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Assurance of Faith and the Founder of Salvation · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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Verse 10. Hebrews 2 at verse 10.
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For it was fitting that he, for whom and by all things exist,
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! bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.
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! And so on down through the following verses.
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Experts in education will remind us that if we get the order wrong as far as skill and knowledge is concerned,
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then that we reap what we sow and we end up with those who are badly informed and who are not equipped to work or to serve.
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In other words, they will tell us that we must lay the emphasis on knowledge before we lay emphasis on skill,
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because knowledge is the basis for skill.
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And it seems as we read this letter that the writer understood that well,
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because here was a people struggling with their faith,
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struggling with the assurance of faith,
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and struggling with the opposition that they faced in the world.
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And the writer well understood that the way to address that was to increase their knowledge of the Lord Jesus as their saviour,
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and having done so, to apply that to them and to give them a better understanding of how that not only changes their lives,
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but sets their lives in motion.
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And we want to think about that as we look at these verses together this evening.
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The importance and the centrality of Jesus in our lives.
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And of course, we are Christians who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and who do follow him.
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But we do want to think of what that means in the light of what Jesus has done.
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And as we do read through these verses, it seems there is a clear sense of the background of two things.
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First of all, there is the sense of the world to come in verse five.
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It's important that we have that perspective, that there is a better world to come.
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And along that, as we shall see, there is underlying these verses also the mission of God.
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And the Bible, of course, is about the mission of God.
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And from these verses this evening, we want to think of the assurance of faith and the founder of salvation,
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which we have in verse number 10.
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I want to see, first of all, the mission of God and redemption.
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And when we read through these words in verse number five, six, down to verse number eight,
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and we come into the second half of verse number eight,
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the writer speaks about subjection.
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And that subjection is in the context of the verses that he quotes from Psalm number eight.
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And subjection is about subordination.
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It's about willingness to be under control of.
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And particularly in this Psalm, it speaks of the way in which God created man in his own image
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and after his own likeness in order to have dominion over everything in the world,
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to subdue creation and have dominion over everything that moves.
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And when we read back into Genesis chapter one,
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that's where we see the mission of God set out for Adam at the point of his creation.
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And we can summarize the mission of God given to Adam in two different ways.
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First of all, he is to fill the creation of God with the image of God.
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His children, his offspring, are going to be the image of God.
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And secondly, he is going to spread the garden conditions to cover the whole of creation.
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So the paradise that is confined to the garden of Eden is a paradise which will cover the whole of creation.
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That's the mission of God, simply put.
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And Adam is set out into this creation to begin that extension of the garden conditions
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and to fill the world with people who are in the image of God.
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And the writer here says in Roshnabarit,
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we don't yet see everything in subjection to him.
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In other words, something has gone wrong.
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Not that the mission of God has failed,
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but there has been a failure on the part of Adam who was going to fulfill that commission.
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And we know the story in Genesis 2 and Genesis 3,
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if ye to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
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you shall surely die.
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And we read through the account in Genesis 3,
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and that's exactly what happened.
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Where are you, says God?
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Have ye eaten of the tree that I told you not to eat of it?
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And the outcome is that Adam is sent out of the garden
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because of the way in which he has failed God and broken God's covenant.
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There is a great failure.
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And once we think of that,
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humanly speaking,
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there's such an impasse that there is no possibility
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of the mission of God ever now being accomplished.
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That is until we begin to see that there is redemption.
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And that's what the writer here wants them to notice.
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We don't see everything yet in subjection to him,
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but we see him.
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We see Jesus,
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who was made a little lower than the angels for a little while.
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We're going to understand the mission of God,
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with a focus on the passion of the Son of God,
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as the passion has come to work out a way of redemption,
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to rescue humankind from the way in which Adam has led us into death
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because of his sin,
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to rescue us from that.
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But God prepares a way of redemption.
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And we see Jesus.
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He is the focus of our faith.
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He is the center of our salvation.
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And here he is,
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for a little time,
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made lower than the angels.
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As I mentioned,
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he was born in the manger,
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the Son of God came into the world.
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He was brought up on his mother's breast.
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He is Jesus,
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made lower than the angels for a little while.
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for the great purpose of redemption.
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So that by the grace of God,
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he might taste death for everyone.
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The movement of God's heart
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for the salvation of his own people
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and for the purpose of his own mission,
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that he sent his Son
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to taste death for,
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on behalf of,
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as a substitute for everyone.
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And tasting in the sense of
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experiencing all that death meant.
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And in the work of redemption,
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to think of the death that he did taste.
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And we can describe death
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in so many different ways
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as we are familiar with it.
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But unless the death that he tasted
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is the same death
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that Adam endured
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in the Garden of Eden
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when he was sent out of it,
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then there is no redemption.
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So when I see Jesus on the cross
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dying for my sin,
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dying for the sins of the world,
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I need to be sure
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that my understanding of his death
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corresponds
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to the failure of Adam
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in the Garden of Eden.
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And when I capture that
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and see the death
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that I can see
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through the lens
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of the prophets
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and of all the experience
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of Moses and the children of Israel
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through these lenses,
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looking back to see
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the death that Adam endured,
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that here is Jesus
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abolishing death.
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At the end of this chapter,
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that here is Jesus
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who through death
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destroy the one
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who has the power of death.
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He is our Redeemer.
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And tonight,
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we need to continue
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to think more and more
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about what the death
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of Jesus meant.
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Our salvation depends upon it.
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We remember
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the death of the Lord Jesus.
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His blood is the new covenant.
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But we remember
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that his death
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is at the center
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of the redeeming work of God
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because of the grand mission of God.
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And the more my faith
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engages with that,
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and the more my faith
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begins to see
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the riches
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of these connections,
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then I begin to see
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the purpose of God
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for humankind.
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So that my salvation
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is not individualistic,
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which it is,
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and I may share,
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but that especially,
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it's part of the big thing
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that God is doing
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to rescue humankind.
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So there is
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the mission of God
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and redemption.
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Jesus died
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for our sins.
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Secondly,
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there is
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the mission of God
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and realignment.
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if something goes off track,
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something needs to take place
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in order to bring it back on track
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and bring it back on course.
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And so as surely as we see
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the death of Jesus
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redeeming us
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from the penalty of death
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and because of Adam's sin,
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then we see the resurrection of Jesus
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as the realignment
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of the mission of God,
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bringing it back firmly on course
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so that what he purposed to do
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in the Garden of Eden
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will be realized
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in the new heavens
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and in the new earth.
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And in verse 9,
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the writer
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goes on to speak
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about the way in which
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he is crowned
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with glory
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and honor.
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Sit at my right hand.
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We read in Psalm 110.
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God made that same Jesus
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you have crucified,
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Lord and Christ,
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in Acts chapter 2.
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He is crowned
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with glory
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and honor.
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And part of that glory
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is the glory
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that Adam was promised
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in the Garden of Eden.
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There is that experience
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of glory.
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There is that place
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of glory.
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He is crowned
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with personal glory
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and honor.
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But he enters
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into the place
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of glory.
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glory.
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And that's where
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we see the realignment.
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Because we are
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reminded in this
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verse 10,
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it was fitting
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that he for whom
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and by whom
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all things exist
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in bringing
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many
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sons
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to glory.
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Here is the realignment.
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Here is
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what Adam failed to do
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to bring the whole
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of humankind
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as posterity
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into the paradise
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of God
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to be confirmed
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in that place
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of commune
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with God.
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Instead,
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Adam led us
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into the
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death
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and the darkness
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of separation
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from God.
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But here is
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this
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Jesus.
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He is the
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founder
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of our salvation.
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That does mean
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he's the pioneer
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who goes
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first.
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that means
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he's the
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groundbreaker.
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Nobody has
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done this
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before.
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But being
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the founder
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also means
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that he is
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representing
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others
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and taking
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others
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with him.
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Adam took
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us into
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death.
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Jesus,
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the son
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of God,
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leads us
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into the
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glory of God,
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bringing many
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sons to glory.
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that's why
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he says
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in version
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number 13,
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behold,
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I and the
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children God
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has given
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me.
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What will
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Jesus say
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at the end
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when we're
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all gathered
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in glory
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with Jesus?
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Behold me
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and the
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children
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that God
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has given
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to me.
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At the
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very beginning
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I mentioned
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the way
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in which
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the grace
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of God
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creates
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motion in
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the life
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of the
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Christian.
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we're
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not
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static,
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we're
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not
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sitting
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in the
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same
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place
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going
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nowhere.
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The
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picture
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clearly
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is
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that
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since
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the
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day
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that
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Jesus
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rose
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and
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since
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the
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day
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we're
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united
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to him
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is that
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he is
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leading us
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on a
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triumphant
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journey
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through
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this world
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until
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at last
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triumphantly
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we enter
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into
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through
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the gates
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of glory
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and there
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to be
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forever
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more
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with
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Christ.
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The
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realignment
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they needed
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to be
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encouraged
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to think
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above what
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was happening
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around them
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to think
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above the
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persecution
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the suffering
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all that
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living the
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life of
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faith meant
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they need
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to think
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above that
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and not
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just above
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that but
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beyond
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that
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so they
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will see
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that this
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is what
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their journey
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really is
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him leading
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them
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triumphantly
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more than
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conquerors
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through him
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who loved
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them
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until at
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last he
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brings
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them
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into
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glory
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and surely
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tonight
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that's a
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huge
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encouragement
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for your
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faith
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and mine
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in our
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struggles
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perhaps
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today
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itself
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we all
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have our
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individual
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struggles
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our heads
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go down
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to think
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of motion
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that's
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bringing us
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closer to
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glory
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as perhaps
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the furthest
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thing in
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our minds
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but it
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is in
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these
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moments
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that the
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Bible
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that God
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wants us
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to remember
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that as
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Moses took
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the children
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of Israel
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across
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the Red
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Sea
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and the
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people of
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God
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wondered
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at the
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majesty
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of God
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that we
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should
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never
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lose
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sight of
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the fact
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that we
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are on
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a similar
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journey
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but a
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far greater
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and significant
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journey
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to be with
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Christ
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in glory
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and
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tonight
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no matter
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where we
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are
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or what
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we're
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going
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through
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that's
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the
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journey
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that we're
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on
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we're
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on
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together
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we worship
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together
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we pray
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together
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we hear
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what God
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has to say
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to us
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together
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because we
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are on
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this
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journey
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to certain
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victory
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to be
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with Christ
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in glory
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the mission
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of God
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and the
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realignment
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God's
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purposes
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cannot fail
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and he puts
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everything in
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place to
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ensure
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that his
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mission will
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be firmly
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on
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cush
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and will
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be
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realised
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and thirdly
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we want to
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think of
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the mission
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of God
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and the
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Redeemer
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who is
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this
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passion
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Jesus
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what has
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he actually
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done
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what has
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he done
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for us
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what is
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he doing
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for us
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now
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the mission
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of God
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and the
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Redeemer
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and through
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these verses
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there's the
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clear
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picture
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that he's
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the perfect
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Redeemer
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we see
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going back
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to verse 10
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it was
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fitting
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that he
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for whom
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and by
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whom all
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things
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exist
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the God
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whose mission
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it is
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it was
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suitable
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and appropriate
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for him
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to make
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the founder
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of our
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salvation
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perfect
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through
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suffering
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the plan
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fitted
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exactly
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what is
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required
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in order
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to keep
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the mission
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on cush
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it was
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fitting
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God
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in his
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wisdom
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has the
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plan
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no other
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plan
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would have
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would have
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helped the
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situation
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no other
16:35
plan
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would have
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rescued us
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it was
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fitting and
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suitable and
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right and
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appropriate
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in accordance
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with God's
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design
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for his
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design in
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his mission
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that the
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person of
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his son
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would be
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made
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perfect
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through
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suffering
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and
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perfection
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not in
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the sense
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that he
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had any
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imperfections
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but made
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perfect
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fully equipped
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to reach
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the intended
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goal
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as somebody
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who was
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called
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into
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the mission
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of God
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himself
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that he
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was fully
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equipped
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to complete
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the task
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through
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suffering
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and we
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read in
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chapter 5
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that he
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learned
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obedience
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through what
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he suffered
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though he
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was a son
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he learned
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obedience
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and that
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learning process
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was discovering
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every step
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that he took
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what obedience
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meant
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until he
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looked into
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the cup
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in the garden
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of Gethsemane
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until he
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was crucified
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on Calvary's
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cross
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discovering
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is this
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what obedience
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means
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and the more
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he suffered
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the more
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he discovered
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yes
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this is what
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obedience
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means
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he was made
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perfect
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through
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suffering
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everything
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that he
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endured
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was absolutely
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necessary
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every step
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that he took
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in life
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suffering
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at the hands
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of others
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tempted
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by the devil
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working day
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by day
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as the
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perfect
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holy
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son of
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God
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he was
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made
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perfect
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through
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suffering
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the mission
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of God
18:20
and the
18:20
perfect
18:21
saviour
18:22
but I want us
18:24
to think as we
18:25
close of
18:25
the mission
18:27
of God
18:28
and the
18:30
perfect
18:30
priest
18:31
because
18:33
everything that
18:33
is introduced
18:35
in this
18:36
chapter
18:37
sets the
18:39
writer off
18:39
on a
18:40
marvellous
18:41
exposition
18:41
of Christ
18:43
Jesus
18:43
as our
18:44
great
18:45
high
18:45
priest
18:46
in this
18:48
in verse 17
18:49
here itself
18:49
therefore he
18:50
had to be
18:51
made like
18:51
his brothers
18:52
in every
18:52
respect
18:53
so that he
18:53
might become
18:54
a merciful
18:55
and faithful
18:55
high priest
18:56
in the
18:57
service
18:58
of God
18:59
he was
19:01
appointed
19:01
as God's
19:03
high
19:04
priest
19:05
and when
19:07
we think
19:08
of the
19:09
high
19:09
priest
19:09
in his
19:10
appointment
19:11
in the
19:12
Old Testament
19:12
we see
19:13
there is
19:14
a service
19:15
of
19:15
consecration
19:16
of
19:17
setting
19:18
apart
19:18
and of
19:19
anointing
19:20
and we
19:21
see that
19:21
in Exodus
19:22
chapter 29
19:24
and
19:25
the late
19:27
Professor
19:27
John L.
19:28
Mackay
19:28
who was
19:30
a revered
19:31
Old Testament
19:32
lecturer
19:32
in Free Church
19:33
College
19:34
in my own
19:34
time
19:35
helpfully
19:36
explains
19:36
what
19:38
consecration
19:39
means
19:39
and it
19:41
means
19:41
at a
19:42
simple
19:42
level
19:42
filling
19:43
the
19:44
hands
19:44
of
19:44
someone
19:45
I
19:48
ask
19:48
somebody
19:48
to go
19:49
and do
19:49
something
19:49
and I
19:50
don't
19:50
equip
19:51
them
19:51
to do
19:51
that
19:52
thing
19:52
they're
19:53
not
19:53
going
19:53
to be
19:54
able
19:54
to do
19:54
it
19:54
I
19:55
need
19:55
to
19:55
fill
19:56
their
19:56
hands
19:57
with
19:58
the
19:58
things
19:58
that
19:59
enable
19:59
them
19:59
to
20:00
complete
20:01
that
20:02
task
20:03
and I
20:05
want us
20:05
to think
20:06
of
20:06
the
20:07
mission
20:08
of God
20:08
and the
20:08
Redeemer
20:09
and the
20:10
perfect
20:10
high priest
20:11
whose hands
20:12
were filled
20:12
by God
20:13
so that he
20:15
could complete
20:16
the whole
20:17
task
20:18
and to
20:20
think
20:20
of that
20:20
filling
20:21
of the
20:22
hands
20:22
of
20:22
the
20:23
perfect
20:24
high
20:24
priest
20:24
in
20:25
four
20:26
ways
20:26
just to
20:28
skim
20:28
over
20:28
and the
20:28
first
20:29
is
20:29
the
20:30
priest
20:31
needs
20:31
an
20:32
offering
20:32
and in
20:33
chapter
20:33
number
20:34
10
20:34
the
20:36
writer
20:36
putting
20:39
the words
20:39
as it
20:39
were
20:40
in the
20:40
mouth
20:41
of the
20:41
Lord
20:41
Jesus
20:42
in
20:42
verse
20:42
5
20:42
sacrifice
20:43
and
20:44
offerings
20:44
you have
20:45
not
20:45
desired
20:46
they have
20:48
no value
20:48
they can't
20:50
do the
20:50
work
20:50
what does
20:51
Jesus
20:52
say
20:52
a body
20:53
you have
20:54
prepared
20:54
for me
20:55
so when
20:57
I see
20:57
the son
20:57
of God
20:58
as Jesus
21:00
in the
21:00
manger
21:00
taking
21:02
our
21:02
nature
21:02
becoming
21:03
one of
21:04
us
21:04
becoming
21:05
like us
21:05
as the
21:06
writer
21:06
says
21:06
through
21:07
these
21:07
verses
21:07
I
21:08
think
21:09
of
21:09
God
21:10
filling
21:11
his
21:11
hands
21:11
with
21:13
a body
21:13
which he
21:14
was going
21:14
to
21:14
sacrifice
21:15
for
21:16
our sins
21:16
it's a
21:17
body
21:17
that he
21:18
gave
21:18
he
21:20
gave
21:20
himself
21:21
he
21:22
offered
21:23
himself
21:23
his
21:24
hands
21:24
were
21:24
filled
21:25
with
21:26
a
21:26
perfect
21:27
sacrifice
21:27
and
21:28
he
21:28
goes
21:28
to
21:28
Calvary's
21:29
cross
21:29
and
21:30
he
21:30
offers
21:31
himself
21:32
the
21:34
perfect
21:34
priest
21:35
with
21:36
a
21:36
perfect
21:37
sacrifice
21:37
with
21:39
which
21:39
God
21:39
filled
21:39
his
21:40
hands
21:40
the
21:43
second
21:43
thing
21:43
in the
21:44
way
21:44
in which
21:45
God
21:45
filled
21:46
his
21:46
hands
21:46
is
21:47
that
21:48
he
21:48
gave
21:48
him
21:48
the
21:48
help
21:49
of
21:49
his
21:49
Holy
21:49
Spirit
21:50
and
21:51
we
21:51
read
21:52
in
21:52
chapter
21:52
9
21:53
verse
21:53
number
21:53
14
21:54
how much
21:56
will
21:56
the
21:57
blood
21:57
of
21:57
Jesus
21:58
Christ
21:58
who
21:59
through
22:00
the
22:01
eternal
22:01
spirit
22:03
offered
22:03
himself
22:04
Jesus
22:07
could
22:07
not
22:08
offer
22:08
himself
22:09
without
22:09
the
22:10
support
22:10
of
22:10
God
22:11
and
22:12
as
22:12
surely
22:12
as
22:12
God
22:13
provided
22:13
for
22:14
the
22:14
high
22:14
priest
22:14
in
22:14
the
22:15
tabernacle
22:15
in
22:15
the
22:16
temple
22:16
in
22:16
the
22:16
Old
22:16
Testament
22:17
so
22:17
here
22:18
he
22:18
is
22:18
giving
22:20
his
22:20
Holy
22:21
Spirit
22:21
to
22:21
his
22:22
son
22:22
and
22:22
that's
22:22
why
22:23
John
22:23
says
22:23
in
22:23
John
22:23
chapter
22:24
3
22:24
he
22:25
did
22:25
not
22:25
save
22:25
the
22:26
Spirit
22:26
without
22:28
measure
22:28
he
22:30
was
22:30
filled
22:31
with
22:31
the
22:31
Spirit
22:32
in
22:32
order
22:33
to
22:33
give
22:33
the
22:34
obedience
22:34
and
22:35
in
22:35
order
22:35
to
22:35
give
22:35
strength
22:36
to
22:37
sacrifice
22:38
himself
22:39
filling
22:40
of the
22:40
hands
22:40
body
22:42
for
22:42
sacrifice
22:42
filling
22:43
of the
22:43
hands
22:44
the
22:44
Holy
22:44
Spirit
22:45
for
22:45
strength
22:45
thirdly
22:47
filling
22:49
of the
22:49
hands
22:49
with
22:51
his
22:51
own
22:51
blood
22:51
in
22:51
the
22:52
presence
22:52
of
22:52
God
22:52
and
22:52
that
22:53
symbolic
22:53
way
22:54
again
22:55
in
22:55
chapter
22:55
number
22:55
9
22:56
he
22:57
enters
22:57
into
22:57
the
22:58
presence
22:58
of
22:58
God
22:58
for
22:59
us
22:59
with
23:00
his
23:01
own
23:01
blood
23:01
in
23:03
a
23:03
symbolic
23:03
way
23:04
when
23:04
Jesus
23:04
appears
23:05
before
23:06
God
23:07
to
23:07
intercede
23:07
for
23:08
us
23:08
he
23:08
goes
23:09
with
23:09
his
23:09
blood
23:09
in
23:09
his
23:09
hands
23:10
and
23:10
we
23:10
know
23:10
that
23:11
literally
23:12
that's
23:12
not
23:13
what
23:14
happens
23:14
but
23:14
in
23:15
the
23:15
symbolic
23:15
language
23:16
of
23:16
this
23:16
letter
23:16
itself
23:17
his
23:18
hands
23:18
are
23:19
filled
23:19
with
23:20
his
23:20
own
23:20
blood
23:20
and
23:21
so
23:21
when
23:21
he
23:22
intercedes
23:22
for
23:22
me
23:22
and
23:24
father
23:24
I
23:25
will
23:25
that
23:25
they
23:26
whom
23:26
you
23:26
have
23:26
given
23:26
me
23:26
be
23:26
with
23:27
me
23:27
where
23:27
I
23:27
am
23:27
keep
23:28
them
23:28
through
23:28
your
23:28
word
23:29
that
23:30
prayer
23:31
of
23:31
John
23:31
17
23:31
here
23:33
is
23:33
the
23:34
basis
23:34
on
23:35
which
23:35
it
23:35
is
23:35
prayed
23:36
his
23:37
hands
23:37
are
23:37
filled
23:38
with
23:39
his
23:39
own
23:39
blood
23:40
his
23:40
redeeming
23:41
blood
23:41
and
23:41
on
23:42
that
23:42
basis
23:42
he
23:43
is
23:43
the
23:43
perfect
23:44
priest
23:44
who
23:45
intercedes
23:46
for
23:46
us
23:46
finally
23:48
there
23:50
is
23:50
the
23:50
filling
23:51
of
23:51
his
23:51
hands
23:51
with
23:52
the
23:53
spirit
23:53
which
23:53
he
23:53
gives
23:54
to
23:54
us
23:54
and
23:56
that's
23:56
what
23:56
completes
23:57
the
23:57
realignment
23:58
he
24:00
promised
24:00
to
24:00
the
24:01
disciples
24:01
through
24:03
John
24:03
14
24:03
15
24:04
and
24:04
16
24:05
that
24:05
he
24:06
would
24:06
send
24:06
the
24:06
helper
24:06
the
24:07
Holy
24:07
Spirit
24:07
and
24:09
we
24:09
read
24:09
in
24:09
Acts
24:10
chapter
24:10
2
24:10
that
24:11
he
24:12
received
24:13
from
24:13
the
24:13
Father
24:13
the
24:14
promised
24:14
Holy
24:14
Spirit
24:15
in
24:15
verse
24:15
33
24:15
and
24:16
he
24:16
has
24:16
poured
24:17
out
24:17
this
24:17
now
24:18
which
24:18
you
24:18
see
24:18
and
24:18
hear
24:19
that
24:20
changes
24:21
people
24:21
that
24:22
transformed
24:23
that
24:23
gathering
24:24
at
24:24
Pentecost
24:24
that
24:26
brought
24:26
people
24:26
to
24:27
repentance
24:27
and
24:27
to
24:28
forgiveness
24:29
of sin
24:30
that
24:30
brought
24:30
people
24:31
to
24:31
know the
24:32
power of
24:32
God
24:33
in their
24:33
own
24:33
lives
24:34
hearts
24:34
the
24:36
hands
24:36
of
24:36
Jesus
24:36
were
24:37
filled
24:37
the
24:38
moment
24:38
that
24:39
he
24:39
sat
24:39
on
24:39
his
24:39
throne
24:40
so
24:41
that
24:41
he
24:41
would
24:41
send
24:42
a
24:42
spirit
24:42
into
24:42
the
24:43
world
24:43
and
24:44
complete
24:45
the
24:45
realignment
24:45
by
24:46
changing
24:47
your
24:47
heart
24:47
and
24:48
changing
24:48
mine
24:48
but
24:50
being
24:50
about
24:50
by
24:50
reversing
24:51
all
24:52
of
24:52
the
24:52
ways
24:52
in
24:53
which
24:53
sin
24:53
has
24:54
destroyed
24:54
our
24:54
relationship
24:55
with
24:55
God
24:55
at
24:57
the
24:57
moment
24:57
that
24:57
the
24:57
Spirit
24:58
of
24:58
God
24:58
comes
24:59
to dwell
25:00
in
25:00
our
25:00
hearts
25:00
all
25:02
things
25:02
are
25:02
made
25:03
new
25:03
all
25:04
things
25:04
have
25:05
passed
25:05
away
25:05
we
25:06
are
25:06
a
25:06
new
25:06
creation
25:07
in
25:07
Christ
25:07
and
25:08
as
25:08
those
25:08
who
25:09
are
25:09
a
25:09
new
25:09
creation
25:10
in
25:10
Christ
25:10
we
25:11
are
25:11
on
25:12
our
25:12
way
25:12
to
25:13
the
25:13
new
25:13
heavens
25:14
and
25:14
to
25:15
the
25:15
new
25:15
earth
25:15
he
25:16
gives
25:17
us
25:17
of
25:17
his
25:17
spirit
25:18
and
25:19
as
25:19
we
25:19
close
25:19
is
25:21
that
25:21
not
25:21
what
25:21
fills
25:23
our
25:24
own
25:24
hands
25:24
that
25:25
God
25:26
gives
25:26
to
25:26
you
25:26
and
25:26
to
25:27
me
25:27
his
25:27
!
25:28
Spirit
25:28
to
25:29
equip
25:29
us
25:30
to
25:31
serve
25:31
him
25:31
we
25:31
cannot
25:32
do
25:32
it
25:32
without
25:32
him
25:33
but
25:33
we
25:34
can
25:34
certainly
25:34
do
25:34
it
25:35
because
25:35
he
25:36
has
25:36
given
25:36
us
25:37
his
25:38
spirit
25:38
my
25:38
grace
25:39
he
25:39
says
25:39
Paul
25:40
my
25:41
grace
25:42
is
25:42
sufficient
25:43
for
25:44
you
25:44
my
25:44
power
25:45
is
25:45
made
25:45
perfect
25:46
in
25:47
your
25:47
weakness
25:47
and
25:48
don't
25:48
let's
25:48
ever
25:49
consider
25:50
that
25:50
we
25:50
can
25:50
do
25:50
nothing
25:51
don't
25:52
let's
25:52
ever
25:52
consider
25:53
that
25:53
we
25:53
sit
25:53
back
25:54
and
25:54
wait
25:54
for
25:54
something
25:55
else
25:55
to
25:55
happen
25:55
or
25:56
somebody
25:57
else
25:57
to
25:57
do
25:57
it
25:57
let's
25:58
remember
25:59
that
26:00
he
26:00
has
26:00
filled
26:00
our
26:01
hearts
26:01
so
26:02
that
26:02
we
26:02
are
26:02
equipped
26:03
to
26:03
serve
26:03
him
26:04
and
26:04
that
26:04
spirit
26:05
is
26:05
the
26:05
spirit
26:05
of
26:05
obedience
26:06
the
26:06
spirit
26:07
of
26:07
holiness
26:07
the
26:08
spirit
26:08
of
26:08
love
26:09
the
26:09
spirit
26:10
of
26:10
sharing
26:10
it
26:11
is
26:11
the
26:11
spirit
26:11
that
26:11
enables
26:12
us
26:12
to
26:12
do
26:13
everything
26:13
that
26:14
God
26:14
requires
26:15
of us
26:16
and let's
26:17
rejoice
26:17
that
26:18
that is
26:18
the outcome
26:19
of all
26:19
that Jesus
26:20
did
26:20
and let's
26:21
rejoice
26:21
that
26:21
tonight
26:22
we are
26:22
part
26:23
of that
26:24
motion
26:24
picture
26:25
that takes
26:26
us from
26:26
here
26:27
to the
26:28
glory
26:28
of God
26:28
and that
26:29
as surely
26:30
as his
26:30
hands are
26:30
filled
26:31
with
26:32
the way
26:33
in which
26:33
he is
26:34
equipped
26:34
for the
26:34
task
26:35
that so
26:36
are
26:36
you
26:36
and mine
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and why
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should we
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fear
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why should
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we fear
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the world
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temptation
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why should
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we fear
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our own
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sense of
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feeling and
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weakness
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why should
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we fear
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because
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God has
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given us
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the equipment
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he has
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given to
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us
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the power
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of his
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Holy Spirit
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may God
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bless these
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thoughts to
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us
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so we're
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now going to
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sing in
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Psalm number
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132
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in the
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Scottish
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Psalter
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on page
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423
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and we're
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singing