1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:29,980 Let's pray. 2 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:59,980 Let's pray. 3 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:29,980 Good morning. We are excited to worship together this morning. Just a couple of things. If you would like to follow along with our service, there's an order of worship. 4 00:01:29,980 --> 00:01:41,160 On these little bulletins in the back and inside of there, there are sort of sermon notes to give kind of an outline through our message this morning. 5 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:49,120 There are also communion elements on the back table. If you would like to partake during the Lord's Supper, you are able to do that. 6 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:59,960 There are also, in the entryway, there are some clipboards with some kids' activities that go along with our message this morning as well. 7 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:13,940 I want to start off by wishing a happy Mother's Day to those moms and grandmas and people who have chosen to be moms and who have acted like moms and have had such a great impact on our life. 8 00:02:13,940 --> 00:02:29,940 I saw a statistic this week. I don't know if it's a real statistic. It might be an internet statistic that says crime is lowest on Mother's Day, which is good because moms are all at brunch and they're not all out committing crime. 9 00:02:29,940 --> 00:02:44,940 If it's more, crime would be less. Yes, exactly. So we celebrate and are thankful for moms and for mothers and for all of those who have helped us and served us in that way. 10 00:02:44,940 --> 00:02:59,920 I mean, like everything in life, there is a complexity to thinking about and experiencing Mother's Day. In some cases, there is on this day a sadness of loss 11 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:08,920 sometimes greater, sometimes less. I was thinking a lot this morning as I was getting ready about my grandmas and their impact on my life. 12 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:24,920 And so sometimes there's sadness in this day as well. There is also sometimes the brokenness of relationships that have been fractured and maybe haven't been restored or aren't restored as deeply as we would like. 13 00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:37,920 There is sometimes loss and brokenness as well. And so we come celebrating, but also aware that there is also sometimes sadness and struggle today as well. 14 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:49,920 There's two ladies in the Bible, and I don't know if they were moms or not, but Martha and Mary. And I like them because you have Martha, who I imagine is the firstborn, 15 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:55,920 because she's responsible, and she's the rule follower, and she's getting stuff ready for everybody. 16 00:03:55,920 --> 00:04:02,920 And then you have Mary, who I imagine probably was the middle child, because she kind of just goes and does what she wants. 17 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:14,920 And in this particular day, there's an argument between Mary and Martha because Mary is listening to Jesus, and Martha is trying to serve Jesus by taking care of everything. 18 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:20,920 And Martha, and I relate very well to Martha, is frustrated because Mary is not doing what Mary is supposed to be doing. 19 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:34,920 And they take it to Jesus, and Jesus reminds Martha in her busyness that we need to sometimes realize that our priorities are looking at Jesus and listening to Jesus. 20 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:46,920 So like Mary and Martha, I want us, as we worship this morning, to turn our eyes to the goodness of God in the midst of the distractions and the joy and the sorrows and the brokenness of the world in which we live. 21 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:55,920 I want us to lift our eyes to the goodness of God. So we're going to stand, and I'm going to pray, and then we're going to read from the 121st Psalm. 22 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:03,920 Let's go ahead and be standing as we pray. Father in heaven, I thank you for Jesus and grace, and I thank you for the blessings that you have given us. 23 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:13,920 I thank you for this time of worship together, and I ask that you would fix our eyes on you during this. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 24 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:18,920 Let's read the 121st Psalm together this morning, just the first two verses. 25 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:29,920 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 26 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:37,920 And that verse continues to talk about how he keeps us and he watches over us during the days and during the nights. 27 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,920 And so as we worship, we want to focus our eyes on where our help comes from. 28 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:48,920 We're going to start by singing "The Lion and the Lamb" from Revelation chapter 5. 29 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:16,920 "He's coming on the clouds, kings and kingdoms will bow down." 30 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:26,920 "Every chain will break, as broken hearts declare His praise." 31 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:31,920 "Who can stop the Lord Almighty?" 32 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:36,920 "Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah." 33 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:42,920 "He's roaring with power and fighting our battles." 34 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:47,920 "Every knee will bow before Him." 35 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:52,920 "Our God is the Lamb, the Lamb that was slain." 36 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:58,920 "For the sins of the world, His blood breaks the chains." 37 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:03,920 "Every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb." 38 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,920 "Every knee will bow before Him." 39 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:14,920 "Open up the gates. Make way before the King of Kings." 40 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:24,920 "The God who comes to save us is here to set the captives free." 41 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:29,920 "But who can stop the Lord Almighty?" 42 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:35,920 "Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah." 43 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:40,920 "He's roaring with power and fighting our battles." 44 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:45,920 "Every knee will bow before Him." 45 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:50,920 "Our God is the Lamb, the Lamb that was slain." 46 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:56,920 "For the sins of the world, His blood breaks the chains." 47 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:01,920 "Every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb." 48 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:06,920 "Every knee will bow before Him." 49 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:12,920 "Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah." 50 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:17,920 "He is roaring with power and fighting our battles." 51 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:22,920 "Every knee will bow before Him." 52 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:27,920 "Our God is the Lamb, the Lamb that was slain." 53 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:33,920 "For the sins of the world, His blood breaks the chains." 54 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:38,920 "Every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb." 55 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:43,920 "Every knee will bow before Him." 56 00:08:43,920 --> 00:09:05,920 "When all I see is the battle, you see my victory." 57 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:16,920 "When all I see is the mountain, you see a mountain moved." 58 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:24,920 "And as I walk through the shadow, your love surrounds me." 59 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:32,920 "There's nothing to fear now, for now I'll be there." 60 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:41,920 "There's nothing to fear now, for I'm safe with you." 61 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:48,920 "So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees, with my hands lifted high." 62 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:53,920 "Oh God, the battle belongs to you." 63 00:09:53,920 --> 00:10:00,920 "And every fear I lay at your feet, I'll sing through the night." 64 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:05,920 "Oh God, the battle belongs to you." 65 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:17,920 "And if you are for me, who can be against me?" 66 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:28,920 "For Jesus, there's nothing impossible for you." 67 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:33,920 "When all I see are the cross, God, you see the empty tomb." 68 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:38,920 "So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees, with my hands on my feet." 69 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:43,920 "When all I see are the cross, God, you see the empty tomb." 70 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:49,920 "So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees, with my hands on my knees." 71 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:55,920 "I'll fight on my knees, with my hands on my knees." 72 00:10:55,920 --> 00:11:00,920 "I'll fight on my knees, with my hands lifted high." 73 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,920 "Oh God, the battle belongs to you." 74 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:11,920 "And every field I lay at your feet, I'll sing through the night." 75 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:31,920 Almighty fortress, you go before us. Nothing can stand against the power of our God. 76 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:43,920 You shine in the shadow, you win every battle. Nothing can stand against the power of our God. 77 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:54,920 Almighty fortress, you go before us. Nothing can stand against the power of our God. 78 00:11:54,920 --> 00:12:09,920 You shine in the shadow, you win every battle. Nothing can stand against the power of our God. 79 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:35,920 So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees with my hands lifted high. Oh God, the battle belongs to you. In every field I lay at your feet, I'll sing through the night. Oh God, the battle belongs to you. 80 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:42,920 Oh God, the battle belongs to you. 81 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:07,920 Let's pray. 82 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,920 Let's pray. 83 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:06,920 Let's pray. 84 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:07,920 Thank you. 85 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:37,920 Thank you. 86 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:07,920 Thank you. 87 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:07,920 For more information, visit www.fema.org/webcast.org/webcast 88 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,920 www.fema.org/webcast 89 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:07,920 www.fema.org/webcast 90 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:37,920 www.fema.org/webcast 91 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:07,920 For more information, visit www.fema.org/webcast 92 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,920 www.fema.org/webcast 93 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:09,920 www.fema.org/webcast 94 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:54,920 We were thinking about Abigail's birthday. A couple other birthdays, one I won't mention, but one, Rachel's birthday is tomorrow. So she turns, carry the wire, anyway, she has a birthday tomorrow, so wish her happy birthday when you get a chance. 95 00:26:54,920 --> 00:27:05,920 Sing as we prepare to come to celebrate the Lord's Supper, to be nourished by the heart of the gospel. We're going to sing at the cross. 96 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:26,920 "There's a place where mercy reigns and never dies." 97 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:38,920 "There's a place where streams of grace flow deep and wide." 98 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:53,920 "Where all the love I've ever found comes like a flood, comes flowing down." 99 00:27:53,920 --> 00:28:20,920 At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life. I'm in awe of you. I'm in awe of you. Where your love ran red and my sin washed white. I owe all to you. I owe all to you. 100 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:47,920 I owe all to you, Jesus. There's a place where sin and shame are powerless. Where my heart has peace with God. I owe all to you, Jesus. 101 00:28:47,920 --> 00:29:15,920 Where all the love I've ever found. Comes like a flood. Comes flowing down. At the cross, at the cross. I serve you, Jesus. 102 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:43,920 At the cross, I surrender my life. I'm in awe of you. I'm in awe of you. Where your love ran red. And my sin washed white. I owe all to you. I owe all to you. Here, my hope is found. Here, on holy ground. 103 00:29:43,920 --> 00:30:11,920 Here, I bow down. Here, I bow down. Here, arms open wide. Here, you saved my life. Here, I bow down. Here, I bow. At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life. I'm in awe of you. 104 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:15,600 I'm in all of you 105 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:19,360 Where your love ran, ran 106 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,500 And my sin washed white 107 00:30:22,500 --> 00:30:24,920 I owe all to you 108 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:28,120 I owe all to you 109 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,160 I owe all to you 110 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:36,520 Jesus 111 00:30:41,920 --> 00:31:11,520 Now, I've been told by some people who are very close to me that when I am hungry, I also tend to be grumpy. Now, I don't think that there is any truth in this, but sometimes I will come home and I'll be grumpy and somebody maybe wiser than me in our house will say, "When was the last time you ate anything?" I'm a man. I didn't need anything. I've been busy. I've been doing important things. It's like, "Well, here, eat a cheeseburger and see how you feel." 112 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:41,120 And then there is this moment where you're like, "Oh, maybe all of those things that I was struggling with and I was mad about, like really the solution was some nourishment." This is not simply true of us physically. Oftentimes the struggles that we face is because we are not seeking nourishment from the one who doesn't simply nourish our bodies with good food, but who nourishes our souls with good food. 113 00:31:41,120 --> 00:32:10,720 souls with hope and forgiveness and life. You see, we must be nourished by the gospel. It's very easy as we get older and we're used to things in our world, we grow out of things, right? Our kids grow out of clothes almost as fast as we can put them in. Our animals grow and get bigger. We begin a hobby and we get good and we sort of grow out of those beginner stages, moving into advanced stages. And there is a tendency with 114 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:40,320 those of us who have been in the church for a while to think that we can somehow outgrow the good news of the gospel. That the gospel, the good news that Jesus died in our place for our sins, rose again for our victory. The good news of who he is and what he has done. We say, yes, that's great for those who are coming new. But for me, I have grown into more advanced things. 115 00:32:40,320 --> 00:33:09,920 And what happens, I think, many times when we take our eyes off the gospel, we find ourselves spiritually malnourished. In Romans 8:32, Paul will say this, "He who did not spare his own son, but delivered him over for us all, how will he not also with him freely give us all things?" That when we see the gift of Jesus given for us, 116 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:39,520 for our salvation on the cross, those other things that our soul longs for, the forgiveness, the ability to triumph over temptation, the hope in the midst of despair, humility in the midst of our pride, victory in our struggles, in our difficulties, patience when we need it. In fact, what you find is that it comes from the good news of the gospel. Paul in Ephesians will say that if you want 117 00:33:39,520 --> 00:34:09,120 to forgive, you've got to look to Jesus's forgiveness of you. And again, in 2 Corinthians, he'll say, if you seek to be generous, you need to first of all, see Jesus's generosity to you. And what we find is the nourishment that we need, not just at the beginning of our faith, but as Christians moving through this life is found in the good news of the gospel. It's why Paul in 1 Corinthians 15 says this, "Now I will remind you, brothers, of the gospel that I 118 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:38,720 preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word that I preached to you, unless you believed in vain." And Paul says to Christians who know the gospel, have been saved by the gospel, he calls them to hold on to the gospel. Let's pray. Father in heaven, as we remember the gospel, as we are nourished by the good news that in Jesus, we are forgiven and have hope that in the resurrection, 119 00:34:38,720 --> 00:35:08,320 sin and death have been defeated. May you, where we are weary, give us strength, where we are proud. May you humble us where we're in despair. May you encourage us. Where we're struggling in sin, may you help us to escape through the power of your spirit. May you help us to share this good news. I ask that you bless this bread and this cup, and that you would nourish our souls with the good news of Jesus. 120 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:23,320 In your name we pray. Amen. Jesus, in a picture of the gospel, takes bread and a cup, and he breaks the bread and gives it to his disciples and says, "Do this in remembrance of me." Let's remember Jesus together. 121 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:37,920 And in the same way, he takes the cup. The cup after supper in Passover is the cup of redemption. And in directing us to redemption that happens in him, 122 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,920 we remember Jesus as we partake together. 123 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:54,920 We don't just partake of the gospel through the Lord's Supper and through the Word and through singing so that we might personally be encouraged, although we are, 124 00:35:54,920 --> 00:36:04,920 but also that we could be shining lights and beacons of the gospel in this world, as Paul says, proclaiming Jesus until he comes again. 125 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:15,920 So before we dive into John, the 14th chapter, just these first six verses here in a minute, we're going to take a minute and we're going to stand up. 126 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:21,920 There's a kid's song that we've learned, and if you haven't heard it, this is a good time to learn it. 127 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:29,920 We're going to stand up, get our wiggles out. If you would like to learn the motions, I think Evelyn, Penelope, and Tiffany know the motions. 128 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:34,920 So let's stand up and we're going to go ahead and sing the hippo song. 129 00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:04,920 We're going to go ahead and sing the hippo song and sing the hippo song. 130 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:09,920 We're going to go ahead and sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. 131 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:14,920 I'm going to go ahead and sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. 132 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:20,920 Let's sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. 133 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:26,920 We're going to sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. 134 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:29,920 We're going to sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. 135 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:34,920 We're going to sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. 136 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:38,920 Let's sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. 137 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,920 Let's sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. 138 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:46,920 Let's sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. Let's sing the hippo song. 139 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,920 All right, you may be seated. 140 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:54,920 All right, you may be seated. 141 00:37:54,920 --> 00:38:02,920 I'm going to begin this morning with a word of prayer, and then we'll read from the John the 14th chapter. 142 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:07,920 Father in heaven, I thank you for Jesus and for grace, and I thank you for your word. 143 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:17,920 And I ask that it may encourage us, that it may convict us, that it would be at work in our lives through the power of your spirit. 144 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:21,920 We thank you for Jesus, and it's in his name we pray. Amen. 145 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:27,920 I'm going to begin by reading from John the 14th chapter, beginning in verse 1. 146 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:33,920 And it says this, "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. 147 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:40,920 In my Father's house there are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 148 00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:50,920 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and I will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 149 00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:58,920 And you know the way to where I am going." And Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. 150 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:06,920 How can we know the way?" And Jesus said to him, "I am the way and the truth and the life. 151 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:14,920 No one comes to the Father except through me." This is the word of the Lord. 152 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:24,920 All right, as we dive into John 14, we begin with a group of people who are struggling in the heart of their hearts. 153 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:31,920 And so when I was a kid, and I don't know if I should admit this, although I think the statute of limitations has probably expired. 154 00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:38,920 We would be at like a family camp out or a family cookout. And like most family camp outs and cookouts, there would be like a cooler, 155 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:46,920 oftentimes full of soda. And so you go to your cousin, and you go, "Hey, you want a drink?" And you go over, and you grab a can of Coke out of the cooler, 156 00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:54,920 and anybody who's sitting in the first row, don't listen to this. You take that can, and you shake it up, like as long and as hard as you can, 157 00:39:54,920 --> 00:40:00,920 for like, you know, several minutes. And you go over to your friend, and you're like, "Hey, you want a can of soda?" 158 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:07,920 And they're like, you know, most of the time after we get it, right, you pop the top of that soda, and it goes everywhere. 159 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:15,920 And so you start coming up with tricks, like, oh, you tap the top to hopefully release the bubbles. But we all know that if you shake 160 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:27,920 that can of carbonated beverage, it's going to explode. Our text this morning begins with these words, "Let not your hearts be troubled." 161 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:36,920 And this word "trouble" literally means to be stirred up, or to be disturbed. And I think as we think about this, 162 00:40:36,920 --> 00:40:48,920 this is my idea and a description that we can relate to in our heart of hearts, right? That our heart is stirred up, or it's shaken, or it's disturbed. 163 00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:59,920 And what happens to our heart when it's shaken long enough, shaken through sorrow or brokenness or conflict or loss or through sin? 164 00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:11,920 What happens to our hearts? Hearts that are troubled or are shaken tend to explode. And right, we've seen it happen, right? 165 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:17,920 And we've seen it happen in anger, where it finally gets to the point where it just explodes out of us. 166 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:24,920 And we may not even be angry, we may be hurt, we may be sad, but it just explodes out of us in anger. 167 00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:30,920 Or maybe sometimes it explodes out of us in sorrow or in brokenness. 168 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,920 So you might say, "Why do they react like that?" 169 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:39,920 Well, it's because for the longest time that heart has been shaken and agitated. 170 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:48,920 There's so many reactions to troubled hearts, stirred up hearts, and very few of them end well. 171 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:55,920 I want to see you this morning how Jesus addresses troubled hearts. 172 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:57,920 For the disciples, it's been a wild week. 173 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:03,920 They began on Sunday walking with Jesus as He's welcomed into Jerusalem as a king. 174 00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:05,920 On Monday, He cleanses the temple. 175 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:10,920 On Tuesday, He teaches and goes head-to-head with the religious leaders. 176 00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:15,920 He's defended the songs of children. He's argued in one argument. 177 00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:20,920 He's taught and is now celebrating the Passover meal with the disciples. 178 00:42:20,920 --> 00:42:24,920 But they know that something has changed. 179 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:27,920 Jesus has said that there is one who would betray Him. 180 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:34,920 He's going in John 13 to a place where they cannot come, and their hearts are troubled. 181 00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:40,920 Something has changed in Jesus' demeanor and in what is happening, and they're upset. 182 00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:45,920 Their hearts are shaken up. Their hearts are stirred up. 183 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:48,920 I want you to see how Jesus addresses this. 184 00:42:48,920 --> 00:42:54,920 First of all, Jesus does not simply pretend that everything is okay. 185 00:42:54,920 --> 00:42:58,920 He doesn't hope that all of these problems go away. 186 00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:02,920 He doesn't act extra nice because He knows that they're struggling. 187 00:43:02,920 --> 00:43:08,920 Like if you ever have bought yourself a grill on Mother's Day two consecutive years in a row, 188 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:13,920 and you're like, "Hey, I got you a coffee," and you try to be really nice to cover up the problem. 189 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:17,920 Jesus doesn't do any of that. 190 00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:20,920 Jesus is not talking in code. 191 00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:25,920 Do you know what Jesus does with the troubled hearts of the disciples? 192 00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:28,920 He says this, "Let not your hearts be troubled." 193 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:31,920 This is an imperative. It is a command. 194 00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:36,920 Jesus looks them in the eye, and He doesn't go, "Everything's going to be okay." 195 00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:40,920 He looks them in the eye, and He goes, "Let not your hearts be troubled." 196 00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:44,920 He's commanding them to do that. 197 00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:50,920 Now, if you're like me, you might say, "Good luck with that." 198 00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:55,920 My heart is stormy with struggles and worries and hurts, and maybe they're not even mine. 199 00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:58,920 Maybe they're worries and hurts we're carrying for others. 200 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:03,920 Here's the thing. We go, "There's not a chance that my heart can't be troubled." 201 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:07,920 And here's Jesus going, "I'm not asking." Right? I say this to my kids all the time. 202 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:12,920 "Look me in the eyes and understand I'm not asking you. I'm telling you." 203 00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:20,920 So Jesus comes to you with your troubled heart that feels like it's about to explode, and He goes, "Look at me. Don't be troubled." 204 00:44:20,920 --> 00:44:25,920 And you go, "Good luck." And He goes, "I'm not asking you. I'm telling you." 205 00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:35,920 But with Jesus, He does this so wonderfully, and so gracefully, and so gently, in words that we're going to see that are filled with grace. 206 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:43,920 Jesus looks us in the eyes, directly addresses our troubled hearts with hope, with love, and with strength. 207 00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:52,920 He's not being rude. He is filled with grace. And so first we see Jesus addressing our troubled hearts with grace. 208 00:44:52,920 --> 00:45:03,920 So I had, in like the second or third year of marriage, Evelyn was little, I had a truck, and many of you may have had experience with a truck like this when you're very young. 209 00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:09,920 It was really more of half a truck, because it really only had like the front part, and then the back part was a piece of plywood. 210 00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:21,920 And it was like 40 years old when I got it, and I loved that little truck so much. And it was a bunch of colors when we got it, so I went and got green spray paint and spray painted the whole thing. 211 00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:29,920 And I loved it, and I was over at the gas station, and there was a problem with the starter. And so I'm sitting, I've been working outside, so I'm dressed like it. 212 00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:42,920 I'm in a truck that's really like only a truck in the loosest definition of a truck, and it won't start. The hood's up. I'm in there like trying to hit the starter with a stick. 213 00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:50,920 I'm on the phone to Rachel, and this guy pulls up next to me, and he is in a brand new car. Still has dealer tags on it. 214 00:45:50,920 --> 00:46:02,920 He's like, "Hey man, can I get some money for gas?" And I just looked at him, and I went, "Look at my truck!" Right? It's not even a truck. It doesn't run. 215 00:46:02,920 --> 00:46:11,920 And you have a car with dealer tags on it, like brand new, off the lot, and you want me to help you with your problems? 216 00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:19,920 Like, my problems are significantly bigger than your problems. Why would I help you with yours? 217 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:28,920 I want you to understand, when Jesus addresses their troubled hearts, this is exactly what is going on. 218 00:46:28,920 --> 00:46:38,920 John 13:1 says this, "Now before the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart, out of this world and to the Father, 219 00:46:38,920 --> 00:46:48,920 having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them till the end." Jesus knows that he is about to die, and a few verses later it will say, 220 00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:55,920 "After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in the spirit." Same exact word, his heart is stirred up and shaken up, 221 00:46:55,920 --> 00:47:03,920 because one of the men who have spent the last three years with Jesus is about to betray him, and Jesus is about to go to the cross. 222 00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:14,920 The struggles that Jesus is going through in this moment is far bigger. In fact, it's infinitely bigger than the discomfort of the disciples. 223 00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:24,920 He should have been the one who is being comforted. But notice the grace of Jesus, the one who is struggling deeper than any of them. 224 00:47:24,920 --> 00:47:31,920 No, he doesn't look at their struggles in their heart and go, "Your problem is too small for me. Your problem is too little. 225 00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:42,920 Your discomfort, your troubled heart is too insignificant to me." Rather, Jesus comes to them in grace, and he begins to teach, 226 00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:50,920 and he comforts them directly and gracefully. These words of Jesus, he says, "Let not your hearts be troubled," as he's commanding them. 227 00:47:50,920 --> 00:47:59,920 He's not commanding it in a vacuum. He's going to tell them how their hearts cannot be troubled, not by their strength, but by the goodness of God. 228 00:47:59,920 --> 00:48:11,920 And so Jesus addresses the heart of their troubled hearts, and he does so by redirecting their troubled hearts and our troubled hearts. 229 00:48:11,920 --> 00:48:24,920 Look at what it says. "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, but believe also in me." Notice the antidote to a troubled heart here is belief. 230 00:48:24,920 --> 00:48:35,920 And Jesus, what he is saying is, "You believe in God. Believe in me, because I and the Father and one." He's just got done saying that. 231 00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:43,920 You see, when our hearts are troubled, we often take action, right? Maybe we distract ourselves. If we ever dealt with a little baby, 232 00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:50,920 I remember sitting with one of our kids like jingling keys in front of them. Like we've all been there. And sometimes we do that to our heart, 233 00:48:50,920 --> 00:48:59,920 although maybe we're not jingling keys, we're watching Netflix. We try to distract our troubled hearts. Sometimes we cover it up, right? 234 00:48:59,920 --> 00:49:08,920 I'm great. Everything's great. Everything is fine. Sometimes we try to explain it away. Oh, it could be so much worse. 235 00:49:08,920 --> 00:49:17,920 Sometimes we just try to work through it. Jesus doesn't do any of these, right? He doesn't deny our struggles. He doesn't distract from them. 236 00:49:17,920 --> 00:49:25,920 He doesn't pretend it's fine. He doesn't go work hard. He doesn't even say it gets worse before it gets better. What does Jesus say? 237 00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:41,920 In the midst of your troubled heart, look to me. And when we turn our eyes toward Jesus, the struggles of our hearts are displaced by the greatness and the goodness of God. 238 00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:53,920 And it's not that our troubles change, right? It is that our hearts are changed. Believe in God. Believe also in His Son. 239 00:49:53,920 --> 00:50:07,920 Jesus here is saying that He is God. Emmanuel means God with me, that God is not driving me, watching me from a distance, but Jesus, Emmanuel, is walking with His disciples. 240 00:50:07,920 --> 00:50:21,920 He understands their hurts and their struggles and their difficulties. And our hearts can be drawn in two different ways. Our hearts can be drawn to the struggles and difficulties and the hurts, 241 00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:31,920 or they can be drawn to God. That's why we began this morning like this. I lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? 242 00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:38,920 My help comes from the Lord who makes heaven and earth. And the psalmist understands our struggle. Because if you're like me, you know what I do? 243 00:50:38,920 --> 00:50:49,920 I pile up all of my troubles in front of me. And I stack them up. And I'm tired. And I'm busy. And this didn't work. And the coffee spilled. 244 00:50:49,920 --> 00:50:58,920 And I just look at this pile of troubles. And I go, "It's insurmountable." And the psalmist says, "We lift our eyes to the hills." Where does my help come from? 245 00:50:58,920 --> 00:51:08,920 My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Here is a God who is greater than our struggle. 246 00:51:08,920 --> 00:51:17,920 And what's interesting, in our lives and in Scripture, we simply do the opposite. Rather than lifting our eyes to the hills, 247 00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:24,920 we look to what is directly in front of us. Think about it like this. What is at the heart of Adam and Eve's sin? 248 00:51:24,920 --> 00:51:30,920 It's that they turn their eyes from the goodness and greatness of God and put it on themselves. 249 00:51:30,920 --> 00:51:39,920 What about me? This fruit looks good to me. It tastes good to me. It has a benefit of wisdom to me. 250 00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:45,920 What about Abraham when the famine comes? And rather than looking to the goodness of God, 251 00:51:45,920 --> 00:51:52,920 he heads to Egypt and gives away his wife. What about the discouragement of Elijah as he's under this tree, 252 00:51:52,920 --> 00:51:59,920 and he goes, "Man, I've worked so hard, and I haven't made a difference, and I'm the only one left." 253 00:51:59,920 --> 00:52:06,920 What about Peter, who in faith jumps out of the boat, one of the only apostles, 254 00:52:06,920 --> 00:52:11,920 the only apostle to do so in this beautiful display of faith, but then he sees the wind and the waves. 255 00:52:11,920 --> 00:52:15,920 He goes, "That's too big," and he takes his eyes off Jesus. 256 00:52:15,920 --> 00:52:21,920 Or Paul, when he struggles with his thorn in the flesh, and he's begging and bleeding with God to take it away. 257 00:52:21,920 --> 00:52:29,920 What does God say? "My grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in weakness." 258 00:52:29,920 --> 00:52:35,920 What we tend to do so many times is rather than lifting our eyes to the goodness and greatness of God, 259 00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:40,920 we put it on our struggles. And so the first thing that Jesus says is, 260 00:52:40,920 --> 00:52:44,920 "Let not your hearts be troubled," this grace-filled command. 261 00:52:44,920 --> 00:52:49,920 And he says, "The antidote to that trouble is to fix your eyes on me." 262 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:56,920 And then Jesus directs our hearts to hope. 263 00:52:56,920 --> 00:53:05,920 In John chapter 12, he says this: 264 00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:09,920 "In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. 265 00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:12,920 Would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 266 00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:16,920 And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, 267 00:53:16,920 --> 00:53:22,920 that where I am, you may be also, and you know the way to where I am going." 268 00:53:22,920 --> 00:53:28,920 The hope that Jesus directs the disciples to is there is a place with Jesus. 269 00:53:28,920 --> 00:53:34,920 And that this uncertainty and this darkness that they are walking through, something wonderful is happening. 270 00:53:34,920 --> 00:53:38,920 There is going to be a place with Jesus. Just start with that. 271 00:53:38,920 --> 00:53:43,920 There is a place. I don't know if you've ever tried to look for a place and been unable to find one. 272 00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:49,920 When I was driving my very first time to college, graduated high school, made it through the summer, 273 00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:54,920 packed up my car to go to college. I did it by myself because my family went on vacation without me. 274 00:53:54,920 --> 00:54:00,920 They're like, "Oh, we'll just meet you at school." And that first day I drove and I was so exhausted 275 00:54:00,920 --> 00:54:07,920 because I had to pack everything by myself. I pull in at the first hotel and they go, "Sorry, we're full." 276 00:54:07,920 --> 00:54:12,920 Big race in town. I drive another 10 miles. "Sorry, you know, there's all this stuff going on, we're full." 277 00:54:12,920 --> 00:54:17,920 Drive a little bit further, they go, "Oh, you're only 18?" We don't rent to 18 year olds, right? 278 00:54:17,920 --> 00:54:26,920 At this point, like my place is going to be like on the side of like Interstate 70 going across toward Missouri. 279 00:54:26,920 --> 00:54:32,920 No vacancy. You're not allowed to stay. But here's what I found. If you lower your standards enough, you can find a place to stay, right? 280 00:54:32,920 --> 00:54:41,920 Like, if you don't mind, like a door that doesn't close all the way and the carpet kind of wriggles, you can find a place to stay. 281 00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:51,920 That's not what Jesus is saying, right? He's not saying, "I can find you a place where you don't even have to look." 282 00:54:51,920 --> 00:55:00,920 Right? I am going to provide for those who are trusting and hoping in me a place that you don't have to worry about no vacancy. 283 00:55:00,920 --> 00:55:08,920 You don't have to settle for the place with bed bugs. And notice what he says, "There are many rooms." 284 00:55:08,920 --> 00:55:14,920 And notice it's not just a place, but it is a place for you. Right? 285 00:55:14,920 --> 00:55:21,920 Not just a random room that you get assigned a number at the desk when you check in, but this is a place for you. 286 00:55:21,920 --> 00:55:29,920 And notice where it is. He says, "In my Father's house." The implication here is that you are a child of God. 287 00:55:29,920 --> 00:55:36,920 And Jesus is saying, "In the midst of this darkness, of your heart being shaken up." 288 00:55:36,920 --> 00:55:43,920 He says, "Put your trust in me." And through these grace-filled words, he is saying, "There is something wonderful happening." 289 00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:52,920 But there is a problem, right? This place for us, Jesus says, "What? I go to prepare a place for you." 290 00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:58,920 This place needs to be prepared. And so next, Jesus, 291 00:55:58,920 --> 00:56:05,920 addresses our troubled hearts with love. Let's pick it up again. 292 00:56:05,920 --> 00:56:08,920 We've read this a couple times. We're going to keep reading it until it sticks. 293 00:56:08,920 --> 00:56:15,920 "In my Father's house there are many rooms. If it were not so, would I told you that I go to prepare a place? 294 00:56:15,920 --> 00:56:23,920 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, that where I am, you may be also." 295 00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:27,920 Why does this place need to be prepared? Is there an issue with the room? 296 00:56:27,920 --> 00:56:34,920 We were staying after going to the aquarium one time in Baltimore, and an alarm started going off in our room in the middle of the night. 297 00:56:34,920 --> 00:56:36,920 And I went down, and the guy was like, "Oh, well, you know, it kind of happens." 298 00:56:36,920 --> 00:56:40,920 I was like, "Yeah, but we're trying to sleep." He goes, "We'll switch you to a new room. Here's the key." 299 00:56:40,920 --> 00:56:46,920 So we pack up our three kids, or our two kids, one extra kid that came with us, and we moved to a room. 300 00:56:46,920 --> 00:56:53,920 We opened the door, and obviously somebody had stayed there for like a week, and they hadn't even gone in and taken the sheets off the bed. 301 00:56:53,920 --> 00:56:56,920 And I went down and said, "Hey, that room is super dirty." And he's like, "I don't know what to tell you." 302 00:56:56,920 --> 00:57:02,920 I said, "Can I get a refund? I can't authorize that. I'm not the manager." And I said, "All right, well, we're going to go to the car." 303 00:57:02,920 --> 00:57:08,920 And we drove back at like one in the morning, because there was an issue. That's not what Jesus is saying. 304 00:57:08,920 --> 00:57:18,920 He's not saying there is a struggle that in God's house, it has to go get cleaned up, fixed up, and make sure that there is a spot. 305 00:57:18,920 --> 00:57:25,920 The issue is how are we able to dwell in this house? 306 00:57:25,920 --> 00:57:32,920 You see, we are separated from God. It's a pattern that goes all the way back to Adam and Eve, right? 307 00:57:32,920 --> 00:57:38,920 When sin comes, we immediately try to fix it, right? We grab our fig leaves and sew them together to fix it. 308 00:57:38,920 --> 00:57:43,920 And then we try to hide from it. And then we make excuses and blame other people for it. 309 00:57:43,920 --> 00:57:48,920 It's a pattern that goes all the way back to Genesis, and we just keep repeating it. 310 00:57:48,920 --> 00:57:54,920 And sin breaks relationships. And we are separated from God. 311 00:57:54,920 --> 00:58:04,920 There must be a way to bring us out of hiding, take us away from our efforts, and remove our excuses. 312 00:58:04,920 --> 00:58:12,920 But not only is there this struggle where we are separated from God, but we're also slaves to sin. 313 00:58:12,920 --> 00:58:19,920 We believe the lies of the devil, and we believe the lies of the devil. 314 00:58:19,920 --> 00:58:32,920 Captives to sin ultimately leads us to death. So not only are we separated in our relationship, but we're captives and slaves to sin, and we are spiritually dead. 315 00:58:32,920 --> 00:58:47,920 All the directness in the world, all the grace of God, it would be no good if I am separated from God, trapped in my sin, believing the lies of the devil, and spiritually dead. 316 00:58:47,920 --> 00:58:56,920 And when Jesus says, "I go to prepare a place for me," my response is, "Well, I can't get there." 317 00:58:56,920 --> 00:59:02,920 What does Jesus mean when he says, "I go to prepare a place for you?" 318 00:59:02,920 --> 00:59:06,920 Then Pilate, this is John 19, took Jesus and flogged him. 319 00:59:06,920 --> 00:59:12,920 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple robe. 320 00:59:12,920 --> 00:59:18,920 And they came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews," and struck him with their hands. 321 00:59:18,920 --> 00:59:23,920 And in John 19, verse 16, "So he delivered him over to be crucified." 322 00:59:23,920 --> 00:59:29,920 And they took Jesus, and he went out bearing his own cross to the place of the skull, 323 00:59:29,920 --> 00:59:32,920 which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. 324 00:59:32,920 --> 00:59:37,920 And there they crucified him with two others on either side, Jesus between them. 325 00:59:37,920 --> 00:59:40,760 And in verse 28, "After Christ, 326 00:59:42,920 --> 00:59:47,920 knowing that it was now finished, 327 00:59:47,920 --> 00:59:53,920 knowing that it was now finished, 328 00:59:53,920 --> 01:00:09,920 and in John 19, when Jesus left the Sabbath, 329 01:00:09,920 --> 01:00:17,920 Jesus said, "We are broken. 330 01:00:17,920 --> 01:00:23,920 John doesn't end in John 19. 331 01:00:23,920 --> 01:00:25,920 It's Sunday, the tomb is empty, 332 01:00:25,920 --> 01:00:27,920 there's confusion, and then Mary shows up and says, 333 01:00:27,920 --> 01:00:32,920 "I've seen the Lord." And that evening at dinner, Jesus stands among them. 334 01:00:32,920 --> 01:00:36,920 You have the cross, which deals with our brokenness 335 01:00:36,920 --> 01:00:40,920 and our separation from God, those sins that stood, 336 01:00:40,920 --> 01:00:44,920 not in part, but the whole, have been nailed to the cross. 337 01:00:44,920 --> 01:00:46,920 And no longer is it on our shoulders, 338 01:00:46,920 --> 01:00:50,920 but it is on the shoulders of Jesus at the cross. 339 01:00:50,920 --> 01:00:52,920 But then, 340 01:00:52,920 --> 01:01:00,920 it breaks the chains of sin and defeats death, 341 01:01:00,920 --> 01:01:02,920 that no longer are we slaves to sin, 342 01:01:02,920 --> 01:01:06,920 no longer are we slaves to death. 343 01:01:06,920 --> 01:01:08,920 In His love, 344 01:01:08,920 --> 01:01:10,920 Jesus saves us. 345 01:01:10,920 --> 01:01:14,920 And in the midst of all of this foreshadowing of the love of Jesus, 346 01:01:14,920 --> 01:01:16,920 that He's going to prepare a place for us, 347 01:01:16,920 --> 01:01:18,920 and that means He's going to the cross, 348 01:01:18,920 --> 01:01:20,920 and He's going to rise again. 349 01:01:20,920 --> 01:01:24,920 Thomas pipes up, and right, there's always one in every class, isn't there? 350 01:01:24,920 --> 01:01:28,920 And Thomas just wants to be with Jesus. 351 01:01:28,920 --> 01:01:30,920 And he wants the answer to this question, 352 01:01:30,920 --> 01:01:34,920 and he says, "How do I know where you are going?" 353 01:01:34,920 --> 01:01:36,920 And Jesus simply says this, 354 01:01:36,920 --> 01:01:38,920 "I am the way, 355 01:01:38,920 --> 01:01:40,920 the truth, 356 01:01:40,920 --> 01:01:42,920 and the life. No one comes from you." 357 01:01:42,920 --> 01:01:48,920 Insurmountable obstacles. 358 01:01:48,920 --> 01:01:50,920 That there was no way 359 01:01:50,920 --> 01:01:52,920 for you to get 360 01:01:52,920 --> 01:01:54,920 to be in the presence of God because your sin, 361 01:01:54,920 --> 01:01:56,920 Jesus in the cross, 362 01:01:56,920 --> 01:01:58,920 has made a way. 363 01:01:58,920 --> 01:02:00,920 That the curtain in the temple 364 01:02:00,920 --> 01:02:02,920 has been torn in two 365 01:02:02,920 --> 01:02:04,920 showing that you can now be in the presence of God. 366 01:02:04,920 --> 01:02:06,920 Jesus in his flesh 367 01:02:06,920 --> 01:02:08,920 has made a way for us. 368 01:02:08,920 --> 01:02:10,920 Those lies of the devil 369 01:02:10,920 --> 01:02:12,920 that held us captive 370 01:02:12,920 --> 01:02:14,920 are shown in the truth 371 01:02:14,920 --> 01:02:16,920 of who Jesus is, 372 01:02:16,920 --> 01:02:18,920 what he has done 373 01:02:18,920 --> 01:02:24,920 and his goodness. 374 01:02:24,920 --> 01:02:26,920 And Jesus says, 375 01:02:26,920 --> 01:02:28,920 "I am the way, the one. 376 01:02:28,920 --> 01:02:30,920 I am the truth 377 01:02:30,920 --> 01:02:32,920 and I am the life." 378 01:02:32,920 --> 01:02:34,920 There's nobody else. 379 01:02:34,920 --> 01:02:38,920 It's only Jesus. 380 01:02:38,920 --> 01:02:40,920 Those insurmountable obstacles, 381 01:02:40,920 --> 01:02:42,920 your separation, 382 01:02:42,920 --> 01:02:44,920 your enslavement, 383 01:02:44,920 --> 01:02:50,920 the way, 384 01:02:50,920 --> 01:02:52,920 the truth, and the life. 385 01:02:52,920 --> 01:02:54,920 And that's good. 386 01:02:54,920 --> 01:02:56,920 And it's wonderful. 387 01:02:56,920 --> 01:02:58,920 And we take joy in that. 388 01:02:58,920 --> 01:03:00,920 But for some of us, there's a part saying, 389 01:03:00,920 --> 01:03:02,920 my heart's troubled. 390 01:03:02,920 --> 01:03:04,920 And I know that my future is in heaven 391 01:03:04,920 --> 01:03:06,920 and I know Jesus has made a way. 392 01:03:06,920 --> 01:03:08,920 But what about right now? 393 01:03:08,920 --> 01:03:12,920 Jesus addresses our troubled hearts 394 01:03:12,920 --> 01:03:14,920 with strength. 395 01:03:14,920 --> 01:03:16,920 Look at what he says. 396 01:03:16,920 --> 01:03:18,920 In fact, he uses some of the same phrasing. 397 01:03:18,920 --> 01:03:22,920 "These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you, 398 01:03:22,920 --> 01:03:24,920 the Helper, the Holy Spirit, 399 01:03:24,920 --> 01:03:26,920 whom the Father will send in my name. 400 01:03:26,920 --> 01:03:28,920 He will teach you all things. 401 01:03:28,920 --> 01:03:30,920 Bring to your remembrance 402 01:03:30,920 --> 01:03:31,920 that what I have said to you. 403 01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:32,920 Peace I leave with you. 404 01:03:32,920 --> 01:03:34,920 Peace I give to you. 405 01:03:34,920 --> 01:03:36,920 Not as the world gives to you. 406 01:03:36,920 --> 01:03:38,920 Let not your hearts be troubled. 407 01:03:38,920 --> 01:03:40,920 Neither let them be afraid." 408 01:03:40,920 --> 01:03:42,920 Jesus says, "Both your future 409 01:03:42,920 --> 01:03:44,920 and your present." 410 01:03:44,920 --> 01:03:46,920 Those troubled hearts that are shaking 411 01:03:46,920 --> 01:03:48,920 and are about to explode. 412 01:03:48,920 --> 01:03:50,920 He says, "With grace, look to the goodness 413 01:03:50,920 --> 01:03:52,920 of God and to see His provision. 414 01:03:52,920 --> 01:03:54,920 That a way has been made 415 01:03:54,920 --> 01:03:56,920 to a place that is prepared 416 01:03:56,920 --> 01:03:58,920 for you. And that your sin 417 01:03:58,920 --> 01:04:00,920 and the lives of Satan pale 418 01:04:00,920 --> 01:04:02,920 when you see the truth of Jesus 419 01:04:02,920 --> 01:04:04,920 and your death has been made possible 420 01:04:04,920 --> 01:04:06,920 for you to be brought to life. 421 01:04:06,920 --> 01:04:08,920 And in addition to that, you have the strength 422 01:04:08,920 --> 01:04:10,920 through the power of Jesus. 423 01:04:10,920 --> 01:04:16,920 Jesus comes again. 424 01:04:16,920 --> 01:04:18,920 When He comes as He promises 425 01:04:18,920 --> 01:04:20,920 to take us to Himself. Let's pray. 426 01:04:20,920 --> 01:04:22,920 Father in Heaven, 427 01:04:22,920 --> 01:04:24,920 I thank you for grace 428 01:04:24,920 --> 01:04:26,920 and for being direct 429 01:04:26,920 --> 01:04:28,920 with us. We're not very good 430 01:04:28,920 --> 01:04:30,920 sometimes at hints. 431 01:04:30,920 --> 01:04:32,920 We're not very good at figuring 432 01:04:32,920 --> 01:04:34,920 it out on ourselves. So thank you 433 01:04:34,920 --> 01:04:36,920 for coming to us and saying, "Let 434 01:04:36,920 --> 01:04:38,920 not your hearts be troubled." 435 01:04:38,920 --> 01:04:40,920 Help us to see your 436 01:04:40,920 --> 01:04:42,920 grace. You've made 437 01:04:42,920 --> 01:04:44,920 a way that there is 438 01:04:44,920 --> 01:04:46,920 truth and there is life and that you have 439 01:04:46,920 --> 01:04:48,920 empowered us with the Spirit. 440 01:04:48,920 --> 01:04:50,920 Help us not just to know this, but help 441 01:04:50,920 --> 01:04:52,920 us to live it. It's in Jesus' name we pray. 442 01:04:52,920 --> 01:04:54,920 Amen. 443 01:04:54,920 --> 01:04:56,920 We're going to stand and sing 444 01:04:56,920 --> 01:04:58,920 "Living Hope." 445 01:05:12,920 --> 01:05:38,920 Read the chasm that lay between us. How high the mountain I could not climb. In desperation, I turned to heaven and spoke your name into the night. 446 01:05:38,920 --> 01:06:08,900 Thank you. 447 01:06:08,920 --> 01:06:38,900 Let's pray. 448 01:06:38,920 --> 01:07:01,920 I am forgiven. The King of kings calls me His own. Beautiful Savior, I'm Yours forever. Jesus Christ, my living hope. 449 01:07:01,920 --> 01:07:28,920 Hallelujah. Praise the one who set me free. Hallelujah. Death has lost its grip on me. You have broken every chain. There's salvation in Your name. Jesus Christ, my living hope. 450 01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:57,920 Then came the morning that sealed the promise. Your buried body began to breathe. Out of the silence, the roaring lion declared the grave has no claim on me. 451 01:07:57,920 --> 01:08:23,920 Then came the morning that sealed the promise. Your buried body began to breathe. Your grave has no claim on me. 452 01:08:23,920 --> 01:08:51,920 Jesus, yours is the victory. Hallelujah. Praise the one who set me free. Hallelujah. Death has lost its grip on me. You have broken every chain. 453 01:08:51,920 --> 01:09:14,920 There's salvation in your name. Jesus Christ, my living hope. Hallelujah. Praise the one who set me free. Hallelujah. Death has lost its grip on me. 454 01:09:21,920 --> 01:09:29,500 There's salvation in your name, Jesus. 455 01:09:51,920 --> 01:10:21,900 Jesus said, "Follow me." Let's pray. 456 01:10:21,920 --> 01:10:51,900 Jesus said, "Follow me." Let's pray. 457 01:10:51,920 --> 01:11:21,900 Jesus said, "Follow me." Let's pray. 458 01:11:21,920 --> 01:11:51,900 Let's pray. 459 01:11:51,920 --> 01:12:14,920 Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him, all creatures here below. Praise Him, above ye heavenly hosts. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 460 01:12:21,920 --> 01:12:26,920 Praise God from you, Lord. Praise God from you, Lord. Praise God, Son, and Holy Ghost. 461 01:12:26,920 --> 01:12:28,920 Amen. 462 01:12:56,920 --> 01:12:57,920 Amen. 463 01:13:26,920 --> 01:13:28,920 Amen.