2022/Sunday Worship - August 21, 2022_transcript.txt

[0.00 --> 3.00]  With my soul
[3.00 --> 4.00]  Sing it out.
[7.00 --> 11.00]  It is well
[11.00 --> 19.00]  With my soul
[19.00 --> 26.00]  It is well
[26.00 --> 34.00]  With my soul
[34.00 --> 40.00]  It is well
[40.00 --> 44.00]  It is well
[44.00 --> 48.00]  With my soul
[48.00 --> 49.00]  Sing it out.
[49.00 --> 51.00]  It is well
[51.00 --> 55.00]  Oh, it is well
[55.00 --> 57.00]  It is well
[57.00 --> 62.00]  With my soul
[62.00 --> 65.00]  Because of who you are, Lord
[65.00 --> 71.00]  Oh, it is well
[71.00 --> 77.00]  With my soul
[77.00 --> 85.00]  It is well
[85.00 --> 95.00]  With my soul
[95.00 --> 99.00]  It is well
[99.00 --> 101.00]  It is well
[101.00 --> 103.00]  It is well
[103.00 --> 107.00]  With my soul
[107.00 --> 108.00]  Sing it out.
[108.00 --> 109.00]  It is well
[109.00 --> 111.00]  It is well
[111.00 --> 113.00]  It is well
[113.00 --> 115.00]  It is well
[115.00 --> 117.00]  It is well
[117.00 --> 121.00]  With my soul
[121.00 --> 123.00]  It is well
[123.00 --> 125.00]  It is well
[125.00 --> 127.00]  It is well
[127.00 --> 129.00]  It is well
[129.00 --> 131.00]  It is well
[131.00 --> 135.00]  With my soul
[135.00 --> 137.00]  With my soul
[137.00 --> 141.00]  Oh
[141.00 --> 143.00]  Oh
[143.00 --> 145.00]  Oh
[145.00 --> 147.00]  Oh
[147.00 --> 149.00]  And through it all
[149.00 --> 151.00]  Through it all
[151.00 --> 153.00]  My eyes are on you
[153.00 --> 155.00]  And through it all
[155.00 --> 157.00]  Through it all
[157.00 --> 162.00]  It is well
[162.00 --> 164.00]  And through it all
[164.00 --> 166.00]  Through it all
[166.00 --> 167.00]  How it is well
[167.00 --> 177.00]  Oh
[177.00 --> 178.00]  My eyes are on you
[178.00 --> 179.00]  And is well
[179.00 --> 181.00]  With me
[181.00 --> 210.98]  I love you.
[211.00 --> 216.00]  It's like a picture that you've painted for me
[216.00 --> 221.28]  A love letter in the sky
[221.28 --> 227.00]  Story
[227.00 --> 232.78]  I could have had a really different story
[232.78 --> 239.00]  But you came down from heaven to restore me
[239.00 --> 244.50]  Forever saved my life
[244.50 --> 253.66]  Nobody loves me like you love me, Jesus
[253.66 --> 259.66]  I stand in all of your amazing ways
[259.66 --> 265.16]  I worship you as long as I am breathing
[265.16 --> 268.76]  God, you are faithful and true
[268.76 --> 272.26]  Nobody loves me like you
[272.26 --> 278.26]  Mountains
[278.26 --> 284.76]  You're breaking down the weight of all my mountains
[284.76 --> 290.26]  Even when it feels like I'm surrounded
[290.26 --> 296.26]  You never leave my side
[296.26 --> 305.76]  Nobody loves me like you love me, Jesus
[305.76 --> 311.26]  I stand in all of your amazing ways
[311.26 --> 317.26]  I worship you as long as I am breathing
[317.26 --> 320.26]  God, you are faithful and true
[320.26 --> 323.76]  Nobody loves me like you
[323.76 --> 325.76] お願い
[325.98 --> 327.26]  Yeah
[327.26 --> 330.84]  God, you are faithful and true
[335.26 --> 346.26]  We're broken and utter貝
[346.26 --> 347.26]  Not going to chaos
[347.26 --> 349.26]  Oh, what a song to sing.
[351.26 --> 353.26]  Oh, what a song.
[354.26 --> 356.26]  My heart keeps singing.
[357.26 --> 360.26]  Oh, what a song to sing.
[362.26 --> 366.26]  Oh, what a song to sing.
[367.26 --> 368.26]  I'll never stop.
[369.26 --> 371.26]  Oh, what a song to sing.
[372.26 --> 375.26]  Jesus, you love me.
[375.26 --> 378.26]  And I love you, God.
[380.26 --> 384.26]  Nobody loves me like you love me.
[384.26 --> 391.26]  Jesus, I stand in awe of your amazing way.
[392.26 --> 397.26]  I'll worship you as long as I am relieved.
[398.26 --> 401.26]  God, I will worship you forever.
[402.26 --> 403.26]  Worship me.
[403.26 --> 407.26]  Nobody loves me like you love me.
[408.26 --> 413.26]  Jesus, I stand in awe of your amazing way.
[414.26 --> 420.26]  I'll worship you as long as I am relieved.
[421.26 --> 423.26]  God, you are faithful in truth.
[423.26 --> 424.26]  Nobody loves me like you.
[424.26 --> 426.26]  Nobody loves me like you love me.
[426.26 --> 428.26]  Nobody loves me like you love me.
[428.26 --> 432.26]  I'm a child of God.
[432.26 --> 433.26]  I'm a child of God.
[433.26 --> 434.26]  I'm a child of God.
[434.26 --> 437.26]  Yes, I am.
[437.26 --> 440.26]  Nobody loves me like you love me.
[440.26 --> 441.26]  Nobody loves me like you.
[441.26 --> 445.26]  Nobody loves me like you.
[445.26 --> 475.24]  I love you
[475.26 --> 505.24]  I love you
[505.26 --> 535.24]  I love you
[535.24 --> 537.24]  We sing to the God who heals
[537.24 --> 540.08]  We sing to the God who saves
[540.08 --> 544.52]  We sing to the God who always makes a way
[544.52 --> 548.42]  Cause He hung up on that cross
[548.42 --> 551.30]  Then He rose up from that grave
[551.30 --> 556.40]  My God's still rolling stones away
[556.40 --> 561.40]  Let's join the heart of the Lord
[561.40 --> 565.72]  Good morning everyone
[565.72 --> 568.46]  Welcome to church this morning
[568.46 --> 569.54]  My name is Kevin Lobert
[569.54 --> 571.34]  I'm the youth pastor here at Emanuel
[571.34 --> 574.18]  It's good to see so many of us here on this August Sunday
[574.18 --> 577.18]  A couple of announcements this morning before we begin the service
[577.18 --> 580.78]  This coming Thursday, August the 25th
[580.78 --> 582.70]  Our church is hosting a town hall meeting
[582.70 --> 586.14]  So that's for all members and even non-members to invite
[586.14 --> 588.42]  To come out to discuss things of this church
[588.42 --> 591.08]  But specifically the young adult ministry of our church
[591.08 --> 595.12]  So the past two years the young adult ministry was under
[595.12 --> 597.78]  Josh Chamberlain was the intern here
[597.78 --> 598.58]  He ran that ministry
[598.58 --> 599.74]  His contract has been up
[599.74 --> 600.92]  And so there's a meeting to discuss
[600.92 --> 602.84]  What do we do with this ministry going forward
[602.84 --> 605.24]  Council's got a proposal
[605.24 --> 608.60]  But we want to give some information and some reasons for that proposal
[608.60 --> 610.38]  And then we want to hear from you the congregation as well
[610.38 --> 612.50]  So please do come out this coming Thursday
[612.50 --> 615.10]  I believe it starts at 7 for that discussion
[615.10 --> 617.38]  And we hope to see many of you there for that
[617.38 --> 619.42]  On September the 4th
[619.42 --> 620.86]  Which is in a couple weeks
[620.86 --> 626.62]  We're going to be hosting a baseball tournament barbecue fun event
[626.62 --> 628.40]  So that'll happen after church
[628.40 --> 630.62]  12 till 4-ish we're thinking
[630.62 --> 632.42]  A few more details are being sorted
[632.42 --> 634.46]  But have that date sort of circled in your calendar
[634.46 --> 636.18]  If you'd like to come to that
[636.18 --> 637.64]  Sign up for a baseball team
[637.64 --> 638.74]  Email Aaron
[638.74 --> 639.62]  His name is
[639.62 --> 642.64]  His email's in the bulletin as well
[642.64 --> 643.46]  So you can email him
[643.46 --> 644.68]  And he'll get you on a team
[644.68 --> 646.02]  And then we'll have a good time
[646.02 --> 646.94]  So if you want to play
[646.94 --> 647.22]  Play
[647.22 --> 648.00]  If you don't want to play
[648.00 --> 648.72]  You can still come out
[648.72 --> 649.68]  And you can watch
[649.68 --> 650.42]  And you can eat food
[650.42 --> 651.62]  And you can cheer people on
[651.62 --> 652.36]  And it'll be very exciting
[652.36 --> 654.36]  Finally reactivate
[654.36 --> 655.52]  Is a big youth conference
[655.52 --> 656.84]  Done in the CRC church
[656.84 --> 659.14]  The 7th one is happening
[659.14 --> 661.78]  This September 9th to 11th
[661.78 --> 662.32]  Youth
[662.32 --> 663.48]  You can still register
[663.48 --> 664.22]  Till the end of the month
[664.22 --> 665.16]  So please do that
[665.16 --> 666.38]  But for that conference
[666.38 --> 668.48]  It's being hosted by Willoughby
[668.48 --> 670.54]  But we're looking for a number of volunteers still
[670.54 --> 672.94]  So some more information
[672.94 --> 674.04]  On what type of volunteer
[674.04 --> 675.62]  Will be coming out in the next week or two
[675.62 --> 677.58]  But we're especially looking for someone
[677.58 --> 678.56]  To help out in the kitchen
[678.56 --> 680.50]  We have a wonderful leader
[680.50 --> 681.70]  Who's cooking all the meals
[681.70 --> 683.30]  And does most of the grocery shopping
[683.30 --> 683.64]  Fay
[683.64 --> 685.86]  But she's looking for sort of a right hand person
[685.86 --> 687.98]  To kind of walk alongside of her that weekend
[687.98 --> 689.48]  So if that's something that you're passionate about
[689.48 --> 690.60]  Something you think you can help with
[690.60 --> 693.04]  Please consider coming out to that
[693.04 --> 693.92]  You can chat with me
[693.92 --> 696.30]  To help out in that capacity
[696.30 --> 699.30]  I'm going to invite you all to rise right now
[699.30 --> 701.30]  And we'll receive God's greeting this morning
[701.30 --> 706.18]  God's greeting this morning
[706.18 --> 708.10]  Comes from Revelation 1
[708.10 --> 708.86]  Where it says
[708.86 --> 710.90]  Grace to you and peace from him
[710.90 --> 713.42]  Who is and who was and who is to come
[713.42 --> 716.14]  And from the seven spirits before his throne
[716.14 --> 717.64]  And from Jesus Christ
[717.64 --> 718.94]  Who is the faithful witness
[718.94 --> 720.52]  The firstborn of the dead
[720.52 --> 722.94]  And the ruler of the kings of the earth
[722.94 --> 724.48]  And all God's people said
[724.48 --> 727.62]  Now we haven't done this in a long time
[727.62 --> 729.28]  But as God has greeted us this morning
[729.28 --> 731.72]  Please be sensitive to maybe some handshakes for some
[731.72 --> 732.66]  But please take this time
[732.66 --> 733.20]  Turn around
[733.20 --> 735.26]  Greet one another this morning
[735.26 --> 735.76]  Amen
[748.94 --> 761.88]  Children of God
[761.88 --> 764.06]  Enter into this congregation
[764.06 --> 765.78]  Not just with your physical being
[765.78 --> 767.68]  Let not your heart and mind
[767.68 --> 769.36]  Be misplaced in its affections
[769.36 --> 771.60]  Humble yourselves before the presence
[771.60 --> 772.78]  Of the almighty God
[772.78 --> 774.08]  The everlasting Lord
[774.08 --> 774.98]  The truth
[774.98 --> 775.96]  The great I am
[775.96 --> 776.90]  The Lord of Jehovah
[776.90 --> 778.10]  Creator of the earth
[778.10 --> 780.52]  Let us come bow down before him
[780.52 --> 782.22]  Bring your praises
[782.22 --> 782.90]  Your cries
[782.90 --> 783.50]  Your prayers
[783.50 --> 784.12]  Your wrestling
[784.12 --> 785.76]  Come with expectation
[785.76 --> 786.54]  With faith
[786.54 --> 787.40]  Before our Father
[787.40 --> 788.24]  Who art in heaven
[788.24 --> 789.48]  Bride of Christ
[789.48 --> 790.36]  Lift your voices
[790.36 --> 791.00]  And sing
[808.10 --> 817.08]  Let us come in true submission
[817.08 --> 822.48]  In the faith he will provide
[822.48 --> 828.88]  Let us come in true submission
[828.88 --> 834.56]  In the faith he will provide
[834.56 --> 837.98]  Let us come to God
[837.98 --> 838.94]  Let us come to God
[838.94 --> 840.98]  To save you
[840.98 --> 846.22]  He has his arms stretched open wide
[846.22 --> 849.86]  He died at Calvary
[849.86 --> 852.84]  Just to save you
[852.84 --> 853.84]  Because he loves you
[853.84 --> 855.04]  Because he loves you
[855.04 --> 855.06]  Because he loves you
[855.06 --> 856.76]  As his child
[856.76 --> 864.34]  He is the everlasting Lord
[864.34 --> 867.26]  He is the truth
[867.26 --> 869.66]  The great I am
[869.66 --> 871.50]  The Lord Jehovah
[871.50 --> 875.16]  Creator of the earth
[875.16 --> 879.58]  Come let us bow before him now
[879.58 --> 892.50]  He has called you to your Father
[892.50 --> 898.00]  He has called you as his child
[898.00 --> 902.42]  Joined as with Christ
[902.42 --> 905.50]  Oh righteous saint
[905.50 --> 910.42]  He has made you holy in his sight
[910.42 --> 916.84]  He is the everlasting Lord
[916.84 --> 919.84]  He is the truth
[919.84 --> 922.22]  The great I am
[922.22 --> 924.06]  The Lord Jehovah
[924.06 --> 927.00]  Creator of the earth
[927.00 --> 932.42]  Come let us bow before him now
[932.42 --> 934.42]  Come let us bow before him now
[934.42 --> 935.42]  Come let us bow before him now
[935.42 --> 938.42]  He is the everlasting Lord
[938.42 --> 939.42]  He is the everlasting Lord
[939.42 --> 941.42]  He is the truth
[941.42 --> 944.38]  The great I am
[944.38 --> 945.42]  The Lord Jehovah
[945.42 --> 949.42]  Creator of the earth
[949.42 --> 954.42]  Come let us bow before him now
[954.42 --> 967.84]  Come let us bow before him now
[967.84 --> 971.84]  Come let us bow before him now
[971.84 --> 984.96]  Come let us bow before him now
[984.96 --> 990.08]  Come let us bow before him now
[990.08 --> 1011.64]  Let the faith rise up and sing
[1011.64 --> 1015.48]  Of the great and glorious King
[1015.48 --> 1019.42]  You are strong when you feel weak
[1019.42 --> 1023.80]  When your brokenness complete
[1023.80 --> 1029.68]  Shout to the north and the south
[1029.68 --> 1033.60]  Sing to the east and the west
[1033.60 --> 1037.66]  Jesus, his Savior to all
[1037.66 --> 1041.56]  He's Lord of heaven and earth
[1041.56 --> 1046.82]  Rise up, women of the truth
[1046.82 --> 1050.70]  Send and sing to broken hearts
[1050.70 --> 1054.52]  Who can know the healing power
[1054.52 --> 1060.32]  Of our awesome King of love
[1060.32 --> 1064.78]  Shout to the north and the south
[1064.78 --> 1068.70]  Sing to the east and the west
[1068.70 --> 1072.70]  Jesus, his Savior to all
[1072.70 --> 1076.96]  He's Lord of heaven and earth
[1076.96 --> 1080.58]  We've been through fire
[1080.58 --> 1082.66]  We've been through rain
[1082.66 --> 1086.54]  We've been refined by the power of His name
[1086.54 --> 1090.40]  We've fallen deeper in love with you
[1090.40 --> 1096.40]  You've burned the truth on our lips
[1096.40 --> 1100.40]  Shout to the north and the south
[1100.40 --> 1104.38]  Sing to the east and the west
[1104.38 --> 1108.46]  Jesus, his Savior to all
[1108.46 --> 1112.40]  He's Lord of heaven and earth
[1112.40 --> 1117.78]  Rise up, church with broken wings
[1117.78 --> 1121.58]  Fill this place with songs again
[1121.58 --> 1125.68]  Of our God who reigns on heart
[1125.68 --> 1130.28]  By His grace again we'll fly
[1130.28 --> 1136.02]  Shout to the north and the south
[1136.02 --> 1140.02]  Sing to the east and the west
[1140.02 --> 1144.16]  Jesus, his Savior to all
[1144.16 --> 1147.74]  He's Lord of heaven and earth
[1147.74 --> 1151.96]  Shout to the north and the south
[1151.96 --> 1155.74]  Sing to the east and the west
[1155.74 --> 1159.78]  Jesus, his Savior to all
[1159.78 --> 1163.70]  He's Lord of heaven and earth
[1163.70 --> 1176.16]  Hear our prayer, O Lord
[1176.16 --> 1179.12]  Let my cries come to you
[1179.12 --> 1181.34]  Do not hide your face from me
[1181.34 --> 1182.78]  In the day of my distress
[1182.78 --> 1184.62]  Incline your ear to me
[1184.62 --> 1187.54]  Answer me speedily in the day when I call
[1187.54 --> 1190.44]  For my days pass away like smoke
[1190.44 --> 1192.86]  And my bones burn like a furnace
[1192.86 --> 1195.78]  My heart is struck down like grass
[1195.78 --> 1196.64]  And has withered
[1196.64 --> 1198.56]  I forgot to eat my bread
[1198.56 --> 1200.58]  Because of my loud groaning
[1200.58 --> 1202.68]  My bones cling to my flesh
[1202.68 --> 1205.74]  I'm like a desert owl of the wilderness
[1205.74 --> 1208.18]  Like an owl of the waste places
[1208.18 --> 1209.38]  I lie awake
[1209.38 --> 1213.00]  I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop
[1213.00 --> 1216.34]  All the day my enemies taunt me
[1216.34 --> 1219.12]  Those who deride me
[1219.12 --> 1221.30]  Use my name for a curse
[1221.30 --> 1223.48]  For I eat ashes like bread
[1223.48 --> 1225.40]  And mingle tears with my drink
[1225.40 --> 1229.20]  Because of your indignation and anger
[1229.20 --> 1232.36]  For you have taken me up
[1232.36 --> 1233.60]  And thrown me down
[1233.60 --> 1235.84]  My days are like an evening shadow
[1235.84 --> 1238.54]  I wither away like grass
[1238.54 --> 1242.46]  But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever
[1242.46 --> 1245.40]  You are remembered throughout all the generations
[1245.40 --> 1248.14]  You will arise and have pity on Zion
[1248.14 --> 1250.20]  It is the time to favour her
[1250.20 --> 1251.92]  The appointed time has come
[1251.92 --> 1254.52]  For your servants hold her stones dear
[1254.52 --> 1256.00]  And have pity on her dust
[1256.00 --> 1258.34]  Nations will fear the name of the Lord
[1258.34 --> 1261.26]  And all the kings of the earth will fear your glory
[1261.26 --> 1263.22]  For the Lord builds up Zion
[1263.22 --> 1264.86]  He appears in his glory
[1264.86 --> 1267.52]  He regards the prayer of the destitute
[1267.52 --> 1270.04]  And he does not despise their prayers
[1270.04 --> 1270.88]  Under his alrededor
[1270.88 --> 1294.90]  And all the
[1294.90 --> 1309.60]  O Lord, hear
[1309.60 --> 1316.20]  O Lord, forgive us
[1316.20 --> 1322.90]  We have lost the awe of you
[1322.90 --> 1330.90]  Have mercy, have mercy
[1330.90 --> 1339.10]  O Lord, cleanse
[1339.10 --> 1344.98]  Our hearts which are divided
[1344.98 --> 1352.88]  Stir the faith that we once knew
[1352.88 --> 1359.88]  We're thirsty, we're thirsty
[1359.88 --> 1366.88]  O Lord, restore
[1366.88 --> 1374.88]  The church that bears your name
[1374.88 --> 1382.88]  O Spirit send
[1382.88 --> 1389.88]  A revival to this nation
[1389.88 --> 1396.88]  Breathe on us again
[1396.88 --> 1403.88]  Breathe on us again
[1403.88 --> 1413.88]  O Lord, hear
[1413.88 --> 1420.88]  O Lord, forgive us
[1420.88 --> 1428.88]  We have lost the awe of you
[1428.88 --> 1435.88]  Have mercy, have mercy
[1435.88 --> 1445.88]  O Lord, cleanse
[1445.88 --> 1449.88]  Our hearts which are divided
[1449.88 --> 1457.88]  Stir the faith that we once knew
[1457.88 --> 1464.88]  We're thirsty, we're thirsty
[1464.88 --> 1465.88]  We're thirsty
[1465.88 --> 1471.88]  O Lord, restore
[1471.88 --> 1479.88]  The church that bears your name
[1479.88 --> 1486.88]  O Spirit send
[1486.88 --> 1487.88]  O Spirit send
[1487.88 --> 1494.88]  A revival to this nation
[1494.88 --> 1500.88]  Breathe on us again
[1500.88 --> 1501.88]  Breathe on us again
[1501.88 --> 1507.88]  Breathe on us again
[1507.88 --> 1514.88]  O Lord, restore
[1514.88 --> 1517.88]  The church that bears your name
[1517.88 --> 1521.88]  The church that bears your name
[1521.88 --> 1523.88]  The church that bears your name
[1523.88 --> 1525.88]  The church that bears your name
[1525.88 --> 1527.88]  O Spirit send
[1527.88 --> 1529.88]  A revival to this nation
[1529.88 --> 1531.88]  Breathe on us again
[1531.88 --> 1544.88]  Breathe on us again
[1544.88 --> 1550.88]  Breathe on us again
[1550.88 --> 1560.88]  Breathe on us again
[1580.88 --> 1597.88]  We go data
[1597.88 --> 1602.88]  Love and母
[1602.88 --> 1618.62]  When peace like a river attendeth my way,
[1618.62 --> 1628.86]  When sorrows like sea billows roll,
[1628.86 --> 1641.72]  Whatever my lot Thou hast taught me to say,
[1641.72 --> 1653.10]  It is well, it is well with my soul.
[1653.10 --> 1662.10]  It is well, it is well with my soul.
[1662.10 --> 1677.10]  It is well, it is well with my soul.
[1677.10 --> 1689.10]  Though Satan should buffet, Though trials should come,
[1689.10 --> 1698.10]  Let this blessed assurance control.
[1698.10 --> 1712.10]  That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
[1712.10 --> 1724.10]  And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
[1724.10 --> 1733.10]  It is well, it is well with my soul.
[1733.10 --> 1748.10]  With my soul it is well, it is well with my soul.
[1748.10 --> 1761.10]  My sin, O the bliss of this glorious Lord,
[1761.10 --> 1774.10]  My sin, O the bliss of this world.
[1774.10 --> 1779.10]  It is well, it is well, it is well,
[1779.10 --> 1785.10]  And I bear it no more.
[1785.10 --> 1797.10]  Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul.
[1797.10 --> 1809.10]  It is well, it is well with my soul.
[1809.10 --> 1824.10]  It is well, it is well with my soul.
[1824.10 --> 1837.10]  O Lord, haste the day When my faith shall be sight,
[1837.10 --> 1849.10]  The clouds be rolled back as a scroll.
[1849.10 --> 1859.10]  The trump shall resound, And the Lord shall descend,
[1859.10 --> 1864.10]  Even so, it is well with my soul.
[1864.10 --> 1874.10]  It is well with my soul.
[1874.10 --> 1879.10]  It is well, it is well, with my soul.
[1879.10 --> 1880.10]  With my soul.
[1880.10 --> 1884.10]  It is well, it is well, with my soul.
[1884.10 --> 1885.10]  With my soul.
[1885.10 --> 1890.10]  It is well, it is well, with my soul.
[1890.10 --> 1900.10]  It is well, with my soul.
[1900.10 --> 1905.10]  Please be seated.
[1905.10 --> 1930.10]  Good morning.
[1930.10 --> 1935.10]  Well, that's on my top ten for hymns.
[1935.10 --> 1940.10]  Okay, today's offerings are for Emmanuel's ministries and missions,
[1940.10 --> 1947.10]  And the special offering is for World Renew, refugee sponsorship and resettlement.
[1947.10 --> 1956.10]  World Renew has been a sponsorship agreement holder with Immigration and Refugee Citizenship Canada since 1979.
[1956.10 --> 1972.10]  World Renew partners with churches, individuals and refugee organizations to facilitate refugee sponsorships to Canada and to advocate for refugee rights globally.
[1972.10 --> 1985.10]  World Renew is encouraged by the hard work of churches and communities like ours and others over the past 43 years of the program.
[1985.10 --> 1993.10]  In sponsoring and helping to resettle refugees, new Canadians to a new home.
[1993.10 --> 1998.10]  For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command.
[1998.10 --> 2000.10]  Love your neighbor as yourself.
[2000.10 --> 2003.10]  Galatians 5.14
[2003.10 --> 2006.10]  Leviticus 19.33-34
[2006.10 --> 2012.10]  For when a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.
[2012.10 --> 2018.10]  The foreigner is residing among you who must be treated as your native born.
[2018.10 --> 2020.10]  Love them as yourself.
[2020.10 --> 2023.10]  For you were foreigners in Egypt.
[2023.10 --> 2025.10]  I am the Lord your God.
[2025.10 --> 2027.10]  I am the Lord your God.
[2027.10 --> 2057.08]  We will feast in the house of sons.
[2057.10 --> 2063.36]  We will sing with the hearts restored.
[2063.62 --> 2068.88]  He has done great things we will say together.
[2069.44 --> 2075.20]  We will feast and weep no more.
[2077.90 --> 2083.38]  We will not be burned by the fire.
[2083.38 --> 2088.86]  He is the Lord our God.
[2089.22 --> 2094.72]  We are not consumed by the flood.
[2095.26 --> 2101.38]  A hell protected gathered up.
[2102.40 --> 2107.30]  We will feast in the house of Zion.
[2107.30 --> 2112.54]  We will sing with the hearts restored.
[2112.88 --> 2117.30]  He has done great things we will say together.
[2118.30 --> 2123.30]  We will feast and weep no more.
[2123.30 --> 2131.30]  In the dark of night before the dawn.
[2132.30 --> 2136.30]  My soul be not afraid.
[2137.30 --> 2141.30]  For the promised morning, oh how long.
[2141.30 --> 2149.30]  Oh God of Jacob, be my strength.
[2150.30 --> 2155.14]  We will feast in the house of Zion.
[2155.68 --> 2160.30]  We will sing with our hearts restored.
[2160.64 --> 2165.54]  He has done great things we will say together.
[2165.54 --> 2171.54]  We will feast and weep no more.
[2174.54 --> 2178.54]  Every vow we've broken and betrayed.
[2178.54 --> 2184.76]  You are the faithful one.
[2184.76 --> 2189.54]  And from the garden to the grave.
[2189.54 --> 2193.10]  Bind us together.
[2193.10 --> 2197.66]  And from the garden to the garden to the garden.
[2197.74 --> 2202.74]  We will feast in the house of Zion.
[2202.88 --> 2203.66]  We will feast in the house of Zion.
[2203.66 --> 2207.66]  We will sing with our hearts restored.
[2208.08 --> 2212.54]  He has done great things we will say together.
[2212.54 --> 2219.54]  We will feast and weep no more.
[2237.98 --> 2238.84]  All right.
[2238.84 --> 2243.14]  Can we have all the kids up front for the kids' blessing?
[2263.14 --> 2263.72]  All right.
[2263.84 --> 2266.28]  I don't have much of a story for you guys today,
[2266.42 --> 2267.66]  but before we do the blessing,
[2267.66 --> 2269.60]  I kind of want to know how your summer's going.
[2271.42 --> 2272.56]  Your summer's going good.
[2272.62 --> 2273.78]  How about the rest of you guys?
[2274.56 --> 2275.20]  How's the summer?
[2275.38 --> 2275.54]  Yeah?
[2276.80 --> 2277.08]  Yeah?
[2278.22 --> 2279.04]  What would be,
[2279.22 --> 2280.62]  maybe you can tell me,
[2280.72 --> 2281.58]  a couple of you guys,
[2281.72 --> 2283.50]  what your highlight of the summer's been so far.
[2283.56 --> 2284.30]  What's been your highlight?
[2284.30 --> 2284.36]  What's the highlight?
[2291.36 --> 2292.78]  You made a garden this summer,
[2292.92 --> 2294.38]  and the sun's helping it grow.
[2294.48 --> 2295.48]  That sounds pretty cool.
[2296.82 --> 2298.60]  So you don't have to go to the grocery store anymore?
[2298.70 --> 2300.12]  You guys are just eating out of the garden?
[2300.12 --> 2300.44]  Yeah.
[2300.68 --> 2301.14]  Right on.
[2301.22 --> 2301.68]  That's good.
[2302.88 --> 2304.12]  You eat lots of carrots.
[2304.92 --> 2305.28]  How about you?
[2305.34 --> 2306.76]  What's the highlight of your summer so far?
[2306.76 --> 2307.76]  What's the highlight of your summer?
[2312.62 --> 2314.06]  Went to grandma's and went to the lake.
[2314.14 --> 2314.40]  Olivia,
[2314.48 --> 2315.54]  do you have a highlight of the summer?
[2317.78 --> 2319.20]  You went camping and saw turtles.
[2319.28 --> 2319.92]  Anybody else?
[2320.02 --> 2320.46]  How about you?
[2321.14 --> 2322.44]  What's the fun part of your summer?
[2323.24 --> 2324.34]  You went to the Shushoff.
[2324.72 --> 2325.28]  Right on.
[2325.36 --> 2325.88]  Sounds good.
[2326.60 --> 2326.80]  Well,
[2326.84 --> 2328.00]  I'm glad you guys had a good summer,
[2328.10 --> 2330.32]  because summer's almost over,
[2330.54 --> 2332.56]  and some of you got to go back to school.
[2333.16 --> 2334.12]  Maybe none of you guys.
[2334.12 --> 2335.46]  Do any of you guys go to school yet?
[2336.34 --> 2336.70]  You do?
[2336.84 --> 2337.24]  Right on.
[2337.82 --> 2338.14]  All right.
[2338.20 --> 2339.50]  Let's stand up and do the blessing
[2339.50 --> 2342.16]  that the rest of the congregation can join us.
[2347.04 --> 2347.40]  Ready?
[2347.40 --> 2347.48]  Ready?
[2348.02 --> 2350.76]  The Lord be with you.
[2351.66 --> 2352.94]  And all are with you.
[2364.12 --> 2385.02]  Good morning.
[2385.12 --> 2385.76]  My name is Glenn,
[2386.00 --> 2387.70]  and I'm one of the elders here at Emmanuel.
[2388.32 --> 2390.08]  It is my privilege to lead you
[2390.08 --> 2391.44]  in our congregational prayer.
[2391.44 --> 2393.96]  So let's go to the Lord in prayer.
[2396.98 --> 2397.76]  Holy Father,
[2398.24 --> 2399.48]  we thank you for the opportunity
[2399.48 --> 2401.80]  to gather together as a local church family,
[2402.22 --> 2403.72]  and to bring our thanksgiving,
[2404.12 --> 2404.76]  our joys,
[2404.86 --> 2406.92]  and our concerns before you in prayer.
[2407.84 --> 2408.94]  Thank you for the assurance
[2408.94 --> 2410.64]  that you hear all our prayers,
[2411.18 --> 2413.50]  both individual prayers and corporate prayers,
[2413.78 --> 2416.62]  and strengthen us to develop the discipline
[2416.62 --> 2418.12]  to pray continually.
[2418.12 --> 2421.96]  We give you thanks for all that you have done
[2421.96 --> 2423.12]  for us in Christ Jesus,
[2423.66 --> 2426.74]  and for the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives,
[2427.24 --> 2428.64]  making us a new creation,
[2429.80 --> 2431.38]  making us alive in Christ.
[2431.38 --> 2434.64]  We ask that your Spirit will enable us
[2434.64 --> 2436.90]  to reflect the glory and the light of Christ
[2436.90 --> 2438.28]  in a dark world.
[2439.76 --> 2441.16]  We pray for your blessing
[2441.16 --> 2442.74]  in the ministries of this church.
[2443.74 --> 2446.02]  We ask that these ministries will be effective
[2446.02 --> 2447.82]  in bringing people to Christ
[2447.82 --> 2451.36]  and in deepening our members' relationship with Christ.
[2451.36 --> 2454.66]  Grant the leadership of this church wisdom
[2454.66 --> 2456.92]  to discern your will for this church
[2456.92 --> 2459.28]  and the courage to follow your leading.
[2460.50 --> 2461.20]  Later this week,
[2461.24 --> 2462.70]  we will meet to discuss and consider
[2462.70 --> 2464.56]  how to minister to the young adults
[2464.56 --> 2465.78]  in our church family.
[2466.48 --> 2469.04]  We ask for your blessing on this ministry,
[2469.72 --> 2471.12]  that it will effectively reach
[2471.12 --> 2474.22]  and engage the young adults in our community.
[2474.22 --> 2478.08]  We thank you for all of the staff
[2478.08 --> 2480.20]  and volunteers of this church family
[2480.20 --> 2482.34]  and their willingness to serve.
[2483.34 --> 2485.74]  We ask that they experience your joy
[2485.74 --> 2487.02]  as they serve
[2487.02 --> 2489.30]  and grant them wisdom and strength
[2489.30 --> 2491.44]  when they must deal with difficult situations.
[2492.82 --> 2495.46]  Help our church to reflect your kingdom coming
[2495.46 --> 2496.76]  here on earth.
[2496.76 --> 2499.72]  We ask for your blessing
[2499.72 --> 2502.12]  on Rachel Klingeltink and Kyle Thomas
[2502.12 --> 2504.48]  as they prepare to be married later this week.
[2505.32 --> 2506.38]  We ask that the wedding
[2506.38 --> 2508.16]  will be a wonderful time of celebration.
[2509.30 --> 2511.40]  We also ask that you go with them
[2511.40 --> 2513.38]  as they begin their lives together.
[2516.52 --> 2518.56]  We pray for the leaders who govern us,
[2519.18 --> 2521.82]  the national, provincial, and municipal levels.
[2522.98 --> 2524.64]  Their authority has been given by you.
[2524.64 --> 2526.78]  Help them look to you
[2526.78 --> 2528.48]  for guidance and direction.
[2529.72 --> 2531.94]  Enable them to govern with hearts of service
[2531.94 --> 2533.36]  for their constituents.
[2537.18 --> 2539.42]  We continue to ask that you be with those
[2539.42 --> 2541.54]  who are affected by war and violence
[2541.54 --> 2542.56]  throughout the world.
[2543.48 --> 2546.06]  Comfort those who mourn the loss of loved ones.
[2547.16 --> 2548.80]  Watch over and provide for those
[2548.80 --> 2549.96]  who have been displaced
[2549.96 --> 2551.64]  because of war and violence.
[2551.64 --> 2555.12]  Grant wisdom to governments and leaders
[2555.12 --> 2557.14]  who can be agents of peace
[2557.14 --> 2558.90]  in war-torn areas.
[2560.40 --> 2561.76]  Change the hearts of those
[2561.76 --> 2566.20]  who perpetrate violence and war
[2566.20 --> 2568.62]  for their own selfish ambitions.
[2569.66 --> 2571.82]  We pray for peace in the Ukraine
[2571.82 --> 2574.90]  and wherever war and violence are occurring.
[2574.90 --> 2579.00]  We continue to ask for your blessing
[2579.00 --> 2580.38]  on the members of this church
[2580.38 --> 2581.24]  who are on vacation.
[2582.14 --> 2583.88]  We ask that they experience refreshment
[2583.88 --> 2585.80]  and renewal as they take a break
[2585.80 --> 2586.92]  from regular work.
[2588.14 --> 2589.58]  Watch over them as they travel.
[2591.58 --> 2593.10]  We thank you for your word
[2593.10 --> 2595.50]  which is truly a lamp unto our feet
[2595.50 --> 2597.14]  and a light for our path.
[2598.28 --> 2599.14]  Bless Pastor Kevin
[2599.14 --> 2601.64]  as he expands on your word this morning
[2601.64 --> 2604.72]  so that its truth will reside deeply
[2604.72 --> 2605.88]  in our hearts.
[2607.04 --> 2608.50]  And as we enter a new week
[2608.50 --> 2611.04]  equip us to honor and glorify you
[2611.04 --> 2612.22]  in all we do and say
[2612.22 --> 2614.34]  and keep us from sin.
[2615.18 --> 2616.64]  Hear our prayer, O Lord.
[2617.28 --> 2617.56]  Amen.
[2631.64 --> 2643.08]  There's a famous man,
[2643.48 --> 2644.94]  an historian, a philosopher,
[2645.12 --> 2646.50]  a writer from the first century
[2646.50 --> 2647.94]  by the name of Plutarch.
[2648.52 --> 2650.04]  Maybe some of you have heard of him before.
[2650.38 --> 2651.86]  I'm not really a historian myself
[2651.86 --> 2652.78]  but I had heard of him
[2652.78 --> 2654.28]  so he's got to be kind of a big deal.
[2655.14 --> 2656.26]  Anyways, in one of his writings
[2656.26 --> 2658.78]  titled Sayings of Kings and Commanders
[2658.78 --> 2660.78]  he recounts this true story
[2660.78 --> 2664.40]  which happened to King Philip II of Macedon.
[2664.46 --> 2665.38]  Now King Philip II,
[2665.50 --> 2666.72]  he was a very important king
[2666.72 --> 2668.16]  who ruled Macedonia
[2668.16 --> 2671.10]  from 359 to 336 BC.
[2671.66 --> 2673.88]  And early on in King Philip II's reign
[2673.88 --> 2675.88]  there was a woman in his kingdom
[2675.88 --> 2678.48]  who came upon some really hard times.
[2679.06 --> 2680.74]  Her husband had suddenly died
[2680.74 --> 2681.54]  quite young
[2681.54 --> 2684.16]  and she was left with no one in her life
[2684.16 --> 2685.08]  to care for her.
[2685.68 --> 2686.56]  On top of that,
[2686.64 --> 2687.56]  when she was attending
[2687.56 --> 2689.20]  to her husband's funeral,
[2689.20 --> 2690.82]  everything she had
[2690.82 --> 2691.74]  was stolen from her,
[2691.82 --> 2692.60]  all her flocks
[2692.60 --> 2693.52]  and her possessions
[2693.52 --> 2695.58]  and she was left with nothing.
[2696.52 --> 2697.64]  Nothing and no one.
[2697.76 --> 2699.14]  So she went to see
[2699.14 --> 2700.16]  King Philip II
[2700.16 --> 2701.08]  to seek justice
[2701.08 --> 2702.08]  and to seek some help.
[2703.44 --> 2704.58]  But she was turned away.
[2705.22 --> 2706.54]  So she went back the next day
[2706.54 --> 2707.04]  and again
[2707.04 --> 2709.10]  the guards turned her away.
[2709.26 --> 2710.72]  Every day she went back
[2710.72 --> 2711.56]  and every day
[2711.56 --> 2713.02]  she was turned away
[2713.02 --> 2714.04]  along with many others.
[2714.78 --> 2715.28]  Now one day
[2715.28 --> 2716.08]  when she approached
[2716.08 --> 2717.22]  the palace
[2717.22 --> 2717.78]  or wherever
[2717.78 --> 2718.52]  the king happened
[2718.52 --> 2719.36]  to be nearby
[2719.36 --> 2720.28]  within earshot
[2720.28 --> 2721.36]  and so she shouted out
[2721.36 --> 2722.36]  let my troubles
[2722.36 --> 2723.78]  be heard by you my king.
[2724.48 --> 2724.84]  And the king
[2724.84 --> 2725.82]  kind of was startled
[2725.82 --> 2726.72]  and paused
[2726.72 --> 2727.16]  and looked at her
[2727.16 --> 2727.40]  and said
[2727.40 --> 2728.42]  I have no time
[2728.42 --> 2729.28]  to spare you.
[2730.38 --> 2731.02]  Well immediately
[2731.02 --> 2732.10]  and without flinching
[2732.10 --> 2732.58]  she shouted
[2732.58 --> 2733.50]  well then give up
[2733.50 --> 2734.18]  being king.
[2736.02 --> 2737.10]  Well Philip II
[2737.10 --> 2739.78]  was taken aback by that.
[2739.98 --> 2740.72]  He was quite amazed
[2740.72 --> 2741.68]  by her boldness
[2741.68 --> 2743.86]  and he sent everyone away
[2743.86 --> 2746.02]  and listened to her at once.
[2746.60 --> 2747.48]  He proceeded not only
[2747.48 --> 2748.50]  to listen to her case
[2748.50 --> 2750.18]  but also all of the others
[2750.18 --> 2750.86]  who were around
[2750.86 --> 2751.36]  and waiting
[2751.36 --> 2752.96]  and provided her justice.
[2753.10 --> 2754.06]  Now King Philip II
[2754.06 --> 2755.74]  he took this nation
[2755.74 --> 2757.48]  whom he apparently cared for
[2757.48 --> 2758.40]  and he conquered Greece
[2758.40 --> 2759.44]  and he became the father
[2759.44 --> 2761.04]  of Alexander the Great
[2761.04 --> 2762.62]  who I'm sure most of us know
[2762.62 --> 2763.52]  who ended up conquering
[2763.52 --> 2764.68]  most of the known world
[2764.68 --> 2765.86]  in the decades to follow
[2765.86 --> 2766.70]  and thus ends
[2766.70 --> 2767.54]  today's history lesson.
[2767.92 --> 2769.02]  This story though
[2769.02 --> 2771.14]  which is documented
[2771.14 --> 2772.58]  in many places
[2772.58 --> 2773.58]  in historical literature
[2773.58 --> 2775.12]  is a very similar story
[2775.12 --> 2775.56]  to the one
[2775.56 --> 2775.98]  that we're going
[2775.98 --> 2776.90]  to look at today
[2776.90 --> 2777.60]  the parable
[2777.60 --> 2779.88]  of the persistent widow.
[2780.12 --> 2780.58]  Now we're going to look
[2780.58 --> 2781.62]  at that text today
[2781.62 --> 2782.66]  and we're going to
[2782.66 --> 2783.34]  as we continue
[2783.34 --> 2784.48]  sort of this sermon series
[2784.48 --> 2785.34]  we've been working on
[2785.34 --> 2786.10]  on the parables.
[2786.74 --> 2787.56]  This story it's found
[2787.56 --> 2788.64]  in Luke chapter 18
[2788.64 --> 2789.96]  so if you have your Bibles
[2789.96 --> 2790.98]  or your phone apps
[2790.98 --> 2791.32]  or whatever
[2791.32 --> 2792.80]  please open it up.
[2793.02 --> 2793.92]  Luke chapter 18
[2793.92 --> 2794.92]  verses 1 to 8
[2794.92 --> 2795.56]  we're going to be
[2795.56 --> 2796.22]  going back to it
[2796.22 --> 2796.96]  so I do encourage you
[2796.96 --> 2797.58]  to have that open
[2797.58 --> 2799.14]  with you today.
[2800.02 --> 2801.06]  So Luke 18
[2801.06 --> 2801.66]  1 to 8
[2801.66 --> 2802.22]  this morning
[2802.22 --> 2803.00]  says this
[2803.00 --> 2803.56]  we read
[2803.56 --> 2805.38]  Then Jesus
[2805.38 --> 2806.70]  told his disciples
[2806.70 --> 2807.32]  a parable
[2807.32 --> 2808.08]  to show them
[2808.08 --> 2808.56]  that they should
[2808.56 --> 2809.44]  always pray
[2809.44 --> 2810.60]  and not give up.
[2811.34 --> 2811.70]  He said
[2811.70 --> 2812.68]  in a certain town
[2812.68 --> 2813.62]  there was a judge
[2813.62 --> 2815.00]  who neither feared God
[2815.00 --> 2815.60]  nor cared
[2815.60 --> 2816.92]  what people thought
[2816.92 --> 2818.46]  and there was a widow
[2818.46 --> 2819.38]  in that town
[2819.38 --> 2820.54]  who kept coming to him
[2820.54 --> 2821.10]  with the plea
[2821.10 --> 2822.60]  grant me justice
[2822.60 --> 2824.30]  against my adversary.
[2825.44 --> 2826.12]  For some time
[2826.12 --> 2826.72]  he refused
[2826.72 --> 2827.40]  but finally
[2827.40 --> 2828.16]  he said to himself
[2828.16 --> 2828.68]  even though
[2828.68 --> 2829.50]  I don't fear God
[2829.50 --> 2830.86]  or care what people think
[2830.86 --> 2832.46]  yet because this widow
[2832.46 --> 2833.70]  keeps bothering me
[2833.70 --> 2835.76]  I will see that she gets justice
[2835.76 --> 2837.44]  so that she won't
[2837.44 --> 2838.30]  eventually come
[2838.30 --> 2839.54]  and attack me.
[2841.04 --> 2842.20]  And the Lord said
[2842.20 --> 2843.18]  listen to what
[2843.18 --> 2845.26]  the unjust judge says
[2845.26 --> 2846.96]  and will not God
[2846.96 --> 2847.88]  bring about justice
[2847.88 --> 2848.84]  for his chosen ones
[2848.84 --> 2850.08]  who cry out to him
[2850.08 --> 2850.72]  day and night?
[2851.02 --> 2851.58]  Will he keep
[2851.58 --> 2852.50]  putting them off?
[2853.50 --> 2854.02]  I tell you
[2854.02 --> 2854.82]  he will see that
[2854.82 --> 2855.62]  they get justice
[2855.62 --> 2856.26]  and quickly.
[2857.54 --> 2857.84]  However
[2857.84 --> 2859.22]  when the Son of Man
[2859.22 --> 2859.90]  comes
[2859.90 --> 2862.04]  will he find faith
[2862.04 --> 2863.28]  on the earth?
[2864.94 --> 2866.12]  The word of the Lord.
[2868.42 --> 2869.52]  Now in some ways
[2869.52 --> 2870.08]  this parable
[2870.08 --> 2870.60]  might seem
[2870.60 --> 2871.68]  fairly straightforward.
[2871.90 --> 2872.34]  Luke even
[2872.34 --> 2873.70]  introduces it
[2873.70 --> 2874.32]  for us
[2874.32 --> 2874.86]  telling us
[2874.86 --> 2875.50]  that it's a parable
[2875.50 --> 2876.96]  about praying
[2876.96 --> 2878.18]  and about not giving up.
[2878.86 --> 2879.80]  It seems like
[2879.80 --> 2880.94]  on a quick surface read
[2880.94 --> 2881.46]  this is an
[2881.46 --> 2882.80]  ask and you shall receive
[2882.80 --> 2883.56]  type of thing.
[2883.56 --> 2885.52]  Think about it.
[2885.62 --> 2887.14]  It can't really be that.
[2887.18 --> 2887.84]  Is that what Jesus
[2887.84 --> 2888.42]  is saying?
[2889.12 --> 2890.24]  If we ask for something
[2890.24 --> 2891.34]  enough we'll just get it?
[2892.68 --> 2894.02]  That just doesn't seem right.
[2894.08 --> 2895.34]  That doesn't seem true.
[2895.82 --> 2896.56]  It doesn't seem
[2896.56 --> 2897.62]  historically accurate
[2897.62 --> 2898.22]  in my life.
[2898.34 --> 2899.04]  Perhaps it doesn't seem
[2899.04 --> 2900.20]  historically accurate
[2900.20 --> 2900.96]  in your life.
[2901.18 --> 2902.22]  I'm going to illustrate this.
[2902.28 --> 2903.28]  Are there any kids left?
[2903.50 --> 2904.18]  And if there's not
[2904.18 --> 2905.68]  are there any older kids left?
[2905.88 --> 2906.58]  I've got candy.
[2906.66 --> 2907.06]  You're going to want
[2907.06 --> 2907.44]  to come up.
[2907.80 --> 2908.78]  So kids come up front here.
[2908.84 --> 2909.56]  Stand in front here.
[2909.60 --> 2910.86]  I want to illustrate
[2910.86 --> 2912.10]  this point for a second.
[2912.74 --> 2913.14]  Here see?
[2913.36 --> 2913.64]  Candy.
[2913.76 --> 2914.68]  It's in this jar.
[2914.80 --> 2915.28]  If you come up
[2915.28 --> 2915.70]  you get some.
[2915.76 --> 2916.32]  That's a bribe.
[2916.96 --> 2917.24]  Ready?
[2918.00 --> 2918.72]  Yeah here we go.
[2918.78 --> 2919.14]  Here we go.
[2919.50 --> 2920.18]  This is going to be good.
[2920.98 --> 2921.96]  I'm going to sit right here.
[2922.80 --> 2923.60]  You don't have to come
[2923.60 --> 2924.40]  on stage or anything
[2924.40 --> 2925.22]  but I have a question
[2925.22 --> 2925.66]  for you.
[2926.30 --> 2927.02]  Let's pretend
[2927.02 --> 2928.00]  and remember
[2928.00 --> 2929.44]  this is very much
[2929.44 --> 2930.12]  only pretend.
[2930.56 --> 2931.10]  Let's pretend
[2931.10 --> 2932.56]  I'm one of your parents
[2932.56 --> 2933.50]  and you know
[2933.50 --> 2934.38]  that I've got candy
[2934.38 --> 2935.14]  in this jar
[2935.14 --> 2936.08]  and let's say
[2936.08 --> 2937.02]  that you want some.
[2937.22 --> 2937.90]  What would you do?
[2937.90 --> 2940.82]  Yeah you would ask
[2940.82 --> 2941.28]  can I have some
[2941.28 --> 2941.66]  and I would say
[2941.66 --> 2942.42]  yeah sure here you go.
[2943.32 --> 2944.14]  You want one too?
[2945.02 --> 2945.96]  You don't like candy?
[2946.04 --> 2946.42]  That's okay.
[2946.74 --> 2947.70]  I'm glad you came up anyways.
[2947.80 --> 2948.64]  Anybody else want some?
[2948.76 --> 2948.84]  Here.
[2949.52 --> 2949.68]  Yeah?
[2950.36 --> 2951.30]  Okay so let's say
[2951.30 --> 2952.66]  you've asked
[2952.66 --> 2953.98]  and let's say
[2953.98 --> 2954.80]  you've taken one
[2954.80 --> 2956.96]  and then let's say
[2956.96 --> 2957.86]  you get maybe
[2957.86 --> 2959.08]  a little bit greedy
[2959.08 --> 2959.78]  and you're like
[2959.78 --> 2960.48]  oh you know what
[2960.48 --> 2961.20]  one was good.
[2961.64 --> 2962.42]  I want another one.
[2962.64 --> 2963.18]  What would you do?
[2964.70 --> 2965.78]  Yeah you would ask again
[2965.78 --> 2965.96]  right?
[2966.02 --> 2966.26]  You'd be like
[2966.26 --> 2966.92]  hey can I have another one
[2966.92 --> 2967.70]  but what if I said no?
[2967.90 --> 2968.44]  One's enough?
[2970.28 --> 2970.88]  You'd say okay
[2970.88 --> 2971.60]  but what if you really
[2971.60 --> 2972.36]  wanted that candy?
[2973.26 --> 2974.14]  And then you'd ask again
[2974.14 --> 2974.52]  and be like
[2974.52 --> 2975.54]  could I have another one though?
[2975.72 --> 2976.16]  I'd be like no.
[2976.24 --> 2976.70]  I said no.
[2977.12 --> 2978.12]  You said but I want another one.
[2978.16 --> 2978.88]  Could I have another one?
[2979.18 --> 2979.84]  Would your parents
[2979.84 --> 2981.04]  give you a second candy
[2981.04 --> 2982.22]  if you just kept asking
[2982.22 --> 2982.98]  and asking and asking?
[2983.80 --> 2984.54]  No they wouldn't.
[2984.72 --> 2985.10]  In fact
[2985.10 --> 2986.18]  if your parents are like me
[2986.18 --> 2986.64]  they might even take
[2986.64 --> 2987.30]  that first one away
[2987.30 --> 2987.56]  and be like
[2987.56 --> 2988.20]  nah you're being greedy
[2988.20 --> 2988.80]  you don't even get one.
[2989.14 --> 2990.12]  I'm not your parents though
[2990.12 --> 2990.68]  so you can have
[2990.68 --> 2991.34]  as many as you want.
[2994.46 --> 2995.72]  But the point stands right?
[2995.76 --> 2996.50]  Let's not be too greedy.
[2996.58 --> 2997.36]  Make sure everybody gets some.
[2997.36 --> 2998.12]  Make sure everybody gets some.
[2999.26 --> 3000.28]  Who hasn't got more?
[3001.18 --> 3001.76]  Sorry church
[3001.76 --> 3002.20]  you're just going to have
[3002.20 --> 3003.02]  to be patient for a second.
[3004.38 --> 3005.16]  Alright there we go.
[3005.22 --> 3005.96]  If you've got a few
[3005.96 --> 3006.96]  then you can head on
[3006.96 --> 3007.66]  back to your seat.
[3012.78 --> 3013.94]  They left two church.
[3014.06 --> 3014.86]  Anybody want one?
[3017.36 --> 3018.06]  Coming in the middle.
[3018.06 --> 3018.16]  Come in.
[3018.16 --> 3018.24]  Come in.
[3018.24 --> 3018.34]  Come in.
[3018.34 --> 3018.36]  Come in.
[3018.36 --> 3018.42]  Come in.
[3018.42 --> 3018.48]  Come in.
[3018.48 --> 3018.54]  Come in.
[3018.54 --> 3018.60]  Come in.
[3018.60 --> 3018.90]  Come in.
[3018.90 --> 3018.98]  Come in.
[3018.98 --> 3019.48]  Come in.
[3019.48 --> 3020.48]  Come in.
[3020.48 --> 3020.98]  Come in.
[3020.98 --> 3021.98]  Come in.
[3021.98 --> 3022.98]  Come in.
[3022.98 --> 3023.98]  Come in.
[3023.98 --> 3024.98]  Come in.
[3024.98 --> 3025.98]  Come in.
[3025.98 --> 3026.98]  Come in.
[3026.98 --> 3028.86]  You don't just get what you want
[3028.86 --> 3030.78]  if you keep asking for what you want.
[3030.88 --> 3031.92]  We see that with children.
[3031.92 --> 3033.08]  If you're a parent.
[3033.28 --> 3034.08]  If you're a grandparent.
[3034.28 --> 3035.26]  If you're an uncle or an aunt.
[3035.42 --> 3036.58]  Actually maybe not a grandparent.
[3036.64 --> 3037.74]  It seems like the grandparents
[3037.74 --> 3039.08]  of my kids cave all the time
[3039.08 --> 3040.36]  when my kids keep asking for stuff.
[3040.68 --> 3041.58]  But the point is
[3041.58 --> 3043.46]  just because we're persistent
[3043.46 --> 3044.30]  when we ask
[3044.30 --> 3045.30]  it doesn't mean
[3045.30 --> 3046.82]  that you get what you want.
[3046.88 --> 3047.70]  In fact it can become
[3047.70 --> 3048.56]  hugely selfish.
[3048.74 --> 3049.62]  And that cannot be
[3049.62 --> 3050.58]  the point
[3050.58 --> 3051.94]  of this parable.
[3052.90 --> 3053.42]  And yet perhaps
[3053.42 --> 3054.56]  that's how we read this passage.
[3054.68 --> 3055.82]  We hear these words
[3055.82 --> 3056.18]  and we say
[3056.18 --> 3057.36]  God I want that job.
[3058.02 --> 3059.08]  Or I want that house.
[3059.80 --> 3060.76]  Or that scholarship.
[3061.22 --> 3062.04]  Or that spouse.
[3062.28 --> 3063.04]  Or health.
[3063.36 --> 3064.42]  Or I want this car.
[3064.86 --> 3065.90]  Or whatever it is.
[3066.00 --> 3066.50]  And you said
[3066.50 --> 3068.12]  if I keep asking God
[3068.12 --> 3069.46]  you would give it to me.
[3069.58 --> 3070.58]  If I was persistent
[3070.58 --> 3071.36]  like that widow
[3071.36 --> 3072.56]  you would give it to me.
[3072.90 --> 3074.06]  So why don't I have it yet?
[3076.22 --> 3076.90]  But that's not
[3076.90 --> 3077.98]  what this parable is about.
[3079.46 --> 3080.36]  Despite maybe
[3080.36 --> 3082.20]  what some prosperity preachers
[3082.20 --> 3083.20]  like Joel Osteen
[3083.20 --> 3083.58]  or others
[3083.58 --> 3084.20]  would make you think
[3084.20 --> 3084.92]  this is not how
[3084.92 --> 3086.86]  the kingdom of God works.
[3087.24 --> 3088.04]  You don't just get
[3088.04 --> 3088.86]  what you want
[3088.86 --> 3090.40]  if you pray for it enough.
[3093.34 --> 3094.62]  This parable is not about
[3094.62 --> 3096.38]  praying for what we want
[3096.38 --> 3097.34]  or even praying
[3097.34 --> 3098.36]  for what we need.
[3099.06 --> 3099.88]  It's about being
[3099.88 --> 3101.52]  persistent in prayer
[3101.52 --> 3102.78]  so that God will give us
[3102.78 --> 3103.84]  it's not about
[3103.84 --> 3104.80]  being persistent in prayer
[3104.80 --> 3105.80]  so that God will give us
[3105.80 --> 3106.78]  what we're asking for
[3106.78 --> 3108.30]  regardless if it's important
[3108.30 --> 3109.34]  or selfless
[3109.34 --> 3109.92]  or healthy.
[3111.28 --> 3112.76]  This parable is about
[3112.76 --> 3114.26]  us being persistent
[3114.26 --> 3115.38]  in our faith
[3115.38 --> 3117.18]  no matter the context
[3117.18 --> 3118.32]  we find ourselves in.
[3119.32 --> 3120.54]  And when we're persistent
[3120.54 --> 3121.26]  in our faith
[3121.26 --> 3122.70]  we root ourselves
[3122.70 --> 3123.44]  in the hope
[3123.44 --> 3125.38]  found in God's promises
[3125.38 --> 3125.94]  for us.
[3126.80 --> 3127.48]  We're going to look
[3127.48 --> 3127.96]  at this parable
[3127.96 --> 3128.54]  a little closer.
[3128.90 --> 3129.68]  There's a few characters
[3129.68 --> 3130.50]  that need fleshing out
[3130.50 --> 3131.14]  maybe a little bit
[3131.14 --> 3131.94]  so we'll look at
[3131.94 --> 3132.56]  the widow first.
[3132.70 --> 3133.48]  She's sort of the title
[3133.48 --> 3134.46]  character after all.
[3134.80 --> 3136.00]  Now in the ancient Near East
[3136.00 --> 3137.64]  a widow was often left
[3137.64 --> 3138.88]  with no means of support.
[3139.74 --> 3140.38]  Widows were left
[3140.38 --> 3141.30]  with essentially
[3141.30 --> 3142.38]  one of two options
[3142.38 --> 3143.28]  but both of them
[3143.28 --> 3143.90]  were not ideal.
[3144.68 --> 3145.36]  They could remain
[3145.36 --> 3146.60]  in their husband's family
[3146.60 --> 3148.04]  but they would have
[3148.04 --> 3148.84]  at that point
[3148.84 --> 3150.72]  maintained a borderline
[3150.72 --> 3151.98]  servant type position
[3151.98 --> 3153.12]  or if they returned
[3153.12 --> 3154.32]  to their original family
[3154.32 --> 3155.34]  all of the money
[3155.34 --> 3156.46]  exchanged at the marriage
[3156.46 --> 3157.40]  would have to be given back
[3157.40 --> 3158.26]  and she would once again
[3158.26 --> 3159.70]  be left with nothing.
[3159.84 --> 3161.14]  So widows were victimized
[3161.14 --> 3162.14]  to the point
[3162.14 --> 3162.76]  that they would often
[3162.76 --> 3164.18]  be sold as slaves
[3164.18 --> 3165.44]  to repay a debt.
[3165.50 --> 3166.34]  It was very brutal.
[3167.76 --> 3169.08]  Now despite all of this
[3169.08 --> 3170.72]  care for the widow
[3170.72 --> 3171.96]  was something that
[3171.96 --> 3172.94]  God expected
[3172.94 --> 3173.86]  from his people.
[3174.78 --> 3175.78]  There's countless verses
[3175.78 --> 3176.58]  in the Old Testament
[3176.58 --> 3177.52]  where God calls
[3177.52 --> 3178.12]  on his people
[3178.12 --> 3179.20]  especially leaders
[3179.20 --> 3179.72]  and judges
[3179.72 --> 3181.54]  to look favorably
[3181.54 --> 3182.60]  upon widows.
[3183.12 --> 3183.80]  In fact if you want
[3183.80 --> 3184.50]  to know who God
[3184.50 --> 3186.26]  considered vulnerable people
[3186.26 --> 3186.94]  if you want to know
[3186.94 --> 3188.12]  who God considered
[3188.12 --> 3189.02]  the least of these
[3189.02 --> 3189.78]  it's the trilogy
[3189.78 --> 3190.36]  of the widow
[3190.36 --> 3190.86]  the orphan
[3190.86 --> 3191.68]  and the stranger.
[3192.72 --> 3193.94]  There are over 80 verses
[3193.94 --> 3195.80]  directly referencing
[3195.80 --> 3197.20]  care for widows
[3197.20 --> 3197.84]  in the scriptures
[3197.84 --> 3198.98]  and almost all of them
[3198.98 --> 3200.10]  also include orphans
[3200.10 --> 3201.12]  and strangers
[3201.12 --> 3202.28]  as well.
[3202.36 --> 3203.54]  God has a huge heart
[3203.54 --> 3204.40]  for the vulnerable
[3204.40 --> 3205.36]  and the oppressed
[3205.36 --> 3206.18]  a huge heart
[3206.18 --> 3206.76]  for the widow.
[3208.78 --> 3209.30]  Unfortunately
[3209.30 --> 3210.54]  while information
[3210.54 --> 3211.96]  about the judicial systems
[3211.96 --> 3212.66]  functioning in
[3212.66 --> 3213.64]  first century Palestine
[3213.64 --> 3214.48]  were a little spotty
[3214.48 --> 3215.12]  for me to find
[3215.12 --> 3216.28]  what wasn't hard
[3216.28 --> 3217.02]  to learn
[3217.02 --> 3218.12]  was that despite
[3218.12 --> 3219.44]  the desperate situation
[3219.44 --> 3220.64]  that many widows
[3220.64 --> 3221.22]  would have faced
[3221.22 --> 3221.92]  in that time
[3221.92 --> 3223.80]  their cares often fell
[3223.80 --> 3225.24]  upon unsympathetic judges
[3225.24 --> 3226.22]  that ruled over them.
[3226.86 --> 3227.44]  Judges that would
[3227.44 --> 3228.86]  take bribes
[3228.86 --> 3229.92]  instead of seek to help.
[3230.12 --> 3230.90]  And in this parable
[3230.90 --> 3232.00]  this is how this plays out.
[3232.74 --> 3233.08]  The widow
[3233.08 --> 3234.12]  who's the clear picture
[3234.12 --> 3234.54]  of the one
[3234.54 --> 3235.16]  who needs help
[3235.16 --> 3236.02]  is overlooked
[3236.02 --> 3236.80]  by this judge
[3236.80 --> 3238.02]  over and over
[3238.02 --> 3239.04]  and over again.
[3239.18 --> 3239.66]  And so instead
[3239.66 --> 3240.64]  of just taking
[3240.64 --> 3241.54]  the uninterested
[3241.54 --> 3242.46]  shoulder shrugs
[3242.46 --> 3243.08]  that the judge
[3243.08 --> 3243.96]  is dishing out to her
[3243.96 --> 3245.02]  she persists.
[3246.32 --> 3247.18]  Now notice this too
[3247.18 --> 3248.54]  unlike many pictures
[3248.54 --> 3249.14]  maybe you see
[3249.14 --> 3249.94]  in children's books
[3249.94 --> 3251.10]  or on the table
[3251.10 --> 3251.84]  in the back there
[3251.84 --> 3252.56]  this widow
[3252.56 --> 3253.48]  likely didn't just
[3253.48 --> 3254.88]  quietly keep showing up
[3254.88 --> 3255.78]  and sitting in the corner.
[3255.78 --> 3257.80]  I think for those of us
[3257.80 --> 3258.16]  who have heard
[3258.16 --> 3259.26]  this parable before
[3259.26 --> 3260.40]  we often have
[3260.40 --> 3260.94]  this picture
[3260.94 --> 3262.08]  of a sweet old lady
[3262.08 --> 3262.88]  sitting in the corner
[3262.88 --> 3263.28]  knitting
[3263.28 --> 3264.68]  just hoping that the judge
[3264.68 --> 3265.54]  might pay some attention
[3265.54 --> 3265.98]  to her.
[3266.54 --> 3267.38]  Constantly just being
[3267.38 --> 3267.90]  a presence
[3267.90 --> 3269.86]  in the corner
[3269.86 --> 3270.70]  but that's not the case.
[3271.76 --> 3273.40]  This judge relents.
[3273.50 --> 3274.42]  He finally caves
[3274.42 --> 3275.00]  to the widow
[3275.00 --> 3276.60]  because he's worried
[3276.60 --> 3277.66]  she will attack him.
[3278.54 --> 3279.70]  That's what the NIV says.
[3280.36 --> 3281.24]  Other translations
[3281.24 --> 3282.28]  indicate that she's getting
[3282.28 --> 3283.24]  or this judge story
[3283.24 --> 3283.92]  is getting tired
[3283.92 --> 3284.88]  of being berated.
[3285.24 --> 3286.08]  She's just causing him
[3286.08 --> 3286.74]  too much grief
[3286.74 --> 3287.68]  too much stress
[3287.68 --> 3288.46]  too much of a headache
[3288.46 --> 3289.76]  and the judge finally snaps.
[3291.10 --> 3292.26]  She's not a sweet
[3292.26 --> 3293.26]  quiet old lady.
[3294.34 --> 3295.82]  She is demanding justice.
[3296.08 --> 3297.48]  She is demanding change.
[3297.54 --> 3298.32]  She is confident
[3298.32 --> 3299.38]  that this judge
[3299.38 --> 3300.36]  can change her future
[3300.36 --> 3301.22]  and she is not
[3301.22 --> 3302.18]  quietly present.
[3302.52 --> 3303.82]  She is a presence
[3303.82 --> 3305.42]  in the face of this judge.
[3306.82 --> 3307.36]  And so the fudge
[3307.36 --> 3308.28]  the fudge
[3308.28 --> 3310.70]  the judge finally caves.
[3310.70 --> 3313.98]  So let's look at this judge
[3313.98 --> 3314.50]  for a second.
[3314.78 --> 3315.50]  Now he's described
[3315.50 --> 3317.02]  as a man who doesn't fear God
[3317.02 --> 3317.80]  or even care
[3317.80 --> 3318.80]  what men think of him.
[3318.86 --> 3319.36]  He's a bully
[3319.36 --> 3320.94]  which we see in both
[3320.94 --> 3321.54]  his actions
[3321.54 --> 3322.52]  and his description.
[3323.08 --> 3324.40]  He's described as unjust
[3324.40 --> 3325.10]  and selfish
[3325.10 --> 3326.62]  and yet eventually
[3326.62 --> 3328.40]  he rules in favor
[3328.40 --> 3329.04]  of this widow.
[3330.54 --> 3331.70]  The judge can't handle
[3331.70 --> 3332.30]  the rebuking
[3332.30 --> 3332.88]  the noise
[3332.88 --> 3333.62]  the nagging
[3333.62 --> 3334.68]  the aggression
[3334.68 --> 3335.98]  of this widow
[3335.98 --> 3336.84]  and so he resents
[3336.84 --> 3338.20]  and rules in favor
[3338.20 --> 3338.80]  of her
[3338.80 --> 3339.82]  giving her the justice
[3339.82 --> 3340.68]  that she seeks.
[3341.00 --> 3342.56]  Finally doing the right thing
[3342.56 --> 3343.66]  even if it's for all
[3343.66 --> 3344.30]  the wrong reasons.
[3346.58 --> 3347.86]  And then to our benefit
[3347.86 --> 3349.76]  Luke actually tells us
[3349.76 --> 3351.22]  who these two people represent.
[3352.12 --> 3353.88]  He says that God's chosen people
[3353.88 --> 3354.48]  the believers
[3354.48 --> 3355.30]  his children
[3355.30 --> 3356.32]  are the widow
[3356.32 --> 3358.00]  and that God
[3358.00 --> 3358.96]  is the judge.
[3360.42 --> 3361.54]  It means that we
[3361.54 --> 3362.70]  are the aggressive ones.
[3362.84 --> 3363.50]  We are the ones
[3363.50 --> 3364.62]  clamoring for God
[3364.62 --> 3365.84]  to change our futures
[3365.84 --> 3367.64]  to change the future.
[3367.64 --> 3368.84]  And Jesus here
[3368.84 --> 3369.60]  doesn't say
[3369.60 --> 3370.62]  we should stop
[3370.62 --> 3371.12]  notice.
[3372.46 --> 3373.90]  He doesn't call us
[3373.90 --> 3374.72]  to be quiet
[3374.72 --> 3376.54]  make quiet little appeals
[3376.54 --> 3377.60]  be quietly sitting
[3377.60 --> 3378.12]  in the corner.
[3378.24 --> 3378.98]  He doesn't say
[3378.98 --> 3380.20]  we need to be more kind
[3380.20 --> 3381.18]  in our requests
[3381.18 --> 3382.68]  or to wait in silence
[3382.68 --> 3383.44]  as he works.
[3383.56 --> 3383.70]  No.
[3384.24 --> 3385.16]  When we're hurt
[3385.16 --> 3386.40]  we're allowed
[3386.40 --> 3387.76]  to cry out to God.
[3388.18 --> 3389.24]  When things are unjust
[3389.24 --> 3390.72]  we can shout at him.
[3391.40 --> 3392.70]  When we need to lament
[3392.70 --> 3393.74]  or cry out
[3393.74 --> 3395.38]  or scream in frustration
[3395.38 --> 3396.86]  because our adversaries
[3396.86 --> 3397.62]  are piling up
[3397.62 --> 3398.20]  be them people
[3398.20 --> 3398.74]  or problems
[3398.74 --> 3399.76]  we find ourselves in
[3399.76 --> 3400.86]  we should lament
[3400.86 --> 3401.70]  but we should lament
[3401.70 --> 3402.24]  to him.
[3402.82 --> 3403.42]  We should lament
[3403.42 --> 3404.48]  to our God.
[3405.14 --> 3405.88]  Not rant
[3405.88 --> 3406.88]  to our echo chambers
[3406.88 --> 3407.86]  that we find online
[3407.86 --> 3408.96]  or chatter with
[3408.96 --> 3409.76]  our gossip groups
[3409.76 --> 3410.48]  that we meet with
[3410.48 --> 3410.98]  for coffee
[3410.98 --> 3412.18]  but to God.
[3413.28 --> 3414.10]  That's what he's
[3414.10 --> 3414.78]  calling us to do
[3414.78 --> 3415.84]  to be persistent
[3415.84 --> 3416.90]  in faith
[3416.90 --> 3417.78]  to him
[3417.78 --> 3418.82]  no matter what.
[3420.02 --> 3421.50]  He's inviting us
[3421.50 --> 3422.88]  to be persistent
[3422.88 --> 3424.40]  not just quietly
[3424.40 --> 3425.78]  but vocally
[3425.78 --> 3427.70]  because he is there.
[3430.70 --> 3432.00]  And he's not just
[3432.00 --> 3432.96]  ignoring us
[3432.96 --> 3434.28]  for a season
[3434.28 --> 3436.90]  like this unjust judge was.
[3440.52 --> 3442.32]  Notice what verse 6 and 7 say.
[3442.42 --> 3444.78]  Listen to what the unjust judge says
[3444.78 --> 3446.90]  and will not God
[3446.90 --> 3448.36]  bring about justice
[3448.36 --> 3449.40]  for his chosen ones
[3449.40 --> 3450.64]  who cry to him
[3450.64 --> 3451.68]  day and night.
[3451.68 --> 3452.64]  Will he keep
[3452.64 --> 3453.60]  putting them on?
[3455.24 --> 3456.66]  This parable is teaching us
[3456.66 --> 3459.12]  that even this unjust judge
[3459.12 --> 3460.64]  eventually brings out
[3460.64 --> 3461.68]  justice for this widow.
[3462.26 --> 3463.64]  So imagine what God
[3463.64 --> 3464.46]  will do for you.
[3466.62 --> 3467.92]  This judge in the parable
[3467.92 --> 3468.46]  is a schmo
[3468.46 --> 3469.44]  but God
[3469.44 --> 3470.84]  he is so much
[3470.84 --> 3471.60]  greater
[3471.60 --> 3472.76]  and the Psalms
[3472.76 --> 3473.46]  describe him
[3473.46 --> 3474.00]  beautifully.
[3474.36 --> 3475.68]  Check out what the Psalms
[3475.68 --> 3476.52]  describe God as.
[3476.76 --> 3478.16]  Our God is loving.
[3478.96 --> 3480.22]  Our God is righteous.
[3480.22 --> 3482.18]  Our God is powerful.
[3482.78 --> 3484.02]  Our God is just.
[3484.44 --> 3485.50]  Our God is compassionate.
[3486.18 --> 3487.10]  Our God is good.
[3488.06 --> 3489.06]  Our God is merciful.
[3489.90 --> 3490.92]  Our God is strong.
[3491.72 --> 3492.48]  That's just one book
[3492.48 --> 3492.96]  of the Bible.
[3494.08 --> 3495.38]  Our God is an ever-present
[3495.38 --> 3496.76]  help in times of trouble.
[3496.88 --> 3498.42]  That's what Psalm 46.1 says.
[3498.62 --> 3499.70]  The question isn't
[3499.70 --> 3502.00]  will God be there for us
[3502.00 --> 3504.48]  or will God provide for us?
[3505.48 --> 3507.14]  Our God is so much bigger
[3507.14 --> 3507.82]  and greater
[3507.82 --> 3508.50]  and gentler
[3508.50 --> 3509.32]  and powerful
[3509.32 --> 3510.22]  and more loving
[3510.22 --> 3511.60]  than we can imagine.
[3511.72 --> 3512.86]  He is there for you
[3512.86 --> 3513.54]  no matter what.
[3516.82 --> 3517.86]  Now while
[3517.86 --> 3519.60]  he is there for you
[3519.60 --> 3521.60]  as we discussed earlier
[3521.60 --> 3523.50]  he is not some genie
[3523.50 --> 3524.28]  who is available
[3524.28 --> 3525.46]  to answer any wish
[3525.46 --> 3526.12]  you may have
[3526.12 --> 3527.36]  if you only ask him
[3527.36 --> 3527.94]  enough times.
[3528.38 --> 3529.36]  That is not what
[3529.36 --> 3530.40]  this parable is getting at.
[3530.62 --> 3531.56]  This parable is not
[3531.56 --> 3532.48]  teaching his disciples
[3532.48 --> 3533.30]  to pray for stuff
[3533.30 --> 3534.10]  and you'll get it.
[3534.10 --> 3534.26]  No.
[3534.94 --> 3535.66]  This parable
[3535.66 --> 3537.96]  Jesus is telling
[3537.96 --> 3538.52]  the disciples
[3538.52 --> 3539.56]  that when they pray
[3539.56 --> 3540.52]  for what they need
[3540.52 --> 3541.64]  for love
[3541.64 --> 3542.46]  for hope
[3542.46 --> 3543.40]  for justice
[3543.40 --> 3544.06]  for shalom
[3544.06 --> 3545.34]  that it's coming.
[3546.38 --> 3547.60]  It is coming.
[3547.72 --> 3548.76]  They will receive it.
[3548.96 --> 3550.26]  It may take some time
[3550.26 --> 3550.86]  but they
[3550.86 --> 3552.10]  and they may need
[3552.10 --> 3552.84]  to wait for it.
[3553.26 --> 3554.12]  They might even feel
[3554.12 --> 3555.22]  like it's taking too long
[3555.22 --> 3557.40]  but it is coming.
[3561.40 --> 3562.40]  Brothers and sisters
[3562.40 --> 3562.88]  here today
[3562.88 --> 3563.94]  Jesus is teaching us
[3563.94 --> 3565.10]  the same thing.
[3566.24 --> 3567.26]  If we wait
[3567.26 --> 3567.92]  on the Lord
[3567.92 --> 3568.64]  he will renew
[3568.64 --> 3569.74]  our strength.
[3570.06 --> 3570.46]  Our God
[3570.46 --> 3571.52]  our affectionate
[3571.52 --> 3572.26]  righteous
[3572.26 --> 3573.06]  powerful
[3573.06 --> 3573.54]  just
[3573.54 --> 3574.16]  compassionate
[3574.16 --> 3574.54]  good
[3574.54 --> 3575.20]  merciful
[3575.20 --> 3575.94]  strong
[3575.94 --> 3576.94]  judge
[3576.94 --> 3578.48]  loves us.
[3579.50 --> 3580.52]  He is there for us.
[3580.84 --> 3581.92]  Unconditional love
[3581.92 --> 3583.50]  is ours for the receiving.
[3584.08 --> 3584.94]  Hope is found
[3584.94 --> 3585.56]  in him.
[3585.64 --> 3586.30]  He is just.
[3586.68 --> 3587.82]  Shalom is coming
[3587.82 --> 3589.14]  for all who believe.
[3589.22 --> 3589.78]  No matter what
[3589.78 --> 3591.14]  crisis we find
[3591.14 --> 3591.72]  ourselves in
[3591.72 --> 3592.76]  that truth
[3592.76 --> 3593.58]  remains.
[3594.58 --> 3595.40]  And when we are
[3595.40 --> 3596.06]  persistent
[3596.06 --> 3597.68]  in our prayer
[3597.68 --> 3598.12]  when we are
[3598.12 --> 3598.64]  persistent
[3598.64 --> 3599.68]  in our faith
[3599.68 --> 3600.14]  when we are
[3600.14 --> 3600.84]  relentlessly
[3600.84 --> 3601.66]  faithful
[3601.66 --> 3602.30]  in the midst
[3602.30 --> 3603.18]  of adversity
[3603.18 --> 3603.88]  like this widow
[3603.88 --> 3604.26]  was
[3604.26 --> 3605.90]  our foundation
[3605.90 --> 3607.24]  remains secure
[3607.24 --> 3608.40]  and our
[3608.40 --> 3609.04]  perspectives
[3609.04 --> 3610.52]  change.
[3611.56 --> 3612.46]  And that's
[3612.46 --> 3612.92]  the key.
[3614.80 --> 3615.62]  Sometimes our
[3615.62 --> 3616.32]  contexts
[3616.32 --> 3617.10]  won't immediately
[3617.10 --> 3617.66]  get better.
[3617.78 --> 3618.30]  Sometimes they
[3618.30 --> 3618.78]  might not get
[3618.78 --> 3619.38]  better at all
[3619.38 --> 3620.00]  but Jesus
[3620.00 --> 3621.60]  helps change
[3621.60 --> 3622.72]  our perspectives
[3622.72 --> 3624.54]  which allows us
[3624.54 --> 3624.98]  to root
[3624.98 --> 3625.64]  ourselves
[3625.64 --> 3626.28]  on his
[3626.28 --> 3627.02]  solid ground.
[3629.20 --> 3629.88]  Now there's
[3629.88 --> 3630.34]  two ways
[3630.34 --> 3630.72]  that our
[3630.72 --> 3631.16]  perspectives
[3631.16 --> 3631.56]  shift
[3631.56 --> 3632.36]  when we are
[3632.36 --> 3632.80]  persistent
[3632.80 --> 3633.54]  in our faith
[3633.54 --> 3635.00]  and that is
[3635.00 --> 3635.50]  that we become
[3635.50 --> 3636.52]  less complacent
[3636.52 --> 3637.54]  in our faith
[3637.54 --> 3637.96]  lives
[3637.96 --> 3639.24]  and we
[3639.24 --> 3639.94]  rediscover
[3639.94 --> 3640.74]  the eternal
[3640.74 --> 3641.42]  hope found
[3641.42 --> 3642.00]  in the one
[3642.00 --> 3642.46]  to whom
[3642.46 --> 3642.68]  we are
[3642.68 --> 3643.24]  praying for
[3643.24 --> 3643.98]  or praying
[3643.98 --> 3644.18]  to.
[3644.32 --> 3644.46]  Sorry.
[3646.36 --> 3646.64]  So whether
[3646.64 --> 3647.28]  life is going
[3647.28 --> 3647.78]  well or
[3647.78 --> 3648.20]  life is
[3648.20 --> 3649.10]  crashing in
[3649.10 --> 3649.54]  around us
[3649.54 --> 3650.02]  we're called
[3650.02 --> 3650.32]  to be
[3650.32 --> 3650.86]  persistent
[3650.86 --> 3651.82]  in our
[3651.82 --> 3652.68]  faithfulness
[3652.68 --> 3653.04]  to him.
[3654.24 --> 3654.68]  Praying
[3654.68 --> 3654.96]  to him
[3654.96 --> 3655.44]  thanking
[3655.44 --> 3655.78]  him
[3655.78 --> 3656.30]  crying
[3656.30 --> 3656.58]  out
[3656.58 --> 3656.82]  to him
[3656.82 --> 3657.34]  lamenting
[3657.34 --> 3657.66]  to him
[3657.66 --> 3658.24]  all of
[3658.24 --> 3658.38]  that
[3658.38 --> 3658.92]  acknowledges
[3658.92 --> 3659.16]  him.
[3661.46 --> 3662.02]  And when
[3662.02 --> 3662.28]  we do
[3662.28 --> 3662.92]  those things
[3662.92 --> 3663.44]  two things
[3663.44 --> 3663.66]  happen.
[3663.76 --> 3663.94]  First
[3663.94 --> 3664.74]  we become
[3664.74 --> 3665.06]  less
[3665.06 --> 3665.72]  complacent
[3665.72 --> 3666.04]  in our
[3666.04 --> 3666.30]  faith
[3666.30 --> 3666.66]  lives
[3666.66 --> 3667.32]  and we
[3667.32 --> 3667.74]  combat
[3667.74 --> 3668.52]  what I
[3668.52 --> 3668.84]  like to
[3668.84 --> 3669.02]  call
[3669.02 --> 3669.44]  covenant
[3669.44 --> 3670.06]  child
[3670.06 --> 3670.62]  syndrome.
[3670.84 --> 3670.92]  Now
[3670.92 --> 3671.24]  covenant
[3671.24 --> 3671.62]  child
[3671.62 --> 3672.00]  syndrome
[3672.00 --> 3672.48]  it's
[3672.48 --> 3672.58]  an
[3672.58 --> 3672.94]  affliction
[3672.94 --> 3673.28]  that some
[3673.28 --> 3673.50]  of us
[3673.50 --> 3673.68]  youth
[3673.68 --> 3674.00]  pastors
[3674.00 --> 3674.44]  came up
[3674.44 --> 3674.78]  a while
[3674.78 --> 3675.06]  ago
[3675.06 --> 3676.06]  that affects
[3676.06 --> 3676.58]  those of
[3676.58 --> 3676.82]  us
[3676.82 --> 3677.30]  who have
[3677.30 --> 3677.48]  been
[3677.48 --> 3677.88]  baptized
[3677.88 --> 3678.46]  in the
[3678.46 --> 3678.70]  church
[3678.70 --> 3679.28]  and even
[3679.28 --> 3679.74]  professed
[3679.74 --> 3679.86]  our
[3679.86 --> 3680.10]  faith
[3680.10 --> 3680.38]  in the
[3680.38 --> 3680.66]  church
[3680.66 --> 3681.30]  but are
[3681.30 --> 3681.48]  now
[3681.48 --> 3681.84]  simply
[3681.84 --> 3682.18]  sort of
[3682.18 --> 3682.70]  coasting
[3682.70 --> 3682.92]  in our
[3682.92 --> 3683.14]  faith
[3683.14 --> 3683.54]  lives.
[3683.96 --> 3684.04]  We
[3684.04 --> 3684.36]  believe
[3684.36 --> 3684.82]  in God
[3684.82 --> 3685.36]  and in
[3685.36 --> 3685.60]  Jesus
[3685.60 --> 3686.34]  gospel
[3686.34 --> 3686.62]  truth
[3686.62 --> 3686.86]  of his
[3686.86 --> 3687.10]  life
[3687.10 --> 3687.30]  death
[3687.30 --> 3687.42]  and
[3687.42 --> 3687.78]  resurrection
[3687.78 --> 3688.34]  and now
[3688.34 --> 3688.64]  we feel
[3688.64 --> 3688.92]  like we
[3688.92 --> 3689.26]  can just
[3689.26 --> 3689.84]  sort of
[3689.84 --> 3690.26]  do what
[3690.26 --> 3690.64]  we want.
[3691.34 --> 3691.68]  We think
[3691.68 --> 3692.14]  God's grace
[3692.14 --> 3692.74]  is big
[3692.74 --> 3692.96]  and we
[3692.96 --> 3693.22]  know that
[3693.22 --> 3693.38]  we're
[3693.38 --> 3693.90]  saved
[3693.90 --> 3694.24]  and God
[3694.24 --> 3694.70]  has chosen
[3694.70 --> 3695.04]  us
[3695.04 --> 3695.56]  and we're
[3695.56 --> 3696.06]  generally
[3696.06 --> 3696.64]  pretty nice
[3696.64 --> 3697.06]  people
[3697.06 --> 3698.08]  so we
[3698.08 --> 3698.34]  can go
[3698.34 --> 3698.64]  about our
[3698.64 --> 3698.88]  days
[3698.88 --> 3699.14]  without
[3699.14 --> 3699.44]  thinking
[3699.44 --> 3700.08]  too much
[3700.08 --> 3700.76]  about God
[3700.76 --> 3701.18]  or his
[3701.18 --> 3701.58]  role in
[3701.58 --> 3701.94]  our lives
[3701.94 --> 3702.36]  or how
[3702.36 --> 3702.94]  the gospel
[3702.94 --> 3703.32]  truth
[3703.32 --> 3703.84]  should
[3703.84 --> 3704.48]  transform
[3704.48 --> 3705.16]  everything.
[3706.92 --> 3707.20]  Now this
[3707.20 --> 3707.56]  way of
[3707.56 --> 3707.80]  thinking
[3707.80 --> 3708.28]  makes us
[3708.28 --> 3708.72]  lazy
[3708.72 --> 3709.02]  it makes
[3709.02 --> 3709.18]  us
[3709.18 --> 3709.78]  complacent
[3709.78 --> 3710.26]  and it
[3710.26 --> 3710.72]  distances
[3710.72 --> 3711.08]  us
[3711.08 --> 3711.80]  from God
[3711.80 --> 3712.48]  and it
[3712.48 --> 3712.88]  distances
[3712.88 --> 3713.20]  us
[3713.20 --> 3713.50]  from the
[3713.50 --> 3713.84]  calling
[3713.84 --> 3714.14]  that God
[3714.14 --> 3714.56]  has placed
[3714.56 --> 3714.92]  on our
[3714.92 --> 3715.40]  lives
[3715.40 --> 3716.02]  to be
[3716.02 --> 3716.50]  the body
[3716.50 --> 3717.08]  of Christ.
[3719.08 --> 3719.62]  When we
[3719.62 --> 3719.94]  think this
[3719.94 --> 3720.16]  way we
[3720.16 --> 3720.72]  stop serving
[3720.72 --> 3720.98]  in the
[3720.98 --> 3721.18]  church
[3721.18 --> 3721.48]  because
[3721.48 --> 3721.72]  what's
[3721.72 --> 3722.08]  the point
[3722.08 --> 3722.48]  someone else
[3722.48 --> 3722.72]  is going
[3722.72 --> 3722.92]  to do
[3722.92 --> 3723.02]  it.
[3723.18 --> 3723.28]  We
[3723.28 --> 3723.54]  stop
[3723.54 --> 3724.18]  sharing
[3724.18 --> 3724.58]  the good
[3724.58 --> 3724.86]  news
[3724.86 --> 3725.22]  to our
[3725.22 --> 3725.70]  colleagues
[3725.70 --> 3726.04]  because
[3726.04 --> 3726.74]  that seems
[3726.74 --> 3727.44]  too hard
[3727.44 --> 3727.82]  and too
[3727.82 --> 3728.30]  uncomfortable.
[3728.64 --> 3728.98]  We stop
[3728.98 --> 3729.50]  reading the
[3729.50 --> 3729.98]  Bible at
[3729.98 --> 3730.20]  home
[3730.20 --> 3730.56]  because
[3730.56 --> 3731.10]  Pastor
[3731.10 --> 3731.32]  Chris
[3731.32 --> 3731.70]  does that
[3731.70 --> 3732.04]  for us
[3732.04 --> 3732.56]  every Sunday
[3732.56 --> 3732.96]  so we're
[3732.96 --> 3733.16]  good.
[3733.58 --> 3733.96]  We stop
[3733.96 --> 3734.54]  doing family
[3734.54 --> 3735.12]  devotions
[3735.12 --> 3735.54]  around the
[3735.54 --> 3736.14]  table at
[3736.14 --> 3736.36]  night
[3736.36 --> 3736.70]  because
[3736.70 --> 3737.44]  we've got
[3737.44 --> 3737.94]  sports to
[3737.94 --> 3738.26]  get to
[3738.26 --> 3738.66]  or meetings
[3738.66 --> 3739.24]  to attend
[3739.24 --> 3739.84]  or rehearsals
[3739.84 --> 3740.26]  to see.
[3740.82 --> 3741.44]  We stop
[3741.44 --> 3742.22]  praying
[3742.22 --> 3743.32]  because we
[3743.32 --> 3743.88]  kind of have
[3743.88 --> 3744.40]  things under
[3744.40 --> 3744.92]  control.
[3746.80 --> 3747.56]  We stop
[3747.56 --> 3748.24]  thinking about
[3748.24 --> 3748.78]  the fact
[3748.78 --> 3749.70]  that Jesus
[3749.70 --> 3750.32]  is coming
[3750.32 --> 3750.74]  again
[3750.74 --> 3751.50]  because it
[3751.50 --> 3751.98]  seems to
[3751.98 --> 3752.50]  be taking
[3752.50 --> 3753.32]  him so
[3753.32 --> 3753.84]  long to
[3753.84 --> 3754.30]  do so.
[3756.38 --> 3757.18]  We stop
[3757.18 --> 3758.20]  being persistently
[3758.20 --> 3758.76]  faithful
[3758.76 --> 3760.12]  and forget
[3760.12 --> 3760.56]  to love
[3760.56 --> 3761.20]  our Lord
[3761.20 --> 3761.66]  with all
[3761.66 --> 3762.14]  our heart
[3762.14 --> 3762.62]  and all
[3762.62 --> 3763.08]  our soul
[3763.08 --> 3763.50]  and all
[3763.50 --> 3763.98]  our mind
[3763.98 --> 3764.50]  and instead
[3764.50 --> 3765.50]  we only
[3765.50 --> 3766.06]  love him
[3766.06 --> 3766.98]  when it
[3766.98 --> 3767.36]  becomes
[3767.36 --> 3767.80]  convenient
[3767.80 --> 3768.44]  for us
[3768.44 --> 3769.28]  or if
[3769.28 --> 3769.64]  we need
[3769.64 --> 3770.06]  something
[3770.06 --> 3771.02]  or if
[3771.02 --> 3771.32]  things are
[3771.32 --> 3771.64]  getting a
[3771.64 --> 3772.04]  little hard.
[3773.52 --> 3774.30]  We stop
[3774.30 --> 3775.18]  being persistently
[3775.18 --> 3775.88]  faithful and we
[3775.88 --> 3776.42]  forget to love
[3776.42 --> 3776.84]  our neighbors
[3776.84 --> 3777.52]  as ourselves
[3777.52 --> 3778.32]  and instead
[3778.32 --> 3779.58]  we only love
[3779.58 --> 3780.04]  those whom
[3780.04 --> 3780.54]  we are most
[3780.54 --> 3781.52]  comfortable with
[3781.52 --> 3782.02]  and only
[3782.02 --> 3782.92]  whenever they
[3782.92 --> 3783.52]  are conveniently
[3783.52 --> 3784.22]  around us.
[3785.94 --> 3786.72]  Jesus is
[3786.72 --> 3787.40]  concerned about
[3787.40 --> 3787.74]  this.
[3787.74 --> 3788.54]  He says
[3788.54 --> 3788.84]  so in
[3788.84 --> 3789.34]  verse 8
[3789.34 --> 3790.14]  the final
[3790.14 --> 3790.52]  verse of
[3790.52 --> 3790.98]  our passage
[3790.98 --> 3791.70]  when we
[3791.70 --> 3792.32]  forget to be
[3792.32 --> 3792.92]  persistent in
[3792.92 --> 3793.54]  our faithfulness
[3793.54 --> 3793.84]  to God
[3793.84 --> 3794.78]  Jesus worries
[3794.78 --> 3795.24]  that when he
[3795.24 --> 3795.82]  comes back
[3795.82 --> 3796.48]  when he returns
[3796.48 --> 3797.34]  again he will
[3797.34 --> 3797.98]  find limited
[3797.98 --> 3798.30]  faith.
[3798.42 --> 3798.98]  Read verse 8
[3798.98 --> 3799.56]  with me again.
[3799.98 --> 3800.32]  When the
[3800.32 --> 3800.88]  son of man
[3800.88 --> 3802.40]  comes will
[3802.40 --> 3803.24]  he find
[3803.24 --> 3804.08]  faith on
[3804.08 --> 3804.40]  earth?
[3806.68 --> 3807.34]  If we
[3807.34 --> 3807.78]  aren't being
[3807.78 --> 3808.60]  persistent in
[3808.60 --> 3809.28]  our faithfulness
[3809.28 --> 3809.80]  to God will
[3809.80 --> 3810.36]  he find
[3810.36 --> 3811.36]  faith when
[3811.36 --> 3811.80]  he comes
[3811.80 --> 3812.22]  again?
[3812.22 --> 3815.46]  being
[3815.46 --> 3816.10]  persistent in
[3816.10 --> 3816.44]  our faith
[3816.44 --> 3816.88]  helps us
[3816.88 --> 3817.44]  shift that
[3817.44 --> 3818.00]  perspective
[3818.00 --> 3818.36]  that we
[3818.36 --> 3818.66]  have and
[3818.66 --> 3819.28]  it combats
[3819.28 --> 3819.52]  this
[3819.52 --> 3820.14]  complacent
[3820.14 --> 3820.42]  faith.
[3820.54 --> 3820.72]  When we
[3820.72 --> 3821.40]  give our
[3821.40 --> 3821.82]  lives to
[3821.82 --> 3822.30]  God whether
[3822.30 --> 3823.26]  we're quietly
[3823.26 --> 3824.34]  content or
[3824.34 --> 3824.80]  when we're
[3824.80 --> 3825.58]  rolling in
[3825.58 --> 3826.32]  turmoil because
[3826.32 --> 3827.28]  things seem
[3827.28 --> 3827.88]  so upside
[3827.88 --> 3828.80]  down when
[3828.80 --> 3829.24]  we give
[3829.24 --> 3829.70]  our lives
[3829.70 --> 3830.12]  to him
[3830.12 --> 3831.16]  every day
[3831.16 --> 3831.58]  we show
[3831.58 --> 3832.10]  our faith
[3832.10 --> 3833.54]  we find
[3833.54 --> 3834.00]  our rock
[3834.00 --> 3834.32]  we can
[3834.32 --> 3834.80]  discover
[3834.80 --> 3835.64]  something
[3835.64 --> 3836.46]  some new
[3836.46 --> 3837.00]  stability
[3837.00 --> 3838.10]  along the
[3838.10 --> 3838.34]  way.
[3839.02 --> 3839.76]  I did that
[3839.76 --> 3840.14]  this week.
[3840.14 --> 3841.00]  it wasn't
[3841.00 --> 3841.86]  necessarily a
[3841.86 --> 3842.32]  bad week
[3842.32 --> 3842.84]  for me
[3842.84 --> 3843.22]  although it
[3843.22 --> 3843.56]  wasn't a
[3843.56 --> 3844.00]  great week
[3844.00 --> 3844.32]  either.
[3845.20 --> 3846.18]  I definitely
[3846.18 --> 3846.54]  had some
[3846.54 --> 3847.14]  moments as a
[3847.14 --> 3847.58]  parent and
[3847.58 --> 3848.10]  as a husband
[3848.10 --> 3848.76]  that I regret
[3848.76 --> 3849.20]  and that I
[3849.20 --> 3849.70]  wasn't super
[3849.70 --> 3850.54]  proud of and
[3850.54 --> 3850.98]  I had heard
[3850.98 --> 3851.48]  from a couple
[3851.48 --> 3852.00]  of friends
[3852.00 --> 3852.98]  some fairly
[3852.98 --> 3853.72]  big news in
[3853.72 --> 3854.26]  their lives
[3854.26 --> 3854.64]  that isn't
[3854.64 --> 3855.16]  going great
[3855.16 --> 3855.56]  and their
[3855.56 --> 3856.16]  lives are
[3856.16 --> 3856.46]  going to be
[3856.46 --> 3857.06]  altered going
[3857.06 --> 3857.32]  forward.
[3857.42 --> 3857.60]  That was a
[3857.60 --> 3857.78]  little bit
[3857.78 --> 3858.32]  difficult to
[3858.32 --> 3858.52]  hear.
[3860.44 --> 3861.26]  There was a
[3861.26 --> 3861.72]  weight to
[3861.72 --> 3862.08]  this week
[3862.08 --> 3862.40]  we'll say
[3862.40 --> 3862.86]  that and I
[3862.86 --> 3863.46]  found myself
[3863.46 --> 3864.14]  grumpy and
[3864.14 --> 3864.84]  sad more than
[3864.84 --> 3865.36]  I wanted to
[3865.36 --> 3865.60]  be.
[3866.58 --> 3866.96]  However
[3866.96 --> 3868.10]  because I was
[3868.10 --> 3868.78]  working on this
[3868.78 --> 3869.38]  all week
[3869.38 --> 3870.48]  when I was
[3870.48 --> 3871.16]  feeling burdened
[3871.16 --> 3871.56]  or hopeless
[3871.56 --> 3872.26]  or frustrated
[3872.26 --> 3873.32]  not every time
[3873.32 --> 3873.88]  but I often
[3873.88 --> 3874.48]  remembered this
[3874.48 --> 3875.18]  text that I
[3875.18 --> 3875.82]  was looking at
[3875.82 --> 3876.86]  and I
[3876.86 --> 3877.38]  remembered this
[3877.38 --> 3877.92]  sermon that I
[3877.92 --> 3878.64]  was working on
[3878.64 --> 3879.20]  and every now
[3879.20 --> 3879.54]  and then I
[3879.54 --> 3880.10]  found myself
[3880.10 --> 3881.28]  praying God
[3881.28 --> 3881.86]  life is a
[3881.86 --> 3883.26]  mess or God
[3883.26 --> 3884.12]  I screwed up
[3884.12 --> 3885.66]  but I know
[3885.66 --> 3886.26]  you are God
[3886.26 --> 3886.84]  and I know
[3886.84 --> 3887.44]  you are good
[3887.44 --> 3887.94]  and I know
[3887.94 --> 3888.64]  you are present
[3888.64 --> 3890.02]  please redeem
[3890.02 --> 3890.72]  this situation
[3890.72 --> 3891.68]  help me zoom
[3891.68 --> 3892.68]  out of my life
[3892.68 --> 3893.34]  and remember
[3893.34 --> 3893.96]  how big your
[3893.96 --> 3894.80]  plan is for
[3894.80 --> 3895.20]  this world
[3895.20 --> 3895.64]  around me
[3895.64 --> 3896.34]  make me less
[3896.34 --> 3897.34]  make you more
[3897.34 --> 3899.68]  and every
[3899.68 --> 3900.04]  time I
[3900.04 --> 3900.44]  prayed that
[3900.44 --> 3900.92]  prayer I
[3900.92 --> 3902.20]  felt lighter
[3902.20 --> 3903.64]  relieved
[3903.64 --> 3904.88]  better
[3904.88 --> 3907.60]  not for the
[3907.60 --> 3908.00]  rest of the
[3908.00 --> 3908.46]  week or even
[3908.46 --> 3908.88]  for the rest
[3908.88 --> 3909.40]  of the day
[3909.40 --> 3911.18]  but for a
[3911.18 --> 3911.38]  while
[3911.38 --> 3912.46]  now I'm not
[3912.46 --> 3914.04]  prescribing to
[3914.04 --> 3914.44]  you that every
[3914.44 --> 3915.16]  time you pray a
[3915.16 --> 3915.90]  prayer like that
[3915.90 --> 3916.36]  your troubles
[3916.36 --> 3916.72]  are going to
[3916.72 --> 3917.18]  go away
[3917.18 --> 3917.78]  or your
[3917.78 --> 3918.40]  frustrations
[3918.40 --> 3919.32]  will disintegrate
[3919.32 --> 3920.12]  or the world
[3920.12 --> 3920.72]  will change
[3920.72 --> 3921.16]  forever
[3921.16 --> 3922.54]  but what this
[3922.54 --> 3923.22]  text teaches
[3923.22 --> 3923.88]  us is that
[3923.88 --> 3924.82]  no matter what
[3924.82 --> 3925.44]  our context
[3925.44 --> 3926.08]  we need to be
[3926.08 --> 3927.38]  persistent in
[3927.38 --> 3927.90]  prayer and
[3927.90 --> 3929.00]  understand who
[3929.00 --> 3929.86]  our God is
[3929.86 --> 3931.50]  and when we
[3931.50 --> 3932.32]  grasp that
[3932.32 --> 3932.92]  everything
[3932.92 --> 3934.98]  seems to get
[3934.98 --> 3935.30]  lighter
[3935.30 --> 3937.22]  in challenging
[3937.22 --> 3938.12]  situations our
[3938.12 --> 3938.88]  ground seems a
[3938.88 --> 3939.52]  little more solid
[3939.52 --> 3940.58]  and our God
[3940.58 --> 3941.36]  becomes front and
[3941.36 --> 3942.12]  center once again
[3942.12 --> 3943.76]  and that
[3943.76 --> 3944.78]  perspective shift
[3944.78 --> 3945.74]  just roots us in
[3945.74 --> 3946.32]  him a little bit
[3946.32 --> 3946.60]  deeper
[3946.60 --> 3949.84]  the second
[3949.84 --> 3950.60]  perspective shift
[3950.60 --> 3951.32]  that happens when
[3951.32 --> 3952.16]  we are persistent
[3952.16 --> 3953.10]  in our faithfulness
[3953.10 --> 3953.56]  and this will
[3953.56 --> 3954.42]  conclude with this
[3954.42 --> 3955.50]  one today is
[3955.50 --> 3956.54]  that we rediscover
[3956.54 --> 3958.14]  the eternal hope
[3958.14 --> 3958.86]  found in God's
[3958.86 --> 3959.84]  kingdom come and
[3959.84 --> 3960.58]  his kingdom coming
[3960.58 --> 3962.80]  if you have your
[3962.80 --> 3964.08]  Bibles open look
[3964.08 --> 3965.20]  at the second half
[3965.20 --> 3966.26]  of chapter 17
[3966.26 --> 3966.98]  that's the chunk
[3966.98 --> 3967.82]  of text that comes
[3967.82 --> 3969.00]  right before our
[3969.00 --> 3969.74]  parable today
[3969.74 --> 3972.24]  so in the lead up
[3972.24 --> 3972.90]  to this parable
[3972.90 --> 3973.86]  in that text
[3973.86 --> 3975.00]  Jesus is talking
[3975.00 --> 3975.62]  about when he
[3975.62 --> 3976.28]  comes again
[3976.28 --> 3978.62]  his disciples
[3978.62 --> 3979.28]  perhaps didn't
[3979.28 --> 3980.26]  grasp the scope
[3980.26 --> 3980.92]  of this because
[3980.92 --> 3982.02]  Jesus was still
[3982.02 --> 3982.56]  there he hadn't
[3982.56 --> 3983.64]  even died and
[3983.64 --> 3984.12]  come back the
[3984.12 --> 3984.62]  first time
[3984.62 --> 3986.34]  but Jesus is
[3986.34 --> 3986.82]  talking about
[3986.82 --> 3987.26]  the future
[3987.26 --> 3987.92]  when his kingdom
[3987.92 --> 3989.02]  comes again
[3989.02 --> 3991.12]  and in that
[3991.12 --> 3992.24]  chapter Jesus
[3992.24 --> 3993.42]  says that those
[3993.42 --> 3994.12]  who are faithful
[3994.12 --> 3994.76]  will go with
[3994.76 --> 3996.04]  him and those
[3996.04 --> 3996.42]  who are not
[3996.42 --> 3996.90]  will be left
[3996.90 --> 3997.30]  behind
[3997.30 --> 3999.50]  and then Jesus
[3999.50 --> 4000.10]  tells this
[4000.10 --> 4000.60]  parable
[4000.60 --> 4002.96]  in the hopes
[4002.96 --> 4003.32]  that his
[4003.32 --> 4004.14]  disciples will
[4004.14 --> 4004.86]  understand that
[4004.86 --> 4005.54]  no matter what
[4005.54 --> 4006.62]  trials they are
[4006.62 --> 4007.30]  going to face
[4007.30 --> 4009.68]  no matter what
[4009.68 --> 4010.10]  they will be
[4010.10 --> 4011.26]  going through
[4011.26 --> 4012.30]  as they go
[4012.30 --> 4012.88]  forward God
[4012.88 --> 4013.62]  calls them
[4013.62 --> 4014.50]  Jesus calls
[4014.50 --> 4015.44]  them to
[4015.44 --> 4016.70]  remain faithful
[4016.70 --> 4017.64]  always
[4017.64 --> 4019.18]  and remember
[4019.18 --> 4019.88]  Jesus knew
[4019.88 --> 4020.76]  he knew what
[4020.76 --> 4021.36]  these disciples
[4021.36 --> 4021.78]  were going to
[4021.78 --> 4022.38]  face he knew
[4022.38 --> 4022.96]  that the trials
[4022.96 --> 4023.38]  they were going
[4023.38 --> 4024.26]  to come across
[4024.26 --> 4024.58]  were going to
[4024.58 --> 4024.96]  be hard
[4024.96 --> 4025.58]  remember all
[4025.58 --> 4026.34]  those disciples
[4026.34 --> 4027.54]  ended up getting
[4027.54 --> 4028.20]  martyred for
[4028.20 --> 4028.66]  their faith
[4028.66 --> 4029.36]  except for John
[4029.36 --> 4030.74]  who was boiled
[4030.74 --> 4031.78]  and then sent to
[4031.78 --> 4032.36]  an island and
[4032.36 --> 4033.10]  didn't die and
[4033.10 --> 4033.44]  then had to
[4033.44 --> 4033.88]  live there for
[4033.88 --> 4034.38]  a long time
[4034.38 --> 4035.44]  that's what
[4035.44 --> 4035.80]  they went
[4035.80 --> 4036.10]  through
[4036.10 --> 4039.38]  they were
[4039.38 --> 4040.00]  persistent
[4040.00 --> 4040.34]  though
[4040.34 --> 4040.64]  in their
[4040.64 --> 4041.00]  faith
[4041.00 --> 4042.24]  they were
[4042.24 --> 4042.94]  living for
[4042.94 --> 4043.28]  Jesus
[4043.28 --> 4043.94]  persistent
[4043.94 --> 4044.34]  in their
[4044.34 --> 4044.70]  love for
[4044.70 --> 4044.82]  them
[4044.82 --> 4045.30]  persistent
[4045.30 --> 4045.90]  in their
[4045.90 --> 4046.20]  prayers
[4046.20 --> 4046.46]  to him
[4046.46 --> 4046.88]  persistent
[4046.88 --> 4047.64]  even when
[4047.64 --> 4047.90]  they were
[4047.90 --> 4048.40]  persecuted
[4048.40 --> 4049.26]  persistent
[4049.26 --> 4050.06]  even when
[4050.06 --> 4050.50]  their friends
[4050.50 --> 4050.94]  were killed
[4050.94 --> 4051.68]  even when
[4051.68 --> 4052.04]  they lost
[4052.04 --> 4052.60]  everything
[4052.60 --> 4053.68]  the disciples
[4053.68 --> 4054.62]  were persistent
[4054.62 --> 4055.02]  in their
[4055.02 --> 4055.50]  faithfulness
[4055.50 --> 4056.20]  because they
[4056.20 --> 4056.84]  understood
[4056.84 --> 4058.20]  that Christ's
[4058.20 --> 4058.48]  kingdom
[4058.48 --> 4059.48]  was coming
[4059.48 --> 4061.76]  and they
[4061.76 --> 4062.24]  later knew
[4062.24 --> 4062.76]  like we do
[4062.76 --> 4063.06]  now
[4063.06 --> 4063.78]  that Jesus
[4063.78 --> 4064.84]  lived this
[4064.84 --> 4065.48]  life that we
[4065.48 --> 4065.80]  have been
[4065.80 --> 4066.60]  called to
[4066.60 --> 4066.86]  live
[4066.86 --> 4067.50]  but then he
[4067.50 --> 4068.24]  died a death
[4068.24 --> 4070.12]  a terrible
[4070.12 --> 4070.86]  death that we
[4070.86 --> 4071.58]  all deserve to
[4071.58 --> 4072.06]  die but he
[4072.06 --> 4072.50]  died it in
[4072.50 --> 4072.92]  our stead
[4072.92 --> 4074.02]  and he took
[4074.02 --> 4074.56]  the weight of
[4074.56 --> 4075.26]  the sins of
[4075.26 --> 4075.80]  the world on
[4075.80 --> 4076.26]  his shoulders
[4076.26 --> 4076.72]  and he went
[4076.72 --> 4077.20]  to the grave
[4077.20 --> 4077.76]  with them all
[4077.76 --> 4079.36]  but then three
[4079.36 --> 4080.06]  days later he
[4080.06 --> 4080.68]  rose again
[4080.68 --> 4081.34]  from the dead
[4081.34 --> 4082.36]  defeating sin
[4082.36 --> 4082.88]  and death
[4082.88 --> 4083.96]  forever in
[4083.96 --> 4084.32]  this world
[4084.32 --> 4085.14]  and all we
[4085.14 --> 4085.88]  need to do
[4085.88 --> 4086.96]  is believe
[4086.96 --> 4087.96]  in what he
[4087.96 --> 4088.52]  accomplished
[4088.52 --> 4089.38]  in his
[4089.38 --> 4089.86]  life in
[4089.86 --> 4090.26]  his death
[4090.26 --> 4090.48]  and in
[4090.48 --> 4091.08]  his resurrection
[4091.08 --> 4091.98]  and know
[4091.98 --> 4092.42]  that our
[4092.42 --> 4093.20]  salvation is
[4093.20 --> 4094.40]  assured not
[4094.40 --> 4094.84]  by anything
[4094.84 --> 4095.70]  we do but
[4095.70 --> 4096.44]  by everything
[4096.44 --> 4097.50]  he did and
[4097.50 --> 4098.08]  by everything
[4098.08 --> 4098.76]  he is going
[4098.76 --> 4099.32]  to do
[4099.32 --> 4101.76]  and when we
[4101.76 --> 4102.54]  rest in that
[4102.54 --> 4104.32]  truth when we
[4104.32 --> 4105.10]  sit in the
[4105.10 --> 4106.24]  persistent faith
[4106.24 --> 4107.02]  knowing that
[4107.02 --> 4107.60]  that gospel
[4107.60 --> 4108.30]  truth is just
[4108.30 --> 4109.58]  that truth
[4109.58 --> 4111.82]  changes everything
[4111.82 --> 4113.54]  no matter our
[4113.54 --> 4114.02]  context
[4114.02 --> 4116.62]  it gives peace
[4116.62 --> 4117.14]  to those who
[4117.14 --> 4117.50]  mourn
[4117.50 --> 4119.80]  it gives rest
[4119.80 --> 4120.24]  to those who
[4120.24 --> 4121.04]  battle every
[4121.04 --> 4121.38]  day
[4121.38 --> 4123.48]  it gives hope
[4123.48 --> 4124.94]  to those who
[4124.94 --> 4125.40]  have nothing
[4125.40 --> 4127.50]  it gives love
[4127.50 --> 4127.98]  to those who
[4127.98 --> 4128.62]  feel alone
[4128.62 --> 4131.66]  being persistently
[4131.66 --> 4132.72]  faithful allows
[4132.72 --> 4133.52]  all of us to
[4133.52 --> 4134.04]  remember that
[4134.04 --> 4135.34]  justice is
[4135.34 --> 4135.70]  coming
[4135.70 --> 4137.64]  peace is
[4137.64 --> 4138.08]  coming
[4138.08 --> 4140.06]  harmony is
[4140.06 --> 4140.46]  coming
[4140.46 --> 4142.18]  Jesus is
[4142.18 --> 4142.54]  coming
[4142.54 --> 4145.44]  and while
[4145.44 --> 4145.90]  this parable
[4145.90 --> 4146.84]  doesn't tell us
[4146.84 --> 4147.38]  why Jesus
[4147.38 --> 4148.10]  seems to move
[4148.10 --> 4149.06]  slowly sometimes
[4149.06 --> 4150.84]  it reminds us
[4150.84 --> 4151.62]  to be prayerful
[4151.62 --> 4152.36]  and live every
[4152.36 --> 4153.04]  day faithfully
[4153.04 --> 4153.48]  for him
[4153.48 --> 4154.12]  not just
[4154.12 --> 4154.80]  Sundays from
[4154.80 --> 4155.68]  10 to 1130
[4155.68 --> 4156.58]  but every
[4156.58 --> 4156.86]  day
[4156.86 --> 4159.10]  on our peaks
[4159.10 --> 4159.64]  and in our
[4159.64 --> 4160.00]  valleys
[4160.00 --> 4162.18]  and we can do
[4162.18 --> 4163.04]  that because we
[4163.04 --> 4164.10]  can be confident
[4164.10 --> 4164.84]  that God
[4164.84 --> 4165.90]  will act for
[4165.90 --> 4166.76]  the good of
[4166.76 --> 4167.64]  those who
[4167.64 --> 4168.00]  love him
[4168.00 --> 4168.78]  he is coming
[4168.78 --> 4169.46]  so let's be
[4169.46 --> 4170.30]  persistent
[4170.30 --> 4171.30]  in our
[4171.30 --> 4171.60]  faith
[4171.60 --> 4171.90]  amen
[4171.90 --> 4173.66]  let me pray
[4173.66 --> 4178.70]  father in
[4178.70 --> 4179.00]  heaven
[4179.00 --> 4181.14]  we thank you
[4181.14 --> 4181.62]  for your
[4181.62 --> 4182.00]  redemption
[4182.00 --> 4182.58]  plan
[4182.58 --> 4184.80]  solidified in
[4184.80 --> 4185.18]  the life
[4185.18 --> 4185.60]  death and
[4185.60 --> 4186.34]  resurrection of
[4186.34 --> 4186.96]  Jesus Christ
[4186.96 --> 4187.42]  your son
[4187.42 --> 4190.02]  we thank you
[4190.02 --> 4190.74]  for this parable
[4190.74 --> 4191.62]  challenging us
[4191.62 --> 4192.14]  that no matter
[4192.14 --> 4192.80]  where we find
[4192.80 --> 4193.38]  ourselves in
[4193.38 --> 4193.60]  life
[4193.60 --> 4195.02]  that we are
[4195.02 --> 4195.40]  to remain
[4195.40 --> 4196.36]  faithful to
[4196.36 --> 4196.66]  you
[4196.66 --> 4198.38]  persistently
[4198.38 --> 4199.48]  faithful to
[4199.48 --> 4199.74]  you
[4199.74 --> 4201.60]  and God
[4201.60 --> 4201.90]  you're a
[4201.90 --> 4202.20]  God of
[4202.20 --> 4202.60]  all things
[4202.60 --> 4202.96]  you can
[4202.96 --> 4203.24]  change
[4203.24 --> 4203.78]  contexts
[4203.78 --> 4204.46]  you don't
[4204.46 --> 4204.94]  change other
[4204.94 --> 4205.46]  contexts
[4205.46 --> 4205.96]  you see
[4205.96 --> 4206.46]  all things
[4206.46 --> 4206.86]  and know
[4206.86 --> 4207.42]  all things
[4207.42 --> 4208.26]  let us
[4208.26 --> 4208.88]  trust you
[4208.88 --> 4210.92]  when things
[4210.92 --> 4211.94]  are bad
[4211.94 --> 4212.26]  in our
[4212.26 --> 4212.50]  lives
[4212.50 --> 4212.78]  may we
[4212.78 --> 4213.30]  cry out
[4213.30 --> 4213.52]  to you
[4213.52 --> 4214.04]  call out
[4214.04 --> 4214.24]  to you
[4214.24 --> 4214.72]  shout out
[4214.72 --> 4214.96]  to you
[4214.96 --> 4215.32]  when things
[4215.32 --> 4215.66]  are good
[4215.66 --> 4216.14]  may we
[4216.14 --> 4216.88]  glorify you
[4216.88 --> 4217.30]  and thank
[4217.30 --> 4217.54]  you
[4217.54 --> 4218.08]  and God
[4218.08 --> 4218.48]  in all
[4218.48 --> 4218.66]  of it
[4218.66 --> 4218.92]  may we
[4218.92 --> 4219.44]  acknowledge
[4219.44 --> 4219.78]  you
[4219.78 --> 4221.08]  and know
[4221.08 --> 4221.38]  that you
[4221.38 --> 4221.74]  are our
[4221.74 --> 4222.06]  God
[4222.06 --> 4223.72]  and may
[4223.72 --> 4223.88]  we
[4223.88 --> 4224.60]  confidently
[4224.60 --> 4226.00]  and
[4226.00 --> 4226.84]  passionately
[4226.84 --> 4228.42]  bring this
[4228.42 --> 4229.12]  good news
[4229.12 --> 4229.96]  to those
[4229.96 --> 4230.22]  who need
[4230.22 --> 4230.54]  to hear
[4230.54 --> 4230.74]  it
[4230.74 --> 4232.12]  we pray
[4232.12 --> 4232.40]  this in
[4232.40 --> 4232.76]  your son's
[4232.76 --> 4233.36]  precious name
[4233.36 --> 4233.94]  amen
[4233.94 --> 4237.98]  to those
[4241.26 --> 4241.50]  even
[4241.50 --> 4243.28]  you
[4243.28 --> 4244.80]  need
[4244.80 --> 4245.72]  more
[4245.72 --> 4246.34]  than
[4246.34 --> 4246.70]  you
[4247.62 --> 4248.94]  need
[4248.94 --> 4249.78]  and
[4249.78 --> 4250.60]  now
[4250.60 --> 4251.30]  look
[4251.30 --> 4252.12]  sure
[4252.12 --> 4253.54]  this
[4253.54 --> 4256.78]  is
[4256.78 --> 4257.28]  now
[4257.28 --> 4257.68]  I
[4257.68 --> 4258.96]  mean
[4258.96 --> 4260.04]  I
[4260.04 --> 4278.72]  Holiness, holiness is what I long for
[4278.72 --> 4283.04]  Holiness is what I need
[4283.04 --> 4292.28]  Holiness, holiness is what you want from me
[4292.28 --> 4301.84]  Faithfulness, faithfulness is what I long for
[4301.84 --> 4305.90]  Faithfulness is what I need
[4305.90 --> 4315.14]  Faithfulness, faithfulness is what you want from me
[4315.14 --> 4322.90]  Take my heart and form it
[4322.90 --> 4329.34]  Take my life and transform it
[4329.34 --> 4335.20]  Take my will, conform it
[4335.20 --> 4340.58]  To yours, to yours, O Lord
[4340.58 --> 4348.30]  Righteousness, righteousness is what I long for
[4348.30 --> 4352.34]  Righteousness is what I need
[4352.34 --> 4361.58]  Righteousness, righteousness is what you want from me
[4361.58 --> 4369.88]  Take my heart and form it
[4369.88 --> 4375.70]  Take my life and transform it
[4375.70 --> 4381.56]  Take my will, conform it
[4381.56 --> 4386.94]  To yours, to yours, O Lord
[4386.94 --> 4393.20]  Take my heart and form it
[4393.20 --> 4399.04]  Take my life and transform it
[4399.04 --> 4404.90]  Take my will, conform it
[4404.90 --> 4409.78]  To yours, to yours, O Lord
[4409.78 --> 4415.28]  To yours, to yours, O Lord
[4415.28 --> 4422.20]  We invite you all to stick around after the service
[4422.20 --> 4423.98]  for some coffee and refreshments afterwards
[4423.98 --> 4426.48]  enjoy some fellowship with one another
[4426.48 --> 4428.66]  but as we leave this place and go out into our week
[4428.66 --> 4431.52]  let's remember to remain faithful to our God
[4431.52 --> 4433.42]  when things are good, when things are bad
[4433.42 --> 4434.30]  in all situations
[4434.30 --> 4435.92]  dust off that Bible at home
[4435.92 --> 4438.60]  pray to him, invite him into all your context
[4438.60 --> 4440.00]  as he is our Lord
[4440.00 --> 4442.86]  Please receive God's parting blessing
[4442.86 --> 4444.96]  found from Numbers 6
[4444.96 --> 4448.26]  The Lord bless you and keep you
[4448.26 --> 4450.80]  The Lord make his face shine upon you
[4450.80 --> 4451.90]  and be gracious to you
[4451.90 --> 4454.22]  The Lord turn his face towards you
[4454.22 --> 4455.90]  and give you his peace
[4455.90 --> 4457.46]  And all God's people said
[4457.46 --> 4458.40]  Amen
[4458.40 --> 4462.02]  Amen
[4462.02 --> 4491.72]  We're pilgrims on the journey
[4491.72 --> 4495.38]  of the narrow road
[4495.38 --> 4498.94]  and those who've gone before us
[4498.94 --> 4501.90]  lie in the way
[4501.90 --> 4505.84]  cheering on the faithful
[4505.84 --> 4509.42]  encouraging the weary
[4509.42 --> 4513.18]  their lives a stirring testament
[4513.18 --> 4518.78]  to God's sustaining grace
[4518.78 --> 4524.50]  surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses
[4524.50 --> 4528.38]  let us run the race
[4528.38 --> 4531.78]  not only for the prize
[4531.78 --> 4537.10]  but as those who've gone before us
[4537.10 --> 4540.68]  let us lead to those behind us
[4540.68 --> 4544.40]  the heritage of faithfulness
[4544.40 --> 4548.40]  pass on through godly life
[4548.40 --> 4553.06]  oh may all who come behind us
[4553.06 --> 4555.12]  find us faithful
[4555.12 --> 4559.88]  may the fire of our devotion
[4559.88 --> 4562.12]  light their way
[4562.12 --> 4567.88]  may the footprints that we need
[4567.88 --> 4570.34]  lead them to believe
[4570.34 --> 4573.34]  and the lives we live
[4573.34 --> 4576.06]  inspire them to obey
[4576.06 --> 4581.74]  oh may all who come behind us
[4581.74 --> 4583.82]  find us faithful
[4583.82 --> 4596.62]  after all our hopes and dreams
[4596.62 --> 4599.50]  have come and gone
[4599.50 --> 4601.92]  and our children saved
[4601.92 --> 4605.42]  through all we've left behind
[4605.42 --> 4609.98]  may the clues that they discover
[4609.98 --> 4613.70]  and the memories they uncover
[4613.70 --> 4615.70]  become the light
[4615.70 --> 4618.70]  that leads them to the road
[4618.70 --> 4621.42]  we each must find
[4621.42 --> 4626.38]  oh may all who come behind us
[4626.38 --> 4628.30]  find us faithful
[4628.30 --> 4633.16]  may the fire of our devotion
[4633.16 --> 4635.42]  light their way
[4635.42 --> 4641.02]  may the footprints that we leave
[4641.02 --> 4643.52]  lead them to believe
[4643.52 --> 4644.52]  lead them to believe
[4644.52 --> 4646.38]  and the lives we live
[4646.38 --> 4649.20]  inspire them to obey
[4649.20 --> 4650.52]  to obey
[4650.52 --> 4652.52]  to obey
[4652.52 --> 4654.52]  to obey
[4654.52 --> 4658.20]  oh may all who come behind us
[4658.20 --> 4660.12]  find us faithful
[4660.12 --> 4664.76]  may the fire of our devotion
[4664.76 --> 4667.76]  light their way
[4667.76 --> 4672.52]  may the footprints that we leave
[4672.52 --> 4702.50]  lead them to believe
[4702.50 --> 4732.48]  Thank you.
[4732.50 --> 4734.50]  Amen.
[4762.50 --> 4764.50]  Amen.
[4792.50 --> 4794.50]  Amen.
[4822.50 --> 4824.50]  Amen.
[4852.50 --> 4854.50]  Amen.