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Joseph Prince - Struggling Through The Holidays? God Understands Your Pain

December 25, 2025 | 29:45

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Joseph prince: there is a god who knows all your thoughts.
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He knows your down rising and up rising.
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The bible says even the most intimate thoughts
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That you think of, that you don't even think of,
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That you're not even cognizant of, god knows it.
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God loves you more than you know, amen.
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Because of your sin, god sent his son.
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The gift of his son is the gift of unconditional love and grace.
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Male announcer: blessed christmas
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From our ministry to your family.
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This week, let's slow down and enjoy the peace
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Jesus came to bring.
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In today's message, joseph shows us the real reason
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For the season and how god gave us
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The greatest gift of all, his son.
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And now, here's pastor joseph prince with today's program.
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Joseph prince: the christmas message is the message
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That he came down, amen, to be so close with us,
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That his name is called, besides jesus,
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His name is also emmanuel.
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Emmanuel is hebrew for god is with us, amen.
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So let's read this portion of scripture.
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Every time christmas comes, we read this portion
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To remind us of that wonderful gift
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That god gave us 2000 years ago.
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But that gift stands before us here today, ready to meet you
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At the point of your need, amen?
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Matthew chapter 1: "now the birth of jesus christ
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Was as follows: after his mother mary was betrothed,"
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Betrothed means engaged, "to joseph,
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Before they came together, she was found with child
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Of the holy spirit."
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So he is born of a virgin, amen.
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So none of the father's blood, and medically, it's now proven
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That the baby does not receive anything from the father, amen,
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Or even from the mother in terms of her blood.
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Her placenta brings in nourishment, amen.
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Takes away the waste from the baby but does not minister
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Her blood into him, amen?
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So jesus does not have any of mary's blood that has sin.
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"for all have sinned and come short of the glory of god."
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So the virgin birth is so that god's son can come
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Into the world in human flesh but without sinful blood.
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And why is blood important?
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Because the bible says: "without the shedding of blood,
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There is no forgiveness."
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Without a shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins.
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"then joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting
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To make her a public example," this is so beautiful.
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He must be really in love with her.
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Imagine you are engaged to a girl and the girl says,
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"i'm pregnant."
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And then says, "the angel told me
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That i'll be the mother of the messiah."
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And you say, "yeah, sure," amen?
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And don't forget, this is the first time
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It's ever happened, right?
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But the bible says
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That "he was not wanting to make her a public example."
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In those days, they would stone someone like that.
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"he was minded to put her away secretly.
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But while he thought about these things,
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Behold, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream."
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I find it very fascinating that every time we think
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About the things of god, amen, god gives us an answer.
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So he's not willing to make a public example.
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"but while he thought about these things,
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Behold, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream,
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Saying, 'joseph, son of david,'"
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He's from the line of david the king.
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Notice that?
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Both mary and joseph came from the line of king david.
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Remember david, the one who killed goliath?
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He became king.
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That boy became king.
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And from him came the lineage.
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He has one son called solomon.
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From solomon came joseph, the husband of mary.
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From the other son, nathan, came mary.
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So in a way, both were from the royal stock, amen.
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Jesus was born.
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That's why when he was born, the bible says: "where is he--"
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The wise men asked, "where is he, born the king of the jews?"
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You see, most princes, royal family, they are born prince.
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They are not born king.
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They are born heir apparent.
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Only one was born king.
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And the wise men asked, "where is he, born king of the jews?"
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Amen, he's not the heir apparent.
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So he came straight and "joseph, son of david,
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Do not be afraid to take to you mary your wife,
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For that which is conceived in her is of the holy spirit.
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And she will bring forth a son,
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And you shall call his name jesus."
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Say jesus.
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That name "jesus" from the hebrew, yeshua,
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Means "he will save."
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He will save you from your sins.
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Your biggest problem is your sins, my sins.
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Our sins have caused a barrier between us and god.
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A god who wants to help us, a god who wants to come
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Into our life, invade our life with his favor,
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His goodness, his blessings, his mercy.
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But he cannot because there's a barrier of sin, amen.
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But he will save his people from their sins, amen?
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And then it goes on to say, "so all this was done
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That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the lord
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Through the prophet," prophet isaiah,
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"saying, 'behold, the virgin shall be with child,
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And bear a son, and they shall call his name immanuel.'"
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Say immanuel.
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See, you are speaking hebrew already, amen?
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You are speaking hebrew.
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When you say, immanuel, it's hebrew, "im" means with us.
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El, if your name is samuel, joel.
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El is the name of god.
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Elohim, el shaddai.
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El is the mighty god, amen?
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So, when you put im, with us, god, the mighty god,
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The mighty god is now with us, amen.
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What a message of hope.
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Now some people are afraid, if god is with me, i don't want him
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To look at all my sins and judge me and punish me.
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That's the natural, you know, disposition
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That most of the people of the world have towards god.
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They think that god is out to get them,
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They think god is out to punish them.
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No, my friend, god is for you.
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Another meaning of the word "god is with us"
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Is that he is with us favorably.
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Therefore, god is for us.
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I want to read one more scripture and then we're going
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To see what god has for us in this particular christmastime.
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Romans 8:31: "what then shall we say to these things?"
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Even all these things that are coming forth, all right?
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The recession, like we have never seen it.
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That's what the experts are predicting is going to happen.
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We are stepping into that year.
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What then shall we say to these things?
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My friend, if god be for us, who can be against us?
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And this word "who" is from the greek word "tis"
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Which is used 200 times
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Over in the new testament as "what."
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Only 100-over times as "who."
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It can be who or what, depending on context.
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So you can say, if god be for us--
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If god be for me, what can be against me?
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Recession?
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Disease?
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My guilt?
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My sins?
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Satan?
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If god be for me, it covers everything, every exigencies
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Of life, everything that we'll need for time and eternity.
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If god is for me and not against me, i can rest.
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I'm loved.
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I'm taken care of.
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"but pastor prince, the question is that i can't say for sure
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God is for me.
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In the midst of all this celebration,
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I see you all celebrating and singing
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All these beautiful christmas carols and all that.
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But i know it's a season of joy and peace on earth.
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Like your theme this year is perfect peace
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But i don't have that perfect peace.
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In the midst of all this, there's an emptiness inside me.
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I'm going through a depression.
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A lot of people may not even know where i'm at.
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My own family might not even know what i'm going through.
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Even the recent thoughts i have."
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But there is a god who knows all your thoughts.
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He knows your down rising and up rising.
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He knows your thoughts.
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The bible says even the most intimate thoughts
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That you think of, that you don't even think of,
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That you're not even cognizant of, god knows it.
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God loves you more than you know.
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"now, pastor prince, you talk about god being for me.
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I cannot receive that.
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Why would god be for me?
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He is for christians.
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He is for all of you.
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But he is not for me.
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Why would he be for me?
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I have rebelled against him.
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I have sinned against him.
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I don't even acknowledge him.
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I have blasphemed his name in times past.
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Why would god be for me?"
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You know why god is for you?
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Would you like me to give you the proof?
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Proof number one, christmas story.
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Proof number one is the gift of his son.
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God is for you.
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God didn't wait for man to behave and then he gave his son.
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God gave you his son in spite of the fact
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That you were rebelling, you were going your merry way, amen,
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Breaking all his commandments, amen.
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Not even cognizant of him, not acknowledging him,
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Didn't even pray to him.
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In fact, blaspheming his name.
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"i don't care, amen, about god or things of god."
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God loved you.
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In all those moments, god loved you, amen.
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God's love is not turned off by your sin.
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In fact, because of your sin, god sent his son.
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The gift of his son is the gift of unconditional love and grace.
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So this is the gospel of grace.
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This is the good news of grace.
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"what is grace, pastor prince?"
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The bible says the law was given by moses.
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The ten commandments was given by moses.
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And a sample of the ten commandments
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Is, "thou shalt not have any other gods before me.
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Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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Thou shalt not murder.
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Thou shalt honor your father and mother."
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You shall not even desire to possess what other people have.
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Don't desire their wife, don't desire their house,
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Don't desire their riches.
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But we do that every time now with tiktok, you know,
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Social media.
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I mean, they bring the world into your room, right?
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Into your privacy and you're always admiring and coveting
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What other people have, amen.
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The life that i want.
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See, all of us have broken the ten commandments.
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If not in deeds, in our thoughts.
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Jesus says, "if you hate someone,
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You have committed murder."
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So how many of you have lied?
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The bible says, don't lie.
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Thou shalt not bear false witness, don't lie.
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Put up your hands, you have never lied.
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You just did, amen?
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So, all of us have broken the ten commandments.
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So the bible says the law was given by moses.
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But watch this.
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Moses lived before jesus and he is not the son of god.
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He is the servant of god.
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But grace and truth came by jesus christ.
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Jesus christ is the son of god.
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The son that he loved, amen.
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And christmas is about the gift of his son, amen?
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He gave us his son.
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So what came with jesus?
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Grace and truth.
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True grace.
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"what is grace, pastor prince?"
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Grace is unearned, undeserved favor from god.
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If god is for us, who or what can be against us?
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The idea is that no sin, no guilt, satan himself, amen,
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Or whatever vicissitudes or challenges,
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It cannot be successfully against us.
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"but pastor prince, like i said, i'm not part of the us.
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I cannot say god is for me."
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My friend, you are part of us because god gave you his son.
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And this verse here, john 3:16 says:
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"for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.
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I love that little word, "so."
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It speaks of intensity of love.
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"for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son."
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A bell is not a bell till you ring it.
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A song is not a song until you sing it.
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Love is not love until you give it, amen.
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"god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son."
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A boy attended sunday school one time
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And he memorized this verse.
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This is the most memorized verse of all.
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Most famous verse of all, amen.
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If ever you wonder what is john 3:16,
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Here you have it, amen.
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"for god so loved the world."
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And i believe the lord has made it such that the world
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Is familiar at least, they are cognizant of john 3:16:
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"for god so loved the world
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That he gave his only begotten son."
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So this small boy says-- he memorized wrongly.
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He came home and said-- "what's your memory verse?"
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The mother asked.
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"for god so loved the world that he gave us his forgotten son."
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But in a way, old english, only begotten, one and only.
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But in a way, at the cross, he was forgotten.
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And we'll see why he was forgotten, right?
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The gift that proves that god is for you, not against you,
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Is the gift of his son, jesus christ, amen?
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"for god so loved the world that he gave us his only begotten
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Son, that whosoever," are you in the whosoever?
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"believes in him should not perish," in hell,
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"but have everlasting life."
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And your life begins now right into eternity in heaven
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With god, amen.
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And all is required of-- our belief.
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Now, if you say you're not part of the us, god is for us.
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"pastor prince, i don't think i'm part of the us.
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I'm not part of you all."
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Then think of this.
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You're not part of the world.
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Are you part of the world?
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Because god so loved the world.
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Unless you are from a different sphere of being,
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You are from another planet.
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You can qualify.
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You tell me, prove to me that you're not part of the world,
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Then you can say that this love of god doesn't apply to me.
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God loves you.
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You are in that world.
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"for god so loved the world."
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You can put your name there.
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God loves you.
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And why did he send his son?
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This is proof number two.
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The death of his son.
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And his son died under his hand.
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Let me explain.
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The bible says without the shedding of blood,
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There is no forgiveness of sins.
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The bible says that in hebrews, "without the shedding of blood,
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There is no forgiveness."
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But all this is a picture of his son
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That he will send to die on the cross.
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He is the true lamb of god.
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And that's why when he made his public appearance,
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John the baptist, the last prophet
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Of the old testament, pointed to jesus and said,
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"behold the lamb of god
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Who takes away the sin of the world," amen?
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So jesus came down this christmas story.
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First of all, we know god is for us
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Because of the gift of his son.
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And then we know god is for us because his son came
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For the sole purpose to die on that cross for our sins.
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And now we come to the third proof.
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The raising of his son.
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So proof number three that god is for you
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Is that he raised his son from the dead.
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"but what does that mean to me, pastor prince?
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He is god's son.
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Of course he will raise him from the dead."
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The bible says god did not raise him
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From the dead because he is god's son.
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That he always is.
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He is always god's son, amen.
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"well, god raised him because his life is a perfect life."
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No, without the shedding of blood,
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There is no forgiveness of sins.
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Listen, my friend, if jesus lived on earth in israel,
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If he grew up, right?
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Came christmas day, christmas celebration.
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He was a baby.
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He grew up.
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We know he lived a perfect life.
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All his prayers, all his tears, all his good deeds,
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All his miracles and his perfect life.
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If he lived all that life and then he says,
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"i'm going home," he'll just go up without going to the cross.
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But will we be saved?
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No, "without the shedding of blood,
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There is no forgiveness of sins."
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You see, that tells us, if you can be saved by morality,
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If you can be saved by good works,
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Then jesus's death is the most foolish thing
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That can ever happen.
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No, my friend, there's no other way.
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That's why jesus said, in english,
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You all know what "the" is, definite article.
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He says, "i am the way, the truth, and the life.
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No man comes to the father but by me."
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And he had to go by the way of the cross
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Because he loved us and god loved us.
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He came to die.
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You see, the reason why he was wrapped in swaddling cloths and
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Put in a manger, a stone manger by the way,
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Not a wooden manger, a stone manger.
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If you go to israel, the empty tomb that we talked about
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Just now, all right, the empty tomb is made like a stone.
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It's a stone tomb.
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And it's exactly the way the baby would look
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When mary placed him.
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He was born to die.
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He's the only baby born to die.
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The gift of god's love for sinning mankind,
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For rebellious people, amen,
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For people who have no heart for him is to send his son
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To die for their sins.
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So we have proof number one, the gift of his son.
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Then proof number two, amen, the death of his son.
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Now we come to the third one, the raising of his son.
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Like i said, god did not raise him because, you know,
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Like most people think, well, he's god's son.
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Some christians even think that because, you know,
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He lived a perfect life, god is obligated to raise him.
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No, my friend.
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That he always is.
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He lived a perfect life.
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Yes, amen.
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No other lived like he lived, amen.
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And he is god's son.
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Blessed be that truth forevermore, amen.
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But that's not the reason god raised him.
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The bible says--the bible says, this is the reason.
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In romans 4: "now it was written for abraham's sake
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That righteousness was imputed to him."
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Say righteousness.
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Righteousness means right standing with god, amen?
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With all the blessings of the righteous falling on you.
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Chock full of his favor, amen?
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Praise the lord.
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So, righteousness was not imputed for abraham's sake,
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But it was imputed to him, but also for us.
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It shall be imputed to us who believe in him who," what?
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Gave his son?
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Not here, doesn't say that.
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"believe on him who bruised his son"?
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No.
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"who raised up jesus our lord from the dead."
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What is it about believing that god raised his son from the dead
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That will have righteousness imputed to us?
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Do you see that?
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Righteousness will be imputed to us also,
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"who believe in him who raised up jesus our lord
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From the dead,
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Jesus who was delivered up because of our offenses,
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And was raised because of our justification."
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He was delivered to the cross because of our offenses
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And he was raised because of our justification.
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Let me say, now i like the young's translation of this.
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He brings up the greek, the last part: "jesus was raised up
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Because of our being declared righteous by god."
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God declared us righteous.
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When god declared you righteous, god raised his son
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From the dead as a testimony.
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God didn't raise his son because he is his son.
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God didn't raise his son because he lived a perfect life.
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God raised his son because you have been declared righteous.
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Now think for a while.
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Just a few days ago on that cross, he became chargeable.
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The self-same one became chargeable with all our sins
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And all our guilt, right?
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Now, he is raised from the dead by god
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Because we are declared righteous.
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But whose sins did he carry at the cross?
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Ours!
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So if he became liable, he became our substitute, amen,
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And god treated him like he was us, sinning, right?
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Then how come on the third day, god can raise him from the dead?
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It must be.
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Now listen carefully.
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This is so precious.
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This is a soul-tranquilizing truth.
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Listen carefully.
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This will bring peace to your heart.
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That means all your sins, he has so completely,
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So perfectly removed all your sins and your guilt
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And your judgment that god can raise him
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From the dead because god declares you righteous.
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Announcer: and now, a closing word from pastor joseph prince.
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Joseph prince: lift your hands all across this place.
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Throughout this week, the lord bless you and your families
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With the blessings of his favor everywhere you go,
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With the blessings of making all the crooked places
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In front of you straight, with the blessings
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Of his protection from harm and danger
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And from all the power of the evil one.
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With the blessings of father abraham,
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May you live a long, good, healthy life in christ.
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The lord preserve and protect your loved ones
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And all that you have from being robbed, from being destroyed.
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The lord keep you in all his promises
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Of favor and protection.
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The lord lift up his countenance,
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Smile on you throughout this week,
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Grant you his most wonderful peace that passes understanding
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And grant you an abundance of grace,
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In the name of the lord jesus christ.
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And all the people said...
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Don't make this the last time you come to church.
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Keep on coming, amen?
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And we have the word from the lord.
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God bless you, merry christmas!
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Male announcer: we live in a world
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That moves faster than ever.
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Headlines change by the hour.
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Values shift.
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Truth feels negotiable.
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What was certain yesterday is no longer clear today.
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But through all the noise and the shaking,
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There is one who is still the same.
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In the chaos, he is still the calm.
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In the panic, he is still the promises.
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Because when all else falters, fades, and falls,
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He is still jesus above it all.
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So no matter what's popular today or forgotten tomorrow,
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This ministry will still always be all about jesus.
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Still the center of our call,
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Still the heartbeat of our people.
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I was so excited.
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Announcer: church.
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Male: hey, everybody.
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Announcer: it's not a place.
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It's a people.
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Male: welcome, everyone.
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Male: we get people asking us, you know,
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"how in the world do you do an online church?"
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And, you know, we gather in our living room,
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And we sing, and we praise.
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And then we sit there, and we take in the word.
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And then afterward, you can talk about it.
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Announcer: church is not four walls.
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It's one body of christ.
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Male: we just feel so plugged in now.
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We feel planted.
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It does take some getting used to a little bit, you know,
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Doing the online church.
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But i mean, right now we're speaking to you all and we're,
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You know, transcending time and space.
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Announcer: from livestreams to lifelines.
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Female: my best friends are in the chat, in the chat house,
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And when i was sick, i had people praying for me.
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I had people take the communion for me.
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They're right there when you need it.
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Announcer: because church is not where you meet,
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It's who you meet.
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Female: join a digital church and learn to feel love from
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People we can't see and we're not in the same room as.
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It helps us to make that connection that i can't see god
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And i'm not in the same room as him, but he loves me.
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Announcer: find your people, find your church.
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Joseph prince: i believe that there is a corporate anointing
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Whenever we come together to worship the lord
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As the body of christ, even online.
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Announcer: visit josephprince.org/church
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Or text church to 71239 today.
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Announcer: thank you for being with us today.
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Join pastor joseph prince next time
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For a fresh word from the lord.
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Announcer: joseph prince ministries is a
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Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
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And your gift is tax-deductible for the amount that exceeds
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Any fair market value of the materials
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You receive from us.
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♪♪♪
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Joseph Prince - Struggling Through The Holidays? God Understands Your Pain

December 25, 2025 | 29:45

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