From the days of eternity,
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the Lord Jesus Christ
was one with the Father.
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He was the image of God,
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the image of His
greatness and majesty,
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the outshining of His glory.
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It was to manifest this
glory that He came to our world,
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to the sin darkened earth.
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He came to reveal
the right of God's love
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to be God with us.
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God's purposes know
no haste and no delay.
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In heaven's council,
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the hour for
the coming of Christ
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had been determined.
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When the great clock of
time pointed to that hour,
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
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Welcome to the story of Jesus,
presented by Harbert Hills
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of Great Lakes
Adventist Academy.
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Come, join us on
this musical journey
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from the manger to the
cross and back to glory.
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La, la, la, la
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La, la, la, la
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La, la, la, la
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La, la, la, la, la
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We three kings of Orient are
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Bearing gifts we traverse afar
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Field and
fountain, moor and mountain
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Following yonder star
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O star of wonder, star of night
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Star with royal beauty bright
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Westward
leading, still proceeding
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Guide us to thy perfect light
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Born a king on Bethlehem's plain
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Gold I bring to crown Him again
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King forever, ceasing never
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Over us all to reign
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O star of wonder, star of night
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Star with royal beauty bright
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Westward
leading, still proceeding
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Guide us to
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Thy perfect light
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Glorious now behold Him arise
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King and God and sacrifice
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Alleluia, alleluia!
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Sounds through
the earth and skies
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O star of wonder
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Star of night
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Star with royal beauty bright
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Westward leading
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Still proceeding
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Guide us to
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Thy perfect light
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The Jordan River
connects Mount Herman,
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Lake Hula, and
the Sea of Galilee
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to the Dead Sea
in a straight line
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over 75 miles long.
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But because of the
winding back and forth,
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it measures a
distance of almost 200 miles.
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It flows north to
south as the elevation drops
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over 2,300 feet
down to the Dead Sea.
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This river is
mentioned frequently
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in both the Old
and New Testaments,
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but it's most
memorable contribution was that
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it hosted Jesus' baptism
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by His cousin, John the Baptist.
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Even though He was sinless,
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Jesus left us this
most meaningful symbol
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of dying to our
sins and being raised
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in a new fullness of life.
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Jesus did not receive baptism
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as a confession of
guilt on His own account.
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He identified
Himself with sinners,
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taking the steps
that we ought to take,
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and doing the
work that we must do.
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His life of
suffering and patient endurance
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after His baptism was
also an example to us.
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Since the beginning
of the Christian era,
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baptism has served as a symbol
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for the passage from
death in to new life in God.
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On Jordan stormy banks,
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the recently freed Hebrew nation
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stood waiting to
pass over the Jordon,
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leaving their
slavery behind them,
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and entering into the long
awaited Promised Land of God.
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Baptism today is a symbol
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of our passing from death
and sin to life in Christ.
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One day, we will
gather at the river
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that flows by the throne of
God and there for all eternity
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in the true Promised Land
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on the other side
of the stormy banks
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currently separating us
from our Heavenly Father,
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we will worship
Him face to face.
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He will be our Promised
Land, there we will worship Him
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for blazing our
way through this life,
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through the waters of the Jordon
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to bring us as His
people back to Himself.
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Yes, we'll gather at the river
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The beautiful
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The beautiful river
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Gather with the
saints at the river
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That flows
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By the throne of God
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On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
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And cast a wishful eye
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To Canaan's fair and happy land
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Where my possessions lie
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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Oh, who will
come and go with me?
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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Come, Thou Fount
of every blessing
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Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
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Streams of mercy, never ceasing
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Call for songs of loudest praise
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I am bound for the kingdom
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Will you go to glory with me?
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Hallelujah, praise the Lord
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Hallelujah, praise the Lord
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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Will you come and go with me?
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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Will you come and go with me?
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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Hallelujah, praise the Lord
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Hallelujah, praise the Lord
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Praise the Lord
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Water was a recurring
theme in the ministry of Jesus.
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His first miracle in Cana
about 14 miles from His home
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in Nazareth was to turn
water into wine at a wedding.
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Another use of water
came in Christ encounter
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with the woman at the well.
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By speaking to
the Samaritan woman
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and asking for
drink from her cup,
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He broke Jewish customs,
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offering her living water
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which was
eternal life through Him,
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gave her brand
new purpose for living
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and opened up His ministry
to the Samaritan gentiles.
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With this living
water, she would never thirst.
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Our redeemer thirst
for the love of those
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whom He purchased
with His own blood.
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He longs inexpressible desire
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that they should
come to Him and have life.
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Scripture culminates and closes
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with the final
invitation to the water of life.
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The voice of the
Holy Spirit invites anyone
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who is willing to come freely
to taketh the water of life,
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free of charge
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while still and
there's sometimes seemingly
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God forsaking desert of a planet
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where entire need of that
water from Christ to sustain us.
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One day, we will drink
freely of the water of heaven
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and joy will be the everlasting
reward of those who love God.
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Looking towards
this eternal future,
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we cannot yet
see over the horizon
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into deep eternity,
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but the last
glimpse of our destiny
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as shown in
scripture is a never ending,
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ever deepening
joy in the presence
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of the one who loves us most.
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There is a river that flows deep
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with the life and love
of a God who love sinners.
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Come freely to the
river and receive forgiveness
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and new life from Christ.
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There is
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A river
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And it flows
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From deep within
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There is
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A fountain
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That frees
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The soul from sin
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Come
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To this water
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There is
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A vast supply
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There is
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A river
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That never shall
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Run dry
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There was
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A thirsty woman
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She was drawing
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From the well
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Seeing her life
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Was ruined and wasted
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And her soul
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Was bound for hell
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Oh, but then
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She met the Master
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And He told her
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Of her sin
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And He said,
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"If you drink this water,
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You'll never thirst
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Again"
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There is
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A river
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And it flows
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From deep within
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Where there
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Is a fountain
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That frees the soul
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From sin
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Come
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To this water
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There is
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A vast supply
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There is
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A river
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That never shall
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Run dry
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I'm standing
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on the eastern
side of Jerusalem,
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where it is believed to be
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the site of the
pools of Bethesda.
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Because the Romans
did such a thorough job
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of destroying
the city in 70 A.D.
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proving archeological
sites is very challenging.
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Bethesda means House of Mercy.
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And in Jesus' time,
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the pool seemed to
be a merciful oasis
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for people with
physical ailments.
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Five porches were
contained around this pool
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and it was spring fed.
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Jesus healed a man here
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who had been
crippled for 38 years.
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Jesus does not ask this sufferer
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to exercise faith in Him.
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He simply says,
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"Rise, take up
thy bed and walk."
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But the man's faith
takes hold upon that word,
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every nerve and
muscle thrills with new life,
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and healthful action
comes to his crippled limbs.
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Without
question, he sets his will
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to obey the command of Christ
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and all his muscles
respond to his will.
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Springing to his feet, he
finds himself an active man.
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Jesus has given him no
assurance of divine help.
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The man might
have stopped to doubt
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and lost his one
chance of healing,
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but he believed Christ's
word and in acting upon it
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he received strength,
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thorough the same faith
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we may receive
spiritual healing.
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The message of the
healing at Bethesda
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is still relevant today.
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The smallest
bit of sincere faith
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in the power of
Jesus is more than a match
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for the strongholds of evil.
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That faith, if acted upon
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will be the means to our victory
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in this life and for the next.
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We have the hope and confidence
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that the name of
Jesus is powerful.
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There is not a
thing He cannot do,
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for anyone who believes He can.
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Faith is the
victory and it is anchored
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in our confidence in
the blessed name of Jesus.
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name
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Of the Lord!
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For a thousand tongues to sing
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Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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The glories of my God and king!
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Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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All hail the
power of Jesus' name!
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Let angels prostrate fall
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Bring forth the royal diadem
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And crown Him Lord of all
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Bring forth the royal diadem
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And crown Him Lord of all
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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Let every kindred, every tribe
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On this terrestrial ball
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To Him all majesty ascribe
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And crown Him Lord of all
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To Him all majesty ascribe
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And crown Him Lord of all
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name!
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Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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All hail the
power of Jesus' name!
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Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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Here in the quiet
fishing village of Capernaum,
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nestled on the northern
shoreline of the Sea of Galilee
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was the home of
Peter and Andrew.
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I'm standing among
the impressive pillars
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from Capernaum's old synagogue.
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Capernaum has been referred
to as Christ's own city.
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Jesus touched this community
performing more miracles
00:20:56.62\00:20:59.59
than in any other city.
00:20:59.62\00:21:01.42
In the excitement
which then pervaded Capernaum
00:21:01.46\00:21:04.66
because of His
miracles there was a danger
00:21:04.69\00:21:07.00
that the object of His
mission would be lost sight off.
00:21:07.03\00:21:10.07
Jesus was not satisfied to
attract attention to Himself
00:21:10.10\00:21:13.67
merely as a wonder worker
00:21:13.70\00:21:15.30
or a healer of
physical diseases.
00:21:15.34\00:21:17.71
He was seeking to draw
men to Him as their Savior.
00:21:17.74\00:21:22.08
Wherever Jesus went He healed
00:21:22.11\00:21:24.05
and brought the
good news of the gospel.
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The Prophet Malachi prophesied
00:21:26.45\00:21:28.35
over time when the
Son of Righteousness
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would rise up with
healing in His wings
00:21:30.45\00:21:33.02
and the people would
go free weeping for joy.
00:21:33.05\00:21:36.06
Not only did Jesus set
people physically free,
00:21:36.09\00:21:38.86
but He also sets people
00:21:38.89\00:21:40.26
emotionally and
spiritually free too.
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His power is no less today
00:21:42.80\00:21:44.60
than it was when
He walked on earth.
00:21:44.63\00:21:46.74
Actually His
rising from the dead
00:21:46.77\00:21:48.97
and ascending to
the throne of God
00:21:49.00\00:21:51.11
has put all powers
in heaven and earth
00:21:51.14\00:21:53.84
under His authority.
00:21:53.88\00:21:55.48
Jesus can heal you and me today,
00:21:55.51\00:21:57.98
no matter what is holding you
in a form of bondage or sorrow,
00:21:58.01\00:22:01.18
Jesus is still the leader
that He was 2,000 years ago.
00:22:01.22\00:22:05.49
The story of Jesus is
the story of the world
00:22:05.52\00:22:08.12
being made new,
00:22:08.16\00:22:09.52
one life at a time as He
writes His story on each heart.
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Tell me the story of Jesus
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Write on my heart every word
00:23:11.92\00:23:18.76
Tell me the story most precious
00:23:18.79\00:23:25.33
Sweetest that ever was heard
00:23:25.37\00:23:31.81
Tell how the angels in chorus
00:23:31.84\00:23:38.15
Sang as they welcomed His birth
00:23:38.18\00:23:44.85
Glory to God in the highest!
00:23:44.89\00:23:51.29
Peace and good tidings to earth
00:23:51.33\00:23:58.23
Tell me the story of Jesus
00:23:58.27\00:24:04.81
Write on my heart every word
00:24:04.84\00:24:11.38
Tell me the story most precious
00:24:11.41\00:24:17.72
Sweetest that ever
00:24:17.75\00:24:20.96
Was heard
00:24:20.99\00:24:26.70
Tell me the old, old story
00:24:26.73\00:24:31.27
Of unseen things above
00:24:31.30\00:24:36.34
Of Jesus and His glory
00:24:36.37\00:24:42.71
Of Jesus and His love
00:24:42.74\00:24:48.28
Tell me the story simply
00:24:48.32\00:24:52.92
As to a little child
00:24:52.95\00:24:57.69
For I am weak and weary
00:24:57.73\00:25:03.16
And helpless and defiled
00:25:03.20\00:25:08.60
Tell me the old story
00:25:08.64\00:25:13.81
Tell me the old story
00:25:13.84\00:25:19.55
Tell me the old, Old story
00:25:19.58\00:25:27.26
Of Jesus
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And His love
00:25:35.33\00:25:43.07
Tell of the cross
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where they nailed Him
00:25:51.81\00:25:56.22
Writhing in anguish and pain
00:25:56.25\00:26:03.66
Tell of the grave
where they laid Him
00:26:03.69\00:26:10.30
Tell how He liveth again
00:26:10.33\00:26:16.91
Love in that story so tender
00:26:16.94\00:26:22.88
Clearer than ever I see
00:26:22.91\00:26:29.02
Stay, let me
weep while you whisper
00:26:29.05\00:26:35.39
Love paid the ransom for me
00:26:35.42\00:26:41.13
I love to tell the story
00:26:41.16\00:26:46.53
Of unseen things above
00:26:46.57\00:26:51.81
Of Jesus and His glory
00:26:51.84\00:26:57.25
Of Jesus and His love
00:26:57.28\00:27:02.68
I love to tell the story
00:27:02.72\00:27:07.92
Because I know 'tis true
00:27:07.96\00:27:13.53
It satisfies my longings
00:27:13.56\00:27:18.63
As nothing else can do
00:27:18.67\00:27:24.27
I love to tell the story
00:27:24.31\00:27:29.48
'Twill be my theme in glory
00:27:29.51\00:27:34.92
To tell the old, old story
00:27:34.95\00:27:40.39
Of Jesus and His love
00:27:40.42\00:27:46.33
To tell the old, old story
00:27:46.36\00:27:53.77
Of Jesus
00:27:53.80\00:27:58.17
And His love
00:27:58.21\00:28:05.61
Located on the
east side of Jerusalem,
00:28:25.70\00:28:27.87
the Mount of Olives
represents the place
00:28:27.90\00:28:29.40
of many significant
events to Christians.
00:28:29.44\00:28:32.07
Just from here that
Jesus ascended to heaven.
00:28:32.11\00:28:34.64
Zechariah writes
that here that one day
00:28:34.68\00:28:36.88
the mount was split
open providing the place
00:28:36.91\00:28:38.81
for the New Jerusalem
to descend upon and rest.
00:28:38.85\00:28:41.88
The Mount of Olives was a place
Christ would go to seek quiet,
00:28:41.92\00:28:44.52
solitude and evening retirement.
00:28:44.55\00:28:46.72
It was during one of
these evenings of rest
00:28:46.76\00:28:48.76
that Nicodemus sought out
Jesus for a private interview.
00:28:48.79\00:28:51.86
Nicodemus is
being drawn to Christ
00:28:51.89\00:28:54.26
as the Savior explains to
him concerning the new birth,
00:28:54.30\00:28:57.20
he longed to have this
change right in himself.
00:28:57.23\00:29:00.34
But what means
could it be accomplished?
00:29:00.37\00:29:02.37
Jesus answered
the unspoken question
00:29:02.40\00:29:04.74
as Moses lifted up
the serpent in wilderness.
00:29:04.77\00:29:07.18
Even so must the Son
of man must be lifted up,
00:29:07.21\00:29:09.78
that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish
00:29:09.81\00:29:12.55
but have eternal life.
00:29:12.58\00:29:14.35
Here was ground with
which Nicodemus was familiar,
00:29:14.38\00:29:17.05
the symbol of
the uplifted serpent
00:29:17.09\00:29:18.59
made plain to him
the Savior's mission.
00:29:18.62\00:29:21.02
As beings created
in the image of God,
00:29:21.06\00:29:23.09
our entire purpose
is to mere His life
00:29:23.12\00:29:25.36
and character to this world.
00:29:25.39\00:29:27.40
As image bearing creatures,
we're uniquely designed
00:29:27.43\00:29:29.90
to be filled by
something outside of ourselves.
00:29:29.93\00:29:32.90
The calling to all
Christians is a call
00:29:32.93\00:29:34.90
to full surrender of self.
00:29:34.94\00:29:37.11
We can only be full of Jesus
00:29:37.14\00:29:38.47
if we are first empty
of anything other than Him.
00:29:38.51\00:29:41.18
As John the Baptist said,
00:29:41.21\00:29:42.54
"He must increase
and I must decrease."
00:29:42.58\00:29:45.75
As Jesus said,
"Unless a grain of wheat
00:29:45.78\00:29:47.75
fall to the ground and
dies, it remains alone,
00:29:47.78\00:29:50.59
but if it dies it
produces much grain."
00:29:50.62\00:29:53.46
We all live only to lift
up the name of Jesus Christ.
00:29:53.49\00:29:56.36
But when He is lifted up,
He draws all others to Himself.
00:29:56.39\00:30:00.16
When self dies,
everything is gained.
00:30:00.20\00:30:02.86
We truly find our
lives when we lay them down.
00:30:02.90\00:30:06.30
It is in dying
that we are born again.
00:30:06.33\00:30:08.90
To lift Jesus up is everything.
00:30:08.94\00:30:11.77
Lift Him up,
00:30:44.67\00:30:48.98
'Tis He that bids you
00:30:49.01\00:30:52.91
Let the dying look and live
00:30:52.95\00:31:00.29
To all weary, thirsting sinners
00:31:00.32\00:31:05.96
Living waters will He give
00:31:05.99\00:31:11.53
And though once
so meek and lowly
00:31:11.57\00:31:16.81
Yet the Prince of Heav'n was He
00:31:16.84\00:31:22.14
And the blind,
who grope in darkness
00:31:22.18\00:31:27.28
Through the blood of Christ
00:31:27.32\00:31:30.79
Shall see
00:31:30.82\00:31:36.29
Lift Him up,
this precious Savior
00:31:36.32\00:31:42.16
Let the multitude behold
00:31:42.20\00:31:47.70
They with willing
hearts shall seek Him
00:31:47.74\00:31:53.31
He will draw them to His fold
00:31:53.34\00:31:57.98
They shall
gather from the wayside
00:31:58.01\00:32:02.98
Hastening on with joyous feet
00:32:03.02\00:32:07.76
They shall bear
the cross of Jesus
00:32:07.79\00:32:12.96
And shall find salvation sweet
00:32:12.99\00:32:17.53
Lift Him up, the risen Savior
00:32:17.57\00:32:22.67
High amid the waiting throng
00:32:22.70\00:32:27.58
Lift Him up,
'tis He that speaketh
00:32:27.61\00:32:32.51
Now He bids you flee from wrong
00:32:32.55\00:32:37.95
Lift Him up in all His glory
00:32:48.00\00:32:52.70
'Tis the Son of God on high
00:32:52.73\00:32:57.54
Lift Him up, His
love shall draw them
00:32:57.57\00:33:02.58
E'en the
careless shall draw nigh
00:33:02.61\00:33:06.98
Let them hear again the story
00:33:07.02\00:33:11.79
Of the cross, the death of shame
00:33:11.82\00:33:16.49
And from tongue
to tongue repeat it
00:33:16.52\00:33:21.26
Mighty throngs
will bless His name
00:33:21.30\00:33:28.77
O then lift Him up in singing
00:33:28.80\00:33:33.64
Lift the Savior up in prayer
00:33:33.68\00:33:38.68
He, the glorious Redeemer
00:33:38.71\00:33:43.65
All the sins of men did bear
00:33:43.69\00:33:48.29
Yes, the young
shall bow before Him
00:33:48.32\00:33:53.23
And the old their voices raise
00:33:53.26\00:33:58.07
All the deaf shall hear hosannah
00:33:58.10\00:34:02.87
And the dumb
shall shout His praise
00:34:02.90\00:34:07.98
Lift Him up, the risen Savior
00:34:08.01\00:34:12.98
High amid the waiting throng
00:34:13.01\00:34:17.95
Lift Him up,
'tis He that speaketh
00:34:17.99\00:34:22.72
Now He bids you flee from wrong
00:34:22.76\00:34:27.00
Lift Him up,
00:34:27.03\00:34:31.63
The risen Savior
00:34:31.67\00:34:35.40
High amid the waiting throng
00:34:35.44\00:34:42.08
Lift Him up,
00:34:42.11\00:34:45.65
'Tis He that speaketh
00:34:45.68\00:34:49.48
Now He bids you flee
00:34:49.52\00:34:54.26
From wrong
00:34:54.29\00:35:00.76
Now He bids
00:35:06.77\00:35:12.34
You flee
00:35:12.37\00:35:16.98
From wrong
00:35:17.01\00:35:24.15
Here beside the Sea of Galilee,
00:35:38.80\00:35:40.50
a place that witnessed
many of Jesus' miracles,
00:35:40.54\00:35:43.34
a leper was
guided to the Savior.
00:35:43.37\00:35:45.77
Jesus is
teaching beside the lake,
00:35:45.81\00:35:47.74
and the people are gathered
about and standing far off.
00:35:47.78\00:35:50.65
The leper catches a few
words from the Savior's lips.
00:35:50.68\00:35:53.72
He sees Him lying
His hands upon a sick,
00:35:53.75\00:35:56.25
he sees the lame,
the blind, the paralytic
00:35:56.28\00:35:59.02
and those dying
of various maladies
00:35:59.05\00:36:01.22
rise up in health, praising
God for their deliverance.
00:36:01.26\00:36:05.13
Faith strengthens in his heart.
00:36:05.16\00:36:07.10
He draws nearer and get
nearer to the gathering throng.
00:36:07.13\00:36:10.27
The restrictions laid upon
him, the safety of the people,
00:36:10.30\00:36:13.20
and the fear with which
men regard him are forgotten.
00:36:13.23\00:36:16.94
He thinks only of the
blessed hope in healing.
00:36:16.97\00:36:20.28
At the sight of him,
people fall back in terror.
00:36:20.31\00:36:22.78
The crowd upon one
another and their eagerness
00:36:22.81\00:36:25.08
to escape from contact with him.
00:36:25.11\00:36:27.58
He sees only the Son of God.
00:36:27.62\00:36:30.89
He hears only the voice
that speaks life to the dying.
00:36:30.92\00:36:34.72
Presenting to
Jesus he cast himself
00:36:34.76\00:36:36.76
at His feet with the cry,
00:36:36.79\00:36:38.26
"Lord, if thou will,
thou can make me clean."
00:36:38.29\00:36:41.86
Jesus replied, "I will."
00:36:41.90\00:36:44.03
Be thou may clean and
laid His hand upon Him.
00:36:44.07\00:36:46.94
There are many today who see
00:36:46.97\00:36:48.40
who Jesus is and
what He has to offer.
00:36:48.44\00:36:51.57
But they're
afraid to come to Him
00:36:51.61\00:36:53.07
because of what
someone may say or think,
00:36:53.11\00:36:55.78
or maybe they have
become convinced of the lie
00:36:55.81\00:36:58.11
that Jesus is only for people
who have their act together.
00:36:58.15\00:37:02.08
Perhaps you feel that
00:37:02.12\00:37:03.45
you are too
much of mess for Him,
00:37:03.49\00:37:05.25
nothing could be
farther from the truth.
00:37:05.29\00:37:07.56
It's the sick, not the
healthy that need a doctor.
00:37:07.59\00:37:10.76
Jesus' healing
touch to this leper
00:37:10.79\00:37:12.59
came as a shock
to the community.
00:37:12.63\00:37:14.80
But it goes to show
that the God almighty
00:37:14.83\00:37:17.03
loves humans and
is in the business
00:37:17.07\00:37:19.23
of taking them as they come
00:37:19.27\00:37:21.07
and making them
into something beautiful.
00:37:21.10\00:37:23.64
Shackled by a heavy
00:37:51.17\00:37:56.54
Burden
00:37:56.57\00:38:01.48
'Neath a load of guilt
00:38:01.51\00:38:05.88
And shame
00:38:05.91\00:38:11.82
Then the hand of Jesus
00:38:11.85\00:38:17.19
Touched me
00:38:17.23\00:38:21.30
And now I am no longer
00:38:21.33\00:38:26.97
The same
00:38:27.00\00:38:31.97
He touched me
00:38:32.01\00:38:34.84
Oh, He touched me
00:38:34.88\00:38:41.48
And, oh, the joy
00:38:41.52\00:38:46.25
That floods my soul!
00:38:46.29\00:38:52.13
Something happened
00:38:52.16\00:38:57.07
And now I know
00:38:57.10\00:39:02.00
He touched me
00:39:02.04\00:39:04.01
And made
00:39:04.04\00:39:07.14
Me whole
00:39:07.18\00:39:12.31
Since I met this blessed
00:39:12.35\00:39:17.55
Savior
00:39:17.59\00:39:22.32
Since He cleansed
00:39:22.36\00:39:24.93
And made me whole
00:39:24.96\00:39:32.67
I will never cease
00:39:32.70\00:39:37.14
To praise Him
00:39:37.17\00:39:41.54
I'll shout it
while eternity rolls
00:39:41.58\00:39:49.42
He touched me
00:39:49.45\00:39:54.52
Oh, He touched me
00:39:54.56\00:39:59.06
He touched me
00:39:59.09\00:40:00.83
And, oh, the joy
00:40:00.86\00:40:05.27
That floods my soul!
00:40:05.30\00:40:11.37
Something wonderful happened
00:40:11.41\00:40:16.04
And now I know
00:40:16.08\00:40:20.95
He touched me
00:40:20.98\00:40:23.05
And made me whole
00:40:23.08\00:40:30.83
The Sea of Galilee
00:40:38.60\00:40:39.93
is the chief
source of water in Israel.
00:40:39.97\00:40:42.40
Fed by the Jordan
River in the north,
00:40:42.44\00:40:44.34
the sea measures 30
miles long and 6 miles wide.
00:40:44.37\00:40:48.74
This majestic
body of water is loaded
00:40:48.78\00:40:50.95
with an abundance of fish.
00:40:50.98\00:40:53.11
Some of Jesus'
disciples were fishermen
00:40:53.15\00:40:55.45
that frequently applied
their craft on this very sea.
00:40:55.48\00:40:59.02
It was here that
Jesus and His disciples
00:40:59.05\00:41:01.62
encountered a raging storm.
00:41:01.66\00:41:04.19
While Jesus slept on the boat,
00:41:04.23\00:41:05.73
the disciples desperately
tried to ride their ship.
00:41:05.76\00:41:09.46
Losing sight of
Jesus in the darkness,
00:41:09.50\00:41:12.17
they screamed
for Him to save them.
00:41:12.20\00:41:14.70
Jesus stood up in the boat
and utter the powerful words,
00:41:14.74\00:41:18.51
"peace be still,"
the storm stopped.
00:41:18.54\00:41:22.21
As Jesus rested by
faith in the Father's care,
00:41:22.24\00:41:25.28
so we ought to rest in
the care of our Savior.
00:41:25.31\00:41:28.58
If the disciples
had trusted in Him,
00:41:28.62\00:41:31.19
they would have
been kept in peace,
00:41:31.22\00:41:33.39
their fear in the time of danger
00:41:33.42\00:41:35.29
reveal their unbelief.
00:41:35.32\00:41:37.39
In their efforts to save
themselves, they forgot Jesus.
00:41:37.43\00:41:41.93
And it was only when in
despair of self-dependence,
00:41:41.96\00:41:45.00
they turn to Him that
He could give them help.
00:41:45.03\00:41:48.50
How often is the
disciples experience our own?
00:41:48.54\00:41:52.47
If there is one enduring message
00:41:52.51\00:41:55.21
of the lives of the
disciples after Jesus' ministry
00:41:55.24\00:41:59.05
or of the history of
God's faithfulness all together,
00:41:59.08\00:42:02.98
it is the idea that peace
00:42:03.02\00:42:04.82
has always marked
the people of God.
00:42:04.85\00:42:07.89
No matter what
circumstances arise,
00:42:07.92\00:42:10.96
we can take hope in knowing that
00:42:10.99\00:42:13.36
Jesus has never left the boat.
00:42:13.40\00:42:16.56
The eyes of the Father see all.
00:42:16.60\00:42:19.33
We have a strange peace
00:42:19.37\00:42:20.77
that the world
does not understand.
00:42:20.80\00:42:23.51
He who spoke peace
in to the Galillean Sea
00:42:23.54\00:42:26.84
is still speaking peace
into the chaos of our lives
00:42:26.88\00:42:31.21
and will continue to
00:42:31.25\00:42:32.91
until all the world is one
day remade in the knowledge
00:42:32.95\00:42:37.39
and perfect peace of God.
00:42:37.42\00:42:39.19
Master, the tempest is raging
00:43:04.15\00:43:08.18
The billows are tossing high
00:43:08.22\00:43:12.59
The sky is o'er
shadowed with blackness
00:43:12.62\00:43:16.79
No shelter or help is nigh
00:43:16.83\00:43:21.20
Carest Thou not that we perish?
00:43:21.23\00:43:25.40
How canst Thou lie asleep
00:43:25.43\00:43:29.24
When each moment so
madly is threatening
00:43:29.27\00:43:33.48
A grave in the angry deep?
00:43:33.51\00:43:37.91
The winds and the
waves shall obey thy will
00:43:37.95\00:43:42.32
Peace be still
00:43:42.35\00:43:46.15
Although the
tempest may seek to kill
00:43:46.19\00:43:50.93
Peace be still
00:43:50.96\00:43:55.50
Whether the wrath
of the storm-tossed sea
00:43:55.53\00:43:59.10
Or demons or men
or whatever it be
00:43:59.13\00:44:03.71
They all shall
sweetly obey my will
00:44:03.74\00:44:08.41
Peace, peace be still
00:44:08.44\00:44:13.18
Oh, Master, with
anguish of spirit
00:44:20.92\00:44:25.29
I bow in my grief today
00:44:25.33\00:44:29.43
The depths of my
sad heart are troubled
00:44:29.46\00:44:33.47
Oh, waken and save, I pray
00:44:33.50\00:44:37.97
Torrents of sin and of anguish
00:44:38.01\00:44:41.94
Sweep o'er my sinking soul
00:44:41.98\00:44:46.38
And I perish, I
perish, dear Master
00:44:46.41\00:44:50.62
Oh, hasten and take control
00:44:50.65\00:44:54.99
The winds and the
waves shall obey thy will
00:44:55.02\00:44:59.16
Peace be still
00:44:59.19\00:45:03.00
Although the
tempest may seek to kill
00:45:03.03\00:45:07.54
Peace be still
00:45:07.57\00:45:12.04
Whether the wrath
of the storm-tossed sea
00:45:12.07\00:45:15.38
Or demons or men
or whatever it be
00:45:15.41\00:45:19.61
They all shall
sweetly obey thy will
00:45:19.65\00:45:24.25
Peace, peace be still
00:45:24.29\00:45:28.12
Oh, Master, the terror is over
00:45:47.48\00:45:51.81
The elements sweetly rest
00:45:51.85\00:45:55.95
Earth's sun in the
calm lake is mirrored
00:45:55.98\00:46:00.06
And heaven's within my breast
00:46:00.09\00:46:04.53
Linger, o blessed Redeemer
00:46:04.56\00:46:08.80
Leave me alone no more
00:46:08.83\00:46:12.67
And with joy I shall
make the blest harbor
00:46:12.70\00:46:17.14
And rest on the blissful shore
00:46:17.17\00:46:21.31
The winds and the
waves shall obey thy will
00:46:21.34\00:46:25.75
Peace be still
00:46:25.78\00:46:29.58
Although the
tempest may seek to kill
00:46:29.62\00:46:33.99
Peace be still
00:46:34.02\00:46:38.43
Whether the wrath
of the storm-tossed sea
00:46:38.46\00:46:42.43
Or demons or men
or whatever it be
00:46:42.46\00:46:46.90
They all shall
sweetly obey thy will
00:46:46.94\00:46:51.94
Peace, peace be still
00:46:51.97\00:46:56.54
Be still
00:47:05.62\00:47:11.73
A mile and a half
east of Jerusalem,
00:47:27.54\00:47:30.68
just pass the
south eastern slope
00:47:30.71\00:47:32.75
of the Mount of
Olives lies Bethany.
00:47:32.78\00:47:36.05
Bethany was a village
where Jesus frequently found
00:47:36.08\00:47:39.05
rest in the home of
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
00:47:39.09\00:47:43.29
I'm sitting in
the tomb of Lazarus,
00:47:43.32\00:47:46.13
one of Christ's
greatest miracles
00:47:46.16\00:47:48.40
most likely took
place at this spot,
00:47:48.43\00:47:51.43
the raising of
Lazarus from the dead.
00:47:51.47\00:47:54.40
Here the Bible
records that Jesus wept,
00:47:54.44\00:47:57.81
it was not only
because of His human sympathy
00:47:57.84\00:48:01.14
with Mary and
Martha that Jesus wept.
00:48:01.18\00:48:03.78
In His tears there was a sorrow
as high above human sorrow
00:48:03.81\00:48:07.82
as the heavens are
higher than the earth.
00:48:07.85\00:48:10.52
Christ did not weep for Lazarus,
00:48:10.55\00:48:13.29
for He was about to
call him from the grave.
00:48:13.32\00:48:16.16
He wept because many of
those now mourning for Lazarus
00:48:16.19\00:48:20.33
would soon plan the death of Him
00:48:20.36\00:48:23.47
who was the
resurrection and the life.
00:48:23.50\00:48:26.33
Christ powerful
order, "Lazarus come forth"
00:48:26.37\00:48:29.77
is one of the
most steering commands
00:48:29.80\00:48:31.77
the world has ever witnessed.
00:48:31.81\00:48:34.11
The power of
Jesus Christ still cause
00:48:34.14\00:48:36.68
life out of death today.
00:48:36.71\00:48:39.11
Up until this
moment at this tomb,
00:48:39.15\00:48:42.25
Jesus had not
performed this powerful miracle.
00:48:42.28\00:48:46.15
And yet it only
foreshadowed the miracle
00:48:46.19\00:48:49.19
of His own resurrection.
00:48:49.22\00:48:51.19
And because of His resurrection,
00:48:51.23\00:48:53.66
He can come to
life in any person today
00:48:53.70\00:48:57.43
who professes faith
in Him as their Savior.
00:48:57.47\00:49:01.07
As Paul said,
00:49:01.10\00:49:02.54
"Jesus can give
life to our mortal bodies
00:49:02.57\00:49:06.47
through His
Spirit who dwells in us."
00:49:06.51\00:49:09.64
Those circumstances
may not often make sense
00:49:09.68\00:49:12.85
and it often seems
like God has neglected us
00:49:12.88\00:49:15.45
or simply not heard us.
00:49:15.48\00:49:17.59
We can take comfort in knowing,
God's timing is always right
00:49:17.62\00:49:22.02
and it's never too
late to bring to life
00:49:22.06\00:49:25.69
all that is dead inside of us.
00:49:25.73\00:49:28.63
The news came to Jesus
00:49:47.22\00:49:52.32
Please come fast
00:49:52.35\00:49:57.29
Lazarus is sick
00:49:57.33\00:49:59.76
And without your
help he will not last
00:49:59.79\00:50:07.27
Mary and Martha
00:50:07.30\00:50:12.07
watched their brother die
00:50:12.11\00:50:17.01
They waited for Jesus
00:50:17.05\00:50:19.88
He did not come
00:50:19.91\00:50:22.15
And they wondered why
00:50:22.18\00:50:26.99
The death watch was over
00:50:27.02\00:50:32.23
Buried four days
00:50:32.26\00:50:37.20
Somebody said He'll soon be here
00:50:37.23\00:50:42.20
The Lord's on His way
00:50:42.24\00:50:47.18
Martha ran to Him
00:50:47.21\00:50:51.75
And then she cried
00:50:51.78\00:50:56.69
Lord, if you had been here
00:50:56.72\00:50:59.69
You could have healed him
00:50:59.72\00:51:01.86
He'd still be alive
00:51:01.89\00:51:07.23
But You're four days late
00:51:07.26\00:51:11.50
And all hope is gone
00:51:11.53\00:51:16.30
Lord, we don't understand
00:51:16.34\00:51:20.78
Why You've waited so long
00:51:20.81\00:51:25.55
His way is God's way
00:51:25.58\00:51:30.25
Not yours or mine
00:51:30.29\00:51:34.52
And isn't it great
00:51:34.56\00:51:37.19
When He's four days late
00:51:37.23\00:51:39.36
He's still on time
00:51:39.39\00:51:44.03
Jesus said Martha
00:51:44.07\00:51:48.64
Show me the grave
00:51:48.67\00:51:53.88
But she said, Lord
You don't understand
00:51:53.91\00:51:58.61
he's been there four days
00:51:58.65\00:52:03.49
The grave stone was rolled back
00:52:03.52\00:52:08.22
Then Jesus cried
00:52:08.26\00:52:13.40
Lazarus come forth
00:52:13.43\00:52:15.70
Then somebody said
00:52:15.73\00:52:17.87
He's alive, He's alive
00:52:17.90\00:52:24.17
Alive, he's alive
00:52:24.21\00:52:27.94
You may be fighting
00:52:27.98\00:52:33.11
A battle of fear
00:52:33.15\00:52:38.22
You've cried to the Lord
00:52:38.25\00:52:40.56
I need You now
00:52:40.59\00:52:43.02
But he has not appeared
00:52:43.06\00:52:47.70
Friend, don't be discouraged
00:52:47.73\00:52:52.43
Cause He's still the same
00:52:52.47\00:52:57.44
He'll soon be here
00:52:57.47\00:52:59.47
He'll roll back the stone
00:52:59.51\00:53:01.84
And He'll call out your name
00:53:01.88\00:53:06.61
But You're four days late
00:53:06.65\00:53:11.19
And all hope is gone
00:53:11.22\00:53:16.02
Lord, we don't understand
00:53:16.06\00:53:20.43
Why You've waited so long
00:53:20.46\00:53:25.13
But His way is God's way
00:53:25.17\00:53:29.84
Not yours or mine
00:53:29.87\00:53:34.38
And isn't it great
00:53:34.41\00:53:36.78
When He's four days late
00:53:36.81\00:53:39.28
He's still on time
00:53:39.31\00:53:45.69
Oh, isn't it great
00:53:48.36\00:53:53.80
When He's four days late
00:53:53.83\00:53:59.87
The Lord's right on time
00:53:59.90\00:54:06.71
I'm standing between
the old city of Jerusalem
00:54:24.13\00:54:26.33
and the Mount of
Olives in the Kidron Valley.
00:54:26.36\00:54:28.86
This section near
the Garden of Gethsemane
00:54:28.90\00:54:31.37
was called the
Valley of Jehoshaphat
00:54:31.40\00:54:32.73
in the Old Testament.
00:54:32.77\00:54:34.34
It's filled with graves
00:54:34.37\00:54:35.80
because the Jews didn't bury
the dead inside the city walls.
00:54:35.84\00:54:39.37
Jesus crossed this area
when He walked from Jerusalem
00:54:39.41\00:54:42.21
to the Garden of Gethsemane.
00:54:42.24\00:54:44.35
On the evening of His arrest,
00:54:44.38\00:54:45.98
Jesus had been
earnestly conversing
00:54:46.01\00:54:47.85
with His disciples
and instructing them.
00:54:47.88\00:54:50.25
But as He neared Gethsemane,
He became strangely silent.
00:54:50.29\00:54:54.32
He'd often visited this
spot for meditation and prayer,
00:54:54.36\00:54:57.79
but never with the
heart so full of sorrow
00:54:57.83\00:55:00.56
as upon this
night of His last agony.
00:55:00.60\00:55:03.73
Throughout His life on earth,
00:55:03.77\00:55:05.43
He walked in the
light of God's presence,
00:55:05.47\00:55:08.04
but now He seemed to be shut out
00:55:08.07\00:55:10.04
from the light of
God's sustaining presence.
00:55:10.07\00:55:12.64
Now He was numbered
with the transgressors,
00:55:12.67\00:55:15.31
the guilt of fallen
humanity He must bear,
00:55:15.34\00:55:18.68
upon Him who knew no sin
00:55:18.71\00:55:20.82
must be laid the
iniquity of us all.
00:55:20.85\00:55:23.65
And yeah, Isaiah tells us
00:55:23.69\00:55:25.15
that He pleas
to God to crush Him
00:55:25.19\00:55:27.39
because thorough His death
many would be made righteous.
00:55:27.42\00:55:30.83
Even Jesus Himself,
00:55:30.86\00:55:32.33
the despising the
coming shame of the cross,
00:55:32.36\00:55:34.90
look past the shame
00:55:34.93\00:55:36.36
to the joy that
was set before Him.
00:55:36.40\00:55:38.57
The joy of the
accomplished work of salvation
00:55:38.60\00:55:41.17
for people like you and me.
00:55:41.20\00:55:43.74
Near this very spot,
00:55:43.77\00:55:45.57
Jesus made a
decision to go through
00:55:45.61\00:55:47.64
with the will of His Father
and the redemption of mankind.
00:55:47.68\00:55:51.38
Though He
dreaded the cup of agony
00:55:51.41\00:55:53.11
of suffering before Him,
00:55:53.15\00:55:54.85
His determination
to do the will of God
00:55:54.88\00:55:57.29
was His chief goal.
00:55:57.32\00:55:59.55
Such sacrifice cause
us to greater faithfulness
00:55:59.59\00:56:02.52
in God's will.
00:56:02.56\00:56:03.89
When I survey
the wondrous cross,
00:56:03.93\00:56:05.76
I see a God of love
00:56:05.79\00:56:07.36
worthy of my
surrender to His leading.
00:56:07.40\00:56:10.47
When I survey
00:57:09.42\00:57:14.06
The wondrous cross
00:57:14.10\00:57:21.84
On which the Prince
00:57:21.87\00:57:26.54
Of glory died
00:57:26.57\00:57:34.35
My richest gain
00:57:34.38\00:57:39.02
I count but loss
00:57:39.05\00:57:46.80
And pour contempt
00:57:46.83\00:57:51.23
on all my pride
00:57:51.27\00:57:58.91
Forbid it, Lord,
00:58:22.90\00:58:27.57
That I should boast
00:58:27.60\00:58:35.34
Save in the death
00:58:35.38\00:58:40.35
Of Christ my God!
00:58:40.38\00:58:48.12
All the vain things
00:58:48.16\00:58:52.89
That charm me
00:58:52.93\00:58:57.70
Most
00:58:57.73\00:59:01.04
I sacrifice them
00:59:01.07\00:59:07.18
To His blood
00:59:07.21\00:59:13.62
See from His head,
00:59:41.64\00:59:47.42
His hands, His feet
00:59:47.45\00:59:54.46
Sorrow and love
00:59:54.49\00:59:59.26
Flow mingled down!
00:59:59.29\01:00:07.24
Did e'er such love
01:00:07.27\01:00:11.44
And sorrow meet
01:00:11.47\01:00:18.98
Or thorns compose
01:00:19.01\01:00:23.08
So rich a crown?
01:00:23.12\01:00:30.83
Were the whole realm
01:00:30.86\01:00:35.30
Of nature
01:00:35.33\01:00:39.93
Mine
01:00:39.97\01:00:43.44
That were a present
01:00:43.47\01:00:48.84
far too small
01:00:48.88\01:00:55.78
Love so amazing,
01:00:55.82\01:01:00.76
So divine
01:01:00.79\01:01:06.83
Demands my soul,
01:01:13.07\01:01:19.91
My life,
01:01:19.94\01:01:25.11
My all
01:01:25.15\01:01:32.39
Jerusalem, majestic
holy city to Christians,
01:01:41.10\01:01:44.43
Jews, and Muslims is a
marvelous yet tragic city.
01:01:44.47\01:01:48.07
Jerusalem is a city
where there has been
01:01:48.10\01:01:49.67
some of the greatest
love the world has ever seen
01:01:49.70\01:01:52.57
and yet has hosted the
most undeserving cruelty
01:01:52.61\01:01:55.58
of all times.
01:01:55.61\01:01:56.95
It says, we need that
experience the triumphal entry
01:01:56.98\01:01:59.65
and a cross borne exit.
01:01:59.68\01:02:01.42
Here Jesus perfectly shared
the loving character of God,
01:02:01.45\01:02:04.55
ministering to scores of people,
01:02:04.59\01:02:06.65
and yet was condemned falsely
and killed as a criminal.
01:02:06.69\01:02:10.49
With the greatest focus
ever displayed by any man,
01:02:10.53\01:02:13.63
Jesus faced an
illegal, dishonest trial.
01:02:13.66\01:02:16.16
Crazy brutality
and death on the cross
01:02:16.20\01:02:18.53
with a humble
dignity that was only matched
01:02:18.57\01:02:20.94
by His
overwhelming love for mankind.
01:02:20.97\01:02:23.97
The Savior
paused and left unsaid
01:02:24.01\01:02:26.07
would might have been
the condition of Jerusalem
01:02:26.11\01:02:28.54
had she accepted the gift
that God desired to give her,
01:02:28.58\01:02:31.71
the gift of His beloved Son.
01:02:31.75\01:02:34.25
If Jerusalem had known what
it was her privilege to know
01:02:34.28\01:02:37.75
and had heeded the light
which heaven had sent her,
01:02:37.79\01:02:40.46
she might have stood forth
in the pride of prosperity,
01:02:40.49\01:02:43.16
the queen of kingdoms free
01:02:43.19\01:02:45.06
in the strength of
her God given power.
01:02:45.09\01:02:47.36
There would have been no arm
soldiers standing at her gates,
01:02:47.40\01:02:50.37
no Roman banners
waving from her walls,
01:02:50.40\01:02:53.27
the glorious destiny that
might have blessed Jerusalem had
01:02:53.30\01:02:56.74
she accepted her redeemer
rose before the Son of God.
01:02:56.77\01:03:00.91
The greatest tragedy
of the city of Jerusalem
01:03:00.94\01:03:03.14
is not merely its past failures
or modern political tensions,
01:03:03.18\01:03:07.35
the greatest tragedy is
all that it could have been
01:03:07.38\01:03:10.35
and yet refused to be.
01:03:10.39\01:03:12.42
God had chosen Israel as
a holy nation of priests,
01:03:12.45\01:03:15.62
to give the light of God
to the world with Jerusalem
01:03:15.66\01:03:18.43
at the centre of His mission.
01:03:18.46\01:03:20.50
But scripture
describes at the time
01:03:20.53\01:03:22.33
when then new
Jerusalem will descend
01:03:22.36\01:03:24.17
and be the presence of
God in the midst of His people
01:03:24.20\01:03:26.90
as was the
intention from the beginning.
01:03:26.94\01:03:29.37
Only this time, there
will be no more sin, sorrow,
01:03:29.40\01:03:32.77
or need for priests or temple
01:03:32.81\01:03:35.34
because all the earth
01:03:35.38\01:03:36.71
will be full of the
knowledge of the Lord.
01:03:36.75\01:03:38.71
Until that day, the
ancient holy city of Jerusalem
01:03:38.75\01:03:41.62
stands as a
reminder of all that God
01:03:41.65\01:03:43.75
desires to do in our
lives, if we will just let Him.
01:03:43.79\01:03:48.96
Last night I lay asleeping
01:04:07.94\01:04:11.58
There came a dream so fair
01:04:11.61\01:04:15.35
I stood in old Jerusalem
01:04:15.38\01:04:18.95
Beside the temple there
01:04:18.99\01:04:22.59
I heard the children singing
01:04:22.62\01:04:26.53
And ever as they sang
01:04:26.56\01:04:30.00
Methought the voice of angels
01:04:30.03\01:04:33.74
From Heav'n in answer rang
01:04:33.77\01:04:36.81
Me thought the voice of angels
01:04:36.84\01:04:42.94
From Heav'n in answer rang
01:04:42.98\01:04:49.88
Jerusalem!
01:04:49.92\01:04:53.89
Jerusalem!
01:04:53.92\01:04:57.99
Lift up your gates and sing
01:04:58.03\01:05:03.87
Hosanna in the highest
01:05:03.90\01:05:10.47
Hosanna to your King!
01:05:10.51\01:05:16.78
And then me thought
my dream was changed
01:05:31.39\01:05:35.06
The streets no longer rang
01:05:35.10\01:05:38.73
Hushed were the glad hosannas
01:05:38.77\01:05:42.17
The little children sang
01:05:42.20\01:05:46.21
The sun grew dark with mystery
01:05:46.24\01:05:50.11
The morn was cold and chill
01:05:50.15\01:05:53.65
As the shadow of a cross arose
01:05:53.68\01:05:57.29
Upon a lonely hill
01:05:57.32\01:06:00.16
As the shadow of a cross arose
01:06:00.19\01:06:06.39
Upon a lonely hill
01:06:06.43\01:06:13.47
Jerusalem!
01:06:13.50\01:06:17.21
Jerusalem!
01:06:17.24\01:06:21.54
Hark! how the angels sing
01:06:21.58\01:06:27.32
Hosanna in the highest
01:06:27.35\01:06:33.86
Hosanna to your King
01:06:33.89\01:06:40.16
And once again
the scene was changed
01:06:55.01\01:06:59.11
New earth there seem'd to be
01:06:59.15\01:07:02.58
I saw the Holy City
01:07:02.62\01:07:06.32
Beside the tideless sea
01:07:06.35\01:07:10.33
The light of God
was on its streets
01:07:10.36\01:07:13.96
The gates were open wide
01:07:14.00\01:07:17.10
And all who would might enter
01:07:17.13\01:07:22.60
And no one was denied
01:07:22.64\01:07:28.74
No need of moon
or stars by night
01:07:28.78\01:07:34.72
Or sun to shine by day
01:07:34.75\01:07:40.06
It was the new Jerusalem
01:07:40.09\01:07:46.06
That would not pass away
01:07:46.09\01:07:51.63
It was the new Jerusalem
01:07:51.67\01:07:57.57
That would not pass away
01:07:57.61\01:08:04.71
Jerusalem!
01:08:04.75\01:08:08.52
Jerusalem!
01:08:08.55\01:08:12.39
Sing, for the night is o'er!
01:08:12.42\01:08:18.69
Hosanna in the highest
01:08:18.73\01:08:24.90
Hosanna for evermore!
01:08:24.93\01:08:31.84
Hosanna in the highest
01:08:31.87\01:08:38.41
Hosanna for evermore!
01:08:44.79\01:08:52.69
Imagine that
early Sunday morning,
01:09:08.38\01:09:11.11
in a tomb like this contained
a body of our crucified Savior,
01:09:11.15\01:09:15.48
a guarded state of
death that was to become
01:09:15.52\01:09:17.59
a glorious spectacle
of the resurrective power
01:09:17.62\01:09:20.06
of the living
King of the universe.
01:09:20.09\01:09:22.36
An earthquake mark the hour
when Christ laid down His life,
01:09:22.39\01:09:25.83
another earthquake
witnessed the moment
01:09:25.86\01:09:27.56
when He took it up in triumph.
01:09:27.60\01:09:29.83
He who had
vanquish death in the grave,
01:09:29.86\01:09:32.13
came forth from the tomb
with a tread of a conqueror,
01:09:32.17\01:09:35.60
amid reeling of the
earth, the flashing of lightning
01:09:35.64\01:09:38.44
and the roaring of thunder.
01:09:38.47\01:09:40.41
The empty tomb of Jesus Christ
01:09:40.44\01:09:42.31
is a central
truth of Christianity.
01:09:42.34\01:09:45.11
The full
guarantee of the overthrow
01:09:45.15\01:09:46.98
of death and sin,
01:09:47.02\01:09:48.88
thus ending
began hear in Jerusalem
01:09:48.92\01:09:51.25
when Jesus emerged
in brilliant victory,
01:09:51.29\01:09:53.72
eternally free of death hold.
01:09:53.76\01:09:56.06
And now His victory is available
01:09:56.09\01:09:57.66
to all who ask
and have faith in Him.
01:09:57.69\01:10:00.63
The empty tomb
of Jesus is evidence
01:10:00.66\01:10:02.66
that sorrow's days are numbered.
01:10:02.70\01:10:05.10
Jesus' resurrection guarantees
that the dawn is coming
01:10:05.13\01:10:08.30
and joy will have the
last say as the angel said,
01:10:08.34\01:10:11.94
"He is not here,
for He is risen."
01:10:11.97\01:10:14.51
No matter what life brings,
nothing can take away our hope.
01:10:14.54\01:10:18.38
We know how the story
ends because He lives.
01:10:18.41\01:10:22.32
Sing, oh, sing of my Redeemer
01:10:39.03\01:10:45.21
With His blood He purchased me
01:10:45.24\01:10:51.25
On the cross He sealed my pardon
01:10:51.28\01:10:57.29
Paid the debt, and made me free
01:10:57.32\01:11:04.86
I will sing of my Redeemer
01:11:04.89\01:11:09.56
And His wondrous love to me
01:11:09.60\01:11:14.00
On the cruel cross He suffered
01:11:14.04\01:11:18.37
From the curse
01:11:18.41\01:11:20.51
To set me free
01:11:20.54\01:11:27.48
I will tell the wondrous story
01:11:27.52\01:11:31.99
How my lost estate to save
01:11:32.02\01:11:36.56
In His boundless love and mercy
01:11:36.59\01:11:41.03
He the ransom freely gave
01:11:41.06\01:11:46.17
Sing, oh, sing of my Redeemer
01:11:46.20\01:11:52.27
With His blood He purchased me
01:11:52.31\01:11:58.25
On the cross He sealed my pardon
01:11:58.28\01:12:04.25
Paid the debt, and made me free
01:12:04.29\01:12:10.09
I will praise my dear Redeemer
01:12:23.10\01:12:27.71
His triumphant pow'r
01:12:27.74\01:12:30.61
I'll tell How
the victory He giveth
01:12:30.65\01:12:36.85
Over sin, and death, and hell
01:12:36.89\01:12:43.79
He lives, He lives,
Christ Jesus lives today
01:12:43.83\01:12:49.83
He walks with me
and talks with me
01:12:49.86\01:12:52.90
Along life's narrow way
01:12:52.93\01:12:55.94
He lives, He lives,
01:12:55.97\01:12:58.97
Salvation to impart
01:12:59.01\01:13:02.98
You ask me how I know He lives?
01:13:03.01\01:13:09.08
He lives within my heart
01:13:09.12\01:13:15.96
Sing, oh, sing of my Redeemer
01:13:15.99\01:13:21.86
With His blood He purchased me
01:13:21.90\01:13:28.00
On the cross He sealed my pardon
01:13:28.04\01:13:33.91
Paid the debt, and made me free
01:13:33.94\01:13:40.32
He lives
01:13:51.89\01:13:54.60
I'm standing in
front of the walls
01:13:58.80\01:14:00.17
of Old Jerusalem.
01:14:00.20\01:14:01.54
Although almost of these walls
01:14:01.57\01:14:02.90
were built 1500
years after Christ,
01:14:02.94\01:14:04.67
in early 16th century
by the Ottoman Sultan,
01:14:04.71\01:14:07.24
Suleiman the Magnificent.
01:14:07.28\01:14:08.98
They surround the
sea that goes back
01:14:09.01\01:14:10.35
almost 3,000 years
earlier and it's witnessed
01:14:10.38\01:14:13.05
the greatest act
of love in history.
01:14:13.08\01:14:15.58
Two people are
recorded in the Bible
01:14:15.62\01:14:17.09
as weeping over the
city, Jeremiah and Jesus.
01:14:17.12\01:14:20.66
Christ came to save Jerusalem
through children, but pride,
01:14:20.69\01:14:24.43
hypocrisy, jealousy,
and malice had prevented Him
01:14:24.46\01:14:27.10
from
accomplishing His true purpose.
01:14:27.13\01:14:29.66
Jesus knew the
terrible attribution
01:14:29.70\01:14:31.50
which would be
visited upon this doomed city.
01:14:31.53\01:14:34.47
Luke said that
when he approached
01:14:34.50\01:14:35.84
and saw the city, he wept over.
01:14:35.87\01:14:38.11
And yet it wasn't really
the city that made him weep,
01:14:38.14\01:14:40.58
it was the countless number
of people in this chosen city
01:14:40.61\01:14:43.48
who had miss out on true joy
and purpose by rejecting Him.
01:14:43.51\01:14:48.08
It was the fact
that they did not know
01:14:48.12\01:14:49.52
that God Himself was among
them to heal and save them.
01:14:49.55\01:14:53.29
I find it a comforting
thought that God cares so much,
01:14:53.32\01:14:55.92
He cries over His children.
01:14:55.96\01:14:58.03
One day Christ will return,
01:14:58.06\01:15:00.23
and I want to be
ready for that day.
01:15:00.26\01:15:02.66
It's encouraging
to know that the Jesus
01:15:02.70\01:15:04.03
who is returning is the same
one who wept over Jerusalem.
01:15:04.07\01:15:07.44
If you never get to
walk in the Old Jerusalem,
01:15:07.47\01:15:09.80
make sure you do not miss out
01:15:09.84\01:15:11.17
on being part of
the New Jerusalem.
01:15:11.21\01:15:13.24
I want to be ready
01:15:30.46\01:15:33.66
I want to be ready
01:15:33.70\01:15:36.77
I want to be ready
01:15:36.80\01:15:39.73
To walk in
Jerusalem, just like John
01:15:39.77\01:15:42.84
I want to be ready
01:15:42.87\01:15:45.84
I want to be ready
01:15:45.87\01:15:49.04
I want to be ready
01:15:49.08\01:15:52.01
To walk in
Jerusalem, just like John
01:15:52.05\01:15:54.82
Oh, John, oh John,
now what did you say
01:15:54.85\01:15:58.12
Walking in
Jerusalem, just like John
01:15:58.15\01:16:01.12
That you'll be there on that day
01:16:01.16\01:16:04.33
Walking in
Jerusalem, just like John
01:16:04.36\01:16:07.46
I want to be ready
01:16:07.50\01:16:10.63
I want to be ready
01:16:10.67\01:16:13.84
I want to be ready
01:16:13.87\01:16:16.81
To walk in
Jerusalem, just like John
01:16:16.84\01:16:20.28
I want to be ready
01:16:20.31\01:16:23.41
I want to be ready
01:16:23.45\01:16:26.75
I want to be ready
01:16:26.78\01:16:29.68
To walk in
Jerusalem, just like John
01:16:29.72\01:16:32.65
And Jesus rides in
the middle of the air
01:16:32.69\01:16:36.16
Walking in
Jerusalem, just like John
01:16:36.19\01:16:39.26
I pray the Lord
will all be there
01:16:39.29\01:16:44.33
Walk into Jerusalem,
just like, just like John
01:16:44.37\01:16:48.40
I want to be ready
01:16:48.44\01:16:50.87
I want to be ready
01:16:50.91\01:16:53.94
I want to be ready
01:16:53.98\01:16:56.75
To walk in
Jerusalem Great day Great day,
01:16:56.78\01:17:03.22
the righteous marching
01:17:03.25\01:17:04.89
Great day
01:17:04.92\01:17:08.06
Walk in
Jerusalem, just like John
01:17:08.09\01:17:11.23
I want to walk In
Jerusalem, just like John
01:17:11.26\01:17:15.00
I want to walk In
Jerusalem, just like John
01:17:15.03\01:17:19.00
In Jerusalem, in
Jerusalem Just like John
01:17:19.03\01:17:24.07
I want to walk In
Jerusalem, just like John
01:17:24.11\01:17:27.64
I want to walk In
Jerusalem, just like John
01:17:27.68\01:17:30.85
I want to walk In
Jerusalem, in Jerusalem
01:17:30.88\01:17:34.52
Just like John
01:17:34.55\01:17:36.69
Walk in
Jerusalem, just like John
01:17:36.72\01:17:42.22
I'm sitting on the rooftop
of what is believed by many
01:17:47.10\01:17:49.30
to be location
of the Upper Room.
01:17:49.33\01:17:51.70
The Savior desire to
keep the Passover feast
01:17:51.73\01:17:53.60
alone with His 12 disciples.
01:17:53.64\01:17:55.50
He knew that His hour had come.
01:17:55.54\01:17:57.47
He Himself was the
true Passover lamb.
01:17:57.51\01:18:00.18
And on the day of
the Passover would end,
01:18:00.21\01:18:02.31
He was to be sacrificed.
01:18:02.34\01:18:04.38
He was about to
drink the cup of wrath.
01:18:04.41\01:18:06.88
He must soon receive the
final baptism of suffering,
01:18:06.92\01:18:09.62
but a few quiet
hours yet remain to Him
01:18:09.65\01:18:12.25
and these were to be
spent for the benefit
01:18:12.29\01:18:14.29
of His beloved disciples.
01:18:14.32\01:18:16.12
How fitting it was
that Christ last hours
01:18:16.16\01:18:18.43
would benefit us
as His disciples.
01:18:18.46\01:18:20.60
How fitting it was
that at the same Upper Room
01:18:20.63\01:18:23.03
the followers of
Jesus would be showered
01:18:23.06\01:18:25.27
with the Holy Spirit,
01:18:25.30\01:18:26.63
empowering them to
carry on the mission
01:18:26.67\01:18:29.00
that Jesus gave
them to the world.
01:18:29.04\01:18:31.47
During the early phases
of the Christian church,
01:18:31.51\01:18:33.68
selfless communal love
01:18:33.71\01:18:35.54
was one of its
distinctive features.
01:18:35.58\01:18:37.85
It was reported that even
though Christians were hated
01:18:37.88\01:18:40.42
and despised, the Roman world
01:18:40.45\01:18:42.05
and the churches
enemies often comment,
01:18:42.08\01:18:44.12
"My, how these
Christians love each other?"
01:18:44.15\01:18:47.12
This was all because
of the transforming power
01:18:47.16\01:18:49.42
of Christ living in
the lives of the believers.
01:18:49.46\01:18:52.33
Jesus' entire
mission was about living
01:18:52.36\01:18:54.96
and dying in service to others.
01:18:55.00\01:18:57.60
The Upper Room was the
site of washing the feet
01:18:57.63\01:18:59.53
including Judas' feet.
01:18:59.57\01:19:01.57
It was also a place
where the believers gathered
01:19:01.60\01:19:03.57
to confess sins
and collectively pray
01:19:03.61\01:19:05.77
that they will be
effective in carrying forward
01:19:05.81\01:19:08.01
the
self-sacrificing work of Christ.
01:19:08.04\01:19:10.58
When the Spirit
of the living God
01:19:10.61\01:19:12.21
dwells in us,
01:19:12.25\01:19:13.58
the uplifting and
restoration of our fellowman
01:19:13.62\01:19:15.58
is our primary focus.
01:19:15.62\01:19:17.39
So important is
God's Spirit in God's work
01:19:17.42\01:19:19.72
that Jesus ordered His disciples
01:19:19.75\01:19:21.16
to wait for His presence
before entering their work.
01:19:21.19\01:19:24.83
Jesus said, "Without
Me, you can do nothing."
01:19:24.86\01:19:27.86
Neither life of Christ,
01:19:27.90\01:19:29.26
by the power of Holy
Spirit living each one of us
01:19:29.30\01:19:32.57
that He living in
us will reach the world
01:19:32.60\01:19:35.74
with His heart and His strength.
01:19:35.77\01:19:38.11
Spirit of the Living God
01:19:44.11\01:19:50.52
Fall a fresh on me
01:19:52.19\01:19:59.83
Spirit of the Living God
01:19:59.86\01:20:07.74
Fall a fresh on me
01:20:07.77\01:20:15.44
Break me, melt me,
01:20:15.48\01:20:23.18
Mold me Fill me
01:20:23.22\01:20:30.23
Spirit of the Living God
01:20:30.26\01:20:37.97
Fall a fresh on me
01:20:38.00\01:20:45.97
Amen!
01:20:46.01\01:20:52.21
Amen!
01:20:52.25\01:20:58.42
Here on the
northeast side of Old Jerusalem
01:21:09.73\01:21:12.40
is the Citadel,
01:21:12.43\01:21:13.77
commonly known as
the Tower of David.
01:21:13.80\01:21:16.17
Even though the structure
of the Citadel was built
01:21:16.20\01:21:18.57
during the Middle Ages,
01:21:18.61\01:21:20.11
recent archeological excavations
01:21:20.14\01:21:22.68
haven't covered
remains dating back
01:21:22.71\01:21:24.55
to the 2nd century B.C.
01:21:24.58\01:21:26.65
and underground fortifications
01:21:26.68\01:21:28.32
that would have been
part of Herod's palace.
01:21:28.35\01:21:31.89
On the evening
of the Jesus' trial,
01:21:31.92\01:21:33.62
Pilate longed to deliver Jesus,
01:21:33.66\01:21:36.06
but he saw that
he could not do this
01:21:36.09\01:21:38.36
and retain His own
position and honor.
01:21:38.39\01:21:41.03
Rather than lose
his worldly power,
01:21:41.06\01:21:43.26
he chose to
sacrifice an innocent life.
01:21:43.30\01:21:46.10
How many to
escape loss or suffering,
01:21:46.13\01:21:49.04
in like manner
sacrifice principle.
01:21:49.07\01:21:51.91
Conscience and
duty point one way
01:21:51.94\01:21:53.91
and self
interest points in other.
01:21:53.94\01:21:56.48
The current sets
strongly in the wrong direction
01:21:56.51\01:21:59.55
and He who
compromises with evil,
01:21:59.58\01:22:01.95
is swept away
01:22:01.98\01:22:03.32
into the thick
darkness of guilt.
01:22:03.35\01:22:05.85
Despite the lack of
justice, beatings, acquisitions,
01:22:05.89\01:22:09.69
and finally crucifixion,
01:22:09.72\01:22:11.59
Jesus stayed true to
His mission of redemption
01:22:11.63\01:22:14.56
to His last breath
uttering the words,
01:22:14.60\01:22:17.70
"It is finished."
01:22:17.73\01:22:19.73
If John, Peter,
01:22:19.77\01:22:21.30
or any other of Jesus' followers
01:22:21.34\01:22:23.57
would have been near this
spot and listening to the crowds
01:22:23.61\01:22:26.47
as Jesus was tried,
01:22:26.51\01:22:28.18
I can only imagine
01:22:28.21\01:22:29.84
they would have
been deeply disheartened
01:22:29.88\01:22:32.18
at the outcry for His death,
01:22:32.21\01:22:34.08
and at the demon possession
of the Jewish leaders.
01:22:34.12\01:22:37.19
Sometimes we are surrounded
by hardship and corruption,
01:22:37.22\01:22:40.89
and we cannot see
01:22:40.92\01:22:42.26
beyond the current state
of darkness in our world.
01:22:42.29\01:22:45.26
And yet in the midst of all
that confusion and injustice,
01:22:45.29\01:22:49.23
Jesus did not fall
from His Father's will.
01:22:49.26\01:22:52.20
He knew exactly
what He was doing,
01:22:52.23\01:22:54.60
His life had been
building up to this moment
01:22:54.64\01:22:57.61
because of His death
01:22:57.64\01:22:59.17
He will provide
atonement for many.
01:22:59.21\01:23:01.84
We too can have
assurance in God's plan,
01:23:01.88\01:23:04.58
despite the seeming hopelessness
01:23:04.61\01:23:06.68
of our circumstances.
01:23:06.72\01:23:08.58
It is finished
because Jesus stayed
01:23:08.62\01:23:11.42
the course of
obedience to His Father.
01:23:11.45\01:23:13.86
There's a line that is drawn
01:23:54.66\01:24:00.00
Through the ages
01:24:00.04\01:24:04.74
On that line
01:24:04.77\01:24:07.01
Stands an old rugged cross
01:24:07.04\01:24:14.38
On that cross,
01:24:14.42\01:24:17.22
A battle is raging
01:24:17.25\01:24:24.06
For the gain a man's soul
01:24:24.09\01:24:29.33
Or it's loss
01:24:29.36\01:24:33.87
On one side,
01:24:33.90\01:24:36.57
March the forces of evil
01:24:36.60\01:24:43.51
All the demons and devils
01:24:43.55\01:24:48.82
Of hell
01:24:48.85\01:24:53.29
On the other,
01:24:53.32\01:24:56.12
The angels of glory
01:24:56.16\01:25:03.00
And they meet
01:25:03.03\01:25:05.47
On Golgotha's hill
01:25:05.50\01:25:13.27
The earth shakes with the force
01:25:13.31\01:25:17.95
Of the conflict
01:25:17.98\01:25:22.68
And the sun refuses
01:25:22.72\01:25:27.59
To shine
01:25:27.62\01:25:32.53
For there hangs God's son,
01:25:32.56\01:25:38.20
In the balance
01:25:38.23\01:25:42.17
And then through the darkness
01:25:42.20\01:25:47.21
He cries
01:25:47.24\01:25:51.65
It is finished,
01:25:51.68\01:25:54.68
The battle is over
01:25:54.72\01:26:01.39
It is finished,
01:26:01.42\01:26:04.49
There'll be no more war
01:26:04.53\01:26:11.33
It is finished,
01:26:11.37\01:26:14.14
The end of the conflict
01:26:14.17\01:26:20.98
It is finished
01:26:21.01\01:26:23.91
And Jesus is Lord
01:26:23.95\01:26:30.69
Yet in my heart,
01:26:36.22\01:26:39.19
The battle was still raging
01:26:39.23\01:26:47.07
Not all prisoners of war
01:26:47.10\01:26:51.84
These were battlefields
01:26:58.28\01:27:01.85
Of my own making
01:27:01.88\01:27:09.39
I didn't know that the war
01:27:09.42\01:27:13.53
Had been won
01:27:13.56\01:27:17.93
Oh, but then I heard
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The king of the ages
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He had fought all those battles
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Just for me
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And that victory was mine
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For the claiming
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And now praise his name,
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I am free
01:27:54.04\01:27:58.21
It is finished,
01:27:58.24\01:28:02.18
The battle is over
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It is finished,
01:28:09.18\01:28:11.99
There'll be no more war
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It is finished,
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The end of the conflict
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It is finished
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And Jesus is Lord
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It is finished
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Jesus is Lord
01:28:41.55\01:28:48.92
We have loved sharing
the story of Jesus with you.
01:29:05.54\01:29:08.81
I have been so blessed to
walk in the footsteps of Jesus
01:29:08.84\01:29:12.31
as we films in the
places of His earthly ministry.
01:29:12.35\01:29:15.78
I saw deep meaning in
all the places we filmed
01:29:15.82\01:29:18.25
because of the companion
work of this production,
01:29:18.29\01:29:20.56
The Desire of Ages.
01:29:20.59\01:29:22.82
Personally I've read
this book many times,
01:29:22.86\01:29:25.36
in fact it's
been one of the most
01:29:25.39\01:29:26.73
influential books in my life.
01:29:26.76\01:29:29.36
The picture it gives of Jesus
01:29:29.40\01:29:31.33
as our best
friend and Savior melts
01:29:31.37\01:29:33.30
in my heart as a young girl.
01:29:33.34\01:29:35.24
I know that if you
read this amazing devotional
01:29:35.27\01:29:38.37
on the life of
Christ, you will be blessed.
01:29:38.41\01:29:42.11
For your free
download of the book,
01:29:42.14\01:29:43.88
please visit thedesireofages.com
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or for your free audio book,
01:29:46.41\01:29:48.02
visit the desire
ofagesproject.com.
01:29:48.05\01:29:51.32
On behalf of all
the Harbert Hills,
01:29:51.35\01:29:53.96
thank you for watching.
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