[0.00 --> 13.20] The kind of daring expectation that every prayer I make is on an empty grave. [14.40 --> 20.86] And that's the power of your name, just a mention makes a way. [21.26 --> 26.60] Shining for his strongholds break and there is healing. [26.60 --> 30.60] And that's the power that I claim. [30.94 --> 34.04] It's the same that roved the grave. [34.10 --> 39.54] And there's no power like the mighty name of Jesus. [40.48 --> 46.08] There's no power like the mighty name of Jesus. [47.58 --> 50.90] I see you taking ground. [51.56 --> 54.28] I see you pressing ahead. [54.28 --> 59.42] Your power is dangerous to the enemy's camp. [60.72 --> 63.56] You still do miracles. [64.30 --> 67.40] And you will do what you said. [67.74 --> 72.56] For you're the same God now as you've always been. [72.56 --> 76.90] And that's the power of your name. [76.90 --> 79.90] Your kingdom moving in. [80.54 --> 84.28] Your victory claims the ground of the enemy. [85.28 --> 86.48] Yes, it did. [86.48 --> 87.38] Yes, it did. [87.38 --> 89.48] You still do miracles. [90.24 --> 92.90] And you will do what you said. [93.76 --> 98.24] For you're the same God now as you've always been. [98.24 --> 100.24] And that's the power of your name. [100.24 --> 101.92] And that's the power of your name. [101.92 --> 105.22] Just a mention makes a way. [105.58 --> 108.42] Die is false, strongholds break. [108.68 --> 110.92] And there is healing. [110.92 --> 114.92] That's the power that I claim. [114.92 --> 118.36] It's the same that roved the grave. [118.42 --> 123.96] And there's no power like the mighty name of Jesus. [123.96 --> 136.96] There's no power like the mighty name of Jesus. [136.96 --> 166.94] God bless you. [166.96 --> 168.72] God bless you. [181.20 --> 183.18] Amen. [183.18 --> 185.86] Amen. [187.12 --> 189.50] Manatee. [189.66 --> 190.36] Amen. [194.26 --> 194.36] Amen. [194.56 --> 195.54] Amen. [196.28 --> 196.68] Amen. [196.68 --> 196.78] Amen. [196.78 --> 196.86] Amen. [196.86 --> 196.88] Amen. [196.88 --> 196.92] Amen. [196.92 --> 218.40] Please stand together as we sing our opening song. [226.92 --> 247.90] All who are thirsty, all who are weak, come to the fountain. [247.90 --> 261.90] Give your heart in the stream of life, let the pain and the sorrow be washed away. [261.90 --> 280.62] In the ways of His mercy, as deep rise out to thee, we sing, come, Lord Jesus, come. [280.62 --> 289.62] Come, Lord Jesus, come. [291.62 --> 298.62] Come, Lord Jesus, come. [298.62 --> 308.62] Come, Lord Jesus, come. [310.62 --> 321.62] For you are thirsty, all who are weak, come to the fountain. [321.62 --> 333.62] Come, Lord Jesus, come. [333.62 --> 340.62] He washed away in the ways of His mercy. [340.62 --> 354.62] As deep rise out to thee, we sing, Holy Spirit, come. [354.62 --> 369.62] Come, Lord Jesus, come. [369.62 --> 375.62] Come, Lord Jesus, come. [375.62 --> 382.62] Come, Lord Jesus, come. [390.62 --> 391.62] Good morning. [391.62 --> 392.62] Good morning. [392.62 --> 395.62] Welcome to church. [395.62 --> 397.62] I'm going to be my best at this. [397.62 --> 400.62] I'm going to be in the place here. [400.62 --> 402.62] Where are you? [402.62 --> 406.62] The Lord will be with you. [406.62 --> 407.62] Thank you. [407.62 --> 408.62] I'm going to be with you. [408.62 --> 410.62] I'm going to be proud. [412.62 --> 413.62] So, two things. [413.62 --> 415.62] One, we are welcoming back to Mexico, Michigan. [415.62 --> 416.62] They are here with us. [416.62 --> 422.62] Two, this week we welcomed Columbia and Recording family here at our church. [422.62 --> 426.62] And we are grateful for the response to their teaching and welcoming them. [426.62 --> 427.62] And they are here with us. [427.62 --> 429.62] It's done for us. [429.62 --> 433.62] And so, I encourage you to reach out to them, especially if you know Spanish, because they [433.62 --> 435.62] don't know any English. [435.62 --> 440.62] And so, if you just know a little bit of Spanish, I'm just going to be a particular here. [440.62 --> 444.62] And welcome them with us this morning. [444.62 --> 445.62] My name is Chris. [445.62 --> 446.62] My mom is a pastor here. [446.62 --> 449.62] And my brother is one of these other on stage. [449.62 --> 450.62] And two more dads. [450.62 --> 453.62] We came to work together this morning. [453.62 --> 454.62] Good morning. [454.62 --> 455.62] If you're visiting us soon, we welcome you. [455.62 --> 457.62] And we're grateful that you are here. [457.62 --> 460.62] If you're joining us online, we welcome you as well. [460.62 --> 465.62] If you're here present with us this morning, following our worship, we have a time to pop the [465.62 --> 466.62] after. [466.62 --> 468.62] And so, everyone invited us to sit around the back. [468.62 --> 474.62] If you are willing to be comfortable to do that, we encourage you to join in your fellowship [474.62 --> 475.62] in that way. [475.62 --> 481.62] If you're feeling that way, we're going to be comfortable with that. [481.62 --> 487.62] As we gather in God's presence to me, our friends, us, and so I invite you to receive [487.62 --> 490.62] the greeting of our prayer. [490.62 --> 494.62] Christ, mercy, and peace to you. [494.62 --> 499.62] From God, our Father, and the Lord, who is Christ, the Son, and our Savior, through the [499.62 --> 502.62] presence and power of the Holy Spirit. [502.62 --> 503.62] Amen. [503.62 --> 506.62] For you, God, our Father. [506.62 --> 512.62] As we've come to worship this morning, on this fourth Sunday of Lent, let's take to [512.62 --> 518.62] heart these words from Philippians 2, verses 9 to 11. [518.62 --> 519.62] Amen. [519.62 --> 521.62] We art as we truly do so. [521.62 --> 522.62] Amen. [522.62 --> 523.62] Amen. [523.62 --> 525.62] We mustah Mormon, many things store us heard and bear them in the United States morning. [525.62 --> 526.62] That in the door, again, saying that's how fast it is to work it and may be less than [526.62 --> 527.62] even the actual false Platinum teaching. [527.62 --> 528.62] To see God let us gel out in the name of the Father. [528.62 --> 529.62] violeth hearing the Lord, they have in the name of the Son, that may be desired but also [529.62 --> 531.44] enn 보니까 his sweet son, that was long, the fruit whom heareth cooper actually [531.44 --> 532.62] ico М with regard to us. [532.62 --> 533.62] This is thee Prince for教. [533.62 --> 534.62] And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. [534.62 --> 537.62] The one thing we seek to do this, that was holy in the name of Jesus. [537.62 --> 539.62] In the name of the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and [539.62 --> 567.32] I love you, Lord, and I lift my voice [567.32 --> 579.32] To worship you, O my soul, rejoice [579.32 --> 591.82] Take joy, my King, in what you hear [591.82 --> 604.82] May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear [604.82 --> 618.82] I love you, Lord, and I lift my voice [618.82 --> 632.82] To worship you, O my soul, rejoice [632.82 --> 646.82] Take joy, my King, in what you hear [646.82 --> 658.82] May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear [658.82 --> 672.82] May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear [672.82 --> 686.82] May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear [686.82 --> 700.82] I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, O Lord [700.82 --> 714.82] I exalt Thee, O Lord [714.82 --> 728.82] I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, O Lord [728.82 --> 740.82] I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, O Lord [740.82 --> 763.82] I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, O Lord. [763.82 --> 789.82] I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, O Lord. [793.82 --> 802.82] We love You, Lord, and we exalt Your name. May our souls forever be overcome in worship of You. [802.82 --> 832.82] [832.82 --> 837.82] Through the sacrifice of Jesus, we pray for Your forgiveness. [837.82 --> 844.82] As we gaze at the empty tomb on that first Easter morning, we see the hope of eternal life with You. [844.82 --> 853.82] Holy Spirit, help us to delight more and more in Your will, and walk in Your ways to the glory of Jesus' name. Amen. [853.82 --> 862.82] For the sacrifice of Jesus, we pray for Your forgiveness. [862.82 --> 868.82] For the sacrifice of Jesus, we pray for His forgiveness. [868.82 --> 877.82] For the sacrifice of Jesus, we pray for His forgiveness. [877.82 --> 883.82] For the sacrifice of Jesus, we pray for His forgiveness. [883.82 --> 893.82] For the sacrifice of Jesus, we pray for His forgiveness. [893.82 --> 898.82] For the sacrifice of Jesus, we pray for His forgiveness. [898.82 --> 907.82] For the sacrifice of Jesus, we pray for His forgiveness. [907.82 --> 919.82] The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. [919.82 --> 932.82] The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. [932.82 --> 946.82] And the Lord is good to all. He has compassion in all that He has made. [946.82 --> 959.82] As far as the east is from the west, that's how far He has removed our transgressions from us. [959.82 --> 972.82] As far as the east is from the west, that's how far He has removed our transgressions from us. [972.82 --> 1000.82] Praise the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. [1000.82 --> 1001.82] Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. [1001.82 --> 1002.82] Praise the Lord. Good to all. [1002.82 --> 1003.82] Amen. [1003.82 --> 1010.82] Praise the Lord. [1010.82 --> 1012.82] Praise the Lord. [1012.82 --> 1013.82] Praise the Lord. [1013.82 --> 1026.82] The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. [1026.82 --> 1031.62] And the Lord is good to all [1031.62 --> 1038.60] He has compassion on all that He has made [1038.60 --> 1044.88] As far as the east is from the west [1044.88 --> 1052.32] That's how far He has removed our transgressions from us [1052.32 --> 1058.46] As far as the east is from the west [1058.46 --> 1066.04] That's how far He has removed our transgressions from us [1066.04 --> 1074.50] Praise the Lord, O my soul [1074.50 --> 1080.12] Praise the Lord [1080.12 --> 1088.52] Praise the Lord, O my soul [1088.52 --> 1093.94] Praise the Lord [1093.94 --> 1102.76] Praise the Lord, O my soul [1102.76 --> 1107.12] Praise the Lord [1107.12 --> 1113.52] Praise the Lord [1113.52 --> 1115.52] Praise the Lord [1115.52 --> 1117.52] O my soul [1117.52 --> 1121.52] Praise the Lord [1121.52 --> 1123.52] Praise the Lord [1123.52 --> 1131.92] Praise the Lord [1131.92 --> 1151.74] All of creation, all of the earth [1151.74 --> 1156.14] Make straight a highway, path for the Lord [1156.14 --> 1162.14] Jesus is coming soon [1162.14 --> 1169.94] Call back the sinner, wake up the saint [1169.94 --> 1174.94] Let every nation shout out in faith [1174.94 --> 1181.34] Jesus is coming soon [1181.34 --> 1189.42] Like a bride waiting for a groom [1189.42 --> 1193.66] We'll be a church ready for you [1193.66 --> 1198.76] Every heart longing for a King [1198.76 --> 1203.16] We sing even so calm [1203.16 --> 1207.16] Even so calm, Lord Jesus [1207.16 --> 1209.56] Come on [1209.56 --> 1215.56] Even so calm, Lord Jesus [1215.56 --> 1217.56] Come [1217.56 --> 1225.16] There will be justice, all will be new [1225.16 --> 1229.56] Your name forever, faithful and true [1229.56 --> 1233.96] Jesus is coming soon [1233.96 --> 1240.36] Like a bride waiting for a King [1240.36 --> 1242.36] Like a bride waiting for a King [1242.36 --> 1244.36] Like a bride waiting for a King [1244.36 --> 1248.36] We'll be a church ready for you [1248.36 --> 1252.76] For you every heart longing for a King [1252.76 --> 1258.76] We sing even so calm, Lord Jesus [1258.76 --> 1260.76] Come [1260.76 --> 1262.76] Even so calm, Lord Jesus [1262.76 --> 1264.76] Come [1264.76 --> 1268.76] Even so calm, Lord Jesus [1268.76 --> 1270.76] Come [1270.76 --> 1275.16] So we wait [1275.16 --> 1277.16] So we wait [1277.16 --> 1279.16] We wait [1279.16 --> 1281.16] We wait for you [1281.16 --> 1285.16] God, we wait [1285.16 --> 1287.16] We're going soon [1287.16 --> 1289.16] We wait [1289.16 --> 1291.16] We're going soon [1291.16 --> 1293.16] So we wait [1293.16 --> 1297.16] We wait [1297.16 --> 1307.16] We wait [1307.16 --> 1311.56] We wait [1311.56 --> 1313.56] We wait [1313.56 --> 1315.56] You're coming soon [1315.56 --> 1317.16] So we wait [1317.16 --> 1317.56] We wait [1317.56 --> 1319.56] We wait [1319.56 --> 1321.66] We wait [1321.66 --> 1323.56] You're coming soon [1323.56 --> 1325.56] So we wait [1325.56 --> 1328.56] coming soon [1328.56 --> 1334.28] so we wait [1334.28 --> 1338.48] we wait for you [1338.48 --> 1343.76] God we wait [1343.76 --> 1347.68] you're coming soon [1347.68 --> 1353.40] like a bride [1353.40 --> 1356.44] waiting for her groom [1356.44 --> 1358.84] we'll be a church [1358.84 --> 1360.76] ready for you [1360.76 --> 1362.30] every heart [1362.30 --> 1365.66] longing for a king [1365.66 --> 1368.38] we sing [1368.38 --> 1371.40] like a bride [1371.40 --> 1374.82] waiting for her groom [1374.82 --> 1377.38] we'll be a church [1377.38 --> 1379.06] ready for you [1379.06 --> 1380.84] every heart [1380.84 --> 1384.00] longing for her king [1384.00 --> 1386.38] we sing [1386.38 --> 1389.60] even so come [1389.60 --> 1393.70] Lord Jesus come [1393.70 --> 1399.38] even so come [1399.38 --> 1403.28] Lord Jesus come [1403.28 --> 1416.10] you may have a seat [1416.10 --> 1417.38] Holy shit [1417.38 --> 1420.32] Lord Jesus come [1420.32 --> 1424.54] Lord Jesus come [1424.54 --> 1426.74] God [1426.74 --> 1428.54] everything [1429.96 --> 1433.50] Lord Jesus come [1433.50 --> 1435.02] and pray [1436.70 --> 1437.96] Lord Jesus come [1437.96 --> 1439.54] Lord Jesus come [1439.54 --> 1439.60] anyway [1439.60 --> 1441.40] on your book [1441.40 --> 1442.20] Bouff [1442.20 --> 1443.06] or [1443.06 --> 1444.14] Rude [1444.14 --> 1466.34] to overcome poverty, homelessness, addiction by providing meals, education, shelter, safe [1466.34 --> 1473.14] and affordable housing, drug and alcohol recovery programs, and support services for the homeless. [1473.14 --> 1483.30] Psalm 34 9-10 [1483.30 --> 1490.48] Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack. [1490.92 --> 1502.82] The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. [1504.14 --> 1509.94] Next week's special offering is for Cascade Christian Counseling. [1511.08 --> 1513.80] Now let us worship the Lord with our offerings. [1513.80 --> 1520.80] Cascade Christian Counseling [1520.80 --> 1550.80] [1550.80 --> 1565.80] You alone are my heart's desire and I long to worship you. [1565.80 --> 1580.80] You alone are my heart's desire and I long to worship you. [1580.80 --> 1593.80] You alone are my heart's desire and I long to worship you. [1593.80 --> 1594.80] You alone are my heart's desire and I long to worship you. [1594.80 --> 1595.80] You alone are my heart's desire and I long to worship you. [1595.80 --> 1607.76] You're my friend and you are my brother even though you are a king. [1607.76 --> 1618.56] I love you more than any other, so much more than anything. [1620.56 --> 1626.60] You alone are my strength, my shield. [1627.00 --> 1633.72] To you alone may my spirit heal. [1633.72 --> 1645.78] You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship you. [1648.08 --> 1658.10] I want you more than gold or silver, only you can satisfy. [1658.10 --> 1672.16] You alone are the real joy giver and the apple of my eye. [1672.16 --> 1679.58] You alone are my strength, my shield. [1679.78 --> 1686.42] To you alone may my spirit heal. [1687.72 --> 1699.34] You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship you. [1699.34 --> 1700.34] I love you. [1706.58 --> 1712.70] All right, come on up, everyone. [1713.48 --> 1718.16] Kids of any age are welcome to join us for Kids' Corner today. [1719.32 --> 1721.12] There is lots of people here today. [1721.24 --> 1722.12] These pants fell down. [1722.36 --> 1723.28] Your pants fell down. [1723.50 --> 1723.84] Oh, dear. [1723.98 --> 1725.02] These pants fell down. [1725.32 --> 1726.28] These ones always fell down. [1726.28 --> 1727.78] We need a belt over there. [1730.64 --> 1731.54] Come on up. [1732.34 --> 1732.86] All right. [1733.68 --> 1739.86] So today I brought this nice bright green bag, and in it it has some clues for the story [1739.86 --> 1742.74] we're going to learn about in children's worship time. [1743.64 --> 1746.76] You might, and I'm not going to tell you at Kids' Corner what the story is. [1746.82 --> 1750.00] You'll figure that out later, so it'll just be like a surprise if you're not sure. [1750.00 --> 1756.08] But I'm going to pull out four different items, and then we'll see what they are, and then [1756.08 --> 1759.40] we'll see if we can figure out the story or not either way. [1759.84 --> 1761.08] So I have this first. [1761.62 --> 1762.06] Lamb. [1762.58 --> 1763.42] A lamb. [1764.00 --> 1764.58] A sheep. [1765.32 --> 1770.08] So can you think of any stories in the Bible that have to do with lambs? [1770.32 --> 1771.36] About the flocks. [1771.62 --> 1772.74] About the flocks, yeah. [1773.50 --> 1774.34] What do we think? [1774.86 --> 1775.30] Do you know? [1776.28 --> 1777.26] Can't remember the name. [1777.32 --> 1778.04] What do you think, Hayley? [1778.04 --> 1780.32] The bear and the lion. [1780.64 --> 1780.88] Yeah. [1781.26 --> 1783.18] There's a bear and a lion. [1783.70 --> 1784.40] A shepherd. [1784.62 --> 1785.16] A shepherd. [1785.32 --> 1786.02] Something about a shepherd. [1786.32 --> 1786.50] Okay. [1786.54 --> 1787.10] Let's put it here. [1787.18 --> 1788.46] So we have a lamb. [1789.02 --> 1789.66] That's one thing. [1789.76 --> 1791.10] Because remember, there's four clues. [1791.50 --> 1793.82] So the next one is this here. [1794.36 --> 1794.76] Money. [1794.76 --> 1795.12] Money. [1795.62 --> 1795.88] Money. [1798.08 --> 1799.98] What kind of money is this? [1800.10 --> 1800.92] Like coins. [1801.02 --> 1801.42] That's right. [1801.46 --> 1802.32] And what color are they? [1803.10 --> 1803.54] Silver. [1803.80 --> 1804.10] Silver. [1804.26 --> 1805.58] How many do you think are in here? [1805.86 --> 1806.22] Ten. [1806.22 --> 1806.54] Five. [1806.96 --> 1807.36] Ten. [1807.36 --> 1807.86] Five. [1808.04 --> 1810.00] Two hundred. [1810.24 --> 1811.38] Maybe a little more than five. [1811.46 --> 1811.92] What do you think? [1812.16 --> 1813.12] Probably eighteen. [1813.60 --> 1813.98] Eighteen. [1814.02 --> 1814.86] Maybe about thirty. [1815.36 --> 1816.88] That's a really good guess. [1817.02 --> 1817.42] Fifteen. [1817.42 --> 1819.02] I think there's about thirty in here. [1819.16 --> 1820.54] Thirty silver coins. [1821.18 --> 1822.22] So let's put those by the... [1822.22 --> 1824.58] I knocked them over. [1825.30 --> 1825.52] Okay. [1825.58 --> 1826.66] I got something else here. [1827.04 --> 1827.82] Pizza dough. [1828.18 --> 1828.80] Pizza dough. [1829.30 --> 1833.62] I do use this for pizza, but I would say it's part of the bread category. [1834.46 --> 1834.96] Nan bread. [1835.10 --> 1835.86] Nan bread. [1835.86 --> 1835.92] Nan bread. [1836.42 --> 1837.42] It's nan bread. [1837.42 --> 1838.70] Bread with some more. [1838.78 --> 1839.36] Nan bread. [1839.44 --> 1841.74] Can you think of any times we talk about bread in the Bible? [1842.98 --> 1843.38] Jesus. [1843.96 --> 1844.80] The Last Supper. [1845.46 --> 1846.28] The Last Supper. [1846.54 --> 1846.96] Oh, wow. [1847.02 --> 1848.58] That was an excellent guess. [1848.74 --> 1849.04] Jesus. [1849.32 --> 1849.56] Okay. [1849.62 --> 1851.38] We got one more thing here in this. [1851.42 --> 1852.34] This is the biggest one. [1853.16 --> 1853.70] A bowl. [1853.82 --> 1854.38] A bowl. [1855.26 --> 1856.30] And it has two... [1856.30 --> 1856.98] It's a two-parter. [1857.32 --> 1857.76] Towel. [1857.98 --> 1858.26] Yeah. [1858.80 --> 1860.12] What do you think you could do with this? [1860.62 --> 1861.62] It's for dinner. [1862.30 --> 1862.58] Work. [1862.80 --> 1863.22] For dinner? [1863.22 --> 1865.94] What would you do with a bowl and a cloth, Julia? [1866.02 --> 1867.24] Oh, I would make dinner. [1867.50 --> 1867.70] Sorry? [1868.70 --> 1869.34] Clean your feet? [1869.42 --> 1870.60] Is that how you clean your feet at home? [1872.24 --> 1873.46] But that's a great guess. [1873.50 --> 1876.04] You could use it to clean things, like maybe your feet. [1876.16 --> 1877.60] We might hear about that in the story. [1878.34 --> 1879.56] Do you guys need to clean your feet? [1879.62 --> 1880.40] Are they stinky today? [1880.96 --> 1881.68] Well, yeah. [1881.68 --> 1882.40] All right. [1882.48 --> 1883.70] So those are our four things. [1883.84 --> 1886.94] Now, I'm going to bring them over when we do the story, and we'll see how they all fit [1886.94 --> 1889.52] together for what we're going to learn about today. [1889.60 --> 1892.42] We had some really good guesses, maybe even some correct guesses. [1893.02 --> 1895.42] So we're going to pray, and then we'll do our blessing. [1897.40 --> 1901.38] Lord Jesus, thank you that we can come here today and worship you and learn more about [1901.38 --> 1901.58] you. [1901.88 --> 1906.36] We pray that we would have open minds to hearing your word, God, and that we would show [1906.36 --> 1909.16] your love to those around us as we go from here this week. [1909.32 --> 1909.60] Amen. [1909.60 --> 1909.72] Amen. [1911.14 --> 1912.48] All right, everyone, let's stand up. [1920.16 --> 1921.48] Now have our hands out. [1922.86 --> 1923.22] Okay. [1924.12 --> 1926.42] The Lord be with you. [1926.90 --> 1928.34] And also with you. [1939.60 --> 1940.78] Is this still working? [1940.98 --> 1941.16] Okay. [1941.34 --> 1941.62] Beautiful. [1943.14 --> 1944.56] I have to make a quick announcement. [1944.74 --> 1947.42] Chris made me do it now, so I'm alone. [1948.12 --> 1948.56] I don't know. [1948.88 --> 1949.02] Yeah. [1949.02 --> 1953.14] The Young Adults Potluck is next Sunday. [1953.48 --> 1958.58] So I mentioned before Mexico that the first Sunday of every month there was a Young Adults [1958.58 --> 1962.54] event swapping back between Board Games Night and Potlucks. [1962.54 --> 1966.26] So this Sunday coming up is Pollock Night at 7 p.m. [1966.26 --> 1966.80] at the church. [1968.52 --> 1970.08] Young Adults, if you didn't know that, bring a food. [1970.36 --> 1970.82] It would be great. [1970.98 --> 1971.58] It's going to be awesome. [1974.30 --> 1974.66] See? [1975.30 --> 1978.76] If that didn't inspire fun, then I don't know what would. [1978.76 --> 1987.64] Good morning, everybody. [1988.00 --> 1988.82] My name is Ken. [1988.90 --> 1992.60] I'm an elder here at Emmanuel, and I will lead you in our church family prayer. [1993.02 --> 1994.00] So let us pray. [1994.00 --> 2003.26] Heavenly God and Father, Lord of all creation, Yahweh, your name is above all names. [2003.94 --> 2005.72] Your name is worthy of all praise. [2006.40 --> 2007.94] It is the name above all names. [2008.80 --> 2014.04] Father, it is good to be here together as your people gathered in this place, not gathered [2014.04 --> 2016.38] in your church, but gathered as your church. [2017.12 --> 2023.40] It is a privilege and a blessing to be here to gather in freedom and worship you in a world [2023.40 --> 2025.26] and culture that is pulling us away from you. [2025.58 --> 2030.72] It is good to stop, to take the day as you have set aside and reflect on your promises [2030.72 --> 2032.12] and your will for our lives. [2033.30 --> 2037.50] Father, we come to you as a congregation to bring our hurts and sorrow, our anxieties and [2037.50 --> 2037.86] fears. [2038.62 --> 2042.40] We live in a world where sin continues to affect us in many and different ways. [2043.46 --> 2046.06] Father, we pray for the war that is happening in Ukraine. [2046.40 --> 2050.98] We pray that you will bring peace to the region, that you will put an end to the war and to [2050.98 --> 2053.24] the suffering of the Ukrainian people. [2053.40 --> 2057.32] Lord, be with those who are trying to make their way out of the country, but also those [2057.32 --> 2060.00] who have stayed behind and are in the midst of danger. [2060.44 --> 2062.62] Lord, be their refuge in this time of trouble. [2064.06 --> 2067.20] Closer to home, we pray for each one of these members here. [2067.78 --> 2070.96] Some are still hurting from loss of loved ones. [2071.66 --> 2073.42] Some have physical health concerns. [2073.86 --> 2075.14] Some have mental health concerns. [2075.92 --> 2077.78] Others are feeling the effects of old age. [2078.20 --> 2079.22] Perhaps others are lonely. [2079.22 --> 2084.86] For each one who suffers, Father, be near to them and allow your spirit to be the light [2084.86 --> 2085.72] that they can look to. [2087.14 --> 2091.92] We pray for Robin's dad, William, who is suffering from a blood infection. [2092.86 --> 2095.74] We pray that you will be near to him and that you will grant him healing. [2095.74 --> 2100.50] Father, be with the marriages of this congregation. [2101.28 --> 2105.38] Have us look to serve the other rather than be concerned with our own wants and needs. [2106.26 --> 2108.08] Be with parents as they raise their children. [2109.14 --> 2113.30] The younger ones can be physically exhausting and the older ones can be mentally exhausting, [2113.52 --> 2118.96] but you have given parents the responsibility and the joy to persevere through all of these [2118.96 --> 2122.04] things and to raise our children to honour and serve you. [2123.56 --> 2127.18] As we continue to move forward after COVID restrictions are lifting, [2127.50 --> 2131.72] allow us to be patient and loving to those who may not be ready to move ahead quite yet. [2132.52 --> 2137.04] We are thankful for the loosening of restrictions and pray that COVID will remain at bay [2137.04 --> 2138.66] and keep us moving forward. [2140.60 --> 2143.38] You also allow us to experience joy and happiness, [2143.38 --> 2146.96] to see so many wonderful and beautiful things through your creation, [2147.34 --> 2149.96] through relationships, and through the work that you give us to do. [2150.88 --> 2154.06] We are thankful for the successful trip of our youth to Mexico. [2155.30 --> 2158.38] Lord, you brought them there and you brought them back safely to us. [2158.90 --> 2162.26] You gave them the opportunity to build relationships with the people from Mexico [2162.26 --> 2164.50] and to share the love of Jesus with each other. [2165.48 --> 2168.50] It is a wonderful thing that they were able to experience [2168.50 --> 2172.20] and we pray that this will further build their faith and relationship with you. [2173.38 --> 2180.16] Be with the Refugee Committee as they work with World Renew to finalise the application of the Namur family. [2180.74 --> 2186.58] If it be your will, may they make it here to Canada and begin to build a new life here. [2187.98 --> 2193.62] We also pray for Sebastian, Sandy, and their two children who came to the church this past week looking for help. [2194.26 --> 2197.68] We thank you that members of our congregation have given them a place to stay [2197.68 --> 2200.74] until they can sort out their situation over the next while. [2200.74 --> 2206.64] Lord, you brought them to our door and we pray that you will lead us to help them as you would have us do. [2209.04 --> 2215.70] Continue to be with all of the committees and groups, Bible studies, care groups, elders, deacons, youth, and young adults. [2216.06 --> 2221.54] Be with the staff of the church and help us to all know that each one of us is a spoke in the wheel of this congregation. [2222.10 --> 2224.90] Be with the council as they plan to meet this Tuesday [2224.90 --> 2229.76] and allow that meeting to be effective towards the will for this church. [2231.44 --> 2234.24] Lord, be with Pastor Chris this morning as he brings us your word. [2234.88 --> 2239.80] Open our ears, hearts, and minds so that we may learn more about your will for our lives. [2240.18 --> 2243.16] We pray all of this in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. [2243.16 --> 2243.56] Amen. [2263.56 --> 2264.90] Yeah, sorry to disappoint, Ken. [2264.90 --> 2272.36] It's good to be with you all this morning. [2272.44 --> 2274.26] See some faces finally from the front. [2274.36 --> 2275.38] This is lovely as well. [2276.00 --> 2277.62] Work, work, work. [2278.26 --> 2279.26] That's what we do, right? [2280.24 --> 2280.94] We work. [2281.36 --> 2283.30] Some of us love our work. [2284.02 --> 2284.82] Some of us don't. [2285.10 --> 2286.40] Some of us love it too much. [2286.48 --> 2288.74] Some of us complain about it too much. [2288.74 --> 2289.98] But we all work. [2291.16 --> 2293.82] Does anybody know what the first job in the Bible was? [2293.82 --> 2295.90] Online, you've got about six seconds to guess. [2295.96 --> 2296.74] But I'm actually asking. [2296.84 --> 2297.68] Does somebody want to shout out? [2297.74 --> 2299.04] What was the first job in the Bible? [2300.44 --> 2301.08] Josh, not you. [2303.24 --> 2303.60] Sorry? [2304.80 --> 2305.64] Nope, nope. [2306.98 --> 2308.38] God gave Adam a job. [2309.50 --> 2310.34] Name the animals. [2310.68 --> 2313.04] That was the first job in the Bible. [2313.54 --> 2318.04] God asked Adam to name all of the animals in the world. [2318.04 --> 2319.34] That would have been hard, right? [2319.42 --> 2321.02] That would have been a hard job. [2321.08 --> 2323.68] You think naming your puppy or your goldfish is tricky? [2324.28 --> 2327.26] Imagine naming all of the animals in the world. [2327.32 --> 2328.28] We know it was hard too. [2328.34 --> 2329.20] We have proof of this. [2329.38 --> 2331.32] Because now we have animals like this guy. [2331.98 --> 2332.68] It's coming up. [2333.76 --> 2334.84] Maybe it's not coming up. [2334.94 --> 2335.50] Is it coming up? [2335.54 --> 2335.98] Oh, it's up. [2336.02 --> 2336.48] There it is. [2337.08 --> 2337.72] The platypus. [2338.44 --> 2339.32] Or this one. [2340.96 --> 2342.56] The screaming hairy armadillo. [2342.86 --> 2343.96] Or this next one. [2345.28 --> 2347.68] The sarcastic fringe-headed fish. [2347.84 --> 2348.92] That is a real thing. [2350.04 --> 2351.48] Those are real animals. [2352.48 --> 2354.46] Adam, actually, he did pretty well, all things considered. [2354.54 --> 2359.38] But have you ever wondered if God had given you this task today, knowing what we now know [2359.38 --> 2362.20] in the animal kingdom, what you would call the animals? [2363.06 --> 2365.34] Like, if we were given this task, what would we do? [2365.40 --> 2371.52] Well, here's some suggestions for better animal names from your faithful friends at the old [2371.52 --> 2371.84] internet. [2371.84 --> 2374.74] So we've got arrow pig. [2377.88 --> 2379.64] We've got naked snail. [2381.26 --> 2383.22] One of my favorites, fart squirrel. [2386.02 --> 2387.62] We've got furry potato. [2387.76 --> 2388.44] Another good one. [2390.42 --> 2391.54] These next three are good. [2391.60 --> 2392.26] We've got a nope. [2392.26 --> 2392.34] Nope. [2394.98 --> 2396.48] And then we've got a furry nope. [2398.46 --> 2400.04] And then finally, a nope rope. [2402.70 --> 2405.80] And lastly, this one was absolutely my favorite. [2406.22 --> 2407.78] The pantless thunder goose. [2410.78 --> 2412.48] Now, I know what you're thinking. [2412.72 --> 2417.12] What does any of this nonsense have to do with Exodus or our sermon today? [2417.12 --> 2421.26] And I have to admit, if I'm being very honest with you, very little. [2421.70 --> 2425.12] I was just trying to find a way into this message, and it seems like I came up limping [2425.12 --> 2425.90] a bit this morning. [2426.28 --> 2427.44] But we muster on. [2427.66 --> 2429.36] We're going to look at Sabbath rest. [2429.48 --> 2433.64] And so if that was what work is, we're going to talk about what rest is. [2434.06 --> 2435.16] We all have to work. [2435.54 --> 2436.76] But how do we rest? [2436.82 --> 2438.84] How does God call us to rest? [2438.84 --> 2442.02] And more specifically, what is Sabbath rest? [2442.14 --> 2444.06] So that's what we're going to look at today. [2444.26 --> 2446.26] So if you've got your Bibles, please open them up. [2446.26 --> 2449.70] If you've got an app on your phone with your Bible, open that up as well. [2449.76 --> 2451.16] At home, we invite you to do the same. [2452.50 --> 2456.50] As always, it'll be very handy to have that open throughout so you can follow along as [2456.50 --> 2457.28] this goes on. [2457.42 --> 2463.28] So Exodus 31 is where we're turning today as we continue our sermon series through this [2463.28 --> 2463.84] book. [2463.90 --> 2467.84] And we're going to look at verses 12 to 17 of Exodus 31. [2467.96 --> 2469.24] It'll be on the screen behind me as well. [2470.12 --> 2472.32] Exodus 31, 12 to 17 says this. [2472.32 --> 2478.66] Then the Lord said to Moses, say to the Israelites, you must observe my Sabbaths. [2478.66 --> 2484.20] This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that [2484.20 --> 2486.66] I am the Lord who makes you holy. [2487.94 --> 2490.70] Observe the Sabbath because it is holy to you. [2491.04 --> 2494.36] Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death. [2495.24 --> 2498.48] Those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people. [2498.48 --> 2504.10] For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of Sabbath rest, holy to the [2504.10 --> 2504.40] Lord. [2504.96 --> 2508.62] Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. [2509.56 --> 2513.56] The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come [2513.56 --> 2515.20] as a lasting covenant. [2515.66 --> 2518.70] It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever. [2519.36 --> 2524.52] For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested [2524.52 --> 2525.94] and was refreshed. [2526.44 --> 2527.44] The word of the Lord. [2528.48 --> 2534.70] If you were here last week or watched the sermon last week, Pastor Chris led us through [2534.70 --> 2538.08] a sermon and he led us through the theology of the tabernacle. [2538.60 --> 2543.30] We looked at 15 chapters last week between Exodus 25 and 40. [2543.30 --> 2549.50] We looked at how God's presence in the tabernacle is, and beyond, is now known amongst the people. [2550.02 --> 2555.24] Well today we're looking at the Sabbath, the theology of the Sabbath, and how we come to know [2555.24 --> 2557.30] God through that holy time. [2557.30 --> 2562.18] So last week we looked at a holy place, and this week we're looking at a holy time. [2562.30 --> 2563.66] Place and time. [2563.74 --> 2565.30] That's the weekly connection. [2565.82 --> 2570.30] Now something else interesting to note that started last week in chapter 25, and it carries [2570.30 --> 2571.94] over through today, is this. [2572.16 --> 2578.52] When God starts discussing the tabernacle, the Bible uses the phrase, the Lord spoke to Moses [2578.52 --> 2583.26] seven times between Exodus 25 and Exodus 31. [2583.26 --> 2586.82] The first six times are connected with creating. [2586.82 --> 2590.80] How to go about creating things for the tabernacle. [2590.90 --> 2596.96] Things like sanctuary supplies, proper funding, bronze basin, anointing oil, incense, and temple furnishings. [2596.96 --> 2605.40] But the seventh time, the seventh time that the Bible says God spoke to Moses was today's passage about rest. [2605.96 --> 2614.00] So six times God spoke to Moses ways to create, and the seventh time God spoke to Moses on how to rest, [2614.34 --> 2616.26] which of course follows the creation account. [2616.26 --> 2619.46] God worked and created for six days, and on the seventh day he rested. [2619.54 --> 2620.32] That's pretty cool, right? [2621.46 --> 2622.42] So rest is important. [2623.06 --> 2623.80] Rest is important. [2623.90 --> 2624.80] It's highlighted a lot. [2625.12 --> 2627.46] Sabbath rest matters to God. [2627.84 --> 2629.00] He rested at creation. [2629.42 --> 2632.32] He lists it amongst the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20. [2632.54 --> 2635.08] He highlights it here very poignantly. [2635.08 --> 2640.26] And rest becomes a theme that we start seeing throughout the entire Bible. [2640.36 --> 2641.72] But why is this so important? [2641.88 --> 2644.50] Why does Sabbath rest matter? [2645.56 --> 2648.76] Well, looking at this text, we're going to see today that Sabbath rest matters [2648.76 --> 2657.54] because Sabbath is a time where we can remember God, who God is, and we can observe what he has done for us. [2657.98 --> 2663.12] Sabbath is a time where we can remember who God is and observe what he has done for us. [2663.12 --> 2665.24] That's what our text says today. [2665.32 --> 2668.88] If you look at verse 13, God is commanding Moses here, and he says, [2669.40 --> 2672.92] Say to the Israelites, you must observe my Sabbaths. [2673.28 --> 2676.30] This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, [2676.40 --> 2681.46] so that you may know that I am the Lord who makes you holy. [2683.46 --> 2689.80] So if Sabbath helps us know the one true God who makes us holy, what is Sabbath then? [2690.30 --> 2691.66] How should it look? [2691.66 --> 2693.14] Who is this for? [2693.54 --> 2694.86] What is Sabbath? [2695.08 --> 2696.98] When is Sabbath? [2697.96 --> 2700.40] We're going to take a peek at all of those questions today, [2700.40 --> 2704.34] and we're hopefully going to come to a better understanding of what Sabbath is [2704.34 --> 2708.28] and how Sabbath helps us know God and know the Lord. [2708.96 --> 2711.96] So first, how should Sabbath look? [2712.30 --> 2714.82] I think instantly we get stuck here, don't we? [2715.26 --> 2719.60] I think right out of the gate, we instantly think, what should we do? [2719.60 --> 2722.88] What are the things we're allowed to do, and what are the things we are not allowed to do? [2722.94 --> 2727.66] Or the other side of the spectrum, we think Sabbath is this old-timey thing, [2727.70 --> 2731.44] and it doesn't actually matter what we do so long as that we go to church at least [2731.44 --> 2732.44] and love God and love others. [2733.72 --> 2736.54] However, both of those postures actually completely miss the point. [2736.54 --> 2744.38] Whether we fret about what we can or can't do, or we whitewash the whole thing as this ancient ritual [2744.38 --> 2749.22] that doesn't matter what we do, they both focus on the things we can do. [2750.04 --> 2751.86] But God never says do the Sabbath. [2752.42 --> 2753.36] That's not the language. [2753.36 --> 2756.32] In Exodus 20, God calls us to remember the Sabbath. [2757.04 --> 2760.08] In our text today, he calls us to observe the Sabbath. [2760.96 --> 2763.84] This is not a matter of doing or not doing. [2764.00 --> 2764.96] It's a posture. [2765.36 --> 2769.50] It's a perspective, a lens, a way to think about things and understand. [2771.38 --> 2772.98] Hold on to that just for a little bit. [2774.58 --> 2780.02] In his book, The Rest of God, Mark Buchanan states that the two biggest obstacles [2780.02 --> 2786.52] that people have to properly observing the Sabbath are busyness and legalism. [2787.82 --> 2789.48] Some of us are too busy. [2790.06 --> 2793.68] We're too busy to properly observe Sabbath rest. [2793.80 --> 2798.62] There's too much to do, too many emails to check, too many people to chauffeur around. [2798.94 --> 2799.90] There's too much happening. [2800.68 --> 2801.82] And so we make excuses. [2801.94 --> 2803.92] We think, God doesn't really care if I do this, does he? [2805.50 --> 2807.26] But again, Sabbath isn't about doing. [2808.06 --> 2808.92] It's about observing. [2808.92 --> 2814.38] Are you really thinking about God, remembering what he's done for you, [2814.48 --> 2819.34] remembering that he is the Lord if you are too busy running around, [2819.88 --> 2823.62] running the rat race seven days a week, burning the candle at both ends? [2824.28 --> 2830.44] Can you really remember who God is if you don't slow down as God calls us to? [2831.64 --> 2835.16] Are you really resting if you're always running? [2835.16 --> 2839.18] The other problem is legalism. [2839.84 --> 2845.46] We spend what should be our Sabbath fretting about what we're doing and if we're doing it right. [2846.12 --> 2847.26] Can you get gas? [2847.58 --> 2848.06] Buy bread? [2848.22 --> 2848.92] Can you cook a meal? [2849.78 --> 2850.58] Can you host someone? [2850.68 --> 2851.78] Is it a day for family? [2852.00 --> 2853.00] A day for church family? [2853.08 --> 2853.86] A day for our neighbors? [2854.20 --> 2855.26] What about screen time? [2855.30 --> 2856.28] How much of that is appropriate? [2856.54 --> 2857.44] Can I mow the lawn? [2857.44 --> 2861.40] It's all rules about doing, doing, doing. [2862.40 --> 2866.82] Whether you can or you can't, we're concerned about what we do on the Sabbath. [2866.90 --> 2872.72] We either make Sabbath the same day as every other day of the week because of the life that we have [2872.72 --> 2874.94] and the fact that things are just too busy that we're moving through. [2874.94 --> 2878.76] Or we make Sabbath about rules that need to be followed. [2879.52 --> 2883.68] Instead about finding our rest and our hope in Jesus Christ. [2885.60 --> 2891.98] On our Sabbath day, we should cease doing what is necessary and embrace that which gives life. [2892.08 --> 2893.84] That's the quote from Mark Buchanan's book. [2893.92 --> 2898.10] That's how he summed up this command. [2898.10 --> 2903.48] So what that means is that Sabbath may look different from one person to the next. [2903.62 --> 2906.52] Someone who's a researcher, a scientific researcher, for example, [2906.72 --> 2908.58] they might not want to read on Sabbath. [2908.92 --> 2913.46] They might not want to read a book because reading is a necessary part of the job that they do. [2913.80 --> 2917.74] They might want to garden because nature is life-giving to them [2917.74 --> 2921.40] and piddling in their yard connects them to God who gives them life. [2921.58 --> 2924.40] And a landscaper, though, he might not want to piddle in his yard. [2924.40 --> 2927.76] He might not want to work on his lawn because he does that every day. [2928.10 --> 2931.00] So reading a book for him might be exactly what he needs to do. [2931.24 --> 2932.70] That would be life-giving for him. [2933.06 --> 2933.80] Or maybe not. [2934.04 --> 2936.22] Maybe the landscaper, maybe she needs to be outdoors. [2936.56 --> 2940.02] Maybe she needs to be working on her lawn because that is what's life-giving to her. [2940.20 --> 2942.04] That's the perfect way for her to embrace life. [2942.24 --> 2944.62] And maybe the researcher, maybe she loves knowledge. [2944.88 --> 2948.94] So maybe she should read a book on Sabbath because that is connecting her to God. [2949.40 --> 2951.42] Either way, you can't bubble wrap Sabbath. [2951.56 --> 2952.64] That's the point of this. [2952.64 --> 2958.66] Sabbath is a time where we can remember who God is and observe what he has done for us. [2959.20 --> 2960.86] So how should Sabbath look? [2964.04 --> 2970.36] However you need it to look so that you can cease from doing what is necessary in your life [2970.36 --> 2974.12] and embrace that which gives life. [2974.12 --> 2979.30] Because when we embrace that which gives life, we have to slow down. [2979.92 --> 2981.06] We have to look around. [2981.54 --> 2984.86] And we have to embrace the great God who made us. [2986.76 --> 2992.50] Sabbath is the time where we can remember who God is and observe what he has done for us. [2994.46 --> 2996.34] So then secondly, who is Sabbath for? [2996.72 --> 2997.30] Is it for you? [2998.50 --> 2998.96] Like, yeah. [2999.48 --> 3000.16] But also no. [3000.56 --> 3001.32] But mostly yeah. [3001.32 --> 3006.02] So in Mark 2, Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. [3006.42 --> 3008.50] So yes, Sabbath was made for you. [3008.56 --> 3012.24] But not like you, whoever I'm pointing at. [3012.42 --> 3015.18] But like you, everyone here. [3015.26 --> 3017.98] Not the singular you, but the plural you. [3021.66 --> 3024.44] Sabbath was not meant to be an individual thing. [3024.88 --> 3027.64] Or even a nuclear family thing, actually. [3027.64 --> 3032.06] No, Sabbath was meant for a people, for a community, for God's people. [3032.16 --> 3034.78] If you look at our text alone, look at the language in there. [3035.14 --> 3038.20] In those six verses we read today, God says the Sabbath is for this. [3038.34 --> 3042.74] God says the Sabbath is for the people of Israel, or the people of God. [3042.96 --> 3043.82] He says that three times. [3044.32 --> 3046.40] He says it's for people throughout the generation. [3046.56 --> 3048.60] He says that twice, and now we're up to five. [3048.60 --> 3054.72] And God calls Sabbath a lasting covenant, which is communal language, in verse 16. [3054.96 --> 3060.12] That's six references to Sabbath being for the community in six verses. [3061.24 --> 3064.56] Sabbath isn't this individual thing for you or for your immediate family. [3064.96 --> 3066.76] Sabbath is for all God's people. [3067.58 --> 3068.66] It's for your church family. [3068.74 --> 3071.26] It's a lasting covenant for all who believe. [3071.26 --> 3076.04] The Heidelberg Catechism highlights this communal truth in this command. [3076.70 --> 3080.74] Lord's Day 38, question and answer 103, describes the Sabbath, saying the following. [3080.80 --> 3081.98] I'll just read the question and answer here. [3082.02 --> 3084.78] It says, what is God's will for you in the fourth commandment? [3084.88 --> 3088.20] The fourth commandment being that we should remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. [3088.76 --> 3093.44] The answer, first, that the gospel ministry and education for Sabbath be maintained, [3093.44 --> 3097.98] and that especially on the festive day of rest, store that away for later, please, [3098.40 --> 3105.30] I diligently attend the assembly of God's people to learn what God's word teaches, [3105.42 --> 3107.88] to participate in the sacraments, to pray for God publicly, [3107.88 --> 3112.22] and to bring Christian offerings for the poor, for others. [3113.58 --> 3115.38] Attend the assembly of God's people. [3116.68 --> 3117.70] Think about others. [3119.84 --> 3121.30] Give to others. [3121.30 --> 3126.70] Not hang out by yourself, but join God's people and learn the word of God together. [3126.82 --> 3128.84] Take part in the sacraments together. [3129.02 --> 3130.02] Pray together. [3130.16 --> 3130.82] Be together. [3130.98 --> 3132.00] Give together. [3132.24 --> 3133.62] Serve together. [3133.86 --> 3137.56] Sabbath is meant for the community to get together and combat the self, [3138.20 --> 3139.70] which our culture is obsessed with, [3140.70 --> 3142.46] and be present for the other. [3144.36 --> 3147.66] Now, we're going to connect the importance of Sabbath being communal [3147.66 --> 3150.74] with the obstacles of legalism and busyness for a minute. [3150.74 --> 3154.62] The director of faith formations ministry, Chris Schoen, he points this out beautifully. [3155.00 --> 3155.82] So he highlights this. [3155.88 --> 3156.08] He says, [3156.18 --> 3161.94] In the Old Testament, God's people, they get ridiculed by the prophets for not observing the Sabbath. [3162.22 --> 3167.34] So in Isaiah 1, for example, God declares how Israel's worship became meaningless [3167.34 --> 3172.70] because instead, they were oppressing the people. [3173.12 --> 3177.34] So instead, they needed to defend the oppressed and attend to the fatherless and the widow. [3177.34 --> 3181.82] In Ezekiel 22, God talks about how his people are shedding blood. [3182.24 --> 3183.32] They're neglecting their children. [3183.46 --> 3184.72] They're oppressing immigrants. [3185.02 --> 3189.16] They're mistreating orphans and widows as they desecrate the Sabbath. [3190.32 --> 3195.84] And then in Amos 8, God condemns Israel for impatiently longing for the Sabbath to finish. [3196.54 --> 3197.30] This is horrifying. [3197.56 --> 3202.32] So that they can go back to their dishonest scales and selling the poor people in the market. [3202.32 --> 3207.80] Now in these examples, God is rejecting Israel's Sabbath practices [3207.80 --> 3212.66] because they are disconnected from how they treat the vulnerable people in their community. [3213.90 --> 3217.16] Their Sabbath and the way they treat their community, they don't align. [3217.24 --> 3221.44] They were too busy living lives the way they wanted to live their lives, [3221.52 --> 3223.44] the way they had always been living their lives, [3223.60 --> 3225.28] and they weren't living for others. [3225.34 --> 3226.74] In fact, they were abusing others. [3226.74 --> 3231.38] And that ran very opposed to how God wants people to act on the Sabbath. [3232.00 --> 3233.38] Then we get to the New Testament, [3233.92 --> 3237.68] and Jesus gets ridiculed by the Pharisees a lot on the Sabbath. [3238.02 --> 3241.52] In Matthew 12, Jesus heals a man with a shriveled hand on the Sabbath. [3241.64 --> 3244.48] Luke 13, he heals a crippled woman on the Sabbath. [3244.58 --> 3248.06] Luke 14, he heals a man with abdominal swelling on the Sabbath. [3248.30 --> 3251.30] And in John 5, Jesus heals a lame man on the Sabbath. [3251.38 --> 3251.78] That's four. [3251.86 --> 3252.44] There's lots more. [3252.44 --> 3257.54] But every single time he does a miracle on the Sabbath, the Pharisees get very upset. [3258.52 --> 3260.58] He was breaking the rules, Jesus was. [3261.40 --> 3263.92] He wasn't resting in the Pharisees' eyes. [3265.22 --> 3269.46] So in the Old Testament, the Israelites were too busy to remember the Sabbath in the Old Testament, [3269.58 --> 3273.58] and they treated the least of these very poorly. [3274.36 --> 3278.76] And in the New Testament, Jesus starts treating the least of these with his healing power, [3278.76 --> 3282.92] and he gets ridiculed because he's not following the rules. [3285.04 --> 3287.24] Busyness and legalism, forgetting about the others. [3289.52 --> 3291.52] But Sabbath is for all of us to remember, [3291.60 --> 3294.76] to remember and to observe so that we can gather, which we do, [3295.16 --> 3296.94] so that we can grow, which we do, [3297.72 --> 3302.64] and then so we can go into our communities and be the hands and feet of Jesus. [3302.64 --> 3303.86] We're not individuals. [3304.00 --> 3304.66] We're community. [3305.16 --> 3308.94] And when we observe Sabbath, we're to be there for the people around us. [3309.00 --> 3311.42] In our church, yes, but beyond the walls, too. [3313.86 --> 3316.74] Sabbath is not for you, singular, but for you, church. [3317.56 --> 3321.30] And all who believe to show God's love to the world that we live in. [3321.94 --> 3323.54] There's a gather part to our Sabbath. [3323.62 --> 3324.42] I think we get that. [3324.52 --> 3325.90] There's a grow part to our Sabbath. [3325.98 --> 3326.82] I think we get that. [3327.12 --> 3328.76] But there's a go part as well. [3330.44 --> 3331.18] Do we do that? [3331.18 --> 3333.22] That's something to ponder today. [3334.40 --> 3337.70] So we've talked about what Sabbath is and who Sabbath is for. [3339.00 --> 3340.42] But when is Sabbath? [3341.28 --> 3342.74] Now, some of you are probably thinking, [3342.86 --> 3344.48] well, you saved the easiest one for last. [3345.20 --> 3346.54] And I mean, verse 15 of our text says, [3346.64 --> 3348.04] for six days work is to be done, [3348.08 --> 3350.82] but on the seventh day is a day of Sabbath rest, holy to the Lord. [3351.24 --> 3352.52] Therefore, Sabbath is Sunday, right? [3353.52 --> 3353.82] Done. [3355.56 --> 3356.34] Or is it? [3357.54 --> 3357.90] Right? [3357.90 --> 3358.60] Because Jesus. [3358.60 --> 3363.06] Jesus comes and changes everything. [3363.88 --> 3365.14] He changes everything. [3366.22 --> 3369.66] See, when Jesus came, he took all of these commandments, all ten of them, [3369.78 --> 3370.76] and he blew them up. [3371.36 --> 3372.12] He just blew them up. [3372.40 --> 3373.46] He didn't get rid of them. [3374.16 --> 3374.82] Don't hear me wrong. [3374.86 --> 3375.58] He didn't get rid of them. [3375.64 --> 3377.02] They're still very applicable. [3377.02 --> 3379.70] In fact, he fulfilled them all. [3380.44 --> 3381.98] He was very concerned with them. [3382.84 --> 3384.06] But he did blow them up. [3384.92 --> 3387.18] So for an example, do not make an idol in the image of God. [3387.40 --> 3388.20] Jesus isn't talking. [3388.46 --> 3389.08] He came along and said, [3389.14 --> 3390.62] I'm not talking about crafting one out of wood. [3391.42 --> 3394.84] But anything that becomes an ultimate thing becomes an idol in your life. [3395.44 --> 3396.08] Do not murder. [3396.08 --> 3403.18] Jesus says, anyone who hates someone or is angry with someone and doesn't want to resolve that conflict commits murder. [3404.30 --> 3405.18] Do you not commit adultery? [3405.52 --> 3409.34] Jesus says, if you look at someone lustfully, you have committed adultery in your heart. [3410.78 --> 3414.66] Honestly, Jesus comes and redefines the boundaries of all of these commandments. [3414.66 --> 3416.66] And Sabbath is no different. [3417.94 --> 3421.74] Just like last week when Pastor Chris talked about how the tabernacle and the temple, [3422.38 --> 3426.60] how they are no longer physical places, but they are now a body of believers. [3427.28 --> 3430.52] Sabbath is now no longer a single holy day in a week. [3431.12 --> 3436.42] But it's an eternal realization of the eternal rest we find in Jesus Christ. [3437.16 --> 3442.16] In Jesus, Sabbath is no longer a holy day, but a holy eternity. [3442.16 --> 3445.08] And it's not one that starts when we die. [3445.68 --> 3451.62] But this holy Sabbath eternity starts once we believe in the gospel truth of Jesus Christ. [3452.12 --> 3456.02] So let's just slow down for a second and look a little deeper at this. [3456.60 --> 3459.40] There's a little bit more to that Heidelberg Catechism answer. [3459.74 --> 3463.42] The second part of question and answer 103, it continues, and it says this. [3464.28 --> 3468.10] It says that every day of my life, I rest from my evil ways. [3469.48 --> 3471.48] This is how we are to respond to this commandment. [3471.48 --> 3473.74] That every day of my life, I rest from my evil ways. [3474.30 --> 3476.62] I let the Lord work in me through His Spirit. [3477.20 --> 3481.66] And then so begin in this life the eternal Sabbath. [3483.44 --> 3486.80] So I begin in this life the eternal Sabbath. [3488.52 --> 3491.52] Now the Catechism here is referring to Hebrews 4. [3492.00 --> 3494.78] And so I challenge you all, I encourage you all, actually I should say, [3494.86 --> 3496.96] go home today, this week, read Hebrews 4. [3496.96 --> 3499.14] If this is kind of mucking with your head, give that a read. [3499.82 --> 3502.52] Because there we learn that Jesus came and offered rest. [3502.90 --> 3505.96] Not just rest for a day, but rest for an eternity. [3506.58 --> 3512.50] And not rest that we're to experience once a week, but rest that we can enter into daily. [3513.22 --> 3514.92] Not when we die, but when we believe. [3514.92 --> 3517.50] That's when Sabbath is. [3518.28 --> 3521.18] That is when Sabbath is. [3521.50 --> 3522.04] It's always. [3523.18 --> 3526.98] It's on Sunday when you're at church here, and it's on Wednesday when you're at work. [3527.14 --> 3530.24] It's when you're teaching, or when you're building, or when you're reading. [3530.34 --> 3535.44] It's when you're working, or playing, when you're tired, when you're overwhelmed, or when you're bored. [3535.44 --> 3540.38] While we gather here as his people on Sunday, Sabbath is for always. [3541.28 --> 3545.64] And while we might treat Sunday with special reverence where we don't work, [3546.22 --> 3549.72] that Sabbath day, that Sunday that we treat that way is a microcosm [3549.72 --> 3553.04] for how our whole new lives in Jesus Christ should look. [3553.88 --> 3556.24] These new lives of eternal rest. [3556.24 --> 3561.34] And while we may practice a festive day of rest once a week, [3561.38 --> 3562.50] remember that from that answer? [3562.96 --> 3565.80] While we may practice a festive day of rest once a week, [3566.64 --> 3568.12] God's Sabbath is for every day. [3570.56 --> 3573.98] Jesus came and he gave us eternal rest in him. [3574.06 --> 3575.90] He was born into this world, [3575.90 --> 3579.46] and he lived this perfect life that we have all been called to live. [3579.76 --> 3582.06] And then, and then he took our sinfulness, [3582.70 --> 3584.08] and he took our burdens, [3584.08 --> 3586.46] and he took everything that makes us weary, [3586.46 --> 3588.22] and he took it with him, [3588.22 --> 3589.24] and he put it on his shoulders, [3589.24 --> 3590.42] and he went to the cross, [3590.42 --> 3592.30] and he died with it, [3592.44 --> 3593.90] taking all of that to the grave. [3594.80 --> 3596.52] And then three days later, he rose again, [3596.58 --> 3598.30] and he defeated not just sin, [3598.72 --> 3599.74] and not just death, [3600.02 --> 3602.74] but the weight of burdens we experience each and every day. [3602.82 --> 3604.84] Now, please hear this. [3606.04 --> 3608.26] If you hear one thing today, please hear this. [3609.08 --> 3611.76] Just because Jesus lived the life we should have lived, [3611.84 --> 3613.70] and died the death we deserve to die, [3613.70 --> 3617.92] and he rose again victorious from the grave over sin and death and the burdens of the world, [3617.92 --> 3622.28] just because he defeated all those things that exhaust us once and for all, [3623.24 --> 3626.92] that does not mean that we will not sin in this world. [3627.92 --> 3631.74] That does not mean that we will not die an earthly death in this world. [3632.42 --> 3637.24] It also does not mean that we won't be burdened or weary or tired in this world. [3637.24 --> 3639.72] But what it does mean, [3639.72 --> 3641.70] the glorious truth of that, [3641.96 --> 3643.82] is that even though we sin, [3644.20 --> 3648.02] unlimited forgiveness and grace is available because of Jesus Christ. [3648.52 --> 3649.94] And even though we will die, [3650.28 --> 3653.94] eternal life is available for all people who believe in Jesus. [3654.96 --> 3657.28] And even though we will get tired and weary, [3657.70 --> 3661.84] eternal Sabbath rest is given to you by Jesus our Lord [3661.84 --> 3665.84] when you remember and observe what he has done for you. [3666.64 --> 3670.62] We find our eternal Sabbath rest in him now, [3670.70 --> 3671.72] no later when we die, [3671.86 --> 3672.60] right now, [3672.72 --> 3673.74] not only on Sundays, [3674.04 --> 3674.88] but right now, [3675.12 --> 3675.80] next week, [3676.36 --> 3676.82] Tuesday, [3677.20 --> 3677.62] Thursday, [3677.76 --> 3679.78] we find our rest in him. [3680.06 --> 3684.26] And so what does it mean to find our rest in him? [3685.18 --> 3686.12] We'll conclude with this. [3687.64 --> 3688.04] Well, [3688.08 --> 3688.24] first, [3688.30 --> 3689.22] like we've been talking about, [3689.70 --> 3693.30] we can't be too busy to miss what Jesus has done for us. [3694.50 --> 3695.88] Sometimes I think we as Christians, [3696.04 --> 3699.44] we gloss over this gospel truth that is so powerful in our lives [3699.44 --> 3700.68] because we've heard it so many times. [3701.00 --> 3703.56] Don't let the busyness of life let us forget this. [3704.54 --> 3705.94] He's forgiven our sins. [3706.06 --> 3707.34] He's given us eternal life. [3707.44 --> 3710.32] He's provided us with eternal rest. [3710.32 --> 3715.04] If we're too busy and we don't stop to remember and observe, [3715.12 --> 3716.38] if we don't slow down, [3717.30 --> 3719.76] we'll miss what he's done for us. [3719.82 --> 3720.84] We'll miss this truth. [3722.92 --> 3724.02] On the flip of that, [3724.86 --> 3726.54] it's also not a matter of making lists, [3727.02 --> 3728.82] a to-do list or a not to-do list. [3729.86 --> 3731.78] Making a list of things we can't do [3731.78 --> 3733.08] because we're trying to gain rest [3733.08 --> 3734.64] becomes legalistic un-dizzyness. [3735.12 --> 3736.98] We don't need a new legalism in our life. [3738.12 --> 3740.16] We definitely don't need a new legalism in our worship. [3740.32 --> 3743.64] What we need is a new posture. [3745.18 --> 3746.96] Our understanding of Sabbath [3746.96 --> 3748.40] needs to start by understanding [3748.40 --> 3750.48] that we can give our burdens to Jesus. [3750.62 --> 3751.84] In fact, he's taken them already. [3753.24 --> 3755.90] While we still take a day once a week to come to church, [3756.00 --> 3757.00] to stop our working, [3757.10 --> 3758.90] to slow down our pace, [3759.16 --> 3759.96] that's good. [3761.00 --> 3762.80] But it's not because of some rule [3762.80 --> 3764.64] that we need to find rest on that day [3764.64 --> 3766.00] and only that day a week. [3766.30 --> 3767.74] We slow down on Sundays [3767.74 --> 3769.12] or maybe Saturdays or Mondays [3769.12 --> 3770.08] or whatever Sabbath is. [3770.32 --> 3772.64] But we slow down in order to understand [3772.64 --> 3775.18] that rest is not something we get [3775.18 --> 3776.40] because we stopped working. [3777.64 --> 3779.84] Rest is something we've already gained [3779.84 --> 3781.94] because of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. [3781.94 --> 3788.32] We find our rest in Jesus once we wrap our head [3788.32 --> 3790.56] around the fact that believing in Jesus [3790.56 --> 3792.02] is not a once-a-week thing. [3793.14 --> 3794.90] We find our rest in Jesus [3794.90 --> 3797.88] once we see that Jesus changed everything. [3799.94 --> 3801.34] He changed it always. [3801.34 --> 3805.24] And that we aren't here to run that rat race of life, [3805.24 --> 3806.96] but we're here to live in this world [3806.96 --> 3809.36] as ambassadors for God's kingdom, [3809.36 --> 3811.20] both now and when he comes again. [3813.24 --> 3816.84] Don't stop working on Sundays to gain rest. [3817.28 --> 3818.94] We've already received rest. [3819.20 --> 3821.34] We've already gained eternal Sabbath. [3821.34 --> 3823.92] So we can stop working so hard [3823.92 --> 3825.32] for the frivolous things of this world. [3825.56 --> 3828.04] Again, we don't stop to gain. [3828.20 --> 3829.56] We've already gained. [3830.08 --> 3834.70] So stop and remember and observe. [3834.70 --> 3838.60] The temple moved from a place to a people, [3838.72 --> 3840.00] and so now, like we said last week, [3840.04 --> 3841.24] we gather and we scatter. [3842.42 --> 3844.46] Sabbath has moved from a day to an eternity. [3845.36 --> 3847.36] Now we gather on Sabbath to remember [3847.36 --> 3850.84] and observe our Sabbath rest in him [3850.84 --> 3852.64] so that when we scatter, [3853.16 --> 3856.12] we can remember and observe our Sabbath rest [3856.12 --> 3858.40] in the week, always, not just Sunday. [3862.00 --> 3863.56] We find that rest in Jesus [3863.56 --> 3864.84] any day of the week. [3864.86 --> 3866.12] And whenever we slow down enough [3866.12 --> 3868.08] to see what God has given us, [3868.88 --> 3870.00] taking a day, a week, [3870.08 --> 3871.94] to stop working and gather as his people, [3872.32 --> 3873.24] hear his word together, [3873.24 --> 3875.04] and eat, drink, and be together is good. [3875.18 --> 3876.18] That's a good discipline. [3876.56 --> 3879.50] But remembering that the Sabbath is eternal [3879.50 --> 3882.78] is what will help us find ultimate rest in him [3882.78 --> 3883.84] any day of the week. [3886.52 --> 3888.54] Remembering and observing our rest in Jesus Christ [3888.54 --> 3889.86] is up to each of us to do, [3889.96 --> 3891.22] as a community for sure, [3891.30 --> 3892.74] also separately, individually. [3893.56 --> 3896.02] And so will you find your rest in Jesus today? [3897.60 --> 3899.38] Will you find that rest again tomorrow [3899.38 --> 3900.84] when you're working [3900.84 --> 3902.84] or the next day after that? [3904.12 --> 3905.72] He's granted you eternal rest. [3906.72 --> 3908.72] So let's not run this rat race of life [3908.72 --> 3911.30] or make this unofficial rule book we've created [3911.30 --> 3913.42] cause us to miss that. [3913.80 --> 3914.04] Amen? [3914.04 --> 3914.14] Amen? [3914.98 --> 3915.72] Let me pray. [3915.72 --> 3922.14] Father in heaven, [3922.14 --> 3925.84] Jesus Christ our Lord, [3925.96 --> 3927.64] you changed everything. [3928.96 --> 3929.44] Everything. [3931.20 --> 3933.24] And God, you call us to rest. [3934.04 --> 3936.14] You emphatically call us to rest. [3936.72 --> 3938.30] You call us to remember the Sabbath, [3938.44 --> 3939.40] to observe the Sabbath, [3939.40 --> 3940.90] because by doing that, [3941.32 --> 3942.70] we can know that you are God [3942.70 --> 3943.56] and you make us holy. [3944.80 --> 3946.74] Lord, let us not pigeonhole this. [3947.76 --> 3948.52] Let us understand [3948.52 --> 3949.74] that you sent your Son [3949.74 --> 3951.92] to live, to die, [3951.98 --> 3952.84] and to rise again [3952.84 --> 3954.02] so that we may receive [3954.02 --> 3955.26] eternal rest always. [3956.40 --> 3957.80] And God, we will still be weary, [3957.92 --> 3958.92] we will still be burdened, [3958.96 --> 3959.88] but you are God [3959.88 --> 3961.06] and we can come to you. [3961.24 --> 3962.44] When we are feeling that way, [3962.50 --> 3963.48] let us slow down. [3963.48 --> 3967.44] Let us come to you. [3968.60 --> 3970.20] Actually come to you. [3973.12 --> 3974.58] And God, we just pray that you, [3974.70 --> 3975.20] as you promised, [3975.30 --> 3976.54] will take our burdens from us. [3976.72 --> 3978.58] May we remember who you are. [3979.28 --> 3981.40] May we observe what you have done for us, [3981.54 --> 3982.38] not just today, [3982.76 --> 3984.72] but tomorrow and the next day. [3985.36 --> 3986.64] And God, may that become [3986.64 --> 3988.28] a regular rhythm in our life. [3989.06 --> 3990.94] Allow your rest to penetrate our lives, [3991.02 --> 3991.34] we pray, [3991.42 --> 3993.34] in your Son's precious and holy name. [3993.60 --> 3993.80] Amen. [4019.80 --> 4023.42] Thank you for saving [4023.42 --> 4028.42] What can I say? [4028.42 --> 4035.88] You are my everything. [4035.88 --> 4041.80] I will sing your praise. [4041.80 --> 4047.80] You shed your blood for me. [4047.80 --> 4052.80] What can I say? [4052.80 --> 4059.80] You took my sin and shame. [4059.80 --> 4066.26] A sinner called my name. [4066.26 --> 4078.26] Great is the Lord. [4078.26 --> 4081.26] Great is the Lord. [4081.26 --> 4088.26] Great is the Lord. [4088.26 --> 4089.26] God, God. [4089.26 --> 4090.26] You have set your heart. [4090.26 --> 4093.26] For we know your truth [4093.26 --> 4100.26] earth has set us free. [4100.26 --> 4102.34] You've set your heart. [4102.34 --> 4106.26] You set your heart. [4106.26 --> 4109.26] You set your heart in me. [4109.26 --> 4111.26] in me. [4116.20 --> 4119.20] Mercy and [4119.20 --> 4122.26] grace are mine. [4122.72 --> 4125.50] Forgiven is my [4125.50 --> 4127.26] sin. [4128.84 --> 4131.10] Jesus, my [4131.10 --> 4133.26] only hope, [4134.72 --> 4137.40] Savior of the [4137.40 --> 4139.16] world. [4140.56 --> 4141.30] Great [4141.30 --> 4143.86] is the Lord [4143.86 --> 4145.68] we cry. [4145.68 --> 4147.14] Let your [4147.14 --> 4149.68] kingdom come. [4151.96 --> 4153.64] Your word [4153.64 --> 4156.02] has let me [4156.02 --> 4157.28] sing. [4157.64 --> 4158.72] Thank you for [4158.72 --> 4161.68] saving me. [4161.68 --> 4166.64] Great [4166.64 --> 4169.06] is [4170.66 --> 4171.76] the [4171.76 --> 4173.72] Lord. [4176.72 --> 4178.58] Great [4178.58 --> 4180.00] is [4180.00 --> 4181.64] the [4181.64 --> 4183.80] Lord. [4183.90 --> 4185.02] Theme [4185.02 --> 4185.64] for both [4185.64 --> 4197.46] For we know your truth has set us free. [4197.98 --> 4207.98] You set your hope in me. [4215.64 --> 4225.28] Just a reminder that after the service today we'll have coffee in the foyer and if any kids are in the kids choir for I believe it's Easter, there is a practice. [4225.60 --> 4230.06] So after the service today if you're a kid or you have a kid, I guess they're probably all out there, they're not here. [4230.54 --> 4232.76] But parents send your kids there, that's where they're supposed to be. [4234.22 --> 4242.34] Please receive this parting blessing coming from number six and I'm going to ask you to respond in amen after I say something in Spanish at the end. [4242.52 --> 4244.80] So this parting blessing in number six. [4245.64 --> 4247.72] The Lord bless you and keep you. [4248.28 --> 4252.22] The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. [4252.86 --> 4256.74] The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. [4257.50 --> 4258.54] Dios te bendiga. [4259.68 --> 4260.08] Amen. [4265.20 --> 4271.28] As we sing our parting song of worship this morning, we end with these words from Joshua 24. [4272.12 --> 4275.14] Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve. [4275.64 --> 4279.16] But for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. [4279.16 --> 4279.32] Amen. [4279.32 --> 4279.96] Amen. [4279.96 --> 4280.36] Amen. [4280.36 --> 4299.86] Today I choose to follow you. [4299.86 --> 4307.58] Today I choose to give my yes to you. [4307.58 --> 4315.54] Today I choose to hear your voice and live today. [4315.54 --> 4321.78] Today I choose to follow you. [4321.78 --> 4329.92] As for me and my house, we will serve you. [4329.92 --> 4339.46] As for me and my house, we will spend our lives on you today. [4339.46 --> 4344.46] Today I choose to follow you. [4344.46 --> 4360.60] Today I choose to follow you. [4360.60 --> 4367.60] Today I choose to give my yes to you. [4367.60 --> 4368.60] Today I choose to give my yes to you. [4368.60 --> 4376.60] Today I choose to hear your voice and live today. [4376.60 --> 4383.60] Today I choose to follow you. [4383.60 --> 4385.60] Today I choose to follow you. [4385.60 --> 4387.60] Today I choose to follow you. [4387.60 --> 4402.04] Today I choose tounts your faces,gespre to follow you. [4402.04 --> 4408.90] So grateful we offer. [4408.90 --> 4418.34] As for me and my house, we will spend our lives on you today. [4421.30 --> 4435.70] Wonderful Counselor, Everlasting Father, Eternal King, Lord of hosts, willingly we follow. [4435.70 --> 4450.96] Wonderful Counselor, Everlasting Father, Eternal King, Lord of hosts, willingly we follow. [4450.96 --> 4459.96] Today I choose to follow you. [4461.40 --> 4468.70] Today I choose to give my yes to you. [4468.96 --> 4476.46] Today I choose to hear your voice and live. [4476.46 --> 4483.42] Today I choose to follow you. [4483.42 --> 4500.24] Today I choose to answer your voice and relate to your thing. [4500.24 --> 4511.04] Thanks, guys. [4530.24 --> 4560.22] Thank you. [4560.24 --> 4590.22] Thank you. [4590.24 --> 4620.22] Thank you.