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Series A – Sixth Sunday After Pentecost – Sunday, July 20, 2014 | Pr. Chris Rosebrough

Welcome to the Teaching Ministry of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Kongsvinger is a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is located on the plains of Northwestern Minnesota. We proclaim Christ and Him crucified for our sins and salvation by grace through faith alone, and now, here’s a message from Pastor Chris Rosebrough:

Time Stamp	Transcript
0:27	The holy Gospel
0:29	according to Matthew chapter 13 verses
0:31	24 through 30 and verses 36 through 43.
0:35	Jesus told them another parable
0:38	the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who
0:41	sowed good seed in his field
0:43	but while everyone was sleeping his
0:46	enemy came and sowed weeds among the
0:48	wheat and went away
0:50	when the wheat sprouted and formed heads
0:53	then the weeds also appeared the owner’s
0:56	servants came to him and said sir didn’t
0:59	you sow good seed in your field
1:01	where then did the weeds come from
1:05	well an enemy did this he replied
1:07	the servants asked him well do you want
1:10	us to go
1:11	and pull them up no he answered because
1:14	while you were pulling the weeds you may
1:17	root up the wheat with them let both
1:19	grow together until the Harvest at that
1:22	time I will tell the Harvester’s first
1:24	collect the weeds and then tie them in
1:26	bundles to be burned then gather the
1:29	wheat and bring them into my barn
1:31	then he left the crowd and went into the
1:33	house and his disciples came to him and
1:35	said
1:36	explain to us the parable of the weeds
1:38	in the field
1:40	he answered
1:41	the one who sowed the good seed is the
1:43	son of man
1:45	the field is the world The Good Seed
1:48	stands for the sons of the Kingdom the
1:51	weeds are the sons of the evil one
1:54	and the enemy who sows them is the devil
1:57	and the Harvest is the end of the age
2:00	and the Harvesters are angels as the
2:03	weeds are pulled up and burned in the
2:05	fire so it will be at the End of the Age
2:08	the son of man will send out his angels
2:11	and they will weed out of his kingdom
2:13	everything that causes sin and all who
2:16	do evil they will throw them into the
2:19	fiery furnace where there will be
2:21	weeping and gnashing of teeth
2:23	and then the righteous will shine like
2:25	the sun in the Kingdom of their father
2:28	he who has ears let him hear this is the
2:32	gospel of the Lord
2:34	in the name of Jesus
2:36	amen
2:38	all right let’s face it this parable of
2:40	Jesus is a parable that touches on
2:41	judgment
2:43	and when we hear it we begin to get a
2:45	sick feeling in our stomachs and may
2:47	even have deep difficulty sleeping at
2:50	night if we allow our minds to chew on
2:52	this passage face it you’re not getting
2:55	any younger
2:57	nope you’re not
3:00	and we’ve all had that startling reality
3:03	stares in the face and that reality says
3:07	one day I’m Gonna Stand face to face
3:10	before Jesus on the day of judgment now
3:12	if you’re like me you’ve realized you
3:14	know mortality is creeping up on you and
3:16	don’t you young people think that it
3:18	can’t stalk you it can right
3:20	so then here’s the all-important
3:22	question
3:23	weeds or wheat which one am I
3:28	now in searching for the answer to that
3:30	question it matters because here Jesus
3:32	makes a direct reference to the fires of
3:34	hell and quite frankly none of us want
3:36	to go there but there is this problem
3:39	when you and I examine our lives in
3:41	light of God’s holy law
3:44	we don’t measure up
3:46	and we look a lot like weeds and we do
3:49	not at all times act like wheat
3:52	yeah y’all y’all been to the fair to an
3:55	amusement park right it says you have to
3:57	be this tall to ride this ride right
4:00	yeah God’s law is kind of like the
4:02	Empire State Building and it says you
4:04	have to be this tall in your
4:06	righteousness in order to enter in and
4:08	we’re looking up at it going how on
4:10	Earth is that going to work
4:11	right
4:13	so let’s take a look at God’s law real
4:15	quick we’ll use uh hair Luther’s a small
4:17	catechism to help us out here and this
4:20	will demonstrate the problem let’s kind
4:22	of review The Commandments first
4:23	commandment you will have no other gods
4:25	what does this mean it means that we
4:27	should fear love and trust in God above
4:29	all things
4:30	so when you’re in trouble what do you
4:32	fear love and Trust in what do you go to
4:34	for Comfort do you go to God do you
4:36	expect God to help you or do you find
4:38	other things to comfort you well if
4:40	you’re doing that you’re committing a
4:41	sin the sin of idolatry you’ve made
4:43	something else your deity
4:45	guilty I’m guilty
4:48	second you shall not take the name of
4:50	the Lord your God in vain what does this
4:51	mean well answer we should fear and love
4:53	God so we do not curse swear use
4:55	witchcraft liar deceive by his name but
4:57	call upon it in every trouble pray
4:59	praise and give thanks now this touches
5:01	on the pastor’s major sin there’s lots
5:05	of pulpits out there where people do
5:06	basically declare falsehood about God
5:09	they deceive people they twist God’s
5:11	word and this is how you blaspheme his
5:13	name and if you pass along that false
5:16	Doctrine as if it’s true Doctrine you
5:18	are participating in that sin this is so
5:20	much more than somebody texting somebody
5:22	and saying OMG right
5:25	it’s yeah it’s that but a lot more
5:28	how about this one third commandment you
5:29	shall sanctify the holy day well what
5:32	does this mean listen carefully we
5:35	should fear and love God so that we do
5:36	not despise preaching and his word but
5:40	hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn
5:43	it yeah that means that if you start to
5:46	roll your eyes at the 15 minute Mark
5:48	when the past or sermon runs a little
5:50	bit long and that’s breaking the third
5:52	commandment you need to repent
5:54	yeah sometimes the pastor needs to go
5:56	along
5:57	fourth Commandment you shall honor your
5:59	father and mother that you may live long
6:01	on the earth what does this mean Luther
6:02	God that’s right we should fear and love
6:04	God so we do not despise or anger our
6:06	parents or our employers or Masters but
6:09	give them honor serve them obey them and
6:11	hold them in love and esteem
6:14	how many of you have an employer that
6:16	you talk badly about behind his or her
6:19	back
6:20	it’s not just your parents we’re talking
6:22	about here this also goes all the way up
6:25	to the highest office in the land the
6:26	president of the United States consider
6:28	this do you dishonor him in your
6:30	critique of his the way he governs
6:33	yeah fifth commandment you shall not
6:36	murder oh finally we’ve gotten to a
6:38	commandment none of us have committed
6:39	right wrong
6:41	let me explain
6:43	what does this mean it means that we
6:45	should fear and love God so we do not
6:46	hurt or harm our neighbor in his body
6:48	but help him befriend him in every
6:50	bodily need in every need and danger in
6:53	life and body
6:55	be a nice friend when you’re not doing
6:56	that you’re murdering and oh by the way
6:58	Jesus kind of cranks this one up to the
7:00	max when he says in Matthew Chapter 5
7:02	you have heard that it was said to the
7:05	people long ago do not murder and anyone
7:07	who murders will be subject to judgment
7:08	but I tell you anyone who’s angry with
7:11	his brother will be subject to judgment
7:13	again anyone who says to his brother
7:14	raqqa which means empty head okay great
7:19	insult is it not
7:20	you empty head
7:22	well Jesus says you say that you’re
7:24	ansible to the sanhedra but anyway says
7:25	you fool will be in danger of the fires
7:28	of hell
7:30	woof sixth commandment you shall not
7:32	commit adultery another one we haven’t
7:34	committed yeah not so fast
7:37	what does this mean we should fear and
7:38	love God so that we may lead a pure and
7:40	decent life and word and deeds and each
7:42	love and honor his spouse now if you
7:44	think you haven’t committed this sin
7:46	Jesus says this you have heard that it
7:48	was said do not commit adultery but I
7:49	tell you that anyone who looks at a
7:51	woman lustfully has already committed
7:52	adultery with her in his heart
7:55	whoops
7:58	wow
7:59	do not steal what does this mean we
8:01	should fear and love God so we may not
8:02	take our neighbors money or property or
8:05	get them with a with bad products or
8:07	deals but help him to improve and
8:09	protect his property and his business
8:11	eighth commandment you should not bear
8:13	false witness against your neighbor what
8:15	does this mean that we should fear and
8:16	love God so that we may not deceitfully
8:19	deceitfully belie betray or slander or
8:24	defame our neighbor
8:26	yeah gossip falls under this category
8:29	did you hear that so-and-so did such and
8:31	such I can’t believe that she would do
8:33	that
8:34	you’re breaking this commandment you’re
8:36	tearing down and murdering your
8:38	neighbor’s reputation
8:40	instead you should defend your neighbor
8:42	think and speak well of him or her and
8:45	put the best construction on everything
8:46	if you haven’t done this you’re guilty
8:48	of breaking this commandment ninth
8:50	commandment you shall not covet your
8:51	neighbor’s house what does this mean we
8:52	should fear and love God so we may not
8:54	craftably seek to get our neighbor’s
8:55	inheritance or house or obtain it by a
8:58	show of Justice on the right or by any
9:01	other means but help and be of service
9:03	to him and helping him keep it and then
9:06	you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife
9:07	his man servant or his maid servant or
9:09	his cattle or anything that is his
9:11	including his tractors
9:13	all right what does this mean we should
9:15	fear and love God so we may not turn and
9:17	may not turn force or entice away our
9:20	neighbor’s wife servants or cattle but
9:22	urge them to stay
9:23	and carefully do their Duty so what does
9:26	God say about all of these Commandments
9:27	the answer is he says I the Lord your
9:30	God I’m a jealous God visiting the
9:32	iniquity of the fathers on the children
9:33	to the third and fourth generation of
9:34	those who hate me but showing steadfast
9:37	love to thousands of those who love me
9:38	and keep my commandments so what does
9:40	this mean God threatens to punish all
9:42	who sin against these Commandments
9:43	therefore we should fear his wrath and
9:46	not act contrary to these Commandments
9:50	any of you can you say you’ve kept these
9:53	perfectly
9:54	this week
9:56	this month
9:58	this year
10:01	is this not how the weeds behave
10:05	are we wheat
10:07	this gets the rub here
10:09	if commandment keeping is what
10:11	determines the difference between the
10:13	weeds and the wheat then you and I are
10:16	without hope
10:18	commandment keeping is not what makes
10:20	the difference
10:21	who Among Us can honestly say they keep
10:23	these Commandments a few years back I
10:25	was serving at an Evangelical Church and
10:27	a member of my Sunday school class he
10:30	was admitted into the hospital and the
10:31	test showed that he only had a few weeks
10:33	to live
10:34	he was terrified
10:36	he was very terrified I remember
10:37	visiting him in the hospital and when he
10:39	saw me he looked
10:41	really honestly scared first words out
10:44	of his mouth Chris
10:46	I hope I’ve done enough
10:49	to make it into heaven
10:51	hope I’ve done enough
10:54	when I come visit you in the hospital
10:56	and you’re on your Deathbed
10:58	are you going to say I hope I’ve done
11:00	enough
11:01	now I won’t tell you the rest of the
11:03	story but we’ll continue
11:05	kind of making the point here so done
11:08	enough let that sink in done enough what
11:11	is enough
11:12	does God grade on a curve when it comes
11:14	to commandment keeping how do you know
11:16	that you’ve kept enough of them
11:19	let’s face facts God’s law demands
11:21	perfect obedience 24 7. and Jesus is
11:25	half brother James he says this in
11:28	Chapter 2 of his epistle whoever keeps
11:31	the whole law and yet stumbles at just
11:33	one point is guilty of breaking all of
11:36	it
11:39	for he said
11:40	he who said do not commit adultery also
11:43	said do not murder if you do not commit
11:44	adultery but do commit murder you have
11:46	become a law breaker
11:49	now comes the excuse making right but
11:51	but Pastor I’m a good person surely God
11:55	knows that I’m a good person and I fully
11:57	expect that he will be happy to see me
11:58	when I did because of my my reputation
12:00	will precede me
12:03	now if you believe that you are a good
12:05	person let me be blunt
12:07	you are self-deceived
12:10	and you are blind to what God’s law
12:12	commands
12:13	here’s what God’s word says Romans
12:15	chapter 3 in fact if you have your Pew
12:17	Bibles I’d like you to open to this
12:18	passage Romans chapter 3. we’re going to
12:21	start at verse 9.
12:23	this will make it clear there’s no good
12:25	people
12:25	no one
12:27	here’s what the text says
12:29	Romans chapter 3 verse 9 what shall we
12:32	conclude then are we any better off well
12:34	not at all we’ve already made the charge
12:36	that Jews and Gentiles that’s everybody
12:38	in the world alike are all under sin as
12:40	it is written there is no one righteous
12:43	not even one there is no one who
12:46	understands no one who seeks God all
12:49	have turned away they have got together
12:51	become worthless there is no one who
12:54	does good not even one their throats are
12:57	open Graves their tongues practice
12:59	deceit the poison of vipers is on their
13:01	lips their mouths are full of cursing
13:03	and bitterness their feet are Swift to
13:05	shed blood ruin and misery mark their
13:08	ways and the way of peace they do not
13:10	know there is no fear of God before
13:11	their eyes
13:16	to sum it up you
13:19	and I are not good people
13:23	so don’t think for a second that you’re
13:25	going to get to heaven and say well I’m
13:27	a good person no you’re not God’s word
13:30	says you are not the guilty verdict
13:32	stands
13:34	we continue with the passage
13:36	now we know that whatever the law says
13:39	it says to those who are under the law
13:41	so that every mouth may be silenced and
13:45	the whole world held accountable to God
13:47	therefore no one will be declared
13:50	righteous in his that’s God’s sight by
13:53	observing the law rather through the law
13:55	we become conscious of sin what does
13:58	that verse say how many people are going
13:59	to be declared righteous in God’s sight
14:01	by observing the law how many
14:04	zero not one that includes you
14:09	you will not be declared righteous
14:11	before God by your good deeds
14:14	period
14:16	neither will I
14:18	so let me translate that for you in
14:20	light of today’s Parable therefore no
14:23	one will be considered wheat
14:26	in God’s sight by observing the law
14:29	rather through the law we become
14:32	conscious of sin
14:33	no one is wheat on account of
14:36	commandment keeping God’s law was not
14:38	given so that you could save yourself by
14:40	being a good person it was given to show
14:43	that you are not a good person and to
14:46	silence you before God the purpose of
14:49	God’s law is to shut you up
14:51	right but God remember that one time
14:54	when I helped that poor silence
14:57	you’re a sinner but God I pray every day
15:00	okay all right maybe not every day
15:02	um but I pray at least three or four
15:04	times a week silence you’re a sinner
15:10	but God I’ve never been to prison and I
15:12	pay my taxes I’m better than that other
15:14	guy who lost his license because of a
15:16	DUI silence
15:19	you are a sinner
15:22	surely I’ve got something silence
15:26	you are a sinner you’ve got nothing
15:30	there are not enough good works good
15:32	thoughts or Good Deeds that you could
15:34	perform that would even begin to pay
15:37	your sinful daily Rebellion against God
15:40	now if we were to use a money metaphor
15:42	to describe your sins and your good
15:44	works we’d have to say that your sins
15:47	are like the United States’s national
15:49	debt
15:50	how many trillions of dollars is that
15:52	thing right and if you yeah if you’re
15:56	trying to get on God’s good side by
15:58	commandment keeping and are you well
16:00	that is kind of like this you’ve got a
16:02	trillion dollar debt multi-trillion
16:04	dollar debt and you’re going to try to
16:06	placate and pay that debt down but
16:07	here’s the problem you’ve got a minimum
16:10	wage job at McDonald’s flipping burgers
16:13	how on Earth do you intend to pay your
16:15	multi-trillion dollar debt to God you
16:17	can’t even pay the interest on the debt
16:19	with that minimum wage job you’re
16:21	delusional if you think you’re going to
16:22	be able to even begin to pay the
16:24	principal you won’t even be able to
16:25	touch it because the interest is
16:27	compounding daily
16:30	in other words
16:31	you need Mercy you do not need a payment
16:34	plan
16:37	let me say that again
16:39	you need Mercy
16:41	you don’t need a payment plan
16:43	now look back in your Bibles verse 21.
16:46	but now a righteousness from God
16:51	apart from the law has been made known
16:54	to which the law and the prophets
16:56	testify
16:57	this righteousness from God comes
17:00	through faith in Jesus Christ to all who
17:03	believe
17:04	there’s no difference
17:06	all have sinned and fall short of the
17:08	glory of God that includes you and I and
17:10	our Justified
17:12	means to be declared righteous
17:15	freely by his grace
17:18	through the Redemption that came by
17:19	Christ Jesus God presented Jesus as a
17:23	sacrifice of atonement through faith in
17:25	his blood and he did this to demonstrate
17:27	his Justice because in his forbearance
17:29	he had left the sins committed
17:30	beforehand unpunished he did it to
17:32	demonstrate his Justice at the present
17:34	time so as to be just and the one who
17:36	justifies those who have faith in Jesus
17:41	that’s right God declares Sinners
17:43	righteous
17:45	by faith in Jesus alone
17:50	period
17:51	so where then is boasting
17:53	it’s excluded on what principle on that
17:56	of observing the law no but on that of
17:59	faith for we maintain that a man is
18:02	Justified again to be declared righteous
18:04	a man is declared righteous by faith
18:07	apart
18:09	from observing the law
18:13	so our Parable today is about judgment
18:16	let me read to you what that’s going to
18:18	look like from The Book of Revelation
18:20	Revelation chapter 20. starting at verse
18:23	11
18:24	then I saw a great white throne and him
18:27	who was Seated on it Earth and Sky fled
18:30	from his presence and there was no place
18:33	for them
18:34	and I saw the dead Great and Small
18:36	standing Before the Throne
18:39	books were opened
18:41	another book was opened which is The
18:42	Book of Life
18:43	the dead were judged according what they
18:46	had done as recorded in the books the
18:48	sea gave up the dead that were in it and
18:51	death and Hades gave up the dead that
18:53	were in them and each person was judged
18:56	according to what he had done
18:58	than death and Hades were thrown into
19:00	the Lake of Fire the Lake of Fire is
19:03	second death if anyone’s name was not
19:05	found written in the Book of Life he was
19:07	thrown into the Lake of Fire
19:09	this is not a parable
19:12	this is a description of what’s coming
19:14	on that great and terrible day when
19:16	Jesus returns
19:18	and it says here they were judged
19:21	according to what they had done and what
19:24	was written in the books
19:26	let me give you a cross-reference then
19:29	Colossians chapter 2. starting at verse
19:32	8
19:34	pay close attention
19:36	see to it that no one takes you captive
19:38	through Hollow deceptive philosophy
19:40	which depends on human tradition and the
19:42	basic principles of this world rather
19:44	than on Christ
19:45	for in Christ all the fullness of the
19:48	deity that’s all the fullness of God
19:50	lives in bodily form and you have been
19:52	given fullness in Christ who is the head
19:54	over every power and authority
19:57	in him you were also circumcised in the
20:01	putting off of the sinful nature not
20:03	with the circumcision done by the hands
20:04	of men but with the circumcision done by
20:07	Christ having been buried with him in
20:09	baptism and raised with him through your
20:11	faith in the power of God who raised him
20:13	from the dead
20:14	when you were dead in your sins and in
20:17	the uncircumcision of your sinful nature
20:19	God Made You Alive with Christ who made
20:23	you alive God did when did he make you
20:26	alive right there
20:28	in the waters of your baptism right
20:32	and he forgave us all of our sins here’s
20:35	the important part having canceled the
20:37	written code with its regulations that
20:40	was against us and stood opposed to us
20:42	he took it away nailing it to the cross
20:47	are you in Christ
20:50	are you baptized have your sins been
20:52	washed away well this passage should
20:54	give you hope
20:55	because when the books are open your
20:59	book has pages that have been ripped out
21:01	of it
21:02	literally
21:05	here’s what it says again
21:08	having canceled the written code with
21:10	its regulations that was against us and
21:13	that stood opposed to us he took it away
21:15	nailing it to the cross
21:18	in your books all of those sins that
21:21	you’ve committed
21:23	that were written down in the books
21:25	those pages have been ripped out and
21:28	Christ has nailed them to the cross and
21:30	in blood it says paid in full
21:35	Jesus Paid your debt for you
21:38	in other words
21:40	if you’re trying to placate the fiery
21:43	wrath of God against your sin by trying
21:45	to establish your own righteousness
21:47	through your commandment keeping well
21:49	then you’re a weed
21:51	and you’re going to burn in the fiery
21:53	furnace
21:54	to you Christ says repent
21:57	Jesus did not come for the healthy
22:00	Jesus came for the sick he did not come
22:03	to call Righteous persons but he came to
22:06	save Sinners and if you say that you are
22:09	not one of those then you deceive
22:11	yourself and the truth is not in you
22:13	but
22:15	if God has opened your eyes and silenced
22:18	your mouth through his holy law and has
22:20	shown you that you are not righteous
22:23	instead he’s shown you that you’re a
22:24	sinner
22:26	and he’s forced you to see the ugly
22:27	truth that you are bankrupt poor and
22:30	miserable and you believe that Christ
22:33	suffered and died for your sins and that
22:37	your sins have been washed away in the
22:39	waters of your baptism then you are
22:41	clothed with the righteousness of Jesus
22:43	Christ
22:44	you are wheat
22:46	and Christ knows of the difficulty of
22:49	growing alongside of the weeds but for
22:52	your sake he’s enduring the ignominity
22:54	of the current situation which was
22:56	caused by the devil and his abject
22:58	hatred of our merciful and kind and
23:01	loving God but the Harvest is coming
23:04	it’s closer now than ever before and
23:06	when our savior and God Appears he will
23:09	send his angels to gather us into his
23:11	kingdom and because your sins have been
23:13	forgiven and pardoned by what Christ has
23:16	done for you
23:18	and your heart has been circumcised by
23:20	the hand of Christ and the Waters of
23:22	your baptism
23:23	there’s no need to fear instead you wait
23:27	with hope for the Glorious appearing of
23:29	our great God and savior
23:31	you if you believe this you are wheat
23:35	right and let me close with the words of
23:39	a hymn I like old hymns by the way if
23:42	the hymn is like only a hundred years
23:43	old that’s like a teenager to me okay
23:45	this hymn was written early in the 1700s
23:49	it was written by a gentleman by the
23:51	name of Erdman newmeister great great
23:54	name right
23:55	and the wonderful thing about this hymn
23:57	is there’s a sense of defiance Defiance
24:00	against the devil
24:01	and certain confidence of a right
24:04	standing before God and see that’s the
24:07	point of the gospel because you’ve been
24:08	washed because you’ve been baptized
24:10	because you’ve been forgiven because you
24:12	have faith in Christ for the Forgiveness
24:14	of your sins you have confidence and
24:17	Hope
24:18	you don’t need to fear instead you can
24:21	kind of go
24:22	to the devil and the world and even your
24:25	own sinful nature hear the words
24:28	God’s Own Child I gladly say it
24:33	I am baptized into Christ he because I
24:37	could not pay it gave my full Redemption
24:39	price do I need Earth’s Treasures many I
24:43	have one worth more than any that
24:45	brought me salvation free lasting to
24:48	Eternity
24:49	sin Disturbed my soul no longer I am
24:54	baptized into Christ I have comfort even
24:57	stronger Jesus is cleansing sacrifice
25:00	should a guilty conscience seize me
25:02	since my baptism did release me in a
25:05	dear forgiving flood sprinkling me with
25:08	Jesus’s blood
25:10	Satan hear this Proclamation I am
25:13	baptized into Christ drop your ugly
25:16	accusation I am not so soon enticed now
25:20	that to the font I’ve traveled all your
25:23	might has come unraveled and against
25:25	your tyranny God my Lord unites with me
25:28	death you cannot end my gladness I am
25:32	baptized into Christ when I die I leave
25:36	all sadness to inherit Paradise though I
25:39	lie in dust and Ashes Faith’s Assurance
25:42	brightly flashes baptism Has the
25:44	strength Divine to make life a mortal
25:46	mind
25:47	there is nothing worth comparing to this
25:50	lifelong Comfort sure open Dive My Grave
25:53	is staring even there I’ll sleep secure
25:56	though my flesh awaits its raising still
25:59	my soul continues praising I am baptized
26:02	into Christ I am a child of paradise
26:07	brothers and sisters you are baptized
26:10	into Christ
26:11	you are wheat
26:13	you are not weeds
26:16	you have a comfort and a hope that
26:19	cannot be stolen from you
26:21	rest in this knowledge that you as
26:25	sinful As You Are
26:27	in Christ you are forgiven you are
26:30	pardoned the debt has been paid in full
26:34	the law and the devil can no longer
26:36	accuse you you stand free you stand
26:40	forgiven and when Jesus appears in glory
26:43	to judge both the living and the dead
26:44	you will not hear him say to you depart
26:47	from me I never knew you instead you
26:49	will hear him say Well done
26:52	well done
26:54	and he say but how
26:56	simple
26:57	none of your sinful Deeds are recorded
27:00	in your book those pages have been
27:01	ripped out all that is left
27:04	are the little good works that you’ve
27:05	done along the way
27:07	and they are accounted righteous even
27:09	them because of what Christ has done for
27:12	you rest and hope you are forgiven you
27:16	are free you are a child of paradise you
27:19	are baptized into Christ
27:22	in the name of Jesus Amen

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