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 So it's Luke 23 verse 50 and that's page 1060 in the Church Bibles.

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 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the council, a good and upright man,

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 who had not consented to their decision and action.

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 He came from the Judean town of Arimathea and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.

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 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body.

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 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock,

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 one in which no one had yet been laid.

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 It was preparation day and the Sabbath was about to begin.

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 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph

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 and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.

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 Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes,

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 but they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.

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 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning,

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 the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.

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 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

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 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

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 While they were wondering about this,

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 suddenly two men in cloths that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.

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 In their fight, the women bowed down with their faces to the ground,

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 but the men said to them,

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 Why do you look for the living among the dead?

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 He is not here, he is risen.

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 Remember how he told you while he was still with you in Galilee,

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 The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners,

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 be crucified, and then on the third day be raised again.

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 Then they remembered his words.

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 When they came back from the tomb,

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

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 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James,

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 and the others with them who told this to the apostles.

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 But they did not believe the women

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 because their words seemed to them like nonsense.

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 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb.

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 Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves,

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 and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

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 Thank you, Avin.

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 Well, we've been following the journey of Jesus

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 during his last week before his death and resurrection.

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 And this morning we come to this

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 incredible, amazing scene

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 at the empty tomb.

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 Let's pray and ask for God's help as we look at it together.

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 Amen.

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 May the risen Lord Jesus in all his power and greatness

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 be present with us now by his Spirit

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 and be at work in our lives,

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 reminding us afresh

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 of the truth and the reality that Jesus is alive.

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 Help us to be convinced where we doubt.

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 Help us to trust in the face of skepticism.

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 Help us to believe.

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 And may our lives be changed

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 by what you have done.

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 We ask this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Well, this past week,

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 Kirsty and I took a trip down memory lane.

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 We went to Waterford,

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 the city where I grew up.

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 And one of the places that we went to visit

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 was my old secondary school.

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 There were some funny memories,

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 as I pointed out,

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 different places.

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 Like the time Mr Lawler,

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 our e-teacher,

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 got hit in the head with an apple.

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 There was also a sad memory.

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 As we walked into the main court area,

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 which was a grassy area,

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 there was a tree.

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 It was now significantly bigger

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 than what I remember.

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 And at the base of the tree

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 was a small memorial plaque.

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 I remember my friend Richard very well.

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 We went through primary school.

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 We started the same secondary school together.

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 He was good fun.

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 He was great at sport.

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 He was in our circle of friends.

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 But following a tragic accident

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 in third year,

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 Richard died.

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 Death is never easy, is it?

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 Whatever age it confronts us.

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 It takes from us those we love

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 and those we care for the most.

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 It robs our joy

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 and it steals our happiness.

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 It leaves within us

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 this aching void

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 that no one and nothing seems to fill.

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 It shatters dreams

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 and it destroys our hopes.

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 And in that moment of agony,

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 we long for someone

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 to come along

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 and speak these words to us.

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 The words that are written

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 in chapter 24,

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 end of verse 5.

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 Why do you look

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 for the living among the dead?

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 He is not here.

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 He is risen.

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 We long

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 that death is not the end.

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 Well, as we think about

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 the resurrection of Jesus

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 as we celebrate

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 on this Easter Sunday,

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 I want us to see

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 that these words

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 are not just for the women

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 who came looking for Jesus.

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 These words were written

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 for you and for me.

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 Why do you look

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 for the living among the dead?

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 He is not here.

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 He has risen.

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 Risen.

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 You see,

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 sooner or later,

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 we will all face death.

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 And if we live long enough,

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 we will watch our friends

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 or perhaps even our loved ones die.

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 So we need to be

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 absolutely sure

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 that the resurrection of Jesus

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 is not some

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 April Fool's hoax,

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 but is true,

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 is reliable,

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 is dependable,

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 is this rock-solid,

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 unshakable foundation

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 on which we put

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 all our trust.

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 So first,

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 we want to examine

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 the evidence together.

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 For so many people,

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 the resurrection of Jesus

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 is just completely untrue.

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 It's just a myth.

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 It's an invention

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 of the church.

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 We can't trust it.

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 Well, for those who doubt

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 and remain skeptical,

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 look at the first eyewitnesses

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 of the resurrection.

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 The first people

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 to come to the tomb

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 were told in Luke's account

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 were women.

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 Chapter 24, verse 10

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 tells us their names.

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 It was Mary Magdalene,

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 Joanna,

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 Mary the mother of James,

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 and the others.

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 The others are other women

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 who were with them.

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 These women

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 had witnessed

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 the death of Jesus.

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 If you go back

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 to chapter 23,

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 verse 46,

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 it's talking there

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 of Jesus'

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 final words.

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 Jesus called out

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 with a loud voice

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 from the cross,

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 Father,

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 into your hands

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 I commit my spirit.

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 When he had said this,

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 he breathed his last.

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 verse 49,

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 all those who knew him,

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 including the women

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 who had followed him

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 from Galilee,

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 stood at a distance

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 watching these things.

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 These women

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 watched

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 Jesus

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 nailed,

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 beaten,

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 hung,

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 executed,

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 die

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 on the cross.

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 These same women

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 also witnessed

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 his burial.

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 If you look down

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 at verse 55,

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 chapter 23,

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 the women

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 who had come

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 with Jesus

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 from Galilee

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 followed Joseph

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 and saw

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 the tomb

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 and how his body

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 was laid in it.

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 They saw

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 his burial.

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 They saw

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 Joseph

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 lay the body

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 of Jesus

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 in the tomb.

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 And it's

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 the same women

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 who witnessed

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 the resurrection.

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 When they went

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 to the tomb,

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 chapter 24,

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 verse 2,

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 they found

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 the stone

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 rolled away

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 from the tomb

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 but when they

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 entered,

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 they did not

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 find the body

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 of the Lord

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 Jesus.

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 The tomb

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 was

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 empty.

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 It's

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 not that

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 the body

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 was just

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 missing.

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 There was

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 no body

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 to be found.

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 Now,

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 witnessing

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 the death,

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 the burial

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 and resurrection

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 of Jesus

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 might seem

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 a credible

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 witness to us

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 but we must

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 remember that

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 in the first

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 century,

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 this would

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 have been

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 laughed out

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 of court.

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 The testimony

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 of women

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 were simply

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 not counted.

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 Their social

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 standing meant

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 their testimony

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 was not

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 admissible

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 evidence in

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 court.

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 Women were

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 just considered

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 hysterical.

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 they couldn't

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 be trusted.

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 In other

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 words,

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 if you were

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 writing this

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 account and

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 you wanted

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 to prove

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 the fact

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 of the

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 resurrection,

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 you would

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 never use

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 the witness

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 or testimony

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 of women

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 because that

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 would undermine

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 your evidence.

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 Writers of

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 this time

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 in the first

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 second century

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 never used

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 women as

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 their testimony

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 for their

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 case.

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 It just

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 didn't

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 happen.

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 So why

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 on earth

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 would Luke

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 writing

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 do that?

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 Well the

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 only reason

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 Luke would

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 tell the

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 resurrection

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 account like

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 this is

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 because what

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 the women

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 saw was

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 true.

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 This is a

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 true account.

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 If it was

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 all made up

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 and he wanted

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 to convince

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 us, he

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 would have

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 used men

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 as the

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 witnesses.

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 But here

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 we have

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 the first

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 witnesses

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 being the

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 women.

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 They see

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 the death,

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 the burial

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 and resurrection

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 of Jesus.

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 Now some

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 will go,

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 okay, come

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 on.

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 Because

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 everybody

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 believed in

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 the resurrection

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 and because

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 they knew

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 Jesus was

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 going to

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 die and

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 three days

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 later he

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 would rise

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 again,

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 they had

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 to meet

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 people's

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 expectations.

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 So they

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 just simply

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 created

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 evidence.

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 And they

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 invented the

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 whole account.

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 But the

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 fact is,

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 as we'll

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 see later

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 on again,

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 the women

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 and the

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 rest of

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 the disciples

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 had no

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 expectation

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 whatsoever.

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 In their

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 belief system,

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 yes, they

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 had this

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 understanding

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 there would

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 be a

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 resurrection

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 at the

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 very end

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 of time,

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 but a

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 physical

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 resurrection

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 of somebody,

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 a bodily

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 resurrection

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 of somebody

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 in the

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 middle,

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 that was

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 just not

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 in their

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 thinking.

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 You see,

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 why would

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 the women,

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 24 verse

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 1,

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 come to

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 the tomb

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 with their

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 spices and

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 perfumes if

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 they thought

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 Jesus might

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 rise?

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 Or look at

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 the response

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 of the

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 disciples down

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 in verse

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 11.

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 They did

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 not believe

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 the women

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 because their

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 words seemed

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 to them like

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 nonsense.

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 It doesn't

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 sound like the

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 response of

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 those who

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 expected a

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 resurrection.

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 to them

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 it was

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 a

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 nonsense

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 in their

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 minds.

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 It's an

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 impossibility.

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 No one

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 believed in

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 a physical

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 bodily

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 resurrection

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 in the

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 middle of

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 history.

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 It just

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 wasn't in

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 their

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 thinking.

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 You see,

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 these women

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 and the

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 disciples

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 are not

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 unlike most

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 people today.

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 They're

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 sceptical.

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 But when

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 confronted with

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 the evidence

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 they came

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 to believe.

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 Now I

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 don't know

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 all of

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 your stories.

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 You might

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 think that

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 the resurrection

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 is just a

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 nice story.

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 But really

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 deep down

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 you can't

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 really trust

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 it or

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 believe it.

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 But if we

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 take time to

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 look at these

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 eyewitness

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 accounts,

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 it will help

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 us see that

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 the words that

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 were spoken by

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 the angels to

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 these women

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 are words that

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 are also spoken

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 to you and

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 I today.

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 Why do you

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 look for the

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 living among

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 the dead?

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 He is not

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 here.

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 He has

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 risen.

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 So first

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 we examine

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 the evidence.

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 The second

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 thing, we

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 need to

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 remember

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 his words.

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 Look, the

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 women who

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 came to the

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 grave of

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 Jesus were

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 met by

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 two angels.

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 We read

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 about them

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 in verse

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 four.

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 While they

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 were wondering

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 about this

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 as they

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 were thinking

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 about the

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 empty tomb,

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 suddenly two

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 men in

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 clothes that

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 gleamed like

00:14:34.740 --> 00:14:35.820
 lightning stood

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 beside them.

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 Now listen

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 to what the

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 angel said,

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 verse six.

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 He is not

00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:44.759
 here, he

00:14:44.759 --> 00:14:45.759
 has risen.

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 Remember,

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 remember how

00:14:49.779 --> 00:14:50.419
 he told

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 you while

00:14:50.879 --> 00:14:51.199
 he was

00:14:51.199 --> 00:14:51.819
 still with

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 you in

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 Galilee.

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 The son

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 of man

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 must be

00:14:55.079 --> 00:14:56.039
 delivered over

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 to the

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 hands of

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 sinners, be

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 crucified, and

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 on the third

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 day be

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 raised again.

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 You might

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 remember that

00:15:07.819 --> 00:15:08.480
 when Jesus

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 was in

00:15:09.179 --> 00:15:09.980
 Galilee, these

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 were the

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 words that

00:15:11.240 --> 00:15:12.100
 he spoke to

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 his disciples

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 to tell them

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 what would

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 happen.

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 happen.

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 Just have

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 a look back

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 with me to

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 chapter 18

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 verse 31.

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 Chapter 18

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 verse 31.

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 This is the

00:15:32.019 --> 00:15:32.899
 third occasion

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 that he told

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 them what was

00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:36.019
 going to

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 happen.

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 Chapter 18

00:15:37.940 --> 00:15:38.680
 verse 31.

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 Jesus took

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 the twelve

00:15:39.920 --> 00:15:40.840
 aside and told

00:15:40.840 --> 00:15:42.240
 them, we are

00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:43.180
 going up to

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 Jerusalem.

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 Jerusalem.

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 And everything

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 that is written

00:15:46.220 --> 00:15:46.779
 by the

00:15:46.779 --> 00:15:47.779
 prophets, that

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 is in the

00:15:48.259 --> 00:15:49.079
 scriptures about

00:15:49.079 --> 00:15:49.819
 the son of

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 man, that

00:15:51.059 --> 00:15:52.220
 Jesus will be

00:15:52.220 --> 00:15:52.759
 fulfilled.

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 He will be

00:15:54.019 --> 00:15:54.959
 handed over to

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 the Gentiles.

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 They will

00:15:56.939 --> 00:15:58.620
 mock him, insult

00:15:58.620 --> 00:15:59.620
 him, and spit

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 on him.

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 They will flog

00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:02.279
 him and kill

00:16:02.279 --> 00:16:02.600
 him.

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 And on the

00:16:03.620 --> 00:16:04.759
 third day he

00:16:04.759 --> 00:16:05.939
 will rise

00:16:05.939 --> 00:16:06.559
 again.

00:16:08.439 --> 00:16:09.299
 Jesus has

00:16:09.299 --> 00:16:09.759
 made it

00:16:09.759 --> 00:16:10.699
 crystal clear

00:16:10.699 --> 00:16:11.759
 to them what

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 is going to

00:16:12.459 --> 00:16:12.799
 happen.

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 I don't

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 want you to

00:16:14.299 --> 00:16:14.799
 be in any

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 doubt.

00:16:15.179 --> 00:16:15.519
 When we

00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:16.179
 arrive in

00:16:16.179 --> 00:16:17.279
 Jerusalem, I

00:16:17.279 --> 00:16:17.899
 am going to

00:16:17.899 --> 00:16:19.939
 die, but

00:16:19.939 --> 00:16:20.939
 three days

00:16:20.939 --> 00:16:22.240
 later I am

00:16:22.240 --> 00:16:22.779
 going to

00:16:22.779 --> 00:16:23.539
 rise again.

00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:27.899
 But to

00:16:27.899 --> 00:16:28.439
 help these

00:16:28.439 --> 00:16:30.159
 disciples see

00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:31.120
 that they

00:16:31.120 --> 00:16:31.959
 could trust

00:16:31.959 --> 00:16:32.919
 his words,

00:16:34.319 --> 00:16:34.939
 Jesus does

00:16:34.939 --> 00:16:35.439
 something

00:16:35.439 --> 00:16:36.339
 remarkable.

00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:37.199
 Two

00:16:37.199 --> 00:16:38.199
 extraordinary

00:16:38.199 --> 00:16:39.379
 events follow

00:16:39.379 --> 00:16:40.340
 this

00:16:40.340 --> 00:16:41.580
 prediction.

00:16:42.220 --> 00:16:42.659
 Look at

00:16:42.659 --> 00:16:43.639
 chapter 19.

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 They are

00:16:45.080 --> 00:16:45.600
 making their

00:16:45.600 --> 00:16:46.360
 way to

00:16:46.360 --> 00:16:48.200
 Jerusalem from

00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:49.820
 Galilee, where

00:16:49.820 --> 00:16:50.759
 Jesus is going

00:16:50.759 --> 00:16:51.320
 to die.

00:16:51.439 --> 00:16:51.679
 And in

00:16:51.679 --> 00:16:52.720
 chapter 19,

00:16:53.100 --> 00:16:54.240
 verse 30,

00:16:55.320 --> 00:16:56.360
 we read

00:16:56.360 --> 00:16:57.320
 these words.

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 He says to

00:16:59.279 --> 00:16:59.960
 the disciples,

00:17:00.439 --> 00:17:02.139
 go to the

00:17:02.139 --> 00:17:02.879
 village ahead

00:17:02.879 --> 00:17:04.259
 of you, and

00:17:04.259 --> 00:17:05.180
 as you enter

00:17:05.180 --> 00:17:06.500
 it, you will

00:17:06.500 --> 00:17:07.500
 find a cult

00:17:07.500 --> 00:17:08.579
 tied there which

00:17:08.579 --> 00:17:09.299
 no one has

00:17:09.299 --> 00:17:10.099
 ever ridden.

00:17:10.779 --> 00:17:11.619
 Untie it and

00:17:11.619 --> 00:17:12.279
 bring it here.

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 If anyone asks

00:17:13.439 --> 00:17:14.559
 you why you

00:17:14.559 --> 00:17:16.259
 untying it, say

00:17:16.259 --> 00:17:17.699
 the Lord

00:17:17.699 --> 00:17:18.919
 needs it.

00:17:20.099 --> 00:17:21.059
 Now look what

00:17:21.059 --> 00:17:21.899
 happens, verse

00:17:21.899 --> 00:17:22.460
 32.

00:17:23.379 --> 00:17:24.240
 Those who were

00:17:24.240 --> 00:17:25.619
 sent ahead went

00:17:25.619 --> 00:17:26.579
 and found it

00:17:26.579 --> 00:17:28.779
 just as he

00:17:28.779 --> 00:17:29.799
 had told

00:17:29.799 --> 00:17:30.159
 them.

00:17:31.299 --> 00:17:32.119
 He told

00:17:32.119 --> 00:17:32.740
 them what was

00:17:32.740 --> 00:17:33.139
 going to

00:17:33.139 --> 00:17:34.199
 happen, and

00:17:34.199 --> 00:17:34.619
 it did

00:17:34.619 --> 00:17:35.119
 happen.

00:17:36.220 --> 00:17:36.859
 Now look at

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 chapter 22.

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 It's now

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 four days

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 later from

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 that event in

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 chapter 19, and

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 it's the day

00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:47.199
 before Jesus'

00:17:47.460 --> 00:17:47.859
 death.

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 We pick it

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 up in

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 verse 8.

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 Jesus sent

00:17:53.879 --> 00:17:54.460
 Peter and

00:17:54.460 --> 00:17:55.059
 John saying,

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 go and make

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 preparations for

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 us to eat the

00:17:57.319 --> 00:17:57.859
 Passover.

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 Where do you

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 want us to

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 prepare for it,

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 they asked.

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 He replied,

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 as you enter

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 the city, a

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 man carrying a

00:18:05.839 --> 00:18:06.599
 jar of water

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 will meet

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 you, follow

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 him to the

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 house that

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 he enters,

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 and say to

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 the owner of

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 the house,

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 the teacher

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 asks, where

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 is the

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 guest room

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 where I may

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 eat the

00:18:15.199 --> 00:18:15.959
 Passover with

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 my disciples?

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 He will

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 show you a

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 large room

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 upstairs, all

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 furnished, make

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 preparations there.

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 That's a lot

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 of predictions.

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 Again, look what

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 happens, verse

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 13.

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 They left

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 and found

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 things just

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 as Jesus

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 had told

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 them.

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 Jesus told

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 them of

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 his death

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 and resurrection,

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 but knowing

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 how hard it

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 would be to

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 believe Jesus'

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 words, he

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 then provides

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 them with

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 these two

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 extraordinary

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 events to

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 show them,

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 say, look,

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 when I say

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 something, you

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 can trust me,

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 I will deliver

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 on my words.

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 Now go

00:19:02.020 --> 00:19:02.480
 back to

00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:03.520
 chapter 24,

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 verse 8.

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 The angel

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 has spoken.

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 They remind

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 them of what

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 Jesus had

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 said.

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 24,

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 verse 8.

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 Then they

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 remembered

00:19:20.320 --> 00:19:22.040
 his words.

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 This is a

00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:24.640
 moment of

00:19:24.640 --> 00:19:25.440
 revelation.

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 They see

00:19:26.920 --> 00:19:27.520
 the empty

00:19:27.520 --> 00:19:27.960
 tomb.

00:19:28.380 --> 00:19:29.240
 They remember

00:19:29.240 --> 00:19:29.759
 Jesus'

00:19:30.099 --> 00:19:30.779
 words about

00:19:30.779 --> 00:19:31.539
 the resurrection.

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 They remembered

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 all that he

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 had said,

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 that they

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 will mock

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 him,

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 they will

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 insult him,

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 they will

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 spit on

00:19:37.879 --> 00:19:38.019
 him,

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 they will

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 flog him,

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 they will

00:19:39.359 --> 00:19:39.960
 kill him,

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 and on

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 the third

00:19:41.019 --> 00:19:41.519
 day he

00:19:41.519 --> 00:19:42.299
 will rise

00:19:42.299 --> 00:19:42.819
 again.

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 They

00:19:43.379 --> 00:19:44.119
 remembered

00:19:44.119 --> 00:19:45.299
 his words.

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 We can

00:19:46.819 --> 00:19:47.779
 trust in

00:19:47.779 --> 00:19:48.619
 his words.

00:19:50.180 --> 00:19:51.259
 We believe

00:19:51.259 --> 00:19:51.740
 in what

00:19:51.740 --> 00:19:52.220
 he has

00:19:52.220 --> 00:19:52.660
 said.

00:19:54.900 --> 00:19:55.579
 Now the

00:19:55.579 --> 00:19:56.500
 question is,

00:19:57.720 --> 00:19:58.440
 when we

00:19:58.440 --> 00:19:59.160
 are facing

00:19:59.160 --> 00:19:59.680
 death,

00:19:59.840 --> 00:20:00.180
 be it

00:20:00.180 --> 00:20:00.779
 our own

00:20:00.779 --> 00:20:01.240
 death,

00:20:02.240 --> 00:20:02.960
 or the

00:20:02.960 --> 00:20:03.500
 death of

00:20:03.500 --> 00:20:04.400
 someone else,

00:20:06.000 --> 00:20:06.759
 will we

00:20:06.759 --> 00:20:07.620
 believe his

00:20:07.620 --> 00:20:08.660
 words about

00:20:08.660 --> 00:20:09.559
 the resurrection?

00:20:11.299 --> 00:20:12.299
 Do you

00:20:12.299 --> 00:20:13.940
 confidently put

00:20:13.940 --> 00:20:16.059
 your trust in

00:20:16.059 --> 00:20:16.720
 what Jesus

00:20:16.720 --> 00:20:18.380
 has said?

00:20:19.519 --> 00:20:20.400
 You see,

00:20:20.500 --> 00:20:21.039
 these women

00:20:21.039 --> 00:20:21.500
 and these

00:20:21.500 --> 00:20:22.340
 disciples are,

00:20:22.680 --> 00:20:23.340
 they're really

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 not unlike

00:20:24.259 --> 00:20:24.720
 us.

00:20:25.799 --> 00:20:26.299
 They are

00:20:26.299 --> 00:20:27.099
 facing the

00:20:27.099 --> 00:20:27.940
 reality of

00:20:27.940 --> 00:20:28.400
 death.

00:20:29.200 --> 00:20:29.859
 They've seen

00:20:29.859 --> 00:20:30.559
 their loved

00:20:30.559 --> 00:20:31.500
 ones die

00:20:31.500 --> 00:20:32.680
 in a

00:20:32.680 --> 00:20:33.319
 desperate

00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:33.799
 way.

00:20:34.700 --> 00:20:35.059
 They've

00:20:35.059 --> 00:20:35.900
 seen him

00:20:35.900 --> 00:20:36.700
 buried.

00:20:37.640 --> 00:20:37.819
 Their

00:20:37.819 --> 00:20:38.379
 close

00:20:38.379 --> 00:20:38.879
 friend,

00:20:39.019 --> 00:20:39.619
 their loved

00:20:39.619 --> 00:20:39.960
 one,

00:20:40.200 --> 00:20:40.920
 has gone.

00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:41.460
 They're

00:20:41.460 --> 00:20:42.180
 completely

00:20:42.180 --> 00:20:43.279
 heartbroken.

00:20:44.259 --> 00:20:45.160
 Their dreams

00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:45.599
 and their

00:20:45.599 --> 00:20:46.240
 hopes have

00:20:46.240 --> 00:20:47.079
 been shattered.

00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:49.119
 But,

00:20:49.279 --> 00:20:49.859
 verse 8,

00:20:49.859 --> 00:20:52.359
 they remembered

00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:53.759
 his words.

00:20:56.259 --> 00:20:57.379
 To remember

00:20:57.379 --> 00:20:57.959
 the words

00:20:57.959 --> 00:20:58.519
 of Jesus

00:20:58.519 --> 00:20:59.319
 gives us

00:20:59.319 --> 00:21:00.000
 reason for

00:21:00.000 --> 00:21:00.899
 certain hope.

00:21:02.179 --> 00:21:03.039
 When we

00:21:03.039 --> 00:21:03.759
 face the

00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:04.559
 reality of

00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:04.939
 death,

00:21:06.299 --> 00:21:06.779
 when we

00:21:06.779 --> 00:21:07.759
 stare into

00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:08.779
 that space,

00:21:09.639 --> 00:21:10.899
 we can

00:21:10.899 --> 00:21:11.759
 rest in

00:21:11.759 --> 00:21:12.859
 the absolute

00:21:12.859 --> 00:21:14.259
 trustworthiness

00:21:14.259 --> 00:21:15.220
 of his

00:21:15.220 --> 00:21:15.660
 words,

00:21:16.839 --> 00:21:17.559
 what he

00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:18.019
 said

00:21:18.019 --> 00:21:19.019
 would

00:21:19.019 --> 00:21:19.579
 happen,

00:21:19.819 --> 00:21:20.059
 did

00:21:20.059 --> 00:21:20.519
 happen.

00:21:22.279 --> 00:21:22.879
 So,

00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:23.559
 let me ask

00:21:23.559 --> 00:21:23.960
 us all

00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:24.279
 again,

00:21:24.440 --> 00:21:24.799
 do you

00:21:24.799 --> 00:21:25.660
 trust Jesus

00:21:25.660 --> 00:21:26.220
 with your

00:21:26.220 --> 00:21:26.619
 life?

00:21:27.740 --> 00:21:28.220
 Do you

00:21:28.220 --> 00:21:28.920
 trust his

00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:29.779
 words to

00:21:29.779 --> 00:21:30.019
 you?

00:21:32.140 --> 00:21:32.819
 You see,

00:21:32.900 --> 00:21:33.379
 the person

00:21:33.379 --> 00:21:34.160
 who dies

00:21:34.160 --> 00:21:34.799
 trusting,

00:21:36.079 --> 00:21:36.980
 the words

00:21:36.980 --> 00:21:37.579
 of Jesus,

00:21:37.779 --> 00:21:38.400
 the words

00:21:38.400 --> 00:21:38.920
 that the

00:21:38.920 --> 00:21:39.879
 angels spoke

00:21:39.879 --> 00:21:40.279
 to the

00:21:40.279 --> 00:21:40.539
 women,

00:21:40.660 --> 00:21:41.640
 become true

00:21:41.640 --> 00:21:42.440
 for us.

00:21:43.000 --> 00:21:43.599
 Why do

00:21:43.599 --> 00:21:44.000
 you look

00:21:44.000 --> 00:21:44.419
 for the

00:21:44.419 --> 00:21:44.699
 living

00:21:44.699 --> 00:21:45.079
 among

00:21:45.079 --> 00:21:45.319
 the

00:21:45.319 --> 00:21:45.599
 dead?

00:21:45.859 --> 00:21:46.319
 He is

00:21:46.319 --> 00:21:47.059
 not here,

00:21:47.480 --> 00:21:48.519
 he has

00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:49.379
 risen.

00:21:53.639 --> 00:21:54.199
 So,

00:21:54.339 --> 00:21:54.659
 we look

00:21:54.659 --> 00:21:54.939
 at the

00:21:54.939 --> 00:21:55.500
 evidence,

00:21:55.839 --> 00:21:56.439
 we remember

00:21:56.439 --> 00:21:57.319
 his words,

00:21:59.039 --> 00:21:59.799
 and when

00:21:59.799 --> 00:22:00.539
 we examine

00:22:00.539 --> 00:22:01.259
 this evidence,

00:22:01.559 --> 00:22:02.000
 when we

00:22:02.000 --> 00:22:03.199
 reflect on

00:22:03.199 --> 00:22:04.159
 these words,

00:22:05.019 --> 00:22:05.500
 when we

00:22:05.500 --> 00:22:06.299
 take that

00:22:06.299 --> 00:22:07.139
 deep into

00:22:07.139 --> 00:22:07.740
 our hearts,

00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:08.279
 when we

00:22:08.279 --> 00:22:09.359
 trust it

00:22:09.359 --> 00:22:09.779
 with our

00:22:09.779 --> 00:22:10.259
 life,

00:22:11.019 --> 00:22:12.000
 it changes

00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:12.579
 us

00:22:12.579 --> 00:22:13.579
 dramatically.

00:22:13.599 --> 00:22:15.459
 let me

00:22:15.459 --> 00:22:15.839
 just show

00:22:15.839 --> 00:22:16.439
 you three

00:22:16.439 --> 00:22:18.039
 ways in

00:22:18.039 --> 00:22:18.459
 which the

00:22:18.459 --> 00:22:19.079
 resurrection

00:22:19.079 --> 00:22:21.039
 can change

00:22:21.039 --> 00:22:22.099
 us.

00:22:24.259 --> 00:22:24.859
 First,

00:22:26.240 --> 00:22:26.579
 it can

00:22:26.579 --> 00:22:27.319
 change us

00:22:27.319 --> 00:22:27.819
 in such

00:22:27.819 --> 00:22:28.459
 a way that

00:22:28.459 --> 00:22:28.899
 we can

00:22:28.899 --> 00:22:29.659
 stand

00:22:29.659 --> 00:22:30.779
 confidently

00:22:30.779 --> 00:22:32.159
 in the

00:22:32.159 --> 00:22:33.500
 face of

00:22:33.500 --> 00:22:34.039
 opposition.

00:22:34.679 --> 00:22:35.319
 Look back

00:22:35.319 --> 00:22:35.679
 at verse

00:22:35.679 --> 00:22:36.159
 50.

00:22:37.419 --> 00:22:38.000
 Here we

00:22:38.000 --> 00:22:38.480
 meet this

00:22:38.480 --> 00:22:39.079
 character,

00:22:39.799 --> 00:22:40.139
 Joseph.

00:22:40.140 --> 00:22:40.340
 Joseph.

00:22:42.180 --> 00:22:42.680
 We're

00:22:42.680 --> 00:22:43.000
 told,

00:22:43.140 --> 00:22:43.620
 verse 50,

00:22:43.700 --> 00:22:44.040
 that he's

00:22:44.040 --> 00:22:44.480
 a member

00:22:44.480 --> 00:22:44.840
 of the

00:22:44.840 --> 00:22:45.300
 council,

00:22:46.060 --> 00:22:46.640
 a good

00:22:46.640 --> 00:22:47.620
 and upright

00:22:47.620 --> 00:22:48.140
 man.

00:22:49.120 --> 00:22:49.800
 Verse 52,

00:22:50.000 --> 00:22:50.480
 going to

00:22:50.480 --> 00:22:50.980
 Pilate,

00:22:51.080 --> 00:22:51.660
 he asked

00:22:51.660 --> 00:22:52.300
 for Jesus'

00:22:52.560 --> 00:22:52.920
 body,

00:22:53.500 --> 00:22:53.940
 then he

00:22:53.940 --> 00:22:54.380
 took it

00:22:54.380 --> 00:22:54.840
 down,

00:22:55.480 --> 00:22:55.960
 wrapped it

00:22:55.960 --> 00:22:56.380
 in linen

00:22:56.380 --> 00:22:56.800
 cloth,

00:22:56.880 --> 00:22:57.460
 and placed

00:22:57.460 --> 00:22:58.940
 it in a

00:22:58.940 --> 00:22:59.360
 tomb

00:22:59.360 --> 00:23:00.020
 cut in

00:23:00.020 --> 00:23:00.460
 the rock,

00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:01.460
 one in

00:23:01.460 --> 00:23:02.060
 which no

00:23:02.060 --> 00:23:02.600
 one yet

00:23:02.600 --> 00:23:03.160
 had been

00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:03.600
 laid.

00:23:03.599 --> 00:23:05.699
 Now this

00:23:05.699 --> 00:23:05.980
 is an

00:23:05.980 --> 00:23:06.899
 incredibly

00:23:06.899 --> 00:23:07.939
 courageous

00:23:07.939 --> 00:23:08.759
 act.

00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:10.419
 Joseph,

00:23:10.599 --> 00:23:11.139
 verse 50,

00:23:11.219 --> 00:23:11.719
 we're told,

00:23:12.419 --> 00:23:12.859
 is a

00:23:12.859 --> 00:23:13.679
 member of

00:23:13.679 --> 00:23:14.599
 the council.

00:23:15.619 --> 00:23:16.240
 He's part

00:23:16.240 --> 00:23:16.619
 of the

00:23:16.619 --> 00:23:17.459
 Sanhedrin.

00:23:17.939 --> 00:23:18.419
 These were

00:23:18.419 --> 00:23:18.899
 the guys

00:23:18.899 --> 00:23:19.240
 who were

00:23:19.240 --> 00:23:19.839
 responsible

00:23:19.839 --> 00:23:21.000
 for overseeing

00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:21.399
 all the

00:23:21.399 --> 00:23:22.059
 religious and

00:23:22.059 --> 00:23:22.919
 social affairs.

00:23:23.259 --> 00:23:23.659
 They were

00:23:23.659 --> 00:23:24.119
 the rulers,

00:23:24.259 --> 00:23:24.659
 the ones

00:23:24.659 --> 00:23:25.299
 in authority.

00:23:25.740 --> 00:23:26.159
 If you

00:23:26.159 --> 00:23:26.639
 got on

00:23:26.639 --> 00:23:27.000
 the wrong

00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:27.539
 side of

00:23:27.539 --> 00:23:28.139
 the council,

00:23:28.519 --> 00:23:28.980
 you could

00:23:28.980 --> 00:23:29.459
 lose your

00:23:29.459 --> 00:23:29.859
 life.

00:23:30.659 --> 00:23:31.159
 In fact,

00:23:31.219 --> 00:23:31.719
 it was this

00:23:31.719 --> 00:23:32.659
 very council

00:23:32.660 --> 00:23:33.560
 that had

00:23:33.560 --> 00:23:34.360
 been planning

00:23:34.360 --> 00:23:35.019
 and plotting

00:23:35.019 --> 00:23:35.540
 the death

00:23:35.540 --> 00:23:36.060
 of Jesus.

00:23:36.400 --> 00:23:36.759
 They've

00:23:36.759 --> 00:23:37.279
 just told

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 a whole

00:23:37.620 --> 00:23:38.240
 bunch of

00:23:38.240 --> 00:23:38.820
 lies to

00:23:38.820 --> 00:23:39.740
 Pilate to

00:23:39.740 --> 00:23:40.259
 make sure

00:23:40.259 --> 00:23:40.860
 that Jesus

00:23:40.860 --> 00:23:41.940
 got executed.

00:23:43.660 --> 00:23:44.340
 And where

00:23:44.340 --> 00:23:44.960
 was Joseph

00:23:44.960 --> 00:23:45.640
 in the midst

00:23:45.640 --> 00:23:46.140
 of all of

00:23:46.140 --> 00:23:46.380
 this?

00:23:46.900 --> 00:23:47.100
 Well,

00:23:47.180 --> 00:23:47.840
 Joseph had

00:23:47.840 --> 00:23:48.500
 stood up

00:23:48.500 --> 00:23:48.880
 to them.

00:23:49.820 --> 00:23:50.200
 Look at

00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:50.960
 verse 51.

00:23:52.840 --> 00:23:53.300
 He had

00:23:53.300 --> 00:23:54.519
 not consented

00:23:54.519 --> 00:23:55.060
 to their

00:23:55.060 --> 00:23:55.840
 decision and

00:23:55.840 --> 00:23:56.279
 action.

00:23:57.100 --> 00:23:57.540
 When it

00:23:57.540 --> 00:23:58.000
 came to

00:23:58.000 --> 00:23:58.600
 the vote,

00:24:00.980 --> 00:24:01.320
 Joseph

00:24:01.320 --> 00:24:01.820
 wouldn't

00:24:01.820 --> 00:24:02.400
 go with

00:24:02.400 --> 00:24:02.720
 it.

00:24:04.420 --> 00:24:05.320
 And now

00:24:05.320 --> 00:24:05.680
 he's

00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:06.440
 identifying

00:24:06.440 --> 00:24:07.019
 with

00:24:07.019 --> 00:24:07.519
 Jesus

00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:08.720
 by asking

00:24:08.720 --> 00:24:09.240
 for his

00:24:09.240 --> 00:24:09.960
 body to

00:24:09.960 --> 00:24:10.660
 bury him.

00:24:12.120 --> 00:24:12.380
 Now,

00:24:12.440 --> 00:24:12.940
 such an

00:24:12.940 --> 00:24:14.120
 act is

00:24:14.120 --> 00:24:14.580
 not just

00:24:14.580 --> 00:24:15.000
 going to

00:24:15.000 --> 00:24:15.400
 get you

00:24:15.400 --> 00:24:16.340
 sidelined,

00:24:16.640 --> 00:24:17.060
 it could

00:24:17.060 --> 00:24:17.800
 also get

00:24:17.800 --> 00:24:18.500
 you killed.

00:24:21.620 --> 00:24:22.180
 Now,

00:24:22.259 --> 00:24:22.660
 I want to

00:24:22.660 --> 00:24:22.980
 ask the

00:24:22.980 --> 00:24:23.360
 question,

00:24:23.540 --> 00:24:24.100
 what gives

00:24:24.100 --> 00:24:24.560
 Joseph

00:24:24.560 --> 00:24:25.380
 this kind

00:24:25.380 --> 00:24:26.140
 of courage,

00:24:26.700 --> 00:24:28.720
 one amidst

00:24:28.720 --> 00:24:29.220
 many,

00:24:29.660 --> 00:24:30.019
 to make

00:24:30.019 --> 00:24:30.620
 that kind

00:24:30.620 --> 00:24:31.180
 of stand?

00:24:31.180 --> 00:24:31.259
 God?

00:24:31.560 --> 00:24:32.299
 How is

00:24:32.299 --> 00:24:32.680
 he so

00:24:32.680 --> 00:24:33.480
 confident

00:24:33.480 --> 00:24:33.940
 in the

00:24:33.940 --> 00:24:34.400
 face of

00:24:34.400 --> 00:24:34.660
 such

00:24:34.660 --> 00:24:35.220
 powerful

00:24:35.220 --> 00:24:35.759
 people?

00:24:36.740 --> 00:24:36.980
 Well,

00:24:37.019 --> 00:24:37.220
 look at

00:24:37.220 --> 00:24:37.580
 the rest

00:24:37.580 --> 00:24:37.900
 of verse

00:24:37.900 --> 00:24:38.420
 51.

00:24:39.100 --> 00:24:39.360
 We're

00:24:39.360 --> 00:24:39.799
 told he

00:24:39.799 --> 00:24:40.299
 came from

00:24:40.299 --> 00:24:40.480
 the

00:24:40.480 --> 00:24:41.000
 Judean

00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:41.660
 town of

00:24:41.660 --> 00:24:42.400
 Arimathea,

00:24:43.400 --> 00:24:44.480
 and he

00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:45.480
 himself was

00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:46.580
 waiting for

00:24:46.580 --> 00:24:48.060
 the kingdom

00:24:48.060 --> 00:24:48.779
 of God.

00:24:48.779 --> 00:24:48.859
 God.

00:24:50.859 --> 00:24:51.160
 Now,

00:24:51.359 --> 00:24:52.039
 I don't

00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:52.460
 think he

00:24:52.460 --> 00:24:53.339
 expected a

00:24:53.339 --> 00:24:53.879
 resurrection

00:24:53.879 --> 00:24:54.639
 to happen,

00:24:55.740 --> 00:24:56.619
 but he

00:24:56.619 --> 00:24:57.319
 had faith

00:24:57.319 --> 00:24:57.859
 that the

00:24:57.859 --> 00:24:58.240
 kingdom

00:24:58.240 --> 00:24:58.980
 would come,

00:24:59.379 --> 00:25:00.039
 that God

00:25:00.039 --> 00:25:00.500
 was going

00:25:00.500 --> 00:25:00.940
 to come

00:25:00.940 --> 00:25:01.700
 in power,

00:25:02.319 --> 00:25:02.980
 that God

00:25:02.980 --> 00:25:03.440
 was going

00:25:03.440 --> 00:25:04.039
 to deliver

00:25:04.039 --> 00:25:04.720
 on all

00:25:04.720 --> 00:25:05.039
 of his

00:25:05.039 --> 00:25:05.539
 promises,

00:25:05.960 --> 00:25:06.480
 but he

00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:07.039
 just didn't

00:25:07.039 --> 00:25:07.680
 know how

00:25:07.680 --> 00:25:08.039
 it was

00:25:08.039 --> 00:25:08.480
 going to

00:25:08.480 --> 00:25:08.940
 be worked

00:25:08.940 --> 00:25:09.279
 out,

00:25:09.639 --> 00:25:09.980
 but he

00:25:09.980 --> 00:25:10.579
 had faith

00:25:10.579 --> 00:25:11.139
 that God

00:25:11.139 --> 00:25:11.619
 would do

00:25:11.619 --> 00:25:11.940
 it.

00:25:12.899 --> 00:25:13.279
 Now,

00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:14.279
 this side

00:25:14.279 --> 00:25:15.079
 of the

00:25:15.079 --> 00:25:15.500
 cross,

00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:16.639
 this side

00:25:16.639 --> 00:25:17.000
 of the

00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:17.519
 resurrection,

00:25:18.000 --> 00:25:18.640
 we now

00:25:18.640 --> 00:25:19.200
 stand with

00:25:19.200 --> 00:25:19.819
 a greater

00:25:19.819 --> 00:25:20.440
 advantage

00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:21.140
 because we

00:25:21.140 --> 00:25:21.579
 can look

00:25:21.579 --> 00:25:22.240
 back to

00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:22.740
 the truth

00:25:22.740 --> 00:25:23.059
 of the

00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:23.559
 resurrection.

00:25:24.119 --> 00:25:24.420
 Jesus

00:25:24.420 --> 00:25:25.299
 did die,

00:25:25.640 --> 00:25:26.200
 he was

00:25:26.200 --> 00:25:26.680
 buried,

00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:27.640
 he rose

00:25:27.640 --> 00:25:28.039
 again,

00:25:28.299 --> 00:25:28.900
 which means

00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:29.619
 we can

00:25:29.619 --> 00:25:30.420
 now stand

00:25:30.420 --> 00:25:31.299
 confidently.

00:25:31.960 --> 00:25:32.359
 We may

00:25:32.359 --> 00:25:32.880
 face

00:25:32.880 --> 00:25:33.519
 opposition,

00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:34.400
 we may

00:25:34.400 --> 00:25:34.799
 be the

00:25:34.799 --> 00:25:35.420
 one amongst

00:25:35.420 --> 00:25:36.200
 many people

00:25:36.200 --> 00:25:36.720
 who only

00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:37.480
 believe this

00:25:37.480 --> 00:25:38.180
 and put

00:25:38.180 --> 00:25:38.740
 our faith

00:25:38.740 --> 00:25:39.059
 in the

00:25:39.059 --> 00:25:39.680
 Lord Jesus.

00:25:40.059 --> 00:25:40.559
 We may

00:25:40.559 --> 00:25:41.019
 face

00:25:41.019 --> 00:25:41.660
 powerful

00:25:41.660 --> 00:25:42.119
 enemies

00:25:42.119 --> 00:25:42.880
 and powerful

00:25:42.880 --> 00:25:43.779
 people who

00:25:43.779 --> 00:25:44.460
 think we're

00:25:44.460 --> 00:25:45.259
 just a

00:25:45.259 --> 00:25:46.000
 nonsense and

00:25:46.000 --> 00:25:46.500
 a load of

00:25:46.500 --> 00:25:46.859
 rubbish.

00:25:47.000 --> 00:25:47.759
 But because

00:25:47.759 --> 00:25:48.319
 it is

00:25:48.319 --> 00:25:48.920
 true,

00:25:50.019 --> 00:25:50.819
 we do

00:25:50.819 --> 00:25:51.339
 not need

00:25:51.339 --> 00:25:51.900
 to fear

00:25:51.900 --> 00:25:52.180
 their

00:25:52.180 --> 00:25:52.700
 threats

00:25:52.700 --> 00:25:53.299
 because

00:25:53.299 --> 00:25:53.920
 Jesus

00:25:53.920 --> 00:25:54.640
 is Lord

00:25:54.640 --> 00:25:55.480
 over life

00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:56.019
 and over

00:25:56.019 --> 00:25:56.380
 death.

00:25:56.720 --> 00:25:57.140
 And many

00:25:57.140 --> 00:25:57.579
 of these

00:25:57.579 --> 00:25:58.119
 disciples

00:25:58.119 --> 00:25:58.619
 would go

00:25:58.619 --> 00:25:59.000
 on to

00:25:59.000 --> 00:25:59.539
 make their

00:25:59.539 --> 00:26:00.400
 stand and

00:26:00.400 --> 00:26:00.799
 they would

00:26:00.799 --> 00:26:01.240
 be put

00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:01.720
 to death.

00:26:02.240 --> 00:26:02.619
 But at

00:26:02.619 --> 00:26:02.980
 the end

00:26:02.980 --> 00:26:03.240
 of the

00:26:03.240 --> 00:26:03.539
 day,

00:26:03.700 --> 00:26:04.059
 what does

00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:04.619
 it matter

00:26:04.619 --> 00:26:05.059
 that they

00:26:05.059 --> 00:26:05.579
 should lose

00:26:05.579 --> 00:26:06.000
 their life

00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:06.559
 because they

00:26:06.559 --> 00:26:07.000
 would go

00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:07.500
 on to

00:26:07.500 --> 00:26:08.119
 the kingdom?

00:26:09.259 --> 00:26:09.519
 They

00:26:09.519 --> 00:26:10.059
 would have

00:26:10.059 --> 00:26:10.619
 eternal

00:26:10.619 --> 00:26:11.180
 life.

00:26:12.339 --> 00:26:13.180
 So you

00:26:13.180 --> 00:26:13.660
 and I

00:26:13.660 --> 00:26:14.359
 can stand

00:26:14.359 --> 00:26:15.460
 confidently

00:26:15.460 --> 00:26:17.100
 in the

00:26:17.100 --> 00:26:17.740
 face of

00:26:17.740 --> 00:26:18.400
 opposition,

00:26:19.019 --> 00:26:20.240
 one amidst

00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:20.700
 many,

00:26:21.460 --> 00:26:22.400
 because Jesus

00:26:22.400 --> 00:26:24.200
 has risen.

00:26:25.480 --> 00:26:26.240
 Stand

00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:27.120
 confidently.

00:26:27.119 --> 00:26:30.199
 the second

00:26:30.199 --> 00:26:30.879
 way in which

00:26:30.879 --> 00:26:31.199
 it can

00:26:31.199 --> 00:26:32.099
 change us

00:26:32.099 --> 00:26:33.419
 is it

00:26:33.419 --> 00:26:33.979
 gives us

00:26:33.979 --> 00:26:34.619
 a message

00:26:34.619 --> 00:26:35.319
 of hope.

00:26:36.019 --> 00:26:36.399
 We can

00:26:36.399 --> 00:26:37.279
 speak hope.

00:26:38.079 --> 00:26:38.599
 When we

00:26:38.599 --> 00:26:39.159
 encounter,

00:26:39.319 --> 00:26:39.639
 when we

00:26:39.639 --> 00:26:40.439
 believe the

00:26:40.439 --> 00:26:40.979
 resurrection,

00:26:41.379 --> 00:26:42.399
 it fills us

00:26:42.399 --> 00:26:43.259
 with sure and

00:26:43.259 --> 00:26:44.019
 certain hope.

00:26:44.279 --> 00:26:45.099
 Hope that we

00:26:45.099 --> 00:26:46.059
 can pass on.

00:26:46.059 --> 00:26:46.779
 look at

00:26:46.779 --> 00:26:47.700
 chapter 24

00:26:47.700 --> 00:26:48.480
 verse 9.

00:26:49.759 --> 00:26:50.700
 Talking about

00:26:50.700 --> 00:26:51.119
 the women

00:26:51.119 --> 00:26:51.559
 when they

00:26:51.559 --> 00:26:52.200
 came back

00:26:52.200 --> 00:26:52.599
 from the

00:26:52.599 --> 00:26:52.940
 tomb.

00:26:54.379 --> 00:26:54.639
 They

00:26:54.639 --> 00:26:55.960
 told all

00:26:55.960 --> 00:26:56.879
 these things

00:26:56.879 --> 00:26:57.299
 to the

00:26:57.299 --> 00:26:58.559
 eleven and

00:26:58.559 --> 00:26:59.419
 to all the

00:26:59.419 --> 00:26:59.899
 others.

00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:01.299
 I mean,

00:27:01.359 --> 00:27:02.039
 this is news

00:27:02.039 --> 00:27:02.639
 you can't

00:27:02.639 --> 00:27:03.039
 keep to

00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:03.419
 yourself.

00:27:03.799 --> 00:27:04.299
 We've just

00:27:04.299 --> 00:27:04.740
 been to

00:27:04.740 --> 00:27:05.259
 the tomb.

00:27:05.480 --> 00:27:05.799
 It's

00:27:05.799 --> 00:27:06.220
 empty.

00:27:07.460 --> 00:27:08.019
 We've

00:27:08.019 --> 00:27:08.480
 remembered

00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:09.200
 what Jesus

00:27:09.200 --> 00:27:09.740
 has said.

00:27:09.859 --> 00:27:10.119
 We've

00:27:10.119 --> 00:27:10.559
 believed

00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:11.200
 his words.

00:27:11.659 --> 00:27:12.019
 Death

00:27:12.019 --> 00:27:12.539
 has been

00:27:12.539 --> 00:27:13.319
 defeated.

00:27:13.319 --> 00:27:15.899
 And now

00:27:15.899 --> 00:27:16.460
 they begin

00:27:16.460 --> 00:27:16.980
 to speak

00:27:16.980 --> 00:27:17.700
 this hope

00:27:17.700 --> 00:27:18.480
 and this

00:27:18.480 --> 00:27:19.559
 comfort to

00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:20.119
 those who

00:27:20.119 --> 00:27:20.740
 are broken

00:27:20.740 --> 00:27:21.399
 hearted,

00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:22.159
 to those

00:27:22.159 --> 00:27:22.919
 without any

00:27:22.919 --> 00:27:23.419
 hope at

00:27:23.419 --> 00:27:23.720
 all.

00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:27.460
 One of the

00:27:27.460 --> 00:27:28.259
 hardest things

00:27:28.259 --> 00:27:28.960
 in life

00:27:28.960 --> 00:27:30.939
 is to stand

00:27:30.939 --> 00:27:31.559
 at the grave

00:27:31.559 --> 00:27:32.079
 of a loved

00:27:32.079 --> 00:27:32.359
 one.

00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:34.919
 In some

00:27:34.919 --> 00:27:35.359
 ways it

00:27:35.359 --> 00:27:35.939
 marks the

00:27:35.939 --> 00:27:36.379
 end.

00:27:37.359 --> 00:27:37.980
 We're there

00:27:37.980 --> 00:27:38.659
 to say our

00:27:38.659 --> 00:27:39.519
 goodbyes.

00:27:41.059 --> 00:27:42.019
 But for the

00:27:42.019 --> 00:27:42.519
 Christian,

00:27:43.319 --> 00:27:44.319
 it's just

00:27:44.319 --> 00:27:44.919
 the beginning.

00:27:47.059 --> 00:27:47.960
 You see,

00:27:48.220 --> 00:27:48.799
 in the

00:27:48.799 --> 00:27:49.399
 midst of

00:27:49.399 --> 00:27:50.139
 brokenness

00:27:50.139 --> 00:27:50.359
 and

00:27:50.359 --> 00:27:51.279
 hopelessness,

00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:52.720
 we can

00:27:52.720 --> 00:27:53.299
 bring the

00:27:53.299 --> 00:27:54.139
 comfort of

00:27:54.139 --> 00:27:54.639
 the risen

00:27:54.639 --> 00:27:55.379
 Lord Jesus

00:27:55.379 --> 00:27:55.899
 to say,

00:27:56.200 --> 00:27:56.399
 here is

00:27:56.399 --> 00:27:56.899
 one who

00:27:56.899 --> 00:27:57.659
 understands

00:27:57.659 --> 00:27:58.359
 your hurt.

00:27:59.059 --> 00:27:59.679
 Here is

00:27:59.679 --> 00:28:00.139
 one who

00:28:00.139 --> 00:28:00.700
 understands

00:28:00.700 --> 00:28:01.539
 your pain

00:28:01.539 --> 00:28:02.299
 and one

00:28:02.299 --> 00:28:02.679
 who will

00:28:02.679 --> 00:28:03.279
 walk with

00:28:03.279 --> 00:28:03.539
 you.

00:28:04.339 --> 00:28:04.720
 But you

00:28:04.720 --> 00:28:05.200
 know what?

00:28:05.259 --> 00:28:05.799
 More than

00:28:05.799 --> 00:28:06.119
 that,

00:28:06.619 --> 00:28:07.139
 he is the

00:28:07.139 --> 00:28:07.539
 one who

00:28:07.539 --> 00:28:08.319
 has defeated

00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:08.939
 death.

00:28:09.899 --> 00:28:10.500
 Defeated

00:28:10.500 --> 00:28:11.159
 death for

00:28:11.159 --> 00:28:11.559
 you.

00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:12.980
 And all

00:28:12.980 --> 00:28:13.159
 who

00:28:13.159 --> 00:28:13.720
 entrust

00:28:13.720 --> 00:28:14.000
 their

00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:14.539
 life

00:28:14.539 --> 00:28:15.899
 to

00:28:15.899 --> 00:28:16.419
 Jesus

00:28:16.419 --> 00:28:16.720
 can

00:28:16.720 --> 00:28:17.059
 look

00:28:17.059 --> 00:28:17.619
 forward

00:28:17.619 --> 00:28:17.879
 in

00:28:17.879 --> 00:28:18.299
 hope

00:28:18.299 --> 00:28:18.740
 to

00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:19.240
 brand

00:28:19.240 --> 00:28:19.519
 new

00:28:19.519 --> 00:28:19.980
 bodies

00:28:19.980 --> 00:28:20.399
 so that

00:28:20.399 --> 00:28:20.539
 we

00:28:20.539 --> 00:28:20.720
 will

00:28:20.720 --> 00:28:21.039
 never

00:28:21.039 --> 00:28:21.359
 get

00:28:21.359 --> 00:28:21.700
 sick

00:28:21.700 --> 00:28:22.059
 again.

00:28:22.059 --> 00:28:22.700
 The

00:28:22.700 --> 00:28:23.039
 Bible

00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:23.740
 tells us

00:28:23.740 --> 00:28:24.059
 we will

00:28:24.059 --> 00:28:24.460
 become

00:28:24.460 --> 00:28:24.779
 like

00:28:24.779 --> 00:28:25.279
 Jesus

00:28:25.279 --> 00:28:25.759
 so that

00:28:25.759 --> 00:28:26.019
 we will

00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:26.240
 never

00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:26.779
 sin

00:28:26.779 --> 00:28:27.019
 or

00:28:27.019 --> 00:28:27.500
 struggle

00:28:27.500 --> 00:28:27.759
 with

00:28:27.759 --> 00:28:28.359
 temptation.

00:28:28.359 --> 00:28:29.000
 we

00:28:29.000 --> 00:28:29.199
 can

00:28:29.199 --> 00:28:29.399
 look

00:28:29.399 --> 00:28:29.819
 forward

00:28:29.819 --> 00:28:30.039
 to

00:28:30.039 --> 00:28:30.219
 the

00:28:30.219 --> 00:28:30.479
 new

00:28:30.479 --> 00:28:30.839
 kingdom

00:28:30.839 --> 00:28:31.119
 that

00:28:31.119 --> 00:28:31.699
 beautiful

00:28:31.699 --> 00:28:32.039
 new

00:28:32.039 --> 00:28:32.439
 world

00:28:32.439 --> 00:28:32.939
 where

00:28:32.939 --> 00:28:33.119
 there

00:28:33.119 --> 00:28:33.559
 is

00:28:33.559 --> 00:28:33.819
 no

00:28:33.819 --> 00:28:34.059
 more

00:28:34.059 --> 00:28:34.740
 funerals

00:28:34.740 --> 00:28:35.359
 no

00:28:35.359 --> 00:28:35.699
 more

00:28:35.699 --> 00:28:36.479
 goodbyes

00:28:36.479 --> 00:28:37.039
 just

00:28:37.039 --> 00:28:37.719
 joy

00:28:37.719 --> 00:28:38.259
 and

00:28:38.259 --> 00:28:38.899
 joy

00:28:38.899 --> 00:28:39.459
 and

00:28:39.459 --> 00:28:39.839
 more

00:28:39.839 --> 00:28:40.299
 joy

00:28:40.299 --> 00:28:41.000
 forever

00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:41.479
 and

00:28:41.479 --> 00:28:42.059
 forever

00:28:42.059 --> 00:28:42.519
 and

00:28:42.519 --> 00:28:43.099
 forever

00:28:43.099 --> 00:28:43.740
 without

00:28:43.740 --> 00:28:44.479
 end.

00:28:45.019 --> 00:28:45.319
 This

00:28:45.319 --> 00:28:46.139
 is the

00:28:46.139 --> 00:28:46.599
 hope

00:28:46.599 --> 00:28:48.299
 that

00:28:48.299 --> 00:28:48.619
 we

00:28:48.619 --> 00:28:48.859
 can

00:28:48.859 --> 00:28:49.459
 speak

00:28:49.459 --> 00:28:50.579
 to

00:28:50.579 --> 00:28:50.979
 those

00:28:50.979 --> 00:28:51.179
 who

00:28:51.179 --> 00:28:51.419
 have

00:28:51.419 --> 00:28:51.719
 no

00:28:51.719 --> 00:28:52.159
 hope.

00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:55.000
 it

00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:55.500
 changes

00:28:55.500 --> 00:28:55.820
 our

00:28:55.820 --> 00:28:56.480
 message.

00:28:57.560 --> 00:28:57.759
 It

00:28:57.759 --> 00:28:58.160
 changes

00:28:58.160 --> 00:28:58.600
 what we

00:28:58.600 --> 00:28:58.779
 can

00:28:58.779 --> 00:28:59.120
 bring

00:28:59.120 --> 00:28:59.360
 to

00:28:59.360 --> 00:28:59.740
 people.

00:29:02.820 --> 00:29:03.360
 Or

00:29:03.360 --> 00:29:03.620
 maybe

00:29:03.620 --> 00:29:03.940
 you're

00:29:03.940 --> 00:29:04.220
 just

00:29:04.220 --> 00:29:04.720
 struggling

00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:06.620
 to

00:29:06.620 --> 00:29:07.000
 believe

00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:07.259
 that

00:29:07.259 --> 00:29:07.460
 any

00:29:07.460 --> 00:29:07.640
 of

00:29:07.640 --> 00:29:07.800
 this

00:29:07.800 --> 00:29:07.980
 is

00:29:07.980 --> 00:29:08.340
 true.

00:29:09.640 --> 00:29:10.140
 Maybe

00:29:10.140 --> 00:29:10.360
 you

00:29:10.360 --> 00:29:10.680
 watch

00:29:10.680 --> 00:29:11.000
 things

00:29:11.000 --> 00:29:11.200
 on

00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:11.380
 the

00:29:11.380 --> 00:29:11.779
 telly

00:29:11.779 --> 00:29:11.980
 and

00:29:11.980 --> 00:29:13.820
 all

00:29:13.820 --> 00:29:14.019
 the

00:29:14.019 --> 00:29:14.519
 evidence

00:29:14.519 --> 00:29:14.800
 that

00:29:14.800 --> 00:29:15.160
 people

00:29:15.160 --> 00:29:15.680
 try to

00:29:15.680 --> 00:29:15.920
 throw

00:29:15.920 --> 00:29:16.140
 up

00:29:16.140 --> 00:29:16.300
 to

00:29:16.300 --> 00:29:16.519
 say

00:29:16.519 --> 00:29:16.740
 it's

00:29:16.740 --> 00:29:16.960
 just

00:29:16.960 --> 00:29:17.140
 a

00:29:17.140 --> 00:29:17.500
 hoax

00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:17.660
 and

00:29:17.660 --> 00:29:17.779
 you

00:29:17.779 --> 00:29:17.960
 just

00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:18.200
 go

00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:18.940
 can

00:29:18.940 --> 00:29:19.100
 I

00:29:19.100 --> 00:29:19.380
 really

00:29:19.380 --> 00:29:19.779
 believe

00:29:19.779 --> 00:29:20.220
 this?

00:29:20.220 --> 00:29:22.180
 Is

00:29:22.180 --> 00:29:22.360
 it

00:29:22.360 --> 00:29:22.980
 really

00:29:22.980 --> 00:29:23.579
 true

00:29:23.579 --> 00:29:23.920
 that

00:29:23.920 --> 00:29:24.240
 when

00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:24.480
 I

00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:25.100
 die

00:29:25.100 --> 00:29:26.160
 I

00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:26.339
 am

00:29:26.339 --> 00:29:26.600
 going

00:29:26.600 --> 00:29:26.819
 to

00:29:26.819 --> 00:29:27.259
 receive

00:29:27.259 --> 00:29:27.799
 eternal

00:29:27.799 --> 00:29:28.299
 life?

00:29:30.680 --> 00:29:31.299
 Maybe

00:29:31.299 --> 00:29:31.620
 you

00:29:31.620 --> 00:29:31.819
 have

00:29:31.819 --> 00:29:32.200
 doubts

00:29:32.200 --> 00:29:32.519
 like

00:29:32.519 --> 00:29:32.900
 that.

00:29:33.839 --> 00:29:34.160
 Maybe

00:29:34.160 --> 00:29:34.420
 you're

00:29:34.420 --> 00:29:34.660
 just

00:29:34.660 --> 00:29:34.900
 like

00:29:34.900 --> 00:29:35.059
 the

00:29:35.059 --> 00:29:35.559
 disciples.

00:29:35.819 --> 00:29:35.920
 Look

00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:36.039
 at

00:29:36.039 --> 00:29:36.259
 verse

00:29:36.259 --> 00:29:36.640
 11.

00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:37.539
 They

00:29:37.539 --> 00:29:37.819
 did

00:29:37.819 --> 00:29:38.279
 not

00:29:38.279 --> 00:29:38.819
 believe

00:29:38.819 --> 00:29:39.039
 the

00:29:39.039 --> 00:29:39.259
 women

00:29:39.259 --> 00:29:39.640
 because

00:29:39.640 --> 00:29:39.900
 their

00:29:39.900 --> 00:29:40.299
 words

00:29:40.299 --> 00:29:40.640
 seemed

00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:40.799
 to

00:29:40.799 --> 00:29:41.000
 them

00:29:41.000 --> 00:29:41.279
 like

00:29:41.279 --> 00:29:41.839
 nonsense.

00:29:43.000 --> 00:29:43.279
 How

00:29:43.279 --> 00:29:43.500
 could

00:29:43.500 --> 00:29:43.720
 this

00:29:43.720 --> 00:29:44.200
 possibly

00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:44.519
 be

00:29:44.519 --> 00:29:44.900
 true?

00:29:45.799 --> 00:29:46.059
 They

00:29:46.059 --> 00:29:46.480
 simply

00:29:46.480 --> 00:29:46.900
 don't

00:29:46.900 --> 00:29:47.319
 believe

00:29:47.319 --> 00:29:47.579
 that

00:29:47.579 --> 00:29:47.960
 Jesus

00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:48.420
 rose

00:29:48.420 --> 00:29:48.640
 from

00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:48.779
 the

00:29:48.779 --> 00:29:49.059
 dead.

00:29:49.059 --> 00:29:49.640
 Even

00:29:49.640 --> 00:29:49.860
 though

00:29:49.860 --> 00:29:50.000
 he

00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:50.420
 told

00:29:50.420 --> 00:29:50.620
 them

00:29:50.620 --> 00:29:50.820
 on

00:29:50.820 --> 00:29:51.160
 three

00:29:51.160 --> 00:29:51.560
 different

00:29:51.560 --> 00:29:52.100
 occasions

00:29:52.100 --> 00:29:52.740
 even

00:29:52.740 --> 00:29:52.940
 though

00:29:52.940 --> 00:29:53.140
 the

00:29:53.140 --> 00:29:53.400
 women

00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:53.620
 have

00:29:53.620 --> 00:29:53.880
 seen

00:29:53.880 --> 00:29:54.060
 the

00:29:54.060 --> 00:29:54.380
 empty

00:29:54.380 --> 00:29:54.680
 tomb

00:29:54.680 --> 00:29:54.860
 they

00:29:54.860 --> 00:29:55.160
 don't

00:29:55.160 --> 00:29:55.800
 believe.

00:29:57.980 --> 00:29:58.240
 But

00:29:58.240 --> 00:29:58.540
 look at

00:29:58.540 --> 00:29:58.720
 what

00:29:58.720 --> 00:29:59.660
 unbelieving

00:29:59.660 --> 00:30:00.140
 Peter

00:30:00.140 --> 00:30:00.620
 does.

00:30:02.040 --> 00:30:02.280
 He

00:30:02.280 --> 00:30:03.020
 steps

00:30:03.020 --> 00:30:03.540
 out

00:30:03.540 --> 00:30:03.920
 in

00:30:03.920 --> 00:30:04.440
 faith

00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:04.800
 verse

00:30:04.800 --> 00:30:05.280
 12.

00:30:05.980 --> 00:30:06.460
 Peter

00:30:06.460 --> 00:30:06.940
 however

00:30:06.940 --> 00:30:07.600
 got up

00:30:07.600 --> 00:30:08.280
 and ran

00:30:08.280 --> 00:30:08.800
 to the

00:30:08.800 --> 00:30:09.160
 tomb

00:30:09.160 --> 00:30:10.720
 bending

00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:11.200
 over

00:30:11.200 --> 00:30:11.960
 he saw

00:30:11.960 --> 00:30:12.220
 the

00:30:12.220 --> 00:30:12.660
 strips

00:30:12.660 --> 00:30:12.920
 of

00:30:12.920 --> 00:30:13.180
 linen

00:30:13.180 --> 00:30:13.660
 lying

00:30:13.660 --> 00:30:13.920
 by

00:30:13.920 --> 00:30:14.440
 themselves

00:30:14.440 --> 00:30:15.720
 and

00:30:15.720 --> 00:30:15.860
 he

00:30:15.860 --> 00:30:16.140
 went

00:30:16.140 --> 00:30:16.620
 away

00:30:16.620 --> 00:30:18.200
 wondering

00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:18.560
 to

00:30:18.560 --> 00:30:19.040
 himself

00:30:19.039 --> 00:30:19.399
 what

00:30:19.399 --> 00:30:19.599
 had

00:30:19.599 --> 00:30:20.019
 happened.

00:30:20.859 --> 00:30:21.159
 This

00:30:21.159 --> 00:30:21.659
 wondering

00:30:21.659 --> 00:30:22.139
 is not

00:30:22.139 --> 00:30:22.639
 so much

00:30:22.639 --> 00:30:23.119
 a sense

00:30:23.119 --> 00:30:23.339
 of

00:30:23.339 --> 00:30:24.019
 confusion

00:30:24.019 --> 00:30:25.359
 but

00:30:25.359 --> 00:30:26.099
 wonder

00:30:26.099 --> 00:30:26.859
 as in

00:30:26.859 --> 00:30:28.539
 amazement.

00:30:29.759 --> 00:30:30.319
 There

00:30:30.319 --> 00:30:31.240
 should be

00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:31.980
 a body

00:30:31.980 --> 00:30:33.460
 but there's

00:30:33.460 --> 00:30:33.779
 none.

00:30:35.519 --> 00:30:36.299
 Peter is

00:30:36.299 --> 00:30:36.759
 beginning

00:30:36.759 --> 00:30:37.539
 to make

00:30:37.539 --> 00:30:38.119
 sense

00:30:38.119 --> 00:30:38.759
 that what

00:30:38.759 --> 00:30:39.200
 Jesus

00:30:39.200 --> 00:30:39.720
 said

00:30:39.720 --> 00:30:40.440
 and what

00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:40.960
 the women

00:30:40.960 --> 00:30:41.579
 had seen

00:30:41.579 --> 00:30:42.779
 was really

00:30:42.779 --> 00:30:43.339
 true.

00:30:43.339 --> 00:30:46.000
 but it

00:30:46.000 --> 00:30:46.319
 only

00:30:46.319 --> 00:30:46.899
 happened

00:30:46.899 --> 00:30:47.559
 for him

00:30:47.559 --> 00:30:48.720
 as he

00:30:48.720 --> 00:30:49.220
 stepped

00:30:49.220 --> 00:30:49.740
 out in

00:30:49.740 --> 00:30:50.259
 faith

00:30:50.259 --> 00:30:51.039
 to look

00:30:51.039 --> 00:30:51.679
 for

00:30:51.679 --> 00:30:52.339
 himself.

00:30:55.159 --> 00:30:55.500
 And so

00:30:55.500 --> 00:30:55.980
 I think

00:30:55.980 --> 00:30:56.379
 Luke

00:30:56.379 --> 00:30:57.019
 the author

00:30:57.019 --> 00:30:58.379
 here is

00:30:58.379 --> 00:30:59.259
 inviting us

00:30:59.259 --> 00:30:59.779
 again.

00:31:00.519 --> 00:31:00.799
 He's

00:31:00.799 --> 00:31:00.980
 saying

00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:01.220
 look

00:31:01.220 --> 00:31:01.619
 come

00:31:01.619 --> 00:31:01.899
 with

00:31:01.899 --> 00:31:02.339
 Peter

00:31:02.339 --> 00:31:04.119
 look

00:31:04.119 --> 00:31:05.019
 afresh

00:31:05.019 --> 00:31:05.980
 into

00:31:05.980 --> 00:31:06.220
 the

00:31:06.220 --> 00:31:06.619
 empty

00:31:06.619 --> 00:31:07.039
 tomb

00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:08.839
 stand

00:31:08.839 --> 00:31:09.259
 there

00:31:09.259 --> 00:31:09.799
 at that

00:31:09.799 --> 00:31:10.240
 empty

00:31:10.240 --> 00:31:10.639
 tomb

00:31:10.640 --> 00:31:11.580
 see the

00:31:11.580 --> 00:31:12.180
 stone

00:31:12.180 --> 00:31:12.900
 rolled

00:31:12.900 --> 00:31:13.280
 away

00:31:13.280 --> 00:31:13.920
 look

00:31:13.920 --> 00:31:14.560
 inside

00:31:14.560 --> 00:31:14.920
 the

00:31:14.920 --> 00:31:15.400
 strips

00:31:15.400 --> 00:31:15.680
 of

00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:15.960
 linen

00:31:15.960 --> 00:31:16.580
 lying

00:31:16.580 --> 00:31:16.900
 by

00:31:16.900 --> 00:31:17.500
 themselves

00:31:17.500 --> 00:31:20.720
 wonder

00:31:20.720 --> 00:31:22.780
 be

00:31:22.780 --> 00:31:23.480
 amazed

00:31:23.480 --> 00:31:25.100
 that

00:31:25.100 --> 00:31:25.520
 Jesus

00:31:25.520 --> 00:31:25.880
 has

00:31:25.880 --> 00:31:26.700
 destroyed

00:31:26.700 --> 00:31:27.280
 death

00:31:27.280 --> 00:31:27.500
 and

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.040
 defeated

00:31:28.040 --> 00:31:28.320
 the

00:31:28.320 --> 00:31:28.780
 grave.

00:31:30.640 --> 00:31:31.440
 The

00:31:31.440 --> 00:31:31.780
 words

00:31:31.780 --> 00:31:32.300
 spoken

00:31:32.300 --> 00:31:32.920
 by the

00:31:32.920 --> 00:31:33.340
 angel

00:31:33.340 --> 00:31:34.900
 are

00:31:34.900 --> 00:31:35.200
 not

00:31:35.200 --> 00:31:35.620
 just

00:31:35.620 --> 00:31:35.880
 for

00:31:35.880 --> 00:31:36.020
 the

00:31:36.020 --> 00:31:36.259
 women.

00:31:37.780 --> 00:31:38.020
 They

00:31:38.020 --> 00:31:38.200
 are

00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:38.600
 words

00:31:38.600 --> 00:31:38.840
 that

00:31:38.840 --> 00:31:38.980
 have

00:31:38.980 --> 00:31:39.140
 been

00:31:39.140 --> 00:31:39.660
 spoken

00:31:39.660 --> 00:31:40.040
 to

00:31:40.040 --> 00:31:40.340
 us

00:31:40.339 --> 00:31:40.839
 today

00:31:40.839 --> 00:31:41.099
 to

00:31:41.099 --> 00:31:41.319
 give

00:31:41.319 --> 00:31:41.539
 us

00:31:41.539 --> 00:31:42.000
 hope

00:31:42.000 --> 00:31:43.359
 to

00:31:43.359 --> 00:31:43.559
 bring

00:31:43.559 --> 00:31:43.740
 us

00:31:43.740 --> 00:31:44.339
 comfort

00:31:44.339 --> 00:31:45.879
 to

00:31:45.879 --> 00:31:46.099
 bring

00:31:46.099 --> 00:31:46.299
 us

00:31:46.299 --> 00:31:46.859
 peace.

00:31:48.159 --> 00:31:48.759
 Why

00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:49.159
 do you

00:31:49.159 --> 00:31:49.619
 look for

00:31:49.619 --> 00:31:50.059
 the living

00:31:50.059 --> 00:31:50.419
 among

00:31:50.419 --> 00:31:51.000
 the dead?

00:31:52.339 --> 00:31:52.740
 He

00:31:52.740 --> 00:31:53.259
 is not

00:31:53.259 --> 00:31:53.619
 here.

00:31:54.779 --> 00:31:55.159
 He

00:31:55.159 --> 00:31:55.980
 has

00:31:55.980 --> 00:31:57.039
 risen.

00:31:59.899 --> 00:32:00.480
 Examine

00:32:00.480 --> 00:32:00.720
 the

00:32:00.720 --> 00:32:01.319
 evidence.

00:32:03.139 --> 00:32:03.619
 Remember

00:32:03.619 --> 00:32:04.559
 his

00:32:04.559 --> 00:32:05.099
 words

00:32:05.099 --> 00:32:07.019
 and

00:32:07.019 --> 00:32:07.439
 see

00:32:07.439 --> 00:32:07.899
 how it

00:32:07.899 --> 00:32:08.099
 can

00:32:08.099 --> 00:32:08.599
 change

00:32:08.599 --> 00:32:08.819
 your

00:32:08.819 --> 00:32:09.279
 life

00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:09.359
 hope.

00:32:10.559 --> 00:32:11.139
 To

00:32:11.139 --> 00:32:11.799
 stand

00:32:11.799 --> 00:32:12.680
 confidently

00:32:12.680 --> 00:32:14.079
 to

00:32:14.079 --> 00:32:14.720
 speak

00:32:14.720 --> 00:32:15.039
 hope

00:32:15.039 --> 00:32:15.259
 to

00:32:15.259 --> 00:32:15.740
 others

00:32:15.740 --> 00:32:17.339
 and

00:32:17.339 --> 00:32:17.519
 to

00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:17.960
 step

00:32:17.960 --> 00:32:18.200
 out

00:32:18.200 --> 00:32:18.420
 in

00:32:18.420 --> 00:32:18.839
 faith.

00:32:20.039 --> 00:32:20.740
 Let's

00:32:20.740 --> 00:32:21.079
 pray

00:32:21.079 --> 00:32:21.879
 together.

00:32:21.880 --> 00:32:38.460
 thank you

00:32:38.460 --> 00:32:39.040
 father

00:32:39.040 --> 00:32:39.780
 for giving

00:32:39.780 --> 00:32:40.580
 to us

00:32:40.580 --> 00:32:42.300
 this

00:32:42.300 --> 00:32:43.620
 eyewitness

00:32:43.620 --> 00:32:44.460
 account

00:32:44.460 --> 00:32:46.640
 of the

00:32:46.640 --> 00:32:47.240
 resurrection

00:32:47.240 --> 00:32:48.000
 of Jesus

00:32:48.000 --> 00:32:48.560
 Christ.

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 thank you

00:32:50.740 --> 00:32:51.480
 for allowing

00:32:51.480 --> 00:32:52.339
 us to

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 take the

00:32:53.779 --> 00:32:54.679
 journey with

00:32:54.679 --> 00:32:56.259
 Mary Magdalene

00:32:56.259 --> 00:32:56.960
 and

00:32:56.960 --> 00:32:57.539
 Joanna

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 and Mary

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 the mother

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 of James

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 and walk

00:33:00.500 --> 00:33:01.079
 with them

00:33:01.079 --> 00:33:04.159
 to see

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 what they

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 saw

00:33:05.200 --> 00:33:05.299
 people

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 to

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 remember

00:33:08.100 --> 00:33:08.539
 his

00:33:08.539 --> 00:33:09.100
 words

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 to

00:33:13.480 --> 00:33:14.100
 look into

00:33:14.100 --> 00:33:14.799
 the grave

00:33:14.799 --> 00:33:15.580
 just like

00:33:15.580 --> 00:33:16.039
 Peter

00:33:16.039 --> 00:33:18.519
 and see

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 the

00:33:18.900 --> 00:33:19.980
 cloths

00:33:19.980 --> 00:33:20.400
 lying

00:33:20.400 --> 00:33:20.759
 there

00:33:20.759 --> 00:33:23.740
 and to

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 be amazed

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 that

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 Jesus

00:33:26.900 --> 00:33:28.360
 who died

00:33:28.360 --> 00:33:29.080
 for us

00:33:29.080 --> 00:33:30.759
 is our

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 risen

00:33:31.160 --> 00:33:31.759
 savior

00:33:31.759 --> 00:33:33.279
 lord

00:33:33.279 --> 00:33:33.619
 over

00:33:33.619 --> 00:33:34.160
 life

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 and lord

00:33:35.539 --> 00:33:35.900
 over

00:33:35.900 --> 00:33:36.359
 death

00:33:36.359 --> 00:33:39.440
 father

00:33:39.440 --> 00:33:39.960
 give us

00:33:39.960 --> 00:33:40.440
 faith

00:33:40.440 --> 00:33:40.839
 that we

00:33:40.839 --> 00:33:41.140
 might

00:33:41.140 --> 00:33:41.700
 believe

00:33:41.700 --> 00:33:43.660
 help

00:33:43.660 --> 00:33:43.920
 us

00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:44.200
 to

00:33:44.200 --> 00:33:44.740
 stand

00:33:44.740 --> 00:33:45.779
 confidently

00:33:45.779 --> 00:33:47.319
 in the

00:33:47.319 --> 00:33:47.900
 face of

00:33:47.900 --> 00:33:48.619
 opposition

00:33:48.619 --> 00:33:49.079
 in the

00:33:49.079 --> 00:33:49.619
 face of

00:33:49.619 --> 00:33:49.960
 those

00:33:49.960 --> 00:33:50.440
 who may

00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:50.759
 say

00:33:50.759 --> 00:33:51.039
 it's

00:33:51.039 --> 00:33:51.200
 a

00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:51.640
 nonsense

00:33:51.640 --> 00:33:52.099
 it's

00:33:52.099 --> 00:33:52.660
 rubbish

00:33:52.660 --> 00:33:54.319
 help

00:33:54.319 --> 00:33:54.500
 us

00:33:54.500 --> 00:33:54.700
 to

00:33:54.700 --> 00:33:55.180
 stake

00:33:55.180 --> 00:33:55.420
 our

00:33:55.420 --> 00:33:56.079
 claim

00:33:56.079 --> 00:33:57.379
 on

00:33:57.379 --> 00:33:57.559
 the

00:33:57.559 --> 00:33:58.160
 foundation

00:33:58.160 --> 00:33:58.539
 that

00:33:58.539 --> 00:33:58.920
 Jesus

00:33:58.920 --> 00:33:59.240
 is

00:33:59.240 --> 00:33:59.740
 alive

00:33:59.740 --> 00:34:01.720
 and

00:34:01.720 --> 00:34:02.120
 father

00:34:02.120 --> 00:34:02.339
 would

00:34:02.339 --> 00:34:02.460
 you

00:34:02.460 --> 00:34:02.680
 give

00:34:02.680 --> 00:34:02.859
 us

00:34:02.859 --> 00:34:03.620
 opportunity

00:34:03.620 --> 00:34:04.740
 that

00:34:04.740 --> 00:34:04.940
 we

00:34:04.940 --> 00:34:05.279
 might

00:34:05.279 --> 00:34:05.779
 speak

00:34:05.779 --> 00:34:06.140
 these

00:34:06.140 --> 00:34:06.640
 words

00:34:06.640 --> 00:34:06.859
 of

00:34:06.859 --> 00:34:07.319
 hope

00:34:07.319 --> 00:34:07.519
 and

00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:07.720
 of

00:34:07.720 --> 00:34:08.219
 comfort

00:34:08.219 --> 00:34:09.539
 to

00:34:09.539 --> 00:34:10.019
 those

00:34:10.019 --> 00:34:10.280
 who

00:34:10.280 --> 00:34:10.619
 have

00:34:10.619 --> 00:34:11.019
 no

00:34:11.019 --> 00:34:11.500
 hope

00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:14.059
 where

00:34:14.059 --> 00:34:14.420
 death

00:34:14.420 --> 00:34:14.659
 is

00:34:14.659 --> 00:34:14.880
 their

00:34:14.880 --> 00:34:15.179
 enemy

00:34:15.179 --> 00:34:15.480
 and

00:34:15.480 --> 00:34:15.659
 there

00:34:15.659 --> 00:34:16.019
 is

00:34:16.019 --> 00:34:16.420
 nothing

00:34:16.420 --> 00:34:16.900
 beyond

00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:17.320
 it

00:34:17.320 --> 00:34:19.460
 help

00:34:19.460 --> 00:34:19.639
 us

00:34:19.639 --> 00:34:19.840
 to

00:34:19.840 --> 00:34:20.239
 speak

00:34:20.239 --> 00:34:20.659
 words

00:34:20.659 --> 00:34:20.840
 of

00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:21.219
 hope

00:34:21.219 --> 00:34:23.440
 and

00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:23.659
 when

00:34:23.659 --> 00:34:23.880
 we

00:34:23.880 --> 00:34:24.300
 doubt

00:34:24.300 --> 00:34:26.019
 help

00:34:26.019 --> 00:34:26.239
 us

00:34:26.239 --> 00:34:26.460
 to

00:34:26.460 --> 00:34:26.860
 look

00:34:26.860 --> 00:34:27.519
 afresh

00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:29.219
 at

00:34:29.219 --> 00:34:29.440
 what

00:34:29.440 --> 00:34:29.639
 you

00:34:29.639 --> 00:34:29.840
 have

00:34:29.840 --> 00:34:30.139
 done

00:34:30.139 --> 00:34:31.679
 and

00:34:31.679 --> 00:34:31.880
 give

00:34:31.880 --> 00:34:32.059
 us

00:34:32.059 --> 00:34:32.519
 hearts

00:34:32.519 --> 00:34:32.900
 to

00:34:32.900 --> 00:34:33.380
 believe

00:34:33.380 --> 00:34:35.179
 thank

00:34:35.179 --> 00:34:35.460
 you

00:34:35.460 --> 00:34:36.300
 that

00:34:36.300 --> 00:34:36.759
 Jesus

00:34:36.759 --> 00:34:37.079
 is

00:34:37.079 --> 00:34:37.599
 alive

00:34:37.599 --> 00:34:39.519
 amen