1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,320 So we're turning in our Bibles to Matthew chapter 14. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:16,400 We're finishing chapter 14, remember, still in the same 48 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,480 hours here, Jesus here is John the Baptist eyes. 4 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,600 He says, all right, I'm going to I'm going to go get a loan. 5 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,560 He shows up, thousands show up because they heard that he had 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,720 shown up there. He heals everybody. 7 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:32,759 Then he feeds the Scripture says 5000 men, and that doesn't 8 00:00:32,759 --> 00:00:36,680 include the potentially up to some, say maybe 25,000 people. 9 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,600 I don't know how you know, does the miracle really become that 10 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,120 much greater 5000 versus 25,000? The point is the Lord is the 11 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,760 provider. And then he sends his disciples. 12 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,520 He says, hey, get in the boat, go across, the day is finally 13 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,080 done. He sends them, and now he comes 14 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:52,840 walking to them. On the water. 15 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,840 On top of the water. And now we come to where they 16 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,400 have finally landed. In verse 34, they land in Kiss 17 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,800 Center at the other side of the lake. 18 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,480 Verse 34. And when they had crossed over, 19 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:10,040 they came to land at Gesseneret. And when the men of that place 20 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:14,720 recognized him, they sent around to all that region, and brought 21 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,760 to him all who were sick, and implored him that they might 22 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:23,360 only touch the fringe of his garment, and as many as touched 23 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:24,640 it were made. Well. 24 00:01:27,320 --> 00:01:30,400 God, we thank you for your word. It's powerful, it's living, and 25 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,720 it's active. And your, your power accompanies 26 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,000 it this morning, and faith accompanies it this morning. 27 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,080 Already even the the reading of that passage is building faith 28 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,880 in your Saints and your people, that they would have the 29 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,880 expectation that they would remember what's true about their 30 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,280 King, about their Christ, about their Lord, that he is the one 31 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:50,880 who changes not. He is the. 32 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,760 Same yesterday and today and forever. 33 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,520 Well, we know exactly what you would have done for us if we 34 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,160 were there that day. In Casinorat and even more so on 35 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,240 this side of the cross, we have great confidence and 36 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,880 expectation. Even so, because of the stripes 37 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:08,720 of Jesus, the full weight was. Put upon him, the full weight of 38 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,400 the curse was carried away by him, and because of that we can 39 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,960 receive everything. That he intended for us to have. 40 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,160 But we honor you. We thank you for all that you 41 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,080 have provided for US. Open the eyes of our hearts now 42 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:26,040 in Jesus name, Amen. You know it's one of the values. 43 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:30,200 Of our church that we. Emphasize and we say God is good 44 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,160 and we go farther than that because everybody everywhere 45 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,600 agrees that God is good. There's I've never met a 46 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,800 Christian who won't say that God is good and yet I go farther to 47 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,640 say and good can be defined by a six year old good is not some 48 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,240 What do you mean by that pastor? What I mean by that is we don't 49 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,760 have a twisted definition that says I go out and get T boned by 50 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,000 a car in the street and we say that was a good thing. 51 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,840 No, that was an objectively bad thing. 52 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,160 Everyone knows that a six year old knows that that's an 53 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,440 objectively bad thing. It's not complicated. 54 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:02,920 We don't have any fancy footwork. 55 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,600 We just say good things are good things and bad things are bad 56 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:09,040 things. God is good and but also the 57 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,560 world is broken. The curse is real and there is 58 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,360 still Satan still has limited lives, limited jurisdiction in 59 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,160 the earth. So bad things still happen, 60 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,280 failures, catastrophes, and tragedies. 61 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,840 We mourn those things appropriately, but we are bold 62 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,960 enough and honest enough to keep coming back and saying, but but 63 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,320 what would happen if Jesus was still alive? 64 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,600 And then we come farther through to the place of conviction where 65 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,960 we say Jesus is still alive. And then we put our faith in our 66 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,040 expectation on God's Word and on God's promises, not on our 67 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,640 circumstances, not on the many things that have broken our 68 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,280 hearts, not on the many things that we still struggle with and 69 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:47,800 the pains that we still walk through. 70 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,640 We don't deny any of them. And still we come back to the 71 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,760 Word of God and say, look at Jesus. 72 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,600 Jesus is perfect theology. So when we see Jesus, we see the 73 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:58,840 will of God perfectly made manifest. 74 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,600 We see the fullness of the Godhead in bodily form. 75 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,760 What does God really like? What does God want? 76 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:09,720 When a person is sick? We don't have to pretend that 77 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,400 that's a complicated question. We shouldn't pretend that that's 78 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,840 a complicated question. What would God, what would God 79 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,959 want, you know, for the, for the Children's Hospital? 80 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,800 What would the, what would the will of the Lord really be for 81 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,360 all these difficult circumstances? 82 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,280 Well, thankfully we have a Bible. 83 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,400 Thankfully we have God's word and we approach it with 84 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,880 humility. We approach it with faith and we 85 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,200 say, look what Jesus does. Look with the one who carried 86 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:39,720 away our sin, our sickness, our disease, our pain, our torments. 87 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,560 Look what he does. So this builds. 88 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,840 Confidence in this builds faith. So we start there pointing out 89 00:04:44,840 --> 00:04:47,280 the obvious, but we are going to see what else the Lord has for 90 00:04:47,280 --> 00:04:50,040 us in this passage. There's actually more to it than 91 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,960 you might think at a quick surface level reading. 92 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,400 First of all, in verse 34, we're just recapping. 93 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,520 Jesus commanded that they should cross over to the other side. 94 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,800 He said, guys, go to the other side. 95 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,000 I'll meet you over there. Maybe he didn't tell them he 96 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,880 would come walking on the water, but they were obedient to Him 97 00:05:06,280 --> 00:05:08,040 and Jesus got them to the other side. 98 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,760 Mark actually tells us that they were struggling all night. 99 00:05:10,840 --> 00:05:13,760 He tells it he has a different account, but it's the same 100 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,680 story. And he says they were struggling 101 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,720 and when Jesus got in the boat, immediately the boat reached 102 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,280 shore. So many interpret that to mean 103 00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:22,840 that they were translated. They were transported in the 104 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:25,640 moment that Jesus got in. So we struggle, we struggle, we 105 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,400 struggle, we struggle in obedience. 106 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:31,320 But when Jesus shows up the the fulfillment is completed. 107 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,360 Jesus is the greater Moses. He did not split the water to 108 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,360 deliver his people. Jesus walks on top of it to show 109 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,440 that he has authority and dominion over all things. 110 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:42,640 This is comfort to you and I Jesus has dominion over all 111 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,440 things in your life. He walks on top of the things 112 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,400 that you and I struggle with. You and I are rowing against the 113 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:49,920 wind, fighting against the waves. 114 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:51,360 Jesus comes walking on top of it. 115 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,040 And when Jesus gets into the boat, everything is solved. 116 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,680 He has dominion over everything. So what's that mean for you? 117 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,200 And I? Obey His word. 118 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:03,720 Walk by faith, and He will get you to the other side. 119 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:09,280 Keep going to verse 35. And when the men of that place 120 00:06:09,280 --> 00:06:13,520 recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought 121 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:17,600 to him all who were sick. So the men of this region 122 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:20,840 recognized him. Jesus hasn't travelled here yet, 123 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:23,960 so there's speculation as to how they recognized him. 124 00:06:24,280 --> 00:06:27,120 But it's the, the language that's used here reveals that 125 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,360 it's more than just a I've heard rumors. 126 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,920 The language reveals that they had a clarity, they had a deep. 127 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,720 Recognition. Not just AI recognize you from 128 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,120 somewhere, but I'm not sure. Who you are, what you're about, 129 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:43,160 They have a clear understanding so they recognized and then they 130 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:47,040 sent around. That's the calling that's on 131 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:48,440 your life. That's the calling that's on my 132 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:52,160 life as a disciple maker, as a Christian who is called to 133 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:53,600 spread the gospel of the Kingdom. 134 00:06:54,240 --> 00:07:00,440 You witness you saw the thing happen and then you testify to 135 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,280 it. I was once subpoenaed subpoenaed 136 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:07,280 to court for something that I had witnessed a crime took 137 00:07:07,280 --> 00:07:10,080 place. This was years ago. 138 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,600 Natalie and I are first place that we lived in an apartment 139 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:17,040 complex and some couple was in the backyard screaming at each 140 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:21,800 other and I opened my blinds. And so now I'm a witness to to 141 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,480 this chaos And I was I was called into the courtroom. 142 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,320 It's a simple, simple thing, right? 143 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,920 You saw the thing and now your testimony has wait, because you 144 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,240 have something that you can testify. 145 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,000 You can say, hey, here's what happened. 146 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,440 He said this, she said that there wasn't much to it. 147 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,360 By the way, in case you're looking for a juicy story. 148 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:40,960 There wasn't much. It was late. 149 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,680 I was woken up. I was not pleased about it and I 150 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,920 was just eager to go back to bed and I was not thankful that I 151 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:52,520 got subpoenaed for this nonsense, but I did that 152 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,560 reluctantly. The believer, of course, doesn't 153 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,600 do this. Reluctant, reluctantly. 154 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,360 Someone here was a witness to something. 155 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,800 They saw something. And then they went and spread 156 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,160 the word. We don't know what they saw. 157 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:05,560 Maybe they saw the woman with the. 158 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,600 Issue of blood. Maybe that's what they 159 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:09,800 recognized had happened. Maybe they had heard her story. 160 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,840 Maybe her testimony had spread. Remember, Jesus has healed 161 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,200 thousands and thousands and thousands of people to this 162 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,240 point. This is not a small movement. 163 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,920 This is not a tiny thing. The whole region has been shaken 164 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:22,280 up. By this rabbi. 165 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,880 Who's healing everybody? Who's doing miracles? 166 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,160 Who's feeding many thousands of people? 167 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:31,920 That story is spreading. The story is building, so maybe 168 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,840 they saw her, maybe they saw any of the thousands of healings 169 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,159 that have happened by this point, but they witnessed 170 00:08:37,159 --> 00:08:41,080 something and now they go out of their way to tell others about 171 00:08:41,159 --> 00:08:43,720 Jesus. So this recognized, this is not 172 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,760 a shallow recognition. It's having understanding. 173 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:51,040 When someone is fully known and fully come to understand Jesus, 174 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,160 they go out of their way to tell others about him. 175 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,080 This is a natural byproduct of walking with Jesus. 176 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,600 It is the automatic response when somebody meets Jesus. 177 00:08:59,960 --> 00:09:02,640 You can't shut up about him. You won't shut up about him. 178 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,760 Why would you? How much would you have to hate 179 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,960 the world around you to not tell them about what Jesus has done 180 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,680 for your life? How much, how much would you 181 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:12,360 have to hate somebody? How much would these men have 182 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,840 had to have hated someone to not go around and say, hey, the 183 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,360 healer has come? So Mark tells us they are 184 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,640 actually running out throughout the community when they realize 185 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,840 it's Jesus, when they realize he gets off the boat, they're 186 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:24,720 running throughout the community to spread the word. 187 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,040 Imagine they know where the sick people are. 188 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:32,560 They know what's going on. But there's a lot, there's a lot 189 00:09:32,560 --> 00:09:36,400 riding on them because now they are witnesses who are testifying 190 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,840 him. Scripture also says that the men 191 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,160 carried the message all around. It actually doesn't mean a lot 192 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,560 of times when scripture says men or or man. 193 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:48,000 It's actually most of the time. Many times I should say 194 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,840 referencing mankind, it's just saying the people did all of 195 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:55,880 these things as were named after Adam and mankind and humankind. 196 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,440 But in this particular case, it means the males. 197 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:01,200 They actually carry the message all around. 198 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,840 What do we do with that? We see that men should lead 199 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,360 their families and their communities to Jesus. 200 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,360 Let's state the obvious and the plain thing. 201 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:12,040 Spreading the gospel and being excited about the Kingdom is not 202 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:16,080 only an assignment. For your wife, often times in 203 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:20,000 America it has become a thing. It has become the the Church has 204 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,480 more and more and more. Had more women in attendance 205 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,960 than it has had men. And it's been a chronic thing 206 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,720 that church leaders have talked about for a while. 207 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,320 Why? Why is Christianity losing men? 208 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,160 And there's a lot of theories, and I'm not going to get into 209 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,640 why they are. I have some strong beliefs 210 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:38,320 around that as well. But the point is, thank God for 211 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:39,960 the women who are following Christ. 212 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:41,960 But to the men, what are we supposed to do? 213 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,160 Well, you're supposed to lead. That is a part of your masculine 214 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,080 design, protector and provider and leader. 215 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,960 Those are the essence of who you're, who you are. 216 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,760 There's lots of freedom and lots of expression within that, but 217 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,200 you cannot be boiled down and reduced to any less than that. 218 00:10:56,680 --> 00:10:59,360 So these men, thankfully, carry out the good news of the 219 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,120 message, spreading the message all over the place. 220 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:06,920 Their joy is overflowing and the love of God compels them. 221 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:09,000 That's what you and I experience. 222 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:10,880 Does the love of God really live in you? 223 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:12,400 Then the love of God is going to come out of you. 224 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,520 It's going to look like something. 225 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,600 It can't look like nothing. If your love for Jesus looks 226 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:22,000 like nothing, then I would say I'm not sure that that's love 227 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,520 for Jesus because I don't know that it's possible to encounter 228 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,680 Jesus and not be changed by Jesus. 229 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,240 Let me let me not say it in a mealy mouthed way. 230 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,720 It is impossible to encounter Jesus and not be changed by 231 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,440 Jesus. What are you saying? 232 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,000 I'm saying what I'm saying. It is impossible to encounter 233 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,920 Jesus and not be changed by Jesus. 234 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,280 We continue to see that through the Scriptures. 235 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,800 If Jesus always forces a fork in the road, If you encounter the 236 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:54,560 living Jesus, something has to happen in that moment you have 237 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,040 you have two paths to pick. You reject him or you worship 238 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,720 him. There's nothing else left. 239 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:02,840 So it should look like something. 240 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,360 It can't look like nothing to the believer. 241 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,800 This is a comforting message to say I do love the Lord and that 242 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,200 is why his love flows out of me and that's why I do the things 243 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,200 that I do. Or maybe to the lukewarm, it's a 244 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,000 concerning message and you would say? 245 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,040 Whoo. Maybe my love has grown cold. 246 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:25,480 Maybe things have cooled off. That's a challenge and a 247 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:29,280 conviction from the Lord to bless you and to cause you to 248 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,840 draw near to Him again and to press in in prayer for the lost. 249 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,480 And then there are others who would say, I really don't 250 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,640 experience that at all. I've been around church world 251 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,240 and church life and Bible world and Bible life and all the 252 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:44,800 things for a long time. But maybe I don't have any of 253 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,280 that fruit. 2nd Corinthians 13, Five and six tells us. 254 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:52,720 Examine yourselves. What should we examine ourselves 255 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,160 for? Examine yourselves to see. 256 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:59,400 Whether you are in the faith. Wow. 257 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,920 Paul writing to the church in Corinth and he's closing out his 258 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,080 his last letter to the Corinthians and the last chapter 259 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,600 of the last letter. And he ends it with, hey, all 260 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,200 the all these things. I've been talking to you as 261 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,480 though you're Christians. I've been talking to you as 262 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,320 though you are believers. Let me put this, let me put this 263 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,520 Pebble in your shoe or this thorn maybe in your shoe. 264 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,440 Examine yourselves. OK, We can do that, Paul, to see 265 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:27,480 whether you are in the faith. That's an alarming thought. 266 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,640 Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about 267 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:33,880 yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? 268 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:37,800 And then so he brings them that comfort and then he says, unless 269 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:41,680 indeed you fail to meet the test, which is it, Paul, where 270 00:13:41,680 --> 00:13:43,120 am I? That's not my decision. 271 00:13:43,560 --> 00:13:46,200 That's for you to determine. That's for you to judge. 272 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,480 That's for you to assess, test yourself. 273 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,800 But how would you test? Jesus has already taught us how 274 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,040 do I test the tree. What kind of tree is that? 275 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,520 How could I ever figure it out? The fruit will talk. 276 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,240 The fruit is always reporting something. 277 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,520 The fruit is always communicating something. 278 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:06,440 Whoo, there's a piece of bad fruit that's an alarm. 279 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,440 What's it mean? But look at the whole rest of 280 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:09,680 the tree. Oh, that's good fruit. 281 00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:13,520 OK, let's prune that thing off. Let's repent and let's pursue 282 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,280 healing again. But we got a tree full of bad 283 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:17,720 fruit. Oh, there's one piece of good 284 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,480 fruit. Can we be honest? 285 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,520 Can we be honest? I will never preach somebody 286 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:26,320 into heaven. I will never preach somebody 287 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,440 into hell. It's not my jurisdiction. 288 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,360 I will preach the Word and I will tell people what Jesus 289 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,800 tells people. Examine yourselves to see 290 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,680 whether you were in the faith. Test yourselves. 291 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,680 Testing is assessing. Testing is measuring. 292 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:44,160 Testing is judging. Or do you not realize this about 293 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,520 yourselves? That Jesus Christ is in you 294 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,120 unless. Indeed, you fail to meet the 295 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:52,040 test. Paul's gone. 296 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,720 You're a believer. Test yourself to make sure you 297 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,360 really are a believer. Remember, Christ is in you if 298 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:04,800 you actually have Christ in you. And I thought, I thought I just 299 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,880 repeated the prayer when I was seven years old. 300 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:08,680 I thought like that locked me in forever. 301 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,160 I'm sorry you were told that. No. 302 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,600 We can teach. Birds to repeat words that 303 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:15,280 doesn't. That doesn't save a person's 304 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,320 soul now. Yes, confession is made unto 305 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:21,080 salvation, but with the heart belief happens and when that 306 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,640 happens, the transformation is profound and it's real and all 307 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,600 the fruit follows. If you truly are a witness to 308 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,720 Jesus, then you have a testimony. 309 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,600 You have one. I've talked about this often and 310 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,800 I wish my testimony was, you know, we thought that I wish I 311 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,240 had the tragic thing. I wish I had the terrible thing. 312 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,560 I thank God I don't have the tragic and terrible one. 313 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,720 I thank God I was raised in the presence of God by parents who 314 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,720 love the Lord. I was born with four aces in my 315 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,200 hand because of it, and I thank the Lord for it. 316 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,200 And I still have a testimony because Jesus still saved me 317 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:59,560 from sin, from my sin, from my filth, from my unrighteousness, 318 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:04,520 from my disease that I got from my father Adam, and that you got 319 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:09,440 from your father Adam. You have a testimony if you have 320 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:13,600 come in contact with Jesus. Everybody who's come in contact 321 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:18,480 with Jesus has been changed. So think about this context. 322 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:25,760 It's estimated that 50%, roughly 50% of a population at any given 323 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:29,200 moment would be experiencing some sort of problem in their 324 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,520 body, whether it's sickness or whether injury. 325 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:37,200 If you take out any, any medicinal advantages, if you 326 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:40,800 take out the healing power of God at any given point, the 327 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:45,560 estimates say from like 40 to 70, but we'll just say 5050% of 328 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,240 the population has something wrong. 329 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,240 If there's been no intervention and no possible way to help him. 330 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,520 There's, it's a sprained ankle, it's a dislocated finger, it's 331 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:59,800 a, it's a concussion. It's, you know, it's cancer, you 332 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,240 name it. There's a big spectrum of all 333 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:02,920 the possibilities of issues and ailments. 334 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,680 So how many people, how many sick people are coming? 335 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:09,319 A lot, a lot of people are are coming. 336 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:13,560 So think about these guys who who are carrying the message. 337 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,079 They're running around the community. 338 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,400 They're going throughout the center it which is a region, not 339 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:22,079 just A1 little village. Christ, the healers come to the 340 00:17:22,079 --> 00:17:23,960 center it you've got their answer. 341 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,880 You know that in that house right there, a sick person is, 342 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:31,680 would you, would you run past their house and go to somebody 343 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,360 else's house because you don't like that guy or because you're 344 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:36,680 not sure how he's going to receive it? 345 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,920 He might not believe. He might not believe, like he's 346 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,960 not a really a faithful follower. 347 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,520 And he might, it might be kind of an awkward conversation. 348 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,840 You know, he's sick, you know the healer's here, but do you 349 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:49,000 really want to bother him? Is it he? 350 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,880 He sleeps this time of day. Maybe they're not home. 351 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,520 Thankfully, these men were aggressively telling everyone. 352 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,000 You ask, you seek, and you knock. 353 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,200 Imagine how many people were healed and transformed just 354 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,160 because of the men who spread the word in that place. 355 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,360 This isn't a story that we often emphasize. 356 00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:10,000 It's 3 verses. It's all we got. 357 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,080 But it's another group of people who were very thankful, 358 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,760 everybody whose door was knocked on, everybody who heard the 359 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,360 message that the healer has come. 360 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,680 Christ the healer, it's the Messiah. 361 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:22,600 None of this. Is lost on the Jewish readers, 362 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:26,160 of course, the Jewish hearers of Matthew, the target audience, 363 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:30,480 the original audience of this gospel, they understand the 364 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,120 Messiah is coming with healing in. 365 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:37,200 His wings. So these men are carrying the 366 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,040 message. When someone hears a witness, 367 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,200 faith is generated in the hearers. 368 00:18:43,120 --> 00:18:46,440 The Lord does that. He used these men and He wants 369 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,560 to use each of you. This is the means that the Lord 370 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,320 chooses to spread the gospel throughout the earth. 371 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:55,240 I wouldn't have picked it this way. 372 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:56,720 I wouldn't have done it this way. 373 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:58,600 I would just have Jesus stay the whole time. 374 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,960 But Jesus said, no, I want to build my church, I want to build 375 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:05,280 my church, I want to empower and fill my people, and I want them 376 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,480 to carry out the dominion mandate that they were given in 377 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:11,280 the very beginning. Be mine, act like mine and carry 378 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,040 my message out and I will fill you with power from on high. 379 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,120 Nothing shall by any means harm you. 380 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,240 You will overcome all the power of the enemy. 381 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,400 Go and make disciples. Teach them to obey. 382 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,160 Don't just tell them God loves you and He has a wonderful plan 383 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,200 for your life. Tell them that it's true, but 384 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:32,480 don't you dare stop with that. Teach them to obey everything I 385 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:36,360 have commanded and I am with you even under the end of the age. 386 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:41,080 This is the message of Jesus. This is the method of Jesus. 387 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,600 Jesus started with 12. And look at the world now, you 388 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,720 and I, someday we'll be able to trace our lineage back. 389 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:51,520 Who led you to Christ? Well, who led them to Christ? 390 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:53,760 Who led them to Christ? Someday that's going to trace 391 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,200 back to one of the 12. So we have that heritage and of 392 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,080 course we all come from Christ himself. 393 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,760 It all came the message that hit your ears and has changed your 394 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,640 life. It came out of Jesus mouth and 395 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:07,360 it is traced down. You'll be able to, you'll be 396 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:09,920 able to build that family tree. The Lord will show us in heaven 397 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,160 and we're going to be able to thank each of those people and 398 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,840 go thank you and thank you and thank you. 399 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,520 Thank you for opening your mouth and testifying. 400 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,000 And they're going to go what? Choice did I have? 401 00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:23,160 How could I not bring the good message? 402 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:24,920 How could I not? Bring you the good news. 403 00:20:25,360 --> 00:20:28,000 How could I not tell all the sick about the healer? 404 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,560 How could I not tell all the dead about the resurrection? 405 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:37,680 How could I not tell all the lost about the shepherd Saints, 406 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,680 you should be. You should be motivated. 407 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,920 You should be convicted. You should be stirred to carry 408 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,800 the message of the gospel again and again and again. 409 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,320 Because when someone hears a witness, the Lord has built it 410 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,840 such that faith is built in the heart of the hearer. 411 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,640 What else do we see here? We see that seeing Jesus should 412 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,920 spark faith for healing, for physical healing. 413 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,560 I've spiritualized this passage some, and that is good and right 414 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,520 and appropriate. But that is the secondary 415 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,440 application of what's happening here in the text. 416 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:13,120 Primarily, the primary application is physical healing 417 00:21:13,120 --> 00:21:18,760 for physical bodies. Seeing Jesus should spark faith 418 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,160 for healing. This is the first thought and 419 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:22,960 this is the initial reaction of the people. 420 00:21:23,120 --> 00:21:26,040 When Jesus got off the boat, they took off running and said 421 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,040 everybody's got to know, Everybody's got to hear. 422 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:34,520 This is what's happening. This is the primary application 423 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,720 again, Jesus. Heals people's bodies. 424 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,800 Like I said, I would never if I was just mapping out my own 425 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,000 year. As much as I love the Lord's 426 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,040 truths around healing, and as as much as that is a subject that I 427 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,840 will always # the pulpit on, I wouldn't preach this many 428 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,320 sermons on healing if I was just writing my own schedule. 429 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,800 And yet when we come through the gospel, we go, man, it's almost 430 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,000 like he heals people a lot, man. It's almost like he really likes 431 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,720 to do that, man. It's almost like now in chapter 432 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,240 15, we're finally going to see it. 433 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,400 We've been counting up all the people he turned away. 434 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,200 Remember, we've been counting them up. 435 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:09,400 We're still at a total of 0. Chapter. 15 we're going to come 436 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:12,080 to number one. We're going to walk through it 437 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:16,520 together. It's funny how people will will 438 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,440 take the exception and want to make it the rule. 439 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:23,640 Have you noticed that in life? But Matthew 15 is going to bless 440 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,440 you. It's not going to it's not going 441 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:26,880 to weigh you down. It's not going to rob your 442 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:28,040 faith. It's only going to build it. 443 00:22:29,120 --> 00:22:33,320 Let's keep going. Verse 36 And they implored him 444 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,080 that they might. Only touched the fringe of his 445 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,320 garment, and as many as touched it were made well. 446 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:43,400 So again, everybody's healed. Everybody who comes is everybody 447 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:47,320 who's healed but they. Implored him this word, 448 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,240 implored. They asked, they begged, they 449 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,040 pleaded. Once again we see people set the 450 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:53,280 terms. The woman with the issue of 451 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,960 blood, she had come to him, but she just said to herself she 452 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:57,280 didn't even want to communicate with him. 453 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,360 She goes, If I touch the the fringe of his garment, then I'll 454 00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:04,120 be made well. The original language clarifies. 455 00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:06,480 That the sick were the ones who are making this request, by the 456 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,840 way. So you and I might in, in the 457 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:13,240 English we read over and we say, OK, everybody's imploring him. 458 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,560 Was it, was it the men who brought them and told them about 459 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,160 Jesus who are pleading? No, it's actually the sick who 460 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:22,680 are who are pleading and saying, Lord, if we could just touch the 461 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,360 fringe of your garment. So faith has been built. 462 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,760 Where does it come from? I suspect it came from the woman 463 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,240 with the issue of blood. I suspect that that testimony 464 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,760 had spread. Because and I laugh at that 465 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:34,720 story with you and say, this is crazy. 466 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:37,720 She just wrote her own script. I'll just do it this way. 467 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:42,280 Says who you got a verse for that sister, Come on, come on, 468 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,600 give me a verse. But she knows the nature and the 469 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:49,400 character for God. And then he goes and Jesus, it's 470 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:53,480 even unconscious to him who touched me, who touched me. 471 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:55,240 Lord, everybody said no, this was different. 472 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,280 Again, that messes with folks theology. 473 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:59,760 I thought Jesus knew everything all the time, at all times. 474 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,680 Well, he's limited himself for those temporary moments in the 475 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:06,320 ways that he chose to. Not because he's limited, but 476 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:10,120 because he did this. There's mystery in it, and yet 477 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,280 it's it's still the reality. The Scripture also tells us 478 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:19,200 Jesus grew in wisdom in stature. How can the very wisdom of God 479 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,480 grow in wisdom? Well, I don't know, but Jesus 480 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,880 did. But they're pleading, they're 481 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:27,400 begging, they're asking Jesus, can we just touch the hem of 482 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,160 your garment will be made. Well, I don't know. 483 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,120 We don't know if he's walking through the streets and that 484 00:24:31,120 --> 00:24:33,000 people are just coming up. We don't know if he's just 485 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,080 seated and they form massive lines and people come up. 486 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,200 We don't know exactly how it happened, but we know that they 487 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,800 came up and just touched the hem of his garment. 488 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,600 But how did they do that? Why do they know to do that? 489 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:49,360 I believe that there was a a witness who then testified and 490 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:51,920 now faith has come for all these people who go well, if it was 491 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:56,640 for her, then it'll be for me. If he did it for them, he's he's 492 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,560 no respecter of persons. He won't change it up on me. 493 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:05,920 I have faith, I have confidence. But the thing I love is that 494 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,240 these people are coming to Jesus directly. 495 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,360 Notice they come, and they beg, and they plead, and they. 496 00:25:11,360 --> 00:25:14,200 Ask there is no go between at this point. 497 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,360 They were brought near by the witnesses, but now. 498 00:25:18,360 --> 00:25:21,280 Nobody grabs Jesus for them. They have to grab Jesus for 499 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,840 themselves. Nobody can grab Jesus for you. 500 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:27,600 You have to grab Jesus for yourself. 501 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,880 Children, I'm talking to you. Spouses, I'm talking to you. 502 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:35,680 Friends, family, whoever we may lean on, pastors, other 503 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,920 Christians, they can all be witnesses who testify to you and 504 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,040 bring you near. But if you won't grab Jesus for 505 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,640 yourself. You can't have him. 506 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,960 You don't have a relationship with Jesus through someone else. 507 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,840 Jesus is the high priest. He is the way. 508 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,040 You don't have to go through Pastor Jim. 509 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,160 Michael, can you put a good word in with the Lord? 510 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:02,520 No, I do pray for you and I will continue to pray for you, but I 511 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:07,760 can't pray instead of you. So I will pray for you, but I 512 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:13,240 won't pray for you. I won't pray instead of you, you 513 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:16,880 walk with the Lord. You know the Lord he is your 514 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,920 high priest. He made the way so the the old 515 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,240 high priest, he was the go between the people of Israel 516 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,240 would say. He will go and represent us. 517 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,720 And now Jesus says you have direct access to me. 518 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,240 I am the high priest. I am your way in. 519 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:37,120 We have to grab a hold of Jesus for ourselves, our young men, 520 00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:38,920 our young women. You have to grab a hold of Jesus 521 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,680 for yourself. You are blessed that your 522 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,440 parents love and follow King Jesus. 523 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,360 You have every advantage in life because of that alone. 524 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,200 That's plenty, and that's enough. 525 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,040 But you still have to grab a hold of Jesus for yourself. 526 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,720 Jesus is our high priest. We don't have an earthly man who 527 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:00,560 goes to God on our behalf. God came to us through Jesus, 528 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:02,960 and now we can go straight to the throne of grace. 529 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:06,720 You can go straight to the throne of grace with confidence 530 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:11,080 so that you may receive mercy and that you may find grace to 531 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:14,640 help you in your time of need. But that looks like something. 532 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,200 It can't look like nothing. You have to grab a hold of 533 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,280 Jesus. What does it look like? 534 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,680 How do I do it? By faith? 535 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,160 And then faith will always find an expression. 536 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:25,760 Faith might say I'll grab his garment. 537 00:27:26,120 --> 00:27:27,800 Faith might say it'll be like this. 538 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:29,080 Faith might say it'll be like that. 539 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,480 But faith comes from knowing his nature and character and walking 540 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,720 with Him and grabbing a hold of Jesus for yourself. 541 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,600 Do not be content like the children of Israel were to let 542 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,680 Moses go meet with God without them and they they wanted that 543 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:47,360 you meet with God lest we die. You go, you be the go between. 544 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:50,040 We prefer that. This is a different attitude 545 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:51,840 that says no, I have to get him for myself. 546 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,240 I want you instead. God wants all of us instead to 547 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,880 be like Joshua. Scripture says that Moses would 548 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,160 meet in the tent with God as a friend meets face to face. 549 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:05,240 And then Moses would retreat and leave the tent and go out into 550 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:07,440 the camp and go back to be with the Israelites. 551 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:11,160 But there was a young man, Joshua, who remained in the 552 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:11,560 tent. I. 553 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:16,680 Didn't even know he was in there until Scripture says he. 554 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,720 But he wouldn't leave. So he's Moses right hand man. 555 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,280 And Moses says, all right Lord. They finished their conversation 556 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,160 and Moses met with God as a friend and he says and now he 557 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,800 leaves to go be with Israel. But Joshua stays in the tent. 558 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,080 Why? He's not looking for efficiency 559 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:33,880 here. He's not looking for OK, we'll 560 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:35,240 receive marching orders, General. 561 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,920 We'll move on to the next thing. He is he's. 562 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:41,040 Looking to experience the Lord. He's looking to be a friend of 563 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:42,840 God. He's looking to build fellowship 564 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,040 with the Lord. I want him for myself. 565 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,000 I want him all for myself. And I'm and I'm not. 566 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:49,680 Content to have somebody else's experience. 567 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,040 I I know Moses is the prophet. I know he's got something unique 568 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:56,920 going on, but might I linger a bit longer? 569 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,520 That's hunger, that's thirst, that's devotion, and the Lord 570 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,200 honored it. The Lord honors Joshua and the 571 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:08,360 Lord blesses him. I saw recently Kid Rock was on 572 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:15,080 the Joe Rogan podcast, and I think the Lord is. 573 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:17,640 I know the Lord is working on Joe Rogan because he continues 574 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,840 to bring people who speak the name of Jesus with love and 575 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:22,760 adoration. And that man's podcast. 576 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,720 So this is a podcaster is the most famous podcast in the 577 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:29,800 world, But he's asking Kid Rock. He's like, if you could go back 578 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:32,680 to any time in history, where would you go? 579 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:38,440 And Kid Roger says Jesus. And Joe Rogan goes, OK, Joe 580 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:40,480 Rogan is not a believer. I don't know Kid Rock's whole 581 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:41,600 story. I just know this clip. 582 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:47,640 But Joe Rogan goes what if you go and nobody's there? 583 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:53,320 And Kid Rock goes even better. I get him all to myself. 584 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,520 So he totally misunderstands what Joe Rogan was implying, 585 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:00,360 which was like the most innocent and, as the young folks say, the 586 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,560 most base possible response because he's like, yeah, but 587 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,720 what if you go, nobody's there? He's like, that's awesome. 588 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:10,280 I have Jesus all to myself. Which is like the absolute best 589 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,200 response for a sheep of the shepherd. 590 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,960 And Joe Rogan's like, no, no, no, I meant like, I meant like, 591 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,840 what if you go and Jesus isn't there and he's like, oh, he'll 592 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:23,160 be there. Oh, of course, of course he'll 593 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:24,640 be there. But what was your point there? 594 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,640 Well, I want the Lord for myself. 595 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,560 That was my thought, kid. Ron was like, I get him all to 596 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:29,800 myself. Like, I like this. 597 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,840 I like this game even more than before. 598 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,520 He is there, but thankfully, more importantly, He's here. 599 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,160 He is in you. He is with you by the Holy 600 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:45,240 Spirit. And we are not content to let 601 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,520 somebody else grab a hold of Jesus for us. 602 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,640 We grab a hold of Jesus for ourselves. 603 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:53,200 So what is this, the fringe of his garment? 604 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,480 We've seen it before. We're going to see it again. 605 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,080 We're going to see Jesus rebuke the Pharisees later. 606 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,120 So there were there were commands given in Deuteronomy 607 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,440 for how Jewish men were supposed to dress. 608 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,920 And there were certain emblems and there were certain things to 609 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,720 represent. The Lord is big on symbolism. 610 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:13,200 He wants things to represent to. Be a moral reminder and an 611 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,160 encouragement for you. The problem is, the Pharisees 612 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,960 took what was supposed to be a moral reminder, and they made 613 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,400 the thing that was supposed to be the moral reminder. 614 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,320 This the signifier of of holiness. 615 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,360 So if you're supposed to have a few tassels on you, then they 616 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:30,440 said, well, the longer the tassel, the holier you are. 617 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:32,040 No, no, no bro, that wasn't the point. 618 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:33,880 The point was just like the tassels are enough like. 619 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:36,160 I'm going to have bigger tassels than you like. 620 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,480 OK, guys, I think you're missing the whole thing now. 621 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:40,160 And that's what the Pharisees did. 622 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:42,160 Oh, we're supposed to have the scripture on our forehead. 623 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:45,200 Well, then I'm going to have the bigger scripture box on the top 624 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:47,440 of my hat. So then, you know, so then 625 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:49,720 people walk through the streets and go look how holy he is. 626 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:51,480 Look how much. Bible he's got hanging off the 627 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,120 front of his head. And so that's what they wanted. 628 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,640 They wanted you to admire them. They wanted you to go. 629 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,720 That's a holy man. That's what they wanted. 630 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:02,760 It was pride. They wanted to inflate 631 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,480 themselves in front of you. They wanted to be big and puffed 632 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:07,480 up and go, wow, that's a holy man. 633 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,960 Not because of his good fruit, but because of his outward show. 634 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,440 And that's the problem. Anyone can make an outward show. 635 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,080 You got to know somebody and walk with somebody. 636 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,880 Fruit talks over time. It's easy to walk through the 637 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:22,120 crowd and go, wow, he looks the part man, Look how? 638 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,120 Look how big his scripture boxes on his head. 639 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,920 Look how long his tassels are. But these tassels weren't 640 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:29,400 nothing. Still a. 641 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,120 Humble. A humble holy man like Jesus 642 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:34,240 very likely still would have had these. 643 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,120 So it's very likely that this is what these Jewish people are 644 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,840 grabbing a hold of these tassels on this, on this prayer shawl. 645 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,760 I know Gordon and Linda know what I'm talking about. 646 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:47,360 So this, this garment and there was there was blue stripe on it. 647 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:49,400 There was white stripe on all these things were were 648 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:53,840 signifying heaven and earth and purity and prayer and holiness. 649 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:55,520 This is the fringe of his garment. 650 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:58,440 Again, the Jewish listeners to this gospel, they understand 651 00:32:58,640 --> 00:32:59,920 what these people are grabbing a hold of. 652 00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:04,880 If I could just grab a hold of the tassel, these tassels 653 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:09,760 signified holiness and they could be worn in the appropriate 654 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:12,240 way, which of course would have been the way that Jesus did it. 655 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,720 Not with pride, not with pomp, not with circumstance. 656 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:17,360 But the Jewish. Hearers again. 657 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,120 They knew what this was about. The one with healing in his 658 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:23,720 wings, the one with the healing in his tassels was walking among 659 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:26,360 the people. They named the terms and say 660 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,120 we're if we just touch, if we could just touch your tassel, 661 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:31,720 then we'll be healed. And Jesus says, let's do it, 662 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,360 let's do it. I'll bless you that way. 663 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:39,160 I love you that way. As many as touched it were made 664 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:44,760 well, made well. To spare, to save, to bring 665 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:48,280 safely through. What a relief. 666 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:54,440 The doctors might not have loved it, but the whole community is 667 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:58,000 transformed again by Jesus and his kindness and his generosity 668 00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:59,600 and the will of God being revealed. 669 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:03,280 What does God want for people? Let's look at Jesus and we'll 670 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,880 always have our answers. Coming into contact with God. 671 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:10,880 Changes you and we're closing and we're going to prepare to 672 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:13,800 receive communion. Coming into contact with God 673 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:15,480 changes you where? Where do we see that? 674 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:20,080 Look at the leper, remember? Jesus touches the leper. 675 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:23,400 Does Jesus then get leprosy? No. 676 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,400 The leper gets purified, he gets made whole. 677 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:30,080 Isaiah comes before the Lord, and he says, oh, I'm a man of 678 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:31,679 unclean lips. And the Angel flies. 679 00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:34,560 He grabs one of the burning coals from the altar and he 680 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,840 flies, and then he touches it to Isaiah's lips. 681 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:39,560 Is the coal now tainted with impurities? 682 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,840 No, Isaiah is made pure and made clean. 683 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:46,840 You and I, we reach out and touch Jesus. 684 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:50,360 Does he become sinful? Well, the Scripture says he 685 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:53,679 became sin, but Jesus did not sin. 686 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:58,400 He was never impure. And still we become now the 687 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:03,640 righteousness of God in Christ. We have a genetic disease. 688 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:06,200 From our Father Adam and we need healing. 689 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:08,960 It's sin. We have other diseases, we have 690 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:11,040 other ailments, we have other malfunctions, we have other 691 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,360 injuries, and we need healing from all of it. 692 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,880 Jesus is the one that we grab a hold of, and we're going to do 693 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:19,640 that now in just a moment, Chris and Kayla, if you would serve us 694 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:23,560 the elements, we're going to grab hold of Jesus again, 695 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:26,960 through his body and through his blood for the forgiveness of 696 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:30,000 sins, the most important. Miracle. 697 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:32,920 And also for the healing of our bodies. 698 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:35,920 Last week I laid hands on you in obedience to the Word of God. 699 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:40,160 That with the anointing of oil. But it's not a script, it's 700 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,080 faith. God didn't intend to give 701 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:43,920 formulas. He intended to give faith. 702 00:35:44,720 --> 00:35:47,720 So even as you receive communion, as you drink the 703 00:35:47,720 --> 00:35:51,120 blood and eat the body this morning, you can receive all 704 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:54,760 that the Lord has, all that you need, all that He has intended 705 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:56,600 for you. So we're going to pray. 706 00:35:56,600 --> 00:36:01,080 Elijah Fayne, if you would bring up the music again, Saints, just 707 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:02,640 meditate. Just pray. 708 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:07,200 The encouragement I'll give you and the instruction that I'll 709 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:12,960 give you is to inspect your own heart, to test yourself, to see 710 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:18,000 that you be in the faith. And the warning I'll give is 711 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:19,800 only the warning that Scripture gives. 712 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:23,600 Do not partake of the Lord's body. 713 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,280 Do not partake of the Lord's blood in an unworthy manner. 714 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:30,240 Don't come to it as a small thing. 715 00:36:30,240 --> 00:36:31,480 Don't come to it as a light thing. 716 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:34,640 If you would do something like that, you would be eating and 717 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:36,600 drinking condemnation unto yourself. 718 00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:39,760 There's this thing in the body of Christ. 719 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:42,680 There's these theological terms and ways that people go about 720 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:43,840 it. And some pastors say, well, do 721 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:45,760 you prevent people from receiving communion? 722 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,520 Do you let everybody receive communion? 723 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:52,160 The way I know to do it is to present the Lord's body in the 724 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:55,640 Lord's blood, and then to also present the warning out of love 725 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:59,200 for every partaker to say, do not eat and drink condemnation 726 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:01,240 unto yourself. It would be better to not 727 00:37:01,240 --> 00:37:04,080 partake than to partake in an unworthy. 728 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:06,000 Manner. How can I do it in a worthy 729 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,920 manner? Is there sin in your life that 730 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:11,360 you're not repenting of and you know you're not going to repent 731 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:13,200 of? Do not take the body and the 732 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:15,840 blood of the Lord. Have you determined in your 733 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:18,720 heart this morning that this is who I am? 734 00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:20,840 This is as Christian. As I'm ever going to get, and I 735 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:22,360 have no intention of going any farther. 736 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,800 I would if I were you. I would not. 737 00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:28,520 I wouldn't trample the blood and the body of Christ. 738 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:31,360 If we trample the body and the blood of Christ, what lies next 739 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,360 for us? What safety is there? 740 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:36,920 What protection is there? On the Interstate, flying off 741 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:40,320 the Cliff, Jesus is the only thing standing between me and 742 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:43,240 that edge. If you trample him, there will 743 00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:47,760 be nothing else after him. Pastor, you trying to scare us? 744 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:52,800 I want you to have the fear of the Lord, of course, and the 745 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,400 whole truth. But remember the body and the 746 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:57,400 blood. What it represents, it 747 00:37:57,400 --> 00:37:59,360 represents His mercy for all of our sin. 748 00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:03,200 But it will require, like our sister prophesied, it will 749 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:07,640 require our obedience. God keep me close is a good 750 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:12,760 prayer, but it will ultimately require me making choices. 751 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,400 So I want you to partake. I want you to drink deeply of 752 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,520 the cup. I want you to feast on the body 753 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:22,240 of the Lord because it is your salvation, because your it is 754 00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:24,960 your purity, because it is your holiness, because it is your 755 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:26,800 redemption, because it is your healing. 756 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:30,640 So we move forward prayerfully, we move forward humbly, we move 757 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:32,920 forward gratefully, coming to the throne of. 758 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:37,400 What? Grace the throne of. 759 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:40,440 Grace, Chris and Kayla, would you serve us? 760 00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:45,000 You can boost it a little bit, Thank you. 761 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:51,080 You can just hold them to the elements as as you pray and then 762 00:38:51,080 --> 00:39:00,080 we'll take together in a moment. Thank you, brother. 763 00:39:04,240 --> 00:40:03,320 Thank you, my sister. There is anything in 764 00:40:24,180 --> 00:40:42,500 pure mega free me, deliver me from people, deliver me from 765 00:40:42,500 --> 00:41:25,560 flesh, deliver me from people. Lord, we've confessed our sin, 766 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:30,600 we've prayed, we have asked forgiveness, and we come again 767 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:36,040 to the cross. The cross. 768 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:39,160 It's foolishness to the world, but it's a treasure to us. 769 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,720 The Lamb of God was slain before the. 770 00:41:44,720 --> 00:41:46,440 Foundation of the. World in the heart of God. 771 00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:51,360 And now, 2000 years later, we still look back to that moment. 772 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:56,360 Your passion, your sacrifice, you did it all for the joy set 773 00:41:56,360 --> 00:42:00,520 before you, the joy of a restored people, the joy of your 774 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:04,920 name glorified, the joy of pleasing your Father. 775 00:42:07,720 --> 00:42:12,960 So we come to the cup and to the bread with gratitude and with 776 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:16,320 joy, knowing that we have much more than the people of Israel 777 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:24,440 had, even as they were delivered from Egypt that night, as that 778 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:29,520 first Passover meal was taken. They were delivered from 779 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:33,400 oppression, yes, but God, we've been delivered from so much 780 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:36,840 more. Jesus, you changed that 781 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:39,360 Passover. You said this is the new 782 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:46,840 covenant in your blood. No longer would it point only to 783 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:50,560 Israel, but and to Egypt. But more importantly, it points 784 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:54,600 to every person who will call. Upon the name of the Lord to be 785 00:42:54,600 --> 00:43:03,950 saved and the death Angel passes over us. 786 00:43:05,150 --> 00:43:09,230 Because it didn't Passover. Jesus the Father pointed his 787 00:43:09,230 --> 00:43:13,630 wrath at his Son so that all of his enemies could become his 788 00:43:13,630 --> 00:43:18,030 sons. And now that is exactly what we 789 00:43:18,030 --> 00:43:23,920 are with full inheritance as joint heirs with Christ seated 790 00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:26,960 with you in heavenly places at that throne of grace that we 791 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:30,760 approach with confidence as thankful children, as forgiven 792 00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:34,400 children, as redeemed children, and now righteous children. 793 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:38,400 God carry us forward not with a consciousness of sin, but with a 794 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:42,440 consciousness of righteousness, aware of the high calling on our 795 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:46,320 lives as ministers, as ambassadors for the King and his 796 00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:49,960 Kingdom, as witnesses who've seen something. 797 00:43:50,320 --> 00:43:53,160 And now? Not only are we required to 798 00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:57,120 testify, we joyfully testify. I was reluctant to testify in 799 00:43:57,120 --> 00:44:01,000 court years ago, but as believers, God, we are joyfully 800 00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:03,880 thrilled. To carry the message of the 801 00:44:03,880 --> 00:44:09,840 Kingdom Lord, even before we partake, we pray for all those 802 00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:13,240 who don't know you and Saints, I want you to just hold someone in 803 00:44:13,240 --> 00:44:16,520 your heart, a particular person. Not the whole wide. 804 00:44:16,520 --> 00:44:20,920 World but a particular person right now God bring them into 805 00:44:20,920 --> 00:44:29,080 the Kingdom and save them. Save them and use me, use me God 806 00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:35,040 to bring them near that they would be LED close, but then 807 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:37,080 that that they would grab a hold for themselves. 808 00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:41,000 The King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the one with healing in 809 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:47,160 his wings and for the physical needs we have in our bodies. 810 00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:51,000 Whether great or small, they're all small. 811 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:54,920 For the one who walks on top of all things, with all authority 812 00:44:55,720 --> 00:44:58,400 for the body and the blood accomplish everything that was 813 00:44:58,400 --> 00:45:01,600 needed. We receive healing by faith, 814 00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:05,240 right? Now for the cough that won't go 815 00:45:05,240 --> 00:45:10,000 away, for the vision that hasn't yet been perfected, for the 816 00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:14,120 issues, for the ailments, for the wound that hasn't been 817 00:45:14,120 --> 00:45:20,600 opened, for the headache, for the chronic pain. 818 00:45:21,720 --> 00:45:26,560 Every name that can be named bow down in Jesus name before Jesus. 819 00:45:28,320 --> 00:45:35,040 We believe Lord, we believe by your stripes we were healed, by 820 00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:39,240 your blood we redeemed. Let's take the body of the Lord. 821 00:45:49,800 --> 00:46:07,710 And together let's take the cup. Isaiah was cleansed by the hot 822 00:46:07,710 --> 00:46:10,230 coal from the altar. Jesus is the greater coal. 823 00:46:13,350 --> 00:46:18,390 We're cleansed, forgiven, loved, secure. 824 00:46:21,080 --> 00:46:23,880 God, thank you so much for a conscience that's been 825 00:46:23,880 --> 00:46:25,120 sprinkled. By your blood. 826 00:46:26,920 --> 00:46:31,800 Thank you for protecting us from shame and condemnation, but 827 00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:35,240 thank you so much for the loving correction of a father. 828 00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:40,080 Thank you for the identity of a son. 829 00:46:43,160 --> 00:46:48,400 Lord, send your people out today as effective equipped. 830 00:46:48,840 --> 00:46:52,680 Ministers full of your spirit, full of your power, full of your 831 00:46:52,680 --> 00:46:56,120 love. Or we expect good fruit. 832 00:46:56,640 --> 00:46:59,120 We expect people to respond when we share the gospel. 833 00:46:59,880 --> 00:47:03,800 We expect them to be eager to come to the healer. 834 00:47:05,600 --> 00:47:08,840 We expect to see your glory. And now the. 835 00:47:08,840 --> 00:47:13,480 Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face Shinedown 836 00:47:13,480 --> 00:47:15,520 upon you, and be. Gracious to you. 837 00:47:16,480 --> 00:47:19,600 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you great 838 00:47:19,600 --> 00:47:28,360 peace in Jesus name, Amen. Adam and Angelina are going to 839 00:47:28,360 --> 00:47:30,080 be up front for. For. 840 00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:33,480 Prayer for anyone who would like some extra ministry. 841 00:47:33,680 --> 00:47:34,880 They would be honored to pray with you. 842 00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:38,160 Thank. You, brother. 843 00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:40,880 They're still going. You might need to.