1 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,960 All right, well, welcome back. There are notes available on the 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,440 back table to the message. If you want to grab those either 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:17,560 now as I'm teaching through or on your way out, feel free to 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,640 grab those. All right, if you have your 5 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,600 Bible, take it and turn to the book of Psalms. 6 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:24,960 And it's kind of right in the middle of your Bible. 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,640 You're going to find Psalms 150 chapters long, and the longest 8 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:34,680 chapter in Psalms is Psalm 119. It's very long and you can find 9 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,320 verse one O 3 is where we're going to start there. 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,320 So Psalm chapter 119. 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All right, if you're in the 18 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,120 middle of your Bible, Psalm chapter 119, again, the longest 19 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:07,640 chapter in the Bible, quite long. 20 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,960 And I'm going to read from verses one O 3 to one O 5. 21 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:18,440 The psalmist writes how sweet are your words to my taste, 22 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:23,600 sweeter than honey to my mouth. And through your precepts, I get 23 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,680 understanding and therefore I hate every false way. 24 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:33,360 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 25 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,720 This morning I want to continue in our series in the Psalms, 26 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,680 where we're looking at the what we're calling the original 27 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,840 playlist, the OG playlist. And I want to talk to this 28 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:48,200 morning about songs about the Word, songs about the Word 29 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,720 meaning God's Word, the Psalms that are written about God's 30 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,400 Word. Let me pray for us. 31 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:58,800 God, What a joy it is to be together on this snowy fall day. 32 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,800 And we've enjoyed singing to you and just being together in 33 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,680 Kononia and fellowship. And now our children are in 34 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,639 their respective classes and learning about you. 35 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,600 And here we sit also ready to dig into your word. 36 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,880 And this morning as we continue in the Psalms, and specifically 37 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:20,240 as we look to the Psalms that speak about your ways, your 38 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,560 Word, your truth, we pray that you'll inspire us and grow us in 39 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,880 the name of Jesus. And everyone together loudly 40 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,960 said Amen and Amen. All right, well, we have been 41 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,720 here in the book of Psalms. This is our 8th message. 42 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,520 And I have had a blast teaching through this. 43 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,960 Just a few more weeks and then we'll get into Christmas season. 44 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:43,040 Wade is going to be teaching next week, and we'll be in Texas 45 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:44,600 for Thanksgiving, looking forward to that. 46 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,240 And then I'll be back after Thanksgiving and we'll wind down 47 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,720 our series into the OG playlist. But what we mean by this is that 48 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,720 the Psalms are like the original playlist. 49 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,120 They're the OG, right? And God puts together this 50 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:02,400 playlist thousands of years ago. And the playlist that got put 51 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:07,440 together here, it's written over a period of 1500 years of songs 52 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,920 and God compiles them together through the Holy Spirit. 53 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:14,400 And they go from the era of Moses and Exodus all the way 54 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,920 through post exile, which you'll remember if you went to Sunday 55 00:03:18,920 --> 00:03:22,560 school or you studied this. God's people are carted off into 56 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,880 exile into Babylon. And this is the era of like 57 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,080 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, they're they won't bow before 58 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:30,680 the idol. And so they're thrown into a 59 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,320 fiery furnace. Some of these songs would have 60 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,520 been written in that era. So 1500 years and 150 songs. 61 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,960 And now we get to glean from them today. 62 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,520 And I consider it a playlist. Like when you, you know, from 63 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,360 those of us back in the cassette days, remember we would make a 64 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,840 mixtape on a cassette. How many of you remember burning 65 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,680 CDs? How many remember that right? 66 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,600 Burning CDs, right. You'd make a place. 67 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,640 But anymore, now it's just on your iPhone or wherever where 68 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,120 it's so much easier just to go and access playlist or make your 69 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,560 own. The book of Psalms is a playlist 70 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,000 that is put together by God, by the Holy Spirit. 71 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,200 And all of these years later we get to glean from them. 72 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,080 So I have really enjoyed teaching through this. 73 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,720 And let me just review what we've been teaching. 74 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,080 And you could go back by the way, and get these messages. 75 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,240 Someone was asking me specifically how to do this this 76 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,480 morning. You can find our podcast at 77 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:21,720 YouTube, on Facebook, at anywhere you podcast on Apple, 78 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,840 Spotify, Amazon, our our messages and services are on all 79 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:28,800 of those platforms. OK, so you could go back and 80 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,080 find the other messages in the series. 81 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,000 So we talked about initially just I gave you an overview of 82 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,480 the Psalms, but then the next week I mentioned that there are 83 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,880 several songs that talk about who God is and what he's like. 84 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,320 And so if you want to get to know God, a great way to get to 85 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,680 know him is through reading through the Psalms, because the 86 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:48,640 Psalms often explain the character, the goodness, the 87 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:52,640 nature, the personality of God. A great way to get to know God 88 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,520 is our Father. And there were songs of 89 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:58,600 repentance, particularly David after his sin with Bathsheba in 90 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,840 Psalm 51. He he comes along. 91 00:05:00,840 --> 00:05:02,320 We talked on this several weeks ago. 92 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:07,200 He said created me a clean heart of God and renew a right spirit 93 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,160 within me. And repentance is part of the 94 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,680 discipline of a Christian life, right? 95 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,600 If you're going to fall after Jesus, then throughout our lives 96 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,880 there are times where we repent of sin and behaviors, and 97 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,640 repenting with these psalms is a good way to see, OK, this is a 98 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:26,360 model of right repentance, and David does it well. 99 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,240 Created me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within 100 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:30,640 me. And then we looked at the 101 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,120 sorrowful psalms, the idea that many of the songs are laments 102 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,600 and they're sorrowful. David finds himself hiding in a 103 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,720 cave from Saul and he cries out to the Lord, feeling forgotten 104 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,120 by God. That's something that ends up in 105 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,760 the Bible, David and other songwriters feeling forgotten 106 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,360 and abandoned by God. They're there to give voice to 107 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,240 those times where we feel abandoned. 108 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,240 It has got abandoned, the snow. But there are times where we 109 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:56,960 feel that way and these songs give voice to it. 110 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:01,640 And we looked at songs of grief, maybe a death in the family, a 111 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,480 divorce, something very tragic can lead to, again, just 112 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,040 overwhelming, even physical grief. 113 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,960 And the Psalms have several songs that are like that. 114 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,000 They give voice to grief instead of us just burying our grief and 115 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,360 denying it. Instead, these Psalms that we 116 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,000 went through go find the message again. 117 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,120 They give voice to those seasons and times of grief. 118 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,200 And then finally, last week, we looked at a song that's 119 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,960 misunderstood. It's Psalm 137, where the 120 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,920 psalmist ends that Psalm by saying, blessed is he who takes 121 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,840 my enemies babies and dashes them against the rocks. 122 00:06:33,280 --> 00:06:35,840 What a crazy idea is that? Well, that one's often 123 00:06:35,840 --> 00:06:37,840 misunderstood. So if you were, if you missed 124 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:40,400 that one, go back and get it. The psalmist is saying, God, I 125 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,040 trust vindication to you. I'm not going to take revenge. 126 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,080 I'm not going to be vengeful. They're trusting God and His 127 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:51,760 sovereignty to bring justice. And it's OK to cry out and pray 128 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,560 for God's justice to come. We see in the revelation there 129 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,240 will be final judgement. When it comes, God's people will 130 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:01,280 celebrate and rejoice. So this morning, after all of 131 00:07:01,280 --> 00:07:05,080 those weeks, now we're going to go through and see how often it 132 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:09,080 might be surprising to you how often the psalmist promote God's 133 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,640 Word and honor God's Word. They honor Scripture over and 134 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,840 over and over again. And sometimes it's called the 135 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,520 Word, and we'll find that there are other times that it's called 136 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,960 something else. But All in all, and we found it 137 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,440 right here in Psalm 119, initially it's called, How sweet 138 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:27,080 are your words to my taste, word meaning Scripture through your 139 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:28,680 precepts here they're called precepts. 140 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,160 I get understanding and then he goes back to calling Scripture 141 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,520 God's Word. Your word is a lamp to my feet 142 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,640 and a light into my path. We're going to see how often the 143 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:43,840 Psalmist are honoring and revering and promoting God's 144 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,600 Word, His pathways, His precepts. 145 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,920 Now you must know that when the psalmists are writing their 146 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,120 songs, they only have a fraction of the Bible that we have, 147 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,280 right? Especially the early Psalms. 148 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,880 So remember, the first five books of the Bible are called 149 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:02,760 the Torah, and it's Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and 150 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,760 Deuteronomy. And Genesis, of course, is the 151 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,440 story of creation and Noah's founder and Abraham, who's the 152 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,520 father of our faith, and Jacob, who has twelve sons, have become 153 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,720 the tribes of Israel. All of those stories are found 154 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:17,360 in Genesis. And then Exodus is the story of 155 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:21,400 Moses going to Egypt where the Jewish people are enslaved by 156 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,960 the Pharaoh. And Moses goes by the direction 157 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:29,400 of God to say, let my people go. And then Exodus, we, we get a 158 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,960 lot of the laws of God that God speaks through Moses. 159 00:08:33,159 --> 00:08:35,960 And Moses also writes again, the Leviticus numbers in 160 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,360 Deuteronomy. And so when the psalmist are 161 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,240 talking about God, your word is a lamb to my feet. 162 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:42,880 It would have been those five books. 163 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,360 That's all that they had. Now we have the rest of the Old 164 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,360 Testament to go on. We have the stories of Jesus in 165 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,120 the New Testament, the teachings of Jesus, the Gospels. 166 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:52,560 And we have the New Testament letters. 167 00:08:52,560 --> 00:08:57,040 We have so much more scripture to lean into than those who were 168 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,600 writing these songs thousands of years ago. 169 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:01,400 And because of that, we could be grateful. 170 00:09:01,560 --> 00:09:03,520 Again, more, more scripture to go on. 171 00:09:03,680 --> 00:09:06,920 But they just had the tour. And be aware of that as you read 172 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,480 through the Psalms. Now look, let's look at a 173 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,040 variety of words that are used when referring to Scripture. 174 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:17,240 In the Psalms we see that law or instruction not just rules. 175 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,080 The laws of God were not just rules to hold us back, but 176 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,520 instead they were guidelines that led to a blessed life. 177 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:27,520 And there are 25 times in the Psalms where the psalmist are 178 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:32,640 honoring God's law. Psalm One, verse 1 and 2 is an 179 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,640 occasion of this. It says blessed is the man who 180 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,760 walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of 181 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:43,280 sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers, but his delight is in 182 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:48,760 the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 183 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,520 The Psalms kicks off this way. This is the first of the Psalms 184 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:55,200 encouraging us to delight in the Lord and to delight particularly 185 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,080 in the laws of God. Did you know you could find 186 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,160 delight in the laws of God? They're not intended to be a 187 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,800 weight around our neck. Instead, we can find delight in 188 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:06,080 the life that we live when we follow after God's principles 189 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:10,240 and instructions. Then the word Word is found 39 190 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,200 times in the Psalms. An example again from Psalm 119 191 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,560 that we read. Your word is a lamp to my feet 192 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:22,280 and a light to my path. 3939 * 39 times the psalmist are 193 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:25,520 promoting the word of God. And then there are 9 times where 194 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,640 the psalmist referenced the words of God. 195 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:32,320 Psalm 12 verse 6, it says the words of the Lord are pure words 196 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:36,320 like silver refined in the furnace on the ground, purified 197 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,720 7 times honoring the words of the Lord. 198 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,200 Then then the term testimony, which again is like the truth of 199 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,040 God. It's found 23 times, precepts is 200 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:51,000 found 21 times and commandments are found 22 times. 201 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,640 Here's an example. That's Psalm 19, seven and 202 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,480 eight. The Psalm writer says the law of 203 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,600 the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. 204 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:03,520 The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple, the 205 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:08,320 precepts of the Lord are right rejoicing the heart, and the 206 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:14,080 commandment of the Lord is pure enlightening in the eyes. 23 207 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,400 other times they use the term rules, the rules of God. 208 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,760 Other 23 times they talk about the statutes of God, four times 209 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,000 they talk about the judgment of God, and 14 times the songs in 210 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,520 the Psalms speak of the promises of God. 211 00:11:28,680 --> 00:11:34,600 So all told, in the Psalms there are 203 times where God's word 212 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:38,120 is mentioned again in all these different forms, precepts, laws, 213 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:42,600 rules, word 203 times. Now that being the case, that 214 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:46,160 means that it's important that it's mentioned that often. 215 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:50,440 God's Word being promoted in the Psalms numerous times. 216 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,560 The New Testament also quotes the Psalms mention of God's 217 00:11:53,560 --> 00:11:54,880 Word. So watch it. 218 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:58,000 The Bible is promoting itself. The Psalm writers are promoting 219 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,000 God's truth in God's Word in all of these occasions. 220 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,760 And if you've been reading through the Psalms, maybe you've 221 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,200 seen this. If you haven't seen it, then I 222 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,160 want to encourage you, keep reading through the Psalms, keep 223 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,680 listening to them. Some of you have found YouTube 224 00:12:09,680 --> 00:12:12,480 links or other links to listen to them. 225 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,960 I mentioned weeks back that I love one by Kristen Getty, who's 226 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,560 from Ireland, and it's the ESV that she reads. 227 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:20,360 You can hear it on YouTube or the Bible app. 228 00:12:20,560 --> 00:12:23,600 If you're not into reading, then you can find audio versions of 229 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:24,840 it. And just her reading through the 230 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:26,600 Psalms with her Irish accent, it's so cool. 231 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,480 So check that out. Someone friend sent me a, he was 232 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,080 in his deer stand hunting, listening to the Psalms that she 233 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:34,040 was reading. It was really sweet. 234 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,520 So find ways to absorb the Psalms. 235 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:40,720 And when you're reading or listening, be aware of how often 236 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,440 203 times where God's word is elevated. 237 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:48,520 Now Jesus quoted from the Psalms and his prayers in the Garden of 238 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:50,840 Gethsemane. Remember the night that Jesus 239 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,640 was betrayed before he's arrested in the garden. 240 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,480 He's praying and John overhears his prayer and puts it in John 241 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:02,080 chapter 17 and it's quite beautiful Jesus heart for his 242 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:06,360 followers and John 1717 Jesus is praying this over his followers. 243 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,200 He says sanctify them in the truth. 244 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,840 Your word is truth. Here again, Jesus now is 245 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:15,480 promoting in the tradition of the Psalms. 246 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:18,720 He's promoting God's Word and he's quoting particularly from 247 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:24,640 Psalm one 19160 that says the sum of your word is truth and 248 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:29,080 every one of your righteous rules endures forever. 249 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,880 Jesus quoting and praying in the fashion of the Psalms, which are 250 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:35,800 promoting again God's Word and truth. 251 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,160 Paul tells us how to del how to dwell richly in the word. 252 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,840 If you want to have a deep relationship with Jesus, then 253 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,000 Scripture is how you grow and knowing who God is. 254 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,640 And the Psalms are encouraging God's God's word. 255 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,200 Colossians 3. This is Paul's instructions, he 256 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:56,720 says, and let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to 257 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:01,160 which indeed you were called in one body, and be thankful. 258 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:02,560 We're going into Thanksgiving time. 259 00:14:02,560 --> 00:14:06,120 Be thankful. And let the word of Christ dwell 260 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:10,240 in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all 261 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,800 wisdom. And watch this singing psalms 262 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:16,600 and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts 263 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,720 to God. Paul in the New Testament is 264 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:21,800 encouraging. You want to dwell deeply in 265 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,840 Jesus. Well then, sing the Psalms and 266 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,760 the hymns and the spiritual songs, and as you sing the 267 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,480 psalms often you're going to see a promoting of God's Word. 268 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,360 And it should raise an awareness and appreciation, a love and 269 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,440 admiration in us for God's truth. 270 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:41,440 We're made to connect with God richly through His Word. 271 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,680 We connect with Him. And reading and listening to the 272 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:47,640 Psalms remind us often about the depth and value of Scripture. 273 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,000 And we can grow to delight in God through the Psalms. 274 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,720 And that is the goal for us. We want to get to a place where 275 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:59,040 we delight in God and knowing His truth that comes through 276 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,720 Scripture is even the more a way to like, grow to know who God 277 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,040 is. I love what CS Lewis says in his 278 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,080 writings Reflections on the Psalms. 279 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:11,120 He says the psalmist delight in the law, not because they find 280 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:15,720 it restrictive, but because they see in it the very mind of God, 281 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,880 something beautiful and life giving. 282 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,640 That's why the psalmist is delighting in the Lord in the 283 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:27,760 Word, because it leads to closeness, beautiful and life 284 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,400 giving. I didn't put in your notes who 285 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:31,600 said this, but it's Timothy Keller. 286 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,640 He says delighting in God's Word is delighting in God himself. 287 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,640 You want to get to know God, You get to know him in his Word and 288 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,400 this is a big principle that that we just have to lean into 289 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,040 you if you want to know God and dwell on him richly. 290 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:47,680 The way to do that is through reading, listening to, 291 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:51,080 absorbing, hearing it taught about reading God's word. 292 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,520 The Psalms promoted all of those times. 293 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,560 Now I want to clarify something for you, particularly the use of 294 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,960 the of of the word in John's gospel. 295 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,040 OK, when John in the New Testament, John was a disciple. 296 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:05,920 If you're new to the Bible, John was one of the followers of 297 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:09,120 Jesus in the New Testament. He writes his account, his 298 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:13,120 gospel story, telling the miracles, the teachings, the 299 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,000 death and burial and resurrection of Jesus. 300 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:19,240 OK, so John introduces Jesus in a unique, profound way. 301 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,360 John 11 at the start of his gospel, he says in the beginning 302 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:30,440 was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. 303 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:35,160 And then in verse 14 he says, and the Word being Jesus became 304 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:40,040 flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as 305 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,840 one of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 306 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:47,800 Now when John is talking about the Word in this occasion, do 307 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:49,640 you think that he's talking about the Bible? 308 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:54,360 Is he saying Scripture became flesh in the beginning with 309 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:55,840 Scripture? If he means Word, does he mean 310 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,040 the Bible in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with 311 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,120 God and the Word was God? Well, of course he's referencing 312 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:05,480 Jesus here and he's using the language of Genesis one, one 313 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:09,560 that says in the beginning God created the heavens and the 314 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,400 earth, but he's speaking he's he's certainly using Genesis 315 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,079 language. But additionally, John is using 316 00:17:16,079 --> 00:17:20,160 a unique introduction of Jesus to draw people in who were watch 317 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,599 this. They spoke Greek and they were 318 00:17:22,599 --> 00:17:25,880 Greek in their thinking. OK, now you remember that when 319 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:29,040 Jesus is walking in the face of the earth, the Roman Empire is 320 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:32,040 in charge. They've conquested and conquered 321 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:35,520 all of these area in the ancient world, but before the Roman 322 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,160 Empire was the Greek Empire. And the Romans come along and 323 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:42,480 they defeat the Greeks, but they continue to speak Greek and they 324 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:48,480 continue to admire the Greek culture, the Greek philosophers, 325 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,560 the Greek way of life. And so when John comes along, I 326 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,080 want to clarify that John is not saying in the beginning was the 327 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,640 Bible. He's saying in the beginning, 328 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,200 the Greek word that he uses in this occasion is the word logos 329 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,440 or logos. And John is leaning into a 330 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:06,160 philosophical term that those who spoke Greek and those who 331 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,160 thought like Greeks would have appreciated and understood. 332 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:14,200 Because the Greek philosophers like Socrates and Pluto, and I 333 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,120 mean Plato, Plato, Pluto's the dog, right? 334 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,440 So he was a philosopher too, but different era. 335 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:26,280 So the the philosophers, the Greek philosophers, they spoke 336 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:30,640 of the logos and to them the logos is what what people were 337 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,720 chasing after. It meant like the meaning of 338 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:37,960 life, the purpose that we're all filled, we're all arrive with 339 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:41,160 this void and something is needing to fill it and we 340 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,120 believe it's relationship with God through Jesus. 341 00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:46,440 But the Greek philosophers, they were looking for other things to 342 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,400 fill that void and they called it the logos. 343 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,960 They would sit around and talk about the logos. 344 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:56,320 So when John says in the beginning was the word, he's 345 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,320 saying in the beginning that purpose that you're looking for, 346 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,520 the meaning of life that you're looking for. 347 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,400 It's Jesus. And he was there in the 348 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:08,640 beginning, and then he put on human skin and he came to this 349 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:13,000 earth and he dwelt among us. Jesus is not the Bible, so to 350 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,800 speak. I mean, he's the fulfillment of 351 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,840 Scripture, yes, and we get to know him in Scripture. 352 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,320 But John is saying that in this occasion when he uses the word, 353 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:24,760 the word he uses logos. He's saying Jesus was there in 354 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,680 the beginning and the purpose for life that you're looking 355 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,440 for, It is Him. Now, certainly we find truth in 356 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,440 Scripture and Jesus again, fulfill Scripture. 357 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:37,080 But John is saying Jesus is the meaning and purpose for life 358 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:38,920 that we're all looking for. And in your notes, I have the 359 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,680 Greek way of spelling it out there Logos. 360 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,120 Now while it's true we grow to know Christ more to his word, 361 00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:47,920 John is not calling Jesus scripture, but instead the 362 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,520 meaning of all that the Greek philosophers were seeking. 363 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:57,360 Now Psalm 37 verse 3 for go back to the Psalms again, back to the 364 00:19:57,360 --> 00:19:59,720 idea of delighting ourselves in the Lord. 365 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,680 The psalmist says trust in the Lord and do good. 366 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:06,680 And dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 367 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:11,320 Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of 368 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:15,040 your heart. In this occasion, we're being 369 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,480 commanded to delight ourselves in the Lord and we delight 370 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,240 ourselves in Scripture. We find God in Scripture, we get 371 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,320 to know Him. We grow in our understanding of 372 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,920 who God is by being faithful to Scripture. 373 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,120 Whether you're reading or listening or hearing it taught 374 00:20:28,120 --> 00:20:30,120 about that is the way that you're going to grow in your 375 00:20:30,120 --> 00:20:33,000 faith and in your walk with Jesus and a hunger for God's 376 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,320 truth found in His Word, a delighting in it. 377 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,960 That is the discipline that we're trying to grow as 378 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:45,080 Christians and it takes work. It takes discipline and the 379 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,160 Psalms obsession with the word reminds us often of how 380 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:52,400 important the word is and we are wanting to delight in God and 381 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:53,600 it's going to take effort and work. 382 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,640 Now I wore these boots today, these boots, I've had them for 383 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:59,040 like 4 years, 3 or 4 years. And and when I got these boots 384 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,400 initially 3 or 4 years ago, I got them here at Jays. 385 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,160 They're thorough, good boots. They're really, I love them. 386 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,960 I think they're great boots, but I went to get them and the guy 387 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:12,320 at the young man at Jays that was helping me, he went, brought 388 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,800 the shoes and I've tried them on and he looked at me kind of 389 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:18,880 sideways and he's like, so he goes, are you a working man? 390 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,680 And when he said that I was like, well, yeah, I'm a working 391 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:26,480 man. Of course I work, I have a job, 392 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,240 right? But he buddy, what he meant I 393 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,480 think was are you a Carpenter? Are you construction guy? 394 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:34,120 Are you in the trades? Why are you buying these boots? 395 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:38,000 I'm like because I like them. I'm a working man, right, But 396 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,000 not in the tradition that maybe he thought, right. 397 00:21:40,120 --> 00:21:42,040 So I call these my working man boots, right? 398 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:46,240 So here's The thing is that if we're going to grow in our 399 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:50,000 relationship with God, if we're to get to a place where we 400 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:53,800 delight in the Lord, then we have to become working men and 401 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,680 women. We have to put the work into 402 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,160 growing in our delight of God and learning God's principles 403 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,000 and ways. And again, the Psalms, as you 404 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,320 read through the Psalms those 203 times that you're going to 405 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:08,320 see them just talking about how great God's laws are and how 406 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,200 great his word is in his precepts. 407 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:14,800 It's reminding us that yes, this is God's truth is great and it's 408 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,680 life changing. And again, they only had the 409 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,120 first five books of the Bible to go on when they were bragging 410 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:23,320 about how great God's truth was. We have more the teachings of 411 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:27,640 Jesus, the New Testament, we have all of this and we should 412 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,560 be leaning into it. Now. 413 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,720 I'm going to end with a song this morning. 414 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,960 And this is a, this is a song that I wrote like, gosh, like in 415 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,000 2002. And it still resonates with me 416 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,640 just thinking about our love for God's Word and our love for 417 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:46,720 God's truth. And some of you might remember 418 00:22:47,120 --> 00:22:49,320 there was a group in like the 70s and 80s called Harvest. 419 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,160 It was Jerry Williams and Ed Carr. 420 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:52,520 Anybody remember the group Harvest? 421 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:54,920 Yeah. So Ed Carr was one of the, it 422 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:56,320 was like Simon and Garfunkel for a while. 423 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,400 It was two of them. And they were just really great. 424 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,640 And my parents, who are I'm sure watching right now, had Harvest 425 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,240 Records in our home when I was a boy. 426 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,280 And then I saw them in concert like in the 5th grade. 427 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:08,760 And then I saw him like the 7th grade in a concert. 428 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:14,040 And then years later, as I grew up, I got to meet Ed and we 429 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:15,880 started touring in a band together called Mirror Out the 430 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,600 Praise Band in my late 20s and got to write some songs with 431 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:21,400 him. And he's just a legend and was 432 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,320 in touch with him this week. And it just kind of reminded me 433 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,200 of the song. But the heartbeat of the song 434 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,520 has got, I want to learn more about you. 435 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:32,040 And then I want to live what I learn, and I want to become more 436 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:36,640 like you with every page, every page in Scripture and His word 437 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:41,080 that we read and lean into it should cause us growth as we 438 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:44,920 delight in the Lord. So Tani has the lyrics for this. 439 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:46,360 Maybe I'll have you sing it with me. 440 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,800 And you, by the way, you can find us online if you just 441 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,040 Google Kirk Caulfield. I want to learn more. 442 00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:55,280 You'll find it like Amazon or iTunes or wherever you stream 443 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,320 your music. It goes like this. 444 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:13,080 I want to learn more about you and live what I learn. 445 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:20,680 I want to be calm more like you. With every page I turn, with 446 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:26,280 every story in every verse. Show me treasures from your word 447 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:35,320 more about you. I want to learn more and I find 448 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:37,960 a light Lord. As a. 449 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,680 Student of your truth. And I. 450 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:48,160 Seek the wisdom that can only come from you and I will finish 451 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:53,200 what I started. Help me follow through and fill 452 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,560 my heart with words of life to guide me. 453 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:02,360 Will fill my heart with words of life to guide me. 454 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:09,240 I want to learn more about you and then then what I'll learn. 455 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:16,880 I want to become more liking with every page I turn or with 456 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:22,440 every story in every verse. Show me treasures from your word 457 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,960 more about you. I want to learn more. 458 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,280 And. I have a promise. 459 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,520 That your word. Will be my life here on this 460 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:44,920 pathway as I travel through this life and help me hear you. 461 00:25:45,120 --> 00:25:48,920 I am listening and opened up my eyes. 462 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,960 Fill my heart with words of life to guide me. 463 00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:59,840 Oh fill my heart with words of life to guide me. 464 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:05,960 I want to learn more about and then what I learned. 465 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:11,560 I want to be calm. More like you with every page I 466 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:15,240 turn. Oh, in every story you never 467 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:16,920 reverse. Show me. 468 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,880 Treasures from your word more about you. 469 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:25,560 I want to learn more. Tony, maybe you can back that up 470 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,120 to the course. And would you sing that with me? 471 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:29,200 Can you make that your prayer this morning as we finish up, 472 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,000 say I want to learn more about you. 473 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:32,120 Here we go. Let's try it together. 474 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,880 But I want to learn more about. You and then live. 475 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:43,320 What I learn I want to become more like you. 476 00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:49,240 Or with every page I turn O in every story and every verse. 477 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,360 So many treasures from your word. 478 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,760 More about you. I want to learn more. 479 00:26:56,520 --> 00:27:01,640 Oh. Say. 480 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:06,520 More and more, more and more and more and more about you. 481 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:12,440 More and more and more and more and more and more and more about 482 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:16,080 you Jesus. More and more and more and more 483 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:22,640 and more and more about you. I want to learn more. 484 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:33,640 God, it's our prayer that as we delight in your Word that you 485 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,040 will guide our path. You will grow within us an even 486 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:41,160 greater love and understanding of the depths of your truth. 487 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:46,080 Lead us God to greater depths in your word as the Psalms 488 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:49,560 encouragement. We pray this in Jesus name and 489 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:55,040 everyone together said Amen. Hey, before we go, I just want 490 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,120 to take a moment. If you're here this morning and 491 00:27:57,120 --> 00:28:00,440 you've been wrestling with the decision to become a Christian, 492 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:02,560 and what does that look like, what does it mean? 493 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:05,760 Well, the Bible says that if you believe in your heart and 494 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:09,200 confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, then you shall be 495 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,480 saved. And maybe you're here this 496 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,480 morning and you've never made that commitment, then I want to 497 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:17,000 give you an opportunity to do so. 498 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:21,880 And you don't have to understand all of the doctrine and theology 499 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:25,560 of our faith. You just need to know that Jesus 500 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:28,920 is calling you to come and spend eternity with Him. 501 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:33,560 And it can happen because of the price that he paid on the cross 502 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,880 and the fact that he rose again and that he is God. 503 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:41,080 He's calling us to repentance, to turn from our own selfish 504 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,760 ways, and to invite Him to be the Lord of our lives. 505 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,160 So I'm going to pray. And if you've never done that, 506 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,400 or maybe you've just been far from God and you want to say, 507 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:53,360 God come and reign in me again, then I encourage you to pray and 508 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,680 echo this prayer with me. And then I would encourage you 509 00:28:56,680 --> 00:29:01,920 to tell somebody, go in and let a friend or relative know you 510 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:05,160 can reach out to me and let me know that you made that decision 511 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:09,200 so that you can be encouraged in your decision to follow and 512 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,280 chase after Jesus. I'm going to pray and I 513 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:13,600 encourage you to echo this prayer. 514 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:21,080 Heavenly Father, I come to you in Jesus name and I say I want 515 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:25,080 you to be the Lord of my life. So I surrender to you. 516 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:29,880 I surrender to you reigning and ruling in my life. 517 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,960 So I repent of my sin and I thank you for forgiveness that 518 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:38,000 comes to the cross and the resurrection of Jesus. 519 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:40,920 And I thank you for eternal life. 520 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:46,440 Now that comes in the Holy Spirit, come and abide in me and 521 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:49,320 I thank you that that eternal life that I received now will 522 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,920 last forever and I will spend eternity with you. 523 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,120 Help me to grow in your ways, to grow in your word as we talked 524 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:02,280 about this morning. Come and be the Lord of my life. 525 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:07,280 I pray in Jesus name and everyone together said Amen and 526 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:09,520 Amen. All right, well, again, thanks 527 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:11,920 for coming this morning. Before we go, I want to say a 528 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:15,400 blessing over you. So if you'll stand together and 529 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,600 prepare your heart to receive this blessing, and then we'll 530 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:29,960 go. And now may the Lord bless you 531 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:34,440 and keep you, and may he make his face to shine upon you. 532 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,600 And may the joy of the Lord that is unspeakable and full of 533 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:43,320 glory, may it have bound to you. May the peace of God that passes 534 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,840 all understanding, may it surprise you in the midst of all 535 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:47,480 of the challenges that life brings. 536 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:51,120 And then may the mercies of the Lord, in other words, the 537 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:53,480 forgiveness of God, that is new every morning. 538 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:57,520 May it be especially new to you now and your mornings to come. 539 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,320 And now may the Lord Jesus Christ guard your heart and your 540 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:04,960 mind. You are salt and you are light. 541 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:08,160 Go now and be salt and light unto the world, you. 542 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:15,000 Are blessed. Hey if you have time to help.