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 Well, we begin with some words from Psalm 103, which I'll read, and then we shall sing together.

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 But the psalmist writes,

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 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

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 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,

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 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,

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 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with steadfast love and mercy.

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 Well, we want to begin by singing together these words, Psalm 103, which can be found on page 135,

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 the Sing Psalms version, and we'll sing together the first 11 verses of Psalm 103 on page 135.

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 Praise God, my soul, with all my heart.

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 Let me exalt his holy name.

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 Forget not all his benefits,

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 His grace, my soul, and song proclaims.

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 The Lord forgives you all your sins,

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 And heals your sickness and distress,

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 Your life he rescues from the grave,

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 And crowns you in his tenderness,

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 And crowns you in his tenderness.

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 He satisfies your deep desires,

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 From his unending source of good,

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 So that just like the evil strength,

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 Your youthful vigor is renewed.

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 The Lord is known for righteous acts,

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 And justice stood and trodden once,

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 To Moses he made known his ways,

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 His mighty deeds to Israel's sons,

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 His mighty deeds to Israel's sons.

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 The Lord is merciful and kind,

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 To anger slow and full of grace,

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 He will not constantly reprove,

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 For in his anger hide his face,

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 He does not punish our misdeeds,

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 Or kill our sins,

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 Their just reward,

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 And great is love that's high as hell

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 To our tolls who fear the Lord.

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 Let's now come before God in prayer.

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 We do want to bless you,

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 Our awesome and thrice holy God.

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 We bless you for your glory,

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 That you are clothed in splendor and majesty.

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 We bless you for all of your works in creation,

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 That you have stretched out the heavens like a tent,

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 And set the earth upon its foundations.

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 It is you,

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 Our Father,

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 Who causes the grass to grow.

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 It is you who gives to us bread,

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 To strengthen our hearts.

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 And we praise you that you are the giver,

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 Of every good and perfect gift,

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 Giving to us food,

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 Clothing,

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 And shelter,

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 Enabling us to delight daily,

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 In your great goodness.

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 And how we thank you,

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 Lord,

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 That your tender care extends,

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 Not only to our bodies,

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 But to our spirits,

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 To our souls.

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 And that you have met us,

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 At our deepest point of need.

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 That in and through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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 You have forgiven us,

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 All of our iniquities.

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 You have redeemed our lives from the pit,

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 You have set our feet upon a rock,

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 You have put a new song in our mouths,

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 And you have promised to us a glorious inheritance,

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 In the age to come.

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 Lord,

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 How we want to sing your praise,

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 For you are the God merciful and gracious,

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 Slow to anger,

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 Rich in steadfast love.

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 You are our heavenly Father,

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 Who shows compassion to his children,

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 For you remember how we are made.

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 We are grass,

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 Our lives are as mist,

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 And yet you are from everlasting to everlasting,

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 And your love is from everlasting to everlasting,

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 For those who fear you.

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 And so as we gather around the table,

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 This morning as we share in the supper,

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 Would you remind us of that love?

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 Would you refresh us with that holy love?

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 A love that even while we were your enemies,

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 Sent Christ to die for us.

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 A love shown that we did not love you,

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 But you loved us,

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 And sent him to make atonement for all of our sins.

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 Lord, as we read your word,

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 As we share the meal,

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 Would we be conscious of your grace?

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 Would you minister to us

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 That grace?

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 Satisfy us in the morning with your goodness,

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 Strengthen our hearts in faith,

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 And remind us afresh of the hope

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 That is ours in Christ,

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 To whom we glory forever and ever,

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 The hope that one day we shall take our places

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 Around his heavenly banquet,

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 And share fellowship with him,

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 The master of the feast.

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 And so it is in his name,

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 And through him we bring to you our prayers,

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 And we bring to you ourselves.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Well, it is very good to be here this morning.

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 Thank you for your invitation,

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 And it is good to see

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 A number of

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 The younger ones with us,

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 Including our own daughters,

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 Who are very much enjoying their time

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 On the island.

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 And I wonder if you are ever at school,

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 With your friends,

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 And they say to you,

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 What does it mean to be a Christian?

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 What happens when you go to church?

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 What does the Bible teach?

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 And I am sure we have all been in

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 The situation where,

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 When asked that question,

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 Our minds have gone blank,

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 And perhaps our mouths have dried up,

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 And we think,

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 Well, I am not quite sure what to say.

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 And I have been in that situation many times.

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 And so I want to give you

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 A little helpful tool,

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 That perhaps when somebody asks you that,

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 You can explain to them

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 What it means to follow the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 And the tool is a very simple one,

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 You have probably got it in your house.

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 It is a piece of blank paper.

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 So if your mind goes blank,

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 You can reach for the blank paper.

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 And you can say to your friend,

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 I am just going to show you

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 What the Christian faith is all about.

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 And I am going to show you

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 Some art and craft now.

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 Okay?

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 I am no expert.

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 But if you are good at paper aeroplanes,

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 What you can do,

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 Is you can fold the sheet,

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 Across one way,

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 Like this.

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 And then you can fold it across the other way,

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 So it now looks like a little house.

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 And then if you fold it in half,

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 Twice more,

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 You arrive at this simple shape.

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 It looks a little bit like a paper aeroplane now.

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 And then if you have a pair of scissors,

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 All you do is you cut right down the middle.

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 I will just tear it,

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 To demonstrate.

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 And after that you are left with all these different shaped pieces.

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 They all sort of fall out in your hands.

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 Now,

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 I am no artist,

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 And so as you used to see in cookery programs,

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 Here is one I made earlier.

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 And here is a couple I made earlier.

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 And if you put all these pieces together,

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 It only takes a minute or two,

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 It actually depicts

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 The scene at the cross.

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 What is the Christian faith all about?

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 It is about the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Here is the cross.

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 Here are the dice.

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 The soldiers used to gamble for his clothing.

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 We will think about that later.

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 Here is the spear that pierced his side.

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 And if you put all the different pieces together,

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 You actually have the scene at Calvary.

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 The two crosses,

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 The thieves,

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 One of whom professed faith in the moments before his death.

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 And so the heart of the gospel,

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 As Paul reminds us,

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 Is that Christ died for sins according to the Scriptures.

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 He was raised to life on the third day according to the Scriptures.

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 And as such,

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 He is able to forgive us all of our sins,

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 Just as we have sung.

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 And He is able to give us life,

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 New life,

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 Lived in the power of His Holy Spirit.

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 New life that continues forever in glory.

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 And if you take these pieces,

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 You can rearrange them to spell the word life.

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 I don't know if you can read that all the way up at the back.

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 It's a bit blocky.

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 But the Christian faith is about the death and resurrection of Christ,

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 And the new life that He gives us.

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 To know Him,

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 To know God as our Father,

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 To count one another as brothers and sisters,

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 And to walk with Him in faith,

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 In hope,

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 And in love.

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 So I hope you all get asked that question this week,

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 And I hope you all have a piece of A4 paper,

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 In your rucksack,

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 Or your handbag,

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 And you'll be able to explain that,

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 To anyone who asks you for a reason,

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 For the hope that is in us.

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 Amen.

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 Well, we'll pray again,

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 And this time we're just going to pray together

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 The words the Lord Himself taught us,

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 The words of the Lord's Prayer,

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 Which are printed on the Order of Service,

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 Just on the second page.

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 So let's unite our hearts together,

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 As we say,

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 With one another,

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 The words of the Lord's Prayer.

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 Our Father,

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 Which art in heaven,

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 Hallowed be your name,

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 Thy kingdom come,

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 Thy will be done on earth,

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 As it is in heaven.

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 Give us this day our daily bread,

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 And forgive us our debts,

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 As we forgive our debtors,

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 And lead us not into temptation,

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 But deliver us from evil.

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 For thine is the kingdom,

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 The power,

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 And the glory forever.

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 Amen.

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 Well, we want to sing again,

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 At this time the words of the 23rd Psalm,

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 On page 229,

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 Of the Scottish Psalter.

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 A psalm that speaks once more,

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 Of God's goodness and mercy,

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 Following us all the days of our lives.

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 And that we shall sing,

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 The psalm in its entirety,

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 Verses 1 to 6,

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 The Lord's my shepherd,

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 I'll not want,

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 He makes me down to lie,

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 In pastures green,

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 He leadeth me,

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 The quiet waters by.

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 The Lord's my shepherd,

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 The Lord's my shepherd,

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 He'll not want,

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 In exit angel eye,

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 In pastures twin it hath me

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 The quiet watershine.

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 My soul it all restored again,

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 And me to walk the pain

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 Within the house of righteousness,

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 In honest london sing.

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 Yet though I walk in days dark fill,

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 Yet will I hear none ill,

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 For thou art with me,

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 And thy rod hath soft me come forth still.

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 My table love has furnished

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 In presence of my foes,

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 My death and dust with oil and oil,

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 And my cup overflowed.

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 Goodness and mercy all my life

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 Shall surely follow me,

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 And in God's eyes forevermore,

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 My dwelling place shall be.

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 Amen.

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 Well I wanted to read with you this morning from,

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 Not the 23rd Psalm, but the 22nd Psalm,

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 Which can be found on page 548 of the church Bibles.

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 And then to spend some time together looking at this text.

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 Psalm 22 on page 548 of the church Bible.

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 And it has the heading to the choir master,

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 According to the doe of the dawn,

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 A psalm of David.

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 Let us hear together the word of God.

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 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

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 Why are you so far from saving me,

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 From the words of my groaning?

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 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,

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 And by night, but I find no rest.

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 Yet you are holy,

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 Enthroned on the praises of Israel.

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 In you our fathers trusted,

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 They trusted and you delivered them.

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 To you they cried and were rescued,

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 In you they trusted and were not put to shame.

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 But I am a worm,

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 And not a man,

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 Scorned by mankind,

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 And despised by the people.

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 All who see me mock me,

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 They make mouths at me,

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 They wag their heads.

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 He trusts in the Lord,

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 Let him deliver him,

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 Let him rescue him,

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 For he delights in him.

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 Yet you are he who took me from the womb.

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 You made me trust you at my mother's breasts.

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 On you I was cast from my birth,

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 And from my mother's womb.

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 You have been my God.

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 Be not far from me,

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 For trouble is near,

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 And there is none to help.

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 Many bulls encompass me,

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 Strong bulls of Bashan surround me,

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 They open wide their mouths at me,

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 Like a ravening and roaring lion.

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 I am poured out like water,

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 And all my bones are out of joint,

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 My heart is like wax,

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 It is melted within my breast.

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 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,

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 And my tongue sticks to my jaw,

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 You lay me in the dust of death.

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 For dogs encompass me,

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 A company of evildoers encircles me,

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 They have pierced my hands and feet,

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 I can count all my bones,

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 They stare and gloat over me,

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 They divide my garments among them,

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 And for my clothing they cast lots.

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 But you, O Lord, do not be far off,

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 O you, my help,

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 Come quickly to my aid,

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 Deliver my soul from the sword,

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 My precious life from the power of the dog,

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 Save me from the mouth of the lion,

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 You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

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 I will tell of your name to my brothers,

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 In the midst of the congregation I will praise you,

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 You who fear the Lord praise Him,

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 All you offspring of Jacob glorify Him,

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 And stand in awe of Him,

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 All you offspring of Israel.

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 For He has not despised,

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 Or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted,

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 And He has not hidden His face from Him,

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 But has heard when He cried to Him.

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 From you comes my praise in the great congregation,

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 My vows I will perform before those who fear Him,

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 The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied,

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 Those who seek Him shall praise the Lord,

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 May your hearts live forever.

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 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord,

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 And all the families of the nations shall worship before you,

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 For kingship belongs to the Lord,

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 And He rules over the nations.

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 All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship,

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 Before Him shall bow all who go down to the dust,

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 Even the one who could not keep himself alive.

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 Posterity shall serve Him,

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 It shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation.

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 They shall come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn,

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 That He has done it.

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 And we thank God for His Word and the Psalm.

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 Before we study together we want to sing once more,

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 This time from the Sing Psalms version of Psalm 40,

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 Which can be found on page 51 of Sing Psalms,

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 Psalm 40 verse 5 through to verse 10,

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 The wonders you have done, O Lord,

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 How many and how great they are.

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 Your plans for us are far beyond our power to number or declare.

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 Sing once more to the praise of God.

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 The wonders you have done, O Lord,

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 Where wonders you have done, O Lord,

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 How many and how great they are.

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 Your plans for us are far beyond our power to number or declare.

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 Our power to number or declare.

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 You did not ask that paths or goals,

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 We brought us sacrifice for sin,

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 But you have opened up my ears,

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 You did not seek for top of the day.

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 Then I declare, O Lord, I have come.

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 It's written, O Lord, the endless road.

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 I want to do your will, my God,

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 Your law is in my heart and soul.

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 In the assembly when it met,

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 Your justice I profiled abroad,

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 I did not seal my lips at all.

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 You know all this about me, Lord.

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 I did not hide within my heart,

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 Your saving grace on righteousness,

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 In the assembly I proclaim,

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 Your steadfast love and faithfulness.

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 you will know

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 Please do keep your Bible open there to Psalm 22, which we shall look at together and then think about in its context in the New Testament.

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 I mentioned earlier that I'm very much praying for you over in Kilmally and our Dominican Free Church.

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 Great to have fellowship and partnership in the gospel with you all.

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 And in our congregation there, we have been studying together through the book of Psalms.

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 It's a remarkable book in Scripture.

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 We can pray the Psalms, we can sing the Psalms, and we can preach the Psalms.

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 They are a treasure trove for the people of God.

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 And so we decided we'd study through the Psalms in sequential order, beginning at number one, and at some indeterminate point in the far future, arriving at Psalm 150.

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 In recent weeks, we've been looking at Psalms 19, 20, and 21.

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 And so I felt it fitting as we come to the Lord's table this morning to study together Psalm 22.

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 For the Lord himself quotes the Psalm upon the cross at Calvary.

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 And we know that the Psalms are often arranged in a particular manner, brought together, perhaps some theme uniting them.

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 And it's interesting, Psalms 20 and 21, that they speak of somebody who trusts in the Lord in times of trouble and who recognizes his deliverance.

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 Psalm 20 may have been sung or prayed before the king and his armies went to battle.

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 A little bit like singing the national anthem.

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 And it has that great refrain, 20 verse 7,

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 Some trust in chariots and horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

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 And with that, the king goes to battle confident that God will deliver and bring salvation.

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 And Psalm 21 is seen as the counterpart to that Psalm.

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 It is perhaps the Psalm that was sung when he returned victorious from battle.

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 And in verse 7 of that Psalm, we read that the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Lord, he shall not be moved.

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 The king trusts in the Lord, the Lord saves and delivers him.

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 And just reading these two Psalms, we might think that would be true in the life of the believer,

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 that if we trust in the Lord, all we will know is victory and success.

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 We will pass all our exams.

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 We will get all the jobs we apply for.

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 We will hear the words we want to hear in the outpatient clinic.

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 But when we come to Psalm 22, we realize that life is not so straightforward.

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 Many times we find that same word, trust.

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 Verse 5, the Psalmist's fathers trusted in God.

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 He delivered them.

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 They trusted in God and were not put to shame.

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 And yet the Psalmist himself, though he has trusted in God from his earliest years,

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 now finds himself in trouble.

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 Verse 11, and he thinks there is none to help, none to hear in his hour of need.

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 The Psalmist is afflicted by men, verbally, physically.

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 But worst of all, he feels abandoned by God, that God has forsaken him, that God is far from him.

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 So we want to look at the Psalm and think about the situation he finds himself in,

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 but also the solution to his distress.

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 Now this Psalm, we are mindful, is a very special Psalm.

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 It is a messianic Psalm.

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 It looks forward to the one who was to come, great David's greater son.

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 When the Lord was raised from the tomb,

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 in Luke's gospel we're told that he met some of the disciples on the road to Emmaus.

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 And in that very cheerful chapter, he begins to speak with them.

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 And when he gathers together with his disciples in Luke chapter 24, verse 44,

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 he explains to them that everything written about him in the law of Moses

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 and the prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.

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 And this Psalm 22 is one of the most oft-quoted Psalms in the New Testament,

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 quoted by the Lord himself in the hour of his death.

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 And so we want to look at this Psalm,

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 ask what it teaches us about David's woes,

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 and then a thousand years later about the Lord's work.

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 And the Psalm really breaks into two halves.

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 The first 21 verses are a Psalm of lament,

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 which we read of the suffering of the Lord's anointed,

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 the suffering of God's Messiah.

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 But then Psalm 22, verse 22 to the end,

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 becomes a Psalm of rejoicing,

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 a Psalm of celebration,

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 where we read of a salvation,

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 this salvation of a great and a global multitude.

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 So we have suffering,

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 and then salvation.

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 The Psalmist is one who trusts in the Lord.

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 He is one who trusts in the Lord in times of trouble.

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 So important to keep trusting in times of trouble.

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 You do not get out of the train when it's stuck in the tunnel.

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 But although he trusts in the Lord,

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 he feels forsaken by the Lord.

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 And there is three times that word far.

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 Verse 1,

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 Why are you so far from saving me?

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 Verse 11,

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 Be not far from me.

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 Verse 19,

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 Be not far off.

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 Trouble is near.

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 He's in the day of trial and temptation.

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 But God seems far off.

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 Though he prays day and night,

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 it seems that the phone is off the hook.

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 And there is none to hear.

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 And there is none to help.

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 The Psalmist is an orthodox man.

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 He knows the theory.

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 He knows that God delivered his fathers

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 when they trusted in him.

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 Yet his experience seems different.

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 Though in the past,

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 God has been his help and his trust.

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 In this darkest day,

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 in this dark night of the soul,

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 he feels forsaken by God.

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 The Psalmist here describes his own experience.

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 He anticipates the experience of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 But that experience might reflect your experience

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 or my experience today.

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 Maybe a difficult day.

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 One writer says,

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 The Christian life is a bed of roses,

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 thorns and all.

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 Thomas Boston wrote,

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 Sin has turned this world from a paradise into a thicket.

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 There is no getting through without being scratched.

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 The Psalm may reflect our experience

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 if we are facing present trials.

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 And David's trial seemed to be

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 that he was verbally and physically

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 suffering at the hands of others.

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 Verse 6 tells us that he feels less than human.

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 He feels like a worm.

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 He's scorned by mankind.

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 He's despised by the people.

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 And he's mocked,

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 not least because he trusts in God.

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 One paraphrase has these words,

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 Everybody pokes fun at me.

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 They make faces at me.

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 They shake their heads.

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 He is an object of scorn and derision,

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 not least for his trust in God.

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 So his self-esteem is in his boots.

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 He feels less than human.

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 He feels like a worm.

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 And the language he uses to describe his opponents

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 suggests they are less than human as well.

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 They are depicted as wild beasts.

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 Verse 12,

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 They're strong bulls.

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 Verse 13,

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 They're hungry lions.

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 Verse 16,

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 They are like a pack of stray dogs.

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 Though they are human,

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 they are behaving like animals.

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 Their animal instincts are coming through.

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 So David suffers emotionally.

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 He's suffering psychologically.

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 And he's suffering physically.

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 Verse 14,

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 He is injured.

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 His bones are out of joint.

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 His heart is like wax.

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 He's lost weight.

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 He's lost strength.

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 He's dehydrated.

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 His tongue is stuck to his mouth.

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 And they have pierced his hands and his feet.

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 Verse 18,

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 His opponents think he's about to die.

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 And rather cruelly and rather cynically,

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 they are gambling for his clothes,

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 dividing up his garments.

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 He won't need them anymore.

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 He'll just need a shroud.

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 And so we'll take his clothes for ourselves.

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 Very cruel,

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 very cynical,

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 very callous men.

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 Laughing at him.

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 Mocking him,

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 waiting for him to die.

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 And in his distress,

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 and in his despair,

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 he cries out

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 to the one he trusts in.

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 Do not be far off.

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 Deliver my soul

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 from the power of the dog,

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 from the mouths of lions.

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 He is one who is suffering terribly

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 on account of his faith.

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 Suffering at the hands of men.

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 Suffering because he feels

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 that God is far off

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 in the day of trouble.

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 Silence in heaven.

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 And that has been the experience,

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 hasn't it,

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 of some Christians

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 throughout history.

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 Earlier this year,

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 I read

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 the Tartan Pimpernail,

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 the biography of

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 Donald Caskey.

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 It's a great adventure story.

00:37:24.380 --> 00:37:25.920
 He was the minister in Paris

00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:27.780
 at the outbreak of World War II,

00:37:27.900 --> 00:37:29.400
 the minister in the Scotskirk.

00:37:30.260 --> 00:37:31.280
 And he got involved

00:37:31.280 --> 00:37:33.440
 with smuggling British soldiers

00:37:33.440 --> 00:37:34.700
 and airmen out of France

00:37:34.700 --> 00:37:36.660
 and back to safety

00:37:36.660 --> 00:37:38.300
 in the UK.

00:37:39.900 --> 00:37:42.000
 But his activities were discovered

00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:43.820
 and he was arrested.

00:37:43.820 --> 00:37:44.780
 He was moved

00:37:44.780 --> 00:37:46.519
 from prison to prison.

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 And one time,

00:37:47.099 --> 00:37:48.059
 he was incarcerated

00:37:48.059 --> 00:37:49.480
 in what used to be

00:37:49.480 --> 00:37:50.500
 a delightful villa.

00:37:51.900 --> 00:37:52.920
 But he was thrown

00:37:52.920 --> 00:37:53.820
 into the cellar.

00:37:54.619 --> 00:37:55.679
 He was fed only

00:37:55.679 --> 00:37:57.739
 bread and water.

00:37:57.880 --> 00:37:58.579
 He was mistreated

00:37:58.579 --> 00:37:59.440
 by his guards.

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 And day and night,

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 he heard the screaming

00:38:03.059 --> 00:38:04.139
 of his fellow prisoners.

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 And he writes,

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 when in the night,

00:38:10.879 --> 00:38:11.799
 screaming echoed again,

00:38:11.900 --> 00:38:13.239
 waking me from a deep sleep.

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 It overpowered me

00:38:14.119 --> 00:38:14.599
 with horror.

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 I shouted for the guard,

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 but no answer came.

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 I felt that even God

00:38:19.139 --> 00:38:20.199
 had deserted us.

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 My head reeled

00:38:21.900 --> 00:38:22.359
 and I thought,

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 this must be hell.

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 There is no escape.

00:38:24.339 --> 00:38:24.759
 This horror

00:38:24.759 --> 00:38:27.000
 will go on forever.

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 And then the words

00:38:29.839 --> 00:38:30.400
 of my Savior

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 came to mind

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 and I whispered

00:38:31.839 --> 00:38:32.559
 into the darkness,

00:38:32.759 --> 00:38:33.779
 my God, my God,

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 why hast thou forsaken me?

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 Well, that dark night

00:38:39.660 --> 00:38:40.120
 of the soul

00:38:40.120 --> 00:38:40.940
 didn't last long

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 for Caskey

00:38:41.700 --> 00:38:43.580
 and his faith

00:38:43.580 --> 00:38:44.340
 was revived.

00:38:44.540 --> 00:38:45.620
 He was used of God

00:38:45.620 --> 00:38:46.340
 in that prison

00:38:46.340 --> 00:38:46.900
 and elsewhere

00:38:46.900 --> 00:38:48.300
 and he returned

00:38:48.300 --> 00:38:49.519
 ultimately to his ministry.

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 But perhaps you can relate

00:38:52.700 --> 00:38:53.460
 to the words

00:38:53.460 --> 00:38:55.920
 of these verses,

00:38:56.660 --> 00:38:58.220
 the words of this psalmist.

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 Why is God far off

00:39:00.320 --> 00:39:02.820
 when trouble is near?

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 But that is only

00:39:05.860 --> 00:39:06.660
 half the psalm.

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 That is only half

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 the story.

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 And verse 22,

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 there's a dramatic change.

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 There's a gear shift.

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 There's a key change.

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 And there is a very

00:39:18.920 --> 00:39:20.620
 significant turning point.

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 And the psalmist begins

00:39:23.280 --> 00:39:25.100
 to speak of the deliverance

00:39:25.100 --> 00:39:26.540
 which he's either experienced

00:39:26.540 --> 00:39:27.800
 or looks forward

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 to experiencing.

00:39:28.619 --> 00:39:31.199
 when he will get together

00:39:31.199 --> 00:39:32.400
 with a great congregation

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 of his brothers

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 and sisters

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 and give thanks to God.

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 And he looks forward

00:39:39.460 --> 00:39:40.059
 to that day

00:39:40.059 --> 00:39:40.859
 when the families

00:39:40.859 --> 00:39:41.679
 of the earth,

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 when a great multitude

00:39:43.239 --> 00:39:44.000
 will gather

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 in worship

00:39:44.839 --> 00:39:45.940
 from home and abroad.

00:39:49.079 --> 00:39:50.099
 He looks forward

00:39:50.099 --> 00:39:51.339
 to what God will do.

00:39:51.480 --> 00:39:52.079
 He looks forward

00:39:52.079 --> 00:39:53.920
 to glorifying him

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 in the midst

00:39:55.039 --> 00:39:56.380
 of the congregation.

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 And the reason is,

00:39:59.980 --> 00:40:00.639
 verse 24,

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 for the Lord

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 has not despised

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 the affliction

00:40:04.340 --> 00:40:05.900
 of the afflicted.

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 He has not hidden

00:40:06.980 --> 00:40:08.220
 his face from him.

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 Though the psalmist

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 was despised

00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:14.180
 and scorned

00:40:14.180 --> 00:40:15.079
 by these men,

00:40:16.079 --> 00:40:17.119
 God has not

00:40:17.119 --> 00:40:17.900
 despised him.

00:40:18.579 --> 00:40:19.680
 Though they shook

00:40:19.680 --> 00:40:20.500
 their heads

00:40:20.500 --> 00:40:21.320
 at him,

00:40:22.000 --> 00:40:22.960
 God has not

00:40:22.960 --> 00:40:23.920
 hidden his face

00:40:23.920 --> 00:40:24.860
 from him.

00:40:26.539 --> 00:40:27.300
 He cried

00:40:27.300 --> 00:40:28.079
 to the Lord

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 and the Lord

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 hears

00:40:29.480 --> 00:40:30.699
 and responds

00:40:30.699 --> 00:40:31.699
 to his cry.

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 And he looks forward

00:40:34.000 --> 00:40:35.360
 to celebrating

00:40:35.360 --> 00:40:36.280
 that deliverance

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 in the company

00:40:37.079 --> 00:40:38.239
 of the saints.

00:40:38.400 --> 00:40:39.039
 The afflicted

00:40:39.039 --> 00:40:39.719
 shall eat

00:40:39.719 --> 00:40:41.119
 and be satisfied.

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 I will praise

00:40:42.199 --> 00:40:42.920
 your name

00:40:42.920 --> 00:40:44.280
 among my brothers.

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 He's anticipating,

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 I suppose,

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 a special service

00:40:50.219 --> 00:40:50.859
 of thanksgiving.

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 And yesterday,

00:40:53.480 --> 00:40:54.379
 we went to Carloway

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 and we were

00:40:55.439 --> 00:40:57.019
 very pleased

00:40:57.019 --> 00:40:57.919
 to see all the work

00:40:57.919 --> 00:40:58.779
 that had happened there

00:40:58.779 --> 00:41:01.000
 in the renovation project.

00:41:01.739 --> 00:41:02.419
 And this morning,

00:41:02.500 --> 00:41:03.099
 this very hour,

00:41:03.179 --> 00:41:03.559
 they're having

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 a service of thanksgiving,

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 a special service

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 to thank God

00:41:07.059 --> 00:41:08.519
 for what he's done.

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 That's what the psalmist

00:41:11.019 --> 00:41:11.879
 looks forward to,

00:41:12.019 --> 00:41:13.759
 telling the Lord's name

00:41:13.759 --> 00:41:14.559
 to his brothers

00:41:14.559 --> 00:41:15.480
 in the midst

00:41:15.480 --> 00:41:16.379
 of the congregation.

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 A special service

00:41:19.619 --> 00:41:20.559
 of worship

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 and a worship

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 that will extend,

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 verse 27,

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 to all the ends

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 of the earth.

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 All the families

00:41:28.819 --> 00:41:29.460
 of the nations

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 will worship

00:41:30.139 --> 00:41:31.039
 the king

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 who rules over

00:41:32.099 --> 00:41:33.259
 the nations.

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 That day

00:41:35.559 --> 00:41:36.359
 when the promise

00:41:36.359 --> 00:41:37.539
 made to Abraham

00:41:37.539 --> 00:41:38.500
 will be fulfilled,

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 where the whole world

00:41:40.659 --> 00:41:41.480
 will be blessed,

00:41:41.639 --> 00:41:42.940
 where the whole earth

00:41:42.940 --> 00:41:43.719
 will be filled

00:41:43.719 --> 00:41:44.480
 with the glory

00:41:44.480 --> 00:41:45.219
 of God

00:41:45.219 --> 00:41:46.939
 as the waters

00:41:46.939 --> 00:41:47.779
 cover the sea.

00:41:49.599 --> 00:41:50.359
 All nations

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 will come,

00:41:50.859 --> 00:41:51.739
 another generation

00:41:51.739 --> 00:41:52.239
 will come,

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 posterity

00:41:53.099 --> 00:41:54.359
 shall serve him,

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 and we have

00:41:55.159 --> 00:41:55.759
 this scene

00:41:55.759 --> 00:41:57.659
 of universal worship.

00:41:57.659 --> 00:41:57.799
 worship.

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 So the psalm

00:42:01.940 --> 00:42:02.699
 seems to fall

00:42:02.699 --> 00:42:04.159
 into these two halves,

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 a psalm of distress,

00:42:06.879 --> 00:42:08.319
 point of death,

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 and then a psalm

00:42:10.839 --> 00:42:12.159
 of rejoicing,

00:42:12.440 --> 00:42:14.179
 great deliverance

00:42:14.179 --> 00:42:15.099
 and celebration

00:42:15.099 --> 00:42:16.000
 and worship,

00:42:16.420 --> 00:42:17.839
 a hopeless situation,

00:42:18.559 --> 00:42:20.319
 hope and a future.

00:42:20.320 --> 00:42:24.120
 after the suffering

00:42:24.120 --> 00:42:25.380
 of the righteous

00:42:25.380 --> 00:42:26.240
 one,

00:42:27.340 --> 00:42:28.180
 after the time

00:42:28.180 --> 00:42:28.940
 of darkness,

00:42:29.100 --> 00:42:30.300
 there will be joy

00:42:30.300 --> 00:42:31.559
 and there will be

00:42:31.559 --> 00:42:32.780
 deliverance

00:42:32.780 --> 00:42:35.480
 and the praise

00:42:35.480 --> 00:42:36.080
 of God

00:42:36.080 --> 00:42:36.920
 will sound forth

00:42:36.920 --> 00:42:38.140
 not only in Israel

00:42:38.140 --> 00:42:38.900
 but through

00:42:38.900 --> 00:42:40.000
 the whole world.

00:42:44.200 --> 00:42:45.039
 And that's a trajectory

00:42:45.039 --> 00:42:45.980
 many psalms follow.

00:42:47.700 --> 00:42:48.800
 Many psalms

00:42:48.800 --> 00:42:49.660
 have that pattern

00:42:49.659 --> 00:42:50.799
 of despair

00:42:50.799 --> 00:42:52.000
 and then deliverance

00:42:52.000 --> 00:42:52.679
 from death.

00:42:54.019 --> 00:42:54.699
 Psalm 30,

00:42:55.899 --> 00:42:57.299
 Psalm 116,

00:42:57.460 --> 00:42:58.259
 weeping in the night,

00:42:58.420 --> 00:43:00.119
 rejoicing in the morning,

00:43:00.239 --> 00:43:01.099
 people celebrating

00:43:01.099 --> 00:43:02.199
 what God has done.

00:43:04.319 --> 00:43:05.319
 But this psalm

00:43:05.319 --> 00:43:05.779
 is the one

00:43:05.779 --> 00:43:07.299
 the Lord Jesus Christ

00:43:07.299 --> 00:43:07.759
 quoted

00:43:07.759 --> 00:43:10.099
 upon the cross.

00:43:11.480 --> 00:43:12.379
 It is this psalm

00:43:12.379 --> 00:43:13.379
 that is referenced

00:43:13.379 --> 00:43:15.039
 in each of the four

00:43:15.039 --> 00:43:15.779
 Gospels

00:43:15.779 --> 00:43:17.259
 in different ways.

00:43:17.260 --> 00:43:20.060
 some have described

00:43:20.060 --> 00:43:20.580
 the psalm

00:43:20.580 --> 00:43:21.240
 as the gospel

00:43:21.240 --> 00:43:22.260
 according to David

00:43:22.260 --> 00:43:24.440
 or even the fifth

00:43:24.440 --> 00:43:25.160
 gospel.

00:43:27.480 --> 00:43:28.460
 And when we turn

00:43:28.460 --> 00:43:29.200
 to the Gospels

00:43:29.200 --> 00:43:30.160
 we see that

00:43:30.160 --> 00:43:31.160
 these words

00:43:31.160 --> 00:43:31.720
 were spoken

00:43:31.720 --> 00:43:32.720
 by the Lord

00:43:32.720 --> 00:43:34.160
 and referred to

00:43:34.160 --> 00:43:35.900
 by the evangelists.

00:43:37.620 --> 00:43:39.140
 In Matthew 27,

00:43:39.460 --> 00:43:40.840
 Jesus cries out

00:43:40.840 --> 00:43:41.640
 from the cross,

00:43:41.639 --> 00:43:43.359
 My God,

00:43:43.460 --> 00:43:44.239
 my God,

00:43:44.319 --> 00:43:45.039
 why have you

00:43:45.039 --> 00:43:45.839
 forsaken me?

00:43:48.379 --> 00:43:49.339
 We read

00:43:49.339 --> 00:43:50.239
 in the gospel

00:43:50.239 --> 00:43:50.759
 accounts

00:43:50.759 --> 00:43:51.679
 of the soldiers

00:43:51.679 --> 00:43:53.379
 dividing his clothing,

00:43:54.739 --> 00:43:55.679
 casting lots,

00:43:56.000 --> 00:43:56.359
 gambling

00:43:56.359 --> 00:43:57.779
 for his last garment.

00:43:59.779 --> 00:44:00.579
 We know

00:44:00.579 --> 00:44:01.239
 that the people

00:44:01.239 --> 00:44:01.579
 there

00:44:01.579 --> 00:44:02.559
 mocked

00:44:02.559 --> 00:44:03.719
 and reviled him,

00:44:03.799 --> 00:44:05.139
 even the thieves

00:44:05.139 --> 00:44:06.599
 on the neighboring cross.

00:44:06.599 --> 00:44:09.819
 And we know

00:44:09.819 --> 00:44:10.779
 that the chief priests,

00:44:10.940 --> 00:44:11.719
 Matthew 27,

00:44:11.839 --> 00:44:12.360
 43,

00:44:12.980 --> 00:44:13.900
 quoted these words

00:44:13.900 --> 00:44:15.039
 back to Jesus.

00:44:15.980 --> 00:44:17.380
 He trusted in God,

00:44:17.799 --> 00:44:18.559
 let him

00:44:18.559 --> 00:44:19.659
 deliver him.

00:44:25.019 --> 00:44:25.980
 And we know

00:44:25.980 --> 00:44:26.659
 that the Lord's

00:44:26.659 --> 00:44:28.719
 hands and feet

00:44:28.719 --> 00:44:29.599
 were pierced

00:44:29.599 --> 00:44:31.360
 as he was nailed

00:44:31.360 --> 00:44:32.599
 to the cross.

00:44:34.460 --> 00:44:35.659
 Quite remarkable,

00:44:35.659 --> 00:44:36.739
 that should be mentioned

00:44:36.739 --> 00:44:37.420
 in the psalm.

00:44:37.539 --> 00:44:39.139
 The crucifixion

00:44:39.139 --> 00:44:39.839
 wasn't invented

00:44:39.839 --> 00:44:40.859
 for many centuries

00:44:40.859 --> 00:44:42.299
 after the life

00:44:42.299 --> 00:44:43.000
 of David.

00:44:45.440 --> 00:44:46.299
 But the words

00:44:46.299 --> 00:44:47.139
 of this psalm

00:44:47.139 --> 00:44:47.799
 were in the mouth

00:44:47.799 --> 00:44:48.420
 of the Lord

00:44:48.420 --> 00:44:49.079
 as he died.

00:44:49.219 --> 00:44:50.059
 They were in the minds

00:44:50.059 --> 00:44:51.359
 of the evangelists

00:44:51.359 --> 00:44:52.799
 as they wrote

00:44:52.799 --> 00:44:54.000
 under the inspiration

00:44:54.000 --> 00:44:54.920
 of the Holy Spirit.

00:44:58.179 --> 00:44:59.239
 And if Psalm 22

00:44:59.239 --> 00:45:01.000
 describes the episode

00:45:01.000 --> 00:45:02.819
 in David's life,

00:45:04.039 --> 00:45:05.000
 a time of darkness

00:45:05.000 --> 00:45:05.679
 when he felt

00:45:05.679 --> 00:45:06.940
 forsaken by God,

00:45:07.000 --> 00:45:08.159
 when he felt himself

00:45:08.159 --> 00:45:09.199
 about to die,

00:45:11.000 --> 00:45:11.599
 then it finds

00:45:11.599 --> 00:45:12.179
 fulfillment

00:45:12.179 --> 00:45:13.300
 in the life

00:45:13.300 --> 00:45:13.980
 of Christ

00:45:13.980 --> 00:45:16.659
 where he was

00:45:16.659 --> 00:45:17.840
 forsaken

00:45:17.840 --> 00:45:18.760
 by God

00:45:18.760 --> 00:45:19.840
 upon that cross,

00:45:20.219 --> 00:45:21.260
 where he did

00:45:21.260 --> 00:45:22.179
 die

00:45:22.179 --> 00:45:23.340
 and that

00:45:23.340 --> 00:45:24.420
 for his people.

00:45:27.880 --> 00:45:28.519
 David,

00:45:28.940 --> 00:45:29.420
 the Lord's

00:45:29.420 --> 00:45:29.820
 anointed,

00:45:31.139 --> 00:45:32.039
 a righteous one

00:45:32.039 --> 00:45:33.400
 who trusted in God

00:45:33.400 --> 00:45:34.199
 and yet suffered

00:45:34.199 --> 00:45:34.779
 at the hands

00:45:34.779 --> 00:45:35.279
 of men.

00:45:36.980 --> 00:45:38.000
 David the psalmist,

00:45:38.159 --> 00:45:40.159
 but as Acts chapter 2

00:45:40.159 --> 00:45:40.719
 tells us,

00:45:40.779 --> 00:45:41.920
 David also

00:45:41.920 --> 00:45:42.759
 the prophet.

00:45:44.119 --> 00:45:45.539
 And here he prefigures

00:45:45.539 --> 00:45:46.900
 and he predicts

00:45:46.900 --> 00:45:47.579
 the coming

00:45:47.579 --> 00:45:48.500
 of Christ

00:45:48.500 --> 00:45:49.480
 and his death

00:45:49.480 --> 00:45:50.500
 for the world.

00:45:52.099 --> 00:45:53.000
 His suffering

00:45:53.000 --> 00:45:53.559
 at the hands

00:45:53.559 --> 00:45:54.239
 of wicked men,

00:45:54.579 --> 00:45:56.059
 his being despised

00:45:56.059 --> 00:45:57.579
 and mocked,

00:45:58.440 --> 00:45:59.300
 his clothes

00:45:59.300 --> 00:46:00.059
 being divided,

00:46:00.059 --> 00:46:00.860
 his hands

00:46:00.860 --> 00:46:01.519
 and feet

00:46:01.519 --> 00:46:02.619
 being pierced

00:46:02.619 --> 00:46:03.820
 and then the terrible

00:46:03.820 --> 00:46:04.960
 silence in heaven

00:46:04.960 --> 00:46:07.940
 as darkness

00:46:07.940 --> 00:46:08.960
 covers the land

00:46:08.960 --> 00:46:10.039
 and the Lord Jesus

00:46:10.039 --> 00:46:11.119
 experiences

00:46:11.119 --> 00:46:13.059
 that forsakenness.

00:46:16.259 --> 00:46:17.619
 And of all the scenes

00:46:17.619 --> 00:46:18.400
 around the cross,

00:46:18.460 --> 00:46:19.000
 it is perhaps

00:46:19.000 --> 00:46:20.400
 that terrible silence

00:46:20.400 --> 00:46:22.019
 that is the most

00:46:22.019 --> 00:46:23.360
 terrible.

00:46:23.360 --> 00:46:26.140
 at the beginning

00:46:26.140 --> 00:46:26.820
 of the gospel,

00:46:27.780 --> 00:46:28.840
 a voice from heaven

00:46:28.840 --> 00:46:30.120
 came saying,

00:46:30.620 --> 00:46:32.260
 this is my beloved son

00:46:32.260 --> 00:46:33.280
 with whom I am

00:46:33.280 --> 00:46:34.160
 well pleased.

00:46:36.140 --> 00:46:37.140
 And that voice

00:46:37.140 --> 00:46:37.940
 now has nothing

00:46:37.940 --> 00:46:38.539
 to say

00:46:38.539 --> 00:46:39.720
 in response

00:46:39.720 --> 00:46:40.760
 to his cries.

00:46:42.800 --> 00:46:43.760
 The Lord Jesus,

00:46:43.980 --> 00:46:44.480
 who in the course

00:46:44.480 --> 00:46:45.440
 of his earthly ministry

00:46:45.440 --> 00:46:45.760
 said,

00:46:45.840 --> 00:46:46.940
 my father is always

00:46:46.940 --> 00:46:47.680
 with me,

00:46:49.460 --> 00:46:50.460
 now finds himself

00:46:50.460 --> 00:46:51.120
 alone,

00:46:52.220 --> 00:46:53.320
 nailed to a tree

00:46:53.320 --> 00:46:53.920
 abandoned.

00:46:57.820 --> 00:46:58.920
 And as we approach

00:46:58.920 --> 00:46:59.580
 that scene,

00:46:59.700 --> 00:47:00.539
 we come to the very

00:47:00.539 --> 00:47:01.559
 heart of the gospel.

00:47:03.720 --> 00:47:04.539
 We come,

00:47:04.800 --> 00:47:05.460
 as Martin Luther

00:47:05.460 --> 00:47:05.880
 said,

00:47:06.000 --> 00:47:07.700
 to the very heart

00:47:07.700 --> 00:47:08.340
 of Scripture,

00:47:08.500 --> 00:47:10.120
 the cross of Christ

00:47:10.120 --> 00:47:10.780
 runs through

00:47:10.780 --> 00:47:11.640
 the whole

00:47:11.640 --> 00:47:12.660
 of Scripture.

00:47:14.960 --> 00:47:16.160
 We come to the very

00:47:16.160 --> 00:47:17.539
 heart of human history.

00:47:19.700 --> 00:47:20.700
 Alexander McLaren

00:47:20.700 --> 00:47:21.059
 wrote,

00:47:21.200 --> 00:47:21.680
 the cross

00:47:21.680 --> 00:47:22.600
 is the center

00:47:22.599 --> 00:47:23.299
 of the world's

00:47:23.299 --> 00:47:23.699
 history.

00:47:24.940 --> 00:47:25.559
 The incarnation

00:47:25.559 --> 00:47:26.339
 of Christ

00:47:26.339 --> 00:47:27.319
 and the crucifixion

00:47:27.319 --> 00:47:28.019
 of our Lord

00:47:28.019 --> 00:47:28.779
 are the pivot

00:47:28.779 --> 00:47:30.420
 around which

00:47:30.420 --> 00:47:31.699
 all the events

00:47:31.699 --> 00:47:32.539
 of the ages

00:47:32.539 --> 00:47:33.420
 revolve.

00:47:37.420 --> 00:47:38.420
 So the Lord

00:47:38.420 --> 00:47:40.039
 quotes this

00:47:40.039 --> 00:47:40.880
 psalm.

00:47:41.019 --> 00:47:42.380
 He fulfills

00:47:42.380 --> 00:47:43.420
 this psalm.

00:47:44.500 --> 00:47:45.079
 David felt

00:47:45.079 --> 00:47:45.699
 forsaken.

00:47:45.980 --> 00:47:46.599
 David felt

00:47:46.599 --> 00:47:47.659
 close to death,

00:47:47.699 --> 00:47:48.259
 but he was

00:47:48.259 --> 00:47:48.639
 delivered.

00:47:48.639 --> 00:47:50.839
 But the Lord

00:47:50.839 --> 00:47:51.859
 experienced that

00:47:51.859 --> 00:47:52.599
 forsakenness.

00:47:52.679 --> 00:47:53.019
 The Lord

00:47:53.019 --> 00:47:53.619
 tasted

00:47:53.619 --> 00:47:54.519
 death.

00:47:57.859 --> 00:47:58.920
 James Packer,

00:47:58.960 --> 00:47:59.819
 the theologian,

00:47:59.920 --> 00:48:00.659
 says this,

00:48:01.159 --> 00:48:02.819
 On the cross,

00:48:02.940 --> 00:48:03.559
 Jesus lost

00:48:03.559 --> 00:48:04.259
 all the good

00:48:04.259 --> 00:48:04.719
 that he had

00:48:04.719 --> 00:48:05.199
 before,

00:48:06.199 --> 00:48:07.039
 all sense

00:48:07.039 --> 00:48:07.839
 of his Father's

00:48:07.839 --> 00:48:08.920
 presence and love,

00:48:10.000 --> 00:48:10.699
 all sense

00:48:10.699 --> 00:48:11.440
 of physical,

00:48:12.759 --> 00:48:13.099
 mental,

00:48:13.339 --> 00:48:14.039
 and spiritual

00:48:14.039 --> 00:48:14.779
 well-being,

00:48:14.780 --> 00:48:16.660
 all enjoyment

00:48:16.660 --> 00:48:17.360
 of God

00:48:17.360 --> 00:48:18.019
 and of created

00:48:18.019 --> 00:48:18.620
 things,

00:48:19.680 --> 00:48:20.480
 all ease

00:48:20.480 --> 00:48:22.480
 and solace

00:48:22.480 --> 00:48:23.080
 of friendship

00:48:23.080 --> 00:48:23.600
 were taken

00:48:23.600 --> 00:48:24.180
 from him.

00:48:26.019 --> 00:48:26.519
 And in their

00:48:26.519 --> 00:48:27.100
 place was

00:48:27.100 --> 00:48:28.080
 nothing but pain,

00:48:28.300 --> 00:48:29.120
 a killing sense

00:48:29.120 --> 00:48:30.100
 of human malice

00:48:30.100 --> 00:48:31.560
 and callousness

00:48:31.560 --> 00:48:33.040
 and a horror

00:48:33.040 --> 00:48:33.820
 of great

00:48:33.820 --> 00:48:35.560
 spiritual darkness.

00:48:35.720 --> 00:48:36.740
 How can this be?

00:48:36.739 --> 00:48:38.719
 how can a

00:48:38.719 --> 00:48:39.459
 righteous one

00:48:39.459 --> 00:48:40.299
 suffer in this

00:48:40.299 --> 00:48:40.459
 way?

00:48:40.539 --> 00:48:41.379
 How can the

00:48:41.379 --> 00:48:42.159
 Son of God

00:48:42.159 --> 00:48:42.919
 suffer in this

00:48:42.919 --> 00:48:43.199
 way?

00:48:45.859 --> 00:48:46.399
 And the

00:48:46.399 --> 00:48:46.819
 reason is

00:48:46.819 --> 00:48:47.459
 because he,

00:48:47.599 --> 00:48:48.039
 the righteous

00:48:48.039 --> 00:48:48.339
 one,

00:48:48.399 --> 00:48:48.919
 was suffering

00:48:48.919 --> 00:48:49.579
 for we,

00:48:49.819 --> 00:48:50.799
 the unrighteous,

00:48:52.299 --> 00:48:53.000
 bearing our

00:48:53.000 --> 00:48:53.579
 sins,

00:48:54.259 --> 00:48:55.139
 that he might

00:48:55.139 --> 00:48:55.759
 bring us to

00:48:55.759 --> 00:48:56.279
 God and

00:48:56.279 --> 00:48:57.019
 ultimately bring

00:48:57.019 --> 00:48:57.799
 us to glory.

00:49:02.039 --> 00:49:02.919
 As terrible

00:49:02.919 --> 00:49:03.559
 as the verbal

00:49:03.559 --> 00:49:04.139
 and physical

00:49:04.139 --> 00:49:04.939
 sufferings were,

00:49:04.940 --> 00:49:07.099
 it was the

00:49:07.099 --> 00:49:08.039
 withdrawal of

00:49:08.039 --> 00:49:08.720
 the Father's

00:49:08.720 --> 00:49:09.360
 presence

00:49:09.360 --> 00:49:11.720
 that was the

00:49:11.720 --> 00:49:12.980
 most disturbing,

00:49:13.500 --> 00:49:13.880
 the most

00:49:13.880 --> 00:49:14.559
 horrifying.

00:49:16.119 --> 00:49:16.760
 And in the

00:49:16.760 --> 00:49:17.420
 place of the

00:49:17.420 --> 00:49:18.220
 divine pleasure,

00:49:18.340 --> 00:49:18.800
 the divine

00:49:18.800 --> 00:49:19.500
 displeasure,

00:49:19.619 --> 00:49:20.200
 the wrath

00:49:20.200 --> 00:49:21.019
 of God

00:49:21.019 --> 00:49:22.960
 poured out

00:49:22.960 --> 00:49:24.400
 upon Christ.

00:49:26.940 --> 00:49:27.579
 Another Old

00:49:27.579 --> 00:49:28.480
 Testament prophet

00:49:28.480 --> 00:49:29.380
 Isaiah talks

00:49:29.380 --> 00:49:30.039
 about the one

00:49:30.039 --> 00:49:30.619
 who would be

00:49:30.619 --> 00:49:31.840
 pierced for

00:49:31.840 --> 00:49:33.720
 our transgressions.

00:49:34.940 --> 00:49:35.599
 that a

00:49:35.599 --> 00:49:36.240
 righteous one

00:49:36.240 --> 00:49:36.860
 would suffer

00:49:36.860 --> 00:49:37.940
 for the

00:49:37.940 --> 00:49:38.700
 unrighteous,

00:49:39.059 --> 00:49:39.579
 that the

00:49:39.579 --> 00:49:40.039
 one who

00:49:40.039 --> 00:49:40.820
 knew no

00:49:40.820 --> 00:49:41.900
 sin would

00:49:41.900 --> 00:49:43.360
 become sin,

00:49:43.579 --> 00:49:44.179
 the Son

00:49:44.179 --> 00:49:44.920
 would become

00:49:44.920 --> 00:49:46.460
 sin for us,

00:49:47.900 --> 00:49:50.940
 and that he,

00:49:51.059 --> 00:49:51.420
 the sin

00:49:51.420 --> 00:49:51.780
 bearer,

00:49:51.820 --> 00:49:52.200
 would enter

00:49:52.200 --> 00:49:52.599
 into the

00:49:52.599 --> 00:49:53.119
 presence of

00:49:53.119 --> 00:49:53.480
 a holy

00:49:53.480 --> 00:49:53.980
 God,

00:49:54.539 --> 00:49:55.200
 not with

00:49:55.200 --> 00:49:55.820
 the sacrifice

00:49:55.820 --> 00:49:56.679
 of blood,

00:49:57.400 --> 00:49:58.039
 bulls and

00:49:58.039 --> 00:49:58.320
 goats,

00:49:58.440 --> 00:49:59.440
 but of the

00:49:59.440 --> 00:50:00.400
 sacrifice of

00:50:00.400 --> 00:50:00.920
 himself,

00:50:01.420 --> 00:50:02.079
 the priest,

00:50:02.920 --> 00:50:03.519
 becoming the

00:50:03.519 --> 00:50:03.900
 victim.

00:50:04.940 --> 00:50:08.559
 And the

00:50:08.559 --> 00:50:09.519
 Lord experiences

00:50:09.519 --> 00:50:10.760
 the darkness,

00:50:11.720 --> 00:50:12.300
 the darkness

00:50:12.300 --> 00:50:13.039
 of the world

00:50:13.039 --> 00:50:13.720
 around that

00:50:13.720 --> 00:50:14.019
 day,

00:50:14.280 --> 00:50:14.720
 but the

00:50:14.720 --> 00:50:15.760
 outer darkness

00:50:15.760 --> 00:50:17.360
 of being cut

00:50:17.360 --> 00:50:18.220
 off from

00:50:18.220 --> 00:50:18.639
 God,

00:50:18.740 --> 00:50:19.240
 of tasting

00:50:19.240 --> 00:50:19.980
 his wrath,

00:50:20.860 --> 00:50:22.340
 and he does

00:50:22.340 --> 00:50:22.800
 so in order

00:50:22.800 --> 00:50:23.400
 that we

00:50:23.400 --> 00:50:24.380
 might never

00:50:24.380 --> 00:50:25.079
 be forsaken,

00:50:26.440 --> 00:50:27.220
 we might

00:50:27.220 --> 00:50:27.920
 never be cut

00:50:27.920 --> 00:50:28.720
 off or cast

00:50:28.720 --> 00:50:28.920
 out,

00:50:29.019 --> 00:50:29.559
 we might

00:50:29.559 --> 00:50:30.539
 never face

00:50:30.539 --> 00:50:31.980
 the righteous

00:50:31.980 --> 00:50:33.420
 wrath of a

00:50:33.420 --> 00:50:34.059
 holy God.

00:50:37.000 --> 00:50:37.860
 How deep

00:50:37.860 --> 00:50:38.539
 the Father's

00:50:38.539 --> 00:50:39.119
 love for us,

00:50:39.200 --> 00:50:39.780
 how vast

00:50:39.780 --> 00:50:40.440
 beyond all

00:50:40.440 --> 00:50:40.780
 measure,

00:50:41.780 --> 00:50:42.400
 that he

00:50:42.400 --> 00:50:43.039
 should give

00:50:43.039 --> 00:50:43.559
 his only

00:50:43.559 --> 00:50:44.880
 Son to

00:50:44.880 --> 00:50:45.340
 make a

00:50:45.340 --> 00:50:45.920
 wretch his

00:50:45.920 --> 00:50:46.340
 treasure,

00:50:47.200 --> 00:50:47.980
 how great

00:50:47.980 --> 00:50:48.420
 the pain

00:50:48.420 --> 00:50:48.920
 of searing

00:50:48.920 --> 00:50:49.260
 loss,

00:50:49.380 --> 00:50:49.880
 the Father

00:50:49.880 --> 00:50:50.740
 turns his

00:50:50.740 --> 00:50:51.539
 face away

00:50:51.539 --> 00:50:53.380
 as wounds

00:50:53.380 --> 00:50:54.000
 which mar

00:50:54.000 --> 00:50:54.559
 the chosen

00:50:54.559 --> 00:50:55.119
 one bring

00:50:55.119 --> 00:50:55.780
 many sons

00:50:55.780 --> 00:50:56.320
 to glory.

00:50:57.720 --> 00:50:58.200
 It was

00:50:58.200 --> 00:50:58.800
 my sin

00:50:58.800 --> 00:50:59.260
 that held

00:50:59.260 --> 00:50:59.680
 him there

00:50:59.680 --> 00:51:00.920
 until it

00:51:00.920 --> 00:51:01.740
 was accomplished,

00:51:01.739 --> 00:51:02.679
 his dying

00:51:02.679 --> 00:51:03.539
 breath has

00:51:03.539 --> 00:51:04.099
 brought me

00:51:04.099 --> 00:51:04.519
 life,

00:51:04.859 --> 00:51:05.439
 I know

00:51:05.439 --> 00:51:06.239
 that it

00:51:06.239 --> 00:51:07.019
 is finished,

00:51:07.139 --> 00:51:07.679
 that he

00:51:07.679 --> 00:51:08.979
 has done

00:51:08.979 --> 00:51:09.439
 it.

00:51:14.079 --> 00:51:14.839
 But that's

00:51:14.839 --> 00:51:15.159
 not the end

00:51:15.159 --> 00:51:15.399
 of the

00:51:15.399 --> 00:51:15.759
 psalm,

00:51:17.379 --> 00:51:17.779
 that's not

00:51:17.779 --> 00:51:18.039
 the end

00:51:18.039 --> 00:51:18.619
 of the story

00:51:18.619 --> 00:51:19.519
 after lament,

00:51:20.659 --> 00:51:21.679
 there is

00:51:21.679 --> 00:51:22.779
 joy after

00:51:22.779 --> 00:51:23.479
 an apparent

00:51:23.479 --> 00:51:24.059
 defeat,

00:51:24.239 --> 00:51:24.519
 there is

00:51:24.519 --> 00:51:25.139
 victory,

00:51:26.739 --> 00:51:27.159
 there is

00:51:27.159 --> 00:51:27.639
 the praising

00:51:27.639 --> 00:51:28.219
 of God's

00:51:28.219 --> 00:51:28.759
 name in the

00:51:28.759 --> 00:51:29.359
 congregation,

00:51:30.000 --> 00:51:30.539
 there is

00:51:30.539 --> 00:51:31.059
 the telling

00:51:31.059 --> 00:51:31.440
 of that

00:51:31.440 --> 00:51:31.840
 name to

00:51:31.840 --> 00:51:32.059
 his

00:51:32.059 --> 00:51:32.440
 brothers,

00:51:32.599 --> 00:51:32.920
 there is

00:51:32.920 --> 00:51:33.480
 the worship

00:51:33.480 --> 00:51:34.340
 of all

00:51:34.340 --> 00:51:34.779
 nations,

00:51:34.980 --> 00:51:35.420
 all the

00:51:35.420 --> 00:51:36.119
 families of

00:51:36.119 --> 00:51:36.599
 the earth.

00:51:39.679 --> 00:51:40.340
 And after

00:51:40.340 --> 00:51:40.880
 the terrible

00:51:40.880 --> 00:51:41.619
 suffering of

00:51:41.619 --> 00:51:42.039
 the righteous

00:51:42.039 --> 00:51:42.340
 one,

00:51:42.400 --> 00:51:42.759
 there is a

00:51:42.759 --> 00:51:42.960
 great

00:51:42.960 --> 00:51:43.659
 deliverance

00:51:43.659 --> 00:51:45.119
 that will

00:51:45.119 --> 00:51:45.779
 be told

00:51:45.779 --> 00:51:46.099
 throughout

00:51:46.099 --> 00:51:46.659
 the world

00:51:46.659 --> 00:51:47.719
 and told

00:51:47.719 --> 00:51:48.460
 all through

00:51:48.460 --> 00:51:49.039
 history.

00:51:52.119 --> 00:51:52.460
 And it's

00:51:52.460 --> 00:51:53.159
 very interesting

00:51:53.159 --> 00:51:53.840
 in Matthew's

00:51:53.840 --> 00:51:54.519
 gospel that

00:51:54.519 --> 00:51:56.219
 the gospel

00:51:56.219 --> 00:51:57.179
 continues beyond

00:51:57.179 --> 00:51:58.099
 chapter 27

00:51:58.099 --> 00:52:00.420
 and after

00:52:00.420 --> 00:52:00.920
 the events

00:52:00.920 --> 00:52:01.199
 of the

00:52:01.199 --> 00:52:01.900
 crucifixion

00:52:01.900 --> 00:52:02.259
 there is

00:52:02.259 --> 00:52:02.559
 the

00:52:02.559 --> 00:52:03.119
 resurrection.

00:52:05.500 --> 00:52:05.920
 And in

00:52:05.920 --> 00:52:06.420
 that gospel

00:52:06.420 --> 00:52:06.819
 Jesus

00:52:06.819 --> 00:52:07.739
 appears

00:52:07.739 --> 00:52:10.420
 and he

00:52:10.420 --> 00:52:11.079
 instructs

00:52:11.079 --> 00:52:11.559
 some of

00:52:11.559 --> 00:52:12.159
 his followers

00:52:12.159 --> 00:52:12.880
 to go

00:52:12.880 --> 00:52:14.400
 and tell

00:52:14.400 --> 00:52:15.799
 my brothers

00:52:15.799 --> 00:52:17.159
 to go

00:52:17.159 --> 00:52:17.900
 to Galilee.

00:52:19.179 --> 00:52:19.679
 He

00:52:19.679 --> 00:52:21.179
 rises

00:52:21.179 --> 00:52:22.559
 and tells

00:52:22.559 --> 00:52:22.980
 the name

00:52:22.980 --> 00:52:23.420
 of God

00:52:23.420 --> 00:52:23.860
 to his

00:52:23.860 --> 00:52:24.239
 brothers,

00:52:24.400 --> 00:52:24.839
 the only

00:52:24.839 --> 00:52:25.460
 mention

00:52:25.460 --> 00:52:26.519
 of the

00:52:26.519 --> 00:52:26.839
 brothers

00:52:26.839 --> 00:52:27.460
 in the

00:52:27.460 --> 00:52:27.839
 gospel.

00:52:28.099 --> 00:52:30.860
 praising

00:52:30.860 --> 00:52:31.679
 his name

00:52:31.679 --> 00:52:31.960
 in the

00:52:31.960 --> 00:52:32.559
 congregation.

00:52:34.900 --> 00:52:35.440
 And when

00:52:35.440 --> 00:52:36.019
 those brothers

00:52:36.019 --> 00:52:37.119
 assemble

00:52:37.119 --> 00:52:37.980
 in Galilee

00:52:37.980 --> 00:52:38.579
 he appears

00:52:38.579 --> 00:52:38.860
 to them

00:52:38.860 --> 00:52:39.219
 again.

00:52:40.500 --> 00:52:41.139
 And he

00:52:41.139 --> 00:52:41.559
 says to

00:52:41.559 --> 00:52:41.799
 them in

00:52:41.799 --> 00:52:42.380
 his parting

00:52:42.380 --> 00:52:42.799
 words,

00:52:43.000 --> 00:52:43.980
 all authority

00:52:43.980 --> 00:52:44.799
 in heaven

00:52:44.799 --> 00:52:45.559
 and on

00:52:45.559 --> 00:52:46.059
 earth has

00:52:46.059 --> 00:52:46.460
 been given

00:52:46.460 --> 00:52:46.900
 to me.

00:52:47.239 --> 00:52:47.460
 Therefore

00:52:47.460 --> 00:52:48.219
 go and

00:52:48.219 --> 00:52:48.460
 make

00:52:48.460 --> 00:52:49.079
 disciples

00:52:49.079 --> 00:52:50.380
 of all

00:52:50.380 --> 00:52:51.299
 nations.

00:52:52.819 --> 00:52:53.519
 All the

00:52:53.519 --> 00:52:53.980
 ends of

00:52:53.980 --> 00:52:54.619
 the earth

00:52:54.619 --> 00:52:56.000
 shall worship

00:52:56.000 --> 00:52:56.940
 and turn

00:52:56.940 --> 00:52:57.299
 to the

00:52:57.300 --> 00:52:57.539
 Lord.

00:52:57.640 --> 00:52:58.080
 All the

00:52:58.080 --> 00:52:58.580
 families

00:52:58.580 --> 00:52:58.920
 shall

00:52:58.920 --> 00:52:59.380
 worship

00:52:59.380 --> 00:52:59.800
 before

00:52:59.800 --> 00:53:00.120
 you.

00:53:02.780 --> 00:53:03.240
 And so

00:53:03.240 --> 00:53:03.760
 after the

00:53:03.760 --> 00:53:04.140
 suffering

00:53:04.140 --> 00:53:04.580
 of the

00:53:04.580 --> 00:53:04.920
 righteous

00:53:04.920 --> 00:53:05.320
 one,

00:53:06.320 --> 00:53:07.060
 the

00:53:07.060 --> 00:53:07.340
 brothers

00:53:07.340 --> 00:53:07.880
 will be

00:53:07.880 --> 00:53:08.600
 told and

00:53:08.600 --> 00:53:08.780
 the

00:53:08.780 --> 00:53:09.200
 nations

00:53:09.200 --> 00:53:09.920
 will hear

00:53:09.920 --> 00:53:11.560
 of the

00:53:11.560 --> 00:53:12.100
 salvation

00:53:12.100 --> 00:53:13.240
 of God.

00:53:15.120 --> 00:53:15.680
 The

00:53:15.680 --> 00:53:16.160
 suffering

00:53:16.160 --> 00:53:17.300
 of a

00:53:17.300 --> 00:53:17.880
 Davidic

00:53:17.880 --> 00:53:18.600
 figure,

00:53:18.820 --> 00:53:19.380
 an heir

00:53:19.380 --> 00:53:19.920
 of David

00:53:19.920 --> 00:53:20.360
 will lead

00:53:20.360 --> 00:53:20.660
 to the

00:53:20.660 --> 00:53:21.039
 fulfillment

00:53:21.039 --> 00:53:21.440
 of the

00:53:21.440 --> 00:53:21.960
 promise to

00:53:21.960 --> 00:53:22.440
 Abraham

00:53:22.440 --> 00:53:23.000
 of

00:53:23.000 --> 00:53:23.659
 universal

00:53:23.659 --> 00:53:24.260
 blessing.

00:53:29.260 --> 00:53:29.900
 And it

00:53:29.900 --> 00:53:30.280
 is that

00:53:30.280 --> 00:53:30.840
 that David

00:53:30.840 --> 00:53:32.880
 sees in

00:53:32.880 --> 00:53:33.099
 the

00:53:33.099 --> 00:53:33.559
 psalm.

00:53:35.360 --> 00:53:35.820
 It is that

00:53:35.820 --> 00:53:36.300
 we trust

00:53:36.300 --> 00:53:36.619
 that the

00:53:36.619 --> 00:53:36.800
 Lord

00:53:36.800 --> 00:53:37.460
 interpreted

00:53:37.460 --> 00:53:37.940
 to his

00:53:37.940 --> 00:53:38.460
 disciples

00:53:38.460 --> 00:53:39.659
 on the

00:53:39.659 --> 00:53:40.059
 road to

00:53:40.059 --> 00:53:40.619
 Emmaus

00:53:40.619 --> 00:53:41.519
 and in

00:53:41.519 --> 00:53:41.840
 the room

00:53:41.840 --> 00:53:42.179
 in which

00:53:42.179 --> 00:53:42.539
 he met

00:53:42.539 --> 00:53:42.780
 them.

00:53:45.280 --> 00:53:46.019
 We're told

00:53:46.019 --> 00:53:46.400
 at the end

00:53:46.400 --> 00:53:46.860
 of Luke's

00:53:46.860 --> 00:53:47.420
 gospel that

00:53:47.420 --> 00:53:47.920
 after his

00:53:47.920 --> 00:53:48.840
 resurrection he

00:53:48.840 --> 00:53:49.740
 interpreted the

00:53:49.740 --> 00:53:50.880
 law and the

00:53:50.880 --> 00:53:51.940
 prophets and

00:53:51.940 --> 00:53:52.760
 the Psalms

00:53:52.760 --> 00:53:53.780
 concerning

00:53:53.780 --> 00:53:54.460
 himself.

00:53:56.619 --> 00:53:57.160
 And he

00:53:57.160 --> 00:53:57.820
 said to his

00:53:57.820 --> 00:53:59.519
 followers that

00:53:59.519 --> 00:54:00.099
 the Christ

00:54:00.099 --> 00:54:00.880
 had to

00:54:00.880 --> 00:54:02.619
 suffer and

00:54:02.619 --> 00:54:02.920
 on the

00:54:02.920 --> 00:54:03.300
 third day

00:54:03.300 --> 00:54:03.820
 rise from

00:54:03.820 --> 00:54:04.400
 the dead

00:54:04.400 --> 00:54:05.280
 and that

00:54:05.280 --> 00:54:06.280
 repentance and

00:54:06.280 --> 00:54:07.140
 forgiveness of

00:54:07.140 --> 00:54:08.880
 sins would

00:54:08.880 --> 00:54:09.539
 be preached in

00:54:09.539 --> 00:54:10.059
 his name

00:54:10.059 --> 00:54:10.940
 beginning in

00:54:10.940 --> 00:54:11.720
 Jerusalem and

00:54:11.720 --> 00:54:12.380
 to all

00:54:12.380 --> 00:54:13.079
 nations.

00:54:15.480 --> 00:54:16.000
 Suffering,

00:54:17.160 --> 00:54:17.660
 repentance,

00:54:18.360 --> 00:54:18.860
 forgiveness,

00:54:20.019 --> 00:54:20.579
 universal

00:54:20.579 --> 00:54:21.199
 worship,

00:54:22.819 --> 00:54:23.619
 that all

00:54:23.619 --> 00:54:24.360
 nations might

00:54:24.360 --> 00:54:25.000
 turn to the

00:54:25.000 --> 00:54:25.480
 Lord and

00:54:25.480 --> 00:54:26.319
 trust in the

00:54:26.319 --> 00:54:26.779
 Lord for

00:54:26.779 --> 00:54:27.699
 their deliverance

00:54:27.699 --> 00:54:29.159
 from sin,

00:54:29.539 --> 00:54:29.860
 from the

00:54:29.860 --> 00:54:30.440
 powers of

00:54:30.440 --> 00:54:30.819
 darkness,

00:54:30.960 --> 00:54:31.239
 from the

00:54:31.239 --> 00:54:31.539
 outer

00:54:31.539 --> 00:54:33.699
 darkness that

00:54:33.699 --> 00:54:34.699
 Christ faced

00:54:34.699 --> 00:54:35.860
 on his

00:54:35.860 --> 00:54:36.360
 people's

00:54:36.360 --> 00:54:36.860
 behalf.

00:54:39.679 --> 00:54:40.279
 A

00:54:40.279 --> 00:54:40.799
 righteous

00:54:40.799 --> 00:54:43.139
 sufferer and

00:54:43.139 --> 00:54:43.759
 after that a

00:54:43.759 --> 00:54:44.239
 time of

00:54:44.239 --> 00:54:44.819
 universal

00:54:44.819 --> 00:54:45.639
 worship.

00:54:47.019 --> 00:54:47.440
 Christ

00:54:47.440 --> 00:54:48.799
 suffering upon

00:54:48.799 --> 00:54:49.380
 the cross,

00:54:49.380 --> 00:54:50.599
 Christ in

00:54:50.599 --> 00:54:51.420
 our place,

00:54:51.559 --> 00:54:52.660
 Christ for

00:54:52.660 --> 00:54:53.200
 us.

00:54:55.840 --> 00:54:56.360
 And then the

00:54:56.360 --> 00:54:56.800
 preaching of

00:54:56.800 --> 00:54:57.280
 the gospel,

00:54:58.420 --> 00:54:59.180
 announcing the

00:54:59.180 --> 00:55:00.119
 forgiveness of

00:55:00.119 --> 00:55:00.559
 sins,

00:55:00.740 --> 00:55:01.760
 announcing peace

00:55:01.760 --> 00:55:02.880
 with God,

00:55:03.860 --> 00:55:04.559
 announcing that

00:55:04.559 --> 00:55:05.099
 we can now

00:55:05.099 --> 00:55:05.940
 draw near

00:55:05.940 --> 00:55:07.240
 through the

00:55:07.240 --> 00:55:07.760
 most holy

00:55:07.760 --> 00:55:08.519
 place, into

00:55:08.519 --> 00:55:09.000
 the most holy

00:55:09.000 --> 00:55:09.460
 place, through

00:55:09.460 --> 00:55:10.460
 the new and

00:55:10.460 --> 00:55:10.820
 the living

00:55:10.820 --> 00:55:13.700
 way, that we

00:55:13.700 --> 00:55:14.119
 might never

00:55:14.119 --> 00:55:15.200
 face the

00:55:15.200 --> 00:55:16.180
 darkness alone,

00:55:16.179 --> 00:55:16.619
 we might

00:55:16.619 --> 00:55:17.839
 never face

00:55:17.839 --> 00:55:18.859
 the outer

00:55:18.859 --> 00:55:19.460
 darkness.

00:55:22.460 --> 00:55:23.259
 And that's

00:55:23.259 --> 00:55:23.519
 what we

00:55:23.519 --> 00:55:24.500
 remember this

00:55:24.500 --> 00:55:26.419
 morning as

00:55:26.419 --> 00:55:26.879
 we gather

00:55:26.879 --> 00:55:28.000
 around the

00:55:28.000 --> 00:55:28.339
 Lord's

00:55:28.339 --> 00:55:28.519
 Supper.

00:55:28.639 --> 00:55:28.899
 We look

00:55:28.899 --> 00:55:30.500
 back to

00:55:30.500 --> 00:55:31.480
 his sufferings

00:55:31.480 --> 00:55:32.480
 at Calvary,

00:55:33.699 --> 00:55:34.599
 his death

00:55:34.599 --> 00:55:35.639
 in our place,

00:55:35.739 --> 00:55:36.359
 the righteous

00:55:36.359 --> 00:55:36.940
 for the

00:55:36.940 --> 00:55:37.619
 unrighteous,

00:55:37.919 --> 00:55:38.639
 to bring us

00:55:38.639 --> 00:55:39.119
 to God.

00:55:39.119 --> 00:55:39.279
 God.

00:55:40.759 --> 00:55:41.639
 But then we

00:55:41.639 --> 00:55:42.119
 look forward

00:55:42.119 --> 00:55:42.480
 to his

00:55:42.480 --> 00:55:43.199
 coming again,

00:55:44.219 --> 00:55:44.739
 not to

00:55:44.739 --> 00:55:45.719
 bear sin,

00:55:45.819 --> 00:55:46.099
 but to

00:55:46.099 --> 00:55:47.019
 bring salvation

00:55:47.019 --> 00:55:48.559
 and to

00:55:48.559 --> 00:55:49.019
 gather in

00:55:49.019 --> 00:55:49.480
 all who

00:55:49.480 --> 00:55:50.079
 are his

00:55:50.079 --> 00:55:51.179
 and to

00:55:51.179 --> 00:55:51.639
 seat them

00:55:51.639 --> 00:55:52.339
 around the

00:55:52.339 --> 00:55:53.119
 heavenly banquet

00:55:53.119 --> 00:55:53.599
 above.

00:55:56.059 --> 00:55:57.199
 Jesus invites

00:55:57.199 --> 00:55:57.819
 his saints

00:55:57.819 --> 00:55:58.519
 to come to

00:55:58.519 --> 00:55:58.859
 him and

00:55:58.859 --> 00:55:59.179
 dine.

00:56:00.440 --> 00:56:00.619
 Here

00:56:00.619 --> 00:56:01.279
 pardoned

00:56:01.279 --> 00:56:01.920
 rebels meet

00:56:01.920 --> 00:56:02.440
 their Lord

00:56:02.440 --> 00:56:03.259
 through signs

00:56:03.259 --> 00:56:03.960
 of bread

00:56:03.960 --> 00:56:05.099
 and wine.

00:56:06.380 --> 00:56:06.920
 For food

00:56:06.920 --> 00:56:07.319
 he gives

00:56:07.319 --> 00:56:08.000
 his flesh,

00:56:08.000 --> 00:56:09.199
 he bids

00:56:09.199 --> 00:56:09.659
 us drink

00:56:09.659 --> 00:56:10.340
 his blood,

00:56:11.880 --> 00:56:12.280
 awaiting

00:56:12.280 --> 00:56:12.719
 favor,

00:56:12.860 --> 00:56:13.239
 matchless

00:56:13.239 --> 00:56:13.760
 grace of

00:56:13.760 --> 00:56:13.960
 our

00:56:13.960 --> 00:56:14.420
 descending

00:56:14.420 --> 00:56:14.980
 God.

00:56:16.579 --> 00:56:17.179
 So shall

00:56:17.179 --> 00:56:17.739
 this bread

00:56:17.739 --> 00:56:18.159
 and wine

00:56:18.159 --> 00:56:18.800
 maintain a

00:56:18.800 --> 00:56:19.159
 fainting

00:56:19.159 --> 00:56:20.940
 breath by

00:56:20.940 --> 00:56:21.679
 union with

00:56:21.679 --> 00:56:22.380
 our living

00:56:22.380 --> 00:56:23.659
 Lord by

00:56:23.659 --> 00:56:25.079
 interest in

00:56:25.079 --> 00:56:25.739
 his death?

00:56:27.340 --> 00:56:28.139
 So the

00:56:28.139 --> 00:56:28.599
 Lord bids

00:56:28.599 --> 00:56:29.219
 us to

00:56:29.219 --> 00:56:30.039
 come this

00:56:30.039 --> 00:56:31.280
 morning and

00:56:31.280 --> 00:56:33.400
 dine to

00:56:33.400 --> 00:56:33.840
 take the

00:56:33.840 --> 00:56:34.340
 bread and

00:56:34.340 --> 00:56:35.039
 the wine in

00:56:35.039 --> 00:56:36.119
 remembrance of

00:56:36.119 --> 00:56:36.400
 him.

00:56:38.000 --> 00:56:38.239
 God,

00:56:38.239 --> 00:56:40.380
 not because

00:56:40.380 --> 00:56:40.699
 we are

00:56:40.699 --> 00:56:41.019
 worthy,

00:56:41.420 --> 00:56:41.980
 not because

00:56:41.980 --> 00:56:42.340
 we are

00:56:42.340 --> 00:56:42.659
 righteous,

00:56:42.860 --> 00:56:43.340
 but because

00:56:43.340 --> 00:56:44.500
 he, the

00:56:44.500 --> 00:56:45.159
 righteous one,

00:56:45.260 --> 00:56:46.039
 gave himself

00:56:46.039 --> 00:56:46.739
 for us,

00:56:46.920 --> 00:56:47.599
 his life,

00:56:48.260 --> 00:56:48.780
 a ransom

00:56:48.780 --> 00:56:49.659
 for many.

00:56:51.179 --> 00:56:51.719
 And so he

00:56:51.719 --> 00:56:52.739
 bids us to

00:56:52.739 --> 00:56:53.019
 come.

00:56:55.820 --> 00:56:56.519
 But we

00:56:56.519 --> 00:56:57.079
 must come

00:56:57.079 --> 00:56:59.800
 having examined

00:56:59.800 --> 00:57:00.519
 our hearts.

00:57:02.300 --> 00:57:02.880
 And on Friday

00:57:02.880 --> 00:57:03.239
 night we

00:57:03.239 --> 00:57:03.659
 thought of the

00:57:03.659 --> 00:57:04.300
 faithfulness of

00:57:04.300 --> 00:57:06.080
 God to

00:57:06.080 --> 00:57:06.500
 we who

00:57:06.500 --> 00:57:07.300
 are very

00:57:07.300 --> 00:57:08.160
 often unfaithful

00:57:08.160 --> 00:57:08.580
 to him.

00:57:10.140 --> 00:57:10.740
 And last

00:57:10.740 --> 00:57:11.019
 night we

00:57:11.019 --> 00:57:11.380
 thought about

00:57:11.380 --> 00:57:11.860
 the forgiveness

00:57:11.860 --> 00:57:14.100
 of God and

00:57:14.100 --> 00:57:14.519
 how having

00:57:14.519 --> 00:57:15.240
 experienced

00:57:15.240 --> 00:57:15.640
 forgiveness

00:57:15.640 --> 00:57:16.480
 ourselves we

00:57:16.480 --> 00:57:17.039
 are to show

00:57:17.039 --> 00:57:17.840
 forgiveness one

00:57:17.840 --> 00:57:18.320
 to another.

00:57:20.180 --> 00:57:20.720
 The Apostle

00:57:20.720 --> 00:57:21.240
 Paul in

00:57:21.240 --> 00:57:21.840
 1 Corinthians

00:57:21.840 --> 00:57:22.980
 11 tells us

00:57:22.980 --> 00:57:23.600
 to examine

00:57:23.600 --> 00:57:24.260
 our hearts

00:57:24.260 --> 00:57:24.820
 before we

00:57:24.820 --> 00:57:25.160
 come to

00:57:25.160 --> 00:57:25.600
 the table.

00:57:26.880 --> 00:57:27.300
 Are we

00:57:27.300 --> 00:57:27.680
 right with

00:57:27.680 --> 00:57:28.019
 God?

00:57:29.180 --> 00:57:29.900
 Are we

00:57:29.900 --> 00:57:30.720
 right with

00:57:30.720 --> 00:57:31.140
 our brothers

00:57:31.139 --> 00:57:32.400
 and sisters?

00:57:34.239 --> 00:57:35.000
 And so the

00:57:35.000 --> 00:57:36.579
 invitation is

00:57:36.579 --> 00:57:38.099
 extended to

00:57:38.099 --> 00:57:38.500
 those who

00:57:38.500 --> 00:57:39.019
 know and

00:57:39.019 --> 00:57:39.799
 who love

00:57:39.799 --> 00:57:40.359
 the Lord,

00:57:40.699 --> 00:57:41.059
 who have a

00:57:41.059 --> 00:57:41.659
 living faith

00:57:41.659 --> 00:57:41.900
 in the

00:57:41.900 --> 00:57:42.599
 living Christ,

00:57:43.559 --> 00:57:44.460
 to those who

00:57:44.460 --> 00:57:44.699
 have been

00:57:44.699 --> 00:57:45.679
 baptized into

00:57:45.679 --> 00:57:46.480
 his name and

00:57:46.480 --> 00:57:46.839
 the name of

00:57:46.839 --> 00:57:47.139
 the Holy

00:57:47.139 --> 00:57:47.579
 Trinity,

00:57:49.079 --> 00:57:49.420
 and to

00:57:49.420 --> 00:57:49.739
 those who

00:57:49.739 --> 00:57:50.059
 are in

00:57:50.059 --> 00:57:50.719
 good standing

00:57:50.719 --> 00:57:51.379
 and membership

00:57:51.379 --> 00:57:52.759
 with a local

00:57:52.759 --> 00:57:53.460
 congregation.

00:57:54.480 --> 00:57:54.879
 The Lord

00:57:54.879 --> 00:57:55.500
 bids us to

00:57:55.500 --> 00:57:56.980
 come, to

00:57:56.980 --> 00:57:58.259
 eat and

00:57:58.259 --> 00:57:59.759
 drink and

00:57:59.759 --> 00:58:00.279
 to remember

00:58:00.279 --> 00:58:01.019
 his grace,

00:58:01.139 --> 00:58:02.239
 and his

00:58:02.239 --> 00:58:03.460
 love and

00:58:03.460 --> 00:58:04.059
 his mercy.

00:58:08.159 --> 00:58:09.000
 Well, before

00:58:09.000 --> 00:58:09.980
 we come to

00:58:09.980 --> 00:58:10.379
 the table,

00:58:10.500 --> 00:58:11.099
 we'll sing

00:58:11.099 --> 00:58:12.980
 once more,

00:58:13.279 --> 00:58:13.859
 this time the

00:58:13.859 --> 00:58:14.859
 118th Psalm

00:58:14.859 --> 00:58:16.400
 on page

00:58:16.400 --> 00:58:17.699
 398,

00:58:18.400 --> 00:58:19.599
 Psalm 118,

00:58:20.319 --> 00:58:21.460
 verses 15

00:58:21.460 --> 00:58:22.819
 to 23.

00:58:25.819 --> 00:58:26.379
 In

00:58:26.379 --> 00:58:27.000
 dwellings of

00:58:27.000 --> 00:58:27.440
 the righteous

00:58:27.440 --> 00:58:28.219
 is heard the

00:58:28.219 --> 00:58:29.400
 melody of

00:58:29.400 --> 00:58:30.179
 joy and

00:58:30.179 --> 00:58:30.759
 health the

00:58:30.760 --> 00:58:31.120
 Lord's

00:58:31.120 --> 00:58:31.140
 Lord's

00:58:31.140 --> 00:58:31.160
 Lord's

00:58:31.160 --> 00:58:31.760
 right hand

00:58:31.760 --> 00:58:32.480
 doth

00:58:32.480 --> 00:58:32.880
 ever

00:58:32.880 --> 00:58:34.000
 valiantly.

00:58:34.260 --> 00:58:35.260
 Psalm 118,

00:58:35.960 --> 00:58:36.460
 beginning at

00:58:36.460 --> 00:58:37.580
 verse 15.

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 thee in

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 the

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 scent of

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 the

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 v

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 righteousness

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 It's here the melody

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 Of joy and health

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 The Lord's right hand

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 Hath ever valiantly

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 The right hand of the mighty Lord

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 Exalted is on high

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 The right hand of the mighty Lord

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 Hath ever valiantly

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 I shall not die

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 But live and shall

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 The works of God discover

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 The Lord of which I set store

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 But not to death give no vow

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 Oh, set ye open unto thee

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 The gates of righteousness

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 Then will I enter into them

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 And I the Lord will bless

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 This is the gate of God

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 Peace, God that you shall

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 Your friends

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 Thou jeep

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 nodes

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 He hurts, and has my safety been.

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 That stone is mid-head cornerstone,

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 Which builders should despise.

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 This is the doing of the Lord,

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 And wondrous in our eyes.

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 In Peter's first letter we read that the prophets searched and inquired carefully,

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 Inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating,

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 When he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the subsequent glories.

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 So the sons of Israel looked forward to the chosen one, to the righteous one, to the Christ who would come,

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 And win for them their deliverance and their salvation.

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 And the psalm we've just looked at gives us a very important clue,

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 As to the identity of the one of the work he was coming to do,

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 To complete the work his Father had given him.

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 To make atonement as the great high priest for the sins of his people.

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 To destroy the devil's work and to bring us out of his darkness.

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 To deliver us from death, from the last enemy.

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 Christ through his death gives himself for us,

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 And before his death he instituted the Lord's Supper,

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 That we write, remember all that he has done for us.

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 Psalm 103, the Lord knows how we are made, and he knows that we forget.

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 He knows that we become distracted in life.

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 He knows that we face many trials and temptations,

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 And we can lose sight of all that he has done for us.

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 And so before his suffering, he instituted with his disciples the Lord's Supper,

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 To bring to their and to our remembrance his selfless sacrifice,

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 His self-giving love for his people.

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 He gave them the bread to remember his body broken for them,

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 The wine, the blood of the new covenant poured out for them.

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 And he established with them the new covenant which the prophets had looked forward to.

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 A covenant which promised that all from the greatest to the least,

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 From the youngest to the oldest might know the Lord.

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 We might know the forgiveness of our sins.

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 We might know the power and presence of his Holy Spirit in our lives.

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 And so the lines of the prophets and the Psalms intersect in the person and the work of Christ,

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 And the events surrounding his crucifixion and his resurrection.

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 And this meal was given that we might remember his passion.

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 We might receive grace for our Christian pilgrimage and our journey toward our heavenly home.

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 And we might resolve to continue following him in the way.

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 Bread of heaven on you we feed, for your flesh is food indeed.

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 Ever may our souls be fed with this true and living bread.

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 Day by day our strength supplied through your life, O Christ who died.

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 Day by day our strength.

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 The Old Testament saints looked forward.

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 We look back to these monumental events.

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 But we too look forward.

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 Because as we share in this meal we proclaim his death until he comes.

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 Day by day when the invitations to that messianic banquet go out.

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 Day by day when we will take our seats at the feast of Abraham with those of that

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 a great multitude from every nation.

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 But gather to rejoice in his presence.

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 Around his table here we sing the wonders of his love.

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 And so anticipate by faith the heavenly feast above.

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 And so we look back in gratitude and we look forward in hope and in faith.

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 The apostle Paul writing to the church in Corinth shared these words.

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 But I received from the Lord what I delivered to you.

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 But the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread.

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 Given thanks he broke it and said, this is my body which is for you.

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 Do this in remembrance of me.

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 In the same way also he took the cup after supper saying, this cup is the new covenant in my blood.

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 Do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me.

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 Twenty-second psalm quoted by our Lord on the cross.

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 And the psalm occurs in different places in our Bibles and in Hebrews chapter 2 we arrive at the great description of the Lord's incarnation and his atoning death.

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 In that chapter we are told that Christ, the founder of our salvation, the one who will bring many sons to glory, was made perfect through suffering.

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 And though made perfect, he is not ashamed to call us his brothers.

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 Though the very Son of God who was made lower than the angels for a season, he was made like his brothers in order that he might save us.

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 Delivering us from our enemy, the devil.

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 Delivering us from our last enemy, the darkness of death.

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 Delivering us from our last enemy, the devil.

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 And offering himself as a once for all sacrifice for our sin.

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 That we might be forgiven.

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 We might know freedom and fullness of life in him.

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 He is our great high priest.

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 He has made purification for us and is now seated at the right hand of the majesty on high.

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 He ever lives to intercede for us and to bring us into his glory.

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 And the writer to the Hebrews reminds us that he will come again.

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 And he will appear.

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 And Christ shall come with shout of acclamation.

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 And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.

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 He will appear not to bear sin, but to bring salvation.

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 And in the meantime, he calls us to look back to remember him.

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 And what he has done for each of us.

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 He calls us to look forward in hope and faith of when he will appear.

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 And he calls us now to walk with him.

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 To trust him.

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 He will walk with him.

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 He will walk with him.

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 He will walk with him.

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 He will walk with him.

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 He will walk with him.

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 And you will know how deep, how high, how wide his love can flow.

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 He calls us to walk with him through this broken world into which we are now sent.

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 To share with others the good news of his gospel.

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 And to show to others the grace of our Lord.

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 He calls us to work for him.

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 The letter ends by speaking of the God of peace.

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 Equipping us with everything good that we may do his will.

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 The same God who brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant.

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 So we are to walk with Christ.

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 We are to work for him wherever we find ourselves in our daily lives.

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 And we are to wait for him.

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 Wait for his glorious appearing.

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 To his return in glory.

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 To wait for him if we are passing through the dark night of our soul.

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 To wait for him if trouble is near.

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 And to trust that he will deliver us through that.

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 That morning light will break into the darkness.

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 That one day the morning star will rise in our hearts and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

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 And all tears will be wiped from our faces.

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 So we are to wait.

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 And if I may just address any who have not yet trusted themselves to the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 We might want to say that please don't wait.

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 Today can be the day of salvation.

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 Today can be the day that you come to him.

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 And find the forgiveness of your sins.

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 Find freedom from habits and behaviors that have enslaved you.

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 Find fullness of life and life in the power of the Holy Spirit.

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 So while we wait for Christ, don't wait to be right with him.

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 To welcome him as he welcomes any and all who come to him.

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 For he is the friend of sinners and tax collectors.

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 He is the righteous one who went to the cross for the unrighteous.

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 The sinless one who became sin.

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 That we might become the righteousness of God.

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 So we wait for Christ.

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 But don't wait to get right with him.

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 And to trust him as your Lord and your Savior.

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 Walk now with him.

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 That way is light.

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 All other pathways end in night.

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 Walk still with him.

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 That way is rest.

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 All other pathways are unblessed.

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 Let us walk with the Lord.

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 Let us work for the Lord as we wait for the Lord.

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 And let us pray once more together now.

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 Heavenly Father, we give you our praise and thanks that you have conferred on us so great a benefit.

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 As to bring us into communion with your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Thank you that he was willing to be delivered up to death for us.

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 And has now given us food and drink to eternal life.

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 Grant us grace that we would never be unmindful of these things.

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 That we might carry them around engraven in our hearts.

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 And that we might advance in love.

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 And grow in faith.

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 And be rich in good works.

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 Lord, might the rest of our days, whether many or few, be ordered and followed to your glory.

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 And for the good of the world around us.

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 And we pray this through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

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 Who with you, the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns in the unity of the Godhead.

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 World without end.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Well, his name shall indeed endure.

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 And we want to close our time by singing from the Scottish Psalter, Psalm 72, verses 17 to 19.

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 Psalm 72, found on page 314.

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 His name shall forever endure.

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 Last, like the sun it shall.

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 Men shall be blessed in him.

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 And blessed all nations shall him call them.

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 Job is with us.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Yes.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Thank you.

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 Amen.

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 To will, among others shall you consider it.

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 Just like the sun it shall.

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 Men shall be blessed

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 Still firm and blessed all nations shall involve.

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 Now blessed be the Lord our God, the God of Israel.

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 For he alone doth wondrous works in glory that excel.

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 And blessed be his glorious name to all eternity.

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 The whole earth let its glory fill.

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 Amen.

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 So let it be.

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 Immediately after the service we shall go to the main door.

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 And I look forward to greeting you there.

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 But as we close our time together we do so with a word of blessing.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Thank you.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.