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Greetings, this is Pastor David Vast at New Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian Church, still

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in the land of the living by the grace of God.

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I am healthy and fit and still in the saddle, ministering to the best of my abilities in

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these tumultuous days, and none of us ever knows what's going to happen next.

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And so, what I want to do today is share with you a letter that I have written to our congregation.

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Usually on this program, for the last few weeks, I have been dealing with the particular

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articles of the Declaration of Independence, comparing them with circumstances today, and

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indeed drawing the conclusion that we have as much right to establish a new government

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on principles that we determine, even as Thomas Jefferson recommends in the Declaration of

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Independence, because our circumstances are egregious enough that we need to call for a

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Christian, an overtly Christian constitutional republic to replace the one that we have

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now.

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More on that in days to come.

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But for now, I think it imperative and urgent that we share some things from the scriptures

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that do indeed minister to God's people today, that are very much applicable to the circumstances

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of our day.

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And towards that end, what I thought I would do today is share with you a letter that my elders

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and myself, our session is what we call that ruling body in the Presbyterian Church, this

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pastoral letter to the congregation, which we composed and sent out earlier in the week.

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But I thought there's probably nothing better for me to share with you today because you

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are a kind of radio congregation, a beloved radio congregation, if I can put it that way.

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And so I want to share some of the things for my radio congregation that I have shared with

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my actual congregation and see if there are some things that might not be applicable to you

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out there today as we indeed ride the bucking bronco of our earthly circumstances here in the

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United States of America today and see if we might not tame that bucking bronco in the weeks

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and months to come.

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But this then, what I will share with you now, is the letter that I composed and sent out

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to our congregation that I and my session, my ruling body, edited, composed, worked over,

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sweated over, and sent out to our congregation then earlier in the week.

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And here it is, dear beloved.

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And to me, you are, dear and beloved.

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I don't always get to meet you, but I often meet those of you out there who listen to this

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radio program in the community as I go about my business.

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And I so much appreciate the love and the faithfulness and the feedback I get from you, too.

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Whether it's positive or negative, I get feedback from you guys all the time.

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And so you have become to me over the years a kind of radio congregation as well.

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So let me share with you the letter that I wrote to my actual congregation at New Geneva.

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And we meet for holy worship on Sunday at 10 a.m.

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We're still meeting at 10 a.m. at 101 4th Street, on the corner of 4th and Boulevard.

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If you feel good, if you're healthy, you're not sick, come and join us.

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But here's that letter.

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But greetings in the Lord.

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The officers of the church want to address the immediate issue of the coronavirus and its

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impact upon the congregation and our life together.

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And then I give three things that we need to address.

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Number one, it is a serious health issue that has a potential impact upon all of our lives.

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None of us are health professionals.

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That is, those of us on my ruling session, on my ruling body.

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None of us are health professionals.

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And many of the facts are still ambiguous and in flux.

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Oh, aren't they?

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Things change every day, don't they?

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Consequently, we will not delve into factual details of the matter.

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But enough is clear that we know that what has now been labeled a pandemic by the World Health

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Organization could affect each one of us.

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And it has, isn't it, parenthetically?

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Indeed, this coronavirus and the pandemic resulting has indeed affected all of us and is going to

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continue in days to come.

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Secondly, I point out, the coronavirus is spread in the same manner as other viruses, that is, by casual contact.

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That is, airborne, physical touching, shared spaces, which is a kind of a combination of the two,

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and a six-foot separation is recommended, and physical surfaces.

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Number three, our Sunday worship consists of these elements.

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And it does, doesn't it, in spades.

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Therefore, we must be responsible in our conduct of that exercise at all times,

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but especially now, when the health and well-being of the congregation is at greater risk.

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Therefore, your session has determined to adopt the following measures, and there are five.

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We adopted five measures, and let me give those to you now.

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Number one, we will continue to conduct covenant renewal worship on Sunday morning.

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That's our Sunday morning worship.

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We will do this as long as wisdom dictates that it is practicable.

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Sabbath worship is the irreducible prime directive of the organized church

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and is the last thing to go.

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We will not relinquish this lightly.

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And I wish to underline that with you now, parenthetically.

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If your church has suspended corporate worship,

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I urge you to renew it and resume it as soon as possible,

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because this is the prime directive of the church.

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Virtual worship, and some churches have begun

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to lean on virtual worship on the internet, perhaps,

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or even as a lot of home churches do, that kind of thing.

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And I just wish to submit to you that virtual worship is virtual nonsense.

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It is no way, shape, or form does it replace

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actual corporate worship together,

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one with another, looking one another in the eye,

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handing the elements of the Lord's Supper off to one another,

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taking water and baptizing our children and our new believers,

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all of these elements.

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Singing.

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Oh, how can you sing at a computer?

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Maybe you can hear the dim voices of others,

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but bottom line is that virtual worship is virtual nonsense.

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So resume your worship together,

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your corporate worship together,

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as soon as possible.

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Badger your leaders until they reinstitute it.

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Secondly, we also told our people,

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we will reluctantly suspend our fellowship meals together

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and our Sunday school classes for the foreseeable future.

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While precious and essential to our life together,

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and personally, as your pastor,

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a heart's delight,

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they are not the raison d'etre,

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that is the reason for being,

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as is the covenant renewal worship.

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That was our second measure that we have adopted.

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While indeed our corporate worship together

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is our raison d'etre,

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that is our reason for being together,

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other fellowship things that we do together

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have been temporarily suspended.

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Our fellowship meals,

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which not only increase our social spaces together,

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but also actual physical contact with food,

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which can be tricky.

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And so we have suspended those fellowship meals

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and then our Sunday school classes too.

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We have a Sunday school class,

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oftentimes in conjunction then with our meals.

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And we have a fellowship potluck meal

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every single Sunday.

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Some of you have it maybe once a month or on occasion.

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We have found them to be such a sweet blessing

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in our fellowship and our life together

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that we have a fellowship meal every single Sunday.

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Some of us come from great distances,

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as far as Income there to the south

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and then as far as Teton Valley to the north.

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And so when we get together,

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we like to extend that time of fellowship together

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and we do so then with a fellowship potluck meal

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every single Sunday.

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And then in conjunction with that,

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we have our Sunday school with the whole family there.

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So that is one of the features of New Geneva.

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And we invite you to it too.

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When indeed we resume our fellowship meals together,

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we'd love to have you come and visit us for them.

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Well, the third thing then that we adopted,

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the third measure we adopted.

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Number three, we will alter

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some of the casual contact practices in our liturgy.

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For example, we will now have the congregation come forward

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to receive the elements of the Lord's Supper

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from the elders.

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And we do this to reduce the contact

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of many persons with those elements.

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And then also, we are going to have the elders and deacons

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proffer the collection bag as we exit the service.

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That's our third measure that we've adopted.

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And once again, all of these and more

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are to reduce the level of

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and the frequency of contact

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with the various elements of our service,

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whether it be the elements of the Lord's Supper,

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that is the bread and wine,

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or whether it be the collection bag

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that we usually distribute among each family

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and pass it out, so to speak.

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But now we're going to have

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only the elders and deacons

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hold that collection bag.

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So those are three out of five.

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Our fourth measure that we have adopted.

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Please be aware of your own casual contact

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and its impact upon your brothers and sisters in the Lord.

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We all have our own boundaries

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for a variety of reasons.

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Some of us have helpable health concerns

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and others varying perceived needs and concerns.

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So do not be offended

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by anyone's particular social distancing

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if it distances you, right?

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Number five, the fifth measure that we have adopted.

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While this may seem obvious,

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we want to be perfectly clear.

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If you feel sick or have family members who are sick,

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stay home and self-quarantine.

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As is the case with many viruses,

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you can be a carrier

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without necessarily manifesting symptoms yourself.

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That was the five different measures

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that we have adopted.

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But we also discussed,

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and I go on in the letter,

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we also discussed the burden

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which this crisis imposes

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upon the resources of God's people.

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Some of us will be more affected than others.

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The normal commerce of the American system

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has already contracted.

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Oh, parenthetically, isn't that the case?

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Indeed, our economy is beginning to collapse.

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And this is one of the things that infuriates me.

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And I think we need to brave up a little bit

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and get out of the house,

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circumstances permitting.

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And then I go on in the letter,

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some families are already feeling the impact.

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Therefore, we urge the people of New Geneva

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to prayerfully keep in mind,

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number one,

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if you find yourself in a time of need,

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contact our primary person,

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our deacon.

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He is our clearinghouse for deaconal needs.

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Secondarily, feel free to contact me

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or our elder.

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Above all, let us know.

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And this is within the field and realm

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of our own particular congregation.

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So, don't be calling New Geneva

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asking for financial help

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because we will not give it to you.

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At least right now,

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we are first going to meet the needs

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of our own people within the church.

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If there's anything left,

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then perhaps we'll share it with others

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outside of our own particular congregation.

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This is one of those advantages

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of being a member

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of a local particular church.

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If you're out there these days,

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and there are many of you out there,

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I know,

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I call you kind of facetiously,

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I call you cowboy Christians

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because you're on your own.

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Maybe you worship with your family.

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Maybe you've decided

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that the church is full of hypocrites.

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And you,

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until you find a perfect church,

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will not join it.

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And I'd like to meet you

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because you would be

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the only perfect person I know

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that is not in fellowship

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with the church.

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And we should join you.

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But, until then,

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I recommend to you,

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find yourself a congregation.

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Begin to worship

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in the body life

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of a local congregation.

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And one of the advantages

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of being part of a living part

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of a living congregation

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is that you have help

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in times of need like this,

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financial or otherwise.

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And then, secondly, I say,

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and I quote then from our letter,

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these are days

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which absolutely require

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and test

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the sacrificial giving

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of God's people.

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My own personal instinct

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is to hoard,

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to cling,

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and clasp

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at every crumb I have

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when days are desperate.

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But the gospel

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requires

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open-handed generosity

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instead.

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Therefore,

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we ask two things of you.

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A.

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Give financially

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to the deacon's fund

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at this time

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so that we might have

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resources upon which

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we may draw

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for those in need.

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Yet,

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we also recognize

283
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that many stores

284
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do not have the resources

285
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on hand

286
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that our people

287
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may need

288
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like toilet paper

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or baby diapers.

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Parenthetically,

291
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there are many

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of you

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toilet paper

294
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trendies out there

295
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who have stacks

296
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of toilet paper

297
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in your house

298
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but no generosity

299
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in your heart

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to share.

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Oh,

302
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so,

303
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therefore,

304
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we ask of our people,

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B.

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Be prepared

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to give in kind.

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That is,

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be prepared

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to give

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toilet paper

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or baby diapers

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or,

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God forbid,

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chocolate

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if someone

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has a need.

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Oh,

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my wife is hoarding

320
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her chocolate

321
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but she

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is willing

323
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to share as well.

324
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And for me,

325
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I need to be ready

326
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to relinquish coffee

327
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if the stores

328
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are empty

329
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but someone

330
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has a need for it.

331
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Oh,

332
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Lord,

333
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give me strength.

334
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Well,

335
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I also say then

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in closing,

337
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let's remember

338
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that we live,

339
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brother and sister,

340
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we live in

341
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historic times

342
00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,620
and our children

343
00:16:11,620 --> 00:16:13,480
will remember us

344
00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,200
for how we responded

345
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to our circumstances.

346
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Once again,

347
00:16:17,159 --> 00:16:18,600
I'm still reading

348
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from my pastoral

349
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letter to our people

350
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which both I

351
00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:28,519
and my leaders,

352
00:16:28,740 --> 00:16:29,379
my session

353
00:16:29,379 --> 00:16:30,700
is our room and body

354
00:16:30,700 --> 00:16:32,460
and our deacons,

355
00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:33,559
we all combine

356
00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:35,000
then to edit

357
00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:35,940
that letter

358
00:16:35,940 --> 00:16:38,500
and to make changes

359
00:16:38,500 --> 00:16:39,200
when necessary

360
00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:40,360
but our letter

361
00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:40,980
goes on to say

362
00:16:40,980 --> 00:16:41,600
our children

363
00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:42,860
will remember us

364
00:16:42,860 --> 00:16:44,279
for how we responded

365
00:16:44,279 --> 00:16:45,440
to our circumstances.

366
00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:46,940
History is watching,

367
00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:47,600
brother and sister,

368
00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:48,460
and it's watching you

369
00:16:48,460 --> 00:16:48,860
as well.

370
00:16:49,980 --> 00:16:50,860
My letter goes on

371
00:16:50,860 --> 00:16:51,139
to say

372
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this is our moment

373
00:16:52,399 --> 00:16:53,659
in redemptive history

374
00:16:53,659 --> 00:16:55,220
when we witness

375
00:16:55,220 --> 00:16:56,100
to the Savior.

376
00:16:57,299 --> 00:16:57,639
Oh,

377
00:16:57,700 --> 00:16:57,879
yes,

378
00:16:57,960 --> 00:16:58,440
parenthetically,

379
00:16:58,440 --> 00:16:58,840
again,

380
00:16:58,960 --> 00:16:59,600
brother and sister,

381
00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:01,259
if we're Christians,

382
00:17:01,419 --> 00:17:02,059
we will witness

383
00:17:02,059 --> 00:17:02,720
to our Savior

384
00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,599
and we will demonstrate

385
00:17:04,599 --> 00:17:05,700
that we are His

386
00:17:05,700 --> 00:17:07,200
by behaving like Him,

387
00:17:07,740 --> 00:17:08,380
like He would

388
00:17:08,380 --> 00:17:09,859
in our circumstances.

389
00:17:10,619 --> 00:17:12,200
Our Savior would respond

390
00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:12,900
with grace

391
00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:14,279
and with poise

392
00:17:14,279 --> 00:17:15,660
and with generosity

393
00:17:15,660 --> 00:17:17,599
centered in His Father.

394
00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:19,240
We centered in Him

395
00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,420
and so we are capable

396
00:17:21,420 --> 00:17:22,420
at least

397
00:17:22,420 --> 00:17:23,799
of responding

398
00:17:23,799 --> 00:17:25,579
to our circumstances

399
00:17:25,579 --> 00:17:27,079
no matter how tumultuous,

400
00:17:27,900 --> 00:17:29,059
no matter how chaotic,

401
00:17:29,259 --> 00:17:30,259
no matter how deadly

402
00:17:30,259 --> 00:17:31,940
our circumstances may be.

403
00:17:32,079 --> 00:17:33,079
If we indeed

404
00:17:33,079 --> 00:17:34,319
are in our Savior,

405
00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:36,400
we have been saved

406
00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:37,460
by His grace

407
00:17:37,460 --> 00:17:38,960
and we've been renewed

408
00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:39,759
in Him

409
00:17:39,759 --> 00:17:41,079
and we have

410
00:17:41,079 --> 00:17:42,880
the eternal life

411
00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:43,460
in Him

412
00:17:43,460 --> 00:17:44,960
laying before us,

413
00:17:45,259 --> 00:17:46,519
then we can

414
00:17:46,519 --> 00:17:47,599
indeed respond

415
00:17:47,599 --> 00:17:49,559
to any earthly circumstance.

416
00:17:49,700 --> 00:17:50,680
The potential is there

417
00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:51,940
for us to respond

418
00:17:51,940 --> 00:17:53,559
to any earthly circumstance

419
00:17:53,559 --> 00:17:54,660
with grace

420
00:17:54,660 --> 00:17:55,859
and with poise,

421
00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:56,920
with generosity

422
00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:58,339
and with the love

423
00:17:58,339 --> 00:17:59,380
of Jesus Christ.

424
00:18:00,339 --> 00:18:02,140
Will we respond

425
00:18:02,140 --> 00:18:03,660
like the panicked

426
00:18:03,660 --> 00:18:04,759
worldlings

427
00:18:04,759 --> 00:18:06,279
at Walmart

428
00:18:06,279 --> 00:18:07,980
who fistfight

429
00:18:07,980 --> 00:18:08,960
for toilet paper

430
00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:10,759
or will we respond

431
00:18:10,759 --> 00:18:11,819
like the church fathers

432
00:18:11,819 --> 00:18:13,240
who gave

433
00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:14,519
a last crust

434
00:18:14,519 --> 00:18:15,019
of bread

435
00:18:15,019 --> 00:18:16,259
in desperate times

436
00:18:16,259 --> 00:18:17,180
to a brother

437
00:18:17,180 --> 00:18:17,980
in need?

438
00:18:18,859 --> 00:18:20,279
Yes, brother and sister.

439
00:18:20,839 --> 00:18:21,480
Some of you

440
00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:22,720
may be blushing

441
00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,220
even at this time.

442
00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,519
You toilet paper trendies

443
00:18:27,519 --> 00:18:29,779
who have stacks

444
00:18:29,779 --> 00:18:30,859
of toilet paper

445
00:18:30,859 --> 00:18:32,140
in back of you

446
00:18:32,140 --> 00:18:33,500
even as I speak.

447
00:18:34,519 --> 00:18:35,920
And some of you,

448
00:18:36,019 --> 00:18:36,700
I've seen it

449
00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:37,420
in your faces

450
00:18:37,420 --> 00:18:38,299
when I go out

451
00:18:38,299 --> 00:18:39,059
to the stores

452
00:18:39,059 --> 00:18:41,019
with the shopping carts

453
00:18:41,019 --> 00:18:43,799
full of things

454
00:18:43,799 --> 00:18:44,740
that you're hoarding

455
00:18:44,740 --> 00:18:45,420
from others

456
00:18:45,420 --> 00:18:46,759
and preparing

457
00:18:46,759 --> 00:18:47,980
at the last moment

458
00:18:47,980 --> 00:18:48,900
for yourselves

459
00:18:48,900 --> 00:18:51,000
stacks of toilet paper.

460
00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:52,579
That's the classic metaphor,

461
00:18:52,859 --> 00:18:53,240
isn't it?

462
00:18:53,660 --> 00:18:55,220
You toilet paper trendies.

463
00:18:55,740 --> 00:18:56,440
Well, some of you

464
00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:57,220
need to take

465
00:18:57,220 --> 00:18:58,619
some of that toilet paper

466
00:18:58,619 --> 00:19:00,380
and wipe off

467
00:19:00,380 --> 00:19:02,220
the looks of fear

468
00:19:02,220 --> 00:19:03,079
and panic

469
00:19:03,079 --> 00:19:03,819
on your faces.

470
00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:05,420
That's where a lot

471
00:19:05,420 --> 00:19:06,339
of crap is

472
00:19:06,339 --> 00:19:07,119
these days

473
00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:08,779
because, indeed,

474
00:19:08,900 --> 00:19:10,019
people are acting

475
00:19:10,019 --> 00:19:10,960
out of fear.

476
00:19:11,660 --> 00:19:12,700
Fear makes you

477
00:19:12,700 --> 00:19:14,259
do stupid stuff

478
00:19:14,259 --> 00:19:15,420
like hoarding

479
00:19:15,420 --> 00:19:16,099
toilet paper

480
00:19:16,099 --> 00:19:17,759
and some of you,

481
00:19:18,099 --> 00:19:18,279
indeed,

482
00:19:18,460 --> 00:19:19,759
need to act

483
00:19:19,759 --> 00:19:22,019
to tamp down

484
00:19:22,019 --> 00:19:22,599
that fear.

485
00:19:22,759 --> 00:19:23,559
You need to turn

486
00:19:23,559 --> 00:19:24,279
to the Lord

487
00:19:24,279 --> 00:19:25,599
and center yourself

488
00:19:25,599 --> 00:19:26,220
in Him.

489
00:19:27,039 --> 00:19:28,420
Let fear go.

490
00:19:29,700 --> 00:19:30,720
We must, indeed,

491
00:19:30,839 --> 00:19:31,900
respond like

492
00:19:31,900 --> 00:19:33,079
our brothers and sisters

493
00:19:33,079 --> 00:19:33,819
before us.

494
00:19:34,579 --> 00:19:35,599
We have many examples

495
00:19:35,599 --> 00:19:36,480
from church history

496
00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:37,740
of the generosity

497
00:19:37,740 --> 00:19:38,519
of God's people

498
00:19:38,519 --> 00:19:39,440
in the very midst

499
00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:40,279
of chaos

500
00:19:40,279 --> 00:19:41,039
and death

501
00:19:41,039 --> 00:19:42,319
and disease.

502
00:19:43,380 --> 00:19:45,000
Will we act

503
00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:46,539
like life

504
00:19:46,539 --> 00:19:47,200
is a matter

505
00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:48,859
of the Darwinian principle

506
00:19:48,859 --> 00:19:49,819
of the survival

507
00:19:49,819 --> 00:19:50,680
of the fittest

508
00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,240
or will we act

509
00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:54,079
like life

510
00:19:54,079 --> 00:19:54,660
is, indeed,

511
00:19:54,740 --> 00:19:55,259
a matter

512
00:19:55,259 --> 00:19:56,359
of the providence

513
00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,119
of an all-wise

514
00:19:58,119 --> 00:19:59,039
loving God?

515
00:19:59,819 --> 00:20:00,299
It is He,

516
00:20:00,420 --> 00:20:00,759
after all,

517
00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:01,880
the Lord God,

518
00:20:01,940 --> 00:20:02,859
the living Lord God,

519
00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:03,240
Yahweh,

520
00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:04,559
who makes certain

521
00:20:04,559 --> 00:20:05,940
our future.

522
00:20:07,519 --> 00:20:07,779
And,

523
00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:08,380
brother and sister,

524
00:20:08,380 --> 00:20:09,220
there's perhaps

525
00:20:09,220 --> 00:20:10,079
nothing that says

526
00:20:10,079 --> 00:20:11,299
this more eloquently

527
00:20:11,299 --> 00:20:12,920
than our

528
00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:14,579
Heidelberg Catechism

529
00:20:14,579 --> 00:20:15,839
used by

530
00:20:15,839 --> 00:20:16,579
Reformed

531
00:20:16,579 --> 00:20:17,559
and Presbyterian

532
00:20:17,559 --> 00:20:17,900
churches

533
00:20:17,900 --> 00:20:19,019
to help

534
00:20:19,019 --> 00:20:19,799
inculcate

535
00:20:19,799 --> 00:20:20,480
the truths

536
00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:21,599
of the Christian faith.

537
00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:23,960
Heidelberg Catechism

538
00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:25,619
question number one,

539
00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:26,660
the first one

540
00:20:26,660 --> 00:20:27,480
out of the gate,

541
00:20:28,099 --> 00:20:28,599
asks,

542
00:20:29,099 --> 00:20:29,660
what is your

543
00:20:29,660 --> 00:20:30,519
only comfort

544
00:20:30,519 --> 00:20:31,799
in life and death?

545
00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:33,480
What a beautiful

546
00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:34,680
question to begin

547
00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:35,279
and end with

548
00:20:35,279 --> 00:20:35,880
for that matter.

549
00:20:36,380 --> 00:20:36,960
What is your

550
00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:37,880
only comfort

551
00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:38,900
in life and death?

552
00:20:39,319 --> 00:20:39,880
And the answer

553
00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:40,500
comes back,

554
00:20:40,660 --> 00:20:41,240
that I,

555
00:20:41,599 --> 00:20:42,740
with body and soul,

556
00:20:43,319 --> 00:20:44,140
both in life

557
00:20:44,140 --> 00:20:44,779
and death,

558
00:20:45,299 --> 00:20:46,160
am not my own,

559
00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:47,099
but belong

560
00:20:47,099 --> 00:20:48,059
unto my faithful

561
00:20:48,059 --> 00:20:48,559
Savior,

562
00:20:48,740 --> 00:20:49,480
Jesus Christ,

563
00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:50,440
who,

564
00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:51,680
with His precious

565
00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:52,160
blood,

566
00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:53,859
has fully satisfied

567
00:20:53,859 --> 00:20:55,180
for all my sins

568
00:20:55,180 --> 00:20:56,599
and delivered me

569
00:20:56,599 --> 00:20:57,740
from all the power

570
00:20:57,740 --> 00:20:58,259
of the devil

571
00:20:58,259 --> 00:21:00,740
and so preserves me

572
00:21:00,740 --> 00:21:02,200
that without the will

573
00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,200
of my heavenly Father,

574
00:21:03,799 --> 00:21:04,519
not a hair

575
00:21:04,519 --> 00:21:06,099
can fall from my head,

576
00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:06,440
yea,

577
00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:07,880
that all things

578
00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,119
must be subservient

579
00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:10,440
to my salvation,

580
00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:11,640
whereof,

581
00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:13,220
by His Holy Spirit,

582
00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,160
He also assures me

583
00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:16,420
of eternal life

584
00:21:16,420 --> 00:21:17,680
and makes me

585
00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:18,740
heartily willing

586
00:21:18,740 --> 00:21:19,579
and ready

587
00:21:19,579 --> 00:21:20,380
henceforth

588
00:21:20,380 --> 00:21:21,440
to live

589
00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:22,440
unto Him.

590
00:21:22,819 --> 00:21:23,980
What a beautiful,

591
00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:25,660
beautiful question

592
00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:26,200
and answer

593
00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:27,559
from the Heidelberg

594
00:21:27,559 --> 00:21:28,420
Catechism.

595
00:21:28,859 --> 00:21:29,240
And that was

596
00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:30,319
question number one,

597
00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:31,240
filled indeed

598
00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:32,119
with the assurance

599
00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:33,039
of the providence

600
00:21:33,039 --> 00:21:33,640
of God,

601
00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:35,380
oh yes,

602
00:21:35,579 --> 00:21:36,940
so preserves me

603
00:21:36,940 --> 00:21:37,920
that without the will

604
00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:38,940
of my heavenly Father,

605
00:21:39,039 --> 00:21:40,200
not a hair can fall

606
00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:41,000
from my head.

607
00:21:41,299 --> 00:21:42,200
That is indeed

608
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:43,259
the providence of God

609
00:21:43,259 --> 00:21:44,759
from the Sermon

610
00:21:44,759 --> 00:21:45,259
on the Mount

611
00:21:45,259 --> 00:21:45,880
where indeed

612
00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,319
our Lord says,

613
00:21:47,460 --> 00:21:48,880
every hair of your head

614
00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:49,259
is numbered,

615
00:21:49,339 --> 00:21:49,819
is it not?

616
00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:50,900
Yea,

617
00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:52,019
all things must be

618
00:21:52,019 --> 00:21:52,920
subservient

619
00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:53,880
to my salvation.

620
00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:55,599
That is,

621
00:21:55,819 --> 00:21:56,920
this is what is

622
00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:57,740
chief in my life.

623
00:21:57,839 --> 00:21:58,400
Nothing can

624
00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,200
steal that away

625
00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:00,599
from me.

626
00:22:00,619 --> 00:22:01,119
I have been

627
00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:01,500
renewed

628
00:22:01,500 --> 00:22:02,000
in the Lord

629
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:02,779
Jesus Christ

630
00:22:02,779 --> 00:22:04,700
and I have

631
00:22:04,700 --> 00:22:05,380
eternal life

632
00:22:05,380 --> 00:22:05,920
with Him

633
00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:07,200
so that by

634
00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:08,019
His Holy Spirit

635
00:22:08,019 --> 00:22:09,059
He also assures

636
00:22:09,059 --> 00:22:10,299
me of eternal life.

637
00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:11,259
It makes me

638
00:22:11,259 --> 00:22:11,900
heartily willing

639
00:22:11,900 --> 00:22:12,200
and ready

640
00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:12,619
henceforth

641
00:22:12,619 --> 00:22:13,339
to live unto Him.

642
00:22:13,619 --> 00:22:14,460
So in these

643
00:22:14,460 --> 00:22:15,140
days and times

644
00:22:15,140 --> 00:22:16,480
brothers and sisters

645
00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:17,200
know that these

646
00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:17,740
things are true.

647
00:22:18,579 --> 00:22:19,400
So please be,

648
00:22:19,559 --> 00:22:20,059
and my letter

649
00:22:20,059 --> 00:22:20,740
concludes then

650
00:22:20,740 --> 00:22:21,180
by saying,

651
00:22:21,380 --> 00:22:22,059
please be

652
00:22:22,059 --> 00:22:22,960
in mighty

653
00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,180
prevailing prayer

654
00:22:24,180 --> 00:22:24,680
for us

655
00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:25,519
in these days.

656
00:22:26,099 --> 00:22:26,960
We are small

657
00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,059
and but a few

658
00:22:28,059 --> 00:22:29,099
yet we have

659
00:22:29,099 --> 00:22:29,779
a profound

660
00:22:29,779 --> 00:22:30,420
impact

661
00:22:30,420 --> 00:22:31,420
on our days.

662
00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:32,500
Ah,

663
00:22:32,579 --> 00:22:33,299
brother and sister,

664
00:22:33,859 --> 00:22:34,559
we indeed

665
00:22:34,559 --> 00:22:36,059
as a congregation

666
00:22:36,059 --> 00:22:36,720
New Geneva

667
00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:37,380
Orthodox

668
00:22:37,380 --> 00:22:38,480
Presbyterian Church,

669
00:22:39,140 --> 00:22:40,039
we are a small

670
00:22:40,039 --> 00:22:40,440
church

671
00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:41,700
and we have

672
00:22:41,700 --> 00:22:42,539
just a few

673
00:22:42,539 --> 00:22:43,299
of us in number

674
00:22:43,299 --> 00:22:44,380
but we have

675
00:22:44,380 --> 00:22:44,660
nevertheless

676
00:22:44,660 --> 00:22:45,500
had a profound

677
00:22:45,500 --> 00:22:46,640
impact on our

678
00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:47,079
days.

679
00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,220
With all of our

680
00:22:48,220 --> 00:22:48,980
ministries we've

681
00:22:48,980 --> 00:22:49,380
seen this,

682
00:22:49,519 --> 00:22:50,039
the Lord has been

683
00:22:50,039 --> 00:22:50,400
gracious

684
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:51,859
and He's given

685
00:22:51,859 --> 00:22:52,940
us an impact

686
00:22:52,940 --> 00:22:54,160
beyond our

687
00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:54,579
numbers

688
00:22:54,579 --> 00:22:55,720
and beyond

689
00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:56,559
our resources

690
00:22:56,559 --> 00:22:57,720
and we hope

691
00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:58,259
to continue

692
00:22:58,259 --> 00:22:58,680
to have

693
00:22:58,680 --> 00:22:59,480
such an impact

694
00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:00,279
on the church

695
00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:00,839
these days

696
00:23:00,839 --> 00:23:02,960
and so I

697
00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:03,279
have read

698
00:23:03,279 --> 00:23:03,680
for you

699
00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,319
then our

700
00:23:06,319 --> 00:23:08,160
letter to

701
00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:08,960
the congregation

702
00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,140
concerning

703
00:23:11,140 --> 00:23:13,319
this present

704
00:23:13,319 --> 00:23:14,200
crisis in

705
00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:14,839
which we find

706
00:23:14,839 --> 00:23:15,279
ourselves.

707
00:23:16,059 --> 00:23:16,619
Now it may

708
00:23:16,619 --> 00:23:17,400
be a crisis

709
00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,299
then for many

710
00:23:18,299 --> 00:23:19,319
but it

711
00:23:19,319 --> 00:23:20,180
indeed is

712
00:23:20,180 --> 00:23:21,000
not a

713
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,619
crisis that's

714
00:23:22,619 --> 00:23:23,460
unmanageable

715
00:23:23,460 --> 00:23:25,039
for us,

716
00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:25,599
the people

717
00:23:25,599 --> 00:23:26,220
of God

718
00:23:26,220 --> 00:23:27,960
and one

719
00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:28,259
of my

720
00:23:28,259 --> 00:23:28,680
favorite

721
00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:29,240
psalms

722
00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:30,039
and I'll

723
00:23:30,039 --> 00:23:30,640
close with

724
00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:30,900
that,

725
00:23:31,420 --> 00:23:31,759
one of my

726
00:23:31,759 --> 00:23:32,039
favorite

727
00:23:32,039 --> 00:23:32,559
psalms

728
00:23:32,559 --> 00:23:34,500
is indeed

729
00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:34,920
a psalm

730
00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:35,460
that deals

731
00:23:35,460 --> 00:23:36,980
with this

732
00:23:36,980 --> 00:23:37,660
very issue

733
00:23:37,660 --> 00:23:38,119
and that is

734
00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:38,940
Psalm 46

735
00:23:38,940 --> 00:23:40,960
and what a

736
00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:41,640
beautiful psalm

737
00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:42,039
it is

738
00:23:42,039 --> 00:23:42,640
and let me

739
00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:43,079
read that

740
00:23:43,079 --> 00:23:43,440
for you

741
00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:43,819
now

742
00:23:43,819 --> 00:23:45,079
and that

743
00:23:45,079 --> 00:23:45,400
is

744
00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:46,920
Psalm 46

745
00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:48,259
God is

746
00:23:48,259 --> 00:23:48,940
our refuge

747
00:23:48,940 --> 00:23:49,599
and strength

748
00:23:49,599 --> 00:23:50,680
a very

749
00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:51,660
present help

750
00:23:51,660 --> 00:23:52,380
in trouble

751
00:23:52,380 --> 00:23:53,680
therefore

752
00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:54,720
we will

753
00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:55,339
not fear

754
00:23:55,339 --> 00:23:56,440
though the

755
00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:56,980
earth be

756
00:23:56,980 --> 00:23:57,519
removed

757
00:23:57,519 --> 00:23:58,519
and though

758
00:23:58,519 --> 00:23:59,140
the mountains

759
00:23:59,140 --> 00:23:59,740
be carried

760
00:23:59,740 --> 00:24:00,200
into the

761
00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:00,619
midst of

762
00:24:00,619 --> 00:24:01,160
the sea

763
00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:02,619
though the

764
00:24:02,619 --> 00:24:03,200
waters

765
00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:03,819
thereof

766
00:24:03,819 --> 00:24:04,480
roar

767
00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:05,279
and be

768
00:24:05,279 --> 00:24:05,700
troubled

769
00:24:05,700 --> 00:24:06,920
though the

770
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:07,339
mountains

771
00:24:07,339 --> 00:24:08,000
shake

772
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:08,640
with the

773
00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:09,000
swelling

774
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:09,660
thereof

775
00:24:09,660 --> 00:24:10,619
Selah

776
00:24:10,619 --> 00:24:12,920
there is a

777
00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:13,140
river

778
00:24:13,140 --> 00:24:14,460
the streams

779
00:24:14,460 --> 00:24:15,180
whereof

780
00:24:15,180 --> 00:24:15,859
shall make

781
00:24:15,859 --> 00:24:16,440
glad

782
00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:16,859
the city

783
00:24:16,859 --> 00:24:17,279
of God

784
00:24:17,279 --> 00:24:18,259
the holy

785
00:24:18,259 --> 00:24:18,700
place

786
00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:19,099
of the

787
00:24:19,099 --> 00:24:19,740
tabernacles

788
00:24:19,740 --> 00:24:20,180
of the

789
00:24:20,180 --> 00:24:20,779
most high

790
00:24:20,779 --> 00:24:22,240
God is

791
00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:22,480
in the

792
00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:22,680
midst

793
00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:23,039
of her

794
00:24:23,039 --> 00:24:23,740
she

795
00:24:23,740 --> 00:24:24,099
shall

796
00:24:24,099 --> 00:24:24,299
not

797
00:24:24,299 --> 00:24:24,480
be

798
00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:24,799
moved

799
00:24:24,799 --> 00:24:25,839
God

800
00:24:25,839 --> 00:24:26,119
shall

801
00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:26,519
help

802
00:24:26,519 --> 00:24:26,759
her

803
00:24:26,759 --> 00:24:27,640
and that

804
00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:28,259
right

805
00:24:28,259 --> 00:24:28,740
early

806
00:24:28,740 --> 00:24:29,640
the

807
00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:29,940
heathen

808
00:24:29,940 --> 00:24:30,359
raged

809
00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:31,519
the kingdoms

810
00:24:31,519 --> 00:24:32,160
were moved

811
00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:33,400
he uttered

812
00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:33,980
his voice

813
00:24:33,980 --> 00:24:34,960
the earth

814
00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:35,480
melted

815
00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:36,619
the Lord

816
00:24:36,619 --> 00:24:37,339
of hosts

817
00:24:37,339 --> 00:24:37,900
is with

818
00:24:37,900 --> 00:24:38,160
us

819
00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:38,980
the God

820
00:24:38,980 --> 00:24:39,519
of Jacob

821
00:24:39,519 --> 00:24:40,039
is our

822
00:24:40,039 --> 00:24:40,519
refuge

823
00:24:40,519 --> 00:24:41,400
Selah

824
00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:42,660
come

825
00:24:42,660 --> 00:24:43,140
behold

826
00:24:43,140 --> 00:24:43,579
the works

827
00:24:43,579 --> 00:24:43,839
of the

828
00:24:43,839 --> 00:24:44,140
Lord

829
00:24:44,140 --> 00:24:44,980
what

830
00:24:44,980 --> 00:24:45,859
desolations

831
00:24:45,859 --> 00:24:46,240
he hath

832
00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:46,500
made

833
00:24:46,500 --> 00:24:46,799
in the

834
00:24:46,799 --> 00:24:47,119
earth

835
00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:48,500
he maketh

836
00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:49,019
wars

837
00:24:49,019 --> 00:24:49,579
to cease

838
00:24:49,579 --> 00:24:50,000
unto the

839
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:50,160
end

840
00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:50,400
of the

841
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:50,660
earth

842
00:24:50,660 --> 00:24:51,339
he

843
00:24:51,339 --> 00:24:51,980
breaketh

844
00:24:51,980 --> 00:24:52,200
the

845
00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:52,579
bow

846
00:24:52,579 --> 00:24:53,279
and

847
00:24:53,279 --> 00:24:53,700
cutteth

848
00:24:53,700 --> 00:24:54,160
the

849
00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:54,680
spear

850
00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:55,059
in

851
00:24:55,059 --> 00:24:55,440
sunder

852
00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:56,319
he

853
00:24:56,319 --> 00:24:56,779
burneth

854
00:24:56,779 --> 00:24:57,160
the

855
00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:57,680
chariot

856
00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:57,859
in

857
00:25:13,930 --> 00:25:14,250
the

858
00:25:14,250 --> 00:25:14,430
God

859
00:25:14,430 --> 00:25:14,589
of

860
00:25:14,589 --> 00:25:14,869
Jacob

861
00:25:14,869 --> 00:25:15,329
is

862
00:25:15,329 --> 00:25:15,789
our

863
00:25:15,789 --> 00:25:16,609
refuge

864
00:25:16,609 --> 00:25:18,130
Selah

865
00:25:18,130 --> 00:25:19,710
dear

866
00:25:19,710 --> 00:25:19,990
brothers

867
00:25:19,990 --> 00:25:20,569
and sisters

868
00:25:20,569 --> 00:25:21,230
I consider

869
00:25:21,230 --> 00:25:21,849
you to be

870
00:25:21,849 --> 00:25:22,269
my

871
00:25:22,269 --> 00:25:23,329
radio

872
00:25:23,329 --> 00:25:23,930
congregation

873
00:25:23,930 --> 00:25:25,089
and I

874
00:25:25,089 --> 00:25:25,349
have grown

875
00:25:25,349 --> 00:25:25,750
to love

876
00:25:25,750 --> 00:25:25,950
you

877
00:25:25,950 --> 00:25:26,890
and pray

878
00:25:26,890 --> 00:25:27,250
for you

879
00:25:27,250 --> 00:25:27,650
many of

880
00:25:27,650 --> 00:25:27,750
you

881
00:25:27,750 --> 00:25:28,130
I don't

882
00:25:28,130 --> 00:25:28,269
know

883
00:25:28,269 --> 00:25:28,430
your

884
00:25:28,430 --> 00:25:28,690
names

885
00:25:28,690 --> 00:25:28,930
never

886
00:25:28,930 --> 00:25:29,190
seen

887
00:25:29,190 --> 00:25:29,349
your

888
00:25:29,349 --> 00:25:29,670
faces

889
00:25:29,670 --> 00:25:30,250
I

890
00:25:30,250 --> 00:25:30,490
hope

891
00:25:30,490 --> 00:25:30,670
we

892
00:25:30,670 --> 00:25:30,890
can

893
00:25:30,890 --> 00:25:32,069
fix

894
00:25:32,069 --> 00:25:32,369
that

895
00:25:32,369 --> 00:25:32,549
in

896
00:25:32,549 --> 00:25:32,750
days

897
00:25:32,750 --> 00:25:32,910
to

898
00:25:32,910 --> 00:25:33,190
come

899
00:25:33,190 --> 00:25:34,710
as

900
00:25:34,710 --> 00:25:34,869
you

901
00:25:34,869 --> 00:25:35,269
consider

902
00:25:35,269 --> 00:25:35,690
worship

903
00:25:35,690 --> 00:25:36,490
worshiping

904
00:25:36,490 --> 00:25:36,789
with

905
00:25:36,789 --> 00:25:37,089
us

906
00:25:37,089 --> 00:25:38,390
New

907
00:25:38,390 --> 00:25:38,730
Geneva

908
00:25:38,730 --> 00:25:39,049
meets

909
00:25:39,049 --> 00:25:39,230
for

910
00:25:39,230 --> 00:25:39,529
holy

911
00:25:39,529 --> 00:25:39,910
worship

912
00:25:39,910 --> 00:25:40,190
on

913
00:25:40,190 --> 00:25:40,609
Sunday

914
00:25:40,609 --> 00:25:41,309
at

915
00:25:41,309 --> 00:25:41,549
10

916
00:25:43,930 --> 00:25:44,130
on

917
00:25:44,130 --> 00:25:44,289
the

918
00:25:44,289 --> 00:25:44,630
corner

919
00:25:44,630 --> 00:25:44,930
of

920
00:25:44,930 --> 00:25:45,269
4th

921
00:25:45,269 --> 00:25:45,430
and

922
00:25:45,430 --> 00:25:45,869
Boulevard

923
00:25:45,869 --> 00:25:46,049
and

924
00:25:46,049 --> 00:25:46,210
we're

925
00:25:46,210 --> 00:25:46,470
still

926
00:25:46,470 --> 00:25:46,809
meeting

927
00:25:46,809 --> 00:25:47,609
for

928
00:25:47,609 --> 00:25:47,890
worship

929
00:25:47,890 --> 00:25:48,089
and

930
00:25:48,089 --> 00:25:48,269
we'll

931
00:25:48,269 --> 00:25:48,730
continue

932
00:25:48,730 --> 00:25:49,009
to

933
00:25:49,009 --> 00:25:49,269
do

934
00:25:49,269 --> 00:25:49,769
so

935
00:25:49,769 --> 00:25:50,769
for

936
00:25:50,769 --> 00:25:51,049
days

937
00:25:51,049 --> 00:25:51,230
to

938
00:25:51,230 --> 00:25:51,470
come

939
00:25:51,470 --> 00:25:52,710
and

940
00:25:52,710 --> 00:25:53,150
we

941
00:25:53,150 --> 00:25:54,289
urge

942
00:25:54,289 --> 00:25:54,529
you

943
00:25:54,529 --> 00:25:55,009
then

944
00:25:55,009 --> 00:25:55,450
to

945
00:25:55,450 --> 00:25:55,890
join

946
00:25:55,890 --> 00:25:56,170
us

947
00:25:56,170 --> 00:25:56,750
once

948
00:25:56,750 --> 00:25:56,990
again

949
00:25:56,990 --> 00:25:57,190
with

950
00:25:57,190 --> 00:25:57,349
the

951
00:25:57,349 --> 00:25:57,970
proviso

952
00:25:57,970 --> 00:25:59,029
that

953
00:25:59,029 --> 00:25:59,170
you

954
00:25:59,170 --> 00:25:59,470
don't

955
00:25:59,470 --> 00:25:59,710
feel

956
00:25:59,710 --> 00:26:00,190
sick

957
00:26:00,190 --> 00:26:01,130
that

958
00:26:01,130 --> 00:26:01,269
you

959
00:26:01,269 --> 00:26:01,630
aren't

960
00:26:01,630 --> 00:26:01,849
sick

961
00:26:01,849 --> 00:26:02,009
or

962
00:26:02,009 --> 00:26:02,250
that

963
00:26:02,250 --> 00:26:03,210
those

964
00:26:03,210 --> 00:26:03,750
you

965
00:26:03,750 --> 00:26:04,150
that

966
00:26:04,150 --> 00:26:04,349
are

967
00:26:04,349 --> 00:26:04,670
near

968
00:26:04,670 --> 00:26:04,930
you

969
00:26:04,930 --> 00:26:05,190
your

970
00:26:05,190 --> 00:26:05,670
family

971
00:26:05,670 --> 00:26:05,890
or

972
00:26:05,890 --> 00:26:06,430
workmates

973
00:26:06,430 --> 00:26:07,170
that

974
00:26:07,170 --> 00:26:07,349
they

975
00:26:13,930 --> 00:26:14,329
we

976
00:26:14,329 --> 00:26:14,910
ask

977
00:26:14,910 --> 00:26:15,190
that

978
00:26:15,190 --> 00:26:15,349
you

979
00:26:15,349 --> 00:26:15,609
join

980
00:26:15,609 --> 00:26:15,769
us

981
00:26:15,769 --> 00:26:15,910
for

982
00:26:15,910 --> 00:26:16,170
worship

983
00:26:16,170 --> 00:26:16,430
we're

984
00:26:16,430 --> 00:26:16,609
going

985
00:26:16,609 --> 00:26:16,809
to

986
00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:17,329
continue

987
00:26:17,329 --> 00:26:17,549
to

988
00:26:17,549 --> 00:26:17,730
do

989
00:26:17,730 --> 00:26:18,069
so

990
00:26:18,069 --> 00:26:19,089
as

991
00:26:19,089 --> 00:26:19,470
long

992
00:26:19,470 --> 00:26:19,809
as

993
00:26:19,809 --> 00:26:20,009
it's

994
00:26:20,009 --> 00:26:21,410
practicable

995
00:26:21,410 --> 00:26:23,569
and so

996
00:26:23,569 --> 00:26:23,990
therefore

997
00:26:23,990 --> 00:26:25,609
let me

998
00:26:25,609 --> 00:26:26,349
assure you

999
00:26:26,349 --> 00:26:26,809
again that

1000
00:26:26,809 --> 00:26:27,109
the Lord

1001
00:26:27,109 --> 00:26:27,549
of hosts

1002
00:26:27,549 --> 00:26:28,130
is with

1003
00:26:28,130 --> 00:26:28,410
us

1004
00:26:28,410 --> 00:26:29,069
the God

1005
00:26:29,069 --> 00:26:29,210
of

1006
00:26:29,210 --> 00:26:29,470
Jacob

1007
00:26:29,470 --> 00:26:29,930
is

1008
00:26:29,930 --> 00:26:30,349
our

1009
00:26:30,349 --> 00:26:31,049
refuge

1010
00:26:31,049 --> 00:26:32,589
this has

1011
00:26:32,589 --> 00:26:32,750
been

1012
00:26:32,750 --> 00:26:33,069
Pastor

1013
00:26:33,069 --> 00:26:33,769
David Bass

1014
00:26:33,769 --> 00:26:34,329
at

1015
00:26:34,329 --> 00:26:34,529
New

1016
00:26:34,529 --> 00:26:34,950
Geneva

1017
00:26:34,950 --> 00:26:35,910
Orthodox

1018
00:26:35,910 --> 00:26:36,670
Presbyterian

1019
00:26:36,670 --> 00:26:36,970
Church

1020
00:26:36,970 --> 00:26:37,289
and you

1021
00:26:37,289 --> 00:26:37,670
can call

1022
00:26:37,670 --> 00:26:37,910
us

1023
00:26:37,910 --> 00:26:38,650
for more

1024
00:26:38,650 --> 00:26:39,109
information

1025
00:26:39,109 --> 00:26:39,329
or

1026
00:26:43,930 --> 00:26:45,329
that's

1027
00:26:45,329 --> 00:26:45,650
area

1028
00:26:45,650 --> 00:26:45,930
code

1029
00:26:45,930 --> 00:26:46,569
208

1030
00:26:46,569 --> 00:26:47,650
523

1031
00:26:47,650 --> 00:26:49,650
0196