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Series B – Ninth Sunday After Pentecost – Sunday, July 26, 2015 | 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
0:28	the holy Gospel According to Saint Mark
0:31	chapter 6 verses 45 through 56.
0:36	immediately Jesus made his disciples get
0:40	into the boat and go on ahead of him to
0:42	bethsaida while he dismissed the crowd
0:44	after leaving them he went up on a
0:47	Mountainside to pray
0:49	when evening came the boat was in the
0:51	middle of the lake and he was alone on
0:53	land he saw the disciples straining at
0:56	the oars because the wind was against
0:58	them about the Fourth Watch of the night
1:01	he went out to them walking on the lake
1:03	he was about to pass by them but when
1:06	they saw him walking in the lake they
1:08	thought he was a ghost and they cried
1:10	out because they all saw him and were
1:13	terrified
1:14	immediately he spoke to them and said
1:16	take courage it is I don’t be afraid and
1:20	then he climbed into the boat with them
1:22	and the wind died down they were
1:25	completely amazed for they had not
1:27	understood about the loaves the hearts
1:29	were hardened when they had crossed over
1:32	they landed at ganesaret and anchored
1:35	there as soon as they got out of the
1:37	boat people recognized Jesus they ran
1:40	throughout the whole region and carried
1:42	the sick on mats to wherever they heard
1:44	he was and wherever he went into
1:46	Villages towns and countrysides they
1:49	placed the sick in the marketplaces They
1:51	begged him to let them touch even the
1:53	edge of his cloak and all who touched
1:56	him were healed
1:58	in the name of Jesus
2:01	the gospel text says immediately Jesus
2:04	made his disciples get into the boat and
2:07	go before him
2:09	now this sets up the context if you
2:11	would but remember this story doesn’t
2:13	begin here this story is a continuation
2:16	of last week’s story last week we read
2:19	about and heard about the miracle of
2:21	Jesus taking a little boy’s lunch of
2:24	Five Loaves and two fishes giving thanks
2:27	and then multiplying those fishes and
2:30	feeding a crowd a crowd so large it
2:32	contained five thousand men as well as
2:35	women and children on top of that number
2:37	and what you don’t know because the
2:41	gospel of Mark doesn’t give us this
2:43	little bit of a back story is that
2:46	something else is going on here and so
2:49	it says that Jesus made his disciples
2:52	get into the boat the Greek is way
2:55	stronger it’s an agazzo and it means to
3:00	compel to force so what’s happening here
3:03	is no sooner does Jesus finish the
3:06	feeding of the five thousand something
3:08	happens we’ll talk about about that and
3:10	Jesus doesn’t want his disciples to get
3:13	caught up in all of the nonsense and so
3:15	he tells these fishermen to do something
3:17	they normally would not do
3:19	get into a boat and cross the Sea of
3:23	Galilee go to bethsaida
3:25	at night and the reason why they would
3:27	not normally do this is because they’re
3:30	fishermen and they know that at night
3:32	what happens in the evening is is that
3:34	the winds kick up and this is not a
3:37	place to be traveling on at night
3:39	because of the Winds but it says he made
3:42	them he forced them he compelled them so
3:46	you can kind of tell by the Greek verb
3:48	here that those probably a little bit of
3:51	a discussion Jesus says hey guys I need
3:53	you to get in the boat I need your head
3:54	across over to betseta
3:56	now
3:58	yeah now I go ahead and go get in the
4:00	boat guys but
4:03	um the wind you familiar with what
4:05	happens here at night I mean you live in
4:06	Capernaum you gotta know I know guys I
4:09	need you to get in the boat and go
4:11	all right
4:12	if you say so that’s kind of the force
4:14	of the of the verb here now why the
4:17	answer is why is he having to compel
4:19	them and force them to do this well let
4:21	me read a little bit from the Gospel of
4:22	John we’ll get the context from that
4:24	John chapter 6 verses 1 through 15.
4:27	after this Jesus went away to the other
4:29	side the Sea of Galilee which is the Sea
4:31	of Tiberius and a large crowd was
4:33	following him and because they saw the
4:35	signs that he was doing on the sick
4:37	Jesus went up on the mountain and there
4:39	he sat down with his disciples now the
4:41	Passover the Feast of the Jews was at
4:42	hand lifting up his eyes then and seeing
4:45	that a large crowd was coming toward him
4:47	Jesus said to Philip where are we to buy
4:49	bread so these people may eat he said
4:52	this to test him for he knew what he
4:54	would do Philip answered him 200 denarii
4:57	worth of bread would not be enough for
4:58	each of them to eat a little one of his
5:01	disciples Andrew Simon Peter’s brother
5:03	said to him well there’s a boy here who
5:05	has five barley Loaves and two fish but
5:07	what are they for so many Jesus said
5:09	have the people sit down now there was
5:11	much grass green green grass in the
5:13	place so the men sat down about five
5:15	thousand in number Jesus then took the
5:18	Loaves and when he had given thanks he
5:20	distributed them to those who were
5:22	seated so also the fish as much as they
5:24	wanted and when they had eaten their
5:27	fill he told his disciples gather up the
5:29	leftover fragments that nothing may be
5:31	lost so they gathered them up filled the
5:33	12 baskets with fragments from the five
5:36	barley loaves left by those who had
5:38	eaten and when the people saw the sign
5:41	that he had done they said this is
5:44	indeed the prophet who has come into the
5:47	world
5:48	they recognized who Jesus was
5:50	prophetically
5:53	and then it says this perceiving that
5:55	they then were going to come and take
5:57	him by force to make him King
6:01	Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by
6:03	himself
6:05	so that’s what’s going on Jesus performs
6:07	this miracle which hearkens back to the
6:10	feeding of the Israelites in the
6:13	wilderness with the Bread of Heaven and
6:16	they recognize them prophetically what’s
6:19	going on here
6:21	that’s the guy who Moses told us about
6:25	and they wanted to make him King by
6:27	force that’s what’s going on now keep
6:29	this in mind
6:30	there are a bunch of liberals out there
6:32	who think that the gospel is all about
6:33	going out and conquering poverty or you
6:37	know things like this right solving the
6:39	world hunger problem there’s nothing
6:41	wrong and I mean this it’s a good work
6:43	to care for those who are in need but
6:46	note here that they wanted to make Jesus
6:48	king and Jesus has the ability to feed
6:52	people multiply Loaves and Fishes and
6:55	Jesus if he wanted to could have been
6:57	King and there would have never been a
6:59	welfare problem everybody would have had
7:01	food on their table remember it was it
7:03	which is the politicians was out there
7:06	stumping and basically saying you know I
7:08	promise a chicken in every pot
7:11	Jesus could have made good on that
7:13	promise
7:14	but he didn’t do that which tells you
7:16	something the gospel is not about
7:18	solving the world’s hunger problem at
7:20	least when it comes to
7:22	physical bread it is about solving the
7:24	world’s hunger problem when it comes to
7:26	the bread of life who is Jesus so keep
7:29	that in mind so we go back then to our
7:32	text that’s the context they wanted to
7:34	make Jesus King by force
7:37	and this is when Jesus says boys I need
7:39	you get in the boat
7:41	head across but what wind no go but but
7:44	go
7:47	so keep this in mind Jesus has given
7:49	them a task to do it doesn’t make any
7:52	sense they wouldn’t have chosen this on
7:54	their own
7:55	so here’s what it says and after he had
7:58	taken leave of them he went up on the
8:01	mountain to pray
8:02	and when evening came the boat was out
8:05	on the sea he was alone on the land and
8:08	he saw that they were making Headway
8:10	painfully for the wind
8:13	was against them they’re on the water
8:16	treadmill if you would they’re doing
8:18	this
8:19	and they’re going nowhere they’re
8:21	getting nowhere and remember Jesus is
8:24	the one who told them to do this and it
8:26	said that he had to force them to compel
8:29	them to do this they knew that this was
8:31	what they were going to be doing
8:33	thanks Jesus
8:36	now think of it this way this story is a
8:40	it tells us and kind of shows us that
8:42	Jesus instructs not only with words but
8:45	he also instructs via object lessons so
8:48	here the crowds want to make Jesus King
8:50	by force and Jesus sends his disciples
8:53	to go do something really mundane
8:56	row across and oh it’s really difficult
8:59	and it’s not going to be easy
9:01	so much for the kingly thing I’m sure
9:04	after hearing the crowds want to make
9:05	Jesus king the disciples were sitting
9:06	and going oh can I be like Chief of
9:09	Staff can I can I you know right this is
9:11	what they’re thinking this is a great
9:13	moment of glory and Jesus just takes
9:15	that balloon and Pops it
9:17	no guys I want you to go to do something
9:18	really mundane you’re going to feel like
9:20	you’re going nowhere so
9:22	this is what’s happening so while Jesus
9:25	is praying he can miraculously see
9:28	really far and see that they’re making
9:31	no Headway against us because remember
9:33	you know he’s up on a mountain they’re
9:35	out on the sea they got to be tiny
9:37	microscopics back to the human eye but
9:40	he can see what’s going on but why
9:42	because he’s God in human flesh
9:44	so he saw that they were making
9:46	Headway painfully the wind was against
9:49	them and about the Fourth Watch of the
9:51	night he came to them now notice it says
9:52	that when he was on the mountain he was
9:54	also praying
9:55	now this is a kind of little side note
9:57	here Jesus is God in human flesh
10:02	he has humbled himself
10:05	humbled himself and become obedient to
10:07	God he has emptied himself of his divine
10:11	power for the most part he makes very
10:12	sparing use of it if he would and so as
10:15	the god-man he’s really here as our
10:18	brother as one of us and rather than
10:22	flexing his God muscles because he is
10:24	God
10:25	as a man he prays to his father
10:29	and Jesus when he taught us to pray he
10:31	taught us that it begins with glorifying
10:35	God and then humbly asking God for the
10:38	things that we need you can see this in
10:40	the Lord’s prayer Lord teach us to pray
10:41	says when you pray say Our Father who
10:43	art in heaven Hallowed holy is your name
10:46	your kingdom come your will be done
10:48	right and then come the petitions give
10:52	us this day our daily bread
10:54	notice the humble posture here Lord you
10:57	are king of kings you are Lord of lords
10:58	I am your servant I am in need of your
11:02	provision give us this day our daily
11:04	bread this is how this goes now there is
11:06	a big error that’s going on in much of
11:09	evangelicalism today and that error
11:11	teaches you rather than to humbly pray
11:13	to stretch out an audacious Faith
11:16	instead and start decreeing and
11:18	declaring and it goes something to the
11:20	effect of I decree and declare that I am
11:22	the head and not the tale I decree and
11:24	declare that I am not poor that I am
11:27	rich I decl decree and declare that I
11:29	have perfect Divine health and wealth
11:31	and all this kind of nonsense
11:34	to which I would say that’s not prayer
11:37	that’s something different
11:38	okay if your child those of you who have
11:40	children if you’re 16 year old when they
11:44	were 16 came up to and said dad I decree
11:47	and declare that you’re going to give me
11:49	a car
11:50	would you have responded well I decree
11:52	and declare go to your room you’re
11:53	grounded for a year
11:55	you probably would have right
11:58	decreeing and declaring is not prayer
12:00	and even Jesus God in human flesh he
12:05	prayed
12:07	notice that when he multiplied the
12:09	Loaves and Fishes he did not say I
12:10	decree and declare multiplication
12:13	he said a prayer and he gave thanks
12:16	humbly receiving from the father even
12:18	the miracle to perform to multiply the
12:21	fishes our stance and our posture should
12:23	be no different those who are teaching
12:25	you to decree and declare if you ever
12:27	hear about anybody who’s a preacher tell
12:29	you to decree and declare on the radio
12:31	or on the television turn it off
12:34	they’re lying to you it is the devil who
12:37	says tell these stones to become bread
12:40	decree and declare these things that’s
12:42	not how God operates that’s not how
12:44	Jesus operates that’s not prayer that is
12:48	presumption
12:49	demonic presumption at that so if you
12:52	ever hear any decreeing declaring people
12:53	turn them off they’re not speaking the
12:56	truth
12:57	coming back now so here’s Jesus on the
13:00	Mountainside and he’s praying and he’s
13:02	praying for his disciples he sees that
13:04	they’re struggling he knows all about it
13:06	and he cares for them but the story then
13:09	continues about the Fourth Watch of the
13:11	night so it’s three in the morning
13:16	thanks Jesus
13:21	why did he send us out here in the
13:24	middle we knew this was going to be this
13:26	way right okay and they’re getting
13:28	nowhere and it says three in the morning
13:31	about Fourth Watch of the night he comes
13:33	to them walking on the sea
13:36	and here’s the weirdest part he meant to
13:39	pass by them
13:40	that was his intention hey guys keep at
13:44	it I’ll meet you at Shore
13:46	good job see you there
13:49	no joke all right but plans changed even
13:53	for Jesus because well he meant to pass
13:57	by that but what they saw him walking on
13:59	the sea they thought it was a ghost and
14:01	they cried out for they all saw him and
14:02	they were terrified
14:04	so local Legend down the Sea of Galilee
14:06	goes something like this is that when a
14:10	when the fishermen are out at Sea I mean
14:13	the Sea of Galilee is actually it’s a
14:15	lake it’s not that big of a lake but
14:16	because of the Winds and the way the
14:18	topography Works a Squall can come up
14:20	pretty quick and it’ll sink a boat you
14:22	sink a boat you’re gonna you’re gonna
14:23	drown a sailor this is how this goes and
14:25	so the way the um the local Legend if
14:28	you would the mythology is is that if
14:30	you see a ghost on the Sea of Galilee
14:33	it’s a dead Mariner come to let you know
14:37	you’re next
14:39	okay so that’s the way the legend goes
14:42	so they see Jesus walking on the water
14:45	they’re going ah we’re doing right so
14:49	the legend comes into play and Jesus has
14:52	to correct this so his intention was to
14:54	say keep at it boys but they freaked out
14:56	and so he gets into the boat is how this
14:58	goes so he meant to pass by they saw him
15:02	walking on the sea they thought it was a
15:03	ghost he cried out for they all saw him
15:05	and they were terrified
15:08	immediately Jesus spoke to them and said
15:11	take heart it is I do not be afraid not
15:14	the best translation let me clean this
15:16	up let me give you a more literal
15:17	translation take courage I am
15:21	fear not
15:24	I am Jesus invokes the Divine name from
15:27	Exodus chapter 3. remember Moses is
15:30	speaking to God in the burning bush and
15:33	God is commissioning Moses to go to
15:36	pharaoh to say Let My People Go of
15:39	course Moses wasn’t exactly gung-ho on
15:41	the plan tried to get out of it and
15:43	finally he acquiesces to the Lord’s
15:46	commissioning and he says who should I
15:48	say sent me what’s your name
15:51	and God says I am that I am tell them I
15:55	am has sent you so here Jesus they’re
15:58	terrified they’re thinking they’re
16:00	doomed that he’s a ghost and he says
16:03	take courage boys
16:06	I am
16:08	fear not
16:09	he’s saying he’s God and that he has
16:12	them and see that’s kind of the whole
16:14	point of this story this story is all
16:17	about the fact that we like the
16:21	disciples have been given very mundane
16:24	tasks to do and our tasks are difficult
16:28	and sometimes we feel like we’re getting
16:30	nowhere with them that everything is
16:31	against us in this task this is an
16:34	object lesson if you would Jesus set
16:35	them off to do something mundane so they
16:37	get this notion out of their head about
16:39	the bread King right so they’re out
16:42	doing and they’re not even getting a
16:43	full night’s sleep the the in the
16:44	previous pericope they were he Jesus was
16:46	concerned that they needed to get some
16:48	rest and relax and then this time he
16:50	sends them out in the middle of the
16:51	night they’re not getting any sleep
16:53	they’re not getting anywhere and then
16:56	Jesus shows up and they think it’s a
16:58	ghost and the whole idea here is is that
17:01	Jesus watches over them and prays for
17:05	them and has them in the palm of his
17:07	hand and he has he’s taken care of of
17:09	them fear not take courage boys I am I’m
17:12	God I’m God for you I’m here to be with
17:15	you and even in the midst of a mundane
17:18	task that feels like you’re getting
17:19	nowhere I’m still with you and even in
17:21	the midst of your fears I am with you
17:24	now Jesus hasn’t asked us to do the
17:26	mundane thing of crossing the Sea of
17:28	Galilee in the middle of the night which
17:30	is just about as smart as fighting a
17:32	land war in Asia okay it just is not a
17:35	smart thing to do but Jesus has all he
17:39	has called us all to tasks that seem
17:41	mundane and difficult he’s called us to
17:44	be husbands to be wives to be mothers to
17:47	be fathers
17:49	to be employees you think of something
17:52	what is more mundane than somebody being
17:54	a slave right and what is it that
17:57	scripture tells slaves to do
17:59	obey their masters
18:01	as if Christ is their Master not their
18:04	physical Master there so we can serve
18:08	God and serve neighbor in the ordinary
18:12	things in which we’re called to do in
18:14	our vocations and we are also called to
18:17	go and make disciples and this isn’t
18:19	done through flashy shows or calling
18:22	Jesus of the bread King who wants to
18:24	make you healthy wealthy and wise it’s
18:27	by calling pen Sinners to repent and to
18:29	be forgiven by the shed blood of Christ
18:31	and when you do that it seems like the
18:33	world is oftentimes against you and I
18:35	don’t know if you’ve noticed but the
18:36	society seems to be getting more and
18:38	more hostile to this in fact I just read
18:40	a story before coming to church out of
18:42	Kentucky that the state of Kentucky
18:44	corrections you know facilities have
18:48	required that those pastors who are
18:50	serving as volunteers
18:53	you know in the youth correctional
18:54	facilities they had to sign a document
18:56	saying that they will not say that
18:59	homosexuality is a sin
19:01	and any Pastor who refused to sign the
19:03	document has been dismissed
19:06	all right seems like everything is
19:09	against us does it not yet we are to
19:11	keep at the task fear not Jesus is he is
19:14	he is the I am
19:16	take courage fear not he’s with us and
19:18	so he right now is in heaven
19:21	the scripture says there’s one main
19:24	mediator between God and man the Lord
19:26	Jesus Christ
19:27	so he is up in heaven your king he sees
19:30	you from the top of Mount Zion if you
19:33	would and he looks down and he sees you
19:35	toiling and he is with you and even if
19:38	he seems like he’s passed by you and
19:40	you’re going to have to continue to row
19:41	all night figuratively speaking right
19:43	know this that he’s gone ahead of you to
19:45	be with you why because he has gone
19:47	ahead of us in our death
19:50	and he has died for our sins and he’s
19:52	risen from the grave and now we can talk
19:55	a little bit about water if you want
19:57	this is a good place to talk about it
19:59	water remember how we’ve talked about in
20:01	the past how water especially stormy
20:04	water is kind of symbolic of the chaos
20:06	of the curse of the creation right and
20:09	that in the Book of Revelation we see
20:11	that Before the Throne of Christ there
20:12	is a glassy and calm sea here the storm
20:15	is not stormed the sea is not storming
20:18	it’s just windy and difficult to deal
20:20	it’s kind of chaotic right we could talk
20:23	about another thing here there’s kind of
20:25	a theme in the Old Testament
20:26	typologically have you ever read of
20:28	Leviathan yeah you know what Leviathan
20:30	Leviathan is supposedly this Dragon
20:33	creature that lives in the Deep you know
20:35	who eats you and swallows you whole and
20:38	so Jesus by walking on the water in a
20:40	way is demonstrating that he’s walking
20:43	on the back of Leviathan just skating
20:45	across the top of Leviathan has no power
20:47	over him Jesus has conquered the Devil
20:50	he’s conquered the grave he’s conquered
20:52	the deep and he has come back and now
20:55	you in the waters of your baptism you
20:59	have been buried with Christ you have
21:01	been raised with Christ
21:03	you are in him you need not fear you can
21:06	take courage Jesus is the I am and he’s
21:10	the I am for you and so water now for us
21:13	is no longer about chaos and difficulty
21:15	water for us is well it flows from the
21:18	pierced side of Jesus from his side
21:21	flowed water and blood together and so
21:24	that water and blood filled the
21:26	baptismal font when you were brought
21:27	here when you were baptized in the name
21:30	of the Father the Son and the Holy
21:31	Spirit
21:32	your sins were washed away you were
21:35	regenerated and made new in Christ and
21:38	so water has a completely different
21:39	significance for us and so keep this in
21:42	mind your Jesus has washed you he has
21:45	cleansed you you are in him and he loves
21:47	you and he sees you in your toil and
21:50	your struggle he sees you in your
21:52	day-to-day grind where you feel like no
21:54	matter how hard you work you never get
21:56	ahead he knows that and yet these are
21:58	the tasks that he has set us to so that
22:00	we need to so that we don’t get caught
22:02	up in the nonsense of the bread King
22:04	thing right similar way
22:08	then it says this when they had crossed
22:11	over they came to land against it and
22:15	moored to the shore they were anchored
22:17	to the shore and when they got out of
22:19	the boat the people immediately
22:20	recognized Jesus and ran about to the
22:23	whole region and began to bring the sick
22:25	on their beds to wherever they heard he
22:28	was you know this reminds me of I’ve
22:31	been kind of thinking about this and
22:32	I’ve been kind of debating myself in
22:34	some senses this reminds me of like a
22:36	World War II beachhead this is Normandy
22:39	right Jesus comes in on a boat he lands
22:42	and now he’s taking ground it’s similar
22:44	to that and so the defeat of the devil
22:47	is sure uncertain because what he’s
22:49	doing is he’s setting the captives free
22:52	and in a similar way kind of using that
22:54	theme we’ve all seen the newsreels from
22:56	World War II when a city in France that
22:59	had been under Nazi occupation and
23:02	subjugation had been liberated that’s
23:04	the word that they use this city has
23:07	been liberated Paris has been liberated
23:10	you know they get all the towns that
23:12	were liberated they would say that’s
23:13	what it is this is kind of a foretaste
23:16	of that if you would on this day the
23:18	devil who had put these people into
23:20	subjugation had had tormented them with
23:23	sickness disease death
23:25	never letting them hear the word
23:27	straight of the Forgiveness of sins
23:30	Jesus lands and he starts liberating
23:35	ah it’s a good picture right so Jesus he
23:38	always walked ashore and you can tell
23:41	the King has
23:43	the King has landed and here’s the best
23:45	part about it is that we now learn from
23:49	this text remember a few weeks back
23:51	about the woman with the flow of blood
23:53	for 12 years remember her story
23:57	remember how she decided to sneak a
23:59	miracle and she
24:01	just kind of skated into the crowd and
24:03	knew that if I just touched the fringes
24:06	of His Garment which were those sitsy
24:08	oath that the the Jewish boys would wear
24:11	at the time right and she was healed
24:13	immediately remember that well the story
24:15	of her healing had got out the news had
24:18	gotten around you know what that woman
24:20	did she went and told everybody Jesus
24:23	healed me let me tell you how it
24:25	happened it’s the most amazing thing
24:27	ever I thought I was done for I thought
24:30	for sure when Jesus turned around and
24:32	said who touched me that ah now I was
24:35	gonna get it and I told him everything
24:37	that I had done and his words to me were
24:41	daughter
24:43	your faith has saved you
24:45	be healthy from The Scourge literal
24:48	translation
24:49	and so what did she do she went and told
24:51	everybody about how great Jesus was and
24:54	the text says this when and wherever
24:57	Jesus came in villages cities or
24:59	Countryside they laid the sick in the
25:01	marketplaces and they implored him that
25:03	they might touch even The Fringe of His
25:04	Garment there it is The Fringe those
25:06	little tassels because they heard the
25:08	report of the woman who had been healed
25:10	and as many as touched him were made
25:13	well
25:14	and folks I’m here to declare to you
25:17	today that as many as have touched Jesus
25:20	have been made well and that’s you
25:24	you have touched Jesus
25:27	you’ve been washed with his blood in the
25:30	waters of your baptism when we celebrate
25:33	the Lord’s Supper here Jesus has touched
25:36	you and has fed you with his very body
25:38	and blood for the Forgiveness of your
25:40	sins and you have been made well and you
25:43	say but my body is falling apart oh
25:46	don’t worry don’t worry because when you
25:49	were baptized you were put into Jesus’s
25:52	death you’re already dead your baptism
25:55	killed you and it also made you alive
25:58	and so your body is taking a little bit
26:01	of time to catch up to your death
26:02	certificate which is your baptismal
26:04	certificate and once you catch up you’re
26:07	with Jesus and then on the last day he’s
26:10	going to return in glory and he’s going
26:12	to raise your body from the dead reunite
26:15	spirit and body together and then World
26:17	Without End World Without End New
26:21	Creation new Heavens new Earth no more
26:24	watching the television and seeing
26:26	animals not dying on killing each other
26:28	no more having to worry about being bit
26:31	by bugs or having well diseases and
26:34	illnesses and wasting things like that
26:36	no forever and ever World Without End
26:40	because Jesus has healed anyone whom he
26:43	has touched and you who are in him he
26:45	has touched you you are well you are
26:49	saved
26:50	you are in Christ he has liberated you
26:53	and he will raise you again from the day
26:55	on the great day of the wedding Feast of
26:58	the Lamb when we get to see our King
27:01	face to face what a glorious day that
27:04	will be and this text all points to it
27:07	points to the great savior that we have
27:09	and this is them fitting for us to end
27:12	with Paul’s word from our epistle Paul
27:15	writes for this reason
27:17	I bow my knees before the father from
27:20	whom every family in heaven on Earth is
27:22	named that according to his riches of
27:25	his glory he may Grant you to be
27:27	strengthened with power through his
27:29	spirit in your inner being
27:31	so that Christ might dwell in your
27:33	hearts through faith that you being
27:35	rooted and grounded in love may have
27:38	strength to comprehend with all the
27:40	saints what is the breadth the length
27:43	the height and the depth to know the
27:46	love of Christ that surpasses knowledge
27:50	so that you may be filled with all the
27:53	fullness of God now to him who is able
27:55	to do far more abundantly than all we
27:58	ask or think according to the power at
28:00	work within us to him be all glory in
28:03	the church and in Christ Jesus
28:05	throughout all generations forever and
28:07	ever in the name of Jesus amen

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