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 Good morning. If you have your Bibles, and I hope you do, I want to invite you to join us in Matthew

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 chapter 3. Echo a couple of things that Pastor Dave said. For our first-time guest, thank you

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 again for being here at the end of the service. My wife Erin and I will be back here at our

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 connections table. We'd love for you to stop by for just a moment. We would love to meet you,

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 introduce ourselves to you. We'd love to be able to learn your name. And then by chance, if you have

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 any questions about who we are as a church, about any of our ministries, we'd like to have the

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 opportunity to answer those questions for you. So please stop by. Also, at the very end of the

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 service, where's mine at? Right here. We'll be partaking in the Lord's Supper together. So if

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 you're a follower of Jesus Christ, whether you're a member of this church or not, and you would like

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 to participate in partaking of the Lord's Supper, we would invite you to. And if you did not get

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 your elements as you came in, they are right back here. And at any point in time, you can slide back

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 there and then grab those. I do want to echo what Pastor Dave said about our soup and chili

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 night next Sunday at five o'clock. We would love for you to be there. We'd love for you to be a part

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 of it. It's one of my favorite nights that we can gather together as a church family. There's not any

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 programming. It's just an opportunity for us to sit down, fellowship, sit around a table together. And

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 we got a lot of new faces around here. And so that for you, for the new faces, it's a great opportunity

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 for you to come in and meet some of those of us that have been around here for a while. And if

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 you've been around here for a while, it's a good opportunity for you to come and to meet some of

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 the new people and interact and fellowship and have that. So make sure that you come back next Sunday

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 night. And then our discipleship studies, you know, we're, we're in that new year. We're in that new

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 time. Like we've all got, uh, we're either going to eat better. We're going to exercise more. We're

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 going to save more. You know, we're going to spend less. We're all setting our goals for the new year.

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 We need to do that. And I would argue that that one of the greatest goals that you can not only set

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 for you, but for your family is involvement and engagement in discipleship. Families making sure

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 that you've got your kids here for discipleship, for the youth, for their discipleship, but also for us

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 parents that we can come together. And whether it be a part of a small group, a women's group,

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 a men's group, any type of study that we do outside, uh, outside of the campus or the ones that we do

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 on here in the discipleship studies, we want to encourage you to do that. There's a lot of wonderful

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 ones that we've got lined up for this next quarter. Uh, we've got one for moms. We've got one for,

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 uh, for men. So ladies and men's, we've got walking through the new Testament, uh, every thought held

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 captive will be led by Tawana and Brent. Um, but also, um, Aaron and I are leading one. And I'll be

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 honest with you. Uh, we feel a little bit, um, intimidated by, by leading this one. Um, so the first

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 message that I ever preached, I was 24 years old, uh, Donald Pope, who was the pastor at Town Creek

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 Baptist Church where I served at the youth pastor. He said, I want you to preach next Sunday and I want

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 you to preach on parenting. It's like, okay, I didn't have kids. Right. And so I walked up feeling

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 very inadequate with talking about this. Right. Um, and Aaron and I, uh, felt, felt led this past

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 spring break. We were off, we were camping and we were reading through and you guys know Emma and

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 Grace and her seniors in high school this year. And, and we're talking through college stuff as their

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 junior year last year and looking forward and kind of coming to the realization that, you know,

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 they're, they're, they're entering into like that adult phase. And we begin to talk about, you know,

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 like each stage of life, you parent a little bit different than you had before. And so, um, uh,

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 Aaron was, was reading a blog, I think at the time or an article online. And it was about a couple of

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 different books. And one of them was this book, doing life with your adult children by Jim Burns.

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 And we read through some of the aspects of that. And here's what I say. If you are a parent of a child

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 who is an adult, and I'll say like looking through this, I don't think it really matters what age of

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 adult they're at, whether it's 18 years old or, or, or anywhere above that. Right. And, and you're

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 wanting to grow as a parent with them and grow as a parent with us as we walk through this. I want to

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 encourage you to sign up and be a part of that. I will say we are coming to facilitate a discussion

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 by no means. Do we feel like, uh, we have perfected this as our kids haven't even made it to 18 years

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 old, but, but a lot of wonderful opportunities, uh, for you guys to get connected. I guarantee you,

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 there is absolutely something for everyone that we have through small groups, through our studies,

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 and would love for you, uh, to be a part of that. But I'm excited as we get into Matthew chapter three,

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 as we continue on in that. And so I want to read to you from this morning's passage, Matthew three,

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 when we read verses 16 and 17, before we go into our time of prayer, it says,

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 and when Jesus was baptized immediately, he went up from the water and behold, the heavens were open to

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 him. And he saw the spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him. And behold, a voice

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 from heaven said, this is my beloved son with who I am well pleased. Would you pray with me?

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 God, we thank you for the beauty and the perfection of your word. God, as we come to it this morning,

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 Lord, would you speak fresh to us? God, would you communicate to us and would our minds and our ears

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 and our hearts be receptive to your message? God, if any part of this is, is of me, by me, or for me,

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 Lord, may you remove it and may it all be of you and by you and for you, for your name and your glory.

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 And it's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. We started our Christmas series this past month, the first

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 Sunday in December, and Josh opened up our Christmas series by preaching in Matthew chapter one,

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 starting in verse 18. And so we were looking at where we're going to go. I was like, let's just stay

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 in Matthew and keep journeying through there through 2026. Now, Matthew starts his gospel through an

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 interesting narrative. And it's one that, as we've talked through it in December, we've mentioned it,

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 but we haven't really focused in on it. And I want us, as we go through this, to kind of focus in on this

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 aspect of Matthew, because it'll help us understand how Matthew flows through the life of Jesus of what

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 we're going to see. And, and this is that Matthew is going to continually point to the kingship of

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 Jesus, that Jesus is King and the kingdom of Jesus that we are called to be a part of both the King

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 Jesus and the kingdom that he is over. So as we read through, as, as we piece through, we see what it

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 looks like for Jesus to be King. And then what it looks like for you and I to be a part of his kingdom.

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 Now, when you look in Matthew chapter one, you can see this in the lineage of Jesus. It is through

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 King David. Matthew 1, 1 starts off by talking about Jesus, the Christ from the son of David,

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 the son of Abraham. Abraham came before David. So why is David first? Because he's the king. And we see

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 Jesus in the lineage of King David. The angel appears to Joseph and Joseph is the descendant of King

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 David. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the town of the kings from King David. So we see very early on

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 in Matthew chapter one, this emphasis that Matthew is going to give that Jesus is King. Then in Matthew

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 chapter two, the wise men come and who are they looking for? The King of the Jews. They're looking

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 for Jesus, the King of the Jews. That's the title that they're looking for. Who feels threatened by the

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 birth of Jesus? King Herod. Why is he afraid? Because he's afraid that Jesus will come and take his throne.

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 So from Matthew chapter one, Matthew chapter two, what we get in the birth of Jesus is this baby

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 has come and he's King. And he's King. So what's this King going to be like? What's this King going to

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 come and do? What's it going to look like for the King to call people to him? Well, when we go from

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 Matthew chapter two to Matthew chapter three, there's about 30 years of time that spans from the end of

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 chapter two to the beginning of chapter three. So there's a large gap in the life of Jesus that we

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 miss out on, but what we'll really capture is his three years of earthly ministry all the way until

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 Matthew 28 until Jesus gives the great commission following the resurrection of Christ. So join with

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 me. Let's read Matthew chapter three, verses one through six. It says, in those days, John the Baptist

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 came preaching in the wilderness of Judea. Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he who

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 was spoken by the prophet Isaiah when he said, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the

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 way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt

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 around his waist and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all of Judea and the region

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 about the Jordan were going out to him and they were being baptized by him in the river Jordan

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 confessing their sins. So let's pause here for just a few minutes. And as we look to Jesus, we're going

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 to look at this guy known as John the Baptist or maybe better translated John the baptizer. Now when

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 most people read through or think through Matthew, we think through the birth narrative of Jesus in

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 Matthew chapter one, and then we can kind of skip over, I know at least in my mind, I can skip over

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 Matthew chapter three and I can jump and land in Matthew four, right? It's the temptation of Jesus. And we

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 see Jesus, we'll look at this next week, right? And see Jesus overcoming the temptations of Satan. And then we

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 come into a very powerful passage in Matthew chapter five, the greatest sermon that's ever been preached, Jesus

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 in the Sermon on the Mount. But sandwiched right in between there, between the birth of Jesus and the

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 temptation of Jesus is this interaction by John the Baptist and he's going to have an

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 interaction with Jesus and what John the Baptist is doing. And this is very important, what John

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 the Baptist is doing. John the Baptist is serving as a form of Elijah. That God in God's word tells us

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 that before Jesus comes that there's going to be someone like an Elijah who is there proclaiming and

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 preparing the way for Jesus to come. And this is what we see. This is why in a lot of ways we see this

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 difficult or different dress that he's wearing in the practices of his life of being set apart in the

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 wilderness is he's the prophet who God has chosen to come before Christ to pave the way to proclaim that

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 Jesus is coming. And so what I want us to do this morning in looking at John the Baptist is to look at

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 John the Baptist and look at John's method and his message. To look at his method and his message.

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 Because it's not just important for Jesus coming, but it's important for us even though Jesus has come.

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 That we look and we understand John's message and John's method. It says there in verse 1,

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 And those days John the Baptist came preaching. Preaching. Like what I'm doing now. That he came preaching.

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 But it looks different. It's a little bit different. This word to preach is the word to herald. To herald.

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 What in the world does that mean? What does it mean to herald something? Well to herald would be a responsibility

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 or an activity that was given to someone who would then be called a herald. A herald would herald.

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 And they would go before royalty. Very specifically they would go before a king. So before a king would

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 come into the palace room or the king would come into the courtroom, the herald would come before him

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 and announce and declare and to give the titles and to say that the king is coming. But there was also

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 another aspect of a herald that I think is important for us to know. That is the king would move maybe from

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 the palace to a town, right? Like sometimes the king would send messengers out there or ambassadors.

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 And in fact in the New Testament when it says that we're ambassadors of God, that's a royal title.

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 That we come with the message of God, speaking for God as ambassadors.

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 But a herald would go from town to town to announce to the people that the king was coming.

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 So imagine if you got the announcement that coming to your town that the king was going to be there.

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 Right? That you are hearing that announcement so that you can prepare, so that you can be ready.

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 So John is saying to the people, make sure that you're ready because the king is coming.

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 Well, who's the king? The king's coming. You better be ready. You better be ready.

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 But then the second thing that the herald would do is it says prepare the way or to make the paths

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 straight. You see, a herald would also not only go forward and announce that the king is coming,

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 but literally the herald would go on the road that the king's caravan would travel down.

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 And if a bridge were washed out, the herald would be responsible for getting the crew together to

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 rebuild the bridge. If there were holes in the road, the herald would be responsible for making sure

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 that the road was removed of all holes. That literally, that the pathway to the destination

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 is made clear, is made smooth. So here's what John the Baptist is doing.

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 He is saying to the people, you need to prepare because the king is coming

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 and I'm going to prepare the way through the message that I tell you.

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 You see, John's not going and making the roads smooth for Jesus.

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 John's preparing the road of the message of the gospel to the hearts of the people who are going to hear it.

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 And this is what we see from John the baptizer, that he brings a message and he's bringing a method.

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 So what is his message?

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 What is his message?

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 Very simply, his message is repent.

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 Repent.

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 Repent.

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 The king is coming.

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 Repent.

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 The king is coming.

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 Repent.

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 Matthew 3, verse 2.

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 Repent.

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 For behold, the kingdom of heaven

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 is at hand.

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 The kingdom of heaven

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 is here.

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 Jesus

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 himself

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 and your response

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 is to repent.

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 Coming to Jesus

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 means being willing to deal with your sin.

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 Dealing with your sin

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 doesn't mean perfecting yourself.

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 I think a lot of times what we think coming to Jesus means is

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 once I've got my life a little bit more in order,

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 once I've got my life laid out a little bit more the way that it needs to be,

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 once I've worked through some of these issues in my life,

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 once I've worked through the work that the Holy Spirit is designed to work in me to do,

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 but once I've done the work without him,

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 then I'll be ready to come to Jesus.

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 The problem is,

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 you and I can never do the work that we need to do apart from the Holy Spirit to ever come to Jesus.

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 So what we're called to do

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 is not figure ourself out,

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 but what we're called to do

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 is to repent of the sin that's in our life.

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 Now,

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 what does it mean to repent?

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 What does that mean?

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 That's a word in church

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 that we throw out all the time.

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 Well, you need to repent.

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 Well, you need to repent.

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 Well, you need to repent.

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 You've got sin in your life.

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 I've got sin in my life.

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 What do we need to do for the sin that's in our life?

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 Well, we need to repent.

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 But what does repentance mean?

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 When you look biblically at this concept,

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 this command that God gives us to repent,

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 the aspects of repentance are actually a threefold part.

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 That we can actually do things that look like repentance,

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 but they're not repentance.

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 They're self-serving when done isolated.

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 But when we see biblical repentance,

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 we see the fullness of what God has called us to.

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 So the first aspect of repentance that we see

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 in the context of scripture is confessing.

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 It's confessing.

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 We need to confess our sin.

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 So what does that mean?

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 What does it mean to confess?

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 And how can we practice that?

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 So here's what I'm going to do.

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 I'm going to randomly call on one of you

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 to come up here

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 and display confession for us.

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 All right, y'all ready?

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 Jack.

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 Just kidding, buddy.

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 Just kidding.

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 That's my daughter's boyfriend.

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 Just kidding.

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 Just kidding.

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 I love you, man.

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 I love you.

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 I love you.

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 I'll pay for that one later by my daughter.

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 That's not confession.

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 That's manipulation, folks.

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 That's what that is.

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 Confessing our sin is not in an aspect.

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 Now, there are parts of that, right?

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 Where we confess our sins to one another

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 is what James calls us to do.

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 That we are to do that.

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 And it's a biblical concept that we have

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 and it's a beautiful piece of what it looks like

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 to be in community.

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 That we can come to one another,

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 confess our sins,

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 hold each other accountable,

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 and there's great healing in that.

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 But here's the true heart of confession.

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 The true heart of confession is this,

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 is I take responsibility for my sin.

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 I take responsibility for my sin.

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 It's not my mama's fault.

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 It's not my daddy's fault.

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 It's not my wife's fault.

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 It's not my kid's fault.

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 It's not my neighbor's fault.

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 It's not my boss's fault.

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 It's not your fault.

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 It's not God's fault.

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 It's my fault.

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 Confession is God, I've done this.

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 And here's the beauty of confession.

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 God's never surprised when we do it.

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 He already knew.

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 He already knew.

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 He saw it.

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 He was there.

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 But it's me taking ownership

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 in what I've done.

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 The second is not just confession,

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 but it's sorrow.

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 Sorrow.

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 Being sorrowful for your sin.

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 You know, we use this statement

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 when we parent sometimes,

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 when we're disciplining our kids

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 and they're sad, right?

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 Especially when they're little.

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 Like, are you sorry because you did it?

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 Or are you sorry because you got caught?

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 I think sometimes we are sorrowful

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 because we got caught.

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 And God says, no, no, no, no, no.

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 You need to be sorrowful

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 because of what you've done.

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 And ultimately, our sin is against Him.

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 That's why David,

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 after his encounter with Bathsheba,

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 comes in confession

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 and repentance before the Lord

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 and says,

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 against you and you alone have I sinned.

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 Had David sinned against Bathsheba?

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 Absolutely.

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 Had David sinned against Uriah?

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 Absolutely.

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 Had David sinned against the whole nation

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 as he negated his kingly duties

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 to give in to a moment of lust?

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 Absolutely.

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 But in his sorrow,

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 what David knew was his sin

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 was against God and God alone.

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 So we're confessing.

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 We're taking responsibility for our sin.

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 We're in sorrow,

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 so we're grieving over our sin.

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 And then the third is to turn.

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 To turn.

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 Turning from your sin.

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 Literally, to repent

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 means to change path,

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 to change direction,

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 to change one's mind.

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 So now I no longer,

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 in repentance,

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 choose this sin

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 that I've pursued

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 and that I've gone after

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 and that I've worked for,

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 but I literally,

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 within me,

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 there's a change

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 and a turn

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 and a new direction

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 away from what I long for

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 and pursuing what God has.

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 You see, repentance

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 is more than saying,

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 my bad.

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 Repentance

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 is more than saying,

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 I'm sorry.

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 Repentance

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 is more

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 than saying,

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 maybe I'll do better next time.

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 Repentance

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 is an open,

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 honest

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 response

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 before God.

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 Because here's the deal,

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 I can confess my sin,

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 I can announce it

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 to all of you right now,

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 but not grieve it

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 and not desire differently.

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 You see,

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 I can be sorrowful

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 for my sin,

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 but blame others,

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 carry it with me

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 and choose to remain

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 in my own sin.

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 You see,

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 I can,

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 I can in my own power

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 choose a different path

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 in life,

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 but yet never take ownership

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 of my sin

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 and never grieve over

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 my own sinful choices

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 and behaviors

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 that I've created

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 and that exist

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 in my life.

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 You see,

00:23:44.220 --> 00:23:45.460
 repentance is not taking

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 what is easy

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 and then I'll do that

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 and live on this island

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 of repentance,

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 but repentance

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 is embracing all of it.

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 And John is going out

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 and saying,

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 Jesus is coming,

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 prepare for the king.

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 Prepare.

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 Jesus is coming.

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 You don't know,

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 you can't wait,

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 you can't stop it.

00:24:03.120 --> 00:24:04.680
 Jesus is coming,

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 so repent,

00:24:06.180 --> 00:24:06.540
 confess,

00:24:07.040 --> 00:24:07.720
 grieve,

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 turn.

00:24:10.360 --> 00:24:11.000
 Confess,

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 grieve,

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 turn.

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 So today,

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 not just simply say,

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 will you repent,

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 but today,

00:24:22.900 --> 00:24:24.040
 would you confess?

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 Today,

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 would you grieve?

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 And today,

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 would you turn?

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 It's what it looks like

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 to come to Jesus,

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 but it's also

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 what it looks like

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 to be obedient

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 to Jesus.

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 So John's message

00:24:42.580 --> 00:24:43.600
 is to repent,

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 but John's method

00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:46.420
 is baptism.

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 John's method

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 is baptism.

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 Read me verses 7

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 through verse 12.

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 but when he saw

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 many of the Pharisees

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 and Sadducees

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 coming to his baptism,

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 he said to them,

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 you brood of vipers.

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 Who warns you

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 to flee from the wrath

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 to come?

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 Bear fruit

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 in keeping

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 with repentance

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 and do not

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 presume

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 to say to yourselves,

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 we have Abraham

00:25:13.800 --> 00:25:14.780
 as our father.

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 For I tell you,

00:25:16.400 --> 00:25:17.500
 God is able

00:25:17.500 --> 00:25:18.880
 from these stones

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 to raise up children

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 for Abraham.

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 Even now,

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 the axe is laid

00:25:24.160 --> 00:25:24.820
 to the root

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 of the trees.

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 Every tree,

00:25:27.140 --> 00:25:27.400
 therefore,

00:25:27.540 --> 00:25:28.360
 that does not bear

00:25:28.360 --> 00:25:28.960
 good fruit

00:25:28.960 --> 00:25:29.980
 is cut down

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 and thrown

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 into the fire.

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 I baptize you

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 with water

00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:34.140
 for repentance,

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 but he who is

00:25:35.520 --> 00:25:36.840
 coming after me

00:25:36.840 --> 00:25:38.200
 is mightier than I.

00:25:38.320 --> 00:25:38.600
 He's talking

00:25:38.600 --> 00:25:39.160
 about Jesus

00:25:39.160 --> 00:25:41.480
 whose sandals

00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:42.340
 I am not worthy

00:25:42.340 --> 00:25:42.940
 to carry.

00:25:43.980 --> 00:25:45.220
 He will baptize you

00:25:45.220 --> 00:25:46.320
 with the Holy Spirit

00:25:46.320 --> 00:25:47.360
 and fire.

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 His winnowing fork

00:25:48.800 --> 00:25:50.060
 is in his hand

00:25:50.060 --> 00:25:51.160
 and he will clear

00:25:51.160 --> 00:25:52.520
 his threshing floor

00:25:52.520 --> 00:25:54.120
 and gather his wheat

00:25:54.120 --> 00:25:55.200
 into the barn,

00:25:55.620 --> 00:25:56.340
 but the chaff

00:25:56.340 --> 00:25:57.280
 he will burn

00:25:57.280 --> 00:25:59.600
 with unquenchable fire.

00:26:00.640 --> 00:26:01.600
 John's message

00:26:01.600 --> 00:26:02.440
 is repent

00:26:02.440 --> 00:26:04.480
 and John's method

00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:05.540
 is baptism.

00:26:06.840 --> 00:26:08.560
 During the days

00:26:08.560 --> 00:26:09.900
 of the Old Testament

00:26:09.900 --> 00:26:11.300
 and at this time

00:26:11.300 --> 00:26:11.780
 as well,

00:26:12.220 --> 00:26:13.720
 baptism was not

00:26:13.720 --> 00:26:15.560
 a common practice.

00:26:16.600 --> 00:26:17.120
 The only people

00:26:17.120 --> 00:26:17.820
 who were actually

00:26:17.820 --> 00:26:18.360
 baptized

00:26:18.360 --> 00:26:20.660
 were Gentiles

00:26:20.660 --> 00:26:21.700
 who decided

00:26:21.700 --> 00:26:23.060
 to become followers

00:26:23.060 --> 00:26:23.840
 of Yahweh.

00:26:24.820 --> 00:26:26.600
 So when they wanted

00:26:26.600 --> 00:26:27.820
 to come in

00:26:27.820 --> 00:26:29.540
 to the Jewish faith

00:26:29.540 --> 00:26:30.880
 and to be followers

00:26:30.880 --> 00:26:31.500
 of God,

00:26:31.680 --> 00:26:32.600
 these Gentiles

00:26:32.600 --> 00:26:34.380
 would be baptized.

00:26:34.380 --> 00:26:35.340
 but we see

00:26:35.340 --> 00:26:36.320
 something different

00:26:36.320 --> 00:26:38.060
 with John's baptism.

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 You see,

00:26:39.700 --> 00:26:40.620
 if you were born

00:26:40.620 --> 00:26:42.600
 in ethnically Jewish,

00:26:43.400 --> 00:26:44.140
 then you didn't

00:26:44.140 --> 00:26:45.500
 have to be baptized.

00:26:45.880 --> 00:26:46.520
 But look back

00:26:46.520 --> 00:26:47.560
 at verse 5 and 6.

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 Then Jerusalem

00:26:49.640 --> 00:26:51.120
 and all of Judea

00:26:51.120 --> 00:26:52.260
 and all the region

00:26:52.260 --> 00:26:53.300
 about the Jordan

00:26:53.300 --> 00:26:54.560
 were going out

00:26:54.560 --> 00:26:55.300
 to him

00:26:55.300 --> 00:26:57.000
 and they were baptized

00:26:57.000 --> 00:26:58.140
 by him

00:26:58.140 --> 00:26:59.680
 in the river Jordan

00:26:59.680 --> 00:27:01.340
 confessing their sins.

00:27:01.340 --> 00:27:03.200
 these are Jewish people

00:27:03.200 --> 00:27:04.400
 getting baptized.

00:27:06.180 --> 00:27:07.240
 And the Pharisees

00:27:07.240 --> 00:27:08.480
 and the Sadducees,

00:27:08.720 --> 00:27:09.740
 they don't like it.

00:27:09.980 --> 00:27:10.560
 Now if you're new

00:27:10.560 --> 00:27:11.040
 to the Bible,

00:27:11.280 --> 00:27:12.100
 I want to encourage you

00:27:12.100 --> 00:27:13.020
 to stay here

00:27:13.020 --> 00:27:14.120
 with us week in

00:27:14.120 --> 00:27:14.680
 and week out.

00:27:14.960 --> 00:27:16.060
 And what you'll find

00:27:16.060 --> 00:27:17.020
 as we go through

00:27:17.020 --> 00:27:17.860
 the New Testament,

00:27:18.120 --> 00:27:19.200
 as we go through Matthew,

00:27:19.500 --> 00:27:20.180
 that what we'll see

00:27:20.180 --> 00:27:21.380
 is when God works

00:27:21.380 --> 00:27:22.220
 and when God moves

00:27:22.220 --> 00:27:22.780
 and when Jesus

00:27:22.780 --> 00:27:23.860
 is doing what Jesus does,

00:27:24.120 --> 00:27:24.760
 the Pharisees

00:27:24.760 --> 00:27:25.460
 and Sadducees

00:27:25.460 --> 00:27:26.520
 always have something

00:27:26.520 --> 00:27:27.220
 to complain about.

00:27:28.220 --> 00:27:29.340
 And that's what we see

00:27:29.340 --> 00:27:29.820
 right here.

00:27:30.620 --> 00:27:31.380
 Jewish people

00:27:31.380 --> 00:27:33.000
 were coming out

00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:33.800
 to be baptized

00:27:33.800 --> 00:27:35.520
 and this enraged

00:27:35.520 --> 00:27:37.020
 the Pharisees

00:27:37.020 --> 00:27:38.600
 and the Sadducees

00:27:38.600 --> 00:27:40.200
 in fits of anger

00:27:40.200 --> 00:27:41.200
 because they

00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:43.120
 and their ethnic Jewishness

00:27:43.120 --> 00:27:43.500
 were like,

00:27:43.580 --> 00:27:44.960
 we don't have to do this.

00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:47.820
 We are sons of Abraham.

00:27:48.820 --> 00:27:50.920
 Why should we have to do

00:27:50.920 --> 00:27:53.400
 what the Gentiles

00:27:53.400 --> 00:27:55.560
 have to do?

00:27:57.220 --> 00:27:57.760
 John says,

00:27:58.200 --> 00:27:59.140
 bear fruit

00:27:59.140 --> 00:28:00.280
 in keeping with repentance.

00:28:02.080 --> 00:28:03.460
 I don't care

00:28:03.460 --> 00:28:05.640
 that this is

00:28:05.640 --> 00:28:07.040
 who you belong to

00:28:07.040 --> 00:28:10.920
 if you're apart

00:28:10.920 --> 00:28:13.040
 from the work

00:28:13.040 --> 00:28:14.920
 and the plan

00:28:14.920 --> 00:28:16.420
 of God.

00:28:17.360 --> 00:28:17.680
 You see,

00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:18.420
 the Pharisees

00:28:18.420 --> 00:28:19.300
 and the Sadducees,

00:28:19.400 --> 00:28:19.980
 all they thought

00:28:19.980 --> 00:28:20.520
 they needed

00:28:20.520 --> 00:28:23.040
 was their ethnic standing

00:28:23.040 --> 00:28:25.700
 in order to stand

00:28:25.700 --> 00:28:27.200
 as holy

00:28:27.200 --> 00:28:28.580
 before God.

00:28:31.580 --> 00:28:32.940
 In John's hand,

00:28:33.940 --> 00:28:35.480
 brothers,

00:28:35.600 --> 00:28:36.260
 you need the king.

00:28:37.280 --> 00:28:38.640
 You need the king.

00:28:39.520 --> 00:28:40.620
 You need the king.

00:28:41.300 --> 00:28:42.340
 And the way

00:28:42.340 --> 00:28:43.260
 to the king

00:28:43.260 --> 00:28:44.800
 is found

00:28:44.800 --> 00:28:45.960
 in repentance.

00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:49.000
 And when these people

00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:49.720
 were coming,

00:28:50.740 --> 00:28:51.840
 they're coming

00:28:51.840 --> 00:28:52.780
 as a symbol

00:28:52.780 --> 00:28:53.620
 to show

00:28:53.620 --> 00:28:56.480
 the change

00:28:56.480 --> 00:28:58.640
 of what God

00:28:58.640 --> 00:28:59.500
 has done

00:28:59.500 --> 00:29:01.360
 and what God

00:29:01.360 --> 00:29:01.900
 is doing

00:29:01.900 --> 00:29:02.640
 in their life.

00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:04.220
 You see,

00:29:04.280 --> 00:29:05.280
 when we celebrate

00:29:05.280 --> 00:29:05.840
 baptism,

00:29:07.280 --> 00:29:07.640
 baptism

00:29:07.640 --> 00:29:09.140
 is not

00:29:09.140 --> 00:29:11.020
 you coming

00:29:11.020 --> 00:29:12.320
 to do an act

00:29:12.320 --> 00:29:14.020
 to get yourself

00:29:14.020 --> 00:29:14.500
 saved.

00:29:15.400 --> 00:29:16.300
 It's not.

00:29:17.520 --> 00:29:18.100
 And anyone

00:29:18.100 --> 00:29:18.800
 who preaches

00:29:18.800 --> 00:29:19.260
 that,

00:29:19.720 --> 00:29:20.660
 anyone who teaches

00:29:20.660 --> 00:29:21.120
 that,

00:29:21.480 --> 00:29:22.400
 preaches a gospel

00:29:22.400 --> 00:29:23.080
 of works.

00:29:24.620 --> 00:29:25.780
 Not of the Lord.

00:29:27.440 --> 00:29:28.360
 But baptism

00:29:28.360 --> 00:29:30.380
 is both,

00:29:30.520 --> 00:29:31.140
 I want us to get

00:29:31.140 --> 00:29:31.280
 this,

00:29:31.560 --> 00:29:32.640
 baptism is both

00:29:32.640 --> 00:29:33.460
 a symbol

00:29:33.460 --> 00:29:34.560
 and a command.

00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:37.800
 Jesus commands

00:29:37.800 --> 00:29:38.840
 us to baptize.

00:29:39.900 --> 00:29:40.760
 We are commanded

00:29:40.760 --> 00:29:41.800
 to be baptized.

00:29:42.320 --> 00:29:44.540
 So while it

00:29:44.540 --> 00:29:45.760
 doesn't save us,

00:29:45.900 --> 00:29:46.900
 it is an act

00:29:46.900 --> 00:29:47.620
 of obedience

00:29:47.620 --> 00:29:48.380
 that God

00:29:48.380 --> 00:29:49.260
 has called us to.

00:29:51.300 --> 00:29:52.020
 So I don't want

00:29:52.020 --> 00:29:52.680
 to lighten

00:29:52.680 --> 00:29:53.400
 the importance

00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:53.960
 of it

00:29:53.960 --> 00:29:55.840
 and just say,

00:29:55.960 --> 00:29:56.020
 well,

00:29:56.060 --> 00:29:57.080
 it's just a symbol

00:29:57.080 --> 00:29:58.640
 because it is a symbol

00:29:58.640 --> 00:29:59.620
 but it's a symbol

00:29:59.620 --> 00:30:00.220
 with meaning

00:30:00.220 --> 00:30:01.240
 and it's a symbol

00:30:01.240 --> 00:30:02.080
 that we're commanded

00:30:02.080 --> 00:30:03.040
 to obey

00:30:03.040 --> 00:30:03.900
 in coming

00:30:03.900 --> 00:30:04.900
 to God

00:30:04.900 --> 00:30:06.500
 through faith,

00:30:06.820 --> 00:30:07.640
 through repentance

00:30:07.640 --> 00:30:08.160
 to Him.

00:30:09.660 --> 00:30:10.140
 And this is

00:30:10.140 --> 00:30:10.580
 what we see.

00:30:11.620 --> 00:30:12.300
 this is what

00:30:12.300 --> 00:30:13.140
 we see happening.

00:30:13.780 --> 00:30:14.980
 As they prepare

00:30:14.980 --> 00:30:16.200
 the way

00:30:16.200 --> 00:30:17.400
 for the King,

00:30:17.920 --> 00:30:19.020
 the message

00:30:19.020 --> 00:30:20.240
 is repent,

00:30:20.760 --> 00:30:21.660
 the method

00:30:21.660 --> 00:30:22.700
 is baptism,

00:30:23.120 --> 00:30:23.860
 and then what

00:30:23.860 --> 00:30:24.600
 is happening

00:30:24.600 --> 00:30:25.660
 is people

00:30:25.660 --> 00:30:26.600
 are being pointed

00:30:26.600 --> 00:30:26.980
 out,

00:30:27.420 --> 00:30:27.880
 oh,

00:30:28.840 --> 00:30:29.800
 oh,

00:30:30.640 --> 00:30:31.620
 those are

00:30:31.620 --> 00:30:32.300
 the disciples

00:30:32.300 --> 00:30:32.920
 of John.

00:30:34.520 --> 00:30:35.980
 those are the ones

00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:37.660
 who are waiting

00:30:37.660 --> 00:30:38.320
 for the King.

00:30:39.460 --> 00:30:41.120
 Those are the ones

00:30:41.120 --> 00:30:42.380
 who are prepared

00:30:42.380 --> 00:30:43.880
 for His arrival.

00:30:44.840 --> 00:30:45.920
 They've repented,

00:30:46.540 --> 00:30:47.460
 they've made

00:30:47.460 --> 00:30:48.780
 their path

00:30:48.780 --> 00:30:49.820
 straight.

00:30:50.580 --> 00:30:51.760
 So He

00:30:51.760 --> 00:30:53.340
 comes to them.

00:30:54.480 --> 00:30:54.920
 Baptism

00:30:54.920 --> 00:30:55.600
 is a symbol

00:30:55.600 --> 00:30:58.040
 and it's a symbol

00:30:58.040 --> 00:30:58.480
 that paints

00:30:58.480 --> 00:30:59.380
 a powerful picture.

00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:01.080
 For us,

00:31:01.160 --> 00:31:01.580
 we practice

00:31:01.580 --> 00:31:02.620
 believer's baptism

00:31:02.620 --> 00:31:04.160
 when someone

00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:04.900
 has put their faith,

00:31:05.100 --> 00:31:05.280
 hope,

00:31:05.340 --> 00:31:05.740
 and trust

00:31:05.740 --> 00:31:06.840
 in Jesus Christ

00:31:06.840 --> 00:31:07.520
 as their Lord

00:31:07.520 --> 00:31:07.880
 and Savior.

00:31:08.100 --> 00:31:08.460
 And if you

00:31:08.460 --> 00:31:08.960
 are here today

00:31:08.960 --> 00:31:09.520
 and you've put

00:31:09.520 --> 00:31:10.100
 your faith,

00:31:10.420 --> 00:31:10.600
 hope,

00:31:10.640 --> 00:31:11.040
 and trust

00:31:11.040 --> 00:31:12.080
 as Jesus Christ

00:31:12.080 --> 00:31:12.900
 as your Lord

00:31:12.900 --> 00:31:13.320
 and Savior,

00:31:13.620 --> 00:31:14.240
 whether you did it

00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:14.700
 in here

00:31:14.700 --> 00:31:16.100
 during a worship service,

00:31:16.200 --> 00:31:16.760
 whether you did it

00:31:16.760 --> 00:31:17.380
 younger when you're

00:31:17.380 --> 00:31:18.000
 at a VBS

00:31:18.000 --> 00:31:18.800
 or at a youth camp,

00:31:19.040 --> 00:31:19.580
 whether you did it

00:31:19.580 --> 00:31:20.320
 on a job site,

00:31:20.400 --> 00:31:20.780
 whether you did it

00:31:20.780 --> 00:31:21.380
 on Bible study,

00:31:21.520 --> 00:31:22.320
 I don't care

00:31:22.320 --> 00:31:23.380
 where you did it

00:31:23.380 --> 00:31:24.040
 when you put,

00:31:24.220 --> 00:31:24.800
 whether you've done it

00:31:24.800 --> 00:31:25.660
 through filling out a card,

00:31:25.760 --> 00:31:26.520
 through saying a prayer,

00:31:26.740 --> 00:31:27.740
 through having a conversation.

00:31:27.960 --> 00:31:29.060
 If you put your faith,

00:31:29.180 --> 00:31:29.340
 hope,

00:31:29.380 --> 00:31:29.700
 and trust

00:31:29.700 --> 00:31:30.480
 as Jesus Christ

00:31:30.480 --> 00:31:31.400
 as your Lord

00:31:31.400 --> 00:31:31.820
 and Savior,

00:31:32.180 --> 00:31:33.820
 God has commanded you

00:31:33.820 --> 00:31:36.020
 to obey Him

00:31:36.020 --> 00:31:37.980
 in believer's baptism.

00:31:39.220 --> 00:31:40.280
 And then with that,

00:31:40.400 --> 00:31:41.880
 what it communicates

00:31:41.880 --> 00:31:44.080
 and what it speaks to

00:31:44.080 --> 00:31:45.020
 in your relationship

00:31:45.020 --> 00:31:45.560
 with Him.

00:31:46.540 --> 00:31:47.140
 Number one,

00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:47.940
 it's a picture

00:31:47.940 --> 00:31:48.840
 of you saying,

00:31:49.420 --> 00:31:51.160
 I can't save myself

00:31:51.160 --> 00:31:53.280
 from my sins.

00:31:54.040 --> 00:31:56.000
 I needed to be saved

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:58.040
 and Jesus saved me.

00:31:59.300 --> 00:32:00.560
 And Jesus saved me.

00:32:01.480 --> 00:32:02.180
 And He did it

00:32:02.180 --> 00:32:03.220
 not when I was clean,

00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:05.100
 not when I was good,

00:32:05.220 --> 00:32:06.040
 not when I was right,

00:32:06.280 --> 00:32:07.400
 not when I was made perfect,

00:32:08.200 --> 00:32:09.000
 but He did it

00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:10.020
 and that old person

00:32:10.020 --> 00:32:12.240
 walking into that water,

00:32:12.720 --> 00:32:14.000
 that person is a symbol

00:32:14.000 --> 00:32:15.080
 of who they were

00:32:15.080 --> 00:32:16.200
 before Christ,

00:32:16.540 --> 00:32:17.600
 covered and filthy

00:32:17.600 --> 00:32:18.700
 in their trespasses

00:32:18.700 --> 00:32:19.360
 and sins.

00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:21.560
 And then they walk

00:32:21.560 --> 00:32:22.440
 into the water.

00:32:23.460 --> 00:32:24.360
 And in doing so,

00:32:24.420 --> 00:32:24.960
 the Bible tells us,

00:32:25.020 --> 00:32:25.760
 I've been crucified

00:32:25.760 --> 00:32:27.060
 with Christ.

00:32:27.980 --> 00:32:29.880
 I've died to myself.

00:32:30.560 --> 00:32:32.280
 I die to my sins.

00:32:32.820 --> 00:32:33.740
 And as Christ went

00:32:33.740 --> 00:32:34.340
 into the tomb,

00:32:34.420 --> 00:32:35.320
 they go into the water.

00:32:36.580 --> 00:32:37.600
 And as Christ came

00:32:37.600 --> 00:32:38.620
 out of the tomb,

00:32:38.840 --> 00:32:40.400
 we come out of the water,

00:32:41.360 --> 00:32:42.960
 being washed

00:32:42.960 --> 00:32:43.740
 and made clean

00:32:43.740 --> 00:32:44.740
 by the blood of the Lamb.

00:32:45.780 --> 00:32:46.800
 To not live

00:32:46.800 --> 00:32:47.420
 and walk

00:32:47.420 --> 00:32:48.500
 of who we were,

00:32:49.500 --> 00:32:50.780
 but to be

00:32:50.780 --> 00:32:53.040
 who He's called us

00:32:53.040 --> 00:32:54.320
 to be.

00:32:54.760 --> 00:32:55.760
 That I am now,

00:32:55.960 --> 00:32:56.840
 the Bible says,

00:32:57.080 --> 00:32:58.820
 a new creation

00:32:58.820 --> 00:33:00.080
 in Christ.

00:33:00.400 --> 00:33:01.660
 The old has gone,

00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:02.980
 the new has come.

00:33:04.260 --> 00:33:05.520
 And that's

00:33:05.520 --> 00:33:06.880
 who we are

00:33:06.880 --> 00:33:08.180
 in Him.

00:33:09.740 --> 00:33:10.420
 John looks at

00:33:10.420 --> 00:33:11.420
 these Pharisees,

00:33:12.380 --> 00:33:13.040
 he looks at

00:33:13.040 --> 00:33:14.060
 the Sadducees

00:33:14.060 --> 00:33:15.920
 who are picking apart

00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:17.220
 all that's going on,

00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:18.720
 all that's happening,

00:33:19.080 --> 00:33:19.740
 and he points

00:33:19.740 --> 00:33:20.920
 to a different aspect

00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:23.120
 of Jesus' future ministry.

00:33:24.760 --> 00:33:25.360
 He says,

00:33:25.540 --> 00:33:26.320
 not only is the King

00:33:26.320 --> 00:33:26.640
 coming,

00:33:27.900 --> 00:33:28.780
 but the King

00:33:28.780 --> 00:33:29.640
 will also serve

00:33:29.640 --> 00:33:30.580
 as the righteous judge.

00:33:31.380 --> 00:33:32.000
 The King

00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:32.760
 will also

00:33:32.760 --> 00:33:33.860
 serve

00:33:33.860 --> 00:33:34.800
 as the righteous

00:33:34.800 --> 00:33:35.860
 judge.

00:33:37.140 --> 00:33:37.740
 We're back

00:33:37.740 --> 00:33:38.400
 at verse 12.

00:33:41.400 --> 00:33:43.360
 His winnowing fork

00:33:43.360 --> 00:33:44.380
 is in His hand

00:33:44.380 --> 00:33:46.520
 and He will clear

00:33:46.520 --> 00:33:47.780
 His threshing floor

00:33:47.780 --> 00:33:49.940
 and gather His wheat

00:33:49.940 --> 00:33:50.800
 into the barn,

00:33:51.440 --> 00:33:52.620
 but the chaff

00:33:52.620 --> 00:33:53.540
 He will burn

00:33:53.540 --> 00:33:55.560
 with unquenchable

00:33:55.560 --> 00:33:56.640
 fire.

00:33:57.940 --> 00:33:59.780
 He paints a picture

00:33:59.780 --> 00:34:02.160
 of what Jesus

00:34:02.160 --> 00:34:03.620
 will do

00:34:03.620 --> 00:34:04.320
 in judgment

00:34:04.320 --> 00:34:06.660
 in the separation

00:34:06.660 --> 00:34:08.780
 of those

00:34:08.780 --> 00:34:09.720
 who are part

00:34:09.720 --> 00:34:10.280
 of the kingdom

00:34:10.280 --> 00:34:12.520
 and the removal

00:34:12.520 --> 00:34:13.240
 for those

00:34:13.240 --> 00:34:14.020
 who are not part

00:34:14.020 --> 00:34:14.500
 of the kingdom.

00:34:16.260 --> 00:34:17.020
 You see,

00:34:17.260 --> 00:34:18.340
 the beauty

00:34:18.340 --> 00:34:19.160
 of the gospel

00:34:19.160 --> 00:34:21.140
 is that

00:34:21.140 --> 00:34:22.120
 the gospel message

00:34:22.120 --> 00:34:22.720
 says,

00:34:23.640 --> 00:34:24.480
 for whosoever

00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:25.020
 will come,

00:34:25.780 --> 00:34:26.760
 for whosoever

00:34:26.760 --> 00:34:27.280
 will come.

00:34:28.120 --> 00:34:29.020
 So I'm going to tell you,

00:34:29.420 --> 00:34:30.160
 I don't care

00:34:30.160 --> 00:34:30.760
 how dirty,

00:34:30.920 --> 00:34:31.540
 how nasty,

00:34:31.680 --> 00:34:32.340
 how filthy

00:34:32.340 --> 00:34:33.280
 your past is.

00:34:33.940 --> 00:34:34.780
 I don't care

00:34:34.780 --> 00:34:35.460
 how sinful

00:34:35.460 --> 00:34:36.640
 you were last night,

00:34:36.780 --> 00:34:37.380
 how sinful

00:34:37.380 --> 00:34:38.320
 you were this morning.

00:34:38.880 --> 00:34:39.900
 I don't care

00:34:39.900 --> 00:34:40.900
 about any awful

00:34:40.900 --> 00:34:41.600
 evil deed

00:34:41.600 --> 00:34:42.260
 that you think

00:34:42.260 --> 00:34:43.100
 that you've done.

00:34:43.260 --> 00:34:44.380
 The greatest lie

00:34:44.380 --> 00:34:45.260
 that you could ever

00:34:45.260 --> 00:34:46.160
 believe is God

00:34:46.160 --> 00:34:47.120
 could not forgive you.

00:34:48.640 --> 00:34:49.800
 And Jesus says,

00:34:50.240 --> 00:34:51.020
 John says,

00:34:52.260 --> 00:34:53.320
 that He can

00:34:53.320 --> 00:34:55.260
 and He will

00:34:55.260 --> 00:34:57.200
 and He loves to

00:34:57.200 --> 00:34:59.240
 and He delights in it.

00:35:00.360 --> 00:35:01.700
 So whatever you've done,

00:35:02.640 --> 00:35:03.800
 whatever you're doing,

00:35:04.120 --> 00:35:04.800
 the message

00:35:04.800 --> 00:35:05.900
 is repent.

00:35:07.260 --> 00:35:07.860
 Repent.

00:35:08.880 --> 00:35:10.360
 And come to Jesus.

00:35:11.520 --> 00:35:12.080
 Repent.

00:35:12.960 --> 00:35:13.920
 And come to Jesus.

00:35:15.160 --> 00:35:15.680
 Repent.

00:35:16.520 --> 00:35:17.600
 And come to Jesus.

00:35:19.780 --> 00:35:21.480
 But the Bible's clear.

00:35:23.220 --> 00:35:24.320
 That in judgment,

00:35:25.760 --> 00:35:27.740
 there's going to become

00:35:27.740 --> 00:35:28.840
 a time.

00:35:30.920 --> 00:35:33.140
 The image that John gives

00:35:33.140 --> 00:35:35.560
 is what a farmer would do

00:35:35.560 --> 00:35:37.440
 after his grain was harvested.

00:35:38.880 --> 00:35:40.260
 He would go in

00:35:40.260 --> 00:35:41.120
 and the grain

00:35:41.120 --> 00:35:42.160
 would be in a pile

00:35:42.160 --> 00:35:44.060
 and he would take

00:35:44.060 --> 00:35:44.920
 his winnowing fork

00:35:44.920 --> 00:35:46.060
 and he would go

00:35:46.060 --> 00:35:48.240
 into the pile of grain

00:35:48.240 --> 00:35:50.140
 and he would throw it up

00:35:50.140 --> 00:35:50.560
 in the air.

00:35:52.060 --> 00:35:52.280
 And see,

00:35:52.360 --> 00:35:52.940
 the grain

00:35:52.940 --> 00:35:54.280
 was heavier

00:35:54.280 --> 00:35:55.560
 than the chaff.

00:35:56.360 --> 00:35:57.040
 And so the grain

00:35:57.040 --> 00:35:58.280
 would fall to the ground

00:35:58.280 --> 00:35:59.800
 and the chaff

00:35:59.800 --> 00:36:00.460
 would blow

00:36:00.460 --> 00:36:01.400
 through the wind

00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:02.840
 and it would land

00:36:02.840 --> 00:36:03.700
 on the other side

00:36:03.700 --> 00:36:04.280
 of the floor.

00:36:05.240 --> 00:36:06.460
 And he would go through

00:36:06.460 --> 00:36:07.700
 and he would separate

00:36:07.700 --> 00:36:08.840
 the good

00:36:08.840 --> 00:36:13.100
 from that

00:36:13.100 --> 00:36:15.380
 that would face destruction.

00:36:17.240 --> 00:36:18.320
 And at the end,

00:36:19.520 --> 00:36:20.440
 as the grain

00:36:20.440 --> 00:36:21.160
 was separated

00:36:21.160 --> 00:36:22.100
 from the chaff,

00:36:23.560 --> 00:36:24.300
 the kingdom

00:36:24.300 --> 00:36:26.020
 would be separated

00:36:26.020 --> 00:36:27.780
 from the others.

00:36:29.140 --> 00:36:31.200
 and it would be swept up

00:36:31.200 --> 00:36:34.380
 and it would be tossed

00:36:34.380 --> 00:36:35.120
 into the fire.

00:36:36.860 --> 00:36:37.800
 Because you see,

00:36:37.860 --> 00:36:38.480
 there's a message.

00:36:39.800 --> 00:36:40.880
 All can come.

00:36:41.540 --> 00:36:42.540
 All can repent

00:36:42.540 --> 00:36:44.200
 because there's going

00:36:44.200 --> 00:36:45.640
 to become

00:36:45.640 --> 00:36:46.980
 a time.

00:36:47.780 --> 00:36:48.520
 Here's the question

00:36:48.520 --> 00:36:49.400
 I have for you this morning.

00:36:52.660 --> 00:36:54.020
 When that fork

00:36:54.020 --> 00:36:55.560
 is put in

00:36:55.560 --> 00:36:58.380
 and that grain

00:36:58.380 --> 00:36:59.140
 is tossed up

00:36:59.140 --> 00:36:59.640
 in the air,

00:37:01.220 --> 00:37:02.380
 where would you fall?

00:37:04.160 --> 00:37:05.340
 Where would you fall?

00:37:08.860 --> 00:37:10.220
 John says to the Pharisees

00:37:10.220 --> 00:37:11.020
 and the Sadducees,

00:37:11.540 --> 00:37:12.920
 you're going to be

00:37:12.920 --> 00:37:13.840
 the ones burned up.

00:37:15.160 --> 00:37:16.300
 You try to stand

00:37:16.300 --> 00:37:18.580
 in your self-righteousness.

00:37:19.200 --> 00:37:20.440
 You try to stand

00:37:20.440 --> 00:37:21.280
 in your heritage.

00:37:21.940 --> 00:37:23.220
 You try to stand

00:37:23.220 --> 00:37:24.980
 in your ethnic eliteness

00:37:24.980 --> 00:37:28.540
 and none of that

00:37:28.540 --> 00:37:30.080
 is going to find you

00:37:30.080 --> 00:37:32.460
 acceptable before God.

00:37:34.180 --> 00:37:35.440
 The only way.

00:37:36.820 --> 00:37:38.120
 The only way

00:37:38.120 --> 00:37:40.080
 is Jesus.

00:37:43.360 --> 00:37:44.760
 So now verse 13.

00:37:49.400 --> 00:37:50.060
 It says,

00:37:50.260 --> 00:37:51.120
 when Jesus came

00:37:51.120 --> 00:37:52.080
 from Galilee

00:37:52.080 --> 00:37:54.740
 to the Jordan

00:37:54.740 --> 00:37:55.620
 to John

00:37:55.620 --> 00:37:58.040
 to be baptized

00:37:58.040 --> 00:37:58.840
 by him.

00:38:00.800 --> 00:38:01.500
 Now John

00:38:01.500 --> 00:38:02.180
 would have prevented

00:38:02.180 --> 00:38:02.960
 him saying,

00:38:03.720 --> 00:38:05.040
 I need to be

00:38:05.040 --> 00:38:06.180
 baptized by you

00:38:06.180 --> 00:38:08.400
 and do you

00:38:08.400 --> 00:38:09.180
 come to me?

00:38:10.660 --> 00:38:11.520
 But Jesus

00:38:11.520 --> 00:38:12.280
 answered him,

00:38:13.360 --> 00:38:14.580
 let it be so

00:38:14.580 --> 00:38:15.020
 now

00:38:15.020 --> 00:38:16.800
 for thus is fitting

00:38:16.800 --> 00:38:17.980
 for us to fulfill

00:38:17.980 --> 00:38:19.280
 all righteousness.

00:38:21.600 --> 00:38:22.720
 Then he consented.

00:38:25.520 --> 00:38:26.460
 And when Jesus

00:38:26.460 --> 00:38:27.560
 was baptized,

00:38:28.800 --> 00:38:29.540
 immediately

00:38:29.540 --> 00:38:30.260
 he went up

00:38:30.260 --> 00:38:30.880
 from the water

00:38:30.880 --> 00:38:32.880
 and behold,

00:38:33.000 --> 00:38:33.440
 the heavens

00:38:33.440 --> 00:38:33.940
 were opened

00:38:33.940 --> 00:38:34.360
 to him

00:38:34.360 --> 00:38:35.940
 and he saw

00:38:35.940 --> 00:38:36.440
 the Spirit

00:38:36.440 --> 00:38:36.900
 of God

00:38:36.900 --> 00:38:37.540
 descending like

00:38:37.540 --> 00:38:38.060
 a dove

00:38:38.060 --> 00:38:39.340
 and coming

00:38:39.340 --> 00:38:40.220
 to rest on him.

00:38:41.300 --> 00:38:42.100
 And behold,

00:38:42.200 --> 00:38:43.120
 a voice from heaven

00:38:43.120 --> 00:38:43.580
 said,

00:38:44.460 --> 00:38:45.440
 this is my

00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:46.340
 beloved son

00:38:46.340 --> 00:38:47.920
 with whom

00:38:47.920 --> 00:38:49.680
 I am

00:38:49.680 --> 00:38:50.160
 well

00:38:50.160 --> 00:38:51.280
 pleased.

00:38:52.820 --> 00:38:53.700
 I want to be honest

00:38:53.700 --> 00:38:53.860
 with you,

00:38:53.860 --> 00:38:54.580
 this is a difficult

00:38:54.580 --> 00:38:55.880
 part of the Bible.

00:38:57.500 --> 00:38:58.420
 This is a hard

00:38:58.420 --> 00:38:58.920
 passage.

00:39:00.320 --> 00:39:01.220
 Because what we

00:39:01.220 --> 00:39:01.580
 know

00:39:01.580 --> 00:39:03.260
 is that

00:39:03.260 --> 00:39:04.720
 John's calling

00:39:04.720 --> 00:39:05.740
 people to repent

00:39:05.740 --> 00:39:07.500
 and then after

00:39:07.500 --> 00:39:08.220
 they repent,

00:39:08.680 --> 00:39:09.500
 they're baptized.

00:39:09.700 --> 00:39:09.820
 well,

00:39:09.820 --> 00:39:10.140
 why do they

00:39:10.140 --> 00:39:10.660
 need to repent?

00:39:10.760 --> 00:39:11.160
 Because they're

00:39:11.160 --> 00:39:11.460
 sinners.

00:39:16.740 --> 00:39:17.520
 So Jesus

00:39:17.520 --> 00:39:19.820
 comes up

00:39:19.820 --> 00:39:20.480
 to John

00:39:20.480 --> 00:39:22.920
 and says,

00:39:23.040 --> 00:39:23.820
 baptize me.

00:39:24.780 --> 00:39:25.280
 Now John

00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:25.780
 knows.

00:39:27.280 --> 00:39:28.080
 John knows.

00:39:29.460 --> 00:39:29.820
 John's like,

00:39:30.320 --> 00:39:31.720
 Jesus,

00:39:31.940 --> 00:39:32.700
 I'm not saying

00:39:32.700 --> 00:39:33.300
 you're wrong,

00:39:33.540 --> 00:39:33.800
 but

00:39:33.800 --> 00:39:36.540
 I don't know,

00:39:36.540 --> 00:39:36.840
 man.

00:39:38.180 --> 00:39:39.200
 I think

00:39:39.200 --> 00:39:39.800
 you should

00:39:39.800 --> 00:39:40.580
 baptize me.

00:39:43.100 --> 00:39:43.900
 And Jesus

00:39:43.900 --> 00:39:44.060
 says,

00:39:44.120 --> 00:39:44.220
 no,

00:39:44.260 --> 00:39:44.340
 no,

00:39:44.380 --> 00:39:44.540
 no.

00:39:45.880 --> 00:39:46.480
 This

00:39:46.480 --> 00:39:47.920
 is what

00:39:47.920 --> 00:39:48.800
 must be

00:39:48.800 --> 00:39:49.500
 done

00:39:49.500 --> 00:39:51.160
 for it's

00:39:51.160 --> 00:39:51.740
 fitting for

00:39:51.740 --> 00:39:52.300
 us

00:39:52.300 --> 00:39:54.380
 to fulfill

00:39:54.380 --> 00:39:55.840
 all

00:39:55.840 --> 00:39:57.160
 righteousness.

00:39:59.840 --> 00:40:00.300
 So John

00:40:00.300 --> 00:40:00.520
 says,

00:40:00.620 --> 00:40:00.820
 okay.

00:40:02.260 --> 00:40:02.860
 And he

00:40:02.860 --> 00:40:03.380
 goes

00:40:03.380 --> 00:40:04.940
 and he

00:40:04.940 --> 00:40:05.480
 baptizes

00:40:05.480 --> 00:40:05.860
 Jesus.

00:40:06.540 --> 00:40:09.260
 Why?

00:40:11.140 --> 00:40:11.500
 Why?

00:40:16.720 --> 00:40:17.280
 I think

00:40:17.280 --> 00:40:17.600
 there's

00:40:17.600 --> 00:40:18.000
 two,

00:40:19.140 --> 00:40:19.480
 all right,

00:40:19.520 --> 00:40:19.700
 I've got

00:40:19.700 --> 00:40:19.900
 two,

00:40:20.020 --> 00:40:21.060
 I've got

00:40:21.060 --> 00:40:21.480
 two reasons

00:40:21.480 --> 00:40:21.700
 that are

00:40:21.700 --> 00:40:21.800
 going to be

00:40:21.800 --> 00:40:21.960
 on the

00:40:21.960 --> 00:40:22.180
 screen.

00:40:22.300 --> 00:40:22.420
 This

00:40:22.420 --> 00:40:22.600
 one's

00:40:22.600 --> 00:40:22.740
 not

00:40:22.740 --> 00:40:22.840
 going to

00:40:22.840 --> 00:40:22.920
 be

00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:23.100
 on the

00:40:23.100 --> 00:40:23.340
 screen.

00:40:23.500 --> 00:40:23.620
 It

00:40:23.620 --> 00:40:23.760
 should

00:40:23.760 --> 00:40:23.820
 have

00:40:23.820 --> 00:40:23.880
 been

00:40:23.880 --> 00:40:24.080
 on the

00:40:24.080 --> 00:40:24.300
 screen.

00:40:24.380 --> 00:40:24.460
 I

00:40:24.460 --> 00:40:24.840
 apologize.

00:40:25.500 --> 00:40:25.700
 Why

00:40:25.700 --> 00:40:25.860
 was

00:40:25.860 --> 00:40:26.080
 Jesus

00:40:26.080 --> 00:40:26.420
 baptized?

00:40:26.600 --> 00:40:26.800
 First

00:40:26.800 --> 00:40:27.100
 one,

00:40:27.440 --> 00:40:27.680
 not

00:40:27.680 --> 00:40:27.800
 going

00:40:27.800 --> 00:40:27.800
 to

00:40:27.800 --> 00:40:27.880
 be

00:40:27.880 --> 00:40:27.980
 on

00:40:27.980 --> 00:40:28.060
 the

00:40:28.060 --> 00:40:28.400
 screen.

00:40:30.480 --> 00:40:30.840
 This

00:40:30.840 --> 00:40:31.160
 is the

00:40:31.160 --> 00:40:31.460
 picture

00:40:31.460 --> 00:40:31.760
 of the

00:40:31.760 --> 00:40:32.000
 trinity

00:40:32.000 --> 00:40:32.340
 that we

00:40:32.340 --> 00:40:32.540
 get.

00:40:34.360 --> 00:40:34.740
 This

00:40:34.740 --> 00:40:34.960
 is the

00:40:34.960 --> 00:40:35.200
 picture

00:40:35.200 --> 00:40:35.420
 of the

00:40:35.420 --> 00:40:35.660
 trinity

00:40:35.660 --> 00:40:35.960
 that we

00:40:35.960 --> 00:40:36.140
 get.

00:40:37.400 --> 00:40:38.020
 And we

00:40:38.020 --> 00:40:38.240
 see what

00:40:38.240 --> 00:40:38.400
 just

00:40:38.400 --> 00:40:38.740
 happened.

00:40:40.420 --> 00:40:40.940
 We

00:40:40.940 --> 00:40:41.220
 see the

00:40:41.220 --> 00:40:41.540
 obedience

00:40:41.540 --> 00:40:42.000
 of the

00:40:42.000 --> 00:40:42.280
 Son.

00:40:44.040 --> 00:40:44.540
 The

00:40:44.540 --> 00:40:44.900
 obedience

00:40:44.900 --> 00:40:45.220
 of the

00:40:45.220 --> 00:40:45.480
 Son.

00:40:46.860 --> 00:40:47.180
 The

00:40:47.180 --> 00:40:47.460
 obedience

00:40:47.460 --> 00:40:48.020
 of Jesus.

00:40:50.120 --> 00:40:50.580
 In 30

00:40:50.580 --> 00:40:50.960
 years of

00:40:50.960 --> 00:40:51.540
 his life,

00:40:52.180 --> 00:40:52.820
 sinless.

00:40:54.820 --> 00:40:55.180
 And

00:40:55.180 --> 00:40:55.620
 he's come

00:40:55.620 --> 00:40:55.800
 and he's

00:40:55.800 --> 00:40:56.140
 come for

00:40:56.140 --> 00:40:56.620
 a purpose.

00:40:58.120 --> 00:40:58.420
 Don't

00:40:58.420 --> 00:40:58.760
 forget,

00:40:59.240 --> 00:40:59.720
 don't forget,

00:40:59.720 --> 00:41:00.220
 the

00:41:00.220 --> 00:41:00.700
 journey

00:41:00.700 --> 00:41:01.460
 to

00:41:01.460 --> 00:41:01.660
 his

00:41:01.660 --> 00:41:02.040
 kingdom.

00:41:03.860 --> 00:41:04.260
 The

00:41:04.260 --> 00:41:04.560
 means

00:41:04.560 --> 00:41:04.680
 of

00:41:04.680 --> 00:41:04.820
 a

00:41:04.820 --> 00:41:05.220
 crown

00:41:05.220 --> 00:41:06.240
 will

00:41:06.240 --> 00:41:06.400
 be

00:41:06.400 --> 00:41:06.540
 through

00:41:06.540 --> 00:41:06.700
 a

00:41:06.700 --> 00:41:07.200
 cross

00:41:07.200 --> 00:41:07.560
 and

00:41:07.560 --> 00:41:07.680
 a

00:41:07.680 --> 00:41:07.820
 crown

00:41:07.820 --> 00:41:07.940
 of

00:41:07.940 --> 00:41:08.240
 thorns.

00:41:09.920 --> 00:41:10.340
 We

00:41:10.340 --> 00:41:10.560
 see the

00:41:10.560 --> 00:41:10.900
 obedience

00:41:10.900 --> 00:41:11.280
 of the

00:41:11.280 --> 00:41:11.560
 Son.

00:41:12.980 --> 00:41:13.180
 The

00:41:13.180 --> 00:41:13.380
 second

00:41:13.380 --> 00:41:13.700
 thing that

00:41:13.700 --> 00:41:14.040
 we see

00:41:14.040 --> 00:41:14.280
 right

00:41:14.280 --> 00:41:14.480
 through

00:41:14.480 --> 00:41:14.760
 here

00:41:14.760 --> 00:41:15.400
 in the

00:41:15.400 --> 00:41:15.680
 trinity

00:41:15.680 --> 00:41:16.220
 is the

00:41:16.220 --> 00:41:16.660
 anointing

00:41:16.660 --> 00:41:16.900
 of the

00:41:16.900 --> 00:41:17.080
 Holy

00:41:17.080 --> 00:41:17.460
 Spirit.

00:41:18.140 --> 00:41:18.440
 The

00:41:18.440 --> 00:41:18.800
 anointing

00:41:18.800 --> 00:41:19.000
 of the

00:41:19.000 --> 00:41:19.160
 Holy

00:41:19.160 --> 00:41:19.420
 Spirit.

00:41:19.660 --> 00:41:19.780
 Now

00:41:19.780 --> 00:41:19.980
 this

00:41:19.980 --> 00:41:20.160
 does

00:41:20.160 --> 00:41:20.420
 not

00:41:20.420 --> 00:41:20.820
 mean

00:41:20.820 --> 00:41:21.240
 that

00:41:21.240 --> 00:41:21.600
 Jesus

00:41:21.600 --> 00:41:22.080
 did

00:41:22.080 --> 00:41:22.320
 not

00:41:22.320 --> 00:41:22.620
 have

00:41:22.620 --> 00:41:22.760
 the

00:41:22.760 --> 00:41:23.080
 anointing

00:41:23.080 --> 00:41:23.200
 of

00:41:23.200 --> 00:41:23.300
 the

00:41:23.300 --> 00:41:23.440
 Holy

00:41:23.440 --> 00:41:23.680
 Spirit

00:41:23.680 --> 00:41:24.100
 before.

00:41:24.100 --> 00:41:25.740
 But

00:41:25.740 --> 00:41:25.920
 what

00:41:25.920 --> 00:41:26.100
 this

00:41:26.100 --> 00:41:26.280
 is

00:41:26.280 --> 00:41:26.400
 is

00:41:26.400 --> 00:41:26.580
 this

00:41:26.580 --> 00:41:26.720
 is

00:41:26.720 --> 00:41:26.980
 a

00:41:26.980 --> 00:41:27.400
 marking

00:41:27.400 --> 00:41:28.080
 of

00:41:28.080 --> 00:41:28.400
 the

00:41:28.400 --> 00:41:28.860
 ministry

00:41:28.860 --> 00:41:29.240
 of

00:41:29.240 --> 00:41:29.720
 Jesus

00:41:29.720 --> 00:41:30.380
 of

00:41:30.380 --> 00:41:30.620
 what

00:41:30.620 --> 00:41:30.860
 will

00:41:30.860 --> 00:41:31.320
 happen

00:41:31.320 --> 00:41:31.900
 and

00:41:31.900 --> 00:41:32.080
 what

00:41:32.080 --> 00:41:32.220
 will

00:41:32.220 --> 00:41:32.400
 take

00:41:32.400 --> 00:41:32.880
 place.

00:41:34.540 --> 00:41:34.840
 So

00:41:34.840 --> 00:41:34.940
 we

00:41:34.940 --> 00:41:35.000
 see

00:41:35.000 --> 00:41:35.140
 the

00:41:35.140 --> 00:41:35.500
 obedience

00:41:35.500 --> 00:41:35.700
 of

00:41:35.700 --> 00:41:35.840
 the

00:41:35.840 --> 00:41:36.120
 Son.

00:41:38.160 --> 00:41:38.680
 We

00:41:38.680 --> 00:41:38.800
 see

00:41:38.800 --> 00:41:38.960
 the

00:41:38.960 --> 00:41:39.380
 anointing

00:41:39.380 --> 00:41:39.480
 of

00:41:39.480 --> 00:41:39.580
 the

00:41:39.580 --> 00:41:39.760
 Holy

00:41:39.760 --> 00:41:40.240
 Spirit.

00:41:41.640 --> 00:41:42.000
 Oh,

00:41:42.100 --> 00:41:42.300
 and then

00:41:42.300 --> 00:41:42.540
 we see

00:41:42.540 --> 00:41:42.660
 the

00:41:42.660 --> 00:41:42.940
 approval

00:41:42.940 --> 00:41:43.140
 of

00:41:43.140 --> 00:41:43.240
 the

00:41:43.240 --> 00:41:43.500
 Father.

00:41:44.760 --> 00:41:44.980
 We

00:41:44.980 --> 00:41:45.100
 hear

00:41:45.100 --> 00:41:45.260
 the

00:41:45.260 --> 00:41:45.580
 voice

00:41:45.580 --> 00:41:45.740
 of

00:41:45.740 --> 00:41:45.880
 the

00:41:45.880 --> 00:41:46.200
 Father.

00:41:47.520 --> 00:41:48.040
 All

00:41:48.040 --> 00:41:48.440
 of

00:41:48.440 --> 00:41:48.880
 this

00:41:48.880 --> 00:41:49.860
 coming

00:41:49.860 --> 00:41:50.860
 together.

00:41:54.100 --> 00:41:54.960
 I think

00:41:54.960 --> 00:41:55.140
 in the

00:41:55.140 --> 00:41:55.420
 baptism

00:41:55.420 --> 00:41:55.760
 we

00:41:55.760 --> 00:41:56.140
 see

00:41:56.140 --> 00:41:57.660
 the

00:41:57.660 --> 00:41:58.360
 clearest

00:41:58.360 --> 00:41:59.240
 evidence

00:41:59.240 --> 00:42:02.120
 of

00:42:02.120 --> 00:42:02.280
 the

00:42:02.280 --> 00:42:02.640
 Trinity

00:42:02.640 --> 00:42:02.920
 in

00:42:02.920 --> 00:42:03.260
 Scripture.

00:42:04.880 --> 00:42:05.180
 But

00:42:05.180 --> 00:42:05.340
 then

00:42:05.340 --> 00:42:05.620
 other

00:42:05.620 --> 00:42:06.020
 reasons

00:42:06.020 --> 00:42:06.380
 and these

00:42:06.380 --> 00:42:06.620
 will be

00:42:06.620 --> 00:42:06.840
 on

00:42:06.840 --> 00:42:07.240
 the

00:42:07.240 --> 00:42:07.540
 screen.

00:42:08.400 --> 00:42:08.640
 Why

00:42:08.640 --> 00:42:08.840
 was

00:42:08.840 --> 00:42:09.080
 Jesus

00:42:09.080 --> 00:42:09.480
 baptized?

00:42:11.400 --> 00:42:11.920
 Jesus

00:42:11.920 --> 00:42:12.400
 came as

00:42:12.400 --> 00:42:12.580
 an

00:42:12.580 --> 00:42:12.940
 example.

00:42:14.560 --> 00:42:14.760
 Jesus

00:42:14.760 --> 00:42:15.220
 came as

00:42:15.220 --> 00:42:15.340
 an

00:42:15.340 --> 00:42:15.640
 example.

00:42:17.100 --> 00:42:17.520
 When

00:42:17.520 --> 00:42:18.020
 we go

00:42:18.020 --> 00:42:18.180
 through

00:42:18.180 --> 00:42:18.580
 we look

00:42:18.580 --> 00:42:18.800
 and we

00:42:18.800 --> 00:42:19.000
 see

00:42:19.000 --> 00:42:19.340
 Jesus'

00:42:19.580 --> 00:42:19.940
 life.

00:42:21.460 --> 00:42:21.780
 Jesus

00:42:21.780 --> 00:42:22.500
 loves

00:42:22.500 --> 00:42:24.020
 man

00:42:24.020 --> 00:42:24.180
 he

00:42:24.180 --> 00:42:24.720
 loves.

00:42:25.400 --> 00:42:25.640
 He

00:42:25.640 --> 00:42:25.900
 loves

00:42:25.900 --> 00:42:26.120
 some

00:42:26.120 --> 00:42:26.480
 difficult

00:42:26.480 --> 00:42:26.980
 people.

00:42:27.320 --> 00:42:27.420
 He

00:42:27.420 --> 00:42:27.900
 serves

00:42:27.900 --> 00:42:28.140
 some

00:42:28.140 --> 00:42:28.460
 difficult

00:42:28.460 --> 00:42:28.920
 people.

00:42:30.160 --> 00:42:30.460
 The

00:42:30.460 --> 00:42:30.860
 greatest

00:42:30.860 --> 00:42:31.520
 traitor

00:42:31.520 --> 00:42:33.020
 the world

00:42:33.020 --> 00:42:33.420
 has ever

00:42:33.420 --> 00:42:33.720
 known,

00:42:33.860 --> 00:42:34.340
 Judas,

00:42:35.940 --> 00:42:36.460
 is going

00:42:36.460 --> 00:42:36.660
 to

00:42:36.660 --> 00:42:37.740
 experience

00:42:37.740 --> 00:42:39.020
 the

00:42:39.020 --> 00:42:39.480
 depth

00:42:39.480 --> 00:42:39.660
 of

00:42:39.660 --> 00:42:40.300
 relational

00:42:40.300 --> 00:42:41.040
 intimacy

00:42:41.040 --> 00:42:41.720
 with

00:42:41.720 --> 00:42:42.120
 Jesus

00:42:42.120 --> 00:42:43.280
 only to

00:42:43.280 --> 00:42:43.680
 sell him

00:42:43.680 --> 00:42:44.080
 for a few

00:42:44.080 --> 00:42:44.620
 pieces of

00:42:44.620 --> 00:42:44.940
 silver.

00:42:46.820 --> 00:42:47.020
 And

00:42:47.020 --> 00:42:47.240
 Jesus

00:42:47.240 --> 00:42:47.740
 loves.

00:42:48.840 --> 00:42:49.040
 And

00:42:49.040 --> 00:42:49.280
 Jesus

00:42:49.280 --> 00:42:50.020
 serves.

00:42:50.900 --> 00:42:51.100
 And

00:42:51.100 --> 00:42:51.360
 Jesus

00:42:51.360 --> 00:42:51.720
 speaks

00:42:51.720 --> 00:42:52.420
 truth.

00:42:53.140 --> 00:42:53.260
 And

00:42:53.260 --> 00:42:53.540
 Jesus

00:42:53.540 --> 00:42:54.140
 points

00:42:54.140 --> 00:42:54.500
 people

00:42:54.500 --> 00:42:54.680
 to

00:42:54.680 --> 00:42:55.100
 God

00:42:55.100 --> 00:42:55.500
 and

00:42:55.500 --> 00:42:55.640
 he

00:42:55.640 --> 00:42:56.100
 calls

00:42:56.100 --> 00:42:56.420
 people

00:42:56.420 --> 00:42:56.640
 to

00:42:56.640 --> 00:42:57.180
 repent

00:42:57.180 --> 00:42:57.840
 and

00:42:57.840 --> 00:42:58.380
 Jesus

00:42:58.380 --> 00:42:59.100
 loves

00:42:59.100 --> 00:42:59.320
 the

00:42:59.320 --> 00:43:00.060
 unlovable

00:43:00.060 --> 00:43:00.560
 and

00:43:00.560 --> 00:43:00.880
 Jesus

00:43:00.880 --> 00:43:01.660
 pursues

00:43:01.660 --> 00:43:02.280
 all that

00:43:02.280 --> 00:43:02.560
 he has

00:43:02.560 --> 00:43:03.040
 encountered

00:43:03.040 --> 00:43:03.480
 and

00:43:03.480 --> 00:43:03.820
 Jesus

00:43:03.820 --> 00:43:04.080
 is

00:43:04.080 --> 00:43:04.520
 obedient.

00:43:05.960 --> 00:43:06.040
 And

00:43:06.040 --> 00:43:06.180
 I think

00:43:06.180 --> 00:43:06.780
 we can't

00:43:06.780 --> 00:43:07.080
 miss

00:43:07.080 --> 00:43:07.580
 this.

00:43:08.620 --> 00:43:08.900
 That

00:43:08.900 --> 00:43:09.860
 Jesus

00:43:09.860 --> 00:43:11.100
 comes

00:43:11.100 --> 00:43:11.720
 and

00:43:11.720 --> 00:43:12.400
 sets

00:43:12.400 --> 00:43:12.920
 an

00:43:12.920 --> 00:43:13.700
 example

00:43:13.700 --> 00:43:15.700
 of

00:43:15.700 --> 00:43:16.100
 what

00:43:16.100 --> 00:43:16.680
 we are

00:43:16.680 --> 00:43:17.160
 to not

00:43:17.160 --> 00:43:17.420
 just

00:43:17.420 --> 00:43:17.880
 do

00:43:17.880 --> 00:43:19.500
 but

00:43:19.500 --> 00:43:19.700
 what

00:43:19.700 --> 00:43:20.040
 we are

00:43:20.040 --> 00:43:20.500
 to be

00:43:20.500 --> 00:43:22.000
 in

00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:22.180
 what

00:43:22.180 --> 00:43:22.320
 it

00:43:22.320 --> 00:43:22.660
 means

00:43:22.660 --> 00:43:22.860
 to

00:43:22.860 --> 00:43:23.460
 be

00:43:23.460 --> 00:43:24.600
 obedient

00:43:24.600 --> 00:43:25.680
 to

00:43:25.680 --> 00:43:26.060
 God.

00:43:27.520 --> 00:43:27.880
 But

00:43:27.880 --> 00:43:28.040
 then

00:43:28.040 --> 00:43:28.540
 lastly

00:43:28.540 --> 00:43:30.100
 and I

00:43:30.100 --> 00:43:30.200
 think

00:43:30.200 --> 00:43:30.380
 there's

00:43:30.380 --> 00:43:30.640
 probably

00:43:30.640 --> 00:43:30.960
 the

00:43:30.960 --> 00:43:31.520
 strongest

00:43:31.520 --> 00:43:32.340
 evidence

00:43:32.340 --> 00:43:33.340
 from

00:43:33.340 --> 00:43:33.740
 this

00:43:33.740 --> 00:43:36.680
 is

00:43:36.680 --> 00:43:37.120
 Jesus

00:43:37.120 --> 00:43:37.640
 came

00:43:37.640 --> 00:43:39.880
 as a

00:43:39.880 --> 00:43:40.320
 substitute.

00:43:42.720 --> 00:43:43.320
 Jesus

00:43:43.320 --> 00:43:43.600
 came

00:43:43.600 --> 00:43:43.900
 as a

00:43:43.900 --> 00:43:44.260
 substitute.

00:43:49.920 --> 00:43:50.520
 I

00:43:50.520 --> 00:43:51.200
 believe

00:43:51.200 --> 00:43:53.780
 that

00:43:53.780 --> 00:43:54.200
 there was

00:43:54.200 --> 00:43:54.740
 never a

00:43:54.740 --> 00:43:55.060
 point of

00:43:55.060 --> 00:43:55.500
 time

00:43:55.500 --> 00:43:58.240
 where the

00:43:58.240 --> 00:43:58.980
 cross was

00:43:58.980 --> 00:43:59.400
 not on the

00:43:59.400 --> 00:43:59.700
 mind of

00:43:59.700 --> 00:44:00.060
 Christ.

00:44:03.580 --> 00:44:04.140
 and

00:44:04.140 --> 00:44:04.300
 that

00:44:04.300 --> 00:44:04.500
 what

00:44:04.500 --> 00:44:04.860
 Jesus

00:44:04.860 --> 00:44:05.180
 is

00:44:05.180 --> 00:44:05.380
 going

00:44:05.380 --> 00:44:05.580
 to

00:44:05.580 --> 00:44:05.960
 do

00:44:05.960 --> 00:44:07.760
 is

00:44:07.760 --> 00:44:08.020
 being

00:44:08.020 --> 00:44:08.420
 free

00:44:08.420 --> 00:44:08.740
 from

00:44:08.740 --> 00:44:09.200
 sin

00:44:09.200 --> 00:44:11.360
 identify

00:44:11.360 --> 00:44:11.980
 with

00:44:11.980 --> 00:44:12.380
 us

00:44:12.380 --> 00:44:12.700
 as

00:44:12.700 --> 00:44:13.060
 sinners

00:44:13.060 --> 00:44:15.380
 and

00:44:15.380 --> 00:44:15.960
 become

00:44:15.960 --> 00:44:16.280
 the

00:44:16.280 --> 00:44:16.860
 substitute

00:44:16.860 --> 00:44:17.700
 atonement

00:44:17.700 --> 00:44:19.580
 the

00:44:19.580 --> 00:44:20.220
 substitute

00:44:20.220 --> 00:44:20.940
 recipient

00:44:20.940 --> 00:44:21.520
 of the

00:44:21.520 --> 00:44:21.880
 penalty

00:44:21.880 --> 00:44:23.460
 that we

00:44:23.460 --> 00:44:23.920
 deserve.

00:44:25.540 --> 00:44:25.660
 The

00:44:25.660 --> 00:44:25.960
 Apostle

00:44:25.960 --> 00:44:26.280
 Paul

00:44:26.280 --> 00:44:26.740
 writes

00:44:26.740 --> 00:44:27.120
 in 2

00:44:27.120 --> 00:44:27.620
 Corinthians

00:44:27.620 --> 00:44:28.000
 5

00:44:28.000 --> 00:44:28.460
 21

00:44:28.460 --> 00:44:31.700
 for our

00:44:31.700 --> 00:44:32.300
 sake

00:44:32.300 --> 00:44:34.960
 for our

00:44:34.960 --> 00:44:35.440
 sake

00:44:35.440 --> 00:44:38.040
 he

00:44:38.040 --> 00:44:39.360
 made

00:44:39.360 --> 00:44:40.400
 him

00:44:40.400 --> 00:44:41.680
 to be

00:44:41.680 --> 00:44:42.760
 sin

00:44:42.760 --> 00:44:44.260
 who

00:44:44.260 --> 00:44:45.580
 knew

00:44:45.580 --> 00:44:46.560
 no

00:44:46.560 --> 00:44:46.940
 sin

00:44:46.940 --> 00:44:49.660
 so

00:44:49.660 --> 00:44:49.940
 that

00:44:49.940 --> 00:44:50.200
 in

00:44:50.200 --> 00:44:50.700
 him

00:44:50.700 --> 00:44:53.000
 we

00:44:53.000 --> 00:44:54.280
 might

00:44:54.280 --> 00:44:55.480
 become

00:44:55.480 --> 00:44:56.320
 the

00:44:56.320 --> 00:44:56.860
 righteousness

00:44:56.860 --> 00:44:57.760
 of

00:44:57.760 --> 00:44:58.100
 God

00:44:58.100 --> 00:45:01.260
 that

00:45:01.260 --> 00:45:01.560
 he

00:45:01.560 --> 00:45:02.140
 free

00:45:02.140 --> 00:45:04.620
 free

00:45:04.620 --> 00:45:05.980
 from

00:45:05.980 --> 00:45:06.500
 sin

00:45:06.500 --> 00:45:08.780
 lived

00:45:08.780 --> 00:45:09.220
 a

00:45:09.220 --> 00:45:10.000
 sinless

00:45:10.000 --> 00:45:10.660
 life

00:45:10.660 --> 00:45:13.620
 came

00:45:13.620 --> 00:45:14.900
 to

00:45:14.900 --> 00:45:15.620
 substitute

00:45:15.620 --> 00:45:16.380
 himself

00:45:16.380 --> 00:45:18.620
 to

00:45:18.620 --> 00:45:19.020
 take

00:45:19.020 --> 00:45:19.380
 on

00:45:19.380 --> 00:45:19.840
 our

00:45:19.840 --> 00:45:20.960
 punishment

00:45:20.960 --> 00:45:25.360
 and to

00:45:25.360 --> 00:45:25.600
 give

00:45:25.600 --> 00:45:26.040
 us

00:45:26.040 --> 00:45:27.600
 his

00:45:27.600 --> 00:45:28.120
 perfection

00:45:28.120 --> 00:45:30.520
 and so

00:45:30.520 --> 00:45:30.980
 now

00:45:30.980 --> 00:45:32.660
 that I'm

00:45:32.660 --> 00:45:32.960
 in

00:45:32.960 --> 00:45:33.540
 Christ

00:45:33.540 --> 00:45:35.160
 now

00:45:35.160 --> 00:45:35.660
 that I'm

00:45:35.660 --> 00:45:36.040
 the new

00:45:36.040 --> 00:45:36.720
 creation

00:45:36.720 --> 00:45:38.660
 now

00:45:38.660 --> 00:45:39.100
 that I'm

00:45:39.100 --> 00:45:39.540
 the new

00:45:39.540 --> 00:45:40.120
 man

00:45:40.120 --> 00:45:41.220
 and who

00:45:41.220 --> 00:45:41.880
 God

00:45:41.880 --> 00:45:43.060
 has now

00:45:43.060 --> 00:45:44.120
 created

00:45:44.120 --> 00:45:44.540
 me

00:45:44.540 --> 00:45:45.780
 to be

00:45:45.780 --> 00:45:47.400
 covered

00:45:47.400 --> 00:45:47.960
 by the

00:45:47.960 --> 00:45:48.340
 blood

00:45:48.340 --> 00:45:48.780
 of the

00:45:48.780 --> 00:45:49.140
 lamb

00:45:49.140 --> 00:45:51.240
 that

00:45:51.240 --> 00:45:51.520
 while

00:45:51.520 --> 00:45:51.860
 I'm

00:45:51.860 --> 00:45:52.180
 still

00:45:52.180 --> 00:45:52.760
 flawed

00:45:52.760 --> 00:45:54.600
 I

00:45:54.600 --> 00:45:54.900
 still

00:45:54.900 --> 00:45:55.320
 got my

00:45:55.320 --> 00:45:55.880
 issues

00:45:55.880 --> 00:45:57.260
 and

00:45:57.260 --> 00:45:57.760
 repentance

00:45:57.760 --> 00:45:58.400
 needs to

00:45:58.400 --> 00:45:59.080
 consistently

00:45:59.080 --> 00:45:59.720
 be

00:45:59.720 --> 00:46:00.720
 a part

00:46:00.720 --> 00:46:01.200
 of my

00:46:01.200 --> 00:46:01.940
 daily

00:46:01.940 --> 00:46:03.160
 moment

00:46:03.160 --> 00:46:04.140
 by moment

00:46:04.140 --> 00:46:04.660
 life

00:46:04.660 --> 00:46:06.560
 because

00:46:06.560 --> 00:46:06.920
 of

00:46:06.920 --> 00:46:07.300
 Jesus

00:46:07.300 --> 00:46:09.360
 when

00:46:09.360 --> 00:46:09.740
 God

00:46:09.740 --> 00:46:10.380
 looks at

00:46:10.380 --> 00:46:10.720
 me

00:46:10.720 --> 00:46:12.280
 he

00:46:12.280 --> 00:46:12.660
 sees

00:46:12.660 --> 00:46:12.860
 the

00:46:12.860 --> 00:46:13.280
 perfection

00:46:13.280 --> 00:46:13.560
 of

00:46:13.560 --> 00:46:13.960
 Christ

00:46:13.960 --> 00:46:16.280
 so

00:46:16.280 --> 00:46:16.460
 that

00:46:16.460 --> 00:46:16.620
 on

00:46:16.620 --> 00:46:16.820
 that

00:46:16.820 --> 00:46:17.160
 day

00:46:17.160 --> 00:46:19.580
 when

00:46:19.580 --> 00:46:19.800
 it's

00:46:19.800 --> 00:46:20.260
 tossed

00:46:20.260 --> 00:46:20.600
 from

00:46:20.600 --> 00:46:20.760
 the

00:46:20.760 --> 00:46:21.040
 floor

00:46:21.040 --> 00:46:23.140
 not

00:46:23.140 --> 00:46:23.380
 through

00:46:23.380 --> 00:46:23.600
 my

00:46:23.600 --> 00:46:23.880
 own

00:46:23.880 --> 00:46:24.380
 works

00:46:24.380 --> 00:46:25.580
 but

00:46:25.580 --> 00:46:25.720
 through

00:46:25.720 --> 00:46:25.880
 the

00:46:25.880 --> 00:46:26.140
 works

00:46:26.140 --> 00:46:26.320
 of

00:46:26.320 --> 00:46:26.720
 Christ

00:46:26.720 --> 00:46:28.880
 I'll

00:46:28.880 --> 00:46:29.020
 be

00:46:29.020 --> 00:46:29.280
 found

00:46:29.280 --> 00:46:29.640
 holy

00:46:29.640 --> 00:46:31.540
 will

00:46:31.540 --> 00:46:31.800
 you

00:46:31.800 --> 00:46:33.500
 will

00:46:33.500 --> 00:46:33.820
 you

00:46:33.820 --> 00:46:35.240
 I'm

00:46:35.240 --> 00:46:35.320
 going to

00:46:35.320 --> 00:46:35.540
 ask the

00:46:35.540 --> 00:46:35.820
 band

00:46:35.820 --> 00:46:36.260
 if they'll

00:46:36.260 --> 00:46:37.420
 come back

00:46:37.420 --> 00:46:37.720
 to the

00:46:37.720 --> 00:46:38.160
 stage

00:46:38.160 --> 00:46:40.340
 as we

00:46:40.340 --> 00:46:40.680
 prepare

00:46:40.680 --> 00:46:41.100
 for our

00:46:41.100 --> 00:46:41.540
 time

00:46:41.540 --> 00:46:41.780
 of

00:46:41.780 --> 00:46:42.420
 response

00:46:42.420 --> 00:46:45.140
 number

00:46:45.140 --> 00:46:45.560
 one

00:46:45.560 --> 00:46:46.260
 for

00:46:46.260 --> 00:46:46.520
 you

00:46:46.520 --> 00:46:47.200
 today

00:46:47.200 --> 00:46:48.700
 have

00:46:48.700 --> 00:46:48.860
 you

00:46:48.860 --> 00:46:49.300
 repented

00:46:49.300 --> 00:46:50.740
 have

00:46:50.740 --> 00:46:50.880
 you

00:46:50.880 --> 00:46:51.220
 repented

00:46:51.220 --> 00:46:53.200
 whether

00:46:53.200 --> 00:46:53.400
 it's

00:46:53.400 --> 00:46:53.560
 the

00:46:53.560 --> 00:46:53.820
 first

00:46:53.820 --> 00:46:54.380
 time

00:46:54.380 --> 00:46:55.600
 or

00:46:55.600 --> 00:46:55.900
 many

00:46:55.900 --> 00:46:56.280
 times

00:46:56.280 --> 00:46:56.480
 have

00:46:56.480 --> 00:46:56.640
 you

00:46:56.640 --> 00:46:57.040
 repented

00:46:57.040 --> 00:46:58.640
 have

00:46:58.640 --> 00:46:58.820
 you

00:46:58.820 --> 00:46:59.360
 confessed

00:46:59.360 --> 00:46:59.620
 your

00:46:59.620 --> 00:47:00.040
 sin

00:47:00.040 --> 00:47:01.000
 and

00:47:01.000 --> 00:47:01.440
 owned

00:47:01.440 --> 00:47:01.720
 your

00:47:01.720 --> 00:47:02.160
 sin

00:47:02.160 --> 00:47:02.820
 and

00:47:02.820 --> 00:47:03.000
 your

00:47:03.000 --> 00:47:03.660
 responsibility

00:47:03.660 --> 00:47:05.420
 have

00:47:05.420 --> 00:47:05.540
 you

00:47:05.540 --> 00:47:05.720
 been

00:47:05.720 --> 00:47:06.280
 sorrowful

00:47:06.280 --> 00:47:06.500
 and

00:47:06.500 --> 00:47:07.000
 grieved

00:47:07.000 --> 00:47:07.660
 over

00:47:07.660 --> 00:47:08.000
 your

00:47:08.000 --> 00:47:08.320
 sin

00:47:08.320 --> 00:47:08.640
 before

00:47:08.640 --> 00:47:09.120
 God

00:47:09.120 --> 00:47:09.300
 and

00:47:09.300 --> 00:47:09.580
 God

00:47:09.580 --> 00:47:10.040
 alone

00:47:10.040 --> 00:47:10.860
 and

00:47:10.860 --> 00:47:11.100
 turned

00:47:11.100 --> 00:47:11.400
 to a

00:47:11.400 --> 00:47:11.640
 different

00:47:11.640 --> 00:47:12.020
 way

00:47:12.020 --> 00:47:13.100
 Jesus

00:47:13.100 --> 00:47:13.600
 way

00:47:13.600 --> 00:47:15.380
 have

00:47:15.380 --> 00:47:15.500
 you

00:47:15.500 --> 00:47:15.620
 been

00:47:15.620 --> 00:47:16.060
 obedient

00:47:16.060 --> 00:47:16.780
 in

00:47:16.780 --> 00:47:17.280
 baptism

00:47:17.280 --> 00:47:19.460
 publicly

00:47:19.460 --> 00:47:19.900
 telling

00:47:19.900 --> 00:47:20.180
 the

00:47:20.180 --> 00:47:20.560
 world

00:47:20.560 --> 00:47:21.600
 your

00:47:21.600 --> 00:47:22.040
 public

00:47:22.040 --> 00:47:22.560
 profession

00:47:22.560 --> 00:47:22.780
 of

00:47:22.780 --> 00:47:23.100
 faith

00:47:23.100 --> 00:47:24.140
 that

00:47:24.140 --> 00:47:24.520
 Jesus

00:47:24.520 --> 00:47:25.240
 is

00:47:25.240 --> 00:47:25.580
 the

00:47:25.580 --> 00:47:26.000
 way

00:47:26.000 --> 00:47:26.820
 and

00:47:26.820 --> 00:47:27.220
 Jesus

00:47:27.220 --> 00:47:27.620
 has

00:47:27.620 --> 00:47:28.140
 become

00:47:28.140 --> 00:47:28.760
 your

00:47:28.760 --> 00:47:29.080
 way

00:47:29.080 --> 00:47:30.720
 but

00:47:30.720 --> 00:47:30.880
 you

00:47:30.880 --> 00:47:31.380
 seek

00:47:31.380 --> 00:47:32.000
 to

00:47:32.000 --> 00:47:32.540
 follow

00:47:32.540 --> 00:47:33.080
 him

00:47:33.080 --> 00:47:34.680
 your

00:47:34.680 --> 00:47:35.280
 substitute

00:47:35.280 --> 00:47:37.760
 and

00:47:37.760 --> 00:47:37.920
 if

00:47:37.920 --> 00:47:38.280
 so

00:47:38.280 --> 00:47:40.160
 if

00:47:40.160 --> 00:47:40.480
 so

00:47:41.620 --> 00:47:42.140
 during

00:47:42.140 --> 00:47:42.340
 this

00:47:42.340 --> 00:47:42.600
 time

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 of

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 worship

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 will

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 you

00:47:45.320 --> 00:47:45.680
 prepare

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 to

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 take

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 the

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 Lord's

00:47:46.460 --> 00:47:46.620
 supper

00:47:46.620 --> 00:47:46.880
 with

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 me

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 as

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 we

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 will

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 look

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 at

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 the

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 bread

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 representing

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 the

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 body

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 of

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 Christ

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 that

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 was

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 punished

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 and

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 paid

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 for

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 the

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 price

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 of

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 your

00:47:58.520 --> 00:47:58.820
 sin

00:47:58.820 --> 00:47:58.960
 and

00:47:58.960 --> 00:47:59.320
 mind

00:47:59.320 --> 00:48:00.880
 and

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 to

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 take

00:48:01.200 --> 00:48:01.320
 of

00:48:01.320 --> 00:48:01.460
 the

00:48:01.460 --> 00:48:01.780
 cup

00:48:01.780 --> 00:48:02.980
 the

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 new

00:48:03.200 --> 00:48:03.560
 covenant

00:48:03.560 --> 00:48:04.760
 and the

00:48:04.760 --> 00:48:05.260
 representative

00:48:05.260 --> 00:48:05.680
 of the

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 blood

00:48:05.980 --> 00:48:07.180
 that

00:48:07.180 --> 00:48:07.580
 washes

00:48:07.580 --> 00:48:08.140
 us

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 and

00:48:09.440 --> 00:48:09.700
 makes

00:48:09.700 --> 00:48:09.860
 us

00:48:09.860 --> 00:48:10.260
 clean

00:48:10.260 --> 00:48:11.380
 makes

00:48:11.380 --> 00:48:11.580
 us

00:48:11.580 --> 00:48:11.840
 new

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 God

00:48:13.540 --> 00:48:13.660
 we

00:48:13.660 --> 00:48:13.840
 come

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 to

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 you

00:48:14.120 --> 00:48:14.460
 today

00:48:14.460 --> 00:48:15.980
 in

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 response

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 to

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 your

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 word

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 or

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 if

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 there's

00:48:21.160 --> 00:48:21.420
 anyone

00:48:21.420 --> 00:48:21.820
 here

00:48:21.820 --> 00:48:22.020
 who

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 does

00:48:22.180 --> 00:48:22.400
 not

00:48:22.400 --> 00:48:22.600
 know

00:48:22.600 --> 00:48:23.020
 Christ

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 as

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 their

00:48:23.340 --> 00:48:23.580
 Lord

00:48:23.580 --> 00:48:23.760
 and

00:48:23.760 --> 00:48:24.040
 Savior

00:48:24.040 --> 00:48:25.780
 God

00:48:25.780 --> 00:48:25.880
 I

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 pray

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 that

00:48:26.220 --> 00:48:26.680
 today

00:48:26.680 --> 00:48:29.660
 through

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 the

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 leading

00:48:30.160 --> 00:48:30.380
 of

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 your

00:48:30.540 --> 00:48:30.860
 Holy

00:48:30.860 --> 00:48:31.340
 Spirit

00:48:31.340 --> 00:48:31.720
 Lord

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 they

00:48:33.880 --> 00:48:34.060
 would

00:48:34.060 --> 00:48:34.460
 know

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 that

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 there's

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 no

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 religious

00:48:36.960 --> 00:48:37.580
 act

00:48:37.580 --> 00:48:38.740
 that

00:48:38.740 --> 00:48:38.920
 can

00:48:38.920 --> 00:48:39.240
 save

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 them

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 there's

00:48:42.700 --> 00:48:42.940
 no

00:48:42.940 --> 00:48:43.260
 self

00:48:43.260 --> 00:48:43.600
 righteous

00:48:43.600 --> 00:48:44.160
 work

00:48:44.160 --> 00:48:45.260
 that

00:48:45.260 --> 00:48:45.440
 can

00:48:45.440 --> 00:48:45.900
 perfect

00:48:45.900 --> 00:48:46.260
 them

00:48:46.260 --> 00:48:50.600
 it's

00:48:50.600 --> 00:48:50.860
 simply

00:48:50.860 --> 00:48:51.240
 to come

00:48:51.240 --> 00:48:51.420
 to

00:48:51.420 --> 00:48:51.880
 Jesus

00:48:51.880 --> 00:48:54.280
 through

00:48:54.280 --> 00:48:54.720
 faith

00:48:54.720 --> 00:48:54.880
 and

00:48:54.880 --> 00:48:55.440
 repentance

00:48:55.440 --> 00:48:59.600
 and

00:48:59.600 --> 00:48:59.740
 God

00:48:59.740 --> 00:48:59.880
 if

00:48:59.880 --> 00:49:00.080
 there's

00:49:00.080 --> 00:49:00.340
 anyone

00:49:00.340 --> 00:49:00.760
 here

00:49:00.760 --> 00:49:03.040
 Lord

00:49:03.040 --> 00:49:03.180
 as

00:49:03.180 --> 00:49:03.480
 we

00:49:03.480 --> 00:49:03.740
 as

00:49:03.740 --> 00:49:04.120
 followers

00:49:04.120 --> 00:49:04.360
 of

00:49:04.360 --> 00:49:04.700
 Jesus

00:49:04.700 --> 00:49:05.380
 prepare

00:49:05.380 --> 00:49:07.960
 to

00:49:07.960 --> 00:49:08.340
 take

00:49:08.340 --> 00:49:08.520
 the

00:49:08.520 --> 00:49:08.880
 Lord's

00:49:08.880 --> 00:49:09.140
 Supper

00:49:09.140 --> 00:49:12.120
 before

00:49:12.120 --> 00:49:12.740
 we sing

00:49:12.740 --> 00:49:13.100
 a note

00:49:13.100 --> 00:49:13.360
 of a

00:49:13.360 --> 00:49:13.820
 song

00:49:13.820 --> 00:49:17.000
 before

00:49:17.000 --> 00:49:17.280
 we

00:49:17.280 --> 00:49:18.180
 participate

00:49:18.180 --> 00:49:22.880
 in

00:49:22.880 --> 00:49:23.020
 the

00:49:23.020 --> 00:49:23.360
 taking

00:49:23.360 --> 00:49:24.020
 together

00:49:24.020 --> 00:49:26.480
 Lord

00:49:26.480 --> 00:49:26.820
 may we

00:49:26.820 --> 00:49:27.120
 first

00:49:27.120 --> 00:49:27.340
 come

00:49:27.340 --> 00:49:27.480
 to

00:49:27.480 --> 00:49:27.800
 you

00:49:27.800 --> 00:49:29.680
 in a

00:49:29.680 --> 00:49:29.900
 heart

00:49:29.900 --> 00:49:30.060
 of

00:49:30.060 --> 00:49:30.700
 brokenness

00:49:30.700 --> 00:49:32.560
 in the

00:49:32.560 --> 00:49:32.760
 heart

00:49:32.760 --> 00:49:32.880
 of

00:49:32.880 --> 00:49:33.380
 repentance

00:49:33.380 --> 00:49:36.500
 God

00:49:36.500 --> 00:49:36.680
 we

00:49:36.680 --> 00:49:37.220
 confess

00:49:37.220 --> 00:49:38.660
 our

00:49:38.660 --> 00:49:39.040
 sins

00:49:39.040 --> 00:49:39.280
 to

00:49:39.280 --> 00:49:39.820
 you

00:49:39.820 --> 00:49:41.860
 sins

00:49:41.860 --> 00:49:42.160
 Lord

00:49:42.160 --> 00:49:42.380
 to

00:49:42.380 --> 00:49:42.940
 numerous

00:49:42.940 --> 00:49:44.560
 to

00:49:44.560 --> 00:49:44.920
 name

00:49:44.920 --> 00:49:50.360
 they're

00:49:50.360 --> 00:49:50.820
 ours

00:49:50.820 --> 00:49:52.820
 we

00:49:52.820 --> 00:49:53.100
 did

00:49:53.100 --> 00:49:53.220
 them

00:49:53.220 --> 00:49:53.400
 we

00:49:53.400 --> 00:49:53.840
 chose

00:49:53.840 --> 00:49:54.120
 them

00:49:54.120 --> 00:49:56.700
 God

00:49:56.700 --> 00:49:56.960
 and we

00:49:56.960 --> 00:49:57.260
 choose

00:49:57.260 --> 00:49:57.460
 the

00:49:57.460 --> 00:49:57.840
 lesser

00:49:57.840 --> 00:49:59.420
 when

00:49:59.420 --> 00:49:59.560
 the

00:49:59.560 --> 00:49:59.840
 greater

00:49:59.840 --> 00:50:00.120
 is

00:50:00.120 --> 00:50:00.420
 there

00:50:00.420 --> 00:50:02.360
 God

00:50:02.360 --> 00:50:02.540
 we

00:50:02.540 --> 00:50:03.060
 grieve

00:50:03.060 --> 00:50:04.560
 over

00:50:04.560 --> 00:50:04.800
 the

00:50:04.800 --> 00:50:05.080
 sin

00:50:05.080 --> 00:50:05.320
 that's

00:50:05.320 --> 00:50:05.420
 in

00:50:05.420 --> 00:50:05.560
 our

00:50:05.560 --> 00:50:05.960
 life

00:50:05.960 --> 00:50:07.940
 Lord

00:50:07.940 --> 00:50:08.260
 may we

00:50:08.260 --> 00:50:08.600
 know

00:50:08.600 --> 00:50:09.040
 that while

00:50:09.040 --> 00:50:09.360
 we have

00:50:09.360 --> 00:50:09.700
 sinned

00:50:09.700 --> 00:50:10.000
 against

00:50:10.000 --> 00:50:10.620
 those

00:50:10.620 --> 00:50:12.900
 near us

00:50:12.900 --> 00:50:13.420
 around

00:50:13.420 --> 00:50:13.980
 us

00:50:13.980 --> 00:50:14.740
 in our

00:50:14.740 --> 00:50:15.260
 lives

00:50:15.260 --> 00:50:16.580
 Lord

00:50:16.580 --> 00:50:17.220
 above all

00:50:17.220 --> 00:50:17.600
 else

00:50:17.600 --> 00:50:17.960
 we have

00:50:17.960 --> 00:50:18.400
 sinned

00:50:18.400 --> 00:50:18.660
 against

00:50:18.660 --> 00:50:19.040
 a holy

00:50:19.040 --> 00:50:19.460
 God

00:50:19.460 --> 00:50:22.760
 and we're

00:50:22.760 --> 00:50:23.520
 sorrowful

00:50:23.520 --> 00:50:25.240
 for what

00:50:25.240 --> 00:50:25.480
 we've

00:50:25.480 --> 00:50:25.740
 done

00:50:25.740 --> 00:50:29.080
 God

00:50:29.080 --> 00:50:29.360
 may we

00:50:29.360 --> 00:50:29.700
 turn

00:50:29.700 --> 00:50:31.820
 to

00:50:31.820 --> 00:50:32.000
 no

00:50:32.000 --> 00:50:32.240
 longer

00:50:32.240 --> 00:50:32.700
 pursue

00:50:32.700 --> 00:50:32.940
 the

00:50:32.940 --> 00:50:33.480
 ways

00:50:33.480 --> 00:50:34.840
 of the

00:50:34.840 --> 00:50:35.300
 world

00:50:35.300 --> 00:50:36.720
 the

00:50:36.720 --> 00:50:37.240
 ways

00:50:37.240 --> 00:50:37.620
 of our

00:50:37.620 --> 00:50:37.900
 sinful

00:50:37.900 --> 00:50:38.380
 heart

00:50:38.380 --> 00:50:40.220
 but

00:50:40.220 --> 00:50:40.780
 pursue

00:50:40.780 --> 00:50:41.720
 the

00:50:41.720 --> 00:50:42.400
 obedience

00:50:42.400 --> 00:50:43.900
 that you've

00:50:43.900 --> 00:50:44.260
 called us

00:50:44.260 --> 00:50:44.500
 to

00:50:44.500 --> 00:50:47.520
 because

00:50:47.520 --> 00:50:47.940
 your way

00:50:47.940 --> 00:50:48.540
 is better

00:50:48.540 --> 00:50:52.220
 your way

00:50:52.220 --> 00:50:53.340
 is satisfying

00:50:53.340 --> 00:50:56.240
 your way

00:50:56.240 --> 00:50:56.600
 is filled

00:50:56.600 --> 00:50:57.220
 with hope

00:50:57.220 --> 00:50:58.840
 and with

00:50:58.840 --> 00:50:59.440
 goodness

00:50:59.440 --> 00:51:01.360
 and love

00:51:01.360 --> 00:51:04.260
 and it's in

00:51:04.260 --> 00:51:04.880
 Jesus name we

00:51:04.880 --> 00:51:05.160
 pray

00:51:05.160 --> 00:51:08.600
 that's it for

00:51:08.600 --> 00:51:09.160
 this week's

00:51:09.160 --> 00:51:09.580
 message

00:51:09.580 --> 00:51:10.520
 be sure to

00:51:10.520 --> 00:51:10.940
 check back

00:51:10.940 --> 00:51:11.540
 next week

00:51:11.540 --> 00:51:11.960
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00:51:11.960 --> 00:51:12.380
 episode

00:51:12.380 --> 00:51:13.260
 and in the

00:51:13.260 --> 00:51:13.580
 meantime

00:51:13.580 --> 00:51:14.220
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 visit us

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00:51:22.520 --> 00:51:22.980
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00:51:27.220 --> 00:51:29.280
 you