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 Welcome to Ontario Community Church, where we are encouraging, equipping, and engaging lives for Christ.

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! I'm Pastor Patrick Daly, and each week I share sermons that balance the grace and love of Jesus Christ with the truth of the Word of God.

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 Together, we'll explore Scripture using observation, interpretation, and application.

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 This helps us discover practical ways to live out our faith every single day.

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 Let's dive in together into God's Word.

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 Well, good morning, everyone.

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 Happy Easter, everyone.

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 He is risen, and we say?

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 He is risen indeed. Amen. Hallelujah.

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 This is a special time. It is the special Sunday where we celebrate Jesus' resurrection.

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 That Jesus Christ conquered sin and death.

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 That Jesus is victorious.

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 And we know that in Scripture, or we should know, that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life.

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 This is a special Sunday where we recognize that the Word of God is living and active,

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 and the God that we worship and the God that we praise is powerful.

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 He is divine. He is strong and mighty.

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 And we can come to the Lord, no matter what it is we are going through,

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 no matter what it is you have been through, what experience you are currently going through,

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 the good, the bad, and even the ugly.

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 God is always there for you.

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 God keeps His promises.

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 He fulfills His prophecy.

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 Realizing and recognizing that Jesus Christ, just being born in that manger,

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 performing the miracles, teaching in parables,

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 walking on water, healing the sick and raising Lazarus from the dead,

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 feeding the 5,000.

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 Evil thought they could win.

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 They thought that they could win over the Christ.

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 And we know that Christ had His last supper,

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 where He said,

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 Do this in remembrance of me.

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 And we know that in the Passion story,

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 that He was nailed on a cross,

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 and Jesus' final words saying,

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 It is finished.

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 Jesus dying,

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 and then being laid in a tomb.

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 Even Joseph of Arimathea was foretold,

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 which is a wild thing.

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 Him being,

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 Christ being laid in the tomb.

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 And we come to where we are at in Scripture.

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 I had Kathy read today about the road to Emmaus,

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 which is what is happening the same day

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 on the day of resurrection.

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 In Scripture, it says in Luke 24,

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 the first day of the week, right?

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 It was talking about the spices that were prepared.

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 They were perplexed that they couldn't find Jesus' body, right?

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 And that's where we find there were men that were saying,

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 Why do you seek the living among the dead?

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 That the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men

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 and be crucified,

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 and on the day,

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 the third day rise.

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 And they remembered His words,

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 and returning to the tomb,

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 they told all these things to the eleven and to the rest.

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 We know about,

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 or we should know about,

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 this resurrection story,

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 seeing that the tomb is empty,

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 and that He is not here.

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 Where is He?

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 Well, we find that in the next passages

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 that Jesus is walking alongside

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 with two disciples.

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 And that's very interesting in here.

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 The same day as the resurrection, right?

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 We know about the resurrection.

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 The road to Emmaus.

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 And this is before Christ returns to His disciples

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 and at the end of the Gospel of Luke,

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 where He ascends into heaven.

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 And these two disciples,

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 they're leaving Jerusalem.

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 They are confused and they are grieving.

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 Feel free to open your Bibles.

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 Let's look at this, right?

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 Where we were reading it.

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 Two of them,

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 there's some debate on who the two specific disciples were.

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 They were going to a village named Emmaus, right?

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 They were talking about all the things that had happened.

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 They had clearly heard the message

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 from the empty tomb.

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 And it's interesting

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 that Christ is walking alongside these two disciples.

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 What is this conversation that you're having?

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 I want to know what you're talking about.

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 They stood still looking sad.

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 They were confused.

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 They were grieving.

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 Well, they had heard that Christ had been risen.

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 They might have not understood.

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 They might have been sad not seeing the risen Christ.

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 But they are grieving nonetheless.

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 They heard the report of the empty tomb.

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 But they hadn't seen Jesus themselves.

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 In verse 18,

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 then one of them named Cleopas, right?

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 Are you not the only visitor

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 who does not know the things

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 that have happened these days?

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 And yet Jesus decides to be

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 a little bit humorous here.

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 What things?

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 What things?

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 What are you talking about?

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 Right?

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 And they said to him,

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 concerning Jesus of Nazareth, right?

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 The prophet, mighty in deed and in word

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 before God of all people.

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 So they recognize who Jesus is.

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 How our chief peace and rulers

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 delivered him to be condemned.

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 We had hoped that he was the one

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 to redeem Israel.

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 Besides all this,

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 this is the third day.

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 Some women for our company

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 amazed us.

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 They were at the tomb

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 early in the morning, right?

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 That's the earlier verses

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 that we find in the Gospel of Luke.

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 And they did,

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 they didn't find his body.

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 They came back saying

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 they hadn't seen the visions

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 or the angels that he was alive.

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 And it's interesting,

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 in verse 25,

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 where Christ is saying,

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 O foolish ones,

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 slow of heart to believe

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 all that the prophets had spoken.

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 Many times in Scripture,

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 Jesus was pointing out

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 to the Pharisees

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 and to his disciples

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 how prophecy,

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 how the Word,

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 the Old Testament,

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 as it were,

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 would point to him.

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 Now we get to look at it

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 and we know exactly

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 what's going on,

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 but I can't imagine

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 not seeing the Scriptures

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 pointing to Christ.

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 Verse 27,

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 or we'll go in verse 26,

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 was it not necessary

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 that Christ should suffer

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 these things

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 and enter into his glory?

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 Not only is Christ speaking about

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 that he had to die,

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 but that he had to rise again.

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 So they drew to the village

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 where they were going.

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 In verse 28,

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 he acted as if they were going further

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 and they urged him strongly,

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 Stay with us,

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 for it is toward evening

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 and the day is now spent.

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 So they wanted Christ

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 to stay with them.

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 They went in.

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 Verse 30,

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 When he was at a table with them,

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 he took bread and blessed it

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 and broke it

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 and gave it to them.

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 What does it say then?

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 Their eyes were opened.

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 So they had conversations

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 about prophecy,

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 but it was when they were

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 doing community, right?

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 When they were breaking bread together,

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 as it were,

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 that their eyes were open.

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 They recognized him.

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 And then what happens?

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 Is Jesus still there?

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 What does the Scripture say, church?

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 That he vanished.

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 So once they understood,

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 he vanished.

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 And then it says,

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 Did not our hurts burn within us

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 while he talked to us on the road,

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 while he opened the Scriptures?

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 And they rose

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 and they returned to Jerusalem.

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 They found the eleven,

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 saying,

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 The Lord has risen indeed.

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 He has appeared to Simon.

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 They told what had happened

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 on the road

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 and how he was known to them

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 in the breaking of the bread.

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 So Jesus is calling them.

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 He is walking alongside

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 these two disciples.

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 And it's kind of this bridge,

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 this invitation,

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 to walk alongside these two

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 as they are journeying

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 to understand more about God,

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 more about who Christ is,

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 and to do life together,

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 as it were.

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 And so they invite him to stay.

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 They bread together

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 and their eyes were opened.

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 And it's in the reflection

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 and seeing that there was a fire

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 that was lit,

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 how their hearts burned.

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 And they returned to Jerusalem

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 to share in the good news.

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 What does all of this mean then?

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 If we go to that next slide then,

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 here at Ontario Community,

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 we use what is known

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 as the OIA method,

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 observation, interpretation,

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 and application.

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 Observation meaning

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 that Scripture is our source.

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 We read it in its context

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 and understand its connections.

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 The interpretation is

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 what can we learn because of this?

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 And the application meaning

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 what can we do because of this?

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 So we can see, number one,

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 that Jesus walks with the disappointed.

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 It says in Scripture that

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 these two were,

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 they were disappointed, right?

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 They were grieving as it were.

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 And Jesus,

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 despite the confusion and grief,

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 He doesn't wait for them to be right.

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 He doesn't wait for them to get over it.

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 He meets them where they are at.

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 And this is something

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 not only can we see

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 specifically for these two disciples,

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 we can see how this happens for us.

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 that no matter what it is

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 you have been through,

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 what situation or circumstance

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 you may have gone through,

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 you may be grieving right now

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 in this room,

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 you may have been going through

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 some really intense experiences,

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 but yet Christ will be there for you,

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 waiting for you to journey with Him,

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 to come alongside you.

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 And He,

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 we know in the Scripture

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 that Christ

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 walks with them

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 before He reveals Himself

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 to them.

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 That is what's powerful

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 about our faith,

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 about our risen Christ,

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 is knowing that

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 He is there

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 for us.

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 Think about that.

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 Think about

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 moments where you have

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 grieved

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 or moments where you've been

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 confused

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 or moments in happiness

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 or even in triumph.

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 God is still there with you.

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 In Psalm 34, 18,

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 it says,

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 The Lord is near

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 to the brokenhearted.

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 Isaiah 42, 3,

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 a bruised reed

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 He will not break.

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 Or in Hebrews 13, 5,

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 where it says,

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 I will never leave you

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 nor forsake you.

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 It is for us to learn

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 and for us to understand

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 that the risen Christ

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 will walk with people

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 even when they don't recognize Him,

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 giving time

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 for them

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 to recognize

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 who He is.

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 It becomes a bridge

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 between sorrow

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 and between joy,

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 between not knowing

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 who Jesus is

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 and that moment

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 where you understand

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 this is Christ.

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 Christ.

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 The second one, then,

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 is the Word

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 and presence

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 opens eyes.

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 Now, I'm not talking

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 about physical eyes.

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 Although, if your eyes

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 are closed,

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 you should open them

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 physically, right?

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 If we're going to be

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 literal here.

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 But I'm talking

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 about spiritual eyes.

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 The Word.

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 The Word of God.

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 Because Jesus

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 was sharing the Scriptures

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 with these two disciples.

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 Going over the Scriptures

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 and how they pointed

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 to Christ.

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 that is why

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 it is so important

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 for us to be

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 in the body of Christ.

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 Going over

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 what the Word of God

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 means,

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 what it says,

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 how it applies

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 to our lives.

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 Because it can

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 open our eyes

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 to, number one,

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 understand

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 who Jesus Christ is.

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 That He offers

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 salvation.

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 That whosoever believes

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 shall not perish

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 but have eternal life.

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 And, of course,

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 the presence of God

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 can open eyes

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 as well.

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 For some of us,

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 we may have felt

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 the presence of God.

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 How overwhelming,

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 in a good way,

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 it can be,

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 feeling the presence

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 of our Lord.

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 And I don't know

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 about you,

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 but if my eyes are shut,

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 I want to make sure

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 they're open.

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 So, it should be

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 a lesson for us.

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 Look, their hearts

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 burned

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 as Jesus taught

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 the Scriptures.

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 Because,

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 we know that this Bible

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 is living

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 and it is active.

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 And it should

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 transform us

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 when we think

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 of the word

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 repentance.

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 How many of you

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 have heard

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 to repent

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 or repentance?

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 You don't have to

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 raise your hand.

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 Metanoia,

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 which means

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 to change your mind.

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 Not only does it mean

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 to change your mind

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 about who Jesus Christ is,

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 but it is to continue

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 to change your mind

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 to live

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 and love

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 to be molded

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 like Jesus.

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 Does that make sense,

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 church?

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 Their eyes

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 were opened

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 in relationship,

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 though.

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 It's much like

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 how Scripture says

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 that we are to

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 hear the word

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 and do what it says

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 or,

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 some of you may know,

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 trust and obey.

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 That not only

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 is it hearing word,

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 but it's also

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 living it out.

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 Their eyes

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 burned

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 when they were hearing.

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 Their eyes

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 opened,

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 excuse me,

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 when they broke bread.

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 They understood.

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 That shows you

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 the power

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 of Christian community.

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 that goes to show you

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 one of the reasons

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 why we together

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 can explore

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 the word of God,

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 but let it transform

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 our lives.

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 There is healing.

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 There is transformation.

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 There is understanding

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 from our Lord

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 and our God.

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 Many of you may know

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 the Gospel of John,

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 chapter 5,

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 verse 39,

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 which says

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 that the Scriptures

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 bear witness

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 to me.

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 It's where Christ

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 is talking to

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 the Pharisees,

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 saying you're so

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 ignorant,

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 you're looking at

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 the Scriptures,

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 not realizing it

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 points to who

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 Christ is.

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 In Revelation 3.20,

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 I've been mentioning

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 this one a great deal.

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 Some of you may see

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 those pictures

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 where Jesus is

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 knocking at the door,

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 right?

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 And it's usually

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 a pleasant image

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 that you have,

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 but what's so funny

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 about it is

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 if you read it

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 in context,

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 judgment's about

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 to happen,

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 and you're like,

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 oh, wait a minute.

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 But it's a funny

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 thing nonetheless,

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 but it's still

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 a reality.

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 Doesn't God

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 invite us

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 to the table

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 of plenty?

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 Doesn't God

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 invite us

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 to salvation

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 by believing

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 in the death,

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 burial,

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 and resurrection

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 of him?

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 So this image

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 of Jesus

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 knocking at the door

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 is still appropriate,

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 be that judgment

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 or be that invitation.

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 And of course,

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 in Acts 2,

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 verse 46,

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 they broke bread

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 together in their

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 homes and ate

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 together,

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 signifying the power.

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 We know the power

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 of the resurrection

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 story,

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 but it is up to us

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 to respond.

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 If you don't know

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 the Lord,

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 respond by believing

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 in the Lord.

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 If you've been

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 distant,

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 and you know

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 the Lord,

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 and you've been

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 hurt,

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 may I let you know.

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 Man will fail you,

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 but God

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 will never fail you.

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 Are we perfect,

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 church?

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 If you are,

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 let's talk later.

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 Right?

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 I have some questions.

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 None of us

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 are perfect,

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 but we believe

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 in the God

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 who is perfect,

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 who is holy,

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 everlasting

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 to everlasting.

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 He is constant,

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 and he does not change.

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 But we do,

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 don't we?

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 We change all the time.

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 And so,

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 let us keep in mind,

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 we are to respond.

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 Believe in the Lord

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 and be saved.

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 If you have had any

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 hurt or injury,

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 God's still there for you

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 and invites you

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 to come back to him.

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 And if you're a faithful

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 Christian,

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 response looks like

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 living out the faith.

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 in the words

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 that you say

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 and in the actions

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 that you do,

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 being a representative

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 for Christ.

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 Don't we live

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 in an everyday world

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 where there's just

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 a lot of people?

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 All sorts of people,

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 all sorts of different

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 backgrounds.

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 That we are to be

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 the salt

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 and the light

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 exhibiting

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 the life,

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 love,

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 and truth

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 of Christ.

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 that actually leads us

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 to the third one.

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 That the resurrection

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 requires a response.

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 Don't you realize

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 when you see

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 the empty tomb,

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 did they stay there?

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 Yeah, they stood there

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 in awe.

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 But eventually,

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 what did they do?

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 They left

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 to tell people

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 the resurrection story.

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 In the same way,

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 on the road,

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 on Emmaus Road,

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 same thing,

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 that Jesus is showing

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 the scriptures

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 and how it points to him

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 and breaks bread

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 with these two disciples

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 and he disappears.

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 But yet,

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 despite Christ disappearing,

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 despite him vanishing,

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 their hearts were on fire

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 for the living God,

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 wanting to confirm

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 what else was happening,

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 but to share

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 in the good news

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 of the gospel.

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 And in the same way,

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 well,

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 once they recognized Jesus,

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 they got up

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 and went back

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 to Jerusalem

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 the resurrection.

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 Yeah,

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 we've got to believe in it.

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 That's the most

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 important thing.

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 But we've also

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 got to respond to it.

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 Amen?

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 Romans 10, 14,

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 very famous word.

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 How can they believe

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 unless they hear

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 or James 1, 22

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 to be doers

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 of the word

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 and not just hearers?

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 Or

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 we find that in scripture.

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 It wasn't just

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 a feeling

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 that they had.

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 They had to act

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 because of that feeling,

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 because of the movement.

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 We could even say

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 it was the movement

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 to lead them

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 to go proclaim

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 the good news

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 of the gospel.

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 This leads us then

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 into

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 what do we do

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 about this?

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 The application.

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 number one,

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 don't walk away

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 from the resurrection

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 message.

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 Just like the disciples,

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 sometimes

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 we get discouraged.

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 Sometimes we have moments

00:20:06.279 --> 00:20:07.160
 in our lives

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 where we're not filled

00:20:09.120 --> 00:20:10.440
 with hope.

00:20:10.440 --> 00:20:13.460
 our Lord

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 and our God

00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:15.600
 is the God

00:20:15.600 --> 00:20:16.420
 of comfort,

00:20:17.460 --> 00:20:17.900
 truth,

00:20:18.259 --> 00:20:18.740
 justice,

00:20:19.000 --> 00:20:19.360
 mercy,

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 and he is holy.

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 In Genesis 28, 16,

00:20:25.980 --> 00:20:27.460
 surely the Lord

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 is in this place

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 and I did not know it.

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 And I pray

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 that each

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 and every one

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 of you

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 know that you

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 are loved by God,

00:20:36.080 --> 00:20:37.039
 know that he

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 has called you

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 into a relationship

00:20:39.279 --> 00:20:41.680
 to grow in him,

00:20:42.120 --> 00:20:43.720
 to be molded

00:20:43.720 --> 00:20:44.440
 by him,

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 to be transformed,

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 to go,

00:20:47.700 --> 00:20:48.960
 in simplistic terms,

00:20:49.039 --> 00:20:49.680
 it's going from

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 darkness into light.

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 It's going from

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 the,

00:20:54.400 --> 00:20:55.259
 scripture talks about

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 the domain

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 of darkness

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 into the kingdom

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 of light.

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 In other words,

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 it's just going

00:21:02.980 --> 00:21:03.940
 from unbelief

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 to belief

00:21:04.640 --> 00:21:07.380
 and recognizing

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 that

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 and

00:21:09.779 --> 00:21:11.419
 for those

00:21:11.419 --> 00:21:12.099
 that don't know

00:21:12.099 --> 00:21:12.539
 the Lord,

00:21:12.980 --> 00:21:14.259
 may you respond

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 to know him.

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 But don't walk away

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 from that message.

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 Identify where

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 you've been walking.

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 Where are you

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 on life's journey?

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 It is my prayer

00:21:25.399 --> 00:21:28.619
 on your spiritual walk,

00:21:28.679 --> 00:21:29.960
 on your spiritual journey,

00:21:30.460 --> 00:21:31.839
 you come to know Christ.

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 And upon knowing Christ,

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 you journey

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 in Christ.

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 Do you understand

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 the difference?

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 The second one

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 is make room

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 to encounter

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 and to grow

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 in Christ.

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 That Jesus

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 didn't force himself

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 to these disciples.

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 He waited

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 for an invitation.

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 Now think about that.

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 They were talking

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 about the scriptures

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 and it was getting late.

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 Like,

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 well,

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 wait a minute.

00:22:01.980 --> 00:22:03.039
 We just had a good talk.

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 I mean,

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 you've had that before,

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 right?

00:22:04.779 --> 00:22:05.460
 You had a good talk

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 with someone like,

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 hey,

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 can we have coffee

00:22:07.779 --> 00:22:08.960
 or like have lunch sometime?

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 Like you want to continue

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 the conversation

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 kind of thing.

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 They were so moved.

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 Christ waited

00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:18.600
 for that invitation

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 for them

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 to invite

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 Christ in.

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 and just as I mentioned

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 earlier that

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 Christ reveals himself

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 in the word,

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 through his presence,

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 and in relationship.

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 they urged him strongly,

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 stay with us.

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 Have you invited

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 Christ into your life?

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 Only you can answer that.

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 And I certainly hope

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 that you have

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 and if you haven't,

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 may you receive him

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 in your life.

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 This is the bridge

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 of hope

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 that is

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 extended to you,

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 much like how I use

00:23:03.779 --> 00:23:04.299
 the language

00:23:04.299 --> 00:23:05.320
 of the invitation

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 or the visitation

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 of Christ.

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 This then leads us

00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:11.279
 to

00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:12.820
 that third point.

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 Talking about bridges

00:23:14.580 --> 00:23:16.140
 is walking the bridge

00:23:16.140 --> 00:23:17.140
 of hope

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 back

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 to others.

00:23:19.980 --> 00:23:20.320
 Now,

00:23:20.460 --> 00:23:21.259
 did the disciples

00:23:21.259 --> 00:23:22.779
 wait until

00:23:22.779 --> 00:23:23.700
 the next morning?

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 Oh,

00:23:25.220 --> 00:23:25.400
 cool,

00:23:25.519 --> 00:23:25.720
 man.

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 No.

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 They

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 left

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 immediately

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 to go back

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 to Jerusalem

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 to proclaim

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 in the news

00:23:37.940 --> 00:23:39.200
 of the risen Christ.

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 Think about that.

00:23:42.860 --> 00:23:44.100
 The resurrection,

00:23:44.620 --> 00:23:46.039
 when we come here

00:23:46.039 --> 00:23:46.640
 on Easter

00:23:46.640 --> 00:23:47.700
 and we're celebrating

00:23:47.700 --> 00:23:49.299
 Christ's victory

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 over death

00:23:50.140 --> 00:23:50.980
 and over sin,

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 that is something

00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:53.660
 that we should share

00:23:53.660 --> 00:23:54.420
 with our friends

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 and our family.

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 That is something

00:23:56.539 --> 00:23:57.779
 that we should live out

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 and embody

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 when we interact

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 with everyday people.

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 Is everybody

00:24:04.119 --> 00:24:05.000
 we interact with

00:24:05.000 --> 00:24:05.759
 Christian?

00:24:06.960 --> 00:24:07.900
 The answer is no.

00:24:08.359 --> 00:24:09.000
 Right?

00:24:09.839 --> 00:24:10.220
 Every,

00:24:10.339 --> 00:24:12.380
 we interact

00:24:12.380 --> 00:24:13.420
 with all kinds

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 of people.

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 That is why

00:24:15.859 --> 00:24:16.559
 it's not only

00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:17.400
 important for you

00:24:17.400 --> 00:24:18.660
 to speak

00:24:18.660 --> 00:24:19.619
 the truth

00:24:19.619 --> 00:24:20.240
 in love,

00:24:20.319 --> 00:24:21.660
 but to live it out.

00:24:22.720 --> 00:24:23.799
 You've got to

00:24:23.799 --> 00:24:24.660
 embody that

00:24:24.660 --> 00:24:26.460
 every single day.

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 just why

00:24:27.059 --> 00:24:27.980
 the scriptures

00:24:27.980 --> 00:24:28.860
 say to be

00:24:28.860 --> 00:24:29.980
 an ambassador

00:24:29.980 --> 00:24:30.940
 for Christ.

00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:33.039
 We've got

00:24:33.039 --> 00:24:34.180
 to embody that.

00:24:35.380 --> 00:24:36.840
 It's too great.

00:24:37.380 --> 00:24:38.600
 The gospel,

00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:39.220
 the resurrection

00:24:39.220 --> 00:24:40.100
 story

00:24:40.100 --> 00:24:41.860
 is too great

00:24:41.860 --> 00:24:42.279
 for us

00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:42.880
 to keep

00:24:42.880 --> 00:24:43.759
 quiet.

00:24:44.220 --> 00:24:45.220
 It should

00:24:45.220 --> 00:24:46.220
 move us.

00:24:46.299 --> 00:24:47.079
 It is meant

00:24:47.079 --> 00:24:48.100
 to be carried.

00:24:48.500 --> 00:24:49.620
 It is meant

00:24:49.620 --> 00:24:50.200
 for us

00:24:50.200 --> 00:24:50.700
 to go

00:24:50.700 --> 00:24:51.079
 into

00:24:51.079 --> 00:24:52.460
 our community

00:24:52.460 --> 00:24:54.180
 and to

00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:54.720
 transform

00:24:54.720 --> 00:24:55.460
 culture

00:24:55.460 --> 00:24:57.059
 in the name

00:24:57.059 --> 00:24:57.779
 of Christ.

00:24:58.420 --> 00:24:59.960
 Not forcing it,

00:25:00.380 --> 00:25:01.400
 but speaking

00:25:01.400 --> 00:25:02.000
 to it,

00:25:02.539 --> 00:25:03.600
 living it out,

00:25:04.420 --> 00:25:05.120
 being that

00:25:05.120 --> 00:25:05.960
 example for

00:25:05.960 --> 00:25:06.380
 others.

00:25:07.779 --> 00:25:08.400
 In Acts

00:25:08.400 --> 00:25:09.240
 420,

00:25:09.840 --> 00:25:10.980
 just as today

00:25:10.980 --> 00:25:11.799
 is 420,

00:25:13.220 --> 00:25:14.360
 I'm going to

00:25:14.360 --> 00:25:14.740
 give you a

00:25:14.740 --> 00:25:15.460
 scripture verse.

00:25:15.460 --> 00:25:15.519
 verse,

00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:17.779
 in Acts

00:25:17.779 --> 00:25:18.440
 420,

00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:19.000
 it says,

00:25:19.420 --> 00:25:19.920
 we cannot

00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:21.000
 help speaking

00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:22.180
 about what

00:25:22.180 --> 00:25:22.600
 we have

00:25:22.600 --> 00:25:23.140
 seen

00:25:23.140 --> 00:25:23.880
 and what

00:25:23.880 --> 00:25:24.440
 we have

00:25:24.440 --> 00:25:24.900
 heard.

00:25:27.259 --> 00:25:27.940
 That's

00:25:27.940 --> 00:25:28.480
 powerful.

00:25:29.259 --> 00:25:30.140
 In the

00:25:30.140 --> 00:25:30.940
 same way,

00:25:31.539 --> 00:25:32.980
 the people

00:25:32.980 --> 00:25:33.420
 who came

00:25:33.420 --> 00:25:33.940
 onto the

00:25:33.940 --> 00:25:34.240
 scene

00:25:34.240 --> 00:25:34.640
 to see

00:25:34.640 --> 00:25:35.039
 that the

00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:35.460
 stone

00:25:35.460 --> 00:25:36.160
 was gone

00:25:36.160 --> 00:25:37.240
 and the

00:25:37.240 --> 00:25:37.500
 two

00:25:37.500 --> 00:25:38.100
 disciples

00:25:38.100 --> 00:25:38.819
 that broke

00:25:38.819 --> 00:25:39.319
 bread

00:25:39.319 --> 00:25:40.160
 with Christ,

00:25:41.039 --> 00:25:41.900
 the pattern

00:25:41.900 --> 00:25:42.440
 is,

00:25:42.860 --> 00:25:43.620
 the message

00:25:43.620 --> 00:25:44.340
 is so

00:25:44.340 --> 00:25:44.779
 great.

00:25:45.460 --> 00:25:45.779
 That they

00:25:45.779 --> 00:25:46.120
 had to

00:25:46.120 --> 00:25:46.660
 share it.

00:25:47.779 --> 00:25:48.340
 And church,

00:25:49.100 --> 00:25:49.840
 the message

00:25:49.840 --> 00:25:50.759
 of the

00:25:50.759 --> 00:25:51.400
 resurrection

00:25:51.400 --> 00:25:53.420
 of Christ

00:25:53.420 --> 00:25:54.340
 rising from

00:25:54.340 --> 00:25:54.779
 the dead

00:25:54.779 --> 00:25:56.579
 goes to

00:25:56.579 --> 00:25:57.220
 show us

00:25:57.220 --> 00:25:57.799
 the power

00:25:57.799 --> 00:25:58.140
 of who

00:25:58.140 --> 00:25:58.700
 our God

00:25:58.700 --> 00:25:59.079
 is.

00:25:59.519 --> 00:26:00.259
 That we

00:26:00.259 --> 00:26:01.400
 trust in

00:26:01.400 --> 00:26:02.140
 the living

00:26:02.140 --> 00:26:02.480
 God.

00:26:02.559 --> 00:26:02.860
 We don't

00:26:02.860 --> 00:26:04.120
 trust in

00:26:04.120 --> 00:26:04.519
 a dead

00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:04.900
 God.

00:26:05.799 --> 00:26:06.700
 We trust

00:26:06.700 --> 00:26:07.100
 in the

00:26:07.100 --> 00:26:07.559
 God who

00:26:07.559 --> 00:26:08.059
 is above

00:26:08.059 --> 00:26:09.079
 all space

00:26:09.079 --> 00:26:09.500
 and all

00:26:09.500 --> 00:26:10.100
 time.

00:26:10.980 --> 00:26:11.720
 And it

00:26:11.720 --> 00:26:12.340
 is up to

00:26:12.340 --> 00:26:13.900
 us to

00:26:13.900 --> 00:26:14.620
 carry out

00:26:14.620 --> 00:26:15.400
 that message

00:26:15.400 --> 00:26:16.820
 to those

00:26:16.820 --> 00:26:17.280
 that we

00:26:17.280 --> 00:26:17.620
 know,

00:26:18.060 --> 00:26:18.840
 even those

00:26:18.840 --> 00:26:19.220
 we don't

00:26:19.220 --> 00:26:19.500
 know,

00:26:20.440 --> 00:26:21.240
 even to

00:26:21.240 --> 00:26:21.880
 other people.

00:26:23.240 --> 00:26:24.180
 I want you

00:26:24.180 --> 00:26:24.560
 to think

00:26:24.560 --> 00:26:25.100
 about that

00:26:25.100 --> 00:26:25.540
 for this

00:26:25.540 --> 00:26:26.080
 Easter

00:26:26.080 --> 00:26:26.880
 morning,

00:26:27.360 --> 00:26:28.100
 that

00:26:28.100 --> 00:26:28.720
 resurrection

00:26:28.720 --> 00:26:29.700
 Sunday is

00:26:29.700 --> 00:26:30.280
 not just

00:26:30.280 --> 00:26:30.759
 about an

00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:31.480
 empty tomb.

00:26:32.400 --> 00:26:32.580
 Oh,

00:26:32.660 --> 00:26:32.860
 no,

00:26:33.300 --> 00:26:34.600
 it's much

00:26:34.600 --> 00:26:35.200
 more than

00:26:35.200 --> 00:26:35.440
 that.

00:26:35.480 --> 00:26:35.840
 It's the

00:26:35.840 --> 00:26:36.600
 fact of

00:26:36.600 --> 00:26:37.720
 why it's

00:26:37.720 --> 00:26:38.160
 empty,

00:26:38.980 --> 00:26:40.080
 recognizing

00:26:40.079 --> 00:26:41.399
 that it

00:26:41.399 --> 00:26:41.679
 is the

00:26:41.679 --> 00:26:42.319
 power of

00:26:42.319 --> 00:26:42.599
 God.

00:26:42.740 --> 00:26:42.799
 It's

00:26:42.799 --> 00:26:43.500
 about our

00:26:43.500 --> 00:26:44.139
 Savior

00:26:44.139 --> 00:26:46.259
 who walks

00:26:46.259 --> 00:26:47.559
 with us,

00:26:47.859 --> 00:26:48.819
 who speaks

00:26:48.819 --> 00:26:49.879
 to us

00:26:49.879 --> 00:26:51.599
 and desires

00:26:51.599 --> 00:26:52.359
 for us to

00:26:52.359 --> 00:26:54.039
 be together.

00:26:55.419 --> 00:26:56.359
 For we

00:26:56.359 --> 00:26:56.939
 are better

00:26:56.939 --> 00:26:58.079
 when we

00:26:58.079 --> 00:26:58.819
 are together.

00:27:00.819 --> 00:27:01.659
 And the

00:27:01.659 --> 00:27:02.339
 beautiful thing

00:27:02.339 --> 00:27:02.859
 is that

00:27:02.859 --> 00:27:04.179
 he opens

00:27:04.179 --> 00:27:05.019
 our eyes

00:27:05.019 --> 00:27:06.720
 and transforms

00:27:06.720 --> 00:27:07.339
 us from

00:27:07.339 --> 00:27:07.920
 the inside

00:27:07.920 --> 00:27:08.279
 out.

00:27:09.720 --> 00:27:10.539
 You don't

00:27:10.539 --> 00:27:11.079
 have to

00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:11.660
 understand

00:27:11.660 --> 00:27:12.200
 everything

00:27:12.200 --> 00:27:14.039
 to experience

00:27:14.039 --> 00:27:14.619
 Christ.

00:27:15.759 --> 00:27:16.539
 If that

00:27:16.539 --> 00:27:16.799
 were the

00:27:16.799 --> 00:27:17.039
 case,

00:27:17.099 --> 00:27:17.279
 it would be

00:27:17.279 --> 00:27:17.859
 very different,

00:27:17.940 --> 00:27:18.339
 wouldn't it?

00:27:18.339 --> 00:27:20.819
 you just

00:27:20.819 --> 00:27:21.279
 have to

00:27:21.279 --> 00:27:21.819
 walk with

00:27:21.819 --> 00:27:22.039
 him.

00:27:23.259 --> 00:27:23.879
 Because

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 Jesus is

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 ready to

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 walk with

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 you in

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 life.

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 And

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 isn't it

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 beautiful to

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 know that

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 Christ is

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 there with

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 us,

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 no matter

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 what happens

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 to us,

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 or what

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 people do

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 to us.

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 God's

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 going to be

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 there for

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 you.

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 Walk

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 with

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 him,

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 listen to

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 him,

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 and receive

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 that gift

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 of salvation.

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 And this

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 response,

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 that's why I

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 titled this

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 sermon,

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 Resurrection

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 and Response,

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 and in

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 closing, I

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 want you to

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 think about

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 this.

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 Hearing the

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 resurrection

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 story completes

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 the gospel

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 narrative.

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 The death,

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 burial,

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 and

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 resurrection.

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 Ask

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 yourself this

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 question.

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 How are

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 you going

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 to respond

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 to the

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 resurrection

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 story?

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 Only you

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 can answer

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 that.

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 May you

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 respond

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 to the

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 resurrection.

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 Let's pray

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 together.

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 And

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 Father,

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 we thank

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 you for

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 this time

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 and this

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 opportunity

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 for us

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 to gather

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 together

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 on this

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 Easter,

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 this

00:28:45.560 --> 00:28:46.360
 resurrection

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 Sunday.

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 May we

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 recognize

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 your power,

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 your glory,

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 your might,

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 your

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 consistency.

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 And

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 Father, I

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 pray for

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 everyone who

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 is here in

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 person,

00:29:05.240 --> 00:29:05.779
 everyone who

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 is watching

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 online, or

00:29:07.279 --> 00:29:07.960
 everyone who's

00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:08.519
 going to

00:29:08.519 --> 00:29:08.980
 listen to

00:29:08.980 --> 00:29:09.740
 this message,

00:29:10.440 --> 00:29:11.200
 that they

00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:12.519
 recognize that

00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:13.160
 they are loved

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 by you,

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 and that you

00:29:15.599 --> 00:29:16.379
 sent your

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 Son, that

00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:18.819
 whoever,

00:29:20.359 --> 00:29:21.059
 anyone,

00:29:21.960 --> 00:29:22.960
 everyone who

00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:23.740
 believes shall

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 not perish,

00:29:24.839 --> 00:29:25.359
 but have

00:29:25.359 --> 00:29:26.480
 everlasting,

00:29:26.819 --> 00:29:27.819
 eternal life.

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 Father, we've

00:29:31.359 --> 00:29:31.980
 gone over

00:29:31.980 --> 00:29:34.500
 this part in

00:29:34.500 --> 00:29:35.339
 scripture where

00:29:35.339 --> 00:29:37.319
 these two

00:29:37.319 --> 00:29:38.339
 disciples

00:29:38.339 --> 00:29:40.720
 did not

00:29:40.720 --> 00:29:41.640
 understand, but

00:29:41.640 --> 00:29:42.039
 they did

00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:42.700
 understand.

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 I pray that

00:29:44.059 --> 00:29:45.059
 if there is

00:29:45.059 --> 00:29:45.819
 any that do

00:29:45.819 --> 00:29:46.720
 not understand

00:29:46.720 --> 00:29:47.359
 the resurrection

00:29:47.359 --> 00:29:48.299
 story, may

00:29:48.299 --> 00:29:48.960
 they understand

00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:49.519
 it today.

00:29:50.039 --> 00:29:51.000
 I pray that

00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:51.359
 if there's

00:29:51.359 --> 00:29:52.079
 anyone who's

00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:52.759
 been hurting

00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:55.259
 by people,

00:29:55.779 --> 00:29:56.839
 that there

00:29:56.839 --> 00:29:57.140
 will be

00:29:57.140 --> 00:29:57.539
 healing.

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 And I

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 pray that

00:30:01.500 --> 00:30:02.440
 every single

00:30:02.440 --> 00:30:02.960
 person,

00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:04.720
 know that

00:30:04.720 --> 00:30:05.140
 they're loved

00:30:05.140 --> 00:30:05.980
 by you, and

00:30:05.980 --> 00:30:07.440
 respond to

00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:08.059
 the resurrection

00:30:08.059 --> 00:30:09.259
 story, and

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:09.880
 live it out

00:30:09.880 --> 00:30:11.240
 every single

00:30:11.240 --> 00:30:11.860
 day.

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 It is in

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 the name of

00:30:15.340 --> 00:30:16.279
 Jesus Christ,

00:30:16.400 --> 00:30:17.360
 the cornerstone

00:30:17.360 --> 00:30:18.180
 of our faith,

00:30:18.340 --> 00:30:19.240
 that we pray

00:30:19.240 --> 00:30:19.920
 and we all say

00:30:19.920 --> 00:30:20.559
 together, amen.

00:30:20.559 --> 00:30:20.759
 Amen.

00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:24.380
 Thank you for

00:30:24.380 --> 00:30:25.140
 listening for this

00:30:25.140 --> 00:30:26.059
 week's message from

00:30:26.059 --> 00:30:26.920
 Ontario Community

00:30:26.920 --> 00:30:27.299
 Church.

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 I pray that you

00:30:28.980 --> 00:30:30.299
 are encouraged and

00:30:30.299 --> 00:30:31.220
 strengthened in your

00:30:31.220 --> 00:30:32.079
 walk with Christ.

00:30:32.079 --> 00:30:33.359
 For more sermons

00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:34.119
 and resources,

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 visit

00:30:35.039 --> 00:30:37.439
 OntarioCommunityChurch.org.

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 May God bless you

00:30:39.059 --> 00:30:39.939
 as you live out

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 His grace and

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 truth every single

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 day.

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