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Series A – 24th Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, November 12, 2023 | 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:

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0:27	The holy Gospel
0:29	According to St mat Matthew the 25th
0:31	chapter
0:38	GL Jesus said the kingdom of heaven will
0:41	be like 10 virgins who took their lamps
0:43	and went to meet the bridegroom five of
0:46	them were foolish and five were wise for
0:49	when the foolish took their lamps they
0:51	took no oil with them but the wise took
0:53	flas of oil with their lamps as the
0:55	bridegroom was delayed they all became
0:57	drowsy and slept but at midnight there
1:00	was a cry here is the bridegroom come
1:02	out to meet him then all those virgins
1:05	Rose and trimmed their lamps and the
1:07	foolish said to the wise give us some of
1:09	your oil for our lamps are going out but
1:12	the wise answered saying well since
1:14	there will not be enough for us and for
1:16	you go rather to the dealers and buy for
1:18	yourselves and while they were going to
1:21	buy the bridegroom came and those who
1:23	were ready went in with him to the
1:26	marriage feast and the door was shut
1:29	afterward the virgins came also saying
1:31	Lord Lord open to us but he answered
1:34	truly I say to you I do not know you
1:37	watch therefore for you know neither the
1:39	day nor the hour this is the gospel of
1:42	the Lord in the name of Jesus Amen all
1:46	right we’ve got an interesting text
1:48	today uh wise and ver and foolish
1:51	virgins and there’s a wedding feast and
1:53	there’s a wedding and there’s this whole
1:55	Bridal thing going on what are we
1:58	supposed to do with it
2:00	well I would note here I’m going to do
2:02	something a little bit odd I’m going to
2:03	use a text from earlier in the year to
2:05	kind of help us out if you were to think
2:07	of it this way uh Jesus always is on the
2:10	quest to save his bride it’s kind of a
2:13	big theme of scripture and if we were to
2:15	go back into the Old Testament notable
2:18	Patriarchs of the Old Testament procured
2:21	their Brides at Wells I know that seems
2:24	kind of a weird thing to say but it’s
2:25	true if you think about Isaac when Isaac
2:28	you know when Abraham was ready for
2:29	Isaac to have a wife he sent one of his
2:32	servants and his servants went back to
2:34	padama Aram and there he met Rachel well
2:38	sorry Rebecca Rebecca he met Rebecca at
2:40	the well and then she became the Bride
2:43	of Isaac and then Jacob after he had
2:46	swindled I think that’s the right verb
2:48	swindled uh the uh the blessing from his
2:51	brother and he got it for himself by
2:54	deceiving dad which is a very
2:56	interesting and sketchy story but all of
2:58	that being said he decided that it was
3:00	best in his best interest to keep
3:01	breathing if he left town and so he
3:03	headed back to padam Aram himself and
3:06	when he got there first place he got to
3:09	was a well and wouldn’t you know it he
3:11	laid eyes on his bride for the first
3:13	time Rachel right Moses the same was
3:16	zura you know when Moses had fled you
3:18	know Egypt after Pharaoh wanted to kill
3:20	him because Moses killed a couple of EG
3:23	Egyptian dudes uh you know that well
3:25	Moses he was on the run and he would
3:27	went from Egypt to Midian and he also
3:30	rescued his wife who was a shepherdess
3:33	at a well fascinating set of
3:36	circumstances so if we were to go back
3:39	to John 4 and that Samaritan woman at
3:44	the well and look at it in this light
3:47	Jesus is procuring for himself his bride
3:51	now we’ve got an interesting story going
3:53	on because you’ll note that because
3:56	Christ in Our Gospel text today this
3:59	parable of the virgins the foolish and
4:01	the wise Jesus is hours away from being
4:05	crucified for our sins that’s how far
4:08	into the Book of Matthew we are so let’s
4:11	go back in time let’s take a look at a
4:13	woman who kind of exemplifies the
4:15	difference between foolishness and
4:17	wisdom and that is this woman from
4:19	Samaria so it says here in the Gospel of
4:22	John chapter 4 a woman from Samaria came
4:25	to draw water Jesus happened to be in a
4:27	town near Saar that’s modern-day na
4:30	which is nestled between Mount gazim and
4:33	mount ebal in the West Bank today and um
4:37	and so he’s not supposed to be there
4:39	Jews don’t really go through Samaria
4:41	that’s not a thing that they do they try
4:43	to avoid Samaria at all cost and of
4:46	course men don’t talk to women and
4:48	Jewish men especially don’t talk to
4:49	Samaritan women this whole thing is
4:52	rather interesting so woman from Samaria
4:54	came to draw water it happened to be the
4:56	6th hour noon she didn’t want people to
4:59	see see her because she’s really not
5:01	welcomed and we’ll learned why um and so
5:03	Jesus said to her give me a drink his
5:06	disciples had gone away into the city to
5:08	buy food so the Samaritan woman said to
5:10	him how is it that you a Jew asked for a
5:13	drink from me a woman of Samaria for
5:16	Jews have no dealings with Samaritans
5:19	Jesus answered her wonderful answer by
5:21	the way if you knew the gift of God and
5:24	who it is that is saying to you give me
5:26	a drink you would have asked him and he
5:28	would have given you living water what a
5:30	kind loving wooing kind of answer This
5:34	Woman’s a little bit snarky and Jesus
5:36	responds if you knew the gift of God
5:38	well this is chapter four of the Gospel
5:40	of John and we should know by now
5:42	because in chapter three it says God so
5:45	loved the world that he gave his only
5:47	begotten son that whoever believes in
5:50	him will not perish but have eternal
5:51	life Jesus is basically saying listen I
5:55	don’t want to brag on myself but I’m the
5:56	gift of God for you honey now he didn’t
5:59	quite say like that but you kind of get
6:01	the idea he’s wooing his bride the
6:04	church is the bride of Christ and so he
6:06	gives a a really really interesting
6:09	answer trying to draw her into a
6:11	conversation that has more to do with
6:14	Christ the spiritual eternal life the
6:17	Forgiveness of sins than having to do
6:20	with the tedious task of drawing water
6:23	out of a well so if you knew the gift of
6:26	God and who it is that is saying to you
6:27	give me a drink you would have asked him
6:29	and he would have given you living water
6:32	the woman said to him sir you have
6:34	nothing to draw water with and the well
6:36	is deep where do you get that living
6:39	water are you greater than our father
6:41	Jacob he gave us the well and drank from
6:43	it himself as did his sons in his
6:46	livestock so note this woman at this
6:49	point is similar to the foolish virgins
6:52	of our text what what’s her Focus the
6:55	here and the now and the temporal her
6:58	focus is in the world world where your
7:00	treasure is your heart will be also
7:02	she’s completely oblivious to the true
7:04	things of the spirit and we wouldn’t
7:06	expect otherwise she is a false
7:09	worshipper of God because she’s a
7:11	follower of the religion of the
7:13	Samaritans which is a weird Frankenstein
7:16	of of a religion the best way I can put
7:18	it but Jesus here again this is where
7:22	he’s meeting his bride something else is
7:25	going on here and so Jesus kindly
7:28	doesn’t engage her in words of snark or
7:31	return uh her snarkiness with anger he
7:34	says listen everyone who drinks of this
7:36	water will be thirsty again whoever
7:38	drinks of the water that I will give him
7:40	will never be thirsty again the water
7:43	that I will give him will become in him
7:45	a spring of water welling up to eternal
7:49	life H eternal life that’s interesting
7:54	that um Christ here has focused on the
7:57	Eternal but watch this
7:59	this woman misinterprets Christ’s words
8:02	thinking only of the temporal not the
8:05	Eternal thinking only of what she can
8:07	see smell taste and touch rather than
8:09	the true spiritual the woman said to her
8:12	sir give me this water so that I will
8:14	not be thirsty or have to come here to
8:17	draw
8:18	water the foolishness of unbelief still
8:22	persists and Jesus here at this point
8:26	plays a card that well only he can play
8:30	because he’s God he knows every one of
8:32	us from the inside out Jesus knows all
8:35	of the evil that you’ve committed Jesus
8:37	also knows all the things that you are
8:39	most proud of Jesus knows the things
8:41	that you fear the most Jesus knows
8:44	everything and every detail of your life
8:46	even to the point of having all of your
8:48	hairs on your head numbered and for some
8:51	of you that’s a small number okay just
8:54	saying all of that being said Jesus says
8:57	to the woman you go call your husband
8:59	and come here the woman answered him I
9:02	have no
9:03	husband what an answer she’s right but
9:07	she’s totally wrong she’s deflecting on
9:10	purpose she doesn’t want to get into
9:12	that conversation so Jesus drops the
9:14	bomb on her you’re right in saying I
9:16	have no husband for you have had five
9:19	husbands and the one you now have is not
9:21	is not your husband what you have said
9:23	is true and here’s where we have to work
9:25	this theme out Jesus is basically saying
9:28	listen the guy you’re shacking up with
9:31	right now I know you’ve had a bunch of
9:32	failed marriages and we don’t get the
9:34	details as to why she has all those
9:36	failed marriages but this is a woman
9:39	who’s not looked upon very well in her
9:40	own village we know this by the fact
9:42	that she has to slink out to get water
9:44	at noon and so Jesus his
9:48	listen you’ve had five husbands which
9:51	you’ve said is true but Jesus here
9:54	desires and seeks to legitimately be the
9:59	husband that she has been looking
10:02	for and you can’t think of it in crass
10:05	physical terms here Jesus is the
10:10	bridegroom and I would remind you what
10:12	the scriptures so wonderfully teach us
10:14	in the book of Ephesians chapter 5 verse
10:18	25 husbands love your wives as Christ
10:23	has loved the church and gave himself up
10:26	for her so that he might sanctify her
10:30	having cleansed her by the washing of
10:33	water with the word so that he might
10:35	present the church to himself in
10:38	splendor without spot or wrinkle or any
10:41	such thing so that she might be holy and
10:45	without
10:48	blemish what a great husband what a
10:51	great groom Jesus is he finds his bride
10:56	in the midst of her sin in the throws of
11:01	her
11:02	ungodliness in the guilt of her shame in
11:06	the muck of her unworthiness and what
11:09	does he do rather than give her a
11:12	scolding and say I don’t want to have
11:13	anything to do with you he instead goes
11:16	to the Cross bleeds and dies for her
11:19	sins and in the washing of baptism
11:21	washes away all of her filth and muck
11:24	and then in the righteousness that comes
11:26	from Faith he clothes her in slender
11:29	without spot or wrinkle so that she may
11:32	not be put to
11:34	shame and that’s what Jesus is doing in
11:37	this text and you’ll note up to this
11:39	point the woman has been completely
11:43	foolish in her responses she doesn’t
11:46	even
11:47	recognize her husband our husband as
11:52	Christians and so the woman said to him
11:55	sir I perceive you are a prophet our
11:59	fathers worshiped on this mountain but
12:01	you say you Jews say that in Jerusalem
12:03	is the place where people ought to
12:05	worship she decides to change the
12:07	subject to one of those forbidden
12:08	subjects you know the ones you’re not
12:09	supposed to talk about at Christmas and
12:11	Thanksgiving religion and politics she
12:13	goes for the jugular and goes right to
12:15	the religion question knowing that this
12:17	is where the conversation’s supposed to
12:18	break down because she’s had this
12:22	conversation before she’s seen this
12:24	conversation and how it spins out of
12:26	control she’s at this point doing
12:28	everything she can to not be pursued by
12:31	this
12:32	lover to rebuff
12:35	him Jesus said to her woman believe me
12:38	the hour is coming when neither on this
12:40	mountain nor in Jerusalem will you
12:42	worship the father this hour is coming
12:46	uh the hour of Christ’s death the hour
12:49	of Christ’s Resurrection the hour when
12:52	Christ is nailed to the cross and he is
12:56	suffering and bleeding and dying for
12:58	this woman sins your sins and mine that
13:02	hour did come and in that hour Christ
13:05	cried out my God my God why have you
13:07	forsaken me he was forsaken so that we
13:10	can be forgiven and
13:12	cherished you you remember your wedding
13:15	vows some of you I promise to love
13:20	honor and cherish cherish is a wonderful
13:25	word and it shows that love that Christ
13:29	has here he cherishes this woman who is
13:32	part of his bride and he desires for her
13:36	to be one who worships the father in
13:39	spirit and in truth that’s why he goes
13:41	to the Cross to die for her that’s why
13:43	he’s wooing her said so Jesus said
13:46	listen you worship what you do not know
13:48	you Samaritans are wrong however we we
13:52	Jews we worship what we know for
13:54	salvation is from the Jews but the hour
13:57	is coming and is now here when when the
13:58	true worshippers will worship the father
14:00	in spirit and in truth the father is
14:04	seeking such people to worship Him check
14:07	that out God the father is the Seeker
14:10	not you not me not anyone else God is
14:13	the one he is seeking such people to
14:15	worship him God is spirit and he is
14:17	truth and those who worship Him must
14:19	worship Him in spirit and in
14:21	truth and now something bizarre happens
14:24	and absolutely fascinating the woman
14:27	said to him I know that Messiah is
14:29	coming he who was called the Christ when
14:30	he comes he will tell us all things and
14:34	almost kind of in well like a legendary
14:38	way you think of Zoro I mentioned Zoro
14:40	here before but Zoro he always wears a
14:43	mask right and that’s kind of the point
14:45	of the Incarnation God has taken on
14:47	human flesh and it’s tough to spot deity
14:51	hidden so well Jesus at this point lifts
14:54	the mask and winks and says I who speak
14:58	to you am
15:00	he out of his great love for his bride
15:03	he reveals himself to her so just then
15:07	his disciples came back they marveled
15:09	that he was talking with a woman no one
15:10	said well what do you seek or why are
15:12	you talking with her so the woman left
15:14	her water jar and went away into town
15:16	and said to the people come see a man
15:18	who told me all that I ever did can this
15:21	be the
15:23	Christ and in the blink of an eye in the
15:27	twinkling of a moment
15:29	we see that something amazing has
15:31	happened she has gone from being
15:34	foolish to being
15:36	wise to being an unbeliever into a
15:40	Believer Christ has got his wife and
15:45	it’s beautiful when you think about it
15:47	come see a man who told me all that I
15:49	ever did can this be the Christ and so
15:52	they all went out of the town and they
15:54	were coming to him the story continues
15:57	and says many Samaran itans from that
15:59	town believed in Jesus because of the
16:01	woman’s testimony he told me all that I
16:04	ever did so when the Samaritans came to
16:06	him they asked him to stay with them and
16:08	he stayed there for two days and many
16:10	more believed because of his word they
16:13	said to the woman it is no longer
16:15	because of what you said that we believe
16:17	for we have heard for ourselves and we
16:19	know that this is indeed the savior of
16:21	the
16:22	world not just her but her town and so
16:27	many people now believe that Jesus is
16:30	the
16:31	Christ and by believing they have life
16:34	in his name they’ve gone from being
16:38	foolish to being wise and this is all
16:42	about that bride and so we go then to
16:44	Our Gospel text which has these
16:47	wonderful Bridal themes as Jesus is
16:49	about to be crucified he’s got the
16:51	wedding on his mind he knows that he’s
16:55	going to the cross in order to sanctify
16:59	to redeem to cleanse and to glorify his
17:03	sinful bride so Jesus then gives words
17:06	of wisdom for his bride says then the
17:09	Kingdom of Heaven it’ll be like 10
17:12	virgins who took their lamps and went to
17:14	meet the bridegroom five of them were
17:17	foolish five were wise the foolish ones
17:20	like everybody else on this planet they
17:22	all they care about is what are we going
17:23	to eat what are we going to drink how
17:25	are we going to make our money what’s
17:26	our next vacation always always focused
17:29	in on the temporal and the next big
17:32	thing so that they can have that
17:33	experience and add it to their bucket
17:35	list because YOLO you only live once
17:38	right and this is the focus of all human
17:40	beings it’s always on the temporal but
17:43	you’ll note that we human beings rarely
17:45	take a real good look at the
17:49	Eternal and when we do we often think
17:52	well it’s not that big of a problem I’ll
17:53	just make sure to give some money to the
17:56	poor at Thanksgiving and that that’ll
17:58	make me good with God right this is just
18:01	nonsense they really do not consider
18:04	their own sin they do not consider their
18:06	own unworthiness they do not consider
18:09	that Christ has bled and died for their
18:11	sins and that salvation is only found in
18:14	him so five were foolish five were wise
18:18	for when the foolish took their lamps
18:19	they took no oil with them now I’ve
18:22	preached on this before over and over
18:24	again I agree with Luther you’ll note
18:26	there’s a lot of ink that’s been spilled
18:28	if you’ve read the commentaries you read
18:29	the church fathers you read the debates
18:31	back and forth during after the during
18:33	and after the Protestant Reformation
18:35	everybody wants to know what this oil is
18:38	okay so back in the church fathers you
18:40	look at St Augustine St Augustine said
18:41	well that oil has to be charity and I
18:44	sit there and go no sorry Augustine
18:46	you’re great but that’s not what it is
18:48	otherwise we’re saved by our works I
18:50	think Augustine has the wrong problem
18:52	Luther goes to the way other side no
18:54	it’s Faith it’s got to be Faith because
18:56	we’re only saved by grace through faith
18:58	Luther I agree with you and then to
19:00	concede to those who think it’s probably
19:02	deeper than this looking at themes
19:05	throughout the scripture linking oil to
19:07	the Holy Spirit I think you can probably
19:09	make a concession along those lines and
19:11	say if you want to think that this oil
19:13	is the holy spirit that makes sense
19:15	because what do we say in the catechism
19:17	in that third article of the Creed I
19:20	believe that I cannot by my own reason
19:22	or strength come to God or believe in
19:24	him but the Holy Spirit right through
19:27	the gospel has made me right so this
19:30	idea then the holy spirit is the one who
19:32	Woos us the holy spirit is the one who
19:35	draws us the holy spirit is the one who
19:37	then gives us Faith he raises us from
19:41	the dead he is the one who resuscitates
19:44	us regenerates us and he now being
19:47	indwelt within us is the one that
19:50	produces within us the fruit of the
19:51	spirit the holy spirit is the source of
19:55	our faith and he works through his word
19:58	and so you can think of the oil as the
20:00	word of the Holy Spirit and Faith they
20:03	all kind of come together in one big
20:06	package so and you’re going to note then
20:10	can you believe for somebody
20:12	else no you cannot and you’re going to
20:15	note then you can’t give your faith to
20:17	anybody else but today can you help
20:21	somebody have this Faith Can you help
20:25	somebody hear the voice of the Holy
20:27	Spirit yes you can do this today you can
20:31	share the gospel with your friends you
20:32	can confront them with their sin assure
20:35	them of the Forgiveness of sins that is
20:37	in Christ because we like that Samaritan
20:40	woman none of us come to Jesus as godly
20:42	people we’re all ungodly the good news
20:45	is for all Sinners good news that they
20:47	do not need to perish for their sins but
20:49	Christ in his great love for his bride
20:52	has laid down his life for us and so
20:57	call them to repentance preach the good
20:59	news to them so the foolish took no
21:02	flasks of oil with their lamps so as the
21:04	bridegroom was delayed they all became
21:07	drowsy and slept and here we got to make
21:09	a point this isn’t the sleep of falling
21:12	back into sin that that’s a theme in
21:14	scripture by the way you know falling
21:17	back into SL sin and going back to
21:19	sleeping you people they do awful things
21:23	in the dark and so as a result of it
21:25	sleep sometimes in the scripture is
21:27	mentioned as this idea of going back
21:29	falling asleep and thinking only of the
21:32	temporal things and letting the sin and
21:34	the concepts of the world overtake us
21:36	and we go back to the Dominion of
21:38	Darkness that’s not what this is talking
21:40	about here this is talking about what
21:42	happens to all of us if Christ continues
21:45	to T and you’ll note he seems to be
21:47	taking his dear sweet time because it’s
21:50	been 2,000 years almost 2,000 years
21:53	it’ll be 2,000 years in the year 202
21:56	2030 since Christ has been ascended into
21:59	heaven 2,000 years and he sit there go
22:02	what’s he waiting on well it’s not his
22:05	will that any should perish if it’s not
22:07	his will that any should perish then the
22:10	the remainder of the bride of Christ
22:12	isn’t in yet Christ loves his bride that
22:15	much that he delays for her sake and
22:17	think of it this way if Jesus came back
22:18	in
22:19	1862 where would we be right so you’ll
22:24	know Christ’s delay of 2,000 years has
22:27	made it so that we have been brought
22:29	into the fold we have been invited to
22:31	this marriage feast and so Christ has
22:34	taken his dear sweet time and I say if
22:36	he wants to take longer he’s welcome to
22:38	right he knows what he’s doing he’ll be
22:40	here when he’s good and ready but the
22:42	day of Grace does come to an end and
22:46	that’s really the hint here at this text
22:48	that’s really one of the points that
22:50	Christ is making so they fell asleep
22:53	which is the sleep of death and at
22:55	midnight the day when Jesus returned
22:57	turns in glory to judge the living and
22:59	the dead there was a cry here is the
23:02	bridegroom come out to meet him and
23:04	everybody pops out of their graves and
23:06	then all those virgins Rose and trimmed
23:09	their lamps and the foolish said to the
23:10	wise give us some of your oil for our
23:13	lamps are going out but the wise
23:16	answered saying well since there will
23:18	not be enough for us and for you go
23:21	rather to the dealers and buy for
23:23	yourselves who buys oil in the middle of
23:26	the night you’ll note they can offer no
23:29	help when the day of judgment comes I
23:32	cannot help you I can help you today but
23:36	I cannot help you on the day of judgment
23:38	on the day of judgment I will be
23:40	otherwise occupied right that’s kind of
23:42	the point and so will you and so your
23:44	neighbors who are dead in trespasses and
23:47	sins Like These Foolish virgins that
23:49	they cannot be helped by you on that day
23:51	this is the day when we help them so
23:55	since we cannot there will not be enough
23:57	for us and for you you go rather to the
23:58	dealers and buy some for yourselves and
24:01	so while they were going foolish virgins
24:03	looking for oil that they can purchase
24:05	in the middle of the night this is
24:06	getting foolish by the minute is that a
24:08	word and they were going to buy then the
24:12	bridegroom came and those who were ready
24:14	went in with him to the marriage feast
24:17	and then the door was shut the
24:22	end H and here’s where we have to note
24:26	this if you do not hear the word of God
24:29	you are not ready if you will not hear
24:33	the words of Christ and the cause of
24:36	scripture to repent and the words of
24:39	scripture which reveal to us that all of
24:41	this that we see is coming to an end
24:45	every last bit of it in fact all of the
24:48	schemes of human governments and peoples
24:50	and conspiracy people and all this kind
24:52	of stuff it’s all going to come crashing
24:54	down in one cataclysmic day
24:58	why are you investing so much time and
25:01	effort on stuff that is going to
25:04	burn right it’s because you’re only
25:07	thinking of the temporal and so we must
25:09	understand this as lutherans we do not
25:12	believe in once saved always saved we
25:16	recognize that The Temptations of the
25:18	devil the world and our own s sinful
25:22	flesh can lead us back into darkness
25:26	that we can forfeit this great faith and
25:28	salvation that we have all you’ve got to
25:31	do is throw Jesus and Chuck him behind
25:33	you stop coming to church stop hearing
25:36	the word stop hearing that your sins are
25:39	forgiven stop eating the body and blood
25:41	of Christ given and shed for the
25:42	Forgiveness of your sins and over a
25:44	short amount of time like the weeds in
25:47	my
25:48	yard right you’ll go back to being wild
25:52	and
25:53	foolish and so these are words of wisdom
25:55	from Christ in a sense of a warning
25:58	right
26:00	so the door was shut afterwards the
26:04	other virgins came also saying Lord Lord
26:06	open to us he answered truly I I say to
26:10	you I don’t know you so watch therefore
26:14	for you know neither the day or the hour
26:18	so be assured of
26:20	this and this fact only that Christ has
26:25	bled and died for you and for me
26:28	and it is utterly foolish that anybody
26:31	ends up in hell it is not God’s will
26:34	that any should perish and any who do it
26:37	is their fault it is their foolishness
26:39	that brought them to the brink and then
26:42	threw them into the pit of
26:44	disaster which awaits everybody who
26:47	persists in sin and unbelief so brothers
26:49	and sisters rejoice in this fact that
26:52	Christ has bled and died for you that
26:53	he’s saved you that he’s given you his
26:55	holy spirit that he’s forgiven you of
26:57	all of your trespasses and sins and he
27:00	continues to sustain us now with the
27:03	faith that he has given us through the
27:06	word through the sacraments so that we
27:08	would not hear those horrible words
27:12	depart from me I never knew you instead
27:15	we will hear as we hear in next week’s
27:17	gospel well done good and faithful
27:19	servant enter into the joy of your
27:22	master all of this is by grace through
27:25	faith by the husband who leves loved his
27:28	wife so much that he laid down his life
27:30	for her in the name of Jesus
27:37	Amen

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