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If you've got a Bible, just real quick, who's going to get baptized today?

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You can be impromptu. We can do it in your Wranglers or whatever.

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Okay, I've got one there.

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We figured it would just be a few, and that's great.

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But to follow the Lord in baptism is always a glorious experience.

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I know it was when I got baptized at Wild Waters in Las Vegas.

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Sin City. It just seemed to fit for some reason.

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Had to go to Sin City to get all tuned up with Jesus.

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So if you have a Bible, we're going to finish the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Luke.

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And I titled the message, Jesus' Calling.

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And we're going to look at three things here very quickly,

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which is the calling of Matthew or Levi, the bridegroom and the old and new wineskin.

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And Jesus is coming off of just healing this guy.

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But he didn't heal him immediately.

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You remember the first statement that he said to him,

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your sins are forgiven.

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Have you had that conversation with the Lord where he lets you know your sins are forgiven?

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Oh, how good it is to be forgiven.

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Amen?

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And because we need that forgiveness.

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We need to be cleansed.

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It's like I said last week, it's the only cure for guilt.

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And we've all been guilty of sinning and falling short of the glory of God.

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And so I'm just going to start by reading the rest of the chapter.

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So that's about 13 verses.

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Hang with my slow pace.

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We will start in verse 27.

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And it says,

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After these things, he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office.

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And he said to him, follow me.

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And so he left all, rose up and followed him.

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Then Levi gave him a great feast in his own house.

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And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with him.

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And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against his disciples saying, why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?

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Jesus answered and said to them, those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

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I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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Then they said to him, why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers and likewise those of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?

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And he said to them, can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?

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But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them.

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Then they will fast in those days.

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Then he spoke a parable to them.

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No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one.

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Otherwise, the new makes a tear.

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And also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old.

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And no one puts new wine into old wineskins or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled.

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And the wineskins will be ruined.

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But new wine must be put into new wineskins.

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And both are preserved.

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And no one having drunk old wine immediately desires new.

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For he says, the old is better.

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Let's pray.

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Lord, thank you for your word that it is alive and it's powerful, Lord.

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And yet our understanding is so limited because of our own limitations as humans, Lord.

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So I pray that you would open our understanding as we look at your word.

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That it would go out and that it would bear fruit, Lord.

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That it would find its place falling on that good ground, Lord, that yields a bumper crop, Lord.

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And I pray that that would be our hearts today as we look at your word in Jesus' name.

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Amen.

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So he starts off there.

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He says, immediately after these things.

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What things?

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The strange things that the people had seen, right?

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Remember that in verse 26 where it says, we have seen strange things today.

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Strange things.

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A guy being healed, taking up his mat and walking home and rejoicing in the Lord.

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The healing of this guy was immediate and the people glorified God.

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But even more than receiving healing, the man experienced forgiveness and the start of a whole new life.

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Our Lord's miracles not only demonstrated his deity and his compassion for needy people,

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but they also revealed important spiritual lessons about salvation.

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They were object lessons to teach spiritually blind people what God could do for them if only they would believe in his son.

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And that was the team here.

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That was their whole ploy for going down and ministering to these people and just walking beside them,

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feeding them a meal and ministering the truth of who Jesus is.

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And when a life's changed and you get to be a part of that,

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and to hear the joy in these guys' heart of watching people get changed just because you're willing to step out and be there.

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I'm telling you, over the years, the things I've experienced in my life,

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there's no greater joy than to see somebody come to Jesus.

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To see a man's countenance change like they got to see.

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And no doubt this man who was healed, everything about him changed.

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His body, the health of his body, no doubt the joy in his heart, the despair was gone.

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That's what Jesus offers.

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And no form of opulence can bring that to you and me.

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Only a rich faith.

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And so, Jesus is calling here in these 13 verses.

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First of all, he calls Levi.

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Notice it says there, and he says,

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That's pretty simple, ain't it?

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Just follow me.

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No further instructions.

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Now, you have to realize that this Levi character was a little bit different than the fisherman.

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Right?

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This is a very prosperous occupation he's involved in here with collecting taxes for Rome.

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His name's Levi, which is interesting.

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Most believe that he probably was named Levi because he was from the tribe of Levi.

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And the Levites were called to be ministers and priests.

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And here, this guy, he chose the most vile lifestyle by becoming a tax collector.

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And everybody hated him.

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And I'm sure you love and invite in for cookies and brief chat the IRS agent that comes to your house and wants to come in and do an audit.

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Oh, sure.

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Come on in.

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No.

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I mean, we're Idahoans.

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We might meet them with some gunpowder.

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They were so despised, these tax collectors.

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And so, but notice what he does.

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Jesus gives him a simple instruction.

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Follow me.

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And he left all, rose up and followed him.

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Left a very lucrative job.

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These guys is there.

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I was talking to both of them.

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And I actually last night ran into another one of the guys that were on the team that went down to Mexico.

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And they were just talking about prosperity.

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And prosperity can be a curse.

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Probably more times than not.

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And we're a very prosperous society here in America.

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And I remember years ago when I went to Africa and all the people wanted to come to America.

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Because why?

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Because we're prosperous.

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They don't have to worry about being hungry.

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They don't have to worry about where they're going to lay their head if they come to America.

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But the truth is, is that what they lack monetarily, they make up for in faith.

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And being rich in faith is the best end game.

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Right?

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Years ago, I remember seeing the bumper snicker.

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Some of you have seen it.

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Right?

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He who dies with the most toys wins.

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And then a Christian made a bumper sticker that was kind of a rebuttal to it.

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It said,

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He who dies with the most toys wins nothing.

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Because you've never seen a hearse with a U-Haul behind it.

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Right?

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Job had it right.

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I came into this world naked.

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And I'm going out naked.

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Pastor Steve's going to teach on 2 Corinthians chapter 5 this week.

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And it is about being clothed with the robe of righteousness.

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That we wouldn't be found naked before the Lord when we stand before Him.

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But that we would be clothed with the robe of righteousness that we receive from the Lord Jesus.

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Jesus.

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And so this guy, just by faith, just left this job.

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Now this was a job that he couldn't go back to.

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Now we know the fishermen.

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Well, you can go fishing anytime.

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You can go back to that job.

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In fact, Peter, after Jesus, right,

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after Jesus is crucified, he said,

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that's it, I'm going fishing.

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Right?

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And he went fishing.

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And so they could go back to that.

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But this Levi,

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who, by the way,

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is the apostle Matthew.

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Matthew the apostle is this Levi person.

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Matthew means God's gift.

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And the Lord showed his grace on this Matthew by calling him to himself.

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And that's what Jesus does to you and I, first and foremost.

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When the Lord calls you, right?

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God doesn't necessarily, when he first calls you,

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he doesn't call you into a ministry.

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Okay?

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God doesn't do.

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That's not how he works.

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He calls you to himself first.

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Notice what Jesus say.

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Follow me.

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Follow me.

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He doesn't call you to some ministry.

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Because that,

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so many people think that their ministry is their relationship with God.

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Your ministry,

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the ministry God gives you is not your relationship with God.

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It's a byproduct of your relationship with God.

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That happens when you enter into relationship with Jesus

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and you,

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you nurture that relationship and you chase after him

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and he grows you.

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And then he gets you ready.

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It's kind of like two a days,

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right?

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Got to get ready.

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You're not going to go play a game first,

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first day of a volleyball season or football season,

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right?

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You're going to go do two days.

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You're going to run your hind end off.

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You can get some training in.

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You're going to learn some things.

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You're going to condition your body for what's ahead.

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that's the way it is,

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When Jesus calls us,

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he calls us to himself first.

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He tells you,

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he tells me,

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follow me,

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follow me.

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I remember having,

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let me back up here.

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Five things,

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five things that the,

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the believer who chooses to follow Christ needs.

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Number one,

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you need to be in the word.

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Number two,

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you need to be in prayer.

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number three,

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fellowship.

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worship,

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right?

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You need to worship.

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The Lord can say,

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I don't,

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I don't like that singing stuff.

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you need to get alone and worship the Lord.

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I don't know how you do that.

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make a joyful noise.

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If you grunt,

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maybe you don't want to sing,

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just grunt to the Lord.

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I don't know what that is,

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but you need to worship.

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and then service.

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But service is the last thing.

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It's not the first thing.

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I remember I had started a church.

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So the first,

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first four things,

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I always get ahead of myself.

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I had too much coffee this morning.

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the first four is just getting close to Jesus,

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right?

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You're in the word,

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you're in prayer,

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you're in fellowship and worship.

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Those are just getting close to Jesus.

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Jesus has called you to himself,

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get close to him,

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be in the word.

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I remember committing as a 27 year old.

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I was 27.

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Connie and I had been married for a couple of years.

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I committed to reading through the Bible.

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Lord,

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I got to read through this book.

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I'd been walking with the Lord for two or three years,

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four years,

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maybe at this time.

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And I remember,

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remember making that commandment.

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I got to read this Bible.

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From Genesis to Revelation,

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I need to know what people are talking about,

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especially my,

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my dad and my grandpa and my brother.

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They would have these conversations about people in the old Testament that I'd never heard of.

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Who?

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What?

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And,

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uh,

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never heard some of these things.

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And so I was provoked.

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I was prodded by the Holy Spirit to put God's word in my heart.

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And the more of the word that you put in your heart,

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the more these other things follow.

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The more of God's word that's in my heart,

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the more I want to pray,

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the more I want to worship,

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the more I want to fellowship.

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and,

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and share God's word with one another.

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And so I'm,

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I'm,

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I started this church in the Burley Rupert area.

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And we went there for a year.

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I remember my wife telling me she was pregnant with our youngest.

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And she says,

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Scotty,

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we're not ready for this.

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And I'm going,

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no,

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come on,

298
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let's go.

299
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Let's sell everything.

300
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Move to Cashew County.

301
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Okay.

302
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Minidoka.

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I mean,

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maybe have to flip a coin.

305
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I don't know which one's worse.

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But,

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so we went there and we were there for a year.

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And the second to the last service I did there,

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I mean,

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we,

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we were kind of growing along.

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We were meeting in a little grange and,

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and we were growing along and,

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and our son was born.

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And so now we have four kids and we're dragging them over there every weekend and every Sunday.

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And,

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and,

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and I was also doing rodeo Bible camps and I had a job and I was riding coats on the side.

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I mean,

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I was a busy boy and trying to make a living and all that stuff.

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and,

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and we had to have a rodeo Bible camp and I had this guest speaker.

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He was an old buckaroo from Nevada that used to travel with Franklin Graham.

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And I asked him,

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I said,

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Hey,

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last day of rodeo Bible camp,

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would you come over and share at the little church we're doing in the Burley Rupert area?

329
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He goes,

330
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yeah,

331
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sure.

332
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Scotty.

333
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Oh,

334
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come on.

335
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He'd talk like this,

336
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you know,

337
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he'd get up there and say,

338
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how many of you are glad you're not dead or in prison?

339
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And he had this preaching finger that was crooked.

340
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Arthritis had set in,

341
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right?

342
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Cause that's where I'd be if it wasn't for you.

343
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He was just a,

344
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he's an incredible guy.

345
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Still call him occasionally.

346
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He's just waiting around for Jesus to come or,

347
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or for him to take his last breath,

348
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but he still loves the Lord.

349
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And,

350
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and I remember him,

351
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he preached that day and I was sitting in the front row,

352
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the very front row.

353
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And he looked at me and he said,

354
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Scotty Brown,

355
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he said,

356
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Jesus has called you to himself first.

357
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And it like rocked my world.

358
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It's like,

359
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Oh,

360
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Oh,

361
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I was thinking this church thing is really my identity.

362
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He says,

363
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no,

364
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Jesus has called you to himself first.

365
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And,

366
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uh,

367
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I was just thinking,

368
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no,

369
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this is,

370
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this is,

371
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this is,

372
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uh,

373
00:16:31,540 --> 00:16:34,300
this is who I'm going to be as a Christian is a,

374
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is starting this little church in the Minicazia area.

375
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About two or three weeks later,

376
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I shut it down.

377
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And,

378
00:16:40,660 --> 00:16:40,980
uh,

379
00:16:40,980 --> 00:16:44,040
and as we're driving away from the last time,

380
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I remember the Lord whistling to my heart,

381
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dude,

382
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you got a ministry,

383
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right?

384
00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:48,420
Number one,

385
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you got to minister to your own heart.

386
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You got to take care of this.

387
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Keep it right with me.

388
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And when you keep it right with me,

389
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ministry is going to happen.

390
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It's just going to happen.

391
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And,

392
00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:02,240
and,

393
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um,

394
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you got a wife and you got kids,

395
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you know,

396
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put your focus there.

397
00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:08,600
What are you doing?

398
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Starting a church.

399
00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,300
Your wife was right.

400
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You're not ready for this.

401
00:17:12,740 --> 00:17:14,420
And I wasn't.

402
00:17:14,420 --> 00:17:15,940
And,

403
00:17:15,940 --> 00:17:16,340
um,

404
00:17:16,340 --> 00:17:19,460
so my job,

405
00:17:19,460 --> 00:17:21,040
they called me,

406
00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:21,640
uh,

407
00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:22,320
the chaplain,

408
00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:23,700
right?

409
00:17:23,700 --> 00:17:24,560
At my job.

410
00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:26,360
I was an equipment operator,

411
00:17:26,360 --> 00:17:27,960
worked with a bunch of dirt guys,

412
00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,680
dirt bags,

413
00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:30,420
same thing.

414
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Equipment operators,

415
00:17:36,420 --> 00:17:36,720
right?

416
00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:37,200
They're all,

417
00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:37,860
they're all,

418
00:17:37,860 --> 00:17:38,200
uh,

419
00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:39,200
a little flowery.

420
00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:40,080
And,

421
00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:40,340
uh,

422
00:17:40,340 --> 00:17:41,500
and you got a ministry there.

423
00:17:41,500 --> 00:17:43,000
Oh,

424
00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:43,300
wow.

425
00:17:43,300 --> 00:17:45,840
I didn't know much,

426
00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,580
but the Lord began to teach me.

427
00:17:48,580 --> 00:17:48,740
And,

428
00:17:48,740 --> 00:17:49,880
and there was this,

429
00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,260
this sequence that happens in,

430
00:17:52,260 --> 00:17:53,580
in the life of a believer.

431
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And it,

432
00:17:53,980 --> 00:17:55,780
it was a commitment to,

433
00:17:55,780 --> 00:17:57,320
to seeking the Lord's word.

434
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And,

435
00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:58,200
and,

436
00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:58,580
um,

437
00:17:58,580 --> 00:18:00,080
and so,

438
00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,000
um,

439
00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:01,740
you know,

440
00:18:01,740 --> 00:18:03,900
if you feel like the Lord has a calling on your life,

441
00:18:03,900 --> 00:18:04,680
then just,

442
00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,200
just chase after Jesus.

443
00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:06,660
Right?

444
00:18:06,820 --> 00:18:08,500
I get people coming to me all the time.

445
00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:08,640
Man,

446
00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,100
I got a calling on my life and,

447
00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:11,600
but their life's a mess.

448
00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:12,360
Right?

449
00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:13,000
I,

450
00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:14,840
I really want to minister to this people group.

451
00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:15,880
This is a people group that I'm,

452
00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:17,220
I'm really connected to.

453
00:18:17,220 --> 00:18:17,940
Yeah,

454
00:18:17,940 --> 00:18:19,380
but you're shacked up with your girlfriend.

455
00:18:19,380 --> 00:18:20,700
You got a drinking problem.

456
00:18:20,700 --> 00:18:21,460
Right?

457
00:18:21,460 --> 00:18:23,480
You're not ready for this.

458
00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,520
Right?

459
00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:25,840
God,

460
00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:29,720
God's got to kind of clean things up so that you can actually be fruitful.

461
00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,960
Lest you cause people to stumble.

462
00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:33,800
And,

463
00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:35,300
and that happens so often.

464
00:18:35,300 --> 00:18:35,820
I love,

465
00:18:35,820 --> 00:18:36,740
I love the zeal.

466
00:18:36,740 --> 00:18:38,780
Cause I know I had the same zeal on my heart.

467
00:18:38,780 --> 00:18:39,740
Praise the Lord.

468
00:18:39,740 --> 00:18:40,220
I,

469
00:18:40,220 --> 00:18:41,040
uh,

470
00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,300
wasn't smart enough to really,

471
00:18:43,300 --> 00:18:43,940
uh,

472
00:18:43,940 --> 00:18:45,080
get in too big of trouble.

473
00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:49,460
And the Lord was faithful to shut me down when I was going in the wrong direction.

474
00:18:49,460 --> 00:18:51,460
But just grow,

475
00:18:51,460 --> 00:18:54,420
grow in the grace and the knowledge of the Lord.

476
00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:55,900
You have this sense that God's has a,

477
00:18:55,900 --> 00:18:56,400
has a,

478
00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,860
has a calling on your life and he's going to begin opening doors.

479
00:18:59,860 --> 00:19:01,360
My wife and I,

480
00:19:01,360 --> 00:19:04,580
we were rodeo and we were doing ministry and the rodeo thing.

481
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And I got introduced to the rodeo Bible camp in 1991.

482
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And I was overwhelmed.

483
00:19:09,260 --> 00:19:09,800
I'm going,

484
00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:10,500
Oh my gosh,

485
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I got to do this.

486
00:19:11,900 --> 00:19:13,440
By then I was ready.

487
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And God began to open doors.

488
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And so we began to do these things and,

489
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and do,

490
00:19:19,860 --> 00:19:21,740
do the cowboy ministry stuff.

491
00:19:21,740 --> 00:19:22,780
And,

492
00:19:22,780 --> 00:19:23,100
um,

493
00:19:23,100 --> 00:19:23,960
and we were growing.

494
00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,420
Peter tells us in second Peter three 18,

495
00:19:26,420 --> 00:19:27,920
but grow in the grace.

496
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Listen,

497
00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,160
and the knowledge of our Lord and savior,

498
00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:32,580
Jesus Christ to him,

499
00:19:32,580 --> 00:19:34,000
be glory both now and forever.

500
00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:34,520
Amen.

501
00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,700
You grow in the grace and the knowledge of the Lord.

502
00:19:37,700 --> 00:19:40,140
And then when God begins to bless what you're doing,

503
00:19:40,140 --> 00:19:42,300
you have enough maturity to realize this.

504
00:19:42,300 --> 00:19:43,060
It's not you.

505
00:19:43,060 --> 00:19:44,160
It's him.

506
00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,020
And he gets all the glory.

507
00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,700
Because he won't share his glory with anybody.

508
00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:53,820
So if you or I try to tap into the glory of God,

509
00:19:53,820 --> 00:19:55,160
we're foolish.

510
00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,060
Because it's his.

511
00:19:57,060 --> 00:19:59,440
And it's not to be touched.

512
00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:00,740
So Billy Graham used to say,

513
00:20:00,740 --> 00:20:01,000
right?

514
00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,200
Don't touch the glory,

515
00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:05,360
the money,

516
00:20:05,360 --> 00:20:06,820
or the girls.

517
00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:14,400
Those three stay away from.

518
00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:18,120
And that's why we need to grow.

519
00:20:18,120 --> 00:20:19,920
Then,

520
00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:21,900
then as we,

521
00:20:21,900 --> 00:20:23,320
as God grows us up,

522
00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:24,800
then we're ready to minister.

523
00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:28,800
So Levi is so excited that he meets this Jesus,

524
00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:30,680
and he's chosen to follow Jesus,

525
00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:32,280
that he throws him a party.

526
00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:33,320
Right?

527
00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:34,640
He throws,

528
00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:36,440
he throws a party.

529
00:20:36,820 --> 00:20:38,100
And the religious people

530
00:20:38,100 --> 00:20:40,280
can't get their head around

531
00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,720
about what Jesus is doing.

532
00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:44,720
Let's just read those first few verses again.

533
00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:45,560
And after these things,

534
00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:47,640
he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi,

535
00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,320
told him to follow him.

536
00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:49,960
Verse 28,

537
00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:50,840
so he left all,

538
00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:51,300
rose up,

539
00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:51,920
and followed him.

540
00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:53,760
And then Levi gave him a great feast

541
00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:54,980
in his own house.

542
00:20:54,980 --> 00:20:55,980
Probably a very,

543
00:20:55,980 --> 00:20:56,900
very nice home.

544
00:20:56,900 --> 00:21:00,180
And there were a great number of tax collectors

545
00:21:00,180 --> 00:21:02,220
and others who sat down with him.

546
00:21:02,220 --> 00:21:04,780
And their scribes and their Pharisees

547
00:21:04,780 --> 00:21:06,500
complained against his disciples,

548
00:21:06,660 --> 00:21:06,880
saying,

549
00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:08,760
why do you eat and drink

550
00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:10,620
with tax collectors and sinners?

551
00:21:10,620 --> 00:21:11,940
Right?

552
00:21:11,940 --> 00:21:14,380
Here's some believers in God

553
00:21:14,380 --> 00:21:16,880
who've separated themselves from the world.

554
00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,640
And actually that they see themselves

555
00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:20,480
better than the world,

556
00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:21,420
should I put it that way.

557
00:21:21,420 --> 00:21:22,700
You know,

558
00:21:22,700 --> 00:21:23,320
people like that.

559
00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,360
They think they're better than you.

560
00:21:25,360 --> 00:21:27,860
Or,

561
00:21:27,860 --> 00:21:29,420
or you and me.

562
00:21:29,420 --> 00:21:30,780
I'm,

563
00:21:30,780 --> 00:21:31,500
I'm shocked

564
00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:33,320
at my hypocrisy

565
00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,320
as I drive down the street

566
00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:36,200
and I'll see people

567
00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:36,480
and think,

568
00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:37,140
well,

569
00:21:37,140 --> 00:21:38,280
that dude's a scumbum.

570
00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,140
Right?

571
00:21:40,140 --> 00:21:43,880
And the Lord convicts me

572
00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:44,240
and goes,

573
00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:44,780
hello,

574
00:21:44,780 --> 00:21:46,180
scumbums.

575
00:21:46,180 --> 00:21:48,520
Aren't all of you scumbums?

576
00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:53,720
and he always puts me in my place.

577
00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:54,760
And he always puts me in my place.

578
00:21:54,760 --> 00:22:01,520
The religious people can't get their head around

579
00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,260
about what Jesus is doing.

580
00:22:03,260 --> 00:22:04,320
Here's this rabbi.

581
00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:06,240
They've seen him do incredible things

582
00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:07,400
and they know that,

583
00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:08,000
that,

584
00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:08,360
uh,

585
00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,780
there's something different about him.

586
00:22:11,780 --> 00:22:13,620
And in verse 30,

587
00:22:13,620 --> 00:22:15,320
the scribes and the Pharisees

588
00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:16,920
were quick to diagnose

589
00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:18,340
the needs of others,

590
00:22:18,340 --> 00:22:19,720
but they were blind

591
00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:20,960
to their own needs

592
00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:22,180
for they were sinners

593
00:22:22,180 --> 00:22:23,260
like everyone else.

594
00:22:23,260 --> 00:22:23,720
And Jesus,

595
00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:24,880
Jesus nails it

596
00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:26,100
in the next two verses

597
00:22:26,100 --> 00:22:27,300
in 31 and 32.

598
00:22:27,300 --> 00:22:28,080
Right?

599
00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:31,000
be careful

600
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:32,020
when you look down your nose

601
00:22:32,020 --> 00:22:32,500
at people.

602
00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:34,540
In fact,

603
00:22:34,540 --> 00:22:35,220
don't.

604
00:22:35,220 --> 00:22:37,540
Because you're no better

605
00:22:37,540 --> 00:22:38,380
than anyone else.

606
00:22:38,380 --> 00:22:39,500
None of us are.

607
00:22:39,500 --> 00:22:40,900
Now,

608
00:22:40,900 --> 00:22:41,820
we're better off

609
00:22:41,820 --> 00:22:42,740
if we know Jesus,

610
00:22:42,740 --> 00:22:44,260
but we're not better

611
00:22:44,260 --> 00:22:44,840
than anyone.

612
00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,380
And God has been

613
00:22:47,380 --> 00:22:49,700
so gracious to us,

614
00:22:49,700 --> 00:22:50,420
uh,

615
00:22:50,780 --> 00:22:52,860
we should be excited

616
00:22:52,860 --> 00:22:54,400
to go and share,

617
00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:55,120
uh,

618
00:22:55,120 --> 00:22:56,060
like the team here

619
00:22:56,060 --> 00:22:56,900
did in Mexico

620
00:22:56,900 --> 00:22:58,300
with those who

621
00:22:58,300 --> 00:22:59,720
don't know the Lord

622
00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:00,260
or,

623
00:23:00,260 --> 00:23:01,500
or maybe just lost

624
00:23:01,500 --> 00:23:01,720
and,

625
00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:02,060
and,

626
00:23:02,060 --> 00:23:02,800
and a mess.

627
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,380
And I can't remember

628
00:23:05,380 --> 00:23:06,380
if I told you about the,

629
00:23:06,380 --> 00:23:07,120
the,

630
00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:08,380
the fellow that I

631
00:23:08,380 --> 00:23:11,220
saw on the bike

632
00:23:11,220 --> 00:23:11,760
the other day,

633
00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:12,360
but just,

634
00:23:12,360 --> 00:23:13,500
it absolutely over,

635
00:23:13,500 --> 00:23:15,140
no doubt he was homeless,

636
00:23:15,140 --> 00:23:17,000
but it just overwhelmed me

637
00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:18,200
for several days thinking,

638
00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:19,840
how dare I?

639
00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:22,260
Think of him that way.

640
00:23:22,260 --> 00:23:24,140
This is a soul

641
00:23:24,140 --> 00:23:25,420
that God loves.

642
00:23:25,420 --> 00:23:28,240
And Jesus died for.

643
00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:29,560
And I need to have

644
00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:30,780
that same compassion.

645
00:23:30,780 --> 00:23:31,920
And these,

646
00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,460
these Pharisees

647
00:23:33,460 --> 00:23:34,280
are looking down

648
00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:34,720
their nose

649
00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:35,440
at the people

650
00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:36,060
that,

651
00:23:36,060 --> 00:23:37,720
that Jesus is hanging with.

652
00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:38,300
They,

653
00:23:38,300 --> 00:23:38,520
they're,

654
00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:39,440
they were the

655
00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,220
dregs of society,

656
00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:42,840
these tax collectors

657
00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:43,160
and,

658
00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:43,980
and sinners.

659
00:23:43,980 --> 00:23:45,960
And Jesus answered

660
00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:46,620
and said to them,

661
00:23:46,620 --> 00:23:48,060
those who are well

662
00:23:48,060 --> 00:23:48,820
have no need

663
00:23:48,820 --> 00:23:49,480
of a physician.

664
00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,000
but those who are sick.

665
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,120
I have not come

666
00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:53,400
to call the righteous,

667
00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:54,860
but sinners to repentance.

668
00:23:54,860 --> 00:24:00,940
Really,

669
00:24:00,940 --> 00:24:01,480
it was kind of

670
00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:02,500
a slap in the face

671
00:24:02,500 --> 00:24:04,040
if you think about it.

672
00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:05,320
Jesus said,

673
00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:05,680
I didn't come

674
00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:06,220
to call you.

675
00:24:06,220 --> 00:24:08,880
I didn't come

676
00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:09,540
to call the righteous.

677
00:24:09,540 --> 00:24:10,440
You think you're righteous.

678
00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:11,680
They didn't know

679
00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:12,520
how wicked they were.

680
00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,440
Self-righteousness

681
00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:15,540
is such a stench

682
00:24:15,540 --> 00:24:16,180
in the nostrils

683
00:24:16,180 --> 00:24:16,720
of the Lord.

684
00:24:17,060 --> 00:24:18,280
He despises it.

685
00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:18,600
In fact,

686
00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:19,660
Jesus throughout

687
00:24:19,660 --> 00:24:20,560
His ministry

688
00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:21,020
will see,

689
00:24:21,020 --> 00:24:22,320
He will be harder

690
00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:23,040
on the scribes

691
00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:23,620
and the Pharisees

692
00:24:23,620 --> 00:24:24,080
than anyone.

693
00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,120
Harder than a murderers,

694
00:24:26,120 --> 00:24:26,860
harder on them

695
00:24:26,860 --> 00:24:27,900
than adulterers.

696
00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:30,440
He lambates them

697
00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,660
because they're not

698
00:24:33,660 --> 00:24:34,160
getting it.

699
00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:35,120
They're so blind.

700
00:24:35,120 --> 00:24:36,040
They're not seeing

701
00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,940
their own wickedness.

702
00:24:38,940 --> 00:24:40,280
I haven't.

703
00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,240
The sick need a physician.

704
00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:43,200
Are you sick?

705
00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:45,060
I'm sick.

706
00:24:45,060 --> 00:24:47,260
I'm sick.

707
00:24:47,260 --> 00:24:48,460
In fact,

708
00:24:48,460 --> 00:24:49,240
I told a lawyer

709
00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:49,800
this week

710
00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:50,540
in a deposition

711
00:24:50,540 --> 00:24:51,280
I'm a liar

712
00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:52,120
and a deceiver.

713
00:24:52,120 --> 00:24:53,880
He looked at me.

714
00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:54,880
That's your testimony?

715
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,160
Yep.

716
00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,600
If the shoe fits,

717
00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:00,360
you gotta wear it.

718
00:25:00,360 --> 00:25:04,600
It's just a knowledge,

719
00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:04,880
right,

720
00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:05,640
of the Word of God.

721
00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,660
How God sees humanity

722
00:25:07,660 --> 00:25:09,500
depraved and lost

723
00:25:09,500 --> 00:25:11,660
until we're redeemed.

724
00:25:12,020 --> 00:25:13,780
And then there is

725
00:25:13,780 --> 00:25:15,480
this walk of humility

726
00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:16,740
that needs to take place

727
00:25:16,740 --> 00:25:17,660
to those who believe

728
00:25:17,660 --> 00:25:18,720
and those who,

729
00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:19,560
especially those

730
00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:20,460
who are called

731
00:25:20,460 --> 00:25:21,400
to follow Jesus.

732
00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:28,100
Now,

733
00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:28,600
the scribes

734
00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:29,360
and the Pharisees,

735
00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:32,160
they're struggling.

736
00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:32,740
These people

737
00:25:32,740 --> 00:25:33,800
are having a good time.

738
00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:34,720
Right?

739
00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:35,740
It's a party.

740
00:25:35,740 --> 00:25:36,760
There's joy.

741
00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,560
How dare you have joy?

742
00:25:39,820 --> 00:25:40,960
You should suck

743
00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:42,260
on green persimmons

744
00:25:42,260 --> 00:25:42,880
like me

745
00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:44,940
and look like

746
00:25:44,940 --> 00:25:45,460
you're about ready

747
00:25:45,460 --> 00:25:46,280
to mess your pants.

748
00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:47,760
Right?

749
00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:52,700
No,

750
00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:53,780
we're to have joy,

751
00:25:53,780 --> 00:25:54,240
folks.

752
00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,140
This walking with Jesus

753
00:25:56,140 --> 00:25:57,360
is a joyful thing.

754
00:25:57,360 --> 00:25:58,100
Is it hard?

755
00:25:58,100 --> 00:25:58,520
Well, sure,

756
00:25:58,520 --> 00:25:59,000
it's hard.

757
00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,580
And if you get serious

758
00:26:00,580 --> 00:26:01,060
about it,

759
00:26:01,060 --> 00:26:01,660
it's one of the hardest

760
00:26:01,660 --> 00:26:02,640
things you'll ever do

761
00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:03,280
in your life.

762
00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:04,740
But is it worth it?

763
00:26:04,740 --> 00:26:05,260
Yes.

764
00:26:05,260 --> 00:26:06,580
Does it end well?

765
00:26:06,580 --> 00:26:07,140
Yes.

766
00:26:07,140 --> 00:26:08,800
It's a good thing.

767
00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:12,100
It's a glorious thing

768
00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:13,320
and they don't get it.

769
00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:13,620
Right?

770
00:26:13,620 --> 00:26:14,540
They're struggling

771
00:26:14,540 --> 00:26:15,260
with the joy,

772
00:26:15,260 --> 00:26:16,220
the obvious joy

773
00:26:16,220 --> 00:26:17,020
that this party

774
00:26:17,020 --> 00:26:18,180
is bringing.

775
00:26:18,180 --> 00:26:19,020
Right?

776
00:26:19,020 --> 00:26:21,920
And I don't know

777
00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:22,360
about you,

778
00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:22,940
but I know

779
00:26:22,940 --> 00:26:26,180
my joy is full.

780
00:26:26,180 --> 00:26:27,860
And the Bible says

781
00:26:27,860 --> 00:26:28,680
the joy of the Lord

782
00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:29,440
is our strength.

783
00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:30,680
So,

784
00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:31,720
Jesus was into

785
00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:32,480
the joy thing.

786
00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,500
He wasn't a sourpuss.

787
00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:37,400
John 15,

788
00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:37,740
11,

789
00:26:37,860 --> 00:26:38,380
these things

790
00:26:38,380 --> 00:26:39,380
I've spoken to you

791
00:26:39,380 --> 00:26:40,620
that my joy

792
00:26:40,620 --> 00:26:41,800
may remain in you

793
00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:42,800
and that your joy

794
00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:43,560
may be full.

795
00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:47,660
Jesus lets them know,

796
00:26:47,660 --> 00:26:47,920
listen,

797
00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:48,940
I've come to

798
00:26:48,940 --> 00:26:50,700
heal and forgive,

799
00:26:50,700 --> 00:26:54,000
to heal the sick,

800
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,540
to call the sinner.

801
00:26:57,540 --> 00:27:00,820
You remember

802
00:27:00,820 --> 00:27:01,640
when we get there,

803
00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:01,900
it's,

804
00:27:01,900 --> 00:27:03,380
we've got quite a bit

805
00:27:03,380 --> 00:27:04,340
of time before we get there,

806
00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:05,900
but I love that passage

807
00:27:05,900 --> 00:27:08,560
there in Luke 18

808
00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,440
when Jesus says,

809
00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:10,600
hey,

810
00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:11,820
men ought to pray

811
00:27:11,820 --> 00:27:12,660
always

812
00:27:12,660 --> 00:27:13,980
and not lose heart.

813
00:27:13,980 --> 00:27:15,040
And then he tells

814
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:16,000
the scenario

815
00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,520
of the Pharisee

816
00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:18,660
and the publican

817
00:27:18,660 --> 00:27:19,640
or the tax collector,

818
00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:20,180
the sinner,

819
00:27:20,180 --> 00:27:20,880
that goes

820
00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:21,640
and they both pray

821
00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:22,140
to God

822
00:27:22,140 --> 00:27:23,940
and he profiles

823
00:27:23,940 --> 00:27:24,540
their prayer.

824
00:27:24,540 --> 00:27:26,800
And the Pharisees,

825
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:27,680
just like these guys,

826
00:27:27,860 --> 00:27:28,040
what,

827
00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,080
how disgusting,

828
00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,180
such disgusting tax collector.

829
00:27:32,180 --> 00:27:32,760
Lord,

830
00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:33,240
I thank you,

831
00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:34,140
I'm not like this man,

832
00:27:34,140 --> 00:27:36,000
I fast twice a week,

833
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,180
pay my tithe,

834
00:27:38,180 --> 00:27:40,700
make long prayers.

835
00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:43,860
And the other dude,

836
00:27:43,860 --> 00:27:44,220
you know,

837
00:27:44,220 --> 00:27:47,000
does the whole chest thing.

838
00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,300
Oh God,

839
00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:49,100
forgive me,

840
00:27:49,100 --> 00:27:50,020
a sinner.

841
00:27:50,020 --> 00:27:51,520
And Jesus said,

842
00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:52,200
that man,

843
00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,340
unlike the other one,

844
00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:56,200
went away justified.

845
00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:57,800
Right?

846
00:27:57,800 --> 00:27:59,060
He knew what he was.

847
00:27:59,060 --> 00:28:03,860
These people had lost sight.

848
00:28:03,860 --> 00:28:05,140
Right?

849
00:28:05,140 --> 00:28:05,400
They,

850
00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:06,000
their,

851
00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,360
their religion had deceived them.

852
00:28:10,980 --> 00:28:11,840
And so,

853
00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,620
it's the contrast

854
00:28:14,620 --> 00:28:16,600
between a physical sin

855
00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,360
or an outward sin

856
00:28:18,360 --> 00:28:18,700
like,

857
00:28:18,700 --> 00:28:20,160
like adultery

858
00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:20,520
or,

859
00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:21,520
or thievery,

860
00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:22,780
which tax collectors

861
00:28:22,780 --> 00:28:23,660
were accused of

862
00:28:23,660 --> 00:28:24,980
from skimming off the top

863
00:28:24,980 --> 00:28:26,700
because they worked for Rome.

864
00:28:26,700 --> 00:28:27,500
And,

865
00:28:27,500 --> 00:28:31,140
there's quite a contrast

866
00:28:31,140 --> 00:28:32,120
between that

867
00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:33,780
visible sinfulness

868
00:28:33,780 --> 00:28:35,660
and sinfulness

869
00:28:35,660 --> 00:28:37,560
of the heart

870
00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:38,580
or that hidden one.

871
00:28:38,580 --> 00:28:39,180
Oh,

872
00:28:39,180 --> 00:28:39,640
on the outside,

873
00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:40,080
they look like

874
00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:40,920
they got it all together.

875
00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:42,000
We live in a culture

876
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:42,920
like that around here.

877
00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:43,820
Got to look like

878
00:28:43,820 --> 00:28:44,680
you got it all together.

879
00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,040
Cut your hair this way,

880
00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:47,120
wear these kind of clothes,

881
00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:48,080
good to go.

882
00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:55,760
Much like the two prodigals,

883
00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:56,120
right?

884
00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:56,880
The one,

885
00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:57,740
you remember him?

886
00:28:57,740 --> 00:29:00,800
I resembled the younger one.

887
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:02,700
And he went away

888
00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:06,100
and he squandered his sustenance

889
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:08,660
with riotous living.

890
00:29:08,660 --> 00:29:12,360
Did we have any riotous livers?

891
00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:13,100
Yeah,

892
00:29:13,100 --> 00:29:13,720
around here?

893
00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:15,600
I lived riotously.

894
00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:19,140
But when you look at that story,

895
00:29:19,140 --> 00:29:20,580
when the boy finally

896
00:29:20,580 --> 00:29:21,840
eats with the hogs

897
00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:22,240
and realized,

898
00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:22,420
no,

899
00:29:22,420 --> 00:29:23,140
I got to go home.

900
00:29:23,140 --> 00:29:23,880
At least my dad

901
00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:25,940
feeds his servants bread.

902
00:29:26,020 --> 00:29:26,900
I'll just go be a servant

903
00:29:26,900 --> 00:29:27,720
to my father.

904
00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:32,360
And the older son,

905
00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:34,140
he's the real prodigal

906
00:29:34,140 --> 00:29:36,060
because he covered it up.

907
00:29:36,060 --> 00:29:40,240
He who covers his sin

908
00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:41,340
will not prosper,

909
00:29:41,340 --> 00:29:42,620
the scripture says.

910
00:29:42,620 --> 00:29:45,280
And so just be open

911
00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:46,300
and out there with it.

912
00:29:49,820 --> 00:29:52,740
And let the chips fall.

913
00:29:52,740 --> 00:29:55,600
When you got nothing to hide

914
00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:56,700
and you can tell the truth

915
00:29:56,700 --> 00:29:57,560
about yourself,

916
00:29:57,560 --> 00:29:58,980
it's a really good thing.

917
00:29:58,980 --> 00:29:59,300
In fact,

918
00:29:59,300 --> 00:29:59,900
you don't have to have

919
00:29:59,900 --> 00:30:00,680
a very good memory

920
00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:01,540
if you tell the truth.

921
00:30:01,540 --> 00:30:03,120
If you're a liar,

922
00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:03,560
you got to have

923
00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:04,440
a really good memory.

924
00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:05,340
Let's see,

925
00:30:05,340 --> 00:30:06,480
which one did I tell that time?

926
00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:07,220
Yeah.

927
00:30:07,220 --> 00:30:11,220
So,

928
00:30:11,220 --> 00:30:14,060
Jesus lets them know,

929
00:30:14,060 --> 00:30:14,380
listen,

930
00:30:14,380 --> 00:30:17,640
I came to heal,

931
00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:18,000
right?

932
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,220
I have not come

933
00:30:19,220 --> 00:30:20,260
to call the righteous

934
00:30:20,260 --> 00:30:21,420
but sinners to repentance

935
00:30:21,420 --> 00:30:23,540
because there are none righteous.

936
00:30:23,540 --> 00:30:24,600
Right?

937
00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:25,960
The scripture teaches that.

938
00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:26,900
Old and New Testament,

939
00:30:26,900 --> 00:30:27,620
right?

940
00:30:27,620 --> 00:30:29,020
There is none righteous.

941
00:30:29,020 --> 00:30:29,580
No,

942
00:30:29,580 --> 00:30:31,060
not one.

943
00:30:31,060 --> 00:30:38,080
And so they shift gears here

944
00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:39,840
in the next verses there

945
00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:42,080
in verse 33 through 35.

946
00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:43,140
It says,

947
00:30:43,140 --> 00:30:46,480
then they said to him,

948
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,160
why did the disciples of,

949
00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:49,940
did the disciples of John

950
00:30:49,940 --> 00:30:50,720
fast often

951
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:51,520
and make prayers

952
00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:52,380
and likewise

953
00:30:52,380 --> 00:30:53,780
those of the Pharisees

954
00:30:53,780 --> 00:30:55,480
but yours eat and drink?

955
00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,020
They're,

956
00:30:57,020 --> 00:30:58,540
now they're contrasting,

957
00:30:58,540 --> 00:30:59,060
comparing.

958
00:30:59,060 --> 00:30:59,580
Well,

959
00:30:59,580 --> 00:31:00,280
how come

960
00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,080
John's disciples fasted?

961
00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:02,660
You know,

962
00:31:02,660 --> 00:31:03,900
we fast.

963
00:31:03,900 --> 00:31:06,060
John's disciples fasted.

964
00:31:06,060 --> 00:31:07,340
They're closer to being like us

965
00:31:07,340 --> 00:31:08,180
than you guys are.

966
00:31:08,180 --> 00:31:09,400
You don't even fast.

967
00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:10,260
You just party on,

968
00:31:10,260 --> 00:31:10,540
dude.

969
00:31:10,540 --> 00:31:16,260
And Jesus said,

970
00:31:16,260 --> 00:31:17,260
can you make the friends

971
00:31:17,260 --> 00:31:19,020
of the bridegroom fast

972
00:31:19,020 --> 00:31:19,940
while the bridegroom

973
00:31:19,940 --> 00:31:20,760
is with them?

974
00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,040
But the days will come

975
00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:23,960
when the bridegroom

976
00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:25,420
will be taken away

977
00:31:25,420 --> 00:31:26,520
from them.

978
00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:28,740
Then they will fast

979
00:31:28,740 --> 00:31:29,580
in those days.

980
00:31:29,580 --> 00:31:30,500
You know,

981
00:31:30,500 --> 00:31:31,320
there's not a command

982
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:32,640
to fast in the New Testament.

983
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,040
Some of you go,

984
00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:34,380
well,

985
00:31:34,380 --> 00:31:35,560
why do we do it here then?

986
00:31:38,220 --> 00:31:39,060
because it is

987
00:31:39,060 --> 00:31:40,300
a spiritual discipline,

988
00:31:40,300 --> 00:31:40,800
right?

989
00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,100
But it's not a command.

990
00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:44,880
There was only one day

991
00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,160
that they commanded a fast

992
00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:46,920
in the Old Testament

993
00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:47,860
and that was on the day

994
00:31:47,860 --> 00:31:48,720
of Yom Kippur,

995
00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:49,740
the day of atonement,

996
00:31:49,740 --> 00:31:50,840
that you're to afflict

997
00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:51,600
your souls.

998
00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,080
Remembering the sacrifice

999
00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:55,600
that was made for you

1000
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:57,080
and atoned for you.

1001
00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:58,620
That's the only time.

1002
00:31:58,620 --> 00:32:01,420
And so,

1003
00:32:01,420 --> 00:32:06,440
it was

1004
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:10,440
not a

1005
00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,100
New Testament command.

1006
00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:13,480
It was only that

1007
00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:14,480
Old Testament command

1008
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:15,240
on one day.

1009
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:16,540
But Jesus says,

1010
00:32:16,540 --> 00:32:17,820
when the bridegroom

1011
00:32:17,820 --> 00:32:19,940
liking it to a wedding,

1012
00:32:19,940 --> 00:32:21,320
well,

1013
00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:22,200
that's party time,

1014
00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:23,300
right?

1015
00:32:23,300 --> 00:32:24,800
Who likes to go to weddings?

1016
00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:25,780
I like to go to weddings,

1017
00:32:25,780 --> 00:32:26,280
right?

1018
00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:27,240
They're fun.

1019
00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:29,060
Girls really like

1020
00:32:29,060 --> 00:32:29,760
to go to weddings.

1021
00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:35,420
more so than most guys.

1022
00:32:35,420 --> 00:32:37,120
But a Jewish wedding

1023
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:38,420
lasted a week

1024
00:32:38,420 --> 00:32:39,700
and were times

1025
00:32:39,700 --> 00:32:40,580
of great joy

1026
00:32:40,580 --> 00:32:41,340
and celebration.

1027
00:32:41,340 --> 00:32:42,800
It's interesting

1028
00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:44,020
that the feast

1029
00:32:44,020 --> 00:32:45,380
had seven blessings.

1030
00:32:45,380 --> 00:32:47,800
The feast

1031
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:48,560
of the wedding

1032
00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:49,560
had seven blessings.

1033
00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:50,260
It's funny.

1034
00:32:50,260 --> 00:32:51,020
The first one

1035
00:32:51,020 --> 00:32:51,800
was,

1036
00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,640
this was a blessing.

1037
00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:54,980
Blessed are you,

1038
00:32:54,980 --> 00:32:56,200
Lord our God,

1039
00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:57,320
ruler of the universe,

1040
00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:58,100
who creates

1041
00:32:58,100 --> 00:32:58,980
the fruit of the vine.

1042
00:32:58,980 --> 00:33:00,940
Yeehaw!

1043
00:33:01,740 --> 00:33:02,040
Right?

1044
00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,600
And it speaks

1045
00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:05,400
of joy

1046
00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:06,200
that this is

1047
00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:07,380
a celebration time.

1048
00:33:07,380 --> 00:33:08,880
Wine throughout Scripture

1049
00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:10,120
is a type of joy.

1050
00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:11,540
Not that

1051
00:33:11,540 --> 00:33:12,600
that gives you

1052
00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:13,160
the license

1053
00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:14,440
to go get tipsy,

1054
00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:15,580
right?

1055
00:33:15,580 --> 00:33:16,400
And have

1056
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:17,420
a few too many.

1057
00:33:17,420 --> 00:33:18,400
But,

1058
00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,300
but it's a type

1059
00:33:20,300 --> 00:33:20,860
of joy

1060
00:33:20,860 --> 00:33:21,960
wine is.

1061
00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:22,680
And,

1062
00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:23,340
and he doesn't

1063
00:33:23,340 --> 00:33:24,040
stop here

1064
00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,960
with that idea

1065
00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:26,700
of a wedding.

1066
00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:30,540
So by using

1067
00:33:30,540 --> 00:33:31,460
this image,

1068
00:33:31,460 --> 00:33:32,540
Jesus was saying

1069
00:33:32,540 --> 00:33:33,400
to his critics,

1070
00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:34,660
I came to

1071
00:33:34,660 --> 00:33:35,820
make life

1072
00:33:35,820 --> 00:33:37,480
like a wedding feast,

1073
00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:38,120
not a funeral.

1074
00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:40,200
Right?

1075
00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:41,940
It's not a funeral.

1076
00:33:41,940 --> 00:33:43,500
Now we have funerals,

1077
00:33:43,500 --> 00:33:44,340
we have our times

1078
00:33:44,340 --> 00:33:44,820
when we're,

1079
00:33:44,820 --> 00:33:46,060
we're as Christians,

1080
00:33:46,060 --> 00:33:46,900
where we're

1081
00:33:46,900 --> 00:33:48,280
in a time of mourning

1082
00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:49,600
and when we've lost

1083
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:50,260
loved ones

1084
00:33:50,260 --> 00:33:50,480
and,

1085
00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:51,780
and that's a legit

1086
00:33:51,780 --> 00:33:52,600
real thing.

1087
00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:54,320
but the Christian life

1088
00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:55,500
is to be a joyful life.

1089
00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:57,320
We're not to be

1090
00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:00,420
those judgmental,

1091
00:34:00,420 --> 00:34:03,060
sour folks

1092
00:34:03,060 --> 00:34:04,340
that just rains

1093
00:34:04,340 --> 00:34:05,620
on everybody's parade.

1094
00:34:05,620 --> 00:34:09,800
And verse 35

1095
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,320
says a lot

1096
00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:13,120
that there's actually,

1097
00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:14,920
actually a battle coming.

1098
00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:15,520
Jesus said,

1099
00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:15,740
listen,

1100
00:34:15,740 --> 00:34:16,580
the bridegroom

1101
00:34:16,580 --> 00:34:17,520
is going to be taken away.

1102
00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:19,500
Jesus isn't going to

1103
00:34:19,500 --> 00:34:20,060
always be walking

1104
00:34:20,060 --> 00:34:20,780
with these guys.

1105
00:34:20,780 --> 00:34:22,160
Then they'll fast.

1106
00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,440
then they'll fast

1107
00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:25,060
because it's going

1108
00:34:25,060 --> 00:34:25,800
to get intense

1109
00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,280
and they'll get serious

1110
00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:29,940
about seeking the Lord

1111
00:34:29,940 --> 00:34:30,940
and being

1112
00:34:30,940 --> 00:34:32,280
on their knees

1113
00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:33,180
and on their faces.

1114
00:34:33,180 --> 00:34:34,420
And so,

1115
00:34:34,420 --> 00:34:36,880
and Jesus told us

1116
00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:37,820
when the one

1117
00:34:37,820 --> 00:34:39,420
demon-possessed man

1118
00:34:39,420 --> 00:34:40,020
where they couldn't

1119
00:34:40,020 --> 00:34:41,180
get the demon out,

1120
00:34:41,180 --> 00:34:41,480
they said,

1121
00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:42,440
how does this do this?

1122
00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:43,280
And he said,

1123
00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:43,640
however,

1124
00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:44,640
this kind does not

1125
00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:45,380
come out

1126
00:34:45,380 --> 00:34:46,860
except by prayer

1127
00:34:46,860 --> 00:34:47,440
and fasting.

1128
00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:49,200
Right?

1129
00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:49,960
Speaking of the

1130
00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:50,640
spiritual battle,

1131
00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,280
that it's not

1132
00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:54,800
all just joy,

1133
00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:55,820
but it's a,

1134
00:34:55,820 --> 00:34:56,320
it's,

1135
00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:56,600
it's,

1136
00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:57,040
it's a,

1137
00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:58,100
it's a battleground.

1138
00:34:58,100 --> 00:34:59,720
Well,

1139
00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:00,840
I'm going to wrap it up here.

1140
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:02,040
We're going to get ready

1141
00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:03,180
to do the baptisms,

1142
00:35:03,180 --> 00:35:04,680
but verse 36

1143
00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:05,480
through 38,

1144
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:06,860
Jesus makes

1145
00:35:06,860 --> 00:35:07,360
a couple

1146
00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:10,320
comparisons

1147
00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:11,460
here in this parable

1148
00:35:11,460 --> 00:35:12,100
when he says,

1149
00:35:12,100 --> 00:35:13,020
and he spoke

1150
00:35:13,020 --> 00:35:14,540
a parable to them.

1151
00:35:14,780 --> 00:35:16,060
no one puts a piece

1152
00:35:16,060 --> 00:35:18,220
from a new garment

1153
00:35:18,220 --> 00:35:19,220
on an old one.

1154
00:35:19,220 --> 00:35:20,000
Otherwise,

1155
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:21,460
the new makes a tear

1156
00:35:21,460 --> 00:35:22,940
and also the piece

1157
00:35:22,940 --> 00:35:23,640
that was taken

1158
00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:24,460
out of the new

1159
00:35:24,460 --> 00:35:25,780
does not match the old

1160
00:35:25,780 --> 00:35:27,140
and no one puts

1161
00:35:27,140 --> 00:35:27,760
new wine

1162
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:29,020
into old wineskins

1163
00:35:29,020 --> 00:35:30,420
or else the new wine

1164
00:35:30,420 --> 00:35:31,320
will burst

1165
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:32,300
the wineskins

1166
00:35:32,300 --> 00:35:33,140
and be spilled

1167
00:35:33,140 --> 00:35:34,140
and the wineskins

1168
00:35:34,140 --> 00:35:34,960
will be ruined.

1169
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:36,320
But new wine

1170
00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:37,360
must be put

1171
00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:38,660
into new wineskins

1172
00:35:38,660 --> 00:35:39,520
and both

1173
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:40,280
are preserved.

1174
00:35:40,780 --> 00:35:42,400
and no one

1175
00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:43,420
having drunk

1176
00:35:43,420 --> 00:35:44,220
old wine

1177
00:35:44,220 --> 00:35:45,440
immediately desires

1178
00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:45,820
new

1179
00:35:45,820 --> 00:35:46,820
for he says

1180
00:35:46,820 --> 00:35:47,920
the old is better

1181
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:50,140
and that's true.

1182
00:35:50,140 --> 00:35:52,920
Wine connoisseurs,

1183
00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:54,300
you get that old stuff,

1184
00:35:54,300 --> 00:35:55,400
it's pretty good.

1185
00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:57,340
But he's liking it.

1186
00:35:57,340 --> 00:35:58,260
He's liking

1187
00:35:58,260 --> 00:35:59,820
these two allegories

1188
00:35:59,820 --> 00:36:01,440
to the two covenants.

1189
00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,100
The old piece of cloth

1190
00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,280
with the new piece of cloth.

1191
00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:05,100
They just don't,

1192
00:36:05,100 --> 00:36:06,000
they're not compatible.

1193
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,220
It doesn't work.

1194
00:36:07,220 --> 00:36:08,420
It always tears away.

1195
00:36:08,420 --> 00:36:08,960
You remember

1196
00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:09,960
the old knee patches

1197
00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:10,880
that you ironed on

1198
00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:11,760
and had the sticky stuff

1199
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:12,260
on the back?

1200
00:36:12,260 --> 00:36:13,140
Right?

1201
00:36:13,140 --> 00:36:15,820
My wife would,

1202
00:36:15,820 --> 00:36:16,380
or excuse me,

1203
00:36:16,380 --> 00:36:17,920
my mom would wash my britches

1204
00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:18,600
and the only thing

1205
00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:19,100
would be left

1206
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:19,740
was the patch.

1207
00:36:19,740 --> 00:36:23,280
And it just didn't,

1208
00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:24,020
didn't work.

1209
00:36:24,020 --> 00:36:25,860
And so he said

1210
00:36:25,860 --> 00:36:27,040
it pulls away

1211
00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:27,660
from the new.

1212
00:36:27,660 --> 00:36:28,920
And then the,

1213
00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:29,400
the,

1214
00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:29,980
so the,

1215
00:36:29,980 --> 00:36:30,960
the,

1216
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,980
the covenants

1217
00:36:33,980 --> 00:36:34,420
are different

1218
00:36:34,420 --> 00:36:34,840
and they,

1219
00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:35,700
they're separated.

1220
00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:36,980
They don't,

1221
00:36:36,980 --> 00:36:38,020
they don't mesh

1222
00:36:38,020 --> 00:36:39,060
the covenants.

1223
00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:40,280
they're both good.

1224
00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:41,300
No doubt.

1225
00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:41,780
Right?

1226
00:36:41,780 --> 00:36:42,160
Cause he,

1227
00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:43,400
he says that there,

1228
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:44,440
right?

1229
00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:45,420
That,

1230
00:36:45,420 --> 00:36:45,920
uh,

1231
00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:48,580
he says,

1232
00:36:48,580 --> 00:36:49,540
and the wineskins

1233
00:36:49,540 --> 00:36:50,300
will be ruined.

1234
00:36:50,300 --> 00:36:50,640
What,

1235
00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:50,840
what,

1236
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:51,040
what,

1237
00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:52,280
the old wasn't

1238
00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:52,900
to be ruined.

1239
00:36:52,900 --> 00:36:53,920
It was to stay

1240
00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:54,840
in its place.

1241
00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:56,200
Right?

1242
00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:56,820
It was to stay

1243
00:36:56,820 --> 00:36:57,620
in its place

1244
00:36:57,620 --> 00:36:59,140
and don't mix

1245
00:36:59,140 --> 00:36:59,720
the wines

1246
00:36:59,720 --> 00:37:00,440
because if you put

1247
00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:01,100
that new wine

1248
00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:01,380
in there

1249
00:37:01,380 --> 00:37:01,880
and it begins

1250
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:02,580
to ferment,

1251
00:37:02,580 --> 00:37:03,440
what's it do?

1252
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:04,340
It just breaks it.

1253
00:37:04,860 --> 00:37:05,780
And that's kind

1254
00:37:05,780 --> 00:37:06,240
of what the,

1255
00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:07,360
the old covenant

1256
00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:07,860
is,

1257
00:37:07,860 --> 00:37:08,100
right?

1258
00:37:08,100 --> 00:37:09,040
The old covenant,

1259
00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:09,940
uh,

1260
00:37:09,940 --> 00:37:10,660
its contents

1261
00:37:10,660 --> 00:37:11,420
were good,

1262
00:37:11,420 --> 00:37:12,480
but it,

1263
00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:13,180
the only thing

1264
00:37:13,180 --> 00:37:13,620
it can do

1265
00:37:13,620 --> 00:37:14,140
is condemn

1266
00:37:14,140 --> 00:37:14,720
and judge.

1267
00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:16,120
And it was easily

1268
00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:16,540
broken.

1269
00:37:16,540 --> 00:37:19,860
The law's easily

1270
00:37:19,860 --> 00:37:20,240
broken.

1271
00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:21,220
We're all lawbreakers.

1272
00:37:21,220 --> 00:37:21,880
We've all broken

1273
00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:22,380
the law.

1274
00:37:22,380 --> 00:37:23,340
And so it

1275
00:37:23,340 --> 00:37:24,180
maintains its

1276
00:37:24,180 --> 00:37:24,760
place.

1277
00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,400
But the new

1278
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:27,140
wineskins was

1279
00:37:27,140 --> 00:37:27,760
once different.

1280
00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:28,500
You put the wine

1281
00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:28,920
in there

1282
00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:29,540
and it was

1283
00:37:29,540 --> 00:37:30,280
new and fresh

1284
00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:30,800
and it,

1285
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:31,140
and it,

1286
00:37:31,140 --> 00:37:33,140
it would expand

1287
00:37:33,140 --> 00:37:35,040
kind of like

1288
00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:35,980
breathing.

1289
00:37:35,980 --> 00:37:38,240
The new covenant

1290
00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:38,840
is a picture

1291
00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:39,460
of life.

1292
00:37:39,460 --> 00:37:40,720
The old covenant

1293
00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:41,320
is a picture

1294
00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:41,900
of death

1295
00:37:41,900 --> 00:37:43,940
and it had

1296
00:37:43,940 --> 00:37:44,640
life in it.

1297
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:45,060
That,

1298
00:37:45,060 --> 00:37:46,160
that new wineskin

1299
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,360
and,

1300
00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:51,160
and that wine

1301
00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:52,560
would be a picture

1302
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:53,160
of the Lord

1303
00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:54,020
inside of us.

1304
00:37:54,020 --> 00:37:55,740
The joy of the Lord

1305
00:37:55,740 --> 00:37:57,720
and even in the law

1306
00:37:57,720 --> 00:37:59,340
because what

1307
00:37:59,340 --> 00:37:59,820
was the law

1308
00:37:59,820 --> 00:38:00,340
good for?

1309
00:38:00,340 --> 00:38:01,380
The Bible tells us

1310
00:38:01,380 --> 00:38:02,580
it was a schoolmaster.

1311
00:38:02,580 --> 00:38:04,280
Right?

1312
00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:08,680
It was a schoolmaster.

1313
00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:14,440
And so

1314
00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,480
Galatians chapter 3,

1315
00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:17,560
I'll close with this.

1316
00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:19,320
Verses 24 through 26.

1317
00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:19,660
It says,

1318
00:38:19,660 --> 00:38:20,760
therefore the law

1319
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:21,660
was our schoolmaster

1320
00:38:21,660 --> 00:38:24,380
to bring us to Christ

1321
00:38:24,380 --> 00:38:26,060
that we might be

1322
00:38:26,060 --> 00:38:27,300
justified by faith

1323
00:38:27,300 --> 00:38:28,480
but after that

1324
00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:29,480
faith is come,

1325
00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:30,720
we are no longer

1326
00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:31,860
under a schoolmaster

1327
00:38:31,860 --> 00:38:33,500
for we are all

1328
00:38:33,500 --> 00:38:34,460
the children of God

1329
00:38:34,460 --> 00:38:35,080
by faith

1330
00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:36,620
in Christ Jesus.

1331
00:38:36,620 --> 00:38:37,860
Right?

1332
00:38:37,860 --> 00:38:39,300
And so what's,

1333
00:38:39,300 --> 00:38:40,180
what's really cool

1334
00:38:40,180 --> 00:38:41,020
about this is,

1335
00:38:41,020 --> 00:38:41,760
is,

1336
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:43,760
that law,

1337
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:45,020
it has its place.

1338
00:38:45,020 --> 00:38:47,240
It can't save us.

1339
00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:48,380
It can't make us righteous.

1340
00:38:48,380 --> 00:38:49,880
It's limited.

1341
00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:52,780
Hebrews tells us

1342
00:38:52,780 --> 00:38:54,160
it's obsolete.

1343
00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:54,400
It's obsolete.

1344
00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,460
There in Hebrews 8,

1345
00:38:56,460 --> 00:38:57,400
verse 13,

1346
00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:58,360
it says,

1347
00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:00,400
a new covenant.

1348
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:01,980
He has made the first

1349
00:39:01,980 --> 00:39:02,720
obsolete.

1350
00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:04,540
Now,

1351
00:39:04,540 --> 00:39:05,680
what is coming,

1352
00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:06,900
becoming obsolete

1353
00:39:06,900 --> 00:39:08,040
is growing old

1354
00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:08,560
and is ready

1355
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:09,520
to vanish away.

1356
00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:13,140
But it won't vanish away

1357
00:39:13,140 --> 00:39:14,440
until after the great

1358
00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:15,260
white throne judgment

1359
00:39:15,260 --> 00:39:17,420
because that's what

1360
00:39:17,420 --> 00:39:18,620
God uses to judge

1361
00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:19,880
the unrighteous dead

1362
00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,700
and the unrighteous angels

1363
00:39:22,700 --> 00:39:24,400
and Satan himself,

1364
00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,020
that,

1365
00:39:26,020 --> 00:39:26,560
that

1366
00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:28,680
old

1367
00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:29,900
wineskin.

1368
00:39:31,820 --> 00:39:32,740
And so,

1369
00:39:32,740 --> 00:39:34,600
it's not to be

1370
00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:35,820
totally done away with,

1371
00:39:35,820 --> 00:39:38,280
but just embrace

1372
00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:38,880
the new one

1373
00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:40,860
and you'll have joy

1374
00:39:40,860 --> 00:39:42,220
forevermore.

1375
00:39:42,220 --> 00:39:43,160
Let's pray.

1376
00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:43,940
Father,

1377
00:39:43,940 --> 00:39:44,480
thank you.

1378
00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:46,920
Thank you for this day.

1379
00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:47,700
Thank you for,

1380
00:39:47,700 --> 00:39:48,980
Lord,

1381
00:39:48,980 --> 00:39:49,800
giving us joy.

1382
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:50,820
Lord,

1383
00:39:50,820 --> 00:39:51,960
that we can have joy

1384
00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:54,100
in the face of heartache.

1385
00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:56,020
We can have joy

1386
00:39:56,020 --> 00:39:58,520
even when we fail

1387
00:39:58,520 --> 00:40:00,180
because of what you've done.

1388
00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:01,740
that your mercy

1389
00:40:01,740 --> 00:40:02,660
and your grace

1390
00:40:02,660 --> 00:40:04,560
is part of that new wine

1391
00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:06,340
that gives us

1392
00:40:06,340 --> 00:40:07,160
and affords us

1393
00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:08,460
that relationship

1394
00:40:08,460 --> 00:40:09,160
with you

1395
00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:10,960
that is so beautiful.

1396
00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:12,600
And I just pray

1397
00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:13,380
for anyone today,

1398
00:40:13,380 --> 00:40:13,680
Lord,

1399
00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:14,720
who hasn't come

1400
00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:15,240
and tasted

1401
00:40:15,240 --> 00:40:16,660
and seen how good you are.

1402
00:40:16,660 --> 00:40:17,660
Lord,

1403
00:40:17,660 --> 00:40:18,740
that maybe in this message

1404
00:40:18,740 --> 00:40:19,600
that you're calling,

1405
00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:21,040
just as you called Matthew

1406
00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:22,460
and said,

1407
00:40:22,460 --> 00:40:23,040
follow me.

1408
00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:24,300
And maybe you're knocking

1409
00:40:24,300 --> 00:40:24,780
on the door

1410
00:40:24,780 --> 00:40:25,740
of someone's heart today.

1411
00:40:25,740 --> 00:40:26,280
I just pray

1412
00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:27,280
that they would come forward

1413
00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:28,180
and be prayed for

1414
00:40:28,180 --> 00:40:29,760
and know that

1415
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:31,900
they can experience joy,

1416
00:40:31,900 --> 00:40:32,460
that you

1417
00:40:32,460 --> 00:40:36,360
replace the heaviness

1418
00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:37,600
of sorrow

1419
00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:39,400
and you replace

1420
00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:40,700
the weight of the guilt

1421
00:40:40,700 --> 00:40:42,860
that we all carry sometimes.

1422
00:40:42,860 --> 00:40:44,640
And so we just thank you

1423
00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:46,700
that you've paid that price

1424
00:40:46,700 --> 00:40:47,220
for us

1425
00:40:47,220 --> 00:40:48,600
and that you're

1426
00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:50,080
calling us,

1427
00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:51,040
you're preparing us

1428
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:51,780
for a ministry.

1429
00:40:51,780 --> 00:40:52,260
Lord,

1430
00:40:52,260 --> 00:40:53,180
it could be as simple

1431
00:40:53,180 --> 00:40:54,300
as just ministering

1432
00:40:54,300 --> 00:40:55,100
to one another,

1433
00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:56,440
a husband and wife

1434
00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:57,000
and a marriage,

1435
00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:57,360
Lord,

1436
00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:58,520
or just the little ones

1437
00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:00,120
that you put

1438
00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:00,800
in their lives,

1439
00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:01,100
Lord.

1440
00:41:01,100 --> 00:41:02,720
But you've called us all

1441
00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:05,460
to be this fruitful vine

1442
00:41:05,460 --> 00:41:06,680
that bears fruit,

1443
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:08,200
that when you come,

1444
00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:08,920
you'll find faith

1445
00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:09,480
on the earth.

1446
00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:10,900
In Jesus' name,

1447
00:41:10,900 --> 00:41:11,740
amen.

1448
00:41:11,740 --> 00:41:13,040
Hey, let's all stand

1449
00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:14,360
and I'm going to ask

1450
00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:15,000
the prayer team

1451
00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:15,660
to come up

1452
00:41:15,660 --> 00:41:17,800
and I'm going to close

1453
00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:18,760
with a song here.

1454
00:41:20,100 --> 00:41:24,060
And if you need

1455
00:41:24,060 --> 00:41:24,680
the prayer team

1456
00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:25,520
to pray for you,

1457
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:26,320
if you need to give

1458
00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:27,220
your heart to Jesus

1459
00:41:27,220 --> 00:41:27,820
and you're thinking,

1460
00:41:27,820 --> 00:41:29,020
man, I want to get baptized.

1461
00:41:29,020 --> 00:41:30,920
And if you want to get baptized

1462
00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:32,260
and you got questions about it,

1463
00:41:32,260 --> 00:41:32,880
come up here.

1464
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:33,900
These guys will kind of

1465
00:41:33,900 --> 00:41:34,600
line you out.

1466
00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:36,700
And then after this song,

1467
00:41:36,700 --> 00:41:38,460
we'll dismiss

1468
00:41:38,460 --> 00:41:40,660
and head kind of

1469
00:41:40,660 --> 00:41:41,420
towards the pool

1470
00:41:41,420 --> 00:41:43,620
and watch some people

1471
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follow the Lord

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in baptism.

1473
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I'm hot now.

1474
00:41:55,640 --> 00:42:01,940
Well, at Valleygate

1475
00:42:01,940 --> 00:42:02,680
the other night,

1476
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Jason Lance did this song

1477
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and I hadn't heard it.

1478
00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:07,760
It's a Zach Williams song,

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but it's called

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Face to Face.

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Oh, I'm a traveler

1482
00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:30,340
Far from home

1483
00:42:30,340 --> 00:42:34,200
I get lost

1484
00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:37,560
I press on

1485
00:42:37,560 --> 00:42:41,160
Cause there's a mansion

1486
00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:44,220
And streets of gold

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00:42:44,220 --> 00:42:48,380
Where I belong

1488
00:42:48,380 --> 00:42:55,640
If there's a day

1489
00:42:55,640 --> 00:42:59,720
Coming soon

1490
00:42:59,720 --> 00:43:03,320
Where the old

1491
00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:06,540
Be made new

1492
00:43:06,540 --> 00:43:10,100
And heaven's glory

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00:43:10,100 --> 00:43:13,640
Shines like the morning

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00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:17,700
Before our eyes

1495
00:43:17,700 --> 00:43:25,000
When we all

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00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:28,360
See Jesus

1497
00:43:28,360 --> 00:43:32,200
When we all

1498
00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:35,520
See Jesus

1499
00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:56,680
Face to face

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00:43:56,680 --> 00:43:57,340
See Jesus

1501
00:43:57,340 --> 00:44:00,680
Face to face

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00:44:00,680 --> 00:44:08,280
Then we will sing

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00:44:08,280 --> 00:44:11,720
With angel voices

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00:44:11,720 --> 00:44:15,240
There will be

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00:44:15,240 --> 00:44:19,580
A great rejoicing

1506
00:44:19,580 --> 00:44:22,720
Holy, holy

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00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:23,960
Worthy

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00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:25,620
Worthy

1509
00:44:25,620 --> 00:44:25,620
Worthy

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00:44:25,620 --> 00:44:26,620
Worthy

1511
00:44:26,620 --> 00:44:27,620
Worthy

1512
00:44:27,620 --> 00:44:30,120
Is the Lamb

1513
00:44:30,120 --> 00:44:33,880
When we all

1514
00:44:33,880 --> 00:44:35,760
When we all

1515
00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:36,820
When we all

1516
00:44:36,820 --> 00:44:40,880
See Jesus

1517
00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:44,600
When we all

1518
00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:48,260
See Jesus

1519
00:44:48,260 --> 00:44:55,860
Face to face

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God bless you guys

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Have a great week

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If you want to

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Witness the baptism

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We'll be in the pool

1525
00:45:17,560 --> 00:45:20,100
When we all

1526
00:45:20,100 --> 00:45:24,100
See Jesus

1527
00:45:24,100 --> 00:45:27,600
When we all

1528
00:45:27,600 --> 00:45:31,240
See Jesus

1529
00:45:31,240 --> 00:45:46,840
Face to face to face

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00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:48,840
When we all

1531
00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:52,740
See Jesus

1532
00:45:52,740 --> 00:45:56,620
Face to face

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00:45:56,620 --> 00:46:03,620
Face to face

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you