1 00:00:01,701 --> 00:00:03,536 In Matthew ten. 2 00:00:03,536 --> 00:00:06,873 Oh, we're going to see a transition point. 3 00:00:09,242 --> 00:00:12,145 With what Jesus 4 00:00:12,145 --> 00:00:15,148 commands and demands of his disciples. 5 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:20,286 And this is one of those messages that, 6 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:23,857 did for Jesus, probably, 7 00:00:23,857 --> 00:00:27,260 and has the real possibility in our time in our midst. 8 00:00:28,228 --> 00:00:31,231 Just turn some people away 9 00:00:31,531 --> 00:00:34,234 from following Jesus and what that means. 10 00:00:34,234 --> 00:00:37,237 And and some people are going to probably walk out. 11 00:00:39,406 --> 00:00:42,409 But this is this is one of the hinge points 12 00:00:42,842 --> 00:00:46,046 in the Gospel of Matthew that Jesus kind of turns the corner, 13 00:00:47,213 --> 00:00:49,349 and says, I'm going to lay it down for you. 14 00:00:49,349 --> 00:00:52,352 My expectation and it's hard. 15 00:00:54,454 --> 00:00:57,357 And I've really struggled 16 00:00:57,357 --> 00:01:00,660 this week with how to approach this chapter. 17 00:01:04,397 --> 00:01:05,732 And I was really convicted 18 00:01:05,732 --> 00:01:09,402 last night and early in the early hours of this morning. 19 00:01:11,604 --> 00:01:13,973 I believe second Timothy 316 20 00:01:13,973 --> 00:01:17,077 that says all Scripture is inspired 21 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:20,080 and God breathed. 22 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,483 And I feel the eviction of us 23 00:01:23,950 --> 00:01:26,953 for us to recapture the sacredness 24 00:01:27,253 --> 00:01:30,557 and recapture the holiness of reading the words of God. 25 00:01:32,025 --> 00:01:35,028 Because these inspired words 26 00:01:35,728 --> 00:01:38,731 are breathed out of his mouth. 27 00:01:40,533 --> 00:01:43,002 I believe that when Scripture is read 28 00:01:43,002 --> 00:01:46,005 that God personally speaks. 29 00:01:46,639 --> 00:01:49,642 We treat Scripture as mere content. 30 00:01:50,577 --> 00:01:52,745 The historic church treat the scripture 31 00:01:52,745 --> 00:01:55,748 as an audience with God. 32 00:01:55,815 --> 00:01:57,684 When we come to places like this 33 00:01:57,684 --> 00:02:00,687 and I understand it, but we come to learn about God, 34 00:02:01,855 --> 00:02:05,992 the ancient people of God came to hear God. 35 00:02:08,294 --> 00:02:10,864 And so church, 36 00:02:10,864 --> 00:02:13,867 we're about to hear the words of the living God. 37 00:02:15,969 --> 00:02:18,972 We're not merely studying a book. 38 00:02:20,073 --> 00:02:22,442 Or being addressed by the Creator himself. 39 00:02:24,277 --> 00:02:27,280 Hebrews 412 is present tense 40 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,751 that says, the Word of God is living and active. 41 00:02:31,751 --> 00:02:32,552 Present tense. 42 00:02:32,552 --> 00:02:35,522 Right now. 43 00:02:36,789 --> 00:02:39,792 And so when we open the Bible together, 44 00:02:39,893 --> 00:02:42,896 we're not starting a lesson. 45 00:02:43,163 --> 00:02:45,298 We're entering a moment with the God 46 00:02:45,298 --> 00:02:49,068 who spoke the galaxies into existence, 47 00:02:50,236 --> 00:02:52,906 has chosen in his mercy 48 00:02:52,906 --> 00:02:55,675 and by his grace to speak 49 00:02:55,675 --> 00:02:58,678 to us, his people once again. 50 00:02:59,412 --> 00:03:02,415 And so in this moment, we're not just reading Scripture. 51 00:03:03,082 --> 00:03:05,718 God is breathing 52 00:03:05,718 --> 00:03:08,721 into us. 53 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:12,025 And we're going to do it differently today. 54 00:03:13,793 --> 00:03:16,796 And I'm going to ask that if you are able to stand, 55 00:03:17,697 --> 00:03:21,134 that you stand in the reverence for the Word of God 56 00:03:21,467 --> 00:03:24,470 as I read it. 57 00:03:28,741 --> 00:03:29,976 And out of reverence 58 00:03:29,976 --> 00:03:32,979 for the God breathed word. 59 00:03:34,113 --> 00:03:37,116 I want you just to listen. 60 00:03:40,053 --> 00:03:40,787 My prayer 61 00:03:40,787 --> 00:03:45,959 is that by the Spirit of God, he'll speak to us through the Word of God. 62 00:03:48,628 --> 00:03:51,598 Matthew ten. 63 00:03:51,598 --> 00:03:54,167 And he called to him his 12 disciples, 64 00:03:54,167 --> 00:03:57,170 and gave them authority over unclean spirits, 65 00:03:57,203 --> 00:04:00,740 to cast them out and to heal every disease and every affliction. 66 00:04:01,608 --> 00:04:06,446 The names of the 12 apostles are these first Simon, who was called Peter, 67 00:04:06,446 --> 00:04:10,450 and Andrew his brother James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother 68 00:04:11,117 --> 00:04:15,121 Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector, James 69 00:04:15,121 --> 00:04:17,257 the son of Alphaeus and Thaddeus, Simon 70 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:20,260 the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 71 00:04:21,361 --> 00:04:24,330 These 12 Jesus sent out, instructing them, 72 00:04:24,631 --> 00:04:28,835 go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, 73 00:04:29,135 --> 00:04:33,072 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, and proclaim 74 00:04:33,072 --> 00:04:36,776 as you go, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 75 00:04:37,377 --> 00:04:40,113 Heal the sick. Raise the dead. 76 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:41,614 Cleanse lepers. 77 00:04:41,614 --> 00:04:45,151 Cast out demons you received without pain. 78 00:04:45,151 --> 00:04:47,020 Give without pay. 79 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:50,590 Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts. 80 00:04:50,857 --> 00:04:54,394 No bag for your journey, or two tunics or sandals, or a staff, 81 00:04:54,994 --> 00:04:57,830 for the laborer deserves his food. 82 00:04:57,830 --> 00:05:00,400 And whatever town or village you enter, find out 83 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,403 who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 84 00:05:03,970 --> 00:05:06,572 As you enter the house, greeted. 85 00:05:06,572 --> 00:05:09,509 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. 86 00:05:09,509 --> 00:05:12,211 But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 87 00:05:12,211 --> 00:05:15,415 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, 88 00:05:15,581 --> 00:05:20,053 shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 89 00:05:20,253 --> 00:05:23,923 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day 90 00:05:23,923 --> 00:05:27,727 of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. 91 00:05:28,661 --> 00:05:33,533 Behold, I am sending you out as sheep, as sheep in the midst of wolves. 92 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:37,570 So be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 93 00:05:38,104 --> 00:05:40,707 Beware of men, for they will deliver 94 00:05:40,707 --> 00:05:44,210 you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, 95 00:05:44,777 --> 00:05:48,448 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, 96 00:05:48,881 --> 00:05:51,884 to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. 97 00:05:52,352 --> 00:05:55,288 When they deliver you over, do not be anxious 98 00:05:55,288 --> 00:05:58,191 how you are to speak, or what you are to say, 99 00:05:58,191 --> 00:06:02,195 or what you for what you are to say, will be given to you in that hour. 100 00:06:03,329 --> 00:06:04,263 For it is not you 101 00:06:04,263 --> 00:06:07,967 who speak, but the spirit of your father speaking through you. 102 00:06:08,768 --> 00:06:11,771 Brother will deliver brother over to death, 103 00:06:12,572 --> 00:06:15,742 and the father, his child and children 104 00:06:15,742 --> 00:06:19,078 will rise against parents and have them put to death. 105 00:06:19,946 --> 00:06:24,050 And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. 106 00:06:24,917 --> 00:06:28,388 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 107 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:32,558 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. 108 00:06:33,126 --> 00:06:38,131 For truly, I say to you, you will not have gone throughout all the towns of Israel. 109 00:06:38,131 --> 00:06:41,100 But for the Son of Man comes. 110 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:44,971 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor servant above his master. 111 00:06:45,571 --> 00:06:46,973 It is enough for the disciple 112 00:06:46,973 --> 00:06:50,076 to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. 113 00:06:50,710 --> 00:06:54,147 If they have called the master of the house bills above. 114 00:06:54,614 --> 00:06:57,917 How much more will they malign those of his household? 115 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:03,423 The God breathed the breath 116 00:07:03,756 --> 00:07:06,759 through his word. 117 00:07:06,993 --> 00:07:09,395 I pray we hear it. 118 00:07:09,395 --> 00:07:11,764 I pray we ingest it, 119 00:07:11,764 --> 00:07:14,367 and I pray it lives within us. 120 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:17,370 Please have a seat. 121 00:07:19,038 --> 00:07:21,374 Matthew nine. 122 00:07:21,374 --> 00:07:23,543 Matthew one through nine. 123 00:07:23,543 --> 00:07:26,913 The disciples simply watched Jesus do ministry. 124 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,416 In chapter ten 125 00:07:30,416 --> 00:07:33,419 he says, your observation time is over. 126 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,989 Now tag you're it. 127 00:07:36,989 --> 00:07:38,558 And then the disciples move 128 00:07:38,558 --> 00:07:41,561 from admiration to participation. 129 00:07:42,361 --> 00:07:45,364 And here's the big idea for today. 130 00:07:45,898 --> 00:07:49,435 Following Jesus is not just about learning about his mission. 131 00:07:49,836 --> 00:07:52,839 It's joining him in his mission. 132 00:07:52,872 --> 00:07:55,408 And Jesus is very clear 133 00:07:55,408 --> 00:07:58,411 that joining him in his mission will be costly. 134 00:07:59,979 --> 00:08:01,080 Following Jesus 135 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,083 may begin with attending church, 136 00:08:04,083 --> 00:08:07,053 but it must result in deployment. 137 00:08:08,788 --> 00:08:12,091 Because a saved life is a life. 138 00:08:13,659 --> 00:08:17,430 And so Jesus in Matthew ten now is going to say, here's the expectation. 139 00:08:18,197 --> 00:08:21,000 If you say you're a follower of mine, here's the expectation. 140 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:22,935 And with 141 00:08:22,935 --> 00:08:25,938 these words, some are going to turn away 142 00:08:26,672 --> 00:08:28,074 and others are going to choose 143 00:08:28,074 --> 00:08:31,077 to be deployed. 144 00:08:31,210 --> 00:08:34,213 Verses one through four. 145 00:08:34,814 --> 00:08:39,318 He called to him his 12 disciples, and gave them authority 146 00:08:39,318 --> 00:08:43,856 over unclean spirits, to cast them out, to heal every disease and every affliction. 147 00:08:44,557 --> 00:08:47,560 The names of the 12 apostles are these. 148 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:51,764 First, Simon is called Peter and Andrew, his brother James the son of Zebedee, 149 00:08:51,764 --> 00:08:53,733 and John his brother Philip North, 150 00:08:53,733 --> 00:08:57,270 all of you, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus 151 00:08:57,270 --> 00:09:00,640 and Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 152 00:09:00,873 --> 00:09:03,376 Here's the first thing 153 00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:05,912 for the disciple of Jesus. 154 00:09:05,912 --> 00:09:11,183 What Jesus is saying is that we must accept responsibility. 155 00:09:12,585 --> 00:09:15,721 He's giving his disciples authority. 156 00:09:16,155 --> 00:09:18,524 They must accept responsibility. 157 00:09:18,524 --> 00:09:24,263 This is the first time that Jesus will share his ministry power with anybody. 158 00:09:24,964 --> 00:09:26,599 And notice what he says. 159 00:09:26,599 --> 00:09:29,602 He does not say, I want you to watch me and take notes. 160 00:09:29,835 --> 00:09:32,371 Now he says, I want you to take responsibility. 161 00:09:33,873 --> 00:09:34,473 That's what it means 162 00:09:34,473 --> 00:09:37,476 to be a follower of Jesus, to take responsibility. 163 00:09:38,244 --> 00:09:40,947 Most Christians, most people want teachings. 164 00:09:40,947 --> 00:09:42,882 They want Bible studies and they want podcasts, 165 00:09:42,882 --> 00:09:45,885 but they don't want responsibility. 166 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:49,288 And Jesus says, 167 00:09:49,288 --> 00:09:52,291 if you're going to follow me, you have to take responsibility. 168 00:09:53,526 --> 00:09:54,560 You've had enough studies. 169 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:57,730 You have enough podcasts, you got enough services. 170 00:09:59,031 --> 00:10:02,034 Now it's time to take responsibility. 171 00:10:03,235 --> 00:10:04,370 This is the only time 172 00:10:04,370 --> 00:10:07,373 Matthew calls the 12 disciples apostles. 173 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:11,477 The word apostle is a Greek word called apostolic, 174 00:10:12,178 --> 00:10:14,480 and it literally means sent 175 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,483 ones or messengers. 176 00:10:17,950 --> 00:10:20,119 Jesus himself is called 177 00:10:20,119 --> 00:10:23,222 the apostle in Hebrews three verse one. 178 00:10:23,889 --> 00:10:26,525 But here for these 12, 179 00:10:26,525 --> 00:10:30,029 these disciples are now given the title apostles. 180 00:10:30,830 --> 00:10:36,102 These 12 have a special apostolic office. 181 00:10:36,736 --> 00:10:41,073 This is a special dispensation where these 12 are 182 00:10:41,073 --> 00:10:44,710 those who were deemed as the apostles of Christ. 183 00:10:45,378 --> 00:10:48,381 Jesus had hundreds of disciples. 184 00:10:48,481 --> 00:10:51,651 All the disciples is someone who just followed a rabbi 185 00:10:52,418 --> 00:10:55,321 and occasionally peaked in sometimes 186 00:10:55,321 --> 00:10:59,291 these 12 have the title as the Apostles of Christ. 187 00:10:59,291 --> 00:11:00,393 He names them 188 00:11:01,460 --> 00:11:03,663 as his specific sent ones. 189 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:07,133 Later, Paul will include himself in this list in first Corinthians nine. 190 00:11:08,901 --> 00:11:11,904 In our time, the idea of apostles. 191 00:11:12,271 --> 00:11:16,075 There's no more special dispensation like there was for these 12. 192 00:11:17,009 --> 00:11:21,147 Now, what we have regarding the idea of apostles is a spiritual gift. 193 00:11:21,180 --> 00:11:23,816 There is a spiritual gift of apostleship. 194 00:11:23,816 --> 00:11:26,585 Ephesians four says, God gave some to be apostles 195 00:11:26,585 --> 00:11:29,722 and prophets and evangelists and pastors and teachers 196 00:11:29,722 --> 00:11:32,892 to prepare God's people for works of service. 197 00:11:33,693 --> 00:11:38,130 And so there is a spiritual gift of apostleship that's given to some 198 00:11:39,031 --> 00:11:43,803 with the special ability by God to start churches 199 00:11:43,803 --> 00:11:47,973 and to expand the kingdom through churches. 200 00:11:48,574 --> 00:11:51,577 It's a, it's a, it's a spiritual gift of apostleship. 201 00:11:52,011 --> 00:11:56,348 But generally speaking, every Christ follower is a sent one. 202 00:11:58,184 --> 00:12:00,886 Plays the role has the role of an apostle. 203 00:12:00,886 --> 00:12:03,789 Matthew 28 Jesus says, 204 00:12:03,789 --> 00:12:05,424 go therefore into all the world. 205 00:12:05,424 --> 00:12:07,593 I'm sending you all to make disciples. 206 00:12:07,593 --> 00:12:12,465 So every Christ follower assumes this responsibility says this responsibility 207 00:12:12,631 --> 00:12:17,103 of fulfilling the role of an apostle, in other words, and being sent. 208 00:12:18,537 --> 00:12:21,140 There are some who God has gifted 209 00:12:21,140 --> 00:12:24,143 the spiritual gift of apostleship, 210 00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:27,847 but there's no more special dispensation of the apostles. 211 00:12:28,481 --> 00:12:30,549 You follow. 212 00:12:30,549 --> 00:12:33,085 So these 12 213 00:12:33,085 --> 00:12:36,722 and it amazes me as we look at these 12, that Jesus get this. 214 00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:40,860 Jesus gave his own authority to the worst of his followers, 215 00:12:41,927 --> 00:12:44,697 not the best. 216 00:12:44,697 --> 00:12:47,533 And at least for us, these 12. 217 00:12:47,533 --> 00:12:50,836 In verse two through four we see three sets of four 218 00:12:52,371 --> 00:12:55,374 in every list of the disciples. 219 00:12:55,841 --> 00:12:59,345 Sometimes some of the the order changes slightly, 220 00:13:00,212 --> 00:13:04,917 but always Peter is listed first and Judas is always listed last. 221 00:13:06,418 --> 00:13:09,155 And I think you understand why. 222 00:13:09,155 --> 00:13:12,191 And in this list there's two sets of brothers, Peter 223 00:13:12,191 --> 00:13:15,194 and Andrew, and James and John 224 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:16,562 and Peter and Andrew. 225 00:13:16,562 --> 00:13:20,466 James and John are always the first list of the first four. 226 00:13:20,466 --> 00:13:22,201 Always. 227 00:13:22,201 --> 00:13:25,638 And in each group, before each group has their own leader. 228 00:13:26,238 --> 00:13:29,241 Peter is the leader of the first group of four. 229 00:13:29,809 --> 00:13:32,845 Philip is always the leader of the second group of four, 230 00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:35,915 and James the son of Alphaeus is always 231 00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:38,918 the leader of the third group of four. 232 00:13:39,018 --> 00:13:41,487 And it says, If Jesus saying, look, you're all leaders. 233 00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:44,790 However, there are leaders and subgroups of leaders, 234 00:13:45,391 --> 00:13:48,894 and there are leaders of leaders, and of all the 12, 235 00:13:48,894 --> 00:13:52,832 there were four that were leaders of of of those other eight. 236 00:13:53,132 --> 00:13:56,969 And even of those four, there were three Peter, James and John. 237 00:13:59,038 --> 00:14:02,041 What amazes me about this group 238 00:14:02,274 --> 00:14:05,277 is that some of them are just simple fishermen, 239 00:14:05,878 --> 00:14:08,881 hardworking, blue collar, 240 00:14:09,682 --> 00:14:12,685 tough men, hard working men. 241 00:14:13,452 --> 00:14:16,455 One of them was a traitor to his own people. 242 00:14:17,089 --> 00:14:20,392 One of them was a militant extremist. 243 00:14:22,027 --> 00:14:23,929 He would be the one who was burning 244 00:14:23,929 --> 00:14:26,932 the Roman flag. 245 00:14:29,001 --> 00:14:32,004 They were political opposites, 246 00:14:32,071 --> 00:14:35,040 polar opposites on the political spectrum. 247 00:14:35,407 --> 00:14:38,410 Hated each other. 248 00:14:39,345 --> 00:14:42,314 Most very uneducated. 249 00:14:42,314 --> 00:14:45,317 1 or 2 wealthy, the rest extremely poor. 250 00:14:46,518 --> 00:14:49,688 And Jesus says, whatever your identity has been, 251 00:14:50,322 --> 00:14:53,325 whatever your ideology has been, 252 00:14:53,425 --> 00:14:56,128 whatever you have used to say, this is who I am. 253 00:14:56,128 --> 00:14:58,430 He says. Those things don't exist anymore. 254 00:14:58,430 --> 00:15:01,333 Now your mind 255 00:15:01,333 --> 00:15:04,336 and you have a new identity. 256 00:15:05,170 --> 00:15:08,173 You have a new role, a new position. 257 00:15:08,507 --> 00:15:10,142 All things are passed away. 258 00:15:10,142 --> 00:15:11,577 New things have come. 259 00:15:13,012 --> 00:15:16,015 However, you have identified yourself politically, 260 00:15:16,181 --> 00:15:19,919 economically, socially, culturally. 261 00:15:20,152 --> 00:15:23,155 Those things are no longer a part of my kingdom. 262 00:15:24,723 --> 00:15:27,426 Now. It's just my kingdom. 263 00:15:27,426 --> 00:15:29,662 Whether you're on the right or you're on the left. 264 00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:32,731 No longer can you tag my kingdom to your political 265 00:15:32,731 --> 00:15:35,734 position. 266 00:15:35,734 --> 00:15:38,737 It's my kingdom. 267 00:15:40,072 --> 00:15:41,807 And he gives us authority 268 00:15:41,807 --> 00:15:44,810 to the worst of his disciples. 269 00:15:45,477 --> 00:15:47,079 And I want you to know something. Verse two. 270 00:15:47,079 --> 00:15:50,549 He called them, and then he gave them authority. 271 00:15:51,850 --> 00:15:53,018 This is how God works. 272 00:15:53,018 --> 00:15:56,021 The call always comes first 273 00:15:56,221 --> 00:15:58,424 before the gift. 274 00:15:58,424 --> 00:16:02,127 See, God always gives power equal to his call, 275 00:16:02,161 --> 00:16:04,563 but only after one accepts his call. 276 00:16:04,563 --> 00:16:07,566 Never before. 277 00:16:09,902 --> 00:16:13,539 And I understand Jesus is giving his disciples, 278 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:16,542 giving his followers his very authority. 279 00:16:19,311 --> 00:16:21,313 And I understand that most of us 280 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:23,582 feel very 281 00:16:23,582 --> 00:16:27,152 unqualified to carry the authority of God with us, 282 00:16:27,353 --> 00:16:31,857 to speak with the authority of God, to act with the authority of God. 283 00:16:33,125 --> 00:16:35,861 But yet that is what Jesus does for his disciples, 284 00:16:35,861 --> 00:16:38,864 for those who are willing to accept the responsibility. 285 00:16:40,499 --> 00:16:43,068 I'm going to call you, 286 00:16:43,068 --> 00:16:46,071 and then I'm going to empower you. 287 00:16:47,373 --> 00:16:50,342 And for the disciple, once that realization comes, 288 00:16:50,476 --> 00:16:54,813 the disciple must then begin living with urgency 289 00:16:56,648 --> 00:16:59,818 in verse five and following the 12, these 12 290 00:16:59,818 --> 00:17:03,756 Jesus sent out instructed them, go nowhere among the Gentiles, or enter the. 291 00:17:04,623 --> 00:17:09,361 No town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, 292 00:17:09,661 --> 00:17:13,132 and proclaim as you go, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 293 00:17:13,265 --> 00:17:16,502 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. 294 00:17:16,668 --> 00:17:19,505 You received without pain, give without pay. 295 00:17:19,505 --> 00:17:23,442 Acquire no gold or silver, a copper for your belt, no bag for your journey, 296 00:17:23,642 --> 00:17:26,912 or two tunics or sandals, or a staff for the laborer 297 00:17:26,912 --> 00:17:30,215 deserves his food and whatever town or village you enter. 298 00:17:30,315 --> 00:17:33,485 Find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 299 00:17:33,952 --> 00:17:35,687 As you enter the house and greet it. 300 00:17:35,687 --> 00:17:38,257 If the house was worthy, let your peace come upon it. 301 00:17:38,257 --> 00:17:41,126 If it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 302 00:17:41,126 --> 00:17:44,963 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake the 303 00:17:44,963 --> 00:17:46,131 dust off your feet 304 00:17:47,132 --> 00:17:49,535 when you leave that house or town. 305 00:17:49,535 --> 00:17:50,569 Truly I say to you, 306 00:17:50,569 --> 00:17:53,072 it will be more bearable on that day of judgment 307 00:17:53,072 --> 00:17:55,074 for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. 308 00:17:55,074 --> 00:17:57,543 Here's what you saying. 309 00:17:57,543 --> 00:17:59,912 He said, I'm sending you out. 310 00:17:59,912 --> 00:18:02,481 Accept the responsibility and then live with urgency. 311 00:18:02,481 --> 00:18:05,250 Your apostles. And you have two roles. 312 00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:08,253 Your first role is to proclaim. 313 00:18:08,487 --> 00:18:11,757 He says, go nowhere among the Gentiles, or enter the town of the Samaritans, 314 00:18:11,757 --> 00:18:14,293 but only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 315 00:18:14,293 --> 00:18:17,296 History saying, he's saying, start. 316 00:18:18,764 --> 00:18:20,432 With your huddle. 317 00:18:20,432 --> 00:18:22,234 These were Jews. 318 00:18:22,234 --> 00:18:24,970 He's saying that the message 319 00:18:24,970 --> 00:18:28,006 of the Messiah comes first to the Jew, then to the Gentile, 320 00:18:29,108 --> 00:18:32,377 and the Jews will reject it, and the Gentiles will be adopted in. 321 00:18:34,146 --> 00:18:36,148 But to honor my covenant 322 00:18:36,148 --> 00:18:39,151 commitment to my people, we start with the Jews. 323 00:18:40,486 --> 00:18:42,254 This is exactly what Jesus will say. 324 00:18:42,254 --> 00:18:44,022 He said, you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, 325 00:18:44,022 --> 00:18:46,125 right where you are, and Judea, your people. 326 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:48,060 And then to Mary into the ends of the earth. 327 00:18:48,060 --> 00:18:49,761 But you start where you are, 328 00:18:49,761 --> 00:18:52,764 and his commission to us accept the responsibility. 329 00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:53,799 Live with urgency 330 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:57,136 with those people in your huddle that are right around you right now. 331 00:18:58,770 --> 00:19:01,473 Before you ever dream about crossing a border 332 00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:04,476 or an ocean, cross the street. 333 00:19:05,444 --> 00:19:08,447 Do you understand? 334 00:19:12,885 --> 00:19:13,685 As you go 335 00:19:13,685 --> 00:19:16,688 proclaim saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand, 336 00:19:17,556 --> 00:19:19,958 the first rule of the disciple wants you to accept 337 00:19:19,958 --> 00:19:23,962 the responsibility of God is to live with urgency and make proclamation. 338 00:19:23,962 --> 00:19:25,430 Here's the here's the thing 339 00:19:25,430 --> 00:19:28,300 if your faith never leaves your mouth, it hasn't reached your heart. 340 00:19:35,641 --> 00:19:36,208 The first 341 00:19:36,208 --> 00:19:39,845 responsibility of the disciples of Christ, of these apostles specifically 342 00:19:40,212 --> 00:19:43,382 and of us, is to go and proclaim the kingdom of God is at hand. 343 00:19:43,382 --> 00:19:46,385 There's a sense of urgency in the proclamation. 344 00:19:47,019 --> 00:19:49,621 He never said, Jesus never says, look, if you're not made up your mind 345 00:19:49,621 --> 00:19:51,323 about Jesus, just give us some time. Think about it. 346 00:19:51,323 --> 00:19:53,458 He doesn't say that, 347 00:19:53,458 --> 00:19:56,628 and he doesn't tell his people to tell people who haven't accepted Jesus. 348 00:19:56,795 --> 00:19:58,330 Just give us some thought. Think about it. 349 00:19:58,330 --> 00:19:59,431 Let us know if you got with. 350 00:19:59,431 --> 00:20:01,600 He doesn't say that. 351 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:05,537 He says make the proclamation that right now the Kingdom of God is upon you. 352 00:20:05,537 --> 00:20:08,540 You better decide. 353 00:20:12,344 --> 00:20:14,646 He doesn't say, debate your politics. 354 00:20:14,646 --> 00:20:17,282 He doesn't say, try to reform the government of Rome. 355 00:20:18,550 --> 00:20:19,451 He says, just make 356 00:20:19,451 --> 00:20:22,454 the announcement that the kingdom of God is now 357 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:26,225 in the person of Jesus. 358 00:20:26,959 --> 00:20:28,560 Go make proclamation. 359 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:32,531 And then he says, as you go and make proclamation, demonstrate 360 00:20:32,531 --> 00:20:34,066 his mercy through his power. 361 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:35,334 I want you to understand something. 362 00:20:35,334 --> 00:20:38,203 This is exactly what the disciples did. 363 00:20:38,203 --> 00:20:40,706 You read through the Gospels and these 12. 364 00:20:40,706 --> 00:20:43,208 They follow Jesus. They watched Jesus. 365 00:20:43,208 --> 00:20:46,211 They thought one day they might emulate him. 366 00:20:46,478 --> 00:20:50,816 They saw Jesus interact with the sick and the possessed and the needy. 367 00:20:51,283 --> 00:20:53,785 And then Jesus is crucified. He's resurrected. 368 00:20:53,785 --> 00:20:54,853 He ascended to heaven. 369 00:20:54,853 --> 00:20:57,856 And now the disciples are thinking, well, what do we do now? 370 00:20:59,491 --> 00:21:02,194 And as you, once you read the Gospels 371 00:21:02,194 --> 00:21:05,330 and see how Jesus responds for the sick and the needy. 372 00:21:06,031 --> 00:21:08,967 Then you read the book of acts and you will you will find, is this 373 00:21:10,502 --> 00:21:13,272 when you read the book of acts, knowing the 374 00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:17,209 the account of the Gospels, you will see the disciples, especially 375 00:21:17,209 --> 00:21:23,048 Peter and John, encounter many of the almost the exact same issues 376 00:21:23,048 --> 00:21:26,652 Jesus encountered with the sick and the dead and the needy. 377 00:21:27,686 --> 00:21:31,023 Almost the exact same situations. 378 00:21:32,190 --> 00:21:34,126 And the only thing the disciples 379 00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:37,396 and Peter and John knew to do is like, we have no idea what to do right now. 380 00:21:38,230 --> 00:21:40,265 Have you ever felt that way? 381 00:21:40,265 --> 00:21:42,367 God, I don't. 382 00:21:42,367 --> 00:21:45,103 I mean, I know what you did, but I 383 00:21:45,103 --> 00:21:47,973 and so what they did is you read the book of acts. 384 00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:51,476 They did exactly what they saw and heard Jesus do 385 00:21:53,045 --> 00:21:54,179 they encounter a leper? 386 00:21:54,179 --> 00:21:56,581 They encounter a blind person. Encounter a dead person. 387 00:21:56,581 --> 00:22:00,185 They did exactly what Jesus they saw Jesus do. 388 00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:01,219 And it worked. 389 00:22:09,661 --> 00:22:10,729 Can you imagine living with 390 00:22:10,729 --> 00:22:13,732 that kind of simple faith in urgency? 391 00:22:18,837 --> 00:22:19,905 I got no idea what to do, 392 00:22:19,905 --> 00:22:22,908 so let's just copy Jesus. 393 00:22:24,943 --> 00:22:27,946 If he has given his followers his authority 394 00:22:28,447 --> 00:22:31,450 and they've accepted that responsibility, 395 00:22:31,583 --> 00:22:34,586 and we choose to live with urgency. 396 00:22:35,887 --> 00:22:38,657 Imagine. 397 00:22:38,657 --> 00:22:42,327 Actually living and speaking and acting in this world. 398 00:22:42,461 --> 00:22:45,464 Exactly how Jesus did. 399 00:22:46,398 --> 00:22:49,401 Imagine what would happen. 400 00:22:50,135 --> 00:22:53,138 This is the role of the disciple. 401 00:22:56,341 --> 00:22:59,344 In verse nine and ten. 402 00:23:01,446 --> 00:23:04,216 Acquire no gold or silver copper for your belts. 403 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:05,817 No bag for your journey. 404 00:23:05,817 --> 00:23:08,420 Or two tunics or sandals or staff. 405 00:23:08,420 --> 00:23:10,722 For the laborer deserves his food. 406 00:23:10,722 --> 00:23:12,624 Here's what he's saying. 407 00:23:12,624 --> 00:23:15,627 He said, I don't want you to take anything that you think you're going to need. 408 00:23:16,194 --> 00:23:18,163 Don't take extra money. 409 00:23:18,163 --> 00:23:20,031 Have no contingency plans. 410 00:23:21,633 --> 00:23:22,901 Don't, don't, don't 411 00:23:22,901 --> 00:23:25,904 take anything that will give you any sense of security. 412 00:23:28,106 --> 00:23:30,342 Do you know why? 413 00:23:30,342 --> 00:23:32,110 Because dependance is an important 414 00:23:32,110 --> 00:23:35,113 part of discipleship. 415 00:23:36,314 --> 00:23:39,317 He says, I want you to completely depend 416 00:23:39,851 --> 00:23:42,287 on me. 417 00:23:42,287 --> 00:23:45,290 Don't make contingency plans. 418 00:23:45,891 --> 00:23:48,527 Don't insulate yourself 419 00:23:48,527 --> 00:23:51,530 from every bad possible outcome. 420 00:23:53,465 --> 00:23:55,734 Because your dependance on me is a very important 421 00:23:55,734 --> 00:23:58,737 part of your discipleship. 422 00:24:00,705 --> 00:24:02,808 We have great comfort and and 423 00:24:02,808 --> 00:24:05,811 and confidence when we got money right. 424 00:24:06,678 --> 00:24:08,380 Great comfort and confidence. 425 00:24:08,380 --> 00:24:11,316 We've got security, great comfort and confidence. 426 00:24:11,316 --> 00:24:14,319 When we feel like we're in control. 427 00:24:15,554 --> 00:24:17,355 But Jesus is doing something. 428 00:24:17,355 --> 00:24:21,393 He's training his people to trust God's provision 429 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,963 through their obedience. 430 00:24:25,664 --> 00:24:26,932 Not to be obedient 431 00:24:26,932 --> 00:24:29,935 because God has already provided. 432 00:24:31,870 --> 00:24:34,406 See, most of us, 433 00:24:34,406 --> 00:24:37,409 most of us want certainty before obedience. 434 00:24:39,077 --> 00:24:41,012 God, if you show me how 435 00:24:42,414 --> 00:24:45,417 I will go. 436 00:24:45,684 --> 00:24:48,687 And God says, no. 437 00:24:49,588 --> 00:24:52,591 That's not how I'm going to choose to work. 438 00:24:52,924 --> 00:24:55,327 You go 439 00:24:55,327 --> 00:24:58,330 and I'll show you how. 440 00:25:00,932 --> 00:25:01,566 Every year 441 00:25:01,566 --> 00:25:04,569 at at our actual mission trip, this is always the issue. 442 00:25:06,338 --> 00:25:08,173 There's so many people. 443 00:25:08,173 --> 00:25:10,342 I'd love to go, I don't know. 444 00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:11,476 Oh, if God makes a way. 445 00:25:11,476 --> 00:25:13,044 If he confirms he wants me to go. 446 00:25:13,044 --> 00:25:15,680 If God does this, that, and the other, I don't know if I can trust my, 447 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,683 you know, with my kids and blah blah, blah, blah, blah. 448 00:25:19,618 --> 00:25:22,621 And God says, if that's what you're waiting for, you're never going to go. 449 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:25,624 You decide to go, 450 00:25:25,624 --> 00:25:28,627 and then I'll show you how I'm going to make a way 451 00:25:29,060 --> 00:25:32,063 for you and your children. 452 00:25:38,103 --> 00:25:40,205 Here's here's what we have to understand. 453 00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:41,940 Provision always follows obedience. 454 00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:49,981 What Jesus is saying to them and to us 455 00:25:50,382 --> 00:25:53,385 is comfort is the enemy of your call. 456 00:25:57,422 --> 00:26:00,392 Comfort is the enemy of your calling. 457 00:26:02,594 --> 00:26:04,129 When we try to insulate ourselves 458 00:26:04,129 --> 00:26:07,132 from anything that would be uncomfortable 459 00:26:07,799 --> 00:26:11,369 and as a result, we never step into 460 00:26:12,604 --> 00:26:15,607 the call of God as his ambassadors in this world. 461 00:26:16,875 --> 00:26:19,377 And this is very difficult for some people, 462 00:26:19,377 --> 00:26:22,380 and I understand some people are very much wired to. 463 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:27,252 I need to know. 464 00:26:28,353 --> 00:26:31,356 The biggest question in my life for some is am I safe? 465 00:26:32,023 --> 00:26:35,026 Am I secure? 466 00:26:37,062 --> 00:26:37,762 And God says 467 00:26:37,762 --> 00:26:41,733 you will never feel more safe and secure when you're out of control. 468 00:26:41,733 --> 00:26:44,703 But I am in control. 469 00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:52,277 Comfort is the enemy of your call. 470 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,783 And Jesus says the labor is worth his food. 471 00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:01,720 Here's what he's saying. 472 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:05,023 He said, listen, you focus on my call in your life, 473 00:27:05,156 --> 00:27:08,293 and I will move my people to take care of your needs. 474 00:27:09,594 --> 00:27:12,864 This this is the truth all through the Old Testament and New Testament. 475 00:27:13,531 --> 00:27:18,169 For those of you who jump in with me to meet the spiritual needs of people, 476 00:27:18,269 --> 00:27:21,706 I will move people to take care of you materially. 477 00:27:23,675 --> 00:27:26,678 For those who receive from one spiritually. 478 00:27:26,978 --> 00:27:30,115 The obligation is to provide materially. 479 00:27:30,649 --> 00:27:31,249 That's what he's saying. 480 00:27:31,249 --> 00:27:34,019 The labor is worth is for. Don't worry about it. 481 00:27:34,019 --> 00:27:35,053 You're. That's what you're worth. 482 00:27:35,053 --> 00:27:36,921 Don't worry. I'll take care of you. 483 00:27:36,921 --> 00:27:37,922 But I want you to shed some. 484 00:27:37,922 --> 00:27:39,791 He says the labor is worth it. 485 00:27:39,791 --> 00:27:42,794 Not the lazy worth a handout. 486 00:27:43,561 --> 00:27:46,264 All through the Bible, you don't work. 487 00:27:46,264 --> 00:27:46,831 You don't eat. 488 00:27:48,833 --> 00:27:50,602 We understand that 489 00:27:50,602 --> 00:27:54,873 in theory, at least, in the civil realm. 490 00:27:54,873 --> 00:27:57,509 Right? Right. 491 00:27:57,509 --> 00:27:59,144 Let me let me just go. 492 00:27:59,144 --> 00:28:01,446 Side note here. 493 00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:04,549 Did you know up until the mid 1920s, 494 00:28:04,549 --> 00:28:07,552 our country had completely open borders, 495 00:28:07,952 --> 00:28:09,120 completely open borders. 496 00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:12,657 All anybody had to do from any other country get to Ellis Island. 497 00:28:12,657 --> 00:28:15,326 And they're American right now. 498 00:28:15,326 --> 00:28:18,496 What we didn't have when we had open borders was welfare. 499 00:28:20,131 --> 00:28:22,634 So anybody coming to our country, completely open 500 00:28:22,634 --> 00:28:25,637 borders, completely free immigration. 501 00:28:26,571 --> 00:28:29,574 They knew that once they got here, they had to work. 502 00:28:30,041 --> 00:28:31,743 And so there was benefit both 503 00:28:31,743 --> 00:28:36,247 for the person who was immigrating and for the country, 504 00:28:37,015 --> 00:28:40,218 because those who came knew they were getting nothing unless they worked. 505 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:45,023 And it worked beautifully, 506 00:28:45,023 --> 00:28:46,424 and it built our country 507 00:28:47,459 --> 00:28:50,195 until the Great Depression. 508 00:28:50,195 --> 00:28:52,464 In the 1934 35, 509 00:28:52,464 --> 00:28:55,467 FDR created welfare, 510 00:28:56,768 --> 00:28:59,370 and the caution to FDR at the time was be very careful. 511 00:28:59,370 --> 00:29:00,672 This must be for a very limited time, 512 00:29:00,672 --> 00:29:03,675 otherwise you will create a nation of beggars. 513 00:29:04,809 --> 00:29:08,346 So people could come before the welfare system. 514 00:29:08,346 --> 00:29:10,682 And there were some great things with the welfare system, 515 00:29:10,682 --> 00:29:13,685 disability insurance, all kinds of stuff. 516 00:29:13,718 --> 00:29:15,920 But before then, all the needs of 517 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,923 the society was taken care of by non, 518 00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:22,427 governmental agencies and organizations, by churches. 519 00:29:23,661 --> 00:29:26,664 But what happened is there came so many 520 00:29:27,332 --> 00:29:30,602 with open borders that the populace who was providing 521 00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:33,605 couldn't keep up with the populace who was needing. 522 00:29:34,205 --> 00:29:37,208 Then people could come and just have a hand 523 00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:39,010 without producing. 524 00:29:39,010 --> 00:29:42,013 You follow. 525 00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:45,316 So we understand this in the civil realm. 526 00:29:47,552 --> 00:29:48,052 Why don't we 527 00:29:48,052 --> 00:29:51,055 understand it in the spiritual realm? 528 00:29:51,890 --> 00:29:53,358 God, I'm not being employed by you. 529 00:29:53,358 --> 00:29:54,926 I'm not speaking. I'm not witnessing. 530 00:29:54,926 --> 00:29:56,327 I'm not serving. I'm not going. 531 00:29:56,327 --> 00:29:59,330 But will you please. 532 00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:04,269 The laborer. 533 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:07,639 Is where this food. 534 00:30:10,208 --> 00:30:12,510 He says you go in a place, you find a house that's worthy. 535 00:30:12,510 --> 00:30:14,112 Let your peace rest on them. 536 00:30:14,112 --> 00:30:15,547 It's not a value statement. 537 00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:16,681 What he's saying is this. 538 00:30:16,681 --> 00:30:19,551 If they receive you and your message, 539 00:30:19,551 --> 00:30:21,753 that's a worthy house, a worthy people. 540 00:30:21,753 --> 00:30:23,621 They receive. 541 00:30:23,621 --> 00:30:23,988 He says. 542 00:30:23,988 --> 00:30:28,393 Those who receive this message of the kingdom, let your peace be there. 543 00:30:28,393 --> 00:30:31,396 Just be there with them. 544 00:30:32,130 --> 00:30:34,299 Earlier, Jesus said, don't throw your purse at the swine 545 00:30:34,299 --> 00:30:35,433 if they're not going to receive you. 546 00:30:35,433 --> 00:30:37,802 Shake the dust off your feet. Move on to someone who will. 547 00:30:38,970 --> 00:30:41,272 And when Jesus said, shake the dust off your feet, 548 00:30:41,272 --> 00:30:44,275 this was this was treasonous to the Jewish people 549 00:30:44,976 --> 00:30:48,046 because the Jews believed that they had this spiritual 550 00:30:48,046 --> 00:30:51,049 superiority over all the non-Jews, the Gentiles. 551 00:30:51,049 --> 00:30:52,350 And when a Jew would walk through 552 00:30:52,350 --> 00:30:56,387 Gentile land, they'd get that nasty Gentile dirt on their feet 553 00:30:56,588 --> 00:31:00,325 as they left that Gentile land and got back to the Jewish mean, 554 00:31:00,358 --> 00:31:05,296 they would shake the dust off their feet as a statement to those dirty Gentiles. 555 00:31:05,463 --> 00:31:09,534 You are damned to hell because of your spiritual filth. 556 00:31:10,401 --> 00:31:12,837 And what Jesus is saying. 557 00:31:12,837 --> 00:31:15,406 You don't accept my message and my kingdom. 558 00:31:15,406 --> 00:31:18,409 I don't care who you think you are. 559 00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:20,879 You are condemned 560 00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:23,715 apart from my kingdom. 561 00:31:23,715 --> 00:31:26,517 Scathing to these Jews. 562 00:31:26,517 --> 00:31:27,819 No wonder they wanted to kill him. 563 00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:31,456 He was so revolutionary 564 00:31:31,456 --> 00:31:34,292 and he expected his disciples to be revolutionary 565 00:31:34,292 --> 00:31:37,295 as well. 566 00:31:38,062 --> 00:31:39,197 Verses 16 through 18. 567 00:31:39,197 --> 00:31:42,901 Behold, I'm sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. 568 00:31:43,201 --> 00:31:46,204 So be wise as serpents, and innocent as beware of men, 569 00:31:46,638 --> 00:31:50,074 for they will deliver you over the courts and flog you in their synagogues, 570 00:31:50,475 --> 00:31:53,111 and you will be dragged before governors and kings 571 00:31:53,111 --> 00:31:56,547 for my sake to bear witness before them. 572 00:31:56,547 --> 00:31:59,550 And the Gentiles be saying, 573 00:31:59,651 --> 00:32:02,654 he's saying, listen, if you're good, you're going to accept responsibility, 574 00:32:03,321 --> 00:32:05,790 and you're going to live with some urgency. 575 00:32:05,790 --> 00:32:08,826 You have to expect resistance. 576 00:32:09,961 --> 00:32:12,931 You got to expect resistance. 577 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:19,771 Jesus never sold a soft or a safe life. 578 00:32:19,804 --> 00:32:22,740 If it's an obedient life, 579 00:32:22,740 --> 00:32:25,743 he was not selling a soft or a safe life. 580 00:32:25,977 --> 00:32:26,945 If it's obedient. 581 00:32:29,380 --> 00:32:29,914 I love 582 00:32:29,914 --> 00:32:33,251 when he says, I'm sending you a sheep amidst midst the wolves. 583 00:32:33,751 --> 00:32:36,020 He's turning the tables. 584 00:32:36,020 --> 00:32:39,023 What are you saying is, listen, you are the sheep of my flock 585 00:32:39,123 --> 00:32:42,126 and I am sending you on attack mode. 586 00:32:42,493 --> 00:32:45,463 Sheep don't attack wolves. 587 00:32:45,463 --> 00:32:47,865 And that's what he's saying. 588 00:32:47,865 --> 00:32:49,934 And to do this, 589 00:32:49,934 --> 00:32:53,037 to be this person in this world, you gotta be. 590 00:32:53,671 --> 00:32:54,405 Excuse me. 591 00:32:54,405 --> 00:32:57,408 Why is the serpents innocent of history saying 592 00:32:57,842 --> 00:33:00,845 he's saying nobody like snakes, 593 00:33:00,912 --> 00:33:02,246 right? 594 00:33:02,246 --> 00:33:04,515 You see a snake other than running away? 595 00:33:04,515 --> 00:33:06,150 What do you want to do? 596 00:33:06,150 --> 00:33:07,952 Kill it. 597 00:33:07,952 --> 00:33:09,253 It's what he's saying. 598 00:33:09,253 --> 00:33:12,256 He said they're going to want to kill you. 599 00:33:12,490 --> 00:33:15,793 And so you have to be as wise as a serpent. 600 00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:18,596 In other words, 601 00:33:18,596 --> 00:33:20,932 be very wise. And how you live. 602 00:33:20,932 --> 00:33:25,603 Be crafty, be wise and be creative because they're coming after you. 603 00:33:27,472 --> 00:33:28,673 What you saying? 604 00:33:28,673 --> 00:33:30,008 Why is this a serpent? 605 00:33:30,008 --> 00:33:32,610 They're going to want to kill you. 606 00:33:32,610 --> 00:33:35,613 And then he says, be innocent as doves. 607 00:33:36,314 --> 00:33:36,914 Doves? 608 00:33:36,914 --> 00:33:39,917 Don't go looking for a fight. 609 00:33:40,451 --> 00:33:43,454 And they don't seek retaliation. 610 00:33:43,755 --> 00:33:44,956 And you say, this is the. 611 00:33:44,956 --> 00:33:47,959 This is the nature of a disciple. 612 00:33:48,092 --> 00:33:49,894 I'm sending you among the wolves. 613 00:33:49,894 --> 00:33:52,897 Be wise and creative. 614 00:33:52,930 --> 00:33:55,800 Watch out for yourself. 615 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:57,335 Don't seek out harm. 616 00:33:57,335 --> 00:33:58,803 It's going to come. 617 00:33:58,803 --> 00:34:01,773 But you don't have the right to retaliate either. 618 00:34:07,478 --> 00:34:08,813 An obedient life, 619 00:34:08,813 --> 00:34:12,183 he says, will cause friction with others, even those we love. 620 00:34:14,018 --> 00:34:16,087 Well, the gospel is good news. 621 00:34:16,087 --> 00:34:19,090 Not everybody wants it to be true. 622 00:34:19,357 --> 00:34:21,392 He says they're going to hand you over to the courts. 623 00:34:21,392 --> 00:34:24,095 I'm going to flog you in the synagogues. 624 00:34:24,095 --> 00:34:24,896 Here's what he's saying. 625 00:34:26,798 --> 00:34:29,400 Send the laws 626 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:33,037 of the culture and the society are going to be against you 627 00:34:33,871 --> 00:34:36,874 and against my kingdom. 628 00:34:37,608 --> 00:34:39,777 We understand this. 629 00:34:39,777 --> 00:34:43,414 The laws of our country have turned against 630 00:34:44,715 --> 00:34:49,420 the simple evangelical Christian 631 00:34:51,222 --> 00:34:54,225 ethos. 632 00:34:54,358 --> 00:34:55,526 And not only, he says, 633 00:34:55,526 --> 00:34:58,529 will the laws of the land turn against you, 634 00:34:58,563 --> 00:35:01,532 but they will flog you in the synagogues. 635 00:35:02,366 --> 00:35:04,535 Organized religion 636 00:35:04,535 --> 00:35:07,538 will become very unbiblical, 637 00:35:08,806 --> 00:35:12,577 or even for one to believe and to hold true 638 00:35:13,077 --> 00:35:16,948 to the simple conservative evangelical faith 639 00:35:17,815 --> 00:35:21,619 by those in the religious establishment will be labeled narrow 640 00:35:21,619 --> 00:35:24,856 minded bigots, and all these other things 641 00:35:24,856 --> 00:35:27,859 they want to tag on. 642 00:35:28,059 --> 00:35:31,596 He said, if you're going to follow me, culture is going to turn against you, 643 00:35:31,629 --> 00:35:34,632 and eventually the religious people turn against you. 644 00:35:38,703 --> 00:35:42,006 And even people in your own house listen, 645 00:35:42,673 --> 00:35:46,878 if everybody approves of your faith, you probably haven't explained it correctly. 646 00:35:51,482 --> 00:35:54,485 And in verses 19 and 20. 647 00:35:57,155 --> 00:35:57,922 When they deliver 648 00:35:57,922 --> 00:36:01,359 you over, do not be anxious for what you are to speak, or what we will see, for 649 00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:05,163 you are to see what you are to see will be given to you in that hour. 650 00:36:05,563 --> 00:36:08,332 For it is not you who speak, but the spirit of your father 651 00:36:08,332 --> 00:36:11,102 speaking through you. Here's what he's saying. 652 00:36:11,102 --> 00:36:14,005 Said, if you're going to accept responsibility, be my own disciple, 653 00:36:14,005 --> 00:36:15,339 and you're going to live with urgency. 654 00:36:15,339 --> 00:36:17,141 You have to expect resistance. 655 00:36:17,141 --> 00:36:20,645 But you must speak boldly without fear. 656 00:36:22,847 --> 00:36:24,248 You must speak boldly. 657 00:36:24,248 --> 00:36:26,717 Without fear, is what he's saying. 658 00:36:26,717 --> 00:36:31,622 See, the the witness is not the willingness to speak. 659 00:36:31,889 --> 00:36:34,892 The witness is the word spoken. 660 00:36:36,127 --> 00:36:38,829 A lot of us have the willingness, 661 00:36:38,829 --> 00:36:40,331 but don't employ the words. 662 00:36:43,367 --> 00:36:45,336 Say words from God. 663 00:36:45,336 --> 00:36:48,339 Come only when our mouth is open. 664 00:36:50,441 --> 00:36:53,644 Don't worry about a perfect speech. 665 00:36:54,278 --> 00:36:57,915 You're promised divine help and intervention. 666 00:36:59,850 --> 00:37:02,853 Most Christians 667 00:37:03,020 --> 00:37:06,023 are silent not because they lack faith, 668 00:37:06,691 --> 00:37:09,560 but because they fear inadequacy. 669 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,063 I don't know what to say. 670 00:37:12,063 --> 00:37:14,699 I mean, I don't have the answers. 671 00:37:14,699 --> 00:37:16,467 What happens if they ask me something? 672 00:37:16,467 --> 00:37:18,502 I'm like, I don't know, like. 673 00:37:18,502 --> 00:37:19,704 It's not that I don't have faith. 674 00:37:19,704 --> 00:37:23,040 It's just I feel I fear being inadequate and looking stupid. 675 00:37:24,842 --> 00:37:27,845 Well, Jesus removes that excuse. 676 00:37:29,714 --> 00:37:32,717 You don't know what to say ahead of time, 677 00:37:32,984 --> 00:37:35,987 but remember. 678 00:37:36,220 --> 00:37:37,255 My provision comes 679 00:37:37,255 --> 00:37:40,258 after you accept the call. 680 00:37:40,391 --> 00:37:42,193 If you have the Spirit of God in you, you start 681 00:37:42,193 --> 00:37:45,196 speaking and words will be given you in that power. 682 00:37:45,696 --> 00:37:46,397 Not before. 683 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:50,635 And then 684 00:37:50,635 --> 00:37:53,638 some of the hardest teaching that Jesus will teach. 685 00:37:54,538 --> 00:37:57,541 Verse 21. 686 00:37:57,908 --> 00:38:00,911 Brother will deliver brother over to death. 687 00:38:01,212 --> 00:38:03,681 This is this is not hyperbole. 688 00:38:03,681 --> 00:38:06,684 This isn't metaphor. 689 00:38:07,652 --> 00:38:08,519 He's saying for some 690 00:38:08,519 --> 00:38:11,522 this is going to be reality. 691 00:38:11,789 --> 00:38:13,691 And Jesus doesn't protect his people 692 00:38:13,691 --> 00:38:16,694 from it. 693 00:38:20,264 --> 00:38:22,800 Brother will deliver brother over death. 694 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,368 And the father his child. 695 00:38:24,368 --> 00:38:26,504 What? 696 00:38:26,504 --> 00:38:30,074 And children will rise against parents and have them put to death? 697 00:38:31,075 --> 00:38:34,078 And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. 698 00:38:34,679 --> 00:38:37,682 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 699 00:38:38,082 --> 00:38:40,718 When they persecute you in one town fleet of the next. 700 00:38:40,718 --> 00:38:41,285 For truly, 701 00:38:41,285 --> 00:38:43,487 I say to you, you will not have gone through 702 00:38:43,487 --> 00:38:46,490 all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. 703 00:38:46,891 --> 00:38:50,461 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor servant above his master. 704 00:38:50,528 --> 00:38:54,031 It's enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant 705 00:38:54,031 --> 00:38:57,835 like his master that they've called the master of the house bills above them. 706 00:38:58,402 --> 00:38:59,603 How much more will they? 707 00:38:59,603 --> 00:39:02,239 Will they malign those of his household bills? 708 00:39:02,239 --> 00:39:04,675 Above was a pagan god, the Lord of the flies. 709 00:39:05,643 --> 00:39:08,612 Basically, it was the leader of demons 710 00:39:09,213 --> 00:39:10,247 attached to Satan. 711 00:39:10,247 --> 00:39:12,483 And what they charged Jesus with is Jesus. 712 00:39:12,483 --> 00:39:15,553 You're nothing but a demon possessed Satan. 713 00:39:16,954 --> 00:39:19,657 And he says, if they're going to call me that, 714 00:39:19,657 --> 00:39:22,660 guess what they're going to say about your reputation? 715 00:39:22,827 --> 00:39:25,830 It's going to be ruined. 716 00:39:26,964 --> 00:39:29,967 Some of the hardest teaching of Jesus right here. 717 00:39:30,735 --> 00:39:32,837 What he's saying is this 718 00:39:32,837 --> 00:39:35,940 you give allegiance to Jesus alone. 719 00:39:39,176 --> 00:39:40,911 And it will divide family 720 00:39:40,911 --> 00:39:43,914 and it will divide friends. 721 00:39:44,081 --> 00:39:46,350 So what do you say in 722 00:39:46,350 --> 00:39:50,054 and when it comes down to them or Jesus, 723 00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:53,224 the choice is always Jesus. 724 00:39:56,727 --> 00:39:59,730 Even if it divides those 725 00:40:00,030 --> 00:40:02,633 whom you love. 726 00:40:02,633 --> 00:40:05,636 It's a tough teaching. 727 00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:08,139 Jesus doesn't ask to be added to our life. 728 00:40:08,139 --> 00:40:11,175 I don't ever say, just ask Jesus to come into your heart. 729 00:40:11,175 --> 00:40:14,278 I don't say that because it's almost as if we add Jesus to everything 730 00:40:14,278 --> 00:40:15,279 else already in our heart. 731 00:40:17,214 --> 00:40:20,217 And that's not what Jesus is saying. 732 00:40:21,285 --> 00:40:23,554 Jesus claims I must be the Lord 733 00:40:23,554 --> 00:40:26,557 and the ruler of your entire life. 734 00:40:27,691 --> 00:40:31,028 And he says, for some, this persecution that they will face 735 00:40:31,028 --> 00:40:33,631 because they follow me, will be extreme 736 00:40:33,631 --> 00:40:37,201 and ultimate persecution that will for some and then death. 737 00:40:37,234 --> 00:40:40,137 Now that's not our story. 738 00:40:40,137 --> 00:40:42,506 It is some story. It's not ours. 739 00:40:42,506 --> 00:40:45,810 Our persecution will be in the realms 740 00:40:46,644 --> 00:40:49,647 of socially and financially. 741 00:40:49,780 --> 00:40:52,583 And when our reputation 742 00:40:52,583 --> 00:40:55,586 and he says, those who endure to the end 743 00:40:55,886 --> 00:40:58,889 will be saved. 744 00:41:00,791 --> 00:41:03,227 What he's saying is this 745 00:41:03,227 --> 00:41:05,496 faith that cost nothing, accomplishes 746 00:41:05,496 --> 00:41:08,499 nothing. 747 00:41:10,968 --> 00:41:11,669 If it caution, 748 00:41:11,669 --> 00:41:14,672 nothing is going to accomplish nothing. 749 00:41:15,840 --> 00:41:17,341 It is very true 750 00:41:17,341 --> 00:41:20,311 that being a Christ follower is very costly. 751 00:41:20,644 --> 00:41:25,115 But I suggest to you, according to the Word of God, that is is worth every cost. 752 00:41:29,720 --> 00:41:31,589 Those who endured to the end. 753 00:41:31,589 --> 00:41:34,592 Just last week I was in Guatemala. 754 00:41:35,326 --> 00:41:38,329 Working with a lot of people and couples 755 00:41:39,296 --> 00:41:41,899 who desperately want their country to come to faith 756 00:41:41,899 --> 00:41:44,902 or plant in churches up in the hills, some of the poorest of the poor. 757 00:41:46,036 --> 00:41:49,039 And we support all of them financially. 758 00:41:51,008 --> 00:41:53,677 The poorest of the poor. 759 00:41:53,677 --> 00:41:54,979 And to a person. 760 00:41:54,979 --> 00:41:57,815 They came up to me this week and they said, please tell your church 761 00:41:57,815 --> 00:41:59,250 thank you. 762 00:41:59,250 --> 00:42:02,253 Without your church's investment in our lives, we don't eat. 763 00:42:04,355 --> 00:42:07,258 They're enduring until the end. 764 00:42:07,258 --> 00:42:10,261 One then man named Patricio, 765 00:42:10,361 --> 00:42:13,364 big tears in his eyes, an old man 766 00:42:13,631 --> 00:42:15,499 limped up to make a barely walk. 767 00:42:15,499 --> 00:42:16,567 He said, nine years ago 768 00:42:16,567 --> 00:42:19,937 I was involved in an automobile accident and I had surgery after surgery. 769 00:42:19,937 --> 00:42:24,308 After surgery, nine years later, his leg is still infected. 770 00:42:25,109 --> 00:42:29,046 They can't cure him of the infection and it's eating up his leg 771 00:42:29,980 --> 00:42:31,782 and will eventually eat up his body. 772 00:42:33,083 --> 00:42:34,652 And he said, 773 00:42:34,652 --> 00:42:40,024 my body is wasting away and I am in great pain every day, 774 00:42:40,024 --> 00:42:44,295 but my heart is so big and soulful that God would count me 775 00:42:44,295 --> 00:42:47,298 worthy. 776 00:42:48,899 --> 00:42:50,634 And so taken aback 777 00:42:50,634 --> 00:42:53,971 by these people that I'm walking down to my room 778 00:42:54,104 --> 00:42:59,944 and I just stop for a moment and this overwhelming message came to me, 779 00:42:59,944 --> 00:43:03,113 and I wrote it down on my phone because I didn't want to forget it. 780 00:43:05,649 --> 00:43:06,750 And this is what I thought. 781 00:43:06,750 --> 00:43:08,552 I thought 782 00:43:08,552 --> 00:43:11,522 some of us are going to be so ashamed when we get to heaven 783 00:43:11,922 --> 00:43:15,726 and stand next to the poorest of the poor saints who endured 784 00:43:16,961 --> 00:43:19,229 will be so ashamed 785 00:43:19,229 --> 00:43:21,532 at what was so dissatisfying for us 786 00:43:21,532 --> 00:43:24,902 in this world, and of the excuses we use to not serve God. 787 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:31,976 Tumbling. 788 00:43:31,976 --> 00:43:34,979 And she says, look, they're going to come after you if you're doing it right. 789 00:43:36,347 --> 00:43:38,082 So when you face persecution fleet 790 00:43:38,082 --> 00:43:41,085 in the next town, here's what he's saying. 791 00:43:41,151 --> 00:43:44,922 He's saying don't seek out suffering if you don't have to. 792 00:43:45,756 --> 00:43:49,259 If you can get out of persecution with your faith intact, 793 00:43:49,259 --> 00:43:52,262 full of integrity, go to the next town. 794 00:43:53,063 --> 00:43:56,467 Here's why he's saying that not because our lives 795 00:43:56,900 --> 00:43:59,703 are the key thing he's saying. 796 00:43:59,703 --> 00:44:03,073 Flee to the next town because there's more people to share the kingdom of God with. 797 00:44:03,841 --> 00:44:06,810 Not because you want to save your own skin. 798 00:44:07,678 --> 00:44:08,879 You die. 799 00:44:08,879 --> 00:44:11,181 You go to heaven. 800 00:44:11,181 --> 00:44:14,184 Like that's a great transaction. 801 00:44:15,119 --> 00:44:18,122 And if that's what God asks, that's what God has. 802 00:44:19,857 --> 00:44:21,425 How wonderful is that? 803 00:44:21,425 --> 00:44:24,361 There are so many people who want to live their best life now. 804 00:44:24,361 --> 00:44:26,864 Well, you can if you're bound for hell, this will be your best life. 805 00:44:29,333 --> 00:44:30,367 Don't ever say I want to live 806 00:44:30,367 --> 00:44:33,370 my best life now don't say that. 807 00:44:34,571 --> 00:44:37,174 Because that'll come true. 808 00:44:37,174 --> 00:44:38,342 This will be your best life. 809 00:44:38,342 --> 00:44:40,844 If you're bound for hell. 810 00:44:40,844 --> 00:44:43,847 I want my best life to be there. 811 00:44:44,014 --> 00:44:47,017 And so what Jesus is saying is like, look, go. 812 00:44:47,317 --> 00:44:51,321 Not because you want to save this thing, but because there's more people. 813 00:44:51,321 --> 00:44:54,324 The fields are right. 814 00:44:54,692 --> 00:44:57,661 Proclaim the kingdom. 815 00:44:58,862 --> 00:45:02,966 So the question is not if following Jesus is costly, 816 00:45:02,966 --> 00:45:05,969 the question is whether he's worth what it will cost. 817 00:45:08,972 --> 00:45:11,975 And there are some here that same in Jesus who 818 00:45:12,276 --> 00:45:15,279 determined, no, it's not worth the cost. 819 00:45:16,447 --> 00:45:18,315 And there are some here, 820 00:45:18,315 --> 00:45:20,918 as in the page of Scripture 821 00:45:20,918 --> 00:45:23,020 that will say, 822 00:45:23,020 --> 00:45:26,023 even if all fall away, I won't. 823 00:45:28,058 --> 00:45:30,094 The challenge is that the disciples entered 824 00:45:30,094 --> 00:45:33,597 this chapter as students and they left as messengers, and so must we. 825 00:45:36,433 --> 00:45:37,434 We are not in 826 00:45:37,434 --> 00:45:41,171 the arenas of our life by random chance nor accident. 827 00:45:41,305 --> 00:45:44,842 We're in the arenas of our life on purpose. 828 00:45:45,609 --> 00:45:48,612 They are our huddle. 829 00:45:49,213 --> 00:45:51,682 And for the Christ follower, as boring 830 00:45:51,682 --> 00:45:55,486 and as mundane as your earthly life may be, day by day, 831 00:45:57,121 --> 00:45:59,690 as that day goes by, you've got. 832 00:45:59,690 --> 00:46:02,693 We've got to realize. 833 00:46:04,595 --> 00:46:06,230 That we are someone's God 834 00:46:06,230 --> 00:46:09,233 and pointed encounter with the gospel. 835 00:46:13,937 --> 00:46:16,740 And the goal for the disciple 836 00:46:16,740 --> 00:46:19,376 is to be like Christ. 837 00:46:19,376 --> 00:46:22,312 He says it's enough for the disciple to be like the master. 838 00:46:22,312 --> 00:46:24,047 It's enough for the pupil to be like the student. 839 00:46:24,047 --> 00:46:27,050 Just then Jesus says, be like me. 840 00:46:28,652 --> 00:46:31,622 Paul will say the same thing in Romans 829. 841 00:46:31,622 --> 00:46:34,591 Be conformed to the image of the son. 842 00:46:35,592 --> 00:46:36,660 And so, dear friends, 843 00:46:38,262 --> 00:46:41,265 once Jesus rescues us from sin, 844 00:46:42,032 --> 00:46:44,601 he commissions us 845 00:46:44,601 --> 00:46:46,670 to be radicalized image 846 00:46:46,670 --> 00:46:49,673 bearers in the world. 847 00:46:49,740 --> 00:46:52,743 I want you to hear my words. 848 00:46:52,743 --> 00:46:55,579 Once he saves us from sin, he commissions us to be 849 00:46:55,579 --> 00:46:58,982 get this radicalized image bearers. 850 00:47:02,553 --> 00:47:05,455 And whatever it costs us, 851 00:47:05,455 --> 00:47:08,458 it's worth it. 852 00:47:09,092 --> 00:47:12,062 And so today. 853 00:47:12,129 --> 00:47:14,998 Decide to give your allegiance 854 00:47:14,998 --> 00:47:18,001 to Jesus alone. 855 00:47:19,870 --> 00:47:22,873 And decide for salvation. 856 00:47:23,607 --> 00:47:26,610 I want you to pray with me. 857 00:47:27,911 --> 00:47:30,914 If you've never yet. 858 00:47:33,083 --> 00:47:34,718 Pledged allegiance to Jesus. 859 00:47:34,718 --> 00:47:37,721 I want to give you that chance. 860 00:47:38,322 --> 00:47:40,624 Simple prayer. 861 00:47:40,624 --> 00:47:43,627 Profound transformation. 862 00:47:44,061 --> 00:47:46,930 To God, I admit that I've sinned 863 00:47:46,930 --> 00:47:49,933 and lived my own way. 864 00:47:50,434 --> 00:47:53,437 I believe Jesus died for my sin and that he rose again. 865 00:47:54,972 --> 00:47:57,307 Forgive me. 866 00:47:57,307 --> 00:48:00,310 I accept your forgiveness. 867 00:48:00,444 --> 00:48:03,447 I commit to turn from my sin. 868 00:48:04,314 --> 00:48:08,852 And I dedicate my life and my allegiance to you alone. 869 00:48:11,655 --> 00:48:14,191 Help me live for you openly, 870 00:48:14,191 --> 00:48:17,160 without shame and without hesitation. 871 00:48:21,365 --> 00:48:21,632 Friends, 872 00:48:21,632 --> 00:48:24,635 for some of you, this is the day of salvation. 873 00:48:25,202 --> 00:48:26,470 Some of you have prayed that prayer. 874 00:48:26,470 --> 00:48:29,473 You have a relationship with Jesus, 875 00:48:29,673 --> 00:48:32,109 but you're realizing 876 00:48:32,109 --> 00:48:34,945 that the call of Christ 877 00:48:34,945 --> 00:48:37,514 is much greater 878 00:48:37,514 --> 00:48:39,349 either than what you've realized or accepted. 879 00:48:39,349 --> 00:48:44,121 And so I would invite you in this moment just simply to pray. 880 00:48:44,121 --> 00:48:45,889 Father, 881 00:48:45,889 --> 00:48:48,825 I pledge my allegiance to you 882 00:48:48,825 --> 00:48:51,828 and to you alone. 883 00:48:52,396 --> 00:48:55,399 I accept the responsibility 884 00:48:55,532 --> 00:48:57,167 to be your radicalized image 885 00:48:57,167 --> 00:49:00,170 bearer in this world. 886 00:49:01,738 --> 00:49:03,840 Have mercy on me. 887 00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:06,810 Give me all that your grace will allow. 888 00:49:07,077 --> 00:49:09,646 But whatever it costs, 889 00:49:09,646 --> 00:49:12,649 I count it worthy. 890 00:49:15,285 --> 00:49:18,288 Amen. 891 00:49:18,422 --> 00:49:20,691 Matthew ten. 892 00:49:20,691 --> 00:49:23,694 Can you see how Jesus turns the corner here? 893 00:49:25,896 --> 00:49:26,463 He's going to fall. 894 00:49:26,463 --> 00:49:28,632 We're going to finish up Matthew ten next week. 895 00:49:28,632 --> 00:49:32,102 And Jesus is going to come out of all this with one message. 896 00:49:32,369 --> 00:49:34,671 Don't you dare be afraid. Now. 897 00:49:34,671 --> 00:49:35,906 Don't you dare be afraid. 898 00:49:37,207 --> 00:49:38,642 Don't be afraid of the culture. 899 00:49:38,642 --> 00:49:39,910 Don't be afraid of the wolves. 900 00:49:39,910 --> 00:49:42,245 Don't be afraid of the cost. 901 00:49:42,245 --> 00:49:44,448 I am with you. 902 00:49:44,448 --> 00:49:47,451 And so this week, read all of chapter ten. 903 00:49:48,885 --> 00:49:50,520 As the disciple 904 00:49:50,520 --> 00:49:53,523 who is choosing to pledge their allegiance. 905 00:49:54,891 --> 00:49:57,894 To the God of our salvation. 906 00:49:58,795 --> 00:50:00,330 I love you. 907 00:50:00,330 --> 00:50:03,100 I'm proud of you. Let's sing one more song.