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Steven Furtick - Round Trip Resurrection (Part 1)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Round Trip Resurrection (Part 1) | April 23, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> when we look at luke 23:44,
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>> when we look at luke 23:44, we see the very last thing
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We see the very last thing that jesus said
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That jesus said and we're going to read
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And we're going to read the context of it.
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The context of it. luke tells us, luke 23:44,
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Luke tells us, luke 23:44, "it was now about noon
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"it was now about noon and darkness came over
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And darkness came over the whole land
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The whole land until three in the afternoon
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Until three in the afternoon for the sun stopped shining.
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For the sun stopped shining. and the curtain of the temple
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And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
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Was torn in two. jesus called out
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Jesus called out with a loud voice,
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With a loud voice, 'father, unto your hands,
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'father, unto your hands, i commit my spirit.'
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I commit my spirit.' and when he had said this,
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And when he had said this, when the word of god
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When the word of god had spoken his final word,
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Had spoken his final word, he breathed his last,
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He breathed his last, and he gave up his life."
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And he gave up his life." now, look at luke 24,
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Now, look at luke 24, because this passage for us
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Because this passage for us has been a picture of this idea
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Has been a picture of this idea of spiritual journey
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Of spiritual journey where we've been following
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Where we've been following these two travelers.
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These two travelers. one of them called cleo,
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One of them called cleo, at least we've been
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At least we've been calling him cleo,
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Calling him cleo, his full name is cleopas.
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His full name is cleopas. but we gave him a nickname
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But we gave him a nickname as we got to know him.
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As we got to know him. he was disappointed
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He was disappointed and he was traveling
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And he was traveling in the wrong direction.
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In the wrong direction. and jesus decided to catch up
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And jesus decided to catch up with him, even though
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With him, even though he was headed
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He was headed in the wrong direction.
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In the wrong direction. and he revealed himself to him
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And he revealed himself to him along the road,
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Along the road, the seven-mile road.
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The seven-mile road. and i want to catch him
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And i want to catch him because i feel like
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Because i feel like the best place to end
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The best place to end this journey that we've been on
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This journey that we've been on will be back on the same road
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Will be back on the same road where we started out, only now,
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Where we started out, only now, we're on the return trip.
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We're on the return trip. and the bible says that
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And the bible says that after they had walked
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After they had walked seven miles with jesus --
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Seven miles with jesus -- at first they didn't
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At first they didn't recognize him,
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Recognize him, because usually we don't see
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Because usually we don't see how god is at work in our lives
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How god is at work in our lives while he's working in our lives.
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While he's working in our lives. it's usually in looking back
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It's usually in looking back that we recognize
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That we recognize the hand of god.
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The hand of god. especially when things
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Especially when things don't feel good,
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Don't feel good, or when things
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Or when things don't make sense to us,
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Don't make sense to us, logically.
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Logically. it is when we process
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It is when we process things sometimes,
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Things sometimes, that we get perspective,
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That we get perspective, once it's in the past,
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Once it's in the past, to know that hey,
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To know that hey, you know what, that was god.
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You know what, that was god. that break-up was god.
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That break-up was god. amen.
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Amen. doesn't feel like it's god
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Doesn't feel like it's god when your heart is broken.
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When your heart is broken. but cleopas goes all the way
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But cleopas goes all the way to the destination
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To the destination where he thought
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Where he thought he would bury his hope
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He would bury his hope because he's watched
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Because he's watched jesus die on the cross.
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Jesus die on the cross. and all of a sudden,
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And all of a sudden, when he gets there,
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When he gets there, he recognizes jesus.
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He recognizes jesus. and so he and his companion --
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And so he and his companion -- look at verse 33,
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Look at verse 33, what a great easter verse
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What a great easter verse by the way, it says they got up
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By the way, it says they got up and returned at once
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And returned at once to jerusalem
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To jerusalem where the holy spirit
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Where the holy spirit was promised to be given
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Was promised to be given not many days from then.
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Not many days from then. there, they found the 11
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There, they found the 11 and those with them
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And those with them assembled together in saying,
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Assembled together in saying, "it's true, the lord has risen
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"it's true, the lord has risen and appeared to simon."
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And appeared to simon." then the two told
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Then the two told what had happened on the way,
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What had happened on the way, and how jesus was recognized
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And how jesus was recognized by them,
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By them, when he broke the bread.
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When he broke the bread. verse 36 and then i'll preach
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Verse 36 and then i'll preach a little bit,
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A little bit, and then i'll let you go eat ham
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And then i'll let you go eat ham and hide eggs,
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And hide eggs, and whatever else.
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And whatever else. but how many of you could use
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But how many of you could use some spiritual food first
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Some spiritual food first before you go home
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Before you go home and look at bunnies.
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And look at bunnies. "while they were still
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"while they were still talking about this,"
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Talking about this," notice how many things
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Notice how many things are happening
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Are happening just in the process
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Just in the process of common conversation,
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Of common conversation, common activity.
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Common activity. notice how god
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Notice how god is revealing himself
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Is revealing himself in unexpected ways.
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In unexpected ways. and "while they were talking
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And "while they were talking about this, jesus himself,
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About this, jesus himself, stood among them,
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Stood among them, and said to them,
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And said to them, 'peace be with you."
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'peace be with you." and they were afraid
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And they were afraid and he spoke peace.
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And he spoke peace. and he did it,
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And he did it, he revealed himself
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He revealed himself in an usual way.
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In an usual way. so turn to your neighbor,
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So turn to your neighbor, and this is
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And this is an interactive sermon,
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An interactive sermon, and so you need to turn to them.
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And so you need to turn to them. in fact, it's not a sermon
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In fact, it's not a sermon at all.
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At all. look at your neighbor and say,
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Look at your neighbor and say, "this is not a sermon at all."
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"this is not a sermon at all." you better look at
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You better look at your other neighbor
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Your other neighbor because that neighbor
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Because that neighbor look confused.
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Look confused. tell them, "this is not
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Tell them, "this is not a sermon at all."
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A sermon at all." tell them, "this is a ticket."
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Tell them, "this is a ticket." tell them,
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Tell them, "it's a round-trip ticket."
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"it's a round-trip ticket." that's what i want to
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That's what i want to talk about today,
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Talk about today, i want to talk about
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I want to talk about round-trip resurrection.
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Round-trip resurrection. a round-trip ticket
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A round-trip ticket to resurrection.
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To resurrection. and it just so happens
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And it just so happens that i came back this week
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That i came back this week from sydney, australia,
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From sydney, australia, which is like
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Which is like 5,000,000,973 hours
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5,000,000,973 hours on an airplane.
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On an airplane. when i flew over there,
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When i flew over there, i got there on friday,
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I got there on friday, i left on wednesday.
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I left on wednesday. and one thing about australia,
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And one thing about australia, it's so far away,
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It's so far away, that when you get there,
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That when you get there, it's tomorrow.
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It's tomorrow. not that it's --
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Not that it's -- so the first
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So the first time i went over there,
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Time i went over there, i facetimed my kids.
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I facetimed my kids. i've been over there
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I've been over there seven times now.
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Seven times now. and when i get over there,
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And when i get over there, usually i get there
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Usually i get there in the morning.
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In the morning. and i called my kids
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And i called my kids the first time i went
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The first time i went and i was showing out my window,
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And i was showing out my window, sydney, australia.
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Sydney, australia. and the sun was up
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And the sun was up in sydney, australia.
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In sydney, australia. but at charlotte,
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But at charlotte, back in charlotte
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Back in charlotte it was thursday night
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It was thursday night and they were so confused.
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And they were so confused. and they were like how is it
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And they were like how is it nighttime here,
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Nighttime here, and it's daytime there
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And it's daytime there because -- and i started
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Because -- and i started explaining to them
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Explaining to them that australia is across
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That australia is across the international date line,
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The international date line, like 14 hours ahead.
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Like 14 hours ahead. so i told my kids, i said,
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So i told my kids, i said, i'm actually calling you
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I'm actually calling you from tomorrow.
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From tomorrow. and i kind of thought
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And i kind of thought that was clever.
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That was clever. and at the end of the call
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And at the end of the call right before we hung open up,
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Right before we hung open up, my oldest son, elijah goes,
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My oldest son, elijah goes, "hey daddy, before you go,
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"hey daddy, before you go, can you tell us
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Can you tell us what happens tomorrow?"
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What happens tomorrow?" which i thought was so cool
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Which i thought was so cool and so appropriate
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And so appropriate for an illustration
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For an illustration about the perspective
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About the perspective that resurrection gives us.
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That resurrection gives us. and maybe that's why
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And maybe that's why we come to church,
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We come to church, deep down even though
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Deep down even though we don't know it
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We don't know it because we want a report
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Because we want a report for our tomorrow,
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For our tomorrow, from someone
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From someone who's already been there.
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Who's already been there. and that's what
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And that's what i love about god.
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I love about god. is that he is an
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Is that he is an ever-present help in my trouble,
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Ever-present help in my trouble, but he does not speak
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But he does not speak to my today, from my situation.
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To my today, from my situation. but outside of time,
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But outside of time, god who has already been
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God who has already been in my tomorrow
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In my tomorrow and is not anxious
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And is not anxious about the economy,
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About the economy, or my health,
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Or my health, or is not anxious about
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Or is not anxious about the political system
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The political system of the country where i reside.
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Of the country where i reside. god, from tomorrow,
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God, from tomorrow, the one who is and was,
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The one who is and was, and is to come,
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And is to come, speaks back to my today,
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Speaks back to my today, increases my faith.
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Increases my faith. and gives me the ability
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And gives me the ability to face forward into my future
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To face forward into my future with confidence.
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With confidence. what are clapping
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What are clapping [indiscernible].
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[indiscernible]. stuffy easter people.
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Stuffy easter people. you all come to church
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You all come to church with your mom and you act
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With your mom and you act all like crazy and weird,
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All like crazy and weird, looking at me
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Looking at me with your arms crossed.
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With your arms crossed. i hate it.
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I hate it. i hate it.
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I hate it. if you really believe god
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If you really believe god had been in your tomorrow,
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Had been in your tomorrow, you'd get some sleep.
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You'd get some sleep. if you really believed in
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If you really believed in resurrection when stuff died,
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Resurrection when stuff died, you would look at it
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You would look at it and expect what was next
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And expect what was next to come from what was buried.
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To come from what was buried. you would not cry over anything
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You would not cry over anything that had left your life
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That had left your life because you would know,
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Because you would know, god is already in your tomorrow.
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God is already in your tomorrow. how about that?
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How about that? so it's been helpful for me,
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So it's been helpful for me, really, along this road,
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Really, along this road, the seven-mile road,
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The seven-mile road, where jesus on sunday morning
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Where jesus on sunday morning gets up from the grave,
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Gets up from the grave, chases down two unnamed people
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Chases down two unnamed people -- well, they're named,
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-- well, they're named, one's name cleo,
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One's name cleo, but we've never seen
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But we've never seen them before.
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Them before. they're headed
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They're headed in the wrong direction.
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In the wrong direction. he goes after them.
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He goes after them. he brings them to place
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He brings them to place of understanding
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Of understanding about who he is.
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About who he is. and he goes after them,
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And he goes after them, even though their backs
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Even though their backs are turned on the promise,
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Are turned on the promise, the place of the promise.
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The place of the promise. even though they're discouraged,
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Even though they're discouraged, let's look at this scripture
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Let's look at this scripture together real quick.
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Together real quick. because this part's crazy,
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Because this part's crazy, they're walking away
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They're walking away from jerusalem,
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From jerusalem, they're going away
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They're going away from the promise,
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From the promise, they're hearts are broken.
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They're hearts are broken. they're going home.
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They're going home. it's over.
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It's over. they watched him die on friday.
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They watched him die on friday. there is no future,
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There is no future, therefore they have no faith.
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Therefore they have no faith. and as they're walking away,
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And as they're walking away, he walks up,
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He walks up, he doesn't identify himself,
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He doesn't identify himself, he just asks them a question,
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He just asks them a question, which in itself, is crazy.
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Which in itself, is crazy. because i've always heard
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Because i've always heard that jesus is the answer.
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That jesus is the answer. so it's strange for me to see
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So it's strange for me to see that the one who is the answers,
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That the one who is the answers, asks a question.
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Asks a question. and let me tell you a secret.
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And let me tell you a secret. he didn't ask a question
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He didn't ask a question because he needed information.
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Because he needed information. he asked them a question
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He asked them a question because sometimes before god
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Because sometimes before god can give you the answer,
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Can give you the answer, he has to correct
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He has to correct your questions.
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Your questions. sometimes before god
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Sometimes before god can give us
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Can give us what we're asking for,
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What we're asking for, he has to clarify what
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He has to clarify what we're really searching for.
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We're really searching for. because see, we'll ask god
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Because see, we'll ask god to bless us, but we won't even
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To bless us, but we won't even know what blessing really is.
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Know what blessing really is. we'll think blessing is a thing
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We'll think blessing is a thing when really blessing
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When really blessing is a state of your heart
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Is a state of your heart that enables you to be content
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That enables you to be content whatever your circumstance is.
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Whatever your circumstance is. and so jesus walks up on them,
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And so jesus walks up on them, doesn't say who he is,
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Doesn't say who he is, doesn't identify himself
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Doesn't identify himself as the risen reigning, ruling
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As the risen reigning, ruling son of god
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Son of god with all power in his hand,
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With all power in his hand, just asks them a question.
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Just asks them a question. look at verse 17, he asked them,
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Look at verse 17, he asked them, "what you all talking about?"
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"what you all talking about?" what are you discussing together
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What are you discussing together as you walk along?
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As you walk along? and they stopped in their tracks
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And they stopped in their tracks and stood still,
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And stood still, their faces downcast.
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Their faces downcast. their hearts disappointed.
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Their hearts disappointed. their dreams dashed on the rocks
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Their dreams dashed on the rocks of the reality of the death
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Of the reality of the death of the one they thought
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Of the one they thought might be the messiah.
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Might be the messiah. and they are standing
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And they are standing next to hope,
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Next to hope, but they have no hope.
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But they have no hope. and they are standing
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And they are standing next to power,
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Next to power, but they feel weak.
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But they feel weak. and they are headed home,
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And they are headed home, returning back to
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Returning back to what's familiar
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What's familiar because their faith
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Because their faith has been hung on a cross
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Has been hung on a cross and sentenced to die.
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And sentenced to die. and so they're headed home.
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And so they're headed home. so they're returning home.
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So they're returning home. if you're talking notes,
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If you're talking notes, write down return.
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Write down return. return.
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Return. they're returning to a village
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They're returning to a village called emmaus,
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Called emmaus, and all of a sudden,
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And all of a sudden, on the road,
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On the road, the seven-mile road,
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The seven-mile road, where they're returning
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Where they're returning back home,
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Back home, here comes jesus
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Here comes jesus but he doesn't fully
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But he doesn't fully reveal himself.
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Reveal himself. he just asked a question,
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He just asked a question, "what you all talking about?"
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"what you all talking about?" and they stop with their backs
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And they stop with their backs toward jerusalem,
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Toward jerusalem, headed toward emmaus,
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Headed toward emmaus, and they say,
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And they say, "well, we're talking about
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"well, we're talking about this guy named jesus."
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This guy named jesus." you all, that's funny.
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You all, that's funny. they start to tell
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They start to tell jesus about jesus.
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Jesus about jesus. they start to explain
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They start to explain to the author about the book.
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To the author about the book. but he keeps walking with them
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But he keeps walking with them because once they start
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Because once they start walking again,
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Walking again, they start explaining
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They start explaining how jesus was a man who,
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How jesus was a man who, they thought, was sent by god.
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They thought, was sent by god. but something happened
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But something happened on friday,
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On friday, that stripped the hope
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That stripped the hope right out of their hearts.
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Right out of their hearts. something happened in front
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Something happened in front of their eyes in jerusalem
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Of their eyes in jerusalem when he hung on the cross
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When he hung on the cross and died.
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And died. their hope hung there with him.
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Their hope hung there with him. and they say something
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And they say something in verse 20,
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In verse 20, i want to show you this.
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I want to show you this. they say in verse 20,
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They say in verse 20, "the chief priest
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"the chief priest and our rulers,
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And our rulers, handed him over."
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Handed him over." the greek word is paradidomi,
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The greek word is paradidomi, everybody say paradidomi.
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Everybody say paradidomi. paradidomi.
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Paradidomi. say it again, paradidomi.
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Say it again, paradidomi. i want to practice it,
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I want to practice it, so you impress your friends
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So you impress your friends with your newfound knowledge
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With your newfound knowledge of greek today.
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Of greek today. so when they say you go to
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So when they say you go to that shallow church,
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That shallow church, that rock and roll church,
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That rock and roll church, that evolution church,
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That evolution church, you can just put some greek
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You can just put some greek up in their face.
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Up in their face. paradidomi.
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Paradidomi. you don't even have to know
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You don't even have to know what it means, just say it.
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What it means, just say it. they don't know what it
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They don't know what it means either.
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Means either. but what it means is,
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But what it means is, handed over.
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Handed over. and so luke says,
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And so luke says, in the greek language,
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In the greek language, what the travelers say along
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What the travelers say along the road, they handed him over.
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The road, they handed him over. they handed him over.
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They handed him over. and, of course,
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And, of course, judas was the one
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Judas was the one who handed him over
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Who handed him over to the sanhedrin.
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To the sanhedrin. paradidomi.
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Paradidomi. the sanhedrin handed him over
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The sanhedrin handed him over to caiaphas, their high priest.
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To caiaphas, their high priest. paradidomi.
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Paradidomi. their high priest, caiaphas,
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Their high priest, caiaphas, handed him over to pilate,
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Handed him over to pilate, the roman governor.
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The roman governor. paradidomi.
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Paradidomi. and then, pilate handed him
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And then, pilate handed him over to herod,
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Over to herod, who after he mocked him
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Who after he mocked him and made sport of him,
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And made sport of him, handed him over --
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Handed him over -- paradidomi -- to be crucified.
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Paradidomi -- to be crucified. and they hung him on the cross
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And they hung him on the cross and when they hung him
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And when they hung him on the cross, these disciples
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On the cross, these disciples said when he was handed over,
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Said when he was handed over, and sentenced to death,
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And sentenced to death, and crucified, our hope,
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And crucified, our hope, was handed over with him,
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Was handed over with him, verse 21.
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Verse 21. we had hoped that he was the one
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We had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem israel.
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Who was going to redeem israel. we had hoped,
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We had hoped, but now we're headed home.
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But now we're headed home. we had hoped that it was
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We had hoped that it was going to be different this time.
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Going to be different this time. we had hoped that he was
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We had hoped that he was going to break our chains.
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Going to break our chains. we had hoped that god
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We had hoped that god was going to heal our disease.
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Was going to heal our disease. we had hoped that god
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We had hoped that god was going to take
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Was going to take the addiction away.
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The addiction away. we had hoped that if we prayed,
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We had hoped that if we prayed, we would get the peace
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We would get the peace that corresponded
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That corresponded with the prayer.
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With the prayer. but it's over now.
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But it's over now. we had hoped.
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We had hoped. we went there, we expected it.
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We went there, we expected it. we looked forward to it.
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We looked forward to it. but we're headed home now
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But we're headed home now because he hung on the cross,
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Because he hung on the cross, and we hung our hope
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And we hung our hope on the cross.
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On the cross. and now, we don't know
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And now, we don't know anything else to do
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Anything else to do but to head home.
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But to head home. and we're headed home
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And we're headed home because we don't have
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Because we don't have any hope left.
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Any hope left. and as they're headed home
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And as they're headed home with no hope, hope shows up.
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With no hope, hope shows up. and as they're headed home
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And as they're headed home with no hope, hope shows up.
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With no hope, hope shows up. and with their heads hung down,
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And with their heads hung down, with no hope in their hearts,
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With no hope in their hearts, here comes hope.
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Here comes hope. but they can't see it.
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But they can't see it. they're headed home
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They're headed home with no hope.
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With no hope. and i don't really blame them
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And i don't really blame them for going home
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For going home because what else
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Because what else are you going to do?
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Are you going to do? what else are you going to
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What else are you going to do but go home.
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Do but go home. if the one who was supposed
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If the one who was supposed to be king, hung on a cross
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To be king, hung on a cross and wore a crown of thorns.
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And wore a crown of thorns. i mean, life can hit you
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I mean, life can hit you that hard.
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That hard. it can.
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It can. and for those of you
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And for those of you who aren't nodding, or anything,
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Who aren't nodding, or anything, now, what are you -- four?
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Now, what are you -- four? really, you never had life
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Really, you never had life hit you that hard that took
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Hit you that hard that took the breath out of you?
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The breath out of you? just knocked the breath
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Just knocked the breath out of you, just where you
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Out of you, just where you felt like, i don't know what
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Felt like, i don't know what to do so you get back
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To do so you get back to familiar ways.
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To familiar ways. you give up on this whole thing
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You give up on this whole thing and you kind of turn your back
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And you kind of turn your back on the promise
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On the promise and you head back to emmaus.
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And you head back to emmaus. now, what they say next,
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Now, what they say next, this is the part
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This is the part i don't understand.
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I don't understand. because i understand
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Because i understand that they're headed home
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That they're headed home because what else are you
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Because what else are you going to do, but head home.
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Going to do, but head home. i understand
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I understand they're disappointed.
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They're disappointed. i understand that
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I understand that they're in a state of despair.
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They're in a state of despair. i understand that they're
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I understand that they're downcast about what's happened.
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Downcast about what's happened. what i don't understand
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What i don't understand is the timing
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Is the timing of their return trip
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Of their return trip because, you know,
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Because, you know, when jesus was on earth,
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When jesus was on earth, he told everybody who would
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He told everybody who would listen over and over, again,
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Listen over and over, again, especially his disciples,
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Especially his disciples, he said, "i'm going to die,
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He said, "i'm going to die, but on the third day,
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But on the third day, i'll be raised to life."
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I'll be raised to life." they're going to destroy
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They're going to destroy this temple,
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This temple, he was speaking about his body,
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He was speaking about his body, but on the third day,
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But on the third day, everybody say, "third day."
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Everybody say, "third day." it will be raised back to life,
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It will be raised back to life, i'll build it again.
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I'll build it again. i'm going to go down
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I'm going to go down in the ground for a minute.
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In the ground for a minute. but on the third day,
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But on the third day, i'm getting up.
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I'm getting up. so, cleopas, and his companion,
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So, cleopas, and his companion, are headed home.
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Are headed home. and i get it
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And i get it because they watched him handed
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Because they watched him handed over on the cross.
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Over on the cross. what i don't understand is when
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What i don't understand is when they chose to do it.
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They chose to do it. because they said,
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Because they said, "our chief priest handed him
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"our chief priest handed him over to be crucified.
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Over to be crucified. we had hoped he was the one
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We had hoped he was the one who would redeem israel.
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Who would redeem israel. and what is more,
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And what is more, it is the third day
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It is the third day since all this took place.
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Since all this took place. here's my question,
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Here's my question, wouldn't you at least
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Wouldn't you at least want to stick around
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Want to stick around until the end of sunday
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Until the end of sunday to see if something
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To see if something was going to happen?
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Was going to happen? wouldn't you at least
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Wouldn't you at least want to wait until monday?
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Want to wait until monday? i mean, really, you can't wait
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I mean, really, you can't wait until the end of the day
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Until the end of the day to see if this might be real?
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To see if this might be real? and that's our problem.
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And that's our problem. we quit so quick.
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We quit so quick. so quick, we quit
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So quick, we quit when we are so close.
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When we are so close. we quit -- now, here's
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We quit -- now, here's what happened
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What happened on resurrection sunday,
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On resurrection sunday, jesus gets up out of the grave
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Jesus gets up out of the grave early on sunday morning.
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Early on sunday morning. he goes and appears
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He goes and appears to some women.
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To some women. the women come back to the men.
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The women come back to the men. they say jesus isn't there,
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They say jesus isn't there, he rose just like he said.
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He rose just like he said. the men, who are usually
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The men, who are usually a little bit more hard-headed
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A little bit more hard-headed and hard-hearted
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And hard-hearted than the women tend to be --
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Than the women tend to be -- somebody give me
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Somebody give me an estrogen praise right here,
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An estrogen praise right here, don't believe the women.
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Don't believe the women. and then cleopas,
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And then cleopas, and his companion,
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And his companion, upon hearing the report
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Upon hearing the report that jesus' body is not
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That jesus' body is not in the tomb
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In the tomb decide we're going home.
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Decide we're going home. now?
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Now? like you don't want to get
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Like you don't want to get a room, like one more night?
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A room, like one more night? you don't want to extend
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You don't want to extend your stay just like,
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Your stay just like, just give it a little bit
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Just give it a little bit of time.
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Of time. but they leave
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But they leave and they almost miss it.
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And they almost miss it. they almost miss it.
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They almost miss it. like some of the people
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Like some of the people who leave church
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Who leave church when i start giving
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When i start giving the invitation.
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The invitation. they're in such a hurry
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They're in such a hurry to get to the car
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To get to the car that they miss
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That they miss the most meaningful part
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The most meaningful part of the whole worship experience
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Of the whole worship experience when someone --
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When someone -- if you're not clapping
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If you're not clapping i might be talking about you.
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I might be talking about you. really, where do you have to be
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Really, where do you have to be that's that important?
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That's that important? that important.
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That important. and they head out.
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And they head out. like that woman
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Like that woman at the panthers game --
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At the panthers game -- jody, jody, you'll remember.
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Jody, jody, you'll remember. we were down, i say we
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We were down, i say we because that's what you do
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Because that's what you do when you're a fan of a team,
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When you're a fan of a team, you associate yourself
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You associate yourself with them when they win.
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With them when they win. especially if you're
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Especially if you're a charlotte panthers,
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A charlotte panthers, carolina panthers fan,
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Carolina panthers fan, the city of charlotte
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The city of charlotte is known for that.
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Is known for that. but this woman -- listen,
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But this woman -- listen, she was real loud
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She was real loud until they started losing.
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Until they started losing. and she left during half-time.
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And she left during half-time. and then the panthers
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And then the panthers came back and won.
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Came back and won. and i was glad
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And i was glad that she missed it
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That she missed it because it serves you right.
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Because it serves you right. come on.
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Come on. it serves you right.
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It serves you right. i know that's not a very loving
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I know that's not a very loving thing to say,
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Thing to say, and it's not very christ-like,
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And it's not very christ-like, because jesus
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Because jesus didn't treat cleo like that.
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Didn't treat cleo like that. he leaves just at the time
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He leaves just at the time that the resurrection
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That the resurrection is being proven.
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Is being proven. and jesus goes to get cleo.
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And jesus goes to get cleo. he goes to get him
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He goes to get him and he begins to speak with him,
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And he begins to speak with him, and talk with him,
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And talk with him, and he reveals himself to him.
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And he reveals himself to him. that's my second point is --
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That's my second point is -- the reveal.
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The reveal. the reveal.
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The reveal. the resurrection reveals
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The resurrection reveals the power of god
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The power of god to all who believe.
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To all who believe. but not like you think.
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But not like you think. see, usually when i hear
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See, usually when i hear easter sermons it's about
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Easter sermons it's about the power of god
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The power of god and that's appropriate.
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And that's appropriate. when you get up from the grave
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When you get up from the grave and walk into the octagon
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And walk into the octagon with death and choke death out.
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With death and choke death out. and death taps three times,
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And death taps three times, i mean, that's strong.
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I mean, that's strong. when you roll your own
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When you roll your own stone away, that's strong.
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Stone away, that's strong. so i've heard that about
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So i've heard that about the strength of jesus christ
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The strength of jesus christ to overcome the grave.
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To overcome the grave. i've heard about the strength
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I've heard about the strength of jesus.
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Of jesus. i've heard about the sovereignty
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I've heard about the sovereignty of jesus.
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Of jesus. well, there's a good
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Well, there's a good church word for you.
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Church word for you. the sovereignty of jesus,
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The sovereignty of jesus, he is sovereign over death
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He is sovereign over death and hell and the grave.
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And hell and the grave. and i heard about that.
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And i heard about that. but, you know what, nobody
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But, you know what, nobody told me about -- and i want
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Told me about -- and i want to tell you about it,
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To tell you about it, is how sneaky jesus was.
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Is how sneaky jesus was. you're looking at me strange.
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You're looking at me strange. you're looking at me like
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You're looking at me like you never heard that jesus --
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You never heard that jesus -- well, when he got up
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Well, when he got up from the grave,
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From the grave, i'll prove this to you,
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I'll prove this to you, that he was sneaky.
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That he was sneaky. when he got up from the grave,
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When he got up from the grave, he left while
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He left while it was still dark.
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It was still dark. he left before the sun came up.
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He left before the sun came up. and he had to knock over
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And he had to knock over a few roman guards to get out.
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A few roman guards to get out. but after he knocked them over,
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But after he knocked them over, he slipped out
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He slipped out and found the women
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And found the women and appeared to the women,
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And appeared to the women, but he didn't appear
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But he didn't appear to a whole crowd
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To a whole crowd when he got up from the grave.
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When he got up from the grave. why?
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Why? because he's sneaky.
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Because he's sneaky. he's sneaky.
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He's sneaky. that's why he was born
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That's why he was born like a baby in a town
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Like a baby in a town like bethlehem
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Like bethlehem because he's sneaky.
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Because he's sneaky. he wasn't born in
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He wasn't born in a political capitol.
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A political capitol. he was born in a backwoods town.
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He was born in a backwoods town. because he's sneaky.
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Because he's sneaky. i never heard a sermon
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I never heard a sermon about sneaky jesus.
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About sneaky jesus. maybe i should preach
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Maybe i should preach a whole series one time
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A whole series one time called sneaky jesus.
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Called sneaky jesus. because watch him, he walks
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Because watch him, he walks up to cleo, and he's like,
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Up to cleo, and he's like, "what you talking about?"
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"what you talking about?" never mind the fact
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Never mind the fact that you are god.
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That you are god. never mind the fact
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Never mind the fact that you are resurrected,
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That you are resurrected, just, "what you talking about?"
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Just, "what you talking about?" what's he's doing?
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What's he's doing? he's creeping on cleo.
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He's creeping on cleo. you never heard this kind
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You never heard this kind of preaching before.
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Of preaching before. you think when god shows up
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You think when god shows up it's always going
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It's always going to be spectacular.
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To be spectacular. that he's going to show up
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That he's going to show up and something big
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And something big is going to happen.
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Is going to happen. no, no, he's very sneaky.
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No, no, he's very sneaky. he's very sneaky.
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He's very sneaky. he'll just sneak in
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He'll just sneak in to ordinary situations.
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To ordinary situations. he'll just sneak in,
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He'll just sneak in, in ordinary moments.
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In ordinary moments. he'll just sneak in.
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He'll just sneak in. he won't give you
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He won't give you any advance notice.
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Any advance notice. he won't ask you
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He won't ask you to sign a waiver.
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To sign a waiver. he won't put a sign
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He won't put a sign in the clouds, none of that.
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In the clouds, none of that. because he's sneaky.
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Because he's sneaky. one time peter was in a storm,
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One time peter was in a storm, and jesus came
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And jesus came walking on the water.
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Walking on the water. and everybody said,
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And everybody said, "ah, it's a ghost."
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"ah, it's a ghost." no, it's jesus.
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No, it's jesus. but he's sneaky.
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But he's sneaky. he sneaks up on them.
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He sneaks up on them. he snuck up in the locked doors
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He snuck up in the locked doors when they were waiting for him.
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When they were waiting for him. he snuck up on cleo.
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He snuck up on cleo. what makes you think he's not
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What makes you think he's not sneaking up on you today?
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Sneaking up on you today? just because you can't feel him
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Just because you can't feel him doesn't mean he's not with you.
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Doesn't mean he's not with you. he's sneaky.
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He's sneaky. he's sneaky.
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[applause]
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He sneaks out of the tomb,
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He sneaks out of the tomb, and he sneaks up on cleo.
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And he sneaks up on cleo. let me tell you
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Let me tell you what he was doing
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What he was doing up on the cross.
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Up on the cross. this is what
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This is what they didn't understand.
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They didn't understand. and this is why they fled.
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And this is why they fled. and this is why they lost
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And this is why they lost their hope
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Their hope because all they saw was death.
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Because all they saw was death. but jesus didn't die
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But jesus didn't die so that death could reign.
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So that death could reign. he died to bring victory
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He died to bring victory into the earth.
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Into the earth. be he couldn't bring victory
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Be he couldn't bring victory into the earth
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Into the earth looking like victory.
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Looking like victory. he had to dress it up
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He had to dress it up like death and hang it on
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Like death and hang it on a cross because he's sneaky.
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[applause]
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He's sneaky.
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>> you know, it's true
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>> you know, it's true that we 're all going
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That we 're all going to go through seasons
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To go through seasons in our life where the enemy is
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In our life where the enemy is going to form a weapon against
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Going to form a weapon against us intended for evil.
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Us intended for evil. but i think the common
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But i think the common misperception is that that
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Misperception is that that pain will never go away.
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Pain will never go away. while the pain may stay
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With us forever,
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We can choose
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To give it a purpose.
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To give it a purpose. and while it's true that we live
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And while it's true that we live in a broken world,
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In a broken world, the greater truth is that
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The greater truth is that we can be healed and forgiven
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We can be healed and forgiven because of the cross
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Because of the cross and resurrection of jesus christ
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And resurrection of jesus christ and the power
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And the power of the holy spirit.
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Of the holy spirit. >> i love that so much
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>> i love that so much because there may be moments
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Because there may be moments when life doesn't make sense
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When life doesn't make sense and it does hurt.
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And it does hurt. we can wonder where god is.
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We can wonder where god is. but in that moment,
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But in that moment, regardless of how you feel,
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Regardless of how you feel, i can look to the cross
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I can look to the cross and begin to move
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And begin to move forward in faith.
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Forward in faith. >> see, faith is not
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>> see, faith is not a destination that we arrive at.
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A destination that we arrive at. you don 't get there
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You don 't get there full of faith
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Full of faith and always stay there.
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And always stay there. it's a journey.
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It's a journey. it's a constant infilling.
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It's a constant infilling. and i believe you 're ready
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And i believe you 're ready to take that first step
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To take that first step in your journey today.
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In your journey today. so, i have a resource for you.
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So, i have a resource for you. it's a dvd resource
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It's a dvd resource called “seven mile miracle.”
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Called “seven mile miracle.” this is a series
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This is a series that will teach you how
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That will teach you how to experience the presence
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To experience the presence of god.
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Of god. and we use jesus' last words
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And we use jesus' last words on the cross
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On the cross as kind of our guide
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As kind of our guide for the journey, mile by mile.
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For the journey, mile by mile. we get into some pretty
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We get into some pretty big theological topics,
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Big theological topics, but we do it at the emotional
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But we do it at the emotional and practical level.
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And practical level. and i wanted to make this
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And i wanted to make this resource especially available
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Resource especially available to you today
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To you today for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount to the ministry.
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>> you keep trying to figure out
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The reason for
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What's happening to you.
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And when you can't figure out
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The reason,
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You want to jump off the road.
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But if you would reverse
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The search and believe
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In your heart what you have not
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Yet seen with your eyes,
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And believe the goodness of god.
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This journey doesn't start
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With making sense.
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This journey starts with faith.
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Have faith in god.
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>> you know what?
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You don't need to know why
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To have the faith to keep going
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Because god's not
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Going to leave you here.
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>> the second seven miles
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Is when you turn back around
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And stop running
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From what god saved you of,
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And start running toward
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What god saved you for.
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>> take this seven mile journey
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With us.
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Call or go online to request
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Your copy of
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Seven mile miracle today.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one who will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he delivered me ♪
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♪ from all my fears ♪
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♪ from every fear ♪
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>> ♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ that's why i trust in god ♪
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>> ♪ they that seek him ♪
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♪ lack no good thing ♪
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♪ those who seek jehovah ♪
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♪ lack nothing ♪
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♪ oh ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ that's why i trust in god ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ i trust in god ♪
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>> ♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one ♪
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♪ who will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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>> ♪ oh i trust in god ♪
00:27:26.975 --> 00:27:29.010

Steven Furtick - Round Trip Resurrection (Part 1)

April 23, 2025 | 27:29

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