Remember Jesus

We're going to begin our worship this evening singing to God's praise in Psalm 95.

! This is in Sing Psalms, page 126 in the Blue Psalm book.

Sing the first three stanzas.

So come, let us joyfully sing to the Lord, to the rock of salvation.

Let us raise our voice.

Let us come before him expressing our thanks.

Let us with loud singing praise him and rejoice.

I will sing to verse 7 to God's praise.

Come, let us joyfully sing to the Lord.

O come, let us joyfully sing to the Lord, to the rock of salvation.

Let us raise our voice.

Let us come before him expressing our thanks.

Let us with loud singing praise him and rejoice.

The Lord is the great God, King over all gods.

The earth's deepest places he holds in his hand.

The heights of the mountains belong to the Lord.

The oceans are his hand, he formed the dry land.

Come, let us bow humbly and worship the Lord.

Let us kneel before him, our maker in prayer.

For we are his people, and he is our God.

He shepherds and feeds us in his loving care.

Well, let's bow our heads in prayer.

Heavenly Father, how good it is that we can come tonight to worship you

and to come acknowledging your greatness and goodness,

your love and your faithfulness, your firm covenant towards us.

It is good for us, Lord, to remember why it is that we are here this evening.

As we gather on the first day of the week,

we rejoice in the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

We thank you that he is risen tonight, has been conquered death.

We thank you that the reason for that is because of the manner of his death,

that death of the cross at Golgotha, which was so satisfying to you.

Satisfying not because you take a perverse delight in the suffering of your son,

but because your love required that justice be met for the salvation of your people,

because your grace had to be displayed.

And so because of that great display of the love of God,

of the God the Son laying down his life for his people,

we tonight can have hope and assurance,

a certainty of a future,

a confidence that lies beyond the reality of death,

and even the failure of this world itself.

There is great hope that God will redeem,

and that God will do good things.

And so we seek tonight to praise you

for who you are and for what you have done,

for what has been secured by Jesus in our place,

and for the hope that we have that one day we will see him with our own eyes.

We come tonight longing for that meeting, therefore, with you.

We long for that presence of God with us here

that would challenge us from what is so often a spiritual lethargy and slumber,

that you would awaken us from the stupor

that so often entices us to relax about our spiritual walk.

Give to us, Lord, a seriousness about our relationship with you,

that we would long to put to death the sin that is in us,

and live all the more for your righteous standards and sake.

We pray, therefore, tonight that you would hear us

as we confess our sin before you.

Each one of us sin daily in our thoughts and words and actions,

and yet we have an advocate with you,

a high priest in Christ Jesus,

who has done all that is necessary

to take away the guilt and stain of our sin

and to give us an assurance of forgiveness and life.

And may we, therefore, as men and women and boys and girls

who enjoy the freedom of the gospel,

may we, therefore, be filled with good cheer and encouraged

to come to you in the right way.

We pray, therefore, to know the Holy Spirit's touch upon our lives.

May he tonight open hearts here.

May he encourage those of us who are struggling.

May he grant peace to those who are in turmoil.

And may, Lord, in your own profound way,

would you upset those who are far too comfortable

and at ease with where they are.

Lead us to yourself.

As we were thinking today, that rock that is higher than us,

the mountain of the Lord.

May we know that place of security and peace

for your people.

And we ask this in Jesus' name.

Amen.

We're going to continue singing to God's praise,

this time in Psalm 51.

Again in Sing Psalms, page 67.

We're going to sing verses 1 to 12,

so five stanzas to God's praise.

O my God, have mercy on me.

In your steadfast love I pray.

In your infinite compassion my transgressions wipe away.

Cleanse me from iniquity.

Wash my sin away from me.

These words penned by King David

speak of his own acknowledgement of sin.

And as we were praying,

it's right for us to come before God in that way

with that humble confession of sin

and need that we have, each one of us,

for cleansing.

And so let us sing these verses to God's praise

with that spirit of reflection.

O my God, have mercy on me

in your steadfast love I pray.

O my God, have mercy on me.

In your steadfast love I pray.

In your infinite compassion my transgressions wipe away.

Cleanse me from iniquity.

Wash my sin away from me.

For I know my own transgressions.

I can see my sinful plight.

You, you only I've offended

And an evil in your sight.

So your words are verified

And your verdict justified

From my birth I have been sinful

Such the nature I received

Sinful from my first beginning

In my mother's womb conceived

Truth you look forth

In my heart

Wisdom to me you impart

Cleanse with his soul

So purify me

I'll be whiter than the snow

Let the bones you crushed be joyful

May I joy and gladness know

From my failure

I do this

Blot out all my wickedness

Lord create a pure heart in me

And a steadfast mind renew

Do not take your spirit from me

Cast me not away from you

Give me back the joy I had

Keep my willing spirit glad

Please turn with me in your Bibles

To Paul's second letter to Timothy

Chapter 2

So 2 Timothy chapter 2

2 Timothy 2 · chapter mention

If you read in the church Bible

I think it'll be around about page 1197

You then my child be strengthened

By the grace that is in Christ Jesus

And what you have heard from me

In the presence of many witnesses

And trust to faithful men

Who will be able to teach others also

Share in suffering as a good soldier

Of Christ Jesus

No soldier gets entangled

In civilian pursuits

Since his aim is to please

The one who enlisted him

An athlete is not crowned

Unless he competes

According to the rules

It is the hard-working farmer

Who ought to have the first share

Of the crops

Think over what I say

For the Lord will give you

Understanding in everything

Remember Jesus Christ

Risen from the dead

The offspring of David

As preached in my gospel

For which I am suffering

Bound with chains as a criminal

But the word of God is not bound

And therefore I endure

Everything for the sake of the elect

That they may obtain the salvation

That is in Christ Jesus

With eternal glory

The saying is trustworthy

For if we have died with him

We will also live with him

If we endure

We will also reign with him

If we deny him

He also will deny us

If we are faithless

He remains faithful

For he cannot deny himself

Amen

This is God's word to us

Let's bow our heads

Once again

In prayer to God

Heavenly Father

It is out of that

Sense of

Your unfailing love

As Paul wrote to

Timothy

That you are

One who remains

Faithful

Your son is faithful to us

In his love for his people

It is out of that sense

Of your great faithfulness

That we would come to you

This night

Because Lord

You know

Our great need

You know

The great desire

That we have

For answers

Lord

To the many

Many things

That burden our hearts

We come tonight

Lord

Each one of us

With our own

Concerns

We come Lord

Perhaps some

With concerns

So private

So personal

And buried

Deep within

That we haven't

Shared them with a soul

And yet Lord

You know

You see

You see

So often Lord

The tears

Of your people

And the concerns

That they have

And that they carry forward

So Father

Tonight

We would lay

All of these things

Before you

And we would long

Oh Lord

To hear your answer

We would long

To see a movement

Of your hand

And power

Bringing

Lord

Answers

To these prayers

Perhaps so often

Lord

Most concerning

For loved ones

Whom we know

Who do not know you

For those around us

In our families

In our

In our homes

Those

In our

Places of work

Friends

And neighbours

And colleagues

Who simply

Do not know Jesus

As Lord

And as Saviour

Who haven't yet

Discovered

The mercy of God

We cry to you

Father tonight

For

An intervention

In the lives

Of those around us

In our community

Who do not know you

We cry to you

Father

That you would

Remember

Your grace

Towards

The lost

People

Of this world

The lost

People

Of this town

The lost

In our community

We ask and pray

Father

That you would

Help us

Therefore

To

Remember

All of the things

That

Paul

Instructs

Timothy

In

To remember

All of the good news

That has been passed on to us

To understand

And be able to live

And tell the gospel

Ourselves

To be able to shine

As lights

In the world

And so we pray

Father

For your help

In the great mission

Of the church

In the great mission

Of God himself

A mission that we are

Privileged to share in

May we be given

Tonight

Refreshing

And boldness

Confidence

In the gospel

To know

That it is

Indeed

The power

Of God

To the salvation

Of men

And women

As we come

Before you

This night

Lord

We know

That the burdens

That trouble us

Are often

As well

Related to

The reality

Of grief

And sorrow

That the world

In which we live

Is one where we see

Constant reminders

Of that

And in this

Last week

We know

Lord

That as a congregation

We have

Seen the passing

Of folk

Associated with us

We remember

Anne MacDonald's

Family tonight

We pray for them

And for Catherine

Anne Mitchell's

Family as well

And we ask

Father

That out of

Your great grace

You would reach

Into the lostness

The darkness

And the sorrow

Of grief

And that you

Would minister

Your own compassion

And care

And love there

We thank you

Once again

Father

For the bonds

Of love

That unite us

Together

And that in

These times

Of suffering

And loss

Your love

Towards us

Is expressed

Through the compassion

And the tenderness

Of those whom

You have placed

Around us

We thank you

For the arms

Of fellowship

In the church

We thank you

For the

Encouragements

That these things

Can be

And we ask

That you would

Continue to bless

Us

And grow

And strengthen

The love

And the fellowship

Of this congregation

We pray therefore

Father

For the ministry

Of the word

Amongst us

We remember

Calamurdo

Especially

And we pray

For your blessing

On him

And on his family

We pray

For the elders

Of the church

For those who serve

In so many different ways

In the life

Of the congregation

And we ask

Father

That in every way

That your blessing

Would be upon us

Guard hearts

It's easy for us

Lord

To become bogged down

In the detail

Of organization

It's easy for us

To be distracted

With the burdens

Of many things

That need to be done

And yet

In all of this

We pray

That you would

Constantly refocus

Our attention

And our desires

Upon Jesus

We want to see him

We want to see his name

Lifted high

Over this town

We want to see

Your blessing flow

Through the witness

Of the saints

In this congregation

And so we ask

Father

That you would

Refresh us

Continually

In the living waters

That are found

In Christ himself

We thank you

Tonight Father

For the

Not only for the

Fellowship of the church

That we have

Internally in the congregation

But externally as well

With many other

Like-minded believers

Around about us

Both here locally

And nationally

And internationally

We thank you

That tonight

We can truly say

There is but one

Holy Catholic church

We thank you

That the body of Christ

Is not limited

By race

Or nation

It's not limited

Even by the things

That so often divide us

Within the church

The creeds

And the confessions

That are so important

And have their place

And yet the gospel

Which unites us

Is so broader

So tonight

We pray for our nation

And for all nations

Under heaven

That whatever the gospel

Has been preached

This day

Wherever the saints

Have gathered

To encourage

And to pray

And to listen

To your voice

May your spirit

Father

In that vastness

Of his great

And immeasurable power

May your spirit

Visit each one

Of these places

And bring forth

Life and hope

In what are so often

Dark and difficult places

We remember Lord

The changes

Of the seasons

We remember Lord

That that's true

Not just of the

Physical seasons

As the nights

Draw in

And as the days

Shorten

But we remember it

Lord

In the political

Realities of our

World as well

That you are the one

Who raises up rulers

And brings others down

And so we cry to you

Father

In this year

In which there have been

And continue to be

So many changes

Happening in the world

We pray for wisdom

For those who will

Elect leaders

We pray for wisdom

And grace

For those who are elected

And above all

We pray for your glory

To be revealed

In all of these things

Send forth

We pray

Triumph and glory

For your cause

In this world

Spare the hand

Of judgment

That would fall upon us

Because of our sin

And give to us

Grace and renewal

And hope

In terrible

And dark times

We pray therefore

For peace tonight

We thank Lord

Of all of the places

In the world

That we know

And in recent years

I've been praying for

For peace to come

And for the places

That we forget as well

There are so many places

Lord this night

Of conflict

And grief

And sorrow

Where your people

Are displaced

And fearful

May your grace

Lord extend

To bring peace

In all of these places

We thank you

That Christ himself

Is the prince of peace

And we long

For a day

When his reign

Will extend

To the ends

Of the earth

And where with that

Cry of command

All wars will cease

And all bows

Will be broken

And chariots burned

And where the swords

Will be beaten

Into plowshards

Lord bring forth peace

We pray

On this day of remembrance

We long for that

We remember Lord

This night

That there are many people

Who are engaged

In difficult

And trying works

We think Lord

Of all of the people

Who we so often rely on

Perhaps to keep us safe

We don't even imagine

What challenges

They face

We think of the

Security services

We think of the

Armed forces

Serving throughout the world

Seeking to bring

Our peace

Home to us

Lord bless them

Bless those who go

Into harm's way

For the sake of the good

And the blessing of others

And may your spirit

Rest upon them

We ask and pray

Especially for the work

Of those who

Minister the gospel

Amongst these communities

We pray for those

Who are serving

In the police

And are seeking

To be a Christian witness

There through the

Christian police federation

We pray for those

Who work and minister

In evangelism

In the armed forces

And organizations

Like SASRA

We ask and pray

Your blessing

On these men and women

And pray that you would

Help them to be

Lights for Christ Jesus

As well

We remember Lord

That our peace

Has demanded over the years

The sacrifices of many

And so we pray Father

That we would never take

These things for granted

Encourage us therefore

In the truth

Help us to stand

Boldly for this

And in the days that come

May we see evidence

Of your spirit upon us

We ask and pray

These things

With that great sense

Of joy and expectation

That belongs

To the children

Of almighty God

And we pray in Jesus name

Amen

We're going to sing

Once more to God's praise

This time again

From Sing Psalms

In Psalm 119

Psalm 119

It's a long meditation

On the law of God

That has been given

To his people

And as we sing

Just now

We're going to sing

From verse 105

And this is page 163

Of the blue book

It's this idea

Of the word of God

Being a lamp

That lights our path

And that's very much

What Paul is meaning

When he addresses Timothy

As well

And he says

Remember Jesus Christ

We need to remember

That God has given

As we'll see

A lamp

To shine before us

And Jesus is often

The one

Not only who is

The light of the world

Ultimately for our salvation

But as the one

Who speaks into

Our lives

And who speaks

With authority

Into our lives

He is the light

By which we need to live

And so we'll sing

These words

Of praise to God

As we turn shortly

To God's word

Your word is a lamp

That shines before my feet

It is a light

That guides me on my way

The oath that I have taken

I have confirmed

That all your righteous laws

I will obey

We'll sing this section

Of the psalm

To God's praise

We'll stand to sing

Your word's a lamp

That shines before my feet

It is a light

That guides me on my way

The oath that I have taken

I've confirmed

That all your righteous laws

I will hold

O Lord

You know

That I have suffered much

Preserve my life

According to your word

Accept the willing

Praises of my heart

Instruct me in your righteous

Oh Lord

I will not disregard

Your holy law

Though constantly

My life is in my hands

Although the wicked

Set and sail for me

I have not left the path

Of your calm lands

Your statutes are

My heritage always

And every day

And every day

Make my heart rejoice

My heart is set

On keeping your desires

And to the very end

They are my choice

Well would you turn with me

Please in your Bibles

Back to that passage

We've read in 2 Timothy

2 Timothy 2 verse 8

2 Timothy 2:8

There's remember in Sunday

I'm sure the word remember

Has been spoken

Far above its usual quota

Today

But this is the verse

That we're looking at this evening

Remember Jesus Christ

Risen from the dead

The offspring of David

As preached

In my gospel

Let's bow our heads briefly

In prayer to God

Before we turn to the word

Heavenly Father

As we come aside

For a short time this evening

Around your word

May this continue to be

For us part of our worship

And may we

Inwardly in our hearts

Declare the glory of God

May we

Pour out praise to you

As we feast upon the word

That you have given

As we nourish ourselves

On your great gifts

Towards us

And as we

Endeavour to do

As Paul instructs

Remember

Jesus Christ

We need Lord

To be brought back

Continually

To that place

Of remembrance

And so we ask

Father for your help

In the coming week

That we would reflect

On this imperative

And that we would

Take it to heart

And grow

Therefore

In grace

We ask this

In Jesus name

Amen

So the letter

That we're reading

In tonight

2 Timothy

It's helpful

Maybe just at the beginning

To reiterate

Refresh ourselves

Maybe on some of the

Context

The occasion

Of the letter

Paul

Is coming to the end

Of his life

He is at this point

Imprisoned

In Rome

He expects

Probably to be

Executed

In the spring

And it's now

Getting into

The winter

Although he knows

He's going to be

Executed

He still asks

Timothy

To bring some things

To him

That tells us

A little bit

In this letter

Maybe of Paul's

Own state of mind

He's longing for

Timothy to bring

A beloved cloak

And he longs for

Along with that

For parchments

To come

An old man

Feeling the cold

And longing to read

Probably comforting words

That have blessed him

In the past

And this old man

Now writes this letter

Encouraging Timothy

Timothy's a very

We know a fairly

Timid character

He needs

Encouragement

Many of us are like that

We need

Encouragement

Along the way

And Paul

Writes therefore

To him

He had been

Paul's student

Timothy had come

With Paul

On some of his

Missionary journeys

And had been

Encouraged by Paul

To continue

In his own

Ministry

Previously

Just in passing

I would say that

To young Christians

Tonight

It is so important

For your growth

To find

Someone who will

Have that kind

Of relationship

With you

Someone who will

Mentor you

And encourage you

And seek to

Build you up

So find a Paul

If you are a Timothy

Paul's concern then

For Timothy

Is very clear

He wants him

To continue

In the work

Of the gospel

And that's what

The letter is all about

John Stott

In fact writing

A very famous

Commentary on this

Subtitles his commentary

Guard the gospel

And that's very much

The theme of the letter

Guard the gospel

And so as we think

About remembrance

Today on

Remembrance Sunday

It's very much

In that theme

That Paul says

To Timothy

Remember the gospel

Remember Christ Jesus

Sorry

As you have heard him

In my gospel

And so this idea

Of the gospel

Is something about

Jesus

Obviously

And it's that

Remembering of Jesus

That Paul has

Brought

Is bringing to

Timothy's mind

And reminding him

Of everything he's heard

In the gospel

The good news

That Timothy

Has already

Received

And tonight

That's where we need

To begin

Is just wondering

About this instruction

Remember

Christ Jesus

Is that like

What we've been doing

Today

Today I'm sure

Many of us

On Remembrance Sunday

We're not just

Remembering

The armistice

Remembrance Sunday

Originated after

World War II

And it was

A remembrance

Of the horrific

Loss of life

And sacrifice

That had followed

In the previous

Two world wars

And we've seen

Wars continue

To spread

The last century

Was by far

The bloodiest

In human history

And I'm sure

Many of us know

Families who have

Lost loved ones

In conflict

And borne that

Grief and sorrow

When we remember

We remember so often

I think

To honour

Those who have

Paid the ultimate

Sacrifice for our

Freedom

We honour

Their memory

We honour

Their sacrifice

And in the

Aftermath

Sometimes as well

We remember them

To say

Never again

That too

Was part of

The remembrance

The act of

Remembrance

Was involved

Almost a

Solemn vow

Being made

To say

We can never

Allow the world

To sink into

This level

Of violence

Again

And how grievously

Perhaps we have

Failed in that

Aspiration

Is that the kind

Of remembering

That Paul means

Does he want

Timothy

To recall

Jesus

And to recall

Certainly the

Sacrifice of

Jesus

With a view

To perhaps

Giving thanks

To honouring

The memory

Of Christ

And I'm sure

That actually

Many people

Who come to

Church

That's what

You're looking

To do

And there's

An earnestness

And a

Genuineness

About that

You are

Impressed

By the

Person

Of Jesus

There are

Things about

Him that

Are intriguing

Things about

His life

And his death

In particular

And the

Claims of

His resurrection

That are

Interesting

Certainly

That you would

Want to call

To mind

There are

Many people

In the world

Who would

Say Jesus

Was a

Wonderful

Educator

And philosopher

And someone

Who promoted

Peace

These things

Are all

True

But that's

Not what

Paul is

Saying to

Timothy

It's not

What he's

Saying to

Us

The word

Remember

Here in

Greek

Is what

You call

A present

Imperative

Which means

It's not just

Something you

Do one

Off to

Fondly

Look back

On the

Past

It is

Something that

You must

Do

Continually

In a

Sense

What Paul

Is saying

Is

Timothy

I want

You to

Think about

Jesus

As you've

Understood him

From my

Gospel

And I

Want that

To be

So present

In your

Life

And so

Present in

Your thinking

That your

Life itself

Is going

To be

Continually

Shaped

By

What you

Know

Of Jesus

Allow

Jesus

As you

Understand him

In the

Gospel

To shape

Everything

About you

Make it

Your world

View

Make it

How you

Think about

All of

Your

Relationships

Certainly

With other

People

But above

All your

Relationship

With God

Make Jesus

The one

Who you

In order

To think

About everything

That's happening

In your

Life today

Remember him

So that

You understand

Your situation

Correctly

When Paul

Says

Remember

Christ

Jesus

That's the

Kind of

Remembering

He wants

Not a

One-off

Not something

That we

Occasionally

Come back

To

But something

That is

Constant

And permanent

In the

Way we

Think

And that

Takes a

Lot of

Work

That takes

I think

Perhaps

In fact

The fruit

Of the

Holy

Spirit

That takes

The divine

Work of

God

Renewing

In your

Life

Transforming

You

To enable

You

To have

That

Presence

Of Jesus

In your

Mind

Continually

And Paul

Speaks like

This elsewhere

He talks about

Constantly being

Renewed in the

Gospel

Renewing your

Mind in these

Things

And that's

What we

Should be

Aiming for

This evening

Now he

Doesn't just

Leave us

With that

Sort of

Blank

Understanding

Of

Or a

Blank

Understanding

There for

What that

Might involve

Paul is

Very helpful

And very

Structured

In the

Way he

Thinks

About Jesus

And so he

Gives us

More information

If you look

At the

Verse

Remember

Jesus

Christ

Not just

Jesus

But Jesus

Christ

Jesus

The Messiah

Jesus

The anointed

One

That's what

The Christ

Means

Someone who

Was anointed

And when we

Think about

The anointed

One

There's

Really

Three

Things

That we

Should

Always

Remember

In

Jewish

Thought

In the

Old Testament

In the

Old Testament

Scriptures

When somebody

Was anointed

For a

Task

It denotes

A special

Separation

God is

Saying you

Are set

Apart

For this

And normally

There's one

Of three

Offices

That that

Would happen

In it

There's

The office

Of a

Prophet

So someone

Who speaks

With divine

Authority

That person

Would be

Anointed

Set apart

By anointing

For the

Work of

Prophetic

Ministry

Speaking

God's

Word

Into

The lives

Of his

People

And then

There's the

Office

Of a

Priest

Priests

Were anointed

And again

The anointing

Shows them

Being specially

Set apart

For a

Priestly

Function

An

Intermediary

Function

Where you

Stand

Between

God

And man

Where you

Engage

In some

Practice

Towards

God

On behalf

Of the

People

Or towards

The people

On behalf

Of God

And ultimately

There was also

That office

Of king

The king

Was anointed

David

You remember

Was anointed

By Samuel

When he was

A young lad

Not because

He was something

Extra special

Outwardly

He was

The kid

Of the

Family

The scrawny

One

But

Samuel

Observing

This

Is rebuked

By God

And reminded

That God

Doesn't look

On the

Outward

Things

But he

Looks

On the

Heart

And God

Says that

One

Is anointed

That's the

One

To set

Apart

For the

Mission

Of leading

My people

Of governing

Them

And

Jesus

When he's

Receiving

The title

Christ

Is being

Set into

These

Offices

We

Recognize

Them

And so

Tonight

I think

It would

Be helpful

For us

To think

About what

Paul

Says

Here

About these

Offices

Because he

Does

Refer to

Them

And we

Think about

The person

And work

Of Jesus

In relation

To this

To see

How our

Lives

Can be

Shaped

By

Remembering

Continually

Jesus

The Christ

How do

We remember

Him then

As he's

Preached

Because that's

Where it

Begins

Paul says

Remember

Christ

Jesus

Risen

From the

Dead

The

Offspring

Of

David

As

Preached

In my

Gospel

The

Gospel

Paul's

Preaching

Of the

Gospel

It's a

It's a

Declaration

Paul

Understands

The

Gospel

As a

Proclamation

Of good

News

That's what

The

Gospel

Is

In fact

The

Very

Word

Gospel

It's

Not

Merely

That

There

Is

Good

News

But

There's

Good

News

That

Needs

To

Be

Proclaimed

Heralded

Told

That's

What we

Do

On

Sundays

In

This

Church

We

Preach

The

Gospel

We

Herald

The

Good

News

Of

Jesus

For

Men

And

Women

And

The

Good

News

That

Forgiveness

Of

Sins

Is

Possible

That

The

Hope

Of

Eternal

Life

Is

There

The

Good

News

Is

That

Death

Doesn't

Potentially

Hold

Us

Doesn't

Lay

A

Grip

On

Us

That

Can

Be

Defeated

Because

Christ

Has

Conquered

Death

And

In

His

Resurrection

On

The

First

Day

Of

The

Week

Death

Was

Beaten

We

Have

That

Hope

That

There

Is

Something

Worth

Saying

!

An

Authoritative

Voice

Who

People

Here

Who

He

Is

Wrestling

With

In

This

Way

Through

His

Spirit

People

Who

Are

Resisting

People

Who

Are

Hearing

The

Call

Of

Jesus

And

Invited

To

Follow

Him

People

Who

Are

Hearing

The

Call

Of

Jesus

And

Resisting

And

Saying

I

Know

If

I

Follow

Him

The

Cost

Will

Be

Great

There

Are

Many

Things

That

I

Will

Have

To

Give

Up

And

Change

There

Are

Many

Things

About

My

Life

That

Will

Be

Complicated

If

I

Become

A

Follower

Of

Jesus

At

This

Time

What

Will

My

Friends

Think

What

Will

My

Family

Think

Will

I

Have

To

Stop

Shopping

At

Tesco

These

Sort

Of

Things

You

Know

The

Cost

That

Is

In

Being

A

Follower

Of

Jesus

Will

I

Become

A

Self

Righteous

Horrible

Person

If

I

Become

A

Follower

Of

Jesus

Not

Will

I

Become

It

But

Will

People

Think

I

Will

My

Friends

Despise

Me

Because

I

Am

A

Follower

Of

Jesus

And

It's

Into

That

Realm

Of

Our

Thinking

That

We

Are

Invited

To

Remember

The

Prophetic

Authority

Of

Jesus

When

We're

Called

To

Be

Followers

Of

Jesus

We're

Called

To

Follow

Someone

Who

Speaks

To

Us

With

A

Clear

Voice

In

John's

Gospel

Jesus

Himself

Says

I

Am

The

Good

Shepherd

Of

My

Sheep

Hear

My

Voice

They

Know

My

Voice

And

They

Respond

When

I

Call

Each

One

Of

Them

By

Name

Tonight

!

Tonight

If

Jesus

Is

Calling

You

The

Good

News

Says

That

You

Will

Respond

The

Good

News

Is

That