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[951.34 --> 966.02] Good morning, Hope Community Church. |
[966.34 --> 971.86] Thank you so much for your testimony of God's faith and grace, |
[972.42 --> 976.14] meeting you in your greatest time of need and walking with you. |
[976.14 --> 978.68] He does not leave us or forsake us. |
[979.30 --> 983.18] Such an inspirational faith story, and we thank you for that. |
[983.98 --> 988.90] I don't know about you, but the older I get, the more I feel like I'm running out of time. |
[989.94 --> 994.20] And time is one of God's greatest gifts to us, I believe. |
[994.84 --> 997.42] When we're younger, we don't think much about it. |
[997.46 --> 999.24] We wake up and we go about our day. |
[999.34 --> 1002.80] The older you get, the more you think about, hmm, my days are numbered. |
[1002.80 --> 1008.68] In Scripture, in Psalm 90, verse 12, it says, |
[1008.86 --> 1012.62] Teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom. |
[1013.60 --> 1018.54] And so it's with that text I would like to anchor my prayer this morning with you. |
[1018.60 --> 1019.98] Would you pray with me, please? |
[1023.62 --> 1028.42] Dear Heavenly Father, we come to you on this day of Sabbath, |
[1028.42 --> 1034.54] a time where you have given us to rest in your word, |
[1034.54 --> 1036.64] to rest in your presence, |
[1036.90 --> 1041.22] to escape from our busy schedules of the week, |
[1041.60 --> 1045.26] and to reserve this time to spend it with you. |
[1046.04 --> 1051.48] Lord, you knew in your infinite wisdom that we would need this time and this space |
[1051.48 --> 1054.60] to reset our minds on you. |
[1054.98 --> 1056.44] There are so many distractions. |
[1056.44 --> 1060.90] Our time is being coveted by so many things, |
[1061.56 --> 1064.94] whether it be our family obligations, our work, |
[1065.60 --> 1068.96] our friendships, our relationships, Lord. |
[1069.50 --> 1075.70] And sometimes we feel squeezed by all of the things that are clamoring for our time. |
[1075.92 --> 1078.66] We pray, Lord, that we would be able to prioritize. |
[1079.96 --> 1084.68] Forgive us, Lord, for the time and times when we waste our time, |
[1084.68 --> 1089.20] when we are lured into the scroll of social media, |
[1090.14 --> 1092.10] that one more Netflix show, |
[1092.64 --> 1096.22] or maybe just working another hour. |
[1097.02 --> 1099.16] Lord, help us to value our time. |
[1099.44 --> 1102.72] And in those moments when we are mindful, Lord, |
[1102.80 --> 1104.64] help us to use our time |
[1104.64 --> 1112.60] and be mindful of the ways in which you would want us to be servants in time. |
[1113.40 --> 1117.80] Lord, we think especially of those who are suffering now, Lord, |
[1117.88 --> 1120.58] who are feeling like time is slipping away. |
[1121.10 --> 1122.72] We want to pray for Marnie. |
[1122.72 --> 1126.62] We know that she has had suffering. |
[1127.24 --> 1130.20] And we'd ask, Lord, that the time that you give her, Lord, |
[1130.26 --> 1131.64] would be meaningful time, |
[1132.10 --> 1134.58] that she would come to a time of peace. |
[1135.14 --> 1138.68] For those who are struggling with their elderly parents, Lord, |
[1138.88 --> 1140.40] time is ticking away. |
[1140.52 --> 1145.28] For those who are losing their mind to dementia and other ailments, Lord, |
[1145.28 --> 1147.30] we pray that the time would be precious |
[1147.30 --> 1149.82] and that we would take those moments |
[1149.82 --> 1153.28] and not have regret for having squandered our time. |
[1153.98 --> 1159.36] We thank you for the moments in which you have met James and Sarah |
[1159.36 --> 1160.60] in their suffering. |
[1160.82 --> 1166.06] This time has been a time to strip away all of the things |
[1166.06 --> 1168.26] that aren't even important anymore, Lord. |
[1168.38 --> 1172.90] These times when we come to you in our weakness |
[1172.90 --> 1176.08] and we realize that we are fallible without you. |
[1176.84 --> 1179.58] And so those two are times, Lord, in our suffering |
[1179.58 --> 1183.02] that we know you've carved out for us to go deeper with you. |
[1183.60 --> 1188.60] And we, in our celebration of Sarah's good health now, |
[1189.26 --> 1192.72] also celebrate the time in which she was able to grow |
[1192.72 --> 1194.24] in her faith through this. |
[1195.12 --> 1197.50] Lord, we pray that we would use our time, |
[1197.68 --> 1199.76] whether it be to serve in the church, Lord, |
[1200.12 --> 1201.62] to serve in our community, |
[1201.62 --> 1203.44] to go into our neighborhoods |
[1203.44 --> 1207.94] and to really just commit this valuable resource |
[1207.94 --> 1210.00] that you've given each one of us, Lord. |
[1210.70 --> 1214.36] Help us to honor the time that you've given us on earth |
[1214.36 --> 1217.28] and use it for your glory and your purpose. |
[1217.56 --> 1218.86] In Jesus' name, amen. |
[1218.86 --> 1219.06] Amen. |
[1219.06 --> 1219.12] Amen. |
[1231.62 --> 1247.56] We're going to continue our sermon series on the book of Galatians. |
[1247.56 --> 1251.18] Last week, Pastor Sid preached on the gospel |
[1251.18 --> 1252.70] and the ways that we distort it, |
[1252.84 --> 1254.38] the ways that we shift it |
[1254.38 --> 1257.18] to make it no longer good news about Jesus Christ. |
[1257.66 --> 1259.56] And for the next two weeks, we're looking at how |
[1259.56 --> 1262.24] or what it means really to be part of God's family. |
[1263.10 --> 1264.98] And you'll probably notice at different points |
[1264.98 --> 1266.28] that when you distort the gospel, |
[1266.38 --> 1268.88] you will also distort what it means to be part of God's family. |
[1268.94 --> 1270.24] Those things are linked together. |
[1270.94 --> 1272.82] And this morning, we're going to continue in our study |
[1272.82 --> 1275.30] of the book of Galatians by reading some of chapter 3. |
[1275.30 --> 1276.82] And if you have your Bible on your phone |
[1276.82 --> 1278.78] or the old school physical Bible, |
[1278.94 --> 1280.90] turn with me to the book of Galatians. |
[1281.06 --> 1282.88] And we're going to read chapter 3, 1 to 14, |
[1283.36 --> 1286.34] and then jump over to verse 28 and 29. |
[1290.16 --> 1292.24] I love how Paul starts this passage. |
[1292.90 --> 1293.84] Nice and fiery. |
[1294.90 --> 1299.00] You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you? |
[1299.90 --> 1303.26] Before your very eyes, Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed |
[1303.26 --> 1303.90] as crucified. |
[1303.90 --> 1307.24] I would like to learn just one thing from you. |
[1307.94 --> 1310.14] Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law |
[1310.14 --> 1312.46] or by believing what you heard? |
[1313.20 --> 1314.76] Are you so foolish? |
[1315.46 --> 1316.90] After beginning with the Spirit, |
[1317.00 --> 1319.34] are you trying now to finish by human effort? |
[1320.24 --> 1322.56] Have you experienced so much in vain, |
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