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[0:00] Lord may help me, we'll turn this evening to Paul's epistle to Philippians chapter 3 and verse 3.

[0:14] Philippians chapter 3 and verse 3. For we are the circumcision which worship God in the spirit and rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh.

[0:31] In this subject before us this evening there is a following on from those words of the Lord Jesus to that Samaritan woman as we noticed out of John chapter 4 this morning.

[0:52] As I mentioned then what a manifest evidence of the sovereign distinguishing grace of God is seen in the Lord's dealings with that sinful woman.

[1:07] Both in convincing her of her sin but in revealing to her of himself and bringing her. This is an important point to notice how though she expressed that concern with regard to where God was to be worshipped.

[1:27] It was certainly not to the temple there in Gerizim that she was directed nor even to the temple there in Jerusalem.

[1:38] But the Lord Jesus brought her into the immediate presence of God. Oh the wonder and blessedness of this. For it is in and through him and by grace through faith in his name that we do have as sinners saved by grace.

[1:58] Both that access and acceptance with the Father. And wherein we not only know but on that blessed teaching of the Holy Spirit.

[2:09] As the apostle affirms here. Know the gracious reality. Reality of true spiritual worship. Of that worship which is both of God.

[2:22] And therefore acceptable with God. And of that which the blessed teaching of the Holy Spirit. Is that which is manifest.

[2:33] Even amongst the Lord's people collectively. And also in the private devotions of his people personally. Ah what a mercy it is.

[2:46] That wherever the brethren in the Lord meet. Wherever the Lord's people are found personally. Oh there indeed.

[2:56] That there is for them. Through the grace of God given them. The gracious ministry of the Holy Spirit. That access and acceptance with the Lord.

[3:09] For let us not forget. That that way the Lord Jesus has opened. That way even into heaven itself. And remember.

[3:20] That has not only. Regarded to that which is to come. In the realization. For the riches of divine grace. In the entering into.

[3:32] That eternal inheritance. That the Lord has not only promised. But he has provided. And has taken. Indeed. And entered into.

[3:44] Into possession. Himself. And that for all. That his father hath given him. But it is that way that is opened. And never will be closed up.

[3:56] With regard to each one of his people. As taught. And led of God the Holy Spirit. Of immediate access. Unto the Lord.

[4:07] Even there. As it is described. At the throne of grace. We not often refer. To those words of the apostles. The epistle. To the Hebrews.

[4:18] But. And I know. We are very familiar with them. But oh. When we are brought. I trust. When we. Being able to. To consider them.

[4:29] And consider them more. Believingly. And feelingly. What a wondrous thing. Is that opened up for us. When we consider.

[4:39] Both what we are. And brought to realize. The sad fact. And reality of it. Under divine teaching. That a ruin. And wretchedness.

[4:50] Concerns ourselves. As sinners. Now wholly. And how wholly. And fit we are. Ever to appear. Let alone to approach.

[5:01] Unto a holy. Righteous. And just God. And yet. That way. Open up. In and through. All that Jesus is.

[5:11] As our great high priest. Over the house of God. And now. As I was saying. With regard to that. Those words. That have all come.

[5:22] Boldly. To the throne of grace. That we may obtain mercy. And find grace to help. In time of need. Just friends. Pause and consider.

[5:33] Is set forth. In those words. Not only the encouragement. For us to come. But the blessed testimony. That is given. That none that come.

[5:45] That shall be empty. Sent away. For it says. We shall not be obtained mercy. And find grace to help. In time of need. And is there not all.

[5:57] Contained in that very word. We might say. Gracious promise. And appointment. Of our God there. Truly to meet. All the needs.

[6:08] Of each one of his people. And back to the praise. Of the glory of his name. Our friends. We should never. Fathom the fullness. Of that grace of God.

[6:21] That is in Christ Jesus. Our Lord. And we should never. Exhort. Exhort. Exhort. Exhort. The fullness. Of that supply. As Paul reminds us.

[6:32] As he wrote here. The epistle to the brethren. There at Philippi. When he says. My God. Ah. He is the one. And only.

[6:43] True God. Yes. Yes. Paul's God. And in a very real. And blessed sense. Even his father in heaven. Reconciled him unto himself.

[6:54] Redemption that is in Christ Jesus. And that not only. True of Paul. But of each sinner. Whom the Lord calls. By his grace.

[7:06] My God. Ah. And my father. Which is in heaven. Remember. We noticed just briefly. This morning. Those words of our Lord Jesus Christ.

[7:17] Be gone to true. Spiritual worship of God. Worship him in spirit. And in truth. For the father seeketh such. To worship him.

[7:28] Oh. The blessed relationship. The one and only true God. Yes. As a God and father. Of our Lord Jesus Christ. And the God and father.

[7:40] Of every believer. As I have found thus. In and one. With Jesus Christ. Of their Lord. But as I said. Paul can say.

[7:51] My God. Ah. Friends. How great is both the wonder. And the blessedness of that. For any. Any. That any sinner.

[8:01] To be able. Thus. To be brought. That believe. In realization. My God. He says. My God. Shall supply. All your need.

[8:13] According to his riches. In glory. By Christ Jesus. Why. As I was saying. We could never. Exhaust. Those riches. Of glory. In Christ Jesus.

[8:25] Well. Does one say. A fullness. Resides. In Jesus. Our head. And ever abides. To answer. Our need. The father's. Good pleasure.

[8:36] Laid up in store. A plentiful treasure. To give to the poor. Well then. May the apostle. Write. As he does here. To the brethren.

[8:47] There at Philippi. When he says. In the opening verse. My brethren. Rejoice. In the Lord. That I write. The same things. To you.

[8:57] To me. Indeed. Is not grievous. For you. It is safe. I made a brief comment. Upon that. This morning. As I said. And I repeated again.

[9:09] And that is. That. Even as we come together. Around the word of God. And myself. Likewise. In ministering. Unto you.

[9:20] There is not some. New thing. I bring to you. I do not look. Or expect. To come. With any. New thing. But I trust. We come.

[9:31] With those things. That we make. One and one sense. As Paul is referring to here. Have heard. Have been sent before us. Again. And again. And are.

[9:43] What. Can we ever. Friends. Come to. Fathom. The depth. Of the fullness. Of the truth. As it is. In our Lord. And Savior.

[9:53] Jesus Christ. And in this respect. Those riches. Of glory. In Christ Jesus. Though we come. With nothing new. That sense.

[10:04] May come. With a set. Similar things. Speaking. Again. And again. Oh. What we pray for. And we do. Indeed. Seek unto the Lord.

[10:15] That they may come. And that anointing. Of the Holy Spirit. In true. Spiritual. Refreshing. The very presence. Of our God. And Savior.

[10:25] That the word. May come. Not in word only. But in power. The Holy Ghost. And in much assurance. Oh. How blessed.

[10:36] It is indeed. Where the word. Of God. Thus. The gracious. Anointing. Of the Holy Spirit. Does have. That. That. That. Run. And our free course.

[10:46] And oh. As it is made. A blessing. Thus. The souls. Of needy. Sinners. Remember friends. Does not. The Lord. Know. What is your need.

[10:58] And what is mine. The situations. That concern us. And I. What a mercy. It is. That though. The servant. Of God. May not know.

[11:10] And. Indeed. One sense. It is not. Necessary. For him. To know. But is the personal. Needs. Of each of those. To whom he ministers. But the Lord.

[11:21] Knows. And the Lord. Can and does. According to his own. Sovereign will. Own. And use the word. That is preached. To meet the very needs.

[11:32] Of his. Needy people. And that. To the praise. Of the glory. Of his name. Well then. May the apostles say. Rejoice. In the Lord.

[11:44] Always. Ah. Now. Remember. Paul was writing. Of this epistle. Unto the brethren. From Rome. And where no doubt.

[11:56] Whether. On that first time. He was taken to Rome. Confined as he was. In his own. Hired house. And a soldier. Chained to a soldier.

[12:07] Or. Whether. Later. After. Sometime. Afterwards. When he was incarcerated. In a dungeon. There. In Rome. In an imprisonment.

[12:17] In Rome. We might say. Surely. Surely. The circumstances. Of Paul. When he wrote. This epistle. That. Were not. Very conducive. Was it.

[12:28] Ah. Indeed. For him. As a faithful servant. Of Jesus Christ. Oh. How much. He was called upon. To endure. And to suffer.

[12:39] For Jesus. His son. Remember. How inhuman. Those things. That he was. A subject. He'd done to. In the work. And ministry.

[12:50] To which the Lord. Had called him. And looking at that. Count. That he gives. We might say. Surely. Spun. So. So.

[13:01] So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. As the apostle was. So. Indeed. Subject. To that. To that. To that. To. Subject.

[13:13] To. To the things. That he there. Enumerates. Was there ground. For him to rejoice. It's what he's saying here. To the brethren.

[13:24] Rejoice in the Lord. Always. What does he mean by this? How. Surely. Those that are thus oppressed. And troubled.

[13:35] And distressed. As often times. For one thing or another. If not from things. Without. Then certainly. Then certainly. They find. The working of sin. Within. How is it.

[13:46] That everyone. Can be called upon. As the apostle does here. To rejoice in the Lord. Oh friends. This does not arise. From the working.

[13:57] Of our fallen nature. Far from it. Far. Looked out. From the human standpoint. And then. And left. And left. Indeed. To view it.

[14:08] Only. From the human standpoint. We might. Well. Be ready. To complain. As indeed. The Lord's people have. And ourselves. We cannot say.

[14:19] We're exempt. From it. None. Are so tried. None. Are so troubled. None. After such. Walk. The path. That I have called. To walk. Ah.

[14:30] How much. We find. Of the working. Of that self-pity. Which is indeed. A fruit. Of the unbelief. That is rooted. In our fallen nature.

[14:41] Of which. We are subject to. No. Not a view. From the human standpoint. Judging things. In the light. Of human. Reasoning.

[14:51] But it is. As we are. Enabled. And blessed. That grace. Of living faith. To behold. Our Lord. Jesus Christ. To that.

[15:03] Which is ours. In Jesus Christ. But he says here. Rejoice. In the Lord. Or. He says. Rejoice. In the Lord.

[15:14] And it's particularly. Emphasized. In the verse. Of our text. And it is said. Of these. Believers. That they do. Rejoice. In Christ Jesus.

[15:25] Yes. As blessed. With that grace. Of living faith. In exercise. To behold. Not. As our things. Appear. In the eyes. Of men.

[15:36] Or as natural. Reasoning. As we behold. What God. In Christ. Is. And what he hath. Done. For us. What he hath. Provided.

[15:46] For us. Of that glorious. Hope. That's laid up. For us. In heaven. And the divine. Certainty. Of these things. That unchanging love.

[15:57] And faithfulness. Of our God. Or is there not. Enough here. Both for the believer. To praise God. And indeed.

[16:09] For that. Which they. Indeed. And that's to be. Thankful unto him. But also. Likewise. In that praise. And thanksgiving. Of the Lord.

[16:20] To rejoice in him. Ah. For friends. There is. In real. In true religion.

[16:31] That thou often. Bowed down. By what we find. The things. That are within. And without. Yet. There is. That real. Joy. In true religion.

[16:41] As Paul expresses here. Rejoicing. In the Lord. There are friends. No change. Has taken place. Can he say.

[16:52] More. Than what he has said. That when he. When he declared. For his servant. Jeremiah. I have loved thee. With an everlasting love.

[17:04] Therefore. With loving kindness. Have I drawn thee. Can friends. Sin. Satan. Death. Hell. And the grave. All to that.

[17:15] No. Blessed be his great. And holy name. Why such friends. Is a wonder. Of his love. They have provided that. Which delivers his people.

[17:28] From the curse. Of a broken law. From all the consequences. Of their sin. And indeed. Has brought in for them. Everlasting righteousness.

[17:39] And the short. And the certainty. Of our eternal inheritance. See how Paul reminds us of that. Later in this chapter. Before us.

[17:50] He says. For our conversation. Is in heaven. From whence also. We look for the saviour. The Lord Jesus Christ. Who shall change.

[18:01] Our vile body. May be fashioned. Light unto his glorious body. According to the working. According to the working. Whereby he is able. To subdue all things.

[18:14] Unto himself. What a statement is that. Do friends. We really. Believe it. Oh for that grace. To be grounded. And established.

[18:25] To believe in. Realization. The same. Therein. We shall find. That there is. As there most surely is. Cause thus.

[18:36] For rejoicing. In the Lord. But also. As we come. Towards this third verse. Paul utters. A most important. And solemn warning.

[18:47] He says. Beware of dogs. Beware of evil workers. Beware. Of the concision. Yes. The church. There.

[18:57] At Philippi. Was thus directed. To watch. That sense. To watch. And to pray. Not to accept. And receive. Either all.

[19:09] That necessary. Came to them. Professing. To be servants. Of Jesus Christ. But to try. The spirits. Whether they were. Of God.

[19:19] Or not. And how vitally. Important. That is. Concerns. The church. Of Jesus Christ. As still. For there were those. That troubled.

[19:31] The churches. Of Jesus Christ. In those early days. Of the New Testament. Church. That you have. But to consider. Set before us.

[19:42] In Paul's epistle. To the Galatians. And not only there. He wrote. The brethren. At Corinth. Yes. There were many things. Amongst them. Personally. Of which Paul.

[19:54] As just cause. As taught. And led. Of the Holy Spirit. To rebuke. And to reprove. Them for. Of. But also. That.

[20:04] It is not only. Those things. That they. That they. Troubling them. From within. But also. He warns them. Against. False.

[20:15] Teachers. Against. Those. That bring. Not. The doctrine. Of our Lord. And Savior. Jesus Christ. To illustrate this.

[20:26] And though. The church. Here. At Philippi. That. Yes. In a very. Real sense. They were. A company. Of the Lord's people.

[20:37] That indeed. Through grace. Sought. To walk together. Those bonds. Of love. And union. And were not. So much. Drawn aside. Of the. Of the tendency.

[20:47] To do so. As even sadly. Many within. The church. There. That Galatia. Were. Evidenced. And yet. Paul.

[20:58] Still sounds out. The same. Important. And solemn. Warning. Beware of dogs. Beware of evil workers. Beware. Of the concision.

[21:10] Who. What is the identity. Of these. To whom. Paul. Is here. Referring. Well. It was. Those. Particularly.

[21:21] Jewelizers. Those that came. Preaching. And teaching. Yes. Yes. There is a need. They were saying. For faith. In Jesus Christ. For a sinner.

[21:32] To be saved. But. That sinner. Must. Keep. The law. Of Moses. Thus. Thus seeking. To mix. Both law.

[21:42] And gospel. To join together. What was. Demanded. And required. Under the law. Of which. No sinner. Can ever meet. Its demands.

[21:53] Or requirements. And which. No believer. Themselves. Can ever meet. The demands. And requirements. Of that holy law. Of God. And it was never given.

[22:05] As a way. Of way. Of access. And acceptance. With God. From the supposed. Ground of obedience. Of the. Of those. That were the subject.

[22:16] Unto it. No. The law. Was never given. As a way. Of life. For sinful. Former man. By the law. Is the knowledge.

[22:27] Of sin. That law. Is holy. It is just. And it is good. But friend. There is no hope. No encouragement. No consolation.

[22:38] There. For sinners. Such as you and I are. Neither can the child. Of God. As a believer. Through grace. Fine. That in.

[22:49] That with regard. To the law. Itself. If it requires. Their obedience. To it. That can make. Can give them. Any hope. Any hope.

[22:59] Any consolation. It is. As we behold. The law. For the believer. As fulfilled. In Jesus Christ. Oh.

[23:10] There. We can rejoice. And the believer. Can rejoice. In Christ Jesus. That holy law. Of God. Fulfilled. For all it demands. Met.

[23:20] And that for them. That the righteousness. That is thus. Required. And demanded. Is fully. Provided. For them. In the finished work.

[23:32] Of the Lord. And saviour. Of Jesus Christ. And those. Then. That came. Mixing. Law. And gospel. Requiring. Friends. And profess believers.

[23:43] Obedience. To the law. To be saved. Paul. Most solemnly. Testifies. Against them. You know. How emphatically. He did so.

[23:54] We read. In his epistle. To the Galatians. If I. Or an angel. From heaven. Preach unto you. Any other gospel. Than that. Which I preached. Unto you.

[24:05] Let him be accursed. These. Troubled. The brethren. In those. In the early churches. And it has been. That which has troubled. The churches. Of Jesus Christ.

[24:16] All down. The generations. For we find. That human nature. Will not. Friends. Of itself. As submit.

[24:27] To that. Which is revealed. And set. Before us. The precious truth. Of the gospel. For the nature. Would not. Submit. Of itself. To be saved.

[24:39] Only. And holy. And holy. By and through. The grace of God. In Christ Jesus. That it is. Not a work of man. But that which is of God.

[24:50] Human nature. Lights. To pride itself. Upon its independence. Its ability. To do. Or not to do.

[25:01] Certain things. Why? The very religion. Of a natural man. Is a religion. Of works. We see it. In all forms. Of religion. That are prevalent.

[25:12] In the world today. But that which is of God. And that wherein. The true worship of God. Is found. Is that. Friends.

[25:22] Which gives all the honor. And glory. Of salvation. And all that pertains. Of the true welfare. Of the believer. Only.

[25:32] And holy. Unto the God. Of our salvation. It is Jesus Christ. To all the praise. And the glory is due. And surely is taught.

[25:45] Of God. The Holy Spirit. That is. And will be. A concern. And desire. Paul then. Is a solemn warning. He goes on to say. That we are.

[25:56] The circumcision. Now you will say. Those. Of whom you have just been speaking. Why were they not. Very insistent. Upon circumcision.

[26:07] Circumcision. Was a mark. In the. In the. An outward mark. In the flesh. True they were. But as Paul says.

[26:18] That that. That he be circumcised. Christ. Shall profit you nothing. For now. Yes. Was an outward mark. In the flesh. And of that. Which.

[26:29] If looked to. Or rested in. In any sense. Is that. Which. Which required. Full. And complete. Obedience. To that. Holy. Lord of God.

[26:41] You say then. Were not. They. The circumcision. Whom Paul. Is contending. Against. Indeed. They. They advocated. Circumcision. The outward.

[26:51] Mark of it. In the flesh. And the implications. Of it. Upon those. That were subjected. Unto it. But Paul speaks. Of them here. As the.

[27:03] Concision. That is. Just. In that sense. That. That mark. In the flesh. Ah. It availed. Nothing. It is that. And he says.

[27:14] Beware. Of the. Concision. Of these. That advocate. These. Outward things. And forms. And ceremonies. Not only. Do they. Profit. Nothing.

[27:25] But they. Bring. Those. That are subject. To them. Under the. Condemnation. Of a. Broken. Law. And subject. Thus. To that. Wrath.

[27:35] Of a. Holy God. That is. Revealed. From heaven. Against all. Unrighteousness. And ungodliness. Of man. No. Paul says. We are the.

[27:46] Circumcision. Not those. That glory. In outward. Forms. And ceremonies. Or in the. Abilities. Of the sinner. To do. Or not. To do.

[27:56] This. That. Or the other. No. We are the. Circumcision. And what he. Means here. Is not. Circumcision. Outward. Mark. And fall. But of the.

[28:07] True. Renewing. Of the heart. We can describe it. In this way. As being. Born again. Not a. Corruptible seed. But an. Incorruptible.

[28:18] But the word. Of God. That liveth. And abideth. Forever. Paul writes. His epistle. To the Romans. And. Firing. To this. Very point.

[28:28] He says. He says. He says. He is a Jew. Which is not. One. Outwardly. But he is a Jew. Which is one. Inwardly. And. Circumcision.

[28:40] Is not. In the flesh. But in the spirit. Whose praise. Is not of men. But of God. And the true. Meaning. Of circumcision. Was first.

[28:50] Given. Unto. Abraham. Was that. Which was a mark. Of that covenant. That God. Had entered into. With Abraham. And in that.

[29:01] And in that sense. Of a people. Set apart. For God. And for the worship. Of God. And wherein God. Would indeed. Own and use.

[29:12] The outworking. And fulfilling. Of that. Which he appointed. And promised. And when Paul speaks here. We are the circumcision. Yes. Believers.

[29:22] Through grace. As those. That are brought. Into the blessings. Of that covenant. With God. All the. In all things. And sure.

[29:32] Those. And the God. Has called. Sanctified. Set apart. Indeed. Brought. Unto himself. In that. Blessed. In this. Blessed.

[29:43] Relationship. Indeed. In that. Union. With. With. Jesus Christ. A union. Which can never. Friends. Be broken. We are the circumcision.

[29:55] That is. True believers. For the rich grace. And mercy. Of God. He says. Which worship. God. In the spirit.

[30:06] We have here. Again. Seeing a little measure. To bring before you. From those words. Our word. Jesus. To that. Samaritan woman. This morning. That.

[30:17] Worship. God. In the spirit. I said. Then. True. Worship. Of God. Is not. The performance. Certain. Ceremonies. And such.

[30:28] Like things. It is that. It is that. Which is. By. And through. The spirit. Of God. We come together. With our eyes.

[30:40] And our hearts. The gracious. Enabling. Of the holy spirit. Up unto the lord. Believingly. Feelingly. Seeking. Indeed. We come before him.

[30:50] Both in prayer. And in praise. And also. Attending. Upon the word. Of the truth. Of the gospel. As ministering unto us. By the ordinances.

[31:01] That he himself. Has appointed. Indeed. Attending. Upon these things. Not as a duty. To be performed. Merely. Not as a formal thing.

[31:13] To which we are. Used to doing. But as those. That come. With that concern. And desire. As talk. Of God. The holy spirit. As. By the supplement.

[31:23] Express. It is good. For me. To draw. Near. Unto God. And all. The mercy. Of this. I mentioned. Briefly. This morning. Wherever.

[31:34] The world's people. Meet. Collectively. Wherever. They are found. Personally. Yes. As brought. That. That. As a brought. Friends.

[31:44] To that true sense. That was enabling. Grace. To turn unto him. Or is he not found. Of them. Is he not promised. To be with them.

[31:57] And. The mercy is. Whatever. Wherever we may be found. In whatever place. Or situation. There are friends. We have. Access.

[32:07] Unto God. By what. By the Holy Spirit. Through our Lord. And Savior. Jesus Christ. For that. Way of access. Unto him.

[32:18] By grace. Through faith. In Jesus Christ. Is as I said. Already. Today. That that. Which is never. Closed up. Against a needy sinner.

[32:30] The grace of God. Is brought. To lift up. That eyes. And hearts. Unto him. To call. Upon his great. And holy name. We worship God.

[32:41] In the spirit. Our worship. Turn out. With forms. And ceremonies. Through believers. Is spiritual worship. The heart. Going out.

[32:52] Unto the word. In faith. And in love. Oh. That we might. Know it. More and more. When we look at this. We are surely. To say.

[33:03] How little. Really. We experience. Of this. Spiritual worship. Oh. To know the. Blessed reality. Of it. More and more. Not only our public.

[33:14] Assemblies. But our own. Private. Devotions. As well. He says. Worship God. In the spirit. Rejoice. In Christ Jesus. And have.

[33:25] No confidence. In the flesh. See. How Paul. Brings out here. The very opposite. With respect.

[33:36] To those. Who he warns. The brethren against. They were great. The great. Great advocates. For circumcision. Perhaps with forms. And ceremonies.

[33:46] And the duties. To be formed. Under the law. They rejoice. Not in Christ Jesus. But in themselves. In their own. Efforts. And abilities.

[33:59] And indeed. Rejoiced. And gloried. In those. That they influence. And brought. Under their own. Their own. Brought. Under their own.

[34:09] Influence. But Paul says. No. We rejoice. In Christ Jesus. We rejoice. Not in our labours. Not in what we have done. For the Lord.

[34:20] Even under. This enabling grace. For only true. Conscious. And even our best. Of most holy things. About which one. Toth not sin. Paul could say.

[34:32] Yes. In one sense. It was true. He laboured more abundantly. Than them all. Yet immediately. He asked. Not I. But the grace of God.

[34:44] That was with me. It says. And have no confidence. In the flesh. And he goes on. Friends. To illustrate. That very fact.

[34:56] For he says. If anyone. Could have confidence. In the flesh. That is in what. I could attain unto. And achieve. Myself. Then he says.

[35:07] That then. There's few. In that sense. That could surpass him. Oh. What qualifications. He had. To have confidence. His own. His own abilities.

[35:18] And he really. What he was. And what he achieved. Of. Himself. He says. He says. Many man. Thinketh. Of whatever. He might. Trust in the flesh.

[35:29] I more. Circumcised. The eighth day. The stock of Israel. The tribe of Benjamin. Hebrew. The Hebrews. Touching the law. A Pharisee. Concerning zeal.

[35:40] Persecuting the church. Touching the righteousness. Which is in the law. Blameless. Ah. Was that not. Friends. A lot. A good list. Of that. As it were.

[35:51] We might say. Not merely. Of personal achievements. Of the apostle. But of also that. Of which. Indeed. He entertained. In one way. Or another.

[36:03] Ah. But none of these things avail. Paul was brought to see. Not only under emptiness. Of them. But of that. We could never avail.

[36:14] In any way. Before a holy. And a heart searching God. For him. As a sinner. No confidence. In the flesh. In nothing.

[36:24] Of what I am. Or what I can do. Can I find. Friends. Ever ground. To put trust. And confidence in. With God. To access. And acceptance.

[36:35] With God. No. The only ground. Of the confidence. And what a ground. Is that. For the believer. Ah. And it is that.

[36:45] Friends. That grant. A foundation. That can never be moved. For the confidence. Of the believer. As truly taught. Of God.

[36:56] The Holy Spirit. Is founded. In and upon this. As one says. Jesus. Thy blood. And righteousness. My beauty.

[37:06] And. My glory. And. My glory. Dress. In flaming. Worlds. With these. Arrayed. With joy. Shall I lift up. My hand. Yes. There is a ground.

[37:17] And confidence. Of the believer. Not in the flesh. Not in himself. Those own achievements. And attainments. Whatever they may be. Even. As referred.

[37:28] As indeed. Acknowledge amongst men. Are. For all friends. Such things. Apart from grace. Lead to the. Stirring up.

[37:38] Of that. Innate pride. Fruited. In our. Form and nature. Know. That. It is. Not confidence. In the flesh. But confidence.

[37:49] In Jesus Christ. In all that he has done. And that. Never. Find. Leaves. To the stirring up. Of pride. That which rather. Humbles.

[37:59] And keeps us low. At the saviour's feet. The saints. Of the wonder. Of that. Love and mercy. Has made known. Unto us. So utterly unworthy.

[38:11] The least of all. We receive. Of his hand. Yes truly. To him alone. And to him only. Is all praise. And thanks. Giving due.

[38:22] As a God. Of our salvation. And that. And to him. Alone. Be eternal praises. But I'll leave the remarks. There tonight. May the Lord add his blessing.

[38:34] Amen. Again. And that he would also. say. Number 65 Expand my soul, arise and sing The matchless grace of science king His love as ancient as his name Let all thy powers aloud proclaim 65 Expand my soul, arise and sing The matchless grace of science king His love as ancient as his name

[39:38] Let all thy powers aloud proclaim Chosen of all the world All the proof in Christ eternally beloved The muted and errored From poison spread Thou sin and guilt in Fast and hear In Christ's end All complete again

[40:39] Thou all the justice That demands Receive full payment From His hands In Him the Father Never soar The least transgressions Of His law Perfection then In Him we view His saints in Him perfect too Then let us all rejoice

[41:39]  Joy and rejoice As they bear Objects of His choice Redeemed and saved By grace we say Eternal praise to Christ Our King Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen