2019 06 30 Aaron Cozort Sunday AM Sermon An Evaluation of Matthew 18 Part 1 The Importance of the Unimportant
Mt 18:1 ¶ At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,
3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 “Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.
6 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 ¶ “Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!
8 “If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.
9 “And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.
10 “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.
11 “For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?
13 “And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
14 “Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
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good morning
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take your Bibles if you haven’t already
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and turn them to Matthew chapter 18 we
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will spend the majority of our time in
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our study in this passage throughout
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this morning and this afternoon there’s
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a lot of discussion throughout our
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society in our modern times about people
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about people who are going through
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difficulties and going through hardships
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people in different places at different
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times this is not new this is normal
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this is the way humanity has been for
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centuries
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always there are those who are rich and
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there are those who are poor the focus
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of our lesson this morning is going to
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be the importance of the unimportant
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because there are those in our society
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there are those who are easily
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overlooked they are easily considered
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commonly as unimportant overlooked and
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under considered and our focus in
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Matthew chapter 18 in the passages that
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we will be discussing this morning is on
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their importance because in God’s eyes
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there is no one who is overlooked there
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is no one who is unimportant
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Jesus Christ came to seek and to save
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those who were lost Jesus Christ came as
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the physician for those who were sick
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but God sent forth his son because he
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loved the world John chapter 3 verse 16
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for God so loved the world that He gave
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His only begotten Son if an individual
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is one for whom Christ died
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and they are not unimportant so we’re
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going to notice that from this passage
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in Matthew chapter 18 verses 1 & 2 we’re
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going to read that the Apostles asked
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Jesus a question they asked him this
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question who then is the greatest in the
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kingdom of heaven who then master who
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will be the greatest who is going to be
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the one of greatest significance of most
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importance what’s the biggest position
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in the kingdom what’s the loftiest place
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that one can attain in your kingdom that
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they knew what it was in the Jewish
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kingdom they knew those who had
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authority and power in the in the Roman
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world they knew what positions stood
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right next to Caesar what they want to
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know is when you come into your kingdom
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when your kingdom is established what
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does that position look like who’s going
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to be there there else there are other
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passages in the New Testament where we
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read concerning the disciples
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discouraging children from coming to
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Jesus this is going to be another time
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where Jesus uses children to illustrate
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and to teach the disciples but as we
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consider this idea of the importance of
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the important consider forces 1 through
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5 and the those who are unimportant in
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the eyes of some being little children
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what note is what Jesus says then Jesus
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called a little child to him and set him
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in the midst of them and said assuredly
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I say to you unless you are converted
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and become as little children you will
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by no means enter the kingdom of heaven
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therefore whoever humbles himself as
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this little child is the greatest in the
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kingdom of heaven
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whoever receives one little child like
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this in my name receives me Jesus says
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and points out to the Apostles in answer
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to their question they say who’s the
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greatest in the kingdom of heaven and
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Jesus takes a little child sits him in
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front of them and says the one who’s
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converted to become as a little child
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when something is converted it changes
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it’s different when you convert dollars
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into pesos you still have money but you
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don’t have the same money it is
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different when you convert water into
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ice
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it’s different
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it has different properties it serves a
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different function jesus said you’re not
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going to enter my kingdom and be like
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you were before you came in if you’re
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not going to be converted you’re not
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going to enter the kingdom and he says
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you have to be converted to become as
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little children there are many lessons
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that we can learn from children and all
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of them are of great value but this one
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lesson is the one I want to focus on
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little children and their relationship
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to their parents one of the things
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that’s true about little children
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outside of situations that are those
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containing abuse and and complete misuse
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of children is that children by their
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very nature respect and love and honor
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their parents when you consider the
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attitude of a little child towards their
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parents especially the youngest of
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children they look look to their parents
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as if their parents cannot do any wrong
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they look to the
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parents and they say I want to be just
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like that it’s just part of human nature
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they see what their parents can do that
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just the fact that the adult can can
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open the refrigerator on their own that
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they can do the things that we consider
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common as an adult they look at those
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things and they say I want to do that
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just earlier this week James taught mica
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how to open the refrigerator you know
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that Micah would think James’s big stuff
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he can open that door but now Micah can
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and that diminishes that a little bit
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Micah’s eyes now even he can open the
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door James isn’t quite so big anymore
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but you know that same thing happens
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with children they get to be older they
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get to be teenagers they can start to
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work they can start to do things on
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their own they want independence and mom
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and dad begin to diminish don’t they but
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humanity does that we do that with God
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we begin to have our own independence we
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begin to have our own abilities and our
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own strengths and our own technology and
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achievements and we go through this
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process where we begin to diminish the
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power of God in our minds we go through
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a process whereby we come to a
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conclusion and I’m talking about society
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humans come to the conclusion I don’t
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really need him anymore
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jesus said except you be converted and
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become as little children you will by no
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means enter the kingdom of heaven
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and notice what specific application he
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says he’s talking about
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therefore whoever humbles himself jesus
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said the importance of little children
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the lessons we learn from little
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children is
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their humility in relationship to others
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we are to be those who understand that
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children have importance Jesus was one
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who recognized that children have
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importance Jesus was one who insisted
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that children be allowed to come to him
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he knew their value he would teach them
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he would set them on his lap he would be
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that he would be one who was kind to
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them he would demonstrate the kind of
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life that they are to live and then he
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would say verse five whoever receives
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one little child like this in my name
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receives me you were might you might
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remember over in Matthew chapter 25
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Jesus gave a list Jesus gave a list of
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those who had done good to him those who
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would be the sheep and not the goats he
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says those of you who will be the sheep
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will be those who fed me when I was
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naked or he fed me when I was hungry
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clothe me when I was naked visited me in
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prison and they would say Lord when have
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we seen you in this state when have we
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done these things to you and he says as
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much as you’ve done it to the least of
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these you’ve done it to me Jesus had a
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focus throughout his ministry and even
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at the very end of his ministry most
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especially on those who were considered
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unimportant because it had always been
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the unimportant ones who had heard Jesus
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you know the scribes and the Pharisees
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looked down on Jesus because he ate with
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publicans and sinners those whom they
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would not even be in the same room with
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if they could avoid it those who they
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wouldn’t associate with if they could
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avoid it they were those who they would
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certainly not sit down to a meal with
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and yet Jesus ate with them because
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Jesus still considered them important if
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we’re not going to be converted if our
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life are my
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our perspective and our being will not
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be converted to the ways of God Jesus
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says will not enter the kingdom of
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heaven the importance of little children
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is clear in Scripture the importance of
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the lessons they teach us is also clear
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but the little children isn’t the last
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group of people Jesus is going to
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mention in this context if you go to
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verse 6 we find that the importance of
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the unimportant when we see the easily
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offended notice verse 6 but whoever
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causes one of these little ones who
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believes in me to sin now he’s not
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talking about little children anymore
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he’s transitioned from the little
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children as a group to the little
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children is a representative group of
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someone else he says but whoever causes
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one of these little ones who believes in
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me to sin it would be better for him if
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a millstone were hung around his neck
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and he were drowned in the depths of the
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sea woe to the world because of offenses
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for offenses must come but woe to that
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man by whom the offenses come if your
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hand or foot causes you to sin cut it
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off and cast it from you it is better
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for you to enter into life maimed rather
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than having two hands or two feet to be
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cast into the everlasting fire and if
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your eye causes you to sin pluck it out
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and cast it from you it is better for
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you to enter into life with one eye
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rather than having two eyes to be cast
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into hell fire Jesus points out the
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importance of the easily offended now
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for clarification we’re not talking
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about the type of people who wear their
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feelings on their sleeves we are not
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talking about the people who raise their
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hand every single time someone says
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something they disagree with and say
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well that offend
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me it’s not what we’re talking about
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that’s not not the kind of offenses
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Jesus is talking about Jesus is not
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talking about someone’s emotions or
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someone being offended because someone
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said something they didn’t like Jesus is
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talking about one who’s caused to sin
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one who is easily brought down or
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stumbles because of someone else he’s
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talking about the easily led astray he’s
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talking about those who are novices
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those who are babes in Christ he is
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talking about those who are weak in
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their understanding Paul in Romans
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chapter 14 will spend the entirety of
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that chapter talking about how we relate
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to those who have less understanding or
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an incomplete understanding or a lacking
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understanding of Scripture and how we as
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those who are stronger make sure that we
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do not offend them because they belong
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to someone else because someone died for
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them he says these people who are
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struggling who are incomplete in their
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knowledge who do not fully understand
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this particular issue of meats or of
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days Christ died for them and remember
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our standard of evaluation about who is
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important in this life is did Christ
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died for them because if he did they
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qualify as important they have true
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value but when you look at this idea
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when you look at these individuals that
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Jesus is talking about he says that
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those who are offended he says whoever
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causes one of these little ones who
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believes in me to sin there’s our
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defining term someone has caused someone
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else to sin he says it’s better off that
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the person who caused it
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have a millstone hung about their neck
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and be cast into the sea than they
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should cause one of these little ones to
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stumble maybe we don’t appreciate that
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quite as much as we should maybe we
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don’t value people quite as much as
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Christ did Jesus looked at these people
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who were weak Jesus looked at these
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people who had real problems in their
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lives Jesus looked at these people who
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were dealing with sin and a very intense
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level and he told his disciples you
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treat them carefully you make sure you
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don’t cause them to stumble and to sin
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because the result is not only their sin
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but God’s judgment on you will there be
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people who will be in hell because of
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how they treated their brethren yes
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there will Jesus makes it plain Jesus
0:17:01.450,0:17:07.000
says that if there’s something causing
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you to sin you cut it off if your foot
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causes you to stumble you cut it off if
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your eye causes you to sin you pluck it
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out now he’s not talking about our
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physical limbs he’s not talking about
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what we do to our body he’s not talking
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about taking our hand you know what I
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have done something wrong with this hand
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it’s caused me to sin I’m gonna cut it
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off and now I won’t send anymore it’s
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not what he’s saying he just like he’s
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taking the little children and he’s
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teaching us something from them he’s
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talking about our bodies and teaching us
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something from that because here’s what
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we know you don’t enter into the kingdom
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of heaven with this physical body do you
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until we’re changed we’re not entering
0:17:48.760,0:17:52.960
into the kingdom of heaven so what Jesus
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is talking about is not the physical
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body but the spiritual
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he’s talking about our mind he’s talking
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about our life and he’s talking about
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our relationship even in the church for
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the sake of time we’re not going to deal
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with verses 15 through verse 20 this
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morning but if you don’t think there’s a
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connection between the cutting off of
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the hand and the brother whose sins and
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won’t repent you’ve missed something in
0:18:24.760,0:18:30.100
this context because these two things
0:18:28.000,0:18:34.570
are connected we’re going to spend more
0:18:30.100,0:18:37.889
time on that this afternoon but I want
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us to focus on the spiritually
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defenseless those who are easily
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offended none of us ever wants to admit
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were that person you convert someone you
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teach them the gospel and from that day
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they don’t want to say I’m easily led
0:18:58.419,0:19:08.950
astray but they are and sometimes we all
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are in that position have you ever been
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in the situation where you’re with
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someone you respect you’re with another
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Christian who you consider to be
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spiritually upright and to be
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spiritually an example to follow and
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then they do something that’s wrong and
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you’re tempted to do it – well if
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so-and-so did it it must be okay they
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know more than I do they’ve been
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Christian longer than been a Christian
0:19:32.860,0:19:43.809
longer and I have it must be fine our
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example is what Jesus is calling on us
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to consider where do we lead others if
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others went where we go in our lives
0:19:52.149,0:19:58.809
would they be better Christians or worse
0:19:55.269,0:20:01.059
if they visited the places we visit if
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they frequented the locations we go to
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would they be better or worse if they
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had the habits that we have would they
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be stronger or weaker Christians if they
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the way we speak would they be those who
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speak more in positive forms or would
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they be complaining more often if they
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were those who were doing the things
0:20:20.410,0:20:24.760
that we do would they be those who are
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praising God in their lives more or
0:20:24.760,0:20:32.920
those who were ignoring his Commandments
0:20:27.340,0:20:35.500
more people are watching you young
0:20:32.920,0:20:41.820
Christians especially are watching us
0:20:35.500,0:20:44.559
and what do they see do they see an
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example that’s leading them down the
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wrong path but the third group see the
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importance of little children we see the
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importance of the easily offended but we
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also see in this context the importance
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of the wayward sheep some might have the
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perspective that when someone goes
0:21:07.900,0:21:15.490
astray when someone spiritually turns
0:21:12.429,0:21:18.549
their back on Christ turns their back on
0:21:15.490,0:21:21.940
the church and walks away that they’ve
0:21:18.549,0:21:24.400
they’ve done that to themselves they’ve
0:21:21.940,0:21:26.160
made their choice you just gotta let
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them go
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you just got to be satisfied with the
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fact that they’re not coming back and
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move on some might even go to the
0:21:38.020,0:21:46.419
example of the prodigal son and say see
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that father didn’t chase down his son he
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just stayed at home and waited and we’ve
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got to do the same thing which would of
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course ignore the first two aspects of
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that account Jesus here reiterates a
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portion of that account when he says
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verse 10 take heed that you do not
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despise one of these little ones for I
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say to you that in heaven their angels
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always see the face of my father who is
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in heaven by the way the context of that
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statement is not little children there
0:22:20.650,0:22:24.759
are been many who have come to this path
0:22:22.749,0:22:26.739
talked about the the angels who watch
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over little children and that’s not the
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context the context of this passage is
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Christians who are easily offended and
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struggling he says take heed that you do
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not despise one of these little ones for
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I say to you that in heaven their angels
0:22:45.519,0:22:50.200
always see the face of my father who is
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in heaven for the Son of man has come to
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seek and to save that which is lost
0:22:54.869,0:23:02.859
jesus said I came to bring back to seek
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to find those who are wayward those who
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are struggling those who are lost what
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do you think if a man has a hundred
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sheep and one of them goes astray does
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he not leave the ninety-nine and go to
0:23:15.519,0:23:20.830
the mountains to seek that one who is
0:23:17.710,0:23:22.480
straying and if he should find it
0:23:20.830,0:23:25.320
assuredly I say to you he rejoices
0:23:22.480,0:23:31.239
moreover that sheep than over the 99
0:23:25.320,0:23:33.220
that did not go astray even so it is not
0:23:31.239,0:23:37.419
the will of your father who is in heaven
0:23:33.220,0:23:42.059
that one of these little ones should
0:23:37.419,0:23:45.489
perish it is the will of God that
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everyone should be saved but sometimes
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that salvation requires those who are
0:23:49.059,0:23:59.649
faithful to get out of their comfort
0:23:51.489,0:24:03.970
zone and go seek those who are lost we
0:23:59.649,0:24:07.840
all know people who have been faithful
0:24:03.970,0:24:10.899
Christians in the past we all know
0:24:07.840,0:24:13.450
people who have wandered away from the
0:24:10.899,0:24:16.480
truth and from righteous living and from
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the gospel and we all know people who
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could be saved if someone would go be a
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Shepherd to them jesus said that he came
0:24:30.190,0:24:39.000
to seek and to save what was lost he
0:24:34.830,0:24:41.970
acts as a shepherd who leaves behind the
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ninety-nine who are safe who leaves
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behind the ninety-nine who were faithful
0:24:44.549,0:24:53.130
and goes out searching for the one who’s
0:24:48.960,0:24:57.090
departed the one who’s wayward the one
0:24:53.130,0:24:59.220
who’s astray Jesus perspective about
0:24:57.090,0:25:00.570
those who’ve departed from the truth is
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not you know what they’ve made their
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choice you know what if they don’t want
0:25:03.120,0:25:06.980
to be here anymore then we can’t change
0:25:05.250,0:25:12.230
their mind
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no his perspective is if they’re lost
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why are you still here
0:25:15.169,0:25:22.830
go get them we need to be those who
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consider the wayward the same way Jesus
0:25:22.830,0:25:28.830
did we need to be those who consider the
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straying the same way Jesus did those
0:25:28.830,0:25:36.360
who have opportunities for us to restore
0:25:32.070,0:25:42.960
and when they’re restored that we have
0:25:36.360,0:25:46.710
more joy in them than in all the others
0:25:42.960,0:25:51.480
who were already saved we need to have a
0:25:46.710,0:25:53.490
perspective about the unimportant we
0:25:51.480,0:25:56.279
need to have a perspective about the
0:25:53.490,0:25:58.919
overlooked we need to have a perspective
0:25:56.279,0:26:02.399
about those who are the under considered
0:25:58.919,0:26:06.149
within the body of Christ that we seek
0:26:02.399,0:26:09.510
and save those who are lost that we make
0:26:06.149,0:26:12.480
sure we treat correctly and provide good
0:26:09.510,0:26:18.059
examples to the easily offended and that
0:26:12.480,0:26:22.230
we honor the little children among us we
0:26:18.059,0:26:28.500
need to be those who are living the life
0:26:22.230,0:26:34.080
of Christ towards others who are around
0:26:28.500,0:26:39.269
us Jesus would make it clear there is no
0:26:34.080,0:26:44.809
one who is unimportant but let’s return
0:26:39.269,0:26:49.770
back to that very first question
0:26:44.809,0:26:54.110
the Apostles asked who is the greatest
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in the kingdom of heaven
0:26:56.030,0:27:05.100
Jesus didn’t just say that these three
0:26:59.400,0:27:08.370
groups of people were important but he
0:27:05.100,0:27:12.450
identified their humility those who were
0:27:08.370,0:27:14.970
wayward and repent they are humbling
0:27:12.450,0:27:17.640
themselves before God those who are
0:27:14.970,0:27:18.750
easily offended but they’re striving to
0:27:17.640,0:27:20.820
do what is right
0:27:18.750,0:27:24.200
the little children who humble
0:27:20.820,0:27:29.610
themselves before God he identifies this
0:27:24.200,0:27:33.750
one characteristic in them all their
0:27:29.610,0:27:36.480
humility is what causes them to be the
0:27:33.750,0:27:37.679
greatest in the kingdom of heaven you
0:27:36.480,0:27:39.390
say wait a minute
0:27:37.679,0:27:42.300
someone who’s easily offended their
0:27:39.390,0:27:47.059
greater and as a Christian than I am yep
0:27:42.300,0:27:50.790
if they’re humble because it is pride
0:27:47.059,0:27:54.410
that keeps us from being what God wants
0:27:50.790,0:27:56.880
us to be examine your life this morning
0:27:54.410,0:27:59.809
examine your actions towards others
0:27:56.880,0:28:02.040
examine your relationship to your
0:27:59.809,0:28:07.710
relationship to your brethren and ask
0:28:02.040,0:28:12.900
yourself is pride keeping me from
0:28:07.710,0:28:16.290
considering others above myself is pride
0:28:12.900,0:28:21.600
getting in the way of me being like
0:28:16.290,0:28:25.530
Christ or am i humble before God as a
0:28:21.600,0:28:30.020
little child before others as a little
0:28:25.530,0:28:32.640
child and seeking those who are lost in
0:28:30.020,0:28:34.140
humbleness and humility before God if
0:28:32.640,0:28:38.700
you’re outside the body of Christ this
0:28:34.140,0:28:42.750
morning Jesus said he came to seek and
0:28:38.700,0:28:44.790
save that which was lost and you are if
0:28:42.750,0:28:48.240
you’re outside the body of Christ this
0:28:44.790,0:28:51.860
morning you’re lost and he spoke twice
0:28:48.240,0:28:57.120
in this context about those in danger of
0:28:51.860,0:28:57.990
Hell an eternal fire if you’re lost
0:28:57.120,0:29:00.660
you’re
0:28:57.990,0:29:04.530
in a dangerous position because if you
0:29:00.660,0:29:07.470
die lost there’s not a second chance at
0:29:04.530,0:29:09.270
Salvation if you’re outside the body of
0:29:07.470,0:29:11.160
Christ this morning you’re outside where
0:29:09.270,0:29:13.410
of the place where salvation is found
0:29:11.160,0:29:15.570
you’re outside of the location where the
0:29:13.410,0:29:18.390
blood of Christ covers all sins and
0:29:15.570,0:29:20.520
where grace is given to all those who
0:29:18.390,0:29:22.920
are present if you’re outside the body
0:29:20.520,0:29:24.960
of Christ you can change that you can
0:29:22.920,0:29:26.850
enter into that body you can enter into
0:29:24.960,0:29:28.800
that church by hearing the Word of God
0:29:26.850,0:29:29.630
and believing that Jesus Christ is the
0:29:28.800,0:29:32.610
son of God
0:29:29.630,0:29:35.880
repenting of your sins which requires
0:29:32.610,0:29:39.150
humility it requires the willingness to
0:29:35.880,0:29:42.660
say I was wrong and I’m going to change
0:29:39.150,0:29:48.720
it’s called being converted verse 2 and
0:29:42.660,0:29:51.059
verse 3 repent of your sins confess the
0:29:48.720,0:29:53.340
name of Christ confess allegiance to
0:29:51.059,0:29:55.050
Christ as Lord and Savior and be
0:29:53.340,0:29:58.470
immersed in water for the remission of
0:29:55.050,0:30:01.650
those sins dying to the old way of sin
0:29:58.470,0:30:03.750
to the old man of sin rising again to
0:30:01.650,0:30:07.380
walk in newness of life have you done
0:30:03.750,0:30:10.200
that if you’ve not done that why not do
0:30:07.380,0:30:12.660
that today you have need of the
0:30:10.200,0:30:16.820
invitation the invitation is open why
0:30:12.660,0:30:16.820
not come as we stand in as we see
0:30:19.430,0:30:23.610
you’ve been listening to good news
0:30:22.020,0:30:25.920
brought to you by the Collierville
0:30:23.610,0:30:29.610
Church of Christ you can join us in
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0:30:29.610,0:30:35.040
Tennessee on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m.
0:30:32.490,0:30:37.470
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1:30 p.m.