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Will Graham - Christmas with Will Graham - Peace On Earth

December 20, 2024 | S24:E1211

Will Graham - Christmas with Will Graham - Peace On Earth
In this heartwarming Christmas special, Will Graham reveals the only source of true peace for the world. Join Will, and musical guests, Cochren and Co., for this timely celebration, filmed at the boyhood homeplace of his grandfather, Billy Graham.
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BillyGraham.TV | Will Graham - Christmas with Will Graham - Peace On Earth | December 20, 2024
  • (will graham) two thousand years ago god sent peace into the world.
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  • Even the angels came shouting: "peace on earth!"
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  • And now, every year, we celebrate
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  • The birth of jesus at christmas.
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  • But in a world of chaos and uncertainty,
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  • How can we have true peace?
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  • Where does peace come from?
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  • How, how do we hold onto it?
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  • My friends, that's exactly what i want to share with you
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  • Because real peace can only come from one place
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  • Or rather, one person.
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  • So wherever we find ourselves,
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  • Whatever pain or anxiety we're in right now,
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  • Let's come together and reflect
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  • On that wonderful time
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  • When jesus came to earth for you and me.
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  • (cochren and co) ♪ o come let us adore him ♪
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  • ♪ o come let us adore him ♪
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  • ♪ o come let us ♪
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  • ♪ adore him ♪
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  • ♪ christ the lord ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ o come, all ye faithful ♪
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  • ♪ joyful and triumphant ♪
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  • ♪ o come ye, o come ye, to bethlehem ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ come and behold him ♪
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  • ♪ born the king of angels ♪
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  • ♪ o come let us adore him ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ o come let us adore him ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ o come let us adore him ♪
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  • ♪ christ the lord ♪
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  • "now there were in the same country
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  • "shepherds living out in the fields
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  • "keeping watch over their flock by night.
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  • "and behold, an angel of the lord stood before them,
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  • "and the glory of the lord shone around them,
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  • "and they were greatly afraid.
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  • "then the angel said to them,
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  • "'do not be afraid,
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  • "'for behold, i bring you good tidings of great joy
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  • "'which will be to all people.
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  • "'for there is born to you this day
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  • "'in the city of david,
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  • "'a savior, who is christ the lord.
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  • "'and this will be the sign to you:
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  • "'you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths,
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  • "'lying in a manger.'
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  • "and suddenly there was with the angel
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  • "a multitude of the heavenly host
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  • "praising god and saying,
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  • "'glory to god in the highest.
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  • "'and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men!'
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  • "so it was, when the angels had gone away from them
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  • "into heaven, that the shepherds
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  • "said to one another,
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  • "'let us now go to bethlehem
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  • "'and see this thing that has come to pass,
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  • "'which the lord has made known to us.'"
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ word of the father now in flesh appearing ♪
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  • ♪ o come let us adore him ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ o come let us adore him ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ o come let us adore him ♪
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  • ♪ christ the lord ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪♪
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  • Merry christmas, everybody! i'm will graham.
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  • And i'm so excited to be with you.
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  • We're inside my grandfather's childhood home
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  • Which is now at the billy graham library
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  • In charlotte, north carolina.
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  • You just heard from cochren and company.
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  • And we're gonna hear more from them very soon.
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  • But first, i want to bring in the voice
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  • Of cochren and company, michael cochren.
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  • Michael?
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  • Welcome to the billy graham
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  • Library, my friend.
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  • Hey, will, thanks so much for having us here.
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  • We're so excited to celebrate the christmas season together.
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  • Man, it's hard to believe
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  • That christmas is right around the corner.
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  • And listen, we're grateful to have you here
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  • At the billy graham library.
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  • And, man, when i walk around the billy graham library,
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  • For me personally,
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  • You know, everybody else sees billy graham's pictures,
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  • And billy graham reels, but for me,
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  • It's a little bit more personal than that,
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  • And it brings back all these memories, you know?
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  • All these memories
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  • And things i remember about christmas.
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  • I'm sure you've got some memories like that as well.
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  • Oh, absolutely, i have wonderful memories of,
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  • Of sitting around the christmas tree,
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  • And hearing christmas music, and it's funny how music,
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  • And god has allowed those songs
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  • To be like spiritual milestones in my life
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  • To go back to those moments in time.
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  • And i can remember my grandfather
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  • Opening up his bible and reading luke chapter 2
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  • Before we would start any other christmas traditions,
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  • And it was instilling hope in me even at an early age.
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  • You know, just like you had that memory of your grandfather
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  • Reading scripture, the same is true for me.
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  • We couldn't open up any presents whatsoever--
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  • Know how hard, you were, like, "oh, come on,
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  • "let us go, let us go!" we couldn't.
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  • We had to wait for my grandfather
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  • To open up the bible and to read the christmas story.
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  • And he would read from matthew and luke,
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  • So it took a little bit longer, you know.
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  • (chuckling)
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  • And we were always ready to open the presents.
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  • But, as much as i remember,
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  • Because everybody's like,
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  • "oh, i would love to have billy graham
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  • "read me the christmas story."
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  • Well, mine's a bit more special
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  • Because it's my grandfather, not just billy graham.
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  • Everyone sees him as billy graham,
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  • But for me, as a grandson, i hear billy graham's voice.
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  • I hear his voice.
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  • And, but to be truthful,
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  • It's really not just his voice that's speaking
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  • It's god, my heavenly father,
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  • Speaking through his word and teaching me his truth.
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  • And so that's one thing i've always loved
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  • About christmas is when god's speaking to me
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  • About his redemption plan for all of mankind
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  • And now i get to help proclaim that as well.
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  • Absolutely, that's so special.
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  • For me there's been these moments in my life
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  • When i've clearly heard
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  • The voice of my heavenly father through music.
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  • And he communicates his truth from his word
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  • In song form and those songs serve as spiritual milestones
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  • And markers of remembering that moment
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  • What god's goodness was like
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  • And what his faithfulness was like in my life.
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  • And i'm so grateful that we get to provide some music
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  • For this special and hopefully encourage people
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  • This holiday season.
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  • (will graham) my hope for you this christmas
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  • Is that you'll hear the familiar songs,
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  • Enjoy your family traditions
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  • And discover that jesus, the prince of peace,
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  • Is real and he wants to come into your life right now.
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ i want to see the lights go up on main street ♪
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  • ♪ i want to see the family that i hold dear ♪
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  • ♪ i want to hear the laughter of the children playing ♪
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  • ♪ it's cold outside ♪
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  • ♪ but it's the warmest time of year ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ let the church bells ring their melody ♪
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  • ♪ let the choir bring a little harmony ♪
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  • ♪ because peace on earth sounds good to me ♪
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  • ♪ oh, christmas is what the world needs ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ i want to light a candle and just sit in the silence ♪
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  • ♪ let the calm of the moment fill the room ♪
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  • ♪ i want to remember my grandpa praying ♪
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  • ♪ before he read us luke chapter 2 ♪
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  • ♪ let the church bells ring their melody ♪
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  • ♪ let the choir bring a little harmony ♪
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  • ♪ because peace on earth sounds good to me ♪
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  • ♪ oh, christmas is what the world needs ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ ooo, we need the hope of the season ♪
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  • ♪ we need the hope of the savior's birth ♪
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  • ♪ we need to know there is forgiveness ♪
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  • ♪ oh, 'cause heaven has come down to earth ♪
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  • ♪ let the church bells ring their melody ♪
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  • ♪ let the choir bring a little harmony ♪
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  • ♪ oh, 'cause peace on earth sounds so good to me ♪
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  • ♪ oh, christmas is what the world needs ♪
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  • ♪ oh, christmas is what the world needs ♪
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  • ♪ oh, christmas is what the world needs ♪
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  • ♪
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  • (billy graham) there's good news.
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  • Fear not because christ has come.
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  • And he makes all the difference.
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  • Because christ is come
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  • You need not be bound by fear and despair.
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  • You can know that all is calm
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  • And all is bright because of christ.
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  • It's because of christ that we don't need to fear.
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  • You see, one of my favorite christmas passages
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  • Is isaiah chapter 9 verse 6.
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  • And it says this:
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  • "for unto us a child is born,
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  • "unto us a son is given:
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  • "and the government
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  • "will be upon his shoulder.
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  • "and his name will be called
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  • "wonderful, counselor,
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  • "mighty god,
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  • "everlasting father,
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  • "prince of peace."
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  • And that's the part i want to focus on,
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  • That last name given in that passage.
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  • "prince of peace."
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  • Today, my friends, we see a number of wars.
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  • We see ukraine fighting with russia.
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  • Israel's fighting hamas, hezbollah and iran.
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  • Maybe there's some of you that have, just,
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  • Strife in marriage.
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  • There's no peace in your family.
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  • Or maybe it's financial stress, both at home and at work.
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  • We just got through a rough election season.
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  • Not so peaceful for some people.
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  • Perhaps your doctor just told you some bad news.
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  • Listen, my hometown area
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  • Was just rocked by a massive flood.
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  • Many people lost their lives, lost their homes,
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  • Lost communities!
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  • We've lost towns!
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  • Many of my neighbors...
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  • Won't be having a peaceful christmas.
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  • One of jesus' names is prince of peace.
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  • And he is the source of true peace.
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  • And this is what it says in the bible
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  • In john.
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  • This is jesus speaking
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  • To his disciples.
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  • Says, "peace i leave with you,
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  • "my peace i give to you;
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  • "not as the world gives
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  • "do i give it to you.
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  • "let not your heart be troubled,
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  • "neither let it be afraid."
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  • See, my friends,
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  • Jesus said, "peace i leave with you.
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  • "my peace i give to you."
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  • True peace in life is rare.
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  • Why? because the world cannot produce it.
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  • Peace only comes as a gift.
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  • You cannot buy it, you cannot earn it.
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  • It is simply a gift and you can only receive a gift.
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  • And peace only comes from one place.
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  • More in particular, one person.
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  • His name is jesus.
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  • He is our creator.
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  • He knows us better than anyone else.
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  • He gave us peace with god,
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  • Which is man's greatest need.
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  • The story of the cross...
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  • What is it?
  • 00:12:14.597 --> 00:12:15.931
  • It's a rescue story.
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  • You and i were sinners.
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  • We have rebelled against god.
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  • And when we rebel against god, it's called sin.
  • 00:12:20.402 --> 00:12:24.173
  • And we're all sinners, the bible says.
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  • Therefore god sent his son jesus into this world
  • 00:12:26.141 --> 00:12:29.245
  • 2,000 years ago,
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  • And jesus took our place on a cross
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  • And he died for the sins of the world.
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  • He died for my sins.
  • 00:12:35.517 --> 00:12:36.886
  • He took our punishment that you and i--we deserved,
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  • And then three days later, god raised him to life.
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  • And he lives today.
  • 00:12:45.261 --> 00:12:46.862
  • That's why he can come into your life.
  • 00:12:46.896 --> 00:12:48.230
  • And we believe this, and we ask god's forgiveness
  • 00:12:48.264 --> 00:12:51.100
  • And when we do that, it's called faith.
  • 00:12:51.133 --> 00:12:53.602
  • When you believe and you act on that it's called faith.
  • 00:12:53.636 --> 00:12:57.740
  • In romans chapter 5 verse 1
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  • The bible says,
  • 00:12:59.308 --> 00:13:00.175
  • "therefore since we've been
  • 00:13:00.209 --> 00:13:01.076
  • "made right in god's sight
  • 00:13:01.110 --> 00:13:02.745
  • "by faith, we have peace
  • 00:13:02.778 --> 00:13:05.414
  • "with god because of what
  • 00:13:05.447 --> 00:13:07.950
  • "jesus christ our lord
  • 00:13:07.983 --> 00:13:09.485
  • "has done for us."
  • 00:13:09.518 --> 00:13:11.720
  • Only what jesus did
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  • On the cross can bring us true peace.
  • 00:13:12.955 --> 00:13:15.190
  • And peace cannot be attained by the world's way.
  • 00:13:15.224 --> 00:13:18.928
  • That's what it says right here.
  • 00:13:18.961 --> 00:13:20.396
  • "not as the world gives do i give it to you."
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  • All right?
  • 00:13:23.699 --> 00:13:24.867
  • "not as the world gives."
  • 00:13:24.900 --> 00:13:26.268
  • Peace doesn't come from money, from fame,
  • 00:13:26.302 --> 00:13:28.370
  • From family or from anything else in this world.
  • 00:13:28.404 --> 00:13:31.240
  • Money is not the answer.
  • 00:13:31.273 --> 00:13:33.275
  • Rich people have anxiety as well.
  • 00:13:33.309 --> 00:13:36.478
  • Listen, drugs wear off
  • 00:13:36.512 --> 00:13:38.347
  • And leave us with more problems than we had before.
  • 00:13:38.380 --> 00:13:40.215
  • Alcohol will not be the answer.
  • 00:13:40.249 --> 00:13:42.151
  • Illegal drugs, or abusing prescription drugs
  • 00:13:42.184 --> 00:13:44.853
  • Is not the answer.
  • 00:13:44.887 --> 00:13:46.055
  • They last for a while then they're gone.
  • 00:13:46.088 --> 00:13:48.590
  • The world's peace is temporal and unsatisfying.
  • 00:13:48.624 --> 00:13:52.695
  • The world's peace comes and goes so quickly.
  • 00:13:52.728 --> 00:13:56.999
  • No one has brought lasting peace
  • 00:13:57.032 --> 00:13:59.001
  • Though many have tried.
  • 00:13:59.034 --> 00:14:00.869
  • For example, woodrow wilson, our former president,
  • 00:14:00.903 --> 00:14:03.706
  • On january 8 in 1918, he spoke to congress
  • 00:14:03.739 --> 00:14:06.976
  • And he laid out a 14-step program
  • 00:14:07.009 --> 00:14:09.611
  • To bring about world peace.
  • 00:14:09.645 --> 00:14:11.914
  • But it didn't work.
  • 00:14:11.947 --> 00:14:14.550
  • Twenty-one years later, world war ii started.
  • 00:14:14.583 --> 00:14:18.053
  • And the 20th century would be one of the bloodiest
  • 00:14:18.087 --> 00:14:20.322
  • Centuries in the history of the world.
  • 00:14:20.356 --> 00:14:22.624
  • How about the end of world war ii?
  • 00:14:22.658 --> 00:14:25.260
  • On october 24th, 1945,
  • 00:14:25.294 --> 00:14:27.062
  • The united nations was created
  • 00:14:27.096 --> 00:14:29.198
  • To help bring about peace.
  • 00:14:29.231 --> 00:14:32.201
  • But we still had strife.
  • 00:14:32.234 --> 00:14:34.503
  • Even the roman empire, thousands of years ago,
  • 00:14:34.536 --> 00:14:36.939
  • Brought peace and had it for a long, long time.
  • 00:14:36.972 --> 00:14:39.675
  • But it came to an end.
  • 00:14:39.708 --> 00:14:42.277
  • With the world's peace, one party, one group
  • 00:14:42.311 --> 00:14:46.348
  • Will always feel like it doesn't work for them.
  • 00:14:46.382 --> 00:14:49.118
  • But with god's peace, both sides benefit and win.
  • 00:14:49.151 --> 00:14:53.889
  • The world's peace comes with a price,
  • 00:14:53.922 --> 00:14:56.091
  • But yet never truly has any real power
  • 00:14:56.125 --> 00:14:58.894
  • To accomplish anything.
  • 00:14:58.927 --> 00:15:00.863
  • But jesus comes to give us peace right now, freely.
  • 00:15:00.896 --> 00:15:04.633
  • It doesn't cost you or me anything.
  • 00:15:04.666 --> 00:15:07.002
  • Now, it cost god his only begotten son.
  • 00:15:07.036 --> 00:15:08.837
  • But he gives it to you and i freely.
  • 00:15:08.871 --> 00:15:11.774
  • So what are the benefits of this personal peace?
  • 00:15:11.807 --> 00:15:15.310
  • What does the bible say?
  • 00:15:15.344 --> 00:15:17.246
  • It says, "let not your heart be troubled,
  • 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:19.882
  • "neither let it be afraid."
  • 00:15:19.915 --> 00:15:22.451
  • When we have the peace of god,
  • 00:15:22.484 --> 00:15:25.587
  • Our anxiety goes away.
  • 00:15:25.621 --> 00:15:28.357
  • We worry about the things that we cannot control
  • 00:15:28.390 --> 00:15:30.659
  • But when we turn it over to god,
  • 00:15:30.692 --> 00:15:32.394
  • He takes care of it for us.
  • 00:15:32.428 --> 00:15:34.463
  • In other words, jesus takes care of us.
  • 00:15:34.496 --> 00:15:36.598
  • Therefore we don't have to worry about anything.
  • 00:15:36.632 --> 00:15:38.133
  • The bible says,
  • 00:15:38.167 --> 00:15:39.668
  • "look at the birds,
  • 00:15:39.701 --> 00:15:40.702
  • "they don't plant or harvest
  • 00:15:40.736 --> 00:15:42.571
  • "or store food in barns;
  • 00:15:42.604 --> 00:15:44.039
  • "for your heavenly father
  • 00:15:44.073 --> 00:15:45.474
  • "feeds them.
  • 00:15:45.507 --> 00:15:46.608
  • "aren't you more valuable
  • 00:15:46.642 --> 00:15:48.377
  • "than they are?"
  • 00:15:48.410 --> 00:15:50.546
  • He even takes care
  • 00:15:50.579 --> 00:15:51.513
  • Of the little birds.
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  • How much more will he take care of you and i?
  • 00:15:52.648 --> 00:15:55.050
  • That is why we don't have to worry in this life
  • 00:15:55.084 --> 00:15:57.786
  • Because god has our best interest in mind all the time.
  • 00:15:57.820 --> 00:16:03.225
  • So, how do we get this peace?
  • 00:16:03.258 --> 00:16:06.328
  • How do you and i obtain this type of peace?
  • 00:16:06.361 --> 00:16:08.897
  • This peace only comes from god.
  • 00:16:08.931 --> 00:16:12.401
  • It is a gift of god.
  • 00:16:12.434 --> 00:16:13.769
  • That's why we go back to this verse in john.
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  • "peace i leave with you,
  • 00:16:16.004 --> 00:16:17.706
  • "my peace i give to you;
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  • God gives this peace to his followers.
  • 00:16:20.909 --> 00:16:23.412
  • So let me ask you a question.
  • 00:16:23.445 --> 00:16:25.247
  • Are you a follower of god?
  • 00:16:25.280 --> 00:16:28.117
  • Are you his?
  • 00:16:28.150 --> 00:16:29.918
  • Now, many think that going to a church
  • 00:16:29.952 --> 00:16:31.887
  • Makes them a christian.
  • 00:16:31.920 --> 00:16:33.555
  • But that's not true.
  • 00:16:33.589 --> 00:16:34.723
  • Let me explain it this way.
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  • A couple of years ago, my father and i,
  • 00:16:36.258 --> 00:16:38.660
  • We found my grandparents, billy and ruth graham's
  • 00:16:38.694 --> 00:16:41.396
  • Old 1967 willys jeep, all right?
  • 00:16:41.430 --> 00:16:44.800
  • It was the last year of this model, it was theirs.
  • 00:16:44.833 --> 00:16:47.336
  • Someone else had it, we found it.
  • 00:16:47.369 --> 00:16:49.438
  • We bought it back and we just wanted to fix it up.
  • 00:16:49.471 --> 00:16:52.574
  • It was in pretty good shape, to be honest.
  • 00:16:52.608 --> 00:16:54.042
  • But we wanted to fix it up even more.
  • 00:16:54.076 --> 00:16:56.245
  • And so i stayed in that garage
  • 00:16:56.278 --> 00:16:58.580
  • For a long time working on that thing.
  • 00:16:58.614 --> 00:17:00.415
  • But staying in the garage for a long period of time
  • 00:17:00.449 --> 00:17:03.085
  • Doesn't make me a car.
  • 00:17:03.118 --> 00:17:05.387
  • And many people think that if they just go to church
  • 00:17:05.420 --> 00:17:08.290
  • And do christian things, that it makes them a christian.
  • 00:17:08.323 --> 00:17:11.627
  • That's not true.
  • 00:17:11.660 --> 00:17:12.895
  • Many people think that just because they're good people,
  • 00:17:12.928 --> 00:17:15.931
  • Especially compared to their neighbor
  • 00:17:15.964 --> 00:17:17.966
  • Or their family member, that they're gonna go to heaven.
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  • That's not true.
  • 00:17:20.769 --> 00:17:22.437
  • We are to believe in god.
  • 00:17:22.471 --> 00:17:24.640
  • That's what changes us.
  • 00:17:24.673 --> 00:17:26.408
  • That's what saves us.
  • 00:17:26.441 --> 00:17:27.743
  • We are to believe that god sent his son jesus
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  • Into the world, 2,000 years ago,
  • 00:17:29.978 --> 00:17:32.447
  • And this is what we celebrate at christmas--
  • 00:17:32.481 --> 00:17:35.384
  • Jesus coming into this world.
  • 00:17:35.417 --> 00:17:36.985
  • When god sent his son jesus
  • 00:17:37.019 --> 00:17:38.720
  • To die for the sins of the world.
  • 00:17:38.754 --> 00:17:41.590
  • And that's what jesus did.
  • 00:17:41.623 --> 00:17:43.192
  • He died on a cross for our sin.
  • 00:17:43.225 --> 00:17:46.828
  • My friends, we are sinners.
  • 00:17:46.862 --> 00:17:48.730
  • The bible says that we've all sinned.
  • 00:17:48.764 --> 00:17:51.533
  • We've all sinned-- will graham is a sinner.
  • 00:17:51.567 --> 00:17:53.368
  • And all of us deserve death.
  • 00:17:53.402 --> 00:17:55.370
  • And that's what the bible says
  • 00:17:55.404 --> 00:17:56.672
  • In romans chapter 6, verse 23.
  • 00:17:56.705 --> 00:17:58.307
  • It says, "for the wages of sin is death,
  • 00:17:58.340 --> 00:18:00.842
  • "but the gift of god is eternal life."
  • 00:18:00.876 --> 00:18:04.112
  • See, my friends, you and i deserve death.
  • 00:18:04.146 --> 00:18:06.448
  • But god gives us a gift instead,
  • 00:18:06.481 --> 00:18:08.617
  • And that's forgiveness.
  • 00:18:08.650 --> 00:18:09.651
  • And when we have forgiveness,
  • 00:18:09.685 --> 00:18:11.053
  • We have eternal life.
  • 00:18:11.086 --> 00:18:13.322
  • Jesus still loved you and i
  • 00:18:13.355 --> 00:18:16.225
  • Even though we were enemies of him.
  • 00:18:16.258 --> 00:18:18.427
  • He died for us.
  • 00:18:18.460 --> 00:18:20.529
  • Jesus stood in my place and took the punishment.
  • 00:18:20.562 --> 00:18:24.333
  • And the man who knew no sin
  • 00:18:24.366 --> 00:18:25.968
  • Became sin for us, the bible says.
  • 00:18:26.001 --> 00:18:28.170
  • In other words,
  • 00:18:28.203 --> 00:18:29.271
  • Jesus never said a lie, but he became a liar.
  • 00:18:29.304 --> 00:18:32.274
  • Jesus had never committed adultery
  • 00:18:32.307 --> 00:18:34.009
  • But he became an adulterer.
  • 00:18:34.042 --> 00:18:35.677
  • What do i mean?
  • 00:18:35.711 --> 00:18:37.179
  • Not that he did those things, but he took them upon himself.
  • 00:18:37.212 --> 00:18:40.015
  • It was your sin and my sin.
  • 00:18:40.048 --> 00:18:42.317
  • All those bad things that you and i did went on him.
  • 00:18:42.351 --> 00:18:45.020
  • He took it.
  • 00:18:45.053 --> 00:18:46.888
  • He took the curse of death on himself
  • 00:18:46.922 --> 00:18:48.824
  • So that we could live.
  • 00:18:48.857 --> 00:18:50.125
  • But yet, three days later,
  • 00:18:50.158 --> 00:18:51.627
  • God rose him from the grave.
  • 00:18:51.660 --> 00:18:54.763
  • And he's alive.
  • 00:18:54.796 --> 00:18:56.331
  • And that's how he gives us peace today.
  • 00:18:56.365 --> 00:18:58.433
  • So, what is our response?
  • 00:18:58.467 --> 00:19:01.536
  • First we need to confess our sins to god.
  • 00:19:01.570 --> 00:19:04.706
  • Ask for forgiveness.
  • 00:19:04.740 --> 00:19:06.842
  • And invite jesus to come into our life
  • 00:19:06.875 --> 00:19:09.144
  • And to take it over.
  • 00:19:09.177 --> 00:19:10.379
  • We surrender our past, our present
  • 00:19:10.412 --> 00:19:12.481
  • And our future and we give it all to him.
  • 00:19:12.514 --> 00:19:14.383
  • We surrender everything we have--money,
  • 00:19:14.416 --> 00:19:17.152
  • Our time, our desires, our thoughts, our hurts,
  • 00:19:17.185 --> 00:19:19.988
  • Our anger, our bitterness, we give it all over to him.
  • 00:19:20.022 --> 00:19:23.659
  • And then we follow him for the rest of our lives.
  • 00:19:23.692 --> 00:19:26.695
  • My friends, if you want to experience that peace
  • 00:19:26.728 --> 00:19:29.364
  • Right now, i want you to say this prayer with me.
  • 00:19:29.398 --> 00:19:32.901
  • This the greatest gift that you can ever receive.
  • 00:19:32.934 --> 00:19:35.037
  • It's not found under a christmas tree.
  • 00:19:35.070 --> 00:19:37.239
  • It's found with jesus.
  • 00:19:37.272 --> 00:19:40.309
  • And if you want to experience this wonderful peace,
  • 00:19:40.342 --> 00:19:42.311
  • I'm going to ask you
  • 00:19:42.344 --> 00:19:43.478
  • To say this prayer with me right now, all right?
  • 00:19:43.512 --> 00:19:45.981
  • Just say, dear lord jesus,
  • 00:19:46.014 --> 00:19:48.183
  • I'm a sinner.
  • 00:19:48.216 --> 00:19:50.118
  • And i'm sorry for my sins.
  • 00:19:50.152 --> 00:19:52.688
  • I believe that you died for my sins.
  • 00:19:52.721 --> 00:19:56.124
  • And i believe you rose from the grave.
  • 00:19:56.158 --> 00:20:00.329
  • I turn from my sins.
  • 00:20:00.362 --> 00:20:02.531
  • And i invite you
  • 00:20:02.564 --> 00:20:04.599
  • To come into my life.
  • 00:20:04.633 --> 00:20:06.768
  • I want to trust and follow you
  • 00:20:06.802 --> 00:20:11.006
  • As my lord and savior.
  • 00:20:11.039 --> 00:20:14.543
  • I now ask you
  • 00:20:14.576 --> 00:20:17.012
  • To give me your peace.
  • 00:20:17.045 --> 00:20:19.348
  • In the name of jesus, amen.
  • 00:20:19.381 --> 00:20:23.585
  • If you just said that prayer,
  • 00:20:23.618 --> 00:20:25.787
  • Just think--
  • 00:20:25.821 --> 00:20:27.122
  • The maker and the sustainer
  • 00:20:27.155 --> 00:20:29.391
  • Of peace just took up residence
  • 00:20:29.424 --> 00:20:32.060
  • In your heart.
  • 00:20:32.094 --> 00:20:33.829
  • My friends, that's the greatest
  • 00:20:33.862 --> 00:20:34.963
  • News that you can ever have.
  • 00:20:34.996 --> 00:20:37.766
  • God has put his peace and his hope in our heart
  • 00:20:37.799 --> 00:20:41.737
  • And that peace will always be here to stay.
  • 00:20:41.770 --> 00:20:45.807
  • ♪
  • 00:20:45.841 --> 00:20:51.213
  • ♪ there's a song in the air ♪
  • 00:20:51.246 --> 00:20:53.782
  • ♪ and i'm choosing to sing it ♪
  • 00:20:53.815 --> 00:20:56.585
  • ♪ gonna lay down my worries this holiday ♪
  • 00:20:56.618 --> 00:21:02.591
  • ♪ there's a light everywhere ♪
  • 00:21:02.624 --> 00:21:05.861
  • ♪ and i'm choosing to see it ♪
  • 00:21:05.894 --> 00:21:08.563
  • ♪ it won't go away, it won't ever fade ♪
  • 00:21:08.597 --> 00:21:12.000
  • ♪ 'cause i believe ♪
  • 00:21:12.033 --> 00:21:14.269
  • ♪
  • 00:21:14.302 --> 00:21:15.303
  • ♪ the baby in the stable ♪
  • 00:21:15.337 --> 00:21:17.739
  • ♪ is the only one who's able ♪
  • 00:21:17.773 --> 00:21:21.109
  • ♪ to bring comfort and peace ♪
  • 00:21:21.143 --> 00:21:23.912
  • ♪ that's never gonna leave ♪
  • 00:21:23.945 --> 00:21:27.516
  • ♪ there is hope for every season ♪
  • 00:21:27.549 --> 00:21:30.051
  • ♪ and jesus is the reason ♪
  • 00:21:30.085 --> 00:21:32.921
  • ♪ love came down on christmas day ♪
  • 00:21:32.954 --> 00:21:35.624
  • ♪ now my hope is here to stay ♪
  • 00:21:35.657 --> 00:21:38.360
  • ♪
  • 00:21:38.393 --> 00:21:45.066
  • ♪ the decorations come down ♪
  • 00:21:45.100 --> 00:21:47.602
  • ♪ and the calendar changes ♪
  • 00:21:47.636 --> 00:21:50.705
  • ♪ but the celebration goes on ♪
  • 00:21:50.739 --> 00:21:53.475
  • ♪ 'cause the good news remains ♪
  • 00:21:53.508 --> 00:21:56.745
  • ♪ and the truth of your promise ♪
  • 00:21:56.778 --> 00:21:59.481
  • ♪ will never be gone ♪
  • 00:21:59.514 --> 00:22:02.551
  • ♪ it's not something we lose ♪
  • 00:22:02.584 --> 00:22:04.786
  • ♪ and it carries us through ♪
  • 00:22:04.820 --> 00:22:06.254
  • ♪ all year long ♪
  • 00:22:06.288 --> 00:22:08.523
  • ♪
  • 00:22:08.557 --> 00:22:09.458
  • ♪ because the baby in the stable ♪
  • 00:22:09.491 --> 00:22:11.827
  • ♪ is the only one who's able ♪
  • 00:22:11.860 --> 00:22:14.729
  • ♪ to bring comfort and peace ♪
  • 00:22:14.763 --> 00:22:17.632
  • ♪ that's never gonna leave ♪
  • 00:22:17.666 --> 00:22:20.569
  • ♪ there is hope for every season ♪
  • 00:22:20.602 --> 00:22:23.872
  • ♪ and jesus is the reason ♪
  • 00:22:23.905 --> 00:22:26.975
  • ♪ love came down on christmas day ♪
  • 00:22:27.008 --> 00:22:29.478
  • ♪ now my hope is here to stay ♪
  • 00:22:29.511 --> 00:22:32.614
  • ♪ yes, it is now. ♪
  • 00:22:32.647 --> 00:22:34.983
  • ♪
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  • ♪ our hope is here to stay, here to stay ♪
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  • ♪ our hope is here to stay, here to stay ♪
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  • ♪ our hope is here to stay, here to stay ♪
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  • ♪ our hope is here to stay, here to stay ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ oh, let the people say ♪
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  • ♪ now, the baby in the stable ♪
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  • ♪ is the only one who's able ♪
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  • ♪ to bring comfort and peace ♪
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  • ♪ that's never gonna leave ♪
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  • ♪ there is hope for every season ♪
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  • ♪ and jesus is the reason ♪
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  • ♪ love came down on christmas day ♪
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  • ♪ now my hope is here to stay ♪
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  • ♪ all my hope, all my hope ♪
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  • ♪ hope is here to stay ♪
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  • ♪ all my hope, all my hope ♪
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  • ♪ hope is here to stay ♪
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  • ♪ all my hope, all my hope ♪
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  • ♪ hope is here to stay ♪
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  • ♪ all my hope, all my hope ♪
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  • ♪ hope is here to stay ♪
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  • Come on now!
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  • ♪ all my hope, all my hope ♪
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  • ♪ hope is here to stay ♪
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  • ♪ all my hope, all my hope ♪
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  • ♪ hope is here to stay ♪♪
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  • It ain't going nowhere!
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  • (laughter)
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  • (applause)
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  • My friends, let me encourage you to share
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  • This program with your friends and family.
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  • Perhaps there's someone that
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  • You know who needs to hear
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  • This message of peace
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  • In their life right now.
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  • Take a moment and share
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  • This program with them
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  • And pray for them.
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  • Have a merry christmas.
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  • God bless.
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  • "ribbons and bows", and mark it!
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ dear god, it's been a while ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ i'm not sure what to say ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ but the lights are on the tree ♪
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  • ♪ and the family's on their way ♪
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  • ♪ and i just thought i should pray ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ it's been a hard year ♪
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  • ♪ i barely made it through ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ i thought christmastime would help ♪
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  • ♪ but i'm tired and overwhelmed ♪
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  • ♪ i don't know what to do ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ i'm never one to make a christmas list ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ but i'm needing something only you can give ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ can't hold it in my hands ♪
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  • ♪ can't wrap it up with all the ribbons and bows ♪
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  • ♪ ribbons and bows, no ♪
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  • ♪ i need a feeling down deep in my soul ♪
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  • ♪ all i want for christmas this year is a little hope ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ seems like a small thing ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ considering all you've done ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ let me hear a choir sing ♪
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  • ♪ or let a stranger on the street remind me ♪
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  • ♪ i am loved ♪
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  • ♪ remind me i am loved ♪
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  • ♪ can't hold it in my hands ♪
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  • ♪ can't wrap it up with all the ribbons and bows ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ i need a feeling down deep in my soul ♪
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  • ♪ all i want for christmas this year ♪
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  • ♪ is a little hope ♪
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  • ♪ oh, oh! ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ oh-oh, god, i need a little hope ♪
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  • ♪ let me feel it in my soul ♪
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  • ♪ let this sorrow break ♪
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  • ♪ let my heart be filled ♪
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  • ♪ on christmas day ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ oh, i don't need the ribbons and bows ♪
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  • ♪ i just need to feel it deep in my soul ♪
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  • ♪ all i want for christmas this year ♪
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  • ♪ all i want ♪
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  • ♪ for christmas this year ♪
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  • ♪ is a little hope ♪
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  • ♪ oh, just a little hope ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ god, can you give me just, some hope? ♪
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  • ♪
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  • ♪ ohhh, just a little hope! ♪♪
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  • (director) cut!
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  • (applause and cheering)
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