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The Crowd at the Cross · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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We're going to begin our worship this evening by singing to God's praise in Psalm 90, the
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Scottish Psalter version, Psalm 90, page 350.
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And we'll sing from verse 13 down to the end of the psalm.
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Psalm 90 at verse 13.
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Turn yet again to us, O Lord, how long thus shall it be that it repent thee now for those
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that servants are to thee?
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In the words of the end of the psalm, verse 17, that we would see these words being blessed
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to us over these coming days.
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That the beauty of the Lord our God be as upon our handiworks, establish thou, establish them,
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each one.
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We'll sing from verse 13 down to the end of the psalm to God's praise.
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Turn yet again to us, O Lord, how long thus shall it be?
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Let it repent thee, love for those that servants are to thee.
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O with thy tender mercies, Lord, us are thee satisfied.
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So we rejoice shall all our days, and still be glad in thee.
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According us the days of me, wherein we creep upon, and years wherein we ill have seen.
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So do thou make us glad.
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O let thy work and power appear, thy servant face before, and show unto their children dear,
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thy glory evermore.
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And let the beauty of the Lord our God be as upon.
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Thy holy Lord, establish thou, establish them, each one.
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Let's bow our heads together in a word of prayer.
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Let us pray.
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Our Father in heaven as we gather in your name this evening together, we are thankful for your banner over us.
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We are thankful for the name that is over us as we come and unite our hearts in prayer,
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that we come under the banner of your love, and your love shown to us in your own Son, Jesus Christ.
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We thank you that in his name we are able to approach you, our holy God.
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That even though the way that was so closed off, as it were, in the Old Testament,
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when only the high priest could approach,
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we thank you that we have a high priest in Christ Jesus,
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who has gone before us, who has opened the way for us,
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and that we can approach your very throne through his name.
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And we thank you that that is true for every one of us here this evening.
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It is true that we can at any time draw near to you in prayer,
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and draw near knowing that you hear us and that you know us in all our different needs.
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And we thank you, Lord, that you have blessed us with your mercies,
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that you have been a God who is so faithful towards us.
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And even as we acknowledge that, today as a new day,
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as we come to the end of it, Lord, we thank you that you are a God who reminds us,
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as we rise in the morning and as we lay down our heads in the evening,
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that you are the one who is with us, watching over us and keeping us.
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And we do pray that you will be with us in our time together this evening,
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that you will bless us in this time of worship,
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that as we turn to your word, as we sing your praise,
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as we lift up our prayers to you, as we seek to hear your voice,
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that we would know, Lord, your beauty with us.
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We would know your presence,
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that the beauty of the Lord our God would be upon us as a people,
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and not just this evening, but in these days ahead as well,
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that we would know your gracious blessings to us day by day just now,
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preparing us in our hearts and in our minds,
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as we prepare to come to the Lord's table, God willing, this coming Sunday.
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And we look to you as the one in whom alone we can approach even these things.
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God, we do not have any merit of ourselves.
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We are unworthy in many ways.
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And our hearts are sinful to the core.
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But yet, O Lord, we thank you for your mercies,
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your mercies that are towards us day by day,
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that even in our sin, Lord, your mercy is more.
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And we pray, Lord, to know a great sense of your peace and your blessing with us,
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that as your word is ministered to us in these coming days,
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that it will be a word that, as it often does, challenges us,
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but that it will be a word too that would bless us
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and remind us of what faith means and who our faith is in
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and the security that that gives to all of your people,
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that when we come to put our trust in a living Saviour,
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in one who came and died for our sin,
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but who rose again and who ascended on high
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and who is seated at your right hand this evening,
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we thank you that we have that sure foundation,
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the one who is the author and perfecter of faith.
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And when our faith is in him,
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though the world will condemn us and throw so much at us,
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though we will even do that to ourselves at times
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when we look at our own unworthiness,
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it will make us mourn in our sin.
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But let us come to marvel at Jesus
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and to marvel at the one who came to lay down his life for his friends
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and who says,
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you are my friends if you do as I command.
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And so let us hear your commands anew in these days.
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Let us come to be faithful to you.
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Let us come to acknowledge you as our only Saviour
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and our only hope.
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And Lord, we do pray your blessing upon us as a people
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in every home and family we represent.
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We thank you for our congregation
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and all who belong to us in that way.
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And we thank you, Lord,
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that we have seen you increasing our numbers.
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And we pray that you will continue to do so,
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that you will continue to bless us with new people
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coming out week by week and even day by day just now,
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that we would see a people returning to you,
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that we would know the blessing of your reviving power,
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that you will turn towards us again, Lord,
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and revive us in all our needs.
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And we thank you, Lord,
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that you are a God whose call can never be ignored,
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can never be turned away,
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even though we may at times, Lord, not listen.
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We thank you for your faithfulness towards us.
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And we do remember too, Lord,
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that as we see new ones coming in,
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that we are reminded so often
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of other ones who are taken from us.
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There is always that sense of looking back
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at this time as well,
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when we think of those who were once with us,
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those who once belonged to our communion role here,
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and those who are now in glory with you.
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And Lord,
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we thank you for all who have gone before us,
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all who have prayed for us,
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all who have remembered us,
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even maybe not seeing prayer answered,
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but knowing,
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oh Lord,
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that you are a God who is able to answer in your time.
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And so we bless you,
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Lord,
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for your faithful people,
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and for those who even continue to pray today,
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Lord,
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even though unable to be with us,
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those who are prayer warriors at home,
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and even in hospital and in homes as well.
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We thank you,
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Lord,
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that you surround your people,
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that you encamp around them,
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that you are their security as well.
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And we pray,
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Lord,
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for your blessing over us in all of these ways.
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We pray too,
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Lord,
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that you will bless the ministers who will come to be with us over these days.
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Remember,
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Reverend Kenny Ferguson,
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as he comes to minister tomorrow evening.
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Remember the Reverend Cal MacDonald,
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and the Reverend Angus McRae too,
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as they will preach to us over the weekend.
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We thank you for their individual ministries.
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We thank you for their congregations.
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We thank you for their families.
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We thank you for their faithful ministry,
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each one over so many years.
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And we pray that as they come to minister to us,
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that we will be blessed by their ministry,
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and that they would be blessed to administering your word and the sacrament.
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We pray,
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Lord,
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that you will be their strength and their help throughout this weekend.
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You bless our fellowship together,
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as we meet in different ways over these coming days,
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whether it's in our homes together,
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or in fellowships in the congregation.
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We pray for your spirit to be present,
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to bless us,
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and to enrich us through it all.
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And so,
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Lord,
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as we continue to worship you this evening,
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we pray your blessing over us,
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and your word to us.
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Remember us in all our needs,
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and remember us in the world in which we live,
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and the turmoil that we see around us again and again,
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throughout our land and throughout the nations of the world.
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We look to you,
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Lord,
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even as the psalmist said,
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how long thus shall it be?
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Lord,
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let it repent thee now for those that servants are to thee,
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or with thy tender mercies,
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Lord,
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as early satisfy.
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So we rejoice shall all our days,
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and still be glad in thee.
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We pray that your people,
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near and far,
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would rejoice and be glad in you,
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and that together we too here over these days,
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would rejoice and be glad in you as our Lord,
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and as our Saviour.
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Hear our prayers,
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and forgive us all our sins,
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as we confess them anew this evening,
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as we know,
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Lord,
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as we come,
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to prepare ourselves,
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as we examine our hearts.
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We see the blackness of our sin,
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and we mourn over it,
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Lord,
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but pray your blessing,
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and your forgiveness,
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and your mercy to be upon us.
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So hear us now,
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and continue with us,
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and we ask all these things,
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for the sake,
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and for the glory of our Saviour,
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Jesus Christ,
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and him alone.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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We'll again sing to God's praise,
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in Psalm 67,
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in the Scottish Psalter version.
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We're going to sing the first version of this psalm,
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page 300 of the psalm books.
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Psalm 67,
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the first version.
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Again,
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this is a prayer for us,
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as we look to God's blessing over us.
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Lord,
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bless and pity us,
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shine on us with thy face,
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that the earth,
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thy way,
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and nations all,
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may know thy saving grace.
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Let people praise thee,
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Lord,
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let people all thee praise.
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Let the nations be glad,
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and songs their voices raise.
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We'll sing the whole of this psalm,
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to God's praise.
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Amen.
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Lord,
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bless and pity us,
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shine on us with thy face,
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that the earth,
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thy way,
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and nations all,
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may know and save in place.
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Let people praise thee, Lord.
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Let people all thee praise.
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O let the nations be glad,
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in songs their voices ring.
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Thou justly people judge,
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on earth,
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foolish and small.
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Let people praise thee,
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Lord,
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let them praise thee,
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O great and small.
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The earth,
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our fruit shall heal,
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our God shall bless in sin,
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God shall us bless,
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men shall them fear,
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and to earth shall come.
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We'll turn to read together now in God's word.
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We're going to read in the Gospel of Luke,
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and chapter 23.
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Luke chapter 23.
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We'll take up our reading at verse 18,
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and read down to verse 49.
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Luke chapter 23.
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We'll take up our reading at verse 18.
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But they all cried out together,
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Away with this man,
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and release to us Barabbas,
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a man who had been thrown into prison
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for an insurrection started in the city,
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and for murder.
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Pilate addressed them once more,
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deciding to release Jesus,
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but they kept shouting,
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Crucify, crucify him.
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A third time he said to them,
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Why?
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What evil has he done?
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I have found in him no guilt deserving death.
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I will therefore punish and release him.
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But they were urgent,
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demanding with loud cries
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that he should be crucified,
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and their voices prevailed.
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So Pilate decided that their demand
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should be granted.
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He released the man who had been thrown into prison
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for insurrection and murder,
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for whom they asked,
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but he delivered Jesus over
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to their will.
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And as they led him away,
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they seized one Simon of Cyrene,
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who was coming in from the country,
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and laid on him the cross
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to carry it behind Jesus.
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And there followed him
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a great multitude of the people,
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and of women who were mourning
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and lamenting for him.
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But turning to them,
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Jesus said,
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Daughters of Jerusalem,
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Do not weep for me,
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but weep for yourselves
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and for your children.
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For behold,
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the days are coming
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when they will say,
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Blessed are the barren
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and the wombs that never bore
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and the breasts that never nursed.
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Then they will begin to say
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to the mountains,
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Fall on us,
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and to the hills,
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cover us.
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For if they do these things
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when the wood is green,
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what will happen
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when it is dry?
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Two others who were criminals
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were led away
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to be put to death with him.
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And when they came to the place
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that is called the skull,
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there they crucified him
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and the criminals,
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one on his right hand
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and one on his left.
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And Jesus said,
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Father, forgive them,
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for they know not what they do.
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And they cast lots
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to divide his garments.
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And the people stood by,
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watching.
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But the rulers scoffed at him,
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saying,
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He saved others.
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Let him save himself,
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if he is the Christ of God,
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his chosen one.
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The soldiers also mocked him,
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coming up and offering him sour wine
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and saying,
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If you are the king of the Jews,
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save yourself.
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There was also an inscription over him,
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This is the king of the Jews.
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One of the criminals,
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who were hanged,
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railed at him,
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saying,
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Are you not the Christ?
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Save yourself and us.
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But the other rebuked him,
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saying,
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Do you not fear God,
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since you are under the same sentence
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of condemnation?
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And we indeed justly,
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for we are receiving
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the due reward of our deeds.
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But this man has done nothing wrong.
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And he said,
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Jesus,
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remember me
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when you come into your kingdom.
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And he said to him,
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Truly I say to you,
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today you will be with me in paradise.
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It was now about the sixth hour,
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and there was darkness
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over the whole land
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until the ninth hour,
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while the sun's light failed,
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and the curtain of the temple
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was torn in two.
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Then Jesus,
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calling out with a loud voice,
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said,
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Father,
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into your hands
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I commit my spirit.
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And having said this,
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he breathed his last.
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Now when the centurion
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saw what had taken place,
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he praised God,
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saying,
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Certainly this man
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was innocent.
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And all the crowds
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that had assembled
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for this spectacle,
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when they saw
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what had taken place,
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returned home,
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beating their breasts.
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And all his acquaintances
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and the woman
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who had followed him
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from Galilee
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stood at a distance
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watching these things.
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And so on.
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And may God bless
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that reading from his word.
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Before we turn back
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to this passage,
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we'll again sing
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to God's praise,
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this time in Psalm 116.
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And we'll sing
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Psalm's version,
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page 154.
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Psalm 116,
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and we'll sing
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from verse 1
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down to verse 9.
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I love the Lord,
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because he heard my voice.
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He listened when
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I cried to him for aid.
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I'll call on him
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as long as I shall live,
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because he turned
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to hear me
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when I prayed.
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We'll sing from verse 1
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to verse 9
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to God's praise.
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I love the Lord,
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because he heard my voice.
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He listened when I cry to him for aid.
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I'll call on him
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as long as I shall live,
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because he turned
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to hear me
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when I prayed.
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The courts of death
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gripped and entangled me.
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Upon me came
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the anguish of the grave.
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With grief and trouble
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I was overcome.
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Then on the name of God
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I call
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Lord,
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Lord,
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sing
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The Lord,
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our God,
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is kind
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and full
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of grace,
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both
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righteous
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and
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compassionate
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is he.
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The Lord
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protects
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all those
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of childlike
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faith.
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When I
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was in
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great need,
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he
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rescued
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me.
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rest,
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O my soul,
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God has been good to you.
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For you, O Lord,
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have saved my soul from death.
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I keep from stumbling
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and high eyes from tears,
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but I may live for you
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while I have breath.
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you can turn back with me to the passage we read in Luke chapter 23.
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We're going to look at this section from verse 26 down to verse 49.
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We're going to focus on the situation that we see here as we look to the cross.
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We read in verse 26,
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And as they led him away,
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they seized one,
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Simon of Cyrene,
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who was coming in from the country,
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and laid on him the cross
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to carry it behind Jesus.
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And there followed him
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a great multitude of people
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and of women
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who were mourning
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and lamenting
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for him.
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Well, as we
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come to focus our attention
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this evening
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and on these days ahead
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as we prepare
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to come
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to the Lord's table,
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our focus is always
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towards
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the cross.
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The cross is always
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the heart
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of all our
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preaching,
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of all that we do
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in the Lord's name.
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The cross is always there,
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central
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to it all,
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central
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to our faith.
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It is where Jesus died
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that sinners
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might be saved.
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But when you think
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of the cross
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and what it means
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to people today,
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how do people
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view
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the suffering
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of Jesus
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at Calvary?
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How do they view
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the cross?
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So many people
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come
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to the cross
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in different ways.
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For some,
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it means nothing
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at all.
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For some,
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it is just
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downplayed.
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some people
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see it as
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some kind of
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cruelty
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and injustice
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that God
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would send
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his son
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into the world
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to die
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on the cross.
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Was it really
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necessary?
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How important
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is the cross?
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There's lots
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of views out there,
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but what about
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with yourself?
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How do you
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view
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the cross?
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And how do you
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view Jesus
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on the cross
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as we think
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of coming
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to remember
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his death
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until he comes?
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Well,
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the word of God
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reminds us
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that we really
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fall into
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two categories
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when it comes
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to thinking
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of the cross.
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It's in 1 Corinthians
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1,
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verse 18,
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where it says
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the word of the cross
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is folly
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to those
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who are perishing.
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it's foolishness
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to many,
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but it says
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it's folly
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to those
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who are
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perishing.
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Even without
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realizing
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these people
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who downplay
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the cross,
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who mock
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the cross,
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there are people
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who are perishing.
27:52
But,
27:53
in 1 Corinthians
27:54
1,
27:55
verse 18,
27:56
it says,
27:56
But to us
27:58
who are being
27:59
saved,
28:00
it is the power
28:02
of God.
28:05
Us who are being
28:06
saved,
28:08
we are being
28:09
saved from
28:10
our sin
28:11
as we look
28:11
in faith
28:12
to the cross
28:13
and Christ
28:14
crucified.
28:16
For there we see
28:17
the power of God
28:18
to salvation.
28:20
And so,
28:22
if you're a Christian
28:23
today,
28:24
if you long
28:25
to be a Christian
28:25
today,
28:27
we come
28:28
to the cross
28:29
and we come
28:31
there
28:31
to the feet
28:33
of Jesus,
28:34
to the foot
28:34
of the cross.
28:36
And there we want
28:36
to see
28:37
there is the power
28:38
of God
28:40
to save.
28:42
It's quite
28:42
interesting when you
28:43
go through
28:44
the Gospel of Luke
28:45
how you find
28:46
at different points
28:47
people at the feet
28:49
of Jesus.
28:51
In Luke 7
28:52
verse 31,
28:55
there we read
28:56
of someone
28:57
who came
28:57
to the feet
28:59
of Jesus,
29:00
someone who you
29:00
wouldn't expect
29:01
to find
29:02
at the feet
29:03
of Jesus.
29:05
A sinful
29:06
woman,
29:08
a woman
29:08
of the city
29:09
she is called,
29:10
a prostitute.
29:12
It says in verse 37,
29:14
Behold,
29:15
a woman of the city
29:16
who was a sinner
29:16
when she learned
29:18
that he was
29:19
reclining
29:19
at table
29:20
in the Pharisee's
29:21
house,
29:22
brought an
29:22
alabaster flask
29:23
of ointment
29:24
and standing
29:25
behind him
29:26
at his feet
29:28
weeping,
29:30
she began
29:30
to wet his feet
29:31
with her tears
29:33
and wipe them
29:34
with the hair
29:35
of her head.
29:37
It's a beautiful
29:39
image there.
29:41
She was at the feet
29:42
of Jesus
29:43
with her tears
29:44
falling onto
29:46
his feet
29:46
and wiping
29:47
his feet
29:48
with her hair.
29:51
We read of
29:51
someone else
29:52
in Luke
29:53
chapter 10
29:54
verse 39
29:56
who was at
29:57
the feet
29:58
of Jesus
29:58
and it was
30:00
Mary.
30:02
She had a sister,
30:04
that's Martha,
30:04
had a sister
30:05
called Mary
30:06
who sat
30:07
at the Lord's
30:08
feet
30:09
and listened
30:10
to his teaching.
30:11
She sat
30:13
at the Lord's
30:14
feet
30:15
and listened
30:16
to his teaching.
30:18
One more
30:18
we could just
30:19
see is
30:19
Luke
30:20
chapter 17
30:21
and verse
30:23
16
30:24
where Jesus
30:25
had cleansed
30:26
ten lepers
30:27
but only one
30:29
came back
30:30
to Jesus.
30:33
The one,
30:34
then one of them
30:35
says in
30:35
verse 15
30:36
when he saw
30:39
that he was
30:40
healed,
30:40
turned back
30:41
praising God
30:42
with a loud
30:42
voice
30:42
and he fell
30:43
on his face
30:44
at Jesus'
30:45
feet
30:46
giving him
30:47
thanks.
30:49
You have
30:50
these three
30:50
incidents
30:51
where people
30:52
come to
30:53
the feet
30:54
of Jesus
30:54
and you see
30:55
they're all
30:56
in different
30:57
ways
30:58
but the
30:59
culmination
30:59
of them
31:00
all is
31:00
as we
31:00
see the
31:01
crowds
31:02
coming
31:02
to the
31:03
foot of
31:04
the cross
31:04
where they
31:06
see the
31:06
feet
31:06
of Jesus
31:07
pierced
31:08
as he
31:08
hangs
31:09
on the
31:10
cross
31:10
and
31:12
each
31:13
one is
31:13
there
31:14
with
31:14
their
31:15
own
31:15
different
31:16
thoughts
31:16
with
31:17
their
31:18
own
31:18
different
31:18
set
31:19
of
31:19
circumstances
31:20
with
31:20
their
31:21
own
31:21
differences
31:22
in
31:22
life
31:23
just
31:23
like
31:23
you
31:23
think
31:24
of
31:24
the
31:24
sinful
31:25
woman
31:25
or
31:26
Mary
31:26
or
31:27
the
31:27
one
31:29
who
31:29
had
31:29
leprosy
31:29
who
31:30
was
31:30
healed
31:30
all
31:31
different
31:32
backgrounds
31:32
but found
31:33
themselves
31:34
at the
31:34
feet
31:34
of
31:35
Jesus
31:35
and
31:36
it's
31:36
a
31:37
place
31:37
we
31:37
all
31:38
come
31:38
to
31:39
everyone
31:40
comes
31:41
to
31:41
the
31:41
cross
31:42
in
31:42
some
31:43
way
31:43
either
31:44
being
31:45
foolish
31:46
and
31:47
dismissing
31:47
it
31:47
and
31:48
perishing
31:48
or
31:49
seeing
31:49
it
31:50
as
31:50
the
31:50
power
31:50
of
31:51
God
31:51
and
31:52
being
31:52
saved
31:52
and
31:54
this
31:54
passage
31:55
before
31:55
us
31:56
this
31:56
evening
31:56
it
31:56
reminds
31:57
us
31:57
of
31:57
different
31:58
ways
31:59
in
32:00
which
32:00
people
32:00
came
32:01
to
32:01
the
32:02
cross
32:02
crowds
32:04
gathered
32:05
there
32:05
followed
32:06
it says
32:06
in
32:06
verse
32:07
27
32:07
a
32:08
great
32:08
multitude
32:09
of
32:09
people
32:10
they
32:11
all
32:11
followed
32:12
they
32:13
all
32:13
came
32:13
and
32:14
remember
32:14
this
32:15
was
32:15
Jerusalem
32:16
at the
32:16
time
32:16
of the
32:16
Passover
32:17
a
32:18
city
32:18
that
32:18
was
32:18
full
32:19
of
32:19
people
32:19
who
32:19
had
32:19
come
32:20
from
32:20
all
32:21
over
32:21
to
32:21
remember
32:22
the
32:22
Passover
32:22
festival
32:23
crowds
32:25
of
32:26
people
32:26
we
32:27
want
32:28
to
32:28
see
32:28
how
32:28
the
32:28
crowds
32:29
reacted
32:30
as
32:31
they
32:31
were
32:31
at
32:31
the
32:32
foot
32:32
of
32:33
the
32:33
cross
32:33
there
32:36
are
32:36
three
32:36
types
32:37
of
32:37
people
32:38
I
32:38
want
32:39
us
32:39
to
32:39
look
32:39
at
32:39
and
32:40
as
32:40
we
32:41
think
32:41
of
32:41
preparing
32:42
ourselves
32:42
to
32:43
come
32:44
to
32:44
the
32:44
Lord's
32:45
table
32:45
to
32:46
remember
32:46
his
32:46
death
32:47
we
32:48
ask
32:48
ourselves
32:49
where
32:50
do
32:50
we
32:50
find
32:51
ourselves
32:51
when
32:52
it
32:52
comes
32:53
to
32:53
the
32:53
categories
32:53
we
32:54
will
32:54
look
32:54
at
32:54
of
32:55
those
32:55
who
32:56
are
32:56
at
32:56
the
32:56
cross
32:57
there
32:58
were
32:58
three
32:59
I
32:59
want
32:59
us
33:00
to
33:00
see
33:00
three
33:00
different
33:01
groups
33:01
there
33:02
were
33:02
those
33:03
who
33:03
mocked
33:04
there
33:05
were
33:06
those
33:06
who
33:06
mourned
33:07
and
33:08
there
33:08
were
33:08
those
33:09
who
33:09
marveled
33:10
and
33:12
we're
33:12
going to
33:12
think of
33:12
each of
33:13
these
33:13
each of
33:14
these
33:15
groups
33:15
just for
33:15
a few
33:16
moments
33:16
each
33:16
and ask
33:18
ourselves
33:18
where are
33:19
we
33:19
when we
33:20
think of
33:20
coming
33:21
to remember
33:22
the Lord's
33:23
death
33:23
as we
33:24
think of
33:25
the cross
33:25
and what
33:26
it means
33:27
to
33:27
ourselves
33:28
where
33:29
are
33:30
we
33:30
well the
33:32
first group
33:32
that we
33:33
see is
33:33
those
33:34
who
33:35
mocked
33:37
and they
33:38
were not
33:38
just
33:39
a few
33:40
they were
33:42
prominent
33:42
at this
33:43
time as
33:44
you see
33:44
Jesus
33:46
being mocked
33:46
as it were
33:47
all along
33:48
the way
33:48
here
33:48
from appearing
33:50
before
33:50
Herod
33:51
before
33:52
Pilate
33:52
being
33:53
delivered
33:54
over to
33:54
the Roman
33:55
soldiers
33:55
and to
33:56
the will
33:56
of the
33:56
people
33:57
there are
33:58
those who
33:58
are mocking
33:59
him
33:59
all along
34:00
the way
34:01
and even
34:02
as he is
34:03
hanging on
34:03
the cross
34:04
there are
34:05
those
34:05
who are
34:06
still
34:07
mocking
34:08
him
34:08
from
34:09
governors
34:09
to
34:10
soldiers
34:10
to
34:11
those
34:12
who
34:12
stood
34:12
watching
34:13
to
34:13
passers
34:13
by
34:14
they were
34:15
all
34:15
doing
34:15
it
34:16
they were
34:17
all
34:18
mocking
34:19
him
34:19
in
34:20
different
34:20
ways
34:21
and
34:22
mocking
34:23
is a
34:24
cruel
34:25
thing
34:25
it's
34:27
a
34:27
cruel
34:28
thing
34:28
if
34:29
you've
34:29
ever
34:30
been
34:30
on
34:30
the
34:30
end
34:31
of
34:31
being
34:32
mocked
34:32
or
34:33
ridiculed
34:33
you know
34:34
it hurts
34:35
but imagine
34:37
how much
34:38
it hurt
34:39
Jesus
34:39
there was
34:42
the physical
34:43
side of
34:44
his
34:44
suffering
34:44
but what
34:46
about as
34:46
he saw
34:47
these
34:47
people
34:48
mocking
34:49
him
34:49
mocking
34:51
him
34:51
as
34:51
he
34:51
was
34:51
on
34:52
his
34:52
way
34:52
to
34:52
the
34:52
cross
34:53
mocking
34:54
him
34:54
as
34:54
he
34:54
hung
34:55
on
34:55
the
34:56
cross
34:56
and
34:58
realising
34:58
what
34:59
he
34:59
had
35:00
come
35:00
to
35:00
do
35:01
the
35:02
fulfilment
35:03
of
35:03
scripture
35:03
here he
35:04
was
35:04
coming
35:05
to die
35:05
for
35:06
sinners
35:06
as
35:07
the
35:07
word
35:08
of
35:08
John
35:08
says
35:09
he
35:09
came
35:09
to
35:10
his
35:10
own
35:10
but
35:11
his
35:11
own
35:11
did
35:11
not
35:11
receive
35:12
him
35:12
as
35:13
you
35:13
go
35:13
back
35:13
into
35:14
the
35:14
prophecy
35:14
of
35:15
Isaiah
35:15
53
35:16
you
35:17
see
35:17
it
35:17
fulfilled
35:18
in
35:18
those
35:18
who
35:18
mocked
35:19
him
35:19
it's
35:21
a
35:21
saying
35:21
I'm
35:22
sure
35:22
you've
35:22
heard
35:22
it
35:23
sticks
35:23
and
35:23
stones
35:24
will
35:24
break
35:24
my
35:25
bones
35:25
but
35:25
names
35:26
will
35:27
never
35:27
hurt
35:27
me
35:28
it's
35:29
not
35:29
true
35:30
name
35:32
calling
35:32
mocking
35:33
is one
35:34
of the
35:35
most
35:35
hurtful
35:35
things
35:36
that
35:37
someone
35:37
can
35:38
experience
35:38
and
35:39
if you
35:40
look at
35:41
verse
35:42
35 and
35:43
36
35:44
you see
35:44
it
35:45
there
35:45
the
35:46
people
35:47
stood
35:47
by
35:48
watching
35:48
but
35:48
the
35:49
rulers
35:49
scoffed
35:50
at
35:51
him
35:51
saying
35:52
he
35:52
saved
35:53
others
35:53
let
35:54
him
35:54
save
35:55
himself
35:55
if
35:56
he
35:56
is
35:57
the
35:57
Christ
35:57
of
35:58
God
35:58
his
35:59
chosen
35:59
one
36:00
the
36:01
soldiers
36:01
also
36:02
mocked
36:02
him
36:03
coming
36:03
up
36:03
and
36:04
offering
36:04
him
36:04
sour
36:05
wine
36:05
and
36:05
saying
36:06
if
36:06
you
36:07
are
36:07
the
36:07
king
36:07
of
36:08
the
36:08
Jews
36:08
save
36:09
yourself
36:10
you
36:12
see
36:12
the
36:13
mocking
36:13
if
36:15
the
36:16
question
36:16
there
36:17
if
36:17
if
36:19
you
36:20
are
36:20
the
36:21
Christ
36:21
of
36:22
God
36:22
if
36:23
you
36:23
are
36:24
the
36:24
chosen
36:25
one
36:26
if
36:27
you
36:27
are
36:27
the
36:28
king
36:29
of
36:29
the
36:29
Jews
36:30
they're
36:32
questioning
36:33
who
36:34
he
36:34
is
36:34
yet
36:35
he
36:36
was
36:36
all
36:36
of
36:37
these
36:37
things
36:38
he
36:38
was
36:39
and
36:39
is
36:39
the
36:40
king
36:40
of
36:40
the
36:40
Jews
36:40
he
36:41
was
36:42
and
36:42
is
36:42
the
36:42
Christ
36:43
of
36:43
God
36:43
he
36:44
was
36:44
and
36:44
is
36:44
the
36:45
chosen
36:45
one
36:46
all
36:46
of
36:46
these
36:47
things
36:47
he
36:47
was
36:48
and
36:48
is
36:48
but
36:50
they
36:50
were
36:50
mocking
36:50
him
36:50
with
36:51
the
36:51
question
36:51
if
36:52
you
36:52
are
36:53
the
36:53
chosen
36:54
one
36:54
if
36:55
you
36:55
are
36:55
the
36:55
Christ
36:56
of
36:56
God
36:56
if
36:57
you
36:58
are
36:58
the
36:59
king
36:59
of
36:59
the
37:00
Jews
37:00
and
37:05
nothing
37:05
has
37:05
changed
37:06
there
37:07
are
37:08
still
37:08
those
37:09
who
37:09
will
37:09
mock
37:10
Jesus
37:11
if
37:12
you
37:12
watch
37:12
television
37:13
today
37:13
films
37:14
and
37:14
stand
37:14
up
37:15
comedians
37:15
Jesus
37:16
and
37:17
Christians
37:17
it's
37:17
an
37:18
easy
37:18
target
37:18
it's
37:20
common
37:20
place
37:21
to be
37:21
hearing
37:22
mocking
37:22
it's
37:23
been
37:23
growing
37:24
and
37:24
growing
37:24
over
37:24
the
37:25
years
37:25
but
37:25
it
37:26
seems
37:26
to
37:26
spread
37:27
further
37:27
and
37:27
further
37:28
so
37:28
that
37:28
now
37:28
you
37:29
find
37:29
mocking
37:30
of
37:30
Christians
37:31
and
37:31
Jesus
37:31
in
37:32
the
37:32
more
37:33
serious
37:33
programs
37:34
in
37:35
news
37:35
programs
37:36
in
37:36
politics
37:36
and
37:37
documentaries
37:37
it
37:38
has
37:38
spread
37:39
because
37:39
the
37:40
Christian
37:40
faith
37:41
is
37:41
seen
37:41
as
37:41
an
37:41
easy
37:42
target
37:42
it's
37:44
in
37:44
our
37:44
own
37:44
communities
37:45
if
37:47
you
37:47
see
37:47
online
37:47
discussion
37:48
anything
37:49
that's
37:50
mentioned
37:50
about
37:51
our
37:51
own
37:51
island
37:51
and
37:51
its
37:52
Christian
37:52
faith
37:53
and
37:53
heritage
37:53
it's
37:54
mocked
37:54
it's
37:55
ridiculed
37:55
people
37:57
pour out
37:58
their
37:58
anger
37:58
towards
37:59
it
37:59
you
38:01
find
38:01
it
38:01
more
38:02
and
38:02
more
38:02
in
38:03
our
38:03
own
38:03
island
38:04
and
38:05
it's
38:05
all
38:05
based
38:05
on
38:35
ridiculing
38:36
God
38:36
and
38:37
Jesus
38:38
they
38:41
were
38:41
there
38:42
in
38:42
the
38:42
time
38:43
of
38:43
Jesus'
38:43
crucifixion
38:45
and
38:45
they're
38:45
still
38:46
there
38:46
today
38:47
but
38:49
the
38:49
word
38:49
of
38:49
God
38:50
is
38:50
folly
38:50
to
38:51
those
38:52
who
38:52
are
38:52
perishing
38:53
that
38:54
is
38:54
a
38:54
serious
38:55
side
38:55
that
38:55
they
38:56
don't
38:56
see
38:56
but
38:57
to
38:57
mock
38:58
Jesus
38:58
to
38:59
ridicule
38:59
him
38:59
is
39:01
to
39:01
perish
39:02
to
39:03
be
39:03
lost
39:04
eternally
39:05
there
39:07
are
39:07
consequences
39:08
to
39:09
all
39:09
of
39:10
these
39:10
things
39:11
and
39:12
yet
39:13
even
39:13
in
39:13
the
39:13
midst
39:14
of
39:15
the
39:15
mocking
39:15
what
39:16
we
39:17
see
39:17
here
39:17
is
39:17
a
39:17
powerful
39:18
reminder
39:18
of
39:19
the
39:20
love
39:20
of
39:21
God
39:21
of
39:22
his
39:23
love
39:23
towards
39:24
us
39:25
and
39:26
it's
39:27
the
39:27
words
39:27
of
39:28
Jesus
39:28
that
39:28
always
39:29
is
39:30
so
39:30
powerful
39:31
when
39:32
he
39:32
says
39:33
father
39:33
forgive
39:34
them
39:35
in
39:35
verse
39:35
34
39:36
for
39:37
they
39:37
know
39:37
not
39:38
what
39:38
they
39:39
do
39:39
the
39:41
mercy
39:42
that
39:42
he
39:42
shows
39:43
even
39:44
in
39:44
the
39:44
midst
39:44
of
39:45
mocking
39:46
and
39:47
for
39:47
many
39:48
of
39:48
us
39:48
perhaps
39:49
we've
39:49
known
39:50
that
39:51
mercy
39:51
for
39:52
ourselves
39:52
that
39:54
we
39:54
were
39:54
once
39:55
a
39:55
people
39:55
who
39:56
mocked
39:57
and
39:57
ridiculed
39:58
Christ
39:59
the
40:00
cross
40:01
and
40:01
the
40:02
Christian
40:02
faith
40:03
but
40:04
by
40:05
God's
40:05
grace
40:05
he
40:06
saved
40:07
us
40:07
he
40:08
brought
40:08
us
40:09
to
40:09
himself
40:10
but
40:12
there's
40:12
a
40:12
serious
40:13
side
40:13
for
40:14
it
40:14
too
40:14
that
40:15
if
40:16
we
40:16
continue
40:16
in
40:16
mocking
40:17
we
40:18
will
40:18
perish
40:19
there
40:21
was
40:21
a
40:21
man
40:21
called
40:22
Bertrand
40:22
Russell
40:23
I'm
40:24
sure
40:24
many
40:24
of
40:24
you
40:24
may
40:24
have
40:25
heard
40:25
of
40:25
him
40:25
a
40:27
famous
40:27
mathematician
40:28
he
40:30
had a
40:30
tragic
40:31
childhood
40:31
he
40:32
lost
40:33
his
40:33
parents
40:33
when
40:34
he
40:34
was
40:34
young
40:35
and
40:36
he
40:36
was
40:36
really
40:36
brought
40:36
up
40:37
by
40:37
a
40:37
grandmother
40:38
and
40:38
a
40:39
grandmother
40:39
who
40:39
sought
40:40
to
40:40
teach
40:40
him
40:41
the
40:41
Christian
40:42
faith
40:42
but
40:44
he
40:44
rejected
40:44
the
40:45
Christian
40:45
faith
40:46
his
40:47
life
40:47
went
40:48
in
40:48
a
40:48
very
40:48
different
40:48
direction
40:49
and
40:49
he
40:50
became
40:50
an
40:50
outspoken
40:51
atheist
40:52
mocking
40:54
the
40:54
Christian
40:54
faith
40:55
often
40:55
but
40:57
after
40:58
he
40:58
passed
40:58
away
40:58
I think
40:59
it was
40:59
1970
40:59
he
41:00
passed
41:00
away
41:00
his
41:01
daughter
41:01
Catherine
41:02
Tate
41:02
she
41:03
wrote
41:03
a book
41:04
about
41:04
his
41:04
life
41:05
and
41:06
she
41:06
said
41:07
in the
41:07
book
41:07
somewhere
41:09
at
41:10
the
41:10
bottom
41:10
of
41:11
his
41:11
heart
41:11
in
41:12
the
41:12
depths
41:12
of
41:12
his
41:13
soul
41:13
there
41:14
was
41:14
an
41:14
empty
41:15
space
41:15
that
41:16
had
41:16
once
41:17
been
41:17
filled
41:17
by
41:18
God
41:18
and
41:20
he
41:20
never
41:20
found
41:21
anything
41:21
else
41:22
to put
41:23
in
41:23
it
41:23
such
41:26
a
41:26
sad
41:26
statement
41:28
of
41:28
a
41:28
life
41:29
there
41:30
was
41:31
a
41:32
space
41:33
in the
41:33
bottom
41:34
of
41:34
his
41:34
heart
41:34
in the
41:35
depths
41:35
of
41:35
his
41:35
soul
41:36
an
41:36
empty
41:36
space
41:37
that
41:37
had
41:38
once
41:38
been
41:38
filled
41:39
by
41:39
God
41:40
and
41:41
he
41:41
never
41:41
found
41:42
anything
41:42
else
41:43
to put
41:44
in
41:44
it
41:44
mocking
41:47
leaves
41:48
us
41:48
empty
41:49
so
41:51
let
41:51
our
41:51
hearts
41:52
be
41:52
filled
41:52
with
41:53
Christ
41:54
let
41:55
it
41:55
be
41:55
filled
41:56
with
41:57
that
41:57
forgiveness
41:57
and
41:58
that
41:59
mercy
41:59
of
41:59
God
42:00
towards
42:00
us
42:01
you'll
42:01
have
42:02
heard
42:02
it
42:02
before
42:02
the
42:03
saying
42:03
of
42:03
Paschal
42:04
there's
42:05
a
42:05
God
42:05
shaped
42:06
void
42:06
in
42:06
the
42:06
heart
42:07
of
42:07
each
42:07
man
42:08
which
42:08
cannot
42:09
be
42:09
satisfied
42:09
by
42:10
any
42:10
created
42:10
thing
42:11
but
42:12
only
42:12
by
42:12
God
42:13
the
42:13
creator
42:13
made
42:13
known
42:14
through
42:15
Jesus
42:15
Christ
42:16
that
42:17
void
42:18
can
42:18
only
42:19
be
42:19
filled
42:19
by
42:20
Christ
42:20
mocking
42:22
leaves
42:23
us
42:23
empty
42:24
and that's
42:25
why
42:25
Jesus
42:25
says
42:26
Father
42:26
forgive
42:27
them
42:28
for
42:28
they
42:29
know
42:29
not
42:29
what
42:30
they
42:30
do
42:30
the
42:32
second
42:32
thing
42:32
we
42:32
see
42:33
is
42:33
those
42:34
who
42:35
mourned
42:35
there
42:37
were
42:37
so
42:38
many
42:38
people
42:39
who
42:39
came
42:40
to
42:40
the
42:40
cross
42:40
and
42:41
mocking
42:41
but
42:42
we
42:42
see
42:42
there
42:42
also
42:42
those
42:43
large
42:43
crowds
42:44
of
42:44
those
42:44
who
42:45
mourned
42:45
there
42:47
was
42:47
his
42:48
friends
42:48
his
42:49
family
42:49
you read
42:50
there
42:50
in
42:51
verse
42:51
27
42:52
there
42:52
followed
42:52
followed
42:52
a
42:52
great
42:53
multitude
42:53
of
42:53
people
42:54
and
42:54
of
42:54
women
42:54
who
42:55
were
42:55
mourning
42:56
and
42:57
lamenting
42:58
for
42:59
him
42:59
wherever
43:00
Jesus
43:00
went
43:01
there
43:01
was
43:01
crowds
43:02
as
43:03
you
43:03
see
43:03
him
43:03
teaching
43:04
and
43:04
ministering
43:05
all
43:05
through
43:06
the
43:06
gospels
43:07
you
43:07
see
43:07
there's
43:07
always
43:07
large
43:08
crowds
43:08
of
43:09
people
43:09
he
43:10
had
43:10
his
43:10
followers
43:11
he
43:11
had
43:11
those
43:11
who
43:12
came
43:12
to
43:12
believe
43:13
in
43:13
him
43:13
and
43:13
came
43:13
to
43:14
trust
43:14
in
43:14
him
43:14
and
43:15
as
43:15
they
43:15
were
43:15
coming
43:16
to
43:16
the
43:16
cross
43:17
there
43:17
is
43:18
much
43:18
mourning
43:19
and
43:19
lamenting
43:20
for
43:21
him
43:21
and
43:23
it's
43:23
a
43:23
fulfillment
43:24
of
43:24
the
43:25
scripture
43:25
itself
43:26
fulfillment
43:26
of
43:27
the
43:27
prophecy
43:27
of
43:27
Zachariah
43:28
in
43:29
Zachariah
43:29
12
43:30
verse
43:30
10
43:31
it
43:31
says
43:32
there
43:32
and
43:32
I
43:32
will
43:32
pour
43:33
out
43:33
on
43:33
the
43:33
house
43:34
of
43:34
David
43:34
and
43:35
the
43:35
inhabitants
43:36
of
43:36
Jerusalem
43:37
a
43:37
spirit
43:38
of
43:38
grace
43:39
and
43:40
a
43:41
pleas
43:41
for
43:41
mercy
43:42
so
43:42
that
43:42
when
43:43
they
43:43
look
43:43
on
43:43
me
43:44
on
43:44
him
43:45
whom
43:45
they
43:45
have
43:46
pierced
43:46
they
43:47
shall
43:47
mourn
43:48
for
43:48
him
43:48
as
43:49
one
43:50
mourns
43:50
for
43:51
an
43:51
only
43:52
child
43:52
and
43:53
weep
43:53
bitterly
43:54
over
43:55
him
43:55
there's
43:57
a sense
43:57
of
43:57
prophecy
43:58
that's
43:58
being
43:58
fulfilled
43:59
here
43:59
weeping
44:01
and
44:01
mourning
44:02
over
44:02
Jesus
44:02
as it
44:03
says
44:03
there
44:04
years
44:04
before
44:05
it
44:05
happened
44:06
they
44:06
look
44:06
on
44:07
me
44:07
on
44:08
him
44:08
whom
44:09
they
44:09
have
44:09
pierced
44:10
and
44:11
there
44:11
will
44:11
be
44:12
mourning
44:13
the
44:14
question
44:15
is
44:15
were
44:17
they
44:17
right
44:17
to
44:18
mourn
44:19
and
44:20
should
44:21
we
44:21
mourn
44:21
over
44:22
the
44:22
death
44:22
of
44:23
Jesus
44:24
Jesus
44:29
says
44:29
in
44:30
verse
44:31
28
44:32
here
44:32
turning
44:33
to
44:34
them
44:34
Jesus
44:34
said
44:35
daughters
44:35
of
44:36
Jerusalem
44:36
do
44:37
not
44:38
weep
44:38
for
44:39
me
44:39
but
44:40
weep
44:40
for
44:41
yourselves
44:41
and
44:42
for
44:43
your
44:43
children
44:43
should
44:46
we
44:47
mourn
44:47
as we
44:49
look
44:50
to
44:50
the
44:50
cross
44:50
I
44:52
guess
44:53
there's
44:53
two
44:53
sides
44:53
of
44:54
and
44:54
Jesus
44:54
gives
44:54
us
44:55
the
44:55
two
44:56
sides
44:56
here
44:57
the
44:59
first
44:59
thing
44:59
that we
44:59
see
45:00
is
45:00
he
45:00
says
45:00
do
45:01
not
45:02
weep
45:02
for
45:03
me
45:03
but
45:05
weep
45:06
for
45:07
yourselves
45:07
and
45:10
that
45:10
helps
45:10
us
45:10
to
45:10
understand
45:11
when
45:12
we
45:12
look
45:12
at
45:12
the
45:12
cross
45:13
that
45:13
we
45:13
do
45:13
come
45:14
in
45:15
mourning
45:15
that
45:17
we
45:17
do
45:17
come
45:18
in
45:18
sorrow
45:19
and
45:20
in
45:20
sadness
45:20
because
45:22
as
45:22
we
45:22
look
45:22
at
45:22
the
45:22
cross
45:23
and
45:24
as
45:24
we
45:24
see
45:24
the
45:25
need
45:25
for
45:26
Jesus
45:26
to
45:26
be
45:26
hung
45:27
on
45:27
the
45:27
cross
45:27
to
45:28
die
45:28
there
45:28
on
45:29
the
45:29
cross
45:30
we
45:30
have
45:30
to
45:30
ask
45:31
ourselves
45:31
why
45:32
why
45:34
was
45:34
Jesus
45:35
there
45:36
he
45:39
was
45:39
there
45:39
because
45:40
of
45:41
our
45:41
sin
45:42
he
45:43
was
45:43
there
45:44
to
45:44
deal
45:45
with
45:46
our
45:46
sin
45:46
because
45:48
we
45:48
cannot
45:48
deal
45:49
with
45:49
it
45:49
ourselves
45:50
we
45:52
cannot
45:53
heal
45:54
the
45:55
sins
45:55
of
45:55
our
45:56
heart
45:56
ourselves
45:57
the
45:58
only
45:58
way
45:58
for
45:59
our
45:59
sin
45:59
to
45:59
be
45:59
dealt
46:00
with
46:00
was
46:01
by
46:01
Jesus
46:02
going
46:02
to
46:03
the
46:03
cross
46:04
and
46:06
there
46:06
is
46:06
much
46:06
mourning
46:07
and
46:07
lamenting
46:08
for
46:08
him
46:09
here
46:09
as
46:09
we
46:10
see
46:10
the
46:10
crowds
46:11
who
46:12
had
46:12
followed
46:12
him
46:12
they
46:13
believe
46:13
that
46:14
their
46:14
saviour
46:15
is
46:15
being
46:15
taken
46:15
from
46:16
them
46:16
they
46:17
believe
46:18
the
46:18
one
46:18
who
46:19
had
46:19
come
46:19
to
46:19
save
46:20
his
46:20
people
46:21
was
46:22
now
46:22
being
46:22
put
46:22
to
46:23
death
46:23
and
46:23
taken
46:23
away
46:24
they
46:25
weren't
46:25
understanding
46:26
all
46:27
that
46:28
had
46:28
been
46:28
prophesied
46:29
in
46:29
the
46:29
Old
46:29
Testament
46:30
all
46:30
that
46:30
Jesus
46:31
himself
46:31
had
46:32
taught
46:32
them
46:33
there
46:34
was
46:34
a lack
46:35
of
46:35
understanding
46:36
of
46:36
what
46:36
he
46:36
had
46:36
said
46:37
to
46:37
them
46:37
that
46:37
he
46:38
must
46:38
go
46:39
to
46:39
Jerusalem
46:39
he
46:40
must
46:40
be
46:41
put
46:41
to
46:41
death
46:42
but
46:43
those
46:43
are
46:43
forgetting
46:44
that
46:44
he
46:44
would
46:45
on
46:45
the
46:45
third
46:45
day
46:46
rise
46:47
again
46:48
and
46:49
and
46:49
as
46:50
he
46:50
is
46:50
saying
46:50
do
46:51
not
46:51
weep
46:52
for
46:52
me
46:52
weep
46:53
for
46:54
yourselves
46:55
he
46:55
is
46:56
saying
46:56
weep
46:56
because
46:57
of
46:57
the
46:57
consequences
46:58
of
46:58
sin
46:59
and
46:59
all
46:59
that
47:00
it
47:00
means
47:00
for
47:01
Jerusalem
47:01
and
47:02
for
47:02
God's
47:02
people
47:03
for
47:04
here
47:04
we
47:04
would
47:05
see
47:05
later
47:05
on
47:05
that
47:06
Jerusalem
47:06
would
47:06
be
47:06
overthrown
47:07
that
47:08
the
47:08
people
47:08
would
47:09
suffer
47:09
in
47:10
so
47:10
many
47:10
ways
47:11
but
47:14
Jesus
47:14
says
47:14
also
47:15
do
47:15
not
47:15
weep
47:16
for
47:17
me
47:17
because
47:19
it
47:19
was
47:19
necessary
47:20
for
47:20
him
47:21
to
47:21
go
47:22
to
47:22
the
47:22
cross
47:22
he
47:24
was
47:24
fulfilling
47:25
the
47:25
will
47:26
of
47:26
his
47:26
father
47:26
he
47:27
was
47:28
fulfilling
47:28
all
47:29
that
47:29
he
47:29
had
47:29
come
47:30
to
47:30
do
47:30
to
47:30
save
47:31
his
47:31
people
47:32
from
47:33
their
47:34
sins
47:34
and
47:37
so
47:37
we
47:37
come
47:38
mourning
47:39
so
47:40
many
47:40
things
47:40
in
47:40
our
47:41
life
47:41
the
47:42
sin
47:42
in
47:43
our
47:43
hearts
47:44
the
47:44
state
47:44
of
47:44
the
47:45
church
47:45
the
47:46
mocking
47:46
of
47:47
the
47:47
Christian
47:48
faith
47:48
the
47:49
sinful
47:49
nature
47:50
of
47:50
our
47:51
world
47:51
in
47:51
so
47:51
many
47:52
ways
47:52
we
47:52
weep
47:53
and
47:53
mourn
47:54
over
47:54
that
47:55
but
47:57
it
47:57
is
47:57
not
47:57
to
47:58
stay
47:58
there
47:59
it
48:00
is
48:01
not
48:01
to
48:01
stay
48:02
in
48:03
mourning
48:03
but
48:05
to
48:05
realise
48:06
the
48:06
joy
48:07
that
48:08
he
48:08
brings
48:08
to
48:08
us
48:09
through
48:10
his
48:10
death
48:11
the
48:12
peace
48:12
that
48:13
he
48:13
gives
48:13
to
48:14
his
48:14
people
48:14
the
48:15
peace
48:15
that
48:16
he
48:16
is
48:16
able
48:16
to
48:16
give
48:17
to
48:17
the
48:18
world
48:18
he
48:19
went
48:20
there
48:20
for
48:21
our
48:21
sins
48:22
really
48:23
it was
48:23
only
48:24
after
48:24
the
48:24
event
48:25
that
48:25
the
48:26
disciples
48:26
and the
48:27
people
48:27
of
48:27
God
48:28
who
48:28
mourned
48:28
here
48:29
had
48:30
their
48:30
mourning
48:30
turned
48:31
to
48:31
joy
48:32
as
48:33
they
48:33
saw
48:34
the
48:34
risen
48:34
saviour
48:35
as
48:36
they
48:36
met
48:36
with
48:36
him
48:37
again
48:37
as
48:37
their
48:37
hearts
48:38
burned
48:38
within
48:39
them
48:39
as
48:39
he
48:39
rejoiced
48:40
that
48:40
he
48:40
is
48:40
risen
48:41
that
48:42
he
48:42
had
48:42
come
48:42
to
48:42
die
48:43
yes
48:43
but
48:43
that
48:44
he
48:44
rose
48:44
from
48:44
the
48:45
grave
48:45
they
48:47
could
48:47
rejoice
48:47
but
48:49
it
48:49
could
48:49
only
48:49
come
48:50
afterwards
48:51
I
48:53
read
48:54
a
48:54
poem
48:54
by
48:55
Olga
48:56
Weiss
48:56
and it's
48:57
called
48:58
The
48:58
Road
48:58
is
48:58
Too
48:59
Rough
48:59
and she
49:01
says
49:01
this
49:02
in the
49:02
poem
49:02
The
49:04
road
49:04
is
49:04
too
49:05
rough
49:05
I
49:05
said
49:06
Dear
49:06
Lord
49:07
there
49:07
are
49:08
stones
49:09
that
49:09
hurt
49:09
me
49:10
so
49:10
and
49:11
he
49:11
said
49:12
dear
49:12
child
49:13
I
49:13
understand
49:14
I
49:14
walked
49:15
it
49:15
long
49:15
ago
49:16
but
49:18
there's
49:18
a
49:18
cool
49:19
green
49:19
path
49:19
I
49:20
said
49:20
let
49:21
me
49:21
walk
49:21
there
49:21
for
49:22
a
49:22
time
49:22
no
49:24
child
49:24
he
49:25
gently
49:25
answered
49:26
me
49:26
the
49:27
green
49:27
path
49:27
does
49:28
not
49:28
climb
49:29
my
49:30
burden
49:31
I
49:31
said
49:31
is
49:32
far
49:32
too
49:33
great
49:33
how
49:34
can
49:34
I
49:34
bear
49:35
it
49:35
so
49:35
my
49:36
child
49:37
he
49:37
said
49:38
I
49:38
remember
49:39
the
49:39
weight
49:39
I
49:40
carried
49:41
my
49:41
cross
49:41
you
49:42
know
49:42
but
49:44
I
49:44
said
49:44
I
49:45
wish
49:45
there
49:45
were
49:46
friends
49:46
with
49:46
me
49:47
who
49:47
would
49:47
make
49:48
my
49:48
way
49:48
their
49:48
own
49:49
oh
49:50
yes
49:50
he
49:50
said
49:51
Gethsemane
49:52
was
49:52
hard
49:53
to
49:53
bear
49:53
alone
49:54
and
49:55
so
49:55
I
49:56
climb
49:56
the
49:57
stony
49:57
path
49:58
content
49:58
at last
49:59
to
49:59
know
49:59
that
50:00
where
50:00
my
50:01
master
50:01
had
50:02
not
50:02
gone
50:02
I
50:03
would
50:03
not
50:04
need
50:04
to
50:04
go
50:05
and
50:06
strangely
50:06
then
50:07
I
50:07
found
50:07
new
50:07
friends
50:08
the
50:09
burden
50:09
grew
50:10
less
50:10
sore
50:10
and
50:11
I
50:12
remember
50:12
long
50:13
ago
50:13
he
50:14
went
50:14
that
50:15
way
50:15
before
54:16
and
54:18
he
54:18
says
54:18
in
54:18
verse
54:19
42
54:19
Jesus
54:20
remember
54:21
me
54:22
when
54:22
you
54:22
come
54:23
into
54:23
your
54:23
kingdom
54:24
and
54:25
Jesus
54:25
said
54:26
to
54:26
him
54:26
truly
54:27
I
54:27
say
54:28
to
54:28
you
54:28
today
54:29
you
54:30
will
54:30
be
54:30
with
54:30
me
54:31
in
54:31
paradise
54:32
what
54:33
a
54:34
transformation
54:34
the
54:36
work
54:36
of
54:36
grace
54:37
that
54:37
turns
54:38
this
54:38
thief
54:38
from
54:39
one
54:39
who
54:39
mocked
54:40
to
54:40
one
54:41
who
54:41
marvels
54:42
at
54:42
Jesus
54:43
and
54:44
that
54:44
is
54:44
the
54:45
power
54:45
of
54:46
the
54:46
cross
54:46
it
54:47
is
54:47
the
54:47
power
54:48
to
54:49
save
54:49
and
54:51
we
54:51
see
54:51
it
54:51
too
54:52
with
54:53
the
54:53
Roman
54:53
centurion
54:54
in
54:55
verse
54:56
47
54:57
now
54:58
when
54:58
the
54:58
centurion
54:59
saw
55:00
what
55:00
had
55:00
taken
55:00
place
55:01
he
55:02
praised
55:02
God
55:03
saying
55:03
certainly
55:04
this
55:05
man
55:05
was
55:06
innocent
55:06
he
55:08
too
55:09
marveled
55:10
at
55:11
the
55:12
Lord
55:12
Jesus
55:13
and
55:14
what
55:14
he
55:14
was
55:14
doing
55:15
we're
55:17
told
55:17
elsewhere
55:17
truly
55:18
this
55:19
is
55:19
the
55:19
son
55:20
of
55:21
God
55:21
there's
55:23
this
55:23
transformation
55:24
the
55:25
soldier
55:25
who
55:25
was
55:26
probably
55:27
among
55:27
those
55:27
who
55:27
were
55:28
mocking
55:28
him
55:28
casting
55:29
lots
55:29
for
55:30
him
55:30
now
55:31
he's
55:31
here
55:31
before
55:32
the
55:32
cross
55:32
at
55:33
the
55:33
foot
55:33
of
55:33
the
55:33
cross
55:34
saying
55:35
truly
55:35
certainly
55:36
this
55:37
man
55:38
was
55:38
innocent
55:39
marveling
55:41
at
55:42
the
55:42
sight
55:43
of
55:43
Jesus
55:43
of
55:44
what
55:45
he
55:45
saw
55:45
and
55:46
what
55:46
he
55:46
heard
55:47
the
55:48
composure
55:49
of
55:50
Jesus
55:51
what
55:53
he
55:53
could
55:53
have
55:53
done
55:54
there
55:54
on
55:54
the
55:55
cross
55:55
he
55:55
could
55:55
have
55:55
saved
55:56
himself
55:56
if
55:56
he
55:57
wanted
55:57
to
55:57
he
55:58
didn't
55:58
he
56:00
died
56:01
that
56:01
we
56:02
might
56:02
live
56:02
he
56:03
saw
56:04
his
56:04
compassion
56:04
towards
56:06
him
56:06
the
56:07
forgiveness
56:08
he
56:09
offered
56:09
and
56:10
the
56:11
impact
56:11
on
56:11
him
56:11
was
56:12
to
56:12
say
56:12
that
56:13
certainly
56:14
this
56:15
man
56:15
was
56:16
innocent
56:16
and
56:18
that's
56:19
how
56:19
we
56:20
should
56:20
come
56:21
to
56:21
the
56:21
cross
56:22
that's
56:23
how
56:23
we
56:23
should
56:23
come
56:24
to
56:24
the
56:24
Lord's
56:25
table
56:25
looking
56:27
to
56:28
Jesus
56:28
certainly
56:30
this
56:31
man
56:32
was
56:32
innocent
56:32
and
56:34
we
56:34
are
56:34
not
56:34
but
56:36
we
56:36
can
56:36
say
56:37
in
56:37
my
56:38
place
56:38
condemned
56:40
he
56:41
stood
56:41
and
56:43
should
56:43
that
56:43
not
56:43
make
56:44
us
56:44
all
56:44
marvel
56:45
marvel
56:47
and
56:48
rejoice
56:49
that
56:51
there
56:51
the
56:52
son
56:52
of
56:53
God
56:53
bore
56:54
our
56:55
sins
56:56
the
56:57
hymn
56:57
writer
56:57
says
56:58
when
56:59
I
56:59
survey
57:00
the
57:00
wondrous
57:01
cross
57:01
on
57:02
which
57:03
the
57:03
prince
57:03
of
57:04
glory
57:04
died
57:05
my
57:06
riches
57:06
gain
57:06
I
57:07
count
57:07
but
57:07
loss
57:08
and
57:09
poor
57:09
contempt
57:10
on
57:10
all
57:11
my
57:11
pride
57:12
and a
57:13
few
57:13
verses
57:13
later
57:14
he
57:14
says
57:14
where
57:15
the
57:15
whole
57:16
realm
57:16
of
57:17
nature
57:17
mine
57:17
that
57:18
were
57:19
a
57:19
present
57:19
far
57:20
too
57:20
small
57:21
love
57:22
so
57:22
amazing
57:23
so
57:24
divine
57:24
demands
57:26
my
57:26
soul
57:27
my
57:27
life
57:28
my
57:29
all
57:29
what
57:31
can
57:31
we
57:32
give
57:32
to
57:33
God
57:34
and
57:34
thanks
57:35
for
57:36
all
57:36
that
57:36
he
57:36
has
57:37
done
57:37
for
57:37
us
57:38
but
57:39
that
57:39
we
57:39
would
57:39
marvel
57:40
that
57:41
Jesus
57:41
would
57:42
die
57:43
for
57:43
me
57:43
that
57:45
demands
57:46
that
57:47
love
57:48
demands
57:49
my
57:50
soul
57:51
my
57:51
life
57:52
my
57:53
all
57:54
as
57:55
we
57:55
approach
57:56
this
57:57
communion
57:58
weekend
57:59
let
58:00
us
58:00
spend
58:01
more
58:01
time
58:02
marveling
58:03
at
58:04
the
58:05
foot
58:05
of
58:05
the
58:05
cross
58:06
where
58:07
the
58:07
prince
58:08
of
58:08
glory
58:09
died
58:09
that
58:10
we
58:11
might
58:11
live
58:11
it
58:13
reminds
58:13
us
58:14
of
58:14
the
58:15
mocking
58:15
it
58:18
gives
58:18
us
58:18
a
58:18
sense
58:19
of
58:19
mourning
58:20
over
58:20
the
58:21
price
58:21
of
58:22
our
58:22
sin
58:23
but
58:25
may
58:25
it
58:25
help
58:25
us
58:25
marvel
58:26
and
58:27
fill
58:27
us
58:28
with
58:28
a
58:28
sense
58:28
of
58:28
assurance
58:29
of
58:32
the
58:32
salvation
58:32
that
58:34
he
58:34
gives
58:34
to
58:34
us
58:35
and
58:36
the
58:36
fullness
58:37
of
58:37
joy
58:37
and
58:38
praise
58:39
that
58:40
is
58:40
ours
58:41
let
58:42
us
58:42
pray
58:43
our
58:45
father
58:45
in
58:46
heaven
58:46
we
58:47
rejoice
58:47
in
58:48
your
58:49
mercy
58:49
towards
58:50
us
58:50
we
58:50
rejoice
58:51
in
58:52
your
58:52
gift
58:52
to
58:52
us
58:53
of
58:53
your
58:53
son
58:54
the
58:55
one
58:55
who
58:55
was
58:55
despised
58:56
and
58:56
rejected
58:57
the
58:58
one
58:58
who
58:58
was
58:58
mocked
58:59
so
59:00
cruelly
59:00
the
59:01
one
59:02
who
59:02
so
59:02
many
59:02
mourned
59:03
over
59:03
and
59:05
yet
59:05
the
59:05
one
59:05
who
59:06
like
59:06
the
59:07
soldier
59:07
and
59:08
the
59:08
thief
59:09
who
59:09
marveled
59:10
that
59:10
we
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can
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come
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and
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marvel
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at
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his
59:12
love
59:12
for
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us
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and
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we
59:14
pray
59:15
Lord
59:15
that
59:15
you
59:15
will
59:15
help
59:16
us
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to
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prepare
59:17
our
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hearts
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to
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be
59:18
still
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and
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to
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know
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that
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you
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are
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God
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that
59:22
you
59:22
are
59:23
the
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one
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who
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is
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able
59:25
to
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fill
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our
59:29
hearts
59:29
with
59:29
that
59:29
joy
59:30
continue
59:31
to
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bless
59:32
us
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and
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go
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before
59:33
us
59:33
in
59:33
all
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things
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as
59:34
we
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ask
59:35
it
59:35
all
59:35
with
59:35
forgiveness
59:36
of
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our
59:37
sin
59:37
in
59:37
Jesus
59:37
name
59:38
Amen
59:39
We're
59:42
going to
59:43
conclude
59:43
by singing
59:44
to God's
59:45
praise in
59:46
Psalm 139a
59:47
in the
59:49
Sing
59:49
Psalms
59:49
page
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181
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Psalm 139a
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we sing
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from verse
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16
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down to
59:59
verse
1:00:00
18
1:00:00
and all
1:00:01
the days
1:00:02
that I
1:00:02
should
1:00:02
live
1:00:02
which you
1:00:03
ordained
1:00:04
for me
1:00:04
were written
1:00:05
in your
1:00:05
book
1:00:05
O Lord
1:00:06
before
1:00:06
they
1:00:07
came
1:00:08
to be
1:00:08
O God
1:00:09
how precious
1:00:09
are your
1:00:10
thoughts
1:00:11
I scan
1:00:11
them
1:00:12
from afar
1:00:13
and as
1:00:14
I seek
1:00:14
to grasp
1:00:15
them all
1:00:15
how numberless
1:00:17
they are
1:00:18
we'll sing
1:00:18
from verse
1:00:18
16 to
1:00:19
18
1:00:20
to God's
1:00:21
praise
1:00:21
and all
1:00:30
the days
1:00:32
that I
1:00:34
should
1:00:36
live
1:00:37
which you
1:00:39
ordained
1:00:42
for me
1:00:44
were
1:00:46
written
1:00:47
in
1:00:49
your
1:00:50
book
1:00:51
oh Lord
1:00:53
before
1:00:55
they
1:00:57
came
1:00:58
to me
1:01:00
O God
1:01:03
how precious
1:01:06
are your
1:01:10
thoughts
1:01:10
I scan
1:01:13
them
1:01:15
from
1:01:15
afar
1:01:17
and
1:01:20
I
1:01:21
seek
1:01:22
to
1:01:24
grasp
1:01:27
them
1:01:28
o'er
1:01:29
how
1:01:30
numberless
1:01:33
they are
1:01:35
when
1:01:37
I
1:01:39
took
1:01:40
them
1:01:41
they
1:01:43
would
1:01:44
be
1:01:46
more
1:01:47
than
1:01:48
the
1:01:50
grave
1:01:51
of
1:01:52
sun
1:01:54
when
1:01:55
I
1:01:56
am
1:01:57
awake
1:01:58
I
1:02:00
am
1:02:01
with
1:02:02
you
1:02:04
still
1:02:05
safe
1:02:06
within
1:02:08
your
1:02:09
hand
1:02:10
now
1:02:12
may
1:02:16
grace
1:02:17
mercy
1:02:17
and
1:02:18
peace
1:02:18
from
1:02:18
God
1:02:19
Father
1:02:19
Son
1:02:20
and
1:02:20
Holy
1:02:20
Spirit
1:02:21
rest
1:02:22
upon
1:02:22
and
1:02:22
abide
1:02:23
with
1:02:23
you
1:02:23
all
1:02:24
now
1:02:24
and
1:02:25
forever
1:02:25
more
1:02:25
Amen
1:02:26
God