WEBVTT - Grace Pt. 2

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. I'm here to get your day started along

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<v Speaker 1>with you the best way possible, and that is by

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<v Speaker 1>starting our day in a good relationship with God, coming

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<v Speaker 1>to Him as we open our Bibles and saying, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you have to say to me personally today?

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<v Speaker 1>God is ready to speak to you in your heart

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<v Speaker 1>on the spiritual level if you are ready to respond

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<v Speaker 1>to what He says to you, no matter what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>We're looking this week at the great theme of God's grace.

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<v Speaker 1>God's grace, His goodness to you when you don't deserve it.

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<v Speaker 1>And we come today to Hebrews chapter 4, verses 14

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<v Speaker 1>to 16. Listen to what it says.

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<v Speaker 1>Since then we have a great high priest who has

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<v Speaker 1>passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God.

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<v Speaker 1>Let us hold fast our confession.

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<v Speaker 1>For we do not have a high priest who cannot

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<v Speaker 1>sympathise with our weaknesses.

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<v Speaker 1>But one who has been tempted in all things as

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<v Speaker 1>we are.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet without sin.

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<v Speaker 1>Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne

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<v Speaker 1>of grace.

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<v Speaker 1>That we may receive mercy and may find grace to

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<v Speaker 1>help us in our time of need.

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<v Speaker 1>God's grace in your life is not just the forgiveness

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<v Speaker 1>of your sins and a way to go to heaven

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<v Speaker 1>when you die. God's grace reaches into your everyday life,

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<v Speaker 1>into the struggles you are going to face today as

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<v Speaker 1>you go into this day.

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<v Speaker 1>And notice what these verses say. They tell us that

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<v Speaker 1>God's grace in your life flows from a deep experiential

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<v Speaker 1>understanding that He has of the issues of our lives,

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<v Speaker 1>because God became a man in the person of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if God had not become a man and

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<v Speaker 1>lived life on this earth with all the painful realities

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<v Speaker 1>of growing up.

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<v Speaker 1>Experiencing rejection and temptation and loss and grief and joy

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<v Speaker 1>and accomplishment and energy and tiredness and discouragement.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if God had avoided all of that.

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<v Speaker 1>We would have a pretty hard time relating to him

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<v Speaker 1>on just a personal level.

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<v Speaker 1>Or rather we'd be like people in some religions to

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<v Speaker 1>whom God is just a distant powerful being to be

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<v Speaker 1>afraid of, just a God concerned about justice.

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<v Speaker 1>But now, we have a God who has lived life

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<v Speaker 1>in this messy world and understands what it's like.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if he hadn't, we would think of him

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<v Speaker 1>as too exalted, too removed from the daily issues of life.

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<v Speaker 1>But do you know what God is saying to you

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<v Speaker 1>in this passage today?

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<v Speaker 1>He's telling you that his grace in your life reaches

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<v Speaker 1>into these everyday issues of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Because God understands life in this world, you can be

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<v Speaker 1>confident as you come to Him in prayer today that

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<v Speaker 1>He is ready to get involved in your life at

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<v Speaker 1>this nitty gritty day to day level. Don't leave God

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<v Speaker 1>just for Sunday, just for church, just for the weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>just for your Bible study group.

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<v Speaker 1>Bring God into all the issues of your day to day.

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<v Speaker 1>You will find your life is totally different when you

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<v Speaker 1>invite God to lead your life all through the day.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John North