Holy God; Holy Nation

Thank you for joining us this morning.

Let us start with a word of prayer.

Heavenly Father, Lord, you've brought us to this place.

And Lord, we pray that you would quiet our hearts

and that you would clear out all the things

that are clouding our minds, our schedules, our thoughts,

and that you would just clear the path

for what you have to say to us this morning

from Exodus 19.

We pray that your spirit would be at work,

that your spirit would encourage us,

that your spirit would correct and help us

as we seek to hold you as a holy God

and to serve you correctly.

And we pray these things in your holy and awesome name.

Amen.

All right, so we finished phase one of Exodus,

the first 18 chapters.

That is everything to get Israel out of Egypt

and up to Mount Sinai, which is where we are now.

Phase two is gonna be all the things

that happen around Mount Sinai.

So you have the commandments and the laws

and the tabernacle and all the things that go in it.

All those are gonna happen around Mount Sinai.

Now, Exodus only goes up to chapter 40.

They actually stay around Mount Sinai for much longer,

but we won't stay with them that long.

So what is the importance of this chapter

as we look at it this morning?

As we begin phase two of Exodus, what's the point?

Chapter 19 of Exodus is a transitional point

for the people of Israel.

So they've been freed, as you know,

from generations of slavery

and brought into the wilderness.

Not so they can just be let go,

go where they want and live a life however they see fit.

No, God has freed them to be a nation set apart for himself.

He's rescuing them from themselves,

from their sin nature,

from their current course of destruction

and self-centeredness and placing them on a course

leading them towards holiness and blessings from God.

The problem is they don't know how to relate to a holy God.

And chapter 19 begins that process of teaching them that,

preparing a people to live holy lives

in the presence of a holy God.

And while this chapter is for

and talks about the people of Israel,

it doesn't take us long before we realize

that what's being taught and the truth there

are helpful for us in our lives today.

So Exodus 19 is the passage for this morning.

If you would stand with me,

we're going to read Exodus 19 together.

On the third new moon,

after the people of Israel had gone out

of the land of Egypt,

on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai.

They set out from Rephidim

and came into the wilderness of Sinai

and they encamped in the wilderness.

There Israel encamped before the mountain

while Moses went up to God.

The Lord called to him out of the mountain saying,

Thus you shall say to the people,

thus you shall say to the house of Jacob

and tell the people of Israel,

You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians

and how I bore you on eagles' wings

and brought you to myself.

Now therefore,

if you will indeed obey my voice

and keep my covenant,

you shall be my treasured possession

among all peoples,

for all the earth is mine.

And you shall be to me

a kingdom of priests

and a holy nation.

These are the words that you shall speak

to the people of Israel.

So Moses came and called the elders of the people

and set before them all the words

that the Lord had commanded him.

All the people answered together and said,

All that the Lord has spoken,

and we will do.

And Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.

And the Lord said to Moses,

Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud

that the people may hear when I speak with you

and may also believe you forever.

When Moses told the words of the people to the Lord,

the Lord said to Moses,

Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow

and let them wash their garments

and be ready for the third day.

For on the third day,

the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai

in the sight of all the people.

And you shall set limits for the people all around,

saying,

Take care not to go up into the mountain

or touch the edge of it.

Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death.

No hand shall touch him,

but he shall be stoned or shot.

Whether beast or man,

he shall not live.

When the trumpet sounds a long blast,

they shall come up to the mountain.

So Moses went down from the mountain to the people

and consecrated the people,

and they washed their garments.

And he said to the people,

Be ready for the third day.

Do not go near a woman.

On the morning of the third day,

there were thunders and lightnings

and a thick cloud on the mountain

and a very loud trumpet blast,

so that all the people in the camp trembled.

Then Moses brought the people out of the camp

to meet God,

and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.

Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke

because the Lord had descended on it in fire.

The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln,

and the whole mountain trembled greatly.

And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder,

Moses spoke,

and God answered him in thunder.

The Lord came down on Mount Sinai

to the top of the mountain,

and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain,

and Moses went up.

And the Lord said to Moses,

Go down and warn the people,

lest they break through to the Lord

to look,

and many of them perish.

Also let the priests who come near to the Lord

consecrate themselves,

lest the Lord break out against them.

And Moses said to the Lord,

The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai,

for you yourself warned us,

saying,

Set limits around the mountain

and consecrate it.

And the Lord said to him,

Go down and come up bringing Aaron with you,

but do not let the priest and the people

break through to come up to the Lord,

lest he break out against them.

So Moses went down to the people and told them.

You may be seated.

These are the words of the Lord

and his word for us this morning.

So our passage this morning is going to be broken up,

and we can see these breaks as we go through this chapter.

They're going to be the promises from God,

preparation for God,

and the presence of God.

So let's look at the promises from God first.

I'm going to flip back.

You won't have to,

just to make it quicker.

I'm going to jump back to Exodus chapter 3, verse 1.

Exodus 3:1

Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro,

the priest of Midian,

and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness

and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

And as we skip a few verses down,

this is where God is meeting Moses in the burning bush.

And God has called him to Pharaoh,

and Moses said,

Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh

and bring the children of Egypt,

the children out of Egypt?

He said,

But I will be with you,

this is God,

and this shall be a sign for you

that I have sent you.

When you have brought the people out of Egypt,

you shall serve God on this mountain.

So we find in chapter 19 at the very beginning,

they are at this mountain.

This reminds us,

it reminds the people of Israel

that what God promises,

God completes.

It is here where God is preparing for himself a people,

a people to worship and commune with him,

preparing them for the covenants and the laws

that he was going to give to them,

preparing a people to live holy lives

in the presence of a holy God.

As the people arrive to the mountain,

they set up camp.

And you'll notice in verse 3

that Moses goes up to the mountain

to hear from God.

I think it's interesting for us to pause there

and think about that for a moment

because what do we commonly do

when we get to a new place in our life?

A place that God has led us.

A new job,

a new place of residence,

maybe a new program of study

that you were accepted into.

Do we pause and listen

to what the Lord has for us to hear

and where he's moving next?

Or I think our default mindset

is to dig in,

get busy,

and what are my plans going forward?

Moses gives us a good example here

because he doesn't set up his tent.

He doesn't make sure his hammock

is facing the right direction

or see how social media is doing,

but he goes up to hear from God.

And as he seeks God,

God has a message for the people.

First, God wants to remind the people

of who they are.

It says,

Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob,

and tell the people of Israel.

Same group of people,

two different phrases.

The house of Jacob being the weakest

of all the patriarchs,

least stable.

And so God is reminding them

of their humble beginnings,

but also warning them of that instability

that they need to watch out for.

He also calls them the people of Israel,

pointing out the nation

that they had become.

God also wants to remind them

of what he has done for them

up to this point.

In verse 4,

You yourselves have seen

what I did to the Egyptians.

How I showed up.

How I rescued you from Pharaoh

and his army

in a way that you would never have expected

or have ever seen

or will see in the future.

That's what I did for you.

He's not only reminding them

of his protection,

but his providence.

You saw what I did to the Egyptians

and how I bore you on eagles' wings

and brought you to myself.

This imagery of a majestic bird,

strong and powerful,

able to care for its young

while at the same time

a lethal bird of prey.

He's saying,

I cared for you.

I divinely led you to myself.

And it is my strength and my power

that has kept you alive

and brought you to this place

where you are now.

Now,

it's important that we point out

God's faithfulness

to his chosen people

before they start obeying

and living for him.

Because God doesn't demand obedience

and say,

if you're good enough,

I'll love you.

If you do all the right things,

I will protect you.

No, God says,

I will choose you.

I will show you my love.

I will rescue you.

And because of that,

you will be a nation of people

different than all the rest.

God did that for his people

and he's still doing that

for us today.

Romans 5.8 says this,

but God shows his love for us

in that while we were still sinners,

Christ died for us.

If you were not

a child of God today,

if you were not a believer

in Jesus Christ,

but you are here,

somehow you feel drawn

to seek God,

that is God's work

already happening

in your life.

And I would encourage you

to continue to push on.

Connect with someone today.

Pray.

Ask questions.

Learn about how you can know God more.

In verse 5,

we see the actual promise

that God is making with them.

Verse 5 says this,

Now therefore,

if you will indeed

obey my voice

and keep my covenant,

you shall be my treasured possession

among all peoples,

for all the earth is mine.

Everything on the earth

is the Lord's.

whether we want to

let go of control

or not.

All things,

all people,

God's possessions.

He says,

but you will be

my treasured ones,

my chosen people

of all my possessions,

of all my people,

you will be

my treasured ones.

I was reminded

of walking down a beach

where there's just shells

all over the place.

You can take

any of them,

but you choose

selective ones.

This one I want.

This one will be

my chosen possession.

The difference is

we usually pick those shells

because they're pretty

or they match

some project

we want to do.

God doesn't pick us

because we're pretty

or we're bringing

the right traits

and power

to his plan.

He picks us

out of his sovereignty

for his will.

He also says

in verse 6,

and you shall be

to me a kingdom

of priests

and a holy nation.

Priests,

as you know,

mediate between God

and the people.

And the people

of Israel

were to be

the ones

who would mediate

the blessings

of God

to the rest

of the nations.

The nations

would know

God better

if the nation

of Israel

lived

as God

called them

to live.

Ultimately,

they would

mediate

the blessings

of God

because the king,

the Messiah,

Jesus Christ,

would come

from

the nation

of Israel.

Along with

being a kingdom

of priests,

God says

that you shall

be a holy nation.

You will live

in the world,

but you are

to live different

from the world,

set apart

and holy,

distinct,

defined

for a purpose,

for God

and his glory.

Peter,

an apostle

of Jesus

in the New Testament,

connects this promise,

this calling

to those

who follow Jesus.

1 Peter 2,

9 and 10.

But you are

a chosen race,

a royal priesthood,

a holy nation,

a people

for his own possession,

that you may

proclaim

the excellencies

of him

who called you

out of darkness

into his marvelous

light.

Once you were

not a people,

but now

you are God's people.

Once you have

not received mercy,

but now

you have

received mercy.

That was fitting

for the Israelites.

It was written

and given

to us,

Jews,

Gentiles,

after the cross

of Christ

and we are part

of that as well.

So we see

that Moses

comes down

the mountain.

He calls

the elders

of the people

together

and he delivers

God's message

to them.

Verse 8

gives us

their response

to that message.

All the people

answered together

and said,

all that the Lord

has spoken

we will do.

And Moses

reports those

words of the people

back to the Lord.

God has given

his promise,

his covenant,

they've accepted it.

Now what happens?

Verse 9,

the Lord says

to Moses,

behold,

I am coming to you

in a thick cloud

that the people

may hear

when I speak

with you

and may also

believe you

forever.

It's at this point

where God

is moving

his relationship

closer to the people.

They've accepted

his

question

of obedience,

his covenant

towards them.

They said

that they will

accept and follow.

And so

God moves

closer to them.

Not only that,

but God is saying,

I've been speaking

through Moses

this whole time.

He's your mediator,

but I want you

to know that the words

that I have been

given him

are the words

that he's been

given you.

So when you hear

Moses,

you're hearing me.

you can trust him.

As God

is planning

to draw

closer to his people,

there's one problem

and it's the main

point of this passage

and that's

God's holiness.

As he draws

closer to the people,

he cannot allow

them to approach

as they are.

His perfection,

his majesty,

his holiness

cannot allow it.

If we think

of the sun

as an example,

not exactly

the same,

but helpful,

its existence

is critical

for everything

that lives

on the earth.

Yet if we were

to stare

at the sun

too long,

we start

to burn

our eyes

and risk

permanent damage.

If we stay

outside too long,

our skin

starts to burn.

If we were

to try to travel

or fly

closer to the sun,

we would either

die from the heat

or the radiation,

depending on how

you attempt

to get there.

But we can't

say to the sun,

sun,

why are you

so harsh?

I mean,

you're 93 million

miles away,

I just want to

get a little closer

and study you

and know more

about you.

we know

that it doesn't

work that way.

In several ways,

that's what it's

like with God

and his holiness.

We can't

approach

anything,

we can't

approach

him

in any way

that we want.

There are limits,

there are requirements

that are in place

and that was true

for the Israelites,

it's true for us

as well.

Our second point

is preparation

for God.

As they have

gone through

the promises

from God

and they have

accepted this

covenant,

they get into

this preparation

phase.

People must

prepare themselves

before God

can come any

closer to them

or they get

any closer to God.

Verse 10 says,

the Lord said

to Moses,

go to the people

and consecrate

them today

and tomorrow.

Let them wash

their garments

and be ready

for the third day.

for on the third

day the Lord

will come down

on Mount Sinai

in the sight

of all the people.

The Lord says,

go tell the people

to get ready.

Not just go get ready

because I'm going

to show up

in an hour or two,

but I want you

to spend time

preparing for my

arrival

on the third day.

We see there are

several things

that they are called

to prepare,

get prepared for

for this meeting.

The first one

is they were called

to wash their clothes.

It might not seem

like a big thing,

but the idea was

to have a mindset

of holiness.

As much as possible,

prepare to meet me

with an earthly level

of cleanliness.

Don't come wearing

the same clothes

you always wear.

Don't come

and show up

with the dirt

and the spoil

and the filth

of everyday life.

Next,

he wants to point out

their schedules

and their priorities.

And telling them

that he is coming

on the third day,

he is saying,

I want your thoughts

to be focused

on meeting me.

I want you to be

anticipating my arrival.

There isn't anything

more important

than meeting

your God.

I want your schedule

to be adjusted

and set

so that I'm

at the center.

That is what

a holy God

desires

and requires.

God should be

the center

of our schedules.

Everything moves

and happens

according to God's will

and according

to God's direction.

Whether we see it,

want to believe it,

or not,

if God is not

the center of our life,

if he is not

the center

of our schedule

and our thoughts,

then we have

replaced him

for another God.

If he is

Lord of our lives,

then he will be

the center

of our lives.

And that means

our schedules

and our time

and our thoughts.

After God

gives these

preparations

to the people,

we see that

there are also

warnings

warnings about

the mountain.

We saw

a similar warning

when we looked

at the burning bush.

God tells Moses,

take your sandals off

because the ground

around the bush

is holy.

We'll see it later

when we get into

the tabernacle.

You've heard about

the holiness

surrounding the ark

and the covenant

and what the people

could not do.

there were things

that God's people,

even though they

were God's people,

they could not do.

They could not come

near or touch

certain things

that were connected

to God's presence

and his holiness.

And the mountain

was no different.

Verses 12 and 13

says,

and you shall set

limits for the people

all around.

Take care not to go

up into the mountain

or touch the edge

of it.

Whoever touches

the mountain

shall be put to death.

No hand shall

touch him

but he should be

stoned or shot,

speaking of a bow

and arrow.

Whether beast

or man,

he shall not live.

God had chosen

Mount Sinai

as the place

where he would

come down

and speak

to his people.

And for that reason

the mountain

was set apart.

It would become

holy because

the Lord's presence

on it would

make it holy.

And it needed

to be treated

that way.

In a similar

way,

this should

remind us

of our call

to be holy

as Christians.

See,

we are touched

by God's holiness

as a Christian

because the Holy Spirit

lives inside of us.

1 Corinthians 6,

19 and 20

says this,

We want to live

holy lives

because the Holy Spirit

who is holy

dwells inside of us.

It makes no sense

that a Holy Spirit

live inside of us

while we live a life

that is filthy

and sinful.

Not that we won't

live a life

that we won't

be perfect

but we strive

towards perfection.

We strive

towards holiness.

As for the mountain,

they were told

to set limits

around it.

I don't know

what that was.

It could have been

they drew a circle

around the whole mountain

in the dirt

or maybe they

went around

and put stones

around it.

But something

that would remind them

don't go any further.

The mountain

is about to be

God's holy place.

If they touched it,

they would defile it

and God says

the penalty of that

is death.

The point of all this

was to prepare

the people

for this meeting

but also

what was coming.

God was coming

to dwell with them

in the tabernacle

and so he's preparing them

their thought process,

their way of life

how to live

in the presence

of a holy God.

So we see

in verse 14 and 15

that Moses goes

down the mountain.

He consecrates

the people.

They wash their clothes.

He tells them

to get ready.

And then he says

there's this odd phrase

added on.

He says

do not go near

a woman.

Now just a couple

comments

on this phrase.

First is

it sounds like

that's not what God said.

Moses,

I think you added

that on.

If we took

a few minutes

to dig into this passage

a little bit more

we would see

that there is

not different messages

but there's summaries.

Summaries of what God said.

There's a summary

of what Moses said.

The two aren't identical

but if we put them together

we can get a better idea

of the message

that God has

for his people.

So we believe

that Moses

is giving this message

that God said

includes

don't go near a woman.

Now in saying that

I want to say

this isn't a slam

towards women.

This isn't

anything bad.

This isn't

some sexist

social distancing

rule

that's going on.

Nothing negative

at all.

It's all about

marital relations

a couple

not coming together

prior to meeting

with God.

And this was

for two reasons.

The first was

to help them

align with the idea

that they were

to get themselves

ready

prepared

to meet with God.

No distractions.

You and God.

You and God.

You and God.

Get ready

to meet with God.

Secondly

it was also

we haven't gotten

to it yet

because we'll see it

in Leviticus

Leviticus 15 · chapter mention

chapter 15

but there will be

laws

there will be rules

about how

relations

between a man

and a woman

because of bodily

fluids

that would make them

ceremonially

unclean.

So we won't

dig into that

we'll save that

for a different sermon

but these rules

are being laid out

here

to get them

ready for

this

separating

themselves

becoming

clean

before they

come

and meet

God.

Preparing

them again

for this

meeting

at the

mountain

but also

meeting

in the

tabernacle

afterward

which would

go on

for much

longer.

An

infinite

holy

God

sharing

space

with

sinful

people.

They

needed

to

prepare

we

need

to

prepare

before

we

come

and

meet

a

holy

God.

Our

third point

is

the

presence

of

God.

It was

now the

third day

the time

when they

were to be

preparing

for God's

coming

and God

begins to

show up.

There's

lightning

thunder

and as

they

looked at

the

mountain

there's

a thick

cloud

around

the

mountain.

I like

thunderstorms

personally.

A lot

of our

kids like

thunderstorms.

It's

usually in

the safety

of sitting

on a

porch

or inside

a house.

Imagine

yourselves

at the

foot of

a mountain

and a

thunderstorm

comes out.

Not just

any

thunderstorm

but a

thunderstorm

that God

is bringing

about.

And then

there's this

loud trumpet

blast.

Have you

ever heard

you're

standing

somewhere

and

unexpectedly

somebody

blasts

a trumpet?

It is

unnerving.

It is

very difficult

to take.

It sends

chills

up your

spine

if you're

close enough

and it's

loud enough.

That was

their signal

to go

and meet

God.

And in

verses

17 and

18

Moses

brings the

people out

of the

camp to

meet God

and they

took their

stand at

the foot

of the

mountain.

Now

Mount Sinai

was wrapped

in smoke

because the

Lord had

descended on

it in

fire.

Here it

says the

Lord descended

on it in

fire.

If we look

back at

verse 9 it

says that he

was coming

in a thick

cloud.

Seems like

there's two

different images

here but if

you remember

as we've

gone through

the book

of Exodus

the Lord

has showed

up in a

fire and

in a

cloud

together.

It happened

at the

crossing of

the Red

Sea.

It happened

as God

led them

through the

wilderness.

It will

happen as

the tabernacle

shows up

and it

happens here.

God

descends on

the mountain

and there's

smoke going

up like

a kiln.

Like a

hot oven

that's made

hot for a

purpose and

smoke is

coming up

from it.

As God

comes down

so powerful

in this

event that

the whole

mountain

trembled

greatly.

I don't

know if

anybody here

has been

in an

earthquake.

Any

earthquake?

A couple?

I've been

in one but

it was really

tiny.

I didn't

really feel

anything.

I just

kind of

saw a

bush shake.

I thought

it was

the wind.

But imagine

being at the

foot of the

mountain.

A mountain

that is not

supposed to

move.

And you're

in thunder

and lightning.

And this

huge cloud

of fire

and cloud

is coming

down on the

mountain.

And the

mountain is

shaking as

you stand

there.

there.

Verse 19

the sound of

the trumpet

grew louder

as Moses

speaks and

God answers

him in the

thunder.

There the

Israelites stand

around the

mountain as

observers and

participants in

this terrifying

and awe

inspiring meeting

between them

and a holy

God.

A holy God

that called

them out

there.

there.

And as

they stand

there,

Moses again

called up

by God

to receive

another message.

We see

that in

verses 21

and 22.

The Lord

says,

go down

and warn

the people

lest they

break through

to the Lord

to look

and many

of them

perish.

Also let

the priest

who come

near to the

Lord

consecrate

themselves

lest the

Lord break

out against

them.

God wants

Moses to

warn the

people again

not to try

and get

closer.

Don't move

closer to the

mountain.

Don't try to

get a look

at me any

more than

what I've

already given

you.

There are

specific directions

here also for

priests which

we haven't seen

up until this

point so we're

not sure how

they serve but

they're directed

to consecrate

themselves.

Maybe they

stood in front

of the people

as between

the mountain

itself and

the people

I don't

know but

they like

the rest of

the people

could not

come any

closer.

Moses answers

God by

saying oh

the people

wouldn't do

that because

you warned

us not to

you told us

not to come

near the

mountain you

told us to

set limits.

This response

actually is a

little comical

as you think

about all the

times that the

people of

Israel have

forgotten God

forgotten what

he said or

just not

obeyed him.

It also

seems that

maybe Moses

doesn't quite

grasp the

severity of

God's command

to keep them

at a distance.

It's like when

you know the

danger surrounding

something that

someone else

doesn't quite

get.

Like telling a

two-year-old not

to try to plug

in a power

cord.

They've seen it

happen.

They could

probably do it

but they don't

understand the

danger around

that outlet.

That it could

kill them if

it's not done

right.

Moses says no

no no they

get it they'll

be fine Lord.

But God knows

the thoughts of

the people.

He knows their

propensity to

disobey and do

what they want.

It's at this

point where God

could have given

Moses a little

holy shove down

the mountain and

said listen go

warn the people

because I'm

serious.

Don't get any

closer.

But instead

God is gracious

and he gives

Moses kind of a

way out.

A reason to go

back down the

mountain.

He said listen go

down and come up

bringing Aaron

with you and give

the people another

warning not to get

any closer.

And that's what

Moses does is he

obeys the Lord and

goes and tells the

people.

See God is not

just a little bit

bigger a little bit

stronger than us.

He's also not a

genie that we just

rub when we need

something.

How we view God

how we treat God

how we live for God

should reflect his

perfection his power

his majesty his

holiness.

goodness.

That's what the

Israelites had to

learn.

It's what we are

learning as

Christians as

followers of God.

This morning we

have some flowers

over here on the

table.

I actually prayed

for these flowers

this morning.

I had an example

to end our

message this

morning and I

couldn't find

flowers that I

liked and so I

said God if this

is a good

illustration that's

helpful I need

flowers.

So I come in this

morning and there's

flowers.

So I asked before I

did this I'm not

just going to like

destroy the flowers

but I'm going to

take one.

I'm going to take a

flower here.

This bouquet of

flowers represents

mankind.

Beings created by

God with limited

abilities and with

timelines that are

already marked out

by God.

How long they'll

be, how short

they'll be.

What God did for

the Israelites and

what God is

continuing to do

today and all

through history is

to set apart, to

take from mankind

people he desires to

be set apart for

him so that his

glory is known in

a fallen, self

focused and dying

world.

Like a light, like

a city on a

hill.

We are still

people.

We're just called

to live separate.

Different from the

world.

We're still people

like the world,

called to live

differently from the

world.

We have been set

apart to live

wholly for the

glory of God.

Let's pray

together.

Lord, we're

thankful for this

chapter and for the

seriousness that you've

placed around your

holiness.

We may never

completely grasp the

depth of your

holiness, of your

majesty, of your

power, of your

other worldliness.

You are so

different from us.

Lord, we pray that

you would help us to

learn that day by day,

to grow in that, to

understand you are a

holy God.

You are also a

loving God who

provided a way of

salvation.

But you have called us

out to live lives that

are different.

So Lord, we pray that

you would help us to

do that in a way that

brings you glory.

That shows the world

around us your glory.

That you would be

magnified, Lord.

We pray these things in

your name.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.