Follow the Promises: 6 Cities of Refuge

Fear has a way of making everything feel like it’s closing in. Shame tells you to hide. Religion tells you to perform. Joshua 20 tells a different story: God built refuge into the map, and He still does.

We walk through the Bible’s “Six Cities of Refuge” and why they existed in ancient Israel: a real place of protection, provision, and due process for someone whose life was suddenly at risk. Then we follow the thread into the New Testament where Hebrews uses the same language of fleeing for refuge and laying hold of hope. The point lands hard and clear: Jesus is not distant in trouble. He is accessible, present, and ready to receive you without demanding you clean yourself up first.

Along the way, we unpack how the cities mirror the gospel: they’re within reach, open to all, meant for staying not visiting, and only safe inside their walls which is a vivid picture of abiding in Christ. We also dig into the meaning behind each city name as a mini word study that builds assurance: holiness as a gift, a Shepherd who carries you, unbreakable union, a fortress you can hide in, being lifted to heavenly places, and being sealed and kept forever by the Holy Spirit. We close with the bigger hope of God’s final city where the gates never shut and fear has no place.

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Transcript

Prayer For The Discouraged

A Night Of Desperation

God As Refuge And Strength

How Cities Of Refuge Worked

The Six Cities Named

Jesus As The Better Refuge

What Grace Says To Fear

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Okay, so with all that, we're gonna be uh going through our our our study through the book of Joshua. We're getting all the way up, we're we're going to chapter 20 today, uh, because chapter 16 through 20 was simply uh dividing up the land between all the the kind the tribes and we talked about that. So we get to the next exciting part, which is chapter 20. So that's where we're gonna be studying today. Uh let's pray. Jesus, I thank you. And and Jesus, we worship you. We surrender to your uh lordship, your guidance, your kingship over our life. Uh you are great and wonderful. You're you're coming again soon, and we are so excited for that time, yet we're so urgent uh to be a light to this world. And Father, we want our lives to matter, we want our lives to count for your kingdom. And Father, I pray that today your word would speak uh comfort to those who need it, that you would encourage us to have boldness in uh your grace. In your wonderful word, we find truths and promises that we can hang on to and cling to when we're going through difficult times. And uh so, Lord, I pray you would reveal those things to our hearts, but I pray very purposefully that you would encourage those hearts in here that are discouraged. Uh, I pray you would encourage people who are struggling, and I pray that you would lift up each person in here, lift our eyes to you. You are in control of everything, and you have not counted us out, you have not abandoned us, you love us, and we believe that. But I pray you'd help us when we are struggling to believe it. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. All right, today's sermon is called Six Cities of Refuge. Six Cities of Refuge. You see the guy, he's running from the people trying to kill him. It's gonna be exciting. All right, have you guys ever needed a place to run? Maybe not just physically or uh, but maybe emotionally. You were just like, ah, I gotta get out of here. Maybe spiritually, maybe mentally. You were just like, I am done, and I need a place to, you know, maybe there was this moment that was felt like everything was closing in. Maybe you made a mistake, maybe something happened to you that you didn't see coming, and it just knocked you off your horse, and you're just like, I don't know what is going on. Maybe pressure or fear or guilt was it felt like it was chasing you down. For me, it was it was one night after I got back from this mission trip to Peru, uh, and I and I discovered my wife having an affair. Not not this wife. She's amazing. But I was married before, and and it ended horribly. But this wasn't actually the story of how that night ended, uh how the marriage ended. This was a story of how I discovered that my life wasn't perfect. And this hurt. I mean, I I I read the email, I just I I found the email on the computer, she wasn't even there, and I was all alone and I was devastated, right? I hyperventilating. You ever been there? You literally can't catch your breath. I didn't know what to do, and I got all this anxious energy so much that I just went outside the front. It was dark outside and the stars were out, and I just started running down the street. And I had no idea where I was going. I had no idea what I was doing. I was just so full of pain and just hoping I would find something. I didn't even know what I was running after. Boy, was that a scary night. It didn't get any better when she got home. It was it was brutal. It was so difficult. And I was you know, I I kind of I didn't know if I wanted to escape or if I wanted to deal with it. I there was just so much unknown. It was like, where can I go right now? Where can I go? Where can I find safety? Where can I find help? Where can I find refuge? And that refuge is our key word for today. The Bible says something stunning about God in in in Psalm 46, it says, God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in trouble. That means when trouble comes, God is not distant, he doesn't hide himself, he doesn't wait for you to fix yourself, he provides refuge, he is our refuge, he gets his hands dirty in our lives. And in Joshua 20, we're gonna see something fascinating about this, the nation of Israel. God actually commands these six special cities of refuge to be established where someone could run if their life was in danger. But these cities were never really about just criminal, you know, danger or or um, you know, law and criminal justice. Uh they were a living picture of something so much bigger for us today. They were pointing towards the greatest refuge God would ever provide, which is Jesus. These six cities of refuge point to Jesus. Today we're gonna see how they reveal a prom f powerful promise, which is that Jesus is our refuge. We can run to him, he is accessible. So let's dive into chapter 20 and see what it says. Joshua 20, verse 1 says, The Lord also spoke to Joshua, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, appoint to yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses. So again, refuge is our key word for today. Uh when do you need a refuge? What makes a good refuge? We're gonna talk about those things. He says, that the slayer who kills a person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there, and they shall be uh your refuge from the avenger of blood you found at the bottom of the stairs. So I think about this like how many people are getting accidentally killed in Israel? And and the truth is not that many. Okay, so what's the point of this? Well, God is concerned about this specific situation, but he takes this as an opportunity to teach us something. So it's really interesting, okay, what's going on. This is not really about all the accidental manslayers in Israel, it's really about us today and Jesus. It's some it is largely symbolic, even though it was largely practical to them back day. Because if you accidentally killed somebody, this would matter to you, right? All right, so continuing on, and he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment. Uh so he comes in, you know, he comes, he arrives at the city and he says, Listen, I killed someone, and then they kind of hold a trial for him, but they accept him in. And if they determine, yeah, it was accidental, he didn't hate him before, then they let him in and they they're supposed to provide everything for him. They give him a place, they give him everything that he needs. And then and then uh he stands, so that's him standing before the congregation, congregation, until the death of the high priest. So he had to stay in the city until whoever was the high priest died. So if the high priest was 30 years old, just like you better start getting comfortable, buddy. It's gonna be a little while. But it's very interesting. Why would that be the rule? Until the death of the high priest. Well, it's because really this is not about this, this is about us, and that's symbolic of something with Jesus that we're gonna talk about in a minute. So the slayer may come, uh may return and go to his own city, his own house, the city from which he fled. Then they appointed these six cities, okay? Kadesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Nephtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, Kirgith Arba, which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, and on the other side of the Jordan, so those three were on the uh the west side of the Jordan, then on the east side, uh by Jericho, Bezer in the wilderness in the plain from the tribe of Reuben, Romoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh. These were the cities appointed for the children of Israel, for the stranger who dwelt among them, that whoever killed a person accidentally might flee there and not die by the hand of the Goel, the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. So God is our refuge. Okay, these cities of refuge were a place they could go. God is our refuge. Like we read in Psalm 46:1, it says, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Very present. Of course, God would have a place for refuge in his kingdom for the for a vulnerable person, for a person who needed something. That's part of his character. So this this makes sense for who we know who God is. Will God really help me? Yes. Does God really answer my prayers? Does God care about me? The answer is yes. He desires to be our counselor, he desires to be your safety, your refuge. Our flesh has a certain answer for that that's different from the spirit. Our flesh says, no, I gotta help myself. I gotta pull myself up by my bootstraps, I gotta figure out my own problems, no one is there for me. That's what I've learned. My whole life is no one is dependable and reliable, no one cares about me. That's what our flesh says. It's not true. Yes, you may have had experiences which appear to prove no one cares about you, but it's not true. There are people that care about you. And number one, most of all, Jesus. And the Holy Spirit has a different witness in our hearts that tells us, and it contrasts that what our flesh says, and it says, Jesus will give you grace when you need it the most. Jesus is never tired of giving you grace. He never runs out of giving you grace. He's never embarrassed by how much grace you need. He's never surprised by the situation you have gotten yourself into. He's or it's come upon you. He's not surprised. He knew it was coming and he's promised to be there for you in those situations. He wants to provide for you because as God is our refuge, Jesus also is our refuge. And that's our promise for the day. Our promise for today is Jesus is your refuge when you need it. I'm gonna read to you Hebrews chapter 6, verse 17. Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath that by two immutable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong consolation or comfort or refuge, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope that is set before us. Why do also what does this verse say? In in fancy words, it says, We are the people from it's referencing this chapter, fleeing to a place of refuge and laying hold of it. This it's referencing Joshua chapter 20, saying, We are the people who have fled from danger and laid hold of Jesus. He promises to lay hold of you. That's his, he's like, he promises, I will hold on to you, I will take care of you. Uh he wants to comfort you. His goal is not to hunt you down and strike you with lightning. He's not trying to destroy you. But he maybe is hunting you down, but more like a father that's trying to bless you. Because in Psalm 23, you guys know Psalm 23, like the Lord is my shepherd, right? Do you know how that psalm ends? Look at this. In Psalm 23, verse 6, it says, Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of my Lord forever. So, David, he surrendered to God not just loves me, God's gonna pursue me and hunt me down to love me. He's not gonna just let you go. He loves you. Now, all of these cities of refuge, the we're we're gonna see they point to Jesus. So let's look at how they point to Jesus. This is how they're similar to us resting in Jesus, okay? Both Jesus and the cities of refuge are easily within reach, no matter where you are in the promised land. There were scattered six, one, two, three, four, five, six. You were never very far from the cities of refuge. In fact, there was supposed to be a road maintained in the country to the cities of refuge. So that no matter where you were, it was easy to get to the refuge. Same with Jesus. He says, All you have to do is look to me. Let your heart cry out to me, and I'm there.

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I'm there.

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This is not difficult. He never says you have to fix anything, clean anything up. He never says anything about what like a burden you have to bear or a price you have to pay. It is come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Peace. I'll give you half a Jesus point for that. Both Jesus, this is a second similarity. Both Jesus and these cities of refuge are open to all. So it doesn't matter who you are, they were open to Jews, Israelites, they were open to pagans, they were open to anybody in the world that wanted to come and get saved. When you were in time of need, Jesus was like, Come. Doesn't matter who you are, what your problem is. Okay, third, both Jesus and these cities become a place where you can live and stay around.

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You can actually live there.

Why The High Priest Matters

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Both Jesus and these cities of refuge provide protection only within their walls. Okay, these cities you had to stay within the city, or else you weren't safe. Same with Jesus. We have to abide in Christ. He says, Stay, abide with me, abide in me, and I will abide in you. Both Jesus and these cities, there is um you're allowed, you're you're given full freedom when the high priest dies. So in these cities, you were allowed to live your life, you were given full freedom when the high priest died. In Christ, he has already died for us, and he was our high priest. He is uh still our high priest, but uh we get our freedom through his death. That's how we get our freedom. Now, the difference, the main difference, is that these cities protect innocent people, right? Jesus protects guilty people. He doesn't really protect guilty people, actually. He uh forgives and transforms and takes the guilt away. So he makes guilty people innocent, and then they are are are can experience the life and the freedom that he offers. So Jesus is our refuge, okay? Just as the, you know, you could run to these cities, we run to Christ and we find permanent safety. In him, there is no condemnation ever. He is never gonna make you feel bad about what you've done because his blood literally washes you clean. There's no waiting on a future hearing, or the, you know, uh you're gonna be on trial. Like some people think you're still like some people think when you die, there's gonna be a trial, and you're gonna be on trial, and they're gonna say, Did your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds? That's not in the Bible, that's not the gospel at all. You either go to heaven because you are pure already, because you believe in Christ and you've been given his purity and his righteousness, or you don't. And even one sin keeps you out of heaven. That's why we preach the gospel that the the the righteousness of God is a free gift to anyone who calls upon Jesus and puts their faith in him. It's never something we earn. It's not this is my good deeds gonna outweigh my bad deeds. You see, for us, the verdict has already been handed down.

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You are guilty, but Jesus takes the penalty, and so you are innocent.

Justice Mercy And No Condemnation

Kadesh Holy As A Gift

Shechem Jesus Bears Your Weight

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And that's in Christ, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. So these cities didn't shrug at sin, saying, Well, boys will be boys, murderer city, everyone come in and have a party. They ensured fairness and and made sure that there wasn't these blood feuds going on. And at the cross, we we see that we are given justice and fairness. His mercy overflows, and our sins are not ignored. He Jesus never says boys will be boys and just keep on sinning. No, he says, you guys were guilty, and my blood can make you clean. They are taken away. God's not just tricking himself saying, Well, you look clean. I'll just pretend you're clean. We think that's what how how it works, but that's not how it works. God literally makes you as righteous, as holy as Jesus. You're not an embarrassment to God anymore. The moment you believe, you're you are given the righteousness of Christ, which means all that you've done that's an embarrassment is washed away. And what it what are you free to do now? Praise him, honor him, live a life of thanks and praise to him. And that's why we are the happiest people in the world, because we know that we got off, we've been forgiven, we've been washed clean, and we live our lives now by his spirit inside us, giving praise to him. Okay, so we're gonna look now at each of the six cities and their names, because even their names in Hebrew are gonna tell us more about Jesus. I love doing word studies, and this is one of those word studies that's really cool. So we're gonna look at each of the cities and how their names point us to Jesus. Okay, you're gonna love this. Kadesh. We're gonna start on the west side of the nation. Kadesh uh means holy or set apart. That's literally what the word means. How does this point to Jesus? Well, in Christ you are made holy once for all. Not by our performance, not by our going to church, but by faith alone. By what he did, his offering, he gives you holiness. It's not a ladder that you try to climb. I'm getting more holy. It's a gift of grace. So right there, Kadesh, holiness. That's pointing to Jesus, right? In Hebrews 10, 10, it says, By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus once for all. Sanctified means set apart, made holy. The body of Jesus, his body and blood for you is what makes you holy. Not trying harder, not doing better or more, but him. That's what's so beautiful about this. All right, the second city is Shechem. And that the word Shechem means shoulder. It means shoulder or a place of support. You shoulder something, you bear something. Well, how does this point to Jesus? Well, actually, it's pretty cool. Jesus bears us on his shoulders like a good shepherd, right? You're not asked to carry your own load. He said, Come to me, all who are weary, and I will give you rest. That the you take my yoke upon you. Where do yokes sit? On an ox, they sit on the shoulders. All right. So this again points to Jesus. I'm gonna read Luke 15, verse 4. He says, What man of you having a hundred Sheep, if he loses one of them, does not go after the 99 in the wilderness and go until going after the one until he finds it. And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. Oh, Jesus is like, oh, these stupid sheep, I've got to put them on my shoulders. No, he's like, I love you, I found you. Let me pick you up and bear your bear you up on me. You know what they what they would do is when a shepherd had a sheep back in the day that had a problem with running away, you know, he would he would be like he would find him in the ditch or whatever, and be like, come on, this is the third time today. It's not even lunchtime. And the shepherd would break his legs because he loves him.

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How mean. Nope. Yes, it is painful.

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But listen, wait till the story. Calm down. He would break the legs, then he would pick that lamb up and he would put him on his shoulders. And he would walk around with him for days and weeks right there, right there.

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Until he was healed. His voice and his smell and his heartbeat.

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Why has my life been so difficult? And then God seems to make me go through these difficult things.

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He's a good shepherd. I don't know, but let him pick you up. He's rejoicing he rejoices to pick you up and bear you up on his shoulders.

Hebron Union That Cannot Break

Bezer Stronghold And Security

Ramath Seated With Christ

Golan Sealed And Kept Forever

One City Now Jesus Alone

Connect With Us And Closing Prayer

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What a beautiful father we have. And then he when he comes to his home, he calls his friends and neighbors together saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost. And I say to you likewise, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 just persons who need no repentance. When he bears our burdens, he gets the glory. I found them, I picked them up, I love them, they're mine. That's his heart. Then in Matthew 28, verse uh 11, we we've read that come to me all you who are labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. So when we think of Shechem, when we think of shoulders, every time you look in the mirror and think of a shoulder, I want you to think Jesus gave me shoulders. Because he loves me. And he bears me up on his shoulders. I love that. All right. Back our third city is Hebron, which we've been talking about. This was the same city that uh that Caleb went and and and conquered and and the mountain. And the word Hebron means union. Oh my gosh, we've been talking about union, fellowship, association, another other words, but union is really the idea. In Jesus, in Christ. Our fellowship isn't fragile. It's not like you're gonna fall off the wagon and and you're you've lost him. You guys are one. You are united, you're forever united in Jesus. You can relax and be like, He's got me. He's got me. It says in 1 Corinthians 6, 17, but he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him. How do we get joined to the Lord? Have you believed Jesus Christ is your Savior? Have you asked him to come inside you? That is it. He is you are joined to him. His spirit and yours are united. You share his spirit. This is the union of Christ. In 2 Corinthians 5 18, it says, Now all things are of God who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation. That is, that God who was in Christ, reconciling to the world to himself, was not imputing their trespasses to them, but has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Who can be union with Jesus? Who can be in union with Jesus? Anybody. Anybody. Just call upon him. Believe on Christ. Cast yourself upon him, invite him in, and you're in. All right. On the east side of the Jordan, we got three more cities. Bezer. This name means fortress or stronghold. Just like Jesus is your strong tower. Your safety is not by your own willpower. You don't have to maintain your salvation by doing good or trying hard, but everything is finished by his presence and being in union with him. He is your defense. It says in Colossians 3:3, you died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. So it's that we're safe in that place. All right, the fifth one is Ramath. And this means heights or exalted place or up into the heavens. And what do we know in Ephesians chapter 2? It says, that we have been seated in the heavenly place. It says, But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he has loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved, and raise us up together and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ. So when you run to Jesus for refuge, you're you're in you're lifted up. You're seated with Christ in the heavenly places. You don't have to try to get heaven, you're given it for free. And you don't have to wait till heaven to enjoy fellowship with Jesus. You get it now. Everything Jesus can give you is given now. You have perfect access to him. So much so that you're seated in him. And then the last one is Golan. This place means a circle or protected place or enclosure. You know, and it uh I I see kind of being sealed. Being sealed like a circle, when you're seal is a circle, is always a seal. And I see that we're sealed by the Holy Spirit. In Ephesians chapter 1, it says, In him you also trusted after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession to the praise of his glory. And then in John 10, 28, I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall anyone snatch them out of my hand. My father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of my father's hand. What does this mean? You do not have to worry about losing your salvation. These verses give us great confidence and peace. God knew what he was signing up for when he agreed to save you. He knew that you would struggle for years. He knew that you would have ups and downs. He knew just like any child, you would fall on your face, break your arm, break your leg, make a mess of things. And he's like, it's all good. Once you accept me, I accept you. And no one can take you out of my hands. You're sealed with the Holy Spirit, encircled, protected. I love that. All right, so we have these six cities. All right. Now I'm just we're gonna close with one verse from Hebrews chapter 11 that's gonna kind of tie it all together for us. It says, By faith, Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. What's he talking about? The promised land. How did Abraham get this? By faith. Okay. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith, he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country. Okay, so this I want you to see this is kind of like us. Okay, we've been given all these promises of what we have in Christ. I give you six verses to just tell you the six things that Jesus gives you as a refuge that you can depend on, promises that he's made. But we don't experience them. It's like we're in a foreign country. This world that we live in, this country is not our country. We belong to another country. Dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. Again, it's it's pointing everyone. For he waited for a city, a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Okay, so back then he made six cities, and they all pointed to different parts of Christ. But today, we only need one city. We just look for one city, and that city is Jesus alone. It's like the super city of grace. The super city. It says uh I'm gonna read to you Revelation 21:3. I heard the people of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. So Jesus has moved in to your life, just like you move into a city, he moves in to you. It's reciprocal. So there's no condemnation, there's no fear, there's no distance, the gates never get shut. We're gonna see that there's no light, no curse, no barrier, there's not even a temple, it's just everywhere is the presence of God. This city just screams acceptance and rest. And that's exactly what Jesus has secured for us with his blood. Rest and security. And in chapter 21, verse 5, it says, or 21, verse 25, the gates shall not be shut at all by day, and there shall be no night there. There's no there's nothing to be afraid of. When Jesus is your city, you have nothing to fear. In 21 verse 2, then I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. You are that bride. You're radiant, complete, cherished by God. He loves you. You're perfected, you're cleansed, you're fully loved, you're lacking nothing. And you don't become any of this by striving, but it's all a free gift of grace. In 21, verse 23, the city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. So God's glory, Jesus Himself, is your light. He's your light source, he's your guide. You are animated, you're illuminated, your life is by this relationship with Jesus. You don't live by the Ten Commandments of stone that you're trying to look at. You're you live by light inside your soul. He writes his will and his law on your heart with this light. There's this river of life. In in uh in verse 20, 20 chapter 22, verses 1 and 2. Then he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb, and in the middle of its street, and on either side of the river was a tr was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tr each tree yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. So this river is a picture for us of continual supply. You're not chasing fresh cleansing, you don't need to be re-forgiven all the time. You are fully cleansed, you're drinking from a finished work, a tree of life that is Jesus. Bless you. That's the goal. And it's all a gift of grace, never by rule keeping. So I want you to think we're not six cities anymore, it's one city, and we give everything we we we receive everything we need from this one city, our city of refuge, which is Jesus. Amen. Amen. Let's all stand together. I want to remind you gently and firmly to fill out my information thing, because I really am excited to go in and put it all into our database and be praying for you guys and be able to communicate when we have stuff going on and uh all the stuff. So please connect with us, fill out those connection forms. If you can't find this or if this doesn't work for you, just go to our website. It's right big in them right in the middle of our website, too, on the front page. You can find everything you need. If you have any questions at all, send me an email or a note. And um, but let's pray. Father, we are tired of running from all kinds of different things to try to fix our life or save our life or or find meaning or all the stuff. And Lord, we just want to come directly to you. Jesus, you promise to be an all-encompassing solution, an all-encompassing savior. You are worth it, you are sufficient, you are everything that we need. And we believe all these promises that you've given us. But Lord Jesus, help our unbelief. Teach us to trust in your word and to know what you have given us by the promises of grace and set us free from the shackles of religion that keep us bound to trying to do things for you. We accept and receive your love, and we worship you now with this song. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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Your heavy loads. Lay down your burden and rest for your soul. My yoke is easy, I'm burning the sky. I take yours upon you, you will be earth. It's been a function of church.

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Yeah. Wow. Um, Jesus, we love you and we thank you, and I pray you bless every single person in here with your peace and joy as we go. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.