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 The scripture reading today comes from the book of Exodus and the Gospel of Mark.

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 Please follow along in your bulletin.

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 In Exodus we read,

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 Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.

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 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

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 but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God.

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 In it you shall not do any work,

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 you or your son or your daughter,

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 your male or your female servant,

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 or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.

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 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,

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 the sea and all that is in them,

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 and rested on the seventh day.

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 Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

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 In Mark we read,

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 And it happened that he was passing through the grain fields on the Sabbath,

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 and his disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grains.

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 The Pharisees were saying to him,

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 Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

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 And he said to them,

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 Have you never read what David did when he was in need,

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 and he and his companion became hungry?

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 How he entered the house of God in a time of Apathah,

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 the high priest,

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 and ate the consecrated bread,

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 which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests.

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 And he also gave it to those who were with him.

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 Jesus said to them,

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 The Sabbath was made for man,

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 and not man for the Sabbath.

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 So the Son of Man is Lord even over the Sabbath.

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 Mark 3.

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 He entered again into the synagogue,

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 and a man was there whose hand was withered.

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 They were watching him to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath,

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 so that they might accuse him.

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 He said to the man with the withered hand,

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 Get up and come forward.

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 And he said to them,

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 Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath,

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 to save a life or to kill?

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 But they kept silent.

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 After looking around at them with anger,

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 grieved at their hardness of heart,

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 he said to the man,

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 Stretch out your hand.

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 And he stretched it out,

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 and his hand was restored.

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 The Pharisees went out,

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 and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against him,

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 as to how they might destroy him.

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 This is the reading of the Lord's Word.

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 I think I'm on.

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 Okay, good.

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 Wow.

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 That was amazing and beautiful.

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 Thanks, guys, for leading us to worship the Lord this morning.

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 Let's see who's on vacation already,

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 and who's preparing to go on vacation,

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 who's visiting,

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 because they're on vacation.

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 If you're here for the first time,

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 or haven't been back in a while,

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 my name is Tobin Miller.

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 I'm one of the pastors here,

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 and we've been doing a sermon series on the gospel and work.

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 How does being a Christian,

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 or how should being a Christian,

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 affect how we do our work?

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 What does it look like?

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 Should we work differently after we come to a relationship with the Lord,

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 or do we stay the same?

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 So we've done two sermons so far with some testimonies,

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 and today's the third.

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 And just to kind of catch you up to speed,

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 what we've talked about so far is we've said that in work,

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 we looked at Genesis and the book of Ephesians,

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 we've said that we all tend to suffer compartmentalization.

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 So we've said that we all have this internal mechanism within us

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 that we compartmentalize our lives.

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 We have the office,

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 we have the home,

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 we have family and friends.

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 And the problem with that is that often we ask different questions in those compartments.

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 At home, we might ask or tell our kids,

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 is that the right thing to do when they beat up their brother or sister?

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 That never happens in my home, but it could happen in your home.

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 We ask that question, is that right?

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 But at work, we might ask the question, is it legal?

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 In other situations, we might ask other different types of questions.

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 And the problem is that we become confused,

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 and we don't know what questions to ask,

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 and what are the answers that guide our life?

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 Just recently, a lot of the students in several high schools in Hong Kong

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 were kicked out because they were smoking marijuana.

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 And there's a big interview in a newspaper, I think last week,

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 talking about what the school should have done.

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 There's several of the schools that are having this trouble.

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 And as they're interviewing some of the students,

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 the students had some confusion because their response was,

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 I don't understand why it's wrong for me to smoke pot here in Hong Kong,

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 whereas in my home state of California, it's totally legal.

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 I can do that.

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 And so there was this confusion of what is right and what is good

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 and what is should and what is truthful.

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 And we all struggle with that.

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 We said that God created us to work, and our work brings glory to God.

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 We said that work is a noble thing.

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 No matter how we feel, sometimes we feel like work is just,

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 I just want to get through this so I can do what I really want to do.

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 But the scripture says that work is noble, and God created us for this.

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 We learned that our primary relationship is our relationship with God,

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 and that relationship with God should govern how we interact

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 in all the compartments of life, at home, at work, with our family.

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 That relationship with the Lord guides us, it drives us,

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 and it anchors us into reality.

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 We talked about no matter where we work, our ultimate boss is God.

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 We talked about how sometimes we have this temptation not to come into work

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 until our boss is there, and I know you never struggle with this,

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 and not to leave until your boss leaves.

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 But we talked about how Ephesians said that our ultimate boss is God,

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 and he sees everything.

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 He sees the things that we do, and he sees the things that we don't do.

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 We learned that we're not to worry about our future,

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 because if God is our ultimate boss, he will take care of us.

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 We might not receive that pay raise we expect.

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 We might not receive those promotions, but God sees all, and he takes care of us,

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 and in the end, as we walk with him, he will watch us and guide us.

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 We learned that the garden, our world, our workplace is broken

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 and filled with weeds and thorns and thistles,

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 and all this comes from a broken relationship between us and our creator.

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 The Bible calls this sin.

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 We don't like to talk about sin often, but the Bible talks about it a lot,

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 and it's something that happens because our relationship with God is broken,

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 and because of that, our world has fallen.

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 We talked about in God's kingdom, our work, our calling, our ministry,

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 are all the same thing.

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 We ask sometimes, what is your ministry at work?

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 And some people will say, well, I lead a Bible study, or I pray for people,

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 or I lead people, or I listen to them, or I talk to them.

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 But the scripture says that our work is our primary ministry,

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 and everything that we do in our work reflects on God and glorifies him.

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 Sometimes, if you're honest, we tend to separate.

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 This is the secular, and this is the sacred,

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 and we live in the secular Monday through Saturday,

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 and we live in the sacred on Sunday.

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 But the Bible says that everything is sacred,

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 and that God is with us at all times,

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 and he's guiding us.

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 And the last thing that we learn is the only way that we can fix the brokenness,

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 the only way that we can come out of the thorns and the thistles,

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 the only way that we can deal with the weeds in our life and in our workplaces

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 by fixing our relationship with our creator, God.

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 No matter what we try, no matter how we fix things or try to do things,

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 and there's books and books and books written on it,

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 that nothing's going to happen until we fix our relationship with God.

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 It was 1972.

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 I don't know how many people weren't alive then.

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 But in 1972, my family was moving from Trenton, New Jersey,

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 McGuire Air Force Base, to Montgomery, Alabama,

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 Maxwell Air Force Base, where my dad was going to attend a war college there.

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 We didn't know anything about the South.

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 We had all these questions because we watched Huckleberry Finn,

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 and we wondered if people actually wore shoes in the South.

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 And I'm here to tell you that in 1972, about half did and half didn't.

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 Okay?

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 It's true.

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 And we got there, and it was a very interesting experience for us

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 because my family were not churchgoers.

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 And I remember the first Sunday, we woke up, and we slept in as we always did,

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 and we said, let's go get something to eat.

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 And we started driving around town,

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 and all the restaurants were closed.

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 I mean, everything was closed.

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 The only thing that had cars parked outside of it was churches.

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 And we didn't go to church.

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 We just wanted food.

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 And so we drove it around, and we drove around,

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 and we ended up coming home because we couldn't find a place

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 that was open for us to eat.

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 It's called the Blue Laws in the South.

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 And some of them still exist, like selling alcohol on certain days

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 or things like that.

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 But there were these ideas that we want to keep this thing holy and sacred.

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 And we didn't know that because we weren't churchgoers.

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 We didn't know what holy or sacred or church was all about.

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 We just knew that we couldn't eat dinner that night

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 because everything was shut down.

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 It was crazy.

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 I remember asking a friend of mine, his dad later, his name was Andy.

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 I said, what's going on here?

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 And his reply is, and you can't repeat this

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 because back then I was called Toby instead of Tobin.

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 He said, Toby, people are just too busy in Montgomery.

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 People need to learn how to rest.

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 People need perspective.

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 And I've thought about that a lot.

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 People need to learn how to rest.

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 People need perspective.

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 We're going to look at a passage today.

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 It's in the Gospel of Mark, but it's actually in Luke and Matthew also.

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 And it's a story of Jesus coming against the religious leaders,

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 and he's going to talk to them about rest.

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 He's going to talk to them about work.

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 He's going to talk to them about perspective.

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 In the Jewish culture, it's called the Sabbath.

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 I know it's something alien to us in Hong Kong

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 because we pride ourselves in busyness and working hard.

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 I was talking to a guy this week, and he says,

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 what are we going to preach on this Sunday?

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 I'm like, we're going to preach on rest.

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 He's like, ha, ha, ha, good luck with that.

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 I was like, yeah, you're right.

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 And I struggle with even sharing this

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 because I realize that often I'm a much better communicator of it

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 than a practicer of it, especially as a pastor.

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 Because what I found out is pastors become very, very busy,

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 especially on Sabbaths.

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 People are very busy, and they need to rest.

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 They need perspective.

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 What do you think about that?

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 I've thought about that some, and I realize that in my own life,

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 and this is a sermon towards Tobin,

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 so if you hear me say we or us, it's actually me.

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 It seems like we just get busier and busier in Hong Kong.

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 Life is busier and busier,

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 and I challenge you this week to ask somebody how they're doing

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 and write out how many times they don't say I'm busy.

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 And I challenge you this week, if someone asks you,

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 how are you doing?

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 Not to say in some form or fashion that you're busy,

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 but it just seems like we're busy, busy, busy,

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 and we all need rest, and we all need perspective.

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 And it seems like technology hasn't helped at all.

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 I got this new, I got my Apple smartphone,

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 and I felt like it's going to help me slow down.

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 It's going to help me get perspective.

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 It's going to help me organize my life,

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 and it hasn't helped at all.

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 I mean, I'm on the date night, Thursday night,

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 and guys, this is not a good thing to do, okay?

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 Christina and I are talking.

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 I'm trying to pay attention to her.

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 We're focusing.

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 We're having this talking about feelings and emotion.

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 She's using her 20,000 words for the day,

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 and I'm trying to use my 500 words for the day.

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 And she mentions something that strikes this spark in my head,

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 and I go, oh, yeah, I forgot all about that.

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 And I pull out my phone, and I start to do a text message.

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 And she goes, what are you doing?

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 And I'm like, I thought maybe the kids called.

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 And I wanted to check and see if they called.

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 I lied as a pastor.

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 But I realized that my life is getting busier and busier,

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 and that we're all getting busier and busier,

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 and we're chasing after the wind.

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 And guys, that is not a good thing to do on your date night, okay?

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 And single guys, if you're dating a girl, put up your phone.

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 Don't take it with you.

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 Just please don't do that.

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 I was meeting with a friend this Friday.

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 He's from another country, and we're talking about life.

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 And I asked him how he was doing.

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 He was in just for a couple days, and he said,

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 things are crazy, and they're busy.

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 And I think I'm going to get laid off at the end of this year

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 because there's another massive round of layoffs coming in my industry.

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 And I looked at him, and we started praying and talking about it.

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 He goes, but you know, I don't know if that's a bad thing or a good thing

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 because my family has been complaining about how busy I am,

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 and I'm not spending enough time with them.

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 But then if I don't get laid off, other people are going to get laid off,

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 and then I'm going to have to do their job also,

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 so I'm going to even be busier.

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 So maybe it's a good thing that I get laid off

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 because I'm just too busy.

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 And you know, the Bible talks about that a lot.

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 In the very beginning in your bulletin, we look at it in Exodus.

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 It actually comes from Genesis.

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 And it says in the very beginning that God creates everything.

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 He creates everything in six days.

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 And on this seventh day, he says this will be a day of rest.

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 He establishes this work rhythm.

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 Six days of work, one day of rest.

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 It's called the Sabbath.

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 It actually means to cease in Hebrew.

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 It means to stop, to do nothing, to relax.

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 And I thought about that passage because God's created it.

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 That God finishes his creation, and God is God.

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 He's not tired.

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 He doesn't need to rest.

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 He doesn't need to recharge his iPhone or his batteries.

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 But for some reason in the Scripture,

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 he lays down this day of rest for you and I as his creation.

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 And he says, this is the day I want you to relax.

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 This is the day I want you to recharge.

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 This is the day that I've made just for you to enjoy me.

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 This is the day I want you to have perspective.

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 We read a little later on in Exodus passage,

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 and it was printed for you in a bulletin,

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 that God actually takes his Sabbath day,

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 and he makes it a law.

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 It's this gift that he gives to us.

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 And it's not a gift that's supposed to be burdensome.

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 It's this gift that's supposed to give us freedom,

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 to give us a chance to relax,

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 to give us a chance to break.

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 It's a gift to help us biologically and psychologically

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 and spiritually to rest.

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 And so he puts it in his word,

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 and the Jewish nation took this idea of Sabbath,

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 and they ran with it.

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 It was a huge part of the Jewish culture.

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 I mean, if you go to Israel today,

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 on Friday night at 6 o'clock, everything shuts down.

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 And Saturday night at 6 o'clock, everything opens up again.

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 And they prided themselves in the Sabbath,

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 because for them, it was a covenant relationship

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 between them and the creator of all things.

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 The Jewish writers, from that time on,

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 took this idea of Sabbath,

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 and they started to write and to organize

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 and to build upon it,

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 to where it came to a place

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 where the Sabbath was the most important thing

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 in a Jewish culture.

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 It was a thing that separated them

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 apart from all the other nations in the world.

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 No other nation had a day of rest.

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 It was totally alien and totally strange,

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 just like a person driving from New Jersey

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 down to Alabama

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 and experiencing a closed-out place.

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 That would have been strange to them,

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 and that was something that the Jewish people

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 prided themselves in,

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 because it meant they had a relationship.

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 It meant that they had perspective with God.

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 In Deuteronomy, we read later on

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 that God actually says for the people

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 in Deuteronomy 5,

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 and I think it's printed in your bulletin,

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 He says,

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 I want you to practice this Sabbath

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 because you need to remember

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 that at one time you were a slave,

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 and slaves got no rest.

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 But as the people of God,

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 I've given you a day of rest.

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 Slaves have no rest,

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 but the people of God

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 have a rest.

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 They have a perspective.

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 One Jewish writer said it like this,

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 and I thought this was encapsulated at all.

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 He said that in the Sabbath,

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 our greatest needs

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 of rest,

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 identity,

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 self-worth,

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 worship,

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 security,

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 are perfectly met.

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 In the Sabbath,

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 our greatest needs,

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 our greatest needs of man,

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 rest,

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 identity,

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 self-worth,

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 worship,

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 and security

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 are perfectly met.

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 But by the time of Jesus' day,

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 they had taken this Sabbath,

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 which was just this law,

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 and they had added,

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 and added,

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 and added,

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 and added,

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 and added hundreds and hundreds

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 of rules and regulations

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 and things that should be good,

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 and they divided work

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 up into 39 different categories.

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 So when Jesus came on the scene,

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 it wasn't just a day of rest,

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 but it was a day

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 that you had to do,

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 do,

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 do,

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 do,

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 do,

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 do,

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 do,

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 or you weren't actually resting.

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 Some of the rules were like this.

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 On the Sabbath,

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 you cannot walk more than 3,000 feet.

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 On the Sabbath,

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 you cannot carry an object

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 with any weight.

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 Actually,

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 the weight was this.

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 This is a pine cone

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 I picked up from the Garden of Gethsemane

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 when we were on our Israel trip.

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 And this is the size of the weight

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 that you could carry on the Sabbath.

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 That was it.

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 Now,

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 if you were walking with somebody

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 and you got past your regulated time

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 that you could walk,

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 you could hand this off to them,

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 and then they could carry it,

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 and then they could hand it off to you.

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 Now,

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 you didn't have to do it backwards

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 like in rugby,

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 but you had to hand it off

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 after a certain period of time.

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 No one got that right.

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 Rugby,

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 you run forwards,

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 you pass backwards.

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 Anyway,

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 I'll try it later.

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 Anyway,

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 but this was the weight

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 that you could carry.

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 You couldn't toss something

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 into the air

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 and catch it with the other hand.

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 That was work.

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 That was a bad thing.

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 You couldn't do that.

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 You couldn't light a fire

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 or you couldn't put out a fire.

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 Two trips ago,

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 my birthday was on the Israel trip,

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 and Christina was trying

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 to throw a party for me

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 and had this beautiful cake

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 and all these candles,

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 and we were going to have this party.

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 We'd have an early party

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 because everybody was going to go out,

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 but it was on the Sabbath,

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 and the guy says,

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 here's your cake,

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 here's your candles,

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 but you can't light it.

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 I go,

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 what?

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 He goes,

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 you can't light it

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 because that's work.

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 Well,

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 how are we going to do

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 a birthday cake

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 without lighting?

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 He goes,

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 what?

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 601.

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 601,

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 you can light it

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 because at 601,

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 the work can be happening

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 because the Sabbath is over.

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 So my birthday party

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 started at 601,

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 May 14th,

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 four years ago,

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 but you couldn't do

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 any work on that.

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 A woman

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 could not look in a mirror

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 because she might see

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 a gray hair

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 and be tempted

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 to pull it out.

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 That would be work.

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 Now,

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 I know that wouldn't happen

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 to any of the women

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 in our church

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 because there are no gray hair,

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 it's just frosted hair,

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 but you could not do that.

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 You could not open a can

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 except for a Diet Coke can

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 because a Diet Coke can

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 was seen as holy

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 and righteous and good.

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 So that was the only,

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 I'm teasing,

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 okay,

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 but that was the only can

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 you could open.

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 In fact,

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 he says that you couldn't

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 even heal people

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 if someone was sick

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 and they were beat up,

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 you could keep them alive,

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 but you couldn't

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 heal them at all.

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 And so these Jewish writers

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 put all these clarifications

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 and they took this idea

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 of a Sabbath,

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 which was this amazing blessing.

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 It was a day to rest

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 and get perspective

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 and they added

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 all of these things on it

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 and they basically

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 turned this day

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 of a blessing

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 into a day

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 of a curse.

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 And so on Jesus' day,

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 there was all these rules

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 that you had to do

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 and what their faith became

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 was a religion

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 based on works.

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 You had to do these things

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 to feel secure.

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 You had to do these things

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 to get your identity.

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 You had to do these things

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 to get your self-worth.

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 All these things

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 that the Sabbath

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 was supposed to give us

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 just as we rested

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 and reflected on God,

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 now they said

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 that was not enough.

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 You had to do,

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 you had to do,

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 you had to do,

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 you had to perform,

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 you had to be better

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 than everybody else,

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 you had to be better

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 than those people around you,

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 you had to keep the law

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 more perfectly,

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 and if you did that,

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 God would be pleased.

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 Does that sound good?

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 So you know

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 what's gonna happen

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 because Jesus

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 is gonna come in here

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 and Jesus is gonna say

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 to them what he sees

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 right away,

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 he says you guys

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 are adding all these rules

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 and laws on all these people

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 but the problem is

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 you don't even do them

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 for yourself.

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 You just make them do them

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 but you don't take them

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 on yourself

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 and so Jesus comes

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 with his disciples

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 and they go after him

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 in this series of passages

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 and they try to change him,

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 they try to take grace

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 in the gospel

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 and turn it into works

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 and you know

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 what's gonna happen.

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 It's not gonna be good.

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 You know,

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 one of the neat things

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 about this sermon series

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 as we've been talking

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 is that we've been able

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 to have businessmen

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 come up and share

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 some of their journeys

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 and stories

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 and so I've asked Simon Wong

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 to come up.

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 Simon, where are you?

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 You're hiding.

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 Simon almost ran away today

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 because he came up

00:21:59.339 --> 00:22:00.099
 and we said,

00:22:00.279 --> 00:22:01.160
 we're gonna do the interview

00:22:01.160 --> 00:22:01.700
 and I said, yeah

00:22:01.700 --> 00:22:02.480
 and he goes,

00:22:02.539 --> 00:22:03.500
 did you get my questions?

00:22:03.559 --> 00:22:04.200
 I said, no

00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:04.920
 and he said,

00:22:05.000 --> 00:22:05.799
 are the same questions

00:22:05.799 --> 00:22:06.420
 you're gonna ask me?

00:22:06.460 --> 00:22:07.079
 I said, I forgot

00:22:07.079 --> 00:22:08.039
 what those questions were

00:22:08.039 --> 00:22:09.680
 and we're just gonna go by ear

00:22:09.680 --> 00:22:11.500
 and so he's pretty nervous here

00:22:11.500 --> 00:22:12.240
 so Simon,

00:22:12.319 --> 00:22:13.420
 thank you for coming up

00:22:13.420 --> 00:22:14.119
 and you know,

00:22:14.160 --> 00:22:14.779
 Simon, one of the things,

00:22:15.059 --> 00:22:16.059
 Simon's in our community group

00:22:16.059 --> 00:22:17.180
 his wife Sherman

00:22:17.180 --> 00:22:19.940
 helps do the youth ministry,

00:22:20.359 --> 00:22:21.099
 children's ministry

00:22:21.099 --> 00:22:22.660
 and I just appreciate your,

00:22:22.660 --> 00:22:24.779
 I just appreciate your transparency

00:22:24.779 --> 00:22:27.220
 and your honesty, right?

00:22:27.319 --> 00:22:28.200
 And as you walk,

00:22:28.259 --> 00:22:29.240
 it's been neat to see that

00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:30.240
 and so is it cracking

00:22:30.240 --> 00:22:31.599
 or you don't have to,

00:22:31.839 --> 00:22:32.859
 you can do it if you want.

00:22:33.099 --> 00:22:33.819
 I'll be like Oprah

00:22:33.819 --> 00:22:34.640
 but I'll stand up

00:22:34.640 --> 00:22:36.740
 because I'm the skinny Oprah.

00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:37.500
 Okay,

00:22:37.880 --> 00:22:38.559
 so Simon,

00:22:38.559 --> 00:22:39.359
 maybe you just share

00:22:39.359 --> 00:22:39.899
 with us a little bit

00:22:39.899 --> 00:22:41.419
 about just your story,

00:22:41.519 --> 00:22:42.059
 where you're at

00:22:42.059 --> 00:22:42.700
 in this journey

00:22:42.700 --> 00:22:43.839
 of work and experiences.

00:22:45.539 --> 00:22:46.759
 Just a little bit background,

00:22:46.919 --> 00:22:47.619
 my name is Simon,

00:22:47.919 --> 00:22:50.339
 I work in IT industry

00:22:50.339 --> 00:22:52.240
 long times ago,

00:22:52.659 --> 00:22:54.000
 around 20 years ago.

00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:55.099
 At that time,

00:22:56.399 --> 00:22:56.639
 you know,

00:22:57.139 --> 00:22:58.139
 computer technology,

00:22:58.299 --> 00:22:58.779
 there's no,

00:22:59.359 --> 00:23:00.639
 so everything is in English,

00:23:01.419 --> 00:23:01.579
 right?

00:23:01.639 --> 00:23:02.339
 You are not able

00:23:02.339 --> 00:23:04.720
 to see the internet page

00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:05.360
 in Chinese,

00:23:05.700 --> 00:23:06.740
 in Japanese,

00:23:07.019 --> 00:23:07.740
 in all these

00:23:07.740 --> 00:23:08.680
 other different languages.

00:23:09.799 --> 00:23:10.039
 So,

00:23:10.299 --> 00:23:12.460
 so I work in the Silicon Valley

00:23:12.460 --> 00:23:13.180
 to actually,

00:23:13.960 --> 00:23:15.160
 to,

00:23:15.240 --> 00:23:16.140
 to build technology

00:23:16.140 --> 00:23:17.460
 to represent those languages.

00:23:18.039 --> 00:23:19.039
 So right now,

00:23:19.120 --> 00:23:20.759
 you are seeing smartphone,

00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:22.140
 you are seeing the internet

00:23:22.140 --> 00:23:24.039
 with those languages.

00:23:24.700 --> 00:23:25.640
 I'm so proud

00:23:25.640 --> 00:23:26.680
 to be part of that,

00:23:27.160 --> 00:23:27.319
 right?

00:23:27.400 --> 00:23:27.600
 So,

00:23:27.740 --> 00:23:28.000
 and,

00:23:28.740 --> 00:23:29.400
 no.

00:23:30.400 --> 00:23:31.819
 So as Bernard said,

00:23:31.900 --> 00:23:32.100
 three,

00:23:32.259 --> 00:23:32.759
 three weeks ago,

00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:33.779
 you kind of took the garden,

00:23:33.779 --> 00:23:34.920
 and you took all the loose pieces,

00:23:35.299 --> 00:23:36.440
 and you're trying to

00:23:36.440 --> 00:23:37.980
 interconnect and telecommunicate

00:23:37.980 --> 00:23:38.619
 throughout the garden,

00:23:38.779 --> 00:23:39.079
 right?

00:23:39.460 --> 00:23:40.079
 And so now you're,

00:23:40.319 --> 00:23:41.379
 he set up the framework,

00:23:41.480 --> 00:23:42.139
 and now you're giving us

00:23:42.139 --> 00:23:43.200
 the language to do that in,

00:23:43.240 --> 00:23:43.460
 right?

00:23:43.619 --> 00:23:43.879
 Yes.

00:23:44.000 --> 00:23:44.559
 Okay, okay, okay.

00:23:45.119 --> 00:23:45.480
 So,

00:23:45.680 --> 00:23:47.539
 in 2004,

00:23:47.680 --> 00:23:48.119
 I think

00:23:48.119 --> 00:23:51.379
 God has put in my,

00:23:51.660 --> 00:23:52.319
 in my heart

00:23:52.319 --> 00:23:53.700
 a burden

00:23:53.700 --> 00:23:54.680
 to work with people

00:23:54.680 --> 00:23:55.680
 rather than technology.

00:23:56.180 --> 00:23:57.259
 So I start to

00:23:57.259 --> 00:23:58.379
 think about,

00:23:58.559 --> 00:23:58.879
 you know,

00:23:59.139 --> 00:24:00.019
 how are we going to

00:24:00.019 --> 00:24:01.440
 witness to Christ

00:24:01.440 --> 00:24:02.019
 in work?

00:24:02.619 --> 00:24:03.460
 How are we going to

00:24:03.460 --> 00:24:04.079
 deal with people?

00:24:04.200 --> 00:24:04.579
 And then,

00:24:04.960 --> 00:24:06.059
 I decided to come back

00:24:06.059 --> 00:24:06.700
 to Hong Kong

00:24:06.700 --> 00:24:07.740
 to work on a

00:24:07.740 --> 00:24:08.740
 totally different career,

00:24:09.460 --> 00:24:10.220
 which is,

00:24:10.380 --> 00:24:11.440
 a lot of people

00:24:11.440 --> 00:24:12.100
 don't like it,

00:24:12.180 --> 00:24:12.740
 is sales.

00:24:13.420 --> 00:24:15.039
 So I transform myself

00:24:15.039 --> 00:24:15.720
 from an engineer

00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:16.519
 to a sales,

00:24:17.039 --> 00:24:18.920
 selling big software

00:24:18.920 --> 00:24:19.600
 to company

00:24:19.600 --> 00:24:21.840
 like AT&T.

00:24:23.100 --> 00:24:24.000
 But now we should

00:24:24.000 --> 00:24:24.420
 sit down

00:24:24.420 --> 00:24:25.360
 and talk about business.

00:24:26.700 --> 00:24:27.259
 And,

00:24:27.420 --> 00:24:28.420
 basically,

00:24:28.640 --> 00:24:29.640
 trying to enable,

00:24:30.100 --> 00:24:30.340
 you know,

00:24:30.380 --> 00:24:31.160
 IT infrastructure

00:24:31.160 --> 00:24:32.700
 for mobile phone,

00:24:32.700 --> 00:24:33.200
 smartphone,

00:24:33.860 --> 00:24:34.000
 right,

00:24:34.120 --> 00:24:35.019
 your iPhone apps,

00:24:35.240 --> 00:24:35.880
 things like that.

00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:37.100
 It's very interesting.

00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:38.680
 But a sales career

00:24:38.680 --> 00:24:39.380
 is very different

00:24:39.380 --> 00:24:40.480
 from an engineering career.

00:24:41.259 --> 00:24:41.539
 So,

00:24:41.819 --> 00:24:43.580
 God taught me

00:24:43.580 --> 00:24:44.400
 a lot of things

00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:46.400
 during that journey.

00:24:46.600 --> 00:24:47.360
 I think God

00:24:47.360 --> 00:24:48.299
 is still teaching me

00:24:48.299 --> 00:24:48.779
 right now.

00:24:49.440 --> 00:24:49.460
 Yeah.

00:24:49.940 --> 00:24:50.840
 So you're married

00:24:50.840 --> 00:24:51.860
 and you have two kiddos,

00:24:51.920 --> 00:24:52.100
 right,

00:24:52.140 --> 00:24:52.559
 and they're here.

00:24:53.240 --> 00:24:54.299
 So as you've

00:24:54.299 --> 00:24:55.319
 been on this journey

00:24:55.319 --> 00:24:56.059
 and changing

00:24:56.059 --> 00:24:57.019
 from career to career

00:24:57.019 --> 00:24:57.480
 and jobs

00:24:57.480 --> 00:24:58.160
 and things like that,

00:24:58.160 --> 00:24:59.400
 what would you say

00:24:59.400 --> 00:25:00.920
 as we talk about

00:25:00.920 --> 00:25:01.600
 the brokenness

00:25:01.600 --> 00:25:02.240
 and the thorns

00:25:02.240 --> 00:25:02.880
 and the thistles

00:25:02.880 --> 00:25:03.300
 and just

00:25:03.300 --> 00:25:04.840
 we live in a cursed

00:25:04.840 --> 00:25:06.640
 work environment

00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:07.380
 and everything else

00:25:07.380 --> 00:25:07.720
 and we're here

00:25:07.720 --> 00:25:08.460
 to redeem that,

00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:09.519
 what would you say,

00:25:09.560 --> 00:25:10.360
 how has that affected you?

00:25:11.800 --> 00:25:12.400
 Right now,

00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:13.279
 I manage a team

00:25:13.279 --> 00:25:13.980
 of around

00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:15.300
 40 people,

00:25:15.460 --> 00:25:16.019
 30 people.

00:25:17.500 --> 00:25:18.300
 So I talk

00:25:18.300 --> 00:25:19.060
 to a lot of people,

00:25:19.279 --> 00:25:20.580
 a lot of our colleagues,

00:25:20.740 --> 00:25:21.880
 a lot of our business partners,

00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:22.900
 a lot of our customers.

00:25:22.900 --> 00:25:25.560
 My view on the brokenness

00:25:25.560 --> 00:25:26.660
 is that everybody thinks

00:25:26.660 --> 00:25:27.340
 that they are not

00:25:27.340 --> 00:25:28.460
 paid as they should

00:25:28.460 --> 00:25:29.759
 or they should be paid.

00:25:30.400 --> 00:25:31.540
 They're always looking

00:25:31.540 --> 00:25:32.680
 higher than what

00:25:32.680 --> 00:25:34.880
 they are.

00:25:35.320 --> 00:25:36.700
 So this is generally

00:25:36.700 --> 00:25:37.759
 across the board,

00:25:38.320 --> 00:25:38.519
 right.

00:25:38.620 --> 00:25:40.680
 So I think

00:25:40.680 --> 00:25:42.140
 this is kind of

00:25:42.140 --> 00:25:42.780
 the brokenness

00:25:42.780 --> 00:25:43.960
 that I'm part of.

00:25:44.420 --> 00:25:45.200
 I'm also looking

00:25:45.200 --> 00:25:46.220
 myself as higher

00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:47.400
 than what I am

00:25:47.400 --> 00:25:48.820
 and I'm also

00:25:48.820 --> 00:25:49.980
 trying to ask

00:25:49.980 --> 00:25:51.440
 for the salary,

00:25:51.600 --> 00:25:52.080
 the promotion

00:25:52.079 --> 00:25:53.119
 that I think

00:25:53.119 --> 00:25:53.759
 I deserve.

00:25:54.460 --> 00:25:55.139
 So that is

00:25:55.139 --> 00:25:55.720
 the brokenness

00:25:55.720 --> 00:25:56.199
 that I'm seeing.

00:25:57.119 --> 00:25:57.500
 That's good.

00:25:57.839 --> 00:25:58.099
 That's good.

00:25:58.439 --> 00:25:59.220
 So in the midst

00:25:59.220 --> 00:26:00.220
 of that brokenness,

00:26:01.559 --> 00:26:02.740
 would you ever say

00:26:02.740 --> 00:26:03.939
 or how would you say

00:26:03.939 --> 00:26:05.899
 you are tempted

00:26:05.899 --> 00:26:07.539
 to compartmentalize

00:26:07.539 --> 00:26:08.159
 and live by

00:26:08.159 --> 00:26:09.240
 different sets of rules

00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:09.919
 in different areas?

00:26:10.019 --> 00:26:11.220
 Has that been a struggle

00:26:11.220 --> 00:26:12.279
 for you in that sense?

00:26:13.599 --> 00:26:14.319
 Of course.

00:26:14.839 --> 00:26:16.460
 So I think

00:26:16.460 --> 00:26:17.419
 a few years back,

00:26:17.419 --> 00:26:18.659
 just a short story,

00:26:18.759 --> 00:26:19.539
 I don't want to make it

00:26:19.539 --> 00:26:20.960
 a sermon.

00:26:22.079 --> 00:26:23.079
 You're probably

00:26:23.079 --> 00:26:23.819
 better than I am

00:26:23.819 --> 00:26:24.339
 so that's okay.

00:26:24.799 --> 00:26:25.500
 They're not going

00:26:25.500 --> 00:26:25.799
 to remember

00:26:25.799 --> 00:26:26.379
 anything I said,

00:26:26.439 --> 00:26:26.659
 they're going to

00:26:26.659 --> 00:26:27.159
 remember everything

00:26:27.159 --> 00:26:27.579
 you said

00:26:27.579 --> 00:26:28.159
 so it's okay.

00:26:29.259 --> 00:26:30.599
 So I don't know

00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:31.899
 if you ever

00:26:31.899 --> 00:26:33.199
 pay for a promotion

00:26:33.199 --> 00:26:35.439
 or a salary increment.

00:26:35.980 --> 00:26:36.519
 Have you ever

00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:36.740
 paid?

00:26:38.000 --> 00:26:38.279
 Okay,

00:26:38.460 --> 00:26:39.359
 so I'm not alone.

00:26:39.879 --> 00:26:41.019
 So four years ago

00:26:41.019 --> 00:26:42.839
 I actually feel

00:26:42.839 --> 00:26:43.919
 that in two years

00:26:43.919 --> 00:26:44.759
 I was not paid

00:26:44.759 --> 00:26:46.559
 as I should be paid.

00:26:46.960 --> 00:26:47.939
 I'm not recognized

00:26:47.939 --> 00:26:48.679
 as a person

00:26:48.679 --> 00:26:49.759
 in the organization

00:26:49.759 --> 00:26:50.819
 based on the contribution

00:26:50.819 --> 00:26:51.440
 that I have.

00:26:52.440 --> 00:26:53.299
 So I'm sure

00:26:53.299 --> 00:26:54.099
 that a lot of people

00:26:54.099 --> 00:26:55.039
 actually think that way.

00:26:55.779 --> 00:26:58.259
 So I go to the Lord,

00:26:58.480 --> 00:27:01.339
 I decided that I set aside

00:27:01.339 --> 00:27:03.039
 a date of fasting prayer

00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:05.579
 to pray for promotion.

00:27:06.579 --> 00:27:07.319
 We're going to have

00:27:07.319 --> 00:27:08.359
 a special class on that

00:27:08.359 --> 00:27:09.160
 right after this,

00:27:09.220 --> 00:27:09.460
 okay?

00:27:10.160 --> 00:27:10.879
 So it's, yeah.

00:27:11.099 --> 00:27:12.480
 This is not biblical,

00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:12.839
 right?

00:27:12.839 --> 00:27:15.279
 But it was my theology

00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:15.859
 at that time.

00:27:16.480 --> 00:27:17.759
 So I sit down

00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:19.419
 and start the fasting day

00:27:19.419 --> 00:27:20.480
 and the first thing

00:27:20.480 --> 00:27:21.759
 I bow down and pray

00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:24.299
 and God is telling me

00:27:24.299 --> 00:27:24.839
 that you are praying

00:27:24.839 --> 00:27:25.500
 the wrong thing.

00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:26.439
 Right?

00:27:26.539 --> 00:27:27.059
 You are praying

00:27:27.059 --> 00:27:27.759
 for your glory.

00:27:28.359 --> 00:27:28.959
 You are praying

00:27:28.959 --> 00:27:30.019
 for your approval

00:27:30.019 --> 00:27:30.659
 in your work.

00:27:31.279 --> 00:27:31.759
 You are praying

00:27:31.759 --> 00:27:33.259
 for basically

00:27:33.259 --> 00:27:34.539
 your identity

00:27:34.539 --> 00:27:35.819
 with your peer groups.

00:27:36.819 --> 00:27:38.519
 So that fasting prayer

00:27:38.519 --> 00:27:39.159
 of promotion

00:27:39.159 --> 00:27:39.980
 become a prayer

00:27:39.980 --> 00:27:40.899
 of repentance.

00:27:40.900 --> 00:27:43.280
 so that is

00:27:43.280 --> 00:27:44.320
 a very good exercise

00:27:44.320 --> 00:27:45.500
 because it geared

00:27:45.500 --> 00:27:46.960
 myself toward

00:27:46.960 --> 00:27:48.320
 a working attitude

00:27:48.320 --> 00:27:49.200
 to serve God

00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:50.580
 rather than serve myself.

00:27:51.120 --> 00:27:52.220
 And this is not

00:27:52.220 --> 00:27:53.019
 a head knowledge.

00:27:53.240 --> 00:27:54.040
 I have been,

00:27:54.360 --> 00:27:55.040
 had that knowledge

00:27:55.040 --> 00:27:55.940
 for a long, long time

00:27:55.940 --> 00:27:56.860
 that I need to serve God

00:27:56.860 --> 00:27:57.740
 in the working place.

00:27:58.180 --> 00:27:59.620
 But having a head knowledge

00:27:59.620 --> 00:28:00.800
 and actually doing it

00:28:00.800 --> 00:28:01.480
 is very different.

00:28:02.080 --> 00:28:02.820
 That's what I'm trying

00:28:02.820 --> 00:28:03.220
 to share.

00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:05.780
 So I think

00:28:05.780 --> 00:28:06.580
 in that instance

00:28:06.580 --> 00:28:08.100
 I never pray for any,

00:28:08.160 --> 00:28:08.960
 I don't feel like

00:28:08.960 --> 00:28:09.740
 I want to pray

00:28:09.740 --> 00:28:10.759
 for a promotion anymore.

00:28:11.340 --> 00:28:12.460
 Because God has changed

00:28:12.460 --> 00:28:13.000
 my heart

00:28:13.000 --> 00:28:14.820
 that I should pray

00:28:14.820 --> 00:28:15.360
 for the things

00:28:15.360 --> 00:28:16.140
 that He cares.

00:28:17.019 --> 00:28:18.040
 So I'm just going

00:28:18.040 --> 00:28:19.220
 to break some confidence

00:28:19.220 --> 00:28:20.120
 but in our community group

00:28:20.120 --> 00:28:21.480
 we pray a lot about,

00:28:21.540 --> 00:28:22.380
 if you're not in a community group

00:28:22.380 --> 00:28:23.240
 you need to get in a community group

00:28:23.240 --> 00:28:23.920
 because for us

00:28:23.920 --> 00:28:24.380
 it's where

00:28:24.380 --> 00:28:26.280
 life on life happenings

00:28:26.280 --> 00:28:27.960
 and just people talking

00:28:27.960 --> 00:28:28.320
 and getting to know

00:28:28.320 --> 00:28:28.620
 in a lot.

00:28:29.160 --> 00:28:30.080
 So we've been praying

00:28:30.080 --> 00:28:30.900
 in your community group

00:28:30.900 --> 00:28:32.019
 about a month ago, right?

00:28:32.140 --> 00:28:33.759
 You had this

00:28:33.759 --> 00:28:35.400
 really difficult situation

00:28:35.400 --> 00:28:35.980
 coming up

00:28:35.980 --> 00:28:37.060
 where you were going

00:28:37.060 --> 00:28:38.060
 to have to let off people.

00:28:38.740 --> 00:28:39.319
 And your company

00:28:39.319 --> 00:28:39.779
 basically said

00:28:39.779 --> 00:28:41.099
 cut off 30% of everybody.

00:28:41.859 --> 00:28:43.019
 And we prayed for that

00:28:43.019 --> 00:28:44.879
 for like at least a month

00:28:44.879 --> 00:28:45.519
 and we've talked

00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:46.379
 and the guys got together

00:28:46.379 --> 00:28:46.779
 and talked.

00:28:46.940 --> 00:28:48.240
 And can you just share

00:28:48.240 --> 00:28:50.099
 what that looked like

00:28:50.099 --> 00:28:51.220
 for you as you were praying

00:28:51.220 --> 00:28:52.700
 as a follower of Christ

00:28:52.700 --> 00:28:53.240
 in the workplace?

00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:55.000
 And I think I appreciate

00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:57.180
 one of the sacrifices

00:28:57.180 --> 00:28:57.900
 you were willing to make

00:28:57.900 --> 00:28:58.859
 if you want to share that

00:28:58.859 --> 00:28:59.839
 what you said

00:28:59.839 --> 00:29:00.420
 because I've never heard

00:29:00.420 --> 00:29:01.460
 anybody else say that before.

00:29:02.140 --> 00:29:02.700
 I think it was,

00:29:02.779 --> 00:29:03.759
 to me it was just an example

00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:05.120
 of God working in your heart.

00:29:05.900 --> 00:29:08.920
 So as I said

00:29:08.920 --> 00:29:10.799
 I manage a group

00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:12.220
 of 30 people

00:29:12.220 --> 00:29:14.700
 and I was asked

00:29:14.700 --> 00:29:15.819
 to lay off 30%

00:29:15.819 --> 00:29:18.079
 of my workforce

00:29:18.079 --> 00:29:21.299
 maybe two to three months ago

00:29:21.299 --> 00:29:23.240
 because the business

00:29:23.240 --> 00:29:24.319
 is not doing good

00:29:24.319 --> 00:29:25.779
 and we need to downsize.

00:29:26.980 --> 00:29:28.139
 So first time

00:29:28.139 --> 00:29:29.000
 I heard about this

00:29:29.000 --> 00:29:29.639
 30%

00:29:29.639 --> 00:29:30.480
 I don't know how

00:29:30.480 --> 00:29:31.619
 I can do this.

00:29:31.740 --> 00:29:32.680
 I look at all the peoples

00:29:32.680 --> 00:29:34.180
 that are reporting to me

00:29:34.180 --> 00:29:36.079
 and they have families

00:29:36.079 --> 00:29:37.579
 they have mortgages

00:29:37.579 --> 00:29:39.980
 across Asia Pacific

00:29:39.980 --> 00:29:41.139
 in different countries

00:29:41.139 --> 00:29:42.099
 with different cultures.

00:29:42.859 --> 00:29:43.639
 Different people look

00:29:43.639 --> 00:29:44.639
 at these things differently.

00:29:45.159 --> 00:29:46.240
 So I think

00:29:46.240 --> 00:29:47.919
 the pressure on me

00:29:47.919 --> 00:29:48.480
 is that

00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:49.339
 how are we going

00:29:49.339 --> 00:29:50.179
 to do this?

00:29:50.359 --> 00:29:51.099
 How are we going

00:29:51.099 --> 00:29:51.899
 to execute this?

00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:53.679
 Another complexity

00:29:53.679 --> 00:29:55.139
 is that the headquarter

00:29:55.139 --> 00:29:56.199
 actually assigned

00:29:56.199 --> 00:29:57.679
 executive management

00:29:57.679 --> 00:29:58.639
 team

00:29:58.639 --> 00:29:59.939
 or executive

00:29:59.939 --> 00:30:01.139
 to actually come

00:30:01.139 --> 00:30:02.039
 and monitor us

00:30:02.039 --> 00:30:03.959
 as part of the restructure.

00:30:04.859 --> 00:30:06.480
 So I was being asked

00:30:06.480 --> 00:30:07.159
 to identify

00:30:07.159 --> 00:30:08.439
 who are being redundant

00:30:08.439 --> 00:30:09.859
 and being let go

00:30:09.859 --> 00:30:11.899
 will be let go

00:30:11.899 --> 00:30:13.459
 and basically

00:30:13.459 --> 00:30:16.579
 I have a very burdened heart

00:30:16.579 --> 00:30:18.139
 and I share with Tobin

00:30:18.140 --> 00:30:19.120
 community groups

00:30:19.120 --> 00:30:20.340
 Chris

00:30:20.340 --> 00:30:22.320
 we pray about that

00:30:22.320 --> 00:30:24.180
 and graciously

00:30:24.180 --> 00:30:25.420
 God give me a peace

00:30:25.420 --> 00:30:26.460
 that I have never

00:30:26.460 --> 00:30:27.360
 experienced before

00:30:27.360 --> 00:30:29.120
 so I have the peace

00:30:29.120 --> 00:30:29.900
 that I can handle

00:30:29.900 --> 00:30:30.480
 these things.

00:30:31.160 --> 00:30:31.640
 I'm not saying

00:30:31.640 --> 00:30:32.740
 that the issue

00:30:32.740 --> 00:30:34.180
 was resolved

00:30:34.180 --> 00:30:34.900
 I'm just saying

00:30:34.900 --> 00:30:35.860
 that God is with me.

00:30:36.720 --> 00:30:37.520
 So all along

00:30:37.520 --> 00:30:38.100
 the process

00:30:38.100 --> 00:30:38.660
 I think

00:30:38.660 --> 00:30:41.020
 the challenge

00:30:41.020 --> 00:30:41.759
 that I see

00:30:41.759 --> 00:30:43.420
 at one moment

00:30:43.420 --> 00:30:44.360
 moment is that

00:30:44.360 --> 00:30:45.440
 when we actually

00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:46.560
 identify the list

00:30:46.560 --> 00:30:47.120
 of candidates

00:30:47.120 --> 00:30:48.600
 to be let go

00:30:48.600 --> 00:30:50.060
 one of them

00:30:50.060 --> 00:30:51.100
 actually is myself.

00:30:51.960 --> 00:30:53.060
 So I find that

00:30:53.060 --> 00:30:54.460
 I am part of the redundancy

00:30:54.460 --> 00:30:55.460
 if I'm true to myself

00:30:55.460 --> 00:30:56.980
 because this executive

00:30:56.980 --> 00:30:57.740
 is coming

00:30:57.740 --> 00:30:58.759
 to take my place.

00:30:59.820 --> 00:31:01.640
 So in that context

00:31:01.640 --> 00:31:03.460
 I struggle

00:31:03.460 --> 00:31:03.779
 right?

00:31:04.180 --> 00:31:05.019
 Evil force

00:31:05.019 --> 00:31:05.640
 human nature

00:31:05.640 --> 00:31:06.519
 is asking me

00:31:06.519 --> 00:31:07.539
 okay you can

00:31:07.539 --> 00:31:08.300
 take one

00:31:08.300 --> 00:31:09.300
 as a scapegoat

00:31:09.300 --> 00:31:10.220
 put it into

00:31:10.220 --> 00:31:11.039
 the candidate list

00:31:11.039 --> 00:31:12.139
 and you can free

00:31:12.139 --> 00:31:13.139
 and you have the job

00:31:13.139 --> 00:31:13.879
 you know

00:31:13.879 --> 00:31:14.920
 you're okay.

00:31:15.799 --> 00:31:16.500
 So I think

00:31:16.500 --> 00:31:18.759
 I quickly realized

00:31:18.759 --> 00:31:19.399
 that this is not

00:31:19.399 --> 00:31:20.159
 a good thing to do.

00:31:20.700 --> 00:31:21.700
 I quickly realized

00:31:21.700 --> 00:31:23.019
 that this is not

00:31:23.019 --> 00:31:25.180
 the thing

00:31:25.180 --> 00:31:25.799
 that I can

00:31:25.799 --> 00:31:26.859
 glorify God

00:31:26.859 --> 00:31:27.200
 actually

00:31:27.200 --> 00:31:28.299
 it's disgrace

00:31:28.299 --> 00:31:29.460
 because I

00:31:29.460 --> 00:31:30.700
 use the authority

00:31:30.700 --> 00:31:32.159
 that God has given me

00:31:32.159 --> 00:31:34.079
 to do it

00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:34.819
 to my benefit

00:31:34.819 --> 00:31:36.399
 which is not

00:31:36.399 --> 00:31:37.960
 it's not a justice

00:31:37.960 --> 00:31:39.500
 it's not a justice

00:31:39.500 --> 00:31:40.299
 that God wants

00:31:40.299 --> 00:31:41.339
 to do

00:31:41.339 --> 00:31:42.259
 at the working place.

00:31:43.000 --> 00:31:43.980
 So in the end

00:31:43.980 --> 00:31:45.279
 I just very open

00:31:45.279 --> 00:31:46.279
 to give the list

00:31:46.279 --> 00:31:46.940
 to my boss

00:31:46.940 --> 00:31:48.579
 with my name on it

00:31:48.579 --> 00:31:49.559
 saying that

00:31:49.559 --> 00:31:50.299
 okay this is

00:31:50.299 --> 00:31:51.180
 if you want to do it

00:31:51.180 --> 00:31:51.879
 this is the list

00:31:51.879 --> 00:31:53.019
 including myself

00:31:53.019 --> 00:31:55.039
 and I was a little bit

00:31:55.039 --> 00:31:55.539
 very

00:31:55.539 --> 00:31:57.379
 a little bit excited

00:31:57.379 --> 00:31:57.799
 actually

00:31:57.799 --> 00:32:00.539
 because I went down

00:32:00.539 --> 00:32:01.839
 to the HR department

00:32:01.839 --> 00:32:02.960
 and asked for

00:32:02.960 --> 00:32:03.839
 what kind of package

00:32:03.839 --> 00:32:04.359
 I get

00:32:04.359 --> 00:32:08.559
 and because I worked

00:32:08.559 --> 00:32:09.000
 in the company

00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:10.299
 for 17 years

00:32:10.299 --> 00:32:12.299
 and the HR

00:32:12.299 --> 00:32:12.879
 is telling me

00:32:12.879 --> 00:32:13.299
 that you get

00:32:13.299 --> 00:32:14.379
 one month of salary

00:32:14.379 --> 00:32:16.319
 out of each year

00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:16.879
 of service

00:32:16.879 --> 00:32:18.539
 so I have 17 month

00:32:18.539 --> 00:32:19.000
 salaries

00:32:19.000 --> 00:32:20.119
 and I have

00:32:20.119 --> 00:32:20.699
 big Sabbath

00:32:20.699 --> 00:32:22.619
 so I was

00:32:22.619 --> 00:32:23.539
 a little bit excited

00:32:23.539 --> 00:32:24.099
 and then later

00:32:24.099 --> 00:32:25.819
 they told me

00:32:25.819 --> 00:32:26.659
 that there's a cap

00:32:26.659 --> 00:32:28.219
 of three month salary

00:32:28.220 --> 00:32:31.960
 so if you work

00:32:31.960 --> 00:32:32.539
 for his company

00:32:32.539 --> 00:32:33.420
 you work for three months

00:32:33.420 --> 00:32:33.819
 and quit

00:32:33.819 --> 00:32:34.120
 right

00:32:34.120 --> 00:32:34.360
 so

00:32:34.360 --> 00:32:36.240
 so I hope

00:32:36.240 --> 00:32:36.759
 that this is a

00:32:36.759 --> 00:32:37.500
 protect environment

00:32:37.500 --> 00:32:38.539
 that when I share things

00:32:38.539 --> 00:32:39.600
 don't really

00:32:39.600 --> 00:32:40.860
 you know

00:32:40.860 --> 00:32:41.620
 tell other people

00:32:41.620 --> 00:32:42.019
 probably

00:32:42.019 --> 00:32:45.339
 so this is company policy

00:32:45.339 --> 00:32:46.880
 so in the end

00:32:46.880 --> 00:32:49.079
 a miracle happen

00:32:49.079 --> 00:32:50.220
 is that the executive

00:32:50.220 --> 00:32:52.440
 which the headquarters

00:32:52.440 --> 00:32:52.839
 sent

00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:54.319
 eventually

00:32:54.319 --> 00:32:55.699
 he doesn't want

00:32:55.699 --> 00:32:56.339
 to join us

00:32:56.339 --> 00:32:57.859
 so my boss

00:32:57.859 --> 00:32:58.419
 is basically

00:32:58.419 --> 00:32:58.799
 okay

00:32:58.799 --> 00:33:01.119
 so if this guy

00:33:01.119 --> 00:33:02.039
 is not joining us

00:33:02.039 --> 00:33:03.339
 so you will be

00:33:03.339 --> 00:33:04.659
 resuming your normal duty

00:33:04.659 --> 00:33:05.959
 as a head of organization

00:33:05.959 --> 00:33:07.480
 that was the outcome

00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:08.039
 okay

00:33:08.039 --> 00:33:09.000
 a physical outcome

00:33:09.000 --> 00:33:10.059
 but the actual

00:33:10.059 --> 00:33:10.959
 spiritual outcome

00:33:10.959 --> 00:33:11.399
 I see

00:33:11.399 --> 00:33:11.919
 is that

00:33:11.919 --> 00:33:13.980
 my boss

00:33:13.980 --> 00:33:15.059
 is looking at me

00:33:15.059 --> 00:33:15.659
 very differently

00:33:15.659 --> 00:33:16.659
 right now

00:33:16.659 --> 00:33:17.139
 he's here

00:33:17.139 --> 00:33:18.039
 how do I manage

00:33:18.039 --> 00:33:18.599
 a guy who

00:33:18.599 --> 00:33:19.419
 doesn't care

00:33:19.419 --> 00:33:20.279
 to lose their job

00:33:20.279 --> 00:33:21.079
 right

00:33:21.079 --> 00:33:21.639
 so he

00:33:21.640 --> 00:33:23.160
 I think he's starting

00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:24.220
 not know how

00:33:24.220 --> 00:33:25.020
 to manage me

00:33:25.020 --> 00:33:25.759
 because

00:33:25.759 --> 00:33:26.380
 you know

00:33:26.380 --> 00:33:27.480
 if you

00:33:27.480 --> 00:33:28.300
 you can manage

00:33:28.300 --> 00:33:28.640
 people

00:33:28.640 --> 00:33:29.000
 you can

00:33:29.000 --> 00:33:29.280
 you know

00:33:29.280 --> 00:33:30.100
 give them a salary

00:33:30.100 --> 00:33:30.560
 and they

00:33:30.560 --> 00:33:31.200
 they work hard

00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:32.280
 but if you are

00:33:32.280 --> 00:33:32.900
 you don't care

00:33:32.900 --> 00:33:33.520
 about your job

00:33:33.520 --> 00:33:35.560
 your boss

00:33:35.560 --> 00:33:35.860
 don't know

00:33:35.860 --> 00:33:36.580
 how to manage you

00:33:36.580 --> 00:33:38.720
 so I think

00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:39.140
 I think

00:33:39.140 --> 00:33:40.540
 this is a weird thing

00:33:40.540 --> 00:33:41.700
 but I think

00:33:41.700 --> 00:33:42.440
 you know

00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:43.960
 Christian in the working place

00:33:43.960 --> 00:33:44.780
 sometimes is weird

00:33:44.780 --> 00:33:46.420
 and I think

00:33:46.420 --> 00:33:46.860
 it's a

00:33:46.860 --> 00:33:47.660
 it's a

00:33:47.660 --> 00:33:48.020
 it's a

00:33:48.020 --> 00:33:48.759
 glory to God

00:33:48.759 --> 00:33:49.259
 good

00:33:49.259 --> 00:33:49.880
 that's great

00:33:49.880 --> 00:33:50.320
 yeah

00:33:50.319 --> 00:33:58.619
 we're talking about

00:33:58.619 --> 00:33:59.759
 the Sabbath today

00:33:59.759 --> 00:34:00.700
 and just what it means

00:34:00.700 --> 00:34:01.240
 to rest

00:34:01.240 --> 00:34:02.599
 would you want to share

00:34:02.599 --> 00:34:03.379
 anything that God's been

00:34:03.379 --> 00:34:04.220
 teaching you in this

00:34:04.220 --> 00:34:04.879
 in your life

00:34:04.879 --> 00:34:05.319
 would just

00:34:05.319 --> 00:34:07.039
 besides getting 17 months

00:34:07.039 --> 00:34:08.019
 Sabbath free

00:34:08.019 --> 00:34:09.380
 things like that

00:34:09.380 --> 00:34:10.920
 there's something

00:34:10.920 --> 00:34:12.460
 as you look at your work

00:34:12.460 --> 00:34:13.759
 how have you struggled

00:34:13.759 --> 00:34:15.039
 with being balanced

00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:16.139
 in keeping perspective

00:34:16.139 --> 00:34:17.319
 in your management

00:34:17.320 --> 00:34:19.100
 I think it's a very good

00:34:19.100 --> 00:34:20.820
 lesson learned for me

00:34:20.820 --> 00:34:22.200
 so I'm a work

00:34:22.200 --> 00:34:23.380
 you know

00:34:23.380 --> 00:34:24.280
 I work

00:34:24.280 --> 00:34:25.340
 long hours

00:34:25.340 --> 00:34:27.360
 and also

00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:28.480
 I care about how

00:34:28.480 --> 00:34:29.700
 my boss look at me

00:34:29.700 --> 00:34:30.940
 I care about how

00:34:30.940 --> 00:34:31.680
 people look at me

00:34:31.680 --> 00:34:33.200
 and God has

00:34:33.200 --> 00:34:34.500
 been changing me

00:34:34.500 --> 00:34:35.460
 step by step

00:34:35.460 --> 00:34:35.960
 right

00:34:35.960 --> 00:34:36.760
 I'm not saying that

00:34:36.760 --> 00:34:36.980
 I

00:34:36.980 --> 00:34:39.559
 I have done my work

00:34:39.559 --> 00:34:40.039
 I have

00:34:40.039 --> 00:34:41.360
 finished my duty

00:34:41.360 --> 00:34:42.059
 it's not that

00:34:42.059 --> 00:34:43.219
 it's a journey

00:34:43.219 --> 00:34:44.099
 that God has

00:34:44.099 --> 00:34:44.880
 really

00:34:44.880 --> 00:34:47.279
 coming to start

00:34:47.279 --> 00:34:47.679
 with me

00:34:47.679 --> 00:34:48.699
 so I think

00:34:48.699 --> 00:34:49.779
 in the past

00:34:49.779 --> 00:34:50.199
 when I

00:34:50.199 --> 00:34:50.659
 you know

00:34:50.659 --> 00:34:51.119
 you use

00:34:51.119 --> 00:34:51.779
 iPhone

00:34:51.779 --> 00:34:53.599
 you can set up

00:34:53.599 --> 00:34:54.799
 SMS alert

00:34:54.799 --> 00:34:56.000
 when you receive

00:34:56.000 --> 00:34:56.579
 an email

00:34:56.579 --> 00:34:57.420
 whose address

00:34:57.420 --> 00:34:58.420
 is your boss's address

00:34:58.420 --> 00:35:00.019
 so this is called

00:35:00.019 --> 00:35:00.900
 VIP list

00:35:00.900 --> 00:35:02.159
 so I set up

00:35:02.159 --> 00:35:03.059
 a VIP list

00:35:03.059 --> 00:35:04.360
 so every time

00:35:04.360 --> 00:35:04.860
 my boss

00:35:04.860 --> 00:35:05.599
 send me an email

00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:06.599
 I get an SMS

00:35:06.599 --> 00:35:07.259
 notification

00:35:07.259 --> 00:35:07.940
 so that I can

00:35:07.940 --> 00:35:09.059
 immediately respond

00:35:09.059 --> 00:35:10.319
 so that you know

00:35:10.319 --> 00:35:11.940
 I really perform

00:35:11.940 --> 00:35:14.819
 but in the end

00:35:14.819 --> 00:35:15.539
 when I get to

00:35:15.539 --> 00:35:16.500
 a Sabbath day

00:35:16.500 --> 00:35:17.900
 or a day of rest

00:35:17.900 --> 00:35:18.940
 I get a lot

00:35:18.940 --> 00:35:19.739
 of this SMS

00:35:19.739 --> 00:35:21.759
 so even if I

00:35:21.759 --> 00:35:22.940
 go out with my kids

00:35:22.940 --> 00:35:23.500
 and you know

00:35:23.500 --> 00:35:24.619
 in a park

00:35:24.619 --> 00:35:25.119
 or whatever

00:35:25.119 --> 00:35:26.360
 I tend to

00:35:26.360 --> 00:35:27.779
 go back to my iPhone

00:35:27.779 --> 00:35:28.920
 and read my email

00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:30.139
 and try to do things

00:35:30.139 --> 00:35:31.940
 that is not a good practice

00:35:31.940 --> 00:35:33.339
 so I think

00:35:33.339 --> 00:35:34.339
 especially on date night

00:35:34.340 --> 00:35:36.360
 exactly

00:35:36.360 --> 00:35:37.480
 so I think

00:35:37.480 --> 00:35:37.780
 the

00:35:37.780 --> 00:35:38.720
 so

00:35:38.720 --> 00:35:40.860
 I try to stop that

00:35:40.860 --> 00:35:42.440
 and I try to

00:35:42.440 --> 00:35:43.660
 really trust the Lord

00:35:43.660 --> 00:35:44.500
 that even if

00:35:44.500 --> 00:35:45.519
 I'm not taking care

00:35:45.519 --> 00:35:46.220
 of those things

00:35:46.220 --> 00:35:47.320
 God will take care

00:35:47.320 --> 00:35:47.600
 of them

00:35:47.600 --> 00:35:49.280
 I need to put

00:35:49.280 --> 00:35:49.860
 that trust

00:35:49.860 --> 00:35:51.660
 human nature

00:35:51.660 --> 00:35:52.220
 is telling me

00:35:52.220 --> 00:35:52.740
 that I need to

00:35:52.740 --> 00:35:53.680
 handle all these things

00:35:53.680 --> 00:35:54.880
 but you know

00:35:54.880 --> 00:35:56.880
 heavenly thoughts

00:35:56.880 --> 00:35:57.539
 is giving me

00:35:57.539 --> 00:35:58.760
 the fact that

00:35:58.760 --> 00:36:00.200
 I need to rest

00:36:00.200 --> 00:36:01.160
 and really

00:36:01.160 --> 00:36:01.760
 you know

00:36:01.760 --> 00:36:02.700
 enjoy that

00:36:02.700 --> 00:36:04.320
 Sabbath day

00:36:04.320 --> 00:36:05.080
 together with

00:36:05.080 --> 00:36:05.960
 God and my family

00:36:05.960 --> 00:36:07.240
 I appreciate

00:36:07.240 --> 00:36:08.039
 when you

00:36:08.039 --> 00:36:09.240
 Simon and Sherman

00:36:09.240 --> 00:36:09.960
 just joined our group

00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:10.519
 recently

00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:11.720
 and one of the first

00:36:11.720 --> 00:36:12.400
 things he came in

00:36:12.400 --> 00:36:13.100
 was he just said

00:36:13.100 --> 00:36:14.300
 wow I got so many

00:36:14.300 --> 00:36:14.800
 things going on

00:36:14.800 --> 00:36:15.140
 in my life

00:36:15.140 --> 00:36:15.860
 I really need

00:36:15.860 --> 00:36:16.840
 a group of men

00:36:16.840 --> 00:36:17.440
 around me

00:36:17.440 --> 00:36:18.480
 to pray with me

00:36:18.480 --> 00:36:19.200
 and that I can

00:36:19.200 --> 00:36:19.920
 speak to

00:36:19.920 --> 00:36:21.100
 and bounce things off

00:36:21.100 --> 00:36:21.480
 to make sure

00:36:21.480 --> 00:36:22.160
 I'm not sounding

00:36:22.160 --> 00:36:23.340
 that I'm not losing

00:36:23.340 --> 00:36:23.820
 perspective

00:36:23.820 --> 00:36:24.720
 so I really appreciate

00:36:24.720 --> 00:36:26.700
 his urgency

00:36:26.700 --> 00:36:27.320
 in that

00:36:27.320 --> 00:36:27.800
 and I think

00:36:27.800 --> 00:36:28.160
 that that's

00:36:28.160 --> 00:36:28.660
 an encouragement

00:36:28.660 --> 00:36:29.120
 I think

00:36:29.120 --> 00:36:29.519
 I want to give

00:36:29.519 --> 00:36:30.720
 to all the men

00:36:30.720 --> 00:36:31.080
 and women

00:36:31.079 --> 00:36:32.119
 that we need

00:36:32.119 --> 00:36:32.659
 to have people

00:36:32.659 --> 00:36:33.139
 around us

00:36:33.139 --> 00:36:33.460
 where we

00:36:33.460 --> 00:36:34.559
 don't lose

00:36:34.559 --> 00:36:35.059
 perspective

00:36:35.059 --> 00:36:35.679
 if we're by

00:36:35.679 --> 00:36:36.139
 ourselves

00:36:36.139 --> 00:36:36.759
 in that sense

00:36:36.759 --> 00:36:37.619
 I want to pray

00:36:37.619 --> 00:36:38.519
 for you

00:36:38.519 --> 00:36:39.059
 and Sherman

00:36:39.059 --> 00:36:39.460
 and their

00:36:39.460 --> 00:36:40.380
 two kiddos

00:36:40.380 --> 00:36:40.920
 and just thank you

00:36:40.920 --> 00:36:41.259
 so much

00:36:41.259 --> 00:36:42.099
 Father thank you

00:36:42.099 --> 00:36:42.960
 for Simon

00:36:42.960 --> 00:36:43.699
 and I pray

00:36:43.699 --> 00:36:44.059
 for him

00:36:44.059 --> 00:36:44.219
 Lord

00:36:44.219 --> 00:36:44.440
 I pray

00:36:44.440 --> 00:36:45.199
 that you

00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:45.400
 would be

00:36:45.400 --> 00:36:45.880
 upon him

00:36:45.880 --> 00:36:46.119
 that he

00:36:46.119 --> 00:36:46.599
 would continue

00:36:46.599 --> 00:36:47.699
 to work

00:36:47.699 --> 00:36:48.779
 in a manner

00:36:48.779 --> 00:36:49.779
 that is

00:36:49.779 --> 00:36:50.659
 showing everyone

00:36:50.659 --> 00:36:51.319
 the primary

00:36:51.319 --> 00:36:51.819
 relationship

00:36:51.819 --> 00:36:52.340
 he has

00:36:52.340 --> 00:36:52.759
 is his

00:36:52.759 --> 00:36:53.179
 relationship

00:36:53.179 --> 00:36:53.719
 with you

00:36:53.719 --> 00:36:54.819
 I pray

00:36:54.819 --> 00:36:55.619
 for perspective

00:36:55.619 --> 00:36:56.380
 and wisdom

00:36:56.380 --> 00:36:57.199
 as he walks

00:36:57.199 --> 00:36:57.559
 with you

00:36:57.559 --> 00:36:58.420
 and leads

00:36:58.420 --> 00:36:58.900
 others

00:36:58.900 --> 00:37:00.240
 pray for perspective

00:37:00.240 --> 00:37:00.820
 and wisdom

00:37:00.820 --> 00:37:01.579
 and mercy

00:37:01.579 --> 00:37:02.820
 as he walks

00:37:02.820 --> 00:37:03.660
 with his wife

00:37:03.660 --> 00:37:04.220
 and kids

00:37:04.220 --> 00:37:04.960
 and leads them

00:37:04.960 --> 00:37:05.800
 in the midst

00:37:05.800 --> 00:37:06.200
 of all this

00:37:06.200 --> 00:37:06.380
 Lord

00:37:06.380 --> 00:37:07.380
 we are so thankful

00:37:07.380 --> 00:37:07.920
 that you don't

00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:08.700
 give up on us

00:37:08.700 --> 00:37:09.780
 that you continue

00:37:09.780 --> 00:37:10.559
 to pursue us

00:37:10.559 --> 00:37:11.539
 and even when

00:37:11.539 --> 00:37:12.300
 we make mistakes

00:37:12.300 --> 00:37:13.079
 your mercy

00:37:13.079 --> 00:37:13.720
 and your grace

00:37:13.720 --> 00:37:14.019
 just

00:37:14.019 --> 00:37:15.460
 you're the God

00:37:15.460 --> 00:37:16.280
 of second chances

00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:17.139
 and third chances

00:37:17.139 --> 00:37:18.200
 and we come before you

00:37:18.200 --> 00:37:18.619
 and we just

00:37:18.619 --> 00:37:20.200
 celebrate all you've done

00:37:20.200 --> 00:37:21.880
 and this dear man

00:37:21.880 --> 00:37:22.599
 and his family

00:37:22.599 --> 00:37:23.559
 and we pray

00:37:23.559 --> 00:37:24.460
 that blessing

00:37:24.460 --> 00:37:25.220
 for all of us

00:37:25.220 --> 00:37:25.599
 and we pray

00:37:25.599 --> 00:37:25.900
 these things

00:37:25.900 --> 00:37:26.220
 in your son

00:37:26.220 --> 00:37:26.820
 Jesus name

00:37:26.820 --> 00:37:27.320
 Amen

00:37:27.320 --> 00:37:28.340
 Thank you

00:37:28.340 --> 00:37:28.740
 Thank you

00:37:28.739 --> 00:37:36.559
 So if I ask you

00:37:36.559 --> 00:37:37.059
 to come up here

00:37:37.059 --> 00:37:37.659
 I promise you

00:37:37.659 --> 00:37:38.739
 I'll follow the script

00:37:38.739 --> 00:37:39.379
 next time

00:37:39.379 --> 00:37:39.619
 okay

00:37:39.619 --> 00:37:40.459
 so I'm not gonna

00:37:40.459 --> 00:37:42.159
 hey you know

00:37:42.159 --> 00:37:43.359
 as we look at the passage

00:37:43.359 --> 00:37:43.619
 here

00:37:43.619 --> 00:37:44.319
 Jesus comes

00:37:44.319 --> 00:37:45.059
 and he has this

00:37:45.059 --> 00:37:46.000
 massive collision

00:37:46.000 --> 00:37:47.299
 with men

00:37:47.299 --> 00:37:48.519
 who've lost perspective

00:37:48.519 --> 00:37:49.459
 on rest

00:37:49.459 --> 00:37:50.539
 and God

00:37:50.539 --> 00:37:51.359
 and work

00:37:51.359 --> 00:37:52.659
 in Mark 2

00:37:52.659 --> 00:37:53.799
 the story goes

00:37:53.799 --> 00:37:54.359
 in 23

00:37:54.359 --> 00:37:55.019
 that he's walking

00:37:55.019 --> 00:37:55.839
 through the greenfield

00:37:55.839 --> 00:37:56.679
 with his disciples

00:37:56.679 --> 00:37:58.059
 it's on the Sabbath

00:37:58.059 --> 00:37:59.099
 and his disciples

00:37:59.099 --> 00:37:59.579
 are basically

00:37:59.579 --> 00:38:00.679
 walking through the edges

00:38:00.679 --> 00:38:01.519
 because all the roads

00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:02.119
 would be on the edges

00:38:02.119 --> 00:38:02.679
 of the field

00:38:02.679 --> 00:38:03.579
 and on the edges

00:38:03.579 --> 00:38:03.960
 of the field

00:38:03.960 --> 00:38:04.579
 there was a rule

00:38:04.579 --> 00:38:05.619
 it's called a gleaning law

00:38:05.619 --> 00:38:06.340
 that you wouldn't

00:38:06.340 --> 00:38:07.179
 cut down the grain

00:38:07.179 --> 00:38:07.759
 but you would leave it

00:38:07.759 --> 00:38:08.599
 for the poor people

00:38:08.599 --> 00:38:09.420
 or for the travelers

00:38:09.420 --> 00:38:10.679
 and so the disciples

00:38:10.679 --> 00:38:11.239
 are walking

00:38:11.239 --> 00:38:12.739
 through these fields

00:38:12.739 --> 00:38:13.139
 on the edge

00:38:13.139 --> 00:38:14.019
 and they grab some grain

00:38:14.019 --> 00:38:14.500
 like this

00:38:14.500 --> 00:38:15.440
 and they rub it

00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:16.099
 in their hands

00:38:16.099 --> 00:38:17.219
 and they blow it

00:38:17.219 --> 00:38:18.559
 to get rid of the husk

00:38:18.559 --> 00:38:19.039
 which you do

00:38:19.039 --> 00:38:20.000
 if you're out on the farm

00:38:20.000 --> 00:38:21.980
 and then they start

00:38:21.980 --> 00:38:22.539
 to eat it

00:38:22.539 --> 00:38:23.820
 and immediately

00:38:23.820 --> 00:38:24.840
 when the Pharisees

00:38:24.840 --> 00:38:25.340
 see this

00:38:25.340 --> 00:38:25.980
 they say look

00:38:25.980 --> 00:38:27.119
 verse 24

00:38:27.119 --> 00:38:27.900
 what you are doing

00:38:27.900 --> 00:38:28.920
 is not lawful

00:38:28.920 --> 00:38:29.519
 on the Sabbath

00:38:29.519 --> 00:38:31.659
 if you do some study

00:38:31.659 --> 00:38:32.079
 and reading

00:38:32.079 --> 00:38:32.719
 you're going to realize

00:38:32.719 --> 00:38:33.860
 that it is lawful

00:38:33.860 --> 00:38:35.000
 and you can do it

00:38:35.000 --> 00:38:36.119
 but the Pharisees

00:38:36.119 --> 00:38:37.420
 had taken the Sabbath

00:38:37.420 --> 00:38:38.579
 and added all these rules

00:38:38.579 --> 00:38:39.139
 that made it

00:38:39.139 --> 00:38:40.179
 not lawful

00:38:40.179 --> 00:38:40.679
 and it's interesting

00:38:40.679 --> 00:38:41.699
 how Jesus answers them

00:38:41.699 --> 00:38:42.219
 he doesn't say

00:38:42.219 --> 00:38:42.780
 come on guys

00:38:42.780 --> 00:38:43.420
 you don't know

00:38:43.420 --> 00:38:43.820
 what you're doing

00:38:43.820 --> 00:38:44.099
 you don't know

00:38:44.099 --> 00:38:44.679
 what you're talking about

00:38:44.679 --> 00:38:45.739
 but he just takes them

00:38:45.739 --> 00:38:46.400
 right to scripture

00:38:46.400 --> 00:38:48.059
 and he says to them

00:38:48.059 --> 00:38:48.960
 have you never read

00:38:48.960 --> 00:38:49.840
 so whenever Jesus says

00:38:49.840 --> 00:38:50.539
 have you never read

00:38:50.539 --> 00:38:50.880
 to you

00:38:50.880 --> 00:38:52.400
 you know immediately

00:38:52.400 --> 00:38:53.100
 what it's going to mean

00:38:53.100 --> 00:38:53.780
 is he's going to take you

00:38:53.780 --> 00:38:54.260
 to the word

00:38:54.260 --> 00:38:55.340
 and say let's do

00:38:55.340 --> 00:38:56.280
 some Bible study here

00:38:56.280 --> 00:38:57.300
 have you never read

00:38:57.300 --> 00:38:58.140
 what David did

00:38:58.140 --> 00:38:58.760
 King David

00:38:58.760 --> 00:38:59.460
 when he was in need

00:38:59.460 --> 00:39:00.140
 with his companions

00:39:00.140 --> 00:39:01.100
 they became hungry

00:39:01.100 --> 00:39:02.380
 they entered the house

00:39:02.380 --> 00:39:02.880
 of God

00:39:02.880 --> 00:39:03.800
 in the time of Abathar

00:39:03.800 --> 00:39:04.440
 the high priest

00:39:04.440 --> 00:39:05.620
 and in the house of God

00:39:05.620 --> 00:39:06.720
 there were 12 loaves of bread

00:39:06.720 --> 00:39:07.780
 that were baked every Sabbath

00:39:07.780 --> 00:39:08.579
 and they were laid

00:39:08.579 --> 00:39:09.220
 before the altar

00:39:09.220 --> 00:39:10.120
 they were the show bread

00:39:10.120 --> 00:39:11.120
 they were only for

00:39:11.120 --> 00:39:12.360
 the priest to eat

00:39:12.360 --> 00:39:12.960
 supposedly

00:39:12.960 --> 00:39:14.360
 and David came in

00:39:14.360 --> 00:39:15.019
 and he was hungry

00:39:15.019 --> 00:39:16.380
 and he went to the high priest

00:39:16.380 --> 00:39:17.660
 and said my men need food

00:39:17.660 --> 00:39:18.920
 and we're on a mission

00:39:18.920 --> 00:39:19.460
 from God

00:39:19.460 --> 00:39:20.400
 God is annoying me

00:39:20.400 --> 00:39:20.940
 and we're doing

00:39:20.940 --> 00:39:22.220
 what God has called us to do

00:39:22.220 --> 00:39:23.820
 and the high priest

00:39:23.820 --> 00:39:24.860
 gives them the show bread

00:39:24.860 --> 00:39:25.619
 and they eat it

00:39:25.619 --> 00:39:26.800
 and they're filled

00:39:26.800 --> 00:39:28.260
 and so Jesus says

00:39:28.260 --> 00:39:28.920
 have you not read

00:39:28.920 --> 00:39:30.360
 this is what King David did

00:39:30.360 --> 00:39:31.720
 and how the priest

00:39:31.720 --> 00:39:32.480
 and gave it to them

00:39:32.480 --> 00:39:33.800
 and they were also with him

00:39:33.800 --> 00:39:35.740
 and then Jesus says

00:39:35.740 --> 00:39:36.780
 in verse 27

00:39:36.780 --> 00:39:38.159
 the Sabbath was made for man

00:39:38.159 --> 00:39:38.960
 and not man

00:39:38.960 --> 00:39:40.079
 for the Sabbath

00:39:40.079 --> 00:39:42.519
 what he's telling the Pharisees

00:39:42.519 --> 00:39:43.360
 and what he's telling us

00:39:43.360 --> 00:39:44.559
 is that God didn't create

00:39:44.559 --> 00:39:45.519
 you and me

00:39:45.519 --> 00:39:46.519
 so that we could serve

00:39:46.519 --> 00:39:47.599
 our Sundays

00:39:47.599 --> 00:39:48.940
 or whatever our Sabbath is

00:39:48.940 --> 00:39:49.559
 but he created

00:39:49.559 --> 00:39:50.699
 that Sunday

00:39:50.699 --> 00:39:51.619
 that day of rest

00:39:51.619 --> 00:39:53.880
 to serve us

00:39:53.880 --> 00:39:55.139
 to come alongside of us

00:39:55.139 --> 00:39:55.900
 to give us rest

00:39:55.900 --> 00:39:56.460
 and relaxation

00:39:56.460 --> 00:39:57.559
 and restitution

00:39:57.559 --> 00:39:59.259
 that God's laws

00:39:59.259 --> 00:40:00.079
 were meant to be

00:40:00.079 --> 00:40:00.599
 a blessing

00:40:00.599 --> 00:40:01.940
 to all of us

00:40:01.940 --> 00:40:02.440
 they were never meant

00:40:02.440 --> 00:40:03.679
 to put us into bondage

00:40:03.679 --> 00:40:04.960
 but what you see

00:40:04.960 --> 00:40:05.420
 really quickly

00:40:05.420 --> 00:40:05.840
 is when people

00:40:05.840 --> 00:40:06.679
 step into religion

00:40:06.679 --> 00:40:08.039
 they take God's

00:40:08.039 --> 00:40:09.079
 good and perfect law

00:40:09.079 --> 00:40:09.900
 and they add things

00:40:09.900 --> 00:40:10.400
 onto it

00:40:10.400 --> 00:40:11.380
 and there's this expectation

00:40:11.380 --> 00:40:12.880
 and the law

00:40:12.880 --> 00:40:13.680
 then becomes

00:40:13.680 --> 00:40:14.380
 not a good thing

00:40:14.380 --> 00:40:14.980
 but it becomes

00:40:14.980 --> 00:40:16.280
 a bad thing

00:40:16.280 --> 00:40:17.200
 it doesn't become

00:40:17.200 --> 00:40:17.720
 a gift

00:40:17.720 --> 00:40:18.320
 it becomes

00:40:18.320 --> 00:40:19.400
 a curse

00:40:19.400 --> 00:40:19.960
 and you've had that

00:40:19.960 --> 00:40:20.559
 happen in your life

00:40:20.559 --> 00:40:21.260
 before haven't you

00:40:21.260 --> 00:40:22.380
 someone asks you

00:40:22.380 --> 00:40:22.720
 and they're going to

00:40:22.720 --> 00:40:23.300
 give you something

00:40:23.300 --> 00:40:24.000
 and you're like

00:40:24.000 --> 00:40:25.519
 well if I take this

00:40:25.519 --> 00:40:26.360
 what am I going to have to do

00:40:26.360 --> 00:40:27.599
 to receive this

00:40:27.599 --> 00:40:28.360
 I'm going to have to go down

00:40:28.360 --> 00:40:28.820
 I'm going to have to

00:40:28.820 --> 00:40:30.280
 do this and this and this

00:40:30.280 --> 00:40:31.099
 I'm going to have to register

00:40:31.099 --> 00:40:31.720
 I'm going to have to fill out

00:40:31.720 --> 00:40:32.340
 all these paperwork

00:40:32.340 --> 00:40:33.640
 I'm going to get this gift

00:40:33.640 --> 00:40:34.280
 and it's not going to be

00:40:34.280 --> 00:40:35.000
 really what I expected

00:40:35.000 --> 00:40:35.440
 and it's going to end up

00:40:35.440 --> 00:40:36.059
 being more work

00:40:36.059 --> 00:40:37.619
 than I thought it would be

00:40:37.619 --> 00:40:38.780
 maybe I'm the only one

00:40:38.780 --> 00:40:39.599
 who's had that experience

00:40:39.599 --> 00:40:40.539
 but it seems like it happens

00:40:40.539 --> 00:40:41.400
 a lot in Hong Kong

00:40:41.400 --> 00:40:42.779
 when they want to give you things

00:40:42.779 --> 00:40:43.420
 I just don't even want

00:40:43.420 --> 00:40:44.000
 to take things

00:40:44.000 --> 00:40:45.079
 because there's always

00:40:45.079 --> 00:40:46.119
 something I have to fill out

00:40:46.119 --> 00:40:47.199
 and it's something

00:40:47.199 --> 00:40:48.000
 I have to do

00:40:48.000 --> 00:40:49.360
 and that's the way it was

00:40:49.360 --> 00:40:50.000
 in Jesus' day

00:40:50.000 --> 00:40:50.639
 with the Sabbath

00:40:50.639 --> 00:40:52.199
 it was meant to just be

00:40:52.199 --> 00:40:52.799
 given to people

00:40:52.799 --> 00:40:53.319
 as a gift

00:40:53.319 --> 00:40:54.119
 and to relax

00:40:54.119 --> 00:40:54.739
 and to observe

00:40:54.739 --> 00:40:55.619
 and to remember

00:40:55.619 --> 00:40:56.559
 what God has done

00:40:56.559 --> 00:40:58.139
 and to worship Him

00:40:58.139 --> 00:40:58.599
 and to know that

00:40:58.599 --> 00:40:59.599
 they're not slaves

00:40:59.599 --> 00:41:00.839
 but it became something

00:41:00.839 --> 00:41:01.579
 that they had to take

00:41:01.579 --> 00:41:02.619
 and they had to do for

00:41:02.619 --> 00:41:04.039
 so the average person

00:41:04.039 --> 00:41:04.699
 had to work harder

00:41:04.699 --> 00:41:05.219
 on the Sabbath

00:41:05.219 --> 00:41:06.000
 than they had to do

00:41:06.000 --> 00:41:07.360
 on any day of the week

00:41:07.360 --> 00:41:08.079
 and Jesus says

00:41:08.079 --> 00:41:09.019
 that the Sabbath

00:41:09.019 --> 00:41:09.880
 was not made

00:41:09.880 --> 00:41:11.340
 man was not made

00:41:11.340 --> 00:41:12.119
 to serve the Sabbath

00:41:12.119 --> 00:41:12.679
 but the Sabbath

00:41:12.679 --> 00:41:14.820
 was made to serve man

00:41:14.820 --> 00:41:16.280
 and verse 28

00:41:16.280 --> 00:41:16.639
 he says

00:41:16.639 --> 00:41:17.559
 so the Son of Man

00:41:17.559 --> 00:41:18.300
 is Lord

00:41:18.300 --> 00:41:19.699
 even over the Sabbath

00:41:19.699 --> 00:41:20.619
 what he's basically saying

00:41:20.619 --> 00:41:21.420
 is hey I'm God

00:41:21.420 --> 00:41:24.480
 and I created these things

00:41:24.480 --> 00:41:24.920
 and I know

00:41:24.920 --> 00:41:25.960
 and I don't want to go on to it

00:41:25.960 --> 00:41:26.400
 because we're going to get

00:41:26.400 --> 00:41:27.159
 back to that later on

00:41:27.159 --> 00:41:27.559
 but the minute

00:41:27.559 --> 00:41:28.559
 he said that

00:41:28.559 --> 00:41:29.820
 the Pharisees were not happy

00:41:29.820 --> 00:41:33.619
 Mark 3 goes on

00:41:33.619 --> 00:41:34.039
 and it says

00:41:34.039 --> 00:41:34.980
 on another Sabbath

00:41:34.980 --> 00:41:36.119
 he entered into a synagogue

00:41:36.119 --> 00:41:37.400
 and there was a man

00:41:37.400 --> 00:41:38.340
 there was a withered hand

00:41:38.340 --> 00:41:39.220
 and I have a lot of questions

00:41:39.220 --> 00:41:40.039
 like why was he there

00:41:40.039 --> 00:41:40.579
 what happened

00:41:40.579 --> 00:41:41.900
 most people think

00:41:41.900 --> 00:41:42.440
 it was a setup

00:41:42.440 --> 00:41:44.400
 most people think

00:41:44.400 --> 00:41:45.119
 the Pharisees heard

00:41:45.119 --> 00:41:45.820
 what Jesus said

00:41:45.820 --> 00:41:46.260
 at the beginning

00:41:46.260 --> 00:41:46.579
 and they said

00:41:46.579 --> 00:41:47.300
 okay let's test him

00:41:47.300 --> 00:41:48.180
 let's see if he really cares

00:41:48.180 --> 00:41:49.340
 about people more than himself

00:41:49.340 --> 00:41:50.519
 let's see if he really cares

00:41:50.519 --> 00:41:51.660
 about people more than the Sabbath

00:41:51.660 --> 00:41:52.780
 let's see if he's going to do

00:41:52.780 --> 00:41:53.960
 what he says he's going to do

00:41:53.960 --> 00:41:55.980
 and so they're waiting for them

00:41:55.980 --> 00:41:56.639
 and they put this man

00:41:56.639 --> 00:41:57.720
 with a withered hand in there

00:41:57.720 --> 00:41:58.619
 and verse 2

00:41:58.619 --> 00:41:59.460
 they're watching him

00:41:59.460 --> 00:42:00.360
 it's this keen

00:42:00.360 --> 00:42:02.139
 intense eagle eye look

00:42:02.139 --> 00:42:02.980
 everybody's watching

00:42:02.980 --> 00:42:03.880
 to see what he's going to do

00:42:03.880 --> 00:42:05.380
 is he going to heal this man

00:42:05.380 --> 00:42:06.700
 on this day of rest

00:42:06.700 --> 00:42:08.380
 this day that is not supposed

00:42:08.380 --> 00:42:09.099
 to do anything

00:42:09.099 --> 00:42:10.099
 with all these rules

00:42:10.099 --> 00:42:11.760
 so they might accuse him

00:42:11.760 --> 00:42:13.700
 he realizes that

00:42:13.700 --> 00:42:14.200
 in verse 3

00:42:14.200 --> 00:42:15.000
 and he calls the man

00:42:15.000 --> 00:42:15.760
 with a withered hand

00:42:15.760 --> 00:42:16.720
 and he says come forward

00:42:16.720 --> 00:42:18.260
 and basically he's coming forward

00:42:18.260 --> 00:42:19.119
 in the midst of everybody

00:42:19.119 --> 00:42:20.960
 so he's the center of attention

00:42:20.960 --> 00:42:22.660
 and Jesus asked a question

00:42:22.660 --> 00:42:23.780
 that could only have one answer

00:42:23.780 --> 00:42:24.760
 if you knew God's word

00:42:24.760 --> 00:42:26.700
 only one answer

00:42:26.700 --> 00:42:28.340
 the answer is yes

00:42:28.340 --> 00:42:29.519
 but the Pharisees

00:42:29.519 --> 00:42:30.900
 had taken the yes

00:42:30.900 --> 00:42:32.300
 and put all these qualifications

00:42:32.300 --> 00:42:33.120
 and clarifications

00:42:33.120 --> 00:42:34.780
 and it became a no

00:42:34.780 --> 00:42:35.780
 and he says in verse 4

00:42:35.780 --> 00:42:36.840
 is it lawful to do good

00:42:36.840 --> 00:42:37.980
 or to do harm on the Sabbath

00:42:37.980 --> 00:42:39.420
 to save life

00:42:39.420 --> 00:42:40.120
 or to kill it

00:42:40.120 --> 00:42:42.140
 and everybody knew

00:42:42.140 --> 00:42:43.039
 that if you're on the Sabbath

00:42:43.039 --> 00:42:44.140
 and your cow fell in a hole

00:42:44.140 --> 00:42:45.620
 you pulled your cow out

00:42:45.620 --> 00:42:47.300
 and if something else happened

00:42:47.300 --> 00:42:48.019
 and someone was hurt

00:42:48.019 --> 00:42:49.260
 you were supposed to help them

00:42:49.260 --> 00:42:51.700
 but the religious people

00:42:51.700 --> 00:42:52.340
 of Jesus' day

00:42:52.340 --> 00:42:54.220
 had changed this good thing

00:42:54.220 --> 00:42:55.140
 into a curse

00:42:55.140 --> 00:42:56.740
 and so we're told

00:42:56.740 --> 00:42:58.120
 that immediately after he asked it

00:42:58.120 --> 00:42:59.019
 they kept silent

00:42:59.019 --> 00:43:01.660
 they couldn't say anything

00:43:01.659 --> 00:43:03.379
 verse 5

00:43:03.379 --> 00:43:04.440
 after looking around at them

00:43:04.440 --> 00:43:04.980
 in anger

00:43:04.980 --> 00:43:06.199
 and it's this incredibly

00:43:06.199 --> 00:43:08.159
 deep righteous anger

00:43:08.159 --> 00:43:09.440
 but at the same time

00:43:09.440 --> 00:43:10.460
 you have anger

00:43:10.460 --> 00:43:12.099
 and you have compassion

00:43:12.099 --> 00:43:13.019
 he's grieved

00:43:13.019 --> 00:43:14.639
 so he feels anger

00:43:14.639 --> 00:43:15.420
 and upset

00:43:15.420 --> 00:43:16.659
 how they've taken something amazing

00:43:16.659 --> 00:43:17.299
 like the Sabbath

00:43:17.299 --> 00:43:18.359
 it was meant to be a gift

00:43:18.359 --> 00:43:19.420
 but they've turned it

00:43:19.420 --> 00:43:20.219
 into a curse

00:43:20.219 --> 00:43:21.699
 and instead of freeing people

00:43:21.699 --> 00:43:22.859
 it's putting people in bondage

00:43:22.859 --> 00:43:24.359
 instead of giving people perspective

00:43:24.359 --> 00:43:25.399
 it's made people lose

00:43:25.399 --> 00:43:26.799
 perspective

00:43:26.799 --> 00:43:27.859
 it's made people lose

00:43:27.859 --> 00:43:28.940
 God

00:43:28.940 --> 00:43:32.119
 and so Jesus is angry with them

00:43:32.119 --> 00:43:33.240
 and he's grieved

00:43:33.240 --> 00:43:34.139
 at the hardness of their heart

00:43:34.139 --> 00:43:35.320
 and so he calls the man forward

00:43:35.320 --> 00:43:35.659
 and he says

00:43:35.659 --> 00:43:36.559
 stretch out your hand

00:43:36.559 --> 00:43:37.840
 and he stretched it out

00:43:37.840 --> 00:43:39.380
 and his hand was restored

00:43:39.380 --> 00:43:40.820
 did Jesus do any work?

00:43:44.119 --> 00:43:44.559
 no

00:43:44.559 --> 00:43:46.659
 he didn't touch them

00:43:46.659 --> 00:43:47.179
 he didn't do anything

00:43:47.179 --> 00:43:47.940
 according to the Torah

00:43:47.940 --> 00:43:48.500
 or the laws

00:43:48.500 --> 00:43:48.920
 that would say

00:43:48.920 --> 00:43:50.340
 he did something bad

00:43:50.340 --> 00:43:53.700
 the man's hand was healed

00:43:53.700 --> 00:43:54.579
 as he stretched out

00:43:54.579 --> 00:43:55.460
 but in verse 6

00:43:55.460 --> 00:43:56.599
 we see that the Pharisees

00:43:56.599 --> 00:43:57.619
 when they saw this

00:43:57.619 --> 00:43:59.339
 in Matthew

00:43:59.339 --> 00:43:59.819
 in Luke

00:43:59.819 --> 00:44:00.880
 it says they were furious

00:44:00.880 --> 00:44:01.559
 they were angry

00:44:01.559 --> 00:44:02.519
 they were overwhelmed

00:44:02.519 --> 00:44:04.239
 they were spitting

00:44:04.239 --> 00:44:05.819
 fire and venom

00:44:05.819 --> 00:44:07.059
 and they conspired

00:44:07.059 --> 00:44:07.759
 with their enemies

00:44:07.759 --> 00:44:08.400
 the Herodians

00:44:08.400 --> 00:44:09.159
 it was so bad

00:44:09.159 --> 00:44:09.880
 that the Pharisees

00:44:09.880 --> 00:44:11.420
 who were the law keepers

00:44:11.420 --> 00:44:12.039
 and Herodians

00:44:12.039 --> 00:44:13.219
 who were in the government officials

00:44:13.219 --> 00:44:13.779
 who were just

00:44:13.779 --> 00:44:15.539
 the non-believers

00:44:15.539 --> 00:44:16.460
 the licentious people

00:44:16.460 --> 00:44:17.239
 the people who were

00:44:17.239 --> 00:44:18.659
 doing whatever they wanted to do

00:44:18.659 --> 00:44:19.440
 they were mostly Romans

00:44:19.440 --> 00:44:19.900
 and Greeks

00:44:19.900 --> 00:44:21.019
 it was so bad

00:44:21.019 --> 00:44:22.380
 and Jesus offended them so much

00:44:22.380 --> 00:44:24.319
 that they got together

00:44:24.319 --> 00:44:25.199
 to figure out

00:44:25.199 --> 00:44:27.119
 how they might destroy Jesus

00:44:27.119 --> 00:44:29.419
 they realized

00:44:29.419 --> 00:44:30.599
 that in Christ's teaching

00:44:30.599 --> 00:44:31.299
 and in grace

00:44:31.299 --> 00:44:31.839
 and mercy

00:44:31.839 --> 00:44:33.519
 that their self-righteousness

00:44:33.519 --> 00:44:34.359
 was going to be destroyed

00:44:34.359 --> 00:44:35.319
 and their way of life

00:44:35.319 --> 00:44:36.119
 was going to be destroyed

00:44:36.119 --> 00:44:37.299
 their religion

00:44:37.299 --> 00:44:39.099
 was going to be destroyed

00:44:39.099 --> 00:44:40.199
 the moment people saw

00:44:40.199 --> 00:44:41.239
 grace

00:44:41.239 --> 00:44:43.359
 in the gospel

00:44:43.359 --> 00:44:44.960
 and that happens

00:44:44.960 --> 00:44:45.539
 in our lives

00:44:45.539 --> 00:44:45.960
 doesn't it?

00:44:46.519 --> 00:44:47.000
 you see people

00:44:47.000 --> 00:44:48.199
 who live religious lives

00:44:48.199 --> 00:44:48.799
 and you look at them

00:44:48.799 --> 00:44:48.980
 and you go

00:44:48.980 --> 00:44:49.619
 wow I'm so tired

00:44:49.619 --> 00:44:50.199
 I can't even

00:44:50.199 --> 00:44:51.559
 I can't even think about

00:44:51.559 --> 00:44:52.739
 being that type of person

00:44:52.739 --> 00:44:54.339
 but then you see a person

00:44:54.339 --> 00:44:55.639
 who understands the gospel

00:44:55.639 --> 00:44:56.599
 and they understand grace

00:44:56.599 --> 00:44:57.439
 and God's love

00:44:57.439 --> 00:44:58.299
 and this free gift

00:44:58.299 --> 00:45:00.319
 and their life is

00:45:00.319 --> 00:45:01.819
 sweet

00:45:01.819 --> 00:45:05.099
 their life is freeing

00:45:05.099 --> 00:45:07.159
 their life is good

00:45:07.159 --> 00:45:09.539
 so what do we do

00:45:09.539 --> 00:45:10.439
 with all these stories?

00:45:13.259 --> 00:45:13.979
 I mean I've been thinking

00:45:13.979 --> 00:45:14.919
 about these for a while

00:45:14.919 --> 00:45:15.939
 what do we do with work

00:45:15.939 --> 00:45:16.799
 and what do we do with rest

00:45:16.799 --> 00:45:17.259
 and what do we do

00:45:17.259 --> 00:45:17.819
 with perspective

00:45:17.819 --> 00:45:18.259
 and what do we do

00:45:18.259 --> 00:45:18.699
 with healing

00:45:18.699 --> 00:45:19.219
 and what do we do

00:45:19.219 --> 00:45:20.500
 with the grain fields

00:45:20.500 --> 00:45:20.839
 and what do we do

00:45:20.839 --> 00:45:21.779
 with all these laws?

00:45:23.159 --> 00:45:23.959
 some people would say

00:45:23.959 --> 00:45:24.699
 that these rules

00:45:24.699 --> 00:45:25.339
 and these laws

00:45:25.339 --> 00:45:25.839
 and this text

00:45:25.839 --> 00:45:27.039
 they don't apply to us anymore

00:45:27.039 --> 00:45:28.939
 because we're Christians

00:45:28.939 --> 00:45:29.599
 and we have mercy

00:45:29.599 --> 00:45:30.279
 and we have grace

00:45:30.279 --> 00:45:31.419
 we don't need to observe

00:45:31.419 --> 00:45:31.819
 the Sabbath

00:45:31.819 --> 00:45:32.819
 we don't need to do it

00:45:32.819 --> 00:45:35.079
 we can move on

00:45:35.079 --> 00:45:35.639
 and live our lives

00:45:35.639 --> 00:45:36.579
 the way we want to

00:45:36.579 --> 00:45:39.339
 but I don't know

00:45:39.339 --> 00:45:41.899
 I mean it seems to me

00:45:41.899 --> 00:45:42.779
 that Jesus did it

00:45:42.779 --> 00:45:44.439
 the perfect man

00:45:44.439 --> 00:45:44.979
 the perfect God

00:45:44.979 --> 00:45:45.819
 he observed the Sabbath

00:45:45.819 --> 00:45:47.219
 and I don't think

00:45:47.219 --> 00:45:48.179
 that we've changed

00:45:48.179 --> 00:45:49.299
 so much as

00:45:49.299 --> 00:45:51.239
 people did in Jesus' day

00:45:51.239 --> 00:45:52.399
 I mean biologically

00:45:52.400 --> 00:45:52.960
 we're the same

00:45:52.960 --> 00:45:53.480
 psychologically

00:45:53.480 --> 00:45:54.000
 the same

00:45:54.000 --> 00:45:54.579
 sociologically

00:45:54.579 --> 00:45:55.099
 we're the same

00:45:55.099 --> 00:45:56.940
 we still struggle

00:45:56.940 --> 00:45:57.800
 with these things

00:45:57.800 --> 00:45:58.400
 in our life

00:45:58.400 --> 00:45:59.059
 we still struggle

00:45:59.059 --> 00:46:00.220
 with balance

00:46:00.220 --> 00:46:01.139
 and legalism

00:46:01.139 --> 00:46:02.019
 we still struggle

00:46:02.019 --> 00:46:02.920
 with work and rest

00:46:02.920 --> 00:46:03.460
 we still struggle

00:46:03.460 --> 00:46:04.420
 with grace

00:46:04.420 --> 00:46:05.059
 we still struggle

00:46:05.059 --> 00:46:06.380
 with religion

00:46:06.380 --> 00:46:08.139
 and not religion

00:46:08.139 --> 00:46:09.039
 or the gospel

00:46:09.039 --> 00:46:12.619
 I'm fearful to say

00:46:12.619 --> 00:46:13.519
 this is what we need to do

00:46:13.519 --> 00:46:14.400
 because you need to go

00:46:14.400 --> 00:46:14.940
 before the Lord

00:46:14.940 --> 00:46:15.460
 and ask him

00:46:15.460 --> 00:46:16.539
 what am I doing here

00:46:16.539 --> 00:46:18.920
 am I having perspective

00:46:18.920 --> 00:46:19.980
 have I lost perspective

00:46:19.980 --> 00:46:21.500
 how do I keep perspective

00:46:21.500 --> 00:46:23.079
 in my time with you

00:46:23.079 --> 00:46:24.539
 but these are some of the things

00:46:24.539 --> 00:46:25.300
 that I've personally

00:46:25.300 --> 00:46:26.159
 found in my life

00:46:26.159 --> 00:46:26.739
 as I struggle

00:46:26.739 --> 00:46:27.440
 with these passages

00:46:27.440 --> 00:46:28.500
 these are some

00:46:28.500 --> 00:46:29.340
 Sabbath questions

00:46:29.340 --> 00:46:30.279
 I ask myself

00:46:30.279 --> 00:46:31.679
 and I want to share them

00:46:31.679 --> 00:46:32.460
 with you really quickly

00:46:32.460 --> 00:46:33.460
 the first question

00:46:33.460 --> 00:46:34.119
 I have to ask myself

00:46:34.119 --> 00:46:35.400
 is where am I getting

00:46:35.400 --> 00:46:35.980
 my identity

00:46:35.980 --> 00:46:36.759
 and my security

00:46:36.759 --> 00:46:39.259
 where am I getting

00:46:39.259 --> 00:46:39.759
 my identity

00:46:39.759 --> 00:46:40.679
 and my security from

00:46:40.679 --> 00:46:41.099
 is it from

00:46:41.099 --> 00:46:42.299
 is it from my work

00:46:42.299 --> 00:46:43.779
 is it because

00:46:43.779 --> 00:46:44.480
 I do a good sermon

00:46:44.480 --> 00:46:45.219
 and everybody comes up

00:46:45.219 --> 00:46:45.880
 and pats me on the back

00:46:45.880 --> 00:46:46.679
 so that's a great sermon

00:46:46.679 --> 00:46:49.420
 because things are getting good

00:46:49.420 --> 00:46:50.199
 and people are growing

00:46:50.199 --> 00:46:50.980
 and people are coming

00:46:50.980 --> 00:46:51.440
 and people are coming

00:46:51.440 --> 00:46:51.980
 and oh Lord

00:46:51.980 --> 00:46:53.079
 is that where

00:46:53.079 --> 00:46:54.559
 I'm getting my identity

00:46:54.559 --> 00:46:56.299
 is that where

00:46:56.299 --> 00:46:57.139
 I'm feeling secure

00:46:57.139 --> 00:46:59.219
 I mean you can transpose

00:46:59.219 --> 00:47:00.139
 that to your work

00:47:00.139 --> 00:47:01.819
 where do you get

00:47:01.819 --> 00:47:02.319
 your identity

00:47:02.319 --> 00:47:03.380
 on Monday

00:47:03.380 --> 00:47:04.340
 and where does your security

00:47:04.340 --> 00:47:05.960
 come from

00:47:05.960 --> 00:47:11.220
 where am I looking

00:47:11.220 --> 00:47:12.320
 for my self worth

00:47:12.320 --> 00:47:12.780
 and meaning

00:47:12.780 --> 00:47:13.240
 and purpose

00:47:13.240 --> 00:47:14.400
 and where am I finding it

00:47:14.400 --> 00:47:17.400
 I mean if I don't focus

00:47:17.400 --> 00:47:18.039
 on the Sabbath

00:47:18.039 --> 00:47:18.800
 and creation

00:47:18.800 --> 00:47:19.680
 and God giving us

00:47:19.680 --> 00:47:20.099
 these things

00:47:20.099 --> 00:47:21.019
 in a life cycle

00:47:21.019 --> 00:47:22.180
 and he's given it to us

00:47:22.180 --> 00:47:22.800
 to bless us

00:47:22.800 --> 00:47:23.840
 and he's given it to us

00:47:23.840 --> 00:47:24.940
 to free us from bondage

00:47:24.940 --> 00:47:26.019
 if I'm not focusing

00:47:26.019 --> 00:47:26.539
 on the Sabbath

00:47:26.539 --> 00:47:27.720
 that answers all those questions

00:47:27.720 --> 00:47:28.180
 about me

00:47:28.180 --> 00:47:28.760
 and who I am

00:47:28.760 --> 00:47:29.700
 then where am I

00:47:29.700 --> 00:47:30.800
 answering those questions

00:47:30.800 --> 00:47:34.039
 where am I getting

00:47:34.039 --> 00:47:34.820
 the meaning of life

00:47:34.820 --> 00:47:35.620
 questions answered

00:47:35.620 --> 00:47:38.340
 where am I getting

00:47:38.340 --> 00:47:38.880
 the meaning of

00:47:38.880 --> 00:47:39.519
 am I good

00:47:39.519 --> 00:47:40.240
 answered

00:47:40.240 --> 00:47:42.880
 those are some

00:47:42.880 --> 00:47:43.620
 questions I ask myself

00:47:43.620 --> 00:47:44.519
 what does it really

00:47:44.519 --> 00:47:45.280
 look like for Tobin

00:47:45.280 --> 00:47:46.180
 to rest and worship

00:47:46.180 --> 00:47:48.220
 I mean what does it

00:47:48.220 --> 00:47:48.760
 really look like

00:47:48.760 --> 00:47:49.500
 for us as people

00:47:49.500 --> 00:47:50.240
 of God's people

00:47:50.240 --> 00:47:51.180
 to worship and rest

00:47:51.180 --> 00:47:52.480
 I mean

00:47:52.480 --> 00:47:54.500
 I have such a hard time

00:47:54.500 --> 00:47:55.220
 slowing down

00:47:55.220 --> 00:47:55.860
 sometimes

00:47:55.860 --> 00:47:57.539
 and I know

00:47:57.539 --> 00:47:58.019
 that you guys

00:47:58.019 --> 00:47:58.579
 do too

00:47:58.579 --> 00:48:00.220
 and I think about

00:48:00.220 --> 00:48:01.579
 1971 Montgomery

00:48:01.579 --> 00:48:02.059
 Alabama

00:48:02.059 --> 00:48:03.440
 and life was too busy

00:48:03.440 --> 00:48:04.660
 and too out of

00:48:04.660 --> 00:48:05.280
 perspective then

00:48:05.280 --> 00:48:06.700
 and Hong Kong

00:48:06.700 --> 00:48:07.300
 2013

00:48:07.300 --> 00:48:08.000
 surely

00:48:08.000 --> 00:48:09.079
 there's an exponential

00:48:09.079 --> 00:48:09.940
 factor of like

00:48:09.940 --> 00:48:10.720
 a billion there

00:48:10.720 --> 00:48:12.059
 right

00:48:12.059 --> 00:48:14.559
 but where

00:48:14.559 --> 00:48:15.539
 where am I

00:48:15.539 --> 00:48:16.360
 slowing down

00:48:16.360 --> 00:48:18.360
 sometimes

00:48:18.360 --> 00:48:19.420
 when I slow down

00:48:19.420 --> 00:48:19.940
 I don't know

00:48:19.940 --> 00:48:20.680
 if you feel this way

00:48:20.680 --> 00:48:21.500
 but you

00:48:21.500 --> 00:48:22.019
 you're actually

00:48:22.019 --> 00:48:22.720
 just replacing

00:48:22.720 --> 00:48:23.380
 one work

00:48:23.380 --> 00:48:23.780
 with another

00:48:23.780 --> 00:48:24.480
 form of work

00:48:24.480 --> 00:48:25.940
 you ever felt that

00:48:25.940 --> 00:48:27.619
 I'm not going to do this

00:48:27.619 --> 00:48:28.320
 I'm not going to focus

00:48:28.320 --> 00:48:28.639
 on this

00:48:28.639 --> 00:48:29.500
 but what I end up doing

00:48:29.500 --> 00:48:30.480
 is focusing on other things

00:48:30.480 --> 00:48:31.260
 I'm just as busy

00:48:31.260 --> 00:48:32.820
 I mean some of us

00:48:32.820 --> 00:48:33.719
 we're about to go

00:48:33.719 --> 00:48:34.219
 on a vacation

00:48:34.219 --> 00:48:35.219
 and you can spend

00:48:35.219 --> 00:48:35.659
 a lot of time

00:48:35.659 --> 00:48:36.599
 just planning your vacation

00:48:36.599 --> 00:48:37.240
 and doing things

00:48:37.240 --> 00:48:37.860
 and have every minute

00:48:37.860 --> 00:48:38.280
 every day

00:48:38.280 --> 00:48:39.119
 and you sit back

00:48:39.119 --> 00:48:39.500
 and go well

00:48:39.500 --> 00:48:40.179
 I'm supposed to

00:48:40.179 --> 00:48:41.639
 relax

00:48:41.639 --> 00:48:44.199
 but you don't end up

00:48:44.199 --> 00:48:44.619
 relaxing

00:48:44.619 --> 00:48:45.099
 because you're just

00:48:45.099 --> 00:48:46.059
 as busy on your vacation

00:48:46.059 --> 00:48:46.760
 as you are

00:48:46.760 --> 00:48:48.079
 at work

00:48:48.079 --> 00:48:48.639
 and some people say

00:48:48.639 --> 00:48:49.260
 well it's fun

00:48:49.260 --> 00:48:51.699
 fun busyness

00:48:51.699 --> 00:48:52.579
 maybe

00:48:52.579 --> 00:48:54.739
 but it doesn't

00:48:54.739 --> 00:48:55.759
 speak to our soul

00:48:55.759 --> 00:48:58.679
 it doesn't speak

00:48:58.679 --> 00:48:59.299
 to us

00:48:59.299 --> 00:49:00.519
 about who God is

00:49:00.519 --> 00:49:02.139
 it doesn't speak

00:49:02.139 --> 00:49:02.460
 to us about

00:49:02.460 --> 00:49:02.980
 the relationship

00:49:02.980 --> 00:49:03.579
 that God wants

00:49:03.579 --> 00:49:04.639
 to have with us

00:49:04.639 --> 00:49:07.199
 it doesn't speak

00:49:07.199 --> 00:49:08.179
 about the quiet times

00:49:08.179 --> 00:49:08.519
 where he wants

00:49:08.519 --> 00:49:09.019
 to meet us

00:49:09.019 --> 00:49:09.619
 and spend time

00:49:09.619 --> 00:49:09.920
 with us

00:49:09.920 --> 00:49:10.699
 and listen to us

00:49:10.699 --> 00:49:11.679
 and talk to us

00:49:11.679 --> 00:49:14.440
 where am I

00:49:14.440 --> 00:49:15.299
 fitting in that

00:49:15.299 --> 00:49:15.860
 busyness

00:49:15.860 --> 00:49:16.299
 and where am I

00:49:16.299 --> 00:49:16.920
 getting rest

00:49:16.920 --> 00:49:19.139
 maybe I should ask

00:49:19.139 --> 00:49:20.119
 the Deuteronomy 5

00:49:20.119 --> 00:49:20.420
 question

00:49:20.420 --> 00:49:20.860
 the question

00:49:20.860 --> 00:49:21.819
 I ask myself

00:49:21.819 --> 00:49:22.159
 is this

00:49:22.159 --> 00:49:23.019
 what am I

00:49:23.019 --> 00:49:23.899
 a slave to

00:49:23.899 --> 00:49:27.960
 what is it

00:49:27.960 --> 00:49:29.119
 that enslaves

00:49:29.119 --> 00:49:29.819
 me today

00:49:29.819 --> 00:49:31.039
 what is it

00:49:31.039 --> 00:49:31.879
 in this world

00:49:31.879 --> 00:49:32.659
 and in our workplace

00:49:32.659 --> 00:49:33.599
 that has captured us

00:49:33.599 --> 00:49:34.239
 what is it

00:49:34.239 --> 00:49:35.000
 that drives us

00:49:35.000 --> 00:49:35.679
 to do the things

00:49:35.679 --> 00:49:36.079
 that we do

00:49:36.079 --> 00:49:36.799
 what is it

00:49:36.799 --> 00:49:37.480
 that drives us

00:49:37.480 --> 00:49:38.079
 to do the things

00:49:38.079 --> 00:49:39.279
 that we want

00:49:39.279 --> 00:49:40.019
 to prove ourselves

00:49:40.019 --> 00:49:40.859
 to be good workers

00:49:40.859 --> 00:49:41.759
 in and good fathers

00:49:41.759 --> 00:49:43.059
 in and good pastors

00:49:43.059 --> 00:49:44.779
 in and everything else

00:49:44.779 --> 00:49:45.279
 and what is it

00:49:45.279 --> 00:49:46.420
 that drives us

00:49:46.420 --> 00:49:47.259
 in those things

00:49:47.259 --> 00:49:49.239
 and what Jesus

00:49:49.239 --> 00:49:49.639
 is saying

00:49:49.639 --> 00:49:50.219
 in his passage

00:49:50.219 --> 00:49:50.899
 is if we don't

00:49:50.900 --> 00:49:52.119
 focus on the Sabbath

00:49:52.119 --> 00:49:53.079
 and what God

00:49:53.079 --> 00:49:53.400
 has done

00:49:53.400 --> 00:49:54.019
 in the relationship

00:49:54.019 --> 00:49:54.579
 and that he's

00:49:54.579 --> 00:49:55.099
 in control

00:49:55.099 --> 00:49:55.780
 if we don't

00:49:55.780 --> 00:49:56.720
 focus on those things

00:49:56.720 --> 00:49:57.519
 then the things

00:49:57.519 --> 00:49:57.780
 that are going

00:49:57.780 --> 00:49:58.340
 to drive us

00:49:58.340 --> 00:49:58.720
 aren't going

00:49:58.720 --> 00:49:59.300
 to be him

00:49:59.300 --> 00:50:01.880
 and they're going

00:50:01.880 --> 00:50:02.740
 to turn into idols

00:50:02.740 --> 00:50:05.260
 and idols

00:50:05.260 --> 00:50:05.900
 are never a good

00:50:05.900 --> 00:50:06.599
 thing in the Bible

00:50:06.599 --> 00:50:06.980
 it's what

00:50:06.980 --> 00:50:07.940
 in Exodus

00:50:07.940 --> 00:50:08.940
 we're freed from

00:50:08.940 --> 00:50:11.780
 but what is it

00:50:11.780 --> 00:50:12.480
 that drives us

00:50:12.480 --> 00:50:12.920
 and what is it

00:50:12.920 --> 00:50:13.300
 that makes us

00:50:13.300 --> 00:50:14.119
 do what we do

00:50:14.119 --> 00:50:15.519
 when you go

00:50:15.519 --> 00:50:16.000
 to work

00:50:16.000 --> 00:50:16.839
 this Monday

00:50:16.839 --> 00:50:17.359
 is there anything

00:50:17.359 --> 00:50:17.699
 that's going

00:50:17.699 --> 00:50:18.819
 to enslave you

00:50:18.819 --> 00:50:21.960
 is there anything

00:50:21.960 --> 00:50:22.420
 that's going

00:50:22.420 --> 00:50:22.839
 to push out

00:50:22.839 --> 00:50:23.359
 your margin

00:50:23.359 --> 00:50:23.819
 and push out

00:50:23.819 --> 00:50:24.339
 your time

00:50:24.339 --> 00:50:24.779
 and push out

00:50:24.779 --> 00:50:25.099
 your time

00:50:25.099 --> 00:50:25.579
 with the Lord

00:50:25.579 --> 00:50:26.420
 what does that

00:50:26.420 --> 00:50:27.339
 thing look like

00:50:27.339 --> 00:50:31.440
 another question

00:50:31.440 --> 00:50:31.960
 I ask myself

00:50:31.960 --> 00:50:32.779
 basically is this

00:50:32.779 --> 00:50:33.519
 you know if I

00:50:33.519 --> 00:50:34.179
 spent a day

00:50:34.179 --> 00:50:35.059
 with God

00:50:35.059 --> 00:50:36.699
 or half a day

00:50:36.699 --> 00:50:38.159
 or three hours

00:50:38.159 --> 00:50:38.599
 and I just

00:50:38.599 --> 00:50:39.359
 spent time

00:50:39.359 --> 00:50:40.380
 focusing on God

00:50:40.380 --> 00:50:41.179
 and his creation

00:50:41.179 --> 00:50:42.239
 which Jesus

00:50:42.239 --> 00:50:42.940
 people did

00:50:42.940 --> 00:50:43.539
 in the Sabbath

00:50:43.539 --> 00:50:45.900
 they remembered

00:50:45.900 --> 00:50:46.500
 the creation

00:50:46.500 --> 00:50:46.960
 Genesis

00:50:46.960 --> 00:50:47.579
 they remembered

00:50:47.579 --> 00:50:48.259
 all that God

00:50:48.259 --> 00:50:48.480
 did

00:50:48.480 --> 00:50:48.880
 Exodus

00:50:48.880 --> 00:50:49.360
 they remembered

00:50:49.360 --> 00:50:49.719
 that God

00:50:49.719 --> 00:50:50.099
 rested

00:50:50.099 --> 00:50:50.840
 they remembered

00:50:50.840 --> 00:50:51.159
 that God

00:50:51.159 --> 00:50:51.639
 freed them

00:50:51.639 --> 00:50:52.159
 from slavery

00:50:52.159 --> 00:50:52.699
 Deuteronomy

00:50:52.699 --> 00:50:53.239
 they remembered

00:50:53.239 --> 00:50:53.579
 that God

00:50:53.579 --> 00:50:54.279
 goes before them

00:50:54.279 --> 00:50:54.639
 they remembered

00:50:54.639 --> 00:50:55.000
 that God

00:50:55.000 --> 00:50:55.420
 is there

00:50:55.420 --> 00:50:56.199
 when it doesn't

00:50:56.199 --> 00:50:56.579
 seem like

00:50:56.579 --> 00:50:57.039
 he's there

00:50:57.039 --> 00:50:57.300
 and things

00:50:57.300 --> 00:50:57.599
 are out of

00:50:57.599 --> 00:50:58.000
 control

00:50:58.000 --> 00:50:58.579
 and we're

00:50:58.579 --> 00:50:58.900
 about to get

00:50:58.900 --> 00:50:59.179
 fired

00:50:59.179 --> 00:51:00.079
 they remember

00:51:00.079 --> 00:51:00.440
 that God

00:51:00.440 --> 00:51:00.840
 is always

00:51:00.840 --> 00:51:01.440
 walking with

00:51:01.440 --> 00:51:01.840
 them as his

00:51:01.840 --> 00:51:02.179
 people

00:51:02.179 --> 00:51:06.219
 what does that

00:51:06.219 --> 00:51:06.880
 look like

00:51:06.880 --> 00:51:07.739
 in our lives

00:51:07.739 --> 00:51:08.380
 if I were to

00:51:08.380 --> 00:51:09.079
 spend three hours

00:51:09.079 --> 00:51:09.719
 just focusing

00:51:09.719 --> 00:51:10.400
 and worshiping

00:51:10.400 --> 00:51:11.159
 and thanking him

00:51:11.159 --> 00:51:11.820
 for doing that

00:51:11.820 --> 00:51:14.039
 would that be

00:51:14.039 --> 00:51:14.620
 a good thing

00:51:14.620 --> 00:51:17.120
 what would it

00:51:17.120 --> 00:51:17.500
 look like

00:51:17.500 --> 00:51:17.860
 if I just

00:51:17.860 --> 00:51:18.539
 trusted him

00:51:18.539 --> 00:51:19.460
 and I

00:51:19.460 --> 00:51:20.100
 rested him

00:51:20.100 --> 00:51:21.280
 I rested

00:51:21.280 --> 00:51:21.800
 in him

00:51:21.800 --> 00:51:23.240
 I remember

00:51:23.240 --> 00:51:23.640
 when those

00:51:23.640 --> 00:51:24.240
 blue laws

00:51:24.240 --> 00:51:24.780
 were taken

00:51:24.780 --> 00:51:25.220
 away in

00:51:25.220 --> 00:51:25.500
 Montgomery

00:51:25.500 --> 00:51:25.800
 Alabama

00:51:25.800 --> 00:51:26.320
 it was a

00:51:26.320 --> 00:51:27.320
 huge thing

00:51:27.320 --> 00:51:28.000
 there was a

00:51:28.000 --> 00:51:28.800
 massive fight

00:51:28.800 --> 00:51:29.620
 people were

00:51:29.620 --> 00:51:29.860
 fighting

00:51:29.860 --> 00:51:30.559
 don't do this

00:51:30.559 --> 00:51:31.000
 don't stop

00:51:31.000 --> 00:51:31.360
 these things

00:51:31.360 --> 00:51:31.680
 don't do

00:51:31.680 --> 00:51:32.000
 these things

00:51:32.000 --> 00:51:32.460
 we're going

00:51:32.460 --> 00:51:32.680
 to lose

00:51:32.680 --> 00:51:33.059
 perspective

00:51:33.059 --> 00:51:33.440
 things are

00:51:33.440 --> 00:51:33.500
 going to

00:51:33.500 --> 00:51:34.000
 get bad

00:51:34.000 --> 00:51:35.140
 and the thing

00:51:35.140 --> 00:51:35.539
 that always

00:51:35.539 --> 00:51:36.039
 came forward

00:51:36.039 --> 00:51:36.940
 was we have

00:51:36.940 --> 00:51:37.720
 to do this

00:51:37.719 --> 00:51:38.879
 because we

00:51:38.879 --> 00:51:39.779
 need more

00:51:39.779 --> 00:51:40.659
 money to

00:51:40.659 --> 00:51:41.279
 survive

00:51:41.279 --> 00:51:41.899
 and let

00:51:41.899 --> 00:51:42.419
 our businesses

00:51:42.419 --> 00:51:42.980
 work

00:51:42.980 --> 00:51:44.339
 and if we

00:51:44.339 --> 00:51:45.099
 take a break

00:51:45.099 --> 00:51:46.199
 then we

00:51:46.199 --> 00:51:46.839
 don't have

00:51:46.839 --> 00:51:47.239
 the amount

00:51:47.239 --> 00:51:47.519
 of money

00:51:47.519 --> 00:51:47.779
 that we

00:51:47.779 --> 00:51:48.000
 could have

00:51:48.000 --> 00:51:48.339
 got on

00:51:48.339 --> 00:51:48.739
 Sunday

00:51:48.739 --> 00:51:49.379
 and our

00:51:49.379 --> 00:51:49.859
 lives are

00:51:49.859 --> 00:51:49.980
 going to

00:51:49.980 --> 00:51:50.399
 be worse

00:51:50.399 --> 00:51:50.819
 off

00:51:50.819 --> 00:51:52.639
 and I

00:51:52.639 --> 00:51:53.119
 realize

00:51:53.119 --> 00:51:53.559
 those are

00:51:53.559 --> 00:51:54.019
 the same

00:51:54.019 --> 00:51:54.539
 issues

00:51:54.539 --> 00:51:56.719
 we struggle

00:51:56.719 --> 00:51:57.139
 with

00:51:57.139 --> 00:51:59.519
 aren't they

00:51:59.519 --> 00:52:01.439
 I don't know

00:52:01.439 --> 00:52:01.659
 if I can

00:52:01.659 --> 00:52:01.939
 put my

00:52:01.939 --> 00:52:02.419
 cell phone

00:52:02.419 --> 00:52:02.599
 down

00:52:02.599 --> 00:52:02.799
 and my

00:52:02.799 --> 00:52:03.119
 Blackberry

00:52:03.119 --> 00:52:03.299
 down

00:52:03.299 --> 00:52:04.059
 because I

00:52:04.059 --> 00:52:04.399
 need to do

00:52:04.399 --> 00:52:04.919
 this business

00:52:04.919 --> 00:52:05.339
 thing here

00:52:05.339 --> 00:52:05.579
 and if I

00:52:05.579 --> 00:52:05.839
 don't do

00:52:05.839 --> 00:52:06.259
 this business

00:52:06.259 --> 00:52:06.619
 thing here

00:52:06.619 --> 00:52:07.079
 that I'm

00:52:07.079 --> 00:52:07.319
 not going

00:52:07.319 --> 00:52:07.480
 to get

00:52:07.480 --> 00:52:07.759
 to this

00:52:07.759 --> 00:52:08.000
 place

00:52:08.000 --> 00:52:08.179
 and I'm

00:52:08.179 --> 00:52:08.380
 not going

00:52:08.380 --> 00:52:08.519
 to have

00:52:08.519 --> 00:52:08.779
 the money

00:52:08.779 --> 00:52:09.039
 that I

00:52:09.039 --> 00:52:09.339
 need

00:52:09.339 --> 00:52:11.000
 and things

00:52:11.000 --> 00:52:11.199
 aren't going

00:52:11.199 --> 00:52:11.400
 to be the

00:52:11.400 --> 00:52:11.779
 way that I

00:52:11.779 --> 00:52:12.259
 wanted them

00:52:12.259 --> 00:52:12.960
 to and churches

00:52:12.960 --> 00:52:13.199
 are going to

00:52:13.199 --> 00:52:13.599
 work out the

00:52:13.599 --> 00:52:14.099
 way I planned

00:52:14.099 --> 00:52:14.539
 it because I

00:52:14.539 --> 00:52:15.299
 wasn't speaking

00:52:15.299 --> 00:52:16.099
 into everything

00:52:16.099 --> 00:52:21.159
 what Jesus

00:52:21.159 --> 00:52:23.380
 says and

00:52:23.380 --> 00:52:23.779
 what God

00:52:23.779 --> 00:52:26.619
 says is

00:52:26.619 --> 00:52:27.000
 that he's in

00:52:27.000 --> 00:52:30.119
 control and

00:52:30.119 --> 00:52:30.440
 that if we're

00:52:30.440 --> 00:52:30.920
 his people

00:52:30.920 --> 00:52:31.400
 if we're his

00:52:31.400 --> 00:52:32.000
 children we can

00:52:32.000 --> 00:52:33.199
 trust him because

00:52:33.199 --> 00:52:33.900
 he's good

00:52:33.900 --> 00:52:35.559
 would it be a

00:52:35.559 --> 00:52:36.139
 bad day

00:52:36.139 --> 00:52:37.420
 or a bad

00:52:37.420 --> 00:52:37.819
 thing to

00:52:37.819 --> 00:52:39.199
 spend three

00:52:39.199 --> 00:52:41.259
 hours just

00:52:41.259 --> 00:52:42.000
 worshiping him

00:52:42.000 --> 00:52:44.199
 and thanking

00:52:44.199 --> 00:52:44.599
 him

00:52:44.599 --> 00:52:46.379
 praying

00:52:46.379 --> 00:52:49.480
 the Pharisees

00:52:49.480 --> 00:52:50.139
 did not like

00:52:50.139 --> 00:52:50.699
 this they were

00:52:50.699 --> 00:52:51.259
 angry

00:52:51.259 --> 00:52:52.940
 back to verse

00:52:52.940 --> 00:52:53.859
 28 Jesus

00:52:53.859 --> 00:52:54.679
 says I am

00:52:54.679 --> 00:52:55.319
 the Lord

00:52:55.319 --> 00:52:57.420
 I control

00:52:57.420 --> 00:52:58.099
 even the

00:52:58.099 --> 00:52:58.659
 Sabbath and

00:52:58.659 --> 00:52:59.059
 what he's

00:52:59.059 --> 00:52:59.639
 saying here

00:52:59.639 --> 00:53:00.400
 in a very

00:53:00.400 --> 00:53:01.000
 deep way

00:53:01.000 --> 00:53:01.440
 in a very

00:53:01.440 --> 00:53:02.239
 complex way

00:53:02.239 --> 00:53:02.679
 what Jesus

00:53:02.679 --> 00:53:03.239
 says is if

00:53:03.239 --> 00:53:03.599
 you want to

00:53:03.599 --> 00:53:04.259
 have rest

00:53:04.260 --> 00:53:07.420
 the only way

00:53:07.420 --> 00:53:07.920
 you're ultimately

00:53:07.920 --> 00:53:08.340
 going to have

00:53:08.340 --> 00:53:08.740
 rest

00:53:08.740 --> 00:53:11.320
 is in me

00:53:11.320 --> 00:53:14.240
 you can keep

00:53:14.240 --> 00:53:14.700
 the laws

00:53:14.700 --> 00:53:15.180
 you can do

00:53:15.180 --> 00:53:15.540
 all those

00:53:15.540 --> 00:53:15.900
 things

00:53:15.900 --> 00:53:18.120
 but unless

00:53:18.120 --> 00:53:18.400
 you have a

00:53:18.400 --> 00:53:18.800
 relationship

00:53:18.800 --> 00:53:19.340
 with me

00:53:19.340 --> 00:53:21.140
 creator of

00:53:21.140 --> 00:53:21.740
 all things

00:53:21.740 --> 00:53:24.100
 you're never

00:53:24.100 --> 00:53:24.480
 going to have

00:53:24.480 --> 00:53:24.900
 rest

00:53:24.900 --> 00:53:27.160
 you're always

00:53:27.160 --> 00:53:27.460
 going to be

00:53:27.460 --> 00:53:27.780
 busy

00:53:27.780 --> 00:53:31.240
 that's my

00:53:31.240 --> 00:53:31.700
 struggle

00:53:31.700 --> 00:53:34.600
 I speak

00:53:34.600 --> 00:53:35.340
 that and

00:53:35.340 --> 00:53:35.860
 I think

00:53:35.860 --> 00:53:36.620
 that but I

00:53:36.620 --> 00:53:37.120
 don't live

00:53:37.120 --> 00:53:37.900
 that often

00:53:37.900 --> 00:53:42.680
 I think that

00:53:42.680 --> 00:53:43.160
 most of us

00:53:43.160 --> 00:53:43.640
 are like that

00:53:43.640 --> 00:53:44.060
 also

00:53:44.060 --> 00:53:49.960
 if you're weary

00:53:49.960 --> 00:53:51.200
 if you're tired

00:53:51.200 --> 00:53:52.019
 if you need

00:53:52.019 --> 00:53:52.500
 rest

00:53:52.500 --> 00:53:54.539
 throughout the

00:53:54.539 --> 00:53:54.920
 gospel

00:53:54.920 --> 00:53:55.639
 Jesus says

00:53:55.639 --> 00:53:56.059
 the only way

00:53:56.059 --> 00:53:56.780
 to get it

00:53:56.780 --> 00:53:59.440
 is by trusting

00:53:59.440 --> 00:53:59.880
 him

00:53:59.880 --> 00:54:02.000
 coming to

00:54:02.000 --> 00:54:02.260
 him

00:54:02.260 --> 00:54:05.159
 because he's

00:54:05.159 --> 00:54:05.539
 the Lord of

00:54:05.539 --> 00:54:05.940
 the Sabbath

00:54:05.940 --> 00:54:08.539
 he's our

00:54:08.539 --> 00:54:09.219
 ultimate rest

00:54:09.219 --> 00:54:11.559
 he's good

00:54:11.559 --> 00:54:13.320
 he created

00:54:13.320 --> 00:54:13.960
 everything for

00:54:13.960 --> 00:54:14.179
 you

00:54:14.179 --> 00:54:15.820
 he freed

00:54:15.820 --> 00:54:16.099
 you from

00:54:16.099 --> 00:54:16.579
 bondage

00:54:16.579 --> 00:54:17.980
 he wants to

00:54:17.980 --> 00:54:18.380
 walk with

00:54:18.380 --> 00:54:18.699
 you on his

00:54:18.699 --> 00:54:19.000
 journey

00:54:19.000 --> 00:54:21.360
 the question

00:54:21.360 --> 00:54:21.739
 is will you

00:54:21.739 --> 00:54:22.079
 let him

00:54:22.079 --> 00:54:25.759
 will you let

00:54:25.759 --> 00:54:25.900
 him