34:00.140
 nor be fruitful,

00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:01.840
 apart from him,

00:34:03.519 --> 00:34:05.640
 outside of me,

00:34:06.080 --> 00:34:07.620
 nothing you do,

00:34:08.059 --> 00:34:09.179
 has lasting value,

00:34:10.059 --> 00:34:11.400
 but as we commit,

00:34:11.539 --> 00:34:12.800
 and as we abide in him,

00:34:13.740 --> 00:34:14.780
 suddenly we're no longer,

00:34:14.980 --> 00:34:15.539
 living as it were,

00:34:15.599 --> 00:34:16.139
 for peanuts,

00:34:16.740 --> 00:34:17.659
 but we're living,

00:34:17.920 --> 00:34:18.519
 for a kingdom,

00:34:18.679 --> 00:34:19.720
 that is everlasting,

00:34:19.900 --> 00:34:20.820
 we're living for,

00:34:20.820 --> 00:34:22.000
 something much bigger,

00:34:22.159 --> 00:34:23.000
 than we ever imagined,

00:34:24.000 --> 00:34:25.179
 and we are achieving,

00:34:25.440 --> 00:34:26.099
 not in terms of,

00:34:26.280 --> 00:34:27.139
 our own capacity,

00:34:27.320 --> 00:34:28.579
 and our own CVs,

00:34:29.039 --> 00:34:30.159
 but we are achieving,

00:34:30.199 --> 00:34:31.379
 according to the grace,

00:34:31.519 --> 00:34:32.000
 and the goodness,

00:34:32.179 --> 00:34:33.579
 and the empowering person,

00:34:34.019 --> 00:34:35.259
 of the Holy Spirit,

00:34:35.260 --> 00:34:36.880
 each of us,

00:34:37.200 --> 00:34:38.280
 must make that choice,

00:34:38.880 --> 00:34:39.660
 for ourselves,

00:34:40.200 --> 00:34:40.920
 let's pray,

00:34:42.040 --> 00:34:43.420
 can I just ask you to pray,

00:34:43.420 --> 00:34:50.460
 Father,

00:34:50.460 --> 00:34:52.159
 it is with an amazing,

00:34:52.380 --> 00:34:53.420
 and a wonderful,

00:34:53.700 --> 00:34:55.180
 and profound sense,

00:34:55.180 --> 00:34:55.740
 of thanks,

00:34:55.800 --> 00:34:56.159
 that we,

00:34:56.599 --> 00:34:57.700
 come before you,

00:34:57.800 --> 00:34:58.480
 to thank you,

00:34:58.539 --> 00:34:59.240
 for your son,

00:34:59.340 --> 00:34:59.980
 the Lord Jesus,

00:34:59.980 --> 00:35:01.619
 and all that,

00:35:01.619 --> 00:35:01.639
 and all that,

00:35:01.699 --> 00:35:03.119
 he bought,

00:35:03.119 --> 00:35:04.099
 on our behalf,

00:35:04.980 --> 00:35:06.659
 what he took from us,

00:35:07.300 --> 00:35:08.059
 our shame,

00:35:08.659 --> 00:35:09.900
 our guilt,

00:35:10.500 --> 00:35:12.159
 our complete inadequacy,

00:35:12.860 --> 00:35:14.039
 our complete,

00:35:14.039 --> 00:35:16.139
 hopelessness,

00:35:16.920 --> 00:35:17.960
 and what you have,

00:35:17.960 --> 00:35:19.159
 introduced us to,

00:35:19.300 --> 00:35:19.519
 through,

00:35:19.960 --> 00:35:21.039
 been grafting us,

00:35:21.119 --> 00:35:21.880
 into the vine,

00:35:22.619 --> 00:35:23.000
 that,

00:35:23.360 --> 00:35:25.219
 as we draw on you,

00:35:25.780 --> 00:35:26.679
 for sustenance,

00:35:26.800 --> 00:35:27.380
 for strength,

00:35:27.699 --> 00:35:28.340
 for insight,

00:35:28.340 --> 00:35:29.000
 for wisdom,

00:35:29.400 --> 00:35:30.280
 through the ministry,

00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:31.320
 of the Holy Spirit,

00:35:32.120 --> 00:35:32.400
 Lord,

00:35:32.519 --> 00:35:33.340
 life suddenly,

00:35:33.880 --> 00:35:35.360
 finds its right hue,

00:35:35.680 --> 00:35:37.059
 finds its right perspective,

00:35:37.700 --> 00:35:38.400
 finds its,

00:35:38.600 --> 00:35:40.160
 right direction,

00:35:41.200 --> 00:35:41.700
 and Lord,

00:35:41.780 --> 00:35:42.260
 we come,

00:35:42.400 --> 00:35:43.920
 and we cry to you,

00:35:44.980 --> 00:35:46.260
 we do want to live,

00:35:46.800 --> 00:35:47.840
 lives that are fruitful,

00:35:48.700 --> 00:35:50.160
 we do want to live lives,

00:35:50.420 --> 00:35:51.440
 that are effective,

00:35:51.740 --> 00:35:52.940
 for the kingdom of God,

00:35:53.660 --> 00:35:55.019
 we do want to be consumed,

00:35:55.200 --> 00:35:56.640
 with being used by you,

00:35:56.720 --> 00:35:58.120
 for your purposes,

00:35:58.119 --> 00:35:59.339
 and for you to achieve,

00:35:59.420 --> 00:36:00.139
 what you want,

00:36:01.039 --> 00:36:02.339
 rather than to pursue,

00:36:03.480 --> 00:36:04.559
 the peanut agendas,

00:36:04.719 --> 00:36:05.679
 of our own lives,

00:36:06.400 --> 00:36:07.359
 open our eyes,

00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:08.199
 to the wonder,

00:36:08.339 --> 00:36:09.319
 of who you are,

00:36:09.880 --> 00:36:10.900
 and draw us,

00:36:11.179 --> 00:36:11.579
 daily,

00:36:11.980 --> 00:36:12.339
 weekly,

00:36:12.619 --> 00:36:12.940
 monthly,

00:36:13.179 --> 00:36:14.900
 until our closing days,

00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:16.480
 into intimacy,

00:36:16.759 --> 00:36:17.420
 and closeness,

00:36:17.759 --> 00:36:18.319
 with you,

00:36:18.980 --> 00:36:20.139
 for Jesus sake,

00:36:20.859 --> 00:36:22.440
 and all his people said,

00:36:23.179 --> 00:36:23.460
 amen,

00:36:24.159 --> 00:36:24.759
 and amen,

00:36:25.259 --> 00:36:25.739
 thank you,

00:36:25.859 --> 00:36:26.380
 God bless you,

00:36:26.380 --> 00:36:27.180
 and amen,

00:36:27.180 --> 00:36:27.599
 to Jesus,

00:36:27.599 --> 00:36:28.019
 amen,

00:36:28.019 --> 00:36:28.519
 to the peace,

00:36:29.079 --> 00:36:29.200
 and correct,

00:36:29.280 --> 00:36:30.660
 to the joy,

00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:31.539
 hand Prim Room,

00:36:31.599 --> 00:36:32.180
 and to pray,

00:36:32.559 --> 00:36:34.119
 and bring was nada,

00:36:34.119 --> 00:36:34.880
 of what you want,

00:36:34.980 --> 00:36:35.820
 in God,

00:36:35.860 --> 00:36:36.340
 and the something,

00:36:36.340 --> 00:36:37.260
 and this,

00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:38.220
 another thing,