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 Amen. Such a good time this morning. At this time, we're going to dismiss our kindergarten through

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 second grade to head to kids' ministry, and so Ms. Dawn and Ms. Stephanie are back there at the

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 back, so you guys can make the way back there. Well, if you have your Bibles, and I hope you do,

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 I want to invite you to join me in Matthew chapter 5 this morning. If you do not have a Bible, we do

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 have some free Bibles that we would like to give to you as a gift from us to you. They're located at

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 our connections table, and so you can feel free to go back there and grab one of those. And then also,

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 I'd like to remind you guys about the Lord's Supper that we will be partaking at the end of

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 the service. And so, as we prepare our time in the Word, would you join me in prayer?

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 God, I thank you for this time and what a privilege it is to open up your Word this morning.

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 God, I pray that you would speak this morning, Lord, that it would not be my words, my thoughts,

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 my opinions, but it would be your truth that comes forward. And so, Lord, any part of this that is me,

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 remove it from my mouth. And God, I pray that if anyone here does not know Jesus Christ

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 as their Lord and Savior, that word today would be the day of their salvation. And it's in Jesus' name

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 we pray. Amen. Amen. Well, we are in Matthew chapter 5. We're going to start here in just a moment in

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 verse 27 as we read about in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus' words as he teaches about lust.

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 Now, Jesus has been doing some heart surgery as he's begun in the Sermon on the Mount.

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 The purpose of the Sermon on the Mount is Jesus is teaching about the kingdom. He's already called to

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 repent. And what he's saying is these are the characteristics of those who are in the kingdom

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 that Jesus is the king. And so he's going to begin to speak into not simply the actions that are at

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 fault, but the true heart of the matter. And only how Jesus can do, he is exposing, not publicly for

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 everyone to know at this point, but he's exposing privately of challenging at the core of the

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 individual, the matter and the issue that needs to be dealt with. There were people who wanted to fake

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 their love and fake their obedience for God. And Jesus says, well, I'm going to expose you by

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 dealing with who you really are. I realized a few years ago that I was getting old. Not that I was

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 getting older. We're all getting older. But that I'm getting old. Because I say things now like,

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 you know, back when I was your age, I began to say things like, that's just a little bit too loud.

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 And I really like to be in bed before the sun goes down. A few years ago, we were sitting at our

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 at the table, at our kitchen table having a meal. And we were talking to our kids just in general about

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 school. And one of them asked the question, what school was like when we were there? And so back

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 before electricity, we began to tell the stories that happened at the one-room schoolhouse.

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 I told a story, I said, I said, things were just different back then. Right? Y'all know that.

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 Like, those of us who were alive during the 80s, like, well done that any of us made it, you know?

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 And I said, you know, like right now, like right now in school, like, parents or grandparents,

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 you get this, like every day for our kids or grandkids is progress report day. I remember there

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 was eight days when I was in school that I was terrified of. Four progress report days and four

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 report card days. Because I knew on those eight days, something was being taken away. Something

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 was going to be taken away from me. And so, but now, like, you can get online, right? Oh, like,

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 we can, we can check. Like, right now. In fact, I can get on PowerSchool. Let me do that.

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 Let me throw them up on the screen. Just kidding. Just kidding.

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 We can get them right now and check their grades and check their attendance and see if there's any

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 special notes and all the things that are there. But other than that, like, their grades are private.

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 That was the conversation we had. Because I think I had to ask, like, they had taken a test and I

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 said, well, how did other people do in your class? And they're like, we don't really know how people

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 did in our class. Like, that's kind of a private. That's between the teacher and us and then the

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 teacher and you. Like, are you kidding me? Like, when I was growing up, I remember taking a test

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 test and you're done. You're supposed to turn it over. And when everybody was done and it was turned

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 over, you had to pass it to the person to the right of you. And the teacher would call out the answers

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 and they would grade your paper. And then they would hand it back to you. And as a student who

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 necessarily didn't apply themselves, that was a terrifying moment for me. Right? Or I remember

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 we'd go up and the teacher would have to show us the grades and the grade book. And so she would take

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 a piece of paper to block off the names that were under ours, but not the names that were above ours.

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 And so for Bradbury, I got to see what Christopher Alleman's grades were, but Christopher Alleman was a

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 genius. But my buddy, Patrick Zier, got to laugh at the rest of the class as he saw what we made,

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 which made him feel better about his grades. You see, the issue was, for me, even though I was a student

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 who didn't apply myself, I didn't want people to know that about me. Even in middle school, I remember

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 wanting to set myself as something different than what I really was. But yet, all it took

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 was that spelling test to be handed to Sammy Crawford. And Sammy didn't know that you could really misspell

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 words like that. Right? Jesus is dealing with a heart issue. He's exposing people, not in a way of got you,

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 but exposing to them of who they are. That it's not their works and their concept of self-righteousness

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 that's going to get them to heaven. In fact, what he's shared with them earlier in verse 20,

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 he says, you can't, you can't clean up all the acts, but there's still the heart of the matter

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 that we have to deal with. So in Matthew 5, he begins to give a list of topics from anger to lust to

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 divorce to oaths that challenge not just what we do, but who we are. So would you join me? I'm going to

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 read chapter 5, read verses 27 all the way through 30. Jesus says,

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 you have heard that it was said you shall not commit adultery,

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 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery

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 in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away.

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 For it is better that you lose one of your members than your whole body be thrown into hell.

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 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away.

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 For it is better that you lose one of your members than your whole body go into hell.

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 So Jesus comes in, in all of these. Like with anger, he says, listen, it's not just that you

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 don't murder. It's that you're not to have a heart of anger. But when anger does come in,

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 you forgive. But it doesn't even end just there. It's a call to reconciliation.

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 Over the next couple of weeks, what we're going to try to connect and thread through

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 in the narrative that Jesus has given us about lust and divorce, what Jesus is doing,

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 what Jesus is going to emphasize is the importance of God-designed marriage.

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 Of this is what it looks like. This is who I belong to because I belong to him.

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 But then on that day in that small country church in Jackson, South Carolina,

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 when I pledged my love and devotion to my wife, I became hers and she became mine.

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 And there's a beautiful picture that the gospel is painting when two people become one.

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 In Christ, in marriage.

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 And so we have to deal with the hearts that try to pull away from God's intent and God's design.

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 And so the first that we're going to see of this is the seriousness of sexual sin.

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 If you're here this morning and you're thinking, this isn't me.

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 If you're thinking, I don't have to worry about this.

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 I've got this under control.

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 I've got this figured out.

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 That's a struggle of a different gender or a different age.

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 I do want to read to you.

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 I read this quote this week from a pastor who passed away within the last year, a godly man by the name of Votie Bachman.

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 And here's what he said.

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 The wisest man in the Bible fell into sexual sin.

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 The strongest man in the Bible fell into sexual sin.

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 The godliest man in the Bible fell into sexual sin.

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 For me to think I'm above falling into this sin is to think that I'm wiser than Solomon, stronger than Samson, and godlier than King David.

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 The words that Jesus is going to give us of what we're going to see in verse 29 and 30 is dealing with the severity, the seriousness of this.

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 He's like, if you don't deal with it, what's going to happen is cast into hell.

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 So look back at me, verse 27 and 28.

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 You have heard that it was said, you shall not commit adultery.

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 Jesus is quoting the law, I believe, the seventh commandment.

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 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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 The Bible deals severely when it comes to matters of adultery.

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 In the Old Testament law, oftentimes it was punishable as a capital crime.

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 The seriousness of this.

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 And Jesus says, once again, he raises the call from do not do this physical act to the intent of the heart to where you have what he describes as lustful intent.

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 If you'll turn with me to 1 Corinthians chapter 6.

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 Paul, in dealing with this sin specifically within the church, remember this first word, okay?

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 Flee.

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 Flee.

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 From sexual immorality.

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 Every other sin a person commits is outside the body.

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 Like, focus on these words.

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 Like, focus on these words.

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 Listen to these words.

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 But the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.

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 Or do you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit within you from whom you have God?

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 You are not your own, for you were bought with a price.

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 So glorify God in your body.

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 You see, the context of this sin deals beyond the physical.

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 It deals with the spiritual, the emotional, and the mental destruction that happens and takes place in the physical body of a person.

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 Because in Christ, we are not our own.

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 We are not our own.

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 We belong to God.

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 And specifically, we belong to God, as Paul tells us, and that the Spirit of God lives in us.

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 Did you not know that you're the temple of the living God?

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 The Spirit of God lives in you and I through the power of our profession of faith in Christ.

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 For personal sanctification matters.

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 But God lives through us as well.

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 For the work of the gospel as we go, as we share in obedience.

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 God wants to use you and I in our spirit, in our physical nature of who we are,

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 of the work that is happening in us, of the work that happens through us.

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 And Jesus, early on, deals with the devastating factor of this.

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 So we see the seriousness of it.

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 But then Jesus gives us a strategy over this sin as well.

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 The strategy over the sin.

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 What was the word that I told you to remember in 1 Corinthians 6?

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 Say it again.

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 Flee.

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 Flee.

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 Exactly right.

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 What does it look like to flee from something?

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 Run.

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 Get out of there.

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 I don't care whatever it is that you're afraid of.

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 Picture that.

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 Now get away from it as fast as you can.

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 To flee from something means that you and I do everything in our power.

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 Everything in our power to remove ourself from the situation.

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 If you know me, you know that my greatest fear in the world is snakes.

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 It's snakes.

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 I don't like them.

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 I don't like them at all.

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 I don't like them when they surprise me.

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 And I don't like them when I know where they are.

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 My kids, when they were little, used to love to go to the zoo.

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 And we go to the zoo.

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 I love the zoo.

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 I ain't been to the zoo in a long time.

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 I love the elephants.

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 I don't think they're there anymore.

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 I love the giraffes.

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 I love feeding it.

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 I love the grossness of the tongue when it would come out.

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 And I feel like a 58-pound cat's tongue, you know.

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 Taking some spinach out your hand.

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 I love going and watching the chimpanzees and the gorillas.

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 I love going into the aquarium.

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 But there was one place that I wasn't going.

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 And if the kids wanted to go, then they needed to know that dad would be on the other side.

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 And that their mom and her boldness in Christ was going to walk through that with them.

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 But not me.

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 Not me.

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 Why?

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 Because I'd want to flee.

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 So why would I put myself in the situation to begin with?

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 Verse 29 and 30.

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 Jesus says,

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 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out.

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 Throw it away.

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 For it is better that you lose one of your members,

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 that your whole body be thrown into hell.

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 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off.

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 And throw it away.

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 For it is better that you lose one of your members,

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 than that your whole body go into hell.

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 Jesus uses two examples here.

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 And uses figurative language to his audience,

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 so that his audience will understand the depth of the seriousness of the matter.

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 And specifically, Jesus chooses the hand and the eye.

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 And I'd like to explain why I think why to help us understand the strategy over this.

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 Jesus says,

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 Jesus says,

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 If your right eye causes you to stumble,

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 you tear it out,

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 you throw it away.

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 What we see that in these matters,

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 that in the eye,

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 the lust sees,

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 lust pursues,

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 and does so in the sinful way.

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 that when the eye of lust captures on to an object,

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 it creates within it a sinful desire that comes out,

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 and that the person that is looking upon it

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 is no longer looking in a godly manner,

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 is no longer looking in a way that brings glory and honor to God,

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 but is instead looking at it from the depths of the sinfulness of their heart.

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 Jesus says,

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 It's better to cut it out,

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 and to remove it,

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 and to throw it away,

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 than allow it to happen.

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 Because you see,

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 your eyes and my eyes

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 are not designed,

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 are not created in the purpose of God

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 to see others as objects

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 of our sinful consumption.

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 The Bible tells us

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 that you and me

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 were created

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 in the image of God.

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 That we are image bearers.

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 And so when I see you

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 through the power of the Holy Spirit,

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 what I'm seeing is not an object

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 to be had,

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 is not an object

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 to be lusted after,

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 but is instead

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 as one who is made

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 in the image

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 of God.

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 So Jesus says,

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 tear it out.

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 He also says,

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 if the hand causes you

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 to cut it off

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 and throw it away.

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 Again,

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 Jesus is using

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 figurative language here,

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 right?

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 Like I don't want next Sunday

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 to be eye patch Sunday,

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 right?

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 Like,

00:20:46.220 --> 00:20:47.820
 a bunch of people

00:20:47.820 --> 00:20:48.400
 walking in,

00:20:48.500 --> 00:20:49.060
 shaking hands

00:20:49.060 --> 00:20:49.800
 with the left hand.

00:20:49.860 --> 00:20:50.820
 That's not what we're looking for.

00:20:52.540 --> 00:20:53.220
 Here's what Jesus

00:20:53.220 --> 00:20:53.820
 is talking about.

00:20:54.720 --> 00:20:55.880
 During the ancient world,

00:20:56.860 --> 00:20:57.620
 during the ancient world,

00:20:58.800 --> 00:21:00.800
 if you were caught stealing,

00:21:01.840 --> 00:21:04.400
 how was that punishable?

00:21:05.900 --> 00:21:06.720
 Cutting off the hand.

00:21:08.100 --> 00:21:08.880
 Cutting off the hand.

00:21:08.880 --> 00:21:10.500
 You see,

00:21:10.660 --> 00:21:11.200
 lust

00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:14.200
 doesn't end

00:21:14.200 --> 00:21:16.040
 with just a thought.

00:21:20.180 --> 00:21:21.580
 Lust doesn't end

00:21:21.580 --> 00:21:22.600
 with just a glance.

00:21:23.880 --> 00:21:25.140
 Because even,

00:21:25.220 --> 00:21:25.980
 as Jesus says,

00:21:26.800 --> 00:21:28.540
 if something

00:21:28.540 --> 00:21:30.300
 physically

00:21:30.300 --> 00:21:31.540
 is absent

00:21:31.540 --> 00:21:32.520
 and doesn't happen,

00:21:33.900 --> 00:21:35.000
 here's what you're doing

00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:36.760
 in the mind,

00:21:37.740 --> 00:21:38.440
 in the thought

00:21:38.440 --> 00:21:39.140
 of lust,

00:21:39.760 --> 00:21:41.420
 you're taking

00:21:41.420 --> 00:21:44.060
 what's not yours.

00:21:46.640 --> 00:21:48.060
 You're abusing

00:21:48.060 --> 00:21:49.500
 someone.

00:21:50.800 --> 00:21:52.600
 You're objectifying

00:21:52.600 --> 00:21:53.720
 them.

00:21:55.100 --> 00:21:56.540
 You're assaulting

00:21:56.540 --> 00:21:58.600
 them with your thought.

00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:02.060
 So Jesus says,

00:22:03.040 --> 00:22:03.660
 you see,

00:22:03.760 --> 00:22:04.180
 lust

00:22:04.180 --> 00:22:05.440
 doesn't just end

00:22:05.440 --> 00:22:06.020
 in lust.

00:22:07.020 --> 00:22:08.100
 Lust continues

00:22:08.100 --> 00:22:10.340
 into stealing.

00:22:14.980 --> 00:22:15.800
 You see,

00:22:16.020 --> 00:22:16.540
 in the beauty

00:22:16.540 --> 00:22:17.180
 of marriage,

00:22:18.200 --> 00:22:19.080
 what Paul talks about,

00:22:19.140 --> 00:22:19.740
 we'll see this more

00:22:19.740 --> 00:22:20.400
 next week,

00:22:21.280 --> 00:22:22.980
 is that

00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:24.880
 this is important.

00:22:27.320 --> 00:22:28.680
 in my relationship

00:22:28.680 --> 00:22:29.500
 with my wife,

00:22:30.640 --> 00:22:31.960
 I am hers

00:22:31.960 --> 00:22:34.960
 in every way.

00:22:36.740 --> 00:22:38.040
 And she is mine

00:22:38.040 --> 00:22:40.100
 in every way.

00:22:41.520 --> 00:22:43.140
 And in our surrender

00:22:43.140 --> 00:22:45.320
 to the Lord,

00:22:46.840 --> 00:22:47.520
 a surrender

00:22:47.520 --> 00:22:49.080
 to one another,

00:22:50.800 --> 00:22:52.880
 it can only be explained

00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:54.460
 by the power

00:22:54.460 --> 00:22:54.960
 of the gospel.

00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:57.440
 it's the picture

00:22:57.440 --> 00:22:58.820
 that's being painted.

00:22:59.900 --> 00:23:00.960
 It's what it's

00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:01.580
 going

00:23:01.580 --> 00:23:03.240
 to point us to.

00:23:05.080 --> 00:23:05.400
 So,

00:23:06.520 --> 00:23:07.560
 the hand

00:23:07.560 --> 00:23:09.420
 is not intended

00:23:09.420 --> 00:23:10.920
 for believers

00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:11.840
 to take.

00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:13.980
 The hand

00:23:13.980 --> 00:23:15.420
 is intended

00:23:15.420 --> 00:23:16.200
 to serve.

00:23:18.140 --> 00:23:19.060
 And I want

00:23:19.060 --> 00:23:19.620
 to tell you this.

00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:22.220
 You cannot

00:23:22.220 --> 00:23:24.060
 serve someone

00:23:24.060 --> 00:23:26.040
 with a lust

00:23:26.040 --> 00:23:26.640
 in your heart.

00:23:27.960 --> 00:23:29.160
 You're taking,

00:23:29.820 --> 00:23:30.500
 you're taking,

00:23:31.040 --> 00:23:31.840
 you're taking.

00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:34.300
 So Jesus says,

00:23:35.260 --> 00:23:35.800
 figuratively,

00:23:37.020 --> 00:23:37.900
 cut out the eye,

00:23:39.180 --> 00:23:40.240
 cut off the hand,

00:23:41.440 --> 00:23:42.340
 throw it away.

00:23:43.840 --> 00:23:44.920
 It's better

00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:45.840
 to lose

00:23:45.840 --> 00:23:47.820
 one of these

00:23:47.820 --> 00:23:49.320
 than for your

00:23:49.320 --> 00:23:51.040
 whole body

00:23:51.040 --> 00:23:52.420
 to be thrown

00:23:52.420 --> 00:23:53.540
 into hell.

00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:55.380
 Now I'm going

00:23:55.380 --> 00:23:55.740
 to ask you

00:23:55.740 --> 00:23:56.360
 some questions.

00:23:58.620 --> 00:24:00.100
 If this sin

00:24:00.100 --> 00:24:02.120
 is as powerful

00:24:02.120 --> 00:24:03.080
 as Jesus says,

00:24:04.280 --> 00:24:05.660
 and you believe

00:24:05.660 --> 00:24:06.340
 Jesus

00:24:06.340 --> 00:24:07.720
 like you say

00:24:07.720 --> 00:24:08.240
 you do,

00:24:09.700 --> 00:24:11.100
 then is today

00:24:11.100 --> 00:24:11.600
 the day

00:24:11.600 --> 00:24:12.080
 to delete

00:24:12.080 --> 00:24:12.460
 an app?

00:24:15.040 --> 00:24:15.960
 Is today

00:24:15.960 --> 00:24:16.500
 the day

00:24:16.500 --> 00:24:17.520
 to cancel

00:24:17.520 --> 00:24:18.200
 a subscription?

00:24:19.680 --> 00:24:20.600
 Is today

00:24:20.600 --> 00:24:21.140
 the day

00:24:21.140 --> 00:24:21.560
 to take

00:24:21.560 --> 00:24:22.320
 different vacations?

00:24:23.680 --> 00:24:24.640
 Is today

00:24:24.640 --> 00:24:25.260
 the day

00:24:25.260 --> 00:24:26.540
 to hang out

00:24:26.540 --> 00:24:26.940
 with different

00:24:26.940 --> 00:24:27.240
 people?

00:24:28.300 --> 00:24:29.140
 Is today

00:24:29.140 --> 00:24:29.880
 the day

00:24:29.880 --> 00:24:30.740
 to get

00:24:30.740 --> 00:24:31.620
 a new job?

00:24:33.460 --> 00:24:34.580
 Is today

00:24:34.580 --> 00:24:35.500
 the day

00:24:35.500 --> 00:24:36.800
 to maybe

00:24:36.800 --> 00:24:37.740
 even end

00:24:37.740 --> 00:24:39.860
 an unmarried,

00:24:40.100 --> 00:24:40.980
 ungodly,

00:24:41.840 --> 00:24:42.220
 romantic

00:24:42.220 --> 00:24:42.880
 relationship?

00:24:47.680 --> 00:24:48.420
 And Jesus

00:24:48.420 --> 00:24:48.900
 says,

00:24:49.260 --> 00:24:50.840
 it's better

00:24:50.840 --> 00:24:51.220
 to cut off

00:24:51.220 --> 00:24:51.680
 your hand.

00:24:53.180 --> 00:24:53.800
 Why won't

00:24:53.800 --> 00:24:54.140
 you delete

00:24:54.140 --> 00:24:54.520
 an app?

00:24:57.500 --> 00:24:57.900
 Jesus

00:24:57.900 --> 00:24:58.180
 says,

00:24:58.260 --> 00:24:58.600
 it's better

00:24:58.600 --> 00:24:59.020
 to cut out

00:24:59.020 --> 00:24:59.440
 your eye.

00:25:01.040 --> 00:25:01.640
 Why won't

00:25:01.640 --> 00:25:01.900
 you quit

00:25:01.900 --> 00:25:02.340
 a job?

00:25:03.820 --> 00:25:04.140
 You see,

00:25:04.180 --> 00:25:04.560
 it's easy

00:25:04.560 --> 00:25:05.160
 to say

00:25:05.160 --> 00:25:07.060
 and to sing

00:25:07.060 --> 00:25:08.640
 I know

00:25:08.640 --> 00:25:09.120
 the Lord

00:25:09.120 --> 00:25:09.900
 will provide

00:25:09.900 --> 00:25:12.160
 and then

00:25:12.160 --> 00:25:12.760
 walk out of

00:25:12.760 --> 00:25:13.060
 here and

00:25:13.060 --> 00:25:13.560
 take control

00:25:13.560 --> 00:25:13.980
 of everything

00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:14.580
 in our life.

00:25:16.580 --> 00:25:17.240
 But would

00:25:17.240 --> 00:25:17.920
 today be

00:25:17.920 --> 00:25:18.400
 the day

00:25:18.400 --> 00:25:18.960
 for you

00:25:18.960 --> 00:25:21.680
 that we

00:25:21.680 --> 00:25:22.140
 don't have

00:25:22.140 --> 00:25:22.600
 to cut off

00:25:22.600 --> 00:25:23.080
 the hand,

00:25:23.320 --> 00:25:23.900
 we don't have

00:25:23.900 --> 00:25:24.340
 to cut out

00:25:24.340 --> 00:25:24.780
 the eye,

00:25:25.220 --> 00:25:25.840
 but that there

00:25:25.840 --> 00:25:26.500
 are things

00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:28.100
 in our

00:25:28.100 --> 00:25:28.780
 life.

00:25:28.880 --> 00:25:29.340
 And Jesus

00:25:29.340 --> 00:25:29.700
 is saying,

00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:30.420
 I can't

00:25:30.420 --> 00:25:31.240
 believe you

00:25:31.240 --> 00:25:31.820
 won't delete

00:25:31.820 --> 00:25:32.020
 it.

00:25:33.180 --> 00:25:33.880
 I can't

00:25:33.880 --> 00:25:34.480
 believe that

00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:35.360
 vacation is

00:25:35.360 --> 00:25:36.120
 so important

00:25:36.120 --> 00:25:36.560
 to you.

00:25:37.560 --> 00:25:38.180
 I can't

00:25:38.180 --> 00:25:38.800
 believe that

00:25:38.800 --> 00:25:39.140
 you won't

00:25:39.140 --> 00:25:39.640
 hang out

00:25:39.640 --> 00:25:40.100
 with someone

00:25:40.100 --> 00:25:40.460
 new.

00:25:40.680 --> 00:25:41.020
 I can't

00:25:41.020 --> 00:25:41.500
 believe you

00:25:41.500 --> 00:25:41.820
 won't get

00:25:41.820 --> 00:25:42.040
 a new

00:25:42.040 --> 00:25:42.480
 job.

00:25:42.680 --> 00:25:42.980
 I can't

00:25:42.980 --> 00:25:43.480
 believe you

00:25:43.480 --> 00:25:44.020
 won't end

00:25:44.020 --> 00:25:45.460
 that destructive

00:25:45.460 --> 00:25:46.780
 relationship.

00:25:47.620 --> 00:25:48.400
 It's better

00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:49.220
 to do that

00:25:49.220 --> 00:25:50.700
 than to have

00:25:50.700 --> 00:25:51.580
 your whole

00:25:51.580 --> 00:25:52.520
 body

00:25:52.520 --> 00:25:55.520
 thrown

00:25:55.520 --> 00:25:57.300
 into

00:25:57.300 --> 00:25:58.660
 hell.

00:26:04.120 --> 00:26:04.760
 so what's

00:26:04.760 --> 00:26:05.320
 the solution?

00:26:07.800 --> 00:26:08.000
 I mean,

00:26:08.040 --> 00:26:08.560
 I imagine

00:26:08.560 --> 00:26:10.860
 it was

00:26:10.860 --> 00:26:11.440
 pretty quiet

00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:11.880
 there too.

00:26:14.860 --> 00:26:15.340
 What's

00:26:15.340 --> 00:26:15.840
 the solution?

00:26:18.060 --> 00:26:18.560
 And Jesus

00:26:18.560 --> 00:26:19.200
 is going to

00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:20.740
 give us

00:26:20.740 --> 00:26:21.240
 a solution.

00:26:22.760 --> 00:26:23.580
 Not just

00:26:23.580 --> 00:26:24.220
 to sexual

00:26:24.220 --> 00:26:24.600
 sin,

00:26:25.860 --> 00:26:26.360
 but the

00:26:26.360 --> 00:26:26.940
 solution to

00:26:26.940 --> 00:26:27.140
 sin.

00:26:29.840 --> 00:26:30.440
 what do

00:26:30.440 --> 00:26:30.840
 you do

00:26:30.840 --> 00:26:32.260
 if you're

00:26:32.260 --> 00:26:32.660
 here this

00:26:32.660 --> 00:26:32.960
 morning?

00:26:34.220 --> 00:26:34.540
 If you're

00:26:34.540 --> 00:26:34.860
 here this

00:26:34.860 --> 00:26:35.120
 morning,

00:26:36.380 --> 00:26:36.620
 and you're

00:26:36.620 --> 00:26:36.780
 like,

00:26:36.840 --> 00:26:36.940
 man,

00:26:36.940 --> 00:26:37.520
 I failed

00:26:37.520 --> 00:26:38.860
 time and

00:26:38.860 --> 00:26:39.340
 time and

00:26:39.340 --> 00:26:39.860
 time again.

00:26:40.860 --> 00:26:41.520
 And the

00:26:41.520 --> 00:26:42.040
 word

00:26:42.040 --> 00:26:43.160
 adulterer

00:26:43.160 --> 00:26:44.220
 rings true

00:26:44.220 --> 00:26:45.000
 in my life.

00:26:47.600 --> 00:26:48.180
 What do

00:26:48.180 --> 00:26:48.520
 you do?

00:26:49.680 --> 00:26:50.020
 What do

00:26:50.020 --> 00:26:50.300
 you do?

00:26:51.720 --> 00:26:52.080
 Well,

00:26:53.080 --> 00:26:53.780
 number one,

00:26:55.920 --> 00:26:56.460
 Jesus is

00:26:56.460 --> 00:26:56.640
 the

00:26:56.640 --> 00:26:57.040
 solution.

00:26:58.460 --> 00:26:58.760
 Jesus

00:26:58.760 --> 00:26:59.220
 is the

00:26:59.220 --> 00:26:59.540
 solution.

00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:01.060
 I want

00:27:01.060 --> 00:27:01.280
 to read

00:27:01.280 --> 00:27:01.480
 to you

00:27:01.480 --> 00:27:02.000
 in John

00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:02.560
 chapter 8.

00:27:04.480 --> 00:27:04.980
 In

00:27:04.980 --> 00:27:05.140
 John

00:27:05.140 --> 00:27:05.580
 chapter 8.

00:27:07.100 --> 00:27:07.800
 There's

00:27:07.800 --> 00:27:09.000
 a story,

00:27:09.720 --> 00:27:11.000
 a story

00:27:11.000 --> 00:27:11.700
 from the

00:27:11.700 --> 00:27:12.280
 life of

00:27:12.280 --> 00:27:12.600
 Jesus,

00:27:13.980 --> 00:27:14.460
 where a

00:27:14.460 --> 00:27:14.800
 woman

00:27:14.800 --> 00:27:16.780
 is brought

00:27:16.780 --> 00:27:17.740
 to Jesus

00:27:17.740 --> 00:27:19.560
 who's been

00:27:19.560 --> 00:27:20.060
 caught in

00:27:20.060 --> 00:27:20.560
 adultery.

00:27:22.240 --> 00:27:22.800
 Start in

00:27:22.800 --> 00:27:23.440
 verse 2.

00:27:25.920 --> 00:27:26.440
 Early in

00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:26.840
 the morning

00:27:26.840 --> 00:27:27.660
 he came

00:27:27.660 --> 00:27:28.860
 again to

00:27:28.860 --> 00:27:29.280
 the temple.

00:27:30.600 --> 00:27:31.040
 And all

00:27:31.040 --> 00:27:31.380
 the people

00:27:31.380 --> 00:27:31.880
 came to

00:27:31.880 --> 00:27:32.060
 him.

00:27:33.220 --> 00:27:33.700
 And he

00:27:33.700 --> 00:27:34.480
 sat down

00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:34.760
 and he

00:27:34.760 --> 00:27:35.440
 taught them.

00:27:38.040 --> 00:27:38.680
 And the

00:27:38.680 --> 00:27:39.240
 scribes and

00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:40.160
 the Pharisees

00:27:40.160 --> 00:27:42.700
 brought a

00:27:42.700 --> 00:27:43.100
 woman who

00:27:43.100 --> 00:27:43.340
 had been

00:27:43.340 --> 00:27:43.860
 caught in

00:27:43.860 --> 00:27:44.540
 adultery

00:27:44.540 --> 00:27:46.580
 and placing

00:27:46.580 --> 00:27:47.240
 her in the

00:27:47.240 --> 00:27:47.620
 midst,

00:27:48.820 --> 00:27:49.280
 they said

00:27:49.280 --> 00:27:49.760
 to him,

00:27:50.740 --> 00:27:51.220
 teacher,

00:27:51.420 --> 00:27:51.880
 this woman

00:27:51.880 --> 00:27:52.280
 has been

00:27:52.280 --> 00:27:52.960
 caught in

00:27:52.960 --> 00:27:53.440
 the act

00:27:53.440 --> 00:27:54.120
 of adultery.

00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:55.700
 Now in

00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:56.220
 the law

00:27:56.220 --> 00:27:56.660
 Moses

00:27:56.660 --> 00:27:57.240
 commanded

00:27:57.240 --> 00:27:58.420
 us to

00:27:58.420 --> 00:27:58.940
 stone

00:27:58.940 --> 00:27:59.520
 such

00:27:59.520 --> 00:27:59.900
 women.

00:28:00.600 --> 00:28:01.280
 What do

00:28:01.280 --> 00:28:02.200
 you say?

00:28:03.460 --> 00:28:04.140
 Now let's

00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:04.980
 pause right

00:28:04.980 --> 00:28:05.180
 there.

00:28:06.400 --> 00:28:07.100
 This is

00:28:07.100 --> 00:28:07.640
 not a

00:28:07.640 --> 00:28:07.960
 group of

00:28:07.960 --> 00:28:10.020
 people with

00:28:10.020 --> 00:28:10.740
 pure intent

00:28:10.740 --> 00:28:11.040
 and pure

00:28:11.040 --> 00:28:11.460
 motives.

00:28:12.640 --> 00:28:13.520
 They hate

00:28:13.520 --> 00:28:14.040
 this woman

00:28:14.040 --> 00:28:15.720
 and they

00:28:15.720 --> 00:28:16.280
 hate Jesus.

00:28:17.500 --> 00:28:18.420
 They see

00:28:18.420 --> 00:28:19.780
 themselves as

00:28:19.780 --> 00:28:20.540
 self-righteous.

00:28:21.560 --> 00:28:22.580
 If you feel

00:28:22.580 --> 00:28:23.060
 like you're

00:28:23.060 --> 00:28:23.980
 someone here

00:28:23.980 --> 00:28:25.260
 and you're

00:28:25.260 --> 00:28:26.060
 caught up

00:28:26.060 --> 00:28:26.980
 and you've

00:28:26.980 --> 00:28:27.440
 committed

00:28:27.440 --> 00:28:28.560
 the sin

00:28:28.560 --> 00:28:29.720
 of adultery,

00:28:30.880 --> 00:28:32.440
 guess what?

00:28:34.060 --> 00:28:34.480
 So have

00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:34.980
 the rest of

00:28:34.980 --> 00:28:35.200
 us.

00:28:41.160 --> 00:28:42.040
 Verse 6.

00:28:43.480 --> 00:28:44.220
 This they

00:28:44.220 --> 00:28:44.820
 said to him

00:28:44.820 --> 00:28:45.680
 to test him

00:28:45.680 --> 00:28:47.080
 that they

00:28:47.080 --> 00:28:47.320
 may have

00:28:47.320 --> 00:28:47.960
 some charge

00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:48.300
 to bring

00:28:48.300 --> 00:28:48.960
 against him.

00:28:50.120 --> 00:28:50.720
 and Jesus

00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:51.640
 bent down

00:28:51.640 --> 00:28:52.880
 and wrote

00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:53.420
 with his

00:28:53.420 --> 00:28:54.260
 finger on

00:28:54.260 --> 00:28:54.780
 the ground

00:28:54.780 --> 00:28:56.720
 and as

00:28:56.720 --> 00:28:56.860
 they

00:28:56.860 --> 00:28:57.520
 continued to

00:28:57.520 --> 00:28:58.020
 ask him

00:28:58.020 --> 00:28:58.420
 he stood

00:28:58.420 --> 00:28:58.780
 up and

00:28:58.780 --> 00:28:59.120
 said to

00:28:59.120 --> 00:28:59.420
 him,

00:29:00.540 --> 00:29:01.020
 let him

00:29:01.020 --> 00:29:01.300
 who is

00:29:01.300 --> 00:29:02.100
 without sin

00:29:02.100 --> 00:29:02.820
 among you

00:29:02.820 --> 00:29:03.660
 be the

00:29:03.660 --> 00:29:04.280
 first to

00:29:04.280 --> 00:29:04.920
 throw a

00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:05.500
 stone at

00:29:05.500 --> 00:29:05.800
 her.

00:29:06.800 --> 00:29:07.300
 And once

00:29:07.300 --> 00:29:07.980
 more he

00:29:07.980 --> 00:29:08.780
 bent down

00:29:08.780 --> 00:29:09.560
 and wrote

00:29:09.560 --> 00:29:10.040
 on the

00:29:10.040 --> 00:29:10.420
 ground.

00:29:11.420 --> 00:29:11.820
 But when

00:29:11.820 --> 00:29:12.420
 they heard

00:29:12.420 --> 00:29:12.700
 it they

00:29:12.700 --> 00:29:13.080
 went away

00:29:13.080 --> 00:29:14.340
 one by

00:29:14.340 --> 00:29:15.460
 one beginning

00:29:15.460 --> 00:29:15.760
 with the

00:29:15.760 --> 00:29:16.620
 older ones

00:29:16.620 --> 00:29:17.660
 and Jesus

00:29:17.660 --> 00:29:18.500
 was left

00:29:18.500 --> 00:29:19.140
 alone

00:29:19.140 --> 00:29:19.980
 with the

00:29:19.980 --> 00:29:20.300
 woman

00:29:20.300 --> 00:29:20.920
 standing

00:29:20.920 --> 00:29:21.520
 before him.

00:29:21.720 --> 00:29:22.520
 Now there's

00:29:22.520 --> 00:29:22.900
 a lot of

00:29:22.900 --> 00:29:23.360
 thoughts

00:29:23.360 --> 00:29:24.160
 and there's

00:29:24.160 --> 00:29:24.560
 a lot of

00:29:24.560 --> 00:29:24.980
 theories

00:29:24.980 --> 00:29:25.860
 about what

00:29:25.860 --> 00:29:26.580
 Jesus wrote

00:29:26.580 --> 00:29:26.880
 on the

00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:27.240
 ground.

00:29:28.320 --> 00:29:28.880
 We don't

00:29:28.880 --> 00:29:29.200
 know.

00:29:30.440 --> 00:29:31.100
 We don't

00:29:31.100 --> 00:29:31.360
 know.

00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:32.980
 But whatever

00:29:32.980 --> 00:29:33.600
 he wrote

00:29:33.600 --> 00:29:35.920
 was powerful

00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:36.620
 enough

00:29:36.620 --> 00:29:38.340
 to cause

00:29:38.340 --> 00:29:38.900
 a group

00:29:38.900 --> 00:29:39.620
 of men

00:29:39.620 --> 00:29:41.620
 to leave

00:29:41.620 --> 00:29:42.560
 in shame

00:29:42.560 --> 00:29:45.280
 because of

00:29:45.280 --> 00:29:45.660
 what was

00:29:45.660 --> 00:29:45.980
 in their

00:29:45.980 --> 00:29:46.280
 heart.

00:29:49.600 --> 00:29:50.200
 And so

00:29:50.200 --> 00:29:50.660
 now

00:29:50.660 --> 00:29:52.680
 it's

00:29:52.680 --> 00:29:53.240
 Jesus

00:29:53.240 --> 00:29:55.460
 and the

00:29:55.460 --> 00:29:55.720
 woman

00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:56.300
 caught

00:29:56.300 --> 00:29:58.020
 in adultery.

00:29:58.800 --> 00:29:59.020
 Let me

00:29:59.020 --> 00:29:59.340
 say this

00:29:59.340 --> 00:29:59.800
 about her.

00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:01.520
 She was

00:30:01.520 --> 00:30:01.960
 caught.

00:30:03.480 --> 00:30:04.140
 This is

00:30:04.140 --> 00:30:04.460
 not a

00:30:04.460 --> 00:30:04.700
 false

00:30:04.700 --> 00:30:05.500
 accusation.

00:30:06.740 --> 00:30:07.480
 This is

00:30:07.480 --> 00:30:08.380
 truth

00:30:08.380 --> 00:30:09.700
 about sin

00:30:09.700 --> 00:30:10.580
 in her

00:30:10.580 --> 00:30:10.980
 life.

00:30:12.560 --> 00:30:14.600
 verse

00:30:14.600 --> 00:30:14.940
 10.

00:30:16.800 --> 00:30:17.320
 You see

00:30:17.320 --> 00:30:18.720
 in our

00:30:18.720 --> 00:30:18.920
 sins

00:30:18.920 --> 00:30:19.320
 sometimes

00:30:19.320 --> 00:30:22.180
 we can

00:30:22.180 --> 00:30:22.680
 begin to

00:30:22.680 --> 00:30:23.140
 believe

00:30:23.140 --> 00:30:24.740
 that there

00:30:24.740 --> 00:30:25.220
 are certain

00:30:25.220 --> 00:30:25.780
 sins

00:30:25.780 --> 00:30:28.640
 that cause

00:30:28.640 --> 00:30:30.020
 us to

00:30:30.020 --> 00:30:30.200
 be

00:30:30.200 --> 00:30:30.720
 unlovable,

00:30:32.960 --> 00:30:33.760
 unredeemable,

00:30:35.540 --> 00:30:36.160
 unsavable.

00:30:37.760 --> 00:30:38.460
 That's not

00:30:38.460 --> 00:30:38.860
 how Jesus

00:30:38.860 --> 00:30:39.260
 works.

00:30:40.220 --> 00:30:40.760
 That's not

00:30:40.760 --> 00:30:41.200
 who Jesus

00:30:41.200 --> 00:30:41.600
 is.

00:30:42.560 --> 00:30:43.520
 So

00:30:43.520 --> 00:30:43.980
 Jesus

00:30:43.980 --> 00:30:44.580
 stands

00:30:44.580 --> 00:30:44.960
 up

00:30:44.960 --> 00:30:46.840
 and says

00:30:46.840 --> 00:30:47.300
 to her,

00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:49.080
 woman,

00:30:49.200 --> 00:30:49.520
 where are

00:30:49.520 --> 00:30:49.740
 they?

00:30:51.060 --> 00:30:51.620
 Has

00:30:51.620 --> 00:30:52.200
 no one

00:30:52.200 --> 00:30:52.680
 condemned

00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:52.980
 you?

00:30:55.280 --> 00:30:56.240
 She

00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:56.780
 said,

00:30:57.300 --> 00:30:58.860
 no one,

00:30:58.980 --> 00:30:59.200
 Lord.

00:31:01.520 --> 00:31:02.600
 And then

00:31:02.600 --> 00:31:02.840
 look at

00:31:02.840 --> 00:31:03.180
 what Jesus

00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:03.640
 says.

00:31:06.580 --> 00:31:07.500
 Neither

00:31:07.500 --> 00:31:09.640
 do I

00:31:09.640 --> 00:31:10.740
 condemn

00:31:10.740 --> 00:31:11.140
 condemn you.

00:31:12.860 --> 00:31:13.340
 Go

00:31:13.340 --> 00:31:14.840
 from now

00:31:14.840 --> 00:31:15.440
 on

00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:17.500
 and sin

00:31:17.500 --> 00:31:19.120
 no more.

00:31:21.200 --> 00:31:21.860
 Here's

00:31:21.860 --> 00:31:22.240
 what Jesus

00:31:22.240 --> 00:31:22.660
 does.

00:31:25.120 --> 00:31:25.440
 Jesus

00:31:25.440 --> 00:31:26.120
 doesn't

00:31:26.120 --> 00:31:27.840
 excuse

00:31:27.840 --> 00:31:29.340
 away

00:31:29.340 --> 00:31:30.700
 her sin.

00:31:32.700 --> 00:31:33.380
 Jesus

00:31:33.380 --> 00:31:34.760
 gives

00:31:34.760 --> 00:31:35.180
 her

00:31:35.180 --> 00:31:37.820
 grace.

00:31:37.820 --> 00:31:40.420
 where

00:31:40.420 --> 00:31:40.600
 are

00:31:40.600 --> 00:31:40.760
 they

00:31:40.760 --> 00:31:40.920
 who

00:31:40.920 --> 00:31:41.280
 condemn

00:31:41.280 --> 00:31:41.540
 you?

00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:43.180
 Where

00:31:43.180 --> 00:31:43.400
 have

00:31:43.400 --> 00:31:43.560
 they

00:31:43.560 --> 00:31:44.000
 gone?

00:31:45.500 --> 00:31:45.940
 And

00:31:45.940 --> 00:31:46.160
 she

00:31:46.160 --> 00:31:46.720
 says,

00:31:47.220 --> 00:31:48.780
 no one,

00:31:48.860 --> 00:31:49.080
 Lord.

00:31:50.640 --> 00:31:51.100
 It's

00:31:51.100 --> 00:31:51.320
 just

00:31:51.320 --> 00:31:51.860
 her

00:31:51.860 --> 00:31:53.240
 and

00:31:53.240 --> 00:31:53.560
 Jesus.

00:31:55.040 --> 00:31:55.480
 I'm

00:31:55.480 --> 00:31:55.560
 going to

00:31:55.560 --> 00:31:55.780
 tell you

00:31:55.780 --> 00:31:56.240
 right now,

00:31:56.800 --> 00:31:57.400
 right now

00:31:57.400 --> 00:31:57.620
 in your

00:31:57.620 --> 00:31:57.880
 life,

00:31:58.600 --> 00:31:59.040
 I don't

00:31:59.040 --> 00:31:59.300
 care if

00:31:59.300 --> 00:31:59.440
 it's

00:31:59.440 --> 00:31:59.940
 this sin,

00:32:00.240 --> 00:32:00.560
 I don't

00:32:00.560 --> 00:32:00.960
 care if

00:32:00.960 --> 00:32:01.120
 it's

00:32:01.120 --> 00:32:01.580
 any other

00:32:01.580 --> 00:32:01.900
 sin,

00:32:02.160 --> 00:32:02.520
 I don't

00:32:02.520 --> 00:32:03.020
 care what

00:32:03.020 --> 00:32:03.480
 sin that

00:32:03.480 --> 00:32:04.000
 you've

00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:04.600
 stacked up,

00:32:04.660 --> 00:32:05.020
 you're

00:32:05.020 --> 00:32:06.240
 holding

00:32:06.240 --> 00:32:06.740
 on to

00:32:06.740 --> 00:32:07.260
 that's

00:32:07.260 --> 00:32:07.800
 right there

00:32:07.800 --> 00:32:08.340
 and people

00:32:08.340 --> 00:32:08.740
 want to

00:32:08.740 --> 00:32:09.140
 call you

00:32:09.140 --> 00:32:09.660
 out and

00:32:09.660 --> 00:32:09.860
 you just

00:32:09.860 --> 00:32:10.040
 want to

00:32:10.040 --> 00:32:10.420
 hide from

00:32:10.420 --> 00:32:10.520
 it,

00:32:10.540 --> 00:32:10.740
 you want

00:32:10.740 --> 00:32:11.020
 to hide

00:32:11.020 --> 00:32:11.280
 from it,

00:32:11.280 --> 00:32:11.480
 you want

00:32:11.480 --> 00:32:11.720
 to hide

00:32:11.720 --> 00:32:12.000
 from it.

00:32:12.220 --> 00:32:12.480
 Here's

00:32:12.480 --> 00:32:12.620
 what I

00:32:12.620 --> 00:32:12.700
 want to

00:32:12.700 --> 00:32:12.820
 say,

00:32:12.980 --> 00:32:13.440
 right now

00:32:13.440 --> 00:32:13.780
 in this

00:32:13.780 --> 00:32:13.980
 moment,

00:32:14.120 --> 00:32:14.420
 you're

00:32:14.420 --> 00:32:14.840
 filled in

00:32:14.840 --> 00:32:15.140
 a room

00:32:15.140 --> 00:32:15.380
 with a

00:32:15.380 --> 00:32:15.660
 whole bunch

00:32:15.660 --> 00:32:15.740
 of

00:32:15.740 --> 00:32:15.940
 people,

00:32:16.140 --> 00:32:16.340
 but

00:32:16.340 --> 00:32:16.540
 right

00:32:16.540 --> 00:32:16.700
 now

00:32:16.700 --> 00:32:16.820
 it's

00:32:16.820 --> 00:32:16.940
 just

00:32:16.940 --> 00:32:17.060
 you

00:32:17.060 --> 00:32:17.180
 and

00:32:17.180 --> 00:32:17.420
 Jesus.

00:32:19.300 --> 00:32:19.700
 When

00:32:19.700 --> 00:32:19.980
 it all

00:32:19.980 --> 00:32:20.320
 matters,

00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:20.460
 when

00:32:20.460 --> 00:32:20.700
 it all

00:32:20.700 --> 00:32:21.020
 counts,

00:32:21.080 --> 00:32:21.640
 right now,

00:32:22.080 --> 00:32:22.360
 it's

00:32:22.360 --> 00:32:22.780
 just

00:32:22.780 --> 00:32:22.980
 you

00:32:22.980 --> 00:32:23.120
 and

00:32:23.120 --> 00:32:23.340
 Jesus.

00:32:24.720 --> 00:32:25.080
 And

00:32:25.080 --> 00:32:25.260
 he

00:32:25.260 --> 00:32:25.760
 offers

00:32:25.760 --> 00:32:25.940
 you

00:32:25.940 --> 00:32:26.180
 right

00:32:26.180 --> 00:32:26.360
 now,

00:32:26.420 --> 00:32:26.620
 right in

00:32:26.620 --> 00:32:26.720
 this

00:32:26.720 --> 00:32:26.980
 moment,

00:32:28.020 --> 00:32:28.260
 he

00:32:28.260 --> 00:32:28.560
 offers

00:32:28.560 --> 00:32:28.740
 you

00:32:28.740 --> 00:32:29.200
 grace.

00:32:30.100 --> 00:32:30.480
 He

00:32:30.480 --> 00:32:30.760
 offers

00:32:30.760 --> 00:32:30.940
 you

00:32:30.940 --> 00:32:31.400
 grace.

00:32:32.580 --> 00:32:32.880
 What

00:32:32.880 --> 00:32:33.140
 does it

00:32:33.140 --> 00:32:33.380
 mean

00:32:33.380 --> 00:32:33.640
 that he

00:32:33.640 --> 00:32:34.040
 offers

00:32:34.040 --> 00:32:34.260
 you

00:32:34.260 --> 00:32:34.660
 grace?

00:32:35.200 --> 00:32:35.580
 Number

00:32:35.580 --> 00:32:35.800
 one,

00:32:35.840 --> 00:32:35.900
 he

00:32:35.900 --> 00:32:36.160
 offers

00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:36.360
 you

00:32:36.360 --> 00:32:36.740
 forgiveness.

00:32:37.720 --> 00:32:37.920
 He

00:32:37.920 --> 00:32:38.120
 offers

00:32:38.120 --> 00:32:38.300
 you

00:32:38.300 --> 00:32:38.660
 forgiveness.

00:32:39.600 --> 00:32:39.800
 That

00:32:39.800 --> 00:32:39.920
 through

00:32:39.920 --> 00:32:40.440
 the work

00:32:40.440 --> 00:32:40.820
 of the

00:32:40.820 --> 00:32:41.260
 cross,

00:32:41.660 --> 00:32:41.920
 Jesus

00:32:41.920 --> 00:32:42.520
 offers

00:32:42.520 --> 00:32:42.780
 you

00:32:42.780 --> 00:32:43.460
 forgiveness

00:32:43.460 --> 00:32:44.040
 for

00:32:44.040 --> 00:32:44.280
 all

00:32:44.280 --> 00:32:44.480
 your

00:32:44.480 --> 00:32:44.760
 sins.

00:32:45.860 --> 00:32:46.060
 For

00:32:46.060 --> 00:32:46.340
 all

00:32:46.340 --> 00:32:46.480
 of

00:32:46.480 --> 00:32:46.660
 them.

00:32:47.440 --> 00:32:47.720
 All

00:32:47.720 --> 00:32:47.880
 sins

00:32:47.880 --> 00:32:48.300
 past,

00:32:48.420 --> 00:32:48.580
 all

00:32:48.580 --> 00:32:48.760
 sins

00:32:48.760 --> 00:32:49.140
 present,

00:32:49.440 --> 00:32:49.660
 all

00:32:49.660 --> 00:32:49.920
 sins

00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:50.560
 future.

00:32:51.020 --> 00:32:51.380
 That's

00:32:51.380 --> 00:32:51.540
 how

00:32:51.540 --> 00:32:51.900
 big,

00:32:52.020 --> 00:32:52.240
 that's

00:32:52.240 --> 00:32:52.380
 how

00:32:52.380 --> 00:32:52.860
 powerful,

00:32:53.200 --> 00:32:53.460
 that's

00:32:53.460 --> 00:32:53.660
 how

00:32:53.660 --> 00:32:54.360
 capable

00:32:54.360 --> 00:32:54.720
 he

00:32:54.720 --> 00:32:55.020
 is.

00:32:55.600 --> 00:32:55.920
 He

00:32:55.920 --> 00:32:56.380
 offers

00:32:56.380 --> 00:32:56.760
 you

00:32:56.760 --> 00:32:57.640
 forgiveness.

00:32:58.240 --> 00:32:58.360
 He

00:32:58.360 --> 00:32:58.700
 takes

00:32:58.700 --> 00:32:59.060
 all

00:32:59.060 --> 00:32:59.220
 of

00:32:59.220 --> 00:32:59.380
 your

00:32:59.380 --> 00:32:59.700
 sin

00:32:59.700 --> 00:33:00.100
 and

00:33:00.100 --> 00:33:00.260
 in

00:33:00.260 --> 00:33:00.400
 that

00:33:00.400 --> 00:33:00.540
 he

00:33:00.540 --> 00:33:00.820
 gives

00:33:00.820 --> 00:33:01.040
 you

00:33:01.040 --> 00:33:01.720
 your

00:33:01.720 --> 00:33:02.660
 righteousness

00:33:02.660 --> 00:33:04.700
 and

00:33:04.700 --> 00:33:05.160
 belief

00:33:05.160 --> 00:33:05.380
 and

00:33:05.380 --> 00:33:05.720
 faith

00:33:05.720 --> 00:33:06.000
 and

00:33:06.000 --> 00:33:06.440
 trust

00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:06.700
 in

00:33:06.700 --> 00:33:07.000
 Jesus

00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:07.500
 Christ

00:33:07.500 --> 00:33:08.060
 as

00:33:08.060 --> 00:33:08.220
 your

00:33:08.220 --> 00:33:08.480
 Lord

00:33:08.480 --> 00:33:08.640
 and

00:33:08.640 --> 00:33:08.900
 Savior

00:33:08.900 --> 00:33:09.520
 finds

00:33:09.520 --> 00:33:09.720
 when

00:33:09.720 --> 00:33:09.920
 you

00:33:09.920 --> 00:33:10.360
 acknowledge

00:33:10.360 --> 00:33:10.580
 that

00:33:10.580 --> 00:33:10.800
 you're

00:33:10.800 --> 00:33:10.920
 a

00:33:10.920 --> 00:33:11.080
 sinner

00:33:11.080 --> 00:33:11.280
 who

00:33:11.280 --> 00:33:11.480
 needs

00:33:11.480 --> 00:33:11.580
 to

00:33:11.580 --> 00:33:11.720
 be

00:33:11.720 --> 00:33:11.960
 saved

00:33:11.960 --> 00:33:12.140
 by

00:33:12.140 --> 00:33:12.320
 his

00:33:12.320 --> 00:33:12.680
 grace.

00:33:13.980 --> 00:33:14.540
 But

00:33:14.540 --> 00:33:14.740
 grace

00:33:14.740 --> 00:33:15.060
 doesn't

00:33:15.060 --> 00:33:15.240
 end

00:33:15.240 --> 00:33:15.500
 there.

00:33:16.700 --> 00:33:16.920
 Grace

00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:17.240
 doesn't

00:33:17.240 --> 00:33:17.420
 end

00:33:17.420 --> 00:33:17.680
 there.

00:33:18.880 --> 00:33:19.080
 Grace

00:33:19.080 --> 00:33:19.660
 continues

00:33:19.660 --> 00:33:20.040
 on

00:33:20.040 --> 00:33:21.220
 in

00:33:21.220 --> 00:33:21.400
 the

00:33:21.400 --> 00:33:22.020
 call

00:33:22.020 --> 00:33:23.360
 to

00:33:23.360 --> 00:33:24.700
 obedience.

00:33:24.720 --> 00:33:26.500
 this is

00:33:26.500 --> 00:33:26.720
 so

00:33:26.720 --> 00:33:27.160
 important.

00:33:28.160 --> 00:33:28.380
 This is

00:33:28.380 --> 00:33:28.560
 so

00:33:28.560 --> 00:33:28.960
 important.

00:33:30.660 --> 00:33:31.140
 What does he say

00:33:31.140 --> 00:33:31.540
 back at

00:33:31.540 --> 00:33:32.080
 verse 11?

00:33:33.760 --> 00:33:34.660
 Where are

00:33:34.660 --> 00:33:34.860
 they?

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 There's no

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 one Lord.

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 And

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 Jesus

00:33:38.120 --> 00:33:38.600
 said

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 neither

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 do I

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 condemn

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 you.

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 Go

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 from

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 now

00:33:44.520 --> 00:33:45.140
 on

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 and

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 sin

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 no

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 more.

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 You see

00:33:50.360 --> 00:33:50.700
 here's the

00:33:50.700 --> 00:33:51.040
 part of

00:33:51.040 --> 00:33:51.360
 this.

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 Here's the

00:33:52.460 --> 00:33:52.740
 part of

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 this that

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 we want

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 to

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 separate

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 we want

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 to

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 remove.

00:33:56.140 --> 00:33:56.400
 You see

00:33:56.400 --> 00:33:56.980
 we all

00:33:56.980 --> 00:33:57.520
 want

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 a

00:33:58.100 --> 00:33:58.520
 forgiveness

00:33:58.520 --> 00:33:58.900
 from

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 Jesus.

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 But

00:34:00.440 --> 00:34:00.820
 Jesus'

00:34:01.080 --> 00:34:01.600
 call

00:34:01.600 --> 00:34:01.840
 of

00:34:01.840 --> 00:34:02.280
 forgiveness

00:34:02.280 --> 00:34:02.520
 through

00:34:02.520 --> 00:34:02.720
 the

00:34:02.720 --> 00:34:03.120
 power

00:34:03.120 --> 00:34:03.600
 of

00:34:03.600 --> 00:34:03.740
 the

00:34:03.740 --> 00:34:03.980
 Holy

00:34:03.980 --> 00:34:04.320
 Spirit

00:34:04.320 --> 00:34:04.580
 that

00:34:04.580 --> 00:34:05.060
 dwells

00:34:05.060 --> 00:34:05.200
 in

00:34:05.200 --> 00:34:05.420
 us

00:34:05.420 --> 00:34:06.060
 moves

00:34:06.060 --> 00:34:06.240
 us

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 to

00:34:06.360 --> 00:34:06.720
 obedience.

00:34:07.940 --> 00:34:08.220
 Okay?

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 I forgive

00:34:09.760 --> 00:34:10.120
 you.

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 Here's

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 the

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 standard.

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 Stop.

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 Flee.

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 Run

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 from.

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 Cut

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 off.

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 If it

00:34:19.300 --> 00:34:19.840
 calls for

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 it.

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 And

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 in

00:34:22.520 --> 00:34:22.900
 that

00:34:22.900 --> 00:34:24.280
 in

00:34:24.280 --> 00:34:24.460
 the

00:34:24.460 --> 00:34:24.740
 fullness

00:34:24.740 --> 00:34:25.040
 of

00:34:25.040 --> 00:34:25.440
 Christ

00:34:25.440 --> 00:34:26.960
 he

00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:27.180
 is

00:34:27.180 --> 00:34:27.360
 your

00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:27.740
 Savior

00:34:27.740 --> 00:34:29.080
 and

00:34:29.080 --> 00:34:29.280
 he

00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:29.460
 is

00:34:29.460 --> 00:34:29.620
 your

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 Lord

00:34:29.960 --> 00:34:31.620
 and

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 that's

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 the

00:34:32.240 --> 00:34:32.660
 testimony

00:34:32.660 --> 00:34:34.780
 of

00:34:34.780 --> 00:34:35.040
 those

00:34:35.040 --> 00:34:35.500
 individuals

00:34:35.500 --> 00:34:36.000
 today.

00:34:37.640 --> 00:34:37.900
 I'm

00:34:37.900 --> 00:34:37.960
 going to

00:34:37.960 --> 00:34:38.180
 ask at

00:34:38.180 --> 00:34:38.660
 this time

00:34:38.660 --> 00:34:38.980
 if the

00:34:38.980 --> 00:34:39.160
 prayer

00:34:39.160 --> 00:34:39.540
 team

00:34:39.540 --> 00:34:40.540
 and

00:34:40.540 --> 00:34:40.680
 the

00:34:40.680 --> 00:34:40.920
 worship

00:34:40.920 --> 00:34:41.340
 team

00:34:41.340 --> 00:34:42.560
 would

00:34:42.560 --> 00:34:42.960
 begin

00:34:42.960 --> 00:34:43.660
 to

00:34:43.660 --> 00:34:43.800
 get

00:34:43.800 --> 00:34:43.900
 in

00:34:43.900 --> 00:34:44.220
 place.

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 This

00:34:47.940 --> 00:34:48.260
 morning

00:34:48.260 --> 00:34:48.640
 God's

00:34:48.640 --> 00:34:49.120
 call

00:34:49.120 --> 00:34:50.420
 and

00:34:50.420 --> 00:34:50.620
 his

00:34:50.620 --> 00:34:51.220
 response

00:34:51.220 --> 00:34:51.500
 for

00:34:51.500 --> 00:34:51.760
 you

00:34:51.760 --> 00:34:53.960
 is

00:34:53.960 --> 00:34:54.140
 to

00:34:54.140 --> 00:34:54.700
 respond

00:34:54.700 --> 00:34:54.880
 to

00:34:54.880 --> 00:34:55.180
 him.

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 This

00:34:56.800 --> 00:34:56.940
 lady

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 didn't

00:34:57.140 --> 00:34:57.360
 wake

00:34:57.360 --> 00:34:57.540
 up

00:34:57.540 --> 00:34:57.780
 this

00:34:57.780 --> 00:34:58.120
 morning

00:34:58.120 --> 00:34:59.480
 thinking

00:34:59.480 --> 00:34:59.720
 that

00:34:59.720 --> 00:34:59.920
 she

00:34:59.920 --> 00:35:00.120
 would

00:35:00.120 --> 00:35:00.500
 encounter

00:35:00.500 --> 00:35:00.800
 with

00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:01.260
 Christ

00:35:01.260 --> 00:35:03.060
 but

00:35:03.060 --> 00:35:03.320
 she

00:35:03.320 --> 00:35:03.720
 left

00:35:03.720 --> 00:35:04.080
 there

00:35:04.080 --> 00:35:05.280
 with

00:35:05.280 --> 00:35:05.420
 an

00:35:05.420 --> 00:35:05.960
 encounter

00:35:05.960 --> 00:35:06.940
 with

00:35:06.940 --> 00:35:07.060
 the

00:35:07.060 --> 00:35:07.440
 Messiah

00:35:07.440 --> 00:35:09.420
 and

00:35:09.420 --> 00:35:09.640
 just

00:35:09.640 --> 00:35:09.880
 like

00:35:09.880 --> 00:35:10.120
 her

00:35:10.120 --> 00:35:10.360
 he

00:35:10.360 --> 00:35:10.840
 offers

00:35:10.840 --> 00:35:11.180
 you

00:35:11.180 --> 00:35:11.960
 today

00:35:11.960 --> 00:35:12.240
 his

00:35:12.240 --> 00:35:12.660
 grace

00:35:12.660 --> 00:35:13.940
 he

00:35:13.940 --> 00:35:14.360
 offers

00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:14.620
 you

00:35:14.620 --> 00:35:14.860
 the

00:35:14.860 --> 00:35:15.340
 forgiveness

00:35:15.340 --> 00:35:15.820
 of

00:35:15.820 --> 00:35:16.160
 sin

00:35:16.160 --> 00:35:17.880
 he

00:35:17.880 --> 00:35:18.440
 offers

00:35:18.440 --> 00:35:18.840
 you

00:35:18.840 --> 00:35:19.700
 the

00:35:19.700 --> 00:35:20.100
 call

00:35:20.100 --> 00:35:20.340
 to

00:35:20.340 --> 00:35:20.960
 obedience

00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:22.660
 would

00:35:22.660 --> 00:35:22.860
 you

00:35:22.860 --> 00:35:23.460
 respond

00:35:23.460 --> 00:35:23.680
 to

00:35:23.680 --> 00:35:23.940
 him

00:35:23.940 --> 00:35:24.380
 today

00:35:24.380 --> 00:35:25.600
 as

00:35:25.600 --> 00:35:25.860
 the

00:35:25.860 --> 00:35:26.320
 Lord

00:35:26.320 --> 00:35:27.220
 and

00:35:27.220 --> 00:35:27.580
 Savior

00:35:27.580 --> 00:35:28.580
 of

00:35:28.580 --> 00:35:28.720
 your

00:35:28.720 --> 00:35:29.080
 life

00:35:29.080 --> 00:35:30.440
 would

00:35:30.440 --> 00:35:30.540
 you

00:35:30.540 --> 00:35:30.700
 pray

00:35:30.700 --> 00:35:30.860
 with

00:35:30.860 --> 00:35:31.060
 me

00:35:31.060 --> 00:35:34.200
 God

00:35:34.200 --> 00:35:34.400
 what

00:35:34.400 --> 00:35:34.600
 a

00:35:34.600 --> 00:35:35.160
 wonderful

00:35:35.160 --> 00:35:36.200
 and

00:35:36.200 --> 00:35:36.700
 beautiful

00:35:36.700 --> 00:35:37.640
 display

00:35:37.640 --> 00:35:39.120
 that

00:35:39.120 --> 00:35:39.340
 you've

00:35:39.340 --> 00:35:39.560
 given

00:35:39.560 --> 00:35:39.860
 us

00:35:39.860 --> 00:35:42.720
 in the

00:35:42.720 --> 00:35:43.040
 gift

00:35:43.040 --> 00:35:43.260
 of

00:35:43.260 --> 00:35:43.840
 yourself

00:35:43.840 --> 00:35:46.400
 and

00:35:46.400 --> 00:35:46.600
 who

00:35:46.600 --> 00:35:46.840
 you

00:35:46.840 --> 00:35:47.220
 are

00:35:47.220 --> 00:35:51.380
 God

00:35:51.380 --> 00:35:51.780
 how many

00:35:51.780 --> 00:35:52.160
 of us

00:35:52.160 --> 00:35:52.420
 have

00:35:52.420 --> 00:35:52.680
 fallen

00:35:52.680 --> 00:35:53.100
 short

00:35:53.100 --> 00:35:53.500
 all

00:35:53.500 --> 00:35:53.680
 of

00:35:53.680 --> 00:35:54.000
 us

00:35:54.000 --> 00:35:55.440
 every

00:35:55.440 --> 00:35:56.480
 single

00:35:56.480 --> 00:35:57.060
 one

00:35:57.060 --> 00:35:57.220
 of

00:35:57.220 --> 00:35:57.640
 us

00:35:57.640 --> 00:36:00.000
 none

00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:00.220
 is

00:36:00.220 --> 00:36:00.700
 righteous

00:36:00.700 --> 00:36:01.880
 not

00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:02.260
 one

00:36:02.260 --> 00:36:05.820
 so

00:36:05.820 --> 00:36:06.060
 you

00:36:06.060 --> 00:36:06.400
 offer

00:36:06.400 --> 00:36:06.880
 us

00:36:06.880 --> 00:36:08.580
 yourself

00:36:08.580 --> 00:36:11.340
 God

00:36:11.340 --> 00:36:11.440
 I

00:36:11.440 --> 00:36:11.580
 pray

00:36:11.580 --> 00:36:11.860
 today

00:36:11.860 --> 00:36:12.080
 that

00:36:12.080 --> 00:36:12.380
 there's

00:36:12.380 --> 00:36:12.620
 anyone

00:36:12.620 --> 00:36:13.020
 here

00:36:13.020 --> 00:36:14.480
 who

00:36:14.480 --> 00:36:14.640
 does

00:36:14.640 --> 00:36:14.860
 not

00:36:14.860 --> 00:36:15.260
 know

00:36:15.260 --> 00:36:16.540
 Jesus

00:36:16.540 --> 00:36:17.020
 Christ

00:36:17.020 --> 00:36:17.200
 as

00:36:17.200 --> 00:36:17.320
 their

00:36:17.320 --> 00:36:17.580
 Lord

00:36:17.580 --> 00:36:17.760
 and

00:36:17.760 --> 00:36:18.020
 Savior

00:36:18.020 --> 00:36:19.820
 God

00:36:19.820 --> 00:36:19.960
 that

00:36:19.960 --> 00:36:20.400
 today

00:36:20.400 --> 00:36:21.660
 would

00:36:21.660 --> 00:36:21.760
 be

00:36:21.760 --> 00:36:21.920
 their

00:36:21.920 --> 00:36:22.300
 day

00:36:22.300 --> 00:36:23.080
 of

00:36:23.080 --> 00:36:23.620
 salvation

00:36:23.620 --> 00:36:24.920
 God

00:36:24.920 --> 00:36:25.040
 I

00:36:25.040 --> 00:36:25.220
 pray

00:36:25.220 --> 00:36:25.420
 that

00:36:25.420 --> 00:36:25.540
 if

00:36:25.540 --> 00:36:25.720
 there's

00:36:25.720 --> 00:36:25.880
 any

00:36:25.880 --> 00:36:26.360
 sin

00:36:26.360 --> 00:36:27.220
 that

00:36:27.220 --> 00:36:27.400
 we're

00:36:27.400 --> 00:36:27.740
 holding

00:36:27.740 --> 00:36:28.040
 on

00:36:28.040 --> 00:36:28.280
 to

00:36:28.280 --> 00:36:30.760
 any

00:36:30.760 --> 00:36:31.040
 of

00:36:31.040 --> 00:36:31.380
 us

00:36:31.380 --> 00:36:34.220
 God

00:36:34.220 --> 00:36:34.340
 that

00:36:34.340 --> 00:36:34.520
 we'd

00:36:34.520 --> 00:36:34.660
 be

00:36:34.660 --> 00:36:34.920
 willing

00:36:34.920 --> 00:36:35.180
 to

00:36:35.180 --> 00:36:35.360
 lay

00:36:35.360 --> 00:36:35.500
 it

00:36:35.500 --> 00:36:35.840
 down

00:36:35.840 --> 00:36:37.120
 to

00:36:37.120 --> 00:36:37.680
 confess

00:36:37.680 --> 00:36:39.620
 Lord

00:36:39.620 --> 00:36:39.760
 and

00:36:39.760 --> 00:36:39.900
 to

00:36:39.900 --> 00:36:40.920
 experience

00:36:40.920 --> 00:36:41.340
 the

00:36:41.340 --> 00:36:41.680
 fullness

00:36:41.680 --> 00:36:42.000
 of

00:36:42.000 --> 00:36:42.180
 the

00:36:42.180 --> 00:36:42.640
 goodness

00:36:42.640 --> 00:36:43.960
 of

00:36:43.960 --> 00:36:44.080
 the

00:36:44.080 --> 00:36:44.640
 relationship

00:36:44.640 --> 00:36:44.880
 with

00:36:44.880 --> 00:36:45.100
 you

00:36:45.100 --> 00:36:47.440
 God

00:36:47.440 --> 00:36:47.780
 work

00:36:47.780 --> 00:36:47.960
 and

00:36:47.960 --> 00:36:48.300
 move

00:36:48.300 --> 00:36:49.360
 in

00:36:49.360 --> 00:36:49.700
 only

00:36:49.700 --> 00:36:49.920
 how

00:36:49.920 --> 00:36:50.140
 you

00:36:50.140 --> 00:36:50.460
 can

00:36:50.460 --> 00:36:52.160
 for

00:36:52.160 --> 00:36:52.380
 your

00:36:52.380 --> 00:36:52.760
 name

00:36:52.760 --> 00:36:53.920
 and

00:36:53.920 --> 00:36:54.040
 your

00:36:54.040 --> 00:36:54.460
 glory

00:36:54.460 --> 00:36:55.560
 and

00:36:55.560 --> 00:36:55.700
 it's

00:36:55.700 --> 00:36:55.800
 in

00:36:55.800 --> 00:36:56.060
 Jesus

00:36:56.060 --> 00:36:56.180
 that

00:36:56.180 --> 00:36:56.280
 we

00:36:56.280 --> 00:36:56.600
 pray

00:36:56.600 --> 00:36:58.100
 amen

00:36:58.100 --> 00:37:00.920
 that's

00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:01.060
 it

00:37:01.060 --> 00:37:01.220
 for

00:37:01.220 --> 00:37:01.420
 this

00:37:01.420 --> 00:37:01.780
 week's

00:37:01.780 --> 00:37:02.180
 message

00:37:02.180 --> 00:37:02.840
 be

00:37:02.840 --> 00:37:02.980
 sure

00:37:02.980 --> 00:37:03.120
 to

00:37:03.120 --> 00:37:03.300
 check

00:37:03.300 --> 00:37:03.540
 back

00:37:03.540 --> 00:37:03.900
 next

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 week

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 for

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00:37:05.860 --> 00:37:06.200
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