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Impossible Jesus (John 3:25-30) | Matt Daniel · Compass Student Ministry Sermons Podcast

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  What's
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  Hey,
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  podcast.
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  recorded
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  it,
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  it's
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  still
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  worth
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  listening
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  to
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  even
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  is
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  there.
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  you'll
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  do
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  yourself
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  a
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  favor
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  by
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  still
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  pursuing
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  it
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  and
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  listening
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  of
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  it.
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  may
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  So
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  I
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  hope
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  you'll
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  enjoy
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  it.
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  Please
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  forgive
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  my
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  recording
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  problems.
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  But
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  what
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  is
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  here
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  is
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  toward
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  listening
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  to
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  give
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  it
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  a
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  listen.
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  Here
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  it
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  comes.
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  Well,
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  if
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  everyone
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  can
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  turn
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  in
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  your
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  Bibles
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  to
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  John
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  three,
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  look
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  at
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  a
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  couple
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  of
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  verses
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  here
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  tonight,
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  specifically
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  verses
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  25
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  through
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  30.
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  I'll
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  give
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  you
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  all
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  a
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  second
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  to
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  open
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  up
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  there.
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  It's
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  a
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  really
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  interesting
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  experience
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  when
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  someone
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  comes
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  up
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  to
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  you
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  and
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  says,
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  you
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  remind
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  me
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  of
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  someone.
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  That
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  can
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  either
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  be
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  a
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  really
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  good
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  thing
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  or
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  a
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  really
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  bad
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  thing.
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  A
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  couple
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  months
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  ago,
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  I
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  was
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  on
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  a
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  work
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  trip
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  and
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  I
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  was
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  coming
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  home
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  from
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  Nashville.
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  I
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  was
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  exhausted.
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  I
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  was
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  ready
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  to
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  be
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  done.
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  I
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  had
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  a
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  bunch
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  of
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  flight
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  delays
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  and
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  I
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  was
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  just
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  tired
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  of
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  being
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  in
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  the
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  airport.
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  Um,
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  and
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  so
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  I'm
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  going
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  in
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  to
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  check
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  a
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  bag
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  that
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  I
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  didn't
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  think
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  I
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  would
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  have
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  to
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  check.
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  And
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  I,
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  I
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  hand
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  it
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  to
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  the
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  lady
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  who's
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  about
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  to
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  put
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  it
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  on
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  the
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  conveyor
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  belt
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  and
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  she
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  stopped
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  me.
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  She
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  looked
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  me
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  in
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  the
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  face
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  and
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  was
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  like,
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  you
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  remind
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  me
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  of
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  someone.
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  You
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  know,
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  you
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  look
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  exactly
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  like
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  Chris
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  Pratt.
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  And
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  I
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  was
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  like,
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  thanks?
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  Like,
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  which
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  one?
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  Like,
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  am
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  I,
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  am
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  I
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  Star
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  Lord
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  or
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  am
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  I
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  Andy?
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  I
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  feel
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  like
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  there's
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  a
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  big
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  difference,
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  you
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  know?
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  There's
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  a
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  massive
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  difference
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  about
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  which
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  is,
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  okay,
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  thanks
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  boys.
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  I
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  appreciate
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  the
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  front
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  row
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  here.
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  That's,
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  that's
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  the
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  thing
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  is,
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  you
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  know,
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  you,
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  you
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  never
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  know.
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  But,
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  as
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  I
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  said,
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  you
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  look
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  just
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  like
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  Chris
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  Pratt.
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  Chris
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  Pratt.
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  It
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  was
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  a
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  very
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  odd
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  experience,
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  but
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  it
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  would
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  have
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  been
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  an
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  even
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  more
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  odd
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  experience
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  if
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  that
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  lady
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  would
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  have
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  gone
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  home
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  that
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  night
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  to
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  her
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  family
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  or
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  to
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  her
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  friends
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  and
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  said,
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  you
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  guys
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  will
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  never
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  believe
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  who
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  I
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  met
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  at
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  the
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  airport
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  today.
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  I
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  met
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  Star
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  Lord.
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  I
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  met
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  Chris
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  Pratt
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  in
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  person.
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  I
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  checked
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  his
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  bag.
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  It
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  was
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  the
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  best
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  experience
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  of
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  my
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  life.
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  It
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  would
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  have
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  been
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  really
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  odd
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  because
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  I
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  don't
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  know
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  if
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  it's
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  obvious.
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  I
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  am
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  not
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  Chris
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  Pratt.
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  I'm
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  not
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  even
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  close.
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  I
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  feel
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  like
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  I'm
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  like
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  a
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  dollar
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  store
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  Chris
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  Pratt.
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  So
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  if
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  people
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  were
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  to
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  look
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  to
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  me
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  to
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  be
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  Chris
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  Pratt,
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  to
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  be
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  this
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  amazing,
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  talented
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  actor,
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  or
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  to
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  be
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  someone
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  that
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  was
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  super
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  funny
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  and
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  just
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  had
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  a
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  good
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  time
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  with
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  everybody
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  like
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  Mr.
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  Pratt,
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  they
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  would
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  be
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  super
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  disappointed
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  because
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  I'm
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  not
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  him.
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  I'm,
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  a
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  cheap
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  substitute.
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  I'd
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  be,
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  I'd
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  be
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  a
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  stand
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  in.
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  You
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  see,
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  when
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  it
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  comes
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  to
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  Jesus,
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  this
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  is
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  something
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  that
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  I
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  want
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  us
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  to
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  put
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  a
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  pin
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  in
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  and
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  think
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  about
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  for
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  the
• 2:43
  duration
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  of
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  this
• 2:45
  message
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  tonight.
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  When
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  it
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  comes
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  to
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  Jesus,
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  accept
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  no
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  substitutes.
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  When
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  it
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  comes
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  to
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  Jesus,
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  accept
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  no
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  substitutes.
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  This
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  thought
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  is
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  super
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  evident
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  in
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  our
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  passage,
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  and
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  it's
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  going
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  to
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  govern
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  everything
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  that
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  we
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  talk
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  about.
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  All
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  the
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  points
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  that
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  make
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  tonight,
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  everything
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  that
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  you're
• 3:05
  going
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  to
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  see
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  in
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  the
• 3:05
  scriptures,
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  is
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  going
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  to
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  lead
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  you
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  to
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  the
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  inevitable
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  conclusion
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  that
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  when
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  it
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  comes
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  to
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  Jesus,
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  Do
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  not
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  accept
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  a
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  single
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  substitute.
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  Hopefully
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  you're
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  there
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  in
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  your
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  Bibles
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  by
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  now.
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  We're
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  going
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  to
• 3:18
  be
• 3:18
  looking
• 3:18
  at
• 3:18
  John
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  3,
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  25
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  through
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  30.
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  So
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  read
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  the
• 3:22
  passage
• 3:22
  and
• 3:22
  then
• 3:23
  we'll
• 3:23
  dive
• 3:23
  into
• 3:23
  talking
• 3:24
  about
• 3:24
  it.
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  It
• 3:26
  says,
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  now
• 3:27
  a
• 3:27
  discussion
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  arose
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  between
• 3:28
  some
• 3:28
  of
• 3:28
  John's
• 3:29
  disciples
• 3:29
  and
• 3:29
  a
• 3:29
  Jew
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  over
• 3:30
  purification,
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  and
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  they
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  came
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  John
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  and
• 3:32
  said
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  to
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  him,
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  rabbi,
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  he
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  who
• 3:34
  is
• 3:34
  with
• 3:34
  you
• 3:34
  across
• 3:34
  the
• 3:34
  Jordan,
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  to
• 3:35
  whom
• 3:35
  you
• 3:35
  bore
• 3:35
  witness,
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  look,
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  he
• 3:37
  is
• 3:37
  baptizing
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  and
• 3:38
  all
• 3:38
  are
• 3:38
  going
• 3:38
  to
• 3:39
  him.
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  John
• 3:40
  answered.
• 3:40
  A
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  person
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  cannot
• 3:41
  receive
• 3:41
  even
• 3:41
  one
• 3:42
  thing
• 3:42
  unless
• 3:42
  it
• 3:42
  has
• 3:42
  given
• 3:43
  him
• 3:43
  from
• 3:43
  heaven.
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  You
• 3:45
  yourselves
• 3:45
  bear
• 3:46
  me
• 3:46
  witness
• 3:46
  that.
• 3:46
  I
• 3:46
  said,
• 3:46
  I
• 3:47
  am
• 3:47
  not
• 3:47
  a
• 3:47
  Christ,
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  but
• 3:49
  I
• 3:49
  have
• 3:49
  been
• 3:49
  sent
• 3:49
  before
• 3:50
  him.
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  The
• 3:51
  one
• 3:51
  who
• 3:51
  has
• 3:51
  the
• 3:52
  bride
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  is
• 3:52
  the
• 3:52
  bride
• 3:52
  groom,
• 3:53
  the
• 3:53
  friend
• 3:53
  of
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  bride
• 3:54
  groom.
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  So
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  what
• 4:07
  we
• 4:07
  see
• 4:08
  as
• 4:08
  we
• 4:08
  get
• 4:08
  started
• 4:09
  in
• 4:09
  this
• 4:10
  passage
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  is
• 4:11
  you've
• 4:11
  got
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  disciples
• 4:12
  of
• 4:12
  John
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  the
• 4:13
  Baptist
• 4:13
  who
• 4:13
  have
• 4:13
  been
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  following
• 4:14
  him
• 4:14
  for
• 4:14
  his
• 4:15
  ministry,
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  coming
• 4:16
  up
• 4:16
  to
• 4:16
  John.
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  And
• 4:18
  with
• 4:18
  this
• 4:18
  hint
• 4:19
  of
• 4:20
  envy,
• 4:21
  of
• 4:21
  frustration
• 4:22
  that
• 4:22
  Jesus
• 4:22
  is
• 4:23
  getting
• 4:23
  so
• 4:23
  much
• 4:23
  attention,
• 4:23
  they're
• 4:24
  saying,
• 4:25
  look,
• 4:25
  John,
• 4:26
  everyone's
• 4:26
  going
• 4:27
  to
• 4:27
  Jesus.
• 4:28
  What
• 4:28
  are
• 4:28
  you
• 4:28
  going
• 4:28
  to
• 4:28
  do
• 4:28
  about
• 4:29
  it?
• 4:29
  think
• 4:29
  one
• 4:29
  is
• 4:30
  getting
• 4:30
  more
• 4:30
  of
• 4:30
  what
• 4:31
  you
• 4:31
  want.
• 4:31
  That's
• 4:32
  certainly
• 4:32
  a
• 4:32
  fake
• 4:32
  savior,
• 4:33
  saying,
• 4:33
  to
• 4:35
  whatever
• 4:36
  degree
• 4:38
  I
• 4:39
  possibly
• 4:39
  can,
• 4:40
  then
• 4:40
  I'll
• 4:40
  feel
• 4:40
  good
• 4:40
  about
• 4:41
  myself.
• 4:41
  I'll
• 4:42
  have
• 4:44
  joy
• 4:45
  that
• 4:46
  lasts.
• 4:47
  That'll
• 4:48
  be
• 4:49
  good.
• 4:52
  Right?
• 4:52
  Like
• 4:52
  how
• 4:52
  much,
• 4:53
  how
• 4:53
  much
• 4:53
  you're
• 4:53
  willing
• 4:53
  to
• 4:53
  work
• 4:54
  hard.
• 4:55
  That
• 4:55
  as
• 4:55
  long
• 4:55
  as,
• 4:55
  long
• 4:55
  as
• 4:55
  I
• 4:56
  work
• 4:56
  crazy
• 4:57
  hard
• 4:57
  and
• 4:57
  I
• 4:58
  do
• 4:58
  all
• 4:58
  of
• 4:58
  the
• 4:58
  things
• 4:58
  that
• 4:58
  I
• 4:59
  wanna
• 4:59
  do,
• 4:59
  I'm
• 4:59
  just,
• 4:59
  I'm
• 4:59
  just
• 4:59
  gonna
• 4:59
  grind,
• 5:00
  then
• 5:00
  I'll
• 5:00
  be
• 5:00
  happy.
• 5:02
  I'll
• 5:02
  earn
• 5:02
  literally
• 5:03
  everything.
• 5:05
  That's
• 5:05
  certainly
• 5:05
  a
• 5:05
  fake
• 5:05
  savior.
• 5:07
  Self-trust
• 5:08
  and
• 5:08
  self-love.
• 5:10
  These
• 5:10
  can
• 5:11
  be
• 5:11
  fake
• 5:11
  saviors
• 5:11
  too.
• 5:11
  The
• 5:12
  fact
• 5:12
  that
• 5:14
  you
• 5:14
  can
• 5:14
  say,
• 5:14
  I
• 5:14
  don't
• 5:14
  really
• 5:14
  need
• 5:15
  anybody
• 5:15
  else
• 5:15
  if
• 5:15
  I
• 5:15
  got
• 5:16
  me.
• 5:17
  Doesn't
• 5:17
  matter.
• 5:19
  What
• 5:19
  anyone
• 5:20
  else
• 5:20
  might
• 5:20
  think,
• 5:20
  whether
• 5:21
  good
• 5:21
  or
• 5:21
  bad,
• 5:22
  doesn't
• 5:22
  matter.
• 5:22
  No
• 5:22
  one
• 5:23
  else
• 5:23
  matters
• 5:23
  but
• 5:23
  me.
• 5:23
  If
• 5:23
  you
• 5:24
  put
• 5:24
  yourself
• 5:24
  above
• 5:24
  literally
• 5:25
  everyone
• 5:25
  else,
• 5:26
  we
• 5:26
  all
• 5:26
  kind
• 5:26
  of
• 5:26
  understand
• 5:26
  that
• 5:27
  this
• 5:27
  is
• 5:27
  how
• 5:27
  we're
• 5:27
  hardwired.
• 5:28
  We
• 5:28
  see
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  world
• 5:29
  through
• 5:29
  our
• 5:29
  own
• 5:29
  eyes.
• 5:30
  Leaning
• 5:30
  into
• 5:30
  that
• 5:31
  is
• 5:32
  something
• 5:32
  that
• 5:32
  can
• 5:32
  be
• 5:32
  like
• 5:33
  biting
• 5:33
  into
• 5:33
  that
• 5:33
  impossible
• 5:34
  burger.
• 5:35
  It's
• 5:35
  not
• 5:35
  ultimately
• 5:36
  satisfying
• 5:37
  being
• 5:37
  good
• 5:37
  enough,
• 5:39
  being
• 5:39
  good
• 5:39
  enough.
• 5:40
  Certainly
• 5:40
  saying,
• 5:40
  well,
• 5:41
  I
• 5:41
  mean,
• 5:41
  I've
• 5:41
  come
• 5:42
  on,
• 5:42
  like
• 5:42
  I'm
• 5:42
  a,
• 5:43
  I'm
• 5:43
  a
• 5:43
  pretty
• 5:43
  good
• 5:44
  person.
• 5:44
  All
• 5:44
  things
• 5:44
  considered.
• 5:46
  You
• 5:46
  know,
• 5:46
  I
• 5:46
  feel,
• 5:47
  come
• 5:48
  on,
• 5:48
  I'm
• 5:48
  not
• 5:48
  that
• 5:49
  bad.
• 5:49
  Even
• 5:50
  better,
• 5:50
  I'm
• 5:50
  not
• 5:50
  as
• 5:50
  bad
• 5:50
  as
• 5:50
  those
• 5:51
  other
• 5:51
  people,
• 5:51
  right?
• 5:52
  The
• 5:52
  lateral
• 5:52
  comparisons.
• 5:54
  You
• 5:54
  know,
• 5:54
  those
• 5:54
  people
• 5:54
  are,
• 5:56
  those
• 5:56
  people
• 5:56
  are
• 5:56
  terrible.
• 5:57
  Over
• 5:57
  there,
• 5:58
  they
• 5:59
  got
• 5:59
  no
• 5:59
  teeth
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  they're
• 6:00
  being
• 6:01
  silly
• 6:01
  all
• 6:01
  the
• 6:01
  time.
• 6:01
  They're
• 6:01
  disrupting
• 6:02
  class
• 6:03
  and
• 6:04
  doing
• 6:04
  just
• 6:05
  weird
• 6:05
  stuff.
• 6:05
  Come
• 6:06
  on,
• 6:06
  I'm
• 6:06
  better
• 6:06
  than
• 6:06
  them.
• 6:07
  You
• 6:07
  compare
• 6:07
  yourself
• 6:08
  laterally
• 6:08
  and
• 6:08
  make
• 6:08
  yourself
• 6:09
  feel
• 6:09
  better
• 6:09
  about
• 6:09
  who
• 6:10
  you
• 6:10
  are.
• 6:10
  So
• 6:10
  yeah,
• 6:10
  I
• 6:10
  feel
• 6:10
  good.
• 6:13
  Maybe
• 6:13
  having
• 6:13
  an
• 6:13
  excellent
• 6:14
  reputation.
• 6:14
  But
• 6:14
  what
• 6:14
  I,
• 6:15
  what
• 6:15
  I
• 6:15
  want
• 6:15
  to
• 6:16
  show
• 6:16
  you
• 6:16
  as
• 6:16
  we
• 6:16
  tie
• 6:17
  it
• 6:17
  all
• 6:17
  together
• 6:17
  here,
• 6:18
  every
• 6:19
  single
• 6:19
  one
• 6:19
  of
• 6:19
  these
• 6:20
  points,
• 6:21
  these
• 6:21
  things
• 6:21
  that
• 6:21
  can
• 6:21
  stand
• 6:22
  in
• 6:22
  as
• 6:22
  fake
• 6:22
  saviors,
• 6:23
  what
• 6:23
  they
• 6:23
  all
• 6:23
  have
• 6:23
  in
• 6:23
  common
• 6:24
  is
• 6:24
  that
• 6:24
  they
• 6:25
  have
• 6:25
  self
• 6:25
  exaltation
• 6:27
  or
• 6:27
  self
• 6:27
  worship
• 6:29
  as
• 6:29
  your
• 6:29
  highest
• 6:29
  good,
• 6:32
  that
• 6:32
  your
• 6:32
  highest
• 6:33
  good
• 6:34
  is
• 6:34
  to
• 6:34
  put
• 6:34
  yourself
• 6:35
  first
• 6:36
  and
• 6:36
  to
• 6:36
  put
• 6:36
  yourself
• 6:36
  above
• 6:38
  everyone,
• 6:38
  including
• 6:39
  God,
• 6:39
  including
• 6:39
  your
• 6:40
  family,
• 6:40
  including
• 6:41
  your
• 6:41
  friends,
• 6:43
  that
• 6:43
  if
• 6:43
  you
• 6:44
  pursue
• 6:44
  yourself
• 6:45
  as
• 6:46
  the
• 6:46
  highest
• 6:46
  good
• 6:46
  that
• 6:46
  you
• 6:46
  could
• 6:47
  possibly
• 6:47
  achieve,
• 6:47
  then
• 6:48
  you'll
• 6:48
  be
• 6:48
  happy.
• 6:49
  That's
• 6:49
  what
• 6:49
  all
• 6:50
  of
• 6:50
  these
• 6:50
  fake
• 6:50
  saviors
• 6:51
  have
• 6:51
  in
• 6:51
  common.
• 6:51
  They
• 6:51
  say,
• 6:52
  I
• 6:53
  come
• 6:53
  first.
• 6:53
  It
• 6:53
  matters
• 6:54
  if
• 6:54
  I
• 6:54
  increase,
• 6:55
  it
• 6:55
  matters
• 6:55
  if
• 6:55
  I
• 6:55
  do
• 6:55
  well.
• 6:57
  See
• 6:57
  what's
• 6:58
  hard
• 6:58
  about
• 6:58
  this
• 6:58
  is
• 7:00
  that's
• 7:01
  exactly
• 7:01
  what,
• 7:01
  when
• 7:01
  we
• 7:02
  go
• 7:02
  back
• 7:02
  to
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  text,
• 7:02
  we're
• 7:02
  going
• 7:02
  to
• 7:02
  see
• 7:03
  that
• 7:03
  John
• 7:04
  rails
• 7:04
  against
• 7:05
  self
• 7:06
  exaltation.
• 7:06
  John
• 7:07
  is
• 7:07
  going
• 7:07
  to
• 7:07
  say,
• 7:08
  what
• 7:08
  are
• 7:08
  you
• 7:08
  guys
• 7:08
  doing?
• 7:09
  Come
• 7:09
  on,
• 7:10
  look
• 7:10
  back
• 7:11
  at
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  text
• 7:11
  with
• 7:11
  me.
• 7:11
  Let's,
• 7:12
  let's,
• 7:12
  let's
• 7:12
  look
• 7:13
  at
• 7:13
  John's
• 7:13
  response
• 7:14
  here.
• 7:14
  Again,
• 7:14
  they
• 7:15
  say,
• 7:15
  Rabbi,
• 7:15
  he,
• 7:16
  who's
• 7:16
  with
• 7:16
  you
• 7:16
  across
• 7:16
  the
• 7:16
  Jordan,
• 7:17
  whom
• 7:17
  you
• 7:17
  bore
• 7:17
  witness.
• 7:18
  Look,
• 7:18
  he's
• 7:18
  baptizing.
• 7:19
  All
• 7:19
  are
• 7:19
  going
• 7:19
  to
• 7:19
  him.
• 7:19
  Do
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  hear
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  envy
• 7:20
  in
• 7:20
  their
• 7:20
  voice.
• 7:22
  Do
• 7:22
  you
• 7:22
  hear
• 7:23
  their
• 7:23
  desire
• 7:23
  to
• 7:23
  stay
• 7:24
  in
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  limelight?
• 7:24
  Do
• 7:25
  you
• 7:25
  hear
• 7:25
  their
• 7:25
  desire
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  exalt
• 7:26
  themselves,
• 7:27
  sticking
• 7:28
  with
• 7:28
  this
• 7:28
  godly
• 7:29
  guy,
• 7:29
  who's
• 7:29
  bearing
• 7:30
  witness
• 7:30
  to
• 7:30
  God,
• 7:30
  that
• 7:30
  he's
• 7:31
  a
• 7:31
  prophet,
• 7:31
  he's
• 7:31
  really
• 7:31
  well
• 7:31
  thought
• 7:32
  of.
• 7:32
  Do
• 7:32
  you
• 7:32
  hear
• 7:33
  them
• 7:33
  wanting
• 7:34
  their
• 7:34
  shine,
• 7:35
  wanting
• 7:36
  their
• 7:36
  moment,
• 7:36
  wanting
• 7:36
  to
• 7:36
  stay
• 7:37
  as
• 7:39
  the
• 7:39
  best
• 7:39
  of
• 7:39
  the
• 7:40
  best,
• 7:40
  to
• 7:41
  be
• 7:41
  seen
• 7:41
  that
• 7:41
  way?
• 7:43
  But
• 7:44
  what
• 7:44
  does
• 7:44
  John
• 7:45
  say?
• 7:46
  Look
• 7:46
  again.
• 7:48
  I
• 7:48
  want
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  particularly
• 7:49
  focus
• 7:50
  on
• 7:50
  this
• 7:50
  last
• 7:50
  verse,
• 7:50
  but
• 7:50
  I'll
• 7:51
  read
• 7:51
  a
• 7:51
  couple
• 7:51
  leading
• 7:52
  up
• 7:52
  to
• 7:52
  it
• 7:52
  as
• 7:52
  well,
• 7:52
  where
• 7:52
  he
• 7:52
  says,
• 7:53
  Look,
• 7:53
  a
• 7:53
  person
• 7:53
  cannot
• 7:54
  receive
• 7:54
  even
• 7:54
  one
• 7:54
  thing
• 7:54
  unless
• 7:55
  it
• 7:55
  is
• 7:55
  given
• 7:55
  him
• 7:55
  from
• 7:55
  heaven.
• 7:56
  You
• 7:56
  yourselves
• 7:57
  bear
• 7:57
  me
• 7:57
  witness.
• 7:58
  I
• 7:58
  said,
• 7:59
  I
• 7:59
  am
• 7:59
  not
• 7:59
  the
• 7:59
  Christ.
• 8:01
  It's
• 8:01
  not
• 8:01
  me,
• 8:03
  but
• 8:03
  I
• 8:03
  have
• 8:03
  been
• 8:04
  sent
• 8:04
  before
• 8:04
  him.
• 8:05
  The
• 8:05
  one
• 8:05
  who
• 8:05
  has
• 8:06
  the
• 8:06
  bride
• 8:06
  is
• 8:06
  the
• 8:06
  bridegroom.
• 8:07
  The
• 8:07
  friend
• 8:07
  of
• 8:07
  the
• 8:08
  bridegroom
• 8:08
  who
• 8:08
  stands
• 8:08
  and
• 8:09
  hears
• 8:09
  him
• 8:09
  rejoices
• 8:10
  greatly
• 8:10
  at
• 8:10
  the
• 8:10
  bridegroom's
• 8:11
  voice.
• 8:11
  Therefore.
• 8:13
  This
• 8:13
  joy
• 8:13
  of
• 8:13
  mine
• 8:13
  is
• 8:14
  complete.
• 8:16
  He
• 8:16
  must
• 8:16
  increase,
• 8:17
  but
• 8:18
  I
• 8:18
  must
• 8:19
  decrease.
• 8:21
  That's
• 8:21
  what
• 8:21
  John
• 8:22
  ends
• 8:22
  with
• 8:23
  in
• 8:23
  this
• 8:23
  passage.
• 8:23
  That
• 8:24
  his
• 8:24
  followers
• 8:24
  say,
• 8:25
  shouldn't
• 8:25
  you
• 8:26
  be
• 8:26
  increasing?
• 8:26
  Shouldn't
• 8:26
  you
• 8:27
  take
• 8:27
  your
• 8:27
  followers
• 8:27
  back?
• 8:28
  Shouldn't
• 8:28
  you
• 8:28
  be
• 8:28
  just
• 8:28
  the
• 8:29
  most
• 8:29
  hype
• 8:30
  and
• 8:30
  cool
• 8:30
  dude
• 8:30
  in
• 8:30
  all
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  universe?
• 8:32
  And
• 8:32
  John
• 8:32
  says,
• 8:33
  you're
• 8:34
  talking
• 8:34
  about
• 8:34
  me
• 8:34
  in
• 8:34
  comparison
• 8:34
  to
• 8:35
  Christ?
• 8:35
  No.
• 8:36
  He
• 8:36
  must
• 8:37
  increase,
• 8:38
  but
• 8:38
  I
• 8:38
  must
• 8:38
  decrease.
• 8:40
  You
• 8:40
  see,
• 8:41
  if
• 8:41
  we
• 8:41
  claim
• 8:41
  to
• 8:42
  trust
• 8:42
  Christ,
• 8:43
  if
• 8:43
  we
• 8:43
  claim
• 8:43
  to
• 8:44
  follow
• 8:44
  Him
• 8:44
  and
• 8:44
  to
• 8:44
  be
• 8:45
  His
• 8:45
  disciple,
• 8:45
  but
• 8:46
  we're
• 8:47
  walking
• 8:47
  with
• 8:47
  this
• 8:48
  arrogance
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  this
• 8:49
  pride
• 8:49
  of
• 8:49
  saying,
• 8:49
  well,
• 8:49
  I
• 8:49
  want
• 8:50
  to
• 8:50
  put
• 8:50
  myself
• 8:50
  in
• 8:50
  the
• 8:50
  limelight
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  be
• 8:52
  the
• 8:52
  most
• 8:52
  popular
• 8:53
  and
• 8:53
  exalt
• 8:53
  myself
• 8:54
  above
• 8:54
  all
• 8:54
  else.
• 8:56
  And
• 8:56
  if
• 8:56
  your
• 8:56
  biggest
• 8:56
  concern
• 8:57
  is
• 8:57
  with
• 8:57
  your
• 8:58
  own
• 8:58
  reputation,
• 8:59
  And
• 8:59
  your
• 9:00
  own
• 9:00
  worthiness,
• 9:02
  you're
• 9:02
  going
• 9:02
  to
• 9:02
  miss
• 9:03
  Christ.
• 9:05
  You're
• 9:05
  going
• 9:05
  to
• 9:05
  bite
• 9:05
  into
• 9:06
  one
• 9:06
  of
• 9:06
  these
• 9:06
  cheap
• 9:06
  substitutes.
• 9:08
  You're
• 9:08
  going
• 9:08
  to
• 9:08
  miss
• 9:08
  the
• 9:08
  forgiveness
• 9:09
  that
• 9:09
  he
• 9:09
  offers.
• 9:10
  If
• 9:10
  you
• 9:10
  don't
• 9:10
  say
• 9:11
  with
• 9:11
  John,
• 9:13
  he
• 9:13
  must
• 9:13
  increase,
• 9:14
  but
• 9:14
  I
• 9:14
  must
• 9:15
  decrease.
• 9:16
  That's
• 9:16
  point
• 9:17
  number
• 9:17
  two.
• 9:17
  I
• 9:17
  want
• 9:17
  you
• 9:17
  to
• 9:17
  write
• 9:17
  it
• 9:18
  down
• 9:18
  this
• 9:18
  way.
• 9:19
  Humble
• 9:20
  yourself
• 9:21
  before
• 9:21
  the
• 9:21
  real
• 9:22
  savior,
• 9:24
  humble
• 9:24
  yourself
• 9:25
  before
• 9:26
  the
• 9:26
  real
• 9:26
  savior.
• 9:28
  Again,
• 9:29
  we
• 9:29
  have
• 9:29
  the
• 9:29
  idea
• 9:29
  of,
• 9:30
  we
• 9:30
  know
• 9:31
  that
• 9:31
  there
• 9:31
  are
• 9:31
  cheap
• 9:31
  substitutes
• 9:32
  out
• 9:32
  there.
• 9:32
  We
• 9:32
  know
• 9:33
  that.
• 9:35
  But
• 9:35
  in
• 9:35
  order
• 9:35
  to
• 9:36
  come
• 9:36
  to
• 9:36
  the
• 9:36
  real,
• 9:36
  it
• 9:37
  has
• 9:37
  to
• 9:37
  be
• 9:37
  an
• 9:37
  act
• 9:37
  of
• 9:37
  humility.
• 9:39
  It's
• 9:39
  not
• 9:39
  something
• 9:40
  we
• 9:40
  can
• 9:40
  do
• 9:41
  with
• 9:41
  a
• 9:41
  bunch
• 9:41
  of
• 9:42
  pride
• 9:42
  in
• 9:42
  our
• 9:42
  hearts.
• 9:44
  No
• 9:44
  one
• 9:44
  enters
• 9:44
  the
• 9:45
  kingdom
• 9:45
  of
• 9:45
  God
• 9:45
  with
• 9:46
  a
• 9:46
  swagger.
• 9:47
  They
• 9:47
  enter
• 9:47
  with
• 9:47
  a
• 9:47
  limp.
• 9:49
  I
• 9:50
  hope
• 9:50
  that
• 9:50
  you
• 9:50
  get
• 9:50
  to
• 9:50
  have
• 9:50
  the
• 9:50
  experience
• 9:51
  someday
• 9:52
  of
• 9:53
  being
• 9:53
  in
• 9:53
  a
• 9:53
  wedding
• 9:53
  other
• 9:54
  than
• 9:54
  your
• 9:54
  own.
• 9:55
  Because
• 9:55
  it
• 9:55
  is
• 9:55
  one
• 9:56
  of
• 9:56
  the
• 9:56
  most
• 9:56
  joyous
• 9:57
  and
• 9:57
  fun
• 9:57
  occasions
• 9:58
  that
• 9:58
  you
• 9:58
  can
• 9:58
  be
• 9:58
  part
• 9:59
  of.
• 10:00
  Cause
• 10:00
  if
• 10:00
  you
• 10:00
  can
• 10:00
  be
• 10:00
  in
• 10:01
  that
• 10:01
  wedding
• 10:02
  party,
• 10:02
  that
• 10:02
  inner
• 10:02
  circle,
• 10:03
  it
• 10:03
  is
• 10:03
  so
• 10:04
  much
• 10:04
  fun.
• 10:04
  Whether
• 10:04
  you're
• 10:05
  a
• 10:05
  groomsman
• 10:05
  or,
• 10:05
  or
• 10:06
  a
• 10:06
  bridesmaid,
• 10:08
  it
• 10:08
  is
• 10:08
  an
• 10:08
  incredible
• 10:09
  amount
• 10:09
  of
• 10:10
  fun.
• 10:11
  And
• 10:11
  a
• 10:11
  couple
• 10:11
  months
• 10:12
  ago,
• 10:12
  I
• 10:12
  got
• 10:12
  to
• 10:12
  be
• 10:12
  the
• 10:12
  best
• 10:12
  man
• 10:13
  for
• 10:14
  my
• 10:14
  best
• 10:14
  friend
• 10:14
  in
• 10:15
  California
• 10:15
  for
• 10:16
  his
• 10:16
  wedding.
• 10:18
  Now,
• 10:20
  the
• 10:20
  number
• 10:20
  one
• 10:21
  rule
• 10:21
  of
• 10:22
  what
• 10:22
  you
• 10:22
  cannot
• 10:22
  do
• 10:23
  as
• 10:23
  a
• 10:23
  best
• 10:24
  man
• 10:25
  is
• 10:25
  make
• 10:26
  the
• 10:26
  wedding
• 10:26
  about
• 10:27
  yourself
• 10:28
  is
• 10:29
  make
• 10:29
  the
• 10:29
  wedding
• 10:29
  about
• 10:30
  how
• 10:30
  great
• 10:31
  your
• 10:31
  speech
• 10:31
  is,
• 10:32
  how
• 10:33
  much
• 10:33
  fun
• 10:33
  you
• 10:33
  are
• 10:33
  to
• 10:34
  be
• 10:34
  around
• 10:34
  with
• 10:34
  everyone.
• 10:37
  The
• 10:37
  point
• 10:38
  as
• 10:38
  the
• 10:38
  best
• 10:38
  man
• 10:38
  is
• 10:38
  not
• 10:39
  to
• 10:39
  exalt
• 10:39
  yourself,
• 10:39
  but
• 10:40
  to
• 10:40
  honor
• 10:40
  the
• 10:40
  couple
• 10:41
  who's
• 10:41
  being
• 10:41
  married.
• 10:42
  It's
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  point
• 10:43
  away
• 10:43
  from
• 10:44
  yourself
• 10:44
  saying,
• 10:44
  yeah,
• 10:44
  I'm,
• 10:45
  I'm
• 10:45
  not
• 10:45
  the
• 10:45
  one
• 10:45
  who's
• 10:45
  getting
• 10:46
  married
• 10:46
  today.
• 10:46
  I'm
• 10:46
  not
• 10:48
  the
• 10:48
  bride,
• 10:48
  the
• 10:49
  bridegroom.
• 10:49
  I
• 10:49
  meant
• 10:50
  to
• 10:50
  point
• 10:50
  to
• 10:50
  the
• 10:50
  married
• 10:51
  couple
• 10:51
  and
• 10:51
  say,
• 10:51
  hey,
• 10:51
  honor
• 10:52
  them,
• 10:52
  enjoy
• 10:52
  them,
• 10:53
  appreciate
• 10:53
  them,
• 10:54
  shower
• 10:54
  them
• 10:54
  with
• 10:54
  affection.
• 10:55
  They're
• 10:55
  the
• 10:55
  ones
• 10:56
  who
• 10:56
  deserve
• 10:57
  our
• 10:57
  honor
• 10:57
  today.
• 10:59
  I
• 10:59
  mean,
• 10:59
  think
• 10:59
  about
• 11:00
  the
• 11:00
  text
• 11:00
  of
• 11:00
  what's
• 11:01
  happening
• 11:01
  in
• 11:01
  our
• 11:02
  verses.
• 11:02
  We
• 11:02
  have
• 11:03
  the
• 11:04
  disciples
• 11:04
  of
• 11:04
  John
• 11:04
  saying,
• 11:05
  why
• 11:05
  is
• 11:06
  everyone
• 11:06
  given
• 11:06
  honor
• 11:06
  to
• 11:07
  Jesus?
• 11:07
  Why
• 11:07
  is
• 11:07
  everybody
• 11:08
  doing
• 11:08
  that?
• 11:09
  And
• 11:09
  John's
• 11:10
  like,
• 11:11
  You
• 11:11
  guys
• 11:11
  aren't
• 11:11
  the
• 11:11
  ones,
• 11:12
  you
• 11:12
  guys,
• 11:12
  the
• 11:12
  bride
• 11:13
  has,
• 11:13
  the
• 11:13
  bridegroom
• 11:14
  has
• 11:14
  the
• 11:14
  bride.
• 11:16
  I'm
• 11:16
  not
• 11:16
  the
• 11:16
  Christ.
• 11:16
  I'm
• 11:17
  not
• 11:17
  the
• 11:17
  one
• 11:17
  who's
• 11:17
  getting
• 11:17
  married,
• 11:18
  so
• 11:18
  to
• 11:18
  speak,
• 11:19
  in
• 11:19
  this
• 11:19
  analogy.
• 11:19
  I'm
• 11:20
  the
• 11:20
  bridegroom.
• 11:21
  Or
• 11:22
  I'm
• 11:22
  not
• 11:22
  the
• 11:22
  bridegroom.
• 11:23
  I'm
• 11:23
  the
• 11:23
  best
• 11:23
  man.
• 11:24
  There
• 11:24
  we
• 11:24
  go.
• 11:24
  That's
• 11:24
  what
• 11:24
  he's
• 11:24
  saying.
• 11:25
  Sorry.
• 11:26
  He's
• 11:26
  saying
• 11:26
  I'm
• 11:26
  pointing
• 11:27
  to
• 11:27
  them.
• 11:28
  I'm
• 11:28
  pointing
• 11:28
  to
• 11:28
  Jesus.
• 11:29
  I'm
• 11:29
  pointing
• 11:29
  to
• 11:29
  his
• 11:29
  relationship
• 11:30
  with
• 11:30
  his
• 11:30
  church.
• 11:30
  I'm
• 11:31
  not
• 11:31
  here
• 11:32
  to
• 11:32
  get
• 11:33
  all
• 11:33
  the
• 11:33
  shine.
• 11:35
  John
• 11:36
  gets
• 11:37
  all
• 11:37
  the
• 11:37
  shine.
• 11:37
  That
• 11:37
  Christ's
• 11:38
  glorification
• 11:39
  is
• 11:39
  necessary.
• 11:41
  He
• 11:41
  gets
• 11:41
  that,
• 11:42
  but
• 11:42
  the
• 11:42
  followers
• 11:43
  think
• 11:43
  that
• 11:43
  they
• 11:43
  still
• 11:43
  need
• 11:44
  to
• 11:44
  stay
• 11:44
  in
• 11:44
  the
• 11:44
  limelight.
• 11:45
  They
• 11:45
  don't
• 11:45
  think
• 11:45
  that
• 11:45
  they
• 11:46
  should
• 11:46
  be
• 11:46
  fading
• 11:47
  out
• 11:47
  of
• 11:47
  it.
• 11:49
  And
• 11:49
  I
• 11:49
  think
• 11:50
  that's
• 11:50
  just
• 11:50
  one
• 11:50
  of
• 11:50
  the
• 11:50
  most
• 11:50
  important
• 11:51
  things
• 11:51
  to
• 11:51
  understand
• 11:51
  on
• 11:52
  this
• 11:52
  point,
• 11:52
  where
• 11:52
  we're
• 11:52
  humbling
• 11:53
  ourselves
• 11:53
  before
• 11:53
  the
• 11:53
  real
• 11:54
  Savior
• 11:54
  because
• 11:54
  we
• 11:55
  understand
• 11:56
  that
• 11:56
  God
• 11:56
  opposes
• 11:56
  the
• 11:56
  proud
• 11:57
  and
• 11:57
  gives
• 11:57
  grace
• 11:57
  to
• 11:57
  the
• 11:57
  humble.
• 12:00
  That
• 12:00
  you
• 12:00
  either
• 12:01
  get
• 12:01
  salvation
• 12:01
  at
• 12:01
  the
• 12:01
  cross
• 12:02
  or
• 12:02
  not
• 12:02
  at
• 12:02
  all.
• 12:03
  That
• 12:04
  this
• 12:04
  life
• 12:04
  is
• 12:04
  not
• 12:05
  about
• 12:06
  you
• 12:06
  putting
• 12:06
  yourself
• 12:07
  up
• 12:08
  and
• 12:08
  saying,
• 12:09
  Yeah,
• 12:09
  I
• 12:09
  mean,
• 12:09
  I
• 12:09
  guess
• 12:10
  God's
• 12:10
  got
• 12:10
  to
• 12:10
  increase,
• 12:11
  but
• 12:12
  my
• 12:12
  reputation
• 12:13
  matters
• 12:13
  more.
• 12:16
  I'm
• 12:16
  at
• 12:16
  this
• 12:16
  wedding
• 12:17
  feast,
• 12:17
  but
• 12:17
  I
• 12:17
  got
• 12:17
  to
• 12:17
  make
• 12:17
  it
• 12:17
  about
• 12:18
  me,
• 12:18
  even
• 12:18
  though
• 12:18
  I'm
• 12:18
  not
• 12:18
  the
• 12:18
  one
• 12:19
  getting
• 12:19
  married.
• 12:22
  Again,
• 12:22
  this,
• 12:23
  this
• 12:23
  humility
• 12:24
  that
• 12:24
  John
• 12:24
  displays
• 12:25
  is
• 12:25
  so
• 12:26
  critical
• 12:27
  for
• 12:27
  the
• 12:27
  Christian
• 12:27
  life.
• 12:29
  And
• 12:29
  it
• 12:29
  has
• 12:29
  to
• 12:29
  be
• 12:29
  our
• 12:30
  mantra,
• 12:30
  this
• 12:31
  one
• 12:31
  of
• 12:31
  humbling
• 12:32
  ourself
• 12:32
  before
• 12:32
  the
• 12:33
  real
• 12:33
  savior.
• 12:34
  So
• 12:35
  what
• 12:35
  does
• 12:35
  true
• 12:35
  humility
• 12:36
  even
• 12:36
  look
• 12:36
  like?
• 12:38
  It's
• 12:39
  something
• 12:39
  that's
• 12:39
  important
• 12:39
  to
• 12:40
  know
• 12:40
  about,
• 12:40
  but
• 12:40
  what
• 12:40
  does
• 12:40
  it
• 12:40
  look
• 12:41
  like
• 12:41
  in
• 12:41
  the
• 12:41
  biblical
• 12:41
  sense?
• 12:43
  I
• 12:43
  think
• 12:43
  first
• 12:44
  true
• 12:44
  humility
• 12:44
  starts
• 12:46
  with
• 12:46
  confession.
• 12:47
  It
• 12:47
  starts
• 12:48
  with
• 12:48
  a
• 12:48
  confession
• 12:48
  that
• 12:49
  saying,
• 12:51
  I
• 12:51
  am
• 12:51
  a
• 12:51
  sinner.
• 12:52
  I
• 12:52
  need
• 12:52
  a
• 12:52
  savior.
• 12:54
  There
• 12:54
  is
• 12:54
  nothing
• 12:55
  more
• 12:55
  humble
• 12:56
  and
• 12:56
  basic
• 12:57
  than
• 12:57
  being
• 12:57
  able
• 12:58
  to
• 12:58
  say
• 12:58
  this
• 12:58
  and
• 12:58
  mean
• 12:59
  it.
• 13:00
  This
• 13:00
  is
• 13:00
  the
• 13:00
  foundation
• 13:01
  of
• 13:01
  what
• 13:01
  we're
• 13:01
  talking
• 13:02
  about.
• 13:02
  This
• 13:02
  is
• 13:04
  who
• 13:04
  I
• 13:04
  am.
• 13:06
  I'm
• 13:06
  not
• 13:06
  the
• 13:06
  top
• 13:06
  dog.
• 13:06
  I'm
• 13:07
  not
• 13:07
  the
• 13:07
  coolest
• 13:07
  thing
• 13:07
  since
• 13:07
  sliced
• 13:08
  bread.
• 13:09
  And
• 13:09
  I
• 13:10
  need
• 13:10
  a
• 13:10
  savior.
• 13:12
  I
• 13:12
  can't
• 13:12
  do
• 13:12
  it
• 13:13
  on
• 13:13
  my
• 13:13
  own.
• 13:14
  I
• 13:14
  need
• 13:14
  a
• 13:14
  real
• 13:15
  savior.
• 13:15
  I
• 13:16
  need
• 13:16
  someone
• 13:16
  that's
• 13:16
  really
• 13:16
  gonna
• 13:17
  make
• 13:17
  change.
• 13:17
  Not
• 13:17
  someone
• 13:18
  that's
• 13:18
  gonna,
• 13:19
  you
• 13:19
  know,
• 13:19
  wet
• 13:19
  my
• 13:20
  appetite
• 13:20
  and,
• 13:21
  you
• 13:21
  know,
• 13:22
  be
• 13:22
  able
• 13:22
  to,
• 13:22
  you
• 13:22
  know,
• 13:23
  not
• 13:23
  really
• 13:23
  worry
• 13:23
  about
• 13:23
  the
• 13:24
  real
• 13:24
  savior
• 13:24
  stuff.
• 13:24
  It's
• 13:25
  like,
• 13:25
  at
• 13:25
  least
• 13:25
  I
• 13:25
  got
• 13:25
  a
• 13:25
  little
• 13:25
  bit
• 13:25
  here,
• 13:26
  you
• 13:26
  know?
• 13:29
  And
• 13:29
  after
• 13:29
  this
• 13:29
  confession,
• 13:30
  true
• 13:30
  humility
• 13:30
  requires
• 13:31
  a
• 13:31
  It's
• 13:31
  actually
• 13:32
  complete.
• 13:34
  It's
• 13:34
  full
• 13:35
  satisfaction.
• 13:37
  See,
• 13:37
  this
• 13:37
  joy
• 13:37
  is
• 13:37
  complete
• 13:38
  because
• 13:38
  the
• 13:38
  joy
• 13:38
  is
• 13:39
  in
• 13:39
  Christ.
• 13:40
  It's
• 13:40
  in
• 13:40
  who
• 13:40
  He
• 13:41
  is
• 13:42
  and
• 13:42
  it's
• 13:42
  in
• 13:42
  what
• 13:42
  He
• 13:43
  does
• 13:43
  for
• 13:43
  His
• 13:44
  church.
• 13:45
  So
• 13:46
  I
• 13:46
  want
• 13:46
  us
• 13:46
  to
• 13:46
  write
• 13:46
  this
• 13:47
  down
• 13:47
  this
• 13:48
  way,
• 13:48
  for
• 13:48
  point
• 13:48
  number
• 13:48
  three.
• 13:49
  If
• 13:49
  we're
• 13:49
  thinking
• 13:49
  about
• 13:50
  not
• 13:51
  having
• 13:51
  to
• 13:51
  humble
• 13:52
  ourselves
• 13:52
  through
• 13:52
  gritted
• 13:53
  teeth
• 13:53
  and
• 13:53
  through
• 13:54
  anger,
• 13:55
  point
• 13:55
  number
• 13:55
  three,
• 13:56
  delight
• 13:56
  in
• 13:56
  the
• 13:56
  Savior
• 13:58
  and
• 13:58
  His
• 13:58
  work.
• 14:00
  Delight
• 14:00
  in
• 14:00
  the
• 14:01
  Savior
• 14:01
  and
• 14:02
  His
• 14:02
  work.
• 14:04
  I
• 14:04
  am
• 14:05
  a
• 14:05
  pretty
• 14:06
  massive
• 14:07
  Christmas
• 14:07
  fan.
• 14:09
  Which,
• 14:09
  like,
• 14:09
  most
• 14:09
  people
• 14:10
  are.
• 14:10
  So
• 14:10
  I
• 14:10
  know
• 14:10
  that's
• 14:10
  not
• 14:10
  that
• 14:11
  interesting,
• 14:11
  but
• 14:12
  I
• 14:12
  mean,
• 14:12
  the
• 14:14
  The
• 14:15
  tree
• 14:15
  is
• 14:15
  up
• 14:15
  in
• 14:15
  my
• 14:16
  house.
• 14:16
  It's
• 14:16
  decorated.
• 14:17
  There's
• 14:19
  All
• 14:20
  the
• 14:20
  decor
• 14:20
  is
• 14:21
  out.
• 14:21
  Basically,
• 14:21
  as
• 14:22
  soon
• 14:22
  as
• 14:22
  it
• 14:22
  turned
• 14:22
  November,
• 14:23
  it
• 14:23
  was
• 14:23
  like,
• 14:23
  Alright,
• 14:23
  are
• 14:23
  we
• 14:23
  doing
• 14:23
  this?
• 14:24
  Like,
• 14:24
  we're
• 14:24
  gonna
• 14:24
  make
• 14:24
  this
• 14:25
  happen.
• 14:25
  It'll
• 14:25
  probably
• 14:26
  up
• 14:26
  through
• 14:26
  March.
• 14:27
  You
• 14:27
  never
• 14:27
  know.
• 14:28
  But
• 14:29
  That's
• 14:29
  the
• 14:29
  thing
• 14:30
  is
• 14:30
  with,
• 14:30
  with
• 14:30
  Christmas,
• 14:31
  it's
• 14:31
  a
• 14:31
  time
• 14:32
  that's
• 14:32
  characterized
• 14:33
  by
• 14:33
  joy,
• 14:34
  right?
• 14:35
  Most
• 14:35
  people
• 14:35
  are
• 14:36
  going
• 14:36
  through
• 14:36
  the
• 14:36
  holiday
• 14:37
  season
• 14:37
  and
• 14:38
  they're
• 14:38
  singing
• 14:38
  all
• 14:38
  the
• 14:38
  songs
• 14:39
  about
• 14:39
  having,
• 14:40
  having
• 14:40
  joy
• 14:40
  in
• 14:40
  their
• 14:40
  hearts
• 14:41
  and
• 14:41
  all
• 14:41
  of
• 14:41
  this
• 14:41
  great
• 14:41
  stuff.
• 14:45
  But
• 14:45
  there's
• 14:45
  a
• 14:45
  reason
• 14:45
  that
• 14:45
  we
• 14:46
  can't
• 14:46
  sing.
• 14:47
  Well,
• 14:47
  I
• 14:47
  mean,
• 14:47
  I
• 14:47
  guess
• 14:47
  you
• 14:47
  can,
• 14:48
  but
• 14:48
  you're
• 14:48
  crazy.
• 14:48
  You
• 14:48
  can't
• 14:49
  sing
• 14:49
  Christmas
• 14:49
  songs
• 14:50
  in
• 14:50
  July
• 14:51
  when
• 14:51
  it's
• 14:51
  super
• 14:52
  hot
• 14:52
  out.
• 14:52
  It's
• 14:52
  not
• 14:52
  the,
• 14:53
  it's
• 14:53
  not
• 14:53
  the
• 14:53
  season
• 14:53
  for
• 14:54
  it.
• 14:55
  So
• 14:55
  no
• 14:55
  matter
• 14:55
  how
• 14:56
  excited
• 14:56
  you
• 14:57
  get
• 14:57
  about
• 14:57
  Christmas,
• 14:58
  no
• 14:58
  matter
• 14:58
  how
• 14:58
  much
• 14:58
  this
• 14:59
  season
• 14:59
  of
• 14:59
  joy
• 15:00
  brings
• 15:00
  you,
• 15:02
  it
• 15:02
  doesn't
• 15:02
  end
• 15:02
  up
• 15:03
  lasting.
• 15:04
  There's
• 15:04
  no
• 15:04
  element
• 15:04
  of
• 15:05
  completion.
• 15:06
  You
• 15:06
  can't
• 15:07
  say,
• 15:07
  well,
• 15:07
  my
• 15:07
  joy
• 15:07
  is
• 15:07
  complete
• 15:08
  because
• 15:08
  it's
• 15:08
  Christmas
• 15:10
  because
• 15:10
  as
• 15:10
  soon
• 15:10
  as
• 15:10
  it's
• 15:10
  not
• 15:11
  Christmas,
• 15:11
  your
• 15:12
  joy
• 15:12
  is
• 15:12
  not
• 15:12
  really
• 15:12
  complete
• 15:13
  anymore.
• 15:16
  You
• 15:16
  see,
• 15:16
  your
• 15:16
  joy
• 15:16
  is
• 15:16
  only
• 15:17
  as
• 15:17
  stable
• 15:17
  as
• 15:18
  the
• 15:18
  object
• 15:18
  of
• 15:18
  your
• 15:19
  joy.
• 15:20
  If
• 15:21
  your
• 15:21
  joy
• 15:21
  is
• 15:22
  grounded
• 15:22
  in
• 15:22
  your,
• 15:23
  in
• 15:23
  your
• 15:23
  circumstances
• 15:24
  in
• 15:24
  terms
• 15:24
  of
• 15:24
  what's
• 15:25
  happening
• 15:25
  here
• 15:26
  around
• 15:26
  you
• 15:26
  immediately,
• 15:28
  you're
• 15:28
  going
• 15:28
  to
• 15:28
  be
• 15:29
  tempted
• 15:30
  to
• 15:30
  bite
• 15:30
  into
• 15:30
  these
• 15:31
  impossible
• 15:31
  saviors
• 15:33
  to
• 15:33
  say,
• 15:33
  yeah,
• 15:34
  I'll,
• 15:34
  I'll,
• 15:34
  I'll
• 15:34
  accept
• 15:35
  the
• 15:35
  cheap
• 15:35
  substitutes,
• 15:38
  but
• 15:38
  the
• 15:38
  mind
• 15:38
  shattering
• 15:39
  truth
• 15:39
  of
• 15:39
  the
• 15:39
  gospel
• 15:41
  is
• 15:41
  that
• 15:42
  when
• 15:42
  we
• 15:42
  talk
• 15:43
  about
• 15:43
  saying
• 15:43
  he
• 15:44
  must
• 15:44
  increase,
• 15:45
  but
• 15:45
  I
• 15:45
  must
• 15:46
  decrease.
• 15:47
  The
• 15:47
  truth
• 15:47
  of
• 15:47
  the
• 15:48
  gospel
• 15:48
  is
• 15:48
  that
• 15:48
  before
• 15:49
  you
• 15:49
  even
• 15:49
  had
• 15:50
  an
• 15:50
  idea
• 15:51
  of
• 15:51
  what
• 15:51
  that
• 15:51
  could
• 15:52
  possibly
• 15:52
  mean,
• 15:54
  Christ
• 15:54
  was
• 15:54
  decreased
• 15:55
  on
• 15:55
  your
• 15:55
  behalf.
• 15:58
  You'll
• 15:58
  go
• 15:58
  here
• 15:58
  later.
• 15:59
  I
• 15:59
  don't
• 15:59
  have
• 16:00
  time
• 16:00
  for
• 16:00
  it
• 16:00
  right
• 16:00
  now,
• 16:01
  but
• 16:01
  just
• 16:01
  write
• 16:01
  it
• 16:01
  down.
• 16:02
  Philippians
• 16:03
  2,
• 16:03
  5
• 16:03
  through
• 16:03
  8.
• 16:05
  The
• 16:06
  idea
• 16:06
  that
• 16:07
  though
• 16:07
  Christ
• 16:08
  is
• 16:09
  very
• 16:09
  God
• 16:09
  of
• 16:09
  very
• 16:10
  God,
• 16:10
  He's
• 16:10
  the
• 16:10
  Son,
• 16:12
  He
• 16:12
  empties
• 16:13
  Himself
• 16:13
  and
• 16:13
  takes
• 16:13
  on
• 16:14
  the
• 16:14
  form
• 16:14
  of
• 16:14
  a
• 16:14
  servant.
• 16:17
  In
• 16:17
  a
• 16:17
  certain
• 16:18
  sense,
• 16:18
  this
• 16:18
  is
• 16:18
  the
• 16:18
  ultimate
• 16:19
  humiliation.
• 16:20
  This
• 16:20
  is
• 16:20
  the
• 16:20
  ultimate
• 16:21
  act
• 16:21
  of
• 16:21
  humility.
• 16:24
  That
• 16:24
  before
• 16:25
  we
• 16:25
  are
• 16:25
  in
• 16:25
  any
• 16:26
  sense
• 16:26
  called
• 16:27
  to
• 16:27
  humble
• 16:27
  ourselves
• 16:28
  before
• 16:28
  Christ,
• 16:29
  He
• 16:29
  moved
• 16:30
  first.
• 16:31
  He
• 16:31
  was
• 16:31
  the
• 16:32
  one
• 16:32
  who
• 16:32
  humbled
• 16:32
  Himself.
• 16:33
  He
• 16:33
  was
• 16:33
  the
• 16:34
  one
• 16:34
  who
• 16:34
  came
• 16:34
  to
• 16:34
  us
• 16:35
  in
• 16:35
  our
• 16:35
  weakness
• 16:36
  and
• 16:36
  in
• 16:36
  our
• 16:36
  frailness.
• 16:38
  And
• 16:38
  He
• 16:38
  took
• 16:38
  on
• 16:38
  flesh.
• 16:41
  And
• 16:41
  so
• 16:41
  in
• 16:42
  a
• 16:42
  certain
• 16:42
  sense,
• 16:42
  Christ
• 16:43
  did
• 16:43
  that.
• 16:43
  He
• 16:43
  didn't
• 16:44
  come
• 16:44
  for
• 16:44
  the
• 16:45
  increase
• 16:45
  of
• 16:45
  your
• 16:45
  own
• 16:46
  personal
• 16:46
  glory.
• 16:48
  He
• 16:48
  didn't
• 16:48
  come
• 16:48
  so
• 16:49
  you
• 16:49
  could
• 16:49
  be
• 16:50
  the
• 16:50
  best
• 16:50
  of
• 16:50
  the
• 16:50
  best,
• 16:52
  but
• 16:52
  He
• 16:53
  did
• 16:53
  come
• 16:53
  for
• 16:53
  the
• 16:53
  increase
• 16:54
  of
• 16:54
  your
• 16:54
  good.
• 16:56
  He
• 16:56
  did
• 16:57
  come
• 16:57
  so
• 16:57
  that
• 16:57
  ultimately,
• 16:58
  through
• 16:59
  Him
• 16:59
  being
• 16:59
  decreased
• 17:01
  and
• 17:01
  the
• 17:01
  work
• 17:01
  that
• 17:01
  He
• 17:02
  does
• 17:02
  for
• 17:02
  the
• 17:02
  church,
• 17:03
  that
• 17:03
  you
• 17:03
  can
• 17:03
  be
• 17:03
  increased,
• 17:04
  that
• 17:04
  you
• 17:04
  can
• 17:04
  have
• 17:04
  eternal
• 17:05
  life,
• 17:05
  that
• 17:05
  you
• 17:05
  can
• 17:06
  have
• 17:06
  joy
• 17:06
  that
• 17:06
  is
• 17:06
  complete.
• 17:09
  Let's
• 17:09
  just
• 17:09
  look
• 17:09
  at
• 17:09
  a
• 17:10
  couple
• 17:10
  reasons
• 17:10
  why
• 17:11
  you
• 17:11
  should
• 17:12
  delight
• 17:12
  in
• 17:12
  Christ
• 17:13
  because
• 17:13
  of
• 17:13
  this.
• 17:13
  I
• 17:13
  know
• 17:14
  I've
• 17:14
  already
• 17:14
  started
• 17:15
  on
• 17:15
  this,
• 17:15
  but
• 17:15
  there's
• 17:15
  so
• 17:16
  much
• 17:16
  that
• 17:16
  we
• 17:16
  can
• 17:16
  say
• 17:17
  here.
• 17:17
  And
• 17:18
  this
• 17:18
  is
• 17:18
  really
• 17:18
  the
• 17:18
  turning
• 17:19
  point
• 17:19
  in
• 17:19
  the
• 17:19
  Christian
• 17:20
  life,
• 17:20
  where
• 17:20
  you
• 17:20
  go
• 17:20
  from
• 17:22
  gritting
• 17:22
  your
• 17:22
  teeth,
• 17:23
  thinking
• 17:23
  about
• 17:23
  this
• 17:23
  God,
• 17:25
  to
• 17:25
  trusting
• 17:26
  in
• 17:26
  Him
• 17:26
  and
• 17:26
  delighting
• 17:27
  in
• 17:27
  Him.
• 17:29
  So
• 17:29
  why
• 17:29
  should
• 17:29
  you
• 17:29
  trust
• 17:30
  in
• 17:30
  Christ?
• 17:31
  Number
• 17:31
  one,
• 17:31
  He
• 17:31
  is
• 17:32
  the
• 17:32
  image
• 17:32
  of
• 17:32
  the
• 17:32
  invisible
• 17:33
  God.
• 17:34
  He's
• 17:34
  the
• 17:34
  image
• 17:35
  of
• 17:35
  the
• 17:35
  invisible
• 17:35
  God.
• 17:35
  Amen.
• 17:36
  Amen.
• 17:37
  He's
• 17:37
  the
• 17:37
  disclosure
• 17:38
  of
• 17:38
  all
• 17:38
  that
• 17:38
  God
• 17:38
  is.
• 17:39
  He's
• 17:40
  the
• 17:40
  one
• 17:40
  who
• 17:40
  shows
• 17:40
  what
• 17:41
  God
• 17:41
  is
• 17:41
  and
• 17:41
  who
• 17:42
  He
• 17:42
  is,
• 17:42
  what
• 17:42
  He's
• 17:42
  really
• 17:43
  like.
• 17:46
  And
• 17:46
  that
• 17:46
  is
• 17:46
  super
• 17:46
  important
• 17:47
  for
• 17:47
  us,
• 17:48
  to
• 17:48
  know
• 17:48
  that
• 17:48
  this
• 17:48
  God
• 17:49
  is
• 17:49
  not
• 17:51
  twiddling
• 17:51
  His
• 17:51
  thumbs
• 17:52
  out
• 17:52
  in
• 17:52
  the
• 17:52
  cosmos
• 17:54
  while
• 17:54
  we're
• 17:54
  just
• 17:54
  sitting
• 17:55
  here
• 17:55
  hoping
• 17:55
  that
• 17:55
  things
• 17:56
  go
• 17:56
  well
• 17:56
  for
• 17:56
  us,
• 17:56
  but
• 17:57
  that
• 17:58
  He
• 17:58
  broke
• 17:58
  into
• 17:58
  space
• 17:59
  and
• 17:59
  time
• 18:00
  for
• 18:00
  your
• 18:00
  good.
• 18:01
  You
• 18:03
  should
• 18:03
  also
• 18:03
  delight
• 18:04
  in
• 18:04
  Christ
• 18:04
  because
• 18:04
  He's
• 18:04
  fully
• 18:05
  God
• 18:05
  and
• 18:05
  fully
• 18:05
  man.
• 18:08
  He's
• 18:08
  the
• 18:08
  only
• 18:08
  one
• 18:08
  qualified
• 18:10
  to
• 18:10
  be
• 18:11
  the
• 18:11
  mediator
• 18:12
  for
• 18:12
  our
• 18:12
  sins.
• 18:12
  The
• 18:12
  only
• 18:13
  one
• 18:13
  who
• 18:13
  can
• 18:13
  go
• 18:13
  between
• 18:15
  us
• 18:15
  and
• 18:15
  God
• 18:15
  and
• 18:15
  have
• 18:15
  any
• 18:16
  sense
• 18:16
  of
• 18:16
  satisfaction
• 18:20
  because
• 18:20
  of
• 18:20
  our
• 18:20
  sins.
• 18:22
  This
• 18:22
  is
• 18:22
  really
• 18:22
  good
• 18:23
  news
• 18:23
  that
• 18:24
  God
• 18:24
  would
• 18:24
  take
• 18:24
  on
• 18:24
  flesh
• 18:25
  like
• 18:25
  this.
• 18:25
  Again,
• 18:25
  Philippians
• 18:26
  just
• 18:26
  mentioned
• 18:27
  it.
• 18:30
  You
• 18:30
  should
• 18:30
  also
• 18:30
  delight
• 18:31
  in
• 18:31
  Christ
• 18:31
  because
• 18:31
  He's
• 18:31
  gentle
• 18:32
  and
• 18:32
  lowly,
• 18:34
  because
• 18:34
  He's
• 18:34
  gentle
• 18:34
  and
• 18:34
  lowly.
• 18:35
  He's
• 18:35
  not.
• 18:37
  A
• 18:37
  tyrant,
• 18:39
  he's
• 18:39
  not
• 18:39
  someone
• 18:40
  that
• 18:41
  if
• 18:41
  you
• 18:41
  knock
• 18:42
  on
• 18:42
  his
• 18:42
  door,
• 18:42
  he
• 18:42
  says,
• 18:43
  go
• 18:43
  away,
• 18:44
  get
• 18:44
  out
• 18:44
  of
• 18:44
  my
• 18:44
  face.
• 18:45
  Don't
• 18:46
  come
• 18:46
  near
• 18:46
  me,
• 18:46
  you
• 18:46
  sinner.
• 18:48
  He
• 18:48
  says,
• 18:49
  come
• 18:49
  to
• 18:49
  me,
• 18:50
  all
• 18:50
  you
• 18:50
  who
• 18:50
  are
• 18:50
  weary
• 18:51
  and
• 18:51
  heavy
• 18:51
  laden.
• 18:52
  If
• 18:52
  you
• 18:52
  have
• 18:52
  any
• 18:53
  burden
• 18:53
  in
• 18:53
  any
• 18:54
  sense,
• 18:54
  come
• 18:55
  to
• 18:55
  me
• 18:55
  and
• 18:55
  I
• 18:55
  will
• 18:55
  give
• 18:55
  you
• 18:56
  rest.
• 18:57
  Take
• 18:57
  my
• 18:57
  yoke.
• 18:58
  It's
• 18:58
  easy.
• 18:59
  It's
• 18:59
  burden
• 18:59
  is
• 18:59
  light.
• 19:01
  But
• 19:01
  the
• 19:01
  freedom
• 19:02
  that's
• 19:02
  found
• 19:02
  in
• 19:02
  Christ
• 19:03
  because
• 19:03
  He
• 19:03
  is
• 19:03
  gentle
• 19:04
  and
• 19:04
  lowly
• 19:04
  is
• 19:04
  something
• 19:05
  that
• 19:05
  is
• 19:05
  worth
• 19:05
  delighting
• 19:06
  in
• 19:06
  and
• 19:06
  being
• 19:06
  excited
• 19:07
  about.
• 19:09
  Christ
• 19:10
  also
• 19:10
  tells
• 19:11
  the
• 19:11
  truth.
• 19:12
  I
• 19:13
  mean,
• 19:14
  I
• 19:14
  wasn't
• 19:15
  going
• 19:15
  to
• 19:15
  go
• 19:15
  write
• 19:15
  down
• 19:15
  every
• 19:16
  single
• 19:16
  truly,
• 19:16
  truly
• 19:17
  statement
• 19:17
  in
• 19:17
  the
• 19:17
  Bible,
• 19:17
  but
• 19:18
  you
• 19:18
  get
• 19:18
  the
• 19:18
  point.
• 19:18
  Like
• 19:19
  when
• 19:19
  He's
• 19:19
  saying
• 19:20
  truly,
• 19:20
  truly,
• 19:21
  He's
• 19:21
  telling
• 19:21
  it
• 19:21
  how
• 19:22
  it
• 19:22
  is.
• 19:23
  He's
• 19:24
  not
• 19:24
  telling
• 19:24
  you,
• 19:24
  hey,
• 19:25
  you
• 19:25
  know,
• 19:26
  uh,
• 19:26
  you
• 19:27
  might
• 19:27
  think
• 19:27
  that
• 19:27
  you're
• 19:27
  in
• 19:27
  your
• 19:27
  sins,
• 19:28
  but
• 19:28
  like,
• 19:28
  you're
• 19:28
  actually
• 19:29
  cool
• 19:29
  to
• 19:29
  stay
• 19:29
  there.
• 19:31
  He's
• 19:31
  also
• 19:31
  not
• 19:32
  telling
• 19:32
  you,
• 19:32
  Hey,
• 19:32
  you
• 19:32
  know
• 19:32
  what?
• 19:32
  You
• 19:33
  should,
• 19:33
  You
• 19:33
  can
• 19:33
  just
• 19:33
  expect
• 19:34
  to
• 19:34
  have
• 19:34
  your
• 19:34
  best
• 19:34
  life
• 19:35
  now.
• 19:35
  Nothing
• 19:35
  bad
• 19:36
  is
• 19:36
  ever
• 19:36
  going
• 19:36
  to
• 19:36
  happen
• 19:36
  to
• 19:36
  you.
• 19:37
  You
• 19:37
  can
• 19:38
  manifest
• 19:38
  all
• 19:39
  the
• 19:39
  things
• 19:39
  that
• 19:39
  you
• 19:39
  would
• 19:39
  ever
• 19:40
  want,
• 19:40
  And
• 19:40
  I
• 19:40
  will
• 19:41
  just
• 19:41
  give
• 19:41
  you
• 19:41
  all
• 19:42
  this
• 19:42
  stuff
• 19:42
  like
• 19:42
  a
• 19:42
  divine
• 19:43
  vending
• 19:43
  machine.
• 19:44
  It'll
• 19:44
  be
• 19:44
  great.
• 19:45
  No,
• 19:46
  He
• 19:46
  tells
• 19:46
  it
• 19:46
  how
• 19:46
  it
• 19:46
  is.
• 19:47
  That
• 19:47
  when
• 19:47
  you
• 19:47
  read
• 19:47
  the
• 19:47
  Scriptures,
• 19:48
  And
• 19:48
  you,
• 19:48
  you
• 19:48
  understand
• 19:49
  these
• 19:49
  words
• 19:49
  from
• 19:50
  Him,
• 19:50
  You
• 19:50
  know
• 19:51
  that
• 19:51
  what
• 19:51
  He's
• 19:51
  saying
• 19:52
  about
• 19:52
  your
• 19:52
  life
• 19:52
  is
• 19:52
  truthful.
• 19:54
  That
• 19:55
  His
• 19:55
  Word
• 19:55
  is
• 19:55
  not
• 19:56
  going
• 19:56
  to
• 19:56
  fail
• 19:56
  you
• 19:56
  in
• 19:56
  any
• 19:57
  way.
• 20:00
  We
• 20:00
  should
• 20:01
  also
• 20:01
  delight
• 20:01
  in
• 20:01
  Christ
• 20:01
  because
• 20:02
  He
• 20:02
  atones
• 20:02
  for
• 20:02
  sin.
• 20:05
  Because
• 20:05
  Christ
• 20:05
  atones
• 20:06
  for
• 20:06
  sin.
• 20:06
  Because
• 20:06
  He
• 20:06
  is
• 20:06
  the
• 20:07
  only
• 20:07
  one
• 20:07
  who
• 20:07
  is
• 20:07
  able
• 20:07
  to
• 20:08
  make
• 20:08
  sufficient
• 20:09
  payment
• 20:10
  on
• 20:10
  the
• 20:10
  debt
• 20:10
  that
• 20:10
  we
• 20:10
  owe.
• 20:12
  And
• 20:12
  that
• 20:12
  He
• 20:12
  did.
• 20:13
  He
• 20:13
  was
• 20:13
  willing
• 20:14
  to
• 20:14
  do
• 20:14
  that.
• 20:19
  Finally,
• 20:19
  we
• 20:19
  should
• 20:19
  delight
• 20:20
  in
• 20:20
  Christ
• 20:20
  because
• 20:20
  He
• 20:20
  prays
• 20:21
  for
• 20:21
  His
• 20:21
  people.
• 20:23
  Because
• 20:23
  He
• 20:23
  prays
• 20:23
  for
• 20:24
  His
• 20:24
  people
• 20:24
  that
• 20:26
  Christ
• 20:26
  doesn't
• 20:27
  just
• 20:27
  save
• 20:27
  you
• 20:27
  and
• 20:28
  then
• 20:28
  leave
• 20:28
  you
• 20:28
  and
• 20:29
  say,
• 20:29
  Good
• 20:29
  luck.
• 20:31
  But
• 20:31
  as
• 20:31
  a
• 20:31
  Christian,
• 20:32
  you
• 20:32
  know
• 20:32
  that
• 20:32
  even
• 20:32
  in
• 20:33
  your
• 20:33
  deepest,
• 20:33
  darkest
• 20:35
  moments,
• 20:37
  you
• 20:37
  know
• 20:37
  that
• 20:37
  the
• 20:37
  one
• 20:38
  whom
• 20:38
  you
• 20:38
  can
• 20:38
  call
• 20:38
  upon
• 20:39
  at
• 20:39
  any
• 20:39
  time
• 20:39
  is
• 20:39
  praying
• 20:40
  for
• 20:40
  you.
• 20:40
  He's
• 20:41
  prayed
• 20:41
  for
• 20:41
  you,
• 20:41
  that
• 20:42
  your
• 20:42
  faith
• 20:42
  may
• 20:42
  not
• 20:42
  fail.
• 20:44
  Even
• 20:44
  if
• 20:44
  your
• 20:45
  prayers
• 20:45
  and
• 20:45
  strivings
• 20:46
  may
• 20:46
  feel
• 20:46
  super
• 20:46
  weak
• 20:47
  at
• 20:47
  times,
• 20:47
  you
• 20:47
  know
• 20:48
  that
• 20:48
  the
• 20:48
  prayers
• 20:48
  of
• 20:48
  your
• 20:48
  Savior
• 20:49
  are
• 20:49
  strong
• 20:50
  and
• 20:50
  that
• 20:50
  they're
• 20:51
  effective.
• 20:53
  All
• 20:53
  of
• 20:53
  these
• 20:53
  reasons,
• 20:54
  and
• 20:54
  so
• 20:55
  many
• 20:55
  more,
• 20:57
  are
• 20:57
  things
• 20:58
  that
• 20:58
  move
• 20:58
  the
• 20:58
  needle
• 20:59
  for
• 20:59
  us.
• 21:00
  As
• 21:00
  a
• 21:00
  Christian,
• 21:01
  it
• 21:01
  goes
• 21:01
  from
• 21:01
  gritting
• 21:02
  your
• 21:02
  teeth
• 21:03
  to
• 21:03
  delighting
• 21:03
  in
• 21:04
  this
• 21:04
  God,
• 21:05
  to
• 21:05
  where
• 21:06
  to
• 21:06
  be
• 21:06
  humble
• 21:07
  is
• 21:07
  no
• 21:07
  longer
• 21:07
  a
• 21:07
  chore,
• 21:09
  but
• 21:09
  it's
• 21:09
  a
• 21:09
  blessing.
• 21:11
  It's
• 21:12
  the
• 21:12
  vehicle
• 21:12
  through
• 21:12
  which
• 21:13
  you
• 21:13
  get
• 21:13
  this
• 21:13
  complete
• 21:14
  joy
• 21:15
  because
• 21:15
  you
• 21:15
  experience
• 21:16
  all
• 21:16
  of
• 21:16
  these
• 21:16
  benefits
• 21:17
  and
• 21:17
  you
• 21:17
  trust
• 21:17
  in
• 21:17
  Christ
• 21:19
  who
• 21:19
  is
• 21:19
  all
• 21:19
  of
• 21:19
  this
• 21:19
  and
• 21:19
  more.
• 21:23
  You
• 21:23
  see,
• 21:23
  when
• 21:23
  you
• 21:23
  delight
• 21:24
  in
• 21:24
  Christ,
• 21:25
  the
• 21:25
  one
• 21:25
  who's
• 21:26
  given
• 21:26
  from
• 21:26
  above,
• 21:26
  you
• 21:27
  get
• 21:27
  that
• 21:27
  lasting
• 21:28
  joy.
• 21:29
  And
• 21:29
  you
• 21:29
  reap
• 21:30
  the
• 21:30
  benefits
• 21:30
  of
• 21:30
  union
• 21:31
  with
• 21:31
  Him.
• 21:33
  But
• 21:33
  you
• 21:33
  cannot
• 21:33
  get
• 21:33
  the
• 21:33
  joy
• 21:34
  that
• 21:35
  we're
• 21:35
  talking
• 21:35
  about
• 21:37
  until
• 21:37
  you
• 21:38
  reject
• 21:38
  all
• 21:39
  Christ's
• 21:39
  substitutes.
• 21:41
  All
• 21:41
  of
• 21:41
  the
• 21:41
  impossible
• 21:42
  Jesuses
• 21:42
  that
• 21:42
  are
• 21:42
  out
• 21:43
  there.
• 21:44
  And
• 21:44
  you
• 21:44
  finally
• 21:45
  confess,
• 21:45
  He
• 21:46
  must
• 21:46
  increase,
• 21:47
  but
• 21:47
  I
• 21:47
  must
• 21:47
  decrease.
• 21:49
  So,
• 21:50
  with
• 21:50
  that
• 21:50
  being
• 21:50
  said,
• 21:51
  when
• 21:51
  it
• 21:51
  comes
• 21:51
  to
• 21:51
  Christ,
• 21:53
  accept
• 21:53
  no
• 21:54
  substitutes.
• 21:55
  Pray
• 21:55
  with
• 21:55
  me,
• 21:55
  please.
• 21:58
  Our
• 21:58
  Father
• 21:58
  in
• 21:58
  heaven,
• 21:59
  thank
• 21:59
  you
• 21:59
  for
• 22:00
  your
• 22:01
  word,
• 22:01
  which
• 22:01
  is
• 22:03
  so
• 22:04
  effective
• 22:04
  and
• 22:05
  so
• 22:06
  useful
• 22:06
  to
• 22:06
  us.
• 22:08
  We
• 22:08
  know
• 22:08
  that
• 22:08
  it
• 22:09
  does
• 22:09
  not
• 22:09
  fail
• 22:10
  us
• 22:10
  in
• 22:10
  any
• 22:10
  way,
• 22:12
  but
• 22:12
  that
• 22:13
  you
• 22:13
  have
• 22:13
  given
• 22:13
  it,
• 22:13
  that
• 22:14
  we
• 22:14
  may
• 22:14
  know
• 22:14
  the
• 22:14
  truth,
• 22:15
  that
• 22:15
  we
• 22:15
  may
• 22:15
  know
• 22:15
  you,
• 22:16
  God.
• 22:17
  And
• 22:17
  so
• 22:17
  I
• 22:17
  pray
• 22:18
  that.
• 22:19
  You
• 22:19
  would
• 22:19
  help
• 22:20
  us
• 22:20
  in
• 22:20
  our
• 22:20
  small
• 22:20
  groups
• 22:20
  tonight
• 22:21
  to
• 22:21
  recognize
• 22:22
  the,
• 22:23
  the
• 22:23
  substitutes
• 22:24
  and
• 22:24
  the
• 22:24
  idols
• 22:25
  that
• 22:26
  cling
• 22:27
  so
• 22:27
  closely
• 22:27
  to
• 22:28
  us,
• 22:28
  that
• 22:28
  sound
• 22:29
  the
• 22:29
  best,
• 22:29
  the
• 22:29
  things
• 22:30
  that
• 22:30
  we're
• 22:31
  more
• 22:31
  willing
• 22:32
  and
• 22:32
  more
• 22:32
  desirous
• 22:33
  to,
• 22:33
  to
• 22:33
  trust
• 22:34
  in
• 22:34
  you.
• 22:35
  And
• 22:35
  I
• 22:35
  pray
• 22:35
  that
• 22:35
  you
• 22:35
  would
• 22:36
  give
• 22:36
  us
• 22:36
  the,
• 22:36
  the
• 22:36
  strength
• 22:38
  and
• 22:38
  all
• 22:38
  of
• 22:39
  the
• 22:39
  courage
• 22:39
  to,
• 22:40
  to
• 22:40
  shun
• 22:40
  those
• 22:40
  things
• 22:41
  and
• 22:41
  to
• 22:42
  totally
• 22:42
  reject
• 22:43
  them,
• 22:43
  God.
• 22:45
  And
• 22:45
  I
• 22:45
  pray
• 22:45
  that
• 22:45
  we
• 22:45
  would
• 22:45
  be
• 22:45
  humble.
• 22:46
  We
• 22:47
  will
• 22:47
  be
• 22:47
  people
• 22:47
  that
• 22:47
  are
• 22:47
  marked
• 22:48
  by
• 22:48
  the
• 22:48
  confession
• 22:49
  that
• 22:50
  you,
• 22:50
  Lord,
• 22:51
  must
• 22:51
  increase,
• 22:52
  but
• 22:52
  we
• 22:52
  must
• 22:52
  decrease.
• 22:54
  Pray
• 22:54
  this
• 22:54
  all
• 22:54
  in
• 22:55
  Jesus
• 22:55
  name,
• 22:55
  Amen.