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[1633.26 --> 1634.06] a few days ago. |
[1636.36 --> 1637.84] And so we turn to Jesus |
[1637.84 --> 1638.94] as we come to a close. |
[1640.62 --> 1641.74] When Jesus taught |
[1641.74 --> 1642.40] his disciples |
[1642.40 --> 1643.68] in the Gospel of John, |
[1644.10 --> 1644.92] he didn't say, |
[1645.06 --> 1646.06] if you become my follower, |
[1646.54 --> 1647.16] you'll no longer |
[1647.16 --> 1648.28] have sadness and suffering. |
[1648.28 --> 1650.74] What he actually said is, |
[1651.18 --> 1652.28] you will suffer |
[1652.28 --> 1654.66] and you will have sadness. |
[1657.50 --> 1659.32] Jesus even blesses |
[1659.32 --> 1660.40] those who mourn. |
[1661.56 --> 1662.66] Get the reference? |
[1663.20 --> 1663.86] Beatitudes. |
[1664.90 --> 1666.62] Blessed are those who mourn |
[1666.62 --> 1668.20] for you shall be comforted. |
[1668.58 --> 1669.64] That's what he teaches. |
[1670.60 --> 1672.44] But not just random, |
[1672.72 --> 1674.48] hopeless mourning and grief, |
[1674.48 --> 1676.30] but mourning |
[1676.30 --> 1678.38] with what God mourns for. |
[1679.48 --> 1681.04] Like how God grieves |
[1681.04 --> 1682.70] for the estranged family members. |
[1683.40 --> 1684.70] Like how God grieves |
[1684.70 --> 1685.34] for refugees |
[1685.34 --> 1686.60] that have lost their homes |
[1686.60 --> 1687.82] or sicknesses |
[1687.82 --> 1688.42] that take away |
[1688.42 --> 1689.28] the beauty of life |
[1689.28 --> 1690.02] as he intended |
[1690.02 --> 1690.62] in the beginning. |
[1691.06 --> 1693.46] Or the broken relationships |
[1693.46 --> 1695.22] and the loss of loved ones. |
[1695.54 --> 1697.06] You will grieve, |
[1697.20 --> 1697.82] Jesus says. |
[1698.60 --> 1700.00] But he continues on. |
[1700.10 --> 1700.52] He says, |
[1700.80 --> 1701.44] your grief |
[1701.44 --> 1703.24] will turn to joy. |
[1703.24 --> 1705.90] So be ministered |
[1705.90 --> 1707.08] by his own words here |
[1707.08 --> 1708.26] from the Gospel of John. |
[1709.34 --> 1710.28] A woman giving birth |
[1710.28 --> 1711.70] to a child has pain |
[1711.70 --> 1713.58] because her time has come. |
[1714.38 --> 1715.88] But when her baby is born, |
[1715.98 --> 1717.18] she forgets the anguish |
[1717.18 --> 1718.68] because of her joy. |
[1718.98 --> 1720.44] Her joy that a child |
[1720.44 --> 1721.48] is born into the world. |
[1722.44 --> 1723.70] So it is with you. |
[1724.30 --> 1726.00] Now is your time of grief. |
[1726.70 --> 1728.04] But I will see you again |
[1728.04 --> 1729.86] and you will rejoice |
[1729.86 --> 1732.36] and no one will take away your joy. |
[1732.36 --> 1732.46] joy. |
[1734.76 --> 1736.38] That's our real joy |
[1736.38 --> 1737.20] in the Lord. |
[1738.74 --> 1741.18] The real Christmas message. |
[1741.82 --> 1742.60] The birth of Jesus. |
[1743.94 --> 1745.70] The unfailing living word |
[1745.70 --> 1746.74] of God himself |
[1746.74 --> 1748.84] who came to dwell with us |
[1748.84 --> 1750.06] in our wilderness. |
[1750.70 --> 1751.50] In our suffering. |
[1752.38 --> 1753.40] He is Emmanuel. |
[1754.02 --> 1755.22] And so hear the invitation |
[1755.22 --> 1756.34] for us this morning, Hope. |
[1756.94 --> 1758.12] God is with you. |
[1758.12 --> 1760.32] So seek the Lord |
[1760.32 --> 1761.90] and turn to his ways |
[1761.90 --> 1764.40] and he will abundantly forgive. |
[1765.92 --> 1768.12] And the more the Spirit guides |
[1768.84 --> 1769.62] and leads us |
[1769.62 --> 1770.64] to be more aligned |
[1770.64 --> 1771.34] with his will, |
[1771.92 --> 1774.32] may you find real joy in him. |
[1775.38 --> 1776.82] And may that be the strength |
[1776.82 --> 1777.74] that you live out |
[1777.74 --> 1780.42] throughout all of your suffering |
[1780.42 --> 1781.26] and darkness. |
[1781.94 --> 1784.02] May the Lord be your source of joy. |
[1784.02 --> 1785.02] May the Lord be your source of joy. |
[1785.02 --> 1785.78] Let's pray. |
[1793.10 --> 1794.00] Loving Father, |
[1794.16 --> 1795.22] we come to you again |
[1795.22 --> 1797.98] and we are able to rejoice |
[1797.98 --> 1799.62] and praise your name |
[1799.62 --> 1801.64] because of who you are |
[1801.64 --> 1803.80] and because of your good will |
[1803.80 --> 1804.44] for us |
[1804.44 --> 1805.86] and for all of creation. |
[1807.16 --> 1808.38] We thank you, Lord, |
[1808.46 --> 1810.36] that it does not depend on us. |
[1810.36 --> 1814.26] It does not depend on our own ways |
[1814.26 --> 1815.18] and our own wisdom |
[1815.18 --> 1816.30] to find real joy. |
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