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What If Letting Go Is the Only Way to Truly Live? · Daily Bible Refresh

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  A
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  wheat
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  Greeks
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  Galilee.
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  want
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  see
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  Jesus.
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  help
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  come
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  for
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  the
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  Son
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  of
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  Man
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  to
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  be
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  glorified.
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  Listen
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  carefully.
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  Unless
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  grain
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  of
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  wheat
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  is
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  buried
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  in
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  ground,
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  dead
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  to
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  the
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  world,
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  it
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  is
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  never
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  any
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  more
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  than
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  a
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  grain
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  of
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  wheat.
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  But
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  if
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  it's
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  buried,
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  it
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  sprouts
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  and
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  reproduces
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  itself
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  times
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  over.
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  In
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  way
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  anyone
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  who
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  on
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  to
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  life
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  does
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  it
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  as
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  it
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  destroys
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  that
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  life.
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  If
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  you
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  let
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  it
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  go
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  reckless
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  in
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  your
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  love,
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  you'll
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  have
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  it
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  forever,
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  real
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  and
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  eternal.
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  one
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  wants
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  serve
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  me,
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  then
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  follow
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  me.
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  Then
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  you'll
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  be
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  where
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  I
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  am,
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  ready
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  to
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  serve
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  at
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  a
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  moment's
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  notice.
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  The
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  Father
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  will
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  honor
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  and
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  reward
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  anyone
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  me.
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  Right
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  now
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  I
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  am
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  shaken
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  and
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  what
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  say,
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  Father,
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  get
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  me
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  out
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  of
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  this.
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  No.
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  This
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  why
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  I
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  came
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  to
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  the
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  in
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  I'll
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  say,
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  father,
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  put
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  glory
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  voice
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  out
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  of
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  I
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  have
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  glorified
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  it
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  and
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  I'll
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  glorify
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  it
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  again.
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  Please
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  crowd
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  said
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  thunder.
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  Others
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  said
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  an
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  angel
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  spoke
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  to
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  him.
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  Jesus
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  said,
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  the
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  voice
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  didn't
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  come
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  for
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  me,
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  but
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  for
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  you.
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  At
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  moment
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  the
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  world
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  is
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  in
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  crisis.
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  Now
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  Satan
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  the
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  ruler
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  of
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  this
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  world
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  will
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  be
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  thrown
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  out.
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  And
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  I,
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  as
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  I
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  am
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  lifted
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  up
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  from
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  the
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  earth,
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  will
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  attract
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  everyone
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  to
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  me
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  and
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  gather
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  them
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  around
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  me.
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  He
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  put
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  it
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  this
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  way
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  to
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  show
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  them
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  how
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  he
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  was
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  put
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  to
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  death.
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  And
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  voices
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  from
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  the
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  crowd
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  answered.
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  We
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  heard
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  from
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  God's
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  law
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  that
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  the
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  Messiah
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  lasts
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  forever.
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  How
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  can
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  it
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  be
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  necessary,
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  as
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  you
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  put
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  it,
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  that
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  the
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  Son
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  of
• 2:46
  man
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  be
• 2:47
  lifted
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  up?
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  Who
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  is
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  the
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  Son
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  of
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  man?
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  Jesus
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  said,
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  for
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  a
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  brief
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  time
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  still,
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  the
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  light
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  is
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  among
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  you.
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  Walk
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  by
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  the
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  light
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  you
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  have,
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  so
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  darkness
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  doesn't
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  destroy
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  you.
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  If
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  you
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  walk
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  in
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  darkness,
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  you
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  don't
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  know
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  where
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  you're
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  going.
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  As
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  you
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  have
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  the
• 3:04
  light,
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  believe
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  in
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  the
• 3:05
  light.
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  Then
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  the
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  light
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  will
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  be
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  within
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  you
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  and
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  shining
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  through
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  your
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  lives.
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  You'll
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  be
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  children
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  of
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  the
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  light.
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  Their
• 3:14
  eyes
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  are
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  blinded.
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  And
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  Jesus
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  said
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  all
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  this.
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  Then
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  he
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  went
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  into
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  hiding
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  all
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  those
• 3:18
  God
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  signs
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  he
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  had
• 3:20
  given
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  them.
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  And
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  they
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  still
• 3:21
  didn't
• 3:21
  get
• 3:21
  it,
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  still
• 3:22
  wouldn't
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  trust
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  him.
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  This
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  proved
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  that
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  the
• 3:25
  prophet
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  Isaiah
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  was
• 3:26
  right.
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  God,
• 3:27
  who
• 3:28
  believed
• 3:28
  what
• 3:28
  was
• 3:28
  preached,
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  who
• 3:29
  recognized
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  God's
• 3:30
  army
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  outstretched
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  and
• 3:32
  ready
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  to
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  act.
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  First
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  they
• 3:33
  wouldn't
• 3:33
  believe,
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  then
• 3:33
  they
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  couldn't.
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  Again,
• 3:36
  just
• 3:36
  as
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  Isaiah
• 3:37
  said,
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  their
• 3:38
  eyes
• 3:38
  are
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  blinded,
• 3:39
  their
• 3:39
  hearts
• 3:39
  are
• 3:40
  hardened
• 3:40
  so
• 3:41
  that
• 3:41
  they
• 3:41
  wouldn't
• 3:41
  see
• 3:42
  with
• 3:42
  their
• 3:42
  eyes
• 3:42
  and
• 3:43
  perceive
• 3:43
  with
• 3:43
  their
• 3:43
  hearts
• 3:44
  and
• 3:45
  turn
• 3:45
  to
• 3:45
  me,
• 3:45
  God,
• 3:46
  so
• 3:46
  I
• 3:46
  can
• 3:46
  heal
• 3:47
  them.
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  Well,
• 3:48
  that
• 3:48
  ends
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  the
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  reading.
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  you
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  spending
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  deep
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  Let's
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  get
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  into
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  some
• 3:59
  points
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  to
• 3:59
  ponder
• 4:00
  about
• 4:00
  this
• 4:01
  passage
• 4:02
  here
• 4:02
  today.
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  First,
• 4:03
  it
• 4:04
  says,
• 4:04
  right
• 4:04
  now,
• 4:05
  I
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  am
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  shaken.
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  So
• 4:07
  let's
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  just
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  think
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  about
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  that
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  just
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  for
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  a
• 4:08
  second.
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  This
• 4:09
  is
• 4:10
  Jesus
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  saying
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  this,
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  one
• 4:12
  John
• 4:12
  has
• 4:12
  been
• 4:13
  building
• 4:13
  up
• 4:13
  since
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  chapter
• 4:14
  one
• 4:14
  as
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  the
• 4:15
  Word
• 4:15
  made
• 4:16
  flesh,
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  light
• 4:16
  of
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  world.
• 4:17
  And
• 4:17
  he
• 4:17
  says
• 4:17
  plainly,
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  I
• 4:19
  am
• 4:19
  shaken
• 4:20
  now.
• 4:20
  Not
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  I
• 4:21
  have
• 4:21
  the
• 4:22
  peace
• 4:22
  that
• 4:22
  passes
• 4:22
  understanding.
• 4:23
  Not,
• 4:24
  oh,
• 4:24
  I
• 4:24
  got
• 4:24
  this
• 4:25
  handled.
• 4:26
  He's
• 4:27
  shaken.
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  And
• 4:28
  he
• 4:28
  doesn't
• 4:29
  hide
• 4:29
  it.
• 4:29
  He
• 4:30
  speaks
• 4:30
  it
• 4:30
  out
• 4:30
  loud
• 4:30
  in
• 4:31
  front
• 4:31
  of
• 4:31
  a
• 4:31
  crowd.
• 4:32
  Now,
• 4:32
  progressive
• 4:33
  faith
• 4:33
  holds
• 4:34
  on
• 4:34
  to
• 4:34
  this
• 4:34
  moment
• 4:35
  because
• 4:35
  it
• 4:36
  gives
• 4:36
  us
• 4:36
  permission
• 4:37
  to
• 4:37
  be
• 4:37
  honest
• 4:38
  about
• 4:38
  our
• 4:38
  own
• 4:38
  fears,
• 4:39
  about
• 4:40
  our
• 4:40
  own
• 4:40
  spiritual
• 4:41
  failures.
• 4:42
  So
• 4:42
  many
• 4:42
  of
• 4:42
  us
• 4:43
  were
• 4:43
  taught
• 4:43
  that
• 4:43
  doubt
• 4:44
  and
• 4:44
  trembling
• 4:44
  meant
• 4:44
  something
• 4:45
  wrong
• 4:45
  with
• 4:45
  our
• 4:45
  faith.
• 4:47
  But
• 4:47
  Jesus
• 4:47
  himself
• 4:48
  stands
• 4:48
  here
• 4:48
  knowing
• 4:49
  exactly
• 4:49
  what's
• 4:49
  coming
• 4:50
  and
• 4:50
  says,
• 4:51
  I'm
• 4:52
  shaken.
• 4:53
  Now,
• 4:53
  that's
• 4:54
  not
• 4:54
  weakness.
• 4:55
  That's
• 4:55
  the
• 4:55
  most
• 4:56
  courageous
• 4:56
  kind
• 4:56
  of
• 4:56
  honesty
• 4:57
  there
• 4:57
  is.
• 4:58
  Naming
• 4:58
  your
• 4:58
  fear,
• 4:59
  then
• 4:59
  choosing
• 4:59
  your
• 5:00
  purpose.
• 5:00
  Anyhow,
• 5:01
  no,
• 5:02
  this
• 5:03
  is
• 5:03
  why
• 5:03
  I
• 5:03
  came
• 5:03
  in
• 5:03
  the
• 5:04
  first
• 5:04
  place,
• 5:04
  is
• 5:04
  what
• 5:04
  he
• 5:05
  says
• 5:06
  when
• 5:06
  I
• 5:06
  do
• 5:06
  my
• 5:06
  cancer
• 5:07
  related
• 5:07
  podcast.
• 5:07
  I
• 5:08
  talk
• 5:08
  with
• 5:08
  people
• 5:08
  who
• 5:08
  are
• 5:08
  shaken
• 5:09
  to
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  core
• 5:10
  by
• 5:10
  their
• 5:10
  diagnosis.
• 5:11
  Scared,
• 5:11
  uncertain,
• 5:12
  overwhelmed.
• 5:13
  And
• 5:13
  the
• 5:13
  bravest
• 5:14
  thing
• 5:14
  they
• 5:14
  do
• 5:14
  isn't
• 5:14
  pretending
• 5:15
  they're
• 5:15
  fine.
• 5:15
  It's
• 5:16
  saying,
• 5:16
  I'm
• 5:16
  terrified
• 5:17
  And
• 5:17
  I'm
• 5:18
  still
• 5:18
  going
• 5:18
  to
• 5:18
  show
• 5:18
  up
• 5:18
  for
• 5:18
  treatment
• 5:19
  and
• 5:19
  to
• 5:19
  do
• 5:19
  what
• 5:19
  I
• 5:19
  need
• 5:20
  to
• 5:20
  do.
• 5:21
  That's
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  Jesus
• 5:22
  move
• 5:23
  right
• 5:23
  there.
• 5:23
  You
• 5:23
  don't
• 5:23
  have
• 5:23
  to
• 5:24
  stop
• 5:24
  shaking
• 5:25
  to
• 5:25
  keep
• 5:26
  walking.
• 5:27
  Second
• 5:28
  point
• 5:28
  to
• 5:29
  ponder
• 5:29
  is
• 5:29
  this.
• 5:29
  It's
• 5:30
  about
• 5:30
  the
• 5:30
  grain
• 5:30
  of
• 5:30
  wheat.
• 5:31
  This
• 5:32
  image
• 5:32
  is
• 5:32
  so
• 5:32
  simple
• 5:33
  and
• 5:33
  so
• 5:33
  devastating
• 5:34
  at
• 5:34
  the
• 5:34
  same
• 5:35
  time.
• 5:36
  A
• 5:36
  seed
• 5:36
  that
• 5:36
  stays
• 5:37
  intact,
• 5:38
  that
• 5:38
  refuses
• 5:39
  to
• 5:39
  be
• 5:39
  buried
• 5:39
  and
• 5:40
  nurtured,
• 5:40
  that
• 5:40
  clings
• 5:41
  to
• 5:41
  its
• 5:41
  current
• 5:41
  form
• 5:43
  once
• 5:43
  it
• 5:43
  do,
• 5:43
  it
• 5:43
  just
• 5:43
  stays
• 5:44
  a
• 5:45
  single
• 5:45
  grain
• 5:45
  forever.
• 5:47
  But
• 5:47
  a
• 5:48
  seed
• 5:48
  that
• 5:48
  lets
• 5:48
  itself
• 5:48
  be
• 5:49
  buried
• 5:49
  and
• 5:50
  surrenders
• 5:50
  its
• 5:50
  shape,
• 5:51
  that
• 5:51
  dies
• 5:52
  for
• 5:52
  what
• 5:52
  it
• 5:52
  was.
• 5:53
  It
• 5:53
  becomes
• 5:54
  a
• 5:54
  harvest.
• 5:55
  And
• 5:55
  Jesus
• 5:56
  is
• 5:56
  talking
• 5:56
  about
• 5:56
  his
• 5:57
  own
• 5:57
  death.
• 5:57
  Yes,
• 5:58
  but
• 5:58
  he's
• 5:59
  also
• 5:59
  talking
• 5:59
  about
• 5:59
  a
• 5:59
  whole
• 6:00
  way
• 6:00
  of
• 6:00
  being
• 6:00
  in
• 6:01
  the
• 6:01
  world.
• 6:02
  That
• 6:02
  is,
• 6:02
  anyone
• 6:03
  who
• 6:03
  holds
• 6:03
  on
• 6:03
  to
• 6:04
  life
• 6:04
  just
• 6:04
  as
• 6:04
  it
• 6:05
  is
• 6:05
  destroys
• 6:05
  that
• 6:06
  life.
• 6:06
  But
• 6:07
  if
• 6:07
  you
• 6:07
  let
• 6:07
  it
• 6:07
  go
• 6:08
  reckless
• 6:09
  in
• 6:09
  your
• 6:09
  love,
• 6:09
  you'll
• 6:10
  have
• 6:10
  it
• 6:10
  forever.
• 6:11
  And
• 6:11
  this
• 6:11
  is
• 6:11
  where
• 6:12
  progressive
• 6:12
  faith
• 6:13
  really
• 6:13
  leans
• 6:13
  in.
• 6:14
  So
• 6:14
  hear
• 6:14
  this.
• 6:15
  Because
• 6:15
  this
• 6:16
  challenges
• 6:16
  every
• 6:16
  system
• 6:17
  built
• 6:17
  on
• 6:18
  accumulation
• 6:19
  or
• 6:19
  self
• 6:19
  preservation
• 6:20
  or
• 6:21
  hoarding,
• 6:22
  whether
• 6:22
  that's
• 6:22
  wealth
• 6:23
  or
• 6:23
  power
• 6:23
  or
• 6:24
  status
• 6:24
  or
• 6:25
  even
• 6:25
  our
• 6:25
  tightly
• 6:26
  held
• 6:26
  certainties
• 6:26
  about
• 6:27
  God.
• 6:28
  The
• 6:28
  kingdom
• 6:29
  moves
• 6:29
  forward
• 6:29
  through
• 6:29
  release,
• 6:30
  not
• 6:31
  control,
• 6:32
  through
• 6:32
  letting
• 6:33
  go,
• 6:34
  not
• 6:34
  hanging
• 6:35
  on.
• 6:36
  My
• 6:36
  wife
• 6:37
  and
• 6:37
  I
• 6:37
  have
• 6:37
  been
• 6:37
  through
• 6:37
  many
• 6:38
  seasons
• 6:38
  of
• 6:38
  letting
• 6:39
  go.
• 6:40
  We
• 6:41
  let
• 6:42
  go
• 6:42
  of
• 6:42
  our
• 6:42
  lives
• 6:43
  in
• 6:43
  many
• 6:43
  ways
• 6:43
  when
• 6:43
  we
• 6:44
  became
• 6:44
  young
• 6:44
  parents,
• 6:45
  when
• 6:45
  our
• 6:46
  kids
• 6:46
  grew
• 6:46
  up,
• 6:47
  we
• 6:47
  let
• 6:48
  them
• 6:48
  when
• 6:48
  they
• 6:48
  left
• 6:48
  our
• 6:48
  homes
• 6:50
  and
• 6:50
  started
• 6:50
  their
• 6:50
  own
• 6:51
  lives,
• 6:52
  and
• 6:52
  they
• 6:52
  started
• 6:52
  their
• 6:53
  own
• 6:53
  amazing
• 6:53
  lives.
• 6:53
  And
• 6:53
  every
• 6:54
  single
• 6:54
  time,
• 6:55
  what
• 6:56
  came
• 6:56
  back
• 6:56
  was
• 6:56
  richer
• 6:57
  than
• 6:57
  what
• 6:57
  we
• 6:57
  released.
• 6:59
  That
• 6:59
  doesn't
• 6:59
  mean
• 7:00
  that
• 7:00
  letting
• 7:00
  go
• 7:00
  was
• 7:00
  painless.
• 7:01
  It
• 7:01
  was
• 7:01
  very
• 7:01
  painful
• 7:02
  indeed.
• 7:03
  The
• 7:03
  seed
• 7:04
  still
• 7:04
  has
• 7:04
  to
• 7:04
  be
• 7:04
  buried,
• 7:05
  but
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  harvest
• 7:05
  only
• 7:05
  comes
• 7:06
  through
• 7:06
  surrender.
• 7:08
  And
• 7:08
  I
• 7:08
  kind
• 7:08
  of
• 7:08
  love
• 7:08
  this
• 7:09
  detail
• 7:09
  in
• 7:09
  this
• 7:09
  conversation
• 7:10
  we're
• 7:10
  having
• 7:10
  here
• 7:11
  today
• 7:12
  because
• 7:12
  some
• 7:12
  it
• 7:13
  says
• 7:13
  the
• 7:13
  Greeks,
• 7:13
  who
• 7:13
  are
• 7:14
  the
• 7:14
  outsiders,
• 7:14
  the
• 7:14
  non
• 7:15
  Jewish
• 7:15
  visitors
• 7:16
  were
• 7:16
  saying,
• 7:17
  we
• 7:17
  want
• 7:17
  to
• 7:17
  see
• 7:17
  Jesus.
• 7:18
  And
• 7:18
  Jesus
• 7:19
  responds
• 7:19
  by
• 7:19
  talking
• 7:20
  about
• 7:20
  seeds
• 7:21
  dying
• 7:21
  and
• 7:21
  light
• 7:22
  shining,
• 7:22
  as
• 7:22
  if
• 7:22
  to
• 7:23
  say,
• 7:23
  you
• 7:23
  want
• 7:23
  to
• 7:24
  see
• 7:24
  me?
• 7:25
  This
• 7:25
  is
• 7:25
  how
• 7:25
  you'll
• 7:25
  see
• 7:25
  me
• 7:26
  if
• 7:26
  by
• 7:26
  letting
• 7:26
  go
• 7:27
  in
• 7:27
  the
• 7:27
  burial
• 7:28
  and
• 7:28
  the
• 7:28
  new
• 7:28
  life
• 7:28
  that
• 7:29
  follows.
• 7:30
  See,
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  way
• 7:30
  you
• 7:31
  see
• 7:31
  Jesus
• 7:31
  isn't
• 7:31
  through
• 7:32
  theological
• 7:32
  gatekeeping,
• 7:33
  is
• 7:34
  through
• 7:34
  the
• 7:34
  fruit
• 7:34
  that
• 7:34
  grows
• 7:35
  when
• 7:35
  love
• 7:35
  is
• 7:35
  poured
• 7:35
  into
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  ground.
• 7:37
  So
• 7:37
  when
• 7:37
  my
• 7:37
  wife
• 7:38
  and
• 7:38
  I
• 7:38
  take
• 7:38
  hikes
• 7:38
  in
• 7:39
  wooded
• 7:39
  trails,
• 7:40
  we
• 7:40
  walk
• 7:40
  over
• 7:40
  fallen
• 7:41
  trees
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  leaves
• 7:41
  and
• 7:42
  seeds
• 7:42
  all
• 7:42
  the
• 7:42
  time
• 7:43
  decomposing,
• 7:44
  covered
• 7:44
  in
• 7:44
  moss.
• 7:46
  And
• 7:46
  that's
• 7:46
  the
• 7:46
  way
• 7:46
  they
• 7:47
  are
• 7:47
  returning
• 7:47
  to
• 7:47
  the
• 7:47
  earth
• 7:48
  and
• 7:48
  growing
• 7:49
  right
• 7:49
  out
• 7:49
  of
• 7:49
  those
• 7:50
  fallen
• 7:50
  trees
• 7:51
  and
• 7:51
  trunks
• 7:51
  and
• 7:52
  leaves
• 7:52
  and
• 7:52
  seeds.
• 7:53
  What
• 7:53
  do
• 7:53
  you
• 7:53
  see?
• 7:54
  New
• 7:55
  saplings,
• 7:56
  new
• 7:56
  life
• 7:56
  punching
• 7:57
  up
• 7:57
  through
• 7:57
  the
• 7:57
  forest
• 7:57
  floor.
• 7:58
  The
• 7:59
  forest
• 8:00
  knows
• 8:00
  what
• 8:01
  Jesus
• 8:01
  is
• 8:01
  teaching
• 8:02
  here.
• 8:02
  Death
• 8:03
  feeds
• 8:04
  Life,
• 8:05
  letting
• 8:05
  go
• 8:05
  is
• 8:05
  the
• 8:06
  beginning,
• 8:07
  not
• 8:07
  the
• 8:07
  end.
• 8:09
  So
• 8:09
  here's
• 8:09
  your
• 8:09
  action
• 8:09
  step,
• 8:10
  your
• 8:10
  one
• 8:10
  thing
• 8:10
  for
• 8:10
  today.
• 8:11
  What
• 8:11
  are
• 8:11
  you
• 8:11
  gripping
• 8:12
  so
• 8:12
  tightly
• 8:12
  that
• 8:12
  it
• 8:12
  can't
• 8:13
  grow?
• 8:14
  Maybe
• 8:14
  it's
• 8:14
  a
• 8:15
  version
• 8:15
  of
• 8:15
  yourself
• 8:15
  that
• 8:16
  you
• 8:16
  need
• 8:16
  to
• 8:16
  let
• 8:16
  go
• 8:17
  because
• 8:17
  you
• 8:18
  should
• 8:18
  outgrow
• 8:18
  it.
• 8:19
  Maybe
• 8:19
  it's
• 8:19
  a
• 8:19
  grudge,
• 8:20
  maybe
• 8:20
  it's
• 8:20
  a
• 8:20
  plan
• 8:21
  that
• 8:21
  isn't
• 8:21
  working,
• 8:21
  but
• 8:21
  you
• 8:21
  can't
• 8:22
  stop
• 8:22
  forcing
• 8:22
  it.
• 8:23
  Maybe
• 8:23
  it's
• 8:24
  a
• 8:24
  certainty
• 8:24
  about
• 8:24
  God
• 8:24
  that's
• 8:25
  become
• 8:26
  too
• 8:26
  small.
• 8:27
  So
• 8:27
  today,
• 8:27
  open
• 8:28
  your
• 8:28
  hand
• 8:28
  just
• 8:29
  a
• 8:29
  little.
• 8:29
  You
• 8:30
  don't
• 8:30
  have
• 8:30
  to
• 8:30
  throw
• 8:30
  it
• 8:30
  all
• 8:31
  away
• 8:31
  all
• 8:31
  at
• 8:31
  once.
• 8:31
  Just
• 8:32
  loosen
• 8:32
  your
• 8:32
  grip
• 8:32
  enough
• 8:33
  to
• 8:33
  let
• 8:33
  God
• 8:34
  do
• 8:34
  something
• 8:34
  new.
• 8:35
  Name
• 8:36
  it
• 8:36
  even
• 8:36
  quietly
• 8:37
  to
• 8:37
  yourself.
• 8:38
  I'm
• 8:38
  letting
• 8:38
  go
• 8:38
  of
• 8:40
  whatever
• 8:40
  this
• 8:40
  is.
• 8:41
  And
• 8:41
  then
• 8:41
  trust
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  soil.
• 8:43
  We're
• 8:44
  going
• 8:44
  to
• 8:44
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• 8:44
  back
• 8:44
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• 8:44
  have
• 8:45
  a
• 8:45
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• 8:45
  prayer.
• 8:45
  But
• 8:45
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• 8:46
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• 8:46
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• 8:46
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• 8:46
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• 8:46
  reminder
• 8:47
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• 8:47
  we've
• 8:47
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• 8:47
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• 8:48
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• 8:48
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• 8:48
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• 8:56
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• 8:57
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• 8:57
  gripping
• 8:58
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• 8:58
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• 8:58
  today.
• 8:59
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• 9:00
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• 9:00
  our
• 9:00
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• 9:01
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  have
• 9:02
  it
• 9:02
  all
• 9:03
  figured
• 9:03
  out.
• 9:03
  We're
• 9:03
  trying.
• 9:04
  We're
• 9:04
  holding
• 9:04
  on
• 9:05
  with
• 9:05
  the
• 9:05
  white
• 9:05
  knuckles
• 9:05
  because
• 9:06
  letting
• 9:06
  go
• 9:06
  feels
• 9:06
  like
• 9:07
  dying.
• 9:08
  And
• 9:08
  honestly,
• 9:08
  Jesus
• 9:09
  said
• 9:09
  it
• 9:10
  kind
• 9:10
  of
• 9:10
  is.
• 9:11
  But
• 9:11
  he
• 9:11
  also
• 9:12
  said
• 9:12
  this
• 9:12
  is
• 9:12
  where
• 9:12
  life
• 9:13
  comes
• 9:13
  from.
• 9:14
  So
• 9:14
  give
• 9:14
  us
• 9:14
  the
• 9:14
  courage
• 9:15
  of
• 9:15
  a
• 9:15
  seed,
• 9:16
  oh
• 9:17
  God.
• 9:17
  The
• 9:17
  willingness
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  be
• 9:18
  buried,
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  surrender
• 9:19
  our
• 9:19
  shape,
• 9:20
  to
• 9:20
  trust
• 9:21
  that
• 9:21
  what
• 9:21
  grows
• 9:22
  from
• 9:22
  our
• 9:22
  letting
• 9:22
  go
• 9:23
  will
• 9:23
  be
• 9:23
  more
• 9:23
  than
• 9:23
  we
• 9:24
  could
• 9:24
  have
• 9:24
  produced
• 9:24
  by
• 9:25
  holding
• 9:25
  on.
• 9:26
  Thank
• 9:26
  you,
• 9:26
  God,
• 9:27
  for
• 9:27
  a
• 9:27
  savior
• 9:27
  who
• 9:27
  admitted
• 9:28
  he
• 9:28
  was
• 9:28
  shaken.
• 9:29
  That
• 9:29
  means
• 9:30
  more
• 9:30
  than
• 9:30
  us
• 9:30
  than
• 9:31
  you
• 9:31
  know.
• 9:32
  It
• 9:32
  means
• 9:32
  our
• 9:32
  trembling
• 9:33
  hands
• 9:33
  and
• 9:33
  racing
• 9:34
  hearts
• 9:34
  and
• 9:35
  middle
• 9:35
  of
• 9:35
  the
• 9:35
  night
• 9:35
  fears
• 9:36
  don't
• 9:36
  disqualify
• 9:37
  us.
• 9:37
  They
• 9:38
  make
• 9:38
  us
• 9:38
  honest.
• 9:39
  Help
• 9:39
  us
• 9:39
  be
• 9:40
  shaken
• 9:40
  and
• 9:40
  still
• 9:40
  show
• 9:41
  up.
• 9:41
  Help
• 9:42
  us
• 9:42
  to
• 9:42
  walk
• 9:42
  in
• 9:42
  whatever
• 9:43
  light
• 9:43
  we
• 9:43
  have
• 9:43
  today,
• 9:44
  even
• 9:44
  if
• 9:45
  it's
• 9:45
  just
• 9:45
  a
• 9:45
  sliver,
• 9:46
  even
• 9:46
  if
• 9:46
  darkness
• 9:47
  is
• 9:47
  pressing
• 9:47
  in.
• 9:47
  We
• 9:48
  want
• 9:48
  to
• 9:48
  be
• 9:48
  children
• 9:48
  of
• 9:49
  light.
• 9:49
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• 9:50
  want
• 9:50
  to
• 9:50
  see
• 9:50
  Jesus
• 9:51
  not
• 9:51
  in
• 9:51
  some
• 9:51
  abstract
• 9:52
  theological
• 9:53
  way,
• 9:53
  but
• 9:54
  in
• 9:54
  the
• 9:54
  real
• 9:54
  gritty
• 9:55
  seed,
• 9:55
  in
• 9:55
  the
• 9:56
  ground
• 9:56
  way,
• 9:57
  grow
• 9:57
  something
• 9:57
  beautiful
• 9:58
  out
• 9:58
  of
• 9:58
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• 9:58
  we
• 9:59
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• 9:59
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• 10:00
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• 10:00
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:02
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• 10:03
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