1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,040 Good morning again. 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:12,080 If you have your Bibles, we're going to turn to Romans 11 here in just a second. 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,940 Romans 11. 4 00:00:16,940 --> 00:00:21,520 I have four beautiful children that I love with all my heart. 5 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:28,160 They have changed me for the better in so many different ways and I love that I get to 6 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:29,720 be their dad. 7 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:35,920 I could go on and on as I'm sure many of us could about how, all about the different 8 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,080 ways that I have enjoyed them and how they've amazed me. 9 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,760 I'm sure we could all do that as parents. 10 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:48,440 For our purposes this morning though, I thought I'd share a story about a couple of them that 11 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:54,900 has left me not so much amazed, but more dumbfounded. 12 00:00:54,900 --> 00:01:04,520 For instance, my daughter, not going to name names, but she's smart, she's funny, she's 13 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:09,640 kind, but there has been several times in her short little life that she has left me 14 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:17,520 and her mama with more questions than answers because we didn't understand the thought process 15 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,720 of what was going on through her head. 16 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:24,320 When she was younger, and still a little bit today even though she's 15 now, but when she 17 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:30,840 was younger in particular, we could be talking about something, describing something, we 18 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:37,440 could be pointing to something, whatever it is, and we'd be looking intently at whatever 19 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:44,120 that thing is and we'd be like, hey Adelie, oops I wasn't going to name names, but sorry, 20 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:52,640 look over there and Adelie would be looking over here, which is funny a lot of times, 21 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,760 you're like hey, yeah that guy over there in the blue shirt, Jim right there, you see 22 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:01,280 him, and she would be looking over here and it would make no sense to us. 23 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:05,120 It's funny sometimes, but then sometimes there's like danger, like hey Adelie, watch out for 24 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:12,800 that, that snake is coming for you, and she'd be like where, where, like it just made no 25 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:19,600 sense to us, like we had to like grab her and actually put her face there. 26 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:24,600 Here's this one time that we were sitting in our living room in our old house, and on 27 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,720 the front of our house is the front door obviously, but we had a storm door, and so 28 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:33,960 it was just all glass, and we would like to leave the front door open, so just to let 29 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:38,440 more light in, and one day we're sitting in the living room, and I won't say his name, 30 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,480 but when he was about four or five years old at the time, and he's outside and we're watching 31 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:51,920 him, and we are watching him grab a rock and throw it through the glass door, and it was 32 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:56,360 one of those moments that it just took a second for us to comprehend what just happened, because 33 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:03,800 we saw it happen, and I'm just sitting there like, that kid just threw a rock through my 34 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:09,120 door, and you go ask him about it, and like why in the world would you throw a rock through 35 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:13,880 the glass door, his response is, I didn't know it would break. 36 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,160 I didn't know. 37 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:23,440 The point is, my point in saying that is, is children cannot comprehend certain things 38 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:29,760 because they are young, and their brains haven't developed completely yet, so they do things 39 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:34,320 that don't make sense to us who are older and wiser. 40 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,720 We were all there at one point, and I'm sure each and every one of our parents could say 41 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:44,000 that we did things that left them dumbfounded from time to time. 42 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,600 Now a few months ago, when we were planning out this series, I had it planned out, and 43 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,320 I gave it to all the pastors, and I said, hey, which topic would you like to address? 44 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,360 Which topic would you like to speak on? 45 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:58,240 Not one of them volunteered for this Sunday. 46 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:59,760 Not one of them. 47 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,640 They avoided this one, because this is a hard subject. 48 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:09,440 The Trinity is one of those things that's hard to explain and hard to understand, but 49 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,320 I'm going to do my best with you this morning. 50 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,520 So the passage of Scripture we're going to use is Romans 11. 51 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,040 I'm going to ask Peyton to come join me up here. 52 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:19,960 Here's what I love about Peyton. 53 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:24,080 Yet last week he comes up to me and goes, hey, what do I need to do to get on the rotation 54 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:28,360 of being able to read the Scripture on a Sunday morning? 55 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,720 I said, you just did it, right? 56 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:31,720 That's all you got to do. 57 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,840 You just ask, and you shall receive. 58 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:34,840 All right, Peyton? 59 00:04:34,840 --> 00:04:38,600 So I'm going to invite you to stand as he reads Romans 11. 60 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,600 33 through 36. 61 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:46,640 Oh, the depth of the riches in wisdom and knowledge of God. 62 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:51,080 How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways. 63 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,640 For who has known the mind of the Lord? 64 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,640 Or who has been his counselor? 65 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,880 Or who has given him a gift to him that might be repaid? 66 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:04,760 Or from him, hand through him, and to him moral thanks, to be glory forever. 67 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:05,760 Amen. 68 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:06,760 Peyton, let's pray. 69 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,360 Father, we thank you for your word, and we thank you that your ways are higher than our 70 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:15,040 ways, and we thank you that your mind is so much greater than us. 71 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:19,160 And I thank you for the heart of Peyton, as he just wants to read your word. 72 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:20,440 And I pray that you honor him for that. 73 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:24,120 I pray, God, that you just put a deep desire to know you better in him. 74 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:25,600 We ask all these things in your name. 75 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:26,600 Amen. 76 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:27,600 Thanks, bro. 77 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:35,200 Now, the reason I chose that passage is not because it has anything at all to do with the 78 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:36,200 Trinity. 79 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:40,840 I will use some other passages throughout our time this morning, but I think it's important 80 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:46,040 to understand that there are just some things that are not going to make complete sense 81 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:51,200 to us because we do not have the Lord's mind. 82 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:57,200 So my starting point this morning is to remind you that the doctrine of the Trinity cannot 83 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:00,000 be completely understood. 84 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,400 That's our starting point. 85 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:12,280 However, it is so vital to our faith, and that there's been countless attempts to understand 86 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:13,280 it. 87 00:06:13,280 --> 00:06:16,200 Just because it's difficult to understand doesn't mean we're going to blow it off. 88 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:17,920 Doesn't mean we're going to ignore it. 89 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:23,560 But there have been countless attempts throughout the centuries of people trying to use different 90 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:27,000 analogies to help make sense to us. 91 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,800 The problem with most of them, most of these analogies, is that more often than not, they 92 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,280 end up as heresy. 93 00:06:33,280 --> 00:06:37,800 Now, a heresy back in the day would get you killed. 94 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:42,000 If you taught something other than what the Bible said, if you twisted the Scriptures 95 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:47,400 in order to help form your own belief system, people didn't take that lightly, and they 96 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,920 would burn you at the stake. 97 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:55,320 The primary way that I have heard the Trinity explained heretically is called modalism. 98 00:06:55,320 --> 00:07:00,080 Now, you might hear things like, the Trinity is like water. 99 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:06,440 It can exist in three different states, liquid and steam and solid ice. 100 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:11,080 The reason that that is not a good example of the Trinity is because the forms that water 101 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:15,960 can exist only can do so at one time. 102 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:21,440 A cup of water can only exist in one form at a time. 103 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:26,080 That form of modalism would be saying that I am a husband, and I'm a father, and I'm 104 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,600 a pastor, and yet I am still one person. 105 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:35,440 But the Bible is clear that the father, son, and spirit are distinct from one another. 106 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:40,560 Sina views me as her husband and her pastor, but she doesn't view me as her father. 107 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:46,400 My children view me as their father and their pastor, but they don't view me as their husband. 108 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:55,400 God is one, and at the same time, he is father, son, and spirit as three different persons. 109 00:07:55,400 --> 00:08:01,440 Another weak analogy is thinking of the Trinity as a three leaf clover or a triangle. 110 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:06,120 They are one object, but with three different identifiable parts. 111 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:10,240 However, each part is not the full expression itself. 112 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:14,760 If you were to take one side of a triangle and separate it from the triangle, you would 113 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,200 just have a straight line. 114 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,720 That is the heresy of partialism. 115 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:26,840 The Bible tells us that God the Father is fully God, not just a part of God, fully God. 116 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:31,440 God the Son is fully God, and the Holy Spirit is fully God. 117 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,880 Not just parts of God, but fully God in and of themselves. 118 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,160 Now there are so many other heresies that we need to watch out for, but those are the 119 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:39,240 main two. 120 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:45,080 A couple others would be adoptionism, which teaches that Jesus was fully human, but he 121 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:51,800 was later adopted by God in some special way, either during his baptism or at his resurrection. 122 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:56,600 Arianism is another heresy, which teaches that Christ and the Spirit were a creation 123 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,840 of God as opposed to being God from the beginning. 124 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:05,080 Now here's the easiest way that I can explain the Trinity, and just know it's not going 125 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,640 to make logical sense to us. 126 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,680 Now my family has been watching The Chosen, I'm sure several of you all have watched 127 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:13,480 that show, it came out several years ago. 128 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:17,960 There have been several comments made by the creator of The Chosen that says that God does 129 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,040 impossible math. 130 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,720 He uses the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000. 131 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:24,680 How there was five fish and two loads of bread. 132 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:28,520 Now logically that would be enough for one to two meals maybe, right? 133 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,200 Depends on how big the fish are. 134 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,820 But he says God does impossible math. 135 00:09:33,820 --> 00:09:41,240 With God we need to get used to impossible math because with him one plus one plus one 136 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,920 equals one. 137 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:49,760 But in our understanding one plus one plus one equals three. 138 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:54,160 So let's look at all three people of the Godhead and then I will do my best to put it all together 139 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:55,160 for you at the end. 140 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,080 Alright, so let's look at God the Father. 141 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:03,200 God the Father is easy for some and more difficult for others to understand. 142 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:07,640 Some of us have great memories of our Father while others might not have ever had their 143 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,560 Father around. 144 00:10:10,560 --> 00:10:17,160 If you had a good earthly Father, this concept is easier for you to grasp. 145 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:22,760 If you didn't have a good earthly Father, I hope that that reality won't prevent you 146 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,480 from seeing God as a great Father. 147 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:29,440 Now one of the things I think about when I think about a Father is work. 148 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,560 We are told in 1 Corinthians that he is the creator of all things. 149 00:10:33,560 --> 00:10:37,280 All of creation finds its source in him. 150 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,760 Work is the source of all that we have. 151 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:46,560 For instance, everything that you have is the result of somebody working for it. 152 00:10:46,560 --> 00:10:54,180 Now my job provides the resources my family needs for food and shelter. 153 00:10:54,180 --> 00:11:00,800 When my kids decide to grow three shoe sizes in the matter of six months, my work helps 154 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,880 keep them in shoes and clothing. 155 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:07,200 Without the Father's work, we would have nothing. 156 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,480 There would be no creation. 157 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:14,000 But a good Father doesn't just provide stuff for his kids. 158 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:19,960 I don't earn a paycheck and then send the rest of my family the money and wish them 159 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,720 wealth. 160 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,640 I want a relationship with them. 161 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:31,840 Ephesians 1 says that God has adopted us to himself as sons according to the purpose 162 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,240 of his will. 163 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:38,520 The Father is not a deadbeat dad just sending child support payments. 164 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,680 He values a relationship with us. 165 00:11:41,680 --> 00:11:46,640 In Psalm 68, Scripture says that he is the Father to the fatherless and protector of 166 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:47,640 widows. 167 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:53,120 We're told in James that he is the giver of every perfect gift. 168 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,680 He does all those things because he values relationship. 169 00:11:56,680 --> 00:12:01,680 I've learned so much about God since I became a Father myself. 170 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:06,840 Because once I understood how much I love my kids, it made me realize even more how 171 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,120 much God loves me. 172 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:17,120 Before I had kids, if someone disappointed me or betrayed me or I just didn't like, I 173 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:21,880 put up these walls around myself just so I didn't have to deal with them. 174 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,200 But then I had kids. 175 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,800 And they have disappointed me. 176 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:35,440 They have betrayed me and throw me under the bus with their momma so many times. 177 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,640 So many times. 178 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:39,880 Who left the dishes in the sink and then cleaned them off? 179 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:43,200 Dad did. 180 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:48,760 I got pulled over by a police officer. 181 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,800 I come in from the store, hey, Sina, look what tool I got. 182 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:52,800 It was on sale. 183 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:53,800 I've been wanting it. 184 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:54,800 It was on sale finally. 185 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:55,800 No, it wasn't. 186 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:56,960 You paid full price for that. 187 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:01,480 They have betrayed me time and time again. 188 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:05,880 There have been times where I didn't like them and they didn't like me. 189 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:11,640 But I have, what I have learned as a Father is that there is nothing that those kids can 190 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:15,760 do that will make me stop loving them. 191 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:19,200 I value my relationship with them. 192 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:20,840 It's precious to me. 193 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:25,240 And I take great care in making sure that those four kids of mine know that they are 194 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,840 deeply loved by me. 195 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:35,360 If I can feel that way about four little sinners, how much more does God feel about us when we 196 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:39,720 betray Him and disappoint Him and abandon Him? 197 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:44,400 They're still there ready for that relationship to be restored. 198 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:50,800 Not only that, 2 Corinthians chapter 1 says that He is the giver of mercy and comfort. 199 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:58,000 All of that to say, we have a heavenly Father who is lovingly and actively at work in our 200 00:13:58,000 --> 00:13:59,000 lives. 201 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:05,640 He delights to foster maturity within His children and His watchful eyes always upon 202 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:06,640 us. 203 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:12,600 The Father longs for a relationship with you. 204 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:17,720 And we see that in Luke 15 with the story of the prodigal son. 205 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,560 The Father didn't wait for the son to run to Him. 206 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,880 He ran to the son. 207 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,560 He met Him where He was. 208 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:26,840 He kissed Him. 209 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,240 He restored Him. 210 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:32,800 He celebrated that He had returned. 211 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:37,800 But the Father is waiting and ready for you to come to Him. 212 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:42,800 He's waiting for you to come to Him so that He can restore you and tell you that you are 213 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:43,800 His. 214 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:48,920 Today, I'm going to ask you to return to Him. 215 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,800 Then we have God the Son. 216 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:54,280 Jesus is God in human form. 217 00:14:54,280 --> 00:15:00,240 He is the same essence as the Father in spirit, but He is distinct. 218 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:04,680 John 1-1 is probably the most quoted verse when it comes to proving that Jesus is God. 219 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:10,640 In the beginning was the Word and the Word is with God and the Word was God. 220 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:15,800 That verse is important because it fights off certain heresies like adoptionism and 221 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,040 Arianism. 222 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,320 Jesus is not a creation. 223 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:20,560 He is God. 224 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:22,840 He was God in the beginning. 225 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:28,960 And that is so important to understand because that is what separates Him from every other 226 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:33,800 religious prophet and teacher that has ever been on the earth. 227 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:40,240 The deity of Jesus is what separates us as followers of Jesus from every other religion 228 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,160 that there is. 229 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:43,560 We don't worship a man. 230 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,120 We worship God. 231 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,600 We don't offer praised creation. 232 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,520 We offer praise to our Redeemer. 233 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:56,920 So it is God the Father that initiates our salvation. 234 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:00,320 But it is the Son who accomplishes it. 235 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:05,400 Without God the Father sending the Son, we would still be sacrificing animals on the 236 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:06,400 altar. 237 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:14,480 God, the Son, Jesus chose to leave His place next to His Father to come down to the sinful 238 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:21,040 earth because He knew that we would not be able to accomplish salvation on our own. 239 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:27,920 He accomplished what no man has ever been able to do. 240 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:34,600 He faced every temptation that we've ever faced and yet He did not give it to sin. 241 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:39,560 If He sinned just once, He is not God. 242 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:45,640 If He gave into temptation just once, He wouldn't be God. 243 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:46,720 Think about that. 244 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,800 Never a sinful act. 245 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,680 Never a sinful thought. 246 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:57,880 Never a sinful word ever came out of His mouth. 247 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,280 I wouldn't last an hour if I tried. 248 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:02,280 But He did. 249 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,160 And the reason He did is because He is God. 250 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:11,400 And since God is a holy God, and since God requires sacrifice for the forgiveness of 251 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:15,440 sins, the final sacrifice had to be free of sin. 252 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:23,520 Now, here's the difference between every sacrifice that has ever been made and Jesus. 253 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:30,800 Every spotless lamb that has ever been slaughtered, that has had its blood spilled on the altar 254 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:36,680 to take away the sins of the people is still dead. 255 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:41,600 They kept having to sacrifice over and over and over again. 256 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:48,640 They kept having to pour blood on the mercy seat in order for God to forgive their sins. 257 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:50,840 He didn't accept the three legged ones. 258 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:55,480 He didn't accept the ones that had any sort of disease or walked funny. 259 00:17:55,480 --> 00:18:01,400 Only the best were suitable for sacrifice because it needed to cost the people something. 260 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,480 It had to be at a cost. 261 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:10,040 Now, our community in Texas where we moved from was really big into stock-showing animals. 262 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:16,480 And people would spend tens of thousands of dollars on pigs and lambs to show in hopes 263 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:20,240 that they might win a scholarship of some sort. 264 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,920 Now logically, I'm like, why don't you just put the tens of thousands of dollars in a 265 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,360 fund and, you know. 266 00:18:25,360 --> 00:18:31,560 But the reason those animals cost so much was because of the genetics of the animals 267 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:33,520 that they were bred from. 268 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:40,240 Some particular lambs sold for over $300,000 at a stock show recently. 269 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:45,440 But not everyone can afford that kind of money on an animal. 270 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:50,160 So what a lot of people do is they'll spend a few hundred dollars on an animal just for 271 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:51,160 the experience. 272 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,240 But there's never any hope that this thing is going to bring back money. 273 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,880 It's just for the experience. 274 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:04,400 But God required the $300,000 lamb for sacrifice every single time. 275 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,360 The best one. 276 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:07,880 The spotless one. 277 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,120 The one with the best genetics. 278 00:19:11,120 --> 00:19:18,840 Now I've heard from some that say, well that's because God doesn't want us to have nice things. 279 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,880 God doesn't want us to have nice things so that's why he wants the best. 280 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:31,880 No, no, it's because sin is so atrocious to a holy God that forgiveness had to cost something. 281 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:35,440 But it cost God so much more. 282 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,560 And that is where the Son steps in. 283 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,520 God didn't force Jesus to be the sacrifice. 284 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:46,840 Scripture says that Jesus willingly laid down his life for us so that we could have redemption 285 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,720 in him through faith. 286 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:56,800 The proof that this wasn't any other sacrifice is because once he was put in the tomb, three 287 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:04,840 days later came back to life, conquering death, conquering sin so that it no longer has any 288 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:06,280 power over us. 289 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:14,520 And without the sacrifice of the Son, we could never be considered righteous. 290 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:19,720 I hope you're beginning to see the harmony within the Godhead. 291 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:26,160 The Father initiates the relationship and the Son accomplishes it. 292 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:33,920 No more $300,000 lands are needed because the Son laid down his life for us while we 293 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:37,360 were still sinners, while we were still sinners. 294 00:20:37,360 --> 00:20:42,800 Do you think the prodigal Son never sinned again once the Father restored him? 295 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,640 Do you think He never disappointed him again? 296 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,080 Of course He did. 297 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:53,000 The sacrifice of Jesus isn't going to keep you from sinning, but we continue to plead 298 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:57,160 the blood of Jesus because that is enough. 299 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:01,160 This morning, I don't know where you are in your relationship with the Lord. 300 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:07,640 I don't know how you walked in here, but I'm going to ask you to trust that when Jesus 301 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:11,920 said it was finished, that it was. 302 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:13,680 Stop running. 303 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:14,800 Stop running. 304 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,960 Stop trying things your own way. 305 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:20,480 Stop waiting until you get your life together. 306 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:24,840 Trust in Him as your Savior. 307 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:29,120 You can see the unity of the Trinity when it comes to salvation. 308 00:21:29,120 --> 00:21:33,960 The Father initiates it, but the Son is the one who accomplishes it, which leads me to 309 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,200 the third person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit. 310 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:44,960 Before that crucifixion of Jesus, the Holy Spirit dwelt in a temple made by man. 311 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:49,240 In the wilderness, He dwelt in the portable tabernacle that was moved as the people wandered 312 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,720 throughout the wilderness. 313 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:56,400 But when Jesus was crucified and He said it is finished, the Bible says that the temple 314 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:02,800 curtain that separated the Holy of Holies, the place of His presence from everything 315 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:07,440 else was torn into from top to bottom. 316 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:14,320 That signified that the Holy Spirit was not going to be in just one location anymore. 317 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:18,240 You didn't need a high priest to enter into His presence. 318 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:22,760 I love the description that Terri Lee Cobble gives on the role of the Holy Spirit. 319 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,440 She writes, God the Father calls us into His family. 320 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,560 God the Son secures our salvation through His finished work on the cross. 321 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:35,600 God the Spirit breathes new life to us and is the seal of our salvation. 322 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:41,440 All three members of the Trinity working together for our salvation. 323 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,960 The Holy Spirit now lives in His people, not in a temple. 324 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,320 He's not some mystical force. 325 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,640 He's not your conscience. 326 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:58,380 He's the living God inside of you that is working to make us more like Jesus. 327 00:22:58,380 --> 00:23:00,960 He brings conviction when we sin. 328 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:02,440 He sanctifies us. 329 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:08,800 He empowers us to overcome and He leads us in our Christian walk. 330 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:14,920 Almost every week, almost every week I'll be in some sort of conversation with my family 331 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:18,880 and we'll be around the dinner table or we'll be sitting around and almost every single 332 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,800 week we'll go to Google. 333 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,520 I wish we had this when I was growing up sometimes. 334 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:29,640 He would go to Google to answer whatever question that was just asked. 335 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:33,400 Like the other day, Asher asked me about the baseball player Chris Bryant. 336 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:34,400 Used to play for the Cubs. 337 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,600 Asher asked me, what team did he get traded to? 338 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:40,000 He was like, you got traded to the San Francisco Giants. 339 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,440 We happened to be watching the Giants game. 340 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,200 We didn't see Chris Bryant on there. 341 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,480 We go to Google, where's Chris Bryant? 342 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,360 Well, he's now with the Colorado Rockies. 343 00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:50,360 I didn't know that. 344 00:23:50,360 --> 00:23:53,160 Holy Spirit didn't leave me there, but that's what Google did. 345 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:57,440 Google was useful in helping us find out that information. 346 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:03,160 But I would never go to Google to ask the questions that really matter. 347 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,160 How do I handle this situation with my kids? 348 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,640 How do I lead them through that? 349 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:13,760 What do I say to somebody who is in the midst of a hurting season? 350 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,400 It's just a painful situation. 351 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:21,080 Now Google might have some suggestions, but I'm not looking for information in those scenarios. 352 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:26,160 I'm asking God to give me wisdom because his ways are better than my ways. 353 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:28,680 His words are better than my words. 354 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:33,120 His ways are better than anything that I can find on Google. 355 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:41,000 I am so thankful for his spirit, especially when it comes to making big life decisions. 356 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:46,480 The spirit of God led me and my family to move to Iowa. 357 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:51,280 I always fall back on that because I trust his leading. 358 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:57,200 I trust his leading because logically, maybe it didn't make that much sense for us to move 359 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,800 so far from home. 360 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:04,120 Maybe it was going to be difficult, but we trusted his leading. 361 00:25:04,120 --> 00:25:10,120 As I lead this church, I have to check my preferences at the door because ultimately, 362 00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:16,200 it's not me who leads but the spirit of God living inside of me. 363 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:20,240 More often than not, I found that he leads me to places that are outside of my comfort 364 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:27,560 zone because it's not about making me look good, but about him receiving the glory that 365 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:28,960 he deserves. 366 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:30,760 The spirit of God does that. 367 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:34,480 The Holy Spirit is not an emotion or a feeling. 368 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:44,000 As clearly as I am speaking to you now, where you know my voice and you know who is speaking 369 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,280 to you. 370 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,400 That is who the Holy Spirit is. 371 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:54,840 I believe that he is speaking to you today and he's telling you to get out of your comfort 372 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:56,080 zone. 373 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,080 He's telling you to repent. 374 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,600 He is telling you to trust him. 375 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:05,400 I wish we could get into all the ways that the Holy Spirit works and we will in a few 376 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:06,400 weeks. 377 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:12,680 We'll get into that, but today I want you to just know his voice. 378 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:18,360 I don't know what your sins are, but if you're feeling convicted to confess some things this 379 00:26:18,360 --> 00:26:22,560 morning, that's the spirit of God speaking to you. 380 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:29,320 I don't know if you were truly saved this morning, but if you feel the desire to surrender 381 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:35,080 your life and begin a fresh start, that is the Holy Spirit of God speaking to you this 382 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:36,840 morning. 383 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:43,800 I don't know where he is speaking to you to trust him and obey, but whatever those steps 384 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:50,680 are that he has put in your heart, he is speaking to you this morning. 385 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,840 It's not me. 386 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,640 I want to close this morning by looking at a passage of Scripture that is well known 387 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:58,800 to most of us. 388 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:08,080 Genesis 126 reads, the God said, let us make man in our image after our likeness. 389 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:17,160 First chapter of the Bible, let us make man in our image and in our likeness. 390 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:23,560 So in the beginning the Bible says that God, the original word being Elohim, the word Elohim 391 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:32,480 that is used for God in Genesis chapter one is a plural word. 392 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:39,280 It'd be like saying they created man in their image and in their likeness. 393 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:42,360 So God created man in his image and in his likeness. 394 00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:49,200 But then in chapter two, after he created man, God says he sees it and he says that is 395 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,120 not good. 396 00:27:52,120 --> 00:27:54,360 That's not good. 397 00:27:54,360 --> 00:27:55,840 What wasn't good? 398 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,800 It was because man was alone. 399 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:04,760 So the three persons of the Trinity, the three persons of the Godhead looked at man and realized 400 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:11,640 it wasn't good because within the Trinity there's community, there's harmony. 401 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,400 They are not alone. 402 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:19,520 So he puts man to sleep, he takes a rib from his side and he creates woman. 403 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:26,360 And later on it says that the man and the woman, they became one flesh. 404 00:28:26,360 --> 00:28:29,960 Man shall leave his father and mother and become one flesh. 405 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:35,400 Then there's also this fun command later that says be fruitful and multiply. 406 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:40,360 So man and woman become one flesh and they begin to have children. 407 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:44,920 One of our favorite things to do during the summer when we lived in Texas was to go up 408 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:50,320 to the mountains of New Mexico and go to family camp. 409 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:54,240 It was the best week of the year for us. 410 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:55,960 We had great quality time. 411 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:57,720 We didn't have to clean up anything. 412 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,440 It was awesome. 413 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:01,680 And we did so many things together. 414 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:06,760 At least one night of the week we would have family competitions. 415 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:10,240 And most of those involved some sort of relay. 416 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:16,160 And every one of us had a specific task in that relay and we had to complete that task 417 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:17,480 on our own. 418 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:24,760 In the end if we won, it wasn't Daniel won, it wasn't River won, it was the Reese family 419 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:26,680 won. 420 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:30,760 That is the best picture of the Trinity in my opinion. 421 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:32,840 Not perfect. 422 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:36,160 The Trinity is best pictured as a family. 423 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:40,160 All distinct but all one. 424 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:44,360 My wife and I are one flesh and our children are a part of that. 425 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:49,600 But we are under the name of Reese because we are one. 426 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,360 We are all distinct. 427 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:57,480 We all have different responsibilities and we are known as the Reese family. 428 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:02,020 The father and the son and the spirit are all distinct. 429 00:30:02,020 --> 00:30:07,880 They all have different responsibilities but they do it all with the title of God because 430 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:10,040 he is one. 431 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:21,520 So when God created man in his likeness, in his image, it wasn't complete when he just 432 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,480 made Adam. 433 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:31,000 It was complete and good when there was community, when there was harmony. 434 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:34,240 Have you ever gotten home? 435 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:38,080 And you were hungry but there wasn't any food in the house? 436 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:41,560 Well, there was food in the house but you had to put it together and you had to actually 437 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:47,840 put some effort into it, whether it be a sandwich or something else that you have to put together. 438 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:52,640 There's nothing worse than showing up to a place where you are looking for a meal and 439 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:57,800 the meal is not prepared, right? 440 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:03,320 God's mercy is always prepared. 441 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:07,840 So whenever you show up, the forgiveness is ready. 442 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:14,520 It has been marinating by the Father since the foundation of the world. 443 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:20,840 It was thrown onto the fire when the Son was put on the cross and it was taken off the 444 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:25,400 fire at his resurrection. 445 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:31,760 And it is always served hot and ready by the Spirit of God. 446 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:36,480 The question is then, are you ready to eat? 447 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,760 Are you ready to eat? 448 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,640 The Father initiates it. 449 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:49,600 The Son accomplishes it and the Spirit gives it life. 450 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:53,680 The Father initiates it. 451 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:58,240 The Son accomplishes it and the Spirit gives it life. 452 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:02,760 I don't know where you are in your journey but the mercy is ready. 453 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,840 The meal is ready. 454 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,240 You just got to determine if you're ready to eat. 455 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:09,240 Let's pray. 456 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:25,520 Father, I pray that you will send us your Spirit right now to speak, to convict, to comfort, 457 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:32,240 to save. 458 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:41,160 What we can't do on our own, you have done. 459 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:46,640 So Father, we don't worship your creation. 460 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:50,560 We worship you, Creator of all things. 461 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:56,880 We give thanks for Jesus who willingly laid down his life for each and every one of us. 462 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:03,320 And we give you thanks for your Spirit that lives inside of us. 463 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:11,480 That's accessible to all of us. 464 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:18,080 So Father, I pray that you will speak. 465 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:29,440 Help us know your voice. 466 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:37,640 Get us out of our comfort zone this morning Father. 467 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,680 You paved the way. 468 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:41,160 You prepared the meal. 469 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:52,160 So Father, I pray that you will just put that picture of us, picture of you in our mind 470 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:55,600 as the Father ran to the Son. 471 00:33:55,600 --> 00:34:05,800 I pray that you help us come to our senses because we know you're there waiting for us. 472 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:09,360 So Father bring us to the altar. 473 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:17,000 Bring us to our knees because you are good and you are worthy of it all. 474 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:36,040 Let's call these things in your name. 475 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:51,800 We love you. 476 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:58,880 Moving in our midst. 477 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:02,400 I worship you. 478 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,960 I worship you. 479 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:13,040 You are here working in this place. 480 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,600 I worship you. 481 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:20,080 I worship you. 482 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:27,120 You are here moving in our midst. 483 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:30,640 I worship you. 484 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:34,080 I worship you. 485 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:41,200 You are here working in this place. 486 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:44,720 I worship you. 487 00:35:44,720 --> 00:35:48,320 I worship you. 488 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:53,200 You are weeping, a miracle worker. 489 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:57,160 Promise keep the fight in the darkness. 490 00:35:57,160 --> 00:36:02,360 My God, that is who you are. 491 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:09,360 You are here touching every heart. 492 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,360 I worship you. 493 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:16,360 I worship you. 494 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:22,360 You are here moving in our midst. 495 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:26,360 I worship you. 496 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:30,360 I worship you. 497 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:37,360 You are here healing every heart. 498 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:41,360 I worship you. 499 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:44,360 I worship you. 500 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:51,360 You are here turning lives around. 501 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:55,360 I worship you. 502 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:58,360 I worship you. 503 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:05,360 You are here bending every heart. 504 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:09,360 I worship you. 505 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:12,360 I worship you. 506 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:17,360 You are weeping, a miracle worker. 507 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:21,360 Promise keep the light in the darkness. 508 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:26,360 My God, that is who you are. 509 00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:31,360 You are weeping, a miracle worker. 510 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:35,360 Promise keep the light in the darkness. 511 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:40,360 My God, that is who you are. 512 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:44,360 That is who you are. 513 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,360 That is who you are. 514 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:51,360 That is who you are. 515 00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:56,360 That is who you are. 516 00:37:56,360 --> 00:38:03,360 My God, that is who you are. 517 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:09,360 My God, that is who you are. 518 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:17,360 Even when I don't see that you're working. 519 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:25,360 You never stop, never stop working. 520 00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:42,360 Even when I don't see that you're working. 521 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:46,360 Even when I don't needless you're working 522 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:49,840 You never stop, never stop working 523 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:53,420 You never stop, never stop working 524 00:38:53,420 --> 00:38:56,960 Even when I don't see that you're working 525 00:38:56,960 --> 00:39:00,400 Even when I don't feel that you're working 526 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:03,980 You never stop, never stop working 527 00:39:03,980 --> 00:39:07,160 You never stop, never stop working 528 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:10,520 We make a miracle worker 529 00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:15,520 Promise keeper, light in the darkness, my God 530 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:20,520 That is who You are, You are 531 00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:26,520 Waymaker, miracle worker, promise keeper 532 00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:29,520 Light in the darkness, my God 533 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:36,520 That is who You are, that is who You are 534 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:43,520 That is who You are, that is who You are 535 00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:50,520 That is who You are, that is who You are 536 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:57,520 That is who You are, that is who You are 537 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:02,520 Not as strong as I 538 00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:17,520 Not as strong as I 539 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:22,520 Not as strong as I 540 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:33,520 Not as strong as I 541 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:40,520 Not as strong as I 542 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:45,520 Never stop working 543 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:56,520 Even when I don't see it, you're working 544 00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:59,420 You never stop, you never stop working 545 00:40:59,420 --> 00:41:02,420 Even when I don't see it, you're working 546 00:41:02,420 --> 00:41:06,420 Even when I don't feel it, you're working 547 00:41:06,420 --> 00:41:10,420 You never stop, never stop working 548 00:41:10,420 --> 00:41:13,900 You never stop, never stop working 549 00:41:13,900 --> 00:41:17,400 Even when I don't see it, you're working 550 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:21,020 Even when I don't feel it, you're working 551 00:41:21,020 --> 00:41:24,720 You never stop, never stop working 552 00:41:24,720 --> 00:41:28,480 You never stop, you never stop working 553 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:33,360 We make a miracle worker, promise people 554 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:36,880 Light in the darkness, my God 555 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:40,480 Light is who you are 556 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:47,440 We make a miracle worker, promise people 557 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:50,960 Light in the darkness, my God 558 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:54,760 Light is who you are 559 00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:58,000 Light is who you are 560 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,800 Light is who you are 561 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:05,200 Light is who you are 562 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:08,760 Light is who you are 563 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:12,480 Light is who you are 564 00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:19,440 Light is who you are 565 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:24,380 That is who you are 566 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:33,200 You can be seated 567 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:41,800 I don't know how the Lord spoke to you today 568 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:55,120 But if he did, remember that the meal's been prepared. 569 00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:56,120 It's ready. 570 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,960 It's got to eat it. 571 00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:01,520 Are you going to pick up a fork and eat it? 572 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:10,440 Are you going to continue to walk in it as we leave and as you go eat lunch later today 573 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:15,000 and dinner today, I hope that you'll remember that all the work that he's already done for 574 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:18,200 us, it's already been completed. 575 00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:21,160 Father initiates it. 576 00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:23,360 Son completes it. 577 00:43:23,360 --> 00:43:27,440 And the Holy Spirit brings life into it. 578 00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:30,120 Before we leave, there's a few things I'd like for you to know. 579 00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:32,680 Number one, we have a church survey out. 580 00:43:32,680 --> 00:43:33,680 It's going to end on Friday. 581 00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:34,680 You can get it on our app. 582 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:35,760 You can get it on our website. 583 00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:39,600 I want to thank those of you that have filled that out. 584 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:42,840 We want to know what's going on. 585 00:43:42,840 --> 00:43:47,640 We want to know the things that you're excited about and the things you think we can do better. 586 00:43:47,640 --> 00:43:48,640 We want to know that. 587 00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:52,000 And so if you haven't filled out that survey, please do so. 588 00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:54,440 Please do so by Friday because it'll close. 589 00:43:54,440 --> 00:43:59,200 Sign it on our app or church website or if you name it, email you the link. 590 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:00,760 I'll be happy to do that. 591 00:44:00,760 --> 00:44:07,920 But I'm looking forward to hearing how we move forward in the next coming weeks, months 592 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:08,920 and years. 593 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:11,680 Next, you'll notice on the back table, there's some t-shirts there. 594 00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:16,680 We're trying to raise money for our mission trip to Panama here in a few weeks. 595 00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:18,360 They're just cornerstone shirts. 596 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:20,240 And you can go pick your color. 597 00:44:20,240 --> 00:44:23,800 They can answer all those questions for you, but I encourage you to just go out there and 598 00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:24,800 get... 599 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:27,640 It's been a while since we've had a new cornerstone shirt, and so that was the idea. 600 00:44:27,640 --> 00:44:31,360 And so I encourage you to go order some of those. 601 00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:34,640 They'll be open for several weeks, so you don't have to do it today, but I encourage 602 00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:35,880 you to go grab them. 603 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:39,280 Finally, here in a couple of weeks, we have a couple of options for baseball games at 604 00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:40,280 the River Band. 605 00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:41,280 It's number one. 606 00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:43,160 On Wednesday, I think it's the 10th, it's free tickets. 607 00:44:43,160 --> 00:44:46,240 So if you want a ticket to the River Band, this game, let us know. 608 00:44:46,240 --> 00:44:51,760 But the bigger option that we're really pushing is our young adult ministry anchors is inviting 609 00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:57,280 any young adult to come, and there's going to be food, and they reserve this big area. 610 00:44:57,280 --> 00:44:58,480 And so we want... 611 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:01,960 If you know somebody in that age group, please, please, please let them know that we want 612 00:45:01,960 --> 00:45:04,080 to have community with them. 613 00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:06,680 You can talk to Fred and Julie, they're out there as well. 614 00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:08,120 I hope you'll have a great week. 615 00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:37,920 I've loved being with you this morning, and we'll see you next week.