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Well, good morning, everyone.
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Could I welcome you to this service of worship
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and to any who may be joining the service
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through the YouTube link.
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Let us worship God by singing to his praise
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from Psalm 99A, page 130 of the Psalter.
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The Lord reigns from his throne on high.
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Let all the nations quake.
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He sits between the cherubim.
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So let the whole earth shake.
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Great is the Lord on Zion Hill, exalted over all.
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Upon his great and holy name, let all the nations call.
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The King loves truth and equity, established by his might.
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In Jacob, you have done for us all that is just and right.
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Exalt the Lord our God with us.
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Let all the world abroad before his footstool worship him.
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For holy is the Lord.
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Let us sing these verses.
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The Lord reigns from his throne on high.
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The Lord reigns from his throne on high.
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Let all the nations quake.
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He sits between the cherubim.
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So let the whole earth shake.
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Great is the Lord on Zion Hill, exalted over all.
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Upon his great and holy name.
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Upon his great and holy name.
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Let all the nations call.
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The King loves truth and equity, established by his might.
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In Jacob, you have done for us all that is just and right.
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Exalt the Lord our God with us.
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Let all the world abroad before his footstool worship him.
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For holy is the Lord.
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Let us engage in prayer.
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Almighty God, we thank thee for the opening words of the psalm that we have newly sung.
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Let us pray.
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Words that remind us that thou art a sovereign God.
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That thou art a sovereign king.
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The Lord reigns.
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And that thou art a holy king.
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Holy with a transcendent holiness.
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Holy in your righteousness.
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Holy in your righteousness.
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Holy in your grace.
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Holy in your righteousness.
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Holy in your grace.
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Holy in your grace.
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Oh, may we be found today acknowledging and bowing down before the holiness of our sovereign God.
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It prompted praise on the part of the seraphim.
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Who beheld the holiness of almighty God.
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As they went to and fro proclaiming.
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That God is indeed holy.
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Holy, holy, holy.
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That your holiness sets you apart from all your creatures.
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Grant, O Lord, that we may come into thy presence today with that sense of awe and reverential fear.
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In the knowledge that we are in the presence of our trice holy God.
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May we come upon the knees of our heart.
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Lord, that we are in the presence of our heart before thee.
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Acknowledging with thy servant of old.
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That we are of unclean lips.
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Just as thy servant felt.
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When he came before the holiness of God.
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In the vision that was granted to him.
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When he saw the Lord high and lifted up in the temple.
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O Lord, we thank thee.
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That with a holy God there is forgiveness.
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That with a holy God there is cleansing.
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That thou hast made provision.
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For sinners to draw near to thee.
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Grant thy blessing upon us as we reflect on a part of thy truth today.
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Blessed richly to our hearts.
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May it reach into our innermost being.
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And may our lives be gripped by the power of the truth.
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So that we come in truth to serve the Christ of God.
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To be joyous subjects of the sovereign king.
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Who reigns supremely over the affairs of men.
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Although there may be much.
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In a world that is beyond our understanding.
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Much that we find deeply mysterious.
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Yet, O Lord, we draw comfort from this fact.
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That the Lord reigns.
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Grant most gracious God.
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That our hope and confidence.
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Might be placed today and every day.
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In the Lord who reigns.
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So that as we come before thee today.
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We may not be despondent or downcast.
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But uplifted by the thought.
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That thou art reigning.
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And that thy will.
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Is being performed.
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And that nothing but nothing can thwart.
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The will of the reigning sovereign king.
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That your will will always win out.
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Despite every.
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Every hostility and enmity.
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That is aroused by the forces of darkness.
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In seeking to thwart the will.
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Of the reigning sovereign king.
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We bless thy name that this is so.
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Grant thy blessing.
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We pray thee on each home and family.
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As we are found before thee today.
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Thou knowest the needs of each and all.
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Thou knowest those who may be here.
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With heavy burdens.
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With crushing burdens.
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Thou knowest those who may be here today.
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Looking for a token for good.
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That they belong to those.
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Those who are indeed the subjects of the sovereign king.
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And who rejoice in his reign.
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Grant thy blessing upon them.
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We pray for any who may be mourning the loss of loved ones.
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And to her today.
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The burden of sorrow.
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The burden of sorrow.
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As they mourn the passing of those dear to them.
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We know of some.
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Who have that burden.
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Some who came face to face.
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Unexpectedly with that.
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With that burden of sorrow.
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With that burden of sorrow.
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As they came face to face.
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With what?
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Perhaps they didn't want to hear.
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As those whom they loved in life.
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Were taken unexpectedly from them.
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With that burden of sorrow.
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Comfort them.
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We pray thee.
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With the comfort.
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That alone is able.
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To reach into distraught hearts and lives.
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When death removes.
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A member of a family.
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Unexpectedly.
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As often death comes.
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We pray thy blessing.
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For those who may be under thine hand in illness.
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Confined to their homes.
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Or in hospital care.
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Or in residential care.
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Grant, O Lord, thy blessing on each and all.
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According to their needs.
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And bless those who are providing care for them.
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We give thee thanks.
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For all who are involved in the care system.
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Doctors and nurses.
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Care assistants.
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All who provide.
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For those unable to provide for themselves.
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O grant, O Lord.
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That we be mindful.
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Of those who are involved.
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In the care system.
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The burdens that they bear.
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The duties that evolve upon them.
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The responsibilities that are theirs.
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Help them to fulfill these responsibilities.
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As they daily carry out their tasks.
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Help us now as we turn to thy truth.
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Bless the other section of the congregation.
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And thy servant.
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As he engages in the act of worship.
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In the Gaelic language.
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Grant thy blessing upon them.
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Uphold and sustain them.
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We pray thee.
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In the duties that evolve upon them.
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Bless all who go forth in thy name.
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And to the ends of the earth.
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Bless, we pray thee.
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The Slavic Gospel members.
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Who are carrying out deputation work.
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We give thee thanks for their commitment.
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For their zeal.
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For their enthusiasm.
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And for the encouraging reports.
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That they have brought to us.
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We pray that thou wouldst bless them today.
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In the particular duties that evolve upon them.
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Wherever they are preaching.
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The unsearchable riches of Christ.
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Cleanse in the blood.
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In Jesus name we ask it with forgiveness of sin.
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Amen.
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Let us now read from the New Testament.
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From the Gospel according to Mark.
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Chapter 15.
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And at verse 21.
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And they compelled a passerby.
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Simon of Cyrene.
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Who was coming in from the country.
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The father of Alexander and Rufus.
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To carry his cross.
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And they brought him to the place called Golgotha.
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Which means place of a skull.
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And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh.
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But he did not take it.
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And they crucified him.
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And divided his garments among them.
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Casting lots for them.
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To decide what it should take.
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And it was the third hour.
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When they crucified him.
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And the inscription of the charge against him.
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Read.
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The king of the Jews.
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And with him they crucified two robbers.
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One on his right.
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And one on his left.
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And those who passed by derided him.
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Waking their heads.
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And saying.
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And saying.
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Aha.
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You who would destroy the temple.
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And rebuild it in three days.
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Save yourself.
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And come down from the cross.
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So also the chief priests with the scribes.
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Mocked him to one another.
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And saying.
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He saved others.
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He cannot save himself.
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Let the Christ.
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The king of Israel.
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Come down now from the cross.
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That we may see and believe.
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Those who were crucified with him.
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Also reviled him.
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When the sixth hour had come.
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There was darkness over the whole land.
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Until the ninth hour.
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And at the ninth hour.
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Jesus cried with a loud voice.
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Eli.
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Eli lama sabachthani.
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Which means.
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My God.
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My God.
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Why have you forsaken me?
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And some of the bystanders.
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Hearing it said.
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Behold.
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He is calling Elijah.
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And someone ran.
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And filled a sponge.
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With sour wine.
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Put it on a reed.
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And gave it to him to drink.
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Saying.
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Wait.
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Let us see.
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Whether Elijah will come.
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To take him down.
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And Jesus uttered.
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A loud cry.
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And breathed.
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And breathed his last.
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And the curtain of the temple.
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Was torn in two.
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From top to bottom.
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And when the centurion.
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Who stood facing him.
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Saw that in this way.
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He breathed his last.
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He said.
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Truly.
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This man.
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Was the son of God.
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There were also women.
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Looking on from a distance.
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The Christians.
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Among whom were.
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Mary Magdalene.
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And Mary.
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The mother of James.
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The younger.
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And of.
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Joseph.
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And Salome.
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When he was in Galilee.
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They followed him.
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And ministered to him.
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And there were also.
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Many other women.
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Who came up with him.
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To Jerusalem.
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Amen.
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And may he bless to us.
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That reading.
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From his truth.
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Let us further sing to his praise.
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From.
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Psalm 22.
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Page 26.
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Of the.
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Psalter.
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At verse 14.
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Page 26.
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Of the.
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Psalter.
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At verse 14.
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And the tune is.
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Rockingham.
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Apologies to the presenter.
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I forgot to.
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Mention the tune.
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For the first song.
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Psalm 22.
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Page 26.
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At verse 14.
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Like water.
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I am emptied out.
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And all my bones.
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Are torn apart.
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My inmost being.
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Melts away.
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And into wax.
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Is turned my heart.
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My strength.
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Is like.
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Shattered clay.
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And these verses.
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Apply particularly.
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To the Lord Jesus.
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On the cross.
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And as I fight.
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To draw my breath.
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My tongue.
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Is sticking.
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To my jaws.
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You lay me.
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In the dust of death.
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A pack of dogs.
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Encloses me.
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Their circle.
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Round me.
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Is complete.
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I am beset.
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By evil men.
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And they have pierced.
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My hands.
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And feet.
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I count the number.
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Of my bones.
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With gloating eyes.
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The people.
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Stir.
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They throw the dice.
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To get my coat.
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Among themselves.
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My clothes.
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They share.
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Let us sing these verses.
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Like water.
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I am emptied out.
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Like water.
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I am emptied out.
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And all my bones are torn apart.
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Like water I am emptied out, and all my bones are torn apart.
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My inmost being melts away, and into wax is darn my heart.
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My strength is dried like shattered clay, and as I fight to throw my breath,
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My tongue is sticking to my jaws.
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You lay me in the dust of death.
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A pack of dogs encloses me, their circle round me is complete.
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I am beset by evil men, and they have pierced my hands and feet.
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I count the number on my board.
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With floating eyes the people stare.
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They throw the dice to get my coat.
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Among themselves my close they share.
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Let us now turn to the part of Scripture that we read.
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Gospel according to Mark, chapter 15.
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And we may read again at verse 39.
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And when the centurion who stood facing him saw that in this way he breathed his lust,
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he said, truly, this man was the Son of God.
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The gospel accounts tell us of very strange happenings which coincided with the death of Christ.
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And one of these that are mentioned is the tearing of the temple veil in two from top to bottom.
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Three of the gospel writers refer to it, Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
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Both Matthew and Mark associate the tearing of the curtain with the loud voice cry of the Lord Jesus on the cross and his final breath.
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Some query which temple curtain was torn.
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But I think it is safe to assume that it was the curtain or the veil that separated the holy place from the most holy place of the temple.
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You may remember that the holy place was frequented on a daily basis by the duty priests who ministered there.
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The most holy place was only entered once a year by the high priest on the great day of atonement.
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How do we explain the phenomenon that this curtain was torn from the top to the bottom?
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No one, no gospel writer, refers to anyone with a knife or a scissor trying to tear it in two.
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It was apparently made of very thick material, not easily torn.
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And the gospel writers record that it was torn simultaneously with the moment of the death of Christ at three in the afternoon.
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On our timekeeping, in Jewish timekeeping, that is the ninth hour, the equivalent of three o'clock in the afternoon.
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That is when the duty priests would be offering the daily evening sacrifice.
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And for those ministering priests, it must have been a startling and surprising phenomenon to witness this taking place.
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Given their familiarity with the Old Testament teaching, it may have even filled them with fear.
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And the thought of death, now that the most holy place was exposed to their gaze.
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I doubt that they understood the significance of the event then.
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But they could not doubt that it was not attributable to anything natural.
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For those with the benefit of New Testament teaching, it was very significant that the temple curtain was torn in two.
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It signified the new order being ushered in.
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No longer was there an impediment.
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In drawing near to God, a new and living way had been opened up through the one sacrifice of the Lamb of God.
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A sacrifice that satisfied the demands and full of divine justice.
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On the writer in the letter to the Hebrews writes,
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Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
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by a new and living way which he consecrated for us,
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through the veil that is his flesh.
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Now, this strange phenomenon could only be verified by a limited number of people initially,
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the duty priests of that day.
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And no doubt, word would have spread quickly of what took place.
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There were also other accompanying events of which many were witnesses.
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There was, we are told, an earthquake.
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That certainly could be verified by a greater number of people.
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It took place during the afternoon.
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Many would probably be aware of the tremor.
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No information is given as to the severity of that tremor.
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We're not told if houses were destroyed.
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But what we are told by Matthew in his account is that the earthquake and the rocks were split.
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The tearing of the curtain is not attributed to the force of the earthquake by any of the gospel writers.
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They speak first of the tearing of the curtain,
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and then they speak of the earthquake,
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and they tell that the rocks were split.
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Interestingly, in the original language,
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the same root word is used to speak of the veil being torn and of the rocks being split.
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The same power that tore the veil or the curtain,
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thick as it was in the temple,
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was also the power that split the rocks.
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They were torn asunder,
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and the impression that you get is that they were torn like someone might tear a piece of paper.
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There was also another unusual occurrence.
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Matthew writes,
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and the graves were opened,
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and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,
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and coming out of the graves after his resurrection,
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they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
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So you could say that these three events were not everyday occurrences.
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They weren't events that you could shut your eyes to
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and pretend that they did not happen.
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The earth quaked,
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the rocks were split,
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the graves were opened,
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and bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep.
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Notice,
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not all the bodies,
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bodies of those saints.
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And notice also
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the way in which the writers
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describe death
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for those who had been saints.
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They had fallen asleep,
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and how very
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suggestive that is.
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And that is how the Bible frequently speaks
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of the death of those who die in Christ.
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They sleep in Christ,
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and it is most suggestive.
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Now,
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all of these occurrences
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were designed, I believe,
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to catch the attention
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of people at that time.
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We are told
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how all these combined events,
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including the way in which Christ died,
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affected some.
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And Mark,
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in this passage that we read,
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tells us
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of one particular individual
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who I wish to focus on
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this morning in our reflection.
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An army officer,
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a Roman centurion.
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Mark records for us
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the assessment
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that this man made,
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and his assessment
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is an eyewitness statement
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or account.
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So,
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who gave
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this account?
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What did he see?
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Secondly,
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what did he see and hear?
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Thirdly,
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what did he say?
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And fourthly,
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how does this account
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speak to us?
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Who gave it?
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And the answer to the question is,
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I don't know.
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Because the gospel writers
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do not see fit
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to disclose his name,
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to furnish us with details
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of his background.
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Obviously,
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the gospel writers,
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the Holy Spirit,
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influencing the gospel writers,
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didn't consider
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that that information
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was really important.
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And so,
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what we are told about this man
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is really minimal.
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He was an army officer
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in the service of the Roman Empire,
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probably a Gentile.
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The fact that he is called
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a centurion
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indicates
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that he was responsible
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for a hundred soldiers.
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That's
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about the total
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of the scant information
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that we are given.
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So,
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he remains unnamed.
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All we know is
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that he appears
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to be in charge
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of the execution squad,
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overseeing
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the crucifixion
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of Jesus
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and remember
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two others
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who were crucified
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alongside Jesus.
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And Mark
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portrays him
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as
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watching
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proceedings.
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Mark tells us
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he stood
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opposite Jesus.
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In other words,
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he was able
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to observe
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minutely
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what was taking place,
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possibly
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doing so
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to ensure
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that no one
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would seek
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to intervene
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and remove
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Jesus from the cross.
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I suppose
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you could say
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that was part
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of his duty
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as an officer
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on guard duty.
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But
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in the overriding
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mysterious
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providence
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of God,
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he was appointed
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to this duty.
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And
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it seems to me
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you cannot
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but marvel
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at how
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the Lord
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uses
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steps
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in our
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providence
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for our
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spiritual
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good
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without us
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being aware
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of how
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our steps
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are being
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directed
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in a
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particular
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way.
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And I hope
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we can see
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that in the
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life of this
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man
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as I
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develop
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the lecture.
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Certainly
33:45
God moves
33:46
in mysterious
33:47
ways.
33:48
his wonders
33:49
to perform.
33:52
Here is a man
33:53
fulfilling orders
33:54
from his
33:55
superiors
33:55
and through
33:57
the instructions
33:58
that are given
33:59
to him
34:00
and the duties
34:01
entrusted
34:02
to him,
34:03
he comes
34:04
to formulate
34:05
a very
34:07
different
34:07
opinion
34:08
of Jesus
34:10
Christ.
34:11
not just
34:15
a different
34:15
opinion
34:16
as to the
34:17
fact that
34:18
he is on
34:18
the cross
34:19
but a
34:20
different
34:20
opinion
34:21
as to
34:22
the identity
34:23
of this
34:25
person
34:25
Jesus
34:26
Christ.
34:27
Christ.
34:28
So who
34:29
gave
34:29
this
34:30
account?
34:31
An unnamed
34:32
Gentile,
34:35
centurion,
34:36
obeying
34:37
instructions
34:38
and on
34:39
duty
34:40
at the
34:41
cross.
34:43
Secondly,
34:44
what did he
34:45
see and
34:45
hear?
34:47
And the
34:48
impression is
34:49
created by
34:50
all the
34:51
gospel writers
34:51
who make
34:53
mention of
34:54
this man
34:55
is that
34:57
what he
34:57
saw and
34:58
heard
34:59
is linked
35:00
to his
35:01
testimony.
35:03
And it
35:04
seems to me
35:05
that there
35:05
are two
35:06
aspects
35:07
to what
35:08
he saw
35:08
and heard.
35:10
First,
35:12
there is
35:12
clear
35:13
indisputable
35:15
evidence
35:15
for some
35:16
of the
35:17
things that
35:17
he saw
35:18
and heard.
35:20
But secondly,
35:21
there are
35:21
also things
35:22
that we
35:23
may speculate
35:24
he saw
35:25
and heard,
35:27
but of
35:27
which I
35:27
cannot give
35:29
clear proof
35:30
from the
35:32
Bible that
35:32
he did.
35:33
And I'd
35:33
like to
35:34
deal with
35:34
a second
35:35
of these
35:35
first.
35:37
John's
35:37
gospel
35:38
tells us
35:39
that when
35:40
Jesus was
35:40
arrested
35:41
in
35:42
Gethsemane,
35:43
that Judas
35:44
came
35:48
along
35:49
with
35:50
accompanied
35:51
by a
35:51
detachment
35:52
of
35:52
troops
35:53
and
35:54
also
35:55
others.
35:55
Then Judas
35:56
having received
35:57
a detachment
35:58
of troops
35:59
and officers
35:59
from the
36:00
chief priests
36:00
and Pharisees
36:01
came there.
36:03
And the
36:03
word
36:03
translated
36:04
detachment
36:05
is the
36:07
word for
36:07
a unit
36:08
of soldiers
36:09
which
36:11
could
36:11
consist
36:12
of up
36:13
to 600
36:14
soldiers.
36:14
commentators
36:16
are of
36:17
the view
36:17
that
36:17
the number
36:20
present
36:20
when Jesus
36:21
was arrested
36:22
was not
36:23
that many
36:23
but that
36:25
there could
36:25
be
36:25
up to
36:27
200.
36:29
Was there
36:29
even that
36:30
many?
36:31
It's not
36:32
easy to
36:32
determine
36:33
from what
36:34
is written.
36:37
But when
36:37
they were
36:38
asked the
36:38
question,
36:40
whom are you
36:40
seeking?
36:41
And they
36:43
responded,
36:44
Jesus of
36:45
Nazareth,
36:46
John writes,
36:47
now when
36:48
he said
36:48
to them,
36:49
I am
36:49
he,
36:50
they drew
36:51
back and
36:52
fell to
36:52
the ground.
36:54
And the
36:55
thrust of
36:56
the Bible
36:56
with the
36:58
life of
36:58
Jesus
36:59
indicates
37:00
that he
37:01
veiled his
37:02
glory when
37:03
he appeared
37:03
in this
37:04
world in
37:05
true human
37:05
nature.
37:06
But in
37:07
that particular
37:08
context,
37:09
there is,
37:10
as it
37:10
were,
37:10
a glimpse
37:11
of his
37:12
glory shines
37:13
through the
37:14
veil of
37:15
his
37:15
humanity.
37:16
And even
37:17
such a
37:18
brief glimpse
37:19
of his
37:19
glory is
37:20
enough to
37:21
floor the
37:22
arresting
37:22
party.
37:23
It's as
37:24
if they
37:24
were paralyzed.
37:27
And the
37:27
question I'd
37:28
like to
37:28
pose is
37:29
this,
37:29
was this
37:31
centurion
37:32
among them?
37:35
Was he
37:36
struck by
37:37
the air
37:38
of authority
37:39
that
37:41
emanated
37:42
from this
37:43
person
37:43
whom they
37:45
had been
37:45
sent to
37:46
arrest?
37:48
And I
37:49
don't
37:49
discount the
37:50
possibility,
37:52
but I
37:52
cannot prove,
37:53
on the other
37:54
hand,
37:55
that he was
37:56
there.
37:57
Jesus
37:57
permitted them
37:58
to arrest
37:59
him.
38:00
He was
38:00
taken to
38:01
Annas,
38:01
the high
38:02
priest,
38:02
to Pilate,
38:03
to Herod,
38:04
and back
38:04
again to
38:05
Pilate.
38:05
and you
38:06
know the
38:06
story.
38:07
His
38:07
accuser
38:09
stating that
38:09
he claimed
38:11
to be the
38:11
Son of
38:12
God.
38:13
And from
38:14
their
38:15
mockery,
38:17
they are
38:18
in total
38:18
denial as
38:20
to the
38:20
identity of
38:22
this person.
38:23
They are
38:24
stating,
38:25
by the way
38:25
they treat
38:26
Jesus,
38:27
they do
38:27
not believe
38:28
for one
38:28
moment that
38:29
he is the
38:31
Son of
38:31
God.
38:31
did this
38:34
centurion,
38:35
did he
38:36
agree with
38:37
that initial
38:38
assessment?
38:40
And again,
38:42
I have to
38:43
say,
38:44
probably,
38:46
but I
38:46
cannot prove
38:47
it.
38:50
Jesus was
38:51
mocked.
38:52
He was
38:52
assaulted.
38:53
They beat
38:54
him.
38:55
John writes
38:56
of how
38:56
Jesus was
38:57
ill-treated
38:58
by the
38:58
soldiers and
38:59
how they
38:59
mocked his
39:00
claims.
39:01
The
39:01
soldiers
39:01
twisted a
39:02
crown of
39:02
thorns and
39:03
put it on
39:03
his head.
39:04
They put
39:05
on him a
39:05
purple robe.
39:06
Then they
39:06
said,
39:06
Hail,
39:07
King of
39:07
the Jews.
39:07
And they
39:08
struck him
39:09
with their
39:09
hands.
39:10
Was the
39:11
centurion
39:12
part of
39:14
this group?
39:15
It is
39:16
possible
39:16
that he
39:18
witnessed
39:19
all of
39:20
these events,
39:21
but I
39:23
cannot
39:23
produce
39:24
the
39:25
evidence
39:26
from the
39:27
Bible
39:27
that he
39:28
did.
39:30
So,
39:30
that's
39:31
the
39:31
second
39:32
thing.
39:32
We may
39:33
speculate
39:33
about that.
39:34
But the
39:35
first thing
39:35
is this.
39:36
There is
39:37
clear,
39:38
indisputable
39:39
evidence for
39:40
some of
39:40
the things
39:41
that he
39:41
saw and
39:42
heard.
39:43
Matthew in
39:43
his gospel
39:44
narrative
39:45
relates,
39:46
the earthquake,
39:47
the rocks
39:48
were split,
39:48
and the
39:49
graves were
39:49
opened,
39:49
and many
39:50
bodies of
39:50
the saints
39:51
who had
39:51
fallen asleep
39:52
were raised
39:53
and coming
39:53
out of the
39:54
graves after
39:54
resurrection.
39:55
They went
39:56
into the
39:56
holy city
39:57
and appeared
39:57
to many.
39:58
So,
39:59
when the
40:00
centurion
40:01
and those
40:02
with him
40:03
who were
40:03
guarding
40:04
Jesus
40:04
saw the
40:05
earthquake
40:06
and the
40:07
things that
40:07
had happened,
40:08
they feared
40:10
greatly.
40:13
So,
40:14
these were
40:15
some things
40:16
that he
40:17
saw and
40:18
heard,
40:20
and they
40:20
resulted in
40:21
producing
40:22
fear in
40:24
the life
40:25
of this
40:25
man.
40:26
did that
40:27
indicate
40:28
that he
40:28
was fearful
40:29
of the
40:30
consequences
40:31
of what
40:32
he had
40:32
done in
40:33
carrying out
40:33
his orders?
40:35
Because it
40:36
is more than
40:37
likely that
40:38
he was
40:39
responsible for
40:40
issuing the
40:41
command to
40:42
nail Jesus
40:43
to the
40:44
cross.
40:46
He would
40:46
have witnessed
40:47
the meek
40:48
submission of
40:49
Jesus to
40:50
this most
40:51
inhumane
40:52
action.
40:54
There is no
40:55
evidence of
40:55
resistance or
40:57
struggle to
40:58
escape on
40:59
the part of
41:00
Jesus.
41:01
There is no
41:01
verbal abuse
41:03
aimed at the
41:03
soldiers who
41:04
carried out
41:05
the act of
41:07
nailing him
41:07
to the
41:08
cross.
41:09
Because this
41:10
is one of
41:11
whom the
41:12
prophet Isaiah
41:13
could write
41:13
hundreds of
41:14
years beforehand
41:15
as he spoke
41:16
of the
41:17
suffering servant
41:18
of Jehovah.
41:19
He was
41:20
oppressed and
41:20
he was
41:21
afflicted,
41:22
yet he
41:22
opened not
41:23
his marks.
41:23
He was
41:24
led as
41:24
a lamb
41:25
to the
41:25
slaughter.
41:26
And as a
41:27
sheep before
41:27
his shearer
41:28
was silent,
41:29
so he
41:30
opened not
41:31
his mouth.
41:33
So there
41:33
is Isaiah
41:34
predicting
41:35
with the
41:37
spirit of
41:38
prophecy the
41:39
silence of
41:40
the Lamb
41:41
of God
41:42
as he
41:43
comes before
41:44
those who
41:45
are sitting
41:46
in judgment
41:46
on him
41:47
and who
41:48
are ill
41:48
treating
41:49
him.
41:49
the
41:50
centurion
41:51
could not
41:52
but fail
41:54
to notice
41:54
the calm
41:55
demeanor
41:56
of Christ
41:57
in the
41:59
face of
41:59
such
42:00
provocation.
42:02
He would
42:02
have heard
42:03
the mocking
42:04
taunts
42:04
of those
42:05
who surrounded
42:06
the cross.
42:07
He would
42:07
have heard
42:08
the mocking
42:08
and the
42:09
initial
42:09
remonstration
42:11
of both
42:12
of the
42:12
men who
42:13
were crucified
42:14
on either
42:14
side of
42:15
Jesus
42:15
because both
42:16
of them
42:17
mocked
42:18
Jesus
42:19
initially
42:19
and the
42:21
centurion
42:22
would be
42:22
aware
42:23
of
42:24
the
42:25
character
42:26
of these
42:27
two men
42:27
and their
42:28
reputation.
42:31
Did
42:32
the
42:32
centurion
42:33
hear
42:33
the message
42:35
of
42:35
marvelous
42:36
grace
42:37
addressed
42:38
to one
42:39
of the
42:40
dying
42:40
thieves?
42:42
You
42:42
remember
42:43
what Jesus
42:44
said to
42:44
him.
42:45
Remember
42:45
he had
42:46
pleaded
42:47
with
42:47
Christ
42:47
Lord
42:48
remember
42:49
me.
42:51
It's
42:51
such
42:52
an
42:53
impressive
42:53
prayer
42:54
and it's
42:57
a prayer
42:58
that
42:59
fits
43:01
every one
43:02
of us.
43:04
Lord
43:04
remember
43:05
me.
43:07
And
43:07
you
43:07
remember
43:08
the
43:08
response
43:09
of
43:09
Christ.
43:10
Assuredly
43:11
I say
43:11
to you
43:11
today
43:12
you
43:12
will
43:12
be
43:13
with
43:13
me
43:13
in
43:13
paradise.
43:15
did
43:19
Jesus
43:19
speak
43:19
it
43:20
loudly
43:20
enough
43:20
for
43:21
the
43:21
centurion
43:22
to
43:22
hear?
43:24
It's
43:25
possible.
43:27
The
43:27
centurion
43:28
would also
43:28
have seen
43:29
the thick
43:30
judgmental
43:31
darkness
43:32
that
43:32
covered
43:33
the
43:33
sight
43:34
from
43:34
midday
43:35
until
43:36
3pm.
43:39
He
43:39
must have
43:40
wondered
43:40
about
43:40
that.
43:41
he
43:42
would
43:42
have
43:43
heard
43:45
the
43:45
cry
43:46
of
43:46
dereliction
43:47
that
43:48
pierced
43:49
the
43:49
thick
43:49
darkness
43:50
when
43:50
Christ
43:50
cried
43:51
out
43:51
my
43:51
God
43:52
my
43:52
God
43:52
why
43:53
have
43:53
you
43:54
forsaken
43:54
me?
43:56
And
43:56
Mark
43:57
in this
43:57
particular
43:58
context
43:59
especially
44:00
links
44:01
the
44:01
testimony
44:02
of the
44:03
centurion
44:04
to
44:05
his
44:05
observation
44:06
of the
44:07
manner
44:07
in
44:08
which
44:08
Christ
44:09
died.
44:10
Mark
44:11
writes
44:11
and
44:12
Jesus
44:12
cried
44:13
out
44:13
with
44:14
a
44:14
loud
44:14
voice
44:14
and
44:15
breathed
44:16
his
44:16
last.
44:17
And
44:17
then
44:17
in
44:17
our
44:17
text
44:18
he
44:18
goes
44:18
on
44:19
to
44:19
write
44:19
so
44:20
when
44:20
the
44:20
centurion
44:21
who
44:21
stood
44:21
opposite
44:22
him
44:22
saw
44:23
that
44:23
he
44:23
cried
44:23
out
44:23
like
44:24
this
44:24
and
44:24
breathed
44:25
his
44:25
last
44:25
he
44:25
said
44:25
truly
44:26
this
44:27
man
44:27
was
44:27
the
44:28
son
44:28
of
44:28
God.
44:30
Now
44:30
we
44:30
know
44:31
that
44:31
people
44:32
respond
44:33
to
44:34
the
44:34
death
44:34
of
44:35
Christ
44:35
on
44:35
the
44:36
cross
44:36
in
44:37
different
44:37
ways.
44:39
If
44:39
you
45:09
in
45:09
your
45:09
life
45:10
that
45:13
the
45:13
death
45:13
of
45:13
Christ
45:14
means
45:16
that
45:16
you
45:16
are
45:16
forever
45:17
thanking
45:18
the
45:19
Lord
45:19
that
45:21
Christ
45:21
Jesus
45:21
came
45:22
into
45:22
the
45:22
world
45:23
to
45:24
seek
45:24
and
45:24
to
45:25
save
45:25
that
45:26
which
45:26
was
45:26
lost.
45:29
It
45:30
is
45:30
obvious
45:30
then
45:31
that
45:31
the
45:31
manner
45:32
of
45:32
Christ
45:32
dying
45:33
had
45:34
a
45:34
profound
45:35
effect
45:37
on
45:37
the
45:37
opinion
45:38
of
45:39
this
45:39
man
45:39
as
45:40
to
45:41
the
45:41
identity
45:42
of
45:43
Jesus
45:43
of
45:43
Nazareth.
45:44
He
45:44
heard
45:45
him
45:45
cry
45:46
with
45:46
a
45:46
loud
45:47
voice
45:47
and
45:48
he
45:48
saw
45:49
him
45:49
breathe
45:49
his
45:49
last.
45:50
Remember
45:50
Jesus
45:51
had
45:51
been
45:51
hanging
45:52
on
45:52
the
45:52
cross
45:53
for
45:53
six
45:54
hours
45:54
the
45:55
third
45:55
hour
45:55
to
45:56
the
45:56
ninth
45:57
hour
45:57
on
45:58
our
45:59
clock
46:00
nine
46:01
in the
46:01
morning
46:02
till
46:02
three
46:02
in the
46:03
afternoon.
46:04
He
46:04
heard
46:05
Jesus
46:05
cry
46:05
with
46:06
a
46:06
loud
46:06
voice
46:07
and
46:08
John
46:08
in
46:09
his
46:10
gospel
46:10
tells
46:11
us
46:11
that
46:11
Jesus
46:12
cried
46:12
out
46:13
it
46:13
is
46:13
finished.
46:14
In
46:14
the
46:15
Greek
46:15
it's
46:15
just
46:15
one
46:16
word
46:16
tetelestai.
46:19
Did
46:20
the
46:20
centurion
46:21
understand
46:22
the
46:23
significance
46:24
of what
46:25
Christ
46:25
said?
46:27
I
46:27
can't
46:27
be
46:28
sure
46:28
about
46:29
that.
46:30
But
46:31
I
46:31
think
46:32
he
46:32
would
46:32
certainly
46:33
have
46:34
found
46:34
it
46:34
peculiar
46:35
that
46:36
a
46:37
weakened
46:38
dying
46:38
person
46:39
should
46:40
have
46:40
the
46:41
energy
46:41
to
46:42
shout
46:42
with
46:43
a
46:43
loud
46:43
voice.
46:44
It's
46:44
not
46:45
what
46:45
you
46:45
normally
46:46
associate
46:47
with
46:47
the
46:48
act
46:48
of
46:48
dying.
46:49
John
46:50
tells
46:50
us
46:50
that
46:51
Jesus
46:51
bowing
46:52
his
46:52
head
46:53
gave
46:53
up
46:53
his
46:53
spirit
46:54
and
46:55
it's
46:55
as
46:56
if
46:56
John
46:56
is
46:56
telling
46:57
us
46:57
that
46:58
this
46:58
was
46:58
a
46:59
regal
46:59
act
47:00
on
47:00
the
47:00
part
47:01
of
47:01
Jesus
47:01
as
47:02
he
47:02
gave
47:02
himself
47:03
to
47:03
death.
47:05
Unlike
47:05
you
47:06
or
47:06
I
47:06
when
47:07
our
47:08
time
47:09
to
47:10
die
47:10
has
47:11
come
47:11
we
47:12
will
47:13
be
47:13
conquered
47:13
by
47:15
the
47:15
power
47:15
of
47:16
death.
47:17
Oh
47:17
yes
47:17
we
47:18
will
47:18
fight
47:18
it
47:18
as
47:19
long
47:20
as
47:20
we
47:20
are
47:20
able.
47:22
We
47:22
will
47:22
struggle
47:23
against
47:24
the
47:24
onset
47:24
of
47:25
death
47:25
but
47:27
the
47:27
power
47:28
of
47:28
death
47:28
will
47:29
conquer
47:29
you
47:30
and
47:30
me.
47:31
Christ
47:32
doesn't
47:33
come
47:33
first.
47:36
And
47:36
you
47:37
know
47:37
we
47:38
don't
47:38
know
47:39
when
47:41
that
47:41
will
47:41
be
47:42
or
47:43
where
47:44
it
47:44
will
47:44
be
47:45
do
47:46
we?
47:48
We
47:48
may
47:49
think
47:50
we
47:50
know
47:50
but
47:51
we
47:51
don't.
47:53
Just
47:53
in the
47:53
last
47:54
few
47:54
days
47:55
there
47:57
was
47:57
a
47:57
car
47:58
accident
47:58
in
47:59
the
47:59
Isle
47:59
of
48:00
Sky
48:00
the
48:03
parents
48:03
of
48:03
the
48:04
man
48:04
who
48:05
was
48:05
killed
48:05
in
48:05
that
48:06
accident
48:06
were
48:08
in
48:08
my
48:08
first
48:09
congregation
48:10
they're
48:10
not
48:10
alive
48:12
anymore
48:12
going
48:16
to
48:17
work
48:17
in
48:18
his
48:18
car
48:19
he
48:20
never
48:21
reaches
48:21
the
48:21
office
48:22
you
48:24
know
48:24
and
48:25
these
48:26
things
48:26
are
48:26
all
48:26
food
48:27
for
48:27
thought
48:27
we
48:29
don't
48:30
know
48:30
when
48:32
that
48:32
moment
48:33
is
48:33
going
48:34
to
48:34
come
48:36
abound
48:36
in
48:37
your
48:38
life
48:38
or
48:38
in
48:39
mine
48:39
but
48:42
here
48:42
Jesus
48:43
gives
48:44
himself
48:45
to
48:45
death
48:45
so
48:46
there's
48:47
a
48:47
world
48:47
of
48:47
a
48:47
difference
48:48
between
48:50
my
48:51
dying
48:51
your
48:52
dying
48:52
and
48:53
the
48:53
death
48:53
of
48:54
Christ
48:54
the
48:55
centurion
48:56
saw
48:56
and
48:56
heard
48:57
what
48:57
transpired
48:58
at
48:58
the
48:58
cross
48:59
he
49:00
may
49:00
have
49:00
even
49:01
seen
49:01
and
49:01
heard
49:02
what
49:02
took
49:02
place
49:03
from
49:03
the
49:04
moment
49:04
of
49:04
Jesus
49:05
arrest
49:05
in
49:05
Gethsemane
49:06
right up
49:07
to the
49:07
cross
49:07
and
49:08
beyond
49:08
I
49:11
cannot
49:11
prove
49:12
that
49:12
part
49:13
but
49:14
what
49:14
he
49:14
saw
49:14
and
49:15
heard
49:15
had
49:15
a
49:16
profound
49:16
effect
49:17
on
49:17
his
49:18
assessment
49:18
of
49:19
this
49:19
person
49:19
Jesus
49:20
of
49:21
Nazareth
49:21
what
49:22
did
49:22
he
49:23
see
49:23
and
49:23
hear
49:23
who
49:24
gave
49:24
this
49:25
account
49:25
thirdly
49:26
what
49:27
did
49:27
he
49:27
say
49:27
and
49:29
the
49:29
question
49:29
takes
49:30
us
49:30
right
49:30
into
49:31
the
49:31
heart
49:31
of
49:31
our
49:32
text
49:32
in
49:33
the
49:33
light
49:33
of
49:34
what
49:34
he
49:34
heard
49:35
and
49:35
saw
49:36
under
49:36
the
49:36
influence
49:37
of
49:37
the
49:37
Holy
49:37
Spirit
49:38
he
49:38
speaks
49:39
in
49:39
glowing
49:40
terms
49:40
of
49:41
the
49:41
identity
49:42
of
49:42
Jesus
49:42
of
49:43
Nazareth
49:43
you
49:44
know
49:44
many
49:45
saw
49:45
and
49:46
heard
49:47
what
49:48
the
49:48
centurion
49:49
saw
49:49
but
49:51
it
49:51
didn't
49:51
have
49:52
this
49:53
effect
49:53
on
49:53
them
49:54
many
49:56
people
49:56
hear
49:57
of
49:58
Jesus
49:58
Christ
49:59
and
49:59
you
49:59
may
49:59
be
50:00
even
50:00
here
50:00
this
50:01
morning
50:01
but
50:03
until
50:03
now
50:04
Jesus
50:05
Christ
50:06
has
50:07
not
50:07
had
50:07
a
50:08
transforming
50:08
effect
50:09
on
50:10
your
50:10
life
50:11
Luke
50:12
in
50:12
his
50:12
account
50:13
tells
50:13
us
50:14
so
50:15
when
50:15
the
50:15
centurion
50:16
saw
50:16
what
50:17
had
50:17
happened
50:17
he
50:18
glorified
50:19
God
50:19
saying
50:19
certainly
50:20
this
50:21
was
50:21
a
50:22
righteous
50:22
man
50:22
now
50:24
Luke's
50:25
record
50:26
suggests
50:27
the
50:27
centurion
50:28
was
50:29
expressing
50:30
words
50:31
that
50:31
exonerate
50:33
the
50:34
character
50:34
of
50:35
Jesus
50:35
while
50:36
both
50:36
Matthew
50:37
and
50:37
Mark's
50:38
accounts
50:38
are
50:39
more
50:39
a
50:40
declaration
50:40
of
50:41
the
50:41
identity
50:42
of
50:43
Jesus
50:43
of
50:43
Nazareth
50:44
if we
50:44
look at
50:44
Luke's
50:45
record
50:45
of what
50:45
is stated
50:46
by the
50:46
centurion
50:47
you can
50:48
see
50:48
how
50:49
what he
50:49
says
50:50
exonerates
50:51
the
50:52
character
50:52
of
50:52
Jesus
50:53
why do
50:53
I say
50:54
this
50:54
think
50:54
about
50:55
it
50:55
for
50:56
this
50:56
very
50:56
good
50:57
reason
50:57
that
50:58
this
50:58
form
50:59
of
51:00
capital
51:00
punishment
51:01
that he
51:01
was
51:02
undergoing
51:02
was
51:03
reserved
51:04
for
51:04
the
51:04
very
51:05
worst
51:05
of
51:05
crimes
51:06
now
51:06
that
51:07
was
51:07
true
51:07
of
51:09
the
51:09
two
51:09
who
51:09
were
51:10
being
51:10
put
51:10
to
51:10
death
51:11
alongside
51:12
Jesus
51:12
so
51:13
when
51:13
the
51:13
centurion
51:14
states
51:15
that
51:15
this
51:15
was
51:16
a
51:16
righteous
51:16
man
51:17
in
51:17
effect
51:18
he
51:18
is
51:18
stating
51:18
that
51:19
this
51:19
person
51:20
Jesus
51:20
of
51:21
Nazareth
51:21
is
51:22
innocent
51:22
as
51:23
one
51:23
who
51:24
had
51:24
been
51:24
present
51:25
perhaps
51:26
from
51:26
the
51:26
time
51:26
of
51:26
his
51:27
arrest
51:27
but
51:28
certainly
51:28
present
51:29
at
51:29
the
51:29
cross
51:29
he
51:30
has
51:30
come
51:30
to
51:30
the
51:31
conclusion
51:31
that
51:31
this
51:32
man
51:32
has
51:32
been
51:32
punished
51:33
for
51:33
a
51:34
crime
51:34
of
51:35
which
51:35
he
51:35
is
51:35
innocent
51:36
what
51:37
he
51:37
saw
51:37
and
51:37
heard
51:38
convinced
51:39
him
51:39
that
51:40
this
51:40
man
51:41
is
51:42
truly
51:42
righteous
51:43
the
51:45
thief
51:45
who
51:47
was
51:47
brought
51:47
to
51:47
faith
51:48
in
51:48
Christ
51:49
and
51:49
who
51:50
was
51:50
given
51:50
such
51:50
blessed
51:51
assurance
51:52
of
51:52
where
51:52
he
51:52
was
51:52
going
51:53
to
51:53
spend
51:53
eternity
51:54
also
51:55
came
51:55
to a
51:56
similar
51:57
conclusion
51:57
we
51:58
receive
51:59
he says
51:59
to
51:59
his
52:00
fellow
52:02
accused
52:02
the
52:03
due
52:03
reward
52:03
of
52:04
our
52:04
deeds
52:04
but
52:05
this
52:06
man
52:06
has
52:07
done
52:08
nothing
52:08
wrong
52:09
the
52:10
centurion
52:11
would be
52:12
in full
52:12
agreement
52:13
without
52:13
assessment
52:14
he had
52:15
seen
52:15
enough
52:15
to
52:16
convince
52:16
him
52:16
that
52:17
Jesus
52:17
was
52:18
innocent
52:18
he's
52:18
a
52:18
righteous
52:19
man
52:19
what
52:20
he
52:20
saw
52:20
and
52:20
heard
52:21
convinced
52:22
him
52:22
that
52:22
Jesus
52:22
was
52:23
undeserving
52:24
of
52:24
death
52:24
and
52:24
Luke
52:25
tells
52:25
us
52:25
he
52:26
glorified
52:27
God
52:27
how
52:30
did
52:30
he
52:30
glorify
52:31
God
52:31
well
52:32
I'm
52:32
going
52:32
to
52:32
suggest
52:32
by
52:33
merely
52:33
making
52:34
the
52:34
statement
52:35
that
52:36
Jesus
52:36
was
52:37
a
52:37
righteous
52:37
man
52:38
he
52:41
was
52:41
glorifying
52:42
God
52:42
he
52:45
was
52:46
saying
52:46
the
52:46
same
52:47
thing
52:47
as
52:49
God
52:49
says
52:50
about
52:50
his
52:51
own
52:51
son
52:51
you
52:53
remember
52:54
the
52:55
letter
52:55
to
52:55
the
52:55
Romans
52:56
Paul
52:57
speaks
52:57
of
52:58
those
52:58
although
52:58
they
52:59
knew
52:59
God
52:59
they
53:00
did
53:00
not
53:01
glorify
53:02
him
53:02
as
53:02
God
53:03
you
53:04
see
53:05
the
53:05
statement
53:06
that
53:06
the
53:06
centurion
53:07
made
53:08
it
53:08
it
53:09
it
53:09
it
53:09
if I
53:13
can put
53:14
it this
53:14
way
53:14
he
53:16
it
53:16
concurs
53:17
with the
53:18
assessment
53:19
of heaven
53:20
when
53:21
Jesus
53:21
was
53:21
being
53:22
baptized
53:23
at
53:23
Jordan
53:23
remember
53:24
what we
53:24
are told
53:24
this is
53:25
my
53:26
beloved
53:26
son
53:27
in
53:27
whom
53:28
I
53:29
am
53:29
well
53:29
pleased
53:30
here
53:31
is
53:31
one
53:31
who
53:31
was
53:32
supernaturally
53:33
conceived
53:35
in the
53:35
womb
53:35
of the
53:36
virgin
53:36
and
53:38
he
53:38
was
53:38
righteous
53:39
you could
53:40
say he
53:41
was
53:41
righteous
53:41
before he
53:42
came into
53:42
the world
53:43
he was
53:44
righteous
53:44
from the
53:45
womb
53:45
righteous
53:46
as a
53:47
child
53:47
righteous
53:47
as a
53:48
teenager
53:48
righteous
53:49
as an
53:50
adult
53:50
and
53:50
throughout
53:51
all his
53:52
sufferings
53:52
no
53:53
unrighteousness
53:54
of any
53:54
kind
53:55
can be
53:55
found
53:56
in him
53:56
and the
53:57
centurion
53:58
is
53:58
convinced
53:59
on the
53:59
basis
53:59
of what
54:00
he had
54:00
seen
54:00
and heard
54:01
that this
54:02
person
54:02
is not
54:03
on the
54:03
cross
54:04
for the
54:05
sake
54:05
of any
54:06
breach
54:06
of the
54:07
law
54:07
the
54:08
priests
54:09
the
54:09
scribes
54:10
the
54:10
Pharisees
54:10
who had
54:11
condemned
54:11
him
54:11
and were
54:12
gloating
54:13
in his
54:13
death
54:13
were
54:15
being
54:15
challenged
54:16
by the
54:17
testimony
54:18
of the
54:19
centurion
54:19
they were
54:20
putting
54:21
a
54:21
righteous
54:21
man
54:22
to
54:22
death
54:22
was there
54:24
not a
54:24
danger
54:25
that this
54:26
testimony
54:27
would be
54:27
carried
54:28
back
54:28
to the
54:29
years
54:29
of his
54:30
superior
54:30
and ultimately
54:31
to the
54:32
governor
54:33
that an
54:34
injustice
54:34
had been
54:35
done
54:36
that justice
54:38
hadn't been
54:38
served
54:39
well you
54:40
know
54:40
I don't
54:42
know but
54:42
I get
54:43
the impression
54:44
that this
54:45
centurion
54:47
didn't
54:48
care
54:48
about
54:49
that
54:49
he was
54:51
basing
54:51
his
54:52
assessment
54:52
on what
54:53
he had
54:53
seen
54:54
and heard
54:54
and not
54:56
only does
54:56
he by
54:57
his
54:57
testimony
54:58
exonerate
54:59
the
54:59
character
55:00
of Jesus
55:00
but he
55:01
goes even
55:02
further
55:02
truly this
55:03
man
55:04
was the
55:05
son of
55:05
God
55:06
he is
55:06
not now
55:07
justifying
55:08
the character
55:08
of Jesus
55:09
but he is
55:10
setting
55:10
before us
55:11
the identity
55:12
of this
55:13
condemned
55:13
person
55:14
on the
55:15
middle
55:15
cross
55:15
he's
55:16
not
55:16
just
55:17
merely
55:18
a righteous
55:18
man
55:19
he's
55:19
the
55:20
son
55:20
of
55:20
God
55:20
and you
55:22
remember
55:22
how Mark
55:23
begins
55:24
his gospel
55:24
the beginning
55:25
of the
55:25
gospel
55:26
the beginning
55:27
of the good
55:27
news
55:28
of Jesus
55:28
Christ
55:29
the son
55:30
of God
55:30
there would
55:31
be no
55:32
good news
55:33
if Jesus
55:34
Christ
55:34
was just
55:35
a right
55:36
a mere
55:37
man
55:37
even a
55:39
mere
55:39
righteous
55:40
man
55:40
my sins
55:42
and your
55:43
sins
55:43
could never
55:44
be atoned
55:45
for
55:45
by a
55:46
mere
55:47
man
55:47
even a
55:48
righteous
55:48
man
55:49
die
55:50
in our
55:51
place
55:51
we require
55:53
a substitute
55:53
who is
55:55
both God
55:55
and man
55:56
if this
55:57
centurion
55:58
was present
55:59
in Gethsemane
56:00
then he saw
56:01
his display
56:02
of authoritative
56:03
power
56:03
in his trials
56:05
and crucifixion
56:07
he would have
56:08
seen how
56:08
how
56:09
how nobly
56:10
he conducted
56:11
himself
56:12
remember
56:13
how the
56:13
apostle
56:14
Peter
56:14
writes
56:15
of Christ
56:15
who
56:16
committed
56:17
no sin
56:18
nor was
56:19
deceit
56:19
found in
56:20
his mouth
56:20
who
56:21
when he
56:21
was reviled
56:22
did not
56:23
revile
56:23
in return
56:24
when he
56:24
suffered
56:25
he did
56:25
not
56:25
threaten
56:26
but
56:27
committed
56:27
himself
56:28
to him
56:29
who judges
56:30
righteously
56:31
the centurion
56:33
saw Jesus
56:34
during these
56:35
six hours
56:36
on the
56:37
cross
56:37
he saw
56:38
how
56:38
disparagingly
56:39
the chief
56:40
priest
56:41
spoke to
56:41
him
56:42
mocking
56:43
him
56:44
himself
56:45
he cannot
56:45
save
56:46
if he is
56:47
the king
56:47
of Israel
56:47
let him
56:48
come down
56:48
from the
56:49
cross
56:49
and we
56:49
will
56:49
believe
56:49
he trusted
56:50
in God
56:51
let him
56:51
deliver him
56:52
now
56:52
we love
56:52
for he
56:53
said
56:53
I am
56:53
the son
56:54
of God
56:54
he saw
56:58
all of
56:58
that
56:58
it's not
57:00
improbable
57:01
but that
57:02
the first
57:02
thought
57:03
of who
57:03
Christ
57:04
was
57:05
was
57:06
sold
57:06
in the
57:07
garden
57:07
of
57:08
Gethsemane
57:09
other
57:09
thoughts
57:10
followed
57:10
as he
57:11
viewed
57:11
events
57:12
of the
57:13
actual
57:13
crucifixion
57:14
he saw
57:15
as it were
57:16
heaven
57:16
itself
57:17
bearing
57:17
witness
57:18
to what
57:18
was taking
57:19
place
57:19
he saw
57:19
the split
57:20
rocks
57:20
the open
57:21
graves
57:22
did he
57:22
understand
57:23
what these
57:24
things meant
57:24
I don't
57:26
know
57:26
but of
57:27
this
57:28
he was
57:29
convinced
57:29
certainly
57:31
this was
57:32
a righteous
57:32
man
57:33
truly
57:34
this man
57:34
was the
57:35
son of
57:36
God
57:36
that's
57:38
what he
57:38
said
57:38
what did
57:39
he
57:39
see
57:39
and
57:40
hear
57:40
who
57:40
gave
57:40
this
57:40
account
57:41
finally
57:42
how
57:43
does
57:43
that
57:43
speak
57:44
to
57:44
us
57:45
what
57:46
does
57:46
that
57:46
to
57:46
do
57:46
with
57:47
us
57:47
here
57:48
this
57:48
morning
57:48
what
57:49
does
57:49
the
57:49
testimony
57:50
of the
57:51
centurion
57:51
say
57:52
to you
57:52
and me
57:53
well
57:54
can we
57:55
not say
57:55
this
57:56
that we
57:57
have to
57:58
reckon
57:58
with this
58:00
confession
58:01
everything
58:02
in the
58:03
Bible
58:03
supports
58:04
and
58:05
confirms
58:05
the
58:06
accuracy
58:07
of his
58:08
statement
58:09
and
58:09
assessment
58:10
and that
58:11
raises
58:12
another
58:12
question
58:13
if
58:13
Christ
58:14
is
58:15
righteous
58:15
and he
58:16
is
58:16
if
58:17
Christ
58:18
is the
58:18
son of
58:18
God
58:19
and he
58:19
is
58:20
why
58:21
is he
58:22
on the
58:22
cross
58:23
dying
58:24
as an
58:24
unrighteous
58:25
person
58:25
in the
58:26
Roman
58:26
place
58:27
of
58:27
sinners
58:27
could
58:28
God
58:29
not
58:29
protect
58:29
him
58:30
and
58:30
deliver
58:31
him
58:31
could
58:32
God
58:32
not
58:32
have
58:32
defended
58:34
himself
58:35
and
58:36
saved
58:36
himself
58:37
and the
58:37
answer
58:37
to all
58:38
of
58:38
these
58:38
is
58:38
yes
58:39
so
58:42
why
58:42
was
58:43
he
58:43
there
58:43
we
58:44
cannot
58:44
pretend
58:44
to
58:45
ignore
58:45
the
58:45
question
58:45
why
58:46
did
58:46
he
58:46
die
58:47
why
58:47
was
58:47
he
58:47
placed
58:48
on
58:48
the
58:48
cross
58:49
and
58:50
the
58:50
Bible
58:51
answers
58:51
the
58:51
question
58:52
superbly
58:53
Christ
58:54
also
58:55
suffered
58:56
once
58:56
for
58:56
sins
58:57
the
58:58
just
58:58
for
58:59
the
59:00
unjust
59:00
that
59:02
he
59:02
might
59:02
bring
59:03
us
59:03
to
59:04
God
59:04
that's
59:06
the
59:06
biblical
59:07
answer
59:07
why
59:09
did
59:09
he
59:10
die
59:10
the
59:10
cursed
59:10
death
59:11
of
59:11
the
59:11
cross
59:12
it
59:14
was
59:15
for
59:15
sins
59:15
not
59:16
his
59:16
own
59:16
sins
59:16
he
59:17
had
59:17
none
59:17
but
59:20
for
59:20
your
59:20
sins
59:21
and
59:21
mine
59:22
when
59:23
he
59:24
went
59:24
to
59:24
the
59:24
cross
59:24
he
59:25
went
59:25
as
59:25
the
59:26
just
59:26
in
59:26
place
59:26
of
59:27
the
59:27
unjust
59:27
he
59:28
bore
59:28
our
59:29
sins
59:29
our
59:30
pride
59:30
our
59:31
lies
59:32
our
59:32
blasphemy
59:33
our
59:34
sinful
59:34
desires
59:35
he
59:35
died
59:36
the
59:36
just
59:37
one
59:37
for
59:39
those
59:39
who
59:40
were
59:40
unjust
59:41
and
59:42
the
59:42
reason
59:42
that
59:42
the
59:43
Bible
59:43
gives
59:43
us
59:44
this
59:44
that
59:44
he
59:45
might
59:45
bring
59:45
us
59:46
to
59:46
God
59:47
that
59:49
sets
59:49
before
59:49
us
59:50
that
59:51
not
59:51
only
59:51
was
59:51
he
59:52
the
59:52
sole
59:52
sacrifice
59:53
that
59:53
satisfied
59:54
the
59:54
justice
59:55
of
59:55
God
59:56
but
59:57
that
59:57
he
59:57
was
59:57
active
59:58
as
59:58
priest
59:58
and
59:59
bringing
1:00:00
sinners
1:00:00
to
1:00:00
God
1:00:01
he
1:00:01
is
1:00:02
able
1:00:02
to
1:00:02
plead
1:00:03
the
1:00:03
efficacy
1:00:04
of
1:00:04
the
1:00:05
cry
1:00:05
of
1:00:05
the
1:00:06
shed
1:00:06
blood
1:00:06
within
1:00:07
the
1:00:08
courts
1:00:08
above
1:00:09
oh
1:00:11
there
1:00:11
is
1:00:11
much
1:00:12
efficacy
1:00:12
and
1:00:13
the
1:00:13
cry
1:00:14
of
1:00:14
the
1:00:14
shed
1:00:15
blood
1:00:15
within
1:00:16
the
1:00:16
courts
1:00:16
above
1:00:17
our
1:00:18
sins
1:00:18
are
1:00:18
as
1:00:19
a
1:00:19
huge
1:00:20
impossible
1:00:21
mountain
1:00:22
between
1:00:22
us
1:00:22
and
1:00:22
a
1:00:23
holy
1:00:23
God
1:00:23
we
1:00:24
require
1:00:25
to
1:00:26
have
1:00:26
that
1:00:26
obstacle
1:00:27
removed
1:00:27
and
1:00:28
he
1:00:28
came
1:00:28
over
1:00:28
the
1:00:29
mountains
1:00:30
of
1:00:30
our
1:00:30
sin
1:00:30
he
1:00:31
came
1:00:31
as
1:00:32
the
1:00:32
king
1:00:32
of
1:00:32
grace
1:00:33
into
1:00:34
this
1:00:34
world
1:00:35
as
1:00:36
so
1:00:36
well
1:00:36
set
1:00:36
out
1:00:36
by
1:00:37
Mark
1:00:37
in
1:00:38
the
1:00:38
beginning
1:00:38
of
1:00:38
his
1:00:39
gospel
1:00:39
as
1:00:39
he
1:00:39
sets
1:00:40
before
1:00:40
us
1:00:40
the
1:00:41
heart
1:00:41
of
1:00:41
Jesus
1:00:41
message
1:00:42
Jesus
1:00:43
came
1:00:43
to
1:00:43
Galilee
1:00:44
preaching
1:00:45
the
1:00:45
gospel
1:00:45
of the
1:00:46
kingdom
1:00:46
of
1:00:46
God
1:00:47
and
1:00:47
saying
1:00:47
the
1:00:47
time
1:00:48
is
1:00:48
fulfilled
1:00:48
the
1:00:49
kingdom
1:00:49
of
1:00:49
God
1:00:50
is
1:00:50
at
1:00:50
hand
1:00:50
repent
1:00:51
and
1:00:51
believe
1:00:52
in
1:00:52
the
1:00:52
gospel
1:00:53
so
1:00:54
here
1:00:54
is
1:00:54
this
1:00:54
man
1:00:55
the
1:00:55
centurion
1:00:56
a
1:00:56
non-Jew
1:00:57
a
1:00:57
non-disciple
1:00:58
a
1:00:59
gentile
1:01:00
testifying
1:01:01
to the
1:01:01
sonship
1:01:02
and the
1:01:03
righteousness
1:01:03
of
1:01:04
Jesus
1:01:04
and as
1:01:05
far as
1:01:06
I can
1:01:06
gather
1:01:07
he is
1:01:07
the
1:01:07
only
1:01:08
person
1:01:08
praising
1:01:09
God
1:01:10
at
1:01:10
the
1:01:10
cross
1:01:11
he
1:01:11
glorified
1:01:12
God
1:01:13
at
1:01:13
the
1:01:14
cross
1:01:14
and
1:01:16
here
1:01:16
are
1:01:16
we
1:01:17
today
1:01:18
thousands
1:01:20
of years
1:01:21
later
1:01:21
most of
1:01:23
us have
1:01:24
heard about
1:01:24
Jesus
1:01:25
Christ
1:01:25
from
1:01:27
childhood
1:01:28
we've
1:01:30
been
1:01:30
taught
1:01:30
about
1:01:31
his
1:01:32
identity
1:01:32
and why
1:01:34
he died
1:01:35
on the
1:01:36
cross
1:01:36
is it
1:01:38
true
1:01:38
this
1:01:38
morning
1:01:39
that
1:01:42
you do
1:01:42
not
1:01:43
see
1:01:44
your
1:01:44
need
1:01:44
of
1:01:45
Christ
1:01:45
to
1:01:47
bring
1:01:47
you
1:01:48
into
1:01:48
subjection
1:01:49
to
1:01:49
God
1:01:50
is it
1:01:53
true
1:01:53
that
1:01:53
you
1:01:54
live
1:01:55
as if
1:01:56
you do
1:01:56
not
1:01:56
need
1:01:57
the
1:01:58
Jesus
1:01:58
who
1:01:59
died
1:02:00
on
1:02:00
the
1:02:00
cross
1:02:00
or are
1:02:04
you here
1:02:04
today
1:02:04
and have
1:02:06
you been
1:02:06
reflecting
1:02:07
on the
1:02:08
death of
1:02:09
Christ
1:02:09
on the
1:02:10
cross
1:02:10
did you
1:02:12
come
1:02:12
to the
1:02:14
same
1:02:14
conclusion
1:02:15
as the
1:02:17
centurion
1:02:17
are you
1:02:19
praising
1:02:20
God
1:02:20
that
1:02:21
Christ
1:02:22
came into
1:02:23
the world
1:02:23
that he
1:02:25
was
1:02:25
crucified
1:02:26
the
1:02:27
just
1:02:28
in the
1:02:28
room
1:02:28
of the
1:02:29
unjust
1:02:29
or does
1:02:31
that leave
1:02:32
you
1:02:32
totally
1:02:33
unmoved
1:02:34
uncaring
1:02:36
well it
1:02:39
didn't
1:02:40
leave this
1:02:40
man
1:02:41
this
1:02:42
hardened
1:02:42
soldier
1:02:43
it made
1:02:45
a deep
1:02:45
indelible
1:02:46
impression
1:02:47
on his
1:02:48
life
1:02:48
we don't
1:02:48
know
1:02:49
anything
1:02:49
more
1:02:49
about
1:02:50
him
1:02:50
after
1:02:51
these
1:02:52
times
1:02:53
but what
1:02:54
we do
1:02:54
know
1:02:55
is this
1:02:55
his
1:02:56
testimony
1:02:57
still
1:02:58
rings
1:02:58
out
1:02:59
as he
1:03:00
assures
1:03:01
us
1:03:01
truly
1:03:02
this
1:03:03
man
1:03:03
was
1:03:04
the
1:03:05
son
1:03:05
of
1:03:05
God
1:03:06
what
1:03:07
place
1:03:07
does
1:03:08
the
1:03:09
son
1:03:09
of
1:03:09
God
1:03:09
have
1:03:10
in
1:03:11
our
1:03:11
lives
1:03:11
this
1:03:13
morning
1:03:13
let us
1:03:14
pray
1:03:14
oh
1:03:16
eternal
1:03:17
God
1:03:17
we
1:03:19
thank
1:03:20
thee
1:03:20
that
1:03:22
the
1:03:22
son
1:03:22
of
1:03:22
God
1:03:23
came
1:03:23
into
1:03:23
this
1:03:23
world
1:03:24
in
1:03:25
true
1:03:25
human
1:03:26
form
1:03:26
that
1:03:28
he
1:03:28
suffered
1:03:29
that
1:03:30
he
1:03:30
died
1:03:31
and
1:03:31
that
1:03:31
he
1:03:31
rose
1:03:32
again
1:03:32
that
1:03:33
he
1:03:34
is
1:03:34
at
1:03:34
the
1:03:34
right
1:03:34
hand
1:03:35
above
1:03:35
a
1:03:37
prince
1:03:37
and
1:03:37
a
1:03:38
savior
1:03:38
oh
1:03:39
grant
1:03:40
eternal
1:03:41
one
1:03:41
that
1:03:42
we
1:03:42
might
1:03:42
share
1:03:43
with
1:03:45
the
1:03:45
centurion
1:03:46
the
1:03:46
conviction
1:03:47
that
1:03:48
this
1:03:48
was
1:03:49
the
1:03:49
son
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of
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God
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and
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as
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the
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son
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of
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God
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that
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we
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look
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to
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him
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and
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to
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him
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alone
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for
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salvation
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and
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the
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glory
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shall
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be
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thine
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in
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Jesus
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name
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we
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ask
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it
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amen
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let
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us
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conclude
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by
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singing
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to
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God's
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praise
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from
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Psalm
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149
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page
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450
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of
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the
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Psalter
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and
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the
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tune
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is
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Gainsborough
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Psalm
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149
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page
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450
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of
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the
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Psalter
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praise
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ye
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the
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Lord
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and
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to
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him
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sing
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a
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new
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song
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and
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his
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praise
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in
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the
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assembly
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of
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his
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saints
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in
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sweet
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psalms
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do
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he
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raise
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let
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Israel
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in
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his
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maker
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joy
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and
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to
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him
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praises
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sing
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let
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all
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that
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Zion's
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children
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are
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be
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joyful
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in
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their
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king
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oh
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let
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them
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unto
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his
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great
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name
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give
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praises
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in
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the
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dance
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let
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them
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with
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timbrel
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and
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with
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harp
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in
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songs
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his
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praise
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advance
1:05:02
for
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God
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doth
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pleasure
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take
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in
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those
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that
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his
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own
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people
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be
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and
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he
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with
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his
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salvation
1:05:10
the
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meek
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will
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beautify
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in
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his
1:05:13
glory
1:05:14
excellent
1:05:15
let
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all
1:05:16
his
1:05:16
saints
1:05:16
rejoice
1:05:17
let
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them
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to
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him
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upon
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their
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beds
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aloud
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lift
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up
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their
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voice
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let
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us
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sing
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these
1:05:25
verses
1:05:25
praise
1:05:26
ye
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the
1:05:27
lord
1:05:28
praise
1:05:34
ye
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the
1:05:36
lord
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unto
1:05:39
him
1:05:41
sing
1:05:42
a
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new
1:05:44
song
1:05:45
and
1:05:47
his
1:05:48
praise
1:05:49
in
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thee
1:05:52
assembly
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of
1:05:56
his
1:05:58
saints
1:05:59
in
1:06:00
sweet
1:06:01
sounds
1:06:02
do
1:06:03
ye
1:06:05
praise
1:06:06
let
1:06:08
Israel
1:06:10
in
1:06:12
his
1:06:13
make
1:06:14
a
1:06:15
joy
1:06:16
and
1:06:18
to
1:06:19
him
1:06:20
praise
1:06:22
his
1:06:22
sing
1:06:24
let
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all
1:06:27
us
1:06:28
kil
1:06:29
our
1:06:30
children
1:06:32
mit
1:06:34
joyful
1:06:37
end
1:06:38
let
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he
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O
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let
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them
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I
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do
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esse
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dit
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Give praises in the chance.
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Let him with timbrel and with high,
1:07:10
His songs his dreams advance.
1:07:17
For thought of pleasure to make it those
1:07:28
that is for people we.
1:07:35
And here with his salvation,
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the meek will beautify.
1:07:54
And in his glory excellent,
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let all his saints rejoice.
1:08:09
Let them to him upon their face
1:08:20
alone lift up their voice.
1:08:28
Now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
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the love of God the Father,
1:08:36
fellowship and communion of the Holy Spirit,
1:08:39
rest on and abide with you all,
1:08:42
now and forever.
1:08:44
Amen.