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 Hi, and welcome to the Willow Ridge Church weekly podcast.

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 This is where you can find audio for our current and past sermons.

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 We hope that you enjoy this week's installment, and be sure to check back next week to hear

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 the latest message.

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 Thanks for listening.

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 Good morning.

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 Glad that you guys are here with us.

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 Happy Easter.

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 We are so excited that you are here.

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 We had our 8 o'clock outdoor service, had about 200 people show up for that, so we filled

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 up the bottom layer of our parking lot, and it has just been a wonderful, wonderful day.

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 I hope you had the opportunity to be a part of the breakfast and for the team that put

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 that together.

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 Just overall, it has been a wonderful day to be here at Willow Ridge Church and to celebrate

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 the fact that Jesus is alive.

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 If you're a guest with us this morning, maybe your family that came with some family members,

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 maybe you were friends from work, friends from the neighborhood, or maybe you were driving

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 somewhere today and said, you know what?

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 I need to be at church.

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 Why don't I stop off right here?

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 We don't care your reasons for being here.

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 We're just glad that you're here this morning.

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 We're glad that you're here to worship Jesus Christ with us as well.

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 And if you wouldn't mind, for all of our guests, you'll see we got this card.

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 If you'll fill that out, there's a couple other ways on here that you can connect with

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 us.

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 And at the end of the service, my wife and I will be right back here to my left at this welcome

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 table.

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 We'd love to talk to you, but if you've got somewhere to be, we understand that and

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 you can just drop it off in the baskets as you leave.

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 And then also you'll notice on the seats around you guys, we are going to be wrapping up a study

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 that we've been doing in 1 Corinthians this morning.

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 And we're going to spend five weeks in the book of Ruth and we would love for you to join

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 us.

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 Now, some feedback we got from 1 Corinthians from a lot of people were that you enjoyed reading

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 and being a part of the study and doing that with us.

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 And so this is my teaching calendar that I'm going to use for the book of Ruth.

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 And so if you want to read with me, I'll encourage you, read the whole thing this week.

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 And we'll come back next Sunday and dive back into that for our introduction for Ruth.

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 And then last and definitely not least, we'll be taking the Lord's Supper at the end of the

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 service.

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 And so if you did not grab one of these as you came in, you can slide right back here to

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 the exit and there are some that are right there.

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 We would love for you to have this and be able to partake in this with us this morning.

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 Well, today is the day that we get to celebrate the greatest moment in history.

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 That's an event that is tried to be defined by different people based off of their opinions

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 of what is the greatest event.

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 And I would argue for us as believers that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is by far

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 the greatest event in human history, the resurrection of our Lord and Savior.

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 And today we gather here and we'll gather for others in churches all over South Carolina, all

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 over the United States, all over the world.

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 Believers will join together to celebrate the fact that Jesus is alive.

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 Today we'll celebrate the reason we have hope, the reason we have life, the reason our lives

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 have meaning, and our lives have purpose.

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 Today we simply do not celebrate just the fact that Jesus died, but we celebrate the miracle

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 that Jesus died and was buried and was resurrected.

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 Today we woke up this morning with the reminder of hope.

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 If you've got your Bibles, turn with me to 1 Corinthians chapter 15.

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 And in just a moment, we'll get there.

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 But before we do, let's talk a little bit about hope.

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 We had our outdoor service this morning.

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 And I don't know about you guys, because you guys came to this service, and it's indoors.

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 And if it rains, we're okay.

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 If it's cold, we're okay.

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 But for the outdoor service, if it rains, we're going to struggle.

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 I mean, if it's cold, we're going to struggle.

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 If it rains, we're in bad shape, all right?

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 And so last night, let's just say, was not a good night of sleep for me.

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 Woke up continually checking my app, wanted to make sure on my weather app of percentages.

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 When I went to bed last night, I believe the weather app said 30%.

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 And I prayed, Lord, don't give us any rain.

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 And woke up this morning at 5%.

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 God, we'll run with that, all right?

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 We can do that.

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 And then it began to hit me.

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 The hope that we have this Sunday of what we celebrate, for everything that we focus in on,

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 for everything that we talk about, for every Sunday, for every Bible study, for every prayer time,

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 rests and is centered on what we're here to proclaim, to sing about, and to talk about today.

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 The resurrection of Jesus Christ and the hope that we have in Him.

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 But there's a stark contrast for us this morning and for the disciples that first Easter morning.

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 And so while we're going to look at not necessarily a traditional Easter Sunday passage in 1 Corinthians 15,

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 I do want us to look at the traditional historical account of the days leading up to the resurrection of Jesus Christ and that morning.

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 You see, Jesus, during much of His earthly ministry, had told His disciples the events that would unfold,

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 the events that would happen, and that would take place.

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 Jesus let them know that He would die, that He would be buried, and that He would rise again.

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 And I don't know whether it was from a lack of faith or lack of understanding,

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 but those early followers of Christ woke up that first Easter morning,

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 not with hope, but devastated, defeated, and afraid.

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 Throughout that week, in the days leading up,

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 they'd been on a rollercoaster ride emotionally with Jesus.

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 To have entered into the city one day,

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 as the crowd shouted,

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 Hosanna!

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 To next to be with Him in the garden,

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 and to watch Jesus being betrayed by one of their own,

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 by Judas,

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 for a few pieces of silver,

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 and with a kiss.

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 Arrested as a common criminal

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 by a band of Roman soldiers.

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 Their leader, who they'd given everything to follow,

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 they had walked away from their careers,

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 from their pursuits,

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 from their savings.

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 The leader that they had entrusted their lives with

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 was now taken from them.

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 And what are they to do?

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 The events that would unfold,

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 some saw,

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 most heard about.

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 This is what would happen to Jesus over the next 12 hours.

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 He would be brought in after His arrest

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 and would be imprisoned.

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 During that imprisonment,

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 they would begin the physical,

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 mental,

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 and emotional abuse on Him.

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 And He was forced to stand before a group of Jewish leaders

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 who longed for His execution.

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 They would then bring Him to stand trial before Pilate,

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 who, while he found no guilt in Jesus,

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 sent Jesus to stand trial

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 before Herod Antipas.

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 And when Jesus refused to answer Herod's questions,

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 He sent Jesus back to Pilate

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 as there was no guilt that could be found in Jesus.

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 And Pilate wanted to release Jesus.

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 But the Jewish leaders refused.

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 So Pilate had Jesus tortured and beaten

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 in hopes that seeing this happen to Christ

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 would appease the crowds,

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 would satisfy the anger that was in their hearts.

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 But that would not be the case.

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 And instead,

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 the crowd demanded

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 that Jesus be crucified.

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 And so an order of execution

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 was placed on Christ.

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 Jesus would be again led away

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 where He would be beaten

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 repeatedly over and over again,

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 where He would be mocked

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 and a crown of thorns

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 would be forced onto His head.

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 The torture of Jesus lasted

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 for about nine hours

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 to where He would then be forced

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 to carry His cross

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 the instrument

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 by which He would be executed.

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 He carried it on the journey

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 up a mountain

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 to a location

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 where He would then be nailed to it

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 and hung between two thieves.

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 And there He would die.

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 His body would be taken down

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 and buried

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 in a borrowed tomb

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 because there was no tomb

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 for Jesus.

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 I'm going to use the phrase

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 perceived reality.

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 This was the perceived reality

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 of the followers of Jesus.

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 Friday He dies.

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 Saturday He's dead.

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 And then come Sunday.

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 But for us,

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 it's not and then come Sunday.

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 But we know,

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 but then there was Sunday.

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 A group of ladies

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 go out to the tomb

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 to anoint the dead body of Jesus.

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 And on the way there,

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 one of the ladies

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 says to the group,

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 there's a stone at the front.

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 How are we going to roll it away?

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 And when they got there,

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 they noticed the stone

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 was rolled away.

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 And the Bible tells us

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 instead of finding

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 the dead body of Jesus,

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 they found a young man

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 dressed in a white robe

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 who told them

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 Jesus has risen

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 and to go and tell

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 the disciples.

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 Jesus would later

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 appear to the disciples

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 and would later

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 appear to others

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 and 40 days later

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 would ascend into heaven.

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 And today is the day

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 we celebrate

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 not just the wonderful,

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 brilliant,

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 miraculous truth

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 that Christ

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 died for us,

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 but that he lives.

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 And because he lives,

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 we live too.

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 Now Paul is writing

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 this letter

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 to the church

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 at Corinth.

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 And if you've been

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 on this journey with us

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 as we've gone

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 through this book,

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 you know

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 Paul's love for them

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 and trying to guide

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 God and direct them

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 to point them

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 to a truth

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 of who Christ is

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 and the impact

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 for their life

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 and what this means.

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 And there were some

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 in the church

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 at Corinth

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 who believed

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 to be resurrected

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 from the dead

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 was impossible.

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 And so on the surface,

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 this is the question

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 that Paul

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 is seeking

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 to attack.

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 But the greater

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 truth for them

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 and the greater

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 truth for us

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 is that because

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 Jesus is resurrected

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 that we find

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 life in him.

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 We find hope

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 in him.

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 We find meaning

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 in him.

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 And everything,

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 everything that we

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 stand on

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 is centered

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 in the truth

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 of today.

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 That Jesus

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 Christ

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 is alive.

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 So if you join me,

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 let's start reading

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 chapter 15

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 verse 12.

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 Now if Christ

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 is proclaimed

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 as raised

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 from the dead,

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 how can some

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 of you say

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 there is no

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 resurrection

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 of the dead?

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 But if there is

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 no resurrection

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 of the dead,

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 then not even

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 Christ has been

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 raised.

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 And if Christ

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 has not been

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 raised,

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 then our preaching

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 is in vain

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 and your faith

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 is in vain.

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 We are even

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 found to be

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 misrepresenting

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 God

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 because we

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 testified about

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 God that he

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 raised Christ

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 whom he did

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 not raise

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 if it is true

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 that the dead

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 are not raised.

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 For if the dead

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 are not raised,

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 not even Christ

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 has been raised.

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 And if Christ

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 has not been raised,

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 your faith

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 is futile

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 and you are

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 still in your

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 sins.

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 Then those

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 also who have

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 fallen asleep

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 in Christ

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 have perished.

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 If in Christ

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 we have hope

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 in this life

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 only,

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 we are of all

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 people

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 most to be

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 pitied.

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 But in fact,

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 Christ has been

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 raised from the

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 dead,

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 the first fruits

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 of those

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 who have

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 fallen asleep.

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 What Paul does

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 in this passage

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 of scripture

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 is he says

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 to him

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 repeatedly,

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 if you believe

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 there's no

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 resurrection of

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 the dead,

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 then Christ

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 has not been

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 resurrected.

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 And if this

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 is true,

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 then here's

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 negatively

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 what this

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 means for you.

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 But then he

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 finishes it

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 with the

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 reminder,

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 but in fact,

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 verse 20,

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 but in fact,

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 Christ has

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 been raised

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 from the

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 dead,

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 the first fruits

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 of those

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 who have

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 fallen asleep.

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 And so what

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 I want us

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 to do this

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 morning is

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 to look at

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 one argument

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 that Paul

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 says,

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 if you

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 believe that

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 there is no

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 resurrection

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 of the

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 dead,

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 then Jesus

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 is dead,

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 then this

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 is true

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 about you.

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 And then

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 to look at

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 the counter

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 truth of that,

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 of the

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 gospel,

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 of what the

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 gospel says.

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 because he

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 is alive.

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 So let's

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 look at

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 these.

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 The first

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 thing Paul

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 points out

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 is if

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 Jesus is

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 dead,

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 then our

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 words are

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 lies.

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 Look back

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 at verse

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 14.

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 And if

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 Christ has

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 not been

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 raised,

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 then our

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 preaching

00:16:18.460 --> 00:16:19.740
 is in

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 vain.

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 Our

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 preaching is

00:16:22.260 --> 00:16:22.540
 in vain.

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 if Christ

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 is dead,

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 then the

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 truth that

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 you and

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 I proclaim

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 is not

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 truth at

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 all.

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 If Christ

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 is dead,

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 then all

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 of this

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 is a

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 lie.

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 Every

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 moment

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 leading up

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 to Scripture

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 in this

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 point,

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 as prophecy

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 continually

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 is fulfilled

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 in the

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 person of

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 Jesus Christ,

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 if Jesus

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 is still

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 dead,

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 then folks,

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 what we

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 find in

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 this book

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 are rare

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 coincidences

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 impossible to

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 explain.

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 If Jesus

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 is dead,

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 God's

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 standard for

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 us is

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 not to be

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 trusted.

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 His plan

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 for us

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 is not to

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 be followed,

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 and his

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 plan for

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 this world

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 is not to

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 be pursued

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 if Christ

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 is dead.

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 But the

00:17:17.580 --> 00:17:18.040
 truth that

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 we have

00:17:18.740 --> 00:17:20.740
 is Jesus

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 is alive.

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 And since

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 Jesus is

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 alive,

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 our words

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 are true.

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 And the

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 beauty of

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 God's

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 word is

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 this.

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 These

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 words are

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 not true

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 for some.

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 These

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 words are

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 true for

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 all.

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 It's the

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 message for

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 all of

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 humanity.

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 It's the

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 message for

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 all of

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 mankind.

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 The

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 gospel of

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 Jesus

00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:45.920
 Christ

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 stretches

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 across

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 language

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 barriers,

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 culture

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 barriers,

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 socioeconomic

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 barriers,

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 barriers of

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 time,

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 barriers of

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 tradition.

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 It crosses

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 all of

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 those because

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 these words

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 ring true.

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 They ring

00:17:58.560 --> 00:17:58.980
 true for

00:17:58.980 --> 00:17:59.280
 men.

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 They ring

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 true for

00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:00.480
 women.

00:18:00.720 --> 00:18:01.020
 They ring

00:18:01.020 --> 00:18:01.400
 true for

00:18:01.400 --> 00:18:01.740
 kids.

00:18:01.940 --> 00:18:02.560
 The words

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 of Jesus

00:18:03.060 --> 00:18:04.020
 Christ are

00:18:04.020 --> 00:18:04.580
 true.

00:18:04.920 --> 00:18:05.320
 We can

00:18:05.320 --> 00:18:06.040
 know this

00:18:06.040 --> 00:18:06.980
 because Jesus

00:18:06.980 --> 00:18:08.500
 is alive.

00:18:10.340 --> 00:18:10.960
 These words

00:18:10.960 --> 00:18:11.240
 stand

00:18:11.240 --> 00:18:11.840
 independent

00:18:11.840 --> 00:18:13.700
 and stand

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 on their

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 own.

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 Independent

00:18:16.260 --> 00:18:16.880
 of our

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 opinions

00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:18.980
 and

00:18:18.980 --> 00:18:19.460
 independent

00:18:19.460 --> 00:18:19.860
 of our

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 feelings.

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 And while

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 for years

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 they may be

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 argued

00:18:25.320 --> 00:18:25.940
 against,

00:18:26.700 --> 00:18:27.320
 the word

00:18:27.320 --> 00:18:27.680
 of God

00:18:27.680 --> 00:18:28.140
 cannot be

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 defeated.

00:18:29.740 --> 00:18:30.260
 And how

00:18:30.260 --> 00:18:30.680
 do we know

00:18:30.680 --> 00:18:31.120
 this?

00:18:31.960 --> 00:18:32.780
 Because Jesus

00:18:32.780 --> 00:18:33.380
 is alive.

00:18:34.680 --> 00:18:35.460
 Because Jesus

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 is alive.

00:18:37.440 --> 00:18:38.260
 Paul continues

00:18:38.260 --> 00:18:40.460
 on and

00:18:40.460 --> 00:18:40.960
 he says,

00:18:41.640 --> 00:18:42.040
 if Jesus

00:18:42.040 --> 00:18:42.740
 is dead,

00:18:43.320 --> 00:18:43.860
 then our

00:18:43.860 --> 00:18:44.280
 faith is

00:18:44.280 --> 00:18:44.660
 worthless.

00:18:45.700 --> 00:18:46.060
 Look back

00:18:46.060 --> 00:18:46.280
 at verse

00:18:46.280 --> 00:18:46.720
 14.

00:18:48.280 --> 00:18:48.920
 The entirety

00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:49.260
 of it,

00:18:49.300 --> 00:18:49.800
 and if Christ

00:18:49.800 --> 00:18:50.200
 has not

00:18:50.200 --> 00:18:50.960
 been raised,

00:18:51.600 --> 00:18:52.040
 then our

00:18:52.040 --> 00:18:52.660
 preaching is

00:18:52.660 --> 00:18:54.020
 in vain and

00:18:54.020 --> 00:18:55.280
 your faith

00:18:55.280 --> 00:18:56.660
 is in vain.

00:18:57.860 --> 00:18:58.600
 Your faith

00:18:58.600 --> 00:18:59.060
 is in vain.

00:19:01.160 --> 00:19:01.960
 Faith in

00:19:01.960 --> 00:19:03.840
 Jesus is

00:19:03.840 --> 00:19:05.020
 faith in

00:19:05.020 --> 00:19:05.360
 the living

00:19:05.360 --> 00:19:05.760
 Messiah.

00:19:07.280 --> 00:19:07.840
 Most

00:19:07.840 --> 00:19:08.560
 religions

00:19:08.560 --> 00:19:11.100
 acknowledge

00:19:11.100 --> 00:19:12.720
 the person

00:19:12.720 --> 00:19:13.280
 of Jesus

00:19:13.280 --> 00:19:15.000
 to an

00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:15.320
 extent.

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 Most

00:19:17.900 --> 00:19:18.240
 people,

00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:18.540
 if they

00:19:18.540 --> 00:19:18.780
 want to

00:19:18.780 --> 00:19:19.000
 be

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 historically

00:19:19.800 --> 00:19:20.700
 accurate

00:19:20.700 --> 00:19:21.420
 and honest

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 with

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 themselves,

00:19:23.420 --> 00:19:24.060
 will have

00:19:24.060 --> 00:19:24.600
 to admit

00:19:24.600 --> 00:19:25.780
 that he

00:19:25.780 --> 00:19:26.040
 was a

00:19:26.040 --> 00:19:26.160
 real

00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:26.720
 person.

00:19:28.480 --> 00:19:29.560
 But faith

00:19:29.560 --> 00:19:30.380
 in Jesus

00:19:30.380 --> 00:19:32.360
 is more

00:19:32.360 --> 00:19:32.580
 than

00:19:32.580 --> 00:19:33.200
 acknowledging

00:19:33.200 --> 00:19:33.880
 things of

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 a person.

00:19:35.100 --> 00:19:35.620
 Faith in

00:19:35.620 --> 00:19:36.000
 Jesus

00:19:36.000 --> 00:19:36.940
 is faith

00:19:36.940 --> 00:19:37.200
 in the

00:19:37.200 --> 00:19:37.400
 living

00:19:37.400 --> 00:19:37.880
 Messiah.

00:19:38.500 --> 00:19:38.960
 Was

00:19:38.960 --> 00:19:39.860
 Jesus a

00:19:39.860 --> 00:19:40.140
 great

00:19:40.140 --> 00:19:40.520
 man?

00:19:40.840 --> 00:19:41.240
 Yes.

00:19:42.280 --> 00:19:42.800
 Yes.

00:19:43.860 --> 00:19:44.580
 But being a

00:19:44.580 --> 00:19:45.180
 great man

00:19:45.180 --> 00:19:46.040
 is not

00:19:46.040 --> 00:19:46.480
 worthy of

00:19:46.480 --> 00:19:46.960
 our faith.

00:19:48.380 --> 00:19:48.940
 Was

00:19:48.940 --> 00:19:49.620
 Jesus a

00:19:49.620 --> 00:19:49.860
 great

00:19:49.860 --> 00:19:50.940
 teacher and

00:19:50.940 --> 00:19:51.380
 speaker?

00:19:51.840 --> 00:19:52.480
 Absolutely.

00:19:54.240 --> 00:19:55.400
 But being a

00:19:55.400 --> 00:19:56.000
 great teacher

00:19:56.000 --> 00:19:56.600
 or speaker

00:19:56.600 --> 00:19:58.000
 isn't worthy

00:19:58.000 --> 00:19:58.500
 of our

00:19:58.500 --> 00:19:59.120
 faith.

00:20:00.320 --> 00:20:01.240
 Is Jesus a

00:20:01.240 --> 00:20:02.040
 great example

00:20:02.040 --> 00:20:02.300
 full of

00:20:02.300 --> 00:20:02.940
 kindness

00:20:02.940 --> 00:20:04.280
 and compassion,

00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:05.340
 friendship,

00:20:05.800 --> 00:20:06.240
 forgiveness,

00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:07.020
 and love.

00:20:07.360 --> 00:20:08.020
 Absolutely.

00:20:09.000 --> 00:20:09.660
 But holding

00:20:09.660 --> 00:20:10.140
 these

00:20:10.140 --> 00:20:11.020
 characteristics

00:20:11.020 --> 00:20:12.400
 does not

00:20:12.400 --> 00:20:12.980
 make him

00:20:12.980 --> 00:20:13.760
 worthy

00:20:13.760 --> 00:20:14.540
 of our

00:20:14.540 --> 00:20:14.900
 faith.

00:20:15.440 --> 00:20:16.520
 If Jesus

00:20:16.520 --> 00:20:17.380
 wasn't

00:20:17.380 --> 00:20:17.980
 raised from

00:20:17.980 --> 00:20:18.520
 the dead,

00:20:18.720 --> 00:20:19.380
 there is no

00:20:19.380 --> 00:20:20.400
 reason for

00:20:20.400 --> 00:20:21.380
 you or I

00:20:21.380 --> 00:20:21.980
 or anyone

00:20:21.980 --> 00:20:22.840
 else to

00:20:22.840 --> 00:20:23.660
 place our

00:20:23.660 --> 00:20:24.480
 faith in

00:20:24.480 --> 00:20:24.820
 him.

00:20:25.500 --> 00:20:26.180
 But Jesus

00:20:26.180 --> 00:20:26.780
 is alive.

00:20:28.420 --> 00:20:29.060
 But Jesus

00:20:29.060 --> 00:20:29.800
 is alive.

00:20:30.820 --> 00:20:31.440
 So it's

00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:32.240
 not that

00:20:32.240 --> 00:20:32.680
 our faith

00:20:32.680 --> 00:20:33.500
 is worthless,

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 but our

00:20:34.980 --> 00:20:35.580
 faith is

00:20:35.580 --> 00:20:36.540
 solidified.

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 Because

00:20:37.600 --> 00:20:39.060
 everything in

00:20:39.060 --> 00:20:39.720
 this book

00:20:39.720 --> 00:20:41.660
 is not

00:20:41.660 --> 00:20:42.200
 coincidence.

00:20:43.780 --> 00:20:44.420
 Everything

00:20:44.420 --> 00:20:44.920
 in this

00:20:44.920 --> 00:20:46.440
 book is

00:20:46.440 --> 00:20:48.240
 true from

00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:49.080
 Jesus' own

00:20:49.080 --> 00:20:49.900
 mouth himself.

00:20:50.880 --> 00:20:51.640
 He said

00:20:51.640 --> 00:20:51.980
 he would

00:20:51.980 --> 00:20:52.360
 die,

00:20:52.780 --> 00:20:53.120
 and he

00:20:53.120 --> 00:20:53.400
 did.

00:20:54.520 --> 00:20:55.400
 He said

00:20:55.400 --> 00:20:55.620
 he would

00:20:55.620 --> 00:20:56.100
 come back

00:20:56.100 --> 00:20:56.480
 from the

00:20:56.480 --> 00:20:56.780
 dead,

00:20:56.900 --> 00:20:57.320
 and he

00:20:57.320 --> 00:20:57.620
 did.

00:20:58.460 --> 00:20:59.140
 He said

00:20:59.140 --> 00:20:59.480
 he would

00:20:59.480 --> 00:21:00.040
 ascend,

00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:00.380
 and he

00:21:00.380 --> 00:21:00.840
 did.

00:21:02.120 --> 00:21:02.780
 In church,

00:21:02.840 --> 00:21:03.160
 he said

00:21:03.160 --> 00:21:03.320
 he'll

00:21:03.320 --> 00:21:03.660
 return

00:21:03.660 --> 00:21:04.080
 again,

00:21:04.960 --> 00:21:05.580
 and he

00:21:05.580 --> 00:21:05.820
 will.

00:21:07.460 --> 00:21:08.180
 We can't

00:21:08.180 --> 00:21:09.400
 think about

00:21:09.400 --> 00:21:10.140
 the resurrection

00:21:10.140 --> 00:21:10.780
 of Jesus

00:21:10.780 --> 00:21:11.360
 Christ,

00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:13.080
 and not

00:21:13.080 --> 00:21:13.720
 also think

00:21:13.720 --> 00:21:14.140
 about the

00:21:14.140 --> 00:21:15.740
 return of

00:21:15.740 --> 00:21:16.180
 our Savior.

00:21:17.460 --> 00:21:18.040
 A few

00:21:18.040 --> 00:21:18.600
 weeks ago,

00:21:18.660 --> 00:21:19.100
 we talked

00:21:19.100 --> 00:21:19.560
 about that

00:21:19.560 --> 00:21:20.000
 in here,

00:21:20.340 --> 00:21:20.960
 living in

00:21:20.960 --> 00:21:21.780
 this world

00:21:21.780 --> 00:21:22.720
 and longing

00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:23.420
 for Jesus.

00:21:24.940 --> 00:21:25.760
 This past

00:21:25.760 --> 00:21:25.960
 week,

00:21:26.020 --> 00:21:26.420
 my family

00:21:26.420 --> 00:21:26.940
 had a

00:21:26.940 --> 00:21:27.360
 wonderful

00:21:27.360 --> 00:21:28.200
 opportunity

00:21:28.200 --> 00:21:28.560
 to get

00:21:28.560 --> 00:21:28.960
 away

00:21:28.960 --> 00:21:29.900
 for several

00:21:29.900 --> 00:21:30.440
 days and

00:21:30.440 --> 00:21:30.740
 go up to

00:21:30.740 --> 00:21:31.360
 the mountains

00:21:31.360 --> 00:21:31.820
 in North

00:21:31.820 --> 00:21:32.320
 Carolina,

00:21:32.560 --> 00:21:32.740
 and it

00:21:32.740 --> 00:21:33.940
 was beautiful.

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 The temperature

00:21:35.420 --> 00:21:36.560
 was perfect.

00:21:37.360 --> 00:21:37.860
 It never

00:21:37.860 --> 00:21:38.340
 got too

00:21:38.340 --> 00:21:38.880
 hot.

00:21:39.620 --> 00:21:40.280
 It never

00:21:40.280 --> 00:21:40.740
 got too

00:21:40.740 --> 00:21:41.500
 cold.

00:21:42.180 --> 00:21:42.760
 It never

00:21:42.760 --> 00:21:43.320
 got too

00:21:43.320 --> 00:21:43.760
 windy.

00:21:44.500 --> 00:21:45.100
 It never

00:21:45.100 --> 00:21:45.620
 got too

00:21:45.620 --> 00:21:46.120
 rainy.

00:21:46.920 --> 00:21:47.400
 It was

00:21:47.400 --> 00:21:47.600
 just

00:21:47.600 --> 00:21:48.260
 perfect.

00:21:49.720 --> 00:21:50.680
 The food

00:21:50.680 --> 00:21:51.800
 was

00:21:51.800 --> 00:21:52.620
 fantastic.

00:21:53.820 --> 00:21:54.220
 Somebody

00:21:54.220 --> 00:21:54.720
 said to me

00:21:54.720 --> 00:21:55.260
 this morning,

00:21:56.060 --> 00:21:56.620
 they said,

00:21:56.680 --> 00:21:57.020
 you like

00:21:57.020 --> 00:21:57.360
 you lost

00:21:57.360 --> 00:21:57.520
 some

00:21:57.520 --> 00:21:57.740
 weight

00:21:57.740 --> 00:21:58.000
 this

00:21:58.000 --> 00:21:58.300
 week.

00:21:59.140 --> 00:21:59.560
 Two

00:21:59.560 --> 00:22:00.120
 things

00:22:00.120 --> 00:22:00.760
 are

00:22:00.760 --> 00:22:01.120
 happening

00:22:01.120 --> 00:22:01.600
 in that

00:22:01.600 --> 00:22:01.980
 statement.

00:22:02.540 --> 00:22:02.760
 Number

00:22:02.760 --> 00:22:03.240
 one,

00:22:03.840 --> 00:22:04.080
 either

00:22:04.080 --> 00:22:04.580
 God

00:22:04.580 --> 00:22:05.040
 worked

00:22:05.040 --> 00:22:05.340
 a

00:22:05.340 --> 00:22:05.740
 miracle

00:22:05.740 --> 00:22:06.060
 in

00:22:06.060 --> 00:22:06.380
 me,

00:22:06.880 --> 00:22:09.200
 or two,

00:22:09.300 --> 00:22:09.700
 they just

00:22:09.700 --> 00:22:10.280
 lied to

00:22:10.280 --> 00:22:10.560
 me,

00:22:10.780 --> 00:22:11.080
 right?

00:22:12.440 --> 00:22:12.980
 I'm

00:22:12.980 --> 00:22:13.080
 going to

00:22:13.080 --> 00:22:13.340
 go with

00:22:13.340 --> 00:22:13.540
 number

00:22:13.540 --> 00:22:13.980
 two,

00:22:14.080 --> 00:22:14.400
 right?

00:22:16.640 --> 00:22:17.420
 And we'd

00:22:17.420 --> 00:22:18.040
 stand out

00:22:18.040 --> 00:22:19.100
 at the

00:22:19.100 --> 00:22:19.420
 cabin

00:22:19.420 --> 00:22:19.560
 that

00:22:19.560 --> 00:22:19.920
 overlooked

00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:20.440
 the lake,

00:22:21.440 --> 00:22:22.680
 and at the

00:22:22.680 --> 00:22:23.280
 top of the

00:22:23.280 --> 00:22:23.600
 lake,

00:22:23.800 --> 00:22:24.540
 on the side

00:22:24.540 --> 00:22:24.760
 of the lake,

00:22:24.760 --> 00:22:25.060
 we could

00:22:25.060 --> 00:22:25.380
 look at

00:22:25.380 --> 00:22:25.800
 and see

00:22:25.800 --> 00:22:27.780
 just the

00:22:27.780 --> 00:22:28.260
 handiwork

00:22:28.260 --> 00:22:28.720
 of God's

00:22:28.720 --> 00:22:29.200
 creation.

00:22:30.740 --> 00:22:31.260
 The

00:22:31.260 --> 00:22:31.760
 mountains

00:22:31.760 --> 00:22:32.680
 and the

00:22:32.680 --> 00:22:33.180
 trees,

00:22:34.460 --> 00:22:35.240
 and watch

00:22:35.240 --> 00:22:35.780
 the birds

00:22:35.780 --> 00:22:36.360
 come flying

00:22:36.360 --> 00:22:36.620
 through.

00:22:38.500 --> 00:22:39.140
 And in

00:22:39.140 --> 00:22:39.720
 that moment,

00:22:39.800 --> 00:22:40.120
 I'm going to be

00:22:40.120 --> 00:22:40.660
 honest with

00:22:40.660 --> 00:22:40.840
 you,

00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:42.980
 it was

00:22:42.980 --> 00:22:44.520
 easy to

00:22:44.520 --> 00:22:44.900
 look at

00:22:44.900 --> 00:22:45.300
 that and

00:22:45.300 --> 00:22:45.760
 think about

00:22:45.760 --> 00:22:46.260
 the beauty

00:22:46.260 --> 00:22:46.580
 of the

00:22:46.580 --> 00:22:47.040
 glory of

00:22:47.040 --> 00:22:47.420
 God,

00:22:48.880 --> 00:22:49.200
 and his

00:22:49.200 --> 00:22:49.620
 wonderful

00:22:49.620 --> 00:22:50.200
 majesty

00:22:50.200 --> 00:22:50.460
 that we

00:22:50.460 --> 00:22:50.820
 painted.

00:22:52.960 --> 00:22:53.560
 But then

00:22:53.560 --> 00:22:53.940
 we got

00:22:53.940 --> 00:22:54.240
 the

00:22:54.240 --> 00:22:54.720
 reminder

00:22:54.720 --> 00:22:56.860
 when we

00:22:56.860 --> 00:22:57.540
 got back

00:22:57.540 --> 00:22:59.340
 and we

00:22:59.340 --> 00:22:59.860
 did things

00:22:59.860 --> 00:23:00.240
 like cut

00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:00.520
 on the

00:23:00.520 --> 00:23:00.920
 news

00:23:00.920 --> 00:23:03.080
 and we

00:23:03.080 --> 00:23:03.580
 did things

00:23:03.580 --> 00:23:03.960
 like jump

00:23:03.960 --> 00:23:04.460
 on social

00:23:04.460 --> 00:23:04.900
 media

00:23:04.900 --> 00:23:06.880
 where you're

00:23:06.880 --> 00:23:07.380
 reminded

00:23:07.380 --> 00:23:09.240
 that even

00:23:09.240 --> 00:23:09.620
 in the

00:23:09.620 --> 00:23:10.040
 beauty

00:23:10.040 --> 00:23:11.380
 of the

00:23:11.380 --> 00:23:11.920
 landscape

00:23:11.920 --> 00:23:13.300
 of the

00:23:13.300 --> 00:23:13.900
 mountains

00:23:13.900 --> 00:23:14.940
 and the

00:23:14.940 --> 00:23:15.360
 water,

00:23:16.620 --> 00:23:17.240
 there's still

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:17.980
 the brokenness

00:23:17.980 --> 00:23:18.300
 of this

00:23:18.300 --> 00:23:18.600
 world.

00:23:20.680 --> 00:23:21.240
 And the

00:23:21.240 --> 00:23:21.820
 deep,

00:23:22.180 --> 00:23:23.060
 deep

00:23:23.060 --> 00:23:24.180
 longing

00:23:24.180 --> 00:23:26.100
 as we

00:23:26.100 --> 00:23:26.700
 celebrate

00:23:26.700 --> 00:23:28.540
 that Jesus

00:23:28.540 --> 00:23:29.580
 is alive

00:23:29.580 --> 00:23:31.640
 for Christ

00:23:31.640 --> 00:23:32.260
 to return.

00:23:34.060 --> 00:23:34.160
 All right.

00:23:35.620 --> 00:23:36.400
 Paul continues

00:23:36.400 --> 00:23:36.800
 on.

00:23:38.520 --> 00:23:39.040
 And he

00:23:39.040 --> 00:23:39.160
 says,

00:23:39.260 --> 00:23:39.620
 if Jesus

00:23:39.620 --> 00:23:40.440
 is dead,

00:23:41.220 --> 00:23:42.200
 then our

00:23:42.200 --> 00:23:42.780
 sins,

00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:43.800
 they cover

00:23:43.800 --> 00:23:44.280
 us.

00:23:45.220 --> 00:23:45.540
 Look at

00:23:45.540 --> 00:23:46.220
 verse 17.

00:23:47.580 --> 00:23:48.880
 And if

00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:49.400
 Christ

00:23:49.400 --> 00:23:50.580
 has not

00:23:50.580 --> 00:23:51.420
 been raised,

00:23:52.260 --> 00:23:53.420
 your faith

00:23:53.420 --> 00:23:54.140
 is futile

00:23:54.140 --> 00:23:54.440
 and you

00:23:54.440 --> 00:23:55.200
 are still

00:23:55.200 --> 00:23:55.720
 in your

00:23:55.720 --> 00:23:56.640
 sins.

00:23:57.780 --> 00:23:58.240
 So,

00:23:58.480 --> 00:23:59.720
 if Jesus

00:23:59.720 --> 00:24:00.760
 is dead,

00:24:01.720 --> 00:24:02.620
 then our

00:24:02.620 --> 00:24:03.580
 sins

00:24:03.580 --> 00:24:04.720
 still cover

00:24:04.720 --> 00:24:05.160
 us.

00:24:06.340 --> 00:24:06.720
 That

00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:07.220
 everything

00:24:07.220 --> 00:24:08.200
 we've

00:24:08.200 --> 00:24:08.720
 done,

00:24:10.040 --> 00:24:10.980
 every sin

00:24:10.980 --> 00:24:11.560
 that we've

00:24:11.560 --> 00:24:11.980
 committed,

00:24:13.240 --> 00:24:14.060
 every word

00:24:14.060 --> 00:24:14.620
 that we've

00:24:14.620 --> 00:24:15.000
 spoke,

00:24:15.300 --> 00:24:16.140
 every action

00:24:16.140 --> 00:24:16.620
 that we've

00:24:16.620 --> 00:24:16.900
 done,

00:24:17.180 --> 00:24:17.800
 every thought

00:24:17.800 --> 00:24:18.200
 that we

00:24:18.200 --> 00:24:18.680
 had,

00:24:19.040 --> 00:24:20.080
 every sinful

00:24:20.080 --> 00:24:20.980
 motive of

00:24:20.980 --> 00:24:21.620
 the heart,

00:24:21.740 --> 00:24:22.620
 all of

00:24:22.620 --> 00:24:23.580
 those still

00:24:23.580 --> 00:24:24.260
 rest on

00:24:24.260 --> 00:24:24.960
 you and

00:24:24.960 --> 00:24:25.480
 on me.

00:24:27.140 --> 00:24:27.820
 Every

00:24:27.820 --> 00:24:28.340
 charge.

00:24:29.880 --> 00:24:30.680
 If Jesus

00:24:30.680 --> 00:24:31.280
 is still

00:24:31.280 --> 00:24:32.080
 dead,

00:24:32.840 --> 00:24:33.760
 then you

00:24:33.760 --> 00:24:34.240
 and I

00:24:34.240 --> 00:24:35.380
 are lost

00:24:35.380 --> 00:24:37.980
 with no

00:24:37.980 --> 00:24:38.620
 hope to

00:24:38.620 --> 00:24:39.220
 be found.

00:24:40.580 --> 00:24:41.400
 If Jesus

00:24:41.400 --> 00:24:42.000
 is still

00:24:42.000 --> 00:24:42.560
 dead,

00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:43.500
 you are

00:24:43.500 --> 00:24:44.120
 spiritually

00:24:44.120 --> 00:24:45.080
 dead with

00:24:45.080 --> 00:24:45.720
 no hope

00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:46.320
 of life.

00:24:46.520 --> 00:24:46.740
 In fact,

00:24:46.800 --> 00:24:47.180
 the Bible

00:24:47.180 --> 00:24:48.180
 tells us

00:24:48.180 --> 00:24:50.000
 that we're

00:24:50.000 --> 00:24:50.600
 enemies of

00:24:50.600 --> 00:24:50.840
 God.

00:24:52.700 --> 00:24:53.280
 And then

00:24:53.280 --> 00:24:53.620
 that's who

00:24:53.620 --> 00:24:54.000
 we are.

00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:56.020
 But Jesus

00:24:56.020 --> 00:24:57.600
 is alive,

00:24:58.220 --> 00:24:59.440
 so our

00:24:59.440 --> 00:25:01.000
 sins are

00:25:01.000 --> 00:25:01.400
 forgiven.

00:25:02.680 --> 00:25:03.700
 Because Jesus

00:25:03.700 --> 00:25:05.140
 is alive,

00:25:05.260 --> 00:25:06.220
 our sins

00:25:06.220 --> 00:25:06.820
 are forgiven.

00:25:07.020 --> 00:25:07.160
 Now,

00:25:07.900 --> 00:25:08.800
 in just a

00:25:08.800 --> 00:25:09.000
 moment,

00:25:09.140 --> 00:25:09.760
 we're going to

00:25:09.760 --> 00:25:10.140
 sing a

00:25:10.140 --> 00:25:11.160
 beautiful song,

00:25:11.220 --> 00:25:11.660
 one of my

00:25:11.660 --> 00:25:12.300
 favorites that

00:25:12.300 --> 00:25:12.580
 we're going to

00:25:12.580 --> 00:25:12.760
 sing.

00:25:13.820 --> 00:25:14.420
 And it's

00:25:14.420 --> 00:25:14.620
 going to

00:25:14.620 --> 00:25:15.180
 talk to

00:25:15.180 --> 00:25:16.240
 us about

00:25:16.240 --> 00:25:16.900
 the blood

00:25:16.900 --> 00:25:17.280
 of Jesus

00:25:17.280 --> 00:25:17.780
 Christ.

00:25:19.280 --> 00:25:20.040
 And how

00:25:20.040 --> 00:25:20.680
 it washes

00:25:20.680 --> 00:25:22.400
 us and

00:25:22.400 --> 00:25:22.860
 makes us

00:25:22.860 --> 00:25:23.180
 clean.

00:25:24.520 --> 00:25:25.080
 And it's

00:25:25.080 --> 00:25:25.620
 one of the

00:25:25.620 --> 00:25:27.120
 most miraculous

00:25:27.120 --> 00:25:28.780
 pictures that

00:25:28.780 --> 00:25:29.640
 God paints for

00:25:29.640 --> 00:25:30.540
 us in

00:25:30.540 --> 00:25:30.860
 Scripture.

00:25:31.780 --> 00:25:32.880
 Is that as

00:25:32.880 --> 00:25:33.600
 Jesus,

00:25:34.860 --> 00:25:35.820
 bloody and

00:25:35.820 --> 00:25:36.360
 beaten,

00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:37.440
 hung on a

00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:38.340
 cross and

00:25:38.340 --> 00:25:38.900
 died,

00:25:38.900 --> 00:25:39.840
 his blood

00:25:39.840 --> 00:25:40.900
 was shed.

00:25:42.500 --> 00:25:43.320
 and his

00:25:43.320 --> 00:25:43.960
 blood that

00:25:43.960 --> 00:25:44.920
 covers us,

00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:45.540
 that when

00:25:45.540 --> 00:25:46.220
 we're found

00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:46.960
 in him,

00:25:47.100 --> 00:25:48.040
 it makes us

00:25:48.040 --> 00:25:48.800
 clean,

00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:49.840
 it makes us

00:25:49.840 --> 00:25:51.080
 white as snow,

00:25:51.260 --> 00:25:51.940
 that Jesus

00:25:51.940 --> 00:25:52.760
 and what he

00:25:52.760 --> 00:25:53.540
 did, he

00:25:53.540 --> 00:25:54.420
 took our

00:25:54.420 --> 00:25:55.020
 punishment,

00:25:55.220 --> 00:25:55.840
 and through

00:25:55.840 --> 00:25:56.780
 his blood,

00:25:56.920 --> 00:25:57.940
 we find the

00:25:57.940 --> 00:25:58.780
 forgiveness of

00:25:58.780 --> 00:25:59.240
 sins.

00:25:59.540 --> 00:25:59.860
 So,

00:26:00.520 --> 00:26:01.740
 if Jesus

00:26:01.740 --> 00:26:02.440
 just died

00:26:02.440 --> 00:26:03.160
 for us,

00:26:04.120 --> 00:26:04.900
 isn't that

00:26:04.900 --> 00:26:05.300
 enough for

00:26:05.300 --> 00:26:05.860
 our punishment?

00:26:07.560 --> 00:26:08.360
 Wouldn't just

00:26:08.360 --> 00:26:08.920
 simply his

00:26:08.920 --> 00:26:10.400
 death be

00:26:10.400 --> 00:26:10.820
 enough?

00:26:11.820 --> 00:26:12.300
 No.

00:26:13.600 --> 00:26:14.260
 Paul tells

00:26:14.260 --> 00:26:14.560
 us in

00:26:14.560 --> 00:26:15.220
 Romans 4

00:26:15.220 --> 00:26:16.600
 that he

00:26:16.600 --> 00:26:17.140
 was killed

00:26:17.140 --> 00:26:17.620
 for our

00:26:17.620 --> 00:26:18.440
 transgressions

00:26:18.440 --> 00:26:19.340
 but raised

00:26:19.340 --> 00:26:20.180
 for our

00:26:20.180 --> 00:26:20.740
 justification

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 and that

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 in that

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 our

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 forgiveness

00:26:23.960 --> 00:26:24.580
 is complete.

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 So,

00:26:26.320 --> 00:26:26.520
 it wasn't

00:26:26.520 --> 00:26:26.880
 just the

00:26:26.880 --> 00:26:27.320
 punishment,

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 but it was

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 the justification

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 of that,

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 that we are

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 no longer

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 guilty but

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 we're made

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 right to

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 stand before

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 him in

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 life.

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 And so,

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 we identify

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 and die

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 with him

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 to ourself

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 and by

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 the power

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 of the

00:26:41.100 --> 00:26:41.460
 work of

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 the cross

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 we die.

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 But just

00:26:43.600 --> 00:26:44.260
 as Christ

00:26:44.260 --> 00:26:45.520
 was raised

00:26:45.520 --> 00:26:46.260
 to walk

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 in life,

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 you and I

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 are raised

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 to walk

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 in the

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 newness

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 of life

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 as well.

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 And so,

00:26:51.540 --> 00:26:52.040
 in that

00:26:52.040 --> 00:26:52.980
 our forgiveness

00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:53.700
 is not

00:26:53.700 --> 00:26:54.120
 broken

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 but our

00:26:54.700 --> 00:26:55.120
 forgiveness

00:26:55.120 --> 00:26:56.180
 is complete

00:26:56.180 --> 00:26:58.100
 because our

00:26:58.100 --> 00:26:58.460
 sins are

00:26:58.460 --> 00:26:58.780
 forgiven.

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 And Paul

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 goes on

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 and says

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 if Jesus

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 is dead

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 then we

00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:07.200
 will

00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:07.740
 perish.

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 Verse

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 18

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 Then

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 those

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 also

00:27:13.420 --> 00:27:13.740
 who

00:27:13.740 --> 00:27:13.940
 have

00:27:13.940 --> 00:27:14.200
 fallen

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 asleep

00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:14.960
 in

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 Christ

00:27:15.380 --> 00:27:15.680
 have

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 perished.

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 Now,

00:27:16.880 --> 00:27:17.300
 some of

00:27:17.300 --> 00:27:17.440
 your

00:27:17.440 --> 00:27:17.960
 translations

00:27:17.960 --> 00:27:18.400
 if you

00:27:18.400 --> 00:27:18.760
 read them

00:27:18.760 --> 00:27:19.000
 you may

00:27:19.000 --> 00:27:19.220
 have a

00:27:19.220 --> 00:27:19.420
 different

00:27:19.420 --> 00:27:19.800
 word

00:27:19.800 --> 00:27:20.020
 than

00:27:20.020 --> 00:27:20.860
 perish

00:27:20.860 --> 00:27:21.620
 but I

00:27:21.620 --> 00:27:21.980
 like

00:27:21.980 --> 00:27:22.280
 what

00:27:22.280 --> 00:27:22.940
 this

00:27:22.940 --> 00:27:23.320
 word

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 here

00:27:23.600 --> 00:27:23.940
 means

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 for

00:27:24.160 --> 00:27:24.380
 us

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 in

00:27:24.660 --> 00:27:25.040
 the

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 original

00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:25.820
 language

00:27:25.820 --> 00:27:26.100
 in which

00:27:26.100 --> 00:27:26.340
 Paul

00:27:26.340 --> 00:27:26.620
 wrote

00:27:26.620 --> 00:27:26.780
 it.

00:27:27.500 --> 00:27:27.840
 Paul

00:27:27.840 --> 00:27:28.160
 used

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 the

00:27:28.280 --> 00:27:28.460
 word

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 perish

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 here

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 and

00:27:29.280 --> 00:27:29.440
 it

00:27:29.440 --> 00:27:29.860
 carries

00:27:29.860 --> 00:27:30.160
 with

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 it

00:27:30.300 --> 00:27:30.720
 a

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 specific

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 meaning.

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 And

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 it's

00:27:33.460 --> 00:27:33.960
 beyond

00:27:33.960 --> 00:27:34.420
 more

00:27:34.420 --> 00:27:34.740
 than

00:27:34.740 --> 00:27:35.520
 death.

00:27:36.800 --> 00:27:37.140
 And

00:27:37.140 --> 00:27:37.340
 it

00:27:37.340 --> 00:27:37.680
 carries

00:27:37.680 --> 00:27:37.920
 this

00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:38.080
 that

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 not

00:27:38.300 --> 00:27:38.580
 only

00:27:38.580 --> 00:27:39.120
 do

00:27:39.120 --> 00:27:39.320
 we

00:27:39.320 --> 00:27:39.680
 die

00:27:39.680 --> 00:27:39.940
 the

00:27:39.940 --> 00:27:40.360
 physical

00:27:40.360 --> 00:27:40.840
 death

00:27:40.840 --> 00:27:42.580
 but

00:27:42.580 --> 00:27:42.820
 that

00:27:42.820 --> 00:27:43.120
 in

00:27:43.120 --> 00:27:43.600
 that

00:27:43.600 --> 00:27:44.600
 we

00:27:44.600 --> 00:27:45.300
 stand

00:27:45.300 --> 00:27:45.540
 in

00:27:45.540 --> 00:27:45.740
 the

00:27:45.740 --> 00:27:46.160
 way

00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:46.620
 of

00:27:46.620 --> 00:27:46.820
 the

00:27:46.820 --> 00:27:47.580
 impending

00:27:47.580 --> 00:27:48.340
 wrath

00:27:48.340 --> 00:27:48.540
 of

00:27:48.540 --> 00:27:48.840
 God.

00:27:50.320 --> 00:27:50.540
 And

00:27:50.540 --> 00:27:50.760
 so

00:27:50.760 --> 00:27:51.000
 if

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 Jesus

00:27:51.420 --> 00:27:52.060
 is

00:27:52.060 --> 00:27:52.780
 dead

00:27:52.780 --> 00:27:53.680
 then

00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:53.920
 we

00:27:53.920 --> 00:27:54.640
 perish

00:27:54.640 --> 00:27:55.300
 and

00:27:55.300 --> 00:27:55.500
 we

00:27:55.500 --> 00:27:56.000
 face

00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:56.600
 not

00:27:56.600 --> 00:27:56.920
 just

00:27:56.920 --> 00:27:57.720
 physical

00:27:57.720 --> 00:27:58.240
 death

00:27:58.240 --> 00:27:59.880
 but

00:27:59.880 --> 00:28:00.100
 the

00:28:00.100 --> 00:28:00.660
 full

00:28:00.660 --> 00:28:01.700
 judgment

00:28:01.700 --> 00:28:02.200
 of

00:28:02.200 --> 00:28:02.540
 God

00:28:02.540 --> 00:28:04.640
 that

00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:04.780
 was

00:28:04.780 --> 00:28:05.040
 poured

00:28:05.040 --> 00:28:05.200
 out

00:28:05.200 --> 00:28:05.340
 on

00:28:05.340 --> 00:28:05.800
 Christ

00:28:05.800 --> 00:28:07.400
 on

00:28:07.400 --> 00:28:07.600
 our

00:28:07.600 --> 00:28:08.140
 behalf

00:28:08.140 --> 00:28:09.640
 because

00:28:09.640 --> 00:28:09.840
 of

00:28:09.840 --> 00:28:10.000
 who

00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:10.220
 he

00:28:10.220 --> 00:28:10.580
 is

00:28:10.580 --> 00:28:12.180
 but

00:28:12.180 --> 00:28:12.520
 Jesus

00:28:12.520 --> 00:28:12.800
 is

00:28:12.800 --> 00:28:13.340
 alive

00:28:13.340 --> 00:28:14.960
 so

00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:15.340
 after

00:28:15.340 --> 00:28:15.880
 death

00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:17.140
 comes

00:28:17.140 --> 00:28:17.640
 life.

00:28:18.920 --> 00:28:19.440
 Paul

00:28:19.440 --> 00:28:19.780
 says to

00:28:19.780 --> 00:28:20.160
 the church

00:28:20.160 --> 00:28:20.360
 at

00:28:20.360 --> 00:28:20.680
 Corinth

00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:21.140
 and God's

00:28:21.140 --> 00:28:21.460
 word

00:28:21.460 --> 00:28:22.140
 says to

00:28:22.140 --> 00:28:22.440
 us

00:28:22.440 --> 00:28:22.940
 today

00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:23.720
 because

00:28:23.720 --> 00:28:23.980
 of

00:28:23.980 --> 00:28:24.340
 Christ

00:28:24.340 --> 00:28:24.520
 we

00:28:24.520 --> 00:28:24.720
 live

00:28:24.720 --> 00:28:25.100
 forever

00:28:25.100 --> 00:28:25.820
 because

00:28:25.820 --> 00:28:26.040
 of

00:28:26.040 --> 00:28:26.340
 Christ

00:28:26.340 --> 00:28:26.520
 we

00:28:26.520 --> 00:28:26.680
 live

00:28:26.680 --> 00:28:26.840
 with

00:28:26.840 --> 00:28:27.180
 God

00:28:27.180 --> 00:28:27.720
 because

00:28:27.720 --> 00:28:27.940
 of

00:28:27.940 --> 00:28:28.220
 Christ

00:28:28.220 --> 00:28:28.420
 we

00:28:28.420 --> 00:28:28.640
 enter

00:28:28.640 --> 00:28:28.840
 into

00:28:28.840 --> 00:28:29.240
 eternal

00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:29.720
 joy

00:28:29.720 --> 00:28:30.200
 because

00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:30.420
 of

00:28:30.420 --> 00:28:30.720
 Christ

00:28:30.720 --> 00:28:30.900
 our

00:28:30.900 --> 00:28:31.140
 faith

00:28:31.140 --> 00:28:31.500
 becomes

00:28:31.500 --> 00:28:31.680
 our

00:28:31.680 --> 00:28:31.980
 sight

00:28:31.980 --> 00:28:32.560
 because

00:28:32.560 --> 00:28:33.600
 of

00:28:33.600 --> 00:28:34.000
 Christ

00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:34.600
 we

00:28:34.600 --> 00:28:34.880
 will

00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:35.120
 get

00:28:35.120 --> 00:28:35.400
 to

00:28:35.400 --> 00:28:35.860
 live

00:28:35.860 --> 00:28:36.320
 the

00:28:36.320 --> 00:28:36.740
 way

00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:37.180
 that

00:28:37.180 --> 00:28:37.540
 Jesus

00:28:37.540 --> 00:28:38.360
 does

00:28:38.360 --> 00:28:38.840
 it's

00:28:38.840 --> 00:28:39.340
 imparted

00:28:39.340 --> 00:28:39.500
 for

00:28:39.500 --> 00:28:39.900
 us

00:28:39.900 --> 00:28:41.540
 Jesus

00:28:41.540 --> 00:28:42.000
 not

00:28:42.000 --> 00:28:42.580
 only

00:28:42.580 --> 00:28:43.740
 takes

00:28:43.740 --> 00:28:43.980
 on

00:28:43.980 --> 00:28:44.280
 our

00:28:44.280 --> 00:28:44.840
 punishment

00:28:44.840 --> 00:28:45.900
 but

00:28:45.900 --> 00:28:46.260
 Jesus

00:28:46.260 --> 00:28:46.840
 grants

00:28:46.840 --> 00:28:47.220
 us

00:28:47.220 --> 00:28:47.860
 his

00:28:47.860 --> 00:28:48.300
 life

00:28:48.300 --> 00:28:50.040
 and

00:28:50.040 --> 00:28:50.200
 then

00:28:50.200 --> 00:28:50.640
 lastly

00:28:50.640 --> 00:28:52.980
 if

00:28:52.980 --> 00:28:53.360
 Jesus

00:28:53.360 --> 00:28:53.700
 is

00:28:53.700 --> 00:28:54.120
 dead

00:28:54.120 --> 00:28:56.200
 then

00:28:56.200 --> 00:28:56.400
 our

00:28:56.400 --> 00:28:56.740
 lives

00:28:56.740 --> 00:28:56.920
 are

00:28:56.920 --> 00:28:57.340
 foolish

00:28:57.340 --> 00:28:58.820
 our

00:28:58.820 --> 00:28:59.100
 lives

00:28:59.100 --> 00:28:59.260
 are

00:28:59.260 --> 00:28:59.620
 foolish

00:28:59.620 --> 00:29:00.840
 verse

00:29:00.840 --> 00:29:01.340
 19

00:29:01.340 --> 00:29:03.240
 if

00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:03.440
 in

00:29:03.440 --> 00:29:03.940
 Christ

00:29:03.940 --> 00:29:04.960
 we

00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:05.180
 have

00:29:05.180 --> 00:29:05.640
 hope

00:29:05.640 --> 00:29:06.540
 in

00:29:06.540 --> 00:29:06.800
 this

00:29:06.800 --> 00:29:07.120
 life

00:29:07.120 --> 00:29:07.580
 only

00:29:07.580 --> 00:29:09.060
 we

00:29:09.060 --> 00:29:09.320
 are

00:29:09.320 --> 00:29:09.500
 of

00:29:09.500 --> 00:29:09.880
 all

00:29:09.880 --> 00:29:10.380
 people

00:29:10.380 --> 00:29:11.340
 most

00:29:11.340 --> 00:29:11.540
 to

00:29:11.540 --> 00:29:11.680
 be

00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:12.060
 pitied

00:29:12.060 --> 00:29:14.260
 let's

00:29:14.260 --> 00:29:14.620
 understand

00:29:14.620 --> 00:29:14.840
 this

00:29:14.840 --> 00:29:15.220
 church

00:29:15.220 --> 00:29:17.360
 if

00:29:17.360 --> 00:29:17.700
 Christ

00:29:17.700 --> 00:29:17.940
 is

00:29:17.940 --> 00:29:18.280
 dead

00:29:18.280 --> 00:29:20.180
 every

00:29:20.180 --> 00:29:20.660
 moment

00:29:20.660 --> 00:29:20.900
 of

00:29:20.900 --> 00:29:21.320
 obedience

00:29:21.320 --> 00:29:21.780
 for

00:29:21.780 --> 00:29:22.060
 him

00:29:22.060 --> 00:29:22.740
 is

00:29:22.740 --> 00:29:22.920
 for

00:29:22.920 --> 00:29:23.240
 nothing

00:29:23.240 --> 00:29:25.140
 every

00:29:25.140 --> 00:29:25.840
 sacrifice

00:29:25.840 --> 00:29:27.120
 was

00:29:27.120 --> 00:29:27.600
 wasted

00:29:27.600 --> 00:29:28.920
 in

00:29:28.920 --> 00:29:29.340
 all

00:29:29.340 --> 00:29:29.580
 that

00:29:29.580 --> 00:29:29.780
 we

00:29:29.780 --> 00:29:30.000
 are

00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:30.280
 doing

00:29:30.280 --> 00:29:30.840
 now

00:29:30.840 --> 00:29:31.900
 should

00:29:31.900 --> 00:29:32.180
 be

00:29:32.180 --> 00:29:33.100
 mocked

00:29:33.100 --> 00:29:33.580
 if

00:29:33.580 --> 00:29:34.020
 Jesus

00:29:34.020 --> 00:29:34.780
 is

00:29:34.780 --> 00:29:35.080
 dead

00:29:35.080 --> 00:29:36.660
 our

00:29:36.660 --> 00:29:37.320
 worship

00:29:37.320 --> 00:29:38.800
 is

00:29:38.800 --> 00:29:39.080
 not

00:29:39.080 --> 00:29:39.780
 heard

00:29:39.780 --> 00:29:41.040
 in

00:29:41.040 --> 00:29:41.300
 our

00:29:41.300 --> 00:29:41.760
 lives

00:29:41.760 --> 00:29:42.060
 have

00:29:42.060 --> 00:29:42.240
 no

00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:42.560
 meaning

00:29:42.560 --> 00:29:44.340
 but

00:29:44.340 --> 00:29:44.760
 because

00:29:44.760 --> 00:29:45.160
 Jesus

00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:45.480
 is

00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:46.040
 alive

00:29:46.040 --> 00:29:47.380
 our

00:29:47.380 --> 00:29:47.720
 lives

00:29:47.720 --> 00:29:47.940
 have

00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:48.380
 purpose

00:29:48.380 --> 00:29:50.720
 right

00:29:50.720 --> 00:29:51.000
 now

00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:51.300
 because

00:29:51.300 --> 00:29:51.660
 Jesus

00:29:51.660 --> 00:29:51.960
 is

00:29:51.960 --> 00:29:52.460
 alive

00:29:52.460 --> 00:29:53.920
 in

00:29:53.920 --> 00:29:54.140
 spite

00:29:54.140 --> 00:29:54.280
 of

00:29:54.280 --> 00:29:54.640
 what

00:29:54.640 --> 00:29:54.800
 you

00:29:54.800 --> 00:29:54.960
 want

00:29:54.960 --> 00:29:55.020
 to

00:29:55.020 --> 00:29:55.140
 be

00:29:55.140 --> 00:29:55.560
 told

00:29:55.560 --> 00:29:57.060
 or

00:29:57.060 --> 00:29:57.200
 what

00:29:57.200 --> 00:29:57.300
 you

00:29:57.300 --> 00:29:57.460
 want

00:29:57.460 --> 00:29:57.560
 to

00:29:57.560 --> 00:29:58.060
 feel

00:29:58.060 --> 00:29:58.860
 sometimes

00:29:58.860 --> 00:30:00.200
 your

00:30:00.200 --> 00:30:00.460
 life

00:30:00.460 --> 00:30:00.620
 is

00:30:00.620 --> 00:30:00.940
 full

00:30:00.940 --> 00:30:02.560
 your

00:30:02.560 --> 00:30:02.840
 life

00:30:02.840 --> 00:30:03.020
 is

00:30:03.020 --> 00:30:03.520
 meaningful

00:30:03.520 --> 00:30:04.760
 your

00:30:04.760 --> 00:30:05.060
 life

00:30:05.060 --> 00:30:05.240
 is

00:30:05.240 --> 00:30:05.840
 valid

00:30:05.840 --> 00:30:06.320
 and

00:30:06.320 --> 00:30:06.960
 valuable

00:30:06.960 --> 00:30:07.480
 you

00:30:07.480 --> 00:30:07.660
 were

00:30:07.660 --> 00:30:08.460
 significant

00:30:08.460 --> 00:30:09.080
 and

00:30:09.080 --> 00:30:09.780
 purposeful

00:30:09.780 --> 00:30:10.280
 because

00:30:10.280 --> 00:30:10.740
 Jesus

00:30:10.740 --> 00:30:11.060
 is

00:30:11.060 --> 00:30:11.660
 alive

00:30:11.660 --> 00:30:12.080
 and

00:30:12.080 --> 00:30:12.280
 your

00:30:12.280 --> 00:30:12.940
 faith

00:30:12.940 --> 00:30:13.480
 is

00:30:13.480 --> 00:30:13.740
 in

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 him

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 following

00:30:16.640 --> 00:30:18.300
 the

00:30:18.300 --> 00:30:18.760
 resurrection

00:30:18.760 --> 00:30:19.080
 of

00:30:19.080 --> 00:30:19.500
 Jesus

00:30:19.500 --> 00:30:22.020
 he

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 appeared

00:30:22.260 --> 00:30:22.400
 to

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 the

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 disciples

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 in

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 the

00:30:25.140 --> 00:30:25.540
 events

00:30:25.540 --> 00:30:25.780
 that

00:30:25.780 --> 00:30:26.020
 would

00:30:26.020 --> 00:30:26.760
 continue

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 on

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 a

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 group

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 of

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 people

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 who

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 once

00:30:30.280 --> 00:30:30.480
 were

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 hiding

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 like

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 cowards

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 afraid

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 of what

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 might be

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 done

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 to

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 them

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 because

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 their

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 association

00:30:38.260 --> 00:30:38.660
 with

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 Jesus

00:30:39.140 --> 00:30:40.560
 found

00:30:40.560 --> 00:30:41.220
 strength

00:30:41.220 --> 00:30:42.640
 found

00:30:42.640 --> 00:30:43.180
 hope

00:30:43.180 --> 00:30:44.420
 found

00:30:44.420 --> 00:30:44.980
 purpose

00:30:44.980 --> 00:30:46.440
 not

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 because

00:30:46.700 --> 00:30:46.900
 they

00:30:46.900 --> 00:30:47.340
 hid

00:30:47.340 --> 00:30:48.360
 in

00:30:48.360 --> 00:30:48.480
 a

00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:48.700
 back

00:30:48.700 --> 00:30:49.100
 room

00:30:49.100 --> 00:30:50.660
 and

00:30:50.660 --> 00:30:51.040
 developed

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 a

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 plan

00:30:51.660 --> 00:30:52.800
 or

00:30:52.800 --> 00:30:53.020
 a

00:30:53.020 --> 00:30:53.420
 scheme

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 this

00:30:55.280 --> 00:30:55.820
 group

00:30:55.820 --> 00:30:56.120
 of

00:30:56.120 --> 00:30:56.760
 followers

00:30:56.760 --> 00:30:57.520
 found

00:30:57.520 --> 00:30:57.860
 this

00:30:57.860 --> 00:30:58.540
 power

00:30:58.540 --> 00:31:00.180
 not

00:31:00.180 --> 00:31:00.380
 in

00:31:00.380 --> 00:31:00.860
 themselves

00:31:00.860 --> 00:31:02.640
 but

00:31:02.640 --> 00:31:02.940
 because

00:31:02.940 --> 00:31:03.420
 Jesus

00:31:03.420 --> 00:31:05.180
 is

00:31:05.180 --> 00:31:05.640
 alive

00:31:05.640 --> 00:31:07.600
 I

00:31:07.600 --> 00:31:07.780
 want to

00:31:07.780 --> 00:31:08.120
 ask you

00:31:08.120 --> 00:31:08.300
 this

00:31:08.300 --> 00:31:08.720
 question

00:31:08.720 --> 00:31:09.180
 as we

00:31:09.180 --> 00:31:10.400
 wrap up

00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:10.680
 here in

00:31:10.680 --> 00:31:10.980
 just a

00:31:10.980 --> 00:31:11.220
 moment

00:31:11.220 --> 00:31:13.380
 chances

00:31:13.380 --> 00:31:13.940
 are

00:31:13.940 --> 00:31:15.240
 you

00:31:15.240 --> 00:31:15.780
 and I

00:31:15.780 --> 00:31:16.360
 because

00:31:16.360 --> 00:31:16.740
 we came

00:31:16.740 --> 00:31:17.120
 to church

00:31:17.120 --> 00:31:17.380
 this

00:31:17.380 --> 00:31:17.800
 morning

00:31:17.800 --> 00:31:19.280
 aren't

00:31:19.280 --> 00:31:19.480
 going to

00:31:19.480 --> 00:31:19.740
 leave

00:31:19.740 --> 00:31:20.420
 from here

00:31:20.420 --> 00:31:21.360
 and out

00:31:21.360 --> 00:31:21.740
 of fear

00:31:21.740 --> 00:31:21.900
 of

00:31:21.900 --> 00:31:22.560
 persecution

00:31:22.560 --> 00:31:24.140
 fear

00:31:24.140 --> 00:31:24.360
 of

00:31:24.360 --> 00:31:24.820
 death

00:31:24.820 --> 00:31:26.160
 go

00:31:26.160 --> 00:31:26.500
 hide

00:31:26.500 --> 00:31:26.640
 in

00:31:26.640 --> 00:31:26.800
 some

00:31:26.800 --> 00:31:27.040
 back

00:31:27.040 --> 00:31:27.340
 corner

00:31:27.340 --> 00:31:27.520
 of

00:31:27.520 --> 00:31:27.660
 our

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 house

00:31:28.080 --> 00:31:29.800
 go

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 hunker

00:31:30.140 --> 00:31:30.500
 down

00:31:30.500 --> 00:31:30.660
 in

00:31:30.660 --> 00:31:30.800
 a

00:31:30.800 --> 00:31:31.220
 basement

00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:32.780
 be

00:31:32.780 --> 00:31:33.160
 afraid

00:31:33.160 --> 00:31:33.360
 of

00:31:33.360 --> 00:31:33.540
 what

00:31:33.540 --> 00:31:33.960
 tomorrow

00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:34.240
 will

00:31:34.240 --> 00:31:34.680
 hold

00:31:34.680 --> 00:31:36.180
 you

00:31:36.180 --> 00:31:36.240
 see

00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:36.420
 these

00:31:36.420 --> 00:31:36.740
 followers

00:31:36.740 --> 00:31:36.960
 of

00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:37.320
 Jesus

00:31:37.320 --> 00:31:37.860
 when

00:31:37.860 --> 00:31:37.960
 it

00:31:37.960 --> 00:31:38.240
 became

00:31:38.240 --> 00:31:38.780
 clear

00:31:38.780 --> 00:31:39.140
 and

00:31:39.140 --> 00:31:39.600
 evident

00:31:39.600 --> 00:31:39.840
 to

00:31:39.840 --> 00:31:40.200
 them

00:31:40.200 --> 00:31:40.580
 that

00:31:40.580 --> 00:31:40.940
 Jesus

00:31:40.940 --> 00:31:41.440
 was

00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:42.060
 alive

00:31:42.060 --> 00:31:42.400
 they

00:31:42.400 --> 00:31:42.880
 lived

00:31:42.880 --> 00:31:43.000
 in

00:31:43.000 --> 00:31:43.120
 the

00:31:43.120 --> 00:31:43.440
 boldness

00:31:43.440 --> 00:31:43.540
 of

00:31:43.540 --> 00:31:43.640
 the

00:31:43.640 --> 00:31:43.980
 truth

00:31:43.980 --> 00:31:47.100
 and

00:31:47.100 --> 00:31:47.240
 you

00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:47.640
 and I

00:31:47.640 --> 00:31:49.500
 can

00:31:49.500 --> 00:31:49.820
 stand

00:31:49.820 --> 00:31:50.000
 here

00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:50.200
 all

00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:50.460
 day

00:31:50.460 --> 00:31:52.320
 and

00:31:52.320 --> 00:31:52.520
 read

00:31:52.520 --> 00:31:52.660
 the

00:31:52.660 --> 00:31:53.100
 words

00:31:53.100 --> 00:31:54.980
 and

00:31:54.980 --> 00:31:55.180
 sing

00:31:55.180 --> 00:31:55.340
 the

00:31:55.340 --> 00:31:55.820
 songs

00:31:55.820 --> 00:31:57.900
 and

00:31:57.900 --> 00:31:58.080
 give

00:31:58.080 --> 00:31:58.240
 the

00:31:58.240 --> 00:31:58.620
 phrases

00:31:58.620 --> 00:32:01.020
 but

00:32:01.020 --> 00:32:01.140
 are

00:32:01.140 --> 00:32:01.300
 we

00:32:01.300 --> 00:32:01.740
 living

00:32:01.740 --> 00:32:03.300
 every

00:32:03.300 --> 00:32:04.540
 single

00:32:04.540 --> 00:32:05.600
 day

00:32:05.600 --> 00:32:06.360
 with

00:32:06.360 --> 00:32:06.520
 the

00:32:06.520 --> 00:32:06.960
 truth

00:32:06.960 --> 00:32:08.420
 that

00:32:08.420 --> 00:32:08.700
 Jesus

00:32:08.700 --> 00:32:08.940
 is

00:32:08.940 --> 00:32:09.320
 alive

00:32:09.320 --> 00:32:11.460
 and

00:32:11.460 --> 00:32:11.580
 you

00:32:11.580 --> 00:32:11.740
 pray

00:32:11.740 --> 00:32:11.920
 with

00:32:11.920 --> 00:32:12.740
 me

00:32:12.740 --> 00:32:18.360
 Lord

00:32:18.360 --> 00:32:18.480
 we

00:32:18.480 --> 00:32:18.680
 come

00:32:18.680 --> 00:32:18.780
 to

00:32:18.780 --> 00:32:18.860
 you

00:32:18.860 --> 00:32:19.060
 this

00:32:19.060 --> 00:32:19.400
 morning

00:32:19.400 --> 00:32:21.800
 thanking

00:32:21.800 --> 00:32:22.060
 you

00:32:22.060 --> 00:32:22.260
 and

00:32:22.260 --> 00:32:22.820
 celebrating

00:32:22.820 --> 00:32:23.240
 who

00:32:23.240 --> 00:32:23.420
 you

00:32:23.420 --> 00:32:23.700
 are

00:32:23.700 --> 00:32:24.020
 Lord

00:32:24.020 --> 00:32:25.460
 and

00:32:25.460 --> 00:32:25.660
 what

00:32:25.660 --> 00:32:25.860
 you've

00:32:25.860 --> 00:32:26.080
 done

00:32:26.080 --> 00:32:28.300
 we

00:32:28.300 --> 00:32:28.520
 thank

00:32:28.520 --> 00:32:28.620
 you

00:32:28.620 --> 00:32:28.720
 for

00:32:28.720 --> 00:32:28.860
 the

00:32:28.860 --> 00:32:29.080
 hope

00:32:29.080 --> 00:32:29.260
 of

00:32:29.260 --> 00:32:29.720
 Christ

00:32:29.720 --> 00:32:31.680
 we

00:32:31.680 --> 00:32:31.920
 thank

00:32:31.920 --> 00:32:32.020
 you

00:32:32.020 --> 00:32:32.160
 for

00:32:32.160 --> 00:32:32.320
 his

00:32:32.320 --> 00:32:32.800
 death

00:32:32.800 --> 00:32:34.980
 Lord

00:32:34.980 --> 00:32:35.120
 we

00:32:35.120 --> 00:32:35.360
 thank

00:32:35.360 --> 00:32:35.460
 you

00:32:35.460 --> 00:32:35.600
 for

00:32:35.600 --> 00:32:35.740
 the

00:32:35.740 --> 00:32:36.200
 resurrection

00:32:36.200 --> 00:32:38.420
 and

00:32:38.420 --> 00:32:38.660
 because

00:32:38.660 --> 00:32:38.860
 of

00:32:38.860 --> 00:32:39.100
 that

00:32:39.100 --> 00:32:39.380
 Lord

00:32:39.380 --> 00:32:39.540
 we

00:32:39.540 --> 00:32:39.700
 know

00:32:39.700 --> 00:32:40.120
 truth

00:32:40.120 --> 00:32:42.000
 because

00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:42.180
 of

00:32:42.180 --> 00:32:42.360
 that

00:32:42.360 --> 00:32:42.580
 Lord

00:32:42.580 --> 00:32:42.720
 we

00:32:42.720 --> 00:32:42.860
 know

00:32:42.860 --> 00:32:43.300
 hope

00:32:43.300 --> 00:32:44.940
 because

00:32:44.940 --> 00:32:45.120
 of

00:32:45.120 --> 00:32:45.320
 that

00:32:45.320 --> 00:32:45.460
 we

00:32:45.460 --> 00:32:45.620
 have

00:32:45.620 --> 00:32:46.240
 purpose

00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:49.340
 Lord

00:32:49.340 --> 00:32:49.460
 I

00:32:49.460 --> 00:32:49.740
 pray

00:32:49.740 --> 00:32:49.940
 that

00:32:49.940 --> 00:32:50.040
 it

00:32:50.040 --> 00:32:50.180
 would

00:32:50.180 --> 00:32:50.520
 not

00:32:50.520 --> 00:32:51.160
 affect

00:32:51.160 --> 00:32:52.580
 just

00:32:52.580 --> 00:32:52.820
 a

00:32:52.820 --> 00:32:53.040
 Sunday

00:32:53.040 --> 00:32:53.400
 morning

00:32:53.400 --> 00:32:53.780
 once

00:32:53.780 --> 00:32:53.920
 a

00:32:53.920 --> 00:32:54.180
 year

00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:57.060
 but

00:32:57.060 --> 00:32:57.220
 the

00:32:57.220 --> 00:32:57.520
 truth

00:32:57.520 --> 00:32:57.700
 that

00:32:57.700 --> 00:32:58.020
 Jesus

00:32:58.020 --> 00:32:58.300
 is

00:32:58.300 --> 00:32:58.840
 alive

00:32:58.840 --> 00:33:00.380
 would

00:33:00.380 --> 00:33:00.840
 penetrate

00:33:00.840 --> 00:33:01.380
 every

00:33:01.380 --> 00:33:01.840
 fiber

00:33:01.840 --> 00:33:02.020
 of

00:33:02.020 --> 00:33:02.200
 our

00:33:02.200 --> 00:33:02.620
 being

00:33:02.620 --> 00:33:04.640
 every

00:33:04.640 --> 00:33:05.140
 thought

00:33:05.140 --> 00:33:05.340
 that

00:33:05.340 --> 00:33:05.440
 we

00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:05.860
 think

00:33:05.860 --> 00:33:06.100
 every

00:33:06.100 --> 00:33:06.520
 motive

00:33:06.520 --> 00:33:06.720
 that

00:33:06.720 --> 00:33:06.880
 we

00:33:06.880 --> 00:33:07.400
 have

00:33:07.400 --> 00:33:07.620
 every

00:33:07.620 --> 00:33:07.960
 word

00:33:07.960 --> 00:33:08.100
 that

00:33:08.100 --> 00:33:08.200
 we

00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:08.600
 say

00:33:08.600 --> 00:33:08.880
 every

00:33:08.880 --> 00:33:09.380
 action

00:33:09.380 --> 00:33:09.560
 that

00:33:09.560 --> 00:33:09.680
 we

00:33:09.680 --> 00:33:10.060
 do

00:33:10.060 --> 00:33:13.080
 based

00:33:13.080 --> 00:33:13.220
 in

00:33:13.220 --> 00:33:13.380
 the

00:33:13.380 --> 00:33:13.880
 truth

00:33:13.880 --> 00:33:15.500
 that

00:33:15.500 --> 00:33:15.800
 Jesus

00:33:15.800 --> 00:33:16.100
 is

00:33:16.100 --> 00:33:16.720
 alive

00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:18.540
 and

00:33:18.540 --> 00:33:18.700
 when

00:33:18.700 --> 00:33:18.960
 we

00:33:18.960 --> 00:33:19.140
 are

00:33:19.140 --> 00:33:19.400
 in

00:33:19.400 --> 00:33:19.820
 him

00:33:19.820 --> 00:33:22.240
 we

00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:22.400
 are

00:33:22.400 --> 00:33:22.720
 alive

00:33:22.720 --> 00:33:22.920
 as

00:33:22.920 --> 00:33:23.880
 well

00:33:23.880 --> 00:33:27.900
 Lord

00:33:27.900 --> 00:33:29.680
 as

00:33:29.680 --> 00:33:29.820
 we

00:33:29.820 --> 00:33:30.000
 enter

00:33:30.000 --> 00:33:30.180
 into

00:33:30.180 --> 00:33:30.320
 a

00:33:30.320 --> 00:33:30.520
 time

00:33:30.520 --> 00:33:30.680
 of

00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:31.000
 worship

00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:31.420
 Lord

00:33:31.420 --> 00:33:31.640
 and

00:33:31.640 --> 00:33:31.800
 as

00:33:31.800 --> 00:33:31.920
 we

00:33:31.920 --> 00:33:32.220
 prepare

00:33:32.220 --> 00:33:32.420
 to

00:33:32.420 --> 00:33:32.620
 take

00:33:32.620 --> 00:33:32.760
 the

00:33:32.760 --> 00:33:33.040
 Lord's

00:33:33.040 --> 00:33:33.200
 supper

00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:33.800
 together

00:33:33.800 --> 00:33:37.680
 just

00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:37.860
 ask

00:33:37.860 --> 00:33:38.000
 that

00:33:38.000 --> 00:33:38.160
 your

00:33:38.160 --> 00:33:38.660
 spirit

00:33:38.660 --> 00:33:41.140
 speak

00:33:41.140 --> 00:33:41.340
 to

00:33:41.340 --> 00:33:41.500
 our

00:33:41.500 --> 00:33:41.920
 hearts

00:33:41.920 --> 00:33:46.480
 we

00:33:46.480 --> 00:33:46.900
 remember

00:33:46.900 --> 00:33:48.260
 the

00:33:48.260 --> 00:33:48.700
 body

00:33:48.700 --> 00:33:50.760
 which

00:33:50.760 --> 00:33:50.960
 was

00:33:50.960 --> 00:33:51.240
 given

00:33:51.240 --> 00:33:51.500
 for

00:33:51.500 --> 00:33:51.900
 us

00:33:51.900 --> 00:33:53.740
 or

00:33:53.740 --> 00:33:53.840
 that

00:33:53.840 --> 00:33:53.960
 we

00:33:53.960 --> 00:33:54.440
 remember

00:33:54.440 --> 00:33:54.700
 the

00:33:54.700 --> 00:33:55.140
 blood

00:33:55.140 --> 00:33:56.440
 that

00:33:56.440 --> 00:33:56.600
 was

00:33:56.600 --> 00:33:57.120
 spilled

00:33:57.120 --> 00:33:59.540
 we

00:33:59.540 --> 00:33:59.880
 remember

00:33:59.880 --> 00:34:00.100
 the

00:34:00.100 --> 00:34:00.460
 life

00:34:00.460 --> 00:34:00.600
 that

00:34:00.600 --> 00:34:00.740
 is

00:34:00.740 --> 00:34:01.080
 found

00:34:01.080 --> 00:34:01.340
 in

00:34:01.340 --> 00:34:01.660
 him

00:34:01.660 --> 00:34:04.280
 in

00:34:04.280 --> 00:34:04.460
 him

00:34:04.460 --> 00:34:04.840
 alone

00:34:04.840 --> 00:34:09.820
 Lord

00:34:09.820 --> 00:34:09.980
 as

00:34:09.980 --> 00:34:10.120
 you

00:34:10.120 --> 00:34:10.340
 need

00:34:10.340 --> 00:34:10.520
 to

00:34:10.520 --> 00:34:10.800
 work

00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:10.920
 in

00:34:10.920 --> 00:34:11.080
 our

00:34:11.080 --> 00:34:11.440
 hearts

00:34:11.440 --> 00:34:11.660
 the

00:34:11.660 --> 00:34:11.960
 power

00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:12.080
 of

00:34:12.080 --> 00:34:12.200
 your

00:34:12.200 --> 00:34:12.600
 spirit

00:34:12.600 --> 00:34:12.940
 Lord

00:34:12.940 --> 00:34:13.200
 we

00:34:13.200 --> 00:34:13.720
 we

00:34:13.720 --> 00:34:14.200
 ask

00:34:14.200 --> 00:34:14.660
 Lord

00:34:14.660 --> 00:34:14.840
 in

00:34:14.840 --> 00:34:14.980
 your

00:34:14.980 --> 00:34:15.340
 kindness

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 in

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 your

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 grace

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 Lord

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 that

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 you

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 do

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 so

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 we

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 celebrate

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 you

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 in

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 your name

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 we

00:34:23.640 --> 00:34:23.880
 pray

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 amen

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 we

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 are

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 not

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 going

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 to

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 take

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 the

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 Lord

00:34:28.560 --> 00:34:28.740
 supper

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 quite

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 yet

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 we

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 are

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 going

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 to

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 a

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 time

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 of

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 worship

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 and

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 reflection

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 I

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 will

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 come

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 back

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 out

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 in

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 a few

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 minutes

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 and

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 lead

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 us

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 in

00:34:40.060 --> 00:34:40.300
 that

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 but

00:34:41.720 --> 00:34:41.800
 I

00:34:41.800 --> 00:34:41.900
 do

00:34:41.900 --> 00:34:42.020
 want

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 to

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 go

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 over

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 some

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 things

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 that

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 we

00:34:43.260 --> 00:34:43.420
 went

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 over

00:34:43.700 --> 00:34:44.540
 several

00:34:44.540 --> 00:34:44.840
 weeks

00:34:44.840 --> 00:34:45.180
 ago

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 for

00:34:45.520 --> 00:34:45.960
 us

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 to

00:34:46.120 --> 00:34:46.380
 call

00:34:46.380 --> 00:34:46.640
 this

00:34:46.640 --> 00:34:46.900
 place

00:34:46.900 --> 00:34:47.240
 home

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 here's

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 what

00:34:49.080 --> 00:34:49.160
 I

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 want

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 everyone

00:34:49.660 --> 00:34:49.840
 to

00:34:49.840 --> 00:34:50.040
 know

00:34:50.040 --> 00:34:51.840
 if

00:34:51.840 --> 00:34:52.000
 you're

00:34:52.000 --> 00:34:52.360
 a follower

00:34:52.360 --> 00:34:52.520
 of

00:34:52.520 --> 00:34:52.740
 Jesus

00:34:52.740 --> 00:34:53.180
 Christ

00:34:53.180 --> 00:34:53.460
 whether

00:34:53.460 --> 00:34:53.700
 this

00:34:55.240 --> 00:34:56.020
 we

00:34:56.020 --> 00:34:56.500
 invite

00:34:56.500 --> 00:34:56.800
 you

00:34:56.800 --> 00:34:57.500
 to

00:34:57.500 --> 00:34:57.720
 take

00:34:57.720 --> 00:34:58.060
 part

00:34:58.060 --> 00:34:58.220
 in

00:34:58.220 --> 00:34:58.340
 the

00:34:58.340 --> 00:34:58.520
 Lord

00:34:58.520 --> 00:34:58.780
 supper

00:34:58.780 --> 00:34:59.040
 with

00:34:59.040 --> 00:34:59.280
 us

00:34:59.280 --> 00:35:00.740
 this

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 is

00:35:00.820 --> 00:35:01.020
 not

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 a

00:35:01.160 --> 00:35:01.920
 denominational

00:35:01.920 --> 00:35:02.300
 thing

00:35:02.300 --> 00:35:05.280
 this

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 is

00:35:05.400 --> 00:35:05.520
 a

00:35:05.520 --> 00:35:05.780
 follower

00:35:05.780 --> 00:35:05.960
 of

00:35:05.960 --> 00:35:06.200
 Jesus

00:35:06.200 --> 00:35:06.600
 thing

00:35:06.600 --> 00:35:08.420
 and

00:35:08.420 --> 00:35:08.520
 we

00:35:08.520 --> 00:35:08.740
 want

00:35:08.740 --> 00:35:08.860
 to

00:35:08.860 --> 00:35:09.180
 invite

00:35:09.180 --> 00:35:09.400
 you

00:35:09.400 --> 00:35:09.620
 to

00:35:09.620 --> 00:35:09.960
 join

00:35:09.960 --> 00:35:10.320
 us

00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:12.240
 as

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 as

00:35:12.240 --> 00:35:12.340
 we

00:35:12.340 --> 00:35:12.520
 go

00:35:12.520 --> 00:35:12.680
 into

00:35:12.680 --> 00:35:13.060
 worship

00:35:13.060 --> 00:35:13.640
 together

00:35:13.640 --> 00:35:15.300
 we

00:35:15.300 --> 00:35:15.540
 ask

00:35:15.540 --> 00:35:15.680
 that

00:35:15.680 --> 00:35:15.800
 you

00:35:15.800 --> 00:35:16.420
 stand

00:35:16.420 --> 00:35:16.640
 and

00:35:16.640 --> 00:35:16.920
 worship

00:35:16.920 --> 00:35:17.220
 with

00:35:17.220 --> 00:35:17.560
 us

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 and

00:35:19.860 --> 00:35:20.160
 maybe

00:35:20.160 --> 00:35:20.520
 during

00:35:20.520 --> 00:35:20.760
 that

00:35:20.760 --> 00:35:21.260
 time

00:35:21.260 --> 00:35:22.680
 that

00:35:22.680 --> 00:35:23.000
 you

00:35:23.000 --> 00:35:23.280
 spend

00:35:23.280 --> 00:35:23.520
 some

00:35:23.520 --> 00:35:23.900
 time

00:35:23.900 --> 00:35:24.680
 leaning

00:35:24.680 --> 00:35:24.920
 in

00:35:24.920 --> 00:35:25.040
 on

00:35:25.040 --> 00:35:25.200
 the

00:35:25.200 --> 00:35:25.440
 Holy

00:35:25.440 --> 00:35:25.880
 Spirit

00:35:25.880 --> 00:35:27.180
 to

00:35:27.180 --> 00:35:27.640
 evaluate

00:35:27.640 --> 00:35:28.580
 your

00:35:28.580 --> 00:35:28.940
 heart

00:35:28.940 --> 00:35:29.160
 and

00:35:29.160 --> 00:35:29.320
 your

00:35:29.320 --> 00:35:29.800
 readiness

00:35:29.800 --> 00:35:30.860
 to

00:35:30.860 --> 00:35:31.380
 partake

00:35:31.380 --> 00:35:31.540
 in

00:35:31.540 --> 00:35:31.880
 this

00:35:31.880 --> 00:35:33.680
 would

00:35:33.680 --> 00:35:33.880
 ask

00:35:33.880 --> 00:35:34.040
 that

00:35:34.040 --> 00:35:34.160
 you

00:35:34.160 --> 00:35:34.420
 check

00:35:34.420 --> 00:35:34.620
 your

00:35:34.620 --> 00:35:35.000
 heart

00:35:35.000 --> 00:35:35.680
 through

00:35:35.680 --> 00:35:35.840
 the

00:35:35.840 --> 00:35:36.200
 guidance

00:35:36.200 --> 00:35:36.860
 of

00:35:36.860 --> 00:35:36.960
 the

00:35:36.960 --> 00:35:37.160
 Holy

00:35:37.160 --> 00:35:37.600
 Spirit

00:35:37.600 --> 00:35:38.220
 for

00:35:38.220 --> 00:35:38.460
 any

00:35:38.460 --> 00:35:39.180
 unrepentant

00:35:39.180 --> 00:35:39.420
 sin

00:35:39.420 --> 00:35:39.600
 that

00:35:39.600 --> 00:35:39.720
 you

00:35:39.720 --> 00:35:39.940
 may

00:35:39.940 --> 00:35:40.440
 have

00:35:40.440 --> 00:35:41.980
 if

00:35:41.980 --> 00:35:42.180
 it's

00:35:42.180 --> 00:35:42.580
 there

00:35:42.580 --> 00:35:43.980
 you

00:35:43.980 --> 00:35:44.360
 confess

00:35:44.360 --> 00:35:44.680
 it

00:35:44.680 --> 00:35:44.820
 to

00:35:44.820 --> 00:35:44.980
 the

00:35:44.980 --> 00:35:45.320
 Lord

00:35:45.320 --> 00:35:46.880
 and

00:35:46.880 --> 00:35:47.200
 ask

00:35:47.200 --> 00:35:47.580
 His

00:35:47.580 --> 00:35:48.160
 power

00:35:48.160 --> 00:35:49.020
 to

00:35:49.020 --> 00:35:49.380
 release

00:35:49.380 --> 00:35:49.540
 it

00:35:49.540 --> 00:35:49.760
 from

00:35:49.760 --> 00:35:50.380
 you

00:35:50.380 --> 00:35:51.880
 would

00:35:51.880 --> 00:35:52.200
 also

00:35:52.200 --> 00:35:52.640
 ask

00:35:52.640 --> 00:35:52.900
 that

00:35:52.900 --> 00:35:53.500
 you

00:35:53.500 --> 00:35:53.640
 would

00:35:53.640 --> 00:35:54.160
 evaluate

00:35:54.160 --> 00:35:54.840
 independence

00:35:54.840 --> 00:35:55.100
 of

00:35:55.100 --> 00:35:55.240
 the

00:35:55.240 --> 00:35:55.480
 Holy

00:35:55.480 --> 00:35:56.000
 Spirit

00:35:56.000 --> 00:35:56.640
 to

00:35:56.640 --> 00:35:56.980
 evaluate

00:35:56.980 --> 00:35:57.240
 your

00:35:57.240 --> 00:35:57.580
 heart

00:35:57.580 --> 00:35:57.740
 and

00:35:57.740 --> 00:35:57.860
 your

00:35:57.860 --> 00:35:58.500
 relationship

00:35:58.500 --> 00:35:58.840
 with

00:35:58.840 --> 00:35:59.080
 other

00:35:59.080 --> 00:35:59.860
 believers

00:35:59.860 --> 00:36:01.720
 ask

00:36:01.720 --> 00:36:02.120
 yourself

00:36:02.120 --> 00:36:02.320
 is

00:36:02.320 --> 00:36:02.440
 there

00:36:02.440 --> 00:36:02.780
 someone

00:36:02.780 --> 00:36:03.000
 that

00:36:03.000 --> 00:36:03.140
 you

00:36:03.140 --> 00:36:03.380
 need

00:36:03.380 --> 00:36:03.520
 to

00:36:03.520 --> 00:36:03.980
 forgive

00:36:03.980 --> 00:36:05.520
 before

00:36:05.520 --> 00:36:06.100
 partaking

00:36:06.100 --> 00:36:06.320
 in

00:36:06.320 --> 00:36:06.620
 this

00:36:06.620 --> 00:36:07.440
 is

00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:07.600
 there

00:36:07.600 --> 00:36:08.060
 bitterness

00:36:08.060 --> 00:36:08.420
 in

00:36:08.420 --> 00:36:08.600
 your

00:36:08.600 --> 00:36:08.980
 heart

00:36:08.980 --> 00:36:10.480
 and

00:36:10.480 --> 00:36:10.640
 if

00:36:10.640 --> 00:36:10.980
 so

00:36:10.980 --> 00:36:12.340
 forgive

00:36:12.340 --> 00:36:12.600
 them

00:36:12.600 --> 00:36:14.140
 now

00:36:14.140 --> 00:36:16.520
 we

00:36:16.520 --> 00:36:16.900
 think

00:36:16.900 --> 00:36:17.360
 forgiveness

00:36:17.360 --> 00:36:17.660
 is

00:36:17.660 --> 00:36:18.000
 granted

00:36:18.000 --> 00:36:18.220
 when

00:36:18.220 --> 00:36:18.520
 people

00:36:18.520 --> 00:36:19.160
 ask

00:36:19.160 --> 00:36:19.400
 for

00:36:19.400 --> 00:36:19.580
 it

00:36:19.580 --> 00:36:21.680
 but

00:36:21.680 --> 00:36:21.800
 we

00:36:21.800 --> 00:36:21.960
 want

00:36:21.960 --> 00:36:22.100
 to

00:36:22.100 --> 00:36:22.440
 freely

00:36:22.440 --> 00:36:23.220
 forgive

00:36:23.220 --> 00:36:25.080
 so

00:36:25.080 --> 00:36:25.240
 we

00:36:25.240 --> 00:36:25.420
 ask

00:36:25.420 --> 00:36:25.560
 that

00:36:25.560 --> 00:36:25.700
 you

00:36:25.700 --> 00:36:26.040
 work

00:36:26.040 --> 00:36:27.020
 in

00:36:27.020 --> 00:36:27.440
 forgiving

00:36:27.440 --> 00:36:30.060
 but

00:36:30.060 --> 00:36:30.720
 on

00:36:30.720 --> 00:36:30.860
 the

00:36:30.860 --> 00:36:31.040
 other

00:36:31.040 --> 00:36:31.260
 side

00:36:31.260 --> 00:36:31.360
 of

00:36:31.360 --> 00:36:31.480
 the

00:36:31.480 --> 00:36:31.740
 coin

00:36:31.740 --> 00:36:33.040
 do

00:36:33.040 --> 00:36:33.200
 you

00:36:33.200 --> 00:36:33.340
 need

00:36:33.340 --> 00:36:33.460
 to

00:36:33.460 --> 00:36:33.800
 ask

00:36:33.800 --> 00:36:34.000
 for

00:36:34.000 --> 00:36:34.480
 forgiveness

00:36:34.480 --> 00:36:36.100
 is

00:36:36.100 --> 00:36:36.220
 there

00:36:36.220 --> 00:36:36.380
 a

00:36:36.380 --> 00:36:36.640
 brother

00:36:36.640 --> 00:36:36.840
 or

00:36:36.840 --> 00:36:37.020
 sister

00:36:37.020 --> 00:36:37.400
 in

00:36:37.400 --> 00:36:37.880
 Christ

00:36:37.880 --> 00:36:38.300
 there

00:36:38.300 --> 00:36:38.480
 is

00:36:38.480 --> 00:36:38.620
 a

00:36:38.620 --> 00:36:39.340
 wedge

00:36:39.340 --> 00:36:39.840
 between

00:36:39.840 --> 00:36:41.520
 that

00:36:41.520 --> 00:36:41.980
 you

00:36:41.980 --> 00:36:42.640
 need

00:36:42.640 --> 00:36:42.760
 to

00:36:42.760 --> 00:36:42.980
 go

00:36:42.980 --> 00:36:43.320
 to

00:36:43.320 --> 00:36:45.740
 and

00:36:45.740 --> 00:36:45.960
 do

00:36:45.960 --> 00:36:46.340
 so

00:36:46.340 --> 00:36:47.960
 in

00:36:47.960 --> 00:36:48.140
 order

00:36:48.140 --> 00:36:48.300
 to

00:36:48.300 --> 00:36:48.460
 take

00:36:48.460 --> 00:36:48.660
 this

00:36:48.660 --> 00:36:49.020
 together

00:36:49.020 --> 00:36:51.200
 I'll

00:36:51.200 --> 00:36:51.620
 close

00:36:51.620 --> 00:36:51.860
 we'll

00:36:51.860 --> 00:36:52.180
 have

00:36:52.180 --> 00:36:53.040
 some

00:36:53.040 --> 00:36:53.320
 worship

00:36:53.320 --> 00:36:53.540
 and

00:36:53.540 --> 00:36:53.660
 then

00:36:53.660 --> 00:36:53.820
 we'll

00:36:53.820 --> 00:36:54.240
 partake

00:36:54.240 --> 00:36:54.340
 in

00:36:54.340 --> 00:36:54.480
 this

00:36:54.480 --> 00:36:54.860
 together

00:36:54.860 --> 00:36:56.780
 Lord

00:36:56.780 --> 00:36:56.900
 we

00:36:56.900 --> 00:36:57.180
 thank

00:36:57.180 --> 00:36:57.400
 you

00:36:57.400 --> 00:36:58.100
 for

00:36:58.100 --> 00:36:58.320
 this

00:36:58.320 --> 00:36:58.700
 time

00:36:58.700 --> 00:37:01.340
 Lord

00:37:01.340 --> 00:37:01.500
 may

00:37:01.500 --> 00:37:01.720
 our

00:37:01.720 --> 00:37:02.180
 words

00:37:02.180 --> 00:37:03.460
 be

00:37:03.460 --> 00:37:03.720
 sweet

00:37:03.720 --> 00:37:03.900
 to

00:37:03.900 --> 00:37:04.060
 your

00:37:04.060 --> 00:37:04.540
 ears

00:37:04.540 --> 00:37:06.540
 Lord

00:37:06.540 --> 00:37:06.860
 search

00:37:06.860 --> 00:37:07.040
 our

00:37:07.040 --> 00:37:07.500
 hearts

00:37:07.500 --> 00:37:09.340
 convict

00:37:09.340 --> 00:37:09.740
 us

00:37:09.740 --> 00:37:10.840
 and draw

00:37:10.840 --> 00:37:11.000
 us

00:37:11.000 --> 00:37:11.300
 closer

00:37:11.300 --> 00:37:11.500
 to

00:37:11.500 --> 00:37:11.780
 you

00:37:11.780 --> 00:37:12.840
 and

00:37:12.840 --> 00:37:12.940
 it's

00:37:12.940 --> 00:37:13.060
 in

00:37:13.060 --> 00:37:13.300
 Jesus

00:37:13.300 --> 00:37:13.480
 name

00:37:13.480 --> 00:37:13.600
 we

00:37:13.600 --> 00:37:13.860
 pray

00:37:13.860 --> 00:37:14.760
 amen

00:37:28.700 --> 00:37:31.980
 thanks

00:37:31.980 --> 00:37:32.220
 again

00:37:32.220 --> 00:37:32.400
 for

00:37:32.400 --> 00:37:32.740
 listening

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00:37:32.940 --> 00:37:33.100
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00:37:33.520 --> 00:37:33.860
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00:37:35.600 --> 00:37:35.840
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00:37:35.840 --> 00:37:36.180
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00:37:36.180 --> 00:37:36.480
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00:37:36.480 --> 00:37:36.680
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00:37:36.680 --> 00:37:36.860
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00:37:38.380 --> 00:37:38.500
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00:37:38.660 --> 00:37:38.800
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00:37:38.800 --> 00:37:39.040
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