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 Well, any of you have a Bible, it's Luke chapter number 9.

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 Luke chapter number 9, if you are able to stand for the reading of God's Word, I ask that you would.

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 Luke chapter 9, if there is any children's church in here, 1st through 5th grade, they can go ahead and slip out.

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 Children's church is already back there.

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 But it is wonderful to be in the Lord's house.

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 I'm thankful that love went deeper.

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 I'm thankful that He knew me, and yet He loves me.

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 That gets to me every single time.

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 And I love the burden that Brother Nathaniel shared.

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 And I encourage you to be back tonight as He preaches and just lays some of that out a little bit more.

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 But God has called us all to be part of the mission.

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 And we're going through the book of Luke right now, Jesus and His mission.

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 And He's walking here on this earth to show us how to live, how to love.

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 He's going to give His life for us so that we can take that message to others as well.

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 So if you found your place there in Luke chapter 9, we're going to begin reading in verse 28 where the Bible says this.

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 And it came to pass, about in eight days after these sayings,

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 these sayings is when Peter said,

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 Thou art the Christ, and then Jesus said,

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 Hey, this is what it looks like to be a follower.

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 You have to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me.

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 And they're kind of reeling from all of these things and trying to figure out what's going on.

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 And so after these sayings, He took Peter and John and James and went into a mountain to pray.

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 And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glycery.

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 And behold, there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias, or Elijah,

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 who appeared in glory and spake of His decease, which He should accomplish at Jerusalem.

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 But when Peter and they that were with Him were heavy with sleep,

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 Peter always is taking a nap, it seems like.

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 He wakes up and he's thinking, What is going on here?

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 And the heavy was sleeping.

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 When they awake, they saw His glory and the two men that stood with Him.

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 And it came to pass, as they departed from Him,

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 Peter said unto Him, Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here.

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 Let us make three tabernacles, one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elias,

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 not knowing what He said.

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 Verse 34,

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 While He thus spake, there came a cloud and overshadowed them,

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 and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

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 And there came a voice out of the cloud saying,

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 This is my beloved Son, hear Him.

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 And when the voice was passed, Jesus was found alone.

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 And they kept it close and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

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 This morning I want to preach a message entitled this,

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 A Glimpse of Glory.

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 They've had a really rough kind of week, and Jesus knew that.

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 But He wanted to show them that, hey, this suffering talk,

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 this taking up your cross, me dying and leaving,

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 it's not the end of the story.

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 He wanted to show them a little bit of, hey, what's coming?

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 A coming attraction, so to speak.

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 So I think it's going to be a help to us this morning.

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 Let's go to Him in prayer, and then we'll dive right in.

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 Father, thank You for this opportunity to be in Your house.

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 Lord, thank You for just the beautiful songs that we were able to sing,

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 that we heard sung this morning,

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 that remind us of Your love for us.

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 And we see it even here in our text.

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 Lord, that You're showing us who You really are.

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 Lord, that's what I ask this morning,

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 that You would make that known to every single person under the sound of my voice.

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 That there's someone that needs to know You as their Savior,

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 that today would be that day.

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 For those that need to be encouraged,

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 and as they're walking maybe a difficult road,

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 and it feels like just trials and suffering,

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 and all the things that this world brings,

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 Lord, to remind us that this world is not our home.

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 That we're just passing through,

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 and there is a coming glory.

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 Lord, I pray You be with me now.

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 Empty me of self.

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 Fill me with Your Spirit,

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 that I might be a help to Your people.

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 In Christ's name, amen.

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 Thank You so much for standing.

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 You may be seated.

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 Have you ever wished you could just freeze time?

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 You know, always superhero powers.

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 I wish I could fly.

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 I wish I could run fast.

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 I wish I could jump, dunk.

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 You know, that whole little thing at the beginning,

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 that was to help you dunk a basketball.

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 That's what it's for.

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 So maybe some of you boys can dunk a basketball one of these days.

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 But you know, there's times in these superpowers,

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 like, man, I'd love to freeze time.

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 Maybe there's moments in your life,

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 and I remember maybe when Mackenzie was born,

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 our firstborn, and I held her,

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 I thought, wow.

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 First I thought, how in the world am I going to do this?

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 Still trying to figure that out 14 years later.

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 But when you have those moments,

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 you just kind of want to freeze the time.

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 Maybe you've been somewhere,

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 you've been on a vacation,

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 been at a beautiful sight in the world,

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 and you just kind of want to,

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 you're overwhelmed by this breathtaking view,

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 and you just want to kind of pause time

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 and just take it all in.

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 Maybe, rarely,

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 you're sitting around the dinner table with your family,

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 everybody's getting along,

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 and you think, man, if I could just freeze this.

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 We all like each other,

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 we all agree on the meal.

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 This is a moment in history.

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 You know, there's times like that in our life

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 where we just want to push the pause button,

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 just kind of hang out right there.

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 And we've all had moments like that,

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 moments we wish we could just bottle up

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 and never lose.

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 And as we come into our text today

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 in the Gospel of Luke,

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 we see that Peter's having kind of

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 one of those moments.

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 Maybe you've heard these verses,

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 it's the Mount of Transfiguration.

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 And after a really tough week

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 and some really tough things

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 that the disciples had to hear,

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 and they're trying to kind of ingest

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 and figure out what it means in their own life,

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 Jesus takes them up to a mountain,

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 and he is transformed.

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 It's not, he didn't become a different person,

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 he kind of just lifted the veil a little bit,

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 just to let him see who he really was.

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 And they began to get that glimpse of him,

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 and Peter's there, and he wakes up,

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 and he sees what's going on,

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 and in typical Peter fashion,

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 he doesn't know what to do,

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 so he just speaks.

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 You know people like that?

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 You're thinking, it'd be better

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 if you just didn't say anything at all.

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 And Peter says, man, you know what?

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 Jesus, let's just freeze time right here.

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 Hey, you remember all that suffering talk?

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 Forget about that.

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 Let's just camp out right here for a while.

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 Let's just stay on top of this mountain.

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 But God had a different plan.

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 Jesus didn't bring Peter, James, and John

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 up to the top of the mountain

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 for them to live there.

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 This wasn't supposed to be a permanent situation.

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 Here's really what it helps us to do.

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 It helped them,

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 and it's going to help us in our own life.

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 This mountaintop was meant to prepare them

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 for the valleys that were coming.

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 Because I don't know if you found this out in life yet,

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 there are some mountaintop experiences,

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 but there are some deep valleys as well.

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 And we can walk through the valley of the shadow of death.

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 And we can fear no evil.

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 Why?

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 Because Jesus is with us,

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 and he was reminding his disciples both then

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 and now that the same is true.

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 And I really believe when we come to this passage

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 that that's what it's really all about.

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 That when life is hard,

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 when discipleship is costly,

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 when following feels like a struggle,

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 we need moments to see his glory,

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 to see who he really is,

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 to see who we really are following.

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 And what it does,

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 it strengthens us for the road ahead.

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 That's what the transfiguration is.

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 This isn't just some light show.

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 Hey man, this is a cool little side.

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 Hey, there's some hard things,

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 and we're going to see when he comes down the mountain

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 there's some hard things.

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 So let's just kind of hang out for a minute.

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 No, it's much more than that.

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 See, last week we saw in verse 22

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 that Jesus said,

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 here's what's going to happen guys.

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 I'm going to suffer many things,

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 and I'm going to be rejected by the chief priest,

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 and they're going to kill me.

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 Now we mentioned this.

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 Nobody killed him.

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 He laid down his life.

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 But he said,

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 this is what's going to happen.

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 This is where this is heading.

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 And then he added,

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 if that wasn't hard enough for them to handle,

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 and if you want to follow after me,

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 you're going to sign up for the very same things.

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 That if any man come after me,

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 let him deny himself,

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 and take up his cross daily and follow.

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 And I think you got the sense last week,

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 if you were here,

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 those are heavy words.

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 They were thinking crowns,

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 and they were thinking power,

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 and they were thinking prestige,

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 and they were thinking,

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 hey man, we're on the ground floor

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 of this whole Messiah thing.

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 They didn't see a cross.

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 They didn't see suffering.

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 They didn't see difficulties in the future.

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 And for about a week,

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 we see that they're trying to process this.

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 This is not what they signed up for.

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 You ever signed up for something?

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 Thinking, nope,

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 this is not what I signed up for.

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 That was basically me,

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 K through 12th grade.

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 I'm like,

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 this is not what I signed up for.

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 Especially in middle school,

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 they just took my recess away.

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 I'm like,

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 how am I supposed to live?

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 I mean,

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 life is recess.

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 But no doubt the disciples

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 were beginning to really feel the weight.

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 I mean,

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 these were men that had left everything.

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 They had left their nets.

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 They had left their jobs.

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 They had left their professions.

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 They had forsaken all to follow Christ.

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 And now it seems like,

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 this is not good.

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 And Jesus knew it.

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 Let me remind you,

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 Jesus always knows.

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 I don't know what you're walking through.

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 I don't know the difficulties

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 you might be facing in your life right now

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 and the struggles,

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 but He knows.

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 And if anything this morning,

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 I just want you to see

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 just a glimpse

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 of who Jesus really is.

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 because when we get

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 a good picture of that,

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 it changes how we live our life.

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 So He took Peter

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 and He took James

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 and He took John up this mountain.

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 Why?

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 Because He was preparing them

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 for what was to come.

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 Listen,

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 Jesus cares so much

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 about His followers

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 and His disciples.

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 He doesn't leave us in the dark.

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 No,

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 He promises never to leave us

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 nor to forsake us.

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 And He wanted them

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 to really see

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 who He was.

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 Man,

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 they had seen Him

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 feed a bunch of people.

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 That's cool.

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 They had seen Him

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 heal some people.

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 I mean,

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 that's amazing.

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 When they thought

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 they were going under

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 in the boat,

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 He just calmed the wind.

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 Man,

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 that's pretty awesome.

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 And they were beginning

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 to kind of get these puzzle pieces

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 of who Jesus was

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 and kind of

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 it's starting to come into view.

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 But now He's going to

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 pull the veil back

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 and show them really

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 who He is.

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 That's the first thing

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 that I want us to see

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 this morning.

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 Number one is

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 we need to look

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 at the glory

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 of the Son of God.

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 In verse number 29,

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 the Bible reminds us

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 that He came into

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 this mountain to pray

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 and as He prayed,

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 the fashion of His countenance

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 was altered

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 and His raiment

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 was white and glycerine.

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 Matthew's account,

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 Matthew 17,

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 tells us that His face

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 shone as bright

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 as the noonday sun.

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 Think about it like this.

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 It's so bright.

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 I mean,

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 when the disciples are there,

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 they're looking like that.

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 Kind of like you were

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 last night

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 when you opened the fridge

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 at midnight.

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 You know,

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 trying to find something

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 in there.

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 I mean,

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 a blinding light.

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 It's going to just,

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 you can't even fathom it.

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 The Bible kind of describes

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 His clothes

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 in multiple accounts.

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 They're dazzling

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 and it's like lightning

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 was kind of woven

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 into the fabric.

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 I know that's kind of crazy

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 but that's just how

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 I read the Bible.

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 I mean,

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 they can't even look upon Him.

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 Peter's thinking,

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 what is going on?

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 They're sleeping.

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 Every time they get

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 an opportunity,

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 they always seem

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 to fall asleep

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 in the most important moments.

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 But simply put,

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 it was very evident

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 when they came to,

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 when the disciples woke up,

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 that this was no ordinary man.

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 This wasn't just some rabbi

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 that was a really good teacher.

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 This wasn't just some

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 miracle worker

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 from Nazareth.

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 No,

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 they're beginning to realize

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 who He truly is

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 and Peter already said,

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 thou art the Christ.

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 And now Jesus is saying,

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 I am.

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 You can see me

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 for who I really am.

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 And God is pulling back

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 the veil of His humanity

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 and He's revealing

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 that He is glorious

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 and He's divine

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 and He's eternal.

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 And this isn't the first time

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 God's glory has shown up

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 in Scripture like this.

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 We see Moses,

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 when you study

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 the life of Moses,

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 He goes up into Mount Sinai

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 and He's in the presence

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 of God for those 40 days

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 and when He comes down

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 from the mountain,

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 He's been in the presence

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 of God so long,

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 He had to wear a veil

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 on His face

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 because His own face

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 was shining.

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 And that was just

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 a reflection of God's glory.

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 It was just a fading afterglow.

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 When you study Solomon's temple

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 and Solomon begins to pray

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 to dedicate the temple,

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 this cloud comes down,

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 the glory of God,

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 the Shekinah glory

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 is what we call it

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 in Scripture.

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 It comes down

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 and it fills the whole house.

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 And Israel is like,

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 whoa, what is going on here?

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 Maybe you know

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 the life of the Apostle Paul.

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 He was on the road to Damascus.

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 He was going to arrest Christians

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 and to get rid of them

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 and Jesus of Nazareth showed up,

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 the risen Savior.

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 And the Bible says

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 that He's shown

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 bright as the noonday sun.

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 It blinded Paul

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 and it changed his life.

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 But here in our text this morning,

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 the disciples are not seeing

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 a reflection or a symbol

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 or a bright light.

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 They are seeing Jesus

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 for who He truly is.

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 They were seeing

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 the very source of glory.

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 See, Jesus doesn't borrow it

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 from anybody.

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 No, He is.

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 You see in the end

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 that there's going to be

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 no need for the sun

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 because He's going to be

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 in the city.

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 He is the light

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 that we are searching for.

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 And in verse 30,

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 we see He's not alone,

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 that He's having

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 this conversation.

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 They wake up

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 and the disciples

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 start looking and say,

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 whoa, who are those people?

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 And they had a little name tag.

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 It said, hello, I'm Moses.

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 Hello, I'm Elijah.

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 I don't know how it was,

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 but they realized real quickly

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 who this was.

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 And the Bible,

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 that's what it says

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 in verse number 30,

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 Behold, there talked with Him

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 two men which were Moses

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 and Elias.

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 See, Moses represented the law.

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 Moses was their hero.

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 Abraham and Moses,

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 these men of the Mount Rushmore,

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 so to speak, of Israel,

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 he was the great deliverer.

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 And I'm sure many of you

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 are familiar with the Exodus

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 and how God used this man,

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 Moses, to deliver his people

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 out of bondage in Egypt.

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 He was the one

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 that God gave the commandments

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 through and the tabernacle

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 and the priesthood

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 and the sacrifices.

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 And you think,

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 what was all that about?

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 Here's what it was about.

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 It was about pointing forward

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 to Jesus.

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 That the Old Testament

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 is just a shadow

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 of things to come.

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 But Jesus is the fulfillment

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 of that and He is

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 the true deliverer

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 and He is the final sacrifice.

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 And He's there

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 with Elijah the prophet.

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 I mean, you talk about

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 a prophet that was bold,

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 a prophet that wasn't afraid

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 to speak the truth.

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 This was the man

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 that rolled right up

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 into the most wicked king

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 in Israel

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 and his wife Jezebel

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 and said,

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 hey, God said

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 it's not going to rain.

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 And Elijah was that kind

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 of prophet

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 that stood for the Lord

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 and called Israel back

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 in a time of great apostasy.

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 And really,

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 the prophets in general,

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 as a whole,

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 proclaimed the hope

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 of a coming Messiah.

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 Proclaimed the hope

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 that God would restore

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 His people

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 and establish

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 His kingdom.

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 So we see these two men here.

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 Why?

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 Well, I think because together

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 the law and the prophets,

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 they summed up

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 the entire Old Testament

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 revelation.

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 And here's what the Old Testament

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 is saying.

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 He's coming.

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 The Messiah is coming.

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 The Savior of the world

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 is coming.

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 Behold,

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 a virgin shall conceive

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 and you shall call

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 His name

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 Emmanuel,

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 God with us.

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 and they're here

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 not as equals

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 with Jesus

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 but bearing witness

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 that He is the one

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 that the law

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 and the prophets

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 were pointing to.

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 That is the idea.

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 Well, what are they

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 talking about?

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 Verse 31.

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 Who appeared in glory

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 and spake

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 of His decease

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 which He should accomplish

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 at Jerusalem?

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 We're going to come back.

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 We're going to circle back around here

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 in just a minute to that.

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 But here's what

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 they're talking about.

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 What's going to happen

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 when He dies?

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 In the midst

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 of all the glory

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 of God,

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 in the midst

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 of this

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 great transfiguration,

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 here's where

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 Jesus' focus was.

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 The cross.

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 It reminds us

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 that the song

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 of the Jerusalem

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 love went deeper.

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 That even when

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 everything was pointing

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 to Him

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 and they're beginning

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 to realize

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 that He is God

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 in the flesh,

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 true glory

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 always centers

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 on Christ

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 and His finished work

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 on the cross of Calvary.

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 That's where glory

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 is found.

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 See,

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 Peter and James

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 and John,

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 they thought it was found

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 in prestige

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 and in power

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 and making Israel

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 great again.

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 That's what they were

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 looking for.

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 You look at the

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 triumphant entry

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 of Christ,

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 they thought,

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 you know what?

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 They're going to kick

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 all the Romans out

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 and we're going to be

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 where we should be.

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 No,

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 the triumphant entry

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 was this,

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 that He was coming

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 to die.

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 And that's what

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 Moses and Elijah

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 are talking about

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 with Him.

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 That's their conversation.

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 Let me just remind you,

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 every other glory fades.

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 We can search

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 for glory

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 in our own world,

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 but careers

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 can vanish,

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 reputations

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 can be ruined,

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 possessions wear out,

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 break down,

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 left behind,

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 but the glory

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 of Jesus

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 never fades.

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 And the same

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 Christ who shone

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 so brightly

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 on this mountain,

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 He went down

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 into the valley

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 and carried

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 across up

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 Mount Calvary

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 and died there

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 for our sins.

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 But that wasn't

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 the end of the story

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 either.

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 He rose triumphant

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 and His glory

00:17:20.819 --> 00:17:21.480
 is eternal

00:17:21.480 --> 00:17:22.359
 and His work

00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:22.880
 is finished

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 and His victory

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 is yours

00:17:24.519 --> 00:17:25.380
 if you belong

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 to Him.

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 But what we see

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 with the disciples

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 is the same thing

00:17:30.579 --> 00:17:32.000
 that we can find

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 ourselves in.

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 We're looking for glory

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 in all the wrong places.

00:17:36.740 --> 00:17:37.900
 We're going to see them

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 in a couple chapters.

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 They're fighting

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 about who's number one.

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 Who's the number one

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 disciple?

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 And James and John's mom

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 made little stickers.

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 James and John,

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 number one.

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 I mean,

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 that's in there.

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 That's in the Bible.

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 Mama came and tried

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 to speak up

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 for her boys.

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 Like,

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 I know these other guys

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 are good,

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 but there are no

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 James and John.

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 I mean,

00:17:56.759 --> 00:17:57.100
 James and John

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 are special.

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 And they're missing it.

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 So I just want to ask you

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 before we move on,

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 where are you looking

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 for glory?

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 The only glory we have

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 is in Christ

00:18:09.200 --> 00:18:09.900
 and Him crucified.

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 It's by the grace of God

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 we are who we are.

00:18:13.039 --> 00:18:13.360
 You know,

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 maybe you're looking

00:18:14.160 --> 00:18:14.980
 in your accomplishments

00:18:14.980 --> 00:18:16.039
 and your stuff.

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 Here's where we should be looking,

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 Jesus saying,

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 at your Savior.

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 All that glory fades.

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 That new car smell

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 that you worked so hard for,

00:18:25.220 --> 00:18:25.940
 probably smells like

00:18:25.940 --> 00:18:26.960
 french fries right now.

00:18:28.980 --> 00:18:29.360
 You know,

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 we talked about it last week.

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 You've never eaten in here.

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 Man,

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 there's probably more french fries

00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:32.740
 under your seat

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 than there were in your mouth.

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 That dream vacation,

00:18:37.079 --> 00:18:37.460
 it's going to,

00:18:37.579 --> 00:18:38.319
 you've got to come back

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 to reality at some point.

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 Everything fades in our life.

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 Our hair fades.

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 Sometimes it just leaves us.

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 I'm not looking at anybody.

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 I'm not looking at anybody.

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 Don't judge me here.

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 But Jesus is just reminding us,

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 he's reminding his disciples,

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 this is the only glory

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 that's going to last.

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 This is the only glory

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 that lasts forever.

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 And see,

00:18:59.759 --> 00:19:00.360
 on this mountain,

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 the disciples saw the glory

00:19:01.820 --> 00:19:03.019
 of Jesus with their own eyes,

00:19:03.120 --> 00:19:04.380
 but now they needed to hear

00:19:04.380 --> 00:19:05.759
 the truth with their own ears.

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 And God the Father shows up

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 and he has a command.

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 This is my beloved son.

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 Hear him.

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 Hear him.

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 That's what we see

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 the fathers say.

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 But there in verse number 32,

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 Peter,

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 he's overwhelmed,

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 he's in awe,

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 and he should have

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 just been quiet.

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 You know,

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 he thought,

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 man,

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 last time I spoke up,

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 I said something really good.

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 I'm going to say something again.

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 And he wakes up

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 and he sees Jesus

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 in his glorified version.

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 He sees Elijah and Moses

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 and he says,

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 hey,

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 guess what?

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 It's good for us to be here.

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 He's like,

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 come on,

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 that's what you came up with?

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 That's what he decided to say?

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 He said,

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 and then he,

00:19:51.779 --> 00:19:52.060
 you know,

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 I don't know where he got them,

00:19:53.060 --> 00:19:53.980
 but he pulled these blueprints

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 out of his back pocket.

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 He said,

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 okay,

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 here Jesus,

00:19:55.660 --> 00:19:55.980
 look at these.

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 I've seen a plan on Pinterest

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 for three tabernacles.

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 We're going to build it right here.

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 And we're going to put it right here,

00:20:02.259 --> 00:20:02.519
 right here,

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 and one for you,

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 and one for Elijah,

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 and one for Moses,

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 and we're just going to hang out here.

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 But before he really can finish

00:20:09.759 --> 00:20:11.320
 his building plans,

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 that's when God the Father shows up.

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 It's like,

00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:16.579
 Peter,

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 be quiet.

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 Peter,

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 stop talking.

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 You're missing the point.

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 What Peter's trying to do,

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 and you're going to see it multiple times

00:20:27.099 --> 00:20:27.619
 in Peter's life,

00:20:27.759 --> 00:20:28.839
 he tries to get Jesus

00:20:28.839 --> 00:20:30.779
 to kind of go around the cross

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 and right to glory.

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 It doesn't work that way.

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 He was trying to get him

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 to miss the suffering

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 and go right to the power.

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 But the Father made it very clear.

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 This is my beloved son.

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 That Jesus wasn't just a prophet

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 like Moses and Elijah.

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 He wasn't just some priest.

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 No,

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 he is not one among equals.

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 He has no rivals.

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 He is the beloved son of God.

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 And because of who he is,

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 listen to him.

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 You see,

00:21:03.100 --> 00:21:03.500
 Jesus,

00:21:03.740 --> 00:21:05.400
 prophets spoke of the word.

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 Jesus is the word.

00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:08.100
 The priests,

00:21:08.200 --> 00:21:09.680
 they offer the sacrifice,

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 but God is reminding them

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 and reminding us

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 that Jesus is the sacrifice.

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 Kings rule for a time,

00:21:17.460 --> 00:21:19.519
 but Jesus reigns forever.

00:21:21.700 --> 00:21:23.740
 Religions point to a path,

00:21:24.019 --> 00:21:25.700
 but Jesus is the path.

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 And that's why God said,

00:21:27.460 --> 00:21:28.480
 hear him.

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 Because only Jesus can save.

00:21:32.120 --> 00:21:33.620
 Only Jesus can satisfy.

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 Only Jesus can bring us to God.

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 And this is not the first time

00:21:39.539 --> 00:21:40.220
 that God's voice

00:21:40.220 --> 00:21:41.420
 has thundered with authority.

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 You can go right

00:21:43.360 --> 00:21:43.900
 to the very beginning

00:21:43.900 --> 00:21:44.339
 of the Bible,

00:21:45.120 --> 00:21:45.799
 and God said,

00:21:46.180 --> 00:21:47.799
 let there be.

00:21:48.460 --> 00:21:48.720
 Listen,

00:21:48.839 --> 00:21:49.480
 God's voice creates.

00:21:50.339 --> 00:21:51.980
 God's voice calls personally.

00:21:52.319 --> 00:21:53.299
 He came to Samuel.

00:21:53.579 --> 00:21:54.000
 Samuel,

00:21:54.160 --> 00:21:54.460
 Samuel,

00:21:54.720 --> 00:21:55.319
 here am I.

00:21:55.539 --> 00:21:55.680
 Well,

00:21:55.720 --> 00:21:56.400
 what would you have,

00:21:56.519 --> 00:21:56.720
 Lord?

00:21:56.720 --> 00:21:56.799
 Lord,

00:21:57.440 --> 00:21:58.720
 the voice of God

00:21:58.720 --> 00:21:59.600
 came to Elijah

00:21:59.600 --> 00:22:01.220
 in a still small voice,

00:22:01.380 --> 00:22:02.299
 and it comforts

00:22:02.299 --> 00:22:03.140
 in that weakness.

00:22:03.980 --> 00:22:05.400
 At Jesus' own baptism,

00:22:05.779 --> 00:22:06.819
 his voice affirmed,

00:22:07.100 --> 00:22:08.360
 thou art my beloved son

00:22:08.360 --> 00:22:10.000
 in whom I am well pleased.

00:22:11.339 --> 00:22:11.920
 And here again

00:22:11.920 --> 00:22:13.180
 at the transfiguration,

00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:14.740
 he reminds us

00:22:14.740 --> 00:22:15.360
 that God's voice

00:22:15.360 --> 00:22:16.360
 also directs.

00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:17.420
 You see,

00:22:17.480 --> 00:22:18.160
 the same voice

00:22:18.160 --> 00:22:18.940
 that spoke light

00:22:18.940 --> 00:22:19.579
 into darkness,

00:22:19.860 --> 00:22:20.720
 who called prophets

00:22:20.720 --> 00:22:21.319
 by name,

00:22:21.319 --> 00:22:22.460
 who whispered comfort

00:22:22.460 --> 00:22:23.120
 to Elijah,

00:22:23.319 --> 00:22:24.460
 who affirmed Jesus

00:22:24.460 --> 00:22:25.120
 at the Jordan,

00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:26.120
 is now commanding

00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:26.819
 his disciples,

00:22:27.119 --> 00:22:27.979
 and he's commanding us,

00:22:28.279 --> 00:22:29.500
 hear Jesus.

00:22:30.079 --> 00:22:30.479
 Hear him.

00:22:31.079 --> 00:22:32.459
 Hear what he's got to say.

00:22:34.079 --> 00:22:34.559
 Have you noticed

00:22:34.559 --> 00:22:35.559
 that life is noisy?

00:22:36.819 --> 00:22:37.039
 I mean,

00:22:37.059 --> 00:22:37.839
 especially if you've got kids.

00:22:38.919 --> 00:22:39.099
 I mean,

00:22:39.119 --> 00:22:39.679
 it feels like a million

00:22:39.679 --> 00:22:40.419
 things are going on,

00:22:40.739 --> 00:22:41.859
 and they're all telling a story,

00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.719
 and then you're turning

00:22:42.719 --> 00:22:43.339
 the TV up,

00:22:43.439 --> 00:22:44.239
 trying to hear what it is.

00:22:44.419 --> 00:22:44.599
 You know,

00:22:44.619 --> 00:22:45.279
 when you can't see it,

00:22:45.319 --> 00:22:45.959
 you turn it up, right?

00:22:46.819 --> 00:22:48.019
 I'm not the only person.

00:22:48.119 --> 00:22:48.219
 I'm like,

00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:48.379
 okay,

00:22:48.379 --> 00:22:48.799
 let me turn it up

00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:49.459
 so I can see it better.

00:22:50.059 --> 00:22:50.219
 You know,

00:22:50.259 --> 00:22:50.699
 I'm trying to like,

00:22:50.799 --> 00:22:51.859
 focus on what's going on.

00:22:52.039 --> 00:22:52.819
 Maybe you got the GPS,

00:22:53.039 --> 00:22:53.559
 and you're holding it,

00:22:53.679 --> 00:22:54.479
 trying to drink your coffee,

00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:55.079
 and do all these things,

00:22:55.160 --> 00:22:56.420
 and there's so many things

00:22:56.420 --> 00:22:57.279
 that are calling us,

00:22:57.680 --> 00:22:58.460
 so many things

00:22:58.460 --> 00:22:59.620
 that are pulling us away,

00:23:00.900 --> 00:23:02.660
 and sometimes Jesus' voice

00:23:02.660 --> 00:23:03.640
 gets drowned out.

00:23:05.140 --> 00:23:05.759
 Maybe you think,

00:23:05.839 --> 00:23:05.900
 man,

00:23:05.920 --> 00:23:06.500
 I've been walking through

00:23:06.500 --> 00:23:07.700
 some really difficult things.

00:23:08.539 --> 00:23:09.259
 Let me just ask you this.

00:23:09.620 --> 00:23:10.259
 Whose voice

00:23:10.259 --> 00:23:11.180
 are you listening to?

00:23:13.460 --> 00:23:14.099
 Whose voice

00:23:14.099 --> 00:23:15.700
 are you trying to decipher

00:23:15.700 --> 00:23:16.420
 through the crowd

00:23:16.420 --> 00:23:17.099
 and the noise?

00:23:17.799 --> 00:23:18.500
 Because sometimes

00:23:18.500 --> 00:23:19.519
 if we're honest

00:23:19.519 --> 00:23:19.980
 with ourselves,

00:23:20.140 --> 00:23:21.700
 we ignore Jesus' voice

00:23:21.700 --> 00:23:22.860
 because it's still

00:23:22.860 --> 00:23:23.539
 and it's small

00:23:23.539 --> 00:23:24.500
 and maybe it's not

00:23:24.500 --> 00:23:25.400
 as loud as the others,

00:23:25.640 --> 00:23:26.660
 but let me just encourage you

00:23:26.660 --> 00:23:27.360
 and remind you,

00:23:27.519 --> 00:23:28.500
 ignoring Jesus' voice

00:23:28.500 --> 00:23:29.480
 is very costly.

00:23:32.400 --> 00:23:33.660
 Culture is calling for us.

00:23:33.740 --> 00:23:34.900
 Social media is calling for us.

00:23:35.100 --> 00:23:36.460
 Our own doubts are calling,

00:23:36.779 --> 00:23:38.299
 but the Savior is here

00:23:38.299 --> 00:23:39.559
 and He's speaking truth

00:23:39.559 --> 00:23:40.319
 and hope

00:23:40.319 --> 00:23:41.120
 and life.

00:23:42.860 --> 00:23:43.080
 See,

00:23:43.140 --> 00:23:43.880
 the mountain revealed

00:23:43.880 --> 00:23:45.080
 who Jesus was

00:23:45.080 --> 00:23:46.500
 and who He is,

00:23:47.160 --> 00:23:47.819
 and the mission

00:23:47.819 --> 00:23:48.519
 would reveal

00:23:48.519 --> 00:23:50.059
 what He came to accomplish

00:23:50.059 --> 00:23:50.840
 there on the cross,

00:23:50.839 --> 00:23:51.980
 and that meant

00:23:51.980 --> 00:23:53.339
 a path of suffering

00:23:53.339 --> 00:23:54.659
 came before the crown.

00:23:55.459 --> 00:23:55.959
 The last thing

00:23:55.959 --> 00:23:56.659
 I want us to look at

00:23:56.659 --> 00:23:57.399
 this morning is this,

00:23:57.459 --> 00:23:58.339
 that we need to learn

00:23:58.339 --> 00:23:59.299
 from the suffering

00:23:59.299 --> 00:24:00.000
 of God's servant.

00:24:00.779 --> 00:24:01.639
 We need to learn

00:24:01.639 --> 00:24:02.259
 from the suffering

00:24:02.259 --> 00:24:02.959
 of God's servant.

00:24:03.699 --> 00:24:04.539
 I want us to circle back.

00:24:04.599 --> 00:24:05.220
 I said that we would

00:24:05.220 --> 00:24:06.019
 in verse number 31.

00:24:07.220 --> 00:24:07.659
 When Jesus,

00:24:07.839 --> 00:24:08.740
 who appeared in His glory

00:24:08.740 --> 00:24:09.599
 and spake

00:24:09.599 --> 00:24:11.099
 of His decease,

00:24:11.599 --> 00:24:13.859
 which He should accomplish

00:24:13.859 --> 00:24:15.939
 at Jerusalem.

00:24:16.699 --> 00:24:17.339
 That word,

00:24:17.439 --> 00:24:17.839
 decease,

00:24:17.839 --> 00:24:18.319
 it's not a word

00:24:18.319 --> 00:24:18.779
 that we would use

00:24:18.779 --> 00:24:19.039
 all the time,

00:24:19.240 --> 00:24:19.799
 but here's what it

00:24:19.799 --> 00:24:20.559
 literally means

00:24:20.559 --> 00:24:21.359
 in the original language,

00:24:21.819 --> 00:24:22.220
 Exodus.

00:24:24.139 --> 00:24:25.139
 Jesus is speaking

00:24:25.139 --> 00:24:26.440
 of His Exodus,

00:24:27.339 --> 00:24:28.019
 and He's there

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 with the great deliverer

00:24:29.059 --> 00:24:29.539
 of Israel,

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 Moses,

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 and do you see it?

00:24:31.659 --> 00:24:32.419
 I hope that you do,

00:24:32.639 --> 00:24:33.740
 that just as Moses

00:24:33.740 --> 00:24:35.240
 led Israel out of bondage

00:24:35.240 --> 00:24:35.639
 in Egypt,

00:24:36.039 --> 00:24:36.480
 Jesus,

00:24:36.740 --> 00:24:38.019
 the reason that He came

00:24:38.019 --> 00:24:38.839
 is that He was going

00:24:38.839 --> 00:24:39.480
 to lead His people

00:24:39.480 --> 00:24:40.919
 out of sin and death

00:24:40.919 --> 00:24:43.059
 at the cross of Calvary.

00:24:44.019 --> 00:24:44.240
 See,

00:24:44.279 --> 00:24:45.039
 He didn't come

00:24:45.039 --> 00:24:46.119
 to set up

00:24:46.119 --> 00:24:46.859
 an earthly kingdom.

00:24:47.079 --> 00:24:47.220
 No,

00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:48.899
 He came to die

00:24:48.899 --> 00:24:50.200
 that we might live,

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 and they're talking

00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:51.840
 about it,

00:24:51.920 --> 00:24:53.019
 and it reminds us

00:24:53.019 --> 00:24:53.759
 that glory

00:24:53.759 --> 00:24:54.740
 is not an escape

00:24:54.740 --> 00:24:55.380
 from suffering

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 many times,

00:24:56.460 --> 00:24:57.140
 and most of the time,

00:24:57.259 --> 00:24:57.779
 it's reached

00:24:57.779 --> 00:24:58.559
 through suffering.

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 And Jesus was willing

00:25:00.880 --> 00:25:02.900
 that He humbled Himself

00:25:02.900 --> 00:25:03.980
 and He became obedient

00:25:03.980 --> 00:25:04.600
 unto death,

00:25:04.860 --> 00:25:05.620
 even the death

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 of the cross.

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 The writer in Hebrews

00:25:07.200 --> 00:25:07.840
 reminds us

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 that for the joy

00:25:08.920 --> 00:25:09.700
 that was set

00:25:09.700 --> 00:25:10.259
 before Him,

00:25:10.420 --> 00:25:11.420
 He endured the cross.

00:25:12.180 --> 00:25:12.620
 Why?

00:25:13.360 --> 00:25:13.920
 For you.

00:25:14.880 --> 00:25:15.620
 For me.

00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:17.639
 He came,

00:25:17.959 --> 00:25:19.539
 and He had this

00:25:19.539 --> 00:25:20.739
 exodus planned

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 so that we wouldn't

00:25:22.199 --> 00:25:23.059
 have to be servants

00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:23.579
 to sin,

00:25:24.079 --> 00:25:24.699
 that we wouldn't have

00:25:24.699 --> 00:25:25.399
 to live with guilt

00:25:25.399 --> 00:25:25.979
 and shame

00:25:25.979 --> 00:25:26.500
 and fear

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 and regret

00:25:27.199 --> 00:25:28.079
 and worry.

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 No,

00:25:28.500 --> 00:25:29.519
 He came to give us life

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 and to give it to us

00:25:30.299 --> 00:25:31.059
 more abundantly

00:25:31.059 --> 00:25:31.839
 and peace

00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:32.439
 and joy

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 and all the things

00:25:33.559 --> 00:25:34.479
 the world is looking for,

00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:35.639
 it's found in Jesus,

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 and it's accomplished

00:25:37.539 --> 00:25:38.479
 through the cross.

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 See,

00:25:40.119 --> 00:25:41.179
 Jesus would not wear

00:25:41.179 --> 00:25:41.839
 the crown

00:25:41.839 --> 00:25:43.739
 without first carrying

00:25:43.740 --> 00:25:44.319
 the cross.

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 You see kind of this

00:25:46.240 --> 00:25:47.359
 played out through Scripture

00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:47.980
 in different ways.

00:25:48.059 --> 00:25:48.900
 We saw that Joseph,

00:25:49.640 --> 00:25:50.599
 he was betrayed,

00:25:50.799 --> 00:25:51.559
 he was imprisoned,

00:25:52.539 --> 00:25:54.339
 he went through

00:25:54.339 --> 00:25:55.299
 difficult things,

00:25:55.420 --> 00:25:55.960
 but at the end,

00:25:56.039 --> 00:25:56.980
 God raised him up.

00:25:57.559 --> 00:25:58.240
 That suffering

00:25:58.240 --> 00:25:58.960
 before glory.

00:25:59.720 --> 00:26:00.359
 We saw Job,

00:26:00.420 --> 00:26:01.000
 he was broken,

00:26:01.120 --> 00:26:01.740
 he was tested,

00:26:02.259 --> 00:26:03.259
 but God restored him.

00:26:03.940 --> 00:26:05.079
 David was hunted

00:26:05.079 --> 00:26:05.640
 by others,

00:26:05.759 --> 00:26:06.819
 he was in hiding

00:26:06.819 --> 00:26:07.920
 for a lot of his life,

00:26:08.059 --> 00:26:08.599
 but ultimately

00:26:08.599 --> 00:26:09.579
 he was crowned.

00:26:10.140 --> 00:26:10.880
 Paul was beaten

00:26:10.880 --> 00:26:11.620
 and shipwrecked

00:26:11.620 --> 00:26:12.240
 and jailed

00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:13.240
 and all these other things,

00:26:13.240 --> 00:26:14.240
 but he rejoiced

00:26:14.240 --> 00:26:16.000
 because God was working

00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:16.680
 in his life.

00:26:18.339 --> 00:26:18.859
 And Jesus,

00:26:19.079 --> 00:26:20.059
 he endured the cross

00:26:20.059 --> 00:26:21.160
 and now he's enthroned

00:26:21.160 --> 00:26:22.400
 forever,

00:26:23.099 --> 00:26:23.559
 forever.

00:26:24.759 --> 00:26:26.000
 And it's a principle

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:27.160
 we see in our own lives

00:26:27.160 --> 00:26:28.279
 and athletes know

00:26:28.279 --> 00:26:29.099
 that there's no medal

00:26:29.099 --> 00:26:29.839
 without sweat.

00:26:30.319 --> 00:26:31.019
 Soldiers know

00:26:31.019 --> 00:26:32.079
 that there's no victory

00:26:32.079 --> 00:26:32.759
 without a battle.

00:26:33.099 --> 00:26:33.620
 Parents know

00:26:33.620 --> 00:26:34.900
 that there's no peace

00:26:34.900 --> 00:26:35.920
 without surviving bedtime.

00:26:37.519 --> 00:26:38.900
 Just bring it real close

00:26:38.900 --> 00:26:39.319
 where we live.

00:26:39.319 --> 00:26:44.119
 What does this mean for us?

00:26:45.379 --> 00:26:46.220
 Sometimes we read this

00:26:46.220 --> 00:26:46.419
 and think,

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:46.839
 well, man,

00:26:46.899 --> 00:26:47.679
 what a cool story.

00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:48.200
 He's on a mountain,

00:26:48.319 --> 00:26:49.939
 he turns really bright

00:26:49.939 --> 00:26:51.779
 and some cool stuff happens.

00:26:53.259 --> 00:26:54.899
 What Jesus is reminding us

00:26:54.899 --> 00:26:55.359
 is this,

00:26:56.119 --> 00:26:57.059
 that don't be surprised

00:26:57.059 --> 00:26:58.139
 when following Christ

00:26:58.139 --> 00:26:58.839
 costs you.

00:27:00.299 --> 00:27:00.480
 See,

00:27:00.539 --> 00:27:01.559
 this is coming off the hills

00:27:01.559 --> 00:27:03.019
 of taking up your cross

00:27:03.019 --> 00:27:03.759
 and following him.

00:27:04.359 --> 00:27:05.339
 That the cross

00:27:05.339 --> 00:27:06.259
 always comes

00:27:06.259 --> 00:27:07.059
 before the crown.

00:27:07.059 --> 00:27:10.059
 But there's great hope too.

00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:10.899
 And that's why

00:27:10.899 --> 00:27:11.700
 he kind of pulled

00:27:11.700 --> 00:27:12.440
 the veil back

00:27:12.440 --> 00:27:13.619
 and I got a little glimpse

00:27:13.619 --> 00:27:14.480
 of it because here

00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:15.059
 is the hope

00:27:15.059 --> 00:27:16.259
 that if we share

00:27:16.259 --> 00:27:17.599
 in his sufferings,

00:27:18.179 --> 00:27:19.399
 we will also

00:27:19.399 --> 00:27:22.099
 share in his glory.

00:27:22.779 --> 00:27:24.099
 Not because we deserve it,

00:27:24.200 --> 00:27:24.819
 because that's what

00:27:24.819 --> 00:27:25.639
 he offers us.

00:27:25.919 --> 00:27:26.419
 Because that's what

00:27:26.419 --> 00:27:27.119
 he gives us.

00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:28.220
 I love what Paul tells

00:27:28.220 --> 00:27:29.619
 the Romans in Romans 8, 17.

00:27:29.899 --> 00:27:30.799
 The spirit itself

00:27:30.799 --> 00:27:31.419
 beareth witness

00:27:31.419 --> 00:27:32.139
 with our spirit

00:27:32.139 --> 00:27:33.279
 that we are the children

00:27:33.279 --> 00:27:33.700
 of God.

00:27:34.000 --> 00:27:34.419
 That if we know

00:27:34.419 --> 00:27:35.159
 Christ is our Savior,

00:27:35.480 --> 00:27:36.779
 God confirms that

00:27:36.779 --> 00:27:38.139
 and if children,

00:27:38.879 --> 00:27:39.839
 then heirs.

00:27:40.700 --> 00:27:42.440
 Heirs of God

00:27:42.440 --> 00:27:43.799
 and joint heirs

00:27:43.799 --> 00:27:44.519
 with Christ.

00:27:45.259 --> 00:27:47.220
 So be that

00:27:47.220 --> 00:27:48.559
 if we suffer with him

00:27:48.559 --> 00:27:49.960
 that we may also

00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:51.000
 be glorified together.

00:27:51.240 --> 00:27:51.759
 Verse 18,

00:27:51.879 --> 00:27:52.480
 for I reckon,

00:27:52.660 --> 00:27:53.220
 you didn't know

00:27:53.220 --> 00:27:53.839
 Paul was texting.

00:27:55.039 --> 00:27:55.740
 Paul's reckoning

00:27:55.740 --> 00:27:56.259
 right here.

00:27:56.899 --> 00:27:57.960
 For I reckon,

00:27:58.039 --> 00:27:58.920
 listen to what Paul says,

00:27:59.259 --> 00:28:00.379
 that the sufferings

00:28:00.379 --> 00:28:01.879
 of this present time

00:28:01.879 --> 00:28:03.420
 are not worthy

00:28:03.420 --> 00:28:04.859
 to be compared

00:28:04.859 --> 00:28:06.079
 with the glory

00:28:06.079 --> 00:28:07.459
 which shall be revealed

00:28:07.459 --> 00:28:08.879
 in us.

00:28:09.419 --> 00:28:10.179
 You know what Paul's saying?

00:28:10.479 --> 00:28:11.299
 Yes, it's hard.

00:28:11.679 --> 00:28:12.500
 And I'm not belittling

00:28:12.500 --> 00:28:13.559
 anything that anybody

00:28:13.559 --> 00:28:14.479
 is walking through,

00:28:14.740 --> 00:28:15.500
 has walked through,

00:28:15.599 --> 00:28:16.519
 or will walk through.

00:28:16.679 --> 00:28:17.379
 But Paul says,

00:28:17.599 --> 00:28:18.979
 listen, there is coming a day

00:28:18.979 --> 00:28:21.079
 that when we see Christ

00:28:21.079 --> 00:28:21.799
 face to face

00:28:21.799 --> 00:28:23.359
 and we stand before him,

00:28:23.579 --> 00:28:24.959
 everything we went through

00:28:24.959 --> 00:28:25.399
 in this life,

00:28:25.459 --> 00:28:25.899
 we're going to realize,

00:28:25.959 --> 00:28:26.259
 you know what?

00:28:26.519 --> 00:28:27.000
 It really wasn't

00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:27.500
 that big a deal.

00:28:28.899 --> 00:28:30.839
 Look what God has given us.

00:28:30.839 --> 00:28:32.339
 It eye hath not seen,

00:28:32.619 --> 00:28:33.459
 ear hath not heard,

00:28:33.639 --> 00:28:34.519
 nor has it entered

00:28:34.519 --> 00:28:35.279
 into the heart of the man

00:28:35.279 --> 00:28:36.539
 the things that God

00:28:36.539 --> 00:28:37.459
 has prepared for them

00:28:37.459 --> 00:28:38.279
 that love him.

00:28:39.259 --> 00:28:40.039
 That's what Jesus

00:28:40.039 --> 00:28:40.919
 wanted them to see.

00:28:41.579 --> 00:28:42.299
 See, with Christ,

00:28:42.539 --> 00:28:43.299
 suffering is not

00:28:43.299 --> 00:28:44.299
 the end of the story.

00:28:44.539 --> 00:28:46.179
 It's the road to glory.

00:28:46.899 --> 00:28:48.299
 That's what he wants us to see.

00:28:49.439 --> 00:28:50.059
 So we've seen

00:28:50.059 --> 00:28:50.819
 the glory of the Son,

00:28:50.879 --> 00:28:51.839
 we've heard the voice

00:28:51.839 --> 00:28:52.259
 of the Father,

00:28:52.319 --> 00:28:52.859
 and we've learned

00:28:52.859 --> 00:28:54.220
 the path of suffering

00:28:54.220 --> 00:28:55.099
 that leads to glory.

00:28:55.279 --> 00:28:55.919
 But the question

00:28:55.919 --> 00:28:56.740
 that I leave you with

00:28:56.740 --> 00:28:57.319
 this morning is,

00:28:57.519 --> 00:28:58.459
 how will you respond?

00:28:58.460 --> 00:29:01.000
 How will you respond?

00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:03.200
 I think for those

00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:04.519
 that follow Christ

00:29:04.519 --> 00:29:05.019
 and know him

00:29:05.019 --> 00:29:05.680
 as your Savior,

00:29:06.340 --> 00:29:07.620
 the message is encouraging.

00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:10.120
 That when you're weary,

00:29:11.019 --> 00:29:11.900
 remember that glimpse

00:29:11.900 --> 00:29:12.400
 of glory.

00:29:13.180 --> 00:29:14.920
 When you're confused,

00:29:15.559 --> 00:29:16.900
 listen to the voice

00:29:16.900 --> 00:29:18.180
 of Jesus.

00:29:19.340 --> 00:29:20.220
 When you're hurting,

00:29:21.000 --> 00:29:22.360
 trust the path

00:29:22.360 --> 00:29:23.240
 that leads

00:29:23.240 --> 00:29:24.440
 through the cross

00:29:24.440 --> 00:29:25.500
 to the ground.

00:29:26.360 --> 00:29:27.500
 Jesus said he is the way

00:29:27.500 --> 00:29:28.420
 and the truth

00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:29.240
 and the life.

00:29:30.180 --> 00:29:30.980
 See, this passage,

00:29:31.079 --> 00:29:31.759
 what it is doing

00:29:31.759 --> 00:29:32.599
 and what it is reminding,

00:29:32.940 --> 00:29:33.880
 it is calling us

00:29:33.880 --> 00:29:35.619
 to steady obedience.

00:29:37.460 --> 00:29:38.200
 Keep following.

00:29:38.839 --> 00:29:39.519
 Keep listening.

00:29:40.259 --> 00:29:40.900
 Keep trusting.

00:29:42.000 --> 00:29:42.720
 Maybe you're here

00:29:42.720 --> 00:29:43.240
 and you're just still

00:29:43.240 --> 00:29:44.339
 kind of really weighing out

00:29:44.339 --> 00:29:46.119
 who Jesus is.

00:29:47.579 --> 00:29:49.099
 You love a lot of things

00:29:49.099 --> 00:29:49.519
 about him.

00:29:49.559 --> 00:29:50.460
 You love church

00:29:50.460 --> 00:29:51.660
 and some songs

00:29:51.660 --> 00:29:52.640
 and you read your Bible

00:29:52.640 --> 00:29:53.160
 every once in a while,

00:29:53.200 --> 00:29:53.720
 but you're still

00:29:53.720 --> 00:29:54.660
 kind of just searching.

00:29:55.000 --> 00:29:55.180
 Listen,

00:29:55.180 --> 00:29:56.920
 the Father wants us

00:29:56.920 --> 00:29:57.660
 to do one thing,

00:29:57.720 --> 00:29:58.480
 wants you to do one thing.

00:29:59.100 --> 00:29:59.840
 Hear Jesus.

00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:01.960
 What does Jesus say?

00:30:03.019 --> 00:30:03.640
 I am the way

00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:04.060
 and the truth

00:30:04.060 --> 00:30:04.539
 and the life.

00:30:05.440 --> 00:30:06.000
 No man comes

00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:06.420
 to the Father

00:30:06.420 --> 00:30:07.460
 but by me.

00:30:08.320 --> 00:30:09.360
 Jesus also told

00:30:09.360 --> 00:30:10.460
 Mary and Martha

00:30:10.460 --> 00:30:11.360
 and John chapter 11,

00:30:11.620 --> 00:30:12.500
 I am the resurrection

00:30:12.500 --> 00:30:13.880
 and the life.

00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:14.960
 He that believeth in me,

00:30:15.180 --> 00:30:16.080
 though he were dead,

00:30:16.380 --> 00:30:18.299
 yet shall he live.

00:30:19.560 --> 00:30:21.000
 Jesus told the disciples

00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:21.840
 in John chapter 6,

00:30:21.900 --> 00:30:22.400
 verse 37,

00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:23.740
 he that cometh to me

00:30:23.740 --> 00:30:25.180
 and I will in no wise

00:30:25.180 --> 00:30:25.780
 cast out.

00:30:26.800 --> 00:30:27.980
 He preached the gospel

00:30:27.980 --> 00:30:28.920
 there in Mark chapter 1,

00:30:28.980 --> 00:30:29.440
 verse 15,

00:30:29.740 --> 00:30:30.900
 repent and believe

00:30:30.900 --> 00:30:31.440
 the gospel.

00:30:32.040 --> 00:30:32.800
 Repent and believe

00:30:32.800 --> 00:30:33.660
 Jesus Christ.

00:30:34.660 --> 00:30:35.960
 Jesus calls to all,

00:30:36.259 --> 00:30:36.800
 come unto me,

00:30:36.900 --> 00:30:37.680
 all you that labor

00:30:37.680 --> 00:30:38.380
 and are heavy laden,

00:30:38.560 --> 00:30:40.360
 and I will give you rest.

00:30:41.500 --> 00:30:42.280
 Maybe that's what you

00:30:42.280 --> 00:30:43.200
 need to hear today.

00:30:44.019 --> 00:30:44.740
 There is a God

00:30:44.740 --> 00:30:45.340
 that loves you

00:30:45.340 --> 00:30:46.960
 and he came to this earth

00:30:46.960 --> 00:30:47.880
 and he lived for you.

00:30:48.080 --> 00:30:48.860
 He lived a life

00:30:48.860 --> 00:30:50.040
 that we could not live.

00:30:50.400 --> 00:30:51.259
 Where we failed,

00:30:51.259 --> 00:30:52.039
 he succeeded.

00:30:52.420 --> 00:30:53.559
 Where the first Adam failed,

00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:54.440
 the second Adam

00:30:54.440 --> 00:30:55.759
 made all things new.

00:30:56.879 --> 00:30:57.879
 And this same Jesus

00:30:57.879 --> 00:30:59.079
 who laid down his life

00:30:59.079 --> 00:30:59.660
 at Calvary

00:30:59.660 --> 00:31:00.940
 took the punishment

00:31:00.940 --> 00:31:02.740
 of sin that we all deserve

00:31:02.740 --> 00:31:04.759
 and rose again in victory.

00:31:06.379 --> 00:31:07.379
 And now he offers

00:31:07.379 --> 00:31:08.519
 the same to all of us.

00:31:10.379 --> 00:31:11.299
 See, ignoring Jesus

00:31:11.299 --> 00:31:12.640
 is like ignoring your doctor

00:31:12.640 --> 00:31:14.359
 when he offers you the cure.

00:31:15.460 --> 00:31:17.079
 It's like ignoring a lifeguard

00:31:17.079 --> 00:31:18.099
 that's trying to throw you

00:31:18.099 --> 00:31:19.160
 a rope.

00:31:19.160 --> 00:31:19.980
 You're drowning

00:31:19.980 --> 00:31:22.240
 and you just ignore it.

00:31:23.140 --> 00:31:24.460
 See, to reject Jesus

00:31:24.460 --> 00:31:25.279
 is to refuse

00:31:25.279 --> 00:31:26.320
 the only hope

00:31:26.320 --> 00:31:27.420
 of salvation.

00:31:29.100 --> 00:31:29.980
 So today,

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 whether you're a believer

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 or you're maybe still searching,

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 the Father's command

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 is the same.

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 This

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 is my beloved son.

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 Hear him.

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 Will you hear him?

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 Will you obey him?

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 Will you follow him?

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 Because when you realize

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 who Jesus is,

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 he's worthy

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 of all those things.

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 He is the son of God.

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 Would you stand

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 with your heads bowed?

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 With your eyes closed.