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 It's always a concern when the crush helper appears.

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 I hope, I hope, I hope that they're all grand, they're grand.

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 That's alright.

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 They are.

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 In case anybody's panicking, they're fine.

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 They're fine.

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 So Luke chapter 1.

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 And we're going to read verse 67 through to verse 79, which is another song.

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 This time it's Zachariah's song.

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 So Luke chapter 1 verse 67, we'll read it.

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 I'm going to pray and then we'll look at it in a little bit more detail.

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 So starting at verse 67.

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 His father, so he's talking about John, John the Baptist.

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 His father, Zachariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied.

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 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.

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 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

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 as he said through his holy prophets of long ago.

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 So salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.

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 To show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,

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 the oath he swore to our father Abraham.

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 To rescue us from the hand of our enemies and to enable us to serve him without fear

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 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

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 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the most high.

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 For you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him.

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 To give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.

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 Because of the tender mercy of our God,

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 by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

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 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death,

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 to guide our feet into the path of peace.

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 Well, that is Zachariah's song.

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 Let's pray and ask for God's help as we seek to understand it and apply it to our lives.

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 Let's pray.

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 Father God, thank you for the record of these songs

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 written hundreds, two thousand years ago.

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 Written down for people like us today

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 so that we can know the certain truth about Jesus Christ.

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 His birth.

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 But more importantly,

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 what his birth means for us today.

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 So Father, as we look at this ancient song,

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 may it be like a new song in our hearts today.

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 And may this song truly make us a happy people.

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 We ask this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Got a question for us as we start.

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 You don't have to shout it out,

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 but just to think for yourself.

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 What makes you happy?

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 What makes you happy?

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 What will you have to get?

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 Or what will you have to change in your life

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 to make you happy?

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 Well, at the beginning of Luke's Gospel,

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 we meet a variety of different people.

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 We meet Mary,

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 Zachariah,

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 the shepherds,

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 Simeon,

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 and Anna.

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 And all of these different characters that we meet,

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 all these people

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 have two things

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 in common.

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 First,

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 they are all genuinely happy.

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 People are singing songs of joy.

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 Others burst into spontaneous praise.

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 Some overflow with thankfulness.

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 All these different characters

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 are really happy.

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 And the second thing they have in common

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 is the source of their happiness.

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 All of them,

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 in some way or another,

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 have been told

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 the good news

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 that God's Messiah,

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 Jesus,

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 is to be born.

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 The announcement

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 of Jesus' birth

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 makes all these people

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 happy.

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 And so we're going to look

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 at one of these songs

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 that we have just read,

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 Zachariah's song.

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 And as we listen

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 to this song of praise,

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 we too will discover

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 what will make people like us

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 truly happy.

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 And before we get into the song,

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 just a little bit of background.

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 Who is Zachariah?

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 And who is he

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 that he should sing this song?

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 Well,

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 at the beginning in chapter one,

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 just into the first few verses,

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 we're introduced to him there.

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 We're told he's a priest.

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 That he's married to

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 Elizabeth.

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 They're both well on in years.

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 They have no children.

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 They haven't been able

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 to have children.

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 But then an angel appears

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 to Zachariah

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 and says to him,

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 you are going to have a son

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 and you are to call him John.

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 He would later become known

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 as John the Baptist.

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 And he would have a special role.

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 Ralph referred to it earlier on.

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 That he will prepare

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 the people

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 for the coming of Jesus.

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 Zachariah's son

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 would tell people

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 about God's son,

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 Jesus.

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 And in response

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 to all this wonderful news,

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 Zachariah sings

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 a song of joy.

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 So this whole song

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 that we're going to look at,

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 this outburst of praise,

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 is all about

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 how Jesus

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 makes us truly

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 happy people.

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 Three things

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 we're going to look at

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 from in this song

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 that make us

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 truly happy.

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 Three words.

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 Incarnation,

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 redemption,

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 and consummation.

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 Incarnation,

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 redemption,

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 and consummation,

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 or if you like,

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 new creation.

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 So first,

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 the reality

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 of the incarnation

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 makes us

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 truly happy.

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 Look at verse 68,

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 the beginning

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 of this

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 song.

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 It says,

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 Praise be to the Lord,

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 the God of Israel,

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 because

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 he has

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 come

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 to his people.

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 The coming

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 of Jesus

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 into the world

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 is the coming

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 of God

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 into the world.

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 It's what

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 theologians call

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 the incarnation.

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 God in

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 human form.

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 Not kind of

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 part man

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 and part God,

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 but 100%

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 God

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 and 100%

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 man.

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 And if we

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 can grasp

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 this,

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 it's going

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 to make us

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 truly

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 happy.

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 First,

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 Jesus

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 is

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 God.

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 Look at

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 verse 76.

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 Zachariah

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 is singing

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 and he's

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 referring

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 first to

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 his own

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 son,

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 John.

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 So he

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 says,

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 and you,

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 my child,

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 so,

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 and you,

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 John,

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 will be

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 called a

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 prophet

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 of who?

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 A prophet

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 of the

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 Most High.

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 It's

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 referring to

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 Jesus.

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 Now,

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 the Most High

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 is not that

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 Jesus is the

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 tallest.

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 Oh,

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 he's the

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 Most High.

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 It's a

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 title.

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 A title

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 that was

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 reserved

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 for God

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 alone.

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 One who

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 had absolute

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 power and

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 supreme

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 authority.

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 So this

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 is the

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 creator of

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 the universe,

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 the ruler

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 of all

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 nations and

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 all people,

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 the sustainer

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 of life,

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 the provider

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 of all that

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 we have.

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 This is

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 the greatness

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 of God.

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 You can't

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 contain him

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 and you

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 can't control

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 him.

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 He is

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 the Most

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 High.

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 And now

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 this title

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 has been

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 given to

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 Jesus,

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 declaring

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 that Jesus

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 is God.

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 And as we

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 continue to

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 read through

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 Luke's Gospel,

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 if you were

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 to turn a

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 few pages,

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 you would

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 see Jesus

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 doing only

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 what God

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 could do.

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 Controlling

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 the forces

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 of nature,

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 healing the

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 sick,

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 raising the

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 dead,

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 conquering

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 demons.

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 Jesus is

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 God come

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 to us,

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 introducing

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 himself so

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 that we can

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 know him,

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 love him,

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 and enjoy

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 him.

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 But Jesus

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 is not just

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 God.

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 Jesus is

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 fully human.

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 Jesus'

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 conception

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 was supernatural

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 by the

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 Holy Spirit,

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 but his

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 birth was

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 painfully

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 natural.

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 He was

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 born like

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 every other

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 baby.

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 He ate and

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 he slept and

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 he cried.

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 He grew and

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 he developed and

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 matured.

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 He walked and

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 he talked and

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 he worked.

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 Jesus was

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 every bit

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 human as

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 you or I,

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 experiencing

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 pain and

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 hardship,

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 struggling with

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 limitations and

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 frustrations,

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 but also

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 enjoying

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 friendships and

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 laughter.

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 Jesus lived

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 life as we

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 live life.

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 Jim Packer,

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 a writer and

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 author, put it

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 like this.

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 God became

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 a man.

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 The divine

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 son became

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 a Jew.

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 The almighty

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 appeared on

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 earth as a

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 helpless human

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 baby, unable

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 to do more

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 than lie and

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 stare and

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 wriggle and

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 make noises,

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 needing to be

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 fed and

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 changed and

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 taught to

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 talk like

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 any other

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 child.

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 And there

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 was no

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 illusion or

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 deception in

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 this.

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 The babyhood

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 of the

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 son of

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 God was

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 a reality.

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 The more

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 you think

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 about it,

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 the more

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 staggering it

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 gets.

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 Nothing in

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 fiction is

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 so fantastic

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 as in the

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 truth of

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 the

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 incarnation.

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 You see,

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 Jesus is

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 both God

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 and human.

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 And that

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 means that

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 Jesus is

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 both powerful

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 powerful,

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 because he's

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 God,

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 and personal,

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 because he's

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 just like one

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 of us.

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 He's powerful

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 over your

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 life.

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 That means he

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 can change

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 you, he can

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 transform you,

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 he can take

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 your fears

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 and give you

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 joy, he can

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 take your

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 brokenness and

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 your hurts and

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 bring healing.

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 But he's also

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 personal in

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 your life.

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 That is,

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 he understands

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 all your

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 struggles and

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 frustrations,

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 all the

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 things that

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 you go

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 through in

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 life.

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 He walks

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 with you in

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 your suffering,

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 he comforts

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 you in your

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 pain, and

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 he wipes

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 away your

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 tears.

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 But best of

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 all, God

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 did not wait

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 for us to

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 call out to

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 him.

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 He came

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 to us.

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 God didn't

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 wait to be

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 invited into

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 this chaotic

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 world.

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 He took the

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 initiative and

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 came to us

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 in power and

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 in person.

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 God, most

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 high, now

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 stooping so

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 low to

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 come to

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 people like

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 us.

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 You see,

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 knowing and

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 believing the

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 reality of the

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 incarnation,

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 makes us

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 happy.

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 The personal

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 and powerful

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 God-man

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 with us

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 today.

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 So first,

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 the reality of

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 the incarnation

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 makes us

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 truly happy.

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 Second,

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 the plan

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 of God's

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 redemption

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 makes us

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 truly happy.

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 You see,

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 God became

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 man

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 for a reason.

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 God came

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 to us in

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 Jesus for

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 a purpose.

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 look at

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 verse 68

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 again.

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 Praise be

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 to the

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 Lord,

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 the God

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 of Israel.

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 Why?

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 Well, because

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 he has come

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 to his

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 people

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 to redeem

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 them.

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 Whenever the

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 Bible starts

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 talking about

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 redeeming or

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 redemption,

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 it means

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 rescue and

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 salvation.

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 it implies

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 a victory

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 has taken

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 place and

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 liberty has

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 now been

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 given.

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 Victory over

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 enemies and

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 liberty to

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 live a new

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 way.

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 So think

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 back to the

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 story of the

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 Exodus in the

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 Old Testament.

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 God intervening,

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 a rescue,

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 bringing victory,

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 defeating enemies,

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 and setting

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 people free so

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 they can live a

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 new way.

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 That is what

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 God has done

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 for people

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 like us.

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 First,

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 let's look at

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 Jesus'

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 victory.

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 Verse 69,

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 it says,

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 God has

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 raised up a

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 horn of

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 salvation for

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 us in the

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 house of his

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 servant David.

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 So he was to

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 come from the

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 kingly line of

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 David, as he

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 had said or as

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 he had promised

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 through the

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 holy prophets.

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 hearts.

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 Now when it

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 talks about the

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 horn of

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 salvation, just

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 think for a

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 moment of the

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 horn on an

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 animal, like a

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 ram or a

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 bull.

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 The horn of an

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 animal is its

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 strength and

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 power.

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 With the use of

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 its horn, it

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 fights and goes

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 into battle.

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 So when God

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 says he's raising

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 up a horn, he's

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 saying, in Jesus,

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 here is one who

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 has come in

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 power and in

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 strength, who's

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 going to fight

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 and go into

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 battle for you.

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 A battle,

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 verse 71, that

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 will mean

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 salvation from

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 our enemies and

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 from the hand of

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 all who hate

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 us.

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 Now

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 Zachariah, as he

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 was singing this

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 song, he knew

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 who the enemy

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 was.

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 He lived in a

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 land where the

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 Roman authorities

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 had invaded and

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 taken over.

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 The might of

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 Rome was, if you

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 like, holding

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 people like

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 Zachariah and

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 others captive in

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 their own country.

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 They needed

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 liberated.

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 They needed set

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 free.

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 And at long

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 last, it seemed

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 God had come to

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 defeat the enemy.

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 But as

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 Zachariah goes on

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 to prophesy, the

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 salvation that

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 God had promised

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 was not what

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 they expected

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 and perhaps not

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 what we

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 expected.

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 So we

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 actually get to

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 see what that

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 salvation is if

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 we look down

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 again at verse

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 76.

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 So Zachariah

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 praises and he

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 says, and you,

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 my child, and you,

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 John, will be

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 called a prophet of

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 the Most High,

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 that's Jesus, for

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 you will go before

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 the Lord to

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 prepare the way for

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 him.

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 To do what?

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 Verse 77.

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 To give his

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 people the

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 knowledge of

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 salvation through

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 the forgiveness of

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 their sins.

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 You see, the

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 salvation, the

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 liberation that

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 God was going

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 to bring was

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 primarily against

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 our most fierce

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 enemy, sin and

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 Satan.

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 salvation.

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 And as we

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 read through

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 Luke's gospel, we

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 see Jesus going

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 into battle as

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 Jesus begins to

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 forgive people their

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 sins and as he

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 overthrows the

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 powers of Satan.

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 Jesus comes into

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 the world and

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 confronts our

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 enemy head on.

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 But what we see

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 taking place in

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 Luke at the

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 beginning are just

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 like little

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 skirmishes, little

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 battles taking place

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 place because the

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 final battle will

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 take place at

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 the cross as

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 Jesus is

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 crucified.

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 And Jesus goes

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 into that battle

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 not armed with

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 swords and

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 spears, but in

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 weakness and

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 humility, taking

00:18:02.420 --> 00:18:03.820
 upon himself the

00:18:03.820 --> 00:18:05.759
 sin of people

00:18:05.759 --> 00:18:06.820
 like you and me.

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 And he

00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:09.279
 surrenders himself

00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:11.560
 to the cross and

00:18:11.559 --> 00:18:12.879
 dies in our

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 place.

00:18:15.079 --> 00:18:15.779
 The judgment

00:18:15.779 --> 00:18:17.220
 falls on him.

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 But this is no

00:18:18.960 --> 00:18:19.539
 defeat.

00:18:20.940 --> 00:18:21.839
 This is God's

00:18:21.839 --> 00:18:22.919
 plan of redemption.

00:18:23.220 --> 00:18:24.079
 This is God's

00:18:24.079 --> 00:18:25.679
 victory for people

00:18:25.679 --> 00:18:26.539
 like you and me.

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 Look at how

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 Paul says it in

00:18:30.619 --> 00:18:31.419
 Colossians.

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 These are great

00:18:32.940 --> 00:18:34.559
 verses that explain

00:18:34.559 --> 00:18:35.579
 the victory that

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 has taken place as

00:18:36.700 --> 00:18:37.539
 Christ died.

00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:38.639
 Look how it

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 starts.

00:18:39.140 --> 00:18:40.940
 for in Christ

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 all the

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 fullness of the

00:18:43.860 --> 00:18:44.960
 deity lives in

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 bodily form.

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 That's the

00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:47.800
 incarnation.

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 All of God

00:18:50.040 --> 00:18:52.320
 in Christ,

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 in bodily

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 form.

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 And he is the

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 head over every

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 power and

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 authority.

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 That means he's

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 over Satan,

00:19:02.980 --> 00:19:03.860
 over every

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 evil power

00:19:05.259 --> 00:19:06.360
 that may exist.

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 and he

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 forgave us

00:19:11.119 --> 00:19:12.019
 all our

00:19:12.019 --> 00:19:12.599
 sins,

00:19:13.000 --> 00:19:13.500
 having

00:19:13.500 --> 00:19:14.479
 cancelled the

00:19:14.479 --> 00:19:15.299
 charge of our

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 legal indebtedness,

00:19:17.159 --> 00:19:17.819
 which stood

00:19:17.819 --> 00:19:18.699
 against us

00:19:18.699 --> 00:19:19.719
 and condemned

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 us.

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 He has

00:19:21.099 --> 00:19:21.839
 taken it

00:19:21.839 --> 00:19:22.339
 away,

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 nailing it

00:19:23.419 --> 00:19:23.740
 to the

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 cross.

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 And having

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 disarmed the

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 powers and

00:19:27.699 --> 00:19:28.359
 authorities,

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 disarming

00:19:29.339 --> 00:19:29.959
 Satan,

00:19:30.339 --> 00:19:31.000
 he made a

00:19:31.000 --> 00:19:32.139
 public spectacle

00:19:32.139 --> 00:19:32.699
 of them,

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 triumphing

00:19:34.119 --> 00:19:35.039
 over them

00:19:35.039 --> 00:19:36.019
 by the

00:19:36.019 --> 00:19:36.480
 cross.

00:19:38.299 --> 00:19:39.059
 You see,

00:19:39.220 --> 00:19:39.740
 at the

00:19:39.740 --> 00:19:40.180
 cross,

00:19:40.700 --> 00:19:41.039
 Jesus

00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:41.839
 defeated

00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:43.359
 our

00:19:43.359 --> 00:19:43.960
 greatest

00:19:43.960 --> 00:19:44.920
 enemy

00:19:44.920 --> 00:19:45.619
 and

00:19:45.619 --> 00:19:46.039
 greatest

00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:46.599
 power,

00:19:46.819 --> 00:19:47.139
 sin

00:19:47.139 --> 00:19:47.779
 and

00:19:47.779 --> 00:19:48.240
 Satan.

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 So now

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 there is

00:19:50.139 --> 00:19:50.779
 no more

00:19:50.779 --> 00:19:52.099
 condemnation.

00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:52.759
 There is

00:19:52.759 --> 00:19:53.440
 no more

00:19:53.440 --> 00:19:54.659
 accusation

00:19:54.659 --> 00:19:55.759
 because Christ

00:19:55.759 --> 00:19:56.420
 has dealt

00:19:56.420 --> 00:19:57.099
 with it all.

00:19:57.420 --> 00:19:57.920
 He went

00:19:57.920 --> 00:19:58.639
 into battle

00:19:58.639 --> 00:19:59.200
 for us.

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 He crushed

00:20:00.299 --> 00:20:01.339
 our enemies.

00:20:01.740 --> 00:20:02.720
 He destroyed

00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:03.500
 their hold

00:20:03.500 --> 00:20:04.139
 over us.

00:20:04.140 --> 00:20:05.400
 Jesus is

00:20:05.400 --> 00:20:06.020
 victorious

00:20:06.020 --> 00:20:07.080
 and we

00:20:07.080 --> 00:20:07.860
 today can

00:20:07.860 --> 00:20:08.520
 share in

00:20:08.520 --> 00:20:09.340
 that same

00:20:09.340 --> 00:20:10.200
 victory.

00:20:12.420 --> 00:20:13.420
 But not

00:20:13.420 --> 00:20:14.060
 only is it

00:20:14.060 --> 00:20:14.640
 victory,

00:20:15.820 --> 00:20:17.120
 it also

00:20:17.120 --> 00:20:17.759
 means

00:20:17.759 --> 00:20:19.300
 our liberty.

00:20:20.240 --> 00:20:20.640
 Look at

00:20:20.640 --> 00:20:21.660
 verse 74.

00:20:23.280 --> 00:20:23.960
 Jesus

00:20:23.960 --> 00:20:24.640
 came

00:20:24.640 --> 00:20:26.120
 to

00:20:26.120 --> 00:20:27.220
 rescue us

00:20:27.220 --> 00:20:27.940
 from the

00:20:27.940 --> 00:20:28.960
 hand of

00:20:28.960 --> 00:20:29.660
 our enemies

00:20:29.660 --> 00:20:31.800
 and to

00:20:31.800 --> 00:20:32.519
 enable us

00:20:32.519 --> 00:20:33.200
 to serve

00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:34.259
 him without

00:20:34.259 --> 00:20:35.160
 fear

00:20:35.160 --> 00:20:36.740
 in holiness

00:20:36.740 --> 00:20:37.800
 and righteousness

00:20:37.800 --> 00:20:39.200
 before him

00:20:39.200 --> 00:20:40.240
 all our

00:20:40.240 --> 00:20:40.700
 days.

00:20:41.420 --> 00:20:41.820
 You see,

00:20:41.920 --> 00:20:42.320
 without

00:20:42.320 --> 00:20:43.380
 God

00:20:43.380 --> 00:20:44.300
 intervening,

00:20:45.300 --> 00:20:46.000
 sin and

00:20:46.000 --> 00:20:46.660
 Satan are

00:20:46.660 --> 00:20:47.759
 like evil

00:20:47.759 --> 00:20:48.840
 tyrants that

00:20:48.840 --> 00:20:49.660
 rule over

00:20:49.660 --> 00:20:49.980
 us,

00:20:50.320 --> 00:20:51.420
 enslaving us

00:20:51.420 --> 00:20:52.240
 to our own

00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:53.140
 selfish and

00:20:53.140 --> 00:20:53.740
 destructive

00:20:53.740 --> 00:20:54.460
 desires,

00:20:55.040 --> 00:20:55.779
 ruining our

00:20:55.779 --> 00:20:56.440
 lives and

00:20:56.440 --> 00:20:57.279
 breaking our

00:20:57.279 --> 00:20:57.640
 world.

00:20:57.640 --> 00:20:57.820
 world.

00:20:58.900 --> 00:20:59.360
 We

00:20:59.360 --> 00:20:59.860
 couldn't

00:20:59.860 --> 00:21:00.640
 resist him.

00:21:01.320 --> 00:21:01.920
 We just

00:21:01.920 --> 00:21:02.960
 obeyed him

00:21:02.960 --> 00:21:03.700
 continually.

00:21:04.360 --> 00:21:05.040
 They held

00:21:05.040 --> 00:21:05.720
 us captive

00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:06.660
 and we

00:21:06.660 --> 00:21:07.340
 surrendered

00:21:07.340 --> 00:21:08.020
 willingly.

00:21:08.980 --> 00:21:09.820
 But now

00:21:09.820 --> 00:21:10.860
 through Jesus

00:21:10.860 --> 00:21:11.680
 we have been

00:21:11.680 --> 00:21:12.740
 redeemed,

00:21:13.220 --> 00:21:14.240
 set free.

00:21:14.880 --> 00:21:15.440
 We've been

00:21:15.440 --> 00:21:16.300
 set free

00:21:16.300 --> 00:21:16.880
 from our

00:21:16.880 --> 00:21:17.440
 enemies.

00:21:18.020 --> 00:21:18.820
 Liberty is

00:21:18.820 --> 00:21:19.620
 now ours.

00:21:19.740 --> 00:21:20.420
 The victory

00:21:20.420 --> 00:21:21.259
 is ours.

00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:22.240
 And we can

00:21:22.240 --> 00:21:23.020
 now go and

00:21:23.020 --> 00:21:23.840
 serve the

00:21:23.840 --> 00:21:24.620
 purposes of

00:21:24.620 --> 00:21:24.900
 God.

00:21:24.900 --> 00:21:25.600
 we're no

00:21:25.600 --> 00:21:26.540
 longer held

00:21:26.540 --> 00:21:27.220
 back by

00:21:27.220 --> 00:21:28.300
 crippling guilt

00:21:28.300 --> 00:21:29.180
 and shame.

00:21:29.519 --> 00:21:30.220
 But now

00:21:30.220 --> 00:21:30.920
 we can live

00:21:30.920 --> 00:21:31.540
 as God's

00:21:31.540 --> 00:21:32.540
 loved and

00:21:32.540 --> 00:21:33.259
 treasured

00:21:33.259 --> 00:21:33.720
 children,

00:21:34.120 --> 00:21:35.180
 belonging to

00:21:35.180 --> 00:21:36.340
 him, part

00:21:36.340 --> 00:21:36.740
 of his

00:21:36.740 --> 00:21:37.259
 family,

00:21:37.960 --> 00:21:38.660
 filled and

00:21:38.660 --> 00:21:39.380
 equipped with

00:21:39.380 --> 00:21:40.000
 his Holy

00:21:40.000 --> 00:21:40.480
 Spirit.

00:21:40.740 --> 00:21:41.160
 We no

00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:42.180
 longer have

00:21:42.180 --> 00:21:42.620
 to sin.

00:21:42.700 --> 00:21:43.019
 We no

00:21:43.019 --> 00:21:44.080
 longer have

00:21:44.080 --> 00:21:44.560
 to go

00:21:44.560 --> 00:21:45.480
 against God.

00:21:45.880 --> 00:21:46.580
 We've been

00:21:46.580 --> 00:21:47.780
 set free

00:21:47.780 --> 00:21:49.340
 and empowered

00:21:49.340 --> 00:21:50.240
 by God

00:21:50.240 --> 00:21:51.320
 to live

00:21:51.320 --> 00:21:52.120
 as God's

00:21:52.120 --> 00:21:53.120
 people in

00:21:53.120 --> 00:21:53.620
 the world

00:21:53.619 --> 00:21:54.159
 today.

00:21:55.379 --> 00:21:57.219
 This is

00:21:57.219 --> 00:21:57.839
 what makes

00:21:57.839 --> 00:21:58.579
 us truly

00:21:58.579 --> 00:21:59.179
 happy.

00:21:59.919 --> 00:22:00.199
 The

00:22:00.199 --> 00:22:01.259
 incarnation,

00:22:01.679 --> 00:22:02.039
 God

00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:02.639
 becoming

00:22:02.639 --> 00:22:03.179
 man,

00:22:03.979 --> 00:22:04.739
 but becoming

00:22:04.739 --> 00:22:05.899
 man so

00:22:05.899 --> 00:22:06.299
 that he

00:22:06.299 --> 00:22:07.059
 would redeem

00:22:07.059 --> 00:22:07.519
 us,

00:22:07.919 --> 00:22:08.399
 give us

00:22:08.399 --> 00:22:08.919
 victory,

00:22:09.339 --> 00:22:09.959
 set us

00:22:09.959 --> 00:22:10.979
 free to

00:22:10.979 --> 00:22:11.559
 be a new

00:22:11.559 --> 00:22:12.139
 kind of

00:22:12.139 --> 00:22:12.539
 people.

00:22:15.639 --> 00:22:16.639
 But there's

00:22:16.639 --> 00:22:17.339
 another reason

00:22:17.339 --> 00:22:18.000
 for our

00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:18.439
 happiness.

00:22:19.639 --> 00:22:20.379
 The promised

00:22:20.379 --> 00:22:21.659
 consummation

00:22:21.660 --> 00:22:23.360
 makes us

00:22:23.360 --> 00:22:24.019
 truly

00:22:24.019 --> 00:22:25.060
 happy.

00:22:26.019 --> 00:22:26.560
 Look down

00:22:26.560 --> 00:22:26.880
 at the

00:22:26.880 --> 00:22:27.240
 end,

00:22:28.360 --> 00:22:28.740
 or sorry,

00:22:28.840 --> 00:22:29.200
 look at the

00:22:29.200 --> 00:22:29.660
 beginning of

00:22:29.660 --> 00:22:30.080
 the song

00:22:30.080 --> 00:22:30.560
 again in

00:22:30.560 --> 00:22:31.380
 verse 68.

00:22:32.720 --> 00:22:33.420
 It says,

00:22:33.580 --> 00:22:34.420
 Praise be

00:22:34.420 --> 00:22:34.960
 to the

00:22:34.960 --> 00:22:35.300
 Lord,

00:22:35.460 --> 00:22:35.900
 the God

00:22:35.900 --> 00:22:36.519
 of Israel.

00:22:37.380 --> 00:22:37.800
 Why?

00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:39.160
 Because he

00:22:39.160 --> 00:22:40.000
 has come

00:22:40.000 --> 00:22:40.800
 to his

00:22:40.800 --> 00:22:41.200
 people.

00:22:41.720 --> 00:22:42.340
 So the

00:22:42.340 --> 00:22:43.180
 song starts

00:22:43.180 --> 00:22:43.820
 by saying,

00:22:44.100 --> 00:22:44.820
 God has

00:22:44.820 --> 00:22:45.300
 come.

00:22:47.300 --> 00:22:48.160
 But look at

00:22:48.160 --> 00:22:48.600
 the end of

00:22:48.600 --> 00:22:49.000
 the song,

00:22:49.120 --> 00:22:49.980
 verse 78.

00:22:49.980 --> 00:22:52.559
 because of

00:22:52.559 --> 00:22:53.180
 the tender

00:22:53.180 --> 00:22:53.960
 mercy of

00:22:53.960 --> 00:22:54.559
 our God

00:22:54.559 --> 00:22:55.779
 by which

00:22:55.779 --> 00:22:56.519
 the rising

00:22:56.519 --> 00:22:58.620
 sun will

00:22:58.620 --> 00:22:59.680
 come to

00:22:59.680 --> 00:23:00.720
 us from

00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:01.099
 heaven.

00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:03.079
 So God

00:23:03.079 --> 00:23:04.380
 has come

00:23:04.380 --> 00:23:05.460
 in the

00:23:05.460 --> 00:23:05.940
 past,

00:23:06.099 --> 00:23:06.960
 in Christ,

00:23:08.259 --> 00:23:08.720
 and it's

00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:09.140
 saying that

00:23:09.140 --> 00:23:10.039
 God will

00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:11.000
 come again

00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:11.920
 in the

00:23:11.920 --> 00:23:12.360
 future.

00:23:13.620 --> 00:23:14.500
 The second

00:23:14.500 --> 00:23:15.220
 coming of

00:23:15.220 --> 00:23:15.980
 Jesus will

00:23:15.980 --> 00:23:16.620
 bring about

00:23:16.620 --> 00:23:16.940
 the

00:23:16.940 --> 00:23:18.180
 consummation

00:23:18.180 --> 00:23:18.620
 of all

00:23:18.620 --> 00:23:19.079
 things,

00:23:19.079 --> 00:23:20.279
 consummation,

00:23:20.419 --> 00:23:20.899
 big word

00:23:20.899 --> 00:23:21.220
 I know,

00:23:21.319 --> 00:23:21.599
 but it

00:23:21.599 --> 00:23:22.339
 simply means

00:23:22.339 --> 00:23:22.559
 the

00:23:22.559 --> 00:23:23.699
 fulfilment

00:23:23.699 --> 00:23:24.099
 or the

00:23:24.099 --> 00:23:24.779
 conclusion

00:23:24.779 --> 00:23:25.559
 of God's

00:23:25.559 --> 00:23:26.119
 redemptive

00:23:26.119 --> 00:23:26.419
 plan.

00:23:26.819 --> 00:23:27.359
 All that

00:23:27.359 --> 00:23:27.859
 God is

00:23:27.859 --> 00:23:28.419
 doing in

00:23:28.419 --> 00:23:28.799
 history,

00:23:29.199 --> 00:23:29.619
 all that

00:23:29.619 --> 00:23:29.899
 he is

00:23:29.899 --> 00:23:30.199
 doing

00:23:30.199 --> 00:23:30.480
 through

00:23:30.480 --> 00:23:30.720
 his

00:23:30.720 --> 00:23:30.960
 son,

00:23:31.240 --> 00:23:31.839
 has one

00:23:31.839 --> 00:23:32.259
 goal,

00:23:32.619 --> 00:23:33.159
 one end,

00:23:33.419 --> 00:23:33.759
 and that

00:23:33.759 --> 00:23:34.179
 is to

00:23:34.179 --> 00:23:34.879
 bring about

00:23:34.879 --> 00:23:35.619
 the fullness

00:23:35.619 --> 00:23:36.099
 and the

00:23:36.099 --> 00:23:36.799
 completeness

00:23:36.799 --> 00:23:37.539
 of God's

00:23:37.539 --> 00:23:38.039
 salvation,

00:23:38.319 --> 00:23:39.099
 where all

00:23:39.099 --> 00:23:39.819
 things are

00:23:39.819 --> 00:23:40.199
 going to

00:23:40.199 --> 00:23:40.960
 be renewed

00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:41.939
 and

00:23:41.939 --> 00:23:42.599
 restored.

00:23:42.599 --> 00:23:44.980
 let's

00:23:44.980 --> 00:23:45.299
 look at

00:23:45.299 --> 00:23:46.099
 them in

00:23:46.099 --> 00:23:46.500
 part.

00:23:46.659 --> 00:23:47.039
 First,

00:23:47.699 --> 00:23:48.500
 the renewal

00:23:48.500 --> 00:23:49.419
 of all

00:23:49.419 --> 00:23:49.980
 things.

00:23:50.559 --> 00:23:50.959
 Look at

00:23:50.959 --> 00:23:52.619
 verse 78.

00:23:54.939 --> 00:23:55.939
 Because of

00:23:55.939 --> 00:23:56.519
 the tender

00:23:56.519 --> 00:23:57.279
 mercy of

00:23:57.279 --> 00:23:57.839
 our God,

00:23:58.719 --> 00:23:59.659
 by which

00:23:59.659 --> 00:24:00.599
 the rising

00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:01.419
 sun will

00:24:01.419 --> 00:24:02.439
 come to

00:24:02.439 --> 00:24:03.259
 us from

00:24:03.259 --> 00:24:03.719
 heaven,

00:24:04.079 --> 00:24:05.179
 to shine

00:24:05.179 --> 00:24:05.799
 on those

00:24:05.799 --> 00:24:06.919
 living in

00:24:06.919 --> 00:24:07.399
 darkness,

00:24:08.259 --> 00:24:09.099
 and in the

00:24:09.099 --> 00:24:10.219
 shadow of

00:24:10.219 --> 00:24:10.719
 death.

00:24:10.720 --> 00:24:13.079
 darkness

00:24:13.079 --> 00:24:15.000
 is a

00:24:15.000 --> 00:24:15.660
 great way

00:24:15.660 --> 00:24:16.539
 to describe

00:24:16.539 --> 00:24:17.299
 the world

00:24:17.299 --> 00:24:18.079
 that we

00:24:18.079 --> 00:24:18.600
 live in.

00:24:19.460 --> 00:24:20.100
 All the

00:24:20.100 --> 00:24:20.720
 mess and

00:24:20.720 --> 00:24:21.240
 all the

00:24:21.240 --> 00:24:22.519
 chaos that

00:24:22.519 --> 00:24:23.100
 we see

00:24:23.100 --> 00:24:24.039
 and experience

00:24:24.039 --> 00:24:25.120
 is a

00:24:25.120 --> 00:24:25.819
 darkness

00:24:25.819 --> 00:24:27.319
 that covers

00:24:27.319 --> 00:24:27.940
 the world.

00:24:29.019 --> 00:24:29.500
 Disease,

00:24:29.839 --> 00:24:30.339
 disorder,

00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:31.100
 and death

00:24:31.100 --> 00:24:32.240
 surround us

00:24:32.240 --> 00:24:33.299
 every day.

00:24:34.380 --> 00:24:35.000
 The world

00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:35.380
 and its

00:24:35.380 --> 00:24:35.819
 people,

00:24:35.920 --> 00:24:36.420
 as it says

00:24:36.420 --> 00:24:36.900
 to us in

00:24:36.900 --> 00:24:37.680
 verse 79,

00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:39.000
 are living

00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:40.299
 in darkness.

00:24:40.720 --> 00:24:42.039
 we live

00:24:42.039 --> 00:24:42.360
 in a

00:24:42.360 --> 00:24:42.839
 chaotic

00:24:42.839 --> 00:24:43.500
 and broken

00:24:43.500 --> 00:24:44.160
 world.

00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:45.279
 But the

00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:46.220
 promise is

00:24:46.220 --> 00:24:47.220
 that Jesus

00:24:47.220 --> 00:24:47.759
 is going

00:24:47.759 --> 00:24:48.299
 to come

00:24:48.299 --> 00:24:48.740
 again,

00:24:48.980 --> 00:24:49.660
 and like

00:24:49.660 --> 00:24:50.299
 a light,

00:24:51.120 --> 00:24:52.299
 will banish

00:24:52.299 --> 00:24:53.079
 the darkness.

00:24:53.079 --> 00:24:53.299
 darkness.

00:24:56.639 --> 00:24:57.579
 I love the

00:24:57.579 --> 00:24:58.240
 scene in

00:24:58.240 --> 00:24:59.019
 Tolkien's

00:24:59.019 --> 00:24:59.399
 The Two

00:24:59.399 --> 00:24:59.839
 Towers.

00:25:00.599 --> 00:25:00.960
 You'll

00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:01.500
 probably see

00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:02.439
 it on one

00:25:02.439 --> 00:25:02.679
 of the

00:25:02.679 --> 00:25:03.399
 channels over

00:25:03.399 --> 00:25:03.839
 Christmas.

00:25:05.559 --> 00:25:06.119
 Well, in

00:25:06.119 --> 00:25:06.480
 The Two

00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:06.899
 Towers,

00:25:07.159 --> 00:25:07.559
 there's a

00:25:07.559 --> 00:25:08.139
 battle that

00:25:08.139 --> 00:25:08.960
 takes place

00:25:08.960 --> 00:25:10.019
 in a

00:25:10.019 --> 00:25:10.960
 valley called

00:25:10.960 --> 00:25:12.119
 Helm's Deep.

00:25:13.179 --> 00:25:13.460
 So,

00:25:13.619 --> 00:25:14.319
 picture this

00:25:14.319 --> 00:25:15.919
 enormous,

00:25:16.319 --> 00:25:17.000
 great,

00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:17.779
 rocky

00:25:17.779 --> 00:25:18.599
 gorge,

00:25:19.619 --> 00:25:20.299
 a valley,

00:25:20.299 --> 00:25:21.879
 and it's

00:25:21.879 --> 00:25:22.680
 dark.

00:25:23.980 --> 00:25:24.500
 And the

00:25:24.500 --> 00:25:25.680
 evil armies

00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:26.399
 of Saruman

00:25:26.399 --> 00:25:27.319
 are marching

00:25:27.319 --> 00:25:28.279
 against King

00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:28.899
 Theoden.

00:25:30.039 --> 00:25:31.139
 Ten thousand

00:25:31.139 --> 00:25:31.879
 and more

00:25:31.879 --> 00:25:33.220
 demon-looking

00:25:33.220 --> 00:25:34.339
 orcs are

00:25:34.339 --> 00:25:35.259
 relentlessly

00:25:35.259 --> 00:25:36.700
 marching against

00:25:36.700 --> 00:25:37.460
 the king who

00:25:37.460 --> 00:25:38.299
 just has a few

00:25:38.299 --> 00:25:39.559
 hundred fighting

00:25:39.559 --> 00:25:39.960
 men.

00:25:41.279 --> 00:25:42.279
 And just as

00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:43.339
 defeat looks

00:25:43.339 --> 00:25:44.099
 imminent,

00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:46.659
 Gimli turns

00:25:46.659 --> 00:25:47.279
 to the king

00:25:47.279 --> 00:25:47.819
 and says,

00:25:47.879 --> 00:25:48.259
 do you remember

00:25:48.259 --> 00:25:48.799
 the words?

00:25:49.759 --> 00:25:50.879
 The sun

00:25:50.879 --> 00:25:52.039
 is rising

00:25:52.039 --> 00:25:53.720
 and with

00:25:53.720 --> 00:25:54.480
 that the king

00:25:54.480 --> 00:25:55.440
 remembers the

00:25:55.440 --> 00:25:56.079
 words of

00:25:56.079 --> 00:25:56.779
 Gandalf.

00:25:58.359 --> 00:25:59.700
 Look to

00:25:59.700 --> 00:26:00.400
 my coming.

00:26:01.759 --> 00:26:02.579
 At first

00:26:02.579 --> 00:26:03.480
 light on the

00:26:03.480 --> 00:26:04.160
 fifth day,

00:26:05.119 --> 00:26:06.000
 at dawn

00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:07.319
 look to

00:26:07.319 --> 00:26:08.000
 the east.

00:26:09.779 --> 00:26:10.379
 And as

00:26:10.379 --> 00:26:10.920
 they all

00:26:10.920 --> 00:26:11.559
 turn and

00:26:11.559 --> 00:26:11.960
 look to

00:26:11.960 --> 00:26:12.599
 the east,

00:26:13.559 --> 00:26:14.240
 there above

00:26:14.240 --> 00:26:15.220
 this dark

00:26:15.220 --> 00:26:16.640
 valley is

00:26:16.640 --> 00:26:17.379
 Gandalf.

00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:19.539
 in blazing

00:26:19.539 --> 00:26:20.759
 glorious

00:26:20.759 --> 00:26:21.480
 light.

00:26:22.240 --> 00:26:22.960
 And with a

00:26:22.960 --> 00:26:24.160
 thunderous roar,

00:26:24.299 --> 00:26:25.279
 he charges

00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:25.940
 down the

00:26:25.940 --> 00:26:26.859
 hill into

00:26:26.859 --> 00:26:27.759
 the deep

00:26:27.759 --> 00:26:28.519
 darkness

00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:29.079
 below,

00:26:29.619 --> 00:26:30.640
 blinding the

00:26:30.640 --> 00:26:31.259
 enemy with

00:26:31.259 --> 00:26:31.819
 the brightness,

00:26:32.420 --> 00:26:33.539
 destroying the

00:26:33.539 --> 00:26:34.599
 darkness and

00:26:34.599 --> 00:26:35.539
 defeating the

00:26:35.539 --> 00:26:35.879
 enemy.

00:26:38.480 --> 00:26:39.180
 Well, we

00:26:39.180 --> 00:26:40.680
 too are to

00:26:40.680 --> 00:26:41.460
 be people who

00:26:41.460 --> 00:26:41.940
 are on the

00:26:41.940 --> 00:26:42.359
 lookout,

00:26:43.779 --> 00:26:44.240
 who are

00:26:44.240 --> 00:26:45.960
 waiting for

00:26:45.960 --> 00:26:46.839
 the coming of

00:26:46.839 --> 00:26:47.699
 that light

00:26:47.699 --> 00:26:48.819
 from heaven.

00:26:50.419 --> 00:26:51.459
 One day

00:26:51.459 --> 00:26:52.319
 the risen

00:26:52.319 --> 00:26:53.519
 Lord Jesus

00:26:53.519 --> 00:26:54.819
 is going to

00:26:54.819 --> 00:26:55.619
 come again

00:26:55.619 --> 00:26:56.339
 into this

00:26:56.339 --> 00:26:57.339
 world in

00:26:57.339 --> 00:26:58.839
 glorious light.

00:26:59.839 --> 00:27:00.639
 Like the

00:27:00.639 --> 00:27:01.319
 sun that

00:27:01.319 --> 00:27:02.259
 rises in the

00:27:02.259 --> 00:27:03.099
 morning, he

00:27:03.099 --> 00:27:04.279
 will banish the

00:27:04.279 --> 00:27:05.039
 darkness of

00:27:05.039 --> 00:27:06.299
 evil forever

00:27:06.299 --> 00:27:07.559
 and ever

00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:08.679
 and ever

00:27:08.679 --> 00:27:09.819
 and Satan

00:27:09.819 --> 00:27:10.319
 and his

00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:11.299
 dominions and

00:27:11.299 --> 00:27:11.899
 all his

00:27:11.899 --> 00:27:12.759
 followers will

00:27:12.759 --> 00:27:14.059
 scurry into

00:27:14.059 --> 00:27:14.720
 the pit of

00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:15.959
 hell itself.

00:27:16.839 --> 00:27:21.439
 look for the

00:27:21.439 --> 00:27:22.839
 coming of

00:27:22.839 --> 00:27:23.539
 that light.

00:27:25.339 --> 00:27:26.379
 Not only is

00:27:26.379 --> 00:27:27.000
 there renewal,

00:27:27.159 --> 00:27:27.500
 there is

00:27:27.500 --> 00:27:28.359
 restoration.

00:27:30.359 --> 00:27:31.059
 Look at

00:27:31.059 --> 00:27:31.859
 verse 79.

00:27:33.419 --> 00:27:34.399
 He will

00:27:34.399 --> 00:27:35.659
 come from

00:27:35.659 --> 00:27:37.399
 heaven to

00:27:37.399 --> 00:27:38.259
 shine on

00:27:38.259 --> 00:27:39.079
 those living

00:27:39.079 --> 00:27:40.259
 in darkness

00:27:40.259 --> 00:27:42.139
 and in the

00:27:42.139 --> 00:27:42.720
 shadow of

00:27:42.720 --> 00:27:44.419
 death to

00:27:44.420 --> 00:27:45.480
 guide our

00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:47.279
 feet into

00:27:47.279 --> 00:27:47.940
 the path

00:27:47.940 --> 00:27:48.600
 of peace.

00:27:50.100 --> 00:27:50.920
 When the

00:27:50.920 --> 00:27:51.640
 Bible talks

00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:52.580
 about peace,

00:27:53.740 --> 00:27:55.220
 it conjures

00:27:55.220 --> 00:27:55.759
 up two

00:27:55.759 --> 00:27:56.440
 ideas.

00:27:56.900 --> 00:27:57.279
 On the

00:27:57.279 --> 00:27:57.820
 one hand,

00:27:57.880 --> 00:27:58.640
 it means the

00:27:58.640 --> 00:28:00.220
 absence of

00:28:00.220 --> 00:28:02.039
 evil and

00:28:02.039 --> 00:28:03.180
 suffering and

00:28:03.180 --> 00:28:03.539
 trouble.

00:28:03.980 --> 00:28:05.080
 Picture a

00:28:05.080 --> 00:28:05.800
 world like

00:28:05.800 --> 00:28:06.920
 that, of

00:28:06.920 --> 00:28:07.620
 no evil,

00:28:08.080 --> 00:28:08.840
 no suffering,

00:28:09.240 --> 00:28:09.920
 no trouble.

00:28:09.920 --> 00:28:12.440
 but it's

00:28:12.440 --> 00:28:13.060
 more than

00:28:13.060 --> 00:28:13.440
 that.

00:28:14.140 --> 00:28:14.800
 It also

00:28:14.800 --> 00:28:16.160
 means wholeness

00:28:16.160 --> 00:28:17.480
 and restoration,

00:28:18.080 --> 00:28:18.620
 joyful,

00:28:19.039 --> 00:28:19.500
 flourishing

00:28:19.500 --> 00:28:19.920
 life,

00:28:20.039 --> 00:28:21.039
 things bursting

00:28:21.039 --> 00:28:21.800
 into bloom.

00:28:23.880 --> 00:28:24.900
 The Hebrew

00:28:24.900 --> 00:28:25.740
 word for that

00:28:25.740 --> 00:28:26.440
 peace is

00:28:26.440 --> 00:28:27.539
 shalom.

00:28:29.160 --> 00:28:29.960
 And speaking

00:28:29.960 --> 00:28:30.480
 of that

00:28:30.480 --> 00:28:31.240
 eternal,

00:28:31.800 --> 00:28:32.779
 final peace,

00:28:33.019 --> 00:28:33.759
 one writer

00:28:33.759 --> 00:28:34.720
 put it like

00:28:34.720 --> 00:28:35.060
 this,

00:28:35.060 --> 00:28:36.580
 evil will

00:28:36.580 --> 00:28:37.620
 be destroyed

00:28:37.619 --> 00:28:39.819
 and creation

00:28:39.819 --> 00:28:41.659
 will explode

00:28:41.659 --> 00:28:43.639
 into fullness

00:28:43.639 --> 00:28:44.319
 and beauty.

00:28:45.319 --> 00:28:46.139
 That's the

00:28:46.139 --> 00:28:47.739
 peace that

00:28:47.739 --> 00:28:48.459
 we can look

00:28:48.459 --> 00:28:49.239
 forward to.

00:28:49.819 --> 00:28:50.859
 Evil will

00:28:50.859 --> 00:28:51.659
 be destroyed

00:28:51.659 --> 00:28:53.639
 and creation

00:28:53.639 --> 00:28:55.059
 itself will

00:28:55.059 --> 00:28:57.079
 explode into

00:28:57.079 --> 00:28:58.619
 fullness and

00:28:58.619 --> 00:28:59.000
 beauty.

00:29:00.179 --> 00:29:00.939
 And to

00:29:00.939 --> 00:29:01.479
 find our

00:29:01.479 --> 00:29:02.000
 way to

00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:02.679
 enable us

00:29:02.679 --> 00:29:03.099
 to get

00:29:03.099 --> 00:29:03.519
 there, to

00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:04.599
 be able to

00:29:04.599 --> 00:29:05.719
 experience that

00:29:05.719 --> 00:29:06.439
 peace in all

00:29:06.439 --> 00:29:07.000
 its fullness,

00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:07.220
 us.

00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:07.799
 Look at

00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:08.099
 the end

00:29:08.099 --> 00:29:08.440
 of verse

00:29:08.440 --> 00:29:09.059
 79.

00:29:10.359 --> 00:29:10.900
 He will

00:29:10.900 --> 00:29:12.140
 guide our

00:29:12.140 --> 00:29:14.140
 feet into

00:29:14.140 --> 00:29:14.880
 the path

00:29:14.880 --> 00:29:15.519
 of peace.

00:29:17.619 --> 00:29:18.839
 That light

00:29:18.839 --> 00:29:20.240
 is the

00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:20.880
 person of

00:29:20.880 --> 00:29:21.619
 Jesus who

00:29:21.619 --> 00:29:22.180
 has come

00:29:22.180 --> 00:29:22.980
 to us

00:29:22.980 --> 00:29:24.359
 and who

00:29:24.359 --> 00:29:25.559
 now dwells

00:29:25.559 --> 00:29:26.220
 within his

00:29:26.220 --> 00:29:27.460
 people by

00:29:27.460 --> 00:29:28.240
 his Holy

00:29:28.240 --> 00:29:28.880
 Spirit.

00:29:29.319 --> 00:29:30.000
 God

00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:31.640
 in us.

00:29:33.180 --> 00:29:34.000
 God who

00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:34.400
 has

00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:35.359
 redeemed

00:29:35.359 --> 00:29:35.900
 us.

00:29:35.900 --> 00:29:37.880
 given us

00:29:37.880 --> 00:29:38.759
 victory and

00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:39.600
 liberty over

00:29:39.600 --> 00:29:40.240
 sin and

00:29:40.240 --> 00:29:41.200
 Satan so

00:29:41.200 --> 00:29:41.680
 that we

00:29:41.680 --> 00:29:42.420
 might walk

00:29:42.420 --> 00:29:42.920
 with him,

00:29:42.920 --> 00:29:43.940
 so that he

00:29:43.940 --> 00:29:44.800
 might walk

00:29:44.800 --> 00:29:45.560
 with us

00:29:45.560 --> 00:29:48.280
 and take us

00:29:48.280 --> 00:29:48.880
 through the

00:29:48.880 --> 00:29:49.720
 darkness of

00:29:49.720 --> 00:29:50.440
 this world,

00:29:50.900 --> 00:29:51.600
 shining the

00:29:51.600 --> 00:29:52.340
 light onto

00:29:52.340 --> 00:29:53.220
 our path and

00:29:53.220 --> 00:29:53.700
 onto our

00:29:53.700 --> 00:29:54.460
 life and

00:29:54.460 --> 00:29:55.320
 bringing us

00:29:55.320 --> 00:29:55.920
 through this

00:29:55.920 --> 00:29:58.540
 life into

00:29:58.540 --> 00:29:59.519
 peace itself.

00:29:59.519 --> 00:29:59.619
 death.

00:30:01.160 --> 00:30:01.779
 And not

00:30:01.779 --> 00:30:02.900
 even death

00:30:02.900 --> 00:30:04.220
 will be able

00:30:04.220 --> 00:30:04.920
 to keep its

00:30:04.920 --> 00:30:05.619
 hold upon

00:30:05.619 --> 00:30:05.980
 us.

00:30:06.220 --> 00:30:06.980
 Nothing in

00:30:06.980 --> 00:30:07.839
 all creation,

00:30:08.099 --> 00:30:08.639
 not even

00:30:08.639 --> 00:30:09.079
 death,

00:30:09.400 --> 00:30:09.879
 not even

00:30:09.879 --> 00:30:10.519
 the demons,

00:30:10.519 --> 00:30:11.500
 nothing at

00:30:11.500 --> 00:30:12.079
 all will be

00:30:12.079 --> 00:30:12.839
 able to keep

00:30:12.839 --> 00:30:13.500
 us from that

00:30:13.500 --> 00:30:14.099
 path of

00:30:14.099 --> 00:30:14.940
 bringing us

00:30:14.940 --> 00:30:15.759
 to that

00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:16.299
 eternal

00:30:16.299 --> 00:30:17.119
 home.

00:30:17.119 --> 00:30:20.679
 the new

00:30:20.679 --> 00:30:21.759
 creation

00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:23.019
 awaits.

00:30:24.139 --> 00:30:24.939
 The renewal

00:30:24.939 --> 00:30:25.799
 and restoration

00:30:25.799 --> 00:30:27.359
 will come

00:30:27.359 --> 00:30:29.039
 just as sure

00:30:29.039 --> 00:30:30.259
 as Christ

00:30:30.259 --> 00:30:31.219
 came

00:30:31.219 --> 00:30:32.859
 2,000 years

00:30:32.859 --> 00:30:33.219
 ago.

00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:34.399
 So God

00:30:34.399 --> 00:30:35.000
 will come

00:30:35.000 --> 00:30:35.599
 at a time

00:30:35.599 --> 00:30:36.019
 that he

00:30:36.019 --> 00:30:36.659
 has planned

00:30:36.659 --> 00:30:38.459
 and he

00:30:38.459 --> 00:30:39.139
 will come

00:30:39.139 --> 00:30:39.539
 again.

00:30:40.319 --> 00:30:41.199
 Look for

00:30:41.199 --> 00:30:41.859
 the light.

00:30:43.099 --> 00:30:43.779
 Watch out

00:30:43.779 --> 00:30:44.319
 for his

00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:45.299
 coming for

00:30:45.299 --> 00:30:45.799
 he will

00:30:45.799 --> 00:30:46.159
 come.

00:30:47.119 --> 00:30:48.519
 The promise

00:30:48.519 --> 00:30:49.639
 of the

00:30:49.639 --> 00:30:50.559
 consummation

00:30:50.559 --> 00:30:52.399
 makes us

00:30:52.399 --> 00:30:52.839
 truly

00:30:52.839 --> 00:30:53.639
 happy.

00:30:56.759 --> 00:30:57.559
 Let me

00:30:57.559 --> 00:30:58.019
 ask you

00:30:58.019 --> 00:30:58.599
 again what

00:30:58.599 --> 00:30:59.099
 we asked

00:30:59.099 --> 00:30:59.379
 at the

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 very beginning.

00:31:01.079 --> 00:31:02.139
 What makes

00:31:02.139 --> 00:31:02.599
 you a

00:31:02.599 --> 00:31:03.399
 happy person?

00:31:05.299 --> 00:31:06.059
 What will

00:31:06.059 --> 00:31:06.799
 you have to

00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:07.979
 get this

00:31:07.979 --> 00:31:08.500
 Christmas

00:31:08.500 --> 00:31:10.500
 to make

00:31:10.500 --> 00:31:10.919
 you happy?

00:31:11.039 --> 00:31:11.979
 What gift

00:31:11.979 --> 00:31:13.279
 would you

00:31:13.279 --> 00:31:13.919
 long for?

00:31:14.699 --> 00:31:15.379
 What would

00:31:15.379 --> 00:31:16.079
 you have to

00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:16.799
 change

00:31:16.799 --> 00:31:17.779
 in your

00:31:17.779 --> 00:31:18.359
 life

00:31:18.359 --> 00:31:19.779
 to make

00:31:19.779 --> 00:31:20.299
 you happy?

00:31:23.240 --> 00:31:24.099
 Well in

00:31:24.099 --> 00:31:24.859
 this song

00:31:24.859 --> 00:31:26.559
 we have

00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:27.659
 everything we

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 need that

00:31:28.240 --> 00:31:28.700
 will make

00:31:28.700 --> 00:31:29.639
 us eternally

00:31:29.639 --> 00:31:30.079
 happy.

00:31:30.819 --> 00:31:31.500
 The

00:31:31.500 --> 00:31:32.279
 incarnation

00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:33.779
 God

00:31:33.779 --> 00:31:34.480
 coming to

00:31:34.480 --> 00:31:34.940
 us in

00:31:34.940 --> 00:31:35.460
 Christ

00:31:35.460 --> 00:31:37.119
 now dwelling

00:31:37.119 --> 00:31:37.519
 in our

00:31:37.519 --> 00:31:38.200
 lives by

00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:38.919
 his spirit.

00:31:40.180 --> 00:31:40.819
 Redemption

00:31:40.819 --> 00:31:41.700
 from sin

00:31:41.700 --> 00:31:42.079
 and the

00:31:42.079 --> 00:31:42.759
 powers of

00:31:42.759 --> 00:31:43.119
 Satan

00:31:43.119 --> 00:31:44.859
 and the

00:31:44.859 --> 00:31:45.599
 glorious

00:31:45.599 --> 00:31:47.220
 peace

00:31:47.220 --> 00:31:48.319
 shalom

00:31:48.319 --> 00:31:48.960
 the

00:31:48.960 --> 00:31:49.980
 consummation

00:31:49.980 --> 00:31:50.680
 that awaits

00:31:50.680 --> 00:31:52.480
 all this

00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:54.200
 because of

00:31:54.200 --> 00:31:54.720
 Jesus.

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:56.799
 Sing the

00:31:56.799 --> 00:31:57.180
 song

00:31:57.180 --> 00:31:59.799
 fill your

00:31:59.799 --> 00:32:00.599
 hearts with

00:32:00.599 --> 00:32:01.180
 this song

00:32:01.180 --> 00:32:02.200
 and you

00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:03.019
 will have

00:32:03.019 --> 00:32:04.500
 a very

00:32:04.500 --> 00:32:05.220
 happy

00:32:05.220 --> 00:32:05.879
 Christmas.

00:32:05.880 --> 00:32:06.160
 us.

00:32:06.860 --> 00:32:07.440
 Let's

00:32:07.440 --> 00:32:07.700
 pray

00:32:07.700 --> 00:32:08.300
 together.

00:32:19.300 --> 00:32:19.980
 Father

00:32:19.980 --> 00:32:22.360
 we thank

00:32:22.360 --> 00:32:22.980
 you for

00:32:22.980 --> 00:32:24.800
 every gift

00:32:24.800 --> 00:32:25.620
 that we

00:32:25.620 --> 00:32:26.420
 have received

00:32:26.420 --> 00:32:27.080
 from you.

00:32:28.360 --> 00:32:29.080
 Our

00:32:29.080 --> 00:32:29.700
 health and

00:32:29.700 --> 00:32:30.280
 strength

00:32:30.279 --> 00:32:32.319
 the

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 friends and

00:32:33.059 --> 00:32:33.259
 the

00:32:33.259 --> 00:32:33.980
 family that

00:32:33.980 --> 00:32:34.399
 are with

00:32:34.399 --> 00:32:35.119
 us here

00:32:35.119 --> 00:32:36.160
 this day.

00:32:37.139 --> 00:32:38.299
 The work

00:32:38.299 --> 00:32:39.000
 that you've

00:32:39.000 --> 00:32:39.859
 provided for

00:32:39.859 --> 00:32:40.299
 us.

00:32:41.000 --> 00:32:41.420
 The

00:32:41.420 --> 00:32:42.399
 resources and

00:32:42.399 --> 00:32:42.960
 the money

00:32:42.960 --> 00:32:43.299
 that we

00:32:43.299 --> 00:32:43.839
 have to

00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:44.480
 be able to

00:32:44.480 --> 00:32:45.720
 buy gifts

00:32:45.720 --> 00:32:46.399
 and presents

00:32:46.399 --> 00:32:46.940
 for other

00:32:46.940 --> 00:32:47.359
 people.

00:32:47.740 --> 00:32:48.319
 All of

00:32:48.319 --> 00:32:49.200
 this comes

00:32:49.200 --> 00:32:50.259
 from you

00:32:50.259 --> 00:32:51.359
 and we

00:32:51.359 --> 00:32:52.059
 are thankful

00:32:52.059 --> 00:32:53.079
 for everything.

00:32:55.960 --> 00:32:56.920
 And yet

00:32:56.920 --> 00:32:57.460
 when we

00:32:57.460 --> 00:32:58.639
 sing this

00:32:58.639 --> 00:32:59.039
 song

00:32:59.039 --> 00:33:01.940
 nothing

00:33:01.940 --> 00:33:03.159
 compares

00:33:03.159 --> 00:33:03.720
 to the

00:33:03.720 --> 00:33:04.079
 wonder

00:33:04.079 --> 00:33:05.659
 of the

00:33:05.659 --> 00:33:06.180
 amazing

00:33:06.180 --> 00:33:07.079
 gift of

00:33:07.079 --> 00:33:07.519
 Jesus

00:33:07.519 --> 00:33:08.159
 Christ

00:33:08.159 --> 00:33:09.799
 the

00:33:09.799 --> 00:33:10.599
 incarnation

00:33:10.599 --> 00:33:11.299
 God

00:33:11.299 --> 00:33:12.619
 coming to

00:33:12.619 --> 00:33:13.279
 people like

00:33:13.279 --> 00:33:13.759
 us

00:33:13.759 --> 00:33:15.980
 to redeem

00:33:15.980 --> 00:33:16.579
 us

00:33:16.579 --> 00:33:18.879
 to set

00:33:18.879 --> 00:33:19.559
 us free

00:33:19.559 --> 00:33:21.680
 to live

00:33:21.680 --> 00:33:22.259
 a completely

00:33:22.259 --> 00:33:22.980
 new way

00:33:22.980 --> 00:33:23.599
 of life

00:33:23.599 --> 00:33:25.940
 so that

00:33:25.940 --> 00:33:26.579
 we can all

00:33:26.579 --> 00:33:27.240
 look forward

00:33:27.240 --> 00:33:27.740
 to our

00:33:27.740 --> 00:33:28.200
 eternal

00:33:28.200 --> 00:33:28.619
 home

00:33:28.619 --> 00:33:30.199
 the new

00:33:30.199 --> 00:33:30.819
 creation

00:33:30.819 --> 00:33:33.000
 the home

00:33:33.000 --> 00:33:34.739
 of peace

00:33:34.739 --> 00:33:38.059
 thank you

00:33:38.059 --> 00:33:38.739
 so much

00:33:38.739 --> 00:33:39.500
 for Jesus

00:33:39.500 --> 00:33:41.839
 thank you

00:33:41.839 --> 00:33:42.500
 so much

00:33:42.500 --> 00:33:43.659
 for his

00:33:43.659 --> 00:33:44.219
 gift to

00:33:44.219 --> 00:33:44.639
 us

00:33:44.639 --> 00:33:46.799
 in Jesus

00:33:46.799 --> 00:33:47.379
 name we

00:33:47.379 --> 00:33:48.000
 all pray

00:33:48.000 --> 00:33:49.519
 amen

00:33:49.519 --> 00:33:49.660
 me

00:33:49.660 --> 00:33:50.220
 for one

00:33:50.220 --> 00:33:50.420
 go

00:33:50.420 --> 00:33:51.220
 the same

00:33:51.220 --> 00:33:53.000
 too

00:33:53.000 --> 00:33:53.500
 high

00:33:53.500 --> 00:33:56.900
 grave

00:33:56.900 --> 00:33:57.799
 north

00:33:57.799 --> 00:33:58.960
 Lord

00:33:58.960 --> 00:34:00.059
 him

00:34:00.059 --> 00:34:00.960
 in on

00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:01.740
 Avec

00:34:01.740 --> 00:34:10.500
 very

00:34:10.500 --> 00:34:11.099
 beaten

00:34:11.099 --> 00:34:11.679
 him

00:34:11.679 --> 00:34:12.280
 money