[0.00 --> 12.32] so we're going to spend the next little while in the gospel of john we're going to look at [12.32 --> 19.16] john 4 i'm going to read from verse 43 to the end of that chapter verse 54 [19.16 --> 26.08] if you have a bible with you i encourage you to open that up if or turn it on if it's your phone [26.08 --> 33.18] whatever the case just find yourself in john 4 and we're going to start at verse 43 [33.18 --> 38.54] before we read together i'd love if we could pray one more time let's pray [38.54 --> 49.14] lord jesus as we have sung we do come now to hear you speak and so speak oh lord [49.14 --> 54.06] renew our minds teach us and transform us [54.06 --> 62.86] open your word to our hearts and souls that it might be for us the word of life [62.86 --> 68.62] that these would be more than words on a page more than words on a screen that these would be [68.62 --> 72.12] to us the very voice of jesus [72.12 --> 80.84] and we might know them and live pray in your name lord jesus amen [80.84 --> 87.10] in john 4 we'll start at verse 43 [87.10 --> 94.86] after the two days he that's jesus left for galilee [94.86 --> 100.42] now jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country [100.42 --> 104.84] when he arrived in galilee the galileans welcomed him [104.84 --> 111.14] they'd seen all that he had done in jerusalem at the passover feast for they also had been there [111.14 --> 117.76] once more he visited cana in galilee where he had turned the water into wine [117.76 --> 123.72] and there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at capernaum [123.72 --> 128.36] and when this man heard that jesus had arrived in galilee from judea [128.36 --> 134.38] he went to him and he begged him to come and heal his son who was close to death [134.38 --> 142.20] unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders jesus told them [142.20 --> 144.52] you will never believe [144.52 --> 151.44] the royal official said sir come down before my child dies [151.44 --> 159.46] jesus replied you may go your son will live [159.46 --> 163.30] and the man took jesus at his word and departed [163.30 --> 168.58] and while he was still on his way his servants met him with the news that the boy was living [168.58 --> 173.04] and when he inquired as to the time when his son got better they said to him [173.04 --> 176.60] the fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour [176.60 --> 183.88] then the father realized that this was the exact time at which jesus had said to him [183.88 --> 185.78] your son will live [185.78 --> 190.20] and so he and all his household believed [190.20 --> 194.62] this was the second miraculous sign that jesus performed [194.62 --> 197.56] having come from judea to galilee [197.56 --> 199.26] this is the word of the lord [199.26 --> 205.40] so i don't have to tell you [205.40 --> 207.24] that this is weird [207.24 --> 210.48] right this whole time this whole season [210.48 --> 213.66] is strange and different and abnormal [213.66 --> 214.62] and [214.62 --> 217.34] you probably don't like it [217.34 --> 219.56] now let's be real right of course [219.56 --> 221.44] we found ways to make it work [221.44 --> 223.04] we found simple joys right [223.04 --> 225.58] we found opportunities to find connection [225.58 --> 227.56] and express ourselves and to have that [227.56 --> 231.46] kind of feeling remain in our lives [231.46 --> 233.00] but it's just been weird [233.00 --> 238.24] do you remember way back when this started [238.24 --> 242.94] and you guys are probably better on the west coast than we were back in ontario [242.94 --> 243.92] i'll give you that one [243.92 --> 245.56] but do you remember way back when this started [245.56 --> 247.78] there was a shortage on toilet paper [247.78 --> 250.34] toilet paper [250.34 --> 253.68] right people were stockpiling in case of emergency [253.68 --> 256.30] and for some reason it was toilet paper [256.30 --> 258.48] that made international headlines [258.48 --> 263.24] but then [263.24 --> 264.92] things got really serious [264.92 --> 267.42] schools closed [267.42 --> 270.68] life shut down for many of us [270.68 --> 272.40] and how many [272.40 --> 274.04] how many parents here became [274.04 --> 276.54] unvolunteered homeschool teachers [276.54 --> 279.90] how many of you loved that [279.90 --> 282.94] hands quickly went down right [282.94 --> 285.92] how many of you [285.92 --> 286.98] now believe [286.98 --> 288.18] as a result of all this [288.18 --> 288.46] that [288.46 --> 290.40] your kids teachers deserve a medal [290.40 --> 291.82] i do [291.82 --> 294.46] i would say a pay raise [294.46 --> 295.76] but i know the communities we're in [295.76 --> 298.08] right [298.08 --> 299.44] isolation orders [299.44 --> 300.70] social distancing [300.70 --> 302.20] everything has been cancelled [302.20 --> 303.62] there's travel bans [303.62 --> 304.32] right [304.32 --> 304.84] for a while [304.84 --> 305.54] we were unsure [305.54 --> 307.06] if we were even going to be able to come out here [307.06 --> 309.26] and how we were going to make that happen [309.26 --> 311.24] now [311.24 --> 312.46] again [312.46 --> 314.22] i know that [314.22 --> 316.20] you guys have been pretty good in this [316.20 --> 317.72] and that your church has been kept safe [317.72 --> 319.00] in all of this [319.00 --> 319.40] and i know [319.40 --> 320.60] that for some of us [320.60 --> 321.80] life has changed very [321.80 --> 322.60] little [322.60 --> 323.48] right [323.48 --> 323.92] and again [323.92 --> 325.14] things out here in the west [325.14 --> 326.84] are better than they are back in ontario [326.84 --> 328.34] we're catching up slowly [328.34 --> 329.24] sure [329.24 --> 330.62] and i'm [330.62 --> 331.68] sure that [331.68 --> 333.86] y'all are not the type of people [333.86 --> 334.72] who are running out [334.72 --> 336.16] clearing grocery store shelves [336.16 --> 336.96] of toilet paper [336.96 --> 338.52] right [338.52 --> 340.62] i doubt that if i came to your house later [340.62 --> 341.98] and opened a closet [341.98 --> 343.80] i would have an avalanche of tp [343.80 --> 344.72] falling all over me [344.72 --> 346.66] that's probably not the kind of people [346.66 --> 347.60] you are [347.60 --> 348.54] and yet [348.54 --> 351.14] i'm sure you've noticed [351.14 --> 351.94] that there's [351.94 --> 353.06] an anxiety [353.06 --> 354.54] in the system [354.54 --> 356.08] right [356.08 --> 356.52] there's a [356.52 --> 358.22] a general experience [358.22 --> 359.14] of fear [359.14 --> 360.16] and worry [360.16 --> 361.20] and concern [361.20 --> 363.04] that to the best of our abilities [363.04 --> 363.64] we just [363.64 --> 364.84] can't control [364.84 --> 366.98] we just can't [366.98 --> 367.72] figure it out [367.72 --> 369.82] and let's be real [369.82 --> 370.04] right [370.04 --> 370.72] covid19 [370.72 --> 372.74] is just the most recent example [372.74 --> 373.22] of that [373.22 --> 374.64] because there's always fear [374.64 --> 375.92] there's always anxiety [375.92 --> 377.04] there's always worry [377.04 --> 378.50] in the systems of life [378.50 --> 380.94] but that's where i want to start [380.94 --> 382.58] this morning [382.58 --> 385.26] with our feelings of fear [385.26 --> 387.18] and anxiety [387.18 --> 388.28] particularly [388.28 --> 389.84] with the feeling of fear [389.84 --> 390.44] and anxiety [390.44 --> 391.04] that comes [391.04 --> 392.26] when we feel [392.26 --> 393.42] out of control [393.42 --> 396.28] now [396.28 --> 398.32] before i do that [398.32 --> 399.68] here's what i know [399.68 --> 400.70] first let me say that [400.70 --> 402.22] i'm talking here about [402.22 --> 403.24] general anxiety [403.24 --> 403.96] in the system [403.96 --> 404.92] right [404.92 --> 405.86] i'm not talking about [405.86 --> 406.84] clinical anxiety [406.84 --> 408.04] or clinical depression [408.04 --> 409.92] that's a different conversation [409.92 --> 411.02] i would love to sit down [411.02 --> 412.36] if that's your reality [412.36 --> 413.14] and meet you [413.14 --> 413.92] and talk about that [413.92 --> 414.94] but here i'm just talking about [414.94 --> 416.40] general anxiety [416.40 --> 418.64] and i know that [418.64 --> 419.82] everyone's experience [419.82 --> 420.98] of fear and anxiety [420.98 --> 421.74] is different [421.74 --> 422.28] and unique [422.28 --> 423.80] right [423.80 --> 424.76] so for the next [424.76 --> 425.82] couple minutes anyway [425.82 --> 427.06] i'm going to talk about [427.06 --> 427.94] my own experience [427.94 --> 428.18] of that [428.18 --> 428.72] i'm going to talk about [428.72 --> 429.24] myself [429.24 --> 430.40] my own struggles [430.40 --> 431.52] and fear and anxiety [431.52 --> 432.24] and control [432.24 --> 433.58] and i want to do that [433.58 --> 433.98] because [433.98 --> 436.12] i can't do [436.12 --> 437.36] the work of application [437.36 --> 437.90] for you [437.90 --> 439.48] right [439.48 --> 440.26] and so when i think [440.26 --> 441.36] say things like [441.36 --> 442.28] i struggle with [442.28 --> 443.40] or i believe [443.40 --> 443.72] or [443.72 --> 445.22] this is my [445.22 --> 446.12] experience [446.12 --> 447.56] you sitting here [447.56 --> 447.86] right [447.86 --> 448.66] doing your own work [448.66 --> 449.24] of application [449.24 --> 450.78] should ask the question [450.78 --> 452.60] how is this true for me [452.60 --> 453.72] right [453.72 --> 454.42] how do i believe [454.42 --> 455.62] the same or similar [455.62 --> 456.28] things [456.28 --> 457.24] how do i struggle [457.24 --> 457.50] with this [457.50 --> 458.72] what is my heart saying [458.72 --> 459.68] when i believe [459.68 --> 460.38] this [460.38 --> 462.54] and i know that [462.54 --> 463.20] i'm not alone [463.20 --> 464.08] in these struggles [464.08 --> 465.90] right [465.90 --> 466.42] your struggles [466.42 --> 467.54] are unique to you [467.54 --> 467.94] yes [467.94 --> 468.92] but there are themes [468.92 --> 469.86] and there are underlying [469.86 --> 470.44] beliefs [470.44 --> 472.14] in the systems [472.14 --> 473.14] and the lives [473.14 --> 474.16] that we share together [474.16 --> 475.34] right [475.34 --> 475.80] the work [475.80 --> 476.94] of applying this [476.94 --> 478.00] is your own [478.00 --> 478.98] but the journey [478.98 --> 479.76] of doing so [479.76 --> 480.68] is ours together [480.68 --> 481.48] okay [481.48 --> 483.10] can we do that together [483.10 --> 485.20] so i'm going to open [485.20 --> 485.66] the door [485.66 --> 486.30] for the spirit [486.30 --> 486.78] to work [486.78 --> 488.14] but you got to walk [488.14 --> 488.78] through it [488.78 --> 489.54] cool [489.54 --> 491.86] i really appreciate [491.86 --> 493.20] at least facial feedback [493.20 --> 493.70] cool [493.70 --> 494.20] all right [494.20 --> 494.50] good [494.50 --> 495.06] thank you [495.06 --> 497.64] so at times like these [497.64 --> 499.24] it's easy to feel [499.24 --> 500.78] out of control [500.78 --> 502.28] right [502.28 --> 502.80] it feels like [502.80 --> 503.88] everything around me [503.88 --> 504.88] is determining [504.88 --> 505.94] reality [505.94 --> 507.04] for me [507.04 --> 507.64] that i have [507.64 --> 508.62] no agency [508.62 --> 509.74] in what's going [509.74 --> 510.10] on [510.10 --> 512.24] and somewhere [512.24 --> 513.08] in my heart [513.08 --> 514.00] i believe [514.00 --> 515.30] that i should [515.30 --> 517.50] that i should [517.50 --> 518.44] have some control [518.44 --> 519.52] over my reality [519.52 --> 520.16] that i should [520.16 --> 520.96] have some power [520.96 --> 521.96] and agency [521.96 --> 523.22] to affect change [523.22 --> 524.92] right [524.92 --> 525.80] and think about that [525.80 --> 526.66] as we say that [526.66 --> 527.40] because this is important [527.40 --> 528.16] this is the foundation [528.16 --> 528.60] right [528.60 --> 530.16] if we didn't believe [530.16 --> 531.20] that we should [531.20 --> 531.84] have control [531.84 --> 533.22] there would be [533.22 --> 533.92] no anxiety [533.92 --> 534.86] when we don't [534.86 --> 535.50] have control [535.50 --> 537.86] okay [537.86 --> 539.02] but since we believe [539.02 --> 539.82] that we should have [539.82 --> 540.80] control of our lives [540.80 --> 541.54] and of our destiny [541.54 --> 543.04] when things like this [543.04 --> 543.44] happen [543.44 --> 545.68] it challenges [545.68 --> 546.50] that belief [546.50 --> 547.62] right [547.62 --> 548.26] that assumption [548.26 --> 549.72] about my agency [549.72 --> 550.34] and my power [550.34 --> 550.84] in the world [550.84 --> 552.78] and we don't like it [552.78 --> 553.74] or at least [553.74 --> 554.72] i don't [554.72 --> 555.28] like it [555.28 --> 557.54] but i want to take [557.54 --> 558.40] that even one level [558.40 --> 558.80] deeper [558.80 --> 560.16] if you'll go there [560.16 --> 560.52] with me [560.52 --> 561.10] this morning [561.10 --> 564.02] when i start to feel [564.02 --> 564.62] like i don't have [564.62 --> 565.06] power [565.06 --> 565.96] or when i don't [565.96 --> 566.70] have control [566.70 --> 569.44] i begin to wonder [569.44 --> 571.42] does anyone [571.42 --> 574.06] does god [574.06 --> 576.34] right maybe [576.34 --> 577.28] in those moments [577.28 --> 578.14] we really feel [578.14 --> 579.10] like god [579.10 --> 580.26] has lost control [580.26 --> 581.50] like he's left us [581.50 --> 582.26] in this mess [582.26 --> 583.34] like he's forgotten [583.34 --> 583.94] about us [583.94 --> 584.90] maybe it feels [584.90 --> 585.34] like god [585.34 --> 586.32] has abandoned us [586.32 --> 587.96] and before you think [587.96 --> 588.42] i'm a heretic [588.42 --> 589.04] for saying that [589.04 --> 589.82] read the book [589.82 --> 590.40] of psalms [590.40 --> 592.00] and you will know [592.00 --> 592.68] that this is an [592.68 --> 593.64] ordinary christian [593.64 --> 594.16] question [594.16 --> 595.78] an ordinary [595.78 --> 596.74] encounter with god [596.74 --> 598.68] now i get [598.68 --> 599.52] that most of us [599.52 --> 600.60] would never admit [600.60 --> 601.36] that out loud [601.36 --> 604.54] but that's the [604.54 --> 605.20] straight line [605.20 --> 606.90] from feeling [606.90 --> 607.94] fear and anxiety [607.94 --> 609.06] because we've [609.06 --> 610.26] lost control [610.26 --> 611.18] but believe [611.18 --> 611.80] we should be [611.80 --> 613.78] right [613.78 --> 614.32] the straight line [614.32 --> 615.20] ends that no one [615.20 --> 615.90] is in control [615.90 --> 616.92] right [616.92 --> 617.54] in the depths [617.54 --> 618.70] of our hearts [618.70 --> 619.72] and minds [619.72 --> 621.46] pervasively [621.46 --> 622.14] so [622.14 --> 623.28] there's no [623.28 --> 624.14] other alternatives [624.14 --> 625.98] there's no doubt [625.98 --> 627.34] if we didn't have [627.34 --> 628.04] this there would be [628.04 --> 628.82] no room for fear [628.82 --> 629.66] or anxiety [629.66 --> 630.08] so what we're [630.08 --> 630.70] talking about [630.70 --> 631.52] here really [631.52 --> 632.16] in the depths [632.16 --> 632.44] of it [632.44 --> 633.48] is a belief [633.48 --> 634.20] issue [634.20 --> 636.36] a heart issue [636.36 --> 637.64] right this is [637.64 --> 638.12] about what [638.12 --> 639.36] i really believe [639.36 --> 639.94] and what [639.94 --> 641.10] i live out of [641.10 --> 641.90] as a result [641.90 --> 644.32] and so again [644.32 --> 646.08] let's go down [646.08 --> 647.24] one more level [647.24 --> 648.32] deeper [648.32 --> 650.72] when we feel [650.72 --> 651.30] that way [651.30 --> 653.66] what does it [653.66 --> 654.02] mean [654.02 --> 655.00] for who i [655.00 --> 656.14] believe god [656.14 --> 656.96] is [656.96 --> 658.70] right with [658.70 --> 659.28] everything that's [659.28 --> 659.92] going on [659.92 --> 660.48] with everything [660.48 --> 661.00] that i feel [661.00 --> 661.42] with all that [661.42 --> 662.26] fear and anxiety [662.26 --> 662.74] that's in the [662.74 --> 663.08] system [663.08 --> 663.56] right [663.56 --> 664.90] it feels like [664.90 --> 665.80] god is distant [665.80 --> 666.82] it feels like [666.82 --> 667.34] he doesn't really [667.34 --> 667.84] care [667.84 --> 668.72] that he doesn't [668.72 --> 669.22] really have [669.22 --> 669.64] power [669.64 --> 671.66] and so you see [671.66 --> 672.32] what's happening [672.32 --> 673.06] right and again [673.06 --> 673.52] we would never [673.52 --> 674.18] say this out [674.18 --> 674.46] loud [674.46 --> 676.84] but that feeling [676.84 --> 677.48] of fear [677.48 --> 678.52] and anxiety [678.52 --> 679.44] that reacting [679.44 --> 680.12] in fear [680.12 --> 680.62] that we do [680.62 --> 681.80] allowing fear [681.80 --> 682.88] to determine [682.88 --> 684.14] my actions [684.14 --> 684.68] in the world [684.68 --> 685.46] and my belief [685.46 --> 686.00] in god [686.00 --> 686.64] or my belief [686.64 --> 687.12] in the god [687.12 --> 687.60] of the bible [687.60 --> 688.74] comes up to [688.74 --> 689.50] this place [689.50 --> 690.54] that that fear [690.54 --> 691.56] is the fruit [691.56 --> 692.44] of some other [692.44 --> 692.94] belief [692.94 --> 694.24] some other [694.24 --> 694.78] idea [694.78 --> 696.80] right some [696.80 --> 697.94] other concept [697.94 --> 698.66] of what i think [698.66 --> 699.24] is true [699.24 --> 700.58] worry [700.58 --> 701.90] is the fruit [701.90 --> 702.54] of a belief [702.54 --> 703.04] that god [703.04 --> 703.82] really isn't [703.82 --> 704.44] in control [704.44 --> 705.60] that god [705.60 --> 706.14] has abandoned [706.14 --> 706.72] me or [706.72 --> 707.72] or left me [707.72 --> 708.44] to my own [708.44 --> 708.96] devices [708.96 --> 710.48] and the kind [710.48 --> 711.12] of anxiety [711.12 --> 712.34] that rules us [712.34 --> 712.98] and weighs us [712.98 --> 713.82] down is really [713.82 --> 714.38] the fruit [714.38 --> 715.20] of an idea [715.20 --> 716.52] or a claim [716.52 --> 717.06] a belief [717.06 --> 717.74] assumption [717.74 --> 718.68] of god [718.68 --> 719.50] that says [719.50 --> 720.30] he ultimately [720.30 --> 721.06] doesn't have [721.06 --> 721.56] agency [721.56 --> 722.64] in the world [722.64 --> 724.08] and neither [724.08 --> 724.44] do we [724.44 --> 727.78] now again [727.78 --> 728.68] most of us [728.68 --> 729.62] don't really [729.62 --> 730.78] dig this deep [730.78 --> 731.58] into our [731.58 --> 732.30] experiences [732.30 --> 733.02] and emotions [733.02 --> 733.54] and our [733.54 --> 733.92] beliefs [733.92 --> 734.88] regularly [734.88 --> 736.48] right [736.48 --> 736.84] oftentimes [736.84 --> 737.68] we feel [737.68 --> 738.30] that anxiety [738.30 --> 738.98] or fear [738.98 --> 739.58] and we try [739.58 --> 739.98] to push it [739.98 --> 740.30] away [740.30 --> 740.82] we try [740.82 --> 741.20] to ignore [741.20 --> 741.38] it [741.38 --> 741.64] or we [741.64 --> 742.12] project it [742.12 --> 742.46] on someone [742.46 --> 742.70] else [742.70 --> 742.98] we make [742.98 --> 743.24] it someone [743.24 --> 743.60] else's [743.60 --> 743.96] problem [743.96 --> 744.26] and we [744.26 --> 744.92] blame them [744.92 --> 746.12] right [746.12 --> 746.72] we distance [746.72 --> 747.14] ourselves [747.14 --> 747.64] from it [747.64 --> 748.88] but really [748.88 --> 749.54] think about [749.54 --> 749.90] it [749.90 --> 751.18] right [751.18 --> 751.98] I believe [751.98 --> 753.16] that part [753.16 --> 753.80] of Christian [753.80 --> 754.64] discipleship [754.64 --> 755.30] part of [755.30 --> 756.10] my job [756.10 --> 756.80] as pastor [756.80 --> 757.66] is to ask [757.66 --> 758.30] those questions [758.30 --> 758.74] that nobody [758.74 --> 759.56] else will ask [759.56 --> 760.24] in your life [760.24 --> 761.14] and I think [761.14 --> 761.56] that part [761.56 --> 761.86] of that [761.86 --> 762.80] is wondering [762.80 --> 763.46] about [763.46 --> 764.16] and thinking [764.16 --> 764.52] about [764.52 --> 765.00] what does [765.00 --> 765.36] it mean [765.36 --> 766.00] to take [766.00 --> 766.92] every thought [766.92 --> 767.34] captive [767.34 --> 768.00] to Christ [768.00 --> 769.06] right [769.06 --> 769.28] that's [769.28 --> 769.86] 2 Corinthians [769.86 --> 770.24] 10 [770.24 --> 771.26] we have [771.26 --> 771.72] to test [771.72 --> 772.48] every feeling [772.48 --> 773.02] together [773.02 --> 773.86] every fear [773.86 --> 774.92] every anxiety [774.92 --> 775.66] every worry [775.66 --> 776.80] we test [776.80 --> 777.50] these feelings [777.50 --> 777.86] against [777.86 --> 778.98] what we know [778.98 --> 779.72] to be true [779.72 --> 780.86] in the gospel [780.86 --> 783.16] because again [783.16 --> 783.54] right [783.54 --> 784.10] here's the [784.10 --> 785.10] parallel thing [785.10 --> 785.90] in all of this [785.90 --> 787.08] even when I [787.08 --> 788.18] feel fear [788.18 --> 788.88] and anxiety [788.88 --> 789.58] even when I [789.58 --> 790.16] can trace [790.16 --> 790.94] the fruit [790.94 --> 791.76] of that feeling [791.76 --> 792.60] to a belief [792.60 --> 793.54] that it's growing [793.54 --> 794.02] out of [794.02 --> 794.82] that it's rooted [794.82 --> 795.02] in [795.02 --> 795.94] even when I [795.94 --> 796.74] live like [796.74 --> 797.42] God isn't [797.42 --> 798.26] in control [798.26 --> 798.82] when it feels [798.82 --> 799.20] like he's [799.20 --> 799.50] distant [799.50 --> 800.14] or when he's [800.14 --> 800.72] abandoned me [800.72 --> 801.32] it feels [801.32 --> 801.86] like he doesn't [801.86 --> 802.06] care [802.06 --> 803.00] even when [803.00 --> 803.66] I think [803.66 --> 804.20] all of that [804.20 --> 804.68] is true [804.68 --> 805.40] in my head [805.40 --> 806.52] I know [806.52 --> 807.60] in my heart [807.60 --> 808.26] that there is [808.26 --> 809.24] a greater truth [809.24 --> 809.96] I know [809.96 --> 810.62] in my heart [810.62 --> 811.08] that there's [811.08 --> 811.42] a true [811.42 --> 811.94] and better [811.94 --> 812.46] story [812.46 --> 813.12] than the one [813.12 --> 813.54] that I am [813.54 --> 814.34] telling myself [814.34 --> 814.72] right now [814.72 --> 815.14] than the one [815.14 --> 815.46] that I'm [815.46 --> 816.28] living out [816.28 --> 816.80] of right now [816.80 --> 817.50] and so [817.50 --> 818.12] I need to [818.12 --> 818.74] confess [818.74 --> 819.56] the lie [819.56 --> 820.00] that I have [820.00 --> 820.70] been living [820.70 --> 821.10] out of [821.10 --> 821.80] and believing [821.80 --> 822.76] and feeling [822.76 --> 823.06] from [823.06 --> 823.44] and I need [823.44 --> 824.02] to remind [824.02 --> 824.60] myself [824.60 --> 825.22] of that [825.22 --> 825.80] story [825.80 --> 828.58] it's one [828.58 --> 828.86] of the reasons [828.86 --> 829.38] why worship [829.38 --> 830.14] is so important [830.14 --> 831.58] gathering in [831.58 --> 832.06] community [832.06 --> 832.52] together [832.52 --> 833.76] is so critical [833.76 --> 835.46] we've got to [835.46 --> 836.44] preach the gospel [836.44 --> 837.96] to our fears [837.96 --> 838.88] and our worries [838.88 --> 839.96] and anxieties [839.96 --> 842.04] so we've got to [842.04 --> 842.56] ask what does [842.56 --> 843.38] the bible say [843.38 --> 844.08] to my fear [844.08 --> 844.98] what does the bible [844.98 --> 846.44] say to my anxiety [846.44 --> 847.94] what does Jesus say [847.94 --> 849.04] how does the gospel [849.04 --> 849.82] give me something [849.82 --> 850.24] better [850.24 --> 852.72] with that in mind [852.72 --> 853.58] I want to pull [853.58 --> 854.98] on one string [854.98 --> 856.32] from the text [856.32 --> 856.98] that we read [856.98 --> 858.42] together [858.42 --> 859.90] just one [859.90 --> 860.62] string [860.62 --> 861.46] one theme [861.46 --> 862.76] out of that text [862.76 --> 864.08] if your bibles [864.08 --> 864.80] are still in front [864.80 --> 865.10] of you [865.10 --> 865.76] if you have [865.76 --> 866.24] that story [866.24 --> 867.36] verse 46 [867.36 --> 869.76] we read [869.76 --> 870.46] once more [870.46 --> 871.04] he visited [871.04 --> 871.50] Cana [871.50 --> 872.24] in Galilee [872.24 --> 872.86] where he had [872.86 --> 873.68] turned the water [873.68 --> 874.46] into wine [874.46 --> 874.98] and there was [874.98 --> 875.46] a certain [875.46 --> 876.32] royal official [876.32 --> 877.00] whose son [877.00 --> 877.80] lay sick [877.80 --> 879.16] at Capernaum [879.16 --> 880.68] and when this [880.68 --> 881.22] man had heard [881.22 --> 881.64] that Jesus [881.64 --> 882.18] had arrived [882.18 --> 882.64] in Galilee [882.64 --> 883.20] from Judea [883.20 --> 883.70] he went [883.70 --> 884.12] to him [884.12 --> 885.04] and begged [885.04 --> 885.72] him to come [885.72 --> 886.22] and heal [886.22 --> 886.82] his son [886.82 --> 887.22] who was [887.22 --> 887.72] close [887.72 --> 888.92] to death [888.92 --> 890.88] so Jesus [890.88 --> 891.82] is in Samaria [891.82 --> 893.22] to the west [893.22 --> 893.72] of here [893.72 --> 894.16] where he [894.16 --> 895.22] was [895.22 --> 897.22] doing some work [897.22 --> 897.78] and some ministry [897.78 --> 898.88] remember he met [898.88 --> 899.30] the woman [899.30 --> 899.86] at the well [899.86 --> 900.88] he told her [900.88 --> 901.96] all about her life [901.96 --> 902.28] and her [902.28 --> 903.88] previous marriages [903.88 --> 904.56] and sin [904.56 --> 905.40] and she was [905.40 --> 906.34] convicted by [906.34 --> 907.20] this encounter [907.20 --> 907.66] with Jesus [907.66 --> 908.56] and a number [908.56 --> 908.98] of people [908.98 --> 909.70] came to believe [909.70 --> 910.20] as a result [910.20 --> 910.50] of that [910.50 --> 911.76] Jesus leaves [911.76 --> 912.64] that experience [912.64 --> 913.22] in Samaria [913.22 --> 913.78] and he comes [913.78 --> 914.62] back to Galilee [914.62 --> 915.46] this is his [915.46 --> 916.22] home region [916.22 --> 917.08] right [917.08 --> 917.66] this is [917.66 --> 918.82] northern Israel [918.82 --> 919.48] he goes back [919.48 --> 920.02] to Canaan [920.02 --> 921.20] where he did [921.20 --> 921.90] his first miracle [921.90 --> 922.64] you know the story [922.64 --> 923.14] right [923.14 --> 923.68] turned water [923.68 --> 924.24] into wine [924.24 --> 924.90] John 2 [924.90 --> 926.40] while there [926.40 --> 927.20] in Cana [927.20 --> 928.48] a certain [928.48 --> 929.30] royal official [929.30 --> 930.08] comes to him [930.08 --> 931.08] it's probably [931.08 --> 932.02] a royal official [932.02 --> 933.38] of a gentleman [933.38 --> 934.76] named Herod Antipas [934.76 --> 935.86] who was one [935.86 --> 936.86] of the three sons [936.86 --> 937.92] of Herod the Great [937.92 --> 939.62] who divided [939.62 --> 940.44] his kingdom [940.44 --> 942.28] up to those [942.28 --> 943.50] his three boys [943.50 --> 944.56] that region [944.56 --> 945.00] up there [945.00 --> 946.86] going to Herod Antipas [946.86 --> 951.00] the official [951.00 --> 952.40] has a son [952.40 --> 953.98] who's sick [953.98 --> 955.08] and not just [955.08 --> 955.94] sick [955.94 --> 957.00] he's on his [957.00 --> 957.52] deathbed [957.52 --> 960.00] and he begs [960.00 --> 960.34] Jesus [960.34 --> 961.18] to come [961.18 --> 962.04] to Capernaum [962.04 --> 962.70] to heal [962.70 --> 963.12] the boy [963.12 --> 965.40] how would you [965.40 --> 965.82] feel [965.82 --> 967.46] that was your [967.46 --> 967.70] son [967.70 --> 969.86] how would you [969.86 --> 970.28] feel if that [970.28 --> 970.90] was your child [970.90 --> 973.00] who's sick [973.00 --> 973.84] and close [973.84 --> 974.38] to death [974.38 --> 975.98] right the doctors [975.98 --> 976.78] have done the best [976.78 --> 977.28] they could [977.28 --> 978.04] and are unable [978.04 --> 978.78] to do anything [978.78 --> 980.36] what would be [980.36 --> 981.10] your experience [981.10 --> 982.82] and I know [982.82 --> 983.24] that for some [983.24 --> 983.62] of us [983.62 --> 984.38] this morning [984.38 --> 985.08] that's not [985.08 --> 985.38] just an [985.38 --> 985.76] intellectual [985.76 --> 986.34] question [986.34 --> 988.28] that's a [988.28 --> 989.02] reality lived [989.02 --> 993.48] there's anxiety [993.48 --> 995.34] in the system [995.34 --> 997.22] there's fear [997.22 --> 997.92] and there's [997.92 --> 998.46] worry [998.46 --> 1001.06] there's [1001.06 --> 1002.18] chaos [1002.18 --> 1002.96] at no one [1002.96 --> 1003.46] being in [1003.46 --> 1003.88] control [1003.88 --> 1006.20] this is [1006.20 --> 1006.42] what we [1006.42 --> 1007.22] are encountering [1007.22 --> 1008.26] and there's [1008.26 --> 1008.62] trust [1008.62 --> 1009.04] and there's [1009.04 --> 1009.26] hope [1009.26 --> 1009.66] and there's [1009.66 --> 1009.98] joy [1009.98 --> 1010.72] right [1010.72 --> 1011.14] in moments [1011.14 --> 1011.48] like this [1011.48 --> 1011.68] there's [1011.68 --> 1012.42] this strange [1012.42 --> 1012.92] mix [1012.92 --> 1013.46] of all [1013.46 --> 1013.88] of these [1013.88 --> 1014.20] things [1014.20 --> 1014.76] moving [1014.76 --> 1015.18] around [1015.18 --> 1015.90] inside [1015.90 --> 1016.36] of us [1016.36 --> 1017.22] now [1017.22 --> 1017.72] Jesus [1017.72 --> 1018.30] right [1018.30 --> 1018.84] knows [1018.84 --> 1019.26] the hearts [1019.26 --> 1019.84] and minds [1019.84 --> 1020.42] of people [1020.42 --> 1021.08] we read [1021.08 --> 1021.42] that in [1021.42 --> 1021.82] the gospel [1021.82 --> 1022.50] he knows [1022.50 --> 1022.92] what this [1022.92 --> 1023.32] man is [1023.32 --> 1023.64] feeling [1023.64 --> 1024.18] he knows [1024.18 --> 1024.96] exactly [1024.96 --> 1026.20] the anxiety [1026.20 --> 1026.76] and worry [1026.76 --> 1027.06] that he [1027.06 --> 1027.40] has [1027.40 --> 1027.98] in his [1027.98 --> 1028.28] heart [1028.28 --> 1030.12] and what [1030.12 --> 1030.60] does Jesus [1030.60 --> 1031.10] say to [1031.10 --> 1031.32] him [1031.32 --> 1033.86] can I [1033.86 --> 1034.20] be honest [1034.20 --> 1034.52] with you [1034.52 --> 1034.96] and just [1034.96 --> 1035.64] blunt [1035.64 --> 1037.84] he doesn't [1037.84 --> 1038.28] say to [1038.28 --> 1038.74] this man [1038.74 --> 1039.08] what I [1039.08 --> 1039.60] want Jesus [1039.60 --> 1040.10] to say [1040.10 --> 1042.72] right [1042.72 --> 1043.06] I want [1043.06 --> 1043.56] Jesus to [1043.56 --> 1043.88] get on [1043.88 --> 1044.42] his horse [1044.42 --> 1045.02] and to [1045.02 --> 1045.38] go [1045.38 --> 1046.56] I want [1046.56 --> 1047.10] Jesus to [1047.10 --> 1047.36] say [1047.36 --> 1048.30] yes man [1048.30 --> 1048.74] I hear [1048.74 --> 1048.92] you [1048.92 --> 1049.38] I got [1049.38 --> 1049.62] you [1049.62 --> 1050.16] in my [1050.16 --> 1050.52] hands [1050.52 --> 1051.08] let's [1051.08 --> 1051.56] go heal [1051.56 --> 1051.78] that [1051.78 --> 1052.06] boy [1052.06 --> 1054.58] but he [1054.58 --> 1055.16] doesn't [1055.16 --> 1056.44] he doesn't [1056.44 --> 1057.16] do that [1057.16 --> 1059.78] he says [1059.78 --> 1060.42] unless you [1060.42 --> 1061.00] see signs [1061.00 --> 1061.62] and wonders [1061.62 --> 1062.80] you will [1062.80 --> 1062.98] never [1062.98 --> 1063.46] believe [1063.46 --> 1064.44] what [1064.44 --> 1066.32] what are [1066.32 --> 1066.56] we supposed [1066.56 --> 1066.86] to do [1066.86 --> 1067.12] with the [1067.12 --> 1067.40] Jesus [1067.40 --> 1067.88] who does [1067.88 --> 1068.22] that [1068.22 --> 1070.36] I suggest [1070.36 --> 1070.68] to you [1070.68 --> 1071.56] maybe we [1071.56 --> 1071.70] should [1071.70 --> 1072.06] listen [1072.06 --> 1074.70] I'm going [1074.70 --> 1074.90] to come [1074.90 --> 1075.18] back to [1075.18 --> 1075.36] in a [1075.36 --> 1075.60] moment [1075.60 --> 1076.76] but notice [1076.76 --> 1077.04] what the [1077.04 --> 1077.30] official [1077.30 --> 1077.76] does [1077.76 --> 1078.36] or rather [1078.36 --> 1078.66] what he [1078.66 --> 1079.08] doesn't [1079.08 --> 1079.38] do [1079.38 --> 1080.74] right [1080.74 --> 1081.14] he doesn't [1081.14 --> 1081.60] panic [1081.60 --> 1082.52] he doesn't [1082.52 --> 1082.76] lose [1082.76 --> 1083.16] heart [1083.16 --> 1083.78] he doesn't [1083.78 --> 1084.32] give up [1084.32 --> 1085.70] but I [1085.70 --> 1086.16] imagine in [1086.16 --> 1086.56] that moment [1086.56 --> 1086.78] he [1086.78 --> 1087.60] would take [1087.60 --> 1087.92] a deep [1087.92 --> 1088.24] breath [1088.24 --> 1088.58] he would [1088.58 --> 1089.00] step [1089.00 --> 1089.74] one more [1089.74 --> 1090.08] step [1090.08 --> 1090.74] closer to [1090.74 --> 1091.04] Jesus [1091.04 --> 1091.72] and he [1091.72 --> 1092.08] would say [1092.08 --> 1092.52] sir [1092.52 --> 1093.58] please [1093.58 --> 1094.42] come [1094.42 --> 1095.24] before my [1095.24 --> 1096.14] child dies [1096.14 --> 1099.14] to which [1099.14 --> 1099.76] Jesus then [1099.76 --> 1100.22] says [1100.22 --> 1101.26] go [1101.26 --> 1102.76] your son [1102.76 --> 1104.08] will live [1104.08 --> 1106.46] that's it [1106.46 --> 1108.56] that's all [1108.56 --> 1109.16] he says [1109.16 --> 1110.64] right [1110.64 --> 1111.64] a word [1111.64 --> 1112.26] from Jesus [1112.26 --> 1112.54] right [1112.54 --> 1113.12] five words [1113.12 --> 1113.42] really [1113.42 --> 1114.52] one sentence [1114.52 --> 1116.54] and that's [1116.54 --> 1117.04] the thread [1117.04 --> 1117.68] that I [1117.68 --> 1117.88] want to [1117.88 --> 1118.38] pull on [1118.38 --> 1119.38] for a [1119.38 --> 1119.62] moment [1119.62 --> 1121.36] life [1121.36 --> 1122.10] comes to [1122.10 --> 1122.72] this boy [1122.72 --> 1124.64] from a [1124.64 --> 1125.22] word [1125.22 --> 1126.92] from Jesus [1126.92 --> 1128.98] he doesn't [1128.98 --> 1129.44] do anything [1129.44 --> 1129.82] else [1129.82 --> 1130.94] right [1130.94 --> 1131.38] he simply [1131.38 --> 1132.06] speaks [1132.06 --> 1133.32] it's not [1133.32 --> 1133.86] dramatic [1133.86 --> 1134.70] it might [1134.70 --> 1135.10] even seem [1135.10 --> 1135.96] anticlimactic [1135.96 --> 1136.74] in the midst [1136.74 --> 1136.98] of it [1136.98 --> 1137.54] but the [1137.54 --> 1138.04] reality is [1138.04 --> 1138.92] that's all [1138.92 --> 1139.62] you need [1139.62 --> 1141.68] one word [1141.68 --> 1142.96] from Jesus [1142.96 --> 1145.22] his word [1145.22 --> 1146.16] gives [1146.16 --> 1147.00] you [1147.00 --> 1148.20] life [1148.20 --> 1150.52] and here's [1150.52 --> 1150.90] the thing [1150.90 --> 1151.20] right [1151.20 --> 1151.78] again [1151.78 --> 1152.52] let's be [1152.52 --> 1152.80] honest [1152.80 --> 1153.16] with each [1153.16 --> 1153.38] other [1153.38 --> 1154.74] we kind [1154.74 --> 1155.08] of want [1155.08 --> 1155.32] more [1155.32 --> 1155.76] from him [1155.76 --> 1156.64] am I [1156.64 --> 1156.90] right [1156.90 --> 1157.74] right [1157.74 --> 1158.04] we want [1158.04 --> 1158.76] some display [1158.76 --> 1159.38] of power [1159.38 --> 1160.04] we want [1160.04 --> 1160.40] something [1160.40 --> 1160.92] exciting [1160.92 --> 1161.68] and dramatic [1161.68 --> 1162.18] but all [1162.18 --> 1162.74] he does [1162.74 --> 1164.10] is speak [1164.10 --> 1165.66] it's [1165.66 --> 1166.20] ordinary [1166.20 --> 1167.42] it's [1167.42 --> 1167.82] simple [1167.82 --> 1168.64] it's [1168.64 --> 1169.20] straightforward [1169.20 --> 1170.12] and it [1170.12 --> 1170.84] is filled [1170.84 --> 1171.44] with the [1171.44 --> 1171.84] power [1171.84 --> 1172.56] of the [1172.56 --> 1172.90] life [1172.90 --> 1173.44] of the [1173.44 --> 1173.76] spirit [1173.76 --> 1175.32] it is [1175.32 --> 1176.10] his word [1176.10 --> 1176.74] filled [1176.74 --> 1177.08] with the [1177.08 --> 1177.42] power [1177.42 --> 1178.00] of life [1178.00 --> 1178.72] and his [1178.72 --> 1179.12] word [1179.12 --> 1180.08] is all [1180.08 --> 1180.58] you [1180.58 --> 1181.22] need [1181.22 --> 1182.72] if there [1182.72 --> 1183.02] was one [1183.02 --> 1183.34] theme [1183.34 --> 1183.54] that we [1183.54 --> 1183.88] could take [1183.88 --> 1184.12] home [1184.12 --> 1184.44] kids [1184.44 --> 1184.66] if [1184.66 --> 1184.98] your [1184.98 --> 1186.10] parents [1186.10 --> 1186.32] are going [1186.32 --> 1186.64] to ask [1186.64 --> 1186.80] you [1186.80 --> 1187.20] in a [1187.20 --> 1187.38] few [1187.38 --> 1187.74] hours [1187.74 --> 1188.18] what [1188.18 --> 1188.40] this [1188.40 --> 1188.70] service [1188.70 --> 1188.92] was [1188.92 --> 1189.24] about [1189.24 --> 1189.88] that's [1189.88 --> 1190.04] the [1190.04 --> 1190.40] answer [1190.40 --> 1190.94] his [1190.94 --> 1191.32] word [1191.32 --> 1191.64] is [1191.64 --> 1191.86] all [1191.86 --> 1192.06] you [1192.06 --> 1192.34] need [1192.34 --> 1193.76] that's [1193.76 --> 1193.88] what [1193.88 --> 1194.06] this [1194.06 --> 1194.18] is [1194.18 --> 1194.46] about [1194.46 --> 1194.98] that's [1194.98 --> 1195.16] what's [1195.16 --> 1195.38] going [1195.38 --> 1195.66] on [1195.66 --> 1195.86] here [1195.86 --> 1196.56] ordinary [1196.56 --> 1197.24] simple [1197.24 --> 1198.16] straightforward [1198.16 --> 1198.82] his [1198.82 --> 1199.14] word [1199.14 --> 1201.60] we don't [1201.60 --> 1201.90] need [1201.90 --> 1202.60] smoke [1202.60 --> 1203.08] machines [1203.08 --> 1203.70] we don't [1203.70 --> 1203.90] need [1203.90 --> 1204.48] light [1204.48 --> 1204.92] shows [1204.92 --> 1205.90] or whatever [1205.90 --> 1206.22] else [1206.22 --> 1206.94] people use [1206.94 --> 1207.40] to try [1207.40 --> 1207.88] and jazz [1207.88 --> 1208.28] it up [1208.28 --> 1209.88] we need [1209.88 --> 1210.02] his [1210.02 --> 1210.36] word [1210.36 --> 1212.18] we don't [1212.18 --> 1212.32] need [1212.32 --> 1212.84] spectacle [1212.84 --> 1213.48] we don't [1213.48 --> 1213.64] need [1213.64 --> 1214.26] fanfare [1214.26 --> 1214.76] we don't [1214.76 --> 1214.96] need [1214.96 --> 1215.40] signs [1215.40 --> 1215.60] and [1215.60 --> 1216.00] wonders [1216.00 --> 1216.94] we need [1216.94 --> 1217.12] his [1217.12 --> 1217.54] word [1217.54 --> 1219.92] now how [1219.92 --> 1220.18] many of [1220.18 --> 1220.58] us believe [1220.58 --> 1220.94] that [1220.94 --> 1222.44] that we [1222.44 --> 1222.60] need [1222.60 --> 1222.76] his [1222.76 --> 1223.06] word [1223.06 --> 1225.72] amen [1225.72 --> 1227.02] amen [1227.02 --> 1227.30] amen [1227.30 --> 1227.64] we'll [1227.64 --> 1227.78] get [1227.78 --> 1228.00] there [1228.00 --> 1228.20] we'll [1228.20 --> 1228.34] get [1228.34 --> 1228.64] there [1228.64 --> 1230.70] right [1230.70 --> 1231.00] this [1231.00 --> 1231.18] is [1231.18 --> 1231.52] just [1231.52 --> 1231.80] the [1231.80 --> 1232.32] ordinary [1232.32 --> 1233.16] means [1233.16 --> 1233.50] of [1233.50 --> 1234.18] grace [1234.18 --> 1234.56] his [1234.56 --> 1235.30] word [1235.30 --> 1236.08] alive [1236.08 --> 1236.62] active [1236.62 --> 1237.16] sharper [1237.16 --> 1237.40] than [1237.40 --> 1237.62] any [1237.62 --> 1237.94] double [1237.94 --> 1238.46] edged [1238.46 --> 1238.78] sword [1238.78 --> 1239.20] capable [1239.20 --> 1239.56] of [1239.56 --> 1239.98] separating [1239.98 --> 1240.40] truth [1240.40 --> 1240.72] from [1240.72 --> 1241.08] lies [1241.08 --> 1241.66] bone [1241.66 --> 1241.94] from [1241.94 --> 1242.18] marrow [1242.18 --> 1242.42] his [1242.42 --> 1242.96] word [1242.96 --> 1243.74] speaks [1243.74 --> 1244.60] life [1244.60 --> 1246.40] now [1246.40 --> 1246.60] I'm [1246.60 --> 1247.04] sure [1247.04 --> 1247.76] that [1247.76 --> 1248.06] many [1248.06 --> 1248.26] of [1248.26 --> 1248.36] you [1248.36 --> 1248.62] know [1248.62 --> 1248.82] that [1248.82 --> 1249.00] up [1249.00 --> 1249.28] here [1249.28 --> 1252.28] but [1252.28 --> 1252.42] I [1252.42 --> 1252.62] want [1252.62 --> 1252.72] you [1252.72 --> 1252.86] to [1252.86 --> 1253.28] experience [1253.28 --> 1253.66] that [1253.66 --> 1253.98] here [1253.98 --> 1255.92] I [1255.92 --> 1256.04] want [1256.04 --> 1256.14] you [1256.14 --> 1256.26] to [1256.26 --> 1256.68] experience [1256.68 --> 1256.92] that [1256.92 --> 1257.26] in [1257.26 --> 1257.40] a [1257.40 --> 1257.68] way [1257.68 --> 1257.90] that [1257.90 --> 1258.86] transforms [1258.86 --> 1259.58] every [1259.58 --> 1260.20] single [1260.20 --> 1260.82] aspect [1260.82 --> 1261.36] of [1261.36 --> 1261.66] who [1261.66 --> 1261.88] you [1261.88 --> 1262.24] are [1262.24 --> 1262.64] and [1262.64 --> 1262.86] what [1262.86 --> 1263.02] you [1263.02 --> 1263.34] do [1263.34 --> 1263.78] and [1263.78 --> 1264.16] how [1264.16 --> 1264.40] you [1264.40 --> 1264.78] show [1264.78 --> 1265.08] up [1265.08 --> 1265.36] in [1265.36 --> 1265.76] life [1265.76 --> 1268.16] and [1268.16 --> 1268.26] so [1268.26 --> 1268.42] let's [1268.42 --> 1268.56] do [1268.56 --> 1268.82] that [1268.82 --> 1269.50] just [1269.50 --> 1269.60] a [1269.60 --> 1269.80] moment [1269.80 --> 1270.64] this [1270.64 --> 1270.76] is [1270.76 --> 1270.88] where [1270.88 --> 1271.06] we'll [1271.06 --> 1271.34] land [1271.34 --> 1271.46] the [1271.46 --> 1271.68] plane [1271.68 --> 1272.58] let's [1272.58 --> 1273.00] apply [1273.00 --> 1273.32] the [1273.32 --> 1274.22] word [1274.22 --> 1274.54] of [1274.54 --> 1274.92] life [1274.92 --> 1275.20] his [1275.20 --> 1275.56] word [1275.56 --> 1275.82] of [1275.82 --> 1276.20] life [1276.20 --> 1276.64] to [1276.64 --> 1276.86] the [1276.86 --> 1277.38] anxiety [1277.38 --> 1277.74] and [1277.74 --> 1277.88] to [1277.88 --> 1278.02] the [1278.02 --> 1278.30] fear [1278.30 --> 1278.44] and [1278.44 --> 1278.54] to [1278.54 --> 1278.66] the [1278.66 --> 1278.90] worry [1278.90 --> 1279.06] that [1279.06 --> 1279.16] we [1279.16 --> 1279.46] started [1279.46 --> 1279.80] with [1279.80 --> 1281.14] I [1281.14 --> 1281.40] remember [1283.28 --> 1283.56] is [1283.56 --> 1283.82] rooted [1283.82 --> 1284.08] in [1284.08 --> 1284.22] a [1284.22 --> 1284.64] belief [1284.64 --> 1284.98] or [1284.98 --> 1285.18] an [1285.18 --> 1285.84] unbelief [1285.84 --> 1286.78] that [1286.78 --> 1288.12] we [1288.12 --> 1288.56] need [1288.56 --> 1288.80] to [1288.80 --> 1289.08] then [1289.08 --> 1289.58] preach [1289.58 --> 1289.82] the [1289.82 --> 1290.14] truth [1290.14 --> 1290.30] of [1290.30 --> 1290.42] the [1290.42 --> 1290.82] gospel [1290.82 --> 1291.24] to [1291.24 --> 1291.72] in [1291.72 --> 1291.86] our [1291.86 --> 1292.18] hearts [1292.18 --> 1293.72] so [1293.72 --> 1293.86] what [1293.86 --> 1293.94] do [1293.94 --> 1294.04] I [1294.04 --> 1294.40] believe [1294.40 --> 1294.68] about [1294.68 --> 1295.04] God [1295.04 --> 1296.00] what [1296.00 --> 1296.12] does [1296.12 --> 1296.28] the [1296.28 --> 1296.64] gospel [1296.64 --> 1297.12] say [1297.12 --> 1297.96] about [1297.96 --> 1298.30] God [1298.30 --> 1299.98] I [1299.98 --> 1300.26] believe [1300.26 --> 1300.56] that [1300.56 --> 1300.80] God [1300.80 --> 1300.96] is [1300.96 --> 1301.28] love [1301.28 --> 1302.44] I [1302.44 --> 1302.70] believe [1302.70 --> 1303.00] that [1303.00 --> 1303.14] he [1303.14 --> 1303.36] is [1303.36 --> 1303.74] present [1303.74 --> 1304.00] I [1304.00 --> 1304.38] believe [1304.38 --> 1304.54] that [1304.54 --> 1304.66] he [1304.66 --> 1304.84] is [1304.84 --> 1305.30] active [1305.30 --> 1305.98] in [1305.98 --> 1306.22] this [1306.22 --> 1306.46] world [1306.46 --> 1306.64] I [1306.64 --> 1306.96] believe [1306.96 --> 1307.12] that [1307.12 --> 1307.26] not [1307.26 --> 1307.38] a [1307.38 --> 1307.56] hair [1307.56 --> 1307.76] can [1307.76 --> 1308.00] fall [1308.00 --> 1308.20] from [1308.20 --> 1308.36] my [1308.36 --> 1308.58] head [1308.58 --> 1308.80] without [1308.80 --> 1309.04] the [1309.04 --> 1309.24] will [1309.24 --> 1309.36] of [1309.36 --> 1309.52] my [1309.52 --> 1310.16] father [1310.16 --> 1310.40] in [1310.40 --> 1310.62] heaven [1310.62 --> 1311.08] I [1311.08 --> 1311.42] believe [1311.42 --> 1311.60] that [1311.60 --> 1311.68] he [1311.68 --> 1311.80] will [1311.80 --> 1312.02] never [1312.02 --> 1312.46] leave [1312.46 --> 1312.74] me [1312.74 --> 1313.10] nor [1313.10 --> 1313.58] forsake [1313.58 --> 1313.76] me [1313.76 --> 1314.12] I [1314.12 --> 1314.46] believe [1314.46 --> 1314.66] that [1314.66 --> 1314.78] he [1314.78 --> 1314.96] is [1314.96 --> 1315.66] always [1315.66 --> 1315.90] to [1315.90 --> 1316.08] the [1316.08 --> 1316.36] very [1316.36 --> 1316.76] end [1316.76 --> 1316.92] of [1316.92 --> 1317.32] time [1317.32 --> 1317.92] with [1317.92 --> 1318.26] me [1318.26 --> 1320.66] how [1320.66 --> 1320.78] do [1320.78 --> 1320.88] I [1320.88 --> 1321.04] know [1321.04 --> 1321.32] that [1321.32 --> 1322.86] I [1322.86 --> 1323.10] know [1323.10 --> 1323.26] it [1323.26 --> 1323.50] because [1323.50 --> 1323.70] his [1323.70 --> 1324.02] word [1324.02 --> 1324.92] tells [1324.92 --> 1325.20] me [1325.20 --> 1326.34] and [1326.34 --> 1326.50] his [1326.50 --> 1326.72] word [1326.72 --> 1326.88] is [1326.88 --> 1327.32] life [1327.32 --> 1328.24] I [1328.24 --> 1328.44] know [1328.44 --> 1328.56] it [1328.56 --> 1328.80] because [1328.80 --> 1329.00] I've [1329.00 --> 1329.54] experienced [1329.54 --> 1329.96] it [1329.96 --> 1330.20] right [1330.20 --> 1330.86] I [1330.86 --> 1331.06] know [1331.06 --> 1331.20] it [1331.20 --> 1331.44] because [1331.44 --> 1331.76] his [1331.76 --> 1332.24] love [1332.24 --> 1332.50] has [1332.50 --> 1332.84] made [1332.84 --> 1333.10] him [1333.10 --> 1333.42] come [1333.42 --> 1333.76] into [1333.76 --> 1334.02] this [1334.02 --> 1334.28] world [1334.28 --> 1334.66] I [1334.66 --> 1334.86] know [1334.86 --> 1334.98] it [1334.98 --> 1335.22] because [1335.22 --> 1335.62] while [1335.62 --> 1335.86] we [1335.86 --> 1336.04] were [1336.04 --> 1336.30] yet [1336.30 --> 1336.64] sinners [1336.64 --> 1336.90] God [1336.90 --> 1337.26] showed [1337.26 --> 1337.46] his [1337.46 --> 1337.72] love [1337.72 --> 1337.96] for [1337.96 --> 1338.30] us [1338.30 --> 1338.76] by [1338.76 --> 1339.18] sending [1339.18 --> 1339.48] his [1339.48 --> 1339.76] son [1339.76 --> 1340.00] to [1340.00 --> 1340.34] die [1340.34 --> 1340.74] on [1340.74 --> 1340.86] the [1340.86 --> 1341.18] cross [1341.18 --> 1341.56] I [1341.56 --> 1341.80] know [1341.80 --> 1341.92] it [1341.92 --> 1342.16] because [1342.16 --> 1342.52] God [1342.52 --> 1342.70] is [1342.70 --> 1343.04] so [1343.04 --> 1343.52] active [1343.52 --> 1343.96] in [1343.96 --> 1344.10] the [1344.10 --> 1344.38] world [1344.38 --> 1344.54] that [1344.54 --> 1344.66] he [1344.66 --> 1345.12] created [1345.12 --> 1345.50] that [1345.50 --> 1345.66] he [1345.66 --> 1346.18] came [1346.18 --> 1346.76] into [1346.76 --> 1347.14] this [1347.14 --> 1347.50] world [1347.50 --> 1348.84] I [1348.84 --> 1349.10] know [1349.10 --> 1349.28] it [1349.28 --> 1349.54] because [1349.54 --> 1349.96] Jesus [1349.96 --> 1350.42] lived [1350.42 --> 1350.62] the [1350.62 --> 1350.90] life [1350.90 --> 1351.08] I [1351.08 --> 1351.28] should [1351.28 --> 1351.42] have [1351.42 --> 1351.68] lived [1351.68 --> 1351.90] and [1351.90 --> 1352.28] died [1352.28 --> 1352.72] the [1352.72 --> 1353.14] death [1353.14 --> 1353.58] that [1353.58 --> 1353.72] I [1353.72 --> 1354.20] deserve [1354.20 --> 1355.98] I [1355.98 --> 1356.16] know [1356.16 --> 1356.28] it [1356.28 --> 1356.48] because [1356.48 --> 1356.62] he [1356.62 --> 1356.74] has [1356.74 --> 1356.92] given [1356.92 --> 1357.06] me [1357.06 --> 1357.30] his [1357.30 --> 1357.74] spirit [1357.74 --> 1358.98] to [1358.98 --> 1359.40] live [1359.40 --> 1359.66] in [1359.66 --> 1359.94] me [1359.94 --> 1360.38] and [1360.38 --> 1360.54] to [1365.62 --> 1365.70] the [1365.70 --> 1366.18] foundation [1366.18 --> 1366.74] of [1366.74 --> 1366.92] the [1366.92 --> 1367.18] world [1367.18 --> 1367.40] he [1367.40 --> 1367.74] knew [1367.74 --> 1368.08] me [1368.08 --> 1368.48] and [1368.48 --> 1368.78] in [1368.78 --> 1369.00] the [1369.00 --> 1369.28] world [1369.28 --> 1369.54] he [1369.54 --> 1370.76] lavished [1370.76 --> 1371.02] his [1371.02 --> 1371.40] love [1371.40 --> 1371.66] on [1371.66 --> 1371.90] me [1371.90 --> 1372.10] at [1372.10 --> 1372.24] the [1372.24 --> 1372.68] cross [1372.68 --> 1373.12] and [1373.12 --> 1373.30] in [1373.30 --> 1373.48] my [1373.48 --> 1373.84] life [1373.84 --> 1375.98] and [1375.98 --> 1376.10] I [1376.10 --> 1376.32] know [1376.32 --> 1376.56] it [1376.56 --> 1377.70] because [1377.70 --> 1377.92] I've [1377.92 --> 1378.20] seen [1378.20 --> 1378.40] him [1378.40 --> 1378.60] at [1378.60 --> 1378.94] work [1378.94 --> 1380.10] in [1380.10 --> 1380.32] my [1380.32 --> 1380.68] life [1380.68 --> 1381.08] time [1381.08 --> 1381.24] and [1381.24 --> 1381.42] time [1381.42 --> 1381.74] again [1381.74 --> 1382.28] over [1382.28 --> 1382.50] and [1382.50 --> 1382.78] over [1382.78 --> 1382.98] and [1382.98 --> 1383.22] over [1383.22 --> 1383.58] again [1383.58 --> 1384.20] Jesus [1384.20 --> 1384.50] has [1384.50 --> 1385.20] transformed [1385.20 --> 1385.52] me [1385.52 --> 1385.74] from [1385.74 --> 1385.98] a [1385.98 --> 1386.48] selfish [1386.48 --> 1387.18] smart [1387.18 --> 1387.56] aleck [1387.56 --> 1387.84] young [1387.84 --> 1388.20] punk [1388.20 --> 1388.78] into [1388.78 --> 1389.00] the [1389.00 --> 1389.24] man [1389.24 --> 1389.40] that [1389.40 --> 1389.54] I [1389.54 --> 1389.66] am [1389.66 --> 1390.06] becoming [1390.06 --> 1390.46] in [1390.46 --> 1391.02] him [1391.02 --> 1391.20] and [1391.20 --> 1391.36] he [1391.36 --> 1391.56] has [1391.56 --> 1391.80] done [1391.80 --> 1392.02] the [1395.62 --> 1396.00] for [1396.00 --> 1396.16] you [1396.16 --> 1396.36] if [1396.36 --> 1396.50] you [1396.50 --> 1396.70] have [1396.70 --> 1396.94] yet [1396.94 --> 1397.48] to [1397.48 --> 1398.94] let [1398.94 --> 1399.26] him [1399.26 --> 1400.16] in [1400.16 --> 1402.96] his [1402.96 --> 1403.44] word [1403.44 --> 1404.20] of [1404.20 --> 1404.64] life [1404.64 --> 1405.80] to [1405.80 --> 1406.34] transform [1406.34 --> 1409.16] and [1409.16 --> 1409.48] that [1409.48 --> 1410.84] my [1410.84 --> 1411.24] friends [1411.24 --> 1413.02] is [1413.02 --> 1413.16] the [1413.16 --> 1413.58] gospel [1413.58 --> 1414.88] at [1414.88 --> 1415.02] the [1415.02 --> 1415.32] word [1415.32 --> 1415.52] of [1415.52 --> 1415.80] Jesus [1415.80 --> 1416.06] that [1416.06 --> 1416.48] changes [1416.48 --> 1417.16] your [1417.16 --> 1417.54] life [1417.54 --> 1418.00] instead [1418.00 --> 1418.44] of [1418.44 --> 1419.04] fruit [1419.04 --> 1419.36] of [1419.36 --> 1419.82] fear [1419.82 --> 1420.06] and [1420.06 --> 1420.36] worry [1420.36 --> 1420.62] and [1420.62 --> 1421.16] anxiety [1421.16 --> 1421.82] you [1421.82 --> 1421.96] will [1421.96 --> 1422.26] now [1422.26 --> 1422.58] bear [1422.58 --> 1422.82] out [1422.82 --> 1423.00] a [1423.00 --> 1423.48] completely [1423.48 --> 1424.34] different [1424.34 --> 1424.84] kind [1424.84 --> 1425.32] of [1425.32 --> 1425.68] fruit [1425.68 --> 1426.76] right [1426.76 --> 1427.20] peace [1427.20 --> 1427.46] and [1427.46 --> 1428.06] prayerfulness [1428.06 --> 1428.80] love [1428.80 --> 1429.06] and [1429.06 --> 1429.76] hope [1429.76 --> 1430.00] and [1430.00 --> 1430.54] patience [1430.54 --> 1430.84] and [1430.84 --> 1431.16] joy [1431.16 --> 1432.16] courage [1432.16 --> 1432.54] and [1432.54 --> 1433.32] boldness [1433.32 --> 1434.18] confidence [1434.18 --> 1434.74] and [1434.74 --> 1435.30] humility [1435.30 --> 1436.20] gentleness [1436.20 --> 1436.70] and [1436.70 --> 1437.28] respect [1437.28 --> 1438.74] at [1438.74 --> 1438.90] the [1438.90 --> 1439.30] fruit [1439.30 --> 1439.70] of [1439.70 --> 1440.04] his [1440.04 --> 1440.80] word [1440.80 --> 1442.04] he [1442.04 --> 1442.50] is [1442.50 --> 1442.74] the [1442.74 --> 1443.08] life [1443.08 --> 1443.98] giver [1443.98 --> 1444.26] and [1444.26 --> 1444.66] life [1444.66 --> 1445.52] comes [1445.52 --> 1446.68] from [1446.68 --> 1446.84] his [1446.84 --> 1447.10] word [1447.10 --> 1449.30] we [1449.30 --> 1449.42] don't [1449.42 --> 1449.58] make [1449.58 --> 1450.00] decisions [1450.00 --> 1450.30] based [1450.30 --> 1450.48] on [1450.48 --> 1450.88] fear [1450.88 --> 1452.20] instead [1452.20 --> 1452.56] we [1452.56 --> 1452.96] practice [1452.96 --> 1453.52] wisdom [1453.52 --> 1454.66] and [1454.66 --> 1455.12] prudence [1455.12 --> 1456.32] we [1456.32 --> 1456.58] don't [1456.58 --> 1456.84] rush [1456.84 --> 1457.42] headlong [1457.42 --> 1457.80] into [1457.80 --> 1458.26] worry [1458.26 --> 1458.88] instead [1458.88 --> 1459.50] as [1459.50 --> 1459.84] Christians [1459.84 --> 1460.08] we [1460.08 --> 1460.46] walk [1460.46 --> 1461.02] in [1461.02 --> 1461.48] humility [1461.48 --> 1463.58] we [1463.58 --> 1463.82] don't [1463.82 --> 1464.40] hide [1464.40 --> 1465.12] or run [1465.12 --> 1465.58] away [1465.58 --> 1466.28] instead [1466.28 --> 1467.10] we [1467.10 --> 1467.26] love [1467.26 --> 1467.40] our [1467.40 --> 1467.68] neighbor [1467.68 --> 1470.64] look [1470.64 --> 1473.56] stockpiling [1473.56 --> 1473.96] toilet [1473.96 --> 1474.38] paper [1474.38 --> 1475.94] is an [1475.94 --> 1476.38] attempt [1476.38 --> 1477.08] to [1477.08 --> 1477.42] wrestle [1477.42 --> 1478.14] control [1478.14 --> 1478.66] back [1478.66 --> 1479.14] from a [1479.14 --> 1479.66] circumstance [1479.66 --> 1480.46] that's [1480.46 --> 1480.66] out [1480.66 --> 1480.78] of [1480.78 --> 1480.94] my [1480.94 --> 1481.26] hands [1481.26 --> 1483.14] instead [1483.14 --> 1484.52] let's [1484.52 --> 1484.82] be the [1484.82 --> 1485.06] sort [1485.06 --> 1485.20] of [1485.20 --> 1485.56] people [1485.56 --> 1486.20] who [1486.20 --> 1486.58] hear [1486.58 --> 1486.82] the [1486.82 --> 1487.42] ordinary [1487.42 --> 1488.40] straightforward [1488.40 --> 1489.62] simple [1489.62 --> 1490.18] yet [1490.18 --> 1490.66] filled [1490.66 --> 1490.94] with [1490.94 --> 1491.12] the [1491.12 --> 1491.52] power [1491.52 --> 1491.84] of [1491.84 --> 1492.28] life [1492.28 --> 1492.88] word [1492.88 --> 1493.14] of [1493.14 --> 1493.48] Jesus [1493.48 --> 1493.82] and [1493.82 --> 1494.48] trust [1494.48 --> 1495.10] in [1495.10 --> 1495.36] his [1495.36 --> 1495.86] control [1495.86 --> 1497.60] we [1497.60 --> 1497.84] listen [1497.84 --> 1498.00] to [1498.00 --> 1498.12] the [1498.12 --> 1498.38] word [1498.38 --> 1498.54] and [1498.54 --> 1498.66] we [1498.66 --> 1498.98] live [1498.98 --> 1499.74] the [1499.74 --> 1500.14] gospel [1500.14 --> 1501.94] imagine [1501.94 --> 1502.90] what [1502.90 --> 1503.08] the [1503.08 --> 1503.44] world [1503.44 --> 1503.70] would [1503.70 --> 1504.12] see [1504.12 --> 1505.68] if [1505.68 --> 1505.82] we [1505.82 --> 1505.98] all [1505.98 --> 1506.14] did [1506.14 --> 1506.38] that [1506.38 --> 1508.58] that [1508.58 --> 1508.94] is [1508.94 --> 1509.16] the [1509.16 --> 1509.48] beautiful [1509.48 --> 1509.86] life [1509.86 --> 1510.02] of [1510.02 --> 1510.26] Jesus [1510.26 --> 1510.84] lived [1510.84 --> 1511.74] in [1511.74 --> 1511.92] each [1511.92 --> 1512.10] one [1512.10 --> 1512.22] of [1512.22 --> 1512.58] us [1512.58 --> 1514.46] imagine [1514.46 --> 1514.80] it [1514.80 --> 1516.52] and [1516.52 --> 1516.66] now [1516.66 --> 1516.84] let's [1516.84 --> 1516.98] go [1516.98 --> 1517.18] do [1517.18 --> 1517.62] it [1517.62 --> 1518.52] amen [1518.52 --> 1520.00] amen [1520.00 --> 1520.40] let's [1520.40 --> 1520.54] pray [1520.54 --> 1520.94] together [1520.94 --> 1526.28] Lord [1526.28 --> 1526.64] Jesus [1526.64 --> 1527.54] these [1527.54 --> 1528.02] are [1528.02 --> 1528.50] your [1528.50 --> 1529.60] words [1529.60 --> 1531.76] you [1531.76 --> 1531.92] have [1531.92 --> 1532.38] spoken [1532.38 --> 1535.74] you've [1535.74 --> 1535.90] given [1535.90 --> 1536.08] us [1536.08 --> 1536.50] life [1536.50 --> 1538.62] by [1538.62 --> 1538.86] giving [1538.86 --> 1539.12] up [1539.12 --> 1539.30] your [1539.30 --> 1539.60] own [1539.60 --> 1540.20] life [1540.20 --> 1542.16] now [1542.16 --> 1542.30] in [1542.30 --> 1542.42] the [1542.42 --> 1542.68] power [1542.68 --> 1542.88] of [1542.88 --> 1543.04] the [1543.04 --> 1543.40] spirit [1543.40 --> 1544.54] may [1544.54 --> 1544.70] we [1544.70 --> 1544.98] be [1544.98 --> 1545.66] nourished [1545.66 --> 1546.08] here [1546.08 --> 1546.36] at [1546.36 --> 1546.48] your [1546.48 --> 1546.80] table [1546.80 --> 1548.70] we [1548.70 --> 1549.22] speak [1549.22 --> 1549.56] Lord [1549.56 --> 1550.00] God [1550.00 --> 1551.08] to [1551.08 --> 1551.36] you [1551.36 --> 1551.60] in [1551.60 --> 1551.94] prayer [1551.94 --> 1553.50] because [1553.50 --> 1553.90] you [1553.90 --> 1554.68] speak [1554.68 --> 1554.90] to [1554.90 --> 1555.30] us [1555.30 --> 1555.92] in [1555.92 --> 1556.06] your [1556.06 --> 1556.40] word [1556.40 --> 1557.80] and [1557.80 --> 1557.94] that [1557.94 --> 1558.34] same [1558.34 --> 1558.86] voice [1558.86 --> 1559.16] Lord [1559.16 --> 1559.46] Jesus [1559.46 --> 1560.04] spoken [1560.04 --> 1560.34] in [1560.34 --> 1560.50] your [1560.50 --> 1560.78] word [1560.78 --> 1560.98] that [1560.98 --> 1561.22] same [1561.22 --> 1561.68] grace [1561.68 --> 1562.10] offered [1562.10 --> 1562.28] in [1562.28 --> 1562.38] the [1562.38 --> 1562.74] gospel [1562.74 --> 1563.46] is [1563.46 --> 1563.84] now [1563.84 --> 1564.28] made [1564.28 --> 1565.12] tangible [1565.12 --> 1565.36] that [1565.36 --> 1565.44] we [1565.44 --> 1565.60] can [1565.60 --> 1566.02] taste [1566.02 --> 1566.30] and [1566.30 --> 1566.76] see [1566.76 --> 1567.46] here [1567.46 --> 1567.72] as [1567.72 --> 1567.94] we [1567.94 --> 1568.34] come [1568.34 --> 1569.18] to [1569.18 --> 1569.92] your [1569.92 --> 1570.64] word [1570.64 --> 1572.78] speak [1572.78 --> 1574.10] clearly [1574.10 --> 1575.94] here [1575.94 --> 1576.62] and [1576.62 --> 1576.76] at [1576.76 --> 1576.88] the [1576.88 --> 1577.18] table [1577.18 --> 1578.60] that [1578.60 --> 1578.70] we [1578.70 --> 1578.90] might [1578.90 --> 1579.22] speak [1579.22 --> 1579.46] that [1579.46 --> 1579.88] gospel [1579.88 --> 1580.10] in [1580.10 --> 1580.24] all [1580.24 --> 1580.34] that [1580.34 --> 1580.44] we [1580.44 --> 1580.60] do [1580.60 --> 1580.74] and [1580.74 --> 1580.88] all [1580.88 --> 1580.98] that [1580.98 --> 1581.10] we [1581.10 --> 1581.38] say [1581.38 --> 1582.62] in [1582.62 --> 1582.84] Jesus [1582.84 --> 1583.24] name [1583.24 --> 1584.34] Amen