Mike Novotny - More Than a Holiday

December 17, 2025 | 29:5

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>> today i want to talk to you
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About the real jesus,
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About the real jesus, the christmas jesus, who he was,
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The christmas jesus, who he was, why he came, what he did,
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Why he came, what he did, and why he's actually the best
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And why he's actually the best place to find all the hope
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Place to find all the hope that we long for,
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All the peace that we ache for
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All the peace that we ache for in our hearts,
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In our hearts, all the love that we
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All the love that we were created to crave.
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Were created to crave. if you're taking notes
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If you're taking notes in your program today,
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In your program today, here's the big idea
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Here's the big idea i want to impress on your
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I want to impress on your heart this christmas.
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Heart this christmas. i hope that you like christmas,
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I hope that you like christmas, that you lean into it,
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That you lean into it, that it's filled, like you
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That it's filled, like you squeeze every drop of joy
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Squeeze every drop of joy that you can get out of it.
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That you can get out of it. i hope you like it.
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I hope you like it. but even more,
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But even more, i pray that you love jesus.
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I pray that you love jesus. that everything about the season
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That everything about the season is just a glimpse
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Is just a glimpse of something better.
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Of something better. it's a reminder of the true
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It's a reminder of the true reason for the season,
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Reason for the season, jesus, who is worthy
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Jesus, who is worthy of our love, our worship,
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Of our love, our worship, and our praise.
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And our praise. today we're going to find out
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Exactly why.
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So i want to take you back
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To the classic story
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Of the wise men.
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Have you all heard it before?
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Give me a thumbs up if you have.
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They're sometimes called
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The magi or the magi.
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Their journey is
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Recorded in matthew 2.
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And here's what we know
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From the back story.
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That 2,000 years ago,
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That 2,000 years ago, right after jesus was born,
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Right after jesus was born, there was this group of men
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There was this group of men who came from the far east.
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Who came from the far east. now, scholars aren't
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Now, scholars aren't 100% sure where they
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100% sure where they started from,
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Started from, but most people think that
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But most people think that their journey back in those days
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Their journey back in those days took them one to two months.
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Took them one to two months. think about that for a second.
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Think about that for a second. one of my friends just got back
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One of my friends just got back from a flight from australia,
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From a flight from australia, 30+ hours,
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30+ hours, like in an airport
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Like in an airport or an airplane.
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Or an airplane. he was totally cashed when he...
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He was totally cashed when he... can you imagine not 30-some
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Hours, but 30-some days?
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Hours, but 30-some days? but then look what
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But then look what happens in matthew 2.
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Happens in matthew 2. it says, the star that
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It says, the star that the wise men had seen when
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The wise men had seen when it rose, went ahead of them
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It rose, went ahead of them until it stopped over the place
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Until it stopped over the place where the child, jesus, was.
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Where the child, jesus, was. when they saw the star,
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When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.
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After one to two months,
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After one to two months, they're getting close to jesus.
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And how do these men feel?
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And how do these men feel? it says they felt overjoyed.
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It says they felt overjoyed. that's actually a under
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That's actually a under translation, in my opinion,
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Translation, in my opinion, the original bible wasn't
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The original bible wasn't written in the english language.
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Written in the english language. it was written in greek.
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It was written in greek. and a literal translation
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And a literal translation of the greek phrase
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Of the greek phrase of this verse was,
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Of this verse was, "they rejoiced, joy,
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"they rejoiced, joy, great, exceedingly."
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Great, exceedingly." "they were overjoyed" just feels
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"they were overjoyed" just feels a bit underwhelming to me.
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A bit underwhelming to me. they rejoiced,
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They rejoiced, they were happy,
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They were happy, but not just regular happiness.
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But not just regular happiness. they rejoiced, joy, and not
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They rejoiced, joy, and not just a regular level of joy,
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Just a regular level of joy, they rejoiced great joy,
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They rejoiced great joy, and not just great joy,
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And not just great joy, an exceedingly great joy
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An exceedingly great joy is the kind of joy
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Is the kind of joy that they rejoiced.
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That they rejoiced. and these dudes were
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And these dudes were flipping out with happiness.
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Flipping out with happiness. they were like green bay packer
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They were like green bay packer fans who win the super bowl.
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Fans who win the super bowl. they felt like
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They felt like detroit lions fans
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Detroit lions fans who win a divisional title.
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Who win a divisional title. they felt like chicago
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They felt like chicago bear fans who win...
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[laughter]
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A coin toss, have we ever
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A coin toss, have we ever won a coin toss?
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Won a coin toss? sorry, our new pastor's
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Sorry, our new pastor's a bears fan.
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A bears fan. i had to put that in.
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I had to put that in. i didn't have to.
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I didn't have to. i just wanted to.
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I just wanted to. yeah, these guys were
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Yeah, these guys were unbelievably happy.
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Unbelievably happy. they were getting
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They were getting so close to jesus.
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So close to jesus. and they didn't just
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And they didn't just like the thought of it,
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Like the thought of it, they loved it so much, it
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They loved it so much, it says that they were overjoyed.
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Says that they were overjoyed. but verse 11 is
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But verse 11 is my favorite part.
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My favorite part. it says this,
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On coming to the house,
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On coming to the house, the wise men saw the child
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The wise men saw the child with his mother mary,
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With his mother mary, and they bowed down
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And they bowed down and worshiped him.
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And worshiped him. then they opened their treasures
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Then they opened their treasures and presented him
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And presented him with gifts of gold,
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With gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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Frankincense and myrrh. now, if you've heard
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Now, if you've heard this story before,
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Don't speed read this part,
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Don't speed read this part, it is shocking.
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It is shocking. it says they came to the house.
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It says they came to the house. a lot of people picture
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A lot of people picture the wise men there
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The wise men there with the shepherds
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With the shepherds around the manger of jesus.
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Around the manger of jesus. that's not true.
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That's not true. they probably arrived months,
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They probably arrived months, if not a whole year
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If not a whole year after jesus was born.
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After jesus was born. so, picture jesus like
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So, picture jesus like a kid about this big,
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A kid about this big, taking his first steps.
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Taking his first steps. and they came to the house,
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And they came to the house, not a palace, not a castle,
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Not a palace, not a castle, not a mansion.
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Not a mansion. we know from the rest
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We know from the rest of the bible that mary
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Of the bible that mary and joseph were very poor.
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And joseph were very poor. so picture like
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So picture like low income housing,
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Low income housing, they stepped through the door,
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They stepped through the door, and what do they see?
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And what do they see? they don't see a house filled
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They don't see a house filled with royal guards and majesty.
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With royal guards and majesty. they see a one-year-old
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They see a one-year-old and his teenage mom.
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And his teenage mom. can you imagine
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Can you imagine traveling for two months,
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Traveling for two months, and you walk into
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And you walk into some shabby place
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Some shabby place and you see a fresh faced
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And you see a fresh faced teen girl and a one-year-old
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Teen girl and a one-year-old taking his first steps.
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Taking his first steps. you think one of the wise men
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You think one of the wise men leaned into another wise man
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Leaned into another wise man and whispered, "we came
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And whispered, "we came all the way for this?"
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All the way for this?" but that's not the reaction,
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But that's not the reaction, is it?
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Is it? it says, "when they came into
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It says, "when they came into the house, they saw the child
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The house, they saw the child and his mother mary.
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And his mother mary. and what did they do?
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And what did they do? they bowed down
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They bowed down and worshiped him.
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And worshiped him. they opened their treasures.
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They opened their treasures. they presented jesus
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They presented jesus with gifts of gold,
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With gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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Frankincense, and myrrh. these men weren't just overjoyed
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These men weren't just overjoyed when they saw the star.
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When they saw the star. they were overwhelmed
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They were overwhelmed when they saw the one
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When they saw the one that the star pointed to.
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That the star pointed to. they didn't sigh and say,
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They didn't sigh and say, "man, we wasted our time,"
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"man, we wasted our time," instead they said in so many
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Instead they said in so many ways, "this was so worth it.
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Ways, "this was so worth it. jesus, you were worthy
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Jesus, you were worthy of all of this time.
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Of all of this time. you were worthy of
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You were worthy of all the discomfort.
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All the discomfort. you were worthy of
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You were worthy of this very long journey.
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This very long journey. you are worthy of the gold,
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You are worthy of the gold, the frankincense, and myrrh.
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The frankincense, and myrrh. jesus, you are worthy
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Jesus, you are worthy of everything."
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Of everything." they bowed down and they
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They bowed down and they worshiped him.
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Worshiped him. can you imagine?
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Can you imagine? last sunday at church,
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Last sunday at church, i saw a dad out in the church
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I saw a dad out in the church lobby with his little kid
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Lobby with his little kid who was about to turn one.
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Who was about to turn one. and i got down on one knee
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And i got down on one knee and i made a comment about
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And i made a comment about his christmas sweater
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His christmas sweater and his little christmas shoes.
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And his little christmas shoes. and then i thought,
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And then i thought, can you imagine bowing down
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Can you imagine bowing down to a one-year-old?
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To a one-year-old? can you imagine taking all
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Can you imagine taking all the money out of your pockets
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The money out of your pockets and just laying it
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And just laying it at his little feet?
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At his little feet? i mean, kids are cute
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I mean, kids are cute around christmas time,
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Around christmas time, but grown men falling
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But grown men falling on their faces,
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On their faces, giving up their treasures
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Giving up their treasures to a 12-month-old?
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To a 12-month-old? and it forces you to ask a very,
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And it forces you to ask a very, very spiritual question
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Very spiritual question that some of you have asked
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That some of you have asked and some of you haven't
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And some of you haven't thought much about.
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Thought much about. so, the big question would
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So, the big question would be why would all of us,
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Be why would all of us, no matter what your
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No matter what your background or your story,
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Background or your story, why would all of us fall
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Why would all of us fall down and love jesus
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Down and love jesus the way that these
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The way that these men loved him?
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Men loved him? what did they think about him?
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What did they think about him? what did they believe about him?
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What did they believe about him? that they'd literally
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That they'd literally take like gold coins
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Take like gold coins or precious spices
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Or precious spices and just say, "here, jesus,
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And just say, "here, jesus, you're worthy of this.
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You're worthy of this. you deserve this.
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You deserve this. i'm so happy i did this."
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I'm so happy i did this." i guess i'm asking you
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I guess i'm asking you a spiritual question.
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A spiritual question. why would you be a devout
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Why would you be a devout follower of jesus christ,
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Follower of jesus christ, not just like him, but love
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Not just like him, but love him and, and not just love him,
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Him and, and not just love him, but absolutely worship him
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But absolutely worship him in everything that you do.
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In everything that you do. why would you yield to him,
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Why would you yield to him, surrender to him,
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Surrender to him, organize your whole life
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Organize your whole life around him, seek his name,
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Around him, seek his name, his will, his heart,
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His will, his heart, and his teaching more
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And his teaching more than anything else
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Than anything else that this world has to offer.
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That this world has to offer. that's the big question.
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That's the big question. and man, i wish i had
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And man, i wish i had like 12 hours
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Like 12 hours to give you my best
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To give you my best biblical answer,
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Biblical answer, but i think the
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But i think the children would riot and stone me
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Children would riot and stone me with their parents.
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With their parents. so i want to give you just a
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So i want to give you just a short answer to that question.
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Short answer to that question. why would you love jesus today?
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Why would you love jesus today? if you're taking notes,
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If you're taking notes, let me give you a three part
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Let me give you a three part answer in a single sentence.
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Answer in a single sentence. i think that you should
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I think that you should love jesus, first of all,
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Love jesus, first of all, because jesus is god.
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Because jesus is god. why would wise men,
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Why would wise men, grown men fall down
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Grown men fall down at the feet of a one-year-old?
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At the feet of a one-year-old? that wouldn't make
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That wouldn't make any sense, unless,
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Any sense, unless, unless that one-year-old
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Unless that one-year-old was god.
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Was god. why did the angels sing
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Why did the angels sing to the shepherds on that night,
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To the shepherds on that night, "i bring you good news
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"i bring you good news of great joy.
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Of great joy. today in the town of david,
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Today in the town of david, a savior has been born,
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A savior has been born, he is christ the lord."
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He is christ the lord." not christ the teacher,
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Not christ the teacher, not christ the loving example,
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Not christ the loving example, not christ the founder
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Not christ the founder of a new religion.
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Of a new religion. he is the lord.
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He is the lord. in fact, when the wise men
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In fact, when the wise men showed up in jerusalem,
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Showed up in jerusalem, they said, "where is the one
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They said, "where is the one who has been born king?"
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Who has been born king?" you ever thought about that?
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You ever thought about that? how can someone be born a king?
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How can someone be born a king? i mean, if my dad was the king
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I mean, if my dad was the king and i was born,
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And i was born, i'd be born the prince.
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I'd be born the prince. i can be born just a regular kid
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I can be born just a regular kid who through conquest or politics
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Who through conquest or politics becomes someone as powerful.
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Becomes someone as powerful. how can someone be born a king,
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How can someone be born a king, unless that someone is god?
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Unless that someone is god? the message of christmas that
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The message of christmas that shows up again and again
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Shows up again and again in all the scriptures
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In all the scriptures and in all the songs,
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And in all the songs, is that jesus was
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Is that jesus was not just a guy,
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Not just a guy, not just a teacher,
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Not just a teacher, not just a good prophet.
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Not just a good prophet. he was god.
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He was god. in fact, i had a chance
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In fact, i had a chance to look at all the lyrics
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To look at all the lyrics of the songs that we're singing
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Of the songs that we're singing just in the service.
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Just in the service. do you know how many times
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Do you know how many times the godness of jesus comes up?
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The godness of jesus comes up? or we call him lord
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Or we call him lord or king or god?
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Or king or god? 78 times in just the songs
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78 times in just the songs of this service.
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Of this service. what the earliest christians
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What the earliest christians came to believe
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Came to believe is that jesus was
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Is that jesus was worthy to be followed.
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Worthy to be followed. he was worthy of your time,
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He was worthy of your time, money, energy, your beliefs
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Money, energy, your beliefs and your values,
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And your values, because he was not
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Because he was not just some great guy.
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Just some great guy. he was god.
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He was god. why would you love jesus today?
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Why would you love jesus today? he's worthy of it, is the
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He's worthy of it, is the first part of the answer,
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First part of the answer, because he is god.
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Because he is god. and that's so
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And that's so practical and beautiful,
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Practical and beautiful, because that means
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Because that means that jesus is the one
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That jesus is the one who has the power of
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Who has the power of god to help you in life.
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God to help you in life. if jesus was just some
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If jesus was just some great pastor from the past,
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Great pastor from the past, he'd be dead and gone
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He'd be dead and gone and he could not help
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And he could not help you with your anxiety,
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You with your anxiety, with your relationships,
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With your relationships, with your financial struggles,
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With your financial struggles, and with your faith.
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And with your faith. but if he's god,
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But if he's god, it means he rules and reigns
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It means he rules and reigns the whole universe.
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The whole universe. and he can use that
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And he can use that power to help you.
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Power to help you. it means you can pray
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It means you can pray to him and he hears you
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To him and he hears you and he change the course
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And he change the course of history to get you through it
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Of history to get you through it and use it for a greater good.
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And use it for a greater good. i think you should love
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I think you should love and worship jesus today,
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And worship jesus today, because he's not just a guy,
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Because he's not just a guy, he's the god who has
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He's the god who has the power to help you.
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The power to help you. second, he's not just
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Second, he's not just the powerful god,
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The powerful god, he's also, the bible says,
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He's also, the bible says, the god who gets us.
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The god who gets us. you know, the older
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You know, the older i get the more i've really
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I get the more i've really come to see the power
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Come to see the power and incredible usefulness
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And incredible usefulness of someone who gets me.
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Of someone who gets me. have you ever been talking
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Have you ever been talking to someone in your life
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To someone in your life who like doesn't
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Who like doesn't really understand
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Really understand what you're going through?
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What you're going through? maybe you're taking
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Maybe you're taking final exams for school
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Final exams for school and you're talking to grandpa
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And you're talking to grandpa and his exams are like
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And his exams are like 60 years in his past
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60 years in his past and he's like,
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And he's like, "oh, you'll be fine."
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"oh, you'll be fine." like, "nah, no,
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Like, "nah, no, you don't get it.
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You don't get it. like i got to get the grades for
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Like i got to get the grades for the gpa for the scholarship,
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The gpa for the scholarship, because i don't want
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Because i don't want tens of thousands...
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Tens of thousands... grandpa, back in your day
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Grandpa, back in your day there weren't like six
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There weren't like six figure student loan debts.
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Figure student loan debts. you just don't..."
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You just don't..." but when you're talking
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But when you're talking to someone who gets it,
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To someone who gets it, who's felt the pressure
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Who's felt the pressure of that moment.
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Of that moment. as you're getting older and,
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As you're getting older and, i mean, your body's starting
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I mean, your body's starting to break down piece by piece
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To break down piece by piece and you just feel, i mean,
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And you just feel, i mean, there's just something
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There's just something with someone who understands
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With someone who understands what you're going through.
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What you're going through. when you're a teacher
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When you're a teacher or in law enforcement,
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Or in law enforcement, when you're a professor
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When you're a professor or a pastor at christmas time
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Or a pastor at christmas time and someone has
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And someone has been in your shoes.
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Been in your shoes. like they get...
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Like they get... when someone's planned
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When someone's planned for a wedding,
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For a wedding, had a baby or battled
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Had a baby or battled mental health struggle,
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Mental health struggle, someone who gets it.
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Someone who gets it. there's just such a power when
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There's just such a power when someone speaks and you say,
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Someone speaks and you say, "yes, that's
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"yes, that's exactly how i feel!"
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Exactly how i feel!" just to be known
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Just to be known and understood, to be gotten
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And understood, to be gotten is a great gift.
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Is a great gift. well, think about this.
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Well, think about this. jesus is god,
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Jesus is god, but he's not the god who
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But he's not the god who just stayed up in heaven
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Just stayed up in heaven looking down here on earth.
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Looking down here on earth. what did this god do?
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What did this god do? he came down to earth
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He came down to earth so he could be one of us
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So he could be one of us and therefore get us.
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And therefore get us. the bible says in
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The bible says in the book of hebrews
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The book of hebrews that jesus is able to
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That jesus is able to sympathize with our weaknesses
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Sympathize with our weaknesses because he's been through it.
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Because he's been through it. he, he's been tempted
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He, he's been tempted in every single way.
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In every single way. like, are you tired
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Like, are you tired this holiday season?
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This holiday season? when you pray to jesus,
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When you pray to jesus, he's like,
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He's like, "yep, i've been there."
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"yep, i've been there." you've been working long hours
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You've been working long hours trying to make everyone happy.
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Trying to make everyone happy. jesus says, "yep, man,
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Jesus says, "yep, man, read the bible.
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Read the bible. i had some exhausting days."
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I had some exhausting days." are you a victim of abuse?
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Are you a victim of abuse? jesus says, "yep."
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Jesus says, "yep." misunderstood by your family?
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Misunderstood by your family? you got some amazing friends
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You got some amazing friends who are not so amazing
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Who are not so amazing when they open their mouth?
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When they open their mouth? yep.
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Yep. tired, hungry.
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Tired, hungry. like when you pray to jesus,
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Like when you pray to jesus, he's not just the powerful god
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He's not just the powerful god who says, "i can change that,
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Who says, "i can change that, i'm god."
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I'm god." he's the god who became human
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He's the god who became human so that he can understand
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So that he can understand exactly what you and i
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Exactly what you and i are going through.
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Are going through. he's a god of compassion
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He's a god of compassion and of empathy,
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And of empathy, of sympathy, and of love.
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Of sympathy, and of love. christianity teaches
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Christianity teaches a totally unique jesus,
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A totally unique jesus, someone who is god and man
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Someone who is god and man in one person,
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In one person, which means he loves us
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Which means he loves us with such great compassion
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With such great compassion and he has the power to help us
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And he has the power to help us in that compassion.
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In that compassion. he is unlike any other person
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He is unlike any other person and he's worthy of our worship.
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And he's worthy of our worship. finally, number three,
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Finally, number three, and most importantly,
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And most importantly, jesus is not just
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Jesus is not just the god who gets us,
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The god who gets us, but he's the one
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But he's the one who gets us to god.
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Who gets us to god. jesus is the one who has found
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Jesus is the one who has found a way to get a person like me
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A way to get a person like me and a person like you into
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And a person like you into the very presence of god.
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The very presence of god. there comes a time in our life
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There comes a time in our life when we just realize
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When we just realize that we have been as
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That we have been as bad as the grinch,
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Bad as the grinch, that we have stolen
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That we have stolen what belongs to god.
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What belongs to god. sometimes we knew what we were
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Sometimes we knew what we were doing, sometimes we didn't.
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Doing, sometimes we didn't. we didn't realize how worthy
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We didn't realize how worthy jesus was of our entire lives,
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Jesus was of our entire lives, so we treated him like
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So we treated him like a hobby on the side
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A hobby on the side instead of the centrifugal
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Instead of the centrifugal force that draws our life in.
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Force that draws our life in. you have some distant
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You have some distant deity instead of the sun
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Deity instead of the sun around which our time and energy
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Around which our time and energy and thoughts would revolve,
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And thoughts would revolve, and when it hits you,
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And when it hits you, not that i've robbed banks
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Not that i've robbed banks or murdered people,
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Or murdered people, but i haven't worshiped
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But i haven't worshiped the god who's worthy of it.
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The god who's worthy of it. you start to wonder,
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You start to wonder, can i ever get to god?
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Can i ever get to god? you say sorry to god,
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You say sorry to god, and you think you're going to
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And you think you're going to spend christmas alone
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Spend christmas alone until jesus, (knocking)
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Until jesus, (knocking) he knocks on the
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He knocks on the door of your heart
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Door of your heart through a conversation
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Through a conversation with a christian friend,
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With a christian friend, through an invitation to church.
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Through an invitation to church. you hear this news of god's
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You hear this news of god's love and his forgiveness.
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Love and his forgiveness. you hear jesus saying,
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You hear jesus saying, "i'm inviting you
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"i'm inviting you to be with god,"
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To be with god," and part of you pushes back
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And part of you pushes back and say, "me?
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And say, "me? but i sinned."
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But i sinned." and jesus says, "yep, i know."
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And jesus says, "yep, i know." "no, but how many times
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"no, but how many times the thing that i said,
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The thing that i said, like when things went
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Like when things went south in the relationship,
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South in the relationship, the way i snapped at my kids,
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The way i snapped at my kids, the way i still struggle with...
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The way i still struggle with... i don't trust you."
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I don't trust you." "yep, yep, i know all
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"yep, yep, i know all that," jesus says,
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That," jesus says, "but i'm inviting you anyway."
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"but i'm inviting you anyway." and so maybe you try to pray
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And so maybe you try to pray for the first time or you
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For the first time or you come to church and
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Come to church and you think like the grinch,
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You think like the grinch, "they're going to hate me,"
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"they're going to hate me," except jesus swings the door
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Except jesus swings the door open and the god man
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Open and the god man opens his arms wide
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Opens his arms wide and he loves you in a way
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And he loves you in a way you would never expect.
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You would never expect. and it makes your heart
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And it makes your heart not want to raise your glass
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Not want to raise your glass in a toast, but fall
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In a toast, but fall down on your face
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Down on your face and boast in the goodness
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And boast in the goodness of jesus.
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Of jesus. the kindness of the son
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The kindness of the son of god changes our lives.
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Of god changes our lives. friends, this is
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Friends, this is why we love jesus.
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Why we love jesus. we like christmas temporarily,
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We like christmas temporarily, but we love jesus eternally.
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But we love jesus eternally. you know what?
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You know what? just like i do, christmas
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Just like i do, christmas comes and it goes,
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Comes and it goes, but jesus comes and he stays.
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But jesus comes and he stays. christmas comes with a price
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Christmas comes with a price tag, money that we have to pay,
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Tag, money that we have to pay, but the incredible
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But the incredible message of jesus is
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Message of jesus is that he paid the price so
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That he paid the price so that you wouldn't have to
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That you wouldn't have to pay a cent to get to god.
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Pay a cent to get to god. christmas comes with
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Christmas comes with conditions and asterisks,
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Conditions and asterisks, but jesus just gives
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But jesus just gives us unconditional love.
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Us unconditional love. christmas gives us a little time
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Christmas gives us a little time with the people we
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With the people we care about most,
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Care about most, but jesus offers us
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But jesus offers us eternal life with a god
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Eternal life with a god who deserves everything
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Who deserves everything we have and are.
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We have and are. jesus is god, the god
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Jesus is god, the god who gets us and the one
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Who gets us and the one who gets us to god.
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Who gets us to god. and this christmas,
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And this christmas, i just want you to ponder
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I just want you to ponder the amazing glory of jesus.
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The amazing glory of jesus. in fact, i'm going to invite
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In fact, i'm going to invite our musicians back up
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Our musicians back up here on stage
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Here on stage and i want to give you
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And i want to give you some christmas homework
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Some christmas homework before i say amen.
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It's the homework that mary,
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It's the homework that mary, the mother of jesus
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The mother of jesus carried out on her
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Carried out on her first christmas.
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I'll show you a passage
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I'll show you a passage from luke 2.
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From luke 2. it says, right after
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It says, right after the birth of jesus,
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The birth of jesus, mary treasured up
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Mary treasured up all these things
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All these things and she pondered
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And she pondered them in her heart.
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Them in her heart. she didn't rush
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She didn't rush to the next thing.
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To the next thing. she pondered it.
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She thought profoundly about it,
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She thought profoundly about it, like the shepherds
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Like the shepherds worshiping her infant son,
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Worshiping her infant son, the message of the angels.
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The message of the angels. this was emmanuel,
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This was emmanuel, "god with us."
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"god with us." that not just a lord,
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That not just a lord, but a savior had been born.
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But a savior had been born. good news of great joy.
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Good news of great joy. she just stopped
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♪ ♪
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And she pondered it.
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And she pondered it. that's why i have some
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That's why i have some christmas homework for you.
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Christmas homework for you. i want you, before this week
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I want you, before this week is over, to take 10 minutes.
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Is over, to take 10 minutes. no people in the room,
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No people in the room, no phone in your pocket,
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No phone in your pocket, no screens turned on.
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No screens turned on. i just want you to sit
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I just want you to sit in silence for 10 minutes
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In silence for 10 minutes and i want you to ponder jesus.
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And i want you to ponder jesus. just think for two minutes.
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Just think for two minutes. god, who didn't
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God, who didn't stay in heaven,
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Stay in heaven, he didn't spend one to two
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He didn't spend one to two months in a hard journey.
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Months in a hard journey. god left his eternal comfort
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God left his eternal comfort to be with us for 33 years.
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To be with us for 33 years. a god who has no beginning
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A god who has no beginning and no end,
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And no end, he took on human flesh
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He took on human flesh and then he gave his life
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And then he gave his life not for the best of us,
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Not for the best of us, but for all of us.
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But for all of us. not for people who deserved it,
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Not for people who deserved it, but for those of us who didn't,
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But for those of us who didn't, not for the saints,
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Not for the saints, but for the sinners.
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But for the sinners. and what he did,
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And what he did, jesus did not just give us
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Jesus did not just give us a 10% off trip to heaven.
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A 10% off trip to heaven. no, he was the elevator
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No, he was the elevator that got us into the
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That got us into the very presence of god.
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Very presence of god. while you and i can say today
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While you and i can say today that god is with us,
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That god is with us, and god is for us,
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And god is for us, and god forgives us,
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And god forgives us, just please take 10 minutes
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Just please take 10 minutes and think about jesus.
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And think about jesus. i think if you do, something
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I think if you do, something amazing will happen
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Amazing will happen that you'll realize like
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That you'll realize like billions of believers before you
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Billions of believers before you that you might like
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That you might like christmas, but you love jesus.
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Christmas, but you love jesus. today, our band is going to
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Today, our band is going to help us practice that.
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Help us practice that. they're going to sing a classic
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They're going to sing a classic christmas hymn
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Christmas hymn that i bet many of you know.
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That i bet many of you know. i'd just like you to sit for
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I'd just like you to sit for the first verse and ponder,
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The first verse and ponder, just think deeply about these
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Just think deeply about these words and their meaning.
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Words and their meaning. and then after the first verse,
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And then after the first verse, i want to invite you to stand
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I want to invite you to stand and to sing with them
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And to sing with them in verses two and three.
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In verses two and three. you don't have to sing loud,
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You don't have to sing loud, but as you sing,
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But as you sing, sing with significance.
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Sing with significance. this is not just nostalgia,
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This is not just nostalgia, this is not just some
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This is not just some old tale or story.
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Old tale or story. this is a god who
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This is a god who entered into history
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Entered into history so that you and i could
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So that you and i could be with god forever.
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Be with god forever. so let's meditate and ponder
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So let's meditate and ponder on the immense worth of jesus
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On the immense worth of jesus who's worthy not
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Who's worthy not just to be liked,
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Just to be liked, but to be unconditionally loved.
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♪ silent night ♪
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♪ holy night ♪
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♪ all is calm ♪
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♪ all is bright ♪
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♪ round yon virgin ♪
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♪ mother and child ♪
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♪ holy infant ♪
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♪ so tender and mild ♪
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♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪
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- please stand and sing with us.
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♪ silent night ♪
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♪ holy night ♪
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♪ shepherds quake ♪
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♪ at the sight ♪
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♪ glories stream ♪
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♪ from heaven afar ♪
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♪ heavenly hosts sing alleluia ♪
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♪ christ the savior is born ♪
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♪ silent night ♪
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♪ holy night ♪
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♪ son of god ♪
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♪ love's pure light ♪
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♪ radiant beams ♪
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♪ from thy holy face ♪
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♪ with the dawn ♪
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♪ of redeeming grace ♪
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♪ jesus lord ♪
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♪ at thy birth ♪
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♪ jesus lord ♪
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♪ at thy birth ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> let's pray.
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>> let's pray. jesus, you are so
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Jesus, you are so unbelievably good to us.
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Unbelievably good to us. you brought us to
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You brought us to this place today
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This place today not just for another
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Not just for another christmas season,
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Christmas season, but as this incredible
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But as this incredible reminder of who you are.
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Reminder of who you are. you're god, a god who
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You're god, a god who is so filled with love
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Is so filled with love that you did not take advantage
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That you did not take advantage of all of your rights as god,
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Of all of your rights as god, but instead you humbled yourself
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But instead you humbled yourself and became obedient to this
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And became obedient to this birth, this life on earth,
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Birth, this life on earth, and this death on a cross.
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And this death on a cross. and so today we bow before you.
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And so today we bow before you. we worship you for your
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We worship you for your glory and your goodness,
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Glory and your goodness, and especially the forgiveness
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And especially the forgiveness that you have shown
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That you have shown to sinners like us.
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To sinners like us. god, we live in a world
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God, we live in a world where there's a list
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Where there's a list of naughty and nice,
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Where the world tells us
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We should be good
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For goodness sake.
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But we have found something
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So much better in you.
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A god who cancels all the
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Naughty things that we have done
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So we can have more
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Than a nice future,
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But a perfect one
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In your presence.
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A god who doesn't tell us to
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Be good for goodness sake,
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But be good because
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Of your grace,
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Because you're the god
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Who loved us first.
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I pray, god, that those who
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Are believers of jesus
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Will be strengthened
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In their faith today.
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And those who aren't, would
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Reconsider their path in life.
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Family and friends, work and
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School, all of it is good, god,
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But none of it is perfectly
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Great, but you are.
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And you're extending your arms
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To us today
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Because you want to have
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A relationship with us.
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So may every heart turn
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To you today in faith,
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Bow the knee before king jesus
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And celebrate and receive
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The great love
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That he has shown us.
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We pray all these things
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In the name of the king
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Of all kings,
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The lord of all lords,
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The savior who came
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Down from heaven
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So that sinners like
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Us could be saved.
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We pray in jesus' name
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And all god's people said, amen.
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♪ ♪
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>> when i'm here in church,
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>> when i'm here in church, i get to talk about jesus,
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I get to talk about jesus, the one who matters more than
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The one who matters more than anything in the world,
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Anything in the world, the savior who
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The savior who forgives our sins,
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Forgives our sins, the one who fills that
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The one who fills that void in our hearts
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Void in our hearts and provides the kind of joy
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And provides the kind of joy and peace that nothing in this
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And peace that nothing in this world can even match.
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World can even match. but because of your support,
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But because of your support, jesus doesn't stay here
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Jesus doesn't stay here in churches, he moves.
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In churches, he moves. he gets into our community.
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He gets into our community. he gets into our living rooms
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He gets into our living rooms and into our workplaces,
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And into our workplaces, coffee shops,
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Coffee shops, onto the streets of these cities
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Onto the streets of these cities that we love so much.
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That we love so much. recently, some amazing friends
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Recently, some amazing friends of time of grace have offered
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A $375,000 challenge grant
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A $375,000 challenge grant that more and more people
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That more and more people can hear about the savior
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Can hear about the savior that you and i love so dearly.
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That you and i love so dearly. they're challenging me and you
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They're challenging me and you and all of our partners to reach
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And all of our partners to reach that number by december 31st.
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That number by december 31st. as a thank you for your support,
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As a thank you for your support, i want to send you a copy
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I want to send you a copy of the book soul care
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Of the book soul care by my friend
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By my friend amber albee swenson.
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Amber albee swenson. with your support,
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With your support, we can point people to jesus,
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We can point people to jesus, the one who matters most
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The one who matters most in this life
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In this life and in the life to come.
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>> with your support,
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You remind people that
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Those who have jesus have
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What matters most.
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Give today by
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Calling 800-661-3311,
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Visiting timeofgrace.org,
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Or writing us at po box 301,
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Milwaukee, wisconsin 53201.
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♪ ♪
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♪ oh what a gift ♪
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♪ this child in a manger ♪
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♪ born unto us ♪
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♪ to redeem and restore ♪
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♪ god came to dwell ♪
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♪ emmanuel ♪
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♪ come let us adore ♪
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♪ our savior ♪
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♪ the whole hail ♪
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♪ light of the world ♪
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♪ hope for the hopeless ♪
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♪ is here ♪
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♪ son of heaven ♪
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♪ came down to earth ♪
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♪ now and forever we praise ♪
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♪ behold him ♪
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♪ light of the world ♪
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♪ hope for the whole less ♪
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♪ is here ♪
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♪ behold him ♪
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♪ o behold him ♪
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♪ let us adore ♪
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♪ christ our savior ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ o come ♪
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♪ let us adore him ♪
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♪ o come ♪
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♪ let us adore him ♪
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♪ oh come ♪
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♪ let us adore him ♪
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♪ him christ the lord ♪
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♪ ♪
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Mike Novotny - More Than a Holiday

December 17, 2025 | 29:5

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