James Diliberto - Worship God - Let Your Lifesong Sing - Session 4 - Exhortation - A Living Sacrifice

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   Thank you. I love you, Lord, and I lift my voice to worship you. Oh, my soul, rejoice. Take joy, my King. In what you hear, and let it be a sweet, sweet sound of you.

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   From the bottom of my heart, I have to read. Just, it's another way I'm going to do it. Thank you so much for asking me to come.

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   When you get older, you really miss youth weekends. This particular one is an altar for me. I'm coming back now and seeing this offering. That is all of you.

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   It's just so beautiful. It's an honor that I've heard from you, too. Thank you. To the airspace. I mean, the song choice is, sorry, Annie. Just, you know. Yeah, what I was thinking, when we were singing Live in Rain, I just was thinking about being with all of you forever. Worshiping God forever in the most satisfying, filling place.

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   And this is what we were made for, and we're going to do it forever together. And there's no greater motivation for us to keep going than days and eternity the way we have. Because if God is worthy at all, he's worthy of it all. And I really appreciated Ty sharing that before, and I was reflecting on how I wanted to begin today.

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   Do you know how much worship is a witness? It was for Ty, and I just wonder for some of you who weren't really that sure. I'm not that sure. I wasn't sure for any of you, but maybe for someone in this room last night. Maybe it was the first time that you tasted of what it really was like to be in a room full of people who were worshiping God.

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   Not for music's sake or for anything like that, but for his sake. And to smell the sweet savor that was rising to God. And you yourself be pleased by that, taking joy and pleasure in the sweet sound that you hear. Worship is a witness.

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   One writer said, over the years I've discovered that praying with people can sometimes do more for them than preaching at them. Prayer draws the heart away from one's own dependence on leaning on the sovereign God. The burden is often lifted instantly. Prayer is only one aspect of worship, but one that is greatly neglected in the face of a world that would be shocked to hear the prayer.

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   Of someone who knows the heart of God. There's a world desperate for meaning, grasping for anything that's meaningful. And you can preach to them all you want, but when they hear the reverberation of the sound of a heart that beats in synchronization with the heart of God. And understanding what a divine relationship could look like.

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    That might be the one thing that they've been waiting to see. You can preach at them all you want. But one of the most powerful things you can do is pray with them. Not for them. With them. There's something powerful about hearing someone singing.

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    Singing next to someone. And hearing them sing their heart to God. Knowing that they're in the presence of the King. And it's something that you want to be part of. And so we worship in community. So today there is 150 something odd preaching efforts sitting here. And there's a world out there waiting to understand what true meaning is in the worship of God.

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    And maybe when you come back for this weekend you'll just be a little bit more motivated to witness with your worship. And I hope that you'll do that. And you can do it anywhere. It doesn't have to be inside a pleasure hall. It doesn't have to be part of a big preaching campaign.

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    Wherever, Lord, thy people meet. There they behold the mercy seat. Wherever they seek thee, thou art found. And every place is hallowed around. Maybe it's going to be a cafe. Maybe it's going to be your school. Maybe it's going to be a bus. Maybe it's going to be your work lunch table. But somewhere where people can watch you come into the presence of God in holy and deep prayer.

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    What does a relationship with God look like? Some people may only know by watching what it looks like in you. Jesus rescued us from the tyranny and the restriction of worshiping in geographical boundaries and locations. Jesus paid the highest price. He tore the veil so that we could worship him and enter into the holy temple anywhere, anytime.

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    As we leave here, we have to do something about what we've heard. Yesterday we finished with a very practical session, but we didn't cover everything that you could possibly do. But what I can tell you young people is that whatever you do, in word or deed or anything that you do, do all to the glory of God.

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    Worship is a lifestyle change. Doing things the way that God asked you to do them. Maybe it's changing diapers to the glory of God. Cooking and eating to the glory of God. Driving your car to the glory of God. Doing your schoolwork. Working heartily as unto the Lord to the glory of God.

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    Serving to the glory of God. Making clothing choices to the glory of God. Behaving in a holy way with your girlfriend or your boyfriend to the glory of God. Buying a coffee for someone to the glory of God. Everything that you do in word or deed can be redeemed. Every moment can be holy.

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    Redeem it for his glory. Because to live is Christ. It's not about Christ. It's not for Christ. It is what the Apostle Paul said. For me to live is Christ. Christ. And when Christ who is our life appears. Then we will appear with him. In glory.

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    You know I think about it. I have to go back to work tomorrow. In Sydney. And I have to work heartily as unto him. As for the Lord and not to men. For we serve the Lord Christ. That if that's you tomorrow. Or maybe tonight. I don't know if those on ship work.

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    You can leave here. And immediately apply. What we've been doing. Whatever you do. Whether you eat. Whether you drink. Whatever you do. Do all to the glory of God. Lay down your life. As a living sacrifice. For him. As I was thinking about. All these songs that have been sung. And everything that has been created.

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    What has made it so special. To share it with you. Is that it wasn't written by AI. You know you can say all the right things. You can plug in the verses. And say write me a song. Phil Rosser actually showed me a thing. He literally was like. Here's some like AI worship.

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    And I was just thinking to myself. Like. That's like kind of getting a Hallmark card. When someone just writes their name on the bottom. You're like. Okay. That's not you. Might have some nice sentiments. But. Then you get a card from someone. Who writes you a card from their heart. God's looking for a love letter from us.

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    It's not AI. I'm not saying that technology can't help. It does. You know. But God's not looking for auto-tuned life. He's not looking for auto-tuned worship. He wants the real thing. He's not worried if it's perfect. He wants the real thing. And sometimes I just think maybe because we have the ability now in our life to get things so perfect.

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    that sometimes we start to focus too much on perfection and not on authenticity. and not give it to someone. I love you. And I'm grateful for your work.

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    Thank you. I hope you didn't use AI for this last album. But. God is looking for us to do the work. He's not looking for the cheap, the easy. He wants the real thing. God is most pleased and glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. And he wants the real thing.

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    Whether we're playing or singing or writing or talking or expressing or serving or making coffees or setting up this room or everyone's service to the glory of God. The thing that makes it special is it's done by people that bear his image. A machine can't do that. Remember. Machines can help. But they can never be in the offering.

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    And as we just consider our Lord Jesus now. I'm sorry for distracting with my crying here. It's all about him. It's not about me. It's not about emotions. It's about him. And this man that we remember. He did. In his life. Every moment. From his. From being. A child in the temple. Preparing himself for service for his father.

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    Serving those 12. And then the 70. And then the 3000. And once he was reborn in the spirit to the whole church. As it began to grow. The purpose of the Lord Jesus' life was to magnify the Lord.

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    Where did he learn that from? He picked it up from his mom. Mary in her song of praise. That first meeting in the womb. She. Well she met his forerunner. And the Lord Jesus leaped in the womb for joy. Just being in the presence of someone else who understood the heart of God.

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    Now that was a forward look. I'm a big JTV fan for those who know. Love John the Baptist. He's the best. And. She. He leaps for joy. It doesn't say he just leapt in the womb. It says why he leapt. He leapt for joy.

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    It's a beautiful thing watching your children grow in their love for God. And the Lord Jesus in his love for God. Started. He wanted to be about his father's business. Even when he was young. And I'm so encouraged by the younger ones here. Who have shown me by your conversations with me. And the things that you've shared.

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    And watching you sing and play. And pour out your service to God. Even in a young age. You can glorify and magnify God. And if you're not baptized. That's okay too. Think about Cornelius. We talked yesterday about prayer and pleasing God. What does it say about Cornelius' prayer? How did it rise to God?

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    It's a sweet saver. So even if you're not baptized yet. Your offering as you come. And you begin to press in towards the Lord. He sees you too. You're not out of the camp. You're part of us too. But what you're not part of yet. Is the covenant that's going to save you.

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    Into eternal life. Please don't miss the ark. Don't miss the ark. He wants you here. And so do I. And so do all of us.

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    The things that are special to God. Become special to God's people. And that's one of the things that makes our community hold together. We all want to magnify the Lord. And that's what Mary said. My soul magnifies the Lord. Literally. I don't have a magnifying glass up here. But it's like. She's like.

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    It blows him up. My soul magnifies the Lord. It makes him look big. It makes him look great. It puts him on display. And that means it makes me small. It makes me. I mean I am small all the time. You know. You become smaller. And as you grow him bigger. You might not be able to do anything.

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    Other than bow yourself to the ground. But that's as low as you can get. But the bigger we blow up God. The more great that we make him look. The more we magnify him. The more glory he gets. And that is what delighting in the Lord is. What it means to be a living sacrifice.

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    Is to lay down your glory for his. To delight in him to the point that. You do not delight in yourself. The blood of bulls and goats. Could never take away sin. But what could. Was a perfect life. Lay down. Voluntarily. You know. We could sort of think about that. Image that we talked about with Abraham yesterday.

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    Where he was asked to offer his son. And of course God. Stayed the hand. And said no. No. Don't do it. Don't do anything to the boy. Don't do it.

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    But 1500 years later. Another knife came. From wicked men. And that time the knife didn't stop. And he put himself on the altar. Voluntarily. The Lord Jesus said. No one takes my life from me. I lay it down of my own accord. He was a living sacrifice. You know what it says about the Old Testament.

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    In one of the Psalms. It says. Tie. Tie the. The sacrifice. Bind the festival sacrifice. To the horns of the altar. Why? That was hot. That was a metal. Burning hot altar. That animal didn't want to be there. So they had to force it.

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    No one forced our Lord. To lay down his life. He said. I give it up. Of my own accord. I'm going to. Lay myself on the altar. And the prototype. Of course. Being Isaac. I imagine what that. I imagine what that was like. Because he said. I and the boy. Will go over there.

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    And worship. The Lord. God. And his son. In the way. Abraham and Isaac. Both had a part to play. In that obedience. And so. Our Lord Jesus. Delighted. To lay down his life. He said. I have this command. From my father. And I will lay down my life. For the sheep.

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    Turn to Hebrews. Chapter 10. Hebrews chapter 10. Verses 1 to 4. For since the law. Was but a shadow. Of the good things to come. Instead of the true form. Of these realities. It can never. By the same sacrifices. That are continually offered. Every year. Make perfect. Those who draw near. Otherwise. Would they not have ceased.

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    To be offered. Since the worshippers. Having been cleansed. Would no longer have. Any consciousness of sins. But in these sacrifices. There is a reminder. Of sins. Every year. For it is impossible. For the blood. Of bulls and goats. To take away sins.

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    Consequently. When Christ. Came into the world. He said. He said. He said. He said. Sacrifices. And offerings. You have not. Desired. But a body. You have prepared. For me. In burnt offerings. And sin offerings. You have taken no pleasure. And then I said. Come. Behold. I have come. To do your will. Oh God.

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    As it is written for me. In the scroll. Of the book. Of course. It is impossible. For the blood of bulls and goats. To take away sins. They are doing nothing. They are not willing. They have to be forced. But when you look at where that quote comes from. It is Psalm 40.

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    That we had in our reading. And it is Psalm 40. It says. In sacrifice and offering. You have not delighted. You take no pleasure. You don't enjoy. That it gives you no delight. Burnt offering. And sin offering. You have not required. But yet the law. Did require it. And that is because the law.

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    Was simply a schoolmaster. To bring us to Christ. To understand the heinousness of sin. What it cost. And what sin. We deserve. To bear.

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    But if you look at the Septuagint. You wonder. Where does the writer get this translation? It is from the Septuagint version. It is the Greek Old Testament. And let's not just sort of let these words quickly go over us. It is precisely what Psalm 51 already told us. And we have it sung for us.

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    Thank you again for doing that. Then you will delight. It is not that he does not want the sacrifices and offerings. But if it was not a soul first. If it was not a meek and quiet spirit. If it was not a broken and contrite spirit. It is that. Then there is nothing.

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    It is not what you wanted. But I love how at the end of that Psalm. He says. Then you will delight. And build up the walls of Jerusalem. And then you will delight in those offerings. So. The way that we do do these offerings. That might seem simple to you. It is just a song.

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    It is just bread and wine. And back then it was just an offering. It was just a meal that they shared. With the Levites and the priests. But it was infused with meaning. If the spirit in which it was taken. Was there. Now. The interesting part in Hebrews. And this is the part as we think about the sacrifice of Christ this morning.

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    But a body you have prepared for me. A vessel. To offer to God. Worshipping God with even one's body. In the original Hebrew. It says. But you have given me an open ear. Now I'm sure some of you probably know where that comes from. In Deuteronomy chapter 15. Exodus chapter 21. It's demonstrating where the servant.

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    Who's the servant of the master. For their freedom. In their freedom. For bondage. They were able to say. I love my master. And I will not go free. I willingly offer my body. And they would go to the door. I thought about maybe doing a live example with one of you. But I'll leave that for another time.

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    But they would stand in the doorway. And they would have an awl driven through their ear. To show that they were not a forcing servant anymore. They were a willing servant. And the reason why. Is because they loved their master. And it was a sign. But they were willing to go so far.

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    As to pay that kind of a price. To show that they did not want to go free. So that's why verses 7 to 9. Is the whole paradigm shift. That is the new covenant. The new covenant is the law written in the heart. That wants to do his will. I want to do you.

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    But not because I have to. Not because I'm forced to obey you. Because I love you so much. And I want my life to reverberate with your life. I want to do your will. I have come to do your will. Oh God. And that is the spirit of Christ. Now do you think that is the only place that this idea comes up?

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    Well absolutely not. We had it in our praise night last night. Go to Romans chapter 12. Let's look at the first two verses. The appeal from Apostle Paul. I appeal to you. Therefore. Siblings. Brothers and sisters. By the mercies of God. What a heat truck. I appeal to you. By the mercies of God.

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    My family. To present your bodies. I'm reading out of ESV. To present your bodies. As a living sacrifice. See the problem with dead sacrifices. Is they keep crawling off the altar. God does not want that. He wants lives. People that are alive to him. Offering. The kind of offering that the fire consumes.

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    And becomes a new thing. A living sacrifice. And not only just offering. But in line with God's principles. Holy. And acceptable to God. We looked yesterday at holiness. And worship. And how those things come together. Holy and acceptable. And if you have like the old AV. Which is your reasonable service. And I used to think.

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    Okay. Is it like appeal to reason? A better translation for that. Is your spiritual worship. And I think the translation that came last night. It was like your spiritual worship service. Your life is a worship service. Yes. This is a worship service. But your life is a worship service. It's your life song.

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    Your life is a service to God. And that is your spiritual worship. When you willingly give yourself to God. And therefore. Be transformed. By the renewing of your mind. And testing. That you may discern. What is the will of God. What is good. And acceptable. And perfect.

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    Flip over to the book of Amos. This is a real warning for us. Brothers and sisters. Whether it's. Whether it's. Whether it's. Older or younger. This is a lesson for all of us. But particularly when we think about. How powerful music can be. And these events. These feasts. And this is kind of like our modern day.

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    Feast. We're all coming together. For all these different places. And we're celebrating. And we're worshiping before God. Amos chapter 5. Verse 21. I hate. I despise your feasts. And I take no delight. In your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me. Your burnt offerings. And your grain offerings. I will not accept them.

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    And the peace offerings. From your fattened animals. I will not look upon them. Take away from me. The noise. Of your songs. The melody. Of your guitars. I will not listen to it. But let justice. Roll like a river. Roll like waters. And righteousness. Like an ever flowing stream. Did you bring me.

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    Sacrifices and offerings. During the 40 years. In the wilderness. O house of Israel. And you shall take up. Succoth. Your king. King and your star God. And the images. That you have made for yourselves. And I will send you. Into exile. Beyond Damascus. Says the Lord. Whose name is the God of armies.

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    You know. As beautiful as our songs can be. If they are not married. With a life. That is committed to him. If we have idols. And we keep idols. Under our couch. And we keep idols. In our private life. And we worship other gods. All of those songs. To God. They are just noise.

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    He doesn't want to hear. He doesn't want the harp. And the violin. And the guitar. Take it away from me. I am not even going to listen to it. God is closing his ears. But what does he want? Justice. Righteousness. If our lives. Are not in concert. With our songs. They don't mean anything.

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    And we can get so caught up. In how beautiful these songs are. And they are so beautiful. But if we walk out these doors. And we live a life. That is contrary. To the righteousness of God. And we turn our eyes away. From justice of the needy. And giving to the poor. And standing in the gap.

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    It means nothing to God. He hated hearing it. And it's not that he hated the song. It's that he hated the life. That was counterfeit. And that is an exhortation. For us today. We must leave nobody different. We must go out of those doors. Home today. And be living sacrifices. Willing sacrifices. Because to obey.

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    Is better than sacrifice. Have you prepared your body. The way the Lord has given us an example. Will you say. A body you have prepared for me. God is not asking us. To do what the Lord did.

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    But I just wonder. Are you giving. As good. As you get. Are you giving. As good. As you get. Or do you come. To the feasts. And you come. And you take it upon yourself. That's like a leech. That's like. Coming on. And sucking the blood. From others. And doing. Nothing. To contribute.

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    Yourself. Let's get out there. And build up. The walls. Of Jerusalem. That's why David. Ended Psalm 51. Like that. Build up. The walls. Of Jerusalem. He sang. Jerusalem. The wall. Before. Build it up. This is Jerusalem. This is the new Jerusalem. Build up the walls. Put in the time. Let. If we want to hear.

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    The shofar sounding. From the temple. We need to have. The temple built. And in your generation. You are the next generation. You are the ones. That are going to carry it on. Please. Give. As good. As you're getting. When you go home.

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    Now we can't talk about. The Lord Jesus. And his sacrifice. In the context. Of worship. Until we look. At how the Lord Jesus. Battled. With the same battle. That we begin. Our series with. Turn to Matthew. Chapter 4.

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    I'm sure. There's probably. Some of you. Are you going to do that passage? Now's the time. So. You have waited. This is your. This is your moment.

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    Of course. This is the Jesus. Temptations. In the wilderness. We're just going to pick up. From one of the temptations. Verses 8 to 10. One of the temptations. That even the Lord. Had to wrestle with.

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    We'll actually. We'll take from verse 7. And again. It is written. You shall not put the Lord. Your God. To the test. But again. The devil. There's Satan. There's the beast. Again. Showing up. The devil took him up. To a very high mountain. And showed him. All the kingdoms of the world. And what?

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    Their glory. Not the glory of God. The glory of the world. The glory of the kingdom. Of man. And he said to him. All these. Will I give you. If you. Fall down. And worship. Me. Then Jesus said to him. Be gone. Satan. For it is written. You shall worship. The Lord. Your God.

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    And him. Only. Shall. You. Serve. Exclusive. Worship. God says. I will not give my glory. To another. And when we do that. We steal something. That rightfully belongs. To God. Only. Exclusively. And it's a lie. You all know it. We talked about it. In the earlier studies. You know it's a lie. Promising all the glory.

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    Of the world. You're not going to get it. And even if you did get it. You'll end up dying. I think somebody said. You'll be dying. But what they say. Dying is the richest person. You have everything in the world. You'll just be the richest person. That's dead. And how does Jesus respond?

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    The same way that I'm asking you guys. To respond to temptation. Worship. Worship. Worship. Is one of the greatest antidotes. For temptation. Not to. Not to be told. What not to do. But to be saved. To greater passions. Greater glory. Greater satisfaction. And Jesus knew it. And he rejected that temptation. By reminding himself of worship.

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    And young people. I am challenging you. To do just that. But when you leave here. And go home. Worship in your worry. Praise. When you are in a trial. To give you perspective. But when you're tempted. Worship. Worship. Because it reminds you. The same praise. That brings perspective. Will help you understand. That we are meant to glorify God.

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    In our body. Do you do that? Do you feel. When you face a temptation. That you want to make God. Look glorious. In this moment. I want to magnify him. And make him look great. By how I handle. This situation. That is what the Lord did. He magnified his father. He glorified God.

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    And ultimately. He gave God the glory. By giving all. I want to draw your attention. To one little passage. About someone. Because maybe you feel like. I can't do what the Lord did. I'm just little old me. I don't have much to give. Maybe you feel here. Being surrounded by like. Uber talented people.

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    And maybe you're sitting here. In the audience today. And you just think. You know. What do I have to give? What can I give? A body you prepared for me. But I'm. I'm nothing. What am I? I have nothing to offer. My talents are not conspicuous. I don't know what they are. I don't know.

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    I don't know what I can do. Well let me remind you. Of the Lord's perspective. About you. Right now. Mark chapter 12. Verses. 41 to 44. 44. 44. 44. 44. 44. 44. 44. And he sat down opposite the treasury and he watched people putting money into the offering bucks. And many rich people put in large sums.

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    And a poor widow came and she put in two small copper coins, two halves of a penny. I think Australians say two-fifths of a hole. And he called his disciples and said to them, truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all of those contribute into the offering bucks.

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    For they all contributed out of their abundance. But she, in her poverty, has put in everything she had. All that she had to live on. She gave it all. And I feel when the Lord looked at her, he saw a picture of himself. You know, the Lord had nothing. He didn't have a place.

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    He was a poor carpenter. Came for nothing. Didn't have a place to live, to lay his head. Relying completely and totally on God. And he gave it all. The body was prepared for him and he gave everything. He poured out his life like this poor widow. And yet he was the richest of all.

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    The most ever to be put in to God's offering was the Lord. Because it wasn't just the final sacrifice. It was every day. While he was a living sacrifice, he sacrificed his will. Not my will, but thine be done. And all the way getting to the garden. When he finally got there. And the one time that he could have called something in supporting himself.

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    He said, not my will, but thine be done. And he gave it all. From beginning to end. Having loved his own who were in the world. He loved them to the end. There's an old hymn that goes like this. He giveth more grace as our burdens grow greater. He sendeth more strength as the labors increase.

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    To add afflictions, he addeth endurance. And when our strength has failed, ere the day is half done. When we reach the end of our hoarded resources, our Father's full giving has only begun. His love has no limits. His grace has no measure. His power has no boundary. No one unto men. For out of his riches in Jesus, he giveth.

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    And he giveth. And he giveth. And he giveth. And he giveth. There's no greater love than one would lay down his life for his friends. And that is what our Lord Jesus Christ did. And he did it for you and for me. For the sheep. To the honor and obedience of God. And just like he did.

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    He looked for the joy that was set before him. Because God is not looking for us to pour out and never be poured back into. Quite the contrary. For the joy that was set before him, the Lord endured the cross. He knew that he would be rewarded. Psalm 16 says that he would not leave his soul to see corruption.

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    And the picture that you have from the Lord in Psalm 16 is at your right hand. From Hebrews 12. What's at his right hand? Pleasures forevermore. God has in store for us a joy that can never be described. And we are going to feel it forever and ever. Joining in him. Joining in each other.

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    And joining with our brothers, the angels who we met in Study 1. So, as we now take these, we're taking these emblems. Take the joy of the king and the life of the king in. Know that in the bread. This is the body prepared. We take this bread and it's the body of Christ.

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    And we remember the body of Christ that he offered. But when we take the wine, it's the life. It's the life that comes inside us and renews us.

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     This is not just a simple feast. It's hardly a feast at all. But it has so much meaning. So, when Jesus is offering himself to us, he's asking for us to turn to him and away from the beast, away from the devil, to worship God only through him. We have the hymn that says, Jesus calls us, or the tumult, of the vain world's golden store from each idol that would keep us from saying, Christian, love me more.

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     Will you love him more today? Will you love him more today? Will you just love him a little bit more today? I want you to leave this weekend looking at Jesus as the ultimate offering of worship. He was the example. He was the living worship service that we now participate in today.

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     And as we change our lives, we don't cheat on our taxes, we don't watch pornography, we don't drive recklessly, and we don't steal for the same reason that we take the Lord's Supper. Because God is the ultimate reality.

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     I don't know of any other activity in our services which takes all of our senses, all of the tenses, past, present, and future, along those with the people who are nearby, who are far away, taking them all into consideration. This is fellowship. This is a call to worship. This is a call to worship.

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     So in the same way, let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven. true worship is seeing afresh the infinite worth of the living God and our Lord Jesus, and in response, giving Him the best of everything that you have.

105. 41:00

     Because worship is not a religious act. It's a life song that you sing. because of all of the countries of Jesus because of all countries of Jesus because of all countries of Jesus because of all countries of Jesus because of all countries of Jesus because of all countries of Jesus because of all countries of Jesus