Jesus: Our Life

Well, please do take your seat and if you could grab a Bible somewhere near you or turn it on and scroll down to Hebrews chapter 13, that would be wonderful.

Hebrews 13 · chapter mention

We've come to the terminus of our journey through the book of Hebrews.

Let's just take a little time to think about where we've been, what we've seen and what we've come through.

It's a letter written to struggling Jewish believers who attempted to give up on Jesus and turn back to Old Testament Judaism, their previous way of life.

So the writer has written a brief exhortation, he calls it, to tell them to keep on going.

The first 10 chapters are rich theology.

Some of the richest theology superimposing the reality now available in Jesus over and against the shadows that were seen in the Old Testament.

The opening verse declares the very theme of the whole book, that Jesus is God's full and final word.

He is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being.

Then we get four sections.

Four sections where he's showing how superior Jesus is now to everything they had in the past.

He says in chapters 1 and 2 that Jesus is superior to angels and superior to the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament.

The argument then moves on and in chapters 3 and 4 he says that Jesus is superior to Moses and superior to the promise of rest that they had in the promised land.

Chapters 5 and 3.

Chapters 5 and 7 are the third big theological section where he's saying that Jesus is superior to all priests.

And it's even superior to this mysterious figure of Melchizedek, this king priest from the book of Genesis.

And then the last big theological section is that Jesus is superior to sacrifices and the Old Testament covenants.

He is just better in every way.

He is infinitely superior.

He's made everything that was old now obsolete.

Jesus is infinitely superior and therefore the writer to the Hebrews encourages them, don't give up.

Don't give up on Jesus.

He also clearly warns them that if they give up on Jesus, they give up on their only hope of escaping God's coming judgment.

Again and again he's saying, if we stop, how will we escape?

If they didn't get away from it with what they had, how much less will we get away with it?

With all that we now have in Jesus.

Then the previous two sections to chapter 13.

Chapter 11 encourages us to keep looking upwards and keep looking forwards like those heroes of old.

The many, many that are mentioned in chapter 11.

And then chapter 12 functions as a final shot in the arm to encourage us and Mr. Hebrews' readers.

He tells them to keep going.

You're really God's children.

Keep on running.

It's all worth it now and will eternally be worth it.

And we saw last week that he's talking about the difference between two mountains.

Between Mount Sinai of old and Mount Zion which we're now welcome to because of Jesus.

That we are now eternally inheriting the unshakable kingdom of Jesus Christ.

See as well, if you just flick back to chapter 12 now you must have found 13.

That everything he's been talking about in the book so far comes and is summarized on chapter 11.

In chapter 12 verses 18 to 30.

So the book's been about angels and a heavenly city and rest and a firstborn and perfection and a mediator and a sprinkled blood of sacrifice.

And all that, all that is seen on Mount Zion.

The reality that's now ours in Christ.

And one day we'll inhabit fully when the end comes.

When God speaks and shakes everything that is created.

So that everything that cannot be shaken will remain.

So let me read for us.

We'll start in chapter 12 verse 28.

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.

Let us be thankful and worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

For our God is a consuming fire.

Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers.

For by so doing, some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison.

And those who were ill treated as if you yourselves were suffering.

Marriage should be honored by all.

And the marriage bed kept pure.

For God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.

Because God has said,

Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.

So we say with confidence,

The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.

What can mortals do to me?

Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you.

Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching.

It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace,

not by eating ceremonial foods which is of no benefit to those who do so.

We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

The high priest carries the blood of animals into the most holy place as a sin offering,

but the bodies are burned outside the camp.

And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.

Let us then go to him outside the camp bearing the disgrace he bore.

For here we do not have an enduring city,

but we are looking for the city that is to come.

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise,

the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.

And do not forget to do good and to share with others,

for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority,

because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account.

Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden,

for that would be of no benefit to you.

Pray for us.

We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead,

our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep,

equip you with everything good for doing his will.

And may he work in us what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ,

to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation,

for in fact, I have written to you quite briefly.

I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released.

If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.

Greet all your leaders and all the Lord's people.

Those from Italy send you their greetings.

Grace be with you all.

Let's pray.

Father God, having seen throughout this book that you are a God who speaks,

Lord, we'd invite you to speak to us now.

Send your spirit to make this word alive,

sharper than any double-edged sword.

And may it do surgery on us, we pray, for the glory of your son.

Amen.

This is Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan,

one of the most revered places in Asian Buddhism.

It was made famous a couple of weeks ago

because these two characters went to visit it,

the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,

on their recent Asian adventure.

To get there, you need to trek two and a half hours

up a steep path.

You then have to ascend 756 steps

before you finally arrive at this monastery

precariously perched on the edge of a cleft.

Once, at the monastery, you can light a butter lamp,

paying homage to your favourite Bodhisattva.

You can receive saffron water in exchange for a donation

to attain and garner blessing.

You can sit in a cave and meditate on the icon of Padmasan Bhava,

or bring an offering to lay before one of the 125,000 statues

that litters the monastery.

It all looks very reverent, it all looks very worshipful,

but isn't it?

Or take the Muslim who prays three or five times a day.

He goes to mosque every Friday,

he observes all the food loss.

He eventually saves enough money to go on pilgrimage,

to go on Hajj, to Mecca.

Is this devout worship?

Is this going to attain earnest blessing and favour from Allah?

Or what about the Hindu?

Earnest in his yogic practice,

offered to a multitude of gods,

particularly the one he is a particular devotee to.

He pays significant alms to various gurus and monks.

And he even attends,

every ten years,

the Kumbha Mela Festival,

ritually bathing in the Ganges

for all 30 of the festival days.

Is this pleasing to the gods?

Is this worshipping God acceptably?

Is any of this real worship?

Well, if Hebrews 13 is correct,

if Hebrews 13 is true and right,

then all that effort,

the climbing the mountains,

the dipping in the streams,

the going to Mecca is of no worth at all.

Hebrews 13 is all about worshipping God rightly.

It's all about worshipping God pleasingly.

And so go back to chapter 12, verse 28 with me.

Therefore,

since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,

let us be thankful,

and so worship, the same word as serve,

and so serve God acceptably,

the same word as pleasingly.

So worship God pleasingly with reverence and awe.

Just go to chapter 13 and verse 15.

Through Jesus, therefore,

let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise,

the fruit of lips that openly profess His name,

and do not forget to do good and to share with others,

for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Chapter 13, verse 20.

Now may the God of peace,

who through the blood of the eternal covenant

brought back from the dead,

our Lord Jesus,

that great shepherd of the sheep,

equip you with everything good for doing His will.

And may He work in us what is pleasing to Him.

Through Jesus Christ,

to whom be glory forever and ever.

So what Hebrews 13 is about,

it's not a random checklist that He's just plunked

and bolted onto the end of His letter.

It is in fact a very practical idea

of what worshipping God pleasingly looks like.

Notice as well how it starts in chapter 12, verse 28.

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom

that cannot be shaken,

do you see the order of it?

That God is giving us a kingdom that cannot be shaken.

It is grace first.

God has graciously acted in His Son

to welcome us in His unshakable kingdom.

And as a result,

as a consequence,

as a response,

let us be thankful.

And so worship,

serve God acceptably.

All the other religions of the world say,

do this,

and God will bless you.

The gospel says,

God has blessed you.

Now do this.

Totally different way around.

We're not worshipping God

to get things.

We're worshipping God

because in Jesus,

we've already got all things.

So the mega theme of Hebrews 13

would be this.

Worship pleasingly

through Jesus

because our God is a consuming fire.

Worship pleasingly

through Jesus

because our God

is a consuming fire.

So the anatomy of worship.

Hebrews 13

is more than just a checklist

for moral living.

It shows something remarkable

about the worship of God.

It is all of life

and in everything.

It is not climbing to monasteries

on holiday.

It is not reserved for special days

or certain geographical locations.

The spectrum of worship

in this chapter

extends from the prison cell

to the bedroom,

from the doctrine of the church

to the acquisition

and use of possessions,

from public life

to home life

to personal prayer life.

It involves everything

in all of your life.

It is all-encompassing

and though the list

is not exhaustive,

it is a great flavour

of what worshipping God

pleasingly looks like.

See as well

that worship in this chapter

is intrinsically

other person-centred.

How do we worship God vertically?

By serving others horizontally.

That's what's going on.

What does worship of God

look like in your life?

Well, it's other person-facing.

It's other person-saving.

So in this chapter

we have a list

of 18 exhortations

that are examples

of Christian worship

not an exhaustive list.

And I think they group nicely

into words beginning with C.

And here's the first.

Care.

Look at those first two.

Keep on loving one another

as brothers and sisters.

Do not forget

to show hospitality

to strangers.

Care for those

inside the church.

Care for those

outside the church.

Be a caring person.

Let brotherly love

abide.

The family that we're

brought into

in Jesus

show us.

So wasn't it great

this morning

to pray for Ecuador?

Why do we pray

for Ecuador?

Because in Ecuador

through the Lord Jesus

there's brothers

and sisters.

show hospitality

to strangers

that's slightly

odd verse.

Because some of you

have shown hospitality

to angels

without knowing it.

I don't think it's saying

that Gabriel might pop in

for afternoon lunch today

so make sure you put

an extra portion

in the oven.

I think it's referring

to Abraham

back in Genesis

which in Genesis 18

and 19

Abraham shows

hospitality

to strangers

and on both occasions

some of the party

turn out to be angels

with important messages

for Abraham.

See though

that it's care

within the church

and without the church.

Be caring.

Secondly

compassion.

Continue to remember

those in prison

as if you together

were with them

in prison

similarly for being

ill-treated.

The first

is about family

the second

is about a body.

So what other people

are going through

go through it with them.

Mourn with those

who mourn

rejoice with those

who rejoice

bear each other's burdens.

If someone's in prison

then act as if you two

were in prison with them

serve them

and love them.

There is no such phrase

in the Christian community

you've made your bed

now lie in it.

There knows nothing

of that

that we're in this

all together.

Verse 4 speaks

about chastity

in two ways.

Marriage should be

honoured

and the marriage

bed should be

kept pure.

How

counter-cultural

is that

in our 21st century

society?

It talks specifically

about the adulterer

and the sexually

immoral being judged.

Between those two

phrases

it's a catch-all.

The adulterer

someone who

has

an affair

outside of marriage

and the sexually

immoral is a catch-all

term for everything

else.

Keep sexual

expression

and sexual

desire

exclusively

for the God-ordained

covenant of marriage

between one man

and one woman.

This word

sexual immorality

covers absolutely

everything

from your thought

life

to your internet

use

to your fidelity

in marriage

to your conduct

while you're dating

and who you choose

to love

with the severe

warning

for God

will judge

the adulterer

and all the sexually

immoral.

Similarly

counter-cultural

verse 5

contentment

keep your lives

free from the love

of money

let's be very clear

you don't have to have

money to love money

in fact it's much

easier to love

and cleave to money

when you don't have it

thinking that that

is what is going to

make me

happy

and be content

be content

what an amazing

thing in our

restless world

so I'd like to

read you a quote

from a magazine

called

Contentment

if television

was to become

genuinely

Christian

I would particularly

look forward

to viewing

shows about

homes and gardens

it would become

a five minute

program called

perfectly adequate

homes and very

reasonable gardens

each week a

former bricklayer

or plumber

would take us

on a tour of a

bog ordinary

family home

and say as you

can see the

Wilson family

home has plenty

of potential

there's lots

we could do

with this one

however

it does the job

pretty well

it's warm and dry

and comfortable

there are no

obvious structural

problems

we're going to

encourage the

Wilsons to be

content

and leave it

as it is

roll the credits

I'm not sure how

many people would

watch but it would

be fun

verse 7

remember your

leaders

those who spoke

the word of

God to you

the new one

seems to be

those people

who shared

the gospel

with you

and have now

died

that idea

of multi

generational

sharing

all of us

here have

been very

well impacted

by people

saints of

old

who have

shared the

gospel with

us

remember

them

and then

verse 9

do not be

carried away

by all kinds

of strange

teaching

make sure

you remain

orthodox

in your

understanding

of the

things of

God

what a

great memory

verse it

would be for

us this

week

the middle

of verse

9

it is good

for our

hearts to be

strengthened

by grace

it's good

for our

hearts to be

strengthened

by grace

keep

yourselves

orthodox

confess

verse 15

let us

continually

offer to

God a

sacrifice

of praise

the fruit

of lips

that openly

profess his

name

speaking

earnestly

and regularly

and honestly

about the

excellency

glory

and majesty

of God

we did that

this morning

in our

worship

we were

declaring

how

glorious

God is

we'll

hopefully do

it in our

conversations

afterwards

we'll do

it around

our

bible study

small groups

this week

we may

also do

it in our

evangelism

as we

hang out

with our

friends

speaking

of God's

realness

his glory

his wonder

his excellence

verse 16

do good

and share

again a kind

of catch

all at the

end

don't forget

to do

good

and to

share with

others

then we

have verse 17

confidence

have confidence

in your

leaders

and submit

to their

authority

if your

leaders are

not spouting

doctrinal

error

if they're

spouting

doctrinal

error

probably best

not to

submit

but to

make as

much fuss

as you

possibly

can

but to

not

treat

personal

preference

as a

reason to

be a

pain in

the neck

I remember

listening to

a retiring

minister speak

about his

church just

outside London

and they had

a real problem

because they

were full

and they

wanted to

move to

the school

down the

road

and he

talks about

this church

meeting where

everything's

kicking off

and then this

one guy

who had been

in the church

since his

foundation

he was

91 years

old

when everyone

had kind of

blown a

gasket

he just stood

up and said

I have real

confidence in

our leaders

and if they

say we need

to go to

the school

I'll be the

first one

there to

open up

and if it

means more

people get

to hear about

Jesus I'm

100% behind

it

a guy who

wasn't letting

personal

preference

cloud his

judgment about

the direction

of the church

and then

finally

communion

communion

with others

and God

in prayer

pray for us

I particularly

urge you

verse 19

to pray for

me so that

I may be

restored to

you soon

worship God

pleasingly

through Jesus

because our

God is a

consuming fire

here is an

example of

what that

might look

like

it is all

of life

incredibly

practical

and other

person

centred

see how

idolatry is

the complete

opposite of

all of these

things

what if I

don't honor

marriage and

just sleep

with who

I want

when I

want

then I'm

putting the

pursuit of

my own

pleasure

and using

other people

doing

damage and

disobeying

God

what if I

love my

money

then it

extensively

means that I

cannot be

worshipping God

because I

cannot have

two masters

it is

impossible

what if I

am a pain

in the neck

to those

responsible for

leading the

church

well then I

am putting

my own

self-determination

and personal

preference over

the health and

needs of the

church

what if I

don't show

brotherly love

and have a

closed home

and never show

hospitality

well then I'm

placing my own

comforts

and the use

of my own

things over

the needs of

others in

selfish

conceitedness

but I guess

there's another

thing thrown

up in this

list

what about

the devout

Jew who

is doing

all of

these things

are they

worshipping

God

pleasingly

if they're

submitting to

the rabbi

in the

synagogue

after all

the two

quotes in

verse 5

and verse 6

are from

the Old

Testament

that seems

to be

where the

motivation

comes from

what about

the Buddhist

monk in

Tiger's

Nest

Monastery

he's

performing

some of

these

duties

at least

is he

worshipping

God

pleasingly

what about

our non

Christian

colleague

at work

a very

upstanding

man

who is

faithful

in his

marriage

who has

concern

for the

poor

and

marginalized

he throws

a wonderful

dinner party

both for

those he

knows

and those

he doesn't

are they

worshipping

God

pleasingly

though

unknowingly

well the

simple answer

according to

Hebrews 13

is no

because our

second point

is the

ability to

worship

all we have

here is a

compare and

contrast between

the old

covenant

ritual sacrifice

particularly the

sacrifice for

sin and the

true sacrifice

for sin in

Jesus

so on the

day of

atonement in

Leviticus 16

the people would

bring their

sacrifice it

would be

killed

the sins

of the

people would

be placed

on it

it would

be killed

and then the

dead animal

would be burnt

outside the

city to signify

that the sin

was gone

however as said

earlier in

Hebrews this is

only a shadow

of what was to

come in Jesus

so we get

verse 17

Jesus dying

outside the

city as the

fullness

of the

sacrifice for

sin

the one

who

verse 12

makes us

holy through

his own

blood

the one who

in Jesus

makes us

holy through

his own

blood because

he died for

us

as the sin

was placed on

the animal that

was then killed

so our sin

is placed on

Jesus who is

then killed

and to be made

holy in Hebrews

is to be set

apart for God

us and so

what it's

saying is the

only way we

can worship

God is if

we're those

who have

trusted in

Jesus whose

sins have

been dealt

with meaning

that we're

now set

apart to

worship God

pleasingly

who now

don't have

God as a

consuming fire

to be kept

away from

but have

God as a

heavenly father

to whom

through Jesus

we can

boldly

approach

we can

only

worship

God

pleasingly

through

and because

of

Jesus

Christ

it's the

only way

our efforts

become

pleasing

see it

again in

verse 20

now may

the God

of peace

who through

the blood

of the

eternal

covenant

brought back

from the

dead

our Lord

Jesus

the great

shepherd

of the

sheep

equip you

with everything

good for

doing his

will

and may

he work

in us

what is

pleasing

to him

through

Jesus

Christ

what is

pleasing

to him

is that

which is

done

in

worship

through

Jesus

Christ

and see

that it

is this

blood

in verse

20

that

welcomes

us into

the eternal

covenant

the new

covenant

the covenant

mentioned back

in chapter

8

which does

two new

things

it gives

us the

ability to

know God

universally

for all

of us

and it

gives us

the ability

to obey

God

as he

gives us

hearts

seared

with his

law

without

Jesus

we don't

have this

covenant

we have

no sacrifice

for sin

and we

are unable

to worship

God

pleasingly

our ability

to worship

is only

through

Jesus

Christ

now

some of

you may

think

that is

incredibly

arrogant

well it's

only arrogant

if it's

not true

if God

says this

is how

I'm to

be

worshipped

and the

world says

oh no we

can worship

God any

and each

way we

want

then that's

what's

arrogant

thinking that

we know

better than

God

but if

what he

says in

Hebrews

13 is

true

then

worshipping

God

through

Jesus

is the

only

thing

that is

pleasing

there's a

wonderful

illustration

of what

unpleasing

worship

results in

Leviticus

10

let me

just read

it for

you

Aaron's

sons

Nadab

and Abihu

took their

senses

put fire

in them

and added

incense

and they

offered

unauthorized

fire

unpleasing

fire

unacceptable

fire

before the

Lord

contrary

to his

command

so fire

came out

from the

presence

of the

Lord

and consumed

them

and they

died

before the

Lord

this God

has not

changed

he is the

same

consuming

fire

and he's

just as

concerned

that we

worship

God

pleasingly

acceptably

through

Jesus

Christ

let's be

clear this

worship is

costly

it's not

called a

sacrifice

of praise

because it's

cheap

but if you

go out

and do

all these

things

the one

thing you

will do

is look

weird

so the

last point

is the

absurdity

of worship

in a

sexualized

world

chastenedness

is

swimming

against the

tide

of public

and societal

norm

the world

says you

can do

what you

want with

who you

want

whenever

you

want

and so

to say

no

I'm

going to

be

chased

I'm

going to

honour

marriage

I'm

going to

be

show

fidelity

in my

married

life

that's

to look

weird

and to

paint a

target

on your

back

in our

ravenous

consumerist

culture

that wants

more

more

more

for me

me

me

to say

no

I'm

content

it's

going to

look

weird

you're

going to

stand

out

to

not

think

our

stuff

is

ours

but

to

hold

it

loosely

to

share

it

with

others

and

to

enjoy

it

with

others

as

worship

of our

God

that'll

stick

out

to

love

people

as

brothers

and

sisters

who

weren't

related

to

us

people

who

think

that's

very

odd

to

confess

the

glory

and

beauty

of

God

all

the

time

it's

going to

look

mighty

strange

to show

hospitality

to

strangers

that

word

hospitality

if we

shrink

it

down

we

get

the

word

hospital

not

inviting

people

in

to

exhibit

and

project

to

them

how

well

I'm

doing

but

I'm

inviting

them

into

my

home

because

my

home

is

to

be

a

hospital

where

we

can

minister

to

each

other

and

help

each

other

this

is

real

it's

not

the

von

Trapp

family

no one

needs

to

line

up

the

children

for

a

it

is

tough

to

stand

up

and

stand

out

for

Jesus

and

our

temptation

outside

the

safety

of

Sunday

is

to

whisper

our

worship

to

be

like

the

sun

barine

and

as

we

leave

we

just

put

the

periscope

down

sink

below

the

waves

of

popular

culture

only

to

pop

up

again

next

Sunday

that

is

why

verses

13

and

14

are

so

important

verse

13

let

us

then

go

to

him

outside

the

camp

bearing

the

disgrace

he

bore

what

did

Jesus

worshipping

God

look like

it

looked

like

disgrace

shame

ridicule

mockery

and he

did it

anyway

and he

did it

for us

and therefore

as we

respond to

that

grace

we're

prepared

to be

mocked

shamed

derided

put

down

in

response

in order

that our

worship

of God

might be

the driving

force

in our

lives

so let

me just

reflect on

three things

that I

think this

means

the first

one is

this

if you're

not a

Christian

here today

if you

haven't

trusted

Jesus

it is

impossible

it is

impossible

to worship

God

pleasingly

it doesn't

matter how

well you

belted out

all of our

hymns

it doesn't

matter how

many people

you let

to get to

the milk

in front

of you

it is

not

worshipping

God

pleasingly

because the

only way

worship is

pleasing to

God

is through

the Lord

Jesus

he transforms

our mundane

efforts into

pleasing praise

so you

have a

choice

you can

keep on

doing your

best

doing good

but it

is futile

and it

is vain

or

you can

turn to

Jesus

and know

a heart

strengthened

by grace

which

transforms

our

worship

and means

that we

can worship

God

pleasingly

through

Jesus

secondly

if you

are

struggling

and we're

all

struggling

well you

have those

days where

you go

I can't

worship

God

today

I've

messed

up

I've

done

that

again

I haven't

done

that

should

have

done

that

I've

messed

up

I'm

too

sinful

to draw

close

to God

not

pleased

him

the

great

truth

of this

passage

is that

because

of

Jesus

we're

always

welcome

to

worship

God

he

stands

in our

defense

his

blood

speaks

a

better

word

he

is

as

verse

8

says

the

same

yesterday

today

and

forever

he

is

there

for

us

meaning

that

if we

worship

God

through

him

claiming

our

forgiveness

our

inheritance

claiming

that we

are

children

of

God

because

of

him

we're

free

to

worship

God

it's

not

about

running

from

God

when we

mess

up

it's

about

running

to

God

and

trusting

that

the

gospel

is

true

and

Jesus

stands

in our

defense

also

that

Jesus

is

the

ultimately

pleasing

worshipper

of God

the one

who

perfectly

personified

each of

these

behaviors

all the

time

in every

area

of life

who

always

had

time

for

outsiders

was

sexually

pure

for

all of

his

life

on

earth

who

never

ceased

confessing

God

in a

continuous

sacrifice

of

praise

who

never

stopped

doing

good

who

is

the

source

of

the

grace

that

nourishes

our

hearts

who

never

pursued

money

and

was

always

content

in doing

the

will

of

the

father

and

it

is

his

record

that's

attributed

to

us

which

means

that

doesn't

matter

what

goes

on

it

doesn't

matter

the

amount

of

what

your

past

holds

the

sexual

brokenness

the

self

centered

sacrifice

selfishness

the

embarrassed

silences

when you

didn't

speak up

the

prayerlessness

or the

discontentment

what it

means that

if Jesus

is the

perfect

worshipper

then if

we're

worshipping

God

through

Jesus

we're

welcome

just

imagine

Jesus

was like

your