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Louie Giglio - One More Move

April 5, 2026 | 27:29

Louie Giglio - One More Move
Messages of hope and redemption from Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with Louie Giglio.
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Passion with Louie Giglio | Louie Giglio - One More Move | April 5, 2026
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  • >> if the tomb is empty,
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  • >> if the tomb is empty, everything is possible.
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  • Everything is possible. when jesus arrived in bethany,
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  • When jesus arrived in bethany, a town that he knew really well,
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  • A town that he knew really well, lazarus was already dead.
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  • Lazarus was already dead. the message had come to jesus
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  • The message had come to jesus where he was some distance away.
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  • Where he was some distance away. "lazarus is sick, can you come?"
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  • "lazarus is sick, can you come?" but jesus didn't go right away.
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  • But jesus didn't go right away. and by the time
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  • And by the time he arrived in bethany,
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  • He arrived in bethany, the scripture says
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  • The scripture says that lazarus had been
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  • That lazarus had been in the tomb four days.
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  • In the tomb four days. i think that's noted in
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  • I think that's noted in two places in luke's gospel
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  • Two places in luke's gospel so that we understand
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  • So that we understand this wasn't somebody pulling
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  • This wasn't somebody pulling a rabbit out of a hat.
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  • A rabbit out of a hat. this wasn't somebody who slept
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  • This wasn't somebody who slept for a few minutes and oh then
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  • For a few minutes and oh then they were resuscitated.
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  • They were resuscitated. this was a decomposing man.
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  • This was a decomposing man. and when jesus arrived,
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  • And when jesus arrived, the sister of lazarus
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  • The sister of lazarus came and met him outside
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  • Came and met him outside the town and said,
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  • The town and said, "lord, if you'd been here,
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  • "lord, if you'd been here, if you'd been here,
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  • If you'd been here, my brother would
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  • My brother would still be alive."
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  • Still be alive." all of us have had a moment
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  • All of us have had a moment in our lives like that.
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  • In our lives like that. but what jesus said to martha
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  • But what jesus said to martha and ultimately to her sister
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  • And ultimately to her sister mary was that, "i'm here now.
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  • Mary was that, "i'm here now. and so, me being here now means
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  • And so, me being here now means there's still one more move."
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  • There's still one more move." and that's what i want us
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  • And that's what i want us to celebrate today.
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  • To celebrate today. with jesus in the story,
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  • With jesus in the story, there's always one more move.
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  • There's always one more move. and that's what easter
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  • And that's what easter is really all about.
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  • Is really all about. they sealed jesus up
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  • They sealed jesus up in that tomb.
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  • In that tomb. they put guards there
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  • They put guards there so that no lazarus event
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  • So that no lazarus event could happen again here.
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  • Could happen again here. that no whodunnit could
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  • That no whodunnit could take place in this garden.
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  • Take place in this garden. but even in that moment,
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  • But even in that moment, god knew he had one more move.
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  • God knew he had one more move. the followers of jesus wept.
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  • The followers of jesus wept. they were disillusioned.
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  • They were disillusioned. they were afraid.
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  • They were afraid. but god says,
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  • But god says, "i've got one more move."
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  • "i've got one more move." and he's got one more move
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  • And he's got one more move for you today.
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  • For you today. there's always with god
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  • There's always with god in christ one more move.
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  • In christ one more move. luke tells us that jesus
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  • Luke tells us that jesus eventually got to bethany.
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  • Eventually got to bethany. it says on his arrival,
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  • Verse 17, this is john 11,
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  • Verse 17, this is john 11, "jesus found that lazarus
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  • "jesus found that lazarus had already been in
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  • Had already been in the tomb for four days.
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  • The tomb for four days. now bethany, this town
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  • Now bethany, this town that jesus knew well,
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  • That jesus knew well, was less than
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  • Was less than two miles from jerusalem.
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  • Two miles from jerusalem. and many jews had come to martha
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  • And many jews had come to martha and mary to comfort them
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  • And mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.
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  • In the loss of their brother. when martha heard
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  • When martha heard that jesus was coming,
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  • That jesus was coming, she went out to meet him,
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  • She went out to meet him, but mary stayed home.
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  • But mary stayed home. 'lord,' martha said to jesus,
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  • 'lord,' martha said to jesus, 'if you had been here,
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  • 'if you had been here, my brother would not
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  • My brother would not have died.'"
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  • Have died.'" but i know
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  • But i know that even now god will
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  • That even now god will give you whatever you ask.
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  • Give you whatever you ask. now, that was a, in my view,
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  • Now, that was a, in my view, an amazing statement of faith.
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  • An amazing statement of faith. i don't think martha
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  • I don't think martha was thinking that lazarus
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  • Was thinking that lazarus was coming out of the tomb,
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  • Was coming out of the tomb, because later when jesus
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  • Because later when jesus has moved the stone,
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  • She said, "you don't want
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  • She said, "you don't want to move the stone.
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  • To move the stone. he's been in there four days.
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  • He's been in there four days. there's going to be an odor."
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  • There's going to be an odor." but she knows that
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  • But she knows that jesus is a miracle man.
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  • He didn't make it to town
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  • He didn't make it to town in time to do the miracle,
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  • In time to do the miracle, but she knows
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  • But she knows he's a miracle man.
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  • He's a miracle man. and i know that even now god
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  • And i know that even now god will give you whatever you ask.
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  • Will give you whatever you ask. "and jesus said to her,"
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  • "and jesus said to her," talk about easter,
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  • Talk about easter, "'your brother will rise again.'
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  • "'your brother will rise again.' and martha answered,
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  • And martha answered, 'i know he will rise again
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  • 'i know he will rise again in the resurrection
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  • In the resurrection at the last day.'
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  • At the last day.' and jesus said to her,
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  • And jesus said to her, 'i am the resurrection.'"
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  • 'i am the resurrection.'" how about that?
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  • How about that? "she said, 'i know there's
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  • "she said, 'i know there's going to be a resurrection
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  • Going to be a resurrection at the last day.'
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  • At the last day.' and jesus said,
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  • 'i know there will be,
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  • 'i know there will be, and he's standing
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  • And he's standing here right now.
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  • Here right now. the one who brings life
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  • The one who brings life is here right now.
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  • Is here right now. i am the resurrection
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  • I am the resurrection and the life.
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  • The one who believes in me
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  • The one who believes in me will live even though they die.
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  • Will live even though they die. and whoever lives by believing
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  • And whoever lives by believing in me will never die.'"
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  • In me will never die.'" do you believe this?
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  • Do you believe this? and she did believe it,
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  • And she did believe it, but her answer was interesting.
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  • But her answer was interesting. she didn't say, "yes, i believe
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  • She didn't say, "yes, i believe that whoever believes in you
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  • That whoever believes in you will live even though they die."
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  • Will live even though they die." she said, "i believe that
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  • She said, "i believe that you are the messiah,
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  • You are the messiah, the son of god,
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  • The son of god, who's come into the world."
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  • Who's come into the world." there had been a promise among
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  • There had been a promise among the jews for centuries that god
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  • Was going to send a savior,
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  • Was going to send a savior, a redeemer, a messiah
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  • A redeemer, a messiah to save the people.
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  • To save the people. and martha is saying,
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  • And martha is saying, "i believe you're the messiah.
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  • "i believe you're the messiah. i believe you're
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  • I believe you're the sent one of god.
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  • The sent one of god. i believe you're the savior sent
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  • I believe you're the savior sent from god to save his people."
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  • From god to save his people." but then look what happened.
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  • But then look what happened. and i think, i wish the drama
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  • And i think, i wish the drama was building a little higher in
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  • Was building a little higher in the room and it's not really
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  • The room and it's not really building at all because
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  • Building at all because 97% of the people in the room
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  • 97% of the people in the room already know what happened
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  • Already know what happened and already said it.
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  • And already said it. so, spoiler alert,
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  • So, spoiler alert, lazarus is coming
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  • Lazarus is coming out of the tomb.
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  • But we could amen anyway.
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  • But we could amen anyway. i think lazarus would
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  • I think lazarus would appreciate it if we amen anyway.
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  • Appreciate it if we amen anyway. and i know that jesus deserves
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  • And i know that jesus deserves it even if we just amen anyway,
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  • It even if we just amen anyway, even though we already
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  • Even though we already know the ending.
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  • Know the ending. skip up to verse 38.
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  • Skip up to verse 38. jesus once more deeply moved.
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  • Jesus once more deeply moved. he cried when he got
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  • He cried when he got to mary and saw
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  • To mary and saw the brokenness of her heart.
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  • The brokenness of her heart. shortest verse in the bible.
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  • Shortest verse in the bible. if you want to start
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  • If you want to start memorizing scripture,
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  • Memorizing scripture, a few verses behind.
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  • A few verses behind. "jesus wept."
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  • "jesus wept." "and then once
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  • "and then once more deeply moved,
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  • More deeply moved, he came to the tomb.
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  • He came to the tomb. it was a cave with a stone
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  • It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
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  • Laid across the entrance. and he said,
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  • And he said, 'take away the stone.'
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  • 'take away the stone.' 'but lord, by this time,
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  • 'but lord, by this time, there's a bad odor.'"
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  • There's a bad odor.'" second time we're hearing this,
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  • Second time we're hearing this, "he's been there four days."
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  • "he's been there four days." can we just pause for a moment?
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  • Can we just pause for a moment? are there any stones across
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  • Any caves in your story today?
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  • Any caves in your story today? is there any dream,
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  • Or a vision or a marriage,
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  • Or a vision or a marriage, or any health situation,
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  • Or any health situation, or any friendship,
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  • Or any friendship, relationship that's
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  • Relationship that's now shattered?
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  • Now shattered? someone who's
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  • Someone who's estranged from you?
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  • Estranged from you? something that has a stone
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  • Put across it and maybe
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  • Put across it and maybe even smells bad right now?
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  • Even smells bad right now? there's been decay in the story?
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  • There's been decay in the story? i think god's inviting us into
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  • I think god's inviting us into more than just the spectator
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  • More than just the spectator seat today to an event
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  • Seat today to an event that happened in bethany.
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  • That happened in bethany. i think god is wanting us
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  • I think god is wanting us to realize that the resurrection
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  • To realize that the resurrection and the life is in this
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  • And the life is in this gathering right now.
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  • Gathering right now. that jesus who came out
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  • That jesus who came out of that tomb is in this
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  • Of that tomb is in this gathering right now.
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  • Gathering right now. and he wants us to,
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  • And he wants us to, yes, scoot up to the edge
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  • Yes, scoot up to the edge of our seat to see again that
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  • Of our seat to see again that he can change any story.
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  • He can change any story. but i think he also wants
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  • But i think he also wants to speak into people in
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  • To speak into people in this gathering who say,
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  • This gathering who say, yeah, there's a stone laid
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  • Yeah, there's a stone laid across the entrance of the cave,
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  • Across the entrance of the cave, and my marriage has been
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  • And my marriage has been in there for four years.
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  • In there for four years. my estranged relationship has
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  • My estranged relationship has been in there for six years.
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  • Been in there for six years. my child has been away from
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  • My child has been away from the lord for 13 years,
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  • The lord for 13 years, and things are decaying.
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  • And things are decaying. "and then, jesus said,
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  • "and then, jesus said, 'did i not tell you
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  • That if you believe,
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  • That if you believe, you will see the glory of god?'
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  • You will see the glory of god?' so, they took the stone away.
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  • So, they took the stone away. and then jesus
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  • And then jesus looked up and said,
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  • Looked up 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. i knew that you always hear me,
  • 00:08:08.512 --> 00:08:09.780
  • I knew that you always hear me, but i said this for the benefit
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  • But i said this for the benefit of the people standing there
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  • Of the people standing there that they may believe
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  • That they may believe that you sent me.'
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  • That you sent me.' and when he said this,
  • 00:08:17.121 --> 00:08:18.656
  • And when he said this, jesus called in a loud voice,
  • 00:08:18.722 --> 00:08:22.960
  • Jesus called in a loud voice, 'lazarus, come out!'"
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  • 'lazarus, come out!'" can we just feel that
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  • Can we just feel that for a moment?
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  • For a moment? if there was a moment
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  • If there was a moment that i could say, "dear lord,
  • 00:08:36.140 --> 00:08:37.107
  • That i could say, "dear lord, please just give us video,
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  • Like real time."
  • 00:08:39.443 --> 00:08:42.680
  • Like real time." these people are not
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  • These people are not used to seeing people
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  • Used to seeing people come out of caves.
  • 00:08:44.481 --> 00:08:46.584
  • Come out of caves. this isn't a common occurrence.
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  • This isn't a common occurrence. this isn't
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  • This isn't an everyday situation.
  • 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:49.420
  • An everyday situation. people are like,
  • 00:08:49.486 --> 00:08:50.054
  • People are like, what is happening?
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  • What is happening? and he just very calmly says,
  • 00:08:51.755 --> 00:08:53.157
  • And he just very calmly says, "lazarus, come out!"
  • 00:08:53.223 --> 00:08:56.093
  • "lazarus, come out!" and we read the text,
  • 00:08:56.160 --> 00:09:00.064
  • "and a dead man came out,
  • 00:09:00.164 --> 00:09:03.300
  • "and a dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped
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  • His hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen
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  • With strips of linen and a cloth around his face."
  • 00:09:07.204 --> 00:09:09.873
  • And a cloth around his face." we got a dead man looking like
  • 00:09:09.940 --> 00:09:12.543
  • We got a dead man looking like a mummy walking out of a cave.
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  • A mummy walking out of a cave. people are fainting.
  • 00:09:14.778 --> 00:09:15.879
  • People are shrieking.
  • 00:09:15.980 --> 00:09:17.281
  • People are shrieking. people are
  • 00:09:17.348 --> 00:09:17.982
  • People are laughing in amazement.
  • 00:09:18.048 --> 00:09:19.650
  • Laughing in amazement. people are losing their minds.
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  • People are losing their minds. people are jaw dropped on
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  • People are jaw dropped on the ground in disbelief.
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  • The ground in disbelief. lazarus is coming
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  • Lazarus is coming out of the tomb.
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  • Out of the tomb. another message for another day.
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  • Another message for another day. he's still got some issues.
  • 00:09:36.066 --> 00:09:40.804
  • He's still got some issues. and so, jesus addresses
  • 00:09:40.871 --> 00:09:42.272
  • And so, jesus addresses that and says,
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  • "take off the grave clothes."
  • 00:09:45.709 --> 00:09:48.145
  • "take off the grave clothes." that's not our message today,
  • 00:09:48.212 --> 00:09:49.513
  • That's not our message today, but that might be
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  • But that might be a message for somebody.
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  • A message for somebody. so, i'll just put that
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  • So, i'll just put that one out there.
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  • One out there. that's a free message.
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  • That's a free message. take off the grave clothes.
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  • Take off the grave clothes. you've been wearing
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  • You've been wearing those long enough.
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  • Those long enough. take off the shame.
  • 00:09:58.222 --> 00:09:59.289
  • Take off the shame. take off the regret.
  • 00:09:59.356 --> 00:10:00.190
  • Take off the regret. take off the guilt.
  • 00:10:00.257 --> 00:10:01.558
  • Take off the guilt. you've been wearing
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  • You've been wearing that long enough now.
  • 00:10:02.159 --> 00:10:04.461
  • That long enough now. when he called you
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  • When he called you out of that grave,
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  • Out of that grave, maybe you did have some issues.
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  • Maybe you did have some issues. it's time to move on.
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  • It's time to move on. and you probably
  • 00:10:12.336 --> 00:10:12.670
  • And you probably can't do it alone.
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  • Can't do it alone. that's the second message.
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  • That's the second message. i'll give you two free messages.
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  • I'll give you two free messages. you probably can't do it alone.
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  • You probably can't do it alone. you need some people
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  • You need some people to come help you get
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  • To come help you get that stuff off of you.
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  • That stuff off of you. thank you so much.
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  • Thank you so much. i'm getting amens from somebody.
  • 00:10:21.178 --> 00:10:22.179
  • I'm getting amens from somebody. i don't know who you
  • 00:10:22.246 --> 00:10:22.880
  • I don't know who you are over there,
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  • But i hear you.
  • 00:10:23.480 --> 00:10:27.051
  • But i hear you. this encounter with jesus
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  • This encounter with jesus is telling us two things today.
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  • Is telling us two things today. it's telling us, number one,
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  • It's telling us, number one, that there is a promise
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  • That there is a promise of eternal life with christ
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  • Of eternal life with christ in resurrection from the dead.
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  • In resurrection from the dead. and that's vital because death
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  • And that's vital because death is in every one of our story.
  • 00:10:41.665 --> 00:10:46.603
  • Is in every one of our story. you were born,
  • 00:10:46.670 --> 00:10:47.371
  • You were born, and the moment you came
  • 00:10:47.438 --> 00:10:48.639
  • And the moment you came out of your mother's womb,
  • 00:10:48.706 --> 00:10:50.040
  • Out of your mother's womb, you were on a path
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  • You were on a path towards death.
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  • Towards death. every single one of us.
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  • Every single one of us. and so the hope of jesus saying,
  • 00:10:58.682 --> 00:11:01.251
  • And so the hope of jesus saying, "whoever believes in me will
  • 00:11:01.318 --> 00:11:03.787
  • "whoever believes in me will live even though he dies,"
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  • Live even though he dies," this is huge hope because
  • 00:11:06.190 --> 00:11:08.225
  • This is huge hope because we're all going to die.
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  • We're all going to die. and so, there is a promise
  • 00:11:10.894 --> 00:11:12.096
  • And so, there is a promise for us today in this encounter
  • 00:11:12.162 --> 00:11:13.464
  • For us today in this encounter with jesus that we're seeing
  • 00:11:13.530 --> 00:11:16.633
  • With jesus that we're seeing in the gospel of john.
  • 00:11:16.700 --> 00:11:19.570
  • In the gospel of john. it is a promise of eternal life
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  • It is a promise of eternal life through resurrection
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  • Through resurrection from the dead.
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  • From the dead. but there's a second promise,
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  • But there's a second promise, and the second promise
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  • And the second promise is here toward the end,
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  • Is here toward the end, that things can be
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  • That things can be resurrected now with
  • 00:11:29.713 --> 00:11:32.750
  • Resurrected now with jesus in the story.
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  • Jesus in the story. and i want to just encourage you
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  • And i want to just encourage you to believe that today.
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  • To believe that today. yes, and we're about
  • 00:11:39.490 --> 00:11:40.524
  • Yes, and we're about to turn the page.
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  • To turn the page. some things can't be put back
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  • Some things can't be put back together this side of heaven.
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  • Together this side of heaven. and maybe that's your marriage.
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  • And maybe that's your marriage. maybe your spouse
  • 00:11:48.799 --> 00:11:49.433
  • Maybe your spouse is in the wind.
  • 00:11:49.500 --> 00:11:51.368
  • Is in the wind. there was somebody else.
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  • There was somebody else. that's water under
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  • That's water under the bridge now.
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  • The bridge now. that's not going
  • 00:11:53.937 --> 00:11:54.772
  • That's not going to be put back together.
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  • To be put back together. but that doesn't mean god can't
  • 00:11:57.107 --> 00:11:58.509
  • But that doesn't mean god can't resurrect something in you.
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  • Resurrect something in you. but he can't move a stone
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  • But he can't move a stone and still accomplish
  • 00:12:05.582 --> 00:12:06.717
  • And still accomplish his purpose for your life.
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  • His purpose for your life. and so, you need to take off
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  • And so, you need to take off the grave clothes of calling
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  • The grave clothes of calling yourself a failure and calling
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  • Yourself a failure and calling yourself a divorced wreck
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  • Yourself a divorced wreck and calling yourself
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  • And calling yourself somebody who missed out
  • 00:12:15.826 --> 00:12:16.560
  • Somebody who missed out on an opportunity.
  • 00:12:16.627 --> 00:12:17.628
  • On an opportunity. you need to understand today
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  • You need to understand today that the grave is empty.
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  • That the grave is empty. and when the grave is empty,
  • 00:12:20.264 --> 00:12:21.231
  • And when the grave is empty, god's still working.
  • 00:12:21.298 --> 00:12:22.466
  • God's still working. and if god is in your story,
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  • And if god is in your story, he's still got one more move
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  • He's still got one more move in your story today.
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  • [applause]
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  • And i want to encourage you
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  • And i want to encourage you to believe that for your kids.
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  • To believe that for your kids. believe that for friendships.
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  • Believe that for friendships. believe that for vision.
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  • Believe that for vision. believe that for health.
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  • Believe that for health. if god is in the story,
  • 00:12:36.246 --> 00:12:38.215
  • If god is in the story, if jesus is in your story,
  • 00:12:38.282 --> 00:12:39.917
  • If jesus is in your story, there is always one more move.
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  • There is always one more move. even when it seems like there
  • 00:12:45.355 --> 00:12:47.057
  • Even when it seems like there are no more moves with christ,
  • 00:12:47.124 --> 00:12:50.327
  • Are no more moves with christ, there's always another move.
  • 00:12:50.394 --> 00:12:53.931
  • There's always another move. everyone in this room and all
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  • Everyone in this room and all these rooms have said goodbye
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  • To someone that you love.
  • 00:12:57.601 --> 00:13:00.804
  • To someone that you love. and you've been to the grave
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  • And you've been to the grave and there is a marker there.
  • 00:13:02.506 --> 00:13:04.141
  • And there is a marker there. there is a death certificate.
  • 00:13:04.208 --> 00:13:06.577
  • There is a death certificate. there's grief and there's loss.
  • 00:13:06.643 --> 00:13:07.911
  • There's grief and there's loss. and yes, we prayed
  • 00:13:07.978 --> 00:13:08.779
  • And yes, we prayed for a miracle,
  • 00:13:08.846 --> 00:13:09.479
  • For a miracle, but the miracle man
  • 00:13:09.546 --> 00:13:10.514
  • But the miracle man didn't do what we had
  • 00:13:10.581 --> 00:13:13.283
  • Asked him to do.
  • 00:13:13.383 --> 00:13:16.253
  • Asked him to do. i don't know about you,
  • 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:16.954
  • I don't know about you, but many, many, many times when
  • 00:13:17.020 --> 00:13:18.255
  • But many, many, many times when friends and family of mine die,
  • 00:13:18.322 --> 00:13:19.823
  • Friends and family of mine die, i pray that god would raise them
  • 00:13:19.890 --> 00:13:20.791
  • I pray that god would raise them from the dead because he raises
  • 00:13:20.858 --> 00:13:22.092
  • From the dead because he raises people from the dead.
  • 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:23.493
  • People from the dead. i haven't seen him do it yet,
  • 00:13:23.560 --> 00:13:24.361
  • I haven't seen him do it yet, but i'm going to ask him every
  • 00:13:24.428 --> 00:13:25.362
  • But i'm going to ask him every time because you have not,
  • 00:13:25.429 --> 00:13:26.263
  • Time because you have not, because you ask not.
  • 00:13:26.330 --> 00:13:26.997
  • Because you ask not. and i don't ever want to be
  • 00:13:27.064 --> 00:13:27.998
  • And i don't ever want to be that person who gets to heaven
  • 00:13:28.065 --> 00:13:29.266
  • That person who gets to heaven and heaven and say,
  • 00:13:29.333 --> 00:13:29.800
  • And heaven and say, "if you'd have just asked me,
  • 00:13:29.867 --> 00:13:30.634
  • "if you'd have just asked me, i would have done that."
  • 00:13:30.701 --> 00:13:35.372
  • I would have done that." but when i've asked him
  • 00:13:35.439 --> 00:13:36.206
  • But when i've asked him and when you've asked him,
  • 00:13:36.273 --> 00:13:37.307
  • And when you've asked him, he didn't do that.
  • 00:13:37.374 --> 00:13:39.376
  • He didn't do that. and there was, there was loss
  • 00:13:39.443 --> 00:13:41.812
  • And there was, there was loss and grief and heartache.
  • 00:13:41.879 --> 00:13:43.614
  • And grief and heartache. but this encounter with jesus
  • 00:13:43.680 --> 00:13:44.781
  • But this encounter with jesus today is telling us that there
  • 00:13:44.848 --> 00:13:46.650
  • Today is telling us that there is hope of eternal life through
  • 00:13:46.717 --> 00:13:53.457
  • Is hope of eternal life through resurrection from the dead.
  • 00:13:53.523 --> 00:13:57.194
  • Resurrection from the dead. the scripture ends
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  • The scripture ends with the revelation,
  • 00:13:58.128 --> 00:13:59.096
  • With the revelation, and in revelation 21,
  • 00:13:59.162 --> 00:14:01.698
  • It says, "and i saw a new
  • 00:14:01.798 --> 00:14:02.766
  • It says, "and i saw a new heaven and a new earth.
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  • Heaven and a new earth. for the first heaven and the
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  • For the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,
  • 00:14:06.236 --> 00:14:07.704
  • First earth had passed away, including the asthma.
  • 00:14:07.771 --> 00:14:10.140
  • Including the asthma. and there was no longer any sea.
  • 00:14:10.207 --> 00:14:11.608
  • And there was no longer any sea. i saw the holy city,
  • 00:14:11.675 --> 00:14:12.776
  • I saw the holy city, the new jerusalem,
  • 00:14:12.843 --> 00:14:13.543
  • The new jerusalem, coming down out
  • 00:14:13.610 --> 00:14:14.378
  • Coming down out of heaven from god,
  • 00:14:14.444 --> 00:14:15.178
  • Of heaven from god, prepared as a bride,
  • 00:14:15.245 --> 00:14:16.313
  • Prepared as a bride, beautifully dressed
  • 00:14:16.380 --> 00:14:17.281
  • Beautifully dressed for her husband.
  • 00:14:17.347 --> 00:14:19.516
  • For her husband. and i heard a loud voice
  • 00:14:19.583 --> 00:14:20.417
  • And i heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
  • 00:14:20.484 --> 00:14:21.485
  • From the throne saying, "look, god's dwelling place
  • 00:14:21.551 --> 00:14:23.153
  • "look, god's dwelling place is now among the people,
  • 00:14:23.220 --> 00:14:24.888
  • Is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.
  • 00:14:24.955 --> 00:14:27.724
  • And he will dwell with them. they will be his people,
  • 00:14:27.791 --> 00:14:29.359
  • They will be his people, and he will dwell with them.
  • 00:14:29.426 --> 00:14:32.896
  • And he will dwell with them. they will be his people,
  • 00:14:32.963 --> 00:14:33.664
  • They will be his people, and god himself will be
  • 00:14:33.730 --> 00:14:35.432
  • And god himself will be with them and be their god.
  • 00:14:35.499 --> 00:14:37.768
  • With them and be their god. and he will wipe
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  • And he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
  • 00:14:40.237 --> 00:14:44.041
  • Every tear from their eyes. and there will be no more death,
  • 00:14:44.107 --> 00:14:46.443
  • And there will be no more death, no more mourning,
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  • No more mourning, no more crying, no more pain,
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  • No more crying, no more pain, no more cancer, no more divorce,
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  • No more cancer, no more divorce, no more mental illness,
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  • No more mental illness, no more decay.
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  • No more decay. there will be no more death."
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  • There will be no more death." if you are...
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  • If you are... in the funeral business,
  • 00:15:07.264 --> 00:15:08.565
  • In the funeral business, i applaud you.
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  • I applaud you. that is a tough job,
  • 00:15:09.633 --> 00:15:11.568
  • That is a tough job, and it is a calling.
  • 00:15:11.635 --> 00:15:13.403
  • And it is a calling. but you're going to need
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  • To find a new line of work
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  • To find a new line of work in the new heaven,
  • 00:15:15.706 --> 00:15:16.740
  • In the new heaven, and a new earth.
  • 00:15:16.807 --> 00:15:22.045
  • And a new earth. for the old order of things
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  • Has passed away.
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  • Has passed away. "he who was seated
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  • "he who was seated on the throne said,
  • 00:15:27.551 --> 00:15:28.285
  • On the throne said, 'i am making everything new.'
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  • 'i am making everything new.' and then he said,
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  • And then he said, 'write this down,
  • 00:15:32.289 --> 00:15:33.924
  • 'write this down, for these words are
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  • For these words are trustworthy and true.'"
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  • Trustworthy and true.'" but then he ends this chapter
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  • But then he ends this chapter with something stunning
  • 00:15:39.329 --> 00:15:43.033
  • With something stunning and arresting.
  • 00:15:43.100 --> 00:15:45.569
  • And arresting. he says about this
  • 00:15:45.635 --> 00:15:46.737
  • He says about this new heaven and new earth,
  • 00:15:46.803 --> 00:15:47.704
  • New heaven and new earth, "i did not see
  • 00:15:47.771 --> 00:15:48.372
  • "i did not see a temple in the city.
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  • A temple in the city. no church is there,
  • 00:15:50.841 --> 00:15:53.143
  • No church is there, because the lord god almighty
  • 00:15:53.210 --> 00:15:54.211
  • Because the lord god almighty and the lamb are its temple.
  • 00:15:54.277 --> 00:15:58.281
  • And the lamb are its temple. and the city does not
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  • And the city does not need the sun or the moon
  • 00:15:59.116 --> 00:16:00.117
  • Need the sun or the moon to shine on it,
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  • To shine on it, for the glory of god
  • 00:16:00.817 --> 00:16:01.551
  • For the glory of god gives it light,
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  • Gives it light, and the lamb is its lamp."
  • 00:16:02.352 --> 00:16:06.089
  • And the lamb is its lamp." this is that same one that john
  • 00:16:06.156 --> 00:16:07.791
  • This is that same one that john talked about when he came to be
  • 00:16:07.858 --> 00:16:09.226
  • Talked about when he came to be baptized in the jordan river.
  • 00:16:09.292 --> 00:16:10.527
  • Baptized in the jordan river. and he said, "behold,"
  • 00:16:10.594 --> 00:16:11.595
  • And he said, "behold," talking about jesus,
  • 00:16:11.661 --> 00:16:13.030
  • Talking about jesus, "the lamb of god who takes away
  • 00:16:13.096 --> 00:16:14.865
  • "the lamb of god who takes away the sin of the world."
  • 00:16:14.931 --> 00:16:16.199
  • The sin of the world." what martha was saying,
  • 00:16:16.266 --> 00:16:17.200
  • What martha was saying, you're the messiah.
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  • You're the messiah. you're the sent one of god.
  • 00:16:18.068 --> 00:16:19.469
  • You're the sent one of god. you're the savior of god.
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  • You're the savior of god. you're the one who's come
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  • You're the one who's come from god to take away
  • 00:16:22.339 --> 00:16:23.607
  • From god to take away the sins of the people
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  • The sins of the people and to save the people.
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  • And to save the people. this lord, jesus, is also
  • 00:16:29.679 --> 00:16:34.084
  • This lord, jesus, is also a lamp who lights forever.
  • 00:16:34.151 --> 00:16:37.821
  • A lamp who lights forever. "the nations will
  • 00:16:37.888 --> 00:16:38.722
  • "the nations will walk by its light,
  • 00:16:38.789 --> 00:16:40.190
  • Walk by its light, and the kings of the earth
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  • And the kings of the earth will bring their
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  • Will bring their splendor into it.
  • 00:16:42.092 --> 00:16:43.493
  • Splendor into it. on no day will
  • 00:16:43.560 --> 00:16:44.227
  • On no day will its gates ever be shut,
  • 00:16:44.294 --> 00:16:45.295
  • Its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night.
  • 00:16:45.362 --> 00:16:48.799
  • For there will be no night. the glory and the honor
  • 00:16:48.865 --> 00:16:50.667
  • The glory and the honor of the nations will be
  • 00:16:50.734 --> 00:16:51.401
  • Of the nations will be brought into it.
  • 00:16:51.468 --> 00:16:52.102
  • Brought into it. nothing impure
  • 00:16:52.169 --> 00:16:53.470
  • Nothing impure will ever enter it,
  • 00:16:53.537 --> 00:16:56.373
  • Will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does
  • 00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:57.974
  • Nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,
  • 00:16:58.041 --> 00:16:59.676
  • What is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names
  • 00:16:59.743 --> 00:17:05.382
  • But only those whose names are written in the lamb's
  • 00:17:05.449 --> 00:17:09.653
  • Are written in the lamb's book of life."
  • 00:17:09.719 --> 00:17:12.122
  • Book of life." who's going to be in heaven?
  • 00:17:12.189 --> 00:17:14.357
  • Who's going to be in heaven? those who believed in jesus.
  • 00:17:14.424 --> 00:17:17.494
  • Those who believed in jesus. and having believed
  • 00:17:17.561 --> 00:17:18.128
  • In jesus are saved.
  • 00:17:18.228 --> 00:17:20.397
  • In jesus are saved. and having been saved have
  • 00:17:20.464 --> 00:17:21.832
  • And having been saved have had their names written in
  • 00:17:21.898 --> 00:17:23.066
  • Had their names written in the lamb's book of life.
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  • The lamb's book of life. we've been singing about that
  • 00:17:26.236 --> 00:17:27.204
  • We've been singing about that in this gathering today.
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  • In this gathering today. my name is written in
  • 00:17:29.139 --> 00:17:31.174
  • My name is written in the lamb's book of life.
  • 00:17:31.241 --> 00:17:33.777
  • The lamb's book of life. but what becomes incredibly
  • 00:17:33.844 --> 00:17:35.512
  • But what becomes incredibly clear for us today is that all
  • 00:17:35.579 --> 00:17:37.547
  • Clear for us today is that all of us have got to come to terms
  • 00:17:37.614 --> 00:17:39.316
  • Of us have got to come to terms with the question today,
  • 00:17:39.382 --> 00:17:40.283
  • With the question today, is my name written in
  • 00:17:40.350 --> 00:17:41.985
  • Is my name written in the lamb's book of life?
  • 00:17:42.052 --> 00:17:43.053
  • The lamb's book of life? it is the most essential book
  • 00:17:43.120 --> 00:17:45.122
  • It is the most essential book of all the books.
  • 00:17:45.188 --> 00:17:48.291
  • Of all the books. and the gospel is saying that
  • 00:17:48.358 --> 00:17:51.962
  • And the gospel is saying that if your name is written there,
  • 00:17:52.028 --> 00:17:54.064
  • If your name is written there, you enter into the new heaven
  • 00:17:54.131 --> 00:17:55.765
  • You enter into the new heaven and the new earth where
  • 00:17:55.832 --> 00:17:56.766
  • And the new earth where there is no more death
  • 00:17:56.833 --> 00:17:58.034
  • There is no more death or mourning or crying or pain
  • 00:17:58.101 --> 00:18:01.638
  • Or mourning or crying or pain and where everything
  • 00:18:01.705 --> 00:18:02.439
  • And where everything is made new.
  • 00:18:02.506 --> 00:18:04.374
  • Is made new. you don't just
  • 00:18:04.441 --> 00:18:04.875
  • You don't just happen to get there.
  • 00:18:04.941 --> 00:18:07.878
  • Happen to get there. you get there because
  • 00:18:07.944 --> 00:18:08.678
  • You get there because your name is written in
  • 00:18:08.745 --> 00:18:10.814
  • Your name is written in the lamb's book of life.
  • 00:18:10.881 --> 00:18:16.386
  • The lamb's book of life. and so, i ask today,
  • 00:18:16.453 --> 00:18:18.021
  • And so, i ask today, do you know for sure
  • 00:18:18.088 --> 00:18:22.826
  • Do you know for sure that your name is written
  • 00:18:22.893 --> 00:18:25.462
  • That your name is written in jesus' book of life?
  • 00:18:25.529 --> 00:18:29.599
  • In jesus' book of life? in the one who gave his life
  • 00:18:29.666 --> 00:18:30.767
  • In the one who gave his life for the sins of the world,
  • 00:18:30.834 --> 00:18:31.801
  • For the sins of the world, the lamb's book of life.
  • 00:18:31.868 --> 00:18:34.271
  • The lamb's book of life. in the savior
  • 00:18:34.337 --> 00:18:35.138
  • In the savior of the world's book of life.
  • 00:18:35.205 --> 00:18:37.574
  • Of the world's book of life. in the one crucified, dead,
  • 00:18:37.641 --> 00:18:39.676
  • In the one crucified, dead, buried, and raised from
  • 00:18:39.743 --> 00:18:40.610
  • Buried, and raised from the dead's book of life.
  • 00:18:40.677 --> 00:18:43.079
  • The dead's book of life. is your name written in
  • 00:18:43.146 --> 00:18:44.681
  • Is your name written in the lamb's book of life?
  • 00:18:44.748 --> 00:18:49.252
  • The lamb's book of life? you say, "i don't know.
  • 00:18:49.319 --> 00:18:50.420
  • You say, "i don't know. not sure.
  • 00:18:50.487 --> 00:18:51.721
  • Not sure. how do you get your name written
  • 00:18:51.788 --> 00:18:53.557
  • How do you get your name written in the lamb's book of life?"
  • 00:18:53.623 --> 00:18:55.192
  • In the lamb's book of life?" well first, it is by
  • 00:18:55.258 --> 00:18:56.159
  • Well first, it is by understanding who the lamb is.
  • 00:18:56.226 --> 00:18:58.862
  • Understanding who the lamb is. understanding jesus.
  • 00:18:58.929 --> 00:19:00.997
  • Understanding jesus. this text we were
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  • This text we were looking at in john 11,
  • 00:19:01.698 --> 00:19:04.434
  • Looking at in john 11, it's interesting.
  • 00:19:04.501 --> 00:19:05.268
  • It's interesting. so, now lazarus is alive.
  • 00:19:05.335 --> 00:19:07.537
  • So, now lazarus is alive. that was great for him except
  • 00:19:07.604 --> 00:19:08.838
  • That was great for him except for the fact that the religious
  • 00:19:08.905 --> 00:19:09.973
  • For the fact that the religious leaders set out in the next
  • 00:19:10.040 --> 00:19:11.208
  • Leaders set out in the next paragraph to kill him because
  • 00:19:11.274 --> 00:19:12.976
  • Paragraph to kill him because a lot of people were believing
  • 00:19:13.043 --> 00:19:13.777
  • A lot of people were believing in jesus because of him.
  • 00:19:13.843 --> 00:19:16.146
  • In jesus because of him. so, you turn the page into
  • 00:19:16.213 --> 00:19:17.080
  • So, you turn the page into chapter 12 and all of a sudden,
  • 00:19:17.147 --> 00:19:18.448
  • Chapter 12 and all of a sudden, they already are wanting
  • 00:19:18.515 --> 00:19:20.283
  • They already are wanting to take jesus out because
  • 00:19:20.350 --> 00:19:21.518
  • To take jesus out because of this whole new upstart
  • 00:19:21.585 --> 00:19:22.719
  • Of this whole new upstart miracle man thing.
  • 00:19:22.786 --> 00:19:24.721
  • Miracle man thing. but now they want to take
  • 00:19:24.788 --> 00:19:25.555
  • But now they want to take lazarus out because you got
  • 00:19:25.622 --> 00:19:27.090
  • Lazarus out because you got a dead man walking and that's
  • 00:19:27.157 --> 00:19:28.325
  • A dead man walking and that's pretty good evidence that
  • 00:19:28.391 --> 00:19:29.226
  • Pretty good evidence that jesus is the miracle man.
  • 00:19:29.292 --> 00:19:32.329
  • Jesus is the miracle man. and then, you come down
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  • To the end of this chapter.
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  • To the end of this chapter. look what it says
  • 00:19:35.398 --> 00:19:36.032
  • Look what it says right at the end.
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  • Right at the end. verse 55, jesus just
  • 00:19:36.700 --> 00:19:38.535
  • Verse 55, jesus just got to bethany,
  • 00:19:38.602 --> 00:19:40.604
  • Got to bethany, just wept with the sisters,
  • 00:19:40.670 --> 00:19:42.606
  • Just wept with the sisters, called lazarus out of the tomb.
  • 00:19:42.672 --> 00:19:44.507
  • Called lazarus out of the tomb. lazarus is walking around
  • 00:19:44.574 --> 00:19:45.475
  • Lazarus is walking around a free man with
  • 00:19:45.542 --> 00:19:47.110
  • A free man with no grave clothes.
  • 00:19:47.177 --> 00:19:48.144
  • No grave clothes. and now a few verses later,
  • 00:19:48.211 --> 00:19:49.212
  • And now a few verses later, verse 55, when it was almost
  • 00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:51.114
  • Verse 55, when it was almost time for the jewish passover,
  • 00:19:51.181 --> 00:19:55.252
  • Time for the jewish passover, many went up from
  • 00:19:55.318 --> 00:19:56.086
  • Many went up from the country to jerusalem for
  • 00:19:56.152 --> 00:19:57.754
  • The country to jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing
  • 00:19:57.821 --> 00:19:59.522
  • Their ceremonial cleansing before the passover.
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  • Before the passover. we're days away now
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  • We're days away now from a dead man walking
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  • From a dead man walking to the passover feast
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  • To the passover feast in jerusalem.
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  • In jerusalem. passover celebrating that moment
  • 00:20:09.165 --> 00:20:12.335
  • Passover celebrating that moment where god delivered his people
  • 00:20:12.402 --> 00:20:14.137
  • Where god delivered his people from the bondage of egypt.
  • 00:20:14.204 --> 00:20:16.806
  • From the bondage of egypt. where the angel of death came
  • 00:20:16.873 --> 00:20:18.275
  • Where the angel of death came to break the stronghold
  • 00:20:18.341 --> 00:20:19.943
  • To break the stronghold of the pharaoh and god
  • 00:20:20.010 --> 00:20:21.244
  • Of the pharaoh and god said to his people,
  • 00:20:21.311 --> 00:20:22.479
  • Said to his people, "take the blood of an
  • 00:20:22.545 --> 00:20:23.780
  • "take the blood of an innocent lamb and put it
  • 00:20:23.847 --> 00:20:25.448
  • Innocent lamb and put it on the doorpost and the angel
  • 00:20:25.515 --> 00:20:26.950
  • On the doorpost and the angel of death will pass over you."
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  • Of death will pass over you." and year, after year, after
  • 00:20:31.054 --> 00:20:32.289
  • And year, after year, after year, the jewish people would
  • 00:20:32.355 --> 00:20:33.056
  • Celebrate that night that god
  • 00:20:33.156 --> 00:20:35.425
  • Celebrate that night that god passed over them all through
  • 00:20:35.492 --> 00:20:40.664
  • Passed over them all through the blood of a spotless lamb.
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  • The blood of a spotless lamb. and now, here's jesus coming
  • 00:20:45.502 --> 00:20:48.838
  • Into jerusalem on passover.
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  • Into jerusalem on passover. that's the lamb in
  • 00:20:55.645 --> 00:20:57.847
  • That's the lamb in the lamb's book of life.
  • 00:20:57.914 --> 00:21:02.285
  • The lamb's book of life. and then you understand
  • 00:21:02.352 --> 00:21:04.487
  • And then you understand that it's not complicated
  • 00:21:04.554 --> 00:21:06.956
  • To be saved.
  • 00:21:07.057 --> 00:21:08.458
  • To be saved. it takes a minute
  • 00:21:08.525 --> 00:21:09.092
  • It takes a minute to work it all out and get
  • 00:21:09.159 --> 00:21:10.393
  • To work it all out and get the grave clothes off.
  • 00:21:10.460 --> 00:21:13.997
  • The grave clothes off. but it's not complicated
  • 00:21:14.064 --> 00:21:15.098
  • But it's not complicated to hear his voice say,
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  • To hear his voice say, "come out."
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  • [applause]
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  • Paul said it
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  • This way in romans 10.
  • 00:21:25.208 --> 00:21:27.043
  • This way in romans 10. but what does it say?
  • 00:21:27.110 --> 00:21:27.877
  • But what does it say? the word is near you.
  • 00:21:27.944 --> 00:21:29.112
  • The word is near you. it's interesting.
  • 00:21:29.179 --> 00:21:29.713
  • It's interesting. paul's talking in this context.
  • 00:21:29.779 --> 00:21:31.481
  • Paul's talking in this context. paul, obviously being
  • 00:21:31.548 --> 00:21:33.316
  • Paul, obviously being a major leader and teacher
  • 00:21:33.383 --> 00:21:34.684
  • A major leader and teacher in the jewish faith,
  • 00:21:34.751 --> 00:21:36.186
  • In the jewish faith, but who had an encounter
  • 00:21:36.252 --> 00:21:37.354
  • But who had an encounter with jesus and became a radical
  • 00:21:37.420 --> 00:21:38.655
  • With jesus and became a radical follower of jesus as messiah.
  • 00:21:38.722 --> 00:21:41.524
  • Follower of jesus as messiah. and now, he's talking, really,
  • 00:21:41.591 --> 00:21:43.960
  • And now, he's talking, really, in the context of jewish people
  • 00:21:44.027 --> 00:21:45.695
  • In the context of jewish people looking to jesus and non-jewish
  • 00:21:45.762 --> 00:21:48.398
  • Looking to jesus and non-jewish people looking to jesus.
  • 00:21:48.465 --> 00:21:50.667
  • People looking to jesus. and he says, "what does it say?
  • 00:21:50.734 --> 00:21:52.502
  • And he says, "what does it say? the word is near you.
  • 00:21:52.569 --> 00:21:53.503
  • The word is near you. it is in your mouth
  • 00:21:53.570 --> 00:21:55.305
  • It is in your mouth and in your heart.
  • 00:21:55.372 --> 00:21:57.040
  • And in your heart. that is the message concerning
  • 00:21:57.107 --> 00:21:59.309
  • That is the message concerning faith that we proclaim."
  • 00:21:59.376 --> 00:22:02.379
  • Faith that we proclaim." and then, he just lays it out.
  • 00:22:02.445 --> 00:22:03.446
  • And then, he just lays it out. "if you declare with your mouth,
  • 00:22:03.513 --> 00:22:04.514
  • "if you declare with your mouth, jesus is lord and believe
  • 00:22:04.581 --> 00:22:06.683
  • Jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god
  • 00:22:06.750 --> 00:22:08.351
  • In your heart that god raised him from the dead,
  • 00:22:08.418 --> 00:22:10.220
  • Raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
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  • You will be saved." are you kidding me?
  • 00:22:13.823 --> 00:22:16.459
  • Are you kidding me? this is not a list of 27 things.
  • 00:22:16.526 --> 00:22:19.129
  • This is not a list of 27 things. this isn't a go improve
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  • Your life plan.
  • 00:22:20.497 --> 00:22:22.198
  • Your life plan. this isn't a jump
  • 00:22:22.265 --> 00:22:22.966
  • This isn't a jump through 10 hoops situation.
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  • Through 10 hoops situation. this is if you confess with your
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  • This is if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord.
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  • Mouth that jesus is lord. now, that's not simply
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  • Now, that's not simply repeating words.
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  • Repeating words. okay, i'll say it.
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  • Okay, i'll say it. jesus is lord.
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  • Jesus is lord. no, it's confessing.
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  • No, it's confessing. it's saying, i believe
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  • It's saying, i believe that he is the messiah.
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  • That he is the messiah. i believe he's not
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  • I believe he's not just a good man,
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  • Just a good man, not just a good teacher,
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  • Not just a good teacher, not just a good guy that
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  • Not just a good guy that did good things.
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  • Did good things. i believe that
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  • I believe that he is the messiah.
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  • He is the messiah. i believe he's the sent one
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  • I believe he's the sent one of god to save the world.
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  • Of god to save the world. and i believe he's lord.
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  • And i believe he's lord. he's not just a good friend,
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  • He's not just a good friend, a counselor,
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  • A counselor, somebody i can lean on.
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  • Somebody i can lean on. i believe that he is,
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  • I believe that he is, in fact, lord.
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  • In fact, lord. jesus is lord.
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  • Jesus is lord. and you believe in your heart
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  • And you believe in your heart that god raised him from
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  • That god raised him from the dead because that is
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  • The dead because that is the linchpin of our gospel.
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  • The linchpin of our gospel. yes, he died for
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  • Yes, he died for the sins of the world,
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  • The sins of the world, gave his life in the place
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  • Gave his life in the place of you and me,
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  • Of you and me, innocent for the guilty.
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  • Innocent for the guilty. yes, he was buried in a tomb,
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  • Yes, he was buried in a tomb, but he was raised up.
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  • But he was raised up. if he's not raised,
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  • If he's not raised, we don't have easter.
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  • We don't have easter. if he's not raised,
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  • If he's not raised, we're not singing songs
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  • We're not singing songs of triumph and victory today.
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  • Of triumph and victory today. if he's not raised,
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  • If he's not raised, we don't have hope.
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  • We don't have hope. and if he's not raised,
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  • And if he's not raised, we can't really say with christ
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  • We can't really say with christ there's always one more move.
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  • There's always one more move. if you confess with your mouth,
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  • If you confess with your mouth, jesus is lord and believe
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  • Jesus is lord and believe in your heart,
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  • In your heart, god raised him from the dead,
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  • God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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  • You will be saved. he gives a little explanation.
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  • He gives a little explanation. "for it is with the heart that
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  • You believe and are justified,
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  • You believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that
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  • And it is with your mouth that you profess your faith
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  • You profess your faith and are saved."
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  • And are saved." as scripture says,
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  • As scripture says, "anyone who believes in him
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  • "anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame."
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  • Will never be put to shame." i was thinking about that thief
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  • I was thinking about that thief on the cross this morning.
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  • On the cross this morning. and he didn't just look over
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  • And he didn't just look over at jesus at some point
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  • At jesus at some point and think in his heart, "hmm,
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  • And think in his heart, "hmm, i bet he could get me up there."
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  • I bet he could get me up there." no, he said, "remember me when
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  • No, he said, "remember me when you come in your kingdom."
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  • You come in your kingdom." he didn't have romans 10.
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  • He didn't have romans 10. he didn't know jesus is lord.
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  • He didn't know jesus is lord. and i believe that you're going
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  • To be raised in three days.
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  • To be raised in three days. he just knew this
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  • He just knew this is the miracle man.
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  • Is the miracle man. and i believe the miracle man
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  • And i believe the miracle man has got a future.
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  • Has got a future. and i want to ask him to
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  • And i want to ask him to bring me with him
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  • Bring me with him into that future.
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  • Into that future. he said, as scripture says,
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  • "anyone who believes in him
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  • "anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame,
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  • Will never be put to shame, for there's no difference
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  • For there's no difference between jew and gentile.
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  • Between jew and gentile. the same lord is lord of all
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  • The same lord is lord of all and richly blesses all
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  • And richly blesses all who call on him.
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  • Who call on him. for everyone who calls on
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  • For everyone who calls on the name of the lord
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  • The name of the lord will be saved."
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  • Jew, gentile.
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  • Jew, gentile. in the flock, don't even know
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  • In the flock, don't even know if the flock would want me.
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  • If the flock would want me. richest person in town,
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  • Richest person in town, poorest person in town.
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  • Poorest person in town. family, grew up going to church.
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  • Family, grew up going to church. i know a whole lot
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  • I know a whole lot of stuff about the bible.
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  • Of stuff about the bible. i've never even read the bible
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  • I've never even read the bible and don't know anything
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  • And don't know anything about anything.
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  • About anything. pretty good person,
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  • Pretty good person, the worst person in this place.
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  • The worst person in this place. somebody going
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  • Somebody going to drive home free today?
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  • To drive home free today? somebody in a prison right now?
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  • Somebody in a prison right now? for the rest of your life,
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  • For the rest of your life, everyone who calls on the name
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  • Everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved.
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  • [applause]
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  • So, i ask again today,
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  • So, i ask again today, do you know for sure
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  • Do you know for sure that your name is written
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  • That your name is written in the lamb's book of life?
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  • In the lamb's book of life? have you believed in jesus
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  • Have you believed in jesus and called on him, save me?
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  • And called on him, save me? do you know?
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  • Do you know? and if you don't know,
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  • And if you don't know, you can know.
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  • You can know. you're like,
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  • You're like, "louie, i'm in a connect group.
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  • "louie, i'm in a connect group. i'm a door holder here.
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  • I'm a door holder here. people think
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  • People think i'm a respectable christian,
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  • I'm a respectable christian, but i'm not sure.
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  • But i'm not sure. and i really want
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  • And i really want to be sure today."
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  • To be sure today." well, get sure today
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  • Well, get sure today and be saved today.
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  • And be saved today. they'll think you're even more
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  • They'll think you're even more a respectable christian,
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  • A respectable christian, when you are a christian.
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  • [applause]
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  • There will be no shade.
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  • There will be no shade. when you say i've been
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  • When you say i've been in bible studies,
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  • In bible studies, i've been to church,
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  • I've been to church, i've served on things
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  • I've served on things i've given my tithe,
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  • I've given my tithe, but i got saved on easter.
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  • But i got saved on easter. i got sure on easter.
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  • I got sure on easter. i know my name is in
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  • I know my name is in the lamb's book of life.
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  • The lamb's book of life. nobody's going to throw shade
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  • Nobody's going to throw shade on you and say, "man,
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  • On you and say, "man, what are you talking about?
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  • What are you talking about? you've been in a bible study
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  • You've been in a bible study for nine years."
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  • For nine years." they're going to go, wow.
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  • They're going to go, wow. praise god that there's always
  • 00:26:36.853 --> 00:26:39.522
  • Praise god that there's always one more move when jesus
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  • One more move when jesus is in the story.
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  • Is in the story. but right now
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  • But right now that move is your move.
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  • That move is your move. and i believe a lot of people
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  • And i believe a lot of people in this gathering would like
  • 00:26:50.133 --> 00:26:51.100
  • In this gathering would like to know for sure.
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  • To know for sure. would you like to know
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  • Would you like to know for sure today?
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  • For sure today? i'm going to pray with
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  • I'm going to pray with anybody who wants to put
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  • Anybody who wants to put their faith in jesus.
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  • Their faith in jesus. who wants to take that
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  • Who wants to take that step of belief today.
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  • Step of belief today. and who wants to leave
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  • And who wants to leave this gathering confident.
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  • ♪ ♪
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