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He Is Risen — An Easter Return of Hope · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Welcome to Have Faith, Let It Begin. This is Ariel Santana.
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  Can you believe I'm seven years old already? I'm old enough now to introduce my dad.
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  Ladies and gentlemen, your host, my dad, Angel Santana.
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  Two thousand came and the spark was lit. A testimony raw, it wouldn't quit.
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  It's mother's voice, a guiding thread.
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  Easter Sunday, he is risen, and so is your hope.
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  Good morning, everyone, and happy Easter.
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  Welcome back to Have Faith, Let It Begin. I'm Angel Santana,
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  and today we celebrate the moment that changes everything.
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  All week, we've been walking this journey together. We sat in the silence.
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  We felt the weight. We learned to surrender. We stood at the cross.
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  And on Friday, it looked like the end.
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  Hope felt gone. The story felt finished.
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  Everything seemed lost. But today, we remember something powerful.
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  Wasn't the end because today the tomb is empty.
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  In Matthew 28, verse 6, it says, He is not there.
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  He is not here. He has risen, just as he said.
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  Let that sink in for a moment.
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  He has risen. Not maybe, not someday, not eventually.
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  He has risen. That means death, didn't win.
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  That means darkness didn't win. That means the pain didn't have the final word.
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  And that same truth applies to your life.
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  Because Easter is not just about what happened back then. It's about what is
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  still happening right now.
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  Resurrection means new life. Resurrection means hope is restored.
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  Resurrection means what felt dead can live again.
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  Maybe you walked into today feeling tired. Maybe something in your life feels broken.
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  Maybe something ended and you're still trying to make sense of it.
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  Maybe your faith has felt shaken.
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  Maybe your heart has been heavy.
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  Maybe you've been waiting for something to change.
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  And today, God is reminding you that it is not the end of your story.
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  Just like the cross wasn't the end, just like the tomb didn't stay closed,
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  what feels finished in your life is not beyond God's power.
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  Because He is still in the business of bringing things back to life. Hope can rise again.
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  Joy can rise again. Peace can rise again. Faith can rise again.
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  You can rise again.
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  That's the beauty of Easter. It reminds us that even in our lowest moments,
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  God is still working towards something greater.
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  The disciples didn't understand it on Friday. They didn't see it coming.
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  They thought it was over. But Sunday changed everything. And maybe your Sunday is coming too.
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  Maybe you're going through it right now. It's not the end.
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  It's just the middle of the story. And God is still writing the ending.
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  So today, don't just celebrate the resurrection, receive it.
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  Receive the hope, receive the peace, receive the reminder that God is not done
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  with you because the same power that rolled the stone away is still at work
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  in your life today. Let's pray.
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  Lord, thank you for the gift of Easter. Thank you for your resurrection and the hope it brings.
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  Help us remember that no matter what we face, you already overcame and overcome.
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  Breathe new life into the areas of our lives that have felt or feel broken.
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  Restore hope, strengthen our faith, and remind us that our story is not over.
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  In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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  Thank you for joining me today on Half Faith Let It Begin. He is risen,
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  and because he lives, there is still hope.
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  Have a blessed Easter. May God be with you.
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  May he shine his light upon you and grant you peace on earth.
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  And remember, have faith, let it begin. Have faith.