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 Let's pray. 4 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:56,940 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord. 5 00:01:56,940 --> 00:02:09,940 This is the word of the Lord. And as we get ready to sing, "This is our God," this psalm ends with God's people saying, "Continually, great is the Lord." So we're going to sing, "This is our God." 6 00:02:21,940 --> 00:02:39,940 Remember those walls that we called sin and shame? They were like prisons that we couldn't escape. But he came, and he died, and he rose. Those walls are rubble now. 7 00:02:44,940 --> 00:03:03,940 Remember those giants we called death and grave? They were like mountains that stood in our way. But he came, and he died, and he rose. Those giants are dead now. 8 00:03:06,940 --> 00:03:28,940 This is our God. This is who he is. He loves us. This is our God. This is what he does. He saves us. He bore the cross, beat the grave. Let heaven and earth proclaim. This is our God, King Jesus. 9 00:03:28,940 --> 00:03:56,940 Remember that fear that took our breath away? Faith so weak that we could barely pray. But he heard every word, every whisper. Now those altars in the wilderness tell the story of his faithfulness. 10 00:03:56,940 --> 00:04:16,940 Never once did he fail, and he never will. This is our God. This is who he is. He loves us. This is our God. This is what he does. He saves us. 11 00:04:16,940 --> 00:04:28,940 He bore the cross, beat the grave. Let heaven and earth proclaim. This is our God, King Jesus. 12 00:04:28,940 --> 00:04:36,940 Who pulled me out of that pit? He did. He did. Who paid for all of our sin? Nobody but Jesus. Who pulled me out of that pit? He did. He did. He did. 13 00:04:36,940 --> 00:05:05,940 Who paid for all of our sin? Nobody but Jesus. Who pulled me out of that pit? He did. He did. Who paid for all of our sin? Nobody but Jesus. Who rescued me from that grave? Yahweh, Yahweh. Who gets the glory and praise? Nobody but Jesus. Who rescued me from that grave? Yahweh, Yahweh. Who gets the glory and praise? Nobody but Jesus. Who rescued me from that grave? Yahweh, Yahweh. Who gets the glory and praise? Nobody but Jesus. Who rescued me from that grave? Yahweh, Yahweh. Who gets the glory and praise? Nobody but Jesus. 14 00:05:05,940 --> 00:05:34,940 Who rescued me from that grave? Yahweh, Yahweh. Who rescued me from that grave? Yahweh, Yahweh. Who rescued me from that grave? Yahweh, Yahweh. Who gets the glory and praise? Nobody but Him. This is our God. This is who He is. He loves us. This is our God. This is what He does. He saves us. He bore the cross, beat the grave, let heaven and earth proclaim. This is our God. King, Yahweh. 15 00:05:34,940 --> 00:05:51,940 This is our God. King, Jesus. He bore the cross, beat the grave, let heaven and earth proclaim. This is our God. King, Jesus. 16 00:06:01,940 --> 00:06:28,940 Christ is my firm foundation, the rock on which I stand when everything around me is shaken. I've never been more glad that I put my faith in Jesus, 'cause He's never let 17 00:06:28,940 --> 00:06:55,940 me down. He's faithful through generations. So why would He fail now? He won't. He won't. I've still got joy in chaos. I've 18 00:06:55,940 --> 00:07:22,940 got peace that makes no sense. So I won't be going under. I'm not held by my own strength. 'Cause I built my life on Jesus. He's never let me down. He's faithful in every season. 19 00:07:22,940 --> 00:07:49,940 So why would he fail now? He won't. He won't. He won't fail. He won't fail. He won't. 20 00:07:49,940 --> 00:08:16,940 He won't fail. He won't fail. Rain came, wind blew. My house was built on you. 21 00:08:16,940 --> 00:08:46,920 I'm safe with you. I'm gonna make it through. Rain came, wind blew. My house was built on you. I'm safe with you. I'm gonna make it through. Yeah. 22 00:08:46,940 --> 00:09:16,920 I'm gonna make it through. 'Cause I'm standing strong on you. Oh, I'm gonna make it through. 'Cause my house is built on you. Christ is my firm foundation. The rock on which I stand. When everything around me shows. 23 00:09:16,940 --> 00:09:46,920 I've never been more glad. I put my faith in Jesus. 'Cause he's never let me down. He's faithful through generations. So why would he fail now? He won't. 24 00:09:46,940 --> 00:10:04,980 He won't. He won't fail. He won't fail. He won't. 25 00:10:16,940 --> 00:10:46,920 Thank you. 26 00:10:46,940 --> 00:11:16,920 Thank you. 27 00:11:16,940 --> 00:11:46,920 Thank you. 28 00:16:46,940 --> 00:16:47,940 Let's pray. 29 00:16:47,940 --> 00:16:48,940 Thank you. 30 00:16:48,940 --> 00:16:49,940 Thank you. 31 00:17:16,940 --> 00:17:17,940 Thank you. 32 00:18:16,940 --> 00:18:22,940 For more information, visit www.fema.org/webcast.com 33 00:18:46,940 --> 00:18:50,940 For more information, visit www.fema.org/webcast.com 34 00:19:16,940 --> 00:19:18,940 www.fema.org/webcast.com 35 00:19:46,940 --> 00:19:48,940 www.fema.org/webcast.com 36 00:20:16,940 --> 00:20:18,940 www.fema.org/webcast.com 37 00:24:16,940 --> 00:24:19,940 For more information, visit www.fema.org/webcast.com 38 00:24:19,940 --> 00:24:22,940 www.fema.org/webcast.com 39 00:24:22,940 --> 00:24:26,940 www.fema.org/webcast.com 40 00:24:26,940 --> 00:24:30,940 www.fema.org/webcast.com 41 00:28:22,940 --> 00:28:36,940 I generally like to be prepared and ready for things. When we were getting ready to have our first child, right? 42 00:28:36,940 --> 00:28:43,940 It wasn't just Rachel who read the books. I read some parenting books specifically for dads, so that in case we ever ran out of diapers, 43 00:28:43,940 --> 00:28:50,940 I'd be able to diaper a baby with a bandana, practice my swaddling. I was ready to go. 44 00:28:50,940 --> 00:28:57,940 And I realized this week that there are things that maybe you can't really prepare for. 45 00:28:57,940 --> 00:29:08,940 And I think it was Dave who I was talking to maybe Thursday when I said, "I didn't realize that it's far easier to have surgery," 46 00:29:08,940 --> 00:29:18,940 and I've had a bunch, "than to watch your child go into surgery." And even if it's not a major surgery, you still look and you say, 47 00:29:18,940 --> 00:29:30,940 "Man, I just wish." It's far easier to be in that bed than to all of those worries that you have as you watch your child go into surgery. 48 00:29:30,940 --> 00:29:38,940 Now, here's the thing about that. Didn't really care about the people in the next bed over, right? I was like, "Yeah, you know what? They're kind of on their own. 49 00:29:38,940 --> 00:29:47,940 I'm sure they have family who like them and care for them." And as this week is reading and preparing for today, 50 00:29:47,940 --> 00:29:58,940 I was thinking about the songs we were singing. In Romans chapter 5, you have this picture on a much bigger scale. 51 00:29:58,940 --> 00:30:05,940 Paul writes this, "For while we were still weak, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly. 52 00:30:05,940 --> 00:30:12,940 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person, though perhaps for a good person, someone would dare even to die. 53 00:30:12,940 --> 00:30:22,940 But God shows his love for us, and that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." 54 00:30:22,940 --> 00:30:28,940 And there is this picture that maybe we can understand taking the place of someone we love deeply. 55 00:30:28,940 --> 00:30:35,940 Or someone who has done great in good things, but for those who are distant to us. 56 00:30:35,940 --> 00:30:41,940 Or maybe those who are our enemies, we would say, "You know what? You're on your own." 57 00:30:41,940 --> 00:30:51,940 And I want you to hear the description here that Paul writes that when Jesus dies for us, it was while we were weak. 58 00:30:51,940 --> 00:31:00,940 And while we were yet sinners. He didn't die for us because we were good or because we were strong. 59 00:31:00,940 --> 00:31:10,940 He takes our place. He goes into the cross. He bears the weight of our sins, and he dies for us 60 00:31:10,940 --> 00:31:22,940 while we were yet sinners. And so as we come to this table, I want us to come to a place where we see the grace of God 61 00:31:22,940 --> 00:31:33,940 and the love of God and the depths of his love for us and the depths of his sacrifice on the cross poured out to us. 62 00:31:33,940 --> 00:31:39,940 Because what you see in Scripture is that when we see this clearly, it transforms us. 63 00:31:39,940 --> 00:31:50,940 It changes us. It encourages us when we're weak. It strengthens us and gives us courage when we're fearful, when we're fighting with sin to see God's love, 64 00:31:50,940 --> 00:31:57,940 and that he empowers us, calling us and helping us to walk away from that sin. 65 00:31:57,940 --> 00:32:08,940 So let's go to God in prayer before we partake of this meal together. Father in heaven, I thank you for Jesus and I thank you for grace. 66 00:32:08,940 --> 00:32:17,940 And I thank you that while we were still weak and that while we were yet sinners, you died for us. 67 00:32:17,940 --> 00:32:26,940 I thank you that we have hope, that we have forgiveness, and I ask that in this meal you would nourish our hearts and our souls, 68 00:32:26,940 --> 00:32:32,940 that you would give us the strength that we need, that you would bring us peace and hope. 69 00:32:32,940 --> 00:32:42,940 We thank you so much for Jesus. We ask that you bless this bread and this cup. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 70 00:32:42,940 --> 00:32:55,940 If you would, take the bread with me as Jesus shares with his disciples, and let's partake together in remembrance of him. 71 00:32:55,940 --> 00:33:08,940 As Jesus shares the cup about to redeem people, let's partake together and remember him. 72 00:33:08,940 --> 00:33:18,940 And as Paul writes in Romans chapter 5, it's not just that we were sinners, but that we were under the wrath of God. 73 00:33:18,940 --> 00:33:25,940 And that through Jesus, we are reconciled and we are saved by his life. He starts, ends like this. 74 00:33:25,940 --> 00:33:34,940 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we now have received reconciliation. 75 00:33:34,940 --> 00:33:43,940 And the good news of the gospel is that there is reconciliation for broken, hurting, and lost sinners. 76 00:33:43,940 --> 00:33:53,940 I'm going to read from 1 Peter chapter 2. We're going to read verses 4 through 8. If you want to follow along in your Bible, 77 00:33:53,940 --> 00:34:03,940 and then we will basically spend our time in verses 4 and 5 tonight, or this morning. 78 00:34:03,940 --> 00:34:11,940 So Derek, if you would... I've got the remote, but I can't see the monitor, so if you just want to follow with the Scripture, I think I can get the rest. 79 00:34:11,940 --> 00:34:23,940 As you come to him, a living stone, rejected by men, but in the sight of God, chosen and precious, you yourselves, like living stones, 80 00:34:23,940 --> 00:34:32,940 are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 81 00:34:32,940 --> 00:34:40,940 For it stands in Scripture, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone, chosen and precious. 82 00:34:40,940 --> 00:34:47,940 And whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." So the honor is for those of you who believe, 83 00:34:47,940 --> 00:34:52,940 but for those who do not believe, a stone the builders has rejected has become the cornerstone, 84 00:34:52,940 --> 00:35:00,940 and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble because they disobey the word as they were destined to do. 85 00:35:00,940 --> 00:35:09,940 This is the word of the Lord. Father in heaven, be with us as we look to Jesus this morning. 86 00:35:09,940 --> 00:35:15,940 May you encourage us, may you teach us, may you strengthen us, may you help us to see your goodness, 87 00:35:15,940 --> 00:35:21,940 and may you help us to see that we have a place and a people and a purpose in your kingdom. 88 00:35:21,940 --> 00:35:25,940 So encourage us this morning. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 89 00:35:25,940 --> 00:35:33,940 So it's interesting that as you get older, there is a transition between burdens and joys. 90 00:35:33,940 --> 00:35:39,940 There are things that you don't appreciate when you're younger, that you do appreciate when you're older. 91 00:35:39,940 --> 00:35:44,940 And so in one of those cases, for me, that would be naps. 92 00:35:44,940 --> 00:35:51,940 So I remember as a child, right, I did not ever want to take a nap, and maybe that's hereditary, 93 00:35:51,940 --> 00:35:59,940 because I found out later in life that there were others in my family who were new to my family who also did not want to take naps. 94 00:35:59,940 --> 00:36:05,940 And there could be denial, right? Eyes are closed, very tired, and you say, "Hey, you want to go take a nap?" 95 00:36:05,940 --> 00:36:11,940 "No, no, I'm wide awake. I don't need a nap." And then there could be bargaining, right? 96 00:36:11,940 --> 00:36:16,940 "Just five more minutes, just ten more minutes, and then we'll take a nap." 97 00:36:16,940 --> 00:36:22,940 And then there could be procrastination and delay, sometimes intentional, maybe sometimes unintentional, right? 98 00:36:22,940 --> 00:36:28,940 It's always those big, big life questions that you get right before bedtime, right? 99 00:36:28,940 --> 00:36:33,940 Why does God allow evil in the world, right? Three minutes before you're supposed to be in bed? 100 00:36:33,940 --> 00:36:39,940 And it's not time for a theology class, but also when your kids are asking about God, you don't want to just be like, 101 00:36:39,940 --> 00:36:49,940 "Hey, it's time for you to go to bed." And what happens is that as children, at least for me, I didn't want to take a nap. 102 00:36:49,940 --> 00:36:57,940 My kids don't like to take naps. And I've said to my kids, and I don't think they believe me, there will come a day when you just 103 00:36:57,940 --> 00:37:04,940 wish that you could take a nap. Or you'll be too busy. You'll have too many things to do, too many responsibilities. 104 00:37:04,940 --> 00:37:14,940 You won't be able to lay down and take a nap. And what for once for me was a burden, taking a nap, now has become a joy. 105 00:37:14,940 --> 00:37:26,940 And this is important for us to understand, because I think some of us may have been taught either directly by someone specifically saying 106 00:37:26,940 --> 00:37:39,940 something to us, or maybe indirectly through Jesus, or through speaking to us, that following Jesus is some kind of a burden or a struggle. 107 00:37:39,940 --> 00:37:53,940 And maybe that's been inside the church a burden of expectation, not from Jesus, but from those who say that they will follow Jesus, those who maybe bind up heavy burdens. 108 00:37:53,940 --> 00:37:58,940 But also from those who are outside of Christ. 109 00:37:58,940 --> 00:38:05,940 There may be a burden of fear. I could never do that. I don't think I could do that, or I don't want to do that. 110 00:38:05,940 --> 00:38:20,940 And what Peter is showing us, as we move through his epistle and his letter, that even in a situation filled with suffering, because Peter is writing to Christians who are being persecuted and who are struggling, 111 00:38:20,940 --> 00:38:31,940 that there is joy to be found in Christ. And so as we look up these verses, I want us to see that this is a display of joy. 112 00:38:31,940 --> 00:38:37,940 This text on the surface that we just read to can be a little bit difficult to understand. 113 00:38:37,940 --> 00:38:44,940 It kind of seems like Peter is just saying the same thing over and over again. He says there's a living stone, there's living stones. 114 00:38:44,940 --> 00:38:50,940 In Zion, there's going to be a stone. There's a cornerstone. There's a stone that the builders rejected. 115 00:38:50,940 --> 00:38:54,940 It's become the cornerstone. There's a stone of stumbling. There's a rock of offense. 116 00:38:54,940 --> 00:39:02,940 And it seems like on the surface what Peter is doing to us is what I used to do when I wrote papers in high school. 117 00:39:02,940 --> 00:39:11,940 Where it's like, "Well, you got to have this much length." And so what I'm going to do is I'm going to cite like three different sources that all say the same thing. 118 00:39:11,940 --> 00:39:16,940 And if I make them a quote, then I can push my paper just a little longer. 119 00:39:16,940 --> 00:39:35,940 Because what Peter does here is he references three different places, two in Isaiah, one in the Psalms that refer to this rock or this cornerstone or a rock that causes people to stumble or that people are offended by. 120 00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:44,940 We might say, "Peter, what is the purpose in all of these different quotations?" 121 00:39:44,940 --> 00:39:56,940 And what he is doing, although it may not seem evident to us at first, is he's encouraging those Christians who are struggling with rejection and who are struggling with persecution. 122 00:39:56,940 --> 00:39:59,940 We see it in 1 Peter 1:6 where he says this, 123 00:39:59,940 --> 00:40:08,940 "In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials." 124 00:40:08,940 --> 00:40:21,940 And in verse 4 he says, "You come to him a living stone," and this is the important part, "rejected by men, but in the sight of God chosen and precious." 125 00:40:21,940 --> 00:40:31,940 And as Jesus comes to people who are going through trials, and who are grieved, and who are rejected, 126 00:40:31,940 --> 00:40:41,940 verse 11 he'll talk about sojourners and exiles, and what Peter does to these Christians, and to us, 127 00:40:41,940 --> 00:40:50,940 who maybe are facing trials, maybe facing opposition, maybe facing persecution, feeling like we're outsiders and far away, 128 00:40:50,940 --> 00:40:59,940 what he does is he counters the difficulty of this situation that we see on the surface with the joy over what God has done. 129 00:40:59,940 --> 00:41:08,940 You see, he's changing perspectives. And you see it right there in verse 4 where he says, "He's been rejected by men, 130 00:41:08,940 --> 00:41:15,940 but chosen and precious in the sight of God." And what Peter is doing with all these quotations is not just 131 00:41:15,940 --> 00:41:21,940 trying to take up a bunch of space or say the same thing eight different ways. What he is doing is he's 132 00:41:21,940 --> 00:41:27,940 showing us different facets of the joy that can be found in Christ. So if you've ever played with a 133 00:41:27,940 --> 00:41:33,940 kaleidoscope, or you've got a tube with some mirrors and you've got little pieces of plastic, or we have 134 00:41:33,940 --> 00:41:39,940 one at home that a marble slips in on the end and you turn it and that light reflects through in all 135 00:41:39,940 --> 00:41:47,940 different patterns, what Peter is doing, and it is so wonderful, is he is holding up the 136 00:41:47,940 --> 00:41:55,940 Scripture. As he says, as it stands in Scripture, and he turns it and you see a pattern develop, and 137 00:41:55,940 --> 00:41:59,940 you turn it and you see a pattern develop, and you turn it and you see a pattern develop. He's showing 138 00:41:59,940 --> 00:42:07,940 us these different facets of joy. We don't have time to chase every pattern or every reflection. 139 00:42:07,940 --> 00:42:17,940 So our primary focus is going to be here in verses four and five. "As you come to him, a living stone rejected 140 00:42:17,940 --> 00:42:25,940 by men, but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves, like living stones, are being built up as 141 00:42:25,940 --> 00:42:33,940 a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus 142 00:42:33,940 --> 00:42:43,940 Christ." And so Peter begins like this, that this stone is precious. And it's different, and it's more 143 00:42:43,940 --> 00:42:50,940 important than every other stone. So almost all children at some point love rocks. And so one of my favorite 144 00:42:50,940 --> 00:42:57,940 memories with my little nephews is we hiked down over this hill to this little brook at their granddad's 145 00:42:57,940 --> 00:43:02,940 house. And I was like, "Let's find some rocks." And they're like, "Why are we finding rocks?" I was like, "Let's 146 00:43:02,940 --> 00:43:08,940 throw them in the water." And so for like the next 45 minutes, right, me as an adult and these two little 147 00:43:08,940 --> 00:43:14,940 guys are just throwing rocks into the water, having the time of our life. We get back to the house, 148 00:43:14,940 --> 00:43:19,940 we're like, "Where were you guys?" Throwing rocks in the stream, right? It's just something that, at least 149 00:43:19,940 --> 00:43:25,940 for me, like it's a joyful thing. Let's throw some rocks. Then as you get a little older, right, the rocks go 150 00:43:25,940 --> 00:43:37,940 from throwing to sort of the collecting of rocks. So the rocks aren't just good for throwing, but you're 151 00:43:37,940 --> 00:43:43,940 out and you're walking through a park or in the woods. You get back to your car or back to your house, 152 00:43:43,940 --> 00:43:48,940 and as a dad you realize you've got a pocket full of rocks and a handful of sticks, and you've got to 153 00:43:48,940 --> 00:43:52,940 dispose of them before your children see it. I never threw your rocks and sticks away, but you've got to 154 00:43:52,940 --> 00:43:57,940 dispose of them really quickly. They like to collect them. But then what happens? You get a 155 00:43:57,940 --> 00:44:03,940 little older, and then you start to really collect the special rocks. You go from throwing rocks to 156 00:44:03,940 --> 00:44:09,940 collecting gravel out of a parking lot. You're sort of being a rock connoisseur, right? That 157 00:44:09,940 --> 00:44:15,940 gravel doesn't have the same appeal as a colorful rock, or maybe a rock that you picked up at a 158 00:44:15,940 --> 00:44:21,940 special place, or a special type of rock. And in my day, I'd have a rock book. Now you can 159 00:44:21,940 --> 00:44:26,940 scan your rock with an app, and it tells you what it is. And there's fossils, and 160 00:44:26,940 --> 00:44:31,940 there's geodes. And the special rocks, at least in our family rock collection, are 161 00:44:31,940 --> 00:44:38,940 very different, right, than ordinary rocks. Because there's something that 162 00:44:38,940 --> 00:44:43,940 distinguishes it. When Peter speaks of Jesus here, he's saying that he is a 163 00:44:43,940 --> 00:44:50,940 precious stone. He says that there is something about Jesus that makes him worthy of a 164 00:44:50,940 --> 00:44:54,940 special honor, that he's different from all of the other things that we can build 165 00:44:54,940 --> 00:45:00,940 with, or build on, or build near. That Jesus, there is some sort of distinguishing 166 00:45:00,940 --> 00:45:07,940 characteristics that make him very, very different. And the wonder of the rock of 167 00:45:07,940 --> 00:45:15,940 Christ is twofold, because in some characteristics, he's very much like a rock. But 168 00:45:15,940 --> 00:45:22,940 in other characteristics, he is a rock that is so very, very different. And so 169 00:45:22,940 --> 00:45:27,940 we see, as Peter talks about the rock that is Christ, he says that there is an 170 00:45:27,940 --> 00:45:33,940 unwavering strength. Now, this is not a new idea. Probably the first place we see 171 00:45:33,940 --> 00:45:39,940 this in Scripture is in the 32nd chapter of Deuteronomy, where Moses has written a 172 00:45:39,940 --> 00:45:46,940 song. And time after time, I think five times in Deuteronomy 32, we see God as our 173 00:45:46,940 --> 00:45:52,940 rock, either as the one who protects us safely and who supports us, or in some 174 00:45:52,940 --> 00:45:57,940 cases as the one who trips us because we have been running after something that is 175 00:45:57,940 --> 00:46:05,940 wrong. And rock is a common picture in Scripture, frequently used as a strong 176 00:46:05,940 --> 00:46:11,940 shelter, and of protection, and of something that doesn't waver or doesn't 177 00:46:11,940 --> 00:46:18,940 move. And the picture that Peter is giving us is that this, that Jesus, our hope, is 178 00:46:18,940 --> 00:46:24,940 not weak or unsteady. And Peter's readers need this reassurance. They've left their 179 00:46:24,940 --> 00:46:30,940 former way of life behind, and now are facing difficulty and persecution. And 180 00:46:30,940 --> 00:46:35,940 their journey that began with joy, and maybe their neighbors are curious, but 181 00:46:35,940 --> 00:46:42,940 then they're facing hostility and full-fledged persecution. And it would feel 182 00:46:42,940 --> 00:46:46,940 for some of these people like their whole world is shaking. And it's not a good 183 00:46:46,940 --> 00:46:53,940 feeling when everything shakes. I don't know how many of you remember the 2011 184 00:46:53,940 --> 00:47:01,940 tipped over like two of our lawn chairs in the yard. And we were in the sound 185 00:47:01,940 --> 00:47:05,940 room here. It was like a Monday or Tuesday morning. It was working on something. And I thought 186 00:47:05,940 --> 00:47:10,940 when the earthquake came that something had ran into the building. Some guy driving 187 00:47:10,940 --> 00:47:14,940 down the street, because the whole building just kind of shook for a minute. And then 188 00:47:14,940 --> 00:47:18,940 it's like, "What's happening?" And then the internet didn't work. The phones were 189 00:47:18,940 --> 00:47:23,940 super busy. All of this trying to figure out what happened. And it's a weird 190 00:47:23,940 --> 00:47:31,940 thing when the thing that isn't supposed to move starts moving. And what 191 00:47:31,940 --> 00:47:35,940 Peter is saying to people in the midst of a world that is uncertain and filled with 192 00:47:35,940 --> 00:47:41,940 struggle is that your rock doesn't shake. The world around you might, but your rock 193 00:47:41,940 --> 00:47:47,940 does not move. And you and I need this assurance so desperately. Consider the 194 00:47:47,940 --> 00:47:52,940 change that happens in our world. And not just the change, but the speed of 195 00:47:52,940 --> 00:48:00,940 change that happens. I think in like 1924, something like 20 or 22 percent of 196 00:48:00,940 --> 00:48:05,940 people in America own cars. Now it's something like 92, according to the 197 00:48:05,940 --> 00:48:11,940 last census, 92 percent of people own cars in the last hundred years. But in 198 00:48:11,940 --> 00:48:16,940 that, that percentage, like 22 percent, that 22 percent now owns like more than 199 00:48:16,940 --> 00:48:23,940 three cars, right? In a hundred years, we've gone from walking and horses and 200 00:48:23,940 --> 00:48:29,940 trains and the occasional car. Now it's an everyday understood thing. Or think 201 00:48:29,940 --> 00:48:32,940 about, and I was thinking about this the other day, there are things my kids do 202 00:48:32,940 --> 00:48:37,940 not understand. Like eight-track tapes. I'm old enough to remember when 203 00:48:37,940 --> 00:48:42,940 eight-tracks, like our cars were old enough, they had an eight-track player in 204 00:48:42,940 --> 00:48:45,940 it. Now it was not a new car, but it was a car that had an eight-track 205 00:48:45,940 --> 00:48:49,940 player that had an eight-track player. For me, primarily growing up, it was cassettes 206 00:48:49,940 --> 00:48:56,940 or tapes. And then it moved to CDs and you had to rebuy all your music. And then 207 00:48:56,940 --> 00:49:02,940 it wasn't long before all became digital, and now I can get on my phone and find 208 00:49:02,940 --> 00:49:08,940 any song from any artist anywhere and play it. Right? And we're just talking in the 209 00:49:08,940 --> 00:49:14,940 span of like 40 years, remarkable technological change in one tiny area of 210 00:49:14,940 --> 00:49:20,940 life. Like my kids will never know like a blockbuster. Right? They'll never know 211 00:49:20,940 --> 00:49:25,940 really having to wait for the next episode of something to come on. 212 00:49:25,940 --> 00:49:28,940 I remember when 24 was a thing, there was a few of us here in church, we'd buy the 213 00:49:28,940 --> 00:49:35,940 seasons on DVD and swap them back and forth, watching Jack Bauer save America. 214 00:49:35,940 --> 00:49:41,940 Our world changes really, really fast, and not just technologically, right? 215 00:49:41,940 --> 00:49:47,940 Culture shifts. Value shifts. Priorities shift. Everything shifts. 216 00:49:47,940 --> 00:49:50,940 And in some cases, we seek this change. 217 00:49:50,940 --> 00:49:54,940 Maybe we want something newer, faster, better, easier. 218 00:49:54,940 --> 00:49:57,940 But then also everything wears out. 219 00:49:57,940 --> 00:50:01,940 So some of the change in our life is because things wear out. 220 00:50:01,940 --> 00:50:08,940 And what we need is something that doesn't move. 221 00:50:08,940 --> 00:50:12,940 That doesn't change. 222 00:50:12,940 --> 00:50:15,940 That doesn't wear out. 223 00:50:15,940 --> 00:50:21,940 Peter says there is a precious stone in the midst of a changing world. 224 00:50:21,940 --> 00:50:24,940 There's something that is solid. 225 00:50:24,940 --> 00:50:28,940 And so Peter says this, "As you come to Him." 226 00:50:28,940 --> 00:50:31,940 A living stone. Rejected by men. 227 00:50:31,940 --> 00:50:33,940 But in the sight of God, chosen and precious. 228 00:50:33,940 --> 00:50:37,940 There is a place that you can put your feet that is solid. 229 00:50:37,940 --> 00:50:45,940 In the midst of all of your fears, and the waves of change, and the brokenness that surrounds you, there is a place that is solid. 230 00:50:45,940 --> 00:50:47,940 And it is precious. 231 00:50:47,940 --> 00:50:53,940 And then he says this, "There is a living stone." 232 00:50:53,940 --> 00:51:01,940 Now I'm not old enough for this, not by, maybe like some of you, but in 1975, there's a guy by the name of Gary. 233 00:51:01,940 --> 00:51:06,940 And Gary was in a bar, and all of his buddies were complaining about their pets. 234 00:51:06,940 --> 00:51:14,940 And I don't know what specifically they were complaining about, whether they, you know, the amount of time, or the amount of money, or my dog is sick. 235 00:51:14,940 --> 00:51:20,940 And Gary comes up with an idea, and for those of you who are alive in 1975, you probably know this. 236 00:51:20,940 --> 00:51:24,940 He said, "You know what you guys need? It's a pet rock." 237 00:51:24,940 --> 00:51:30,940 And so Gary goes home, and he writes a 32-page book about how to care for your rock. 238 00:51:30,940 --> 00:51:37,940 And he's like, "It's really good in some things. Like, it'll stay. It'll sit. Right? It'll wait for you." 239 00:51:37,940 --> 00:51:41,940 But there's some things, if you want it to roll over, it's going to need some help and instruction. 240 00:51:41,940 --> 00:51:44,940 You don't have to feed it. You don't have to take it to the vet. You don't have to wash it. 241 00:51:44,940 --> 00:51:50,940 Here is a pet rock. And then, for six months, this craze sweeps the nation. 242 00:51:50,940 --> 00:51:56,940 It makes like 15 million bucks selling rocks with a booklet. Right? 243 00:51:56,940 --> 00:52:08,940 This rock that doesn't do anything. And for us, it may seem rocks might have an interesting or valuable characteristic, but they don't really do anything. 244 00:52:08,940 --> 00:52:19,940 And what Peter says is, "Jesus very much, like the stone of a solid foundation, will keep you in a place where you are safe." 245 00:52:19,940 --> 00:52:29,940 But he said, "He's not like every other stone." Jesus is not a cold, dead rock, but Jesus is filled with life. 246 00:52:29,940 --> 00:52:46,940 And His unwavering strength is what makes Him precious. And I want you to see, as we come to this place that is firm and is solid and is precious, 247 00:52:46,940 --> 00:52:56,940 that we're not just talking about a dead rock, but we're talking about someone who is alive. Someone who has accomplished your salvation, 248 00:52:56,940 --> 00:53:07,940 who has paid for your sins, has defeated death, and is giving you a place to stand in the midst of a changing, difficult world. 249 00:53:07,940 --> 00:53:18,940 But then we see there is a wonderful purpose. Stones for us oftentimes are like trinkets or decorations, right? 250 00:53:18,940 --> 00:53:26,940 They value, they symbolize our love. Here's a diamond, here's an engagement ring made of some rocks that we dug out of the ground, 251 00:53:26,940 --> 00:53:36,940 crushed up and melted together. The stone of Christ is different. Look at what Peter says. 252 00:53:36,940 --> 00:53:51,940 Verse six, "For it stands in Scripture. Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." 253 00:53:51,940 --> 00:54:00,940 And if you've been around church very much, you've heard about the cornerstone. And if you haven't, the purpose of the cornerstone was the first stone that was laid as part of a building. 254 00:54:00,940 --> 00:54:10,940 And it was the point of reference to which everything else was measured by. So the length of your building was measured by the cornerstone. 255 00:54:10,940 --> 00:54:19,940 The width of your building was measured by the cornerstone. The height was measured from the cornerstone. It was an unchanging point of reference. 256 00:54:19,940 --> 00:54:31,940 And what you see, as Peter says, is God is not done. He is building something. And it's built upon a foundation that cannot be shaken, cannot be moved, 257 00:54:31,940 --> 00:54:48,940 that is wonderfully precious and is alive, that there is a purpose. There's energy. And then he comes to us in verse 5, and he says, 258 00:54:48,940 --> 00:55:00,940 "You are transformed by Jesus." As you come to him, speaking of Jesus, a living stone rejected by men, but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 259 00:55:00,940 --> 00:55:10,940 now here's verse 5, "You yourselves, like living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, 260 00:55:10,940 --> 00:55:17,940 to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." And what he is saying is that 261 00:55:17,940 --> 00:55:26,940 we are transformed by Jesus. That as you come to him, in the uncertainty of life, here's Jesus. He's precious. 262 00:55:26,940 --> 00:55:37,940 He has an unwavering, unchanging strength. He's full of life. But not just full of life, he gives you life, and he's doing something wonderful. 263 00:55:37,940 --> 00:55:46,940 And in these words we find this, is that you have a place. That there is a place for you. Have you ever felt really out 264 00:55:46,940 --> 00:55:56,940 a place? Like you didn't belong, that you didn't fit in. I remember first moving from Vermont, or from Arizona to Vermont. 265 00:55:56,940 --> 00:56:06,940 Went from a fairly large city to a very small community that was primarily Dutch dairy farmers. And for me, in second grade, 266 00:56:06,940 --> 00:56:15,940 that was a pretty big culture shock. We went around from running around at recess to building farms and playing with tractors. 267 00:56:15,940 --> 00:56:22,940 And for a little bit, it felt like you didn't belong. You didn't fit. Everybody was related, you were the outsider. 268 00:56:22,940 --> 00:56:32,940 Here's the picture, it says. You yourselves like living stones. That there is a place for you in Christ. 269 00:56:32,940 --> 00:56:39,940 You're not sitting outside going, "I wish I could be a part of that. I don't know if I will fit in here." 270 00:56:39,940 --> 00:56:44,940 Jesus is bringing you into his house. 271 00:56:44,940 --> 00:56:52,940 Secondly, we find that we are not alone. That you are not alone. It's never a good feeling, right, to be alone. 272 00:56:52,940 --> 00:56:59,940 Especially when there's difficulty. You might say, "Well, we have a living stone, and that's wonderful." 273 00:56:59,940 --> 00:57:05,940 But look at verse 5, "You yourselves like living stones." You have people, right? 274 00:57:05,940 --> 00:57:13,940 Not an individual house where God takes his people, and he puts one house here, and one house here, one house here, 275 00:57:13,940 --> 00:57:20,940 and then maybe sometimes for the holidays you always kind of get together and meet with each other. 276 00:57:20,940 --> 00:57:28,940 The picture here is that Jesus, the living stone, the firm foundation, the one who is precious, 277 00:57:28,940 --> 00:57:34,940 is being built into something wonderful, and his people are being added as well. 278 00:57:34,940 --> 00:57:42,940 Now in the church, this is both sometimes very wonderful to realize that we are not alone, but also it can be difficult, right? 279 00:57:42,940 --> 00:57:47,940 What happens when all of your family comes over for the holidays, right? 280 00:57:47,940 --> 00:57:52,940 And you're all in the same place, and maybe it doesn't seem like there's enough room, right? 281 00:57:52,940 --> 00:57:58,940 My grandma had one of those decorative novelty throw pillows. It's like every time I go home I break out in relatives, right? 282 00:57:58,940 --> 00:58:09,940 It's like one of those things that can be difficult. And Peter says, "Guess what? You don't get to do it by yourself." 283 00:58:09,940 --> 00:58:18,940 Like, no matter how annoying we might be or others might be, that God is changing us and transforming us so that we are not alone. 284 00:58:18,940 --> 00:58:25,940 I love this picture, right? Then he says this, "You have a purpose." 285 00:58:25,940 --> 00:58:29,940 Alright, there's a difference between watching and participating. 286 00:58:29,940 --> 00:58:36,940 We're pretty good at watching all different kinds of things. It's very different to be a part of it. 287 00:58:36,940 --> 00:58:41,940 What he says here is that Christianity is not a spectator sport. 288 00:58:41,940 --> 00:58:47,940 And he says to the church and to God's people, "Your purpose is not small." 289 00:58:47,940 --> 00:58:58,940 Your purpose is a holy priesthood offering sacrifices, the nearness and the power of being close to God. 290 00:58:58,940 --> 00:59:05,940 That we are transformed and we are changed. And it is wonderful. 291 00:59:05,940 --> 00:59:10,940 I want to encourage you with the power of God. And maybe you hear this this morning from Peter, and you think, 292 00:59:10,940 --> 00:59:18,940 "Well, there's a rock. That's great." I could never do any of that. I'm not strong enough. 293 00:59:18,940 --> 00:59:25,940 And as a Christian, you feel weak. Notice what Peter says in verse 5. He says, "Are being built up." 294 00:59:25,940 --> 00:59:34,940 "You as living stones are being built up." That you're not building yourself up. You are being built up by God. 295 00:59:34,940 --> 00:59:47,940 Maybe you're not a Christian. And you hear about this place where, despite all the shaking in the world, there's a foundation. 296 00:59:47,940 --> 00:59:54,940 There's a place where there is hope, and there is power, and there is life, and there is love, and there is acceptance, 297 00:59:54,940 --> 01:00:03,940 and there is transformation away from your sin and into righteousness. And you go, "That's wonderful, but I could never ever get there." 298 01:00:03,940 --> 01:00:15,940 There's an account in Jesus' ministry where He's walking by this pool, and what people had come to believe about this pool was that when the water got all ripply, 299 01:00:15,940 --> 01:00:25,940 it means an angel was stirring it up. And they thought that whoever could get into this pool of water first would be healed by this power. 300 01:00:25,940 --> 01:00:32,940 So every time there was a ripple, all of these sick and injured and hurt people throw themselves into this pool of 301 01:00:32,940 --> 01:00:44,940 water, trying to be the first and to find healing. And then there's this man, and he has been by this pool, not just for a day or two, but for years and years and years. 302 01:00:44,940 --> 01:00:50,940 Jesus comes up to him, and He says this. He says, "Do you want to be well?" 303 01:00:50,940 --> 01:00:55,940 And this guy looks at him and goes, "I don't have anybody to help me into the pool." 304 01:00:55,940 --> 01:01:00,940 Completely misses Jesus' question. Jesus isn't saying to him, "Can you get to the pool?" 305 01:01:00,940 --> 01:01:04,940 Are you able to get to the pool? Do you want to work really hard to get to the pool?" 306 01:01:04,940 --> 01:01:09,940 Jesus just simply looks at him and goes, "Do you want to be well?" 307 01:01:09,940 --> 01:01:18,940 And for Christians and for non-Christians, in our struggles and in our discouragement and in our fight and struggle with sin, 308 01:01:18,940 --> 01:01:25,940 and we look at our own strength, we say, "I don't think I can do it." 309 01:01:25,940 --> 01:01:29,940 And Jesus comes, our living stone, and He says, "Do you want to be well?" 310 01:01:29,940 --> 01:01:34,940 Right? The question is not, "Can I?" 311 01:01:34,940 --> 01:01:37,940 But, "Will I look to Jesus?" 312 01:01:37,940 --> 01:01:40,940 Right? This living stone. 313 01:01:40,940 --> 01:01:45,940 Peter talks about the lamb without spot or blemish. 314 01:01:45,940 --> 01:01:49,940 Right? Our living hope. 315 01:01:49,940 --> 01:01:56,940 Just like this man learns that there is power in Jesus. 316 01:01:56,940 --> 01:02:01,940 We as a church need to see the same thing. 317 01:02:01,940 --> 01:02:05,940 That in a world that is ever-changing and ever more difficult, 318 01:02:05,940 --> 01:02:11,940 in some cases more unpleasant or more hostile, 319 01:02:11,940 --> 01:02:15,940 more skeptical, more of a struggle, 320 01:02:15,940 --> 01:02:19,940 more hurts and more sorrows, 321 01:02:19,940 --> 01:02:23,940 that there is a place where we have hope. 322 01:02:23,940 --> 01:02:25,940 And that is in Christ. Let's pray. 323 01:02:25,940 --> 01:02:28,940 Father, 324 01:02:28,940 --> 01:02:32,940 direct us to the rock that is Christ. 325 01:02:32,940 --> 01:02:35,940 May you shelter us there. 326 01:02:35,940 --> 01:02:37,940 May you 327 01:02:37,940 --> 01:02:40,940 watch over us. 328 01:02:40,940 --> 01:02:43,940 May you shape us. 329 01:02:43,940 --> 01:02:45,940 May you change us and transform us. 330 01:02:45,940 --> 01:02:48,940 We thank you for Jesus. It's in his name we pray. 331 01:02:48,940 --> 01:02:50,940 Amen. 332 01:02:50,940 --> 01:02:54,940 1 Peter 1, Peter says this: 333 01:02:54,940 --> 01:02:56,940 "Born Again to a Living Hope." 334 01:02:56,940 --> 01:03:00,940 So let's go ahead and stand, and we're going to sing about that living hope. 335 01:03:00,940 --> 01:03:15,940 How great the chasm 336 01:03:15,940 --> 01:03:19,940 They lay between us 337 01:03:19,940 --> 01:03:23,940 How high the mountain 338 01:03:23,940 --> 01:03:26,940 I could not climb 339 01:03:26,940 --> 01:03:29,940 In desperation 340 01:03:29,940 --> 01:03:32,940 I turned to heaven 341 01:03:32,940 --> 01:03:35,940 And spoke your name 342 01:03:35,940 --> 01:03:39,940 Into the night 343 01:03:39,940 --> 01:03:42,940 Then through the darkness 344 01:03:42,940 --> 01:03:46,940 Your loving kindness 345 01:03:46,940 --> 01:03:52,940 Tore through the shadows of my soul 346 01:03:52,940 --> 01:03:55,940 The work is finished 347 01:03:55,940 --> 01:03:59,940 The end is written 348 01:03:59,940 --> 01:04:01,940 Jesus Christ 349 01:04:01,940 --> 01:04:05,940 My living hope 350 01:04:05,940 --> 01:04:11,940 Who could imagine 351 01:04:11,940 --> 01:04:15,940 So great a mercy 352 01:04:15,940 --> 01:04:19,940 What heart could fathom 353 01:04:19,940 --> 01:04:22,940 I've found this grace 354 01:04:22,940 --> 01:04:26,940 The God of ages 355 01:04:26,940 --> 01:04:29,940 Step down from glory 356 01:04:29,940 --> 01:04:32,940 To wear my sin 357 01:04:32,940 --> 01:04:35,940 And bear my shame 358 01:04:35,940 --> 01:04:39,940 The cross has spoken 359 01:04:39,940 --> 01:04:42,940 I am forgiven 360 01:04:42,940 --> 01:04:48,940 The King of kings calls me his own 361 01:04:48,940 --> 01:04:52,940 Beautiful Savior 362 01:04:52,940 --> 01:04:55,940 I'm yours forever 363 01:04:55,940 --> 01:04:58,940 Jesus Christ 364 01:04:58,940 --> 01:05:02,940 My living home 365 01:05:02,940 --> 01:05:06,940 Hallelujah 366 01:05:06,940 --> 01:05:09,940 Praise the one who set me free 367 01:05:09,940 --> 01:05:12,940 Hallelujah 368 01:05:12,940 --> 01:05:16,940 Death has lost its grip on me 369 01:05:16,940 --> 01:05:20,940 You have broken every chain 370 01:05:20,940 --> 01:05:23,940 There's salvation in your name 371 01:05:23,940 --> 01:05:25,940 Jesus Christ 372 01:05:25,940 --> 01:05:29,940 My living home 373 01:05:29,940 --> 01:05:36,940 Then came the morning 374 01:05:36,940 --> 01:05:39,940 That sealed the promise 375 01:05:39,940 --> 01:05:42,940 Your buried body 376 01:05:42,940 --> 01:05:45,940 Began to breathe 377 01:05:45,940 --> 01:05:49,940 Out of the silence 378 01:05:49,940 --> 01:05:52,940 The roaring lion 379 01:05:52,940 --> 01:05:54,940 Declared the grave 380 01:05:54,940 --> 01:05:58,940 Has no claim on me 381 01:05:58,940 --> 01:06:02,940 Then came the morning 382 01:06:02,940 --> 01:06:06,940 That sealed the promise 383 01:06:06,940 --> 01:06:09,940 Your buried body 384 01:06:09,940 --> 01:06:12,940 Began to breathe 385 01:06:12,940 --> 01:06:16,940 Out of the silence 386 01:06:16,940 --> 01:06:19,940 The roaring lion 387 01:06:19,940 --> 01:06:21,940 Declared the grave 388 01:06:21,940 --> 01:06:25,940 Has no claim on me 389 01:06:25,940 --> 01:06:33,940 Jesus, yours is the victory 390 01:06:33,940 --> 01:06:39,940 Hallelujah 391 01:06:39,940 --> 01:06:43,940 Praise the one who set me free 392 01:06:43,940 --> 01:06:46,940 Hallelujah 393 01:06:46,940 --> 01:06:49,940 Death has lost its grip on me 394 01:06:49,940 --> 01:06:53,940 You have broken every chain 395 01:06:53,940 --> 01:06:56,940 There's salvation in your name 396 01:06:56,940 --> 01:07:02,940 Jesus Christ, my living home 397 01:07:02,940 --> 01:07:09,940 Jesus Christ, my living home 398 01:07:09,940 --> 01:07:16,940 Oh God, you are my living home 399 01:07:16,940 --> 01:07:31,940 We want to thank you all for being here this morning. We've got a few announcements. Before I get to the ones on the slide, we are beginning Advent. Here in... 400 01:07:31,940 --> 01:07:48,940 I think two Sundays from now. And so if you have not been here during Advent, as we light our Advent candles that sort of walk us toward the arrival of Jesus, one of the things we do is we generally have a mob of children, and then we give them a torch. 401 01:07:48,940 --> 01:08:00,940 And so it's like, it's a little bit exciting, a little bit uncertain, but it is kind of a wonderful moment of participation. So that is coming up. 402 01:08:00,940 --> 01:08:17,940 So I think most of us, we've talked about this or have been here in years past, but if there's kids who want to do that, we will talk to you about that, and we will do our best not to light anything or anyone on fire, but we make no promises about that. 403 01:08:17,940 --> 01:08:29,940 Also, coming up this Wednesday, November 20th, we are having Thanksgiving dinner here at the church instead of Bible study. We're going to gather together. 404 01:08:29,940 --> 01:08:42,940 We'll have turkey, so bring a side that you like to have, and come share some meal, a meal, and some fellowship, and a time of thanksgiving as we remember God's blessings. 405 01:08:42,940 --> 01:08:55,940 One of the things I love about how God speaks to us, or how God helps us remember, is in the Old Testament, one of the ways in which we celebrate God's blessings is by enjoying them. 406 01:08:55,940 --> 01:09:05,940 And so, as we come together, and share a meal together, and just spend some time being thankful, we are trying this year to have a Thanksgiving Eve. 407 01:09:05,940 --> 01:09:16,940 We'll get to that in a minute. Thanksgiving Eve, night of worship, just kind of a few moments, around 6 p.m., kind of almost like a Vespers. 408 01:09:16,940 --> 01:09:25,940 We'll have some time of worship and share some Scripture together, but kind of a Thanksgiving Eve worship time on that. 409 01:09:25,940 --> 01:09:34,940 Also, Children's Church is the second and fourth Sundays, and so I think that's this coming Sunday, right? 410 01:09:34,940 --> 01:09:44,940 So this coming Sunday, and so we invite you to come and be part of our Children's Church and Children's classes on those days. 411 01:09:44,940 --> 01:09:54,940 I'm going to go ahead, and we'll have a word of prayer, and then we will read, end with Psalm 40:16, and then sing the doxology. 412 01:09:54,940 --> 01:10:05,940 Father in heaven, thank you for Jesus and grace. Thank you for bringing us together, and bringing us together as a family to sing, and to pray, and to read Scripture, and to come to the table together. 413 01:10:05,940 --> 01:10:09,940 Thank you for your goodness. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 414 01:10:09,940 --> 01:10:15,940 Psalm 40:16. We begin our service with the first three verses. Near the end of the chapter, he says, 415 01:10:15,940 --> 01:10:25,940 "May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. May those who love your salvation say continually, 'Great is the Lord.'" 416 01:10:33,940 --> 01:10:55,940 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. 417 01:11:03,940 --> 01:11:05,940 Thank you. 418 01:11:33,940 --> 01:12:03,920 Thank you. 419 01:12:03,940 --> 01:12:33,920 Thank you.