Latest / Compass Student Ministry Sermons Podcast / Says Who? Why Jesus Gets the Final Word (Matthew 17) | Pastor Rod Gomez
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- 0:00Are
- 0:00you
- 0:00ready?
- 0:02Simon
- 0:03says,
- 0:03stand
- 0:04up
- 0:07Alright.
- 0:07Alright.
- 0:08Simon
- 0:08says,
- 0:08quiet
- 0:09down.
- 0:10Simon
- 0:10says,
- 0:11actually,
- 0:11pastor
- 0:11Ross
- 0:11says,
- 0:12quiet
- 0:12down.
- 0:13I
- 0:13have
- 0:13more
- 0:14authority
- 0:14than
- 0:14Simon.
- 0:15Tonight
- 0:16we're
- 0:16gonna
- 0:16talk
- 0:16about
- 0:17says
- 0:17who,
- 0:18just
- 0:18like
- 0:18the
- 0:18game
- 0:19of
- 0:19Simon
- 0:19says,
- 0:20what
- 0:20you
- 0:21do,
- 0:21how
- 0:22you
- 0:22respond
- 0:22to
- 0:22a
- 0:23command
- 0:23depends
- 0:24on
- 0:24who
- 0:24the
- 0:25authority
- 0:25is
- 0:25that
- 0:25issues
- 0:26the
- 0:26command.
- 0:27If
- 0:27the
- 0:27authority
- 0:28says,
- 0:28do
- 0:29this,
- 0:29then
- 0:29you
- 0:29should
- 0:30do
- 0:30that.
- 0:30Right?
- 0:30Simon
- 0:30says,
- 0:31do
- 0:31this
- 0:31and
- 0:31you
- 0:31did
- 0:32it
- 0:32because
- 0:32of
- 0:32who
- 0:33Simon
- 0:33is.
- 0:33Who
- 0:34the
- 0:34heck
- 0:34is
- 0:34Simon?
- 0:34No
- 0:34one
- 0:35even
- 0:35knows.
- 0:36But
- 0:36what
- 0:36matters
- 0:36more
- 0:37is
- 0:37who
- 0:38says
- 0:38to
- 0:38do
- 0:38the
- 0:39things
- 0:39that
- 0:39the
- 0:39Bible
- 0:39tells
- 0:40us
- 0:40to
- 0:40do.
- 0:40And
- 0:41tonight
- 0:41we're
- 0:41gonna
- 0:41see
- 0:42that
- 0:42what's
- 0:42behind
- 0:43the
- 0:43commands
- 0:43of
- 0:44scripture
- 0:44are
- 0:44not
- 0:44just
- 0:45some
- 0:45random
- 0:46dude
- 0:46who
- 0:46lived
- 0:462000
- 0:47years
- 0:47ago
- 0:48or
- 0:48talking
- 0:48about
- 0:49Jesus,
- 0:49who
- 0:49is
- 0:49the
- 0:49son
- 0:50of
- 0:50God
- 0:50and
- 0:50son
- 0:50of
- 0:50man.
- 0:51So
- 0:51when
- 0:51we
- 0:52talk
- 0:52about
- 0:52the
- 0:52question
- 0:52of
- 0:52says
- 0:53who
- 0:54we're
- 0:54gonna
- 0:54say,
- 0:54Jesus
- 0:55is
- 0:55the
- 0:55one
- 0:55who
- 0:55tells
- 0:56us
- 0:56what
- 0:56to
- 0:56do
- 0:56in
- 0:56the
- 0:56Bible
- 0:57and
- 0:57why
- 0:57should
- 0:57we
- 0:58should
- 0:58respond.
- 0:59Furthermore,
- 0:59think
- 0:59about
- 1:00this
- 1:00in
- 1:00the
- 1:01world
- 1:01today,
- 1:01you
- 1:01have
- 1:01a
- 1:01lot
- 1:01of
- 1:01voices
- 1:02that
- 1:02are
- 1:02competing
- 1:03for
- 1:03you
- 1:03to
- 1:03do
- 1:03what
- 1:03they
- 1:03say.
- 1:04It.
- 1:04People
- 1:05want
- 1:05you
- 1:05to
- 1:05wear
- 1:06their
- 1:06clothes.
- 1:06They
- 1:06want
- 1:07you
- 1:07to
- 1:07wear
- 1:07their
- 1:07cologne.
- 1:08They
- 1:08want
- 1:08you
- 1:08to
- 1:08go
- 1:08to
- 1:08their
- 1:09school.
- 1:10They
- 1:10want
- 1:10you
- 1:10to
- 1:10dress
- 1:10like
- 1:11them,
- 1:11get
- 1:11their
- 1:11same
- 1:11haircut.
- 1:12People
- 1:12want
- 1:13you
- 1:13to
- 1:13think
- 1:13like
- 1:13them.
- 1:13They
- 1:14want
- 1:14you
- 1:14to
- 1:14vote
- 1:14like
- 1:15them.
- 1:15People
- 1:15want
- 1:15to
- 1:15control
- 1:16you
- 1:16in
- 1:16a
- 1:16lot
- 1:16of
- 1:16different
- 1:17ways,
- 1:17and
- 1:18you
- 1:18have
- 1:18a
- 1:18lot
- 1:18of
- 1:18different
- 1:19options,
- 1:19a
- 1:19lot
- 1:19of
- 1:19different
- 1:19choices,
- 1:20and
- 1:20you
- 1:20have
- 1:20to
- 1:20decide
- 1:21who
- 1:21do
- 1:21I
- 1:21listen
- 1:21to?
- 1:22Who
- 1:23do
- 1:23I
- 1:23decide
- 1:23to
- 1:23listen
- 1:24to
- 1:24with
- 1:24the
- 1:24decisions
- 1:25that
- 1:25I
- 1:25have
- 1:25to
- 1:25make
- 1:25with
- 1:25my
- 1:25life?
- 1:26You're
- 1:26gonna
- 1:26have
- 1:26friends
- 1:27that
- 1:27have
- 1:27opinions
- 1:27about
- 1:27the
- 1:28person
- 1:28that
- 1:28you
- 1:28should
- 1:28date.
- 1:29Oh,
- 1:29did
- 1:29you
- 1:29know
- 1:29this
- 1:29girl
- 1:30likes
- 1:30you?
- 1:30She
- 1:30thinks
- 1:30you're
- 1:30cute.
- 1:31You
- 1:31should
- 1:31ask
- 1:32her
- 1:32out.
- 1:33You
- 1:33should
- 1:33slide
- 1:34into
- 1:34her
- 1:34DMS
- 1:34and
- 1:34see
- 1:35what
- 1:35she
- 1:35says.
- 1:38No.
- 1:38Okay.
- 1:39People
- 1:40are
- 1:40gonna
- 1:40have
- 1:40opinions
- 1:41about
- 1:41your
- 1:41parents.
- 1:42Your
- 1:42parents
- 1:43won't
- 1:43let
- 1:43you
- 1:43do
- 1:43what?
- 1:44Oh,
- 1:44that's
- 1:44weird.
- 1:45My
- 1:45parents,
- 1:45let
- 1:45me
- 1:46do
- 1:46this,
- 1:46this,
- 1:46this,
- 1:46and
- 1:47this
- 1:47and
- 1:47this.
- 1:47Your
- 1:48parents
- 1:48are
- 1:48lame.
- 1:49You
- 1:49let
- 1:49them
- 1:50influence
- 1:50you.
- 1:51Why
- 1:51do
- 1:51people
- 1:51have
- 1:51things
- 1:52that
- 1:52they
- 1:52want
- 1:52to
- 1:52tell
- 1:52you?
- 1:53They
- 1:53want
- 1:53to.
- 1:53They
- 1:53want
- 1:54you
- 1:54to
- 1:54live
- 1:54in
- 1:54certain
- 1:54ways.
- 1:55They
- 1:55want
- 1:55you
- 1:56to
- 1:56do
- 1:56certain
- 1:56things,
- 1:57and
- 1:57the
- 1:57question
- 1:57that
- 1:58you
- 1:58have
- 1:58to
- 1:58ask
- 1:58is,
- 1:58well
- 1:58says
- 1:59Who?
- 1:59Says
- 2:00who?
- 2:01Who
- 2:02says
- 2:02that
- 2:02my
- 2:02parents
- 2:03are
- 2:03this
- 2:03way?
- 2:03Who
- 2:03says
- 2:03that?
- 2:03That
- 2:03girl
- 2:04likes
- 2:04me?
- 2:04Who
- 2:04says
- 2:04that
- 2:04this
- 2:05or
- 2:05them?
- 2:05And
- 2:05those
- 2:05are
- 2:06good
- 2:06questions,
- 2:06but
- 2:06the
- 2:06most
- 2:07important
- 2:07questions
- 2:07about
- 2:07your
- 2:08life
- 2:08are
- 2:08says
- 2:09who?
- 2:09When
- 2:09it
- 2:09comes
- 2:09to
- 2:09how
- 2:10should
- 2:10I
- 2:10live?
- 2:11What
- 2:11should
- 2:11I
- 2:11do
- 2:12with
- 2:12my
- 2:12life?
- 2:13Well,
- 2:14it
- 2:14depends.
- 2:15Depends
- 2:15on
- 2:15who's
- 2:15telling
- 2:15you
- 2:15what
- 2:16to
- 2:16do
- 2:16with.
- 2:16It
- 2:16says,
- 2:17who
- 2:18wouldn't
- 2:18it
- 2:18be
- 2:18so
- 2:18great
- 2:19if
- 2:19God
- 2:20just
- 2:20opened
- 2:20up
- 2:20the
- 2:20clouds
- 2:21and
- 2:21said
- 2:21to
- 2:22you,
- 2:22put,
- 2:22you
- 2:22put
- 2:22your
- 2:22name
- 2:23in
- 2:23here.
- 2:23And
- 2:23he
- 2:23says,
- 2:23here's
- 2:23what
- 2:23I
- 2:24want
- 2:24you
- 2:24to
- 2:24do,
- 2:24Lewis.
- 2:25I
- 2:26want
- 2:26you
- 2:26to
- 2:26marry
- 2:27Shea.
- 2:27Wouldn't
- 2:27that
- 2:28be
- 2:28awesome
- 2:28if
- 2:28God
- 2:29did
- 2:29that?
- 2:30Did
- 2:30God
- 2:31do
- 2:31that,
- 2:31Lewis?
- 2:32Yeah,
- 2:32he
- 2:32did
- 2:32do
- 2:32that
- 2:33for
- 2:33Lewis.
- 2:34Maybe
- 2:34you
- 2:34ought
- 2:34to
- 2:34pray
- 2:35that
- 2:35God
- 2:35treats
- 2:36you
- 2:36like
- 2:36he
- 2:36treat
- 2:36Lewis.
- 2:37Wouldn't
- 2:37it
- 2:37be
- 2:37great
- 2:38for
- 2:38God
- 2:38to
- 2:38say,
- 2:39Matt,
- 2:39Daniel,
- 2:40I
- 2:40want
- 2:40you
- 2:41to
- 2:41go
- 2:41to
- 2:41SMU
- 2:42for
- 2:42your
- 2:42college
- 2:42of
- 2:42choice.
- 2:43Wouldn't
- 2:44that
- 2:44be
- 2:44great?
- 2:45Wouldn't
- 2:45it
- 2:45be
- 2:45great
- 2:45when
- 2:45you
- 2:46have
- 2:46the
- 2:46desire
- 2:47and
- 2:47the
- 2:47ability
- 2:47to
- 2:48get
- 2:48married?
- 2:48God
- 2:48says,
- 2:51Maggie,
- 2:53I
- 2:53want
- 2:54you
- 2:54to
- 2:54marry.
- 2:59Okay.
- 3:00I
- 3:00want
- 3:01you
- 3:01to
- 3:01marry
- 3:01a
- 3:01guy
- 3:01that's
- 3:02not
- 3:02here
- 3:02in
- 3:02the
- 3:02room.
- 3:06Wouldn't
- 3:06that
- 3:06be
- 3:07so
- 3:07nice
- 3:07for
- 3:07a
- 3:07guy
- 3:07to
- 3:07do
- 3:08that?
- 3:08And
- 3:08yet.
- 3:09He
- 3:09doesn't
- 3:09do
- 3:09that.
- 3:10But
- 3:10here's
- 3:10what
- 3:11he
- 3:11does
- 3:11do.
- 3:11He
- 3:12does
- 3:12break
- 3:13into
- 3:13the
- 3:13sky
- 3:14and
- 3:14tell
- 3:14us,
- 3:15this
- 3:15is
- 3:16my
- 3:16beloved
- 3:16son.
- 3:17I
- 3:17want
- 3:17you
- 3:17to
- 3:18listen
- 3:18to
- 3:18him.
- 3:18That's
- 3:19what
- 3:19God
- 3:19does,
- 3:19and
- 3:20that's
- 3:20why
- 3:20tonight's
- 3:20message
- 3:21is
- 3:21so
- 3:21important.
- 3:22So
- 3:22turn
- 3:22with
- 3:22me,
- 3:22if
- 3:22you
- 3:22will,
- 3:22to
- 3:23Matthew
- 3:23Chapter
- 3:2317.
- 3:24We're
- 3:24gonna
- 3:24look
- 3:25at
- 3:25what
- 3:25Jesus
- 3:25says
- 3:26and
- 3:26how
- 3:26God
- 3:27says
- 3:28he
- 3:28wants
- 3:28us
- 3:28to
- 3:28listen
- 3:29to
- 3:29him,
- 3:29what
- 3:29he
- 3:29wants
- 3:29us
- 3:29to
- 3:29do
- 3:30with
- 3:30him.
- 3:31Okay.
- 3:31Matthew
- 3:31chapter
- 3:3117,
- 3:32starting
- 3:32at
- 3:32verse
- 3:33one.
- 3:33Here's
- 3:33what
- 3:34we
- 3:34have.
- 3:34Here's
- 3:34a
- 3:34scene
- 3:35after
- 3:35six
- 3:35days.
- 3:36Jesus
- 3:36took
- 3:36with
- 3:36him,
- 3:37Peter,
- 3:37James,
- 3:37and
- 3:37John.
- 3:38Those
- 3:38are
- 3:38his
- 3:38three
- 3:38best
- 3:39friends.
- 3:39By
- 3:39the
- 3:39way,
- 3:40don't
- 3:40let
- 3:40anyone
- 3:40tell
- 3:40you
- 3:40otherwise.
- 3:41Jesus
- 3:41has
- 3:41best
- 3:41friends.
- 3:42He's
- 3:42got
- 3:4212
- 3:43disciples
- 3:43that
- 3:44he's
- 3:44close
- 3:44to,
- 3:44but
- 3:45these
- 3:45three,
- 3:45Peter,
- 3:46James,
- 3:46and
- 3:46John
- 3:47are
- 3:47his
- 3:47ride
- 3:47or
- 3:47dies.
- 3:48They
- 3:49are
- 3:49the
- 3:49men
- 3:49that
- 3:49he
- 3:50always
- 3:50goes
- 3:50to.
- 3:50They're
- 3:51the
- 3:51men
- 3:51that
- 3:51are
- 3:51with
- 3:51him
- 3:52in
- 3:52his
- 3:52very
- 3:52last
- 3:53hours
- 3:53when
- 3:53he's
- 3:53praying.
- 3:54They're
- 3:54the
- 3:54ones
- 3:54that
- 3:55are
- 3:55as
- 3:55closest
- 3:55to
- 3:55him,
- 3:55so
- 3:56he
- 3:56calls
- 3:56to
- 3:56him
- 3:56as
- 3:57best
- 3:57friends,
- 3:57Peter,
- 3:57James,
- 3:58and
- 3:58John.
- 3:58By
- 3:58the
- 3:58way,
- 3:58how
- 3:58many
- 3:58best
- 3:59friends
- 3:59do
- 3:59you
- 3:59have?
- 3:59Yeah,
- 4:00if
- 4:00you
- 4:00have
- 4:01one,
- 4:01what
- 4:01a
- 4:01blessing.
- 4:02If
- 4:02you
- 4:02have
- 4:02two,
- 4:02super
- 4:03blessing.
- 4:03If
- 4:03you
- 4:03have
- 4:03three,
- 4:04then
- 4:04you
- 4:04are
- 4:04crushing
- 4:05it.
- 4:06You
- 4:06ought
- 4:06pray
- 4:06for
- 4:06best
- 4:07friends
- 4:07like
- 4:07Jesus
- 4:07did.
- 4:07Jesus.
- 4:08That's
- 4:08the
- 4:08example
- 4:08for
- 4:08us.
- 4:09You
- 4:09oughta
- 4:09listen
- 4:09to
- 4:09that.
- 4:10We'll
- 4:10come
- 4:10back
- 4:11to
- 4:11that
- 4:11later.
- 4:12He
- 4:12calls
- 4:12them
- 4:14and
- 4:14he
- 4:14led
- 4:14them
- 4:14up
- 4:14to
- 4:14a
- 4:15high
- 4:15mountain
- 4:15by
- 4:15themselves.
- 4:16Oh
- 4:18man,
- 4:18that's
- 4:18kind
- 4:18of
- 4:18a
- 4:18bummer
- 4:19here.
- 4:19And
- 4:19he
- 4:19was,
- 4:20here's
- 4:20the
- 4:20word,
- 4:20transfigured.
- 4:22The
- 4:22word
- 4:22means
- 4:23to
- 4:23be
- 4:23metamorphos,
- 4:24to
- 4:24be
- 4:25changed
- 4:25in
- 4:25a
- 4:25major
- 4:26way.
- 4:26Jesus
- 4:27is
- 4:27transformed
- 4:27before
- 4:28them.
- 4:29And
- 4:29his
- 4:29face
- 4:30shone
- 4:30like
- 4:30the
- 4:31sun
- 4:31and
- 4:31his
- 4:32clothes
- 4:32became
- 4:32white
- 4:33as
- 4:33light.
- 4:33What
- 4:33you're
- 4:33seeing
- 4:34here
- 4:34is
- 4:34the
- 4:34glory
- 4:35of
- 4:35Jesus
- 4:35pulled
- 4:36back
- 4:37and
- 4:37made
- 4:37evident
- 4:38to
- 4:38his
- 4:38disciples.
- 4:39They're
- 4:39able
- 4:39to
- 4:39see
- 4:39something
- 4:40that
- 4:41you
- 4:41and
- 4:41I
- 4:41will
- 4:41see
- 4:41at
- 4:41some
- 4:42point.
- 4:42They
- 4:42got
- 4:43to
- 4:43see
- 4:43a
- 4:43glimpse
- 4:43of
- 4:43it,
- 4:43like
- 4:44a
- 4:44trailer
- 4:44to
- 4:44the
- 4:44movie
- 4:44they're
- 4:45getting.
- 4:45They're
- 4:45getting
- 4:45to
- 4:45see
- 4:46something
- 4:46of
- 4:46who
- 4:46Jesus
- 4:47really
- 4:47is.
- 4:48Stay
- 4:48shown
- 4:49and
- 4:49get
- 4:50this.
- 4:50Verse
- 4:51three.
- 4:51Behold,
- 4:51by
- 4:52the
- 4:52way,
- 4:52be
- 4:52the
- 4:52word
- 4:52behold.
- 4:53When
- 4:53you
- 4:53see
- 4:53this
- 4:53word
- 4:53here,
- 4:54the
- 4:54word
- 4:54means
- 4:55to,
- 4:55to
- 4:55look.
- 4:56Pay
- 4:56attention
- 4:56to
- 4:56this.
- 4:57Check
- 4:57this
- 4:57out.
- 4:58So
- 4:58behold,
- 4:59look
- 4:59at
- 4:59this.
- 4:59Pay
- 4:59attention.
- 5:01Some
- 5:01guys
- 5:01show
- 5:01up.
- 5:02They
- 5:02appear.
- 5:03Moses
- 5:03and
- 5:03Elijah
- 5:04talking
- 5:04with
- 5:05him.
- 5:05Moses
- 5:06represents
- 5:06the
- 5:06law.
- 5:07Remember
- 5:08Moses
- 5:08is
- 5:08behind
- 5:09the
- 5:09books.
- 5:09Genesis,
- 5:09Exodus,
- 5:10Leviticus,
- 5:10Deuteronomy,
- 5:11oops,
- 5:12Genesis,
- 5:12Exodus,
- 5:12Leviticus,
- 5:13numbers,
- 5:13Deuteronomy.
- 5:14There
- 5:14you
- 5:14go.
- 5:14There's
- 5:14the
- 5:14five
- 5:14books.
- 5:15And
- 5:15Elijah
- 5:16represents
- 5:16the
- 5:17prophets.
- 5:17And
- 5:17so
- 5:17you
- 5:17have
- 5:18the
- 5:18law
- 5:18and
- 5:18the
- 5:18prophets
- 5:19coming
- 5:19to
- 5:19Jesus
- 5:20and
- 5:20what
- 5:20you
- 5:21have.
- 5:21And
- 5:21after
- 5:21that,
- 5:22then.
- 5:23Peter
- 5:23says,
- 5:24Lord,
- 5:24this
- 5:25is
- 5:25awesome.
- 5:26This
- 5:26is
- 5:26so
- 5:26good
- 5:26that
- 5:26you're
- 5:27here.
- 5:27I
- 5:27can
- 5:27see
- 5:27you're,
- 5:27you're
- 5:28in
- 5:28your
- 5:28blazing
- 5:28glory.
- 5:29Uh,
- 5:29and
- 5:29then
- 5:29we
- 5:29got
- 5:29Moses
- 5:30and
- 5:30Elijah
- 5:31Peter's
- 5:31flipping
- 5:31out.
- 5:31He's
- 5:32like,
- 5:32let's
- 5:32just
- 5:32build
- 5:32some
- 5:32tents.
- 5:33This
- 5:33is
- 5:33great,
- 5:35but
- 5:35it
- 5:35doesn't
- 5:35stop
- 5:36there.
- 5:37He
- 5:37was
- 5:37still
- 5:38speaking
- 5:38when
- 5:38check
- 5:38out
- 5:39verse
- 5:39five,
- 5:40A
- 5:40bright
- 5:40cloud
- 5:41overshadowed
- 5:42them.
- 5:42This
- 5:42is
- 5:42God.
- 5:43God
- 5:43in
- 5:43the
- 5:43Old
- 5:44Testament
- 5:44would
- 5:44often
- 5:45show
- 5:45up
- 5:45as
- 5:45a
- 5:45cloud.
- 5:45He
- 5:46shows
- 5:46up
- 5:46there
- 5:46and
- 5:46he
- 5:46says,
- 5:47with
- 5:47a
- 5:47voice
- 5:48from
- 5:48the
- 5:48cloud.
- 5:49He
- 5:49says,
- 5:49this
- 5:50is
- 5:50my
- 5:50beloved
- 5:51son.
- 5:53With
- 5:53him,
- 5:54with
- 5:54whom
- 5:54I
- 5:55am
- 5:55well
- 5:55pleased.
- 5:56Listen
- 5:57to
- 5:58him.
- 5:59So
- 5:59you
- 5:59see
- 5:59him.
- 6:00Jesus
- 6:00is
- 6:01being
- 6:01radiated.
- 6:02There's
- 6:02a
- 6:02glory
- 6:03that's
- 6:03being
- 6:03shown
- 6:03to
- 6:04them.
- 6:04Moses
- 6:04and
- 6:04Elijah,
- 6:05the
- 6:05law
- 6:05and
- 6:05the
- 6:05prophets
- 6:06show
- 6:06up
- 6:06to
- 6:06pay.
- 6:07Uh,
- 6:07to
- 6:07pay
- 6:07Jesus
- 6:08homage.
- 6:09And
- 6:09then
- 6:09the
- 6:09father
- 6:09speaks
- 6:10up
- 6:10and
- 6:10says,
- 6:10even
- 6:11though
- 6:11Moses
- 6:11and
- 6:11Elijah
- 6:12are
- 6:12here,
- 6:12they're
- 6:12great
- 6:12and
- 6:13all,
- 6:13but
- 6:13Jesus
- 6:14is
- 6:14better
- 6:14than
- 6:14the
- 6:15law
- 6:15and
- 6:15the
- 6:15prophets.
- 6:16Jesus
- 6:16is
- 6:16superior
- 6:17to
- 6:17them
- 6:18because
- 6:18he
- 6:18fulfills
- 6:19both
- 6:19of
- 6:19those
- 6:19things.
- 6:20The
- 6:20father
- 6:20says,
- 6:20this
- 6:21is
- 6:21my
- 6:21beloved
- 6:22son.
- 6:23What
- 6:23does
- 6:23the
- 6:23word
- 6:23beloved
- 6:24mean?
- 6:24Think
- 6:24about
- 6:24that.
- 6:25Have
- 6:25your
- 6:25parents
- 6:26ever
- 6:26introduced
- 6:26you
- 6:27to
- 6:27their
- 6:27friends?
- 6:28This
- 6:28is
- 6:28my
- 6:29beloved
- 6:29son
- 6:29Jackson.
- 6:31This
- 6:31is
- 6:31my
- 6:32beloved
- 6:32daughter,
- 6:32Sophia.
- 6:33Your
- 6:34parents
- 6:34ever
- 6:34do
- 6:34that.
- 6:36When
- 6:36you
- 6:36introduce
- 6:36me
- 6:36to
- 6:36your
- 6:37friends,
- 6:37do
- 6:37you
- 6:37say,
- 6:37this
- 6:37is
- 6:37my
- 6:38beloved
- 6:38youth
- 6:38pastor?
- 6:40Nobody?
- 6:40Not
- 6:41yet.
- 6:41Okay.
- 6:41Someday
- 6:43beloved
- 6:44means
- 6:44someone
- 6:44that
- 6:45is
- 6:45special,
- 6:46a
- 6:46chosen
- 6:47loved
- 6:48one,
- 6:48someone
- 6:48that
- 6:48you
- 6:48say,
- 6:49this
- 6:49is
- 6:49my
- 6:49person.
- 6:50They
- 6:50are
- 6:51my
- 6:51special,
- 6:52uh,
- 6:53chosen
- 6:53person
- 6:54that
- 6:54I
- 6:54will
- 6:54choose
- 6:54to
- 6:54put
- 6:55my
- 6:55love
- 6:55upon
- 6:55for
- 6:56better
- 6:56and
- 6:56for
- 6:56worse.
- 6:57God
- 6:57says
- 6:58about
- 6:58Jesus,
- 6:58this
- 6:58is
- 6:58my
- 6:59beloved
- 6:59son.
- 7:00Jesus
- 7:01is
- 7:01the
- 7:01son
- 7:01of
- 7:01God.
- 7:01He's
- 7:02special
- 7:02in
- 7:02God's
- 7:03side.
- 7:03And
- 7:03then
- 7:03he
- 7:03says,
- 7:04with
- 7:04Jesus,
- 7:05I'm
- 7:05well
- 7:05pleased.
- 7:07He's
- 7:07telling
- 7:07everybody,
- 7:07and
- 7:08this
- 7:08is
- 7:08not
- 7:08the
- 7:08first
- 7:08time
- 7:08God
- 7:09says,
- 7:09says
- 7:09this
- 7:09about
- 7:10Jesus,
- 7:10but
- 7:10he
- 7:10says,
- 7:10with
- 7:10Jesus,
- 7:11I'm
- 7:11well
- 7:11pleased.
- 7:12That
- 7:12is
- 7:12what
- 7:13Jesus
- 7:13is
- 7:13doing.
- 7:13I'm
- 7:14really
- 7:14excited
- 7:14about,
- 7:15and
- 7:15there's
- 7:15nothing
- 7:16that
- 7:16Jesus
- 7:16can
- 7:16do
- 7:16to
- 7:16make
- 7:16me
- 7:17love
- 7:17him
- 7:17more
- 7:18or
- 7:18love
- 7:18him
- 7:18less
- 7:18because
- 7:19he
- 7:19is
- 7:19perfect
- 7:20in
- 7:20my
- 7:20sight.
- 7:21And
- 7:21then
- 7:22he
- 7:22says
- 7:22to
- 7:22all
- 7:22of
- 7:22us,
- 7:23I
- 7:23want
- 7:23you
- 7:23to
- 7:23listen
- 7:24to
- 7:24him.
- 7:25I
- 7:25want
- 7:25you
- 7:25to
- 7:25listen
- 7:25to
- 7:25him.
- 7:29The
- 7:29disciples
- 7:29heard
- 7:29this.
- 7:29They
- 7:30fell
- 7:30on
- 7:30their
- 7:30faces
- 7:30and
- 7:30they
- 7:31were
- 7:31terrified.
- 7:32If
- 7:32God
- 7:32were
- 7:32to
- 7:32speak
- 7:33out
- 7:33of
- 7:33the
- 7:33heavens
- 7:33right
- 7:34now,
- 7:34sometimes
- 7:34we,
- 7:35we
- 7:35think,
- 7:35oh,
- 7:35it'd
- 7:35be
- 7:35so
- 7:35cool
- 7:36if
- 7:36God
- 7:36showed
- 7:36up.
- 7:37But
- 7:37in
- 7:37reality,
- 7:38if
- 7:38God
- 7:38showed
- 7:38up
- 7:38right
- 7:39now
- 7:39and
- 7:39spoke
- 7:39to
- 7:39us,
- 7:40this
- 7:40would
- 7:40be
- 7:40the
- 7:40same
- 7:41thing
- 7:41that
- 7:41you
- 7:41would
- 7:41experience
- 7:42your
- 7:42face,
- 7:43you'd
- 7:43fall
- 7:43on
- 7:43your
- 7:43face,
- 7:44and
- 7:44you
- 7:44would
- 7:44be
- 7:44terrified.
- 7:46Have
- 7:46you
- 7:46ever
- 7:46heard
- 7:46those
- 7:46stories
- 7:47of
- 7:47people
- 7:47that
- 7:47encounter
- 7:47angels
- 7:48and
- 7:48like,
- 7:48oh,
- 7:49the
- 7:49angel
- 7:49told
- 7:50me
- 7:50that
- 7:50I
- 7:50was
- 7:50supposed
- 7:51to
- 7:51go
- 7:51here,
- 7:51or
- 7:51I
- 7:51was
- 7:52taken
- 7:52to
- 7:52heaven,
- 7:52or
- 7:52I
- 7:53was
- 7:53taken
- 7:53to
- 7:53hell,
- 7:54or
- 7:54something
- 7:54like
- 7:54that?
- 7:55I,
- 7:55I
- 7:55wonder
- 7:56about
- 7:56those
- 7:56stories
- 7:56because
- 7:56every
- 7:57time
- 7:57someone
- 7:57has
- 7:57an
- 7:58encounter
- 7:58with
- 7:58God
- 7:58or
- 7:58an
- 7:58angel
- 7:59in
- 7:59scripture,
- 7:59they're
- 7:59usually
- 8:00afraid.
- 8:01They're
- 8:01usually
- 8:01terrified,
- 8:02and
- 8:02the
- 8:02way
- 8:02that
- 8:03they
- 8:03typically
- 8:03respond
- 8:03is
- 8:03like
- 8:04this.
- 8:04They
- 8:04fall
- 8:05on
- 8:05their
- 8:05faces
- 8:06and
- 8:06they're
- 8:06shook.
- 8:07You
- 8:07would
- 8:07be
- 8:07too,
- 8:08if
- 8:08God
- 8:08spoke
- 8:08there
- 8:09was
- 8:09a
- 8:09cloud
- 8:09in
- 8:09this
- 8:09room
- 8:10and
- 8:10there's
- 8:10thunder
- 8:11and
- 8:11lightning,
- 8:11and
- 8:11then
- 8:11God
- 8:12starts
- 8:12speaking
- 8:12to
- 8:12us
- 8:12through
- 8:13the
- 8:13cloud,
- 8:13you
- 8:13would
- 8:13be
- 8:13shook.
- 8:14They're
- 8:14shook.
- 8:15Jesus
- 8:16says,
- 8:16Hey
- 8:16guys,
- 8:16don't
- 8:16worry.
- 8:16Rise,
- 8:17get
- 8:18up.
- 8:18You
- 8:19have
- 8:19no,
- 8:19no
- 8:19need
- 8:19to
- 8:19fear.
- 8:20Lifted
- 8:20up
- 8:20their
- 8:20eyes.
- 8:21There
- 8:21was
- 8:21no
- 8:21one
- 8:22but
- 8:22Jesus.
- 8:22And
- 8:22so
- 8:23the
- 8:23law
- 8:23and
- 8:23the
- 8:23prophets
- 8:24disappear.
- 8:24Moses
- 8:25and
- 8:25Elijah,
- 8:25Elijah
- 8:26are
- 8:26gone.
- 8:26Jesus
- 8:26is
- 8:27there.
- 8:28Remember
- 8:28what
- 8:28God
- 8:28says?
- 8:29He's
- 8:29my
- 8:30beloved
- 8:30son.
- 8:30I'm
- 8:31well
- 8:31pleased
- 8:31with
- 8:31him.
- 8:31I
- 8:31want
- 8:32you
- 8:32to
- 8:32listen
- 8:33to
- 8:33him.
- 8:33Point
- 8:33number
- 8:33one.
- 8:34You
- 8:34ought
- 8:34to
- 8:34carefully
- 8:35consider
- 8:36the
- 8:36son's
- 8:36words.
- 8:38Carefully.
- 8:38Consider
- 8:39the
- 8:39son's
- 8:39word.
- 8:39Jesus
- 8:40is
- 8:40the
- 8:40son
- 8:40of
- 8:40God.
- 8:41Therefore,
- 8:42you
- 8:42ought
- 8:42to
- 8:42listen
- 8:42to
- 8:42him.
- 8:43We
- 8:43said,
- 8:43Simon
- 8:44says,
- 8:44do
- 8:44this
- 8:44or
- 8:44that,
- 8:45and
- 8:45you
- 8:45guys
- 8:45did
- 8:45it,
- 8:46but
- 8:46God
- 8:46says,
- 8:47Jesus
- 8:47says
- 8:48this
- 8:48and
- 8:48that.
- 8:48Right?
- 8:48You
- 8:48ought
- 8:48to
- 8:48listen
- 8:49to
- 8:49him.
- 8:49Why?
- 8:50Because
- 8:50God
- 8:50is
- 8:50endorsing
- 8:51Jesus
- 8:51as
- 8:52the
- 8:52son
- 8:52of
- 8:52God.
- 8:52He's
- 8:52saying,
- 8:52this
- 8:53is
- 8:53my
- 8:53son.
- 8:53He's
- 8:54got
- 8:54my
- 8:54authority.
- 8:55Listen
- 8:55to
- 8:55him.
- 8:56He's
- 8:56the
- 8:56one
- 8:56that
- 8:56matters.
- 8:57I
- 8:57want
- 8:57you
- 8:57to
- 8:57pay
- 8:58attention
- 8:58to
- 8:58what
- 8:58Jesus
- 8:58says.
- 9:01If
- 9:01you've
- 9:02gone
- 9:02to
- 9:02our
- 9:02church
- 9:02at
- 9:02Sunday
- 9:02morning,
- 9:04you
- 9:04might
- 9:04not
- 9:04have
- 9:04noticed
- 9:04this,
- 9:05but
- 9:05the
- 9:05air
- 9:06conditioner,
- 9:06when
- 9:06it's
- 9:06on,
- 9:07it
- 9:07goes,
- 9:07Ooh,
- 9:08like
- 9:09that,
- 9:09super
- 9:10loud.
- 9:11You
- 9:11can
- 9:11not
- 9:12hear
- 9:12it
- 9:13except
- 9:14when
- 9:14you
- 9:14go
- 9:15inside.
- 9:16Even
- 9:16though
- 9:16your
- 9:16brain
- 9:17might
- 9:17register
- 9:17it,
- 9:17what
- 9:17will
- 9:18happen
- 9:18is
- 9:18that
- 9:19you'll
- 9:19stop
- 9:19hearing
- 9:19it.
- 9:19In
- 9:19fact,
- 9:20do
- 9:20you
- 9:21hear
- 9:21what's
- 9:21happening
- 9:21right
- 9:21now?
- 9:23Yes.
- 9:23Do
- 9:23you
- 9:23hear
- 9:23it
- 9:23in
- 9:23the
- 9:23back?
- 9:25That
- 9:26humming
- 9:26in
- 9:26the
- 9:26back?
- 9:26I
- 9:26don't
- 9:27know
- 9:27what
- 9:27that
- 9:27is,
- 9:27but
- 9:28it's
- 9:28making
- 9:28a
- 9:28sound
- 9:29back
- 9:29there.
- 9:30When
- 9:31you
- 9:31walk
- 9:31into
- 9:31this
- 9:31room
- 9:31for
- 9:31the
- 9:32first
- 9:32time,
- 9:32what
- 9:32do
- 9:32you
- 9:32smell?
- 9:37Junior
- 9:37hires,
- 9:37cafeteria.
- 9:38Junior
- 9:38hire.
- 9:38What'd
- 9:39you
- 9:39say?
- 9:39People
- 9:40you
- 9:40smell.
- 9:40People
- 9:41you
- 9:41might
- 9:41smell
- 9:42stale.
- 9:42Chicken
- 9:42nuggets.
- 9:43You
- 9:43might
- 9:43smell
- 9:43cleaning
- 9:44supplies.
- 9:44But
- 9:45all
- 9:45it
- 9:45takes
- 9:45is
- 9:45about
- 9:4615
- 9:46minutes.
- 9:46And
- 9:46then
- 9:47what?
- 9:47What
- 9:47do
- 9:47you
- 9:47smell?
- 9:47Nothing.
- 9:48Nothing.
- 9:49You
- 9:49get
- 9:49used
- 9:49to
- 9:49it.
- 9:51Your
- 9:51brain
- 9:52does
- 9:52something
- 9:52really
- 9:52cool.
- 9:54It
- 9:54acclimate
- 9:55to
- 9:55the
- 9:55environment
- 9:55after
- 9:56it
- 9:56realizes
- 9:56there's
- 9:57no
- 9:57threat
- 9:57to
- 9:57your
- 9:58bodily
- 9:58harm.
- 9:58Your
- 9:58brain
- 9:59says,
- 9:59okay,
- 9:59I
- 9:59can
- 9:59shut
- 10:00this
- 10:00out.
- 10:00And
- 10:00it
- 10:00stops
- 10:01listening
- 10:01and
- 10:01it
- 10:01stops
- 10:02smelling.
- 10:03You
- 10:03become
- 10:03nose
- 10:04blind
- 10:04to
- 10:04what's
- 10:05happening.
- 10:05You
- 10:05become
- 10:06sound
- 10:07deaf
- 10:07to
- 10:07what's
- 10:07happening
- 10:08around
- 10:08you.
- 10:09The
- 10:09problem
- 10:09is
- 10:09that
- 10:10a
- 10:10lot
- 10:10of
- 10:10us
- 10:10do
- 10:10this
- 10:10with
- 10:10Jesus.
- 10:11You
- 10:11come
- 10:12to
- 10:12Wednesday
- 10:12nights
- 10:12and
- 10:12you
- 10:13hear
- 10:13everything
- 10:13that,
- 10:14oh,
- 10:14I
- 10:14feel
- 10:14like
- 10:14I've
- 10:14heard
- 10:14this
- 10:15before.
- 10:15You
- 10:15go
- 10:15to
- 10:15Sunday
- 10:15mornings,
- 10:16you're
- 10:16pastor
- 10:16PJ
- 10:16preach,
- 10:17oh,
- 10:17I've
- 10:17heard
- 10:17that
- 10:17before.
- 10:18And
- 10:18then
- 10:19you
- 10:19start
- 10:19becoming
- 10:19deaf
- 10:20to
- 10:20what
- 10:20Jesus
- 10:21is
- 10:21saying.
- 10:21And
- 10:21this
- 10:21is
- 10:22really
- 10:22dangerous
- 10:22because
- 10:23Jesus
- 10:23is
- 10:23speaking
- 10:24on
- 10:24behalf
- 10:25of
- 10:25the
- 10:25authority
- 10:25of
- 10:26God.
- 10:26You
- 10:26ought
- 10:26to
- 10:26carefully
- 10:27consider
- 10:28the
- 10:28son's
- 10:28words
- 10:29or
- 10:29otherwise.
- 10:30What
- 10:30you're
- 10:30gonna
- 10:30end
- 10:31up
- 10:31doing
- 10:31is
- 10:32ignoring
- 10:32the
- 10:32only
- 10:33one
- 10:33who
- 10:33really
- 10:33matters.
- 10:36You
- 10:36end
- 10:36up
- 10:36ignoring
- 10:37the
- 10:37words
- 10:37that
- 10:37Jesus
- 10:38is
- 10:38saying
- 10:38to
- 10:38you,
- 10:38and
- 10:38I
- 10:38can
- 10:38prove
- 10:38it
- 10:39to
- 10:39you
- 10:39right
- 10:39now.
- 10:39Lemme
- 10:39ask
- 10:39you
- 10:39this
- 10:39question.
- 10:41What
- 10:41has
- 10:42Jesus
- 10:42said
- 10:42to
- 10:42you
- 10:43through
- 10:44his
- 10:44word
- 10:45that
- 10:45you're
- 10:45still
- 10:46not
- 10:46obeying?
- 10:47All
- 10:48of
- 10:48us
- 10:48have
- 10:48something
- 10:49I
- 10:49can
- 10:49promise
- 10:49you,
- 10:49all
- 10:49of
- 10:49us
- 10:50have
- 10:50something.
- 10:50What
- 10:50has
- 10:51Jesus
- 10:51said
- 10:51in
- 10:51his
- 10:51word
- 10:52that
- 10:52you're
- 10:52still
- 10:53not
- 10:53obeying
- 10:55at
- 10:55the,
- 10:55the
- 10:55first
- 10:55time
- 10:56you
- 10:56felt
- 10:56conviction
- 10:56about
- 10:57that
- 10:57you
- 10:57might
- 10:57have
- 10:57said,
- 10:57oh
- 10:58man,
- 10:58I
- 10:58really
- 10:58should
- 10:59do
- 10:59that.
- 10:59Jesus
- 10:59wants
- 11:00me
- 11:00to
- 11:00witness
- 11:00to
- 11:00my
- 11:01un,
- 11:01un
- 11:01unsafe
- 11:02friends,
- 11:02or
- 11:03Jesus
- 11:03wants
- 11:03me
- 11:03to
- 11:03give
- 11:04up
- 11:04listening
- 11:04to
- 11:04certain
- 11:04kinds
- 11:05of
- 11:05this
- 11:06or
- 11:06playing
- 11:06certain
- 11:06kinds
- 11:06of
- 11:07that.
- 11:07Jesus
- 11:07wants
- 11:07me
- 11:07to
- 11:07give
- 11:08these
- 11:08up.
- 11:08And
- 11:08then
- 11:08the
- 11:08first
- 11:08time
- 11:08you
- 11:09felt
- 11:09that,
- 11:09you
- 11:09might
- 11:09say,
- 11:09oh
- 11:09man,
- 11:09I
- 11:09feel
- 11:09conviction.
- 11:10At
- 11:10some
- 11:11point
- 11:11though,
- 11:11you
- 11:12can
- 11:12so
- 11:12ignore
- 11:13Jesus,
- 11:13that
- 11:13you
- 11:13just
- 11:14stop
- 11:14hearing
- 11:14him.
- 11:15You
- 11:15stop
- 11:16feeling
- 11:16conviction
- 11:17over
- 11:18the
- 11:18things
- 11:18that
- 11:18you
- 11:18should
- 11:19feel
- 11:19conviction
- 11:19about.
- 11:20This
- 11:20is
- 11:21why
- 11:21I'm
- 11:21saying
- 11:21you
- 11:21need
- 11:21to
- 11:22carefully
- 11:22consider
- 11:23his
- 11:23worth
- 11:23because
- 11:23this
- 11:23is
- 11:23not
- 11:24just
- 11:24some
- 11:24random
- 11:24dude
- 11:25talking
- 11:25to
- 11:25you.
- 11:26It's
- 11:26one
- 11:26thing
- 11:26for
- 11:27someone
- 11:27on
- 11:27the
- 11:27street
- 11:27to
- 11:28say,
- 11:28Hey,
- 11:28I
- 11:29want
- 11:29you
- 11:29to
- 11:29vote
- 11:29for
- 11:30this
- 11:30particular
- 11:30candidate.
- 11:31I
- 11:31want
- 11:31you
- 11:31to,
- 11:32you
- 11:32know,
- 11:32vote
- 11:32for
- 11:32me
- 11:32for
- 11:33a
- 11:33SB,
- 11:34and
- 11:34they
- 11:34want
- 11:34you
- 11:34to
- 11:34put
- 11:34them
- 11:35on
- 11:35the
- 11:35a
- 11:35SB
- 11:35Student
- 11:36Council.
- 11:37Well,
- 11:37fine.
- 11:38Not
- 11:38a
- 11:38big
- 11:38deal.
- 11:39Doesn't
- 11:39matter
- 11:39if
- 11:39you
- 11:39listen
- 11:39to
- 11:39them.
- 11:40Doesn't
- 11:40matter
- 11:40if
- 11:40you
- 11:40do
- 11:41or
- 11:41don't,
- 11:42not
- 11:42a
- 11:42big
- 11:42deal.
- 11:42But
- 11:42when
- 11:42someone
- 11:43says,
- 11:43Hey,
- 11:44I'm
- 11:44the
- 11:44son
- 11:44of
- 11:44God,
- 11:45you
- 11:45might
- 11:45say,
- 11:45okay,
- 11:45well
- 11:46prove
- 11:46it.
- 11:46Okay.
- 11:47How
- 11:47about
- 11:47this?
- 11:47God
- 11:48breaks
- 11:48open
- 11:48the
- 11:48clouds
- 11:49and
- 11:49says,
- 11:49this
- 11:50is
- 11:50my
- 11:50son.
- 11:51Listen
- 11:52to
- 11:53him.
- 11:54I
- 11:54mean,
- 11:54what
- 11:54else
- 11:55do
- 11:55you
- 11:55want?
- 11:57Carefully
- 11:57consider
- 11:58the
- 11:58son's
- 11:58words.
- 11:59Carefully
- 12:00consider
- 12:00his
- 12:00words,
- 12:01because
- 12:01if
- 12:01you
- 12:01don't,
- 12:02you
- 12:02end
- 12:02up
- 12:02losing
- 12:03all
- 12:03the
- 12:03benefits
- 12:04and
- 12:04privileges
- 12:04that
- 12:05come
- 12:05with
- 12:05listening
- 12:06to
- 12:06him.
- 12:07Says
- 12:07who?
- 12:08Well
- 12:08says
- 12:08God,
- 12:12Jesus
- 12:13is
- 12:13superior
- 12:13to
- 12:13the
- 12:13law
- 12:13and
- 12:13the
- 12:13prophets.
- 12:15Here's
- 12:15what
- 12:15that
- 12:15means
- 12:15for
- 12:16you.
- 12:16If
- 12:16I'm
- 12:16gonna
- 12:16carefully
- 12:17consider
- 12:17what
- 12:17he
- 12:18says,
- 12:18if
- 12:18he's
- 12:19superior
- 12:19to
- 12:19the
- 12:19law
- 12:19and
- 12:20the
- 12:20prophets,
- 12:20that
- 12:20means
- 12:21Jesus
- 12:22can
- 12:22be
- 12:22all
- 12:22of
- 12:23my
- 12:23righteousness.
- 12:24He
- 12:25is
- 12:25my
- 12:25rightness
- 12:26with
- 12:26God.
- 12:27He
- 12:27is
- 12:27the
- 12:27voice
- 12:28that
- 12:28speaks
- 12:28to
- 12:28me
- 12:28for
- 12:29all
- 12:29of
- 12:29my
- 12:29life.
- 12:29He's
- 12:29my
- 12:30prophet.
- 12:31Jesus
- 12:32is
- 12:32the
- 12:32only
- 12:32son
- 12:32of
- 12:32God.
- 12:33Remember,
- 12:34God's
- 12:34God
- 12:34the
- 12:34father
- 12:35says,
- 12:35this
- 12:35is
- 12:35my
- 12:35beloved
- 12:36son.
- 12:36This
- 12:36is
- 12:37my
- 12:37beloved
- 12:37son.
- 12:37He
- 12:38doesn't
- 12:38say
- 12:38that
- 12:38about
- 12:39any
- 12:39other
- 12:39religious
- 12:40figure.
- 12:41He
- 12:41doesn't
- 12:41say
- 12:41that
- 12:42about
- 12:42Muhammad.
- 12:43He
- 12:43doesn't
- 12:43say
- 12:44that
- 12:44about
- 12:44any
- 12:44of
- 12:44the
- 12:45gods
- 12:45of
- 12:45Hinduism.
- 12:46He
- 12:46doesn't
- 12:47say
- 12:47that
- 12:47about,
- 12:48uh,
- 12:48about
- 12:48any
- 12:49other
- 12:49religious
- 12:49figure.
- 12:50No,
- 12:51no
- 12:51one
- 12:51else.
- 12:51This
- 12:52is
- 12:52my
- 12:52beloved
- 12:52son
- 12:53Jesus
- 12:53and
- 12:53Jesus
- 12:53alone,
- 12:54which
- 12:54means
- 12:55he's
- 12:55my
- 12:55only
- 12:55offer
- 12:56for
- 12:56salvation.
- 12:57You
- 12:57have
- 12:57no
- 12:57other
- 12:58options.
- 12:58If
- 12:58you
- 12:58want
- 12:58to
- 12:59be
- 12:59right
- 12:59with
- 12:59God,
- 12:59then
- 12:59Jesus,
- 13:00you
- 13:00ought
- 13:00to
- 13:00listen
- 13:01to
- 13:01his
- 13:01words.
- 13:03Jesus
- 13:03is
- 13:03beloved
- 13:04by
- 13:04the
- 13:04Father.
- 13:05Remember,
- 13:06he's
- 13:06the
- 13:06one
- 13:07who
- 13:07is
- 13:07special
- 13:07in
- 13:08God's
- 13:08sight.
- 13:09Let
- 13:09me
- 13:09ask
- 13:09you
- 13:09this
- 13:09question.
- 13:10Let's
- 13:10pretend
- 13:10for
- 13:10a
- 13:10second.
- 13:10My
- 13:11daughter
- 13:11Phoebe's
- 13:12here.
- 13:12All
- 13:12right?
- 13:13My
- 13:13beloved
- 13:13daughter,
- 13:14Phoebe.
- 13:15Let's
- 13:15say
- 13:15little
- 13:16Phoebe
- 13:16here
- 13:16is
- 13:17goofing
- 13:17off,
- 13:18and
- 13:18you
- 13:18see
- 13:18here
- 13:19and
- 13:19you're
- 13:19like,
- 13:19oh,
- 13:19Phoebe,
- 13:20that
- 13:20kid.
- 13:22And
- 13:22then
- 13:22you
- 13:22run
- 13:22up
- 13:23and
- 13:23you
- 13:23boo
- 13:25Poor
- 13:26Phoebe's
- 13:26flying.
- 13:29Don't
- 13:29do
- 13:29that
- 13:29to
- 13:29my
- 13:30daughter.
- 13:31What
- 13:31do
- 13:31you
- 13:32think
- 13:32any
- 13:33reasonable
- 13:33father
- 13:34would
- 13:34do
- 13:34in
- 13:35that
- 13:35situation?
- 13:37He'd
- 13:37pull
- 13:37out
- 13:37his
- 13:37Glock.
- 13:38A
- 13:41okay.
- 13:41I
- 13:41wouldn't
- 13:42do
- 13:42that,
- 13:43but
- 13:43you
- 13:43would
- 13:43expect
- 13:44that
- 13:45a,
- 13:45a
- 13:45father
- 13:46that
- 13:46loves
- 13:46his
- 13:46beloved
- 13:47daughter
- 13:47would
- 13:48step
- 13:48up,
- 13:48like,
- 13:48what
- 13:48are
- 13:48you
- 13:48doing?
- 13:49I
- 13:50might
- 13:50lose
- 13:50my
- 13:50job
- 13:51for
- 13:51what
- 13:52I
- 13:52have
- 13:52to
- 13:52do
- 13:52in
- 13:52response
- 13:53to
- 13:53what
- 13:53you
- 13:53do
- 13:53to
- 13:53my
- 13:54daughter,
- 13:54right?
- 13:55If
- 13:55I
- 13:55put
- 13:55my
- 13:56hands
- 13:56around
- 13:56your
- 13:56neck,
- 13:56you
- 13:57would
- 13:57understand.
- 13:58If
- 13:58you're
- 13:58kicking
- 13:58my
- 13:59daughter
- 13:59and
- 13:59you
- 13:59know,
- 13:59you're
- 14:00drop
- 14:00kicking
- 14:00her
- 14:00across
- 14:00the
- 14:01the
- 14:01hallway.
- 14:03How
- 14:03do
- 14:03you
- 14:03think
- 14:04God
- 14:04feels
- 14:05when
- 14:05we
- 14:06disregard
- 14:07his
- 14:07beloved
- 14:08son's
- 14:09words
- 14:10when
- 14:11he
- 14:11says,
- 14:12this
- 14:12is
- 14:12my
- 14:12son.
- 14:12Listen
- 14:13to
- 14:13him.
- 14:13And
- 14:13you
- 14:13say,
- 14:13well,
- 14:13I'll
- 14:14think
- 14:14about
- 14:14it
- 14:14if
- 14:15I,
- 14:15if
- 14:15I
- 14:15like
- 14:15what
- 14:15he
- 14:15says.
- 14:16God,
- 14:17maybe
- 14:17he'll
- 14:17listen.
- 14:18But
- 14:18if
- 14:18he
- 14:18in
- 14:18crowds
- 14:19and
- 14:19crouch
- 14:19is
- 14:19on
- 14:20my
- 14:20life
- 14:20and
- 14:20he
- 14:20tells
- 14:20me
- 14:21to
- 14:21change
- 14:21the
- 14:21way
- 14:21I
- 14:21live,
- 14:22or
- 14:22change
- 14:22the
- 14:22way
- 14:22I
- 14:22talk
- 14:23or
- 14:23change
- 14:24what
- 14:24I
- 14:24think
- 14:24about
- 14:24the
- 14:24Bible,
- 14:25then
- 14:25I
- 14:25don't
- 14:25know
- 14:25that's
- 14:26asking
- 14:26too
- 14:26much.
- 14:27God
- 14:27has
- 14:28every
- 14:28right
- 14:28to
- 14:28say,
- 14:29son,
- 14:30you
- 14:30better
- 14:30watch
- 14:30out.
- 14:31Daughter,
- 14:31you
- 14:31better
- 14:32step
- 14:32back
- 14:32'cause
- 14:32I'm
- 14:32about
- 14:33to
- 14:33come
- 14:33down
- 14:33on
- 14:33you.
- 14:34Jesus
- 14:34is
- 14:35God's
- 14:35beloved
- 14:35son.
- 14:36He's
- 14:36not
- 14:36just
- 14:36a
- 14:37regular
- 14:37guy.
- 14:38You
- 14:38ought
- 14:38to
- 14:38carefully
- 14:38listen
- 14:38to
- 14:39know
- 14:39what
- 14:39he
- 14:39says.
- 14:41Jesus
- 14:42is
- 14:42pleasing
- 14:42to
- 14:42the
- 14:43Father.
- 14:44This
- 14:44is
- 14:44my
- 14:44beloved
- 14:44son,
- 14:45with
- 14:45whom
- 14:45I'm
- 14:45well
- 14:45pleased.
- 14:47One
- 14:47of
- 14:47your
- 14:48greatest
- 14:49areas
- 14:49of
- 14:49weakness
- 14:50is
- 14:50that
- 14:51you
- 14:51know,
- 14:51and
- 14:51I
- 14:51know
- 14:52you're
- 14:53not
- 14:53good
- 14:53enough.
- 14:54We
- 14:55all
- 14:55know
- 14:55that.
- 14:56In
- 14:56fact,
- 14:56this
- 14:56is
- 14:56why
- 14:56we
- 14:57all
- 14:57do
- 14:57what
- 14:57we
- 14:57do.
- 14:57We
- 14:57wanna,
- 14:58we
- 14:58wanna
- 14:58aspire
- 14:59for
- 14:59a
- 14:59lot
- 15:00of
- 15:00money
- 15:00or
- 15:00status.
- 15:01We
- 15:01wear
- 15:01certain
- 15:01clothes
- 15:02to
- 15:02signal
- 15:02to
- 15:02people.
- 15:03I'm
- 15:03cool.
- 15:03I'm
- 15:04good
- 15:04enough.
- 15:04I'm
- 15:04worthy
- 15:04enough
- 15:05in
- 15:05Jesus,
- 15:06though
- 15:07we
- 15:07can
- 15:07be
- 15:07joined
- 15:08with
- 15:08Jesus,
- 15:09and
- 15:09God
- 15:09can
- 15:10look
- 15:10at
- 15:10you
- 15:10and
- 15:10say
- 15:10with
- 15:11you,
- 15:11I
- 15:11am
- 15:12well
- 15:12pleased.
- 15:13Because
- 15:13of
- 15:13your
- 15:13association
- 15:14with
- 15:14Jesus.
- 15:15You
- 15:15don't
- 15:15have
- 15:15to
- 15:16rely
- 15:16on
- 15:16your
- 15:16good
- 15:16looks.
- 15:17You
- 15:17don't
- 15:17have
- 15:17to
- 15:17rely
- 15:18on
- 15:18your
- 15:18intellect.
- 15:18You
- 15:18don't
- 15:19have
- 15:19to
- 15:19rely
- 15:19on
- 15:19your
- 15:20money
- 15:20making
- 15:20ability.
- 15:21You
- 15:21can
- 15:21say,
- 15:22with
- 15:22Jesus,
- 15:23I,
- 15:23I
- 15:23can
- 15:23be
- 15:23associated,
- 15:25uh,
- 15:25with
- 15:26him
- 15:26and
- 15:26become
- 15:26well
- 15:26pleasing
- 15:27in
- 15:27God's
- 15:27sight.
- 15:28You
- 15:28gotta
- 15:29carefully
- 15:29consider
- 15:29Jesus'
- 15:30words
- 15:30'cause
- 15:30he
- 15:30tells
- 15:30you
- 15:30how
- 15:30to
- 15:30do
- 15:30that.
- 15:31Jesus
- 15:32says,
- 15:32turn
- 15:32from
- 15:33your
- 15:33sin.
- 15:33Put
- 15:33your
- 15:34trust
- 15:34in
- 15:34me,
- 15:34and
- 15:34you
- 15:34can
- 15:35be
- 15:35well
- 15:35pleasing
- 15:35in
- 15:36my
- 15:36father's
- 15:36side,
- 15:36just
- 15:36like
- 15:37me.
- 15:38Super
- 15:39important
- 15:39that
- 15:39we
- 15:39start
- 15:39there.
- 15:41Gotta
- 15:42pay
- 15:42careful
- 15:42attention
- 15:42to
- 15:42Jesus'
- 15:43words.
- 15:43Why?
- 15:44Because
- 15:44he's
- 15:44got
- 15:44God's
- 15:45endorsement.
- 15:45He
- 15:45is
- 15:46the
- 15:46son
- 15:46of
- 15:46God.
- 15:47You
- 15:47ought
- 15:47to
- 15:47listen
- 15:47to
- 15:47him.
- 15:50It's
- 15:50one
- 15:51thing
- 15:51to
- 15:51hear
- 15:51Jesus.
- 15:53It's
- 15:53another
- 15:53one
- 15:53to
- 15:53listen
- 15:54to
- 15:54what
- 15:54he
- 15:54says.
- 15:54I
- 15:54can
- 15:55hear
- 15:55him
- 15:55without
- 15:56doing
- 15:56what
- 15:56he
- 15:56says.
- 15:57I
- 15:57gotta
- 15:57hear
- 15:58and
- 15:58I
- 15:58gotta
- 15:58listen.
- 15:59So
- 15:59the
- 15:59disciples
- 16:00here.
- 16:01When
- 16:01the
- 16:01test
- 16:01comes,
- 16:02they
- 16:02kind
- 16:02of
- 16:02mess
- 16:02it
- 16:02up.
- 16:03Take
- 16:03a
- 16:03look
- 16:03here,
- 16:04Matthew
- 16:0417,
- 16:04verses
- 16:0514
- 16:05through
- 16:0520,
- 16:06when
- 16:06the
- 16:06crowds,
- 16:07uh,
- 16:07sorry.
- 16:08And
- 16:08when
- 16:08they
- 16:08came
- 16:09to
- 16:09the
- 16:09crowd,
- 16:10a
- 16:10man
- 16:10came
- 16:10up
- 16:10to
- 16:11him,
- 16:11kneeling
- 16:12before
- 16:12him,
- 16:12said,
- 16:12Lord,
- 16:13have
- 16:13mercy
- 16:14on
- 16:14my
- 16:14son.
- 16:15Here's
- 16:15another
- 16:15father
- 16:16talking
- 16:16about
- 16:16his
- 16:16son.
- 16:17There's
- 16:17lots
- 16:17of
- 16:17fathers
- 16:17and
- 16:18sons
- 16:18in
- 16:18this
- 16:18text
- 16:18here,
- 16:19uh,
- 16:19comes
- 16:20and
- 16:20says,
- 16:20have
- 16:20mercy
- 16:21on
- 16:21my
- 16:21son.
- 16:21He
- 16:22has
- 16:22seizures
- 16:22and
- 16:23suffers
- 16:23terribly.
- 16:24Think
- 16:24about
- 16:24this.
- 16:25Have
- 16:25you
- 16:25ever
- 16:25seen
- 16:25someone
- 16:25have
- 16:25a
- 16:25seizure?
- 16:26Their
- 16:27body
- 16:27gets
- 16:27rigid.
- 16:28They
- 16:28might
- 16:28start
- 16:28foaming
- 16:28from
- 16:29the
- 16:29mouth.
- 16:29They
- 16:29just
- 16:29start,
- 16:30you
- 16:30know,
- 16:30one
- 16:30of.
- 16:30Terrifying.
- 16:31It's
- 16:31a
- 16:31strange
- 16:32experience
- 16:32to
- 16:32see
- 16:32someone
- 16:32have
- 16:33an
- 16:33actual
- 16:33seizure
- 16:33in
- 16:33front
- 16:34of
- 16:34you.
- 16:34Well
- 16:34notice
- 16:35here
- 16:36his
- 16:36seizures
- 16:37and
- 16:37his
- 16:37suffering
- 16:38is
- 16:38not
- 16:39only
- 16:40physical.
- 16:40When
- 16:40we
- 16:41see
- 16:41it,
- 16:41we
- 16:41typically
- 16:42think,
- 16:42oh,
- 16:42he
- 16:42needs
- 16:42a
- 16:42certain
- 16:42medication.
- 16:43He
- 16:43needs
- 16:43to
- 16:43see
- 16:44a
- 16:44doctor
- 16:44to
- 16:44get
- 16:44diagnosed,
- 16:45and
- 16:45that
- 16:45doctor's
- 16:45gonna
- 16:46give
- 16:46him
- 16:46an
- 16:46anti-seizure
- 16:47medication.
- 16:48That's
- 16:48usually
- 16:48what
- 16:48we
- 16:48do,
- 16:49pay
- 16:49attention
- 16:50to.
- 16:50What
- 16:50happens
- 16:50though,
- 16:51he
- 16:51often
- 16:51falls
- 16:52into
- 16:52the
- 16:52fire
- 16:52and
- 16:52into
- 16:53the
- 16:53water.
- 16:54Uh,
- 16:54in
- 16:55and
- 16:55of
- 16:55itself,
- 16:55you
- 16:55might
- 16:55say,
- 16:55okay,
- 16:56I
- 16:56guess
- 16:56he's
- 16:56seizing,
- 16:56and
- 16:57as
- 16:57he's
- 16:57walking
- 16:57next
- 16:57to
- 16:57the
- 16:58fire
- 16:58in
- 16:58the
- 16:58water,
- 16:58he
- 16:58seizes
- 16:59up
- 16:59and
- 16:59then
- 16:59he
- 16:59falls
- 16:59into
- 16:59the
- 17:00water
- 17:00in
- 17:00the
- 17:00fire.
- 17:00Wow,
- 17:00that's,
- 17:01that's
- 17:01kind
- 17:01of
- 17:01scary.
- 17:03He
- 17:03says
- 17:03in
- 17:03verse
- 17:0316,
- 17:04I
- 17:04brought
- 17:04him
- 17:04to
- 17:04your
- 17:04disciples,
- 17:05and
- 17:05they
- 17:05could
- 17:06not
- 17:06heal
- 17:06him.
- 17:06This
- 17:07is
- 17:07a
- 17:07big
- 17:07deal
- 17:07because
- 17:07his
- 17:08disciples
- 17:08were
- 17:08given
- 17:08a
- 17:09special
- 17:09authority
- 17:10to
- 17:10heal,
- 17:11and
- 17:11so
- 17:11if
- 17:11they're
- 17:11unable
- 17:12to
- 17:12do
- 17:12the
- 17:12thing
- 17:12that
- 17:13God
- 17:13says
- 17:13that
- 17:13they
- 17:13should
- 17:14do,
- 17:14something's
- 17:15amiss,
- 17:15something's
- 17:16broken,
- 17:17and
- 17:17Jesus
- 17:17answered
- 17:18them.
- 17:18No
- 17:19problem.
- 17:19Be
- 17:19patient.
- 17:20I
- 17:20got
- 17:20your
- 17:20back.
- 17:21No.
- 17:21Look
- 17:22at
- 17:22what
- 17:22Jesus
- 17:22says.
- 17:23To
- 17:23his
- 17:23disciples
- 17:24and
- 17:24to
- 17:24this
- 17:24father.
- 17:25Here's
- 17:26what
- 17:26Jesus
- 17:26says.
- 17:27He's
- 17:27flaming.
- 17:27He's
- 17:27spiting
- 17:28fire
- 17:28here.
- 17:28Look
- 17:28at
- 17:28what
- 17:28he
- 17:29says.
- 17:30He
- 17:30says,
- 17:31oh,
- 17:32faithless
- 17:33and
- 17:33twisted
- 17:34generation,
- 17:36faithless
- 17:37and
- 17:37twisted
- 17:38Jesus
- 17:38is
- 17:38not
- 17:38full
- 17:39punches.
- 17:40He
- 17:40says,
- 17:40part
- 17:41of
- 17:41the
- 17:41reason
- 17:41here
- 17:42that
- 17:42we're
- 17:42having
- 17:42this
- 17:43issue,
- 17:43the
- 17:43reason
- 17:43the
- 17:43disciples
- 17:44couldn't
- 17:44do
- 17:44is
- 17:44because
- 17:44they
- 17:44were
- 17:45faithless
- 17:45and
- 17:45they
- 17:45were
- 17:45twisted.
- 17:46They
- 17:46were
- 17:46seeing
- 17:46this
- 17:46the
- 17:46wrong
- 17:47way.
- 17:49How
- 17:49long
- 17:49am
- 17:49I
- 17:49to
- 17:49be
- 17:50with
- 17:50you?
- 17:50And
- 17:50in
- 17:50other
- 17:50words,
- 17:50Jesus
- 17:50saying,
- 17:51I'm
- 17:51not
- 17:51gonna
- 17:51be
- 17:51here
- 17:51forever.
- 17:51I
- 17:52can't,
- 17:52I,
- 17:52I'm,
- 17:52I've
- 17:52gotta
- 17:53go
- 17:53to
- 17:53the
- 17:53father
- 17:53soon.
- 17:54How
- 17:55long
- 17:55am
- 17:55I
- 17:55to
- 17:55bear
- 17:55with
- 17:56you?
- 17:56Bring
- 17:57him
- 17:57here
- 17:57to
- 17:57me.
- 17:58Jesus
- 17:59rebuked
- 18:00the
- 18:00what?
- 18:02You
- 18:02see
- 18:02it?
- 18:02Jesus
- 18:03rebuked
- 18:03the,
- 18:05the
- 18:05demon.
- 18:06Well
- 18:06hold
- 18:06on
- 18:06a
- 18:06second
- 18:07here.
- 18:07He
- 18:07had
- 18:07seizures.
- 18:10Jesus
- 18:10is
- 18:10saying
- 18:11here,
- 18:11not
- 18:11that,
- 18:11not
- 18:11that
- 18:11every
- 18:12seizure
- 18:12is
- 18:12a
- 18:12demon,
- 18:13but
- 18:13he's
- 18:13saying
- 18:13in
- 18:13this
- 18:13case.
- 18:14This
- 18:14physical
- 18:15effect
- 18:15that
- 18:15this
- 18:15young
- 18:16man
- 18:16was
- 18:16experiencing
- 18:17was
- 18:17the
- 18:17result
- 18:17of
- 18:18a
- 18:18demon
- 18:19inhabiting
- 18:19him
- 18:20and
- 18:20that
- 18:21demon
- 18:21tried
- 18:21to
- 18:21destroy
- 18:21him,
- 18:22tried
- 18:22to
- 18:22put
- 18:22him
- 18:22in
- 18:22the
- 18:22fire,
- 18:23tried
- 18:23to
- 18:23drown
- 18:23him.
- 18:24The
- 18:24demon
- 18:24was
- 18:25doing
- 18:25something
- 18:25to
- 18:25him
- 18:26to
- 18:26destroy
- 18:26his
- 18:26physical
- 18:27body.
- 18:27By
- 18:27the
- 18:27way,
- 18:27that's
- 18:27what
- 18:27demon
- 18:28possession
- 18:28looks
- 18:28like.
- 18:29If
- 18:29you
- 18:29wanna
- 18:30have
- 18:30any
- 18:30sense
- 18:31of,
- 18:31is
- 18:31my
- 18:31friend
- 18:31possess
- 18:32or
- 18:32is
- 18:32something
- 18:32happening?
- 18:33Typically
- 18:33a
- 18:33demon's
- 18:34goal
- 18:35is
- 18:35to
- 18:35destroy
- 18:36the
- 18:36human
- 18:36inhabitant
- 18:37or
- 18:38the
- 18:38human
- 18:38person
- 18:38that
- 18:38they're
- 18:38inhabiting.
- 18:39That's
- 18:39what
- 18:39I'm
- 18:39trying
- 18:39to
- 18:39say.
- 18:40The
- 18:40the
- 18:40demon's
- 18:41goal
- 18:41is
- 18:41to
- 18:41mar
- 18:42the
- 18:42image
- 18:42of
- 18:42God.
- 18:43This
- 18:43is
- 18:43part
- 18:43of
- 18:44their
- 18:44fun.
- 18:44They
- 18:45enjoy
- 18:45hurting
- 18:46mankind.
- 18:46And
- 18:46so
- 18:47one
- 18:47of
- 18:47the
- 18:48signs
- 18:48that
- 18:48there's
- 18:48a
- 18:48demon
- 18:49behind
- 18:49something
- 18:50is
- 18:50if
- 18:50there's
- 18:51deliberate
- 18:52bodily
- 18:52harm
- 18:52that's
- 18:52happening
- 18:53because
- 18:53of
- 18:53the
- 18:53demon.
- 18:54Does
- 18:54this
- 18:54still
- 18:54happen
- 18:54today?
- 18:55I
- 18:55believe
- 18:55it
- 18:55does.
- 18:56We
- 18:56just
- 18:56don't.
- 18:57We
- 18:57don't
- 18:57see
- 18:57it
- 18:57the
- 18:57same
- 18:58way
- 18:58anymore
- 18:58because
- 18:58when
- 18:58we
- 18:58see
- 18:58a
- 18:59seizure
- 18:59or
- 18:59a
- 18:59headache,
- 19:00we
- 19:00just
- 19:00think,
- 19:00oh,
- 19:00it's
- 19:00automatically
- 19:01a
- 19:01physical
- 19:01thing.
- 19:02Not
- 19:02saying
- 19:02that
- 19:02it's
- 19:02not,
- 19:03but
- 19:03I'm
- 19:03also
- 19:03saying
- 19:04there
- 19:04could
- 19:04be
- 19:04a
- 19:04spiritual
- 19:04component
- 19:05to
- 19:05it.
- 19:06So
- 19:07he
- 19:07says,
- 19:07uh,
- 19:08rebukes
- 19:09a
- 19:09demon.
- 19:09He
- 19:09goes
- 19:09out,
- 19:10everything's
- 19:10fine.
- 19:11The
- 19:11Dece,
- 19:11the
- 19:11disciples
- 19:12are
- 19:12like,
- 19:12okay,
- 19:12Jesus,
- 19:13what
- 19:13happened?
- 19:13We
- 19:14understand
- 19:14that
- 19:14you
- 19:14said
- 19:14we're
- 19:14a
- 19:15faithless
- 19:15and
- 19:15twisted
- 19:15generation,
- 19:16but
- 19:16what
- 19:16happened?
- 19:17Jesus
- 19:17says,
- 19:18because
- 19:19of
- 19:19your
- 19:19little
- 19:20faith
- 19:21there
- 19:21baby,
- 19:22baby
- 19:23faith,
- 19:23undeveloped
- 19:24faith,
- 19:24which
- 19:24is
- 19:24by
- 19:24the
- 19:24way,
- 19:25in
- 19:25contrast
- 19:26to
- 19:26the
- 19:26woman
- 19:26who
- 19:27had
- 19:27great
- 19:27faith.
- 19:27Remember
- 19:27that
- 19:28woman
- 19:28from
- 19:28tire.
- 19:29She's
- 19:29coming
- 19:30for
- 19:30her
- 19:30daughter
- 19:31and
- 19:31he
- 19:31says,
- 19:31oh,
- 19:31woman,
- 19:31great
- 19:32is
- 19:32your
- 19:32faith.
- 19:32And
- 19:32she
- 19:32was
- 19:33like,
- 19:33oh
- 19:33lord.
- 19:33Even
- 19:34the
- 19:34ma,
- 19:34even
- 19:34the
- 19:34dogs
- 19:35get
- 19:35the
- 19:35crumbs
- 19:36that
- 19:36fall
- 19:36on
- 19:36the
- 19:36floor.
- 19:36And
- 19:36Jesus
- 19:37says,
- 19:37wow,
- 19:38your
- 19:38faith
- 19:38is
- 19:38so
- 19:39great.
- 19:39He
- 19:40says,
- 19:40your
- 19:40faith
- 19:40is
- 19:40mega
- 19:41faith,
- 19:41but
- 19:41of
- 19:41the
- 19:42disciples.
- 19:42He
- 19:42says,
- 19:42you
- 19:42guys
- 19:42have
- 19:43small
- 19:43faith.
- 19:44So
- 19:44interesting
- 19:45because
- 19:45these
- 19:45are
- 19:45the
- 19:45ones
- 19:45that
- 19:46are,
- 19:46he's
- 19:46training
- 19:47to,
- 19:47to
- 19:47be
- 19:47his
- 19:47leaders.
- 19:48And
- 19:49then
- 19:49he
- 19:49goes
- 19:49on
- 19:49to
- 19:49say,
- 19:49look,
- 19:49if
- 19:49you
- 19:50have,
- 19:50if
- 19:50you
- 19:50have
- 19:50faith,
- 19:51if
- 19:51you
- 19:51had
- 19:51a
- 19:51robust,
- 19:52healthy,
- 19:53mega
- 19:53faith,
- 19:53you
- 19:53could
- 19:54say
- 19:54to
- 19:54this
- 19:54mountain,
- 19:54move
- 19:55and
- 19:55go
- 19:55there.
- 19:56Nothing
- 19:56will
- 19:56be
- 19:56impossible
- 19:57for
- 19:57you.
- 19:57Jesus
- 19:57says.
- 19:58In
- 19:58Mark
- 19:58chapter
- 19:59nine,
- 19:59Jesus
- 19:59says
- 19:59it
- 19:59like
- 20:00this
- 20:00same,
- 20:00same
- 20:00story.
- 20:01Mark
- 20:01provides
- 20:02a
- 20:02slightly
- 20:02different
- 20:02account.
- 20:03He
- 20:03says,
- 20:04this
- 20:04kind
- 20:04of
- 20:05demon
- 20:05cannot
- 20:06be
- 20:06driven
- 20:07out
- 20:07by
- 20:07anything
- 20:08but
- 20:08prayer.
- 20:09And
- 20:09I
- 20:09think
- 20:09that's
- 20:10the
- 20:10key
- 20:10for
- 20:10us.
- 20:11Point
- 20:11number
- 20:11two,
- 20:11you
- 20:11ought
- 20:11to
- 20:11prayerfully
- 20:12pursue
- 20:13mega
- 20:13faith
- 20:14in
- 20:14the
- 20:14sun.
- 20:15Probably
- 20:16what
- 20:16went
- 20:16wrong
- 20:17for
- 20:17the
- 20:17disciples
- 20:17is
- 20:18that
- 20:18they
- 20:18were
- 20:18just
- 20:18trusting
- 20:19in
- 20:20their
- 20:20previous
- 20:21activity,
- 20:21their
- 20:21prior
- 20:22success.
- 20:23And
- 20:23so
- 20:23when
- 20:23this
- 20:23father
- 20:24brought
- 20:24his
- 20:24son,
- 20:24they're
- 20:24like,
- 20:25Hey,
- 20:25demon
- 20:25be
- 20:25gone,
- 20:25or
- 20:25whatever
- 20:26they
- 20:26said.
- 20:27They
- 20:27didn't
- 20:27take
- 20:27time
- 20:28to
- 20:28pray.
- 20:28They
- 20:28didn't
- 20:29take
- 20:29time
- 20:29to
- 20:29seek
- 20:29God's
- 20:30will.
- 20:30They
- 20:30didn't
- 20:30take
- 20:30time
- 20:31to
- 20:31pursue
- 20:32God,
- 20:33God's
- 20:33will
- 20:34in
- 20:34this
- 20:34situation.
- 20:36But
- 20:36if
- 20:37you
- 20:37wanna
- 20:37see
- 20:37someone
- 20:37who
- 20:37has
- 20:38genuine
- 20:38faith
- 20:38in
- 20:38the
- 20:39sun,
- 20:40if
- 20:40you
- 20:40wanna
- 20:40know,
- 20:40if
- 20:40you
- 20:40have
- 20:41real
- 20:41faith
- 20:41in
- 20:41the
- 20:41sun,
- 20:41I
- 20:41would
- 20:41ask
- 20:42you,
- 20:42how's
- 20:42your
- 20:42prayer
- 20:42life?
- 20:43That's
- 20:43really
- 20:43where
- 20:44you
- 20:44get
- 20:44to
- 20:44see
- 20:44things
- 20:45like
- 20:45this.
- 20:46Things
- 20:46that
- 20:47we
- 20:47tell
- 20:47my
- 20:47kids
- 20:47to
- 20:47do,
- 20:48we
- 20:48tell
- 20:48my
- 20:48kids
- 20:48all
- 20:49the
- 20:49time
- 20:49like,
- 20:49Hey,
- 20:49eat
- 20:50your
- 20:50vegetables.
- 20:50We
- 20:51want
- 20:51them
- 20:51to
- 20:51eat
- 20:51their
- 20:51vegetables.
- 20:53We
- 20:53tell
- 20:53them
- 20:54and
- 20:54we
- 20:54mostly
- 20:54mean
- 20:55it.
- 20:55Like,
- 20:55if
- 20:55you
- 20:55eat
- 20:55your
- 20:55vegetables,
- 20:56you're
- 20:56gonna
- 20:56be
- 20:56strong.
- 20:56We
- 20:56tell
- 20:57'em
- 20:57that,
- 20:58but
- 20:58they
- 20:58only
- 20:58kind
- 20:58of
- 20:59believe
- 20:59us.
- 21:00They
- 21:00only
- 21:00kind
- 21:00of
- 21:00believe
- 21:00us
- 21:00because
- 21:01they
- 21:01don't
- 21:01actually
- 21:02always
- 21:02eat
- 21:02it.
- 21:02They
- 21:03just
- 21:03sit
- 21:03there,
- 21:03they'll,
- 21:04you
- 21:04know,
- 21:04push
- 21:04it
- 21:04around
- 21:04the
- 21:04plate.
- 21:05Particularly
- 21:05the
- 21:05girls
- 21:06and
- 21:06Jacob,
- 21:08they'll
- 21:08just
- 21:08push
- 21:08it
- 21:08around
- 21:09the
- 21:09plates.
- 21:10They
- 21:10don't
- 21:10typically
- 21:10eat
- 21:10the
- 21:10veggies,
- 21:13but
- 21:13we
- 21:13do
- 21:13the
- 21:13same
- 21:14thing
- 21:14with
- 21:14God.
- 21:15We
- 21:15believe
- 21:16prayer
- 21:16is
- 21:16powerful
- 21:16until
- 21:17it
- 21:17costs
- 21:17us.
- 21:18Yeah,
- 21:18I
- 21:18believe
- 21:19vegetables
- 21:19make
- 21:19me
- 21:19healthy,
- 21:20but
- 21:20I'll,
- 21:20I'll.
- 21:21I'll
- 21:21eat
- 21:21them
- 21:21at
- 21:22some
- 21:22point
- 21:22when
- 21:22I
- 21:22get
- 21:23older.
- 21:24Prayer
- 21:26is
- 21:26faith
- 21:27in
- 21:27action.
- 21:28Prayer
- 21:28is
- 21:28how
- 21:28you
- 21:28show
- 21:29that
- 21:29you
- 21:29really
- 21:29do
- 21:30have
- 21:30faith
- 21:30in
- 21:30God.
- 21:31If
- 21:31you
- 21:31don't
- 21:32pray,
- 21:32it's
- 21:32because
- 21:33you
- 21:33don't
- 21:33believe
- 21:34that
- 21:34God
- 21:34does
- 21:34anything.
- 21:35You
- 21:35don't
- 21:35believe
- 21:36that
- 21:36God
- 21:36has
- 21:36your
- 21:36best
- 21:37interest
- 21:37at
- 21:37heart.
- 21:38Prayer
- 21:38is
- 21:38one
- 21:38way
- 21:39that
- 21:39we
- 21:39say,
- 21:39God,
- 21:39I
- 21:39trust
- 21:40that
- 21:40what
- 21:40you
- 21:40tell
- 21:40me
- 21:41is
- 21:41true
- 21:41and
- 21:41that
- 21:42when
- 21:42I
- 21:42pray
- 21:42to
- 21:42you,
- 21:43you
- 21:43want
- 21:43to
- 21:43hear
- 21:43from
- 21:43me
- 21:44and
- 21:44that
- 21:44this
- 21:44is
- 21:45good
- 21:45for
- 21:45me
- 21:45to
- 21:45do.
- 21:49Jesus
- 21:49wants
- 21:49us
- 21:50to
- 21:50pray.
- 21:51This
- 21:51is
- 21:51where
- 21:51our
- 21:51faith
- 21:51grows.
- 21:52This
- 21:52is
- 21:52what's
- 21:52what
- 21:53makes
- 21:53our
- 21:53faith
- 21:53good.
- 21:54In
- 21:54fact,
- 21:55one
- 21:55of
- 21:55the
- 21:55reasons
- 21:55that
- 21:56you
- 21:56may
- 21:56pray
- 21:57and
- 21:57not
- 21:57find
- 21:57your
- 21:57answer,
- 21:57James
- 21:58says
- 21:58in
- 21:58James
- 21:58four,
- 21:59he
- 21:59says,
- 22:00you
- 22:00desire
- 22:01and
- 22:01you
- 22:01do
- 22:01not
- 22:01have,
- 22:01so
- 22:01you
- 22:02murder.
- 22:02You
- 22:02have
- 22:03desires
- 22:03inside
- 22:04of
- 22:04you
- 22:04where
- 22:05they're
- 22:05unmet,
- 22:06so
- 22:06you
- 22:06just
- 22:06kill
- 22:06people
- 22:07to
- 22:07get
- 22:07it.
- 22:07Not
- 22:07literally
- 22:08in
- 22:08this
- 22:08case,
- 22:09murder
- 22:09the
- 22:09heart.
- 22:10You
- 22:10covet
- 22:10and
- 22:10you
- 22:10cannot
- 22:11obtain.
- 22:11So
- 22:11you
- 22:11fight
- 22:12and
- 22:12quarrel.
- 22:12You
- 22:13do
- 22:13not
- 22:13have
- 22:14James
- 22:14says,
- 22:14because
- 22:14you
- 22:14do
- 22:15not
- 22:15ask
- 22:16one
- 22:16of
- 22:16the
- 22:16reasons.
- 22:17Your
- 22:17life
- 22:18is
- 22:18not
- 22:18what
- 22:18you
- 22:18want
- 22:18it
- 22:18to
- 22:18be,
- 22:19it's
- 22:19because
- 22:19you're
- 22:19not
- 22:20praying
- 22:20about
- 22:20it.
- 22:21You
- 22:21do
- 22:21not
- 22:21have
- 22:21because
- 22:22you
- 22:22do
- 22:22not
- 22:22ask.
- 22:23If
- 22:23you
- 22:23want
- 22:24to
- 22:24grow
- 22:24in
- 22:24your
- 22:24faith,
- 22:24you
- 22:24should
- 22:25pray
- 22:25about
- 22:25it.
- 22:26If
- 22:26you
- 22:26wanna
- 22:26see
- 22:26progress
- 22:27in
- 22:27your
- 22:28relationship
- 22:28with
- 22:28God,
- 22:29you
- 22:29should
- 22:29pray
- 22:29about
- 22:30it.
- 22:30If
- 22:30you
- 22:30want
- 22:31better
- 22:31and
- 22:31deeper
- 22:31friendships,
- 22:32you
- 22:32should
- 22:32pray
- 22:33about
- 22:33it.
- 22:33If
- 22:33you
- 22:34wanna
- 22:34see
- 22:34changes
- 22:35that
- 22:35are
- 22:35significant
- 22:36in
- 22:36your
- 22:36life,
- 22:36you
- 22:36should
- 22:36be
- 22:36praying
- 22:37about
- 22:37it.
- 22:37You
- 22:37do
- 22:37not
- 22:38have
- 22:38because
- 22:38you
- 22:38do
- 22:38not
- 22:39ask.
- 22:40That's
- 22:40the
- 22:40first
- 22:41problem.
- 22:41If
- 22:41you
- 22:41want
- 22:42mega
- 22:42faith
- 22:42in
- 22:42the
- 22:42sun,
- 22:43genuine,
- 22:44robust
- 22:44faith
- 22:44in
- 22:45the
- 22:45sun,
- 22:45you
- 22:45have
- 22:45to
- 22:45pray.
- 22:46There's
- 22:46no
- 22:47shortcut.
- 22:48If
- 22:49Christianity
- 22:49doesn't
- 22:49make
- 22:49sense
- 22:50to
- 22:50you,
- 22:51you
- 22:51should
- 22:51pray.
- 22:52God,
- 22:52if
- 22:52you're
- 22:52real,
- 22:52if
- 22:53the
- 22:53Bible's
- 22:53legit,
- 22:54show
- 22:54me.
- 22:54I
- 22:54want
- 22:54to
- 22:55know.
- 22:56And
- 22:56if
- 22:56you
- 22:56have
- 22:57a
- 22:57sincere
- 22:57heart
- 22:57before
- 22:57God,
- 22:58I
- 22:58doubt
- 22:58he
- 22:59will
- 22:59turn
- 23:00you
- 23:00away.
- 23:00Say
- 23:00no,
- 23:00I'm
- 23:00not
- 23:00gonna
- 23:01tell
- 23:01you.
- 23:01I
- 23:01don't
- 23:01want
- 23:01you
- 23:01to
- 23:01know.
- 23:02Gotta
- 23:03pray.
- 23:03You
- 23:03do
- 23:03not
- 23:03have
- 23:03because
- 23:04you
- 23:04do
- 23:04not
- 23:04ask.
- 23:04James
- 23:04says,
- 23:05you
- 23:05ask
- 23:06and
- 23:06do
- 23:06not
- 23:06receive
- 23:06because
- 23:06you
- 23:07ask
- 23:07wrongly
- 23:07to
- 23:08spend
- 23:08it
- 23:08on
- 23:08your
- 23:08passions.
- 23:09This
- 23:09is
- 23:09another
- 23:10hiccup
- 23:10when
- 23:10you're
- 23:10praying
- 23:11for
- 23:11mega
- 23:11faith
- 23:12in
- 23:12the
- 23:12sun.
- 23:12Sometimes
- 23:13you're
- 23:13praying
- 23:13for
- 23:13the
- 23:13wrong
- 23:14thing.
- 23:15You're
- 23:15praying
- 23:15for
- 23:15things
- 23:16that
- 23:16are
- 23:16shortsighted.
- 23:17One
- 23:18of
- 23:18the
- 23:18things
- 23:18that
- 23:18my
- 23:18girls
- 23:19like
- 23:19to
- 23:19do
- 23:19is
- 23:19they
- 23:19play
- 23:19with
- 23:19everything.
- 23:20Everything
- 23:20and
- 23:21anything.
- 23:21If
- 23:21it's
- 23:21in
- 23:21their
- 23:22space,
- 23:22if
- 23:22they
- 23:22look
- 23:22at
- 23:23things,
- 23:23they're
- 23:23just
- 23:23gonna
- 23:24play
- 23:24with
- 23:24it.
- 23:25One
- 23:25of
- 23:25my
- 23:25daughters
- 23:26was
- 23:26helping
- 23:26cut,
- 23:26uh,
- 23:27vegetables
- 23:27recently,
- 23:28and
- 23:28so
- 23:28she
- 23:28picked
- 23:29up
- 23:29a
- 23:29knife
- 23:29and
- 23:29she
- 23:29was
- 23:30like,
- 23:30oh,
- 23:30Phoebe
- 23:31took,
- 23:31come
- 23:31over
- 23:31here.
- 23:31Phoebe.
- 23:32Phoebe,
- 23:32come
- 23:32play
- 23:33with
- 23:33me.
- 23:33Phoebe.
- 23:33She's
- 23:34got
- 23:34a
- 23:34knife
- 23:34on
- 23:34him
- 23:34the
- 23:34whole
- 23:34time.
- 23:35Come
- 23:35over
- 23:35here,
- 23:35Phoebe.
- 23:36And
- 23:37she,
- 23:37oh,
- 23:37she
- 23:37just,
- 23:38literally,
- 23:38she's
- 23:38gonna
- 23:38kill
- 23:38somebody.
- 23:39Doesn't
- 23:39even
- 23:39think
- 23:40twice
- 23:40about
- 23:40it
- 23:40though.
- 23:41If
- 23:41she
- 23:41were
- 23:42to
- 23:42say,
- 23:42dad
- 23:43for
- 23:43my
- 23:43next
- 23:43birthday.
- 23:44I
- 23:45want
- 23:45a
- 23:45machete.
- 23:46Machete.
- 23:47Gimme
- 23:47machete.
- 23:47Dad,
- 23:48that's
- 23:48all
- 23:48I
- 23:48want.
- 23:50Would
- 23:50you,
- 23:51if
- 23:51you
- 23:51were
- 23:51me,
- 23:51would
- 23:51you
- 23:52buy
- 23:52my
- 23:52daughter
- 23:53tabby
- 23:53a
- 23:53machete?
- 23:55That's
- 23:55a
- 23:55good
- 23:55answer.
- 23:56I'm
- 23:57glad.
- 23:57No,
- 23:58no.
- 24:00You're
- 24:00not
- 24:00allowed
- 24:00to
- 24:00come
- 24:00over
- 24:01Carson.
- 24:03Her
- 24:03a
- 24:04good,
- 24:04yeah,
- 24:04maybe
- 24:04that
- 24:05that'd
- 24:05work.
- 24:06No,
- 24:06'cause
- 24:06I
- 24:06don't
- 24:06want
- 24:06it
- 24:06to
- 24:06play
- 24:06with
- 24:06the
- 24:06real
- 24:07one.
- 24:07I
- 24:07think
- 24:07it's
- 24:07okay.
- 24:08Yes,
- 24:08a
- 24:09good
- 24:09father,
- 24:10a
- 24:10good
- 24:10mother,
- 24:11a
- 24:11good
- 24:11brother
- 24:12and
- 24:12sister
- 24:12is
- 24:13not
- 24:13gonna
- 24:13buy
- 24:13their
- 24:13siblings
- 24:14something
- 24:14that
- 24:14they're
- 24:14probably
- 24:15gonna
- 24:15kill
- 24:15themselves
- 24:15with.
- 24:17God
- 24:17does
- 24:17the
- 24:17same
- 24:17thing
- 24:18you,
- 24:18you
- 24:18do
- 24:18not
- 24:18have,
- 24:19because
- 24:19you
- 24:19do
- 24:19not
- 24:19ask.
- 24:19And
- 24:19when
- 24:20you
- 24:20ask,
- 24:21you
- 24:21ask
- 24:21wrongly
- 24:22to
- 24:22spend
- 24:22it
- 24:22on
- 24:22your
- 24:22passions.
- 24:23That
- 24:23is,
- 24:23God
- 24:24is
- 24:24not
- 24:24in
- 24:24the
- 24:24business
- 24:25of
- 24:25making
- 24:25you
- 24:25selfish,
- 24:26and
- 24:26so
- 24:27if
- 24:27your
- 24:27goal
- 24:28is
- 24:28to
- 24:28please
- 24:29Jesus,
- 24:29those
- 24:29are
- 24:29prayers
- 24:30that
- 24:30he'll
- 24:30be
- 24:30interested
- 24:30in
- 24:30answering.
- 24:31If
- 24:31your
- 24:31goal
- 24:31is
- 24:31to
- 24:31please
- 24:31yourself,
- 24:32not
- 24:32so
- 24:32much.
- 24:33He
- 24:33continues
- 24:34you
- 24:34adulterous
- 24:35people.
- 24:35Do
- 24:35you
- 24:35not
- 24:36know
- 24:36that
- 24:36friendship
- 24:36with
- 24:36the
- 24:36world
- 24:37is
- 24:37enmity
- 24:38with
- 24:38God?
- 24:39Therefore,
- 24:39whoever
- 24:39wishes
- 24:40to
- 24:40be
- 24:40a
- 24:40friend
- 24:40of
- 24:40the
- 24:40world
- 24:40makes
- 24:41himself
- 24:41an
- 24:41enemy
- 24:41of
- 24:42God.
- 24:42One
- 24:42of
- 24:42God's
- 24:42cares
- 24:43is
- 24:43that
- 24:43your
- 24:43prayers
- 24:44reflect
- 24:44friendship
- 24:45with
- 24:45God
- 24:45and
- 24:45not
- 24:45friendship
- 24:46with
- 24:46the
- 24:46world.
- 24:47So
- 24:47maybe
- 24:47your
- 24:48prayer
- 24:48is,
- 24:48Hey
- 24:48look,
- 24:48I
- 24:48wanna
- 24:49be
- 24:49famous.
- 24:49I
- 24:49wanna
- 24:49be
- 24:49an
- 24:50pro
- 24:51eSports
- 24:52athlete.
- 24:52God,
- 24:54I
- 24:54wanna
- 24:54be
- 24:54the
- 24:54next
- 24:57That
- 24:57guy.
- 24:59You
- 24:59guys
- 25:00know
- 25:00who
- 25:00I'm
- 25:00talking
- 25:00about.
- 25:01I
- 25:01don't
- 25:01even
- 25:01have
- 25:01to
- 25:01say
- 25:01his
- 25:02name.
- 25:02You
- 25:02know
- 25:02who
- 25:02I'm
- 25:02talking
- 25:02about.
- 25:05Maybe
- 25:05God
- 25:05doesn't
- 25:06wanna
- 25:06do
- 25:06that
- 25:06for
- 25:06you
- 25:06because
- 25:07that
- 25:07would
- 25:07make
- 25:07you
- 25:08more
- 25:08worldly.
- 25:08That
- 25:09would
- 25:09make
- 25:09you
- 25:09more
- 25:10unlike
- 25:10Jesus.
- 25:12So
- 25:12that's
- 25:12on
- 25:12the
- 25:12per
- 25:12of
- 25:12God's
- 25:13interested
- 25:13in
- 25:13answering.
- 25:14Some
- 25:14of
- 25:14you
- 25:14guys
- 25:14wanna
- 25:14make
- 25:14a
- 25:14ton
- 25:15of
- 25:15money,
- 25:15man.
- 25:16I
- 25:16see
- 25:16some
- 25:16of
- 25:16the
- 25:16houses
- 25:16down
- 25:17Frontier.
- 25:17I'm
- 25:17like,
- 25:17oh,
- 25:17I
- 25:18want
- 25:18that
- 25:18house.
- 25:18And
- 25:18some
- 25:18of
- 25:19the
- 25:19houses
- 25:19in
- 25:19Prosper.
- 25:19Oh,
- 25:19I
- 25:19want
- 25:20that
- 25:20house.
- 25:21Some
- 25:21of
- 25:21the
- 25:21houses
- 25:21in
- 25:22Frisco.
- 25:22Oh,
- 25:22a
- 25:22huge
- 25:23house.
- 25:24Do
- 25:24you
- 25:24guys
- 25:24know
- 25:24Dion
- 25:24Sanders
- 25:25house
- 25:25in
- 25:25Prosper
- 25:25just
- 25:26went
- 25:26on
- 25:26the
- 25:26market.
- 25:27I'm
- 25:28looking
- 25:28at
- 25:28buying
- 25:28it.
- 25:28I'm
- 25:29telling,
- 25:29telling
- 25:29the
- 25:29truth.
- 25:29I'm
- 25:29just
- 25:29thinking
- 25:30about
- 25:30it,
- 25:30thinking
- 25:30about
- 25:31it.
- 25:31I,
- 25:32I
- 25:32might
- 25:32put
- 25:32a
- 25:32down
- 25:32payment
- 25:33today,
- 25:33it's
- 25:34on
- 25:34sale,
- 25:35but
- 25:36God
- 25:36probably
- 25:36doesn't
- 25:36want
- 25:36to
- 25:36gimme
- 25:37that,
- 25:37doesn't
- 25:37wanna
- 25:37give
- 25:37you
- 25:38that.
- 25:38Not
- 25:38because
- 25:39he
- 25:39doesn't
- 25:39like
- 25:39giving
- 25:39us
- 25:39good
- 25:40gifts,
- 25:40but
- 25:40because
- 25:40he
- 25:40knows
- 25:41what
- 25:41our
- 25:41hearts
- 25:41need.
- 25:43You
- 25:43should
- 25:43pray
- 25:43for
- 25:43mega
- 25:44faith
- 25:44in
- 25:44the
- 25:44Son
- 25:45because
- 25:46of
- 25:46who
- 25:46the
- 25:46son
- 25:46is.
- 25:47He's
- 25:47the
- 25:48son
- 25:48of
- 25:48God.
- 25:48He's
- 25:49the
- 25:49son
- 25:49of
- 25:49man.
- 25:49He's
- 25:50the
- 25:50one
- 25:50that
- 25:50matters.
- 25:51And
- 25:51ultimately,
- 25:52your
- 25:52life
- 25:52and
- 25:52my
- 25:52life
- 25:53matters
- 25:53insofar
- 25:54as
- 25:54we're
- 25:54supporting
- 25:54what
- 25:55Jesus
- 25:55is
- 25:55doing.
- 25:56So
- 25:57let's
- 25:57say
- 25:57you
- 25:57get
- 25:57it.
- 25:58You're
- 25:58praying,
- 25:59well,
- 25:59what
- 25:59happens
- 26:00when
- 26:00it
- 26:00seems
- 26:00like
- 26:00God
- 26:01isn't
- 26:01answering
- 26:01our
- 26:01prayers?
- 26:01We
- 26:01see
- 26:02some
- 26:02things
- 26:02here
- 26:02in
- 26:03what
- 26:03James
- 26:03says,
- 26:04but
- 26:04there's
- 26:04more.
- 26:05Take
- 26:05a
- 26:05look
- 26:05with
- 26:05me
- 26:05at
- 26:06Matthew
- 26:0617
- 26:06verses
- 26:0622
- 26:07and
- 26:0723.
- 26:08Here's
- 26:08another
- 26:08thing
- 26:08that
- 26:08might
- 26:09happen
- 26:09when
- 26:09we
- 26:09pray
- 26:09to
- 26:09God
- 26:10and
- 26:10God
- 26:10doesn't
- 26:11answer
- 26:11the
- 26:11way
- 26:11that
- 26:11we
- 26:12think
- 26:12he
- 26:12should.
- 26:12In
- 26:12fact,
- 26:13Lewis
- 26:13talked
- 26:13a
- 26:13little
- 26:13bit
- 26:13about
- 26:14this
- 26:14last
- 26:14week
- 26:14and
- 26:14a
- 26:15and
- 26:15a
- 26:15great
- 26:15sermon.
- 26:16If
- 26:16you
- 26:16weren't
- 26:16here
- 26:16for
- 26:16that,
- 26:16you
- 26:16should
- 26:16go
- 26:17back
- 26:17and
- 26:17listen
- 26:17to
- 26:17that.
- 26:18Here's
- 26:18what
- 26:18Jesus
- 26:18says
- 26:19in
- 26:19Matthew
- 26:1917,
- 26:20verses
- 26:2022
- 26:20and
- 26:2023.
- 26:21He
- 26:21says,
- 26:21as
- 26:22they
- 26:22were
- 26:22gathering
- 26:22in
- 26:22Galilee,
- 26:23Jesus
- 26:23said
- 26:23to
- 26:23them,
- 26:23the
- 26:23son
- 26:24of
- 26:24man
- 26:24is
- 26:24about
- 26:24to
- 26:24be
- 26:24delivered
- 26:25into
- 26:25the
- 26:26hands
- 26:26of
- 26:26men,
- 26:26and
- 26:26they
- 26:27will
- 26:27kill
- 26:27him.
- 26:28They'll
- 26:28kill
- 26:28him,
- 26:29and
- 26:29he
- 26:29will
- 26:29be
- 26:29raised
- 26:30on
- 26:30the
- 26:30third
- 26:30day.
- 26:32They're
- 26:32gonna
- 26:32kill
- 26:32the
- 26:33Son
- 26:33of
- 26:33man
- 26:33and
- 26:33they're
- 26:33gonna
- 26:34raise
- 26:34him
- 26:34on
- 26:34the
- 26:34third
- 26:34day.
- 26:34The
- 26:35son
- 26:35of
- 26:35man
- 26:35is
- 26:36a
- 26:36term
- 26:36that
- 26:36Jesus
- 26:36is
- 26:37using
- 26:37to
- 26:37refer
- 26:37to
- 26:37Daniel
- 26:38chapter
- 26:38seven,
- 26:39which
- 26:39is
- 26:39the
- 26:40special
- 26:40name
- 26:41for
- 26:41the
- 26:41person
- 26:42who
- 26:42would
- 26:42be
- 26:42the
- 26:43ruler.
- 26:44He'd
- 26:44be
- 26:44the
- 26:45ruler,
- 26:45the
- 26:45ultimate
- 26:46ruler.
- 26:46This
- 26:46is
- 26:47the
- 26:47God
- 26:48man.
- 26:48That's
- 26:48why
- 26:48Jesus
- 26:49calls
- 26:49himself
- 26:49the
- 26:49son
- 26:49of
- 26:49man.
- 26:50So
- 26:50he
- 26:51says,
- 26:51I'm
- 26:51gonna
- 26:51be
- 26:51betrayed
- 26:52into
- 26:52the
- 26:52hands
- 26:52of
- 26:52men.
- 26:53I'm
- 26:53gonna
- 26:53be
- 26:53killed,
- 26:53but
- 26:54I'm
- 26:54gonna
- 26:54rise
- 26:54in
- 26:54the
- 26:54third
- 26:54day.
- 26:54Now,
- 26:55notice
- 26:55how
- 26:55the
- 26:55apostles,
- 26:56uh,
- 26:56the
- 26:57disciples
- 26:57respond.
- 26:58They
- 26:58were
- 26:59greatly
- 26:59distressed.
- 27:00They
- 27:00were
- 27:00sad,
- 27:00they
- 27:01were
- 27:01way
- 27:01down.
- 27:02They're,
- 27:02they're,
- 27:02they're
- 27:02tripping
- 27:03on
- 27:03this
- 27:03like,
- 27:03what
- 27:03are
- 27:03you
- 27:04talking
- 27:04about?
- 27:04Jesus,
- 27:04we
- 27:05have
- 27:05every
- 27:05expectation
- 27:06that
- 27:06you're
- 27:06gonna
- 27:06be
- 27:06the
- 27:06man.
- 27:07How
- 27:08are
- 27:08you
- 27:08gonna
- 27:08die?
- 27:08What's
- 27:09this
- 27:09about?
- 27:09They
- 27:10don't
- 27:10get
- 27:10it.
- 27:11What
- 27:11they
- 27:12don't
- 27:12get
- 27:12though
- 27:13is
- 27:13that
- 27:13Jesus
- 27:13is
- 27:14always
- 27:14going
- 27:14to
- 27:14do
- 27:15the
- 27:15father's
- 27:16will,
- 27:16so
- 27:16you
- 27:16ought
- 27:16to
- 27:16trust
- 27:17the
- 27:17Son
- 27:18to
- 27:18do.
- 27:18The
- 27:18father's
- 27:19will
- 27:20trust
- 27:20the
- 27:20son
- 27:20to
- 27:21do
- 27:21the
- 27:21father's
- 27:21will.
- 27:22Now,
- 27:22here's
- 27:22the
- 27:22problem
- 27:23with
- 27:23that.
- 27:24The
- 27:24problem
- 27:24is
- 27:24that
- 27:25the
- 27:25father's
- 27:25will
- 27:27is
- 27:28often
- 27:28not
- 27:29our
- 27:30will.
- 27:32Your
- 27:32will
- 27:33and
- 27:33God's
- 27:33will
- 27:34are
- 27:34often
- 27:35not
- 27:35the
- 27:36same.
- 27:38Maybe
- 27:38a
- 27:38little
- 27:38bit,
- 27:39but
- 27:39in
- 27:39large
- 27:39ways,
- 27:40your
- 27:40will
- 27:41and
- 27:41God's
- 27:41will
- 27:42are
- 27:42at
- 27:42odds.
- 27:44So
- 27:44when
- 27:44we
- 27:44say
- 27:45the
- 27:45son,
- 27:47the
- 27:47one
- 27:47who's
- 27:47well
- 27:48pleasing
- 27:48to
- 27:48the
- 27:48father,
- 27:49the
- 27:49one
- 27:50that
- 27:50we
- 27:50should
- 27:50have
- 27:50mega
- 27:50faith
- 27:51in,
- 27:51we're
- 27:51trusting
- 27:52him
- 27:52to
- 27:52do
- 27:52the
- 27:52father's
- 27:52will.
- 27:53The
- 27:53father's
- 27:53will,
- 27:53is
- 27:53gonna
- 27:54be
- 27:54against
- 27:54our
- 27:54will
- 27:55most
- 27:55of
- 27:55the
- 27:55time.
- 27:56I
- 27:56could
- 27:56probably
- 27:56say
- 27:56that
- 27:56with
- 27:57safety,
- 27:58unless
- 27:58your
- 27:58heart
- 27:58is
- 27:59fully
- 27:59united
- 28:00with
- 28:00Jesus,
- 28:00you're
- 28:00gonna
- 28:01have
- 28:01a
- 28:01hard
- 28:01time
- 28:01because
- 28:02he's
- 28:02gonna
- 28:02tell
- 28:02you
- 28:02to
- 28:02do
- 28:02things
- 28:03that
- 28:03you
- 28:03don't
- 28:03want
- 28:04to
- 28:04do.
- 28:06Son's
- 28:06gonna
- 28:06do
- 28:06the
- 28:06father's
- 28:06will.
- 28:08When
- 28:08I
- 28:08went
- 28:08to
- 28:08a
- 28:08summer
- 28:08camp
- 28:09years
- 28:09ago,
- 28:09we
- 28:09played
- 28:10this
- 28:10game
- 28:10called
- 28:10the
- 28:10trust
- 28:11fall.
- 28:11It's
- 28:11a
- 28:11terrible
- 28:12game.
- 28:12I
- 28:12hated
- 28:13it.
- 28:13But
- 28:13probably
- 28:14the
- 28:14scariest
- 28:15part
- 28:15of
- 28:15the
- 28:15trust
- 28:15fall
- 28:15A
- 28:15after
- 28:16you
- 28:16step
- 28:16up
- 28:16on
- 28:16the
- 28:16log
- 28:17or
- 28:17whatever
- 28:17tall
- 28:17thing
- 28:18that
- 28:18you're
- 28:18standing
- 28:18on,
- 28:18you
- 28:19cross
- 28:19your
- 28:19arms
- 28:19like
- 28:20this,
- 28:21and
- 28:21then
- 28:21you
- 28:22hope
- 28:22that
- 28:22all
- 28:22of
- 28:22your
- 28:22friends
- 28:23are
- 28:23still
- 28:23behind
- 28:23you.
- 28:24The
- 28:24moments
- 28:26that
- 28:26is
- 28:26the
- 28:26scariest
- 28:27is
- 28:27probably
- 28:27not
- 28:28like
- 28:29when
- 28:29you're
- 28:29just
- 28:29about
- 28:29to
- 28:29do
- 28:30it,
- 28:30right.
- 28:31It's
- 28:31not
- 28:31that
- 28:31it's,
- 28:32it's
- 28:32the
- 28:32second
- 28:32you
- 28:33actually
- 28:33commit
- 28:33to
- 28:34doing
- 28:34it.
- 28:35That
- 28:35is
- 28:35the
- 28:35scariest
- 28:36part.
- 28:36The
- 28:36actual
- 28:37falling
- 28:37is
- 28:37kind
- 28:38of
- 28:38thrilling,
- 28:38but
- 28:39it's
- 28:39the
- 28:39part
- 28:39before
- 28:40the
- 28:40falling.
- 28:40It's
- 28:41where
- 28:41you
- 28:41lose
- 28:42control.
- 28:42It's
- 28:42like
- 28:43I'm
- 28:43giving
- 28:43up
- 28:43control
- 28:43and
- 28:44I'm
- 28:44gonna
- 28:44let
- 28:44myself
- 28:45fall
- 28:45back.
- 28:45It's
- 28:46terrifying.
- 28:46Have
- 28:46you
- 28:46ever
- 28:47done
- 28:47this
- 28:47before?
- 28:47Yeah.
- 28:48We
- 28:48should
- 28:48do
- 28:48this
- 28:49as
- 28:49one
- 28:49of
- 28:49our
- 28:49illustrations.
- 28:50We
- 28:50might
- 28:50do
- 28:50this
- 28:51after
- 28:51we're
- 28:51done
- 28:51with
- 28:51this.
- 28:52Nope.
- 28:53Trust
- 28:53fall.
- 28:54Scariest
- 28:54part.
- 28:54Letting
- 28:55go.
- 28:56Letting
- 28:56go.
- 28:56And
- 28:56losing
- 28:57control.
- 28:57But
- 28:57that's
- 28:57what
- 28:57faith
- 28:58looks
- 28:58like.
- 28:59I'm
- 28:59letting
- 28:59go
- 28:59and
- 29:00I'm
- 29:00letting
- 29:00God
- 29:00control
- 29:01what
- 29:01happens
- 29:01next.
- 29:02'cause
- 29:02I
- 29:02can't.
- 29:03I
- 29:03can't
- 29:04be
- 29:04trusted,
- 29:04but
- 29:04I
- 29:05know
- 29:05he
- 29:05can
- 29:05be
- 29:05trusted.
- 29:06Here's
- 29:07some
- 29:07things
- 29:07about
- 29:07the
- 29:07father's
- 29:07will
- 29:08that
- 29:08we
- 29:08can
- 29:08just
- 29:08read
- 29:09from,
- 29:09from
- 29:09what
- 29:09Jesus
- 29:09said
- 29:09in
- 29:10these
- 29:10few
- 29:10verses.
- 29:10The
- 29:10father's
- 29:11will,
- 29:11first
- 29:11of
- 29:11all,
- 29:12is
- 29:12often
- 29:12painful
- 29:13when
- 29:13Jesus
- 29:14says,
- 29:14the
- 29:14son
- 29:14of
- 29:14man's
- 29:14gonna
- 29:15be
- 29:15killed.
- 29:15That's
- 29:16not
- 29:16a
- 29:16joyful
- 29:16experience.
- 29:17He's
- 29:17not
- 29:18saying
- 29:18Things
- 29:18are
- 29:18gonna
- 29:18be
- 29:18great
- 29:19for
- 29:19me.
- 29:19I'm
- 29:19gonna
- 29:19go
- 29:19into
- 29:19Jerusalem.
- 29:20They're
- 29:20gonna
- 29:20love
- 29:20me.
- 29:21They're
- 29:21gonna
- 29:21lift
- 29:21me
- 29:21high.
- 29:22They're
- 29:22gonna
- 29:22put
- 29:22me
- 29:22on
- 29:23a
- 29:23on
- 29:23a
- 29:23throne.
- 29:24They're
- 29:24gonna
- 29:24crowd
- 29:24me.
- 29:24It's
- 29:24gonna
- 29:24be
- 29:25wonderful.
- 29:25No,
- 29:26Jesus'
- 29:27death
- 29:27was
- 29:27painful.
- 29:28In
- 29:28fact,
- 29:28it
- 29:28was
- 29:28one
- 29:29of
- 29:29the
- 29:29most
- 29:29painful
- 29:30and
- 29:30excruciating
- 29:31experiences
- 29:31you
- 29:31could
- 29:32ever
- 29:32imagine.
- 29:33I.
- 29:33The
- 29:33father's
- 29:34will
- 29:34for
- 29:34your
- 29:34life
- 29:34is
- 29:35gonna
- 29:35be
- 29:35painful
- 29:35because
- 29:35here's
- 29:36the
- 29:36thing,
- 29:36the
- 29:36father's
- 29:37will,
- 29:37is
- 29:37that
- 29:38you
- 29:38be
- 29:38conformed
- 29:38to
- 29:38the
- 29:39image
- 29:39of
- 29:39the
- 29:39son,
- 29:39which
- 29:40is
- 29:40gonna
- 29:40push
- 29:40you
- 29:41out
- 29:41of
- 29:41your
- 29:41comfort
- 29:41zone
- 29:42so
- 29:42often
- 29:44for
- 29:44your
- 29:45good
- 29:46so
- 29:46that
- 29:46you
- 29:46become
- 29:46like
- 29:47Jesus.
- 29:47It's
- 29:47gonna
- 29:47be
- 29:47painful.
- 29:48The
- 29:49father's
- 29:49will
- 29:49is
- 29:49often
- 29:50painful.
- 29:50It
- 29:50is
- 29:50also
- 29:51often
- 29:51perplexing.
- 29:53Pop
- 29:53quiz.
- 29:53What
- 29:53does
- 29:53the
- 29:53word
- 29:54perplexing
- 29:54mean?
- 29:54Call
- 29:55it
- 29:55out.
- 29:56Confusing.
- 29:57I'm
- 29:57confused
- 29:58about
- 29:58this.
- 29:58I
- 29:58chose
- 29:58perplexing
- 29:59'cause
- 29:59it
- 29:59was
- 29:59what
- 30:00the,
- 30:00you'll
- 30:00see
- 30:01perplexing.
- 30:03It's
- 30:03perplexing.
- 30:04I
- 30:04don't,
- 30:04God,
- 30:04what
- 30:04are
- 30:04you
- 30:04doing?
- 30:05Have
- 30:05you
- 30:05ever
- 30:05asked
- 30:06that
- 30:06of
- 30:06God,
- 30:06God,
- 30:06what
- 30:06are
- 30:06you
- 30:06doing?
- 30:08God,
- 30:08why
- 30:08are
- 30:08you,
- 30:08why
- 30:09is
- 30:09this
- 30:09situation
- 30:09happening?
- 30:10Why
- 30:10does
- 30:11my
- 30:11mom
- 30:11not
- 30:11understand
- 30:12this?
- 30:12Why
- 30:12does
- 30:13my
- 30:13math
- 30:13teacher
- 30:13hate
- 30:13my
- 30:14guts?
- 30:15Why
- 30:15does
- 30:15my
- 30:15youth
- 30:15pastor
- 30:16talk
- 30:16for
- 30:16so
- 30:16long?
- 30:17God,
- 30:18why
- 30:18do
- 30:18you
- 30:18do
- 30:18that?
- 30:18I'm,
- 30:18I'm
- 30:19perplexed.
- 30:19I
- 30:19don't
- 30:19understand.
- 30:20Here's
- 30:21the
- 30:21thing,
- 30:21guys.
- 30:21God's
- 30:22will
- 30:23is
- 30:23like
- 30:23level
- 30:24500
- 30:24billion
- 30:25and
- 30:25we
- 30:25operate
- 30:26on
- 30:26like
- 30:26level
- 30:27three
- 30:27most
- 30:27days.
- 30:28God
- 30:29is
- 30:29doing
- 30:3010
- 30:30billion
- 30:30things
- 30:31at
- 30:31one
- 30:31time
- 30:32and
- 30:32you
- 30:32and
- 30:32I
- 30:32can
- 30:32see
- 30:33five
- 30:33of
- 30:33those
- 30:33things.
- 30:35God
- 30:35is
- 30:35playing
- 30:363D
- 30:36chess
- 30:37with
- 30:38a
- 30:38infinite
- 30:38board
- 30:39of
- 30:40billions
- 30:40of
- 30:40people
- 30:40making
- 30:41billions
- 30:41of
- 30:41decisions
- 30:42all
- 30:42the
- 30:42time.
- 30:43And
- 30:43we
- 30:44can
- 30:44see
- 30:44like
- 30:44three
- 30:44of
- 30:45those
- 30:45things
- 30:45at
- 30:45once.
- 30:46God
- 30:46sees
- 30:46everything
- 30:47at
- 30:47once,
- 30:47past,
- 30:47present,
- 30:48and
- 30:48future.
- 30:48He
- 30:48knows
- 30:48exactly
- 30:49what
- 30:49he's
- 30:49doing,
- 30:49so
- 30:49you
- 30:50might
- 30:50be
- 30:50confused,
- 30:51but
- 30:51he's
- 30:51not.
- 30:52That's
- 30:52his
- 30:52will.
- 30:53You
- 30:53just
- 30:53have
- 30:54to
- 30:54be
- 30:54comfortable
- 30:54to
- 30:54say,
- 30:54I'm
- 30:54gonna
- 30:54need
- 30:55to
- 30:55trust
- 30:55the
- 30:55son
- 30:55because
- 30:56he's
- 30:56gonna
- 30:56do
- 30:56things
- 30:56that
- 30:56are
- 30:56gonna
- 30:57be
- 30:57way
- 30:57outside
- 30:58of
- 30:58my
- 30:58realm
- 30:58of
- 30:58understanding.
- 30:59The
- 30:59father's
- 31:00will
- 31:00is
- 31:00always
- 31:01purposeful
- 31:02though.
- 31:03You
- 31:03might
- 31:03be
- 31:03confused,
- 31:04but
- 31:04God's
- 31:05not
- 31:05saying,
- 31:05oh,
- 31:05what
- 31:05did
- 31:05I
- 31:05do
- 31:06that
- 31:06for?
- 31:06Where
- 31:06did
- 31:06I,
- 31:07where
- 31:07did
- 31:07I
- 31:07leave
- 31:07Carson?
- 31:08I
- 31:08forgot.
- 31:09Did
- 31:09I
- 31:09get
- 31:09Carson
- 31:10married
- 31:10yet?
- 31:10No,
- 31:11no.
- 31:11He's,
- 31:11he's
- 31:1145
- 31:12and
- 31:12still
- 31:12single.
- 31:12I
- 31:12forgot
- 31:13about
- 31:13him.
- 31:14My
- 31:14bad.
- 31:17Well,
- 31:18hold
- 31:18on.
- 31:19Maggie,
- 31:19are
- 31:19you
- 31:19gonna
- 31:19be
- 31:1945
- 31:20and
- 31:20single?
- 31:22How
- 31:22about
- 31:22if
- 31:22you're
- 31:2246
- 31:23and
- 31:23you're
- 31:23still
- 31:23single?
- 31:24No.
- 31:25Let's
- 31:25commit
- 31:25right
- 31:26now.
- 31:28No.
- 31:28Okay.
- 31:29No
- 31:29pressure.
- 31:30Think
- 31:30about
- 31:30it.
- 31:31Let
- 31:31me
- 31:31know.
- 31:31Talk
- 31:31about
- 31:32it
- 31:32later.
- 31:34God's
- 31:34will
- 31:35is
- 31:35painful,
- 31:36perplexing,
- 31:36but
- 31:36it's
- 31:36always
- 31:37purposeful.
- 31:38God
- 31:38has
- 31:39a
- 31:39plan,
- 31:39and
- 31:39here's
- 31:39the
- 31:40thing,
- 31:40that
- 31:40plan
- 31:40is
- 31:41good.
- 31:42God's
- 31:43plan
- 31:43is
- 31:44good.
- 31:44In
- 31:44fact,
- 31:44lemme
- 31:45just
- 31:45give
- 31:45you
- 31:45the
- 31:45last
- 31:45one.
- 31:46It
- 31:46is
- 31:46good
- 31:46because
- 31:47it
- 31:47is
- 31:47always
- 31:47perfect.
- 31:48God's
- 31:49will
- 31:49is
- 31:49always
- 31:50perfectly
- 31:50good.
- 31:51He
- 31:51will
- 31:51accomplish
- 31:52his
- 31:52greatest
- 31:53glory
- 31:53and
- 31:53your
- 31:54ultimate
- 31:54good
- 31:54if
- 31:55you're
- 31:55on
- 31:56God's
- 31:56side.
- 31:57If
- 31:58you're
- 31:58mega
- 31:59faith
- 31:59is
- 31:59in
- 31:59the
- 31:59sun,
- 32:00listening
- 32:00to
- 32:00his
- 32:00words,
- 32:01carefully,
- 32:01considering
- 32:02them,
- 32:02putting
- 32:02them
- 32:02into
- 32:02practice
- 32:03and
- 32:03trusting
- 32:03the
- 32:04Son
- 32:04to
- 32:04do
- 32:04the
- 32:04father's
- 32:04will,
- 32:05you
- 32:05have
- 32:05nothing
- 32:05to
- 32:05fear.
- 32:07It's
- 32:07just
- 32:07gonna
- 32:07be
- 32:08hard.
- 32:09Just
- 32:09like
- 32:09the
- 32:09son
- 32:09says,
- 32:10I'm
- 32:10gonna
- 32:10be
- 32:10delivered
- 32:11by
- 32:11the
- 32:12way,
- 32:12the
- 32:13son
- 32:13will
- 32:13be
- 32:13delivered
- 32:14is
- 32:14a
- 32:14passive
- 32:15word
- 32:15delivered.
- 32:16Jesus
- 32:16isn't
- 32:17going
- 32:17there
- 32:17by
- 32:17himself.
- 32:18The
- 32:18father
- 32:18is
- 32:18leading
- 32:19him.
- 32:19He's
- 32:19recognizing
- 32:20that
- 32:20God's
- 32:20behind
- 32:20it.
- 32:21They're
- 32:21gonna
- 32:21kill
- 32:22him,
- 32:22and
- 32:22he's
- 32:22gonna
- 32:23rise
- 32:23on
- 32:23the
- 32:23third
- 32:23day.
- 32:24What
- 32:24did
- 32:24Jesus
- 32:24accomplish
- 32:25with
- 32:25this
- 32:25resurrection?
- 32:27Only
- 32:27the
- 32:27salvation
- 32:28of
- 32:28those
- 32:29who
- 32:29were
- 32:29to
- 32:29repent
- 32:29and
- 32:29believe
- 32:30in
- 32:30him.
- 32:30That's
- 32:30it.
- 32:30Just
- 32:30the
- 32:30salvation
- 32:31of
- 32:31all.
- 32:31Who
- 32:31would
- 32:31ever
- 32:32trust
- 32:32and
- 32:32believe
- 32:32in
- 32:32Jesus?
- 32:33That's
- 32:33all
- 32:34the
- 32:34best
- 32:35plan
- 32:35ever.
- 32:36Jesus
- 32:36had
- 32:36to
- 32:36suffer
- 32:37the
- 32:37the
- 32:37most.
- 32:38Devastating
- 32:39and
- 32:39painful
- 32:39experience
- 32:40ever.
- 32:41Father's
- 32:41will
- 32:41is
- 32:41often
- 32:42painful,
- 32:42perplexing,
- 32:43but
- 32:43it
- 32:43is
- 32:43always
- 32:44purposeful,
- 32:44and
- 32:44it
- 32:44is
- 32:44perfect.
- 32:45You
- 32:45ought
- 32:45to
- 32:45trust
- 32:46that.
- 32:46Finally,
- 32:47as
- 32:47we
- 32:47close
- 32:48out
- 32:48this
- 32:48sermon
- 32:48here,
- 32:49I
- 32:49need
- 32:49to
- 32:49show
- 32:49you
- 32:49this
- 32:49last
- 32:50section,
- 32:50which
- 32:50is
- 32:50kind
- 32:51of
- 32:51unusual,
- 32:52but
- 32:52let
- 32:52me
- 32:52show
- 32:52you
- 32:52the
- 32:52point
- 32:52behind
- 32:53it.
- 32:54They
- 32:54came
- 32:54to
- 32:54Capernaum.
- 32:55This
- 32:55is
- 32:55Peter's
- 32:55hometown.
- 32:56This
- 32:56is
- 32:56likely
- 32:57Jesus
- 32:58hometown
- 32:58as
- 32:58well.
- 32:58He
- 32:59was
- 32:59staying
- 32:59with
- 32:59Peter.
- 33:00Collectors
- 33:00of
- 33:00the
- 33:01two
- 33:01drop
- 33:01attacks.
- 33:02Came
- 33:02to
- 33:02Peter
- 33:02and
- 33:03said,
- 33:03does
- 33:03your
- 33:03teacher
- 33:04not
- 33:04pay
- 33:04the
- 33:04tax?
- 33:05Peter's
- 33:06like,
- 33:06yes,
- 33:06of
- 33:06course
- 33:07he
- 33:07does.
- 33:07It
- 33:08goes
- 33:08to
- 33:08Jesus
- 33:08and
- 33:09says,
- 33:09Hey,
- 33:09Jesus,
- 33:09uh,
- 33:09about
- 33:10that
- 33:10tax,
- 33:10you
- 33:11didn't
- 33:11pay
- 33:11it
- 33:11yet.
- 33:12Uh,
- 33:12I
- 33:12didn't
- 33:12pay
- 33:12it
- 33:12yet.
- 33:13Are
- 33:13we
- 33:13gonna,
- 33:13are
- 33:13we
- 33:13gonna
- 33:13get
- 33:14to
- 33:14that
- 33:14some
- 33:14point
- 33:14soon?
- 33:15Jesus
- 33:15says
- 33:16to
- 33:16him,
- 33:16Simon,
- 33:18what
- 33:18do
- 33:18you
- 33:18think
- 33:18about
- 33:18this?
- 33:19From
- 33:19whom
- 33:20do
- 33:20the
- 33:20kings
- 33:20of
- 33:21earth
- 33:21take
- 33:22toll
- 33:22or
- 33:22tax
- 33:23from
- 33:24their
- 33:24sons
- 33:24or
- 33:25from
- 33:25others?
- 33:26So,
- 33:27of
- 33:27course,
- 33:27Peter
- 33:28says,
- 33:28well,
- 33:28from
- 33:29others,
- 33:29not
- 33:29from
- 33:29the
- 33:29sons,
- 33:30the
- 33:30sons
- 33:30of
- 33:30the
- 33:30kings
- 33:30don't
- 33:31pay
- 33:31the,
- 33:31the,
- 33:31the
- 33:31royal
- 33:32taxes.
- 33:33He
- 33:33says,
- 33:33you're
- 33:34absolutely
- 33:34right.
- 33:34Then
- 33:35the
- 33:35sons
- 33:35are
- 33:36free.
- 33:36The
- 33:37sons
- 33:37are
- 33:37free.
- 33:38Who's
- 33:38the
- 33:38son
- 33:38that's
- 33:39in
- 33:39mind
- 33:39here?
- 33:39Here's
- 33:39fathers
- 33:40and
- 33:40sons
- 33:40again.
- 33:40The
- 33:40son
- 33:40of
- 33:41God
- 33:41is
- 33:41free.
- 33:42He
- 33:42doesn't
- 33:42have
- 33:42to
- 33:42pay
- 33:42the
- 33:42temple
- 33:43tax.
- 33:43It's
- 33:43his
- 33:43temple.
- 33:44It's
- 33:44like
- 33:45Jesus
- 33:45saying,
- 33:45let
- 33:46me
- 33:46give
- 33:46$2
- 33:46from
- 33:47my
- 33:47right
- 33:47hand
- 33:47and
- 33:47my
- 33:47left
- 33:48hand,
- 33:48like
- 33:48this
- 33:48is
- 33:49my
- 33:49money.
- 33:49Nothing's
- 33:50happening
- 33:50here.
- 33:51However,
- 33:51he
- 33:52says
- 33:52not
- 33:52to
- 33:52give
- 33:53offense
- 33:53to
- 33:53them.
- 33:54Go
- 33:54and
- 33:56catch
- 33:56a
- 33:56fish
- 33:56in
- 33:57the
- 33:57fish's
- 33:57mouth
- 33:57is
- 33:57gonna
- 33:58be
- 33:58enough
- 33:58money
- 33:58for
- 33:58both
- 33:59of
- 33:59us
- 33:59and
- 33:59go
- 33:59give
- 33:59it
- 33:59to
- 33:59them.
- 34:00That's
- 34:00what
- 34:00happens
- 34:00here.
- 34:01Jesus
- 34:02tells
- 34:02Peter
- 34:02something
- 34:03remarkable.
- 34:04If
- 34:04you
- 34:04are
- 34:04alive
- 34:05with
- 34:05Jesus,
- 34:05if
- 34:06you
- 34:06are
- 34:06part
- 34:06of
- 34:06Jesus'
- 34:06family,
- 34:07you
- 34:07got
- 34:08special
- 34:09Jesus
- 34:09level
- 34:10privileges.
- 34:10Point
- 34:11number
- 34:11four,
- 34:11you
- 34:11ought
- 34:12to
- 34:12enjoy
- 34:12the
- 34:12privileges
- 34:13of
- 34:13sonship.
- 34:15Sonship.
- 34:16Sonship
- 34:16is
- 34:16another
- 34:16way
- 34:17to
- 34:17say
- 34:17being
- 34:17a
- 34:17child,
- 34:18being
- 34:18a
- 34:18son
- 34:18in
- 34:18the
- 34:18family.
- 34:19Of
- 34:19course,
- 34:20you
- 34:20could
- 34:20say,
- 34:20enjoy
- 34:21the
- 34:21privileges
- 34:21of
- 34:21daughtership.
- 34:22That
- 34:23just
- 34:23doesn't
- 34:23sound
- 34:23as
- 34:23nice.
- 34:24Sonship
- 34:25being
- 34:25a
- 34:25son
- 34:26or
- 34:26daughter
- 34:26in
- 34:26a
- 34:26family.
- 34:30When
- 34:30I
- 34:31came
- 34:31to
- 34:31FCA,
- 34:32um,
- 34:33I
- 34:33forgot
- 34:33my
- 34:34id.
- 34:35Um,
- 34:35and
- 34:35if
- 34:36you
- 34:36know
- 34:36anything
- 34:36about
- 34:36FCA,
- 34:37they
- 34:37don't
- 34:37let
- 34:38you
- 34:38in
- 34:38unless
- 34:38you
- 34:38have
- 34:38an
- 34:38ID
- 34:39during
- 34:39school
- 34:39hours.
- 34:39And
- 34:40so
- 34:40I
- 34:40came
- 34:40like,
- 34:40no,
- 34:40but
- 34:40I,
- 34:40but
- 34:41I'm
- 34:41here
- 34:41all
- 34:41the
- 34:41time.
- 34:42I'm
- 34:42a
- 34:42pastor.
- 34:44Uh,
- 34:44I
- 34:44like,
- 34:45I'm,
- 34:45I've
- 34:45got
- 34:45a
- 34:45degree.
- 34:46Like
- 34:46I,
- 34:46I'm
- 34:46okay.
- 34:47I'm
- 34:47not
- 34:47gonna
- 34:47hurt
- 34:48anybody.
- 34:49Uh,
- 34:49but
- 34:49they
- 34:49weren't
- 34:50listening
- 34:51until
- 34:52I
- 34:52had
- 34:52the
- 34:52headmaster
- 34:53with
- 34:53me
- 34:54and
- 34:54the
- 34:54headmaster's
- 34:55like,
- 34:55oh,
- 34:55he's
- 34:55chill.
- 34:57Let
- 34:57him
- 34:57pass.
- 34:58Headmaster
- 34:58just
- 34:58had
- 34:58to
- 34:58give
- 34:59a
- 34:59wave
- 34:59of
- 34:59the
- 34:59hand,
- 35:00and
- 35:00she's
- 35:00like,
- 35:00all
- 35:00right,
- 35:01you
- 35:01go,
- 35:01sir,
- 35:02I
- 35:02strolled
- 35:03on
- 35:03in
- 35:03and
- 35:03dreaded
- 35:03after
- 35:04them.
- 35:04You
- 35:04can't
- 35:04touch
- 35:05this.
- 35:06Now
- 35:06stopping
- 35:07me.
- 35:08I
- 35:08was
- 35:08able
- 35:08to
- 35:08get
- 35:09in
- 35:09because
- 35:09of
- 35:09the
- 35:09access
- 35:10that
- 35:10the
- 35:10headmaster
- 35:11had,
- 35:11not
- 35:11because
- 35:11I
- 35:11didn't
- 35:11have
- 35:12my
- 35:12my
- 35:12id,
- 35:12so
- 35:12I
- 35:12couldn't
- 35:13get
- 35:13in,
- 35:13so
- 35:13I
- 35:13trusted
- 35:13her.
- 35:14She
- 35:14got
- 35:14me
- 35:14in.
- 35:15You
- 35:15get
- 35:15access
- 35:16to
- 35:16God,
- 35:16not
- 35:16because
- 35:17you
- 35:17earn
- 35:17it,
- 35:17but
- 35:17because
- 35:18of
- 35:18who
- 35:18you're
- 35:18with.
- 35:19Who
- 35:19you're
- 35:19with
- 35:20in
- 35:20this
- 35:20case
- 35:20is
- 35:20the
- 35:20son.
- 35:21The
- 35:21son
- 35:21gives
- 35:21you
- 35:22full
- 35:22and
- 35:22free
- 35:22access
- 35:23to
- 35:23the
- 35:23father.
- 35:24In
- 35:24fact,
- 35:24family
- 35:24privileges,
- 35:25two
- 35:25major
- 35:26ones.
- 35:26Okay,
- 35:26here
- 35:26you
- 35:26go.
- 35:26Number
- 35:27one.
- 35:28Riches
- 35:28in
- 35:28Christ.
- 35:29Actually,
- 35:29I
- 35:29have
- 35:29three
- 35:29here.
- 35:30Riches
- 35:30in
- 35:30Christ.
- 35:31Number
- 35:31two,
- 35:32freedom
- 35:32from
- 35:32the
- 35:32Old
- 35:33Testament
- 35:33law.
- 35:33Number
- 35:34three,
- 35:34full
- 35:35Never
- 35:35ending
- 35:36Acceptance
- 35:36by
- 35:37the
- 35:37Father.
- 35:37These
- 35:38are
- 35:38three
- 35:38family
- 35:39privileges
- 35:39that
- 35:40you
- 35:40get
- 35:40when
- 35:40you
- 35:40are
- 35:40allied
- 35:41with
- 35:42Christ.
- 35:42When
- 35:42you
- 35:42repent
- 35:43of
- 35:43your
- 35:43sin,
- 35:43put
- 35:43your
- 35:44trust
- 35:44in
- 35:44Jesus.
- 35:45You
- 35:45are
- 35:45given
- 35:46the
- 35:46full
- 35:46riches
- 35:46of
- 35:47Christ.
- 35:47The
- 35:47sons
- 35:47are
- 35:47free.
- 35:48Jesus
- 35:48says,
- 35:49the
- 35:49sons
- 35:50are
- 35:50free
- 35:50in
- 35:50Christ,
- 35:50they're
- 35:51rich.
- 35:51You
- 35:51have
- 35:51all
- 35:52of
- 35:52the
- 35:54heavenly
- 35:54blessings
- 35:55that
- 35:55Heaven
- 35:55can
- 35:55offer.
- 35:56They're
- 35:57yours
- 35:57in
- 35:57Christ.
- 35:58Secondly,
- 35:59you
- 36:00are
- 36:00free
- 36:00from
- 36:01the
- 36:01Old
- 36:01Testament
- 36:01law.
- 36:02You
- 36:02no
- 36:03longer
- 36:03are
- 36:03obligated
- 36:04to
- 36:04sacrifice
- 36:05goats
- 36:05and
- 36:05sheep
- 36:06and
- 36:06things
- 36:06like
- 36:07that.
- 36:07Praise
- 36:07God
- 36:07for
- 36:07that.
- 36:08If
- 36:08you've
- 36:09ever
- 36:09read
- 36:09the
- 36:09book
- 36:09of
- 36:09Leviticus,
- 36:10you'll
- 36:10feel
- 36:10how
- 36:11important
- 36:11that
- 36:11is.
- 36:12Lastly,
- 36:13I,
- 36:14again,
- 36:14I
- 36:14had
- 36:14to
- 36:14come
- 36:14back
- 36:15to
- 36:15this
- 36:15'cause
- 36:15it's
- 36:15so
- 36:15important.
- 36:16Being
- 36:17allied
- 36:17with
- 36:17Jesus,
- 36:18turning
- 36:18from
- 36:18your
- 36:19sin,
- 36:19putting
- 36:19your
- 36:19trust
- 36:19in
- 36:19him
- 36:20means
- 36:20that
- 36:20you
- 36:20will
- 36:21never,
- 36:21ever
- 36:21find
- 36:22yourself
- 36:24on
- 36:24the
- 36:24business
- 36:24end
- 36:25of
- 36:25God's
- 36:25wrath.
- 36:26You'll
- 36:27always
- 36:27enjoy
- 36:28full
- 36:28never
- 36:29ending
- 36:29acceptance
- 36:30by
- 36:30the
- 36:30father,
- 36:32and
- 36:32this
- 36:32is
- 36:32what
- 36:32you
- 36:32and
- 36:32I
- 36:32most
- 36:33desperately
- 36:33want.
- 36:36There's
- 36:36a
- 36:36thousand
- 36:36voices
- 36:37telling
- 36:37you
- 36:37who
- 36:37to
- 36:37follow,
- 36:38who
- 36:38to
- 36:38listen
- 36:39to,
- 36:39what
- 36:39to
- 36:39trust.
- 36:41Wouldn't
- 36:41it
- 36:41be
- 36:41great
- 36:41if
- 36:41God
- 36:41just
- 36:42opened
- 36:42the
- 36:42heavens
- 36:42and
- 36:42told
- 36:43us
- 36:43who
- 36:43to
- 36:44listen
- 36:44to
- 36:44and
- 36:44who
- 36:44to
- 36:44trust?
- 36:45Of
- 36:46course,
- 36:46this
- 36:46is
- 36:47what
- 36:47Jesus
- 36:47did.
- 36:48This
- 36:48is
- 36:48what
- 36:48He
- 36:48did
- 36:48for
- 36:48you
- 36:49and
- 36:49for
- 36:49me.
- 36:49Our
- 36:50job
- 36:50is
- 36:51to
- 36:51ask
- 36:51the
- 36:51question.
- 36:51Are
- 36:52we
- 36:52listening?
- 36:53Says
- 36:54who
- 36:54Well
- 36:54says
- 36:54God.
- 36:55He's
- 36:55the
- 36:55one
- 36:56who
- 36:56says,
- 36:56listen
- 36:56to
- 36:56Jesus,
- 36:57follow
- 36:57him.
- 36:58Are
- 36:58you
- 36:58listening?
- 37:00Are
- 37:00you
- 37:01willing
- 37:01to
- 37:02submit
- 37:02yourself
- 37:02to
- 37:02the
- 37:03beloved
- 37:03son?
- 37:04If
- 37:04so,
- 37:05two
- 37:05major
- 37:05takeaways.
- 37:06One,
- 37:06if
- 37:07you're
- 37:07not
- 37:07a
- 37:07Christian,
- 37:08listen
- 37:08to
- 37:08the
- 37:08beloved
- 37:08son.
- 37:09Repent
- 37:09of
- 37:09your
- 37:10sin
- 37:10and
- 37:10put
- 37:10your
- 37:10trust
- 37:11in
- 37:11him.
- 37:11Two,
- 37:12if
- 37:12you
- 37:12are
- 37:12a
- 37:12Christian,
- 37:13what
- 37:13area
- 37:14of
- 37:14your
- 37:14life
- 37:15has
- 37:15Jesus
- 37:15spoken?
- 37:16And
- 37:16you're
- 37:16still
- 37:16just
- 37:16dragging
- 37:17your
- 37:17heels
- 37:17saying,
- 37:17well,
- 37:17I'll
- 37:18get
- 37:18to
- 37:18it
- 37:18eventually,
- 37:18or
- 37:18when
- 37:19I
- 37:19grow
- 37:19up.
- 37:20This
- 37:20is
- 37:21my
- 37:21beloved
- 37:21son.
- 37:21The
- 37:21father
- 37:22says,
- 37:22listen
- 37:23to
- 37:23him.
- 37:23Let's
- 37:23pray
- 37:23about
- 37:24that
- 37:24and
- 37:24we'll
- 37:24go
- 37:24talk
- 37:24about
- 37:24it
- 37:24in
- 37:24our
- 37:24small
- 37:25groups.
- 37:25Now,
- 37:26God
- 37:26help
- 37:27us
- 37:27to
- 37:27pay
- 37:27attention
- 37:27to
- 37:27the
- 37:28Son.
- 37:29He
- 37:29is
- 37:29the
- 37:29Son
- 37:30of
- 37:30God.
- 37:30The
- 37:30Son
- 37:30of
- 37:30man.
- 37:31You've
- 37:31proven
- 37:31it,
- 37:31Lord,
- 37:31you've
- 37:31given
- 37:32us
- 37:32every
- 37:32reason
- 37:32to
- 37:32believe.
- 37:33We
- 37:33pray
- 37:34that
- 37:34you
- 37:34help
- 37:34us
- 37:34now
- 37:34to
- 37:34do
- 37:35that,
- 37:35to
- 37:35believe
- 37:35in
- 37:35Him,
- 37:36and
- 37:36to
- 37:36show
- 37:37our
- 37:37belief
- 37:37in
- 37:37him
- 37:37by
- 37:38actions.
- 37:39Let
- 37:39those
- 37:39actions
- 37:39be
- 37:40solidified
- 37:40tonight
- 37:40in
- 37:40our
- 37:41small
- 37:41groups.
- 37:41In
- 37:41Jesus
- 37:41name,
- 37:42amen.