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[423.28 --> 425.18] wanting real growth from me.
[426.64 --> 427.82] Now that's the important part.
[428.28 --> 429.14] Another important part
[429.14 --> 429.80] that I want to highlight
[429.80 --> 430.78] before we move on
[430.78 --> 431.72] is,
[432.12 --> 433.26] yes, he confronted me.
[433.68 --> 435.06] I accepted it humbly.
[435.56 --> 435.82] It was,
[436.28 --> 437.88] I was not proud of my actions.
[437.88 --> 438.50] But,
[438.86 --> 440.10] it wasn't one and done.
[440.86 --> 441.40] It wasn't,
[441.52 --> 441.76] alright,
[442.22 --> 442.94] some guy
[442.94 --> 444.26] cared about me
[444.26 --> 444.94] within the church,
[445.20 --> 446.16] so now overnight,
[446.34 --> 447.48] I no longer sin.
[448.14 --> 449.20] I no longer struggle
[449.20 --> 449.78] with that sin.
[450.12 --> 451.12] It wasn't like that.
[451.58 --> 453.32] It's an ongoing process.
[453.76 --> 455.22] It's not a one and done deal,
[455.30 --> 456.58] as Pastor Sid mentioned before.
[457.06 --> 457.88] It is a,
[458.24 --> 459.56] it is the hard work.
[459.78 --> 461.28] It is a long process.
[461.68 --> 462.40] Really long
[462.40 --> 463.38] in certain situations.
[463.38 --> 464.42] But,
[464.42 --> 466.12] that confrontation,
[466.78 --> 467.60] that calling out
[467.60 --> 468.66] of my misbehaviors,
[468.86 --> 470.98] was a significant impact
[470.98 --> 472.28] into my growth,
[472.70 --> 474.80] even as I go through growth today.
[475.26 --> 475.64] Hopefully,
[475.84 --> 477.10] more and more like my Savior.
[477.82 --> 478.08] It,
[478.08 --> 478.84] it played
[478.84 --> 480.46] a significant role
[480.46 --> 481.04] in my life.
[481.90 --> 482.32] Again,
[482.70 --> 483.28] hard work,
[483.66 --> 484.50] this living out
[484.50 --> 485.28] of our identity
[485.28 --> 486.02] of forgiveness
[486.02 --> 486.80] and reconciliation.
[486.80 --> 488.58] And I want to suggest
[488.58 --> 490.26] from Jesus and Paul's teaching
[490.26 --> 490.78] this morning,
[491.32 --> 493.02] that it is our Christian duty.
[493.78 --> 494.92] It is our mission,
[495.08 --> 495.72] our identity,
[496.26 --> 497.76] to fulfill the law of Christ
[497.76 --> 499.32] and carry each other's burdens,
[499.54 --> 500.72] as Paul says in Galatians.
[501.06 --> 502.82] To confront sin.
[504.22 --> 505.22] We don't let that go.
[505.98 --> 507.58] But seek reconciliation
[507.58 --> 509.22] with gentleness and love.
[509.46 --> 510.34] And in this way,
[510.52 --> 511.50] we get to embody
[511.50 --> 512.70] and reflect
[512.70 --> 513.70] the forgiving,
[514.10 --> 514.90] loving goodness
[514.90 --> 516.00] of our God,
[516.00 --> 517.64] so that we may be
[517.64 --> 519.10] witnesses for the world.
[519.46 --> 520.20] A glimpse,
[520.40 --> 521.82] maybe just a small glimpse,
[522.00 --> 522.68] but a glimpse
[522.68 --> 525.36] of what being real humans
[525.36 --> 526.32] looks like.
[526.98 --> 528.90] A community of real people,
[529.98 --> 531.44] real broken human beings
[531.44 --> 532.34] that come together,
[532.46 --> 533.14] try to reflect
[533.14 --> 534.10] the goodness of God
[534.10 --> 535.62] because we're all forgiven.
[536.22 --> 537.44] And we try to seek
[537.44 --> 538.80] reconciliation together.
[539.68 --> 540.44] And that's the key,
[540.58 --> 540.90] isn't it?
[541.36 --> 542.44] We're seeking
[542.44 --> 543.88] reconciliation together.
[544.50 --> 545.12] The Bible
[545.12 --> 545.92] and Jesus
[545.92 --> 546.34] and Paul,
[546.44 --> 547.02] whoever it is,
[547.08 --> 547.78] they're not naive.
[548.02 --> 549.10] They don't simply say,
[549.28 --> 549.58] all right,
[549.76 --> 551.04] you enter the church doors,
[551.32 --> 551.92] you're forgiven,
[552.04 --> 552.90] you know your identity,
[553.28 --> 554.42] all problem solved,
[554.52 --> 555.62] you don't need reconciliation.
[556.30 --> 557.66] Everyone is just perfect.