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Marcus Mecum - A Lazarus Sized Miracle

April 6, 2025 | S25:E14

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Marcus Mecum | Marcus Mecum - A Lazarus Sized Miracle | April 6, 2025

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>> john 11, john 11,
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>> john 11, john 11, if you can find that,
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If you can find that, verse 35, the shortest verse
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In your bible, "jesus wept."
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In your bible, "jesus wept." everybody, say that with me.
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Everybody, say that with me. say, "jesus wept."
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Say, "jesus wept." >> congregation: "jesus wept."
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>> congregation: "jesus wept." >> maybe you've never memorized
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>> maybe you've never memorized a scripture before.
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A scripture before. say that one more time,
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Say that one more time, "jesus wept."
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"jesus wept." >> congregation: "jesus wept."
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>> congregation: "jesus wept." >> there you go.
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>> there you go. you're leaving this service
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You're leaving this service more spiritual than
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More spiritual than what you came.
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What you came. you've just memorized
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You've just memorized a bible verse.
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A bible verse. "jesus wept.
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"jesus wept. then the jews said,
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Then the jews said, 'see how he loved him.'"
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'see how he loved him.'" speaking of how
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Speaking of how jesus loved lazarus.
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Jesus loved lazarus. "and some of them said,
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"and some of them said, 'could not this man,
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'could not this man, who opened
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Who opened the eyes of the blind,
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The eyes of the blind, also have kept this
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Also have kept this man from dying?'
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Man from dying?' and then jesus again
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And then jesus again groaning in himself
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Groaning in himself came to the tomb.
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Came to the tomb. it was a cave, and a stone
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It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
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Lay against it. and jesus said,
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And jesus said, 'take away the stone.'
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'take away the stone.' martha, the sister of him --
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Martha, the sister of him -- or, 'take away the stone.'
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Or, 'take away the stone.' martha, the sister of him
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Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him,
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Who was dead, said to him, 'lord, by this time
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'lord, by this time there is a stench,
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There is a stench, for he has been
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For he has been dead four days.'
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Dead four days.' and jesus said to her,
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And jesus said to her, 'did i not say to you
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'did i not say to you that if you would believe
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That if you would believe you would see
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You would see the glory of god?'
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The glory of god?' then they took away the stone
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Then they took away the stone from the place where
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From the place where the dead man was lying.
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The dead man was lying. and jesus lifted up
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And jesus lifted up his eyes and said,
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His eyes and said, 'father, i thank you
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'father, i thank you that you have heard me.
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That you have heard me. and i know that
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And i know that you always hear me,
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You always hear me, but because of the people
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But because of the people who are standing by
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Who are standing by i said this,
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I said this, that they may believe
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That they may believe that you sent me.'
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That you sent me.' now when he had said
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Now when he had said these things, he cried
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These things, he cried with a loud voice,
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With a loud voice, 'lazarus, come forth!
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'lazarus, come forth! lazarus, come forth!'
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Lazarus, come forth!' and he who had died came out
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And he who had died came out bound hand and foot
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Bound hand and foot with grave clothes,
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With grave clothes, and his face was
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And his face was wrapped with a cloth.
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Wrapped with a cloth. and jesus said to them,
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And jesus said to them, 'loose him and let him go.
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'loose him and let him go. loose him and let him go.'"
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Loose him and let him go.'" i wanna talk to you about,
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"a lazarus-sized miracle."
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"a lazarus-sized miracle." the book of john,
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The book of john, we know why it was written.
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We know why it was written. it's different than
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It's different than the other gospels,
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The other gospels, the other three gospels.
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The other three gospels. matthew, mark, and luke
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Matthew, mark, and luke would be the synoptic gospels.
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Would be the synoptic gospels. and we know what those are
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And we know what those are because it tells us
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Because it tells us synoptic optics, optics.
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Synoptic optics, optics. in other words,
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In other words, 'syn' is with or same optics.
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'syn' is with or same optics. so, to say they were
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So, to say they were writing from the same view,
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Writing from the same view, the same optics.
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The same optics. john writes from
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John writes from a different point of view
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A different point of view and we end the book of john,
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And we end the book of john, and it tells us what
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And it tells us what he was writing to us about.
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He was writing to us about. he says in the very end,
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He says in the very end, "it's that you might believe.
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"it's that you might believe. it's that you might believe."
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It's that you might believe." so, there are things
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So, there are things when it comes to the signs,
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When it comes to the signs, the miracles, and the sayings
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The miracles, and the sayings of jesus and john
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Of jesus and john that are designed specifically
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That are designed specifically for those of you who are
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For those of you who are in a place where
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In a place where you're struggling
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You're struggling to believe because of
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To believe because of the kind of situation
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The kind of situation that you find yourself today.
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That you find yourself today. and i like the fact
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And i like the fact that verse 35 says that,
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That verse 35 says that, "jesus wept."
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"jesus wept." so, everything we need
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So, everything we need to know about god
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To know about god can be experienced
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Can be experienced and revealed
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And revealed in those two words,
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In those two words, "jesus wept."
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"jesus wept." lazarus would be a picture,
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Lazarus would be a picture, to you and i, of someone
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To you and i, of someone who is too far gone.
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Who is too far gone. it's a picture of a situation
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It's a picture of a situation that has no hope.
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That has no hope. jesus is late to the scene
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Jesus is late to the scene and his involvement up to
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And his involvement up to this point they would suggest
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This point they would suggest is insufficient at best.
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Is insufficient at best. the scene is one of sickness.
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The scene is one of sickness. it's a scene of disease.
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It's a scene of disease. it's a scene where
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It's a scene where there's a funeral,
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There's a funeral, graves, and death.
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Graves, and death. and the bible uses the phrase,
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And the bible uses the phrase, "the stench of death."
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"the stench of death." so, it's one thing to
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So, it's one thing to watch about death on tv,
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Watch about death on tv, it's another thing
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It's another thing to read about it,
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To read about it, or hear about it
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Or hear about it in the news
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In the news or on social media.
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Or on social media. but yet, it's a whole
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But yet, it's a whole 'nother thing,
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'nother thing, the stench of death,
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The stench of death, the finality of
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The finality of the sense of smell.
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The sense of smell. smelling death takes it
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Smelling death takes it to a whole another level.
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To a whole another level. and so, here is the scene
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And so, here is the scene that is set that jesus
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That is set that jesus is walking into.
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Is walking into. the odds are stacked
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The odds are stacked against them,
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Against them, the statistics
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The statistics are overwhelming.
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Are overwhelming. they are facing
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They are facing an impossible situation.
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An impossible situation. and maybe you're here today
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And maybe you're here today and you're facing
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And you're facing a lazarus-sized problem.
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A lazarus-sized problem. i think we could all agree
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I think we could all agree that we're facing some type
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That we're facing some type of problem in our life.
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Of problem in our life. i believe that it would be
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I believe that it would be a rare person here that
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A rare person here that has no problem in their life.
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Has no problem in their life. and then for many that are here,
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And then for many that are here, you would even say,
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You would even say, "i'm looking at something
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"i'm looking at something that appears impossible."
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That appears impossible." it is a lazarus-sized problem.
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It is a lazarus-sized problem. in other words,
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In other words, it's too late.
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It's too late. the stench of death
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The stench of death is all around it.
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Is all around it. there's no hope in your mind
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There's no hope in your mind for what's going on.
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For what's going on. but today, i've decided
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But today, i've decided to open up the scriptures
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To open up the scriptures to this story so we can
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To this story so we can allow god by his spirit
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Allow god by his spirit to reach into that grave.
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To reach into that grave. we can allow god to move
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We can allow god to move back the stone of hopelessness
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Back the stone of hopelessness in front of that tomb
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In front of that tomb in jesus' name
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In jesus' name and believe for
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And believe for a lazarus-sized miracle...
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[applause]
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For your lazarus-sized problem.
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For your lazarus-sized problem. the bible says again,
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The bible says again, "jesus wept."
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"jesus wept." we see jesus weeping
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We see jesus weeping a few places in the bible.
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A few places in the bible. he weeps over jerusalem.
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He weeps over jerusalem. hebrews teaches us that
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Hebrews teaches us that he would have wept
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He would have wept in the garden of gethsemane.
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In the garden of gethsemane. and now, here, john tells us
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And now, here, john tells us that he wept over lazarus.
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That he wept over lazarus. he's weeping not because he has,
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He's weeping not because he has, like, a generic
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Like, a generic relationship with lazarus.
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Relationship with lazarus. he's weeping not because
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He's weeping not because lazarus is described
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Lazarus is described as a disciple.
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As a disciple. he's not described
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He's not described as a christian,
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As a christian, or even a follower of jesus.
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Or even a follower of jesus. the bible refers to lazarus
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The bible refers to lazarus as a friend of jesus.
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As a friend of jesus. they're very close.
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They're very close. multiple times,
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Multiple times, it says that
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It says that jesus loved lazarus.
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Jesus loved lazarus. the word love translates,
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The word love translates, "a deep yearning,"
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"a deep yearning," so this is a deep,
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So this is a deep, personal love.
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Personal love. jesus has a deep,
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Jesus has a deep, personal connection
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Personal connection with lazarus.
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With lazarus. so, to the extent that
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So, to the extent that when he shows up to the scene
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When he shows up to the scene that we've been looking at,
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That we've been looking at, he begins to groan and mourn.
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He begins to groan and mourn. not just shed tears,
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Not just shed tears, but the word groaning
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But the word groaning speaks of an intense rage
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Speaks of an intense rage and anger on the inside
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And anger on the inside that caused him to stay silent
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That caused him to stay silent and unable to speak.
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And unable to speak. in other words, we know that
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In other words, we know that jesus is experiencing
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Jesus is experiencing real grief because of
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Real grief because of the way it's described.
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The way it's described. he's experiencing
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He's experiencing the kind of grief
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The kind of grief we all experience
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We all experience when we face hopelessness.
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When we face hopelessness. he's experiencing
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He's experiencing the kind of grief that
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The kind of grief that we encounter when
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We encounter when we have a crisis in life,
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We have a crisis in life, the kind of grief that
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The kind of grief that words can't describe,
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Words can't describe, the kind of grief and pain
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The kind of grief and pain that you can't even tell
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That you can't even tell someone about that
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Someone about that has not experienced it
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Has not experienced it because there's no words
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Because there's no words that would help them
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That would help them understand it.
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Understand it. this is the kind of grief
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This is the kind of grief that jesus is facing,
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That jesus is facing, and he is devastated
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And he is devastated for his friend.
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For his friend. and maybe more important
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And maybe more important than how jesus felt
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Than how jesus felt about lazarus,
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About lazarus, we should consider
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We should consider how jesus feels about
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How jesus feels about every single one of you.
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Every single one of you. the bible is clear that
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The bible is clear that jesus feels the exact
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Jesus feels the exact same way about you
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Same way about you as he did lazarus.
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As he did lazarus. the bible places you and i
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The bible places you and i in the category of friend.
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In the category of friend. and you would say,
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And you would say, "well, not me.
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"well, not me. i know there's other people
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I know there's other people that are here that they're
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That are here that they're good, little christians,
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Good, little christians, they fit in
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They fit in the category as friend.
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The category as friend. but you don't know
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But you don't know what i've done.
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What i've done. you don't know
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You don't know where i've been.
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Where i've been. you don't know
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You don't know the places that i've been.
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The places that i've been. you don't know
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You don't know the mistakes that i've made.
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The mistakes that i've made. there's no way that
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There's no way that i would find myself
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I would find myself in the category as friend.
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In the category as friend. but know this that one of
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But know this that one of the reasons they hated
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The reasons they hated jesus in his time so much,
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Jesus in his time so much, one of the reasons
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One of the reasons they would murder him
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They would murder him and put him on a cross
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And put him on a cross is because of
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Is because of the friends that he had.
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The friends that he had. it's because he was the friend,
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It's because he was the friend, the bible says,
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The bible says, not of the saint
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Not of the saint but of the sinner.
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But of the sinner. which means you are here
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Which means you are here and no matter how far gone
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And no matter how far gone you think that you are,
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You think that you are, when jesus looks at you,
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When jesus looks at you, he considers you his friend.
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He considers you his friend. you might be at enmity with him,
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You might be at enmity with him, but he is not
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But he is not at enmity with you.
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At enmity with you. he looks at you no matter
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He looks at you no matter what's going on in your life
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What's going on in your life and he says,
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And he says, "that person right there,
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"that person right there, that person up there,
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That person up there, that person over here,
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That person over here, that one, that one, that one
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That one, that one, that one who says, 'there's no way.'
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Who says, 'there's no way.' yes, you sir.
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Yes, you sir. you ma'am.'"
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[applause]
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He considers you friend.
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He considers you friend. when you hear that jesus weeps
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When you hear that jesus weeps it gives you a picture of god's
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It gives you a picture of god's heart for the lazarus-sized
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Heart for the lazarus-sized problems in our world.
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Problems in our world. he's heartbroken.
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He's heartbroken. he's not detached.
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He's not detached. he's not despondent.
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He's not despondent. he's not distant.
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He's not distant. he's not indifferent.
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He's not indifferent. because god's heart
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Because god's heart is personal for people.
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Is personal for people. it's intimate.
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It's intimate. it's deep.
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It's deep. it's yearning.
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It's yearning. it's the kind of love that
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It's the kind of love that reaches into the graves of life.
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Reaches into the graves of life. it's an intense anger
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It's an intense anger and rage if necessary.
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And rage if necessary. it's that, "i'll fight
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It's that, "i'll fight for you if i have to.
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For you if i have to. i'll die for you if i have to.
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I'll die for you if i have to. i'll lay down my life
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I'll lay down my life for you if i have to."
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For you if i have to." that's the kind of love
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That's the kind of love we're talking about.
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We're talking about. it's the, "i'll do
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It's the, "i'll do anything i have to,
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Anything i have to, but i will not let
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But i will not let you stay the same.
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You stay the same. i'll give everything
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I'll give everything i got to get you
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I got to get you out of that situation.
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Out of that situation. i'll leave it all on the table,
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I'll leave it all on the table, but i'm not going to
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But i'm not going to let you stay the same.
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Let you stay the same. i'm not gonna leave you
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I'm not gonna leave you in that desperate place.
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In that desperate place. i'm not going to leave you
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I'm not going to leave you in that broken place."
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In that broken place." jesus is questioned
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Jesus is questioned by people because
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By people because he wasn't there for lazarus.
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He wasn't there for lazarus. lazarus name means,
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Lazarus name means, "the one who helps."
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"the one who helps." so, jesus was not there
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So, jesus was not there for the one who helps,
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For the one who helps, the one who serves,
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The one who serves, the one who gives,
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The one who gives, the one who's
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The one who's surrendered himself,
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Surrendered himself, the one who's kind of
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The one who's kind of the best possible --
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The best possible -- they've really given
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They've really given their life to jesus.
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Their life to jesus. and lazarus was always
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And lazarus was always there helping jesus,
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There helping jesus, and now he's in
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And now he's in a situation where
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A situation where he needs jesus to help him,
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He needs jesus to help him, and jesus is not there
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And jesus is not there so people question him.
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So people question him. but the bible says,
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But the bible says, watch this, that when
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Watch this, that when they came to jesus,
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They came to jesus, the messenger says,
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The messenger says, "hey, your friend lazarus
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"hey, your friend lazarus is sick unto death."
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Is sick unto death." and the bible doesn't say,
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And the bible doesn't say, "but jesus couldn't go."
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"but jesus couldn't go." it says, "so, jesus didn't
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It says, "so, jesus didn't go for two more days."
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Go for two more days." "so," implies he could
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"so," implies he could have gone but he didn't.
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Have gone but he didn't. and it goes on to say,
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And it goes on to say, "because he loved lazarus."
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"because he loved lazarus." so, he didn't go
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So, he didn't go when they wanted him to.
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When they wanted him to. he didn't show up
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He didn't show up when they expected him to.
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Here they are,
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Here they are, "if he really loved us,
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"if he really loved us, he would be here.
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He would be here. if he really cared,
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If he really cared, this wouldn't be going on.
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This wouldn't be going on. if he was really a friend,
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If he was really a friend, he would be here
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He would be here in this situation."
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In this situation." that was their expectations.
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That was their expectations. lazarus probably expected this
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Lazarus probably expected this though we don't
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Though we don't have that detail.
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Have that detail. the people surrounding
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The people surrounding lazarus absolutely
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Lazarus absolutely expected that.
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Expected that. but jesus said, "i didn't go
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But jesus said, "i didn't go when they thought i should
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When they thought i should and i wasn't concerned
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And i wasn't concerned about meeting their expectations
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About meeting their expectations because i wanted to show them
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Because i wanted to show them that i love them."
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That i love them." isn't that something?
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Isn't that something? that we doubt his love
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That we doubt his love because he doesn't do
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Because he doesn't do what we expect him to.
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What we expect him to. but jesus said, "if i do
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But jesus said, "if i do what they expect me to do,
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What they expect me to do, there's going to be
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There's going to be a dimension of my love
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A dimension of my love they never fully understand."
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They never fully understand." isn't that right?
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[applause]
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"so, i'll wait, i'll wait
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"so, i'll wait, i'll wait because i love them."
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Because i love them." there are some moments
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There are some moments where god reveals
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Where god reveals his love to you
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His love to you in such a way that you
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In such a way that you look back and you realize,
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Look back and you realize, "if he would have done things
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"if he would have done things the way i wanted him to,
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The way i wanted him to, i wouldn't have realized
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I wouldn't have realized how much he really loves me.
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How much he really loves me. because if he would have
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Because if he would have shown up when i wanted him to,
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Shown up when i wanted him to, i would have been like,
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I would have been like, 'oh yeah, you love me.
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'oh yeah, you love me. i love you.'
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I love you.' but when you didn't show up
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But when you didn't show up when i thought you should,
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When i thought you should, i gave up, i got frustrated,
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I gave up, i got frustrated, i got angry, i got mad,
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I got angry, i got mad, i kind of quit,
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I kind of quit, i kind of turned my back.
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I kind of turned my back. i sing about,
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I sing about, 'i'll follow you,
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'i'll follow you, no turning back,'
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No turning back,' but that works
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But that works good in the song.
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Good in the song. but the truth is,
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But the truth is, you didn't do what
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You didn't do what i thought you should,
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I thought you should, so i doubted your love for me."
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So i doubted your love for me." and then you go through life
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And then you go through life a little bit and then god
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A little bit and then god comes through for you,
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Comes through for you, and then you realize,
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And then you realize, "man, he really does love me,
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"man, he really does love me, because he loves me
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Because he loves me when i didn't love him back.
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When i didn't love him back. he loves me
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He loves me when i didn't serve him.
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When i didn't serve him. he loves me
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He loves me when i turn my back.
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When i turn my back. he loves me
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He loves me when i didn't believe."
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[applause]
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So, there's a part of this
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So, there's a part of this miracle that if you're facing
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Miracle that if you're facing a lazarus-sized problem,
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A lazarus-sized problem, you need to understand that
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You need to understand that if he's not doing
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If he's not doing what you think he should,
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What you think he should, when you think he should,
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When you think he should, it's because he loves you.
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It's because he loves you. now, to understand this miracle
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Now, to understand this miracle and what happened
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And what happened when jesus showed up,
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When jesus showed up, i want to go back
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I want to go back into the culture
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Into the culture and the history of
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And the history of this miracle for just a minute.
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This miracle for just a minute. and i'm saying some of these
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And i'm saying some of these details because i know
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Details because i know some of you are
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Some of you are looking at a scenario
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Looking at a scenario and you are putting
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And you are putting all the facts together
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All the facts together on why there's no way
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On why there's no way god could do a lazarus-sized
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God could do a lazarus-sized miracle in your situation.
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Miracle in your situation. so, i want to give you
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So, i want to give you a clue as to what
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A clue as to what possibly was happening
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Possibly was happening in this resurrection miracle.
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In this resurrection miracle. are you ready?
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Are you ready? okay.
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Okay. so, this is according
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So, this is according to tertullian.
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To tertullian. now, tertullian, if you read
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Now, tertullian, if you read about church history,
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About church history, was a brilliant
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Was a brilliant christian thinker,
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Christian thinker, preacher, and author.
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Preacher, and author. he was a distinguished
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He was a distinguished historian and theologian.
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Historian and theologian. he was distinguished in
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He was distinguished in legal matters and medicine.
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Legal matters and medicine. this is one of
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This is one of the great thinkers
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The great thinkers after jesus died.
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After jesus died. for seven hundred years
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For seven hundred years after jesus' death,
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After jesus' death, people would refer to
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People would refer to tertullian's sermons
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Tertullian's sermons and thoughts.
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And thoughts. so, he would be
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So, he would be one of the primary influences
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One of the primary influences in the life of st augustine.
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In the life of st augustine. he would have been
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He would have been very influential,
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Very influential, and what we know
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And what we know as the nicene creed,
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As the nicene creed, or what would become
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Or what would become the apostle's creed.
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The apostle's creed. so, this is a very influential
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So, this is a very influential early church leader.
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Early church leader. he wrote a sermon
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He wrote a sermon concerning lazarus.
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Concerning lazarus. in this sermon,
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In this sermon, he said several things
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He said several things about bethany that
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About bethany that would help us know
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Would help us know the extent of how great
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The extent of how great this miracle was.
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This miracle was. and so, according
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And so, according to tertullian, bethany
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To tertullian, bethany would have been populated
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Would have been populated with elephantine egyptian jews.
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With elephantine egyptian jews. lazarus, mary, and martha
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Lazarus, mary, and martha were all egyptian jews.
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Were all egyptian jews. all of them would have
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All of them would have been raised in bethany,
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Been raised in bethany, which simply meant
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Which simply meant their worship practices
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Their worship practices would have been in judaism,
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Would have been in judaism, but their customs,
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But their customs, including burial practices,
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Including burial practices, would have remained
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Would have remained egyptian in their influence.
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Egyptian in their influence. so, lazarus would have
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So, lazarus would have not been buried
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Not been buried in a traditional jewish manner,
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In a traditional jewish manner, but rather in a greco-roman
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But rather in a greco-roman egyptian manner.
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Egyptian manner. so, in order to do this,
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So, in order to do this, when lazarus died,
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When lazarus died, to prepare his body for burial,
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To prepare his body for burial, they would have drained
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They would have drained the body of blood,
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The body of blood, taken out his heart,
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Taken out his heart, his brain, his tongue,
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His brain, his tongue, his eyeballs, and his lungs,
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His eyeballs, and his lungs, put them in a honey wine
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Put them in a honey wine olive-filled pottery jar
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Olive-filled pottery jar and sealed it with beeswax.
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And sealed it with beeswax. coins would have been
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Coins would have been placed over the empty eye
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Placed over the empty eye sockets of lazarus.
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Sockets of lazarus. where the empty organs
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Where the empty organs would have been removed
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Would have been removed or where the body
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Or where the body would have been empty
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Would have been empty because the organs were removed,
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Because the organs were removed, they would have filled
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They would have filled that empty area with
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That empty area with a mixture of honey,
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A mixture of honey, olive oil, and spiced wine.
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Olive oil, and spiced wine. after the body
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After the body was sewn together,
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Was sewn together, it would have been covered
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It would have been covered with salt and aromatic spices.
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With salt and aromatic spices. they would then wrap the body
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They would then wrap the body in a mummy style fashion
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In a mummy style fashion with dozens of
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With dozens of wide strips of linen.
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Wide strips of linen. then the tomb he would
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Then the tomb he would have been placed in
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Have been placed in would have had two rooms.
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Would have had two rooms. the first room would be
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The first room would be 8 square feet, and the deceased
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8 square feet, and the deceased body parts that were placed
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Body parts that were placed in those pottery jars would be
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In those pottery jars would be put in the first room.
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Put in the first room. so, in the first room,
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So, in the first room, you would have had
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You would have had the pottery jars
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The pottery jars with the heart, the lungs,
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With the heart, the lungs, the brain, the eyes, etcetera,
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The brain, the eyes, etcetera, there in that room.
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There in that room. then there would be
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Then there would be a 40-step stairway
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A 40-step stairway downward to a larger room
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Downward to a larger room where they would have placed
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Where they would have placed the body in a stone vault
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The body in a stone vault with a stone lid on it.
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With a stone lid on it. from that point,
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From that point, the deceased family
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The deceased family would receive visitors
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Would receive visitors from day two to day four.
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From day two to day four. by day four, the body
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By day four, the body would rapidly decompose,
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Would rapidly decompose, and this would be
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And this would be the official day
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The official day of the public funeral.
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Of the public funeral. this is what tertullian says,
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This is what tertullian says, "the day that jesus showed up
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"the day that jesus showed up was during the public funeral."
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Was during the public funeral." so, he was not
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So, he was not met with enthusiasm.
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Met with enthusiasm. he was met with contempt.
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He was met with contempt. and in front of the public,
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And in front of the public, he goes to mary --
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He goes to mary -- or, sorry, martha and says
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Or, sorry, martha and says to move away the stone.
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To move away the stone. this is an impossibility
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This is an impossibility for a dainty woman,
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For a dainty woman, probably an impossibility
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Probably an impossibility for several women,
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For several women, and so he insists,
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And so he insists, even though it's impossible,
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Even though it's impossible, for the stone to be removed.
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For the stone to be removed. she brings up that
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She brings up that the body, at this point,
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The body, at this point, would smell and that there
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Would smell and that there was going to be a stench.
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Was going to be a stench. in other words,
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In other words, she's implying what jesus
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She's implying what jesus is requesting is inappropriate
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Is requesting is inappropriate in every way, and to do
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In every way, and to do anything about it
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Anything about it at this point it's too late.
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At this point it's too late. jesus would push
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Jesus would push past all of that,
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Past all of that, pray to god,
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Pray to god, ultimately speak into
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Ultimately speak into the grave for lazarus
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The grave for lazarus to come forth,
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To come forth, but according to what
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But according to what tertullian wrote,
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Tertullian wrote, lazarus would not have
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Lazarus would not have instantaneously
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Instantaneously just showed up
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Just showed up outside of the grave.
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Outside of the grave. it would have taken him
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It would have taken him time to find his way
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Time to find his way out of the second room,
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Out of the second room, so, he would have had to kick
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So, he would have had to kick the stone lid off the door,
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The stone lid off the door, stumble up 40 steps
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Stumble up 40 steps still bound in grave clothes
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Still bound in grave clothes that were more like
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That were more like a cast at this point.
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A cast at this point. he would have had to walk
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He would have had to walk through that room
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Through that room where all of his organs
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Where all of his organs were placed in the pottery jar.
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Were placed in the pottery jar. finally, he would have
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Finally, he would have ended up in the opening
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Ended up in the opening outside of the grave still
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Outside of the grave still wrapped in his grave clothes.
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Wrapped in his grave clothes. and according to tertullian,
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And according to tertullian, many that were gathered there
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Many that were gathered there initially when jesus said
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Initially when jesus said for lazarus to come forth,
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For lazarus to come forth, would have begun to get weary,
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Would have begun to get weary, and skeptical, and left.
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And skeptical, and left. they would have believed that
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They would have believed that even this level of a miracle,
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Even this level of a miracle, even though they know
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Even though they know he opened the blind eyes,
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He opened the blind eyes, even though his reputation
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Even though his reputation preceded him as
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Preceded him as a miracle worker,
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A miracle worker, they would have still concluded
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They would have still concluded that this type of a miracle
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That this type of a miracle was an impossibility.
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Was an impossibility. anyone that had any
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Anyone that had any confidence in jesus
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Confidence in jesus at this point
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At this point because of how long
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Because of how long it would have taken
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It would have taken for lazarus to come out,
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For lazarus to come out, their confidence would have
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Their confidence would have been absolutely shattered.
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Been absolutely shattered. so now, you have
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So now, you have a few eyewitnesses
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A few eyewitnesses remaining that are still
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Remaining that are still there that see the miracle.
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There that see the miracle. and according to tertullian,
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And according to tertullian, if you think about the miracle,
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If you think about the miracle, it was not only
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It was not only a resurrection miracle,
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A resurrection miracle, and there's a reason
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And there's a reason i'm saying this,
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I'm saying this, it was a creation miracle.
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It was a creation miracle. lazarus would have had to be
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Lazarus would have had to be given a brand-new heart,
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Given a brand-new heart, a brand-new mind or brain,
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A brand-new mind or brain, brand-new breath and lungs,
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Brand-new breath and lungs, brand-new speech and tongue,
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Brand-new speech and tongue, brand-new vision and eyes.
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Brand-new vision and eyes. and so, this is not
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And so, this is not only a crea --
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Only a crea -- a resurrection miracle,
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A resurrection miracle, but a creation miracle.
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But a creation miracle. and then jesus looks
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And then jesus looks at those who were there
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At those who were there to loose him and let him go.
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To loose him and let him go. meaning, jesus can do
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Meaning, jesus can do a brand-new work in your life.
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A brand-new work in your life. he can give you
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He can give you a brand-new heart,
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A brand-new heart, a brand-new mind,
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A brand-new mind, make you a brand-new person.
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Make you a brand-new person. he can do that,
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He can do that, and he does do that,
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And he does do that, and he's faithful to do that,
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And he's faithful to do that, and he does it every
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And he does it every single week we gather.
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Single week we gather. however, however,
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However, however, it still requires other people
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It still requires other people to get involved to see
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To get involved to see people to their complete
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People to their complete and total freedom.
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And total freedom. so, i want to mention
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So, i want to mention a couple things about
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A couple things about this miracle when it comes
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This miracle when it comes to your lazarus-sized problem.
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To your lazarus-sized problem. number one,
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Number one, god can do the impossible.
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God can do the impossible. god can give you --
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God can give you -- he is creator.
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He is creator. he can give you
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He can give you a brand-new mind.
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A brand-new mind. he can heal
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He can heal your brain from trauma.
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Your brain from trauma. he can heal your brain
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He can heal your brain from addiction.
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From addiction. he can heal you
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He can heal you physiologically.
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Physiologically. he can heal your heart.
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He can heal your heart. he can heal your body
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He can heal your body and give you a brand-new day,
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And give you a brand-new day, brand-new life, and breathe
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Brand-new life, and breathe into you his bre --
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Into you his bre -- the breath of his spirit.
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The breath of his spirit. and he's here today,
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And he's here today, he's here in this room,
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He's here in this room, and no situation
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And no situation is too far gone.
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Is too far gone. number two, lazarus would
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Number two, lazarus would have to find his way out.
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Have to find his way out. he had to personally climb
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He had to personally climb his way up those 40 stairs.
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His way up those 40 stairs. he had to personally
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He had to personally walk past his old life,
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Walk past his old life, his old mind, his old heart,
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His old mind, his old heart, and his old ways.
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And his old ways. so, god can do,
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So, god can do, a miracle in your life
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A miracle in your life but you and i have to still be
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But you and i have to still be willing on the inside
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Willing on the inside of our heart to have
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Of our heart to have the hope and the strength
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The hope and the strength to say, "i can do this.
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To say, "i can do this. i don't have to stay
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I don't have to stay where i've been.
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Where i've been. i don't have to always
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I don't have to always be in the same place.
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Be in the same place. my old behaviors,
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My old behaviors, my old mindsets,
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My old mindsets, my old life,
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My old life, does not have to determine
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Does not have to determine what my future looks like."
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What my future looks like." yes, god can do
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Yes, god can do a miracle in your life,
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A miracle in your life, but you have to make
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But you have to make the decision,
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The decision, "god, i want the life
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"god, i want the life that you have for me.
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That you have for me. i want the future
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I want the future that you have for me.
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That you have for me. give me a new heart.
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Give me a new heart. give me a new life.
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Give me a new life. give me a new mind.
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Give me a new mind. give me a new day
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Give me a new day in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. so one, god can
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So one, god can do the impossible.
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Do the impossible. two, you're gonna
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Two, you're gonna have to work it out.
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Have to work it out. that's why the bible says
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That's why the bible says you work out your own salvation
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You work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
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With fear and trembling. "well, i thought god
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"well, i thought god did it all for me."
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Did it all for me." he did do it.
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He did do it. he gave you the gift, right?
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He gave you the gift, right? but you still have to work
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But you still have to work your way to a place of life.
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Your way to a place of life. it's amazing how many people --
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It's amazing how many people -- the bible says that lazarus
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The bible says that lazarus was bound hand and foot.
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Was bound hand and foot. we can't see spiritually
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We can't see spiritually speaking in this room,
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Speaking in this room, but i wonder how many people
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But i wonder how many people god has supernaturally
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God has supernaturally raised you from death to life,
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Raised you from death to life, but you're still bound?
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But you're still bound? you're still bound.
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You're still bound. you still got
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You still got the grave clothes on.
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The grave clothes on. you're in church.
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You're in church. you can usually see it
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You can usually see it during worship,
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During worship, they're bound hand and foot.
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They're bound hand and foot. you can usually see it
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You can usually see it when you talk about serving,
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When you talk about serving, bound hand and foot.
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Bound hand and foot. you can definitely see it
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You can definitely see it when you talk about giving,
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When you talk about giving, bound hand and foot.
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Bound hand and foot. no way i'm gonna be
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No way i'm gonna be the hands and feet of jesus,
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The hands and feet of jesus, that's y'alls job.
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That's y'alls job. i'm here to experience it,
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I'm here to experience it, bound hand and foot.
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Bound hand and foot. saved on your way to heaven,
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Saved on your way to heaven, name written in
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Name written in the lamb's book of life,
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The lamb's book of life, but you're bound hand and foot.
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But you're bound hand and foot. he can do the miracle.
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He can do the miracle. he does the miracle.
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He does the miracle. he's brought you
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He's brought you from death to life.
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From death to life. but you and i have
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But you and i have to still take steps.
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To still take steps. you and i still have to say,
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You and i still have to say, "okay, god, what can i do
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"okay, god, what can i do to participate in the miracle
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To participate in the miracle that you have done."
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That you have done." and then number three,
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And then number three, this is the most
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This is the most wonderful thing,
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Wonderful thing, not only is god great,
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Not only is god great, but he does not expect
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But he does not expect you to do it all alone.
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You to do it all alone. he employs people all over
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He employs people all over the place to help you.
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The place to help you. because it's not just
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Because it's not just important for people
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Important for people to know that god loves them,
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To know that god loves them, it's important for people
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It's important for people to know that you love them too.
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To know that you love them too. "well, god loves them."
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"well, god loves them." that's not what i said.
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That's not what i said. the person who believes
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The person who believes they are too far gone
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They are too far gone needs you to be involved.
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Needs you to be involved. god's doing a miracle
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God's doing a miracle in your life,
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In your life, but you can still
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But you can still be bound in grave clothes.
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Be bound in grave clothes. and jesus, as great
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And jesus, as great as the miracle was,
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As the miracle was, he just chose to stand back
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He just chose to stand back and say, "my part's done.
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And say, "my part's done. now you loose him
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Now you loose him and let him go."
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And let him go." so, i just wanna encourage you
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So, i just wanna encourage you that the reason
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That the reason that a lot of people
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That a lot of people don't think that they matter
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Don't think that they matter to people or the reason
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To people or the reason a lot of people
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A lot of people don't matter to us,
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Don't matter to us, is because there's
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Is because there's a stigma attached to them.
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A stigma attached to them. we see them based on
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We see them based on where they've been,
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Where they've been, and what they've done.
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And what they've done. they're an addict,
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They're an addict, they're a convict,
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They're a convict, they're a this,
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They're a this, they're a that.
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They're a that. we could go down
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We could go down the list of all the things
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The list of all the things that they are that we know
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That they are that we know aren't necessarily
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Aren't necessarily the perfect scenario of who
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The perfect scenario of who we would wanna engage with,
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We would wanna engage with, get involved with,
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Get involved with, to unwrap them.
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To unwrap them. but we have to be
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But we have to be willing to unwrap them
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Willing to unwrap them and loose them
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And loose them so they can be free.
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So they can be free. they'll never experience
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They'll never experience the freedom and the newness
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The freedom and the newness that christ died for them
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That christ died for them to have until you and i
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To have until you and i loose them and let them go.
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for spending some time
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For spending some time with us today.
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With us today. we're trusting that
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We're trusting that god's word, as it does,
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God's word, as it does, made a difference
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Made a difference in your life today.
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In your life today. and we're just here
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And we're just here to be a blessing to you.
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To be a blessing to you. we're here to serve
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We're here to serve however we can.
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However we can. if we can pray with you,
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If we can pray with you, they'll communicate that.
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They'll communicate that. if you wanna share with us
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If you wanna share with us your story.
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Your story. it always means so much
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It always means so much when we get the letters,
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When we get the letters, when we hear about what
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When we hear about what god's doing in your life
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God's doing in your life so we can begin to think about
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So we can begin to think about you and pray with you,
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You and pray with you, more specifically.
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More specifically. and so, please, call us
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And so, please, call us if you need prayer today,
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If you need prayer today, and know that you are
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And know that you are very important to us.
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Very important to us. more importantly,
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More importantly, you matter to god.
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You matter to god. we'll see you next time.
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♪ no matter the way ♪
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♪ no matter how long ♪
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♪ it's never too late ♪
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♪ or too far gone ♪
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♪ no matter how hard ♪
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♪ no matter how lost ♪
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♪ it's never too late ♪
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♪ or too far gone ♪
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♪ there's nothing we ask ♪
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♪ that you can't do ♪
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♪ there's nothing we face ♪
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♪ that's bigger than you ♪
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♪ if you conquered the grave ♪
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♪ and everything ♪
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♪ hell could give ♪
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♪ and you did ♪
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♪ then nothing is ♪
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♪ impossible ♪
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♪ then nothing is ♪
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♪ impossible ♪
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♪ then nothing is ♪
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♪ impossible ♪
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♪ then nothing is ♪
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♪ impossible ♪
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♪ and mountains move ♪
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♪ and get outta your way ♪
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Darkness trembles
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♪ at the sound of your name ♪
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♪ nothing is ♪
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♪ impossible ♪
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Marcus Mecum - A Lazarus Sized Miracle

April 6, 2025 | S25:E14

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