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The Resurrection - Through The Eyes of The Women - The Gospels · Mount Eaton Church

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Father, I want to thank you that you are good.
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We thank you and give you praise that you are
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God and that you blessed the seventh day and
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you rested, not for man to have rest, but to
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proclaim that you are the God of the Sabbath,
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that you are. our Sabbath rest. We praise you
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and thank you. May the full counsel of your words
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be spoken today. May we rightly divide it for
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your glory and honor. And may your people and
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the people that are here today visiting have
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prepared their hearts to receive your word today.
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Most importantly, may they hear the gospel and
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Holy Spirit. May you come upon the hearts of
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your people and draw them home. We praise you
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and thank you in Jesus' name. Amen. The Lord
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of the Sabbath. God blessed the seventh day and
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made it holy. Genesis 2, 1 through 3. Thus the
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heavens and the earth were finished and all of
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the host of them. And on the seventh day, God
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finished his work. that he had done, and he rested
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on the seventh day from all of his work that
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he had done. And so God blessed the seventh day
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and made it holy, because on it God rested from
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all his work that he had done in creation. God
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rested, as if the labor that he had done was
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burdensome. No. God rested. It is finished, and
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God rested. His work of salvation was finished,
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and he had rested on the seventh day, the women
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and the rich man. When Jesus had received the
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sour wine, he said, it is finished. The work
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that he had come to do is finished. He's done
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the work, and he bowed his head and gave up his
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spirit. And Joseph took the body and wrapped
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it in clean linen shroud and laid it in his own
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new tomb and laid it in his own new tomb, which
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he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great
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stone in the entrance of the tomb and went away.
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And Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there
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sitting opposite the tomb. And Joseph bought
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a linen shroud, Mark 15, 46. And taking him down,
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wrapped him in linen shroud and laid him in a
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tomb that he had cut out of the rock. And he
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rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
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Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joseph,
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saw where he was laid. Luke 23, 45 and 46. It
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was the day of preparation. The Sabbath was beginning.
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The women who had come with him. from Galilee,
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followed and saw the tomb and how his body was
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laid. Then they returned and prepared spices,
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anointments, John 19, 42. So because of the Jewish
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day of preparation, since the tomb was close
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at hand, they laid him there. God rested. Who
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would have ever thought that the very creation
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of God, the six days of work and the one day
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of rest would be the story of the dead Savior.
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I didn't see it. I was listening to my son sing
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this song at his Good Friday service. And as
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I'm staring, listening to the song, all of a
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sudden, as he sung this song, all of the scriptures
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flooded my mind. And I was like, oh, how could
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I have missed the Lord of the Sabbath? God rest
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it. Why would God use women? I mean, after all,
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Mary Magdalene and the other Mary saw where Jesus
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was laid. Why the women? Why the women? Well,
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first, a couple of things I want you to understand
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is it was not typical for the men to go and create
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ointment for the dead bodies of their loved ones.
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It was the women. So it makes a lot of sense
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that the women would go and anoint the body to
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make sure that the body was preserved as best
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as possible. But the stone had already been rolled
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in front of the tomb because God rested from
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all his work. Why the women? Why the women on
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the day of resurrection? Why were they the first
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to go? Because they couldn't move the stone.
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See, men could easily move the stone. I mean,
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Joseph put the stone in place and closed up the
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tomb. Men can move the stone, but can the woman
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move a stone so large and so great? Nope. Why
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the women? Because the testimony of a woman.
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She was out of place to go and tell people of
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things. They weren't to do that. They were to
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remain quiet. Why the women? Why Mary Magdalene?
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Everybody knew Mary Magdalene. Well, that's going
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to be the answer today. The resurrection through
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the eyes of the women. Why the women? Credible
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witnesses. Why the women? They were credible
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witnesses. They went first. They were the first
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witnesses. There are three witnesses in this
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resurrection. Why three witnesses? Because without
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two or three witnesses, an accusation or a truth
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cannot stand. Why the women? They're the most
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credible witnesses. Who will remove the stone?
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There's an obstacle. Who's going to remove the
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stone? Now, Matthew 28, 1 through 4. Now, after
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the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day
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of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary
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went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a
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great earthquake, and for an angel of the Lord
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descended from heaven, came and rolled back the
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stone and sat on it. A stone's not too heavy
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for an angel to move, but for a woman. His appearance
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was like lightning, and his clothing white as
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snow. And for fear of him, the guards trembled
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and became like dead men. Those men couldn't
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move the snow. They were like dead men. Mark
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16, 1 through 4, when the Sabbath was passed,
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Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James and
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Salome, brought spices or bought spices so they
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might go and anoint him. And very early on the
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first day of the week, when the sun had risen,
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they went to the tomb. And they were saying to
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one another, who will roll the stone away for
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us? From the entrance of the tomb. I mean, we
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can't move the stone. It's too heavy. Why the
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women? And he looked up and they saw that the
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stone had already been rolled back. And it was
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very large. Luke 24, 1 through 3. But on the
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first day of the week, at early dawn, they went
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to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.
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And they found the stone rolled away from the
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tomb. But when they went in, they did not find
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the body of the Lord Jesus. Why the women? John
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21, 20, verse 1. Now on the first day of the
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week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early while
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it was still dark and saw that the stone had
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been taken away from the tomb. Now you know why
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it was the women. Because if the men had come
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first to move, The stone, they would have been
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accused of stealing the body. See, what God saw
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in advance was that the guards would run to the
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high priest and say what they had seen. And they
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said, tell the people that the body was stolen.
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The problem is the women didn't roll the stone
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away. That's why the women, second witnesses,
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the angelic witness. That's a witness you can't
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argue with. These are the creatures that God
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created. They appear in the appearance of man.
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They are the witnesses and messengers of God.
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Who else can tell the truth? They always tell
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the truth. That's why angelic witnesses, the
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heavenly witness. You have the credible witnesses,
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the women. You have the heavenly witnesses, the
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angels. And the angel said, go tell. Matthew
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28, 5 through 7. But the angel said to the women,
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do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus
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who was crucified. He is not here. He is risen.
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As he said, come see the place where he lay,
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where he rested. Then go quickly and tell. his
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disciples, that he has risen from the dead. And
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behold, he is going before you to Galilee. There
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you will see him. See, I have told you. Notice
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the heavenly witness tells the credible witness
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why the women. Mark 16, five through seven. And
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entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting
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on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and
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they were alarmed. And he said to them, Do not
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be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth who was
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crucified. He has risen. He is not here. See
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the place where they laid him, where he rested.
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But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he
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is going before you to Galilee. There you will
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see him just as he told you. Go and tell. That's
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why the women. In Luke 24, four through seven,
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while they were perplexed about this, behold,
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two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And
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as they were frightened and bowed their faces
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to the ground, the men said to them, why do you
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seek the living among the dead? He is not here,
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but has risen. Remember, he told you while you
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were still in Galilee. That the Son of Man must
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be delivered into the hands of sinful men and
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be crucified on the third day. Rise. That's why
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the women. Third witness. Interesting. The third
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witnesses end up becoming the apostles. I haven't
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gotten there yet. Why the women? Because the
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women are faithful witnesses. Not only are they
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the credible witnesses, but they are the faithful
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witnesses. So much so that out of all of the
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women, one is mentioned by name. Why? Because
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she is faithful. The faithful women risk it all
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to tell the resurrection. He is alive. Think
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about this. They are willing to give their lives
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to tell that he is raised from the dead. Matthew
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28. eight through 10. So they departed quickly
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from the tomb with fear and great joy and ran
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to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met
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them and said, greetings. And they came up and
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took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Notice
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they went to the tomb. They realized he's not
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there. They are running home because the angel
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said, go and tell. And they're like, no, we ain't
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telling anybody. Do you know what will happen
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to us? And Jesus says, greetings. And they worshiped
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him, not because he is one of many gods, but
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because he is the only God. And they came up
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and took hold of him by his feet and worshiped
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him. Then Jesus said to them, do not be afraid.
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Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and
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there they will see me. Mark 16, 8, And they
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went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling
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and astonishment had seized them. And they said
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nothing to anyone, for they were afraid, except
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Jesus met them on the way. And Luke 24, 8 through
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11 says, And they remembered his words, and returning
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from the tomb, they told all these things to
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the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary
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Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James,
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and the other women with them who told these
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things to the apostles. Why? They are the credible
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and faithful witnesses. But these words seem
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to be an idle tale to them. They did not believe
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the women. Why? Because they were women. Why
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did God choose the women? And John 20 verse 2
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says this, So she, Mary Magdalene, ran and went
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to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one
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whom Jesus loved, and said to them, They have
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taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not
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know where they have laid him. And then they
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all run back. You know the story. The apostolic
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witness. Here's the third witness. The witness
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of the apostles. Finally, someone will believe.
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Luke 24, 12, but Peter rose and ran to the tomb.
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Now, if you know, Peter is old, like me. I don't
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know about, you know, me and Owen ran. He will
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get there first because he's like, John, I'm
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dying halfway through. This is what Peter did.
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He's gone. Peter's like, yo, I'm gone. So Peter
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rose and he ran to the tombs, stooping and looking
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in. And he saw the linen cloths by themselves.
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And he went home marveling at what happened.
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That's what it says in Luke 24, 12. In John 20,
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verse 2 through 10. So Peter went out with the
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other disciple and they were going toward the
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tomb. Both of them were running together. And
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the other disciple outran Peter and reached the
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tomb first. That's Owen. Not fair. And stooping
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in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but
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he didn't go in because Peter did. Then Simon
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Peter came, followed him and went into the tomb
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and he saw the linen cloths lying there and the
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face cloth, which had been on Jesus's head, not
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lying with the linen cloths, but folded up in.
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a place by itself. To all of our wonderful brothers
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and sisters that believe that the shrouded Torah
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in Israel, this scripture alone verifies it's
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not. Because he had a face cloth wrapped around
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his face, and it was the only thing folded. I
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believe the scripture above all else. This is
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what the scripture says. And the other disciple,
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the one who reached the tomb first, also went
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in and saw and believed. For as yet they did
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not understand the scripture that he must rise
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from the dead. Then the disciples went back to
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their homes. John and Peter went back home in
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the morning going, what are we going to do with
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this? But everybody knows the story. Later on
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that day, it gets out that the disciples had
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stolen the body, quote unquote, because the guards
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told the truth, but the Pharisees wanted to lie.
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And they all meet in a room and lock the door.
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And guess who shows up? Jesus. And they're terrified,
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thinking he was a ghost. And he says, peace be
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with you. And you guys know the story. Why Mary
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Magdalene out of all of the women? Why Mary out
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of all of the women? She is the only one mentioned
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by name in all four gospels concerning the resurrection
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of Christ. By name. Not even the mother of Jesus.
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is mentioned by name, but Mary Magdalene is.
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Why? The faithful witness. Look what it says.
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She is mentioned in Matthew 28 1, Mark 16 1,
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Luke 24 10, and John 21. A true and faithful
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witness. I have seen the Lord. That's why Mary
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Magdalene. But Mary stood weeping outside the
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tomb, and as she As she wept, she stooped to
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look into the tomb and she saw two angels in
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white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain,
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where he rested. One at the head and the other
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at the feet. And they said to her, woman, why
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are you weeping? And she said to them, they have
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taken away my Lord and I do not know where they
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laid him. Why? Because after this, Peter and
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John went home and she stayed. weeping that someone
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had taken the body, because why else would there
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be no body? Having said this, she turned around
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and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not
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know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, woman,
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why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking, supposing
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him to be the gardener? I don't know about that,
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but she thinks so. I mean, if the angels are
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glorified. Can you imagine? That's a pretty brilliant
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gardener. She said to him, sir, if you have carried
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him away, tell me where you laid him and I will
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take him away. She couldn't roll a stone, but
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she wants the body of Jesus. Well, she got the
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body of Jesus in a way she did not understand
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until now. And Jesus said to her, Mary. She turned
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and said to him in Aramaic, Rabboni. which means
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teacher, Jesus said to her, do not cling to me,
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for I have not yet ascended to the Father, but
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go to my brothers and say to them, I am ascending
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to my Father and your Father, to my God and your
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God. And Mary Magdalene went and announced, proclaimed,
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screamed to the disciples, I have seen the risen
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Lord. and that he had said these things to her.
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Why the women? Because they're credible witnesses.
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Why the women? Because they are faithful witness.
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Why Mary Magdalene out of all the women? Because
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she is the true and faithful witness who proclaimed,
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I have seen the Lord. Can you be a faithful witness?
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In our society and in this country, being a woman
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is not esteemed. God esteems you. Being a woman,
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your femininity is being removed and stolen from
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you. God sees you. Why the women? Because they
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are true, credible, faithful witnesses. Can you
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be a faithful witness? Men, can you be like the
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men, faithful witnesses? Or do you have to, like
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Thomas, wait to see and stick your finger in
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his hands and put your hand in his side to believe?
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Or do you believe because he said so? Remember,
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he told you before he was crucified to go to
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Galilee and I will meet you there. Why did they
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not go? Men, be men. You lead. Why the women?
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Because they couldn't roll the stone away. Why
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the women? Because society didn't believe them
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either in their day. Why the women? Why Mary
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Magdalene? Because she's seen the Lord. Go and
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be faithful, credible witnesses. Our Lord is
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risen. He is alive. He is one. You can kill me
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and take my life. I will be with him forever.
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And there's nothing you can do about that. Because
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one day I will return with him on a white horse
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as he takes all things and restores all things.
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His restoration is complete in us. And we will
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one day be like him as he has promised. Because
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he has risen. So I want to give you a gospel.
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What's the faithful witness do? Go. into all
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the world, make disciples, baptizing them in
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the name of the Father and of the Son and of
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the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
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that I've commanded. Preach the gospel. Go into
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all the world and preach to every creature. What
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is the gospel? I will read it to you verbatim.
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First Corinthians chapter 15, verse three through
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four. For I've delivered to you as a first importance
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what I also received, that Christ died for our
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sins in accordance with the scriptures, that
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he was buried and that he raised on the third
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day in accordance with the scriptures. That's
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the gospel. All you got to tell, Jesus is risen.
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He is risen. Father, I want to thank you. that
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you are God. We are not. You are faithful. You
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are King. You are Lord. You are the risen Christ,
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the everlasting to everlasting, who was and is
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and is to come, the Almighty. Holy, holy, holy
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is the Lord Almighty. We praise you and we thank
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you. Today is the day we are reminded that you
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are the God who has given us victory. You are.
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our Sabbath rest. We praise you and thank you.
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We have to work. Our six days aren't up yet,
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but one day we will rest like you have from all
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our labor. Help us to be busy, found, laboring
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for your glory. In Jesus' name, amen.