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Marcus Mecum - Road To Emmaus (Part 2)

April 20, 2025 | S25:E16

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Marcus Mecum | Marcus Mecum - Road To Emmaus (Part 2) | April 20, 2025

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>> we are so honored
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>> we are so honored that you chose to spend
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That you chose to spend this special day with us.
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This special day with us. i'm marcus mecum and i wanna
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I'm marcus mecum and i wanna wish you a happy easter!
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Wish you a happy easter! this is the most important day
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This is the most important day in all of human history,
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In all of human history, that jesus christ
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That jesus christ is risen just like he said.
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Is risen just like he said. today's message is gonna be
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Today's message is gonna be an encouraging one.
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An encouraging one. this is part two on,
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This is part two on, "the road to emmaus."
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"the road to emmaus." and it's going to get
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And it's going to get to the point at the every end
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To the point at the every end that i believe god wants
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That i believe god wants to bring all of us to
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To bring all of us to and that's the moment
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And that's the moment that our eyes open.
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That our eyes open. and that maybe we've been
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And that maybe we've been blind to something that
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Blind to something that he's doing in our life
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He's doing in our life or maybe we've just been
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Or maybe we've just been blind to him as a whole.
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Blind to him as a whole. but god can cause the scales
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But god can cause the scales to fall off your eyes.
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To fall off your eyes. he can open those blind eyes
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He can open those blind eyes and he can show you who he is.
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And he can show you who he is. he can show you his love,
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He can show you his love, and his grace, and his mercy.
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And his grace, and his mercy. and so, let's get right into
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And so, let's get right into the message and i'll see you
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The message and i'll see you in just a moment.
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♪ ♪
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>> announcer: some time along
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The journey,
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The two men encountered
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Another man along the path.
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There was something
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Familiar about him,
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But they didn't recognize him
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Because god kept them
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From realizing who he was.
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He asked them about all that
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They were talking about.
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One of the men, cleopas,
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Asked if he was the only person
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In jerusalem who had not
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Heard of the events
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That had just occurred.
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They began to tell him all
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Of the things that had happened
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To jesus of nazareth,
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A mighty teacher,
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Who they believed
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To be the messiah
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Sent to rescue israel.
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That he was betrayed by
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One of his own disciples
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For 30 pieces of silver,
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That he had endured
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A horrific torture,
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Beaten in public in front
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Of his family and friends,
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That his own people
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Had turned against him
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And instead set a murderer
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Free in his place.
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They told him about
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The crown of thorns that
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Was placed on his brow
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And the cross he was
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Made to carry,
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That they placed him
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On display on a cross
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Between two common thieves.
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They told him about the spear
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That pierced his side,
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And that when he had
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Taken his last breath,
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The sky turned dark,
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There was a great earthquake,
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The veil of the temple tore,
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And tombs were awakened.
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They recounted the moments from
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The time of his condemnation by
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Pilate to the rock of golgotha,
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From start to finish
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Of the via dolorosa.
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And in the end,
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He, the messiah, had done
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All of this... willingly.
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[crowd jeering]
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♪ ♪
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>> "your name is cursed,
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>> "your name is cursed, and my name is praised,
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And my name is praised, but it wasn't always this way.
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But it wasn't always this way. the world was waiting for you
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The world was waiting for you the prophesied one,
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The prophesied one, the one micah predicted
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The one micah predicted in bethlehem come.
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In bethlehem come. king david named you,
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King david named you, "lord," a thousand years
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"lord," a thousand years before this day,
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Before this day, which is why i find it odd
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Which is why i find it odd that your name is cursed,
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That your name is cursed, and my name is praised.
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And my name is praised. you're the image bearer of isaac
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You're the image bearer of isaac following his father.
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Following his father. you're the one
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You're the one isaiah saw as a lamb,
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Isaiah saw as a lamb, led to the slaughter.
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Led to the slaughter. the psalmist called you
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The psalmist called you a stone rejected by
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A stone rejected by the builders,
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The builders, and jeremiah knew
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And jeremiah knew you'd be betrayed
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You'd be betrayed for 30 coins of silver.
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For 30 coins of silver. so, how did you not know
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So, how did you not know that this would be the end?
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That this would be the end? did you not know that your
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Did you not know that your betrayer would be a friend?
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Betrayer would be a friend? it's always a surprise
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It's always a surprise who will backstab us.
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Who will backstab us. i should know 'cause
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I should know 'cause your name is jesus,
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Your name is jesus, and my name is barabbas.
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And my name is barabbas. yes, i heard about you.
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Yes, i heard about you. you that teacher
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You that teacher the pharisees despise.
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The pharisees despise. you tell the blind to go
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You tell the blind to go in peace right after
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In peace right after you open their eyes.
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You open their eyes. you command demons to come out.
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You command demons to come out. you heal the crippled
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You heal the crippled and the deaf.
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And the deaf. the leper shouts your name.
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The leper shouts your name. you told lazarus
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You told lazarus to wake from death.
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To wake from death. but if you're so powerful,
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But if you're so powerful, then why are you on that tree?
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Then why are you on that tree? why am i, the criminal,
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Why am i, the criminal, on this hillside standing free?
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On this hillside standing free? why didn't you speak up?
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Why didn't you speak up? where was all heaven's descent?
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Where was all heaven's descent? we all know my name was guilty
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We all know my name was guilty and your name innocent.
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And your name innocent. those should have
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Those should have been my chains,
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Been my chains, that should have
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That should have been my robe.
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Been my robe. now, your name is crucify,
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Now, your name is crucify, and my name is letting him go.
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And my name is letting him go. that was my flogging,
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That was my flogging, my beating, my skin,
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My beating, my skin, but now your name is death row
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But now your name is death row and my name is forgiven.
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And my name is forgiven. that was my spit, my ridicule,
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That was my spit, my ridicule, my gas, my worry.
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My gas, my worry. that was my via dolorosa,
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That was my via dolorosa, and my burden that you carried.
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And my burden that you carried. those were my thorns.
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Those were my thorns. that was meant to be my crown.
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That was meant to be my crown. it should have been my blood
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It should have been my blood that was dripping on the brow.
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That was dripping on the brow. those were my nails,
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Those were my nails, my wrists
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My wrists and wretched perforation.
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And wretched perforation. those were my desperate lungs
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Those were my desperate lungs resisting suffocation.
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Resisting suffocation. that was my punishment,
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That was my punishment, my wrath, my justice on display.
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My wrath, my justice on display. do you see my name is debt
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And your name is paid?
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And your name is paid? who are you, jesus?
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Who are you, jesus? why would you die for me?
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Why would you die for me? are you a friend to sinners?
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Are you a friend to sinners? why invite me to your table?
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Why invite me to your table? do you know i was a murderer?
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Do you know i was a murderer? i'm cain, you are abel.
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I'm cain, you are abel. are you father
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Are you father running to meet me,
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Running to meet me, 'cause i'm prodigal, unworthy?
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'cause i'm prodigal, unworthy? my name's undeserving,
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My name's undeserving, but your name must be mercy.
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But your name must be mercy. i'm gomer, unfaithful,
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I'm gomer, unfaithful, but you still call me bride.
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But you still call me bride. i am the one who ran away.
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I am the one who ran away. your name is leave the 99,
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My name is fatherless,
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My name is fatherless, abandoned.
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Abandoned. your name is welcome home.
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Your name is welcome home. in a world of dreadful kings,
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In a world of dreadful kings, you're the king
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You're the king who left the throne.
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Who left the throne. do you not see
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Do you not see this as a scandal?
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This as a scandal? how reckless could you be?
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How reckless could you be? that was my mocking you endured.
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That was my mocking you endured. that was my place on calvary.
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That was my place on calvary. that was my spear that
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That was my spear that stuck into your side.
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Stuck into your side. that was my sorrow, my grief,
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That was my sorrow, my grief, my suffering in your eyes,
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My suffering in your eyes, years of my rebellion,
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Years of my rebellion, years of condemnation.
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Years of condemnation. who are you to hang there
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Who are you to hang there in my humiliation?
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In my humiliation? that was my sin, my shame,
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That was my sin, my shame, my payment, my cause.
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My payment, my cause. you took what i deserved.
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You took what i deserved. jesus, that was my cross.
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Jesus, that was my cross. and even if i doubted
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And even if i doubted and never followed you,
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And never followed you, you humbled yourself into
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You humbled yourself into death follow through
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Death follow through taking up my cross,
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Taking up my cross, brutal and rugged,
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Brutal and rugged, because your name is love
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Because your name is love and my name is beloved.
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♪ ♪
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[applause]
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>> we, without question
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>> we, without question know that these
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Know that these two unknown disciples headed
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Two unknown disciples headed to an insignificant place,
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To an insignificant place, would have talked
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Would have talked in great detail about
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In great detail about the crucifixion and the cross.
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The crucifixion and the cross. they were saddened by what they
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They were saddened by what they had seen and what had occurred,
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Had seen and what had occurred, and jesus begins to walk them
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And jesus begins to walk them through why this had to happen.
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Through why this had to happen. he walks them through
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He walks them through moses and the law,
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Moses and the law, he walks them through
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He walks them through the scriptures of
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The scriptures of the old testament prophets,
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And why he had to suffer
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And why he had to suffer these things.
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These things. and so, what i wanna do
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And so, what i wanna do is take you back,
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Is take you back, like jesus would have them,
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And talk about
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And talk about the goodness of the cross,
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The goodness of the cross, to talk about how there really
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To talk about how there really is nothing more positive
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Is nothing more positive that can happen in your life
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That can happen in your life than getting to know how
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Than getting to know how wonderful the cross really is.
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The cross appropriately so
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The cross appropriately so is a plus sign,
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Is a plus sign, it's never a minus sign.
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It's never a minus sign. the cross can only
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The cross can only add to your life,
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Add to your life, can never take away.
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Can never take away. i remember when i was
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I remember when i was 16 years old and i walked
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Into a church service,
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Into a church service, and the message that
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And the message that changed my life forever was
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Changed my life forever was a message i heard on the cross.
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A message i heard on the cross. i can't remember all
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I can't remember all the details of the message,
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The details of the message, but i can remember
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But i can remember the image that was
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The image that was painted in my mind
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Painted in my mind by the words that were spoken,
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By the words that were spoken, words about the cross
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Words about the cross and the crucifixion of christ.
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And the crucifixion of christ. so now, every time
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So now, every time i hear about it,
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I hear about it, or i read about it,
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Or i read about it, or i talk about it,
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Or i talk about it, i'm humbled because i know
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I'm humbled because i know that jesus died on the cross.
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That jesus died on the cross. and it wasn't the roman soldiers
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And it wasn't the roman soldiers that killed him,
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That killed him, and it wasn't the crowd
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And it wasn't the crowd that stood there
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That stood there and prefered barabbas.
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And prefered barabbas. it was my sin
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It was my sin that crucified him.
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That crucified him. it was the things
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It was the things i wrestle with,
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I wrestle with, the things i struggle with
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The things i struggle with that nailed him to this cross.
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That nailed him to this cross. he died completely innocent so
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He died completely innocent so i could be a son in the kingdom.
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I could be a son in the kingdom. he died on my behalf.
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He died on my behalf. it was my guilt,
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It was my guilt, my excuse making,
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My sin that caused his death.
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My sin that caused his death. when you begin to look
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When you begin to look at the bible and you begin
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At the bible and you begin to look at the scriptures,
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To look at the scriptures, everything in the bible
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Everything in the bible points to the cross.
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Points to the cross. everything in the book
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Everything in the book culminates in this place,
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Culminates in this place, this event, we call the cross
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This event, we call the cross and the crucifixion.
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And the crucifixion. it doesn't matter
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It doesn't matter what you study,
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What you study, lays throughout
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Lays throughout the old testament,
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The old testament, hidden in every type
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Hidden in every type and shadow is a lesson
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And shadow is a lesson on jesus and the cross.
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On jesus and the cross. when you think about the bible,
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When you think about the bible, galatians says that
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Galatians says that the old testament
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The old testament is the school master
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Is the school master that teaches us about grace.
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That teaches us about grace. so, when the old testament said,
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So, when the old testament said, "how?"
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"how?" the new testament said, "jesus."
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The new testament said, "jesus." as jesus is dying,
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As jesus is dying, he's doing more than dying,
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He's doing more than dying, he's preaching.
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He's preaching. he's preaching to us
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He's preaching to us from the cross.
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From the cross. when he hung, and bled,
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When he hung, and bled, and died on the cross,
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And died on the cross, he preached forgiveness,
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He preached forgiveness, he preached hope,
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He preached hope, he preached second chances,
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He preached second chances, he preached love.
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He preached love. he preached how his victory
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He preached how his victory would be our victory.
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Would be our victory. he stood on
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He stood on the brink of eternity,
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The brink of eternity, and he preached the basics
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And he preached the basics of our faith while he was
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Of our faith while he was bleeding to death.
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Bleeding to death. he preached not
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He preached not an average message.
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An average message. he preached the best message
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He preached the best message that would ever be preached,
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That would ever be preached, and he did it not from a stage,
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And he did it not from a stage, he did it from a cross.
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He did it from a cross. and he gave it all,
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And he gave it all, and he held nothing back.
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And he held nothing back. i don't know if you've ever
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I don't know if you've ever heard preaching unless you
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Heard preaching unless you really go back and listen
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Really go back and listen to the sermon and the words
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To the sermon and the words of the sermon
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Of the sermon he preached on the cross.
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He preached on the cross. you see, you don't meet jesus
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You see, you don't meet jesus 'cause you show up
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'cause you show up at a church service.
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At a church service. you don't meet jesus because you
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You don't meet jesus because you read about him in a book,
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Read about him in a book, or you take a class,
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Or you take a class, or because you grew up
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Or because you grew up in church and went
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In church and went to a sunday school class.
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To a sunday school class. only way you really get
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Only way you really get to know him is you gotta
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To know him is you gotta hear the best sermon
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Hear the best sermon that's ever been preached,
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That's ever been preached, the sermon that was preached
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The sermon that was preached by jesus while he hung, dying.
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By jesus while he hung, dying. his two feet were nailed
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His two feet were nailed together by one spike, one nail,
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Together by one spike, one nail, that it reminds us that
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That it reminds us that god's plan for us is that
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God's plan for us is that we're to be together
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We're to be together under one gospel.
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Under one gospel. he hung his head
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He hung his head stripped of his clothing,
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Stripped of his clothing, and the only covering
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And the only covering he had was the blood
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He had was the blood that flowed.
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That flowed. the only covering that
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The only covering that god has ever ordained
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God has ever ordained for the body of christ
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For the body of christ is the blood of christ.
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Is the blood of christ. he was stretched naked.
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He was stretched naked. he was vulnerable.
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He was vulnerable. the whole world
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The whole world watching trembling.
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Watching trembling. his bones out of joint.
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His bones out of joint. it was so awesome
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It was so awesome that the sun said,
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That the sun said, "i can't take it,"
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"i can't take it," and refused to shine.
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And refused to shine. it was so awesome that
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The ground got nervous
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The ground got nervous and began to tremble.
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And began to tremble. it was so awesome that
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It was so awesome that the centurion servant
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The centurion servant that pierced him in his side
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That pierced him in his side fell to his knees and said,
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Fell to his knees and said, "this man is the son of god."
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"this man is the son of god." while jesus was preaching --
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While jesus was preaching -- dying, he was preaching.
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Dying, he was preaching. mary's son, joseph's stepson,
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Mary's son, joseph's stepson, he grew up,
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He grew up, went to the jordan river
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Went to the jordan river was baptized,
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Was baptized, lived a sinless life,
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Lived a sinless life, modeled ministry for
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Modeled ministry for three and a half years.
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Three and a half years. but his finale,
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But his finale, his peak performance,
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His peak performance, his crescendo was
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His crescendo was his real-life death,
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Burial, and resurrection.
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Burial, and resurrection. so, this lets us know that
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So, this lets us know that this has never been about
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This has never been about a particular church,
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A particular church, or a denomination,
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Or a denomination, or a ministry,
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Or a ministry, or someone's agenda.
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Or someone's agenda. it's not about
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It's not about your name, or my name,
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Your name, or my name, or anybody else's name.
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Or anybody else's name. it's about his name.
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It's about his name. it's about
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It's about the precious, wonderful,
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The precious, wonderful, beautiful name of jesus,
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Beautiful name of jesus, is why we're here.
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Is why we're here. we know that jesus
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We know that jesus talked with them about
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Talked with them about the goodness of the cross
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The goodness of the cross because he immediately goes
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Because he immediately goes to the next place and he begins
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To the next place and he begins to talk with them about
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To talk with them about how it didn't stop here,
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How it didn't stop here, but it ended at an empty tomb.
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But it ended at an empty tomb. let's check it out.
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>> the man walked
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Alongside them listening
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To everything they said.
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They told him that even this
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Morning some of his disciples
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Had visited the tomb and found
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That his body was missing.
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They claimed that angels
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At the tomb had declared
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That jesus was alive,
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But how could this be?
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As jesus heard their story,
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He replied to them,
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"why do you find it
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So hard to believe what was
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Written in the scriptures?
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Wasn't it predicted that this
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Would happen to the messiah
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So that he may
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Enter into his glory?"
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He began to walk them through
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The scriptures explaining
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All of the things
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Concerning the messiah.
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But when their journey
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Was ending,
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The man seemed to wanna
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Go further past emmaus.
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Because of what he had
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Been teaching them,
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The men begged him
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To stay with them that
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Night and have dinner.
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That evening as
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They broke bread together,
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Immediately their eyes
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Became clear,
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And they recognized
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That the man that had
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Been walking with them
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All that way was jesus.
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At that moment,
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In an instant, he was gone.
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Cleopas looked to the other
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Disciple and said...
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You see...
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[cheering and applause]
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>> so, we know that
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>> so, we know that they talked about the cross.
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They talked about the cross. we know that they talked
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We know that they talked about the empty tomb.
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About the empty tomb. and i love this because
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And i love this because the next miracle that you
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The next miracle that you see happen was not jesus
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See happen was not jesus coming out of the grave,
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Coming out of the grave, but watch this,
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But watch this, let's look at it.
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Let's look at it. luke 24:13,
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Luke 24:13, i'm sorry, verse 28,
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I'm sorry, verse 28, "then they drew near
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"then they drew near to the village,"
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To the village," speaking of emmaus,
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Speaking of emmaus, "where they were going,
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"where they were going, and he indicated,
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And he indicated, jesus indicated,
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Jesus indicated, that he would have gone further.
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That he would have gone further. but they constrained him saying,
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But they constrained him saying, 'abide with us,
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'abide with us, for it is toward evening,
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For it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.'
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And the day is far spent.' and he went in
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And he went in to stay with them.
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To stay with them. and now it came to pass,
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And now it came to pass, as he sat at the table
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As he sat at the table with them, he took the bread,
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With them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it ,
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Blessed and broke it , and gave it to them.
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And gave it to them. then their eyes were opened,
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Then their eyes were opened, and they knew him;
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And they knew him; and he vanished
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And he vanished from their sight.
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From their sight. and they said to one another,
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And they said to one another, "did not our heart burn
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"did not our heart burn within us while he talked
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Within us while he talked with us on the road,
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With us on the road, and while he opened
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And while he opened the scriptures?'
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The scriptures?' so that got up
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So that got up that very hour,"
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That very hour," i love that verse,
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I love that verse, "and they returned
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"and they returned to jerusalem."
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To jerusalem." they got back
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They got back on the right path.
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On the right path. they started heading
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They started heading in the right direction.
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In the right direction. in this story, it shows us
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In this story, it shows us the two great miracles
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The two great miracles that occurred
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That occurred as a result of the cross
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As a result of the cross and the empty tomb.
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And the empty tomb. one, is that jesus defeated
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One, is that jesus defeated death, hell, and the grave.
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[applause]
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But the second great miracle
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But the second great miracle happened in their hearts
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Happened in their hearts and that was he became
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And that was he became alive to them.
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Alive to them. so, he's not only alive,
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So, he's not only alive, the question is,
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The question is, is he alive in you?
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Is he alive in you? paul said, "the same spirit
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Paul said, "the same spirit that raised up christ
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That raised up christ from the dead,"
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From the dead," that's the first miracle,
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That's the first miracle, "now lives in us."
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"now lives in us." that's the second great miracle.
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That's the second great miracle. 80% of americans believe
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80% of americans believe that jesus lived,
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That jesus lived, died, and rose again,
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Died, and rose again, but there's a sobering reality
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But there's a sobering reality that james 2:19 teaches us,
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That james 2:19 teaches us, and that is even the demons
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And that is even the demons believe and tremble.
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Believe and tremble. so, there's a big difference
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So, there's a big difference between him being alive and him
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Between him being alive and him being alive in your life.
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Being alive in your life. is jesus being alive important?
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Is jesus being alive important? yes.
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Yes. but is he alive in you?
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But is he alive in you? that's just as important
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That's just as important for your life.
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For your life. he took the bread,
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He took the bread, he lifted his hands,
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He lifted his hands, those nail scarred hands
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Those nail scarred hands and he gave thanks,
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And he gave thanks, and he broke the bread,
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And he broke the bread, and they recognized him.
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And they recognized him. resurrection was there walking
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Resurrection was there walking with them the whole time.
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With them the whole time. the wrong direction,
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The wrong direction, the doubts, the fears,
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The doubts, the fears, the sadness, the depression,
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The sadness, the depression, the discouragement,
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The discouragement, heading in the wrong direction.
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Heading in the wrong direction. resurrection was right there,
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Resurrection was right there, but they didn't recognize it.
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But they didn't recognize it. see, 1 corinthians 15 would
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See, 1 corinthians 15 would teach us that the resurrection
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Teach us that the resurrection is the most important
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Is the most important part of our faith,
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Part of our faith, that everything we do,
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That everything we do, we do because we believe
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We do because we believe that on the third day
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That on the third day jesus conquered the grave,
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Jesus conquered the grave, that he rose from the dead,
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That he rose from the dead, that there really was
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That there really was a stone that was rolled away,
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A stone that was rolled away, that there really was
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That there really was an angel that announced that,
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An angel that announced that, "jesus christ whom you seek,
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"jesus christ whom you seek, whom was crucified, is risen."
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Whom was crucified, is risen." there really is
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There really is an empty tomb today.
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An empty tomb today. and just as important
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And just as important that he is alive is that
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That he is alive is that he's alive in our hearts.
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He's alive in our hearts. it's a great miracle
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It's a great miracle that happened.
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That happened. and it's a great miracle
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And it's a great miracle that happened in their lives
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That happened in their lives to the point that they said,
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To the point that they said, "did not our hearts
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"did not our hearts burn within us
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Burn within us as we heard him speak?"
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As we heard him speak?" it's been our prayer that you
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It's been our prayer that you wouldn't just hear about
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Wouldn't just hear about the first miracle,
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The first miracle, that you wouldn't just
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That you wouldn't just listen to the fact that
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Listen to the fact that jesus conquered death.
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Jesus conquered death. we know you've heard that,
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We know you've heard that, we know you're aware of that,
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We know you're aware of that, but our prayer is that
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But our prayer is that every person,
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Every person, no matter how wrong
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No matter how wrong the direction in
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The direction in your life has been,
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Your life has been, no matter how far away
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No matter how far away from all the things
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From all the things of god your life has become,
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Of god your life has become, is that the second great miracle
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Is that the second great miracle would happen to you
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Would happen to you this easter.
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This easter. and that's that jesus would
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And that's that jesus would come alive in your heart.
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Come alive in your heart. and so, if you're
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And so, if you're distant from god,
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Distant from god, you're far from god,
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You're far from god, you've been heading
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You've been heading in the wrong direction,
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In the wrong direction, and you didn't even know it
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And you didn't even know it but he's been there right beside
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But he's been there right beside you the whole time,
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You the whole time, right there with you
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Right there with you when you failed,
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When you failed, right there with you
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Right there with you in your doubts,
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In your doubts, right there with you
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Right there with you in your questions,
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In your questions, right there with you
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Right there with you every step of the way.
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Every step of the way. but there comes a point when
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But there comes a point when he draws a line in the sand,
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He draws a line in the sand, he shows you those
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He shows you those nail scarred hands.
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Nail scarred hands. and at that moment,
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And at that moment, that your heart
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That your heart is burning within you,
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Is burning within you, you have to open up
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You have to open up your spiritual eyes.
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Your spiritual eyes. the bible says, "to him who
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The bible says, "to him who hath eyes let him see.
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Hath eyes let him see. to him who hath ears
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To him who hath ears let them hear what
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Let them hear what the spirit of god
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The spirit of god is saying."
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Is saying." so, the holy spirit
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So, the holy spirit is speaking to your
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Is speaking to your heart right now,
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Heart right now, and you sense it.
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And you sense it. something's happening
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Something's happening in your hearts.
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In your hearts. sometimes it's almost so
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Sometimes it's almost so overwhelming you don't even know
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Overwhelming you don't even know where to put it and you
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Where to put it and you think it's gonna go away.
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Think it's gonna go away. it's your heart burning
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It's your heart burning within you as the scriptures
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Within you as the scriptures begin to speak to your
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Begin to speak to your unique situation.
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Unique situation. it's the resurrection
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It's the resurrection walking right beside you.
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>> i believe that
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>> i believe that that final scripture
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That final scripture that was mentioned,
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That was mentioned, "did our hearts
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"did our hearts not burn within us?"
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Not burn within us?" is a promise of easter that
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Is a promise of easter that your heart might feel cold,
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Your heart might feel cold, and callused, and hard.
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And callused, and hard. it has been so long
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It has been so long since you felt god,
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Since you felt god, or felt forgiveness,
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Or felt forgiveness, or felt his love, or his mercy.
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Or felt his love, or his mercy. but i believe that through
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But i believe that through the power of his spirit,
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The power of his spirit, and through god's word,
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And through god's word, especially on this great day,
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Especially on this great day, that you've realized that god
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That you've realized that god is alive and that through
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Is alive and that through his spirit he can cause you
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His spirit he can cause you to burn once again for him.
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To burn once again for him. whatever has happened in
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Whatever has happened in your life that's caused you
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Your life that's caused you to grow distant or cold,
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To grow distant or cold, we're believing god today
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We're believing god today that he's going to do
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That he's going to do a brand new thing in your life.
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A brand new thing in your life. and before i pray with you,
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And before i pray with you, i wanna encourage you,
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I wanna encourage you, there's a number on the screen,
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There's a number on the screen, that if you wanna do
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That if you wanna do more than just pray where
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More than just pray where you're at which is, again,
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You're at which is, again, it's plenty, we have people that
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It's plenty, we have people that are waiting to hear from you,
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Are waiting to hear from you, to pray with you.
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To pray with you. every single week we have
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Every single week we have people call and pray.
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People call and pray. just a few of those,
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Just a few of those, recently lena has called
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Recently lena has called to ask us to pray
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To ask us to pray for healing and i'm just
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For healing and i'm just bottom lining their prayers.
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Bottom lining their prayers. of course,
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Of course, there's much more to them.
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Harris sends for protection
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And safety.
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Reginald for favor
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And for protection.
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Eileen, that the spirit
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Of strife that's been impacting
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Of strife that's been impacting her family would be eliminated.
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Her family would be eliminated. and i mentioned this just to say
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And i mentioned this just to say it is so important to us
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It is so important to us that you call,
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That you call, that we pray with you,
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That we pray with you, that we believe god with you,
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That we believe god with you, that you know that we're here
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That you know that we're here to do more than just talk to you
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To do more than just talk to you or for you just to watch,
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Or for you just to watch, that we wanna connect
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That we wanna connect with you as well.
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With you as well. one of the letters --
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One of the letters -- as you can see,
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As you can see, we get letters all the time.
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We get letters all the time. and this is a letter from april,
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And this is a letter from april, and i'll not say her last name,
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And i'll not say her last name, april r.
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April r. and she opens up this letter
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And she opens up this letter that was so encouraging
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That was so encouraging to me, personally.
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To me, personally. you know, i need to be
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You know, i need to be encouraged too.
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Encouraged too. i'm not asking you for anything,
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I'm not asking you for anything, but it does encourage me
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But it does encourage me when i hear that --
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When i hear that -- she says, "hello, i want
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She says, "hello, i want to tell you that god is truly
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To tell you that god is truly using you to speak to me.
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Using you to speak to me. your prayers have made
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Your prayers have made a difference in the atmosphere
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A difference in the atmosphere at pulaski state prison.
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At pulaski state prison. it's giving me the confidence
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It's giving me the confidence to step up in prayer
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To step up in prayer for others."
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For others." so, she's praying for others.
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So, she's praying for others. and she said she's gone
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And she said she's gone six weeks now and she's just
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Six weeks now and she's just been able to block
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Been able to block consistently the negative
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Consistently the negative voices that the enemy
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Voices that the enemy was using in her mind.
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It goes on to say that
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She's using scriptures
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To post and she's ministering
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To other inmates.
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And it's not just
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Helping her mental health,
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But it's helping them as well.
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And i love that god's word
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And i love that god's word is doing more than just
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Is doing more than just going into your life,
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Going into your life, but it can go from you,
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But it can go from you, and it can begin to impact
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And it can begin to impact the lives of other people.
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The lives of other people. an entire prison in a small way
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An entire prison in a small way is being blessed and influenced
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Is being blessed and influenced and we love to hear these
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And we love to hear these stories and these testimonies.
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Stories and these testimonies. to every one of you that
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To every one of you that write, or call, or email,
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Write, or call, or email, or share with us,
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Or share with us, it means the world.
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It means the world. your prayers and your faith
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Your prayers and your faith mean the world to us.
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Mean the world to us. let's end by just
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Let's end by just taking a moment and just
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Taking a moment and just thanking god for easter,
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Thanking god for easter, that jesus is risen.
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That jesus is risen. father, thank you that today we
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Father, thank you that today we celebrate that jesus is risen.
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Celebrate that jesus is risen. and because you got up,
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And because you got up, we thank you that we can get up.
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We thank you that we can get up. i ask that you
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I ask that you bless every heart.
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Bless every heart. anyone that's cold or callused,
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Anyone that's cold or callused, father, thank you that through
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Father, thank you that through the power of your spirit,
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The power of your spirit, jesus, you came to baptize us
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Jesus, you came to baptize us with the holy spirit and fire.
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With the holy spirit and fire. cause their heart to burn
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Cause their heart to burn once again for you
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Once again for you in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. amen.
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Amen. we'll see you next week.
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>> maybe you've been drinking
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From the wrong well.
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Jesus looked at a woman
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In john 4 and he said,
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"you keep drinking from
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The wrong well and that's why
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You're always thirsty.
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But if you would ever
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Drink of the living water,
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You would never thirst again."
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>> it's gonna take
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The grace of god.
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There isn't a grace that god
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Can give you to do a thing.
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Sometimes we look
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For the big things,
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But there's such glory
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In the small,
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Significant thing that
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The grace of god is upon you.
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>> god is a responder,
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But you have to make
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The first move.
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He's waiting for us
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To do something.
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He's waiting for us
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To go after the kingdom,
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To go after the vision,
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The dream, and the purpose
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That's he's put in our life.
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>> "revive me...
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>> congregation: revive me...
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>> revive all of us."
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>> congregation: revive
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All of us.
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>> and we get back
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Revive thine word.
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Come on, say it,
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"revive thine word."
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ thank you jesus ♪
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♪ thank you jesus ♪
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♪ thank you ♪
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♪ oh we're grateful people ♪
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♪ lord ♪
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♪ oh thank you jesus ♪
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♪ thank you my jesus ♪
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♪ thank you ♪
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♪ oh jesus we crown you ♪
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♪ with gratitude ♪
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♪ sing hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪
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Marcus Mecum - Road To Emmaus (Part 2)

April 20, 2025 | S25:E16

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