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Marcus Mecum - Easter 2024 (Part 1)

April 13, 2025 | S25:E15

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Marcus Mecum | Marcus Mecum - Easter 2024 (Part 1) | April 13, 2025

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>> welcome.
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>> welcome. we're so glad you chose
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We're so glad you chose to take a few moments with us.
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To take a few moments with us. it's always an honor
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It's always an honor to bring god's word to you.
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To bring god's word to you. i'm marcus mecum
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I'm marcus mecum and we are entering the most
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And we are entering the most important week in all
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Important week in all of human history,
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Of human history, holy week.
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Holy week. of course it begins
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Of course it begins with the triumphant entry
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With the triumphant entry and ends with the resurrection
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And ends with the resurrection of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. and so, today's message is going
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And so, today's message is going to be a special one as we look
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To be a special one as we look at the road to emmaus where
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At the road to emmaus where jesus shows that he targets
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Jesus shows that he targets the insignificant people.
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The insignificant people. he's not always focused
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He's not always focused on the people that
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On the people that have it all together,
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Have it all together, the people that we
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The people that we think that he would focus on.
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Think that he would focus on. and maybe you feel
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And maybe you feel insignificant today,
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Insignificant today, maybe you feel
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Maybe you feel like you're beyond his reach,
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Like you're beyond his reach, and what would be the point
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And what would be the point because you moved in
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Because you moved in a wrong direction for so long.
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A wrong direction for so long. i want you to stay focused
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I want you to stay focused on this message.
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On this message. i believe it's gonna help
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I believe it's gonna help every single one of you.
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Every single one of you. let's check it out.
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>> well, happy easter,
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>> well, happy easter, happy resurrection day.
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Happy resurrection day. can we, one more time.
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Can we, one more time. give jesus a good hand clap?
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[applause]
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Come on you can do
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Come on you can do better than that.
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[applause and cheering]
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He is alive.
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[applause]
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He's alive.
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He's alive. thank god he's alive.
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Thank god he's alive. because he got up,
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Because he got up, you can get up,
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You can get up, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. we're going to walk through an
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We're going to walk through an interesting story that you see
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Interesting story that you see that happened on the third day,
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That happened on the third day, on the day that jesus
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On the day that jesus was raised from the dead.
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Was raised from the dead. and so, in luke 24:13,
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And so, in luke 24:13, the story of the road to emmaus,
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The story of the road to emmaus, this is happening
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This is happening on easter morning, watch this.
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"now behold, two of them were
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"now behold, two of them were traveling that same day
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Traveling that same day to a village called emmaus,
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To a village called emmaus, which was seven miles
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Which was seven miles from jerusalem.
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From jerusalem. they talked together
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They talked together of all these things
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Of all these things which had happened.
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Which had happened. so it was, that while
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So it was, that while they conversed and reasoned,
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They conversed and reasoned, that jesus himself drew
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That jesus himself drew near and went with them."
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Near and went with them." want you to get
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A picture of these two:
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A picture of these two: one is named cleopas,
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One is named cleopas, the other is not named.
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The other is not named. we would know that these
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We would know that these are people that are close
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Are people that are close to the disciples,
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To the disciples, close to the 12,
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Close to the 12, but they're not part of the 12.
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But they're not part of the 12. but we know from the story
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But we know from the story that they're close with them,
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That they're close with them, that they are probably
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That they are probably just right beyond the 12,
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Just right beyond the 12, maybe part of the 120.
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Maybe part of the 120. and they're leaving jerusalem.
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And they're leaving jerusalem. so two people are walking
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So two people are walking the opposite way of jerusalem.
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The opposite way of jerusalem. again they're,
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Again they're, for the most part, unknown.
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For the most part, unknown. we get one name,
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We get one name, the other is unnamed
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The other is unnamed and they're heading to emmaus.
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And they're heading to emmaus. if you were to go to israel
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If you were to go to israel today they would give you
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Today they would give you the best idea of where
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The best idea of where they think emmaus was,
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They think emmaus was, but it was such
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But it was such an insignificant place,
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An insignificant place, they don't have
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They don't have the exact knowledge
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The exact knowledge of where this village was.
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Of where this village was. and so they're
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And so they're leaving jerusalem.
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Leaving jerusalem. now remember,
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Now remember, jerusalem is the place
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Jerusalem is the place that the whole
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That the whole world was focused.
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World was focused. jerusalem at this
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Jerusalem at this point in time,
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Point in time, because of the
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Because of the passover celebration,
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Passover celebration, there would've been a pilgrimage
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There would've been a pilgrimage from jewish people
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From jewish people from all over the world
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From all over the world that would've centered
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That would've centered into jerusalem during passover.
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Into jerusalem during passover. many of them would've remained
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Many of them would've remained all the way until pentecost
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All the way until pentecost which would've been 50 days
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Which would've been 50 days from passover.
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From passover. so the city is full of people.
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So the city is full of people. people from all imaginable
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People from all imaginable places are centered
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Places are centered into jerusalem.
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Into jerusalem. this is the place
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This is the place that jesus would
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That jesus would go to cavalry and he would die.
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Go to cavalry and he would die. this is the place that
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This is the place that he would defeat death,
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He would defeat death, hell, and the grave.
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Hell, and the grave. jerusalem would be the place
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Jerusalem would be the place of his ascension where he would
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Of his ascension where he would go up to be seated at the right
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Go up to be seated at the right hand of the father.
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Hand of the father. this is the exact location where
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This is the exact location where they would gather in
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They would gather in the upper room and god's spirit,
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The upper room and god's spirit, the holy spirit,
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The holy spirit, would fall in the upper room
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Would fall in the upper room and the new testament church
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And the new testament church would be born.
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Would be born. and so, all of this activity,
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And so, all of this activity, all of this divine activity
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All of this divine activity is happening in jerusalem,
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Is happening in jerusalem, but these two men
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But these two men are not hanging out in the midst
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Are not hanging out in the midst of all that god is doing,
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Of all that god is doing, they're walking
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They're walking away from jerusalem.
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Away from jerusalem. they're walking away
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They're walking away from the resurrection.
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From the resurrection. they're walking
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They're walking away from the cross.
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Away from the cross. and the bible tells us
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And the bible tells us that they're sad,
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That they're sad, or that they're downcast,
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Or that they're downcast, that they're upset,
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That they're upset, that they're confused
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That they're confused by the circumstances,
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By the circumstances, that they have doubts,
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That they have doubts, that they have unbeliefs,
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That they have unbeliefs, that they're really headed
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That they're really headed in the wrong direction.
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In the wrong direction. but watch jesus.
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But watch jesus. he's raised from the dead,
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He's raised from the dead, he's just come out of the tomb.
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He's just come out of the tomb. he doesn't go immediately
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He doesn't go immediately to the apostles,
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To the apostles, he doesn't go to where
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He doesn't go to where all the big name people are,
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All the big name people are, he leaves all of that and finds
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He leaves all of that and finds these two unknown people heading
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These two unknown people heading to an insignificant place.
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To an insignificant place. and i say this because
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And i say this because many come to easter services
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Many come to easter services and the perception of jesus
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And the perception of jesus is that he only walks
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Is that he only walks with the right people
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With the right people who are headed
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Who are headed in the right direction.
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In the right direction. but this story helps us
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But this story helps us know that no matter where
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Know that no matter where you stand in
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You stand in the crowds this week,
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The crowds this week, that god is not looking
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That god is not looking for the crowd
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For the crowd but he's looking for --
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But he's looking for -- to walk with you personally
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To walk with you personally and individually even
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And individually even if in your mind you're headed
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If in your mind you're headed in the wrong direction.
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In the wrong direction. and maybe in your mind you
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And maybe in your mind you think you gotta figure a bunch
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Think you gotta figure a bunch of things out so you can maybe
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Of things out so you can maybe someday find him,
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Someday find him, and you had no idea
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And you had no idea that god has a way
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That god has a way of searching for you.
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Of searching for you. god has a way of finding you.
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God has a way of finding you. he has a way of getting involved
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He has a way of getting involved even in our lives when we're
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Even in our lives when we're headed in the wrong direction.
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Headed in the wrong direction. and the message of the this
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And the message of the this story is grace has a way
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Story is grace has a way of hanging out where
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Of hanging out where we least expect it.
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♪ ♪
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>> announcer: on the third day,
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After the death of the messiah,
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Jesus christ,
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The world had seemingly
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Forgotten the events
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That had transpired
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And just continued spinning.
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The feeling of defeat
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Had crept into the hearts
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Of his followers,
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How could this be?
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Our savior,
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The one to redeem israel,
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Murdered.
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Disappointed, shocked,
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Unable to cope
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With the loss,
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Two disciples,
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One of them cleopas,
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A man present for jesus'
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Early ministries,
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And another unnamed disciple
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Left jerusalem for their home
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In a small village
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Called emmaus.
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It was seven miles away.
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Along the way they began
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To recall what had happened
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In the days prior.
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Then their memory ventured
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Back weeks, months,
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And years,
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Recollecting the ministry
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Of the man who had changed
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Their lives forever.
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He had healed the eyes
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Of a blind man
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Using mud and spit.
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He had given movement
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To the paralyzed legs
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Of men who were resigned
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To dwell on the ground.
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He commanded silent ears
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To hear the sounds
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Of the world again.
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Invited a young girl back
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Into the world of the living
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For as he claimed,
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She was only sleeping.
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But as familiar as
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He was with the miraculous,
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He equally resonated with grief.
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He knew suffering even
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Before the cross:
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Loss, heartache,
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Disappointment, burden,
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And betrayal.
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Jesus was acquainted
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With our grief
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And the mental and physical
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Infirmities of this world.
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Just moments before
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His betrayal,
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He and his closest three
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Disciples ventured
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To the garden of gethsemane.
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There jesus wept.
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He said,
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"my soul is overwhelmed
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With sorrow to the point
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Of death."
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He walked a bit further
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From them,
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Sank to his knees
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And cried out
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To his father, god,
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"abba, father,"
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He said,
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"everything is possible for you,
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Take this cup for me.
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Yet, not what i will
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But what you will."
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The gospel of luke recalls
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His sweat was like drops
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Of blood falling to the ground.
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>> so these two unknown
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>> so these two unknown disciples talking back
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Disciples talking back over the things that had
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Over the things that had just occurred over
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Just occurred over the previous few days.
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The previous few days. it's possible that they spent
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It's possible that they spent time talking about gethsemane,
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Time talking about gethsemane, the place where jesus prayed
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The place where jesus prayed the famous prayer
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The famous prayer "not my will but thine be done."
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"not my will but thine be done." the will of god is
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The will of god is a question we all have:
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A question we all have: what's the will?
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What's the will? how do i know the will of god?
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How do i know the will of god? the word will is a simple word
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The word will is a simple word to define.
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To define. it just means desire.
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It just means desire. we have our desires
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We have our desires and god has his desires,
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And god has his desires, and the question is,
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And the question is, how do we line up our desire
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How do we line up our desire with heaven's desire?
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With heaven's desire? and for jesus he had
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And for jesus he had to go to a place
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To go to a place called gethsemane,
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Called gethsemane, which is a place where
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Which is a place where they press the olives,
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They press the olives, they crush the olives,
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They crush the olives, and as a result
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And as a result oil begin to flow.
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Oil begin to flow. and so gethsemane is known
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And so gethsemane is known as the crushing place.
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As the crushing place. every single one of us,
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Every single one of us, just like jesus,
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Just like jesus, will have to go through
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Will have to go through the crushing places of life.
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The crushing places of life. they're inescapable,
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They're inescapable, no one can beat them,
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No one can beat them, there's no way around them.
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There's no way around them. everybody goes through
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Everybody goes through the crushing places.
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The crushing places. maybe it's a loss
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Maybe it's a loss of a loved one,
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Of a loved one, maybe it's rejection,
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Maybe it's rejection, or abandonment, or betrayal,
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Or abandonment, or betrayal, or loneliness, or heartbreak.
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Or loneliness, or heartbreak. verse 42 of the story there
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Verse 42 of the story there where we see gethsemane,
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Where we see gethsemane, jesus is actually saying,
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Jesus is actually saying, "take this cup from me."
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"take this cup from me." what's he saying?
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What's he saying? he's saying,
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He's saying, "i have a preview of the agony
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"i have a preview of the agony that's about to come,"
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That's about to come," and he's asking god,
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And he's asking god, "is there another way?
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"is there another way? is god sure that
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Is god sure that this is his desire?
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This is his desire? is this really heaven's desire?
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Is this really heaven's desire? jesus is looking at
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Jesus is looking at the agony of rejection,
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The agony of rejection, he's looking at the agony
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He's looking at the agony that's going to come
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That's going to come with the betrayal.
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With the betrayal. he's looking at the agony
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He's looking at the agony by being deserted
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By being deserted by these who are
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By these who are closest to him.
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Closest to him. the agony of his own family
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The agony of his own family that's embarrassed by who he is.
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That's embarrassed by who he is. the agony of for the first time
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The agony of for the first time in all of eternity the son
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In all of eternity the son is separated from the father,
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Is separated from the father, that no one is going
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That no one is going to be there with him
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To be there with him when he begins to take his
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When he begins to take his journey to being arrested
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Journey to being arrested and being tried,
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And being tried, found innocent but yet
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Found innocent but yet they sentenced him to death
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They sentenced him to death by execution on a cross.
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By execution on a cross. he's so drained,
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He's so drained, and he's so exhausted
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And he's so exhausted that the bible says that
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That the bible says that god sends an angel there,
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God sends an angel there, in the garden,
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In the garden, to strengthen him.
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To strengthen him. and you would think that this
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And you would think that this angel would strengthen him
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Angel would strengthen him and take away all
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And take away all of his problems
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Of his problems and remove all
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And remove all the bad stuff,
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The bad stuff, remove all the painful stuff.
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Remove all the painful stuff. but the bible says after
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But the bible says after the angel strengthened him
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The angel strengthened him he was sorrowful
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He was sorrowful almost unto death.
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Almost unto death. so it's not just a place
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So it's not just a place where he's crushed,
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Where he's crushed, it's a place where
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It's a place where he's so full of sorrow,
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He's so full of sorrow, he even --
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He even -- it even uses the word,
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It even uses the word, "he's deeply distressed,"
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"he's deeply distressed," and the word distressed is
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And the word distressed is the strongest word
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The strongest word for depression in the greek.
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For depression in the greek. in the greek the prefix
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In the greek the prefix of that word, distressed,
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Of that word, distressed, actually means
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Actually means "away from home."
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"away from home." so jesus,
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So jesus, in the strongest sense,
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In the strongest sense, is sorrowful,
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Is sorrowful, he's depressed,
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He's depressed, even unto death.
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Even unto death. a depressed jesus?
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A depressed jesus? that's not something
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That's not something you hear very much about.
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You hear very much about. i mean, the one who came
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I mean, the one who came to help others,
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To help others, the one that came
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The one that came to serve others,
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To serve others, the one that came and he prayed
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The one that came and he prayed and the blind eyes were opened,
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And the blind eyes were opened, the one that prayed
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The one that prayed and the deaf ears were opened.
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And the deaf ears were opened. he prayed and the lame walked.
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He prayed and the lame walked. he prayed and demons
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He prayed and demons had to flee.
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Had to flee. he prayed and the dead
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He prayed and the dead were raised to life.
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Were raised to life. now he's struggling
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Now he's struggling with mental illness and anguish?
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With mental illness and anguish? jesus suffered in that way.
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Jesus suffered in that way. jesus understands depression.
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Jesus understands depression. we would know that
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We would know that he has the whole weight
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He has the whole weight of the world on him,
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Of the world on him, not just figuratively,
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Not just figuratively, he has the actual weight
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He has the actual weight of all the sins
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Of all the sins of the world on his shoulders,
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Of the world on his shoulders, past -- the sin past,
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Past -- the sin past, present, and future.
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Present, and future. billions of people.
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Billions of people. all the sins of chicago,
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All the sins of chicago, and new york, and l.a.,
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And new york, and l.a., and san francisco,
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And san francisco, and dubai, and sydney.
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And dubai, and sydney. the sins of haiti,
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The sins of haiti, the sins of india,
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The sins of india, the sins of afghanistan,
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The sins of afghanistan, the sins of cincinnati,
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The sins of cincinnati, all of those weighing on him.
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All of those weighing on him. and some people find it
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And some people find it difficult to think about jesus
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Difficult to think about jesus in this way,
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In this way, but i find it refreshing
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But i find it refreshing that he stands today
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That he stands today with all of us who are
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With all of us who are in a traumatic place.
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In a traumatic place. for those of you that lost
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For those of you that lost a loved one and in your
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A loved one and in your mind it's almost unbearable.
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Mind it's almost unbearable. you've gone through a broken
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You've gone through a broken relationship that you did
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Relationship that you did everything you could do
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Everything you could do to salvage,
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To salvage, but now you're heartbroken
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But now you're heartbroken because it fell apart,
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Because it fell apart, and you're sorrowful.
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And you're sorrowful. you even get what jesus was
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You even get what jesus was saying that it
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Saying that it was even unto death.
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Was even unto death. he's in such pain that
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He's in such pain that he thinks he might die.
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He thinks he might die. surrounded by prayer,
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Surrounded by prayer, surrounded by angels,
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Surrounded by angels, in the beautiful
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In the beautiful garden of gethsemane,
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Garden of gethsemane, on the mount of olives
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On the mount of olives overlooking the city
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Overlooking the city of jerusalem but yet
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Of jerusalem but yet his sweat doesn't decrease,
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His sweat doesn't decrease, his sweat doesn't go away,
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His sweat doesn't go away, his sweat increases until
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His sweat increases until it becomes great drops of blood.
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It becomes great drops of blood. he then tries to go get some
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He then tries to go get some strength from his disciples
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Strength from his disciples and they have fallen asleep
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And they have fallen asleep because they're
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Because they're exhausted from sorrow.
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Exhausted from sorrow. have you ever been like that?
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Have you ever been like that? have you ever been to the place
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Have you ever been to the place where you can't even pull
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Where you can't even pull yourself out of bed because
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Yourself out of bed because you're so sorrowful?
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You're so sorrowful? jesus shows up
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Jesus shows up and they're broken,
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And they're broken, they're exhausted,
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They're exhausted, they're tired.
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They're tired. and he says,
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And he says, "why are you sleeping?"
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"why are you sleeping?" because the one thing
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Because the one thing that he asked that they do
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That he asked that they do was pray so they
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Was pray so they enter not into temptation.
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Enter not into temptation. and so he says,
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And so he says, "why are you sleeping?"
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"why are you sleeping?" in other words,
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In other words, "hey, i expected
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"hey, i expected more of you than this."
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More of you than this." and they're aware
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And they're aware that they've made a mistake.
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That they've made a mistake. and you would think that jesus
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And you would think that jesus is there just to,
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Is there just to, you know, wring them out,
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You know, wring them out, get on to 'em, get on
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Get on to 'em, get on to their case, tell 'em,
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To their case, tell 'em, you know,
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You know, here he is the most
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Here he is the most important moment of his life.
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Important moment of his life. how could they not after
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How could they not after all he's done for them?
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All he's done for them? but he doesn't do that.
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But he doesn't do that. the bible says he says,
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The bible says he says, "hey i just need
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"hey i just need you to pray."
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You to pray." and he walks a little
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And he walks a little bit further in the garden.
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Bit further in the garden. he comes back they've
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He comes back they've fallen asleep again.
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Fallen asleep again. he walks a little further.
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He walks a little further. and luke 22:40 tells us
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And luke 22:40 tells us that all jesus does is say,
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That all jesus does is say, "hey, i need you to pray again."
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"hey, i need you to pray again." which it's the luke
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Which it's the luke 22:40 principle.
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22:40 principle. if you wanna know what
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If you wanna know what does god do when you
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Does god do when you and i make mistakes
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And i make mistakes he just says,
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He just says, "hey, get up
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"hey, get up and let's try it again.
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And let's try it again. get up, let's try it again."
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Get up, let's try it again." it's the again principle.
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It's the again principle. it's, hey, you and i have
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It's, hey, you and i have things that happen;
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Things that happen; sorrow happens,
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Sorrow happens, depression hits,
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Depression hits, discouragement hits,
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Discouragement hits, the pains of life find
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The pains of life find their way into our life.
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Their way into our life. and what do we have to do?
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And what do we have to do? we have to listen to that voice
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We have to listen to that voice that says,
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That says, "come on, you can do this.
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"come on, you can do this. let's go at it again."
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>> as the journey continued
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The two disciples would
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Do as any heartbroken
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Friends would do.
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They began diving deeper
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Into the archives of beautiful
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Memories and experiences
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With the one they
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Called teacher.
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They remembered him
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As a man of great compassion,
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Of mercy, and forgiveness,
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Of hope and joy.
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They remembered him as an.
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One moment in particular
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Especially resonated with them.
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When they heard that
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Their leader, their rabbi,
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The son of the living god
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Knelt down
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And with his own two hands,
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Washed the feet
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Of his 12 disciples...
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Place his palms upon
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The dust covered,
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Weather worn feet
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Of his own disciples?
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These were the same divine hands
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That could heal the uncurable
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And restore the unmendable.
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Demean himself to the position
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Of a slave?
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To the disciples,
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It was an unbecoming act.
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When peter asked him,
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"lord, are you washing my feet?"
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Jesus replied,
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"you do not realize
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Now what i am doing,
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But later you will understand."
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They couldn't see in that
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Moment what he was doing,
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But they would soon
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Realize that this act
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Of servanthood was a beautiful
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Portrayal of the very
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Kingdom of god,
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And a depiction
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Of the character of jesus.
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You see.
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That there was one
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Whose feet he would wash
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Who was to betray him.
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Still he knelt to his knees
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And in true servanthood
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One by one by one.
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When he finished he said.
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"i have given you
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An example to follow.
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Do as i have done to you."
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Jesus humbled himself
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Before the men
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Who called him lord
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So that we may see how
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To humble ourselves
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Before others.
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>> it'd be hard for them
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>> it'd be hard for them to not discuss the last supper.
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To not discuss the last supper. it'd be hard for them
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It'd be hard for them to not mention how jesus
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To not mention how jesus would break the bread
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Would break the bread which represents his body,
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Which represents his body, or take the cup which
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Or take the cup which represents his blood.
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Represents his blood. it'd be hard for them
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It'd be hard for them to not even discuss
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To not even discuss the kind of unusual scene
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The kind of unusual scene at the last supper where jesus
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At the last supper where jesus takes all 12 apostles
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Takes all 12 apostles and sets them down
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And sets them down and he begins to gird himself
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And he begins to gird himself with a towel and wash
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With a towel and wash their feet one after another.
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Their feet one after another. and he says the reason
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And he says the reason that he's doing it is because
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That he's doing it is because one amongst them is not clean,
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One amongst them is not clean, speaking of judas.
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Speaking of judas. jesus tells peter that he has
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Jesus tells peter that he has to wash his feet because peter
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To wash his feet because peter is objecting to what jesus
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Is objecting to what jesus is doing.
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Is doing. and jesus says to him,
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And jesus says to him, "if you don't allow me
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"if you don't allow me to wash your feet you have
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To wash your feet you have no part with me in the kingdom."
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No part with me in the kingdom." what's jesus teaching
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What's jesus teaching simon peter is that,
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Simon peter is that, hey, part of being
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Hey, part of being in the body of christ is that
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In the body of christ is that you need one another,
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You need one another, you have to serve one another,
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You have to serve one another, you have to esteem
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You have to esteem one another along the way.
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One another along the way. sometimes even
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Sometimes even greater than yourself.
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Greater than yourself. this is what taking
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This is what taking part with jesus look like,
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Part with jesus look like, and he's trying
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And he's trying to tell simon peter,
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To tell simon peter, "hey, there is a reason
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"hey, there is a reason that i'm doing this
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That i'm doing this and i'm trying to teach
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And i'm trying to teach you something."
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You something." notice he doesn't expose judas,
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Notice he doesn't expose judas, he doesn't spotlight
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He doesn't spotlight judas and his flaws.
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Judas and his flaws. he knows what's
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He knows what's in judas's heart,
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In judas's heart, he knows that he's about
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He knows that he's about to betray,
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To betray, him but jesus does
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Him but jesus does not hang judas out to dry.
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Not hang judas out to dry. jesus does not expose him.
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Jesus does not expose him. jesus instead chose
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Jesus instead chose to serve judas.
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To serve judas. ephesians 4 says that we're all
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Ephesians 4 says that we're all in this walk with god together
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In this walk with god together and that that's what it's about.
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And that that's what it's about. it's about walking
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It's about walking with one another.
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With one another. and jesus said to simon peter
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And jesus said to simon peter after everybody's
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After everybody's feet were washed,
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Feet were washed, he said to them,
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He said to them, "hey, you ought to wash
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"hey, you ought to wash one another's feet as well."
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One another's feet as well." what does that look like?
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What does that look like? how do we wash
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How do we wash one another's feet?
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One another's feet? of course there would
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Of course there would be the physical action of it,
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Be the physical action of it, i'm not taking away from that,
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I'm not taking away from that, but let's talk about
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But let's talk about spiritually what's happening
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Spiritually what's happening in moments like this.
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In moments like this. in moments where we're gathered
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In moments where we're gathered hearing the word of god
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Hearing the word of god we're hearing about
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We're hearing about the one who washes
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The one who washes and cleans all things.
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And cleans all things. let's watch this story
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Let's watch this story about a man by the name
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About a man by the name of peter jenkins.
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Of peter jenkins. in 1973 he wrote a book called,
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In 1973 he wrote a book called, "walk across america."
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"walk across america." he had walked 5,000 miles
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He had walked 5,000 miles on foot across
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On foot across the united states.
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The united states. he went through
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He went through the appalachian trail,
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The appalachian trail, he went through texas,
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He went through texas, new orleans,
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New orleans, the rocky mountains, idaho.
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The rocky mountains, idaho. he walked through blizzards,
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He walked through blizzards, he walked through 120 degree
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He walked through 120 degree temperatures in the deserts.
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Temperatures in the deserts. he was attacked by wild
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He was attacked by wild animals on multiple occasions.
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Animals on multiple occasions. he was attacked by dogs,
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He was attacked by dogs, he was hit by a car,
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He was hit by a car, he was mugged
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He was mugged and stabbed two times.
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And stabbed two times. this walk took him
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This walk took him a total of five years.
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A total of five years. he would have to stop
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He would have to stop every so often, work,
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Every so often, work, make enough money to fill back
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Make enough money to fill back up a 70 pound backpack
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Up a 70 pound backpack and then head to the next place
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And then head to the next place and then the next
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And then the next place after.
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Place after. and after all that
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And after all that he went through, of course,
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He went through, of course, just unimaginable hardships,
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Just unimaginable hardships, he was asked the question --
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He was asked the question -- once he was finished
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Once he was finished he was asked,
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He was asked, what was the thing
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What was the thing along the way that caused you
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Along the way that caused you to come the closest
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To come the closest to quitting?
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To quitting? and you know what
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And you know what he said got him?
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He said got him? he said the thing that made him
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He said the thing that made him come the closest to quitting
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Come the closest to quitting was sand in his shoes.
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Was sand in his shoes. he said,
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He said, "no matter how hard i tried
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"no matter how hard i tried i could not get
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I could not get the sand out of my shoes."
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The sand out of my shoes." and he said,
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And he said, "that's what made me wanna
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"that's what made me wanna quit the most.'
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Quit the most.' no one ever saw what
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No one ever saw what he was struggling with,
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He was struggling with, no one saw his
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No one saw his private pain or hurt,
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Private pain or hurt, or his private struggles.
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Or his private struggles. you know, if it would've been
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You know, if it would've been an outward thing i think people
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An outward thing i think people would've sympathized with him,
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Would've sympathized with him, but because it was private,
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But because it was private, something people couldn't
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Something people couldn't even see,
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Even see, but yet it was the thing
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But yet it was the thing that he said caused him
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That he said caused him tremendous pain and almost
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Tremendous pain and almost made him quit,
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Made him quit, it was sand in his shoes.
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It was sand in his shoes. his biggest obstacle
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His biggest obstacle was sand in his shoes.
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Was sand in his shoes. the little things,
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The little things, the unseen things.
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The unseen things. and i think it's
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And i think it's the same way with us.
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The same way with us. along the way it really isn't
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Along the way it really isn't the big things that get us,
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The big things that get us, it's those little hurts,
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It's those little hurts, it's those little offences,
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It's those little offences, it's those little worries,
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It's those little worries, those little fears,
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Those little fears, those little stresses
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Those little stresses that just eat at you
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That just eat at you every single day.
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Every single day. not the big things,
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Not the big things, the little temptations.
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The little temptations. the little things every single
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The little things every single day that wear away at you,
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Day that wear away at you, it's the little grains
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It's the little grains of sand that get in
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Of sand that get in our spiritual shoes.
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Our spiritual shoes. it's the little things.
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It's the little things. i love this,
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I love this, that the little things
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That the little things in the same way with him
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In the same way with him have a way of grinding away
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Have a way of grinding away at our faithfulness.
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At our faithfulness. and you look back and you say,
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And you look back and you say, "why did i quit?
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"why did i quit? why did i give up?
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Why did i give up? was it a big thing?
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Was it a big thing? i mean, in the big scheme
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I mean, in the big scheme of things,
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Of things, was it really
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Was it really a major thing
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A major thing or was it just
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Or was it just the little things?"
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The little things?" and so jesus sets
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And so jesus sets the 12 apostles down
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The 12 apostles down and he washes their feet,
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And he washes their feet, and he says,
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And he says, "this is what it looks
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"this is what it looks like to be a part
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Like to be a part of the kingdom,
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Of the kingdom, and you ought to wash
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And you ought to wash one another's feet."
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One another's feet." how do we do this?
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How do we do this? well, jesus we know is the word
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Well, jesus we know is the word that became flesh and dwelt
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That became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory
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Among us and we beheld his glory as the only son of the begotten.
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As the only son of the begotten. we know that jesus is the word.
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We know that jesus is the word. we know that.
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We know that. and the bible says that we are
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And the bible says that we are washed by the water of the word.
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Washed by the water of the word. in this service that's
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In this service that's what's been happening.
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What's been happening. in the same way jesus
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In the same way jesus set his 12 apostles down
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Set his 12 apostles down to wash their feet
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To wash their feet because we all need it.
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Because we all need it. we all have the hang ups,
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We all have the hang ups, we all have the things
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We all have the things that attach themselves to us,
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That attach themselves to us, just, in this walk of life,
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Just, in this walk of life, and you have to be
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And you have to be in an environment where
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In an environment where the word is being spoken,
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The word is being spoken, the word is being preached,
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The word is being preached, where jesus is being present.
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Where jesus is being present. and right now the washing
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And right now the washing of the water of the word
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Of the water of the word is beginning to deal
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Is beginning to deal with those little hidden areas,
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With those little hidden areas, those little hurts,
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Those little hurts, this little temptations,
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This little temptations, those little struggles.
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Those little struggles. why?
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Why? so you can continue to walk
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So you can continue to walk and do all that god's
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And do all that god's called you to do.
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>> the scripture is clear,
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>> the scripture is clear, no one took jesus's life,
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No one took jesus's life, he laid it down,
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He laid it down, and he did it willingly.
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And he did it willingly. that he did it
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That he did it for you and for me.
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For you and for me. that he was wounded,
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That he was wounded, the bible says in isaiah,
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The bible says in isaiah, he was wounded for you.
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He was wounded for you. which just simply means whatever
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Which just simply means whatever you're facing today,
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You're facing today, you don't have to face it alone.
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You don't have to face it alone. you can turn to him
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You can turn to him no matter how messed up
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No matter how messed up the situation may seem.
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The situation may seem. and not just where you're
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And not just where you're at can you respond to him,
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At can you respond to him, even thought it's clear you
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Even thought it's clear you need no one to help you,
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Need no one to help you, but the bible is clear
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But the bible is clear that he is near to you,
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That he is near to you, that the word is very near
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That the word is very near to you.
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To you. all it takes
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All it takes is just a turn,
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Is just a turn, just a moment of faith
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Just a moment of faith where you acknowledge god.
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Where you acknowledge god. i've headed the wrong direction,
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I've headed the wrong direction, and he can reveal himself
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And he can reveal himself to you right where you're at.
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To you right where you're at. but if you want to,
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But if you want to, maybe, go a little bit further
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Maybe, go a little bit further there's that number
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There's that number on the screen,
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On the screen, we wanna encourage you
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We wanna encourage you to call us so you don't face
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To call us so you don't face what you're facing on your own.
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What you're facing on your own. the bible says in samuel that
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The bible says in samuel that "god forbid that i'd sin against
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"god forbid that i'd sin against the lord by failing
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The lord by failing to pray for you."
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To pray for you." and so let us pray
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And so let us pray with you today.
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With you today. i'm looking at some prayer
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I'm looking at some prayer requests from some precious
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Requests from some precious people that have
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People that have just called recently.
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Just called recently. linda is asking
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Linda is asking for prayers for healing.
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For prayers for healing. she's fighting breast cancer.
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She's fighting breast cancer. sarah is asking for protection
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Sarah is asking for protection for her family.
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For her family. mary, prayers for her son.
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Mary, prayers for her son. addie, that her daughter
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Addie, that her daughter that's fighting bone cancer
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That's fighting bone cancer that we would believe god
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That we would believe god for her healing.
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For her healing. glen is facing an attack
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Glen is facing an attack on his marriage
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On his marriage and he's struggling
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And he's struggling with addiction.
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With addiction. on and on we know that people
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On and on we know that people are going through things,
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Are going through things, and maybe you're going
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And maybe you're going through something.
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Through something. this precious young man, justin,
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This precious young man, justin, we'll call him justin v.
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We'll call him justin v. i won't say his last name,
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I won't say his last name, but sent us this letter.
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But sent us this letter. and he's in prison and going
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And he's in prison and going through all kinds of struggles
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Through all kinds of struggles with drug addiction.
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With drug addiction. and he ends this letter,
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And he ends this letter, i thought it was so powerful,
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I thought it was so powerful, that we would pray
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That we would pray for his mother's healing.
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For his mother's healing. and he went on just
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And he went on just to talk about how he wants
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To talk about how he wants to be able to show his mom
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To be able to show his mom all that god's done that
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All that god's done that she would not just remember
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She would not just remember him for the addiction years
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Him for the addiction years that he was struggling
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That he was struggling but that she would see
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But that she would see the promise of god's word
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The promise of god's word fulfilled in his life,
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Fulfilled in his life, and that he would have
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And that he would have a chance to get to her,
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A chance to get to her, maybe even share
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Maybe even share with her the gospel.
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With her the gospel. and i guess the reason i'm
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And i guess the reason i'm referring to some of these
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Referring to some of these things is that you would just
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Things is that you would just simply know this is more
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Than just a tv program.
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We believe that god
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Has called us,
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Wherever you're at,
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To spend some time,
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Open up god's word to you,
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Point you to the cross,
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Point you to the scriptures,
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Point you to jesus.
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But if you need prayer
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But if you need prayer let us know, call us.
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Let us know, call us. the number on the screen, call.
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The number on the screen, call. let us know how we
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Let us know how we can serve you, help you,
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Can serve you, help you, be a blessing to you.
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Be a blessing to you. we would love --
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We would love -- it would be so meaningful to us
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It would be so meaningful to us to hear from you.
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To hear from you. let me pray for you.
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Let me pray for you. father, in jesus' name
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Father, in jesus' name i thank you
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I thank you for every phone call,
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For every phone call, every letter, every email,
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Every letter, every email, father, every person that
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Father, every person that interacts with us today,
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Interacts with us today, even those who just are
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Even those who just are listening and they're gonna
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Listening and they're gonna move on with their day.
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Move on with their day. you know their struggle,
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You know their struggle, and thank you,
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And thank you, just like on
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Just like on the road to emmaus,
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The road to emmaus, you have a way of walking
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You have a way of walking with every single one of us.
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With every single one of us. in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. we'll see you next time.
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♪ ♪
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>> maybe you've been
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>> maybe you've been drinking from the wrong well.
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Drinking from the wrong well. jesus looked at a woman
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Jesus looked at a woman in john 4 and he said,
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In john 4 and he said, "you keep drinking
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"you keep drinking from the wrong well
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From the wrong well and that's why
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And that's why you're always thirsty.
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You're always thirsty. but if you would ever
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But if you would ever drink of the living water
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Drink of the living water you would never thirst again."
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You would never thirst again." >> it's gonna take
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>> it's gonna take the grace of god.
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The grace of god. there isn't a grace that
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There isn't a grace that god can give you to do a thing.
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God can give you to do a thing. sometimes we look for the big
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Sometimes we look for the big things but there's such glory
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Things but there's such glory in the small significant
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In the small significant thing that the grace
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Thing that the grace of god is upon you.
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Of god is upon you. >> god is a responder,
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>> god is a responder, but you have to make
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But you have to make the first move,
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The first move, he's waiting for us
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He's waiting for us to do something.
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To do something. he's waiting for us
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He's waiting for us to go after the kingdom,
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To go after the kingdom, to go after the vision,
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To go after the vision, the dream, and the purpose
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The dream, and the purpose that's he's put on our life.
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That's he's put on our life. >> "revive me.
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>> "revive me. >> congregation: revive me...
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>> congregation: revive me... >> revive all of us."
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>> revive all of us." >> congregation: revive all
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>> congregation: revive all of us.
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Of us. >> and we get back
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>> and we get back revive thine work.
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Revive thine work. come on say it,
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Come on say it, "revive thine work."
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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Marcus Mecum - Easter 2024 (Part 1)

April 13, 2025 | S25:E15

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