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John Hagee - The Power of the Resurrection

April 20, 2025 | S25:E101

John Hagee - The Power of the Resurrection
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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - The Power of the Resurrection | April 20, 2025
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  • Pastor john hagee: here is
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  • Pastor john hagee: here is the resurrection story.
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  • The resurrection story. last thursday night
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  • Last thursday night 2,000 years ago
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  • 2,000 years ago following the passover meal
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  • Following the passover meal with his disciples,
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  • With his disciples, jesus of nazareth was praying
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  • Jesus of nazareth was praying in the garden of gethsemane.
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  • In the garden of gethsemane. i have been to that garden
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  • I have been to that garden many times.
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  • Many times. just outside the eastern walls
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  • Just outside the eastern walls of jerusalem,
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  • Of jerusalem, his disciples slept,
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  • His disciples slept, as he sweat drops of crimson
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  • As he sweat drops of crimson blood from his brow.
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  • Blood from his brow. in agony, he cried out,
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  • In agony, he cried out, "father, if it is possible,
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  • "father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me:
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  • Let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not my will,
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  • Nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done."
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  • But thine, be done." there will come a time
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  • There will come a time in every believer's life
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  • In every believer's life when you're going to have to
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  • When you're going to have to pray this prayer:
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  • Pray this prayer: "not my will
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  • "not my will but your will be done."
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  • But your will be done." his destiny was the cross,
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  • His destiny was the cross, because he was
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  • Because he was the lamb of god, listen,
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  • The lamb of god, listen, slain from the foundations
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  • Slain from the foundations of the world.
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  • Of the world. these are the words of
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  • These are the words of john the revelator.
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  • John the revelator. jesus went to his disciples,
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  • Jesus went to his disciples, who were sleeping.
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  • Who were sleeping. and he said,
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  • And he said, "couldn't you watch with me
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  • "couldn't you watch with me for one hour?"
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  • For one hour?" the fact is,
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  • The fact is, the disciples were sleeping
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  • The disciples were sleeping in history's most crucial hour
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  • In history's most crucial hour in the life of jesus christ.
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  • In the life of jesus christ. are we not doing the same
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  • Are we not doing the same thing right now in america?
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  • Thing right now in america? america is in moral,
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  • America is in moral, spiritual,
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  • Spiritual, economic,
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  • Economic, and political crisis while
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  • And political crisis while the church with its hot tub,
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  • The church with its hot tub, feel-good christianity
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  • Feel-good christianity slumbers in the day of
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  • Slumbers in the day of spiritual crisis.
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  • Spiritual crisis. it's a time for a revival of
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  • It's a time for a revival of righteousness in
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  • Righteousness in the united states of america,
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  • The united states of america, and that time is now.
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  • And that time is now. (applause)
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  • (applause) suddenly,
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  • Suddenly, through the olive trees
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  • Through the olive trees are seen the flaming torches
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  • Are seen the flaming torches of 500 roman soldiers coming
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  • Of 500 roman soldiers coming from the antonian fortress.
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  • From the antonian fortress. they are surrounding the lord
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  • They are surrounding the lord of glory.
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  • Of glory. and they said,
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  • And they said, "we seek jesus of nazareth."
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  • "we seek jesus of nazareth." get this.
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  • Get this. jesus was so ordinary looking;
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  • Jesus was so ordinary looking; someone had to kiss him
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  • Someone had to kiss him before the romans knew who
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  • Before the romans knew who to arrest.
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  • To arrest. jesus said, "i am he."
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  • Jesus said, "i am he." the roman soldiers fell
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  • The roman soldiers fell to the ground.
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  • To the ground. they were full of armor
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  • They were full of armor with their swords
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  • With their swords and their shields,
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  • And their shields, and yet they're on the ground
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  • And yet they're on the ground like dead men.
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  • Like dead men. why?
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  • Why? because jesus said,
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  • Because jesus said, "no man takes my life;
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  • "no man takes my life; i lay it down."
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  • I lay it down." "you're not taking it;
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  • "you're not taking it; i'm giving it."
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  • I'm giving it." rome could not convict him.
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  • Rome could not convict him. the cross could not
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  • The cross could not conquer him.
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  • Conquer him. the grave could not
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  • The grave could not contain him.
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  • Contain him. satan could not defeat him.
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  • Satan could not defeat him. why?
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  • Why? because he was and he is,
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  • Because he was and he is, and always shall be,
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  • And always shall be, the king of kings
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  • The king of kings and lord of lords.
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  • And lord of lords. (applause)
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  • (applause) he is the conqueror of death,
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  • He is the conqueror of death, hell and the grave.
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  • Hell and the grave. and of his kingdom
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  • And of his kingdom there shall never be an end.
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  • There shall never be an end. look at this scene.
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  • Look at this scene. jesus christ said,
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  • Jesus christ said, "all power is given unto me
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  • "all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth."
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  • In heaven and in earth." jesus is standing,
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  • Jesus is standing, the portrait of absolute
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  • The portrait of absolute power.
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  • Power. roman soldiers were on
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  • Roman soldiers were on the ground,
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  • The ground, trembling in catatonic fear,
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  • Trembling in catatonic fear, powerless.
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  • Powerless. jesus of nazareth was,
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  • Jesus of nazareth was, and still is,
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  • And still is, the mighty conqueror.
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  • The mighty conqueror. he has conquered death,
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  • He has conquered death, hell and the grave.
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  • Hell and the grave. he has conquered sickness
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  • He has conquered sickness and disease.
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  • And disease. he has conquered your fear
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  • He has conquered your fear and doubt.
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  • And doubt. he has given you hope
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  • He has given you hope for tomorrow.
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  • For tomorrow. he is still the lord of glory.
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  • He is still the lord of glory. he is the still the lion
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  • He is the still the lion of the tribe of judah.
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  • Of the tribe of judah. he is the alpha and the omega.
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  • He is the alpha and the omega. he is the first and the last,
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  • He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
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  • The beginning and the end. he is the mighty god.
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  • He is the mighty god. he is the prince of peace.
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  • He is the prince of peace. he is the hope of glory.
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  • He is the hope of glory. put your hands together and
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  • Put your hands together and give him praise in the house.
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  • Give him praise in the house. (applause)
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  • (applause) judas, the deceiver,
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  • Judas, the deceiver, the devil's advocate;
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  • The devil's advocate; judas,
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  • Judas, who cherished money more than
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  • Who cherished money more than the master,
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  • The master, who betrayed jesus
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  • Who betrayed jesus with a kiss.
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  • With a kiss. peter slashed off the ear
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  • Peter slashed off the ear of the servant of
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  • Of the servant of the high priest.
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  • The high priest. why?
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  • Why? because the servant of
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  • Because the servant of the high priest was a jew.
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  • The high priest was a jew. and according to the law
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  • And according to the law of moses,
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  • Of moses, he could not serve in the
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  • He could not serve in the temple with a physical defect.
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  • Temple with a physical defect. by cutting off his ear,
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  • By cutting off his ear, he had a physical defect,
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  • He had a physical defect, therefore peter destroyed
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  • Therefore peter destroyed his career.
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  • His career. jesus healed the ear of
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  • Jesus healed the ear of that attacker.
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  • That attacker. he restored his career.
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  • He restored his career. and he looked at peter
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  • And he looked at peter and said,
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  • And said, "put up your sword."
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  • "put up your sword." now there's a message here.
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  • Now there's a message here. and the message is that people
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  • And the message is that people are not won to christ
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  • Are not won to christ through violence.
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  • Through violence. they are won by the
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  • They are won by the demonstration of the love
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  • Demonstration of the love of god.
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  • Of god. quit telling people how
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  • Quit telling people how wonderful you are.
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  • Wonderful you are. tell them how wonderful
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  • Tell them how wonderful jesus is.
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  • Jesus is. that's the answer.
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  • That's the answer. (applause)
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  • (applause) jesus was taken to pilate,
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  • Jesus was taken to pilate, who said,
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  • Who said, "i find no fault in this man."
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  • "i find no fault in this man." by roman law,
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  • By roman law, the trial should have ended
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  • The trial should have ended at that moment.
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  • At that moment. but the pharisees were not
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  • But the pharisees were not after justice.
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  • After justice. they were after his life.
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  • They were after his life. he was then taken to herod,
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  • He was then taken to herod, whose men of war slapped him,
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  • Whose men of war slapped him, and spit upon him,
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  • And spit upon him, and placed a crown of thorns
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  • And placed a crown of thorns on his head,
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  • On his head, ripped off his seamless robe,
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  • Ripped off his seamless robe, and mocked him with
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  • And mocked him with a scarlet robe.
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  • A scarlet robe. they said,
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  • They said, "hail, king of the jews.
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  • "hail, king of the jews. tell us who slapped you."
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  • Tell us who slapped you." jesus was sent back to pilate
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  • Jesus was sent back to pilate a second time while he was
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  • A second time while he was beaten with a roman
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  • Beaten with a roman cat-o-nine-tails
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  • Cat-o-nine-tails with 39 stripes.
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  • With 39 stripes. thirty-nine stripes
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  • Thirty-nine stripes by roman law,
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  • By roman law, because more than 39 stripes
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  • Because more than 39 stripes was considered
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  • Was considered a death penalty.
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  • A death penalty. the roman whip was laced
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  • The roman whip was laced with metal and with rocks.
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  • With metal and with rocks. it had the capacity
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  • It had the capacity literally to rip the flesh off
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  • Literally to rip the flesh off of your body.
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  • Of your body. in the theatre of your mind,
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  • In the theatre of your mind, listen to the
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  • Listen to the cat-of-nine-tails rip open
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  • Cat-of-nine-tails rip open the back of the son of god.
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  • The back of the son of god. it was for you.
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  • It was for you. it was for me.
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  • It was for me. see the crimson stream of
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  • See the crimson stream of blood flow down his back
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  • Blood flow down his back onto the cobblestone floors,
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  • Onto the cobblestone floors, and say the words,
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  • And say the words, "by his stripes,
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  • "by his stripes, i am healed."
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  • I am healed." "by his stripes,
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  • "by his stripes, i am healed."
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  • I am healed." those of you who are watching
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  • Those of you who are watching by television,
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  • By television, the jesus christ of nazareth
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  • The jesus christ of nazareth that we serve is a great
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  • That we serve is a great physician and he can heal you.
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  • Physician and he can heal you. whatever your situation,
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  • Whatever your situation, however desperate you are,
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  • However desperate you are, christ is the answer to
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  • Christ is the answer to your healing.
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  • Your healing. (applause)
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  • (applause) jesus was sentenced to death
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  • Jesus was sentenced to death by crucifixion on
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  • By crucifixion on an old-rugged cross that was
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  • An old-rugged cross that was placed on his blood-soaked
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  • Placed on his blood-soaked back.
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  • Back. he dragged it slowly through
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  • He dragged it slowly through the cobblestone streets of
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  • The cobblestone streets of jerusalem.
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  • Jerusalem. from the whipping post to
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  • From the whipping post to calvary was approximately
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  • Calvary was approximately 650 yards of absolute agony.
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  • 650 yards of absolute agony. it was customary many times
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  • It was customary many times that between the whipping post
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  • That between the whipping post and the crucifixion place,
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  • And the crucifixion place, people would just collapse
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  • People would just collapse because of the loss of blood.
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  • Because of the loss of blood. when jesus was carrying
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  • When jesus was carrying his cross,
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  • His cross, he saw the jewish mothers
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  • He saw the jewish mothers weeping.
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  • Weeping. and he said,
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  • And he said, "daughters of jerusalem,
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  • "daughters of jerusalem, do not weep for me,
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  • Do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves."
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  • But weep for yourselves." [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] "weep for yourselves,
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  • "weep for yourselves, and weep for your children."
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  • And weep for your children." jesus knew the future.
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  • Jesus knew the future. he knew that 37 years
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  • He knew that 37 years from that moment,
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  • From that moment, the romans would surround
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  • The romans would surround jerusalem,
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  • Jerusalem, and in a matter of months,
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  • And in a matter of months, kill a million of them,
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  • Kill a million of them, as the romans under titus
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  • As the romans under titus captured 75,000 men,
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  • Captured 75,000 men, took them back to italy to
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  • Took them back to italy to build the roman coliseum.
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  • Build the roman coliseum. and the diaspora began.
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  • And the diaspora began. jesus saw the eight crusades
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  • Jesus saw the eight crusades where hundreds of thousands
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  • Where hundreds of thousands of jews were slaughtered by
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  • Of jews were slaughtered by the crusaders carrying a sword
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  • The crusaders carrying a sword in one hand and a cross
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  • In one hand and a cross in the other.
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  • In the other. jesus saw the spanish
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  • Jesus saw the spanish inquisition where 250,000
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  • Inquisition where 250,000 to 300,000 jewish people
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  • To 300,000 jewish people were killed because they would
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  • Were killed because they would not convert to catholicism.
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  • Not convert to catholicism. he saw the horror of
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  • He saw the horror of the holocaust by hitler
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  • The holocaust by hitler and his nazis.
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  • And his nazis. up the bloody slopes he
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  • Up the bloody slopes he climbed to the place called
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  • Climbed to the place called calvary where atheistic hands
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  • Calvary where atheistic hands nailed the precious
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  • Nailed the precious son of god to the cross.
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  • Son of god to the cross. friday afternoon,
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  • Friday afternoon, april the 3rd, 33 ad,
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  • April the 3rd, 33 ad, at exactly 3 o'clock
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  • At exactly 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
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  • In the afternoon, jesus christ, the son of god,
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  • Jesus christ, the son of god, bowed his blood-soaked head,
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  • Bowed his blood-soaked head, adorned with the crown
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  • Adorned with the crown of thorns,
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  • Of thorns, and shouted in agony,
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  • And shouted in agony, "it is finished!"
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  • "it is finished!" [hallelujah.]
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  • [hallelujah.] (applause)
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  • (applause) what's finished?
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  • What's finished? what's finished?
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  • What's finished? death, hell, and the grave
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  • Death, hell, and the grave is finished.
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  • Is finished. the power of sin was finished.
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  • The power of sin was finished. satan's power to control
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  • Satan's power to control your life was finished.
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  • Your life was finished. now, there is forgiveness
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  • Now, there is forgiveness of sin.
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  • Of sin. now, there is mercy
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  • Now, there is mercy with the lord.
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  • With the lord. now, there's a new beginning
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  • Now, there's a new beginning for every person here
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  • For every person here who has ever failed.
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  • Who has ever failed. now, there's hope
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  • Now, there's hope for tomorrow.
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  • For tomorrow. now, there is peace
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  • Now, there is peace in the midst of the storm.
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  • In the midst of the storm. now, there is joy unspeakable
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  • Now, there is joy unspeakable and full of glory.
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  • And full of glory. now, the seed of the woman
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  • Now, the seed of the woman has crushed the head
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  • Has crushed the head of the serpent,
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  • Of the serpent, and satan is defeated.
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  • And satan is defeated. now, the lamb of god
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  • Now, the lamb of god has become the lion of
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  • Has become the lion of the tribe of judah.
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  • The tribe of judah. he was,
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  • He was, and he is victorious
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  • And he is victorious and almighty!
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  • And almighty! give him praise in the house!
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  • Give him praise in the house! (applause)
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  • (applause) before sundown
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  • Before sundown on the sabbath,
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  • On the sabbath, which was friday,
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  • Which was friday, his followers took his
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  • His followers took his blood-soaked body down
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  • Blood-soaked body down from the cross.
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  • From the cross. they clothed him with
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  • They clothed him with a hundred pounds of spices,
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  • A hundred pounds of spices, and laid him
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  • And laid him in a borrowed tomb of joseph
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  • In a borrowed tomb of joseph of arimathea.
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  • Of arimathea. all night friday night,
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  • All night friday night, saturday and saturday night,
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  • Saturday and saturday night, the giver of life lay dead
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  • The giver of life lay dead in a tomb.
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  • In a tomb. demons rejoiced that he,
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  • Demons rejoiced that he, whom they feared,
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  • Whom they feared, was dead.
  • 00:10:09.835 --> 00:10:10.870
  • Was dead. politicians gloated,
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  • Politicians gloated, "we've shut up this
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  • "we've shut up this troublemaker from galilee,
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  • Troublemaker from galilee, his boasting about
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  • His boasting about an eternal kingdom,
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  • An eternal kingdom, his boasting about being
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  • His boasting about being king of the jews."
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  • King of the jews." the disciples scattered
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  • The disciples scattered in terror,
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  • In terror, haunted by the memory of
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  • Haunted by the memory of a blood-soaked corpse hanging
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  • A blood-soaked corpse hanging on a cross,
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  • On a cross, powerless and pathetic,
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  • Powerless and pathetic, naked and needy,
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  • Naked and needy, the portrait of scandal,
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  • The portrait of scandal, the portrait of suffering
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  • The portrait of suffering and shame.
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  • And shame. mary, the mother of jesus,
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  • Mary, the mother of jesus, wept without consolation
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  • Wept without consolation at the foot of the cross.
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  • At the foot of the cross. roman soldiers swaggered.
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  • Roman soldiers swaggered. his tomb had a roman seal.
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  • His tomb had a roman seal. he's dead.
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  • He's dead. rome has the power to
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  • Rome has the power to guarantee that he is dead.
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  • Guarantee that he is dead. in the eyes of the world,
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  • In the eyes of the world, rome had destroyed
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  • Rome had destroyed the nazarene.
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  • The nazarene. they said it was over.
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  • They said it was over. but not hardly.
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  • But not hardly. satan was walking
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  • Satan was walking the corridors of hell,
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  • The corridors of hell, laughing in fiendish spasms
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  • Laughing in fiendish spasms of demonic joy;
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  • Of demonic joy; "i've finally won.
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  • "i've finally won. i've finally won.
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  • I've finally won. from the garden of eden
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  • From the garden of eden to the garden of gethsemane,
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  • To the garden of gethsemane, we have fought to see
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  • We have fought to see who would rule the world.
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  • Who would rule the world. now, i am the conqueror,"
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  • Now, i am the conqueror," satan said.
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  • Satan said. death was still all-powerful.
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  • Death was still all-powerful. the grave was still a dark,
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  • The grave was still a dark, gloomy, unconquered pit.
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  • Gloomy, unconquered pit. but then came the morning of
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  • But then came the morning of the third day.
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  • The third day. the third day was
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  • The third day was the resurrection morning.
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  • The resurrection morning. on the third day,
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  • On the third day, angels swooped from
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  • Angels swooped from the balconies of heaven
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  • The balconies of heaven and rolled the stone away,
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  • And rolled the stone away, and he walked out the king of
  • 00:11:41.527 --> 00:11:43.596
  • And he walked out the king of kings and the lord of lords,
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  • Kings and the lord of lords, victorious over death, hell,
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  • Victorious over death, hell, and the grave!
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  • And the grave! (applause)
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  • (applause) prophetically,
  • 00:11:53.472 --> 00:11:54.406
  • Prophetically, we are living in
  • 00:11:54.473 --> 00:11:55.207
  • We are living in the third day,
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  • The third day, you and i.
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  • You and i. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "a day with the lord is
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  • "a day with the lord is a thousand years,
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  • A thousand years, and a thousand years
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  • And a thousand years is as a day."
  • 00:12:03.449 --> 00:12:04.850
  • Is as a day." hosea writes in 6:2,
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  • Hosea writes in 6:2, "after two days,"
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  • "after two days," that would be 2,000 years,
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  • That would be 2,000 years, "he will revive us;
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  • "he will revive us; and on the third day he will
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  • And on the third day he will raise us up and we will
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  • Raise us up and we will live in his sight."
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  • Live in his sight." if we live in his sight,
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  • If we live in his sight, he's there.
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  • He's there. the king is coming.
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  • The king is coming. the king is coming.
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  • The king is coming. (applause)
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  • (applause) what does the resurrection
  • 00:12:28.641 --> 00:12:29.742
  • What does the resurrection mean?
  • 00:12:29.809 --> 00:12:31.677
  • Mean? it means that every claim
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  • It means that every claim jesus made about himself
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  • Jesus made about himself and his kingdom
  • 00:12:34.413 --> 00:12:35.514
  • And his kingdom was absolutely true.
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  • Was absolutely true. it means that there is eternal
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  • It means that there is eternal life for all who believe.
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  • Life for all who believe. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "he that believeth in me
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  • "he that believeth in me shall never die."
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  • Shall never die." "because i live,
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  • "because i live, you shall also live."
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  • You shall also live." say that with me.
  • 00:12:48.727 --> 00:12:49.662
  • Say that with me. "because i live,
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  • "because i live, you shall also live."
  • 00:12:51.363 --> 00:12:53.098
  • You shall also live." it means that jesus christ was
  • 00:12:53.165 --> 00:12:54.567
  • It means that jesus christ was in fact the son of god.
  • 00:12:54.633 --> 00:12:56.402
  • In fact the son of god. it means that he was indeed
  • 00:12:56.468 --> 00:12:58.003
  • It means that he was indeed the lord of glory.
  • 00:12:58.070 --> 00:12:59.305
  • The lord of glory. he was not some deranged
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  • He was not some deranged lunatic saying,
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  • Lunatic saying, "if you destroy this temple,
  • 00:13:02.341 --> 00:13:03.642
  • "if you destroy this temple, i will raise it up
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  • I will raise it up on the third day."
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  • On the third day." he did it!
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  • He did it! on the third day,
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  • On the third day, he did it!
  • 00:13:09.515 --> 00:13:11.083
  • He did it! he did it!
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  • He did it! (applause)
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  • A third of the angels rebelled
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  • And were cast out of heaven.
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  • The accuser
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  • Declared war on those
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  • Made in god's image.
  • 00:13:22.728 --> 00:13:24.530
  • But as a believer,
  • 00:13:24.530 --> 00:13:25.764
  • You have authority.
  • 00:13:25.764 --> 00:13:27.166
  • Through praise,
  • 00:13:27.166 --> 00:13:28.200
  • You can silence the enemy.
  • 00:13:28.200 --> 00:13:29.835
  • Through prayer,
  • 00:13:29.835 --> 00:13:30.970
  • You unlock
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  • The power of god's promises.
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  • Your gift of any amount
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  • (applause)
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  • (applause) the resurrection means that
  • 00:14:12.945 --> 00:14:14.046
  • The resurrection means that satan is a defeated foe.
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  • Satan is a defeated foe. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] satan is defeated.
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  • Satan is defeated. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) when you get down on
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  • When you get down on your knees and mention
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  • Your knees and mention the name of jesus,
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  • The name of jesus, every demon in bexar county
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  • Every demon in bexar county starts shaking.
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  • Starts shaking. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] [woo.]
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  • [woo.] (applause)
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  • (applause) that's how much power
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  • That's how much power you have.
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  • You have. you have the keys to
  • 00:14:39.405 --> 00:14:40.406
  • You have the keys to the kingdom.
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  • The kingdom. "keys" mean authority.
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  • "keys" mean authority. matthew 16:19,
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  • Matthew 16:19, jesus said,
  • 00:14:44.176 --> 00:14:45.010
  • Jesus said, "i give to you the keys
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  • "i give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,
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  • Of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever you bind on
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  • And whatsoever you bind on this earth shall be bound
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  • This earth shall be bound in heaven,
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  • In heaven, and whatsoever you loose
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  • And whatsoever you loose on this earth shall be loosed
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  • On this earth shall be loosed in heaven."
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  • In heaven." you have, in prayer,
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  • You have, in prayer, the power to control
  • 00:14:56.088 --> 00:14:57.656
  • The power to control everything that's going on
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  • Everything that's going on in your life by the power of
  • 00:14:59.058 --> 00:15:00.859
  • In your life by the power of binding and loosing.
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  • Binding and loosing. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) you have divine authority over
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  • You have divine authority over satan's kingdom.
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  • Satan's kingdom. demons tremble at the mention
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  • Demons tremble at the mention of jesus' name.
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  • Of jesus' name. that's a bible verse.
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  • That's a bible verse. you have the authority over
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  • You have the authority over powers and principalities
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  • Powers and principalities in the heavens.
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  • In the heavens. you have authority
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  • You have authority by jesus' name.
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  • By jesus' name. you have authority by
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  • You have authority by the power of the word of god.
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  • The power of the word of god. you have authority over
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  • You have authority over sickness and disease.
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  • Sickness and disease. saints of god,
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  • Saints of god, the prince of darkness cannot
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  • The prince of darkness cannot control you!
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  • Control you! your chains were shattered
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  • Your chains were shattered on the old-rugged cross.
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  • On the old-rugged cross. our god is a chain-breaker
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  • Our god is a chain-breaker and a waymaker!
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  • And a waymaker! hallelujah to the lamb!
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  • Hallelujah to the lamb! (applause)
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  • (applause) at the garden tomb,
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  • At the garden tomb, the angels gathered and asked
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  • The angels gathered and asked the troubled followers
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  • The troubled followers of jesus,
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  • Of jesus, "do you remember what
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  • "do you remember what he said?"
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  • He said?" "do you remember what
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  • "do you remember what he said?"
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  • He said?" the angel said,
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  • The angel said, "he told you that he would be
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  • "he told you that he would be delivered into the hands of
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  • Delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified.
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  • Sinful men and be crucified. on the third day,
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  • On the third day, he would rise again."
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  • He would rise again." and the bible says,
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  • And the bible says, "and then they remembered
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  • "and then they remembered all of these things."
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  • All of these things." get this:
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  • Get this: for three days,
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  • For three days, they had been weeping.
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  • They had been weeping. for three days,
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  • For three days, they had been feeling
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  • They had been feeling disillusioned and defeated.
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  • Disillusioned and defeated. if only they would have
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  • If only they would have remembered what he said.
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  • Remembered what he said. some of you are walking around
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  • Some of you are walking around carrying burdens that god
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  • Carrying burdens that god has already solved.
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  • Has already solved. he's just waiting for you
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  • He's just waiting for you to wake up and cast them off
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  • To wake up and cast them off and give them to him.
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  • And give them to him. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] [woo!]
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  • [woo!] (applause)
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  • (applause) the resurrection story
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  • The resurrection story is the story of faith
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  • Is the story of faith over failure.
  • 00:16:48.634 --> 00:16:50.002
  • Over failure. it's the story of how to turn
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  • It's the story of how to turn your worst day
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  • Your worst day into your best day.
  • 00:16:53.505 --> 00:16:55.607
  • Into your best day. the thief on the cross,
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  • The thief on the cross, listen,
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  • Listen, this is a career criminal.
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  • This is a career criminal. he's one heartbeat from hell.
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  • He's one heartbeat from hell. and he says,
  • 00:17:02.815 --> 00:17:03.282
  • And he says, "remember me when you come
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  • "remember me when you come into your kingdom."
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  • Into your kingdom." and jesus said,
  • 00:17:07.152 --> 00:17:07.786
  • And jesus said, "this day you're going to be
  • 00:17:07.853 --> 00:17:09.755
  • "this day you're going to be with me in paradise."
  • 00:17:09.822 --> 00:17:11.824
  • With me in paradise." i think we have made coming
  • 00:17:11.890 --> 00:17:13.092
  • I think we have made coming to jesus way too complicated.
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  • To jesus way too complicated. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] really.
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  • Really. [we have.]
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  • [we have.] [oh, yeah.]
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  • [oh, yeah.] that man died and opened
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  • That man died and opened his eyes in heaven.
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  • His eyes in heaven. for a hundred years,
  • 00:17:23.402 --> 00:17:24.336
  • For a hundred years, good friday was called
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  • Good friday was called "black friday."
  • 00:17:25.471 --> 00:17:26.472
  • "black friday." it looked like the worst day
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  • It looked like the worst day in the history of
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  • In the history of christianity,
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  • Christianity, because christ,
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  • Because christ, the giver of life,
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  • The giver of life, was dying.
  • 00:17:31.577 --> 00:17:32.544
  • Was dying. the healer was being called
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  • The healer was being called a heretic.
  • 00:17:34.012 --> 00:17:34.947
  • A heretic. the lord of glory is being
  • 00:17:35.013 --> 00:17:36.248
  • The lord of glory is being called a liar and a lunatic
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  • Called a liar and a lunatic by the government.
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  • By the government. it was indeed black friday.
  • 00:17:39.284 --> 00:17:41.220
  • It was indeed black friday. it appeared to be
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  • It appeared to be the worst day ever.
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  • The worst day ever. at 3:00 p.m.
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  • At 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon,
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  • In the afternoon, the black clouds were boiling
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  • The black clouds were boiling in fury over the cross.
  • 00:17:47.359 --> 00:17:48.994
  • In fury over the cross. the ground shook.
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  • The ground shook. dead men walked out of
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  • Dead men walked out of their graves.
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  • Their graves. did you know people
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  • Did you know people in jerusalem walked out of
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  • In jerusalem walked out of their graves on that day?
  • 00:17:54.766 --> 00:17:56.835
  • Their graves on that day? they were seen by the citizens
  • 00:17:56.902 --> 00:17:58.537
  • They were seen by the citizens of jerusalem.
  • 00:17:58.604 --> 00:17:59.771
  • Of jerusalem. the veil of the temple was
  • 00:17:59.838 --> 00:18:01.240
  • The veil of the temple was split from top to bottom.
  • 00:18:01.306 --> 00:18:03.108
  • Split from top to bottom. it was ripped by the hand
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  • It was ripped by the hand of god,
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  • Of god, so every person from that
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  • So every person from that moment forward could walk
  • 00:18:07.112 --> 00:18:08.614
  • Moment forward could walk directly into the presence of
  • 00:18:08.680 --> 00:18:10.616
  • Directly into the presence of god and make your petition
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  • God and make your petition known.
  • 00:18:12.184 --> 00:18:12.718
  • Known. you don't have to come through
  • 00:18:12.784 --> 00:18:14.119
  • You don't have to come through a priest.
  • 00:18:14.186 --> 00:18:14.920
  • A priest. you don't have to come through
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  • You don't have to come through a preacher.
  • 00:18:16.421 --> 00:18:17.256
  • A preacher. you don't have to come through
  • 00:18:17.322 --> 00:18:18.857
  • You don't have to come through a pope.
  • 00:18:18.924 --> 00:18:19.758
  • A pope. you have access to god
  • 00:18:19.825 --> 00:18:21.727
  • You have access to god by going directly,
  • 00:18:21.793 --> 00:18:23.228
  • By going directly, in jesus' name,
  • 00:18:23.295 --> 00:18:24.396
  • In jesus' name, to him.
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  • To him. (applause)
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  • (applause) the son of god who commanded
  • 00:18:31.103 --> 00:18:32.437
  • The son of god who commanded wind and waves,
  • 00:18:32.504 --> 00:18:33.906
  • Wind and waves, the son of god who healed
  • 00:18:33.972 --> 00:18:35.207
  • The son of god who healed lepers with a single touch,
  • 00:18:35.274 --> 00:18:37.543
  • Lepers with a single touch, the son of god who raised
  • 00:18:37.609 --> 00:18:38.744
  • The son of god who raised lazarus from the dead
  • 00:18:38.810 --> 00:18:39.811
  • Lazarus from the dead with three simple words
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  • With three simple words was hanging from
  • 00:18:41.914 --> 00:18:42.581
  • Was hanging from a roman cross,
  • 00:18:42.648 --> 00:18:43.549
  • A roman cross, caked in blood,
  • 00:18:43.615 --> 00:18:44.483
  • Caked in blood, naked in shame and disgrace.
  • 00:18:44.550 --> 00:18:46.718
  • Naked in shame and disgrace. the high priest was mocking
  • 00:18:46.785 --> 00:18:47.953
  • The high priest was mocking him, saying,
  • 00:18:48.020 --> 00:18:49.254
  • Him, saying, "if you are the son of god,
  • 00:18:49.321 --> 00:18:50.789
  • "if you are the son of god, save yourself."
  • 00:18:50.856 --> 00:18:53.725
  • Save yourself." but the fact,
  • 00:18:53.792 --> 00:18:54.393
  • But the fact, he could not save himself
  • 00:18:54.459 --> 00:18:56.461
  • He could not save himself and save you.
  • 00:18:56.528 --> 00:18:58.730
  • And save you. so he died,
  • 00:18:58.797 --> 00:19:00.632
  • So he died, that you and i could live.
  • 00:19:00.699 --> 00:19:04.536
  • That you and i could live. in agony,
  • 00:19:04.603 --> 00:19:05.103
  • In agony, jesus cried,
  • 00:19:05.170 --> 00:19:05.938
  • Jesus cried, "my god, my god,
  • 00:19:06.004 --> 00:19:08.006
  • "my god, my god, why have you forsaken me?"
  • 00:19:08.073 --> 00:19:10.209
  • Why have you forsaken me?" his chin fell on his
  • 00:19:10.275 --> 00:19:11.577
  • His chin fell on his blood-soaked chest
  • 00:19:11.643 --> 00:19:13.679
  • Blood-soaked chest and he died.
  • 00:19:13.745 --> 00:19:14.947
  • And he died. it was black friday.
  • 00:19:15.013 --> 00:19:17.749
  • It was black friday. but time has proved that
  • 00:19:17.816 --> 00:19:19.017
  • But time has proved that this black, gloomy nightmare
  • 00:19:19.084 --> 00:19:21.653
  • This black, gloomy nightmare became the brightest day
  • 00:19:21.720 --> 00:19:23.388
  • Became the brightest day in the history of the church.
  • 00:19:23.455 --> 00:19:26.858
  • In the history of the church. the fact is,
  • 00:19:26.925 --> 00:19:28.160
  • The fact is, we really don't know
  • 00:19:28.227 --> 00:19:29.127
  • We really don't know a good day from a bad day.
  • 00:19:29.194 --> 00:19:32.364
  • A good day from a bad day. you don't.
  • 00:19:32.431 --> 00:19:34.399
  • You don't. because what you're calling
  • 00:19:34.466 --> 00:19:35.500
  • Because what you're calling a bad day,
  • 00:19:35.567 --> 00:19:36.535
  • A bad day, sometimes is god just
  • 00:19:36.602 --> 00:19:38.303
  • Sometimes is god just working out the problem.
  • 00:19:38.370 --> 00:19:40.639
  • Working out the problem. you just don't see the answer
  • 00:19:40.706 --> 00:19:42.674
  • You just don't see the answer yet,
  • 00:19:42.741 --> 00:19:43.609
  • Yet, but god has it already
  • 00:19:43.675 --> 00:19:44.876
  • But god has it already worked out.
  • 00:19:44.943 --> 00:19:46.144
  • Worked out. and you're over there grinding
  • 00:19:46.211 --> 00:19:47.479
  • And you're over there grinding your teeth,
  • 00:19:47.546 --> 00:19:48.480
  • Your teeth, wondering where god is.
  • 00:19:48.547 --> 00:19:50.282
  • Wondering where god is. god's over there saying,
  • 00:19:50.349 --> 00:19:51.516
  • God's over there saying, "i wish he would just get by
  • 00:19:51.583 --> 00:19:52.918
  • "i wish he would just get by this and get on with it.
  • 00:19:52.985 --> 00:19:54.052
  • This and get on with it. i've got the problem
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  • I've got the problem taken care of."
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  • Taken care of." [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) the case for the resurrection.
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  • The case for the resurrection. what changed these disciples
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  • What changed these disciples from cowards,
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  • From cowards, who were running from
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  • Who were running from the cross to the sea of
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  • The cross to the sea of galilee,
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  • Galilee, hiding for fear?
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  • Hiding for fear? what changed them to become
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  • What changed them to become lions for god?
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  • Lions for god? peter cursed and denied
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  • Peter cursed and denied before an 18-year-old girl.
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  • Before an 18-year-old girl. thomas was calling
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  • Thomas was calling the new york times to expose
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  • The new york times to expose this fraud, jesus christ,
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  • This fraud, jesus christ, who claimed to be god.
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  • Who claimed to be god. he doubted him
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  • He doubted him to the last day.
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  • To the last day. james, the brother of jesus,
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  • James, the brother of jesus, didn't follow jesus
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  • Didn't follow jesus while he was alive.
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  • While he was alive. but he was willing to die
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  • But he was willing to die for jesus as a martyr.
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  • For jesus as a martyr. why?
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  • Why? follow these 12 disciples.
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  • Follow these 12 disciples. they were crucified
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  • They were crucified upside down.
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  • Upside down. they were beheaded.
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  • They were beheaded. they were boiled in oil.
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  • They were boiled in oil. they were exiled.
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  • They were exiled. they were fed to lions
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  • They were fed to lions in the coliseum.
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  • In the coliseum. nero wrapped christians
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  • Nero wrapped christians in oily rags and burned them
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  • In oily rags and burned them alive in his rose garden.
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  • Alive in his rose garden. why were they willing to die?
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  • Why were they willing to die? why?
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  • Why? not for a blood-soaked corpse
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  • Not for a blood-soaked corpse at calvary,
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  • At calvary, not for an embalmed rabbi
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  • Not for an embalmed rabbi in a borrowed tomb,
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  • In a borrowed tomb, not for a liar and a lunatic.
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  • Not for a liar and a lunatic. they went from cowards
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  • They went from cowards hiding behind closed doors
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  • Hiding behind closed doors to lions of god,
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  • To lions of god, because they had seen
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  • Because they had seen the resurrected savior.
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  • The resurrected savior. they talked to him.
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  • They talked to him. they touched him.
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  • They touched him. they ate with him.
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  • They ate with him. they saw him ascend into
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  • They saw him ascend into heaven.
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  • Heaven. everywhere they went
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  • Everywhere they went for 50 years,
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  • For 50 years, they had one message:
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  • They had one message: "he lives.
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  • "he lives. he lives.
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  • He lives. he lives.
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  • He lives. he lives."
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  • He lives." give the lord a shout
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  • Give the lord a shout of praise.
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  • Of praise. (applause)
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  • (applause) we preach the resurrection
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  • We preach the resurrection one day each year.
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  • One day each year. but the disciples preached
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  • But the disciples preached the resurrection every day
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  • The resurrection every day that they preached.
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  • That they preached. the testimony of christ to
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  • The testimony of christ to john on the isle of patmos,
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  • John on the isle of patmos, "do not be afraid;
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  • "do not be afraid; for i am the first
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  • For i am the first and the last.
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  • And the last. i am he who was dead,
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  • I am he who was dead, and behold,
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  • And behold, i am alive forevermore."
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  • I am alive forevermore." in the book of corinthians,
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  • In the book of corinthians, saint paul writes,
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  • Saint paul writes, "he was seen by more than 500
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  • "he was seen by more than 500 at one time."
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  • At one time." in the upper room,
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  • In the upper room, he was seen by the disciples
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  • He was seen by the disciples without thomas.
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  • Without thomas. he was seen in the upper room
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  • He was seen in the upper room with thomas.
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  • With thomas. he was seen on the emmaus road
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  • He was seen on the emmaus road by disciples.
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  • By disciples. and jesus was seen by at least
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  • And jesus was seen by at least 552 people in 13 different
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  • 552 people in 13 different times and locations.
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  • Times and locations. he was not a hoax.
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  • He was not a hoax. he actually rose from
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  • He actually rose from the dead.
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  • The dead. consider this:
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  • Consider this: critics of the resurrection
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  • Critics of the resurrection say he never died.
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  • Say he never died. listen to their testimony.
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  • Listen to their testimony. the four writers of
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  • The four writers of the gospels said he died
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  • The gospels said he died and was buried.
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  • And was buried. the roman guard,
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  • The roman guard, who was a professional
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  • Who was a professional at recognizing dead men,
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  • At recognizing dead men, recognized that jesus was dead
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  • Recognized that jesus was dead and he came back to life.
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  • And he came back to life. the foes who embalmed the body
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  • The foes who embalmed the body of christ with a hundred
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  • Of christ with a hundred pounds of spices that would
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  • Pounds of spices that would have suffocated him,
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  • Have suffocated him, they knew him to be dead.
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  • They knew him to be dead. it was a fact,
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  • It was a fact, jesus that died is alive
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  • Jesus that died is alive and well.
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  • And well. he sits at the right hand
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  • He sits at the right hand of god the father with power
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  • Of god the father with power and great glory.
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  • And great glory. he's got good news.
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  • He's got good news. he's coming back.
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  • He's coming back. the message is:
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  • The message is: are you ready?
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  • Are you ready? can we stand to our feet
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  • Can we stand to our feet together?
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  • Together? (applause)
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  • (applause) ā™Ŗ music
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  • ā™Ŗ music look deep in your soul
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  • Look deep in your soul and ask yourself,
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  • And ask yourself, "if jesus were to come before
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  • "if jesus were to come before this preacher gets through,
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  • This preacher gets through, am i ready?"
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  • Am i ready?" and if the answer is no,
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  • And if the answer is no, i want to have a prayer
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  • I want to have a prayer with you to get you ready.
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  • With you to get you ready. i don't want to stand at
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  • I don't want to stand at the judgment bar and you say,
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  • The judgment bar and you say, "if you'd have made that
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  • "if you'd have made that a little clearer,
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  • A little clearer, i think i might have got it."
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  • I think i might have got it." (laughter)
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  • (laughter) if you don't have jesus
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  • If you don't have jesus as the lord of your life,
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  • As the lord of your life, you're going to spend eternity
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  • You're going to spend eternity in hell.
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  • In hell. that's about as simple as
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  • That's about as simple as you can say it.
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  • You can say it. you're in this room
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  • You're in this room and you say, "preacher,
  • 00:24:05.470 --> 00:24:07.539
  • And you say, "preacher, i'm not ready to go,
  • 00:24:07.606 --> 00:24:09.975
  • I'm not ready to go, but i want to get ready to go
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  • But i want to get ready to go right now,"
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  • Right now," i want you to slip your hand
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  • I want you to slip your hand up right now.
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  • Up right now. slip it up.
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  • Slip it up. slip it up.
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  • Slip it up. god bless you.
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  • God bless you. let me see.
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  • Let me see. (applause)
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  • (applause) god bless you.
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  • God bless you. god bless you.
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  • God bless you. i want you to pray this prayer
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  • I want you to pray this prayer with me.
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  • With me. remember that thief
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  • Remember that thief on the cross?
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  • On the cross? very simple prayer.
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  • Very simple prayer. heavenly father,
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  • Heavenly father, in the name of the lord
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  • In the name of the lord jesus christ,
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  • Jesus christ, i ask you to forgive me of
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  • I ask you to forgive me of all of my sin,
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  • All of my sin, to cleanse me by the blood of
  • 00:24:41.373 --> 00:24:42.574
  • To cleanse me by the blood of jesus christ,
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  • Jesus christ, to write my name
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  • To write my name in the lamb's book of life,
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  • In the lamb's book of life, that i might inherit
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  • That i might inherit eternal life
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  • Eternal life and a mansion of splendor
  • 00:24:53.919 --> 00:24:54.920
  • And a mansion of splendor in heaven,
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  • In heaven, a robe of righteousness,
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  • A robe of righteousness, and a crown of life.
  • 00:24:59.457 --> 00:25:01.560
  • And a crown of life. these things i receive,
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  • These things i receive, because i pledge to serve
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  • Because i pledge to serve the lord jesus christ,
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  • The lord jesus christ, as the king of my life.
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  • As the king of my life. amen.
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  • Amen. give the lord a shout
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  • Give the lord a shout of praise in the house.
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  • Of praise in the house. (applause)
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  • Where do you find happiness?
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  • Is it in success?
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  • In possessions?
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  • In the approval of others?
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  • Want real happiness,
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  • Discover the bible's
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  • Prescription for joy
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  • In being happy
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  • In an unhappy world.
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  • Happiness is not about
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  • Worldly possessions
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  • Or fleeting allocations.
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  • It's about our relationship
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  • With christ.
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  • Newly updated book,
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  • Is a fresh exploration
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  • Of one of the most
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  • Of the sermon on the mount.
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  • As you read,
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  • You will discover
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  • Into some of the most
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  • Important revelations
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  • Ever given to mankind.
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  • Discover the timeless truths
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  • Of the beatitudes
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  • And find happiness
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  • In humility, surrender,
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  • And putting god first.
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  • The time to be happy is now
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  • The place to be.
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  • Happy is right where you walk.
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  • Unlock the path
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  • To lasting happiness today.
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  • In an unhappy world.
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  • And give you his peace. may you receive the peace
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  • May you receive the peace of god,
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  • Of god, because christ has carried
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  • Because christ has carried your burdens,
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  • Your burdens, he has forgiven your sins,
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  • He has forgiven your sins, he has defeated your enemies,
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  • He has defeated your enemies, he has made the crooked way
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  • He has made the crooked way straight.
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  • Straight. there is nothing before you
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  • There is nothing before you that christ has not already
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  • That christ has not already conquered.
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  • Conquered. rejoice and be exceedingly
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  • Rejoice and be exceedingly glad,
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  • Glad, for you are a child
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  • For you are a child of the king.
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  • Of the king. receive this blessing,
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  • Receive this blessing, in jesus' name.
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  • In jesus' name. amen.
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  • Amen. god bless you all!
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