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Communion Service - Behold the One They Have Pierced! · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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who has been with us the last couple of services and will be with us again this evening.
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And we trust that he too will know God's blessing as he leads us in this worship of God.
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Thank you.
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Thank you very much. Thank you for your warm welcome.
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What a joy it is to be with you, to be in a sense at home.
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My watch has got artificial intelligence going on and it spoke to me when I left my mother's house today
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and said it was three hours and 57 minutes to the Free North in Inverness.
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I'm not sure if I can manage that in the little car, the VW that we have.
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I don't think it'll work.
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So artificial intelligence aside, we are glad to be together and in the house of God.
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And wherever we are with God's people, with God's word, and with the help of God's spirit,
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we are at home and we look forward to the Lord, our host,
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welcoming us to his sign of the supper, to his table where he will feed us.
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So let us lift up our hearts to God and worship today,
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praising God in the words of Psalm 23 from Sing Psalms.
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Psalm 23 in Sing Psalms, page 28.
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The tune Tarwathi.
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The Lord is my shepherd.
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No want shall I know.
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He makes me lie down where the green pastures grow.
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He leads me to rest where the calm waters flow.
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Let us stand and sing praise to our glorious shepherd.
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Amen.
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The Lord is my shepherd.
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No want shall I know.
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He makes me lie down where the green pastures grow.
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He leads me to rest where the calm waters flow.
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My wandering steps he brings back to his way.
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In straight paths of righteousness making me stay.
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And this he has done his great name to display.
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Though I walk in death's valley where darkness is near.
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Because you are with me, no evil I'll fear.
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Your rod and your staff bring me comfort and cheer.
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In the sight of my enemies a table you spread.
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The oil of rejoicing you pour on my head.
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My cup overflows and I'm graciously fed.
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So surely your covenant mercy and grace
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Will follow me closely in all of my ways.
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I will dwell in the house of the Lord Almighty.
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Jesus.
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We can unite our hearts together in prayer as we come near to God.
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Lord, our gracious God and our gracious and good shepherd,
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we acknowledge our need of help today as we meet together for worship.
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Draw near to us as you have promised in your word.
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And grant to us the joy of our Savior Jesus Christ,
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that shepherd of the sheep who died to unite his flock,
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to cleanse them and to feed them with his own body and with his own blood.
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We ask that we will not draw back in unbelief and that we will not be influenced by the tide of the times that we are living in.
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To turn away from the Lord and from your word.
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But help us to be open before the eye of the Lord and before the voice of the Lord,
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that we might meet with God today and receive a blessing.
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We bless the Lord for the gift of living bread,
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the manna that has come down from heaven,
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Jesus Christ,
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and for the written word of God,
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also living bread.
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Nourish us with fellowship with yourself,
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with fellowship with our Savior Jesus,
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and with fellowship a shared life and love for one another and for all your people.
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Be our teacher and increase our hunger and our thirst
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for the one who is the way and the truth and the life.
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And grant that we may delight in having the word of God broken for us,
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so that we might feed on it and share it with others.
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Give us a holy joy and a holy excitement,
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a thrill in our hearts,
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as we are reminded of truths we know already,
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and as we learn, perhaps,
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to see the truth afresh and anew,
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and to learn new things about our great God and King.
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We pray for the young,
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for children,
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for young adults,
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for families,
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and for every individual
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who is part of the body of Christ in this place.
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Bless this church as a light and a witness in this community,
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the office bearers,
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the ministers,
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and their families,
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and all who serve in different ministries and in different ways.
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And even today,
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we ask that the kingdom of God will advance.
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We ask the blessing of heaven
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on the Gallic section of the congregation,
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meeting together,
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on Mr. MacDonald as he leads their worship.
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We pray blessing on every gospel church,
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gathering as we do today,
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across our nation,
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and even in this community,
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when other congregations are also remembering the Lord's death
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until he come again.
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We ask that the blessing we long for
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will break out here
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and in every place
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where the Lord's people seek his face.
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Show us how to help and encourage one another
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and how to pray for one another
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and how to pray for different fellowships and congregations
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that each might thrive to the glory of God.
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We remember the sick and the suffering.
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We remember those with burdens and concerns today.
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Comfort those who are grieving
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and bring near to us
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the face of the one that we love
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and that we look forward to seeing
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when he comes in his might and power and glory.
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May we welcome him.
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We recognize that many have gone before us
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and that they sleep in Jesus
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waiting for the day of his glorious appearing.
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They already see his face
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but they await the resurrection
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and all the joy that that will bring.
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May we share in the hope
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of the church through ages past
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that in Jesus Christ
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death is swallowed up in victory.
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May we have no fear today.
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May we not be disturbed
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by the work of the wicked one
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but may we know that supernatural grace and peace
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that flows from the one
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who was wounded for us,
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who was crushed for us
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and who conquered death
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and was raised
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on the third day.
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Lord, where there is darkness,
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shine your light.
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Lord, where there is fear,
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bring your peace
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and grant that today
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will be a day that we will remember
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for meeting
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the Lord Jesus.
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Bless us and keep us
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and we pray through Jesus Christ
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seeking peace and pardon.
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Amen.
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Boys and girls,
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I'm not going to take long
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to speak to you today.
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It's just lovely to see
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children and young people here.
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I grew up in this church
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and it was about 40 years ago
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when I was 15
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that I first was helped
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to sit at the Lord's table
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and begin to know something
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of growing in the knowledge of God
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through the things that were being taught.
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But that didn't happen
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without lots of people helping
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and praying for me
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as a child,
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family and Sunday school
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and what have you.
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And I want to thank God
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for all those people
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who taught me
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the way of Jesus.
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And I am sure
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there are people
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teaching you
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the way of Jesus
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as well.
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Some of you
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will be Christians,
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you will be believers,
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maybe very young
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and that's a wonderful thing.
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And it's good
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to tell other people
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when we are praying
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and when we know
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that God is hearing
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our prayers.
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And it's good
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to ask for help
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but most of all
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it's good
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to ask the Lord himself
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to show us
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the next steps
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and the way
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that we are to
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glorify him.
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And that might be
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even as a child
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or a young person
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finding out
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what it means
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to belong
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to God's people
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as a member,
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as a professing
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Christian
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and follower
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of Jesus.
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That happened
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for me
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40 years ago
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in this church.
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You can do the maths
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and you'll know
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how old I am.
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But
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I am thankful
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that God
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has never
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taken his eye
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off
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that boy
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who became
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a man.
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And if you
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are walking
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with Jesus,
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girl or boy,
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whatever stage
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you're at,
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God will never
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take his eye
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off you.
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You can trust him.
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And we pray together
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the words
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that Jesus
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gave us.
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our Father,
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which art in heaven,
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hallowed be thy name.
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Thy kingdom come.
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Thy will be done
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on earth
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as it is
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in heaven.
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Give us this day
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our daily bread
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and forgive us
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our debts
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as we
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forgive
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our debtors.
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And lead us not
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into temptation,
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but deliver us
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from evil.
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for thine
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is the kingdom,
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the power
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and the glory
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forever.
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Amen.
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I believe
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the children
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are coming back
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into church
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at the end
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of our service
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and we pray
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God's blessing
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on all you do
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and learn
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together.
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We are going
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to sing,
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we're going to
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read God's word
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now in John's
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Gospel,
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chapter 19.
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John,
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chapter 19.
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On Friday
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evening,
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Saturday evening,
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we began
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to work
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our way
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through
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this great
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chapter
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that speaks
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of Christ
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on the cross.
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We saw
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him
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as
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the man
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being presented
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to Jerusalem
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by Pontius Pilate.
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Did they want him?
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Did they want
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Jesus
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for their king?
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Behold the man,
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behold the king.
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And they were
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rejecting him.
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We saw him
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as the son,
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God's son
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and Mary's son,
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but also
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as the one
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who carries
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shame
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to the cross.
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And today,
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we are going
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to see him
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on the cross
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dying,
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so behold
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today,
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behold the one
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they have
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pierced.
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And that
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scripture
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is in John
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19
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from verse
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28
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onwards.
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Then they
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led Jesus
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from,
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I beg your
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pardon,
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John 19
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and verse
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20,
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28.
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After this,
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Jesus,
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knowing that
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all was now
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finished,
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said,
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to fulfill
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the scripture,
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I thirst.
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A jar full
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of sour
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wine stood
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there.
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So they put
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a sponge
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full of the
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sour wine
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on a hyssop
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branch
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and held
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it to
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his mouth.
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When Jesus
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had received
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the sour
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wine,
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he said,
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it is
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finished.
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And he
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bowed his
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head
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and gave
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up
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his
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spirit.
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Since it
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was the
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day
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of
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preparation
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and so
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that the
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bodies
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would not
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remain on
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the cross
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on the
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Sabbath,
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for that
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Sabbath was
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a high
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day,
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the Jews
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asked
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Pilate
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that their
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legs might
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be broken
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and that
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they might
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be taken
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away.
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So the
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soldiers came
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and broke
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the legs
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of the
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first and
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of the
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other who
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had been
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crucified
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with him.
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But when
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they came
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to Jesus
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and saw
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that he
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was already
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dead,
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they did
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not break
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his legs.
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But one
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of the
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soldiers
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pierced
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his side
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with a
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spear,
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and at
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once
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there came
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out
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blood
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and
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water.
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He who
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saw it
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has borne
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witness.
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His
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testimony
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is
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true,
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and he
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knows
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that he
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is telling
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the truth,
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that you
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also may
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believe.
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For these
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things took
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place,
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that the
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scripture
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might be
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fulfilled,
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not
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one of
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his bones
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will be
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broken.
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And again,
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another
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scripture
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says,
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they will
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look
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on him
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whom
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they
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have
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pierced.
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This is
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the word
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of the
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Lord,
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holy and
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inspired.
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Thanks be
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to God.
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We sing
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praises
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from
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Psalm 40
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in
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Sing
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Psalms,
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Psalm 40
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in
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Sing
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Psalms,
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and we're
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taking up
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the singing
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at verse
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13.
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The tune is
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Herongate,
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Psalm 40,
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and at
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verse 13
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on page
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51,
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be
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pleased,
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O Lord,
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to rescue
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me,
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O Lord,
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come quickly
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to my
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aid.
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Shall we
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stand and
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sing in
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Psalm 40
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from verse
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13?
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Be
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pleased,
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O Lord,
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to rescue
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me,
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O Lord,
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come quickly
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to my
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aid.
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May all
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who
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seek
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my
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love
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to take
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my
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life
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with
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shame
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and
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turmoil
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be
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repaid.
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May
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all
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who
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plot
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my
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overthrow
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turn
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back
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disgrace
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the way
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they
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came
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me
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to
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my
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face
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be
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come
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upon
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not
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their
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own
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shame
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but
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let
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all
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those
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who
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seek
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your
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face
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be
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joyful
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in
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you
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all
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their
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days
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let
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those
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who
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love
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salvation
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say
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exalted
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be
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the
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Lord
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always
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yet
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I
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am
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poor
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and
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in
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great
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need
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need
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Lord
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take
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on
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me
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I
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humbly
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pray
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you
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are
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my
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savior
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and
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my
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help
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come
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oh
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my
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God
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do
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not
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delay
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do
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not
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delay
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at this
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point we're going to focus on God's word for the next little while in the gospel of John and in chapter 19 be helpful to have that portion of God's word open the story of our savior
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on the cross
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on the cross
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on the tree behold the one
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they have
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they have
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pierced
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I don't know if you've ever worked out how many days or weeks you have been alive
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it might be a strange thing to do but we know that the Lord Jesus life
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was cut short at around 33 years of age
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even that in the ancient world was a reasonable life span he was not old when he died but he had lived for over 30 years and that amounts to about 1700 weeks but the Bible
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but the Bible
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tells the story in great detail
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of only one of those weeks
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of only one of those weeks
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he lived for over 30 years
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but the Bible focuses
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on his last week
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and especially on his last day
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and especially on his last hours
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and especially on his last hours
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because the central story of the scripture
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is that the God who came among us the word who was made flesh died
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suffered and died
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tested death
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that is where all four gospels head
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about a third of Matthew
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Mark and Luke and John
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is devoted to the last week
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and last day
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and last hours
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of the life of Jesus
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the very heart
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of our faith
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is that our God
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took our flesh
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and died
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for his people
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we have been commanded by Jesus
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in the sign of the Lord's Supper
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to remember his death
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we could have been given a sign
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to remember his birth
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and that he took flesh
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but that is not what we were given
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there are two gospel signs
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that bind us together
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as the covenant people of God
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the sign of baptism
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using water
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a sign of washing
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and using bread and wine
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in the supper of the lamb
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a reminder of his body
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and his blood
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and of his death
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but both those signs
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both baptism and communion
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are reminders of the cross
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they are reminders
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that we need to be washed and cleansed
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and receive new life
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and we need to be joined
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to be joined
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to the people of God
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and become members of his body
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parts of his body
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these two gospel signs
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are both connected
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to the cross
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and to the work of salvation
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of redemption
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right through history
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there are so many connections
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with the exodus
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with the way God
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revealed himself
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in the old covenant
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in the old covenant
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in the old testament
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and with all the acts
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of the Holy Spirit
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in the new testament
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I want us to see
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three things this morning
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in our message
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and the first is to focus
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on Jesus' last words
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Jesus' last words
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then we will think
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about Jesus' last strength
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and then we will think
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Jesus' last gift
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to us
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so Jesus' last words
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they are recorded for us
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in John's gospel
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and in the short reading
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that we had today
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we saw that Jesus was conscious
25:13
that everything was now
25:15
finished, fulfilled
25:19
and he said to fulfill scripture
25:21
to finish scripture
25:23
to finish scripture
25:24
I thirst
25:26
a few verses later
25:30
we hear the very last word
25:32
and we know from the other gospels
25:34
it wasn't a weak word
25:36
it was a strong
25:37
a loud word
25:38
a single word
25:40
in the Greek language
25:41
that the new testament
25:42
was written in
25:43
and his last word was
25:45
as a shout
25:46
it is finished
25:47
it is finished
25:48
I am thirsty
25:49
I thirst
25:51
he takes a drink
25:53
in fulfillment
25:54
of prophecy
25:55
and scripture
25:56
and having taken the drink
25:58
it is finished
26:01
and he dismisses his soul
26:05
he bows his head
26:07
he is in an instant
26:10
physically dead
26:12
and his soul
26:14
his spirit
26:15
is with his father
26:17
in the kingdom of heaven
26:19
the bitter cup
26:22
that the father
26:24
has asked him to drink
26:27
has been drunk
26:29
to the very last drop
26:32
that phrase
26:34
it is finished
26:35
is often preached on
26:37
it is a wonderful word
26:40
tetelestai
26:41
it is finished
26:42
and lots of things
26:43
have been said about it
26:44
but what I want you to notice
26:46
this morning
26:47
in these last words
26:48
of Jesus
26:49
is just the emphasis
26:52
on the thirst
26:53
and the drink
26:54
and it being finished
26:57
that word
26:59
spoken by Jesus
27:00
on the cross
27:01
it is finished
27:03
it is actually in the text
27:06
three times
27:08
twice
27:10
in kind of an identical form
27:12
a verbal form
27:13
a verbal form
27:14
it is finished
27:15
it is finished
27:16
it is there in verse 28
27:18
Jesus knowing
27:19
that all was now
27:21
finished
27:23
said
27:25
but the next little phrase
27:27
that is in brackets
27:28
in the ESV
27:29
to fulfill
27:31
the scripture
27:32
well the word for fulfilling
27:33
is really from the same root
27:36
as the word for finishing
27:37
to fill
27:38
to fulfill
27:39
to fulfill
27:40
and to finish
27:41
you can see how they are connected
27:44
even in English
27:46
you get to the fulfillment
27:47
you have finished
27:50
then the word on the cross
27:53
after the drink
27:55
it is
27:57
finished
28:00
he came to finish
28:02
the task that the father gave him
28:04
he did not stumble
28:07
the scripture
28:10
was finished
28:12
the scripture
28:14
was fulfilled
28:17
Jesus' last words
28:19
but secondly
28:21
we are going to think
28:23
about Jesus' last strength
28:26
what he did
28:28
with the last grace and strength
28:31
that God gave to him
28:34
what was he doing
28:35
what was he doing
28:36
on the cross
28:38
that took his last strength
28:40
what was he doing
28:42
as he took those last
28:44
bitter sips of bitter wine
28:46
on a sponge
28:48
soaked with wine vinegar
28:50
and held up to him
28:52
on a hyssop plant
28:54
on the branch of a hyssop
28:56
what was he doing?
28:58
well we know
28:59
he was fulfilling
29:02
scripture
29:03
deliberately
29:04
and consciously
29:05
others were fulfilling
29:06
scripture
29:07
maybe not
29:08
realizing that they were
29:09
doing it
29:10
maybe their
29:11
their own
29:12
sinful inclinations
29:13
and sinful
29:14
wills
29:15
leading them to do
29:16
things
29:17
that God
29:18
had long before
29:20
foreordained
29:21
would come to pass
29:23
for his glory
29:25
and for our
29:26
salvation
29:27
but Jesus
29:29
is using
29:30
his last strength
29:31
to fulfill
29:34
the Passover
29:36
to be the true
29:39
Lamb of God
29:40
who takes away
29:41
the sins
29:42
of the world
29:44
the one
29:45
John the Baptist
29:46
pointed to
29:48
on the first page
29:49
of this gospel
29:51
God's Lamb
29:53
the sin carrying
29:55
Lamb of God
29:57
the Passover
29:58
is looking
29:59
forward
30:00
to its
30:02
fulfillment
30:04
in Jesus
30:05
it is at
30:06
a Passover
30:07
that he
30:08
gives his
30:09
first sign
30:10
in John's
30:11
Gospel
30:12
chapter 2
30:14
the Passover
30:15
that he went up to
30:16
at Jerusalem
30:18
at the beginning of his
30:19
public ministry
30:20
and the first sign
30:21
by which he showed
30:23
his glory
30:24
and now his ministry
30:26
is ending
30:27
and the last
30:28
great sign
30:29
of John's
30:31
Gospel of signs
30:32
will be the
30:33
resurrection
30:34
of the Passover
30:35
Lamb
30:38
it is amazing
30:39
how the scripture
30:40
comes together
30:41
and at the Passover
30:44
he eats the Passover
30:45
in Jerusalem
30:46
with his disciples
30:47
in the upper room
30:49
and amazingly
30:51
the Gospel of John
30:53
doesn't focus
30:56
on the action
30:57
in the Passover
30:58
with bread
30:59
and wine
31:00
the other Gospels
31:02
will tell you
31:03
about that
31:05
John wants you
31:06
to know
31:07
about the conversation
31:09
and the worship
31:10
and the foot washing
31:11
and the praying
31:12
because John's
31:16
Passover
31:17
Passover
31:18
is really going to happen
31:20
not in the upper room
31:22
with the apostles
31:24
gathered around
31:25
a table
31:28
John's Passover
31:29
is not on Thursday night
31:32
but on Friday
31:34
at the place of the skull
31:38
at the place
31:39
where the last strength
31:42
of the Lamb
31:44
is given
31:45
is given
31:46
to die
31:47
as the Lamb
31:48
I
31:51
thirst
31:52
it
31:56
is
31:57
finished
31:59
what kept
32:02
Jesus going
32:04
was this desire
32:06
this longing
32:07
to obey
32:08
his Father
32:10
to the very end
32:12
and he was sent
32:13
to be that Lamb
32:14
part of
32:16
his mission
32:17
was to be
32:18
a perfect Lamb
32:19
not a bone
32:21
of his body
32:22
could be broken
32:23
when the soldiers
32:25
came to
32:27
hasten the deaths
32:28
of the three men
32:29
who were being crucified
32:30
because the
32:32
the Friday sunset
32:34
would begin
32:36
the Sabbath
32:38
and it was a special Sabbath
32:39
a Passover Sabbath
32:40
a high Sabbath
32:42
and there was no question
32:44
the Jews would not be happy
32:46
to have the land
32:47
under a curse
32:48
because a dead body
32:50
was hanging on a tree
32:51
cursed by God
32:53
overnight
32:54
and over a Sabbath
32:55
it couldn't be allowed
32:56
so hurry up
32:57
the execution
32:58
get rid of these men
33:00
get rid of their bodies
33:01
throw them in their graves
33:03
well there's no need
33:06
to hurry up
33:07
the death of Jesus
33:08
he has used
33:11
his last strength
33:13
to take the bitter drink
33:17
that Psalm 22
33:18
and Psalm 69
33:20
said he would take
33:23
and without a bone
33:25
of his body
33:26
being broken
33:28
he is the perfect
33:30
Paschal Lamb
33:32
Exodus 12
33:33
verse 46
33:34
Numbers 9
33:35
verse 12
33:36
the Lamb
33:37
must be perfect
33:38
and no bone
33:39
can be broken
33:40
not even
33:41
as its blood
33:42
is being drained
33:43
from it
33:44
or as it is being
33:45
prepared
33:46
to be roasted
33:47
and consumed
33:49
by those
33:50
who are in fellowship
33:51
with God
33:52
and in fellowship
33:53
with their Lamb
33:54
who has died
33:55
for them
33:56
so that they
33:58
so that they
33:59
do not die
34:00
so that they
34:01
go free
34:02
from Egypt
34:03
go free
34:04
from Pharaoh
34:05
go free
34:06
from the bondage
34:07
that has held them
34:08
Passover is liberation
34:11
Passover is salvation
34:13
Passover is the Lamb
34:15
dead in every house
34:17
and the blood of the Lamb
34:18
on the doorposts
34:20
of every house
34:21
and Jesus is fulfilling
34:23
that picture
34:25
he is the source of life
34:27
of life and freedom
34:29
and his last strength
34:32
is to say
34:33
I thirst
34:35
Psalm 22
34:36
my tongue sticks to my jaws
34:39
but Psalm 22 ends
34:43
with worship
34:45
and tell the nations
34:48
the Lord has done it
34:51
it's done
34:53
it's achieved
34:55
it's finished
34:57
it's finished
34:58
Psalm 69
35:03
they gave me poison
35:04
for food
35:05
and for my thirst
35:06
they gave me sour wine
35:08
to drink
35:10
surrounded by wild animals
35:14
surrounded by men
35:16
like beasts
35:18
he uses his strength
35:20
to finish
35:23
to finish
35:26
isn't it strange
35:28
that they picked up
35:30
a branch of hyssop
35:33
to give him the drink
35:35
that he asked for
35:37
to finish the mission
35:38
he was sent
35:39
to do
35:41
hyssop
35:43
the same plant
35:45
that they used
35:46
in the Passover
35:47
in the book of Exodus
35:48
to paint their door frames
35:51
with the lamb's blood
35:54
nothing
35:56
no detail
35:57
in this story
35:59
is random
36:00
or accidental
36:02
Jesus
36:04
last words
36:06
Jesus
36:08
last strength
36:10
and then thirdly
36:12
Jesus
36:14
last
36:15
gift
36:16
what did he give us
36:20
as he was dying
36:22
verse 30
36:25
when Jesus had received
36:26
the sour wine
36:27
he said
36:28
it is finished
36:29
and he bowed his head
36:30
and he gave up
36:31
his spirit
36:33
verse 34
36:35
one of the soldiers
36:36
came
36:37
to break his legs
36:39
but the one of the soldiers
36:40
instead
36:41
pierced his side
36:42
with a spear
36:43
and at once
36:46
there came out
36:48
what came out of Jesus' body
36:50
his last gift
36:52
to his people
36:54
blood
36:56
and water
36:58
that could just be an incident
37:03
being recorded
37:04
because well that's what happened
37:06
and that's what the witness saw
37:08
saw
37:11
but the verses that come after it
37:15
make a big deal of it
37:17
they are important
37:20
to the writer
37:21
of this gospel
37:23
and as we've seen a few times
37:27
in looking at this chapter
37:29
and if you're familiar with the rest of John's gospel
37:31
you will know
37:33
that often John will refer to himself
37:35
almost with a sense of embarrassment
37:38
he will find an oblique way
37:41
to refer to himself
37:42
as the disciple Jesus loved
37:44
the beloved disciple
37:47
he's the one
37:49
who's to take Mary home
37:51
from the cross
37:53
and we found out last night
37:56
in verse 27
37:57
that from that hour
38:00
John was to take Mary
38:03
and care for her
38:05
and take her to his own home
38:06
but from that hour
38:07
does not mean that
38:09
John and Mary left the cross
38:11
right then
38:14
because the hour
38:15
is the moment
38:16
this gospel has been moving towards
38:19
of the death of the Lamb of God
38:21
and I'm pretty firmly convinced
38:24
that John was there
38:27
to see how Jesus died
38:29
and how that spear
38:30
that lance was put to his side
38:32
and how
38:35
there was no heartbeat
38:38
there was no life in the body
38:40
to keep the fluids of his body together
38:44
there was blood that flowed from his side
38:49
a dead man
38:51
and there was water that had been parted from that blood
38:55
flowing from his side
38:56
and in that order
38:58
water first
38:59
and then blood
39:01
John saw it
39:02
John is the eyewitness
39:04
because he says
39:05
he who saw it has borne witness
39:07
his testimony is true
39:08
and he knows that he's telling the truth
39:11
that you also may believe
39:13
for those things took place
39:16
that the scripture might be fulfilled
39:17
not one of his bones will be broken
39:20
and again another scripture says
39:21
they will look on him whom they have pierced
39:26
his last gift to us
39:28
is that he allowed his body to be pierced
39:32
in fulfillment of the prophecies of the Old Testament
39:38
and the proof that he was dead
39:41
was that he was violently pierced with a spear
39:44
and his blood flowed out of him
39:48
and water flowed out of him
39:51
what does that last gift mean?
39:56
in a gospel where there is often
39:59
symbolism and meaning
40:02
in all the details
40:04
what does it mean?
40:06
John Calvin believed
40:10
that the Old Testament
40:12
way of peace with God
40:16
could be
40:18
gathered together
40:20
under two headings
40:22
sacrifices
40:24
of blood
40:27
and washings
40:31
the law
40:33
the old covenant
40:35
the way to draw near to God
40:37
before Jesus came
40:39
and before his sacrifice and fulfillment
40:42
was a covenant
40:44
was a covenant
40:45
expressed in
40:47
blood sacrifice
40:49
and water
40:51
washing
40:55
I don't think Calvin is wrong
40:58
to see God working
41:00
and the Spirit working
41:02
to bring life and salvation
41:04
and cleansing
41:06
through the blood shed
41:08
that cleanses
41:10
this is
41:13
this is a one-off gift
41:15
this is a gift that
41:18
had never happened before
41:20
although the worship of the old covenant
41:22
pointed forward to it
41:24
it was partial
41:26
it was symbolic
41:27
it was provisional
41:29
it was a shadow
41:31
now
41:33
the Lamb of God
41:34
true Lamb
41:35
dies
41:36
now
41:37
the Passover Lamb
41:38
is offered
41:39
now
41:40
his blood
41:41
is offered
41:42
to mark you
41:43
safe
41:44
from God's judgment
41:47
now
41:49
water is poured out
41:51
cleansing
41:53
water
41:54
water
41:55
that stands for
41:57
the process of birth
41:58
birth from water
41:59
you must be born again
42:02
you must be made new
42:07
the Spirit often in Scripture
42:10
using the symbol of water
42:12
to describe his work
42:15
the Spirit applying the work of the Son
42:19
blood and water
42:23
in the story of the Exodus
42:25
in the story of the Passover
42:26
the Passover
42:27
the blood comes first
42:30
on the night of the Passover
42:33
the Lamb is consumed
42:34
and the Lamb's blood is over the doorposts
42:37
and the lintels
42:39
and the people go free
42:41
they are saved that night
42:43
but they immediately
42:45
journey to the sea
42:47
and they pass through
42:49
the waters of the sea
42:51
parted for them by God
42:53
and they are baptized
42:54
into Moses
42:57
in the water
42:59
in the sea
43:01
they are identified
43:03
as God's people
43:05
saved and marked as saved
43:07
at Passover
43:08
and separated from their old life
43:10
that they are leaving behind
43:12
and the pursuit of their enemies
43:15
they pass through water
43:18
blood and water
43:20
in that order
43:24
is at the cross
43:26
surely it is an echo of the Exodus
43:30
and surely it is a fulfillment
43:34
of all the sacrifices
43:37
of all the drink offerings
43:39
of all the altars that were raised up
43:42
and had water poured over them
43:45
or wine poured over them
43:47
under the old covenant
43:50
what is his gift
43:52
his last gift
43:55
his blood
43:57
makes
43:59
the sinful
44:01
clean
44:03
his blood
44:06
sets
44:08
the prisoner
44:10
free
44:12
it
44:14
is
44:15
finished
44:16
and
44:18
John
44:19
who saw it
44:21
bears witness
44:23
and his testimony
44:25
is true
44:27
and he knows
44:28
he is telling the truth
44:31
you will hear him say something very similar
44:34
in the next chapter
44:36
that you also may
44:39
believe
44:40
believe
44:41
do you believe
44:44
in this
44:46
Jesus
44:48
do you believe
44:50
that his obedience
44:52
was for your salvation
44:54
and that he has tasted
44:56
death for you
44:58
and that you will not
45:00
taste death
45:02
because of that
45:04
do you believe
45:06
that he has cleansed you
45:07
every sin
45:08
and washed you
45:10
as his bride
45:12
do you believe
45:16
that you were there
45:19
at the cross
45:21
because he loved you
45:23
and he knew your name
45:26
and he was thinking
45:29
about his father
45:31
and about you
45:32
then come
45:35
and worship him
45:37
at his table
45:39
and come
45:41
and remember him
45:42
at his table
45:44
and come
45:45
and feed on him
45:47
looking forward to the day
45:49
when you handle
45:51
his hands
45:53
you see his face
45:55
you hear his voice
45:57
and you are with him
45:59
forever
46:00
forever
46:03
Lord God
46:04
Adam slept
46:06
and you took a bride
46:08
from his side
46:10
and gave the bride
46:12
to the man
46:14
in death
46:16
our Saviour
46:18
the second
46:20
and last Adam
46:22
slept
46:24
and you have given him a bride
46:25
out of his substance
46:28
out of water
46:30
and blood
46:32
that flowed from his side
46:34
love us today
46:37
with the love
46:39
of the cross
46:41
and assure us today
46:43
that we need fear nothing
46:45
strengthen us
46:47
to love you
46:48
to serve you
46:49
and to love one another
46:51
through Jesus Christ
46:53
our Lord
46:54
Amen.
46:56
We are going to sing
46:57
to God's praise
46:59
from Sing Psalms
47:01
and Psalm 34
47:05
Sing Psalms
47:06
and Psalm 34
47:08
the opening verses
47:10
the verses marked
47:11
1 to 4
47:13
of the psalm
47:15
to the tune
47:17
Jackson
47:18
Psalm 34
47:20
verse 2 stanzas
47:21
and then we will go down
47:22
to the end of the psalm
47:23
verse 17
47:24
the last 3 stanzas
47:25
Psalm 34
47:26
the opening 2
47:28
and the last 3 verses
47:31
of the psalm
47:32
at all times
47:33
I will bless the Lord
47:34
I'll praise him
47:36
with my voice
47:37
the tune
47:38
Jackson
47:39
at all times
47:42
I will bless the Lord
47:52
I'll praise him
47:54
with my voice
47:56
because I glory in the Lord
48:01
my glory
48:03
in the Lord
48:05
let troubled souls
48:09
rejoice
48:11
together let us praise the Lord
48:20
the Lord
48:21
exalt his name
48:24
with me
48:27
I sought the Lord
48:30
his answer came
48:35
from fears
48:37
he set me free
48:40
the righteous
48:45
cry the Lord
48:47
the Lord responds
48:50
and frees them
48:53
when distressed
48:57
the Lord draws near the broken heart
49:05
heart and rest
49:07
use the depressed
49:12
from all the troubles
49:18
of the just
49:21
the Lord will set him free
49:27
the Lord protects his every poor
49:36
and broken none will be
49:42
the wicked are condemned to death
49:51
all those who hate the just
49:58
God saves his own
50:02
they're not condemned
50:06
for in the Lord they trust
50:12
they trust
50:13
the Lord Jesus looked forward to being in the upper room with his friends
50:27
and showing them that he was their Passover
50:30
he was their lamb
50:32
he was giving his body and his blood for them
50:38
he looked forward to the climax of teaching and discipling
50:42
his friends
50:43
his friends in the upper room
50:47
but the Lord Jesus looks forward to every time
50:51
his people meet in his name
50:54
to remember his death until he comes
50:58
and just as eagerly
51:01
he looks forward to sitting in his kingdom
51:05
with you
51:08
and with all his saints
51:10
when death is no more
51:13
and sorrow is no more
51:15
and today
51:17
is a help
51:20
a reminder
51:22
an encouragement
51:24
to keep feeding
51:25
because you will be feasting
51:28
to keep near
51:30
because you will be nearer
51:32
to keep turning
51:33
and confessing your sins
51:35
because they have already been nailed to the tree
51:38
we are called by Christ
51:40
to live in communion
51:43
with him
51:45
with the triune God
51:48
and to live in trinity
51:52
fellowship and union
51:54
with all those in whom God's love resides
51:58
when we break bread together
52:01
we are expressing our unity
52:04
and our love for one another
52:06
our need of each other
52:09
our care and respect for one another
52:12
we need the older ones
52:16
we need the younger ones
52:18
we need the ones who have many problems in their lives
52:22
that need our care and support
52:24
we need the straightforward ones
52:26
we need the complicated ones
52:27
and the blood is over the doorposts
52:31
and it says stay together
52:33
as the family
52:35
stay together
52:37
under the blood
52:39
don't be jealous of one another
52:42
don't despise one another
52:44
forgive one another
52:46
maintain unity
52:48
if he is your lamb
52:50
and you love him
52:51
and these are your people
52:53
and you love them
52:55
there is one place where we need to be
52:58
and that is eating and drinking
53:02
in memory of him
53:04
celebrating our saviour's love
53:07
and victory
53:09
his Passover
53:11
his exodus
53:13
and then at the table
53:14
we are not saying look at me
53:16
we are saying look at my saviour
53:18
who gave his body and his blood
53:21
to wash
53:23
me
53:25
what is the right way to come
53:28
confessing our sins to the Lord
53:31
in confidence
53:33
that they are blotted out
53:36
at the cross
53:38
and to come expecting
53:41
more of Jesus
53:44
more of the Lord
53:46
the Lord
53:47
who has given us
53:48
his all
53:49
I just want to
53:54
pray that we might all
53:56
be right with God
53:59
and confess our sins
54:01
and if there is someone
54:03
who is not at the table
54:05
who perhaps ought to be
54:07
will you do something about that
54:09
merciful Father you have
54:12
given your son
54:13
and there is no greater gift
54:16
and he has given his body
54:18
and his blood
54:20
and the water that flowed
54:22
he has given his all
54:25
it is finished
54:27
forgive us when we
54:29
forget him
54:31
and his sacrifice
54:33
forgive us when we
54:35
blunder into sin and forget
54:37
that we are crucifying the Lord
54:38
Lord all over again
54:40
forgive us that our
54:43
love is such a poor return
54:45
for his love
54:47
enable us to come and sit at this table today
54:51
forgiven
54:53
washed
54:55
cleansed
54:57
and in fellowship with God
54:59
through Jesus Christ our Lord
55:01
Amen
55:03
we will
55:04
be seated
55:05
if we are not already seated
55:06
at the table
55:08
for sharing in communion
55:09
during the singing of
55:11
Psalm 116
55:13
from the Scottish Psalter
55:15
verses 11 to 19
55:17
from the
55:19
Tunis Cunningham
55:21
Psalm 116
55:23
from verse 11
55:24
when I was in my haste
55:25
that all men liars be
55:28
what shall I render to the Lord
55:31
for all his gifts
55:33
to me
55:35
we stand and sing
55:36
I said
55:37
I said
55:41
when I was in my haste
55:47
that all men liars be
55:49
what shall I render to the Lord
55:54
for all his gifts to me
55:59
what shall I render to the Lord
56:05
for all his gifts to me
56:09
what shall I render to the Lord
56:10
for all his gifts to me
56:14
I'll love salvation
56:16
take the cup
56:18
on God's name
56:22
will I call
56:26
I'll pay my vows now to the Lord
56:39
before his people all
56:44
dear in God's sight
56:51
is his saints death
56:55
thy servant
56:58
Lord am I
57:02
thy servant
57:05
sure
57:07
thine handmaid
57:10
son
57:11
thy
57:14
guy
57:19
the
57:23
name
57:25
x
57:28
提
57:32
call. I'll
57:35
pay my vows now
57:39
to the Lord before
57:43
his people all.
57:50
Within the
57:53
courts of God's own
57:57
house, within
58:00
the midst of
58:04
thee, O
58:07
city of
58:10
Jerusalem,
58:14
praise to
58:16
the Lord
58:18
give ye.
58:28
Brothers and sisters,
58:30
as we gather
58:31
together at the
58:32
Lord's table, it is
58:34
right that we should
58:35
remind ourselves of
58:37
the words of
58:38
institution and that
58:40
we should use these
58:42
to help us to
58:43
prepare our hearts
58:45
for where we are
58:46
and what we are
58:48
here to do.
58:50
Paul says in
58:52
1 Corinthians 11,
58:53
for I received from
58:54
the Lord what I
58:56
also delivered to
58:57
you.
58:58
The Lord Jesus on
58:59
the night which he
59:00
was betrayed took
59:01
bread.
59:02
And when he had
59:02
given thanks, he
59:03
broke it and said,
59:05
this is my body
59:06
which is for you.
59:09
Do this in
59:11
remembrance of me.
59:13
In the same way
59:14
also, he took the
59:16
cup after supper
59:17
saying, this cup is
59:19
the new covenant
59:20
in my blood.
59:22
Do this as often
59:23
as you drink it
59:24
in remembrance of me.
59:27
For as often as you
59:28
eat this bread
59:29
and drink this cup,
59:31
you proclaim
59:32
the Lord's death
59:34
until
59:36
he comes.
59:38
in the moment
59:41
we're going to
59:42
give our thanks
59:44
in prayer
59:44
and then
59:46
express our thanks
59:47
in sharing
59:49
this gospel
59:50
sign
59:51
with one another.
59:53
The gospel
59:54
of John
59:55
has a Passover
59:57
near the beginning
59:58
and a Passover
1:00:00
right at the end.
1:00:02
The Passover
1:00:03
at the beginning
1:00:04
is marking
1:00:05
the beginning
1:00:06
of Jesus' ministry
1:00:07
and after his
1:00:08
first sign,
1:00:10
what does Jesus do?
1:00:12
He goes into
1:00:13
his father's house
1:00:14
and he is appalled.
1:00:18
They're making money
1:00:19
and they're making
1:00:20
a mockery
1:00:21
and he wants
1:00:23
to cleanse the house
1:00:24
not because he's angry
1:00:27
but because poor ones,
1:00:29
sinful ones
1:00:30
are not getting
1:00:32
near the gospel
1:00:33
through all the nonsense
1:00:35
and the politics
1:00:37
and the commerce
1:00:37
and he makes
1:00:40
a whip
1:00:40
and he chases
1:00:42
away
1:00:42
these fakes
1:00:44
and frauds
1:00:45
who only care
1:00:47
about power
1:00:47
and money.
1:00:50
And the scripture
1:00:51
was quoted,
1:00:53
zeal,
1:00:55
zeal
1:00:57
for your heart
1:01:00
has eaten
1:01:03
has eaten me up.
1:01:05
It's right
1:01:06
at the beginning
1:01:07
of the public ministry.
1:01:10
He's going to
1:01:10
purify
1:01:11
a temple
1:01:12
by exposing
1:01:17
lies
1:01:18
and showing
1:01:21
the glory
1:01:21
of God.
1:01:22
He's going to
1:01:23
build a temple,
1:01:25
unite a temple
1:01:26
and it will not
1:01:27
be a temple
1:01:28
with stone
1:01:29
and lime
1:01:30
with gold
1:01:31
and wools.
1:01:33
It will be a temple
1:01:35
of his body.
1:01:39
Well, he did that
1:01:40
and his body
1:01:43
gathers
1:01:44
Lord's day
1:01:45
by Lord's day
1:01:47
to worship
1:01:48
and the head
1:01:50
of the body
1:01:50
is with the body
1:01:51
and he gave
1:01:53
his body
1:01:54
to nourish
1:01:56
you
1:01:57
his body.
1:01:59
So be encouraged.
1:02:02
Jesus
1:02:02
will build
1:02:03
and is building
1:02:05
his church
1:02:07
across the world
1:02:08
today.
1:02:10
It's a small part
1:02:12
of it
1:02:12
but his eye
1:02:13
is on it
1:02:14
and he loves it
1:02:15
and he will
1:02:17
never take his eye
1:02:18
off his people.
1:02:21
So lift up
1:02:22
your heart
1:02:23
in worship
1:02:24
and in
1:02:25
thanksgiving.
1:02:27
Gracious Lord,
1:02:28
we find
1:02:29
ourselves again
1:02:30
at a table
1:02:32
that we do not
1:02:33
deserve to be at
1:02:34
but our shame
1:02:37
and dishonor
1:02:39
was nailed
1:02:41
to the tree
1:02:41
and so
1:02:43
in Jesus' name
1:02:45
and for his sake
1:02:47
we draw near
1:02:49
and we ask
1:02:51
that today
1:02:52
again
1:02:53
the Lord
1:02:54
will build
1:02:55
his people up
1:02:56
and build
1:02:57
his house up
1:02:58
give us
1:02:59
a zeal
1:03:00
for Christ
1:03:02
and his work
1:03:03
may we learn
1:03:05
from his zeal
1:03:06
to pay a price
1:03:09
to be holy
1:03:11
and to pay a price
1:03:13
to be bold
1:03:14
and to be witnesses
1:03:16
and to pay a price
1:03:18
to be on the side
1:03:20
of truth
1:03:21
may we not
1:03:22
draw back
1:03:23
in unbelief
1:03:24
but may we go
1:03:26
forward
1:03:27
in faith
1:03:28
and trust
1:03:29
to the one
1:03:31
whose side
1:03:32
was torn
1:03:34
so that blood
1:03:36
and water
1:03:37
flowed
1:03:38
Lord
1:03:39
Jesus Christ
1:03:41
head of this
1:03:41
table
1:03:42
feed us
1:03:44
we receive
1:03:46
this bread
1:03:47
symbol
1:03:48
and emblem
1:03:49
and signpost
1:03:50
of your body
1:03:51
we receive
1:03:53
this cup
1:03:54
sign of your blood
1:03:57
grant us
1:03:59
faith
1:03:59
and peace
1:04:00
as we eat
1:04:01
and drink
1:04:02
may we do
1:04:03
all this
1:04:04
to your glory
1:04:06
on the night
1:04:09
that our
1:04:10
saviour
1:04:10
was betrayed
1:04:11
he took bread
1:04:12
and having given
1:04:13
thanks
1:04:14
he broke it
1:04:14
saying
1:04:15
take eat
1:04:16
this is my
1:04:17
body
1:04:17
which is
1:04:18
broken
1:04:19
for you
1:04:20
do this
1:04:22
in remembrance
1:04:23
of me
1:04:25
our saviour
1:04:30
took the
1:04:31
cup
1:04:31
saying
1:04:33
this cup
1:04:33
is the
1:04:34
new covenant
1:04:34
the new
1:04:35
testament
1:04:35
in my
1:04:36
blood
1:04:36
drink you
1:04:37
all of it
1:04:38
when you
1:04:39
eat this
1:04:40
bread
1:04:40
and drink
1:04:40
this cup
1:04:41
you proclaim
1:04:42
the lord's
1:04:43
death
1:04:44
until he
1:04:45
comes
1:04:46
the bread
1:04:49
of his
1:04:50
presence
1:04:50
the bread
1:04:52
that speaks
1:04:52
of his body
1:04:53
the cup
1:04:55
of his blood
1:04:56
his covenant
1:04:57
his love
1:04:58
eat and drink
1:05:00
the gifts
1:05:01
of God
1:05:02
to the glory
1:05:04
of God
1:05:04
it's lovely
1:05:09
to see you
1:05:11
and to be
1:05:12
with you
1:05:13
and to share
1:05:14
and worship
1:05:14
with you
1:05:15
and there is
1:05:17
a connection
1:05:19
that we have
1:05:20
with one
1:05:21
another
1:05:22
and with
1:05:23
our lord
1:05:24
when we are
1:05:25
able to
1:05:25
break
1:05:25
the bread
1:05:27
and share
1:05:29
the cup
1:05:30
with one
1:05:31
another
1:05:31
that is
1:05:32
a wonderful
1:05:33
signpost
1:05:34
of the
1:05:35
future
1:05:35
of a world
1:05:37
that we have
1:05:38
not yet
1:05:39
seen
1:05:39
of a love
1:05:41
and of a
1:05:43
peace
1:05:44
that we
1:05:45
can hardly
1:05:46
imagine
1:05:47
today
1:05:49
is supposed
1:05:50
to strengthen
1:05:51
us on the way
1:05:52
when we
1:05:54
come to
1:05:55
the lord's
1:05:55
table
1:05:56
we come
1:05:59
to
1:06:00
experience
1:06:01
two postures
1:06:03
two ways
1:06:05
of being
1:06:06
one is
1:06:08
lowly
1:06:09
to humble
1:06:11
ourselves
1:06:12
but by
1:06:15
design
1:06:16
the other
1:06:16
posture
1:06:17
is not
1:06:19
lowly
1:06:19
but it
1:06:20
is to
1:06:20
be
1:06:20
lifted
1:06:20
up
1:06:21
for
1:06:24
he
1:06:24
went
1:06:25
down
1:06:26
for us
1:06:27
on the
1:06:29
cross
1:06:29
and he
1:06:31
has now
1:06:31
been lifted
1:06:32
up and
1:06:32
exalted
1:06:33
so when
1:06:35
we come
1:06:35
to the
1:06:36
table
1:06:36
by faith
1:06:37
we say
1:06:40
even with
1:06:41
some of
1:06:41
the old
1:06:42
church
1:06:42
fathers
1:06:43
from long
1:06:43
ago
1:06:43
that we
1:06:45
have to
1:06:46
repent
1:06:46
not only
1:06:48
of our
1:06:48
wickedness
1:06:49
but even
1:06:50
of our
1:06:50
righteousness
1:06:51
our good
1:06:53
things are
1:06:53
not as
1:06:54
good as
1:06:54
we imagine
1:06:55
we've got
1:06:57
to give it
1:06:57
all up and
1:06:58
say Jesus
1:06:59
you are the
1:06:59
one I
1:07:00
need
1:07:00
that's
1:07:01
going
1:07:01
down
1:07:01
and he
1:07:04
reaches out
1:07:04
his hand
1:07:05
and he
1:07:07
feeds us
1:07:08
and he
1:07:10
says let
1:07:11
me lift
1:07:11
you up
1:07:12
spend the
1:07:14
rest of
1:07:14
this day
1:07:15
as my
1:07:15
ambassador
1:07:16
spend the
1:07:17
rest of
1:07:18
this week
1:07:19
as my
1:07:19
ambassador
1:07:20
go from
1:07:21
this place
1:07:22
and say
1:07:23
my lord
1:07:25
was good
1:07:27
to me
1:07:27
my lord
1:07:30
gave his
1:07:32
side
1:07:33
to the
1:07:35
spear
1:07:36
for me
1:07:37
my lord
1:07:40
washed me
1:07:41
and I
1:07:44
am clean
1:07:44
rock of
1:07:46
ages
1:07:47
cleft
1:07:47
for me
1:07:48
let me
1:07:49
hide
1:07:50
myself
1:07:51
in thee
1:07:51
let the
1:07:52
water
1:07:53
and the
1:07:54
blood
1:07:54
from thy
1:07:56
riven
1:07:56
side
1:07:57
which
1:07:57
flowed
1:07:59
be of
1:07:59
sin
1:08:00
the
1:08:00
double
1:08:00
cure
1:08:01
save
1:08:03
me
1:08:03
from
1:08:04
its
1:08:05
guilt
1:08:05
and
1:08:06
power
1:08:06
lord
1:08:09
you
1:08:09
have
1:08:09
saved
1:08:10
us
1:08:10
and
1:08:10
you
1:08:11
have
1:08:11
cleansed
1:08:12
us
1:08:12
you
1:08:13
have
1:08:13
encouraged
1:08:14
us
1:08:14
to
1:08:15
come
1:08:16
by way
1:08:16
of
1:08:16
repentance
1:08:17
and
1:08:17
self
1:08:18
examination
1:08:18
to
1:08:20
a
1:08:20
lowly
1:08:21
place
1:08:21
now
1:08:23
lord
1:08:23
lift
1:08:23
us
1:08:24
up
1:08:24
in
1:08:25
fellowship
1:08:25
and
1:08:26
communion
1:08:26
with
1:08:27
the
1:08:27
one
1:08:27
whose
1:08:28
side
1:08:29
was
1:08:29
torn
1:08:30
and
1:08:30
riven
1:08:30
for
1:08:30
us
1:08:31
and
1:08:32
wash
1:08:32
us
1:08:32
and
1:08:33
cleanse
1:08:33
us
1:08:33
that
1:08:34
when
1:08:35
satan
1:08:35
comes
1:08:36
the
1:08:37
cross
1:08:38
will
1:08:38
be
1:08:38
our
1:08:39
defense
1:08:39
our
1:08:41
answer
1:08:41
to
1:08:42
his
1:08:42
lies
1:08:43
and
1:08:44
accusations
1:08:45
help
1:08:46
us
1:08:46
to
1:08:47
go
1:08:47
on
1:08:47
in
1:08:47
the
1:08:47
strength
1:08:48
of
1:08:48
God
1:08:49
and
1:08:49
to
1:08:50
proclaim
1:08:50
the
1:08:51
glory
1:08:51
of
1:08:51
God
1:08:52
keep
1:08:53
us
1:08:53
in
1:08:53
love
1:08:54
and
1:08:54
in
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unity
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and
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keep
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us
1:08:57
from
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the
1:08:57
tempter
1:08:58
through
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Jesus
1:08:59
Christ
1:09:00
our
1:09:00
Lord
1:09:01
Amen
1:09:02
Closing praise
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is Psalm 72
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in the
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Scottish
1:09:06
Psalter
1:09:07
the
1:09:07
closing
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verses
1:09:08
17
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to
1:09:09
19
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His
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name
1:09:11
forever
1:09:12
shall
1:09:13
endure
1:09:14
last
1:09:14
like
1:09:15
the
1:09:15
sun
1:09:16
it
1:09:17
shall
1:09:17
shall we
1:09:17
stand
1:09:18
and sing
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His
1:09:26
name
1:09:27
forever
1:09:29
forever
1:09:29
shall
1:09:31
endure
1:09:34
last
1:09:36
like
1:09:37
the
1:09:38
sun
1:09:39
it
1:09:40
shall
1:09:42
men
1:09:43
shall
1:09:44
be
1:09:45
blessed
1:09:47
in
1:09:48
heaven
1:09:49
and
1:09:50
blessed
1:09:51
all
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nations
1:09:54
shall
1:09:55
shall
1:09:56
have
1:09:56
him
1:09:57
call
1:10:00
now
1:10:01
blessed
1:10:03
be
1:10:05
the
1:10:06
Lord
1:10:08
our
1:10:08
God
1:10:10
the
1:10:11
God
1:10:12
of
1:10:13
Israel
1:10:16
for
1:10:18
he
1:10:20
alone
1:10:21
God
1:10:22
th
1:10:23
wondrous
1:10:25
works
1:10:27
in glory
1:10:29
that
1:10:31
excel
1:10:33
and
1:10:37
blessed
1:10:39
be
1:10:40
his
1:10:42
glorious
1:10:44
name
1:10:45
to
1:10:46
all
1:10:48
eternity
1:10:51
the
1:10:54
whole
1:10:55
earth
1:10:56
let
1:10:58
his
1:10:59
glory
1:11:01
fill
1:11:02
amen
1:11:04
so
1:11:06
let
1:11:07
it
1:11:08
be
1:11:09
go
1:11:13
with the
1:11:13
peace
1:11:13
and grace
1:11:14
and strength
1:11:15
of God
1:11:15
to serve
1:11:16
the
1:11:16
Lord
1:11:16
may the
1:11:17
grace
1:11:18
of our
1:11:18
Lord
1:11:19
Jesus
1:11:19
Christ
1:11:20
the
1:11:20
love
1:11:20
of
1:11:20
God
1:11:21
the
1:11:21
Father
1:11:21
the
1:11:22
fellowship
1:11:23
of the
1:11:23
Holy
1:11:23
Spirit
1:11:24
the
1:11:24
Comforter
1:11:25
be with
1:11:26
you
1:11:26
with all
1:11:27
whom you
1:11:27
love
1:11:28
and with
1:11:29
all God's
1:11:29
people
1:11:30
everywhere
1:11:31
amen
1:11:45
for
1:11:46
are
1:11:48
and
1:11:49
for
1:12:09
forever
1:12:11
Thank you.