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 If you have a Bible this morning, please turn to Matthew chapter 28,

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 Matthew chapter 28, five weeks ago when I asked folks to begin praying

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 about who they may invite and ask God to work and move in lives.

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 We kind of set an inside goal of hoping that between the 8 o'clock service

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 as well as the 1030 service that we might be able to have 600 folks

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 in both services combined.

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 Somebody just gave me a sheet of paper that said we had 681 here this morning.

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 Ain't that a blessing?

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 Thank you for being a part of that.

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 You're one of those, by the way, and so I appreciate so much you being here

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 and being faithful.

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 I want to encourage you to not let this be your only stop with us.

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 Come back and see us and let's worship together again.

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 Easter sometimes gets confusing to me.

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 When you look at every way people celebrate Easter and how they do it,

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 it can get confusing.

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 We all know that Easter is about eggs, hiding them, and something about the Easter bunny.

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 I saw a sign the other day that makes it that much more complex.

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 It said, Peter Rabbit is a boy.

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 Boy rabbits don't lay eggs.

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 Consider Christ instead.

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 That is some deep theology.

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 And apparently they were fighting the gender wars and the Easter wars, if there are any.

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 So a combination of that.

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 But it gets confusing.

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 You know, I spent my childhood believing that bunnies laid eggs,

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 even as my neighbor's bunny was bearing kittens.

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 That's right.

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 I had a neighbor who had a rabbit that was bearing kittens.

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 Actually, he had a doe that was bearing kittens.

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 No kidding.

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 Of course, a female rabbit is called a doe.

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 And their babies are called kittens.

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 Don't Google that.

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 I did for you.

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 So just hang with me for a few minutes.

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 But I really don't think an Easter bunny with eggs really is what it's all about.

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 Some do, apparently.

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 Some believe Easter is about Easter baskets.

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 I was under the impression that since one of my children a few years ago was an adult,

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 and the other one is, I thought, too old for an Easter basket,

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 that we didn't need to mess with that anymore.

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 And boy, I tell you, I shook up Easter Sunday morning.

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 I can promise you that.

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 That went over like a lead balloon.

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 They got baskets again this year.

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 Have y'all got them yet?

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 I got more money in those baskets than I've ever had in a basket.

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 And I think the whole thing stinks.

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 But anyway, I'm not a believer.

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 Easter's about getting new clothes, ain't it?

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 By the way, y'all look good today.

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 You do.

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 You do.

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 You look good.

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 If you haven't got your picture made yet, we'll take that after church.

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 Literally, I'm serious.

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 If you haven't, we got a photo booth.

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 Not actually a booth.

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 It's a cross.

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 And we're taking pictures.

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 And so you make sure, if you haven't been by there,

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 to stop on the way out and let us get your picture.

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 But Easter's about going to church.

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 Even folks that don't go to church go on Easter.

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 I mean, you got to go to show off your clothes, you know.

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 Not y'all.

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 I'm talking about everybody else, you know.

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 Not us.

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 And Easter's about egg hunts and good family eatings and a long weekend.

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 Some folks are not here because it's a long weekend and those type things.

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 Even the name Easter is somewhat mysterious.

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 It's not a biblical term.

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 It's actually a German term that speaks of some type of spring goddess.

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 But it somehow coincides with the resurrection of Christ.

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 It can get confusing.

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 And everything that I've talked about so far really is not what makes the difference.

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 I want you to understand this morning what really makes the difference.

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 Come with me and see the risen Lord.

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 It's in Matthew chapter 28 beginning in verse 1.

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 It says this.

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 Now after the Sabbath toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

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 And behold, there was a great earthquake for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.

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 His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow.

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 And for fear of him, the guards trembled and became like dead men.

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 But the angel said to the women, do not be afraid for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

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 He is not here for he has risen as he said.

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 Come see the place where he lay.

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 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead.

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 And behold, he's going before you to Galilee.

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 There you will see him.

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 See, I have told you.

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 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy and ran to tell his disciples.

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 What a difference Christ makes.

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 And that really is what makes the difference at Easter.

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 What makes the difference is the risen Lord.

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 He's what makes all the difference.

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 He's what matters.

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 And I want you to understand why today.

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 The risen Lord changes our opportunities.

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 The Bible makes it clear that we have all sinned against a God that is holy.

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 And our sin has separated us from God.

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 And the only hope that we have is that the sinless Son of God dies in our place.

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 And that is exactly what he did.

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 Now all who call upon him, all who dedicate their lives to him shall be saved.

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 Friend, listen today.

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 You don't have to wonder nor fret.

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 Just surrender to him.

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 His resurrection is a testimony that not only did he die for you, but thank God he now lives for you.

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 And 40 days after he rose from the grave, he ascended into heaven.

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 And shortly after that, the Holy Spirit came just as he promised.

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 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Peter stood to tell thousands the truths of Christ.

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 And I want you to notice how he finishes that sermon.

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 And I want you to notice how they responded.

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 It's in Acts chapter 22, verse 37 and 38.

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 And it says this.

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 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,

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 Brothers, what shall we do?

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 And Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ,

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 for the forgiveness of your sins, and you'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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 Outside of Christ living and dying and living again,

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 Then we would have no opportunity at life in Christ.

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 But because he has done those things, our opportunities have changed.

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 You have the opportunity to live today.

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 To live in Christ.

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 Let me tell you what else the risen Lord does for us.

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 The risen Lord gives us hope.

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 When Christ said he came to give us life and life more abundantly,

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 he wasn't just talking about life on earth.

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 He was talking about eternal life as well.

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 I always like to refer to eternal life as not only a quantity of life, but a quality of life.

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 God changes us immediately.

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 And he was talking about eternal life with Christ when he said,

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 I'll give you life and life more abundantly.

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 Because he lives after death, we too shall live.

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 1 Peter chapter 1 verse 3 through 5 puts it this way.

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 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ according to his great mercy.

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 He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

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 To an inheritance that is, listen to this folks,

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 imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

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 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation,

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 ready to be revealed in the last time.

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 Friend, there is a hope of heaven that is real in our experience,

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 that we can experience right this moment in our lives,

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 but also in all of eternity we can experience it in heaven.

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 It only comes by his mercy when we place our hope in him.

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 You will not get there on your goodness,

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 although I know you're good people.

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 You gotta be.

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 You'll not get there because of your family,

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 although I'm sure your family's upstanding.

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 You can't buy your way there.

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 You can't con your way there.

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 You only have one hope.

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 Ron Dunn was a wonderful evangelist and a great writer and a great speaker,

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 and I encourage you, if you've never heard him or read him,

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 just look him up.

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 Ron Dunn.

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 It's a blessing.

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 He told a story one time of how he took his young son to the carnival

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 with six of his friends,

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 bought that roll of tickets that you buy in order to ride those rides,

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 and whenever they would come to a ride,

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 he would pull off one for each kid.

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 When he got to the Ferris wheel,

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 he gave seven tickets out.

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 When he got to the roller coaster,

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 he gave seven tickets out.

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 When he got to the swing ride,

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 he gave seven tickets out,

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 and there was one more hand there,

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 an eighth hand.

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 So he said,

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 who are you?

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 And the little boy said,

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 I'm Johnny.

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 I'm your son's new friend.

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 And he told me that you'd give me a ticket.

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 And you know what he did?

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 He gave him a ticket.

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 When we get to heaven and he asks you,

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 why should I let you into my heaven?

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 I'm going to tell him that my ticket was Jesus Christ,

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 that I surrendered and gave my life to him

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 because he paid it all.

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 And all to him I owe.

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 Sin had left a crimson stain,

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 but he washed it white as snow.

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 And because of that,

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 because of my commitment to him,

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 and because of his surrender for me,

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 I've got my ticket.

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 Let me tell you something.

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 The risen Lord changes our opportunities,

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 not only now,

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 but for all of eternity.

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 That's the ticket.

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 But not only that,

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 but the risen Lord gives us a message to share.

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 I mean,

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 when people get a good deal,

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 they want to tell other people about it,

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 you know,

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 kind of braggadociously usually,

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 you know,

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 just let folks know what kind of deal they got.

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 A few years ago,

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 somebody came,

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 came in my office and told me that on tax day,

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 and it was tax day that day,

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 the Great Depression was upon us.

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 And,

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 and he came in and he said,

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 if you go to Hardee's on tax day and say made from scratch,

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 they'll give you a sausage biscuit.

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 And I said,

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 dude,

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 what are you doing standing here?

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 And he went.

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 And when he came back,

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 he came back with a sack of biscuits.

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 And we gave him out and ate them.

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 We were building at the time,

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 and there was a construction site behind us,

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 and there were people on the construction.

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 And I went out there to check on the job.

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 And when I,

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 while I was out there,

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 I said,

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 you know what?

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 It's tax day.

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 And on tax day,

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 Hardee's,

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 if you'll tell them made from scratch,

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 they'll give you biscuits.

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 They gave us a sack full of biscuits.

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 Immediately,

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 some old boy dropped a hammer and took off,

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 you know.

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 They come back with a sack of biscuits,

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 and I made a bunch of friends that day.

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 Let me tell you something.

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 We have a story that's much better to tell

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 than about a sausage biscuit.

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 We got a story to tell

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 that will change the lives of everyone

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 who will receive Christ

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 as their personal Lord and Savior.

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 Jesus Christ will change your life

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 both now and forever.

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 And I want you to understand

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 our responsibility in that.

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 Matthew chapter 9, verse 2 says this,

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 and behold,

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 some people brought to him,

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 speaking of Christ,

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 they brought him a paralytic

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 lying on a bed.

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 Get this now.

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 And when Jesus saw their faith,

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 he said to the paralytic,

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 take heart, my son,

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 your sins are forgiven.

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 That one verse tells me

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 that we ought to be bringing people

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 to Jesus.

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 We ought to have the faith in Christ

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 that he'll change lives

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 if we tell them about Jesus.

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 If we invite them to come to Jesus.

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 If we lead them to Jesus.

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 God rewards our faith

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 that we have in him

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 when we bring people to him

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 because he saves.

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 God gets in the heart

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 of the real need.

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 You might say,

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 that old boy's got so many problems.

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 I don't know who can solve that.

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 I know who can solve that.

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 And he don't have to fix all that

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 before he comes.

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 He can come as he is.

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 And when he comes,

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 Christ will change him.

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 He rewards our faith

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 possibly with a person's salvation.

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 And so if he was just a man,

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 we would have nothing to tell.

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 If he was dead,

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 we'd have nothing to share.

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 If he was not who he said he was,

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 we wouldn't have anything to say.

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 However, thank God,

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 he is who he says he is.

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 And because of that,

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 we can rest in him.

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 When the house of God

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 was looking more like a

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 furniture market on flea market day

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 or looked like a place

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 where people would just

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 barter and sell whatever,

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 Christ went in and cleaned it out,

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 turned the tables,

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 called it a den of robbers

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 and ruffled some feathers.

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 And they asked him,

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 why are you doing this?

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 Who do you think you are?

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 And in John chapter 2, verse 19,

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 Jesus answered them,

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 destroy this temple

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 and in three days,

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 I'll raise it up.

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 They thought he was trying

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 to tear down the temple.

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 They thought he was going

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 after a terrorist attack

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 or something.

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 No, that wasn't it at all.

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 In reality, what he was saying

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 is destroy this temple

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 and in three days,

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 I'll raise it up.

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 You can kill me if you want to,

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 but I'll rise.

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 Forty days after he walked

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 out of the grave,

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 he ascended into heaven

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 and before he went,

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 he told us to go

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 and tell the message

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 of his salvation.

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 The risen Lord, thank God,

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 gives us a message

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 to share.

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 When Martin Luther King

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 was tragically killed,

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 many people feared

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 the riots that would come

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 that may ensue

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 and undo a lot of the progress

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 of the civil rights movement.

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 His funeral was a pivotal event

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 and several people spoke

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 and one of them that spoke

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 was James Bevel.

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 James Bevel,

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 when it came time

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 for him to speak,

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 said this.

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 He said,

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 you've heard

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 that our leader is dead.

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 That rumor is false.

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 Our leader's not dead.

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 Our leader was not

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 Martin Luther King.

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 Our leader is the one

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 who led Moses out of Egypt.

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 Our leader is the one

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 who went down with Daniel

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 into the lion's den.

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 Our leader is the one

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 who walked out of the grave

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 on that Easter Sunday morning.

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 Our leader neither slumbers

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 nor sleeps.

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 Our leader can't be put in jail.

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 Our leader's still on the job.

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 He is not dead.

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 That, my friend,

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 is the Easter message.

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 Thank God our leader

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 is not dead.

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 He lives.

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 Christ lives today.

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 And because he's risen,

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 thank God,

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 all is different.

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 Because he's risen,

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 our opportunities have changed.

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 Because he's risen,

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 we have hope.

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 Because he's risen,

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 we have a message to share.

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 And so let's celebrate it.

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 Not just in one hour of worship.

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 No, no.

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 Let's celebrate it

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 with all of our lives.

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 Let's live it.

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 Let's share it.

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 Because God gets into things like that.

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 And when God gets into it,

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 he brings it alive.

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 May God be honored

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 and blessed

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 and praised

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 through our lives.

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 And may we celebrate.

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 Thank God our living,

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 risen Lord.

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 with every head bowed

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 and every eye closed,

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 I ask you this morning,

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 I've made special time for you.

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 If you're here this morning

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 and you've never acknowledged

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 the Lord Jesus Christ

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 as your personal Lord and Savior,

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 I want you to know

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 that today

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 he'll change you

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 right where you are.

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 You don't have to clean up

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 to come to Christ.

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 Christ will clean you up.

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 You just need to submit.

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 You just need to acknowledge

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 the sin that's in your life

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 that separates you

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 from the Father.

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 Ask him to cleanse your life

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 and commit your life to him.

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 If you'll surrender your life

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 to the Lord Jesus today,

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 he'll save you.

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 I promise you,

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 if you feel a yearning for that,

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 it's not something

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 that you came up with.

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 God came to you.

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 He initiated that.

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 And he'll work

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 and he'll move in your life

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 from this day forward.

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 Please don't let

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 the specialness of this day,

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 please don't let

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 the place where you seat

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 ever crowds you

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 from believing

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 that you can't step out

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 and come forward

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 and give your heart and life

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 to the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Maybe you're here this morning

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 and you know

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 that you are a Christian,

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 but the reality is

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 your life does not reflect it.

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 You're struggling in your faith

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 and you need to start

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 anew with God.

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 You know you're a Christian,

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 you don't need to be saved again,

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 but you need to live

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 like a Christian.

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 And today you need to submit

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 your life to the Lord Jesus

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 and ask him to

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 make you whole again.

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 Make you right again.

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 Recommit your life

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 to follow him

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 from this day forward.

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 You may be here

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 and you've made

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 a private decision

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 for the Lord.

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 There's been a time

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 in your life

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 when you've asked

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 the Lord Jesus

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 to come into your life

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 and to save you,

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 but you've never acknowledged

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 that publicly.

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 You've never let anybody know.

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 Jesus, by his teaching

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 and by his example,

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 tell us that we proudly

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 proclaim our faith

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 through baptism.

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 And if you've never been

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 baptized as a believer,

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 we're going to do it next week.

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 We're going to begin our service

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 next week with baptism.

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 We'd love for you

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 to be a part of that.

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 You come forward today

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 and say,

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 Pastor, I know I'm saved,

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 but I need to be baptized

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 as a believer

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 to be in obedience

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 to the Lord.

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 Or maybe God's drawing you

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 to this congregation.

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 Is there a better time

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 to join a church

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 than each Sunday morning,

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 my soul?

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 God's leading you

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 to be a part of us.

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 I encourage you to come.

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 We'd love to guide you

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 in that process.

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 Welcome you

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 into our church family.

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 God's doing a wonderful work

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 here at Pickens First

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 and we're thankful for him.

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 We want him to continue

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 to do that

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 by people just simply

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 being obedient to follow

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 exactly what he'd have you to do.

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 Lord Jesus,

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 have your will

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 and your way

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 in our hearts

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 and lives right now.

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 Help us, oh God,

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 to be obedient

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 to follow you

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 as you lead us

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 in all that we do.

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 In Jesus' precious name,

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 amen.

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 we want you to take ket 천

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 to fight

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 that makes this

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 marriage

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 we want you to go

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 where we can

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 and if you'll

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 enter aneck

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 into Eller's

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 którą

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 how we feel

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 like

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 getting into

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 the

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 snake

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 will

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 Him

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 Ex

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 horsepower