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All right, as a little bit of an intro, in prepping for the sermon, I began to think a little bit and realize that there are probably a number of people here who actually don't really know who I am.
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So for anybody in that boat, my name is Caleb Waters. I've been here at CFC since fall of 2012.
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I ended up here just as like a large chunk of us have of initially connecting through college Bible study while studying at what that time was in GCSU.
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I met my wife at the new members class here, and we both got education degrees from UNG. Both of us got jobs in Forsyth County.
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We lived in a camper in Cleveland for a while right when we got married and we bought a house in Dahlonega.
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Now we have a couple of boys, Everett, who is almost two, and Isaac, who is almost three months old.
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I served as an elder here from really, really, really early 2020 until last summer when I stepped down so that, as Nathan mentioned earlier, we could prep for the move.
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We're turning our house up here into an Airbnb. I had to find a new teaching job down there, that kind of thing.
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Some of you who knew the details of that have started to ask us, like, has the plan changed?
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Like, are y'all actually still moving? Y'all are still here?
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And it's really just that we are super planners, and so the move is finally here, about three and a half weeks away, I guess.
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But it feels like we're moving home, but moving away from home.
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This church has been our family for the last over ten years now.
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We love you guys, and it's really, really hard to leave.
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And anyway, I just wanted to say all of that for anybody who might have gotten here in the last year or so,
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and I feel like I haven't been in the stage as much in that last little bit.
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All right, let's get to the word this morning.
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Nathan told me I could preach anything that I wanted to,
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and that sometimes is a really hard thing to then narrow down.
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But as I reflected just back along my time at CFC, I couldn't get away from one idea,
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and so that's what we're going to focus on this morning.
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So y'all turn with me to John 13.
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John 13.
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Alex Kohler read a chunk of this text last Sunday in the Lord's Supper service,
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and I hope because of that the context will feel familiar to some of us.
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I do want to read a very large chunk of this chapter, but don't be afraid.
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We are not going to dig into every single part of it.
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I really just want to focus on two verses,
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but I think the context is so important that we should read a lot of it.
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And those verses that we'll particularly be focusing on are verses 34 and 35.
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All right.
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Let's go ahead and read John chapter 13, starting all the way in verse 1.
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Now before the feast of the Passover,
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when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father,
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having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
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During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot,
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Simon's son, to betray him,
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Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands,
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and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
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rose from supper.
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He laid aside his outer garments and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
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Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet
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and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
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He came to Simon Peter, who said to him,
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Lord, do you wash my feet?
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Jesus answered him,
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What I am doing you do not understand now,
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but afterward you will understand.
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Peter said to him,
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You shall never wash my feet.
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Jesus answered him,
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If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.
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Simon Peter said to him,
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Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
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Jesus said to him,
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The one who has bathed does not need to wash except for his feet,
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but is completely clean.
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And you are clean, but not every one of you.
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For he knew who was to betray him.
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That was why he said,
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Not all of you are clean.
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When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments
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and resumed his place,
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he said to them,
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Do you understand what I have done to you?
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You call me teacher and Lord,
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and you are right, for so I am.
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If I then, your Lord and teacher,
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have washed your feet,
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you also ought to wash one another's feet.
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For I have given you an example
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that you also should do just as I have done to you.
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Truly, truly, I say to you,
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a servant is not greater than his master,
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nor is a messenger greater than he who sent him.
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If you know these things,
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blessed are you if you do them.
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I am not speaking of all of you.
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I know whom I have chosen,
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but the scripture will be fulfilled.
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He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.
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I am telling you this now before it takes place,
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that when it does take place,
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you may believe that I am he.
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Truly, truly, I say to you,
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whoever receives the one I send,
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receives me,
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and whoever receives me,
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receives the one who sent me.
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After saying these things,
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Jesus was troubled in his spirit and testified,
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truly, truly, I say to you,
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one of you will betray me.
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The disciples looked at one another,
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uncertain of whom he spoke.
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One of his disciples,
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whom Jesus loved,
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was reclining at table at Jesus' side.
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So Simon Peter motioned to him
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to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking.
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So that disciple,
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leaning back against Jesus,
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said to him,
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Lord, who is it?
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Jesus answered,
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it is he whom I will give
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this morsel of bread
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when I have dipped it.
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So when he had dipped the morsel,
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he gave it to Judas,
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the son of Simon Iscariot.
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Then after he had taken the morsel,
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Satan entered into him.
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Jesus said to him,
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what you are going to do,
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do quickly.
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Now, no one at the table
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knew why he said this to him.
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Some thought that
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because Jesus had the money bag,
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Jesus was telling him,
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buy what we need for the feast
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or that he should give something
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to the poor.
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So after receiving
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the morsel of bread,
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he immediately went out
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and it was night.
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When he had gone out,
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Jesus said,
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now is the son of man glorified
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and God is glorified in him.
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If God is glorified in him,
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God will also glorify him
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in himself
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and glorify him at once.
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Little children,
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yet a little while
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I am with you.
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He will seek me
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and just as I said to the Jews,
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so now I also say to you,
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where I am going,
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you cannot come.
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A new commandment
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I give to you,
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that you love one another
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just as I have loved you,
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you also are to love one another.
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By this,
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all people will know
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that you are my disciples
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if you have love
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for one another.
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All right.
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That's our text for this morning.
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I know that it's
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heavy and intense.
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All right,
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that's where we're at.
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So let's talk about the context
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first for a little bit
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and then we'll get into
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the main part of the sermon.
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So something that's really important
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to note at the beginning
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of this passage
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is that very early in it,
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we see that this is recorded
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at a time
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when Jesus knows
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that his time
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is coming short.
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It's become clear to him
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that he doesn't have
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much time left
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in this world,
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that he'll soon be sold
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to authorities,
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he'll ultimately be condemned
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and put to death
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and then be raised.
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And I think it's important
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to note John specifically
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pointing this out here
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in verse one,
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that Jesus,
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even as he knew
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his time was coming soon
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to be put to death,
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that he didn't try
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to hide out.
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He didn't keep to himself
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all the time,
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but what does it say?
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He loved his disciples
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to the very end.
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Jesus did not choose
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to make a decision
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that would bring comfort
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or safety
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in his last little bit
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of time here on this earth,
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but instead he chose
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to love his disciples,
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those who were with him
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to the very end.
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And so that's our context here.
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He's having a meal
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with his disciples.
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He decides to wash
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their feet.
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And it becomes very clear
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that this washing of feet
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is very significant,
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both in the minds
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of the disciples
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and in Jesus' mind.
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And so a couple ways
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we can see that.
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Firstly, we see some insight
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to what the disciples
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are thinking,
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how they are reacting
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to this whole scenario.
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And as is very often
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typical in the Gospels,
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we see exactly
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what Peter had to say
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about it.
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And so let's read
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verse 5 through verse 11
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one more time.
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It says,
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Then he poured water
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into a basin
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and began to wash
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the disciples' feet
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and to wipe them
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with the towel
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that was wrapped around him.
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He came to Simon Peter
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who said to him,
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Lord, do you wash my feet?
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Jesus answered him,
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What I'm doing
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you do not understand now,
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but afterward
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you will understand.
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Peter said to him,
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You shall never
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wash my feet.
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Jesus answered him,
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If I do not wash you,
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you have no share with me.
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Simon Peter said to him,
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Lord, not my feet only,
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but also my hands
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and my head.
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Jesus said to him,
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The one who has bathed
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does not need to wash
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except for his feet,
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but is completely clean.
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And you are clean,
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but not every one of you,
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for he knew
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who was to betray him.
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That was why he said,
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Not all of you are clean.
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So Jesus is going around
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watching the disciples' feet
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and Peter speaks up.
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He's clearly embarrassed,
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maybe a bit ashamed
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that his teacher,
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the one he's followed
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for so long,
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the one who he has begun
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to understand
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and will soon fully understand
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that is the very Son of God.
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He's ashamed that
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our Lord Jesus
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is washing his feet.
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And so he starts saying,
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Lord, you're never going
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to wash my feet.
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And he seems a little bit
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taken aback,
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maybe startled slightly
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by what the Lord's response is.
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That he will not have
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any share with him
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if he is not washed.
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And Peter's thoughts change.
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We can see that clear change there.
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He says,
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Wash all of me,
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of course,
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I want to share with you.
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Peter didn't fully understand here.
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Peter didn't get
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that the Lord was using this
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as a picture of his blood
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that was going to be shed
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on their behalf.
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Sure, he was starting
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to catch on.
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He was getting there,
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but he didn't quite get
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that full picture yet.
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And the Lord says this
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to Peter
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and to all of the disciples here.
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You don't quite get this now,
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but afterwards,
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speaking there of his death,
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his resurrection,
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you will understand it.
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And so,
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after Peter's response,
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we hear some more
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from the Lord.
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Let's look at 12 through 17 again.
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We're going to be saturated
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in the scripture.
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Let's not be afraid of it.
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When he had washed their feet
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and put on his outer garments
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and resumed his place,
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he said to them,
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Do you understand
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what I have done to you?
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You call me teacher and Lord,
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and you are right,
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for so I am.
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If I then,
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your Lord and teacher,
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have washed your feet,
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you also ought to wash
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one another's feet.
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For I have given you an example
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that you also should do
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just as I have done to you.
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Truly, truly,
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I say to you,
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a servant is not greater
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than his master,
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nor is a messenger
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greater than the one
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who sent him.
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If you know these things,
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blessed are you
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if you do them.
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And so,
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we get a little bit more
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perspective of what
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this foot washing
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is all about.
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It was to be a picture
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to the disciples
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that they clearly saw
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that this was like
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a lowly,
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gross maybe,
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task,
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task,
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and yet their teacher
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and Lord,
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he is partaking in it
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for them.
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And Jesus makes
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the argument then
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that is a similar
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argument to what we'll see
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in our main couple
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of verses
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that we'll be focusing on,
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that as they see
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their teacher
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and their Lord
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partaking in the
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lowliest of service,
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that they should too.
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They should serve
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one another.
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They should follow
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the example
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of their teacher
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and their Lord.
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The Lord reminds them
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that a servant
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should not expect
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to do things differently
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than their master.
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If anything,
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he should expect
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to have to do
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harder work.
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And when they see
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their teacher
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partaking in the service,
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they should be eager
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to do the same thing.
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Now,
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after these verses,
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we see lots
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about Jesus' betrayal.
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We'll talk about
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that a little bit,
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but for now,
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with our context set up,
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let's get to
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verses 33 to 35.
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Remember that we
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see that Jesus
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knew that his time
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was coming soon.
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Then we saw him
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saying the disciples
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would understand
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an idea more
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fully afterward,
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speaking of after
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his death,
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his resurrection.
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And then in
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verse 33,
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that will become
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even more clear.
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So,
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let's read
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33 to 35
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one more time.
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Little children,
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yet a little while
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I am with you.
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You will seek me,
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and just as I said
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to the Jews,
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so now I also say
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to you,
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where I am going,
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you cannot come.
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A new commandment
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I give to you,
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that you love
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one another.
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just as I have
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loved you,
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you also are
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to love one another.
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By this,
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all people will know
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that you are my
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disciples,
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if you have love
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for one another.
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And so Jesus,
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again,
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so many times
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in this passage,
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he has pointed out
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that he's not going
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to be with them
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much longer.
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And pretty interestingly,
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he gives them
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this new command
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right after that
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statement.
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It's almost as if
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he's saying,
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when I'm gone,
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be ready to do
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this work.
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He commands him
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to follow this
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in his physical absence.
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And with that in mind,
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let's actually give
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some structure
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to the rest of the sermon.
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I think I gave
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a lot of intro
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this morning.
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There's going to be
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five points,
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and here they are.
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The first one will be
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the command itself.
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The command itself.
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The second one will be
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the newness
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of the command.
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The newness
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of the command.
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Third,
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the impossibility
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and possibility
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of the command.
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Four,
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some examples
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of the command.
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And number five,
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are we following
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the command?
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So let's get into it.
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So let's talk about
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the command itself.
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So it's actually
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pretty simple
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to understand.
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Verse 34 just says,
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we are to love
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one another,
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and then it clarifies
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how are we
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to love one another?
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We are to love
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one another
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with the very same love
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that Christ
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has loved us with.
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And if that amount
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of love
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is not startling
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to us,
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it should be.
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We should remember
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some context
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yet again here.
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Verse 33,
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little children,
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yet a little while
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I am with you,
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you will seek me,
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and just as I said
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to the Jews,
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so now I also say
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to you,
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where I'm going,
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you can't come.
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Let's remind
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each other
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that all the way
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up to that,
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John is making
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it very clear
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that Jesus knows
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that his time
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is coming soon.
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And so with that
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context in mind,
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that amplifies this.
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Because what is coming?
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Where is he going?
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Our Lord knows
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that he's about
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to die.
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He knows that he's
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about to be wrongfully
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accused and tried,
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be put to death.
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But he also knows
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something else,
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that his death
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will atone for the sins
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of all those
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who will trust in him.
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He knows that these
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disciples are included
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in that.
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We saw him referencing
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that very clearly
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right before these verses.
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So it's something
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I think we all understand.
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We all know it.
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But let's track
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with that logic
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just to make sure
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we're all on the same page
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with what is being
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talked about here.
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If we are called
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to love
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as he has loved
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the disciples
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and us
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for that matter.
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And with the context here,
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we can begin
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to clearly see
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that he's speaking
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of his death
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for the disciples
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and for us.
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And so with that,
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what is our calling?
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We're called
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to give up
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our very life
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for one another.
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We're called
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to give up
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our very life
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for one another.
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And that gets us
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to the next point.
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And these next couple points
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will be where we spend
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the majority
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of our time
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this morning.
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That'll be the newness
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of the command.
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The newness
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of the command.
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The Lord calls it
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a new commandment here.
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If he's calling it new,
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we might be a bit confused
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as to what
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is really new about it.
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How is it different
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from all of the different
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ways we've heard
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loving our neighbor
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be talked about before?
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You might think
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of passages
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way in the Old Testament.
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Think about
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Leviticus 19,
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verse 18.
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You shall not
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take vengeance
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or bear a grudge
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against the sons
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of your own people,
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but you shall love
16:42
your neighbor as yourself.
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I am the Lord.
16:45
If your name is Zach,
16:46
you might think
16:46
of Jesus teaching
16:48
in the Sermon on the Mount
16:49
where Jesus amplifies
16:51
the importance
16:52
of even loving
16:53
our enemies.
16:54
Takes it a step
16:55
further, right?
16:55
You might think
16:56
of plenty of passages
16:57
in Paul's letters
16:58
that, yes,
16:59
are coming after this,
17:01
but poor were instructed
17:02
to love others well.
17:04
My point in saying
17:05
all of that
17:05
is this is clear
17:06
throughout all of Scripture.
17:09
And so with that in mind,
17:10
it kind of begs the question,
17:11
what about the command
17:12
when Jesus gives it here
17:13
to the disciples,
17:15
what is making it new?
17:18
Why does he call it
17:19
a new commandment?
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And I honestly think
17:21
we can see that
17:22
pretty clearly
17:23
in the text itself
17:24
and we'll clarify that
17:25
with some other Scripture
17:26
as well.
17:28
So when Jesus
17:29
is saying this,
17:30
we've said it about
17:31
20 times already today,
17:32
he knows his time
17:33
is coming short.
17:36
He will soon be crucified.
17:38
What's about to happen
17:39
is that he's giving up
17:40
his life.
17:41
What does that mean?
17:42
That means the reality
17:43
of God's love
17:44
that is shown to us
17:46
is about to become
17:47
so much more clear
17:49
than it has ever been before.
17:52
So clear.
17:53
What was,
17:53
we even talked about
17:54
in the Lethia way
17:54
with the kids this morning,
17:55
something that has been
17:56
hidden in shadows,
17:57
not quite fully understandable,
18:00
will be fully known.
18:02
God's redemptive plan
18:04
of history
18:04
will be here.
18:06
It's happening
18:06
right now.
18:08
And the disciples
18:09
and us now
18:10
will actually be able
18:11
to actually see
18:12
the love of God.
18:13
Not just try
18:14
to understand it,
18:15
but see it perfectly
18:16
displayed
18:17
in Christ
18:18
in so much
18:20
fuller of a way
18:22
than ever before.
18:23
And so one way
18:25
in which this commandment
18:26
is new,
18:27
that it's different
18:28
from all of the ways
18:29
in which we've been
18:30
instructed to love
18:31
our neighbors before,
18:33
is that we actually
18:34
have the perfect example
18:36
of love now
18:37
as we see it
18:38
in the work of Christ.
18:40
We now have that example
18:41
to follow.
18:43
You might be thinking
18:44
of all of the passages
18:45
right now
18:46
that explain
18:46
that very idea.
18:48
Maybe you're thinking
18:49
of John 15,
18:51
verses 12 and 13,
18:52
that says,
18:53
This is my commandment
18:54
that you love one another
18:55
as I have loved you.
18:56
Greater love
18:57
has no one than this,
18:58
than someone to lay down
18:59
his life for his friends.
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It's the exact same idea.
19:02
Or you might be thinking
19:03
of classic John 3, 16,
19:05
For God so loved the world
19:06
that he gave his only son
19:07
that whoever believes in him
19:09
should not perish
19:10
but have eternal life.
19:13
Or you might be thinking
19:14
of Romans 5,
19:15
verses 6 through 8,
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For while we were still weak,
19:18
at the right time,
19:20
Christ died for the ungodly.
19:22
For one will scarcely die
19:23
for a righteous person,
19:25
though perhaps
19:25
for a good person
19:26
one would dare even to die.
19:28
But God shows his love for us
19:30
in that while we were still sinners,
19:33
Christ died for us.
19:35
And we can keep going
19:36
and going and going
19:37
and list all of the passages
19:40
that tie the Lord's love for us
19:43
directly to his death
19:45
on the cross for us.
19:46
But that's so important, right?
19:50
These passages are so precious to us
19:53
because we actually see
19:55
how massive the love of God
19:58
for us is.
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How he has loved us.
20:02
He's loved us in such a way
20:03
that he gave up everything,
20:05
even his own life,
20:07
for the sake of those he loved.
20:09
And so the disciples here
20:11
were seeing that happen.
20:13
They were seeing that happen.
20:14
They knew it was about to happen.
20:16
They didn't fully understand it.
20:18
It was almost there.
20:21
And so as they're seeing
20:22
that perfect love
20:23
of the Lord of the universe,
20:25
that's how it's new, right?
20:27
We are seeing
20:28
the perfect love displayed.
20:33
And let's remember,
20:34
as we're reminded in those passages,
20:36
that he did not give his life
20:38
for perfect people,
20:39
but gave his life for us
20:41
while we were dead
20:42
and our sins.
20:44
He shows his love
20:45
perfectly for us
20:46
in that he died for us
20:48
when we could do
20:49
absolutely nothing
20:50
for him.
20:54
And that's the same kind of love
20:55
we're being called to here.
20:59
Not a love that thinks about
21:01
what we might get in return.
21:03
Not a love
21:04
that loves
21:06
when we could get a benefit,
21:06
but a love for sinners.
21:11
And if that sounds very difficult,
21:13
you've been listening.
21:15
Right?
21:15
So let's get to
21:16
number three.
21:18
The impossibility
21:19
and possibility
21:21
of the command.
21:25
I just said that
21:26
if we've been paying attention well,
21:27
we'll realize that
21:28
what we've been called to
21:29
is incredibly difficult.
21:31
I would wager to say
21:32
it's impossible
21:33
without the grace of our Lord
21:34
on our behalf.
21:37
And so what is going on?
21:38
What is the standard
21:39
that the Lord is setting?
21:41
It's certainly really high,
21:43
but is it something
21:44
that we can't meet?
21:45
Is it something
21:46
that's just getting thrown out
21:47
to strive for
21:48
but we can't do?
21:50
Well, I think we need to remember
21:51
that while we can never
21:53
honor the Lord perfectly,
21:55
sometimes I think
21:56
we're a little too harsh
21:57
on what we believe
21:59
we can
22:00
and we cannot do
22:01
with the Lord's help.
22:02
A scripture that comes to mind,
22:04
I think we've shared it
22:06
the most here
22:07
in terms of a benediction,
22:09
it's Ephesians 3
22:10
verses 20 and 21
22:11
where it says,
22:14
Now to him who is able
22:15
to do far more abundantly
22:16
than all that we ask
22:17
or think,
22:18
according to the power
22:20
at work within us,
22:21
to him be glory
22:22
in the church
22:23
and in Christ Jesus
22:24
throughout all generations
22:25
forever and ever.
22:27
Amen.
22:27
And something that I think
22:30
is really important
22:31
to note about that scripture
22:32
when Paul is writing there
22:34
is he's pointing out
22:36
that the Lord is able
22:37
to do far more abundantly
22:39
than all we ask or think.
22:40
That's clear,
22:41
but the next part
22:42
is so important.
22:45
According
22:46
to the power
22:47
at work within us,
22:49
according to the Holy Spirit's
22:50
work in each of us,
22:53
I think sometimes
22:54
we can err
22:55
towards the side
22:56
of feeling like our sin
22:57
has so much power over us
22:59
that we can't get out of it,
23:00
that we can't make progress.
23:04
And while there's
23:05
some good sentiment
23:06
in that classic
23:07
in the circles I grew up in,
23:09
the I'm just an old sinner
23:11
saved by grace
23:12
kind of thinking,
23:13
the Lord has also called us
23:15
to sanctification.
23:18
And while yes,
23:19
there is effort on our part,
23:21
he's the one
23:21
ultimately doing that work.
23:23
And so it's going to happen.
23:25
He's going to accomplish it.
23:27
We don't have to be
23:28
stuck in our sin.
23:30
And so in light of that,
23:32
this is a command
23:33
we can walk faithfully in
23:34
and always seek
23:35
to continue growing in,
23:36
just as everything else
23:38
that the Lord has commanded us
23:39
to put off or put on.
23:41
We can grow,
23:42
and by the Lord's grace,
23:43
we will.
23:44
Years ago,
23:45
I feel like the number one motion
23:46
I saw Nathan make
23:48
when he was preaching
23:48
looked like this.
23:50
like over and over
23:53
and over again.
23:54
And he was talking about
23:56
progressive sanctification.
23:58
And he explained
23:59
how often
24:00
we are, you know,
24:02
doing well,
24:03
moving on up,
24:03
but then like crashing
24:04
and feeling like
24:05
we can't get back,
24:06
but then we keep going up.
24:07
But the general trend
24:08
is always that we're
24:10
moving up.
24:11
We're growing in
24:13
Christ-likeness.
24:15
We should remember
24:18
that we can do that.
24:20
And so this command
24:21
is no different.
24:22
We can love one another well.
24:27
All right.
24:30
Y'all go ahead
24:30
and turn with me
24:31
to Philippians 2.
24:32
Philippians 2.
24:33
I'm stealing all
24:33
of Alex Kohler's passages
24:34
from the Lord's Supper
24:36
if y'all haven't noticed it yet.
24:38
But flip over there.
24:40
While we've reflected
24:42
that we can,
24:43
we can actually grow
24:46
in loving one another well,
24:50
this is a passage
24:51
that I think illustrates
24:52
this perfectly.
24:54
He paired it with
24:55
earlier parts
24:57
of chapter 13.
24:59
And I think it's,
25:00
it feels like
25:00
almost a direct application
25:02
of how we can love
25:03
the way that the Lord
25:04
has loved us
25:05
that we've just read about.
25:07
So let's read
25:08
verses 1 through 11
25:09
here in Philippians 2.
25:12
So if there's
25:14
any encouragement
25:15
in Christ,
25:16
any comfort from love,
25:18
any participation
25:19
in the Spirit,
25:20
any affection
25:21
and sympathy,
25:23
complete my joy
25:24
by being of the same mind,
25:26
having the same love,
25:27
being in full accord
25:28
and of one mind.
25:30
Do nothing
25:31
from selfish ambition
25:32
or conceit,
25:34
but in humility
25:34
count others
25:35
more significant
25:36
than yourselves.
25:37
let each of you
25:39
look not only
25:40
to his own interests,
25:41
but also
25:42
to the interests
25:43
of others.
25:44
Have this mind
25:45
among yourselves,
25:46
which is yours
25:46
in Christ Jesus,
25:48
who though he was
25:49
in the form of God,
25:50
did not count equality
25:51
with God
25:51
a thing to be grasped,
25:53
but emptied himself
25:54
by taking the form
25:55
of a servant
25:56
being born
25:56
in the likeness of men.
25:58
And being found
25:59
in human form,
26:00
he humbled himself
26:01
by becoming obedient
26:02
to the point of death,
26:03
even death
26:04
on a cross.
26:05
Therefore God
26:06
has highly exalted him
26:08
and bestowed on him
26:09
the name
26:09
that is above every name.
26:12
So that the name
26:12
of Jesus
26:13
every knee should bow
26:14
in heaven,
26:15
on earth,
26:16
and under the earth,
26:17
and every tongue
26:18
confess that Jesus Christ
26:20
is the Lord
26:20
to the glory
26:21
of God the Father.
26:23
Here in this passage
26:24
we see Paul
26:25
basically explain
26:26
how to love
26:27
as Christ has loved us.
26:29
At the beginning
26:29
of this section
26:30
Paul is giving
26:30
some very direct
26:31
this is what you should do
26:32
kind of exhortation.
26:34
But there in the
26:35
middle he shows
26:35
the mindset
26:36
we are to have
26:37
behind all those actions.
26:39
Note in those
26:40
first four verses
26:41
Paul encourages
26:42
to encourage,
26:43
to have love,
26:44
affection,
26:45
sympathy,
26:46
unity in Christ,
26:47
to not have
26:48
selfish ambition,
26:49
but to count
26:50
others' interests
26:51
more significant
26:52
than our own.
26:52
But then in verse 5
26:54
Paul explains
26:55
the mindset
26:56
that we should have
26:57
while carrying
26:58
out these actions.
27:00
And what is it?
27:01
It's that we should
27:01
be looking
27:02
to the Lord.
27:02
reading verse 5
27:05
through 8 again,
27:06
have this mind
27:06
among yourselves
27:07
which is yours
27:08
in Christ Jesus
27:09
who though he was
27:10
in the form of God
27:11
did not count
27:12
equality with God
27:13
a thing to be grasped
27:14
but emptied himself
27:15
by taking the form
27:16
of a servant
27:17
being born
27:18
in the likeness
27:18
of men.
27:19
Being found
27:20
in human form
27:21
he humbled himself
27:21
by becoming obedient
27:22
to the point of death
27:23
even death
27:24
on a cross.
27:26
Note,
27:27
Paul is tying
27:28
the thinking
27:29
exactly like
27:30
our Lord did
27:31
where it's recorded
27:31
back in John.
27:33
Our Lord commanded us
27:34
to love one another
27:35
as he has loved us.
27:37
Paul gave this
27:37
long list
27:39
of what loving
27:39
one another looks like
27:40
and then ties it back
27:41
to that same mindset
27:43
of tracing it back
27:44
to look at how
27:45
the Lord has loved you.
27:48
Let's not think
27:49
that we are higher
27:50
than our master.
27:52
Let us serve
27:53
as he served.
27:54
Just like Paul says here
27:55
he emptied himself.
27:57
He became a servant
27:58
for us
27:59
and even more
28:00
than that
28:00
he gave up
28:01
his very life
28:02
for us.
28:04
And that's
28:04
the same love
28:05
that we're called
28:07
to have
28:07
for others.
28:09
We must humble
28:10
ourselves
28:10
seek to serve
28:11
rather than
28:12
to be served.
28:13
Count others'
28:14
interests
28:15
more significant
28:16
than our own
28:17
just like
28:19
our Lord did.
28:21
And again
28:22
this is impossible
28:24
under our own strength.
28:26
Absolutely impossible.
28:27
But by the Lord's grace
28:29
he will help us
28:30
to walk in it.
28:31
We can be obedient
28:32
and so let us
28:34
love as he is loved.
28:36
So let's get
28:37
to number four.
28:38
Number four.
28:40
So these are
28:41
some examples
28:41
of the command.
28:43
I mentioned earlier
28:45
that I had
28:45
a little bit
28:48
of a tough time
28:48
picking exactly
28:49
what it would be
28:50
that I wanted
28:51
to preach.
28:52
I had considered
28:53
doing a reverence
28:54
sermon.
28:55
I had my text
28:56
picked out for it.
28:57
I had tried
28:58
to sit down
28:59
and write
28:59
a little bit
29:00
of it
29:00
and I just
29:01
couldn't get
29:02
my mind to it.
29:05
And I think
29:05
the reason
29:06
for that is
29:07
my thinking
29:08
was if I have
29:09
one more sermon
29:10
one more opportunity
29:11
to speak truth
29:12
to the church
29:13
to you guys
29:14
I wanted to
29:16
speak about
29:16
something that I
29:17
believe has been
29:18
the number one
29:19
thing that I
29:20
have learned
29:21
about from CFC.
29:22
and also
29:25
a thing that we
29:25
can always
29:26
continue to
29:27
press into.
29:28
And so this
29:29
is where I
29:29
landed.
29:30
I believe
29:31
as a church
29:32
we do an
29:32
incredible job
29:34
of dying
29:35
to ourselves
29:36
and serving
29:36
others.
29:38
Of considering
29:39
each other's
29:39
interests ahead
29:40
of our own
29:41
of giving up
29:41
our own
29:42
lives
29:42
for the sake
29:44
of those
29:44
around us.
29:44
when I
29:46
think of
29:47
all the
29:48
ways I've
29:48
seen this
29:49
done
29:49
for me
29:51
particularly
29:51
over the
29:51
past 10
29:52
years
29:52
I think
29:52
of so
29:53
many times
29:54
from
29:54
the brother
29:56
who taught
29:56
me as a
29:57
young believer
29:57
how to
29:58
actually
29:58
study
29:59
the word
29:59
how to
30:00
build
30:00
daily
30:01
habits
30:01
in the
30:01
word
30:01
when I
30:02
had
30:02
never
30:02
done
30:02
that
30:02
before
30:03
to the
30:05
whole
30:05
church
30:06
as a
30:06
culture
30:07
of the
30:08
church
30:08
and
30:09
every
30:10
individual
30:11
seeming
30:11
this
30:11
direction
30:12
of taking
30:13
scripture
30:13
so
30:13
seriously
30:14
and teaching
30:15
me not
30:16
to rely
30:16
on my
30:16
feelings
30:17
but to
30:17
embrace
30:18
the firm
30:18
foundation
30:19
we have
30:19
in the
30:19
word
30:20
to all
30:22
the many
30:23
people
30:23
who have
30:23
had so
30:24
many hard
30:24
conversations
30:25
with me
30:25
when I
30:26
needed to
30:26
be called
30:27
out for
30:27
my sin
30:28
to the
30:30
brother who
30:31
is very
30:32
firm with
30:32
me and
30:33
telling me
30:33
that I
30:33
finally
30:34
needed to
30:34
ask my
30:35
wife out
30:35
called me
30:37
out of my
30:37
laziness
30:38
and showed
30:38
me how I
30:39
could serve
30:39
her better
30:40
to that
30:42
same
30:42
brother being
30:43
there for
30:43
me at
30:43
the drop
30:44
of a
30:44
hat when
30:44
that
30:44
relationship
30:45
fell apart
30:46
and showed
30:46
me through
30:47
scripture that
30:47
I was being
30:48
selfish and
30:48
caring more
30:49
about a
30:49
relationship than
30:50
I was about
30:50
the woman I
30:51
was trying to
30:52
pursue and
30:52
serve
30:53
to another
30:56
brother reminding
30:56
me that I'm
30:57
more important
30:57
than a bird
30:58
and the Lord
30:59
cares so much
31:00
for me when I
31:01
was struggling
31:01
to battle
31:02
anxiety
31:02
to many
31:05
many
31:05
accountability
31:06
partners just
31:06
giving unending
31:08
hours of time
31:08
to me
31:09
just seeking to
31:10
do that day
31:11
in day out
31:12
as long as it
31:13
is called
31:13
today exhort
31:14
one another
31:14
that no
31:15
one's going
31:15
to get
31:15
hardened by
31:16
the deceitfulness
31:16
of sin
31:17
to the many
31:19
men and so
31:20
many core
31:21
groups over
31:21
time that
31:22
just again
31:24
given up so
31:24
much of their
31:25
time and
31:25
sought to
31:27
live life
31:27
with one
31:28
another to
31:29
all the
31:30
community
31:30
groups just
31:33
seeking to
31:33
press one
31:33
other well
31:34
and learn
31:35
what it is
31:36
like to live
31:37
as a family
31:37
when I was a
31:38
young college
31:38
student to
31:39
even now
31:39
to the
31:42
couple who
31:42
has literally
31:43
never turned
31:43
Margaret and
31:44
I down
31:44
when we've
31:44
needed help
31:45
or advice
31:46
that gave
31:46
up endless
31:47
amounts of
31:48
time to
31:48
help us
31:48
figure out
31:49
how to
31:49
deal with
31:49
so many
31:50
different
31:50
situations
31:51
and conflicts
31:51
especially in
31:53
early days
31:54
of marriage
31:54
to the
31:57
elders that
31:58
I've seen
31:58
go through
31:58
great lengths
31:59
to do
31:59
absolutely
32:00
everything
32:01
they can
32:01
for the
32:03
sake of
32:03
your souls
32:04
the meetings
32:05
that went
32:06
and I'm
32:06
confident
32:06
still do
32:07
go late
32:09
into the
32:09
night
32:09
those men
32:11
care about
32:12
you
32:12
those men
32:14
are truly
32:14
worthy of
32:15
double honor
32:15
having heard
32:17
their hearts
32:17
they are not
32:18
perfect men
32:18
but they
32:19
always try
32:20
to seek
32:20
your very
32:21
best
32:21
and I
32:22
could go
32:23
on I
32:23
could go
32:23
on but
32:25
I think
32:25
you get
32:25
the point
32:26
it's those
32:27
day in
32:28
day out
32:29
dying to
32:30
someone's
32:30
own desires
32:31
that's the
32:33
loving one
32:33
another
32:34
I would
32:36
be wrong
32:36
to not
32:37
take the
32:37
opportunity
32:38
that I
32:38
have right
32:39
now to
32:39
thank the
32:39
whole church
32:40
for the
32:40
way you've
32:40
loved me
32:41
and for
32:42
the way
32:43
you've
32:43
loved my
32:43
family
32:43
as Christ
32:45
has loved
32:45
the church
32:45
so well
32:46
for so
32:47
many years
32:48
but also
32:51
let's
32:53
remember
32:54
that while
32:54
we have
32:54
such great
32:55
examples
32:56
in one
32:56
another
32:56
we see
32:58
each other
32:58
love really
32:59
well
32:59
we have
33:01
the greatest
33:01
example in
33:02
Christ
33:02
our Lord
33:04
gave up
33:04
his very
33:05
life for
33:05
us
33:06
he who
33:06
knew no
33:07
sin
33:07
became
33:08
sin
33:08
so that
33:08
in him
33:09
we can
33:09
become
33:09
the
33:09
righteousness
33:10
of God
33:10
our Lord
33:13
loves us
33:13
so well
33:14
and he's
33:14
now calling
33:15
us to that
33:16
same love
33:17
for one
33:17
another
33:18
so one
33:19
final point
33:20
that's really
33:21
just a bunch
33:22
of questions
33:22
for us to
33:23
think about
33:24
a lot of
33:25
direct
33:25
application
33:25
point five
33:27
are we
33:28
following the
33:28
command
33:29
I think
33:30
I've got
33:30
four
33:31
questions
33:32
here
33:33
so in
33:34
other words
33:35
are we
33:35
choosing to
33:36
love one
33:36
another as
33:36
Christ has
33:37
loved us
33:37
are we
33:38
loving one
33:38
another with
33:38
the kind
33:39
of love
33:40
that would
33:40
lay down
33:41
our own
33:41
life for
33:42
those around
33:43
us
33:43
so first
33:45
question
33:45
do we
33:47
remember
33:47
the love
33:49
by which
33:50
we are
33:50
loved
33:50
do we
33:52
remember
33:53
the love
33:54
by which
33:54
we are
33:54
loved
33:55
we are
33:56
not going
33:57
to be
33:57
able to
33:58
love others
33:59
well if
33:59
we are
33:59
forgetting the
34:00
gospel ourselves
34:01
if we aren't
34:03
remembering that
34:04
we are wretched
34:05
sinners only
34:06
justified and
34:07
brought into
34:07
God's family
34:08
by his
34:08
great love
34:09
we'll be
34:10
tempted again
34:11
and again
34:11
and again
34:12
to be thinking
34:12
in terms of
34:13
our own
34:14
righteousness
34:14
we'll begin
34:16
to put hope
34:17
in how well
34:17
we are doing
34:18
whether that
34:19
day or that
34:19
week or that
34:20
month or that
34:20
year whatever
34:21
it may be
34:21
as we're
34:23
failing to
34:23
believe that
34:24
truth of
34:26
the gospel
34:26
we'll also
34:27
end up in
34:28
that thinking
34:29
of the song
34:30
satisfied in
34:32
you that
34:32
inbred feedback
34:33
loop that
34:34
some of us
34:35
get very
34:35
confused of
34:36
like what
34:36
is that
34:36
talking about
34:37
I think
34:37
it's talking
34:37
about that
34:38
when we
34:39
get stuck
34:40
staring at
34:40
the ground
34:41
forgetting
34:41
that ultimately
34:42
our righteousness
34:44
is not
34:45
about us
34:45
and we just
34:47
go round
34:47
and round
34:47
and round
34:48
looking to
34:48
how we're
34:49
doing and
34:50
that's going
34:51
to take us
34:51
into a circle
34:52
of being
34:52
wrecked and
34:53
wrecked and
34:53
wrecked by
34:54
the memory
34:54
of our
34:54
sin
34:55
we've got
34:57
to instead
34:57
remember the
34:58
grace that
34:59
our Lord
34:59
has shown
35:00
to us
35:00
we need
35:02
to long
35:03
for that
35:03
remembrance
35:04
of the
35:04
Lord's
35:05
love
35:05
just like
35:06
a deer
35:07
pants
35:07
for water
35:07
we have
35:09
to have
35:09
that to
35:09
live
35:10
second
35:11
question
35:12
do we
35:14
remind each
35:15
other
35:15
of the
35:16
love by
35:17
which we
35:17
are loved
35:17
do we
35:20
remind each
35:20
other
35:21
of the
35:22
love by
35:22
which we
35:23
are loved
35:23
if I'm
35:24
honest
35:25
Margaret and
35:26
I about
35:27
how we've
35:27
been doing
35:28
in this
35:28
last little
35:28
season of
35:29
life
35:29
jumping from
35:30
one to
35:30
two kids
35:31
has been
35:31
really hard
35:32
the transition
35:34
from zero
35:35
to one
35:36
felt a little
35:36
crazy but
35:37
the one
35:37
to two
35:38
transition
35:38
has just
35:39
been really
35:40
hard on us
35:41
we've
35:43
struggled to
35:43
make time
35:44
to be
35:44
together
35:45
for one
35:45
another
35:46
to have
35:47
good time
35:47
in the
35:47
word
35:47
all the
35:49
things have
35:50
been hard
35:50
Ross and I
35:52
have a
35:53
weekly phone
35:53
call
35:54
that I
35:55
think he
35:55
wakes up
35:55
about 30
35:56
seconds
35:56
before
35:57
but he's
35:59
so faithful
36:00
to adjust
36:01
to my
36:02
early
36:02
schedule
36:03
and
36:04
anyway
36:06
we were
36:06
talking
36:06
early
36:07
this
36:07
week
36:07
and
36:08
I
36:08
was
36:09
frustrated
36:10
with
36:10
myself
36:11
of
36:11
struggling
36:11
with
36:12
sin
36:12
and
36:13
just
36:14
kind
36:14
of
36:14
frustrated
36:14
with
36:14
how
36:15
Margaret
36:15
and I
36:15
were
36:16
doing
36:16
and I
36:19
had just
36:19
talked all
36:19
about this
36:20
in prepping
36:21
for this
36:21
and what
36:22
does he
36:23
do
36:23
when I'm
36:23
frustrated
36:24
he is
36:25
like
36:25
preaching
36:26
this sermon
36:26
right back
36:27
to me
36:27
that I've
36:27
just
36:28
talked
36:29
to him
36:29
about
36:29
I
36:32
needed
36:32
reminders
36:33
of the
36:34
truth
36:34
that
36:34
morning
36:35
that
36:37
this
36:38
wasn't
36:38
going to
36:39
go well
36:39
by how
36:40
well
36:40
I'm
36:40
doing
36:41
he
36:42
reminded
36:42
me
36:43
so
36:43
quickly
36:43
that
36:44
our
36:44
righteousness
36:44
comes
36:45
from
36:45
the
36:45
Lord
36:46
not
36:47
us
36:47
I
36:49
needed
36:49
that
36:50
reminder
36:50
that
36:50
morning
36:50
and
36:51
I
36:52
hope
36:52
as a
36:52
church
36:52
there's
36:53
so
36:53
many
36:53
of
36:53
those
36:54
reminders
36:54
happening
36:55
each
36:55
week
36:56
that
36:57
we
36:57
constantly
36:57
remind
36:58
each
36:58
other
36:58
of
36:59
the
36:59
love
36:59
by
36:59
which
36:59
we
37:00
are
37:00
loved
37:00
third
37:01
question
37:02
do we
37:03
love
37:04
one
37:04
another
37:04
as
37:05
the
37:05
Lord
37:05
has
37:05
loved
37:06
us
37:06
that's
37:07
literally
37:07
the
37:07
text
37:08
isn't
37:08
it
37:08
direct
37:09
application
37:10
there
37:10
from
37:10
the
37:10
text
37:10
do we
37:11
love
37:11
one
37:11
another
37:11
as
37:12
the
37:12
Lord
37:13
has
37:14
loved
37:14
us
37:14
do we
37:14
actually
37:15
actively
37:16
seek
37:16
to
37:17
serve
37:17
one
37:17
another
37:17
in
37:18
ways
37:18
that
37:19
are
37:19
sacrificial
37:19
to
37:20
ourselves
37:20
do we
37:21
put
37:21
our
37:21
own
37:22
interests
37:22
aside
37:22
for
37:23
the
37:23
sake
37:23
of
37:23
others
37:24
do we
37:25
consider
37:25
others
37:26
more
37:26
significant
37:26
than
37:27
ourselves
37:27
do we
37:28
give up
37:28
our
37:28
time
37:29
our
37:29
preferences
37:29
to
37:30
do
37:30
so
37:30
and
37:32
then
37:32
fourth
37:32
question
37:32
also
37:33
straight
37:33
out
37:33
of
37:34
the
37:34
text
37:34
what
37:35
are
37:36
we
37:36
known
37:36
for
37:37
as
37:37
a
37:37
church
37:38
what
37:39
are
37:40
we
37:40
known
37:40
for
37:40
as
37:41
a
37:41
church
37:41
the
37:42
text
37:43
makes
37:43
it
37:43
really
37:43
clear
37:44
that
37:44
we
37:44
will
37:44
be
37:44
known
37:45
by
37:45
our
37:45
love
37:46
for
37:46
one
37:46
another
37:46
is
37:48
that
37:48
true
37:48
of
37:48
us
37:49
so
37:50
many
37:50
of
37:50
us
37:51
here
37:51
share
37:51
so
37:51
many
37:52
common
37:52
interests
37:52
or
37:53
common
37:53
views
37:53
that
37:53
are
37:54
not
37:54
primary
37:55
not
37:55
gospel
37:56
issues
37:57
may
37:59
we
37:59
not
37:59
be
37:59
known
38:00
by
38:00
those
38:00
more
38:01
than
38:01
we
38:01
are
38:01
known
38:02
by
38:02
our
38:02
love
38:02
for
38:02
one
38:03
another
38:03
may
38:05
we
38:05
love
38:05
one
38:06
another
38:06
the
38:06
way
38:06
that
38:07
the
38:07
Lord
38:07
has
38:07
loved
38:07
us
38:08
may
38:09
the
38:09
way
38:09
we
38:10
serve
38:10
one
38:10
another
38:11
be
38:11
a
38:12
sweet
38:12
savor
38:12
of
38:12
the
38:12
gospel
38:13
to
38:13
those
38:14
around
38:14
us
38:15
that
38:16
those
38:17
who
38:17
see
38:17
us
38:17
know
38:17
that
38:18
we
38:18
are
38:18
Christ
38:18
followers
38:19
by
38:19
the
38:20
love
38:20
we
38:20
show
38:21
for
38:21
one
38:21
another
38:21
and
38:23
with
38:23
that
38:23
in
38:23
mind
38:23
let's
38:24
pray