Time To Say Goodbye

Chartridge Mission Church

#Goodbye #Parting #Jesus #Sermon #Ascension #Grief #Psalm #PastorMartinHumphrey #Brixton #Tabernacle  #Christian #God #ChartridgeMissionChurch #chesham #thefriendliestfellowship #LearningTheBibleTogether  Saying Goodbye can bring forth many emotions. Parting can be hard to cope with, from the death of a loved one to the disciples not understanding why Jesus was leaving them. Martin Humphrey, Pastor of Brixton Tabernacle, returns with a sombre, heartfelt message on how to deal with loss.  Pastor Martin Humphrey YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeLtfVhcCUFtR-hZ91BOlK7moRdXbG9Bq  Chartridge Mission Church, a beacon of faith, was founded in 1844 and remains in the village of Chartridge, just outside Chesham, in the picturesque Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, England, UK.  We are a warm and welcoming fellowship and would be delighted to have you visit us in person. Join us for our Sunday service at 6 pm, followed by refreshments.   Our Church is fully accessible, with wheelchair ramps and an accessible toilet, ensuring everyone can participate in our services.     Chartridge Mission Church, Chapel Lane, Chartridge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2TH  The village Church with an international audience.  Support our work at Chartridge Mission Church:  Donations via Stewardship.org.uk:    https://www.stewardship.org.uk/partners/20005300    Cheques can be made payable to Chartridge Mission Church and sent to the above address for the attention of Pastor Barry Kempson.   Recorded on Sunday, 15th March 2026.     Join us for our Sunday service at 6 pm.  www.Chartridge.UK   The Friendliest Fellowship.

Transcript

00:00You are the universe of bliss, the centenar of our Son.

00:12Eternal theme of praises, to heaven's beloved one.

00:24Worthy, O Lamb of God at all, and every day to Him, Shabbat.

00:42Well, it's good to be with you once again tonight.

00:44Returning God's words to John's Gospel and chapter 16.

00:48So John 13 sees them gathering together in the upper room to mark the Last Supper.

00:58He speaks, Christ speaks throughout chapter 14.

01:04At the end of that chapter they leave the upper room and they walk down the hill towards the brook

01:14Kedron,

01:15which separates Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, where he goes into Gethsemane and is there arrested.

01:28John chapter 16.

01:34Jesus speaking.

01:36These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

01:42They shall put you out of the synagogues.

01:45Yea, the time cometh that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God's service.

01:52And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father nor me.

01:58But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you

02:04of them.

02:05And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

02:10But now I go my way to him that sent me.

02:13And none of you asketh me whither goest thou?

02:17But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

02:25Nevertheless, I tell you the truth.

02:27It is expedient for you that I go away.

02:31For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you.

02:35But if I depart, I will send him unto you.

02:39And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.

02:49Of sin, because they believe not on me.

02:54Of righteousness, because I go to my Father and ye see me no more.

03:01Of judgment, because the Prince of this world is judged.

03:07I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

03:12Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.

03:19For he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak.

03:26And he will show you things to come.

03:29He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you.

03:37All things that the Father hath are mine.

03:41Therefore said I that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you.

03:47A little while, and ye shall not see me.

03:52And again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

03:59Then said some of his disciples among themselves,

04:02What is this that he saith unto us?

04:04A little while, and ye shall not see me.

04:07And again a little while, and ye shall see me.

04:10And because I go to the Father.

04:12They said therefore, What is this that he saith a little while?

04:17We cannot tell what he saith.

04:20Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them,

04:26Do ye inquire among yourselves, of that I said,

04:29A little while, and ye shall not see me.

04:32And again a little while, and ye shall see me.

04:37Verily, verily, I say unto you,

04:39That ye shall weep and lament,

04:42But the world shall rejoice.

04:45And ye shall be sorrowful.

04:47But your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

04:51A woman, when she is in travail,

04:54Have sorrow, because her hour is come.

04:57But as soon as she is delivered of the child,

05:00She remembereth no more the anguish

05:02For joy that a man is born into the world.

05:06And ye now, therefore, have sorrow.

05:09But I will see you again,

05:11And your heart shall rejoice,

05:13And your joy no man taketh from you.

05:16And in that day ye shall ask me nothing.

05:20Verily, verily, I say unto you,

05:22Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name,

05:25He will give it you.

05:27Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name.

05:31Ask, and ye shall receive,

05:33That your joy may be full.

05:36These things have I spoken unto you in Proverbs.

05:39But the time cometh

05:41When I shall no more speak unto you in Proverbs,

05:43But I shall show you plainly of the Father.

05:47At that day ye shall ask in my name,

05:50And I say not unto you

05:52That I will pray the Father for you,

05:54For the Father himself loveth you,

05:56Because ye have loved me,

05:58And have believed that I came out from God.

06:02I came forth from the Father,

06:04And am come into the world.

06:07Again I leave the world,

06:08And go to the Father.

06:11His disciples said unto him,

06:13Lo, now speakest thou plainly,

06:16And speakest no proverb.

06:18Now are we sure that thou knowest all things,

06:21And needest not that any man should ask thee.

06:24By this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

06:30Jesus answered them,

06:32Do ye now believe?

06:35Behold,

06:37The hour cometh,

06:38Yea, is now come,

06:40That ye shall be scattered,

06:42Every man to his own,

06:44And shall leave me alone.

06:46And yet I am not alone,

06:48Because the Father is with me.

06:50These things I have spoken unto you,

06:53That in me ye might have peace.

06:56In the world ye shall have tribulation,

07:01But be of good cheer,

07:03I have overcome the world.

07:08May God bless his word to us each.

07:12Amen.

07:13To preach him to all,

07:15And cry in death,

07:16Behold,

07:17Behold the Lamb.

07:20Well I mentioned one of,

07:21The members of our congregation,

07:23Passed away on Monday,

07:25She passed peacefully,

07:26And,

07:27Wasn't in the,

07:28They think in the position to be,

07:30Crying out like that,

07:31But,

07:32She was actually in the hospital,

07:34Kings,

07:35Where,

07:36Many,

07:36Many years ago,

07:37John did his,

07:38Pharmacy training,

07:41So,

07:42Been visiting there recently,

07:47Parting,

07:50Parting is something which is,

07:53Often difficult isn't it?

07:56Something which is,

07:58Sad,

07:59And solemn,

08:03And that's exactly,

08:05The situation,

08:07Which we have,

08:08In these chapters,

08:11Of John's gospel,

08:14Jesus,

08:16Is going away,

08:19He is explaining to his disciples,

08:22That he is,

08:23Going away,

08:26And,

08:28They,

08:30Realise that something is up,

08:32But they're very,

08:33Very slow to actually grasp,

08:35What's going on,

08:37Aren't they?

08:42In verse 6,

08:44Of chapter 16,

08:46Jesus says,

08:47Because I have said,

08:48These things unto you,

08:50Sorrow,

08:51Hath filled your heart,

08:56Now he,

08:57Started this,

08:58Particular discourse,

09:00Back in chapter 14,

09:02And explaining to them then,

09:04And encouraging them,

09:05Didn't he,

09:05Let not your heart be troubled,

09:08Ye believe in God,

09:10Believe also,

09:12In me,

09:16We can be troubled,

09:17About all sorts of things,

09:18Can't we?

09:22We,

09:23Read,

09:25Of Martha,

09:25Cumbered about,

09:26By many things,

09:27And much serving,

09:28And,

09:29But,

09:32She needed,

09:34To set those things,

09:36To one side,

09:38And focus,

09:41On Jesus,

09:44Mary then,

09:45Had chosen that better part,

09:49We're not to be troubled,

09:51But we are,

09:52To cast,

09:53All our care,

09:55Upon him,

10:00Many things,

10:01Are troubling,

10:03The,

10:04Attitude of,

10:06So many of our leaders,

10:08And,

10:08The leaders across the world,

10:10Are very troubling,

10:14But what does Jesus say,

10:16Ye believe,

10:18In God,

10:21Who is over all,

10:23We've just sung,

10:25Jesus,

10:25The name,

10:26High over all,

10:27He is in control,

10:29And though it,

10:30Can so often seem,

10:31That things are completely,

10:32Out of control,

10:33No,

10:34They're not,

10:36He knows,

10:39And he will,

10:41Work all things,

10:43To the praise,

10:44Of his glory,

10:45However chaotic,

10:46They seem to us,

10:48And however terrible,

10:49They are,

10:49Now that's no justification,

10:50For what people do,

10:51Is it?

10:53But he is,

10:55Overall,

10:58Ye believe in God,

11:00Believe also,

11:01In me,

11:03In my father's house,

11:05Are many mansions,

11:06If it were not so,

11:07I would have told you,

11:09I go,

11:10To prepare a place for you,

11:12And if I go,

11:13And prepare a place for you,

11:14I will come again,

11:16That I may receive you,

11:17Unto myself,

11:18That where I am,

11:19There ye may be also,

11:24Because I have said,

11:26These things unto you,

11:27Sorrow,

11:27Have filled your heart,

11:29Your upset,

11:32By the fact,

11:33That I'm going away,

11:36But don't be,

11:38Because this parting,

11:40Is only going to be,

11:43Temporary,

11:45There will come a time,

11:47When I return,

11:50To bring you to myself,

11:52That where I am,

11:53There ye may be also,

11:57Now,

11:59We've been,

12:00Waiting a long time,

12:02For the fulfilment,

12:02Of those words,

12:03Haven't we?

12:05And I'm sure that,

12:06When they,

12:08Did grasp the reality,

12:10Of them,

12:10That the,

12:11Apostles and the disciples,

12:12Would have had no idea,

12:14That it would stretch to,

12:17About two thousand years,

12:20But it still remains true,

12:24He will,

12:25Come again,

12:32But there is a natural sadness,

12:35Isn't there?

12:38Even if we have,

12:39A great hope,

12:40Great assurance,

12:41Of the person,

12:43Who has passed away,

12:45We miss them,

12:48Although,

12:50It is far better,

12:51For them,

12:53If they know the Lord,

12:58The disciples,

13:01Are upset,

13:04They're concerned,

13:09And they don't understand,

13:12Really,

13:13What is happening,

13:17Jesus says,

13:18You know where I'm going,

13:19And Thomas says,

13:20We've got no idea,

13:21Where you're going,

13:22And if we don't know,

13:23Where you're going,

13:23How can we possibly,

13:24Know how to get there?

13:31I am the way,

13:33The truth,

13:35And the life,

13:37No man cometh unto the Father,

13:40But,

13:41By me,

13:43That is the way of access,

13:44And that is the way,

13:45That he is going,

13:48That preparation,

13:50It's not that he's,

13:52Some people almost speak,

13:53As though he's spring cleaning,

13:55The mansions in heaven,

13:55No,

13:56He's going to prepare the way,

13:57By going to the cross,

14:01That is,

14:02To open that door,

14:05It is his sacrifice,

14:08For sins,

14:09That enables any,

14:11To get to glory,

14:14And the power of that,

14:16Will be seen,

14:17In his resurrection,

14:20A little while,

14:22And ye see me no more,

14:24And again a little while,

14:25And ye shall see me,

14:29Both,

14:30That brief gap,

14:32Of the three days,

14:33Whilst he is in the tomb,

14:35But then of course,

14:36Looking to this,

14:37Longer time,

14:39When we wait,

14:40To see him,

14:41Again,

14:45Because where has he gone,

14:51Now,

14:52Verse five,

14:53I go my way,

14:55To him,

14:56That sent me,

14:59The one,

15:00Who sent me,

15:02To earth,

15:03Initially,

15:04Is the one,

15:06Who is now,

15:07Calling me,

15:08Back,

15:11Now,

15:12We need,

15:13To be careful,

15:14Don't we,

15:17Yes,

15:17Jesus,

15:18Came,

15:19In obedience,

15:20To his father's,

15:22Command,

15:23But that wasn't,

15:24A reluctant thing,

15:27I delight to do thy will,

15:28Oh my God,

15:30We read,

15:33And he came,

15:34Because of his,

15:36Own love,

15:37For his people,

15:38As well as,

15:39For his father,

15:42We have that,

15:43Set forth beautifully,

15:44Don't we,

15:45In the second,

15:45Chapter of Philippians,

15:48Let this mind,

15:50Be in you,

15:50Which was also,

15:51In Christ Jesus,

15:52Who,

15:53Being in the form of God,

15:55Thought it not robbery,

15:56To be equal with God,

15:58But made himself,

16:00Of no reputation,

16:02And took upon him,

16:04The form of a servant,

16:06And was made,

16:07In the likeness of men,

16:09He was already,

16:10With God,

16:11And he was God,

16:13As John puts it,

16:15That was not something,

16:16That he had to,

16:18Aspire to,

16:21But he,

16:22Resigned it,

16:25He,

16:26Handed it over,

16:28If you like,

16:32He remained God,

16:34Upon the earth,

16:38He was the God man,

16:43But he,

16:45Was not seen,

16:46For the most part,

16:47In that power,

16:48Yes,

16:48There was that time,

16:49When the,

16:51Transfiguration,

16:51When he was seen,

16:52By the disciples,

16:54In all the glory,

16:55Of his heavenly being,

16:59And in a sense,

17:00They got that glimpse,

17:01Of that,

17:02When he was,

17:04Ascended,

17:04When he ascended,

17:05Up into heaven,

17:06And a cloud,

17:08Not a,

17:08Fluffy white cloud,

17:10But the cloud of glory,

17:11The cloud,

17:11That had been,

17:12Upon the,

17:13Temple,

17:14The cloud,

17:15That had come down,

17:16At the dedication,

17:17Of the tabernacle,

17:18And the temple,

17:19The cloud that had led,

17:21The children of Israel,

17:22Through the wilderness,

17:23That cloud of fire,

17:25By night,

17:26And pillar of cloud,

17:27By day,

17:29That cloud of God's glory,

17:31The Shekinah glory,

17:32It received him,

17:34Into his glory,

17:40But for the most part,

17:43He was just,

17:45He appeared to be,

17:47Just another man,

17:49Didn't he?

17:53And yet,

17:54What a man,

17:58A man,

18:01Entitled,

18:02To,

18:03Rule over orphans,

18:07And yet,

18:09In the form of,

18:11A servant,

18:13Literally,

18:15In the form of a slave,

18:18With no rights,

18:21No position whatsoever,

18:25And then he humbled himself,

18:28Still further,

18:32And became obedient,

18:35Unto death,

18:38Even the death of the cross,

18:40The death that God had cursed,

18:45Saying cursed is anyone,

18:47That hangeth on a tree,

18:48That death,

18:51The very worst,

18:53That could be thought of,

18:55And truly one of the most painful,

18:57That could be thought of as well,

19:02But that was his love,

19:05Such was his love,

19:09Wherefore God also,

19:10Hath highly exalted him,

19:12And given him a name,

19:13That is above every name,

19:14That at the name of Jesus,

19:16Every knee should bow,

19:18Appropriate that we should just have sung that,

19:21Of things in heaven,

19:22And things in earth,

19:24And things under the earth,

19:26And that every tongue should confess,

19:28That Jesus Christ is Lord,

19:31To the glory of God the Father,

19:34But they haven't grasped that yet,

19:35Have they?

19:36The disciples are still at the stage,

19:38Where they are losing him,

19:41They know that he is going away,

19:43They know that something terrible,

19:45Is going to happen,

19:47At times they grasp that,

19:49On the way to Jerusalem,

19:50It's Thomas who says,

19:52Let us also go up with him,

19:53That we may die with him,

19:58And yet,

20:01There is this greater prospect,

20:04And it's important that we grasp that,

20:10Because I have said these things unto you,

20:15Sorrow hath filled your heart,

20:20Your life is going to be very difficult,

20:28There is going to come that great tribulation,

20:33There is going to come much persecution,

20:39You will be cast out of the synagogues,

20:42Verse 2,

20:43People will kill you,

20:45In thinking that,

20:46They are doing God's will,

20:51Well,

20:53We see that,

20:54Emphasised,

20:56Supremely,

20:57By the,

20:58To be,

20:59The Apostle Paul,

21:00Don't we?

21:02Concerning zeal,

21:04Persecuting the church,

21:06He thought that,

21:07He was doing the best that he could for God,

21:11How wrong he was,

21:12And how much he regretted that later in life,

21:18But they will do that,

21:19Because they don't know me,

21:20And they don't know the Father,

21:25But you need to know,

21:27You need to be prepared for this,

21:32There are many,

21:33Many places,

21:34Aren't there in the world,

21:36Where these things are,

21:39A daily reality,

21:42Yes,

21:43In some ways life is becoming,

21:44More difficult here,

21:46But much more so elsewhere,

21:54These things,

21:56Have I told you,

21:59That when the time shall come,

22:02Ye may remember,

22:04That I told you of them,

22:34We have the expression,

22:36They said later on in the chapter,

22:37Now we understand this,

22:38Now you're speaking plainly,

22:40They still haven't got a clue,

22:42Really,

22:42What was going on,

22:45It's so solemn,

22:46Isn't it,

22:46And yet,

22:48It's very easy to criticise,

22:51Like Barry was saying,

22:51It's easy to criticise,

22:52Our leaders,

22:53And it's easy to criticise,

22:55These people,

22:56Because,

22:58Because,

22:58We have,

23:00The rest of the story,

23:02They didn't,

23:09And although,

23:11We have so much more,

23:14We fail,

23:15Don't we,

23:17We can become,

23:20Sorrowful,

23:22We,

23:23Feel,

23:25That,

23:27Sometimes perhaps,

23:28That,

23:29God has left us,

23:34God says,

23:36To Isaiah,

23:37Doesn't he,

23:38For a little while,

23:42I left you,

23:43There was that,

23:43That apparent,

23:45Desertion,

23:48And yet eternally,

23:49I will be with you,

23:57Now Jesus here,

23:58Of course,

23:59Is not speaking of that,

24:01Spiritual presence,

24:02Of being with us,

24:05But he's speaking of that,

24:07Physical sense,

24:08Because,

24:09They,

24:09Had had that,

24:11Unique and tremendous,

24:12Privilege,

24:13Of being literally,

24:14With the Lord,

24:15For,

24:16Three years or so,

24:18Almost constantly,

24:19It seems,

24:23Now,

24:25That time,

24:26Is going to come,

24:27To an end,

24:30Because I have said,

24:32These things unto you,

24:34Sorrow,

24:35Hath filled your heart,

24:38Nevertheless,

24:40I tell you the truth,

24:43It is expedient for you,

24:47That I go away,

24:51You think that this,

24:53Is an impending disaster,

24:57But actually,

24:59This is for your good,

25:02This is for your blessing,

25:09Because,

25:11If I do not go away,

25:14The comforter,

25:16The comforter,

25:17Will not come,

25:18Unto you,

25:23The comforter,

25:26But Jesus has,

25:28But Jesus has,

25:29Already introduced,

25:30This comforter,

25:31Or more,

25:32Properly,

25:34Another,

25:35Comforter,

25:36Verse 16,

25:39Of chapter 40,

25:44Another,

25:46Comforter,

25:50Comforter,

25:51The word,

25:52Comforter,

25:54Is literally,

25:58Paraclete,

25:59Paracaleo,

26:00The one who is called,

26:01Alongside,

26:02The one,

26:03Who will come,

26:04And,

26:05Comfort us,

26:06But also,

26:07The one who will be,

26:07Our advocate,

26:09John speaks of him,

26:10But he uses the same words,

26:11In his epistle,

26:12I mean,

26:14The one who is our advocate,

26:16The one who stands on our behalf,

26:18In the court,

26:20He is alongside us,

26:26Another,

26:27Comforter,

26:30You'll remember that,

26:31Christ is so,

26:32Alongside us,

26:34That Isaiah,

26:36Had prophesied,

26:39And,

26:41Matthew,

26:42Reminds us of it,

26:43At his birth,

26:46That,

26:46He is called,

26:49Emmanuel,

26:51Which being interpreted is,

26:53God with us,

26:55This is the first,

26:57Comforter,

26:58This is the first one,

26:59Who is alongside us,

27:02But now,

27:04That Emmanuel,

27:06There's only one Emmanuel,

27:08But,

27:08That comforter,

27:09Is going to go away,

27:12But,

27:13As he goes,

27:15He will send,

27:16Another,

27:17Comforter,

27:20The second,

27:21Person,

27:22Of the trinity,

27:25He's leaving,

27:28But the third,

27:30Will come,

27:33And of course,

27:34We see that,

27:36Supremely,

27:37And,

27:38Spectacularly,

27:39On,

27:39That,

27:40Day of Pentecost,

27:41Don't we,

27:42After Jesus,

27:42Had ascended,

27:44That first,

27:45Whitsun,

27:46When he came,

27:48With that,

27:50Mighty,

27:51Rushing wind,

27:53And those,

27:53Tongues of fire,

27:54That seemed to,

27:55To light upon each of them,

27:58And those tremendous,

28:00That tremendous gift of,

28:02Tongues,

28:03So that they could speak,

28:05And,

28:05Those that heard,

28:06Could hear them,

28:07In their own tongue,

28:11That's the one,

28:12Who's going to come,

28:16But Jesus says,

28:17He will only come,

28:19If I go,

28:24And he,

28:26Will be sent,

28:27By my father,

28:30Verse 26,

28:31Of 14,

28:33The comforter,

28:34Which is the holy ghost,

28:36Whom the father,

28:37Will send in my name,

28:38He shall teach you,

28:39All things,

28:41And bring all things,

28:42To your remembrance,

28:43Whatsoever I have said,

28:45Unto you,

28:48These truths,

28:49That I have spoken,

28:50He will bring back,

28:51To your memory,

28:52Now how often do we read,

28:53Especially in John,

28:55These things understood,

28:56Not the disciples,

28:57At the first,

28:59But when he was,

29:00Received into his glory,

29:02Then they remembered,

29:03These things,

29:04And then they grasped them,

29:07Why?

29:08Because the holy spirit,

29:11Because the holy spirit,

29:40When we are,

29:41When we have,

29:42Scripture brought back,

29:43To our mind,

29:45How is that,

29:46Done?

29:47It is through,

29:48The holy spirit,

29:52And of course,

29:52There's a particular,

29:54Resonance here,

29:54Isn't it?

29:55Because,

29:56Because,

29:56Not just the words,

29:57Not just the words of Christ,

29:58But,

29:59The words from the Old Testament,

30:01They were the words,

30:02That he caused,

30:03Those holy men of old,

30:05To write down,

30:05And record,

30:07And these,

30:08Words,

30:09That John records here,

30:11And the other gospel writers,

30:13They too,

30:14Are spoken,

30:15Brought back,

30:16By,

30:17By the holy spirit,

30:18By the comforter,

30:26It is expedient for you,

30:28That I go away,

30:31For if I go not away,

30:33The comforter will not come unto you,

30:36But if I depart,

30:38I will send him unto you,

30:44We,

30:47Are so limited,

30:48Aren't we,

30:49In our understanding,

30:55It's,

30:57William Cooper,

30:58Who in that,

30:59Lovely hymn,

31:00God moves in a mysterious way,

31:03Says,

31:04Doesn't he,

31:08Blind unbelief,

31:09He's sure to err,

31:10And scan his work in vain,

31:12He is his own interpreter,

31:14And he will make it plain,

31:16The things ye so much dread,

31:18Are big with mercy,

31:19And shall break in blessings,

31:21On your head,

31:22You don't know where it's going,

31:24And you're,

31:24You're so upset,

31:26By these things,

31:29But God has them,

31:31All,

31:32Under,

31:34Control,

31:37This of course,

31:39Isn't a new thing,

31:40Is it?

31:43We think,

31:45Of the life of Joseph,

31:48Not,

31:49Jesus,

31:51Supposed father,

31:52But,

31:53Jacob's son,

31:57The terrible things,

31:58That happened to him,

32:00The great disasters,

32:03Taken,

32:03And thrown into the pit,

32:04Sold into slavery,

32:06Cast into the prison,

32:09Why has everything gone so wrong?

32:17What does Joseph have to say about it?

32:22Right at the end of Genesis,

32:26When the brothers are so scared,

32:31That now their father has died,

32:33That Joseph is going to take his revenge,

32:35And they come with this,

32:38I believe,

32:39Trumped up story,

32:41About what,

32:41Jacob has said,

32:45And,

32:47Joseph says,

32:50Fear not,

32:53From I in the place of God,

32:57As for you,

32:59Ye thought evil against me,

33:03Your plans were terrible,

33:07I mean,

33:07They were going to kill him,

33:08Weren't they?

33:09Why didn't they?

33:11Because God had other plans,

33:16Ye thought evil against me,

33:17But God meant it unto good,

33:21To bring to pass,

33:23As it is this day,

33:25To save much people alive,

33:31And we see the evidence of that,

33:33Don't we?

33:33Not just in what happened at the end,

33:35But all the way through,

33:37We have those little words,

33:38The Lord was with Joseph,

33:44The Lord was with Joseph,

33:47When things are going so badly wrong,

33:50The Lord is with Joseph,

33:55So that's alright then,

33:57We don't need to worry,

33:59Well it's easy to say that,

34:00At the end of the story,

34:01Isn't it?

34:04But,

34:05I think it's Psalm 106,

34:08Which has those,

34:09Solemn words that,

34:11While he was in the prison,

34:13And held in those fetters,

34:14The word of the Lord,

34:17Tried him,

34:18He knew those,

34:20Promises that had been,

34:22Given to him,

34:23In the dreams,

34:25And yet there was,

34:26No way that these things,

34:27Seemed to be,

34:28Coming to pass,

34:31And there he was,

34:33Languishing,

34:33And then it seems this,

34:35These dreams are given,

34:36And,

34:37Well now surely the Lord,

34:39Will take him out,

34:40And he will be released,

34:41And yet did not the baker,

34:45Remember Joseph,

34:47But forgot him,

34:51Another disaster,

34:55And years go by,

35:00Three years,

35:07But God,

35:08Is still in control,

35:17Now therefore fear ye not,

35:19I will nourish you,

35:21And your little ones,

35:22And he comforted them,

35:23And spake kindly,

35:25Unto them,

35:34And say that,

35:35Not because of the parting,

35:36But because of,

35:37God's,

35:38Leading and directing,

35:40And,

35:41Jesus here,

35:42Reminds us that,

35:44These purposes,

35:47Will be fulfilled,

35:55The coming of the comforter,

35:57Will be for the building up,

35:59Of the church,

36:01He will reprove the world,

36:03Of sin,

36:05And of righteousness,

36:08And of judgment,

36:12Of sin because they believe,

36:13Not on me,

36:14The sin of unbelief,

36:15Is a terrible sin,

36:20It's something we,

36:23Tend perhaps to gloss over,

36:26Within itself,

36:28It is effectively calling God a liar,

36:30Isn't it?

36:32And God is truth,

36:34He is the God who cannot lie,

36:38Of righteousness,

36:39Because I go to my father,

36:41And ye see me no more,

36:43Of judgment because the prince of this world,

36:45Is judged,

36:50That the spirit of truth,

36:52Will guide you,

36:54Into,

36:55All truth,

36:58He shall glorify me,

37:01For he shall receive of mine,

37:05And shall show it unto you,

37:07Therefore don't be worried,

37:09Don't be upset by these things,

37:14Trust God,

37:17Trust God,

37:18The 46th psalm,

37:19Is very wonderful,

37:20Isn't it?

37:22God is our refuge,

37:24And strength,

37:27A very present help in trouble,

37:32These people,

37:33These people are concerned,

37:34These people are concerned,

37:34Because Jesus,

37:37Who they know to be,

37:38God,

37:38Thou art the Christ,

37:39The son of the living God,

37:41Is leaving them,

37:44But that doesn't mean,

37:45That God has left them,

37:45Does it?

37:48God is,

37:49Our refuge,

37:50And strength,

37:53A very present help,

37:55He is right there with us,

37:58In trouble,

37:59In our trouble,

38:00In all kinds of trouble,

38:03Therefore will not we fear,

38:05Though the earth be removed,

38:07And though the mountains be carried,

38:08Into the midst of the sea,

38:10Though there is complete devastation,

38:11And complete destruction,

38:13We will not be afraid,

38:14Says the psalmist,

38:15Is that true?

38:19Do we trust God,

38:20To that extent?

38:25Because I have said these things,

38:26Unto you sorrow hath filled your heart,

38:30But we need to hold fast,

38:32To his promises,

38:32Don't we?

38:35And yes,

38:36It's much easier to say that,

38:37Than to do it,

38:39I'm aware of that,

38:47But God,

38:49The Lord of hosts,

38:52Is with us,

38:55The God of Jacob,

38:58Is our refuge,

39:03It's a very wonderful term that,

39:05Isn't it?

39:05The God of Jacob,

39:09We might say,

39:10It would be just as true to say,

39:11The God of Abraham,

39:13Is our refuge,

39:14Wouldn't it?

39:15Abraham,

39:16Yes,

39:17There were things that he did wrong,

39:18But for the most part,

39:19He was an outstanding example,

39:21Of faith,

39:22He obeyed the Lord,

39:23He did what the Lord,

39:24Had told him to,

39:27The God of Jacob,

39:31Jacob's not quite such a wonderful character,

39:33Is he?

39:35Jacob makes all sorts of mistakes,

39:38Yes,

39:38He has faith as well,

39:42But it's not,

39:43What we are,

39:46It's who God is,

39:48That's important,

39:51And Jacob's God,

39:53Not because,

39:55Jacob is Jacob,

39:56But because,

39:57Jacob's God,

39:58Is the God,

40:00The Lord,

40:01Is our refuge,

40:06The heathen raged,

40:08The kingdoms were moved,

40:13They're terrified,

40:15They're trembling,

40:18He uttered his voice,

40:22The earth,

40:24Melted,

40:27We have a similar idea,

40:31Don't we,

40:34Psalms,

40:34Psalms 97 and 99,

40:37The Lord reigneth,

40:38Let the earth rejoice,

40:39Let the multitude of isles,

40:40Be glad thereof,

40:4399,

40:45The Lord reigneth,

40:47Let the people tremble,

40:49He sitteth between the cherubim,

40:51Let the earth be moved,

40:53The earth is trembling,

40:55The earth is staggered,

41:02He utters his voice,

41:03The earth melts,

41:04The mountains are carried,

41:05Into the midst of the sea,

41:07But he is with us,

41:12He is a God,

41:13Who makes desolations,

41:15In the earth,

41:16Who makes wars to cease,

41:18Unto the end of the earth,

41:19He breaketh the bow,

41:20And cutteth the spear,

41:21In sunder,

41:22He burneth the chariot,

41:23In the fire,

41:25Yes,

41:25And he destroys the guns,

41:27And the bombs,

41:27And the battleships,

41:28And planes,

41:29And whatever else as well,

41:32But be still,

41:34And know,

41:36That I am God,

41:41Because I have said these things,

41:42Unto you sorrow hath filled your heart,

41:43But be still,

41:44And know that I am God,

41:49I will be exalted,

41:53Jesus said,

41:54Didn't he,

41:55And I,

41:56If I be lifted up,

41:56Will draw all men unto me,

41:58Now that,

41:59In one sense,

41:59That exaltation is different to this,

42:02But,

42:03I will be exalted among the heathen,

42:05I will be exalted in the earth,

42:08The Lord of hosts is with us,

42:11The God of Jacob is our refuge,

42:13The Lord of hosts is our refuge,

42:16It's Elah,

42:18Stop and think about that,

42:22You say,

42:22Well is that really,

42:24Relevant to this,

42:26We've gone a long way from,

42:28Jesus saying goodbye to his disciples,

42:31We haven't really,

42:31Have we?

42:32How does he end this chapter?

42:36These things have I spoken unto you,

42:38That in me ye might have peace,

42:40In the world ye shall have tribulation,

42:44But be of good cheer,

42:46I have overcome the world,

42:49I am over all these things,

42:52That God who controls them,

42:54Is me,

42:57So don't be concerned,

43:00Don't let that sorrow fill your heart,

43:04But look,

43:06Unto him,

43:09Trust,

43:10In his name,

43:13And worship God,

43:15Amen.

43:16Thou art the ever lost in word,

43:22The Father's only Son,

43:27God manifestly seal and heart,

43:32At hands below and one,

43:37Worthy, O Lamb of God,

43:42Not thou that every need to thee should bow,

43:54In the births perfectly end us,

44:00The Father's glory shine,

44:05Of the whole deity possess,

44:10Eternal and one,

44:17Worthy, O Lamb of God,

44:24That every need to thee should bow,

44:34True image of the infinite,

44:38Thou art whose essence is concealed,

44:45Brightness, O Lamb of God,

44:49Created by the heart of all redeemed,

44:57Holy, O Lamb of God,

45:02O Lamb of God,

45:05That every need to thee should bow,

45:15True image of the high mysteries of thy name,

45:21When angels crossed by the heart of all redeemed,

45:26The Father, O Lamb of God,

45:32The Father, O Lamb of God,

45:43The Father, O Lamb of God,

45:47The Father, O Lamb of God,

45:51The Father, O Lamb of God,

45:57The Father, O Lamb of God,

46:03The Father, O Lamb of God,

46:08The Father, O Lamb of God,

46:13To heaven's beloved word

46:21Worthy, O love of God

46:26And God

46:29And every day to thee

46:34Shabbat

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