Christ Central Work

You may be seated, kids, you now may be excused to your King's Kids class, and if you would,

please open up your Bibles to Colossians chapter 3.

Colossians 3 · chapter mention

I'm going to read 3.22 through 4.1.

We've come to the end of this section in Colossians that's called kind of the household code or

the household rules, and we've seen Paul time and again instructing on these sets of relationships,

wives and husbands, children and parents, and now bond slaves and their masters.

Hear God's Word.

Bond servants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye service

as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

Lord, whatever you do, work heartily as for the Lord and not for men.

Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward, you are serving

the Lord Christ.

For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

Masters, treat your bond servants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a master

in heaven.

May God bless the reading of his Word.

Name that tune.

Name that movie.

Snow White.

Hi-ho!

Hi-ho!

It's?

Name that movie.

Snow White, 1937 Disney classic.

We got a bunch of happy dwarves going to work.

And then later on, in the same movie, we have an interesting situation with Snow White.

She's confronted with this cluttered house.

Oh, no, what is she going to do?

She needs to clean it up.

How is she going to clean it up?

She's going to whistle while she works.

Whistle while you work.

And she enlists these creatures from the forest to help her clean her house.

Could you imagine Snow White working for you?

That would be great.

Man, she would make a great employee, wouldn't she?

But brothers and sisters, here I am right now to tell you we can do far better than whistle

while we work.

Because Jesus is the controlling center of our lives.

We worship while we work.

Christian, who do you work for?

You work for Jesus.

We work for Jesus.

Now, if you are a Christian, also known as a saint, a holy one.

If you're a saint, you know what?

You're going to have to work like the majority of the 8.1 billion people on the planet.

We've got to work.

We've got to work to make a living.

God has given us good things.

If you want a 30-second theology of work, here it is.

God created work.

It is good.

Sin distorts work.

Now it can be a toil.

But Christ redeems our work so that now we can take joy in working for Him.

And then at the final consummation, when we're all in glory together,

we get to work some more for the glory of His name.

Brothers and sisters, we don't get a pass when it comes to work.

Rather, we are to work a certain way and for a certain who.

We are to work for Jesus.

So if you're a subordinate worker in the room,

or if you're a supervisor in the room at work,

we are to work for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Christ, we can do far better than whistle while you work.

We get to worship while you work.

This section that we're in right now,

Paul has addressed wives and husbands.

With Christ as their controlling centers,

wives are to submit to their husbands.

Husbands are to lead their wives.

And it's to be good.

Children are to obey their parents.

Parents, dads, you are to lead your children.

Children are to lead their children.

And it is good.

And here we are talking about bond servants and masters.

Does anybody have slaves in the house?

No.

Does anybody feel enslaved?

Well, don't answer that one.

Don't want you to answer that one.

Now, if you're interested in the New Testament,

when it talks about slavery,

what is meant by slavery,

and how that differs from the chattel slavery of Africans in our country,

that's a blight on our history.

If you want to know the difference between that.

Or you're wondering as you're reading through this,

why doesn't Paul just tell these masters to let their slaves free?

I want you to grab this article.

Does the New Testament support slavery?

It is on the Connect desk in the vestibule on your way out.

But here's how I'm going to proceed this morning.

Given that this particular relationship is having to do with work,

I'm going to move forward applying this passage

to those who are in a subordinate role of work

and those who are in a supervising role at work.

And I think we're going to capture the intent of what God is saying.

Brothers and sisters,

whether you're a subordinate or a supervisor,

you work for the Lord Jesus.

And so here is how we're going to proceed.

Brothers and sisters,

you need a reminder.

We are saints who work.

And then I want to help you think,

how does a saint who is a subordinate work?

That's two.

And then number three is,

how does a saint who is a supervisor work?

Whether you're a subordinate or a supervisor,

if Christ is the controlling center of your life,

you are a saint and you work for Jesus,

changes the way you work.

We are saints who work.

You've probably noticed I've been using the word saint a lot.

If you flip back in Colossians 1,

Colossians 1:2

verse 2,

Paul is writing these Christians in Colossae,

this church,

and he says in verse 2,

to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae.

Saint is just a word that means holy one.

And if you look at 312,

do you remember when I preached this weeks ago?

We are told,

put on then as God's chosen ones,

holy and beloved,

beloved saints chosen by God's grace.

Do you know who's going to work tomorrow?

Raise your hand.

Man, you walk into work.

Do you know who's walking into work?

A saint of the living God.

A beloved saint.

There are such a variety of occupations represented in this room.

And every one of us who've been flipped by the grace of God,

we enter our workplaces as holy ones,

as saints.

So let me just kind of unpack that for you,

just to convince you,

remind you of who you are.

Remember chapter 1, verse 13,

we have been delivered from the domain of darkness

and transferred into the kingdom of the beloved son.

You're a saint because you've got a new king

and a new kingdom.

And Jesus has become the controlling center of your life.

He's no ordinary king.

In 115, he is the firstborn of creation.

The king of creation.

And in 118, he is the firstborn from the dead.

He's the king of the new creation.

Do you know what kind of kingdom we're a part of?

We're part of a new creation kingdom.

And you're a new creation in that kingdom, brother, sister.

You're a saint.

You got flipped by Jesus.

You've been repoed by Jesus Christ.

And you've also been given a new ID,

a new identification.

It's a holy ID.

In 2.20, we read this.

If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world.

And then 3.1, we read, if you've been raised with Christ.

If you've died with Christ, if you've been raised with Christ,

means you've been united with Christ in his death and resurrection.

You're a new creation.

The old is gone.

The new has come.

Changes everything.

We're talking about your union with Christ.

And because you've been united with Christ in his death and resurrection,

you're dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

It changes everything.

You're a saint who's walking into your workplace tomorrow, brother, sister.

We're not done.

It changes your aim.

3.1, we're to seek the things that are above,

where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Jesus is reigning on high over all things.

Ephesians 1.22 says,

all things have been put under his feet.

So when you go into your workplace and you're thinking,

everything's a mess here,

Jesus is reigning over it all.

Even your CEO.

All things are under his feet.

And we work for him.

He is our greatest aim.

He's the one in whom we're looking to please above all else.

And we're on a new time frame.

Church, what time is it?

It's Christ time.

We live in between the first coming and the second coming of Jesus.

And when he comes back, he's going to judge it all, even you.

So you know what that means?

You walk into work,

and you might think I'm on company time,

and you are on company time,

but you're also on Christ time.

And it matters to him.

Your aim is Christ,

and you will one day give an account for your work life.

We're on Christ time.

We live in light of the eternity

that Christ has rescued us for in our daily working.

But you also have new work wear.

We have new wardrobe.

Before you put on your work outfit tomorrow morning,

you've got to put on your Christ wear.

You've got to put off the grave clothes of the old self

that used to live under the dominion of darkness.

And you're to put on as chosen,

God's chosen, holy, and beloved,

things like compassionate hearts,

meekness, kindness, humility,

patience.

You put that on first,

and then you put your work outfit on over that.

So you walk into your workplace tomorrow,

and you've got Christ wear on

underneath your business attire.

It's Christ likeness

that we're aiming at,

that we're living for.

Hey, who's walking into the workplace tomorrow?

A saint!

I went to high school outside of Chicago,

and I grew up in a suburb called St. Charles,

and our mascot, well, they were the fighting saints.

And on our football team,

I don't think there were any kind of biblical saints.

But do you know what our school song was?

Oh, when the saints come marching in,

oh, when the saints come marching in,

tomorrow morning,

when you walk into your workplace,

you can be singing this song.

Oh, when this saint

comes walking in

to this workplace,

oh, when this saint comes walking in,

I'm going to work

for King Jesus.

Oh, when this saint comes walking in,

do you know who's walking into work tomorrow, brother?

A holy one of God.

That's who you are.

Don't forget it.

Remember who you are.

You've got a new kingdom,

a new ID,

a new aim,

a new time frame.

You've got a new wardrobe,

and that's who's walking in

because Jesus is the controlling center

of your life.

When you go to work tomorrow,

you can worship him

while you work.

That's who you are.

We are saints who work.

It's the intersection of two kingdoms

in the workplace.

Now, if you are a saint

and you're a subordinate,

point two,

how do you go about your work

as a subordinate for Jesus?

And we see this in chapter 3,

verses 22 through 25.

Now, remember,

Paul is originally addressing bond slaves,

and I'm going to apply

what Paul instructs here

to work subordinates,

and you are a work subordinate

if you report to someone above you.

If someone has a responsibility

and authority over you

in terms of your work performance,

then you are a subordinate.

You might be a supervisor too,

but you are a subordinate.

In this passage,

in 322 through 25,

when Paul addresses subordinates,

we see a what,

a how,

and a why.

The what.

Verse 22,

we read this.

Bond servants,

obey in everything

those who are your earthly masters.

The what is obey.

If you are work subordinate,

you are to obey

your work supervisor.

It's the same word used

earlier in verse 20

when talking about children,

obey your parents.

It's the same word.

It's the same exhortation.

Obey.

Obey in everything

your earthly masters,

your earthly supervisors.

Obey in everything.

It's like God is addressing you,

brother, sister,

in a subordinate role.

He's addressing you

and saying,

here's how I want you

to live for me

in your workplace.

I want you to be known

for your obedience

to your supervisors.

I want you to be known for that.

Now, when you read the words

in everything,

maybe you start getting

a little nervous.

Well, there's two qualifications

with this.

If you're a subordinate,

you are to obey

your supervisor

in everything

with two qualifications.

First one is this.

You are to obey them

in everything

insofar as what they are

requiring of you

pleases the Lord.

So if your supervisor

is asking you to lie,

you need to say,

sorry, boss,

I can't do that

for the glory of Jesus.

If your supervisor

is asking you

to look the other way

because there's something

going on

that he doesn't want to be

or she doesn't want

to be held accountable for,

you can't go along

with that.

If you are being told

to treat someone

in a way that is grievous

in God's sight,

you can't do that.

If you're told

to kind of make

some numbers change,

you can't do that.

because you are working

for Jesus

in your workplace.

And so you are to obey

your boss in everything

insofar as it pleases

the Lord.

Secondly,

you are to obey

your supervisor

in everything

so long as it pertains

to work.

So if your supervisor

is insisting

that you take

her marriage advice,

you don't have to

because she's

out of her lane.

She doesn't have

authority over you

for that.

She doesn't have

responsibility for you

in that.

If your supervisor

is telling you

how to invest

your money,

you can take

that with a grain of salt

but you don't need

to do that.

You don't need

to obey them in that.

They don't have

responsibility for you

in that.

So insofar

as it's pleasing

to the Lord

and it pertains

to work,

you are to obey

your supervisors

and everything

and you are to

obey them

quickly

and you are to

obey them well

and you are to do it

with all of your heart

which brings me

to not just

the what

of obeying

but the how

we are to obey.

And we see this

in verses 22,

all the way

down into 24

but what

the apostle Paul

does here

is he sets up

a really interesting

contrast.

He wants us

to obey

our supervisors

but he goes

in to say

don't obey

them this way,

obey them

this way.

Look at the passage.

On servants

obey in everything

those who are

your earthly masters

not by way

of eye service

as people

pleasers

how not

to obey them.

But here's how

you obey them

but with sincerity

of heart

fearing the Lord

whatever you do

work heartily

as for the Lord

and not for men.

So how are we

to obey

our supervisors?

Well in everything

as to the Lord.

this idea

of eye service

as people pleasers

means you're

more concerned

with what

your earthly

supervisor

thinks

than what

your eternal

king thinks

and that you're

willing

to do

eye service.

It's this

extrinsic

outside

kind of

motivation

that you're

doing something

like for your boss.

Classic example

it's summertime

if there are

people who work

for the

Wisconsin Department

of Transportation

this is nothing

against you

but let's say

you're driving

on the highway

there's a work

crew working

and you're

at a crawl

and you're

watching these

guys lollygagging

you know

talking it up

leaning on

their shovels

and then you

watch their

supervisor

shows up

and then

shovel starts

flying.

That is

eye service

people pleasing.

They start

working because

they see

and want to

impress a

human being

but

contrast

this

eye service

people pleasers

with this

internal

sincerity of

heart

fearing the

Lord.

Whatever you do

work heartily

internally

as for the

Lord.

Not for

men.

This is

intrinsic

motivation.

This is

you work

hard and

you work

well

for

anybody

because

you serve

the Lord

in this.

The best

workers

in town

should be

followers

of Jesus.

Sincerity

of heart.

We do

things with

excellence.

We do

things well

and we

follow through

on it.

We work

hard.

The object

of course

is

Jesus.

We're

working for

Him.

Aimed at

Him.

Now you

tell me

who would

you want

working for

you?

I

service

people

pleaser?

I

work

or

working

heartily for

the Lord.

Come on.

That's the

how.

And now

the why.

In

verses

24 and

25,

24 you

see this

word

knowing?

That's

going to

show up

again in

4.1 but

that word

knowing is

to tell you

something.

If you're a

subordinate

who is

working in

a place,

you need

to know

something.

And it's

going to

inform,

motivate you

in order to

work heartily

for the

Lord,

not for

men.

And what

is it?

Knowing that

from the

Lord you

will receive

the inheritance

as a reward.

You are

serving the

Lord Christ.

If you

are a

saint who's

working as

a subordinate,

you must

know that

your reward

is coming

from the

Lord Jesus.

your bonus

is not

based upon

your work

performance.

Did you see

the word

inheritance?

Do you know

what that's

for?

That's for

someone who

is a

son or

a daughter.

It's not

based on

performance.

It's based

on grace.

Your reward

is the

salvation

that will

come

fully

realized.

realized.

That's

knowing

that

is why

we work

heartily for

the Lord.

We're being

aimed here.

It's

Christ the

Lord who

rewards us

at the

judgment,

of course.

It's a

promise.

Full

and final

salvation

to be

realized

and enjoyed.

It's the

reward of

our

inheritance.

We work

hard because

God in

His grace

has poured

out His

grace upon

us and

will continue

to all the

way through.

But we

also have

something of

a warning

in verse

25.

For the

wrongdoer

will be

paid back

for the

wrong he

has done.

Know that.

There's no

partiality.

You've got to

know that.

And if you

are a

worker in

the room,

if you

are a

saint,

a subordinate,

and you

are doing

what is

wrong,

and you

know it,

you're wearing

grave clothes

at work,

you're

deceiving

your

supervisors,

you're being

lazy,

you're not

trustworthy,

if you're

doing these

things,

that needs

to stop

because the

Lord sees

it.

But there's

another reason

why this is

here.

let's say

that you

have a

supervisor

who's

wronging

you.

Isn't it

good to

know

that the

Lord Jesus

will hand

out

consequences

to your

supervisor?

No

partiality.

Doesn't mean

you need to

stay at your

place of

employment,

commitment,

but what it

does mean

is like,

okay,

I don't

need to

take this

into my

own hands

necessarily.

I know

the Lord

is seeing

this and

He will

act.

Did you

notice all

the references

to the

Lord?

Fearing the

Lord,

work

heartily as

for the

Lord,

knowing that

from the

Lord you

will receive

the inheritance,

you are

serving the

Lord

Christ.

The

emphasis

is loud

and clear

if you are

a subordinate.

You work

for the

Lord Jesus.

Do I

have an

amen?

Okay,

let's do

some

assessment.

If you're

a subordinate,

I want to

help you to

assess

yourself.

Brother,

sister,

what is your

aim at

work?

work?

Who are

you working

for?

You've got to

remind yourself

of who you

are before

you walk

into your

place of

employment.

Whether that's

a work site,

that's an

actual building,

whether that

is some

kind of

home office,

or you're

visiting a

client,

whatever you're

doing,

you need to

remember first

and foremost

that you're

a saint who

works and

your aim is

the Lord

Jesus.

You're going

to work for

Him.

Brother,

sister,

what's your

attitude like

at work?

Do you

have a

grave clothes

attitude?

Let me point

you to some.

Verse 8 and

9.

Anger,

wrath,

malice,

slander,

obscene talk

from your

mouth,

lying to

one another.

Is that

what's

characterizing

you at

work?

That attitude

is to go.

That's grave

clothes.

We're to be

marked by the

312,

compassionate

hearts,

kindness,

humility,

meekness,

and patience.

Putting on

the love,

verse 14.

It's

attitude.

That's what

you bring to

your place

of employment

and action.

Brother and

sister,

are you

working as to

the Lord with

sincerity of

heart?

Are you

working hard?

Are you

working well?

Are you

pursuing excellence?

Or are you

being prodded?

if you are

known to be

a Christian

at your

workplace,

but you

show up

late,

you do

shoddy work,

and you're

continually being

prodded to

work harder

and faster,

something needs

to change.

These are just

standards for

everybody.

You work for

the Lord,

and so what

will happen

is if you're

saying you're

a Christian,

but you're

living like

that,

it undermines

your witness.

And the way

that you

regain your

witness is by

working heartily

unto the

Lord.

One final

question before

we move on

to supervisors.

Just a

self-reflective

question.

Subordinate,

would you

want to be

your

supervisor?

Would you

want you

working for

you?

You get

it?

And if you

wouldn't,

why not?

We work for

the Lord,

intrinsically

motivated from

the heart.

Now let's

say that you're

a saint who

is in a

supervisory role.

We see this

in 4.1.

Now you

may be

reporting to

someone above

you, which

makes you a

subordinate, but

you have at

least one

person's

reporting to

you.

You have

responsibility for

the work

performance of

somebody else,

and therefore

you have

authority in

order to help

them work

better.

Now I just

want to remind

you of the

nature of

authority.

I've been

trying to

make this

case with

each of

these pairings,

with wives

and husbands

and children

and parents,

and here with

workers and

supervisors.

Remember,

authority is

an outworking

of responsibility.

If you have

responsibility for

someone, God

gives you

authority to

act on their

behalf.

And it's

true of the

workplace.

So supervisors

have the

distinct

responsibility to

make sure that

his or her

subordinates are

doing what

they've been

hired to do.

So as a

supervisor, you

have authority

over a

subordinate as

far as it

relates to

their work.

So if you're

a saint who's

supervising at

least one

subordinate, God

requires something

of you.

He's saying,

okay, here's how

I want you to

do your work,

supervisor.

And just like we

saw with

subordinates,

there is a

what, there is a

how, and there

is a why.

You ready?

The what?

4.1.

Masters, treat

your bond

servants.

He's not saying

treat them with

candy.

That word is

more like direct

them, manage

them.

All I want to

put into place

here is dignify

them.

You treat your

subordinates with

dignity.

dignity.

Because they

are either

full-on image

bearers or

they're blood-bought

image bearers.

Treat them with

dignity.

And the

you're in this

is that you

don't own

them.

But you do

have responsibility

for them at

work.

So you want to

take this

exhortation to

our heart.

There is a

way in which

you as a

supervisor treat

your subordinates.

And now let's

look at the

manner of that,

the way of

that, how that

actually looks

like.

We see that.

Masters, treat

your bond

servants, two

words, justly

and fairly.

Justly and

fairly.

That word

justly, here's

how you need to

think about it.

It's biblically

speaking, it's

doing your

subordinates

right.

You do them

right.

And that

starts with

being very

clear with

them what's

expected of

them.

So if you're

a supervisor

in the room

and you're not

using some

kind of job

description,

you need to.

To be just.

To be clear.

To help them

know what

they're supposed

to do.

Clear on

what's expected.

And make sure

that thing's

updated.

And you

want to be

consistent with

consequences.

That's being

just.

You want to

help them

understand what's

expected of

them.

And when they

fall short, you

can reprimand

them.

And when they

do well, you

reward them.

But you're

consistent.

And it's all

based upon this

objective realities

laid out for

them in their

job description.

You are to be

honest and

helpful in

instructing how

they are to do

their jobs

well.

You're to be

impartial in

all of it.

Not showing

favorites.

You don't want

to be accused

if you're a

Christian supervisor

showing favor to

a Christian

subordinate,

especially if

they're not

performing well.

one of the

other ways that

we are just is

making sure those

who are our

subordinates are

rightly compensated

for their time

and labor.

And we

never,

never give

them reason to

sin against God.

Never.

Justly.

We dignify

people that way.

And then we

treat them

fairly.

It's not just

doing one of

your subordinates

right.

It's doing all

of your subordinates

right.

It's equity.

It's fairness

across the board.

That you're

consistent in

your treatment of

all the

subordinates that

you're responsible

for.

No partiality.

No favoritism.

No

I think what

Paul is getting

at here is

what's shown up

in this household

code.

It shows up

between wives

and husbands.

He says to

husbands,

don't be harsh

with your wives.

And then he

says to fathers,

hey, don't

discourage your

children.

I think what's

getting at here

with just and

fair is

excluding harsh

treatment of

your subordinates.

If you're being

harsh and

unpredictable,

do you know

what it does?

It destabilizes

the work

environment.

But if you're

being just

and fair,

it stabilizes

your work

environment.

All for Jesus.

Now why?

We've seen the

what?

Treat them with

dignity.

The how?

Justly and

fairly.

Now the why.

Again, it's

queued up with

the word

knowing.

Knowing that

you also have

a master in

heaven.

If you're a

supervisor in

the room,

you don't get

to do whatever

you want with

your subordinates

because you have

a heavenly

supervisor that

you're accountable

to.

He'll hold you

accountable.

by the way

you treat

your subordinates.

You work for

the Lord,

supervisor.

You work for

him.

And if he's

the controlling

center of your

life,

it will show up

in the way

that you treat

those you're

responsible for

in the workplace.

So let's do

some self-assessment,

supervisor.

You go into

work tomorrow.

what is your

aim?

Who are you

working for?

Who are you

supervising for?

Not for the

eyes of man.

Not to impress

your subordinates,

but for the

Lord Jesus.

What kind of

attitude are you

to bring as a

supervisor?

Are you to be

unjust,

unfair,

unpredictable,

and harsh?

That does not

line up with

the Christ wear

that you were

to be putting

on that morning.

No.

We are to live

out Christ's

likeness.

That doesn't

mean you're a

pushover.

That means you

are just and

fair to all

of your

subordinates.

What kind of

action?

It's that just

and fairness,

consistent and

clear.

you do all

of your

subordinates

right.

Because you're

worshiping while

you work.

Now, if you

are a

supervisor and

people know

you as a

Christian and

you are being

unjust and

unfair, you're

being harsh,

impatient, you

might get

results, but

are you

pleasing Jesus?

And the answer

is no, you're

not.

That needs to

change for the

glory of Jesus.

So, supervisor,

here's the

question for you.

Would you

want to be your

subordinate?

Would you

want to be

reporting to

you?

Whether you

are a

subordinate

or supervisor

or both,

work life?

If you're a

saint, you

work for

Jesus.

Your work

life is to

magnify Christ,

to telescope

him so that

other people can

see how wonderful

he is.

It shows up in

the way you

work, how you

interact with

fellow workmates,

to work in a

manner worthy

of the Lord.

I started this

sermon talking

about snow

white, whistling

while you work.

Brothers and

sisters, we can

do far better

than whistle

while you work

because Christ

is the controlling

center of our

lives.

I mean, he's the

king of creation.

He is the king

of the new

creation.

He is full

reign of every

area of our

lives.

Because he's the

controlling center,

we worship him

while we work.

Remember

chapter 3, 17,

in whatever you

do, whatever you

do in word or

deed, do

everything in the

name of the

Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to

God the Father

through him.

If you're a

wife, do

everything in the

name of the

Lord Jesus,

word or deed.

If you're a

husband, do

everything, word

or deed.

If you're a

child or parent,

everything, word

or deed.

Subordinate,

everything, word

and deed.

Supervisor,

everything, word

and deed.

Do everything in

the name of the

Lord Jesus Christ.

He's your

controlling center.

Brothers and

sisters,

saints of the

living God,

God, when you

go in to work

tomorrow, you

can go in

singing, oh,

when the

saint comes

walking in, oh,

when this saint

comes walking

in, I'm doing

all my work for

my King Jesus.

Oh, when the

saint comes walking

in, walking out,

we work for

Jesus, therefore,

we worship him

while we work,

and it is a

witness to him

while we work.

Let me pray.

Lord Jesus, we are

so thankful that

you call us

out.

you call us

out of the

worldly grime

of work,

and you call

us to do

our work from

our hearts

for you with

all that we

got.

Lord Jesus,

you're worthy.

Would you,

Father, do a

work by your

spirit in which

we, this

week, even

tomorrow, we

work aimed

at Jesus on

Christ's time

because you

have wonderfully

changed us.

Lord Jesus,

you are worthy.

It's your name

we pray.

Amen.