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[3954.96 --> 3955.48] of suffering. |
[3956.98 --> 3958.38] But we can zoom in |
[3958.38 --> 3959.42] and see it locally too. |
[3960.06 --> 3961.46] Zoom into this place here. |
[3962.14 --> 3962.76] I could tell you |
[3962.76 --> 3963.64] countless stories |
[3963.64 --> 3964.22] of you |
[3964.22 --> 3965.24] of God's people |
[3965.24 --> 3966.12] here at Emmanuel |
[3966.12 --> 3968.14] being present |
[3968.14 --> 3969.68] in the midst |
[3969.68 --> 3970.24] of suffering. |
[3971.02 --> 3971.96] Whether it's |
[3971.96 --> 3972.70] prayers |
[3972.70 --> 3973.92] or lament services |
[3973.92 --> 3974.62] it's meals |
[3974.62 --> 3975.22] for people |
[3975.22 --> 3976.88] it's care groups |
[3976.88 --> 3978.10] it's labor |
[3978.10 --> 3978.70] and time |
[3978.70 --> 3979.30] and energy |
[3979.30 --> 3980.20] and service. |
[3981.94 --> 3982.46] There's |
[3982.46 --> 3983.62] so much |
[3983.62 --> 3984.94] giving |
[3984.94 --> 3986.04] of ourselves |
[3986.04 --> 3987.42] being God's |
[3987.42 --> 3987.76] presence |
[3987.76 --> 3988.36] in the midst |
[3988.36 --> 3989.20] of each other |
[3989.20 --> 3990.58] who are going |
[3990.58 --> 3991.06] through hardships. |
[3991.30 --> 3992.24] You are his hands |
[3992.24 --> 3992.64] and feet. |
[3993.14 --> 3993.98] You are being used |
[3993.98 --> 3995.40] by our Holy Father |
[3995.40 --> 3996.58] to be his presence |
[3996.58 --> 3997.70] in the face of hardships |
[3997.70 --> 3998.88] here in Langley. |
[3999.14 --> 4000.06] The benevolence fund |
[4000.06 --> 4001.30] that you just gave to |
[4001.30 --> 4002.18] is doing that. |
[4002.48 --> 4002.98] The deacons |
[4002.98 --> 4003.82] are doing this work. |
[4003.90 --> 4004.28] The elders |
[4004.28 --> 4005.08] are doing this work. |
[4005.38 --> 4006.30] All of the ministries |
[4006.30 --> 4007.36] here are doing this work. |
[4007.36 --> 4008.26] It is happening. |
[4012.60 --> 4013.76] But we also know |
[4013.76 --> 4014.46] that this narrative |
[4014.46 --> 4015.48] is not always true. |
[4017.84 --> 4018.94] Yes, that is one |
[4018.94 --> 4020.12] glorious side |
[4020.12 --> 4020.60] of the coin. |
[4022.02 --> 4022.82] But there are |
[4022.82 --> 4023.72] so many stories |
[4023.72 --> 4024.46] throughout history |
[4024.46 --> 4026.90] of the church |
[4026.90 --> 4027.64] not being |
[4027.64 --> 4028.24] God's hands |
[4028.24 --> 4028.64] and feet. |
[4029.48 --> 4029.86] In fact, |
[4030.20 --> 4030.92] many people |
[4030.92 --> 4031.44] who have walked |
[4031.44 --> 4032.50] away from the church |
[4032.50 --> 4033.10] do so because |
[4033.10 --> 4033.60] the church |
[4033.60 --> 4034.64] has hurt them |
[4034.64 --> 4035.54] so badly. |
[4037.42 --> 4038.30] This is also |
[4038.30 --> 4038.86] the reality |
[4038.86 --> 4039.46] of history. |
[4043.06 --> 4043.62] Unfortunately, |
[4044.94 --> 4047.08] just like prosperity |
[4047.08 --> 4048.28] is not a sign |
[4048.28 --> 4049.26] of God's presence, |
[4050.46 --> 4051.62] sometimes the actions |
[4051.62 --> 4052.32] of Christians |
[4052.32 --> 4053.60] sure make God |
[4053.60 --> 4054.40] seem far away. |
[4056.40 --> 4056.86] Christians are |
[4056.86 --> 4057.38] as fallible |
[4057.38 --> 4057.84] as anyone. |
[4058.56 --> 4059.92] Sin entangles |
[4059.92 --> 4060.70] us all |
[4060.70 --> 4061.12] and anyone |
[4061.12 --> 4061.68] is capable |
[4061.68 --> 4062.18] of hurting |
[4062.18 --> 4062.64] and harming |
[4062.64 --> 4063.28] those around them. |
[4063.28 --> 4064.48] Just as suffering |
[4064.48 --> 4065.60] touches us all |
[4065.60 --> 4066.56] so does the ability |
[4066.56 --> 4067.84] to hurt others. |
[4069.68 --> 4070.40] There's a saying |
[4070.40 --> 4070.68] out there, |
[4070.74 --> 4071.46] maybe some of you |
[4071.46 --> 4071.86] have heard it, |
[4071.90 --> 4072.52] many, many of you |
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