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Jim Scudder, Jr.: InGrace

Jim Scudder Jr. - The Real Story of Christmas (Part 1)

December 21, 2024 | S6:E308

Jim Scudder Jr. - The Real Story of Christmas (Part 1)
Experience Christmas like never before with Part 1 of Quentin Road Baptist Church's Christmas Pageant.
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Jim Scudder, Jr.: InGrace | Jim Scudder Jr. - The Real Story of Christmas (Part 1) | December 21, 2024
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Jim scudder: hello, and welcome to a very special ingrace christmas episode.
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  • Christmas is a very special time of the year, and i hope
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  • That this year is very special for you and your family
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  • And those that you love.
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  • Here at ingrace we wanted to bring you a christmas gift.
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  • And so what we're gonna do is air a beautiful christmas
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  • Pageant done right here at the quentin road baptist church,
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  • And it's called "the real story of christmas."
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  • We're gonna feature part one of this today
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  • And it's the story of two boys in bethlehem.
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  • And they're going to have unusual twists and turns
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  • In their lives, one who is of faith and believes
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  • And wants to trust his dad, the other one's dad
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  • Has been killed and is much less likely to trust god.
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  • And we're gonna see these two boys in their lives today
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  • As they are part of the christmas story.
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  • And then we're gonna see them next time as well,
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  • As their part of the continuing story of christmas
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  • After bethlehem.
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  • And so, i believe this is going to be very special.
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  • I think you're gonna really enjoy it.
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  • A lot of the songs in this program and the storyline
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  • Were written by staff at our church here
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  • At quentin road baptist church in lake zurich
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  • Where i am the pastor.
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  • And i'm so thankful for a church that can put on
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  • Such a beautiful performance.
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  • The favorite thing that people have as this pageant unfolds
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  • Is a camel actually walks into the auditorium.
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  • So i have a very, very, very high hope that you're gonna
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  • Really, really love today's special christmas edition
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  • Of ingrace.
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ we're glad you came ♪
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  • ♪ we're glad you came ♪
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  • ♪ you could be anywhere tonight ♪
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  • ♪ a million seats ♪
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  • ♪ a million signs ♪
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  • ♪ we're glad you came ♪
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  • ♪ so glad you came ♪
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  • ♪ we can say with certainty ♪
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  • ♪ this is where we're meant to be ♪
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  • ♪ and there will never be a moment quite the same ♪
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  • ♪ we're glad you came ♪
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  • ♪ we're glad you came ♪
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • All: merry christmas!
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  • Bera: obed!
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  • Obed!
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  • Your father's gonna kill me, man.
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  • Obed: oh, what i was hoping for.
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  • Bera: obed, where have you been?
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  • I was looking everywhere for you.
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  • Obed: i was having a beautiful night, until you came along
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  • And ruined it, bera.
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  • Bera: yeah, okay.
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  • You know you need me.
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  • While i was on my way here i found one of your stupid
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  • Little lambs in a terrible place.
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  • I think it was called lambeau field or something.
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  • Obed: give him to me.
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  • Bera: ugh, take him.
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  • Oh my goodness, he smells so bad.
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  • Obed: come on, these lambs aren't stupid.
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  • They're special.
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  • And the least i can do is do my best to take care of them.
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  • Bera: why waste your time?
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  • We've been doing the same job every day for our entire lives.
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  • And before us, hundreds of other people did the exact same thing.
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  • All these little lambs with their mwahh!
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  • Mwahh!
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  • I'm sick of it.
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  • Obed: but what we're doing is important.
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  • Bera: no, it's not.
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  • Obed: our job is to make sure there's a lamb
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  • For the sacrifice, okay, bera?
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  • Bera: stop!
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  • Stop with the preaching and always telling me what to do.
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  • All you care about is finding "the perfect lamb
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  • For the sacrifice."
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  • Can i tell you and lamb chops a secret?
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  • I don't care.
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  • This god that you worship,
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  • He's gone silent and he's left us here on this hillside
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  • With no way out.
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  • Obed: you haven't given him enough time.
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  • I know there's something more.
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  • Bera: you think, you really, really think that this god
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  • Has a plan for you?
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  • Obed: yeah.
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  • Bera: you're so cute, because he doesn't.
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  • And if his plan is for me to be stuck watching sheep
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  • For the rest of my life, i don't want any part of it.
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  • Obed: bera, why can't you just believe?
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  • He's revealed himself in so many ways.
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  • If you just listen to what i'm trying to tell you.
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  • Bera: also, be quiet.
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  • I like things way better that way.
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ we like to play ♪
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  • ♪ we play each day with our sheep ♪
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  • ♪ till we turn eight ♪
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  • ♪ we play hide and seek ♪
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  • ♪ they were messy ♪
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  • ♪ so very messy ♪
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  • ♪ and they were fussy ♪
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  • ♪ so very fussy ♪
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  • ♪ but we were watching and waiting ♪
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  • ♪ anticipating for the day ♪
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  • ♪ for the day ♪
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  • ♪ when the one special lamb would come our way ♪
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  • ♪ bah, bah, bah ♪
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  • ♪ bah, bah, bah, bah ♪
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  • ♪ bah, bah, bah ♪
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  • ♪ bah, bah, bah, bah ♪
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  • ♪ one special lamb ♪
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  • ♪ fragile he'd be ♪
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  • ♪ there'd come a lamb ♪
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  • ♪ the one like you or me ♪
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  • ♪ with our voices we proclaim ♪
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  • ♪ the lamb would have a name ♪
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  • ♪ the name of the lamb would be jesus ♪
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  • ♪ one special lamb ♪
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  • ♪ fragile he'd be ♪
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  • ♪ there'd come a lamb ♪
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  • ♪ the one like you or me ♪
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  • ♪ with our voices we proclaim ♪
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  • ♪ the lamb would have a name ♪
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  • ♪ the name of the lamb would be jesus ♪
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  • ♪ the precious name of the lamb ♪
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  • ♪ would be jesus ♪
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  • ♪ one special lamb ♪♪
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  • [applauding]
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  • Obed: the roman emperor caesar augustus issued a decree
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  • That the entire world be taxed.
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  • Because of the census, our little town of bethlehem was
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  • Full of travelers returning to the place of their birth.
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  • So many of them were staying in our tiny home, and little
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  • Did i know, but there were still more on the way.
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  • Joseph: do you understand how difficult this has been
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  • For my poor wife?
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  • She's been bumped.
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  • Male: it's not my problem.
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  • Joseph: well, she's been bruised.
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  • Male: guess what, joseph?
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  • It's still not my problem.
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  • Joseph: not to mention--
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  • Mary: joseph, i'm fine.
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  • Male: you hear that, joseph?
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  • She's fine.
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  • Mary: we are fine.
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  • Now, why don't we just stop right here,
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  • If you could let me down.
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  • Thank you.
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  • And we are so thankful for this noble steed and his generous
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  • Master for accompanying us on our journey, aren't we?
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  • Male: aren't we, joseph?
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  • Mary: aren't we?
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  • Joseph: yes, mary, we are.
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  • Mary: joseph, is everything all right?
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  • Joseph: i guess so, mary.
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  • It's just that sometimes this journey seems so impossible.
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  • Mary: nothing is impossible with god.
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  • That's what the angel said.
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  • That's what we must say every day, every moment.
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  • Joseph: you're right, mary.
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  • Nothing is impossible with god.
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ my life was full of promise ♪
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  • ♪ my nights were full of dreams ♪
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  • ♪ bright futures up ahead ♪
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  • ♪ now it's fading, so it seems ♪
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  • ♪ lord, if this is what you've chosen ♪
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  • ♪ i will follow ♪
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  • ♪ i am open ♪
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  • ♪ to do your will ♪
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  • ♪ is the greatest honor i will know ♪
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  • ♪ to hear your voice ♪
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  • ♪ is the treasure worth far more than gold ♪
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  • ♪ you are god ♪
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  • ♪ you are faithful ♪
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  • ♪ where you lead me, i will go ♪
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  • ♪ i will trust you on this road ♪
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  • ♪ the road to impossible ♪
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ there's a miracle inside ♪
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  • ♪ oh my soul, oh my soul ♪
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  • ♪ magnify the lord ♪
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  • ♪ to do your will ♪
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  • ♪ is the greatest honor i will know ♪
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  • ♪ to hear your voice ♪
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  • ♪ is the treasure worth far more than gold ♪
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  • ♪ you are god ♪
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  • ♪ you are faithful ♪
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  • ♪ where you lead me, i will go ♪
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  • ♪ i will you trust you on this road ♪
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  • ♪ the road to impossible ♪♪
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Obed: i left mary and joseph that evening.
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  • I didn't know how long till mary would give birth, but i obeyed
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  • My father and headed back to the hillside, back with my favorite
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  • Person in the world.
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  • Obed: bera.
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  • Bera, where are you?
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  • Father sent me to find you.
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  • Just come out.
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  • I know you're hiding.
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  • Bera!
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  • Bera: looking for someone?
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  • I got you so good.
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  • And that was pay back for earlier, by the way.
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  • Obed: what did i do?
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  • Bera: you know what you did.
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  • Obed: bera, why can't you just be normal?
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  • Bera: me?
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  • Normal?
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  • No, no, no.
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  • Normal people don't stay on the same hillside every day and
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  • Expect things to change, obed.
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  • They actually live their life, make their own decisions.
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  • That's my plan.
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  • Obed: i need your help with these sheep, bera.
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  • You're just gonna leave me here?
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  • Bera: i'll do whatever it takes.
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  • Have you seen what the romans are doing to our people?
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  • Everyone is bothered by it, except for you and your father
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  • For some reason.
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  • I don't know about you, but i have to do something about it.
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  • Obed: there's nothing we can do, bera.
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  • What are you gonna do?
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  • Bera: i don't have it all figured out, but anything is
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  • Better than whatever this is.
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  • Obed: what about the promise of the messiah that is to be
  • 00:12:02.965 --> 00:12:06.102
  • Our king?
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  • Do you really believe that isn't true?
  • 00:12:07.470 --> 00:12:09.605
  • Bera: how can it be true?
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  • The same goes for all those stories that your father
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  • Tells us.
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  • You know, all the ones about abraham and moses.
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  • Where's the god that helps them out, huh?
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  • Nowhere to be found.
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  • And you would think he'd be big enough to get us out
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  • Of this mess.
  • 00:12:28.724 --> 00:12:30.059
  • Obed: that's just like you, bera.
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  • You won't believe anyone, not father, not the prophets--
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  • Bera: you know what?
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  • You're right.
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  • I don't get it.
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  • You talk about some god that loves us, but how could
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  • This so-called holy one allow us to go through all of this?
  • 00:12:45.141 --> 00:12:50.479
  • If he loved us, and i mean really loved us, he would have
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  • Freed us from these cursed romans by now.
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  • How about we try killing them instead of all these innocent
  • 00:12:58.754 --> 00:13:02.525
  • Little lambs?
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  • And where was this god when i needed him the most?
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  • Where was he the night they killed my father?
  • 00:13:07.897 --> 00:13:12.535
  • Nowhere!
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  • It's time that we forget about him, obed.
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  • That take matters into our own.
  • 00:13:15.604 --> 00:13:17.340
  • Obed: you're just gonna give up on god, bera?
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  • Bera: you know what?
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  • I'm a nice guy.
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  • So, god, you have one more chance to prove you have
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  • Some plan in all of this.
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  • Write it in the sky so i can see it.
  • 00:13:26.615 --> 00:13:28.751
  • Obed: no, stop.
  • 00:13:28.751 --> 00:13:30.419
  • Bera: write it!
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  • Nothing!
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  • There is no god!
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  • I'm done.
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  • You're wasting your time, obed.
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  • This is all a joke.
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  • Obed: no, bera.
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  • Angel: fear not, for behold, i bring you good tidings
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  • Of great joy, which shall be to all people, for unto you is born
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  • This day in the city of david a savior which is christ,
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  • The lord.
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  • And this shall be a sign unto you.
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  • Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,
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  • Lying in a manger.
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ glory, glory, in the highest ♪
  • 00:14:05.154 --> 00:14:07.890
  • ♪ peace on earth, goodwill to all men ♪
  • 00:14:07.890 --> 00:14:11.127
  • ♪ fill the heavens with his praises ♪
  • 00:14:11.127 --> 00:14:14.196
  • ♪ gloria, sing it out again ♪
  • 00:14:14.196 --> 00:14:18.167
  • ♪ gloria, sing it out again and again ♪
  • 00:14:18.167 --> 00:14:21.437
  • ♪ singing glory, glory, in the highest ♪
  • 00:14:21.437 --> 00:14:24.740
  • ♪ peace on earth, goodwill to all men ♪
  • 00:14:24.740 --> 00:14:27.910
  • ♪ fill the heavens with his praises ♪
  • 00:14:27.910 --> 00:14:31.047
  • ♪ gloria, sing it out again ♪
  • 00:14:31.047 --> 00:14:34.984
  • ♪ gloria, sing it out again ♪
  • 00:14:35.051 --> 00:14:37.853
  • ♪ gloria, sing it out again ♪
  • 00:14:37.920 --> 00:14:40.856
  • ♪ gloria, sing it out again ♪
  • 00:14:40.923 --> 00:14:45.394
  • ♪ sing gloria ♪
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  • ♪ sing gloria ♪
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  • ♪ sing gloria ♪
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ gloria ♪♪
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  • ♪♪♪
  • 00:15:05.448 --> 00:15:08.284
  • Obed: mary shared how the angel had told her to call her son
  • 00:15:08.284 --> 00:15:11.420
  • Jesus because he would save his people from their sin.
  • 00:15:11.420 --> 00:15:17.026
  • And i didn't understand how this little baby could be
  • 00:15:17.026 --> 00:15:20.129
  • A king and save us.
  • 00:15:20.129 --> 00:15:22.364
  • I had to brush all those questions aside.
  • 00:15:22.364 --> 00:15:24.433
  • I didn't want anything to take away
  • 00:15:24.433 --> 00:15:26.769
  • From this incredible moment.
  • 00:15:26.769 --> 00:15:28.204
  • After waiting and waiting, the time had finally come.
  • 00:15:28.204 --> 00:15:31.474
  • I knew that this was the one of whom the prophets spoke.
  • 00:15:31.474 --> 00:15:35.644
  • But little did i know what the future would hold.
  • 00:15:35.644 --> 00:15:39.315
  • ♪♪♪
  • 00:15:39.315 --> 00:15:46.655
  • ♪ four hundred years of silence ♪
  • 00:15:46.655 --> 00:15:50.626
  • ♪ living this life in darkness ♪
  • 00:15:50.626 --> 00:15:54.597
  • ♪ waiting for heaven's promise ♪
  • 00:15:54.597 --> 00:15:58.634
  • ♪ to save us all ♪
  • 00:15:58.634 --> 00:16:02.838
  • ♪ while bethlehem is sleeping ♪
  • 00:16:02.838 --> 00:16:06.775
  • ♪ emmanuel is dreaming ♪
  • 00:16:06.775 --> 00:16:10.913
  • ♪ the world will soon discover ♪
  • 00:16:10.913 --> 00:16:15.050
  • ♪ the silent night is over ♪
  • 00:16:15.050 --> 00:16:20.489
  • ♪ glorious morning ♪
  • 00:16:20.489 --> 00:16:24.326
  • ♪ see the sun rising ♪
  • 00:16:24.326 --> 00:16:28.063
  • ♪ the light in a manger ♪
  • 00:16:28.063 --> 00:16:31.033
  • ♪ showing kings and shepherds the way ♪
  • 00:16:31.033 --> 00:16:36.539
  • ♪ in a bed crying ♪
  • 00:16:36.539 --> 00:16:40.543
  • ♪ love now is calling ♪
  • 00:16:40.543 --> 00:16:44.680
  • ♪ in this one moment ♪
  • 00:16:44.680 --> 00:16:47.383
  • ♪ life will never be the same ♪
  • 00:16:47.383 --> 00:16:54.023
  • ♪ all of the heavens ♪
  • 00:16:54.023 --> 00:16:56.058
  • ♪ and earth start to sing ♪
  • 00:16:56.058 --> 00:16:57.760
  • ♪ on the first christmas day ♪
  • 00:16:57.760 --> 00:17:03.432
  • ♪ the first christmas day ♪
  • 00:17:03.499 --> 00:17:04.934
  • ♪ the first christmas day ♪
  • 00:17:05.000 --> 00:17:07.937
  • ♪ so welcome the hope that's dawning ♪
  • 00:17:08.003 --> 00:17:12.308
  • ♪ loves purest light is breaking ♪
  • 00:17:12.308 --> 00:17:16.412
  • ♪ angels on high rejoicing ♪
  • 00:17:16.412 --> 00:17:20.316
  • ♪ oh, gloria ♪
  • 00:17:20.316 --> 00:17:23.185
  • ♪ gloria ♪
  • 00:17:23.185 --> 00:17:25.087
  • ♪ joy to the world forever ♪
  • 00:17:25.087 --> 00:17:28.657
  • ♪ jesus, our king and savior ♪
  • 00:17:28.657 --> 00:17:32.728
  • ♪ now all creation is singing ♪
  • 00:17:32.728 --> 00:17:36.799
  • ♪ for hear the air a-ringing ♪
  • 00:17:36.799 --> 00:17:42.104
  • ♪ glorious morning ♪
  • 00:17:42.104 --> 00:17:46.008
  • ♪ see the sun rising ♪
  • 00:17:46.008 --> 00:17:49.912
  • ♪ the light in the manger ♪
  • 00:17:49.912 --> 00:17:52.748
  • ♪ showing kings and shepherds the way ♪
  • 00:17:52.748 --> 00:17:58.254
  • ♪ in a bed crying ♪
  • 00:17:58.254 --> 00:18:02.224
  • ♪ love now is calling ♪
  • 00:18:02.224 --> 00:18:06.428
  • ♪ in this one moment ♪
  • 00:18:06.428 --> 00:18:09.098
  • ♪ life will never be the same ♪
  • 00:18:09.098 --> 00:18:15.771
  • ♪ all of the heavens ♪
  • 00:18:15.771 --> 00:18:17.773
  • ♪ and earth start to sing ♪
  • 00:18:17.773 --> 00:18:19.708
  • ♪ on the first christmas day ♪
  • 00:18:19.708 --> 00:18:23.145
  • ♪ joy to the world ♪
  • 00:18:23.145 --> 00:18:25.848
  • ♪ the lord is come ♪
  • 00:18:25.848 --> 00:18:29.585
  • ♪ let earth ♪
  • 00:18:29.585 --> 00:18:31.854
  • ♪ receive ♪
  • 00:18:31.854 --> 00:18:33.822
  • ♪ her king ♪
  • 00:18:33.822 --> 00:18:36.358
  • ♪ glorious morning ♪
  • 00:18:36.358 --> 00:18:39.295
  • ♪ glorious morning ♪
  • 00:18:39.361 --> 00:18:43.832
  • ♪ see the sun rising ♪
  • 00:18:43.832 --> 00:18:46.802
  • ♪ come and see the sun rising ♪
  • 00:18:46.802 --> 00:18:49.038
  • ♪ light in a manger ♪
  • 00:18:49.038 --> 00:18:51.040
  • ♪ showing kings and shepherds the way ♪
  • 00:18:51.040 --> 00:18:55.678
  • ♪ in a bed crying ♪
  • 00:18:55.678 --> 00:18:59.581
  • ♪ love now is calling ♪
  • 00:18:59.581 --> 00:19:03.719
  • ♪ in this one moment ♪
  • 00:19:03.719 --> 00:19:06.255
  • ♪ life will never be the same ♪
  • 00:19:06.255 --> 00:19:12.394
  • ♪ all of the heavens and earth ♪
  • 00:19:12.394 --> 00:19:21.036
  • ♪ all of the heavens ♪
  • 00:19:16.131 --> 00:19:23.439
  • ♪ and earth start to sing ♪
  • 00:19:23.439 --> 00:19:25.407
  • ♪ on the first christmas day ♪
  • 00:19:25.407 --> 00:19:31.513
  • ♪ joy to the world ♪
  • 00:19:31.513 --> 00:19:33.615
  • ♪ the lord is come ♪
  • 00:19:33.615 --> 00:19:37.820
  • ♪ joy to the world ♪
  • 00:19:37.820 --> 00:19:41.256
  • ♪ the lord is come ♪
  • 00:19:41.256 --> 00:19:45.394
  • ♪ joy to the world ♪
  • 00:19:45.394 --> 00:19:49.898
  • ♪ the lord is come ♪
  • 00:19:49.898 --> 00:19:57.139
  • ♪ the lord is come ♪♪
  • 00:19:57.206 --> 00:20:07.049
  • Jim: the story of christmas doesn't end here.
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  • Yes, it was predicted, it was promised.
  • 00:20:14.456 --> 00:20:16.959
  • And jesus came to bethlehem, announced by the angels
  • 00:20:16.959 --> 00:20:21.830
  • To the shepherds, and the wise men came and worshiped him.
  • 00:20:21.830 --> 00:20:26.402
  • And i hope that all of us in this christmas season
  • 00:20:26.402 --> 00:20:30.305
  • Are worshiping the one true god, the god of abraham, isaac,
  • 00:20:30.305 --> 00:20:34.510
  • And jacob, the messiah, god in the flesh.
  • 00:20:34.510 --> 00:20:37.613
  • Yeshua is his hebrew name.
  • 00:20:37.613 --> 00:20:39.481
  • We call him jesus.
  • 00:20:39.481 --> 00:20:41.817
  • Next time we're gonna talk about why he came,
  • 00:20:41.817 --> 00:20:44.787
  • The fact that he grew up, he fulfilled the law in every way.
  • 00:20:44.787 --> 00:20:48.924
  • He confounded wise people.
  • 00:20:48.924 --> 00:20:51.193
  • He never once sinned, but yet he died for our sins.
  • 00:20:51.193 --> 00:20:56.064
  • And we're going to explain that important part of christmas
  • 00:20:56.064 --> 00:20:59.168
  • Next time.
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  • Before we go, though, let me tell you this.
  • 00:21:00.669 --> 00:21:03.038
  • The bible says we need a savior.
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  • We're all sinners.
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  • I am, you are, we've all sinned and fallen short of the glory
  • 00:21:06.842 --> 00:21:09.645
  • Of god, and that's why jesus came to die for our sins.
  • 00:21:09.645 --> 00:21:14.249
  • And if you will just trust in him, jesus said to nicodemus,
  • 00:21:14.249 --> 00:21:17.619
  • Who was a very religious man, he said, "for god so loved
  • 00:21:17.619 --> 00:21:20.756
  • The world, that he gave his only begotten son,
  • 00:21:20.756 --> 00:21:23.258
  • That whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
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  • But have everlasting life."
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  • That is the gospel.
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  • That is the good news.
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  • That is the fact that we can be saved.
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  • We need to be saved because we're sinners,
  • 00:21:33.836 --> 00:21:36.004
  • And jesus paid for our sins.
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  • And if we'll trust in him,
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