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Joseph Prince - Faith Is Knowing Jesus Loves You

September 25, 2025 | 29:45

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Joseph Prince | Joseph Prince - Faith Is Knowing Jesus Loves You | September 25, 2025

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>> joseph prince: faith
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>> joseph prince: faith is seeing god now
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Is seeing god now as a savior, which is how
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As a savior, which is how he wants to be seen.
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He wants to be seen. faith is seeing jesus
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Faith is seeing jesus in his love for you.
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In his love for you. that's how he wants to be seen,
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>> female announcer: my friend,
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>> female announcer: my friend, you were made to thrive in life.
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You were made to thrive in life. if you feel like you're fighting
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If you feel like you're fighting an uphill battle that can't be
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An uphill battle that can't be won, the lord wants you to know
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Won, the lord wants you to know that you can walk in faith
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That you can walk in faith and boldness every day.
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And boldness every day. in today's message,
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In today's message, be strengthened in the lord
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Be strengthened in the lord as he steadies your heart,
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As he steadies your heart, sharpens your vision, and
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Sharpens your vision, and imparts faith for you to rise
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Imparts faith for you to rise above every mountain in life.
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Above every mountain in life. and now,
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And now, here is pastor joseph prince
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Here is pastor joseph prince with today's program.
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>> joseph prince: you ready
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>> joseph prince: you ready for the word, amen?
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For the word, amen? so this is the way
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So this is the way jesus showed himself.
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Jesus showed himself. whatever it is, he's about
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Whatever it is, he's about to show himself in a way
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To show himself in a way the holy spirit is warning you,
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The holy spirit is warning you, all right, giving you a little
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All right, giving you a little insight that this chapter
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Insight that this chapter is full of revelation about
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Is full of revelation about jesus manifesting himself,
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That he wants us to see, okay?
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That he wants us to see, okay? "simon peter,
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"simon peter, thomas called the twin,
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Thomas called the twin, nathaniel of cana in galilee,
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Nathaniel of cana in galilee, the sons of zebedee,"
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The sons of zebedee," that's james and john,
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That's james and john, "two others of his disciples
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"two others of his disciples were together."
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Were together." all together, seven plus peter,
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All together, seven plus peter, all right?
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All right? "simon peter said to them,
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"simon peter said to them, 'i'm going fishing.'"
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'i'm going fishing.'" so much like simon peter,
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So much like simon peter, all right?
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All right? "i'm going fishing."
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"i'm going fishing." okay,
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Okay, he's a natural born leader.
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He's a natural born leader. the rest just followed him.
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The rest just followed him. "they said to him,
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"they said to him, 'we are going with you also.'
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'we are going with you also.' they went out
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They went out and immediately caught--
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And immediately caught-- got into the boat, and
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Got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing."
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That night they caught nothing." okay, so they went fishing,
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Okay, so they went fishing, "and then in the morning,
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"and then in the morning, jesus stood on the shore,"
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Jesus stood on the shore," this is the third time
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This is the third time he appeared to his disciples
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He appeared to his disciples after he was raised
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After he was raised from the dead, all right?
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From the dead, all right? next.
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Next. "then jesus said to them,
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"then jesus said to them, 'children, have you any food?'"
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'children, have you any food?'" he called for them.
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He called for them. "do you have any food?"
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"do you have any food?" "they answered him, 'no.'
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"they answered him, 'no.' and he said to them,
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And he said to them, 'cast the net on the right side
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'cast the net on the right side of the boat."
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Of the boat." it's very interesting that
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It's very interesting that he mentioned the right side,
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He mentioned the right side, not the left side.
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Not the left side. in the bible, the right side,
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In the bible, the right side, like benjamin, binyamin,
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"son of the right hand."
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"son of the right hand." the right place--right hand
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The right place--right hand is upholding the right hand
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Is upholding the right hand of my righteousness.
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Of my righteousness. it's a place of righteousness,
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It's a place of righteousness, the gift of righteousness.
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The gift of righteousness. it's a place of favor,
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It's a place of favor, it's a place of promotion,
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It's a place of promotion, amen?
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Amen? whatever you do, whether you're
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Whatever you do, whether you're a parent, or you do business,
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A parent, or you do business, or whatever you do,
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Or whatever you do, make sure that you come
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Make sure that you come from a posture of favor.
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From a posture of favor. cast your net
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Cast your net from the favor side.
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From the favor side. you got it?
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You got it? now, please don't go out here
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Now, please don't go out here and just walk one step.
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And just walk one step. right hand, do everything
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Right hand, do everything right hand, all right?
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Right hand, all right? look with one eye.
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Please don't get superstitious.
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Please don't get superstitious. it's the principle that
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It's the principle that he's teaching, all right?
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He's teaching, all right? everything physical,
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Everything physical, like i said,
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Like i said, is teaching a wonderful truth.
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Is teaching a wonderful truth. the wisdom is
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The wisdom is in the interpretation.
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In the interpretation. all right, now, jesus says,
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All right, now, jesus says, "'cast the net on
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"'cast the net on the right side of the boat,
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The right side of the boat, and you will find some.'
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And you will find some.' so they cast,
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So they cast, and now they were not able
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And now they were not able to draw it in because
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To draw it in because of the multitude of fish."
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Of the multitude of fish." there was so much fish they were
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There was so much fish they were not able to draw it in, because
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Not able to draw it in, because of the multitude of fish.
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Of the multitude of fish. "therefore that disciple whom
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"therefore that disciple whom jesus loved said to peter,
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Jesus loved said to peter, 'it is the lord!'
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'it is the lord!' now when simon peter
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Now when simon peter heard that it was the lord,
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Heard that it was the lord, he put on his outer garment
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He put on his outer garment (for he had removed it),
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(for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.
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And plunged into the sea. but the other disciples came
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But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they
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In the little boat (for they were not far from land,
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Were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits),
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But about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish."
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Dragging the net with fish." they had even to drag it.
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They had even to drag it. they cannot put it in the boat,
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They cannot put it in the boat, all right?
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All right? it was so plentiful,
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It was so plentiful, so abundant.
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So abundant. they had to drag it,
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They had to drag it, and it's buoyant in the water,
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And it's buoyant in the water, so it's easier
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So it's easier to drag through the water.
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To drag through the water. and it tells us how far
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And it tells us how far jesus was from the disciples,
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200 cubits.
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200 cubits. all right,
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All right, a cubit is from your elbow
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A cubit is from your elbow to your middle finger here.
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To your middle finger here. that's one cubit.
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That's one cubit. so it's about 90 meters,
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So it's about 90 meters, 90 meters away.
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90 meters away. now notice,
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Now notice, the moment peter realized,
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The moment peter realized, all right, he was topless,
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All right, he was topless, he's been working all night.
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He's been working all night. the moment he realized
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The moment he realized it was jesus, he put on
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It was jesus, he put on his outer jacket, right,
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His outer jacket, right, jumped into the water
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Jumped into the water to go straight to jesus.
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To go straight to jesus. now my question is, why?
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Now my question is, why? why did peter do that?
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Why did peter do that? why did peter
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Why did peter jump into the water
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Jump into the water and he went straight to jesus?
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And he went straight to jesus? the answer to that question will
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The answer to that question will answer many questions in your
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Answer many questions in your life, especially the part where
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Life, especially the part where you say, "now that i'm saved,
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You say, "now that i'm saved, now that i'm born again,
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Now that i'm born again, now that i'm a child of god,
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Now that i'm a child of god, and i see all these things
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And i see all these things in myself,
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In myself, how does god think of me?"
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How does god think of me?" now, why did peter jump into
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Now, why did peter jump into the water to go to jesus?
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The water to go to jesus? was it because
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Was it because he was sin conscious?
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He was sin conscious? we know that he denied
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We know that he denied knowing jesus three times.
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Knowing jesus three times. in luke 22, the bible says
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In luke 22, the bible says in the last supper, jesus said
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In the last supper, jesus said to peter, "simon, simon!
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To peter, "simon, simon! satan has desired
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Satan has desired to sift you like wheat.
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To sift you like wheat. but i have prayed for you,
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But i have prayed for you, that your faith will not fail."
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That your faith will not fail." he did not say, "i prayed
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He did not say, "i prayed for you that you will not fail."
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For you that you will not fail." he knew he would fail.
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He knew he would fail. "but i prayed for you
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"but i prayed for you that your faith will not fail;
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That your faith will not fail; and when you are converted,
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And when you are converted, strengthen your brethren,"
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Strengthen your brethren," he said.
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He said. in other words,
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In other words, jesus prophesied his victory
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Jesus prophesied his victory before he fell.
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Before he fell. the lord sees you
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The lord sees you in your finished product,
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In your finished product, even before you fall, all right?
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Even before you fall, all right? and what did peter say?
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And what did peter say? peter says, "even if all this,"
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Peter says, "even if all this," the disciples,
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The disciples, "even if all of them,"
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"even if all of them," he said it
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He said it in front of their face,
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In front of their face, "even if all this deny you,
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"even if all this deny you, i--i'll never deny you.
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I--i'll never deny you. i'll follow you to prison
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I'll follow you to prison and to death."
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And to death." then jesus looked at peter
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Then jesus looked at peter and says, "peter, before
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And says, "peter, before the rooster crows this morning,
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The rooster crows this morning, you'll deny knowing me
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You'll deny knowing me three times."
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Three times." and we know the story
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And we know the story how he sat by the fireplace,
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How he sat by the fireplace, and jesus has just been seized
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And jesus has just been seized by the soldiers, and then
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By the soldiers, and then a woman recognized his accent.
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A woman recognized his accent. it was a galilean accent,
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It was a galilean accent, it wasn't a jerusalemite accent,
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It wasn't a jerusalemite accent, and she said, "aren't you
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And she said, "aren't you one of his disciples?"
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One of his disciples?" he said, "no,
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He said, "no, i do not know the man."
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I do not know the man." and then another person came,
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And then another person came, "yes, you're one
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"yes, you're one of his disciples."
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Of his disciples." he said,
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He said, "i do not know the man."
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"i do not know the man." the bible says he cursed and
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The bible says he cursed and swore that he never knew jesus.
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Swore that he never knew jesus. the third time someone asked
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The third time someone asked him, he said, "i never knew
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Him, he said, "i never knew the man," the rooster crowed.
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The man," the rooster crowed. and the bible
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And the bible says it very beautifully
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Says it very beautifully in the gospel of luke.
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In the gospel of luke. somewhere when he denied
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Somewhere when he denied knowing jesus the third time,
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Knowing jesus the third time, jesus turned around
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Jesus turned around and looked at peter.
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And looked at peter. jesus prayed for peter
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Jesus prayed for peter that his faith would not fail,
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That his faith would not fail, and his faith didn't fail,
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And his faith didn't fail, we know the story,
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We know the story, but that look broke his heart.
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But that look broke his heart. so peter went out weeping
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So peter went out weeping bitterly, the bible tells us.
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Bitterly, the bible tells us. but many of us think that
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But many of us think that this story here, peter jumped
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This story here, peter jumped into the water to go to jesus,
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Into the water to go to jesus, now, was that because of
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Now, was that because of sin consciousness?
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Sin consciousness? you see, if you are sin
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You see, if you are sin conscious, if you are aware
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Conscious, if you are aware of your sins, would you jump
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Of your sins, would you jump into the water to go to the one
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Into the water to go to the one you've just denied knowing him
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You've just denied knowing him three times with cursing
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Three times with cursing and swearing?
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And swearing? no, you'll jump the other side.
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No, you'll jump the other side. you will ll try to flee away,
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You will ll try to flee away, am i right?
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Am i right? right?
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Right? or you'll wait, and you'll be
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Or you'll wait, and you'll be the last one behind the boat.
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The last one behind the boat. you'll wait until the boat
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You'll wait until the boat reaches the shore and let
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Reaches the shore and let your companions go out first,
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Your companions go out first, using your companions,
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Using your companions, as it were, as a shield.
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As it were, as a shield. but there's something that peter
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But there's something that peter saw in jesus, something
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Saw in jesus, something that peter knew about the lord,
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That peter knew about the lord, that caused him to jump into
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That caused him to jump into the water and go straight to
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The water and go straight to the lord, and he was not afraid
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The lord, and he was not afraid to be alone with jesus.
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To be alone with jesus. what was it?
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What was it? the answer to the question
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The answer to the question is very important for you
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Is very important for you in your walk with god today.
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In your walk with god today. he jumped straight
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He jumped straight and went to jesus.
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And went to jesus. was it the law?
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Was it the law? was it because
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Was it because he was conscious of the law?
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He was conscious of the law? no, if it's the law, by the law
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No, if it's the law, by the law is the knowledge of sin.
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Is the knowledge of sin. the law will condemn him
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The law will condemn him for denying the lord jesus.
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For denying the lord jesus. the law will never empower him
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The law will never empower him to jump into the water
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To jump into the water to go to jesus.
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To go to jesus. what was it?
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What was it? what was it about jesus?
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What was it about jesus? he knew this: in spite of all
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He knew this: in spite of all my sins, the man who's standing
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My sins, the man who's standing on the shore, he loves me
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On the shore, he loves me and he's my friend, i know him.
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And he's my friend, i know him. yes, i know myself,
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Yes, i know myself, but more than i know myself,
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But more than i know myself, i know him.
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I know him. yes, my conscience tells me
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Yes, my conscience tells me my sins, but more than that,
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My sins, but more than that, my faith tells me my savior.
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My faith tells me my savior. and my faith says my savior
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And my faith says my savior still loves me.
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Still loves me. are you listening, people?
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Are you listening, people? oh, come on!
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Oh, come on! and he jumped into the water
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And he jumped into the water to go to jesus.
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To go to jesus. there's something
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There's something very precious in his action,
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Very precious in his action, something very profound.
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Something very profound. you see, peter--this is not
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You see, peter--this is not the first time that
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The first time that jesus restored peter, all right?
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Jesus restored peter, all right? in fact, this one is restoration
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In fact, this one is restoration to ministry, because jesus
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To ministry, because jesus would restore him three times
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Would restore him three times with these words:
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With these words: feed my lamb,
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Feed my lamb, shepherd my sheep,
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Shepherd my sheep, feed my sheep, all right?
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Feed my sheep, all right? of all the things that jesus
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Of all the things that jesus treasured the most in his heart
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Treasured the most in his heart before he left earth to go
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Before he left earth to go to heaven, go back to heaven,
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To heaven, go back to heaven, what was the thing that
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What was the thing that he treasured the most?
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He treasured the most? his flock, his people,
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His flock, his people, you and i.
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You and i. he treasured us the most.
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He treasured us the most. and who did he trust the most
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And who did he trust the most in this chapter?
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In this chapter? peter.
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Peter. three times peter denied knowing
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Three times peter denied knowing jesus, and three times the lord
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Jesus, and three times the lord says, "take care of my sheep."
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Says, "take care of my sheep." we would say, all right,
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We would say, all right, "forget peter.
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"forget peter. you cannot trust him, all right?
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You cannot trust him, all right? he failed you three times.
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He failed you three times. he's the last one
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He's the last one i would trust."
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I would trust." jesus says,
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Jesus says, "he's the first one i trust."
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"he's the first one i trust." somehow,
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Somehow, jesus knows where sin increase,
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Jesus knows where sin increase, grace superabounds.
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Grace superabounds. in fact, this entire chapter 21,
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In fact, this entire chapter 21, the last chapter
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The last chapter of the gospel of john,
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Of the gospel of john, is actually all about peter.
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Is actually all about peter. peter's the main star.
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Peter's the main star. it seems as if the only one who,
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It seems as if the only one who, besides judas, the only one of
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Besides judas, the only one of the twelve that really denied
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The twelve that really denied knowing jesus, all right,
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Knowing jesus, all right, is the one that's given
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Is the one that's given special honor in this chapter.
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Special honor in this chapter. wow.
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Wow. the grace of our god, amen.
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The grace of our god, amen. now, i want to tell you
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Now, i want to tell you that jesus
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That jesus has restored peter already.
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Has restored peter already. when jesus restored peter
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When jesus restored peter after he rose from the dead,
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After he rose from the dead, there's no record in the bible
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There's no record in the bible except a mere mention.
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Except a mere mention. we are not told how it happened,
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We are not told how it happened, what words were spoken,
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What words were spoken, all right,
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All right, we're not given anywhere
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We're not given anywhere in the gospels where
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In the gospels where we see jesus restoring peter
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We see jesus restoring peter and the words are given, no.
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And the words are given, no. in fact, it's so private,
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In fact, it's so private, a meeting between
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A meeting between the disciple and his lord,
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The disciple and his lord, that the holy spirit shields
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That the holy spirit shields the whole thing
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The whole thing with only a mention twice.
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First is in luke 24.
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First is in luke 24. "so they rose up," "they"
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"so they rose up," "they" here is the emmaus disciples,
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Here is the emmaus disciples, remember the two of them?
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Remember the two of them? they walked with jesus,
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They walked with jesus, not knowing it was jesus.
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Not knowing it was jesus. finally, jesus disappeared,
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Finally, jesus disappeared, all right, in their house
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All right, in their house when he took the lord's supper
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When he took the lord's supper with them.
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With them. "and they rose up that very hour
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"and they rose up that very hour and returned to jerusalem,
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And returned to jerusalem, and found the eleven
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And found the eleven and those who were with them
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And those who were with them gathered together, saying,
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Gathered together, saying, 'the lord is risen indeed,
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'the lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to simon!'"
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And has appeared to simon!'" that's simon peter.
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Now, the account is not given
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Now, the account is not given to us when it appeared.
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To us when it appeared. we know that the first woman,
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We know that the first woman, the first person, that saw
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The first person, that saw the lord in his risen form, or
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The lord in his risen form, or the lord appeared to the person,
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The lord appeared to the person, is mary magdalene,
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Is mary magdalene, the prostitute out of whom
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The prostitute out of whom jesus cast out seven devils.
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Jesus cast out seven devils. what an honor he placed
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What an honor he placed among women.
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Among women. that this woman received this
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That this woman received this honor of being the first person
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Honor of being the first person to see jesus in his risen form.
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To see jesus in his risen form. the second person that saw
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The second person that saw jesus--we knew that peter
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Jesus--we knew that peter and john were running
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And john were running towards the sepulcher,
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Towards the sepulcher, into the empty tomb.
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Into the empty tomb. they didn't see his body.
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They didn't see his body. we know that they went back.
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We know that they went back. on the way back,
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On the way back, jesus appeared to peter.
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Jesus appeared to peter. now, that is not recorded
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Now, that is not recorded for us.
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For us. all we know is that jesus
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All we know is that jesus appeared to simon.
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Now, in 1 corinthians 15,
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Now, in 1 corinthians 15, verse 5,
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Verse 5, the apostle paul says
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The apostle paul says after jesus rose from the dead
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After jesus rose from the dead "he was seen by cephas,
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"he was seen by cephas, then by the twelve."
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Then by the twelve." you know, this cephas,
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You know, this cephas, that's aramaic name for peter.
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That's aramaic name for peter. the aramaic name for peter
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The aramaic name for peter is cephas.
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Is cephas. "and cephas--after cephas,
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"and cephas--after cephas, then the twelve,
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Then the twelve, then by the twelve."
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Do you see that?
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Do you see that? he was the first man to see
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He was the first man to see jesus besides mary magdalene,
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Jesus besides mary magdalene, the woman.
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The woman. now this is awesome.
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Now this is awesome. jesus restored peter in
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Jesus restored peter in this meeting, and knowing jesus,
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This meeting, and knowing jesus, he would do it with the gracious
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He would do it with the gracious skill of love that he has.
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Skill of love that he has. whatever this, now that peter
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Whatever this, now that peter saw jesus, it's not
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Saw jesus, it's not the first time he saw him risen
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The first time he saw him risen from the dead,
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From the dead, he jumped into the water
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He jumped into the water because he had a great sense
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Because he had a great sense of the savior's love for him,
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Of the savior's love for him, of his grace.
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Of his grace. only the sense of his love and
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Only the sense of his love and grace can make you jump and
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Grace can make you jump and go straight to him, not waiting
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Go straight to him, not waiting for the boat to arrive to shore.
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For the boat to arrive to shore. only the sense of his love.
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Only the sense of his love. was it a sense of his holiness?
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Was it a sense of his holiness? no.
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No. jesus is holy?
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Jesus is holy? oh, thrice holy:
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Oh, thrice holy: holy, holy, holy.
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Holy, holy, holy. he never sinned,
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He never sinned, the bible tells us.
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The bible tells us. he did no sin, he knew no sin,
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He did no sin, he knew no sin, in him is no sin.
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In him is no sin. yet, it was not the sense of
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Yet, it was not the sense of his holiness that caused peter
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His holiness that caused peter to jump into the water.
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To jump into the water. in fact, the sense
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In fact, the sense of his holiness would cause him
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Of his holiness would cause him to see his sin even more.
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To see his sin even more. it was a sense of his love
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It was a sense of his love and grace.
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And grace. now, do you remember
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Now, do you remember the first time peter met jesus?
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The first time peter met jesus? now, many of us think that
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Now, many of us think that the boat incident, but actually
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The boat incident, but actually the boat incident is one
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The boat incident is one of the first times.
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Of the first times. the first time is found in john
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The first time is found in john 1 when andrew, his brother,
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1 when andrew, his brother, peter's brother, when
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Peter's brother, when he realized--by the way,
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He realized--by the way, andrew and peter both are
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Andrew and peter both are from the city of bethsaida.
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From the city of bethsaida. and andrew, the brother
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And andrew, the brother of peter, said, "hey peter,
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Of peter, said, "hey peter, we found the messiah!"
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We found the messiah!" and he brought his brother simon
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And he brought his brother simon to jesus, and when jesus first
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To jesus, and when jesus first laid eyes on peter, he says,
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Laid eyes on peter, he says, "you are simon, son of jonah.
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"you are simon, son of jonah. i will call you from now on
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I will call you from now on cephas," in aramaic,
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Cephas," in aramaic, which means a stone.
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Which means a stone. so jesus nicknamed him cephas.
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That's the first time
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That's the first time he met jesus.
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He met jesus. but for some strange reason,
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But for some strange reason, he never followed jesus.
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He never followed jesus. he went back to fishing.
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He went back to fishing. and then another--one of
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And then another--one of the first times jesus met peter,
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The first times jesus met peter, he still didn't know jesus well.
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He still didn't know jesus well. he was fishing all night,
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He was fishing all night, just like john 21.
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Just like john 21. this luke 5, let's follow luke 5
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This luke 5, let's follow luke 5 right now, one of the first
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Right now, one of the first times peter met jesus.
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Times peter met jesus. "so it was, as the multitude
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"so it was, as the multitude pressed about jesus
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Pressed about jesus to hear the word of god,
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To hear the word of god, that he stood by
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That he stood by the lake of gennesaret,"
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The lake of gennesaret," the one you saw on the screen
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The one you saw on the screen just now, the lake,
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Just now, the lake, "and saw two boats
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"and saw two boats standing by the lake; but
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Standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them
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The fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.
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And were washing their nets. then jesus got into one of
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Then jesus got into one of the boats, which was simon's."
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The boats, which was simon's." i'll tell you something,
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I'll tell you something, whenever jesus steps into
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Whenever jesus steps into your boat, he's setting you up
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Your boat, he's setting you up for a blessing.
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For a blessing. he's setting you up.
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He's setting you up. you know, never feel like,
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You know, never feel like, when jesus comes to you and,
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When jesus comes to you and, you know, he tells you,
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You know, he tells you, "would you like to serve me
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"would you like to serve me as an usher?"
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As an usher?" he's setting you up.
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He's setting you up. don't think for one moment
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Don't think for one moment he wants your ministry.
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He wants your ministry. trust me,
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Trust me, he has myriads of angels.
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He has myriads of angels. you know something else?
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You know something else? the angels never get tired
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The angels never get tired like you can.
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Like you can. so when he comes into your boat,
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So when he comes into your boat, he comes into your family,
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He comes into your family, it's always to set you up
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It's always to set you up for a blessing.
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For a blessing. that's the nature of love,
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That's the nature of love, and he's perfect love, amen.
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And he's perfect love, amen. "and he got into simon peter's
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"and he got into simon peter's boat and asked peter to put out
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Boat and asked peter to put out a little from the land.
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A little from the land. and jesus sat down and thought
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And jesus sat down and thought the multitudes from the boat."
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The multitudes from the boat." we even know what he taught.
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We even know what he taught. it was the sower and the seed.
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It was the sower and the seed. then after he taught,
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Then after he taught, "when he had stopped speaking,
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"when he had stopped speaking, he said to simon,
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He said to simon, 'launch out into the deep
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'launch out into the deep and let down your nets
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And let down your nets for a catch.'
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For a catch.' but simon answered and said
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But simon answered and said to jesus," don't forget,
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To jesus," don't forget, it's one of his first times,
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It's one of his first times, he's new to jesus, all right?
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He's new to jesus, all right? he says, "'master, we have
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He says, "'master, we have toiled all night and caught
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Toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at your
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Nothing; nevertheless at your word i will let down the net.'
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Word i will let down the net.' and when they had done this,
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And when they had done this, they caught
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They caught a great number of fish,
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A great number of fish, and their net was breaking.
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And their net was breaking. so they signaled to their
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So they signaled to their partners," their business
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Partners," their business partners, "in the other boat
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Partners, "in the other boat to come and help them.
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To come and help them. and they came and filled
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And they came and filled both the boats,
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Both the boats, so that they began to sink."
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So that they began to sink." i call this a net-breaking,
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I call this a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of blessings.
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Boat-sinking load of blessings. "when simon peter saw it,
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"when simon peter saw it, he fell down at jesus' knees,
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He fell down at jesus' knees, saying, 'depart from me,
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Saying, 'depart from me, for i am a sinful man, o lord!"
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For i am a sinful man, o lord!" one of the first times he met
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One of the first times he met jesus, what did he sense
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Jesus, what did he sense about the lord?
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About the lord? his holiness, rightfully.
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He is holy.
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He is holy. but my friends, listen,
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But my friends, listen, isn't it amazing
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Isn't it amazing that in the christian psyche
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That in the christian psyche today what is taught?
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Today what is taught? all right, it's like this.
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All right, it's like this. when you--yeah,
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When you--yeah, you know, you grace people,
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You know, you grace people, you talk about god's love,
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You talk about god's love, god's love all the time,
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God's love all the time, you know?
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You know? and that is basic.
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And that is basic. grace and love is basic.
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Grace and love is basic. yeah, god loves you,
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Yeah, god loves you, you receive salvation.
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You receive salvation. but then after that,
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But then after that, you grow in the lord.
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You grow in the lord. when you grow in the lord,
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When you grow in the lord, you must know his holiness,
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You must know his holiness, get to know he's holy.
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Get to know he's holy. he's a holy god.
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He's a holy god. it's almost like you begin
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It's almost like you begin with grace and love, but then
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With grace and love, but then you progress into holiness.
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You progress into holiness. so our idea of the lord is this,
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So our idea of the lord is this, all right, when you first get
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All right, when you first get to know him, you sense his love
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To know him, you sense his love and grace, all right, and as you
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And grace, all right, and as you grow, you sense his holiness.
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Grow, you sense his holiness. but what we read
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But what we read is the opposite.
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Is the opposite. what we read is that when peter,
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What we read is that when peter, one of the first times
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One of the first times he first met jesus,
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He first met jesus, he sensed his holiness.
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He sensed his holiness. is jesus holy?
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Is jesus holy? yes, but his holiness can go
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Yes, but his holiness can go to a sinner, to a prostitute,
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To a sinner, to a prostitute, to a tax collector, to a leper,
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To a tax collector, to a leper, touch the leper,
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Touch the leper, and cleanse that person,
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And cleanse that person, restore them back to life
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Restore them back to life and wholeness.
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And wholeness. his holiness is not like,
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His holiness is not like, you know, in the old testament
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You know, in the old testament where god is kept in the holy
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Where god is kept in the holy of holies and man is separated
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Of holies and man is separated from god through a thick veil
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From god through a thick veil and through the priest.
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And through the priest. no more!
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No more! god has come to man, and
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God has come to man, and he is holy, yes, thrice holy.
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He is holy, yes, thrice holy. but oh, faith says, "all right,
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But oh, faith says, "all right, i see his grace,
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I see his grace, i see his love,"
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I see his love," whereas natural flesh will say,
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Whereas natural flesh will say, "no, god is holy!
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"no, god is holy! depart from me!
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Depart from me! i'm a sinful man!"
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I'm a sinful man!" why did peter say, "depart
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Why did peter say, "depart from me, i'm a sinful man"
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From me, i'm a sinful man" in one of the first times
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In one of the first times he met jesus?
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He met jesus? because he had a sense
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Because he had a sense of his holiness
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Of his holiness more than a sense of his love.
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More than a sense of his love. and we got this upside down.
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And we got this upside down. we say that as you grow
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We say that as you grow in the lord, you will sense
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In the lord, you will sense more of his--no, no, no.
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More of his--no, no, no. everyone, everyone,
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Everyone, everyone, when they have the thought
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When they have the thought that god might appear to them in
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That god might appear to them in their bedroom tonight, whatever,
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Their bedroom tonight, whatever, they're afraid.
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They're afraid. why?
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Why? because they know
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Because they know god loves them?
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God loves them? no, they know god is holy.
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No, they know god is holy. everyone--flesh knows.
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Everyone--flesh knows. instinctively, flesh--the flesh
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Instinctively, flesh--the flesh of man knows god is holy.
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Of man knows god is holy. doesn't have to be taught.
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Doesn't have to be taught. that's why in the old testament,
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That's why in the old testament, as well as in the new,
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As well as in the new, every time the lord appears
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Every time the lord appears to someone, or an angel appears
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To someone, or an angel appears to someone, they are afraid.
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To someone, they are afraid. they will say things like
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They will say things like manoah, samson's father.
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Manoah, samson's father. "we die--we have seen the lord,
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"we die--we have seen the lord, we are going to die!"
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We are going to die!" gideon also, "i'm going to die,
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Gideon also, "i'm going to die, i've seen the lord."
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I've seen the lord." everyone have this idea,
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Everyone have this idea, when they see the lord,
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When they see the lord, they are afraid.
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They are afraid. why?
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Why? no one, when the lord--i've seen
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No one, when the lord--i've seen no one when the lord appears,
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No one when the lord appears, they say, "oh lord,
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They say, "oh lord, thou who loved me so."
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Thou who loved me so." what does that tell us?
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What does that tell us? to know his love
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To know his love takes the holy spirit.
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Takes the holy spirit. flesh, flesh can teach you
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Flesh, flesh can teach you god's holiness,
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God's holiness, and we think that's deep,
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And we think that's deep, but the sense of his love
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But the sense of his love and grace, that is faith,
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And grace, that is faith, that is growth.
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That is growth. when you see more and more
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When you see more and more of his love, why do you think
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Of his love, why do you think at the end--anyway, many years
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At the end--anyway, many years have passed, all right, okay?
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Have passed, all right, okay? at least three and a--
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At least three and a-- more than three years.
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More than three years. peter now knows jesus,
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Peter now knows jesus, yet denied knowing him.
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Yet denied knowing him. we can say like,
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We can say like, he knew the lord for some time,
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He knew the lord for some time, he's been saved for some time.
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He's been saved for some time. we can use that same analogy.
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We can use that same analogy. and yet,
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And yet, he denied knowing the lord
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He denied knowing the lord with cursing and swearing.
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With cursing and swearing. yet what was the thing
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Yet what was the thing that brought him back in love
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That brought him back in love to the lord?
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To the lord? the sense of his love,
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The sense of his love, his grace.
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His grace. is the lord still holy?
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Is the lord still holy? oh yes, and he'll forever
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Oh yes, and he'll forever be holy.
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Be holy. but more than that,
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But more than that, he wants us to see he loves you.
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He wants us to see he loves you. you see, you will never know
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You see, you will never know that you are loved until
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That you are loved until you know that that person
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You know that that person sees everything about me,
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Sees everything about me, and the person loves me.
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And the person loves me. then you'll feel loved.
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Then you'll feel loved. i remember some years ago i
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I remember some years ago i asked the lord, have you noticed
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Asked the lord, have you noticed the lord is--you know, you never
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The lord is--you know, you never find jesus speaking strong words
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Find jesus speaking strong words against tax collectors,
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Against tax collectors, against prostitutes, never,
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Against prostitutes, never, but jesus uses strong words
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But jesus uses strong words on pharisees,
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On pharisees, self-righteous bigots.
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Self-righteous bigots. he used words like, "woe to you,
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He used words like, "woe to you, you brood of snakes,"
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You brood of snakes," but he never used those words
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But he never used those words on sinners.
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On sinners. he never used words
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He never used words like "you brood of snakes"
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Like "you brood of snakes" on tax collectors,
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On tax collectors, on prostitutes.
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On prostitutes. but when a pharisee come
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But when a pharisee come and they have attitude
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And they have attitude of self-righteousness,
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Of self-righteousness, finger-wagging religion,
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Finger-wagging religion, you all got to stand before god
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You all got to stand before god in the judgment seat.
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In the judgment seat. when your belief is wrong,
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When your belief is wrong, you live wrong.
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You live wrong. when you believe right,
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When you believe right, you live right.
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You live right. when i see people pointing
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When i see people pointing their fingers and acting like
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Their fingers and acting like a pharisee, i know the problem
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A pharisee, i know the problem is believing wrong.
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Is believing wrong. these people have a sense
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These people have a sense of god's holiness,
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Of god's holiness, but not a sense of his grace.
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But not a sense of his grace. the pharisees, they pretend to
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The pharisees, they pretend to be custodians of god's holiness
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Be custodians of god's holiness and crucified jesus.
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And crucified jesus. why do you think they're
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Why do you think they're concerned about jesus healing
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Concerned about jesus healing on the sabbath day and all
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On the sabbath day and all the other concerns they have?
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The other concerns they have? it's not because they're out for
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It's not because they're out for sin, they're out for the law.
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Sin, they're out for the law. so we can say they have a great
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So we can say they have a great sense of god's holiness but not
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Sense of god's holiness but not a sense of his love and grace.
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A sense of his love and grace. it takes maturity to grow
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It takes maturity to grow in the sense of his love
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In the sense of his love and his grace.
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And his grace. isn't it amazing,
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Isn't it amazing, one of the first times peter
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One of the first times peter saw jesus, he had a great sense
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Saw jesus, he had a great sense of his holiness?
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Of his holiness? later on when he knew the lord
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Later on when he knew the lord and how the lord sees him
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And how the lord sees him with all his sins,
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With all his sins, having denied the lord,
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Having denied the lord, and the lord still loved him,
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And the lord still loved him, he jumped into the water
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He jumped into the water to go to the lord.
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To go to the lord. i'm here to tell you, church,
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I'm here to tell you, church, jesus christ is the same
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Jesus christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Yesterday, today, and forever. amen?
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Amen? amen.
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Amen. see, jesus loved the pharisees
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See, jesus loved the pharisees as well, but as long as they
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As well, but as long as they put a veneer--even though
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Put a veneer--even though jesus loved them,
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Jesus loved them, they cannot feel jesus's love.
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They cannot feel jesus's love. it's almost like he has
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It's almost like he has to strip by using strong words,
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That veneer,
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That veneer, so that his love can penetrate.
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So that his love can penetrate. and it did, at least for one
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And it did, at least for one pharisee named nicodemus.
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Pharisee named nicodemus. and we're so afraid,
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And we're so afraid, we come to the lord and we act,
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We come to the lord and we act, you know, put up a lot of front.
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You know, put up a lot of front. people come to church,
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People come to church, and then they--at that time,
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They don't use bad words,
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They don't use bad words, they don't do anything.
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They don't do anything. it's because you're
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It's because you're in the presence of god.
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In the presence of god. but they step out, and
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But they step out, and that's why--that's what happens
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That's why--that's what happens when you believe wrong.
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When you believe wrong. when you think a church is
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When you think a church is a building, when you think
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A building, when you think a church is a building,
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A church is a building, you start behaving
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You start behaving when you're in the building.
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When you're in the building. but when you're in somewhere
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But when you're in somewhere else, you act different.
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Else, you act different. believe wrong, you live wrong.
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Believe wrong, you live wrong. but the thing is this,
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But the thing is this, church, listen.
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Church, listen. it's the sense of his love
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It's the sense of his love and grace that changes
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And grace that changes people's lives.
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People's lives. the only thing that can change
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The only thing that can change our lives, even our lives today,
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Our lives, even our lives today, is the love of god.
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Is the love of god. you see, faith is not seeing god
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You see, faith is not seeing god as a judge.
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As a judge. is god a judge?
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Is god a judge? oh, yes.
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Oh, yes. when jesus comes again,
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When jesus comes again, the whole world will know
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The whole world will know he's a judge.
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He's a judge. but that's not faith.
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But that's not faith. faith is seeing god now
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Faith is seeing god now as a savior, which is how
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As a savior, which is how he wants to be seen.
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He wants to be seen. faith is seeing jesus
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Faith is seeing jesus in his love for you.
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In his love for you. that's how he wants to be seen,
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That's how he wants to be seen, and that is faith.
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And that is faith. when someone sees jesus
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When someone sees jesus in his love, i'm telling you,
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In his love, i'm telling you, it pleases the lord.
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It pleases the lord. he has food to eat
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He has food to eat we don't even know of.
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We don't even know of. he wants us to see him
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He wants us to see him in his love.
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And this love will do
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And this love will do great things.
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Great things. remember, the disciples were not
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Remember, the disciples were not able to pull in the fish,
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Able to pull in the fish, all right?
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All right? after peter felt love,
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After peter felt love, peter swam to jesus.
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Peter swam to jesus. it's what peter did
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It's what peter did single-handedly.
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Single-handedly. go back to john 21, all right?
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Go back to john 21, all right? look at this,
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Look at this, "simon peter went up,"
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"simon peter went up," verse 11, "and dragged the net
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Verse 11, "and dragged the net to land, full of large fish."
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To land, full of large fish." hello, single-handedly.
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Hello, single-handedly. the disciples could not
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The disciples could not drag it into the boat.
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On buoyant water, peter on land,
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On buoyant water, peter on land, dragged the entire thing
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Dragged the entire thing single-handedly.
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Single-handedly. let me tell you this,
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Let me tell you this, when you know you're loved,
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When you know you're loved, you do great things.
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You do great things. you do exploits.
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>> announcer: pastor
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>> announcer: pastor joseph prince will return in
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To close today's program right after this.
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>> joseph prince: friend, god
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>> joseph prince: friend, god love you so much, my friend.
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Love you so much, my friend. "for god so loved the world,
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"for god so loved the world, that he gave
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That he gave his only begotten son."
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His only begotten son." the world here
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The world here is a world of sinners.
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Is a world of sinners. a world that doesn't care about
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A world that doesn't care about him, a world that's profane,
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Him, a world that's profane, a world that has gone so astray
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A world that has gone so astray they don't even care anymore.
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They don't even care anymore. they don't care,
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They don't care, they don't care.
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They don't care. but god cares,
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But god cares, and god loved them,
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And god loved them, and god sent his son,
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And god sent his son, jesus christ, to die
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Jesus christ, to die on that cross for all our sins.
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On that cross for all our sins. none of us can say
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None of us can say we have little sin.
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We have little sin. all of us have sinned greatly.
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All of us have sinned greatly. and friend, on that cross--
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And friend, on that cross-- jesus christ died
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Jesus christ died on the cross for all our sins
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On the cross for all our sins because god is holy,
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Because god is holy, and god's holiness
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And god's holiness must punish sin.
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Must punish sin. if god does not punish sin,
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If god does not punish sin, god is not holy.
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God is not holy. but god is holy, but god is
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But god is holy, but god is love, and doesn't want to punish
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Love, and doesn't want to punish that sin in our bodies,
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That sin in our bodies, in our lives, so god's love
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In our lives, so god's love sent his son so that
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Sent his son so that our sins will be punished
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Our sins will be punished to the full, completely.
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To the full, completely. and our sins have been punished
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And our sins have been punished so that today
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So that today god's righteousness,
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God's righteousness, god's holiness is on our side.
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God's holiness is on our side. god is for us, not against us.
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God is for us, not against us. god is declaring us righteous.
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God is declaring us righteous. and god is righteous
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And god is righteous in declaring us righteous
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In declaring us righteous because of what his son
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Because of what his son has accomplished for us.
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Joseph Prince - Faith Is Knowing Jesus Loves You

September 25, 2025 | 29:45

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