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Marcus Mecum - How Do You Spell Salvation

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Marcus Mecum | Marcus Mecum - How Do You Spell Salvation | June 8, 2025

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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for joining us today.
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For joining us today. i'm marcus mecum,
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I'm marcus mecum, and i'm really looking forward
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And i'm really looking forward to preaching today's message
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To preaching today's message to you.
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To you. there's probably no greater
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There's probably no greater subject that you can preach
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Subject that you can preach about than the cross,
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About than the cross, and there's so much
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And there's so much to the cross.
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To the cross. it's not just a simple thing.
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It's not just a simple thing. what jesus went through,
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What jesus went through, every wound, had a purpose.
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Every wound, had a purpose. every word, every moment,
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Every word, every moment, every step that he took,
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Every step that he took, every phrase that he spoke,
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Every phrase that he spoke, every person that was
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Every person that was there or not there,
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There or not there, there's so much to the cross.
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There's so much to the cross. today, i wanna speak to you
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Today, i wanna speak to you specifically about one thing
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Specifically about one thing concerning the cross.
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Concerning the cross. and as you hear this message,
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And as you hear this message, if god begins to move
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If god begins to move in your heart,
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In your heart, and you're saying,
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And you're saying, "man, i need help."
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"man, i need help." we'd love to hear from you.
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We'd love to hear from you. call us.
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Call us. it just means so much, whether
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It just means so much, whether you write us or however you
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You write us or however you get in contact with us.
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Get in contact with us. thank you so much for being
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Thank you so much for being a support to us, praying for us,
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A support to us, praying for us, all that you do
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All that you do to make this happen.
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To make this happen. and it means so much to us.
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And it means so much to us. today's message is all about
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Today's message is all about that last phrase where jesus
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That last phrase where jesus said, "it is finished."
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Said, "it is finished." let's check it out
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Let's check it out and i'll be back at the end.
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>> i think we all would agree
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>> i think we all would agree that last words matter.
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That last words matter. that in your final moments
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That in your final moments as you're breathing,
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As you're breathing, maybe your last breath
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Maybe your last breath on this planet,
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On this planet, maybe someone you loved,
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Maybe someone you loved, that those words can
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That those words can be extremely important.
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Be extremely important. those words are remembered,
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Those words are remembered, rehearsed, thought about often.
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Rehearsed, thought about often. so, how much more would
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So, how much more would the last words of jesus
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The last words of jesus or in this instance,
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Or in this instance, the last word of jesus
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The last word of jesus have mattered?
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Have mattered? should we remember it?
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Should we remember it? should we recall it?
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Should we recall it? should we rehearse it when
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Should we rehearse it when it comes to our lives?
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It comes to our lives? so, let's look at it verse 28,
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So, let's look at it verse 28, "later knowing that everything
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"later knowing that everything had been finished,"
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Had been finished," watch this,
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Watch this, "so that scripture would
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"so that scripture would be fulfilled,
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Be fulfilled, jesus said,
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Jesus said, 'i am thirsty.'
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'i am thirsty.' so they took a jar of
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So they took a jar of wine vinegar that was there,
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Wine vinegar that was there, soaked a sponge in it,
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Soaked a sponge in it, and they lifted it up
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And they lifted it up to jesus' lips.
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To jesus' lips. and when he had
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And when he had received the drink,
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Received the drink, jesus said,
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Jesus said, 'it is finished.'
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'it is finished.' and with that he bowed
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And with that he bowed his head and gave
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His head and gave up his spirit."
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Up his spirit." in the english that phrase,
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In the english that phrase, "it is finished,"
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"it is finished," of course is three words.
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Of course is three words. but in the greek it's one word,
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But in the greek it's one word, and it's the word, "tetelestai."
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And it's the word, "tetelestai." tetelestai means,
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Tetelestai means, "it is finished."
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"it is finished." now, i want you to know
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Now, i want you to know that jesus did not say,
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That jesus did not say, "i am finished."
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"i am finished." jesus was far from finished.
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Jesus was far from finished. jesus couldn't have been further
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Jesus couldn't have been further away from fi --
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Away from fi -- being finished himself.
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Being finished himself. but he said, "it," tetelestai,
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But he said, "it," tetelestai, it is finished."
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It is finished." now, the pharisees would have
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Now, the pharisees would have arrogantly believed looking
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Arrogantly believed looking on the lifeless body of jesus,
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On the lifeless body of jesus, "oh, he's finished."
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"oh, he's finished." i'm guessing the demons
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I'm guessing the demons would screech and howl in hell
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Would screech and howl in hell looking at that broken,
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Looking at that broken, bleeding dead body
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Bleeding dead body and said,
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And said, "oh, he's definitely finished."
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"oh, he's definitely finished." even the disciples probably
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Even the disciples probably looked at that moment
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Looked at that moment with despair
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With despair and disappointment thinking,
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And disappointment thinking, "he's done.
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"he's done. he's finished.
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He's finished. there's no future."
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There's no future." but jesus never said,
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But jesus never said, "i am finished,"
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"i am finished," he said, "tetelestai,"
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He said, "tetelestai," which means,
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Which means, "it is finished."
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"it is finished." now, to understand
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Now, to understand the wonder of this word,
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The wonder of this word, the power of this word,
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The power of this word, "tetelestai," we need
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"tetelestai," we need to see how it was used
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To see how it was used in ancient history specifically
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In ancient history specifically at the time that jesus
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At the time that jesus was on the earth.
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Was on the earth. for example, if you were
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For example, if you were to be invited by your master --
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To be invited by your master -- you're a servant in his kingdom
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You're a servant in his kingdom in some way,
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In some way, and you were invited
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And you were invited to receive instructions,
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To receive instructions, receive a task, an assignment,
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Receive a task, an assignment, the master would give you
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The master would give you very detailed instructions.
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Very detailed instructions. "this is the job
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"this is the job i need you to do.
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I need you to do. this is where i want you to go.
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This is where i want you to go. this is how
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This is how i want you to accomplish it.
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I want you to accomplish it. this is the time frame
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This is the time frame in which it needs to be done."
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In which it needs to be done." the servant would leave
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The servant would leave the master and he would
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The master and he would go and accomplish the task,
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Go and accomplish the task, finish the job,
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Finish the job, and then he would come back
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And then he would come back and tell the master not,
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And tell the master not, "i'm done."
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"i'm done." but he would come back and tell
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But he would come back and tell the master, "tetelestai,"
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The master, "tetelestai," which means,
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Which means, "i have done what
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"i have done what you sent me to do.
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You sent me to do. i have fulfilled
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I have fulfilled the instructions.
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The instructions. i went where you said to go,
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I went where you said to go, how you said to accomplish it,
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How you said to accomplish it, the time frame that
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The time frame that you asked me
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You asked me to accomplish it in.
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To accomplish it in. tetelestai.
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Tetelestai. i have done what you
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I have done what you sent me to do."
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Sent me to do." so, jesus is 33 years of age
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So, jesus is 33 years of age and he announces tetelestai,
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And he announces tetelestai, that, "it is finished."
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That, "it is finished." that he finished the work
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That he finished the work that the father
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That the father had given him to do.
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Had given him to do. john 17:4,
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John 17:4, "i have finished everything
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"i have finished everything you gave me to do."
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You gave me to do." so, jesus did not die
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So, jesus did not die a premature death
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A premature death though he was young.
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Though he was young. he did not die ahead of time.
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He did not die ahead of time. he didn't die accidentally
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He didn't die accidentally or incidentally.
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Or incidentally. jesus died on purpose.
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Jesus died on purpose. down to every single
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Down to every single minute detail,
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Minute detail, even down to the very
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Even down to the very hour in which he would die,
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Hour in which he would die, jesus would die on purpose.
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Jesus would die on purpose. john 10:18 says,
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"no one took his life.
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"no one took his life. he laid it down
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He laid it down and he did so willingly."
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And he did so willingly." matthew 27:50 says,
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Matthew 27:50 says, "he yielded."
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"he yielded." nobody took it.
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Nobody took it. he yielded his spirit.
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He yielded his spirit. so, when he said, "tetelestai,"
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He was saying,
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He was saying, "i finished the work
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"i finished the work the father gave me to do."
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The father gave me to do." this is a servant's word.
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This is a servant's word. it speaks to the master.
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It speaks to the master. "i've done it.
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"i've done it. i heard.
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I heard. i knew.
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I knew. i understood the instructions."
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I understood the instructions." and so,
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And so, the finished work of calvary
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The finished work of calvary is given a servant seal,
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Is given a servant seal, a finishing word, tetelestai,
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A finishing word, tetelestai, "i have finished what
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"i have finished what the father gave me to do."
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The father gave me to do." beyond it being the word
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Beyond it being the word of a servant,
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Of a servant, it was also the word
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It was also the word of a priest.
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Of a priest. when the priest would examine
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When the priest would examine the sacrificial lambs,
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The sacrificial lambs, it would have to --
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It would have to -- the priest would confirm
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The priest would confirm that the lamb was without
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That the lamb was without spot or without blemish,
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Spot or without blemish, knowing that this is a picture
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Knowing that this is a picture of jesus the lamb of god that
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Of jesus the lamb of god that would take away
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Would take away the sins of the world.
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The sins of the world. they would go into great details
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They would go into great details at examining these lambs.
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At examining these lambs. they would lift up
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They would lift up the eye lids of the lamb.
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The eye lids of the lamb. they would open the mouth,
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They would open the mouth, look in the ears,
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Look in the ears, look around the hooves,
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Look around the hooves, pull back all the wool
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Pull back all the wool and examine the body
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And examine the body of that lamb.
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Of that lamb. and at the end,
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And at the end, if it was acceptable,
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If it was acceptable, then there the priest would
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Then there the priest would make an announcement,
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Make an announcement, "tetelestai," which said,
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"tetelestai," which said, "the lamb is perfect.
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"the lamb is perfect. the lamb is an
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The lamb is an acceptable sacrifice."
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Acceptable sacrifice." and so, when jesus
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And so, when jesus says those words, "tetelestai,"
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Says those words, "tetelestai," he is saying to his father,
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He is saying to his father, "here i am.
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"here i am. examine my life.
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Examine my life. examine every details of it.
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Examine every details of it. go to whatever extreme necessary
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Go to whatever extreme necessary because i here in presenting
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Because i here in presenting myself as the perfect lamb
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Myself as the perfect lamb of god."
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Of god." it is finished is
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It is finished is what he was saying.
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What he was saying. it's the word of a priest.
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It's the word of a priest. not only is it the word
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Not only is it the word of a servant,
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Of a servant, not only is it
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Not only is it the word of a priest,
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The word of a priest, it was also
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It was also the word of an artist.
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The word of an artist. in jesus' day,
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In jesus' day, artists would use this word.
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Artists would use this word. some of the greatest pieces
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Some of the greatest pieces of art in all of human history
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Of art in all of human history come from the day
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Come from the day jesus was on the planet,
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Jesus was on the planet, even greater than our day.
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Even greater than our day. great value was placed
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Great value was placed on artistic works.
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On artistic works. so, the artist,
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So, the artist, whether it was
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Whether it was a sculptor or a painter,
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A sculptor or a painter, the sculptor would get out
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The sculptor would get out his chisel and begin to chisel
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His chisel and begin to chisel away at some formless,
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Away at some formless, shapeless stone
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Shapeless stone and he would begin to imagine
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And he would begin to imagine what he wanted to create
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What he wanted to create and chisel away at it.
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And chisel away at it. the artist, the painter,
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The artist, the painter, would grab the canvas
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Would grab the canvas and begin to imagine
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And begin to imagine with every color and every
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With every color and every paint brush exactly what
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Paint brush exactly what he was trying to accomplish.
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He was trying to accomplish. and once the artist
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And once the artist completed their task
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Completed their task down to the last stroke,
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Down to the last stroke, down to final chisel,
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Down to final chisel, the artist would announce
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The artist would announce when he was finished
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When he was finished and that piece
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And that piece was complete, "tetelestai,"
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Was complete, "tetelestai," saying, "i've completed the art,
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Saying, "i've completed the art, the masterpiece is done."
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The masterpiece is done." so, jesus is there on calvary
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So, jesus is there on calvary announcing that the greatest
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Announcing that the greatest work in all of history,
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Work in all of history, the greatest piece of art
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The greatest piece of art in all of history
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In all of history has been completed.
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Has been completed. a lot of people didn't see
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A lot of people didn't see exactly what jesus was doing.
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Exactly what jesus was doing. they didn't see what
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They didn't see what he was sculpting.
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He was sculpting. they didn't understand
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They didn't understand the canvas in which he was
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The canvas in which he was painting and the picture
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Painting and the picture that he was trying
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That he was trying to make clear.
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To make clear. the disciples
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The disciples didn't understand it.
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Didn't understand it. simon peter, in reference
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Simon peter, in reference to the cross,
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To the cross, would tell jesus,
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Would tell jesus, "i won't let you do it.
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"i won't let you do it. i won't let anybody
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I won't let anybody take you to that cross.
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Take you to that cross. i'll stand in between you
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I'll stand in between you and anything that tries
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And anything that tries to stop you."
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To stop you." and jesus said,
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And jesus said, "get behind me, satan."
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"get behind me, satan." saying, "you don't understand
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Saying, "you don't understand the cross is a stroke that
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The cross is a stroke that i've got to apply to the canvas
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I've got to apply to the canvas to make sure that
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To make sure that the breathtaking canvas
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The breathtaking canvas of your salvation is complete."
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Of your salvation is complete." it's important that
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It's important that we understand that
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We understand that many of them didn't get
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Many of them didn't get what he was trying to do.
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What he was trying to do. on the road to emmaus
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On the road to emmaus after the resurrection,
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After the resurrection, he would tell them,
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He would tell them, "you're slow to believe,"
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"you're slow to believe," why?
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Why? "because you don't understand
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"because you don't understand the words of the prophets."
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The words of the prophets." in other words, jesus is saying,
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In other words, jesus is saying, "i'm just here carrying out
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"i'm just here carrying out the work that
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The work that i was given to do."
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I was given to do." i'm just here to finish
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I'm just here to finish this masterpiece.
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This masterpiece. and that's what
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And that's what ephesians 2:10 says.
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Ephesians 2:10 says. it says,
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It says, "we are his workmanship."
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"we are his workmanship." literally what that means
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Literally what that means is we are a peace of art.
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Is we are a peace of art. that's what he was
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That's what he was doing on the cross.
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Doing on the cross. he was being an artist.
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He was being an artist. he was saying,
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He was saying, "hey, i know there was
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"hey, i know there was a masterpiece in each
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A masterpiece in each and everyone of you.
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And everyone of you. and in order to complete it,
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And in order to complete it, i've got to go to calvary
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I've got to go to calvary and i've gotta go to the cross,
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And i've gotta go to the cross, and i've got to get to the place
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And i've got to get to the place where i finish the work,
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Where i finish the work, every detail,
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Every detail, every brush stroke,
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Every brush stroke, every chisel.
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Every chisel. i've gotta make sure
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I've gotta make sure the masterpiece is complete."
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The masterpiece is complete." and once it was complete,
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And once it was complete, he announced, "tetelestai,"
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He announced, "tetelestai," which means,
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Which means, "it is finished."
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"it is finished." not only it was --
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Not only it was -- was it the word of an artist,
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Was it the word of an artist, it was also the word
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It was also the word of a businessman.
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Of a businessman. when you completed
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When you completed a transaction,
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A transaction, you didn't stamp
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You didn't stamp the transaction,
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The transaction, "paid in full."
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"paid in full." you would stamp the transaction,
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You would stamp the transaction, "tetelestai," which mans
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"tetelestai," which mans it is finished.
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It is finished. it means it's been paid in full.
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It means it's been paid in full. so, jesus on the cross
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So, jesus on the cross with the silver in his tears
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With the silver in his tears and the gold in his veins would
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And the gold in his veins would pay the debt of our sin.
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Pay the debt of our sin. he didn't put a down payment
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He didn't put a down payment on it.
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On it. he didn't set up a payment
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He didn't set up a payment plan hoping that over
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Plan hoping that over so many generations,
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So many generations, maybe we can deal
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Maybe we can deal with this great debt.
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With this great debt. it wasn't when you get to heaven
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It wasn't when you get to heaven then the debt will
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Then the debt will be finally paid in full.
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Be finally paid in full. no, the bible says,
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No, the bible says, "the wages of sin is death,
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"the wages of sin is death, but the gift of god
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But the gift of god is eternal life."
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Is eternal life." that there's nothing
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That there's nothing you can do to add or take
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You can do to add or take away from calvary.
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Away from calvary. that you can't --
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That you can't -- you can do nothing to in any way
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You can do nothing to in any way add to or subtract from what
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Add to or subtract from what jesus has already
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Jesus has already done on the cross.
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Done on the cross. it's not 99% grace
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It's not 99% grace and then 1% your efforts.
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And then 1% your efforts. it's not, you know,
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It's not, you know, pretty much for the most part
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Pretty much for the most part it's what he did on the cross
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It's what he did on the cross and then you gotta kind
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And then you gotta kind of pepper a little bit
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Of pepper a little bit of your own efforts into it.
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Of your own efforts into it. it's either all grace
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It's either all grace or it's no grace.
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Or it's no grace. and jesus stamped our debt,
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And jesus stamped our debt, "paid in full."
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"paid in full." not paid in part,
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Not paid in part, "paid in full."
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[applause]
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At the age of 12, he would say,
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At the age of 12, he would say, "i must be about
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"i must be about my father's business."
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My father's business." jesus did not come
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Jesus did not come to play games.
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To play games. if you're here to play games,
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If you're here to play games, jesus does not deal
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Jesus does not deal with people that play god games.
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With people that play god games. but if you're here
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But if you're here to do business with god,
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To do business with god, god takes serious the business
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God takes serious the business of the father,
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Of the father, and he says, "tetelestai."
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And he says, "tetelestai." if you really mean business
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If you really mean business about your life,
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About your life, and you really mean business
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And you really mean business with god,
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With god, and you're here saying,
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And you're here saying, "i've messed up,
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"i've messed up, i've made mistakes,
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I've made mistakes, i've got a history,
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I've got a history, i've got a past,
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I've got a past, but i don't wanna
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But i don't wanna live there any longer,"
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Live there any longer," i can promise you that jesus
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I can promise you that jesus knows how to do the business
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Knows how to do the business of the father and he knows
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Of the father and he knows how to make sure tetelestai
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How to make sure tetelestai is spoken over your life.
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Is spoken over your life. and that means the past is over.
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And that means the past is over. it's gone.
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It's gone. it's complete.
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It's complete. it's finished.
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It's finished. it's been paid for.
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It's been paid for. it wasn't only the word
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It wasn't only the word of a businessman,
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Of a businessman, it was also the word
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It was also the word of a judge.
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Of a judge. in jesus' day,
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In jesus' day, if you were
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If you were to be put in prison
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To be put in prison for crimes you committed,
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For crimes you committed, those crimes would be written
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Those crimes would be written and placed on
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And placed on the prison doors.
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The prison doors. once your time was served,
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Once your time was served, the judge would take that
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The judge would take that piece of paper with the crimes
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Piece of paper with the crimes listed and he would stamp
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Listed and he would stamp on that document
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On that document the word tetelestai,
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The word tetelestai, meaning that the prison doors
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Meaning that the prison doors could open and no longer
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Could open and no longer could the charges that
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Could the charges that were brought against you
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Were brought against you be used against you
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Be used against you ever again.
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Ever again. your debt was paid.
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Your debt was paid. colossians 2:14 says,
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"he took the handwritten
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"he took the handwritten requirements which
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Requirements which were against us,
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Were against us, and he nailed them
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And he nailed them to the cross."
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To the cross." he took the charges
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He took the charges that were against us,
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That were against us, and he nailed them
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And he nailed them to the cross,
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To the cross, which simply means the prison
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Which simply means the prison doors have been open
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Doors have been open for you and for me.
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For you and for me. we don't have to stay
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Back there any longer.
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Back there any longer. tetelestai.
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Tetelestai. you can no longer be charged
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You can no longer be charged for the crimes and the sins
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For the crimes and the sins of your past.
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Of your past. you know, a lot of christians
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You know, a lot of christians don't get this.
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Don't get this. a lot of christians still
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A lot of christians still live dealing with the guilt
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Live dealing with the guilt of their past.
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Of their past. living, saying,
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Living, saying, "okay, i'm trying to serve god
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"okay, i'm trying to serve god now because i've done this
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Now because i've done this and i've done that.
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And i've done that. and i'm giving my life to god,
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And i'm giving my life to god, but i've gotta make sure i put
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But i've gotta make sure i put all this effort in,
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All this effort in, all this work in,
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All this work in, because really,
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Because really, i'm trying to make up
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I'm trying to make up for that thing that i did,
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For that thing that i did, that person i hurt,
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That person i hurt, that mistake that i made.
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That mistake that i made. i'm still trying
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I'm still trying to kinda make up for it.
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To kinda make up for it. that's why i'm in church today,
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That's why i'm in church today, because hopefully god
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Because hopefully god will see that i'm here
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Will see that i'm here and it will make up
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And it will make up for the mistakes of my past.
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For the mistakes of my past. that's why i give
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That's why i give because i'm trying to make sure
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Because i'm trying to make sure that i make up
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That i make up for the sins of my past.
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For the sins of my past. i -- that's why i serve because
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I -- that's why i serve because i'm trying to make up
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I'm trying to make up for the sins of my past.
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For the sins of my past. i know i'm serving god,
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I know i'm serving god, but in order to serve god,
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But in order to serve god, you know,
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You know, i've really gotta make up
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I've really gotta make up for the crimes,
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For the crimes, and the sins,
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And the sins, and the mistakes of my past.
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And the mistakes of my past. i gotta work those things off."
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I gotta work those things off." understand this,
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Understand this, that the holy spirit
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That the holy spirit will never convict you
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Will never convict you of forgiven sin.
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Of forgiven sin. the devil is the one
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The devil is the one that wants to keep bringing
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That wants to keep bringing up the sentence,
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Up the sentence, bringing up the charges,
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Bringing up the charges, reminding you
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Reminding you of what you've done,
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Of what you've done, where you've been,
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Where you've been, and try to take you
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And try to take you and put you back
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And put you back in the prison that god
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In the prison that god has already released
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Has already released you completely from.
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You completely from. if you have repented,
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If you have repented, if you've asked
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If you've asked god to forgive you,
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God to forgive you, and that's an important part
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And that's an important part of that, by the way.
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Of that, by the way. it's not just nothing.
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It's not just nothing. you say, "god, i repent.
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You say, "god, i repent. i turn.
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I turn. i acknowledge.
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I acknowledge. i've fallen short.
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I've fallen short. i've sinned.
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I've sinned. i've messed up.
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I've messed up. i've not lived pleasing to you.
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I've not lived pleasing to you. i've hurt your heart.
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I've hurt your heart. that back there is not
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That back there is not the life that i want.
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The life that i want. i want a new life.
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I want a new life. will you forgive me?"
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Will you forgive me?" "he is faithful and just
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"he is faithful and just to forgive you
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To forgive you every single time."
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[applause]
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Tetelestai means it's been
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Tetelestai means it's been paid in full and you can
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Paid in full and you can walk out of that prison
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Walk out of that prison of guilt.
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Of guilt. it wasn't only a judge's word.
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It wasn't only a judge's word. it was also a warrior's word.
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It was also a warrior's word. when a warrior would
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When a warrior would go to battle,
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Go to battle, defeat his enemy,
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Defeat his enemy, he would return home,
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He would return home, look in the eyes of his general,
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Look in the eyes of his general, look in the eyes of his family,
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Look in the eyes of his family, and he would say, "tetelestai,"
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And he would say, "tetelestai," which meant,
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Which meant, "the battle is over.
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"the battle is over. victory has been accomplished."
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Victory has been accomplished." in john 12:31 the bible says,
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In john 12:31 the bible says, "now is the time for judgment,
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"now is the time for judgment, that the prince of this world
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That the prince of this world will be driven out."
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Will be driven out." jesus is saying,
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Jesus is saying, "the battle with hell has
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"the battle with hell has been finished and victory
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Been finished and victory has been accomplished."
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Has been accomplished." tetelestai is a clear word
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Tetelestai is a clear word that you and i no longer
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That you and i no longer have to wonder,
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Have to wonder, "can we break free?
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"can we break free? can we get victory?
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Can we get victory? will we someday win the battle?"
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Will we someday win the battle?" oh, we're kinda wondering,
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Oh, we're kinda wondering, "you know,
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"you know, it looks like the evil
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It looks like the evil and darkness is winning
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And darkness is winning and i'm not really sure."
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And i'm not really sure." and, you know,
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And, you know, sometimes we struggle,
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Sometimes we struggle, and we trip up,
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And we trip up, and we start thinking,
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And we start thinking, "i don't know if
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"i don't know if i'm gonna win this thing."
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I'm gonna win this thing." you need to understand,
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You need to understand, jesus announced,
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Jesus announced, "the battle is over."
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"the battle is over." hell has already lost.
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Hell has already lost. the victory is already yours.
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The victory is already yours. you just have to keep getting
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You just have to keep getting back up and walking it out.
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Back up and walking it out. tetelestai.
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Tetelestai. "it is finished."
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"it is finished." the ancient egyptians,
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The ancient egyptians, used to say when they built
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Used to say when they built their great monuments
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Their great monuments and pyramids,
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And pyramids, they would say,
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They would say, "we build like giants,
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"we build like giants, and we finish like jewelers.
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And we finish like jewelers. we build like giants,
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We build like giants, and we finish like jewelers."
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And we finish like jewelers." so, jesus on the cross,
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So, jesus on the cross, that's what he was doing.
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That's what he was doing. he was building like a giant,
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He was building like a giant, but never forget,
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But never forget, he was finishing,
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He was finishing, that's the word,
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That's the word, he was finishing
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He was finishing like a fine jeweler.
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Like a fine jeweler. every detail mattered.
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Every detail mattered. every word,
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Every word, every prophecy,
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Every prophecy, every scripture that
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Every scripture that he would fulfill,
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He would fulfill, he was finishing
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He was finishing like a fine jeweler.
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Like a fine jeweler. think about a few
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Think about a few of them with me.
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Of them with me. we read the one as we
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We read the one as we opened the message today.
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Opened the message today. he said,
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He said, "i cried out in thirst."
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"i cried out in thirst." they would take that sponge
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They would take that sponge of vinegar and put
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Of vinegar and put it to his mouth.
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It to his mouth. why?
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Why? why was that important?
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Why was that important? why could he not say,
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Why could he not say, "tetelestai,"until
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"tetelestai,"until that was done?
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That was done? it's because he was fulfilling
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It's because he was fulfilling the prophecy of psalm 69:21
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The prophecy of psalm 69:21 that they would give him
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That they would give him vinegar to drink.
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Vinegar to drink. every detail,
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Every detail, another stroke on the sal --
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Another stroke on the sal -- on the canvas of our salvation.
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On the canvas of our salvation. if you wanna know one
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If you wanna know one of the great authenticators
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Of the great authenticators of scripture,
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Of scripture, how you can trust
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How you can trust the word of god,
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The word of god, it's the fulfilled
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It's the fulfilled prophecies of jesus.
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Prophecies of jesus. if you wanna know how
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If you wanna know how to authenticate jesus
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To authenticate jesus as the son of god,
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As the son of god, it is that he fulfilled
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It is that he fulfilled every prophecy in every
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Every prophecy in every scripture that was written
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Scripture that was written that needed to be fulfilled.
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That needed to be fulfilled. for example, psalms 22,
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For example, psalms 22, remember this was
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Remember this was written generations before
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Written generations before jesus would walk the earth.
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Jesus would walk the earth. and as you read psalms 22,
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And as you read psalms 22, we're not gonna
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We're not gonna do it for time's sake,
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Do it for time's sake, but as you read through it
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But as you read through it it's literally like a person
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It's literally like a person is standing at the foot
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Is standing at the foot of the cross in real time
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Of the cross in real time penning every detail.
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Penning every detail. the psalm was written before
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The psalm was written before the crucifixion was even
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The crucifixion was even a thought in the mind of men.
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A thought in the mind of men. listen to some of the details.
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Listen to some of the details. he writes about the piercing
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He writes about the piercing of his hands and his feet.
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Of his hands and his feet. he gives the clear insults,
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He gives the clear insults, and mockings,
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And mockings, and the shaking
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And the shaking of his enemy's heads.
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Of his enemy's heads. he gives details about
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He gives details about the crucifixion like
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The crucifixion like the bones are out of joint,
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The bones are out of joint, that water is pouring out,
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That water is pouring out, that they would cast
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That they would cast lots for his garments.
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Lots for his garments. so, when he said to tetelestai,
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So, when he said to tetelestai, he was also speaking of every
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He was also speaking of every prophecy is being fulfilled.
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Prophecy is being fulfilled. every prophecy
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Every prophecy concerning calvary,
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Concerning calvary, jesus absolutely fulfilled.
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Jesus absolutely fulfilled. now, you have to understand,
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Now, you have to understand, it wasn't like he got
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It wasn't like he got to the cross and was angling
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To the cross and was angling to try to complete
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To try to complete these things,
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These things, living them out
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Living them out in real time like,
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In real time like, "oh, i'm surprised right
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"oh, i'm surprised right now that my --
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Now that my -- the flesh is being
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The flesh is being ripped off my back.
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Ripped off my back. oh, i'm surprised now
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Oh, i'm surprised now that that they're ripping
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That that they're ripping the beard out of my face.
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The beard out of my face. oh, i didn't expect this
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Oh, i didn't expect this part of it,
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Part of it, that they would make me
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That they would make me carry the cross up
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Carry the cross up golgotha hill."
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Golgotha hill." he wasn't surprised
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He wasn't surprised by any of it.
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By any of it. psalms 88:15 says,
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Psalms 88:15 says, "i am afflicted ready
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"i am afflicted ready to die from my youth."
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To die from my youth." did you know there was
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Did you know there was never a day that jesus lived
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Never a day that jesus lived not knowing how,
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Not knowing how, and when,
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And when, and where he would die?
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And where he would die? those details had been
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Those details had been predetermined and he knew
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Predetermined and he knew his future from his youth.
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His future from his youth. he would stand in joseph's
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He would stand in joseph's carpenter shop and he would see
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Carpenter shop and he would see the wooden beams and it would
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The wooden beams and it would remind him that one day
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Remind him that one day he would carry a cross.
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He would carry a cross. every time he would drive
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Every time he would drive a nail into a piece of wood
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A nail into a piece of wood it would remind him
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It would remind him of the hammer and the nail
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Of the hammer and the nail that would pierce his hands
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That would pierce his hands and his feet.
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And his feet. it's important that we remember
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It's important that we remember nothing was a surprise to him.
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Nothing was a surprise to him. he knew every detail.
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He knew every detail. he knew his instructions.
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He knew his instructions. he had heard clearly
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He had heard clearly from the father what exactly
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From the father what exactly he was to do,
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He was to do, and he lived every moment
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And he lived every moment of his life with full
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Of his life with full knowledge of exactly
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Knowledge of exactly how it would go down.
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How it would go down. every day of jesus' life
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Every day of jesus' life he lived with the shadow
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He lived with the shadow of the cross.
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Of the cross. there was never a question
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There was never a question what he came to do.
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What he came to do. and tetelestai simply
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And tetelestai simply is him saying,
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Is him saying, "i did it.
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"i did it. i finished it.
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I finished it. and i even wanna make sure that
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And i even wanna make sure that every servant that's out there
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Every servant that's out there that i'm saying it
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That i'm saying it in their language.
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In their language. i wanna make sure
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I wanna make sure that every religious priest,
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That every religious priest, i wanna make sure
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I wanna make sure that every artist,
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That every artist, businessman, judge, or prisoner,
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Businessman, judge, or prisoner, warrior, or defeated foe,
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Warrior, or defeated foe, that they all understand
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That they all understand what i did on calvary
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What i did on calvary and that was tetelestai."
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And that was tetelestai." when he said that word,
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When he said that word, it not only announced
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It not only announced to humanity that,
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To humanity that, "it is finished,"
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"it is finished," that word caused the gates
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That word caused the gates of hell to shake
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Of hell to shake and caused demons to tremble.
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And caused demons to tremble. that word caused all of heaven
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That word caused all of heaven to absolutely rejoice.
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To absolutely rejoice. that word caused the earth
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That word caused the earth to shake and the veil
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To shake and the veil of the temple to be torn
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Of the temple to be torn from top to bottom.
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From top to bottom. tetelestai, "it is finished."
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Tetelestai, "it is finished." you and i need to know today
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You and i need to know today that god has finished
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That god has finished the work for us,
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The work for us, that it is final.
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That it is final. it is complete.
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It is complete. it's been paid in full.
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It's been paid in full. the debt that was held against
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The debt that was held against you has been eliminated.
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[applause]
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And so, think about it with me.
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And so, think about it with me. the two prominent ideas
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The two prominent ideas of the cross --
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Of the cross -- there were several,
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There were several, but the two prominent ideas,
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But the two prominent ideas, forgiveness and finish.
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Forgiveness and finish. forgive, finish.
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Forgive, finish. forgive, finish.
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Forgive, finish. so, if you don't forgive,
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So, if you don't forgive, you don't finish.
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You don't finish. if you don't forgive,
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If you don't forgive, there's no tetelestai.
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There's no tetelestai. if jesus does not say,
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If jesus does not say, "father, forgive them."
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"father, forgive them." he was, in his heart,
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He was, in his heart, making it clear,
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Making it clear, "i forgive.
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"i forgive. i forgive my enemies.
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I forgive my enemies. i forgive the false accusations.
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I forgive the false accusations. i forgive those who beat me.
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I forgive those who beat me. i forgive my disciples that
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I forgive my disciples that should have stood with me
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Should have stood with me and turned their back.
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And turned their back. i forgive.
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I forgive. i forgive.
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I forgive. i forgive."
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I forgive." so, he could get to the point
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So, he could get to the point that he said, "tetelestai.
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That he said, "tetelestai. it is finished."
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It is finished." you wanna know the most
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You wanna know the most important thing you can
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Important thing you can do if you wanna finish the work,
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Do if you wanna finish the work, the assignment,
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The assignment, that god's given you to do?
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That god's given you to do? you wanna know?
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You wanna know? you wanna know the number
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You wanna know the number one reason you won't finish?
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One reason you won't finish? you'll get stuck in some
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You'll get stuck in some cycle living the same day
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Cycle living the same day over and over,
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Over and over, and over, again,
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And over, again, the same event over
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The same event over and over and over again,
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And over and over again, the same person consuming
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The same person consuming your mind over and over again.
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Your mind over and over again. ten years ago,
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Ten years ago, 20 years ago,
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20 years ago, 30 years ago, still.
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30 years ago, still. you can't get on
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You can't get on to the tetelestai moment
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To the tetelestai moment of your life,
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Of your life, can't get to where paul
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Can't get to where paul got where he said,
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Got where he said, "i've finished my course.
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"i've finished my course. i fought my fight."
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I fought my fight." you don't get to the finish
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You don't get to the finish until you learn how to forgive.
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♪ ♪
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>> i love the cross.
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>> i love the cross. i love what it means.
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I love what it means. i know it's --
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I know it's -- to reflect on it,
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To reflect on it, it was an awful price
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It was an awful price jesus had to pay for us.
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Jesus had to pay for us. but just to know that that's
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But just to know that that's where his love
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Where his love was poured out for us,
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Was poured out for us, it just never ceases to grip my
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It just never ceases to grip my heart and make me so thankful
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Heart and make me so thankful that god got a hold of my life
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That god got a hold of my life at a young age.
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At a young age. and maybe you're watching this
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And maybe you're watching this today and you heard the message
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Today and you heard the message on the cross and you're not
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On the cross and you're not right with god today.
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Right with god today. you're running from god.
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You're running from god. you're distant from god.
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You're distant from god. you're in sin, addiction,
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You're in sin, addiction, you're lost, you're confused.
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You're lost, you're confused. you've not surrendered
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You've not surrendered your life to jesus christ.
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Your life to jesus christ. you've not put your
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You've not put your faith in jesus christ.
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Faith in jesus christ. you've not put
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You've not put your trust in him.
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Your trust in him. and somehow you
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And somehow you watched this today.
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Watched this today. i wanna encourage you,
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I wanna encourage you, don't wait one moment longer.
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Don't wait one moment longer. today is the day of salvation.
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Today is the day of salvation. that's what
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That's what the bible promises, today.
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The bible promises, today. you say, "well, i'll do it
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You say, "well, i'll do it tomorrow or some other day."
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Tomorrow or some other day." tomorrow is the devil's word.
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Tomorrow is the devil's word. today is god's word.
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Today is god's word. now is the appointed
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Now is the appointed time of salvation.
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Time of salvation. now, just simply means don't
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Now, just simply means don't push off for another day.
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Push off for another day. don't give the enemy
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Don't give the enemy one more day in your life.
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One more day in your life. just say right where you're at,
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Just say right where you're at, just say, "god, i need you."
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Just say, "god, i need you." just tell jesus,
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Just tell jesus, say, "jesus,
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Say, "jesus, i need you to forgive me.
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I need you to forgive me. i need you to cleanse me."
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I need you to cleanse me." just take a moment, say,
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Just take a moment, say, "i repent.
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"i repent. i turn my old life,
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I turn my old life, and i turn towards you.
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And i turn towards you. tetelestai.
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Tetelestai. that old life is finished.
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That old life is finished. it was finished on the cross
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It was finished on the cross and now i say it is finished
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And now i say it is finished today because i come
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Today because i come to the cross.
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To the cross. i need your grace."
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I need your grace." say that to him,
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Say that to him, say, "i need your forgiveness.
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Say, "i need your forgiveness. i need a new beginning."
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I need a new beginning." say, "i believe that you
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Say, "i believe that you are god's only son."
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Are god's only son." and now, say,
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And now, say, "i believe that he raised you
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"i believe that he raised you from the dead.
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From the dead. i invite you into
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I invite you into my life in jesus' name.
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My life in jesus' name. amen."
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Amen." if you prayed that prayer,
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If you prayed that prayer, please call us and let us know
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Please call us and let us know how we can serve
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How we can serve you or for anything.
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You or for anything. we get your letters.
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We get your letters. i get them all the time.
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I get them all the time. we hear from your phone calls.
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We hear from your phone calls. i see the needs,
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I see the needs, the things that
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The things that we're believing god for,
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We're believing god for, just the testimonies of just
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Just the testimonies of just all the amazing things
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All the amazing things that god is doing.
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That god is doing. it means the world.
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It means the world. thank you for your faith,
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Thank you for your faith, your love,
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Your love, your encouragement,
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Your encouragement, your giving.
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Your giving. and today,
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And today, if you've not done this yet,
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If you've not done this yet, they're gonna show you
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They're gonna show you a real quick clip on how
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A real quick clip on how you can get daily encouragement
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You can get daily encouragement from us to you.
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From us to you. and so, check this out
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And so, check this out and we'll see you next week.
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Marcus Mecum - How Do You Spell Salvation

June 8, 2025 | 27:42

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