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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - The Names Above All Names | December 18, 2024
- [presenter] from the pulpit of the first baptist church
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- Of dallas, texas, this is pathway to victory
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- With dr. robert jefferss.
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- ♪ music ♪
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- Hi, i'm robert jefferss and welcome again
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- To pathway to victory.
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- Think about some of the most popular names in politics,
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- In tech, or in entertainment.
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- I'm sure a few come to mind.
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- These individuals, due to their massive influence,
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- Tend to dominate the news cycle
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- And often come up in conversation.
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- But there's one name that rises above them all,
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- And that is the name of our savior, jesus christ.
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- My message is titled the name above all names
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- On today's edition of pathway to victory.
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- ♪ music ♪
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- [presenter] the celebration of jesus' birth
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- Each christmas marks the moment
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- When god's radiant hope entered our world.
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- And jesus calls us to share this light with others.
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- You can help pierce the darkness
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- With the light of god's word
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- Through the pathway to victory
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- Light the darkness matching challenge.
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- Since 1996, pathway to victory has been boldly sharing
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- The gospel of jesus christ.
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- And your gift doubled in impact will be used
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- To proclaim god's truth here in america
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- And around the world.
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- ♪ music ♪
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- Christ is born.
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- That's what we celebrate today.
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- God in the flesh.
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- I want you to think about what an amazing thing this is.
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- If you ever doubt it happened,
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- If you ever doubt what we're saying every sunday,
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- Or just think about this, doesn't matter who you are,
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- Everybody on this planet acknowledges that christ is born.
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- When you write down the year 2022,
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- You're acknowledging it has been 2022 years since what?
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- Since the birth of jesus christ.
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- He is the only human being who ever existed
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- By which we calculate human history.
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- Doesn't matter whether you're a baptist, catholic,
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- Jew, a atheist, muslim, everybody acknowledges
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- The birth of jesus christ by how we count history.
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- Jesus christ is born.
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- Who is this baby that was born in bethlehem 2000 years ago.
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- When the new testament, his name
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- That's most frequently used is the lord jesus christ.
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- Lord, meaning translated from kyrios meaning master,
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- Ruler, lord, jesus, yeshua.
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- In hebrew, the deliverer, the savior,
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- Christ, christos, the anointed one, the messiah.
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- The lord jesus christ is his new testament title.
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- But in the old testament, in the prophecies,
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- Hundreds of them prophesying that christ would come one day.
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- There are a number of names that the messiah is known by.
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- And for the few moments we have today,
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- We're going to look at one of the most well-known prophecies
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- Of the 115 or so prophecies about the birth of jesus.
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- It's a verse you know well.
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- It's a verse that gives four names that describe
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- Who this baby was and what he would do.
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- And we find the passage in isaiah 9:6.
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- I've called today's message the names above every name.
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- Just a little bit of background.
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- Isaiah wrote these words 700 years
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- Before jesus would be born.
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- And a little historical context for what is happening.
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- Judah, the southern kingdom of israel was being threatened
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- By a coalition from the north of samaria and syria.
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- They were threatening to invade judah
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- And take judah captive.
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- And the people were frightened, they were distraught.
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- And so god sent word through isaiah
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- That israel would have a deliverer one day,
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- Not immediately, but ultimately a deliverer.
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- And that's the promise that we find in isaiah 9:6.
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- For a child will be born to us.
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- This messiah, who would come, the deliverer would be born.
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- Why did jesus have to be born?
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- He didn't come into existence at bethlehem,
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- But he came in the human form in bethlehem.
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- He had to be in human flesh because he was going to die.
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- God, the eternal spirit could never die.
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- But jesus came in human flesh so that he could die
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- And be that offering for our sins.
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- For a child will be born to us,
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- A son will be given to us.
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- When jesus came, even in that feeding trough in bethlehem,
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- He was a son with all the rights of god himself.
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- And the government will rest on his shoulders.
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- When he came the first time,
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- Jesus lived under the oppression of the roman government,
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- Just like every jew, just like the rest of the world.
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- But one day he will rule over government.
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- He will rule in truth and grace
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- And kindness and justice.
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- The government will rest on his shoulders;
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- And his name will be called...
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- You can hear the strains of handel's messiah
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- As you read that.
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- And his name will be called.
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- And then we have the four names that isaiah gives us
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- For this messiah.
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- Now, i wanted us to do something different today
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- Because it's christmas day.
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- Instead of my just talking about this
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- And talking about this need,
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- I want this to be a worship experience for us.
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- The bible says we are to adore christ,
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- Adore christ the lord as the hymn says.
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- And so what i'd like to do is this,
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- Is we look at these four names of the messiah
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- Who was born on christmas day.
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- I'm going to say a brief word about each of these names
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- And how it applies to us, what it means to us,
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- And then we're going to stand together as a congregation
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- And we're going to read some scripture i selected
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- That talks about this name and what it means to our lives.
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- And then after we stand and read the scripture,
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- We're going to stay standing and we're going to sing a hymn
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- That relates to that particular name of jesus.
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- And as we sing and as we read the scripture,
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- I want us to do it with gusto,
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- Not just some liturgical ritual.
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- We're going to feel like episcopalians
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- Already just up and down.
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- But that's okay. we need the exercise.
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- But when we read the scripture,
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- Let's read it like we mean it.
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- It's the word of god.
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- And when we sing these words, let's really think about
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- What this means to us, what messiah has done for us.
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- The first name that he is called
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- Is wonderful counselor.
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- It's not wonderful, counselor,
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- It is wonderful counselor.
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- Just think about how great it would be
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- To have your own personal counselor that you could trust
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- To always give you the right answer
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- About every question you had,
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- A counselor who knew your future
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- And could tell you exactly what's ahead of you,
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- A counselor who could help unravel the perplexities
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- Of this life and your life,
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- But could also guide you safely into the next world
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- And deliver you into heaven.
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- Wouldn't it be great to have that kind of counselor.
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- Somebody who was always right
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- In whatever question you needed answered.
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- That's jesus. that's the messiah.
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- He is our wonderful counselor.
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- Every word he speaks to us is true
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- Because it comes from god.
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- He's called the living word of god
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- And he's called the word, the word of the living god.
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- That word "word" means expression.
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- The reason we can trust everything jesus says
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- Is everything he says to us about our lives
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- And our future comes from god himself.
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- He is called the living word.
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- And how do we have access to his words today?
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- The living word has been deposited
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- Into the written word of god.
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- This book is jesus' words to us.
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- It contains everything we need to know about life,
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- About death, about heaven, and about hell.
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- He is our wonderful counselor.
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- Now, let's read about the living word of god
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- Deposited in the written word of god.
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- Let's stand together and honor the reading of god's word.
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- And you read with me. now together.
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- [congregation] "in the beginning was the word,
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- And the word was with god, and the word was god.
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- And the word became flesh, and dwelt among us;
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- And we saw his glory,
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- Glory as of the only begotten from the father,
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- Full of grace and truth.
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- I have treasured your word in my heart,
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- So that i may not sin against you.
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- Teach me, oh lord, the way of your statutes,
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- And i shall observe it to the end.
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- Give me understanding that i may observe your law
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- And keep it with all my heart.
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- Make me walk in the path of your commandments
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- For i delight in it.
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- Open my eyes,
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- That i may behold wonderful things from your law."
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- ♪ guide me, o thou great jehovah ♪
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- ♪ pilgrim through this barren land ♪
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- ♪ i am weak, but thou art mighty ♪
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- ♪ hold me with thy powerful hands ♪
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- ♪ bread of heaven, bread of heaven ♪
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- ♪ feed me till i want no more ♪
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- ♪ when i tread the verge of jordan ♪
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- ♪ bid my anxious fears subside ♪
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- ♪ bear me thru the swelling current ♪
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- ♪ land me safe on canaan's side ♪
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- ♪ songs of praises, songs of praises ♪
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- ♪ i will ever give to thee ♪
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- ♪ i will ever give to thee. ♪
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- That is jesus, our wonderful counselor
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- Who will lead us through this life
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- And safely into the promised land.
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- Now you may be seated.
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- He shall be called wonderful counselor.
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- He'll also be called the mighty god.
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- Jesus didn't come into existence in bethlehem.
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- He is god. he is existed eternally.
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- Everything you see around you,
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- Everything in this galaxy, everything in this universe,
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- The planets, everything have all been created by jesus.
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- Colossians 1 says, for in him and through him
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- Were all things made.
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- Jesus is the mighty god.
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- And the same power that flung this universe into existence,
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- That same power is available to every follower
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- Of the lord jesus christ.
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- He is our mighty god.
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- Now, we're going to read together about the power
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- Of that baby who is born in bethlehem, the mighty god.
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- Let's stand together beginning with psalm 19.
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- [congregation] "the heavens are telling
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- Of the glory of god; and their expanse is declaring
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- The work of his hands.
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- Oh lord, our lord,
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- How majestic is your name in all the earth.
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- You who have displayed your splendor above the heavens.
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- When i consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
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- The moon and the stars which you have ordained.
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- What is man that you have taken thought of him,
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- And the son of man that you care for him.
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- You make him to rule over the works of your hands.
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- You have put all things under his feet.
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- All sheep and oxen, and also the beast of the field,
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- The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea,
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- Whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
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- Oh lord, our lord,
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- How majestic is your name in all the earth.
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- ♪ o lord my god, when i, in awesome wonder ♪
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- ♪ consider all the worlds thy hands have made ♪
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- ♪ i see the stars, i hear the rolling thunder ♪
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- ♪ thy power throughout the universe displayed ♪
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- ♪ then sings my soul, my saviour god, to thee ♪
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- ♪ how great thou art ♪
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- ♪ then sings my soul, my saviour god, to thee ♪
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- ♪ how great thou art ♪
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- (congregation applauding)
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- And he shall be called the mighty counselor,
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- The mighty god.
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- And thirdly, he's called the eternal father.
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- What does isaiah mean by the eternal father?
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- The word father denotes the relationship
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- We have with god.
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- When we come to faith in christ, our sins are forgiven,
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- Our status before god instantly changes.
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- No longer are we slaves, but we are sons and daughters.
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- We are children of god.
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- No longer are we his enemies. we are his friend.
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- That's what the father means to us.
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- He's a good and perfect father.
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- He only wants our best.
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- We can trust him with our entire life.
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- And he's that way eternally.
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- Unlike human fathers who can change,
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- Their love can come and go,
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- Their trustworthiness can come and go.
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- Jesus never changes.
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- He is eternal from everlasting to everlasting.
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- Thou art god.
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- We can depend upon him to always keep his word.
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- We can know that there is no shifting shadow in him.
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- As james says, he's the same yesterday,
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- Today and forever.
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- Let's read about god being our eternal father
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- In the scriptures right now.
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- The scriptures are going to be found on the screen
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- From psalm 90.
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- Let's stand together
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- And read about the faithfulness of our father.
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- Now together.
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- [congregation] "lord, you have been our dwelling place
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- In all generations.
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- Before the mountains were born
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- Or you give birth to the earth and the world,
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- Even from everlasting to everlasting, you are god.
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- You turn men back into dust and say,
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- 'return, o children of men.'
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- Jesus christ is the same yesterday
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- And today, and forever.
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- I am the alpha and the omega,
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- The first and the last,
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- The beginning and the end.
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- Make sure that your character is free
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- From the love of money, being content with what you have
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- For he himself has said,
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- 'i will never desert you,
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- Nor will i ever forsake you.'"
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- ♪ o god, our help in ages past ♪
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- ♪ our hope for years to come ♪
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- ♪ our shelter from the stormy blast ♪
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- ♪ and our eternal home ♪
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- ♪ before the hills in order stood ♪
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- ♪ or earth received her frame ♪
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- ♪ from everlasting thou art god ♪
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- ♪ to endless years the same ♪
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- ♪ o god, our help in ages past ♪
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- ♪ our hope for years to come ♪
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- ♪ be thou our guard while life shall last ♪
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- ♪ and our eternal home ♪
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- You may be seated.
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- He shall be called the wonderful counselor, the mighty god,
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- The eternal father.
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- And finally, he will be called the prince of peace.
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- Peace means the absence of trouble or turmoil.
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- Remember the promise of the angel to the shepherds.
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- For i bring you good news of great joy
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- That shall be to all the people.
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- Then he promised this baby would bring,
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- And the king james says, peace, goodwill toward men.
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- But you know what the real translation is?
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- Peace with whom god is pleased.
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- The only people who experience the peace of god
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- Are people who are at peace with god.
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- You can't have the peace of god
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- Without being at peace with god.
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- You'll never be at peace with other people.
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- You'll never be at peace with your circumstances.
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- You'll never be at peace with yourself
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- Until first of all, you are at peace with god.
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- And that's why christ came to offer reconciliation
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- Between god and sinners.
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- Let's read about the prince of peace
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- And what he offers to each of us.
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- First beginning in luke 2. let's stand and read together.
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- [congregation] "and suddenly there appeared
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- With the angel 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 among men with whom he is pleased.'
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- Therefore, having been justified by faith,
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- We have peace with god
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- Through our lord jesus christ.
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- Peace i leave with you.
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- My peace i give to you,
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- Not as the world gives, do i give to you.
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- Do not let your heart be troubled,
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- Nor let it be fearful."
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- ♪ hark the herald angels sing ♪
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- ♪ glory to the newborn king ♪
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- ♪ peace on earth, and mercy mild ♪
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- ♪ god and sinners reconciled ♪
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- ♪ joyful all ye nations rise ♪
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- ♪ join the triumph of the skies ♪
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- ♪ with th'angelic hosts proclaim ♪
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- ♪ christ is born in bethlehem ♪
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- ♪ hark the herald angels sing ♪
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- ♪ glory to the newborn king ♪
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- ♪ when he shall come with trumpet sound ♪
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- ♪ oh, may i then in him be found ♪
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- ♪ dressed in his righteousness alone ♪
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- ♪ faultless to stand before the throne ♪
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- ♪ on christ the solid rock i stand ♪
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- ♪ all other ground is sinking sand ♪
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- ♪ all other ground ♪
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- ♪ is sinking sand. ♪
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- ♪ music ♪
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- When he shall come with trumpet sound
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- Oh, may you then in him be found.
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- That's my prayer for you this christmas.
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- Well, the birth of jesus wasn't just an event in history.
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- Christmas represents the fulfillment of a divine plan
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- To bring true light into a world overshadowed
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- By sin and despair.
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- And it's our god-given privilege together
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- To shine his light into the dark corners of our world.
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- That's the purpose behind the pathway to victory
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- Of say $100 becomes $200,
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- Now stay right there.
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- I'll be back with more pathway to victory in just a moment.
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- [presenter] the one thing god wants
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- More than anything else in this world is time with you.
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- Who want to grow in their faith too.
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- Of all the ways god could have revealed himself to us,
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- He chose to do it through the written word.
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- And that's why it's so important for you and for me
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- To set aside regular time to read the word of god.
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- [presenter] every season carries an uplifting theme.
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- Begin the new year by exploring god's will for your life.
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- In spring and summer, grow stronger in christ
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- With insights from colossians.
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- And in the fall and winter,
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- Embrace the father who loves you
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- With inspirational readings
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- Based on the parable of the prodigal son.
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- When the day-to-day problems of life feel overwhelming,
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- Take a moment to anchor yourself in the calming truth
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- Wonderful counselor, mighty god,
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- Everlasting father, prince of peace,
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- This is the savior whose birth
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- We come to celebrate at christmas.
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- The name of jesus is truly above all other names.
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- Well, you're likely in the throes
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- Of your holiday preparations.
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- Perhaps like so many others you're thinking to yourself,
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- Life sure would be a lot simpler
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- Without this christmas thing.
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- Well, next time we're going to take a very real look at
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- What life would be like if there were no christmas.
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- Stay tuned for a preview of what's coming up next
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- On pathway to victory.
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- Especially with all stress that comes with christmas,
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- You know, some people when they think about the gifts to buy
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- And the meals to prepare,
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- And the family members you don't like
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- You have to get together with.
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- You know, they think about those things
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- And they think about,
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- Well, maybe life would be easier without christmas.
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- They're tempted to pray like that little girl.
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- Remember the story.
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- She knelt by the side of the bed
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- And she was praying the lord's prayer,
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- But she got confused and she said,
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- "and father, forgive us of our christmases
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- As we forgive those who christmas against us."
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- [presenter] set your dvr and join us next time
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- For the message, what if there were no christmas,
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- Here on pathway to victory.
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- ♪ music ♪
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