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 We're going to talk about the name that's been mentioned very often here this morning.

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 We're going to be talking about there is a name, and there's a name that's above all other names.

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 There's a name that has been given to us. You know, the kids spoke about it during the songs,

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 you know, in our songs in the choir. It was mentioned many times, and that is the name of

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 Jesus. It's a name that connects with many things, and we realize the necessity of that name.

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 But, you know, names do. You know, names identify. Names make a connection.

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 Because names connect us with people. You know, your name is one of the first things given to you

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 when you're a child. You know, when a child is born, you know, there's basically a couple things

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 that somebody asks. The first, if you're a lady, you ask the spec sheet, you know, how tall, how much

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 do they weigh, you know, all the specs of the baby. And then for the guys, you know, it's like, okay,

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 what'd you name them? You know, what's the name? You know, those two are kind of a tough fit for which

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 one's going to be first, usually, you know. But the name is important because the name identifies

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 who the child is. And, you know, a child is named for many reasons. It might be to honor a family

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 member. You know, as a, you know, my name is, I was named for my grandfather and my dad. You know,

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 it kind of has that connection there. Or parents might simply like the way a name sounds or it

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 meets some other criteria. You know, names that people give can be interesting. You know, a name that

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 is given to a child. And in history, though, we find that names carry a greater meaning, especially

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 in the scripture. You know, they had a meaning behind them. You know, you can think about a man

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 called Abram. You know, his name means high father. God later changed his name to Abraham, which means

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 the father of a multitude. And we see those pictures and connections there are Isaac, Abraham's son.

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 Isaac means laughter. You know, and it goes because his mom laughed when God said she was going to have

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 a son in her old age. I mean, names have a connection. Names have a meaning behind them. And

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 even our names today have meaning. You know, they're, I just looked this up here this week. It's

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 interesting how many sites you have that have meanings of names. You know, even names today, most people

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 don't think about what their names might mean. You know, like we have a few guys named Matthew in

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 here. You know, Matthew means gift of God. You know, and you know, you have other names that have

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 been given, you know, like Lewis, you know. Lewis means famous warrior. You know, Daryl, you know, means

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 beloved. Ryan means little king. You know, you go around the room and and your name, you know, it'd be

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 interesting. You know, if you had a chance, look up and see what your name, what is attached to your name?

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 You know, what kind of meaning do people put with that? You know, we have some Joshua's today. You

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 know, Joshua's, that means Jehovah is salvation. You know, this morning we focus on a name of a babe

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 born in Bethlehem of Judea, which was given a name that was divinely selected for him. Now, I want you

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 to understand Jesus was not a name that was just randomly given. Jesus was a name given to that

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 babe that day in Bethlehem for a reason. And it was divinely given to him. And if you found there in

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 Matthew chapter one, let's stand together in honor of the reading of the word of God. And we'll pick up

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 here in Matthew chapter one. And let's, let's start here in verse 18 here this morning as we read

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 Matthew's account here. It says, Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise when his mother Mary

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 was espoused to Joseph before they came together. She was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then

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 Joseph, her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her

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 away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in

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 the dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which

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 is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name

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 Jesus. For he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled,

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 which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring

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 forth a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted as God with us. And Joseph,

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 being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord have bidden him, and took him unto him his wife,

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 and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son, and he called his name Jesus.

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 Let's pray. Heavenly Father, as we come before you this morning, Lord, as we just take a few moments,

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 even recognizing the importance of your name, the names given to you. Lord, we pray that as we look

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 at these things here this morning, the name, the very precious name of Jesus, and the importance of

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 Emmanuel, that you are with us and among us. And Lord, we just pray you have your hand upon each one

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 here today. Lord, you know the things that people bring in each week. Lord, we know that life is

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 happening all around us, but Lord, help us to still our minds and our hearts here today,

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 that we might really grab a hold of in our life, one, who you are, and secondly, what that's been

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 done, and Lord, that it might, how do we apply it to our lives. And Lord, we pray that you might work

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 mightily in each heart and life here today. And we just give you all the praise in Jesus' name.

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 Amen. You may be seated. You know, as we think here, when Joseph and Mary were told the name,

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 Jesus, to name baby, the baby that they were going to have Jesus, you know, it was not a name that was

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 out of the ordinary of the day. You know, history tells us there were many of that name, yet the

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 angels brought a divine instruction to him that the name of the child that was to be born unto them,

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 they were to name him Jesus, you know. And when it came to choosing that name, Jesus, you know,

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 when they, you know, oftentimes it's funny, as I've had the opportunity to visit many people

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 in the hospital and visit with them before as they get ready to have a kid, you know, one of the

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 discussions a couple have is, okay, what are we going to name them? You know, and I don't know about

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 you, but sometimes those, well, I want this and I want that, you know, I think this is probably one of

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 the easiest discussions that Joseph and Mary ever had, when they got together and say, well, what are we

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 going to name him? And they both say Jesus. Why? Because they'd had divine instruction from an angel saying,

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 that is what you were to name the child. To do that is probably one of their easiest conversations

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 they ever had as a couple, you know. It was already settled. It was put forth. But, you know, we see

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 here this morning the person of this name of Jesus, because the person, because Jesus wasn't just a

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 figurative individual. Jesus was a real person. Jesus is real as you and I today. You know, oftentimes

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 people, we get loose sight of that reality of who he is. And Jesus in the New Testament is the Greek

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 variant. That name is the same name you'll find in the Old Testament called Joshua. Both of those

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 are together. The meaning of that, we talked about that Jehovah is salvation. It was referring back to who

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 God is. And Jesus was a fitting name, as he would be the one that would bring salvation that was promised

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 by Jehovah. You know, God promised from the very beginning that he would bring a deliverer. He would

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 bring one that would provide for what we needed to be rescued. You know, when we understand that though

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 it was a common name, that it would not have drawn any attention either. You know, oftentimes we don't

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 think about the dynamic that Jesus is really a name that brings and connects with us because it was a

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 common name. There was nothing distinct. There was many people with that name in the days of Jesus.

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 There was many that went by Jesus. It wasn't. That's the reason you find in the scriptures,

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 Jesus of Nazareth. There's a descriptor attached because there was many that were named that. And

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 we see that it gives this attention to us because it's a name that would change everything

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 in the world. And the day that Jesus Christ was born was not a day that would have stood out to

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 those around them. You know, when we think of Jesus, Jesus is a name given to him that connects with us

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 because he connects with the humanity of each of us to understand what he has done and how he has

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 connected with us. You know, the day that Jesus was born was another day that people had problems,

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 another day that people had things going on in life. It was another day just like any other day

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 into the people around them. You know, it wasn't anything special that was drawn to that day out of

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 the ordinary. It was a normal birth as far as Mary was concerned. But the difference was not the birth

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 when it comes to Jesus. The difference was the conception because it says he was born of the Holy

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 God. In other words, it's a divine intervention. And we understand it's a fulfillment of prophecy

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 that we'll look at here in just a little bit. But I want you to understand Jesus was not just any

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 child. He was a unique child in the fact he was fully God and fully human. He was completely

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 that. He was nothing in between. He wasn't 50-50. You know, you know, a lot of people today, you know,

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 things are 50-50. Well, when it comes to Jesus, it's 100-100. He never surrendered who he is.

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 But yet he veiled, the Bible says, he was veiled in flesh. He was just as we are. You know, listen,

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 you know, because the Bible gives us descriptions of that. You might say that John chapter 1 gives us

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 that theological, that deep impression of what who Jesus is. You know, it tells us in John 1-1,

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 in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And then you go

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 down to verse 14, it says, the Word was what? Made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory

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 and the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. I want you to understand

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 Jesus is the one that is full of grace and truth. He is fully God, but He's fully human. And I want you

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 understand that it's that way for a reason, because He can connect with you and I. He understands where

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 we are. You know, what a thought that the one that spoke the world into existence would come and dwell

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 among us. That He would physically come, you know, look over in Philippians chapter 2 for a moment.

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 Philippians chapter 2, it tells us this, it says in verse 8, let this mind be in you, which is also in

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 Christ Jesus, who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. You know, but

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 made of Himself, what? No reputation. In other words, no reputation means Jesus didn't stand out by His

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 own accord. In other words, they couldn't just look at Him and say there was something totally distinct

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 and different. The Bible says that He looked just like anybody else of the day. There was nothing that

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 made Him stand out, but it says it took on Him the form of a servant. You know, here's the King of

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 kings, the Lord of lords, the creator of the universe, and He come as the form of a servant, and was made in

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 the likeness of men, and being found fast as a man, He humbled Himself. In other words, He voluntarily

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 put Himself in this position. Why would He do that? You know, the name Jesus reveals that because

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 we consider that a creator became dependent upon His creation. I mean, you think about how helpless

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 a child is. Here's the very creator of the universe, coming as a babe in the manger, and is now fully

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 dependent on what He created. He's fully dependent upon that in human form, and we see this played out

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 throughout the Scripture, because the instruction to name Him Jesus was not just a random pick,

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 but had a specific in His purpose. You know, look there in Matthew chapter 1, we read there in verse 21,

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 look what the Word of God tells us, and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name

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 Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins. You know, I want you to see here the purpose

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 of the name. The purpose of the name of Jesus, because it wasn't just random that God told them to name Him that.

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 Even though there was many others of that name, there was something distinct and special of this child.

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 You know, He came as the rescuer of mankind.

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 Oftentimes we hear that, you know, salvation.

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 You know, but you know, salvation simply boils down to this. If you're going to save somebody,

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 it means you're going to rescue them. It means there's a rescue involved. Something you're

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 bringing them from danger or destruction. You're delivering them from what is bearing over them.

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 And when you hear Jesus saves, you know, what comes to mind?

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 You know, oftentimes today, I think people have all sorts of things when they hear

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 the idea that Jesus came as the Savior of the world. Is it a baby in a manger,

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 of which the angels sang and the wise men search?

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 Or do you hear a wonderful purpose for which He came?

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 Because there was a purpose behind it. When we speak Jesus, many things are brought to mind.

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 Because when you talk about Jesus today, people think about many things. Some look at Him

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 as one that came to do good things. I mean, there's a lot of people today promote just and

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 look at the good things that Jesus did. And I want you to understand, Jesus did a lot of good things.

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 But the good things wasn't the focus of why He came. I want you to understand, it wasn't just

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 the good things or the dynamics of healing or helping those in need. You know, sometimes people get

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 caught up and, well, look at how many needs Jesus filled. Yes, He met those needs of people. He can

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 fill your need today. But that's not the reason, the principle, why He came.

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 Because I want you to understand this morning something very critical in our understanding

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 of who Jesus is because we ought to know that He is the primary reason He came as the rescuer.

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 He came as the one that was the deliverer. He was the one that came that was going to provide what we need.

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 You know, verse 21 that we look in our text, notice what He tells them here.

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 He says this, you're going to call His name Jesus for what? For He shall save His people from their sins.

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 He's going to save His people from their sins. And we find here this important dynamic,

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 even in Philippians 2, as it describes the life of Jesus. In the end of verse 8, it tells us this,

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 it says, when He was found being fashioned as a man, He humbled Himself, notice, and became obedient

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 unto death, even the death of the cross. You know, consider why did Jesus voluntarily

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 submit Himself to all the things on this life to die and to be rejected on the cross?

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 Because there was a purpose. That purpose was to be the rescuer for us. The deliverer for us.

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 You know, think about what Isaiah the prophet foretold that he would take upon himself. Isaiah 53,

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 says this, surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. You know, I want you to

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 understand, Jesus, when He comes and He speaks to us, He understands where you are. He understands

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 the sorrows of life. He understands the griefs that come with life. I mean, when we see and read

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 through the Scripture, He understands, yet we esteemed Him stricken and smitten of God and afflicted.

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 Now notice verse 5, but He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities.

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 The chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed. Now I want you to

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 understand, it's important. Why did He come? Because we have a problem that needs to be overcome.

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 A situation that we don't have the means to deal with on our own. You know, you don't need rescued

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 from something that you can get out of. You don't need to be rescued if you can do it on your own.

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 The reason Christ came is we need to be rescued. We need to be rescued from the sin, that transgression

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 and iniquities. Transgressions are what we do outwardly. Iniquities are those things that you

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 process up here. I want you to understand, we're not just sinful because we do sinful things.

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 We're sinful because we have iniquity in our heart. We have sin that brews within us. You don't have to

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 teach sin. Sin comes naturally. You know, I always ask people, you know, if you don't think

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 that sin comes naturally, just go work in the nursery. You don't have to teach a kid to take

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 a toy from somebody else. You don't have to teach them to be selfish. You don't have to teach them as

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 they grow up to try to be put self first. What do you have to teach them? You have to teach them that,

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 hey, the world doesn't focus on you. You know, you have to teach them those things are innate within

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 them and they need to be instructed on it. But I want you to understand it's more than instruction

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 against those things. The reality is, as the Bible says, that the wages of sin is death.

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 But the gift of God is eternal life. Jesus Christ, you'll notice what he says. He says,

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 his stripes, by with his stripes, we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray. We have turned

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 everyone to his own way. And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. I want you to

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 understand that Jesus took upon himself all that was needed to rescue you and me. He is the rescuer.

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 It's not us. We can't rescue ourselves. Because he came, he was the one that rescued us from the

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 penalty of sin. Because how can he do that? Because he says he took it upon himself.

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 In other words, he took upon himself, he placed upon himself what we were guilty for and paid the

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 price. He said, therefore, I can have victory. In my victory, you can have victory. He left the glory

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 of heaven. The Bible says he humbled himself to identify with those who he came to save.

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 That's the name of Jesus. It's a name that identifies with you and me.

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 A name that understands where we are.

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 Because he didn't come as a king, but as a servant.

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 I mean, you think about the story that we tell

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 of Christ's birth. I mean, there was nothing magnificent about it.

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 A matter of fact, we clean it up quite a bit.

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 I mean, we have kids dress up in cute costumes, you know, and they have the angels and the sheep

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 and, you know, the little shepherds, you know, and everything.

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 But you know what? I want you to understand when you consider the reality of the story,

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 he was born in a stable.

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 A stinky, smelly stable.

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 I don't know about you, but I've been in a lot of barns in my life.

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 And I don't think I've ever been in a barn that smells nice.

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 I want you to understand that Jesus came, he understands where we are.

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 He came and he made a reality of understanding where we are.

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 He came, he was born in a stable filled with animals

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 and all the other fun things that come with it.

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 But you know why he did that?

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 Because it put him on common ground.

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 He was veiled in flesh with his creation.

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 I want you to understand that though Jesus never sinned,

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 he did experience the things that you and I experience.

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 There's a lot of things in life.

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 Have you ever been tired?

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 I mean, I don't know about you, but it don't take long to get tired.

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 The older I get, the more tired I get.

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 Then they want you to go to this thing called retired.

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 That's where I guess you get more tired than you were before.

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 But I want you to understand,

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 Jesus in John 4, 6 talks about being wearied by a journey.

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 Matthew 4, 2 talks about him being hungry.

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 Experiencing things.

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 How about rejection?

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 Rejection.

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 You know, today a lot of people struggle with rejection.

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 Somebody doesn't respond to me the way that I think they ought to respond.

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 You know what that is?

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 That's rejection.

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 That's that feeling of rejection.

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 You know, consider Jesus for a moment.

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 John chapter 1, verse 11 tells us this.

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 It says,

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 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

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 Think about it this way.

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 Imagine showing up to a family function and telling somebody to meet you at the door and says,

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 You're not welcome.

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 He came unto his own, and his own what?

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 Received him not.

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 Jesus understands what it means to be rejected.

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 The Bible tells us that he understands those things.

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 He was tempted with all that was common to us.

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 You can read in Matthew chapter 4 about his temptation and those things.

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 But he did all this.

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 And what's revealed to us is in Hebrews chapter 4 and verse 15 says this.

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 It tells us here in Hebrews, it says,

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 For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities.

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 Now infirmities is those things that we just talked about.

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 Being tired and weary and hungry.

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 Being rejected.

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 All those elements that are there.

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 Being tempted in all ways.

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 I mean, we understand he knows.

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 But in all points, tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace in the time of need.

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 You know what?

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 Jesus came and he connected with us that we might know that he knows where we are.

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 That he wants to connect with you and I.

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 You know, Matthew also reveals to us that Jesus is the one that also bears a very distinct name.

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 Matthew tells us here in his account this name that we have here is only mentioned three times in Scripture.

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 That's the name Emmanuel.

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 It describes who Jesus is.

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 His name is a name that reveals that it's God with us.

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 Look here in verse 23 in our text.

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 It tells us here this.

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 It says,

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 Behold, a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is God with us.

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 You know, this was spoken by Isaiah the prophet in Isaiah 7.14.

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 He says that they're going to call his name Emmanuel.

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 You know, the Lord himself shall give you a sign.

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 You know, when you realize what's happening here, this name makes him qualified to rescue everyone and anyone that will call upon him.

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 Why?

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 Because he is taking the iniquity.

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 He lived the life that we live here.

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 He lived it sinlessly, yet he took our sin and placed them upon himself.

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 It was God with us.

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 He's the only one that could provide the means of rescue.

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 I want you to know that he did this for you.

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 He said you cannot rescue yourself.

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 If we could rescue ourselves, there would be no need for him to have come.

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 But oftentimes we ignore it and say, I'm going to try it myself.

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 I'm going to do it myself.

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 When we realize and finally get to the point where we know that we can't do it ourselves.

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 By our nature, I'm going to do it myself.

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 I can do it.

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 I have the means.

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 And the more you struggle, the deeper you get.

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 Because it's not being dealt with the things that need to be dealt with.

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 This name of Jesus, this name Emmanuel, is the one that qualified him to rescue us.

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 Isaiah 55 and verse 6 says this,

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 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found.

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 Call up him while he is near.

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 Notice what it says.

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 Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts.

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 And let him return unto the Lord and he will have mercy upon him and to our God.

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 For he will abundantly pardon.

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 I want you to understand your sin needs dealt with.

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 As anything you have when it comes to a penalty being assessed for something,

00:27:25.360 --> 00:27:27.079
 that penalty has to be dealt with.

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 You either have to pay it yourself or somebody else steps in.

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 When it comes to sin, we either pay it ourselves or let Jesus step in.

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 He says, I am the one that has the means to do so.

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 Jesus is the one qualified to save you.

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 He says this in John chapter 14 and verse 6,

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 Jesus saith unto him, he says, I am the way.

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 Consider that I am the way.

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 You know, we live in a generation where people say there's many ways to God.

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 There's only one way to God.

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 It's exclusive.

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 You know, we try to make it inclusive, but it's exclusive.

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 You're either on the right path or you're not.

00:28:25.340 --> 00:28:27.640
 You know, I've done a lot of traveling through backcountry.

00:28:27.740 --> 00:28:30.380
 If you get on the wrong road, you end up at the wrong destination.

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 You have to make sure you're on the right one.

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 That you're going the right way.

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 And the only way you can do that is to be with Jesus.

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 He says, I am the way, the truth.

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 You know, truth is important.

00:28:48.800 --> 00:28:51.400
 We live in a generation where truth seems to be fluid.

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 They try to make truth as well.

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 It's your truth and my truth.

00:28:55.599 --> 00:28:58.759
 You know, it doesn't really matter what I think is true and what you think is true.

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 The only thing that matters is what is true.

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 Because everything else is a delusion if it's not true.

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 Many today live delusional because they try to live in their own truth.

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 It doesn't make it so.

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 You know, it would be as foolish as saying, I think I'm a millionaire so I'm going to start writing checks accordingly.

00:29:23.339 --> 00:29:25.920
 You know what, it won't be long and somebody's going to come knocking.

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 If they're kind enough to knock.

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 It doesn't matter what I think.

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 The truth is, I'm not.

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 Truth is important.

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 It says, He is the truth.

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 The Word of God is truth.

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 It gives us the focus and the reality of this life.

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 He is the life.

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 He is the one that gives life.

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 Not only initially in His creation,

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 but He gives life to us everlasting for all those who call upon Him.

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 He says, No man cometh unto the Father but by Me.

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 That's pretty exclusive.

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 He didn't say, Choose your path.

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 He said, I am the path.

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 It's the only one and the only way.

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 Because today every person has a sin problem for which they require a rescuer.

00:30:19.539 --> 00:30:23.500
 We can't save ourselves by doing good or just trying to do better.

00:30:24.099 --> 00:30:26.960
 Or giving more or becoming religious.

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 You know, I want you to know today,

00:30:30.139 --> 00:30:32.740
 a therapist can't rescue you from the root problem.

00:30:36.159 --> 00:30:37.659
 You know, today we find many people,

00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:38.779
 Well, go to your therapist.

00:30:38.960 --> 00:30:42.420
 I want to tell you that a therapist isn't going to cure the root problem.

00:30:45.019 --> 00:30:46.980
 A therapist may help you some.

00:30:46.980 --> 00:30:50.420
 But the one thing I've learned a long time ago,

00:30:50.480 --> 00:30:52.500
 if you don't deal with the root problem of something,

00:30:53.360 --> 00:30:55.420
 if you don't deal with the issue at hand,

00:30:55.720 --> 00:30:58.079
 it doesn't solve the problem.

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 The root problem needs to be dealt with.

00:31:04.740 --> 00:31:06.779
 You don't be as foolish as going to the doctor,

00:31:06.839 --> 00:31:08.319
 and the doctor says, You got cancer.

00:31:09.099 --> 00:31:10.220
 You got skin cancer.

00:31:10.220 --> 00:31:11.279
 And you say, Well, I'm okay.

00:31:11.360 --> 00:31:12.480
 I'm putting a band-aid on it.

00:31:15.360 --> 00:31:17.079
 Everybody around you would look at you and say,

00:31:17.160 --> 00:31:17.740
 You're crazy.

00:31:19.140 --> 00:31:21.019
 If you don't deal with the problem,

00:31:21.360 --> 00:31:23.680
 the band-aid is nothing but dressing it up.

00:31:23.680 --> 00:31:29.100
 Oftentimes today, a lot of people try to dress up their sin

00:31:29.100 --> 00:31:30.200
 to say they're doing better.

00:31:31.759 --> 00:31:33.860
 Instead of dealing what needs to be dealt with.

00:31:34.980 --> 00:31:35.980
 Because Jesus said,

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 I didn't come to put a band-aid on it.

00:31:37.920 --> 00:31:38.840
 I came to rescue.

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 I came to deliver.

00:31:40.160 --> 00:31:41.820
 I came to solve the problem.

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 It's only Jesus that's able to do that.

00:31:49.860 --> 00:31:51.279
 Let me illustrate it this way.

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 Because, you know, think about it.

00:31:52.920 --> 00:31:55.279
 Sin drags us down into a pit.

00:31:57.039 --> 00:31:57.320
 You know?

00:31:57.900 --> 00:32:00.080
 The more we wather around in sin,

00:32:00.140 --> 00:32:00.940
 the deeper we get.

00:32:02.779 --> 00:32:06.460
 That pit of life just seems to get deeper and deeper.

00:32:08.160 --> 00:32:10.539
 And as one lies there perishing,

00:32:11.259 --> 00:32:14.360
 you find that there's many who walk by with a lot of advice.

00:32:16.080 --> 00:32:16.420
 You know?

00:32:18.420 --> 00:32:20.880
 The legalist says, looks down at you and says,

00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:22.320
 You shouldn't have fallen into the pit.

00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:26.060
 The religionist said,

00:32:26.140 --> 00:32:27.720
 I can tell you how to get out of that pit

00:32:27.720 --> 00:32:29.140
 and avoid other pits in the future.

00:32:31.039 --> 00:32:32.300
 The pessimist says,

00:32:32.360 --> 00:32:33.759
 You're going to die in that pit.

00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:37.240
 The optimist walks by and says,

00:32:37.320 --> 00:32:39.060
 I have seen worse pits than that.

00:32:41.440 --> 00:32:42.680
 The realist says,

00:32:42.759 --> 00:32:44.279
 You just need to accept your pit.

00:32:44.279 --> 00:32:50.119
 The spiritualist person comes by and says,

00:32:50.200 --> 00:32:51.000
 There is no pit.

00:32:54.440 --> 00:32:55.519
 But I want you to understand,

00:32:55.660 --> 00:32:57.119
 Jesus comes by and says,

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 I'll get you in the pit with you and lift you out.

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 Because when Jesus came as a babe in the manger,

00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:09.019
 He came as one that got in with us,

00:33:09.460 --> 00:33:11.299
 as the one that's going to lift us out.

00:33:13.759 --> 00:33:15.539
 He's the one that provided the way.

00:33:16.879 --> 00:33:18.019
 He's the rescuer.

00:33:18.019 --> 00:33:21.119
 All the other ones were a lot of talk,

00:33:21.240 --> 00:33:23.299
 but Jesus is the one that took the action

00:33:23.299 --> 00:33:25.680
 of what was needed.

00:33:26.359 --> 00:33:27.740
 You know, consider Psalm 40.

00:33:28.379 --> 00:33:30.599
 Psalm 40, the psalmist writes this.

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 It says,

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 I waited patiently for the Lord,

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 and He inclined unto me and heard my cry.

00:33:36.799 --> 00:33:39.440
 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit,

00:33:39.500 --> 00:33:40.539
 out of the miry clay,

00:33:40.680 --> 00:33:42.180
 and set my feet upon a rock,

00:33:42.240 --> 00:33:44.519
 and established my goings.

00:33:44.720 --> 00:33:47.200
 And He hath put a new song in my mouth,

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 even praise unto our God.

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 Many shall see it in fear

00:33:50.619 --> 00:33:52.200
 and shall trust in the Lord.

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 Jesus is the one that gets in the pit

00:33:57.819 --> 00:33:58.579
 and gets you out.

00:33:58.579 --> 00:34:01.359
 The pit of sin in your life.

00:34:01.460 --> 00:34:02.199
 You can struggle,

00:34:02.599 --> 00:34:03.539
 and people are going to give you

00:34:03.539 --> 00:34:04.519
 all sorts of advice,

00:34:04.619 --> 00:34:06.139
 but I want to tell you that Jesus says,

00:34:06.279 --> 00:34:07.919
 I am the way, the truth, and the life.

00:34:10.840 --> 00:34:11.440
 He says,

00:34:11.519 --> 00:34:12.860
 if unless you call upon Me,

00:34:14.219 --> 00:34:16.819
 you'll never be rescued.

00:34:18.759 --> 00:34:19.799
 Because there's a name

00:34:19.799 --> 00:34:21.039
 that's above every name,

00:34:21.420 --> 00:34:23.759
 because of the person and His power

00:34:23.759 --> 00:34:25.840
 to rescue, to save you.

00:34:25.840 --> 00:34:28.820
 You know, this morning,

00:34:28.900 --> 00:34:30.980
 do you know the name of Jesus?

00:34:32.579 --> 00:34:34.240
 Will you call on Him today?

00:34:35.720 --> 00:34:37.260
 Will you thank Him today

00:34:37.260 --> 00:34:38.660
 for all that He's done

00:34:38.660 --> 00:34:41.120
 and provided for you?

00:34:44.400 --> 00:34:45.760
 And I want you to understand here,

00:34:45.800 --> 00:34:46.340
 in just a moment,

00:34:46.420 --> 00:34:47.039
 I'm going to pray,

00:34:47.200 --> 00:34:48.620
 and then I'd ask that you'd consider

00:34:48.619 --> 00:34:52.460
 what has Jesus done for you?

00:34:54.739 --> 00:34:56.019
 And what do you need to do

00:34:56.019 --> 00:34:56.980
 in regard to it?

00:34:59.059 --> 00:35:00.619
 You know, if you have a spiritual need

00:35:00.619 --> 00:35:01.139
 this morning,

00:35:01.219 --> 00:35:02.299
 I invite you to come,

00:35:02.359 --> 00:35:03.039
 and we'll have someone

00:35:03.039 --> 00:35:04.319
 pray with you

00:35:04.319 --> 00:35:05.619
 and share the truth

00:35:05.619 --> 00:35:06.839
 of God's Word with you.

00:35:08.279 --> 00:35:09.039
 Because this morning,

00:35:09.099 --> 00:35:10.019
 there'll be nothing greater

00:35:10.019 --> 00:35:11.380
 than somebody that you rescued

00:35:11.380 --> 00:35:13.199
 from sin.

00:35:13.199 --> 00:35:16.339
 He is the answer

00:35:16.339 --> 00:35:17.819
 to those things.

00:35:20.079 --> 00:35:21.159
 Maybe you just need to come

00:35:21.159 --> 00:35:21.879
 and thank Him.

00:35:22.879 --> 00:35:24.059
 Saying, Lord, I thank You

00:35:24.059 --> 00:35:25.439
 for coming and taking care

00:35:25.439 --> 00:35:26.559
 of what I could not.

00:35:27.879 --> 00:35:30.139
 Thank You for rescuing me.

00:35:31.619 --> 00:35:32.219
 Let's pray.

00:35:32.299 --> 00:35:32.879
 Heavenly Fathers,

00:35:32.960 --> 00:35:34.199
 we come before You this morning.

00:35:34.299 --> 00:35:35.299
 Lord, we just thank You

00:35:35.299 --> 00:35:35.960
 for the day.

00:35:36.799 --> 00:35:38.079
 We thank You for what You've done.

00:35:38.139 --> 00:35:39.319
 We thank You for Your great gift

00:35:39.319 --> 00:35:40.480
 that You've given to us.

00:35:40.480 --> 00:35:44.760
 Lord, we don't even fully understand

00:35:44.760 --> 00:35:47.340
 all the elements involved in it.

00:35:47.380 --> 00:35:48.260
 But Lord, I'm thankful

00:35:48.260 --> 00:35:49.280
 that we don't have to know

00:35:49.280 --> 00:35:50.079
 all the details.

00:35:50.199 --> 00:35:50.800
 We just need to know

00:35:50.800 --> 00:35:51.699
 that You are the One.

00:35:53.240 --> 00:35:54.340
 You're the One that provided

00:35:54.340 --> 00:35:55.519
 a way of salvation.

00:35:56.079 --> 00:35:58.260
 You're the One that made a way for us.

00:35:59.519 --> 00:36:01.400
 If we would just recognize You

00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:02.940
 and to call upon You

00:36:02.940 --> 00:36:03.719
 that You'll be the One

00:36:03.719 --> 00:36:06.119
 that rescues us from sin.

00:36:07.940 --> 00:36:09.719
 Lord, You know each heart here today.

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 There's no hiding from You.

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 And Lord, we pray that Your Spirit

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 would just work upon each heart,

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 each life today.

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 That they might take seriously

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 the need of what You've provided.

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 And Lord, we ask it all

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 in Your precious name.

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 God and Lord that I listen.

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 And Lord, we'll talk a little

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 ill켓.