Well good morning and
happy Sabbath everybody.
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Good to have all of you here:
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visitors and our guests
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here at the Thompsonville
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Seventh-day Adventist church.
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And I want to welcome you
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from around the world
who are watching us on 3ABN
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or listening to
us over the radio.
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We welcome you to the
Thompsonville SDA church
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Sabbath morning service
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where Pastor
Kenneth Cox continues with
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Give Me The Bible.
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You know, this is the
12th month that he's come.
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Each month he's brought
us five different sermons.
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Do you realize this is sermon
#58 that he's going to bring
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to us today? The title
of the series this month
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is No Other Name Like Jesus.
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You know, there's something
that the scripture says
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about the name of Jesus.
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At the name of Jesus
every knee's going to do what?
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Every knee is going to bow and
every tongue is going to confess
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that Jesus Christ is
the Son of the Living God.
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Jesus Christ is Lord.
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Well, today's title is...
Pastor Cox asks the question
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What Makes Jesus Different?
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I'm very interested in
seeing what he has discovered
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that makes Jesus so different...
different from the other ones
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that would call themself god.
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But Jesus is
different, isn't He?
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I'm looking forward to
Pastor Cox' sermon on this.
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But before Pastor Cox comes,
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we have Melody
Firestone with us.
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Melody is Danny's daughter,
and God has blessed her
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and gifted her
with a beautiful gift.
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And she's taken that gift and
given it right back to the Lord.
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And she's going to
minister a beautiful song:
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All My Praise.
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My soul thirsts for You.
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My heart burns for You.
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No earthly love can fill
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this void inside of me.
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I long to know You better.
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Spend some time together.
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You are exactly
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what I need.
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And Lord I've come to worship
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and give You all my praise.
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My blessed Redeemer
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my hands to You I raise.
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In You I find solace,
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a peaceful resting place.
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With all that I have
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and all that I am
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I give You
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all my praise.
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Lord, You are my refuge...
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a haven I can run to.
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You're the only perfect love
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I have ever known.
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My eyes desire to see You.
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My spirit longs to embrace You.
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For You are the lover of
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my soul.
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And Lord I've come to
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worship
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and give You all my praise.
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My blessed Redeemer,
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my hands to You I raise.
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In You I find solace...
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a peaceful resting place.
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With all that I have
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and all that I am
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I give You all my praise.
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With all that I have
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and all that I am
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Lord I give You
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all my
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praise.
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Thank you,
Melody. Appreciate that.
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Give You all my praise.
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That's what we want to do...
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to give God our praise.
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Welcome to each of you today.
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Glad to welcome you here.
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And to all of you who are
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joining us by television
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or by radio,
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we welcome you.
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We hope that as
you have tuned in
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as we've been going through
this series on the... on Jesus:
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No Other Name Like Jesus.
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That's what we're looking
at this series is Jesus Christ.
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We've looked at Who Is Jesus?
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Historically who was
He and what took place.
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We've also taken a look at
Why Believe in Jesus Christ?
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Why should you
and I believe in Him?
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And today: What Makes
Jesus Christ Different?
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What Makes Christ Different?
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And then our next presentation
is going to deal with
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the positions of
Christ in a subject entitled
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We'll take a look at
those different three positions
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that He holds and how
they fit into the ministry
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of Jesus Christ.
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And then our closing
presentation will be entitled
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Unto You A Savior.
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So we're very
happy that you're here
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and hope that you'll continue
to follow as we go through
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the subjects on Jesus Christ.
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But today we're looking at:
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What makes Him
different than Buddha?
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What makes Him
different than Confucius
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or different than Mohammad?
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If He is a Savior, what
makes Him different than these
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other people who
claim to be saviors?
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That's what we're looking at.
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So as we go through the subject,
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you want to look for
those things that are distinct
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concerning Jesus Christ.
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I think you'll find that there
are certain things about Jesus
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that no one else has or can do.
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So we just thank
you for being with us
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and we ask that you'll
continue to walk with Him
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and follow Him
in all that you do.
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Very happy to have with us
today Pastor John Lomacang.
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And he's going to sing
for us a medley that deals
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with Jesus Christ.
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Thank you, John.
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I come to the garden
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alone,
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while the dew
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is still on the roses;
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And the voice I hear,
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falling on my ear,
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the Son of God
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discloses.
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He speaks,
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and the sound of His voice
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is so sweet
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that the birds
hush their singing;
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And the melody
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that He gave to me
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Within my heart
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is ringing.
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And He
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walks with me,
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and He talks with me,
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And He tells me that I am
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His own;
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And the joy that we share
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as we tarry there
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None other
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has ever known.
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Grant it, Jesus,
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is my plea;
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I want to be daily walking
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close to Thee...
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Let it be, dear Lord,
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let it be.
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Let it be,
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dear Lord,
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let it be.
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What... what a friend we have
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in Jesus,
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All our sins and griefs
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to bear!
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And what... what a privilege
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to carry
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Ev'rything
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to God in prayer!
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O what peace
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we often forfeit,
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And O what needless
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pain we bear,
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It's all because
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we do not carry
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Ev'rything
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to God in prayer!
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Yes, take it
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to the Lord
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in prayer.
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Amen!
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Heavenly Father,
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we come today
desiring to see Jesus.
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May we understand better
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what He's done
for each one of us.
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We give our hearts
to You today, Lord.
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Send Your Spirit.
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May it touch each one.
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May our hearts
be open, responsive.
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And may we get a glimpse
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of Your
greatness and Your majesty
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in Your sacrifice in our behalf.
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For this we ask in
Christ's name, Amen.
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I'm going to do something
today that I seldom do.
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And it's very, very
few times in my ministry
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that I have preached sermons
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in which I have
dealt with just one text
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and centered everything around
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one text.
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But that is essentially what I'm
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going to do today:
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we're going to
take a look at one text.
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And that text is this one
that says in Hebrews 13:8:
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That simple text:
"Christ is the same yesterday,
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today, and forever"
we're going to look at today.
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And as far as I'm
concerned, in this text
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is contained
everything that is necessary
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to understand why Jesus Christ
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is different than anyone else.
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And so we're going
to look to start with
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at Christ, the same yesterday.
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What He was in the past.
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Then we're going to take
a look at what He is today.
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And then we're
going to take a look
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at what He is in
the future... forever.
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And so that's what we're going
to look at as we go through this
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presentation. And watch
as we talk about what makes
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Jesus Christ different.
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When it comes to
Christ yesterday,
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the Bible has some
very, very clear points
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that it makes
about where Christ was,
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where He existed, and so forth.
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And so we're going to take
a look at the pre-existence
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of Christ. What
does the Bible tell us
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about Jesus before
He came to this earth?
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What does it tell us,
what does it inform us
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about Him? Well, it
starts out and says here:
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Said: "Father, glorify
Me with the glory that I had
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with You before the world was. "
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Before there was ever sin.
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See? Sin did not exist.
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God's universe was peaceful.
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God's universe had no taint
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of any kind of
thing that was bad
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in all the universe of God,
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because this is talking about
before this world ever was.
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When all the
universe worshiped God.
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That God the Father and
Jesus Christ were supreme
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and they were
worshiped and glorified
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before the whole universe.
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As it says in the oldest book,
oldest book in our Bible...
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the first chapter and verse 6...
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Job the first
chapter verse 6 says
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that "the Sons of
God came together. "
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Here the Sons of God,
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those created
beings that God had made
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on the worlds
that He has made...
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because in Isaiah it tells us
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that He created
the worlds - plural -
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to be inhabited.
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And so here they came to
present themselves before
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the Lord, and
they worshiped God.
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All the
innumerable host of angels
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that are without
number worshiped God
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with the glory that
He had with the Father
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before this world ever was.
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This was Christ, the Son of God.
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Goes on and says:
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Before this world
or any other world
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ever came into existence
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Jesus Christ was there.
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Now you think about it.
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Before anything
existed Jesus Christ was there.
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Said: "I have
been from everlasting.
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There has never been a
time in which He wasn't there...
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worshiped,
honored, glory... as God.
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As One with the Father.
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And so when we're
talking about Jesus Christ
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we're talking about
Jesus Christ yesterday.
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That's before there was ever
an earth... there was ever sin,
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there was ever a problem
that we find ourselves in today.
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Existed... always there.
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And so when we take
a look at Jesus Christ
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indeed, He was before this
world ever came into existence.
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But not only was He here
before the world ever came
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into existence, but
the scripture tells us
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that this world
and the other worlds
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all came forth from His hand.
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That He is the
Creator of this world.
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I don't know about you, but
when I first became a Christian
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and started
reading through my Bible
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and began to study it, and
all of a sudden I became aware
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for the first time that it
was Jesus Christ that created.
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Oh what a difference that made
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in my
understanding of the scripture
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as I read and understood
that He was the One that
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created and made this world!
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That it came forth from His
hand. As we read here in John:
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"In the beginning was the... "
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In the when?
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"In the beginning. "
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Now that's... that's hard
for you and I to understand.
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You know, "in the beginning. "
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Well, what do you
mean "in the beginning? "
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Before there was
ever a world He existed.
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Jesus Christ was
with God and He was God.
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He... He is God,
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and there wasn't anything
that came into existence
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that He didn't make.
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It says that He could
speak things into existence.
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Just... just consider that:
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to be able to speak
and something would form.
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But He can speak
it into existence.
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Because if you ever go
through the scripture and just
00:21:54.80\00:21:57.63
look at what it has to
say about God speaking.
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I mean, it talks about
Him doing all kinds of things.
00:22:02.47\00:22:05.72
It talks about Him
whispering things in existence.
00:22:05.92\00:22:08.62
It even talks about
Him whistling to the fly,
00:22:08.82\00:22:11.58
did you know that?
00:22:11.79\00:22:13.28
Talks about Him... great voice
00:22:13.68\00:22:16.48
that He proclaimed
things into existence.
00:22:16.68\00:22:19.07
He could speak it, and
it would come into being.
00:22:19.37\00:22:23.39
This One - The Word, God...
00:22:23.69\00:22:28.08
who was the Creator
- came to this earth.
00:22:28.28\00:22:32.60
He who existed before
the world was into being,
00:22:40.15\00:22:45.62
He who created everything,
00:22:45.82\00:22:48.66
this One became flesh.
00:22:48.96\00:22:53.05
This was Jesus Christ.
00:23:03.78\00:23:06.71
So when we're taking a
look at Jesus Christ yesterday,
00:23:07.01\00:23:10.56
folks, I'm talking about
what makes Him different.
00:23:10.76\00:23:14.09
Clearly, His pre-existence
makes Him different.
00:23:14.39\00:23:20.16
Being Creator
makes Him different.
00:23:20.46\00:23:24.84
These are things
that nobody else claims
00:23:25.14\00:23:29.19
and nobody else can claim
00:23:29.39\00:23:31.43
but Him.
00:23:31.73\00:23:32.81
That He was the
Creator of this world.
00:23:33.11\00:23:35.82
And folks, please
notice. We read that many times
00:23:57.14\00:23:59.72
but it doesn't say
He created the world.
00:23:59.93\00:24:02.67
It says He
created the worlds plural.
00:24:02.87\00:24:06.86
And so when you step out
at night and you see all these
00:24:07.16\00:24:10.56
stars,
understand that He's the One
00:24:10.76\00:24:16.70
that spoke them into existence.
00:24:17.00\00:24:20.06
That He is the One who is
the Creator of everything.
00:24:20.36\00:24:26.41
God... ever since... He is God.
00:24:27.93\00:24:32.26
Made all this;
created all things
00:24:46.18\00:24:49.25
through His Son Jesus Christ.
00:24:49.45\00:24:51.89
So if you're looking for what
makes Jesus Christ different
00:24:52.09\00:24:56.14
then I would tell you
that He is the Creator.
00:24:56.44\00:25:00.10
And none of these
others can claim that.
00:25:00.30\00:25:03.78
He is the One
who is the Creator.
00:25:04.08\00:25:05.74
Not only is He the Creator
but He's the sustainer of life.
00:25:05.84\00:25:09.29
You see, you're
here this morning
00:25:10.93\00:25:14.65
because of Him.
00:25:15.05\00:25:17.09
You may not have realized that,
00:25:17.40\00:25:20.40
but when you woke up this
morning and you found yourself
00:25:20.50\00:25:24.22
still breathing,
that was because of Him
00:25:24.42\00:25:27.40
that you're breathing.
00:25:27.70\00:25:29.49
Because it says:
00:25:29.79\00:25:31.07
Through Jesus
Christ that you and I live.
00:25:46.01\00:25:50.03
He is the One since He
spoke the world into existence
00:25:50.34\00:25:55.62
and all the laws of nature
took place because He placed
00:25:55.82\00:26:00.35
them in order and they
operate at His command.
00:26:00.55\00:26:04.39
Therefore because
He does those things
00:26:04.69\00:26:08.03
you and I can live.
00:26:08.33\00:26:11.16
Do you understand this morning?
00:26:11.46\00:26:14.03
Do you understand that
some of the laws of nature
00:26:14.99\00:26:18.23
that if they were
off just a fraction
00:26:18.43\00:26:22.88
you and I would not be alive?
00:26:23.08\00:26:25.30
See, that all
happens. And it says here:
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So Jesus Christ is the One that
sustains our life day by day.
00:26:39.09\00:26:45.01
And dear friend, you
and I certainly shouldn't be
00:26:45.21\00:26:51.20
so - how should I say? - so, uh,
00:26:51.40\00:26:56.27
unaware, so unconcerned
00:26:56.48\00:27:00.72
that we don't
take time every morning
00:27:01.02\00:27:05.29
to thank Him that we're alive.
00:27:05.49\00:27:08.87
Thank Him that we're living.
00:27:09.17\00:27:11.65
That we move, we have
our being in Jesus Christ.
00:27:11.95\00:27:16.00
These are things
as far as Jesus Christ
00:27:16.30\00:27:21.69
yesterday, these are things that
make Him decidedly different
00:27:21.89\00:27:27.46
than any other person who claims
00:27:27.76\00:27:31.90
to have any kind of salvation
00:27:32.11\00:27:37.59
or hope to offer to you.
00:27:37.89\00:27:40.09
I don't know. I would
much rather put my hope
00:27:40.39\00:27:45.74
in One who created
00:27:46.04\00:27:50.86
and One who existed
00:27:51.17\00:27:54.30
than placing it in someone
who had been created any day.
00:27:55.20\00:28:01.11
Secondly, it says Jesus Christ
00:28:01.41\00:28:04.86
the same
yesterday but what? Today.
00:28:05.77\00:28:11.62
So what about
Jesus Christ today?
00:28:11.72\00:28:14.28
What does it tell us?
What has He done today
00:28:14.58\00:28:18.05
that makes Him
different than anyone else?
00:28:18.28\00:28:23.21
Well, to begin with
00:28:23.51\00:28:25.10
it tells us that
He took upon Himself
00:28:25.40\00:28:29.05
our form. It says:
00:28:30.46\00:28:32.54
What... we found that
out... that He was the Creator.
00:28:39.17\00:28:43.76
That He was with the
Father in the beginning
00:28:44.06\00:28:46.03
before the world
was ever created.
00:28:46.23\00:28:47.89
That He was in the form of God.
00:28:48.20\00:28:50.59
That He was equal
with God, if you please.
00:28:50.79\00:28:54.46
Umm, this is
where, as far as I am
00:29:07.49\00:29:12.94
concerned personally,
00:29:13.14\00:29:16.08
I lose all concept
00:29:16.48\00:29:22.23
of what's involved in that.
00:29:22.53\00:29:24.54
It just completely leaves me.
00:29:24.84\00:29:28.16
I... I don't even start
00:29:28.46\00:29:30.74
to comprehend what
that verse has to say.
00:29:30.94\00:29:33.89
That He took upon
Himself, no reputation,
00:29:34.20\00:29:37.57
"Taking the
form of a bondservant
00:29:37.87\00:29:40.25
and coming in the
likeness of men. "
00:29:40.45\00:29:41.86
I can't comprehend that.
00:29:42.06\00:29:43.34
It just totally
leaves me when I read it.
00:29:43.64\00:29:48.60
'Cause you think about it:
00:29:48.90\00:29:51.54
that He who was
from the beginning,
00:29:51.84\00:29:55.46
from everlasting,
00:29:55.76\00:29:57.26
equal with God,
00:29:57.56\00:29:59.28
the Creator,
00:30:01.22\00:30:03.09
would take the
form of His creation?
00:30:04.68\00:30:09.22
I can't comprehend that.
00:30:09.62\00:30:13.50
You know? Even... I
couldn't even comprehend
00:30:14.93\00:30:20.92
it for Him to take that step.
00:30:21.12\00:30:22.88
But for Him to take the
step and become an angel
00:30:25.58\00:30:30.33
maybe... maybe some way.
00:30:31.98\00:30:35.78
But He didn't do that.
00:30:36.08\00:30:38.72
He became a human being.
00:30:39.22\00:30:42.71
Became one of us.
00:30:43.01\00:30:47.39
That means that He became
00:30:47.69\00:30:50.94
lower than the angels.
00:30:51.15\00:30:54.60
Became human.
00:30:57.10\00:30:59.88
The Creator became
00:31:02.65\00:31:06.57
like one of His creations.
00:31:07.76\00:31:10.55
The Creator took...
00:31:13.73\00:31:16.95
took two steps down.
00:31:17.25\00:31:20.71
Would you be willing to do that?
00:31:24.35\00:31:26.92
Can... can you comprehend it?
00:31:27.22\00:31:30.73
I can't.
00:31:30.93\00:31:32.00
Would you take two steps down?
00:31:33.48\00:31:35.43
The next order of life
below you would be what?
00:31:37.24\00:31:40.25
Animals.
00:31:42.25\00:31:44.03
Horses, cows, cats, dogs.
00:31:44.33\00:31:47.66
Would you be
willing to become one?
00:31:49.00\00:31:53.19
And - don't misunderstand
me - not just become one
00:31:54.82\00:31:58.26
for a day.
00:31:58.46\00:31:59.58
Would you be willing to
become one for the rest of time?
00:32:01.53\00:32:05.30
But that's one step.
00:32:08.73\00:32:11.16
But he didn't take one step.
00:32:12.95\00:32:14.67
He took two.
00:32:15.07\00:32:17.52
The next order of
life below that would be?
00:32:19.22\00:32:21.89
Insects.
00:32:22.19\00:32:24.53
You willing
00:32:24.83\00:32:27.68
to become an ant
or a grasshopper?
00:32:27.98\00:32:32.84
And take that form upon
you for the rest of time?
00:32:34.73\00:32:39.49
To always be like that?
00:32:39.59\00:32:41.62
I can't comprehend that.
00:32:41.92\00:32:45.30
I can't even start
in any way to consider.
00:32:45.61\00:32:49.42
It wouldn't even be a question,
00:32:51.03\00:32:53.68
but that's what He did.
00:32:55.95\00:32:58.13
He took upon Himself the form
00:32:58.43\00:33:03.73
of His creation.
00:33:04.03\00:33:05.67
He became like you and me.
00:33:05.97\00:33:09.16
No one else ever did that.
00:33:10.58\00:33:16.56
No one else.
00:33:16.86\00:33:18.58
Indeed He did!
00:33:24.27\00:33:26.36
And it says "He humbled Himself"
00:33:26.66\00:33:28.52
like none of us
would ever, ever, ever
00:33:28.82\00:33:34.65
be required to do.
00:33:34.95\00:33:37.02
Here... here, folks,
00:33:44.34\00:33:48.53
He's leaving... He's
leaving all of heaven,
00:33:48.83\00:33:53.38
the glory He had with
his Father and everything,
00:33:55.17\00:33:57.46
He's leaving all that
and taking two steps down
00:33:57.66\00:34:00.82
and becoming human.
00:34:01.12\00:34:03.91
And we don't...
have enough audacity...
00:34:04.21\00:34:09.14
to welcome Him
as the King of Kings
00:34:09.44\00:34:15.01
but don't even give Him
a place to lie in a manger.
00:34:16.52\00:34:21.47
Humbled Himself.
00:34:22.77\00:34:26.36
"Became
obedient... even to the death
00:34:26.66\00:34:32.42
of the cross. "
00:34:32.62\00:34:33.67
Took upon Himself mankind.
00:34:35.88\00:34:39.55
That He just didn't
take upon Himself our form
00:35:00.03\00:35:03.76
but He came here willing to die
00:35:04.99\00:35:10.01
for you and for me.
00:35:11.39\00:35:13.08
Now you tell
me... now you tell me
00:35:13.29\00:35:16.48
who else has done that.
00:35:16.68\00:35:18.03
We're talking about
what makes Him different.
00:35:21.04\00:35:23.47
Who else - willing to
leave heaven, willing to leave
00:35:23.78\00:35:27.91
all that and come and face
00:35:28.11\00:35:32.93
what Jesus faced
here on this earth.
00:35:33.23\00:35:36.25
He learned obedience by
things that He suffered.
00:35:51.16\00:35:57.12
Interesting.
00:35:57.82\00:36:02.70
Has life been
hard on you lately?
00:36:03.10\00:36:05.07
Had a rough time?
00:36:06.18\00:36:08.61
Let me tell you something:
you never, never, never
00:36:09.90\00:36:15.54
learn obedience or suffering
00:36:15.84\00:36:20.26
in a book.
00:36:20.56\00:36:22.31
That doesn't come in a book.
00:36:24.18\00:36:25.89
Only way you learn obedience
00:36:26.39\00:36:29.06
and suffering is by experience.
00:36:29.26\00:36:33.34
You have to experience it.
00:36:33.64\00:36:36.18
And that's the way we learn.
00:36:36.48\00:36:39.23
And that's the way He learned.
00:36:39.53\00:36:41.43
He came here.
Made Himself one of us
00:36:41.73\00:36:46.19
and then faced life
just exactly like you and I
00:36:46.49\00:36:52.28
face life. He learned obedience.
00:36:52.48\00:36:55.89
He learned suffering.
00:36:56.20\00:36:58.16
Those were things that
He experienced just like we
00:36:58.46\00:37:01.53
must experience it.
00:37:01.83\00:37:03.50
It says: "And
having been perfected... "
00:37:10.49\00:37:13.98
that does not say
"having been perfect. "
00:37:14.19\00:37:16.82
It says: "having
been perfected. "
00:37:17.02\00:37:18.90
That meant day by day He
learned through obedience
00:37:19.10\00:37:23.79
and suffering.
00:37:23.99\00:37:26.11
And so you and I must learn
00:37:26.41\00:37:31.35
day by day through
obedience and suffering.
00:37:31.66\00:37:36.50
That's how we learn. That's
what changes our characters,
00:37:36.70\00:37:41.96
folks. You see,
00:37:42.16\00:37:46.17
He who was from the beginning,
00:37:46.47\00:37:50.49
He who was the Creator,
00:37:50.79\00:37:53.11
He who came to this earth
00:37:53.41\00:37:57.81
and took upon
Himself your form and mine
00:37:58.11\00:38:00.75
did that because you...
00:38:00.85\00:38:06.26
because you are lost
00:38:06.56\00:38:10.15
and He had to provide a way back
00:38:11.56\00:38:14.78
if you were going to be saved.
00:38:15.08\00:38:17.16
And so you and I must follow Him
00:38:17.46\00:38:22.04
and follow what He did
00:38:22.35\00:38:24.56
that we, too, might be made new
00:38:25.72\00:38:30.05
and have eternal life.
00:38:30.35\00:38:32.73
This is what He did for us.
00:38:33.03\00:38:35.14
He faced life just
exactly like we face it
00:38:46.58\00:38:50.34
in every aspect.
00:38:50.64\00:38:54.81
And so if life's a little rough
00:38:55.11\00:38:58.13
then pick up the Bible.
00:38:59.66\00:39:01.99
Spend some time in
it on the life of Jesus.
00:39:03.97\00:39:07.74
And take courage
00:39:09.18\00:39:10.98
'cause He's been there before.
00:39:11.28\00:39:12.86
He's lived it.
00:39:14.24\00:39:15.45
He learned it just like
you and I must learn it.
00:39:15.75\00:39:19.43
Granted, at times
it will test your faith
00:39:19.73\00:39:24.20
but you will come
through much, much better
00:39:24.50\00:39:29.60
and much, much stronger
00:39:29.90\00:39:32.20
because you have
walked with Him by faith.
00:39:32.50\00:39:34.94
So nobody else has done that.
00:39:37.14\00:39:41.32
Secondly, His divinity.
00:39:43.26\00:39:46.38
That He not only
came to this earth
00:39:46.68\00:39:50.54
as a man like one of us
00:39:50.74\00:39:54.88
but He was also divine.
00:39:55.18\00:39:58.02
Came here as one of us
00:40:09.22\00:40:12.70
but veiled in this human form,
00:40:13.00\00:40:17.90
veiled in this body,
00:40:18.20\00:40:20.30
was One who was
also the Son of God.
00:40:20.60\00:40:25.89
It was God.
00:40:26.20\00:40:28.45
Think... You talk about trials.
00:40:28.75\00:40:32.73
You talk about temptation.
00:40:33.03\00:40:35.63
Think about when if in your hand
00:40:35.73\00:40:41.18
lay all the
power of the universe.
00:40:42.63\00:40:46.77
That you could speak
and it would happen...
00:40:48.06\00:40:53.86
and you can't use it.
00:40:55.90\00:40:57.98
Think about that.
00:41:00.45\00:41:02.86
That you can't use it...
00:41:03.16\00:41:05.50
because part of His
coming to this earth
00:41:05.81\00:41:09.69
was the fact that
He was to come here
00:41:09.99\00:41:13.16
and live like we must live
00:41:13.46\00:41:17.13
and tempted in all
points as we are tempted.
00:41:17.43\00:41:20.39
And therefore as the Son of God
00:41:20.69\00:41:24.83
He could not use
that power to overcome
00:41:25.13\00:41:29.49
or to help
Himself in any situation.
00:41:29.80\00:41:33.06
Oh, He exercised power as God
00:41:33.37\00:41:37.83
to help you, but
never to help Himself.
00:41:38.13\00:41:42.50
This... this is
part of the divinity
00:41:44.28\00:41:48.42
that He came here
to this earth with.
00:41:48.72\00:41:51.38
That He, indeed, was God.
00:41:51.68\00:41:54.65
"Unto you a child is born. "
00:42:14.14\00:42:18.86
You understand
what that's saying?
00:42:19.16\00:42:21.45
That's human.
00:42:21.75\00:42:24.12
"Unto you a child is born. "
00:42:25.37\00:42:28.93
Mary gave birth to Jesus.
00:42:29.23\00:42:33.21
"Unto you a child is born. "
00:42:33.51\00:42:36.09
"Unto you a Son is given. "
00:42:36.39\00:42:41.07
That's divine.
00:42:41.37\00:42:42.79
The Father - God the Father -
00:42:43.09\00:42:46.43
gave us His Son.
00:42:46.73\00:42:49.83
So One is born human.
The other is given to us.
00:42:50.13\00:42:55.97
And the One who was given to us
00:42:56.27\00:42:59.56
is equal with the Father.
00:43:01.54\00:43:04.12
He is called Wonderful.
00:43:04.42\00:43:07.41
And oh, indeed, folks,
as you look at His life
00:43:07.72\00:43:11.23
indeed He is wonderful.
00:43:11.33\00:43:13.79
No question. Counsellor.
00:43:14.09\00:43:16.46
There is guidance,
there is direction,
00:43:16.76\00:43:21.35
there is help with Jesus Christ.
00:43:21.65\00:43:24.75
Oh so often...
When you're burdened
00:43:25.06\00:43:28.81
and when you have something that
you don't know what to do with
00:43:29.01\00:43:32.29
dear friends,
go... go to Christ.
00:43:32.60\00:43:36.90
Go to Him; seek His counsel.
00:43:37.20\00:43:39.28
He'll give you counsel;
He'll give you direction.
00:43:39.58\00:43:42.57
He's a Counsellor.
00:43:44.66\00:43:47.37
The Mighty God.
00:43:47.67\00:43:50.27
Do you... do you see
Him as the Mighty God?
00:43:50.48\00:43:55.91
Do you realize that there
is nothing that He can't do?
00:43:57.42\00:44:02.12
Do you realize that
there is no situation
00:44:03.65\00:44:08.17
that you are in
that He can't handle?
00:44:08.47\00:44:12.73
That if you and I will just
simply turn it over to Him...
00:44:14.57\00:44:18.72
Everlasting Father.
00:44:19.02\00:44:22.09
From the beginning.
00:44:22.39\00:44:23.66
The Prince of Peace.
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This is Jesus,
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the divine Son of God.
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No one else makes that claim.
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This is not something
that was forced upon Him.
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This is something that
He did of His own choice
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out of love
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for someone in our understanding
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would be equal to an ant.
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Out of love for that
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He gave Himself.
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Freely gave Himself.
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This was not something
that anybody forced upon Him.
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This was done
out of love for you.
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So He said: "I
can lay down My life.
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I can take it again.
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I do this out of the
command of My Father. "
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So God - Jesus Christ - came
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and gave His life willingly
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for you and for me.
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Have you read that lately?
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Have you noticed
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"But He was wounded for... "
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Now you ought to
emphasize that word OUR...
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"He was wounded for
our transgressions. "
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Not His, but ours.
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"He was bruised
for OUR iniquities. "
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The things that WE did...
this is what brought Him here
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and put Him on the cross.
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He came and He gave His life.
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Now you need to
understand, folks,
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that Jesus Christ came and
took upon Himself our form.
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And He realized that when He
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did that He took upon Himself
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our form for eternity.
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But He also understood
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when He came here
that He would have to die.
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That was clear.
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And as you read through
His work with the disciples
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time and time again He told them
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this was what
was going to happen.
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They couldn't comprehend it.
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But He told them over
and over "I'm going to die.
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This is going to take
place. " He understood
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that there could be no salvation
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for anyone without His death.
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Therefore don't let
anybody ever tell you
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that salvation can
come any other way.
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It cannot come by works.
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Absolutely impossible.
If it could come by works,
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He would not have had to die.
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But it could only take place
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as He paid the price
for your sins and mine.
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And He willingly did that.
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The thing that makes
the difference here, folks,
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is relationship.
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You understand that?
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When we talk about His death,
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it's relationship
that makes the difference.
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Like right now
here in West Frankfort
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I'm sure in the funeral home
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there's probably
somebody laying there dead.
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Doesn't mean anything to you.
00:49:27.64\00:49:30.53
You don't know
them... they're laying there.
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They're dead. Doesn't concern
you or mean anything to you.
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But if it was your
brother laying there,
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would it make a difference?
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What makes the difference?
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Relationship
makes the difference.
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He is our Elder Brother.
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Came, became obedient...
even to the death of the cross.
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He died for you!
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That's relationship...
your Brother dying for you.
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He became one of
us... like one of us...
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and died for us.
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I must hurry.
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Jesus Christ...
the same yesterday,
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today, and what? Forever.
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What does forever offer?
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I'm talking about
what makes Him different.
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Yesterday makes Him different.
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Today makes Him different.
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And dear friend, what the
future holds makes Him different
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because He will
reign forever and ever.
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He will always be God.
00:50:56.28\00:50:58.42
Jesus comes
before Him, and it says:
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He will always be there.
His kingdom will last forever.
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So throughout eternity
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what He formerly
had with His Father
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before the
earth was ever created
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will be reinstated.
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He is definitely different.
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No one else offers these things.
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He alone is God.
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Greater, fairer than
anyone else is Jesus Christ.
00:52:13.47\00:52:18.84
Fairest
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Lord Jesus!
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Ruler of all nature,
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O Thou of God
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and man
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the Son!
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Thee will I
00:52:52.65\00:52:56.05
cherish,
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Thee will I
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honor,
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Thou art my glory,
00:53:06.38\00:53:11.35
joy,
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and
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crown!
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Let us pray.
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Heavenly Father,
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as we consider that
indeed there is no one else
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like Jesus Christ.
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For He has been from old...
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from everlasting...
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before ever there was an earth.
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He, the Creator of all mankind
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willing to come, Lord,
and to lay down His life
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that we each might reach out
00:54:02.21\00:54:07.33
and accept the sacrifice
that was made in our behalf.
00:54:07.64\00:54:13.07
As we consider that indeed
there is a day soon coming
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in which He is coming back,
00:54:20.95\00:54:22.89
where again He will be
Lord of Lords and King of Kings,
00:54:23.19\00:54:27.44
and there will be no longer sin
00:54:27.74\00:54:30.94
but peace and happiness
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throughout all Your universe,
00:54:35.12\00:54:38.48
we ask Lord that
each one of us here today
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and all of us that
are watching by television
00:54:43.10\00:54:45.16
or listening by radio
00:54:45.37\00:54:46.96
may have the privilege
of being in Your kingdom.
00:54:47.26\00:54:50.02
Not because we're worthy...
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indeed, we're not...
00:54:53.24\00:54:54.66
but because we have
accepted You as Savior.
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In this we give our
hearts and our souls to you.
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Amen.
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Well, remember
our next presentation
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is Jesus:
Prophet, Priest, and King.
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So we hope all of you will
join us again. God bless you.
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Hello, friends.
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In Luke the 12th chapter
Jesus tells an interesting story
00:55:20.33\00:55:24.47
of a master who
returned home from his wedding
00:55:24.67\00:55:27.91
hoping to find each of
his servants eagerly waiting
00:55:28.11\00:55:31.62
to let him in
00:55:31.82\00:55:32.81
no matter what hour
of the day or the night.
00:55:33.01\00:55:35.49
This story is about each of us
00:55:35.79\00:55:37.58
who have been bought
by His precious blood
00:55:37.78\00:55:40.11
and therefore have
become His servants.
00:55:40.35\00:55:42.69
And His hope is that we
will faithfully be doing
00:55:42.99\00:55:46.84
the work He assigned while
anxiously awaiting His return.
00:55:47.04\00:55:50.89
But this beautiful parable
00:55:52.02\00:55:53.59
has a dark warning as well.
00:55:53.89\00:55:55.96
Luke writes about a
break-in that happens
00:55:56.30\00:55:59.09
in the night while the master
of the house is fast asleep.
00:55:59.29\00:56:02.77
Under the cover of darkness,
00:56:03.07\00:56:04.88
a thief steals his
most precious possession.
00:56:05.08\00:56:07.88
And Jesus goes on to say
00:56:08.21\00:56:10.09
"But know this, that
if the master of the house
00:56:10.29\00:56:12.96
had known what hour
the thief would come
00:56:13.09\00:56:15.31
he would have watched
00:56:15.51\00:56:16.69
and not allowed his
house to be broken into.
00:56:16.89\00:56:19.23
Therefore you also be ready
for the Son of Man is coming
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at an hour you do not expect. "
00:56:23.41\00:56:25.08
Friends, none of us know the
hour of Christ's second coming.
00:56:25.55\00:56:29.36
To some it may seem
like a far-off event.
00:56:29.66\00:56:32.58
But if their
life should end today,
00:56:32.88\00:56:35.54
it will feel like only a moment.
00:56:35.74\00:56:37.82
Jesus' message is
the same for us today.
00:56:38.12\00:56:41.06
Do all you can to prepare
00:56:41.36\00:56:43.43
and faithfully watch and wait.
00:56:43.63\00:56:45.88
Satan is a thief, and
there is nothing he enjoys more
00:56:46.28\00:56:51.04
than stealing our
relationship with Jesus.
00:56:51.24\00:56:54.15
He robs us by making us
careless and indifferent.
00:56:54.45\00:56:58.05
He tries to distract us
from spending time with our Lord
00:56:58.35\00:57:01.71
and to burden us with so much
care that we become indifferent
00:57:01.91\00:57:05.57
to those who are suffering
00:57:05.60\00:57:07.43
and those who don't
know about our loving Savior.
00:57:07.63\00:57:10.97
As Christians, we are given
the great privilege of being
00:57:12.90\00:57:16.28
called the sons
and daughters of God.
00:57:16.52\00:57:18.65
But with this privilege
comes an awesome responsibility:
00:57:18.95\00:57:22.88
to be faithful servants
and to tell others about Jesus.
00:57:23.08\00:57:27.10
Are you being faithful to God?
00:57:27.44\00:57:29.23
Are you ready to give an
account of your stewardship?
00:57:29.53\00:57:32.56
Our ministry is geared entirely
00:57:32.86\00:57:34.93
to taking care of
those spiritual needs
00:57:35.13\00:57:37.46
of those who watch
us all over the world.
00:57:37.66\00:57:40.50
Won't you help us?
00:57:40.70\00:57:41.98
Please consider what you can do
00:57:42.18\00:57:43.70
for those who still
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00:57:43.90\00:57:46.30
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00:57:46.60\00:57:48.11
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00:58:07.08\00:58:09.13
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