[0.00 --> 4.84] Good morning. [11.56 --> 13.70] It's a privilege to be with you [13.70 --> 18.28] and to look at God's word with you this morning. [19.64 --> 22.18] We are going to be concluding our series [22.18 --> 24.78] on Paul's letter to the Galatians, [24.78 --> 28.52] a letter that Paul yells at us [28.52 --> 29.46] to make sure we're listening. [29.46 --> 31.06] That's kind of the picture we have. [32.62 --> 37.06] Last week, Pastor Dave in his sermon [37.06 --> 38.46] talked about freedom [38.46 --> 41.80] and the freedom to live as God calls us to live. [43.22 --> 45.80] Paul describes us as walking in the spirit [45.80 --> 47.58] versus walking in the flesh. [49.06 --> 51.78] He said the result of walking in the spirit [51.78 --> 52.84] are the fruits of the spirit, [52.96 --> 54.48] love, joy, peace, patient kindness, [54.60 --> 55.60] self-control, faithfulness, [56.16 --> 58.92] versus self-centered slavery [58.92 --> 61.12] when we walk in the flesh, [61.66 --> 64.82] when we think our freedom is to act out [64.82 --> 66.08] all the desires we have, [66.14 --> 67.76] and yet we find ourselves enslaved. [69.02 --> 71.62] And they are places that don't bear fruit [71.62 --> 74.26] because they are actually dead places [74.26 --> 75.86] where we're trying to find live things. [75.86 --> 82.44] And Galatians would say this is all about life in the gospel, [83.96 --> 85.00] gospel living, [85.36 --> 87.40] which is what we're trying to do every week. [88.90 --> 91.58] Martin Luther, the great reformer, [91.66 --> 93.30] summed up Galatians like this. [94.36 --> 94.74] He said, [94.74 --> 97.54] The truth of the gospel is also the principle [97.54 --> 99.00] of all Christian doctrine. [99.12 --> 99.90] Doctrine is belief. [100.50 --> 101.70] Where in the knowledge, [101.90 --> 105.34] in the knowledge of all godliness consists, [106.34 --> 108.08] most necessary it is therefore [108.08 --> 111.02] that we should know this gospel well, [111.74 --> 112.90] teach it to others, [113.14 --> 116.34] and beat it continually into their heads. [116.34 --> 119.22] Only Luther would say it that way. [120.38 --> 121.50] But I guess I'm going to say now, [121.62 --> 123.42] be prepared for yourselves [123.42 --> 125.04] to receive another beating, [125.62 --> 127.18] since that's what I'm here for. [128.62 --> 130.46] We've come to chapter 6, [131.10 --> 132.32] and we can easily read it [132.32 --> 135.04] kind of like a set of detached statements. [135.16 --> 136.24] It feels that way sometimes, [136.46 --> 137.90] kind of like standalone Proverbs. [138.76 --> 140.24] Bear each other's burdens. [140.42 --> 141.30] God is not mocked. [141.38 --> 144.00] But it actually does stand together fairly well, [144.00 --> 147.64] especially if I start with chapter 5, 26. [148.20 --> 149.70] I was reading some commentaries, [150.24 --> 153.50] and they think that that last verse of chapter 5 [153.50 --> 155.18] should have actually been part of 6, [155.62 --> 159.90] reminding us that these chapters and verses are added. [160.32 --> 162.22] We just added all those things [162.22 --> 163.68] to kind of make it easier to read the Bible. [164.08 --> 167.56] So I'm going to put verse 26 in with chapter 6. [168.88 --> 171.22] In the first part of the chapter, [171.84 --> 173.42] Paul's talking about a heart condition, [173.42 --> 175.88] and that heart condition leads to certain behaviors. [176.46 --> 177.28] And then the last part, [177.50 --> 179.12] how do we solve this heart condition [179.12 --> 181.86] with real living in the gospel? [182.22 --> 183.40] So that's kind of where we're going. [184.16 --> 186.02] So let's read the whole thing together. [186.12 --> 187.48] A little bit long, but bear with me. [188.18 --> 190.68] Galatians 5, 26, and then chapter 6. [192.10 --> 195.00] Let us not become conceited, [195.62 --> 198.40] provoking and envying each other. [199.60 --> 200.54] Brothers and sisters, [200.54 --> 202.44] if someone is caught in a sin, [203.44 --> 205.38] you who live by the Spirit [205.38 --> 208.56] should restore that person gently. [209.70 --> 210.78] But watch yourselves, [210.90 --> 213.04] or you also may be tempted. [213.70 --> 215.14] Carry each other's burdens, [215.50 --> 218.32] and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. [219.32 --> 221.30] If anyone thinks they are something [221.30 --> 222.22] when they are not, [222.34 --> 224.02] they deceive themselves. [225.04 --> 227.10] Each one should test their own actions. [227.10 --> 229.62] Then they can take pride in themselves alone [229.62 --> 231.78] without comparing themselves to someone else. [232.50 --> 235.00] For each one should carry their own load. [235.86 --> 236.14] Nevertheless, [236.40 --> 238.48] one who receives instruction in the Word [238.48 --> 241.24] should share all good things with their instructor. [241.42 --> 242.76] Do not be deceived. [243.36 --> 244.56] God cannot be mocked. [245.06 --> 246.50] A man reaps what he sows, [246.94 --> 249.56] and whoever sows to please the flesh, [250.10 --> 252.36] from the flesh will reap destruction. [252.36 --> 255.36] Whoever sows to please the Spirit, [255.74 --> 258.36] from the Spirit will reap eternal life. [259.26 --> 261.28] So let's not become weary in doing good, [261.40 --> 262.56] for at the proper time, [262.88 --> 265.50] we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. [266.44 --> 266.88] And therefore, [267.16 --> 268.40] as we have opportunity, [268.62 --> 270.12] let us do good to all people, [270.38 --> 272.58] especially to those who belong to the family of believers. [273.66 --> 275.62] You see what large letters I use [275.62 --> 277.80] as I write you with my own hand? [277.80 --> 281.24] Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh [281.24 --> 283.40] are trying to compel you to be circumcised. [283.48 --> 284.46] That was the issue of the day. [285.18 --> 286.26] The only reason they do this [286.26 --> 289.28] is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ, [289.92 --> 291.16] which they were afraid of. [291.66 --> 293.94] Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, [294.00 --> 295.72] yet they want you to be circumcised [295.72 --> 299.92] that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh. [300.88 --> 304.78] May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, [304.78 --> 307.90] through which the world has been crucified to me [307.90 --> 309.52] and I to the world. [310.56 --> 312.86] Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision [312.86 --> 313.88] means anything at all. [313.94 --> 316.06] What counts is the new creation. [316.92 --> 318.88] Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, [319.32 --> 320.72] to the Israel of God. [321.00 --> 323.06] From now on, let no one cause me trouble, [323.34 --> 325.64] for I bear on my body the marks of Christ. [326.06 --> 328.58] The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you, [328.66 --> 329.90] brothers and sisters. [330.38 --> 330.78] Amen. [332.74 --> 333.88] So there's Paul's letter. [333.88 --> 335.32] I'm on the end of it. [336.22 --> 338.36] He has two concerns here. [338.98 --> 341.46] A doctrinal one, which is a belief concern, [342.20 --> 344.32] and a situational concern. [345.24 --> 347.86] The doctrinal concern is this. [348.52 --> 353.62] The believers are losing their hold on justification. [353.94 --> 354.60] So what's justification? [355.34 --> 356.76] Justification by faith alone, [357.08 --> 361.38] on being right with God through faith and grace only. [361.38 --> 364.72] And Paul sees that slipping away a little bit. [365.30 --> 367.34] And then there's a situational concern, [367.74 --> 369.66] which is often the case over time, [370.02 --> 371.46] is for their unity. [371.94 --> 373.66] That they are not, as he says elsewhere, [373.86 --> 375.92] biting and devouring one another. [376.40 --> 378.80] He says, let's not become conceited. [378.90 --> 379.04] Right? [379.08 --> 380.62] You have a conflict going on. [380.86 --> 382.92] Now you can have this side demonizing this side, [382.98 --> 383.38] and so on. [383.38 --> 384.08] And so on. [384.32 --> 386.38] You know, let us not become conceited. [386.46 --> 387.54] Oh, I know best. [388.64 --> 390.82] Let us not be provoking one another. [391.90 --> 393.42] That never happens in churches, does it? [395.78 --> 396.22] Conceited. [396.46 --> 396.98] That word. [397.14 --> 399.04] It's a powerful word in its own way. [399.04 --> 401.76] But I like this old English translation of it, [402.04 --> 403.18] and it's vainglory. [404.26 --> 405.80] Maybe you've never heard of the word, [405.90 --> 407.22] but vainglory. [407.66 --> 410.18] It's from a Greek word meaning empty of glory. [410.86 --> 412.72] And you're after glory. [413.76 --> 416.12] You're trying to find it, but you can't. [416.36 --> 417.66] So it's vainglory. [417.78 --> 418.86] You're doing it in vain. [419.82 --> 422.48] This is one who is desperate for recognition. [423.34 --> 425.50] You sense an emptiness within, [425.50 --> 428.14] and you attempt to fill that emptiness [428.14 --> 432.04] with often people's affirmation and recognition. [433.24 --> 435.40] You're desperate to prove your worth. [435.40 --> 438.82] This is the heart condition Paul's talking about. [440.26 --> 442.86] And he reminds us that actually our deepest need [442.86 --> 445.16] is for us to hear from God, [446.08 --> 449.04] well done, you good and faithful servant. [452.08 --> 454.06] Approval from God, Paul says, [454.12 --> 457.20] is our deepest need, whether we know it or not. [458.78 --> 461.82] And because when we don't have that, [461.82 --> 464.18] we then turn away from God. [464.44 --> 465.48] We fall again. [465.74 --> 468.84] We desperately try to fill that emptiness in other ways. [469.20 --> 470.52] Ways that can't work, [470.88 --> 473.28] and then create biting and devouring [473.28 --> 475.00] and all kinds of other evil. [475.64 --> 477.76] And then we miss out on what we read [477.76 --> 480.56] in Galatians 5.13, [481.76 --> 484.04] which was Dave preached on last week, [484.50 --> 485.72] when the key verse, he said, [485.72 --> 486.90] for you, my brothers and sisters, [486.98 --> 487.92] were called to be free. [488.30 --> 490.80] Do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh. [491.10 --> 492.76] Indulging the flesh is this devouring, [492.90 --> 494.54] this biting, and all that's part of that. [495.10 --> 499.24] But rather serve one another humbly in love. [501.64 --> 503.92] And then instead of serving in love, [504.58 --> 506.38] yeah, we do that biting and that devouring [506.38 --> 508.32] and that provoking and envy, [508.52 --> 509.64] and we get conceited. [509.64 --> 514.02] And then all the relationships are all about [514.02 --> 517.48] what can I get out of this relationship? [517.88 --> 520.02] Am I getting affirmed? [521.80 --> 524.74] Am I feeling my self-centered emptiness? [528.36 --> 528.88] Envying. [529.78 --> 532.22] We could call that inferiority complex, right? [532.24 --> 533.22] You're always comparing. [533.72 --> 535.04] Maybe you feel this way sometimes, [535.18 --> 535.90] maybe you know people like that. [536.14 --> 537.98] You're always comparing all the time, [537.98 --> 540.06] and then you're angry that you don't measure up, [540.40 --> 541.62] whatever that standard might be. [542.60 --> 543.98] Or else you're provoking. [544.40 --> 545.74] You're always competing. [546.10 --> 547.84] You have a superiority complex. [548.26 --> 549.32] You know you're right. [549.56 --> 550.88] You're smarter than everybody else. [551.32 --> 552.30] You can beat anyone. [555.38 --> 558.98] And neither one of those leads to service or love. [560.82 --> 563.20] And then when you read in verses 6, 1, 5, [563.20 --> 565.48] Paul says this is then how we work [565.48 --> 566.78] against self-centered living. [566.78 --> 570.56] We do things like we restore someone gently. [570.96 --> 571.58] What are we doing? [571.66 --> 573.86] We're paying attention to each other's lives. [573.98 --> 576.94] Not to judge, just to pay attention. [577.54 --> 579.00] Because love pays attention. [579.54 --> 582.22] And then when we see something that's not working, [582.42 --> 583.44] you know it's harmful, [583.78 --> 587.12] you look at them to restore gently. [588.82 --> 591.94] Not to punch them in the face with your brilliance. [591.94 --> 597.06] And Paul warns right away here. [597.06 --> 599.84] He says, before you restore gently, [600.42 --> 602.06] keep an eye on yourself. [602.22 --> 604.52] Watch yourself, lest you be tempted. [604.78 --> 608.12] In other words, you might fall just like that person fell [608.12 --> 609.66] into whatever that might be. [609.92 --> 612.10] So you could fall in the same way. [612.36 --> 612.98] So watch it. [613.22 --> 614.86] You could be tempted too. [614.86 --> 619.24] And then you go to restore on equal ground. [619.64 --> 620.84] You're not better. [624.48 --> 626.34] And then when you look at that person, [626.50 --> 628.96] this example, you know somebody who's abrasive. [629.28 --> 631.92] Somebody who doesn't build relationships particularly well. [632.14 --> 634.28] Maybe someone who even has a hard time keeping a job. [634.28 --> 636.04] Or you see someone else who's stuck [636.04 --> 637.62] in some kind of harmful behaviors. [637.98 --> 638.92] They've got addiction. [639.10 --> 640.72] They've got behavioral problems. [640.82 --> 641.54] They make trouble. [641.92 --> 642.78] They're in trouble. [643.06 --> 645.20] Maybe they've been caught doing something wrong. [645.50 --> 647.60] Some kind of character flaw or flaws. [647.96 --> 648.90] And you see that. [649.24 --> 652.12] And then Paul says, yeah, before you go to all that, [652.46 --> 653.54] check yourself. [655.32 --> 656.72] Check where you're at. [659.16 --> 661.14] Make sure you're going at this humbly. [661.14 --> 664.92] Then you can serve that person. [665.48 --> 668.18] The vainglory person will figure, [668.84 --> 671.94] how can I look good in this serving thing? [672.96 --> 675.78] I sure hope people notice me when I'm serving. [676.82 --> 679.80] And they're using that to look good. [680.36 --> 682.02] They're not serving you. [682.36 --> 683.50] They're using you. [684.56 --> 687.02] It's not about helping to restore gently. [687.30 --> 689.12] It's about improving their image. [689.12 --> 690.38] Look at me. [691.80 --> 692.96] That person, by the way, [693.06 --> 695.06] when things start to get too much, [695.68 --> 696.48] and I don't know about you, [696.56 --> 697.56] but if you've helped people [697.56 --> 698.72] and walked alongside people [698.72 --> 699.80] and wanted to restore gently, [700.32 --> 702.36] and it's not an easy process, [702.62 --> 704.58] and you're going to want to bail out sometime [704.58 --> 707.06] because the cost is going to be too high. [707.06 --> 714.98] It starts with a heart that's being filled with the Spirit of God, [715.20 --> 717.02] and out of that comes that fruit. [717.44 --> 719.64] Things like, and I want to highlight this one, [719.92 --> 721.98] things like kindness. [725.60 --> 727.54] I think we, oh, kindness. [727.94 --> 730.86] You know, I think kindness, it's a spiritual gift. [730.86 --> 734.48] When you say things, do you say them kindly? [737.78 --> 741.46] When you approach people, do you do so with kindness? [743.46 --> 746.86] And that's restoring, part of restoring gently. [746.86 --> 751.90] So this comes when I'm in touch with the Spirit. [753.10 --> 754.96] And then I know how to keep going. [755.04 --> 755.20] Why? [755.30 --> 756.48] Well, I have forbearance. [756.52 --> 757.56] This is one of the spiritual gifts. [757.94 --> 759.44] When you're a mess, [760.02 --> 761.86] I don't bail on you. [761.86 --> 767.30] I have forbearance. [770.14 --> 771.28] Paul goes on to say, [771.82 --> 773.02] bear with one another. [773.18 --> 774.02] Bear one another. [774.42 --> 776.84] I'm not going to let you carry that alone. [780.08 --> 781.92] Yeah, you know, I get it. [782.24 --> 784.06] When I step into that with you, [784.20 --> 785.86] that's going to weigh me down. [786.10 --> 787.20] But that's okay, [787.46 --> 789.50] because love is about serving. [789.82 --> 791.20] Freedom is about serving. [791.86 --> 794.10] I'm free in Christ to help you, [794.32 --> 795.88] because he saved me, [796.20 --> 797.84] he unburdens me. [800.96 --> 804.44] Love is about a willingness to help carry a burden. [805.26 --> 806.92] I'll take some of that weight [806.92 --> 808.46] so you can walk a little bit easier. [808.78 --> 811.24] Is your problem going to now be automatically solved? [811.36 --> 812.12] Probably not. [812.30 --> 813.92] But you're walking a little bit lighter, [814.20 --> 816.78] and then maybe you have time to get healthier again [816.78 --> 817.90] and seek some help [817.90 --> 819.40] and get a little bit more support [819.40 --> 821.54] so you can start walking more on your own, [821.60 --> 822.52] which is what we want. [826.52 --> 828.88] And at least you're not alone with that burden. [828.88 --> 833.86] I'm always surprised, you know, [833.90 --> 834.90] when I talk to people [834.90 --> 837.10] and they share a little bit of their lives. [839.78 --> 841.08] You know, on the one hand, [841.18 --> 841.74] you feel, okay, [842.20 --> 843.96] you took on a wee bit of burden. [844.50 --> 845.08] But on the other hand, [845.12 --> 845.84] what a blessing. [846.26 --> 848.06] And somehow it builds you, [848.22 --> 850.54] and hopefully it supports the other person, right? [850.54 --> 853.64] It just makes life richer. [856.06 --> 859.58] And this isn't about you feeling good about yourself. [859.66 --> 860.92] That's not the main point here. [861.32 --> 862.88] You aren't the point. [865.00 --> 866.08] That's what Paul's trying to say here. [866.44 --> 867.34] Restore gently. [867.72 --> 868.40] Bear the burden. [868.70 --> 870.18] The other is the focus [870.18 --> 871.56] because you know what it's like [871.56 --> 872.92] to feel burdened and overwhelmed, [873.10 --> 874.52] and then have Christ show up [874.52 --> 876.90] and fill your life with his spirit, [877.10 --> 878.54] and then you become unburdened. [878.54 --> 879.10] Unburdened. [879.24 --> 880.52] Do all the problems go away? [880.58 --> 880.78] No. [881.00 --> 882.84] But somehow you're unburdened. [886.78 --> 888.94] And often Christ shows up for others [888.94 --> 891.68] with and through someone else too. [892.38 --> 893.64] People stepping into your lives, [893.68 --> 894.78] and Christ works through those people. [898.44 --> 902.98] You know, when Paul's talking about in verse 3, [903.08 --> 903.16] he says, [903.40 --> 905.30] if someone thinks they're something and they're not, [905.36 --> 906.52] they deceive themselves, right? [906.52 --> 908.20] You know, again, saying, [908.20 --> 911.26] don't forget to stay humble. [913.60 --> 914.64] The second you're saying, [914.86 --> 918.02] well, you're pretty impressed with yourself. [919.46 --> 921.12] Well, you're on the wrong track here. [921.70 --> 922.78] We're something, right? [923.00 --> 924.22] Look at me and what I'm doing. [925.10 --> 925.92] He keeps saying it. [926.12 --> 927.44] Test your work. [928.76 --> 930.18] Keep an eye on your motives. [930.50 --> 931.92] This is about serving Jesus [931.92 --> 933.34] by serving those around you. [933.34 --> 936.42] Or is this about you and your empty ego? [940.02 --> 941.96] And then there's this stress here. [942.34 --> 944.46] Keep testing yourself. [945.36 --> 948.02] Because it's so easy to stray into self-righteousness [948.02 --> 949.12] than fall into temptation. [949.62 --> 951.02] Keep your eyes on Christ. [951.10 --> 952.84] One of my favorite verses, Hebrews 12. [953.38 --> 954.24] I love how it's written. [954.24 --> 955.52] He starts off saying, [955.70 --> 957.30] let us throw off everything that hinders [957.30 --> 958.82] and the sin that's so easily entangled. [959.02 --> 960.46] Like, throw that stuff aside. [960.82 --> 962.04] And then run with perseverance. [962.44 --> 963.74] The race marked out for you. [964.10 --> 964.46] How? [965.30 --> 966.90] Fixing our eyes on Jesus, [968.02 --> 969.64] pioneering the perfecter of our faith. [972.60 --> 973.54] Focused on Jesus. [973.54 --> 977.14] It's so easy to get focused [977.14 --> 978.98] on all kinds of other things. [980.22 --> 982.56] Jesus came and he basically said, [983.26 --> 984.72] my life for you. [985.72 --> 987.24] My life for you. [987.62 --> 988.92] My life for you. [989.82 --> 991.14] That's how he lived his life. [991.48 --> 993.60] And then he calls us to do the same. [993.96 --> 995.64] And then we look into other people's lives [995.64 --> 997.02] and we say too, [997.40 --> 998.52] my life for you. [999.76 --> 1001.06] My life for you. [1001.06 --> 1006.48] But quickly we switch focus. [1007.02 --> 1008.64] And pretty soon we find ourselves in [1008.64 --> 1010.00] my life for me [1010.00 --> 1011.46] and your life for me too. [1014.92 --> 1016.10] And we're off track. [1017.30 --> 1018.54] Test your work. [1019.02 --> 1020.20] Check your focus. [1020.54 --> 1021.48] Is it on Christ? [1022.74 --> 1023.88] Great relationships, [1024.14 --> 1025.00] gospel relationships [1025.00 --> 1026.98] are all about my life for you [1026.98 --> 1028.24] because I know Jesus [1028.24 --> 1030.40] and I see him looking me in the eyes [1030.40 --> 1031.00] all the time [1031.00 --> 1032.04] and seeing him say, [1032.38 --> 1033.92] my life for you, Sid. [1035.28 --> 1036.44] My life for you. [1036.64 --> 1038.32] Now go out and live that. [1041.58 --> 1042.26] Every day, [1042.66 --> 1043.32] my life for you. [1044.54 --> 1045.76] And then serving becomes [1045.76 --> 1047.58] more and more natural. [1050.16 --> 1051.40] I was thinking of an example. [1052.20 --> 1053.24] Imagine parents [1053.24 --> 1054.26] who said, [1054.32 --> 1054.78] yeah, yeah, yeah, [1054.78 --> 1055.76] I want kids, [1056.06 --> 1057.32] but I don't want kids [1057.32 --> 1058.64] who mess with my lives [1058.64 --> 1059.40] and my schedule. [1059.40 --> 1065.42] Don't become a parent [1065.42 --> 1069.02] because that's how it goes. [1069.78 --> 1070.30] Right? [1070.40 --> 1071.36] That's not the pathway [1071.36 --> 1072.72] to love. [1072.80 --> 1074.14] Love is about serving, [1074.36 --> 1075.34] which means your schedules [1075.34 --> 1076.48] get messed with [1076.48 --> 1079.00] and there's lots of inconvenience. [1079.00 --> 1081.94] all of real life [1081.94 --> 1083.90] is about sacrifice. [1084.32 --> 1085.12] My life for you. [1086.22 --> 1086.90] That's the key [1086.90 --> 1087.72] to great parenting. [1087.90 --> 1088.16] It's the key [1088.16 --> 1089.00] to a great marriage. [1089.12 --> 1089.38] It's the key [1089.38 --> 1090.24] to great friendships. [1090.62 --> 1091.78] It's in great communities [1091.78 --> 1092.58] and great lives. [1092.88 --> 1093.26] Paul says, [1093.32 --> 1093.98] you get to choose. [1094.20 --> 1096.34] Choose the vain glory way [1096.34 --> 1098.30] where you're trying [1098.30 --> 1100.18] to fill your glory [1100.18 --> 1100.94] somehow [1100.94 --> 1102.14] or the way of Jesus. [1102.14 --> 1103.40] One of those ways [1103.40 --> 1104.16] has fruit [1104.16 --> 1105.44] and the other [1105.44 --> 1106.68] has nothing [1106.68 --> 1108.38] that brings life. [1110.52 --> 1111.46] So how do you get there? [1112.44 --> 1113.44] Kind of talks about that [1113.44 --> 1115.70] in verses 12 and 14. [1115.78 --> 1116.60] Paul at one point says, [1117.18 --> 1118.46] we are a whole new person. [1118.84 --> 1120.66] We're a whole new creation [1120.66 --> 1121.40] in Christ. [1123.14 --> 1124.42] And then he talks about, [1124.48 --> 1124.72] you know, [1125.40 --> 1126.90] some of them are boasting [1126.90 --> 1128.14] in the work they're doing [1128.14 --> 1129.16] in other people's lives [1129.16 --> 1130.20] when they convince them [1130.20 --> 1131.10] to get circumcised [1131.10 --> 1131.56] and all that. [1131.74 --> 1132.26] And they have this [1132.26 --> 1133.52] ulterior motive going on [1133.52 --> 1134.70] and it's not wholesome at all. [1135.40 --> 1135.88] But, you know, [1135.94 --> 1137.56] they're boasting in that. [1138.68 --> 1139.84] And then Paul responds, [1140.38 --> 1141.78] if I boast, [1142.66 --> 1143.70] if I boast, [1143.94 --> 1146.28] it is only in the cross. [1149.54 --> 1151.12] Vain glory people [1151.12 --> 1152.20] boast in all kinds of things, right? [1152.26 --> 1154.14] Money, success, strength, winning, [1154.66 --> 1156.20] how smart they are, [1156.24 --> 1156.94] all kinds of things. [1157.26 --> 1158.22] They're always boasting [1158.22 --> 1158.78] about something. [1159.16 --> 1161.08] I boast in Christ's sake [1161.08 --> 1162.60] saving me and transforming me, [1162.94 --> 1163.88] nothing else. [1167.62 --> 1169.40] If you want real transformation, [1170.06 --> 1171.68] that's the only boasting you can do. [1172.76 --> 1174.06] You focus on the cross. [1174.62 --> 1175.96] Well, how often do you focus [1175.96 --> 1176.42] on the cross? [1176.54 --> 1176.88] Daily. [1177.58 --> 1178.26] Pick up your cross, [1178.34 --> 1178.70] follow me. [1179.50 --> 1179.86] Daily. [1180.28 --> 1182.26] Things won't change [1182.26 --> 1184.04] until you start with [1184.04 --> 1186.26] and focus on [1186.26 --> 1188.12] the doctrine of atonement. [1188.12 --> 1188.68] What is that? [1188.74 --> 1192.38] The belief that you've been saved [1192.38 --> 1193.86] through the work of Christ. [1194.06 --> 1195.36] Well, that's kind of a one-time decision, [1195.48 --> 1195.74] isn't it? [1195.92 --> 1196.38] No. [1196.70 --> 1197.96] That's a daily thing. [1198.20 --> 1200.32] You focus daily on the cross. [1200.56 --> 1201.64] You focus on the fact [1201.64 --> 1203.76] that you have been saved [1203.76 --> 1205.22] because you needed it. [1205.22 --> 1207.90] But it's more than that. [1209.58 --> 1210.50] We're reading a book [1210.50 --> 1212.38] as a staff [1212.38 --> 1214.90] from John Mark Cormer [1214.90 --> 1216.68] called Practicing the Way. [1218.06 --> 1218.84] And at one point he says, [1218.94 --> 1220.48] salvation, rightly understood, [1221.08 --> 1222.90] is the healing of the whole person. [1224.36 --> 1225.18] Okay, so salvation [1225.18 --> 1226.68] isn't just a one-moment decision. [1227.04 --> 1228.20] That one-moment decision matters. [1228.52 --> 1228.82] But it's not, [1228.96 --> 1230.16] salvation is much more than that. [1230.52 --> 1232.50] It's this whole person [1232.50 --> 1234.96] that needs to be saved [1234.96 --> 1235.86] and renewed [1235.86 --> 1236.72] and transformed [1236.72 --> 1238.26] for the rest of your life. [1238.96 --> 1240.18] And then John Mark Cormer goes on. [1240.22 --> 1240.46] He says, [1240.70 --> 1243.02] so we can't self-save [1243.02 --> 1245.80] and we have been saved [1245.80 --> 1247.32] and are being saved [1247.32 --> 1248.60] and will be saved [1248.60 --> 1250.46] by Jesus and Him alone. [1254.12 --> 1254.64] Oh. [1255.96 --> 1257.14] You mean it's not just saying [1257.14 --> 1257.90] I believe that? [1258.22 --> 1259.44] You mean it's the transformation [1259.44 --> 1260.74] of everything about me? [1260.94 --> 1261.26] Yes. [1261.78 --> 1262.66] Yeah, that's what it is. [1263.70 --> 1265.34] And so we focus on the cross. [1265.58 --> 1266.76] We focus on Christ [1266.76 --> 1267.68] and His work. [1267.94 --> 1269.84] We start there every time. [1270.50 --> 1271.10] Too many, [1271.26 --> 1272.36] too many Christians [1272.36 --> 1273.86] forget that they actually [1273.86 --> 1275.40] needed a Savior [1275.40 --> 1276.72] and still do. [1280.18 --> 1281.30] It's interesting to me. [1282.00 --> 1283.42] I see Jesus throughout the gospel [1283.42 --> 1284.50] trying to get His disciples [1284.50 --> 1286.10] to grasp their need [1286.10 --> 1287.20] for a Savior on the cross. [1287.62 --> 1288.40] I'm going to read a little bit [1288.40 --> 1289.36] out of Matthew 16. [1289.70 --> 1290.44] But just setting up, [1290.74 --> 1291.38] Jesus and the disciples [1291.38 --> 1292.22] walk along and, [1292.78 --> 1293.02] you know, [1293.16 --> 1293.94] at one point, [1294.62 --> 1295.26] Peter says, [1295.86 --> 1296.54] when Christ says, [1296.60 --> 1297.36] who am I? [1297.62 --> 1298.00] Peter says, [1298.04 --> 1298.68] you are the Christ, [1298.74 --> 1299.48] the Son of the living God. [1299.74 --> 1299.90] Right? [1299.98 --> 1301.32] And then Jesus said, [1301.64 --> 1303.02] that was revealed to you [1303.02 --> 1303.64] by the Spirit. [1303.80 --> 1304.00] Right? [1304.34 --> 1305.90] And then we get right away, [1306.38 --> 1307.64] right after that, [1307.72 --> 1308.58] we come to this. [1310.58 --> 1311.46] Matthew 16. [1311.46 --> 1313.74] From that time on, [1313.84 --> 1314.80] Jesus began to explain [1314.80 --> 1315.46] to His disciples [1315.46 --> 1317.16] that He must go to Jerusalem, [1317.58 --> 1318.30] suffer many things [1318.30 --> 1319.22] at the hands of the elders, [1319.52 --> 1320.30] the chief priests, [1320.42 --> 1321.30] the teachers of the law, [1321.64 --> 1323.04] that He must be killed [1323.04 --> 1324.58] and on the third day [1324.58 --> 1326.02] be raised to life. [1326.98 --> 1327.96] Peter took Him aside [1327.96 --> 1329.36] and began to rebuke Him. [1329.64 --> 1330.26] Never, Lord, [1330.30 --> 1330.58] He said, [1330.72 --> 1332.66] this shall never happen to you. [1334.24 --> 1335.72] Jesus turned and said to Peter, [1336.42 --> 1337.80] get behind me, Satan. [1338.70 --> 1340.14] You are a stumbling block to me [1340.14 --> 1342.42] and you do not have the mind [1342.42 --> 1344.26] of the concerns of God, [1344.54 --> 1345.66] but merely human concerns. [1346.82 --> 1348.20] And then Jesus said to His disciples, [1348.32 --> 1349.96] whoever wants to be My disciple [1349.96 --> 1351.56] must deny themselves, [1352.16 --> 1353.08] take up their cross, [1353.92 --> 1354.98] and follow Me. [1357.66 --> 1358.34] Notice here, [1359.38 --> 1360.50] at one point Peter is saying, [1360.60 --> 1361.18] you are the Christ, [1362.28 --> 1363.14] but now he's saying, [1363.28 --> 1365.20] but let Me define Christ for you. [1365.20 --> 1367.48] He's saying, [1367.94 --> 1368.38] Jesus said, [1368.58 --> 1369.52] get behind me, Satan. [1369.64 --> 1369.86] He's saying, [1369.94 --> 1371.04] get behind me, Peter, here, [1371.28 --> 1372.86] because He's basically saying [1372.86 --> 1375.58] that Satan wants you, Peter, [1375.66 --> 1376.96] to believe that the cross [1376.96 --> 1378.32] isn't necessary. [1381.30 --> 1383.28] There's another way, right, Peter? [1383.38 --> 1384.28] It's usually through you [1384.28 --> 1384.78] and your sword, [1385.04 --> 1386.38] but there's another way. [1390.78 --> 1393.70] Don't focus on your profound need [1393.70 --> 1394.68] for a Savior. [1400.02 --> 1400.58] Every morning, [1400.64 --> 1401.60] we should be looking in the mirror [1401.60 --> 1402.20] and saying, [1402.28 --> 1403.34] God loves this guy, [1403.78 --> 1404.22] this gal. [1404.56 --> 1406.26] God loves me so much [1406.26 --> 1407.98] and He died for me [1407.98 --> 1410.56] and He's saving me today too. [1410.56 --> 1417.00] And if, [1418.24 --> 1419.28] in order to believe that, [1419.34 --> 1420.50] you need to focus on the cross [1420.50 --> 1421.82] daily, [1423.30 --> 1424.16] rather than look at [1424.16 --> 1425.20] how amazing you've become [1425.20 --> 1426.36] or the opposite, [1426.46 --> 1427.68] how useless you are. [1428.64 --> 1429.32] Because we can go down [1429.32 --> 1430.04] that path too [1430.04 --> 1430.88] and it's another path [1430.88 --> 1431.80] the devil likes to use. [1433.10 --> 1434.28] The devil's basically saying, [1434.42 --> 1435.48] just make sure [1435.48 --> 1437.56] you focus on you. [1437.56 --> 1441.24] that you focus on you. [1441.32 --> 1441.98] Make sure that that's [1441.98 --> 1442.54] where you stay. [1443.36 --> 1443.86] Start with, [1444.00 --> 1444.68] and Paul is saying, [1444.74 --> 1445.18] no, no, no, no, [1445.18 --> 1446.22] start with the cross [1446.22 --> 1447.00] all the time. [1447.96 --> 1448.06] Right? [1448.30 --> 1448.50] Yeah, [1448.72 --> 1450.12] you people are trying [1450.12 --> 1451.04] to impress with what [1451.04 --> 1451.40] you're doing [1451.40 --> 1452.96] with the whole circumcision thing. [1453.66 --> 1455.84] And these were followers too [1455.84 --> 1457.72] and they're kind of, [1458.10 --> 1458.30] say, [1458.38 --> 1458.60] yeah, yeah, [1458.60 --> 1459.02] of course, [1459.10 --> 1459.60] of course, [1459.76 --> 1460.06] Jesus, [1460.24 --> 1460.82] of course. [1461.90 --> 1462.28] Yeah, yeah, [1462.30 --> 1462.46] yeah, [1462.46 --> 1462.88] the cross, [1462.94 --> 1463.70] of course. [1465.28 --> 1465.62] But hey, [1465.94 --> 1466.52] circumcision. [1466.52 --> 1466.60] circumcision. [1467.56 --> 1468.14] And we're back [1468.14 --> 1468.76] to what we started [1468.76 --> 1469.46] earlier on. [1469.76 --> 1470.32] We're back to [1470.32 --> 1472.08] Jesus plus. [1475.12 --> 1476.70] Jesus plus something else. [1476.96 --> 1477.46] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [1477.46 --> 1477.58] yeah, [1477.58 --> 1478.00] the cross, [1478.08 --> 1478.34] yeah, yeah, [1478.34 --> 1478.56] sure. [1479.04 --> 1480.28] But this, [1480.36 --> 1481.08] you've got to believe this. [1481.28 --> 1482.06] You've got to say this. [1482.22 --> 1483.20] You've got to act like this. [1484.54 --> 1485.34] And Paul keeps saying, [1485.40 --> 1485.82] no, no, no. [1487.40 --> 1487.80] Jesus, [1488.16 --> 1488.68] the cross, [1488.98 --> 1489.68] you need saving. [1490.02 --> 1490.82] That's the point. [1490.82 --> 1490.88] That's the point. [1494.78 --> 1495.18] Yeah, [1495.22 --> 1495.34] but, [1495.34 --> 1496.54] you know, [1496.54 --> 1497.54] and the cross, [1498.56 --> 1499.96] Paul said it, [1500.02 --> 1501.02] he said it right here, [1501.30 --> 1502.26] the cross is offensive. [1504.56 --> 1505.08] The cross is offensive. [1505.28 --> 1505.92] Bertrand Russell, [1506.06 --> 1506.76] a famous philosopher, [1506.98 --> 1507.84] described the cross [1507.84 --> 1509.76] as a doctrine of cruelty. [1515.30 --> 1516.46] Lots of people like, [1516.64 --> 1516.80] you know, [1516.86 --> 1517.00] they say, [1517.04 --> 1517.16] ah, [1517.16 --> 1517.98] religion's good. [1518.12 --> 1518.64] It's good. [1518.96 --> 1519.36] Morality, [1519.50 --> 1520.06] a little morality, [1520.16 --> 1520.84] that's good for us. [1520.84 --> 1522.60] The cross, [1522.80 --> 1522.96] well, [1523.12 --> 1523.96] nice piece of jewelry, [1524.46 --> 1525.42] but offensive otherwise. [1529.50 --> 1530.32] And I've seen it [1530.32 --> 1531.10] in people's eyes. [1531.84 --> 1533.30] Are you saying [1533.30 --> 1535.80] that I need saving? [1538.86 --> 1540.58] That I'm not good enough [1540.58 --> 1541.38] by myself, [1541.72 --> 1542.98] even though I'm obviously [1542.98 --> 1544.52] extremely successful? [1544.52 --> 1544.66] people, [1545.66 --> 1552.10] Jesus is a stumbling block [1552.10 --> 1552.56] for many, [1552.76 --> 1554.06] many who don't want [1554.06 --> 1554.96] to hear that they [1554.96 --> 1556.32] in the core of their being [1556.32 --> 1558.06] need a savior. [1561.30 --> 1562.20] Do you need one? [1562.20 --> 1567.94] And then Paul goes further [1567.94 --> 1568.26] and he says, [1568.44 --> 1570.28] that's what we need [1570.28 --> 1570.76] to boast in. [1571.44 --> 1572.36] We've got to boast [1572.36 --> 1573.12] in the cross. [1573.84 --> 1574.76] Boast in what Jesus [1574.76 --> 1575.32] has done. [1577.22 --> 1578.02] Paul says this [1578.02 --> 1578.74] in a bunch of different [1578.74 --> 1579.38] places, right? [1579.60 --> 1580.32] Boast in the cross. [1581.04 --> 1582.34] And boast is the word [1582.34 --> 1583.12] that actually comes [1583.12 --> 1583.66] out of warfare. [1584.82 --> 1586.04] It's when the general [1586.04 --> 1586.74] or the leader [1586.74 --> 1589.08] in the military there [1589.08 --> 1590.36] would say to these people [1590.36 --> 1590.86] that are about [1590.86 --> 1591.82] to have to charge [1591.82 --> 1593.76] into the jaws of death [1593.76 --> 1596.10] and he had to pump them up [1596.10 --> 1597.58] and that was a word [1597.58 --> 1598.14] for boast. [1598.62 --> 1599.40] And he would say things [1599.40 --> 1599.58] like, [1599.80 --> 1601.36] our hands are strong enough, [1601.70 --> 1602.88] our weapons mighty, [1603.22 --> 1604.26] our cause righteous, [1604.72 --> 1605.34] charge! [1607.84 --> 1609.30] That boast would lead [1609.30 --> 1610.08] them into that. [1611.82 --> 1612.08] See, [1612.26 --> 1613.04] I see it all the time. [1613.10 --> 1614.56] I'm a big fan of the NFL. [1614.78 --> 1615.56] I like watching football. [1615.94 --> 1616.94] Gonna watch the Super Bowl [1616.94 --> 1617.30] today. [1618.14 --> 1618.70] Go Chiefs. [1619.92 --> 1620.18] Anyway, [1620.18 --> 1622.62] probably shouldn't have [1622.62 --> 1623.32] said that out loud. [1625.74 --> 1626.46] But you see that, [1626.50 --> 1626.60] you know, [1626.64 --> 1627.62] one guy will pump up [1627.62 --> 1628.52] the guys before they [1628.52 --> 1629.02] get out in the field. [1629.10 --> 1629.88] Same kind of thing. [1630.28 --> 1630.40] Right? [1630.52 --> 1630.76] You know, [1630.98 --> 1632.78] we have what it takes [1632.78 --> 1633.52] to win. [1636.14 --> 1636.56] You know, [1636.60 --> 1637.32] Travis Kelsey, [1637.50 --> 1638.68] they had a speech, [1638.90 --> 1639.72] one of his little speeches [1639.72 --> 1640.66] involved one word. [1641.04 --> 1641.60] And all he did [1641.60 --> 1642.08] was look at all [1642.08 --> 1643.46] his fellow players [1643.46 --> 1643.78] and he'd go, [1644.22 --> 1644.64] more, [1644.64 --> 1644.74] more, [1646.02 --> 1646.74] more, [1646.74 --> 1647.74] more, [1647.74 --> 1647.82] more, [1647.82 --> 1648.74] more, [1648.74 --> 1649.74] more, [1649.74 --> 1649.80] more. [1650.28 --> 1651.06] He just kept saying it. [1654.20 --> 1654.64] Ooh, [1655.12 --> 1656.50] it kind of got to me [1656.50 --> 1656.90] a little bit [1656.90 --> 1658.00] because I can see [1658.00 --> 1659.80] saying it to a church. [1664.64 --> 1664.74] We, [1665.20 --> 1666.24] and Paul's saying that, [1666.44 --> 1668.24] we've got what it takes [1668.24 --> 1668.76] to win. [1668.86 --> 1669.30] What is that? [1669.62 --> 1671.36] Jesus' death on the cross [1671.36 --> 1672.18] and his resurrection, [1672.54 --> 1673.74] that's the winning formula. [1673.74 --> 1683.06] If we look at what we boast in, [1684.64 --> 1686.04] boasting reflects your identity. [1687.40 --> 1688.42] It's what you look to [1688.42 --> 1689.34] to achieve victory. [1691.20 --> 1692.48] Where does your confidence [1692.48 --> 1693.36] and strength come from? [1693.42 --> 1694.02] That's the question [1694.02 --> 1694.84] Paul's really asking. [1695.04 --> 1696.24] Where does your validation [1696.24 --> 1697.06] come from? [1698.08 --> 1699.88] Everyone boasts in something. [1700.20 --> 1701.34] I work so hard. [1701.46 --> 1702.08] Look at that. [1702.28 --> 1703.36] I'm a great dad. [1703.36 --> 1704.64] I'm smart. [1704.78 --> 1706.20] I have lots of money. [1707.32 --> 1708.68] And then we turn [1708.68 --> 1710.30] to whatever we boast in. [1713.86 --> 1715.04] And we find out [1715.04 --> 1715.76] pretty soon [1715.76 --> 1717.56] if what we were boasting in [1717.56 --> 1720.12] had substance to it [1720.12 --> 1721.24] and was life-giving [1721.24 --> 1722.44] or was false [1722.44 --> 1723.72] and leads to death. [1723.72 --> 1727.96] The modern self-esteem movement [1727.96 --> 1729.38] is in some ways [1729.38 --> 1730.10] all about boasting. [1730.56 --> 1732.20] You can do anything [1732.20 --> 1734.60] you put your mind to. [1737.14 --> 1738.62] I'm going to go real basic here. [1739.00 --> 1741.48] You can't save yourself. [1744.90 --> 1747.34] Your movement is missing the cross. [1747.34 --> 1754.90] In Philippians 3.3, Paul writes, [1755.96 --> 1757.90] For it is we who are [1757.90 --> 1759.16] the circumcision, [1759.32 --> 1760.30] in a sense the chosen, [1760.76 --> 1763.38] we who serve God by His Spirit, [1763.80 --> 1765.68] who boast in Christ Jesus [1765.68 --> 1768.00] and put no confidence in the flesh. [1768.80 --> 1770.46] No confidence. [1770.46 --> 1770.90] None. [1774.24 --> 1774.76] None. [1776.98 --> 1777.84] What does it mean [1777.84 --> 1778.78] to boast in the cross? [1779.42 --> 1780.70] It means you seek [1780.70 --> 1781.94] the approval of God [1781.94 --> 1783.16] and ultimately [1783.16 --> 1784.96] only Him. [1788.06 --> 1789.08] Because of Jesus, [1789.60 --> 1790.64] God sees you [1790.64 --> 1792.36] and He sees you and I [1792.36 --> 1794.36] as perfect in Christ [1794.36 --> 1795.44] the Son. [1797.32 --> 1798.14] Look at this quote [1798.14 --> 1799.28] from C.S. Lewis. [1799.62 --> 1800.42] Let me read it to you. [1801.00 --> 1801.88] Hopefully it comes up there. [1804.14 --> 1804.70] We read, [1805.54 --> 1807.22] How God thinks of us [1807.22 --> 1810.28] is not only more important [1810.28 --> 1812.08] but infinitely more important. [1813.60 --> 1813.92] Indeed, [1814.06 --> 1815.36] how we think of Him [1815.36 --> 1817.20] is of no importance [1817.20 --> 1818.66] except insofar [1818.66 --> 1819.88] as it's related [1819.88 --> 1821.22] to how He thinks of us. [1821.90 --> 1822.52] And then here we go. [1823.64 --> 1824.28] It is written [1824.28 --> 1825.82] that we shall stand [1825.82 --> 1827.16] before Him, [1827.16 --> 1828.36] shall appear, [1828.52 --> 1829.52] shall be inspected. [1831.46 --> 1833.26] The promise of glory [1833.26 --> 1834.08] is the promise [1834.08 --> 1835.14] almost incredible [1835.14 --> 1836.34] and only possible [1836.34 --> 1837.90] by the work of Christ. [1838.26 --> 1839.26] That some of us, [1839.34 --> 1840.46] that any of us [1840.46 --> 1841.64] who really chooses [1841.64 --> 1843.44] shall actually survive [1843.44 --> 1844.30] the examination, [1844.72 --> 1845.64] shall find approval, [1845.96 --> 1846.86] shall please God. [1847.06 --> 1848.12] To please God, [1848.38 --> 1850.62] to be a real ingredient [1850.62 --> 1852.16] of divine happiness. [1852.16 --> 1852.72] happiness. [1854.42 --> 1855.84] To be loved by God, [1856.16 --> 1857.28] not merely pitied, [1857.52 --> 1858.46] but delighted in [1858.46 --> 1859.56] as an artist delights [1859.56 --> 1860.20] in his work [1860.20 --> 1861.42] or a father and a son. [1861.58 --> 1862.84] It seems impossible. [1863.22 --> 1864.38] A weight or burden [1864.38 --> 1864.92] of glory [1864.92 --> 1865.92] which our thoughts [1865.92 --> 1866.90] can hardly sustain. [1867.30 --> 1868.50] But so it is. [1871.50 --> 1872.38] Do you see [1872.38 --> 1874.32] you standing before God [1874.32 --> 1877.76] and God is just delighted? [1881.02 --> 1882.10] He's just delighted. [1884.34 --> 1885.42] That's what Paul's saying. [1886.60 --> 1887.98] When we look at the cross, [1888.04 --> 1888.54] yeah, we see [1888.54 --> 1889.82] the horrible instrument [1889.82 --> 1890.40] of torture, [1890.68 --> 1891.52] but we also see [1891.52 --> 1892.96] the pathway to victory [1892.96 --> 1894.66] because Christ overcame [1894.66 --> 1895.60] all that was awful, [1896.24 --> 1897.16] including the cross. [1897.16 --> 1900.54] All your life, [1901.16 --> 1901.84] in my life, [1901.96 --> 1903.06] we've knocked on the door [1903.06 --> 1903.82] of affirmation. [1904.18 --> 1905.08] Tell me I'm okay. [1905.50 --> 1906.52] Tell me I'm loved. [1908.44 --> 1909.04] Tell me. [1909.34 --> 1911.02] And you try to get it elsewhere [1911.02 --> 1912.48] if you don't go [1912.48 --> 1913.04] to the right place. [1913.18 --> 1913.94] And you try to get it [1913.94 --> 1914.90] from the people around you. [1915.02 --> 1916.22] And you kind of use them [1916.22 --> 1917.44] to prop yourself up. [1917.64 --> 1919.00] And it doesn't work out [1919.00 --> 1919.68] very well. [1921.86 --> 1922.52] And Scripture says [1922.52 --> 1923.52] Jesus is the door. [1923.62 --> 1924.14] He is the way, [1924.20 --> 1924.76] the truth, and the life. [1924.76 --> 1926.36] He paid the price for you [1926.36 --> 1928.06] so that you could hear [1928.06 --> 1928.70] from God [1928.70 --> 1930.18] when you come before Him. [1930.40 --> 1931.18] Well done, [1931.34 --> 1932.24] good and faithful servant. [1932.54 --> 1933.38] Well done. [1934.82 --> 1936.52] I'm delighted with you. [1939.70 --> 1940.78] And out of that, [1940.88 --> 1941.92] then we go humbly [1941.92 --> 1943.44] in the power of the Spirit. [1943.72 --> 1944.42] We go humbly, [1944.52 --> 1945.20] yet boldly, [1945.28 --> 1946.40] to boast of the cross [1946.40 --> 1947.68] and to bring the good news [1947.68 --> 1948.22] of the kingdom [1948.22 --> 1949.14] to those around us. [1949.96 --> 1950.84] Seeing them [1950.84 --> 1952.80] in the love of Christ [1952.80 --> 1954.14] that He has for us. [1955.22 --> 1956.20] May that be [1956.20 --> 1957.74] beaten into your head [1957.74 --> 1959.28] and into your heart [1959.28 --> 1960.62] every day, [1960.74 --> 1961.62] all the time, [1961.78 --> 1962.72] for the rest of your lives. [1964.30 --> 1964.90] Let's pray. [1969.10 --> 1970.08] Lord God Almighty, [1970.46 --> 1973.80] thank You for loving us [1973.80 --> 1974.24] so much. [1977.50 --> 1978.62] Thank You for the cross. [1978.98 --> 1979.54] Thank You that [1979.54 --> 1983.60] You bought life for us. [1983.60 --> 1985.84] and that You give us [1985.84 --> 1986.36] Your Spirit [1986.36 --> 1987.18] and then we can [1987.18 --> 1989.14] live out of the fruits [1989.14 --> 1989.60] of the Spirit. [1989.70 --> 1990.46] We can be patient [1990.46 --> 1990.96] and kind [1990.96 --> 1991.44] and loving [1991.44 --> 1992.78] and faithful [1992.78 --> 1995.10] and have forbearance [1995.10 --> 1996.92] and on and on it goes. [1997.34 --> 1998.12] Thank You for that. [1999.28 --> 1999.80] And thank You, [1999.90 --> 2000.32] Lord Jesus, [2000.82 --> 2002.72] that You are our Savior [2002.72 --> 2004.36] and that You continually [2004.36 --> 2005.04] save us [2005.04 --> 2005.96] and transform us [2005.96 --> 2006.70] and restore us. [2006.86 --> 2007.62] And You restore us [2007.62 --> 2008.34] ever so gently, [2008.46 --> 2009.14] even if it doesn't [2009.14 --> 2009.96] always feel gentle. [2009.96 --> 2012.02] Lord, [2012.24 --> 2013.16] may we continually [2013.16 --> 2014.30] surrender to You [2014.30 --> 2015.82] and to Your ways. [2016.92 --> 2017.86] May we be cleansed [2017.86 --> 2018.74] of our unrighteousness [2018.74 --> 2019.32] knowing then [2019.32 --> 2020.02] that we are utterly [2020.02 --> 2021.24] cleansed because of Jesus. [2022.12 --> 2023.20] And then go forth [2023.20 --> 2024.54] with great confidence [2024.54 --> 2025.46] in You [2025.46 --> 2026.88] and boast in You alone [2026.88 --> 2027.60] in Jesus' name. [2028.00 --> 2028.22] Amen. [2028.22 --> 2028.34] Amen. [2028.34 --> 2051.50] How deep the Father's [2051.50 --> 2054.58] love for us [2054.58 --> 2059.46] How vast beyond all measure [2059.46 --> 2065.58] That He should give His only Son [2065.58 --> 2070.56] To make a wretch His treasure [2070.56 --> 2074.56] How great the pain [2074.56 --> 2077.44] of searing loss [2077.44 --> 2080.34] The Father's debt [2080.34 --> 2083.04] His face away [2083.04 --> 2086.18] As wounds switched by [2086.18 --> 2088.80] the Chosen One [2088.80 --> 2093.88] Bring many souls to glory [2093.88 --> 2107.16] Behold the man [2107.16 --> 2110.08] I have lost [2110.08 --> 2115.22] My sin upon His shoulders [2115.22 --> 2118.84] And the chains I hear [2118.84 --> 2121.66] My God in voice [2121.66 --> 2123.80] Come out [2123.80 --> 2127.58] Upon the strong feet [2127.58 --> 2130.44] It was my sin [2130.44 --> 2133.24] That held Him bare [2133.24 --> 2138.22] Until it was accomplished [2138.22 --> 2142.02] His dying breath [2142.02 --> 2144.68] Has long to be done [2144.68 --> 2149.72] I know that it is finished [2149.72 --> 2164.64] I will not boast in anything [2164.64 --> 2167.32] No gifts [2167.32 --> 2168.48] No power [2168.48 --> 2169.64] No innocence [2169.64 --> 2176.64] But I will boast in Jesus Christ [2176.64 --> 2178.78] His death [2178.78 --> 2181.82] And resurrection [2181.82 --> 2185.72] Why should I bleed [2185.72 --> 2187.64] From His reward [2187.64 --> 2193.50] I cannot give an answer [2193.50 --> 2196.94] But this I know [2196.94 --> 2199.64] With all my heart [2199.64 --> 2204.64] His wounds have made my ransom [2204.64 --> 2210.56] Why should I gain from His reward [2210.56 --> 2215.64] I cannot give an answer [2215.64 --> 2219.78] But this I know [2219.78 --> 2222.36] With all my heart [2222.36 --> 2227.64] His wounds have made my ransom [2227.64 --> 2246.10] Before I give you the parting blessing [2246.10 --> 2247.28] A reminder [2247.28 --> 2250.80] For the newbies [2250.80 --> 2253.32] Newish people [2253.32 --> 2254.52] There's soup [2254.52 --> 2255.06] There's soup and buns [2255.06 --> 2256.24] And we're going to do [2256.24 --> 2258.10] Sharing about what the church is about [2258.10 --> 2259.82] And some of the staff [2259.82 --> 2260.90] And so forth and so on [2260.90 --> 2262.06] So we'd love you to stay [2262.06 --> 2263.52] We don't want that soup to go to waste [2263.52 --> 2264.98] So come on out [2264.98 --> 2265.68] And enjoy some [2265.68 --> 2267.18] We're going to be in the fireside room over there [2267.18 --> 2269.18] The fireside room that has no fire [2269.18 --> 2270.32] But it has soup [2270.32 --> 2271.14] So that's good [2271.14 --> 2274.42] You're welcome to come and stay with us [2274.42 --> 2275.36] And we'd love to see you [2275.36 --> 2280.46] Let me give you God's blessing [2280.46 --> 2283.54] Come Lord Jesus [2283.54 --> 2285.62] And startle me [2285.62 --> 2287.02] With your presence [2287.02 --> 2288.76] Life sustaining as air [2288.76 --> 2291.30] To open my heart [2291.30 --> 2292.36] To praise you [2292.36 --> 2293.34] To open my mind [2293.34 --> 2294.46] To attend to you [2294.46 --> 2295.64] To open my spirit [2295.64 --> 2296.74] To worship you [2296.74 --> 2297.76] To open me [2297.76 --> 2298.96] To live my life [2298.96 --> 2300.00] As authentically [2300.00 --> 2300.68] And boldly [2300.68 --> 2302.08] As you lived yours [2302.08 --> 2304.04] Come Lord Jesus [2304.04 --> 2304.98] Be with me [2304.98 --> 2306.18] In my longing [2306.18 --> 2307.46] Come stay with me [2307.46 --> 2308.20] In my needing [2308.20 --> 2309.52] Come go with me [2309.52 --> 2310.20] In my doing [2310.20 --> 2311.42] Come struggle with me [2311.42 --> 2312.26] In my searching [2312.26 --> 2313.94] Come rejoice with me [2313.94 --> 2315.72] In my loving [2315.72 --> 2318.82] People of God [2318.82 --> 2320.74] Go in his name [2320.74 --> 2323.64] Show who Jesus is [2323.64 --> 2325.58] By the way you live [2325.58 --> 2328.66] Let him fill your heart [2328.66 --> 2331.04] And continually save you [2331.04 --> 2331.88] Amen [2331.88 --> 2334.74] Sing one final song together [2334.74 --> 2338.54] Come set your rule and rein [2338.54 --> 2338.62] Come set your rule and write [2338.62 --> 2340.62] jail for your ISI [2340.62 --> 2341.18] From God to sliver [2341.18 --> 2342.02] To save you [2342.02 --> 2342.42] To save you [2342.42 --> 2343.12] From God to sliver [2343.12 --> 2344.18] Come set your rule and write [2344.18 --> 2344.86] Come set your rule and write [2344.86 --> 2346.22] Come set your rule and write [2346.22 --> 2346.66] You rule and write [2346.66 --> 2346.86] Love, let him finish your heart [2346.86 --> 2347.58] By theください [2347.58 --> 2348.06] For do existence [2348.06 --> 2348.82] Go set your rule and write [2348.82 --> 2348.86] Right?