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Good Friday: Understanding the Ultimate Gift of Love · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Good morning, and welcome to a very special edition of Have Faith, Let It Begin.
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  Today is Good Friday, April 18th, 2025.
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  Good Friday, also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday,
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  Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord is a solemn Christian
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  holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
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  It is observed during the Holy Week as part of the tritium is what they call it.
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  Now, the interesting thing about Good Friday is that many of us remember the
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  sacrifice as we believe that Jesus'
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  death on the cross was a sacrificial act offering atonement for our sins of humanity.
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  Good Friday is a time for reflection on the knowing of the cost of sin and the
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  profound love that God has demonstrated through Jesus' sacrifice.
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  You think about the word good, the term Good Friday is not meant to imply that
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  the day was pleasant or positive in nature.
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  Instead, it signifies the day as a holy day, marking significant event in Christian history.
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  So, what happened on Good Friday? On the day we now commemorate as Good Friday,
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  Jesus was falsely accused, betrayed, beaten, whipped, mocked, and executed.
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  The death on the cross, which is also known as the crucifixion,
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  was a slow and particularly cruel and painful form of Roman execution, actually.
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  Almost said extension, but it was an execution. So on this day,
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  we pretty much prepare ourselves to reflect and think about why Jesus's death is also called Easter.
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  On Sunday, when we celebrate his resurrection,
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  Easter is called Easter because Christian celebration of Jesus' resurrection
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  due to the complex mix of historical and linguistic factors.
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  While it's possible the name Easter has some connection to an Anglo-Saxon goddess named Easter.
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  And associated with the spring, the more likely explanation is that it evolved
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  from Christian terms referring to, referencing, I should say,
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  not referring, white week.
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  I think they also known it as hemodomita.
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  I got to look that up again.
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  And the white robes worn by newly Baptist individuals, baptized, I should say.
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  So the name pacha
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  which is used in many other languages and
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  translates to passover also highlights the closed connection between easter
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  and the jewish passover as jesus death and resurrection occurred during that
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  week so easter that's what we're talking about and that is where we're going
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  to begin today's message.
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  Have faith, let it begin. Holy, holy week, good Friday, and preparing for Easter starts now.
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  Have faith, let it begin. When it starts right now.
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  Welcome to Have Faith. Let it begin. Here's your host, Angel Santana.
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  Ariel, can you say have faith let it begin let it begin let it begin no no no okay,
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  Hi, Noah. Noah!
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  Happy birthday, Noah! She danced on the amazing. She just put this man through. No!
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  No! this little light of mine i'm gonna let it sound This little light of mine,
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  I'm going to let it shine.
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  This little light of rain, I'm going to let it shine. Let it shine.
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  Let it shine. Let it shine. Yeah!
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  Daddy, I'm so excited! But I have one question. What's your question?
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  I'm going to be a pastor or a minister.
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  Good question. I don't know, but it is all in God's hands.
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  Good morning! You're listening to Have Faith Love Again, and it starts right now.
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  Heavenly Father, on this day we honor you and we thank you.
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  So here is a Good Friday prayer.
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  Lord Jesus, as I see you outstretched arm.
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  On the cross, we receive your arms of love, embracing, equipping, and empowering me.
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  I receive your arms enveloping me, forgiving me, healing me.
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  So today, we open ourselves to your transformation of love. We are changed because of you.
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  Music.
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  We know that you love us and you believe in us and we thank you lord for all
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  that you have done for us so today we remember how your son died on the cross
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  he died for us he suffered,
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  he suffered betrayal humiliation mockery from our our sake of course he was
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  beaten wounded for our sins.
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  He was crowned with thorns and crucified so that we may be saved.
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  Our hearts are heavy as we remember this suffering that he did.
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  Though we mourn today, we find comfort in the hope that his death and resurrection brought us to,
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  hope and understanding and faith and praise. Because he died,
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  we have the gift of eternal life. because he overcame death,
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  we know we are more than conquerors.
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  Thank you, Heavenly Father, for this ultimate demonstration of love.
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  Thank you for the gift of eternal life.
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  Thank you for forgiveness of our sins through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
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  Music.
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  We pray this unto you. It's a good Friday prayer.
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  And we end today's special edition with a Have Faith, Let It Begin prayer.
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  As we lift up each and every one of you, we wish you and your families a very safe, happy Easter.
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  Although we remember his death on the cross today, we will praise and say hallelujah
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  because Sunday he has risen.
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  Have faith, let it begin.
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  Music.