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Voddie Baucham - The Death Of The Son Of Man - John 19_ 28-38 · Voddie Baucham Sermons

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  Speaker 1: To death you hear his voice.
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  Speaker 2: Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah, as on
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  Speaker 2: the day at Massa in the wilderness.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you very much.
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  Speaker 2: I will now call upon the worship leader, our brother Sam,
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  Speaker 2: to take up this space.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: It's a blessed morning, and I will come here to
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  Speaker 3: our worship service.
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  Speaker 4: Good morning.
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  Speaker 5: Good morning.
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  Speaker 4: Welcome.
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  Speaker 3: It's a new month, so we have an opportunity to
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  Speaker 3: learn a new song. I'm Samuel Mundo, leading you in
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  Speaker 3: the service this morning. Shall we just pray? Our Father
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  Speaker 3: in heaven, we give you praise, we give you glory,
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  Speaker 3: and thanks for your love and kindness upon our lives.
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  Speaker 3: We thank you, O God, for gathering us once again,
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  Speaker 3: even to worship and exalt your name. Father, as we
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  Speaker 3: begin our worship service, we want to commit ourselves unto you,
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  Speaker 3: asking that, Lord, even as we come, you alone, O God,
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  Speaker 3: shall be able to deal with us, O God, in
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  Speaker 3: a way that pleases you, O God. Father, as your word,
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  Speaker 3: O God, will be spoken in this place, may our
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  Speaker 3: hearts be receptive even unto your word. Father, even as
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  Speaker 3: we sing songs of praise unto you, O God, may
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  Speaker 3: it all be to the glory and honor of your name. Father,
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  Speaker 3: even as later as the scriptures will be read, O God,
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  Speaker 3: we pray. that, Father, all this shall come even unto
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  Speaker 3: your glory. Father, I want to commit all our activities
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  Speaker 3: of this morning unto you, that, Father, in all that
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  Speaker 3: we do, we may seek to glorify your name, we
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  Speaker 3: may seek to honor your name in the mighty and
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  Speaker 3: just Christ.
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  Speaker 6: We thank you in our hearts.
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  Speaker 4: Amen.
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  Speaker 3: Visitors, you are at the end of the service, so
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  Speaker 3: that we tell you more about the activities of Hillview
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  Speaker 3: Baptist Church. As we begin our service, our first hymn
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  Speaker 3: was written by Fanny Crosby. Now, this was someone who
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  Speaker 3: lived most of her life as a blind person. She
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  Speaker 3: lost her sight at only two months old, all because
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  Speaker 3: of a mistake by a physician. Now, history has it
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  Speaker 3: that her grandmother, who was a Christian, who she was
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  Speaker 3: living with, would read the word of God to her,
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  Speaker 3: and she would memorize the scriptures, and eventually she gave
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  Speaker 3: her life to God. Now, one thing I want us
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  Speaker 3: to see is you'd wonder how someone who lived as
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  Speaker 3: a blind person with this frowning providence, instead of living
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  Speaker 3: a life saying, God, why did this happen to me?
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  Speaker 3: But she penned down this hymn, which is Blessed Assurance,
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  Speaker 3: Jesus is Blessed. O what a fortress of glory divine,
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  Speaker 3: heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of his spirit,
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  Speaker 3: washed in his blood. Now the chorus says, this is
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  Speaker 3: my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all
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  Speaker 3: the day long. This is my story, this is my song,
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  Speaker 3: praising my Savior all the day long.
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  Speaker 6: Now this is.
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  Speaker 3: Someone who, instead of crying about her not having sight,
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  Speaker 3: but she says, my story, my song is to praise
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  Speaker 3: the Savior all the day long. This is an encouragement
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  Speaker 3: to us even as we come. Most of the times
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  Speaker 3: we want to look at the physical needs that we
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  Speaker 3: are lacking, the physical disabilities that we may have. But
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  Speaker 3: even as we have given our lives to God, even
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  Speaker 3: as God has called us to himself to grant us salvation,
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  Speaker 3: it is a call for us to rejoice even in
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  Speaker 3: his name this morning. So regardless of what we may have,
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  Speaker 3: what needs we may have, or we may have come
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  Speaker 3: with this morning, let's rejoice and be glad even in God.
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  Speaker 3: So we'll sing the Bemba version of this hymn, Blessed Assurance.
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  Speaker 3: I'll ask us to stand even as we sing this song.
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  Speaker 7: Yes, you want to love, no composure. I will never
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  Speaker 7: leave you, never move on. Thank you. Thank you. Oh,
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  Speaker 7: my God, where are you? Where are you, my angel?
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  Speaker 7: Where are you, my angel?
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  Speaker 5: Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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  Speaker 8: What a love. Yes, you know. Que mi vida te
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  Speaker 8: lo dera Que si tu pides a caminar Dime si
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  Speaker 8: vuelves de alta.
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  Speaker 5: Vez Let us pray. Let us pray.
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  Speaker 3: What is our hope in life and death? Christ alone.
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  Speaker 3: What is our only confidence? That our souls to whom belong.
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  Speaker 3: We shall sing this, another lovely hymn that tells us
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  Speaker 3: that only Christ is our hope. Even as we face
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  Speaker 3: many challenges, we can only hope even in Christ.
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  Speaker 8: Christ alone, Christ alone, that is.
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  Speaker 5: Our only confidence.
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  Speaker 8: Our songs to Him belong, who holds our day. What
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  Speaker 8: comes apart from His command And what will keep us
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  Speaker 8: to the end The love of Christ in which we
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  Speaker 8: stand Our hope springs eternal.
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  Speaker 5: Oh, sing hallelujah.
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  Speaker 8: Now and ever we confess Christ our hope and life within.
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  Speaker 8: But you can call the troubles home. But you can
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  Speaker 8: calm the troubled soul. God is good, God is good.
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  Speaker 8: Where is His grace and goodness, Lord? In our great
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  Speaker 8: Redeemer's blood. who holds our faith when fears arise, who
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  Speaker 8: stands above the stormy trials, who sends the waves that
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  Speaker 8: bring us life unto the shore, the rock of life.
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  Speaker 5: Oh, sing.
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  Speaker 8: Hallelujah, our hope springs eternal. Oh, sing hallelujah. Now and
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  Speaker 8: ever we confess Christ our hope and life and death.
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  Speaker 8: We will rise to meet the Lord in sin and death.
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  Speaker 8: And rises up forevermore. Oh, sing hallelujah. Our hope springs eternally.
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  Speaker 8: Christ our hope.
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  Speaker 5: And life entail.
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  Speaker 8: Oh, sing hallelujah. Our hope's praise eternal.
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  Speaker 5: Oh, sing hallelujah.
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  Speaker 8: Now and ever we confess.
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  Speaker 9: Christ our hope in life and death. Now and ever
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  Speaker 9: we confess. Christ our hope in life and death.
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  Speaker 6: I will ask us to take our seats briefly.
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  Speaker 3: As you may be aware, those who have been coming
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  Speaker 3: to Ovil Baptist, it's been our tradition to to learn
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  Speaker 3: a new song every month. Now this being a new
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  Speaker 3: first Sunday of the month, we are going to introduce
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  Speaker 3: a new song to you. We have a depleted choir today,
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  Speaker 3: but I have confidence in them that they're up to
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  Speaker 3: the task. So the choir will go through only the
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  Speaker 3: first verse and the chorus.
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  Speaker 6: Then we'll see how we move from there. So the
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  Speaker 6: choir will lead us.
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  Speaker 3: And those who may be familiar with the song, you
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  Speaker 3: can join the choir even as they lead us. This
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  Speaker 3: song was introduced as we were exiting the church last week,
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  Speaker 3: so it could be familiar to most of us. The
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  Speaker 3: song title is I Will Offer Up My Life.
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  Speaker 10: Will offer up my life In spirit and truth Pouring
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  Speaker 10: out the earth of love As my worship to you
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  Speaker 10: In surrender I must give My every part Lord, receive
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  Speaker 10: this sacrifice Of a broken heart.
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  Speaker 8: Jesus, what can I give? What can I bring? So
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  Speaker 8: free through the grave. Jesus, loving the King. Savior, what
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  Speaker 8: can be saved?
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  Speaker 5: What can be sung? A simple song, isn't it?
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  Speaker 8: So I'll ask.
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  Speaker 5: Us to.
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  Speaker 3: You observed how we're doing the chorus, so we have
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  Speaker 3: a part for the men and a part for the women.
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  Speaker 3: So I'll ask the men to lead us as we
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  Speaker 3: do the chorus first, then we'll stand up and do
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  Speaker 3: the rest of the awesome.
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  Speaker 6: So let's do the chorus.
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  Speaker 5: We'll see how it goes.
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  Speaker 8: Jesus, what can I give?
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  Speaker 5: What can I bring you?
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  Speaker 8: So faithful and free. To so loving a King.
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  Speaker 5: Savior, what can you say? What can be said?
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  Speaker 8: I turn with all your days.
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  Speaker 5: All the things you have done. All my words can
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  Speaker 5: you tell.
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  Speaker 8: I have a very good class. Let's now stand and
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  Speaker 8: sing our song.
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  Speaker 5: On the top. On the top.
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  Speaker 11: Will offer up my life in spirit and truth pouring
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  Speaker 11: out the oil of love as my worship to you
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  Speaker 11: in surrender I must give my every part Lord receive
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  Speaker 11: this sacrifice of a broken heart Jesus, what can I give?
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  Speaker 5: What can I give?
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  Speaker 8: So clear through the grave. To serve and be the King. Savior,
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  Speaker 8: what can you say? What can you say? As a
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  Speaker 8: praise of your name.
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  Speaker 5: All the things you have done.
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  Speaker 8: You deserve my every breath For you.
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  Speaker 12: Paid the great cost Giving up your life to death,
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  Speaker 12: even death on the cross. You took all my shame away,
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  Speaker 12: begging me to let my sin.
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  Speaker 13: Open up the gates.
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  Speaker 8: Of hell, I'm not there on me. Jesus, what can
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  Speaker 8: I give you?
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  Speaker 5: What can I bring?
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  Speaker 8: So give to the friends. To so loving a King.
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  Speaker 8: Sing now, what can be said? What can be sung?
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  Speaker 8: As the praise of your name. All the things you
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  Speaker 8: have done. All my words could not tell.
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  Speaker 5: Not even in power.
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  Speaker 8: From the dead I found that.
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  Speaker 12: It's all I've been sent for.
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  Speaker 5: Jesus, what did I do? What can I bring?
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  Speaker 8: So beautiful, I pray. To so loving a King.
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  Speaker 5: And now I can be saved. sung?
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  Speaker 8: By the praise of your name, all the.
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  Speaker 5: Things you have done.
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  Speaker 8: Oh, my words could not tell, not even in part.
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  Speaker 8: On the day of.
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  Speaker 12: The blood that is poured by this thankful heart.
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  Speaker 5: Oh, my words could not tell, not even in part.
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  Speaker 8: Of the debt of love that is owed.
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  Speaker 12: By this thankful heart.
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  Speaker 3: Indeed, we cannot tell by words of the debt of
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  Speaker 3: love that we owe even unto God. I'll now ask
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  Speaker 3: Elder Kaunde to come and give us the intercessory prayer.
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  Speaker 3: Then our brother and daughter will come for the consecutive
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  Speaker 3: Bible reading.
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  Speaker 1: Good morning once again.
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  Speaker 2: As we come before the Lord in prayer this morning,
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  Speaker 2: we have five items of praise to bring before him,
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  Speaker 2: and we have three items of petition to present before him.
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  Speaker 2: In the first place, let us thank God for the
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  Speaker 2: successful holding of programs for both the girls and the
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  Speaker 2: boys in the pre and in the teen classes yesterday.
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  Speaker 1: I pray that the.
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  Speaker 2: Lord will continue to use these means to draw the
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  Speaker 2: girls and the boys to himself in salvation. Secondly, let
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  Speaker 2: us praise God for a successful Vacational Bible School workshop
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  Speaker 2: which was held by the Children's Ministry yesterday right here
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  Speaker 2: at church. Let's praise God for the volunteers and the
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  Speaker 2: KBC interns who have been incorporated to help with the program.
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  Speaker 2: Then thirdly, let us praise God for the journey's message
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  Speaker 2: extended to our pastor, Mundulambewe, and his family who have
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  Speaker 2: traveled to Harare, Zimbabwe, and who this morning be preaching
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  Speaker 2: at Berean Reformed Baptist Church. They will be in Zimbabwe
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  Speaker 2: for approximately two weeks and they return next week. So
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  Speaker 2: they left on Thursday last week and they return next week.
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  Speaker 2: So let us pray for the success of his preaching
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  Speaker 2: itinerary whilst there and also his safety and the safety
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  Speaker 2: of his family whilst they are on vacation with him. Fourthly,
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  Speaker 2: let us thank God for the successful ordination of our
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  Speaker 2: brother Jonathan Intani, which took place last week at Kafiwa
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  Speaker 2: Reformed Baptist Church. Let's pray for God's blessing on his
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  Speaker 2: pastoral ministry and his gelling with the eldership there and
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  Speaker 2: indeed the establishment and the growth of Kafiwa Reformed Baptist Church.
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  Speaker 2: Then fifthly, let's thank God for the baptism classes which
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  Speaker 2: have been concluded with all the candidates participating. Let's continue
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  Speaker 2: to pray that God may undertake for us during the
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  Speaker 2: actual baptism which is slated for the 20th of August
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  Speaker 2: 2023 which is two Sundays from today.
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  Speaker 1: Then by way of.
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  Speaker 2: Petition, Let's pray for the annual Reformed Conference that will
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  Speaker 2: take place in the final week of August. Let us
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  Speaker 2: pray for the preparations to go smoothly and for the
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  Speaker 2: ministry of God's word by the various speakers, including the
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  Speaker 2: main speaker, Pastor Jeremy Walker, who is coming in from
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  Speaker 2: the United Kingdom. Then let's also continue to pray for
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  Speaker 2: the children's ministry members, volunteers, the KBC interns, as they
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  Speaker 2: work together in the background to finalize on the logistics
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  Speaker 2: programs and activities and indeed other preparations in readiness for
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  Speaker 2: the vacation of Bible school due this week from Thursday,
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  Speaker 2: 10th August to Saturday, 12th August. Let's pray that God's
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  Speaker 2: grace and strength will abound. Let's also pray for the
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  Speaker 2: fruit of God's word among the children who will be
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  Speaker 2: in attendance during the program. Then finally, let's continue to
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  Speaker 2: pray for the Lord's leading as we work towards establishing
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  Speaker 2: a diaconate here at Hillview Baptist Church. May he raise
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  Speaker 2: faithful men from among us for the task of saving
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  Speaker 2: him in this office. as we proceed with the nominations
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  Speaker 2: next week, Sunday. And may it be an outcome that
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  Speaker 2: will be one of much prayer, soul-searching, and indeed thought
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  Speaker 2: on our part.
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  Speaker 1: Let us pray.
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  Speaker 2: Our great God and Father who is in heaven, We
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  Speaker 2: want to thank you that you are high and lifted up.
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  Speaker 2: We want to thank you that you are deserving of
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  Speaker 2: the highest praise, O Lord, from lowly creatures such as ourselves.
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  Speaker 2: We thank you, O Lord, that indeed, like we read
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  Speaker 2: earlier on, that it is fitting, O Lord, to bow
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  Speaker 2: down and worship you, O Lord. It is fitting, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: that we kneel before you, O Lord, our maker. Because, Lord,
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  Speaker 2: we can do nothing less in terms of bringing worship
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  Speaker 2: to you, O Lord. And yet, O God, you know
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  Speaker 2: our hearts. You know, O Lord, that so often we
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  Speaker 2: are prone to wander. We are prone to leave the
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  Speaker 2: God who has loved us with an everlasting love. And
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  Speaker 2: so our plea this morning, O Lord, as we come
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  Speaker 2: before you, is that you might not deal with us
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  Speaker 2: according to according to the manner of our sins, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: but may you be gracious to deal with us in
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  Speaker 2: the bounty of your grace and indeed in the plenteousness
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  Speaker 2: of your mercies, O Lord. And grant, dear Lord, that
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  Speaker 2: as we appear and present ourselves before you in this way,
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  Speaker 2: you will be gracious, O Lord, to receive our pleas,
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  Speaker 2: to receive the cries, to receive these requests, O God,
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  Speaker 2: that we bring before your.
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  Speaker 1: Throne of grace.
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  Speaker 2: We ask, O Lord, that you will be pleased, O God,
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  Speaker 2: to attend with us, O Lord, as we continue in
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  Speaker 2: the worship of you this morning, O God, that we
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  Speaker 2: may render acceptable worship in your sight, O Lord, pleasing
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  Speaker 2: and acceptable before you, the most holy God.
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  Speaker 1: Consider it a privilege, we count it a great joy,
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  Speaker 1: O Lord.
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  Speaker 2: That indeed we may appear before you and bring our
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  Speaker 2: various items of thanks and our various items of petition
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  Speaker 2: before you, knowing, O God, that you are more inclined
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  Speaker 2: to listen to us, O Lord, than we ourselves are
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  Speaker 2: willing to pray. For this, O Lord, we pray that
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  Speaker 2: you might have mercy on us as indeed come before
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  Speaker 2: you in this manner. Great God and Father of Glory,
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  Speaker 2: we want to thank you for the pre-teen and the
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  Speaker 2: teen classes that took place yesterday.
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  Speaker 1: For both the boys and the girls.
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  Speaker 2: We thank you for what the ladies are doing with
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  Speaker 2: the girls and the skills, O Lord, that they are
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  Speaker 2: passing on to them. And also for the way they
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  Speaker 2: are sharing your word in very informal settings. We pray,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, that you will be pleased, O God, to
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  Speaker 2: bless that effort. and that these girls, O Lord, will
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  Speaker 2: be pointed to you, O Lord, in a manner that
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  Speaker 2: will cause them to be established in the most holy faith,
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  Speaker 2: O God, to grow in you, O Lord, and indeed
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  Speaker 2: to produce fruit that is befitting of repentance, fruit, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: that's acceptable in your sight. We also want to thank
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  Speaker 2: you for what the teen and the preteen boys are
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  Speaker 2: currently going through, O Lord, Indeed, as they continue in
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  Speaker 2: their studies and the review of the pilgrim's progress, we
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  Speaker 2: thank you for what the team was doing with the boys,
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  Speaker 2: and we want to commend them into your hands, Holy Father,
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  Speaker 2: that you would be pleased also to speak to the boys, particularly,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, in bringing to light, O God, just who
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  Speaker 2: you are and what you have done for us in
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  Speaker 2: your Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, as captured in the
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  Speaker 2: book that they are currently reviewing. And so Father, we
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  Speaker 2: pray that may you be pleased also to speak to
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  Speaker 2: the boys in this way. We want to thank you, Father,
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  Speaker 2: also for the journey's message that you extended to Pastor
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  Speaker 2: Mwendo Lambewe and his family who have traveled to Harare
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  Speaker 2: in Zimbabwe. We want to thank you, O Lord, for
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  Speaker 2: their hosts who are with them at this point. We
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  Speaker 2: want to thank you also for the fact that he's
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  Speaker 2: already engaged in his preaching itinerary whilst there, and this
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  Speaker 2: morning he will be preaching at Berrian Reformed Baptist Church.
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  Speaker 2: We pray, dear Lord, that you will be pleased to
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  Speaker 2: undertake for him giving him your grace, O Lord, giving
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  Speaker 2: him your spirit, O Lord, to rest upon him in
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  Speaker 2: a special way, O God, and that he may preach
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  Speaker 2: to your people as a man who has been spoken
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  Speaker 2: to by God himself, and that when he divides your way,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, grant, dear Lord, that it will have effect,
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  Speaker 2: and indeed it will have an impact upon the people
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  Speaker 2: to whom he's been assigned to preach. Pray, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: that as you use him in this way, may you cause,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, that he too will not miss his blessing
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  Speaker 2: from you, O Lord, as you use him as a
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  Speaker 2: vessel for this purpose at Berrien Reformed Baptist Church.
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  Speaker 1: We also pray for the safety of.
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  Speaker 2: The family, O God, as they will continue in Zimbabwe
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  Speaker 2: after his preaching sessions for a few more days, that,
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  Speaker 2: O God, you may be with them whilst they are
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  Speaker 2: there until the day that they fly back to Lusaka.
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  Speaker 2: We pray, dear Lord, that you'll be able to undertake
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  Speaker 2: for them and that you might be able to make
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  Speaker 2: a way for them in the various challenges and indeed
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  Speaker 2: in the various aspects of their vacation program.
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  Speaker 4: In Harare.
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  Speaker 2: Our Father who is in heaven, we do not only
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  Speaker 2: want to thank you for our pastor in this way.
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  Speaker 2: We want to thank you also for Jonathan Intani who
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  Speaker 2: was ordained as pastor of Kafiwe Reformed Baptist Church last
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  Speaker 2: week on Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: We want to pray for him that indeed.
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  Speaker 2: May you cause your spirit to rest upon him in
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  Speaker 2: your very own special way. Use him or Father as
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  Speaker 2: a fitting vessel in your vineyard that he will be
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  Speaker 2: able to proclaim your word in the power of your spirit,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, in simplicity and yet with boldness as he
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  Speaker 2: proclaims your word in that congregation and indeed in the
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  Speaker 2: communities around Kafiwe. We praise you and thank you for
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  Speaker 2: the eldership that is found already in place there. We ask,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, that you help him gel with them, that
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  Speaker 2: they'll be able to work together as brothers, work together
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  Speaker 2: in fellowship, work together in harmony and in unity of purpose,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, in seeking the honor and glory of your
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  Speaker 2: name in his pastoral ministry. And indeed, as you continue
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  Speaker 2: to sustain and to lead that church, O Father. We
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  Speaker 2: thank you, O Lord, for him, and we thank you
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  Speaker 2: for his family, and we thank you, O Lord, for
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  Speaker 2: the fact that we do have these fraternal relations with
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  Speaker 2: that church, and we continue to pray, dear Lord, that
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  Speaker 2: you will continue to bless Kathua Reformed Baptist Church, a
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  Speaker 2: church which has had no pastor for a number of
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  Speaker 2: years now until this point. And so we pray that
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  Speaker 2: may you cause your blessing to rest. Indeed, upon that congregation,
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  Speaker 2: that your church may grow, O Lord, not only in number,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, but even in its effectiveness for the gospel,
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  Speaker 2: in the proclamation of your gospel, and indeed in the accurate.
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  Speaker 1: Teaching and preaching of your word, O Lord.
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  Speaker 2: Indeed, we also want to thank you, O Father, for
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  Speaker 2: what you are doing right here in our Mid-East. Think
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  Speaker 2: of the workshop that took place yesterday for the Vacational
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  Speaker 2: Bible School. We thank you for the organizing team and
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  Speaker 2: what it is doing. And we continue to commend them
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  Speaker 2: into your hands, O Lord, together with all the teachers
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  Speaker 2: in the children's ministry, together with all the volunteers who
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  Speaker 2: have come on board, including the KBC interns who will
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  Speaker 2: be helping out during the Vacational Bible School, that, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: may they be vessels in your hands as it were
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  Speaker 2: for this program, O Lord, that you might be pleased,
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  Speaker 2: O God, to use them to the honor and glory
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  Speaker 2: of your name during the program, that they may be vessels,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, of your word, vessels of your grace in
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  Speaker 2: their speech and in their conduct, O Lord, both to
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  Speaker 2: the children and to the parents, that your name might
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  Speaker 2: not be blasphemed, O Lord, as they go about this
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  Speaker 2: task that you've entrusted to them. But much more, we
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  Speaker 2: do want to pray, O Lord, even for the children
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  Speaker 2: that guardians and parents of this church and indeed outside
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  Speaker 2: this church will bring for that program, O Lord, that
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  Speaker 2: you help them, O Lord, be attentive to your word,
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  Speaker 2: that you give them ears to listen. ears, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: to be curious, O Lord, to be inquisitive about the
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  Speaker 2: things that are delivered to them, that you'll be pleased,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, to use them in a way, O God,
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  Speaker 2: that will draw them to yourself, in a way, O God,
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  Speaker 2: that will establish them in your word, O God, that
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  Speaker 2: they may find delight in the study of your word,
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  Speaker 2: they may find delight, O God, in hearing your word
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  Speaker 2: taught to them and that they'll find it a joy
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  Speaker 2: and a delight to reduce to practice, O Lord, what
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  Speaker 2: they are hearing and indeed learning, O Lord, from the
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  Speaker 2: instruction of your word. We want to thank you, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: and trust you that you'll be pleased to undertake for
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  Speaker 2: the children's ministry in this program, O Lord, which begins
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  Speaker 2: this Thursday. our Father who is in heaven, we indeed
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  Speaker 2: also want to thank you for another program taking place
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  Speaker 2: right here at Hillview, O Lord, even as the baptismal
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  Speaker 2: classes are coming to an end. We thank you for
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  Speaker 2: Elder Makai who has been instructing and teaching the baptismal candidates,
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  Speaker 2: O God, and the work that he has done, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: with the candidates. We praise you and thank you for
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  Speaker 2: each and every one of the candidates who were here
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  Speaker 2: have been participating actively, O Lord, in their lessons and
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  Speaker 2: sessions that they have held in the past month. We
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  Speaker 2: therefore want to praise you that now they've come to
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  Speaker 2: the end of the road and now await the date,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, set for their baptism. We praise you and
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  Speaker 2: thank you for this task which has been completed and
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  Speaker 2: we continue to ask, O Father, that even in this
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  Speaker 2: period of waiting for the baptismal date, May you be pleased,
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  Speaker 2: O God, to continue to speak to the minds and
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  Speaker 2: to the hearts of the baptismal candidates about yourself. Help
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  Speaker 2: them that every time they open the pages of scripture,
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  Speaker 2: may it be, O God, that they hear your voice
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  Speaker 2: speaking to their hearts, speaking to them about what this
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  Speaker 2: really means, O God, and indeed what it signifies for
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  Speaker 2: everyone and anyone, O God, that professes your name, that
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  Speaker 2: claims to be a Christian or father. And so we
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  Speaker 2: pray that may you use these coming few weeks leading
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  Speaker 2: to their baptism as a period of introspection, a period,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, that they will desire to grow closer to
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  Speaker 2: you both in the word and in prayer, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: in seeking your face, O Lord. And so we pray,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, that you will be honored and you will
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  Speaker 2: be glorified, O Lord, even when that day comes as
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  Speaker 2: they make that public testimony, O Lord, of what it means,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, to be buried with Christ and to be
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  Speaker 2: risen to newness of life in him or further. We
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  Speaker 2: therefore thank you, O Lord, for what has been done.
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  Speaker 2: And indeed, we thank you for each and every one
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  Speaker 2: of the candidates that is comprised in this class. Our
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  Speaker 2: great God and Father in heaven, we also want to
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  Speaker 2: think of another program to which we also affiliate as
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  Speaker 2: a church. We think of the family conference set for
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  Speaker 2: the end of August, We thank you for the team
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  Speaker 2: and what it is doing in putting together all the
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  Speaker 2: logistics and everything that is required to have that conference
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  Speaker 2: take place smoothly and efficiently. We therefore want to commend
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  Speaker 2: and commit each one of them into your hands, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: that you will be pleased to undertake for them, that
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  Speaker 2: you will be pleased, O Lord, to lead them by
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  Speaker 2: your spirit in this noble task. But much more, we
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  Speaker 2: want to thank you for the speakers that you've raised
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  Speaker 2: for this occasion, including the main speaker, Jeremy Walker. We pray,
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  Speaker 2: dear Lord, that may you cause that your spirit will
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  Speaker 2: rest on each one of them in a special way
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  Speaker 2: and that they'll be used effectively for the gospel, that
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  Speaker 2: they'll be used effectively in order to bring your word
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  Speaker 2: home to everyone that will be in attendance at the
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  Speaker 2: Dream Valley venue, O God.
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  Speaker 1: We ask O Lord, that indeed may you.
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  Speaker 2: Prepare them in this period leading to the conference, and
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  Speaker 2: may you grant, dear Lord, that even amongst ourselves and
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  Speaker 2: our sister churches, there will be this willingness to be
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  Speaker 2: in attendance at the family conference, and to avail ourselves,
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  Speaker 2: as it were, O Lord, to the preaching of your word,
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  Speaker 2: that we may hear you speak to us, even in
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  Speaker 2: that conference, O Lord, and that it will be a
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  Speaker 2: blessing not only to hear you speak to us in
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  Speaker 2: the proclamation of your word, but that, O Lord, it
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  Speaker 2: also be a joy to fellowship with others of like mind,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, in our faith in Christ. And so, Father,
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  Speaker 2: we pray that may you bless the conference to the
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  Speaker 2: honor and glory of your name, that indeed you might
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  Speaker 2: be pleased, O Lord, to bless all the preparations that
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  Speaker 2: are being put together at this point in time leading
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  Speaker 2: to that conference. Our Father who is in heaven, we
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  Speaker 2: also want to pray, asking, O Lord, that you might
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  Speaker 2: undertake for us as a congregation, as we think of
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  Speaker 2: putting men into the office of the diaconate in the
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  Speaker 2: coming few weeks, particularly thinking of the nomination, which is
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  Speaker 2: due for next Sunday. We pray, dear Lord, that you
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  Speaker 2: help us, each one, to be constant, to be, as
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  Speaker 2: it were, instant in our closets in bringing this item
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  Speaker 2: of prayer before you, that, O Lord, you might be
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  Speaker 2: pleased to hearken to our cries and be pleased, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: to lead us to those men that you are raising
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  Speaker 2: for the moment, those men, O God, that you have
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  Speaker 2: prepared for this task, O God, that these men, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: will be men that are indeed chosen of you, men,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, that are appointed of thee, men, oh God,
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  Speaker 2: that you have been dealing with in the background leading
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  Speaker 2: to this moment. And so we pray as a congregation
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  Speaker 2: that you open our hearts and enlighten our understanding as
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  Speaker 2: we look within the congregation, oh Lord, and just see
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  Speaker 2: how you lead us, oh Lord, at that point, in
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  Speaker 2: that occasion, in that process, oh Lord, of nominating men
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  Speaker 2: for the office. We pray that you'll be honored again
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  Speaker 2: in the whole process. We pray, O God, that again
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  Speaker 2: that you'll be pleased to glorify your name through the
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  Speaker 2: entire process and indeed through the men, the vessels that
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  Speaker 2: you shall choose for the purpose to take up office
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  Speaker 2: as deacons. We ask, O Lord, that you'll be pleased
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  Speaker 2: to undertake for us in this way as a congregation
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  Speaker 2: that indeed your name will continue and the glories of
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  Speaker 2: who you are and what you've done for us in Christ,
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  Speaker 2: who continue to be proclaimed both here at Hillview and
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  Speaker 2: even beyond. And now, Father, as we come back to
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  Speaker 2: what is here before us, we want to thank you
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  Speaker 2: for the man you have appointed to bring your word
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  Speaker 2: to us this morning.
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  Speaker 1: We want to think of our brother, Dr.
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  Speaker 2: Vodibokam, as you'll be stepping into this pulpit shortly, O God,
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  Speaker 2: that you be pleased to cause your spirit to rest
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  Speaker 2: upon him in your very own special way. Enlighten him,
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  Speaker 2: O God. Give him the strength and the grace he needs,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, for the purpose. Grant, dear Lord, that he
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  Speaker 2: may know boldness and utterance that comes from the inspiration
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  Speaker 2: of your Holy Spirit, O God, that he may do
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  Speaker 2: so in power. He may do so as a man
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  Speaker 2: that you have raised to us to bring a word
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  Speaker 2: in season to each one of us here gathered. to
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  Speaker 2: those needing encouragement to know encouragement, to those needing rebuke
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  Speaker 2: to be rebuked, to those needing correction, correction, and those
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  Speaker 2: needing instruction to be instructed. And so we pray, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: that may you use him as a fitting vessel for
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  Speaker 2: this purpose, O Lord, in the proclamation of your word,
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  Speaker 2: that indeed your word will be a blessing to each
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  Speaker 2: one of us gathered to hear you speak to us
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  Speaker 2: this morning. But much more also, we pray that you
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  Speaker 2: may not forget your servant as he proclaims your word
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  Speaker 2: to us, that he himself will be blessed of you,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, that he will know replenishment of energy when
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  Speaker 2: he's done, and that he will know the joy of
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  Speaker 2: service of you, O Lord, in your vineyard. And so
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  Speaker 2: we pray that you'll be pleased to glorify and indeed
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  Speaker 2: to honor your name, O Father, in the proclamation of
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  Speaker 2: your word. We want to thank you for Sam Mundula
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  Speaker 2: who continues to lead us in worship. Pray, dear Lord,
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  Speaker 2: that you enable him to do so with your leading,
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  Speaker 2: O God, that indeed we'll continue to sing songs and
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  Speaker 2: hymns and Psalms, O God, in a manner, O God,
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  Speaker 2: that is befitting of your holy name, in a manner
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  Speaker 2: that is befitting of.
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  Speaker 1: Your majesty, O God.
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  Speaker 2: We pray, dear Lord, that you will help us also
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  Speaker 2: derive joy, O God, in the proclamation of your word,
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  Speaker 2: and know that, O Lord, you deserve the highest worship,
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  Speaker 2: even from lowly creatures such as ourselves. And so, Father,
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  Speaker 2: be pleased to hear us in these things and be
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  Speaker 2: pleased to undertake for us, for we commit all these
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  Speaker 2: things through that most blessed and worthy name of your Son,
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  Speaker 2: our Savior, even the Lord Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 14: Amen.
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  Speaker 4: Good morning church.
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  Speaker 15: My name is Ndot Dana and I will be leading
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  Speaker 15: you in our consecutive Bible reading. If you do not
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  Speaker 15: have your Bible, I think you can indicate to the
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  Speaker 15: ushers by raising your hand and the Bible will be
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  Speaker 15: available to you. I'll be reading from 2 Chronicles chapter 5.
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  Speaker 15: 2 Chronicles chapter 5. I'll read from the ESV, and
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  Speaker 15: the Word of God reads, Thus all the work that
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  Speaker 15: Solomon did for the house of the Lord was finished,
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  Speaker 15: and Solomon brought in the things that David his father
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  Speaker 15: had dedicated, and stored the silver and the gold and
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  Speaker 15: all the vessels in the treasuries of the house of God.
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  Speaker 15: Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the
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  Speaker 15: heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses
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  Speaker 15: of the people of Israel in Jerusalem, to bring up
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  Speaker 15: the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord out of
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  Speaker 15: the city of David, which is Zion. All the men
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  Speaker 15: of Israel assembled before the king at the feast that
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  Speaker 15: is in the seventh month. All the elders of Israel came,
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  Speaker 15: and the Levites took up the Ark. They brought up
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  Speaker 15: the Ark in the tent of meeting, and all the
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  Speaker 15: holy vessels that were in the tent met. the Levitical
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  Speaker 15: priests brought them up. And King Solomon and all the
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  Speaker 15: congregation of Israel who had assembled before him were before
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  Speaker 15: the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they
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  Speaker 15: could not be counted or numbered. Then the priests brought
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  Speaker 15: the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its
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  Speaker 15: place in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the
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  Speaker 15: most holy place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. The
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  Speaker 15: cherubim spread out their wings, over the place of the ark,
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  Speaker 15: so the cherubim made a covering above the ark and
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  Speaker 15: its poles. And the poles were so long that the
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  Speaker 15: ends of the poles were seen from the holy place
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  Speaker 15: before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen
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  Speaker 15: from outside. And they are there to this day. There
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  Speaker 15: was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that
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  Speaker 15: Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a
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  Speaker 15: covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out
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  Speaker 15: of Egypt.
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  Speaker 4: When the priests came out.
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  Speaker 16: Of the holy place, for all the priests who were
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  Speaker 16: present had consecrated themselves without regard to their division, and
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  Speaker 16: all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Haman, Jeduthun, and their sons
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  Speaker 16: and kinsmen arrayed in fine linen and cymbals and harps
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  Speaker 16: and lyre stood east of the altar with 120 priests
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  Speaker 16: who were trumpeters and it was the duty of the
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  Speaker 16: trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in
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  Speaker 16: praise and thanksgiving to the Lord when the song was
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  Speaker 16: raised with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments in
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  Speaker 16: praise to the Lord for he is good For he
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  Speaker 16: is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. The house
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  Speaker 16: of the Lord was filled with a cloud. so the
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  Speaker 16: priest could not stand to minister because of the cloud,
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  Speaker 16: for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
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  Speaker 16: This is the word of God.
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  Speaker 6: Bringing God's word this morning is Dr.
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  Speaker 4: Vody Bokam.
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  Speaker 3: But before he mounts the pulpit, I request us to
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  Speaker 3: stand as we sing our hand over him to the
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  Speaker 3: one from the great sims. When I survey the wondrous cross,
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  Speaker 3: a very wonderful hymn penned down by Isaac Watts.
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  Speaker 6: Shall we all rise?
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  Speaker 13: On which the Prince of Glory died. My riches gained, I.
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  Speaker 5: Count the loss.
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  Speaker 12: I sacrifice them to His bread.
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  Speaker 8: Seek on His head, His hands, His feet.
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  Speaker 17: Sorrow and love flow me no doubt. Dear, there's such
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  Speaker 17: love and All those from far so rich a town
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  Speaker 17: Through the whole realm of nature mine But where I'm.
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  Speaker 12: Not required to.
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  Speaker 5: Oh, divine.
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  Speaker 12: She burns my soul.
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  Speaker 5: My life, my all. Hallelujah.
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  Speaker 12: Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
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  Speaker 5: Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Demands my soul.
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  Speaker 8: My life, my.
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  Speaker 5: All.
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  Speaker 4: We noted on last week, that it's rare for us
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  Speaker 4: to look at the crucifixion of Jesus outside of Good Friday. Well,
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  Speaker 4: it's even more rare to look at the crucifixion of
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  Speaker 4: Jesus two Sundays in a row. That is precisely what
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  Speaker 4: we are doing here as we continue in John chapter 19.
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  Speaker 4: If you have your Bibles with you, turn with me
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  Speaker 4: to John 19. beginning in verse 28. If you remember
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  Speaker 4: on last week, we looked at the first half of
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  Speaker 4: John's presentation of the crucifixion and the significance of the
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  Speaker 4: way that he presented that. This week we'll look at
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  Speaker 4: the second half of his presentation of that event. John
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  Speaker 4: 19 beginning at verse 28. We read, After this, Jesus,
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  Speaker 4: knowing that all was now finished, said to fulfill the scripture,
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  Speaker 4: I thirst. A jar full of sour wine stood there.
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  Speaker 4: So they put a sponge full of the sour wine
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  Speaker 4: on a hyssop branch and held it up to his mouth.
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  Speaker 4: When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, It
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  Speaker 4: is finished. And he bowed his head and gave up
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  Speaker 4: his spirit. Since it was the day of preparation, and
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  Speaker 4: so that the bodies would not remain on the cross
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  Speaker 4: on the Sabbath, for the Sabbath was a high day,
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  Speaker 4: excuse me, for that Sabbath was a high day, the
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  Speaker 4: Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and
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  Speaker 4: that they might be taken away. So the soldiers came
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  Speaker 4: and broke the legs of the first and of the
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  Speaker 4: other who had been crucified with him. But when they
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  Speaker 4: came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead,
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  Speaker 4: they did not break his legs. But one of the
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  Speaker 4: soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once
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  Speaker 4: there came out blood and water. He who saw it
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  Speaker 4: has borne witness. His testimony is true, and he knows
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  Speaker 4: that he is telling the truth, that you also may believe.
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  Speaker 4: For these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled.
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  Speaker 4: Not one of his bones will be broken. And again,
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  Speaker 4: another scripture says, they will look on him whom they
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  Speaker 4: have pierced. Let's pray. Gracious God and our Father, we
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  Speaker 4: thank you and we praise you for your word. And
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  Speaker 4: particularly we thank you for the revelation of the crucifixion
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  Speaker 4: of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This place that
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  Speaker 4: stands as the most significant moment And all of the scriptures,
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  Speaker 4: this place that all of the scriptures point to and
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  Speaker 4: reflect upon. This place that gives all the scripture its meaning.
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  Speaker 4: Because all that you have revealed to us has its
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  Speaker 4: significance because of the death of our Lord and our
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  Speaker 4: Savior and our Master and our soon coming King. Grant
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  Speaker 4: by your grace that we might reflect rightly on the
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  Speaker 4: death of the Son of Man. We pray this in
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  Speaker 4: his name and for his sake.
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  Speaker 5: Amen.
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  Speaker 4: Indeed, the death of the Son of Man. Why is
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  Speaker 4: this significant? Why is this important? We saw in last
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  Speaker 4: week some of the things that John was trying to
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  Speaker 4: communicate to us there's four of the things that I
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  Speaker 4: want to lift from this really second half of his
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  Speaker 4: telling of the crucifixion. The first is this, that the
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  Speaker 4: death of the Son of Man was an atonement for sin.
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  Speaker 4: We saw last week that he took away our guilt,
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  Speaker 4: but I want you to see this week that this
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  Speaker 4: is an atonement for sin. Look at the words that
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  Speaker 4: John chooses. And remember, John doesn't choose to tell us
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  Speaker 4: the story of the crucifixion in the exact same way
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  Speaker 4: and with the exact same words that the other gospel
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  Speaker 4: authors choose. He chooses very specific things. For example, there
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  Speaker 4: are seven words, if you will, seven statements of Jesus
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  Speaker 4: on the cross as he's being crucified. John only gives
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  Speaker 4: us three of them. He doesn't give us every statement
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  Speaker 4: that comes from Jesus. And the statements that he does
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  Speaker 4: give us, he gives us for very specific reasons. purposes.
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  Speaker 4: So as we look here, one of the things that
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  Speaker 4: John wants us to see is that the death of
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  Speaker 4: Jesus was an atonement for sin. Verse 28, after this, Jesus,
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  Speaker 4: knowing that all was now finished, said to fulfill the scripture,
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  Speaker 4: I thirst. A jar full of sour wine stood there,
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  Speaker 4: so they put the sponge full of sour wine on
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  Speaker 4: a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. When
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  Speaker 4: Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, it is finished,
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  Speaker 4: and bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Again,
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  Speaker 4: if you know the story of the crucifixion, you know
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  Speaker 4: that there are a few things here. that are left out.
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  Speaker 4: When he cries out, we don't see that here. When
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  Speaker 4: he says, Father, into your hands I commit my spirit,
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  Speaker 4: we don't see that here. When he says, Father, forgive them,
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  Speaker 4: for they know not what they do, we don't see
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  Speaker 4: that here. It's not necessary to for John to communicate
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  Speaker 4: all of those things in order for John to make
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  Speaker 4: his point. Two statements, I thirst and it is finished.
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  Speaker 4: And then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
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  Speaker 4: Since it was the day of preparation and so that
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  Speaker 4: the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath,
• 59:54
  Speaker 4: and here's the key, for that Sabbath was a high
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  Speaker 4: day The Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be
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  Speaker 4: broken and that they might be taken away. That Sabbath
• 1:00:08
  Speaker 4: was a high day. Here's what John says in that
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  Speaker 4: simple statement. Jesus was crucified right before Passover. This wasn't
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  Speaker 4: just a Sabbath day. It was enough that bodies would
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  Speaker 4: be hanging on a tree as a curse for that individual,
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  Speaker 4: but also as a curse upon the land on the Sabbath.
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  Speaker 4: But it was an even more significant problem for bodies
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  Speaker 4: to be hanging on trees as a curse, again, Deuteronomy 23, 21,
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  Speaker 4: as a curse on a high holy day. And the Sabbath...
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  Speaker 4: that would have been on the Passover, would have been
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  Speaker 4: a high holy day, the highest of holy days. So
• 1:01:05
  Speaker 4: when John gives us this little bit of information, what
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  Speaker 4: John is communicating to us is that the Son of
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  Speaker 4: Man is being put to death on the Passover. Why
• 1:01:17
  Speaker 4: is that so significant? It's so significant because what was
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  Speaker 4: going to happen right after Jesus is crucified, was that
• 1:01:30
  Speaker 4: everyone would go and make preparation to sit and observe
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  Speaker 4: the Passover meal. And as they sat and observed the
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  Speaker 4: Passover meal, they would tell the story of the night
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  Speaker 4: that ended their time in Egypt. They would tell the
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  Speaker 4: story of the night when the death angel came to
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  Speaker 4: Egypt and finally broke the back of Pharaoh's resistance. Because
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  Speaker 4: he killed the firstborn in every house except except for
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  Speaker 4: the houses that slaughtered a lamb without blemish and took
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  Speaker 4: the blood of the lamb with a hyssop branch and
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  Speaker 4: spread the blood of the lamb over the doorpost so
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  Speaker 4: that because of the death of the lamb and because
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  Speaker 4: of the blood of the lamb, the death angel would
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  Speaker 4: pass over those houses. On the day before they sat
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  Speaker 4: to celebrate that this year, the one of whom John
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  Speaker 4: said in the beginning of his gospel, behold, the lamb
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  Speaker 4: of God comes who takes away the sins of the world,
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  Speaker 4: was crucified. And had sour wine given to him. Not
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  Speaker 4: on just a stick, but a hyssop branch. So that
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  Speaker 4: on this day, everything that they had ever experienced in
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  Speaker 4: their life in that place, three times a year, coming
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  Speaker 4: up to Jerusalem, for these high holy days, and particularly
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  Speaker 4: at the Passover. This time, Jesus is being crucified, the
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  Speaker 4: Lamb of God is laying down His life, and His
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  Speaker 4: blood is being shed so that the death angel would
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  Speaker 4: pass over all those who place their faith in Him.
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  Speaker 4: John wants you to know that. John wants you to
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  Speaker 4: know that the death of the Son of Man is
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  Speaker 4: an atoning death. John wants you to know that Jesus
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  Speaker 4: is indeed the Lamb of God who takes away the
• 1:04:05
  Speaker 4: sins of the world. And he takes away the sins
• 1:04:08
  Speaker 4: of the world because he atones for sin. He takes
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  Speaker 4: away the sins of the world. Just like the Passover lamb.
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  Speaker 4: Here's what's interesting. A lot of people would say, you know,
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  Speaker 4: on the Passover, there was a death in every house,
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  Speaker 4: but there wasn't a death in the house where they... Ah,
• 1:04:31
  Speaker 4: there was. There was a death in the house of everyone.
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  Speaker 4: It was either the death of the firstborn or the
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  Speaker 4: death of the lamb, but there was a death. Something
• 1:04:51
  Speaker 4: had to die. Either the firstborn or the Lamb. And
• 1:04:56
  Speaker 4: it's the same here when it comes to our sin.
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  Speaker 4: All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
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  Speaker 4: We know that. And we know that the wages of
• 1:05:05
  Speaker 4: sin is death. There must be a death for sin.
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  Speaker 4: There has to be. There is no alternative. Either the
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  Speaker 4: death of the sinner or the death of the Lamb.
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  Speaker 4: The death of the Son of Man atones for sin.
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  Speaker 4: In Genesis chapter 1, or chapter 3, in verse 15,
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  Speaker 4: we read, I will put enmity, this is a curse
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  Speaker 4: to the serpent, between you and the woman and between
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  Speaker 4: your offspring and her offspring. He shall bruise your head
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  Speaker 4: and you shall bruise his heel. In other words, the
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  Speaker 4: offspring of the woman the son of man, the offspring
• 1:05:55
  Speaker 4: of the woman, crushes the head of the serpent. But
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  Speaker 4: not without his heel being bruised. He crushes the head
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  Speaker 4: of the serpent, which means it is an ultimate death blow.
• 1:06:09
  Speaker 4: But his heel is bruised, which means that his blow
• 1:06:15
  Speaker 4: is not an ultimate death blow. Because we know that
• 1:06:19
  Speaker 4: the crucifixion is not the end of the story.
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  Speaker 12: Amen?
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  Speaker 4: Colossians chapter 2, verses 13 through 15. And you who
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  Speaker 4: were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh,
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  Speaker 4: God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all
• 1:06:40
  Speaker 4: our trespasses by canceling the record of debt that stood
• 1:06:44
  Speaker 4: against us with his legal demands. This he set aside,
• 1:06:49
  Speaker 4: nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and
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  Speaker 4: authorities and put them to open shame by triumphing over
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  Speaker 4: them in him. He triumphed over our adversary at the cross.
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  Speaker 4: He nailed the sin of those who placed their faith
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  Speaker 4: in the Lord Jesus Christ to the cross. We also
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  Speaker 4: see this In Romans chapter 5, verses 12 through 21,
• 1:07:23
  Speaker 4: and Hebrews 10, 1 through 14, we don't have time
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  Speaker 4: to go to both of these, but I want us
• 1:07:29
  Speaker 4: to look at the text there in Hebrews. Look in
• 1:07:33
  Speaker 4: Hebrews chapter 10. Hebrews chapter 10. It's a rather lengthy section,
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  Speaker 4: but I think it's important for us to look at this.
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  Speaker 4: Hebrews chapter 10, verse 1. For since the law has
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  Speaker 4: but a shadow of the good things to come instead
• 1:08:15
  Speaker 4: of the true form of these realities, it can never,
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  Speaker 4: by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year,
• 1:08:24
  Speaker 4: make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise... would they not
• 1:08:28
  Speaker 4: have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once
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  Speaker 4: been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins.
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  Speaker 4: In other words, the writer of Hebrews says, the reason
• 1:08:40
  Speaker 4: that the priest had to go over and over and
• 1:08:44
  Speaker 4: over again to offer sacrifices under the old covenant was
• 1:08:48
  Speaker 4: because those sacrifices did not do away with sin. But
• 1:08:57
  Speaker 4: in These sacrifices, there is a reminder of sin every year,
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  Speaker 4: for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and
• 1:09:05
  Speaker 4: goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ came into
• 1:09:10
  Speaker 4: the world, he said, sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,
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  Speaker 4: but a body you have prepared for me. In burnt
• 1:09:18
  Speaker 4: offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then
• 1:09:22
  Speaker 4: I said, Behold, I have come to do your will,
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  Speaker 4: O God, as it is written of me in the
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  Speaker 4: scroll of the book. When he said above, You have
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  Speaker 4: neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and
• 1:09:35
  Speaker 4: burnt offerings and sin offerings. These are offered according to
• 1:09:38
  Speaker 4: the law. Then he added, Behold, I have come to
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  Speaker 4: do your will. He does away with the first in
• 1:09:44
  Speaker 4: order to establish the second. And by that will, we
• 1:09:50
  Speaker 4: have been sanctified through the offering of the body of
• 1:09:54
  Speaker 4: Jesus once for all. The blood of bulls and lambs
• 1:10:01
  Speaker 4: and goats could not take away the sins of men.
• 1:10:08
  Speaker 4: Only a man could be a substitute for the sins
• 1:10:13
  Speaker 4: of men. And only a man who had no sin
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  Speaker 4: himself to pay for could be an atoning substitute and
• 1:10:25
  Speaker 4: sacrifice because if that man on that tree has sins
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  Speaker 4: of his own, then he dies for those and dies
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  Speaker 4: eternally and has nothing left for anyone else. But when
• 1:10:40
  Speaker 4: the sinless son of man vicariously and voluntarily offers himself
• 1:10:46
  Speaker 4: up as an atonement for sin, then God can indeed
• 1:10:53
  Speaker 4: lay upon him, the sinless one, the sins of the
• 1:10:59
  Speaker 4: guilty ones, so that their sins might be atoned for.
• 1:11:08
  Speaker 4: But this doesn't make sense without the sacrificial system. Not
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  Speaker 4: at all. If God does not use all of those
• 1:11:18
  Speaker 4: years of training his people to equate sin and sacrifice,
• 1:11:24
  Speaker 4: then when the Son of Man comes, when Christ comes,
• 1:11:27
  Speaker 4: it makes no sense that he's dying on a tree
• 1:11:30
  Speaker 4: at the Passover. But because of all of those years
• 1:11:34
  Speaker 4: of sin and sacrifice. because of all of those years
• 1:11:38
  Speaker 4: of being reminded that sin is costly, because of all
• 1:11:42
  Speaker 4: of those years of being reminded that there has to
• 1:11:45
  Speaker 4: be a substitute because you can't take away your own
• 1:11:48
  Speaker 4: sin now on this year, when the Son of Man,
• 1:11:53
  Speaker 4: the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
• 1:11:56
  Speaker 4: the world, is crucified at the Passover, all of those
• 1:12:03
  Speaker 4: other sacrifices, number one, done away with and number two
• 1:12:08
  Speaker 4: make perfect sense because they were foreshadowing they were pointing
• 1:12:14
  Speaker 4: ahead to the one sacrifice that could and would indeed
• 1:12:20
  Speaker 4: atone for sin secondly not only did the son of
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  Speaker 4: man the death of the son of man atone for
• 1:12:29
  Speaker 4: sin but the death of the son of man was
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  Speaker 4: confirmed and this is important his death was confirmed Verse 32.
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  Speaker 4: So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the
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  Speaker 4: first and of the other who had been crucified with him.
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  Speaker 4: But when they came to Jesus and saw that he
• 1:12:49
  Speaker 4: was already dead, they did not break his legs. But
• 1:12:53
  Speaker 4: one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear,
• 1:12:57
  Speaker 4: and at once there came out blood and water. Listen,
• 1:13:01
  Speaker 4: many have tried to explain away the crucifixion of Jesus.
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  Speaker 4: In a number of ways. And one of the ways
• 1:13:10
  Speaker 4: that they've tried to explain away the crucifixion is to
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  Speaker 4: argue that Jesus didn't really die. The classic example of
• 1:13:18
  Speaker 4: this is the swoon theory. The swoon theory argues that
• 1:13:22
  Speaker 4: what happened was Jesus only appeared to be dead. That's
• 1:13:28
  Speaker 4: why when they took him down and put him in
• 1:13:30
  Speaker 4: the tomb, he eventually got back up. Eventually, he recovered.
• 1:13:38
  Speaker 4: and he came to and got up. There were a
• 1:13:43
  Speaker 4: number of problems with this, not the least of which
• 1:13:46
  Speaker 4: is the brutal beating that Jesus had taken, sweating drops
• 1:13:50
  Speaker 4: of blood the day before, not to mention the fact
• 1:13:55
  Speaker 4: that Jesus was hanged on the tree, crucified, beaten, scourged,
• 1:14:06
  Speaker 4: everything else. before he was crucified. Not to mention the
• 1:14:10
  Speaker 4: fact that all of this in and of itself would
• 1:14:14
  Speaker 4: have inflicted wounds upon him from which he would not
• 1:14:17
  Speaker 4: have recovered over the weekend. Amen, somebody? In addition to this,
• 1:14:26
  Speaker 4: you have the fact that these Roman soldiers were professional executioners.
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  Speaker 4: They were trained and experienced in torture and murder. Add
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  Speaker 4: to this the fact that if an executioner fails to
• 1:14:50
  Speaker 4: execute his prisoner, guess who's next? Here's the other problem.
• 1:15:01
  Speaker 4: The executioners didn't break his legs, which would have hastened
• 1:15:05
  Speaker 4: his death, so that he was not hanging on the
• 1:15:08
  Speaker 4: tree during the Passover. And it would have been one thing.
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  Speaker 4: But again, he hangs his head, he dies. It would
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  Speaker 4: have been one thing if they just decided not to
• 1:15:20
  Speaker 4: break his legs and then take him and put him
• 1:15:23
  Speaker 4: in the tomb. At least then you could have said, well,
• 1:15:28
  Speaker 4: they weren't as thorough as they could have been because
• 1:15:30
  Speaker 4: they didn't break his legs. However, when they didn't break
• 1:15:35
  Speaker 4: his legs... Instead, they took a spear and they pierced
• 1:15:40
  Speaker 4: him in the side. Now he's hanging up on a cross.
• 1:15:44
  Speaker 4: So they pierce him in the side, thrusting upwardly, puncturing
• 1:15:48
  Speaker 4: the pericardium, stabbing him in his heart, which is why
• 1:15:53
  Speaker 4: blood and water rush out of the wound in his side.
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  Speaker 4: This did not kill him. The Bible is very clear.
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  Speaker 4: that he laid down his life, he was already dead.
• 1:16:11
  Speaker 4: But though this did not kill him, it confirmed the
• 1:16:15
  Speaker 4: fact that he was dead. Here's the other problem with
• 1:16:25
  Speaker 4: the swoon theory. The idea that somehow Jesus didn't die,
• 1:16:30
  Speaker 4: but he suffered this brutal beating, he suffered death, from
• 1:16:35
  Speaker 4: sweating drops of blood and being hypotensive, not hypertensive, hypotensive
• 1:16:40
  Speaker 4: because of sweating drops of blood, in the midst of
• 1:16:43
  Speaker 4: this hypotensive, low blood pressure state, he is beaten and
• 1:16:48
  Speaker 4: flogged mercifully, bleeds profusely, crown of thorns on his head,
• 1:16:54
  Speaker 4: bleeding even more profusely, nailed to a cross, bleeding even
• 1:17:00
  Speaker 4: more profusely. And we're not even talking about contusions and
• 1:17:04
  Speaker 4: everything else that happened to him. And in addition to that,
• 1:17:07
  Speaker 4: he stabbed in the heart. And the swoon theory says
• 1:17:11
  Speaker 4: that over the course of the weekend, number one, he recovered. No.
• 1:17:20
  Speaker 4: And number two, he got up and moved the stones.
• 1:17:28
  Speaker 4: that it took a team of soldiers to put in
• 1:17:30
  Speaker 4: front of his tomb? No. And then thirdly, in this state,
• 1:17:37
  Speaker 4: he presented himself to his disciples and said, this is resurrection.
• 1:17:43
  Speaker 4: Don't you want it too? No. You know the other
• 1:17:53
  Speaker 4: glaring problem? Jesus had not died that day. He would
• 1:18:03
  Speaker 4: have died shortly thereafter. And there still would have been
• 1:18:08
  Speaker 4: a dead man in his tomb. He died. And it
• 1:18:18
  Speaker 4: was confirmed. Why is this significant? Two reasons. Matthew 28 says,
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  Speaker 4: 11 to 15. We look at Matthew 28, and we
• 1:18:31
  Speaker 4: know about the Great Commission, but a lot of times
• 1:18:33
  Speaker 4: we don't pay attention to what happened right before. Matthew 28,
• 1:18:36
  Speaker 4: beginning verse 11. While they were going, behold, some of
• 1:18:41
  Speaker 4: the guard went into the city and told the chief
• 1:18:43
  Speaker 4: priests all that had taken place. And when they had
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  Speaker 4: assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a
• 1:18:51
  Speaker 4: sufficient sum of money to the soldiers and said, tell
• 1:18:54
  Speaker 4: people his disciples came by night and stole him away
• 1:18:58
  Speaker 4: while we were asleep. And if this comes to the
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  Speaker 4: governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out
• 1:19:05
  Speaker 4: of trouble.
• 1:19:05
  Speaker 12: Why?
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  Speaker 4: Because if you are an executioner, and you don't execute
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  Speaker 4: your prisoner, you're next. If you are a soldier guarding
• 1:19:15
  Speaker 4: a tomb, and the person that you're guarding, even if
• 1:19:18
  Speaker 4: you're guarding a jailer, you remember the Philippian jailer? When
• 1:19:22
  Speaker 4: Paul and Silas are in jail, and they pray at
• 1:19:24
  Speaker 4: about midnight, and there's an earthquake, and the cells open,
• 1:19:28
  Speaker 4: what do they have to yell out to the Philippian jailer?
• 1:19:31
  Speaker 4: Don't harm yourself. Because if you are guarding a prisoner,
• 1:19:35
  Speaker 4: and your prisoner gets away, you die. How much more
• 1:19:41
  Speaker 4: if you're guarding a dead man and his body gets away?
• 1:19:49
  Speaker 4: If this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy
• 1:19:51
  Speaker 4: him and keep you out of trouble. So they took
• 1:19:54
  Speaker 4: the money and did as they were directed. And this
• 1:19:57
  Speaker 4: story has been spread among the Jews to this day.
• 1:20:08
  Speaker 4: To this day. Either he didn't really die or the
• 1:20:15
  Speaker 4: body was stolen. But he did die. There's another reason
• 1:20:21
  Speaker 4: that this is important to John. Because John was very
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  Speaker 4: concerned with an early first century heresy called Docetism. These
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  Speaker 4: heretics argued that Jesus didn't really die Because Jesus wasn't
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  Speaker 4: really man. He didn't really have a body. He was
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  Speaker 4: pure spirit. To let you know that John actually dealt
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  Speaker 4: with this heresy, he addresses it directly in 1 John. Again,
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  Speaker 4: same author. 1 John chapter 4. Beloved, do not believe
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  Speaker 4: every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they
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  Speaker 4: are from God. For many false prophets have gone out
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  Speaker 4: into the world. But by this you know the Spirit
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  Speaker 4: of God. Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has
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  Speaker 4: come in the flesh is from God. And every spirit
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  Speaker 4: that does not confess Jesus is not from God. Every
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  Speaker 4: spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh...
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  Speaker 4: Because in his day, the docetic heresy was arguing against
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  Speaker 4: the reality of the crucifixion and resurrection by arguing that
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  Speaker 4: Jesus could not have been crucified because he did not
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  Speaker 4: have a real body. No, the death of the Son
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  Speaker 4: of Man was confirmed. This is important in John's retelling
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  Speaker 4: of the crucifixion. Thirdly, the death of the Son of
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  Speaker 4: Man was according to plan. John 19, 28. After this, Jesus,
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  Speaker 4: knowing that all was now finished, said, and then there's
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  Speaker 4: this parenthetical statement, to fulfill the scripture. He said this
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  Speaker 4: to fulfill the scripture. Then in 36 and 37, for
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  Speaker 4: these things took place that the scriptures might be fulfilled.
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  Speaker 4: Not one of his bones will be broken. And again,
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  Speaker 4: another scripture says, they will look on him whom they
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  Speaker 4: have loved. pierced john is very clear that jesus is
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  Speaker 4: saying and doing these things in order to fulfill the
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  Speaker 4: scriptures we looked at this last week but a couple
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  Speaker 4: of these things bear mentioning here again psalm 2215 my
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  Speaker 4: strength is dried up like pots my tongue sticks to
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  Speaker 4: my jaws you lay me in the dust of death
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  Speaker 4: this points to the i thirst prophecy psalm 6921 They
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  Speaker 4: gave me poison for food, and for my thirst, they
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  Speaker 4: gave me sour wine to drink. Numbers 9-12. They shall
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  Speaker 4: leave none of it until the morning, nor break any
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  Speaker 4: of its bones. This is talking about the Passover, the
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  Speaker 4: Passover lamb. You can't leave any of it until the morning.
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  Speaker 4: You can't break any of its bones. According to all
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  Speaker 4: the statutes for the Passover, they shall keep it. This
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  Speaker 4: comes from Exodus 12, 46. It shall be eaten in
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  Speaker 4: one house. You shall not take any of its flesh
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  Speaker 4: outside the house. You shall not break any of its bones.
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  Speaker 4: Christ is the Passover lamb. He did atone for our sins.
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  Speaker 4: And all of this happened according to plan. Fourthly, the
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  Speaker 4: death of the Son of Man was witnessed by eyewitnesses.
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  Speaker 4: Was confirmed by eyewitnesses. Verses 35 to 37. He who
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  Speaker 4: saw it has borne witness. It's interesting how John alludes
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  Speaker 4: to himself a number of times in his Gospels. Without
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  Speaker 4: alluding to himself in the first person. He who saw
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  Speaker 4: it has borne witness. His testimony is true. And he
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  Speaker 4: knows that he is telling the truth. That you also
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  Speaker 4: may believe. For these things took place that the scriptures
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  Speaker 4: might be fulfilled. In other words, he's saying, I'm bearing
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  Speaker 4: witness as an eyewitness to what happened and to the
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  Speaker 4: fact that it happened in fulfillment of the scriptures. Listen
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  Speaker 4: to this in 1 John. Again, same author. Listen to
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  Speaker 4: how he opens up the epistle of 1 John. That
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  Speaker 4: which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which
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  Speaker 4: we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked
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  Speaker 4: upon and have touched with our hands concerning the word
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  Speaker 4: of life. The life was made manifest and we have
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  Speaker 4: seen it and we testify to it and proclaim to
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  Speaker 4: you the eternal life which was with the Father and
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  Speaker 4: was made manifest to us. That which we have seen
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  Speaker 4: and have heard, we proclaim to you also, so that
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  Speaker 4: you too may have fellowship with us. And indeed, our
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  Speaker 4: fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 4: We're writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
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  Speaker 4: We saw it. We heard it. touched it. We were there.
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  Speaker 4: The death of the Son of Man was witnessed by many.
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  Speaker 4: It did not happen in an obscure corner of the world.
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  Speaker 4: It happened right there at the crossroads of history. It
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  Speaker 4: happened right there in that land bridge that has been
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  Speaker 4: fought over throughout the entire history of the globe. Right
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  Speaker 4: there in that spot on the globe that is still
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  Speaker 4: the most contested spot on the globe in the world
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  Speaker 4: today that joins Asia and Africa and Europe. Right there,
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  Speaker 4: that small, tiny sliver where a group of people, identifiable
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  Speaker 4: from biblical times, still live to this day, surrounded by
• 1:27:09
  Speaker 4: neighbors on every side who want to drive them into
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  Speaker 4: the sea and annihilate them off the face of the earth.
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  Speaker 4: Right there is where it happened. Right there. You can
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  Speaker 4: go there today See the places today. The fortress of
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  Speaker 4: Antonia is right there today. You can walk through it today.
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  Speaker 4: Right there on the north side of the old city.
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  Speaker 4: You can see it. And there are eyewitnesses who were
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  Speaker 4: there who wrote down what they saw one more text
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  Speaker 4: go to second Peter second Peter again another eyewitness one
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  Speaker 4: of the big three remember Peter James and John that's
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  Speaker 4: the inner circle Those are the closest ones. On that
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  Speaker 4: night when Jesus is crucified. they are the ones who
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  Speaker 4: get the closest view. 2 Peter. Chapter 1. Look at
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  Speaker 4: verse 16. For we did not follow cleverly devised myths
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  Speaker 4: when we made known to you the power and coming
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  Speaker 4: of our Lord Jesus Christ. But we were eyewitnesses of
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  Speaker 4: his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from
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  Speaker 4: God the Father, and the voice was born to him
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  Speaker 4: by the majestic glory, this is my beloved son with
• 1:29:26
  Speaker 4: whom I am well pleased. We ourselves heard this very
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  Speaker 4: voice born from heaven. For we were with him on
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  Speaker 4: the holy mountain. And we have the prophetic word more
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  Speaker 4: fully confirmed to which you do well to pay attention
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  Speaker 4: as to a lamp shining in a dark place until
• 1:29:50
  Speaker 4: the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
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  Speaker 4: Knowing this, first of all, that no prophecy of scripture
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  Speaker 4: came from someone's own interpretation for no prophecy was ever
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  Speaker 4: produced by the will of man. but men spoke from
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  Speaker 4: God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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  Speaker 4: That's what we have. That's what we hold to. The
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  Speaker 4: Son of Man did indeed die as an atonement for sin.
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  Speaker 4: That death was confirmed. That death, according to plan, And
• 1:30:36
  Speaker 4: that death was witnessed by many. And we have the
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  Speaker 4: testimony of those witnesses, including the gospel of John itself.
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  Speaker 4: So I ask you this. In light of this, what
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  Speaker 4: are you trusting in to atone for your sin? What
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  Speaker 4: are you trusting in to make you right with a
• 1:31:09
  Speaker 4: holy God? What are you trusting in to take care
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  Speaker 4: of the sin problem that you absolutely have? You are
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  Speaker 4: a sinner. You know you're a sinner. Again, one of
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  Speaker 4: the first things you ever learn to say with conviction is,
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  Speaker 4: that's not fair. You have a sense of justice. And
• 1:31:30
  Speaker 4: in your sense of justice, I ask you, Where is
• 1:31:35
  Speaker 4: the justice for the sin that you commit against a
• 1:31:39
  Speaker 4: holy God? What will answer for you? And if your
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  Speaker 4: answer is anything other than the atoning sacrifice of the
• 1:31:53
  Speaker 4: Lamb of God, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God Himself,
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  Speaker 4: then your answer is woefully insufficient. Insufficient. In the words
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  Speaker 4: of the hymn writer, what can wash away my sin?
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  Speaker 4: Nothing but the blood of Jesus. What can make me
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  Speaker 4: whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Oh, precious
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  Speaker 4: is that flow that makes me white as snow. No
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  Speaker 4: other fount I know. Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
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  Speaker 4: There is no other answer. There is no other hope.
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  Speaker 4: It is Christ and Christ alone. Flee to Him. Trust
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  Speaker 4: in Him. And be made whole. Let's pray. Our God
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  Speaker 4: and our Father, we thank You and we praise You
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  Speaker 4: again for your goodness your kindness the mercy that you
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  Speaker 4: have showered upon us through the person and work of
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  Speaker 4: the Lord Jesus Christ through his sacrifice and his atoning
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  Speaker 4: death on the cross we offer you thanks and praise
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  Speaker 4: recognizing the fact that whatever we offer is insufficient and
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  Speaker 4: yet you receive it and you accept it because you
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  Speaker 4: are good and merciful and kind God and so we
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  Speaker 4: offer up to you again our thanks we offer up
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  Speaker 4: to you again our praise receive it we ask In
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  Speaker 4: Christ's name and for his sake. Amen.
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  Speaker 2: We praise God for the preaching of his word. Before
• 1:35:05
  Speaker 2: we close in a word of prayer, I just want.
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  Speaker 1: To ask that we just reflect on the.
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  Speaker 2: Sermon that has been shared with us, but also read
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  Speaker 2: the benediction, which is from 2 Corinthians, chapter 13 and.
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  Speaker 1: Verse 11. Finally, brothers, rejoice.
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  Speaker 2: Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another,
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  Speaker 2: live in peace, and the God of love and peace
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  Speaker 2: will be with you.
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  Speaker 1: Let's pray.
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  Speaker 2: Our Father who art in heaven, we thank you for
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  Speaker 2: the proclamation of your word this morning. Indeed, we want
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  Speaker 2: to thank you, O God, for the power that is
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  Speaker 2: in the blood of.
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  Speaker 1: Our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 2: We thank you, O Lord, for the power of that
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  Speaker 2: blood to cleanse us from sin, O God, and to
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  Speaker 2: present us spotless, to present us accepted in your most
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  Speaker 2: holy presence. Father, we thank you for this, your word,
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  Speaker 2: and as we come to the end of our time together,
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  Speaker 2: O Lord, We pray that you'll be pleased to dismiss
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  Speaker 2: us with the blessings of your peace and grant, dear Lord,
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  Speaker 2: that indeed we will know your blessing as we enter
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  Speaker 2: into another week. Pray, dear Lord, that you'll be pleased
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  Speaker 2: to give us grace to live and work to your
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  Speaker 2: praise and glory. For we pray asking these things in
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  Speaker 2: Jesus' name.
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  Speaker 4: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Before I call some to conclude.
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  Speaker 2: With the songs, I would like to find out if
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  Speaker 2: we have any people who are visiting us here for
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  Speaker 2: the very first time.
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  Speaker 1: Anyone who's here at Hillview for the very first time?
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  Speaker 5: Okay.
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  Speaker 1: I will ask the ushers Please keep your hand raised.
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  Speaker 2: There's a brochure and another leaflet inside which will be
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  Speaker 2: given to you so that you can fill in your
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  Speaker 2: details and we'll be able to.
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  Speaker 1: Follow you up later on. So just keep your... Oh,
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  Speaker 1: we have one here.
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  Speaker 2: And at the same time, maybe let me just take
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  Speaker 2: this time as visitors are being given slips to emphasize
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  Speaker 2: the fact that the VBS program is on this week,
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  Speaker 2: Thursday to Saturday, and also that next week after the
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  Speaker 2: morning service, all members are reminded to remain after the
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  Speaker 2: morning service to practice. to participate in the nomination of
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  Speaker 2: our deacons and thirdly, the fact that the same day,
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  Speaker 2: next 16 hours, we'll be going out for outreach in
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  Speaker 2: Jack compound. And so, a wedge to our visitors again.
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  Speaker 2: So after we sing the closing song. just remain in
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  Speaker 2: your seats. Some people come and speak to you where
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  Speaker 2: you are just to get to know you a little
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  Speaker 2: bit more and also for us to be able to
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  Speaker 2: follow you up in the course of the week and
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  Speaker 2: for you to be able to appreciate who we.
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  Speaker 1: Are as a church.
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  Speaker 2: So just to all visitors visiting for the first time,
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  Speaker 2: just remain in your seats after everyone has been ushered
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  Speaker 2: out by our ushers so that we can get to interact.
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  Speaker 2: So I'll call on Sam to conclude the service.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: We have two songs in response to the message. Firstly,
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  Speaker 3: I'll ask us to stand as we sing at the
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  Speaker 3: cross where I first saw the light. Then as we
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  Speaker 3: go out, the ashes lead us out to be singing
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  Speaker 3: there is a fountain filled with blood.
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  Speaker 6: Shall we just rise to our seats?
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  Speaker 8: And did my Savior bleed? And did my sovereign die?
• 1:40:02
  Speaker 8: Who need Him for that sacred hymn? For such a
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  Speaker 8: world as ours? At the cross, at the cross, where
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  Speaker 8: I first saw the light, and the blood of my
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  Speaker 8: heart poured away. It was there by faith.
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  Speaker 10: I received my sight, and now.
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  Speaker 5: I am happy all the day.
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  Speaker 14: It was impossible that Adam could grow up on the tree.
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  Speaker 5: Amazingly.
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  Speaker 8: In grace alone And love beyond degree At the cross,
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  Speaker 8: at the cross Where I first.
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  Speaker 10: Saw the light And the bread of my life Flowed away.
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  Speaker 8: It was there by faith.
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  Speaker 5: I received my son. And now I am happy all
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  Speaker 5: the day.
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  Speaker 8: Well, like the sun in darkness I came. and shut
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  Speaker 8: His glories in. When cross the mighty make a time
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  Speaker 8: for man that.
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  Speaker 5: We shall see.
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  Speaker 8: At the cross, at the cross, at the cross, Where
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  Speaker 8: I first saw the light And the bread of my
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  Speaker 8: heart rolled away It was there by faith I received
• 1:42:32
  Speaker 8: my sight And now I am happy all the day.
• 1:42:41
  Speaker 5: As my time, my passion is gone.
• 1:42:49
  Speaker 8: Wow, is it close at.
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  Speaker 5: The end.
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  Speaker 8: It is all my heart in thankfulness.
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  Speaker 12: And help my.
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  Speaker 5: Eyes to see.
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  Speaker 8: At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw
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  Speaker 8: the light. And the pain of my heart rolled away.
• 1:43:23
  Speaker 8: It was there by faith I received my son. And
• 1:43:31
  Speaker 8: now I am healthy all the day. But God so
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  Speaker 8: free can bear it pain. The gate of love I own.
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  Speaker 5: In the Lord I keep myself awake.
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  Speaker 8: It is all that I can do. At the cross,
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  Speaker 8: at the cross, where I first saw the light.
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  Speaker 18: And the burden of.
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  Speaker 8: My heart was blown away. It was there by faith
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  Speaker 8: I received my sacrifice.
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  Speaker 14: And now I am happy.
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  Speaker 5: All the day.
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  Speaker 6: Let's take our seats. The ushers will now lead us out.
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  Speaker 6: As we sing, there is a fountain.
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  Speaker 3: As announced, visitors, please remain in your seats as someone
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  Speaker 3: will come to interact with you. And we also have
• 1:44:47
  Speaker 3: an information desk. You will see a couple seated just
• 1:44:51
  Speaker 3: outside the desk next to our building as we approach
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  Speaker 3: the car park.
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  Speaker 18: It's a plant that's filled with blood, grown from Emmanuel's name.
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  Speaker 18: And sinners plant beneath
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  Speaker 11: The plant whose own they're given.