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 Hi, my name is Rebecca and I'm one of the members here at Brunsfield.

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 This morning's reading is from John chapter 18, verses 28 through 40.

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 Jesus before Pilate.

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 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor.

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 By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness,

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 they did not enter the palace because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.

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 So Pilate came out to them and asked, what charges are you bringing against this man?

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 If he were not a criminal, they replied, we would not have handed him over to you.

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 Pilate said, take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.

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 But we have no right to execute anyone, they objected.

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 This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.

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 Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him,

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 Are you the king of the Jews?

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 Is that your own idea? Jesus asked.

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 Or did others talk to you about me?

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 Am I a Jew? Pilate replied.

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 Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me.

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 What is it you have done?

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 Jesus said, my kingdom is not of this world.

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 If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders.

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 But now my kingdom is from another place.

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 You are a king then, said Pilate.

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 Jesus answered, you say that I am a king.

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 In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth.

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 Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.

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 What is truth?

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 Retorted Pilate.

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 With this, he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said,

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 I find no basis for a charge against him.

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 But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of Passover.

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 Do you want me to release the king of the Jews?

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 They shouted back, no, not him.

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 Give us Barabbas.

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 Now, Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.

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 Hi, my name is Jonathan.

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 I'm a member here at Brunsfield.

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 I'm going to pray as Alistair comes to preach to us.

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 Father, we bring before you our time together, whether it is where we can't be here physically.

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 Together, we are together spiritually.

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 I'm meeting in your name.

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 We pray for Alistair as he comes to speak to us,

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 that you would grant him wisdom and grant us the clarity to hear what he has to say

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 and that we listen and hear clearly in your name.

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 Amen.

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 Well, good morning, everyone.

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 My name is Alistair.

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 I have the privilege of being the assistant pastor here at Brunsfield

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 and the privilege of leading us through this wonderful chapter of John's Gospel

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 as Jesus interacts with a Roman ruler.

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 But before we dive into this chapter, let's pray together.

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 Father, we come before you this morning and ask that the words of my mouth

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 and that the meditations of all of our hearts would be pleasing to you.

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 In the name of Jesus Christ, our rock and our redeemer.

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 Amen.

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 One of the big questions that people are asking in the world is,

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 what is truth?

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 So truth can be seen by some as relative,

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 meaning that there's no such thing as one definite truth.

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 Everything is up for grabs.

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 You choose to believe what you want,

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 even if there's no evidence for it,

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 or even if the evidence runs contrary to what you think.

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 You can almost pick and choose what truth is.

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 A common phrase you might hear today is,

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 your truth.

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 It's become a strapline, a phrase that seems to be inclusive and loving,

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 but in reality, it denies facts and hard evidence for feelings and wishful thinking.

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 It's become a phrase that characterizes self-help sections in bookstores.

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 A phrase that's used to encourage those deemed different by the rest of society.

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 And a phrase to encourage those who feel discouraged.

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 You live your truth, people say.

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 But it isn't that easy.

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 Because the big question that that phrase never actually addresses is,

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 well, what is truth?

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 If truth is something that we can be flexible with,

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 if it is something that we can choose,

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 something that we decide for ourselves,

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 then it's not truth at all.

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 It's speculation.

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 It's a theory.

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 Truth becomes nothing more than an idea to be discarded.

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 Well, this morning in John chapter 18,

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 we're going to meet a Roman ruler who asks that question,

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 what is truth?

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 And he asks the question because Jesus is brought into his courtroom

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 and the Jewish leaders are calling him a criminal.

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 And Pilate sees a difference.

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 Some people call Jesus a criminal,

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 while some call him king of the Jews.

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 So what is the truth?

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 Well, we're going to walk through this passage this morning,

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 almost verse by verse,

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 and just let the narrative guide us to the main point we're going to see this morning,

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 which is this,

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 that Jesus is the true king,

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 the innocent,

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 who takes the place of the guilty.

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 So let's dive in together and read with me at verse 28.

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 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor.

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 By now it was early morning.

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 The night before the events in our verses for this morning,

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 Jesus was praying in the garden of Gethsemane.

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 And one of his disciples,

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 one of his followers,

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 one of his friends,

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 came in and betrayed him with a kiss

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 and handed him over to the Jewish leaders,

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 a group of people who'd wanted Jesus dead from the very beginning.

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 And now they have their chance.

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 And what follows is a botched trial.

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 Jesus is taken to the high priest's house

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 and questioned by an illegitimate court

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 who meet in secret

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 in the middle of the night

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 because they know that they have no case against Jesus.

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 He has done no wrong.

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 But that's not what they care about.

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 They don't care about justice.

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 They don't care about truth.

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 They want him dead.

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 And so in verse 28,

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 as morning breaks,

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 they take him to Pilate,

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 to the Roman governor.

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 But look at the detail in verse 28.

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 It says,

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 to avoid ceremonial uncleanness.

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 They did not enter the palace

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 because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.

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 So the religious leaders won't enter the palace

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 because they want to avoid ceremonial uncleanness.

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 They want to be able to continue to celebrate

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 the festival of unleavened bread

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 that was happening in Jerusalem that very week

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 and which concluded with the Passover meal.

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 A meal to remember how God had saved the Israelites in the past

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 by delivering them from slavery in Egypt.

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 The irony is

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 that they are rejecting the final Passover lamb

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 and scheming for the death,

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 for his death in such a hurry

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 so that they can sit and celebrate

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 how God saved them years ago.

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 They are rejecting God's ultimate means of salvation

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 even though he is standing right before them.

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 They are killing the sacrificial lamb,

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 the Passover lamb.

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 According to their own oral law,

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 Jews were not allowed to enter into the house of a Gentile,

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 someone who was not a Jew.

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 And if they did, they were deemed unclean

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 and needed to undergo a cleaning ritual

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 that would take a number of days.

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 And so they stayed outside of the palace.

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 But do you see the hypocrisy

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 in this whole episode?

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 They want to be clean

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 even though hours before this very event

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 they had beaten Jesus.

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 And even now as they are trying to have the appearance of being clean,

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 they are manipulating the judicial system

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 to get their own way.

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 You see the reason they take Jesus

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 to be tried before a Roman ruler

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 is they don't have the authority

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 to execute anyone.

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 Only the Roman authorities

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 could command that.

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 These men know the law of God

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 and they are keen to obey it.

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 In fact, they are so keen

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 that they keep adding their laws

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 on top of God's law

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 to prevent disobedience.

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 But the problem was

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 that they thought their knowledge of the law

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 equaled obedience.

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 You could say that the religious leaders

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 were over-educated

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 but untransformed by the word of God.

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 Rebecca Pippitt, an author from the US

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 sums this up well.

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 It is of no use to say

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 we believe in something

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 when our actions betray our beliefs.

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 To know is not only to verbalize

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 and intellectualize.

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 It is to submit in obedience

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 with our lives as well.

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 Now I think that there's a challenge

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 in there for us this morning.

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 It is not the main point of our passage

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 but it should make us reflect

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 on the consistency of our lives.

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 As Christians,

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 are we being transformed

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 by the knowledge that we have

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 of God and of the Bible

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 or are we trying to keep up

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 an outward appearance

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 of holy lives

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 without really being transformed?

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 You see, these men knew their Bibles

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 but they didn't understand

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 that the law was there

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 to show them their inability

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 to be righteous.

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 Their need for forgiveness from God.

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 Their hypocrisy

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 led to self-righteousness.

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 Beating a man one hour

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 and then claiming holiness

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 and cleanliness the next.

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 But that isn't too unfamiliar today,

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 is it?

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 It's so easy to have a Barney

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 with the family

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 just as you are on your way to church

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 but then you walk through the doors

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 and you put on a fake smile

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 and you pretend everything's okay

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 until you sit back in the car seat again.

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 Or maybe, like the religious leaders,

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 we're tempted to think that evil,

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 that sin is only something external

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 to ourselves

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 rather than something

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 that comes from within.

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 Reflect on how you are behaving

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 when no one's watching.

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 How are you engaging with God's Word

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 and your worship of Him

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 every day

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 but maybe even now

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 on a Sunday morning

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 when the service is online

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 and no one is around you?

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 Have you been transformed

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 by the Word of God?

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 We need to know the Word of God

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 but we also need to be transformed by it

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 and live in submission

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 to it and to God's will.

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 So the religious leaders

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 in an act of absolute hypocrisy

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 bring Jesus before Pilate

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 because he has a reputation

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 of being a harsh leader.

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 He doesn't really like the Jews.

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 He's presiding over Judea,

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 one of the regions

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 in the Roman Empire

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 known for its trouble,

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 for its religious riots

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 and uprisings.

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 And Pilate is known

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 for his brutality.

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 And so the religious leaders

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 think that this execution

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 is a done deal.

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 But Pilate does the unexpected

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 in verse 29

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 because he opens the court

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 with the proper proceedings

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 by asking the question,

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 what charges are you bringing

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 against this man?

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 Now at this point,

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 you can almost feel the blood drain

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 from the faces of the Pharisees

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 and religious leaders,

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 can't you?

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 You can almost hear the whispering

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 in the crowd

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 as they're wondering

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 how to respond

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 to this question

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 because they know

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 they have no case

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 against Jesus.

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 They know that he has done

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 no wrong.

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 In fact,

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 the only thing that he has done

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 is preach the truth

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 about God to them.

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 And he has called them out

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 on their religious acts

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 which glorify man,

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 not God.

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 And so they snap back

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 at Pilate in verse 30.

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 We wouldn't have brought him here

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 if he wasn't a criminal.

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 But they don't answer

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 the question

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 because they have no leg

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 to stand on.

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 And so Pilate dismisses them

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 and tells them to judge Jesus

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 by their own law.

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 But we see their real motives

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 for this perversion of justice

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 in verse 31

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 where it says,

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 but we have no right

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 to execute anyone.

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 They want Jesus dead

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 and they will stop at nothing

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 until it is done.

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 Now at this point in the story

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 we might be tempted to think

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 that Jesus is a lost cause.

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 That he has no more control.

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 That his life will be taken away

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 and that he will just be

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 another victim of injustice.

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 But friends,

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 we need to remember

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 that before these men

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 stands Jesus Christ,

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 the Son of God,

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 God in the flesh,

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 the one who healed the sick,

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 the one who taught people

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 about God,

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 the one who stilled

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 the waves with his words,

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 the one who raised people

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 from the dead,

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 and the one who knows

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 exactly what is happening.

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 Verse 32,

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 this took place

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 to fulfill

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 what Jesus had said

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 about the kind of death

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 he was going to die.

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 Jesus is in absolute control

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 of what is going on here.

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 In fact,

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 this has all been part

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 of God's plan

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 from the very beginning

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 of time.

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 Jesus even told

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 his disciples

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 in John chapter 12

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 verses 32 to 33

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 that he would be lifted up,

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 meaning that he would die

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 on a cross.

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 And so in this chapter

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 and the next,

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 it is all about power.

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 Pilate and the religious leaders,

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 they think they're

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 the ones in control.

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 That they're the ones

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 who have power

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 and who are controlling

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 the events leading up

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 to Jesus' death.

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 But the reality is

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 that these people

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 have not realized

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 the truth.

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 That the one true king

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 stands before them

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 and he is in control.

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 He is fulfilling

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 the father's plan

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 and willingly

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 going to the cross

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 to die.

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 The innocent

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 for the guilty.

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 unsatisfied

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 with the religious leaders,

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 Pilate summons Jesus

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 into the palace

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 in verse 33

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 and asks

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 a question

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 that's been on his mind

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 this whole time.

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 Are you

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 the king

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 of the Jews?

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 Now this indicated

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 that the charge

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 the religious leaders

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 had brought

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 against Jesus

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 were framed

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 in political terms

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 rather than

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 the theological

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 grievance

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 that they had

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 with his works

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 and his words.

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 But Pilate

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 is basically

00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:32.440
 asking Jesus

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 are you a threat

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 to the power

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 of Rome?

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 See Pilate knows

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 that any mention

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 of another king

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 any mention

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 or rumour

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 of an uprising

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 must be dealt

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 with immediately.

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 And so when he

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 hears about Jesus

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 being a king

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 he feels this need

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 to defend

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 his power.

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 But Jesus

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 doesn't answer

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 Pilate's question

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 plainly with a yes

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 or with a no

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 because he needs

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 to know

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 the kind of kingship

00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:07.779
 Pilate is asking about.

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 See Pilate

00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:12.000
 could have been asking

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 if Jesus

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 was a rebel king

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 who would

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 lead

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 a rebellion

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 against the Roman Empire

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 try to overthrow

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 them and kick

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 them out

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 of Jerusalem.

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 Or Pilate's

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 asking

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 he could be

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 asking

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 are you the

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 Messiah king?

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 The Old Testament

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 king that all

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 of the Jews

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 are waiting for

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 the one who

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 would come

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 and save

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 the Lord's

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 people.

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 Pilate isn't

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 satisfied with

00:18:42.220 --> 00:18:42.920
 his findings

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 and so he

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 asked Jesus

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 in verse 35

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 what have you

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 done?

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 and in verse 36

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 we get a very

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 important response

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 that teaches us

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 about who Jesus

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 is

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 and about the

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 nature of his

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 kingdom.

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 Jesus said

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 my kingdom

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 is not of this

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 world if it were

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 my servants

00:19:05.720 --> 00:19:06.540
 would fight

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 to prevent

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 my arrest

00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:09.080
 by the religious

00:19:09.080 --> 00:19:09.720
 leaders

00:19:09.720 --> 00:19:10.960
 but now

00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:11.580
 my kingdom

00:19:11.580 --> 00:19:12.720
 is from

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 another place.

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 Jesus tells

00:19:17.080 --> 00:19:17.680
 Pilate that

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 he is a

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 king

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 but not

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 in the way

00:19:20.240 --> 00:19:20.840
 that Pilate

00:19:20.840 --> 00:19:21.360
 thinks.

00:19:23.100 --> 00:19:23.640
 Jesus'

00:19:23.900 --> 00:19:24.180
 kingdom

00:19:24.180 --> 00:19:24.660
 is not

00:19:24.660 --> 00:19:25.140
 of this

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 world

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 meaning

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 that it

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 is of

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 no threat

00:19:27.700 --> 00:19:28.440
 to Pilate

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 or to

00:19:28.920 --> 00:19:29.259
 Rome

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 in the

00:19:29.660 --> 00:19:29.940
 way

00:19:29.940 --> 00:19:30.180
 that

00:19:30.180 --> 00:19:30.580
 Pilate

00:19:30.580 --> 00:19:31.120
 thinks

00:19:31.120 --> 00:19:33.660
 because

00:19:33.660 --> 00:19:34.200
 the kingdom

00:19:34.200 --> 00:19:34.759
 of Jesus

00:19:34.759 --> 00:19:36.000
 did not

00:19:36.000 --> 00:19:36.620
 come about

00:19:36.620 --> 00:19:36.880
 through

00:19:36.880 --> 00:19:37.600
 violence

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 or force

00:19:39.500 --> 00:19:39.900
 like all

00:19:39.900 --> 00:19:40.280
 the other

00:19:40.280 --> 00:19:40.660
 kingdoms

00:19:40.660 --> 00:19:41.240
 of the

00:19:41.240 --> 00:19:41.660
 world.

00:19:41.660 --> 00:19:43.480
 the

00:19:43.480 --> 00:19:43.740
 kingdom

00:19:43.740 --> 00:19:44.220
 of God

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 is not

00:19:44.720 --> 00:19:46.200
 bound

00:19:46.200 --> 00:19:46.660
 to a

00:19:46.660 --> 00:19:47.000
 physical

00:19:47.000 --> 00:19:47.680
 location

00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:48.519
 or region

00:19:48.519 --> 00:19:49.019
 the kingdom

00:19:49.019 --> 00:19:49.440
 of God

00:19:49.440 --> 00:19:49.820
 is not

00:19:49.820 --> 00:19:50.420
 political

00:19:50.420 --> 00:19:52.940
 and to

00:19:52.940 --> 00:19:53.360
 prove

00:19:53.360 --> 00:19:54.460
 his point

00:19:54.460 --> 00:19:54.800
 Jesus

00:19:54.800 --> 00:19:55.400
 basically

00:19:55.400 --> 00:19:55.980
 says to

00:19:55.980 --> 00:19:56.259
 Pilate

00:19:56.259 --> 00:19:56.680
 if my

00:19:56.680 --> 00:19:57.019
 kingdom

00:19:57.019 --> 00:19:57.500
 were like

00:19:57.500 --> 00:19:57.920
 those

00:19:57.920 --> 00:19:58.380
 of this

00:19:58.380 --> 00:19:58.680
 world

00:19:58.680 --> 00:19:59.100
 do you

00:19:59.100 --> 00:20:00.160
 really

00:20:00.160 --> 00:20:00.759
 think

00:20:00.759 --> 00:20:02.100
 that the

00:20:02.100 --> 00:20:02.519
 religious

00:20:02.519 --> 00:20:03.160
 leaders

00:20:03.160 --> 00:20:03.519
 would have

00:20:03.519 --> 00:20:04.320
 so easily

00:20:04.320 --> 00:20:04.860
 arrested

00:20:04.860 --> 00:20:05.200
 me?

00:20:07.720 --> 00:20:08.000
 See

00:20:08.000 --> 00:20:08.600
 Jesus is

00:20:08.600 --> 00:20:09.140
 making it

00:20:09.140 --> 00:20:09.620
 clear that

00:20:09.620 --> 00:20:10.140
 he is

00:20:10.140 --> 00:20:10.800
 a king

00:20:10.799 --> 00:20:11.919
 but not

00:20:11.919 --> 00:20:12.259
 a king

00:20:12.259 --> 00:20:12.919
 who sits

00:20:12.919 --> 00:20:13.919
 on a

00:20:13.919 --> 00:20:14.819
 throne

00:20:14.819 --> 00:20:15.200
 in a

00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:15.700
 luxurious

00:20:15.700 --> 00:20:16.480
 palace

00:20:16.480 --> 00:20:17.659
 not a

00:20:17.659 --> 00:20:17.879
 king

00:20:17.879 --> 00:20:18.119
 who

00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:18.740
 surrounds

00:20:18.740 --> 00:20:19.180
 himself

00:20:19.180 --> 00:20:19.519
 with

00:20:19.519 --> 00:20:20.079
 armies

00:20:20.079 --> 00:20:20.799
 and

00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:21.659
 bodyguards

00:20:21.659 --> 00:20:23.359
 and not

00:20:23.359 --> 00:20:23.740
 a king

00:20:23.740 --> 00:20:24.480
 whose focus

00:20:24.480 --> 00:20:24.940
 is his

00:20:24.940 --> 00:20:25.119
 own

00:20:25.119 --> 00:20:25.599
 personal

00:20:25.599 --> 00:20:25.940
 gain

00:20:25.940 --> 00:20:26.599
 but instead

00:20:26.599 --> 00:20:27.059
 Jesus

00:20:27.059 --> 00:20:28.299
 is the

00:20:28.299 --> 00:20:28.740
 servant

00:20:28.740 --> 00:20:29.119
 king

00:20:29.119 --> 00:20:30.319
 he is

00:20:30.319 --> 00:20:30.500
 the

00:20:30.500 --> 00:20:30.980
 perfect

00:20:30.980 --> 00:20:31.379
 king

00:20:31.379 --> 00:20:31.579
 the

00:20:31.579 --> 00:20:32.019
 true

00:20:32.019 --> 00:20:32.539
 king

00:20:32.539 --> 00:20:33.379
 the

00:20:33.379 --> 00:20:34.019
 sinless

00:20:34.019 --> 00:20:34.919
 king

00:20:34.919 --> 00:20:36.180
 who

00:20:36.180 --> 00:20:36.839
 rules

00:20:36.839 --> 00:20:38.039
 and who

00:20:38.039 --> 00:20:38.619
 reigns

00:20:38.619 --> 00:20:39.220
 over a

00:20:39.220 --> 00:20:39.700
 heavenly

00:20:39.700 --> 00:20:40.119
 kingdom

00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:40.539
 that no

00:20:40.539 --> 00:20:41.019
 man

00:20:41.019 --> 00:20:42.259
 that no

00:20:42.259 --> 00:20:42.779
 army

00:20:42.779 --> 00:20:43.319
 that no

00:20:43.319 --> 00:20:44.059
 Roman

00:20:44.059 --> 00:20:44.579
 ruler

00:20:44.579 --> 00:20:45.779
 that no

00:20:45.779 --> 00:20:46.899
 religious

00:20:46.899 --> 00:20:47.500
 leader

00:20:47.500 --> 00:20:47.839
 can

00:20:47.839 --> 00:20:48.439
 defeat

00:20:48.439 --> 00:20:51.779
 the

00:20:51.779 --> 00:20:52.079
 kingdom

00:20:52.079 --> 00:20:52.599
 of God

00:20:52.599 --> 00:20:53.079
 is like

00:20:53.079 --> 00:20:53.819
 no other

00:20:53.819 --> 00:20:54.239
 kingdom

00:20:54.239 --> 00:20:54.859
 that Pilate

00:20:54.859 --> 00:20:55.219
 can

00:20:55.219 --> 00:20:56.179
 imagine

00:20:56.179 --> 00:20:58.779
 but

00:20:58.779 --> 00:20:59.119
 Jesus

00:20:59.119 --> 00:21:00.259
 isn't

00:21:00.259 --> 00:21:00.779
 saying

00:21:00.779 --> 00:21:01.399
 that his

00:21:01.399 --> 00:21:01.699
 kingdom

00:21:01.699 --> 00:21:02.039
 won't

00:21:02.039 --> 00:21:02.399
 affect

00:21:02.399 --> 00:21:02.619
 the

00:21:02.619 --> 00:21:03.019
 world

00:21:03.019 --> 00:21:04.419
 we live

00:21:04.419 --> 00:21:04.959
 approximately

00:21:04.959 --> 00:21:05.379
 2000

00:21:05.379 --> 00:21:05.919
 years

00:21:05.919 --> 00:21:06.279
 on

00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:07.259
 from the

00:21:07.259 --> 00:21:07.759
 life

00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:08.159
 death

00:21:08.159 --> 00:21:08.359
 and

00:21:08.359 --> 00:21:08.819
 resurrection

00:21:08.819 --> 00:21:09.439
 of Jesus

00:21:09.439 --> 00:21:10.819
 and we

00:21:10.819 --> 00:21:11.159
 can look

00:21:11.159 --> 00:21:11.439
 over

00:21:11.439 --> 00:21:11.899
 history

00:21:11.899 --> 00:21:12.299
 and we

00:21:12.299 --> 00:21:12.480
 can

00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:12.679
 know

00:21:12.679 --> 00:21:12.919
 for

00:21:12.919 --> 00:21:13.399
 certain

00:21:13.399 --> 00:21:14.399
 and we

00:21:14.399 --> 00:21:14.960
 can see

00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:15.679
 how God's

00:21:15.679 --> 00:21:15.980
 kingdom

00:21:15.980 --> 00:21:17.139
 has changed

00:21:17.139 --> 00:21:18.240
 the world

00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:20.399
 but the

00:21:20.399 --> 00:21:20.859
 point that

00:21:20.859 --> 00:21:21.419
 Jesus is

00:21:21.419 --> 00:21:22.019
 making is

00:21:22.019 --> 00:21:22.399
 that his

00:21:22.399 --> 00:21:22.779
 kingdom

00:21:22.779 --> 00:21:23.839
 will not

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 affect the

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 Roman Empire

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 like another

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 earthly kingdom

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 would

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 because Jesus

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 is king

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 of the

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 heavenly

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 kingdom

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 so you

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 are a

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 king

00:21:34.199 --> 00:21:34.980
 Pilate

00:21:34.980 --> 00:21:35.419
 says

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 and Jesus

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 answers

00:21:38.579 --> 00:21:39.279
 in verse

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 37

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 but it

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 doesn't

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 quite come

00:21:41.779 --> 00:21:42.220
 across

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 so well

00:21:42.799 --> 00:21:43.059
 in our

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 NIVs

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 a better

00:21:44.299 --> 00:21:44.799
 translation

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 would be

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 you're

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 right

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 I am

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 a king

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 in fact

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 the reason

00:21:50.099 --> 00:21:50.559
 I was

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 born

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 and came

00:21:51.399 --> 00:21:51.899
 into this

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 world

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 is to

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 testify

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 to the

00:21:53.859 --> 00:21:54.339
 truth

00:21:54.339 --> 00:21:56.459
 everyone

00:21:56.459 --> 00:21:57.039
 on the

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 side of

00:21:57.480 --> 00:21:57.899
 truth

00:21:57.899 --> 00:21:58.679
 listens

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 to me

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 now here

00:22:00.660 --> 00:22:01.140
 comes that

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 pivotal

00:22:01.500 --> 00:22:02.140
 question

00:22:02.140 --> 00:22:03.519
 what

00:22:03.519 --> 00:22:04.519
 is

00:22:04.519 --> 00:22:05.480
 truth

00:22:05.480 --> 00:22:06.559
 Pilate

00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:07.119
 asks

00:22:07.119 --> 00:22:09.960
 the answer

00:22:09.960 --> 00:22:10.539
 is

00:22:10.539 --> 00:22:11.579
 Jesus

00:22:11.579 --> 00:22:13.940
 in John

00:22:13.940 --> 00:22:14.599
 14

00:22:14.599 --> 00:22:15.319
 verses 4

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 to 6

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 Jesus

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 said

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 I am

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 the way

00:22:17.900 --> 00:22:18.799
 the truth

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 and the

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 life

00:22:20.099 --> 00:22:21.640
 no one

00:22:21.640 --> 00:22:22.099
 comes to

00:22:22.099 --> 00:22:22.539
 the father

00:22:22.539 --> 00:22:23.019
 except

00:22:23.019 --> 00:22:23.660
 through me

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 if you

00:22:24.359 --> 00:22:25.059
 really know

00:22:25.059 --> 00:22:25.460
 me

00:22:25.460 --> 00:22:26.279
 you will

00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:26.700
 know my

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 father as

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 well

00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:29.240
 from now

00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:29.660
 on you

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 do know

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 him

00:22:30.420 --> 00:22:31.220
 and have

00:22:31.220 --> 00:22:32.019
 seen

00:22:32.019 --> 00:22:32.440
 him

00:22:32.440 --> 00:22:33.460
 friends

00:22:33.460 --> 00:22:34.240
 the truth

00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:34.820
 is

00:22:34.820 --> 00:22:36.420
 that Jesus

00:22:36.420 --> 00:22:37.140
 Christ is

00:22:37.140 --> 00:22:37.480
 God in

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 the flesh

00:22:38.060 --> 00:22:40.259
 that Jesus

00:22:40.259 --> 00:22:41.500
 humbled himself

00:22:41.500 --> 00:22:42.340
 and took the

00:22:42.340 --> 00:22:43.200
 form of human

00:22:43.200 --> 00:22:43.799
 flesh to

00:22:43.799 --> 00:22:45.000
 reveal God

00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:45.920
 to us

00:22:45.920 --> 00:22:47.240
 to reveal

00:22:47.240 --> 00:22:48.019
 the glory

00:22:48.019 --> 00:22:48.940
 of God

00:22:48.940 --> 00:22:49.380
 to a

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 sinful

00:22:49.740 --> 00:22:50.660
 world

00:22:50.660 --> 00:22:53.539
 what's the

00:22:53.539 --> 00:22:53.980
 truth

00:22:53.980 --> 00:22:55.900
 well it's

00:22:55.900 --> 00:22:56.160
 that the

00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:56.500
 religious

00:22:56.500 --> 00:22:57.080
 leaders

00:22:57.079 --> 00:22:58.259
 that

00:22:58.259 --> 00:22:58.960
 Pilate

00:22:58.960 --> 00:23:00.099
 that you

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 and me

00:23:01.240 --> 00:23:02.059
 need our

00:23:02.059 --> 00:23:02.619
 eyes to

00:23:02.619 --> 00:23:03.159
 be opened

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 we need

00:23:04.939 --> 00:23:05.519
 to see

00:23:05.519 --> 00:23:06.220
 the glory

00:23:06.220 --> 00:23:06.919
 of God

00:23:06.919 --> 00:23:08.339
 we need

00:23:08.339 --> 00:23:09.159
 to understand

00:23:09.159 --> 00:23:10.179
 our sinfulness

00:23:10.179 --> 00:23:10.679
 and our

00:23:10.679 --> 00:23:11.639
 inability to

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 be made

00:23:11.980 --> 00:23:12.539
 right with

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 God

00:23:13.000 --> 00:23:14.099
 without a

00:23:14.099 --> 00:23:14.879
 sacrifice

00:23:14.879 --> 00:23:17.240
 without a

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:17.740
 Passover

00:23:17.740 --> 00:23:18.240
 lamb

00:23:18.240 --> 00:23:20.379
 Jesus

00:23:20.379 --> 00:23:21.220
 opened the

00:23:21.220 --> 00:23:21.799
 eyes of

00:23:21.799 --> 00:23:22.359
 the blind

00:23:22.359 --> 00:23:22.980
 he taught

00:23:22.980 --> 00:23:23.559
 the truth

00:23:23.559 --> 00:23:24.139
 about God

00:23:24.139 --> 00:23:24.539
 and he

00:23:24.539 --> 00:23:25.019
 brought the

00:23:25.019 --> 00:23:25.679
 kingdom of

00:23:25.679 --> 00:23:25.980
 God

00:23:25.980 --> 00:23:27.460
 into this

00:23:27.460 --> 00:23:27.839
 world

00:23:27.839 --> 00:23:30.660
 the truth

00:23:30.660 --> 00:23:31.180
 is that the

00:23:31.180 --> 00:23:31.620
 kingdom of

00:23:31.620 --> 00:23:31.940
 God is

00:23:31.940 --> 00:23:32.220
 here

00:23:32.220 --> 00:23:34.440
 and the

00:23:34.440 --> 00:23:34.980
 only way

00:23:34.980 --> 00:23:35.480
 to enter

00:23:35.480 --> 00:23:36.220
 into that

00:23:36.220 --> 00:23:36.759
 glorious

00:23:36.759 --> 00:23:37.279
 kingdom

00:23:37.279 --> 00:23:38.839
 is because

00:23:38.839 --> 00:23:39.180
 of the

00:23:39.180 --> 00:23:40.180
 events that

00:23:40.180 --> 00:23:40.900
 unfold that

00:23:40.900 --> 00:23:41.660
 very day

00:23:41.660 --> 00:23:42.900
 in Jerusalem

00:23:42.900 --> 00:23:43.579
 as Jesus

00:23:43.579 --> 00:23:44.279
 the perfect

00:23:44.279 --> 00:23:45.720
 the true

00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:46.420
 king is

00:23:46.420 --> 00:23:47.039
 nailed to

00:23:47.039 --> 00:23:47.500
 a cruel

00:23:47.500 --> 00:23:48.180
 cross

00:23:48.180 --> 00:23:49.779
 bearing all

00:23:49.779 --> 00:23:50.440
 the weight

00:23:50.440 --> 00:23:51.620
 and punishment

00:23:51.620 --> 00:23:51.640
 and punishment

00:23:51.640 --> 00:23:52.220
 for our

00:23:52.220 --> 00:23:52.539
 sin

00:23:52.539 --> 00:23:54.460
 or the

00:23:54.460 --> 00:23:55.240
 just and

00:23:55.240 --> 00:23:55.680
 righteous

00:23:55.680 --> 00:23:56.580
 wrath of

00:23:56.580 --> 00:23:56.860
 God

00:23:56.860 --> 00:23:58.000
 against a

00:23:58.000 --> 00:23:58.720
 rebellious

00:23:58.720 --> 00:23:59.360
 sinful

00:23:59.360 --> 00:24:00.019
 humanity

00:24:00.019 --> 00:24:00.700
 the truth

00:24:00.700 --> 00:24:01.240
 is

00:24:01.240 --> 00:24:03.740
 that the

00:24:03.740 --> 00:24:04.340
 true king

00:24:04.340 --> 00:24:06.380
 was nailed

00:24:06.380 --> 00:24:07.759
 to a cruel

00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:08.340
 cross

00:24:08.340 --> 00:24:10.299
 the innocent

00:24:10.299 --> 00:24:13.340
 died

00:24:13.340 --> 00:24:15.019
 so that the

00:24:15.019 --> 00:24:15.360
 guilty

00:24:15.360 --> 00:24:17.140
 can live

00:24:17.140 --> 00:24:19.880
 and that

00:24:19.880 --> 00:24:20.140
 is why

00:24:20.140 --> 00:24:20.920
 Jesus says

00:24:20.920 --> 00:24:22.080
 in verse

00:24:22.080 --> 00:24:22.680
 37

00:24:22.680 --> 00:24:23.640
 everyone on

00:24:23.640 --> 00:24:24.160
 the side

00:24:24.160 --> 00:24:24.800
 of truth

00:24:24.800 --> 00:24:26.020
 listens to

00:24:26.020 --> 00:24:26.320
 me

00:24:26.320 --> 00:24:29.460
 this is a

00:24:29.460 --> 00:24:29.900
 call for

00:24:29.900 --> 00:24:30.460
 Pilate

00:24:30.460 --> 00:24:32.160
 and this is a

00:24:32.160 --> 00:24:32.720
 call for you

00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:33.259
 this morning

00:24:33.259 --> 00:24:33.860
 if you are not

00:24:33.860 --> 00:24:34.380
 a Christian

00:24:34.380 --> 00:24:36.680
 to open your

00:24:36.680 --> 00:24:37.580
 eyes and see

00:24:37.580 --> 00:24:38.240
 the majesty

00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:39.200
 of this king

00:24:39.200 --> 00:24:40.880
 who willingly

00:24:40.880 --> 00:24:41.940
 died so that

00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:42.840
 you can live

00:24:42.839 --> 00:24:45.379
 it's a call

00:24:45.379 --> 00:24:45.879
 for you to

00:24:45.879 --> 00:24:46.220
 put your

00:24:46.220 --> 00:24:47.019
 trust in

00:24:47.019 --> 00:24:47.399
 Jesus

00:24:47.399 --> 00:24:48.720
 to come

00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:49.419
 into his

00:24:49.419 --> 00:24:49.759
 kingdom

00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:50.439
 to see

00:24:50.439 --> 00:24:51.579
 the truth

00:24:51.579 --> 00:24:53.699
 it's an

00:24:53.699 --> 00:24:54.240
 invitation

00:24:54.240 --> 00:24:55.839
 to see

00:24:55.839 --> 00:24:56.220
 Jesus

00:24:56.220 --> 00:24:56.659
 for who

00:24:56.659 --> 00:24:57.179
 he is

00:24:57.179 --> 00:24:58.599
 the true

00:24:58.599 --> 00:24:59.000
 king

00:24:59.000 --> 00:25:02.519
 the innocent

00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:02.899
 one

00:25:02.899 --> 00:25:04.399
 who takes

00:25:04.399 --> 00:25:05.079
 the place

00:25:05.079 --> 00:25:06.000
 of the

00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:06.339
 guilty

00:25:06.339 --> 00:25:08.939
 and for

00:25:08.939 --> 00:25:09.459
 the Christian

00:25:09.459 --> 00:25:10.059
 the challenge

00:25:10.059 --> 00:25:10.720
 is do we

00:25:10.720 --> 00:25:11.959
 really listen

00:25:11.959 --> 00:25:12.240
 to

00:25:12.240 --> 00:25:13.980
 and submit

00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:14.859
 to Jesus

00:25:14.859 --> 00:25:19.099
 we can't

00:25:19.099 --> 00:25:19.579
 treat our

00:25:19.579 --> 00:25:20.099
 salvation

00:25:20.099 --> 00:25:21.200
 like a

00:25:21.200 --> 00:25:21.680
 get into

00:25:21.680 --> 00:25:22.059
 heaven

00:25:22.059 --> 00:25:23.079
 free card

00:25:23.079 --> 00:25:24.220
 we are

00:25:24.220 --> 00:25:24.680
 called to

00:25:24.680 --> 00:25:25.519
 follow Jesus

00:25:25.519 --> 00:25:26.319
 to submit

00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:27.240
 to him

00:25:27.240 --> 00:25:27.839
 to hold

00:25:27.839 --> 00:25:28.519
 heartedly

00:25:28.519 --> 00:25:29.140
 live our

00:25:29.140 --> 00:25:29.759
 lives out

00:25:29.759 --> 00:25:30.579
 of service

00:25:30.579 --> 00:25:31.920
 and devotion

00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:33.099
 to him

00:25:33.099 --> 00:25:35.660
 are we

00:25:35.660 --> 00:25:36.380
 listening to

00:25:36.380 --> 00:25:37.339
 and acting

00:25:37.339 --> 00:25:38.599
 on the

00:25:38.599 --> 00:25:39.380
 words of

00:25:39.380 --> 00:25:39.680
 Jesus

00:25:39.680 --> 00:25:40.220
 Christ

00:25:40.220 --> 00:25:43.819
 Pilate

00:25:43.819 --> 00:25:44.299
 says in

00:25:44.299 --> 00:25:45.059
 verse 38

00:25:45.059 --> 00:25:45.380
 that he

00:25:45.380 --> 00:25:45.980
 finds no

00:25:45.980 --> 00:25:46.380
 basis

00:25:46.380 --> 00:25:47.400
 for a

00:25:47.400 --> 00:25:47.799
 charge

00:25:47.799 --> 00:25:48.140
 against

00:25:48.140 --> 00:25:48.480
 Jesus

00:25:48.480 --> 00:25:48.819
 and he

00:25:48.819 --> 00:25:49.279
 says it

00:25:49.279 --> 00:25:50.259
 twice more

00:25:50.259 --> 00:25:50.900
 in chapter

00:25:50.900 --> 00:25:51.640
 19

00:25:51.640 --> 00:25:52.539
 and yet

00:25:52.539 --> 00:25:53.180
 the religious

00:25:53.180 --> 00:25:54.160
 leaders still

00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:54.900
 cry out

00:25:54.900 --> 00:25:56.039
 crucify him

00:25:56.039 --> 00:25:57.900
 why

00:25:57.900 --> 00:26:01.059
 because they

00:26:01.059 --> 00:26:01.559
 don't want to

00:26:01.559 --> 00:26:01.900
 see the

00:26:01.900 --> 00:26:02.279
 truth

00:26:02.279 --> 00:26:04.339
 they don't

00:26:04.339 --> 00:26:04.799
 want to

00:26:04.799 --> 00:26:05.660
 recognize that

00:26:05.660 --> 00:26:06.500
 Jesus is the

00:26:06.500 --> 00:26:06.980
 king of

00:26:06.980 --> 00:26:08.019
 kings and

00:26:08.019 --> 00:26:08.660
 lord of

00:26:08.660 --> 00:26:09.259
 lords

00:26:09.259 --> 00:26:10.960
 they don't

00:26:10.960 --> 00:26:11.359
 want to

00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:12.259
 recognize that

00:26:12.259 --> 00:26:12.899
 Jesus is

00:26:12.899 --> 00:26:13.779
 innocent because

00:26:13.779 --> 00:26:14.200
 they are

00:26:14.200 --> 00:26:15.980
 content to

00:26:15.980 --> 00:26:16.639
 think that they

00:26:16.639 --> 00:26:17.240
 have all the

00:26:17.240 --> 00:26:18.259
 power that

00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:19.160
 they have all

00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:19.799
 the control

00:26:19.799 --> 00:26:22.680
 the truth is

00:26:22.680 --> 00:26:23.440
 that Jesus was

00:26:23.440 --> 00:26:23.919
 in control

00:26:23.919 --> 00:26:24.339
 this whole

00:26:24.339 --> 00:26:24.740
 time

00:26:24.740 --> 00:26:27.680
 that he is

00:26:27.680 --> 00:26:28.099
 the true

00:26:28.099 --> 00:26:28.700
 king who

00:26:28.700 --> 00:26:29.180
 willingly

00:26:29.180 --> 00:26:30.839
 willingly

00:26:30.839 --> 00:26:32.559
 was nailed

00:26:32.559 --> 00:26:33.899
 to a cross

00:26:33.899 --> 00:26:34.759
 to make

00:26:34.759 --> 00:26:35.319
 forgiveness

00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:36.659
 possible and

00:26:36.659 --> 00:26:37.299
 rose three

00:26:37.299 --> 00:26:38.180
 days later

00:26:38.180 --> 00:26:39.460
 triumphant

00:26:39.460 --> 00:26:40.299
 from the grave

00:26:40.299 --> 00:26:41.619
 defeating sin

00:26:41.619 --> 00:26:43.559
 defeating death

00:26:43.559 --> 00:26:44.220
 and calling

00:26:44.220 --> 00:26:45.859
 people to

00:26:45.859 --> 00:26:46.339
 repent

00:26:46.339 --> 00:26:48.500
 to believe

00:26:48.500 --> 00:26:49.119
 in him

00:26:49.119 --> 00:26:49.539
 and to

00:26:49.539 --> 00:26:50.199
 enter into

00:26:50.199 --> 00:26:51.299
 his kingdom

00:26:51.299 --> 00:26:54.339
 Christian

00:26:54.339 --> 00:26:54.899
 look at

00:26:54.899 --> 00:26:55.619
 these wonderful

00:26:55.619 --> 00:26:56.559
 truths before

00:26:56.559 --> 00:26:57.259
 us in this

00:26:57.259 --> 00:26:58.399
 passage and

00:26:58.399 --> 00:26:58.919
 make them

00:26:58.919 --> 00:26:59.679
 move you

00:26:59.679 --> 00:27:01.039
 to whole

00:27:01.039 --> 00:27:01.919
 hearted

00:27:01.919 --> 00:27:02.819
 worship of

00:27:02.819 --> 00:27:03.480
 who Jesus

00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:04.119
 is

00:27:04.119 --> 00:27:06.500
 marvel at

00:27:06.500 --> 00:27:07.159
 the wonderful

00:27:07.159 --> 00:27:07.959
 grace that

00:27:07.959 --> 00:27:09.220
 this perfect

00:27:09.220 --> 00:27:10.339
 innocent king

00:27:10.339 --> 00:27:12.119
 died in

00:27:12.119 --> 00:27:12.939
 your place

00:27:12.939 --> 00:27:15.119
 meaning that

00:27:15.119 --> 00:27:15.759
 you can have

00:27:15.759 --> 00:27:16.319
 the privilege

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 of being in

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 the kingdom

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 of God

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 and that

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 truth should

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 blow our

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 minds every

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 single time

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 we think

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 about it

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 and we

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 should give

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 all the

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 honor and

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 all the

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 glory to

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 God and

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 it should

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 lead us to

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 praise him

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 with everything

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 we are and

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 everything we

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 have we

00:27:37.220 --> 00:27:37.799
 should sing

00:27:37.799 --> 00:27:38.720
 endless praises

00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:39.859
 of our

00:27:39.859 --> 00:27:41.299
 great God

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 never cease

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 giving thanks

00:27:44.279 --> 00:27:45.079
 for our

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 wonderful

00:27:45.559 --> 00:27:46.099
 savior

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 and for

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 the true

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 gospel

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 but don't

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 stop there

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 because our

00:27:53.299 --> 00:27:53.899
 world is

00:27:53.899 --> 00:27:54.559
 searching for

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 truth and

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 we have it

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 we can open

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 our bibles and

00:27:59.159 --> 00:28:00.079
 see Jesus

00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:01.699
 truth personified

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 God in the

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 flesh who

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 calls people to

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 enter into his

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 kingdom

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 kingdom and we

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 are to be

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 ambassadors of

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 that kingdom

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 we are to

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 proclaim it to

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 the ends of

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 the earth

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 to proclaim it

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 to the

00:28:17.279 --> 00:28:18.420
 distant shores

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 to go to the

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 distant shores

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 but also to go to

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 the neighbor

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 next door

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 because everybody

00:28:25.339 --> 00:28:26.880
 needs to hear

00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:27.700
 about Jesus

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 in Jesus we

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 find the hope

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 the satisfaction

00:28:33.640 --> 00:28:34.480
 that this world

00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:35.080
 is longing

00:28:35.080 --> 00:28:37.840
 for and we

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 have a future

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 that is secured

00:28:40.480 --> 00:28:41.840
 through the death

00:28:41.840 --> 00:28:42.600
 and resurrection

00:28:42.600 --> 00:28:43.980
 of Jesus Christ

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 so go

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 take the gospel

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 to the world

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 and plead for

00:28:51.140 --> 00:28:52.100
 people to enter

00:28:52.100 --> 00:28:52.980
 into the kingdom

00:28:52.980 --> 00:28:53.560
 of God

00:28:53.559 --> 00:28:57.099
 we know the

00:28:57.099 --> 00:28:57.579
 truth

00:28:57.579 --> 00:28:59.460
 and the world

00:28:59.460 --> 00:29:00.359
 needs to know

00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:00.940
 him too

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 and if you're

00:29:03.839 --> 00:29:04.500
 not a Christian

00:29:04.500 --> 00:29:05.460
 I would ask you

00:29:05.460 --> 00:29:06.440
 please investigate

00:29:06.440 --> 00:29:07.799
 the life of

00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:08.679
 Jesus Christ

00:29:08.679 --> 00:29:10.359
 the evidence

00:29:10.359 --> 00:29:11.559
 is overwhelming

00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:13.679
 look and see

00:29:13.679 --> 00:29:14.559
 that his claims

00:29:14.559 --> 00:29:15.259
 are true

00:29:15.259 --> 00:29:16.139
 he is the

00:29:16.139 --> 00:29:16.859
 true king

00:29:16.859 --> 00:29:17.980
 the only

00:29:17.980 --> 00:29:18.879
 innocent one

00:29:18.879 --> 00:29:19.539
 who took the

00:29:19.539 --> 00:29:21.079
 place of the

00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:21.419
 guilty

00:29:21.420 --> 00:29:24.460
 he died

00:29:24.460 --> 00:29:26.000
 so that sinners

00:29:26.000 --> 00:29:26.600
 like you

00:29:26.600 --> 00:29:27.400
 and like me

00:29:27.400 --> 00:29:28.560
 can live

00:29:28.560 --> 00:29:31.460
 will you put

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 your trust

00:29:32.039 --> 00:29:32.620
 in Jesus

00:29:32.620 --> 00:29:33.340
 this morning

00:29:33.340 --> 00:29:35.180
 and find

00:29:35.180 --> 00:29:35.920
 truth

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 one of the

00:29:39.019 --> 00:29:39.740
 biggest questions

00:29:39.740 --> 00:29:40.380
 that people

00:29:40.380 --> 00:29:42.279
 need to ask

00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:43.019
 in our world

00:29:43.019 --> 00:29:44.460
 is that question

00:29:44.460 --> 00:29:45.160
 what is

00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:46.060
 truth

00:29:46.060 --> 00:29:49.600
 and the answer

00:29:49.600 --> 00:29:50.160
 that we can

00:29:50.160 --> 00:29:50.759
 boldly

00:29:50.759 --> 00:29:51.839
 and with

00:29:51.839 --> 00:29:52.480
 confidence

00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:53.039
 proclaimed

00:29:53.039 --> 00:29:53.440
 to the

00:29:53.440 --> 00:29:53.819
 world

00:29:53.819 --> 00:29:54.799
 is that

00:29:54.799 --> 00:29:55.180
 Jesus

00:29:55.180 --> 00:29:56.279
 is the

00:29:56.279 --> 00:29:56.640
 way

00:29:56.640 --> 00:29:58.059
 the truth

00:29:58.059 --> 00:29:59.460
 and the

00:29:59.460 --> 00:29:59.879
 life

00:29:59.879 --> 00:30:01.920
 let's pray

00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:02.319
 together

00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:06.640
 heavenly father

00:30:06.640 --> 00:30:07.240
 we thank you

00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:07.740
 so much

00:30:07.740 --> 00:30:08.099
 that from

00:30:08.099 --> 00:30:08.440
 the very

00:30:08.440 --> 00:30:08.839
 beginning

00:30:08.839 --> 00:30:09.559
 of time

00:30:09.559 --> 00:30:10.839
 you had

00:30:10.839 --> 00:30:11.420
 your plan

00:30:11.420 --> 00:30:12.079
 of salvation

00:30:12.079 --> 00:30:12.779
 in place

00:30:12.779 --> 00:30:13.160
 whereby

00:30:13.160 --> 00:30:13.759
 you

00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:14.680
 would take

00:30:14.680 --> 00:30:15.460
 on flesh

00:30:15.460 --> 00:30:17.019
 you would

00:30:17.019 --> 00:30:17.660
 become one

00:30:17.660 --> 00:30:18.019
 of us

00:30:18.019 --> 00:30:18.720
 step into

00:30:18.720 --> 00:30:19.440
 our sinful

00:30:19.440 --> 00:30:20.660
 broken

00:30:20.660 --> 00:30:21.420
 sin

00:30:21.420 --> 00:30:21.840
 stained

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 world

00:30:22.340 --> 00:30:24.360
 and die

00:30:24.360 --> 00:30:25.100
 on a cross

00:30:25.100 --> 00:30:26.700
 so that

00:30:26.700 --> 00:30:27.720
 people can

00:30:27.720 --> 00:30:28.380
 be forgiven

00:30:28.380 --> 00:30:30.160
 and enter

00:30:30.160 --> 00:30:30.660
 into a

00:30:30.660 --> 00:30:31.240
 relationship

00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:31.940
 with you

00:30:31.940 --> 00:30:33.600
 father

00:30:33.600 --> 00:30:34.039
 thank you

00:30:34.039 --> 00:30:34.320
 that you

00:30:34.320 --> 00:30:34.940
 have revealed

00:30:34.940 --> 00:30:35.539
 the truth

00:30:35.539 --> 00:30:35.980
 to us

00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:36.440
 by your

00:30:36.440 --> 00:30:36.820
 spirit

00:30:36.820 --> 00:30:37.220
 through the

00:30:37.220 --> 00:30:37.580
 person

00:30:37.580 --> 00:30:38.039
 of Jesus

00:30:38.039 --> 00:30:38.600
 Christ

00:30:38.600 --> 00:30:41.500
 would you

00:30:41.500 --> 00:30:41.860
 help us

00:30:41.860 --> 00:30:42.200
 live out

00:30:42.200 --> 00:30:42.820
 that truth

00:30:42.820 --> 00:30:44.420
 would you

00:30:44.420 --> 00:30:44.799
 help us

00:30:44.799 --> 00:30:45.660
 live in

00:30:45.660 --> 00:30:46.140
 obedience

00:30:46.140 --> 00:30:47.019
 and submission

00:30:47.019 --> 00:30:48.080
 to your

00:30:48.080 --> 00:30:48.500
 word

00:30:48.500 --> 00:30:50.100
 and would you

00:30:50.100 --> 00:30:50.519
 help us

00:30:50.519 --> 00:30:51.420
 glorify you

00:30:51.420 --> 00:30:52.740
 with everything

00:30:52.740 --> 00:30:53.519
 that we do

00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:54.660
 and say

00:30:54.660 --> 00:30:56.560
 we ask this

00:30:56.560 --> 00:30:57.600
 for the

00:30:57.600 --> 00:30:58.600
 upbuilding

00:30:58.600 --> 00:30:59.240
 of your

00:30:59.240 --> 00:30:59.600
 kingdom

00:30:59.600 --> 00:31:01.300
 and in the

00:31:01.300 --> 00:31:01.860
 name of our

00:31:01.860 --> 00:31:02.440
 precious

00:31:02.440 --> 00:31:03.500
 saviour

00:31:03.500 --> 00:31:03.980
 Jesus

00:31:03.980 --> 00:31:04.560
 Christ

00:31:04.560 --> 00:31:05.920
 amen

00:31:05.920 --> 00:31:07.960
 as

00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:08.480
 how to

00:31:08.620 --> 00:31:09.440
 know

00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:09.900
 as

00:31:09.900 --> 00:31:10.580
 Actually

00:31:10.580 --> 00:31:10.840
 at reminded

00:31:10.840 --> 00:31:11.080
 the

00:31:11.259 --> 00:31:12.880
 of the

00:31:12.880 --> 00:31:13.140
 people

00:31:13.140 --> 00:31:15.100
 and

00:31:15.100 --> 00:31:15.860
 they

00:31:15.860 --> 00:31:16.259
 have

00:31:16.259 --> 00:31:17.220
 escaped

00:31:17.220 --> 00:31:18.019
 and they

00:31:18.019 --> 00:31:18.039
 were

00:31:18.039 --> 00:31:18.620
 here

00:31:18.620 --> 00:31:19.720
 and they

00:31:19.720 --> 00:31:20.900
 could they

00:31:20.900 --> 00:31:22.140
 join us

00:31:22.140 --> 00:31:22.600
 and they

00:31:22.600 --> 00:31:23.180
 use

00:31:23.180 --> 00:31:23.460
 that