Louie Giglio - The Thread of Grace

December 7, 2025 | 27:29

From the pre-creation decisions to the birth of Jesus and beyond, the message weaves through biblical passages, showcasing how grace has always been operative in God's plan. The presentation touches on key moments in history, illustrating how grace manifested in events like the sacrifice of Abraham's son, Joseph's rise to power, and Jesus's ultimate sacrifice on the cross. The class culminates in a powerful reminder that the grace of the Lord Jesus is with God's people, empowering them for what lies ahead.

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Passion with Louie Giglio | Louie Giglio - The Thread of Grace | December 7, 2025

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>> let's get ready together for
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>> let's get ready together for a small seminary class today,
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A small seminary class today, and i might try to throw
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And i might try to throw an illustration in,
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An illustration in, but it's not gonna be
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But it's not gonna be that kind of message
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That kind of message and you're not gonna be
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And you're not gonna be able to write all this down.
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Able to write all this down. i just want you to be
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I just want you to be moved like i have been
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Moved like i have been by the thread of
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By the thread of god being at work
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God being at work all the way through eternity.
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All the way through eternity. grace was in effect
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Grace was in effect before there was time.
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Before there was time. that's the first thing
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That's the first thing i want you to see today.
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I want you to see today. before there was a world,
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Before there was a world, grace was already moving
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Grace was already moving and in motion toward you
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And in motion toward you and toward me for
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And toward me for the glory of god.
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The glory of god. revelation 13,
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Revelation 13, "all who dwell on the
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"all who dwell on the earth will worship him."
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Earth will worship him." this is the beast, by the way.
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This is the beast, by the way. "whose names have not been
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"whose names have not been written in the book of life."
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Written in the book of life." now, our names, most of us,
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Now, our names, most of us, have been written
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Have been written in the book of life
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In the book of life so we celebrate that today.
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So we celebrate that today. "the book of life of the
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"the book of life of the lamb, who was slain."
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Lamb, who was slain." and when was he slain?
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And when was he slain? well, he was slain on the cross.
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Well, he was slain on the cross. well, this text lets
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Well, this text lets us know he was slain
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Us know he was slain from the foundation
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From the foundation of the world.
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Of the world. in other words, before
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In other words, before there was an earth,
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There was an earth, jesus had already in
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Jesus had already in the books of heaven
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The books of heaven given himself for the
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Given himself for the sins of the world.
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Sins of the world. it's a crazy thought.
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It's a crazy thought. we can imagine eternity future.
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We can imagine eternity future. i'm gonna go to
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I'm gonna go to heaven when i die.
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Heaven when i die. i'm gonna be with god in glory.
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I'm gonna be with god in glory. i'm gonna be there
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I'm gonna be there forever with him.
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Forever with him. i'm gonna have eternal life.
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I'm gonna have eternal life. but that same eternity
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But that same eternity that is future is past.
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That is future is past. god has always been!
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God has always been! you can't really wrap a human
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You can't really wrap a human brain around that concept
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Brain around that concept that god didn't have a
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That god didn't have a beginning, he always has been.
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Beginning, he always has been. his name is i am that i am,
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His name is i am that i am, shortened for i be, i exist.
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Shortened for i be, i exist. that's the name of god!
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That's the name of god! and in eternity past,
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And in eternity past, it was already settled
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It was already settled before there was a world
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Before there was a world that the lamb would be slain.
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That the lamb would be slain. grace, god at work, before
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Grace, god at work, before the foundation of the world.
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The foundation of the world. peter said it a different way.
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"since you call on a father
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"since you call on a father who judges each person's
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Who judges each person's work impartially,
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Work impartially, live out your time as foreigners
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Live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear."
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Here in reverent fear." and then he goes on down to say,
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And then he goes on down to say, "you weren't redeemed with
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"you weren't redeemed with silver and gold, but," verse 19,
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Silver and gold, but," verse 19, "but with the precious
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"but with the precious blood of christ,
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Blood of christ, a lamb without
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A lamb without blemish or defect.
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Blemish or defect. he," jesus, this lamb,
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He," jesus, this lamb, "was chosen before the
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"was chosen before the creation of the world,
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Creation of the world, but was revealed in these
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But was revealed in these last times for your sake."
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Last times for your sake." it was already settled
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It was already settled what christ was about.
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Grace was already
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Grace was already moving before the world.
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Moving before the world. ephesians 1, "praise
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Ephesians 1, "praise be to the god
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Be to the god and father of our
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And father of our lord jesus christ,
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Lord jesus christ, who's blessed us in
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Who's blessed us in the heavenly realms
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The heavenly realms with every spiritual
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With every spiritual blessing in christ.
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Blessing in christ. for he chose us!"
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For he chose us!" god did.
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God did. "he chose us," god at work.
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"he chose us," god at work. "in him, in christ, before
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"in him, in christ, before the creation of the world."
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The creation of the world." before you were born,
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Before you were born, he chose you in christ!
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Grace was moving
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Grace was moving in your direction
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In your direction before you even knew
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Before you even knew there was a direction!
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There was a direction! god was already at work.
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God was already at work. "to be holy and blameless
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In his sight, in love,
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In his sight, in love, he predestined us
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He predestined us for adoption as sons,
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For adoption as sons, as sons and daughters,
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As sons and daughters, through jesus christ,
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Through jesus christ, in accordance with the
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In accordance with the pleasure of his will
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Pleasure of his will to the praise of
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To the praise of his glorious grace,
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His glorious grace, which he has freely given
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To us in the one he loves."
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To us in the one he loves." goes on to talk about
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Goes on to talk about the riches of god's grace
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The riches of god's grace before the foundation
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Before the foundation of the world.
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Of the world. i'm not gonna do everything
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I'm not gonna do everything with four passages,
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With four passages, but i just want you to see
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But i just want you to see this isn't a verse or two
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This isn't a verse or two in the gospels that
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Are about grace
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Are about grace and about jesus
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And about jesus dying on a cross.
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Dying on a cross. this thread runs through
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This thread runs through the entire scripture
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The entire scripture and all of eternity.
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And all of eternity. 2 timothy,
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2 timothy, "he has saved us and
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"he has saved us and called us to a holy life.
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Called us to a holy life. not because of
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Not because of anything we have done."
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Anything we have done." why?
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Why? because grace
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Because grace is god at work.
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Is god at work. so, of course, it's not
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So, of course, it's not anything we have done,
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Anything we have done, but because of his own
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But because of his own purpose, and, say it with me.
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Purpose, and, say it with me. and what?
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And what? - [congregants] grace.
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- [congregants] grace. - and what?
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- and what? - [congregants] grace!
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- [congregants] grace! - and grace.
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- and grace. it was operational.
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It was operational. "this grace was given
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"this grace was given us in christ jesus
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Us in christ jesus before the beginning of time.
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Before the beginning of time. but it has now been
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But it has now been revealed through
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Revealed through the appearing of our
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The appearing of our savior, christ jesus,
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Savior, christ jesus, who has destroyed
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Who has destroyed death and brought life
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Death and brought life and immortality to light
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And immortality to light through the gospel."
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Through the gospel." creation, second thing i want
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Creation, second thing i want us to see, is a gift of grace.
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Us to see, is a gift of grace. if you ever wanna
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If you ever wanna see god at work,
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See god at work, look at the first
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Look at the first line in the bible.
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Line in the bible. most people know the
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Most people know the first line in the bible.
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First line in the bible. can you read it with me?
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Can you read it with me? "in the beginning, god created
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"in the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth."
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The heavens and the earth." who created?
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Who created? who was at work?
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Who was at work? did you create? nope!
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Did you create? nope! did i create? nope!
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Did i create? nope! were you at work? nope!
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Were you at work? nope! was i at work? nope!
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Was i at work? nope! in the beginning,
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In the beginning, god was at work.
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God was at work. grace was in motion.
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Grace was in motion. god was doing what
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God was doing what only god could do.
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Only god could do. he was doing the heavy lifting.
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He was doing the heavy lifting. out of nothing, he was making
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Out of nothing, he was making everything that exists.
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Everything that exists. a few verses down it says...
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A few verses down it says... and i want you just
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And i want you just to see who was in god
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To see who was in god doing all this was jesus.
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Doing all this was jesus. yes, father, son,
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Yes, father, son, and holy spirit,
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And holy spirit, they were there at the beginning
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They were there at the beginning making man in our image.
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Making man in our image. but who was the operational
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But who was the operational part of the trinity?
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Part of the trinity? who was actually
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Who was actually doing the creating?
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Doing the creating? jesus! hebrews 1.
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Jesus! hebrews 1. "in the past,
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"in the past, god spoke to our ancestors
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God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets
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Through the prophets at many times in various ways.
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At many times in various ways. but in these last days, he
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But in these last days, he has spoken to us by his son
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Has spoken to us by his son whom he appointed
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Whom he appointed heir of all things."
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Heir of all things." and look at this!
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And look at this! and through whom?
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And through whom? through the son also
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Through the son also he made the universe.
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He made the universe. jesus was the operational
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Jesus was the operational force who created the world.
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Force who created the world. nail-pierced hands flung
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Nail-pierced hands flung the stars into space.
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The stars into space. john said it this way,
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John said it this way, "in the beginning was the word."
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"in the beginning was the word." we know that's jesus,
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We know that's jesus, the capital w-o-r-d.
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The capital w-o-r-d. "and the word was with
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"and the word was with god and the word was god.
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God and the word was god. he was with god
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He was with god in the beginning.
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In the beginning. and through him, through
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And through him, through jesus, all things were made.
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Jesus, all things were made. and without jesus,
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And without jesus, nothing was made."
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Nothing was made." grace has a name.
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Grace has a name. and his name.
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And his name. he made the world.
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He made the world. there was grace on the mountain,
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There was grace on the mountain, the mountain called moriah.
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The mountain called moriah. now abraham, he had
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Now abraham, he had a covenant with god.
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A covenant with god. god was gonna make him the
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God was gonna make him the father of a mighty nation.
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Father of a mighty nation. his descendants were
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His descendants were gonna be more numerous
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Gonna be more numerous than the stars in the sky.
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Than the stars in the sky. and he said,
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And he said, "that's not gonna happen,
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"that's not gonna happen, 'cause look how old i am and
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'cause look how old i am and my wife can't have kids."
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My wife can't have kids." but there's something
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But there's something called grace.
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Called grace. and what is grace?
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And what is grace? it's god at work doing
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It's god at work doing things that we can't do.
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Things that we can't do. so when abraham was too old
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So when abraham was too old and his wife couldn't
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And his wife couldn't have children,
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Have children, god said, "well, i can do
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God said, "well, i can do that. i am a god of grace."
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That. i am a god of grace." now, abraham was 100 years old
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Now, abraham was 100 years old when his son isaac
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When his son isaac was born to him.
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Was born to him. and sarah said, "god
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And sarah said, "god has made me laugh
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Has made me laugh and all who hear
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And all who hear will laugh with me."
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Will laugh with me." she also said, "who
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She also said, "who would've said to abraham
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Would've said to abraham that sarah would nurse children?
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That sarah would nurse children? for i have born him a
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For i have born him a son in his old age."
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Son in his old age." you know how?
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You know how? because god.
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Because god. but then god said, "this
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But then god said, "this son who is gonna be the one
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Son who is gonna be the one who this promise comes and these
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Who this promise comes and these descendants are gonna flow,
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Descendants are gonna flow, i want you to take him
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I want you to take him up on that mountain
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Up on that mountain and i want you to sacrifice
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And i want you to sacrifice him as an act of faith to god."
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Him as an act of faith to god." now, before you get too
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Now, before you get too freaked out about that,
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Freaked out about that, god never intended for
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God never intended for abraham to sacrifice his son.
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Abraham to sacrifice his son. this was all a story about god,
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This was all a story about god, not about abraham and
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Not about abraham and his son necessarily.
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His son necessarily. and abraham said when
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And abraham said when they got up there,
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They got up there, when the son said, who was
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When the son said, who was a teenager at this point,
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A teenager at this point, "i see the fire
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And i see the wood,
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And i see the wood, but i don't see the sacrifice."
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But i don't see the sacrifice." abraham said, "my son, god
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Abraham said, "my son, god will provide for himself."
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Will provide for himself." he will do what?
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He will do what? he will provide for himself.
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He will provide for himself. god will do it for himself.
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God will do it for himself. you can't do it,
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You can't do it, but god will do it.
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But god will do it. when we get there,
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When we get there, god will do it.
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God will do it. god will provide!
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God will provide! there will be grace
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There will be grace on the mountain.
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On the mountain. "he'll provide the lamb
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"he'll provide the lamb for a burnt offering."
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For a burnt offering." and then abraham lifted
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And then abraham lifted his eyes and he looked
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His eyes and he looked and there behind him was
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And there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket
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A ram caught in a thicket by its horns.
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By its horns. so abraham went and took the ram
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So abraham went and took the ram and he offered it up
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And he offered it up for a burnt offering
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For a burnt offering instead of his son.
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Instead of his son. and abraham called the
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And abraham called the name and the place,
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Name and the place, the-lord-will-provide.
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The-lord-will-provide. as it is said to this day,
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As it is said to this day, "in the mount of the lord,
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"in the mount of the lord, it shall be provided."
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It shall be provided." this all happened,
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This all happened, interestingly,
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Interestingly, somewhere around 19 to 1800 bc,
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Somewhere around 19 to 1800 bc, and it happened on mount moriah.
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And it happened on mount moriah. where later in time,
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Where later in time, when bc was turning to ad,
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When bc was turning to ad, that on that mountain,
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That on that mountain, on that mountain...
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On that mountain... jesus died.
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Jesus died. on the same mountain.
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On the same mountain. jehovah jireh did it again.
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Jehovah jireh did it again. and on the mountain of the
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And on the mountain of the lord, god will provide.
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Lord, god will provide. i didn't provide and
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I didn't provide and you didn't provide,
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But god did.
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But god did. grace is at the
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Grace is at the end of genesis 50,
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End of genesis 50, making a way for
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Making a way for jesus to be born.
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Jesus to be born. joseph, as you know, is
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Joseph, as you know, is one of the sons of jacob,
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One of the sons of jacob, and jacob, abraham, isaac and
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And jacob, abraham, isaac and jacob, there comes the line.
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Jacob, there comes the line. abraham, isaac up on
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Abraham, isaac up on the mountain with him,
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The mountain with him, and jacob, jacob
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And jacob, jacob has all these sons.
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Has all these sons. the brothers are
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The brothers are hateful towards joseph.
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Hateful towards joseph. they throw him in a pit,
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They throw him in a pit, sell him into slavery.
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Sell him into slavery. his life is miserable for
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His life is miserable for a long period of time,
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A long period of time, but eventually god
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But eventually god miraculously raises him up
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Miraculously raises him up out of a dungeon in a prison
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Out of a dungeon in a prison and makes him the second
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And makes him the second most powerful man in egypt
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Most powerful man in egypt and gives him the foresight
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And gives him the foresight and the wisdom to
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And the wisdom to store up the plenty
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Store up the plenty because a famine is
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Because a famine is coming to the land.
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Coming to the land. and when the famine
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And when the famine comes, joseph's family,
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Comes, joseph's family, his brothers and his dad,
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His brothers and his dad, they're all back in cana,
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They're all back in cana, they have to come down
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They have to come down to egypt to get food
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To egypt to get food because egypt's the only
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Because egypt's the only place where there is food.
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Place where there is food. and in joseph's family
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And in joseph's family is the promise of jesus.
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Is the promise of jesus. not his family line, but
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Not his family line, but the family that he is in.
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The family that he is in. his brother judah
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His brother judah is gonna be the one
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Is gonna be the one through whom comes the messiah,
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Through whom comes the messiah, but his brother judah and his
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But his brother judah and his brothers are starving in cana
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Brothers are starving in cana and they're gonna die
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And they're gonna die and jesus isn't gonna come
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And jesus isn't gonna come unless a miracle happens.
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Unless a miracle happens. and the miracle was joseph
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And the miracle was joseph going through all the travail
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Going through all the travail and being lifted up to be
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And being lifted up to be the second most
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The second most powerful man in egypt
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Powerful man in egypt running the food
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Running the food distribution program,
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Distribution program, when his brothers come.
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When his brothers come. and at the end of it all,
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And at the end of it all, they realize that when
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They realize that when their dad passes away,
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Their dad passes away, they're all gonna be in
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They're all gonna be in serious trouble with joseph.
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Serious trouble with joseph. but joseph said to
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But joseph said to them, to his brothers,
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Them, to his brothers, this is one of the
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This is one of the most well-known
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Most well-known passages in the bible,
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Passages in the bible, even people who
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Even people who don't go to church
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Don't go to church know this next phrase coming,
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Know this next phrase coming, "do not be afraid, for i
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"do not be afraid, for i am in the place of god.
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Am in the place of god. but as for you, you
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But as for you, you meant evil against me.
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Meant evil against me. you meant it for evil."
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You meant it for evil." but what? what is the
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But what? what is the conjunction of grace?
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Conjunction of grace? "but god meant it for good."
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"but god meant it for good." all this hardship
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All this hardship i went through,
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I went through, god had a plan in all of that.
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God had a plan in all of that. all of this doesn't
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All of this doesn't make sense stuff,
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Make sense stuff, god said, "oh, it
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God said, "oh, it makes perfect sense
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Makes perfect sense because i'm gonna use you to
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Because i'm gonna use you to extend grace to your families
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Extend grace to your families and to your brother through
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And to your brother through whom the messiah is gonna come
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Whom the messiah is gonna come because grace has a name
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Because grace has a name and his name is jesus
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And his name is jesus and he's coming through judah."
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And he's coming through judah." "but god meant it for good
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"but god meant it for good in order to bring it about
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In order to bring it about as it is this day."
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As it is this day." to do what?
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To do what? "to save many people alive."
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"to save many people alive." grace made a way for
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Grace made a way for jesus to be born.
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Jesus to be born. god led the people finally
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God led the people finally into the promised land.
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Into the promised land. before they went in,
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Before they went in, they scouted out jericho.
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They scouted out jericho. two spies went in
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Two spies went in and the people in jericho
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And the people in jericho knew they were there
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Knew they were there and came after them,
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And came after them, but they found a
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But they found a woman named rahab,
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Woman named rahab, who happened to be a prostitute,
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Who happened to be a prostitute, and she took them in and hid
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And she took them in and hid them in the roof of her house.
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Them in the roof of her house. and she believed in
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And she believed in god and feared god.
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God and feared god. and they said,
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And they said, "we're coming back and we're
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"we're coming back and we're gonna wipe out this town."
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Gonna wipe out this town." and she said, "i
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And she said, "i believe in god."
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Believe in god." and they said,
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And they said, "when we come back,
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"when we come back, we'll save you and your family.
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We'll save you and your family. and the way we will know is that
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And the way we will know is that you will drop a scarlet
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You will drop a scarlet cord out your window."
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Cord out your window." and they did come back and
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And they did come back and they did see jericho fall,
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They did see jericho fall, but rahab and her family were
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But rahab and her family were spared by the grace of god
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Spared by the grace of god and a scarlet cord
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And a scarlet cord out the window,
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Out the window, the thread of god's grace
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The thread of god's grace that is woven through history.
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That is woven through history. isaiah said, "the lord
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Isaiah said, "the lord will give you a sign
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Will give you a sign and that sign will be a virgin
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And that sign will be a virgin and she will conceive
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And she will conceive and give birth to a son
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And give birth to a son and will call him immanuel."
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And will call him immanuel." so here we are, 700
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So here we are, 700 years before jesus,
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Years before jesus, he's saying, "grace is coming.
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He's saying, "grace is coming. get ready. grace is coming."
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Get ready. grace is coming." and then grace arrived.
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And then grace arrived. this is how the birth of
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This is how the birth of jesus the messiah came about.
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Jesus the messiah came about. it came about by grace.
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It came about by grace. his mother, mary, was pledged
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His mother, mary, was pledged to be married to joseph.
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To be married to joseph. you know the story.
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You know the story. "before they came
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"before they came together physically,
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Together physically, she was found to be pregnant
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She was found to be pregnant through the holy spirit
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Through the holy spirit because joseph, her husband,
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Because joseph, her husband, was faithful to the law
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Was faithful to the law and yet did not wanna expose
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And yet did not wanna expose her to public disgrace.
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Her to public disgrace. he had in mind to
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He had in mind to divorce her quietly.
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Divorce her quietly. but after he had
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But after he had considered this,
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Considered this, an angel of the lord appeared
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An angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
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To him in a dream and said, 'joseph, son of david,
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'joseph, son of david, do not be afraid to take
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Do not be afraid to take mary home as your wife
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Mary home as your wife because what is conceived in
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Because what is conceived in her is from the holy spirit.
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Her is from the holy spirit. she will give birth to a son
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She will give birth to a son and you are to give
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And you are to give him the name jesus,
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Him the name jesus, because he will save his
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Because he will save his people from their sins.'"
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People from their sins.'" you know this story in luke.
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You know this story in luke. "there were shepherds living
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Out in the fields nearby,
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Out in the fields nearby, watching watch over
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Watching watch over their flocks at night,
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Their flocks at night, and an angel of the
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And an angel of the lord appeared to them
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Lord appeared to them and the glory of the
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And the glory of the lord shone around them."
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Lord shone around them." grace and glory,
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Grace and glory, they always show up at the
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They always show up at the same time, at the same place.
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Same time, at the same place. and they were terrified.
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And they were terrified. but the angel said,
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But the angel said, "don't be afraid.
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"don't be afraid. i bring you good news
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I bring you good news that will cause great joy
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That will cause great joy for all the people.
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For all the people. today in the town of david,"
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Today in the town of david," this is the part i
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This is the part i want us to dial in on,
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Want us to dial in on, "a savior has been born to you.
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"a savior has been born to you. he is the messiah, the lord."
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He is the messiah, the lord." he shows up, this angel,
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Or this angel shows
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Or this angel shows up to shepherds.
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Up to shepherds. why?
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Why? because they need to know
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Because they need to know while they're keeping
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While they're keeping their flock of sheep,
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Their flock of sheep, that the perfect lamb of god
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That the perfect lamb of god has just been born nearby.
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Has just been born nearby. not is gonna be born.
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Not is gonna be born. "hey, i came to tell y'all that
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"hey, i came to tell y'all that there's gonna be
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There's gonna be a baby born today
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A baby born today and y'all might
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And y'all might wanna come and help."
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Wanna come and help." no! he has been born!
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No! he has been born! before you heard it,
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Before you heard it, he already is here.
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He already is here. before you knew about
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Before you knew about it, he's already here.
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It, he's already here. before i told you,
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Before i told you, he already showed up.
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He already showed up. god is at work and
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God is at work and god got here first
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God got here first and he's already at work,
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And he's already at work, he's already in a manger.
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He's already in a manger. john said it this
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John said it this way in chapter one.
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Way in chapter one. "the word became flesh and
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"the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
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Made his dwelling among us. we have seen his," what?
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We have seen his," what? "his glory!
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"his glory! the glory of the one and only
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The glory of the one and only son who came from the father,
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Son who came from the father, full!"
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Full!" so when jesus arrived,
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So when jesus arrived, he was full when he got here,
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He was full when he got here, and he was full of grace.
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And he was full of grace. praise god!
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Praise god! and truth.
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And truth. "from his fullness,
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"from his fullness, we have all received."
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We have all received." hello?
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Hello? "grace upon grace.
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"grace upon grace. for the law was
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For the law was given through moses,
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Given through moses, but grace and truth came
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But grace and truth came through jesus christ."
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Through jesus christ." praise god.
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Praise god. "then the governor's soldiers
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"then the governor's soldiers took jesus into the praetorium."
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Took jesus into the praetorium." we're getting close
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We're getting close to the finish here.
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To the finish here. "and gathered the
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"and gathered the whole company."
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Whole company." and i'm skipping over
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And i'm skipping over huge chunks of scripture
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Huge chunks of scripture and multiple hundreds
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And multiple hundreds of verses about grace.
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Of verses about grace. "the governor's soldiers took
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"the governor's soldiers took jesus into the praetorium
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Jesus into the praetorium and gathered the whole
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And gathered the whole company of soldiers around him
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Company of soldiers around him and they stripped
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And they stripped him and they put a...
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Him and they put a... scarlet robe on him.
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Scarlet robe on him. and then twisted together
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And then twisted together a crown of thorns
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A crown of thorns and set it on his head."
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And set it on his head." the same grace that chose us
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The same grace that chose us before the foundation of
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Before the foundation of the world in eternity past
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The world in eternity past wove a robe that they
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Wove a robe that they would put on jesus...
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Would put on jesus... just minutes before he
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Just minutes before he would go to the cross.
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Would go to the cross. grace finished the work.
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Grace finished the work. "when he'd received the drink,
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"when he'd received the drink, jesus said, 'it is finished.'
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Jesus said, 'it is finished.' and with that, he bowed his
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And with that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."
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Head and gave up his spirit." if grace is god, it worked,
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If grace is god, it worked, and god it worked,
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And god it worked, finished the work right
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Finished the work right there on that cross.
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There on that cross. and he said, "it's finished!
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And he said, "it's finished! the work of grace is done.
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The work of grace is done. i have done what i decided in
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I have done what i decided in eternity past that i would do,
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Eternity past that i would do, and i have become what
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And i have become what i knew i would become.
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I knew i would become. i am the sacrifice for
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I am the sacrifice for the sins of the world
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The sins of the world and i will give a perfect
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And i will give a perfect life to ransom men.
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Life to ransom men. it is finished!"
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It is finished!" grace!
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Grace! (congregants applaud)
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(congregants applaud) god at work!
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God at work! god did it!
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God did it! because of that,
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Because of that, that's why we're here today.
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That's why we're here today. that's why we're breathing
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That's why we're breathing the air of forgiveness today.
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The air of forgiveness today. but the great
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But the great conjunction of grace,
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Conjunction of grace, "because of his
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"because of his great love for us,
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Great love for us, god, who is rich in mercy,
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God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with christ
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Made us alive with christ even when we were dead
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Even when we were dead in our transgressions.
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In our transgressions. it is by grace you
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It is by grace you have been saved
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Have been saved and god raised us up with
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And god raised us up with christ and seated us with him
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Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly
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In the heavenly realms in christ jesus
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Realms in christ jesus in order that in the coming ages
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In order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable
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He might show the incomparable riches of his grace,
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Riches of his grace, expressed in kindness
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Expressed in kindness to us in christ jesus.
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To us in christ jesus. for it is by grace."
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For it is by grace." remember last week?
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Remember last week? can you say it with me?
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Can you say it with me? "by grace, you have been
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"by grace, you have been saved, through faith,
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Saved, through faith, and this is not from yourselves.
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And this is not from yourselves. it is the gift of god."
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It is the gift of god." it is not by works!
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It is not by works! you didn't do it.
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You didn't do it. "so that no one can boast,
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"so that no one can boast, for we are god's handiwork,
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For we are god's handiwork, created in christ
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Created in christ jesus to do good works,
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Jesus to do good works, which god prepared in
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Which god prepared in advance for us to do."
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Advance for us to do." you might have to build a boat,
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You might have to build a boat, but god will protect
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But god will protect it in the waters
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It in the waters for 40 days and 40 nights.
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For 40 days and 40 nights. this thread of grace,
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This thread of grace, it does not run through any
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It does not run through any other religious system on earth.
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Other religious system on earth. the followers of jesus
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The followers of jesus follow the thread of grace
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Follow the thread of grace from beginning to end.
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From beginning to end. it is not by works, it is
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It is not by works, it is not a system, it is a savior.
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Not a system, it is a savior. it is grace.
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It is grace. his very throne is grace.
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His very throne is grace. "since then, we have
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"since then, we have a great high priest
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A great high priest who's ascended into heaven,
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Who's ascended into heaven, jesus the son of god,
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Jesus the son of god, let us hold firmly to
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Let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
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The faith we profess. for we do not have a high priest
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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize
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Who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses,
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With our weaknesses, but we have one who has
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But we have one who has been tempted in every way
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Been tempted in every way just as we are,
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Just as we are, yet he did not sin.
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Yet he did not sin. let us then," hello,
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Let us then," hello, "approach god's throne."
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"approach god's throne." this amazing throne of god.
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This amazing throne of god. oh!
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Oh! it says more
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It says more about the throne.
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About the throne. "god's throne of..."
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"god's throne of..." say it with?
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Say it with? - [congregants] grace.
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- [congregants] grace. - grace!
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- grace! "with confidence so
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"with confidence so that we may receive
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That we may receive from this throne
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From this throne of grace, mercy,
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Of grace, mercy, and find grace to help
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And find grace to help us in our time of need."
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Us in our time of need." the very throne of god is grace.
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The very throne of god is grace. praise god.
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Praise god. grace was the greeting
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Grace was the greeting of the early church.
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Of the early church. they didn't say,
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They didn't say, "hey, how you doing?"
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"hey, how you doing?" they said, "grace to you and
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They said, "grace to you and peace from god, our father,
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Peace from god, our father, and the lord jesus christ."
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And the lord jesus christ." ephesians!
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Ephesians! "paul, an apostle
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"paul, an apostle of christ jesus,
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Of christ jesus, by the will of god to god's
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By the will of god to god's holy people in ephesus,
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Holy people in ephesus, the faithful in christ jesus,
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The faithful in christ jesus, grace and peace to you
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Grace and peace to you from god, our father,
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From god, our father, and the lord jesus christ."
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And the lord jesus christ." and most people probably won't
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And most people probably won't underline the last verse,
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Underline the last verse, but if you go to the last verse
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But if you go to the last verse from chapter six of ephesians,
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From chapter six of ephesians, "peace to the
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"peace to the brothers and sisters,
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Brothers and sisters, and love with faith
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And love with faith from god the father
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From god the father and the lord jesus christ.
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And the lord jesus christ. grace to all who love
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Grace to all who love our lord jesus christ
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Our lord jesus christ with an undying love."
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With an undying love." it's the first greeting
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It's the first greeting and it's the last greeting,
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And it's the last greeting, and it's the same in the
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And it's the same in the letter to the romans,
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Letter to the romans, 1 corinthians, 2
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1 corinthians, 2 corinthians, galatians,
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Corinthians, galatians, philippians, colossians, 1
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Philippians, colossians, 1 thessalonians, 2 thessalonians,
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Thessalonians, 2 thessalonians, 1 timothy, 2 timothy,
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1 timothy, 2 timothy, titus, philemon,
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Titus, philemon, 1 peter, 2 peter,
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1 peter, 2 peter, and even revelation,
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And even revelation, they all start with a
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They all start with a salutation, "grace to you!"
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Salutation, "grace to you!" and all of them but two end
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And all of them but two end with the final sentence saying,
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With the final sentence saying, "grace to you."
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"grace to you." this was the by word
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This was the by word of the early church,
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Of the early church, and grace is what
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And grace is what awaits us in heaven.
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Awaits us in heaven. we saw this in our
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We saw this in our revelation collection.
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Revelation collection. i'll just jump into a few
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I'll just jump into a few places in chapter five.
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Places in chapter five. "and they sang a new song."
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"and they sang a new song." do you know what it was?
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Do you know what it was? it was a song.
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It was a song. it's a song about what god did.
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It's a song about what god did. "you are worthy to take the
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"you are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals."
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Scroll and open its seals." this is jesus
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This is jesus glorified in heaven
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Glorified in heaven surrounded by
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Surrounded by creatures and elders.
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Creatures and elders. this is jesus at the
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This is jesus at the epicenter of worship,
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Epicenter of worship, fire in his eyes,
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Fire in his eyes, hair white like wool,
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Hair white like wool, sun like the sun shining
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Sun like the sun shining at full strength.
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At full strength. this jesus is glorious
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This jesus is glorious and magnificent.
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And magnificent. but what is the song?
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But what is the song? the song is, "you are worthy!"
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The song is, "you are worthy!" why are you worthy?
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Why are you worthy? "because you were slain,
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"because you were slain, and with your blood,
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And with your blood, you purchased for god
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You purchased for god persons from every tribe and
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Persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
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Language and people and nation. and you have made."
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And you have made." he's coming on a white horse.
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He's coming on a white horse. he's coming to finish it all.
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He's coming to finish it all. he's coming to finish
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He's coming to finish off all unrighteousness,
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Off all unrighteousness, all evil, all enemies.
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All evil, all enemies. he's coming.
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He's coming. "i saw heaven standing open
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"i saw heaven standing open and there before me
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And there before me was a white horse
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Was a white horse whose rider is called
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Whose rider is called faithful and true.
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Faithful and true. with justice, he
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With justice, he judges and wages war.
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Judges and wages war. his eyes are like blazing fire
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His eyes are like blazing fire and on his head are many crowns.
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And on his head are many crowns. he has a name written
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He has a name written on him that no one knows
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On him that no one knows but he himself,
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But he himself, and he is dressed."
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And he is dressed." how is the one coming on
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How is the one coming on the white horse dressed?
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The white horse dressed? he's coming to wage war!
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He's coming to wage war! man, i bet he is bulked up.
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Man, i bet he is bulked up. i bet he's got on an
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I bet he's got on an impenetrable armor.
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Impenetrable armor. i bet he's fierce!
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I bet he's fierce! how is he dressed
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How is he dressed on the white horse?
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On the white horse? he's dressed in a robe,
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He's dressed in a robe, dipped in blood.
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Dipped in blood. he is dressed in grace,
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He is dressed in grace, and his name is the word of god.
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And his name is the word of god. and then the very last
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And then the very last words in the bible.
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Words in the bible. do you know them?
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Do you know them? someone said,
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Someone said, "i'm coming quickly.
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"i'm coming quickly. yes, come lord jesus."
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Yes, come lord jesus." close.
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Close. very close
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Very close to the last ones.
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To the last ones. the very last words
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The very last words in this book.
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In this book. of course, you know
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Of course, you know what they are now.
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What they are now. what are they?
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What are they? - [congregant] grace?
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- [congregant] grace? - yeah. some version of grace.
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- yeah. some version of grace. this version, the very
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This version, the very last word of the word!
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Last word of the word! "he who is seated
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"he who is seated on the throne."
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On the throne." oh, sorry.
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Oh, sorry. that was,
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That was, we skipped over.
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We skipped over. see, we're skipping over
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See, we're skipping over a lot of stuff today.
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A lot of stuff today. he created it all in grace.
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He created it all in grace. he's gonna create it
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He's gonna create it all again in grace.
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All again in grace. "i'm making all things new."
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"i'm making all things new." you're not making
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You're not making all things new.
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All things new. he's making all things new.
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He's making all things new. you can help him make all things
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You can help him make all things new by building your boat,
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New by building your boat, but he's gonna make
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But he's gonna make all things new.
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All things new. last words in the
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Last words in the bible, here they are.
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Bible, here they are. chapter 22, verse 21.
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Chapter 22, verse 21. "the grace...
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"the grace... of the lord jesus be
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Of the lord jesus be with god's people.
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With god's people. amen."
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Amen." of course, you have his wisdom.
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Of course, you have his wisdom. yes, you have his strength.
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Yes, you have his strength. of course, you have his life
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Of course, you have his life and yes, you have
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And yes, you have his righteousness.
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His righteousness. you have his purpose,
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You have his purpose, you have his dignity.
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You have his dignity. you have his destiny,
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You have his destiny, you have his image.
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You have his image. but the thing he wanted,
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But the thing he wanted, the one on the throne,
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The one on the throne, you to know that you needed to
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You to know that you needed to have with you was his grace.
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Have with you was his grace. the end.
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The end. i'm through speaking
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I'm through speaking now in the word of god.
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Now in the word of god. i would like to close with this.
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I would like to close with this. the grace of the lord
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The grace of the lord jesus be with god's people.
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Jesus be with god's people. why?
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Why? because it's god at work.
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Because it's god at work. and if god is at work
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And if god is at work with god's people
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With god's people than anything is possible
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Than anything is possible for god's people.
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[applause]
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♪ ♪
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Louie Giglio - The Thread of Grace

December 7, 2025 | 27:29

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