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Let us begin our worship of God by singing to his praise and sing psalms version of psalm 8.
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We'll find that on page 7 of the blue book.
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Sing psalms version, psalm 8.
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Page 7, we'll sing verses 1 down to the end of verse marked 5.
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This is an evening hymn.
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It speaks of the privileges of creation.
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And as the people lift their voices to praise God.
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In all the earth, O Lord, O Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name.
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For you have set above the heavens your glory and your fame.
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From infants and from children's lips, you ordered praise to sound, to silence all your enemies, the wicked to confound.
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When I regard the heavens you made, your fingers work I trace.
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I see the moon and shining stars which you have set in place.
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I ask myself, what then is man?
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That you should give him thought.
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The son of man, that you to him such gracious care have brought.
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You made him little less than those who dwell in heaven above.
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And you have crowned and honoured him with glory and with love.
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We'll stand together and lift our voices in praise.
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In all the earth, O Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name.
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In all the earth, O Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name.
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For you have set above the heavens your glory and your fame.
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From infants and from children's lips, you ordered praise to sound, to silence all your enemies,
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the wicked to confound.
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When I regard the heavens you made, your fingers work I trace.
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I see the moon and shine its eyes, which you have set in place.
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I ask myself, what then is man?
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That you should give him thought.
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The son of man, that you to him such gracious care have brought.
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You made him little less than those who dwell in heaven above.
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And you have crowned and honoured him with glory and with love.
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It is now drawn near to God in prayer.
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It is united hearts in prayer.
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Our heavenly Father, it is to you, that fatherly figure, that we come.
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And knowing that you are one that can meet our needs and will be there to hear our cries.
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And so it is fitting that we come to you this evening, acknowledging the sins of our hearts
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and confessing that we have often strayed from your ways in which you have shown to us.
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Lord, may we hear your voice again as if it has been silent from our ears.
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May we know your ways and understand your directing hand.
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May we know your hand holding us and may we know you carrying us when that is required.
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Lord, we just thank you that you are one who hears our pleas and does not cast them to his side.
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You are one who acknowledges that we are in need.
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We acknowledge ourselves that we would be foolish to trust in our own knowledge.
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That we would not have confidence in self, but that we would see and place our confidence in you,
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the one who knows what is best for us.
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In you, the one who is the creator of all things.
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As we sung in the psalm there, as he looked his eyes to the heavens in the evening
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and saw the stars on the moon,
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it really humbles us to see that you are one who listens to our prayers.
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Lord, you have created all such things that is beyond the mind of man to understand fully and to comprehend.
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Even from life in the mother's womb,
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how that is formed and knitted together by your own special hand.
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Help us, Lord, to value that life.
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Lord, as a nation, we would turn from our ways
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and acknowledge that we have done many grievous sins in your eyes.
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Lord, open our eyes to who you are,
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in ourselves, in our hearts, in our churches and in our nation,
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that we may behold the glory of God,
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stemming from the roots of our lives.
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The breaths of our lungs,
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the beats of our hearts are all held within your hands.
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The fragility of man and the longevity of man
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is in your hands.
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You are the one who holds us.
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And so we ask that you continue to hold us.
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That we would be people to place ourselves within those loving arms.
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That we would acknowledge you as God and our God.
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Lord and our Lord.
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Forsaking all gods of this world,
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that we have set our affections upon
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and turning to the God of the Bible,
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who first loved us,
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even when we walked in such sinful ways.
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We thank you for your redeeming love.
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We thank you for sending your Son, Jesus Christ, into this world.
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And through him has satisfied your justice,
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that we may draw near to you,
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that we can be accepted in your sight through this Son,
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through your Son,
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through our Redeemer,
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through the sinless man.
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We pray that we know him.
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We pray that we would have the confidence to trust in him.
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That our hearts and souls would be persuaded this night
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to follow this man.
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And that through him we can have life eternal.
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To the enjoyment of glorifying God forever.
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Lord,
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we pray that you would be with us in our lives.
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Be with us and direct us in our footsteps
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and the directions that we take.
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We pray this night that your hand would be near to us,
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doing likewise for us.
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that we would know your spirit over us.
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As we as a people gather to worship you.
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And that we would know the privileges of gathering as your people.
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And that we would be people that would hear your voice.
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And be preparing ourselves to hear your voice.
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And to see the beauty in your word.
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As we sit around it.
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That your word would be as treasure to us.
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Beyond the riches of this world.
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So we pray.
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That it would be proclaimed throughout our nation.
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Throughout our churches.
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And that it would come with the power of your spirit.
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That you would ask these things.
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That you would bless our nation through the preaching of your word.
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And that you would raise up men to do so.
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To be faithful to understand your word.
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And what it means for us as a people.
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How it condemns us as a people also.
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And that that would not be afraid to have been preached as well.
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But the loving kindness.
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And steadfast love of God.
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That our love of God.
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And that our love of God.
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Comes to us through Jesus Christ.
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And that in this man.
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We have hope.
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We would turn our focus to him in worship.
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With thankful acknowledgement.
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Of all his graces towards us.
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That come to us daily.
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And that even.
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Are beyond our knowing.
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We thank you for sustaining us.
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And keeping us.
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Lord.
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We just pray.
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Also for new ministries.
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We thank you for.
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Four men being licensed in our denomination.
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We pray for Matty.
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As he takes up charge in Dingwall soon.
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We pray for him.
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And prepare his heart.
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To such an office.
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That you would prepare the people also.
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To receive him.
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Give him strength.
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We pray.
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We pray.
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We remember.
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We pray.
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We remember.
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We remember.
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We remember.
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We remember.
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We remember.
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We remember.
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We remember.
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Donald McLeod.
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And tossed us well.
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That you would further strengthen him.
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And equip him in that office.
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And that he would find his feet.
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in serving you.
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And in that.
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In the people whom have called him.
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to serve him.
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To serve him.
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That he may preach the gospel.
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And the people may hear it.
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And that he and others who preach.
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May know the fruits of their labour.
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We remember.
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We remember also.
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the children at this time.
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We pray for the camps that are going on.
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And have started this week.
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We pray that it has been a blessing for many.
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That it would continue to be a blessing.
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We pray for safe travels for them.
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We pray for enjoyment.
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But ultimately we pray that they would know and see.
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Jesus Christ.
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As the one who died for them.
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And in their young lives.
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May devote themselves to this man.
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And trust in Christ.
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They would turn their minds.
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Towards him.
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And you would keep the evil one from them.
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Likewise we ask this of ourselves.
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For we are so inclined to follow to his temptations.
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For our heart's desire is set upon them.
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Change our desires from nature.
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To a heavenly desire.
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And our affections beyond this world.
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That we may see the beauty of Christ Jesus.
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As we gather in this place.
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We pray for the holiday club as well.
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As that comes together.
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That you may enable us as a team.
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To work together in one mind.
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And that the children who attend.
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Would be prepared even this night.
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And that they too would understand.
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And see.
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Exploring the gospel of Mark.
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Who Jesus Christ is.
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And what he can do for them.
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We remember those who mourn.
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We remember the families.
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Who have lost loved ones in recent days.
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We pray that you would be around them as a shield.
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That your loving arms would extend to them also.
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And that they would know.
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That God has been near to them.
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That they may question in their hearts.
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What is life?
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That you would open our eyes.
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That you would open our eyes.
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To your ways.
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And your understanding.
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And that we may set our minds heavenward.
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With a focus on you.
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As we join together in worship.
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May know the blessing of it.
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Of being together.
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And singing your praises.
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We thank you for the hours he leads us here.
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Be with him.
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And that you would equip.
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Men and women.
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To be leading.
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And in charge in your church.
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That they would not be afraid.
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To take responsibility within your church.
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In different settings.
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And in different capacities Lord.
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But pray for men.
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To preach the gospel.
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Pray for ETS.
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And all the work they do.
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And the preparations they make.
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To train faithful students.
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Towards the ministry.
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Be with us now.
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In our worship we pray.
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Lift our eyes and hearts heavenward.
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As we see the beauty of Christ.
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We ask this in Jesus name.
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Amen.
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We'll continue in our praise of God.
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By singing in Psalm 42.
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Of the Scottish Psalter.
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You'll find that on page 263.
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Of the blue book.
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Psalm 42.
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From the beginning of that Psalm.
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Down to the second verse.
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In second verse of verse 4.
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Like as the heart.
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for water brooks, in thirst doth pant and pray, so pants my longing soul, O God, that
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come to thee I may. My soul for God, the living God, is thirst when shall I near, and to thy
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countenance approach, and in God's sight appear. Down to verse marked there where it says,
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with them into God's house I went, with voice of joy and praise, yea, with the multitude
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that kept the solemn holy days, the psalmist's longings to be with the people of God and
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the multitude before his presence. So we'll stand and sing this psalm together, like as
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the heart for water brooks.
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In thirst doth pant and pray, so pants my longing soul, O God, that come to thee I may.
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My soul for God, the living God, not thirst when shall I near, until thy countenance approach,
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and in God's sight appear. My tears shall not turn me, be me, O then the night and day.
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O God, the living God, not thirst when shall I near, while I long to be continually, when is I
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got this here? My soul is poured out in me, when this I think upon me, when this I think upon me,
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I think upon, because that with the multitude I hear to form a toll.
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With them into God's house I went, with voice of joy and praise, yea, with the multitude that kept the solemn holy days,
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with the multitude that kept the solemn holy days.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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We turn now to our Bible reading, and we'll take that up in the book of Romans, chapter 12.
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In the book of Romans, reading at chapter 12, and we'll read the whole of that chapter,
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and then we will read in Psalm 133 afterwards.
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Let us hear the word of God.
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I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,
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holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,
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that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good, acceptable, and perfect.
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For by the grace given to me, I say to everyone among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to,
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but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
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For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function,
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so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
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Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them,
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if in prophecy in proportion to our faith, if in service in our serving,
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the one who teaches in his teaching, the one who exhorts in his exhortation,
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the one who contributes in his generosity, the one who leads with zeal,
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the one who does acts of mercy with cheerfulness.
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Let love be genuine, abhor what is evil, hold fast to what is good.
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Love one another with a brotherly affection, outdo one another in showing honour,
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do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord, rejoice in hope,
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be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer, contribute to the needs of the saints,
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and seek to show hospitality.
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Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse them, rejoice with those who rejoice,
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weep with those who weep, live in harmony with one another, do not be haughty,
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but associate with the lowly, never be conceited, repay no one evil for evil,
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but give thought to do what is honourable in the sight of all.
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If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
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Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God,
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for it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.
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To the contrary, if your enemy is hungry, feed him.
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If he is thirsty, give him something to drink,
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for by doing so you will heap burning coals in his head.
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Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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And if we can continue in our reading by turning to Psalm 133.
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In the book of Psalms, Psalm 133.
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Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity.
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It is like the precious oil on the head,
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running down on the beard of Aaron,
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running down on the collar of his robes.
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It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion.
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For there the Lord has commanded the blessing,
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life forevermore.
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May the reading of his word be a blessing to us.
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May it speak to our hearts.
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Continuing our praise by singing in Psalm 23 of the Scottish Psalter.
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You'll find that on page 229 of the Blue Book.
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Psalm 23.
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We'll sing the whole of this psalm.
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Psalm well known to each of us.
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The Lord is my shepherd.
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No, I'll not want.
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He makes me down to lie.
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In pasture green, he leads me.
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The quiet waters by.
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Down to verse mark six.
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Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me.
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And in God's house forevermore, my dwelling place shall be.
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We'll stand together and sing this psalm.
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The Lord is my shepherd.
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Lord, I'll not want.
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He makes me down to lie.
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He makes me down to lie.
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In pasture spring, he leadeth me.
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A quiet waters by.
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A quiet waters by.
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My soul, my soul, my soul, my soul, my soul, the death.
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the 가져筆
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and o'er
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to walk
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of me
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with
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the paths
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of righteousness
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in for
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his own
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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If we could turn back to Psalm 133, and we'll give attention to this psalm for the time
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that we have together.
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And we're not setting off on an entirely different track from where we were in the morning.
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In the morning in the English service here, we heard about the motivation that is within
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each of our own hearts, and where that motivation comes from.
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And where we come to here this evening in Psalm 133 is kind of a follow-on from that personal
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assessment of our own motivations to the motivation when it is enjoined together amongst the believers.
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And we heard in the children's talk about an elephant that would not get off the man's
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hat.
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And it was only when the man went to sit down with his bag of peanuts did the elephant move
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off his hat and come over to taste what the man had.
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And in our service tonight, I don't have a lot of application, as it were, to say to you.
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But I want us to give our minds to what we have said before us, where the brothers dwell
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in unity.
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And that we would understand something of the beauty of dwelling together and coming together
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as we are to worship God.
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And that those who do not know anything of this taste may tonight understand what it is
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to taste and know that God is good.
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Like the elephant that would not move when pulled or prodded or asked to.
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May we in our minds see what others who trust in Christ have in their hands.
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The beauty of what they have in their lives.
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And if we are not yet Christians, that we would desire to know likewise what they have.
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And that those who do not yet have faith in Christ would be encouraged to likewise come
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and taste the goodness of being gathered with the Lord's people.
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Last week, I looked at with you the parable of the two builders.
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The one who built his house on the rock.
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The one who built without foundation.
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And we noticed that the one who built his house on the rock was like the man who did the words of God.
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The one who didn't and built with foundation only offered lip service to God.
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And I would like to continue in looking at Bible similes and imagery in this totally different account.
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This totally different passage from where we were last week.
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With Psalm 133.
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And this psalm, it speaks of that communion.
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And special communion that the people of God have together.
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And though it is so brief, it likens it to two images.
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It speaks of oil and dew, which we will further explore this evening.
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But this psalm has a bit of background.
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It's a song of ascent.
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And it is commonly understood that this psalm would have been sung as a people gathered to Jerusalem in a time of festival.
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You can imagine the different tribes coming together.
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Coming to the central point and meeting along the way.
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And that they would be joyful to meet with one another.
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And thankful for one another.
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And sing praises as they went up to Jerusalem with one another.
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But also as we heard in our recent service that we had here.
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That these songs would serve as a reminder.
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And would have been a parting blessing to them.
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Afterwards, as they departed, they would have sung these songs.
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As a loving departure from each other.
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And our precious memory of the times and blessings that they had together.
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And likewise, Psalm 133 is for many of us.
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It's one that we sing when we're in company.
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When we're in fellowship.
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It's one that we sing when we're parting from such gatherings.
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That we lift our voice in thankfulness to God for that privilege of gathering together in that moment.
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It is a psalm that echoes the love and bond that Christians have with one another.
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That the brethren and believers in Christ experience together when they gather.
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And yet we can read of it in our own privacy at home.
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And be reminded of these times.
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Times that we have experienced.
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And even times that it was only afterwards.
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When we realised the blessing that we had been gathered in previous times.
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When we read this psalm.
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It may conjure memories of blessings that we have known.
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Being with the Lord's people.
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J.C. Ryle says.
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That we should always regard the communion with other believers.
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As an eminent means of grace.
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You see how highly he places the gathering of the believers.
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It is elevated to importance in his mind.
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And likewise it should be in our mind.
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And I hope it will be.
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The gathering of the Lord's people.
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It's almost a natural reaction.
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That we are together.
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The prophets of old gathered the people together.
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To announce the word to them.
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Jesus would gather the people together.
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To teach them.
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Paul had an earnest desire to be with the people.
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As he wrote to them.
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The writer of Hebrew.
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Exhorts each other.
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Not to neglect meeting together.
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And ultimately.
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Christ is one that will gather.
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His people.
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To an eternity in the enjoyment of God.
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There is something about the gathering.
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Of people.
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That is special.
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In the sight of God.
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God has provided means.
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To gather his people.
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And to bind these people together.
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With special privileges.
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And therefore.
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When the people of God are gathered together.
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We can say.
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That it surely.
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Is pleasing.
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In his sight.
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When we have.
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Likened.
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And similar.
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Motivations.
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Similar.
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Minds to come and praise.
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And similar desires.
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To join.
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And speak with one another.
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Surely it pleases God.
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And although.
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As we said.
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It's a natural response.
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To the Christian.
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It's maybe not something.
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That we value.
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As we should.
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To come here.
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Twice.
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On Sunday.
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And together.
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It's maybe not something.
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That we seek to maintain.
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As we would like to.
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It's not always something.
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That comes easily.
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To us.
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If we confess.
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With honesty.
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In our hearts.
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Because as God.
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Seeks to gather.
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His people.
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The devil.
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Seeks.
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To divide them.
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And I would be a fool.
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If I stood here.
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And said that the unity.
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Of the church.
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Is not under threat.
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The unity of the church.
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Has always been under threat.
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And it always will be under threat.
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And the desires.
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That stem within our heart.
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To part ourselves.
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From the company.
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Of God's people.
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Is not from God.
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Now that's not to say.
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That each one of us here.
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Enjoys being in large companies.
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That's not everyone's nature.
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To be in such a multitude.
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The fellowship of each other.
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Is not restricted.
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To great gatherings.
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It is where the few meet.
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Where the two or three.
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Gather together.
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It is where.
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We meet in person.
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And speak to one another.
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And have fellowship with one another.
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It has a special richness.
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To it.
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We speak with one another.
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In the street.
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And we may think back.
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And say it was a blessing.
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To have spoken to that person.
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It was just what I needed to hear.
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But surely.
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There is a.
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Particular.
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Blessing.
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When we.
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Gather.
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With likewise.
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Like.
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Likewise.
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Motivations.
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To praise.
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God.
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There is surely.
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Something special.
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In that.
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To be with one another.
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To speak with one another.
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To pray with one another.
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To pray together.
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To sing together.
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To mourn.
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Together.
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It is an eminent.
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Means of grace.
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The collective.
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We.
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The gathered people.
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The Lord's people.
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Living in harmony.
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With one another.
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As Paul expressed in Romans.
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In the name of the Lord's people.
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So simply.
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In looking at this psalm.
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We'll just take verse.
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Verse.
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By verse.
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Step by step.
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We'll walk through this psalm together.
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So let us begin with verse one.
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Behold.
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How good and pleasant it is.
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When brothers.
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Dwell.
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In unity.
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We've.
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Sort of touched on this.
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In the introduction.
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But as you begin there.
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You'll notice that it says.
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Behold.
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This psalm.
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Along with psalm.
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One.
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Three.
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Four.
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It's the only psalm.
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I believe.
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In my understanding of Hebrew.
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Are the only two.
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That begin with behold.
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I may be wrong on this.
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But there are very few.
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That actually begin with behold.
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Certainly.
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In the written book of psalms.
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That we have here.
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One.
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Three.
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Three.
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It's the only one that begins with behold.
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Which immediately.
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Attacks our attention to this psalm.
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Why is it that David.
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Is saying.
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Behold.
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This particular psalm.
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In its initial.
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Mention of it.
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Rather than any other ones.
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He's elevating the importance.
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Of.
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Brotherly love to one another.
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That it is.
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Both.
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Good.
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And pleasant.
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In our experience.
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And in the sight of God.
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The people.
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Are.
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The brethren.
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The brothers.
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Believers.
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In Christ.
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It is a unity.
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It is an echo.
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Of that unity.
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Expressed by Paul.
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In Romans.
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As that one.
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Body.
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Together.
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With its different.
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Functions.
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Comes together.
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As.
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Also noted.
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In Philippines.
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Having that.
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Same mind.
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In Christ.
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Jesus.
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And you will note.
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When you look at this.
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Verse one.
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It says.
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How good.
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And pleasant.
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It is.
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It doesn't say.
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It is good.
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And it is pleasant.
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The King James Version.
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High.
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Emphasizes that.
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How at the beginning.
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The King James Version.
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Would have.
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How good.
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And how pleasant.
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It is.
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Which I believe.
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Is what the Hebrew says.
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What.
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Is expressed here.
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Is almost an.
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Inexplainable.
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Element to it.
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It is an almost.
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Wanderous quality.
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To the gathering.
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Of God's people here.
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He is saying.
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How good it is.
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How pleasant it is.
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It is almost as if.
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He is seeking.
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Our endorsement on it.
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The gathered people.
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Endorsement.
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About how good.
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And how pleasant it is.
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The pleasantness there.
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Is also.
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A word.
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That expresses.
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Delightfulness.
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Sweetness.
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That the people.
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Are gathered together.
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And it is almost like.
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He can't quite.
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Get the words.
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To explain.
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What he is saying.
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When the people.
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Are there.
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And they lift their eyes.
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To God.
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In praise of him.
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He says.
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How good.
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And pleasant it is.
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It is like.
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It is like.
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In verses two.
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And three.
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He uses two images.
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To express it.
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Almost as if he can't find the words.
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To do it for him.
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And each one of these images.
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It is like.
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It is like.
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Harkens us back.
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To that initial.
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Statement.
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And reference.
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About the brothers.
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That dwell in unity.
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And the beauty.
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Of that time.
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So let us look then.
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At that first image.
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That is presented to us.
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Read.
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In verse two there.
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It is like.
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The precious oil.
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On the head.
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Running down.
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On the beard.
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On the beard.
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Of Aaron.
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Running down.
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On the collar.
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Of his robes.
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Now.
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This may not be the first image.
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That would have come to your mind.
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To express.
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The special communion.
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Of God's people.
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The image.
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That is presented to us.
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Here.
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Is the anointing of Aaron.
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Who was.
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The first high priest.
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To Israel.
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As prescribed.
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By God.
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And his word.
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To Moses.
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On Mount Sinai.
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And you can read about that.
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In Exodus 29.
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But you can read about that event.
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As it actually took place.
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In Leviticus 8.
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And you've got to ask yourself.
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Well how.
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Is Aaron's anointing.
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A suitable image.
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To be used.
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In this.
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In this.
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For this.
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Description.
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Of the people of God.
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And I suppose.
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We have to ask ourselves.
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And well.
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What.
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Does anointing mean?
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What is anointing?
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Why were people.
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Anointed?
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The first record.
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We have of anointing.
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Is in the.
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Book of Genesis.
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Where you may remember.
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Jacob slept.
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Outside.
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And he.
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Envisited.
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Envisaged.
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This staircase.
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To heaven.
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While he slept.
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On this pillow.
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That he used.
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The pillow.
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That was a stone.
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And in the morning.
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He.
43:09
Lifted this pillow.
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The stone.
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Upright.
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And he poured.
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Oil.
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Upon it.
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And he said.
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Surely.
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God.
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Has been in this place.
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And I did not know it.
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And then he further.
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Expresses it.
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By saying.
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The house.
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This is the house.
43:26
Of God.
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This is the gate.
43:28
Of heaven.
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And it would appear.
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That the.
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Oil.
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And the symbol.
43:34
Of using oil.
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Is.
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Signifies.
43:38
The bridging.
43:38
Between heaven.
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And earth.
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Earth.
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This is where.
43:42
The heavenly.
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Meets.
43:43
The earthly.
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Where the celestial.
43:45
Things.
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Come down.
43:46
To the terrestrial.
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The things on earth.
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When something's anointed.
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It marks them.
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With holy significance.
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This becomes clearer.
43:56
When you follow through.
43:57
In the instructions.
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Moses got.
43:59
On Mount Sinai.
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In the building.
44:00
Of God's temple.
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And the creation.
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Of the instruments.
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Of it.
44:03
Were to be used.
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In that temple.
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They.
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Were.
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To be anointed.
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There was oil.
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To be poured.
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Upon them.
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Because they were.
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Consecrated.
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For a holy.
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Purpose.
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The instruments.
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The place of worship.
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The tabernacle.
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The priest.
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Who led.
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In the worship.
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Were set aside.
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With a holy.
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Significance.
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These are the markers.
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Where heaven.
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Is represented.
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On earth.
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And at the oil.
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It was not.
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Just any oil.
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It was also.
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On the mountain.
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Where Moses received.
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The recipe.
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For making this oil.
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In Exodus 30.
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This oil.
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Was a holy.
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Oil.
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Not to be replicated.
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Or composed.
44:55
For any other.
44:56
Purpose.
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Meaning.
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That when this oil.
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Was used.
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And the spices.
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That were used.
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And it created.
45:04
This fragrance.
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It was like.
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No other smell.
45:08
That they had smelt.
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The smell.
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Was special.
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It was a precious.
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Oil.
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It was a precious.
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Fragrance.
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That we see.
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Spoken.
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In the psalm.
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The precious.
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Oil.
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That was poured.
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In his head.
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Precious.
45:25
To them.
45:26
Precious.
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To God.
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God said.
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It is not.
45:29
To be replicated.
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In any other way.
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And the anointing.
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Of Aaron.
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Means.
45:37
That the people.
45:38
Have a bridge.
45:40
Between the heavens.
45:42
And earth.
45:44
Aaron.
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Being the first.
45:45
High priest.
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Symbolizes.
45:49
This communication.
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Being made.
45:51
Between heaven.
45:51
And earth.
45:53
He is the one.
45:54
That would go to God.
45:55
On behalf.
45:55
Of the people.
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He is the one.
45:57
That would pay.
45:58
For the sins.
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And pray.
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For the people.
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The people.
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Would come.
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To the priest.
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And the priest.
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Would draw near.
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To God.
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So the oil.
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Symbolizes.
46:11
This bridge.
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And link.
46:14
Between heaven.
46:15
And earth.
46:16
But it is something.
46:17
That God.
46:18
Was pleased to give.
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There is a gracious.
46:21
Act on God's.
46:22
Behalf.
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There is a pouring down.
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Echoed.
46:28
In this psalm.
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A descending.
46:30
Of holy blessing.
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And consecration.
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The oil.
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That was used.
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It was not.
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A dribble.
46:37
Of oil.
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It was not.
46:39
A small amount.
46:40
Of oil.
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Because if you could imagine.
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Aaron.
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He would have had.
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A turban.
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On his head.
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A linen turban.
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He would have had.
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A golden crown.
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Around.
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Holding that turban.
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On his head.
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On that.
46:54
Was inscripted.
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Holy.
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And to the Lord.
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And.
46:58
As.
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He would have had.
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A significant beard.
47:01
Also.
47:03
So when that oil.
47:04
Was poured.
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Upon his.
47:06
Head.
47:07
It was enough.
47:08
To go.
47:09
Beyond the linen.
47:10
The cloth.
47:10
Of the turban.
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It was enough.
47:13
To go.
47:13
Beyond.
47:14
The room.
47:15
Of the.
47:16
Not to be absorbed.
47:17
In the room.
47:17
Of the golden crown.
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Or to just sit.
47:20
On the room.
47:20
Of the crown.
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It was enough.
47:23
To go.
47:23
Unto his beard.
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Not to be absorbed.
47:26
By his beard.
47:28
But enough.
47:28
To pass.
47:29
Through it.
47:30
Unto the collar.
47:31
Of his robes.
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And what did he have.
47:35
Upon his shoulders.
47:37
And upon his breast.
47:38
With stones.
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Engraved.
47:40
With the tribes.
47:41
Of Israel.
47:42
And the sons.
47:43
Of Jacob.
47:45
So the oil.
47:46
That was poured down.
47:48
On Aaron.
47:50
Came down.
47:51
To the tribes.
47:53
To every tribe.
47:55
It symbolises.
47:56
The blessing of God.
47:58
Down upon his people.
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And of course.
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This is written before Christ.
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But it is not.
48:07
And is it not an image.
48:08
Of Christ.
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Christ's.
48:11
His title is.
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The anointed one.
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Christ is the anointed one.
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Who did not fail in his duty.
48:18
As other priests did.
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Christ is our great high priest.
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Christ is the one.
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Who has been anointed.
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By God.
48:31
And in his anointing.
48:33
We receive.
48:36
His privileges.
48:38
The oil is as if it's coming down.
48:41
On the one that is anointed.
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Unto us.
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And we receive.
48:46
That anointing also.
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He anoints my head with oil.
48:52
As we sung off in Psalm 23.
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We are.
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Anointed.
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Via the anointed one.
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The anointed one being Christ.
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And we are.
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The Christians.
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We receive this blessing.
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And it is a blessing that binds us to heaven.
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It's a blessing through Christ.
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Our eternal priest.
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It comes down from us.
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A blessing that comes down from above.
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The brethren when they dwell in unity.
49:29
It is like a taste of heaven on earth.
49:33
It is where God meets with his people.
49:37
The gate of heaven.
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And it comes down to every one of us.
49:44
That meat.
49:46
That blessing.
49:47
It's not just for the.
49:50
Christ.
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Christ's blessing comes down to us.
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Because God's grace is so abundant.
49:58
To come even to the least of us.
49:59
When the people gather together.
50:04
God's blessing comes down to each of us.
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To the least of us.
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And we receive through Christ.
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The greatest of privileges that we could know.
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And it is so good and pleasant.
50:18
That we know and receive these things.
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It is abundantly given to us.
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There is a fragrance about it like no other.
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No other thing in this world.
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And yet it is like something else described here.
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It is like the dew of Hermon.
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Which falls on the mountains of Zion.
50:44
This second image.
50:49
You know.
50:50
It may seem as obscurity as the first one.
50:53
What does the dew of Hermon.
50:57
Which falls on Mount Zion.
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Got to do with the people that join together.
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And worship God.
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How do I grasp this today.
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As I come to worship God.
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With the people of God.
51:11
Well.
51:12
Jew in Israel.
51:13
It is a common thing apparently.
51:15
And it is caused by this regular wind.
51:17
That blows in from the Mediterranean.
51:19
And it comes in like clockwork.
51:22
I believe every day.
51:23
About three o'clock in the warmer months.
51:27
From spring to autumn.
51:29
And this wind distills itself as dew across Israel.
51:34
But in particular.
51:35
In the area of Mount Hermon.
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Which is the highest peak in Israel.
51:42
The dew is significantly different.
51:44
It is remarkably heavy.
51:47
That it saturates the ground.
51:49
And covers it wet.
51:52
For at least six months of the year.
51:54
Which means.
51:56
That the ground around Hermon.
51:58
Is very fertile and rich.
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The ground around Hermon.
52:04
There are many apple orchids.
52:06
And vines.
52:07
It is fruit bearing ground.
52:09
It is very fertile.
52:13
Now the mountains of Zion.
52:15
On the other hand.
52:17
While Hermon experiences heavy dew.
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Mount Zion.
52:22
The mountains around Jerusalem.
52:24
Would likewise experience dew.
52:26
But not to the extent of Mount Hermon.
52:29
As we said.
52:30
That was a particularly heavy dew.
52:33
In that place.
52:35
But the mountains of Zion.
52:36
Are a more significant place.
52:39
It is the mountains around Jerusalem.
52:41
And the mountains of Zion.
52:43
Are regarded.
52:44
As like the seat of authority.
52:47
Watching over Jerusalem.
52:49
It is where the people of Jerusalem.
52:52
Would look up to God.
52:54
And they refer to God's.
52:56
Heavenly dwelling.
52:57
As Mount Zion.
52:59
God's dwelling place.
53:00
So there.
53:03
If you put the two things together.
53:05
You have this.
53:06
Wonderful picture.
53:08
Where this.
53:09
Strange heavy dew.
53:10
Of Mount Hermon.
53:11
Which comes down.
53:13
On Mount Hermon.
53:14
But does not remain.
53:14
On the peak of Mount Hermon.
53:17
But extends.
53:18
To the lower.
53:18
Lands of Mount Hermon.
53:21
David is saying.
53:22
When the people.
53:23
Gather together.
53:24
It is like the dew of Hermon.
53:27
Coming down.
53:28
On Mount Zion.
53:30
The dew would not.
53:32
Have remained.
53:32
On Mount Zion.
53:33
But would have come down.
53:35
To the lower lands.
53:36
Where the people of God.
53:38
Dwelt.
53:38
In Jerusalem.
53:43
The mountains.
53:44
Around Zion.
53:44
Would have been.
53:45
A drier place.
53:46
The ground.
53:47
Was not so fertile.
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But when the people of God.
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Gather in this image.
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It is as if.
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That saturating.
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Jew.
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From heaven.
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Descends.
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Down.
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Down.
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Down.
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In this special place.
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And extends.
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To all the people.
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In Jerusalem.
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And you can see.
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The beauty of that.
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Come through.
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It is almost.
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A perfect combination.
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Where God.
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Pours down.
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Blessing.
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On the land.
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That is dry.
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And makes it fertile.
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Makes it.
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A.
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Soil.
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That is good for growing.
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Psalm 23.
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Spoke of the cup.
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Overflowing.
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And it is like that.
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The dew that overflows.
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Dew that comes.
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This unseen.
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It is formed.
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In the heavens.
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It comes down.
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In the still of night.
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It doesn't make a noise.
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Like the rain.
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When it falls.
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It comes down.
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It comes down.
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It comes down.
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But for those in Israel.
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It was regular.
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It was common.
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To see this dew.
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Every morning.
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When they woke up.
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This dew.
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Refreshes.
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Revives.
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Restores.
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This dew.
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Is to them.
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What gives growth.
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And it falls.
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Regularly.
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For them.
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It is like.
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The spirit of God.
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At work.
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And that spirit.
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At work.
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Blessing the people.
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Of God.
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Daily.
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Bringing unto them.
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A source.
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Of strength.
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Renewal.
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Revitalization.
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And life.
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To the people.
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Of God.
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See.
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In Hosea.
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There is another.
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Passage.
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That is very like this.
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And it says.
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Of God.
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I will be like.
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The Jew to Israel.
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He.
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Shall blossom.
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Like the lily.
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He shall take root.
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Like the trees.
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Of Lebanon.
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They were the most.
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Majestic trees.
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Of Lebanon.
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His shoots.
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Shall spread out.
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His beauty.
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Shall be like the olive.
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His fragrance.
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Like Lebanon.
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That cut.
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Cedar wood.
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They.
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The people.
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Shall return.
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And dwell.
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And dwell.
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Beneath my shadow.
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They shall flourish.
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Like grain.
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They shall blossom.
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Like the vine.
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And their fame.
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Shall be like the wine.
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Of Lebanon.
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You can see the richness.
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Of that passage.
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From God.
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Who is the Jew.
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To his people.
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Who saturates the people.
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With his blessing.
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They blossom.
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They take root.
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They spread out.
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They're beautiful.
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There's a fragrance.
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In them.
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Like there is.
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In no other.
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They dwell.
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Under the shadow.
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They flourish.
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They blossom.
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And they shall be known.
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When the brothers.
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Dwell in unity.
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It is like the Jew.
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Of Hermon.
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That falls.
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In the mountain.
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Of Zion.
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The people.
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Blossom.
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The people.
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Take root.
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The people.
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Grow.
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And likewise.
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Follow through.
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With that image.
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That's in Hosea 14.
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The work.
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Of God's spirit.
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When the people.
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Gather together.
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In one mind.
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And one spirit.
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It is like.
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Nothing else.
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It is a particular.
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Blessing.
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That we enjoy.
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It is incompatible.
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In this world.
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And inexplicable.
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In many ways.
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But those.
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Who do gather.
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They are receivers.
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It says.
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At the end.
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Of this psalm.
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For there.
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The Lord.
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Has commanded.
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The blessing.
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Life.
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Forever.
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More.
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I don't believe.
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The blessing.
58:02
Is.
58:03
In the mountains.
58:04
Of Zion.
58:06
It's almost.
58:06
As if.
58:07
These two images.
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He comes out of them.
58:10
Two images.
58:10
Again.
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And takes you back.
58:13
To the beginning.
58:15
For there.
58:16
The Lord.
58:17
Has commanded.
58:17
The blessing.
58:19
Life.
58:19
Forever.
58:20
More.
58:20
These images.
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Of blessing.
58:24
It's a blessing.
58:25
That the people.
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Of God.
58:26
Receive.
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When they gather.
58:28
Together.
58:30
The King James.
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Version.
58:32
Puts an.
58:32
Even.
58:33
In there.
58:33
In the last line.
58:35
Even.
58:35
Life.
58:36
Forever.
58:36
More.
58:38
Implying.
58:38
That the people.
58:39
Of God.
58:39
Are blessed.
58:42
With.
58:42
Blessings.
58:44
Even.
58:45
Unto.
58:46
Life.
58:47
Forever.
58:47
More.
58:47
God.
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And is that.
58:52
Not.
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A rich.
58:53
Blessing.
58:55
Is that.
58:55
Not.
58:56
Something.
58:57
Incompatible.
58:58
To this world.
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And that.
59:00
What this world.
59:01
Can.
59:01
Offer.
59:04
Augustine.
59:05
Says.
59:05
That God.
59:06
Finds.
59:06
Pleasure.
59:07
In us.
59:07
When we.
59:08
Find.
59:09
Pleasure.
59:09
In him.
59:11
God.
59:11
Is pleased.
59:12
To bless.
59:13
His people.
59:14
So abundantly.
59:15
So.
59:16
Richly.
59:16
When they.
59:17
Join.
59:18
Together.
59:18
In one.
59:19
Mind.
59:20
And one.
59:20
Motivation.
59:22
With one.
59:23
Heart.
59:25
To worship.
59:25
God.
59:28
It's a particular.
59:31
People.
59:33
They are people.
59:34
Who are anointed.
59:36
We are people.
59:37
Who are holy.
59:38
And separated.
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We are people.
59:41
Though.
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Who should be obedient.
59:44
And dutiful.
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People.
59:47
People.
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Who should be devoted.
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But we are people.
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Who are revived.
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And restored.
59:54
Daily.
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We are people.
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Who are enriched.
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We are people.
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That should flourish.
1:00:01
And bear fruit.
1:00:04
We are people.
1:00:05
Who receive.
1:00:06
Great blessings.
1:00:10
As we gather.
1:00:11
May it be pleasing.
1:00:12
Unto God.
1:00:13
And we speak.
1:00:18
To one another.
1:00:19
We encourage.
1:00:20
One another.
1:00:23
And that blessings.
1:00:24
Would flow down.
1:00:25
Like the dew.
1:00:26
Like the oil.
1:00:28
And the dew.
1:00:29
From heaven.
1:00:33
Heavenly qualities.
1:00:35
In earthly.
1:00:37
Worship.
1:00:37
This psalm.
1:00:40
Is a rich song.
1:00:41
Of that.
1:00:42
Blessing.
1:00:43
The people of God know.
1:00:46
The brotherly affection.
1:00:47
And love.
1:00:48
For one another.
1:00:51
Vikened.
1:00:52
Motivations.
1:00:53
Desire.
1:00:55
And praise.
1:00:56
As we look.
1:00:57
Heavenly.
1:01:00
May we receive.
1:01:01
The downpouring.
1:01:02
Of God's blessing.
1:01:03
May we taste.
1:01:06
And see.
1:01:07
That God is good.
1:01:10
And may that.
1:01:12
Taste.
1:01:14
Fragrance.
1:01:15
Beauty.
1:01:16
Fruit.
1:01:18
That we experience.
1:01:20
Be like that thing.
1:01:22
That is attractive.
1:01:22
To the world.
1:01:24
To come in.
1:01:25
And join.
1:01:26
With us.
1:01:28
And to know.
1:01:29
The blessing.
1:01:30
Of being together.
1:01:31
May we hold it.
1:01:34
As an eminent.
1:01:34
Thing in our lives.
1:01:37
May we value it.
1:01:38
May we treasure it.
1:01:40
The people of God.
1:01:42
Gather together.
1:01:43
In worship.
1:01:45
It's a special thing.
1:01:47
Pray.
1:01:48
That we be blessed.
1:01:49
As we gather.
1:01:51
In the Lord's name.
1:01:53
We'll conclude.
1:01:55
Our worship.
1:01:57
By singing.
1:01:58
In that psalm.
1:01:59
We'll find that.
1:02:02
On page 424.
1:02:04
Of the blue book.
1:02:12
Psalm 133.
1:02:16
Page 424.
1:02:18
Scottish Psalter version.
1:02:20
Behold.
1:02:22
How good a thing it is.
1:02:24
And how becoming well.
1:02:26
Together such as brethren are.
1:02:28
In unity to dwell.
1:02:31
Like precious ointment.
1:02:32
On the head.
1:02:33
That down the beard did flow.
1:02:35
Even Aaron's beard.
1:02:36
Unto the skirts.
1:02:37
Did off his garments go.
1:02:39
As Hermon's Jew.
1:02:40
The Jew that doth.
1:02:42
On Zion's hill descend.
1:02:44
For there the blessing.
1:02:45
God commands.
1:02:47
Life that shall never end.
1:02:48
We'll stand and we'll sing these words.
1:02:51
To God's praise.
1:02:52
Amen.
1:02:55
Behold how good a thing it is.
1:03:01
And how becoming well.
1:03:07
Together such as brethren are.
1:03:13
In unity to dwell.
1:03:20
In unity to dwell.
1:03:26
Like precious ointment.
1:03:32
On the head.
1:03:35
How down the beard did flow.
1:03:43
In his own spirit.
1:03:45
Unto the skirts.
1:03:50
Did off his garments go.
1:03:55
Assembled to the Jew.
1:04:08
That doth.
1:04:11
On Zion's hill.
1:04:15
In his own spirit.
1:04:16
In his own spirit.
1:04:18
In his own spirit.
1:04:19
For there the blessing.
1:04:21
God commands.
1:04:24
Life that shall never end.
1:04:32
Life that shall never end.
1:04:39
A close in prayer.
1:04:40
A close in prayer.
1:04:41
Our Father in heaven.
1:04:43
Open our eyes to see that we are children of great privileges as we part from one another.
1:04:49
May we have this song in our heart.
1:04:51
Knowing that it was good to be here.
1:04:54
Knowing that we have received great blessings from your hand.
1:04:57
Knowing that we have been restored and revived in the dryness of our hearts.
1:05:01
Enrich us Lord by your beauty.
1:05:04
By your grace.
1:05:06
Be with us.
1:05:07
Do not part from our company.
1:05:10
But remain with us in all things.
1:05:12
May your spirit be with us.
1:05:14
And may we know the fellowship of one another.
1:05:17
And the fellowship of God's presence.
1:05:20
And knowing Christ as our Redeemer.
1:05:22
Be with us as we part.
1:05:24
Forgive us our sins.
1:05:25
In Christ's name we ask all these things.
1:05:28
Amen.