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Our text for this morning is Hebrews chapter 3 verses 7 through 19.
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! Before I read them I want to remind you beloved that this is God's word to us.
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He is written for his glory and for our good.
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And as such we would all do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises and to obey its commands.
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Hebrews chapter 3 verse 7 and following.
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Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,
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Today if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion on the day of testing in the wilderness,
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where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.
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Therefore, I was provoked with that generation and said,
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They always go astray in their heart.
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They have not known my ways.
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As I swore in my wrath, they shall not enter my rest.
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Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart,
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leading you to fall away from the living God.
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But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called today,
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that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
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For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
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As it is said, today, if you hear his voice,
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do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.
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For who were those who heard and yet rebelled?
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Was it not all those who left Egypt, led by Moses?
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And with whom was he provoked for forty years?
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Was it not those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
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And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest,
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but to those who were disobedient?
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So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.
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The author of Hebrews begins this portion of this very pastoral letter,
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a letter addressed to a group of Hellenistic Jewish Christians who had suffered greatly.
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We get evidence of that throughout this letter.
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And they were being tempted to forget the surpassing excellency of Jesus Christ
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and to return to Judaism.
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And he begins this with these words,
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therefore, as the Holy Spirit says.
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Here we have another in a series of therefores.
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Chapter 2, verse 1, verse 14, verse 17, chapter 3, and verse 1.
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Which means that the author of Hebrews is building a case.
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He's elaborating and developing an idea.
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And we must pay careful attention to these therefores.
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In this text, the therefore refers generally to all that he has said
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concerning Jesus' superiority to Moses,
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that great and venerated figure of Jewish history.
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And it refers specifically to the preceding phrase.
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I'm going to get it out.
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Found in verse 6, the last part.
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Which says,
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And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence
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and our boasting in our hope.
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It's coming off that phrase.
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Like, we are God's house.
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We belong to him if we hold fast.
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Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says.
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This letter was written to address the temptation
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that these beleaguered Christians were facing.
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The temptation to leave the faith.
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To not preserve to the end.
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And he sets about this work of teaching them a startling truth.
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It is possible to have every appearance of beginning well,
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but to end very poorly.
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It is possible to have every appearance of beginning well,
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but to end very poorly.
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This is so timely for the church today.
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In an age of rampant, cheap grace gospel offers,
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we need such a word.
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So many caught up in what I like to call decisionism.
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So many, I say with trembling, led astray
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because they believe that they have the power to save themselves.
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And they tie that to a solitary event in their lives.
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In order to show this Hebrew audience and us this,
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he does what every faithful pastor does.
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He opens to them and explains the Scripture.
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He appeals to God's authoritative word on the matter.
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And we can know this is what he is laboring to do
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because he says,
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as the Holy Spirit says.
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He knows about, he believes in the inspiration of Scripture.
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And he does so, he quotes from Psalm 95.
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So the text for his sermon in our text today is Psalm 95,
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the last part of verse 7 through verse 11.
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And he declares, right,
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this is the authoritative word of God, right?
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The Holy Spirit has spoken this.
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It meant something back then.
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It means something for the church that he's writing to.
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And it means something for us today.
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So in the last half of verse 7 of Hebrews chapter 3
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and through verse 11 of Hebrews chapter 3,
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he quotes from Psalm 95.
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He's quoting from the Septuagint,
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which is the Greek translation of the Old Testament.
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This would have been their Bible in their day,
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much like me quoting from the ESV.
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Today, if you hear his voice,
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do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion
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on the day of testing in the wilderness
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where your fathers put me to the test
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and saw my works for 40 years.
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Therefore, I was provoked with that generation
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and said they always go astray in their heart.
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They have not known my ways.
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As I swore in my wrath,
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they shall not enter my rest.
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So our text's author,
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for the sake of their souls and ours,
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picks up from Psalm 95 the Exodus story
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in order to instruct them and us
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about the dangers of having every appearance
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of beginning well,
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but ending very poorly.
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The Exodus story was always meant to serve us
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in this way.
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It is a type for the deliverance,
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the ultimate deliverance,
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of God's people, the church.
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Recall that God has a people
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under the bondage of slavery.
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And in order to make his name known,
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God delivers his people from that bondage
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through a judgment that they are spared from
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by the mark of a sacrificial lamb.
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In 1 Corinthians 5 and verse 7,
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Paul states,
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Christ, our Passover lamb,
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has been sacrificed.
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Paul saw this great connection
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between the Exodus story,
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the great redemptive story
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of the Old Testament,
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and the deliverance that was theirs
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and is ours in Christ.
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God's people are then led out of Egypt
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by Moses,
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who the author of Hebrews has just told us
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that Moses prefigured Christ.
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In Hebrews 3, verse 5,
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in the first part of 6,
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he wrote,
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Moses was faithful in all God's house
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as a servant
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to testify to the things
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that were to be spoken later.
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But Christ is faithful
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over God's house
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as a son.
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Moses was the type.
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Christ is the anti-type.
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He's the fulfillment
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of what Moses was meant to picture
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as one leading his people
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out of bondage to sin.
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The Israelites are met
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with the obstacle
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of the Red Sea
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not long after their departure
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from Egypt,
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being pursued
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by the fickle-minded Pharaoh
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when God delivers them
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through the parting
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of the water
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and judges the Egyptians
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by its reunion.
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They were led miraculously
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by pillars of cloud
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and fire.
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They were provided for
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miraculously, right,
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food from heaven
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and water from rocks.
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In all of their unfaithfulness,
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God was faithful.
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And what the author of Hebrews
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is doing is showing
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those who claim
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to follow Jesus Christ
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what their unfaithfulness
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ultimately cost the Egyptians
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or the Israelites
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and warning us
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not to do the same.
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The Apostle Paul
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does this very thing.
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He picks up again
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the Exodus story
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in 1 Corinthians 10
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verses 1-6
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where he wrote,
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For I do not want you
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to be unaware, brothers,
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that our fathers
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were all under the cloud
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and all passed through the sea
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and all were baptized
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into Moses
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in the cloud
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and in the sea
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and all ate
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the same spiritual food
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and all drank
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the same spiritual drink
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for they drank
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from the spiritual rock
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that followed them
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and the rock
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was Christ.
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We don't have time
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this morning
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to unpack all of that
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but it is cool.
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Verse 5,
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Nevertheless,
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with most of them
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God was not pleased
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for they were overthrown
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in the wilderness.
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Now,
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verse 6,
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these things took place
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as examples
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for us
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that we might not
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desire evil
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as they did.
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They're given to us
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as an example
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that we would pick them up
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and see
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how it is
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that we're
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to remain faithful
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to the way
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of Christ.
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So join me,
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if you will,
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for a moment.
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Please mark
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Hebrews chapter 3
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but join me
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in Psalm 95.
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I want to draw
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your attention
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just for a moment
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to verses 7 and 8.
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Amen.
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Let me remind you
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that in Hebrews chapter 3
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as he's citing
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the Septuagint
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and he says
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today if you hear his voice
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do not harden your hearts
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as in the rebellion
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on the day of testing
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in the wilderness.
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I want you to see
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the difference
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here in Psalm 95
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last half of verse 7
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and verse 8.
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Today if you hear
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his voice
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do not harden your hearts
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as at Meribah
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as on the day
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at Massah
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in the wilderness.
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Their locations
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in Psalm 95
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isn't that interesting?
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But
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the Hebrew words
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Meribah
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and Massah
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mean
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to quarrel
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or to rebel.
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That's Meribah
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and Massah
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means
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testing.
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So he's picking up
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the event
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what was happening
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what was going on
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what was the intention
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of the Israelite people
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as they were
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rebelling against God
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and putting God
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to the test.
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Now
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you can leave
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Psalm 95
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we'll look at it
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a little bit more
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in Hebrews chapter 3
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but turn with me
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in the middle
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to Exodus chapter 17
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and let's look at the place
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where this actually happens.
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I want to remind you
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that we're not
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first century
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Hellenistic Jews
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so we have to do
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a little more work
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than he had to do
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he could simply just
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quote Psalm 95
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and they knew exactly
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what he was talking about.
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we may need to be
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prompted a bit
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I know I needed
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to actually go find
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the place this happened
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my mind did not go
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Exodus 17
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first seven verses
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listen to what happened
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Exodus 17
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beginning in verse 1
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all the congregation
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all the congregation
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of the people
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of Israel
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moved on
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from the wilderness
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of sin
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by stages
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according to the commandment
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of the Lord
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and camped
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at Rephidim
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but there was
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no water
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for the people
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to drink
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now this is not
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long
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after they've
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crossed the Red Sea
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it has not
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taken much
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time
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for this people
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to not have their
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apparent need
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met
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watch what happens
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therefore
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the people
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quarreled
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with Moses
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and said
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give us water
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to drink
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and Moses
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said to them
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why do you
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quarrel with me
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why do you
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test
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the Lord
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see those two words
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but the people
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thirsted there
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for water
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and the people
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grumbled against
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Moses and said
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why did you
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bring us up
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out of Egypt
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to kill us
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and our children
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and our livestock
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with thirst
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so Moses
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cried to the
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Lord
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what shall I
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do with this
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people
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they are almost
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ready to stone
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me
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and the Lord
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said to Moses
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pass on
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before the people
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taking with you
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some of the
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elders of Israel
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and take in your
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hand the staff
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with which you
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struck the Nile
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and go
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behold I will
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stand before you
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there on the
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rock at Horeb
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and you shall
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strike the rock
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and water
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shall come out
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of it
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and the people
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will drink
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and Moses
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did so
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in the sight
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of the elders
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of Israel
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and he called
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the name of the
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place
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Massah
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and Meribah
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testing
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and rebellion
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because of the
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quarreling
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of the people
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of Israel
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and because they
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tested the Lord
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by saying
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is the Lord
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among us
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or not
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okay
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so this is
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the event
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that the writer
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of Hebrews
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is pulling
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upon
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right
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but this was
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not the only
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time
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that the people
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quarreled
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in fact there's
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quite a history
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of quarreling
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we find out in
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Numbers chapter 14
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God says there were
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ten times
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they put him
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to the test
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and as you read
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through that narrative
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you'll see that cycle
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again and again
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and again
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of them not
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believing that God
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would do what God
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had said
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he would do
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in preserving
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them
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as a people
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but to bookend
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this
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I want you now
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to turn with me
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to Numbers chapter 20
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and then I promise
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we'll go back
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to Hebrews 3
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and stay
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now we know
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that because of
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Israel's unfaithfulness
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right
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they were set
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to wander
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in the wilderness
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and they did so
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for 40 years
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a journey
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from Egypt
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to the land
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of Canaan
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could feasibly
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have been done
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in two weeks
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and they spent
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40 years
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wandering around
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as a people
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in the desert
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this comes
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this event
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in Numbers chapter 20
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right
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very close
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to the end
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of that
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wandering
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and again
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a similar
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event
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starting in
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verse 2
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now there was
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no water
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for the congregation
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and they
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assembled themselves
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together
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against Moses
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and against Aaron
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and the people
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quarreled with Moses
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and said
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would that we
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had perished
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when our brothers
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perished before the Lord
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why have you
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brought the assembly
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of the Lord
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into this wilderness
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that we should
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die here
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both we
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and our cattle
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and why have you
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made us come up
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out of Egypt
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to bring us
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to this evil place
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it is no place
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for grain
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or figs
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or vines
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or pomegranates
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and there is
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no water
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to drink
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then Moses
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and Aaron
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went from the
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presence of the
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assembly
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to the entrance
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of the tent
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of meeting
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and fell
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on their faces
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and the glory
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of the Lord
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appeared to them
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and the Lord
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spoke to Moses
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saying
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take the staff
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and assemble
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the congregation
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you and Aaron
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your brother
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and tell the rock
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before their eyes
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to yield
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its water
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so you shall
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bring water
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out of the rock
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for them
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and give drink
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to the congregation
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and their cattle
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so a very similar
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event
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they have no water
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they are grumbling
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about water
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Moses goes and
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pleads for them
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to have water
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and God
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gives him
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instructions
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but they are
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different this time
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did you notice
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the difference
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the first time
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he was told
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to take a staff
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and strike the rock
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when he strikes
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the rock
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the rock
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I'm presuming
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breaks open
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and water
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comes flowing
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out
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abundant water
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for this mass
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of people
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this time
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he's told
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to do
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something
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different
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verse 8
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says
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tell the rock
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before your eyes
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to yield
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its water
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right
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say to the rock
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give me your water
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and it
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will happen
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it's important
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that we pay attention
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to God's
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good instruction
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for us
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verse 9
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and Moses
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took the staff
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from before the Lord
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as he commanded him
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then Moses and Aaron
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gathered the assembly
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together before the rock
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and he said to them
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hear now you rebels
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!
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shall we bring water
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for you
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out of this rock?
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and Moses
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lifted up his hand
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and struck the rock
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with his staff
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twice
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and water
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came out
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abundantly
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and the congregation
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drank
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and their livestock
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now
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God in his kindness
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gave them water
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anyway
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notice that
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he gave them water
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anyway
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and we are very quick
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to say
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well the result
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is good
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right
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the water
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came
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the means
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don't really
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matter
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God doesn't feel
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that way at all
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about it
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God has a much
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different perspective
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in fact I think
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most people
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read this text
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and go
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fantastic
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Moses obeyed
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and it happened
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again
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but then God
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does a very
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curious thing
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verse 12
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and the Lord
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said to Moses
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and Aaron
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because you
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did not believe
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in me
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they disobeyed
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what he had
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told them
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to do
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to uphold
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me as holy
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in the eyes
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of the people
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of Israel
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therefore you
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shall not
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bring this
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assembly
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into the land
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that I have
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given them
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these
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are the waters
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of Merivah
20:09
there it is
20:10
again
20:11
rebellion
20:11
where the people
20:13
of Israel
20:13
quarreled
20:14
with the Lord
20:15
and through
20:16
them
20:16
he showed
20:17
himself
20:18
holy
20:19
this was a judgment
20:21
that was passed
20:21
on that generation
20:23
you recall that
20:23
none of that
20:24
generation
20:25
got to see
20:26
the promised land
20:27
none of them
20:28
got to enter
20:28
into the rest
20:30
of Canaan
20:31
so the author
20:34
of Hebrews
20:34
is warning
20:35
them
20:36
and us
20:37
in this way
20:38
the last half
20:40
of verse 7
20:41
of Hebrews 3
20:41
today
20:43
today
20:44
if you hear
20:45
his voice
20:46
do not harden
20:46
your hearts
20:47
as in the
20:48
rebellion
20:48
on the day
20:49
of testing
20:50
in the wilderness
20:51
and again
20:52
in verse 15
20:53
and I believe
20:54
repeated
20:55
for emphasis
20:56
as it is said
20:58
today
20:58
if you hear
21:00
his voice
21:00
do not
21:01
harden
21:01
your hearts
21:03
as in
21:04
the rebellion
21:05
do not be
21:07
like the Israelites
21:09
that faithful
21:10
faithless
21:11
excuse me
21:12
faithless
21:12
generation
21:14
learn your lesson
21:16
from post
21:17
exodus
21:18
Israel
21:19
this is the plea
21:20
of the author
21:20
of Hebrews
21:22
there were those
21:24
who had
21:24
every appearance
21:26
of beginning
21:27
well
21:27
but ended
21:29
very poorly
21:30
they did not
21:32
enter God's
21:32
rest
21:33
do not
21:34
be counted
21:34
among them
21:36
don't merely
21:38
say
21:40
you're a follower
21:41
of Christ
21:42
be
21:42
a follower
21:43
of Christ
21:45
and in verses
21:47
12
21:47
and 13
21:48
and 14
21:49
the author
21:50
of Hebrews
21:50
gives three
21:52
exhortations
21:53
to help
21:54
us
21:55
number one
21:56
protect
21:58
your heart
21:59
number two
22:02
press one
22:04
another
22:04
toward holiness
22:05
and number
22:09
three
22:10
persevere
22:12
to the end
22:14
number one
22:16
protect your
22:16
heart
22:17
verse 12
22:18
says take
22:18
care brothers
22:19
lest there be
22:19
in any of you
22:20
an evil
22:21
unbelieving
22:22
heart
22:23
leading you
22:23
to fall
22:24
away
22:25
from the
22:26
living
22:26
God
22:27
he's saying
22:29
to us
22:30
this morning
22:31
be very
22:31
careful
22:32
be vigilant
22:34
Sin is deceitful
22:36
our hearts
22:37
are fickle
22:37
pay attention
22:39
to what's
22:39
going on
22:40
in you
22:42
trace the
22:44
contours
22:44
of your
22:45
affections
22:46
what do
22:47
you love
22:48
the world
22:49
or the
22:50
ways of
22:51
Christ
22:51
they stand
22:53
in opposition
22:53
to one
22:54
another
22:54
to fall
22:56
away
22:57
means
22:58
to
22:58
willingly
22:59
apostatize
23:00
it means
23:04
to turn
23:04
away
23:05
from the
23:06
faith you
23:07
once
23:07
proclaimed
23:09
this kind
23:10
of turning
23:11
away
23:12
bears
23:12
a
23:13
huge
23:14
penalty
23:15
to reject
23:16
Moses
23:17
meant
23:18
not
23:18
entering
23:18
into
23:19
the
23:19
promised
23:19
land
23:19
to
23:21
reject
23:21
Christ
23:22
means
23:23
not
23:23
gaining
23:23
the
23:24
blessings
23:24
of
23:25
eternal
23:25
life
23:26
but
23:27
rather
23:27
eternal
23:29
death
23:29
this is a
23:30
grander
23:31
thing
23:31
a greater
23:32
thing
23:32
an
23:32
eternal
23:33
thing
23:33
that the
23:34
writer of
23:34
Hebrews
23:34
is talking
23:35
about
23:36
he's using
23:37
the temporal
23:37
example
23:38
of the
23:39
Exodus
23:39
story
23:40
to teach
23:41
us this
23:42
and we can
23:43
know this
23:43
because Moses
23:44
didn't enter
23:44
Canaan
23:45
but when
23:46
Jesus was
23:47
transfigured
23:47
who did he
23:47
meet with
23:48
on the
23:48
mountain
23:48
Moses
23:49
Moses
23:50
was there
23:50
right
23:51
Moses
23:52
was found
23:52
in
23:53
Christ
23:53
right
23:54
Moses
23:54
was taken
23:55
off to
23:56
glory
23:57
but he
23:58
didn't enter
23:58
that
23:59
earthly rest
24:00
of the
24:01
land
24:01
of Canaan
24:02
and that's
24:02
to show us
24:03
something
24:03
greater
24:04
about our
24:04
eternal
24:05
rest
24:06
take care
24:08
watch
24:10
over
24:11
your heart
24:12
be sure
24:13
that you
24:14
are
24:15
in
24:15
Christ
24:17
the author
24:19
of Hebrews
24:19
wrote in
24:19
Hebrews
24:20
chapter 10
24:20
and verse
24:20
31
24:21
it is a
24:22
fearful
24:22
thing
24:23
to fall
24:24
into the
24:24
hands
24:25
of the
24:26
living
24:26
God
24:27
apart from
24:28
the righteousness
24:29
of Jesus
24:29
it is a
24:30
scary thing
24:31
to be judged
24:32
to be condemned
24:33
by God
24:34
almighty
24:34
right
24:35
we need
24:35
the righteousness
24:36
of Christ
24:36
to carry us
24:37
through
24:38
that judgment
24:39
right
24:39
that we
24:40
would be
24:40
found
24:41
complete
24:42
and whole
24:43
set apart
24:44
in him
24:45
that we
24:45
would stand
24:46
before God
24:47
and then
24:47
live with him
24:48
forever
24:49
in Mark
24:52
chapter 4
24:52
and Matthew
24:53
13
24:54
and Luke
24:54
8
24:55
Jesus
24:56
tells the
24:57
parable
24:57
of the
24:59
sower
24:59
and this
25:01
is so
25:01
instructive
25:02
for us
25:02
in our
25:03
day
25:03
there's a
25:04
sower
25:04
who goes
25:05
about
25:05
sowing
25:06
about the
25:06
word
25:06
right
25:07
the gospel
25:07
of Jesus
25:07
Christ
25:08
and we
25:08
know
25:08
that that
25:09
word
25:09
falls
25:10
on various
25:10
types
25:11
of ground
25:12
that word
25:13
is sown
25:13
along
25:14
the path
25:15
and it's
25:15
snatched
25:16
away
25:16
by birds
25:17
and we
25:17
find out
25:17
in Jesus'
25:18
explanation
25:19
of the
25:19
parable
25:20
that this
25:20
is Satan
25:21
taking it
25:21
away
25:22
it's those
25:22
who hear
25:22
the gospel
25:23
of Jesus
25:23
Christ
25:23
and never
25:24
respond
25:24
in faith
25:25
there's
25:27
word
25:27
sown
25:27
in rocky
25:28
soil
25:29
and because
25:30
it's
25:30
shallow
25:31
it yields
25:32
quickly
25:32
right
25:33
the greenery
25:33
pops forward
25:34
right
25:35
starts well
25:37
but when
25:38
the sun
25:39
of tribulation
25:39
comes out
25:40
it scorches
25:42
them
25:42
when life
25:43
gets hard
25:44
it withers
25:46
up
25:46
and it
25:47
dies
25:48
in Mark
25:49
chapter 4
25:49
in verse 17
25:50
Mark records
25:52
Jesus saying
25:53
that it
25:54
immediately
25:54
they fall
25:56
away
25:56
same phrase
25:57
found in
25:59
Hebrews
25:59
they fall
26:00
away
26:01
some of that
26:03
word is sown
26:03
among
26:04
thorns
26:05
and we
26:06
learn that
26:06
those
26:07
thorns
26:07
are the
26:07
cares
26:08
of the
26:09
world
26:09
the desire
26:10
for riches
26:10
and those
26:12
thorns
26:12
choke out
26:13
the word
26:14
and it
26:14
never
26:15
brings
26:16
forth
26:16
fruit
26:17
and some
26:20
of that
26:20
word
26:21
is sown
26:21
among
26:22
good soil
26:23
and seed
26:24
sown
26:25
in good
26:25
soil
26:25
bears fruit
26:27
bears the
26:27
fruit of
26:28
righteousness
26:29
and beloved
26:31
what the
26:32
author of
26:32
Hebrews
26:33
is saying
26:33
to the
26:34
original
26:34
audience
26:35
and to
26:35
us
26:35
this
26:36
morning
26:36
is let's
26:37
be careful
26:38
having been
26:40
people who
26:41
started off
26:42
well
26:42
who claim
26:44
to be
26:44
Christ
26:44
followers
26:45
I would
26:45
presume
26:46
that at
26:46
least most
26:47
of you
26:47
this morning
26:48
would say
26:48
that you're
26:48
a follower
26:49
of Jesus
26:50
you're not
26:51
the word
26:52
sown
26:52
along the
26:53
path
26:53
I pray
26:56
that you're
26:56
the word
26:57
sown
26:57
among good
26:58
soil
26:58
bearing the
26:59
fruit of
26:59
righteousness
27:00
he's saying
27:02
be careful
27:02
that you're
27:03
not
27:03
rocky
27:05
soil
27:05
or thorny
27:07
soil
27:07
that you
27:09
don't
27:10
end
27:10
poorly
27:12
and this
27:13
is the
27:14
trouble of
27:14
our day
27:15
is what
27:15
we simply
27:16
do
27:16
as we
27:16
go about
27:17
asking the
27:17
trees
27:18
what kind
27:18
of tree
27:19
they are
27:19
what kind
27:20
of tree
27:21
are you
27:21
can you
27:21
imagine
27:22
an orchard
27:23
farmer
27:25
I didn't
27:26
start that
27:26
sentence off
27:27
well
27:27
a fruit
27:28
farmer
27:28
in his
27:29
orchard
27:30
what kind
27:32
of tree
27:32
are you
27:33
I am
27:34
a peach
27:34
tree
27:34
what kind
27:35
of tree
27:35
are you
27:35
I am
27:36
an apple
27:36
tree
27:37
you know
27:39
the tree
27:39
by its
27:40
fruit
27:41
and we
27:42
know that
27:43
the trees
27:43
that don't
27:43
bear fruit
27:44
are cut
27:44
down and
27:45
thrown into
27:45
the fire
27:46
right
27:47
they're not
27:47
good trees
27:48
they're not
27:49
good for
27:49
the production
27:50
of fruit
27:51
and so
27:51
they're
27:52
cut down
27:53
and other
27:53
trees are
27:54
planted
27:54
in their
27:56
place
27:56
we
27:58
ought
27:59
not
27:59
let
27:59
there
27:59
be
27:59
a
27:59
self
28:00
proclamation
28:01
that's
28:02
not
28:02
evidenced
28:03
by
28:04
fruit
28:04
bearing
28:04
second
28:07
peter
28:07
chapter
28:09
one
28:09
verse
28:10
ten
28:10
apostle
28:10
peter
28:11
wrote
28:11
therefore
28:12
brothers
28:12
be
28:12
all
28:13
the
28:13
more
28:13
diligent
28:13
to
28:14
confirm
28:14
your
28:15
calling
28:16
and
28:16
election
28:17
right
28:17
be
28:18
diligent
28:18
set
28:19
yourself
28:19
to
28:19
the
28:19
work
28:20
of
28:21
confirming
28:22
your
28:22
calling
28:23
and
28:23
your
28:23
election
28:24
be
28:25
assured
28:26
how
28:27
for if
28:28
you
28:28
practice
28:29
these
28:29
qualities
28:30
you
28:31
will
28:32
never
28:32
fall
28:32
fall
28:34
same
28:35
language
28:35
being used
28:36
there
28:36
once again
28:37
and he
28:37
has just
28:37
listed
28:38
off
28:38
a bunch
28:39
of
28:39
qualities
28:39
that
28:40
should
28:40
be
28:40
possessed
28:41
by the
28:42
Christian
28:42
not in
28:43
perfection
28:43
but in
28:44
growing
28:44
degrees
28:45
of
28:46
glory
28:46
protect
28:48
your
28:48
heart
28:49
ask
28:50
the
28:50
question
28:51
the
28:51
good
28:51
and
28:52
honest
28:52
question
28:52
am
28:53
I
28:53
in
28:53
Christ
28:54
has
28:55
he
28:55
changed
28:55
me
28:56
do
28:57
I
28:57
say
28:57
I
28:57
follow
28:58
Jesus
28:58
because
28:58
it's
28:58
the
28:58
comfortable
28:59
and easy
28:59
thing
29:00
to do
29:00
in
29:00
this
29:00
culture
29:01
or
29:02
do
29:02
I
29:02
really
29:03
treasure
29:03
him
29:04
above
29:04
everything
29:05
else
29:05
have
29:06
I
29:06
really
29:06
forsaken
29:07
the
29:07
world
29:07
in
29:07
order
29:08
to
29:08
follow
29:08
him
29:08
have
29:09
I
29:09
really
29:09
denied
29:10
myself
29:10
taken
29:10
up
29:11
my
29:11
cross
29:11
that
29:12
I
29:12
might
29:13
gain
29:13
Christ
29:14
it's
29:17
a
29:17
serious
29:17
question
29:18
it's
29:18
a
29:18
question
29:18
that
29:19
must
29:19
be
29:19
asked
29:20
for
29:21
the
29:21
sake
29:21
of
29:22
your
29:23
heart
29:25
secondly
29:27
he
29:27
exhorts
29:28
us
29:28
to
29:28
press
29:29
one
29:29
another
29:30
towards
29:31
holiness
29:31
verse 13
29:33
but
29:33
exhort
29:34
one
29:34
another
29:34
every
29:35
day
29:35
as long
29:36
as it
29:36
is
29:36
called
29:37
today
30:08
the
30:09
church
30:09
exists
30:10
for
30:11
your
30:11
good
30:12
that
30:12
you
30:13
would
30:13
be
30:13
affirmed
30:14
that
30:14
you
30:14
would
30:14
have
30:15
assurance
30:15
of
30:16
your
30:16
salvation
30:17
we
30:19
talk
30:19
about
30:19
this
30:20
kind
30:20
of
30:20
thing
30:20
trying
30:21
to
30:21
help
30:22
those
30:22
who
30:23
may
30:23
think
30:23
they're
30:23
in
30:24
Christ
30:24
and
30:24
are
30:24
not
30:24
it's
30:25
always
30:25
a
30:25
fear
30:25
of
30:25
mine
30:26
that
30:26
we
30:26
beat
30:27
down
30:27
the
30:27
broken
30:28
hearted
30:28
in
30:28
the
30:28
process
30:29
we
30:30
beat
30:30
down
30:30
a
30:30
person
30:31
this
30:31
morning
30:31
that
30:31
is
30:31
struggling
30:32
with
30:33
their
30:33
sin
30:34
maybe
30:34
in
30:35
Christ
30:38
trapping
30:38
sin
30:39
and
30:40
they're
30:40
trying
30:40
to
30:40
shake
30:40
it
30:41
loose
30:41
and
30:41
they're
30:41
working
30:42
at it
30:42
and
30:42
it's
30:42
just
30:42
not
30:43
happening
30:43
and
30:44
they
30:44
contend
30:44
to
30:45
go
30:45
maybe
30:45
I'm
30:45
just
30:46
not
30:46
a
30:46
Christian
30:46
maybe
30:48
God
30:48
has
30:48
not
30:48
saved
30:49
my
30:49
soul
30:50
brothers
30:51
and
30:51
sisters
30:52
this
30:52
is
30:52
why
30:52
you
30:53
need
30:53
a
30:54
church
30:54
you
30:55
need
30:56
the
30:56
church
30:56
to
30:56
tell
30:56
you
30:56
when
30:56
you're
30:57
living
30:57
in
30:57
sin
30:57
that
30:57
you
30:57
do
30:58
not
30:58
see
30:59
because
30:59
sin
31:00
is
31:00
deceitful
31:01
our
31:01
text
31:02
tells
31:02
us
31:02
you
31:03
also
31:03
need
31:04
the
31:04
church
31:04
to
31:05
say
31:05
to
31:06
you
31:06
brother
31:06
sister
31:07
I
31:09
know
31:09
you're
31:09
feeling
31:10
particularly
31:10
ashamed
31:11
at this
31:11
moment
31:11
but
31:12
you
31:13
are
31:13
in
31:13
Christ
31:14
we
31:14
have
31:14
seen
31:15
good
31:15
fruit
31:16
and
31:17
we've
31:17
seen
31:17
it
31:17
in
31:18
abundance
31:19
we
31:20
spend
31:20
that
31:20
kind
31:21
of
31:21
time
31:21
together
31:22
we
31:22
work
31:22
together
31:22
in
31:23
that
31:24
way
31:24
that
31:25
we
31:25
might
31:26
finish
31:27
well
31:28
to
31:29
the
31:29
glory
31:30
of
31:30
God
31:30
we
31:31
need
31:32
one
31:32
another
31:33
to
31:34
do
31:34
this
31:34
if
31:35
you
31:35
are
31:35
trying
31:35
to
31:35
live
31:35
the
31:35
Christian
31:36
life
31:36
on
31:37
your
31:37
own
31:38
I
31:39
fear
31:39
for
31:39
you
31:40
because
31:40
of
31:40
this
31:41
reason
31:41
author
31:43
of
31:43
Hebrews
31:44
says
31:44
later
31:44
in
31:44
chapter
31:45
10
31:45
verse
31:45
24
31:45
and
31:46
25
31:46
and
31:46
let
31:46
us
31:47
consider
31:47
how
31:48
to
31:48
stir
31:48
up
31:49
one
31:49
another
31:49
to
31:49
love
31:50
and
31:51
good
31:51
works
31:51
not
31:52
neglecting
31:53
to
31:53
meet
31:53
together
31:53
as
31:54
the
31:54
habit
31:54
of
31:54
some
31:55
but
31:55
encouraging
31:56
one
31:56
another
31:57
and
31:57
all
31:58
the
31:58
more
31:58
as
31:59
you
31:59
see
31:59
the
32:00
day
32:00
drawing
32:01
near
32:02
the
32:03
finish
32:04
you
32:04
see
32:04
what
32:04
he's
32:04
saying
32:04
he's
32:05
picking
32:05
up
32:05
this
32:05
idea
32:06
all
32:06
the
32:06
way
32:06
back
32:06
from
32:06
chapter
32:07
three
32:07
the
32:07
finish
32:07
it's
32:08
coming
32:08
you
32:08
see
32:09
it
32:09
coming
32:09
so
32:10
be
32:11
sure
32:12
to
32:12
finish
32:12
well
32:13
be
32:14
sure
32:14
to
32:15
be
32:15
found
32:15
in
32:16
Christ
32:17
having
32:17
your
32:18
affections
32:18
changed
32:19
by
32:19
him
32:20
we're
32:20
supposed
32:20
to
32:21
help
32:21
each
32:21
other
32:21
in
32:22
that
32:23
process
32:23
thirdly
32:25
persevere
32:28
to
32:28
the
32:28
end
32:28
verse
32:29
14
32:29
for
32:30
we
32:30
have
32:31
come
32:31
to
32:31
share
32:31
in
32:32
Christ
32:32
this
32:33
is
32:33
true
32:34
of
32:34
us
32:35
we've
32:35
come
32:35
to
32:35
share
32:36
in
32:36
Christ
32:36
if
32:37
indeed
32:39
we
32:39
hold
32:40
our
32:40
original
32:41
confidence
32:42
firm
32:43
to the
32:43
end
32:43
we
32:45
we
32:45
always
32:45
have
32:45
to be
32:46
so
32:46
very
32:46
careful
32:47
at
32:47
this
32:47
point
32:48
because
32:49
we
32:49
are
32:49
never
32:49
saying
32:50
that
32:50
we
32:51
work
32:51
to
32:52
earn
32:52
our
32:52
salvation
32:53
ever
32:54
are we
32:55
saying
32:55
that
32:55
salvation
32:57
is
32:58
fully a
32:58
work
32:59
of God
32:59
on our
33:00
behalf
33:00
he
33:01
changes
33:02
us
33:02
because
33:03
of
33:04
the
33:05
work
33:05
of
33:05
Christ
33:06
if
33:07
we're
33:07
saved
33:08
by
33:08
works
33:08
it's
33:08
Christ
33:09
works
33:09
and not
33:09
our
33:10
own
33:10
but
33:12
being
33:12
found
33:12
in
33:13
him
33:13
we've
33:13
been
33:14
given
33:14
a
33:14
new
33:14
nature
33:14
and
33:15
that
33:15
new
33:16
nature
33:16
is
33:16
evidenced
33:17
by
33:17
our
33:18
working
33:19
it
33:20
simply
33:20
proclaims
33:22
!
33:22
who
33:22
we
33:23
are
33:23
so
33:24
we
33:24
have
33:24
to
33:24
be
33:25
so
33:25
careful
33:25
about
33:25
this
33:26
but
33:26
this
33:26
is
33:26
exactly
33:26
what
33:27
he's
33:27
saying
33:27
to
33:28
us
33:28
here
33:28
we've
33:29
come
33:29
to
33:29
share
33:29
in
33:30
Christ
33:30
if
33:30
indeed
33:31
we
33:32
hold
33:33
our
33:33
original
33:33
confidence
33:34
firm
33:35
to
33:35
the
33:35
end
33:36
I
33:37
don't
33:37
think
33:37
there's
33:38
really
33:38
too
33:38
many
33:38
in
33:38
our
33:39
day
33:39
that
33:39
don't
33:39
love
33:40
the
33:40
doctrine
33:41
of
33:41
the
33:42
perseverance
33:42
of
33:43
the
33:43
saints
33:43
there's
33:44
few
33:45
that
33:45
reject
33:45
it
33:45
many
33:46
will
33:46
reject
33:46
the
33:46
system
33:47
that
33:47
it
33:47
belongs
33:47
within
33:48
but
33:49
few
33:49
will
33:49
reject
33:50
the
33:50
doctrine
33:50
itself
33:51
you
33:52
will
33:52
not
33:52
often
33:53
hear
33:53
it
33:53
as
33:53
perseverance
33:54
of
33:54
the
33:54
saints
33:54
you
33:54
will
33:55
often
33:55
hear
33:55
it
33:55
as
33:56
once
33:56
saved
33:57
always
33:57
saved
33:58
right
33:58
but
34:00
what's
34:00
tragic
34:00
is that
34:01
is so
34:01
often
34:02
taught
34:02
right
34:02
alongside
34:03
decisionism
34:04
right
34:04
so
34:05
merely
34:05
raise a
34:07
hand
34:07
walk
34:08
an
34:08
aisle
34:08
we're
34:09
going
34:09
to
34:09
be
34:09
sure
34:09
not
34:09
to
34:09
embarrass
34:10
you
34:10
in
34:10
the
34:10
process
34:10
of
34:11
that
34:11
right
34:12
and
34:13
now
34:13
once
34:14
saved
34:15
always
34:16
saved
34:16
and
34:17
so
34:18
so
34:18
so
34:19
very
34:20
damaging
34:21
to
34:22
the
34:22
church
34:22
of
34:22
Christ
34:22
so
34:24
very
34:25
harmful
34:25
this
34:26
might
34:26
be
34:27
the
34:27
most
34:27
needful
34:28
thing
34:28
to
34:28
be
34:28
spoken
34:29
about
34:29
with
34:30
conviction
34:30
and
34:31
clarity
34:31
in
34:31
our
34:32
day
34:32
I'm
34:33
extremely
34:34
troubled
34:35
even
34:35
by
34:35
our
34:36
own
34:36
maybe
34:37
I
34:37
should
34:37
even
34:37
say
34:37
particularly
34:38
by
34:38
our
34:39
own
34:39
denomination
34:40
and
34:41
the
34:41
way
34:41
we're
34:41
in
34:42
this
34:42
cycle
34:43
of
34:44
giving
34:44
people
34:44
false
34:45
assurance
34:46
John
34:49
wrote
34:50
in
34:50
1st
34:50
John
34:50
chapter
34:50
2
34:51
verse
34:51
19
34:51
and
34:53
just
34:53
take
34:53
this
34:53
just
34:53
take
34:54
this
34:54
verse
34:54
thinking
34:55
about
34:55
in
34:56
our
34:57
own
34:57
association
34:57
the
34:58
partnership
34:58
of
34:58
churches
34:59
in
34:59
our
34:59
area
35:00
the
35:02
average
35:03
weekly
35:03
attendance
35:04
as
35:05
compared
35:05
to
35:05
the
35:05
membership
35:06
of
35:07
those
35:07
churches
35:07
is
35:08
32
35:09
percent
35:09
they
35:11
have
35:12
a
35:12
greater
35:12
membership
35:13
than
35:13
average
35:14
weekly
35:14
attendance
35:15
and
35:16
it
35:16
comes
35:17
out
35:17
to
35:17
32
35:18
percent
35:19
so
35:21
there's
35:21
a
35:21
massive
35:22
number
35:22
of
35:22
people
35:23
who
35:23
are
35:23
never
35:23
gathering
35:23
with
35:23
the
35:24
church
35:24
is
35:24
what
35:24
that
35:25
means
35:25
a
35:25
massive
35:26
number
35:26
not
35:27
part
35:28
of
35:28
a
35:28
fellowship
35:28
on a
35:30
consistent
35:30
basis
35:31
at all
35:32
listen to
35:33
1st
35:33
John
35:33
chapter
35:33
2
35:34
and
35:34
verse
35:34
19
35:35
they
35:36
went
35:36
out
35:37
from
35:37
us
35:37
but
35:39
they
35:39
were
35:39
not
35:39
of
35:40
us
35:40
for
35:41
if
35:41
they
35:41
had
35:41
been
35:42
of
35:42
us
35:42
they
35:42
would
35:42
have
35:43
continued
35:43
with
35:43
us
35:44
but
35:45
they
35:45
went
35:45
out
35:46
that
35:46
it
35:46
might
35:46
become
35:47
plain
35:47
that
35:48
they
35:48
all
35:49
are
35:49
not
35:49
of
35:50
us
35:51
if
35:55
you
35:56
love
35:56
Christ
35:57
you
35:58
love
35:58
Christ's
36:00
church
36:00
you
36:01
love
36:02
his
36:02
people
36:03
you
36:03
love
36:04
his
36:04
work
36:04
in
36:04
the
36:05
world
36:05
which
36:06
beloved
36:06
whether
36:07
we
36:07
want
36:07
to
36:07
admit
36:08
it
36:08
or
36:08
not
36:08
happens
36:09
primarily
36:10
in
36:11
the
36:11
church
36:11
I mean
36:12
in
36:12
this
36:13
building
36:13
I mean
36:13
the
36:13
life
36:14
of
36:14
God's
36:15
people
36:16
it
36:18
is
36:18
possible
36:18
to
36:19
have
36:20
every
36:20
appearance
36:21
of
36:22
beginning
36:22
well
36:22
but
36:23
to
36:23
end
36:24
very
36:25
poorly
36:25
I'm
36:27
going to
36:27
give
36:27
you
36:27
we
36:28
probably
36:28
all
36:28
could
36:28
think
36:29
of
36:29
some
36:29
examples
36:29
from
36:29
our
36:29
own
36:30
living
36:30
let me
36:31
give
36:31
you
36:31
a
36:31
couple
36:32
of
36:32
examples
36:32
from
36:33
the
36:34
Bible
36:34
it
36:35
is
36:35
possible
36:36
to
36:36
have
36:36
every
36:36
appearance
36:37
of
36:37
beginning
36:37
well
36:37
but
36:38
to
36:38
end
36:38
very
36:39
poorly
36:40
take
36:40
for
36:40
example
36:41
Demas
36:42
Paul
36:44
mentions
36:45
this
36:45
man
36:45
in his
36:46
letter
36:46
to
36:46
the
36:46
Colossians
36:46
and
36:47
in his
36:48
letter
36:48
to
36:48
Philemon
36:49
he's
36:50
a
36:50
partner
36:50
with
36:51
them
36:51
he sends
36:51
greetings
36:52
on
36:52
behalf
36:53
of
36:53
Demas
36:54
to
36:55
the
36:55
churches
36:55
and
36:56
to
36:56
Philemon
36:57
in
36:58
Philemon
36:58
Paul
36:58
refers
36:59
to
36:59
him
36:59
as
37:00
his
37:00
fellow
37:00
worker
37:02
but
37:04
in
37:04
Paul's
37:04
final
37:05
letter
37:05
in
37:06
2nd
37:06
Timothy
37:06
we
37:07
discover
37:07
something
37:08
troubling
37:09
quite
37:09
startling
37:10
about
37:10
Demas
37:11
2nd
37:12
Timothy
37:12
chapter 4
37:13
verse 9
37:14
and following
37:15
Paul says
37:17
do
37:18
your
37:18
best
37:19
to
37:19
come
37:20
to
37:20
me
37:20
soon
37:21
for
37:22
Demas
37:23
in
37:24
love
37:24
with
37:25
this
37:25
present
37:25
world
37:26
has
37:27
deserted
37:27
me
37:28
and
37:28
gone
37:28
to
37:29
Thessalonica
37:29
he
37:31
abandoned
37:31
the
37:32
faith
37:32
he
37:33
abandoned
37:33
the
37:34
mission
37:34
of
37:35
God
37:36
he
37:37
abandoned
37:37
the
37:37
way
37:37
of
37:38
God
37:38
because
37:39
he
37:39
loved
37:40
rather
37:41
than
37:41
Christ
37:42
and his
37:42
purpose
37:43
the
37:44
present
37:44
world
37:45
he
37:46
appeared
37:46
to
37:47
begin
37:48
well
37:49
but
37:51
as far
37:51
as we
37:51
can
37:51
tell
37:52
as far
37:52
as the
37:52
biblical
37:53
narrative
37:54
tells us
37:54
he
37:55
ended
37:55
very
37:56
poorly
37:56
it
37:59
is also
37:59
possible
38:00
take
38:01
heart
38:02
to
38:02
begin
38:03
poorly
38:03
but
38:05
to
38:05
end
38:06
very
38:06
well
38:06
and
38:09
the
38:09
truth
38:09
is
38:09
if
38:09
we're
38:10
in
38:10
Christ
38:10
this
38:10
is
38:10
all
38:11
of
38:11
our
38:11
story
38:11
I
38:13
don't
38:13
think
38:13
any
38:14
of
38:14
us
38:14
were
38:15
very
38:15
astounding
38:16
when we
38:16
first
38:16
came
38:16
to
38:16
faith
38:17
in
38:17
Christ
38:18
but
38:18
hopefully
38:18
bit
38:19
by bit
38:19
degree
38:20
by
38:20
degree
38:21
he
38:22
is
38:22
working
38:22
a
38:23
holiness
38:23
in
38:24
us
38:24
an
38:25
example
38:26
from
38:27
the
38:27
scripture
38:27
is
38:28
John
38:29
Mark
38:29
Mark
38:31
in
38:31
Acts
38:31
chapter
38:31
12
38:31
verse
38:32
25
38:33
we read
38:34
and Barnabas
38:34
returned
38:35
from
38:35
Jerusalem
38:35
when they
38:36
had
38:36
completed
38:37
their
38:37
service
38:37
bringing
38:38
with
38:38
them
38:38
John
38:39
whose
38:40
other
38:40
name
38:41
was
38:42
Mark
38:42
and
38:44
then in
38:44
Acts
38:44
chapter
38:44
13
38:45
and
38:45
verse
38:45
13
38:46
we
38:47
read
38:47
now
38:47
Paul
38:47
and his
38:48
companions
38:48
set sail
38:49
from
38:49
Paphos
38:50
where they
38:51
had
38:51
experienced
38:52
quite a bit
38:52
of
38:52
persecution
38:53
there's a lot
38:54
of
38:55
rejection
38:56
of the
38:57
gospel
38:57
there
38:57
and they
38:58
came to
38:59
Perga
38:59
in
39:00
Pamphylia
39:00
and
39:01
John
39:02
this is
39:02
Mark
39:03
left
39:03
them
39:04
and returned
39:05
to
39:05
Jerusalem
39:06
and as
39:07
you're
39:07
reading that
39:08
in a
39:08
timeline
39:08
it's
39:09
just
39:09
the
39:09
detail
39:10
John
39:10
left
39:10
okay
39:11
John
39:12
left
39:12
maybe
39:13
there
39:13
was
39:13
some
39:13
other
39:13
reason
39:13
that
39:14
he
39:14
needed
39:14
to
39:14
go
39:14
to
39:15
Jerusalem
39:15
but
39:15
we
39:15
find
39:16
out
39:16
more
39:16
about
39:17
why
39:17
he
39:17
left
39:18
in
39:18
Acts
39:18
chapter
39:19
15
39:20
verse 36
39:20
and following
39:21
and after
39:22
some days
39:23
Paul said
39:23
to Barnabas
39:24
let us
39:24
return
39:25
and visit
39:25
the
39:25
brothers
39:25
in
39:26
every
39:26
city
39:26
where
39:27
we
39:27
proclaim
39:27
the
39:27
word
39:28
of
39:28
the
39:28
Lord
39:28
and
39:29
see
39:29
how
39:29
they
39:30
are
39:30
now
39:31
Barnabas
39:31
wanted
39:32
to
39:32
take
39:32
with
39:33
them
39:33
John
39:34
called
39:35
Mark
39:36
but
39:37
Paul
39:37
thought
39:37
best
39:38
not
39:41
and
39:42
had
39:42
not
39:42
gone
39:43
with
39:43
them
39:43
to
39:44
the
39:44
work
39:45
and
39:46
there
39:46
arose
39:46
a
39:46
sharp
39:47
disagreement
39:47
so that
39:48
they
39:48
separated
39:48
from
39:49
each
39:49
other
39:49
Barnabas
39:50
took
39:50
Mark
39:50
with
39:50
him
39:51
and
39:51
sailed
39:51
away
39:52
to
39:53
Cyprus
39:53
so
39:53
there
39:54
is
39:54
a
39:55
reason
39:55
behind
39:56
Paul's
39:57
thinking
39:57
right
39:58
he
39:58
withdrew
39:59
from
39:59
them
39:59
and
40:01
it's
40:01
understood
40:01
largely
40:02
that
40:03
Paul
40:03
didn't
40:04
think
40:05
he
40:05
was
40:05
in
40:05
the
40:05
faith
40:06
he
40:07
because
40:07
of
40:08
fear
40:08
ran
40:09
back
40:09
to
40:10
Jerusalem
40:10
he
40:11
wasn't
40:11
willing
40:11
to
40:11
follow
40:12
the
40:12
way
40:12
of
40:12
Christ
40:13
the
40:13
way
40:13
of
40:14
suffering
40:14
and
40:15
he
40:15
separated
40:15
and
40:16
Barnabas
40:17
who
40:17
was
40:18
his
40:18
cousin
40:18
didn't
40:19
think
40:20
so
40:20
and
40:20
so
40:20
a
40:21
disagreement
40:21
arose
40:22
amongst
40:23
them
40:23
and
40:23
Barnabas
40:24
and
40:24
Paul
40:24
went
40:25
their
40:26
separate
40:26
ways
40:27
well
40:28
praise
40:28
God
40:28
we
40:29
get
40:29
some
40:29
more
40:29
information
40:30
about
40:31
Mark
40:32
in
40:33
2nd
40:33
Timothy
40:33
chapter
40:33
4
40:34
verse
40:35
11
40:35
just
40:36
after
40:36
Paul
40:37
speaking
40:38
of
40:38
Demas
40:38
he
40:40
says
40:40
Luke
40:40
alone
40:41
is with
40:42
me
40:42
get
40:44
Mark
40:44
and
40:45
bring
40:46
him
40:46
with
40:47
you
40:47
same
40:48
Mark
40:48
get
40:49
Mark
40:50
and
40:50
bring
40:51
him
40:51
here
40:51
the
40:51
one
40:52
that
40:52
he
40:52
had
40:52
rejected
40:53
as a
40:54
missionary
40:54
partner
40:55
he's
40:55
now
40:55
saying
40:56
get
40:56
him
40:56
and
40:56
bring
40:56
him
40:57
with
40:57
you
40:57
for
40:58
he
40:59
is
40:59
very
40:59
useful
41:00
to
41:01
me
41:01
for
41:02
ministry
41:03
and
41:04
this
41:05
is
41:05
the
41:05
very
41:05
same
41:05
Mark
41:06
that
41:06
authored
41:06
the
41:07
gospel
41:07
he
41:08
!
41:08
!