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 Hey, well, good morning.

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 Open your Bibles, if you would please, to Luke, chapter 24.

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 It's my prayer for this service and for our time together

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 You know, things would be so much easier to believe in Christ

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 if I had seen Him for myself.

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 It would have been so much easier if I had seen His miracles,

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 if I had heard Him teach,

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 if I had been there and saw Him raise the dead

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 or heal the leper

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 or heal those blind men by the side of the road.

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 It just would have been so much easier.

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 If I would have seen the empty tomb,

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 then, man, the wrestling that I have with faith

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 would have been so much easier.

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 But this morning's passage is proof that that's not true.

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 This morning's passage is proof

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 and actually the passage from last week

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 and the passage next week will be proof

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 that you can have all the evidence all stacked up,

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 the empty tomb, Jesus Christ appearing,

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 walking with you on the road,

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 having a conversation

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 and yet you still cannot see

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 with eyes of faith to believe

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 and what Jesus will demonstrate

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 through His interaction today

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 with two disciples on the road to Emmaus

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 that the Word of God is sufficient.

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 The Word of God has power.

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 It's the Word of God that changes hearts and transforms.

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 And so if you're thinking about your own life

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 and wondering,

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 that issue in my life I just can't seem to get past,

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 or that person in my life

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 that I want to receive

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 and enjoy the benefits of the gospel,

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 or that co-worker

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 that you have been trying to share the gospel with

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 and your heart is

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 that they would come to faith in Christ,

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 the evidence of an empty tomb,

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 the evidence of Jesus Christ

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 actually walking along beside you

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 isn't enough.

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 What you and I have in the Word of God

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 is sufficient to save.

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 It is sufficient to save.

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 That's the encouragement of this message this morning.

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 The passage that we read,

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 the encouragement is,

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 the Word of God has power to save.

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 It opens blind eyes.

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 It changes and saves dead hearts.

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 It rescues blind people

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 and restores them back to sight.

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 It gives them faith.

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 And here we are.

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 We're going to be looking at these two disciples of Jesus.

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 They're walking back from Emmaus,

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 or from Jerusalem to their home,

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 and they are shattered

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 by the events that just took place in Jerusalem.

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 You see, the problem is that

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 they had limited eyes of faith.

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 They saw and knew the promises

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 about this coming future Messiah,

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 this Christ person.

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 They knew the promises,

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 but what they believed about Christ

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 was conditioned by their own heart,

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 and He's going to be a king.

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 He's going to reunite Israel.

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 He's going to put us in the land.

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 Things are going to be happy and joyous

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 and wonderful when the Messiah comes.

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 He's going to liberate us from oppression.

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 We're not going to have these problems anymore.

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 That's the perspective they had

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 of the Messiah, of the Christ.

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 They could not.

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 They did not have a category

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 for a suffering Messiah.

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 They did not have a compartment

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 for a Christ that would die.

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 And so, leaving Jerusalem,

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 they're shattered.

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 I imagine that we can resonate.

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 We understand.

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 And especially, I'm sorry guys,

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 we're probably the biggest to blame for this.

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 Okay?

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 Like, we go to the refrigerator.

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 We're looking for that thing.

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 We know it was there,

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 but we can't see it for some reason.

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 And so we ask for help.

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 Those of you who are wise,

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 ask for help.

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 The rest of us,

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 we just try to hunt and search

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 and 15 minutes goes by,

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 we still don't find it.

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 But those who are smart say,

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 hey honey, please help me.

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 She says, well it's right here.

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 And she pulls it out.

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 I was looking for the blue container.

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 That's red now.

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 How did that happen?

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 You know how it goes, right?

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 Well, I want to just put this little test

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 for you as well.

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 So you can kind of sympathize with me here.

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 Now, here's a picture of a duck.

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 Okay?

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 Here's a picture of a duck.

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 You know a duck.

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 A duck head.

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 He's a beak.

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 He's looking up to the left.

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 Okay?

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 Now, here's another picture of a duck.

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 Okay?

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 You can see this picture of a duck.

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 The question is,

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 can you see the bunny?

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 Can you see the bunny?

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 So you've been conditioned,

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 and those of you,

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 you've seen this before,

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 you're really smart.

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 The smart people in the room,

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 the rest of us,

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 or me,

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 I struggle.

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 Okay?

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 You might see the bunny.

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 But here,

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 this might help.

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 Let's look at the bunny.

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 Okay?

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 There's a bunny.

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 Now we can go back to the combined picture.

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 And maybe it's a little easier to see.

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 Or maybe you're still struggling.

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 I still can't see that bunny.

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 Or I can only see the bunny.

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 I can't see that duck.

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 This is the problem

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 that the disciples were having.

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 The disciples they were having,

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 they were locked in to a picture.

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 This picture they had in mind

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 of the Christ,

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 the Messiah.

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 They knew what he was going to look like,

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 but they could not see

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 the suffering parts.

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 The suffering of Christ

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 was drowned out

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 by the noise of celebration.

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 In their hearts,

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 they were ready to rejoice

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 at the coming of Messiah.

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 They could not comprehend

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 the possibility

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 of a suffering Christ.

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 So we come to our passage this morning,

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 and I would encourage you,

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 if you're not there yet,

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 Luke 24.

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 If you're using the Pew Bible,

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 it's on page 884.

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 Please join us

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 in looking at the Word of God

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 together

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 as we look through this together.

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 Beginning in verse 13,

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 we're going to see

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 two blind disciples.

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 Two blind disciples.

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 Now they're not blind

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 because they can't see

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 visually or physically.

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 They're blind in a spiritual way,

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 and we're going to see that

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 as we work our way

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 through the text today.

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 And they're blind

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 for several reasons.

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 We're going to pick up on that

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 as we work through

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 this passage as well.

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 But notice their blindness

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 as I read through

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 from verses 13 to 20.

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 It says,

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 that very day,

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 two of them were going

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 to a village named Emmaus,

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 about seven miles

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 from Jerusalem,

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 and they were talking

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 with each other

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 about all these things

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 that had happened.

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 While they were talking

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 and discussing together,

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 Jesus himself drew near

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 and went with them.

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 But their eyes were kept

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 from recognizing him.

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 And he said to them,

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 what is the conversation

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 that you are holding

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 with each other

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 as you walk?

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 And they stood still,

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 looking sad.

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 Then one of them

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 named Cleopas

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 answered him,

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 are you the only visitor

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 to Jerusalem

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 who does not know

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 the things that have happened

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 there in these days?

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 And he said to them,

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 what things?

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 And they said to him,

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 concerning Jesus of Nazareth,

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 a man who was a prophet,

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 mighty in deed,

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 and word before God

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 and all the people,

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 and how our chief priests

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 and rulers delivered him up

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 to be condemned to death

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 and to crucify him.

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 Two blind disciples

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 on their way home.

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 They're blinded

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 by several factors

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 and just want to draw out

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 a few of them this morning.

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 First, they're blinded

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 by their limited perspective.

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 They're blinded

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 by their limited perspective.

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 We know that there are

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 two disciples

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 and disciples

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 in kind of in a general term

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 in that they're from

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 a larger group

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 of those who followed

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 after Jesus.

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 They're not one

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 of the eleven apostles,

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 but they're one

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 of the disciples

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 or followers of Jesus.

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 And it says that very day,

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 two of them,

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 speaking about two

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 out of a collective

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 or a larger group,

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 probably had been in Bethany,

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 had definitely been there

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 in Jerusalem

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 during the Passover.

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 And now,

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 after the Passover

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 is finished,

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 and after the Sabbath

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 is done,

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 now they can finally

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 make their way home.

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 Emmaus,

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 it says,

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 was seven miles away.

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 And while we don't know

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 the specific location,

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 and there's some controversy

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 or some confusion

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 about where the actual

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 Emmaus was,

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 it's likely a town

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 that's about seven miles

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 to the west of Jerusalem.

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 They have likely

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 left later in the morning.

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 There's details

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 about the story

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 that they will share

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 with Christ.

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 It's clear that they've been

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 in Jerusalem.

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 It's clear that they've heard

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 about the resurrection.

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 It's clear that some women

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 have come back

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 and reported to them.

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 It's clear that there have been

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 some disciples

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 that have gone to the tomb

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 and reported back

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 to the group.

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 And somewhere late morning,

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 perhaps,

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 they are making their way

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 back home.

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 So they travel.

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 And there's one thing

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 on their mind.

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 There's one thing

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 that consumes their attention

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 and their conversation.

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 We find that in verse 14.

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 They were talking

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 with each other

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 about all these things

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 that happened.

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 What things?

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 Well, the things

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 that happened

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 during that week.

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 The things that we've been

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 discussing

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 since the beginning

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 of the year

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 as we've been working

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 our way through

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 this final week

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 of Jesus' life.

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 Punctuated by that

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 triumphal entry

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 where Jesus comes

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 into Jerusalem

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 riding on a donkey.

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 He's humble

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 and riding on a donkey.

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 But the palm branches

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 that are waving,

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 Hosanna to the Son of David.

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 Blessed is he who comes

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 in the name of the Lord.

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 And then his cleansing

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 of the temple

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 on the next day.

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 The time that he spends

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 answering questions,

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 very difficult questions

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 from all the different

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 religious leaders

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 to establish

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 his authority

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 and knowledge

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 of the Word of God.

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 And of course,

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 the Passover

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 that he shared

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 with his disciples.

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 This Passover feast

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 that was to commemorate

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 that lamb

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 that was to take

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 the place

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 of the firstborn son

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 in the home

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 and the blood

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 that was painted

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 on the doorpost.

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 This symbol

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 and picture

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 of redemption.

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 This price

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 that had been paid.

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 The blood that was

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 painted on the doorposts

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 so the angel

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 would pass over.

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 But there's a problem.

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 The problem was

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 that the death

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 of Christ

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 did not have

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 a compartment

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 or a category

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 in their minds

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 as they thought

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 about Jesus

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 or the Messiah.

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 Death

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 had no category

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 in their minds

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 or his suffering

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 for that matter.

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 And as they're discussing

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 and the word here

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 is even arguing

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 with one another,

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 perhaps they're arguing

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 about the scriptures,

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 a stranger appears

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 in verse 15 and 16.

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 While they were talking

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 and discussing together,

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 Jesus himself

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 drew near

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 and went with them

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 and then this,

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 but their eyes

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 were kept

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 from recognizing him.

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 Jesus joins the group

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 which would have been

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 typical in that day

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 where strangers come

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 and they share the road

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 and they converse

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 with one another

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 as they're walking

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 along the way.

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 But this problem

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 that Jesus himself

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 was there

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 but they could not

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 recognize him.

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 Why?

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 Because their eyes

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 were kept

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 from recognizing him.

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 Their eyes were kept

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 from recognizing him.

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 This is a passive.

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 It means that they're

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 a recipient

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 of action.

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 This word

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 for kept

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 is to hold,

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 onto,

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 to grab,

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 to seize,

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 to control,

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 to arrest.

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 That their eyes

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 were shut.

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 They were closed.

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 They were unable

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 to see Jesus

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 standing right

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 in front of them.

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 They could not

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 recognize

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 who he was.

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 They're blinded

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 from seeing

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 the Lord

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 for who he is.

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 Of course,

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 this was the last person

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 they expected to see.

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 That's part of the problem.

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 But for now,

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 their eyes are kept

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 from seeing

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 because there's

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 an important lesson

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 for us to learn

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 in this story.

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 A lesson

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 that only Luke

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 will share with us

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 about these two

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 that are moving

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 from Jerusalem

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 to Emmaus.

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 They're stunned.

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 Notice,

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 Jesus asked them

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 a question

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 in verse 17.

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 What is this conversation

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 that you're having

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 with each other

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 as you walk?

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 And they stood still

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 looking sad.

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 Here they are

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 walking along

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 the road

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 and the question

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 is asked

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 and you can almost see

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 they're stopping

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 in their tracks,

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 perhaps turning around,

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 making eye contact

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 with Christ,

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 perhaps putting

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 their arms

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 on their hips

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 and just,

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 what in the world

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 is your problem?

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 Because of their

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 limited perspective.

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 They had eyes

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 that could only see

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 what they were

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 conditioned to see.

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 Their limited perspective

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 kept them

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 from being able

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 to see Christ.

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 But there's something else.

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 We find that

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 in verses 18 to 21.

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 We find in verses

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 18 to 21

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 their narrow view

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 of redemption.

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 Let me read this.

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 Then one of them

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 named Cleobas

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 answered,

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 Are you the only

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 visitor to Jerusalem

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 who does not know

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 the things that have

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 happened here

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 in these days?

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 Their narrow view

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 of redemption.

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 I want to just define

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 this word redemption

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 for you so you know

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 what we're talking about.

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 Redemption is this

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 action of regaining

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 possession of something

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 in exchange for payment

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 or clearing a debt.

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 Basically,

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 when you go to the store

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 and you purchase something,

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 you're redeeming it.

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 You're exchanging

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 a value of money

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 for that item.

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 This is what Jesus

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 has done for us

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 by dying for us

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 on the cross.

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 There was a redemption

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 price that was paid.

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 He paid the price

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 that we deserve to pay

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 for the wages

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 or the penalty

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 or the payment

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 for sin

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 is death

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 but the gift of God

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 is eternal life

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 through Jesus Christ

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 our Lord.

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 Jesus paid

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 that redemption price

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 so that we could

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 enjoy the benefits

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 of salvation

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 to those who believe.

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 But their idea

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 or concept of redemption

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 was that Jesus

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 was going to

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 deliver them

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 from Roman occupation.

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 Jesus was going to come

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 and he was going to

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 make everything better

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 for them.

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 He was going to

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 take away the taxes.

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 He was going to

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 restore the people

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 back to Israel.

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 He was going to unite

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 both the northern

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 and southern tribes.

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 He was going to

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 make everything better.

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 That was their concept

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 of redemption.

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 But they should have

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 known better.

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 They should have known better

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 because what we're going

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 to see here

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 in these next several verses

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 is how they answer

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 this question

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 the question that Jesus

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 asked about

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 what are you discussing

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 will demonstrate

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 they have all the right

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 knowledge

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 but not the right faith.

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 You can have all

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 the right facts.

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 You can believe

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 all the right truths

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 and still not have

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 a saving relationship

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 with Jesus.

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 Look at this.

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 They believe

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 the right things

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 about him.

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 They know where he's from.

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 They affirm his mission.

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 They believe

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 that his works

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 were from God

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 and they are aware

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 of his death.

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 Now just take note

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 of that as I read

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 beginning in verse 19.

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 And he said to them

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 Jesus

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 what things?

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 What are you talking about?

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 What things happened

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 there in Jerusalem?

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 I'd like to know.

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 Well okay.

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 Here we go.

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 And so

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 Cleopas answers

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 concerning Jesus

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 of Nazareth

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 a man

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 who was a prophet

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 mighty indeed

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 in word before God

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 and all the people

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 and how our chief priests

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 and rulers

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 delivered him up

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 to be condemned

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 to death

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 and crucify him

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 but we had hoped

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 that he was the one

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 to redeem

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 Israel.

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 Yes besides all this

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 it's now the third day

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 since these things

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 have happened.

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 See they believed

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 all the right facts

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 about Jesus.

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 They knew that he was

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 from Nazareth

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 which was important.

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 Isaiah chapter 9

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 talks about coming

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 from the land

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 of the Galilee

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 of the Gentiles.

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 They believed

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 that he was a mighty

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 prophet from God.

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 A Moses like prophet

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 as a matter of fact

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 from Deuteronomy

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 chapter 18 and 19

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 where Moses promises

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 this future

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 better than Moses

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 prophet.

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 They believed

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 that he was approved

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 by God

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 because he did

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 his works

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 his mighty works

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 before God

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 which meant

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 that God approved

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 of the things

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 that Jesus had done

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 and they believe

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 in the unmistakable

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 reality of his death

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 but there's one thing

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 missing.

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 They do not believe

00:17:40.780 --> 00:17:41.920
 in the resurrection.

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 They haven't seen it

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 and they don't understand

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 what Jesus came to do

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 in terms of redemption

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 and they don't really

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 understand

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 what his death

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 accomplished either

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 and all of that

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 should have been clear

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 and what's fascinating

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 is they say

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 and it is now

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 the third day

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 since these things

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 happened.

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 Well that should have

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 sent bells off

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 in their mind

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 third day

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 well Jesus talked

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 about the third day

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 I know what's supposed

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 to happen on the third day

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 he's going to be risen

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 but none of that

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 took place.

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 A dead Messiah

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 had no place

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 in their minds

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 and especially

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 in this week

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 this week of Passover

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 where they understood

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 that redemption

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 could only come one way

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 redemption could only

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 come through

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 a redemption price

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 that lamb

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 that was killed

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 the blood

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 that was spilt

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 so that the firstborn

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 son in their home

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 could be free.

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 It was all a picture

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 of what Christ

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 was going to do

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 and what Christ

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 did do on the cross

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 in giving his son

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 the death

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 that was required

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 this purchase price

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 this redemption

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 that God had given

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 to us

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 or offered to us

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 through his son

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 Jesus.

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 They couldn't see it

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 because they

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 didn't understand

00:19:01.200 --> 00:19:01.680
 redemption

00:19:01.680 --> 00:19:03.039
 they had this narrow view

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 and then we see

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 in verses 22 to 24

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 their unwillingness

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 to believe

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 their unwillingness

00:19:10.259 --> 00:19:10.900
 to believe

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 it says

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 moreover

00:19:13.740 --> 00:19:14.799
 some women

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 of 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

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 and when they did not

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 find his body

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 they came back

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 saying

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 that they had even

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 seen a vision

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 of angels

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 who said that

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 he was alive

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 some of those

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 who were with us

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 went to the tomb

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 and found it

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 just as the women

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 had said

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 but him

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 they did not

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 see

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 notice they heard

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 the testimony

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 of the women

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 all the facts

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 were there

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 all the evidence

00:19:41.819 --> 00:19:42.559
 was available

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 and they're still

00:19:44.159 --> 00:19:45.240
 struggling to believe

00:19:45.240 --> 00:19:46.220
 this unwillingness

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 of their heart

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 to accept

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 the clear testimony

00:19:48.940 --> 00:19:50.159
 of the evidence

00:19:50.159 --> 00:19:50.799
 that they had

00:19:50.799 --> 00:19:52.220
 this testimony

00:19:52.220 --> 00:19:52.799
 of the women

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 this testimony

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 of those

00:19:54.679 --> 00:19:55.859
 who went to the tomb

00:19:55.859 --> 00:19:56.299
 Peter

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 and John

00:19:57.399 --> 00:19:58.599
 the testimony

00:19:58.599 --> 00:20:00.079
 of the heavenly

00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:00.740
 messengers

00:20:00.740 --> 00:20:01.599
 that came

00:20:01.599 --> 00:20:02.659
 and spoke

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 and reminded

00:20:03.279 --> 00:20:04.019
 these ladies

00:20:04.019 --> 00:20:04.740
 of the word

00:20:04.740 --> 00:20:05.299
 of Christ

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 and in fact

00:20:06.839 --> 00:20:07.879
 there were some women

00:20:07.880 --> 00:20:09.040
 who did see

00:20:09.040 --> 00:20:09.720
 Jesus

00:20:09.720 --> 00:20:11.120
 so that his

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 statement here

00:20:12.320 --> 00:20:12.980
 at the end

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 of verse 24

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 they did not

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 see

00:20:16.280 --> 00:20:17.320
 well that wasn't

00:20:17.320 --> 00:20:17.700
 true

00:20:17.700 --> 00:20:19.500
 in Matthew 28

00:20:19.500 --> 00:20:20.400
 verses 8 and 9

00:20:20.400 --> 00:20:20.900
 we see

00:20:20.900 --> 00:20:22.940
 so they departed

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 quickly

00:20:23.360 --> 00:20:24.060
 from the tomb

00:20:24.060 --> 00:20:24.900
 speaking of the women

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 with fear

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 and great joy

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 they ran

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 to tell his

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 disciples

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 and behold

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 Jesus

00:20:30.700 --> 00:20:31.840
 met them

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 and said

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 greetings

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 and they came

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 up and took

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 hold of his

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 feet

00:20:36.460 --> 00:20:37.320
 and worshipped

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 him

00:20:37.740 --> 00:20:40.539
 some women

00:20:40.539 --> 00:20:40.940
 had seen

00:20:40.940 --> 00:20:41.359
 Jesus

00:20:41.359 --> 00:20:42.519
 the testimony

00:20:42.519 --> 00:20:43.140
 was clear

00:20:43.140 --> 00:20:43.720
 the tomb

00:20:43.720 --> 00:20:44.440
 was empty

00:20:44.440 --> 00:20:45.160
 the message

00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:45.960
 was confirmed

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 and interestingly

00:20:47.839 --> 00:20:49.079
 they even

00:20:49.079 --> 00:20:49.779
 repeat the

00:20:49.779 --> 00:20:50.579
 angels words

00:20:50.579 --> 00:20:51.460
 back to

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 Jesus

00:20:52.019 --> 00:20:53.559
 verse 20

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 how our chief

00:20:54.640 --> 00:20:55.460
 priests and rulers

00:20:55.460 --> 00:20:56.559
 delivered him

00:20:56.559 --> 00:20:57.519
 up to be

00:20:57.519 --> 00:20:58.339
 condemned to

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 death

00:20:58.579 --> 00:20:59.579
 and crucify him

00:20:59.579 --> 00:21:00.599
 that word

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 delivered is the

00:21:01.339 --> 00:21:01.819
 same word

00:21:01.819 --> 00:21:02.259
 that's used

00:21:02.259 --> 00:21:03.039
 by the angels

00:21:03.039 --> 00:21:03.759
 and the same

00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:04.319
 word that's used

00:21:04.319 --> 00:21:04.940
 by Jesus

00:21:04.940 --> 00:21:05.480
 Christ

00:21:05.480 --> 00:21:06.620
 on the occasions

00:21:06.620 --> 00:21:07.480
 that he shared

00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:08.620
 about this

00:21:08.620 --> 00:21:08.940
 event

00:21:08.940 --> 00:21:10.740
 and somehow

00:21:10.740 --> 00:21:11.680
 with all

00:21:11.680 --> 00:21:12.360
 of the evidence

00:21:12.360 --> 00:21:13.460
 stacked up

00:21:13.460 --> 00:21:14.039
 in front of

00:21:14.039 --> 00:21:14.279
 them

00:21:14.279 --> 00:21:15.420
 they still

00:21:15.420 --> 00:21:16.799
 are unable

00:21:16.799 --> 00:21:17.759
 to believe

00:21:17.759 --> 00:21:19.579
 the word of

00:21:19.579 --> 00:21:20.299
 Christ had gone

00:21:20.299 --> 00:21:20.839
 before them

00:21:20.839 --> 00:21:21.420
 the testimony

00:21:21.420 --> 00:21:22.200
 of his life

00:21:22.200 --> 00:21:23.420
 his authoritative

00:21:23.420 --> 00:21:24.279
 teaching

00:21:24.279 --> 00:21:25.400
 the events

00:21:25.400 --> 00:21:26.079
 that unfolded

00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:26.660
 in Jerusalem

00:21:26.660 --> 00:21:27.460
 just as Jesus

00:21:27.460 --> 00:21:28.079
 had said

00:21:28.079 --> 00:21:29.420
 the empty tomb

00:21:29.420 --> 00:21:30.120
 the confirmation

00:21:30.120 --> 00:21:31.140
 of angels

00:21:31.140 --> 00:21:32.160
 Peter and John

00:21:32.160 --> 00:21:32.640
 and the women

00:21:32.640 --> 00:21:33.599
 who had seen

00:21:33.599 --> 00:21:34.019
 the tomb

00:21:34.019 --> 00:21:34.619
 for themselves

00:21:34.619 --> 00:21:35.639
 verification

00:21:35.639 --> 00:21:37.119
 galore

00:21:37.119 --> 00:21:39.180
 and one

00:21:39.180 --> 00:21:39.619
 commentator

00:21:39.619 --> 00:21:40.139
 puts it this

00:21:40.139 --> 00:21:40.379
 way

00:21:40.379 --> 00:21:40.980
 and I appreciate

00:21:40.980 --> 00:21:41.480
 this

00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:42.519
 he says

00:21:42.519 --> 00:21:43.259
 the inability

00:21:43.259 --> 00:21:44.920
 of these two

00:21:44.920 --> 00:21:45.559
 to believe

00:21:45.559 --> 00:21:47.220
 is a moral

00:21:47.220 --> 00:21:47.920
 failure

00:21:47.920 --> 00:21:49.279
 not an

00:21:49.279 --> 00:21:49.740
 intellectual

00:21:49.740 --> 00:21:50.139
 one

00:21:50.139 --> 00:21:52.059
 it's a moral

00:21:52.059 --> 00:21:52.599
 failure

00:21:52.599 --> 00:21:53.859
 not an

00:21:53.859 --> 00:21:54.220
 intellectual

00:21:54.220 --> 00:21:54.559
 one

00:21:54.559 --> 00:21:56.139
 all the

00:21:56.139 --> 00:21:56.920
 facts were

00:21:56.920 --> 00:21:57.619
 lined up

00:21:57.619 --> 00:21:58.200
 they were

00:21:58.200 --> 00:21:58.980
 recounting

00:21:58.980 --> 00:21:59.740
 those facts

00:21:59.740 --> 00:22:00.460
 those truths

00:22:00.460 --> 00:22:01.480
 but in their

00:22:01.480 --> 00:22:01.759
 hearts

00:22:01.759 --> 00:22:02.279
 they could

00:22:02.279 --> 00:22:02.759
 not

00:22:02.759 --> 00:22:03.620
 believe

00:22:03.620 --> 00:22:05.519
 they refused

00:22:05.519 --> 00:22:06.420
 they rejected

00:22:06.420 --> 00:22:08.079
 the truth

00:22:08.079 --> 00:22:08.579
 that was right

00:22:08.579 --> 00:22:08.980
 in front of

00:22:08.980 --> 00:22:09.200
 them

00:22:09.200 --> 00:22:10.900
 the irony

00:22:10.900 --> 00:22:11.519
 of the

00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:12.000
 situation

00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:12.779
 is really

00:22:12.779 --> 00:22:13.460
 quite staggering

00:22:13.460 --> 00:22:14.779
 here they

00:22:14.779 --> 00:22:15.600
 accuse Jesus

00:22:15.600 --> 00:22:16.360
 of blindness

00:22:16.360 --> 00:22:17.519
 are you the

00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:18.000
 only one

00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:18.740
 from Jerusalem

00:22:18.740 --> 00:22:19.140
 that doesn't

00:22:19.140 --> 00:22:19.740
 know what's

00:22:19.740 --> 00:22:20.100
 happened

00:22:20.100 --> 00:22:20.559
 are you

00:22:20.559 --> 00:22:21.059
 blind

00:22:21.059 --> 00:22:22.420
 and here

00:22:22.420 --> 00:22:22.980
 they are

00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:24.160
 the blind

00:22:24.160 --> 00:22:24.759
 ones

00:22:24.759 --> 00:22:25.299
 themselves

00:22:25.299 --> 00:22:25.840
 walking

00:22:25.840 --> 00:22:26.620
 next to

00:22:26.620 --> 00:22:27.579
 the Messiah

00:22:27.579 --> 00:22:29.559
 they could

00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:30.140
 not see

00:22:30.140 --> 00:22:31.880
 it's a strange

00:22:31.880 --> 00:22:32.340
 series of

00:22:32.340 --> 00:22:32.560
 events

00:22:32.560 --> 00:22:32.880
 wouldn't you

00:22:32.880 --> 00:22:33.100
 say

00:22:33.100 --> 00:22:34.540
 why would

00:22:34.540 --> 00:22:34.960
 God

00:22:34.960 --> 00:22:35.840
 put this

00:22:35.840 --> 00:22:36.740
 in the

00:22:36.740 --> 00:22:37.160
 gospel

00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:37.680
 record

00:22:37.680 --> 00:22:38.220
 for us

00:22:38.220 --> 00:22:39.720
 I believe

00:22:39.720 --> 00:22:40.220
 it's here

00:22:40.220 --> 00:22:41.740
 for several

00:22:41.740 --> 00:22:42.200
 reasons

00:22:42.200 --> 00:22:42.860
 but one

00:22:42.860 --> 00:22:44.020
 main reason

00:22:44.020 --> 00:22:44.860
 is to help

00:22:44.860 --> 00:22:45.660
 those of us

00:22:45.660 --> 00:22:46.360
 who now

00:22:46.360 --> 00:22:47.420
 2000 years

00:22:47.420 --> 00:22:48.440
 after the

00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:48.860
 resurrection

00:22:48.860 --> 00:22:49.480
 of Christ

00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:50.720
 will understand

00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:51.480
 that all

00:22:51.480 --> 00:22:52.340
 the evidence

00:22:52.340 --> 00:22:53.340
 all of the

00:22:53.340 --> 00:22:53.820
 truths

00:22:53.820 --> 00:22:54.120
 that are

00:22:54.120 --> 00:22:54.660
 stacked up

00:22:54.660 --> 00:22:55.180
 all the

00:22:55.180 --> 00:22:56.060
 facts that

00:22:56.060 --> 00:22:56.340
 are in

00:22:56.340 --> 00:22:56.720
 place

00:22:56.720 --> 00:22:57.620
 do not

00:22:57.620 --> 00:22:58.040
 matter

00:22:58.040 --> 00:22:59.460
 apart

00:22:59.460 --> 00:23:00.360
 from the

00:23:00.360 --> 00:23:00.700
 word

00:23:00.700 --> 00:23:01.440
 of God

00:23:01.440 --> 00:23:02.039
 to do

00:23:02.039 --> 00:23:02.620
 its work

00:23:02.620 --> 00:23:03.559
 and by

00:23:03.559 --> 00:23:03.860
 the way

00:23:03.860 --> 00:23:05.600
 all of us

00:23:05.600 --> 00:23:06.039
 in this

00:23:06.039 --> 00:23:06.340
 room

00:23:06.340 --> 00:23:07.019
 have the

00:23:07.019 --> 00:23:07.319
 word of

00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:07.539
 God

00:23:07.539 --> 00:23:09.220
 all of us

00:23:09.220 --> 00:23:09.600
 in this

00:23:09.600 --> 00:23:09.920
 room have

00:23:09.920 --> 00:23:10.380
 access

00:23:10.380 --> 00:23:11.120
 to the

00:23:11.120 --> 00:23:11.539
 power

00:23:11.539 --> 00:23:12.259
 of the

00:23:12.259 --> 00:23:12.660
 word

00:23:12.660 --> 00:23:13.720
 to save

00:23:13.720 --> 00:23:15.019
 even

00:23:15.019 --> 00:23:15.420
 Jesus

00:23:15.420 --> 00:23:15.759
 and we're

00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:15.900
 going to

00:23:15.900 --> 00:23:16.279
 see that

00:23:16.279 --> 00:23:16.960
 in the

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 next

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 several

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 verses

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 even

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 Jesus

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 himself

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 instead

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 of saying

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 hey

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 I'm the

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 guy

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 here I

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 am

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 look at

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 me

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 recognize

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 me

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 Jesus

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 doesn't

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 even

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 do

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 that

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 Jesus

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 will

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 point

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 them

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 to

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 the

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 word

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 of

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 God

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 that

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 alone

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 has

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 the

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 power

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 to

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 save

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 let's

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 look at

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 that

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 together

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 the

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 power

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 of

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 the

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 word

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 to

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 open

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 blind

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 eyes

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 that's

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 what

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 we

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 see

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 from

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 verse

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 25

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 to

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 the

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 end

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 of

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 the

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 chapter

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 the

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 power

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 of

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 the

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 word

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 to

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 open

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 blind

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 eyes

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 it

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 begins

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 in

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 verse

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 25

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 and

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 he

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 said

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 to

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 them

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 this

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 is

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 Jesus

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 speaking

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 oh

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 foolish

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 ones

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 and

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 slow

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 of

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 heart

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 to

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 was it

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 not

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 necessary

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 that

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 the

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 Christ

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 should

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 suffer

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 these

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 things

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 and

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 enter

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 into

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 his

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 glory

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 there's

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 several

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 things

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 that the

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 word

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 of

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 God

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 does

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 for

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 us

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 in

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 order

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 to

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 get

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 us

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 and

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 lead

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 us

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 to

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 faith

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 and

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 the

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 first

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 thing

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 that

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 happens

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 is

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 the

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 word

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 of

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 God

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 confronts

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 us

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 the

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 word

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 of

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 God

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 confronts

00:24:15.559 --> 00:24:16.439
 and

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 Jesus

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 speaking

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 the word

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 of

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 God

00:24:19.559 --> 00:24:20.799
 helps

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 these

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 disciples

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 these

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 followers

00:24:22.939 --> 00:24:23.679
 of

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 him

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 to

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 recognize

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 the

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 hardness

00:24:26.500 --> 00:24:26.759
 of

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 their

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 heart

00:24:27.079 --> 00:24:27.819
 the

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 slowness

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 of

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 their

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 heart

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 to

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 believe

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 I

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 don't

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 know

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 about

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 you

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 there

00:24:32.460 --> 00:24:32.559
 have

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 been

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 some

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 times

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 where

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 I've

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 been

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 confused

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 I've

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 been

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 looking

00:24:38.019 --> 00:24:38.200
 at

00:24:38.200 --> 00:24:38.440
 certain

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 facts

00:24:38.819 --> 00:24:39.200
 but I

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 still

00:24:39.460 --> 00:24:39.859
 can't

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 figure

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 it

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 out

00:24:40.500 --> 00:24:40.660
 and

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 so

00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:41.099
 I

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 ask

00:24:41.400 --> 00:24:41.539
 a

00:24:41.539 --> 00:24:41.980
 question

00:24:41.980 --> 00:24:42.460
 to

00:24:42.460 --> 00:24:42.639
 a

00:24:42.639 --> 00:24:42.839
 friend

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 and

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 if

00:24:43.099 --> 00:24:43.259
 that

00:24:43.259 --> 00:24:43.740
 friend

00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:43.940
 would

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 say

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 you

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 big

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 dummy

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 you

00:24:46.960 --> 00:24:47.240
 such

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 a

00:24:47.500 --> 00:24:47.920
 fool

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 that

00:24:48.839 --> 00:24:49.339
 probably

00:24:49.339 --> 00:24:49.799
 wouldn't

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 resonate

00:24:50.359 --> 00:24:50.819
 very

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 well

00:24:51.240 --> 00:24:51.579
 with

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 us

00:24:51.819 --> 00:24:52.000
 would

00:24:52.000 --> 00:24:52.180
 it

00:24:52.180 --> 00:24:53.519
 and

00:24:53.519 --> 00:24:53.859
 yet

00:24:53.859 --> 00:24:54.460
 Jesus

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 graciously

00:24:56.420 --> 00:24:57.139
 and

00:24:57.139 --> 00:24:57.740
 directly

00:24:57.740 --> 00:24:59.019
 challenges

00:24:59.019 --> 00:24:59.519
 and

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 confronts

00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:00.680
 the

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 true

00:25:00.920 --> 00:25:01.259
 nature

00:25:01.259 --> 00:25:01.480
 of

00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:01.599
 their

00:25:01.599 --> 00:25:01.859
 heart

00:25:01.859 --> 00:25:03.099
 it

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 was

00:25:03.339 --> 00:25:03.500
 a

00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:03.740
 foolish

00:25:03.740 --> 00:25:04.099
 heart

00:25:04.099 --> 00:25:05.039
 it

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 was

00:25:05.319 --> 00:25:05.480
 an

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 unbelieving

00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:06.339
 heart

00:25:06.339 --> 00:25:07.259
 they

00:25:07.259 --> 00:25:07.539
 needed

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 to be

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 shocked

00:25:08.779 --> 00:25:09.539
 into

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 awareness

00:25:09.920 --> 00:25:11.200
 they

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 needed

00:25:11.440 --> 00:25:11.799
 to come

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 to a

00:25:12.099 --> 00:25:12.460
 place

00:25:12.460 --> 00:25:12.720
 of

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 recognizing

00:25:13.379 --> 00:25:13.940
 the

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 true

00:25:14.200 --> 00:25:14.759
 condition

00:25:14.759 --> 00:25:15.339
 of

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 their

00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:15.859
 life

00:25:15.859 --> 00:25:16.440
 they

00:25:16.440 --> 00:25:16.779
 needed

00:25:16.779 --> 00:25:17.039
 to

00:25:17.039 --> 00:25:17.379
 see

00:25:17.379 --> 00:25:17.539
 it

00:25:17.539 --> 00:25:17.799
 how

00:25:17.799 --> 00:25:17.980
 it

00:25:17.980 --> 00:25:18.279
 really

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 was

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 they

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 were

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 fools

00:25:20.680 --> 00:25:20.980
 in

00:25:20.980 --> 00:25:21.079
 and

00:25:21.079 --> 00:25:21.180
 of

00:25:21.180 --> 00:25:21.619
 themselves

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 they

00:25:22.460 --> 00:25:22.859
 needed

00:25:22.859 --> 00:25:24.039
 wisdom

00:25:24.039 --> 00:25:24.539
 from

00:25:24.539 --> 00:25:24.759
 God

00:25:24.759 --> 00:25:24.899
 they

00:25:24.899 --> 00:25:25.119
 needed

00:25:25.119 --> 00:25:25.500
 help

00:25:25.500 --> 00:25:26.039
 from

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 God

00:25:26.399 --> 00:25:27.079
 and

00:25:27.079 --> 00:25:27.579
 Jesus

00:25:27.579 --> 00:25:28.459
 in

00:25:28.459 --> 00:25:28.779
 helping

00:25:28.779 --> 00:25:29.079
 to

00:25:29.079 --> 00:25:29.679
 confront

00:25:29.679 --> 00:25:30.359
 the

00:25:30.359 --> 00:25:30.679
 true

00:25:30.679 --> 00:25:31.039
 nature

00:25:31.039 --> 00:25:31.259
 of

00:25:31.259 --> 00:25:31.379
 their

00:25:31.379 --> 00:25:31.659
 heart

00:25:31.659 --> 00:25:32.279
 now

00:25:32.279 --> 00:25:32.959
 begins

00:25:32.959 --> 00:25:33.279
 to

00:25:33.279 --> 00:25:34.119
 work

00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:34.439
 in

00:25:34.439 --> 00:25:34.699
 that

00:25:34.699 --> 00:25:35.139
 process

00:25:35.139 --> 00:25:35.539
 to

00:25:35.539 --> 00:25:35.839
 lead

00:25:35.839 --> 00:25:36.139
 them

00:25:36.139 --> 00:25:36.539
 to

00:25:36.539 --> 00:25:37.019
 truth

00:25:37.019 --> 00:25:39.359
 Jesus

00:25:39.359 --> 00:25:39.839
 begins

00:25:39.839 --> 00:25:40.019
 with

00:25:40.019 --> 00:25:40.639
 confrontation

00:25:40.639 --> 00:25:42.000
 it's

00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:42.359
 the same

00:25:42.359 --> 00:25:42.699
 track

00:25:42.699 --> 00:25:42.959
 that he

00:25:42.959 --> 00:25:43.339
 uses

00:25:43.339 --> 00:25:44.000
 by the

00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:44.259
 way

00:25:44.259 --> 00:25:45.019
 consistently

00:25:45.019 --> 00:25:45.379
 throughout

00:25:45.379 --> 00:25:45.579
 his

00:25:45.579 --> 00:25:45.979
 ministry

00:25:45.979 --> 00:25:47.019
 to

00:25:47.019 --> 00:25:47.579
 Nicodemus

00:25:47.579 --> 00:25:47.699
 you

00:25:47.699 --> 00:25:47.899
 remember

00:25:47.899 --> 00:25:48.500
 Nicodemus

00:25:48.500 --> 00:25:48.639
 who

00:25:48.639 --> 00:25:49.000
 comes

00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:49.799
 to

00:25:49.799 --> 00:25:50.139
 Jesus

00:25:50.139 --> 00:25:50.419
 by

00:25:50.419 --> 00:25:50.779
 night

00:25:50.779 --> 00:25:50.779


00:25:51.019 --> 00:25:51.019


00:25:51.019 --> 00:25:51.939
 Nicodemus

00:25:51.939 --> 00:25:52.079
 is

00:25:52.079 --> 00:25:52.699
 in

00:25:52.699 --> 00:25:52.899
 the

00:25:52.899 --> 00:25:53.179
 upper

00:25:53.179 --> 00:25:53.899
 echelon

00:25:53.899 --> 00:25:54.240
 of

00:25:54.240 --> 00:25:54.500
 the

00:25:54.500 --> 00:25:55.579
 thinkers

00:25:55.579 --> 00:25:56.199
 and

00:25:56.199 --> 00:25:56.859
 scholars

00:25:56.859 --> 00:25:57.139
 there

00:25:57.139 --> 00:25:57.480
 in

00:25:57.480 --> 00:25:58.220
 Israel

00:25:58.220 --> 00:25:59.379
 and

00:25:59.379 --> 00:25:59.879
 Nicodemus

00:25:59.879 --> 00:26:00.179
 comes

00:26:00.179 --> 00:26:00.599
 and asks

00:26:00.599 --> 00:26:00.879
 Jesus

00:26:00.879 --> 00:26:01.379
 a question

00:26:01.379 --> 00:26:01.859
 by night

00:26:01.859 --> 00:26:02.079
 and

00:26:02.079 --> 00:26:02.799
 Jesus

00:26:02.799 --> 00:26:03.799
 carries

00:26:03.799 --> 00:26:04.059
 him

00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:04.339
 through

00:26:04.339 --> 00:26:04.539
 and

00:26:04.539 --> 00:26:04.879
 talks

00:26:04.879 --> 00:26:05.199
 about

00:26:05.199 --> 00:26:05.619
 how

00:26:05.619 --> 00:26:05.899
 does

00:26:05.899 --> 00:26:06.039
 a

00:26:06.039 --> 00:26:06.299
 man

00:26:06.299 --> 00:26:07.519
 get

00:26:07.519 --> 00:26:07.679
 to

00:26:07.679 --> 00:26:07.859
 see

00:26:07.859 --> 00:26:08.099
 God

00:26:08.099 --> 00:26:08.240
 well

00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:08.379
 he

00:26:08.379 --> 00:26:08.619
 must

00:26:08.619 --> 00:26:08.799
 be

00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:09.000
 born

00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:09.379
 again

00:26:09.379 --> 00:26:10.339
 and

00:26:10.339 --> 00:26:10.740
 Nicodemus

00:26:10.740 --> 00:26:10.819
 is

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 like

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 what

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 be

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 born

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 again

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 must

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 I

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 enter

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 into

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 my

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 mother's

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 womb

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 and

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 be

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 born

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 again

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 how

00:26:14.819 --> 00:26:14.960
 does

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 that

00:26:15.079 --> 00:26:15.399
 happen

00:26:15.399 --> 00:26:16.460
 and

00:26:16.460 --> 00:26:16.899
 Jesus

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 is

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 like

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 in

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 John

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 how

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 can

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 these

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 things

00:26:23.159 --> 00:26:23.519
 be

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 and

00:26:24.539 --> 00:26:24.799
 Jesus

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 is

00:26:25.000 --> 00:26:25.339
 answer

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 are

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 you

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 a

00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:27.359
 teacher

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 of

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 Israel

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 and

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 yet

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 you

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 do

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 not

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 understand

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 these

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 things

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 how

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 is

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 your

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 heart

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 so

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 hard

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 how

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 are

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 you

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 such

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 a

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 fool

00:26:37.019 --> 00:26:38.419
 Nicodemus

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 recognize

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 the truth

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 of the

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 word

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 recognize

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 your

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 true

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 nature

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 the

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 number

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 of

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 times

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 that

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 Jesus

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 confronts

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 his

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 disciples

00:26:47.099 --> 00:26:48.500
 about

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 their

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 foolish

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 hearts

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 oh

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 you

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 of

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 little

00:26:51.299 --> 00:26:52.159
 faith

00:26:52.159 --> 00:26:53.039
 and

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 God

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 will

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 do

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 the

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 same

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 for

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 us

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 he

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 wants

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 us

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 to

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 recognize

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 that

00:26:56.399 --> 00:26:56.639
 in

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 and

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 of

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 ourselves

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 we

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 are

00:26:57.680 --> 00:26:58.039
 fools

00:26:58.039 --> 00:26:59.180
 in

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 and

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 of

00:26:59.399 --> 00:26:59.839
 ourselves

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 our

00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:00.519
 hearts

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 are

00:27:00.720 --> 00:27:01.099
 hard

00:27:01.099 --> 00:27:01.299
 and

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 calloused

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 our

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 eyes

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 are

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 blind

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 we

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 cannot

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 see

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 and

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 until

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 you

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 come

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 to

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 the

00:27:05.419 --> 00:27:05.759
 place

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 of

00:27:06.159 --> 00:27:06.680
 recognizing

00:27:06.680 --> 00:27:07.139
 that

00:27:07.139 --> 00:27:07.359
 you

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 need

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 God

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 you

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 will

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 not

00:27:08.859 --> 00:27:09.059
 get

00:27:09.059 --> 00:27:09.299
 God

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 you

00:27:10.740 --> 00:27:11.079
 can

00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:11.220
 do

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 it

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 on

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 your

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 own

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 well

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 you're

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 not

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 going

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 to

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 have

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 him

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 and

00:27:13.960 --> 00:27:14.200
 these

00:27:14.200 --> 00:27:14.640
 disciples

00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:14.940
 needed

00:27:14.940 --> 00:27:15.140
 to

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 come

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 to

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 a

00:27:15.819 --> 00:27:16.039
 place

00:27:16.039 --> 00:27:16.180
 of

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 recognizing

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 that

00:27:17.220 --> 00:27:17.980
 of

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 themselves

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 they

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 could

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 not

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 add

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 up

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 the

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 facts

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 enough

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 to

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 come

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 to

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 a

00:27:21.779 --> 00:27:22.160
 place

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 of

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 faith

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 they

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 needed

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 something

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 more

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 so

00:27:26.340 --> 00:27:26.460
 what

00:27:26.460 --> 00:27:26.580
 will

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 Jesus

00:27:26.799 --> 00:27:27.100
 do

00:27:27.100 --> 00:27:28.819
 well

00:27:28.819 --> 00:27:28.940
 the

00:27:28.940 --> 00:27:29.319
 grace

00:27:29.319 --> 00:27:29.940
 of

00:27:29.940 --> 00:27:30.299
 God

00:27:30.299 --> 00:27:30.740
 through

00:27:30.740 --> 00:27:31.180
 Christ

00:27:31.180 --> 00:27:32.019
 brings

00:27:32.019 --> 00:27:32.220
 the

00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:32.440
 word

00:27:32.440 --> 00:27:32.600
 to

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 them

00:27:32.819 --> 00:27:32.960
 and

00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:33.080
 we

00:27:33.080 --> 00:27:33.440
 find

00:27:33.440 --> 00:27:33.779
 that

00:27:33.779 --> 00:27:33.900
 the

00:27:33.900 --> 00:27:34.140
 word

00:27:34.140 --> 00:27:34.400
 now

00:27:34.400 --> 00:27:34.779
 brings

00:27:34.779 --> 00:27:35.240
 light

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 in

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 verse

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 27

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 the

00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:37.200
 word

00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:37.319
 of

00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:37.480
 God

00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:37.799
 brings

00:27:37.799 --> 00:27:38.180
 light

00:27:38.180 --> 00:27:39.519
 he

00:27:39.519 --> 00:27:39.799
 says

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 and

00:27:40.019 --> 00:27:40.480
 beginning

00:27:40.480 --> 00:27:41.160
 with

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 Moses

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 and all

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 the

00:27:42.320 --> 00:27:42.779
 prophets

00:27:42.779 --> 00:27:43.580
 he

00:27:43.580 --> 00:27:44.160
 interpreted

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 to

00:27:44.500 --> 00:27:44.860
 them

00:27:44.860 --> 00:27:45.680
 in

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 all

00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:46.220
 the

00:27:46.220 --> 00:27:46.600
 scriptures

00:27:46.600 --> 00:27:46.960
 the

00:27:46.960 --> 00:27:47.380
 things

00:27:47.380 --> 00:27:48.080
 concerning

00:27:48.080 --> 00:27:49.019
 himself

00:27:49.019 --> 00:27:50.140
 what

00:27:50.140 --> 00:27:50.259
 I

00:27:50.259 --> 00:27:50.480
 find

00:27:50.480 --> 00:27:50.740
 so

00:27:50.740 --> 00:27:51.220
 fascinating

00:27:51.220 --> 00:27:51.620
 here

00:27:51.620 --> 00:27:51.779
 is

00:27:51.779 --> 00:27:51.920
 that

00:27:51.920 --> 00:27:52.240
 Jesus

00:27:52.240 --> 00:27:52.740
 doesn't

00:27:52.740 --> 00:27:53.080
 say

00:27:53.080 --> 00:27:53.540
 come

00:27:53.540 --> 00:27:53.740
 on

00:27:53.740 --> 00:27:54.100
 guys

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 I'm

00:27:54.759 --> 00:27:54.880
 the

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 one

00:27:55.140 --> 00:27:56.120
 it's

00:27:56.120 --> 00:27:56.480
 me

00:27:56.480 --> 00:27:57.220
 look

00:27:57.220 --> 00:27:57.660
 here

00:27:57.660 --> 00:27:57.820
 I

00:27:57.820 --> 00:27:58.140
 am

00:27:58.140 --> 00:27:58.840
 recognize

00:27:58.840 --> 00:27:59.200
 me

00:27:59.200 --> 00:27:59.560
 Jesus

00:27:59.560 --> 00:27:59.920
 doesn't

00:27:59.920 --> 00:28:00.040
 do

00:28:00.040 --> 00:28:00.320
 that

00:28:00.320 --> 00:28:01.880
 Jesus

00:28:01.880 --> 00:28:02.820
 uses

00:28:02.820 --> 00:28:03.240
 the

00:28:03.240 --> 00:28:03.400
 word

00:28:03.400 --> 00:28:03.540
 of

00:28:03.540 --> 00:28:03.779
 God

00:28:03.779 --> 00:28:05.180
 and

00:28:05.180 --> 00:28:05.500
 there's

00:28:05.500 --> 00:28:05.620
 a

00:28:05.620 --> 00:28:05.880
 reason

00:28:05.880 --> 00:28:06.120
 for

00:28:06.120 --> 00:28:06.400
 that

00:28:06.400 --> 00:28:07.420
 the

00:28:07.420 --> 00:28:07.740
 reason

00:28:07.740 --> 00:28:07.940
 is

00:28:07.940 --> 00:28:08.300
 because

00:28:08.300 --> 00:28:08.580
 it's

00:28:08.580 --> 00:28:08.740
 the

00:28:08.740 --> 00:28:08.880
 word

00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:09.019
 of

00:28:09.019 --> 00:28:09.160
 God

00:28:09.160 --> 00:28:09.300
 that

00:28:09.300 --> 00:28:09.440
 has

00:28:09.440 --> 00:28:09.759
 power

00:28:09.759 --> 00:28:10.880
 the

00:28:10.880 --> 00:28:11.180
 reason

00:28:11.180 --> 00:28:11.360
 for

00:28:11.360 --> 00:28:11.519
 that

00:28:11.519 --> 00:28:11.660
 is

00:28:12.160 --> 00:28:12.279
 these

00:28:12.279 --> 00:28:12.960
 disciples

00:28:12.960 --> 00:28:13.820
 understood

00:28:13.820 --> 00:28:15.019
 the

00:28:15.019 --> 00:28:16.040
 integrity

00:28:16.040 --> 00:28:17.080
 of the

00:28:17.080 --> 00:28:17.440
 scripture

00:28:17.440 --> 00:28:18.380
 that had

00:28:18.380 --> 00:28:18.740
 already

00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:18.980
 been

00:28:18.980 --> 00:28:19.440
 confirmed

00:28:19.440 --> 00:28:19.800
 that

00:28:19.800 --> 00:28:19.920
 it

00:28:19.920 --> 00:28:20.279
 was

00:28:20.279 --> 00:28:20.500
 a

00:28:20.500 --> 00:28:20.720
 word

00:28:20.720 --> 00:28:20.900
 of

00:28:20.900 --> 00:28:21.160
 God

00:28:21.160 --> 00:28:21.320
 and

00:28:21.320 --> 00:28:21.540
 so

00:28:21.540 --> 00:28:21.980
 if

00:28:21.980 --> 00:28:22.380
 Jesus

00:28:22.380 --> 00:28:22.660
 is

00:28:22.660 --> 00:28:23.200
 drawing

00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:23.880
 from

00:28:23.880 --> 00:28:24.200
 the

00:28:24.200 --> 00:28:24.740
 word

00:28:24.740 --> 00:28:24.960
 of

00:28:24.960 --> 00:28:25.300
 God

00:28:25.300 --> 00:28:25.580
 that

00:28:25.580 --> 00:28:25.700
 they

00:28:25.700 --> 00:28:26.380
 understand

00:28:26.380 --> 00:28:27.019
 it

00:28:27.019 --> 00:28:27.220
 has

00:28:27.220 --> 00:28:27.380
 a

00:28:27.380 --> 00:28:28.000
 testimony

00:28:28.000 --> 00:28:28.519
 that's

00:28:28.519 --> 00:28:29.259
 authoritative

00:28:29.259 --> 00:28:29.660
 it's

00:28:29.660 --> 00:28:30.180
 sufficient

00:28:30.180 --> 00:28:30.759
 if

00:28:30.759 --> 00:28:30.960
 he's

00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:31.320
 drawing

00:28:31.320 --> 00:28:31.519
 from

00:28:31.519 --> 00:28:31.700
 that

00:28:31.700 --> 00:28:32.000
 word

00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:32.220
 and

00:28:32.220 --> 00:28:32.660
 applying

00:28:32.660 --> 00:28:32.840
 it

00:28:32.840 --> 00:28:32.960
 to

00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:33.400
 himself

00:28:33.400 --> 00:28:33.880
 then

00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:34.440
 God

00:28:34.440 --> 00:28:34.640
 through

00:28:34.640 --> 00:28:34.759
 the

00:28:34.759 --> 00:28:34.920
 Holy

00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:35.279
 Spirit

00:28:35.279 --> 00:28:35.660
 will

00:28:35.660 --> 00:28:36.040
 connect

00:28:36.040 --> 00:28:36.240
 the

00:28:36.240 --> 00:28:36.480
 dots

00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:36.640
 and

00:28:36.640 --> 00:28:36.860
 help

00:28:36.860 --> 00:28:37.080
 them

00:28:37.080 --> 00:28:37.420
 to

00:28:37.420 --> 00:28:37.759
 finally

00:28:37.759 --> 00:28:38.200
 believe

00:28:38.200 --> 00:28:38.560
 that

00:28:38.560 --> 00:28:38.880
 faith

00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:39.060
 will

00:28:39.060 --> 00:28:39.400
 finally

00:28:39.400 --> 00:28:39.779
 come

00:28:42.160 --> 00:28:42.420
 true

00:28:42.420 --> 00:28:43.120
 his

00:28:43.120 --> 00:28:43.560
 word

00:28:43.560 --> 00:28:44.580
 oh

00:28:44.580 --> 00:28:44.759
 what

00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:44.900
 a

00:28:44.900 --> 00:28:45.180
 message

00:28:45.180 --> 00:28:45.540
 that

00:28:45.540 --> 00:28:45.820
 must

00:28:45.820 --> 00:28:46.000
 have

00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:46.300
 been

00:28:46.300 --> 00:28:47.660
 a

00:28:47.660 --> 00:28:47.980
 message

00:28:47.980 --> 00:28:48.220
 that

00:28:48.220 --> 00:28:48.620
 included

00:28:48.620 --> 00:28:48.840
 all

00:28:48.840 --> 00:28:49.000
 the

00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:49.420
 promises

00:28:49.420 --> 00:28:49.680
 that

00:28:49.680 --> 00:28:49.779
 were

00:28:49.779 --> 00:28:49.940
 then

00:28:49.940 --> 00:28:50.340
 fulfilled

00:28:50.340 --> 00:28:50.620
 in

00:28:50.620 --> 00:28:50.960
 Christ

00:28:50.960 --> 00:28:51.340
 but

00:28:51.340 --> 00:28:51.480
 a

00:28:51.480 --> 00:28:51.759
 message

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 that

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 also

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 included

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 the

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 elements

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 of

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 his

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 suffering

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 that

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 he

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 would

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 be

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 the

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 suffering

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 Savior

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 the

00:28:57.180 --> 00:28:57.700
 suffering

00:28:57.700 --> 00:28:58.460
 Christ

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 you know

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 they weren't

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 convinced

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 by the

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 angels

00:29:01.560 --> 00:29:02.100
 they

00:29:02.100 --> 00:29:02.380
 weren't

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 convinced

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 by

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 all

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 the

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 people

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 they

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 weren't

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 even

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 convinced

00:29:05.180 --> 00:29:05.420
 by

00:29:05.420 --> 00:29:05.779
 Jesus

00:29:05.779 --> 00:29:06.340
 walking

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 with

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 them

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 on

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 the

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 way

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 but

00:29:07.460 --> 00:29:07.600
 they

00:29:07.600 --> 00:29:07.740
 were

00:29:12.160 --> 00:29:13.380
 Jesus

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 uses

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 the

00:29:15.019 --> 00:29:15.420
 word

00:29:15.420 --> 00:29:15.820
 of

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 Christ

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 the

00:29:16.320 --> 00:29:16.460
 word

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 of

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 God

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 he's

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 leading

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 them

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 to

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 see

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 it

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 for

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 themselves

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 by

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 the

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 way

00:29:21.940 --> 00:29:22.120
 this

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 is

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 a

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 strategy

00:29:22.600 --> 00:29:22.820
 that

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 Jesus

00:29:23.060 --> 00:29:23.340
 uses

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 consistently

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 and

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 you

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 remember

00:29:25.340 --> 00:29:25.700
 and

00:29:25.700 --> 00:29:25.860
 we'll

00:29:25.860 --> 00:29:26.019
 just

00:29:26.019 --> 00:29:26.519
 go

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 through

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 this

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 quickly

00:29:27.240 --> 00:29:28.000
 John

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 the

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 Baptist

00:29:28.480 --> 00:29:28.860
 sends

00:29:28.860 --> 00:29:29.040
 his

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 disciples

00:29:29.480 --> 00:29:29.779
 he's

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 in

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 jail

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 remember

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 he's

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 like

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 are

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 you

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 the

00:29:32.080 --> 00:29:32.340
 one

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 or

00:29:32.560 --> 00:29:32.640
 are

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 waiting

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 for

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 somebody

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 else

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 and

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 what

00:29:34.360 --> 00:29:34.460
 does

00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:34.700
 Jesus

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 do

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 Jesus

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 doesn't

00:29:36.580 --> 00:29:36.860
 say

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 I'm

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 the

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 guy

00:29:42.160 --> 00:29:42.580
 let me

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 liberate

00:29:43.160 --> 00:29:43.340
 some

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 oppressed

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 individuals

00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:45.100
 let me

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 raise

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 the

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 dead

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 and

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 and

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 then

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 he

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 quotes

00:29:48.019 --> 00:29:48.519
 scripture

00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:48.740
 to

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 them

00:29:48.920 --> 00:29:49.080
 we

00:29:49.080 --> 00:29:49.360
 find

00:29:49.360 --> 00:29:49.519
 that

00:29:49.519 --> 00:29:49.660
 in

00:29:49.660 --> 00:29:49.840
 Luke

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 chapter

00:29:50.060 --> 00:29:50.519
 7

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 verses

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 21

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 to

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 23

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 it

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 is

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 the

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 one

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 who

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 is

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 not

00:30:13.660 --> 00:30:13.940
 offended

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 by

00:30:14.279 --> 00:30:14.560
 me

00:30:14.560 --> 00:30:15.600
 he

00:30:15.600 --> 00:30:16.320
 speaks

00:30:16.320 --> 00:30:16.680
 the

00:30:16.680 --> 00:30:17.000
 word

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 of

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 God

00:30:17.440 --> 00:30:17.840
 which

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 by

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 the

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 way

00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:18.920
 pointed

00:30:18.920 --> 00:30:19.400
 to

00:30:19.400 --> 00:30:20.180
 the

00:30:20.180 --> 00:30:21.000
 character

00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:21.740
 and

00:30:21.740 --> 00:30:21.940
 the

00:30:21.940 --> 00:30:22.380
 service

00:30:22.380 --> 00:30:22.620
 the

00:30:22.620 --> 00:30:23.340
 ministry

00:30:23.340 --> 00:30:23.820
 of

00:30:23.820 --> 00:30:23.960
 this

00:30:23.960 --> 00:30:24.220
 future

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 Messiah

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 which

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:25.200
 by

00:30:25.200 --> 00:30:25.300
 the

00:30:25.300 --> 00:30:25.500
 way

00:30:25.500 --> 00:30:25.880
 Jesus

00:30:25.880 --> 00:30:26.100
 had

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 just

00:30:26.279 --> 00:30:26.580
 done

00:30:26.580 --> 00:30:29.940
 Christ's

00:30:29.940 --> 00:30:30.300
 confidence

00:30:30.300 --> 00:30:31.680
 was in

00:30:31.680 --> 00:30:31.900
 the word

00:30:31.900 --> 00:30:32.259
 of God

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 in the

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 spirit

00:30:34.220 --> 00:30:34.640
 of God

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 to lead

00:30:35.240 --> 00:30:35.820
 a person

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 to

00:30:36.220 --> 00:30:36.519
 faith

00:30:36.519 --> 00:30:36.900
 and

00:30:36.900 --> 00:30:37.040
 if

00:30:37.040 --> 00:30:37.680
 Christ's

00:30:37.680 --> 00:30:38.040
 dependence

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 is

00:30:38.600 --> 00:30:38.720
 in

00:30:38.720 --> 00:30:38.840
 the

00:30:38.840 --> 00:30:39.080
 word

00:30:39.080 --> 00:30:39.860
 how

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 much

00:30:40.180 --> 00:30:40.580
 more

00:30:40.580 --> 00:30:40.980
 should

00:30:40.980 --> 00:30:41.120
 our

00:30:41.120 --> 00:30:41.900
 dependence

00:30:41.900 --> 00:30:42.460
 be

00:30:42.460 --> 00:30:43.080
 on

00:30:43.080 --> 00:30:43.200
 the

00:30:43.200 --> 00:30:43.340
 word

00:30:43.340 --> 00:30:43.480
 of

00:30:43.480 --> 00:30:43.759
 God

00:30:43.759 --> 00:30:45.720
 saves

00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:46.200
 through

00:30:46.200 --> 00:30:47.100
 giving

00:30:47.100 --> 00:30:47.580
 light

00:30:47.580 --> 00:30:48.140
 from

00:30:48.140 --> 00:30:48.280
 his

00:30:48.280 --> 00:30:48.560
 word

00:30:48.560 --> 00:30:49.840
 in

00:30:49.840 --> 00:30:50.019
 verses

00:30:50.019 --> 00:30:50.400
 28

00:30:50.400 --> 00:30:50.540
 to

00:30:50.540 --> 00:30:50.880
 32

00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:51.100
 we

00:30:51.100 --> 00:30:51.259
 see

00:30:51.259 --> 00:30:51.400
 the

00:30:51.400 --> 00:30:51.700
 word

00:30:51.700 --> 00:30:52.620
 the

00:30:52.620 --> 00:30:52.940
 word

00:30:52.940 --> 00:30:53.519
 gives

00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:54.200
 sight

00:30:54.200 --> 00:30:55.000
 not

00:30:55.000 --> 00:30:55.340
 just

00:30:55.340 --> 00:30:55.880
 provides

00:30:55.880 --> 00:30:56.220
 light

00:30:56.220 --> 00:30:56.380
 but

00:30:56.380 --> 00:30:56.560
 now

00:30:56.560 --> 00:30:56.840
 gives

00:30:56.840 --> 00:30:57.340
 sight

00:30:57.340 --> 00:30:57.560
 notice

00:30:57.560 --> 00:30:58.040
 this

00:30:58.040 --> 00:30:58.840
 so

00:30:58.840 --> 00:30:58.960
 they

00:30:58.960 --> 00:30:59.140
 drew

00:30:59.140 --> 00:30:59.420
 near

00:30:59.420 --> 00:30:59.640
 to

00:30:59.640 --> 00:30:59.740
 the

00:30:59.740 --> 00:31:00.100
 village

00:31:00.100 --> 00:31:00.259
 to

00:31:00.259 --> 00:31:00.420
 which

00:31:00.420 --> 00:31:00.560
 they

00:31:00.560 --> 00:31:00.640
 were

00:31:00.640 --> 00:31:01.019
 going

00:31:01.019 --> 00:31:01.759
 he

00:31:01.759 --> 00:31:02.100
 acted

00:31:02.100 --> 00:31:02.280
 as

00:31:02.280 --> 00:31:02.460
 if

00:31:02.460 --> 00:31:02.560
 he

00:31:02.560 --> 00:31:02.700
 was

00:31:02.700 --> 00:31:02.920
 going

00:31:02.920 --> 00:31:03.320
 further

00:31:03.320 --> 00:31:03.960
 but

00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:04.140
 they

00:31:04.140 --> 00:31:04.519
 urged

00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:04.720
 him

00:31:04.720 --> 00:31:05.240
 strongly

00:31:05.240 --> 00:31:05.700
 saying

00:31:05.700 --> 00:31:05.960
 stay

00:31:05.960 --> 00:31:06.180
 with

00:31:06.180 --> 00:31:06.420
 us

00:31:06.420 --> 00:31:06.660
 for

00:31:06.660 --> 00:31:07.180
 it

00:31:07.180 --> 00:31:07.360
 is

00:31:07.360 --> 00:31:07.660
 toward

00:31:07.660 --> 00:31:07.880
 the

00:31:07.880 --> 00:31:08.320
 evening

00:31:08.320 --> 00:31:08.820
 and

00:31:08.820 --> 00:31:08.920
 the

00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:09.100
 day

00:31:11.900 --> 00:31:12.180
 them

00:31:12.180 --> 00:31:12.880
 now

00:31:12.880 --> 00:31:13.060
 when

00:31:13.060 --> 00:31:13.180
 he

00:31:13.180 --> 00:31:13.340
 was

00:31:13.340 --> 00:31:13.600
 at

00:31:13.600 --> 00:31:13.759
 the

00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:14.080
 table

00:31:14.080 --> 00:31:14.320
 with

00:31:14.320 --> 00:31:14.440
 them

00:31:14.440 --> 00:31:14.580
 he

00:31:14.580 --> 00:31:14.800
 took

00:31:14.800 --> 00:31:14.980
 the

00:31:14.980 --> 00:31:15.340
 bread

00:31:15.340 --> 00:31:15.860
 and

00:31:15.860 --> 00:31:16.280
 blessed

00:31:16.280 --> 00:31:16.540
 and

00:31:16.540 --> 00:31:16.860
 broke

00:31:16.860 --> 00:31:17.019
 it

00:31:17.019 --> 00:31:17.200
 and

00:31:17.200 --> 00:31:17.440
 gave

00:31:17.440 --> 00:31:17.540
 it

00:31:17.540 --> 00:31:17.660
 to

00:31:17.660 --> 00:31:17.880
 them

00:31:17.880 --> 00:31:18.860
 and

00:31:18.860 --> 00:31:19.060
 their

00:31:19.060 --> 00:31:19.860
 eyes

00:31:19.860 --> 00:31:20.340
 were

00:31:20.340 --> 00:31:20.960
 opened

00:31:20.960 --> 00:31:21.519
 and

00:31:21.519 --> 00:31:21.700
 they

00:31:21.700 --> 00:31:22.280
 recognized

00:31:22.280 --> 00:31:22.820
 him

00:31:22.820 --> 00:31:23.380
 and

00:31:23.380 --> 00:31:23.580
 he

00:31:23.580 --> 00:31:24.100
 vanished

00:31:24.100 --> 00:31:24.580
 from

00:31:24.580 --> 00:31:24.780
 their

00:31:24.780 --> 00:31:25.220
 sight

00:31:25.220 --> 00:31:25.700
 they

00:31:25.700 --> 00:31:25.960
 said

00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:26.080
 to

00:31:26.080 --> 00:31:26.340
 each

00:31:26.340 --> 00:31:26.540
 other

00:31:26.540 --> 00:31:26.880
 did

00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:27.120
 not

00:31:27.120 --> 00:31:27.380
 our

00:31:27.380 --> 00:31:27.840
 hearts

00:31:27.840 --> 00:31:28.600
 burn

00:31:28.600 --> 00:31:28.960
 within

00:31:28.960 --> 00:31:29.259
 us

00:31:29.259 --> 00:31:29.480
 while

00:31:29.480 --> 00:31:29.700
 he

00:31:29.700 --> 00:31:30.300
 talked

00:31:30.300 --> 00:31:30.460
 to

00:31:30.460 --> 00:31:30.600
 us

00:31:30.600 --> 00:31:30.740
 on

00:31:30.740 --> 00:31:30.880
 the

00:31:30.880 --> 00:31:31.200
 road

00:31:31.200 --> 00:31:31.600
 while

00:31:31.600 --> 00:31:31.780
 he

00:31:31.780 --> 00:31:32.180
 opened

00:31:32.180 --> 00:31:32.380
 to

00:31:32.380 --> 00:31:32.600
 us

00:31:32.600 --> 00:31:32.780
 the

00:31:32.780 --> 00:31:33.120
 scripture

00:31:33.120 --> 00:31:34.180
 and

00:31:34.180 --> 00:31:34.300
 we

00:31:34.300 --> 00:31:34.620
 see

00:31:34.620 --> 00:31:34.900
 here

00:31:34.900 --> 00:31:35.060
 that

00:31:35.060 --> 00:31:35.180
 the

00:31:35.180 --> 00:31:35.519
 word

00:31:35.519 --> 00:31:35.900
 of

00:31:41.900 --> 00:31:42.380
 but

00:31:42.380 --> 00:31:42.640
 but

00:31:42.640 --> 00:31:42.700
 I

00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:42.840
 want

00:31:42.840 --> 00:31:42.940
 you

00:31:42.940 --> 00:31:43.060
 to

00:31:43.060 --> 00:31:43.420
 recognize

00:31:43.420 --> 00:31:43.640
 two

00:31:43.640 --> 00:31:43.920
 things

00:31:43.920 --> 00:31:44.220
 first

00:31:44.220 --> 00:31:44.380
 I

00:31:44.380 --> 00:31:44.500
 want

00:31:44.500 --> 00:31:44.580
 you

00:31:44.580 --> 00:31:44.680
 to

00:31:44.680 --> 00:31:45.100
 recognize

00:31:45.100 --> 00:31:45.519
 the

00:31:45.519 --> 00:31:45.820
 work

00:31:45.820 --> 00:31:46.080
 of

00:31:46.080 --> 00:31:46.220
 the

00:31:46.220 --> 00:31:46.420
 word

00:31:46.420 --> 00:31:46.600
 that

00:31:46.600 --> 00:31:47.120
 begins

00:31:47.120 --> 00:31:47.700
 even

00:31:47.700 --> 00:31:47.960
 before

00:31:47.960 --> 00:31:48.120
 they

00:31:48.120 --> 00:31:48.240
 get

00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:48.480
 home

00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:49.860
 but

00:31:49.860 --> 00:31:50.120
 even

00:31:50.120 --> 00:31:50.400
 the

00:31:50.400 --> 00:31:50.920
 burning

00:31:50.920 --> 00:31:51.980
 convicting

00:31:51.980 --> 00:31:52.820
 work

00:31:52.820 --> 00:31:53.280
 of

00:31:53.280 --> 00:31:53.519
 that

00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:53.980
 word

00:31:53.980 --> 00:31:54.240
 of

00:31:54.240 --> 00:31:54.600
 God

00:31:54.600 --> 00:31:55.220
 needed

00:31:55.220 --> 00:31:56.000
 something

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:56.820
 more

00:31:56.820 --> 00:31:57.860
 it

00:31:57.860 --> 00:31:58.220
 needed

00:31:58.220 --> 00:31:58.420
 what

00:31:58.420 --> 00:31:58.580
 we

00:31:58.580 --> 00:31:58.980
 find

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 here

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 in

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 verse

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 31

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 and

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 their

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 eyes

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 were

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 opened

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 and

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 their

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 eyes

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 were

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 opened

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 it's

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 another

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 passive

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 verb

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 it

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 means

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 that

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 God

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 did

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 a

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 work

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 in

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 their

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 eyes

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 their

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 hearts

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 their

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 eyes

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 were

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 opened

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 it

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 was

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 a

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 work

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 of

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 God

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 God

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 awakened

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 their

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 hearts

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 God

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 opened

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 their

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 eyes

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 light

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 shone

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 in

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 the

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 darkness

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 and

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 helped

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 to

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 stir

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 them

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 up

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 to

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 faith

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 and

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 now

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 the

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 work

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 of

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 the

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 word

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 in

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 the

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 opening

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 of

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 their

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 eyes

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 now

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 leads

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 them

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 to

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 true

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 faith

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 and

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 now

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 they

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 believe

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 finally

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 believe

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 this

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 work

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 of

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 God

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 and

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 so

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 what

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 does

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 that

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 lead

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 to

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 well

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 it

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 leads

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 to

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 the

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 word

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 that

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 transforms

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 and

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 that's

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 our

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 final

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 point

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 this

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 morning

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 the

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 word

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 that

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 transforms

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 as I

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 read

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 through

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 this

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 see if

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 you

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 can

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 can

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 pick

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 out

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 the

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 ways

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 in

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 which

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 things

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 are

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 different

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 at

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 the

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 end

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 of

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 the

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 story

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 notice

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 notice

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 notice

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 the

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 word

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!

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 the

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 word

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 that

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 transforms

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 The love for Jesus and love for disciples now turns them around.

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 They were walking away from Jerusalem,

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 and now they're walking towards Jerusalem.

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 They walked away in disbelief,

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 and now they're walking towards with full faith and commitment.

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 They're walking away in discussing and arguing,

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 and now they're walking towards with this word of God.

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 He's been risen.

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 He's revealed himself.

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 It's true.

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 He is the Messiah.

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 Everything changed,

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 and they're compelled to go back and share it with the disciples.

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 The word of God has so burned within their hearts,

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 they want to share it with the rest of the disciples.

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 And so the word of God has power today.

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 And I'll just close with this verse,

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 found in 2 Peter 1, verses 3 to 8.

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 For those of you who have come to faith in Christ,

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 who have come to a place of recognizing that you are a sinner,

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 have come to a place of recognizing that you cannot get to God on your own,

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 that God has opened up your eyes,

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 he's given you the gift of faith,

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 you believed in Jesus as the only way to salvation,

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 the word of God has this promise for us.

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 It says,

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 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness.

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 Okay,

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 so God has granted through his divine power just a little bit of things that we need for life and godliness.

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 No?

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 Oh,

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 He's provided most of the things that we need for life and godliness.

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 No.

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 He has provided all things,

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 everything that you and I need for life and godliness.

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 How?

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 Well,

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 through the knowledge of him who called us to his glory and excellence.

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 That knowledge of him,

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 by the way,

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 comes through the power of the word of God.

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 We have knowledge about God through his word,

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 and it's sufficient to help us to do everything that we need to do in this life to please him.

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 He's equipped us for it in his word.

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 By which,

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 verse 4,

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 he's granted to us his precious promises,

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 so that through them we become partakers of the divine nature,

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 having escaped the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

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 For this reason,

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 make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue,

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 with virtue,

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 with knowledge,

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 knowledge,

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 with self-control,

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 self-control with steadfastness,

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 steadfastness with godliness,

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 godliness with brotherly affection,

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 brotherly affection with love,

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 for if these qualities are yours and are increasing,

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 they will keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 You want to have a life that matters?

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 You want to have a life that makes a difference?

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 You want to have a life that is filled up and is fruitful and is progressing?

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 The word of God is the answer.

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 And the power of the word to change your life,

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 to change my life,

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 to change the lives of those you love,

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 to change the lives of those in your community,

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 your family,

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 and in your workplace,

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 wherever you go.

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 It's the word of God.

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 They don't need any other evidence.

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 They don't need to see the empty tomb.

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 They don't need to have a trip to Israel.

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 All they need is the power of the word.

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 And through your prayers and the power of the spirit,

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 and the message of his word,

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 he can change and will change a life.

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 Do you trust it?

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 Are you being transformed by it?

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 I trust that God will help us to be reminded of the significance of opening our Bibles.

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 Let's open our Bibles.

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 May that be an everyday occurrence as we seek to be changed in the likeness of Christ

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 through the knowledge of God from his word

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 so that we can be effective and fruitful in the life that God has called us to.

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 Let me pray.

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 Oh Lord, thank you for your word and its power.

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 And God, we trust you to do your work.

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 And we pray that our commitment day by day

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 would be to allow the word of God to have its way in our lives.

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 That we would not just be hearers of the word,

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 but also doers of the word.

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 Thank you.

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 In Jesus' name.

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 Amen.