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- THIS PRESENTATION IS BROUGHT
TO YOU BY THE FRIENDS OF THE
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AMAZING FACTS MINISTRY.
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- BLOOD IS THE LIQUID OF LIFE,
AND JESUS POURED OUT HIS BLOOD
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TO TAKE AWAY THE
SIN OF THE WORLD.
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- YOU KNOW, IN THE BIBLE
WE READ ABOUT ONE OF THE GREAT
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PATRIARCHS. HIS NAME WAS
ABRAHAM. AND OUR LESSON TONIGHT
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IS CALLED THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
AND IT'S BASED UPON THIS
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OLD TESTAMENT STORY
ABOUT THE FATHER AND THE SON.
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NOW YOU REMEMBER, ABRAHAM WAS
AN OLD MAN AND HE HADN'T HAD THE
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CHILD OF PROMISE THAT HE WAS
SUPPOSED TO HAVE THROUGH SARAH.
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HE TRIED TO TAKE THINGS INTO HIS
OWN HANDS AND HE HAD A BABY WITH
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HAGAR, ISHMAEL, AND THAT
JUST BROUGHT ALL KINDS OF STRIFE
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INTO THE FAMILY. BUT GOD WORKED
A GREAT MIRACLE AND IN HIS OLD
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AGE - SARAH WAS 90 - HE
WAS OVER 100 - THEY HAD A BABY.
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THEY NAMED HIM ISAAC, WHICH
MEANS LAUGHTER, AND GOD PROMISED
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ABRAHAM THAT THROUGH THIS
MIRACULOUS BABY BOY, ALL THE
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NATIONS OF THE WORLD WOULD BE
BLESSED BECAUSE JESUS WOULD COME
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THROUGH THE SEED OF ISAAC.
SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND ABRAHAM'S
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AMAZEMENT, HOW DISTRAUGHT HE WAS
WHEN, EARLY ONE NIGHT, THE LORD
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WOKE HIM UP AND SPOKE TO
HIM IN THAT CLEAR VOICE THAT WAS
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UNDENIABLE. HE KNEW IT WAS GOD.
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AND HE SAID, 'ABRAHAM, I WANT
YOU TO TAKE YOUR SON - YOUR ONLY
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SON ISAAC, WHO YOU LOVE, BRING
HIM UNTO THE MOUNTAINS OF MORIAH
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AND OFFER HIM THERE UNTO ME AS A
BURNT OFFERING.' WELL HOW COULD
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THAT HAPPEN?
BECAUSE IT WAS THROUGH ISAAC
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THAT ALL HIS
PROMISES WOULD BE REALIZED.
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EVERYTHING IN HIS LIFE HAD BEEN
BUILT UP TO THIS SON ISAAC AND
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NOW HE'S A HUNDRED AND SARAH'S
- HE'S MORE THAN A HUNDRED NOW -
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SARAH'S OVER 100 AT THIS POINT.
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ISAAC'S PROBABLY 17 YEARS
OF AGE - BUT HE DIDN'T DISOBEY.
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HE HAD FAITH - IT SAYS IN
HEBREWS THAT IF HE DID THIS, IF
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GOD NEEDED TO RAISE HIM FROM THE
DEAD TO FULFILL HIS PROMISE, HE
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HAD LEARNED TO TRUST THE
WORD OF GOD NO MATTER WHAT.
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SO HE DIDN'T
EXPLAIN IT ALL TO SARAH.
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HE WOKE UP ISAAC AND SAID,
'SON, WE'RE GOING TO GO OFFER
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SACRIFICE. COME WITH ME. GOT
SOME SERVANTS. GOT THE DONKEYS.
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THEY WENT ON A JOURNEY TO THE
MOUNTAINS WHERE GOD DIRECTED HIM
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- THE MOUNTAINS OF MORIAH.
IT WAS A THREE-DAY JOURNEY.
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THEY GOT TO THE
BASE OF THE MOUNTAINS -
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HE TOLD THE
SERVANTS TO STAY THERE.
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HE PUT THE WOOD ON ISAAC'S BACK
AND THEY WENT A HALF A DAY'S
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JOURNEY UP TO THE PLACE OF
SACRIFICE - THREE AND A HALF
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DAYS. HOW LONG
DID JESUS MINISTER.
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- THREE AND A HALF
YEARS. - THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
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AND ON THE WAY UP THE MOUNTAIN,
ISAAC THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS
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PECULIAR BECAUSE HE
AND HIS FATHER HAD GONE
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TO OFFER
SACRIFICE MANY TIMES BEFORE.
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BY THE WAY, YOU FIND
THIS STORY IN GENESIS 22:19.
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AND HE SAID, 'FATHER,' - THERE
WAS A LONG SILENCE AND HE KNEW
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SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT.
HIS FATHER LOOKED LIKE HIS HEART
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WAS BREAKING AND
HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
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HE SAID, 'FATHER, WE'VE GOT THE
WOOD AND WE'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES
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TO MAKE THE FIRE, BUT WE'RE
MISSING THE LAMB.' AND HE SAID,
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'WHERE IS THE LAMB?'
ABRAHAM SAID, 'MY SON, GOD WILL
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PROVIDE HIMSELF A LAMB FOR OUR
SACRIFICE.' THOSE WERE PROPHETIC
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WORDS BECAUSE GOD DID
PROVIDE HIMSELF A LAMB.
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SO THEY CONTINUED ON THEIR WAY -
THEY WENT UP THE MOUNTAIN - AND
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AT SOME POINT ABRAHAM NEEDED TO
EXPLAIN TO ISAAC WHAT WAS GOING
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ON. YOU KNOW,
HE COULDN'T WRESTLE
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HIS TEENAGE SON TO THE
GROUND. HE COULDN'T OUTRUN HIM.
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HE SAID, 'SON, I NEED TO TELL
YOU WHAT THE LORD HAS ASKED ME
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TO DO.' AND AFTER EXPLAINING
THIS, THE BIBLE TELLS US THAT
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ISAAC IS A WILLING SACRIFICE.
JESUS WAS A WILLING SACRIFICE.
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JESUS HAD THE WOOD
PLACED UPON HIS BACK.
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THEY EMBRACED EACH OTHER.
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ISAAC THEN WAS BOUND BY
HIS FATHER, HIS TREMBLING HANDS
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PLACED UPON THE STONE ALTAR
AND JUST AS ABRAHAM WAS ABOUT TO
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BRING DOWN THE KNIFE - HE'D
RESIGNED HIMSELF TO DO WHAT GOD
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HAD TOLD HIM TO DO - THE HAND OF
AN ANGEL STOPPED HIM AND SAID,
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'ABRAHAM, ABRAHAM, DON'T DO THE
LAD ANY HARM FOR NOW I KNOW THAT
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YOU TRUST ME.' WHY DO YOU THINK
HE HAD ABRAHAM ACT THAT WHOLE
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EXPERIENCE OUT? WHAT
GREATER SACRIFICE COULD BE
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ASKED OF ANYONE
THAN TO GIVE THEIR CHILD.
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THIS IS TO ILLUSTRATE THE
LOVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
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HEAVENLY FATHER AND JESUS
THE SON, IN WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN
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GIVING THEMSELVES FOR US -
BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE SON
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THAT SUFFERED.
THE FATHER SUFFERED.
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THE FATHER SO LOVED
THE WORLD HE GAVE THE SON.
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AND THIS IS WHY JESUS CAME.
ALL THROUGH THE BIBLE YOU CAN
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SEE THESE
ALLEGORIES OF SALVATION.
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IT'S ALL POINTING TO THE TIME
WHEN GOD WOULD COME TO THE EARTH
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IN THE FORM OF A MAN. NOW OUR
LESSON TONIGHT IS GOING TO TALK
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ABOUT THE CENTRAL THEME OF WHY
JESUS CAME, THIS LAMB OF GOD.
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LET'S GO TO OUR FIRST
QUESTION IN OUR LESSON.
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WHOM DID THE ANIMAL THAT
WAS SACRIFICED IN ISAAC'S PLACE
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REPRESENT? YOU
REMEMBER WHEN ISAAC - WHEN
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ABRAHAM - I'M SORRY - WAS READY
TO BRING DOWN THE KNIFE, THE
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ANGEL STOPPED ABRAHAM AND HE
DIRECTED HIS ATTENTION TO A RAM
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THAT WAS CAUGHT BY HIS HORNS IN
A THORN BUSH CALLED A THICKET.
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THERE'S A RAM
WITH A CROWN OF THORNS.
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DID JESUS HAVE
A CROWN OF THORNS?
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AND THAT RAM WAS SACRIFICED
IN THE PLACE OF ISAAC.
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WHO DOES THIS LAMB REPRESENT?
YOU CAN READ IT IN JOHN - THE
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GOSPEL OF JOHN
CHAPTER 1, VERSE 29.
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WHEN JOHN THE BAPTIST SAW JESUS
COMING IT SAYS, "THE NEXT DAY
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JOHN SEETH JESUS COMING AND
HE SAID UNTO HIM, "BEHOLD THE -
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- LAMB. - LAMB OF
GOD THAT TAKES AWAY
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THE SIN OF THE WORLD. JESUS
IS THAT LAMB. JOHN RECOGNIZED -
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ALL THE LAMBS THAT THEY
SACRIFICED ALL POINTED TO JESUS.
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THE BIBLE SAYS, IN REVELATION,
IT TALKS ABOUT THE LAMB SLAIN
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FROM THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.
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WHEN ADAM AND EVE SINNED THEY
TRIED TO COVER THEIR NAKEDNESS
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WITH WHAT? FIG
LEAVES, YOU REMEMBER?
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GOD SAID, 'THAT WON'T DO.' FOR
ONE THING IT SAYS THAT THEY MADE
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APRONS OF LEAVES -
LITTLE MINI SKIRTS.
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AND THEN IT SAYS GOD
GAVE THEM TUNICS OF SKIN.
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IT WASN'T VINYL THAT
HE BOUGHT FROM WAL-MART.
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WHERE DO YOU THINK
THAT SKIN CAME FROM?
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SOMETHING HAD TO BE SACRIFICED.
THE SACRIFICIAL SYSTEM WAS
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ESTABLISHED THERE TO
COVER THEIR NAKEDNESS.
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AS THE LAMB OF GOD, JESUS
- HIS ROBE - COVERS OUR SIN.
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WHY WAS IT
NECESSARY FOR JESUS TO DIE?
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PEOPLE SAY, 'COULDN'T
HE HAVE JUST FORGIVEN US?
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WHY DID HE HAVE TO DIE?
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THE BIBLE TELLS US - ROMANS
CHAPTER 3:23 - I BET MOST OF YOU
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KNOW THIS - "FOR ALL HAVE SINNED
AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF
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GOD." WE'VE ALL SINNED.
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AND YOU GO ON - WHY IS
THAT SUCH A SERIOUS THING?
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SIN IS BREAKING GOD'S
LAW. WHAT IS THE PENALTY?
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ROMANS CHAPTER 6, VERSE
23, "FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS -
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- DEATH. - DEATH.
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BUT GOD DOESN'T WANT YOU TO DIE
AND THE ONLY WAY FOR YOU TO BE
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FORGIVEN WAS TO
HAVE A SUBSTITUTE.
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AND JESUS SAID, 'LOOK, I LOVE
YOU SO MUCH I WILL TAKE YOUR
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PLACE. I WILL
COME INTO THE WORLD.
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I WILL LIVE THE PERFECT LIFE
THAT I WANTED YOU TO LIVE, BUT I
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WILL DIE THE DEATH
THAT YOU DESERVE TO DIE.
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I WILL GIVE YOU MY GOODNESS
AND I WILL TAKE YOUR BADNESS.
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I'LL GIVE YOU MY LIFE.
I WILL TAKE YOUR DEATH.
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I'LL GIVE YOU MY POWER.
I WILL TAKE YOUR WEAKNESS.'
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HE MADE AN EXCHANGE WITH US THAT
WE RECEIVE BY FAITH AND THEN
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IT BECOMES REAL. IT REALLY DOES.
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BUT THE PENALTY FOR SIN IS
DEATH. THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY.
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FURTHERMORE, WITHOUT THE
SHEDDING OF BLOOD THERE IS NO
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REMISSION - AND THAT
MEANS NO FORGIVENESS.
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THE BIBLE SAYS THE
LIFE IS IN THE BLOOD.
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ALL OF THE NUTRIENTS THAT
GO TO EVERY CELL IN YOUR BODY -
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FINGERNAILS, HAIR, EVERYTHING -
IT'S CLEANSED AND IT'S SUSTAINED
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BY BLOOD. BLOOD IS
THE LIQUID OF LIFE AND
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JESUS POURED OUT HIS BLOOD TO
TAKE AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.
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THE BIBLE TELLS US
CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS.
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NOW WE DON'T LIKE TO THINK
ABOUT IT BUT WE'VE ALL SINNED.
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YOU SEE, WHEN GOD FIRST MADE
MAN, HE MADE US TO BE MOTIVATED,
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NATURALLY, BY LOVE.
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BUT WHEN MAN CHOSE TO FOLLOW THE
DEVIL, WE TOOK ON THE NATURE OF
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THE DEVIL, WHICH IS THE REVERSE
OF THAT - IT'S SELFISHNESS.
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WE FELL. WE WERE TRICKED.
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AND SO GOD SAID, 'LOOK, I
WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO GIVE
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HUMANITY ANOTHER
CHANCE AT ETERNAL LIFE.
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I WILL GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE.
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DO YOU WANT A HEART THAT IS
MOTIVATED BY SELFISHNESS, LIKE
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THE DEVIL, OR DO YOU
WANT A HEART LIKE MINE THAT IS
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MOTIVATED BY LOVE?' AND
THE ONLY WAY IS TO HAVE THAT
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NEW BIRTH AND TO GET THAT
NEW HEART. WE COME TO JESUS.
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HE TAKES AWAY OUR SINFUL NATURES
AND HE GIVES US HIS OWN HEART -
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HIS OWN SPIRIT. AND
IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS.
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IT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY ALL HAPPEN AT ONCE.
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WHY DID GOD MAKE SUCH A
FANTASTIC SACRIFICE FOR US?
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ANSWER: YOU ALL KNOW THIS ONE
- JOHN CHAPTER 3, VERSE 16, "FOR
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GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT
HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON."
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- THE ONLY TIME THAT GOD WAS
EVER BEGOTTEN AS A MAN WAS IN
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JESUS. GOD THE SON BECAME
A MAN TO SHOW US HOW TO LIVE.
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THREE REASONS JESUS CAME: SHOW
US WHAT THE FATHER IS LIKE, TO
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BE AN EXAMPLE TO YOU AND I - HOW
WE OUGHT TO LIVE - AND THEN TO
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BE OUR SUBSTITUTE -
TO DIE ON THE CROSS.
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AND LOOK AT HOW HE SUFFERED.
THAT'S WHAT WE ALL DESERVE FOR
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OUR SINS. BUT HE
DOESN'T WANT US TO
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SUFFER, HE SAID, 'I WILL TAKE
IT FOR YOU IN YOUR PLACE.' WHAT
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MUST I DO TO BENEFIT
FROM JESUS' SACRIFICIAL DEATH?
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IT IS TRUE THAT JESUS DIED FOR
THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD, BUT
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WILL THE WHOLE
WORLD BE SAVED? NO, WHY?
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YOU MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT
IT. IT SAYS - IT TELLS US IN THE
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BIBLE WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
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AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED.
BY THE WAY, THE WORD 'BELIEVE'
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DOES NOT SIMPLY MEAN TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE EXISTED.
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SOME PEOPLE SAY, 'OH, I'M GOING
TO HEAVEN BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN
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JESUS.' BUT THEIR LIFE IS JUST
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
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AND YOU SAY, 'WELL,
WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT?'
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'WELL, I BELIEVE.' 'WELL, ARE
YOU SHOWING THAT YOU BELIEVE BY
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YOUR LIFE?' SEE, IN
THE BIBLE, WHEN IT SAYS
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'BELIEVE' IT MEANS 'BE
LIVE' IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
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IF YOU BELIEVE THEN YOU RESPOND
ACCORDINGLY. IF YOU SAY, 'LORD,
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LORD' AND YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING
HE SAYS, DO YOU BELIEVE?
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YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE SAYS
THERE ARE DEVILS THAT BELIEVE HE
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EXISTS. THE
DEVILS ACTUALLY BELIEVE
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BETTER THAN US BECAUSE THEY'VE
BEEN AROUND HIM FOR MILLIONS OF
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YEARS OR THOUSANDS OF
YEARS BEFORE THEY FELL.
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SO IT'S MORE THAN JUST
ACKNOWLEDGING HE EXISTS OR EVEN
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ACKNOWLEDGING HE DIED ON THE
CROSS, IT'S SURRENDERING YOUR
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LIFE TO HIM AND SAYING,
'LORD, I'M WILLING TO SERVE YOU.
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I WANT TO LIVE FOR YOU.'
THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO BELIEVE.
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IT STARTS WITH BELIEVING HERE,
BUT THEN THAT BELIEF NEEDS TO GO
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INTO THE HEART AND THEN THAT
BELIEF WILL GO FROM THE HEART
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INTO THE LIFE, RIGHT?
THAT'S THE COMPLETE BELIEF.
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HOW THEN AM I
FORGIVEN AND CLEANSED?
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NOW IF WE UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING
ABOUT PROPHECY AND WE MISS THE
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MAIN POINT OF PROPHECY - THAT
JESUS WAS COMING, THEN YOU'VE
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MISSED IT ALL. WE
REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW DOES
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THIS ALL AFFECT ME?
ALL THESE PROPHECIES IN
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REVELATION TALK
ABOUT THE GOSPEL.
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PEOPLE COME TO THESE SEMINARS
AND THEY SAY, 'PASTOR DOUG, I
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DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT JESUS,
BUT TELL ME ABOUT THE BEAST.
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I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE
ANTICHRIST.' BY THE WAY, THE
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WORD ANTICHRIST DOES NOT APPEAR
IN REVELATION, DID YOU KNOW
00:11:53.58\00:11:55.61
THAT? IT'S IN
THE LETTERS OF JOHN.
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THEY SAY, 'I WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT ARMAGEDDON' AND 'I WANT TO
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KNOW...' WELL, WHAT'S THE
BOOK OF REVELATION CALLED?
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FIRST WORDS: THE
REVELATION OF JESUS .
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SO YOU CAN'T TEACH PROPHECY AND
SEPARATE IT FROM JESUS, FRIENDS.
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AMEN?
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- DON'T GO ANYWHERE,
FRIENDS, IN JUST A MOMENT
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WE'RE GOING TO RETURN WITH THE
REST OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
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NO DOUBT, YOU'VE OFTEN HEARD
THAT JESUS DIED FOR YOUR SINS
00:12:19.40\00:12:23.64
AND THAT HE PAID AN
ENORMOUS PRICE TO SAVE
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YOU FROM SIN AND DEATH.
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IT SOUNDS IMPORTANT, BUT HOW
DOES THAT AFFECT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY
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LIFE 2,000 YEARS LATER?
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WELL, FRIEND, YOUR RESPONSE TO
JESUS'S SACRIFICE IS GOING TO BE
00:12:34.28\00:12:38.92
IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO
HOW YOU UNDERSTAND ITS VALUE.
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IN FACT, YOUR ETERNITY ACTUALLY
HINGES UPON KNOWING THE TRUTH
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ABOUT THIS VITAL SUBJECT.
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THAT'S WHY AMAZING FACTS WOULD
LIKE TO SEND YOU A SPECIAL GIFT
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CALLED, "THE HIGH
COST OF THE CROSS."
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THIS EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE
DIVES DEEP INTO THE HEART OF THE
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CHRISTIAN FAITH BY EXPLORING THE
REASONS WHY JESUS HAD TO DIE AND
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HOW MUCH HE SACRIFICED TO OPEN
THE GATES OF HEAVEN FOR YOU,
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SO DON'T WAIT, FRIEND.
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TO GET YOUR FREE COPY, CALL THE
NUMBER ON THE SCREEN AND ASK FOR
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OFFER NUMBER 156 OR
VISIT THE WEB ADDRESS.
00:13:12.69\00:13:16.42
AND AFTER YOU READ
THIS INCREDIBLE RESOURCE,
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MAKE SURE AND
SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND.
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WELL, LET'S RETURN TO TODAY'S
PRESENTATION AND LEARN SOME MORE
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AMAZING FACTS
FROM THE WORD OF GOD.
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- HOW THEN AM I TO
BE CLEANSED AND FORGIVEN
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- OR FORGIVEN AND CLEANSED?
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ACTS CHAPTER 3, IT SAYS, 'REPENT
YE THEREFORE AND BE CONVERTED.'
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- THAT'S A CHANGE OF HEART -
'THAT YOUR SINS MIGHT BE BLOTTED
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OUT.' NOW WHAT
DOES REPENTANCE MEAN?
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REPENTANCE IS A SORROW FOR SIN
AND A WILLINGNESS TO TURN AWAY
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FROM IT. YOU'VE GOT
TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR
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AND COME TO TERMS
WITH YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
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GOD CANNOT SAVE YOU, CLEANSE
YOU, HEAL YOU FROM YOUR PROBLEM
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UNTIL YOU ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
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YOU HAVE TO HUMBLE YOURSELF
AND THEN HE CAN LIFT YOU UP.
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AND YOU COME BEFORE THE LORD AND
SAY, 'LORD, I'M A SINNER.' AND
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THE NEXT PART OF THAT - LET'S
GET TO THE NEXT VERSE - IT SAYS
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IN 1 JOHN 1, VERSE 9 - IN
CONNECTION WITH REPENTANCE
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THERE'S SORT OF A
STEREO PART OF THAT.
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IT SAYS, "IF WE CONFESS OUR
SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO
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FORGIVE US OUR SINS
AND TO CLEANSE US FROM SOME
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UNRIGHTEOUSNESS?" - ALL.
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- DID YOU CATCH THAT?
TO CLEANSE US FROM HOW MUCH
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UNRIGHTEOUSNESS? - ALL.
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- ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. SO
PART OF BEING SORRY IS THEN
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VERBALIZE IT TO THE
LORD. GET OFF BY YOURSELF.
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THIS IS WHAT REAL REPENTANCE
AND REAL SALVATION IS ABOUT.
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INVITING GOD TO
EMPOWER YOU TO BE A NEW PERSON.
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YOU TAKE THE FIRST STEPS
AND DRAW NEAR TO GOD AND IT WILL
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GIVE YOU SUCH A REFRESHING AND
A PEACE THAT COMES AFTERWARD.
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YOU KNOW, NEW THINGS DON'T
SPROUT UNTIL THERE'S BEEN A
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RAIN. AND
SOMETIMES THE NEW BIRTH
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COMES AFTER TEARS AND PAIN
AND THAT'S WHAT REPENTANCE IS.
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QUESTION #7: WHO ENTERS
THE HEART OF EACH BORN-AGAIN
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CHRISTIAN? THE
BIBLE TELLS US IN JOHN 14,
00:15:05.10\00:15:08.77
VERSE 17, EVEN THE "SPIRIT
OF TRUTH...YOU KNOW HIM FOR HE
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DWELLS WITH YOU
AND WILL BE" - WHAT?
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- IN YOU. - IN YOU.
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GOD IS REAL AND JESUS SAID,
'LOOK, I'M GOING THAT I MIGHT
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SEND A COMFORTER - I'M
GOING TO SEND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
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I CAN BE WITH YOU PHYSICALLY,
BUT HE WILL BE IN YOU.' AND I
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CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES
I'VE JUST KNOWN THAT THE HOLY
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SPIRIT WAS IN ME
AND PROMPTING ME.
00:15:31.79\00:15:34.56
SOMETIMES HE
PROMPTS ME TO SAY SOMETHING.
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SOMETIMES HE PROMPTS
ME NOT TO SAY SOMETHING.
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SOMETIMES THE HOLY SPIRIT
DIRECTS ME TO, YOU KNOW, AN
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ACTION OR TO DO
SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE.
00:15:42.50\00:15:48.18
I WAS DRIVING UP THE STREET THE
OTHER DAY HERE IN TOWN AND I SAW
00:15:48.28\00:15:51.81
ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE STANDING ON
THE CORNER AND HE HAD AN UNUSUAL
00:15:51.91\00:15:55.72
SIGN. IT SAID,
'I'VE LOST EVERYTHING
00:15:55.82\00:15:57.95
BUT MY FAITH.' AND, YOU KNOW,
I USED TO PANHANDLE AND I SIZED
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HIM UP AND, YOU KNOW, HE LOOKED
LIKE HE WAS SOBER AND MAYBE HE
00:16:04.06\00:16:07.50
REALLY WAS HAVING A HARD TIME
AND, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW.
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SO I STOPPED AND I GAVE HIM
A LITTLE BIT AND I GAVE HIM AN
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INVITATION TO THE MEETING AND I
KNEW THE HOLY SPIRIT TOLD ME TO
00:16:13.97\00:16:17.34
DO THAT. WELL, I
THEN WENT ON MY ERRAND
00:16:17.44\00:16:19.24
TO THE STORE RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER AND, YOU KNOW, I FOUND
00:16:19.34\00:16:22.11
OUT HE REALLY WAS
HUNGRY BECAUSE I SAW HIM COMING
00:16:22.21\00:16:23.88
OUT OF THE STORE
WITH FOOD. - WOW.
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- SO I SAID, 'THANK YOU, LORD,
FOR IMPRESSING ME.' BUT THE HOLY
00:16:26.18\00:16:29.18
SPIRIT WILL TALK TO YOU IN JUST
THESE LITTLE AFFAIRS OF LIFE.
00:16:29.28\00:16:31.59
QUESTION #8: WHY
SHOULD I BE CONFIDENT THAT MY
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NEW BIRTH
EXPERIENCE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL?
00:16:36.83\00:16:39.26
IT SAYS IN PHILIPPIANS 1, VERSE
6, "HE WHO HAS BEGUN A GOOD WORK
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IN YOU WILL PERFORM IT
UNTIL THE DAY OF JESUS CHRIST."
00:16:45.93\00:16:50.31
YOU CAN BE CONFIDENT - IF YOU
COME TO JESUS ON A DAILY BASIS,
00:16:50.41\00:16:53.38
SURRENDER YOUR LIFE TO HIM,
HE WILL FINISH THE WORK THAT HE
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STARTS IN YOUR LIFE.
PEOPLE SAY, 'OH LORD, BUT I MAY
00:16:57.61\00:17:00.55
FALL.' YOU PROBABLY
WILL. DON'T GET DISCOURAGED.
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WE ALL SOMETIMES GET DISTRACTED
AND WE'LL MAKE MISTAKES AND
00:17:03.69\00:17:06.99
WE'LL FALL, BUT HE THAT BEGAN
A GOOD WORK IN YOU WILL BE THE
00:17:07.09\00:17:10.53
AUTHOR AND THE FINISHER OF YOUR
FAITH. HE WILL FINISH WHAT HE
00:17:10.63\00:17:14.83
STARTED IF YOU CONTINUE
TO SURRENDER YOURSELF TO HIM.
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BECAUSE WHAT'LL HAPPEN IS EITHER
SIN'LL KEEP YOU FROM THE BIBLE
00:17:17.97\00:17:21.74
OR THE BIBLE WILL KEEP YOU FROM
SIN. YOU KEEP PRAYING, YOU KEEP
00:17:21.84\00:17:25.54
READING THE BIBLE, YOU'LL BE SO
MISERABLE WITH YOUR SIN YOU HAVE
00:17:25.64\00:17:27.98
TO GIVE UP GOD OR
YOU'LL GIVE UP YOUR SIN.
00:17:28.08\00:17:29.88
BUT THE TWO
WILL BE INCOMPATIBLE.
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YOU JUST KEEP COMING TO HIM AND
HE'LL FINISH WHAT HE STARTED.
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YOU BELIEVE THAT? SOME
PEOPLE GET DISCOURAGED AND
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THEY THROW THEIR
HANDS IN THE AIR.
00:17:38.12\00:17:39.55
YOU KEEP PLEADING WITH
JESUS. YOU KEEP PRAYING.
00:17:39.65\00:17:41.32
HE WILL TRANSFORM YOU. AND
IT'S A GROWING EXPERIENCE SO
00:17:41.42\00:17:44.89
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED.
HOW CAN I KNOW THAT JESUS
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ACCEPTS ME AND THAT
I'M CALLED HIS CHILD?
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WELL, BECAUSE THE
BIBLE MAKES SOME PROMISES.
00:17:51.93\00:17:54.10
THE BIBLE TELLS US IN TITUS
1, VERSE 2, "...GOD, THAT CANNOT
00:17:54.20\00:17:58.94
LIE, HAS PROMISED." SOME
THINGS GOD CAN'T DO - ONE
00:17:59.04\00:18:03.85
THING HE CAN'T
DO IS HE CAN'T LIE.
00:18:03.95\00:18:06.45
GOD ALSO CANNOT FIND A
SINNER THAT HE DOESN'T LOVE.
00:18:06.55\00:18:10.62
I KNOW, I USED TO THINK, 'OH
LORD, WELL, I KNOW YOU CREATED
00:18:10.72\00:18:14.29
THIS PLAN OF SALVATION FOR
PEOPLE BUT I'VE GONE TOO FAR.'
00:18:14.39\00:18:18.36
AND GOD WANTS US TO KNOW
'I WOULDN'T HAVE GONE THROUGH
00:18:18.46\00:18:21.66
EVERYTHING I WENT THROUGH IF IT
WASN'T POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO MAKE
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IT.' MATTHEW CHAPTER 7, VERSE 7,
00:18:23.77\00:18:27.20
IT SAYS, "ASK AND
IT SHALL BE GIVEN YOU."
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WHAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING WE CAN ASK FOR?
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JESUS SAID, 'IF YOU HAVE A SON
AND HE COMES TO YOU - MATTHEW
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CHAPTER 7 - 'AND SAYS,
'CAN I HAVE A LOAF OF BREAD?'
00:18:38.75\00:18:41.75
WOULD YOU GIVE HIM A STONE?'
THAT'D BE KIND OF A CRUEL JOKE
00:18:41.85\00:18:44.72
IF THEY'RE HUNGRY. OR IF
HE SAYS, 'CAN I HAVE A FISH?'
00:18:44.82\00:18:47.56
WOULD YOU GIVE HIM A SCORPION?
00:18:47.66\00:18:50.43
IF HE ASKS FOR AN EGG
WOULD YOU GIVE HIM A SERPENT?'
00:18:50.53\00:18:55.00
- LUKE ADDS ONE MORE - HE THEN
SAYS, 'IF YOU THEN, BEING EVIL,
00:18:55.10\00:18:58.40
KNOW HOW TO GIVE GOOD GIFTS UNTO
YOUR CHILDREN, HOW MUCH MORE
00:18:58.50\00:19:03.04
WILL YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN GIVE
THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE THAT
00:19:03.14\00:19:06.37
ASK HIM? HE
JUST WANTS US TO ASK.
00:19:06.47\00:19:10.45
EVERY DAY, ASK AND WHAT HAPPENS?
'ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE.'
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HOW WILL TRUE
CONVERSION CHANGE A LIFE?
00:19:14.62\00:19:18.02
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
YOU A SPECTRUM OF ANSWERS HERE.
00:19:18.12\00:19:21.12
IT SAYS IN JOHN 13:35, "BY THIS
SHALL ALL MEN KNOW THAT YE ARE
00:19:21.22\00:19:27.23
MY DISCIPLES, IF YE
HAVE LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER."
00:19:27.30\00:19:30.93
GOD'LL DO SOMETHING IN
YOUR HEART - BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
00:19:31.03\00:19:34.10
YOU'LL NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO LOVE
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LIVE WITH,
00:19:34.20\00:19:36.64
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES.
00:19:36.74\00:19:39.07
GOD CAN CHANGE YOUR HEART.
HE CAN GIVE THE ABILITY TO
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FORGIVE. AND SOME
OF US NEED THE SPIRIT
00:19:43.41\00:19:45.78
OF GOD TO FORGIVE OURSELVES
BECAUSE WE FEEL SO GUILTY.
00:19:45.88\00:19:49.35
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT THERE'S PLACES IN MY PAST I
00:19:49.45\00:19:52.02
DON'T WANT TO GO.
WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT WHAT I
00:19:52.12\00:19:54.06
SAID OR WHAT I
DID, I JUST CRINGE.
00:19:54.16\00:19:55.82
AND THEN I REMEMBER THAT JESUS
HAS FORGIVEN ME, SO WHAT RIGHT
00:19:55.92\00:19:59.33
DO I HAVE TO BE A
HIGHER COURT THAN GOD.
00:19:59.43\00:20:03.06
IF HE'S FORGIVEN ME, THEN THAT
MUST BE GOOD FOR ME TOO, AMEN?
00:20:03.16\00:20:06.97
HE'LL HELP US HAVE LOVE FOR
HIM AND LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER.
00:20:07.07\00:20:10.47
NOW I'M GOING THROUGH, KIND OF,
THE ALPHABETICAL ANSWERS HERE.
00:20:10.57\00:20:13.17
ANSWER B - THIS IS IN A SERIES
THAT FALLS UNDER THAT QUESTION -
00:20:13.27\00:20:15.84
"IF ANY MAN BE IN
CHRIST, HE IS A" - WHAT?
00:20:15.94\00:20:21.32
- NEW CREATURE.
- "A NEW CREATURE.
00:20:21.42\00:20:23.05
OLD THINGS ARE PASSED
AWAY. ALL THINGS ARE MADE NEW."
00:20:23.15\00:20:26.32
WE - YOU BECOME TRANSFORMED
AND THINGS ARE ALL DIFFERENT.
00:20:26.42\00:20:32.19
THINGS THAT YOU
ONCE LOVED, YOU NOW HATE.
00:20:32.29\00:20:35.13
I USED TO - THE FIRST FEW
TIMES I WENT TO CHURCH, I'LL BE
00:20:35.23\00:20:37.90
PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU, I
GREW UP WITH THE MUSIC OF THE
00:20:38.00\00:20:40.27
WORLD. MY MOTHER
WAS A SONGWRITER AND
00:20:40.37\00:20:42.57
GREAT COMPOSERS CAME TO
OUR HOUSE AND I LOVE MUSIC, BUT
00:20:42.67\00:20:45.21
CHURCH MUSIC?
WHOA. IT WAS SO SLOW.
00:20:45.31\00:20:48.64
I'D GO TO CHURCH AND I'D LOOK AT
THE HYMN THAT THEY PICKED IN THE
00:20:48.74\00:20:52.78
BULLETIN AND IT WOULD SAY - IF
IT HAD MORE THAN THREE VERSES, I
00:20:52.88\00:20:55.32
WENT TO THE BATHROOM UNTIL THEY
GOT DONE SINGING. THE THINGS I
00:20:55.42\00:21:00.42
ONCE LOVED, I HATED AND
THE THINGS I ONCE HATED I LOVE.
00:21:00.52\00:21:03.06
NOW I HEAR THOSE SONGS AND
IT JUST BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES
00:21:03.16\00:21:05.43
BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT THE WORDS
AND WHAT THEY MEAN. PLACES I
00:21:05.53\00:21:08.46
USED TO LOVE TO GO, I HATE
NOW. THINGS I USED TO LOVE TO DO
00:21:08.56\00:21:11.63
I DON'T WANT TO DO AND THINGS
I USED TO HATE I WANT TO DO.
00:21:11.73\00:21:13.70
I MEAN, GOD JUST CHANGES YOU -
MAKES YOU A WHOLE NEW CREATURE.
00:21:13.80\00:21:16.91
ANSWER C: 1 JOHN 3:22, "...WE
KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS, AND DO" -
00:21:17.01\00:21:24.65
THERE'S THAT WORD AGAIN - "THOSE
THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING IN HIS
00:21:24.75\00:21:28.12
SIGHT." THIS IS
WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES.
00:21:28.22\00:21:30.55
HE MAKES YOU A NEW CREATURE
AND YOU WANT TO BE A DOER OF THE
00:21:30.65\00:21:33.56
WORD. GOD'LL JUST
TOTALLY TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE.
00:21:33.66\00:21:37.63
ANSWER D: IT SAYS, "BE NOT
CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD BUT BE
00:21:37.73\00:21:43.90
YE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING
OF YOUR MIND THAT WE MIGHT PROVE
00:21:44.00\00:21:49.60
WHAT IS THAT GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE
AND PERFECT WILL OF GOD.
00:21:49.70\00:21:53.98
IT SAYS, 'YOU SHALL
BE WITNESSES UNTO ME.'
00:21:54.08\00:21:58.38
THEN WE LET OUR LIGHT SHINE.
00:21:58.48\00:22:00.32
WE SHOW OTHERS
WHAT JESUS IS LIKE.
00:22:00.42\00:22:02.18
WHAT WONDERFUL PROMISES
COME WITH THE CHRISTIAN LIFE?
00:22:02.28\00:22:06.96
A NUMBER OF OTHER
WONDERFUL PROMISES.
00:22:07.06\00:22:09.56
A - WE'LL DO THESE
QUICKLY, OKAY? PHILIPPIANS 4:13,
00:22:09.66\00:22:12.63
"I CAN DO" - HOW MUCH? - ALL.
00:22:12.73\00:22:15.73
- "ALL THINGS THROUGH
CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME."
00:22:15.83\00:22:17.97
ANSWER B - PHILIPPIANS 4:19
- THE BIBLE SAYS, "GOD SHALL
00:22:18.07\00:22:23.77
SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEEDS."
HE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
00:22:23.87\00:22:28.44
HE'LL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING
YOU NEED TO PROSPER, AS A PARENT
00:22:28.54\00:22:31.11
WOULD. MARK CHAPTER 10, VERSE 27
- DON'T FORGET THIS ONE - "WITH
00:22:31.21\00:22:36.18
GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE."
ANSWER D - JOHN 15, VERSE 11 -
00:22:36.28\00:22:44.23
IT SAYS, "THAT YOUR JOY" -
IS THE CHRISTIAN LIFE A SAD
00:22:44.33\00:22:48.96
EXPERIENCE OR IS
THE GOSPEL GOOD NEWS?
00:22:49.06\00:22:51.43
CHRISTIANS OUGHT TO BE THE
HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
00:22:51.53\00:22:53.84
WE HAVE ETERNAL
LIFE THAT BEGINS NOW.
00:22:53.94\00:22:56.24
WE BECOME
CITIZENS IN HIS KINGDOM.
00:22:56.34\00:22:58.54
GOD WILL TRANSFORM YOUR
LIFE AND GIVE YOU A PURPOSE.
00:22:58.64\00:23:01.48
JOHN 10:10 - IT SAYS, "THAT THEY
MIGHT HAVE LIFE MORE ABUNDANT."
00:23:01.58\00:23:09.72
JESUS DOESN'T COME TO TAKE AWAY
YOUR LIFE, HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE
00:23:09.82\00:23:11.55
AN ABUNDANT LIFE.
HEBREWS 13, VERSE 5, "I WILL" -
00:23:11.65\00:23:17.76
JESUS PROMISES - "I WILL
NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU."
00:23:17.86\00:23:22.56
HE SAYS WHEREVER
YOU GO, HE'S WITH YOU.
00:23:22.66\00:23:25.60
HE'LL WATCH OVER YOU. AND
THEN, YOU CAN ALSO READ IN
00:23:25.70\00:23:29.10
HEBREWS CHAPTER 13, VERSE 6 -
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF
00:23:29.20\00:23:33.78
ANYTHING. SOME
PEOPLE LIVE IN FEAR.
00:23:33.88\00:23:35.34
IT SAYS, "I WILL NOT
FEAR WHAT MAN CAN DO UNTO ME."
00:23:35.44\00:23:40.15
YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE GOD IN
YOUR LIFE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
00:23:40.25\00:23:43.95
AFRAID OF ANYTHING. IF
YOU'RE FEARING GOD, YOU DON'T
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HAVE TO FEAR ANYTHING ELSE.
IF YOU DO NOT FEAR GOD, YOU'RE
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GOING TO END UP
FEARING EVERYTHING ELSE.
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PEOPLE HAVING PANIC ATTACKS
- A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVE IN FEAR.
00:23:50.43\00:23:53.36
SOME ARE AFRAID TO LEAVE
THEIR HOUSES - THEY'RE TAKING
00:23:53.46\00:23:55.60
MEDICATIONS AND I'M NOT A DOCTOR
BUT I THINK A LOT OF THESE
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THINGS COULD BE
RESOLVED BY HAVING FAITH IN GOD.
00:23:58.17\00:24:01.84
HE GIVES YOU - THAT'S
THE LAST ONE - JOHN 14:27 -
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HE SAYS, "MY PEACE I GIVE YOU."
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JESUS COULD SLEEP THROUGH A
STORM BECAUSE HE KNEW HIS FATHER
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WAS ALWAYS WITH HIM AND
JESUS WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU.
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SO WHAT'S THE SUM OF
WHAT I'M SAYING, FRIENDS?
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THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
FOR YOU TO REALLY HAVE PEACE AND
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POWER AND PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE
AND IT'S TO ACCEPT THE SACRIFICE
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OF GOD'S SON. YOU KNOW,
THIS TOOK ON NEW MEANING FOR ME.
00:24:28.30\00:24:32.63
I USED TO READ THAT VERSE
ALL THE TIME: 'GOD SO LOVED THE
00:24:32.73\00:24:35.00
WORLD HE GAVE HIS SON' AND THEN
A FEW YEARS AGO I WAS DOING SOME
00:24:35.10\00:24:38.81
EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS IN
THE PHILIPPINES AND WHILE I WAS
00:24:38.91\00:24:43.01
THERE I THOUGHT, I'M GOING
TO CALL MY FIRSTBORN SON, MICAH,
00:24:43.11\00:24:45.81
AND JUST SEE HOW HE'S DOING.
THEY HAD THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY
00:24:45.91\00:24:49.65
CALLED SKYPE - IT HAD A
DIFFERENT NAME BACK THEN AND I
00:24:49.75\00:24:53.15
WANTED TO MAKE A CHEAP
PHONE CALL ON MY COMPUTER.
00:24:53.25\00:24:56.93
SO I CALLED HIM UP. WE
TALKED A LITTLE BIT AS A
00:24:57.03\00:24:59.33
FATHER AND SON -
JUST, 'WHAT YOU DOING?
00:24:59.43\00:25:01.20
OH, I WISH YOU WERE HERE
WITH ME.' AND WE TALKED AND JUST
00:25:01.30\00:25:03.06
BEFORE I HUNG UP I THOUGHT ABOUT
SAYING, 'YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU
00:25:03.16\00:25:06.67
SON.' BUT YOU KNOW HE'S A TOUGH
KID AND YOU KNOW YOU GO TO HUG
00:25:06.77\00:25:09.54
HIM AND 'OH, C'MON DAD, YOU'RE
GETTING MUSHY.' AND SO I SAID,
00:25:09.64\00:25:12.84
'I LOVE YOU, I'LL SEE YOU WHEN
I GET BACK.' THAT NEXT MORNING I
00:25:12.94\00:25:15.18
GOT A PHONE CALL. HE
WAS A CONTRACTOR - 23 YEARS
00:25:15.28\00:25:21.65
OLD - HAD A FATAL
CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT.
00:25:21.75\00:25:24.95
AND WHEN YOU GET THE WORD, AS
A PARENT, THAT YOU'VE LOST YOUR
00:25:25.05\00:25:30.79
CHILD, YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING
TO BRING HIM BACK TO LIFE.
00:25:30.89\00:25:35.56
DEATH IS SUCH A
TERRIBLE PERMANENT SITUATION.
00:25:35.66\00:25:40.80
AND I CANNOT READ THAT VERSE
ANYMORE, WHERE IT SAYS 'FOR GOD
00:25:40.90\00:25:44.34
SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS
SON' THE SAME WAY BECAUSE I KNOW
00:25:44.44\00:25:49.74
HOW MUCH IT BROKE MY
HEART - AND OUR FAMILY -
00:25:49.84\00:25:52.58
WHEN WE GOT THE
NEWS ABOUT MICAH.
00:25:52.68\00:25:56.22
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
RESURRECTION AND GETTING OTHER
00:25:56.32\00:25:58.92
PEOPLE READY. THAT'S
THE PURPOSE FOR LIFE.
00:25:59.02\00:26:01.66
HE WANTS YOU TO BE READY
BUT HE WON'T FORCE YOU, FRIENDS.
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YOU NEED TO MAKE THE DECISION.
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