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Week number six in our series that we've entitled,
Not Mine, But God's. Everybody say that, Not
Mine, But God's. Now our first four messages
brought us up to the Advent season, right? But
we're continuing with those words that are commonly
talked about and used during the Advent season.
See, long before Gabriel spoke to Mary, angels
visited the shepherds. Our wise men saw the newly
formed star. Long before any of that happened,
God planted a promise, a seed. We talked about
seeds last week. Everybody say a promise. A seed.
God planted a promise in the hearts of his people
that the Messiah was coming, the deliverer. The
rescuer is coming. Now, I believe the two most
important events in the history of the world,
two most important events, are the incarnation
and the resurrection. Everybody say incarnation.
Everybody say resurrection. Because without either
one of those, we would be helplessly and hopelessly
lost. Now, the Bible encourages us to celebrate
the resurrection, to remember the resurrection,
the death, the burial, and the resurrection of
Christ. And some people, and I agree with you,
the Bible doesn't actually tell us or invite
us to celebrate the birth. But... What we're
celebrating is the incarnation. Because without
the incarnation, without God stepping down out
of heaven and adding humanity to his deity, you
know what? If that didn't happen, then Jesus
is no different than anyone in this room. Because
he would have been born in sin. And if he would
have been born in sin, then he would have had
to die for his own sin. But he was sinless. I'm
glad two people are talking to me. Here's what
I want to encourage you. Never get to the point
where that's not a big deal. Look to the person
beside you and remind them that's a big deal.
God did that for us. And it's easy when we go
to church all of our life to come to the point
where I've heard that a thousand times. You know,
that's not really a big deal. But this is a big
deal. God loves you so much that at just the
right time, the Bible says, the Father looked
at the Son in the throne room of eternity at
just the right time, and He said, it's time.
And Jesus stepped down out of heaven. He's all
God. Everybody say all God. And he's all man
at the same time. He's not half and half. He's
all God. He's all man at the same time. That's
what the incarnation is about. And that's why
I think we need to celebrate that more than just
one day a year. So, Advent. How many of you grew
up going to a church where they did Advent services?
Four people? I didn't grow up with that. My dad's
a pastor. I mean, we never, you know, had a lot
of times there'll be a wreath and there'll be
different candles and pink candles and a purple
candle and all those kind of things, right? And
you light a candle and read Bible verses each
week. But I was exposed to that. And when I went
to Myrtle Beach, I became the chaplain at Lakewood
Camping Resort in Myrtle Beach. And you know,
it really meant a lot to me, even though I'd
never experienced that growing up, never been
involved in that. What does Advent mean? Advent
means the arrival. Everybody say the arrival.
The arrival of a notable person or a thing. So
you might have heard the word arrival used like...
I mean, the advent used like the advent of the
internet, which could be very bad. The advent
of smartphones, all those kind of things, right?
But it's the arrival of something. Notable person,
and we've talked about the incarnation, so Jesus
is the notable person. The God -man is the notable
person. But along with him, he brought some notable
things. The greatest is salvation, right? That's
the greatest thing he brought, a way that we
can be saved from our sins and spend eternity
with God. Now, during this season, because we're
looking at this for four weeks as well, we're
preparing our hearts to celebrate the birth of
Jesus. You know, you see all the commercialization
of Christmas and all those kind of things. And
hopefully by focusing on the birth of Jesus and
the incarnation for these four weeks, we can
keep focused on the right thing. Right? So we're
preparing our hearts. I'm not just up here just
blowing air out of my mouth, right? We're preparing
our hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We're
also... receiving some things. We're having the
opportunity to receive some things that Jesus
brought with him when he came, some notable things
that he made available to us and he offers to
us. And last week, we looked at hope. Everybody
say hope. This week, we're looking at peace.
Everybody say peace. Next week, we're looking
at joy. Everybody say joy. And then the fourth
week, we're looking at love. Everybody say love.
Because these are four notable things that Jesus
brought with him, made it available to all men.
And if we listen with expectation, see, we can
come and we can just listen or we can listen
with expectation, but I believe if we... come
expecting. Everybody say expecting. If we listen
with anticipation that God's going to speak to
our hearts and God's going to just do something
great in our lives today, we just might hear
his voice. You just might hear his voice calling
you out of the noise and into his life. Because
these things that we're talking about, these
notable things that came with Jesus and he brought
those things with him, those things are only
a part. You can only receive them when you're
in Christ. So he wants to call you out of the
noise and into his life where you will experience
the things that are available to you in Christ.
Luke 2, verses 8 through 14. That night there
were shepherds staying in the fields nearby,
guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly an angel
of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance
of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were
terrified, but the angel reassured them. Don't
be afraid. Everybody say, don't be afraid. Don't
be afraid. You know, last week, Gabriel appeared
to Mary, and she was a little shaken up, just
like you would be if an angel just showed up
right now and started talking to you. I mean,
if an angel appeared right beside me, I mean,
we would all be shaken up a little bit, I believe,
right? All of a sudden, there he is. All of a
sudden, he's talking and I'm not talking anymore.
I'll hand him the mic. And this is common when
God sends an angel to talk to people that it
shakes them up a little bit, but God's word is
always, don't be afraid. Everybody say, don't
be afraid. That's not just when angels show up.
This word from God is for when fear shows up.
Does fear ever show up to anybody in the room?
Well, when fear shows up, God's word for you
is don't be afraid. This angel talked to the
shepherds. Don't be afraid, he said. He had a
message. I bring you good news. Everybody say
good news. I bring you good news that will bring
great joy. Everybody say great joy. And the translation
of this is great mega joy. I mean, it's great,
great joy. Not just great joy, but great, great
joy. I bring you good news that will bring great
joy to all people. To all people. The Savior.
Yes, the Messiah, the Lord, has been born today
in Bethlehem, the city of David. And you will
recognize him by this sign. You will find a baby
wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a
feed trough. I mean, you know, manger is like
a pretty word now, but it's a feed trough. You're
going to find this baby. Wrapped up in claws
and laying in a feed trough. Suddenly, here's
another suddenly. Everybody say suddenly. Suddenly,
the angel, that one angel was joined by a vast
host of others. The armies of heaven. And they
were praising God and saying, glory to God and
I is heaven. And peace on earth to those with
whom God is pleased. Let's join their praise.
You want to say it? Let's say it. Glory to God
in highest heaven. And peace on earth to those
with whom God is pleased. The angels declared
peace on earth. Everybody say peace on earth.
December is not always a peaceful time of year,
is it? Most people walk into December with more
stress and anxiety and exhaustion than peace.
Has anybody ever experienced some of that? For
many, the holidays only magnify what's missing.
You remember the way things used to be, you know.
Gannon and I had a very close friend that we've
had now for over 20 years. They've actually visited
the church. They would come and snowbird in Claremont.
And we got word yesterday morning that Lois,
many of you might have met Jerry and Lois from
New York. Lois passed away unexpectedly yesterday
morning. And, you know, it's like, it's one thing
when you kind of expect it because you've been
going through some things and going down. But
she passed away yesterday morning. So for that
family, you know, it's a time of celebration.
And it's a time, you know, it's Christmas time.
But you know what? It will probably always be
marked for them just weeks before Christmas.
That's the way they're going to remember it.
And Gayna's dad the same way just the week before
Christmas. And my mom the same way. And you remember
those things. You remember what's missing. You
remember the people who are missing. Right? But,
when you're in Christ, you don't grieve like
the world grieves, is what the Bible says. Hello?
Because we're in Christ. And we have hope, like
we talked about last week, right? We have hope.
We're in Christ. So instead of being messed up
in stress and exhaustion and anxiety, you know
what? In Christ, everybody say in Christ, there
is peace. In Christ, there is peace. I want you
to remind yourself of this every time. Because
every single person in this room is going to
have an opportunity over the next three weeks
and month or, you know, probably today. Everybody's
going to have an opportunity to get stressed.
Everybody is going to have an opportunity for
a little anxiety. Everybody's going to have an
opportunity to be exhausted. Everyone. Look at
the person beside you and tell them, you too.
Everyone's going to have that opportunity. Some
people sit in this room and say, well, I'm the
only one because I'm the only one who's gone
through what I've gone through, so I'm the only
one who has stress or anxiety or exhaustion.
Now, that's a big lie from the enemy. That's
a big lie from the enemy. To have those thoughts
that you're the only one that has the opportunity
to be stressed out. You're the only one that
has the opportunity to worry about something.
When you find yourself there, then you think
that, you know, I'm the only one. And that's
the wrong place to be. For any of us. Ever. Because
God. Has given you. In Christ. Everybody say
in Christ. In Christ. The peace of God. Is available.
For you. No matter what's happening on the outside.
See, natural peace depends on circumstances.
And if you're wondering why I got this rock and
this paperweight up here, throughout this series,
this has represented the best that we can do
on our own. This represents us living as putting
more emphasis on our soul than on our spirit.
And for those of you who haven't been here, I
need to remind you that you are a spirit. You
are created in the image of God who is a spirit.
You are a spirit. You have a soul. Your soul
is your mind or your thoughts, your will or your
desires. Y 'all taking notes? Your mind, your
will, and your emotions. Now that's your soul.
I don't know how many years of my experience
even knowing God and trying to live for God and
love God and walk with God, the best I was doing
was trying to polish up my soul. Like, I read
the Bible, and then I'm like, okay, well, I've
got to do this, and I've got to do that, and
I've got to do this. And it's like me taking
a piece of sandpaper to this rock, trying to
make it look as good as I can make it look. But
here's where I missed it. God isn't just calling
us to do the best that we can do, to, like, read
His Word and then do the best that we can do.
God is calling us to exchange our life of living
based out of our soul all the time and exchange
our life for his life and live as a spirit connected
to his Holy Spirit who has moved on the inside
of us. And we need to live as spirit beings.
And allow the Spirit of God communicating with
our spirit to overcome and dictate our mind,
our will, and our emotions. We've spent our whole
lives trying to live as a soul and be the best
soul we can be. But we're spirits. We need to
learn to live as spirits. Because if we just
live in the soul realm, if we live in the natural
realm, listen, natural peace depends on circumstances.
That's the only peace that you can have in this
world apart from being in Christ. The only peace
you can have is a peace based on what's going
on around you at any given moment. If you have
peace when everything is going lovely, if you
have peace, but then when trouble comes, all
of a sudden you're falling apart, that's an indicator
of something. That's an indicator that you're
living your life in the natural, soulish, in
the flesh realm. And not living... And being
dictated by the spirit of God in your spirit.
Connected to God's promises and God's word. Natural
peace depends on circumstances, but God's peace,
the Bible says, surpasses understanding. It surpasses
human reasoning. See, it's not just locked into
what's going on. Even if something doesn't go
my way, I can stand in the peace of God because
I'm in Christ. And Jesus says, my peace I give
to you, my peace I leave with you. It's not like
the world's peace. Everybody say, not like the
world's peace. Not like the world's peace. And
guess what? If we have... the peace of God, the
world can't take it away. But if we have natural
peace, natural circumstances can rob us of the
peace of God. I'll try. I don't even know how
to say it. If all we have is natural peace, the
world can take it away. The natural world can
take away natural peace. By giving us a different
circumstance. But if we have the peace of God,
we can stand in peace no matter what circumstance
we face. I'm the preacher and I wish I could
stand up here and tell you that I never lose
my peace. But I do want to tell you something.
I don't lose my peace. Near as much as I used
to lose my peace. You know, I used to lose my
peace all the time. I mean, all you have to do
is drive on I -4 for just a minute. Or even 27.
I mean, you're driving on 27 and somebody's like,
In an Indy race, zipping in and out. And I'm
like, I used to lose my peace, but I don't lose
my peace anymore. You know what? I started praying
for him. I said, God, please protect those idiots
in that car. I don't want them to die tonight
without knowing you. There's been times when
I've been on I -4, and you know what? You just
stop. And it's good since they opened up the
lane. You know, that makes it a lot better. Opened
up that extra lane. But there's times when it's
just locked down. So instead of, listen, instead
of losing your peace over it, I found something
that works for me. If I just start singing, if
I just start singing praises to God right in
the middle of it, you know, there's... I'll never
forget. There was one day on I -4. I mean, y
'all have heard of it like a glory cloud, right?
It's like, just all of a sudden, it's like, the
glory of God. I think we need to do a series
on the glory. Remind me of that. But I've been
in the car singing, and it's just like, I'm just
spending time with God. And I'm still flowing
with traffic. I haven't completely. But... Just
me and the presence of God in my car? I could
care less how long it takes me to get anywhere
at that point. But see, I had to make a choice.
And you're going to have to make a choice when
a circumstance comes your way that is going to
rob you of your peace this afternoon or tomorrow.
You're going to have to stand up. Your spirit,
I'm not talking about with your natural feet.
I'm talking about your spirit's going to have
to stand up. You're going to say, no, I'm not
falling for it this time. I'm not falling for
that anymore. Because I have the peace of God
that surpasses understanding. And it's guarding
my heart and it's guarding my mind. And I'm not
going to fall for your tricks anymore. I'm not
going to be swayed by my circumstances anymore.
You're going to have to stand up. Your spirit's
going to have to stand up and take charge over
your soul. God's peace surpasses understanding.
And remember in this series we're talking about...
Whatever your source is, everybody say source.
Whatever your source is, see if your source is
you, that's what you're going to display to the
world, is you. But if your source is in Christ,
then you're going to display him to the world.
And the world desperately needs, the children
of God to rise up and display Him. The people
that you work with are in desperate need of you
rising up and seeing Christ in you, the hope
of glory. Not just seeing you, your customers,
the people that you work for, the people in your
house. Because sometimes we can pull it off good
when we're not in our house, but in your house.
You need to display Christ. Luke 2, that's not
the right reference. I can look it up for you
later. But anyway, it's verse 27 of something.
Here's what Jesus said. I think it's in John.
Here's what Jesus said. I'm leaving you with
a gift. Everybody say a gift. He's leaving you
with a gift. Peace of mind and peace of heart.
So we receive gifts, right? You have to receive
a gift. You don't work for a gift. If you're
working for peace in your mind and your heart,
then all you're looking for and working for is
natural. But you receive peace. It's a gift from
Jesus. I know I've shared this before. I'm going
to share it again. A long time ago, we were doing
our conference, and it was in the early years
of the conference. And we couldn't spend, you
know, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with our
extended family. We had to get to Myrtle Beach
because we're expecting 1 ,900 people. And we
booked all the hotel rooms and everybody's coming.
And it was just like, we couldn't spend those
days in upstate South Carolina or in western
North Carolina. We had to get there. Had to do
a seating chart by hand. JT knows what that's
like. Anyway, we had to get there and get to
work because the morning right after Christmas
Day, I mean, it was wide open until like January
3rd. I'm talking working 20 plus hours most days.
So we couldn't be there, but we decided to go
early. And we drove like eight hours from where
we were in Alabama. We drove. To go have Christmas
with our extended family. Gayna makes amazing
chicken and dumplings. So she made chicken and
dumplings. And we invited everybody. I don't
know why. But people decided. You know family
decided. You know we're not doing two Christmases.
We're not coming. So we made all these chicken
and dumplings. Got word that nobody's coming.
Just parents. It's great. We ate chicken and
dumplings. I'm never upset over eating chicken
and dumplings. But we bought presents for all
the children. Age -appropriate presents, right?
Because you got like two -year -olds, you know,
different ages. Bought presents. Wrapped them
up. We left the presents under the Christmas
tree. Because we wanted to express our love.
A way to express your love is, one way is by
giving gifts, right? For God so loved he, I'm
glad I got two gaves. For God so loved he gave,
right? So we left the gifts. We came back later
in January, came back again. Christmas tree's
down, all the decorations are down, everything's
done. But behind the couch, Y 'all know what
an entertainment center is? Big old huge entertainment
center with speakers and a record player in it.
Eight track. Had an eight track in my first car.
Anyway, behind the couch and the entertainment
center were all those gifts for the children.
You know, we gave a gift, but it was never received.
You have to receive a gift. And Jesus said, I'm
leaving you with a gift. Here's the news today.
There's a gift wrapped up for you from Jesus.
And that gift is peace for your mind and peace
for your heart. A peace is greater than the circumstances
that you face. But you have to receive it. He
said, and the peace I give is a gift the world
cannot give. And then he said, so don't be troubled.
So when you have the opportunity to be troubled,
say, nope, not going to take that opportunity.
Jesus told me I didn't have to be troubled or
afraid. Jesus gave me his peace, and it'll guard
my heart, and it'll guard my mind. And if you
want to know where this is, for those of you
taking notes, it's John 14, verse 27. I got John
right. But if you want to read it later, John
14. 27. Listen, the world can only offer temporary
peace, conditional peace, circumstantial peace,
or escape -based peace. You might say, what's
escape -based peace? Well, that's when you just
get to the point where you've had so much that
you just got to go eat some chocolate. That's
escape -based peace. That means that you just
get to the point where you just got to go watch
Netflix or Hulu or whatever it is. You just got
to escape, right? Got to go on a vacation somewhere.
I'm just so overwhelmed. I got to get awake.
And for Gayna, this will be going to the shopping
mall. She loves to shop. Hobby Lobby. She'll
go spend hours just walking around Hobby Lobby.
She don't like to go shopping with me because
I go get what I'm there for and I get out as
quick as I can. I can leave my house, go to BJ's
and be back home in about 35 minutes. Go get
everything I needed and get out of there. Listen,
those escapes are just temporary relief. Temporary
relief. Because the peace that your hope is in
is a natural peace, like the world gives. Here's
the peace that God gives. A peace that stands
in storms, that's the peace that God gives. A
peace that is not threatened, never threatened.
A peace that cannot be stolen. And this peace
is rooted in who God is. I know you know it,
I know you know it, and I know you've heard it,
but God is Yahweh Shalom. God is Yahweh Shalom.
God is peace. He is peace. He gives you peace.
He is your peace. When you're in Him, when you're
receiving the gift that He gives us, By being
in him, part of that gift is peace. Natural peace
fails under pressure every time. But God's peace
holds under pressure. The shepherds are terrified.
The angel shows up talking to them. But just
like God's answer for us is do not be afraid,
his answer to the... The answer to the angels
was do not be afraid. Listen, the angel was still
there. Their circumstances didn't change. The
peace entered the scene. Even to the point where
a multitude, they didn't have to tell them not
to be afraid again because the peace of God had
entered the scene. When God's peace shows up,
fear loses authority over your life. I'm just
letting it sit there a minute. When you have
the peace of God in Christ, fear loses authority.
Anxiety loses volume because it can get loud.
And pressure loses its power when we receive
that gift of God's peace. Natural peace comes
and goes, right? Comes and goes. But God's peace
stays and strengthens. It will strengthen you.
His peace will stay with you. But we have to
receive it and continue receiving it and continue
to stand, continue. Our spirits continue to stand
up. and rule and have dominion over our souls.
This is the way it happens. It's how you receive
it. Your spirit receives it. Philippians 4, 7.
Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds
anything we can understand. When's the last time
somebody looked at you and said, wow, if I was
going through what you're going through, I would
be a mess. How are you not a mess? Because I
have the peace of God that surpasses understanding.
It guards my heart and it guards my mind. You
know what? Before I received the gift of peace
from God, I used to be tore up any time I went
through something like this. But not today. You
will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything
we can understand. His peace will guard your
heart and your mind as you live in Christ Jesus.
Everybody say, in Christ Jesus. Every time we
see in Christ, through Christ, by Christ, we're
finding something that's available to us in Christ.
Those prepositions mean a lot. A lot of times
we just read right through them and we don't
think about them. But this is telling us something.
In Christ, this is what's available to us. In
Christ, his peace to guard our heart and our
mind. Hallelujah. I'm not talking about a peace
that occasionally visits your heart. Or a peace
that every once in a while drops in your mind.
We're talking about the peace of God guarding
your heart and your mind. His peace is not fragile.
Natural peace is fragile, but his peace is not.
Here's a Greek word for guard. It means to guard,
to protect, to keep watch over the peace of God.
Protects you, it keeps his watch over you, guards
you. Like a military sentinel. It's like, I'm
God's peace. You're not coming in. Fear, you're
not coming in. Worry, you're not coming in. This
is God's peace. Guards, keep quiet. It's like
a military sentinel. To actively display whatever
defensive or offensive means are necessary to
guard. That's what happens when your spirit stands
up. Peace. This is Cambridge Dictionary. The
state of not being interrupted or annoyed by
worry. Problems. noise, unwanted actions. Everybody
say this with me. I will not be interrupted anymore.
It's a Greek word for peace. It means one. It
means peace. It means quietness. It means rest.
This is the New Testament. We looked at the Old
Testament word for peace a few weeks ago. But
this peace is rest for your heart and for your
mind. Romans 14, 17. I say this every once in
a while, but until we all get it, I'm going to
keep saying it. That's okay. Until we all get
it. Romans 14, 17. For the kingdom of God. Everybody
say the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God. Jesus
ushered in the kingdom of God into this earth.
The advent of the kingdom was Jesus coming to
earth. For the kingdom of God is not eating and
drinking. Everybody say not rules. See, everybody
was all twisted up, messed up with the rules.
It's like you got to do this, do this, do this.
You can't do this. You can't eat that. You can't.
eat this, but you better eat this, and you better
eat that, and it's just all about rules. But
the kingdom of God is beyond that. It's bigger
than that. The kingdom of God is not eating and
drinking. Here's what the kingdom of God is.
Righteousness. Everybody say righteousness. Righteousness.
I'm going to go ahead and add this in here. Gift
righteousness. Not works righteousness. By receiving
Christ, we receive his righteousness. In Christ,
we become clothed in the righteousness of God.
In Christ Jesus is what the Bible says. So we
take off our unrighteousness and we put on the
robe of Jesus' righteousness. That's what the
kingdom of God's about. About us being in right
standing with God, not based on our ability to
perform, but based on what he's done for us.
The kingdom of God is not about the rules. It's
about righteousness. It's about two more things.
Kingdom of God is about peace. This is how important
peace is to God. He is Yahweh Shalom. He is I
am your peace. And he says. I've ushered in my
kingdom into the earth for you to be a part of
the kingdom and to experience everything I have
for you. Jesus said, I've got a gift for you,
and it's peace, and it's not like the world's
peace. And in the kingdom of God, this whole
kingdom is about gift righteousness and peace
and joy in the Holy Spirit. It's how important
this is to God. Peace is important. He wants
you. to receive his gift of peace that's found
in his person. The kingdom of God invites us
to exchange panic for presence. The kingdom of
God invites us to exchange stress for surrender.
Kingdom of God invites you to exchange worry
for worship. The kingdom of God invites us to
exchange fear. Because God didn't give you a
spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound
mind. So the kingdom of God invites you to exchange
fear. For faith. You see, exchange. See, it's
not ours, but God's. And today, especially not
natural peace, but the peace of God. Peace didn't
come wrapped in perfection. Not in a palace.
Not with the best. Peace didn't come wrapped
that way. Peace came wrapped in swaddling cloths,
just strips of cloth. Not the fanciest outfit
from the fanciest store. Strips of cloth. Not
in a palace. Or a jewel -encrusted baby bed.
But not a feed trough. So the advent, the coming
of the notable person, Jesus, the Son of God,
also brought about the advent of the notable
thing that we're talking about today. And that's
supernatural peace. Supernatural peace. He brought
it. He offers it. He wraps it up in gift form
to each one of us. We have to receive it. By
standing up. Everybody say, I'm going to stand
up. I'm going to stand up. Every time some circumstance
tries to knock me down or take my peace or steal
my joy, I'm going to stand up. And my spirit
is going to rule over my mind, my will, and my
emotions. Jesus still brings peace today. If
we'll receive him, if we will rest in him, if
we'll do those things, then we're going to display
him. It's not my peace, but God's. And I'm here
to declare to you that it's available for every
single one of you. It's his gift for you. So
in the... opportunities of stress and worry and
exhaustion that we face during this time of year.
Unwrap the peace of God. Enjoy the peace of God.
Experience the peace of God. Because that's what
he has for you. Let's pray. God, thank you. Thank
you for your truth. Thank you for your word.
Thank you for all that you're doing. God, I pray
that we would receive your word today. We would
receive your gift today. And we would stand up.
Stand up. Every time. Something happens today,
tomorrow, this week, next week, every time. Help
us to be reminded of your truth and help us to
stand up. And say, not today. Not today. Because
I'm standing in the peace of God. In Jesus' name
I pray. Amen. This online worship experience
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