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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.01,0:00:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ephesians 3 will be \Nthe portion of Scripture
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.56,0:00:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'll be looking at this morning.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.69,0:00:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can look with me at chapter 3:14.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.88,0:00:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I might entitle this sermon,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.88,0:00:41.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Expectation."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.35,0:00:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To those of you that are weary,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.36,0:00:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe heavy-laden,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.87,0:00:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to borrow a couple Scriptural terms;
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.14,0:01:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hebrews - you've got the imagery
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.96,0:01:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of somebody's whose arms
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.68,0:01:08.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are hanging down.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.49,0:01:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We ought to pray and not faint.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.40,0:01:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe some feel faint.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.44,0:01:25.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, this message is to the weary,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.09,0:01:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the distracted.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.37,0:01:31.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm calling it "Expectation."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.31,0:01:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's look at the verses,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.20,0:01:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3:14, "For this reason
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.38,0:01:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I bow my knees before the Father..."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.05,0:01:41.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just a reminder,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.66,0:01:44.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul is telling the Ephesians
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.65,0:01:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how he prays for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.92,0:01:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"For this reason I bow my \Nknees before the Father."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.55,0:01:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.60,0:01:54.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"...From whom every family in heaven
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.55,0:01:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on earth is named,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.92,0:02:02.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that according to the riches of His glory
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.46,0:02:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He may grant you to be strengthened
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.15,0:02:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with power through His Spirit
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.98,0:02:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your inner being,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.56,0:02:15.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that Christ may dwell in \Nyour hearts through faith."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.49,0:02:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Literally, "so that Christ may dwell
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.44,0:02:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your hearts through faith
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.00,0:02:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in love being rooted and grounded,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.40,0:02:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you may have strength
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.93,0:02:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to comprehend with all the saints
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.42,0:02:34.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the breadth and length
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.85,0:02:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and height and depth
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.40,0:02:40.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to know the love of Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.39,0:02:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that surpasses knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.30,0:02:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you may be filled
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.68,0:02:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with all the fullness of God."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.18,0:02:53.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's just think about this a second.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.13,0:02:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Notice, I want to \Nprimarily dive into v. 18.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.32,0:03:01.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the primary text I want us
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.51,0:03:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be absorbed with.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.64,0:03:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll pull in the surrounding verses
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.69,0:03:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as may be necessary.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.62,0:03:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you notice,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.25,0:03:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,breadth - that's got to do with the width.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.18,0:03:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Length, height, depth.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.32,0:03:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've got dimensions \Nthat are called out here.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.59,0:03:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some would argue
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.58,0:03:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what breadth and length
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.65,0:03:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and height and depth refers to.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.40,0:03:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even before preparing \Nto preach on this,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.20,0:03:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've come across that in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.80,0:03:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some suggest these words
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.95,0:03:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not refer to the love of Christ,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.40,0:03:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to something else.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.22,0:03:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because in their estimation, Paul doesn't
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.28,0:03:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,directly say that these words apply
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.00,0:03:54.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the love of Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.67,0:03:57.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my question would be,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.11,0:04:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, what then do they refer to?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.62,0:04:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, if you just look at the context,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.91,0:04:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what are the other options?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.84,0:04:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's right before it?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.81,0:04:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Being rooted and grounded in love."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.39,0:04:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I sought to make \Nthe case last time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.58,0:04:13.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,certainly, our own love
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.67,0:04:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't make a good foundation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.84,0:04:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The foundation we want to be planted on
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.74,0:04:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the love of Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.08,0:04:20.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then if you go after,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.63,0:04:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you go into the following verse 19,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.96,0:04:31.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"...and to know the love of Christ."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.75,0:04:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I recognize that \Nthe way Paul says this
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.16,0:04:36.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a little odd.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.79,0:04:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, think about it, \Nwhat's he praying for?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.02,0:04:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's praying that we would have strength
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.04,0:04:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to comprehend something.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.11,0:04:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, just in the context,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.52,0:04:50.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what would we need strength to comprehend?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.69,0:04:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The love of Christ surpasses knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.07,0:04:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the thing being put on the table
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.98,0:04:58.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is so difficult
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.54,0:05:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and takes a supernatural strengthening
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.30,0:05:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to comprehend.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.78,0:05:08.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I think you're just left \Nwith no other options
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.13,0:05:09.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I don't really know why anybody
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.93,0:05:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would want to waste their time
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.94,0:05:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,arguing about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.07,0:05:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now, you notice,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.98,0:05:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he wants us to comprehend and to know.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.00,0:05:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can basically take that "and"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.93,0:05:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the beginning of v. 19 -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.82,0:05:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, the height, the length,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.04,0:05:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the breadth, the length,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.07,0:05:36.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the height, the depth -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.69,0:05:38.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's kind of additional information.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.93,0:05:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are modifiers in there.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.88,0:05:43.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically what he's saying is this:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.66,0:05:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he's praying that we with all the saints
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.67,0:05:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would have the strength to comprehend,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.56,0:05:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then after that, just take that out.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.72,0:05:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything else in there is a modifier.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.62,0:05:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's to comprehend,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.73,0:05:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and - you have that "and" right there,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.72,0:06:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that conjuntion at the beginning of v. 19,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.05,0:06:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"and to know..."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.46,0:06:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's to be strengthened to comprehend
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.46,0:06:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to know something
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.90,0:06:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he then immediately turns around
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.22,0:06:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and says is incomprehensible
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.18,0:06:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and unknowable.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.06,0:06:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost contractory.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.46,0:06:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What sort of talk is that?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.20,0:06:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll tell you this,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.13,0:06:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's the sort of talk
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.74,0:06:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people who are going to live forever
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.58,0:06:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to hear.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.68,0:06:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, what do you mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.22,0:06:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it means that our Christian life
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.07,0:06:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all through eternity is never \Ngoing to reach stagnation.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.04,0:06:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a good thing!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.33,0:06:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a good thing for you to know.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.21,0:06:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the love of Christ was something
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.91,0:06:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we might easily measure
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.33,0:06:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get our hands around
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.58,0:06:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get an adequate estimation of,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.30,0:06:48.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.41,0:06:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we'd be done.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.58,0:06:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, if I brought out my tape measure
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.58,0:06:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I measured it,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.04,0:06:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's 24 inches long,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.80,0:06:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, that's it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.76,0:07:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, that's it. We sized it up.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.50,0:07:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There it is. There's no more. Now what?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.74,0:07:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, you know, as \NI was thinking about this,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.09,0:07:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just the ideas that are put in the mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.74,0:07:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This comes from the theology
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.32,0:07:17.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taught by Bugs Bunny.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.27,0:07:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, as a kid,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.86,0:07:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you watch people die and they float up
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.94,0:07:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they sit on a cloud.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.60,0:07:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yosemite Sam - he's still angry,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.85,0:07:28.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he's up there and he's got the harp.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.04,0:07:30.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know, you \Nget that kind of imagery.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.75,0:07:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, that idea of heaven is like:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.50,0:07:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want to go there!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.36,0:07:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's like miserable.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.35,0:07:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This idea of just sitting on a cloud
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.67,0:07:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's it. Is that heavenly?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.96,0:07:44.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In some people's minds I suppose.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.71,0:07:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But listen, we are people -
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.90,0:07:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know it -
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.94,0:07:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are born to worship.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.39,0:07:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are born to admire.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.31,0:07:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We love that.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.50,0:07:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We love being impressed.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.13,0:08:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was just talking to a brother yesterday,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.27,0:08:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he was telling me in his lost days
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.13,0:08:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how he was really \Nabsorbed with horror movies.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.40,0:08:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, you know, that \Nought not to shock us.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.53,0:08:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of us, when we were lost,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.96,0:08:11.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were absorbed with that kind of thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.27,0:08:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even though it's the kind of thing
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.16,0:08:15.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you didn't really want to sometimes
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.91,0:08:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it left horrible nightmares
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.48,0:08:19.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thoughts in your mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.74,0:08:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there was something attractive.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.47,0:08:25.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Because we like to feel emotions.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.21,0:08:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We like to feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.14,0:08:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're created that way.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.60,0:08:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God created us to worship
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.04,0:08:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you know this very well.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.42,0:08:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we're not worshiping God,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.84,0:08:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are master idolaters
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.82,0:08:38.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're going to find \Nall manner of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.09,0:08:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We love to be wowed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.74,0:08:41.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We love that!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.25,0:08:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And listen, if you could bring \Nout the tape measure
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.76,0:08:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's like: there it is!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.24,0:08:46.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's it. That's done.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.83,0:08:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you imagine?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.04,0:08:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You size it up in this life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.56,0:08:50.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's all there is.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.77,0:08:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've basically experienced \Nthe fullness of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.10,0:08:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now we got to glory and what?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.56,0:08:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Same old thing?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.43,0:08:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, that's not the way it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.89,0:08:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, this thing can never be reached.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.84,0:09:01.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This thing has no limits to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.57,0:09:04.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's way beyond our comprehension
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.89,0:09:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every time - both now
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.50,0:09:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and far out into eternity.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.07,0:09:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You think about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.19,0:09:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you've been in glory
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.92,0:09:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for 10 billion - not years -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.74,0:09:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,10 billions ages,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.63,0:09:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the beauty is it's still beyond knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.16,0:09:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All knowledge!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.62,0:09:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not God's knowledge, but \Nall of our knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.87,0:09:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the knowledge of angels,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.22,0:09:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the knowledge of men.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.28,0:09:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even eternal knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.96,0:09:31.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's always more to explore.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.65,0:09:34.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, the very mountain \Npeak of this love -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.94,0:09:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's tread there? Who lives there?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.11,0:09:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not you. Not me. Not the angels.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.09,0:09:41.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll never get there.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.76,0:09:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the beauty!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.68,0:09:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like we're climbing this mountain
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.74,0:09:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Paul's praying:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.27,0:09:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go up! Climb higher! Climb higher!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.12,0:09:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though he knows we \Ncan never reach the top.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.62,0:09:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Because going up it is glorious!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.40,0:09:59.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you don't want it to have an end.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.100,0:10:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because even if we said,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.56,0:10:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, 10 billion ages out,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.55,0:10:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to get there.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.55,0:10:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You plant the flag on top.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.46,0:10:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here we are.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.63,0:10:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We made it to the moon
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.76,0:10:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or we made it to the top of Everest.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.48,0:10:12.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now what? You look around.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.95,0:10:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man always wants to go higher.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.98,0:10:18.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know that.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.65,0:10:20.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Because it's like the horror movies.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.77,0:10:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, you watch a certain one
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.48,0:10:24.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's like terrifying, \Nbut the next time,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.61,0:10:26.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need it scarier.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.41,0:10:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We always are looking \Nfor something bigger,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.29,0:10:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something beyond, \Nsomething more impressive.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.97,0:10:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The picture I had in my mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.67,0:10:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know those little plastic rulers.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.71,0:10:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Home schoolers - yes, of course you do.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.72,0:10:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know the little plastic rulers
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.44,0:10:44.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that little kids have.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.41,0:10:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the thing is,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.28,0:10:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're like little children
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.79,0:10:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this little plastic ruler.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.92,0:10:52.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're trying to measure this thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.59,0:10:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Paul's saying - he's praying
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.72,0:10:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we'd pull out the Hubble telescope.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.79,0:11:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you know how it is \Nwith the telescopes.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.90,0:11:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every time the new and \Nlatest version comes out
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.66,0:11:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and man peers out into the universe,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.16,0:11:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he thinks, this is it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.08,0:11:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn't it amazing?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.11,0:11:16.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man always thinks whatever \Nmeasuring device he has,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.71,0:11:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's the limit.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.02,0:11:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now we see it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.79,0:11:21.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The universe is this big.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.11,0:11:23.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then they get the bigger telescope
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.13,0:11:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they look out there and \Nthey say, okay, we were wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.33,0:11:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it's this big.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.56,0:11:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, see, that's the thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.30,0:11:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The limit is with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.60,0:11:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's like Paul wants us
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.27,0:11:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to put away our little ruler,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.66,0:11:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he wants us to take \Nout the Hubble telescope
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.72,0:11:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start measuring this thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.24,0:11:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even then, how far have we gone?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.23,0:11:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the Hubble telescope,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.56,0:11:45.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how far do you think we've really seen?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.61,0:11:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you know this,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.65,0:11:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're going to put up another one
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.36,0:11:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this year or next year.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.70,0:11:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then what we're going to see
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.74,0:11:55.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to blow our minds all the more.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.63,0:12:00.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how this is.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.01,0:12:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I really want to stop at this point.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.18,0:12:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want to press home a reality here.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.83,0:12:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I called this \Nmessage "Expectation."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.51,0:12:16.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about the love of Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.95,0:12:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking about the \Nheart of Christianity.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.01,0:12:22.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking about the thing \Nthat makes it worthwhile
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.53,0:12:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be a Christian.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.56,0:12:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, I thought the thing \Nthat made it worthwhile
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.10,0:12:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the fact that we got to escape hell.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.87,0:12:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's just the negative.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.67,0:12:40.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not the primary glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.43,0:12:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Jesus summed up eternal life,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.45,0:12:43.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what did He say?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.73,0:12:47.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't say it's to miss hell.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.32,0:12:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's to know. And that's \Nwhat we have here.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.72,0:12:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To know the love of Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.53,0:12:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which surpasses knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.24,0:13:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's to know the true and the living God
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.05,0:13:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Christ Whom He has sent.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.06,0:13:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I want to stop here
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.18,0:13:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just point something out.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.44,0:13:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul is not telling us \Nto do anything here.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.30,0:13:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I recognize
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.18,0:13:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that when it comes to \Nthe word "comprehend,"
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.96,0:13:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"know," - we can deduce things
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.64,0:13:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can be about
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.50,0:13:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to increase our comprehension
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.50,0:13:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to increase our knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.93,0:13:32.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recognize that.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.93,0:13:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recognize that you can deduce
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.66,0:13:37.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something we should do,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.05,0:13:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you need to recognize
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.16,0:13:42.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Paul isn't telling us to do anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.83,0:13:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul is praying for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.66,0:13:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's asking God the Father
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.95,0:13:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make something happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.58,0:13:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's not just praying;
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.23,0:14:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is an inspired prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.22,0:14:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is being prayed to,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.28,0:14:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's God Himself Who \Nis moving upon Paul
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.33,0:14:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pray this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.08,0:14:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want you to feel this.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.48,0:14:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now look, Friday,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.14,0:14:24.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my air conditioner was making
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.33,0:14:26.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this horrendous noise.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.29,0:14:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All through the week,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.44,0:14:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the pounding in the attic
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.80,0:14:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,became more and more violent.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.90,0:14:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And walking by the air return,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.38,0:14:41.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such noises were coming through there
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.18,0:14:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I recognized, okay,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.26,0:14:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I better go deal with this.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.27,0:14:46.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I opened it up,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.42,0:14:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found the blower motor was busted.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.40,0:14:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The squirrel cage fan was busted.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.01,0:14:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I took them out and we haven't had
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.47,0:14:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,air conditioning since then.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.26,0:15:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know this is a lowly illustration,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.25,0:15:07.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I want to try to bring \Nsomething out here.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.21,0:15:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My air conditioner - it's broken.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.24,0:15:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ran over to Grainger, OEM Motors,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.22,0:15:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn't get it there.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.30,0:15:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, David Luciano works for
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.12,0:15:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Wayne Air Conditioning.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.22,0:15:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, I looked into them.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.97,0:15:33.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had them come out and give me a quote.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.11,0:15:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The main reason I had them come
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.55,0:15:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give me a quote
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.62,0:15:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is because David works there.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.18,0:15:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he thought that perhaps
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.67,0:15:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he could get a discount for me
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.76,0:15:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I'm his pastor.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.84,0:15:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I want to use this example
Dialogue: 0,0:15:49.69,0:15:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want to focus in \Non level of expectation.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.48,0:15:55.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just think with me here
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.54,0:15:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I'm going somewhere with this.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:58.72,0:16:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If David didn't work there
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.69,0:16:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I still thought, okay,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.43,0:16:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to call John Wayne.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.83,0:16:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to get a quote from them.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.37,0:16:10.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would my expectation level be
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.70,0:16:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of getting a good deal?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.14,0:16:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting a discount?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.05,0:16:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Low. Very low.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.73,0:16:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the thing is, to have somebody
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.72,0:16:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I know has an "in"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.68,0:16:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is going to plead my case?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.18,0:16:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happens to your expectation?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.27,0:16:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It goes up. And it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.14,0:16:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm like what can David do for me?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.64,0:16:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, yes, it goes up.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.00,0:16:47.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, if I heard that the \Nowner of the company
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.81,0:16:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,personally came to David
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.03,0:16:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he told David,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.36,0:17:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"David..." David communicated this to me
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.50,0:17:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was asking about this.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.19,0:17:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If he would have said,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.42,0:17:05.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hey, you know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.37,0:17:07.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My boss - the guy that owns the company -
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.91,0:17:09.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually came to me six months ago
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.86,0:17:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he told me
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.69,0:17:14.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he has a real burden for pastors,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.31,0:17:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he especially wants \Nto try to help pastors.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:20.79,0:17:22.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he instructed David,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.55,0:17:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Make sure if your pastor ever has a need,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.59,0:17:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm determined to help him."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.30,0:17:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if I heard that,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.26,0:17:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do you think would \Nhappen to my expectation?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.71,0:17:36.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It'd go up.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.09,0:17:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if even more than that,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:37.83,0:17:40.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the owner of John Wayne said,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.21,0:17:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"David, I want you to know this,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.58,0:17:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if your pastor ever needs help,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.70,0:17:51.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to help him according
Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.83,0:17:55.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the riches of the glory of my company
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.07,0:17:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my wealth.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.80,0:18:00.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And David, if you ever have to come to me
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.19,0:18:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ask me for help for your pastor,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.06,0:18:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you to ask me
Dialogue: 0,0:18:04.18,0:18:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and remind me of that very reality
Dialogue: 0,0:18:06.74,0:18:08.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I told you,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.49,0:18:10.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I encouraged you to come ask me
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.85,0:18:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that way - according to these riches."
Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.56,0:18:15.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, my expectation
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.25,0:18:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to go even higher.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.66,0:18:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if on top of all that, I found out
Dialogue: 0,0:18:18.60,0:18:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the guy that owns this thing
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.43,0:18:21.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a billionaire,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:21.39,0:18:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the riches of his glory are untold,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.27,0:18:26.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unfathomable - what then?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:26.19,0:18:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, you have to recognize this.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:28.79,0:18:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul isn't just praying this.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:31.44,0:18:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul's under inspiration.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:33.09,0:18:34.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God told him,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:34.50,0:18:36.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Paul, pray this way,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:36.53,0:18:38.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want you to plead
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.37,0:18:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the riches of My glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:40.66,0:18:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you to do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.16,0:18:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul, when you see that God's people
Dialogue: 0,0:18:47.08,0:18:50.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need to have their perception
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.47,0:18:52.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and comprehension
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.97,0:18:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the love of My Son to them increased,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:57.99,0:19:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you to ask Me on their behalf.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.90,0:19:03.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul, I'm inspiring you
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.91,0:19:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come and plead based on
Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.06,0:19:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the riches of My glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:07.84,0:19:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do not come and ask less than that."
Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.94,0:19:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see what I'm driving at here?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.74,0:19:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brethren, in the weeks ahead,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.80,0:19:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to explore the love of Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.48,0:19:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I know this, if we attempt to look
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.88,0:19:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in these coming weeks -
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.46,0:19:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we look and admire - we attempt to -
Dialogue: 0,0:19:37.23,0:19:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and delve into the love of Christ,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:40.12,0:19:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.46,0:19:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If six months from now it's like
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.23,0:19:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't even remember \Nwhat I was preaching on
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.51,0:19:48.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back in June,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.10,0:19:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're left unaffected,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.18,0:19:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're left dry,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.36,0:19:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're left still feeling \Nlike "I need revival,"
Dialogue: 0,0:19:55.15,0:19:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're left distant, you're left cold,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.57,0:19:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're left calloused,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:59.02,0:20:03.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're left unmoved -
Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.37,0:20:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.30,0:20:05.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would be like a billionaire
Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.87,0:20:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,promising the most astounding \Nair conditioning system
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.48,0:20:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that money could buy -
Dialogue: 0,0:20:09.77,0:20:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something so magnificent
Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.91,0:20:14.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as to give expression to the glory
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.33,0:20:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of his riches and the \Nglory of his kindness,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:17.33,0:20:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in the end I'm left \Nfeeling unimpressed.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.80,0:20:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm left with a unit out there
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.19,0:20:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's unimpressive and average.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.06,0:20:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.02,0:20:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's unimpressive and average
Dialogue: 0,0:20:36.70,0:20:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we talk about the love of Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.46,0:20:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people to yawn;
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.96,0:20:41.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people to think about
Dialogue: 0,0:20:41.18,0:20:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what they're doing in the afternoon.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:43.06,0:20:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's unimpressive and average
Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.18,0:20:48.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for our church to look
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.17,0:20:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the love of Christ \Nover a number of weeks
Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.24,0:20:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then determine that movies are better.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:55.81,0:20:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's unimpressive.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:59.07,0:21:00.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm saying here is,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.45,0:21:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look, if God Himself said,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:02.29,0:21:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Paul, I want you to pray
Dialogue: 0,0:21:03.81,0:21:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to the riches of My glory
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.54,0:21:09.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for them to be strengthened to comprehend
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.41,0:21:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the love of Christ,"
Dialogue: 0,0:21:12.66,0:21:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does that sound unimpressive and average?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.80,0:21:22.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And see, this is an appeal to God.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.68,0:21:25.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I said, well, you know \Nwhat this is really about;
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.15,0:21:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know what Paul's teaching here.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.89,0:21:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul's teaching that we \Nreally have to strive.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.03,0:21:31.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'm not saying that \Nwe shouldn't really strive.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:31.19,0:21:32.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do need to really strive,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.79,0:21:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's not the point of the text.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.60,0:21:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The point of the text
Dialogue: 0,0:21:35.70,0:21:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that God is being appealed to
Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.56,0:21:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give us according to \Nthe riches of His glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:41.99,0:21:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:43.58,0:21:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If people are going to prefer sports,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:45.88,0:21:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or they're going to prefer the movie,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:47.69,0:21:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or they're going to prefer their hobby,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:49.58,0:21:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or they're going to \Nprefer some other thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:54.00,0:21:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the truth is that's normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.17,0:22:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's man left to his own strength.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.29,0:22:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is that an indication of the riches
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.82,0:22:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the glory of God to comprehend
Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.02,0:22:09.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much more the dimensions \Nof the love of Christ?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:09.85,0:22:11.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, certainly, we would expect
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.81,0:22:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something impressive and life-changing.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:15.66,0:22:16.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen!
Dialogue: 0,0:22:16.57,0:22:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If God answers this prayer,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.91,0:22:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what would you expect?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:21.66,0:22:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are your expectations?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:24.10,0:22:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, "I don't really have any."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:26.66,0:22:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm saying look at this prayer
Dialogue: 0,0:22:28.50,0:22:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have an expectation!
Dialogue: 0,0:22:30.42,0:22:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen! If God is telling Paul
Dialogue: 0,0:22:33.10,0:22:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pray for you
Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.32,0:22:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to pray not some meager little thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:36.90,0:22:39.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to ask God and beseech Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:39.07,0:22:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Father, according to the \Nriches of Your glory,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:42.58,0:22:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make this happen."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.05,0:22:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would expect more
Dialogue: 0,0:22:46.88,0:22:49.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than four weeks down the road here,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:49.77,0:22:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're all basically unaffected.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:52.67,0:22:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, we're just the same as we were
Dialogue: 0,0:22:54.44,0:22:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,four weeks ago or six weeks ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:56.24,0:22:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because then that's like,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:57.62,0:23:02.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Father, why? Why did You put this here?"
Dialogue: 0,0:23:02.17,0:23:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We may say, well, we didn't pray it.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:03.98,0:23:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I've been praying it.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:05.53,0:23:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll continue to pray it.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:06.91,0:23:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Paul prayed it.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.64,0:23:13.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean if we get down the \Nroad and that happens,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:13.100,0:23:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord, why would You stir Paul to pray
Dialogue: 0,0:23:17.40,0:23:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this way and in inspired fashion,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.92,0:23:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unless You truly mean to give us
Dialogue: 0,0:23:23.36,0:23:25.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's being talked about here?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:25.99,0:23:29.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a prayer for God to do something.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:29.71,0:23:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's in the song.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:30.94,0:23:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're praying, "God, revive us again."
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.33,0:23:36.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the heart of revival.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:36.39,0:23:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:37.75,0:23:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It always has been.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:39.12,0:23:40.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When revival comes, what is it
Dialogue: 0,0:23:40.61,0:23:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that happens to God's people?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:42.07,0:23:45.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's an awareness of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:45.37,0:23:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is an awareness
Dialogue: 0,0:23:47.06,0:23:49.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of His love for His people.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:49.49,0:23:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will you be content, brethren,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:52.49,0:23:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be unmoved?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:54.01,0:23:55.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be untouched?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:55.65,0:23:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To not be strengthened?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:57.47,0:23:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say God forbid
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.80,0:24:02.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that that should happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:02.17,0:24:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know what? You know \Nwhat came to my mind?
Dialogue: 0,0:24:05.47,0:24:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I read in Scripture
Dialogue: 0,0:24:07.37,0:24:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the heavens - the heavens -
Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.71,0:24:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are told in Psalm 8,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:16.19,0:24:22.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is the work of God's finger.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:22.77,0:24:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked myself this question:
Dialogue: 0,0:24:26.20,0:24:28.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does that sound like it exhausted
Dialogue: 0,0:24:28.47,0:24:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the riches of God's glory
Dialogue: 0,0:24:33.66,0:24:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it's the work of His finger?
Dialogue: 0,0:24:38.57,0:24:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, it declares His handiwork.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:41.86,0:24:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It declares something of His glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:43.77,0:24:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's the work of His finger.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:47.95,0:24:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I hear "according to \Nthe riches of His glory,"
Dialogue: 0,0:24:50.87,0:24:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to me, that sounds bigger.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:54.29,0:24:56.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I went in my backyard
Dialogue: 0,0:24:56.03,0:24:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I did some work with my fingers,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:58.50,0:25:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does that reflect the riches
Dialogue: 0,0:25:00.39,0:25:01.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the glory of who I am?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:01.77,0:25:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul wasn't asking that we be strengthened
Dialogue: 0,0:25:03.84,0:25:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to the work of God's finger,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:05.71,0:25:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but asking to be strengthened
Dialogue: 0,0:25:07.22,0:25:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to the entire \Nriches of God's glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.49,0:25:12.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That makes me think something greater
Dialogue: 0,0:25:12.32,0:25:19.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:19.35,0:25:21.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This really ought to \Ngive us an expectation
Dialogue: 0,0:25:21.71,0:25:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God will do something.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:25.42,0:25:28.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have it.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:28.10,0:25:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shall we be content to be confronted
Dialogue: 0,0:25:31.12,0:25:32.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with all of this?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:32.72,0:25:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you content to just remain unchanged?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:37.41,0:25:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen, you may be weary
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.90,0:25:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you may be heavy-laden,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:42.06,0:25:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you may be tired, exhausted,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:45.52,0:25:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your arms may be hanging down,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:47.79,0:25:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you may be discouraged,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:50.10,0:25:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:51.82,0:25:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but is there an ache?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:53.80,0:25:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you just willing to \Nbe content with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:56.06,0:25:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or can you look at a promise
Dialogue: 0,0:25:57.89,0:26:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and does the Spirit of God \Ngive you some hope?
Dialogue: 0,0:26:01.43,0:26:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes. Yes, there is a promise here.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:05.81,0:26:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I want you to do
Dialogue: 0,0:26:07.20,0:26:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is I want you to have \Nyour expectations raised.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:11.12,0:26:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, Lord, if You said this, You mean it.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:17.03,0:26:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm going to hold You to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:19.04,0:26:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm going to keep \Nreminding You of this
Dialogue: 0,0:26:21.10,0:26:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until I get this.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:25.46,0:26:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, what do you think \NGod wants us to think
Dialogue: 0,0:26:28.48,0:26:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the riches of His glory
Dialogue: 0,0:26:29.96,0:26:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are put on the table
Dialogue: 0,0:26:31.44,0:26:34.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the ground of all this?
Dialogue: 0,0:26:34.57,0:26:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You think He wants you to be content?
Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.29,0:26:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You should ask yourself that question.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:40.24,0:26:42.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say no.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:42.21,0:26:43.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we get a month down the road
Dialogue: 0,0:26:43.81,0:26:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and basically nothing happens -
Dialogue: 0,0:26:45.41,0:26:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can't even remember \Nwhat was preached,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:47.43,0:26:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what shall we say?
Dialogue: 0,0:26:48.62,0:26:50.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, yes, we can say
Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.82,0:26:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the problem is with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:52.49,0:26:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we can say that.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:53.90,0:26:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, brethren, that is exactly
Dialogue: 0,0:26:57.13,0:27:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what Paul is praying about here.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.44,0:27:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're weak.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:03.98,0:27:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we need to be stregthened.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:05.76,0:27:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recognize the probelm's with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:07.85,0:27:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recognize the problem \Nlies in our weakness.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:10.55,0:27:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you see, that's the very thing
Dialogue: 0,0:27:12.20,0:27:13.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul is praying
Dialogue: 0,0:27:13.57,0:27:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that our weakness \Nwould be strengthened.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:15.96,0:27:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, our weakness is the issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:17.68,0:27:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the expectation is that God
Dialogue: 0,0:27:19.40,0:27:23.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will do something to \Novercome our weakness.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:23.22,0:27:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you feeling lethargic?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.78,0:27:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, but that's why you need strength.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:28.08,0:27:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or do you feel like you need revival? Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:30.12,0:27:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you feel cold?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:32.10,0:27:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen, maybe some of you are
Dialogue: 0,0:27:34.04,0:27:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of riding a high spot \Nin your Christian life,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:37.50,0:27:40.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but listen, wherever you're at,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:40.27,0:27:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's infinite depths to explore
Dialogue: 0,0:27:44.06,0:27:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beyond where you are.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:46.67,0:27:49.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't want to be content.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:49.17,0:27:51.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:51.29,0:27:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:52.80,0:27:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will intervene and come
Dialogue: 0,0:27:55.05,0:27:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and strike power into our weakness
Dialogue: 0,0:27:58.16,0:28:00.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give us comprehension at a level
Dialogue: 0,0:28:00.38,0:28:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we would otherwise never have
Dialogue: 0,0:28:02.02,0:28:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if He doesn't come and deal with us
Dialogue: 0,0:28:03.40,0:28:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to the riches of His glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:05.14,0:28:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:06.16,0:28:07.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we're weak.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:07.11,0:28:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we're perhaps dull.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:08.87,0:28:11.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're forgetful.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:11.13,0:28:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, we are forgetful.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:13.24,0:28:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:28:14.59,0:28:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've had past seasons in my Christian life
Dialogue: 0,0:28:16.72,0:28:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were wonderful, that were glorious,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:18.92,0:28:20.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that were up there on the plateau.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.81,0:28:22.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I know two things,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:22.54,0:28:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one, we're very forgetful -
Dialogue: 0,0:28:24.77,0:28:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we forget about how glorious it was -
Dialogue: 0,0:28:27.26,0:28:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but two, we don't live too well
Dialogue: 0,0:28:30.78,0:28:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on yesterday's manna.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:32.76,0:28:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't live well on yesterday's revival.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:36.01,0:28:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need it today.\NWe need fresh things today.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:38.98,0:28:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we're slow.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:40.14,0:28:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we're far too content \Nto spend our time
Dialogue: 0,0:28:43.10,0:28:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the lowlands
Dialogue: 0,0:28:46.05,0:28:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paddling around the edges of the ocean
Dialogue: 0,0:28:48.19,0:28:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when there's such things to be discovered
Dialogue: 0,0:28:50.20,0:28:51.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we've never imagined.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:51.69,0:28:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The question is this:
Dialogue: 0,0:28:53.62,0:28:58.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ask you, do you expect God
Dialogue: 0,0:28:58.49,0:29:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us?
Dialogue: 0,0:29:00.05,0:29:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To come and empower?
Dialogue: 0,0:29:02.19,0:29:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you embrace this with a determination
Dialogue: 0,0:29:04.30,0:29:06.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have God do what He undoubtedly
Dialogue: 0,0:29:06.05,0:29:07.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is promising to do?
Dialogue: 0,0:29:07.55,0:29:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wouldn't have put this prayer
Dialogue: 0,0:29:10.31,0:29:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in His Word if it wasn't His desire
Dialogue: 0,0:29:13.47,0:29:15.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give us a hope that He intends to do
Dialogue: 0,0:29:15.95,0:29:17.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something with regards to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.47,0:29:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, look at verse 18.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:19.32,0:29:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see the word "comprehend?"
Dialogue: 0,0:29:21.38,0:29:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That you may have strength
Dialogue: 0,0:29:22.91,0:29:26.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to comprehend with all the saints
Dialogue: 0,0:29:26.17,0:29:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the breadth and length
Dialogue: 0,0:29:27.75,0:29:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and height and depth..."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:29.62,0:29:31.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word "comprehend,"
Dialogue: 0,0:29:31.41,0:29:33.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like I said before,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:33.57,0:29:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in an off-handed way, he's praying
Dialogue: 0,0:29:36.21,0:29:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Spirit would strengthen us
Dialogue: 0,0:29:39.18,0:29:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we might comprehend.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:43.03,0:29:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obviously, we are not left in a place
Dialogue: 0,0:29:47.90,0:29:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we're just passive.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:50.76,0:29:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This implies something.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.66,0:29:58.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he's praying that the Spirit of God
Dialogue: 0,0:29:58.86,0:30:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would so blow upon the people of God
Dialogue: 0,0:30:02.78,0:30:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we would be strengthened \Nfor this to happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:05.20,0:30:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Comprehend. What's the word?
Dialogue: 0,0:30:08.22,0:30:11.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has a prefix: kata,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:11.99,0:30:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which brings intensity to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:14.86,0:30:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's to grasp with force.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:19.16,0:30:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To comprehend.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:20.52,0:30:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To lay hold of.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:22.74,0:30:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea here is to seize,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:28.92,0:30:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to acquire with significant effort.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:32.74,0:30:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's try to grasp Christ's love
Dialogue: 0,0:30:34.67,0:30:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with an effort that at least
Dialogue: 0,0:30:36.23,0:30:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looks somewhat significant.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:40.17,0:30:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:41.03,0:30:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Work out your salvation \Nwith fear and trembling."
Dialogue: 0,0:30:43.86,0:30:45.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on the other side of the coin,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:45.67,0:30:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"it's God Who works in us
Dialogue: 0,0:30:46.94,0:30:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both to will and to do \Nof His good pleasure."
Dialogue: 0,0:30:50.28,0:30:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can trust God to do this,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:53.14,0:30:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we need to be putting ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:30:54.92,0:31:00.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the place for this to happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:00.53,0:31:08.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Iincomplete thought)
Dialogue: 0,0:31:08.75,0:31:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charles Leiter -
Dialogue: 0,0:31:10.49,0:31:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this undoubtedly is in one of his books,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:12.75,0:31:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I just remember him telling me
Dialogue: 0,0:31:14.66,0:31:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how Mona visited
Dialogue: 0,0:31:18.20,0:31:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of these Welsh folks
Dialogue: 0,0:31:22.12,0:31:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where Martyn Lloyd-Jones used to vacation.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:26.48,0:31:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they lived in this farm.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:30.76,0:31:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They got their power from water
Dialogue: 0,0:31:35.84,0:31:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that flowed off the mountain
Dialogue: 0,0:31:39.24,0:31:41.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and turned a generator.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:41.38,0:31:42.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They got their power,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:42.69,0:31:44.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but sometimes their power would go out.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:44.81,0:31:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would happen?
Dialogue: 0,0:31:47.23,0:31:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, limbs and garbage
Dialogue: 0,0:31:52.02,0:31:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would collect in there.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:53.87,0:31:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And right before the generator
Dialogue: 0,0:31:55.37,0:31:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was a screen,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:56.64,0:31:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so this stuff would come down
Dialogue: 0,0:31:58.66,0:32:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pushed by the torrent of water
Dialogue: 0,0:32:00.94,0:32:05.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it would collect \Nthere on this grating.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:05.70,0:32:09.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if it impeded the flow?
Dialogue: 0,0:32:09.30,0:32:11.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No power. No electricity.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:11.47,0:32:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No flow beyond that point.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:15.48,0:32:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so they'd have to go \Nout and pull the stuff off.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:18.83,0:32:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charles talks about that
Dialogue: 0,0:32:20.44,0:32:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as being a good illustration
Dialogue: 0,0:32:22.69,0:32:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Christian life -
Dialogue: 0,0:32:24.26,0:32:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keeping those channels open.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:29.06,0:32:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's things that clog the screen.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:32.54,0:32:35.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Putting ourselves in an optimal position
Dialogue: 0,0:32:35.01,0:32:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be visited by the Lord.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:38.68,0:32:41.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps there's things in your life
Dialogue: 0,0:32:41.11,0:32:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you know they're impeding the flow;
Dialogue: 0,0:32:43.52,0:32:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're grieving the Spirit;
Dialogue: 0,0:32:44.88,0:32:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're quenching the Spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:49.43,0:32:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James just this morning
Dialogue: 0,0:32:50.85,0:32:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was telling me about a covenant -
Dialogue: 0,0:32:53.39,0:32:55.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reminding me - he'd told me before,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:55.49,0:32:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he made concerning
Dialogue: 0,0:32:58.51,0:33:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a certain thing in his life.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:01.02,0:33:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brother Craig just the other day
Dialogue: 0,0:33:02.58,0:33:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was talking about earlier back in January
Dialogue: 0,0:33:04.67,0:33:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just making a determination \Nabout something.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:07.20,0:33:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, some of us -
Dialogue: 0,0:33:08.80,0:33:10.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've been at those points -
Dialogue: 0,0:33:10.47,0:33:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where it's just like you get \Naggravated with something
Dialogue: 0,0:33:13.10,0:33:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you recognize it's impeded
Dialogue: 0,0:33:14.55,0:33:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your Christian life long enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:17.26,0:33:18.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you say no more!
Dialogue: 0,0:33:18.73,0:33:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want that anymore!
Dialogue: 0,0:33:20.30,0:33:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord, I'm done with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:21.78,0:33:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For good.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:24.18,0:33:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You want to be careful
Dialogue: 0,0:33:26.04,0:33:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you begin to make \Nvows before the Lord.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:29.08,0:33:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be careful.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:31.20,0:33:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I know that.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:33.90,0:33:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that inner feeling
Dialogue: 0,0:33:38.92,0:33:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you've had it with something
Dialogue: 0,0:33:41.67,0:33:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has been a distraction \Nto you for too long.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:46.28,0:33:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is it? What's impeding?
Dialogue: 0,0:33:48.84,0:33:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, we want to put ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:33:50.78,0:33:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the place where God is
Dialogue: 0,0:33:56.29,0:33:58.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most likely to break through.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:58.49,0:34:01.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't want to be grieving Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:01.54,0:34:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to try to \Ncomprehend the love of Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:05.50,0:34:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Get the distractions out.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:09.64,0:34:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you really want to climb this mountain,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:12.14,0:34:15.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this is what \Nwill fuel everything -
Dialogue: 0,0:34:15.91,0:34:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're rooted and grounded in this love.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:18.97,0:34:21.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're overcome by this.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:21.41,0:34:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember years ago \Nwhen I preached on this,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:23.59,0:34:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think I got this \Nactually from something
Dialogue: 0,0:34:25.85,0:34:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Piper said.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:27.21,0:34:28.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you know, when you're filled
Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.77,0:34:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the fullness of God
Dialogue: 0,0:34:30.26,0:34:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're overwhelmed \Nby the love of Christ for you,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:32.83,0:34:35.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't easily go out
Dialogue: 0,0:34:35.99,0:34:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have sex with your neighbor's wife.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:39.08,0:34:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That might be an \Nexaggerated way to put it,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:41.52,0:34:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you get the reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:43.58,0:34:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't easily go have an argument
Dialogue: 0,0:34:45.76,0:34:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with your own wife.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:46.89,0:34:51.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't easily just go off into sin.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:51.21,0:34:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because there is something \Nabout the love of Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:34:53.72,0:34:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is compelling and constraining.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:56.76,0:34:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It constrains us.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:59.07,0:35:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hard to be melted by the kind of love
Dialogue: 0,0:35:02.52,0:35:05.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to look at in the weeks ahead
Dialogue: 0,0:35:05.21,0:35:06.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then just to say,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:06.67,0:35:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, I think I'm \Ngoing to go get drunk.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:09.48,0:35:12.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, well, that's nice, but after all,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:12.30,0:35:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Lord of the Rings" is better than that.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:15.92,0:35:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:19.28,0:35:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This love of Christ has an influence.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:27.27,0:35:30.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I'm going to give \Nyou some examples here
Dialogue: 0,0:35:30.79,0:35:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to kind of prime the pump.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:33.20,0:35:35.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I give you some of those,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:35.41,0:35:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Song of Solomon -
Dialogue: 0,0:35:37.96,0:35:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this came up Friday night.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:39.46,0:35:42.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somebody said - Zach said,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:42.72,0:35:45.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Song of Solomon - allegory?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:45.78,0:35:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, I think so.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:49.87,0:35:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen to the Song.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:53.93,0:35:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Let Him kiss me
Dialogue: 0,0:35:56.44,0:36:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the kisses of His mouth,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:00.06,0:36:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Your love is better than wine."
Dialogue: 0,0:36:04.21,0:36:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, that's the thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:05.80,0:36:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His love is better.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:08.38,0:36:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Better than... you can fill in the blank.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:11.54,0:36:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's better.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:13.02,0:36:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not better if you \Ndon't experience it.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:17.16,0:36:18.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it's just theory,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:18.65,0:36:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it's just dry doctrine,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:20.56,0:36:23.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a lot of things better than that.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:23.65,0:36:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If all we do is get into \Ndictionary definitions
Dialogue: 0,0:36:28.09,0:36:29.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of agape and phileo
Dialogue: 0,0:36:29.89,0:36:32.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we start sorting through all that,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:32.79,0:36:34.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, yeah, there's a lot of things
Dialogue: 0,0:36:34.58,0:36:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,better than that study if all it is
Dialogue: 0,0:36:37.46,0:36:43.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is dry academics.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:43.11,0:36:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Your love is better than wine."
Dialogue: 0,0:36:45.59,0:36:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People talk that way
Dialogue: 0,0:36:47.86,0:36:52.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they're being \Noverwhelmed by that love.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:52.55,0:36:53.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not just when it's a theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:53.100,0:36:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not when you open the textbook
Dialogue: 0,0:36:55.45,0:36:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's like, okay, today we're going to
Dialogue: 0,0:36:57.43,0:37:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,study agape love.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:01.84,0:37:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not what people mean
Dialogue: 0,0:37:04.61,0:37:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they say,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:06.90,0:37:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oh, their love is better than wine.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:12.46,0:37:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you just think about Jesus coming
Dialogue: 0,0:37:14.86,0:37:17.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what in the world was He trying to say
Dialogue: 0,0:37:17.35,0:37:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the world
Dialogue: 0,0:37:19.40,0:37:22.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when His first miracle
Dialogue: 0,0:37:22.75,0:37:27.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was actually to turn water into wine?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:27.05,0:37:31.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It speaks something of this Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:31.85,0:37:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The question is this:
Dialogue: 0,0:37:35.62,0:37:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you say that to the Lord?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:39.18,0:37:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your love is better than wine,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:42.35,0:37:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whatever else you want \Nto fill in to the blank.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:45.02,0:37:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean the real question is
Dialogue: 0,0:37:47.57,0:37:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much do we know of this?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:49.71,0:37:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is this real to you?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:51.75,0:37:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Has it ever been real to you?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:54.83,0:38:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When's the last time you \Nfelt your heart quickened?
Dialogue: 0,0:38:01.86,0:38:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, I know, there's been seasons
Dialogue: 0,0:38:04.34,0:38:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,longer and shorter.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:06.97,0:38:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know what it is to be \Nstudying the Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:11.23,0:38:12.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'll tell you this,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:12.49,0:38:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want to put yourself \Nin the right position
Dialogue: 0,0:38:14.71,0:38:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be overwhelmed?
Dialogue: 0,0:38:15.81,0:38:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You want to get the \Ngarbage off the grating?
Dialogue: 0,0:38:20.75,0:38:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then exchange a lot of things \Nthat you do in your life
Dialogue: 0,0:38:23.87,0:38:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for getting into the Scriptures
Dialogue: 0,0:38:26.15,0:38:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more often and more deeply.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:29.26,0:38:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things that we all \Nneed to recognize is this:
Dialogue: 0,0:38:32.52,0:38:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul does not offer \Nthis prayer in a vacuum.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:36.80,0:38:39.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you recognize that the people
Dialogue: 0,0:38:39.29,0:38:40.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were listening to this
Dialogue: 0,0:38:40.69,0:38:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heard chapter 1 and chapter 2
Dialogue: 0,0:38:42.99,0:38:46.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just moments before this?
Dialogue: 0,0:38:46.45,0:38:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's people typically
Dialogue: 0,0:38:50.22,0:38:52.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost always,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:52.54,0:38:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're overwhelmed by expressions
Dialogue: 0,0:38:55.69,0:38:58.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the love of God
Dialogue: 0,0:38:58.82,0:39:04.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while meditating deeply in the Word.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:04.93,0:39:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you think about this,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:07.85,0:39:12.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chapter 1 and the beginning of chapter 2
Dialogue: 0,0:39:12.09,0:39:15.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is largely about the love of the Father.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:15.61,0:39:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really going through chapter 2 -
Dialogue: 0,0:39:19.54,0:39:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ephesians 2, as you move
Dialogue: 0,0:39:24.18,0:39:26.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through this chapter,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:26.29,0:39:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's really about verse 13
Dialogue: 0,0:39:31.88,0:39:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the love of Christ comes in.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:34.34,0:39:36.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That doesn't mean that nothing's said
Dialogue: 0,0:39:36.10,0:39:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about Christ before this.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:37.34,0:39:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's lots of references to Christ,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:39.39,0:39:41.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's mainly what the Father is doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:41.75,0:39:45.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's here where we're brought near
Dialogue: 0,0:39:45.73,0:39:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the blood of Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:47.67,0:39:49.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He shed His blood.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:49.73,0:39:52.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He Himself - that's Christ - is our peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:52.98,0:39:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ has made us - \NJew and Gentiles - both one.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:57.63,0:40:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ has broken down in His flesh
Dialogue: 0,0:40:00.71,0:40:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the dividing wall of hostility.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:03.24,0:40:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ has abolished the \Nlaw of commandments
Dialogue: 0,0:40:06.74,0:40:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expressed in ordinances.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:08.35,0:40:10.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ creates in Himself
Dialogue: 0,0:40:10.53,0:40:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one new man in place of the two.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:12.34,0:40:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ makes peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:13.75,0:40:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ reconciles us both to God
Dialogue: 0,0:40:16.77,0:40:18.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in one body through the cross.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:18.55,0:40:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ kills the hostility.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:20.42,0:40:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ came and preached peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:25.26,0:40:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,V. 18, through Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:40:27.07,0:40:29.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have access in one Spirit
Dialogue: 0,0:40:29.71,0:40:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Father.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:31.69,0:40:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, this is what's been talked about.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:36.64,0:40:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I find is this,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:38.27,0:40:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,historically, when I find men and women
Dialogue: 0,0:40:41.22,0:40:45.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have really, they're living
Dialogue: 0,0:40:45.14,0:40:51.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a sense of the riches,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:51.33,0:40:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their minds are being strengthened.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:54.62,0:40:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These little rulers?
Dialogue: 0,0:40:56.78,0:40:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're our brains.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:59.64,0:41:02.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're going to \Nexchange that little ruler
Dialogue: 0,0:41:02.15,0:41:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the Hubble telescope,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:03.74,0:41:04.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's your brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:04.95,0:41:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's comprehension.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:06.52,0:41:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what's being talked about here.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:09.59,0:41:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Comprehension.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:13.10,0:41:15.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul prays this prayer
Dialogue: 0,0:41:15.93,0:41:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after he's been telling us
Dialogue: 0,0:41:17.68,0:41:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these expressions of the love of Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:21.10,0:41:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't come in a vacuum.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:22.85,0:41:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It comes in Scripture.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:26.23,0:41:29.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are neglecting Scripture
Dialogue: 0,0:41:29.09,0:41:31.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continue neglecting Scripture,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:31.41,0:41:33.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're giving a great indication
Dialogue: 0,0:41:33.77,0:41:37.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you really have no desire for this.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:37.37,0:41:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't say,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:39.53,0:41:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God, please, I bend my \Nknee before the Father
Dialogue: 0,0:41:44.35,0:41:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ask You, please Father,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:48.06,0:41:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to the riches of Your glory,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:50.85,0:41:56.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please strengthen this church.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:56.14,0:41:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then if the church goes on
Dialogue: 0,0:41:58.43,0:42:02.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no more committed to Scripture,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:02.69,0:42:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we're not really taking this serious.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:06.21,0:42:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, I'm not talking about in theory
Dialogue: 0,0:42:09.33,0:42:12.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing that Christ loves His people.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:12.93,0:42:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or even in theory, \Ntrying to convince yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:42:15.71,0:42:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ loves you.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:18.68,0:42:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not it.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:23.76,0:42:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know this.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:25.76,0:42:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that some of the greatest
Dialogue: 0,0:42:30.06,0:42:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expressions of God
Dialogue: 0,0:42:32.20,0:42:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speaking to my own soul -
Dialogue: 0,0:42:36.28,0:42:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm pondering Scripture; medidating on it,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:40.71,0:42:42.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I recognize, when you're preaching
Dialogue: 0,0:42:42.63,0:42:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,week in and week out,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:45.22,0:42:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speaking Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:49.14,0:42:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the Word all the time -
Dialogue: 0,0:42:53.50,0:42:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recognize that if you're preaching,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:58.67,0:43:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have an advantage \Nfor being in the Word.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:02.19,0:43:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a time when I wasn't a preacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:06.08,0:43:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know that you can \Nstay in the Word regularly.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:08.58,0:43:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can be in it a half hour,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:09.97,0:43:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,45 minutes, or an hour every single day.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:12.99,0:43:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you should be.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:14.42,0:43:16.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's been times when I've been sitting
Dialogue: 0,0:43:16.81,0:43:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in my office and I'm looking,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:19.82,0:43:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and suddenly,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:22.80,0:43:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something happens.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:24.53,0:43:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, I am overcome
Dialogue: 0,0:43:26.40,0:43:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by suddenly as the truth of something,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:29.97,0:43:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm beginning to realize it,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:31.74,0:43:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's as though the Spirit of God
Dialogue: 0,0:43:33.90,0:43:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just pours the reality, the riches,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:40.68,0:43:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the joy, the love of it
Dialogue: 0,0:43:43.50,0:43:45.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to where I can hardly contain it,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:45.19,0:43:46.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to fall out of my chair.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:46.87,0:43:49.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But see, the point is,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:49.35,0:43:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's in connection with the Word.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:51.86,0:43:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's in connection with the truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:54.01,0:43:55.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's in connection with studying
Dialogue: 0,0:43:55.83,0:43:57.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the expressions of love.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:57.91,0:44:00.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, this is the thing: love.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:00.21,0:44:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Love.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:02.18,0:44:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was Peter Marshall -
Dialogue: 0,0:44:04.79,0:44:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you guys know who that was?
Dialogue: 0,0:44:06.22,0:44:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scottish preacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:07.44,0:44:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was actually in the Congress
Dialogue: 0,0:44:10.84,0:44:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a chaplain.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:13.02,0:44:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think it was Peter Marshall
Dialogue: 0,0:44:15.00,0:44:19.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who said this, that love is like
Dialogue: 0,0:44:19.57,0:44:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fragrance from a flower.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:24.74,0:44:28.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who can dissect that?
Dialogue: 0,0:44:28.49,0:44:30.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lloyd-Jones said all you can do
Dialogue: 0,0:44:30.47,0:44:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is say certain things about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:33.10,0:44:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's just as far as you can go.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:34.84,0:44:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And typically when we talk about love,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:39.71,0:44:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we look at what it does.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:43.00,0:44:45.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, we can try to talk about agape,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:45.99,0:44:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can try to define love,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:47.90,0:44:51.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but typically what you're left with
Dialogue: 0,0:44:51.09,0:44:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is what it does.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:52.96,0:44:55.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what impresses us about love.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:55.11,0:44:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What bowls me over and causes \Nme to fall out of my seat
Dialogue: 0,0:44:59.44,0:45:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not some dry theory
Dialogue: 0,0:45:01.30,0:45:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the different nuances
Dialogue: 0,0:45:03.84,0:45:05.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the four Greek words
Dialogue: 0,0:45:05.35,0:45:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that could be interpreted love.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:06.86,0:45:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not it.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:09.09,0:45:11.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's what He's done for me
Dialogue: 0,0:45:11.15,0:45:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who does not deserve any of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:14.19,0:45:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's that personal -
Dialogue: 0,0:45:16.79,0:45:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're not just talking about
Dialogue: 0,0:45:19.30,0:45:26.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comprehending that Christ is loving.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:26.41,0:45:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about \Ncomprehending His love for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:30.44,0:45:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:34.23,0:45:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen to this.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:38.62,0:45:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thomas Charles.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:41.24,0:45:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This guy - a Welsh non-conformist.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:44.83,0:45:48.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He studied under John Newton.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:48.27,0:45:52.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says, "I had such a view of Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:45:52.91,0:45:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as our High Priest..."
Dialogue: 0,0:45:55.10,0:45:57.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, you probably need \Nto stop right there.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:57.87,0:45:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That ought to tell you something.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:59.76,0:46:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was meditating on Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:46:02.97,0:46:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a High Priest.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:04.69,0:46:06.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, "I had such a view of Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:46:06.83,0:46:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as our High Priest, of His love,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:11.36,0:46:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compassion, power, all-sufficiency,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:14.76,0:46:20.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as filled my soul with astonishment,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:20.88,0:46:23.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with joy unspeakable and full of glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:23.44,0:46:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mind was overwhelmed
Dialogue: 0,0:46:25.22,0:46:28.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and overpowered with amazement.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:28.32,0:46:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truths exhibited..." \NSee, that's the thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:31.00,0:46:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:32.05,0:46:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:46:33.97,0:46:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buried in the truth of Scripture.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:39.73,0:46:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The truths exhibited to my view appeared
Dialogue: 0,0:46:41.95,0:46:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too wonderfully gracious to be believed."
Dialogue: 0,0:46:46.88,0:46:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Howell Harris.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:50.50,0:46:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another famous Welsh preacher
Dialogue: 0,0:46:52.19,0:46:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the First Great Awakening.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:53.81,0:46:56.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Contemporary with Whitefield.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:56.57,0:46:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Daniel Rowland.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:59.42,0:47:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,William Williams.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:00.88,0:47:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says this,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:02.99,0:47:08.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Love fell in showers on my soul
Dialogue: 0,0:47:08.39,0:47:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that I could scarcely contain myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:11.41,0:47:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had no fear or any \Ndoubt of my salvation.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:15.02,0:47:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt I was all love.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:17.98,0:47:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So full of it that I could \Nnot ask for more."
Dialogue: 0,0:47:22.58,0:47:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,William Grimshaw.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:23.80,0:47:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seems like James spoke to us -
Dialogue: 0,0:47:25.70,0:47:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gave us a biographical sketch on Grimshaw.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:29.54,0:47:32.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was another Methodist contemporary
Dialogue: 0,0:47:32.29,0:47:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of John Wesley.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:34.59,0:47:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says, "I expect my stay on earth
Dialogue: 0,0:47:37.48,0:47:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be but short."
Dialogue: 0,0:47:39.44,0:47:41.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think there was a typhus epidemic.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:41.79,0:47:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he died one year older
Dialogue: 0,0:47:43.95,0:47:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than I am right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:46.06,0:47:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I expect my stay on \Nearth will be but short,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:48.58,0:47:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I will endeavor to make the best
Dialogue: 0,0:47:50.64,0:47:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a short life
Dialogue: 0,0:47:51.100,0:47:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so devote my soul to God
Dialogue: 0,0:47:54.76,0:47:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as not to go creeping to heaven
Dialogue: 0,0:47:57.46,0:47:59.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the last."
Dialogue: 0,0:47:59.65,0:48:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't you like that?
Dialogue: 0,0:48:01.55,0:48:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May God help none of \Nus to creep into heaven.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:04.59,0:48:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kevin, don't creep into heaven.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:11.68,0:48:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even if your life is cut short,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:13.65,0:48:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live while you have life.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:16.42,0:48:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No creeping.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:17.90,0:48:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Church, don't creep!
Dialogue: 0,0:48:20.24,0:48:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"His soul at various times
Dialogue: 0,0:48:22.44,0:48:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enjoyed very large manifestations
Dialogue: 0,0:48:25.75,0:48:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of God's love.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:27.98,0:48:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His cup ran over.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:29.32,0:48:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Higher degrees of spiritual delight
Dialogue: 0,0:48:31.52,0:48:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would have overpowered his mortal frame."
Dialogue: 0,0:48:35.16,0:48:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,George Whitefield.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:37.09,0:48:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I myself was so overpowered
Dialogue: 0,0:48:38.79,0:48:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a sense of God's love
Dialogue: 0,0:48:40.16,0:48:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it almost took away my life."
Dialogue: 0,0:48:43.04,0:48:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sarah Edwards.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:45.50,0:48:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It seemed to be all that \Nmy feeble soul could sustain.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:49.27,0:48:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All that fullness of joy
Dialogue: 0,0:48:51.26,0:48:53.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is felt by those who behold
Dialogue: 0,0:48:53.01,0:48:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the face of Christ and share His love
Dialogue: 0,0:48:56.86,0:48:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the heavenly world."
Dialogue: 0,0:48:59.28,0:49:02.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moody Stewart.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:02.37,0:49:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christian from the 1800's.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:04.17,0:49:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn't find out much on him.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:07.66,0:49:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"When we were on our knees,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:09.14,0:49:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so filled with a \Nsense of the love of God
Dialogue: 0,0:49:11.74,0:49:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the joy was too much for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:13.88,0:49:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was all that I was able to bear,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:16.07,0:49:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was with a struggle
Dialogue: 0,0:49:17.46,0:49:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I did not sink under it.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:20.55,0:49:22.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a gracious outflowing
Dialogue: 0,0:49:22.61,0:49:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the love of the Lord Jesus
Dialogue: 0,0:49:25.12,0:49:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making His servant sick of love."
Dialogue: 0,0:49:30.25,0:49:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, "sick of love?"
Dialogue: 0,0:49:32.02,0:49:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's an expression from \Nthe Song of Solomon.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:34.70,0:49:36.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sick of love.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:36.73,0:49:40.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May God according to \Nthe riches of His glory
Dialogue: 0,0:49:40.90,0:49:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,teach you what that expression means.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:48.48,0:49:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Owen.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:50.51,0:49:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"To give a poor, sinful soul
Dialogue: 0,0:49:52.76,0:49:55.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a comfortable persuasion
Dialogue: 0,0:49:55.63,0:49:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,affecting it throughout
Dialogue: 0,0:49:56.97,0:49:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in all its faculties and affections
Dialogue: 0,0:49:58.78,0:50:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God in Jesus Christ loves him,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:01.16,0:50:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,delights in him,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:02.77,0:50:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is well pleased with him,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:04.62,0:50:07.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have thoughts of tenderness \Nand kindness towards him,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:07.59,0:50:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give a soul an overflowing sense hereof
Dialogue: 0,0:50:11.08,0:50:14.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an inexpressible mercy."
Dialogue: 0,0:50:14.63,0:50:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it may be.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:17.03,0:50:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But inexpressible mercies in my estimation
Dialogue: 0,0:50:19.85,0:50:24.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are right in league with:
Dialogue: 0,0:50:24.85,0:50:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to the riches of His glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:28.81,0:50:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,D.L. Moody. Chicago.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:34.36,0:50:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, on this day, \Nhe was in New York City.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:36.68,0:50:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Day and night he would walk the streets
Dialogue: 0,0:50:38.79,0:50:41.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,desperate for the touch of \NGod's power in his life,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:41.37,0:50:44.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then suddenly, one day \Nin the city of New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:44.100,0:50:46.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oh, what a day!
Dialogue: 0,0:50:46.79,0:50:48.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cannot describe it.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:48.47,0:50:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I seldom refer to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:50.03,0:50:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's almost too sacred \Nan experience to name.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:54.06,0:50:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can only say that God \Nrevealed Himself to me
Dialogue: 0,0:50:57.77,0:51:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had such an experience of His love
Dialogue: 0,0:51:01.12,0:51:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I had to ask Him to stay His hand."
Dialogue: 0,0:51:07.04,0:51:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know what Lloyd-Jones \Nsaid about all this?
Dialogue: 0,0:51:09.67,0:51:12.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said above all,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:12.33,0:51:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to experience it.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:15.83,0:51:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because hearing these,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:23.32,0:51:27.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know about you,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:27.06,0:51:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if you all came in and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:32.98,0:51:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"God has taught us, brother.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:34.43,0:51:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God has taught us. God came.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:36.36,0:51:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a revival in the church.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:39.56,0:51:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you asked for that \NSunday there in June,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:42.64,0:51:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God would teach us what it means
Dialogue: 0,0:51:45.10,0:51:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be sick of love,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:47.07,0:51:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's taught me."
Dialogue: 0,0:51:48.58,0:51:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if all of you said it,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:51.50,0:51:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and God passed me by...
Dialogue: 0,0:51:58.42,0:52:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know Scripture says rejoice \Nwith those who rejoice,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:01.00,0:52:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I can tell you, I would weep.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:03.84,0:52:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would go out of here weeping.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:08.32,0:52:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the truth is
Dialogue: 0,0:52:09.68,0:52:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that love experienced by others
Dialogue: 0,0:52:12.91,0:52:17.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not satisfy your soul.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:17.67,0:52:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And God doesn't intend it to.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:21.04,0:52:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does it say in Jude \Nabout the love of God?
Dialogue: 0,0:52:25.32,0:52:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Keep yourself in the love of God."
Dialogue: 0,0:52:30.06,0:52:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That doesn't mean keep yourself saved.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:32.50,0:52:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like Andy Hamilton says,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:34.72,0:52:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keeping yourself in a sensible sense
Dialogue: 0,0:52:38.63,0:52:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of God's love for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:44.78,0:52:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What foolish people we are
Dialogue: 0,0:52:47.34,0:52:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in light of these kinds of realities
Dialogue: 0,0:52:49.38,0:52:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be content.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:51.16,0:52:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our foolishness is found \Nin our contentment
Dialogue: 0,0:52:53.43,0:52:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the things of this world.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:56.30,0:52:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know what? It is really foolish
Dialogue: 0,0:52:58.40,0:53:01.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be content to be an average Christian
Dialogue: 0,0:53:01.79,0:53:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when there's promises like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:07.92,0:53:11.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'll say this,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:11.37,0:53:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,experiencing deeper and deeper
Dialogue: 0,0:53:14.53,0:53:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and deeper revelations \Nof the love of Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:53:17.23,0:53:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is being prayed for.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:18.69,0:53:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It ought to raise your expectation.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:22.69,0:53:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And listen, it's for all Christians.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:26.86,0:53:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not all people - don't get me wrong there.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:30.64,0:53:32.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's for all Christians.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:32.49,0:53:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at verse 18.\NIt couldn't be more clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:35.31,0:53:37.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That you may have \Nstrength to comprehend,"
Dialogue: 0,0:53:37.91,0:53:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with who?
Dialogue: 0,0:53:39.74,0:53:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"All the saints."
Dialogue: 0,0:53:42.58,0:53:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not the particularly godly ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:44.90,0:53:49.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not the early first century Christians.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:49.03,0:53:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not the apostles.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:50.43,0:53:52.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not what it says.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:52.55,0:53:56.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's all saints.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:56.07,0:53:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, of course, the man
Dialogue: 0,0:53:58.09,0:53:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is not a Christian
Dialogue: 0,0:53:59.89,0:54:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can't experience these things.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:01.58,0:54:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:54:02.82,0:54:04.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus Himself said His Father
Dialogue: 0,0:54:04.95,0:54:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was going to send another Comforter -
Dialogue: 0,0:54:07.66,0:54:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Spirit of Truth -
Dialogue: 0,0:54:09.19,0:54:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whom the world cannot receive.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:11.46,0:54:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, the world \Ncan't receive the Spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:13.72,0:54:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Spirit is the One that Paul is praying
Dialogue: 0,0:54:17.03,0:54:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would strengthen us
Dialogue: 0,0:54:18.97,0:54:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Christ may dwell in our hearts
Dialogue: 0,0:54:21.44,0:54:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by faith.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:23.84,0:54:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Strenthen us to comprehend.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:26.51,0:54:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't have that.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:29.32,0:54:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you're a saint,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:30.58,0:54:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you could be the least -
Dialogue: 0,0:54:31.95,0:54:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus talked about those people, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:54:33.87,0:54:35.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The least of My brothers.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:35.63,0:54:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can be the least,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:37.10,0:54:39.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this is for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:39.30,0:54:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The least Christian can be brought in
Dialogue: 0,0:54:42.94,0:54:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and overwhelmed by a comprehension
Dialogue: 0,0:54:49.79,0:54:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this love of Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:55.71,0:54:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brethren, is there an ache?
Dialogue: 0,0:54:58.60,0:55:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there a desire?
Dialogue: 0,0:55:00.41,0:55:06.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there anything in you that wants this?
Dialogue: 0,0:55:06.66,0:55:09.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or are you just going to be content?
Dialogue: 0,0:55:09.15,0:55:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm praying, Lord, sick of love.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:14.88,0:55:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Teach us.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:17.17,0:55:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Men and women have walked before us.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:19.96,0:55:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They almost couldn't handle it.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:30.24,0:55:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord willing, in the weeks ahead,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:34.70,0:55:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to begin to look \Ninto the depths of this
Dialogue: 0,0:55:38.89,0:55:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with whatever ability God gives to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:43.52,0:55:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to really start \Nthinking about His love.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:48.12,0:55:49.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trying to grasp,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:49.83,0:55:53.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to get a feel,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:53.17,0:55:55.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to absorb the doctrine
Dialogue: 0,0:55:55.26,0:55:56.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hopefully in the midst of that,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:56.99,0:56:01.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is going to cause some expansion
Dialogue: 0,0:56:01.35,0:56:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our comprehension
Dialogue: 0,0:56:03.22,0:56:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in our knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:56:04.51,0:56:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in our experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:07.95,0:56:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm hoping for glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:12.52,0:56:15.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Father, please,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:15.85,0:56:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've promised.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:17.97,0:56:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've promised, Father,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:20.30,0:56:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we are six weeks, eight weeks
Dialogue: 0,0:56:22.85,0:56:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down the road and nothing happens
Dialogue: 0,0:56:24.98,0:56:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's just average
Dialogue: 0,0:56:26.35,0:56:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's unimpressive,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:29.00,0:56:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Father, You stirred Paul to pray
Dialogue: 0,0:56:31.33,0:56:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to the riches of Your glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:38.75,0:56:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Father, will it not be a testimony
Dialogue: 0,0:56:40.88,0:56:43.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the riches of Your glory
Dialogue: 0,0:56:43.78,0:56:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if nothing happens?
Dialogue: 0,0:56:48.56,0:56:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Father, by inspiring Paul to pray this way
Dialogue: 0,0:56:52.05,0:56:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have You not put Your \Nown name at stake here?
Dialogue: 0,0:56:56.24,0:56:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are You going to leave us the same?
Dialogue: 0,0:56:59.79,0:57:01.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord, we recognize in this prayer
Dialogue: 0,0:57:01.57,0:57:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's an acknowledgement \Nof our weakness.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:03.75,0:57:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Otherwise, we wouldn't \Nhave to be strengthened.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:06.28,0:57:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't say we're already strong.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:08.02,0:57:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It said therefore we \Nshould comprehend this
Dialogue: 0,0:57:09.83,0:57:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to the strength that we have.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:11.50,0:57:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul's praying that we \Nwould be strengthened
Dialogue: 0,0:57:13.28,0:57:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,obviously because we \Ndon't possess right now
Dialogue: 0,0:57:16.79,0:57:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we should possess or need to possess,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:19.43,0:57:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,must possess to be able \Nto grasp these things.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:22.99,0:57:25.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means You have to give us something.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:25.15,0:57:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord, we know this, that even if we tried
Dialogue: 0,0:57:28.14,0:57:29.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and put forth our best effort
Dialogue: 0,0:57:29.87,0:57:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to not grieve the Spirit
Dialogue: 0,0:57:31.16,0:57:33.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and remove all the stuff on the grating,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:33.27,0:57:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow this power to flow,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:38.96,0:57:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord, if You don't come; \Nif You don't help;
Dialogue: 0,0:57:41.46,0:57:43.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if You don't enlarge;\Nif You don't speak;
Dialogue: 0,0:57:43.68,0:57:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if You don't give us comprehension;
Dialogue: 0,0:57:47.99,0:57:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if You don't stretch us,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:49.80,0:57:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then nothing will happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:51.43,0:57:56.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord, we need You. \NWe need You to help.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:56.13,0:58:00.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we ask this in the \Nname of our Lord Jesus Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:58:00.55,0:58:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whose love it is that we're taken up with.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:04.84,0:58:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amen.