WEBVTT 00:00:02.250 --> 00:00:04.830 We, of course, find these in the context of his 00:00:04.830 --> 00:00:10.230 praying, and so we listen in on those intimate 00:00:10.230 --> 00:00:14.849 expressions of God the Son as he speaks to God 00:00:14.849 --> 00:00:21.170 the Father, Matthew 11, 25. We begin, At that 00:00:21.170 --> 00:00:24.829 time Jesus answered and said, I praise thee, 00:00:24.989 --> 00:00:29.539 O Father, Lord of heaven and earth. that thou 00:00:29.539 --> 00:00:33.140 didst hide these things from the wise and intelligent, 00:00:33.320 --> 00:00:39.899 and didst reveal them to babes. What a strange 00:00:39.899 --> 00:00:43.460 statement for Jesus to have made in prayer, as 00:00:43.460 --> 00:00:47.280 he thanks God for concealing and for revealing. 00:00:49.079 --> 00:00:53.100 Jesus is here thanking God for his sovereign 00:00:53.100 --> 00:00:58.170 will. That is one thing that Jesus... specifically 00:00:58.170 --> 00:01:02.590 expressed thanks to God for his sovereign will. 00:01:03.509 --> 00:01:08.290 Jesus thanks the Father that he hid or concealed 00:01:08.290 --> 00:01:13.930 these things about himself, the gospel, the coming 00:01:13.930 --> 00:01:19.250 kingdom, from those that he calls the wise and 00:01:19.250 --> 00:01:22.409 intelligent. He's not talking about those who 00:01:22.409 --> 00:01:29.370 passed a certain IQ test, who in themselves felt 00:01:29.370 --> 00:01:33.189 themselves sufficient, the self -sufficient proud, 00:01:33.489 --> 00:01:36.930 those who refused to listen to him like those 00:01:36.930 --> 00:01:39.450 in the cities upon which he had just pronounced 00:01:39.450 --> 00:01:43.969 judgment in the previous verses. He says, Father, 00:01:44.030 --> 00:01:46.829 I thank you that you have concealed spiritual 00:01:46.829 --> 00:01:51.590 things from them, but that you have revealed 00:01:51.590 --> 00:01:55.920 them to babes. He again is not talking about 00:01:55.920 --> 00:01:59.859 those who are of a certain age or size, but he 00:01:59.859 --> 00:02:04.079 is speaking about those who are humble, to those 00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:10.879 who are eager to hear, to trust, who are quick 00:02:10.879 --> 00:02:14.719 to love. Small children is another way to say 00:02:14.719 --> 00:02:17.479 it. And he's speaking here spiritually, of course, 00:02:17.479 --> 00:02:22.539 about those who would receive his words. We see 00:02:22.539 --> 00:02:25.139 here that God in His sovereign will conceals 00:02:25.139 --> 00:02:29.219 spiritual things from some while He reveals spiritual 00:02:29.219 --> 00:02:32.620 things to others. There are those who accuse 00:02:32.620 --> 00:02:38.099 God of injustice in this. That is because they 00:02:38.099 --> 00:02:43.400 view mankind as being neutral and innocent and 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:48.360 helpless. But in fact, the actions of God that 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:51.379 are mentioned here are toward human beings who 00:02:51.379 --> 00:02:56.219 are sinners and who are in rebellion against 00:02:56.219 --> 00:03:01.340 him. God, because he is God and is sovereign, 00:03:01.539 --> 00:03:07.139 pronounces judgment on some which they deserve 00:03:07.139 --> 00:03:13.120 by concealing spiritual things from them. After 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:16.509 all, they do not want it. They think themselves 00:03:16.509 --> 00:03:18.889 to be complete without those things. They are 00:03:18.889 --> 00:03:23.110 self -sufficient. But to others, in his sovereign 00:03:23.110 --> 00:03:29.689 grace, our Lord reveals spiritual things. Now, 00:03:29.689 --> 00:03:32.210 lest there be some who think that it's all black 00:03:32.210 --> 00:03:34.810 and white and settled by this and that man has 00:03:34.810 --> 00:03:37.250 no part in it, notice that Jesus goes on in the 00:03:37.250 --> 00:03:41.030 following verses in verse 28. Come to me, all 00:03:41.030 --> 00:03:44.310 who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give 00:03:44.310 --> 00:03:47.560 you rest. And so the invitation is extended to 00:03:47.560 --> 00:03:51.319 all who would come. That is man's responsibility. 00:03:52.900 --> 00:03:55.879 But from the perspective of God, God conceals 00:03:55.879 --> 00:03:58.159 and God reveals according to His sovereign will, 00:03:58.259 --> 00:04:02.000 and Jesus thanks God for that. So should we. 00:04:03.240 --> 00:04:05.539 Because the fact is that if He did not choose 00:04:05.539 --> 00:04:08.439 to reveal spiritual things to some, none of us 00:04:08.439 --> 00:04:11.599 would accept them. None of us would seek them. 00:04:12.319 --> 00:04:16.060 None of us would believe. but in his grace he 00:04:16.060 --> 00:04:20.100 has brought us to himself. And so we too can 00:04:20.100 --> 00:04:24.620 thank God for his sovereign will. Turn with me 00:04:24.620 --> 00:04:27.300 please to John chapter 11 as we see another matter 00:04:27.300 --> 00:04:30.959 for which Jesus expressed thanks, and so should 00:04:30.959 --> 00:04:36.120 we. It's in the context here of Lazarus, his 00:04:36.120 --> 00:04:41.680 death, his burial, and his resuscitation. And 00:04:41.680 --> 00:04:45.459 as Jesus came nearer to where... Lazarus had 00:04:45.459 --> 00:04:51.240 been buried. It says in verse 41, they removed 00:04:51.240 --> 00:04:54.680 the stone and Jesus raised his eyes and said, 00:04:54.819 --> 00:05:00.259 Father, I thank thee that thou hearest me. And 00:05:00.259 --> 00:05:05.519 I knew that thou hearest me always. Now we don't 00:05:05.519 --> 00:05:08.079 see Jesus specifically asking something here. 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:11.959 He has already asked. That is not recorded for 00:05:11.959 --> 00:05:15.639 us. It may have been in his thoughts as he was 00:05:15.639 --> 00:05:19.180 coming to that tomb, or it may have been hours 00:05:19.180 --> 00:05:23.980 before he even arrived there in Bethany. But 00:05:23.980 --> 00:05:26.779 the fact is that at this point Jesus pauses to 00:05:26.779 --> 00:05:33.100 thank God for hearing his prayer. God the Father 00:05:33.100 --> 00:05:36.360 and God the Son were always in intimate communion. 00:05:37.160 --> 00:05:40.579 God the Son always knew the will of God the Father. 00:05:42.250 --> 00:05:47.269 And he acted and prayed accordingly. Likewise, 00:05:47.269 --> 00:05:51.069 God our Father always hears us when we pray according 00:05:51.069 --> 00:05:55.250 to his will. And one thing we can thank God for 00:05:55.250 --> 00:05:57.129 is that he doesn't answer everything that we 00:05:57.129 --> 00:06:00.870 ask for, right? Because there are some times 00:06:00.870 --> 00:06:05.189 when we ask amiss. We ask selfishly. We ask out 00:06:05.189 --> 00:06:10.670 of the will of God. We ask not knowing what is 00:06:10.670 --> 00:06:16.699 best. The real heart of prayer is not our asking 00:06:16.699 --> 00:06:20.100 God for things so much as it is our communing 00:06:20.100 --> 00:06:24.899 with God and coming to know Him. And then as 00:06:24.899 --> 00:06:27.680 we come to know Him, we will know what and when 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:33.740 to ask. Jesus had asked the Father for this miracle 00:06:33.740 --> 00:06:37.399 because it was required on this occasion to again 00:06:37.399 --> 00:06:40.360 prove who He was and to underscore the statement 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:43.000 that He was about to make. I am the resurrection 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:46.839 and the life. And so he pauses to thank God for 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:48.759 hearing his prayer. You and I can do the same 00:06:48.759 --> 00:06:53.040 thing. We can thank God that he hears us and 00:06:53.040 --> 00:06:55.319 that he answers according to his blessed and 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:59.439 perfect will. The apostle says to us, Be anxious 00:06:59.439 --> 00:07:03.220 for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication 00:07:03.220 --> 00:07:06.579 with thanksgiving. Let your request be made known 00:07:06.579 --> 00:07:12.410 unto God. John tells us that we have this confidence 00:07:12.410 --> 00:07:15.149 that if we ask anything according to His will, 00:07:15.329 --> 00:07:19.470 He hears us. Let us too thank God that our Father 00:07:19.470 --> 00:07:23.029 hears our prayers. And since we're in John, just 00:07:23.029 --> 00:07:25.430 back up a few pages to the 6th chapter and the 00:07:25.430 --> 00:07:29.170 11th verse, where we see Jesus doing something 00:07:29.170 --> 00:07:34.009 which He habitually did. Therefore, Jesus took 00:07:34.009 --> 00:07:38.189 the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed 00:07:38.189 --> 00:07:41.480 to those who who were seated. Here we see our 00:07:41.480 --> 00:07:46.920 Lord thanking God for His food. This is but one 00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:49.100 of several occasions when it specifically says 00:07:49.100 --> 00:07:52.019 that the Lord Jesus thanked God for His food. 00:07:52.259 --> 00:07:56.519 You and I need to follow His example. We need 00:07:56.519 --> 00:08:00.100 to thank God for our food because that is symbolic 00:08:00.100 --> 00:08:05.060 of God's total provision for us. We see Him as 00:08:05.060 --> 00:08:09.160 our provider. Now it is true regarding food that 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:12.860 he has created food to be received with thanksgiving 00:08:12.860 --> 00:08:17.060 by those who believe and know the truth. He tells 00:08:17.060 --> 00:08:19.699 us, For every creature of God is good, and nothing 00:08:19.699 --> 00:08:22.740 is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving. 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:25.980 God intends for us to have food, and we need 00:08:25.980 --> 00:08:28.540 to thank him for our food. We do it at home, 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:30.560 we do it in the restaurant, wherever we are, 00:08:30.600 --> 00:08:33.879 without embarrassment. We pause to thank God 00:08:33.879 --> 00:08:37.409 for our food. But not just for that. bread, and 00:08:37.409 --> 00:08:40.490 other kinds of food that we eat, but also for 00:08:40.490 --> 00:08:42.529 all of His provision for us. We need to say, 00:08:42.590 --> 00:08:45.610 Father, thank You for providing. For when we 00:08:45.610 --> 00:08:49.029 express our thanks, it says that we are dependent 00:08:49.029 --> 00:08:52.470 upon Him, and that is an attitude that glorifies 00:08:52.470 --> 00:08:56.269 God. It is true that it's a testimony to the 00:08:56.269 --> 00:08:58.929 heathen around, and it's a good testimony for 00:08:58.929 --> 00:09:01.730 them, but above and beyond, it glorifies God 00:09:01.730 --> 00:09:04.129 because it is saying to Him and it is saying 00:09:04.129 --> 00:09:07.100 to ourselves again, As I pray for this meal, 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:09.360 like I pray for every meal, Father, I am dependent 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:12.279 upon you to provide this very food on the table. 00:09:12.799 --> 00:09:16.440 Just as you provide the breath in my lungs, just 00:09:16.440 --> 00:09:19.019 as you provide sleep every night when I rest, 00:09:19.179 --> 00:09:24.960 everything comes from your hand. He gives liberally, 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:30.799 and he does not abrade and withhold. And then 00:09:30.799 --> 00:09:33.139 turn back to Matthew with me as we notice one 00:09:33.139 --> 00:09:38.379 final thing for which Jesus thanked God. For 00:09:38.379 --> 00:09:40.659 God's sovereign will, for God's hearing of prayer, 00:09:40.899 --> 00:09:44.980 for God's provision, and now in Matthew 26 and 00:09:44.980 --> 00:09:52.100 verse 27. We'll back up one verse to get more 00:09:52.100 --> 00:09:54.379 of the context. And while they were eating, Jesus 00:09:54.379 --> 00:09:56.620 took some of the bread, and after a blessing, 00:09:56.720 --> 00:09:59.559 he broke it. and gave it to the disciples and 00:09:59.559 --> 00:10:04.639 said, Take, eat, this is my body. And when he 00:10:04.639 --> 00:10:06.919 had taken a cup and given thanks, he gave it 00:10:06.919 --> 00:10:11.539 to them saying, Drink from it, all of you. Notice 00:10:11.539 --> 00:10:15.899 that Jesus here thanks God for the cup and for 00:10:15.899 --> 00:10:19.240 the bread. Now, of course, he did that in the 00:10:19.240 --> 00:10:21.980 context of a meal. We understand that. But there's 00:10:21.980 --> 00:10:25.179 something more here which we know about. The 00:10:25.179 --> 00:10:27.440 disciples did not understand it. At this point, 00:10:27.440 --> 00:10:31.840 Jesus understood it perfectly. For as he held 00:10:31.840 --> 00:10:34.120 that bread in his hands, as he held the cup, 00:10:34.159 --> 00:10:38.200 and he looked at it, he recognized that it symbolized 00:10:38.200 --> 00:10:40.740 the sacrifice that he would make for our sins 00:10:40.740 --> 00:10:45.200 within a few hours. And so we see our Lord here 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:51.080 thanking God that he, the Father, had made provision 00:10:51.080 --> 00:10:57.450 for our sins. And he himself is that provision. 00:10:59.190 --> 00:11:03.070 Tonight as we come to the Lord's table, let us 00:11:03.070 --> 00:11:07.190 do it with gratitude. Let us do it with gratitude 00:11:07.190 --> 00:11:10.950 for the bread and for the cup, which symbolize 00:11:10.950 --> 00:11:14.370 the provision that God has made, not just for 00:11:14.370 --> 00:11:17.950 this life and its needs, but for eternal life 00:11:17.950 --> 00:11:23.080 and our spiritual needs. And that provision is 00:11:23.080 --> 00:11:27.580 the sacrifice of His Son, which we picture in 00:11:27.580 --> 00:11:32.919 these elements. I'd like for us to sing a verse 00:11:32.919 --> 00:11:35.240 or two of a song, and then I'm going to invite 00:11:35.240 --> 00:11:37.539 those who are serving to come quickly right at 00:11:37.539 --> 00:11:43.000 the very first verse. Let's sing together. Amazing 00:11:43.000 --> 00:12:25.950 grace, how sweet the sound. Thank you. Would 00:12:25.950 --> 00:12:28.149 you bow with me, please, as we thank the Lord 00:12:28.149 --> 00:12:33.450 for his body broken for us? And where you're 00:12:33.450 --> 00:12:36.230 seated, would you in silence and quietness of 00:12:36.230 --> 00:12:40.210 your own heart, within the Holy of Holies, in 00:12:40.210 --> 00:12:44.750 you, the temple of God through the Spirit, would 00:12:44.750 --> 00:12:48.490 you say thank you for that sacrifice of his body? 00:12:57.710 --> 00:13:03.649 Lord Jesus, you hear the prayers of our hearts. 00:13:03.730 --> 00:13:06.330 Though hundreds of us express them at the same 00:13:06.330 --> 00:13:10.809 moment, each is personal and intimate with you 00:13:10.809 --> 00:13:18.389 as you are with us. Thank you. Thank you for 00:13:18.389 --> 00:13:22.870 this element, for this bread, symbolizing your 00:13:22.870 --> 00:13:38.730 body, sacrificed for our sakes. If you'll just 00:13:38.730 --> 00:13:40.710 keep your hymn books in hand, we'll sing together 00:13:40.710 --> 00:13:43.509 as the elements are passed. Let's begin with 00:13:43.509 --> 00:13:47.169 the last verse of number 56. This is my father's 00:13:47.169 --> 00:14:06.769 world. Symbolizing his shed blood. Indeed, Lord, 00:14:06.870 --> 00:14:09.850 thank you for this, which symbolizes that precious 00:14:09.850 --> 00:14:14.730 price by which we have been redeemed and redeemed 00:14:14.730 --> 00:15:07.250 forever. Amen. fount of every blessing. of mercy 00:15:07.250 --> 00:15:17.169 never ceasing. All for songs of loudest praise. 00:15:18.389 --> 00:19:30.079 Teach me songs day. See? Jesus said, drink from 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:33.740 it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:37.539 which is poured out for many for forgiveness 00:19:37.539 --> 00:19:50.480 of sin. But I say to you, I will not drink of 00:19:50.480 --> 00:19:55.000 this fruit of the vine from now on until that 00:19:55.000 --> 00:20:00.019 day. when I drink it new with you in my Father's 00:20:00.019 --> 00:20:04.680 kingdom. I'd like for us to sing a verse of 479 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:10.839 as we anticipate that day, face to face with 00:20:10.839 --> 00:20:28.440 Christ my Savior. Face to face with Christ my 00:20:28.440 --> 00:21:00.339 Savior. Face to face, what will it be? to face 00:21:00.339 --> 00:21:36.900 I shall behold. Let me share with you some thoughts 00:21:36.900 --> 00:21:41.019 from meditation in closing. This is a prayer 00:21:41.019 --> 00:21:48.700 written by one of the Puritans. O God, source 00:21:48.700 --> 00:21:53.019 of all good, what shall I render to thee for 00:21:53.019 --> 00:21:58.440 the gift of gifts? Thine own dear Son, begotten, 00:21:58.440 --> 00:22:04.640 not created, my Redeemer, proxy. surety, substitute, 00:22:05.180 --> 00:22:10.700 his self -emptying incomprehensible, his infinity 00:22:10.700 --> 00:22:15.539 of love beyond the heart's grasp. Herein is wonder 00:22:15.539 --> 00:22:20.880 of wonders. He came below to raise me above, 00:22:21.259 --> 00:22:26.099 was born like me that I might become like him. 00:22:27.259 --> 00:22:32.390 Herein is love when I cannot rise to him. He 00:22:32.390 --> 00:22:36.549 draws near on wings of grace to raise me to himself. 00:22:38.269 --> 00:22:42.289 Herein is power. When deity and humanity were 00:22:42.289 --> 00:22:47.869 infinitely apart, he united them in indissoluble 00:22:47.869 --> 00:22:54.130 unity, the uncreated and the created. Herein 00:22:54.130 --> 00:22:58.130 is wisdom. When I was undone with no will to 00:22:58.130 --> 00:23:01.140 return to him, and no intellect to devise recovery, 00:23:01.619 --> 00:23:08.099 he came, God incarnate, to save me to the uttermost, 00:23:08.099 --> 00:23:13.980 as man to die my death, to shed satisfying blood 00:23:13.980 --> 00:23:17.900 on my behalf, to work out a perfect righteousness 00:23:17.900 --> 00:23:24.759 for me. O God, take me in spirit to the watchful 00:23:24.759 --> 00:23:29.769 shepherds and enlarge my mind. Let me hear good 00:23:29.769 --> 00:23:35.089 tidings of great joy, and hearing, believe, rejoice, 00:23:35.430 --> 00:23:40.829 praise, adore. My conscience bathed in an ocean 00:23:40.829 --> 00:23:45.450 of repose, my eyes uplifted to a reconciled Father. 00:23:46.589 --> 00:23:51.990 Place me with ox, ass, camel, goat, to look with 00:23:51.990 --> 00:23:56.859 them upon my Redeemer's face, and in Him account 00:23:56.859 --> 00:24:01.799 myself delivered from sin. Let me with Simeon 00:24:01.799 --> 00:24:06.859 clasp the newborn child to my heart. Embrace 00:24:06.859 --> 00:24:10.920 him with undying faith, exalting that he is mine 00:24:10.920 --> 00:24:17.480 and I am his. In him thou hast given me so much 00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:24.339 that heaven can give no more. Let's bow together. 00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:39.119 Father, you have given us your best. Your dearly 00:24:39.119 --> 00:24:45.559 beloved one. And our hearts receive that gift 00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:51.759 with thanksgiving. And having remembered around 00:24:51.759 --> 00:24:57.460 this table the purpose and reason for his coming. 00:24:59.599 --> 00:25:02.680 We depart from here with joy unspeakable and 00:25:02.680 --> 00:25:09.759 full of glory, awaiting that day when we shall 00:25:09.759 --> 00:25:15.240 see our beloved one, our Savior, our Lord, face 00:25:15.240 --> 00:25:25.859 to face. Amen. Thank you for sharing tonight 00:25:25.859 --> 00:25:30.539 in this service. And it is our custom as we depart 00:25:30.539 --> 00:25:33.599 from here to receive a benevolent offering, which 00:25:33.599 --> 00:25:35.460 we invite you to share in. There will be an usher 00:25:35.460 --> 00:25:39.720 at the door to receive that gift from you. And 00:25:39.720 --> 00:25:42.099 I want to join what Harry said earlier in the 00:25:42.099 --> 00:25:44.559 service. We're grateful for the food that has 00:25:44.559 --> 00:25:46.220 been brought, and we know that others of you 00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:48.319 will be bringing food over the next few Sundays. 00:25:48.900 --> 00:25:51.319 This is a particularly needy time of the year 00:25:51.319 --> 00:25:53.960 for some families, and we want to thank you for 00:25:53.960 --> 00:25:57.079 sharing in that way and also for sharing monetarily. 00:25:57.960 --> 00:26:01.140 in the benevolent fund received after communion 00:26:01.140 --> 00:26:05.799 tonight. We rejoice to be able to announce that 00:26:05.799 --> 00:26:09.200 our faith promise total thus far is very good 00:26:09.200 --> 00:26:14.279 for the first Sunday. It's a total of $612 ,402, 00:26:14.579 --> 00:26:18.299 which is beyond what I was anticipating for this 00:26:18.299 --> 00:26:20.799 first Sunday. So I rejoice and praise the Lord 00:26:20.799 --> 00:26:24.980 for that. And as others share with us, and we 00:26:24.980 --> 00:26:28.259 gather in. Well, the fragments that remain, so 00:26:28.259 --> 00:26:30.599 to speak. It will be exciting to see what the 00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:34.960 final total will be. Would you stand together 00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:38.339 with me, please? And we want to encourage you 00:26:38.339 --> 00:26:40.720 to take that cup that you have in your hands 00:26:40.720 --> 00:26:43.859 and place it in the container which is at the 00:26:43.859 --> 00:26:46.359 exit. John, do you have a closing hymn for us 00:26:46.359 --> 00:26:52.900 to sing together? Sure. Let's do one that isn't 00:26:52.900 --> 00:26:56.490 even on my list about how great thou art. Number 00:26:56.490 --> 00:27:13.410 16, I think it is. The fourth stanza. When Christ 00:27:13.410 --> 00:27:20.410 shall come with shout of acclamation and take 00:27:20.410 --> 00:27:27.220 me home, what joy shall fill my heart. Then I 00:27:27.220 --> 00:27:35.420 shall bow in humble adoration and there proclaim, 00:27:35.660 --> 00:27:43.579 my God, how great thou art. Then sings my soul, 00:27:44.180 --> 00:28:04.079 my Savior God. Then sings my soul, my Savior 00:28:04.079 --> 00:28:32.180 God. Let's bow together for a closing word of 00:28:32.180 --> 00:28:35.700 prayer. Father, thank you for this response on 00:28:35.700 --> 00:28:39.259 the part of many within our church. And I pray 00:28:39.259 --> 00:28:42.839 that as others respond over the next few days 00:28:42.839 --> 00:28:46.180 and the next couple of weeks, that you will thrill 00:28:46.180 --> 00:28:50.519 us as together we see what we as families and 00:28:50.519 --> 00:28:53.079 as individuals are trusting you for. Thank you 00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:56.599 that in this first day, 60 % of our total budget 00:28:56.599 --> 00:29:01.509 has been underwritten by faith. And we pray that 00:29:01.509 --> 00:29:09.869 our faith in the Lord Jesus providing through 00:29:09.869 --> 00:29:13.369 us will see the need of ministry met. And we 00:29:13.369 --> 00:29:16.569 pray that our church and its ministry will expand 00:29:16.569 --> 00:29:20.230 and grow and deepen through the vision of 1988. 00:29:20.950 --> 00:29:23.430 Thank you for this service tonight and for all 00:29:23.430 --> 00:29:28.049 who've come to share in worship of yourself. 00:29:28.710 --> 00:29:30.619 Amen. Good night.