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Let's turn in your copy of God's Word with me to Hebrews chapter 10.
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Those of you who have been with us for a while might be scratching your heads.
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I did say Hebrews chapter 10.
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We're going to take a little break from Romans and spend the next couple of weeks, a few weeks, three to four, in the book of Hebrews
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to take a brief break and to talk about something that's kind of been pressing on our hearts.
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But before we get started there, let's pray together.
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Father God, thank you for the congregation.
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Thank you for those whom you've called your own.
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And I thank you, Father, that you've called us together this morning to study your Word.
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I pray, Father, you'll be generous to us in understanding, that you will fill in the gaps in my preparation,
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those that I know about and those that I don't.
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I pray, Father, that I will speak accurately and truthfully for the edification of your church this morning.
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And we pray this in the precious name of Christ who makes it possible for us to pray.
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Amen.
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So as we have been praying through our preaching, something that we try to make a habit of doing,
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kind of sticking our finger in the air, seeing which way the wind is blowing,
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we felt that it was important for us to take a little break from Romans,
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not that things are going poorly there,
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but just to stop and talk a little bit about the vision of Christ's family church,
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which is not an odd vision.
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It shouldn't be a foreign thing to any Christian.
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We place a statement that we call our vision statement on the screen.
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If you've been here at all, and I hope paying attention,
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you'll know that that statement says,
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Christ's family church exists to experience, proclaim, and display the supremacy of Jesus Christ in all things.
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What we want to talk about is how that actually fleshes out.
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Because it's just a sentence, otherwise.
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How is it that we experience, proclaim, and display the supremacy of Jesus Christ in all things together as a local church?
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And so we have a little analogy we like to use,
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and I keep saying we, I'm talking about the leadership of the church,
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which you'll maybe key into because you've seen our logo.
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It's a group of trees standing together,
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and you may notice that they're not spindly pine trees,
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but they're mighty oaks, I say, or some sort of hardwood, pick your favorite.
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The large difference between these varieties of trees is that one's a softwood and another's a hardwood.
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One puts down a different type of root.
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Pine trees put down a taproot.
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If you ever see a field cleared,
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the first type of tree to come back into that field is a pine tree.
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And the pine tree knows that in order for it to compete with large hardwoods that cast lots of shade,
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they have to grow quickly.
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So they put down what's called a taproot, a long root,
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and they send out little roots from that, and they grow.
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But what happens around here when we have ice storms come?
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When those trees get a little heavier than they should be,
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they're the first to go, right?
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That's that snapping you here in the middle of the night,
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and you hope that one of them doesn't snap and fall on your house.
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Those are the pine trees,
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because all it takes is the weight to snap that one root,
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and the whole thing comes down.
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It's not the kind of trees we want to be as Christians, right?
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We want to put down deep, solid roots that reach out deep into the Word of God.
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So that's one area, one thing we do together is we study together.
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We read God's Word and we understand it together.
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We also want to put our branches high into the air.
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We want to exalt God in all that we do,
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in our singing of praises to His name,
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in our prayers, in our proclamation of Him.
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And so those are the branches.
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And we also want to bear fruit,
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the fruit of love, both to the church and to the world.
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So you find in that this neat little four-week sermon series, right?
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It's little fruits, branches, fruit to the church, fruit to the world.
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It's a nice little package, and that's kind of the way we set out.
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Nathan, we're going to take a break from Romans,
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and we want you to preach on these things.
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This is what we're going to do together as a church.
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God tends to thwart our plans, though, doesn't He?
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As I began preparation to study this morning to talk about roots,
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kind of topically talk about that,
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what it means for us to study the Word of God together,
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I was led to Hebrews chapter 10 as a text to preach from.
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And I discovered in this, all of these elements are contained.
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So I'm not going to preach over the next few weeks in the neat little roots,
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branches, fruit to the church, fruit to the world, order.
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However, we were going to get all that in there,
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which is why I'm giving you this lengthy preface.
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So I'm just going to verse by verse preach through verse 19 through verse 25.
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So let's read that together.
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The writer of Hebrews writes,
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Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
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by the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain,
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that is, through His flesh,
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and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
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let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith,
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with our hearts frinkled clean from an evil conscience
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and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,
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for He who promised is faithful.
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And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
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not neglecting to meet together as is the habit of some,
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but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
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Now we're going to spend most of our time this week and next in verse 22.
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I have six points I want to pull out,
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squeeze out of that one verse,
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verse 22.
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But I think I would be remiss if I didn't talk first about the first three verses,
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which we're going to get into as we progress through this text in the coming weeks.
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But I feel it's very important that we set the stage properly
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as we begin to talk about what many have called,
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and I've been reminded over and over again this week,
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is the lettuce patch.
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Let us, let us, let us.
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So verse 19 through 21,
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the writer of Hebrews has just finished talking about the old sacrificial system.
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All right?
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For those of you who aren't totally versed in your Old Testament knowledge,
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the Old Testament sacrificial system,
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there was a temple,
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and within that temple,
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there was an inner sanctum called the Holy Place.
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And within that place was a place called the Holy of Holies.
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And this is where the glory of God dwelt.
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Physically, we could see it, the Shekinah glory,
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where we could actually see the glory of God dwelling in this place.
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All right?
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Unless I misspeak, we couldn't actually see it.
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But one day a year,
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one guy, the high priest, could see it.
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It was a very special day,
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the Day of Atonement.
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And I won't get into all of the ritual that was taking place there,
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because I don't have time.
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But there was much preparation,
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lots of things he had to do
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to be able to enter into the presence of God.
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In fact,
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they sewed bells into his garments
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and tied a rope around his ankle
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in case they heard the bell stop moving,
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because they would know he died
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because he did something improperly,
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and they could drag his dead body
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out of the Holy of Holies.
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That's how serious it was
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to enter into the presence of God.
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So the writer of Hebrews
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is either teaching us for the first time,
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for many of us,
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but here he's writing to a Jewish culture
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and he's reminding them of this.
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What an awesome thing it was
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to enter into the presence of God.
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He goes on to tell us
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that there's now been
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that atoning sacrifice,
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once and for all,
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has been made by Jesus Christ,
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our great high priest.
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Greater than any of the high priests,
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he has made one sacrifice
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that has officially and forever
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atoned for the sins of God's people.
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So now,
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we come to verse 19.
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Therefore,
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since we have confidence
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to enter the Holy Place
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by the blood of Jesus Christ.
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How shocking would that have been
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to the readers,
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the original readers of this letter?
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We read past things like that, right?
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Yeah, confidence, yeah, yeah.
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To enter into the Holy Places.
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Confidence.
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Even the high priest
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didn't have confidence
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when he entered in.
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He had safeguards.
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The safeguards.
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The bells and the rope.
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Guys, I'm going in.
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You may not come out.
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Pull me out, alright?
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Bury me somewhere.
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Don't stink up the Holy Place
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because I'm not sure
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how this is going to go.
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We, though,
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by the blood of Christ,
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we have confidence
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to enter into
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the Holy Places
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by Jesus'
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body.
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The curtain
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that was torn.
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You remember
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when Christ died?
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The temple curtain
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that was dividing
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the Holy of Holies
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from the Holy Place
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tore from top to bottom.
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And here the writer of Hebrews
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says it was his body
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that tore that curtain
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for us.
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And then verse 22,
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let us
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draw near.
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And that's where we're going to
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spend our time
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this morning.
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We'll get to the rest of the verse
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next week.
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But this morning,
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we're going to spend our time,
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verse 22,
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let us
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draw near.
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Christian worship,
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let me say.
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Because we can,
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let's do that.
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Because this is a grace
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given to us,
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let's draw near
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to God.
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Now,
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we all worship all the time.
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And I know that.
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Alright?
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If you don't,
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we all worship all the time.
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It depends on what
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you're worshiping.
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So this morning,
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we're talking about
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Christian worship,
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not the worship of other things,
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of your stuff,
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or yourself,
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or your girlfriend,
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or your wife,
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your favorite football team.
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We're talking about
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Christian worship.
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Because we all worship
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all the time.
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And particularly,
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we're going to talk this morning
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about those things
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that we do corporately,
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together.
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Certainly,
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there are times
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for individual worship.
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I would encourage you to it.
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But specifically this morning,
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about those things
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that we do corporately,
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the prayers we pray,
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the songs that we sing,
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and the study
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of the Scriptures.
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Now,
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this concept of worship,
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this idea,
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the subject of worship,
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has spawned many battles
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in the church.
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In fact,
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officially,
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they're called
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worship battles.
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When you hear that term,
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it's in reference
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to songs,
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specifically.
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We've probably all
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participated in that
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in some degree,
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or at least been around that.
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I like the drums.
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I don't like the drums.
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I like hymns.
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I like modern praise
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and worship.
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I prefer the contemporary service.
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I'll go to the traditional service.
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I like things acoustic.
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I love an electric guitar.
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These types of arguments,
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which are much heat
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with very little light,
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if that makes sense
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to you at all.
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These arguments
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are predicated
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on opinion.
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We do the same thing
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with preaching.
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There are varying
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preaching styles.
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Some preachers
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use their hands,
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as you'll notice I do.
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Some stand kind of stiffly
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behind a lectern.
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I like his preaching.
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I get a lot out of it.
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I don't prefer his preaching.
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I don't enjoy it.
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Many, many things
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that cost heat,
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but very, very little light.
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And all are predicated
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on opinion.
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So who gets to define
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how we worship?
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Is it us?
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Who gets to define
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how we worship?
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Ultimately,
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who has the final say
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in what happens
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here
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in Christ's family church
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on Sunday morning?
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Who decides that?
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God decides that.
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Beloved,
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the Bible gives us
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much latitude
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in the particulars.
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Much latitude.
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There is no
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New Testament-inspired liturgy.
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An order.
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I could preach
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at the beginning
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and we could do
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all the songs
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at the end.
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I could preach
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at the end
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and all the songs
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at the beginning.
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I can preach
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right in the middle
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like we do.
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There is no
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inspired liturgy.
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There's much latitude.
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We can play drums.
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We don't have to use drums.
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We can use an organ.
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It doesn't matter
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if we don't.
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There is room
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for preference.
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But ultimately,
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how do we filter
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what we do?
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How do we hold it up
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to light
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and see if what we're doing
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is proper
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on Sunday morning?
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Now, it's not my burden
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this morning
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to prove to you
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that what we do
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is right.
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I am sure
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we can improve
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what we do together.
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I just want to hold
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what we do up
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to the lens of Scripture
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to the very beginning
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of verse 22.
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Let us draw near.
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And here is the reason.
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In Matthew 15,
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verse 8 and 9,
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Jesus says this
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to the Pharisees,
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This people
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honors me with their lips,
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but their heart
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is far from me.
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In vain
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do they worship me,
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teaching as doctrines
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the commandments
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of men.
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Does that scare you
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a little bit?
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It scares me.
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Let me explain to you why.
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Jesus says to them,
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Your worship
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the thing you call worship
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and I am calling worship,
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so catch that,
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is in vain.
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So we can call
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what we do worship,
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even God will call it worship.
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But if we don't worship
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rightly,
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it's in vain.
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That frightens me.
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And for these people,
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it wasn't that they were
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worshiping the wrong God.
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they were worshiping
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the right God
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wrongly.
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So let's learn a little bit
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about how to worship
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the right God
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rightly.
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Let us draw near.
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And the implication is
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let us draw near
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to God.
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So if you hear me say that
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and your text doesn't read
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that way,
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I'm adding the to God
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because of the
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preceding verses.
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Let us draw near to God.
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I discovered this week
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that this phrase,
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I thought I was being
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very holy to preach
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on just one little phrase,
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it's actually,
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in the original language,
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in Greek,
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it's actually one word.
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So I'm preaching on one word
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this morning.
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That word is
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proserkamai.
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Don't write it down.
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Proserkamai.
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And I'm going to
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break out some of this
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for you,
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but it is
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plural,
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present tense,
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in the active voice,
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and in the subjunctive mood.
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This one word
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tells us
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an immense amount
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about how we ought
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to worship together
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corporately.
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So I have three points
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this morning.
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Number one,
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Christian worship
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is
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corporate
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in emphasis.
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It's corporate
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in emphasis.
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We can see that
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in the plural form
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of this word,
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as well as the rest
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of the text.
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Take a quick look with me.
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Verse 22,
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let us,
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our hearts,
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our bodies.
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Verse 19,
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since we have confidence.
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Verse 20,
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that he opened for us.
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Verse 21,
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since we have a great priest.
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Verse 23,
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let us hold fast
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the confession of
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our hope.
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verse 24,
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let us
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consider.
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Now,
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I understand
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that worship
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is a lifestyle.
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I'm one of the first
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people to complain
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about folks
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who just call
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music worship.
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Right?
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To think that
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only the time,
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the only time
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I can come
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and worship God
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is when
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I come to church
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and we sing songs
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together.
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That's improper.
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Entirely improper.
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However,
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worship is
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congregational
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in emphasis.
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If you look
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throughout the scriptures
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at the instruction
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for worship,
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it is
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heavily weighted
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to the side
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of the congregation.
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I'll explain
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why in a second.
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But here's the problem
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with the
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worship is a lifestyle.
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I hear people say that.
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Well,
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worship is a lifestyle.
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So what we tend
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to do then
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is use it
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as an excuse
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to not meet
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with the congregation.
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Some of you
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may know somebody
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who says,
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I just feel close
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to God
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when I go hiking.
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So I'm going
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to go on Sunday
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mornings
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to worship God
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on the Appalachian Trail.
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Now,
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there's something
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wrong with you
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if when you hike
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the Appalachian Trail
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and you get to some
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of those grand overlooks,
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you aren't caused
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to worship God.
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You should worship God
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when you spend time
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in nature.
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He created it.
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It speaks of His glory.
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You should do this thing.
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However,
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God's character
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culminates
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in the person
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and work
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of Jesus Christ.
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The redemption
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of His people
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and we must
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be in the midst
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of His people
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to have our minds
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and hearts
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lifted properly
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to God.
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The grandest
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overlook you've seen
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on the AT
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does not compare
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to the people
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sitting in this room.
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We're all
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a pitiful looking
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bunch of people,
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but what Christ
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has done for us
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is awesome.
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We properly
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worship God
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when we're with
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His people
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because we see
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the greatest
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work that God
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has accomplished
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amongst His people.
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Martin Luther
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said rightly,
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if you expect
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to have God
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as your father,
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I just fancy
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lost my spot.
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There we go.
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Sorry.
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There we go.
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If you expect
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to have God
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as your father,
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you must embrace
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the church
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as your mother.
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If you expect
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to have God
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as your father,
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you must embrace
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the church
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as your mother.
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Any expression
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of Christianity
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devoid of the church
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is totally
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foreign
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to the pages
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of Scripture.
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I encourage you
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to begin
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reading
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Scriptures
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in that way.
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Pay attention
18:32
to the pronouns.
18:35
The writer of Hebrews
18:36
did not get himself
18:37
trapped
18:38
in a pronoun
18:39
conundrum.
18:40
He didn't start
18:40
verse 19
18:41
and say,
18:41
therefore,
18:42
brothers,
18:43
now I've got to say
18:45
all these plural pronouns
18:46
throughout the rest
18:47
of the text.
18:48
Now I'm stuck
18:49
with these
18:49
we's and us's.
18:51
It wasn't an accident.
18:52
He could have
18:53
simply gone back
18:54
and changed
18:54
brothers.
18:54
It was inspired
18:57
that way.
18:59
We have a shared
19:00
faith.
19:03
Language entered
19:04
into evangelicalism
19:06
in the 60s.
19:08
Much of the
19:08
traveling evangelists
19:10
will phrase
19:12
personal relationship
19:14
with Jesus Christ.
19:16
We're all familiar
19:17
with that phrase.
19:19
True
19:19
that Christ
19:20
saves individuals.
19:23
I'm one of them.
19:24
true
19:25
that I have
19:25
a personal
19:27
relationship
19:27
with Jesus Christ.
19:29
I don't need
19:29
an intermediary
19:30
for me
19:30
to pray.
19:31
I can go
19:32
personally
19:32
to Him
19:34
to pray.
19:36
All that's true.
19:38
But why is it
19:39
that we think
19:40
when we step
19:40
outside of the
19:41
language of Scripture
19:42
we won't have
19:43
problems as a result?
19:46
The simple
19:46
call
19:47
to salvation
19:48
is not
19:49
personal relationship
19:50
with Jesus Christ.
19:51
It's repent
19:52
and believe.
19:52
So as we
19:55
stepped outside
19:56
of that
19:56
as evangelicals
19:57
we began
19:59
to lose
20:00
the value
20:01
of church
20:02
of the congregation
20:03
the fact
20:05
that we have
20:05
been called
20:06
as a people
20:07
persons
20:08
but as a
20:09
people.
20:11
We lose
20:12
that value
20:13
in there.
20:13
Look at some
20:14
of the shocking
20:15
even language
20:16
of the New Testament.
20:17
We are
20:18
compared to
20:18
a body
20:19
made up
20:20
of many
20:21
parts
20:21
a household
20:23
made up
20:23
of family
20:24
members
20:25
a temple
20:26
made up
20:27
of living
20:28
stones.
20:30
These are the
20:31
analogies that
20:31
we're given
20:32
the metaphors
20:33
by which to
20:34
view the church
20:35
and the result
20:36
always in these
20:37
texts
20:38
is that by
20:40
themselves
20:40
they make
20:41
no sense.
20:43
The individual
20:43
parts
20:44
are meant
20:45
to be part
20:45
of a whole.
20:47
They're not
20:47
meant to exist
20:48
on their own.
20:52
Look at David
20:53
wrote many
20:53
of our
20:53
songs
20:54
most of
20:56
them in
20:57
scripture.
20:58
Psalm 22
20:59
says I will
21:00
tell of your
21:01
name to my
21:02
brothers in
21:02
the midst
21:03
of the
21:03
congregation
21:04
I will
21:05
praise you.
21:06
Psalm 40
21:07
9 and 10
21:07
I have told
21:08
the glad
21:08
news of
21:09
deliverance
21:09
in the
21:10
great
21:10
congregation
21:11
behold I
21:12
have not
21:12
restrained
21:13
my lips
21:13
as you
21:13
know
21:14
O Lord
21:14
I have
21:14
not hidden
21:15
your
21:15
deliverance
21:15
within
21:16
my
21:16
heart
21:16
I have
21:17
spoken
21:17
of your
21:17
faithfulness
21:18
and your
21:18
salvation
21:19
I have
21:20
not
21:20
concealed
21:20
your
21:21
steadfast
21:21
love
21:21
and your
21:22
faithfulness
21:22
from your
21:23
great
21:24
congregation
21:25
Psalm 149
21:28
says praise
21:28
the Lord
21:29
sing to the
21:29
Lord a
21:30
new song
21:31
his praise
21:32
in the
21:32
assembly
21:32
of the
21:33
godly
21:34
and we
21:34
could go
21:34
on and
21:35
on and
21:35
on
21:36
I kind
21:36
of
21:36
skipped
21:37
through
21:37
the book
21:39
of Psalms
21:39
for you
21:40
David
21:42
understood
21:43
what it
21:44
meant
21:44
to praise
21:46
god
21:46
in the
21:46
congregation
21:47
public
21:48
glory
21:49
brings
21:50
more
21:50
glory
21:51
than
21:51
private
21:51
glory
21:52
I
21:53
could
21:53
say to
21:53
my
21:54
wife
21:54
Sam
21:54
I
21:55
love
21:55
you
21:55
let me
21:56
tell you
21:56
how
21:56
wonderful
21:56
you
21:57
are
21:57
she
21:59
would
21:59
appreciate
21:59
that
21:59
how much
22:01
more
22:02
glory
22:03
is brought
22:03
to my
22:04
wife
22:04
though
22:04
when I
22:04
say
22:04
to
22:04
you
22:05
I
22:05
love
22:05
my
22:05
wife
22:06
let
22:06
me
22:06
tell
22:07
all
22:07
of
22:08
you
22:08
why
22:09
I
22:09
love
22:09
her
22:10
whether
22:11
she
22:11
wants
22:11
me
22:11
to
22:11
do
22:11
that
22:11
or
22:12
not
22:12
could
22:13
be
22:13
embarrassing
22:13
for her
22:14
but you
22:15
get my
22:15
point
22:15
now all
22:17
of you
22:17
know
22:17
why I
22:18
think
22:18
my
22:18
wife
22:19
is
22:19
wonderful
22:19
not
22:20
just
22:20
her
22:20
public
22:22
glory
22:22
brings
22:23
more
22:23
glory
22:24
than
22:25
private
22:25
glory
22:26
that's
22:28
why we
22:28
want
22:28
Christ
22:29
family
22:29
church
22:29
to
22:29
grow
22:29
not
22:32
because
22:32
we're
22:33
counting
22:33
numbers
22:34
I
22:34
have
22:34
no
22:34
idea
22:34
how
22:34
many
22:35
people
22:35
are
22:35
here
22:35
this
22:35
morning
22:35
we
22:37
want
22:37
more
22:38
praises
22:39
to be
22:39
lifted
22:40
what
22:40
more
22:41
glory
22:42
given
22:42
to
22:42
our
22:43
father
22:43
by
22:44
Christ
22:44
family
22:44
church
22:45
our
22:47
gatherings
22:47
as
22:49
Christians
22:49
our
22:50
gatherings
22:50
are
22:51
the
22:51
closest
22:52
semblance
22:52
we have
22:53
to
22:53
heaven
22:53
on
22:54
earth
22:55
what's
22:56
going to
22:56
be
22:57
happening
22:57
in
22:57
heaven
22:57
it's
22:59
just
22:59
going to
22:59
be
22:59
a
22:59
big
23:00
picture
23:00
church
23:01
Christ
23:02
in
23:02
the
23:02
middle
23:02
of
23:02
the
23:02
whole
23:02
thing
23:02
we
23:04
see
23:04
in
23:04
revelation
23:04
an
23:05
innumerable
23:06
company
23:06
of
23:06
angelic
23:06
beings
23:07
and
23:07
an
23:07
innumerable
23:08
company
23:08
of
23:08
redeemed
23:08
sinners
23:09
worshiping
23:09
God
23:10
together
23:11
in
23:12
concentric
23:12
circles
23:13
around
23:13
the
23:13
throne
23:13
that's
23:15
what's
23:15
going to
23:15
be
23:15
going
23:15
on
23:16
in
23:17
heaven
23:17
if
23:17
you
23:17
don't
23:17
like
23:18
big
23:18
groups
23:18
of
23:19
people
23:19
you're
23:19
kind
23:19
of
23:19
a
23:20
solo
23:20
kind
23:20
of
23:21
person
23:21
me
23:21
and
23:21
Jesus
23:22
kind
23:22
of
23:22
person
23:22
if
23:22
you
23:22
don't
23:22
like
23:23
big
23:23
groups
23:23
you
23:23
don't
23:24
like
23:24
big
23:24
music
23:25
you
23:25
don't
23:25
like
23:25
it
23:25
when
23:25
people
23:25
sing
23:26
loudly
23:26
around
23:27
you
23:27
that's
23:27
distracting
23:27
to
23:28
you
23:28
you
23:28
you
23:29
!
23:29
are
23:29
going
23:29
to
23:29
hate
23:30
heaven
23:30
this
23:33
is the
23:33
closest
23:34
thing
23:34
we've
23:34
got
23:34
if
23:34
we
23:34
don't
23:35
love
23:35
this
23:36
we're
23:37
going
23:37
to
23:37
hate
23:37
heaven
23:37
number
23:41
two
23:41
Christian
23:44
worship
23:44
is
23:45
frequent
23:46
in
23:46
occurrence
23:47
the
23:52
word
23:52
is
23:55
present
23:55
active
23:56
which
23:57
means
23:57
simply
23:57
this
23:58
let
23:59
us
23:59
when he
24:00
wrote
24:00
this
24:00
word
24:01
let
24:02
us
24:02
draw
24:02
near
24:03
he
24:04
was
24:04
saying
24:04
let
24:04
us
24:04
draw
24:05
near
24:05
now
24:05
and
24:06
continually
24:06
not
24:08
at
24:09
one
24:09
time
24:10
let's
24:10
gather
24:10
together
24:11
let
24:12
us
24:12
and
24:13
then
24:13
continue
24:13
to
24:14
gather
24:14
together
24:15
you'll
24:15
remember
24:15
after
24:16
Pentecost
24:16
as
24:17
the
24:17
believers
24:18
were
24:18
gathering
24:18
together
24:19
still
24:20
on
24:20
their
24:20
holiday
24:21
as
24:21
they
24:21
had
24:21
gathered
24:22
in
24:22
the
24:22
city
24:22
they
24:23
met
24:23
together
24:24
how
24:24
often
24:25
every
24:25
day
24:25
right
24:26
but
24:27
as
24:27
they
24:27
had
24:27
to
24:27
return
24:27
back
24:28
to
24:28
their
24:29
lives
24:29
back
24:29
to
24:30
work
24:31
and
24:31
labor
24:31
the
24:33
first
24:33
day
24:33
of
24:33
the
24:33
week
24:34
was
24:34
the
24:34
day
24:34
that
24:35
became
24:35
the
24:35
day
24:36
of
24:36
gathering
24:36
it
24:36
became
24:37
known
24:37
as
24:37
the
24:37
Lord's
24:37
day
24:38
because
24:38
it
24:38
was
24:39
the
24:39
day
24:39
that
24:39
Christ
24:40
was
24:40
resurrected
24:41
so
24:42
it
24:42
got
24:43
away
24:43
from
24:43
the
24:43
Sabbath
24:44
being
24:44
the
24:44
last
24:45
day
24:45
of
24:45
the
24:45
week
24:45
to
24:45
the
24:45
first
24:46
day
24:46
of
24:46
the
24:46
week
24:46
the
24:47
Lord's
24:47
day
24:47
that
24:48
was
24:48
a
24:48
day
24:49
of
24:49
work
24:49
for
24:50
them
24:50
so
24:51
they
24:51
gathered
24:52
in
24:52
the
24:52
evenings
24:52
on
24:53
the
24:53
Lord's
24:53
day
24:53
325
24:56
Constantine
24:57
made
24:58
the
24:58
first
24:59
day
24:59
of
24:59
Christian
25:00
emperor
25:01
made
25:01
the
25:01
first
25:01
day
25:02
of
25:02
the
25:02
week
25:03
a
25:03
day
25:03
of
25:03
no
25:04
!
25:04
work
25:04
so
25:06
what
25:06
do
25:06
you
25:06
think
25:06
the
25:06
!
25:06
did?
25:07
they
25:08
began
25:09
to
25:09
meet
25:09
both
25:09
in
25:10
the
25:10
morning
25:11
and
25:13
in
25:13
the
25:13
evening
25:13
they
25:15
didn't
25:15
say
25:15
oh
25:16
great
25:16
now
25:17
we
25:17
got
25:17
some
25:17
time
25:18
that's
25:19
fantastic
25:19
let's
25:21
do
25:21
morning
25:21
that's
25:21
a little
25:21
more
25:22
convenient
25:22
for
25:22
us
25:23
others
25:25
said
25:25
nah
25:26
we
25:26
like
25:26
the
25:26
evening
25:26
we
25:27
like
25:27
to
25:27
get
25:28
up
25:28
and
25:28
go
25:29
hiking
25:29
and
25:30
we'll
25:30
meet
25:30
in
25:30
the
25:30
evening
25:31
they
25:31
met
25:31
at
25:32
both
25:32
times
25:33
for
25:35
two
25:35
reasons
25:36
one
25:38
they
25:38
believed
25:39
that
25:39
God
25:39
was
25:39
worth
25:39
it
25:40
rather than
25:42
giving
25:42
God
25:43
a little
25:44
bit
25:44
of what
25:44
they
25:44
had
25:45
they
25:46
gave
25:46
God
25:46
much
25:47
of
25:47
their
25:48
day
25:48
and
25:50
number
25:50
two
25:50
they
25:51
understood
25:51
that
25:51
corporate
25:52
worship
25:52
is the
25:53
primary
25:53
place
25:54
of
25:56
blessing
25:56
you
25:59
guys
25:59
know
25:59
that
25:59
our
26:01
times
26:01
together
26:02
your
26:02
fellowship
26:03
of
26:03
believers
26:03
is the
26:04
primary
26:04
place
26:05
of
26:05
blessing
26:06
it's
26:06
the
26:07
place
26:07
in
26:07
which
26:07
our
26:08
spiritual
26:09
gifts
26:09
are
26:09
activated
26:10
when
26:12
we're
26:13
together
26:13
as a
26:14
body
26:14
of
26:15
believers
26:16
it's
26:16
when
26:16
we
26:16
function
26:17
as we
26:18
should
26:18
function
26:19
with
26:19
the
26:20
body
26:20
it's
26:22
when
26:22
our
26:22
gifts
26:22
are
26:23
activated
26:23
we'll
26:25
be
26:25
blessed
26:26
by
26:26
God
26:27
meet
26:28
with
26:28
the
26:29
congregation
26:30
I
26:30
think
26:31
that
26:31
we've
26:31
far
26:32
too
26:32
much
26:32
taught
26:33
church
26:34
attendance
26:35
as a
26:35
legalistic
26:36
matter
26:36
you
26:38
should
26:38
be
26:38
here
26:39
which
26:39
is
26:39
entirely
26:39
true
26:40
you
26:40
should
26:41
be
26:41
here
26:41
but
26:43
why
26:43
why
26:44
should
26:44
you
26:44
be
26:44
here
26:44
why
26:45
should
26:45
you
26:45
want
26:46
to
26:47
come
26:47
together
26:47
with
26:48
the
26:48
people
26:48
of
26:48
God
26:49
I
26:51
can tell
26:51
you
26:51
that
26:51
the
26:51
people
26:51
I
26:52
know
26:52
with
26:52
the
26:52
most
26:53
immovable
26:53
faith
26:54
those
26:56
who
26:56
despite
26:57
the
26:57
circumstances
26:57
in
26:58
their
26:58
life
26:58
have
26:59
a
26:59
spiritual
27:01
solidness
27:02
in
27:02
them
27:03
have
27:03
already
27:03
settled
27:04
in
27:04
their
27:04
mind
27:04
this
27:05
issue
27:05
of
27:05
whether
27:05
or
27:06
not
27:06
corporate
27:07
worship
27:07
is
27:07
important
27:08
they've
27:09
already
27:09
come
27:10
to
27:10
understand
27:10
I
27:11
need
27:12
the
27:12
body
27:13
of
27:13
Christ
27:14
cannot
27:14
do
27:15
this
27:15
on
27:15
my
27:15
own
27:15
those
27:17
are
27:17
the
27:17
people
27:17
I
27:17
see
27:18
as
27:18
the
27:18
most
27:18
firm
27:19
in
27:20
their
27:20
faith
27:21
are
27:22
you
27:22
one
27:23
of
27:23
those
27:23
people
27:23
I
27:26
tell
27:26
you
27:27
that
27:27
brutally
27:28
honest
27:28
I
27:29
wake
27:29
up
27:30
fairly
27:30
early
27:30
most
27:31
Sunday
27:31
mornings
27:32
530
27:34
ish
27:34
and
27:34
sometimes
27:35
I
27:35
hit that
27:35
snooze
27:36
a couple
27:36
of times
27:37
6
27:37
ish
27:38
I
27:38
don't
27:39
always
27:39
want to
27:39
come
27:40
here
27:40
on
27:40
Sunday
27:40
mornings
27:41
I
27:42
wake
27:42
up
27:42
and
27:42
think
27:43
just
27:43
to
27:43
have
27:43
a
27:43
day
27:44
off
27:44
to
27:45
catch
27:45
up
27:45
around
27:46
the
27:46
house
27:46
be
27:47
so
27:48
nice
27:48
and
27:50
after
27:50
our
27:51
morning
27:51
service
27:52
we
27:52
go
27:52
home
27:52
and
27:52
it
27:53
become
27:53
my
27:53
habit
27:54
to
27:54
take
27:54
a
27:54
short
27:54
!
27:55
while
27:55
Kate
27:55
is
27:55
napping
27:56
and
27:57
kind of
27:57
recoup
27:57
from the
27:58
morning
27:58
and I
27:58
often
27:59
wake up
27:59
from that
27:59
nap
27:59
and think
28:00
we have
28:01
to do
28:01
this
28:01
again
28:02
tonight
28:04
we're
28:04
getting
28:04
back
28:04
together
28:05
again
28:05
I
28:07
have to
28:07
prepare
28:07
I
28:07
haven't
28:07
even
28:08
looked at
28:08
the text
28:08
we're
28:09
studying
28:09
this
28:09
evening
28:09
the
28:12
thing
28:12
that
28:13
makes
28:13
me
28:13
come
28:14
even
28:14
sometimes
28:15
I
28:15
walk
28:15
in
28:15
these
28:15
doors
28:16
not
28:16
wanting
28:16
to
28:16
be
28:16
here
28:17
the
28:18
thing
28:18
that
28:18
makes
28:18
me
28:19
come
28:19
is
28:19
I
28:19
know
28:19
this
28:20
to
28:20
be
28:20
true
28:20
I
28:22
know
28:22
that
28:22
throughout
28:22
my
28:23
life
28:23
I
28:23
have
28:23
been
28:23
most
28:24
blessed
28:24
by
28:25
God
28:25
when
28:25
I'm
28:25
with
28:26
his
28:26
people
28:26
if
28:29
you
28:29
have
28:29
not
28:29
experienced
28:30
that
28:30
I
28:30
would
28:30
invite
28:31
you
28:31
to
28:31
involve
28:32
!
28:32
yourself
28:32
with
28:33
the
28:33
congregation
28:34
now
28:35
of course
28:35
there
28:35
are
28:35
exceptions
28:36
!
28:36
we
28:37
can't
28:37
all
28:37
be
28:38
here
28:38
all
28:38
the
28:38
time
28:39
conveniently
28:41
I
28:41
get
28:41
to
28:41
schedule
28:42
events
28:42
I'm
28:42
part
28:43
of
28:43
that
28:43
process
28:43
so
28:43
I
28:44
can
28:44
schedule
28:44
things
28:44
around
28:44
my
28:45
schedule
28:46
so
28:46
I'm
28:46
not
28:46
talking
28:46
about
28:47
people
28:47
who
28:47
have
28:48
to
28:48
work
28:48
sometimes
28:49
I'm
28:50
not
28:50
talking
28:50
about
28:51
those
28:51
who
28:51
physically
28:52
can't
28:53
get
28:54
themselves
28:54
out
28:54
of bed
28:55
to
28:55
come
28:55
I
28:56
hope
28:57
I
28:57
think
28:58
that
28:58
God
28:58
gives
28:58
extra
28:59
grace
28:59
to
28:59
those
29:00
who
29:00
are
29:01
invalids
29:01
and
29:01
can't
29:02
actually
29:02
make
29:02
it
29:03
to
29:03
meet
29:03
with
29:03
the
29:03
congregation
29:04
I'm
29:06
not
29:06
talking
29:07
about
29:07
people
29:07
in
29:08
our
29:08
case
29:08
that
29:08
live
29:09
too
29:09
far
29:09
away
29:10
to
29:10
be
29:10
at
29:11
everything
29:11
that
29:12
we
29:12
do
29:13
ultimately
29:14
what I'm
29:14
talking
29:14
about
29:14
is our
29:15
hearts
29:15
I'm
29:16
talking
29:17
about
29:17
people
29:17
who
29:18
just
29:18
find
29:19
something
29:19
else
29:20
to
29:20
do
29:20
there's
29:21
something
29:21
better
29:21
something
29:22
comes
29:22
up
29:22
we
29:23
all
29:24
have
29:24
those
29:24
friends
29:24
that
29:24
you
29:24
ask
29:25
if
29:25
they'd
29:25
like
29:25
to
29:25
hang
29:33
we'll
29:33
hang
29:33
out
29:33
if
29:34
something
29:34
better
29:34
doesn't
29:34
come
29:35
up
29:35
a lot
29:36
of
29:36
people
29:36
treat
29:37
church
29:37
that
29:37
way
29:37
we'll
29:39
see
29:39
how
29:39
things
29:40
are
29:40
going
29:40
that
29:40
morning
29:41
a lot
29:43
of
29:43
us
29:43
lead
29:43
ourselves
29:44
into
29:44
that
29:44
day
29:45
that
29:45
way
29:46
I
29:46
can
29:46
go
29:47
to bed
29:47
at
29:47
two
29:47
o'clock
29:47
in
29:47
the
29:47
morning
29:48
and
29:48
if
29:48
I'm
29:49
feeling
29:49
chipper
29:49
I
29:50
will
29:50
go
29:50
meet
29:50
with
29:51
the
29:51
congregation
29:51
if
29:52
I'm
29:53
not
29:53
I
29:53
can
29:53
always
29:53
stay
29:53
home
29:54
that's
29:55
what
29:55
I'm
29:56
!
29:56
talking
29:56
about
29:56
not
29:58
those
29:59
exceptions
29:59
some
30:01
people
30:01
may
30:01
ask
30:02
well
30:02
how
30:03
frequent
30:04
is
30:04
frequent
30:04
enough
30:05
some
30:06
of
30:06
you
30:06
may
30:06
have
30:06
that
30:06
question
30:07
in
30:07
your
30:07
mind
30:07
now
30:08
it's
30:09
a
30:09
troubling
30:10
question
30:11
to
30:11
me
30:11
I
30:13
think
30:13
it's
30:13
the
30:13
wrong
30:14
question
30:14
I
30:15
think
30:15
really
30:16
the
30:16
question
30:16
that
30:16
should
30:16
be
30:16
asked
30:17
is
30:17
when
30:18
can
30:18
we
30:19
meet
30:19
together
30:19
how
30:20
often
30:21
can
30:21
I
30:22
be
30:22
with
30:23
God's
30:23
people
30:24
how
30:25
much
30:26
do
30:26
I
30:26
have
30:26
to
30:26
do
30:26
to
30:27
get
30:27
by
30:27
if
30:29
a
30:29
husband
30:29
came
30:29
to
30:29
me
30:29
and
30:30
said
30:30
Nathan
30:32
how
30:32
much
30:32
time
30:33
should
30:34
I
30:34
spend
30:34
with
30:34
my
30:34
wife
30:35
be
30:37
very
30:37
indicative
30:38
something
30:39
else
30:40
going on
30:40
in their
30:40
marriage
30:40
wouldn't
30:41
it
30:41
he
30:42
should
30:42
want
30:43
to
30:43
spend
30:43
time
30:43
with
30:43
his
30:44
wife
30:44
he
30:44
should
30:44
enjoy
30:45
spending
30:45
time
30:45
with
30:45
his
30:46
wife
30:46
both
30:46
because
30:47
it's
30:47
his
30:48
reasonable
30:48
service
30:48
to
30:49
her
30:49
and
30:50
because
30:50
of
30:51
how
30:51
it
30:51
makes
30:51
him
30:51
feel
30:51
a
30:54
husband
30:54
binds
30:55
up
30:55
his
30:55
identity
30:56
in
30:56
his
30:57
wife
30:57
I
30:58
am
30:58
a
30:58
husband
30:59
we
31:01
don't
31:01
tend
31:01
to
31:01
do
31:01
that
31:01
with
31:01
the
31:02
church
31:02
beloved
31:05
you
31:05
are
31:05
Christians
31:06
you
31:07
are
31:07
bound
31:07
up
31:08
with
31:09
the
31:09
church
31:09
the
31:14
New
31:14
Testament
31:14
doesn't
31:15
command
31:15
a
31:15
certain
31:15
frequency
31:16
so
31:16
to
31:17
add
31:17
that
31:17
in
31:17
there
31:17
it
31:17
would
31:17
be
31:18
wrong
31:18
of
31:18
me
31:18
to
31:19
say
31:20
there's
31:20
a
31:20
certain
31:20
frequency
31:21
Sunday
31:21
morning
31:21
Sunday
31:22
night
31:22
and
31:22
Wednesday
31:23
the
31:24
New
31:24
Testament
31:24
doesn't
31:24
command
31:25
it
31:25
I
31:25
think
31:25
that
31:25
that
31:25
kind
31:25
of
31:26
idea
31:26
would
31:26
have
31:26
been
31:26
entirely
31:27
absurd
31:28
to
31:28
the
31:29
New
31:29
Testament
31:29
writers
31:30
to
31:31
think
31:31
that
31:31
they
31:31
even
31:31
needed
31:32
to
31:32
give
31:32
us
31:32
some
31:32
frequency
31:33
rate
31:34
as a
31:36
redeemed
31:37
people
31:37
delivered
31:38
from
31:38
sin
31:39
in a
31:41
hostile
31:41
world
31:42
if you're
31:42
living as
31:42
a radical
31:43
Christian
31:43
in this
31:43
place
31:44
the world
31:44
is hostile
31:45
to you
31:45
we will
31:45
want to
31:46
be
31:46
together
31:46
we will
31:48
want to
31:48
find the
31:48
encouragement
31:49
to
31:50
continue
31:50
on
31:51
which
31:51
we'll
31:51
talk
31:52
about
31:52
in
31:52
verse
31:52
25
31:53
in
31:54
coming
31:54
weeks
31:54
our
31:56
efforts
31:57
to
31:57
avoid
31:57
legalism
31:58
should
31:59
never
32:00
prevent
32:01
us
32:01
from
32:02
using
32:02
our
32:02
common
32:03
sense
32:03
so
32:06
someone
32:06
comes
32:06
to
32:07
me
32:07
and
32:07
says
32:07
Nathan
32:08
I
32:08
would
32:08
like
32:08
to
32:08
grow
32:09
in
32:09
my
32:09
faith
32:09
what
32:11
should
32:11
I
32:11
do
32:11
I
32:12
would
32:12
ask
32:13
them
32:13
the
32:13
question
32:13
do
32:13
you
32:14
read
32:14
your
32:14
Bible
32:14
do
32:16
you
32:16
spend
32:17
time
32:17
daily
32:18
in
32:18
the
32:18
word
32:19
of
32:19
God
32:19
David
32:20
did
32:20
he
32:20
meditated
32:21
on
32:21
it
32:21
day
32:22
and
32:22
night
32:22
I
32:23
would
32:23
start
32:23
there
32:24
if
32:24
you're
32:24
not
32:24
already
32:24
doing
32:24
that
32:25
the
32:27
same
32:27
holds
32:27
!
32:27
true
32:28
of
32:28
meeting
32:28
the
32:29
church
32:29
singing
32:30
praises
32:31
praying
32:31
together
32:33
common
32:34
sense
32:34
tells
32:35
us
32:35
we
32:35
should
32:35
meet
32:36
together
32:36
we
32:37
should
32:38
be
32:38
about
32:38
this
32:39
work
32:40
and
32:42
verse
32:42
19
32:42
or
32:42
22
32:43
tells
32:43
us
32:43
that
32:43
as
32:43
well
32:43
all
32:44
right
32:44
point
32:45
number
32:45
three
32:45
Christian
32:49
worship
32:49
is
32:50
thoroughly
32:51
preoccupied
32:52
with
32:53
God
32:53
thoroughly
32:56
preoccupied
32:57
with
32:58
God
32:58
I
32:59
mentioned
33:00
earlier
33:00
the phrase
33:01
let us
33:01
draw
33:01
near
33:02
and I
33:03
add it
33:03
to the
33:03
end
33:03
to
33:04
God
33:04
there
33:04
are
33:04
actually
33:05
some
33:05
translations
33:05
that
33:05
render
33:06
it
33:06
that
33:06
way
33:06
because
33:07
of
33:07
what
33:07
has
33:07
just
33:07
been
33:08
said
33:08
because
33:08
we've
33:09
now
33:09
been
33:09
granted
33:10
access
33:11
confident
33:11
access
33:13
to
33:13
God
33:14
that's
33:15
what
33:15
we're
33:16
talking
33:16
about
33:16
here
33:16
the
33:18
verb
33:20
here
33:20
let us
33:20
draw
33:21
near
33:21
is
33:21
subjunctive
33:22
which means
33:23
it's
33:23
conditional
33:24
it means
33:26
we can't
33:26
just draw
33:27
near
33:27
in any
33:28
old
33:28
way
33:28
we
33:28
want
33:29
to
33:29
draw
33:29
near
33:29
we
33:31
can't
33:31
just
33:31
draw
33:32
near
33:33
and
33:33
we're
33:33
near
33:33
we
33:34
have
33:34
to
33:34
do
33:35
so
33:35
in
33:35
a
33:35
proper
33:35
way
33:36
if
33:37
we're
33:37
drawing
33:37
near
33:38
there's
33:38
a
33:38
way
33:38
in
33:38
which
33:39
we
33:40
draw
33:41
near
33:41
so
33:42
our
33:42
worship
33:43
of
33:43
God
33:43
as
33:43
we're
33:44
drawing
33:44
near
33:44
is
33:44
thoroughly
33:45
preoccupied
33:46
with
33:46
God
33:46
I
33:47
know
33:47
I
33:47
read
33:47
it
33:47
already
33:48
I
33:48
want
33:48
to
33:48
read
33:48
to
33:48
you
33:48
again
33:48
Matthew
33:49
15
33:49
8
33:50
9
33:50
Jesus
33:51
says
33:51
to
33:52
the
33:52
Pharisees
33:52
this
33:52
people
33:53
honors
33:54
me
33:54
with
33:54
their
33:54
lips
33:54
but
33:54
their
33:55
heart
33:55
is
33:55
far
34:03
we
34:05
get
34:06
very
34:06
caught
34:06
up
34:07
as
34:08
Christians
34:08
and
34:09
I
34:09
think
34:09
even
34:10
in
34:10
our
34:11
congregation
34:11
in
34:13
putting
34:13
form
34:14
before
34:15
substance
34:16
something
34:18
we fight
34:19
against
34:19
and as
34:19
individuals
34:20
in this
34:20
church
34:20
I
34:21
know
34:21
we
34:22
buck
34:22
against
34:22
this
34:23
so
34:23
I'm
34:23
not
34:23
scolding
34:24
you
34:24
right
34:24
now
34:25
it's
34:25
not
34:25
my
34:25
desire
34:26
at
34:26
all
34:26
but
34:28
often
34:28
we
34:28
put
34:29
form
34:29
before
34:30
substance
34:30
not
34:31
that
34:31
heat
34:32
without
34:32
light
34:32
that
34:33
I
34:33
was
34:33
mentioning
34:34
earlier
34:34
one
34:37
writer
34:37
put it
34:37
this
34:37
way
34:37
for
34:39
the
34:39
modern
34:39
evangelical
34:40
worship
34:40
is
34:41
defined
34:41
exclusively
34:42
by the
34:43
individual's
34:43
experience
34:44
worship
34:46
then is
34:46
not about
34:47
adoring
34:47
god
34:47
but
34:48
by
34:48
about
34:49
being
34:49
nourished
34:50
with
34:50
religious
34:51
feelings
34:51
so
34:52
much
34:53
so
34:53
that
34:53
the
34:53
worshiper
34:54
has
34:54
become
34:54
the
34:54
object
34:55
of
34:56
worship
34:56
catch
34:57
in
34:58
this
34:58
flow
34:58
for
35:00
the
35:00
modern
35:00
evangelical
35:00
what
35:02
they
35:02
get
35:03
is
35:04
what
35:04
services
35:04
have
35:05
become
35:05
about
35:05
and
35:07
this
35:07
writer
35:07
says
35:08
so
35:08
much
35:09
so
35:09
that
35:09
the
35:09
worshiper
35:10
has
35:10
become
35:10
the
35:10
object
35:11
of
35:12
worship
35:12
Sunday
35:14
worship
35:14
is to
35:14
be
35:14
centered
35:15
on
35:15
my
35:16
needs
35:16
and
35:17
desires
35:18
I
35:18
am
35:18
at
35:18
the
35:19
center
35:19
my
35:20
needs
35:20
are
35:20
paramount
35:21
meet
35:21
them
35:22
or
35:22
I
35:23
will
35:23
go
35:23
to
35:23
church
35:24
elsewhere
35:25
that
35:28
is
35:28
the
35:28
attitude
35:28
by
35:29
and
35:29
large
35:30
of
35:31
evangelical
35:31
Christians
35:32
when
35:34
you
35:34
leave
35:34
here
35:35
on
35:36
Sunday
35:36
morning
35:36
you
35:37
ought
35:38
not
35:38
ask
35:38
what
35:38
did
35:39
I
35:39
get
35:39
out
35:39
of
35:39
this
35:40
morning
35:40
what
35:42
you
35:42
ought
35:42
to
35:43
ask
35:43
is
35:43
was
35:44
God
35:44
pleased
35:45
with
35:45
my
35:45
participation
35:46
this
35:47
morning
35:47
we
35:50
are
35:50
not
35:51
the
35:51
audience
35:52
we
35:53
are
35:53
the
35:54
performers
35:54
we
35:56
are
35:56
the
35:57
subjects
35:57
he
35:58
is
35:58
the
35:58
observer
35:59
it
36:01
is
36:02
God's
36:02
approval
36:02
we
36:03
seek
36:03
his
36:03
applause
36:04
we
36:04
don't
36:05
do
36:05
this
36:05
for
36:06
us
36:07
we
36:07
receive
36:07
benefit
36:08
from
36:08
it
36:09
I
36:10
just
36:10
talked
36:10
about
36:10
growing
36:11
in
36:11
your
36:11
faith
36:11
and
36:11
meeting
36:11
with
36:12
the
36:12
congregation
36:12
didn't
36:12
I
36:13
but
36:13
primarily
36:14
our
36:15
worship
36:15
together
36:16
is
36:16
to
36:16
come
36:17
together
36:17
for
36:18
him
36:19
does
36:22
God
36:22
need
36:23
us
36:24
I
36:25
hope
36:25
the
36:26
resounding
36:26
answer
36:26
in your
36:27
head
36:27
is
36:27
no
36:27
I
36:29
have
36:29
a
36:29
pitiful
36:29
God
36:29
if
36:29
he
36:30
needs
36:30
me
36:30
but
36:32
he
36:33
has
36:33
arranged
36:33
things
36:34
such
36:34
because
36:35
he
36:35
loves
36:35
us
36:36
he
36:37
knows
36:38
that
36:38
us
36:38
gathering
36:39
together
36:40
and
36:40
arranging
36:41
what
36:41
we
36:42
do
36:42
together
36:42
as
36:43
a
36:43
congregation
36:43
for
36:45
him
36:45
is
36:46
ultimately
36:47
to
36:47
our
36:48
greatest
36:48
joy
36:48
he
36:50
knows
36:51
that
36:51
when
36:51
we
36:51
worship
36:52
him
36:52
properly
36:52
when
36:52
we
36:53
actually
36:53
draw
36:54
near
36:55
we'll
36:57
be
36:57
sustained
36:57
in
36:58
joy
36:58
it's
37:01
good
37:01
stuff
37:01
help
37:03
that
37:04
get
37:04
your
37:04
spine
37:04
tingling
37:05
in
37:07
revelation
37:07
as I
37:07
mentioned
37:08
earlier
37:08
we see
37:09
throughout
37:09
the book
37:09
of
37:09
revelation
37:10
furthering
37:11
explanation
37:12
of what's
37:12
being seen
37:13
in heaven
37:13
by
37:13
John
37:14
and
37:15
if you
37:16
don't
37:16
know
37:16
this
37:16
revelation
37:17
is
37:17
had the
37:18
second
37:18
most
37:19
songs
37:20
of
37:20
praise
37:20
in
37:20
it
37:21
next
37:21
to
37:21
the
37:22
book
37:22
of
37:22
psalm
37:22
I
37:22
would
37:22
encourage
37:23
you
37:23
to
37:23
just
37:23
look
37:23
through
37:24
the
37:25
style
37:25
of
37:25
songs
37:26
that
37:26
are
37:26
sung
37:27
in
37:27
heaven
37:28
we
37:29
see
37:29
these
37:29
ever
37:30
increasing
37:31
concentric
37:32
circles
37:32
around
37:33
the
37:33
throne
37:33
father
37:36
god
37:36
the
37:36
lamb
37:37
of
37:37
god
37:37
sitting
37:37
at
37:37
his
37:38
right
37:38
hand
37:38
and
37:39
we
37:39
see
37:39
circles
37:40
of
37:41
praise
37:41
around
37:42
him
37:43
all
37:45
about
37:45
adulation
37:47
and
37:47
praise
37:48
of
37:48
Jesus
37:49
Christ
37:49
for
37:50
what
37:50
he's
37:50
done
37:51
so
37:54
you
37:54
hear
37:54
a lot
37:54
about
37:54
the
37:54
secret
37:55
friendly
37:55
movement
37:55
people
37:56
arranging
37:57
church
37:57
services
37:57
to
37:58
make
37:58
it
37:58
comfortable
37:58
for
37:59
lost
38:00
people
38:00
to
38:00
come
38:01
in
38:01
and
38:02
meld
38:03
not
38:03
feel
38:03
too
38:03
offended
38:04
and
38:05
so
38:05
you
38:05
ask
38:06
the
38:06
question
38:06
should
38:06
we
38:06
plan
38:07
our
38:07
services
38:07
for
38:08
lost
38:08
people
38:09
and
38:09
I
38:09
think
38:09
I
38:09
would
38:09
surprise
38:10
you
38:10
by
38:11
saying
38:11
yes
38:12
I
38:13
think
38:13
we
38:14
should
38:14
I
38:15
think
38:15
we
38:15
should
38:15
do
38:15
!
38:16
we
38:16
do
38:16
we
38:16
should
38:16
arrange
38:16
everything
38:17
we're
38:17
doing
38:17
for
38:19
lost
38:19
people
38:19
but
38:21
with
38:21
this
38:21
in
38:22
mind
38:22
in
38:22
John
38:22
chapter
38:23
4
38:23
Jesus
38:23
says
38:23
that
38:24
the
38:24
father
38:24
is
38:25
looking
38:25
for
38:25
those
38:25
who
38:26
will
38:26
worship
38:26
him
38:27
in
38:28
what
38:28
spirit
38:29
and
38:30
in
38:30
truth
38:31
God's
38:33
the
38:33
ultimate
38:33
seeker
38:34
is he
38:35
not
38:35
if we
38:38
want to
38:38
draw
38:38
people
38:39
into
38:39
us
38:40
we
38:41
ought
38:41
to
38:42
arrange
38:42
our
38:42
services
38:43
in
38:43
such
38:43
a
38:43
way
38:43
that
38:44
we
38:44
worship
38:44
God
38:45
that
38:46
it
38:46
is
38:46
entirely
38:47
preoccupied
38:48
with
38:48
him
38:48
and
38:48
the
38:49
lost
38:49
person
38:49
who's
38:49
being
38:49
called
38:50
by
38:50
God
38:50
fit
38:51
right
38:52
in
38:52
worship
38:57
at
38:57
its
38:57
very
38:57
essence
38:58
is a
39:00
reply
39:00
to
39:01
God
39:01
it's
39:02
a
39:02
it's
39:02
a
39:02
reflex
39:03
remember
39:04
sitting
39:04
on the
39:04
table
39:05
when you're
39:05
a kid
39:05
getting
39:05
the check
39:06
up
39:06
and getting
39:06
your knee
39:06
bopped
39:07
and you do
39:07
that little
39:08
kick
39:08
you couldn't
39:08
help it
39:09
as Chris
39:10
talked about
39:10
the Grand
39:10
Canyon
39:11
last week
39:11
and that's
39:12
the analogy
39:13
that was
39:13
brought to
39:13
my mind
39:14
it's like
39:14
standing at
39:14
the edge
39:15
of the
39:15
Grand
39:15
Canyon
39:15
how can
39:16
you
39:16
not
39:16
go
39:17
oh
39:18
I had
39:20
no idea
39:21
I said
39:21
it was
39:21
grand
39:22
but man
39:22
this is
39:24
a big
39:25
canyon
39:25
it's a
39:27
response to
39:27
what
39:28
we
39:29
see
39:29
there
39:30
so we
39:32
must then
39:32
know
39:33
something of
39:34
the God
39:34
we worship
39:35
right
39:37
it's why we
39:38
preach
39:38
expositionally
39:39
it's why we
39:40
go verse by
39:41
verse through
39:42
his written
39:43
word
39:44
because it
39:44
belongs to
39:45
him
39:45
and he
39:46
thought it
39:46
was important
39:47
to tell us
39:47
the things
39:48
contained in
39:49
it
39:49
it's why
39:50
we sing
39:51
wordy
39:51
songs
39:52
everybody
39:53
the scriptures
39:55
all the songs
39:57
in scripture
39:57
are wordy
39:58
but beyond
40:00
that
40:01
it teaches
40:02
us something
40:02
we know
40:03
the God
40:04
we praise
40:05
if you can
40:09
take a song
40:09
that's sung in
40:10
church
40:10
and replace
40:11
Jesus with
40:12
your girlfriend's
40:12
name and it
40:13
still makes
40:13
sense
40:14
it doesn't
40:15
belong
40:15
in the
40:16
service
40:16
it's not
40:18
the place
40:18
for it
40:19
it's why
40:21
we do
40:22
things that
40:22
way
40:22
because the
40:23
integrity
40:23
of our
40:23
worship
40:24
is determined
40:25
by the
40:25
substance
40:25
that fuels
40:26
it
40:26
we can
40:29
very easily
40:30
serve
40:31
the right
40:32
God
40:33
wrongly
40:33
we can
40:34
also very
40:34
easily
40:35
serve the
40:36
wrong God
40:37
a God
40:37
that we
40:37
don't even
40:38
understand
40:39
next week
40:42
we'll talk
40:42
more about
40:43
passion
40:44
and truth
40:45
marrying those
40:46
two together
40:47
but our
40:48
worship
40:48
the integrity
40:49
of it
40:50
is going to
40:50
be determined
40:50
by the
40:51
substance
40:52
that fuels
40:53
it
40:54
psalm
40:57
9-1
40:58
david
40:58
wrote
40:59
i will
40:59
give
40:59
thanks
40:59
to
41:00
the
41:00
lord
41:00
with
41:01
my
41:01
whole
41:01
heart
41:01
i will
41:02
recount
41:03
all
41:03
of your
41:04
wonderful
41:04
deeds
41:05
and he
41:06
goes on
41:06
to
41:06
recount
41:07
many
41:07
of
41:07
them
41:07
and then
41:10
revelation
41:10
chapter
41:11
19
41:11
we see
41:13
one of
41:13
these
41:13
great
41:14
songs
41:14
of
41:14
worship
41:15
these
41:15
praise
41:16
songs
41:16
being
41:16
sung
41:17
then i
41:18
heard
41:18
what
41:19
seemed
41:19
to be
41:19
the
41:19
voice
41:20
of
41:20
a
41:20
great
41:20
multitude
41:21
like
41:21
the
41:22
roar
41:22
of
41:22
many
41:22
waters
41:23
and
41:23
like
41:23
the
41:24
sound
41:24
of
41:24
mighty
41:25
peals
41:25
of
41:25
thunder
41:26
crying out
41:28
hallelujah
41:29
for the
41:29
lord our
41:30
god
41:30
the
41:30
almighty
41:30
reigns
41:31
let us
41:32
rejoice
41:32
and exult
41:33
and give
41:33
him the
41:34
glory
41:34
for the
41:35
marriage
41:35
of the
41:35
lamb
41:36
has
41:36
come
41:36
and
41:37
his
41:37
bride
41:38
has
41:38
made
41:38
herself
41:38
ready
41:39
it
41:39
was
41:39
granted
41:40
her
41:40
to
41:40
clothe
41:41
herself
41:41
with
41:41
fine
41:41
linen
41:42
bright
41:43
and
41:43
pure
41:47
the
41:55
prayer
41:55
as a
41:56
response
41:57
to
41:58
his
41:58
name