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 I invite you to turn in your Bibles to Matthew's Gospel.

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 Matthew's Gospel, chapter 25.

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 Today we come to a conclusion,

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 as in we finish our studies in Matthew today.

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 You may think, well, there's a few more chapters to go.

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 Well, there are, and we covered them over Easter time

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 as we looked at the death and the resurrection of Christ.

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 But today brings us,

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 and I think the text that we're going to look at today

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 brings us to a fitting conclusion.

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 If you've missed any of the talks along the way,

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 they can be found on our church website.

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 You can follow up there and listen to them.

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 And also the little brochure,

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 which gave you a summary of Matthew's Gospel.

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 I hope you all got one.

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 If you didn't, you can ask me,

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 and I can email it on to you.

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 Well, let's read God's Word.

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 Matthew, chapter 25, starting at verse 31,

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 down to verse 46.

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 Let's hear his words.

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 When the Son of Man comes in his glory

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 and all the angels with him,

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 he will sit on his glorious throne.

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 All the nations will be gathered before him

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 and he will separate the people one from another

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 as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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 He will put the sheep on his right

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 and the goats on his left.

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 Then the King will say to those on his right,

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 Come, you who are blessed by my Father.

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 Take your inheritance,

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 the kingdom prepared for you

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 since the creation of the world.

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 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat.

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 I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.

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 I was a stranger and you invited me in.

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 I needed clothes and you clothed me.

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 I was ill, you looked after me.

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 I was in prison and you came to visit me.

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 Then the righteous will answer him,

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 Lord, when did we see you hungry

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 and feed you or thirsty

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 and give you something to drink?

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 When did we see you a stranger

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 and invite you in

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 or needing clothes and clothe you?

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 When did we see you ill or in prison

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 and go to visit you?

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 The King will reply,

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 Truly I tell you,

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 whatever you did for one of the least

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 of these brothers and sisters of mine,

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 you did for me.

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 Then he will say to those on his left,

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 Depart from me, you who are cursed,

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 into the eternal fire

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 prepared for the devil and his angels.

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 For I was hungry

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 and you gave me nothing to eat.

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 I was thirsty,

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 you gave me nothing to drink.

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 I was a stranger

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 and you did not invite me in.

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 I needed clothes

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 and you did not clothe me.

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 I was ill and in prison

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 and you did not look after me.

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 They also will answer,

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 Lord, when did we see you hungry

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 or thirsty or a stranger

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 or needing clothes

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 or ill in prison

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 and did not help you?

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 He will reply,

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 Truly I tell you,

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 whatever you did not do

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 for one of the least of these,

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 you did not do for me.

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 Then they will go away

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 to eternal punishment,

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 but the righteous

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 to eternal life.

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 Well, let's pray together.

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 Father, our text this morning,

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 what we have just read,

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 is sombre,

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 it's serious.

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 and we pray that we would

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 understand the depth

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 of what you are saying

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 to us individually

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 about our eternal destiny

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 and the way we live our lives

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 as we wait

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 for your return.

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 Father, by your Spirit,

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 do a work in each of us

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 so that we are changed

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 by what we hear

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 in such a way

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 that we gladly welcome

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 and look forward

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 to the King's return.

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 We ask for your help to us.

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 In Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Well, Jesus has been

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 teaching his disciples

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 and us

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 about his return.

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 Have a look back with me

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 at chapter 24,

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 verse 36,

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 as he's been talking

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 about his return.

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 Jesus says,

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 But about that day or hour

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 no one knows,

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 not even the angels in heaven

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 nor the Son,

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 but only the Father.

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 The return of King Jesus

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 is going to be a surprise.

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 And as he continues

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 through the rest of chapter 24,

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 Jesus explains

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 that he could come

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 surprisingly early

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 or he could come

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 surprisingly late.

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 Verse 44,

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 So you also must be ready

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 because the Son of Man

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 will come at an hour

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 when you do not expect him.

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 chapter 25,

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 verse 13.

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 Therefore,

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 keep watch

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 because you do not know

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 the day

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 or the hour.

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 Now,

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 while we do not know

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 when he will come,

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 we do know

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 what is going to happen.

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 And to help us understand

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 what's going to happen,

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 we're going to look at

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 three things,

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 broken it down

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 simply like this.

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 One judgment,

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 two destinies,

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 and three truths.

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 One,

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 two,

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 three.

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 One judgment,

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 two destiny,

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 and three truths.

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 First,

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 one judgment.

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 Look at chapter 25,

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 verse 31.

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 When the Son of Man comes,

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 so this is Jesus

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 referring to himself,

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 it's his favourite title

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 for referring to himself,

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 the Son of Man.

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 It's not just a name,

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 it's a title,

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 it's a position,

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 and it refers to

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 God's Son

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 who has absolute power

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 and supreme authority

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 over all things

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 and all people.

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 So,

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 when the Son of Man

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 comes in his glory

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 and all the angels

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 with him,

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 he will sit

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 on his glorious throne.

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 If we were to read on

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 in Matthew,

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 we would learn that

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 in his remaining days,

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 he would be mocked,

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 despised,

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 rejected,

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 and killed.

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 But he's telling his disciples

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 that when he comes again,

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 after his resurrection

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 and ascension,

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 when he comes again,

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 he will come as the

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 supreme king,

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 the ruler,

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 and judge.

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 And two things

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 are going to happen.

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 First,

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 he tells us

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 in verse 32,

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 that all the nations

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 will be gathered

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 before him.

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 That's an extraordinary

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 scene,

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 isn't it?

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 Every people group

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 in the world,

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 every language,

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 and every religious group,

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 no nation

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 is going to be

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 excluded.

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 All will be gathered

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 and all will take

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 their place

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 before

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 the Son of Man,

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 including

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 you and me,

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 whatever your nationality

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 might be.

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 The nations

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 will be gathered.

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 And second,

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 the people

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 will be separated.

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 Look at verse 32 again,

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 all the nations

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 will be gathered

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 before him

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 and he will

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 separate the people

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 one from another

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 as a shepherd

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 separates the sheep

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 from the goats.

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 Now,

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 we don't need

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 to be farmers

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 to know that

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 goats are not sheep

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 and sheep are not goats.

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 So,

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 just as a shepherd

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 separates one

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 from the other,

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 so Jesus the King

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 will separate

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 the peoples

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 of the world.

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 You see,

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 when Jesus

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 comes to judge,

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 there will only be

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 two kinds

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 of people.

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 Those who've been

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 humbled

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 and welcomed

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 the King

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 and those who've

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 been proud

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 and reject

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 the King.

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 And the question

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 isn't going to be

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 about what country

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 you came from

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 or what language

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 you speak

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 or what particular

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 religion you are,

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 but what did you do

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 with Jesus?

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 What did you do

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 with my Son?

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 verse 33,

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 he will put the sheep

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 on his right,

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 that is,

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 the place of honour

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 and the goats

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 on his left.

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 Those who've

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 bowed the knee

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 to Jesus

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 will be placed

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 on his right

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 and those who've

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 turned their back

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 on Jesus

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 will be placed

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 on his left.

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 There's no third

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 group here,

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 is there?

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 There's no middle

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 ground,

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 no sitting on the fence.

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 There's either sheep

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 or goats.

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 It's either right

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 or left.

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 It's either for Jesus

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 or against Jesus.

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 Which one are you?

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 Which one am I?

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 Now of all the things

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 that Jesus teaches,

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 this is probably

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 the one that we find

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 the most difficult

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 and most offensive.

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 the idea

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 of a supreme judge

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 who's going

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 to determine

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 my eternal destiny

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 is very uncomfortable.

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 We really

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 don't like it.

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 Well,

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 before we rubbish

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 the idea

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 of a God

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 who comes

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 to judge,

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 consider these

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 three things.

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 First,

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 God's judgment

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 is loving.

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 Imagine for a moment

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 if our government

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 suddenly decided

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 that there's going

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 to be no more

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 laws in this country.

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 There's going

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 to be no more police,

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 no more courts,

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 no more judges.

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 We can all do

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 as we please

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 and nobody

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 is going to be

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 held accountable.

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 Well,

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 that would be

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 a terrible way

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 to live,

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 wouldn't it?

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 And it would be

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 a terrible government.

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 It would be

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 uncaring

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 and unloving.

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 You see,

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 judgment

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 or justice

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 is loving.

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 It cares

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 for the weak

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 and the poor.

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 It holds

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 the wrongdoer

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 to account.

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 If God

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 did nothing

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 about injustice,

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 it implies

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 that he's

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 complicit

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 in it.

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 So,

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 having a judge

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 who comes

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 and will hold

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 all people

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 to account,

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 well,

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 that's good news.

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 That is

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 loving.

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 Second,

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 God's judgment

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 is just.

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 The fact

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 that there will

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 be a separation

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 is a sign

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 that God

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 is just.

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 His judgment

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 is not

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 arbitrary.

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 God doesn't

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 randomly

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 with a blindfold

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 pick and choose

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 who's going

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 to be on the

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 left or right.

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 Listen to how

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 one author

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 puts it,

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 speaking about

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 this separation.

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 You can

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 follow along.

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 They are

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 consigned there

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 first and

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 foremost

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 because they

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 defy their

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 maker

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 and want

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 to be at

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 the center

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 of the

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 universe.

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 Hell is

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 not filled

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 with people

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 who have

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 already

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 repented.

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 It's filled

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 with people

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 who for

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 all eternity

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 still want

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 to be

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 the center

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 of the

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 universe.

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 God

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 gives people

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 what they

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 most want.

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 So God's

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 judgment

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 is

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 just.

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 And third,

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 God's

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 judgment

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 is fair.

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 I mean,

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 as we think

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 about it,

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 some may feel

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 that it's

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 very unfair

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 that God

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 would give

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 the same

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 judgment

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 to a

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 Hitler

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 as a

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 regular guy

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 who rejects

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 God but

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 doesn't go

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 around murdering

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 millions of

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 people.

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 Well,

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 scripture is

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 clear,

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 it seems,

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 that there

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 will be

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 degrees

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 of punishment.

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 Jesus has

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 already taught

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 about this.

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 Just go back

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 to Matthew

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 chapter 11.

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 Matthew

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 chapter 11

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 verse 21.

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 Here Jesus

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 is talking

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 about the

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 different towns

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 that he had

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 gone to,

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 where he had

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 taught and

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 preached and

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 where he had

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 done different

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 miracles in

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 these towns.

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 Chapter 11

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 verse 21.

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 Woe to

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 you,

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 or judgment

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 to you,

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 Chorazin.

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 Woe to

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 you,

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 Bethsaida.

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 For if the

00:14:21.799 --> 00:14:22.459
 miracles that

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 were performed

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 in you had

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 been performed

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 in these other

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 towns,

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 Tyre and

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 Sidon,

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 they would

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 have repented

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 long ago in

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 sackcloth and

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 ashes.

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 But I tell

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 you,

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 it will be

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 more,

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 what?

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 It will be

00:14:35.360 --> 00:14:36.519
 more bearable

00:14:36.519 --> 00:14:37.559
 for Tyre and

00:14:37.559 --> 00:14:39.000
 Sidon on the

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 day of

00:14:39.379 --> 00:14:39.860
 judgment

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 than for

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 you.

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 It will be

00:14:44.139 --> 00:14:44.959
 more bearable.

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 Let's go back

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 to Matthew

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 chapter 25.

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 You see,

00:14:48.819 --> 00:14:49.120
 judgment,

00:14:49.480 --> 00:14:50.759
 while irreversible

00:14:50.759 --> 00:14:52.379
 and unchangeable,

00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:53.579
 it will be

00:14:53.579 --> 00:14:54.240
 fair.

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 It will be

00:14:55.879 --> 00:14:56.779
 in proportion

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 to what

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 one has

00:14:58.799 --> 00:14:59.120
 done.

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 So,

00:15:01.579 --> 00:15:02.319
 there will

00:15:02.319 --> 00:15:02.839
 be one

00:15:02.839 --> 00:15:03.659
 judgment for

00:15:03.659 --> 00:15:04.559
 all people,

00:15:05.559 --> 00:15:06.159
 a judgment

00:15:06.159 --> 00:15:06.659
 that is

00:15:06.659 --> 00:15:07.159
 loving,

00:15:08.419 --> 00:15:08.799
 just,

00:15:09.319 --> 00:15:10.519
 and

00:15:10.519 --> 00:15:11.319
 fair.

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 There can be

00:15:12.200 --> 00:15:12.620
 no

00:15:12.620 --> 00:15:14.020
 complaints.

00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:16.440
 Second,

00:15:16.580 --> 00:15:16.860
 there will

00:15:16.860 --> 00:15:17.320
 be two

00:15:17.320 --> 00:15:18.180
 destinies.

00:15:19.259 --> 00:15:19.620
 You see,

00:15:19.700 --> 00:15:20.060
 as God

00:15:20.060 --> 00:15:20.820
 judges and

00:15:20.820 --> 00:15:21.259
 as God

00:15:21.259 --> 00:15:22.020
 separates,

00:15:22.940 --> 00:15:23.340
 it will

00:15:23.340 --> 00:15:23.820
 be to

00:15:23.820 --> 00:15:24.480
 two

00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:26.360
 eternal

00:15:26.360 --> 00:15:27.560
 destinies.

00:15:27.660 --> 00:15:27.920
 First,

00:15:28.040 --> 00:15:28.460
 there's the

00:15:28.460 --> 00:15:29.000
 kingdom of

00:15:29.000 --> 00:15:29.300
 heaven,

00:15:29.980 --> 00:15:30.840
 verse 34.

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 Then the

00:15:32.620 --> 00:15:33.060
 king will

00:15:33.060 --> 00:15:33.660
 come and

00:15:33.660 --> 00:15:34.040
 say to

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 those on

00:15:34.580 --> 00:15:35.340
 his right,

00:15:36.340 --> 00:15:37.379
 come you

00:15:37.379 --> 00:15:37.840
 who are

00:15:37.840 --> 00:15:38.700
 blessed by

00:15:38.700 --> 00:15:39.400
 my father,

00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:40.419
 take your

00:15:40.419 --> 00:15:41.039
 inheritance,

00:15:41.439 --> 00:15:42.100
 the kingdom

00:15:42.100 --> 00:15:43.240
 prepared for

00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:44.620
 you since

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 the creation

00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:45.759
 of the

00:15:45.759 --> 00:15:46.079
 world.

00:15:47.179 --> 00:15:47.899
 The kingdom

00:15:47.899 --> 00:15:48.699
 of heaven

00:15:48.699 --> 00:15:50.439
 is life

00:15:50.439 --> 00:15:50.799
 as it

00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:51.519
 should be

00:15:51.519 --> 00:15:53.100
 for all

00:15:53.100 --> 00:15:53.759
 eternity.

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 The full

00:15:55.600 --> 00:15:56.379
 and glorious

00:15:56.379 --> 00:15:57.699
 experience of

00:15:57.699 --> 00:15:58.279
 peace,

00:15:59.279 --> 00:15:59.740
 joy,

00:16:00.579 --> 00:16:01.039
 happiness,

00:16:01.899 --> 00:16:02.319
 love,

00:16:02.439 --> 00:16:03.079
 and kindness.

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 It will

00:16:03.840 --> 00:16:04.259
 be the

00:16:04.259 --> 00:16:05.160
 absence of

00:16:05.160 --> 00:16:06.100
 despair and

00:16:06.100 --> 00:16:07.100
 darkness and

00:16:07.100 --> 00:16:08.040
 hopelessness,

00:16:08.540 --> 00:16:09.040
 no more

00:16:09.040 --> 00:16:09.620
 sin,

00:16:10.240 --> 00:16:10.780
 no more

00:16:10.780 --> 00:16:11.200
 evil.

00:16:11.560 --> 00:16:11.879
 It will

00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:12.320
 be the

00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:13.040
 realization

00:16:13.040 --> 00:16:13.759
 of the

00:16:13.759 --> 00:16:14.480
 father's

00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:15.300
 promised

00:16:15.300 --> 00:16:15.960
 inheritance

00:16:15.960 --> 00:16:16.940
 of no

00:16:16.940 --> 00:16:17.740
 more sorrow,

00:16:18.120 --> 00:16:18.740
 no more

00:16:18.740 --> 00:16:19.200
 pain,

00:16:19.540 --> 00:16:20.160
 no more

00:16:20.160 --> 00:16:20.600
 death,

00:16:20.980 --> 00:16:21.560
 no more

00:16:21.560 --> 00:16:22.259
 curse.

00:16:23.800 --> 00:16:24.139
 It will

00:16:24.139 --> 00:16:24.520
 be a

00:16:24.520 --> 00:16:24.879
 kingdom

00:16:24.879 --> 00:16:25.759
 filled with

00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:26.980
 the infinite

00:16:26.980 --> 00:16:27.980
 beauty of

00:16:27.980 --> 00:16:28.500
 God and

00:16:28.500 --> 00:16:28.980
 the

00:16:28.980 --> 00:16:30.420
 uncontainable

00:16:30.420 --> 00:16:32.160
 delight of

00:16:32.159 --> 00:16:32.679
 God's

00:16:32.679 --> 00:16:33.159
 children.

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 This is

00:16:35.259 --> 00:16:35.500
 the

00:16:35.500 --> 00:16:36.039
 guaranteed

00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:36.939
 destiny

00:16:36.939 --> 00:16:38.659
 for all

00:16:38.659 --> 00:16:39.240
 those who

00:16:39.240 --> 00:16:39.860
 bowed the

00:16:39.860 --> 00:16:40.399
 knee to

00:16:40.399 --> 00:16:41.139
 King Jesus.

00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:44.519
 But there's

00:16:44.519 --> 00:16:46.759
 also the

00:16:46.759 --> 00:16:47.439
 fire of

00:16:47.439 --> 00:16:47.740
 hell.

00:16:49.500 --> 00:16:50.159
 Hell is

00:16:50.159 --> 00:16:50.699
 not, as

00:16:50.699 --> 00:16:51.379
 many people

00:16:51.379 --> 00:16:51.839
 like to

00:16:51.839 --> 00:16:52.240
 think,

00:16:52.980 --> 00:16:53.699
 an eternal

00:16:53.699 --> 00:16:54.579
 party with

00:16:54.579 --> 00:16:55.100
 your best

00:16:55.100 --> 00:16:55.500
 buddies.

00:16:56.720 --> 00:16:57.399
 It's

00:16:57.399 --> 00:16:58.079
 everything that

00:16:58.079 --> 00:16:58.860
 is opposite

00:16:58.860 --> 00:16:59.439
 to the

00:16:59.439 --> 00:16:59.919
 kingdom of

00:16:59.919 --> 00:17:00.159
 heaven.

00:17:00.579 --> 00:17:00.860
 It's

00:17:00.860 --> 00:17:01.360
 life

00:17:01.360 --> 00:17:02.560
 separated

00:17:02.560 --> 00:17:03.740
 from God

00:17:03.740 --> 00:17:04.799
 for all

00:17:04.799 --> 00:17:05.380
 eternity.

00:17:05.980 --> 00:17:06.440
 Look what

00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:07.120
 Jesus says

00:17:07.120 --> 00:17:07.480
 in verse

00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:08.000
 41.

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 Say to

00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:10.099
 those on

00:17:10.099 --> 00:17:10.700
 his left,

00:17:11.700 --> 00:17:12.019
 depart

00:17:12.019 --> 00:17:13.140
 from me

00:17:13.140 --> 00:17:14.120
 or be

00:17:14.120 --> 00:17:15.019
 separated

00:17:15.019 --> 00:17:15.740
 from me,

00:17:16.180 --> 00:17:17.400
 you who

00:17:17.400 --> 00:17:18.099
 are cursed.

00:17:19.339 --> 00:17:20.319
 There is

00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:21.120
 no blessing.

00:17:22.440 --> 00:17:23.120
 It's a

00:17:23.120 --> 00:17:23.920
 living

00:17:23.920 --> 00:17:25.220
 death.

00:17:26.180 --> 00:17:26.480
 You see,

00:17:26.579 --> 00:17:26.860
 to be

00:17:26.860 --> 00:17:27.620
 separated

00:17:27.620 --> 00:17:28.440
 from God

00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:29.380
 is to be

00:17:29.380 --> 00:17:30.140
 separated

00:17:30.140 --> 00:17:30.620
 from the

00:17:30.620 --> 00:17:31.420
 source of

00:17:31.420 --> 00:17:31.880
 love

00:17:31.880 --> 00:17:32.940
 and beauty

00:17:32.940 --> 00:17:33.980
 and laughter

00:17:33.980 --> 00:17:35.040
 and joy

00:17:35.040 --> 00:17:36.060
 and happiness.

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 It's the

00:17:36.900 --> 00:17:38.100
 absence of

00:17:38.100 --> 00:17:38.520
 friendship,

00:17:39.140 --> 00:17:39.480
 pleasure

00:17:39.480 --> 00:17:40.640
 and delight.

00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:41.980
 It's an

00:17:41.980 --> 00:17:43.340
 eternal cycle

00:17:43.340 --> 00:17:44.060
 of evil

00:17:44.060 --> 00:17:44.640
 and sin

00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:45.520
 where we are

00:17:45.520 --> 00:17:46.280
 filled with

00:17:46.280 --> 00:17:46.920
 guilt and

00:17:46.920 --> 00:17:47.800
 shame and

00:17:47.800 --> 00:17:49.100
 the impossibility

00:17:49.100 --> 00:17:49.960
 of forgiveness

00:17:49.960 --> 00:17:50.900
 or release.

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 peace.

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 The most

00:17:55.080 --> 00:17:55.940
 common word

00:17:55.940 --> 00:17:56.680
 used to

00:17:56.680 --> 00:17:57.240
 describe

00:17:57.240 --> 00:17:57.780
 hell

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 is fire.

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 Not because

00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:02.560
 it's a

00:18:02.560 --> 00:18:03.360
 literal fire,

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 I don't think.

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 I think it's

00:18:04.820 --> 00:18:06.040
 metaphorical here

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 because

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 Jesus also

00:18:07.680 --> 00:18:08.460
 talks about

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 it being a

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 place of

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 darkness.

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 Well,

00:18:11.040 --> 00:18:11.440
 how can it

00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:12.080
 be darkness

00:18:12.080 --> 00:18:12.740
 if you have

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 fire at the

00:18:14.019 --> 00:18:14.759
 same time?

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 I think it

00:18:16.320 --> 00:18:17.320
 best explains

00:18:17.319 --> 00:18:18.839
 the destructive

00:18:18.839 --> 00:18:19.740
 torment

00:18:19.740 --> 00:18:21.119
 that hell

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 is.

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 There's

00:18:23.519 --> 00:18:24.220
 nothing good

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 about it.

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 And sadly,

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 this is the

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 guaranteed

00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:29.839
 destiny

00:18:29.839 --> 00:18:31.720
 of all who

00:18:31.720 --> 00:18:32.259
 turn their

00:18:32.259 --> 00:18:33.779
 back on

00:18:33.779 --> 00:18:34.559
 King Jesus.

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 So there

00:18:37.039 --> 00:18:37.379
 will be

00:18:37.379 --> 00:18:37.700
 two

00:18:37.700 --> 00:18:38.659
 destinies

00:18:38.659 --> 00:18:40.399
 summed up

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 in verse

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 46.

00:18:42.980 --> 00:18:43.720
 Then they

00:18:43.720 --> 00:18:44.159
 will go

00:18:44.159 --> 00:18:44.879
 away to

00:18:44.879 --> 00:18:45.500
 eternal

00:18:45.500 --> 00:18:46.159
 punishment

00:18:46.159 --> 00:18:48.379
 but the

00:18:48.379 --> 00:18:48.859
 righteous

00:18:48.859 --> 00:18:50.919
 to eternal

00:18:50.919 --> 00:18:51.480
 life.

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 No

00:18:53.339 --> 00:18:53.879
 appeal,

00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:55.519
 no

00:18:55.519 --> 00:18:56.319
 retrial,

00:18:57.440 --> 00:18:58.179
 a final

00:18:58.179 --> 00:18:59.740
 and forever

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 judgment.

00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:04.900
 Now this

00:19:04.900 --> 00:19:05.500
 is difficult

00:19:05.500 --> 00:19:06.079
 for us,

00:19:06.160 --> 00:19:06.640
 isn't it?

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 It's not

00:19:08.460 --> 00:19:09.140
 something I

00:19:09.140 --> 00:19:09.980
 would naturally

00:19:09.980 --> 00:19:11.859
 choose to

00:19:11.859 --> 00:19:12.559
 speak about.

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 It's

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 difficult

00:19:14.940 --> 00:19:15.680
 because,

00:19:16.700 --> 00:19:16.940
 well,

00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:17.180
 we're

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 concerned,

00:19:17.940 --> 00:19:18.279
 aren't we?

00:19:18.359 --> 00:19:18.740
 We're

00:19:18.740 --> 00:19:19.559
 concerned about

00:19:19.559 --> 00:19:20.619
 ourselves but

00:19:20.619 --> 00:19:21.740
 perhaps we're

00:19:21.740 --> 00:19:22.460
 concerned for

00:19:22.460 --> 00:19:22.940
 our loved

00:19:22.940 --> 00:19:23.460
 ones.

00:19:24.640 --> 00:19:25.359
 Friends and

00:19:25.359 --> 00:19:26.200
 family who

00:19:26.200 --> 00:19:27.900
 reject Jesus

00:19:27.900 --> 00:19:28.619
 as King and

00:19:28.619 --> 00:19:29.480
 insist on

00:19:29.480 --> 00:19:30.019
 living their

00:19:30.019 --> 00:19:30.619
 own way.

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 And our

00:19:32.140 --> 00:19:32.599
 desperate

00:19:32.599 --> 00:19:33.480
 desire is

00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:33.940
 that they

00:19:33.940 --> 00:19:34.700
 too would

00:19:34.700 --> 00:19:35.359
 enjoy the

00:19:35.359 --> 00:19:35.920
 kingdom of

00:19:35.920 --> 00:19:37.279
 heaven rather

00:19:37.279 --> 00:19:38.039
 than suffer

00:19:38.039 --> 00:19:38.700
 the fire

00:19:38.700 --> 00:19:39.220
 of hell.

00:19:42.599 --> 00:19:43.240
 Well,

00:19:43.279 --> 00:19:43.759
 let's not

00:19:43.759 --> 00:19:44.180
 be in

00:19:44.180 --> 00:19:44.759
 despair

00:19:44.759 --> 00:19:47.599
 because your

00:19:47.599 --> 00:19:48.460
 desire for

00:19:48.460 --> 00:19:49.000
 your loved

00:19:49.000 --> 00:19:49.660
 ones is

00:19:49.660 --> 00:19:50.940
 God's

00:19:50.940 --> 00:19:51.819
 desire too.

00:19:52.880 --> 00:19:53.259
 Look at

00:19:53.259 --> 00:19:53.759
 what God

00:19:53.759 --> 00:19:54.440
 says about

00:19:54.440 --> 00:19:55.940
 heaven and

00:19:55.940 --> 00:19:56.599
 what he says

00:19:56.599 --> 00:19:57.480
 about hell.

00:19:58.259 --> 00:19:59.019
 Look closely

00:19:59.019 --> 00:19:59.460
 at verse

00:19:59.460 --> 00:20:00.180
 34.

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 He says,

00:20:02.839 --> 00:20:03.380
 come you

00:20:03.380 --> 00:20:03.779
 who are

00:20:03.779 --> 00:20:04.460
 blessed by

00:20:04.460 --> 00:20:05.160
 my father,

00:20:05.920 --> 00:20:06.619
 take your

00:20:06.619 --> 00:20:07.279
 inheritance,

00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:09.460
 the kingdom

00:20:09.460 --> 00:20:11.420
 prepared for

00:20:11.420 --> 00:20:12.740
 you since

00:20:12.740 --> 00:20:13.420
 the creation

00:20:13.420 --> 00:20:14.619
 of the

00:20:14.619 --> 00:20:14.940
 world.

00:20:15.720 --> 00:20:16.440
 God's

00:20:16.440 --> 00:20:17.079
 longing in

00:20:17.079 --> 00:20:17.480
 God's

00:20:17.480 --> 00:20:17.980
 heart is

00:20:17.980 --> 00:20:18.339
 that we

00:20:18.339 --> 00:20:18.980
 would be

00:20:18.980 --> 00:20:19.859
 in his

00:20:19.859 --> 00:20:20.339
 eternal

00:20:20.339 --> 00:20:20.859
 kingdom

00:20:20.859 --> 00:20:22.059
 that he's

00:20:22.059 --> 00:20:22.819
 been preparing

00:20:22.819 --> 00:20:23.599
 for his

00:20:23.599 --> 00:20:24.039
 people.

00:20:24.039 --> 00:20:24.099
 people.

00:20:25.879 --> 00:20:26.659
 Now look

00:20:26.659 --> 00:20:26.980
 at verse

00:20:26.980 --> 00:20:27.639
 41.

00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:30.399
 He will

00:20:30.399 --> 00:20:30.799
 say to

00:20:30.799 --> 00:20:31.200
 those on

00:20:31.200 --> 00:20:31.599
 his left,

00:20:31.720 --> 00:20:32.359
 depart from

00:20:32.359 --> 00:20:33.579
 me, you

00:20:33.579 --> 00:20:33.859
 who are

00:20:33.859 --> 00:20:34.259
 accursed

00:20:34.259 --> 00:20:34.779
 into the

00:20:34.779 --> 00:20:35.159
 eternal

00:20:35.159 --> 00:20:35.720
 fire,

00:20:37.139 --> 00:20:38.000
 prepared for

00:20:38.000 --> 00:20:38.319
 who?

00:20:39.379 --> 00:20:40.339
 The devil

00:20:40.339 --> 00:20:41.720
 and his

00:20:41.720 --> 00:20:42.539
 angels, the

00:20:42.539 --> 00:20:43.379
 fallen angels.

00:20:44.720 --> 00:20:45.279
 God's

00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:46.059
 desire is

00:20:46.059 --> 00:20:46.779
 to punish

00:20:46.779 --> 00:20:47.940
 the devil

00:20:47.940 --> 00:20:48.740
 and his

00:20:48.740 --> 00:20:49.559
 minions.

00:20:49.559 --> 00:20:51.339
 So can you

00:20:51.339 --> 00:20:51.740
 see the

00:20:51.740 --> 00:20:52.419
 difference there

00:20:52.419 --> 00:20:53.059
 between those

00:20:53.059 --> 00:20:53.679
 two verses?

00:20:54.240 --> 00:20:54.559
 He has

00:20:54.559 --> 00:20:55.440
 prepared heaven

00:20:55.440 --> 00:20:56.339
 for us

00:20:56.339 --> 00:20:58.539
 and prepared

00:20:58.539 --> 00:20:59.879
 hell for

00:20:59.879 --> 00:21:00.279
 Satan.

00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:02.619
 his desire

00:21:02.619 --> 00:21:04.079
 is that we

00:21:04.079 --> 00:21:04.899
 would enjoy

00:21:04.899 --> 00:21:05.599
 the kingdom

00:21:05.599 --> 00:21:07.160
 and not

00:21:07.160 --> 00:21:07.700
 have to

00:21:07.700 --> 00:21:08.819
 suffer hell.

00:21:08.980 --> 00:21:09.339
 That's

00:21:09.339 --> 00:21:10.579
 his desire.

00:21:11.940 --> 00:21:12.480
 And to

00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:12.960
 make that

00:21:12.960 --> 00:21:13.839
 all possible,

00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:14.920
 what did

00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:15.279
 he do?

00:21:15.379 --> 00:21:16.039
 God sent

00:21:16.039 --> 00:21:16.519
 his son

00:21:16.519 --> 00:21:17.259
 Jesus to

00:21:17.259 --> 00:21:17.799
 save us.

00:21:17.839 --> 00:21:18.160
 That's what

00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:18.579
 we've been

00:21:18.579 --> 00:21:19.119
 looking at

00:21:19.119 --> 00:21:19.920
 through Matthew's

00:21:19.920 --> 00:21:20.279
 gospel.

00:21:20.779 --> 00:21:21.339
 He is the

00:21:21.339 --> 00:21:22.339
 God-man who's

00:21:22.339 --> 00:21:22.740
 come to

00:21:22.740 --> 00:21:23.879
 serve and

00:21:23.879 --> 00:21:24.779
 save us

00:21:24.779 --> 00:21:26.319
 by suffering

00:21:26.319 --> 00:21:27.859
 for us.

00:21:27.859 --> 00:21:30.500
 Let me

00:21:30.500 --> 00:21:30.959
 read to

00:21:30.959 --> 00:21:31.839
 you from

00:21:31.839 --> 00:21:33.459
 Becky

00:21:33.459 --> 00:21:34.439
 Pippert who

00:21:34.439 --> 00:21:35.439
 summarises it

00:21:35.439 --> 00:21:36.179
 like this as

00:21:36.179 --> 00:21:37.019
 we think about

00:21:37.019 --> 00:21:38.659
 the sufferings

00:21:38.659 --> 00:21:39.639
 of Christ on

00:21:39.639 --> 00:21:40.419
 our behalf.

00:21:41.879 --> 00:21:42.959
 This is what

00:21:42.959 --> 00:21:43.579
 she says.

00:21:44.779 --> 00:21:45.740
 Just as

00:21:45.740 --> 00:21:46.859
 sin separates

00:21:46.859 --> 00:21:47.399
 us from

00:21:47.399 --> 00:21:48.259
 God's loving

00:21:48.259 --> 00:21:49.059
 presence,

00:21:50.159 --> 00:21:51.000
 so Jesus

00:21:51.000 --> 00:21:51.979
 was separated

00:21:51.979 --> 00:21:52.919
 from that

00:21:52.919 --> 00:21:54.139
 loving presence.

00:21:55.139 --> 00:21:56.119
 To pay

00:21:56.119 --> 00:21:56.740
 the price

00:21:56.740 --> 00:21:57.339
 for human

00:21:57.339 --> 00:21:57.740
 sin,

00:21:57.859 --> 00:21:59.039
 Jesus had

00:21:59.039 --> 00:22:00.000
 to experience

00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:00.719
 the utter

00:22:00.719 --> 00:22:01.500
 anguish

00:22:01.500 --> 00:22:04.099
 and abandonment

00:22:04.099 --> 00:22:04.539
 of being

00:22:04.539 --> 00:22:05.219
 forsaken

00:22:05.219 --> 00:22:05.899
 by his

00:22:05.899 --> 00:22:07.259
 father and

00:22:07.259 --> 00:22:08.019
 bearing his

00:22:08.019 --> 00:22:08.519
 judgment

00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:09.899
 for our

00:22:09.899 --> 00:22:10.219
 sin.

00:22:11.199 --> 00:22:11.839
 That is

00:22:11.839 --> 00:22:12.399
 what hell

00:22:12.399 --> 00:22:12.799
 is.

00:22:13.619 --> 00:22:14.279
 To be

00:22:14.279 --> 00:22:15.099
 severed from

00:22:15.099 --> 00:22:15.599
 the loving

00:22:15.599 --> 00:22:16.419
 presence of

00:22:16.419 --> 00:22:16.759
 God.

00:22:17.319 --> 00:22:17.799
 And hell

00:22:17.799 --> 00:22:18.240
 is what

00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:18.659
 Jesus'

00:22:18.919 --> 00:22:19.599
 agony was

00:22:19.599 --> 00:22:20.679
 about because

00:22:20.679 --> 00:22:21.399
 through all

00:22:21.399 --> 00:22:22.279
 eternity the

00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:22.699
 son of

00:22:22.699 --> 00:22:23.500
 God had

00:22:23.500 --> 00:22:24.199
 never known

00:22:24.199 --> 00:22:24.740
 a moment

00:22:24.740 --> 00:22:25.559
 apart from

00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:25.919
 the love

00:22:25.919 --> 00:22:26.240
 of his

00:22:26.240 --> 00:22:26.619
 father.

00:22:26.619 --> 00:22:27.379
 God

00:22:27.379 --> 00:22:28.759
 is not

00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:32.679
 a cruel

00:22:32.679 --> 00:22:33.619
 tyrant

00:22:33.619 --> 00:22:39.319
 delighting in

00:22:39.319 --> 00:22:39.699
 crushing

00:22:39.699 --> 00:22:40.479
 people to

00:22:40.479 --> 00:22:40.859
 hell.

00:22:40.859 --> 00:22:41.919
 He is a

00:22:41.919 --> 00:22:42.299
 loving

00:22:42.299 --> 00:22:43.359
 father

00:22:43.359 --> 00:22:44.479
 longing

00:22:44.479 --> 00:22:46.319
 to rescue

00:22:46.319 --> 00:22:46.879
 people

00:22:46.879 --> 00:22:48.019
 for heaven.

00:22:48.019 --> 00:22:49.400
 God

00:22:49.400 --> 00:22:49.980
 so when

00:22:49.980 --> 00:22:50.819
 you cry

00:22:50.819 --> 00:22:51.359
 out from

00:22:51.359 --> 00:22:52.180
 your heart

00:22:52.180 --> 00:22:53.480
 for your

00:22:53.480 --> 00:22:54.079
 loved ones

00:22:54.079 --> 00:22:54.700
 when you

00:22:54.700 --> 00:22:55.700
 pray for

00:22:55.700 --> 00:22:56.660
 their salvation

00:22:56.660 --> 00:22:57.779
 you are

00:22:57.779 --> 00:22:58.680
 just beginning

00:22:58.680 --> 00:22:59.900
 to touch

00:22:59.900 --> 00:23:01.379
 and experience

00:23:01.379 --> 00:23:03.019
 the eternal

00:23:03.019 --> 00:23:04.240
 loving pursuit

00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:05.220
 of God

00:23:05.220 --> 00:23:07.160
 who longs

00:23:07.160 --> 00:23:07.920
 that none

00:23:07.920 --> 00:23:08.799
 would perish

00:23:08.799 --> 00:23:08.859
 perish.

00:23:09.960 --> 00:23:10.599
 But that

00:23:10.599 --> 00:23:11.200
 all would

00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:12.500
 come to

00:23:12.500 --> 00:23:13.019
 repentance.

00:23:16.659 --> 00:23:17.619
 So one

00:23:17.619 --> 00:23:18.119
 judgment

00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:20.700
 two

00:23:20.700 --> 00:23:21.579
 destinies

00:23:21.579 --> 00:23:24.379
 and three

00:23:24.379 --> 00:23:25.639
 truths

00:23:25.639 --> 00:23:26.279
 that we

00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:26.680
 need to

00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:27.220
 look at.

00:23:28.619 --> 00:23:29.480
 You see

00:23:29.480 --> 00:23:30.119
 if Jesus

00:23:30.119 --> 00:23:31.359
 is going

00:23:31.359 --> 00:23:31.859
 to come

00:23:31.859 --> 00:23:32.419
 again and

00:23:32.419 --> 00:23:32.879
 he's going

00:23:32.879 --> 00:23:33.500
 to judge

00:23:33.500 --> 00:23:33.940
 us

00:23:33.940 --> 00:23:35.359
 and there's

00:23:35.359 --> 00:23:35.819
 going to be

00:23:35.819 --> 00:23:36.619
 a separation

00:23:36.619 --> 00:23:37.159
 of all

00:23:37.159 --> 00:23:37.599
 people

00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:39.719
 how does

00:23:39.719 --> 00:23:40.239
 he make

00:23:40.239 --> 00:23:40.879
 his

00:23:40.879 --> 00:23:41.339
 judgment?

00:23:42.599 --> 00:23:43.179
 How does

00:23:43.179 --> 00:23:43.759
 he base

00:23:43.759 --> 00:23:44.099
 his

00:23:44.099 --> 00:23:44.519
 judgment?

00:23:46.319 --> 00:23:46.859
 Well let's

00:23:46.859 --> 00:23:47.659
 consider three

00:23:47.659 --> 00:23:48.199
 things.

00:23:49.199 --> 00:23:49.879
 First

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 we must

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 remember

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 that we

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 are always

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 saved

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 by grace.

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 At a first

00:23:58.479 --> 00:23:59.299
 reading as you

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 perhaps listen

00:24:00.139 --> 00:24:00.879
 to this text

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 as it was

00:24:01.579 --> 00:24:02.479
 read it

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 seems like

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 we're judged

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 on the basis

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 of what we

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 do or

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 don't do.

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 So look at

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 verse 34.

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 Jesus says

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 come you

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 who are

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 blessed by

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 my father

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 take your

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 inheritance

00:24:15.319 --> 00:24:15.920
 the kingdom

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 prepared for

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 you since

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 the creation

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 of the

00:24:17.940 --> 00:24:18.279
 world

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 because

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 or for

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 I was

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 hungry

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 and you

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 gave me

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 something to

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 eat.

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 I was

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 thirsty

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 and you

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 gave me

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 something to

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 drink.

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 I was a

00:24:28.180 --> 00:24:28.500
 stranger

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 and you

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 invited me

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 in.

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 I needed

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 clothes

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 and you

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 clothed

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 me.

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 I was

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 ill and

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 you looked

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 after me.

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 I was

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 in prison

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 and you

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 came to

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 visit me.

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 It's the

00:24:41.839 --> 00:24:42.339
 same in

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 verse 41.

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 Jesus will

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 say depart

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 from me

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 you who

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 are cursed

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 to the

00:24:48.619 --> 00:24:49.460
 eternal fire

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 prepared for

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 the devil

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 and his

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 angels.

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 Why?

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 Because I

00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:54.839
 was hungry

00:24:54.839 --> 00:24:55.200
 and you

00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:55.740
 gave me

00:24:55.740 --> 00:24:56.660
 nothing to

00:24:56.660 --> 00:24:57.200
 eat and I

00:24:57.200 --> 00:24:57.680
 was thirsty

00:24:57.680 --> 00:24:58.000
 and you

00:24:58.000 --> 00:24:58.400
 gave me

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 nothing to

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 drink and

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 so on.

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 Now that

00:25:00.779 --> 00:25:01.519
 all sounds

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 like we're

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 judged by

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 our performance

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 doesn't

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 it?

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 If I've

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 done good

00:25:06.280 --> 00:25:06.900
 things

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 then I'll

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 be in the

00:25:08.540 --> 00:25:09.100
 kingdom of

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 heaven.

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 But if I

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 haven't done

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 enough good

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 things then

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 I'll end

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 up in the

00:25:13.400 --> 00:25:13.920
 fire of

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 hell.

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 Well no,

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 Jesus hasn't

00:25:19.520 --> 00:25:20.440
 changed the

00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:21.520
 entry requirements

00:25:21.520 --> 00:25:22.280
 into his

00:25:22.280 --> 00:25:22.660
 kingdom.

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 It's never

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 about what

00:25:25.060 --> 00:25:25.500
 we can

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 do.

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 It's always

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 about what

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 God has

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 done for

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 us.

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 Let's

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 just go

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 back and

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 look at a

00:25:33.200 --> 00:25:33.500
 few of

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 the things

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 Jesus has

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 been teaching.

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 Follow

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 with me

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 as we

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 trace these

00:25:38.119 --> 00:25:38.500
 verses.

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 Chapter

00:25:38.940 --> 00:25:39.460
 4,

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 verse 17.

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 Chapter

00:25:43.379 --> 00:25:43.859
 4,

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 verse 17.

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 He'd been

00:25:59.299 --> 00:26:00.019
 talking about

00:26:00.019 --> 00:26:00.919
 the darkness

00:26:00.919 --> 00:26:02.480
 that the

00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:03.139
 world is in,

00:26:03.199 --> 00:26:03.720
 the shadow

00:26:03.720 --> 00:26:04.419
 of death,

00:26:04.959 --> 00:26:05.480
 and he

00:26:05.480 --> 00:26:06.339
 comes as a

00:26:06.339 --> 00:26:07.299
 light into

00:26:07.299 --> 00:26:08.039
 that darkness.

00:26:09.059 --> 00:26:09.659
 Verse 17,

00:26:09.779 --> 00:26:10.299
 from that

00:26:10.299 --> 00:26:10.899
 time on

00:26:10.899 --> 00:26:11.579
 Jesus began

00:26:11.579 --> 00:26:12.199
 to preach,

00:26:12.779 --> 00:26:13.220
 repent,

00:26:13.220 --> 00:26:14.839
 for the

00:26:14.839 --> 00:26:15.380
 kingdom of

00:26:15.380 --> 00:26:15.819
 heaven has

00:26:15.819 --> 00:26:16.420
 come near.

00:26:16.660 --> 00:26:17.240
 Repentance

00:26:17.240 --> 00:26:17.860
 is always

00:26:17.860 --> 00:26:19.160
 turning from

00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:21.000
 yourself and

00:26:21.000 --> 00:26:21.940
 turning to

00:26:21.940 --> 00:26:22.880
 Jesus.

00:26:23.559 --> 00:26:24.360
 It's trusting

00:26:24.360 --> 00:26:25.400
 in him and

00:26:25.400 --> 00:26:26.279
 what he does

00:26:26.279 --> 00:26:27.420
 for you.

00:26:28.059 --> 00:26:29.059
 Chapter 5,

00:26:29.140 --> 00:26:29.779
 verse 3.

00:26:31.799 --> 00:26:32.600
 Blessed are

00:26:32.600 --> 00:26:33.339
 the poor in

00:26:33.339 --> 00:26:34.160
 spirit, for

00:26:34.160 --> 00:26:34.839
 theirs is the

00:26:34.839 --> 00:26:35.319
 kingdom of

00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:35.539
 heaven.

00:26:35.680 --> 00:26:36.579
 Again, it's

00:26:36.579 --> 00:26:37.220
 not what you

00:26:37.220 --> 00:26:37.839
 can offer,

00:26:38.519 --> 00:26:38.900
 but it's

00:26:38.900 --> 00:26:39.940
 about recognizing

00:26:39.940 --> 00:26:40.819
 your poverty

00:26:40.819 --> 00:26:41.480
 of spirit,

00:26:41.600 --> 00:26:42.059
 that you have

00:26:42.059 --> 00:26:42.880
 nothing to

00:26:42.880 --> 00:26:43.260
 bring.

00:26:45.420 --> 00:26:46.380
 Or chapter

00:26:46.380 --> 00:26:47.220
 11, verse

00:26:47.220 --> 00:26:47.920
 28.

00:26:51.540 --> 00:26:52.160
 Jesus'

00:26:52.420 --> 00:26:53.060
 wonderful

00:26:53.060 --> 00:26:54.520
 invitation,

00:26:54.920 --> 00:26:55.920
 his compassion.

00:26:57.720 --> 00:26:58.520
 Matthew 11,

00:26:58.640 --> 00:26:59.500
 verse 28.

00:27:01.080 --> 00:27:01.920
 Come to

00:27:01.920 --> 00:27:03.520
 me, all

00:27:03.520 --> 00:27:04.280
 you who

00:27:04.280 --> 00:27:05.080
 are weary

00:27:05.080 --> 00:27:06.020
 and

00:27:06.020 --> 00:27:06.920
 burdened,

00:27:07.880 --> 00:27:08.640
 weighed up

00:27:08.640 --> 00:27:09.220
 because of

00:27:09.220 --> 00:27:09.680
 your sin

00:27:09.680 --> 00:27:10.180
 and guilt.

00:27:10.180 --> 00:27:11.900
 come to

00:27:11.900 --> 00:27:12.539
 me and

00:27:12.539 --> 00:27:13.440
 I will

00:27:13.440 --> 00:27:13.880
 give you

00:27:13.880 --> 00:27:14.480
 the rest.

00:27:14.820 --> 00:27:15.220
 I'll

00:27:15.220 --> 00:27:15.759
 take the

00:27:15.759 --> 00:27:16.420
 burden off

00:27:16.420 --> 00:27:18.340
 you and

00:27:18.340 --> 00:27:18.779
 I'll give

00:27:18.779 --> 00:27:19.560
 you rest.

00:27:21.500 --> 00:27:22.640
 Chapter 18,

00:27:22.799 --> 00:27:23.460
 verse 3.

00:27:23.460 --> 00:27:34.500
 18, verse 3.

00:27:35.600 --> 00:27:36.200
 And Jesus

00:27:36.200 --> 00:27:36.579
 said,

00:27:36.680 --> 00:27:37.200
 truly I

00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:37.620
 tell you,

00:27:37.660 --> 00:27:38.120
 unless you

00:27:38.120 --> 00:27:40.279
 change and

00:27:40.279 --> 00:27:40.940
 become like

00:27:40.940 --> 00:27:41.880
 little children,

00:27:43.240 --> 00:27:43.700
 you will

00:27:43.700 --> 00:27:44.940
 never enter

00:27:44.940 --> 00:27:46.319
 the kingdom

00:27:46.319 --> 00:27:46.880
 of heaven.

00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:49.200
 The context

00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:50.160
 here are

00:27:50.160 --> 00:27:51.340
 infants,

00:27:51.339 --> 00:27:52.740
 little toddlers

00:27:52.740 --> 00:27:54.379
 who are

00:27:54.379 --> 00:27:55.000
 utterly

00:27:55.000 --> 00:27:56.220
 dependent.

00:27:56.759 --> 00:27:57.319
 They cannot

00:27:57.319 --> 00:27:58.039
 look after

00:27:58.039 --> 00:27:58.839
 themselves or

00:27:58.839 --> 00:27:59.439
 care for

00:27:59.439 --> 00:27:59.879
 themselves.

00:28:00.220 --> 00:28:00.839
 They need

00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:01.519
 somebody else.

00:28:01.879 --> 00:28:02.199
 They are

00:28:02.199 --> 00:28:02.659
 utterly

00:28:02.659 --> 00:28:03.379
 dependent.

00:28:05.059 --> 00:28:06.099
 And so we

00:28:06.099 --> 00:28:07.119
 come utterly

00:28:07.119 --> 00:28:07.859
 dependent

00:28:07.859 --> 00:28:09.919
 upon God

00:28:09.919 --> 00:28:10.519
 our Father.

00:28:10.519 --> 00:28:12.799
 let's

00:28:12.799 --> 00:28:13.220
 go back

00:28:13.220 --> 00:28:13.660
 to Matthew

00:28:13.660 --> 00:28:14.660
 chapter 25.

00:28:16.359 --> 00:28:16.740
 You see,

00:28:16.819 --> 00:28:17.579
 Jesus hasn't

00:28:17.579 --> 00:28:18.940
 changed his

00:28:18.940 --> 00:28:20.119
 entry requirements

00:28:20.119 --> 00:28:21.160
 into the

00:28:21.160 --> 00:28:21.420
 kingdom.

00:28:21.559 --> 00:28:22.079
 We are not

00:28:22.079 --> 00:28:23.460
 judged by

00:28:23.460 --> 00:28:24.019
 what we've

00:28:24.019 --> 00:28:24.299
 done.

00:28:25.680 --> 00:28:26.039
 I mean,

00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:26.500
 look at the

00:28:26.500 --> 00:28:27.339
 response of

00:28:27.339 --> 00:28:28.039
 those who

00:28:28.039 --> 00:28:29.139
 enter the

00:28:29.139 --> 00:28:29.480
 kingdom

00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:31.019
 in verse

00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:31.779
 37.

00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:33.119
 When Jesus

00:28:33.119 --> 00:28:33.720
 has already

00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:34.379
 gone through

00:28:34.379 --> 00:28:35.160
 in, this is

00:28:35.160 --> 00:28:35.420
 Matthew

00:28:35.420 --> 00:28:36.420
 chapter 25,

00:28:36.519 --> 00:28:37.279
 verse 37,

00:28:37.660 --> 00:28:38.299
 he's told

00:28:38.299 --> 00:28:38.759
 them of all

00:28:38.759 --> 00:28:39.160
 the things

00:28:39.160 --> 00:28:39.680
 they've done

00:28:39.680 --> 00:28:39.980
 and they

00:28:39.980 --> 00:28:40.539
 respond.

00:28:41.060 --> 00:28:41.500
 The righteous

00:28:41.500 --> 00:28:42.060
 will answer

00:28:42.060 --> 00:28:42.320
 him,

00:28:42.380 --> 00:28:43.380
 Lord, when

00:28:43.380 --> 00:28:44.019
 did we see

00:28:44.019 --> 00:28:44.539
 you hungry

00:28:44.539 --> 00:28:45.220
 and feed

00:28:45.220 --> 00:28:46.160
 you or

00:28:46.160 --> 00:28:47.039
 thirsty and

00:28:47.039 --> 00:28:47.600
 give you

00:28:47.600 --> 00:28:48.380
 something to

00:28:48.380 --> 00:28:48.660
 drink?

00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:50.060
 When was

00:28:50.060 --> 00:28:50.620
 it that we

00:28:50.620 --> 00:28:51.460
 saw you a

00:28:51.460 --> 00:28:52.220
 stranger and

00:28:52.220 --> 00:28:53.060
 invited you

00:28:53.060 --> 00:28:53.560
 into our

00:28:53.560 --> 00:28:54.060
 home or

00:28:54.060 --> 00:28:54.840
 needing

00:28:54.840 --> 00:28:55.560
 clothes and

00:28:55.560 --> 00:28:56.060
 clothes you?

00:28:56.200 --> 00:28:56.759
 I don't

00:28:56.759 --> 00:28:57.539
 remember any

00:28:57.539 --> 00:28:58.220
 time we did

00:28:58.220 --> 00:28:58.840
 that for you.

00:28:59.480 --> 00:29:00.220
 When did we

00:29:00.220 --> 00:29:01.060
 see you ill or

00:29:01.060 --> 00:29:01.740
 in prison and

00:29:01.740 --> 00:29:02.360
 go to visit

00:29:02.360 --> 00:29:02.640
 you?

00:29:03.940 --> 00:29:04.460
 Clearly,

00:29:04.640 --> 00:29:04.960
 they're not

00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:06.000
 doing things to

00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:06.720
 try and get

00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:07.340
 the Lord's

00:29:07.340 --> 00:29:07.740
 attention.

00:29:08.299 --> 00:29:08.820
 They didn't

00:29:08.820 --> 00:29:09.400
 even think

00:29:09.400 --> 00:29:10.200
 their works

00:29:10.200 --> 00:29:10.620
 had been

00:29:10.620 --> 00:29:11.140
 seen.

00:29:12.019 --> 00:29:12.420
 They're

00:29:12.420 --> 00:29:14.460
 shocked that

00:29:14.460 --> 00:29:15.220
 their deeds

00:29:15.220 --> 00:29:16.440
 have been

00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:17.040
 noticed.

00:29:19.320 --> 00:29:19.740
 You see,

00:29:19.820 --> 00:29:20.560
 entrance into

00:29:20.560 --> 00:29:21.120
 the kingdom

00:29:21.120 --> 00:29:23.280
 is always

00:29:23.280 --> 00:29:24.480
 by grace.

00:29:25.560 --> 00:29:25.980
 In other

00:29:25.980 --> 00:29:26.440
 words, we're

00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:27.160
 not judged

00:29:27.160 --> 00:29:28.440
 on our

00:29:28.440 --> 00:29:29.040
 performance,

00:29:30.040 --> 00:29:30.860
 but the

00:29:30.860 --> 00:29:32.100
 perfect performance

00:29:32.100 --> 00:29:32.980
 of Christ

00:29:32.980 --> 00:29:34.540
 who lived a

00:29:34.540 --> 00:29:35.500
 perfect life

00:29:35.500 --> 00:29:36.700
 for you

00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:37.740
 and for

00:29:37.740 --> 00:29:38.039
 me.

00:29:39.539 --> 00:29:40.360
 So let's

00:29:40.360 --> 00:29:40.819
 be clear

00:29:40.819 --> 00:29:41.360
 about that.

00:29:41.440 --> 00:29:41.740
 We are

00:29:41.740 --> 00:29:42.559
 saved by

00:29:42.559 --> 00:29:43.160
 grace.

00:29:44.799 --> 00:29:45.720
 But second

00:29:45.720 --> 00:29:46.279
 truth,

00:29:47.680 --> 00:29:48.620
 evidence of

00:29:48.620 --> 00:29:49.120
 faith.

00:29:50.600 --> 00:29:51.200
 While our

00:29:51.200 --> 00:29:51.860
 works can

00:29:51.860 --> 00:29:52.819
 never earn

00:29:52.819 --> 00:29:53.279
 our way

00:29:53.279 --> 00:29:53.799
 into the

00:29:53.799 --> 00:29:54.140
 kingdom,

00:29:55.080 --> 00:29:56.160
 our deeds

00:29:56.160 --> 00:29:57.140
 provide the

00:29:57.140 --> 00:29:58.140
 evidence that

00:29:58.140 --> 00:29:59.039
 we belong

00:29:59.039 --> 00:29:59.539
 to the

00:29:59.539 --> 00:29:59.880
 kingdom.

00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:01.660
 Say that

00:30:01.660 --> 00:30:02.160
 again because

00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:02.799
 this is key.

00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:03.819
 Our works

00:30:03.819 --> 00:30:04.900
 can never earn

00:30:04.900 --> 00:30:05.640
 our way into

00:30:05.640 --> 00:30:06.140
 the kingdom,

00:30:06.380 --> 00:30:07.060
 but our

00:30:07.060 --> 00:30:08.019
 deeds provide

00:30:08.019 --> 00:30:08.880
 the evidence

00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:09.400
 that we

00:30:09.400 --> 00:30:10.100
 belong to

00:30:10.100 --> 00:30:10.580
 the kingdom.

00:30:11.220 --> 00:30:12.140
 And that's

00:30:12.140 --> 00:30:12.820
 what Jesus

00:30:12.820 --> 00:30:13.540
 is teaching

00:30:13.540 --> 00:30:14.040
 here.

00:30:15.060 --> 00:30:15.640
 You say,

00:30:15.940 --> 00:30:16.460
 yes, I

00:30:16.460 --> 00:30:17.140
 believe in

00:30:17.140 --> 00:30:17.500
 Jesus.

00:30:18.220 --> 00:30:18.759
 You talk

00:30:18.759 --> 00:30:19.380
 about, yes,

00:30:19.420 --> 00:30:20.080
 I've put my

00:30:20.080 --> 00:30:20.800
 faith in

00:30:20.800 --> 00:30:21.120
 Jesus.

00:30:21.519 --> 00:30:22.080
 Well, that's

00:30:22.080 --> 00:30:22.660
 brilliant.

00:30:23.180 --> 00:30:24.100
 That's great.

00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:26.740
 Where's the

00:30:26.740 --> 00:30:27.120
 evidence?

00:30:29.080 --> 00:30:29.940
 How do I

00:30:29.940 --> 00:30:30.460
 know that

00:30:30.460 --> 00:30:31.360
 what you say

00:30:31.360 --> 00:30:31.920
 with your

00:30:31.920 --> 00:30:33.380
 words is

00:30:33.380 --> 00:30:33.800
 true?

00:30:34.900 --> 00:30:37.900
 answer, by

00:30:37.900 --> 00:30:38.660
 the works

00:30:38.660 --> 00:30:39.640
 you do.

00:30:40.920 --> 00:30:41.540
 So now

00:30:41.540 --> 00:30:42.160
 our text

00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:42.960
 begins to

00:30:42.960 --> 00:30:43.800
 make sense.

00:30:44.640 --> 00:30:45.160
 So again,

00:30:45.240 --> 00:30:45.519
 look at

00:30:45.519 --> 00:30:46.460
 verse 35.

00:30:47.980 --> 00:30:48.440
 As Jesus

00:30:48.440 --> 00:30:49.019
 says, I

00:30:49.019 --> 00:30:49.580
 was hungry

00:30:49.580 --> 00:30:50.080
 and you

00:30:50.080 --> 00:30:50.660
 gave me

00:30:50.660 --> 00:30:51.400
 something to

00:30:51.400 --> 00:30:51.640
 eat.

00:30:52.080 --> 00:30:52.620
 I was

00:30:52.620 --> 00:30:53.320
 thirsty, you

00:30:53.320 --> 00:30:53.720
 gave me

00:30:53.720 --> 00:30:54.280
 something to

00:30:54.280 --> 00:30:54.519
 drink.

00:30:55.000 --> 00:30:55.620
 Jesus is

00:30:55.620 --> 00:30:56.320
 saying you're

00:30:56.320 --> 00:30:57.360
 welcomed into

00:30:57.360 --> 00:30:57.880
 the kingdom

00:30:57.880 --> 00:30:59.740
 and here's

00:30:59.740 --> 00:31:00.340
 the evidence

00:31:00.340 --> 00:31:00.920
 that you

00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:01.600
 belong to

00:31:01.600 --> 00:31:02.019
 the kingdom.

00:31:02.400 --> 00:31:02.960
 Here's the

00:31:02.960 --> 00:31:03.560
 evidence of

00:31:03.560 --> 00:31:03.960
 your faith.

00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:04.660
 you said

00:31:04.660 --> 00:31:05.039
 you had

00:31:05.039 --> 00:31:05.360
 faith.

00:31:06.019 --> 00:31:06.660
 Now here's

00:31:06.660 --> 00:31:07.400
 the demonstration

00:31:07.400 --> 00:31:08.160
 of that

00:31:08.160 --> 00:31:08.620
 faith.

00:31:11.420 --> 00:31:12.100
 You see,

00:31:12.180 --> 00:31:12.920
 God's grace

00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:13.640
 doesn't mean

00:31:13.640 --> 00:31:13.980
 that we

00:31:13.980 --> 00:31:14.500
 live as we

00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:15.120
 please and

00:31:15.120 --> 00:31:16.059
 well, I

00:31:16.059 --> 00:31:16.380
 can do

00:31:16.380 --> 00:31:16.920
 whatever I

00:31:16.920 --> 00:31:17.340
 like and

00:31:17.340 --> 00:31:18.220
 it's God's

00:31:18.220 --> 00:31:18.740
 job just

00:31:18.740 --> 00:31:19.240
 to forgive

00:31:19.240 --> 00:31:19.600
 me.

00:31:20.720 --> 00:31:21.380
 No, God's

00:31:21.380 --> 00:31:22.840
 grace radically

00:31:22.840 --> 00:31:23.840
 changes us

00:31:23.840 --> 00:31:24.220
 from the

00:31:24.220 --> 00:31:24.900
 inside and

00:31:24.900 --> 00:31:25.420
 gives us a

00:31:25.420 --> 00:31:26.000
 new way to

00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:26.660
 live, to

00:31:26.660 --> 00:31:27.500
 seek first

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.340
 the kingdom

00:31:28.339 --> 00:31:28.859
 of God

00:31:28.859 --> 00:31:29.439
 and his

00:31:29.439 --> 00:31:30.039
 righteousness.

00:31:33.639 --> 00:31:34.439
 So when

00:31:34.439 --> 00:31:34.819
 we are

00:31:34.819 --> 00:31:35.559
 judged,

00:31:37.639 --> 00:31:38.259
 Jesus will

00:31:38.259 --> 00:31:38.919
 judge on

00:31:38.919 --> 00:31:39.839
 the evidence

00:31:39.839 --> 00:31:41.259
 of a

00:31:41.259 --> 00:31:41.839
 changed

00:31:41.839 --> 00:31:42.919
 life.

00:31:45.220 --> 00:31:45.859
 So,

00:31:45.959 --> 00:31:46.639
 evidence of

00:31:46.639 --> 00:31:47.079
 faith.

00:31:48.799 --> 00:31:49.179
 And the

00:31:49.179 --> 00:31:49.959
 third truth

00:31:49.959 --> 00:31:52.240
 is love

00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:52.599
 for the

00:31:52.599 --> 00:31:53.000
 family.

00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:54.599
 you see,

00:31:54.720 --> 00:31:55.720
 the evidence

00:31:55.720 --> 00:31:56.619
 that Jesus

00:31:56.619 --> 00:31:57.259
 will look

00:31:57.259 --> 00:31:58.700
 for, or

00:31:58.700 --> 00:31:59.319
 the evidence

00:31:59.319 --> 00:31:59.940
 that will be

00:31:59.940 --> 00:32:00.900
 on display,

00:32:01.440 --> 00:32:01.880
 is an

00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:02.680
 intentional

00:32:02.680 --> 00:32:04.420
 love for

00:32:04.420 --> 00:32:04.940
 our brothers

00:32:04.940 --> 00:32:05.640
 and sisters.

00:32:06.940 --> 00:32:07.500
 Look at

00:32:07.500 --> 00:32:08.359
 verse 37.

00:32:08.359 --> 00:32:10.779
 The

00:32:10.779 --> 00:32:11.399
 righteous will

00:32:11.399 --> 00:32:12.240
 answer Jesus,

00:32:12.479 --> 00:32:12.819
 Lord,

00:32:13.879 --> 00:32:14.719
 when did we

00:32:14.719 --> 00:32:15.139
 see you

00:32:15.139 --> 00:32:15.759
 hungry and

00:32:15.759 --> 00:32:16.279
 feed you?

00:32:17.219 --> 00:32:18.000
 When did we

00:32:18.000 --> 00:32:18.519
 see you a

00:32:18.519 --> 00:32:19.139
 stranger and

00:32:19.139 --> 00:32:19.740
 invite you

00:32:19.740 --> 00:32:20.000
 in?

00:32:20.719 --> 00:32:21.279
 Or needing

00:32:21.279 --> 00:32:21.959
 clothes and

00:32:21.959 --> 00:32:22.479
 clothe you?

00:32:22.919 --> 00:32:23.759
 When did we

00:32:23.759 --> 00:32:24.579
 see you ill or

00:32:24.579 --> 00:32:25.259
 in prison and

00:32:25.259 --> 00:32:25.799
 go to visit

00:32:25.799 --> 00:32:26.099
 you?

00:32:27.319 --> 00:32:28.219
 The king

00:32:28.219 --> 00:32:29.079
 will reply,

00:32:30.099 --> 00:32:30.799
 truly I

00:32:30.799 --> 00:32:31.179
 tell you,

00:32:31.259 --> 00:32:31.779
 whatever you

00:32:31.779 --> 00:32:32.500
 did for one

00:32:32.500 --> 00:32:33.139
 of the least

00:32:33.139 --> 00:32:33.819
 of these

00:32:33.819 --> 00:32:35.619
 brothers and

00:32:35.619 --> 00:32:36.359
 sisters of

00:32:36.359 --> 00:32:36.899
 mine,

00:32:36.900 --> 00:32:38.960
 you did

00:32:38.960 --> 00:32:40.160
 for me.

00:32:41.700 --> 00:32:42.120
 You see,

00:32:42.220 --> 00:32:43.000
 Jesus here is

00:32:43.000 --> 00:32:43.600
 speaking of

00:32:43.600 --> 00:32:44.860
 his solidarity

00:32:44.860 --> 00:32:46.120
 and unity

00:32:46.120 --> 00:32:46.680
 with his

00:32:46.680 --> 00:32:47.060
 people.

00:32:47.640 --> 00:32:48.759
 Jesus identifies

00:32:48.759 --> 00:32:49.460
 with his

00:32:49.460 --> 00:32:49.900
 church,

00:32:50.019 --> 00:32:50.360
 with his

00:32:50.360 --> 00:32:51.140
 people so

00:32:51.140 --> 00:32:52.160
 much that

00:32:52.160 --> 00:32:53.140
 to act in

00:32:53.140 --> 00:32:53.960
 love towards

00:32:53.960 --> 00:32:54.500
 your brother

00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:55.180
 or sister

00:32:55.180 --> 00:32:56.920
 is to

00:32:56.920 --> 00:32:57.500
 demonstrate

00:32:57.500 --> 00:32:58.320
 your love

00:32:58.320 --> 00:32:59.400
 for Jesus.

00:33:00.700 --> 00:33:01.640
 So can we

00:33:01.640 --> 00:33:02.100
 feel the

00:33:02.100 --> 00:33:02.820
 impact of

00:33:02.820 --> 00:33:03.460
 his words?

00:33:04.540 --> 00:33:04.900
 He says,

00:33:04.980 --> 00:33:05.660
 you say

00:33:05.660 --> 00:33:06.180
 that you

00:33:06.180 --> 00:33:06.780
 love me,

00:33:06.900 --> 00:33:07.980
 will the

00:33:07.980 --> 00:33:08.840
 evidence that

00:33:08.840 --> 00:33:09.320
 you love

00:33:09.320 --> 00:33:09.900
 me will be

00:33:09.900 --> 00:33:10.519
 seen in

00:33:10.519 --> 00:33:10.880
 the way

00:33:10.880 --> 00:33:11.280
 that you

00:33:11.280 --> 00:33:12.019
 love the

00:33:12.019 --> 00:33:13.620
 people in

00:33:13.620 --> 00:33:14.460
 your church.

00:33:15.820 --> 00:33:16.620
 That's going

00:33:16.620 --> 00:33:17.220
 to be the

00:33:17.220 --> 00:33:17.700
 standard.

00:33:19.019 --> 00:33:19.600
 Love for

00:33:19.600 --> 00:33:20.440
 Jesus is

00:33:20.440 --> 00:33:21.660
 always love

00:33:21.660 --> 00:33:22.460
 for your

00:33:22.460 --> 00:33:23.160
 brother and

00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:23.580
 sister.

00:33:25.060 --> 00:33:26.000
 So when we

00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:26.700
 stand before

00:33:26.700 --> 00:33:27.460
 King Jesus,

00:33:28.100 --> 00:33:29.080
 I imagine

00:33:29.080 --> 00:33:29.500
 one of the

00:33:29.500 --> 00:33:30.120
 questions will

00:33:30.120 --> 00:33:30.420
 be,

00:33:30.900 --> 00:33:31.360
 do you

00:33:31.360 --> 00:33:31.960
 love me?

00:33:33.460 --> 00:33:33.860
 Well,

00:33:33.900 --> 00:33:34.780
 of course I

00:33:34.780 --> 00:33:35.220
 love you,

00:33:35.340 --> 00:33:35.620
 Jesus.

00:33:35.619 --> 00:33:36.859
 didn't I

00:33:36.859 --> 00:33:37.559
 tell you in

00:33:37.559 --> 00:33:38.299
 my prayers

00:33:38.299 --> 00:33:39.079
 and in

00:33:39.079 --> 00:33:39.679
 the songs

00:33:39.679 --> 00:33:40.079
 that I

00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:40.479
 sang?

00:33:42.279 --> 00:33:42.879
 No.

00:33:43.939 --> 00:33:44.539
 Did you

00:33:44.539 --> 00:33:45.379
 love me by

00:33:45.379 --> 00:33:47.579
 caring and

00:33:47.579 --> 00:33:49.619
 visiting and

00:33:49.619 --> 00:33:51.779
 serving and

00:33:51.779 --> 00:33:52.699
 providing for

00:33:52.699 --> 00:33:53.219
 your brothers

00:33:53.219 --> 00:33:54.339
 and sisters in

00:33:54.339 --> 00:33:55.039
 Carigoline

00:33:55.039 --> 00:33:56.099
 Baptist Church?

00:33:58.219 --> 00:33:58.819
 Did you

00:33:58.819 --> 00:33:59.779
 take time to

00:33:59.779 --> 00:34:00.539
 talk to,

00:34:00.539 --> 00:34:03.920
 and did

00:34:03.920 --> 00:34:04.440
 you take

00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:05.039
 time to

00:34:05.039 --> 00:34:05.480
 get to

00:34:05.480 --> 00:34:05.859
 know

00:34:05.859 --> 00:34:10.519
 and did

00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:11.059
 you help

00:34:11.059 --> 00:34:11.300
 them?

00:34:14.099 --> 00:34:14.559
 You see,

00:34:14.639 --> 00:34:15.119
 when we

00:34:15.119 --> 00:34:16.139
 love one

00:34:16.139 --> 00:34:16.559
 another,

00:34:17.279 --> 00:34:18.079
 we are

00:34:18.079 --> 00:34:19.019
 demonstrating

00:34:19.019 --> 00:34:19.840
 our love

00:34:19.840 --> 00:34:20.579
 for Jesus.

00:34:22.659 --> 00:34:23.400
 And of

00:34:23.400 --> 00:34:23.639
 course,

00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:24.360
 this is also

00:34:24.360 --> 00:34:24.880
 true for

00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:25.320
 those who

00:34:25.320 --> 00:34:26.199
 are separated

00:34:26.199 --> 00:34:27.019
 in the fire

00:34:27.019 --> 00:34:27.519
 of hell.

00:34:27.860 --> 00:34:28.219
 Look at

00:34:28.219 --> 00:34:29.019
 verse 44.

00:34:30.359 --> 00:34:31.039
 They will

00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:31.399
 answer,

00:34:31.539 --> 00:34:31.779
 Lord,

00:34:32.239 --> 00:34:32.500
 look,

00:34:32.599 --> 00:34:33.239
 when did

00:34:33.239 --> 00:34:33.719
 we see

00:34:33.719 --> 00:34:34.279
 you hungry

00:34:34.279 --> 00:34:34.980
 or thirsty

00:34:34.980 --> 00:34:35.459
 or a

00:34:35.459 --> 00:34:35.919
 stranger

00:34:35.919 --> 00:34:36.500
 or needing

00:34:36.500 --> 00:34:37.019
 clothes

00:34:37.019 --> 00:34:37.500
 or ill

00:34:37.500 --> 00:34:37.839
 or in

00:34:37.839 --> 00:34:38.159
 prison

00:34:38.159 --> 00:34:39.379
 and did

00:34:39.379 --> 00:34:39.939
 not help

00:34:39.939 --> 00:34:40.219
 you?

00:34:41.500 --> 00:34:42.139
 He will

00:34:42.139 --> 00:34:42.619
 reply,

00:34:43.819 --> 00:34:44.459
 truly I

00:34:44.459 --> 00:34:44.859
 tell you,

00:34:44.919 --> 00:34:45.480
 whatever you

00:34:45.480 --> 00:34:46.059
 did not

00:34:46.059 --> 00:34:46.599
 do for

00:34:46.599 --> 00:34:47.000
 the one

00:34:47.000 --> 00:34:47.399
 of the

00:34:47.399 --> 00:34:47.959
 least of

00:34:47.959 --> 00:34:48.480
 these,

00:34:49.480 --> 00:34:50.039
 you did

00:34:50.039 --> 00:34:50.619
 not do

00:34:50.619 --> 00:34:51.199
 for me.

00:34:51.199 --> 00:34:53.019
 they will

00:34:53.019 --> 00:34:53.579
 be judged

00:34:53.579 --> 00:34:54.000
 on the

00:34:54.000 --> 00:34:54.699
 basis of

00:34:54.699 --> 00:34:55.799
 how they

00:34:55.799 --> 00:34:56.359
 treated

00:34:56.359 --> 00:34:57.119
 God's

00:34:57.119 --> 00:34:57.659
 people,

00:34:58.179 --> 00:34:58.879
 the church.

00:34:59.839 --> 00:35:00.739
 Because you

00:35:00.739 --> 00:35:01.519
 didn't love

00:35:01.519 --> 00:35:02.419
 my people,

00:35:03.179 --> 00:35:03.960
 because you

00:35:03.960 --> 00:35:04.939
 opposed and

00:35:04.939 --> 00:35:06.419
 persecuted my

00:35:06.419 --> 00:35:06.879
 children,

00:35:07.379 --> 00:35:07.980
 because you

00:35:07.980 --> 00:35:08.859
 spoke against

00:35:08.859 --> 00:35:09.500
 the truth,

00:35:09.879 --> 00:35:10.480
 against the

00:35:10.480 --> 00:35:11.000
 church and

00:35:11.000 --> 00:35:11.879
 made laws to

00:35:11.879 --> 00:35:12.399
 hinder the

00:35:12.399 --> 00:35:13.079
 work of my

00:35:13.079 --> 00:35:13.439
 church,

00:35:14.439 --> 00:35:15.879
 you will

00:35:15.879 --> 00:35:16.619
 pay for it

00:35:16.619 --> 00:35:17.179
 for all

00:35:17.179 --> 00:35:17.779
 eternity.

00:35:17.780 --> 00:35:20.100
 You see,

00:35:20.180 --> 00:35:20.860
 to stand

00:35:20.860 --> 00:35:21.840
 against God's

00:35:21.840 --> 00:35:23.780
 people is

00:35:24.340 --> 00:35:25.060
 to stand

00:35:25.060 --> 00:35:26.820
 against King

00:35:26.820 --> 00:35:27.260
 Jesus.

00:35:29.019 --> 00:35:30.340
 So how we

00:35:30.340 --> 00:35:30.880
 treat our

00:35:30.880 --> 00:35:31.480
 brothers and

00:35:31.480 --> 00:35:33.640
 sisters is

00:35:33.640 --> 00:35:34.240
 how we

00:35:34.240 --> 00:35:35.240
 treat King

00:35:35.240 --> 00:35:36.040
 Jesus.

00:35:37.300 --> 00:35:38.500
 Love for the

00:35:38.500 --> 00:35:39.380
 church family

00:35:39.380 --> 00:35:40.780
 matters

00:35:40.780 --> 00:35:42.360
 deeply.

00:35:43.200 --> 00:35:43.900
 It matters

00:35:43.900 --> 00:35:44.400
 deeply.

00:35:46.780 --> 00:35:47.760
 So what's

00:35:47.760 --> 00:35:48.600
 our response?

00:35:48.780 --> 00:35:49.140
 Where does

00:35:49.140 --> 00:35:49.640
 this leave

00:35:49.640 --> 00:35:50.000
 us?

00:35:51.660 --> 00:35:52.220
 Well, I

00:35:52.220 --> 00:35:52.620
 hope it

00:35:52.620 --> 00:35:53.240
 leaves us

00:35:53.240 --> 00:35:54.920
 running to

00:35:54.920 --> 00:35:55.620
 the cross

00:35:55.620 --> 00:35:56.480
 afresh.

00:35:57.420 --> 00:35:58.220
 Because in

00:35:58.220 --> 00:35:58.760
 coming to

00:35:58.760 --> 00:35:59.280
 the cross,

00:35:59.540 --> 00:36:00.220
 we see

00:36:00.220 --> 00:36:01.160
 God's love

00:36:01.160 --> 00:36:02.040
 towards us,

00:36:02.100 --> 00:36:02.600
 don't we?

00:36:03.480 --> 00:36:03.940
 Well, we

00:36:03.940 --> 00:36:04.700
 see God

00:36:04.700 --> 00:36:05.680
 in the

00:36:05.680 --> 00:36:06.440
 God-man,

00:36:06.620 --> 00:36:07.520
 Jesus Christ,

00:36:08.380 --> 00:36:09.160
 suffering

00:36:09.160 --> 00:36:10.620
 hell for

00:36:10.620 --> 00:36:11.040
 you and

00:36:11.040 --> 00:36:11.540
 for me,

00:36:12.400 --> 00:36:13.220
 separated

00:36:13.220 --> 00:36:14.100
 from the

00:36:14.100 --> 00:36:14.720
 Father on

00:36:14.720 --> 00:36:15.300
 our behalf,

00:36:15.600 --> 00:36:16.280
 so that we

00:36:16.280 --> 00:36:16.940
 could enjoy

00:36:16.940 --> 00:36:17.520
 the kingdom

00:36:17.519 --> 00:36:18.480
 forever.

00:36:19.059 --> 00:36:20.139
 Our response

00:36:20.139 --> 00:36:20.840
 is not to

00:36:20.840 --> 00:36:21.400
 be one of

00:36:21.400 --> 00:36:22.059
 despair,

00:36:22.480 --> 00:36:23.139
 but one of

00:36:23.139 --> 00:36:23.739
 running to

00:36:23.739 --> 00:36:24.259
 the Father

00:36:24.259 --> 00:36:24.960
 yet again

00:36:24.960 --> 00:36:25.579
 in humble

00:36:25.579 --> 00:36:26.259
 dependence,

00:36:26.559 --> 00:36:27.179
 like little

00:36:27.179 --> 00:36:27.759
 children,

00:36:28.840 --> 00:36:29.739
 experiencing

00:36:29.739 --> 00:36:30.539
 his love

00:36:30.539 --> 00:36:31.300
 afresh,

00:36:31.780 --> 00:36:32.460
 and asking

00:36:32.460 --> 00:36:33.679
 him to

00:36:33.679 --> 00:36:34.500
 change our

00:36:34.500 --> 00:36:35.019
 hearts

00:36:35.019 --> 00:36:37.099
 by his

00:36:37.099 --> 00:36:37.599
 grace,

00:36:38.440 --> 00:36:39.559
 so that we

00:36:39.559 --> 00:36:40.159
 would love

00:36:40.159 --> 00:36:41.460
 as he

00:36:41.460 --> 00:36:41.900
 loved,

00:36:41.900 --> 00:36:43.820
 that we

00:36:43.820 --> 00:36:44.380
 would care

00:36:44.380 --> 00:36:44.820
 for one

00:36:44.820 --> 00:36:45.220
 another

00:36:45.220 --> 00:36:46.340
 as he

00:36:46.340 --> 00:36:46.619
 has

00:36:46.619 --> 00:36:47.059
 cared

00:36:47.059 --> 00:36:48.440
 for us.

00:36:51.119 --> 00:36:51.760
 One

00:36:51.760 --> 00:36:52.240
 judgment,

00:36:53.240 --> 00:36:54.619
 two

00:36:54.619 --> 00:36:55.480
 destinies,

00:36:56.440 --> 00:36:57.800
 and three

00:36:57.800 --> 00:36:58.420
 truths.

00:37:00.519 --> 00:37:01.320
 Let's just

00:37:01.320 --> 00:37:02.079
 take a moment

00:37:02.079 --> 00:37:02.800
 to pause

00:37:02.800 --> 00:37:03.200
 and to

00:37:03.200 --> 00:37:03.740
 reflect

00:37:03.740 --> 00:37:05.700
 and think

00:37:05.700 --> 00:37:06.240
 about where

00:37:06.240 --> 00:37:06.780
 we are

00:37:06.780 --> 00:37:08.099
 today.

00:37:08.099 --> 00:37:08.779
 let's just

00:37:08.779 --> 00:37:09.400
 take a moment

00:37:09.400 --> 00:37:10.139
 quietness

00:37:10.139 --> 00:37:10.519
 to do

00:37:10.519 --> 00:37:10.880
 that.

00:37:10.880 --> 00:37:10.920
 Let's

00:37:10.920 --> 00:37:11.480
 just take a moment

00:37:11.480 --> 00:37:12.779
 quietness to do that.

00:37:12.780 --> 00:37:13.780
 once

00:37:13.780 --> 00:37:14.540
 before

00:37:14.540 --> 00:37:15.240
 let's

00:37:15.240 --> 00:37:17.320
 try

00:37:17.860 --> 00:37:18.280
 and

00:37:18.280 --> 00:37:20.019
 you

00:37:20.019 --> 00:37:21.340
 take a moment

00:37:21.340 --> 00:37:22.240
.

00:37:22.660 --> 00:37:23.740
 you

00:37:23.760 --> 00:37:25.160
 you

00:37:25.160 --> 00:37:26.240
 can 30

00:37:26.240 --> 00:37:27.019
 it

00:37:28.019 --> 00:37:29.240
 it

00:37:29.240 --> 00:37:31.640
 to

00:37:31.640 --> 00:37:32.240
 you

00:37:32.240 --> 00:37:34.280
 you

00:37:34.800 --> 00:37:35.260
 you

00:37:35.260 --> 00:37:37.280
 you

00:37:37.280 --> 00:37:38.340
 you

00:37:38.340 --> 00:37:39.240
 you

00:37:39.240 --> 00:37:40.300
 you

00:37:40.300 --> 00:37:41.140
 you

00:37:41.140 --> 00:37:41.700
 you

00:37:41.700 --> 00:37:42.220
 you

00:37:42.219 --> 00:37:47.980
 this is how we know what love is

00:37:47.980 --> 00:37:52.859
 Jesus Christ laid down his life for us

00:37:52.859 --> 00:37:56.699
 and we ought to lay down our lives

00:37:56.699 --> 00:37:59.279
 for our brothers and sisters

00:37:59.279 --> 00:38:03.939
 Father God we are amazed

00:38:03.939 --> 00:38:07.539
 at your incredible love towards us

00:38:07.539 --> 00:38:12.739
 for suffering the depths of which you did

00:38:12.739 --> 00:38:15.340
 taking on our sin and guilt and shame

00:38:15.340 --> 00:38:18.519
 suffering the depths of hell

00:38:18.519 --> 00:38:23.619
 so that by faith we would never be separated from God

00:38:23.619 --> 00:38:25.860
 or his eternal kingdom

00:38:25.860 --> 00:38:29.920
 Father would you teach us afresh

00:38:29.920 --> 00:38:32.860
 the extent of your love

00:38:32.860 --> 00:38:35.980
 may it melt us

00:38:35.980 --> 00:38:37.820
 and mould us

00:38:37.820 --> 00:38:40.940
 and fill us with thanksgiving

00:38:40.940 --> 00:38:44.559
 that it would fill our hearts with worship

00:38:44.559 --> 00:38:46.820
 worship that overflows

00:38:46.820 --> 00:38:49.740
 in love and good deeds

00:38:49.740 --> 00:38:53.940
 towards those we are with this morning

00:38:53.940 --> 00:38:57.300
 we thank you for our church family

00:38:57.300 --> 00:39:01.639
 we thank you for the many acts of love that there are

00:39:01.639 --> 00:39:05.380
 the many ways in which we serve one another

00:39:05.380 --> 00:39:07.160
 the care

00:39:07.160 --> 00:39:08.079
 the prayer

00:39:08.079 --> 00:39:09.280
 the help

00:39:09.280 --> 00:39:13.160
 Father may that continually grow

00:39:13.160 --> 00:39:14.740
 and develop in our lives

00:39:14.740 --> 00:39:18.000
 as an expression of our love to you

00:39:18.000 --> 00:39:20.760
 for all that you have done for us

00:39:20.760 --> 00:39:24.480
 please help us we ask

00:39:24.480 --> 00:39:26.280
 in Jesus name

00:39:26.280 --> 00:39:27.420
 Amen

00:39:27.420 --> 00:39:37.360
 We're going to sing together

00:39:37.360 --> 00:39:37.400
 We're going to sing together

00:39:37.400 --> 00:39:38.500
 speaking together

00:39:38.500 --> 00:39:40.260
 we're going to do something again

00:39:40.260 --> 00:39:42.539
 at night

00:39:42.539 --> 00:39:43.139
 including The Will

00:39:43.139 --> 00:39:44.880
 and the Will

00:39:44.880 --> 00:39:45.260
 not ró stock

00:39:45.260 --> 00:39:46.880
 and the希望

00:39:46.880 --> 00:39:48.599
 즉

00:39:48.599 --> 00:39:49.340
 we're gonna кни up

00:39:49.340 --> 00:39:50.160
 so tune with us

00:39:50.160 --> 00:39:51.660
 and click vem

00:39:51.660 --> 00:39:53.160
 us

00:39:53.160 --> 00:39:53.740
 we have to learn

00:39:53.740 --> 00:39:54.619
 this

00:39:54.619 --> 00:39:55.980
 and click

00:39:55.980 --> 00:39:58.340
 and click

00:39:58.340 --> 00:39:59.820
 and click

00:39:59.820 --> 00:40:02.019
 and try