1 00:00:00,050 --> 00:00:11,059 Please turn your Bibles to Luke chapter 11, Lucas Lucas Capo. 2 00:00:13,430 --> 00:00:16,010 So encouraging to be able to have a worship service. 3 00:00:29,039 --> 00:00:31,539 Lord, what to do? 4 00:00:31,539 --> 00:00:31,660 I? 5 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:32,580 Yes. 6 00:00:35,500 --> 00:00:36,140 Thank you. 7 00:00:36,460 --> 00:00:36,820 Yes. 8 00:00:36,820 --> 00:00:37,059 Yes. 9 00:00:37,059 --> 00:00:37,420 Kyle? 10 00:00:38,630 --> 00:00:41,019 Uh, Uhoh. 11 00:00:43,269 --> 00:00:45,200 I feel like I'm being prank cuz I didn't buy a donut. 12 00:00:48,530 --> 00:00:49,400 I will repent. 13 00:00:59,585 --> 00:01:05,315 The United States is the second largest Spanish speaking country in the world. 14 00:01:06,995 --> 00:01:11,525 There are more Spanish speakers that live in the United States than 15 00:01:11,525 --> 00:01:14,855 in Argentina, than in Colombia. 16 00:01:15,664 --> 00:01:23,295 Then in Spain, this is a country where the Spanish language 17 00:01:23,300 --> 00:01:27,185 is here and is here to stay. 18 00:01:28,445 --> 00:01:34,655 Whereas in other cultures who bring their own native language, usually by 19 00:01:34,655 --> 00:01:43,775 generation two, that language is gone In the proximity to Latin America, new 20 00:01:43,775 --> 00:01:48,845 generations not being ashamed to be speak Spanish, but embracing their parents' 21 00:01:48,845 --> 00:01:53,884 language and the culture being a communal. 22 00:01:55,205 --> 00:01:56,854 Family oriented culture. 23 00:01:57,634 --> 00:02:00,185 The, the language remains. 24 00:02:01,025 --> 00:02:05,225 Every institution in every industry in the United States has figured that out. 25 00:02:05,945 --> 00:02:07,865 So when you call somewhere, they say 26 00:02:11,795 --> 00:02:12,815 used to be those 27 00:02:16,025 --> 00:02:17,255 moved us up. 28 00:02:20,435 --> 00:02:27,695 Every institution and every industry has embraced a branch for Spanish 29 00:02:29,465 --> 00:02:31,235 in our fellowship of churches. 30 00:02:32,015 --> 00:02:37,745 My wife and I are only one of nine ministers devoted to Spanish 31 00:02:37,745 --> 00:02:42,665 ministry in our, the entire country, in our fellowship of churches. 32 00:02:43,655 --> 00:02:48,785 My position doesn't exist as a Spanish minister for Spanish 33 00:02:48,785 --> 00:02:50,704 ministry in the majority. 34 00:02:51,305 --> 00:02:53,735 Of our churches, and yet we are the second largest Spanish 35 00:02:53,735 --> 00:02:56,135 speaking country in the world. 36 00:02:56,855 --> 00:03:01,175 I say that to say, to bring some context as to how special our 37 00:03:01,175 --> 00:03:06,005 bilingual service is and how we are participating with the new things that 38 00:03:06,010 --> 00:03:10,505 God is doing in the second largest Spanish speaking country in the world. 39 00:03:11,045 --> 00:03:16,325 And so for this English dominant speakers, we thank you for making space where we 40 00:03:16,325 --> 00:03:23,914 can worship publicly in both languages and not be in a corner with headsets 41 00:03:24,005 --> 00:03:25,954 feeling like second class citizens. 42 00:03:27,035 --> 00:03:31,805 But now we are participating in the kingdom with all are welcome and all 43 00:03:31,805 --> 00:03:34,144 can hear in their native language. 44 00:03:34,144 --> 00:03:34,535 Amen. 45 00:03:50,014 --> 00:03:54,375 Luke Chapter 11, the English Ministry. 46 00:03:54,375 --> 00:03:59,675 You guys have been going through the Gospel of Luke, and so I'm grateful. 47 00:03:59,675 --> 00:04:03,485 We're grateful to be able to join in into this passage for us. 48 00:04:03,490 --> 00:04:05,345 We've been going through the gospel of Johnson. 49 00:04:05,345 --> 00:04:06,425 We'll pause that. 50 00:04:06,845 --> 00:04:09,215 We'll enter the world of Luke. 51 00:04:22,005 --> 00:04:29,615 Have in 11 how much bread did the Defriend ask for? 52 00:04:33,965 --> 00:04:36,244 Find your answer, don't tell anyone. 53 00:04:36,545 --> 00:04:40,925 We'll get to it later in Luke chapter nine. 54 00:04:44,765 --> 00:04:47,075 Luke chapter nine in verse 51. 55 00:04:48,365 --> 00:04:51,665 Jesus makes this proclamation as a time. 56 00:04:51,665 --> 00:04:54,875 The scripture says, as a time approach for him to be taken up to heaven. 57 00:04:54,875 --> 00:04:59,495 Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 58 00:04:59,915 --> 00:05:05,465 And so from chapter nine, verse 51, all the way in 1928, it's Jesus 59 00:05:05,465 --> 00:05:14,285 and his ministry journeying to Jerusalem in the Christian calendar. 60 00:05:14,285 --> 00:05:19,445 We're on our way to the cross and resurrection, and that's 61 00:05:19,450 --> 00:05:20,765 what's taking place there. 62 00:05:33,635 --> 00:05:38,435 And so then chapter 11 is in the middle of this journey, and 63 00:05:38,435 --> 00:05:40,205 chapter 11 talks about prayer. 64 00:05:42,290 --> 00:05:44,900 And other things that we're gonna unpack for a second, but I, I want 65 00:05:44,900 --> 00:05:48,980 to just kind of set it up here for you before you understand how unique 66 00:05:48,980 --> 00:05:55,909 Chapter 11 is in the context of this journey to death and resurrection. 67 00:06:14,750 --> 00:06:16,820 So look, chapter 11, 68 00:06:21,590 --> 00:06:25,580 here's a breakdown of Luke Chapter 11. 69 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:32,840 This breakdown is an invitation for you to take some time this week and 70 00:06:32,840 --> 00:06:34,940 to dive into one of those things. 71 00:06:46,130 --> 00:06:51,600 So we see prayer, power, signs and critics pod. 72 00:06:55,159 --> 00:07:00,470 It's a very dense chapter, in fact, chapter 11 and chapter 14. 73 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:05,570 There's a lot of content and teaching back to back, to back, to back, to back. 74 00:07:06,020 --> 00:07:10,730 That for the reader can be a little overwhelming and easy to miss some things. 75 00:07:12,590 --> 00:07:14,680 But again, it's right in the middle of that journey. 76 00:07:28,660 --> 00:07:32,960 But we're gonna not talk about all of these, but we'll talk about powers and 77 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:34,040 then we'll go back to the beginning. 78 00:07:34,655 --> 00:07:34,954 Prayer. 79 00:07:42,454 --> 00:07:49,414 So I'm just gonna kind of summarize it here in Luke 11, verse 14 to 28. 80 00:07:50,914 --> 00:07:58,204 It says there that Jesus healed a man that was muted. 81 00:07:58,204 --> 00:08:05,345 Verse 14, sorry, as Jesus was driving out a demonn that was muted when the Demonn 82 00:08:05,345 --> 00:08:15,155 left, the man who had been muted spoke and the crowd was amazed and author. 83 00:08:33,635 --> 00:08:36,725 And then later, Jesus here, right away, he's accused that he's 84 00:08:36,725 --> 00:08:39,275 driving out demons by a demonn. 85 00:08:39,934 --> 00:08:43,865 And then Jesus responds just with logic like, Hey, if saint's divided 86 00:08:43,865 --> 00:08:45,635 against Satan, it's gonna collapse. 87 00:08:45,635 --> 00:08:49,205 Like he just kind of is gently just kind of breaking it down 88 00:08:49,415 --> 00:08:51,215 logically to his critics. 89 00:08:51,965 --> 00:08:56,675 And then there's a lady at the end, you know, bless is the mother who bore you. 90 00:08:57,785 --> 00:09:04,685 And Jesus is like, that's cool, but it's better to trust and believe in God. 91 00:09:05,705 --> 00:09:12,245 And so we see two extremes in the middle of this teaching and this miracle, one 92 00:09:12,245 --> 00:09:16,445 extreme is hyper critical of Jesus. 93 00:09:16,925 --> 00:09:20,615 And the other extreme just kind of that people, people that tell you what 94 00:09:20,645 --> 00:09:22,415 they want you, they want you to hear. 95 00:09:23,405 --> 00:09:29,855 But I love how Jesus kind of handles both and brings them back to trusting in God. 96 00:09:49,835 --> 00:09:50,185 Oh, 97 00:10:10,025 --> 00:10:20,765 that says a lot about Jesus who can take critics and people pre pleasing praise and 98 00:10:20,765 --> 00:10:28,835 not be shaken, but be able to attend to both and bring them to God centeredness. 99 00:10:30,980 --> 00:10:33,110 Because we can relate to the critics. 100 00:10:33,740 --> 00:10:39,290 We may not accuse Jesus of doing things in the power of Satan, but 101 00:10:39,290 --> 00:10:45,620 we may feel like Jesus is absent or not working in your favor. 102 00:10:47,180 --> 00:10:48,350 You said you'd love me. 103 00:10:48,355 --> 00:10:50,150 You said you'd be there. 104 00:10:50,750 --> 00:10:51,560 Where are you? 105 00:10:52,730 --> 00:10:56,690 Maybe we have resentment at times, especially when difficult 106 00:10:56,695 --> 00:10:59,000 things are taking place. 107 00:10:59,930 --> 00:11:01,460 Or maybe we're in the other extreme. 108 00:11:01,460 --> 00:11:03,050 This is the best life ever. 109 00:11:03,050 --> 00:11:03,860 Oh my goodness. 110 00:11:03,865 --> 00:11:03,980 Yay. 111 00:11:06,110 --> 00:11:09,650 I mean, it is, but life is real. 112 00:11:10,820 --> 00:11:13,250 The struggles, there's ups, there's downs. 113 00:11:13,250 --> 00:11:16,400 God is not expecting us to be in this hyper bubble either. 114 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:23,030 So it says a lot about God who can take the spaces where we can 115 00:11:23,035 --> 00:11:27,560 be and bring us back to God vent. 116 00:11:29,510 --> 00:11:30,070 Jesus. 117 00:11:46,660 --> 00:11:47,220 Jesus. 118 00:12:13,370 --> 00:12:16,670 Now Luke is doing something a little cool here. 119 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:18,080 Love gospel. 120 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:24,260 Luke, at the beginning of Luke Zacharia doesn't trust God. 121 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:26,960 God's messenger and he's muted. 122 00:12:28,730 --> 00:12:31,745 Elizabeth Trust that might be a sign. 123 00:12:31,745 --> 00:12:35,165 Brothers , I'm leave it right there. 124 00:12:43,495 --> 00:12:44,295 Elizabeth. 125 00:12:49,685 --> 00:12:53,255 And now there's a demonn that can mute people. 126 00:12:59,465 --> 00:13:11,405 So we see a God who mutes arias can Muk And we see a demonn that can mute. 127 00:13:16,925 --> 00:13:22,115 Luke is letting us know we're bringing both powers into the ring. 128 00:13:22,955 --> 00:13:24,085 Both have powers. 129 00:13:24,740 --> 00:13:28,310 And so it makes more sense when you read that passage when Jesus is talking about 130 00:13:28,310 --> 00:13:31,940 the strong man, what he's talking about. 131 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,070 I'll leave that for your own personal Bible study, 132 00:13:44,680 --> 00:13:45,080 sir, 133 00:13:50,940 --> 00:13:54,500 and in verse 20 it says, but if I drive Jesus, this is what Jesus says. 134 00:13:54,500 --> 00:14:01,880 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come 135 00:14:02,180 --> 00:14:08,810 upon you again, using logic to help them understand, I'm God helping you out here. 136 00:14:24,095 --> 00:14:28,535 Now this is a reference, as you can see, finger of God. 137 00:14:28,535 --> 00:14:32,435 It's a reference to Exodus chapter eight, 138 00:14:36,215 --> 00:14:37,535 what's happening, Exodus. 139 00:14:37,775 --> 00:14:43,565 God is displaying God's power to emancipate the enslaved people 140 00:14:43,570 --> 00:14:49,175 in Israel and freedom from the bondage of Pharaoh's system. 141 00:14:49,745 --> 00:14:54,515 But Pharaoh is pushing back and God sends a plague and the magicians 142 00:14:54,515 --> 00:14:57,155 respond with something similar. 143 00:14:57,155 --> 00:15:00,035 And so we see a coalition of powers. 144 00:15:00,185 --> 00:15:03,575 Am I, are you gonna be enslaved and new to muted? 145 00:15:04,685 --> 00:15:11,345 Why are you gonna be freed and be able to pray as we are gonna get to you? 146 00:15:11,345 --> 00:15:17,885 See all of that, the contrast of the God who wants us to pray. 147 00:15:18,425 --> 00:15:20,105 Who wants us to be free? 148 00:15:20,165 --> 00:15:22,775 Luke chapter four, here to set the captives free 149 00:15:25,865 --> 00:15:30,155 and the demons who want to keep you silenced, Barrow, who wants to keep 150 00:15:30,155 --> 00:15:32,405 you enslaved and under his bondage. 151 00:15:34,025 --> 00:15:39,385 So there's a lot happening in Luke that we should play close attention to. 152 00:16:23,735 --> 00:16:30,125 But the magicians tried to produce Nats by their secret arts. 153 00:16:30,605 --> 00:16:35,375 They could not, since the Nats were on people and animals 154 00:16:35,380 --> 00:16:38,764 everywhere, the magicians set to Pharaoh, they just gave up. 155 00:16:39,605 --> 00:16:46,145 This is the finger of God, the same thing Jesus is saying. 156 00:16:46,150 --> 00:16:47,795 That's a direct reference. 157 00:16:48,365 --> 00:16:49,505 Jesus is kind of letting him know. 158 00:16:49,510 --> 00:16:51,815 Listen, you guys are like the magicians of Pharaoh. 159 00:16:51,815 --> 00:16:54,244 Let me free my people. 160 00:16:54,244 --> 00:16:55,445 Luke chapter four. 161 00:16:57,395 --> 00:17:00,994 Stop trying to keep people in religious bondage. 162 00:17:03,514 --> 00:17:05,075 Stop accusing me. 163 00:17:05,855 --> 00:17:07,145 I'm here to. 164 00:17:34,595 --> 00:17:35,795 Can translate that one. 165 00:17:36,025 --> 00:17:36,915 It's cultural 166 00:17:56,735 --> 00:17:57,995 Are you in bondage? 167 00:17:59,975 --> 00:18:07,595 Have you been muted to find yourself able to? 168 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:15,530 Find yourself, be able to share what's really going on. 169 00:18:18,620 --> 00:18:26,180 Find yourself not having the people in the space here, how you're feeling. 170 00:18:27,770 --> 00:18:29,180 Do you feel censored? 171 00:18:31,630 --> 00:18:32,900 Do you feel trapped? 172 00:18:35,510 --> 00:18:44,390 There is a God who can walk you through and give you a voice and give you and 173 00:18:44,395 --> 00:18:48,770 a space to be God centered and freed. 174 00:18:49,430 --> 00:18:54,170 And if you look into that passage, you see the call. 175 00:18:54,170 --> 00:18:56,600 As you remove things, you need to replace them. 176 00:18:58,100 --> 00:19:01,130 I'm all about deconstruction, but how are you gonna re, what are you gonna replace? 177 00:19:01,135 --> 00:19:03,410 That way it's good to. 178 00:19:04,730 --> 00:19:06,140 critic about certain things. 179 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,450 I think that's healthy and I think that's good. 180 00:19:09,140 --> 00:19:12,950 But if we don't replace it with God's centerness, we may end up 181 00:19:12,950 --> 00:19:15,050 in a better, a worse situation. 182 00:19:17,630 --> 00:19:18,920 So God is letting us know. 183 00:19:18,925 --> 00:19:20,120 Say what you need to say. 184 00:19:21,170 --> 00:19:22,010 I'll listen to you. 185 00:19:23,150 --> 00:19:24,290 He didn't ignore the critic. 186 00:19:26,060 --> 00:19:27,830 He'd ignore the people pleasing person. 187 00:19:28,700 --> 00:19:38,330 He attended to them to bring him, because God's power is listening to us and giving 188 00:19:38,330 --> 00:19:41,930 us a voice so that we can speak to him. 189 00:19:42,350 --> 00:19:47,090 The power of a relationship with the living God. 190 00:19:49,850 --> 00:19:50,420 Good on that. 191 00:19:50,450 --> 00:19:51,290 We gotta translate. 192 00:20:53,870 --> 00:20:54,440 Let's go. 193 00:20:54,500 --> 00:20:55,370 Let's talk about prayer now. 194 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,560 We're going backwards here and we'll end right here with communi. 195 00:21:00,445 --> 00:21:01,685 , can we go to the next slide? 196 00:21:04,205 --> 00:21:04,595 Thank you. 197 00:21:06,155 --> 00:21:07,025 So let's talk about prayer. 198 00:21:07,025 --> 00:21:07,535 Next slide. 199 00:21:07,865 --> 00:21:08,825 For some reason, there we go. 200 00:21:09,515 --> 00:21:10,025 Let's read this, 201 00:21:14,465 --> 00:21:20,615 this very short prayer compared to Matthew, but there's a lot there. 202 00:21:25,085 --> 00:21:26,545 Are you guys doing right? 203 00:21:26,675 --> 00:21:27,095 You good? 204 00:21:27,415 --> 00:21:27,905 Yeah. 205 00:21:28,475 --> 00:21:30,185 We're we're, we're together here. 206 00:21:30,190 --> 00:21:30,545 Yeah. 207 00:21:31,085 --> 00:21:32,525 You're committing to buy more donuts. 208 00:21:34,925 --> 00:21:37,295 . They stopped my controller, so I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm committing 209 00:21:37,295 --> 00:21:39,575 here so I can, all right. 210 00:21:39,905 --> 00:21:43,775 One day Jesus was praying as in a certain place that tells you 211 00:21:43,775 --> 00:21:45,005 so much about God right there. 212 00:21:45,005 --> 00:21:46,535 That tells you so much about Jesus. 213 00:21:46,745 --> 00:21:50,195 Luke is constantly highlighting the prayer life of Jesus. 214 00:21:50,930 --> 00:21:54,980 When he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray. 215 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:57,740 Just as John taught his disciples, that tells you so much about what 216 00:21:57,740 --> 00:22:01,610 it means to be a follower of Jesus because these guys are learners. 217 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,670 They're humble, they're paying attention. 218 00:22:04,730 --> 00:22:08,450 They have a desire to learn more from the living God. 219 00:22:10,550 --> 00:22:18,470 He's said to them, when you pray, say, father, all be your name, your 220 00:22:18,470 --> 00:22:23,900 kingdom come give us that have been highlighted each day our daily bread. 221 00:22:24,860 --> 00:22:31,400 Forgive us, our sin for we also forgive everyone who sins against 222 00:22:31,730 --> 00:22:36,020 us and lead us not into temptation. 223 00:22:37,340 --> 00:22:44,600 The brilliance of Luke that he's able to pack all of these themes in 224 00:22:44,780 --> 00:22:49,280 Luke into, or verses into an outline. 225 00:22:50,180 --> 00:22:56,660 of prayer because this is a communal prayer. 226 00:22:57,380 --> 00:23:07,100 We talked about personal muteness, but now we look at communal expressions of faith. 227 00:23:11,330 --> 00:23:12,410 Let me read in Spanish. 228 00:23:18,150 --> 00:23:18,710 Jesus. 229 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:41,300 Anyway, all right. 230 00:23:41,300 --> 00:23:41,660 Lemme go. 231 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:31,180 And. 232 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:05,360 So last we, we, last time we spoke in English few seconds ago, we talked 233 00:25:05,360 --> 00:25:07,470 about how Luke packs everything. 234 00:25:08,270 --> 00:25:11,000 Most of the themes of Luke in these four verses, let's see them. 235 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,950 We see Jesus prayer life. 236 00:25:16,670 --> 00:25:21,230 In these four verses, we see the followers as learners. 237 00:25:21,890 --> 00:25:26,120 We see the importance of prayer life of the church cuz it's Luke in Acts. 238 00:25:26,120 --> 00:25:29,180 And so the church is constantly in prayer. 239 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:34,760 We see the God centeredness about this. 240 00:25:35,540 --> 00:25:40,940 The, the students are asking, we wanna learn to pray for what 241 00:25:40,940 --> 00:25:44,480 reason, to connect with God. 242 00:25:46,250 --> 00:25:48,600 Sometimes we wanna learn to do something. 243 00:25:50,075 --> 00:25:56,075 This is a posture of learning to be someone, because when you're stuck 244 00:25:56,075 --> 00:26:01,475 in a cycle, will you read your Bible just to give a lesson that's not God's 245 00:26:01,475 --> 00:26:04,125 centerness, that's performance oriented. 246 00:26:05,975 --> 00:26:13,235 Protect your relationship with God, God's future breaking into the present 247 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:21,485 because he says, you know, your kingdom come the Old Testament connections 248 00:26:21,485 --> 00:26:24,515 to God providing to his people. 249 00:26:24,575 --> 00:26:29,495 In four verses, Luke is wrapping up the major narratives of scripture 250 00:26:31,145 --> 00:26:34,775 and then the emphasis on forgiveness. 251 00:26:38,905 --> 00:26:40,175 That's a big one. 252 00:26:41,735 --> 00:26:42,815 That's a complicated one. 253 00:26:42,820 --> 00:26:43,475 Can we say that? 254 00:26:43,565 --> 00:26:47,075 That's a complicated one, but God don't mute. 255 00:26:49,805 --> 00:26:51,125 , but don't let me be muted. 256 00:26:52,175 --> 00:26:57,185 Help me to pray or forgiveness and to forgive. 257 00:26:59,165 --> 00:27:02,885 That's a personal prayer and a church prayer. 258 00:27:04,505 --> 00:27:09,545 Release our debts cuz he came to set the captive free the year of the 259 00:27:09,545 --> 00:27:14,795 Jubilee where equality mutuality can take place in the kingdom of God. 260 00:27:15,845 --> 00:27:21,005 And obviously the trials and temptations that come not from God, but because 261 00:27:21,005 --> 00:27:23,405 of the consequences of following God. 262 00:27:25,025 --> 00:27:28,205 God's not out there trying to figure out how you can fail. 263 00:27:29,885 --> 00:27:35,165 Let me test you to see that you are not complete. 264 00:27:35,765 --> 00:27:39,035 Therefore you can turn and need me more. 265 00:27:39,095 --> 00:27:39,665 That's not. 266 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:48,080 God listens to critics and walks them through into God's centerness. 267 00:27:49,490 --> 00:27:54,470 God listens to out of touch people and moves them into God, centerness, 268 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,590 and then says, call me Father. 269 00:27:58,280 --> 00:27:59,180 Pray for this. 270 00:27:59,660 --> 00:28:00,560 Pray with others. 271 00:28:00,830 --> 00:28:02,180 Be part of a community. 272 00:28:02,690 --> 00:28:05,900 So the trials are not the God who's trying to get you. 273 00:28:06,050 --> 00:28:11,510 The trials are the consequences of life when you're trying to follow God. 274 00:29:45,140 --> 00:29:51,200 So as we wrap up, once he teaches this prayer, 275 00:29:56,210 --> 00:30:02,120 he gives them two parables to encourage 'em even more to pray. 276 00:30:09,590 --> 00:30:10,970 The Demonn wanted to mute. 277 00:30:12,650 --> 00:30:13,220 Yes. 278 00:30:13,700 --> 00:30:20,750 God muted Aria, but only so that Aria can listen to God. 279 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,410 And when he heard Little John be, be born 280 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:28,280 cool. 281 00:30:28,700 --> 00:30:32,210 John the Baptist spoke Spanish . That's how he said it. 282 00:30:33,980 --> 00:30:34,690 . That's how he said. 283 00:30:41,585 --> 00:30:44,645 So we'll close with this and we're gonna take communion. 284 00:30:46,685 --> 00:30:47,705 This is the parable. 285 00:30:48,275 --> 00:30:51,065 He gives the parable of the friend, right? 286 00:30:52,295 --> 00:30:57,165 How many loafs of bread that the friend asked for Spanish 287 00:31:01,175 --> 00:31:01,475 three. 288 00:31:03,125 --> 00:31:04,145 Is that by chance? 289 00:31:04,955 --> 00:31:08,255 Is that a random, first of all, it's random that at midnight 290 00:31:08,255 --> 00:31:09,365 you're gonna go ask for bread. 291 00:31:10,685 --> 00:31:17,165 But then in that randomness you're asking for three specific. 292 00:31:28,295 --> 00:31:32,045 In the, after the parable of the friend, he gives a parable of. 293 00:31:34,415 --> 00:31:37,385 Again, I don't want you to just pray. 294 00:31:37,385 --> 00:31:38,945 Let me convince you to pray. 295 00:31:39,125 --> 00:31:42,605 Let me give an example that's friendly, a friend. 296 00:31:43,955 --> 00:31:46,385 Let me give you even a more intimate example. 297 00:31:47,075 --> 00:31:52,355 Father, let's make parenthesis that word also can be complicated for some of us. 298 00:31:53,165 --> 00:31:54,034 Wanna acknowledge that. 299 00:32:06,895 --> 00:32:09,605 So it says, so. 300 00:32:09,605 --> 00:32:14,255 I say to you, ask and it will be given to you. 301 00:32:15,245 --> 00:32:22,235 Speak and you will find knock and the door will be open to you. 302 00:32:22,685 --> 00:32:31,534 For everyone who ask receives the one who seeks, finds, and the one who knock. 303 00:32:32,135 --> 00:32:34,865 The door will be open. 304 00:32:35,285 --> 00:32:37,505 All of these are connected to what just happens later. 305 00:32:38,495 --> 00:32:39,725 How can you ask if you're muted? 306 00:32:39,725 --> 00:32:42,185 You're not muted anymore, right? 307 00:32:42,245 --> 00:32:45,815 The whole house strongman analogy, knocking on the door and all that. 308 00:32:45,845 --> 00:32:47,045 All right, that's for your homework. 309 00:32:48,215 --> 00:32:53,975 Which of your fathers, if your son asks for a PlayStation, will you give him 310 00:32:53,975 --> 00:33:00,785 an Xbox instead , or if he asks for an egg, will you give him a scorpion? 311 00:33:01,625 --> 00:33:05,465 If you then though you are able, what? 312 00:33:06,665 --> 00:33:07,865 We won't get into that one right there. 313 00:33:09,005 --> 00:33:10,895 I don't know if it means what it sounds like. 314 00:33:10,895 --> 00:33:14,525 It means know how to give good gifts to your children. 315 00:33:15,785 --> 00:33:25,085 How much more will your father in heaven give the Holy Spirit the those? 316 00:34:17,284 --> 00:34:18,155 Did you catch that? 317 00:34:19,275 --> 00:34:21,665 This is a Trinitarian passage. 318 00:34:22,685 --> 00:34:23,725 How many loaves of bread? 319 00:34:28,130 --> 00:34:33,480 I say to you, son, father in heaven, holy Spirit, 320 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:53,780 as we take communion, we can remember that the Trinitarian God in our times of 321 00:34:53,784 --> 00:34:58,430 need, he will give us our daily bread. 322 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:18,350 And Luke might be making a connection here saying, I know what you need. 323 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:20,180 I am available. 324 00:35:20,930 --> 00:35:24,500 To you more than a friend, more than a dad. 325 00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:31,430 I'm available to you, but are you available to me? 326 00:35:34,580 --> 00:35:36,410 Are you seeking? 327 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:38,570 Are you asking? 328 00:35:39,380 --> 00:35:40,460 Are you knocking? 329 00:35:43,940 --> 00:35:49,190 God is saying, can you join me from this space and that space? 330 00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:50,270 Can you join me? 331 00:35:51,290 --> 00:35:51,860 Ask me. 332 00:35:53,900 --> 00:35:56,720 Can you join me and seek me? 333 00:35:57,980 --> 00:36:00,530 Can you join me and knock on my door? 334 00:36:03,050 --> 00:36:04,730 I'm going to give you what you need. 335 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:09,200 Will we have a relationship? 336 00:36:15,490 --> 00:36:15,910 Yes. 337 00:36:41,255 --> 00:36:41,645 Connected. 338 00:36:43,175 --> 00:36:44,255 Don't be in bondage. 339 00:36:44,404 --> 00:36:45,365 Don't be muted. 340 00:36:47,825 --> 00:36:53,285 We take communion knowing that God is at work in the broken world, 341 00:36:53,735 --> 00:36:58,025 calling us to participate and need what he will meet our needs. 342 00:36:58,475 --> 00:37:02,795 We are called to seek, knock and to ask. 343 00:37:18,830 --> 00:37:21,470 Let's pray now. 344 00:37:21,470 --> 00:37:24,770 We're so grateful to be able to dive into Luke 11. 345 00:37:26,180 --> 00:37:34,100 We pray we can listen to the things that you wanted us to hear today. 346 00:37:35,330 --> 00:37:40,130 We pray to be in tune, that you are the God who wants us to have a voice, 347 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:46,670 who wants to free us, but is also is asking us, desiring us to be students 348 00:37:46,670 --> 00:37:51,680 who wanna know you more, to seek to ask. 349 00:38:12,980 --> 00:38:15,890 We take communion in celebration of your love. 350 00:38:16,580 --> 00:38:17,000 Amen.