Our Father
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Which art in heaven
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Hallowed be
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Thy Name
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Thy kingdom come
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Thy will be done
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On earth
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As it is
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In heaven
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Give us this day
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Our daily bread
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And forgive us our debts
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As we forgive our debtors
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And lead us not into temptation
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But deliver us from all evil
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For thine is the kingdom
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And the power,
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And the glory
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Forever and ever
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Amen
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Amen.
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It's nothing like
starting with prayer, huh?
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A good way to start the program.
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Amen. Praise the Lord.
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Welcome, my friends,
to 3ABN Worship Hour.
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It seems a little
different from some of the ones
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we've done in the
past, but I've learned that,
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you know, where some people
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may not be able to
connect with the gospel
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maybe in the preached word
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many can also connect
in the music and song.
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And that's exactly
what we're going to be doing
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here today on the
3ABN Worship Hours.
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We're going to be
reflecting on scripture,
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reflecting on the
Word of God in word,
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of course, and in song.
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We want to thank
you for joining us
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because we know today
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is going to be a blessing for us
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and it certainly we hope
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or is a
blessing for you as well.
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You know that song I
just sing The Lord's Prayer.
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You know, the
disciples came to Jesus
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and they said, Lord,
teach us how to pray.
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You know, Jesus
said the best prayers.
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He was the Son of God.
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And could you imagine
being able to ask that question
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and get a response
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from the God of
the universe, right?
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Oh, yeah, come here,
guys. Let Me show you.
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Let Me teach you
how you should pray.
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And, of course,
He says those words,
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"Our Father in heaven,
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hallowed be Your name.
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Your kingdom come.
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Your will be done on
earth as it is in heaven.
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Give us this
day our daily bread.
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And forgive us of our sins.
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For we also forgive
everyone who is indebted to us.
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This is New King James Version.
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It goes on to say,
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"And do not lead
us into temptation,
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but deliver us
from the evil one.
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For Yours is the kingdom
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and the power and
the glory forever.
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Amen."
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You know, what's powerful about
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this particular verse here,
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this prayer,
it's a model prayer.
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And, in fact, often in
many different Bible versions,
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it says before the prayer,
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you know, the
model prayer, right?
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We should model
prayer, but it doesn't mean
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we should have to
say the exact same words,
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but we should model our prayers
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after that the one
that Jesus shows us here.
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And I noticed, you know,
if you look at the beginning
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and the end of this prayer,
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it begins with praise
and it ends with praise.
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Our Father which art in
heaven, hallowed be Your name.
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And then, of course,
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it ends with for
Yours is the kingdom
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and the power and the glory.
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Amen.
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Praise is important, right, Tim?
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Totally important.
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Absolutely. Yes.
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And, you know, that passage,
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by the way that
I just read from,
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it's kind of a combination
between Matthew 6:9-13,
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and also Luke 11:1-4, you know,
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go familiarize
yourself with that prayer.
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And when you pray to the Lord,
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know that if you
just model your prayer
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after Jesus'
prayer, He hears you.
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And the Bible
says in 1 John 5:14,
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that if we pray
anything according to His will,
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that He hears us
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and He will answer our petitions
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that we bring to Him.
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But praise is important.
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And that's what we're
going to do a lot of today.
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We're going to praise
our God in song, and in word.
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And, Tim, you know,
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as I said earlier,
praise is important.
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And if you've ever just
read through the Book of Psalms,
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David and all the psalmists,
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many different
psalmists that write in there,
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they're all about praising God,
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extending praise
to the Lord in word.
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And we have some verses here.
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Just a few verses from Psalms,
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would you mind
reading those for us,
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just familiarize us with
how our attitude should be
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about praise, right?
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Right.
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You know, I just want to
mention quickly that praise
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is just an overflow,
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a response from
your heart, your heart,
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and from my heart
to God in this case
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because we can praise all
different kinds of people,
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circumstances,
situations, we can,
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whatever we hold in
high esteem and high regard,
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in fact, really what we
spend the most time with,
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we are praising it,
we are giving it honor,
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we're giving it a place
of recognition in our life.
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So praise is extremely important
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when it comes to God
because it makes Him realize,
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we love Him and by the amount
of time we spend with Him.
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And as you say in Psalm,
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Psalm 103:1,
says, "Bless the Lord,"
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one of my favorite,
"Bless the Lord, O my soul,
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and all that is within
me, bless His holy name!"
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Psalm 9:1-2 says,
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"I will praise You, O
Lord, with my whole heart.
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I will tell of all
Your marvelous works.
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I will be glad
and rejoice in You.
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I will sing praise to Your name,
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O Most High."
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I love to sing praise. Amen.
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Amen. Amen. Brother. Absolutely.
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That's awesome.
And Psalm 63:3-4.
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Psalm 63:3-4,
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"Because Your lovingkindness
is better than life,
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my lips shall praise You.
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Thus I will
bless You while I live.
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I will lift up my
hands in Your name."
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So many of these Psalms we sang.
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I remember singing
these Psalms in church.
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I will bless thee O Lord.
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I will bless thee O Lord.
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So, yeah, it was wonderful.
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And then Psalm 150, of
course, "Praise the Lord!
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Praise God in His sanctuary.
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Praise Him in
His mighty firmament!
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Praise Him for His mighty acts.
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Praise Him according to
His excellent greatness!
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Praise Him with the
sound of the trumpet.
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Praise Him with
the lute and harp!
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Praise Him with
the timbrel and dance.
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Praise Him with
stringed instruments and flutes!
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Praise Him with loud cymbals.
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Praise Him with
clashing cymbals!
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Let everything that
has breath praise the Lord.
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Praise the
Lord!" Praise the Lord.
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You know, could you imagine
just when we get to heaven,
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all the clashing cymbals, right?
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And I don't think
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there's going to be a
single person in heaven
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that's going to be
like, "Oh, that hurts my ears.
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Oh, that's too loud."
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Because God says,
"Praise Me with these things.
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Praise the Lord."
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And that's what we're
going to do right now.
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We're going to sing a song...
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Actually a medley
of one of my favorites,
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a couple of my
favorite worship songs,
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beautiful lyrics.
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Hallelujah
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Hallelujah
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For the Lord God Almighty reigns
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Yes.
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Hallelujah
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Hallelujah
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For the Lord God Almighty reigns
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Hallelujah
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Holy
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Holy
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Are you Lord God Almighty
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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You are Holy
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Holy
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Are you Lord God Almighty
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Amen
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You were the
Word at the beginning
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One with God the Lord Most High
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Your hidden glory in creation
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Now revealed in You our Christ
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What a beautiful Name it is
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What a beautiful Name it is
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The Name of Jesus Christ my King
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What a beautiful Name it is
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Nothing compares to this
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What a beautiful Name it is
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The Name of Jesus
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You didn't want
heaven without us
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So Jesus, You
brought heaven down
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My sin was great
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Your love was greater
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So much greater
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What could separate us now?
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What a wonderful Name it is
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What a wonderful Name it is
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The Name of Jesus Christ my King
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What a wonderful Name it is
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Nothing compares to this
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What a wonderful Name it is
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The Name of Jesus
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Death could not hold You
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The veil tore before You
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You silenced the
boast of sin and grave
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The heavens are roaring
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The praise of Your glory
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For You are raised to life again
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Holy
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Holy
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Are you Lord God Almighty
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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You are Holy
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Holy Holy
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You are Lord God Almighty
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Amen
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What a beautiful Name it is
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What a beautiful Name it is
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The Name of Jesus Christ
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The King
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What a beautiful Name it is
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Nothing compares to this
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What a beautiful Name it is
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The Name of Jesus
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Praise the Lord.
Praise God, brother.
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Wow!
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I love to praise God.
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I love to worship God.
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You know, we worship Him
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because the Bible says
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He's worthy because
He created all things.
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I love the scene
that John sees there
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in John Chapter 4 and 5
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because it's a throne room scene
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and powerful to
think that, you know,
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I know the Bible says, you know,
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eyes have not seen,
ears have not heard,
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nor has it
introduced to the heart of man,
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what God has prepared for us,
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but, you know, prophets like
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John and Daniel,
Ezekiel, Isaiah, you know,
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Moses, these guys were able to,
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you know, have
somewhat of a prophetic glimpse
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into the holy place
in the most holy place
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of God's inner
throne room, right?
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Wow!
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Could you just imagine,
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the majesty, the
glory, the grandeur?
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Wow!
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And you got to get a glimpse
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of how important
it is to praise God
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because, you know,
not only do we praise God,
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and should we praise God,
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but my goodness, the
angels praise God, right?
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Perfect beings who have
never sinned, they praise God.
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The Bible says that,
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even the 24 elders
they cast the thrones
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at the feet of
God, and they bow to Him
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and they worship Him.
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And I'm going to read
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these texts here,
listen this Revelation 4:8-11.
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Just get this
picture in your mind,
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this is similar to what,
this is exactly what John saw.
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And the Bible says,
"The four living creatures,
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which have having six wings,
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were full of eyes around within.
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They not do not
rest day nor night,
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saying, 'Holy, holy,
holy, the Lord God Almighty,
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who was and is and is to come!'"
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Wow! Right.
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"Whenever the living
creatures give glory and honor
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and thanks to Him
who sits on the throne,
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who lives forever and ever,"
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here it is, "the
twenty-four elders
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fall down before Him
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who sits on the
throne and worship Him
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who lives forever and ever,
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and cast their crowns
before the throne saying,
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'You are worthy,
00:17:51.23\00:17:53.40
O Lord, to receive
glory and honor and power,"
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here it is, "for
you created all things,
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and by your will they
exist and were created.'"
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My goodness, if perfect,
00:18:04.28\00:18:06.51
heavenly beings
praise and worship God,
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shouldn't we, right?
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Oh, yeah.
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Revelation 14:7
reminds us again,
00:18:13.29\00:18:15.26
because He created all things
He's worthy to be worshiped.
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And what's that?
00:18:17.29\00:18:18.63
What's that
first angel's message,
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it goes to the rest of the world
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in the last days,
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"Fear God and give glory to Him,
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for the hour of
His judgment has come,"
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here it is, "and worship Him
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who made heaven and earth,
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the sea and springs of waters."
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God is pointing us back to Him,
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even in the last days prior
to the Second Coming of Jesus
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saying, look,
"Return to worshiping Me,
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the creator of the universe."
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You know, God is everything.
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Everything there is to be good.
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And the Bible
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has so many
different names for God,
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we worship Him
not only as a Creator,
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and not only is He
worthy to be worshiped
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because He is Creator,
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but the Bible
says He's the alpha,
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the omega, the
beginning and the end,
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we see that in
the very first chapter
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of Revelation,
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we see it in the
very last chapter
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of the Book of Revelation.
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That famous verse in Isaiah 9:6
00:19:06.01\00:19:08.01
that says, you know,
00:19:08.04\00:19:09.38
calls Jesus a
"Wonderful, Counselor,
00:19:09.41\00:19:11.08
Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
00:19:11.11\00:19:13.65
Prince of Peace."
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He's everything, right?
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And then, of
course, Revelation 4,
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when you're in that throne room,
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Revelation 5
there, more specifically,
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shows Jesus appearing
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as a lamb slain, you
know, before the throne.
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And it's interesting that
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it goes on to describe that lamb
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as the lion of
the tribe of Judah.
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He's a lamb, but
yet He's a lion, right?
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He's everything.
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And, Brother, I tell
you, you know, each of us,
00:19:38.31\00:19:43.95
we see God and how
we see Him based on,
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of course, the Scripture,
but also our relationship,
00:19:46.58\00:19:48.82
our experience with
Him, He's everything to us.
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And you sing a song,
00:19:52.22\00:19:53.99
and I also grew up
singing a song very similar,
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two different songs,
but a similar message.
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And I remembered this first song
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we're going to sing
a little quick simple,
00:20:00.53\00:20:02.33
but, you know,
nice little upbeat song
00:20:02.36\00:20:04.77
called To Me He
Becomes Everything,
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and then after I sing this one
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I would love for you
to go right into that song
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He is to me, right?
00:20:11.04\00:20:12.64
Because the messages
are similar different
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but similar on how God
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and He is
everything to us, right?
00:20:16.18\00:20:18.01
Without Him we are nothing,
but He is everything to us.
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So let's sing it.
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Some have made Jesus
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A game that they play
00:20:29.86\00:20:32.09
To others a song
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That they sing
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But since I met Jesus
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I'm happy to say
00:20:39.13\00:20:41.44
To me He's become everything
00:20:41.47\00:20:46.07
To me He's become everything
00:20:46.11\00:20:50.88
He's everything that I need
00:20:50.91\00:20:55.12
The beginning the end
00:20:55.15\00:20:57.52
He's life's dearest friend
00:20:57.55\00:20:59.82
To me He's become everything
00:20:59.85\00:21:02.86
When I wake up each morning
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He's right by my side At night
00:21:11.57\00:21:14.50
He's my last thought in mind
00:21:14.54\00:21:18.54
He's joy for each moment
00:21:18.57\00:21:20.94
He's hope that faith brings
00:21:20.98\00:21:23.31
To me He's become everything
00:21:23.35\00:21:28.05
To me He's become everything
00:21:28.08\00:21:33.09
He's everything that I need
00:21:33.12\00:21:37.43
The beginning the end
00:21:37.46\00:21:39.59
He's life's dearest friend
00:21:39.63\00:21:42.03
To me He's become everything
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Sing it again.
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To me He's become everything
00:21:46.87\00:21:51.57
He's everything that I need
00:21:51.61\00:21:55.78
The beginning the end
00:21:55.81\00:21:58.21
He's life's dearest friend
00:21:58.25\00:22:00.42
To me He's become everything
00:22:00.45\00:22:04.99
He's my future He's my past
00:22:05.02\00:22:07.49
The first and the last
00:22:07.52\00:22:10.06
To me He's become everything
00:22:10.09\00:22:13.03
He is to Me, Brother.
00:22:18.47\00:22:19.80
Come on. You got
to give it to this.
00:22:19.83\00:22:21.17
I love this
song. Oh, yes, Brother.
00:22:21.20\00:22:22.54
He's the strength In my weakness
00:22:22.57\00:22:24.71
The joy of my sorrow
00:22:24.74\00:22:26.71
The peace like a river
00:22:26.74\00:22:28.41
that Flows in my life
00:22:28.44\00:22:30.85
He's new morning mercies
00:22:30.88\00:22:32.78
And hope for the journey
00:22:32.81\00:22:34.82
And love that will
conquer the struggle and strife
00:22:34.85\00:22:39.12
You can describe
everything that He is
00:22:39.15\00:22:43.32
All I can say yes He's mine
00:22:43.36\00:22:46.19
and I'm His
00:22:46.23\00:22:49.40
'Cause the one who
walks on the wings of the wind
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Walks beside me
00:22:54.00\00:22:57.91
And the one who's
holding the world in His hands
00:22:57.94\00:23:02.41
Holds my heart
00:23:02.44\00:23:06.48
He spoke and the world
00:23:06.51\00:23:08.38
was created in space
00:23:08.42\00:23:11.05
And yet He was
willing to die in my place
00:23:11.09\00:23:15.36
Redeemer, Deliverer
00:23:15.39\00:23:17.49
The ransom that set my soul free
00:23:17.53\00:23:23.47
Hallelujah
00:23:23.50\00:23:25.33
What a Savior
00:23:25.37\00:23:27.24
He is to me
00:23:27.27\00:23:32.51
I can't describe everything that
00:23:32.54\00:23:35.31
He is All I can say is
00:23:35.34\00:23:38.41
He's mine and I am His
00:23:38.45\00:23:43.42
'Cause the one
00:23:43.45\00:23:44.79
Who walks on the
wings of the wind
00:23:44.82\00:23:47.86
Walks beside me
00:23:47.89\00:23:51.99
And the one
00:23:52.03\00:23:53.36
who's holding
the world in His hand
00:23:53.40\00:23:56.43
Holds my heart
00:23:56.46\00:24:00.44
He just spoke
00:24:00.47\00:24:01.80
and the world
was created in space
00:24:01.84\00:24:05.21
And yet He was
willing to die in my place
00:24:05.24\00:24:09.54
Redeemer, Deliverer
00:24:09.58\00:24:11.65
The ransom that set my soul free
00:24:11.68\00:24:17.69
Hallelujah
00:24:17.72\00:24:19.75
What a Savior He is to me
00:24:19.79\00:24:23.49
What a Savior
00:24:26.49\00:24:29.43
He is to me
00:24:29.46\00:24:35.57
My goodness, I love that.
00:24:42.34\00:24:44.15
Yes. What a
wonderful Savior He is.
00:24:44.18\00:24:45.51
Praise the Lord. Praise God.
00:24:45.55\00:24:47.22
And you know what I...
00:24:47.25\00:24:49.22
The Bible says
that the angels envy us.
00:24:49.25\00:24:52.02
Yes.
00:24:52.05\00:24:53.39
But I envy them in the fact that
00:24:53.42\00:24:56.29
all they have to do is
say, "Holy, holy, holy."
00:24:56.32\00:24:58.79
They can remember that word.
00:24:58.83\00:25:01.46
I have trouble
remembering my words.
00:25:01.50\00:25:02.83
But I put you on the spot
00:25:02.86\00:25:04.20
so you won't
forgive me for that.
00:25:04.23\00:25:05.57
I have to use a teleprompter.
00:25:05.60\00:25:07.17
I'm telling of
myself here, look,
00:25:07.20\00:25:08.80
I didn't have these lyrics
on teleprompter half the time
00:25:08.84\00:25:10.51
I wouldn't remember them,
00:25:10.54\00:25:11.87
so I envy you to
be able to remember
00:25:11.91\00:25:13.31
all the lyrics
you remember so...
00:25:13.34\00:25:14.71
No, it's
awesome. What a privilege.
00:25:14.74\00:25:16.18
Yes.
00:25:16.21\00:25:17.55
Again, as you say the angels
00:25:17.58\00:25:19.31
they have the honor of praising,
00:25:19.35\00:25:21.28
they were created to praise God.
00:25:21.32\00:25:23.05
Yes.
00:25:23.08\00:25:24.42
But as the song says, angels,
00:25:24.45\00:25:28.39
they don't know the
joy that my salvation
00:25:28.42\00:25:30.93
has brought me and given
me reasons to praise Him.
00:25:30.96\00:25:33.56
Praise God.
00:25:33.60\00:25:34.93
So I'm glad that
I'm not an angel.
00:25:34.96\00:25:38.17
In that I have the
experience of salvation.
00:25:38.20\00:25:40.24
Praise God.
00:25:40.27\00:25:41.60
Knowing that
Christ died for my sake.
00:25:41.64\00:25:42.97
That's so correct.
00:25:43.00\00:25:44.34
And, you know, He
deserves all the glory.
00:25:44.37\00:25:45.74
We live in a world where,
00:25:45.77\00:25:47.11
you know, man wants
all the glory for himself.
00:25:47.14\00:25:51.28
But the closer you come to Jesus
00:25:51.31\00:25:53.08
as John the Baptist said,
00:25:53.11\00:25:54.45
"He must
increase, I must decrease."
00:25:54.48\00:25:57.49
And the closer I come to Jesus,
00:25:57.52\00:26:00.72
I recognize that that the things
00:26:00.76\00:26:02.59
I used to like I
don't like anymore
00:26:02.62\00:26:03.96
and the things that I
once really wasn't that
00:26:03.99\00:26:05.76
into the spiritual things
of God, now I'm interested in.
00:26:05.79\00:26:09.36
And there's that
humbling experience,
00:26:09.40\00:26:11.47
you know, that
humility experience
00:26:11.50\00:26:13.27
that you recognize...
00:26:13.30\00:26:14.64
You know, similar to Isaiah,
00:26:14.67\00:26:16.60
which I think
we're going to read
00:26:16.64\00:26:17.97
Isaiah scripture
in a little while,
00:26:18.01\00:26:19.34
but similar to Isaiah
00:26:19.37\00:26:20.71
and many other Bible
characters in Scripture that
00:26:20.74\00:26:22.84
when they were in
the presence of God,
00:26:22.88\00:26:24.45
and they saw
God's righteousness.
00:26:24.48\00:26:26.08
Man, they looked and
saw their filthy rags,
00:26:26.11\00:26:28.85
and it's this,
they were crumbled,
00:26:28.88\00:26:30.22
they were
humbled in front of Him.
00:26:30.25\00:26:31.89
I think of Paul in
scripture in Philippians 3:3-9.
00:26:31.92\00:26:36.36
It's one of my favorite texts
00:26:36.39\00:26:37.73
because Paul, right,
the great man of faith.
00:26:37.76\00:26:39.59
Paul, the Apostle Paul, man,
00:26:39.63\00:26:41.83
that, you know, the
majority of the New Testament
00:26:41.86\00:26:44.30
is written by
this man named Paul,
00:26:44.33\00:26:45.97
as the Holy Spirit inspired Him.
00:26:46.00\00:26:48.10
But he writes these
words, Philippians 3:3-9.
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And reading in a portion
into that, verse 3, it says,
00:26:52.54\00:26:55.01
"Rejoice in Christ
Jesus, and have no confidence
00:26:55.04\00:26:57.91
in the flesh,
though I also might have
00:26:57.95\00:27:01.75
confidence in the flesh.
00:27:01.78\00:27:03.59
If anyone else thinks
00:27:03.62\00:27:04.95
he may have
confidence in the flesh,
00:27:04.99\00:27:06.32
I more so."
00:27:06.35\00:27:07.69
And then he lists his,
00:27:07.72\00:27:09.06
you know, His resume,
you know, His holy resume.
00:27:09.09\00:27:10.93
He says, "Even I more
00:27:10.96\00:27:12.29
so circumcised the eighth day,
00:27:12.33\00:27:14.33
of the stock of Israel,
00:27:14.36\00:27:15.70
of the tribe of Benjamin,
00:27:15.73\00:27:17.07
a Hebrew of the
Hebrews, concerning the law,"
00:27:17.10\00:27:19.57
he says, "a
Pharisee, concerning zeal,
00:27:19.60\00:27:22.00
persecuting the church,
concerning righteousness
00:27:22.04\00:27:24.81
which is in the law, blameless."
00:27:24.84\00:27:26.78
But then notice
00:27:26.81\00:27:28.14
what he goes on
to say in verse 7,
00:27:28.18\00:27:29.51
he says, "But what
things were gain to me,
00:27:29.54\00:27:32.61
these I have
counted loss for Christ.
00:27:32.65\00:27:35.95
Yet indeed I also
count all things loss
00:27:35.98\00:27:38.15
for the
excellence of the knowledge
00:27:38.19\00:27:39.52
of Christ Jesus my Lord,
00:27:39.55\00:27:41.29
for whom I have suffered
00:27:41.32\00:27:43.29
the loss of all
things, and count them as,"
00:27:43.32\00:27:46.06
and I'm just going to
say the King James Version,
00:27:46.09\00:27:48.50
right here,
he's counted his dung
00:27:48.53\00:27:50.97
as poo poo that's what he says,
00:27:51.00\00:27:52.40
the lowest of
the lowest I counted.
00:27:52.43\00:27:55.30
And then he says,
"That I may gain Christ
00:27:55.34\00:27:58.14
and be found in Him
00:27:58.17\00:27:59.87
not having my
own righteousness."
00:27:59.91\00:28:02.61
There's a song I love singing.
00:28:02.64\00:28:04.25
We're going to sing it for you
00:28:04.28\00:28:05.61
now it's called in Christ alone.
00:28:05.65\00:28:07.58
Listen to the
words as it very much
00:28:07.62\00:28:09.62
is a reflection
of what we just read.
00:28:09.65\00:28:14.36
In Christ alone will I glory
00:28:14.39\00:28:18.89
Though I could pride myself
00:28:18.93\00:28:21.90
In battles won
00:28:21.93\00:28:25.60
For I've been
blessed beyond measure
00:28:25.63\00:28:30.14
And by His strength alone
00:28:30.17\00:28:33.04
I'll overcome
00:28:33.07\00:28:37.71
Oh, I could stop
and count successes
00:28:37.75\00:28:42.58
Like diamonds in my hands
00:28:42.62\00:28:48.09
But those
trophies could not equal
00:28:48.12\00:28:51.86
To the grace
00:28:51.89\00:28:54.66
by which I stand
00:28:54.70\00:28:58.93
In Christ alone
00:28:58.97\00:29:03.10
I place my trust
00:29:03.14\00:29:06.94
And find my glory
00:29:06.98\00:29:09.21
In the power of the cross
00:29:09.24\00:29:14.38
In every victory
00:29:14.42\00:29:18.25
Let it be said of me
00:29:18.29\00:29:22.32
My source of strength
00:29:22.36\00:29:25.83
My source of hope
00:29:25.86\00:29:28.86
Is Christ alone
00:29:28.90\00:29:33.77
In Christ alone will I glory
00:29:36.94\00:29:41.48
For only by His grace
00:29:41.51\00:29:44.55
I am redeemed
00:29:44.58\00:29:48.35
Only His tender mercy
00:29:48.38\00:29:52.39
Could reach beyond
my weakness to my need
00:29:52.42\00:29:56.62
And now I seek no greater honor
00:29:59.89\00:30:04.77
Then just to know Him more
00:30:04.80\00:30:09.70
And to count my gains but losses
00:30:09.74\00:30:13.38
to the glory of my Lord
00:30:13.41\00:30:20.22
In Christ alone
00:30:20.25\00:30:23.85
I place my trust
00:30:23.89\00:30:27.49
And find my glory
00:30:27.52\00:30:29.72
In the power of the cross
00:30:29.76\00:30:34.90
In every victory
00:30:34.93\00:30:38.57
Let it be said of me
00:30:38.60\00:30:42.57
My source of strength
00:30:42.60\00:30:46.04
My source of hope
00:30:46.07\00:30:49.34
Is Christ alone
00:30:49.38\00:30:53.11
I place my trust
00:30:53.15\00:30:56.48
And find my glory in
the power of the cross
00:30:56.52\00:31:03.32
In every victory
00:31:03.36\00:31:06.96
Let it be said of me
00:31:07.00\00:31:11.23
My source of strength
00:31:11.27\00:31:14.60
My source of hope
00:31:14.64\00:31:17.37
Is Christ alone
00:31:17.41\00:31:21.74
My source of strength
00:31:21.78\00:31:24.95
My source of hope
00:31:24.98\00:31:28.32
Is Christ alone
00:31:32.45\00:31:36.52
Amen.
00:31:45.23\00:31:46.57
Wow!
00:31:46.60\00:31:47.94
My source of strength,
00:31:47.97\00:31:50.24
my only hope is Christ alone.
00:31:50.27\00:31:54.61
You know, all of us, you know,
00:31:54.64\00:31:56.21
we're striving to
be perfect in Christ,
00:31:56.24\00:32:00.02
but we're not
absolutely perfect in
00:32:00.05\00:32:01.48
and of ourselves, only
God's absolutely perfect,
00:32:01.52\00:32:03.15
let's just be honest.
00:32:03.18\00:32:04.62
Let's just be
honest, my friends.
00:32:04.65\00:32:05.99
I mean we believe it especially
00:32:06.02\00:32:07.36
in the Seventh-day
Adventist Churches,
00:32:07.39\00:32:08.72
the Bible teaches that
00:32:08.76\00:32:10.09
we're striving
for that perfection
00:32:10.13\00:32:11.46
that in God's eyes, we
can reach a perfect state
00:32:11.49\00:32:13.40
and character talking
about character perfection,
00:32:13.43\00:32:16.26
but I don't think
a single one of us
00:32:16.30\00:32:17.63
is ever going to go out
in this world and be like,
00:32:17.67\00:32:19.00
"Hey, you know,
look at me I'm perfect."
00:32:19.03\00:32:20.50
You know, I'm, you
know, follow my example.
00:32:20.54\00:32:22.27
Oh, because the
closer you come to Jesus,
00:32:22.30\00:32:25.17
the more
unworthy you seem, right?
00:32:25.21\00:32:29.48
And especially when
you peruse the Bible,
00:32:29.51\00:32:32.38
there's just so
many Bible characters
00:32:32.41\00:32:33.98
that prove this,
that even though God
00:32:34.02\00:32:37.02
had grace upon
them, even though that
00:32:37.05\00:32:38.72
we considered them Bible heroes,
00:32:38.75\00:32:40.09
some of these
people were messed up.
00:32:40.12\00:32:41.72
I mean, they were
little messed up, right?
00:32:41.76\00:32:43.22
I think of Adam, you know,
00:32:43.26\00:32:44.59
I had made a list here
just to list a few here.
00:32:44.63\00:32:47.30
I mean, when you
would look at their resume,
00:32:47.33\00:32:49.16
that God and He
did have patience
00:32:49.20\00:32:50.83
with them, He shared, you know,
00:32:50.87\00:32:52.20
He shed His mercy upon them.
00:32:52.23\00:32:54.00
And my goodness, you look
at some of these people Adam,
00:32:54.04\00:32:55.87
the first man
was a blame shifter
00:32:55.90\00:32:58.01
who couldn't resist
peer pressure, right?
00:32:58.04\00:33:00.58
He threw, he
threw Eve under the bus.
00:33:00.61\00:33:02.08
You know, Adam,
what have you done?
00:33:02.11\00:33:03.45
It's the woman
who gave me, right?
00:33:03.48\00:33:05.11
Abraham, the
forefather of faith, right?
00:33:05.15\00:33:07.78
The scripture might refer to,
00:33:07.82\00:33:09.38
he let other men walk off
00:33:09.42\00:33:10.75
with his wife on
two different occasions.
00:33:10.79\00:33:13.59
Sarah, let her husband
sleep with another woman
00:33:13.62\00:33:16.16
and then hated her for it.
00:33:16.19\00:33:17.93
I mean, these are the
kinds of people, right?
00:33:17.96\00:33:19.29
I mean, they
weren't absolutely perfect,
00:33:19.33\00:33:20.80
but they were on a
journey right in Christ.
00:33:20.83\00:33:23.47
Jacob was pretty
much a pathological liar.
00:33:23.50\00:33:25.80
I mean, I can go on
and read through these,
00:33:25.83\00:33:27.50
you know,
Moses, the humblest man
00:33:27.54\00:33:29.07
on the face of the earth, right?
00:33:29.10\00:33:30.44
But yet, if you
read onto the Scripture,
00:33:30.47\00:33:32.31
he had a very serious
problem with his temper,
00:33:32.34\00:33:34.88
and it cost him a few times.
00:33:34.91\00:33:36.88
Miriam, a songwriter had
a sibling jealousy problem
00:33:36.91\00:33:40.62
and greed for power.
00:33:40.65\00:33:42.52
You know, David, a
man after God's own heart
00:33:42.55\00:33:44.19
was an adulterer and a murderer.
00:33:44.22\00:33:45.55
I mean, this we see
these are the biblical heroes.
00:33:45.59\00:33:48.29
Peter not only
had a temper problem,
00:33:48.32\00:33:49.72
but also denied the
Son of God in His presence.
00:33:49.76\00:33:52.76
But Jesus still gave him
grace, still forgave him.
00:33:52.79\00:33:57.20
God is patient with us.
00:33:57.23\00:33:58.67
And none of us are really,
00:33:58.70\00:34:00.04
you know, these
are people like us.
00:34:00.07\00:34:01.64
You sing a song.
00:34:01.67\00:34:03.00
You sing a song. I
want you to sing it.
00:34:03.04\00:34:04.57
It's entitled People Like Me
00:34:04.61\00:34:06.44
and I love the words
00:34:06.47\00:34:07.81
because it reminds us that
00:34:07.84\00:34:09.54
while we're
reading these stories
00:34:09.58\00:34:11.41
these are not some just like,
00:34:11.45\00:34:12.91
you know, holier
than thou saints,
00:34:12.95\00:34:14.28
you know,
00:34:14.32\00:34:15.65
these were people
just like you and I.
00:34:15.68\00:34:17.29
So anyways, this is
just a wonderful song.
00:34:17.32\00:34:19.92
It's one of my favorite
songs. I'm going to be quiet.
00:34:19.95\00:34:21.29
I'm just going
to let you sing it,
00:34:21.32\00:34:22.66
People Like Me.
00:34:22.69\00:34:27.30
Oh, Peter had a temper
00:34:27.33\00:34:31.80
And Thomas had his doubts
00:34:31.83\00:34:36.00
Jacob was a liar
00:34:36.04\00:34:39.94
And Jonah headed south
00:34:39.97\00:34:44.18
Martha had her worries
00:34:44.21\00:34:47.98
And Sarah was too old
00:34:48.02\00:34:50.09
Or so she thought
00:34:50.12\00:34:52.49
David wasn't faithful
00:34:52.52\00:34:56.22
And Moses wasn't bold
00:34:56.26\00:35:00.23
But I used to see them
as stained glass saints
00:35:00.26\00:35:04.50
Oh, they seemed almost divine
00:35:04.53\00:35:08.77
Now I see them
as flesh and blood
00:35:08.80\00:35:12.24
With a heart a lot like mine
00:35:12.27\00:35:15.24
Just people like me
00:35:15.28\00:35:19.51
In the hands of a gracious God
00:35:19.55\00:35:23.28
And though He sees
00:35:23.32\00:35:27.09
where I've been and what I'm not
00:35:27.12\00:35:31.53
Oh, what a wonder
00:35:31.56\00:35:34.90
What a beautiful
mystery that He chooses
00:35:34.93\00:35:40.64
And He uses people like me
00:35:40.67\00:35:46.98
Oh, and is such a wonder
00:35:47.01\00:35:50.28
What a beautiful
mystery that God chooses
00:35:50.31\00:35:55.82
And God uses people like we
00:35:55.85\00:36:00.39
Oh, I like that.
00:36:00.42\00:36:02.49
People like we.
00:36:02.52\00:36:04.96
That may not be proper
grammar, but He uses us.
00:36:04.99\00:36:06.46
It works.
00:36:06.49\00:36:07.90
That's right.
00:36:07.93\00:36:09.26
People like us, and
us and me doesn't rhyme.
00:36:09.30\00:36:11.47
So that's a good word.
00:36:11.50\00:36:12.83
Praise God, Brother, man.
00:36:12.87\00:36:15.60
I just, we just
serve a mighty God.
00:36:15.64\00:36:17.94
And, you know, in
order for us to be
00:36:17.97\00:36:19.74
able to ensure that
00:36:19.77\00:36:22.04
we're going to be in that same,
00:36:22.08\00:36:24.55
along that same
path of righteousness
00:36:24.58\00:36:27.22
as some of those
heroes that we look up to,
00:36:27.25\00:36:29.28
even though they weren't,
00:36:29.32\00:36:30.65
you know, perfect
in the absolute sense.
00:36:30.69\00:36:33.22
They obtain each
one of those like us
00:36:33.25\00:36:35.26
we must obtain that
character perfection in Christ.
00:36:35.29\00:36:38.23
But how do we do that, right?
00:36:38.26\00:36:40.63
We got to look to Jesus.
00:36:40.66\00:36:42.20
We got to behold Christ each
and every moment of every day.
00:36:42.23\00:36:46.10
You know,
there's some scriptures
00:36:46.13\00:36:47.47
that I love,
00:36:47.50\00:36:48.84
that I could read
tons of scriptures
00:36:48.87\00:36:50.21
I could read for
this particular portion,
00:36:50.24\00:36:51.57
but there's just one passage,
00:36:51.61\00:36:53.51
you know, we're told
that in John Chapter 3,
00:36:53.54\00:36:56.28
and there's no other
place in all the Bible
00:36:56.31\00:36:57.85
where salvation
is made more clear
00:36:57.88\00:36:59.95
than John Chapter 3.
00:36:59.98\00:37:01.32
And most people when
they think of John 3,
00:37:01.35\00:37:02.68
they think of John 3:16.
00:37:02.72\00:37:04.19
You know, "For God
so loved the world that
00:37:04.22\00:37:05.65
He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in Him
00:37:05.69\00:37:07.66
should not perish but
have everlasting life."
00:37:07.69\00:37:10.03
Beautiful text, powerful text.
00:37:10.06\00:37:12.03
But I'd submit to you,
00:37:12.06\00:37:13.40
as I've said many
times on 3ABN I believe,
00:37:13.43\00:37:15.56
verse 14 and 15
are the key verses
00:37:15.60\00:37:18.27
because out of everything
that Jesus tells Nicodemus
00:37:18.30\00:37:21.20
the one thing that he
could do to hurry the work,
00:37:21.24\00:37:25.37
quicken the work of the
Holy Spirit in his life.
00:37:25.41\00:37:28.28
As John 3:14. Notice
what Jesus says here.
00:37:28.31\00:37:30.65
He says, "As Moses lifted up
the serpent in the wilderness,
00:37:30.68\00:37:34.18
even so must the Son
of Man be lifted up."
00:37:34.22\00:37:38.12
And then verse
15 with that says,
00:37:38.15\00:37:39.99
"That whosoever believes in Him
00:37:40.02\00:37:41.52
should not perish but
have everlasting life."
00:37:41.56\00:37:44.06
You know, Nicodemus,
00:37:44.09\00:37:45.43
my mind went
immediately to Numbers 21.
00:37:45.46\00:37:47.16
He would have been
familiar with the law, right?
00:37:47.20\00:37:48.63
With the Torah.
00:37:48.66\00:37:50.00
And his mind
would have went like
00:37:50.03\00:37:51.37
or should to that scene
00:37:51.40\00:37:52.73
where Moses is
lifting up that serpent.
00:37:52.77\00:37:54.37
And some people
say why a serpent,
00:37:54.40\00:37:55.97
in the serpent represents
the devil, it represents sin.
00:37:56.00\00:37:58.57
Absolutely, sin for sure,
00:37:58.61\00:38:01.18
but in this case,
remember the Bible says
00:38:01.21\00:38:02.91
that Jesus became sin
for us, that we might have
00:38:02.94\00:38:07.55
the righteousness
of God in Him, right?
00:38:07.58\00:38:10.19
When they looked at that,
00:38:10.22\00:38:11.55
up at that uplifted serpent
00:38:11.59\00:38:13.05
wrapped around
the top of that pole
00:38:13.09\00:38:14.86
that was foreshadowing the work
00:38:14.89\00:38:16.59
that Jesus
would do on the cross.
00:38:16.62\00:38:17.96
In other words, the only way
00:38:17.99\00:38:19.59
that they could be saved
from all of those serpents
00:38:19.63\00:38:21.66
that were biting
them in the wilderness,
00:38:21.70\00:38:23.93
is by faith first
believe in the Word of God,
00:38:23.97\00:38:26.84
that when he said,
"Look at the serpent,
00:38:26.87\00:38:29.14
there's life in a look
at our Savior Jesus Christ".
00:38:29.17\00:38:33.41
This next song, man, oh,
00:38:33.44\00:38:35.21
I just, it's one of my
all-time favorite songs.
00:38:35.24\00:38:38.45
My dad used to sing this
that's an old Hinson song
00:38:38.48\00:38:42.25
and it's entitled Look To Him,
00:38:42.28\00:38:44.25
beautiful words,
beautiful lyrics.
00:38:44.29\00:38:45.69
I'd like to sing it for
you and for Jesus right now.
00:38:45.72\00:38:48.59
Beautiful song, I
hope it blesses you.
00:38:48.62\00:38:53.53
Well, I know the Bible says
00:38:53.56\00:38:58.40
When You've done
all you can to stand
00:38:58.43\00:39:03.64
Just stand
00:39:03.67\00:39:08.54
And I know it's hard sometimes
00:39:08.58\00:39:13.21
To look through
these tear stained eyes
00:39:13.25\00:39:18.29
And still see the
scars in those hands
00:39:18.32\00:39:23.49
But just you keep this in mind
00:39:27.76\00:39:32.67
When hope seems so hard to find
00:39:32.70\00:39:37.27
Surely you've
not reached the end
00:39:37.31\00:39:42.34
And when the whole
world has let you down
00:39:45.71\00:39:51.52
Jesus He can still be found
00:39:51.55\00:39:56.26
When you've tried it all
00:39:56.29\00:40:00.40
Look to Him
00:40:00.43\00:40:04.63
Look to Him, for He only
00:40:04.67\00:40:10.61
When sorrow makes lonely
00:40:10.64\00:40:14.98
Oh, the day and
the night closes in
00:40:15.01\00:40:20.62
He can vanish the midnight
00:40:24.19\00:40:29.19
And call back the sunlight
00:40:29.22\00:40:34.43
So how will it end
00:40:34.46\00:40:38.97
Look to Him
00:40:39.00\00:40:40.77
Now I know that questions can
00:40:49.14\00:40:54.25
Oh, they can be so
hard to understand but then
00:40:54.28\00:41:00.06
You see I know
someone who knows it all
00:41:03.43\00:41:08.06
His eyes see even
that little sparrow fall
00:41:08.10\00:41:12.30
Yet He can hold back
00:41:12.33\00:41:14.87
The sea with just one hand
00:41:14.90\00:41:19.81
That's right
00:41:19.84\00:41:21.18
He's so big He rides
on the breeze that blows
00:41:21.21\00:41:26.35
Yet in your heart
00:41:26.38\00:41:28.42
He's the only one that knows
00:41:28.45\00:41:31.45
The heartache
00:41:31.49\00:41:33.42
And all the trouble you're in
00:41:33.46\00:41:39.69
Oh, when life
seems everything but good
00:41:39.73\00:41:45.37
Remember Him
00:41:45.40\00:41:46.80
'cause He's the
only one that could
00:41:46.84\00:41:50.34
If you'd only dare
00:41:50.37\00:41:54.48
Look to Him
00:41:54.51\00:41:58.91
Look to Him, for He only
00:41:58.95\00:42:04.85
When sorrow makes lonely
00:42:04.89\00:42:09.16
Oh, the day and the night
00:42:09.19\00:42:12.93
Closes in
00:42:12.96\00:42:17.97
He can vanish the midnight
00:42:18.00\00:42:23.30
And call back the sunlight
00:42:23.34\00:42:28.41
So how will it end
00:42:28.44\00:42:32.51
Look to Him
00:42:32.55\00:42:37.82
Oh, He will vanish the midnight
00:42:37.85\00:42:43.26
And call back the sunlight
00:42:43.29\00:42:47.73
So how will it end
00:42:51.23\00:42:54.84
Look to Him
00:42:58.94\00:43:03.81
Look to Him
00:43:03.85\00:43:06.11
Yes. Amen.
00:43:11.82\00:43:13.52
Just look to Him.
00:43:13.56\00:43:14.92
There's life in a
look at the Savior.
00:43:14.96\00:43:17.79
Amen. Yes.
00:43:17.83\00:43:19.49
Praise the Lord. I like that.
00:43:19.53\00:43:20.86
Praise Lord. Don't
we serve a good God?
00:43:20.90\00:43:22.23
Awesome God. Oh, my goodness.
00:43:22.26\00:43:24.83
My goodness, you know,
we often in this life fall
00:43:24.87\00:43:27.57
into various
trials and troubles,
00:43:27.60\00:43:30.14
and despairs and
different challenges
00:43:30.17\00:43:33.17
that just depress us off.
00:43:33.21\00:43:34.54
And sometimes we find ourselves
shaking the fist to God,
00:43:34.58\00:43:37.25
sometimes to Lord, why are you
00:43:37.28\00:43:38.61
allowing this to
happen to me, right?
00:43:38.65\00:43:41.05
You know, I heard a
minister once saying,
00:43:41.08\00:43:42.52
I often I say
this as much as I can,
00:43:42.55\00:43:44.55
as much as I can remind people
00:43:44.59\00:43:45.92
to encourage them that
00:43:45.95\00:43:47.29
we oftentimes might challenge
00:43:47.32\00:43:50.29
or question the plan of God.
00:43:50.33\00:43:52.99
But we will never have
00:43:53.03\00:43:54.36
sufficient reason to
question His goodness.
00:43:54.40\00:43:56.60
Never.
00:43:56.63\00:43:58.47
The Bible says, "My brethren,
00:43:58.50\00:43:59.83
count it all joy when
you fall into various trials,
00:43:59.87\00:44:02.77
knowing that the
testing of your faith
00:44:02.80\00:44:04.31
produces patience.
00:44:04.34\00:44:06.54
But let patience
have its perfect work,
00:44:06.57\00:44:08.18
that you may be perfect
and complete, lacking nothing."
00:44:08.21\00:44:12.01
That's James 1:2-4.
00:44:12.05\00:44:15.18
You know, Jesus
isn't going to ask us
00:44:15.22\00:44:16.55
to do anything,
00:44:16.58\00:44:17.92
Tim, that He hasn't
done Himself, right?
00:44:17.95\00:44:20.09
We can't even imagine
what He's been through, right?
00:44:20.12\00:44:22.52
More than we could
ever begin to fathom.
00:44:22.56\00:44:24.79
That's why Hebrews 12:2
says, "Looking unto Jesus,"
00:44:24.83\00:44:27.70
there it is, look to
Him, looking unto Jesus,
00:44:27.73\00:44:30.37
"the author and
finisher of our faith,"
00:44:30.40\00:44:32.37
and then this
next part is a mystery.
00:44:32.40\00:44:35.60
But it says, "For the
joy that was set before Him
00:44:35.64\00:44:39.21
endured the cross,
despising the shame,
00:44:39.24\00:44:42.51
and has sat down
00:44:42.54\00:44:44.05
at the right hand
of the throne of God."
00:44:44.08\00:44:46.21
And for the joy that was set
before Him endured the cross,
00:44:46.25\00:44:51.52
despised the shame.
00:44:51.55\00:44:55.79
You know, we don't
have anything to worry about
00:44:55.82\00:44:58.06
because we serve a good God.
00:44:58.09\00:45:01.36
Tim, my favorite
song that you sang.
00:45:01.40\00:45:05.30
God's Been Good,
sing it for us, Brother.
00:45:05.33\00:45:10.64
Lately I've been looking back
00:45:10.67\00:45:13.74
Along this winding road
00:45:13.78\00:45:16.91
To the old familiar markers
00:45:16.95\00:45:20.22
Of all the mercies I have known
00:45:20.25\00:45:25.45
I know it may sound simple
00:45:25.49\00:45:29.12
But it's more than a cliche
00:45:29.16\00:45:31.86
For there's no better
way to tell you than to say
00:45:31.89\00:45:37.80
God's been good
00:45:41.60\00:45:45.91
In my life
00:45:45.94\00:45:49.38
And I feel blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
00:45:49.41\00:45:54.68
When I go to sleep each night
00:45:54.72\00:45:58.05
Though I've had my
share of hard times
00:45:58.09\00:46:02.62
I wouldn't
change them if I could
00:46:02.66\00:46:06.80
For through it all,
00:46:06.83\00:46:10.43
God's been good
00:46:10.47\00:46:13.27
The times replay and I can see
00:46:19.41\00:46:22.78
That I've cried
some bitter tears
00:46:22.81\00:46:26.61
But I felt his arms around me
00:46:26.65\00:46:29.55
As I faced my greatest fears
00:46:29.58\00:46:33.29
You see I've had
more gains than losses
00:46:33.32\00:46:37.29
And I've known
more joy than hurt
00:46:37.33\00:46:41.10
As His grace rolled down upon me
00:46:41.13\00:46:45.90
So undeserved
00:46:45.93\00:46:50.87
For God's been good in my life
00:46:50.91\00:46:57.61
And I feel so blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
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When I go to sleep each night
00:47:02.82\00:47:06.69
And though I've had
my share of hard times
00:47:06.72\00:47:11.49
I wouldn't
change them if I could
00:47:11.53\00:47:15.56
For through it all,
00:47:15.60\00:47:17.27
God's been so good
00:47:22.30\00:47:27.98
And, you know, the
writer of that song
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actually went through a season
00:47:34.45\00:47:37.05
after she had written the song,
00:47:37.09\00:47:39.35
a terrible situation happened
00:47:39.39\00:47:41.12
where her son
passed away, actually.
00:47:41.16\00:47:44.19
And a friend of
hers several years later,
00:47:44.23\00:47:49.40
filled in that line that says,
00:47:49.43\00:47:51.10
"Though, I've had
my share of hard times,
00:47:51.13\00:47:52.93
I wouldn't
change them if I could."
00:47:52.97\00:47:54.70
She wrote, "I'd probably
change them if I could."
00:47:54.74\00:47:59.97
And I've sung it
like that a few times
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because if you're
going through things,
00:48:02.71\00:48:05.45
looking back, you
would probably change
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some things...
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That's the humanity...
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It is the humanity,
but I like that verse
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as you were saying in Hebrews...
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For the joy that
was set before...
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That's the one, He endured
the cross despising the shame.
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Yes.
00:48:21.20\00:48:22.53
What if we don't
go through trials?
00:48:22.56\00:48:25.27
The things that
draw us closer to God...
00:48:25.30\00:48:28.57
That's right.
00:48:28.60\00:48:30.04
It's a fact of life that
00:48:30.07\00:48:31.84
we have to go through
those things, we just do.
00:48:31.87\00:48:34.94
You know, I think
it's Malachi Chapter 3,
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I believe it is, that says,
"He is like launderers' soap.
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And he also sits as a
refiner and purifier of silver."
00:48:44.22\00:48:49.39
And in what you're saying,
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just reminded me of this
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because we often
ask the question,
00:48:52.16\00:48:53.80
"Why does God allow us?
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Or why do we have to go
through these things, right?"
00:48:55.20\00:48:58.90
If you think about
how a silversmith and,
00:48:58.93\00:49:01.20
you know, I
looked into this as well
00:49:01.24\00:49:02.67
because I heard
a story about it.
00:49:02.70\00:49:04.14
How a silversmith gets
the purest form of silver.
00:49:04.17\00:49:06.91
Again, he sits as a
refiner and purifier of silver.
00:49:06.94\00:49:10.05
He'll take that, you
know, ugly piece of silver
00:49:10.08\00:49:12.25
that's
unrefined, that's not clean,
00:49:12.28\00:49:13.78
that's not been purified.
00:49:13.82\00:49:15.25
And he will hold it
00:49:15.28\00:49:16.62
with those little
small piece of tongs per se.
00:49:16.65\00:49:18.72
He'll hold it in the
hottest part of the flame.
00:49:18.75\00:49:21.76
You know,
sometimes God will allow us
00:49:21.79\00:49:23.76
to walk through the fire,
but Isaiah 43 promises us that
00:49:23.79\00:49:27.20
we don't have to walk
through that fire alone.
00:49:27.23\00:49:28.80
He's there with us.
00:49:28.83\00:49:30.17
That's the good part.
That's the key, right?
00:49:30.20\00:49:31.93
You know, the three Hebrew
men had to go into the fire,
00:49:31.97\00:49:33.67
but God was with them, right?
00:49:33.70\00:49:35.04
Yeah, He was with
them. Right, exactly.
00:49:35.07\00:49:36.50
And if we didn't go
through those things,
00:49:36.54\00:49:37.97
we wouldn't sense
00:49:38.01\00:49:39.71
His nearness, I mean, naturally.
00:49:39.74\00:49:42.58
I would like to think that
00:49:42.61\00:49:43.95
I have some sense
enough to just be in
00:49:43.98\00:49:47.38
His Word and study
it and feel His presence
00:49:47.42\00:49:50.52
without going through troubles,
00:49:50.55\00:49:52.02
but when I do go
through troubles,
00:49:52.05\00:49:54.56
I sense an even
greater presence of God
00:49:54.59\00:49:57.69
for He goes with us.
00:49:57.73\00:49:59.06
Powerful.
00:49:59.09\00:50:00.43
You know, it
reminds me of a story.
00:50:00.46\00:50:03.06
This will be our last song.
00:50:03.10\00:50:05.33
I want to tell you a
story behind, a famous song.
00:50:05.37\00:50:08.80
We've often heard as Christians
00:50:08.84\00:50:10.21
and this will kind of still be
an appeal for our Worship Hour.
00:50:10.24\00:50:13.54
I want to appeal to
you watching at home,
00:50:13.58\00:50:16.85
maybe you're going through
some things in your life.
00:50:16.88\00:50:19.61
Maybe you're
struggling to commit to Christ
00:50:19.65\00:50:22.88
because of whatever
you're going through.
00:50:22.92\00:50:24.79
You know, there was a family,
00:50:24.82\00:50:26.15
Tim, it's actually a true story,
00:50:26.19\00:50:27.52
by the way, this is not made up,
00:50:27.56\00:50:28.89
I looked it up.
00:50:28.92\00:50:30.26
There was an Indian family over
00:50:30.29\00:50:32.19
I think it was in the
maybe the state of Assam.
00:50:32.23\00:50:34.50
I can't
remember the exact state,
00:50:34.53\00:50:35.86
but it's in India,
the country of India,
00:50:35.90\00:50:37.23
this is back in
mid to late 1800s,
00:50:37.27\00:50:40.24
but, of course,
this particular village,
00:50:40.27\00:50:41.87
this Indian village in
India was predominantly made.
00:50:41.90\00:50:45.37
I mean, all of them were Hindu,
00:50:45.41\00:50:47.81
but one day came
this Christian missionary.
00:50:47.84\00:50:51.28
Through this village,
00:50:51.31\00:50:53.11
he had been
making his way through
00:50:53.15\00:50:54.48
sharing the good news of Jesus.
00:50:54.52\00:50:56.79
And the majority of the village,
00:50:56.82\00:50:58.32
obviously, of this
particular place in India,
00:50:58.35\00:51:01.09
the majority of the people
weren't interested at all,
00:51:01.12\00:51:03.16
but there was one family,
00:51:03.19\00:51:04.83
one family who
was interested to hear
00:51:04.86\00:51:06.56
what this Christian
missionary had to say.
00:51:06.59\00:51:09.03
This brother comes
in and shares with them
00:51:09.06\00:51:10.67
the gospel of Jesus, and
it transformed their life.
00:51:10.70\00:51:14.30
And in this culture,
the man of the house,
00:51:14.34\00:51:15.80
he's obviously the
man of the house, right?
00:51:15.84\00:51:17.41
Most of the time that the wife,
00:51:17.44\00:51:18.77
the children will follow
00:51:18.81\00:51:20.14
the father or
the husband figure.
00:51:20.18\00:51:21.68
But this whole
family made their own choice
00:51:21.71\00:51:23.51
after they heard
the good news of Jesus
00:51:23.55\00:51:25.88
preached by this
Christian missionary.
00:51:25.91\00:51:28.55
They made their
decision to follow Jesus.
00:51:28.58\00:51:31.75
And the story
is, it's a sad one,
00:51:31.79\00:51:34.16
but yet also a story of hope
00:51:34.19\00:51:36.56
because now the
Christian missionary leaves
00:51:36.59\00:51:38.59
and word spreads
in this community.
00:51:38.63\00:51:41.06
But this family
who was once Hindu
00:51:41.10\00:51:43.73
has now converted to this
00:51:43.77\00:51:45.10
Christian God,
this Christianity.
00:51:45.13\00:51:47.70
And so the chief of the
village holds a hearing in
00:51:47.74\00:51:52.04
which all the village gather,
they basically cast the family
00:51:52.07\00:51:55.21
in the middle of the court there
00:51:55.24\00:51:56.58
and where all the
eyes are looking upon them.
00:51:56.61\00:51:58.65
And the chief says to the man
00:51:58.68\00:52:00.02
because he's the
man of the house, right?
00:52:00.05\00:52:01.38
He's led his family into this,
00:52:01.42\00:52:03.05
he's allowed this
decision to be made.
00:52:03.08\00:52:04.89
So he's kind of the
catalyst of all of this.
00:52:04.92\00:52:07.26
And so the
chief says to the man,
00:52:07.29\00:52:09.76
he says, "I'm going to give you
00:52:09.79\00:52:11.43
an opportunity to save you
00:52:11.46\00:52:12.79
and your family's life today.
00:52:12.83\00:52:15.86
If you would just
recant this Christian God,
00:52:15.90\00:52:20.30
just denounce this Christianity,
00:52:20.34\00:52:24.24
and you and your
family will be saved today.
00:52:24.27\00:52:26.04
Return back to the
faith of Hinduism."
00:52:26.07\00:52:30.88
Oh, you could
just imagine this man
00:52:30.91\00:52:32.81
in all of the
emotion and everything
00:52:32.85\00:52:34.82
that's happening at this moment.
00:52:34.85\00:52:36.52
He looks at his
precious children,
00:52:36.55\00:52:37.89
he looks at his wife,
00:52:37.92\00:52:40.46
but the story goes
that in that moment,
00:52:40.49\00:52:42.09
he remembered some lyrics
00:52:42.12\00:52:44.39
some words that
he had written down,
00:52:44.43\00:52:48.16
it was turned into a
song, a song that you know
00:52:48.20\00:52:53.74
and he looks at that
chief and he says these words.
00:52:53.77\00:52:59.27
I have decided
00:52:59.31\00:53:04.15
To follow Jesus
00:53:04.18\00:53:08.98
I have decided
00:53:09.02\00:53:13.59
To follow Jesus
00:53:13.62\00:53:18.06
I have decided
00:53:18.09\00:53:22.63
To follow Jesus
00:53:22.66\00:53:27.47
No turning back
00:53:27.50\00:53:32.01
No turning back
00:53:32.04\00:53:38.38
The chief had
his precious children
00:53:38.41\00:53:42.82
murdered in front of him.
00:53:42.85\00:53:46.12
Oh, I can't imagine the emotion,
00:53:46.15\00:53:48.86
the despair,
the fear, the shock,
00:53:48.89\00:53:53.73
but the chief
again said to the father
00:53:53.76\00:53:55.46
and now the mother,
00:53:55.50\00:53:56.83
but he's looking at
the father, the husband.
00:53:56.87\00:53:58.70
And he says you know what?
You can save your wife's life.
00:53:58.73\00:54:01.24
You can save your life
if you'll just give up this
00:54:01.27\00:54:04.61
Christian God.
00:54:04.64\00:54:07.84
And I'm sure with tears,
00:54:07.88\00:54:10.05
crying emotion
of all the strength
00:54:10.08\00:54:13.48
he could possibly muster up.
00:54:13.52\00:54:15.95
I'm sure he took a
glance at his wife,
00:54:15.98\00:54:18.65
whom he loved dearly.
00:54:18.69\00:54:20.69
And the story says he turned
to that chief and he said.
00:54:20.72\00:54:24.66
Tho' none go with me
00:54:24.69\00:54:29.06
Still I will follow
00:54:29.10\00:54:33.30
Tho' none go with me
00:54:33.34\00:54:37.81
Still I will follow
00:54:37.84\00:54:42.18
Tho' none go with me
00:54:42.21\00:54:46.21
Still I will follow
00:54:46.25\00:54:50.79
No turning back
00:54:50.82\00:54:55.12
No turning back
00:54:55.16\00:54:57.33
They took his wife
and they murdered her
00:55:01.26\00:55:04.47
in front of them.
00:55:04.50\00:55:06.97
And so the chief calls out
00:55:07.00\00:55:08.34
one last time he says, you know,
00:55:08.37\00:55:10.01
there's no need
for you to die also,
00:55:10.04\00:55:12.47
I'll give you one last chance,
00:55:12.51\00:55:14.68
recant this Jesus, return back.
00:55:14.71\00:55:20.08
And the man with
full of the Holy Spirit
00:55:20.12\00:55:25.22
cried out and he said.
00:55:25.25\00:55:27.49
The world behind me
00:55:31.79\00:55:36.60
The cross before me
00:55:36.63\00:55:40.67
The world behind me
00:55:40.70\00:55:44.74
The cross before me
00:55:44.77\00:55:48.98
The world behind me
00:55:49.01\00:55:52.88
The cross before me
00:55:52.91\00:55:57.22
No turning back
00:55:57.25\00:56:01.29
No turning back
00:56:01.32\00:56:05.76
You know that's a sad story,
00:56:05.79\00:56:07.13
my friends, but
it's a true story.
00:56:07.16\00:56:09.16
But you know where the hope is,
is that in the months to come,
00:56:09.20\00:56:13.10
that chief and
nearly that entire village
00:56:13.13\00:56:17.27
converted to Jesus Christ
00:56:17.31\00:56:19.64
because they wondered
00:56:19.67\00:56:21.01
who is this God that
these people would die for.
00:56:21.04\00:56:25.78
My friends, I want
to appeal to you today
00:56:25.81\00:56:27.58
as we are about to end this.
00:56:27.62\00:56:29.58
Have you
decided to follow Jesus?
00:56:29.62\00:56:32.35
No turning
back. No turning back.
00:56:32.39\00:56:34.72
Give your heart to
Jesus while you can.
00:56:34.76\00:56:36.59
Let's sing that again.
00:56:36.62\00:56:38.13
In closing sing with us at home.
00:56:38.16\00:56:40.36
I have decided
00:56:40.40\00:56:44.13
To follow Jesus
00:56:44.17\00:56:48.00
I have decided
00:56:48.04\00:56:51.67
To follow Jesus
00:56:51.71\00:56:55.48
I have decided
00:56:55.51\00:56:59.01
To follow Jesus
00:56:59.05\00:57:02.78
No turning back
00:57:02.82\00:57:07.09
No turning back
00:57:07.12\00:57:13.66
God bless you, my friends.
00:57:13.70\00:57:15.03