1 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:05,360 Well, happy Pentecost, everyone. We. 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:06,880 Are. Celebrating the gift of the Holy 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,200 Spirit and the. Birth of the Church today this 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,680 is a. Watershed moment in redemption 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:17,240 and the significance of Pentecost is so enormous we 6 00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:21,400 could do a year long class talking about all that it means. 7 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,200 For us, I would love. If there were time to talk. 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,480 About the old. Testament lesson and the New 9 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,240 Testament lesson how the. Curse. 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,840 Of multiple languages of Babel. Is reversed. 11 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:35,600 By the coming of the. Holy Spirit. 12 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,000 And so the. Gospel goes out as. 13 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,400 Is being demonstrated with the languages proclaiming God's word 14 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:43,880 in our. Services today. 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:46,600 We've talked. About that before. 16 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,280 There's not enough time. Let me sum up. 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,000 The word that. We're going to talk about today 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,680 is from John 14. We've just heard it and I invite 19 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,560 you to turn there in the church Bible, John 14. 20 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:07,720 You'll find it on page 847 and we'll be looking at. 21 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,600 This small passage. Almost. 22 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,920 Word by word. Working through it. 23 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,520 What I hope to show. You is how Pentecost 24 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,120 transformed. The world, particularly. 25 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:24,640 In terms of knowing and showing God, in terms of knowing and 26 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,640 showing God, let's pray. We thank you Almighty God. 27 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,160 For your spirit. Come, Holy Spirit. 28 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,240 Fill this place. Fill. 29 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,040 Our minds. And hearts that we would. 30 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:46,600 Know God and we would. Show God as we. 31 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:52,040 Go from this place and this we ask in Jesus name, Amen. 32 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:56,680 So John 14 the scene. Is the upper room where Jesus? 33 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,480 And the. Apostles are gathered for the 34 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:04,680 Last Supper. The apostles have a. 35 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:11,360 Growing sense of unease, even alarm by what is unfolding in 36 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,920 the room. Where they're gathered, they're 37 00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:20,600 first of all their Lord their. King Jesus Undress wrapped 38 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,440 himself with a towel and got down on his hands and knees and. 39 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,880 Washed their feet. Then during the traditional 40 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:32,720 Passover meal, with the traditional liturgy, he started 41 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,440 adding stuff. To it saying this bread. 42 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:42,280 Is my body broken for you taking the wine saying? 43 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:43,680 This cup. Is my. 44 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:47,840 Blood shed for you. Do this in remembrance of me 45 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,040 then. He says to the group. 46 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:58,400 One of you will betray me. To Judas, whatever. 47 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,480 You're going to do go. Do it quickly to Peter before 48 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:06,400 cock crow. You will betray me three times. 49 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,560 You can imagine. How the disciples? 50 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,080 Were feeling shaken. By all. 51 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:15,960 That has happened. So far so. 52 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,280 Thank. God for Philip. 53 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,440 Philip, the pragmatist who begins our passage. 54 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,640 Today with verse 8. John 14 verse 8. 55 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,240 Grasping for clarity and greater assurance, he blurts. 56 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,560 Out Lord show. Us the Father, and that will be 57 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,960 enough for us. Everyone else is thinking this. 58 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,120 But Philip has the courage to ask. 59 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,440 It and Bible readers down through the centuries. 60 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:44,640 Are so grateful to Philip for. Asking because we're all 61 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,320 wondering the same thing we want to see. 62 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,240 God, yes. Lord help our unbelief, can you? 63 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,880 Show us the God. Who made? 64 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,840 All of this. Can you show? 65 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,520 Us, the God. Who came down on Mount Sinai? 66 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,600 Who filled the? Temple with his Shekinah. 67 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,600 Glory we. Want to see him? 68 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,080 If you will show us the Father. Then. 69 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:15,040 We will believe. Verse 9 Jesus response is a 70 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:20,240 gentle rebuke, but an important 1A profoundly important lesson 71 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,920 about knowing and showing God. He says, have I been with you so 72 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,200 long and you still do not know me? 73 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:30,120 Philip, whoever has seen me has seen the Father. 74 00:04:31,280 --> 00:04:34,600 Now we need to wrestle. With this because it highlights. 75 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,680 One of the great. Obstacles today to. 76 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,440 Faith and that. Is the so-called. 77 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,840 Absence of God. It's a modern problem. 78 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:46,640 It was not a problem in the ancient world, it's just 79 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,960 something that moderns. Deal with the so-called. 80 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,720 Absence of. God for Philip. 81 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,880 And for many of us. As well, we expect God to show. 82 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:03,720 Up in spectacular ways. If he doesn't, well, maybe all 83 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,960 of this that we're doing even today. 84 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:10,320 It's just nonsense. Jesus wants us to re examine our 85 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,800 expectations in light. Of who he is. 86 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,760 And what he does see, Jesus is not just. 87 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:22,760 Like God, he is God, Jesus is. God. 88 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,640 For generations after the Babylonian exile, Israel yearned 89 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:31,640 for God to return and be among them, dwelling with them as he 90 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,680 had done in the days of Solomon's temple. 91 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,720 But the temple, for all of its glory, was just a shadow. 92 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,520 Of the living temple that was yet to come, namely Jesus. 93 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,760 He came in person, John says at the beginning of his gospel in 94 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,200 chapter 1. God. 95 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,440 Pitched. His tent, Same word as the 96 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,160 Tabernacle. God pitched his tent among us in 97 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:58,480 human flesh, and he became The Walking, talking, healing, 98 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,920 teaching temple. Of God, so the hope of Israel, 99 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,680 God. Dwelling with his people became 100 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:12,200 fully realized in Jesus. And like Father, like Son, Jesus 101 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,440 wants us to recognize. God the. 102 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,560 Father not only in who he. Is but also what he does. 103 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,680 So verse 11, Jesus. Says to Philip. 104 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,840 Believe me that I'm in the Father and the Father is in me. 105 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,840 Or else believe. On account of the works. 106 00:06:27,840 --> 00:06:31,320 Themselves the works that Jesus did so when Jesus. 107 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:35,160 Calms the storm. He's the same God who? 108 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,600 Parted the red. Sea when Jesus? 109 00:06:39,280 --> 00:06:43,680 Feeds. 5000 He's the same God who reigned manna down from 110 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,680 heaven. For the Israelites. 111 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:47,520 When? Jesus heals the sick. 112 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,760 He. Is the same God who made 113 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,440 creation and who is now restoring creation to the way? 114 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:57,640 That it should be. The works Jesus does are 115 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:01,200 miracles, but. They're not just miracles, 116 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:06,120 they're also signs. They're also proof that God has. 117 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:10,520 Come in the flesh. So, Philip. 118 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:16,000 You want to see God the. Father, first look at Jesus. 119 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:18,800 He's the. First step in knowing and 120 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,400 showing God. Listen to Jesus's words. 121 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:24,240 Marvel. At his works. 122 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:29,440 John also says in the 1st chapter no one has ever seen God 123 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,080 but the only begotten Son of God. 124 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:38,840 Who is at the father's side has. Made him known His name is Jesus 125 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:40,520 Emmanuel. God with us. 126 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,840 And Jesus in the. Flesh shows God the Father. 127 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,320 The invisible maker of heaven and earth. 128 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,360 So that's the first step. But Jesus. 129 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:54,600 Doesn't stop with merely showing us the Father himself he takes. 130 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:58,920 It a step further by. Involving us by implicating us 131 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,560 in knowing and showing God. Look at verse 12. 132 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,440 It's an astonishing promise that Jesus makes. 133 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,200 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever. 134 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,720 Believes in me. Will also do the works that I 135 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,840 do. In fact, greater works than 136 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:19,120 these will He do, because I am going to the Father. 137 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:21,720 Now how is this? Possible how? 138 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:26,360 Can we mere mortals do the things? 139 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:30,480 That Jesus did Jesus. Rebukes storms he. 140 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,520 Heals the sick, he raises the dead. 141 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:35,280 Will Will. We do these things. 142 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,360 Will we do even greater than these things? 143 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,919 Jesus isn't promising in these. Words that we. 144 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:45,880 Will do more spectacular miracles than him. 145 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:48,680 Though that's. Possible. 146 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:54,000 God does sometimes, and in many occasions through church 147 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:59,640 history, do wonderfully miraculous things, but that's 148 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,040 not what Jesus is talking about. Here, here he's. 149 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:06,040 Talking about the scope and the reach of his Kingdom come, 150 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,560 during his first advent, Jesus was limited. 151 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:13,720 He was limited geographically in terms of being present in the 152 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:17,440 Holy Land and surrounding region, but not everywhere. 153 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,360 He was also limited in time temporarily. 154 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,040 Because he was. With us for only a few. 155 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:26,520 Short years, but after. Jesus's ascension and 156 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:32,840 enthronement, his apostles then go forth in his name and within 157 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:34,240 a. Couple of weeks there are 158 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:39,640 already. 3000 Christians and over time. 159 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:44,160 They cover. Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and 160 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,320 the ends of the Earth and the gospel goes. 161 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,600 Forth through history. Down through the ages, the 162 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,320 number continues to grow. So by greater works. 163 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:58,880 Jesus means the cumulative effect of the expansion of his 164 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:02,280 Kingdom proclaiming the Gospel. To every tribe. 165 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:07,120 And tongue planting churches, establishing justice and healing 166 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,360 the nations. As he says in verse 12, whoever 167 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:15,720 believes in Him multiplies His presence in our broken world, 168 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:17,840 not just. Out there, but. 169 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,640 Also in there in the. Greater works that we do as we 170 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,600 gather. And we proclaim the story. 171 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:29,160 Of God with our liturgy as. We bring new people into the 172 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:32,600 Kingdom doing a greater work than John the Baptist with our 173 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:38,400 own baptism here, with eating the bread and drinking the wine. 174 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:42,800 We share in the greater work proclaiming the coming marriage 175 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,400 supper of the Lamb. And that's just. 176 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,400 How it ought to be, because we, the Church, are the. 177 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:52,800 Bride of Christ and the Bride. Is the glory of the. 178 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,640 Groom the. Bride is the glory of the. 179 00:10:55,640 --> 00:11:00,120 Groom our greater works. Don't steal glory from Jesus. 180 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:04,720 Rather, our greater glory as his bride reflects well. 181 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:06,600 On him that's. The way God. 182 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,800 Made things from the very beginning. 183 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:17,120 See verses. 13 and 14 though Jesus links his promise. 184 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,720 To our prayers. And this is very important. 185 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,680 He says. Whatever you ask in my name, 186 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:24,640 this I will. Do. 187 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,120 That the Father may be glorified in the Son. 188 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,120 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. 189 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,560 Jesus isn't teaching. Wizardry here this. 190 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:37,320 Isn't Hogwarts. He's not teaching us a new 191 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:42,120 spell, rather it's a shorthand. For. 192 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,520 Asking as. Jesus would ask that's. 193 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,720 What in Jesus name means asking as? 194 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,960 Jesus would ask. In alignment with his will and 195 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:52,920 his. Purposes. 196 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,080 So our prayers. Then become more than just a 197 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,000 shopping list. They. 198 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,040 Are the primary means. By which we. 199 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:05,680 Join Jesus in the work of knowing and showing God. 200 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,640 So in terms of knowing and showing God, Jesus is the 201 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,000 vanguard. He's the 1st. 202 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:15,760 Step He comes first, showing the Father as the Incarnate Son of 203 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,200 God. But it's not. 204 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,520 Good for the. Son of Man to be alone, just 205 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,920 like in Genesis. Chapter 2. 206 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,200 It's not good for the Son of Man to be alone so. 207 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:30,400 Like the first. Adam, God made a. 208 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:38,080 Bride for his. Son, He tore him into and from 209 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:42,440 Jesus's broken body, from the blood flow flowing from His. 210 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:47,520 Side his church. Continues to spring to life to 211 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,760 do even. Greater works than. 212 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,600 Jesus. It's amazing, isn't it? 213 00:12:54,680 --> 00:12:57,720 But here's a question for you. Now that Jesus has ascended, how 214 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,360 does the Church know? What to do? 215 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:02,400 How does the? Church even know. 216 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:07,200 What to pray? The answer is found in verses 15 217 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,960 through 17 and. It's why this passage is read 218 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:14,040 everywhere. Around the world on Pentecost 219 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,200 Sunday. Jesus says if. 220 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,440 You love me, you will keep my commandments and I will ask the 221 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,760 Father and he will give you another helper. 222 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:25,360 To be with you forever. Even the Spirit. 223 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:29,040 Of truth, the gift of the Spirit. 224 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:35,440 On Pentecost is not the gift of a new God, but a permanent 225 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,720 improvement of what? Started with Jesus. 226 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:41,520 Incarnation, the Holy Spirit comes to us as the imminent. 227 00:13:41,680 --> 00:13:46,760 Presence of God. Because at Pentecost. 228 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,960 Every church. Can now live. 229 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:52,400 As a. Colony of the Kingdom of Jesus. 230 00:13:52,680 --> 00:13:55,920 With the spirit of. The living God dwelling in our 231 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,680 midst, present among us, furthering the work of knowing 232 00:13:59,680 --> 00:14:02,880 and showing God we can learn a lot about. 233 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,320 Who the? Holy Spirit is and what the Holy 234 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,880 Spirit does from reading these. Verses carefully verses. 1516 235 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:12,960 and 17 look at verse 15. We love Jesus because he's the. 236 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,240 Bridegroom and His Spirit dwells within us. 237 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,560 His bride. And it's that bond of love that 238 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:20,560 compels. Us to. 239 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:24,280 Keep his commandments. Keeping his commandments is just 240 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,720 another way of describing marital faithfulness between. 241 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,360 Jesus the the. Groom and us the. 242 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:36,400 Bride. Sin is cheating on the Lord, and 243 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,680 cheating is a relationship. Killer. 244 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,800 So the Spirit nurtures and. Grows our love. 245 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:47,240 And our faithfulness to him verse 16 the. 246 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:50,720 Spirit is also. Another helper, a paraclete in 247 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:55,240 Greek, meaning a legal counselor, a legal advocate or 248 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,960 intercessor. Just as Jesus was the disciples. 249 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,720 Counselor in the In the flesh. The Spirit. 250 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,440 Is another person. Just like Jesus. 251 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:10,560 Providing continuity in the mission of knowing and showing 252 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:14,680 God and the Holy Spirit verse 17 is the. 253 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:18,560 Spirit of Truth. Protecting Jesus's bride from 254 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:19,680 the. Lies of the. 255 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:23,920 Serpent and empowering us to understand God's Word. 256 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,640 In a world swirling with misinformation out there all the 257 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,600 time, it is hard to know. What is true? 258 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,680 And what? Is false the Spirit at. 259 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,800 Work in US gives us confidence to know right from wrong, good 260 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,040 from bad, truth from error. What to do? 261 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,400 How to pray? And so. 262 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:48,200 Because God's Spirit is here. And at work among us there is a. 263 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,160 Stark. Difference between US and the 264 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,280 world. Look again at verse 17 where 265 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,320 Jesus. Speaks of the spirit of truth. 266 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:59,920 Whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor 267 00:15:59,920 --> 00:16:04,400 knows him, but you know him. He says where he dwells with 268 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,360 you. And will be in you. 269 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:11,120 The world cannot receive. The Holy Spirit because it. 270 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:16,720 Refuses to acknowledge. Jesus as Lord, but for those. 271 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:20,800 Who make Jesus their King? Who bend the knee before him, 272 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,080 the Spirit comes. As a deposit. 273 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:29,200 As a guarantee of the Kingdom that is coming, the Kingdom. 274 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,640 That is already. In our midst, but not yet. 275 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:36,080 Completed. The Spirit works as that. 276 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,520 Down payment towards the Kingdom come. 277 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:41,520 One more thing I'll say about this. 278 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,720 All that Jesus says. In. 279 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,880 These verses is. Second person plural. 280 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:50,640 He's talking y'all, he's saying this. 281 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,840 Corporately to all. Of us again and again and again. 282 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,720 Which means that we are in this. Together. 283 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:02,960 And Pentecost transforms us. Together we the gathered. 284 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:07,640 Church, the indwelling spirit among us, are now the true 285 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,480 temple. Together, we're the living 286 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,599 sanctuary. Together where the. 287 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:18,960 Invisible Almighty God is among us and reigning over us and 288 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:23,560 receiving our. Worship God fulfills the. 289 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:29,960 Deepest longings of humanity here among us when we gather. 290 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:35,720 Together we are Beit Yahweh, the House of God, the House of the 291 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:39,000 Lord. That mountaintop experience 292 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:39,840 with. God that. 293 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:44,600 Everyone longs for all around. All nations, tribes and tongues 294 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,840 can come together and encounter. God through. 295 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:52,560 Our corporate presence with Him. The Spirit in our midst. 296 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:57,240 So, Philip. Thank you for. 297 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:01,920 Your question. Thank you so much and on behalf 298 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,240 of all of. Us, we appreciate you. 299 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,520 Asking. Here's what Jesus. 300 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,880 In Psalm is saying to us, you want to see God the Father. 301 00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:17,120 Look at Jesus, he's the 1st. Step in knowing and showing God. 302 00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:19,080 Listen to His. Words. 303 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,520 Marvel at his. Works. 304 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,400 And then look at the. Church, the Bride of Christ. 305 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,080 Doing even greater. Works for the glory. 306 00:18:27,360 --> 00:18:31,320 And honor of her bridegroom and be filled. 307 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:35,440 With the Holy Spirit. Who comforts and convicts and 308 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:39,840 protects and empowers and. Guides us as Jesus bride the. 309 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,800 Spirit is the one who? Makes our greater works 310 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:48,240 possible. In all that we do, binding us 311 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,840 together in love, keeping us faithful to the Lord, and 312 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:54,400 empowering us as Jesus ambassadors to the ends of the 313 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:58,040 earth. Through the power of the Spirit 314 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:02,920 it is possible. For us to know and show the God 315 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:07,080 who made us and has redeemed us. Good news eh? 316 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,760 We pray with me. Thank you Almighty God. 317 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,880 For the gift of your spirit, pour out your. 318 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:17,760 Spirit upon us. That we will go. 319 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,120 From this place. With. 320 00:19:20,120 --> 00:19:24,760 Courage and faithfulness to you according to the. 321 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,440 Word of Jesus, our Lord. In His name we pray. 322 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:29,440 Amen.