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 Please take your Bibles and open them up this morning to the book of 1 Corinthians.

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! 1 Corinthians.

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 And our passage this morning is chapter 15, verses 1 through 28.

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 If you don't have a Bible with you, that's okay.

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 We provide those for you in the seat back in front of you.

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 You should be able to find one nearby.

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 And if you're using the one in the seat back in front of you,

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 you can find this on page 904.

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 Or either way, I'd encourage you to have a copy of God's Word open in front of you

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 as we walk through the passage together.

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 So page 904 of the seat back in front of you.

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 And if you don't have a Bible at all,

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 then please feel free to take that one home with you as our gift to you.

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 And on the one condition, that you let us know on the way out the door

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 so that we can help connect you with somebody who can help you read it and understand it.

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 It's a big book, often a complicated book,

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 and we would love nothing more than to help you read and understand God's Word.

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 So 1 Corinthians 15, verses 1 through 28.

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 And when you found that in your Bible,

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 let's stand in honor of the reading of God's Word this morning.

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 Please listen along as I read.

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 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you,

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 which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved,

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 if you hold fast to the word I preached to you,

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 unless you believed in vain.

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 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received,

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 that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,

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 that He was buried,

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 that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

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 in that He appeared to Cephas,

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 then to the twelve,

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 then He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time,

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 most of whom are still alive,

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 though some have fallen asleep.

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 Then He appeared to James,

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 and then to all the apostles.

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 Last of all, as to one untimely born,

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 He appeared also to me.

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 For I am the least of the apostles,

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 unworthy to be called an apostle,

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 because I persecuted the church of God.

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 But by the grace of God, I am what I am,

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 and His grace toward me was not in vain.

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 On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them,

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 though it was not I,

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 but the grace of God that was with me.

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 Whether then it was I or they,

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 so we preach, and so you believed.

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 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead,

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 how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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 But if there's no resurrection of the dead,

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 then not even Christ has been raised.

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 And if Christ has not been raised,

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 then our preaching is in vain,

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 and your faith is in vain.

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 We are even found to be misrepresenting God,

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 because we testified about God,

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 that He raised Christ,

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 whom He did not raise,

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 if it is true that the dead are not raised.

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 For if the dead are not raised,

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 not even Christ has been raised.

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 And if Christ has not been raised,

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 your faith is futile,

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 and you are still in your sins.

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 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

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 If in Christ we have hope in this life only,

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 we are of all people most to be pitied.

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 But in fact,

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 Christ has been raised from the dead,

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 the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

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 For as by a man came death,

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 by a man has also come the resurrection of the dead.

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 For as in Adam all die,

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 so also in Christ shall all be made alive,

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 but each in his own order.

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 Christ the firstfruits,

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 then at His coming those who belong to Christ.

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 Then comes the end,

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 when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father,

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 after destroying every rule and every authority and power.

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 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

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 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

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 For God has put all things in subjection under His feet.

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 But when it says all things are put in subjection,

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 it is plain that He is accepted who put all things in subjection under Him.

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 When all things are subjected to Him,

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 then the Son of Man Himself will also be subjected to Him,

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 who put all things in subjection under Him,

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 that God may be all in all.

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 The grass withers,

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 the flower fades,

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 but the word of the Lord endures forever.

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 Father, we pray now as we open up Your Word

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 and ask You to speak through it.

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 Lord, we pray that You would draw our hearts to Christ,

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 that we would be moved by His resurrection from the dead.

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 We pray this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 You may be seated.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 My family and I like to play games.

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 We've been in a board game kick lately.

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 It's been, lately it's been Clue, Ticket to Ride.

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 The boys had a spring break last week.

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 We settled the land of Catan.

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 We played a game or two of Yahtzee.

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 But before that, I remember there was a season

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 when we were playing a lot of Jenga.

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 Kids in the room, y'all let me know

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 if you've ever played the game Jenga.

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 It's a pretty simple game.

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 Really, it's just a big stack of blocks.

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 And to set it up, you put three wooden blocks

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 on three wooden blocks on three wooden blocks.

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 And it builds up, stacks up to build a tall tower.

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 And the goal of the game is to very carefully remove a block.

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 And then if you're successful,

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 very carefully stack that block back on top

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 without having the whole structure collapse to the ground.

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 But you have to choose carefully

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 because if you happen to choose the wrong block,

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 if you pull out a foundational piece,

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 if that piece is load-bearing in any sort of way,

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 well then the whole tower collapses

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 and you very loudly lose the game of Jenga.

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 And my boys are older now.

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 They're at the age now where they don't need as much help.

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 But I remember there was a time when

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 every time they reached to pull out a block,

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 they would look over at me

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 and see if I approved of the choice that they were making.

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 And if it was a good one,

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 I would nod my head,

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 yes, that seems safe.

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 But if not,

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 I would shake my head and say,

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 no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

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 Don't pull out that piece.

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 If you pull that piece out,

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 the whole structure is about to come

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 crumbling down to the ground.

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 That piece is far too important to be removed.

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 This morning, as we look at our passage here

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 in 1 Corinthians chapter 15,

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 hopefully you picked up on the situation here.

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 There's an issue here in the church at Corinth.

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 The Christians there at the church at Corinth

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 are trying to remove a key fundamental piece

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 of Christian doctrine.

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 They are trying to pull out

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 from the structure of Christianity

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 the doctrine of the resurrection from the dead.

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 They say, well, surely we can remove this piece

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 and still be okay, right?

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 Skeptics in the room would agree.

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 Somebody raising from the dead is impossible.

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 Surely we can remove that doctrine

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 and keep the framework,

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 keep the morality of Christianity,

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 keep the teachings of Jesus,

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 keep the structure of the practice of the faith.

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 We can remove the resurrection and be okay, right?

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 In our passage, we get to look over at the Apostle Paul

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 and we see him shaking his head.

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 No, do not remove this fundamental foundational piece

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 because if you do,

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 the whole structure of Christianity

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 comes crumbling down to the ground.

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 Why?

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 Because as we've sung and discussed this morning,

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 the reason why we're gathered here this morning

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 is because the entirety of the Christian faith,

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 the whole structure of what we believe,

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 the whole thing from beginning to end

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 hangs upon, it centers itself

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 on the resurrection from the dead

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 of a man named Jesus.

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 Pastor Greg Gilbert says it like this.

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 He says,

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 the resurrection of Jesus is the hinge

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 on which all Christianity turns,

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 is the foundation on which everything else rests,

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 and is the capstone that holds everything else

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 about Christianity together.

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 Everything hinges on the actual resurrection

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 of Jesus Christ from the dead.

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 And if that's true,

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 then friend, we owe it to ourselves this morning

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 here on Easter Sunday

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 to determine whether or not

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 this resurrection thing actually happened.

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 I'll be straightforward with you this morning.

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 My aim today

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 is that you would leave here

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 thoroughly convinced of the resurrection of Jesus.

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 This is Paul's aim in the passage.

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 It is my aim for us this morning

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 that you would leave here

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 thoroughly convinced

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 of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

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 But not just convinced.

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 My aim is that you would leave here

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 moved by it.

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 Moved to trust Him.

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 Moved to love Him.

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 Moved to worship Him.

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 Moved to live for Him.

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 Moved by the resurrection of Christ

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 from the dead.

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 So let's look at this claim this morning.

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 The claim that we're making is

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 Jesus is alive.

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 Jesus is risen from the grave.

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 This is going to be our outline this morning.

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 We're going to see it in two parts here.

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 First, we see evidences of the resurrection.

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 And second, we'll see the effects of the resurrection.

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 This is our outline.

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 If you're taking notes,

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 it might help you to follow along.

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 First, we see the evidences of the resurrection.

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 And second, the effects of the resurrection.

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 So first, let's look at evidences

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 of the resurrection of Jesus.

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 You know, if we're going to make a big claim like this,

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 claims like this need to be backed up, right?

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 Now, if you claim something this big

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 that somebody actually got up from the grave,

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 we need to hear some evidence.

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 I don't know about you,

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 but I don't want to base my life

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 on something that has zero proof,

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 that has zero substance behind it.

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 So what evidence does Paul give us here

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 to support his claim

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 that Christ Jesus has, in fact,

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 died and risen from the grave?

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 I count at least three evidences

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 that Paul gives us here

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 in verses 1 through 11.

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 Look there with me.

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 For one, Paul says,

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 the scriptures give evidence

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 of the resurrection of Jesus.

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 He says the resurrection

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 is according to the scriptures.

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 You notice the repetition there

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 in verses 3 and 4.

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 He says,

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 I delivered to you as of first importance

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 what I also received.

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 In other words,

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 this is foundational.

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 Christ died for our sins

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 in accordance with the scriptures.

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 He was buried.

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 He was raised on the third day

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 in accordance with the scriptures.

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 He tells us Christ died for our sins

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 in accordance with the scriptures.

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 You might think of Isaiah 53,

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 the passage that Treg just prayed through

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 moments ago for us,

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 this beautiful passage

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 about the suffering servant.

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 And it's hard to believe

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 as we read through it.

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 This passage was written

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 700 years before Jesus was born.

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 Listen to what it says.

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 Surely he has borne our griefs

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 and carried our sorrows.

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 Yet we esteemed him stricken,

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 smitten by God and afflicted.

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 But he was pierced

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 for our transgressions.

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 He was crushed for our iniquities.

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 Upon him was the chastisement

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 that brought us peace.

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 And with his wounds,

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 we are healed.

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 All we like sheep have gone astray.

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 We've turned everyone to his own way.

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 And the Lord has laid on him

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 the iniquity of us all.

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 700 years before the death of Jesus,

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 the scriptures prophesied about his death.

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 His death is in accordance

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 with the scriptures.

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 But not only his death,

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 Paul says his burial

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 is in accordance with the scriptures.

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 If you keep reading in the same prophetic passage,

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 Isaiah 53,

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 it speaks of his burial.

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 It says they made his grave

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 with the wicked

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 and with a rich man in his death.

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 Although he had done no violence

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 and there was no deceit in his mouth,

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 his burial is in accordance

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 with the scriptures.

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 But not only this,

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 his resurrection

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 is in accordance

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 with the scriptures.

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 Hundreds of years in advance,

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 the scriptures have been prophesying,

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 paving the way,

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 foretelling about this event

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 that we're celebrating here this morning,

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 the resurrection of the Messiah.

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 Yet it was the will of the Lord

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 to crush him.

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 He has put him to grief.

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 When his soul makes an offering for guilt,

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 he shall see his offspring.

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 He shall prolong his days.

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 In other words,

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 he's alive even though he died.

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 He is alive,

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 seeing the fruit

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 of what his death accomplished.

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 Paul says the scriptures speak clearly

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 about the death,

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 the burial,

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 the resurrection of the Messiah

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 hundreds of years before it happened.

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 Paul says evidence number one,

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 the resurrection of Jesus

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 is according to the scriptures.

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 But that's not all.

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 Second piece of evidence here,

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 starting in verse five.

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 He says the resurrected Jesus

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 appeared to eyewitnesses.

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 And so not only is the resurrection

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 prophesied and predicted in scripture,

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 now Paul says it's actually verified

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 in human history.

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 This is absolutely crucial for us

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 because we're not dealing

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 with simply a religious claim now.

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 We're dealing with a historical claim.

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 You understand the difference?

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 Paul is rooting this argument

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 that Jesus is alive,

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 not in just some religious practice.

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 He's saying this actually happened

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 in human history

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 and he lists out eyewitnesses

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 to back it up.

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 Ask yourself,

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 why do you believe

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 that Abraham Lincoln

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 was the 16th president

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 of the United States?

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 He weren't there.

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 Why do we believe

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 that Leonardo da Vinci

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 was born in Italy

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 in the 1500s

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 and none of us were there?

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 We believe those things

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 on the basis of reliable,

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 credible,

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 historical testimony.

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 Eyewitnesses who were there

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 and recorded those facts for us.

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 That's exactly what Paul

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 is doing for us here.

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 He says,

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 many witnesses saw

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 the resurrected Christ.

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 He appeared to Cephas,

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 that's Peter,

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 and then to the 12,

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 and then to more than 500 brothers

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 at one time,

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 most of whom are still alive.

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 In other words,

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 if you don't take my word for it,

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 you can go ask them yourself.

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 They'll tell you what they saw.

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 Then he appeared to James

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 and then to all the apostles.

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 Then last of all,

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 Paul says,

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 he appeared also to me

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 for 40 days after his death,

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 we're told in the scriptures.

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 Jesus appeared,

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 resurrected to many.

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 He appeared to individuals.

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 He appeared to groups.

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 He appeared to men.

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 He appeared to women.

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 He talked with them.

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 He ate with them.

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 He spoke with them.

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 He forgave them.

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 They saw him with their eyes.

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 They touched him with their hands.

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 They interacted with him

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 and they worshiped him.

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 Over 500 eyewitnesses.

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 What do we do

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 with that sort of testimony?

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 Charles Spurgeon,

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 the prince of preachers,

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 he said,

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 the resurrection of Jesus Christ

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 from the dead

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 is one of the best

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 attested facts on record.

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 There were so many witnesses

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 to behold it

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 that if we do

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 in the least degree

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 receive the credibility

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 of men's testimonies,

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 we cannot

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 and we dare not

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 doubt

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 that Jesus

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 rose from the dead.

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 They saw

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 the risen

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 Christ.

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 As you read on

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 through the rest of your Bible,

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 as you read on

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 in the New Testament,

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 you can see the impact

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 that that had

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 on their lives,

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 which is the third piece

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 of evidence

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 that we have here.

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 Third piece of evidence

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 for the resurrection

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 is the transformation

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 of the disciples

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 of Jesus.

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 What happened

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 to change

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 these men?

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 And no doubt

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 something happened

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 to change the lives

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 of these men.

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 How do you explain

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 the curious case

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 of the Apostle Peter

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 who went from

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 denying Jesus

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 three times

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 before his death

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 to now becoming

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 one of the

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 pillar leaders

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 of the church

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 in Jerusalem?

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 What happened?

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 He saw

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 the risen

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 Lord Jesus

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 who forgave him

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 and restored him

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 and commissioned him.

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 How do you explain

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 the curious case

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 of the Apostle James?

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 The half-brother

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 of Jesus

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 who knew Jesus

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 for years

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 for his whole life

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 but didn't believe

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 Jesus was the Messiah

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 until

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 after the resurrection.

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 And then he too

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 becomes a pillar

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 of the church

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 in Jerusalem.

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 What happened?

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 He saw

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 the risen

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 Lord Jesus.

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 And how in the world

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 do you explain

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 the curious case

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 of the Apostle Paul?

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 You know the story

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 of Paul.

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 Paul alludes to it

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 here in verse 9

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 doesn't he?

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 I am the least

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 of the apostles

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 unworthy

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 to be called

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 an apostle

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 because I persecuted

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 the church

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 of God.

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 This man Paul

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 hated the church.

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 He hated

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 Christians.

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 Absolutely

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 hated

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 Jesus.

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 He went from

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 town to town

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 place to

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 arrest

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 Christians.

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 He went from

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 town to town

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 approving of

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 their execution.

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 But now

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 here he is

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 going from

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 town to town

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 proclaiming

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 the risen

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 Lord Jesus.

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 Why?

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 What happened?

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 He saw

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 the resurrected

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 Jesus

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 and it changed

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 everything for him.

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 By the grace

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 of God

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 he says

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 I am

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 what I am.

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 These men

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 saw

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 the resurrected

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 Christ

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 and it changed

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 everything for

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 him.

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 And you

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 who know

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 church history

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 know that

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 these same

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 disciples would

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 go on to

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 give their

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 lives for

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 the spread

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 of this

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 message.

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 I mean

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 clearly they

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 were convinced

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 that Jesus

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 Christ

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 actually rose

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 from the

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 grave.

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 Some of you

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 know the

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 story of

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 Charles Colson

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 one of the

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 Watergate

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 seven.

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 Charles

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 Colson

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 he said

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 I know

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 the resurrection

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 is a fact

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 and Watergate

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 proved it to

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 me.

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 How?

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 Because

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 twelve men

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 testified

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 that they

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 had seen

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 Jesus

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 raised from

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 the dead

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 and then

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 they proclaimed

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 that truth

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 for forty

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 years

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 never once

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 denying it.

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 Every one

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 of them

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 was beaten

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 tortured

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 stoned

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 put in

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 prison.

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 They would

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 not have

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 endured it

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 if that

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 weren't

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 true.

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 Watergate

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 embroiled

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 twelve of

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 the most

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 powerful men

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 in the

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 world

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 and they

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 couldn't

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 keep alive

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 for three

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 weeks.

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 You're

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 telling me

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 twelve

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 apostles

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 could keep

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 alive

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 for forty

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 years?

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 Absolutely

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 impossible.

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 Paul gives

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 us these

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 pieces of

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 evidence

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 that our

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 faith might

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 be in

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 an actual

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 historical

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 real

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 risen

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 reigning

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 Christ.

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 Three pieces

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 of evidence

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 here that I

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 believe anchor

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 our faith

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 that Jesus

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 Christ really

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 truly

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 actually

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 physically

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 rose from

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 the grave

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 and is alive

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 this very

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 minute.

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 But now

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 in our

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 second

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 point we

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 ask why

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 does it

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 matter?

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 Why

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 can we

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 not pull

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 that piece

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 out of

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 the structure

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 of Christianity

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 and keep

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 the framework?

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 Why does it

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 matter?

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 So second

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 let's consider

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 the effects

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 of the

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 resurrection

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 and what

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 Paul does

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 in the rest

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 of the

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 passages

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 he explores

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 two polar

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 opposite

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 realities

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 and these

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 are two

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 just

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 distinct

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 universes

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 what

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 would it

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 mean

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 if

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 Jesus

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 were

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 not

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 risen

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 from

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 the

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 dead

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 let's

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 just

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 entertain

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 that

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 for a

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 minute

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 and what

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 does it

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 mean

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 then

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 that

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 he

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 is

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 risen

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 from

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 the

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 dead

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 so

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 we'll

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 start

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 here

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 with

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 the

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 negative

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 what

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 would

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 it

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 mean

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 if

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 Jesus

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 were

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 not

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 risen

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 from

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 the

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 dead

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 Paul

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 says

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 let's

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 just

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 play

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 along

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 for

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 a

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 minute

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 what's

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 going

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 to

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 happen

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 if

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 you

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 pull

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 that

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 block

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 out

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 and

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 he

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 gives

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 us

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 six

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 tragic

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 effects

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 here

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 of

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 no

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 resurrection

00:20:49.440 --> 00:20:49.779
 this

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 is

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 the

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 anti

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 Easter

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 message

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 okay

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 six

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 effects

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 of

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 no

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 resurrection

00:20:55.419 --> 00:20:56.079
 effect

00:20:56.079 --> 00:20:56.359
 number

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 one

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 he

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 says

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 our

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 preaching

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 is

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 in

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 vain

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 verse

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 14

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 if

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 Christ

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 has

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 not

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 been

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 raised

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 then

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 our

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 preaching

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 is

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 in

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 vain

00:21:05.259 --> 00:21:06.720
 he

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 starts

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 with

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 himself

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 first

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 in

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 other

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 words

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 Paul

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 the

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 church

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 planting

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 apostle

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 who

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 went

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 from

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 town

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 to

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 town

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 to

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 town

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 proclaiming

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 the

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 good

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 news

00:21:15.160 --> 00:21:15.340
 of

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 the

00:21:15.460 --> 00:21:15.980
 resurrection

00:21:15.980 --> 00:21:16.320
 of

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 Jesus

00:21:16.680 --> 00:21:17.539
 he

00:21:17.539 --> 00:21:17.740
 is

00:21:17.740 --> 00:21:18.580
 proclaiming

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 risking

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 his

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 life

00:21:19.440 --> 00:21:19.700
 telling

00:21:19.700 --> 00:21:19.940
 other

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 people

00:21:20.200 --> 00:21:20.400
 that

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 Jesus

00:21:20.660 --> 00:21:21.000
 is

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 alive

00:21:21.519 --> 00:21:21.720
 he

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 says

00:21:21.980 --> 00:21:22.120
 well

00:21:22.120 --> 00:21:22.259
 if

00:21:22.259 --> 00:21:22.460
 he's

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 dead

00:21:22.779 --> 00:21:23.019
 I'm

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 wasting

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 my

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 time

00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:25.340
 it

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 is

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 a

00:21:25.620 --> 00:21:25.960
 waste

00:21:25.960 --> 00:21:26.140
 of

00:21:26.140 --> 00:21:26.519
 time

00:21:26.519 --> 00:21:26.720
 to

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 proclaim

00:21:27.580 --> 00:21:28.140
 a

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 dead

00:21:28.660 --> 00:21:29.340
 teacher

00:21:29.340 --> 00:21:30.740
 and

00:21:30.740 --> 00:21:30.860
 he

00:21:30.860 --> 00:21:31.120
 sends

00:21:31.120 --> 00:21:31.380
 another

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 letter

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 to

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 the

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 same

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 church

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 in

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 Corinth

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 if

00:21:33.380 --> 00:21:33.559
 we

00:21:33.559 --> 00:21:33.920
 were

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 to

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 flip

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 a

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 few

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 pages

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 forward

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 the

00:21:35.700 --> 00:21:35.860
 book

00:21:35.859 --> 00:21:36.000
 of

00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:36.299
 2nd

00:21:36.299 --> 00:21:36.799
 Corinthians

00:21:36.799 --> 00:21:37.759
 Paul

00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:38.399
 describes

00:21:38.399 --> 00:21:38.740
 some of

00:21:38.740 --> 00:21:38.899
 what

00:21:38.899 --> 00:21:39.099
 he

00:21:39.099 --> 00:21:39.759
 endured

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 as

00:21:40.139 --> 00:21:40.259
 he

00:21:40.259 --> 00:21:40.579
 preached

00:21:40.579 --> 00:21:40.740
 the

00:21:40.740 --> 00:21:41.139
 gospel

00:21:41.139 --> 00:21:42.359
 I'll

00:21:42.359 --> 00:21:42.500
 read

00:21:42.500 --> 00:21:42.619
 it

00:21:42.619 --> 00:21:42.740
 to

00:21:42.740 --> 00:21:42.879
 you

00:21:42.879 --> 00:21:43.019
 he

00:21:43.019 --> 00:21:43.279
 said

00:21:43.279 --> 00:21:45.059
 imprisonments

00:21:45.059 --> 00:21:45.279
 with

00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:45.699
 countless

00:21:45.699 --> 00:21:47.179
 beatings

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 often

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 near

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 death

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 five

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 times

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 I

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 received

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 at

00:21:50.079 --> 00:21:50.179
 the

00:21:50.179 --> 00:21:50.439
 hands

00:21:50.439 --> 00:21:50.559
 of

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 the

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 Jews

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 the

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 forty

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 lashes

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 less

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 one

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 three

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 times

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 I

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 was

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 beaten

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 with

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 rods

00:21:55.659 --> 00:21:56.059
 once

00:21:56.059 --> 00:21:56.219
 I

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 was

00:21:56.399 --> 00:21:56.959
 stoned

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 three

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 times

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 I

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 was

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 shipwrecked

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 a

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 night

00:21:59.740 --> 00:21:59.979
 and a

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 day

00:22:00.179 --> 00:22:00.319
 I

00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:00.459
 was

00:22:00.459 --> 00:22:00.779
 adrift

00:22:00.779 --> 00:22:00.979
 at

00:22:00.979 --> 00:22:01.299
 sea

00:22:01.299 --> 00:22:01.519
 on

00:22:01.519 --> 00:22:01.919
 frequent

00:22:01.920 --> 00:22:02.500
 journeys

00:22:02.500 --> 00:22:03.519
 danger

00:22:03.519 --> 00:22:03.820
 from

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 rivers

00:22:04.220 --> 00:22:04.620
 danger

00:22:04.620 --> 00:22:04.920
 from

00:22:04.920 --> 00:22:05.420
 robbers

00:22:05.420 --> 00:22:05.779
 danger

00:22:05.779 --> 00:22:06.019
 from

00:22:06.019 --> 00:22:06.180
 my

00:22:06.180 --> 00:22:06.400
 own

00:22:06.400 --> 00:22:06.880
 people

00:22:06.880 --> 00:22:07.720
 danger

00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:07.980
 from

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 gentiles

00:22:08.640 --> 00:22:09.019
 danger

00:22:09.019 --> 00:22:09.220
 in

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 the

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 city

00:22:09.680 --> 00:22:10.080
 danger

00:22:10.080 --> 00:22:10.259
 in

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 the

00:22:10.400 --> 00:22:10.779
 wilderness

00:22:10.779 --> 00:22:11.340
 danger

00:22:11.340 --> 00:22:11.580
 at

00:22:11.580 --> 00:22:12.000
 sea

00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:13.019
 danger

00:22:13.019 --> 00:22:13.259
 from

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 false

00:22:13.580 --> 00:22:14.060
 brothers

00:22:14.060 --> 00:22:14.300
 and

00:22:14.300 --> 00:22:14.660
 toil

00:22:14.660 --> 00:22:14.920
 and

00:22:14.920 --> 00:22:15.420
 hardship

00:22:15.420 --> 00:22:15.779
 through

00:22:15.779 --> 00:22:16.060
 many

00:22:16.060 --> 00:22:16.259
 a

00:22:16.259 --> 00:22:16.620
 sleepless

00:22:16.620 --> 00:22:16.940
 night

00:22:16.940 --> 00:22:17.420
 and hunger

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 and thirst

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 often

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 without

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 food

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 and cold

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 and exposure

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 and apart

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 from other

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 things

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 there's

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 this

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 daily

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 pressure

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 on me

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 of my

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 anxiety

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 for all

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 the

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 churches

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 I

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 mean

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 talk

00:22:26.560 --> 00:22:26.720
 about

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 a

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 hard

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 job

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 I

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 cannot

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 imagine

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 a worse

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 way

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 to

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 live

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 if

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 it's

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 all

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 for

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 nothing

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 I'll

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 tell you

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 my

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 life

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 is a

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 lot

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 more

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 comfortable

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 than

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 the

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 apostle

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 Paul's

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 yours

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 is

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 too

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 but

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 I

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 agree

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 with

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 him

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 completely

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 if

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 you

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 could

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 convince

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 me

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 that

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 was

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 in

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 the

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 grave

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 I

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 would

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 leave

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 this

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 pulpit

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 and

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 never

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 return

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 I

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 have

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 no

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 gospel

00:22:50.379 --> 00:22:50.599
 to

00:22:50.599 --> 00:22:51.039
 preach

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 unless

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 Christ

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 is

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 alive

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 it's

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 a

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 vain

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 waste

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 of

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 time

00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:56.179
 to

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 proclaim

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 the

00:22:56.819 --> 00:22:57.019
 good

00:22:57.019 --> 00:22:57.319
 news

00:22:57.319 --> 00:22:57.460
 of

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 a

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 dead

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 God

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 not

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 only

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 my

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 preaching

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 second

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 effect

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 he

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 says

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 verse

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 14

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 your

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 faith

00:23:03.799 --> 00:23:04.139
 is

00:23:04.139 --> 00:23:04.439
 in

00:23:04.439 --> 00:23:04.839
 vain

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 if

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 Jesus

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 is

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 not

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 risen

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 from

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 the

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 dead

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 your

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 faith

00:23:09.659 --> 00:23:10.179
 is

00:23:10.179 --> 00:23:10.399
 in

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 vain

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 now

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 the

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 attention

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 is

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 turned

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 to

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 us

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 and

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 to

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 you

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 what

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 is

00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:15.679
 the

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 Christian

00:23:16.079 --> 00:23:16.700
 faith

00:23:16.700 --> 00:23:18.299
 the

00:23:18.299 --> 00:23:18.819
 Christian

00:23:18.819 --> 00:23:19.359
 faith

00:23:19.359 --> 00:23:19.599
 is

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 trust

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 in

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 a

00:23:21.299 --> 00:23:22.000
 resurrected

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 savior

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 sometimes

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 the way

00:23:25.039 --> 00:23:25.419
 we talk

00:23:25.419 --> 00:23:25.679
 about

00:23:25.679 --> 00:23:26.299
 faith

00:23:26.299 --> 00:23:26.519
 is

00:23:26.519 --> 00:23:27.480
 as if

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 it

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 were

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 disconnected

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 from

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 reality

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 we talk

00:23:30.299 --> 00:23:30.539
 about

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 blind

00:23:31.039 --> 00:23:31.599
 faith

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 or

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 just

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 have

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 faith

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 is

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 belief

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 without

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 evidence

00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:36.079
 you should

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 know

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 that's

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 not

00:23:36.779 --> 00:23:36.960
 how

00:23:36.960 --> 00:23:37.099
 the

00:23:37.099 --> 00:23:37.379
 Bible

00:23:37.379 --> 00:23:37.859
 talks

00:23:37.859 --> 00:23:38.119
 about

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 faith

00:23:38.660 --> 00:23:40.779
 biblically

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 faith

00:23:41.700 --> 00:23:42.079
 is

00:23:42.079 --> 00:23:42.940
 anchored

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 to

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 reality

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 it's

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 tethered

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 up

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 to

00:23:47.000 --> 00:23:47.259
 the

00:23:47.259 --> 00:23:47.920
 truth

00:23:47.920 --> 00:23:48.400
 faith

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 is

00:23:48.660 --> 00:23:49.440
 trust

00:23:49.440 --> 00:23:49.940
 in

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 something

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 real

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 and

00:23:51.980 --> 00:23:52.379
 here

00:23:52.379 --> 00:23:52.740
 Paul

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 says

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 if

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 Jesus

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 is

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 not

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 alive

00:23:55.339 --> 00:23:55.680
 what

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 in

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 the

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 world

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 are

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 we

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 doing

00:23:57.019 --> 00:23:57.400
 having

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 faith

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 we

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 have

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 no

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 one

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 to

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 put

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 our

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 faith

00:24:00.100 --> 00:24:00.420
 in

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 we

00:24:01.980 --> 00:24:02.280
 shouldn't

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 be

00:24:02.480 --> 00:24:02.920
 here

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 singing

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 songs

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 of

00:24:04.600 --> 00:24:04.960
 worship

00:24:04.960 --> 00:24:05.440
 opening

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 up

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 the

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 scriptures

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 reading

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 our

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 Bible

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 in

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 private

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 with

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 our

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 family

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 we

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 shouldn't

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 be

00:24:10.660 --> 00:24:11.340
 proclaiming

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 the

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 good

00:24:11.600 --> 00:24:11.840
 news

00:24:11.840 --> 00:24:12.019
 of

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 Christ

00:24:12.320 --> 00:24:12.519
 we

00:24:12.519 --> 00:24:12.720
 should

00:24:12.720 --> 00:24:12.960
 have

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 no

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 faith

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 at

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 all

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 if

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 we

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 have

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 no

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 one

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 to

00:24:15.280 --> 00:24:15.420
 put

00:24:15.420 --> 00:24:15.580
 our

00:24:15.580 --> 00:24:15.920
 faith

00:24:15.920 --> 00:24:16.700
 in

00:24:16.700 --> 00:24:18.400
 faith

00:24:18.400 --> 00:24:18.540
 in

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 a

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 dead

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 man

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 is

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 vain

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 in fact

00:24:20.920 --> 00:24:20.940
!

00:24:20.940 --> 00:24:21.080
 he

00:24:21.080 --> 00:24:21.300
 says

00:24:21.300 --> 00:24:21.320
!

00:24:21.319 --> 00:24:23.259
 if

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 Christ

00:24:24.159 --> 00:24:24.639
 isn't

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 raised

00:24:25.019 --> 00:24:25.240
 we're

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 even

00:24:25.439 --> 00:24:26.399
 misrepresenting

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 God

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 why?

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 well

00:24:27.639 --> 00:24:28.319
 we've

00:24:28.319 --> 00:24:28.419
 been

00:24:28.419 --> 00:24:28.700
 talking

00:24:28.700 --> 00:24:28.899
 about

00:24:28.899 --> 00:24:29.059
 this

00:24:29.059 --> 00:24:29.240
 whole

00:24:29.240 --> 00:24:29.539
 time

00:24:29.539 --> 00:24:29.839
 God

00:24:29.839 --> 00:24:30.179
 raised

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 him

00:24:30.299 --> 00:24:30.480
 from

00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:30.599
 the

00:24:30.599 --> 00:24:30.899
 dead

00:24:30.899 --> 00:24:32.159
 and

00:24:32.159 --> 00:24:32.279
 if

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 he's

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 not

00:24:32.599 --> 00:24:32.879
 raised

00:24:32.879 --> 00:24:33.059
 from

00:24:33.059 --> 00:24:33.179
 the

00:24:33.179 --> 00:24:33.559
 dead

00:24:33.559 --> 00:24:34.460
 then

00:24:34.460 --> 00:24:34.679
 we're

00:24:34.679 --> 00:24:35.139
 lying

00:24:35.139 --> 00:24:35.460
 about

00:24:35.460 --> 00:24:35.779
 God

00:24:35.779 --> 00:24:36.299
 himself

00:24:36.299 --> 00:24:37.980
 we've

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 completely

00:24:38.359 --> 00:24:39.240
 misunderstood

00:24:39.240 --> 00:24:39.679
 and

00:24:39.679 --> 00:24:40.119
 completely

00:24:40.119 --> 00:24:41.000
 misrepresented

00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:41.599
 God

00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:42.019
 if

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 Christ

00:24:42.500 --> 00:24:42.819
 is

00:24:42.819 --> 00:24:43.179
 not

00:24:43.179 --> 00:24:44.139
 raised

00:24:44.139 --> 00:24:44.299
 but

00:24:44.299 --> 00:24:44.399
 it

00:24:44.399 --> 00:24:44.559
 gets

00:24:44.559 --> 00:24:44.799
 even

00:24:44.799 --> 00:24:45.099
 worse

00:24:45.099 --> 00:24:45.240
 are

00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:45.339
 you

00:24:45.339 --> 00:24:45.700
 depressed

00:24:45.700 --> 00:24:46.000
 yet?

00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:49.700
 not

00:24:49.700 --> 00:24:49.920
 only

00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:50.200
 this

00:24:50.200 --> 00:24:50.519
 effect

00:24:50.519 --> 00:24:50.759
 number

00:24:50.759 --> 00:24:51.119
 four

00:24:51.119 --> 00:24:51.279
 and

00:24:51.279 --> 00:24:51.420
 this

00:24:51.420 --> 00:24:51.579
 is

00:24:51.579 --> 00:24:52.240
 tragic

00:24:52.240 --> 00:24:53.900
 he

00:24:53.900 --> 00:24:54.160
 says

00:24:54.160 --> 00:24:54.339
 if

00:24:54.339 --> 00:24:54.759
 Christ

00:24:54.759 --> 00:24:55.380
 isn't

00:24:55.380 --> 00:24:56.140
 raised

00:24:56.140 --> 00:24:57.039
 you

00:24:57.039 --> 00:24:57.200
 are

00:24:57.200 --> 00:24:57.779
 still

00:24:57.779 --> 00:24:58.359
 in

00:24:58.359 --> 00:24:58.799
 your

00:24:58.799 --> 00:24:59.519
 sins

00:24:59.519 --> 00:25:02.019
 verse

00:25:02.019 --> 00:25:02.539
 17

00:25:02.539 --> 00:25:04.140
 if

00:25:04.140 --> 00:25:04.480
 Christ

00:25:04.480 --> 00:25:04.640
 has

00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:04.819
 not

00:25:04.819 --> 00:25:05.000
 been

00:25:05.000 --> 00:25:05.380
 raised

00:25:05.380 --> 00:25:05.579
 your

00:25:05.579 --> 00:25:05.920
 faith

00:25:05.920 --> 00:25:06.119
 is

00:25:06.119 --> 00:25:06.559
 futile

00:25:06.559 --> 00:25:07.880
 and

00:25:07.880 --> 00:25:08.000
 you

00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:08.140
 are

00:25:08.140 --> 00:25:08.640
 still

00:25:08.640 --> 00:25:09.240
 in

00:25:09.240 --> 00:25:09.680
 your

00:25:09.680 --> 00:25:10.160
 sins

00:25:10.160 --> 00:25:10.339
 and

00:25:10.339 --> 00:25:10.859
 this

00:25:10.859 --> 00:25:11.279
 is

00:25:11.279 --> 00:25:11.500
 the

00:25:11.500 --> 00:25:11.980
 problem

00:25:11.980 --> 00:25:12.279
 isn't

00:25:12.279 --> 00:25:12.500
 it?

00:25:14.200 --> 00:25:14.480
 The

00:25:14.480 --> 00:25:15.259
 universal

00:25:15.259 --> 00:25:16.180
 problem

00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:16.420
 of

00:25:16.420 --> 00:25:17.279
 all

00:25:17.279 --> 00:25:17.920
 mankind

00:25:17.920 --> 00:25:19.559
 the

00:25:19.559 --> 00:25:20.119
 greatest

00:25:20.119 --> 00:25:21.000
 need

00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:21.319
 of

00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:21.819
 every

00:25:21.819 --> 00:25:22.420
 single

00:25:22.420 --> 00:25:23.059
 individual

00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:23.720
 in the

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 universe

00:25:24.140 --> 00:25:24.960
 is to

00:25:24.960 --> 00:25:25.599
 have a

00:25:25.599 --> 00:25:26.240
 solution

00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:26.839
 for the

00:25:26.839 --> 00:25:27.240
 problem

00:25:27.240 --> 00:25:27.700
 of our

00:25:27.700 --> 00:25:28.099
 sin

00:25:28.099 --> 00:25:30.160
 it is

00:25:30.160 --> 00:25:30.279
 our

00:25:30.279 --> 00:25:30.779
 sin

00:25:30.779 --> 00:25:31.660
 that

00:25:31.660 --> 00:25:32.079
 separates

00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:32.480
 us

00:25:32.480 --> 00:25:32.660
 from

00:25:32.660 --> 00:25:32.799
 a

00:25:32.799 --> 00:25:33.019
 holy

00:25:33.019 --> 00:25:33.460
 God

00:25:33.460 --> 00:25:35.019
 it

00:25:35.019 --> 00:25:35.240
 is

00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:35.980
 sin

00:25:35.980 --> 00:25:36.220
 that

00:25:36.220 --> 00:25:36.379
 is

00:25:36.379 --> 00:25:36.559
 the

00:25:36.559 --> 00:25:37.099
 root

00:25:37.099 --> 00:25:37.759
 cause

00:25:37.759 --> 00:25:37.940
 and

00:25:37.940 --> 00:25:38.519
 explanation

00:25:38.519 --> 00:25:39.019
 of

00:25:39.019 --> 00:25:39.480
 all

00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:39.700
 the

00:25:39.700 --> 00:25:40.180
 pain

00:25:40.180 --> 00:25:40.440
 and

00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:41.440
 suffering

00:25:41.440 --> 00:25:41.839
 and

00:25:41.839 --> 00:25:42.259
 evil

00:25:42.259 --> 00:25:42.480
 in

00:25:42.480 --> 00:25:42.619
 the

00:25:42.619 --> 00:25:43.019
 world

00:25:43.019 --> 00:25:43.740
 it's

00:25:43.740 --> 00:25:44.099
 sin

00:25:44.099 --> 00:25:44.299
 that

00:25:44.299 --> 00:25:44.680
 ultimately

00:25:44.680 --> 00:25:45.060
 leads

00:25:45.060 --> 00:25:45.299
 to

00:25:45.299 --> 00:25:45.740
 death

00:25:45.740 --> 00:25:45.860
 and

00:25:45.860 --> 00:25:46.000
 the

00:25:46.000 --> 00:25:46.320
 bad

00:25:46.320 --> 00:25:46.660
 news

00:25:46.660 --> 00:25:47.080
 is

00:25:47.080 --> 00:25:47.799
 every

00:25:47.799 --> 00:25:48.299
 one

00:25:48.299 --> 00:25:48.480
 of

00:25:48.480 --> 00:25:48.820
 us

00:25:48.820 --> 00:25:49.120
 are

00:25:49.120 --> 00:25:49.880
 sinners

00:25:49.880 --> 00:25:52.039
 we

00:25:52.039 --> 00:25:52.140
 can

00:25:52.140 --> 00:25:52.259
 all

00:25:52.259 --> 00:25:52.480
 agree

00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:52.660
 on

00:25:52.660 --> 00:25:52.820
 this

00:25:52.820 --> 00:25:52.960
 I

00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:53.160
 hope

00:25:53.160 --> 00:25:53.840
 none

00:25:53.840 --> 00:25:53.980
 of

00:25:53.980 --> 00:25:54.100
 us

00:25:54.100 --> 00:25:54.220
 are

00:25:54.220 --> 00:25:54.700
 perfect

00:25:54.700 --> 00:25:55.799
 myself

00:25:55.799 --> 00:25:56.539
 especially

00:25:56.539 --> 00:25:57.500
 every

00:25:57.500 --> 00:25:57.779
 single

00:25:57.779 --> 00:25:58.019
 one

00:25:58.019 --> 00:25:58.140
 of

00:25:58.140 --> 00:25:58.320
 us

00:25:58.320 --> 00:25:58.500
 are

00:25:58.500 --> 00:25:58.980
 are

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 flawed

00:26:00.160 --> 00:26:00.380
 in

00:26:00.380 --> 00:26:00.620
 many

00:26:00.620 --> 00:26:01.060
 ways

00:26:01.060 --> 00:26:01.220
 and

00:26:01.220 --> 00:26:01.340
 the

00:26:01.340 --> 00:26:01.640
 Bible

00:26:01.640 --> 00:26:02.200
 calls

00:26:02.200 --> 00:26:02.580
 this

00:26:02.580 --> 00:26:03.420
 sin

00:26:03.420 --> 00:26:03.600
 but

00:26:03.600 --> 00:26:03.740
 it's

00:26:03.740 --> 00:26:03.900
 not

00:26:03.900 --> 00:26:04.080
 just

00:26:04.080 --> 00:26:04.620
 minor

00:26:04.620 --> 00:26:05.740
 imperfections

00:26:05.740 --> 00:26:05.900
 the

00:26:05.900 --> 00:26:06.160
 Bible

00:26:06.160 --> 00:26:06.500
 says

00:26:06.500 --> 00:26:06.680
 we

00:26:06.680 --> 00:26:06.840
 are

00:26:06.840 --> 00:26:07.200
 all

00:26:07.200 --> 00:26:08.100
 actively

00:26:08.100 --> 00:26:08.680
 in

00:26:08.680 --> 00:26:09.299
 rebellion

00:26:09.299 --> 00:26:09.740
 against

00:26:09.740 --> 00:26:10.060
 God

00:26:10.060 --> 00:26:10.220
 our

00:26:10.220 --> 00:26:10.660
 creator

00:26:10.660 --> 00:26:11.200
 that's

00:26:11.200 --> 00:26:11.440
 bad

00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:11.860
 news

00:26:11.859 --> 00:26:13.939
 Paul

00:26:13.939 --> 00:26:14.219
 says

00:26:14.219 --> 00:26:14.399
 if

00:26:14.399 --> 00:26:14.919
 Christ

00:26:14.919 --> 00:26:15.240
 is

00:26:15.240 --> 00:26:15.740
 not

00:26:15.740 --> 00:26:16.599
 risen

00:26:16.599 --> 00:26:17.899
 if

00:26:17.899 --> 00:26:18.259
 all

00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:18.500
 he

00:26:18.500 --> 00:26:18.779
 did

00:26:18.779 --> 00:26:18.959
 was

00:26:18.959 --> 00:26:19.299
 come

00:26:19.299 --> 00:26:19.500
 and

00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:20.319
 teach

00:26:20.319 --> 00:26:20.979
 provide

00:26:20.979 --> 00:26:21.419
 a good

00:26:21.419 --> 00:26:22.059
 example

00:26:22.059 --> 00:26:23.059
 then there

00:26:23.059 --> 00:26:23.740
 is no

00:26:23.740 --> 00:26:24.439
 answer

00:26:24.439 --> 00:26:24.819
 for the

00:26:24.819 --> 00:26:25.179
 problem

00:26:25.179 --> 00:26:25.539
 of our

00:26:25.539 --> 00:26:25.799
 sin

00:26:25.799 --> 00:26:27.919
 we

00:26:27.919 --> 00:26:28.299
 still have

00:26:28.299 --> 00:26:28.779
 no answer

00:26:28.779 --> 00:26:29.159
 for our

00:26:29.159 --> 00:26:29.619
 pain

00:26:29.619 --> 00:26:31.039
 there's

00:26:31.039 --> 00:26:31.339
 no

00:26:31.339 --> 00:26:32.199
 hope

00:26:32.199 --> 00:26:32.779
 for our

00:26:32.779 --> 00:26:33.259
 suffering

00:26:33.259 --> 00:26:33.740
 no hope

00:26:33.740 --> 00:26:33.899
 of

00:26:33.899 --> 00:26:34.500
 reconciliation

00:26:34.500 --> 00:26:35.099
 with

00:26:35.099 --> 00:26:35.439
 God

00:26:35.439 --> 00:26:35.759
 and so

00:26:35.759 --> 00:26:36.099
 effect

00:26:36.099 --> 00:26:36.339
 number

00:26:36.339 --> 00:26:36.899
 five

00:26:36.900 --> 00:26:37.640
 death

00:26:37.640 --> 00:26:38.400
 wins

00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:38.620
 if

00:26:38.620 --> 00:26:38.920
 Christ

00:26:38.920 --> 00:26:39.100
 is

00:26:39.100 --> 00:26:39.300
 not

00:26:39.300 --> 00:26:39.780
 raised

00:26:39.780 --> 00:26:42.220
 look

00:26:42.220 --> 00:26:42.320
 at

00:26:42.320 --> 00:26:42.480
 verse

00:26:42.480 --> 00:26:42.880
 18

00:26:42.880 --> 00:26:44.580
 he

00:26:44.580 --> 00:26:44.759
 says

00:26:44.759 --> 00:26:44.900
 if

00:26:44.900 --> 00:26:45.259
 Christ

00:26:45.259 --> 00:26:45.440
 is

00:26:45.440 --> 00:26:45.740
 not

00:26:45.740 --> 00:26:46.320
 raised

00:26:46.320 --> 00:26:46.500
 then

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:46.820
 those

00:26:46.820 --> 00:26:46.980
 who

00:26:46.980 --> 00:26:47.120
 have

00:26:47.120 --> 00:26:47.400
 fallen

00:26:47.400 --> 00:26:47.880
 asleep

00:26:47.880 --> 00:26:48.259
 that's

00:26:48.259 --> 00:26:48.519
 a nice

00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:48.680
 way

00:26:48.680 --> 00:26:48.980
 to say

00:26:48.980 --> 00:26:49.220
 have

00:26:49.220 --> 00:26:49.620
 died

00:26:49.620 --> 00:26:50.780
 those

00:26:50.780 --> 00:26:50.920
 who

00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:51.060
 have

00:26:51.060 --> 00:26:51.360
 fallen

00:26:51.360 --> 00:26:51.840
 asleep

00:26:51.840 --> 00:26:52.080
 in

00:26:52.080 --> 00:26:52.460
 Christ

00:26:52.460 --> 00:26:52.759
 have

00:26:52.759 --> 00:26:53.380
 perished

00:26:53.380 --> 00:26:53.560
 if

00:26:53.560 --> 00:26:53.920
 Christ

00:26:53.920 --> 00:26:54.160
 is

00:26:54.160 --> 00:26:54.500
 not

00:26:54.500 --> 00:26:55.060
 raised

00:26:55.060 --> 00:26:55.220
 then

00:26:55.220 --> 00:26:55.360
 when

00:26:55.360 --> 00:26:55.560
 we

00:26:55.560 --> 00:26:55.900
 die

00:26:55.900 --> 00:26:56.120
 we

00:26:56.120 --> 00:26:56.500
 die

00:26:56.500 --> 00:26:56.780
 that's

00:26:56.780 --> 00:26:57.060
 it

00:26:57.060 --> 00:26:58.140
 it's

00:26:58.140 --> 00:26:58.519
 over

00:26:58.519 --> 00:26:59.740
 if

00:26:59.740 --> 00:26:59.920
 there

00:26:59.920 --> 00:27:00.040
 is

00:27:00.040 --> 00:27:00.400
 no

00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:01.120
 resurrection

00:27:01.120 --> 00:27:01.500
 there's

00:27:01.500 --> 00:27:01.840
 no

00:27:01.840 --> 00:27:02.300
 hope

00:27:02.300 --> 00:27:02.720
 after

00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:02.880
 the

00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:03.120
 grave

00:27:03.120 --> 00:27:03.340
 there's

00:27:03.340 --> 00:27:03.519
 no

00:27:03.519 --> 00:27:04.160
 victory

00:27:04.160 --> 00:27:04.660
 over

00:27:04.660 --> 00:27:04.860
 the

00:27:04.860 --> 00:27:05.259
 grave

00:27:05.259 --> 00:27:05.740
 if

00:27:05.740 --> 00:27:06.259
 Christ

00:27:06.259 --> 00:27:06.619
 has

00:27:06.619 --> 00:27:06.960
 not

00:27:06.960 --> 00:27:07.359
 risen

00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:07.640
 in

00:27:07.640 --> 00:27:08.099
 triumph

00:27:08.099 --> 00:27:08.879
 over

00:27:08.879 --> 00:27:09.079
 the

00:27:09.079 --> 00:27:09.359
 grave

00:27:09.359 --> 00:27:09.619
 there's

00:27:09.619 --> 00:27:09.799
 no

00:27:09.799 --> 00:27:10.019
 better

00:27:10.019 --> 00:27:10.359
 place

00:27:10.359 --> 00:27:10.519
 to

00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:10.740
 go

00:27:10.740 --> 00:27:11.079
 to

00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:11.559
 if

00:27:11.559 --> 00:27:11.900
 Jesus

00:27:11.900 --> 00:27:12.480
 himself

00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:13.140
 lied

00:27:13.140 --> 00:27:13.339
 when

00:27:13.339 --> 00:27:13.480
 he

00:27:13.480 --> 00:27:13.700
 said

00:27:13.700 --> 00:27:13.980
 I

00:27:13.980 --> 00:27:14.180
 go

00:27:14.180 --> 00:27:14.359
 to

00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:14.619
 prepare

00:27:14.619 --> 00:27:14.759
 a

00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:15.019
 place

00:27:15.019 --> 00:27:15.200
 for

00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:15.440
 you

00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:16.960
 the

00:27:16.960 --> 00:27:17.200
 dead

00:27:17.200 --> 00:27:17.359
 are

00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:17.640
 truly

00:27:17.640 --> 00:27:18.039
 dead

00:27:18.039 --> 00:27:19.799
 it's

00:27:19.799 --> 00:27:20.460
 a sad

00:27:20.460 --> 00:27:20.839
 version

00:27:20.839 --> 00:27:21.519
 of reality

00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:21.819
 isn't

00:27:21.819 --> 00:27:22.779
 it

00:27:22.779 --> 00:27:24.019
 this

00:27:24.019 --> 00:27:24.259
 is

00:27:24.259 --> 00:27:25.859
 it's

00:27:25.859 --> 00:27:26.359
 bleak

00:27:26.359 --> 00:27:26.859
 isn't

00:27:26.859 --> 00:27:27.099
 it

00:27:27.099 --> 00:27:28.940
 which

00:27:28.940 --> 00:27:29.039
 is

00:27:29.039 --> 00:27:29.299
 why

00:27:29.299 --> 00:27:29.720
 Paul

00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:30.019
 says

00:27:30.019 --> 00:27:30.180
 if

00:27:30.180 --> 00:27:30.539
 Christ

00:27:30.539 --> 00:27:30.740
 is

00:27:30.740 --> 00:27:31.039
 not

00:27:31.039 --> 00:27:31.599
 raised

00:27:31.599 --> 00:27:32.059
 sixth

00:27:32.059 --> 00:27:32.859
 effect

00:27:32.859 --> 00:27:33.160
 we

00:27:33.160 --> 00:27:33.379
 are

00:27:33.379 --> 00:27:34.220
 worthy

00:27:34.220 --> 00:27:34.980
 of

00:27:34.980 --> 00:27:35.579
 pity

00:27:35.579 --> 00:27:36.400
 verse

00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:36.839
 19

00:27:36.839 --> 00:27:38.500
 if

00:27:38.500 --> 00:27:38.660
 in

00:27:38.660 --> 00:27:38.960
 Christ

00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:39.180
 we

00:27:39.180 --> 00:27:39.339
 have

00:27:39.339 --> 00:27:39.660
 hope

00:27:39.660 --> 00:27:39.860
 in

00:27:39.860 --> 00:27:40.120
 this

00:27:40.120 --> 00:27:40.500
 life

00:27:40.500 --> 00:27:40.960
 only

00:27:40.960 --> 00:27:41.240
 he

00:27:41.240 --> 00:27:41.539
 says

00:27:41.539 --> 00:27:41.700
 we

00:27:41.700 --> 00:27:41.880
 are

00:27:41.880 --> 00:27:42.160
 of

00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:42.579
 all

00:27:42.579 --> 00:27:43.120
 people

00:27:43.120 --> 00:27:43.700
 most

00:27:43.700 --> 00:27:44.240
 to

00:27:44.240 --> 00:27:44.519
 be

00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:44.920
 pitied

00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:45.160
 we're

00:27:45.160 --> 00:27:45.599
 wasting

00:27:45.599 --> 00:27:46.079
 our

00:27:46.079 --> 00:27:46.759
 time

00:27:46.759 --> 00:27:48.599
 the

00:27:48.599 --> 00:27:49.140
 Christians

00:27:49.140 --> 00:27:50.160
 are

00:27:50.160 --> 00:27:50.559
 those

00:27:50.559 --> 00:27:50.740
 who

00:27:50.740 --> 00:27:51.079
 build

00:27:51.079 --> 00:27:51.319
 their

00:27:51.319 --> 00:27:51.900
 entire

00:27:51.900 --> 00:27:52.940
 lives

00:27:52.940 --> 00:27:53.299
 on

00:27:53.299 --> 00:27:53.519
 the

00:27:53.519 --> 00:27:54.160
 resurrection

00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:54.620
 of

00:27:54.620 --> 00:27:55.160
 Jesus

00:27:55.160 --> 00:27:56.559
 and

00:27:56.559 --> 00:27:56.720
 if

00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:56.960
 he's

00:27:56.960 --> 00:27:57.279
 not

00:27:57.279 --> 00:27:58.039
 resurrected

00:27:58.039 --> 00:27:58.339
 then

00:27:58.339 --> 00:27:58.539
 we

00:27:58.539 --> 00:27:58.740
 are

00:27:58.740 --> 00:27:59.360
 wasting

00:27:59.360 --> 00:27:59.759
 our

00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:00.360
 time

00:28:00.359 --> 00:28:02.279
 don't

00:28:02.279 --> 00:28:02.879
 worship

00:28:02.879 --> 00:28:03.199
 a

00:28:03.199 --> 00:28:03.500
 dead

00:28:03.500 --> 00:28:04.159
 teacher

00:28:04.159 --> 00:28:05.879
 don't

00:28:05.879 --> 00:28:06.259
 trust

00:28:06.259 --> 00:28:06.500
 a

00:28:06.500 --> 00:28:06.799
 dead

00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:07.299
 prophet

00:28:07.299 --> 00:28:07.619
 don't

00:28:07.619 --> 00:28:07.799
 spend

00:28:07.799 --> 00:28:07.919
 your

00:28:07.919 --> 00:28:08.159
 time

00:28:08.159 --> 00:28:08.659
 serving

00:28:08.659 --> 00:28:08.879
 a

00:28:08.879 --> 00:28:09.139
 dead

00:28:09.139 --> 00:28:09.579
 god

00:28:09.579 --> 00:28:09.799
 go

00:28:09.799 --> 00:28:10.059
 have

00:28:10.059 --> 00:28:10.179
 your

00:28:10.179 --> 00:28:10.539
 fun

00:28:10.539 --> 00:28:10.779
 because

00:28:10.779 --> 00:28:11.079
 life

00:28:11.079 --> 00:28:11.219
 is

00:28:11.219 --> 00:28:11.500
 short

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:11.659
 and

00:28:11.659 --> 00:28:11.879
 death

00:28:11.879 --> 00:28:12.059
 is

00:28:12.059 --> 00:28:12.639
 coming

00:28:12.639 --> 00:28:12.779
 and

00:28:12.779 --> 00:28:12.879
 then

00:28:12.879 --> 00:28:13.039
 it's

00:28:13.039 --> 00:28:13.359
 done

00:28:13.359 --> 00:28:16.039
 I

00:28:16.039 --> 00:28:16.219
 can

00:28:16.219 --> 00:28:16.500
 hardly

00:28:16.500 --> 00:28:16.899
 imagine

00:28:16.899 --> 00:28:17.240
 a

00:28:17.240 --> 00:28:18.299
 darker

00:28:18.299 --> 00:28:19.599
 more

00:28:19.599 --> 00:28:20.019
 hopeless

00:28:20.019 --> 00:28:20.479
 version

00:28:20.479 --> 00:28:21.079
 of reality

00:28:21.079 --> 00:28:21.500
 than that

00:28:21.500 --> 00:28:21.839
 can you

00:28:21.839 --> 00:28:24.579
 but

00:28:24.579 --> 00:28:25.419
 the fact

00:28:25.419 --> 00:28:25.779
 is

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 this

00:28:27.359 --> 00:28:27.859
 version

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 of

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 reality

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 is how

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 many

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 people

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 live

00:28:29.659 --> 00:28:29.839
 their

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 lives

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 they

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 live

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 without

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 a

00:28:33.839 --> 00:28:34.299
 concept

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 of

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 resurrection

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 they

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 have

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 no

00:28:36.319 --> 00:28:36.639
 clue

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 about

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 the

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 actual

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 historical

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 resurrected

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 Jesus

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 rising

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 from

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 the

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 grave

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 and

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 the

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 implications

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 of that

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 that

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 has

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 for

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 their

00:28:46.019 --> 00:28:46.319
 lives

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 they

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 live

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 in

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 a

00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:47.440
 version

00:28:47.440 --> 00:28:47.720
 of

00:28:47.720 --> 00:28:48.139
 reality

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 where

00:28:48.339 --> 00:28:48.480
 their

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:48.819
 lives

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 ultimately

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 have

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 no

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 ultimate

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 point

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 no

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 bigger

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 picture

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 no

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 purpose

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 no

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 hope

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 no

00:28:55.539 --> 00:28:55.980
 answer

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 for

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 the

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 pain

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 and

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 the

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 sin

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 and

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 the

00:28:58.059 --> 00:28:58.480
 suffering

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 no

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 comfort

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 beyond

00:28:59.519 --> 00:28:59.720
 the

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 grave

00:29:00.079 --> 00:29:00.319
 no

00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:00.799
 victory

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 over

00:29:01.199 --> 00:29:01.679
 sin

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 no

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 reconciliation

00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:03.939
 with

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 God

00:29:04.299 --> 00:29:04.839
 and I

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 have no

00:29:05.379 --> 00:29:10.919
 doubt that there are some in this room this morning who live in that version of reality

00:29:10.919 --> 00:29:10.939
!

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 if that's you

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 Paul has good news for you

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 here in verse 20

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 but in fact

00:29:23.860 --> 00:29:25.180
 he says in verse 20

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 but in fact

00:29:27.180 --> 00:29:29.480
 Christ has been raised from the dead

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 Christ has been raised from the dead

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 which means we can take all of these bleak

00:29:37.000 --> 00:29:39.159
 and we can take all of these bleak

00:29:39.159 --> 00:29:39.799
 dark

00:29:39.799 --> 00:29:40.720
 hopeless

00:29:40.720 --> 00:29:41.419
 false

00:29:41.419 --> 00:29:42.039
 realities

00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:44.500
 and turn them completely upside down

00:29:44.500 --> 00:29:49.179
 because in fact Christ has been raised from the dead which means our preaching

00:29:49.179 --> 00:29:50.220
 is not in vain

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 this is good news for me

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 I stay in here every week and preach about the resurrected Jesus

00:29:58.779 --> 00:30:09.119
 I want to give my life to something that matters into eternity and what message could I proclaim that has more more meaning and more significance more impact than this

00:30:09.119 --> 00:30:12.859
 Jesus Christ lives to save sinners

00:30:12.859 --> 00:30:17.939
 Jesus Christ truly lives to redeem the lost

00:30:17.939 --> 00:30:21.959
 Jesus Christ truly has defeated death

00:30:21.959 --> 00:30:26.299
 there is hope beyond the grave for all who put their faith in Christ

00:30:26.299 --> 00:30:31.639
 I have a gospel to preach because Jesus in fact has risen from the grave

00:30:31.639 --> 00:30:34.679
 which means church our evangelism is not in vain

00:30:34.679 --> 00:30:42.139
 you're proclaiming the good news to your friends and family members and neighbors and co-workers

00:30:42.140 --> 00:30:46.900
 you proclaiming that Jesus is alive is not in vain

00:30:46.900 --> 00:30:50.860
 you're teaching your children the good news of Christ is not in vain

00:30:50.860 --> 00:30:56.100
 our efforts to spread the gospel to the ends of the world are not in vain

00:30:56.100 --> 00:31:01.360
 why? because in fact Christ Jesus has been risen from the dead

00:31:01.360 --> 00:31:04.380
 in fact Christ has been raised from the dead

00:31:04.380 --> 00:31:06.560
 which means Christian our faith is not in vain

00:31:06.559 --> 00:31:11.319
 our trust in Christ is not in vain

00:31:11.319 --> 00:31:12.379
 our trust in Christ is not in vain

00:31:12.379 --> 00:31:14.940
 if you're looking for help with this problem of sin

00:31:14.940 --> 00:31:18.319
 look to the man who rose from the grave

00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:22.740
 your faith is not in vain because he lives

00:31:22.740 --> 00:31:25.279
 in fact Christ has been raised from the dead

00:31:25.279 --> 00:31:28.000
 which means the scriptures from beginning to end

00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:29.139
 can be trusted

00:31:29.139 --> 00:31:32.899
 every word of the Lord proves true

00:31:32.900 --> 00:31:36.620
 all scripture is God breathed

00:31:36.620 --> 00:31:39.420
 the word of the Lord endures forever

00:31:39.420 --> 00:31:41.440
 God can be trusted

00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:43.400
 his word can be trusted

00:31:43.400 --> 00:31:47.300
 because Christ is risen from the dead

00:31:47.300 --> 00:31:48.080
 and praise God

00:31:48.080 --> 00:31:50.220
 in fact Christ has been raised from the dead

00:31:50.220 --> 00:31:51.060
 which means believer

00:31:51.060 --> 00:31:54.180
 we are no longer in our sins

00:31:54.180 --> 00:31:59.400
 sin no more has dominion over you believer

00:31:59.400 --> 00:32:01.500
 because Christ has died and risen

00:32:01.500 --> 00:32:04.099
 you are no longer living in sin

00:32:04.099 --> 00:32:05.680
 and dead towards God

00:32:05.680 --> 00:32:07.400
 now we are dead to sin

00:32:07.400 --> 00:32:08.579
 and alive to God

00:32:08.579 --> 00:32:10.000
 in Christ Jesus our Lord

00:32:10.000 --> 00:32:13.960
 in fact Christ has been raised from the dead

00:32:13.960 --> 00:32:14.680
 which means friend

00:32:14.680 --> 00:32:17.380
 there is certain hope beyond the grave

00:32:17.380 --> 00:32:19.200
 and those who have died in Christ

00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:20.259
 have not perished

00:32:20.259 --> 00:32:21.859
 they have won

00:32:21.859 --> 00:32:24.500
 all in Adam die

00:32:24.500 --> 00:32:28.240
 but all in Christ shall be made alive

00:32:28.240 --> 00:32:29.299
 we can say with Paul

00:32:29.299 --> 00:32:30.380
 to live is Christ

00:32:30.380 --> 00:32:31.340
 to die is gay

00:32:31.340 --> 00:32:34.560
 and so Christian in fact

00:32:34.560 --> 00:32:36.820
 because Christ has been raised from the dead

00:32:36.820 --> 00:32:38.660
 you are not worthy of pity

00:32:38.660 --> 00:32:41.340
 you who trust in the risen Lord Christ

00:32:41.340 --> 00:32:43.320
 you are not worthy of pity

00:32:43.320 --> 00:32:44.840
 or shame

00:32:44.840 --> 00:32:46.520
 or embarrassment

00:32:46.520 --> 00:32:48.680
 rather when Christ returns

00:32:48.680 --> 00:32:51.200
 you too will be vindicated

00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:53.200
 and risen with him

00:32:53.200 --> 00:32:56.700
 I can't think of ten better words

00:32:56.700 --> 00:32:57.620
 to tell you this morning

00:32:57.619 --> 00:33:01.159
 but in fact Christ has been raised from the dead

00:33:01.159 --> 00:33:06.000
 friend

00:33:06.000 --> 00:33:07.819
 only one of these

00:33:07.819 --> 00:33:09.019
 two

00:33:09.019 --> 00:33:12.079
 very different versions of reality

00:33:12.079 --> 00:33:14.059
 can be real

00:33:14.059 --> 00:33:17.159
 each one of us

00:33:17.159 --> 00:33:18.459
 has to decide

00:33:18.459 --> 00:33:20.619
 which version of reality

00:33:20.619 --> 00:33:21.959
 we believe

00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:25.059
 will we pull out

00:33:25.059 --> 00:33:26.140
 this foundational

00:33:26.140 --> 00:33:27.019
 peace

00:33:27.019 --> 00:33:29.200
 or will we build

00:33:29.200 --> 00:33:30.340
 our lives on it

00:33:30.340 --> 00:33:33.400
 Tim Keller says

00:33:33.400 --> 00:33:35.420
 if Jesus rose from the dead

00:33:35.420 --> 00:33:37.340
 then you have to accept

00:33:37.340 --> 00:33:38.120
 all that he said

00:33:38.120 --> 00:33:40.680
 if he didn't rise from the dead

00:33:40.680 --> 00:33:41.920
 then why worry about any

00:33:41.920 --> 00:33:42.880
 of what he said

00:33:42.880 --> 00:33:44.940
 the issue on which

00:33:44.940 --> 00:33:46.180
 everything hangs

00:33:46.180 --> 00:33:47.279
 is not whether or not

00:33:47.279 --> 00:33:48.740
 you like his teaching

00:33:48.740 --> 00:33:50.440
 but whether or not

00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:51.920
 he rose from

00:33:51.920 --> 00:33:52.859
 the dead

00:33:52.859 --> 00:33:53.779
 I like the way

00:33:53.779 --> 00:33:55.359
 Yaroslav Pelikan said it

00:33:55.359 --> 00:33:55.960
 listen to this

00:33:55.960 --> 00:33:58.299
 if Christ is not risen

00:33:58.299 --> 00:33:59.500
 nothing else matters

00:33:59.500 --> 00:34:01.339
 and if Christ is risen

00:34:01.339 --> 00:34:03.299
 nothing else matters

00:34:03.299 --> 00:34:06.120
 we rejoice

00:34:06.120 --> 00:34:07.400
 church this morning

00:34:07.400 --> 00:34:09.219
 but in fact

00:34:09.219 --> 00:34:09.800
 Christ

00:34:09.800 --> 00:34:11.539
 has been raised

00:34:11.539 --> 00:34:12.860
 from the dead

00:34:12.860 --> 00:34:13.340
 amen

00:34:13.340 --> 00:34:15.780
 father we praise you

00:34:15.780 --> 00:34:16.380
 for the good news

00:34:16.380 --> 00:34:16.960
 of the gospel

00:34:16.960 --> 00:34:19.780
 we praise you

00:34:19.780 --> 00:34:22.079
 that we don't have to live

00:34:22.079 --> 00:34:23.679
 in this false reality

00:34:23.679 --> 00:34:24.720
 of no hope

00:34:24.720 --> 00:34:26.000
 no resurrection

00:34:26.000 --> 00:34:27.760
 no answer for sin

00:34:27.760 --> 00:34:29.780
 no relationship with God

00:34:29.780 --> 00:34:30.639
 but in fact

00:34:30.639 --> 00:34:32.179
 Christ has been raised

00:34:32.179 --> 00:34:32.920
 to purchase

00:34:32.920 --> 00:34:34.019
 all of these things

00:34:34.019 --> 00:34:34.679
 for us

00:34:34.679 --> 00:34:37.440
 he stands to offer

00:34:37.440 --> 00:34:38.199
 eternal life

00:34:38.199 --> 00:34:39.059
 to any sinner

00:34:39.059 --> 00:34:39.760
 who would turn to him

00:34:39.760 --> 00:34:40.240
 in faith

00:34:40.240 --> 00:34:41.199
 we praise you

00:34:41.199 --> 00:34:43.039
 in the name of Christ

00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:43.800
 we praise you

00:34:43.800 --> 00:34:44.860
 amen

00:34:44.860 --> 00:34:47.680
 we praise you