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[1531.64 --> 1533.00] Total dependence,
[1533.56 --> 1535.16] commitment to following Jesus
[1535.16 --> 1536.32] and being His disciple.
[1537.34 --> 1539.46] And so receive this invitation
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[1541.00 --> 1542.14] He says in John 15,
[1542.50 --> 1543.44] Remain in me
[1543.44 --> 1544.64] as I remain in you,
[1544.88 --> 1546.04] because no branch
[1546.04 --> 1547.84] can bear fruit by itself.
[1548.14 --> 1549.50] It must remain
[1549.50 --> 1550.44] in the vine.
[1551.00 --> 1553.10] You cannot bear fruit.
[1553.34 --> 1554.50] You cannot overcome
[1554.50 --> 1556.50] the enemy on your own.
[1556.60 --> 1557.76] No matter how much
[1557.76 --> 1558.32] you exercise,
[1558.72 --> 1559.72] no matter how strong
[1559.72 --> 1560.48] you think you are,
[1560.74 --> 1562.30] you must let go
[1562.30 --> 1563.62] and you must remain
[1563.62 --> 1566.12] in the sovereign Lord
[1566.12 --> 1566.70] and Savior,
[1566.90 --> 1567.68] Jesus Christ.
[1568.42 --> 1570.06] That's what it means
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[1572.94 --> 1574.08] That is our encouragement
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[1576.84 --> 1577.92] So follow Jesus
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[1579.62 --> 1580.88] who is more powerful
[1580.88 --> 1582.78] than anything we face.
[1583.30 --> 1583.50] Amen?
[1584.16 --> 1584.86] Amen.
[1585.90 --> 1587.30] Will you join me in prayer?
[1587.30 --> 1587.42] Amen.
[1587.42 --> 1587.84] Amen.
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[1623.60 --> 1627.84] may we learn to trust in you, Lord.
[1628.84 --> 1631.08] May we be humble enough
[1631.08 --> 1635.62] to not try and solve all of our problems on our own,
[1636.28 --> 1638.74] but to be your disciple,
[1639.26 --> 1642.30] to be real followers with our whole lives,
[1643.14 --> 1644.26] whatever we may face.
[1645.50 --> 1647.86] So will you bless our church?
[1648.26 --> 1650.48] Will you bless us so that we may be a light
[1650.48 --> 1652.34] and a blessing to others
[1652.34 --> 1654.66] who are going through spiritual battles,
[1654.66 --> 1658.82] who are going through hardships of all kinds.
[1659.40 --> 1662.98] May we be powerful lights in your name
[1662.98 --> 1668.32] to be a blessing to overcome as you allow us to.
[1669.70 --> 1672.80] So with this, we give you all the glory, Lord,
[1673.20 --> 1675.30] and we praise your name for overcoming.
[1676.72 --> 1678.82] In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
• The sermon series continues on the hard sayings of Jesus
• Matthew chapter 5 passage discussed, where Jesus says he has not come to abolish the law or the prophets, but to fulfill them
• Comparison made between election rhetoric and people's expectations of Jesus as a revolutionary leader who will bring change