1 00:00:03,229 --> 00:00:06,020 Welcome to a redemption hill podcast for more 2 00:00:06,020 --> 00:00:08,493 information about redemption so go to redemption hill 3 00:00:08,493 --> 00:00:08,891 dot com. 4 00:00:16,773 --> 00:00:19,020 Then it says this. Then his mother 5 00:00:19,649 --> 00:00:21,403 and his brothers came to him, but they 6 00:00:21,403 --> 00:00:23,477 could not reach him because of the crowd. 7 00:00:24,035 --> 00:00:25,311 And he was told your mother and your 8 00:00:25,311 --> 00:00:28,261 brothers are standing outside desi to see you. 9 00:00:28,994 --> 00:00:30,982 But he answered them, my mother and brothers 10 00:00:30,982 --> 00:00:32,675 are those who hear the word of God 11 00:00:32,970 --> 00:00:33,526 and do it. 12 00:00:34,481 --> 00:00:36,389 The 22, 1 day, he got into the 13 00:00:36,389 --> 00:00:38,059 boat with his disciples, and he said to 14 00:00:38,059 --> 00:00:40,141 them let us go across to the other 15 00:00:40,141 --> 00:00:42,208 side of the lake. So they set out. 16 00:00:42,526 --> 00:00:44,990 And as they sailed, he fell asleep. And 17 00:00:44,990 --> 00:00:46,978 a wind storm came down on the lake, 18 00:00:47,137 --> 00:00:48,273 and they were filled with 19 00:00:49,062 --> 00:00:50,735 and they were filled with water and were 20 00:00:50,735 --> 00:00:51,475 in danger, 21 00:00:52,011 --> 00:00:53,764 and they went and woke him saying master, 22 00:00:54,003 --> 00:00:56,729 master, we were perish and he woke he 23 00:00:56,729 --> 00:00:58,644 rebuked the wind and the raging waves and 24 00:00:58,644 --> 00:00:59,363 they ceased, 25 00:00:59,921 --> 00:01:00,799 and there was a calm. 26 00:01:01,438 --> 00:01:03,752 And he said to them, where is your 27 00:01:03,752 --> 00:01:04,072 faith? 28 00:01:05,204 --> 00:01:07,281 And they were afraid and they marvel saying 29 00:01:07,281 --> 00:01:08,879 to 1 another, who then is this, 30 00:01:09,598 --> 00:01:11,276 that he commands even the winds in the 31 00:01:11,276 --> 00:01:12,290 water and they 32 00:01:12,647 --> 00:01:14,636 obey him. This is the word of the 33 00:01:14,636 --> 00:01:14,875 lord. 34 00:01:15,591 --> 00:01:17,022 Father we pray that you draw near to 35 00:01:17,022 --> 00:01:17,500 us, Lord. 36 00:01:20,136 --> 00:01:21,404 Voice spirit, would you show us, 37 00:01:22,355 --> 00:01:24,256 the beauty of salvation? Would you show us 38 00:01:24,256 --> 00:01:25,628 the kindness of the father 39 00:01:26,649 --> 00:01:28,645 the greatness of our our our king, Lord, 40 00:01:28,805 --> 00:01:31,120 III pray that you help us wade through 41 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:32,956 the mid section of this book with many 42 00:01:32,956 --> 00:01:34,951 stories and many things that come, draw our 43 00:01:34,951 --> 00:01:36,882 hearts to you. To see the beauty of 44 00:01:36,882 --> 00:01:38,716 what you have done, help us not to 45 00:01:38,716 --> 00:01:41,109 get lost over the summer months, but increase 46 00:01:41,109 --> 00:01:43,023 our worship and our gratitude and our awe. 47 00:01:43,183 --> 00:01:45,575 We pray that in your name, God. Amen. 48 00:01:47,108 --> 00:01:49,904 So at the beginning of Luke, I I've 49 00:01:49,904 --> 00:01:52,300 been trying to state this quite often Luke 50 00:01:52,300 --> 00:01:52,620 lays, 51 00:01:53,435 --> 00:01:55,515 his cards before us. Meaning, he shows us. 52 00:01:55,674 --> 00:01:57,194 He tips his hand on what he's trying 53 00:01:57,194 --> 00:01:57,594 to do. 54 00:01:58,234 --> 00:02:00,395 He's writing this book. He says so that 55 00:02:00,395 --> 00:02:01,275 we may believe. 56 00:02:01,769 --> 00:02:03,769 So that our faith may strengthened he says 57 00:02:03,769 --> 00:02:06,170 so that we may have certainty in what 58 00:02:06,170 --> 00:02:07,849 we're putting our faith into. 59 00:02:08,969 --> 00:02:10,889 And I think that that direction that he 60 00:02:10,889 --> 00:02:12,655 gives us requires us to do maybe the 61 00:02:12,655 --> 00:02:15,198 heavy mental and spiritual lifting to ask. Okay. 62 00:02:15,357 --> 00:02:16,549 But what does that mean though? 63 00:02:17,184 --> 00:02:19,269 But what does it mean for for us 64 00:02:19,269 --> 00:02:20,867 to believe and have certainty, 65 00:02:21,666 --> 00:02:23,343 what is Luke trying to get is that 66 00:02:23,343 --> 00:02:25,740 an ether goal or does he actually mean 67 00:02:25,740 --> 00:02:27,827 something that that when when he's saying he 68 00:02:27,827 --> 00:02:30,213 wants our our our our faith to be 69 00:02:30,213 --> 00:02:32,599 strengthened enough to believe in there. In that 70 00:02:32,599 --> 00:02:32,997 question, 71 00:02:34,046 --> 00:02:36,191 valuable as it is seems to maybe just 72 00:02:36,191 --> 00:02:37,224 birth more questions. 73 00:02:37,860 --> 00:02:39,688 And that leads us to maybe ask what 74 00:02:39,688 --> 00:02:41,833 does the unfolding work of Christ do in 75 00:02:41,833 --> 00:02:43,361 the life of a person that he is 76 00:02:43,361 --> 00:02:43,680 saved? 77 00:02:44,238 --> 00:02:45,833 Another way to put it is, what a 78 00:02:45,833 --> 00:02:46,550 salvation meant to do? 79 00:02:47,507 --> 00:02:48,942 What is the nitty gritty? What is it 80 00:02:48,942 --> 00:02:50,877 supposed to do? Does it polish off 81 00:02:51,669 --> 00:02:53,669 a couple of rough edges in our life 82 00:02:53,669 --> 00:02:54,710 that that aren't so, 83 00:02:55,430 --> 00:02:56,629 Christian or godly. 84 00:02:57,510 --> 00:02:59,110 Does it clean up the mouth of the 85 00:02:59,110 --> 00:03:01,513 loose lip person. Does it reform a couple 86 00:03:01,513 --> 00:03:04,159 of bad habits? Does it curve some pro 87 00:03:04,375 --> 00:03:06,521 of of yours in in mind that are 88 00:03:06,521 --> 00:03:08,372 maybe unfavorable or 89 00:03:09,872 --> 00:03:11,220 does it in light of maybe the book 90 00:03:11,220 --> 00:03:13,519 of ephesians, take what is dead and bring 91 00:03:13,519 --> 00:03:14,629 it into new life? 92 00:03:15,342 --> 00:03:17,022 Does it make a brand new creation a 93 00:03:17,022 --> 00:03:19,484 different person even. The person before isn't even 94 00:03:19,484 --> 00:03:19,984 alive 95 00:03:20,357 --> 00:03:21,946 anymore. They have a a new name, a 96 00:03:21,946 --> 00:03:24,090 new inheritance, a hope, a mind, a way 97 00:03:24,090 --> 00:03:24,780 of life that's 98 00:03:25,298 --> 00:03:27,293 completely brand new and it didn't exist before. 99 00:03:27,453 --> 00:03:28,410 What what is it? 100 00:03:29,208 --> 00:03:31,145 And this is a difficult part of Christianity 101 00:03:31,203 --> 00:03:34,493 to maybe describe or or convey or wrestle 102 00:03:34,493 --> 00:03:36,970 with at the work of Christ is not 103 00:03:36,970 --> 00:03:37,470 only 104 00:03:38,649 --> 00:03:40,747 in the realm of external behavior 105 00:03:41,366 --> 00:03:42,245 modification instead. 106 00:03:43,060 --> 00:03:44,900 The work of Christ changes a person from 107 00:03:44,900 --> 00:03:45,699 the inside, 108 00:03:46,180 --> 00:03:48,340 and then that work flows out and changes 109 00:03:48,340 --> 00:03:50,819 everything about their life. A change brought through 110 00:03:50,819 --> 00:03:53,308 the grace of God and his kindness through 111 00:03:53,387 --> 00:03:55,296 Jesus and by the holy spirit giving us 112 00:03:55,296 --> 00:03:57,999 faith, there rewire the soul. Do we believe 113 00:03:57,999 --> 00:03:58,158 that. 114 00:03:58,874 --> 00:04:00,623 Gives us a new mind and therefore our 115 00:04:00,623 --> 00:04:03,445 bodies actually live differently because of this comprehensive 116 00:04:03,741 --> 00:04:06,208 work that God has done. And what what 117 00:04:06,208 --> 00:04:09,095 we need to understand is, yes. Yes. Salvation 118 00:04:09,311 --> 00:04:12,189 affect and changes our external behaviors, but it 119 00:04:12,189 --> 00:04:14,575 does way more than just change a couple 120 00:04:14,575 --> 00:04:16,642 things that you do in your life? Are 121 00:04:16,642 --> 00:04:17,358 you with me still? 122 00:04:18,329 --> 00:04:18,490 Okay. 123 00:04:19,610 --> 00:04:21,290 That's why Jesus described it this way, I've 124 00:04:21,290 --> 00:04:22,569 come to seek and save the loss. And 125 00:04:22,569 --> 00:04:23,689 not I've come to adjust a couple of 126 00:04:23,689 --> 00:04:24,649 things that aren't the greatest. 127 00:04:25,702 --> 00:04:27,370 Come for those who are sick in need 128 00:04:27,370 --> 00:04:29,118 and shattered. I I came to do what 129 00:04:29,118 --> 00:04:30,627 man and woman can do on their own. 130 00:04:31,421 --> 00:04:34,122 In chapter 15 of Luke actually tells 3 131 00:04:34,122 --> 00:04:36,444 stories to further this case about a a 132 00:04:36,444 --> 00:04:37,342 lost sheep 133 00:04:37,798 --> 00:04:39,015 and a lost coin 134 00:04:39,470 --> 00:04:41,382 and a lost son. To to point out, 135 00:04:41,621 --> 00:04:43,453 I've come to rescue what was lost without 136 00:04:43,453 --> 00:04:43,612 me. 137 00:04:44,423 --> 00:04:46,173 I've come to say what could not be 138 00:04:46,173 --> 00:04:47,923 saved without me. I I didn't come to 139 00:04:47,923 --> 00:04:49,139 just make nice people 140 00:04:49,514 --> 00:04:50,650 or better citizens, 141 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:52,800 or a couple small tweaks to the way 142 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,800 that you live to enhance some things, the 143 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:56,160 work of Christ is a miracle. 144 00:04:56,959 --> 00:05:00,879 It's thorough. It's complete. It's eternal. It's profound. 145 00:05:01,038 --> 00:05:03,418 It's not basic, and it's not simple. It's 146 00:05:03,418 --> 00:05:05,877 beautiful and sometimes we get low to sleep 147 00:05:05,877 --> 00:05:06,909 where we can't see that. 148 00:05:07,796 --> 00:05:09,541 We keep going back to this point because 149 00:05:09,541 --> 00:05:11,207 we're in this mid section of the the 150 00:05:11,207 --> 00:05:13,349 gospel of of Luke. And in this section, 151 00:05:13,508 --> 00:05:15,253 we get several parable stories. 152 00:05:15,744 --> 00:05:18,319 And and we get miracles and other events 153 00:05:18,617 --> 00:05:20,532 that that come at us pretty quickly, 154 00:05:21,569 --> 00:05:23,540 but there helped to lay a foundation 155 00:05:24,058 --> 00:05:26,529 for us about a a teaching of what 156 00:05:26,529 --> 00:05:27,645 a fuller view of, 157 00:05:28,363 --> 00:05:31,073 of salvation and its magnitude looks like. In 158 00:05:31,073 --> 00:05:33,396 other words, these parable stories and miracles aren't 159 00:05:33,396 --> 00:05:35,623 just kinda neat wisdom and they're not just 160 00:05:35,623 --> 00:05:37,769 fun details. Like, 0II think you should know 161 00:05:37,769 --> 00:05:39,916 this too. Their puzzle pieces to show us 162 00:05:39,916 --> 00:05:41,998 the beauty of God's work through Jesus to 163 00:05:41,998 --> 00:05:44,145 bring salvation to what was broken. I'm gonna 164 00:05:44,145 --> 00:05:46,531 paint a picture 1 after another after another 165 00:05:46,531 --> 00:05:48,678 and each is maybe showing us an angle 166 00:05:48,678 --> 00:05:50,586 at the beauty of God's work that we 167 00:05:50,586 --> 00:05:51,302 need to be behold. 168 00:05:52,672 --> 00:05:54,109 Remember with me, if if if if that 169 00:05:54,109 --> 00:05:54,907 is true, 170 00:05:55,466 --> 00:05:57,701 but remember the pieces that have come as 171 00:05:57,701 --> 00:05:58,499 of late in, 172 00:05:59,137 --> 00:06:01,626 the the gospel of of luke. We'll start 173 00:06:01,626 --> 00:06:03,701 back with with with a woman who anointed 174 00:06:03,701 --> 00:06:05,617 the the feet of Jesus. So was a 175 00:06:05,617 --> 00:06:08,091 beautiful story of what full repentance looks like. 176 00:06:08,664 --> 00:06:10,967 Right? We've seen stories of faith, the Roman 177 00:06:10,967 --> 00:06:12,476 soldier who believe Jesus didn't even have to 178 00:06:12,476 --> 00:06:13,985 come to his house to heal somebody that's 179 00:06:13,985 --> 00:06:16,526 incredible faith. This is the first picture of 180 00:06:16,526 --> 00:06:17,026 incredible 181 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:17,718 repentance. 182 00:06:18,369 --> 00:06:20,598 Of a change of of a life, a 183 00:06:20,598 --> 00:06:22,509 change of ways. This woman who once used 184 00:06:22,509 --> 00:06:25,137 her body for sinful monetary gain. She was 185 00:06:25,137 --> 00:06:25,875 a prostitute. 186 00:06:26,824 --> 00:06:28,180 All of a sudden has found out that 187 00:06:28,259 --> 00:06:30,173 Jesus is the greatest treasure in all the 188 00:06:30,173 --> 00:06:33,204 world. And now she models repentance by using 189 00:06:33,204 --> 00:06:35,038 her body to worship instead of do what 190 00:06:35,038 --> 00:06:35,676 she did before. 191 00:06:36,330 --> 00:06:38,810 This is a change. This is profound. This 192 00:06:38,810 --> 00:06:40,810 is different, And she didn't just change her 193 00:06:40,810 --> 00:06:42,490 mind. A lot of people try and sell 194 00:06:42,490 --> 00:06:44,170 repentance is a change of mind that maybe 195 00:06:44,170 --> 00:06:46,504 doesn't affect your behavior. That's not that's not 196 00:06:46,504 --> 00:06:47,064 repentance at all. 197 00:06:48,105 --> 00:06:51,145 Jesus changed her heart. He cleansed her sin 198 00:06:51,145 --> 00:06:52,998 and her shame and her guilt and and 199 00:06:52,998 --> 00:06:55,308 her former desires, all in 1 fail swoop, 200 00:06:55,547 --> 00:06:56,742 and now this beautiful... 201 00:06:57,220 --> 00:06:59,053 Gift of Grace changed her whole life. 202 00:07:00,341 --> 00:07:02,486 It's a picture of the fullness of salvation 203 00:07:02,486 --> 00:07:03,916 as a miracle and a big change. 204 00:07:04,472 --> 00:07:07,252 It changes motives and identities and pursuits and 205 00:07:07,252 --> 00:07:09,262 worship and behavior change everything. 206 00:07:09,969 --> 00:07:12,122 About this woman. Then at the beginning of 207 00:07:12,122 --> 00:07:15,153 chapter 8, Luke begins talking more about several 208 00:07:15,153 --> 00:07:17,466 other women, Mary Mag is 1 of these 209 00:07:17,466 --> 00:07:19,754 who was demon possessed a terrifying love. 210 00:07:21,619 --> 00:07:22,413 Lost in sin. 211 00:07:23,683 --> 00:07:25,984 Her life looks like it's crushed, lost, 212 00:07:26,778 --> 00:07:27,095 destroyed, 213 00:07:27,730 --> 00:07:28,230 unfavorable 214 00:07:28,618 --> 00:07:31,243 too far gone. She is now because of 215 00:07:31,243 --> 00:07:32,300 the work of Jesus, 216 00:07:33,550 --> 00:07:34,687 accompanying Jesus 217 00:07:35,713 --> 00:07:38,260 for his mission with his disciples, her in 218 00:07:38,260 --> 00:07:38,919 a handful 219 00:07:39,533 --> 00:07:41,682 of other woman at as Luke puts it 220 00:07:41,682 --> 00:07:43,831 are now providing out of their own means 221 00:07:43,831 --> 00:07:45,357 so that the ministry of Christ can move 222 00:07:45,357 --> 00:07:47,186 forward. What does that mean? It doesn't mean 223 00:07:47,186 --> 00:07:49,333 that they're just tagging along and helping out 224 00:07:49,333 --> 00:07:51,400 with a couple side things and it's insignificant. 225 00:07:51,877 --> 00:07:53,562 Luke is making a big deal to women 226 00:07:53,562 --> 00:07:54,993 are providing out of what they have and 227 00:07:54,993 --> 00:07:56,821 it's actually making big difference for the ministry 228 00:07:56,821 --> 00:07:57,854 of God to move forward. 229 00:07:58,570 --> 00:08:00,398 Another 1 of the ladies Joanna was a 230 00:08:00,398 --> 00:08:03,041 wife of of Heritage household manager. She was 231 00:08:03,041 --> 00:08:04,635 a lady who was best known for what 232 00:08:04,635 --> 00:08:07,025 her husband did. That's what she was known 233 00:08:07,025 --> 00:08:09,256 for. And now she was being giving a, 234 00:08:09,336 --> 00:08:11,737 a calling as a woman is helping the 235 00:08:11,737 --> 00:08:13,562 ministry of Jesus move forward. She went from 236 00:08:13,562 --> 00:08:16,021 being just associated with evil. What, what do 237 00:08:16,021 --> 00:08:17,608 you think about, Joanna? I don't know. Just 238 00:08:17,608 --> 00:08:19,455 like some weird situations of who they work 239 00:08:19,455 --> 00:08:21,290 for where they get their money. And now 240 00:08:21,290 --> 00:08:22,168 she's a valuable, 241 00:08:22,646 --> 00:08:24,561 generous aid to the ministry of Jesus. 242 00:08:25,373 --> 00:08:28,310 This is a large scale transformation. All the 243 00:08:28,310 --> 00:08:30,930 3 of these ladies faith didn't have just 244 00:08:30,930 --> 00:08:32,598 a minor tweak. It wasn't just a couple 245 00:08:32,598 --> 00:08:34,027 things that weren't so good about your life. 246 00:08:34,519 --> 00:08:37,386 Gotta change them completely and now following King 247 00:08:37,466 --> 00:08:37,944 Jesus, 248 00:08:38,342 --> 00:08:40,254 changed everything about how they live to gave 249 00:08:40,254 --> 00:08:42,006 him a new identity, a new purpose, a 250 00:08:42,006 --> 00:08:42,802 new way of life. 251 00:08:43,774 --> 00:08:45,448 Luke then shifts into the parable of the 252 00:08:45,448 --> 00:08:45,948 soils 253 00:08:46,485 --> 00:08:48,239 and the parable the lamps stand. That's the 254 00:08:48,239 --> 00:08:50,790 text that we hit last week. Where Jesus 255 00:08:50,790 --> 00:08:52,957 presented to all who would hear that the 256 00:08:52,957 --> 00:08:55,662 word of God was always working it never 257 00:08:55,662 --> 00:08:56,696 yields no effect. 258 00:08:57,571 --> 00:08:59,534 Sitting in that is quite heavy. That means 259 00:08:59,734 --> 00:09:01,249 when we preach the word and hear the 260 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:03,164 word and read the word, it is always 261 00:09:03,164 --> 00:09:05,556 doing something, whether you're busy or distract it. 262 00:09:05,716 --> 00:09:07,471 No no matter what the case every time 263 00:09:07,471 --> 00:09:08,747 we hear the word of God, it does 264 00:09:08,747 --> 00:09:10,620 something at either harden your heart 265 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:11,960 or it produces fruit. 266 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:13,480 Always. 267 00:09:14,759 --> 00:09:16,940 There's a massive harvest in some 268 00:09:17,892 --> 00:09:19,639 in a rejection in others. When the word 269 00:09:19,639 --> 00:09:21,625 get... Of God gets planted in good soil, 270 00:09:22,101 --> 00:09:24,824 and it saves a person, it gets penetrated 271 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:26,968 into their core, and then it comes out 272 00:09:26,968 --> 00:09:28,406 of their life, like a crop comes out 273 00:09:28,406 --> 00:09:31,302 of the soil. Again, showing salvation does something 274 00:09:31,921 --> 00:09:32,240 huge. 275 00:09:32,974 --> 00:09:33,793 It changes 276 00:09:34,170 --> 00:09:36,026 them. It changes the people 277 00:09:36,802 --> 00:09:39,114 so much so than in the lamps stand 278 00:09:39,114 --> 00:09:41,028 that it can't be hidden. The light of 279 00:09:41,108 --> 00:09:41,905 God, like 280 00:09:42,398 --> 00:09:44,386 a lamp shines from that life and it's 281 00:09:44,386 --> 00:09:46,373 visible and you cannot cover it or hide 282 00:09:46,373 --> 00:09:47,406 it even if you try. 283 00:09:48,201 --> 00:09:49,632 All of this is to show, 284 00:09:50,680 --> 00:09:52,266 Again, that god's work and the heart does 285 00:09:52,266 --> 00:09:53,774 something. It produces fruit. 286 00:09:54,567 --> 00:09:55,519 It produces light. 287 00:09:56,313 --> 00:09:58,320 It shines. It cannot be contained 288 00:09:58,710 --> 00:10:00,149 and now we find ourselves. 289 00:10:00,870 --> 00:10:04,309 It just 6 verses 2 smaller stories, 1 290 00:10:04,309 --> 00:10:04,809 feels 291 00:10:06,482 --> 00:10:07,755 awkward and out of place, 292 00:10:08,311 --> 00:10:10,299 and the other is a miracle, yet both 293 00:10:10,299 --> 00:10:11,754 of them and up pushing 294 00:10:12,128 --> 00:10:14,434 forward to show us the fullness of salvation 295 00:10:14,434 --> 00:10:15,866 what it does in a life. 296 00:10:16,598 --> 00:10:18,512 Now we're leaning hard into this theme of 297 00:10:18,512 --> 00:10:21,065 a fuller picture of salvation so that we 298 00:10:21,065 --> 00:10:23,138 may grow in our all of the work 299 00:10:23,138 --> 00:10:25,313 of God that he does through Jesus. 300 00:10:26,264 --> 00:10:27,544 But also so that we could hold to 301 00:10:27,544 --> 00:10:28,365 these texts 302 00:10:28,825 --> 00:10:29,144 well. 303 00:10:30,504 --> 00:10:31,784 But talk to some of the other elders 304 00:10:31,784 --> 00:10:33,784 and some other friends about this text and 305 00:10:33,784 --> 00:10:36,114 just the interesting of of preaching it often 306 00:10:36,114 --> 00:10:38,978 these stories in these miracles in these parable 307 00:10:38,978 --> 00:10:40,353 in this mid section 308 00:10:40,966 --> 00:10:42,716 of Luke. They get taught in a way 309 00:10:42,716 --> 00:10:45,523 that misses the bigger picture of salvation and 310 00:10:45,523 --> 00:10:47,121 so that the teacher ends up back in 311 00:10:47,121 --> 00:10:48,800 a corner where all they can convey is 312 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,117 a do better try harder story to you 313 00:10:51,117 --> 00:10:53,115 or something that is neat, but not relevant 314 00:10:53,115 --> 00:10:53,675 to you at all. 315 00:10:54,889 --> 00:10:57,309 Both of those scenarios are complete misses 316 00:10:57,850 --> 00:10:59,450 on what we're supposed to have. Yes, The 317 00:10:59,450 --> 00:11:01,610 text may press on some areas that we 318 00:11:01,610 --> 00:11:03,536 need to to to be challenged in the 319 00:11:03,536 --> 00:11:05,208 way that we live. But first and foremost, 320 00:11:05,446 --> 00:11:07,834 all of these stories are meant to highlight 321 00:11:07,834 --> 00:11:10,858 the progressive, comprehensive beautiful work of salvation from 322 00:11:11,017 --> 00:11:13,659 Jesus. It's a miracle. Yeah. I may change 323 00:11:13,659 --> 00:11:14,615 some of your behaviors. 324 00:11:15,251 --> 00:11:16,923 The first your you're you're meant to see 325 00:11:16,923 --> 00:11:19,232 the the beauty of salvation, not just... Hey, 326 00:11:20,281 --> 00:11:21,870 we weed your garden and make sure you 327 00:11:21,870 --> 00:11:23,380 don't have any thorn from the good soil. 328 00:11:23,777 --> 00:11:24,889 That's not what's meant there. 329 00:11:26,081 --> 00:11:27,750 As we open the verses from today, 330 00:11:28,797 --> 00:11:30,781 This is just the the first couple verses. 331 00:11:31,891 --> 00:11:34,192 Jesus mother and brother come looking for him. 332 00:11:35,224 --> 00:11:37,144 Remember, there's a whole lot of crowd Right? 333 00:11:37,383 --> 00:11:40,095 There's there's probably thousands of of people all 334 00:11:40,095 --> 00:11:42,089 around. There's a whole lot happening. I imagine 335 00:11:42,089 --> 00:11:45,279 that Jesus day is is is crazy, busy. 336 00:11:45,439 --> 00:11:46,715 He's having conversations. 337 00:11:47,367 --> 00:11:51,265 He's praying. He's teaching. He's healing. He's fielding 338 00:11:51,265 --> 00:11:54,564 questions. He's kinda battling out with affairs sees 339 00:11:54,700 --> 00:11:56,688 over what faith really does. That the days 340 00:11:56,688 --> 00:11:58,142 must have been chaotic 341 00:11:58,517 --> 00:12:00,823 and quite long, tons of people. They all 342 00:12:00,823 --> 00:12:02,970 want something from him and they're all gathered 343 00:12:02,970 --> 00:12:03,868 then they're all 344 00:12:04,257 --> 00:12:04,575 around. 345 00:12:05,370 --> 00:12:07,197 In the middle of all the commotion as 346 00:12:07,197 --> 00:12:08,071 family shows up, 347 00:12:08,945 --> 00:12:10,217 but they couldn't get to them because there's 348 00:12:10,217 --> 00:12:12,538 too many people in the way. Again, there's 349 00:12:12,538 --> 00:12:14,130 a great crowd. They came to see, but 350 00:12:14,130 --> 00:12:15,562 yet there's a great crowd. 351 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,428 So they have someone pass the word along. 352 00:12:19,159 --> 00:12:20,988 Right? That that they are there and that 353 00:12:20,988 --> 00:12:22,498 they're wanting to speak to him or pull 354 00:12:22,498 --> 00:12:24,565 him to to the side, who knows exactly 355 00:12:24,565 --> 00:12:26,553 what they wanted maybe mom was doing mom's 356 00:12:26,553 --> 00:12:26,712 stuff. 357 00:12:27,523 --> 00:12:28,560 I just wanna to check if you're eating. 358 00:12:29,118 --> 00:12:30,394 I I wanna make sure that you're getting 359 00:12:30,394 --> 00:12:31,830 some sleep. I I wanna to make sure 360 00:12:31,830 --> 00:12:34,223 that you weren't over extending yourself, who who 361 00:12:34,223 --> 00:12:36,137 knows exactly, but Mama is trying to get 362 00:12:36,137 --> 00:12:36,456 to him. 363 00:12:37,109 --> 00:12:38,304 And we get this feeling, 364 00:12:39,021 --> 00:12:40,933 that even though they couldn't get to them 365 00:12:40,933 --> 00:12:43,164 because of the crowd, the the the mom 366 00:12:43,164 --> 00:12:44,917 in in in the brother, they begin to 367 00:12:44,917 --> 00:12:46,351 pull the family card if you will. 368 00:12:47,163 --> 00:12:49,317 Say, hey, we're his family, so go get 369 00:12:49,317 --> 00:12:49,796 him for us. 370 00:12:50,514 --> 00:12:50,674 Right? 371 00:12:51,551 --> 00:12:53,386 I know lots of people are around. I 372 00:12:53,386 --> 00:12:54,917 know I know there's lots of meetings and 373 00:12:54,917 --> 00:12:56,195 a lot of stuff and a lot of 374 00:12:56,195 --> 00:12:57,871 things that he needs to do, but we're 375 00:12:57,871 --> 00:12:59,547 not just anyone we are his family. 376 00:13:00,505 --> 00:13:02,581 We're his kin. We are related to the 377 00:13:02,581 --> 00:13:04,590 king, And this is a type of claiming 378 00:13:04,590 --> 00:13:05,707 of privilege. 379 00:13:07,461 --> 00:13:09,057 We get special act I I know a 380 00:13:09,057 --> 00:13:10,492 lot of people need him, and I know 381 00:13:10,492 --> 00:13:12,087 you say he's busy, but we're, like, we 382 00:13:12,087 --> 00:13:12,965 get special access. 383 00:13:13,616 --> 00:13:15,388 To him. Because of our closer 384 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:17,749 relationships. So just go past the word, Go 385 00:13:17,749 --> 00:13:19,657 go get him tell him mom and is 386 00:13:19,657 --> 00:13:21,485 to talk to him, and, I'm not just 387 00:13:21,485 --> 00:13:21,803 anybody. 388 00:13:22,534 --> 00:13:24,446 It's likely you're... They're using the blood is 389 00:13:24,446 --> 00:13:26,279 thicker than water outage here. 390 00:13:27,235 --> 00:13:28,908 I think you get the idea of family 391 00:13:28,908 --> 00:13:29,227 tie. 392 00:13:30,119 --> 00:13:32,193 Is generally looked at a stronger than just 393 00:13:32,193 --> 00:13:34,665 some general connection and they're pressing on that. 394 00:13:35,144 --> 00:13:37,935 And Jesus family is is leveraging this idea 395 00:13:37,935 --> 00:13:39,451 so they can get close to Jesus so 396 00:13:39,451 --> 00:13:41,004 they get a a priority 397 00:13:41,945 --> 00:13:42,345 with him. 398 00:13:43,305 --> 00:13:45,305 So this gets to Jesus. Hey, your your 399 00:13:45,305 --> 00:13:47,625 family is here, and and, like, they couldn't 400 00:13:47,625 --> 00:13:49,474 get to you and their press, and they're 401 00:13:49,474 --> 00:13:51,781 like, hey, like, with a family, we we 402 00:13:51,781 --> 00:13:53,554 we we we... You better come 403 00:13:54,247 --> 00:13:56,156 and it gives a troubling to some response. 404 00:13:57,524 --> 00:13:59,125 My mother and brother are those who hear 405 00:13:59,125 --> 00:13:59,845 the words of God, 406 00:14:00,485 --> 00:14:01,125 and they do it. 407 00:14:04,565 --> 00:14:07,454 It's assumed my many that Jesus is laying 408 00:14:07,454 --> 00:14:08,509 out this heavy 409 00:14:08,882 --> 00:14:11,657 rebuke honest his family here that he maybe 410 00:14:11,657 --> 00:14:13,640 wasn't happy with their actions? Or they weren't 411 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:15,564 following the will of God. 412 00:14:16,283 --> 00:14:18,121 And so he gives a very public, 413 00:14:21,237 --> 00:14:22,755 heavy, hard here, 414 00:14:23,809 --> 00:14:26,922 kinda put them on blast statement back dropping 415 00:14:26,922 --> 00:14:28,917 the hammer cha them for it. 416 00:14:29,875 --> 00:14:31,312 While we do know in the gospel of 417 00:14:31,392 --> 00:14:33,242 Mark that his brothers some point thought he 418 00:14:33,242 --> 00:14:34,757 was crazy and tried to get him to 419 00:14:34,757 --> 00:14:37,469 stop doing ministry. We don't actually hear that 420 00:14:37,469 --> 00:14:38,985 that is what's going on at this point. 421 00:14:39,224 --> 00:14:40,282 Jesus family. 422 00:14:42,668 --> 00:14:43,146 Shows up, 423 00:14:44,101 --> 00:14:45,215 tries to get to Jesus. 424 00:14:45,851 --> 00:14:46,488 They can't, 425 00:14:47,284 --> 00:14:49,433 and there's an under undertone of priority. Yeah, 426 00:14:49,512 --> 00:14:50,865 yeah, but we're his family. 427 00:14:52,471 --> 00:14:54,142 To which Jesus says my family are the 428 00:14:54,142 --> 00:14:55,653 ones who hear the word of god and 429 00:14:55,653 --> 00:14:55,971 do it. 430 00:14:57,482 --> 00:14:59,073 We we rush to maybe look at it 431 00:14:59,073 --> 00:15:00,528 from 1 way as if 432 00:15:01,076 --> 00:15:03,539 he he was slamming his... His given family, 433 00:15:03,619 --> 00:15:05,526 his mother and his brothers. And and maybe 434 00:15:05,526 --> 00:15:06,423 he was re 435 00:15:06,877 --> 00:15:07,115 them. 436 00:15:08,323 --> 00:15:10,078 Over something that we cannot see, 437 00:15:12,470 --> 00:15:14,304 but what it seems like Luke is highlighting 438 00:15:14,304 --> 00:15:17,197 is not necessarily a slam on mom and 439 00:15:17,669 --> 00:15:19,667 the brothers is, but an eye opening statement 440 00:15:19,667 --> 00:15:21,105 about those who hear the word of God 441 00:15:21,105 --> 00:15:23,023 and their found relationship to God. 442 00:15:23,902 --> 00:15:25,261 See those who hear the word of God 443 00:15:25,261 --> 00:15:25,900 and obey it, 444 00:15:27,032 --> 00:15:29,662 thereby definition of the earlier parable good soil. 445 00:15:30,459 --> 00:15:32,451 Jesus told us good soil isn't just a 446 00:15:32,451 --> 00:15:33,966 person who produces for me, 447 00:15:34,616 --> 00:15:36,360 Good soil is the 1 who hears the 448 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,580 word of God and does it and they're 449 00:15:38,580 --> 00:15:39,769 my very own family. 450 00:15:40,404 --> 00:15:41,459 They aren't just followers 451 00:15:42,084 --> 00:15:43,299 They're not just tenders. 452 00:15:43,674 --> 00:15:45,765 They're not just my buddies. They are my 453 00:15:45,901 --> 00:15:46,378 family. 454 00:15:47,253 --> 00:15:49,002 Hear it from this angle. A person rushes 455 00:15:49,002 --> 00:15:51,467 up to Jesus and says, your mom needs 456 00:15:51,467 --> 00:15:53,311 you. You need to stop what you're doing, 457 00:15:53,709 --> 00:15:56,174 pay attention to to to her, stop focusing 458 00:15:56,174 --> 00:15:58,400 on all the other people, and you need 459 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:00,309 to focus on her, because she's your family 460 00:16:00,309 --> 00:16:02,235 and Jesus says, don't you get it? People 461 00:16:02,235 --> 00:16:04,075 who who've god who... The people who hear 462 00:16:04,075 --> 00:16:05,835 the word of God and, my family as 463 00:16:05,835 --> 00:16:06,075 well. 464 00:16:06,794 --> 00:16:09,434 They're not just moral people. They're my brothers 465 00:16:09,434 --> 00:16:11,688 and sisters. They are my family. They have 466 00:16:11,688 --> 00:16:13,604 that type of access, that type of relationship, 467 00:16:13,684 --> 00:16:16,079 that type of privilege. We are united and 468 00:16:16,079 --> 00:16:17,276 the very family of God. 469 00:16:17,915 --> 00:16:19,591 I know you're claiming they get this privilege, 470 00:16:19,751 --> 00:16:20,251 but 471 00:16:20,963 --> 00:16:22,639 What you see these people are now do 472 00:16:22,639 --> 00:16:22,959 as well? 473 00:16:24,156 --> 00:16:25,694 For ages, we've been misinformed 474 00:16:26,311 --> 00:16:28,466 on the way that we view God in 475 00:16:28,466 --> 00:16:29,286 relation to 476 00:16:30,558 --> 00:16:31,756 the family of God. 477 00:16:32,715 --> 00:16:34,633 There... There's a general sense that since God 478 00:16:34,633 --> 00:16:36,470 is the creator of all, 479 00:16:37,443 --> 00:16:39,755 that everything comes from him that that he 480 00:16:39,755 --> 00:16:41,749 is the the father of all creation in 481 00:16:41,749 --> 00:16:43,423 that way. And people take that idea of 482 00:16:43,423 --> 00:16:45,736 the the the father is in the origin 483 00:16:45,736 --> 00:16:48,144 of all creation, and they use it to 484 00:16:48,144 --> 00:16:49,739 say that every man will be child, they're 485 00:16:49,739 --> 00:16:52,370 all the children of God. They're all his 486 00:16:52,370 --> 00:16:52,849 family. 487 00:16:53,886 --> 00:16:55,242 If the bible says that's not true at 488 00:16:55,242 --> 00:16:55,481 all. 489 00:16:56,611 --> 00:16:58,599 The the Bible reserves the title of the 490 00:16:58,599 --> 00:17:00,031 family of God for the people who are 491 00:17:00,031 --> 00:17:00,588 actually his, 492 00:17:01,383 --> 00:17:02,679 not everyone 493 00:17:03,148 --> 00:17:03,386 his. 494 00:17:04,101 --> 00:17:05,927 We we get this crossed up as well 495 00:17:05,927 --> 00:17:07,832 likely through the idea of the Ama ama 496 00:17:07,832 --> 00:17:10,452 day. Yes, every man woman and child is 497 00:17:10,452 --> 00:17:11,722 made in the image of God. 498 00:17:12,374 --> 00:17:14,849 All were meant to reflect him. Each and 499 00:17:14,849 --> 00:17:16,365 every 1 of us because we are made 500 00:17:16,365 --> 00:17:17,882 in the image of God, that's why we 501 00:17:17,882 --> 00:17:21,075 have value and dignity and worth. But just 502 00:17:21,075 --> 00:17:22,849 because Someone is made in the image of 503 00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:24,369 God doesn't mean that they're part of the 504 00:17:24,369 --> 00:17:26,049 family of God. Those are different things. 505 00:17:27,089 --> 00:17:29,190 Jesus laid out to a group of people 506 00:17:29,583 --> 00:17:31,916 who were surely Jew and Gentile. 507 00:17:32,531 --> 00:17:35,080 Keep in mind, gentile would have no access 508 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:36,913 they would think. No ability to be a 509 00:17:36,913 --> 00:17:38,745 car part of the family of God. In 510 00:17:38,745 --> 00:17:40,674 this type of always outsiders, 511 00:17:41,551 --> 00:17:43,545 and they hear that the ones who obey 512 00:17:43,545 --> 00:17:45,937 the go, the word of God are now 513 00:17:45,937 --> 00:17:48,663 adopted into the actual family of God. Yeah. 514 00:17:48,822 --> 00:17:50,969 Yeah. Yeah. So so so your family name 515 00:17:50,969 --> 00:17:52,480 is so and so, but you're actually in 516 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:53,911 the family of God. Now. 517 00:17:54,785 --> 00:17:56,694 This is a really big deal, those who 518 00:17:56,694 --> 00:17:57,194 hear 519 00:17:58,379 --> 00:17:59,892 and obey the word of God, 520 00:18:01,486 --> 00:18:02,304 our family 521 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:03,875 to the most high God, 522 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:07,953 Again, salvation is either a big deal or 523 00:18:07,953 --> 00:18:08,692 it's nonsense, 524 00:18:10,422 --> 00:18:12,652 where there are once people who are slave 525 00:18:12,652 --> 00:18:13,311 to sin 526 00:18:14,578 --> 00:18:16,254 Now they're called sons and daughters of God. 527 00:18:17,451 --> 00:18:19,765 The family of Jesus is adopted in their 528 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:21,222 given an inheritance. 529 00:18:22,012 --> 00:18:22,751 A promise 530 00:18:23,285 --> 00:18:24,637 love that'll will never be let go of. 531 00:18:24,875 --> 00:18:27,579 Again, how big is the deal of salvation? 532 00:18:28,056 --> 00:18:29,726 What exactly does it do? It brings a 533 00:18:29,726 --> 00:18:31,316 person into the very family of God. 534 00:18:32,919 --> 00:18:34,585 We need our all brought back to that. 535 00:18:38,394 --> 00:18:40,006 There's a natural pivot here 536 00:18:40,634 --> 00:18:43,750 into the next story or miracle where Jesus 537 00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:45,368 calms the raging storm 538 00:18:46,386 --> 00:18:47,185 in an instant. 539 00:18:48,957 --> 00:18:50,393 1 day, it says we don't know how 540 00:18:50,393 --> 00:18:52,308 much time, but Luke is trying to say, 541 00:18:52,388 --> 00:18:53,345 hey it's a little bit later. 542 00:18:54,781 --> 00:18:56,871 Jesus in his disciples. Got into a boat 543 00:18:56,871 --> 00:18:57,989 and he said them, hey, we need to 544 00:18:57,989 --> 00:18:58,707 go to the other sock. 545 00:18:59,505 --> 00:19:00,782 I have a plan. We need to get 546 00:19:00,782 --> 00:19:02,458 over there. I I need you to get 547 00:19:02,458 --> 00:19:04,109 in, and we're gonna go 548 00:19:04,785 --> 00:19:07,806 sailing is much quicker than walking. So so 549 00:19:07,806 --> 00:19:09,794 hop in the boat and and let's go, 550 00:19:10,032 --> 00:19:11,860 and they set off Jesus plan, get in 551 00:19:11,860 --> 00:19:13,053 the boat going across, 552 00:19:13,784 --> 00:19:14,183 Let's go. 553 00:19:15,061 --> 00:19:17,616 The lake mentioned in this is actually what 554 00:19:17,616 --> 00:19:19,713 they call the sea of galilee. 555 00:19:20,171 --> 00:19:22,406 So about 12 miles in length in about 556 00:19:22,406 --> 00:19:23,306 6 miles 557 00:19:23,778 --> 00:19:24,734 wide. So 558 00:19:25,212 --> 00:19:26,726 it's not as big as the ocean, but 559 00:19:26,726 --> 00:19:28,478 but it's bigger in the the, wider in 560 00:19:28,478 --> 00:19:29,514 the lake the Oz. 561 00:19:30,644 --> 00:19:32,951 And this lake sits as the second lowest 562 00:19:32,951 --> 00:19:35,201 lake in all the world's 700 feet 563 00:19:35,576 --> 00:19:36,848 below sea level. 564 00:19:37,738 --> 00:19:40,360 This low altitude of this lake paired with 565 00:19:40,360 --> 00:19:42,505 there's these mountain ranges kind of around it, 566 00:19:42,902 --> 00:19:45,523 and it flows into the center, make it 567 00:19:45,523 --> 00:19:48,710 the perfect place for really, really massive and 568 00:19:48,710 --> 00:19:50,612 dangerous storms to pop up. It goes a 569 00:19:50,612 --> 00:19:52,514 little bit like this. Cold air comes off 570 00:19:52,514 --> 00:19:53,410 of the mountain 571 00:19:53,878 --> 00:19:56,584 flows down into the valley and hits the 572 00:19:56,584 --> 00:19:58,653 warm water of this super low lake, 573 00:19:59,449 --> 00:20:01,597 and they're all of a sudden, massive scary 574 00:20:01,597 --> 00:20:02,893 storm comes really 575 00:20:03,364 --> 00:20:04,003 really quickly. 576 00:20:04,563 --> 00:20:06,641 It's not that it always would happen, but 577 00:20:06,641 --> 00:20:08,979 where it sits geographically is the perfect, 578 00:20:09,598 --> 00:20:11,675 space for a nasty storm to be able 579 00:20:11,675 --> 00:20:12,395 to be produced. 580 00:20:13,127 --> 00:20:14,956 Appears on that day when Jesus went to 581 00:20:14,956 --> 00:20:16,966 cross the water, this type of storm 582 00:20:17,897 --> 00:20:19,328 is what blew up there. 583 00:20:19,964 --> 00:20:21,713 The context is important here. Right? 584 00:20:22,763 --> 00:20:23,742 In this boat 585 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:25,876 isn't some wimp boys who have never been 586 00:20:25,876 --> 00:20:26,834 on the water before. 587 00:20:27,951 --> 00:20:30,265 These are fishermen. By by trade, many of 588 00:20:30,265 --> 00:20:32,597 them our fishermen. They grew up on this 589 00:20:32,597 --> 00:20:34,355 lake. They they they knew it like the 590 00:20:34,355 --> 00:20:36,033 back of their hand. They probably fished it 591 00:20:36,033 --> 00:20:37,951 hundreds of times. They probably made the journey 592 00:20:37,951 --> 00:20:40,045 from 1 side to the other who knows 593 00:20:40,045 --> 00:20:40,765 how many times. 594 00:20:41,244 --> 00:20:43,164 This was a routine endeavor for them. 595 00:20:43,964 --> 00:20:46,045 Not an odd deal. The... This is not 596 00:20:46,045 --> 00:20:47,325 guys you're like, man. I don't know if 597 00:20:47,404 --> 00:20:48,525 I can swim them scared of the water. 598 00:20:48,765 --> 00:20:50,611 This This regular stuff for them. 599 00:20:51,327 --> 00:20:53,316 So it likely didn't make the disciples think 600 00:20:53,316 --> 00:20:54,747 twice when Jesus says get in, we gotta 601 00:20:54,747 --> 00:20:55,622 go to the other side. 602 00:20:56,274 --> 00:20:57,866 And it also didn't make him think twice 603 00:20:57,866 --> 00:20:59,378 when Jesus says I am on taken app 604 00:20:59,378 --> 00:20:59,776 real quick. 605 00:21:01,208 --> 00:21:03,596 It's showing us, Luca showing us a little 606 00:21:03,596 --> 00:21:05,187 glimpse of the humanity of Jesus. 607 00:21:06,076 --> 00:21:08,140 You've been administering the crowds for who knows 608 00:21:08,140 --> 00:21:08,695 how long. 609 00:21:09,568 --> 00:21:10,679 Finally, just gets a moment. 610 00:21:11,551 --> 00:21:12,504 Just a little shot. 611 00:21:13,234 --> 00:21:14,273 For a moment, then we'll get to the 612 00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:15,392 other side, and we'll keep going. 613 00:21:17,070 --> 00:21:18,210 While, he's asleep 614 00:21:18,589 --> 00:21:21,247 says the winds storm came up and was 615 00:21:21,866 --> 00:21:22,345 upon them. 616 00:21:23,476 --> 00:21:24,987 How bad was it? Well it's bad enough 617 00:21:24,987 --> 00:21:26,816 that the the the boat is being filled 618 00:21:26,816 --> 00:21:29,122 with water at a level that they're thinking 619 00:21:29,122 --> 00:21:30,395 this thing's going down, 620 00:21:31,031 --> 00:21:31,985 we're all gonna die. 621 00:21:33,194 --> 00:21:34,712 You have to imagine a calm body of 622 00:21:34,712 --> 00:21:36,949 water is now our rage filled body of 623 00:21:36,949 --> 00:21:38,647 water. The the waves grew 624 00:21:39,026 --> 00:21:39,905 in size. 625 00:21:40,479 --> 00:21:42,317 The the the front and but the bow 626 00:21:42,317 --> 00:21:44,474 of the boat is is is going up 627 00:21:44,474 --> 00:21:46,951 and down crashing so hard that water is 628 00:21:46,951 --> 00:21:48,684 coming over, what seam maybe 629 00:21:49,125 --> 00:21:52,085 It's some storm clouds. That's interesting. A little 630 00:21:52,085 --> 00:21:55,045 worrisome at first is now terrifying the disciples. 631 00:21:55,285 --> 00:21:56,485 The men used to sailing. 632 00:21:57,378 --> 00:21:58,812 The men used to being a water, used 633 00:21:58,812 --> 00:21:59,471 to boating 634 00:22:00,406 --> 00:22:02,876 are now grip with fear. They thought that 635 00:22:02,876 --> 00:22:03,672 they're gonna die. 636 00:22:04,963 --> 00:22:06,579 Things went bad suddenly 637 00:22:07,116 --> 00:22:08,254 and unexpectedly. 638 00:22:09,509 --> 00:22:11,365 We need to see that that's a perfect 639 00:22:11,663 --> 00:22:13,577 scenario for our faith really to get messed 640 00:22:13,577 --> 00:22:13,736 with. 641 00:22:15,104 --> 00:22:15,659 Really quick, 642 00:22:16,374 --> 00:22:17,906 and I did not see it 643 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:18,597 fear. 644 00:22:20,185 --> 00:22:22,011 And they begin to lose it. They're coming 645 00:22:22,011 --> 00:22:23,931 undone with fear, so they wake up Jesus 646 00:22:23,931 --> 00:22:25,121 in the grips of their tear, 647 00:22:25,676 --> 00:22:28,056 and they yell this out. Master master we 648 00:22:28,056 --> 00:22:28,770 are dying. 649 00:22:31,166 --> 00:22:32,120 Hear the words there. 650 00:22:32,994 --> 00:22:34,107 Jesus is sleeping, 651 00:22:35,856 --> 00:22:36,969 I need to wake you and tell you 652 00:22:36,969 --> 00:22:37,764 we're all gonna die. 653 00:22:39,133 --> 00:22:40,888 They didn't say master save us? They didn't 654 00:22:40,888 --> 00:22:41,926 say hey, man. I I've... 655 00:22:42,963 --> 00:22:44,639 I I've seen you do some neat things. 656 00:22:44,879 --> 00:22:46,609 Can you can you try and fix the 657 00:22:46,729 --> 00:22:48,716 storm. They didn't say master deliver us, 658 00:22:49,750 --> 00:22:51,181 good father. You're you're trying to go to 659 00:22:51,181 --> 00:22:52,532 the other side, save us, 660 00:22:53,406 --> 00:22:55,894 the fear of the situation short circuit 661 00:22:56,283 --> 00:22:59,228 their faith in Jesus to the point that 662 00:22:59,228 --> 00:23:00,661 they were certain they were gonna die, and 663 00:23:00,661 --> 00:23:01,696 it's all they could see. 664 00:23:02,492 --> 00:23:04,402 Jesus wake up, we're all gonna die. Look 665 00:23:04,402 --> 00:23:05,039 what you've done. 666 00:23:06,406 --> 00:23:08,392 1 theologian said it well, when he wrote, 667 00:23:08,551 --> 00:23:10,458 the boat wasn't the only thing getting swamped 668 00:23:10,458 --> 00:23:12,523 and overwhelmed that day. So was their faith? 669 00:23:13,732 --> 00:23:15,088 All of a sudden it was syncing. It 670 00:23:15,088 --> 00:23:16,603 was undone. It was coming apart. 671 00:23:19,234 --> 00:23:19,872 For them, it was... 672 00:23:23,078 --> 00:23:24,377 Fear had came 673 00:23:27,472 --> 00:23:28,031 of death. 674 00:23:30,836 --> 00:23:33,144 In the situation though we're not on a 675 00:23:33,144 --> 00:23:34,576 boat in the middle of a crazy storm 676 00:23:34,576 --> 00:23:35,713 is probably more 677 00:23:36,327 --> 00:23:38,476 relatable than than what we would think. See, 678 00:23:38,969 --> 00:23:41,305 our faith personally can be a really strong 679 00:23:41,604 --> 00:23:43,360 until 1 day we hit a fear that 680 00:23:43,360 --> 00:23:45,995 is quick and unexpected in the 1 that 681 00:23:45,995 --> 00:23:48,331 terri us for them it was literally drowning 682 00:23:49,043 --> 00:23:51,037 It was losing their life, but for us 683 00:23:51,037 --> 00:23:51,993 it could be something else. 684 00:23:53,110 --> 00:23:55,263 Losing a family member or a relationship or 685 00:23:55,263 --> 00:23:57,996 a job or a financial crisis that comes 686 00:23:58,230 --> 00:23:59,990 you your way or an a common 687 00:24:00,789 --> 00:24:02,710 economy that you don't feel stable. And who 688 00:24:02,710 --> 00:24:04,630 knows what it is, It it could be 689 00:24:04,630 --> 00:24:06,549 many things, but it likely isn't hard to 690 00:24:06,549 --> 00:24:07,049 imagine 691 00:24:07,604 --> 00:24:09,681 something coming at you with the quick that 692 00:24:09,681 --> 00:24:10,820 you didn't see 693 00:24:12,238 --> 00:24:13,356 and it affects your faith. 694 00:24:23,236 --> 00:24:24,986 There may be something that if it hits 695 00:24:24,986 --> 00:24:25,304 us, 696 00:24:25,861 --> 00:24:26,815 a certain fear. 697 00:24:29,455 --> 00:24:30,967 And I have a hard time believing as 698 00:24:30,967 --> 00:24:31,205 well. 699 00:24:32,001 --> 00:24:34,069 And we start yelling, Jesus. Don't you care 700 00:24:34,069 --> 00:24:34,626 we're dying? 701 00:24:37,350 --> 00:24:38,546 Let you get up and fix this. 702 00:24:40,540 --> 00:24:43,013 Jesus woke up, these are very short versus. 703 00:24:46,779 --> 00:24:48,380 This says he rebuked the wind and the 704 00:24:48,380 --> 00:24:48,700 waves, 705 00:24:49,740 --> 00:24:52,139 which means he yells out something to the 706 00:24:52,139 --> 00:24:53,819 effect, peace be still. 707 00:24:55,913 --> 00:24:57,587 Imagine having that card in your back pocket? 708 00:24:57,986 --> 00:24:58,465 Be still. 709 00:24:59,422 --> 00:25:01,336 I would use that for humidity. Go away. 710 00:25:02,453 --> 00:25:04,846 Any day all day. Hoodie do weather forever. 711 00:25:05,339 --> 00:25:06,294 Not in the notes. I'm sorry. 712 00:25:09,558 --> 00:25:11,071 Let yourself see the situation. 713 00:25:12,026 --> 00:25:12,663 They're on a boat, 714 00:25:13,794 --> 00:25:15,393 The clouds come in, all of a sudden, 715 00:25:15,792 --> 00:25:18,589 darkness from the clouds, howling winds. The the 716 00:25:18,589 --> 00:25:21,705 the rain is unleashing. The boat is slamming 717 00:25:21,705 --> 00:25:24,511 down the waters coming over, it's loud. It's 718 00:25:24,511 --> 00:25:26,126 chaotic. It's terrifying 719 00:25:26,662 --> 00:25:27,618 until it wasn't anymore. 720 00:25:28,972 --> 00:25:30,906 In an instant, the wind and the waves 721 00:25:30,963 --> 00:25:31,463 stopped 722 00:25:31,934 --> 00:25:33,925 and they were calm. It's not like it 723 00:25:33,925 --> 00:25:35,280 just chilled out enough that they could get 724 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:35,837 to the shore. 725 00:25:36,714 --> 00:25:37,032 Call. 726 00:25:38,147 --> 00:25:40,719 They went from aging to lay low the 727 00:25:41,428 --> 00:25:43,495 The storm went from loud to silent from 728 00:25:43,495 --> 00:25:45,800 chaotic to to calm at the command of 729 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,344 Jesus in an instant. This had to be 730 00:25:48,344 --> 00:25:49,298 amazing to be behold. 731 00:25:51,861 --> 00:25:54,334 Notice though Jesus response to his disciples with 732 00:25:54,334 --> 00:25:55,073 a secondary 733 00:25:55,769 --> 00:25:56,009 rebuke. 734 00:25:57,205 --> 00:25:58,960 Yes, he started with a rebuke to the 735 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:00,395 wind in the waves, 736 00:26:01,684 --> 00:26:03,753 But he followed it with the the rebuke 737 00:26:03,753 --> 00:26:05,345 to those closest him, and he said to 738 00:26:05,345 --> 00:26:05,845 them 739 00:26:06,220 --> 00:26:07,516 where is 740 00:26:07,891 --> 00:26:08,448 your faith? 741 00:26:11,894 --> 00:26:13,335 These words are deep and heavy. 742 00:26:17,829 --> 00:26:19,589 It's as if Jesus looks at And goes. 743 00:26:20,789 --> 00:26:21,589 What was that, guys? 744 00:26:23,109 --> 00:26:24,869 How did you go from full of faith? 745 00:26:26,803 --> 00:26:28,637 To empty of faith that fast? 746 00:26:30,153 --> 00:26:32,226 How come your faith you hear this? How 747 00:26:32,226 --> 00:26:34,800 come your faith didn't apply to that fear 748 00:26:35,098 --> 00:26:35,656 at all? 749 00:26:36,468 --> 00:26:38,377 It didn't even come under view. It wasn't 750 00:26:38,377 --> 00:26:40,366 even like a a 10 percent part of 751 00:26:40,366 --> 00:26:41,082 a way to see it. 752 00:26:43,403 --> 00:26:45,471 Where's your faith in that situation? 753 00:26:47,697 --> 00:26:49,366 Kit hughes said it this way? The irony 754 00:26:49,366 --> 00:26:51,195 of the situation is the storm did not 755 00:26:51,195 --> 00:26:52,920 wake Jesus, but the un unbelievable of his 756 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:53,916 disciples sure did. 757 00:26:58,380 --> 00:26:59,815 We need to press a little bit at 758 00:26:59,815 --> 00:27:00,772 what bothered Jesus, 759 00:27:01,663 --> 00:27:03,251 by that moment of fear. Because, again, I 760 00:27:03,251 --> 00:27:04,601 think a lot of people preach this in 761 00:27:04,601 --> 00:27:06,745 just a weird way as if to follow 762 00:27:06,825 --> 00:27:08,809 Jesus means nothing scares you, and that is 763 00:27:08,809 --> 00:27:09,683 not at all the point. 764 00:27:11,288 --> 00:27:13,200 It wasn't that the disciples had fear in 765 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,432 general or got scared in some way. 766 00:27:18,954 --> 00:27:21,052 It was that they didn't even take into 767 00:27:21,271 --> 00:27:22,230 consideration that he was with them. 768 00:27:24,468 --> 00:27:25,746 Do you hear that? It didn't even come 769 00:27:25,746 --> 00:27:26,305 into their mind. 770 00:27:27,118 --> 00:27:28,309 They'd seen his miracles, 771 00:27:28,707 --> 00:27:31,725 and him heal and newest power and his 772 00:27:31,725 --> 00:27:33,789 faithfulness and his goodness, and they already knew 773 00:27:33,789 --> 00:27:34,981 it was his plan to get to the 774 00:27:34,981 --> 00:27:35,537 other side. 775 00:27:37,943 --> 00:27:40,759 And yet something happened quickly and unexpectedly 776 00:27:41,458 --> 00:27:43,215 to where they forgot all about it. 777 00:27:44,503 --> 00:27:46,410 To the point of even thinking Jesus didn't 778 00:27:46,410 --> 00:27:47,522 care about them. 779 00:27:50,144 --> 00:27:51,336 And then look at his kindness, 780 00:27:53,823 --> 00:27:55,421 Notice Jesus doesn't say, 781 00:27:56,940 --> 00:27:59,337 forget you. Right? You're un idiots. 782 00:27:59,976 --> 00:28:00,855 I'm done with you. 783 00:28:01,669 --> 00:28:03,184 He doesn't say because you didn't believe in 784 00:28:03,184 --> 00:28:04,779 me. I don't believe you in in in 785 00:28:04,779 --> 00:28:06,214 you anymore. Get away from me. 786 00:28:08,287 --> 00:28:09,722 He just said to them calmly me. Where 787 00:28:09,722 --> 00:28:10,280 is your faith? 788 00:28:12,849 --> 00:28:15,322 As if your face should have filtered into 789 00:28:15,322 --> 00:28:16,759 this? Where where is it at? Where did 790 00:28:16,759 --> 00:28:17,078 it go? 791 00:28:19,328 --> 00:28:21,086 Me being with you should have played into 792 00:28:21,086 --> 00:28:23,083 how you saw this unfold at least to 793 00:28:23,083 --> 00:28:23,722 some degree. 794 00:28:25,814 --> 00:28:27,809 Yes, This is a heavy statement, and it 795 00:28:27,809 --> 00:28:29,645 cuts deep because if any of us are 796 00:28:29,645 --> 00:28:30,523 emotionally honest to go, 797 00:28:31,481 --> 00:28:32,838 man there's times in my face has gone 798 00:28:32,838 --> 00:28:34,116 away real world real fast too. 799 00:28:37,246 --> 00:28:38,764 Yes. It's hard to hear, but this is 800 00:28:38,764 --> 00:28:41,320 also an invitation from him on what will 801 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,565 come later. I believe Jesus is saying Lisa 802 00:28:43,565 --> 00:28:44,998 says, where is your faith? Next time when 803 00:28:44,998 --> 00:28:45,874 you remember him with you. 804 00:28:46,829 --> 00:28:48,422 Even light of Matthew 28 with some of 805 00:28:48,422 --> 00:28:49,616 the last stuff you wanna say to us, 806 00:28:50,108 --> 00:28:52,803 I have all power and authority from our 807 00:28:52,803 --> 00:28:53,120 father. 808 00:28:53,675 --> 00:28:55,340 I will never leave your for sake. Remember 809 00:28:55,340 --> 00:28:57,005 who I am and all things bad stuffs 810 00:28:57,005 --> 00:28:58,772 coming. And I'm not gonna make it All 811 00:28:58,772 --> 00:28:59,810 I'll go away, but I'm with you. 812 00:29:01,646 --> 00:29:02,704 We stand back 813 00:29:03,322 --> 00:29:04,540 and look at the miracle 814 00:29:05,158 --> 00:29:05,876 as a whole. 815 00:29:07,089 --> 00:29:08,529 Men and women have done some cool stuff. 816 00:29:08,769 --> 00:29:08,929 Right? 817 00:29:11,169 --> 00:29:11,730 Back in their, 818 00:29:12,369 --> 00:29:14,130 time and roman and culture, like the Aqua 819 00:29:14,130 --> 00:29:15,089 ducks, that's a big deal. 820 00:29:16,143 --> 00:29:17,896 I mean, the wonders of the world, some 821 00:29:17,896 --> 00:29:19,091 of the things that we have done. 822 00:29:24,927 --> 00:29:27,484 We've conquered. We've achieved feat of greatness. 823 00:29:28,203 --> 00:29:29,801 We've built really cool things. 824 00:29:32,765 --> 00:29:34,116 But who else can tell the wind to 825 00:29:34,116 --> 00:29:34,831 stop and it does? 826 00:29:37,613 --> 00:29:39,941 Who else can tell the raging waters to 827 00:29:40,807 --> 00:29:42,159 sit down and and they do. 828 00:29:43,988 --> 00:29:46,691 The disciples were amazed at this at a 829 00:29:46,691 --> 00:29:48,520 deep level. Remember, they've seen a lot of 830 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:49,656 cool stuff, but 831 00:29:51,162 --> 00:29:52,379 who is it that 832 00:29:54,112 --> 00:29:54,989 controls nature? 833 00:29:56,903 --> 00:29:58,099 So they ask who is this? 834 00:30:00,898 --> 00:30:02,907 Who can command the winds and the water 835 00:30:03,598 --> 00:30:04,574 and have them 836 00:30:05,027 --> 00:30:07,012 obey him like that and then the text 837 00:30:07,012 --> 00:30:08,045 just ends. 838 00:30:10,370 --> 00:30:12,523 Many believe Luke ends us text this way 839 00:30:12,523 --> 00:30:13,959 with the question of who is this. 840 00:30:15,155 --> 00:30:17,149 He's actually laying the question on our feet 841 00:30:17,149 --> 00:30:17,548 as well. 842 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,079 We all have to decide who is Jesus 843 00:30:21,079 --> 00:30:21,720 of Nazareth. 844 00:30:22,839 --> 00:30:24,119 So 1 of the biggest questions 845 00:30:24,599 --> 00:30:26,200 anyone will ever face in life what will 846 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:26,839 you make of him? 847 00:30:27,893 --> 00:30:29,723 If he really did command the winds in 848 00:30:29,723 --> 00:30:30,280 the waves, 849 00:30:32,032 --> 00:30:34,340 if he really did heal and forgive sins 850 00:30:34,340 --> 00:30:35,636 and die and raise 851 00:30:36,011 --> 00:30:36,250 again, 852 00:30:37,619 --> 00:30:39,298 And he's worthy of our devotion and our 853 00:30:39,298 --> 00:30:41,136 worship and our submission. 854 00:30:41,935 --> 00:30:43,693 He is a emmanuel, God with us. 855 00:30:44,412 --> 00:30:46,570 He is God inca. The God who put 856 00:30:46,570 --> 00:30:49,061 on flesh to come and seek the and 857 00:30:49,061 --> 00:30:49,939 save and lost, 858 00:30:50,737 --> 00:30:52,754 pay the penalty that they should have paid 859 00:30:53,052 --> 00:30:54,968 and offer them a righteousness that they should 860 00:30:54,968 --> 00:30:55,527 never get. 861 00:30:57,140 --> 00:30:59,140 The disciples again had to decide who is 862 00:30:59,140 --> 00:31:00,099 this Jesus tu. 863 00:31:01,619 --> 00:31:02,980 And it ends that way because so do 864 00:31:02,980 --> 00:31:04,339 we thousands of years later, 865 00:31:06,264 --> 00:31:07,929 I'm I'm trying to be careful of not 866 00:31:07,929 --> 00:31:09,910 giving a million points of application, but there 867 00:31:09,910 --> 00:31:11,337 is just a fresh need who is eat 868 00:31:11,337 --> 00:31:11,575 to you. 869 00:31:12,939 --> 00:31:14,693 What does this power mean to? It's either 870 00:31:14,693 --> 00:31:16,528 relevant or it's not he's either king or 871 00:31:16,528 --> 00:31:17,565 he's not, What does it mean? 872 00:31:19,718 --> 00:31:22,111 Remember, I said that these verses before transitioned 873 00:31:22,111 --> 00:31:22,611 will 874 00:31:23,325 --> 00:31:24,285 into this text. 875 00:31:26,285 --> 00:31:28,125 If those who hear the word of God 876 00:31:28,125 --> 00:31:30,525 and Obey our Jesus family. Right? That's what 877 00:31:30,525 --> 00:31:31,325 we heard in the first part. 878 00:31:32,379 --> 00:31:33,575 You're not just a follower, 879 00:31:34,850 --> 00:31:35,567 your family. 880 00:31:36,922 --> 00:31:39,553 And if you or those who listen and 881 00:31:39,553 --> 00:31:39,792 obey, 882 00:31:41,001 --> 00:31:42,750 you or Jesus family as well. 883 00:31:45,214 --> 00:31:47,122 Again, that is not the gift that all 884 00:31:47,122 --> 00:31:48,727 are given. It's given to those hear the 885 00:31:48,727 --> 00:31:50,079 word of God and obeyed. If that is 886 00:31:50,079 --> 00:31:51,510 you, Luke reminding you, 887 00:31:54,453 --> 00:31:56,600 hey remember when things go nuts that your 888 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,843 family align has in its our and all 889 00:31:58,843 --> 00:31:59,961 the calming of the winds, 890 00:32:02,275 --> 00:32:04,669 the stopping of aging storms and the smashing 891 00:32:04,669 --> 00:32:05,388 down of waves, 892 00:32:06,585 --> 00:32:06,720 and 893 00:32:08,515 --> 00:32:09,712 just keep that in mind. 894 00:32:11,149 --> 00:32:12,746 How does that apply to anything or what 895 00:32:12,746 --> 00:32:15,081 difference does it make? I I've I've told 896 00:32:15,554 --> 00:32:16,835 a version of these stories, 897 00:32:17,554 --> 00:32:18,934 multiple times over 898 00:32:19,234 --> 00:32:22,115 the years. But there was a, a couple 899 00:32:22,115 --> 00:32:24,043 years when I was pretty young that we 900 00:32:24,043 --> 00:32:25,974 lived in Saint. Louis in type of a 901 00:32:26,269 --> 00:32:27,882 a rough neighborhood. And 902 00:32:28,494 --> 00:32:30,164 in this rough neighborhood, I would get chased 903 00:32:30,164 --> 00:32:30,482 home, 904 00:32:31,291 --> 00:32:32,959 by older, bigger kids pretty often. 905 00:32:34,230 --> 00:32:35,977 Often me and 2 2 of my best 906 00:32:35,977 --> 00:32:37,486 friends, we would get chase together. 907 00:32:38,122 --> 00:32:38,280 And, 908 00:32:39,249 --> 00:32:41,244 It was not awesome. It wasn't awesome. It 909 00:32:41,244 --> 00:32:42,839 was was pretty awful. I was never the 910 00:32:42,839 --> 00:32:44,594 fastest runner. So, hopefully, my bike was there. 911 00:32:44,913 --> 00:32:46,764 I a pedal pretty good. And so I 912 00:32:46,764 --> 00:32:48,123 get on that thing in pedal for all 913 00:32:48,282 --> 00:32:49,721 I could to to 1 of their house. 914 00:32:49,961 --> 00:32:52,358 My buddy's zach house or my house, whoever 915 00:32:52,358 --> 00:32:53,797 house was closest and we tried to rush 916 00:32:53,797 --> 00:32:55,575 into the garage and shut the door and 917 00:32:56,367 --> 00:32:58,750 On 1 day, this Chase sequence happened, but 918 00:32:58,830 --> 00:32:59,703 I was by myself. 919 00:33:00,974 --> 00:33:02,881 None of them were with me. I was 920 00:33:02,881 --> 00:33:03,199 alone. 921 00:33:04,723 --> 00:33:05,779 That I was terrified. 922 00:33:06,390 --> 00:33:08,613 Right? So I I hu that bike as 923 00:33:08,613 --> 00:33:09,883 fast as a husky boy could. 924 00:33:11,313 --> 00:33:13,377 And I remember coming down road, and there's 925 00:33:13,377 --> 00:33:16,332 a a right hand turn, and my house 926 00:33:16,332 --> 00:33:18,876 was was 3 houses down. And I I 927 00:33:18,876 --> 00:33:20,465 remember hitting as fast as I could and 928 00:33:20,465 --> 00:33:21,419 making the right curve, 929 00:33:23,661 --> 00:33:25,332 And as I turned right, I saw my 930 00:33:25,332 --> 00:33:26,309 dad in the lawn 931 00:33:28,117 --> 00:33:30,128 is doing long work and immediately, 932 00:33:32,825 --> 00:33:34,730 my terror was pressed back, 933 00:33:35,444 --> 00:33:37,135 and I was relieved, why 934 00:33:38,143 --> 00:33:39,413 daddy will whoop those fools. 935 00:33:41,254 --> 00:33:42,773 Right. So III got to the edge of 936 00:33:42,773 --> 00:33:43,332 my yard, 937 00:33:44,211 --> 00:33:45,570 biking at full speed. 938 00:33:46,689 --> 00:33:47,727 I may have been going a little so 939 00:33:47,807 --> 00:33:48,766 I don't know but it fell fast. 940 00:33:50,539 --> 00:33:52,240 And I jumped off the bike 941 00:33:53,099 --> 00:33:54,640 in in a radical change 942 00:33:55,259 --> 00:33:55,579 events, 943 00:33:56,299 --> 00:33:58,299 I went from terrified and upset to yelling. 944 00:33:58,539 --> 00:34:00,862 My dad is going kick your butt. 945 00:34:01,417 --> 00:34:02,923 I don't know what I said exactly, but 946 00:34:02,923 --> 00:34:03,423 is 947 00:34:04,351 --> 00:34:05,723 something with a lot of Bra. 948 00:34:07,539 --> 00:34:08,496 My fear was gone. 949 00:34:10,970 --> 00:34:12,885 So much so that I started talking mess 950 00:34:12,885 --> 00:34:13,124 to him. 951 00:34:15,375 --> 00:34:17,454 Again, what what's the point? The realization that 952 00:34:17,454 --> 00:34:19,775 my big bad dad was there changed the 953 00:34:19,775 --> 00:34:21,375 way I interacted with the situation? 954 00:34:22,828 --> 00:34:24,425 Part of what Luke is likely telling us 955 00:34:24,425 --> 00:34:26,021 is something a little bit similar to this. 956 00:34:26,181 --> 00:34:26,978 Look at your family. 957 00:34:28,016 --> 00:34:30,171 Look at your dad, look at your savior. 958 00:34:31,144 --> 00:34:33,222 Yes. Storms are coming. 959 00:34:35,459 --> 00:34:37,377 Because your dad is who he is, doesn't 960 00:34:37,377 --> 00:34:40,027 mean everything battle go away. They're coming. And 961 00:34:40,027 --> 00:34:41,695 they're not gonna be fun, and you're not 962 00:34:41,695 --> 00:34:43,068 gonna get all of them, but 963 00:34:45,744 --> 00:34:47,117 the faith doesn't mean 964 00:34:48,143 --> 00:34:49,899 You better not ever ever be scared. 965 00:34:51,974 --> 00:34:53,410 But a call to faith. Hey Where's your 966 00:34:53,410 --> 00:34:55,506 faith? There's a call to remember 967 00:34:55,899 --> 00:34:57,655 who your family is when the wheels come 968 00:34:57,655 --> 00:34:59,011 off, the waves get big and you get 969 00:34:59,011 --> 00:34:59,570 really scared. 970 00:35:02,203 --> 00:35:03,421 Does your faith 971 00:35:03,813 --> 00:35:06,914 who your father is, your eternal in inheritance? 972 00:35:07,074 --> 00:35:09,857 The power of king Jesus. Does it interplay 973 00:35:09,857 --> 00:35:11,209 with your deepest fears or not? 974 00:35:11,845 --> 00:35:12,481 Where's your faith? 975 00:35:14,648 --> 00:35:16,087 Salvation gives you a new family, 1 that 976 00:35:16,087 --> 00:35:16,806 is eternal. 977 00:35:18,324 --> 00:35:20,562 Salvation gives us the ability to trust your 978 00:35:20,562 --> 00:35:21,542 heavenly father 979 00:35:21,921 --> 00:35:22,161 more. 980 00:35:26,087 --> 00:35:27,544 If By I no means it's just a 981 00:35:27,682 --> 00:35:28,901 modification of a couple little 982 00:35:29,278 --> 00:35:31,448 behavior tweaks that you and I needed. It 983 00:35:31,448 --> 00:35:34,159 changes everything. I think Luke is just pressing 984 00:35:34,159 --> 00:35:35,195 hard. Do you believe that. 985 00:35:36,312 --> 00:35:38,226 The salvation beautiful in a gift is just 986 00:35:38,226 --> 00:35:38,704 kinda me? 987 00:35:41,189 --> 00:35:42,859 This seems to be what Luke is pushing 988 00:35:42,859 --> 00:35:44,927 hard for us to see. Salvation gives you 989 00:35:44,927 --> 00:35:45,643 a new family. 990 00:35:47,487 --> 00:35:48,202 What does that mean? 991 00:35:48,836 --> 00:35:50,424 If you think back in your with us, 992 00:35:51,059 --> 00:35:52,646 you have a new privilege and access to 993 00:35:52,646 --> 00:35:53,916 god that you never had before. 994 00:35:55,124 --> 00:35:57,121 You aren't just another body. You aren't just 995 00:35:57,121 --> 00:35:59,519 another face, you're part of God's family. 996 00:36:03,688 --> 00:36:05,360 You aren't just a person trying to be 997 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,986 good, You're part of the very family of 998 00:36:08,065 --> 00:36:08,304 God. 999 00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:10,157 And there are blessings 1000 00:36:10,612 --> 00:36:13,414 bestowed on you through your new family. That 1001 00:36:13,414 --> 00:36:15,249 you will reap the of benefits for all 1002 00:36:15,249 --> 00:36:15,967 of eternity. 1003 00:36:17,882 --> 00:36:19,479 It's an invitation to believe do you know 1004 00:36:19,479 --> 00:36:20,777 who you are. Do you remember 1005 00:36:21,885 --> 00:36:24,828 Oh your father, God and the savior king, 1006 00:36:26,578 --> 00:36:28,567 keep in mind, all power and authority theirs. 1007 00:36:30,894 --> 00:36:32,994 So why should you fear and not consider 1008 00:36:33,054 --> 00:36:33,534 their strength? 1009 00:36:34,255 --> 00:36:36,734 Even when you feel powerless and scared and 1010 00:36:36,734 --> 00:36:38,574 out of control this too is an invitation 1011 00:36:38,574 --> 00:36:40,579 to believe hey your salvation is really big. 1012 00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:42,645 Oh, sorry that hurts. 1013 00:36:43,757 --> 00:36:45,505 Sometimes remember the story of John the Baptist 1014 00:36:45,505 --> 00:36:47,355 some things. Are gonna come at you and 1015 00:36:47,355 --> 00:36:48,954 there be hard and difficult in your 1 1016 00:36:48,954 --> 00:36:50,315 out and you're not gonna get out of 1017 00:36:50,315 --> 00:36:52,394 it and still your faith plays into those 1018 00:36:52,394 --> 00:36:52,635 things. 1019 00:36:55,449 --> 00:36:56,428 Salvation has massive 1020 00:36:56,887 --> 00:36:58,885 implications over and above just behavior, 1021 00:36:59,844 --> 00:37:02,241 modification. All of this is through Jesus and 1022 00:37:02,241 --> 00:37:05,047 his life and his death. And his resurrection 1023 00:37:05,047 --> 00:37:06,877 and the promise of God over your life 1024 00:37:06,877 --> 00:37:08,627 if you hear the word of God and 1025 00:37:08,627 --> 00:37:08,945 obey it. 1026 00:37:10,949 --> 00:37:12,306 Again, I think the hope for us is 1027 00:37:12,306 --> 00:37:13,662 those who have ears to hear, 1028 00:37:14,859 --> 00:37:17,014 be careful how you hear and Lord give 1029 00:37:17,014 --> 00:37:18,051 us the ability to believe. 1030 00:37:20,135 --> 00:37:21,885 I've tried to be really careful with these 1031 00:37:21,885 --> 00:37:22,124 texts. 1032 00:37:25,639 --> 00:37:27,865 They may have implications into your life and 1033 00:37:27,865 --> 00:37:28,502 how you live. 1034 00:37:29,376 --> 00:37:31,206 But a lot of this is elevating the 1035 00:37:31,206 --> 00:37:33,193 person of Jesus and the work of salvation. 1036 00:37:34,163 --> 00:37:36,308 So I'm gonna be careful and and as 1037 00:37:36,308 --> 00:37:37,739 we play and there's some time to pray. 1038 00:37:38,375 --> 00:37:40,679 You may ask the lord, hey help revive 1039 00:37:40,679 --> 00:37:42,268 my view of the beauty of salvation. 1040 00:37:43,478 --> 00:37:45,073 Help awaken my soul to the reality of 1041 00:37:45,073 --> 00:37:46,988 who you are and what you've done that 1042 00:37:47,068 --> 00:37:48,983 I'm invited into the family of God. And 1043 00:37:48,983 --> 00:37:50,041 there's real power 1044 00:37:50,513 --> 00:37:52,586 being in your family and trusting in you. 1045 00:37:52,825 --> 00:37:54,499 III don't know what you need to do 1046 00:37:54,499 --> 00:37:55,854 there, but I don't wanna be careful to 1047 00:37:55,854 --> 00:37:58,619 not try and give you 18 behavior modification 1048 00:37:58,898 --> 00:38:01,049 points if I said salvation is bigger than 1049 00:38:01,049 --> 00:38:01,925 behavior modification. 1050 00:38:02,801 --> 00:38:03,916 Maybe we just ask the lord, would you 1051 00:38:03,916 --> 00:38:05,907 give me more faith to believe that your 1052 00:38:05,907 --> 00:38:07,833 salvation is big and live in light of 1053 00:38:07,833 --> 00:38:09,428 the big of the gift of grace that 1054 00:38:09,508 --> 00:38:10,465 I've been given. 1055 00:38:11,740 --> 00:38:13,255 Band you guys can come back up. We'll 1056 00:38:13,255 --> 00:38:14,153 take comm 1057 00:38:14,530 --> 00:38:15,487 as we do each week. 1058 00:38:17,097 --> 00:38:18,929 And first, Corinthians 11:23 1059 00:38:18,929 --> 00:38:20,124 through 26. 1060 00:38:21,717 --> 00:38:23,390 It says this for I received from the 1061 00:38:23,470 --> 00:38:25,143 Lord what I also delivered to you. 1062 00:38:26,434 --> 00:38:27,715 The lord jesus on the night when he 1063 00:38:27,715 --> 00:38:29,155 is betrayed, he took Bread, and when he 1064 00:38:29,155 --> 00:38:30,914 had given thanks. He broke. And he said 1065 00:38:30,914 --> 00:38:31,875 this is my body, 1066 00:38:32,994 --> 00:38:33,635 just for you. 1067 00:38:34,848 --> 00:38:36,445 Do this in remembrance of me in the 1068 00:38:36,445 --> 00:38:38,760 same way, in the same way, also, he 1069 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:41,175 took the cup after supper saying this cup 1070 00:38:41,314 --> 00:38:42,990 is the new covenant in my blood. 1071 00:38:43,724 --> 00:38:45,402 Do this as often as you drink it 1072 00:38:45,402 --> 00:38:47,001 and remember it's of me for as often 1073 00:38:47,001 --> 00:38:49,158 as you eat the bread and drink the 1074 00:38:49,158 --> 00:38:50,996 cup, you claim the Lord's death until he 1075 00:38:50,996 --> 00:38:53,717 comes. Each and every weak friends. We gather 1076 00:38:53,717 --> 00:38:54,273 around the word. 1077 00:38:55,543 --> 00:38:57,289 We ask for the spirit to show the 1078 00:38:57,289 --> 00:38:58,900 beauty of god and and 1079 00:38:59,273 --> 00:39:01,520 salvation and a remind that is only the 1080 00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:03,195 work of Jesus that gets us into any 1081 00:39:03,195 --> 00:39:04,632 of that. So we come to the table 1082 00:39:04,632 --> 00:39:07,185 again, going it's your body in your blood, 1083 00:39:07,519 --> 00:39:08,876 The only thing that gets me into the 1084 00:39:08,876 --> 00:39:10,473 family of god. It's the only thing that 1085 00:39:10,473 --> 00:39:12,150 pays for my sins. It's the only thing 1086 00:39:12,150 --> 00:39:14,624 that that that doesn't make my life only 1087 00:39:14,624 --> 00:39:16,380 about what I can manufacture and do it 1088 00:39:16,380 --> 00:39:18,223 is you and you alone and we take, 1089 00:39:18,698 --> 00:39:20,996 again, and again, and again, each week to 1090 00:39:20,996 --> 00:39:23,769 remind ourselves, so that our faith may strengthen. 1091 00:39:24,165 --> 00:39:25,699 You And I pray that yours would, 1092 00:39:26,260 --> 00:39:28,579 be today as we worship that we take. 1093 00:39:29,219 --> 00:39:30,420 Again, we'll have some moments 1094 00:39:31,300 --> 00:39:33,873 to just allow us to pray? I think 1095 00:39:33,873 --> 00:39:35,231 maybe a wise thing to do is just 1096 00:39:35,231 --> 00:39:36,750 ask the whole. Hey what what are you 1097 00:39:36,750 --> 00:39:37,948 trying to show me through some of this. 1098 00:39:38,507 --> 00:39:39,786 What are you trying to increase my vision 1099 00:39:39,786 --> 00:39:41,576 in relation to to to to. 1100 00:39:42,186 --> 00:39:44,249 What do you want to do and then 1101 00:39:44,249 --> 00:39:46,391 come and take and gratitude asking that your 1102 00:39:46,391 --> 00:39:47,447 faith would be strengthened 1103 00:39:47,987 --> 00:39:49,174 that god will be glorified. 1104 00:39:49,887 --> 00:39:50,995 Would you stand in pray with me?