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 Good morning.

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 My name is Jeff Kreisel.

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 For those who haven't met me before, I'm the RUF campus minister at the Air Force Academy.

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 I'm also an Army Reserve chaplain out here at Fort Carson.

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 It's my joy to be here this morning to bring God's word to God's people here at Cheyenne

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 Mountain Presbyterian Church and on the first Sunday of 2019.

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 So happy new year.

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 You know, everyone approaches the new year very differently.

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 Some people throw parties.

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 They pop champagne.

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 They put on those cheesy New Year's glasses, you know, like the ones that are made with

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 the numbers.

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 They're so cheesy.

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 Don't wear those.

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 Other people, they're indifferent.

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 They head to bed at 9 p.m.

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 They open a book.

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 They put on their reading glasses.

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 They don't really care so much for the party.

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 Some people are really optimistic.

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 Some people are really pessimistic.

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 Some people go into the new year knowing pretty much exactly what to expect.

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 Other people, they have no idea what the next year will hold.

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 I think of the soldiers here at Fort Carson that are deploying this next month.

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 Some for the first time.

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 They have no idea what this next year will hold.

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 Some people love to make idealistic New Year's resolutions.

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 Like, this year I'm going to lose 100 pounds.

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 I'm going to swim with dolphins.

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 I'm going to climb Mount Everest or maybe Pikes Peak or something.

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 I'm like, all right, buddy.

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 We'll see.

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 Other people don't make resolutions.

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 They are completely content with their familiar routines.

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 They are thinking, if it ain't broke, why fix it?

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 And finally, there are some people who treat the New Year as like their year of atonement.

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 They treat it as like their fresh start.

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 As if like the mere shift from one year to the next has the power to cover your sins and cover all of your burdens.

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 They think to themselves, I really made a mess out of my life in 2018.

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 But now I have a blank slate.

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 I have a fresh start.

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 2019.

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 Yes.

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 In 2019, all of my 2018 mistakes are behind me.

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 They're gone.

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 Others, on the other hand, they view the New Year as their year of judgment.

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 They think to themselves, my good luck is going to run out in 2019.

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 They think to themselves, this is the year that I'm exposed.

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 This is the year that people find out who I really am.

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 This is the year that I'm exposed as a poor spouse or a bad parent or a dishonest employee or a hypocritical Christian.

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 This is the year.

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 In 2019, all of my 28 mistakes are going to be revealed.

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 And far too often, we view these two approaches as our only options as we head into the New Year.

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 We either treat the New Year as our savior.

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 And so we try to put all of our mistakes and our burdens on its back.

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 Burdens that a year can't handle, that a year can't carry.

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 Or we treat the New Year as a judge.

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 So we try to hide our sins from the bench of the New Year.

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 But once again, these are sins that a year cannot judge.

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 Our passage this morning gives us a third option.

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 A better option.

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 An option that invites us to follow the savior and the judge of every year.

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 The one who sees our sins from the bench, yet bore our burdens on the cross.

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 The one who changes our New Year's resolutions.

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 And the one who changes our daily Christian rhythm.

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 Okay.

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 So we'll be looking at Luke 5, verses 1-11.

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 And if you are willing and able, I invite you to stand for the reading of God's holy, inspired, and sufficient word for us this morning.

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 Luke 5, verses 1-11.

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 And let's read about this rhythm.

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 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,

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 Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

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 And Simon answered,

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 Master, we toiled all night and took nothing.

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 But at your word, I will let down the nets.

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 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish.

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 And their nets were breaking.

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 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them.

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 And they came and filled both the boats so that they began to sink.

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 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying,

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 Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

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 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken.

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 And so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon.

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 And Jesus said to Simon,

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 Do not be afraid.

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 From now on you will be catching men.

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 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.

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 Let me pray.

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 Gracious and good Heavenly Father,

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 we pray that your Holy Spirit will move in our midst this morning,

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 that you will convict us where we need to be convicted.

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 Teach us what we don't know.

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 Encourage us where we need to be encouraged.

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 We pray, Lord, that you will evangelize the deepest parts of our hearts

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 that need to be reached with the gospel.

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 Thank you for Jesus, for his work on the cross.

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 And it's through his name we pray. Amen.

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 You may be seated.

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 In our family, there is no clear line between religion and fishing.

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 This is the first sentence in one of my favorite books of all time,

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 A River Runs Through It.

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 Or if you're a movie fan, in 1992, Brad Pitt.

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 It's an awesome movie.

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 If you haven't seen it, go see it.

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 A River Runs Through It.

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 It's by a guy named Norman Maclean.

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 It's a semi-autobiographical book.

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 The book is about two rebellious brothers named Norman and Paul.

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 And these two boys, they just happen to be the sons of the town's Presbyterian minister.

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 And so, like every good Presbyterian child here this morning,

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 these boys spent a great deal of their time memorizing and reciting the Westminster Shorter Catechism.

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 So much fun, right?

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 But between their study sessions, their father would give them a different sort of instruction.

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 He would take them to the nearest river, and he would fly fish with his boys.

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 On the banks of the big Blackfoot River in western Montana, these wild boys,

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 they learned their father's four-count fly fishing rhythm as he clapped his hands behind their head

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 like a dance choreographer.

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 One, two, three, four, while they fish.

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 You see, their father was a master fisherman.

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 And he was teaching his sons his master fishing rhythm.

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 But their dad wasn't only a master fisherman.

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 He was also a master Presbyterian.

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 So he knew that his boys were by nature a complete mess.

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 Their hearts were corrupt.

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 They were stubborn.

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 They were full of pride.

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 They thought they knew what was best.

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 And so their father knew that his sons would try to create their own rhythm.

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 And that's exactly what they did.

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 The boys thought they could fish however they wanted to fish.

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 They could create their own rhythm.

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 However, they soon found out that their rhythm didn't result in many fish.

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 And so day after day, Norman and Paul, they would fail to catch any fish.

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 And they would get frustrated.

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 They would get irritated with both their father and the fish.

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 You see, without their father's four-count fishing rhythm, fishing wasn't fun.

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 It wasn't fun.

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 It brought them no joy.

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 In fact, fishing became a burden to the boys.

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 But over time, they began to follow their father's instruction.

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 And soon enough, his four-count rhythm became their four-count rhythm.

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 And they, too, became master fishermen, just like their dad.

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 In our passage this morning, Luke takes us to the banks of the Sea of Galilee.

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 And he teaches us the four-count fishing rhythm of our Heavenly Father for the Christian life.

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 But like Norman and Paul, we think we know best.

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 We're stubborn.

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 We're full of pride.

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 We think that we can create our own rhythm instead.

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 And as a result, we begin to grow impatient.

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 We begin to grow impatient with our Heavenly Father.

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 And we become increasingly irritated with all the fish.

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 We think to ourselves,

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 I'm trying.

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 I really want to be a witness to others.

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 I want to make disciples of all nations.

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 I want to be a fisher of men.

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 I want to see the gospel go out.

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 But it's not working.

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 Why would God providentially place all of these people in my life,

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 whether at home, at work, where I play,

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 why would he place these people in my life if they don't care about the gospel?

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 They don't even want to listen.

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 They don't seem to care.

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 They don't want to be caught by God's grace.

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 When a Christian starts to feel like evangelism,

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 like the Christian life as a whole is more of a burden than a life-giving privilege,

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 they will try to make their own rhythm instead.

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 They'll try to come up with their own strategies.

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 They'll try to come up with their own plans.

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 And my friends,

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 in our family,

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 the church,

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 the Christian family,

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 there is no clear line between religion and fishing.

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 In fact,

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 I would argue that there is no line at all

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 between religion and fishing.

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 To follow means to fish,

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 and to fish means to follow.

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 You can't follow Jesus and refuse to fish.

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 Here's the thing.

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 You can't fish however you want.

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 The Christian life has a foundational,

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 God-given rhythm.

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 Okay?

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 And this rhythm must become our rhythm in 2019

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 if we are to become master fishermen like Jesus in the new year.

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 All right,

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 so the one count of this fishing rhythm is to hear God's word.

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 This is the one count of the Christian rhythm.

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 We are to be a people who take the same posture as these people,

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 these Israelites in Luke 5,

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 people who are pressing into Jesus.

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 They're pressing into him to hear Jesus speak.

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 These are people who are hungry for God's word.

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 They craved it.

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 They were desperate to be close to Jesus.

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 So much,

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 in fact,

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 that they push Jesus onto a boat.

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 Jesus has to get on a boat

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 in order to create some distance,

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 some separation,

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 so he can teach them effectively.

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 These folks were desperate for God's word.

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 Is this your posture as you head into 2019?

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 Are you pressing into Jesus?

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 Is this a part of your daily rhythm?

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 Do you hunger for God's word?

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 Are you desperate to be near him?

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 Do you think that's a part of your life?

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 Do you think that's a part of your life?

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 The Christian rhythm always starts with hearing God's word.

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 Just think back on your conversion, okay?

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 We live in Colorado Springs.

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 There's beautiful mountains right behind us.

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 You didn't come to faith

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 by simply looking at these beautiful mountains,

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 and then all of a sudden,

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 you just came to your senses

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 and put your faith in a Savior

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 you had never heard about.

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 The heavens declare the glory of God.

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 Those mountains declare the glory of God.

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 But they are not sufficient to save.

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 You had to hear God's word first.

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 You also didn't come to faith

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 by simply watching another Christian,

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 be it a parent or a friend,

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 a sibling, a neighbor,

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 live this beautiful Christian life.

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 And it caught your attention.

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 It caught your attention.

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 You noticed something about them.

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 They were living differently.

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 Maybe you noticed their hospitality

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 or their generosity

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 or their purity.

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 Or maybe you noticed their joy

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 or their hope.

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 You noticed something about them,

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 and it was attractive to you.

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 And so you came,

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 and you wanted to start a conversation.

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 You see, all of those great attributes,

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 I call it the beautiful life.

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 The Christian life and the beautiful life

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 are synonymous terms, by the way.

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 The Christian life is the beautiful life.

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 But those attributes that make it beautiful,

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 they aren't sufficient to save, either,

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 for brothers just to see it.

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 They are good conversation starters,

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 but the conversation still has to happen.

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 You have to hear God's word.

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 As Paul writes in Romans 10,

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 he says,

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 How are they to believe in him

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 whom they have never heard,

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 and how are they to hear

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 without someone preaching?

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 Faith comes from hearing,

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 and hearing through the word of God.

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 The Christian rhythm always starts

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 with hearing God's word.

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 And my friends,

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 this rhythm is certainly a weekly rhythm.

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 It is a Sunday rhythm.

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 We begin our week with God's word,

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 but it is also a daily rhythm.

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 And Sunday worship is vitally important.

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 But what about Monday through Saturday?

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 You see, in Luke 5,

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 it was business as usual.

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 The Sea of Galilee is booming.

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 There's commerce going on.

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 In other words,

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 it most likely was not the Sabbath.

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 It was an ordinary day.

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 So here's Jesus,

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 and he met these folks

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 where they were,

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 at their places of work.

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 He came to them,

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 and he preached God's word.

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 So what does that mean for you and me?

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 It means that we are to be a people

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 who press into Jesus on a Monday.

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 When we have a week full of responsibilities

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 hanging over our head,

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 we feel like we're drowning.

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 We are to press into Jesus on a Wednesday

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 when we feel beat down.

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 We're to press into Jesus on a Friday

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 instead of going home

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 and kicking our shoes off,

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 sitting on the couch

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 and vegging out until Sunday morning.

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 We're to be a people

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 who press into Jesus Sunday through Saturday

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 because this one count

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 is our Christian rhythm.

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 We are to hear God's word.

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 Now I want you to imagine for a second

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 being a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee.

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 This was the center of the economy,

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 this sea.

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 And so the sea was always packed

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 with fishermen, rain or shine.

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 Archaeologists have discovered

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 that there were about 16 ports

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 on the Sea of Galilee.

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 And they estimate that there was

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 anywhere from 150 to 200 fishing boats

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 on the sea every evening.

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 In other words, in Luke 5,

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 Peter wasn't fishing by himself

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 and he wasn't fishing to have some fun.

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 This was his livelihood.

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 He had a family to feed.

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 He had employees to pay.

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 This was a big deal.

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 He didn't catch any fish the night before.

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 And so you can hear Peter's frustration

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 when Jesus, this guy that he doesn't really even know,

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 comes up to him and says,

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 hey, go fishing again.

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 But go fish at the worst time of day.

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 He says, master, but we toiled all night

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 and we caught nothing.

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 In other words, he's saying, come on, Jesus.

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 We're tired.

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 We're exhausted.

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 We've been going at this all night

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 and we haven't caught anything.

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 And we're experienced fishermen.

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 And you're a carpenter.

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 What do you know about fishing?

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 Have you ever realized or noticed

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 how strange this little exchange is?

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 It's really bizarre.

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 Jesus is a carpenter

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 and he's from landlocked Nazareth.

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 Okay?

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 No seas in sight.

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 Fishing is not a part of that economy.

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 And he is now here at the Sea of Galilee

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 and he's telling these seasoned,

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 experienced fishermen how to do their jobs.

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 And it's not like Peter knew Jesus up to this point.

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 Like up to Luke 5,

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 Peter and Jesus have had very,

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 very little interaction with one another.

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 So just imagine for a second

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 if someone came into your work,

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 came into your office,

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 someone you don't even really know,

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 and they told you how to do your job.

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 When I was in the Air Force,

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 I was an air traffic controller

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 and I would often give tours

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 of my air traffic control tower

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 to various groups

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 to like build community relations.

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 Usually it was like Boy Scouts.

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 Now if I were giving a plane

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 a control instruction

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 and one of these visitors

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 were to say,

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 you know what?

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 I really think you should turn that plane

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 left instead of right.

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 I probably would have laughed

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 and then told that visitor

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 to sit down and keep quiet.

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 But that's not how Peter responds.

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 Clearly Peter already knows

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 that Jesus is different,

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 that he's more than a carpenter.

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 And there are many reasons for this,

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 but perhaps it's because

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 Peter's current teacher,

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 John the Baptist,

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 has told him that he said,

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 behold the Lamb of God

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 who takes away the sins of the world.

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 Or maybe it was because

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 his brother Andrew

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 was already convinced

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 that Jesus was the Messiah.

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 Or perhaps it was because

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 he saw Jesus miraculously

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 heal his mother-in-law.

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 I'm sure all of these factors

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 played a part,

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 but ultimately it came down

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 to one thing.

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 Peter heard Jesus' voice.

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 The incarnate word of God spoke.

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 And Peter listened and obeyed.

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 And he says,

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 at your word,

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 I will let down the nets.

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 You see,

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 it is one thing

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 to hear

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 and obey God's word

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 when it addresses

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 the areas of your life

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 that you're not very good at,

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 that you know you need to improve.

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 But it is quite another

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 thing to hear

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 and obey God's word

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 in the areas

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 that you think you know best.

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 the areas that you excel.

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 Like how you do your job,

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 how you treat your employees,

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 how you raise your kids,

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 how you have fun.

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 When Jesus speaks

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 into these areas of our life,

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 we are prone to tell him

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 to sit down and keep quiet.

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 But my friends,

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 Jesus is the creator

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 of all things.

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 And so he speaks

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 authoritatively

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 into every single area

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 of our life

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 without exception.

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 So I urge you

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 this new year

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 to press into Jesus

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 in 2019

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 like these Israelites

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 in Luke 5.

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 Press into his word

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 every day

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 and let this become

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 your one count

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 of your Christian rhythm

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 in 2019.

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 The two count,

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 repent and believe.

00:20:40.540 --> 00:20:41.340
 After hearing

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 the voice of Jesus,

00:20:43.080 --> 00:20:43.960
 Peter and Andrew,

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 they let down their nets.

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 And what happens?

00:20:46.519 --> 00:20:47.040
 They catch

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 a miraculous number

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 of fish,

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 a crazy number of fish.

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 So many fish

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 that their boats

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 are full.

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 So they call,

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 the boat fills,

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 so they call their buddies

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 John and James over.

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 And John and James

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 start filling up their boat.

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 And the next thing you know,

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 their boats are so full

00:21:01.740 --> 00:21:02.340
 that they're beginning

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 to sink.

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 That's a lot of fish.

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 If this were me,

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 I think I'd be celebrating

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 after a night

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 of catching nothing.

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 I'd be hooting

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 and hollering.

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 I'd be giving high fives.

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 I'd be doing

00:21:16.720 --> 00:21:18.019
 that floss thing

00:21:18.019 --> 00:21:18.660
 that those kids

00:21:18.660 --> 00:21:19.360
 are doing nowadays.

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 I'd be like

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 making plans

00:21:25.560 --> 00:21:26.080
 to go buy

00:21:26.080 --> 00:21:26.880
 that new boat

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 I've been eyeballing.

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 I'd probably even

00:21:29.820 --> 00:21:31.140
 offer Jesus a job.

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 But that's not

00:21:34.060 --> 00:21:35.140
 how Peter responds.

00:21:37.120 --> 00:21:37.880
 Peter's mind

00:21:37.880 --> 00:21:39.340
 wasn't on the fish

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 or the new boat.

00:21:42.420 --> 00:21:43.100
 Peter doesn't give

00:21:43.100 --> 00:21:44.480
 Jesus high fives.

00:21:44.880 --> 00:21:45.620
 He doesn't offer

00:21:45.620 --> 00:21:46.759
 Jesus a job.

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 Instead,

00:21:48.520 --> 00:21:49.240
 Peter falls

00:21:49.240 --> 00:21:50.320
 on his face

00:21:50.320 --> 00:21:51.220
 at the feet

00:21:51.220 --> 00:21:51.740
 of Jesus

00:21:51.740 --> 00:21:53.259
 and he cries out,

00:21:53.420 --> 00:21:54.420
 depart from me

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 for I am

00:21:55.560 --> 00:21:56.560
 a sinful man,

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 O Lord.

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 That's a shocking

00:22:00.039 --> 00:22:01.079
 response

00:22:01.079 --> 00:22:02.500
 to something

00:22:02.500 --> 00:22:03.379
 so great

00:22:03.379 --> 00:22:04.519
 as catching

00:22:04.519 --> 00:22:06.220
 all of these fish.

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 Is this how

00:22:07.539 --> 00:22:08.379
 you would respond?

00:22:10.259 --> 00:22:10.559
 You see,

00:22:10.639 --> 00:22:11.019
 Peter realized

00:22:11.680 --> 00:22:13.359
 that the infinitely

00:22:13.359 --> 00:22:14.119
 powerful

00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:14.720
 and holy

00:22:14.720 --> 00:22:15.480
 Son of God

00:22:15.480 --> 00:22:16.180
 was standing

00:22:16.180 --> 00:22:17.379
 in his boat.

00:22:18.579 --> 00:22:19.420
 He was standing

00:22:19.420 --> 00:22:20.119
 in his boat.

00:22:20.819 --> 00:22:21.579
 And he realized

00:22:21.579 --> 00:22:22.139
 that Jesus

00:22:22.139 --> 00:22:23.079
 was responsible

00:22:23.079 --> 00:22:23.859
 for catching

00:22:23.859 --> 00:22:24.839
 every single

00:22:24.839 --> 00:22:25.799
 one of those fish.

00:22:25.799 --> 00:22:28.039
 and he also

00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:28.779
 realized

00:22:28.779 --> 00:22:30.579
 that he deserved

00:22:30.579 --> 00:22:31.359
 to be punished.

00:22:32.879 --> 00:22:33.819
 That he deserved

00:22:33.819 --> 00:22:34.299
 to die

00:22:34.299 --> 00:22:35.139
 for his sins

00:22:35.139 --> 00:22:36.019
 and this makes sense

00:22:36.019 --> 00:22:36.779
 in the Old Testament

00:22:36.779 --> 00:22:37.559
 they were expecting

00:22:37.559 --> 00:22:39.639
 a military Messiah

00:22:39.639 --> 00:22:40.639
 who was going

00:22:40.639 --> 00:22:40.960
 to come

00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:41.700
 and judge.

00:22:42.579 --> 00:22:43.559
 But on this day

00:22:43.559 --> 00:22:44.240
 Peter doesn't

00:22:44.240 --> 00:22:45.259
 find judgment.

00:22:45.440 --> 00:22:45.899
 He finds

00:22:45.899 --> 00:22:46.460
 the friend

00:22:46.460 --> 00:22:47.039
 of sinners.

00:22:49.379 --> 00:22:50.159
 He finds

00:22:50.159 --> 00:22:50.599
 the man

00:22:50.599 --> 00:22:51.180
 who dines

00:22:51.180 --> 00:22:52.220
 with tax collectors.

00:22:53.259 --> 00:22:53.980
 He finds

00:22:53.980 --> 00:22:54.440
 the man

00:22:54.440 --> 00:22:55.059
 who touches

00:22:55.059 --> 00:22:56.500
 unclean leopards.

00:22:57.000 --> 00:22:57.740
 Who hugs

00:22:57.740 --> 00:22:58.360
 the hopeless.

00:22:58.600 --> 00:22:59.320
 Who communes

00:22:59.320 --> 00:23:00.460
 with cripples.

00:23:00.580 --> 00:23:01.200
 Who heals

00:23:01.200 --> 00:23:01.880
 the deaf

00:23:01.880 --> 00:23:02.700
 and the blind.

00:23:03.059 --> 00:23:03.940
 Who pursues

00:23:03.940 --> 00:23:05.059
 the outcasts.

00:23:05.180 --> 00:23:05.900
 And who even

00:23:05.900 --> 00:23:06.480
 loves

00:23:06.480 --> 00:23:07.620
 ordinary

00:23:07.620 --> 00:23:09.019
 middle class

00:23:09.019 --> 00:23:09.580
 fishermen

00:23:09.580 --> 00:23:10.539
 like Peter.

00:23:13.360 --> 00:23:14.279
 As Peter

00:23:14.279 --> 00:23:14.880
 discovered

00:23:14.880 --> 00:23:16.519
 on that boat

00:23:16.519 --> 00:23:16.980
 Jesus

00:23:16.980 --> 00:23:18.000
 is the friend

00:23:18.000 --> 00:23:18.539
 of sinners.

00:23:19.400 --> 00:23:20.080
 But as he

00:23:20.080 --> 00:23:20.940
 would find out

00:23:20.940 --> 00:23:21.620
 over the course

00:23:21.620 --> 00:23:22.259
 of his time

00:23:22.259 --> 00:23:22.799
 with Jesus

00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:24.039
 he also

00:23:24.039 --> 00:23:24.579
 found that

00:23:24.579 --> 00:23:24.859
 Jesus

00:23:24.859 --> 00:23:25.460
 does not

00:23:25.460 --> 00:23:25.900
 absolve

00:23:25.900 --> 00:23:26.220
 our need

00:23:26.220 --> 00:23:26.799
 for repentance.

00:23:27.359 --> 00:23:27.579
 Remember

00:23:27.579 --> 00:23:28.640
 Jesus is the man

00:23:28.640 --> 00:23:29.299
 who began

00:23:29.299 --> 00:23:30.059
 his public

00:23:30.059 --> 00:23:30.640
 ministry

00:23:30.640 --> 00:23:31.740
 with the words

00:23:31.740 --> 00:23:32.200
 repent

00:23:32.200 --> 00:23:33.599
 for the kingdom

00:23:33.599 --> 00:23:34.140
 of heaven

00:23:34.140 --> 00:23:34.960
 is at hand.

00:23:36.640 --> 00:23:37.160
 The friend

00:23:37.160 --> 00:23:37.779
 of sinners

00:23:37.779 --> 00:23:38.319
 does not

00:23:38.319 --> 00:23:38.859
 absolve

00:23:38.859 --> 00:23:39.400
 our need

00:23:39.400 --> 00:23:40.180
 for repentance.

00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:41.700
 In fact

00:23:41.700 --> 00:23:42.940
 increased faith

00:23:42.940 --> 00:23:44.059
 actually produces

00:23:44.059 --> 00:23:45.339
 increased repentance.

00:23:47.379 --> 00:23:48.539
 Your repentance

00:23:48.539 --> 00:23:49.640
 is a reflection

00:23:49.640 --> 00:23:50.560
 of your faith

00:23:50.560 --> 00:23:51.600
 and vice versa.

00:23:53.240 --> 00:23:53.720
 The two

00:23:53.720 --> 00:23:54.300
 go hand in

00:23:54.300 --> 00:23:54.600
 hand.

00:23:55.460 --> 00:23:55.860
 Faith and

00:23:55.860 --> 00:23:56.220
 repentance

00:23:56.220 --> 00:23:56.700
 they cannot

00:23:56.700 --> 00:23:58.020
 be separated.

00:23:58.500 --> 00:23:59.300
 Faith produces

00:23:59.300 --> 00:24:00.440
 genuine repentance

00:24:00.440 --> 00:24:02.220
 and repentance

00:24:02.220 --> 00:24:03.400
 produces

00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:04.800
 deeper faith.

00:24:07.360 --> 00:24:08.420
 So this semester

00:24:08.420 --> 00:24:09.220
 I'll be preaching

00:24:09.220 --> 00:24:09.880
 through the book

00:24:09.880 --> 00:24:10.340
 of John

00:24:10.340 --> 00:24:10.780
 the gospel

00:24:10.780 --> 00:24:11.320
 of John

00:24:11.320 --> 00:24:12.300
 with my students.

00:24:12.920 --> 00:24:13.700
 So excited.

00:24:13.980 --> 00:24:14.360
 I love

00:24:14.360 --> 00:24:14.920
 the book

00:24:14.920 --> 00:24:15.480
 of John.

00:24:16.140 --> 00:24:16.580
 It's one

00:24:16.580 --> 00:24:17.240
 of my favorites

00:24:17.240 --> 00:24:17.560
 and one

00:24:17.560 --> 00:24:17.980
 of the reasons

00:24:17.980 --> 00:24:18.519
 why I love

00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:19.120
 this gospel

00:24:19.120 --> 00:24:19.620
 is that

00:24:19.620 --> 00:24:20.680
 the theme

00:24:20.680 --> 00:24:21.279
 verb

00:24:21.279 --> 00:24:22.720
 is this word

00:24:22.720 --> 00:24:23.099
 believe.

00:24:23.759 --> 00:24:24.519
 It's John's

00:24:24.519 --> 00:24:25.579
 favorite verb

00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:26.759
 in the entire

00:24:26.759 --> 00:24:27.160
 gospel.

00:24:27.339 --> 00:24:27.880
 He uses

00:24:27.880 --> 00:24:28.759
 this verb

00:24:28.759 --> 00:24:30.240
 98 times.

00:24:30.579 --> 00:24:31.079
 It's the third

00:24:31.079 --> 00:24:31.819
 most used

00:24:31.819 --> 00:24:32.860
 word in the

00:24:32.860 --> 00:24:33.599
 gospel behind

00:24:33.599 --> 00:24:34.759
 Jesus and God.

00:24:36.360 --> 00:24:37.579
 If you compare

00:24:37.579 --> 00:24:38.220
 this to the

00:24:38.220 --> 00:24:39.120
 other gospels

00:24:39.120 --> 00:24:41.140
 Matthew uses

00:24:41.140 --> 00:24:41.559
 the word

00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:42.440
 14 times

00:24:42.440 --> 00:24:43.500
 Mark uses

00:24:43.500 --> 00:24:44.440
 it 11 times

00:24:44.440 --> 00:24:44.980
 and Luke

00:24:44.980 --> 00:24:45.819
 uses the word

00:24:45.819 --> 00:24:46.279
 believe

00:24:46.279 --> 00:24:47.360
 9 times.

00:24:47.359 --> 00:24:48.619
 John uses

00:24:48.619 --> 00:24:49.339
 this word

00:24:49.339 --> 00:24:50.279
 four times

00:24:50.279 --> 00:24:50.740
 as much

00:24:50.740 --> 00:24:51.299
 as the other

00:24:51.299 --> 00:24:52.139
 three gospels

00:24:52.139 --> 00:24:53.059
 combined.

00:24:55.339 --> 00:24:56.259
 Why does he

00:24:56.259 --> 00:24:57.219
 focus so much

00:24:57.219 --> 00:24:58.019
 on this word?

00:24:59.899 --> 00:25:00.740
 According to

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:01.059
 John

00:25:01.059 --> 00:25:01.659
 believing

00:25:01.659 --> 00:25:02.539
 in Jesus

00:25:02.539 --> 00:25:03.339
 is the most

00:25:03.339 --> 00:25:04.339
 important thing

00:25:04.339 --> 00:25:04.779
 a person

00:25:04.779 --> 00:25:05.279
 can do.

00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:07.879
 It is the

00:25:07.879 --> 00:25:08.279
 height of

00:25:08.279 --> 00:25:08.799
 humanity

00:25:08.799 --> 00:25:10.019
 is belief

00:25:10.019 --> 00:25:10.599
 in Christ.

00:25:11.579 --> 00:25:11.979
 Just look

00:25:11.979 --> 00:25:12.679
 at John's

00:25:12.679 --> 00:25:13.359
 purpose statement

00:25:13.359 --> 00:25:14.879
 in John

00:25:14.879 --> 00:25:15.859
 chapter 20.

00:25:15.859 --> 00:25:16.859
 John

00:25:16.859 --> 00:25:18.240
 wrote that

00:25:18.240 --> 00:25:19.099
 if you

00:25:19.099 --> 00:25:19.319
 were to

00:25:19.319 --> 00:25:19.740
 take all

00:25:19.740 --> 00:25:19.899
 the

00:25:19.899 --> 00:25:20.379
 libraries

00:25:20.379 --> 00:25:20.659
 in the

00:25:20.659 --> 00:25:20.959
 entire

00:25:20.959 --> 00:25:21.319
 world

00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:21.639
 and put

00:25:21.639 --> 00:25:21.740
 them

00:25:21.740 --> 00:25:22.059
 together

00:25:22.059 --> 00:25:22.259
 they

00:25:22.259 --> 00:25:22.539
 couldn't

00:25:22.539 --> 00:25:23.039
 contain

00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:23.799
 all of

00:25:23.799 --> 00:25:23.959
 the

00:25:23.959 --> 00:25:24.319
 signs

00:25:24.319 --> 00:25:24.519
 and

00:25:24.519 --> 00:25:24.839
 miracles

00:25:24.839 --> 00:25:25.099
 that

00:25:25.099 --> 00:25:25.339
 Jesus

00:25:25.339 --> 00:25:25.859
 performed

00:25:25.859 --> 00:25:26.079
 on

00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:26.339
 earth.

00:25:27.219 --> 00:25:27.419
 There

00:25:27.419 --> 00:25:27.559
 aren't

00:25:27.559 --> 00:25:27.799
 enough

00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:28.179
 books.

00:25:29.299 --> 00:25:29.759
 After he

00:25:29.759 --> 00:25:30.259
 says this

00:25:30.259 --> 00:25:30.639
 he says

00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:31.040
 he writes

00:25:31.040 --> 00:25:31.759
 but these

00:25:31.759 --> 00:25:32.300
 things are

00:25:32.300 --> 00:25:32.640
 written

00:25:32.640 --> 00:25:33.360
 so that

00:25:33.360 --> 00:25:33.720
 you may

00:25:33.720 --> 00:25:34.460
 believe

00:25:34.460 --> 00:25:35.740
 that

00:25:35.740 --> 00:25:36.120
 Jesus

00:25:36.120 --> 00:25:36.680
 is the

00:25:36.680 --> 00:25:37.040
 Christ

00:25:37.040 --> 00:25:37.259
 the

00:25:37.259 --> 00:25:37.460
 son

00:25:37.460 --> 00:25:37.620
 of

00:25:37.620 --> 00:25:37.920
 God

00:25:37.920 --> 00:25:38.080
 and

00:25:38.080 --> 00:25:38.259
 that

00:25:38.259 --> 00:25:38.500
 by

00:25:38.500 --> 00:25:39.180
 believing

00:25:39.180 --> 00:25:40.540
 you

00:25:40.540 --> 00:25:40.700
 may

00:25:40.700 --> 00:25:40.900
 have

00:25:40.900 --> 00:25:41.220
 life

00:25:41.220 --> 00:25:41.360
 in

00:25:41.360 --> 00:25:41.520
 his

00:25:41.520 --> 00:25:41.800
 name.

00:25:44.480 --> 00:25:45.000
 Belief

00:25:45.000 --> 00:25:45.680
 in

00:25:45.680 --> 00:25:46.060
 Jesus

00:25:46.060 --> 00:25:46.700
 changes

00:25:46.700 --> 00:25:47.660
 everything.

00:25:48.860 --> 00:25:49.280
 It changes

00:25:49.280 --> 00:25:49.960
 everything

00:25:49.960 --> 00:25:50.480
 as we head

00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:50.840
 into the

00:25:50.840 --> 00:25:51.160
 new year.

00:25:51.440 --> 00:25:51.860
 It changes

00:25:51.860 --> 00:25:52.080
 our

00:25:52.080 --> 00:25:52.580
 resolutions.

00:25:53.280 --> 00:25:53.780
 It changes

00:25:53.780 --> 00:25:54.020
 our

00:25:54.020 --> 00:25:54.360
 rhythm.

00:25:56.020 --> 00:25:56.460
 It is my

00:25:56.460 --> 00:25:57.040
 prayer that the

00:25:57.040 --> 00:25:57.500
 Holy Spirit

00:25:57.500 --> 00:25:58.320
 will press

00:25:58.319 --> 00:25:59.279
 this truth

00:25:59.279 --> 00:26:00.000
 into us

00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:01.099
 this year.

00:26:02.099 --> 00:26:02.799
 Because here's

00:26:02.799 --> 00:26:03.119
 the thing.

00:26:03.220 --> 00:26:03.720
 I know

00:26:03.720 --> 00:26:04.599
 that 2019

00:26:04.599 --> 00:26:07.099
 there will

00:26:07.099 --> 00:26:07.619
 be days

00:26:07.619 --> 00:26:08.179
 when believing

00:26:08.179 --> 00:26:08.819
 is hard.

00:26:10.339 --> 00:26:11.000
 There will

00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:11.659
 be days

00:26:11.659 --> 00:26:12.639
 when we

00:26:12.639 --> 00:26:13.359
 are ridiculed

00:26:13.359 --> 00:26:13.939
 for our

00:26:13.939 --> 00:26:14.240
 faith.

00:26:14.700 --> 00:26:14.980
 There will

00:26:14.980 --> 00:26:15.659
 be days

00:26:15.659 --> 00:26:16.859
 when it

00:26:16.859 --> 00:26:17.159
 would be

00:26:17.159 --> 00:26:17.939
 easier to

00:26:17.939 --> 00:26:18.740
 stay silent.

00:26:20.379 --> 00:26:21.119
 There will

00:26:21.119 --> 00:26:21.700
 be days

00:26:21.700 --> 00:26:22.099
 when the

00:26:22.099 --> 00:26:22.839
 valley seems

00:26:22.839 --> 00:26:23.639
 so deep

00:26:23.639 --> 00:26:25.159
 and the

00:26:25.159 --> 00:26:25.460
 mountain

00:26:25.460 --> 00:26:26.000
 seems

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:26.799
 unreachable.

00:26:28.319 --> 00:26:29.119
 There will

00:26:29.119 --> 00:26:29.819
 be days

00:26:29.819 --> 00:26:30.639
 when your

00:26:30.639 --> 00:26:31.619
 only prayer

00:26:31.619 --> 00:26:32.779
 is I

00:26:32.779 --> 00:26:33.339
 believe

00:26:33.339 --> 00:26:34.240
 help my

00:26:34.240 --> 00:26:34.919
 unbelief.

00:26:36.319 --> 00:26:37.099
 There will

00:26:37.099 --> 00:26:37.599
 be days

00:26:37.599 --> 00:26:38.339
 in 2019

00:26:38.339 --> 00:26:38.960
 where we

00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:39.559
 struggle

00:26:39.559 --> 00:26:40.700
 to believe

00:26:40.700 --> 00:26:41.419
 and this

00:26:41.419 --> 00:26:41.740
 is why

00:26:41.740 --> 00:26:42.179
 the two

00:26:42.179 --> 00:26:42.579
 count

00:26:42.579 --> 00:26:43.179
 of the

00:26:43.179 --> 00:26:43.519
 Christian

00:26:43.519 --> 00:26:43.819
 rhythm

00:26:43.819 --> 00:26:44.579
 is so

00:26:44.579 --> 00:26:45.119
 important.

00:26:47.240 --> 00:26:47.779
 Repent

00:26:47.779 --> 00:26:48.799
 and believe.

00:26:49.539 --> 00:26:50.039
 This is

00:26:50.039 --> 00:26:50.659
 our rhythm.

00:26:51.179 --> 00:26:51.559
 It's not

00:26:51.559 --> 00:26:52.079
 a one and

00:26:52.079 --> 00:26:52.779
 done thing.

00:26:54.579 --> 00:26:54.899
 You see

00:26:54.899 --> 00:26:55.460
 if repentance

00:26:55.460 --> 00:26:56.220
 and belief

00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:56.740
 are not

00:26:56.740 --> 00:26:57.220
 your two

00:26:57.220 --> 00:26:57.500
 count,

00:26:57.500 --> 00:26:57.880
 if they're

00:26:57.880 --> 00:26:58.299
 not a

00:26:58.299 --> 00:26:58.799
 part of

00:26:58.799 --> 00:26:58.980
 your

00:26:58.980 --> 00:26:59.420
 rhythm,

00:27:00.299 --> 00:27:00.940
 you'll

00:27:00.940 --> 00:27:01.359
 start to

00:27:01.359 --> 00:27:01.960
 fish like

00:27:01.960 --> 00:27:02.519
 Norman and

00:27:02.519 --> 00:27:02.740
 Paul.

00:27:04.119 --> 00:27:04.579
 Norman and

00:27:04.579 --> 00:27:05.000
 Paul thought

00:27:05.000 --> 00:27:05.259
 they were

00:27:05.259 --> 00:27:05.839
 really great

00:27:05.839 --> 00:27:06.259
 fishermen,

00:27:06.779 --> 00:27:08.180
 all the while

00:27:08.180 --> 00:27:08.759
 failing to

00:27:08.759 --> 00:27:09.420
 catch any

00:27:09.420 --> 00:27:09.819
 fish.

00:27:12.140 --> 00:27:12.900
 Even when

00:27:12.900 --> 00:27:13.420
 things were

00:27:13.420 --> 00:27:13.920
 great,

00:27:15.500 --> 00:27:15.920
 even when

00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:16.579
 his boat

00:27:16.579 --> 00:27:17.720
 was sinking

00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:18.940
 with fish,

00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:20.759
 Peter repented

00:27:20.759 --> 00:27:21.319
 and he turned

00:27:21.319 --> 00:27:21.759
 to Jesus

00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:22.339
 in faith.

00:27:23.039 --> 00:27:23.599
 This is our

00:27:23.599 --> 00:27:24.240
 rhythm in

00:27:24.240 --> 00:27:24.740
 2019.

00:27:24.740 --> 00:27:26.579
 The three

00:27:26.579 --> 00:27:26.940
 count,

00:27:27.079 --> 00:27:27.400
 embrace

00:27:27.400 --> 00:27:27.720
 your

00:27:27.720 --> 00:27:28.240
 commission.

00:27:30.039 --> 00:27:30.420
 So here

00:27:30.420 --> 00:27:30.880
 is Peter,

00:27:30.980 --> 00:27:31.480
 his face

00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:31.960
 is on

00:27:31.960 --> 00:27:32.759
 the floor

00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:33.460
 at the

00:27:33.460 --> 00:27:33.900
 feet of

00:27:33.900 --> 00:27:34.220
 Jesus

00:27:34.220 --> 00:27:37.299
 and Peter

00:27:37.299 --> 00:27:37.720
 is given

00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:38.120
 a new

00:27:38.120 --> 00:27:38.519
 mission.

00:27:40.019 --> 00:27:40.680
 He's given

00:27:40.680 --> 00:27:41.019
 a new

00:27:41.019 --> 00:27:41.660
 purpose in

00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:41.980
 life.

00:27:42.400 --> 00:27:42.599
 Jesus

00:27:42.599 --> 00:27:43.140
 says to

00:27:43.140 --> 00:27:43.380
 Peter,

00:27:43.460 --> 00:27:43.759
 he says,

00:27:43.859 --> 00:27:44.279
 from now

00:27:44.279 --> 00:27:44.720
 on you

00:27:44.720 --> 00:27:45.019
 will be

00:27:45.019 --> 00:27:45.339
 catching

00:27:45.339 --> 00:27:45.819
 men.

00:27:48.460 --> 00:27:48.759
 You see,

00:27:48.859 --> 00:27:49.660
 Peter was

00:27:49.660 --> 00:27:50.160
 commissioned

00:27:50.160 --> 00:27:51.060
 by Jesus

00:27:51.060 --> 00:27:52.019
 to go

00:27:52.019 --> 00:27:52.460
 fishing.

00:27:54.700 --> 00:27:55.240
 So one

00:27:55.240 --> 00:27:55.500
 of the

00:27:55.500 --> 00:27:55.860
 unique

00:27:55.860 --> 00:27:56.620
 aspects of

00:27:56.620 --> 00:27:57.600
 working at

00:27:57.600 --> 00:27:57.820
 the Air

00:27:57.820 --> 00:27:58.420
 Force Academy

00:27:58.420 --> 00:27:59.019
 is that

00:27:59.019 --> 00:27:59.460
 when my

00:27:59.460 --> 00:27:59.860
 students

00:27:59.860 --> 00:28:00.480
 graduate,

00:28:01.340 --> 00:28:01.880
 they all

00:28:01.880 --> 00:28:02.820
 receive a

00:28:02.820 --> 00:28:03.360
 presidential

00:28:03.360 --> 00:28:04.000
 commission.

00:28:04.940 --> 00:28:05.940
 They become

00:28:05.940 --> 00:28:06.480
 commissioned

00:28:06.480 --> 00:28:07.080
 officers.

00:28:07.340 --> 00:28:07.740
 They become

00:28:07.740 --> 00:28:08.080
 second

00:28:08.080 --> 00:28:08.720
 lieutenants.

00:28:09.720 --> 00:28:11.240
 Now this

00:28:11.240 --> 00:28:11.640
 word,

00:28:11.800 --> 00:28:12.140
 commission,

00:28:12.400 --> 00:28:12.800
 it comes

00:28:12.800 --> 00:28:13.200
 from two

00:28:13.200 --> 00:28:13.820
 Latin words

00:28:13.820 --> 00:28:14.100
 and it

00:28:14.100 --> 00:28:14.400
 literally

00:28:14.400 --> 00:28:15.180
 means to

00:28:15.180 --> 00:28:15.660
 send

00:28:15.660 --> 00:28:16.100
 with.

00:28:16.620 --> 00:28:17.040
 To send

00:28:17.040 --> 00:28:17.259
 with.

00:28:17.360 --> 00:28:17.660
 So when

00:28:17.660 --> 00:28:18.279
 my cadets

00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:18.779
 graduate,

00:28:18.779 --> 00:28:19.879
 they are

00:28:19.879 --> 00:28:20.299
 literally

00:28:20.299 --> 00:28:21.339
 being sent

00:28:21.339 --> 00:28:22.779
 with the

00:28:22.779 --> 00:28:23.960
 authority of

00:28:23.960 --> 00:28:24.440
 another.

00:28:25.660 --> 00:28:26.099
 They are

00:28:26.099 --> 00:28:26.859
 being sent

00:28:26.859 --> 00:28:28.139
 with another's

00:28:28.139 --> 00:28:28.539
 authority.

00:28:28.639 --> 00:28:28.740
 They are

00:28:28.740 --> 00:28:29.480
 being entrusted

00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:30.920
 with another's

00:28:30.920 --> 00:28:31.399
 authority.

00:28:32.099 --> 00:28:32.460
 You see,

00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:32.980
 in and of

00:28:32.980 --> 00:28:33.559
 themselves,

00:28:34.079 --> 00:28:34.680
 there isn't a

00:28:34.680 --> 00:28:35.460
 single officer

00:28:35.460 --> 00:28:36.299
 in the United

00:28:36.299 --> 00:28:37.539
 States military

00:28:37.539 --> 00:28:38.899
 that has any

00:28:38.899 --> 00:28:39.859
 power in and

00:28:39.859 --> 00:28:40.519
 of themselves.

00:28:41.639 --> 00:28:42.299
 It is a

00:28:42.299 --> 00:28:42.819
 derived

00:28:42.819 --> 00:28:43.420
 authority.

00:28:44.920 --> 00:28:45.299
 Due to

00:28:45.299 --> 00:28:46.139
 their commission,

00:28:47.039 --> 00:28:47.680
 they are able

00:28:47.680 --> 00:28:48.259
 to command

00:28:48.259 --> 00:28:48.720
 others.

00:28:48.779 --> 00:28:50.500
 because of

00:28:50.500 --> 00:28:51.460
 the president's

00:28:51.460 --> 00:28:52.059
 authority

00:28:52.059 --> 00:28:52.879
 entrusted

00:28:52.879 --> 00:28:53.599
 to them.

00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:56.139
 And the

00:28:56.139 --> 00:28:56.500
 same is

00:28:56.500 --> 00:28:57.019
 true for

00:28:57.019 --> 00:28:57.599
 you and

00:28:57.599 --> 00:28:58.200
 I as

00:28:58.200 --> 00:28:58.619
 Christians,

00:28:58.819 --> 00:28:59.200
 but at

00:28:59.200 --> 00:29:00.079
 an infinitely

00:29:00.079 --> 00:29:00.940
 higher scale.

00:29:00.940 --> 00:29:01.319
 We're not

00:29:01.319 --> 00:29:01.899
 talking about

00:29:01.899 --> 00:29:02.539
 a presidential

00:29:02.539 --> 00:29:03.099
 commission.

00:29:03.379 --> 00:29:03.899
 We're talking

00:29:03.899 --> 00:29:04.259
 about a

00:29:04.259 --> 00:29:04.639
 commission

00:29:04.639 --> 00:29:05.359
 from the

00:29:05.359 --> 00:29:06.059
 God of

00:29:06.059 --> 00:29:06.619
 the universe.

00:29:07.319 --> 00:29:08.220
 That is a

00:29:08.220 --> 00:29:08.819
 humbling

00:29:08.819 --> 00:29:09.720
 reality.

00:29:09.879 --> 00:29:10.180
 That's a

00:29:10.180 --> 00:29:10.539
 humbling

00:29:10.539 --> 00:29:11.019
 commission

00:29:11.019 --> 00:29:12.319
 to receive.

00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:13.519
 Just like

00:29:13.519 --> 00:29:13.779
 Peter,

00:29:13.899 --> 00:29:14.539
 every Christian

00:29:14.539 --> 00:29:15.200
 throughout human

00:29:15.200 --> 00:29:16.119
 history has

00:29:16.119 --> 00:29:16.839
 been commissioned

00:29:16.839 --> 00:29:17.779
 by Christ

00:29:17.779 --> 00:29:18.299
 to go

00:29:18.299 --> 00:29:18.779
 fishing.

00:29:19.779 --> 00:29:20.839
 Jesus says,

00:29:21.059 --> 00:29:21.399
 from now

00:29:21.399 --> 00:29:22.220
 on you,

00:29:23.500 --> 00:29:25.839
 all of you,

00:29:27.339 --> 00:29:28.039
 from now

00:29:28.039 --> 00:29:28.819
 on you,

00:29:29.059 --> 00:29:29.480
 we'll be

00:29:29.480 --> 00:29:30.319
 catching men.

00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:33.839
 my friends,

00:29:33.919 --> 00:29:34.299
 you have been

00:29:34.299 --> 00:29:35.119
 commissioned by

00:29:35.119 --> 00:29:37.379
 Christ to

00:29:37.379 --> 00:29:38.000
 go fishing.

00:29:38.419 --> 00:29:39.019
 And as a

00:29:39.019 --> 00:29:40.039
 result, you

00:29:40.039 --> 00:29:41.079
 are sent with

00:29:41.079 --> 00:29:42.019
 his authority.

00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:43.379
 You're entrusted

00:29:43.379 --> 00:29:44.019
 with his

00:29:44.019 --> 00:29:47.159
 authority to

00:29:47.159 --> 00:29:47.779
 make disciples

00:29:47.779 --> 00:29:48.740
 of all nations,

00:29:49.000 --> 00:29:50.619
 to go fishing

00:29:50.619 --> 00:29:51.079
 for men.

00:29:52.200 --> 00:29:52.659
 Practically

00:29:52.659 --> 00:29:53.419
 speaking, what does

00:29:53.419 --> 00:29:53.779
 this mean?

00:29:53.859 --> 00:29:54.500
 What does this look

00:29:54.500 --> 00:29:55.159
 like as we head

00:29:55.159 --> 00:29:55.679
 into the new

00:29:55.679 --> 00:29:55.899
 year?

00:29:55.900 --> 00:29:56.960
 Well, in my

00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:57.960
 humble opinion,

00:29:58.519 --> 00:29:59.420
 far too many

00:29:59.420 --> 00:29:59.880
 Christians

00:29:59.880 --> 00:30:00.840
 overcomplicate

00:30:00.840 --> 00:30:01.460
 evangelism.

00:30:02.180 --> 00:30:02.800
 We make it

00:30:02.800 --> 00:30:03.259
 way harder

00:30:03.259 --> 00:30:03.880
 than it actually

00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:04.160
 is.

00:30:05.240 --> 00:30:06.019
 Many think

00:30:06.019 --> 00:30:06.519
 that they have

00:30:06.519 --> 00:30:06.940
 to take an

00:30:06.940 --> 00:30:07.519
 apologetics

00:30:07.519 --> 00:30:08.000
 course,

00:30:08.340 --> 00:30:08.780
 or they have

00:30:08.780 --> 00:30:09.720
 to have a

00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:10.700
 seminary degree,

00:30:11.280 --> 00:30:11.880
 or they have

00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:12.560
 to be a

00:30:12.560 --> 00:30:13.340
 Christian for

00:30:13.340 --> 00:30:13.940
 a certain

00:30:13.940 --> 00:30:14.900
 period of

00:30:14.900 --> 00:30:15.320
 time,

00:30:16.400 --> 00:30:16.640
 blah,

00:30:16.740 --> 00:30:16.860
 blah,

00:30:16.920 --> 00:30:17.160
 blah,

00:30:17.320 --> 00:30:17.540
 blah,

00:30:17.580 --> 00:30:17.720
 blah.

00:30:18.840 --> 00:30:19.480
 All those

00:30:19.480 --> 00:30:19.800
 things are

00:30:19.800 --> 00:30:20.120
 important,

00:30:20.220 --> 00:30:20.480
 don't get

00:30:20.480 --> 00:30:20.860
 me wrong.

00:30:20.859 --> 00:30:23.979
 But what I've

00:30:23.979 --> 00:30:24.679
 found is that

00:30:24.679 --> 00:30:25.479
 many Christians

00:30:25.479 --> 00:30:26.139
 use these

00:30:26.139 --> 00:30:26.839
 things and

00:30:26.839 --> 00:30:27.679
 other things

00:30:27.679 --> 00:30:28.379
 as like a

00:30:28.379 --> 00:30:28.839
 wall to

00:30:28.839 --> 00:30:29.479
 hide behind.

00:30:30.339 --> 00:30:31.099
 We'll find

00:30:31.099 --> 00:30:33.019
 any excuse

00:30:33.019 --> 00:30:34.319
 not to pursue

00:30:34.319 --> 00:30:35.059
 evangelism.

00:30:35.919 --> 00:30:37.019
 And I get it.

00:30:37.459 --> 00:30:38.119
 I have fallen

00:30:38.119 --> 00:30:38.679
 into that

00:30:38.679 --> 00:30:40.359
 snare a lot.

00:30:43.359 --> 00:30:43.879
 Evangelism

00:30:43.879 --> 00:30:45.339
 really isn't

00:30:45.339 --> 00:30:46.179
 that complicated.

00:30:46.919 --> 00:30:47.859
 You can read

00:30:47.859 --> 00:30:48.879
 all the evangelism

00:30:48.879 --> 00:30:49.419
 books in the

00:30:49.419 --> 00:30:49.779
 world.

00:30:50.859 --> 00:30:51.979
 But it really

00:30:51.979 --> 00:30:52.619
 is not that

00:30:52.619 --> 00:30:53.019
 complicated.

00:30:53.359 --> 00:30:53.679
 Here's the

00:30:53.679 --> 00:30:53.819
 thing,

00:30:53.879 --> 00:30:54.179
 when you

00:30:54.179 --> 00:30:55.099
 love something,

00:30:56.639 --> 00:30:57.019
 when you

00:30:57.019 --> 00:30:57.679
 really love

00:30:57.679 --> 00:30:58.159
 something,

00:30:58.500 --> 00:31:00.079
 evangelism is

00:31:00.079 --> 00:31:00.619
 just the

00:31:00.619 --> 00:31:01.859
 natural overflow.

00:31:03.559 --> 00:31:04.240
 It just

00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:04.979
 pours out.

00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:05.639
 And this

00:31:05.639 --> 00:31:06.379
 goes for more

00:31:06.379 --> 00:31:06.979
 than just the

00:31:06.979 --> 00:31:07.819
 Christian faith,

00:31:07.979 --> 00:31:08.659
 for Christian

00:31:08.659 --> 00:31:09.219
 evangelism,

00:31:09.259 --> 00:31:09.779
 this goes for

00:31:09.779 --> 00:31:10.279
 everything.

00:31:11.240 --> 00:31:12.179
 Everyone is an

00:31:12.179 --> 00:31:12.959
 evangelist for

00:31:12.959 --> 00:31:13.359
 something.

00:31:14.439 --> 00:31:15.039
 Everyone,

00:31:15.399 --> 00:31:15.899
 with no

00:31:15.899 --> 00:31:16.479
 exceptions.

00:31:17.500 --> 00:31:17.959
 Be it their

00:31:17.959 --> 00:31:18.719
 favorite sports

00:31:18.719 --> 00:31:19.119
 team,

00:31:19.699 --> 00:31:20.179
 be it their

00:31:20.180 --> 00:31:21.360
 political party,

00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:22.519
 be it their

00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:23.860
 essential oils,

00:31:24.660 --> 00:31:25.600
 they're like,

00:31:26.360 --> 00:31:26.759
 goodness.

00:31:27.720 --> 00:31:27.880
 Oh,

00:31:28.039 --> 00:31:28.660
 CrossFit,

00:31:29.120 --> 00:31:29.840
 holy smokes,

00:31:29.900 --> 00:31:30.380
 you want to see

00:31:30.380 --> 00:31:30.799
 some good

00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:31.480
 evangelism?

00:31:31.880 --> 00:31:32.200
 Meet a

00:31:32.200 --> 00:31:32.759
 CrossFitter.

00:31:33.259 --> 00:31:33.840
 Those guys

00:31:33.840 --> 00:31:34.799
 know evangelism

00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:36.519
 because they

00:31:36.519 --> 00:31:37.160
 love it.

00:31:38.480 --> 00:31:39.080
 Evangelism

00:31:39.080 --> 00:31:41.480
 comes really

00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:41.960
 easy.

00:31:42.759 --> 00:31:43.299
 When the

00:31:43.299 --> 00:31:44.000
 message you

00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:44.480
 love,

00:31:45.299 --> 00:31:45.700
 you want

00:31:45.700 --> 00:31:46.200
 others to

00:31:46.200 --> 00:31:46.740
 have an

00:31:46.740 --> 00:31:47.440
 experience as

00:31:47.440 --> 00:31:47.640
 well.

00:31:48.840 --> 00:31:49.600
 Last year,

00:31:49.660 --> 00:31:50.000
 the movie

00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:50.840
 Black Panther,

00:31:51.259 --> 00:31:51.940
 it became

00:31:51.940 --> 00:31:52.480
 the second

00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:53.720
 highest grossing

00:31:53.720 --> 00:31:54.740
 four-day

00:31:54.740 --> 00:31:55.860
 opening in

00:31:55.860 --> 00:31:56.700
 movie history.

00:31:56.940 --> 00:31:57.759
 It racked in

00:31:57.759 --> 00:31:59.340
 $242 million

00:31:59.340 --> 00:32:01.100
 in only four

00:32:01.100 --> 00:32:01.480
 days.

00:32:02.160 --> 00:32:02.620
 And I did

00:32:02.620 --> 00:32:03.140
 some research,

00:32:03.220 --> 00:32:03.480
 I was just

00:32:03.480 --> 00:32:03.700
 wondering,

00:32:03.820 --> 00:32:04.900
 why did this

00:32:04.900 --> 00:32:05.259
 movie,

00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:06.019
 I mean,

00:32:06.059 --> 00:32:06.700
 it was great,

00:32:06.799 --> 00:32:07.400
 I loved it,

00:32:07.440 --> 00:32:07.960
 but why did

00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:08.799
 this movie do

00:32:08.799 --> 00:32:09.500
 so well?

00:32:09.820 --> 00:32:10.380
 And in a

00:32:10.380 --> 00:32:10.759
 word,

00:32:11.820 --> 00:32:12.680
 evangelism.

00:32:12.680 --> 00:32:15.200
 people in

00:32:15.200 --> 00:32:15.860
 droves were

00:32:15.860 --> 00:32:16.580
 coming out of

00:32:16.580 --> 00:32:16.960
 the movie

00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:17.680
 theater and

00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:18.120
 they couldn't

00:32:18.120 --> 00:32:19.140
 help but tell

00:32:19.140 --> 00:32:20.039
 their friends

00:32:20.039 --> 00:32:20.960
 and family

00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:22.080
 about how

00:32:22.080 --> 00:32:22.600
 great this

00:32:22.600 --> 00:32:23.279
 movie was and

00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:23.720
 that they had

00:32:23.720 --> 00:32:24.220
 to go see

00:32:24.220 --> 00:32:24.400
 it.

00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:26.299
 They felt

00:32:26.299 --> 00:32:27.460
 compelled to

00:32:27.460 --> 00:32:28.259
 proclaim the

00:32:28.259 --> 00:32:29.880
 good news of

00:32:29.880 --> 00:32:30.580
 this movie,

00:32:30.740 --> 00:32:31.400
 Black Panther,

00:32:32.000 --> 00:32:33.420
 with the hope

00:32:33.420 --> 00:32:34.539
 that others

00:32:34.539 --> 00:32:35.580
 would go see

00:32:35.580 --> 00:32:36.299
 it and

00:32:36.299 --> 00:32:37.299
 experience the

00:32:37.299 --> 00:32:38.000
 same joy.

00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:42.339
 As Christians,

00:32:42.519 --> 00:32:43.039
 we have the

00:32:43.039 --> 00:32:44.539
 greatest news

00:32:44.539 --> 00:32:45.240
 to share with

00:32:45.240 --> 00:32:45.660
 the world.

00:32:46.519 --> 00:32:47.359
 It doesn't get

00:32:47.359 --> 00:32:49.000
 any better than

00:32:49.000 --> 00:32:49.500
 the gospel.

00:32:50.359 --> 00:32:51.799
 This news is so

00:32:51.799 --> 00:32:52.759
 much better than

00:32:52.759 --> 00:32:53.619
 any movie,

00:32:54.380 --> 00:32:54.960
 than any

00:32:54.960 --> 00:32:56.400
 essential oil or

00:32:56.400 --> 00:32:57.680
 CrossFit gym or

00:32:57.680 --> 00:32:59.119
 political party or

00:32:59.119 --> 00:33:00.279
 sports team,

00:33:00.559 --> 00:33:01.279
 all the things

00:33:01.279 --> 00:33:02.200
 that we are

00:33:02.200 --> 00:33:03.920
 naturally evangelists

00:33:03.920 --> 00:33:04.359
 for.

00:33:05.200 --> 00:33:06.660
 The gospel is so

00:33:06.660 --> 00:33:07.920
 much better

00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:08.019
 here.

00:33:08.960 --> 00:33:09.840
 Jesus defeated

00:33:09.840 --> 00:33:10.660
 sin, death, and

00:33:10.660 --> 00:33:11.320
 the devil for

00:33:11.320 --> 00:33:11.580
 you.

00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:14.759
 Because of

00:33:14.759 --> 00:33:15.539
 Jesus, God has

00:33:15.539 --> 00:33:16.400
 adopted you into

00:33:16.400 --> 00:33:17.140
 his family and

00:33:17.140 --> 00:33:17.940
 he calls you his

00:33:17.940 --> 00:33:18.680
 child.

00:33:22.220 --> 00:33:23.440
 Through faith in

00:33:23.440 --> 00:33:24.360
 Christ, God

00:33:24.360 --> 00:33:25.380
 loves you and

00:33:25.380 --> 00:33:26.519
 he's for you.

00:33:27.600 --> 00:33:28.560
 And nothing can

00:33:28.560 --> 00:33:29.440
 separate you from

00:33:29.440 --> 00:33:30.340
 the love of God

00:33:30.340 --> 00:33:31.519
 in Christ Jesus.

00:33:32.200 --> 00:33:32.700
 Nothing.

00:33:35.539 --> 00:33:36.360
 My friends,

00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:37.519
 there is nothing

00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:38.619
 that will give

00:33:38.619 --> 00:33:39.720
 your friends and

00:33:39.720 --> 00:33:41.319
 family more joy

00:33:41.319 --> 00:33:43.420
 than the gospel.

00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:46.480
 So don't

00:33:46.480 --> 00:33:47.519
 overcomplicate it.

00:33:48.960 --> 00:33:49.779
 Just give him

00:33:49.779 --> 00:33:50.139
 Jesus.

00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:51.900
 You'll fail.

00:33:53.299 --> 00:33:53.839
 Let the Holy

00:33:53.839 --> 00:33:54.599
 Spirit do his

00:33:54.599 --> 00:33:54.839
 thing.

00:33:56.420 --> 00:33:56.740
 Listen,

00:33:56.900 --> 00:33:57.920
 Christians who

00:33:57.920 --> 00:33:58.559
 wait for the

00:33:58.559 --> 00:33:59.359
 perfect moment

00:33:59.359 --> 00:34:01.240
 to evangelize,

00:34:01.619 --> 00:34:02.319
 to share their

00:34:02.319 --> 00:34:02.960
 faith, they will

00:34:02.960 --> 00:34:03.720
 likely never share

00:34:03.720 --> 00:34:04.220
 their faith.

00:34:05.099 --> 00:34:05.900
 There's no perfect

00:34:05.900 --> 00:34:06.340
 moments.

00:34:07.080 --> 00:34:07.560
 Christians who

00:34:07.560 --> 00:34:08.019
 wait for the

00:34:08.019 --> 00:34:08.619
 most effective

00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:09.700
 strategy to

00:34:09.700 --> 00:34:10.099
 share their

00:34:10.099 --> 00:34:10.539
 faith, they'll

00:34:10.539 --> 00:34:11.039
 likely never

00:34:11.039 --> 00:34:11.500
 share their

00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:11.780
 faith.

00:34:12.139 --> 00:34:12.500
 There's no

00:34:12.500 --> 00:34:13.300
 perfect strategy.

00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:15.320
 And Christians

00:34:15.320 --> 00:34:15.920
 who are waiting

00:34:15.920 --> 00:34:16.840
 to reach some

00:34:16.840 --> 00:34:18.200
 elusive degree

00:34:18.200 --> 00:34:19.260
 of sanctification,

00:34:20.099 --> 00:34:20.619
 like they have

00:34:20.619 --> 00:34:21.300
 to hit some

00:34:21.300 --> 00:34:22.420
 holiness mark,

00:34:23.200 --> 00:34:23.720
 they'll likely

00:34:23.720 --> 00:34:24.480
 never share their

00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:25.599
 faith because

00:34:25.599 --> 00:34:26.200
 you'll never be

00:34:26.200 --> 00:34:27.180
 fully sanctified in

00:34:27.180 --> 00:34:27.680
 this life.

00:34:28.720 --> 00:34:29.220
 My friends, the

00:34:29.220 --> 00:34:30.160
 best evangelists

00:34:30.160 --> 00:34:30.860
 are those who

00:34:30.860 --> 00:34:32.000
 love the gospel.

00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:32.079
 people.

00:34:33.880 --> 00:34:36.079
 In 2019, don't

00:34:36.079 --> 00:34:36.820
 overcomplicate

00:34:36.820 --> 00:34:37.519
 evangelism.

00:34:38.480 --> 00:34:39.139
 Through faith in

00:34:39.139 --> 00:34:39.780
 Christ, you have

00:34:39.780 --> 00:34:40.719
 already been

00:34:40.719 --> 00:34:41.780
 commissioned by

00:34:41.780 --> 00:34:42.820
 God to go

00:34:42.820 --> 00:34:43.159
 fishing.

00:34:44.119 --> 00:34:44.800
 You've already

00:34:44.800 --> 00:34:45.480
 been entrusted

00:34:45.480 --> 00:34:45.860
 with his

00:34:45.860 --> 00:34:46.239
 authority.

00:34:47.119 --> 00:34:47.519
 We are to

00:34:47.519 --> 00:34:48.179
 joyfully and

00:34:48.179 --> 00:34:48.980
 eagerly embrace

00:34:48.980 --> 00:34:49.579
 this commission

00:34:49.579 --> 00:34:51.440
 in 2019 because

00:34:51.440 --> 00:34:52.000
 this is our

00:34:52.000 --> 00:34:52.519
 three count.

00:34:52.639 --> 00:34:53.059
 This is our

00:34:53.059 --> 00:34:53.320
 rhythm.

00:34:54.500 --> 00:34:54.940
 All right, our

00:34:54.940 --> 00:34:55.480
 four count,

00:34:56.380 --> 00:34:57.179
 leave everything

00:34:57.179 --> 00:34:58.159
 and follow Jesus.

00:34:59.880 --> 00:35:00.639
 In the book,

00:35:00.699 --> 00:35:01.460
 a river runs

00:35:01.460 --> 00:35:01.980
 through it.

00:35:02.800 --> 00:35:03.539
 The four count

00:35:03.539 --> 00:35:04.480
 is described as

00:35:04.480 --> 00:35:05.019
 the hardest

00:35:05.019 --> 00:35:05.980
 count in the

00:35:05.980 --> 00:35:06.679
 entire rhythm.

00:35:08.460 --> 00:35:09.000
 And it's the

00:35:09.000 --> 00:35:10.380
 rhythm that, it's

00:35:10.380 --> 00:35:11.059
 the count that

00:35:11.059 --> 00:35:11.760
 throws off the

00:35:11.760 --> 00:35:12.679
 entire rhythm, if

00:35:12.679 --> 00:35:13.179
 you don't do it

00:35:13.179 --> 00:35:13.539
 correctly.

00:35:14.659 --> 00:35:15.900
 In the book, to

00:35:15.900 --> 00:35:16.800
 perform the four

00:35:16.800 --> 00:35:17.699
 count, you had to

00:35:17.699 --> 00:35:18.820
 muster like all of

00:35:18.820 --> 00:35:20.099
 your strength and

00:35:20.099 --> 00:35:21.059
 you had to propel

00:35:21.059 --> 00:35:22.119
 your rod forward

00:35:22.119 --> 00:35:23.340
 with everything you

00:35:23.340 --> 00:35:23.679
 got.

00:35:24.380 --> 00:35:25.059
 You had to give

00:35:25.059 --> 00:35:25.639
 it your all.

00:35:27.220 --> 00:35:28.280
 And I think the

00:35:28.280 --> 00:35:29.260
 four count of the

00:35:29.260 --> 00:35:30.280
 Christian rhythm is

00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:31.199
 also the hardest

00:35:31.199 --> 00:35:31.659
 count.

00:35:32.839 --> 00:35:33.899
 It's the count that

00:35:33.899 --> 00:35:34.879
 throws us off.

00:35:35.339 --> 00:35:36.239
 It throws off the

00:35:36.239 --> 00:35:37.259
 entire rhythm.

00:35:38.319 --> 00:35:38.919
 You see, we may

00:35:38.919 --> 00:35:39.739
 have heard God's

00:35:39.739 --> 00:35:41.500
 word, we repent

00:35:41.500 --> 00:35:43.000
 and believe, we

00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:43.799
 embrace our

00:35:43.799 --> 00:35:44.819
 commission, but when

00:35:44.819 --> 00:35:46.199
 it comes time to go

00:35:46.199 --> 00:35:48.619
 fishing, we just

00:35:48.619 --> 00:35:49.500
 give it a little

00:35:49.500 --> 00:35:50.439
 wrist flick.

00:35:51.399 --> 00:35:52.319
 We don't put our

00:35:52.319 --> 00:35:53.119
 all into it.

00:35:55.799 --> 00:35:57.000
 Our passage this

00:35:57.000 --> 00:35:58.759
 morning, this last

00:35:58.760 --> 00:36:00.400
 sentence, it ends in

00:36:00.400 --> 00:36:01.660
 such a radical way.

00:36:03.460 --> 00:36:04.540
 Such a radical way,

00:36:04.580 --> 00:36:05.760
 it should shock us

00:36:05.760 --> 00:36:07.620
 out of complacency,

00:36:07.720 --> 00:36:08.120
 out of the

00:36:08.120 --> 00:36:09.980
 temptation to be

00:36:09.980 --> 00:36:10.580
 complacent.

00:36:10.820 --> 00:36:11.940
 It should shock us.

00:36:12.940 --> 00:36:13.880
 It says, and when

00:36:13.880 --> 00:36:14.580
 they had brought

00:36:14.580 --> 00:36:15.780
 their boats to land,

00:36:15.860 --> 00:36:17.440
 they left everything

00:36:17.440 --> 00:36:18.900
 and followed Jesus.

00:36:18.900 --> 00:36:22.720
 You see, the four

00:36:22.720 --> 00:36:24.059
 count, it demands

00:36:24.059 --> 00:36:24.840
 your all.

00:36:26.800 --> 00:36:27.820
 It doesn't just

00:36:27.820 --> 00:36:28.740
 demand some of

00:36:28.740 --> 00:36:29.039
 your all.

00:36:29.139 --> 00:36:29.840
 The text doesn't

00:36:29.840 --> 00:36:30.860
 say, and they

00:36:30.860 --> 00:36:31.720
 left almost

00:36:31.720 --> 00:36:32.720
 everything and

00:36:32.720 --> 00:36:33.460
 followed Jesus.

00:36:37.240 --> 00:36:38.180
 And that's why this

00:36:38.180 --> 00:36:39.079
 is such a difficult

00:36:39.079 --> 00:36:39.780
 count.

00:36:40.220 --> 00:36:40.900
 Paul writes in

00:36:40.900 --> 00:36:41.780
 Philippians 3,

00:36:41.900 --> 00:36:42.800
 verse 8, he says,

00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:43.740
 I count everything

00:36:43.740 --> 00:36:45.539
 as loss because of

00:36:45.539 --> 00:36:46.300
 the surpassing

00:36:46.300 --> 00:36:47.000
 worth of knowing

00:36:47.000 --> 00:36:48.000
 Jesus Christ my

00:36:48.000 --> 00:36:48.280
 Lord.

00:36:48.580 --> 00:36:49.720
 For his sake I have

00:36:49.720 --> 00:36:50.580
 suffered the loss

00:36:50.580 --> 00:36:53.580
 of all things and

00:36:53.580 --> 00:36:54.180
 count them as

00:36:54.180 --> 00:36:56.360
 rubbish in order

00:36:56.360 --> 00:36:57.320
 that I may gain

00:36:57.320 --> 00:36:58.500
 Christ and be found

00:36:58.500 --> 00:36:59.120
 in him.

00:36:59.760 --> 00:37:00.420
 Brothers and

00:37:00.420 --> 00:37:00.940
 sisters, the

00:37:00.940 --> 00:37:01.760
 Christian life is

00:37:01.760 --> 00:37:03.100
 not easy.

00:37:04.039 --> 00:37:04.860
 Leaving everything

00:37:04.860 --> 00:37:05.960
 and following Jesus

00:37:05.960 --> 00:37:07.980
 is not easy.

00:37:08.160 --> 00:37:08.960
 And here's why.

00:37:09.260 --> 00:37:10.080
 Christianity is

00:37:10.080 --> 00:37:11.100
 unlike any other

00:37:11.100 --> 00:37:11.500
 religion.

00:37:11.500 --> 00:37:11.599
 religion.

00:37:13.000 --> 00:37:14.059
 Every other

00:37:14.059 --> 00:37:15.079
 religion says

00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:16.800
 give some or

00:37:16.800 --> 00:37:17.880
 give much.

00:37:18.780 --> 00:37:19.400
 Maybe even

00:37:19.400 --> 00:37:19.860
 they'll go as

00:37:19.860 --> 00:37:20.460
 far as saying

00:37:20.460 --> 00:37:21.219
 give most.

00:37:22.719 --> 00:37:23.239
 Christianity

00:37:23.239 --> 00:37:25.280
 says give all.

00:37:28.179 --> 00:37:29.219
 Give all.

00:37:30.739 --> 00:37:31.320
 Christianity

00:37:31.320 --> 00:37:31.940
 says leave

00:37:31.940 --> 00:37:33.840
 everything and

00:37:33.840 --> 00:37:34.500
 follow Jesus.

00:37:36.300 --> 00:37:37.420
 And I know

00:37:37.420 --> 00:37:37.980
 this is a

00:37:37.980 --> 00:37:38.860
 daunting reality.

00:37:39.320 --> 00:37:39.860
 This is an

00:37:39.860 --> 00:37:40.840
 intimidating

00:37:40.840 --> 00:37:42.820
 charge to leave

00:37:42.820 --> 00:37:43.620
 everything to

00:37:43.620 --> 00:37:44.840
 follow Jesus.

00:37:45.260 --> 00:37:46.320
 To leave, for me

00:37:46.320 --> 00:37:47.240
 in particular, to

00:37:47.240 --> 00:37:48.079
 leave all of the

00:37:48.079 --> 00:37:49.340
 counterfeit gods that

00:37:49.340 --> 00:37:50.600
 I think love me.

00:37:51.940 --> 00:37:53.460
 To leave all of the

00:37:53.460 --> 00:37:54.760
 idols of my heart

00:37:54.760 --> 00:37:56.079
 that I think I love.

00:37:57.360 --> 00:37:58.539
 To leave my

00:37:58.539 --> 00:38:00.280
 self-centric pursuit

00:38:00.280 --> 00:38:01.860
 of comfort and

00:38:01.860 --> 00:38:02.539
 security,

00:38:03.539 --> 00:38:05.660
 which I often use

00:38:05.660 --> 00:38:06.559
 at the expense of

00:38:06.559 --> 00:38:06.940
 others.

00:38:06.940 --> 00:38:09.619
 to leave my

00:38:09.619 --> 00:38:11.139
 pursuit of glory to

00:38:11.139 --> 00:38:12.220
 proclaim God's

00:38:12.220 --> 00:38:12.579
 glory.

00:38:14.579 --> 00:38:15.519
 There's nothing

00:38:15.519 --> 00:38:17.320
 easy about this.

00:38:18.320 --> 00:38:19.619
 Yet there's nothing

00:38:19.619 --> 00:38:20.579
 more life-giving.

00:38:24.099 --> 00:38:25.280
 For in the midst of

00:38:25.280 --> 00:38:26.460
 our doubt and our

00:38:26.460 --> 00:38:27.099
 fear,

00:38:28.559 --> 00:38:30.059
 Jesus gives us the

00:38:30.059 --> 00:38:31.260
 same comforting words

00:38:31.260 --> 00:38:32.039
 that he gave to

00:38:32.039 --> 00:38:33.639
 Peter in Luke 5.

00:38:33.639 --> 00:38:35.579
 He says to each

00:38:35.579 --> 00:38:36.299
 one of us,

00:38:36.339 --> 00:38:36.659
 he says,

00:38:36.739 --> 00:38:37.559
 don't be afraid.

00:38:39.839 --> 00:38:40.559
 He says,

00:38:40.619 --> 00:38:41.420
 don't be afraid.

00:38:41.420 --> 00:38:42.579
 I'm with you

00:38:42.579 --> 00:38:44.000
 and I'm for you

00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:45.039
 in 2019.

00:38:46.440 --> 00:38:47.579
 Don't be afraid.

00:38:47.799 --> 00:38:48.980
 I will never leave

00:38:48.980 --> 00:38:50.159
 you or forsake you.

00:38:51.339 --> 00:38:52.559
 Don't be afraid.

00:38:53.480 --> 00:38:54.719
 I know you'll fail.

00:38:55.299 --> 00:38:56.579
 I know you won't

00:38:56.579 --> 00:38:57.379
 leave everything.

00:38:59.920 --> 00:39:01.099
 And that's why I

00:39:01.099 --> 00:39:02.539
 left everything for you.

00:39:02.539 --> 00:39:06.380
 I gave all to

00:39:06.380 --> 00:39:08.039
 redeem you from

00:39:08.039 --> 00:39:09.019
 the power of sin

00:39:09.019 --> 00:39:09.539
 and death.

00:39:10.659 --> 00:39:12.920
 I gave all to

00:39:12.920 --> 00:39:13.739
 free you from the

00:39:13.739 --> 00:39:14.659
 bondage of sin.

00:39:15.279 --> 00:39:17.539
 I gave all to

00:39:17.539 --> 00:39:18.440
 free you from your

00:39:18.440 --> 00:39:19.500
 guilt and shame.

00:39:20.000 --> 00:39:22.079
 I gave all to

00:39:22.079 --> 00:39:23.300
 reconcile you to

00:39:23.300 --> 00:39:23.800
 your heavenly

00:39:23.800 --> 00:39:24.219
 father.

00:39:25.119 --> 00:39:26.139
 I did it.

00:39:26.679 --> 00:39:27.860
 I gave everything.

00:39:28.599 --> 00:39:30.179
 I gave all so

00:39:30.179 --> 00:39:30.880
 that you could go

00:39:30.880 --> 00:39:31.219
 fishing.

00:39:31.219 --> 00:39:32.719
 I gave all to

00:39:32.719 --> 00:39:33.219
 you.

00:39:33.219 --> 00:39:33.659
 He said,

00:39:33.739 --> 00:39:34.359
 don't be afraid.

00:39:36.019 --> 00:39:37.339
 To follow Jesus

00:39:37.339 --> 00:39:38.480
 means to fish for

00:39:38.480 --> 00:39:38.919
 Jesus.

00:39:40.939 --> 00:39:41.659
 And therefore,

00:39:41.859 --> 00:39:42.579
 God's rhythm

00:39:42.579 --> 00:39:43.539
 must become our

00:39:43.539 --> 00:39:44.579
 rhythm in 2019.

00:39:45.639 --> 00:39:46.659
 This is a rhythm

00:39:46.659 --> 00:39:47.519
 of hearing God's

00:39:47.519 --> 00:39:47.879
 word,

00:39:48.919 --> 00:39:49.619
 repenting and

00:39:49.619 --> 00:39:50.739
 believing the

00:39:50.739 --> 00:39:51.139
 gospel,

00:39:51.459 --> 00:39:52.279
 embracing our

00:39:52.279 --> 00:39:53.379
 commission to fish

00:39:53.379 --> 00:39:54.239
 for souls,

00:39:55.059 --> 00:39:56.579
 and a rhythm of

00:39:56.579 --> 00:39:57.339
 leaving everything

00:39:57.339 --> 00:39:58.299
 to follow Jesus.

00:39:58.819 --> 00:39:59.419
 This is our

00:39:59.419 --> 00:39:59.619
 rhythm.

00:39:59.619 --> 00:40:01.559
 So welcome to

00:40:01.559 --> 00:40:02.019
 2019.

00:40:03.339 --> 00:40:04.179
 Let's make it a

00:40:04.179 --> 00:40:04.679
 year that we

00:40:04.679 --> 00:40:05.039
 fish.

00:40:06.000 --> 00:40:06.239
 Amen.

00:40:08.039 --> 00:40:08.759
 Heavenly Father,

00:40:08.900 --> 00:40:09.559
 thank you for your

00:40:09.559 --> 00:40:10.179
 word this morning.

00:40:10.299 --> 00:40:10.839
 Thank you for Luke

00:40:10.839 --> 00:40:11.299
 5.

00:40:12.900 --> 00:40:14.159
 Thank you for our

00:40:14.159 --> 00:40:14.559
 commission.

00:40:15.199 --> 00:40:15.980
 We don't take it

00:40:15.980 --> 00:40:16.239
 lightly.

00:40:16.420 --> 00:40:19.099
 We know that you

00:40:19.099 --> 00:40:19.980
 have entrusted to

00:40:19.980 --> 00:40:21.139
 us a great deal,

00:40:21.559 --> 00:40:22.299
 and we pray,

00:40:22.440 --> 00:40:22.920
 Lord, that we

00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:26.039
 will boldly tell

00:40:26.039 --> 00:40:27.380
 others of our

00:40:27.380 --> 00:40:27.920
 faith, of the

00:40:27.920 --> 00:40:28.380
 good news of

00:40:28.380 --> 00:40:29.039
 Jesus Christ,

00:40:29.160 --> 00:40:29.860
 that the joy of

00:40:29.860 --> 00:40:30.559
 the gospel will

00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:32.140
 overflow, that we

00:40:32.140 --> 00:40:34.340
 will be unable to

00:40:34.340 --> 00:40:37.119
 contain our joy for

00:40:37.119 --> 00:40:37.559
 the gospel.

00:40:38.500 --> 00:40:39.079
 We pray, Lord,

00:40:39.119 --> 00:40:40.099
 that you will use

00:40:40.099 --> 00:40:40.920
 these words for your

00:40:40.920 --> 00:40:41.700
 infinite purposes.

00:40:42.500 --> 00:40:42.940
 Thank you.

00:40:43.519 --> 00:40:43.700
 Amen.

00:40:43.700 --> 00:40:43.800
 Amen.

00:40:43.800 --> 00:40:44.200
 Amen.

00:40:44.200 --> 00:40:44.300
 Amen.

00:40:44.300 --> 00:40:44.920
 Amen.

00:40:44.920 --> 00:40:45.500
 Amen.

00:40:45.500 --> 00:40:45.680
 Amen.

00:40:45.680 --> 00:40:46.680
 Amen.

00:40:46.680 --> 00:40:47.740
 Amen.

00:40:47.740 --> 00:40:48.680
 Amen.

00:40:48.680 --> 00:40:49.680
 Amen.

00:40:49.680 --> 00:40:53.180
 Amen.

00:40:53.180 --> 00:40:53.599
 Amen.

00:40:53.599 --> 00:40:53.680
 Amen.

00:40:53.680 --> 00:40:53.800
 Amen.

00:40:53.800 --> 00:40:54.180
 Amen.

00:40:54.180 --> 00:40:55.840
 Amen.

00:40:55.840 --> 00:40:56.700
 Amen.

00:40:56.700 --> 00:40:56.760
 Amen.

00:40:56.760 --> 00:40:57.780
 Amen.

00:40:57.780 --> 00:40:58.360
 Amen.