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Jesus and the Kingdom Demands of Easter Sunday · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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So let's begin our worship by singing to God's praise from Psalm 72 in the Scottish Psalter on page 312.
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! Psalm 72 on page 312.
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It is a psalm about the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and rejoicing in Him and in the peace that He brings and in the endurance of His reign.
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We're singing at verse 1.
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O Lord, Thy judgments give the King, the Son, Thy righteousness. With rightly shall Thy people judge, Thy poor with uprightness.
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The lofty mountains shall bring forth unto the people peace. Likewise, the little hills, the same shall do by righteousness.
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And we're going to sing from verse 1 to the end of the verse marked 7, and we're singing to the tune Evan.
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So we stand to sing to God's praise.
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O Lord, Thy judgments give the King, the Son, Thy righteousness. With rightly shall Thy people judge, Thy poor with uprightness.
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The lofty mountains shall bring forth unto the people peace. Likewise, the little hills, the same shall do by righteousness.
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The people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, the people voyque, voyque, voyque, voyque, voyque, voyque, voyque, voyque, voyque, voyque, voyque, voyque voyque, voyque voyque, voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque voyque
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They shall be feared while sun and doom do last wages all.
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Like rain on moon grass he shall grow or search on earth that fall.
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The just shall flourish in his days and prosper in his reign.
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He shall while the moon endure a hundred feet maintain.
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Let's join together in prayer. Let's bow our heads in prayer.
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Almighty and most gracious God, we rejoice once more in the worship of your name.
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We rejoice in your word that we have sung together.
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We rejoice in the knowledge that your son is crowned as king.
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We rejoice in the knowledge of the peace which he has secured by his saving work.
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We rejoice in the knowledge that his kingdom knows no end, that it shall endure forever.
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We rejoice in the knowledge of the salvation that is freely offered to us in the gospel of Jesus Christ, your son.
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We rejoice in the knowledge that that gospel offers to us a pathway into your everlasting kingdom
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to be the kingdom of God, to be citizens in the kingdom of heaven,
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to have you as our father here in this world, caring as I'm watching over us
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and rejoicing in the knowledge that such care will lead us safely through this world
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amidst of all of its turmoil and uncertainty
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and will bring us at last into your everlasting kingdom.
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We give thanks to you for this day, for the Lord's day.
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We give thanks to you for the significance of this Lord's day, of this Easter Sunday.
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We give thanks to you that your son was raised by you from the dead.
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We give thanks to you for the way in which you received his finished work.
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We give thanks to you for the way in which your plans succeeded
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in his life and his death and in his resurrection.
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And we rejoice in the knowledge tonight that the glory belongs to him
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and that you have indeed crowned him with glory and with honor.
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And help us as we reflect on these things during the whole of this day.
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Help us with faith, we do pray.
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Help us so that we would not treat the story of the resurrection of your son
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like any other story.
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Save us from dismissing it when we close this day and move on to another day.
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Help us to understand the reality of the resurrection of your son
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as the great moment of the work of your redemption.
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As a great moment in which the destiny of this world has been changed
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and has been secured forever.
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And help us, O Lord God, to understand
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that on this Lord's day, like every other Lord's day,
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the gospel demands our attention.
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That it demands our faith.
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That it does demand our wholehearted commitment.
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Commitment to you as our God.
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Commitment in discipleship to follow your son.
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And commitment to serve you here in this world
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as long as we are in it.
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So bless your word to us tonight, O Lord our God.
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Instill within us that deep desire
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to respond in love to the news of the death and resurrection of your son
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and understanding its personal significance
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to be able to speak of it with joy and with gladness
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and to speak of it with love to those who are around us in life
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who, although today may be interested in the story,
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have no interest in the real meaning of it.
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So bless our hearts, we do pray in that way this evening together.
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Bless to us this whole day.
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And bless all those who came under the sound of the gospel,
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not only in our own congregation here,
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but across our island communities
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and even throughout our land on this Easter Sunday.
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We give thanks to you for every mention of the death and resurrection of your son.
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And we pray that all who heard would know something of the power with which
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you did raise your son,
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that power working in their hearts
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to bring about new life,
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to bring about new birth,
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and to bring about a new hope
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and the hope of a new and a greater and a better day.
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And so we pray that you will follow
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the message of Easter and the preaching of your word
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with the power of your Holy Spirit,
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that it may indeed bring forth fruit in the lives of all those
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who came in contact with your word today,
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and that we may truly see your kingdom coming
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and evidence of your work,
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that you are indeed building your church
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around us in our congregations,
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around us in our families and in our communities,
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that you are making your name great,
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and that you are causing people who are far from you
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to be near to you
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and to walk with you
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and to find peace and rest in you
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as their God and as their Saviour.
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I give thanks to you for all those who
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gather with us this morning.
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I pray that you will bless all of our homes
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and our families and all of our people.
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I give thanks to you for all who have gathered together here
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this evening as well for this time of worship.
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I pray that you will bless each and every heart
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before you, O Lord your God.
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From the youngest to the oldest,
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you are the God who,
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as a word for each and every one of us,
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help us to understand the gospel tonight,
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we do pray,
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and help us to hear your voice
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and your claims upon us,
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and help us to recognize
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the authority of your word
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and the authority of your voice,
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and give it to us, we pray,
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a heart that will respond
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in obedience to your call
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and your claims upon us,
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and bless every heart and life
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with their own different experiences in life,
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their burdens, their concerns,
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their anxieties,
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their joys, and their sorrows.
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We commit all to your care,
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and pray that all would know
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in the midst of whatever their experience
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and circumstance might be,
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that they would know that you are the God
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who is suited to their every need,
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who is rich in your grace,
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and who is able to supply their needs
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from your riches in glory
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by Jesus Christ,
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your Son.
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We pray for your blessing
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to be upon all of the homes
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of our congregation.
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We remember them before you this evening.
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Be with the homes
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where there are people
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who are unwell,
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people who are frail and weak,
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who are confined in their homes.
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We remember also those
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who mourn and grieve,
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and we pray your comfort for them,
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that you will be near to them,
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O Lord your God.
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Continue to remember
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Ian Faragey and his family
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in their time of grief and sorrow.
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I pray that you will bless
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and comfort them today,
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that you will near to them
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and give to them
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a sense of the hope of the gospel,
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giving them joy in their hearts
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in the midst of their loss,
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and pray that they may know
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your comforting presence
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at this time,
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O Lord your God.
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We pray for your blessing
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to be upon all the nations
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of the world today.
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We ask you, O Lord God,
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to enter in and to intervene
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and to even interrupt
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the course of the destiny
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of the people during these days,
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and the peoples of the world,
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different ways in which
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there is chaos
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and there is disorder.
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We pray you to come
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and cause your light to shine
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in people's hearts and minds,
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and especially in those
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who are leaders,
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who make important decisions
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that affect not only
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their own nations,
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but other nations as well.
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We pray you for wisdom
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and for grace
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and for light
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in all of the decisions
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that they do make,
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and pray that you will indeed
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restore order and peace
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to the lives of people
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across the world,
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and that on this Easter Sunday
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you will cause your power
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to be sent to every corner
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of this world,
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and that in the personal power
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of your Holy Spirit
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that you would work
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and bring the benefits
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of the resurrection
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of Jesus Christ
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to reach the hearts
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and lives of the people
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in every corner of this world,
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to relieve the oppressed,
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and to comfort those
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who are broken,
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and to restore order
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in communities
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and the nations of the earth.
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We pray you to have mercy,
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O Lord of God.
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We pray for your blessing
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to be upon us
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as a congregation
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of your people.
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We continue to look to you
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and to wait upon you.
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We recognize that you are
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the God whose church it is,
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and we pray for your leading
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and for your guiding.
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We pray that we would have
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that spirit of prayer
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which engages with you
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and which leaves us
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sensitive to your direction
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and to your hand upon us.
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And so we pray that you will
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bless us and provide for us
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a pastor that will be over us
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in the gospel
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along with Reverend Calamurda
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that you will bless and guide
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and lead us during these days
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and to make provision
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of the person of your choosing
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and of you preparing
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to lead this congregation
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in the ongoing service
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of the gospel
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and in the missionary work
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of the kingdom of heaven.
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So bless us, we pray,
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as we commit ourselves to you.
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Bless us, we gather later on
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for the Easter praise and quiz.
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Pray that you will bless to us
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to continue to reflect
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on the resurrection
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and on Easter.
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And pray that you will bless
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the hearts of all those
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who gather
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and help us to rejoice in you
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in all that we do
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on this Lord's Day
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and all the days of our lives
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to find our joy in you
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as the great God
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and Saviour that you are.
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So help us as we continue
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before you.
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Bless to us your word
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as we come to read it
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and to share in it
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as we continue to sing from it.
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We pray that you will give to us
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freedom and joy
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in doing so we do ask
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and keep from us
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anything that would spoil
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our attention
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and that would distract us
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in the short time
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that we are together.
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Here I pray,
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we ask unto mercy
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that we ask these things
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for Jesus' sake.
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Amen.
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We return to praise God
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this time in Psalm 34
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in Sing Psalms.
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It's on page number 40.
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Psalm 34 at verse number 15
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is on page 41.
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And we're singing
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at verse number 15.
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And we come to verse 20
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and the reference there
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to the fact that
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their bones
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shall not be broken.
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These verses are referred to
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when we read of Christ Jesus
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on the cross at Calvary.
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So once more,
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the Psalm refers to
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the Messiah,
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to the Lord Jesus
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and to his redeeming work.
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We're singing at verse 15
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down to the end of the Psalm.
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The tune is Bedford.
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The Lord,
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the Lord's eyes
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are upon the just.
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He listens to their plea.
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The wicked he rejects
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and blots
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from earth
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and their memory.
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We stand to sing
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from verse 15
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to the end of the Psalm
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to God's praise.
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The Lord's eyes
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are upon the just.
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He listens
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and blots
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from earth
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their memory.
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The righteous
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cry
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the Lord
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responds
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and frees
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them
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when
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dispressed.
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The Lord
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throws near
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the broken
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heart
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and rescues
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that he
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pressed.
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From all
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the
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davels
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of the
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just
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the Lord
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the Lord
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will set
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them free.
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The
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Lord
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protects
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His
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every bone
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and broken
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none
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will be.
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The
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wicked
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are
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dark
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condemned
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to
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death
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all
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those
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who
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hate
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the
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just.
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God
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saves
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His
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own
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they're
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not
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condemned
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for
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in
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the
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Lord
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they
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die.
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God
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to
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hear
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the
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word
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of
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God
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and
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we
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read
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from
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the
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New
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Testament
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from
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the
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gospel
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according
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to
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John
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and
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in
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chapter
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number
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20.
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John
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chapter
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20
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and
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we're
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reading
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at
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verse
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number
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19.
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John
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20
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verse
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19.
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Let
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us hear
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the
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word
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of
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God.
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On the
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evening
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of that
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day
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the
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first
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day
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of
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the
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week
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the
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doors
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being
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locked
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where
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the
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disciples
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were
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for
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fear
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of
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the
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Jews
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Jesus
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came
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and
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stood
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among
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them
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and
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said
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to
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them
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peace
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be
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with
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you
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when
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he
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had
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said
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this
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he
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showed
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them
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his
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hands
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and
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his
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side
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then
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the
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disciples
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were
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glad
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when
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they
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saw
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the
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Lord
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Jesus
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said
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to
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them
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again
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peace
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be
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with
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you
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as
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the
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father
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has
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sent
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me
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even
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so
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I
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am
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sending
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you
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and
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when
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he
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had
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said
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this
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he
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breathed
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on
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them
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and
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said
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to
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them
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receive
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the
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Holy
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Spirit
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if
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you
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forgive
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the
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sins
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of
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anyone
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they
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are
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forgiven
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if
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you
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withhold
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forgiveness
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from
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anyone
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it
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is
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withheld
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now
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Thomas
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one of
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the
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twelve
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called
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the
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twin
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was
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not
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with
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them
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when
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Jesus
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came
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so
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the
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other
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disciples
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told
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him
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we
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have
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seen
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the
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Lord
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but
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he
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eight
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days
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later
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his
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disciples
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were
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inside
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again
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and
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Thomas
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was
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with
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them
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though
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the
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doors
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were
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locked
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Jesus
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came
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and
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stood
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among
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them
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and
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said
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peace
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be
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with
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you
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then
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he
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said
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to
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Thomas
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put
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your
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finger
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here
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and
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see
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my
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hands
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and
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put
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out
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your
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hand
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and
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place
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it
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in
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my
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side
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do
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not
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disbelieve
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!
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believe!
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Thomas
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answered
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him
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my
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Lord
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and
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my
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God
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Jesus
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said
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to
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him
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have
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you
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believed
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because
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you
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have
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seen
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this
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blessed
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are
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those
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who
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have
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not
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seen
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and
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yet
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have
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believed!
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Now
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Jesus
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did
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many
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other
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signs
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in the
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presence
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of the
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disciples
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which
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are not
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written
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in this
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book
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but
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these
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are
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written
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so
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that
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you
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may
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believe
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that
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Jesus
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is
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the
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Christ
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the
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Son
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of
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God
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and
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that
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by
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believing
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you
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may
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have
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life
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in
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his
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name
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Amen
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that
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is
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the
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word
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of
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God
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we
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bless
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to
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us
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our
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reading
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from
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it
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we
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turn
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now
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to
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sing
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in
19:00
Psalm
19:00
number
19:01
118
19:01
and
19:02
we're
19:02
singing
19:03
at
19:03
verse
19:03
number
19:03
22
19:04
and
19:06
we're
19:06
on
19:06
page
19:06
399
19:08
Psalm
19:10
118
19:10
at
19:12
verse
19:12
number
19:12
22
19:13
and
19:15
in
19:16
my
19:16
view
19:16
at least
19:16
there is
19:17
the
19:17
greatest
19:17
Easter
19:18
Sunday
19:19
Psalm
19:19
that we
19:20
have
19:20
in
19:20
the
19:21
whole
19:22
of
19:22
the
19:22
Psalter
19:23
Psalm
19:23
118
19:24
and
19:24
we're
19:25
singing
19:25
from
19:25
verse
19:25
number
19:25
22
19:26
and
19:26
it's
19:26
all
19:27
really
19:27
about
19:28
what
19:28
has
19:28
happened
19:29
to
19:29
the
19:29
Lord
19:30
Jesus
19:30
and
19:31
how
19:31
God
19:31
has
19:31
reversed
19:32
the
19:33
judgment
19:33
of
19:34
men
19:34
and
19:35
has
19:35
made
19:35
his
19:36
son
19:36
the
19:37
cornerstone
19:37
that
19:39
stone
19:39
is
19:40
made
19:40
head
19:40
cornerstone
19:41
which
19:42
builders
19:42
did
19:42
despise
19:43
this
19:44
the
19:44
doing
19:44
of
19:44
the
19:45
Lord
19:45
and
19:45
wondrous
19:46
in
19:46
our
19:47
eyes
19:47
so
19:48
sing
19:48
verse
19:49
22
19:49
to
19:49
the
19:50
end
19:50
of
19:50
the
19:50
psalm
19:50
and
19:50
the
19:51
tune
19:51
is
19:51
martyrdom
19:52
!
19:53
that
19:59
stone
20:00
is
20:00
made
20:01
in
20:02
cornerstone
20:04
which
20:05
builders
20:07
did
20:08
despise
20:11
!
20:12
this
20:12
is
20:13
the
20:14
doing
20:16
of
20:17
the
20:18
Lord
20:19
and
20:20
wondrous
20:22
in
20:23
our
20:24
eyes
20:26
this
20:27
is
20:28
the
20:29
day
20:30
God
20:31
made
20:32
in
20:33
it
20:35
will
20:35
joy
20:36
triumphantly
20:38
save
20:42
now
20:43
I
20:44
pray
20:45
thee
20:46
Lord
20:47
I
20:48
pray
20:49
send
20:51
thy
20:52
prosperity
20:55
blessed
20:59
is
21:01
thee
21:02
in
21:03
God's
21:04
great
21:05
name
21:06
that
21:07
cometh
21:09
us
21:10
to
21:11
save
21:13
we
21:14
from
21:15
the
21:16
house
21:18
which
21:18
to
21:19
the
21:21
Lord
21:22
pertains
21:23
you
21:25
blessed
21:27
God
21:29
God
21:31
is
21:32
the
21:33
Lord
21:34
to
21:35
unto
21:37
us
21:38
have
21:40
made
21:41
light
21:42
to
21:43
our
21:44
eyes
21:46
bind
21:47
thee
21:48
unto
21:49
the
21:51
altars
21:53
short
21:55
with
21:56
forth
21:57
the
21:58
sacrifice
22:01
thou art
22:05
my
22:06
God
22:07
I
22:08
thee
22:09
exalt
22:11
my
22:13
God
22:14
I
22:15
will
22:16
thee
22:17
praise
22:19
give
22:20
thanks
22:22
to
22:22
God
22:24
for
22:25
he
22:26
is
22:27
good
22:28
his
22:30
mercy
22:31
lasts
22:33
always
22:35
amen
22:35
let's
22:40
turn
22:40
together
22:40
to
22:40
John
22:41
chapter
22:41
20
22:42
and we
22:43
can read
22:43
again at
22:44
verse
22:44
number
22:44
19
22:45
John
22:46
chapter
22:47
20
22:47
and at
22:48
verse
22:48
19
22:49
John
22:52
on the
22:52
evening
22:53
of
22:53
that
22:53
day
22:54
the
22:54
first
22:55
day
22:55
of
22:55
the
22:55
week
22:55
the
22:56
doors
22:56
being
22:57
locked
22:57
with
22:57
the
22:57
disciples
22:58
were
22:58
for
22:58
fear
22:59
of
22:59
the
22:59
Jews
22:59
Jesus
23:00
came
23:01
and stood
23:01
among
23:01
them
23:02
and said
23:02
to his
23:02
disciples
23:03
peace
23:04
be
23:04
with
23:05
you
23:05
and so
23:06
on down
23:07
through
23:07
the rest
23:08
of
23:08
this
23:09
chapter
23:09
now we
23:12
all love
23:12
a good
23:13
story
23:14
and some
23:16
people are
23:17
better at
23:17
telling story
23:18
than others
23:18
George
23:20
Whitefield
23:20
was
23:21
wrongly
23:22
accused
23:23
of being
23:24
a great
23:24
preacher
23:25
because he
23:25
was before
23:26
he was
23:26
converted
23:27
an actor
23:28
and he
23:29
had a
23:29
very special
23:31
poetic way
23:32
of preaching
23:32
the gospel
23:33
and people
23:34
would listen
23:35
to him
23:35
forever
23:36
but he
23:37
was able
23:37
to preach
23:38
like that
23:38
because
23:39
he
23:40
understood
23:40
the
23:40
reality
23:41
of the
23:42
truths
23:42
of the
23:43
gospel
23:43
that he
23:44
preached
23:44
and we
23:46
come to
23:46
the story
23:47
of Easter
23:47
and we
23:49
want to
23:49
make sure
23:49
as we
23:50
do so
23:50
that as
23:51
much as
23:51
we like
23:52
a good
23:52
story
23:53
we don't
23:54
simply
23:54
want to
23:54
hear a
23:55
story
23:55
we want
23:56
to understand
23:57
the reality
23:58
and the
23:59
truths
23:59
that are
24:00
in the
24:01
story
24:01
and that
24:02
are so
24:02
important
24:03
to each
24:03
and every
24:04
one of
24:04
us
24:05
and when
24:06
we reflect
24:07
on Easter
24:09
weekend
24:09
and Good
24:11
Friday
24:11
and Easter
24:12
Sunday
24:13
these are
24:14
perhaps the
24:15
defining
24:16
moments
24:17
and events
24:18
in the
24:19
kingdom of
24:19
God
24:20
that God
24:20
has worked
24:21
in a special
24:22
way on both
24:23
of these
24:24
days to
24:25
bring us
24:25
we heard
24:25
this morning
24:26
to bring
24:27
his plans
24:28
to the
24:29
point at
24:30
which the
24:31
goal has
24:32
been achieved
24:33
and God's
24:34
kingdom is
24:35
now being
24:35
built
24:36
I want
24:37
to look
24:38
at these
24:38
verses
24:38
this evening
24:39
and to
24:39
in a sense
24:40
continue
24:40
with the
24:41
theme of
24:41
the morning
24:42
that there
24:42
is a
24:42
plan
24:43
and to
24:45
remember
24:45
especially
24:46
that as
24:46
we read
24:47
through this
24:48
story and
24:49
the story in
24:49
the gospel
24:50
according to
24:51
Luke
24:51
what we do
24:52
understand
24:53
more than
24:53
anything else
24:54
that as much
24:55
as it is
24:55
great to
24:56
see things
24:57
the important
24:58
thing that
24:59
Jesus himself
25:00
reminds the
25:00
disciples in
25:01
Luke 24
25:02
the important
25:03
thing is
25:03
that we
25:04
understand
25:05
what the
25:06
Bible says
25:07
and we
25:09
understand
25:09
the
25:10
Old Testament
25:11
promises
25:12
behind the
25:13
cross on
25:14
which Jesus
25:15
died
25:15
we come to
25:16
understand
25:17
the Old
25:17
Testament
25:18
promises
25:18
that lie
25:19
behind the
25:20
resurrection
25:21
and the
25:22
power with
25:22
which Jesus
25:23
was raised
25:23
it's coming
25:24
to understand
25:25
our Bibles
25:26
and when we
25:28
come to
25:28
think of
25:29
believing what
25:30
the Bible
25:31
says
25:31
we believe
25:32
with our
25:33
minds
25:34
and we
25:34
take to
25:35
heart
25:35
what we
25:36
begin to
25:37
understand
25:38
we don't
25:39
simply
25:40
parkour
25:41
our
25:41
understanding
25:42
and our
25:43
intellect
25:43
when we
25:44
come to
25:44
receive
25:45
Jesus
25:45
and the
25:46
gospel
25:46
it's
25:47
something
25:47
that we
25:48
do
25:48
understanding
25:49
what we
25:50
are doing
25:50
and this
25:52
evening I
25:52
want us to
25:53
bear that
25:53
in mind
25:53
as we
25:54
go through
25:55
this passage
25:55
because it
25:56
highlights a
25:57
lot of
25:58
these things
25:58
and I
25:59
want to
25:59
see the
26:00
way in
26:00
which
26:00
John
26:01
in writing
26:01
and the
26:02
way with
26:02
Jesus
26:03
in interacting
26:03
addresses
26:04
the needs
26:05
of the
26:06
disciples
26:07
and
26:08
going on
26:10
to look
26:11
at these
26:11
things
26:11
we bear
26:12
in mind
26:13
and remind
26:13
ourselves
26:14
the significance
26:15
of the
26:16
resurrection
26:17
of Jesus
26:17
that it
26:18
is the
26:19
final
26:19
turning
26:20
point
26:20
in God's
26:22
plan
26:22
and from
26:22
the moment
26:23
of the
26:24
resurrection
26:24
of Jesus
26:25
that we
26:26
have a
26:26
clear
26:26
pathway
26:27
for the
26:28
first
26:28
time
26:28
from the
26:30
resurrection
26:30
to the
26:31
eternal
26:31
kingdom
26:32
of God
26:33
the way
26:34
is now
26:34
clear
26:34
sin has
26:36
been dealt
26:36
with
26:36
death
26:37
has been
26:38
overcome
26:38
and we
26:39
have this
26:40
pathway
26:40
so how
26:41
this evening
26:42
can we be
26:43
on this
26:43
pathway
26:44
and how
26:45
can we
26:45
believe
26:46
and have
26:47
faith
26:48
and ensure
26:49
that we
26:49
are going
26:50
to the
26:51
best
26:51
and the
26:51
correct
26:52
destination
26:53
so this
26:54
evening
26:54
I want
26:55
us to
26:55
think of
26:55
Jesus
26:56
and the
26:58
kingdom
26:59
demands
26:59
of Easter
27:00
Sunday
27:02
I want
27:03
to think
27:04
first of
27:04
all of
27:05
the
27:05
peace
27:05
and there
27:07
is a
27:08
moment
27:09
here in
27:10
this
27:11
passage
27:12
from
27:12
verse 19
27:13
and it's
27:14
a moment
27:15
that's
27:15
really
27:15
significant
27:16
and it's
27:18
a moment
27:18
where
27:18
Jesus
27:19
himself
27:20
on the
27:21
evening
27:21
of that
27:22
day
27:22
the first
27:23
day of
27:23
the week
27:23
the day
27:24
on which
27:24
he has
27:25
loosened
27:25
the doors
27:26
were locked
27:26
for the
27:26
disciples
27:27
were for
27:28
fear of
27:29
the Jews
27:29
now we
27:31
can understand
27:32
why they
27:32
were afraid
27:33
we can
27:34
understand
27:34
why the
27:35
door was
27:35
locked
27:36
because their
27:37
master
27:38
their lord
27:39
the person
27:39
whom they
27:40
had trusted
27:41
had been
27:41
captured by
27:42
their enemies
27:43
he had been
27:44
put to
27:44
death
27:44
and we
27:46
can understand
27:47
why they
27:47
may be
27:48
in fear
27:48
of their
27:49
own lives
27:50
and therefore
27:51
they are in
27:52
this room
27:52
and the
27:53
door is
27:54
locked
27:54
and into
27:56
that room
27:56
comes
27:58
the lord
28:00
jesus
28:01
he comes
28:02
and he
28:03
stands
28:03
in the
28:05
midst
28:05
and his
28:06
very
28:06
appearance
28:07
is the
28:08
first signal
28:08
that we
28:09
have
28:09
that something
28:10
is different
28:11
about the
28:12
lord jesus
28:13
now after
28:14
his
28:14
resurrection
28:15
and there
28:16
is that
28:17
sense in
28:17
which he
28:18
is able
28:18
to stand
28:19
in the
28:20
midst of
28:20
this people
28:21
without coming
28:22
in the
28:22
door
28:22
he is able
28:23
because of
28:24
who he
28:24
is to
28:25
stand in
28:26
their
28:26
midst
28:27
but as
28:28
he comes
28:29
to stand
28:30
in their
28:30
midst
28:30
and to
28:31
say to
28:31
them
28:32
peace
28:32
be with
28:33
you
28:33
i want us
28:34
to notice
28:34
that there
28:35
are two
28:35
particular
28:36
moments
28:37
that the
28:38
disciples
28:39
have
28:39
experienced
28:40
here
28:40
and the
28:41
first moment
28:42
is that
28:43
this is a
28:44
god moment
28:44
because as
28:46
soon as
28:47
jesus says
28:47
to them
28:48
peace
28:49
be with
28:49
you
28:50
it reminds
28:51
them
28:52
and it
28:52
should
28:52
remind us
28:53
of the
28:54
way in
28:54
which
28:54
down through
28:55
the old
28:56
testament
28:56
at particular
28:57
times
28:58
when the
28:59
angel of
28:59
the lord
29:00
god himself
29:01
appeared to
29:01
the people
29:02
of god
29:03
and they
29:04
recognized
29:05
that it
29:06
was the
29:06
angel of
29:06
lord
29:06
they were
29:07
afraid
29:08
and we
29:09
see that
29:10
happening to
29:11
to gideon
29:12
and judges
29:12
chapter 6
29:13
the angel
29:15
of the lord
29:15
spoke to
29:16
him
29:16
and he
29:17
was afraid
29:18
because he
29:20
had seen
29:20
the angel
29:21
of the lord
29:21
face to
29:22
face
29:22
it's something
29:24
that should
29:24
not happen
29:25
and somebody
29:26
live
29:26
and in that
29:28
moment
29:28
the angel
29:29
of the lord
29:30
says to him
29:30
peace be
29:31
with you
29:31
do not
29:32
fear
29:32
you shall
29:33
not die
29:34
this is
29:36
a god
29:37
moment
29:37
who has
29:39
suddenly appeared
29:40
in this room
29:41
behind locked
29:41
doors
29:42
it is
29:43
nothing
29:43
less
29:43
than the
29:44
son of
29:45
god
29:45
who has
29:46
been
29:46
raised
29:46
from the
29:47
dead
29:47
and as
29:49
soon as
29:49
he stands
29:49
before them
29:50
it is a
29:51
god moment
29:52
for them
29:52
and as we
29:55
reflect and
29:55
think of the
29:56
resurrection of
29:57
the lord
29:57
jesus
29:58
we need to
29:59
remind ourselves
30:00
that as he
30:01
does appear
30:02
to them
30:02
and as he
30:03
appears to
30:04
us here in
30:04
the gospel
30:05
this is a
30:06
god moment
30:07
it is a
30:09
simple story
30:10
of something
30:10
miraculous
30:11
it is a
30:13
moment when
30:13
they come
30:13
face to
30:14
face with
30:15
the son
30:15
of god
30:16
who is
30:16
the equal
30:16
with god
30:17
who is
30:18
god of
30:18
himself
30:19
it is
30:20
a god
30:20
moment
30:21
and along
30:23
with that
30:24
it is also
30:25
a peace
30:26
moment
30:26
or a cross
30:27
moment
30:28
because when
30:29
he
30:30
says to
30:32
them
30:32
peace
30:33
be with
30:33
you
30:34
it is a
30:35
reminder
30:35
to us
30:36
that he
30:36
is the
30:37
one
30:37
in the
30:38
words of
30:38
paul
30:38
that he
30:39
god is
30:40
making peace
30:40
through the
30:41
blood of
30:41
the cross
30:42
and so
30:44
in this
30:44
moment
30:45
when he
30:45
stands
30:46
with them
30:46
the jesus
30:48
who has
30:48
promised
30:48
them
30:49
my peace
30:49
i give
30:50
to you
30:51
not as
30:51
the world
30:52
gives to
30:52
you
30:52
here he
30:54
is
30:54
speaking
30:55
to them
30:55
of that
30:56
peace
30:57
god
30:59
has
30:59
demanded
31:00
peace
31:00
in his
31:01
relationship
31:02
with a
31:03
lost
31:03
world
31:03
god
31:05
has
31:05
demanded
31:06
he has
31:07
asked
31:07
that this
31:07
peace
31:08
be
31:08
accomplished
31:09
through the
31:09
work of
31:10
jesus christ
31:11
who goes
31:11
to calvary's
31:12
cross on
31:13
good friday
31:14
the demand
31:16
is there
31:16
there must
31:17
be the
31:18
sacrifice
31:18
there must
31:19
be the
31:19
substitute
31:20
there must
31:22
be the
31:22
death of
31:22
a son
31:23
in order
31:24
to establish
31:24
peace
31:25
and so
31:27
in this
31:27
upper room
31:28
in the midst
31:29
of all
31:29
the fears
31:30
it becomes
31:31
a cross
31:32
moment
31:32
as well
31:33
as a
31:34
god
31:34
moment
31:35
the peace
31:36
has been
31:37
secured
31:38
god's
31:40
demands
31:40
have been
31:41
met
31:41
and as
31:43
soon as
31:43
they
31:43
recognize
31:44
that jesus
31:45
is here
31:46
then it is
31:47
peace for
31:47
them
31:48
and it is
31:49
peace for
31:49
the whole
31:50
world
31:51
and we
31:53
ourselves
31:53
need to
31:54
recognize
31:54
that the
31:55
very
31:56
resurrection
31:56
of jesus
31:57
is both
31:57
of these
31:58
things for
31:58
ourselves
31:59
that
32:01
easter
32:01
sunday
32:02
has the
32:03
god
32:03
moment
32:03
and it
32:04
also has
32:05
the
32:05
cross
32:06
moment
32:07
that
32:08
lying
32:08
behind it
32:09
is the
32:10
finished
32:10
work of
32:11
the lord
32:11
jesus
32:11
on good
32:12
friday
32:13
at three
32:14
o'clock
32:14
in the
32:14
afternoon
32:15
he said
32:16
it is
32:16
finished
32:17
and peace
32:19
has been
32:19
secured
32:20
the ransom
32:21
price has
32:21
been paid
32:22
and on
32:24
easter
32:24
sunday
32:25
it is
32:26
the
32:26
declaration
32:27
that god
32:28
has accepted
32:29
the ransom
32:29
that the
32:31
demands of
32:31
justice
32:32
have been
32:32
made
32:33
and there
32:33
is peace
32:34
with a
32:34
lost
32:35
world
32:35
and
32:37
tonight
32:38
we celebrate
32:39
once more
32:39
the
32:40
resurrection
32:41
of the
32:41
lord
32:42
jesus
32:42
because
32:44
it does
32:44
speak to
32:45
us
32:45
of the
32:46
very
32:46
peace
32:46
with
32:47
god
32:47
of which
32:48
we all
32:48
have such
32:49
a great
32:49
need
32:50
and paul
32:52
in writing
32:52
to romans
32:53
and in
32:54
chapter 5
32:54
speaks of
32:55
the way
32:55
in which
32:56
being justified
32:57
by faith
32:59
we have
32:59
peace
32:59
with god
33:00
and so
33:02
because jesus
33:03
is no longer
33:03
on the cross
33:04
and no longer
33:06
living under
33:06
the shadow
33:07
of the cross
33:08
he is now
33:10
proclaiming the
33:11
peace
33:11
that he has
33:12
secured
33:13
through the
33:13
cross
33:14
and that
33:15
comes to
33:15
light
33:15
on this
33:16
great
33:17
morning
33:18
there is
33:19
peace
33:20
and tonight
33:22
we want
33:23
to experience
33:24
the reality
33:26
of that
33:26
peace
33:27
the shush
33:29
that comes
33:30
from
33:30
knowing
33:31
that we
33:32
have peace
33:32
with god
33:33
and as we
33:34
wonder at
33:35
the glory
33:36
of the lord
33:37
jesus christ
33:38
on this
33:39
resurrection
33:40
morning
33:40
on this
33:41
first day
33:41
of the
33:41
week
33:42
that the
33:43
peace
33:43
that flows
33:44
from the
33:45
fact that
33:45
he stands
33:46
with his
33:46
disciples
33:47
that peace
33:49
may descend
33:50
upon us
33:51
and we
33:52
may experience
33:52
that peace
33:54
in our
33:55
hearts
33:55
and when
33:58
these moments
33:59
become
33:59
living and
34:00
real to
34:01
them
34:01
what do you
34:02
think they
34:03
need more
34:03
than anything
34:04
what they
34:07
need more
34:08
than anything
34:08
is the
34:09
confirmation
34:10
that this
34:12
indeed is
34:13
the jesus
34:14
of nazareth
34:15
who was
34:16
crucified
34:17
on calvary's
34:17
cross
34:18
on friday
34:19
afternoon
34:20
they need
34:21
the confirmation
34:22
the evidence
34:23
that he is
34:26
one
34:26
and the
34:27
same
34:27
person
34:29
so what
34:30
did jesus
34:30
do to
34:31
drive home
34:32
the point
34:32
what did
34:33
jesus do
34:34
for them
34:34
when he
34:37
had said
34:37
this
34:38
he showed
34:39
them
34:39
his hands
34:40
and his
34:41
side
34:42
there's
34:44
the evidence
34:45
what they
34:46
were looking
34:47
for and
34:47
what they
34:48
needed
34:48
was
34:49
continuity
34:50
between
34:51
the son
34:52
of god
34:52
who came
34:53
into the
34:53
mansion
34:53
in bethlehem
34:54
who lived
34:56
his life
34:56
as a young
34:57
child
34:58
who began
34:59
his ministry
34:59
when he
34:59
was 30
35:00
who performed
35:01
a powerful
35:02
ministry
35:02
who was
35:04
captured by
35:04
his enemies
35:05
and was
35:06
crucified
35:06
there needs
35:07
to be that
35:08
continuity
35:09
the confirmation
35:10
that this
35:11
is the
35:12
same
35:12
person
35:13
that now
35:14
stands with
35:15
them
35:16
and
35:17
when he
35:19
shows them
35:20
his
35:22
hand
35:23
his hands
35:24
and his
35:24
side
35:25
we see
35:26
clearly that
35:28
there's a cross
35:29
connection
35:29
because he
35:31
was
35:31
he was
35:32
suspended
35:33
on calvary's
35:35
cross
35:35
but
35:37
significantly
35:39
he doesn't
35:41
show them
35:41
his hands
35:42
and his
35:42
feet
35:43
he shows
35:45
them
35:45
his hands
35:46
and his
35:47
side
35:48
and that
35:50
makes
35:51
this
35:52
makes a
35:53
Christ
35:53
connection
35:54
with the
35:55
way in which
35:56
he shows
35:57
them the
35:57
evidence
35:58
why is the
35:59
side
36:00
important
36:00
because
36:02
there were
36:02
three
36:03
crucified
36:03
together
36:04
and when
36:06
the time
36:06
came to
36:07
make sure
36:07
that they
36:08
were dead
36:08
before the
36:09
Sabbath day
36:10
and the
36:11
soldiers
36:12
went to
36:12
break their
36:13
legs
36:14
to make
36:15
sure that
36:15
they would
36:15
die before
36:16
the day
36:17
was out
36:17
they found
36:18
that Jesus
36:20
was already
36:22
dead
36:22
there were
36:24
two criminals
36:25
with broken
36:25
legs
36:26
there was
36:27
one saviour
36:28
with a
36:28
pierced
36:29
side
36:29
so that
36:31
it would
36:31
be fulfilled
36:31
what he
36:32
sang in
36:33
Psalm 34
36:33
that a
36:34
bone of
36:35
him
36:35
would not
36:37
be broken
36:38
it's
36:39
convincing
36:40
it drives
36:42
home the
36:42
point
36:43
it brings
36:44
the peace
36:45
to be
36:45
full of
36:46
meaning
36:46
for them
36:47
personally
36:47
it's the
36:48
restoration
36:49
of the
36:49
relationship
36:50
with the
36:50
Lord Jesus
36:51
and because
36:52
of that
36:53
when he
36:54
showed them
36:55
his hands
36:56
and his
36:56
side
36:57
the
36:59
disciples
36:59
were glad
37:00
when they
37:01
saw the
37:02
Lord
37:03
it seems
37:05
to be
37:06
the case
37:07
that that's
37:08
what clenched
37:09
everything
37:09
for the
37:10
disciples
37:10
when they
37:12
were sure
37:13
of the
37:15
evidence
37:15
and sure
37:16
of the
37:17
continuity
37:18
between the
37:18
cross
37:18
and that
37:19
moment
37:19
then they
37:21
were glad
37:22
and sometimes
37:23
we're glad
37:24
over certain
37:25
things and
37:25
perhaps glad
37:26
things didn't
37:27
happen and
37:27
glad things
37:28
did happen
37:29
but this
37:30
gladness
37:31
goes deeper
37:32
than that
37:32
it's the
37:33
gladness
37:34
that we
37:34
hear of
37:35
in the
37:36
Psalms
37:37
so often
37:37
in the
37:37
Old Testament
37:38
and in
37:38
other parts
37:38
of the
37:39
Old Testament
37:39
it's the
37:40
gladness
37:41
that's
37:41
connected
37:41
to
37:42
understanding
37:43
that God
37:44
is
37:44
accomplishing
37:45
his word
37:46
and fulfilling
37:46
his promises
37:47
with regard
37:48
to everlasting
37:50
and eternal
37:50
salvation
37:51
what is the
37:53
gladness
37:54
why are they
37:55
glad
37:55
it's because
37:57
they recognize
37:58
this moment
38:00
they recognize
38:01
the plan
38:02
of God
38:02
the purpose
38:03
of God
38:04
and know
38:05
they have
38:05
the peace
38:05
of God
38:06
through the
38:07
Lord Jesus
38:08
Christ
38:09
they are
38:10
glad
38:11
they have
38:12
joy
38:13
and they
38:14
rejoice
38:15
and tonight
38:17
that's where
38:18
God wants
38:18
to bring us
38:19
on this
38:20
Easter Sunday
38:22
to bring us
38:23
through the
38:24
story
38:25
to bring us
38:26
through these
38:27
moments
38:27
and to come
38:29
to the place
38:30
where we are
38:31
convinced in
38:32
our hearts
38:33
that it is
38:35
the Jesus
38:35
who died
38:36
who is alive
38:37
that he has
38:37
secured peace
38:38
and to find
38:40
in our hearts
38:41
that joy
38:43
the joy
38:45
that Simeon
38:46
had when he
38:47
held the
38:47
child Jesus
38:48
in his arms
38:49
he saw
38:50
God's
38:51
salvation
38:52
it's that
38:53
deep seated
38:54
joy
38:55
which reaches
38:56
our innermost
38:57
being
38:58
and which
38:59
gives to us
39:00
to sing
39:01
the song
39:02
of God's
39:03
deliverance
39:04
the peace
39:06
do we sense
39:08
that peace
39:09
on this
39:10
Easter Sunday
39:11
do we sense
39:12
that joy
39:13
the unspeakable
39:16
joy that
39:16
comes from
39:17
from discovering
39:18
that the
39:20
resurrected
39:20
Lord
39:21
is our
39:22
Lord
39:22
and is
39:23
our
39:23
Savior
39:24
and he
39:25
has
39:25
established
39:26
our
39:26
peace
39:27
with God
39:27
and given
39:28
to us
39:29
that new
39:30
relationship
39:31
with him
39:32
and so we
39:33
have
39:33
the peace
39:36
the demand
39:38
for peace
39:38
it's God's
39:39
demand
39:40
that there
39:40
must be
39:41
peace
39:41
and the
39:43
demand is
39:43
fully met
39:44
and there is
39:46
peace for all
39:47
those who
39:48
hear the
39:49
good news
39:49
and to
39:50
receive it
39:51
with
39:51
gladness
39:52
secondly
39:55
we see
39:56
there is
39:57
participation
39:58
in verse
40:01
number
40:01
21
40:02
we read
40:03
Jesus said
40:04
to them
40:04
again
40:04
peace
40:05
be with
40:05
you
40:06
as the
40:07
father
40:07
has sent
40:07
me
40:08
even
40:09
so
40:09
I am
40:09
sending
40:10
you
40:11
there is
40:14
a work
40:15
to be
40:15
done
40:16
there is
40:18
there has
40:19
to be
40:19
continuity
40:20
in the
40:20
work
40:21
continuity
40:22
and his
40:23
passion
40:23
was important
40:24
here is the
40:25
same
40:25
Jesus
40:25
but Jesus
40:27
now
40:27
reminds them
40:28
that his
40:30
work is
40:30
going to
40:31
continue
40:31
through
40:32
them
40:32
and
40:33
as
40:34
the
40:35
father
40:35
hath sent
40:36
me
40:37
it's
40:39
God
40:39
the
40:39
father
40:39
sending
40:40
the
40:40
son
40:40
with
40:41
the
40:41
emphasis
40:42
on
40:42
the
40:42
authority
40:43
of
40:43
the
40:43
father
40:43
to
40:44
send
40:44
the
40:45
son
40:45
out
40:45
into
40:45
the
40:46
world
40:46
and
40:47
to
40:47
connect
40:48
this
40:48
lost
40:49
world
40:49
with
40:50
the
40:50
father
40:51
who
40:51
sends
40:51
and
40:52
to
40:52
do
40:52
that
40:52
through
40:53
the
40:53
work
40:54
of
40:54
the
40:55
one
40:55
who
40:55
is
40:55
sent
40:56
he
40:57
is
40:57
sent
40:57
on
40:57
a
40:58
mission
40:58
with
40:59
the
40:59
authority
40:59
of
41:00
God
41:00
and
41:01
so
41:01
he
41:01
has
41:01
finished
41:02
his
41:02
work
41:03
and
41:04
just
41:04
like
41:05
that
41:05
Jesus
41:06
now
41:07
telling
41:07
them
41:07
even
41:09
so
41:10
I
41:10
am
41:10
sending
41:11
you
41:12
and
41:15
although
41:15
we
41:15
don't
41:15
want
41:16
to
41:16
go
41:16
into
41:16
the
41:17
differences
41:18
in
41:18
this
41:19
verse
41:19
there
41:21
are
41:21
two
41:21
verbs
41:22
used
41:22
for
41:22
the
41:22
sending
41:23
and
41:24
the
41:24
first
41:24
verb
41:24
that
41:25
speaks
41:25
of
41:26
the
41:26
father
41:26
sending
41:27
the
41:27
Lord
41:27
Jesus
41:28
the
41:28
emphasis
41:29
is
41:29
on
41:30
authority
41:31
the
41:32
second
41:33
verb
41:33
even
41:34
so
41:34
I
41:35
am
41:35
sending
41:35
you
41:36
the
41:36
emphasis
41:37
is
41:37
on
41:37
participation
41:39
it's
41:40
joining
41:41
in the
41:41
same
41:41
work
41:42
it's
41:43
becoming
41:43
part
41:43
of
41:44
the
41:44
whole
41:44
and
41:46
as
41:46
surely
41:46
as
41:47
Jesus
41:48
was
41:48
conscious
41:48
in
41:49
every
41:49
step
41:49
that
41:49
he
41:50
took
41:50
of
41:51
the
41:51
fact
41:51
that
41:52
he
41:52
was
41:52
here
41:52
to
41:52
serve
41:53
the
41:53
father
41:53
to
41:54
do
41:54
the
41:55
will
41:55
of
41:55
the
41:55
father
41:55
and
41:57
always
41:57
delighting
41:58
in
41:58
doing
41:58
so
41:58
knowing
42:00
that
42:00
he
42:00
was
42:00
the
42:00
saint
42:01
!
42:01
one
42:01
so
42:02
now
42:02
Jesus
42:02
wants
42:03
them
42:03
to
42:03
understand
42:04
that
42:05
he
42:05
is
42:05
sending
42:07
them
42:08
they
42:11
are to
42:12
participate
42:14
in the
42:15
same
42:15
mission
42:15
and in
42:17
the same
42:17
work
42:18
and of
42:20
course it is
42:20
true
42:21
that a
42:23
work has
42:23
been
42:24
finished
42:24
on
42:26
Good
42:26
Friday
42:26
it is
42:28
true that
42:28
the evidence
42:29
of that
42:29
is that
42:30
Jesus
42:30
rose on
42:31
Easter
42:32
Sunday
42:32
that
42:33
work
42:33
has
42:33
been
42:33
finished
42:34
but
42:36
the
42:36
mission
42:37
of
42:37
God
42:37
has
42:37
not
42:37
yet
42:38
been
42:38
concluded
42:39
there is
42:41
a work
42:41
to be
42:41
done
42:42
in
42:42
serving
42:43
God
42:43
and
42:44
continuing
42:44
the
42:44
mission
42:45
of
42:45
God
42:45
in
42:46
reconciling
42:47
the
42:47
world
42:47
to
42:47
himself
42:48
and
42:50
they
42:50
are
42:51
not
42:51
to
42:51
stay
42:53
in
42:53
that
42:53
upper
42:53
room
42:54
in
42:55
the
42:55
confines
42:56
of
42:56
it
42:56
and
42:57
in
42:57
the
42:57
comfort
42:57
of
42:57
it
42:58
and
42:58
with
42:59
the
42:59
presence
42:59
of
42:59
Jesus
42:59
in
43:00
it
43:00
they
43:00
are
43:00
not
43:01
going
43:01
to
43:01
stay
43:01
there
43:02
and
43:02
enjoy
43:03
that
43:03
moment
43:04
precious
43:05
as
43:05
it
43:05
is
43:06
instead
43:07
of
43:08
doing
43:08
that
43:08
Jesus
43:10
is
43:11
sending
43:11
them
43:12
out
43:13
into
43:13
the
43:13
world
43:14
and
43:15
John
43:15
speaks
43:16
in
43:16
chapter
43:17
10
43:18
about
43:18
Jesus
43:18
himself
43:19
being
43:19
set
43:20
apart
43:20
and
43:20
sent
43:21
by
43:21
the
43:21
father
43:22
and
43:23
so
43:23
here
43:24
is
43:24
Jesus
43:24
setting
43:25
them
43:25
apart
43:26
and
43:27
sending
43:27
them
43:28
out
43:28
as
43:29
we
43:29
see
43:29
in
43:29
Acts
43:30
chapter
43:30
1
43:30
and
43:30
through
43:30
the
43:31
book
43:31
of
43:31
Acts
43:31
sending
43:32
them
43:33
out
43:33
to
43:33
continue
43:34
the
43:34
ministry
43:35
of
43:35
the
43:35
gospel
43:35
and
43:36
the
43:36
mission
43:36
of
43:36
God
43:37
and
43:37
to
43:37
ensure
43:38
that
43:38
this
43:38
good
43:38
news
43:39
spreads
43:40
forth
43:40
out
43:40
into
43:41
the
43:41
world
43:41
in
43:42
which
43:42
they
43:42
are
43:43
living
43:43
participation
43:46
God
43:49
wants
43:50
to
43:50
remind
43:51
us
43:52
all
43:52
this
43:52
evening
43:53
that
43:55
our
43:55
enjoyment
43:56
of
43:56
salvation
43:57
is
43:59
actually
44:00
experienced
44:01
in
44:02
our
44:02
obedience
44:03
to
44:03
his
44:03
command
44:04
to
44:05
serve
44:05
him
44:06
in
44:06
the
44:06
gospel
45:36
service
45:37
as we
45:38
follow
45:38
the
45:39
Lord
45:39
Jesus
45:39
as
45:40
our
45:40
master
45:41
we
45:42
are to
45:42
show
45:43
forth
45:43
what
45:44
he
45:45
has
45:45
done
45:45
we
45:46
are
45:46
to be
45:46
his
45:47
servants
45:49
and
45:51
so
45:52
we
45:52
come once
45:53
more to
45:54
the sense
45:55
of the
45:55
demands
45:56
of the
45:58
kingdom
45:58
on
46:00
Easter
46:00
Sunday
46:01
here
46:02
is
46:02
the
46:03
command
46:04
the
46:04
demand
46:04
from
46:05
Jesus
46:06
to
46:06
you
46:06
and
46:07
to
46:07
me
46:07
the
46:09
disciples
46:09
were
46:10
told
46:10
you'll
46:10
be
46:10
witness
46:11
to
46:11
me
46:11
in
46:11
Jerusalem
46:11
and
46:12
to
46:12
the
46:12
very
46:12
ends
46:13
of
46:13
the
46:13
earth
46:13
well
46:17
tonight
46:17
the
46:18
disciples
46:19
are not
46:19
here
46:20
tonight
46:22
you are
46:23
here
46:23
and I
46:24
am
46:24
here
46:24
and
46:26
there
46:26
is
46:26
a
46:27
work
46:27
that
46:27
continues
46:28
and
46:31
because
46:31
of
46:31
the
46:31
urgency
46:32
of
46:33
the
46:34
salvation
46:34
of
46:34
those
46:35
who
46:35
have
46:35
not
46:36
yet
46:36
found
46:36
the
46:37
peace
46:37
is
46:39
there
46:39
not
46:39
an
46:40
urgency
46:40
to
46:42
unfold
46:43
our
46:43
hands
46:44
and
46:44
to
46:44
begin
46:45
to
46:46
serve
46:46
and
46:48
to
46:48
ensure
46:48
that
46:50
we
46:50
are
46:50
walking
46:51
this
46:51
world
46:51
delighting
46:53
in
46:53
the
46:53
will
46:53
of
46:53
God
46:54
which
46:55
is
46:55
directing
46:55
us
46:56
to
46:56
serve
46:57
others
46:57
as
46:57
Jesus
46:58
served
46:58
us
46:59
and
46:59
served
46:59
the
46:59
world
46:59
in
47:00
which
47:00
he
47:00
lived
47:01
participation
47:03
it's
47:06
the
47:06
demand
47:06
of
47:06
the
47:07
Lord
47:07
Jesus
47:07
it's
47:09
for
47:09
all
47:09
of
47:09
us
47:09
tonight
47:10
that
47:11
we
47:12
receive
47:14
of
47:14
the
47:14
peace
47:14
that
47:16
we
47:16
share
47:16
the
47:17
peace
47:17
and
47:18
that
47:18
we
47:18
take
47:19
delight
47:19
in
47:20
serving
47:21
the
47:21
Lord
47:21
Jesus
47:22
because
47:23
he
47:24
came
47:25
to
47:25
serve
47:25
and
47:26
to
47:26
give
47:26
his
47:26
life
47:27
a ransom
47:27
for
47:28
many
47:28
and
47:31
the
47:31
moment
47:32
that
47:33
the
47:33
word
47:33
of
47:34
God
47:34
reminds
47:35
you
47:35
and
47:35
to
47:36
me
47:36
of
47:36
our
47:37
need
47:37
to
47:37
serve
47:38
the
47:40
first
47:41
objection
47:41
so often
47:42
is
47:42
I
47:43
cannot
47:43
do
47:44
that
47:44
I'm
47:47
not
47:47
able
47:47
to
47:47
do
47:48
that
47:48
I
47:48
don't
47:48
have
47:48
the
47:49
gifts
47:49
I
47:49
don't
47:49
have
47:49
the
47:50
talents
47:50
to
47:50
do
47:50
that
47:50
well
47:53
in
47:53
the
47:54
call
47:54
of
47:54
Jesus
47:55
in
47:57
him
47:57
sending
47:58
his
47:58
disciples
47:59
and
48:01
in
48:01
recognizing
48:01
their
48:02
demand
48:03
for
48:03
ability
48:04
and
48:04
power
48:04
to
48:05
do
48:05
so
48:05
addresses
48:06
that
48:07
very
48:07
demand
48:07
before
48:08
they
48:08
are
48:08
able
48:09
even
48:09
to
48:09
respond
48:10
and
48:11
how
48:11
does
48:11
he
48:11
do
48:12
that
48:12
when
48:16
he
48:16
had
48:16
said
48:16
this
48:17
he
48:17
breathed
48:17
on
48:17
them
48:18
and
48:18
said
48:19
to
48:19
them
48:19
receive
48:20
the
48:22
Holy
48:22
Spirit
48:23
there
48:25
is
48:26
a
48:26
new
48:27
creation
48:27
there
48:28
is
48:28
a
48:28
new
48:28
work
48:29
and
48:29
there
48:30
is
48:30
a
48:30
promise
48:30
being
48:31
fulfilled
48:32
and
48:33
Jesus
48:33
throughout
48:34
his
48:34
conversation
48:35
with
48:35
the
48:36
disciples
48:36
in
48:36
chapters
48:37
14
48:38
to
48:38
16
48:39
reminds
48:40
him
48:41
repeatedly
48:41
that
48:42
it
48:42
is
48:42
to
48:43
their
48:43
advantage
48:43
that
48:44
he
48:44
goes
48:44
because
48:46
if
48:46
he
48:46
doesn't
48:47
go
48:47
the
48:48
helper
48:48
the
48:49
Holy
48:49
Spirit
48:49
will
48:50
not
48:50
come
48:50
but
48:52
if
48:52
he
48:52
does
48:52
go
48:52
he
48:53
will
48:53
send
48:53
him
48:54
here
48:55
is
48:55
the
48:56
power
48:56
the
48:57
enabler
48:57
the
48:58
guide
48:59
the
48:59
help
48:59
the
49:00
one
49:00
is
49:00
going
49:00
to
49:00
give
49:01
them
49:01
strength
49:01
in
49:02
their
49:02
every
49:02
time
49:02
of
49:03
need
49:03
and
49:03
more
49:04
especially
49:04
the
49:07
power
49:07
to
49:09
make
49:09
their
49:09
witness
49:10
effective
49:11
and
49:13
when
49:13
I
49:13
read
49:14
John
49:14
chapter
49:14
16
49:15
that's
49:16
exactly
49:17
what
49:18
Jesus
49:18
promises
49:19
I
49:20
will
49:20
send
49:21
the
49:21
helper
49:21
he
49:23
will
49:23
convict
49:24
the
49:24
world
49:24
of
49:25
sin
49:26
and
49:26
of
49:26
righteousness
49:26
and
49:27
of
49:27
judgment
49:27
the
49:28
sin
49:28
that
49:28
they
49:29
don't
49:29
believe
49:29
in
49:29
me
49:29
of
49:31
righteousness
49:32
because
49:32
I
49:32
go to
49:32
the
49:33
father
49:33
of
49:34
judgment
49:34
because
49:35
the
49:36
prince
49:36
of
49:36
this
49:36
world
49:36
the
49:37
ruler
49:37
of
49:37
this
49:37
world
49:37
is
49:37
judged
49:39
There's
49:39
a
49:39
complete
49:40
gospel
49:40
message
49:41
that
49:42
is
49:43
entrusted
49:43
to
49:43
them
49:44
and
49:45
the
49:45
success
49:45
of
49:46
that
49:46
gospel
49:46
is
49:47
dependent
49:47
not
49:48
upon
49:48
them
49:48
but
49:49
on
49:49
the
49:49
power
49:50
of
49:50
the
49:50
Holy
49:50
Spirit
49:51
that
49:51
comes
49:52
to
49:52
dwell
49:52
in
49:52
their
49:52
hearts
49:53
and
49:55
Jesus
49:55
in
49:55
that
49:55
very
49:56
context
49:56
said
49:56
to
49:57
them
49:57
he
49:59
is
50:00
with
50:00
you
50:00
in
50:00
me
50:01
and
50:02
he
50:02
shall
50:02
be
50:03
in
50:03
you
50:03
and
50:04
he
50:04
breathes
50:05
upon
50:05
them
50:06
in a
50:07
kind
50:07
of
50:07
precursor
50:09
of
50:09
what
50:09
happens
50:10
in
50:10
Acts
50:10
number
50:10
two
50:11
receive
50:13
the
50:14
Holy
50:14
Spirit
50:15
there
50:18
are
50:19
no
50:19
excuses
50:20
God
50:23
is
50:23
with
50:23
them
50:23
his
50:25
demand
50:26
on
50:26
them
50:26
is
50:26
that
50:27
they
50:27
serve
50:28
him
50:28
their
50:29
demand
50:30
for
50:30
power
50:31
and
50:31
their
50:32
complaint
50:33
that they
50:33
cannot
50:34
do so
50:34
has
50:35
been
50:35
answered
50:35
by
50:36
him
50:36
because
50:36
he
50:37
gives
50:37
them
50:37
the
50:38
power
50:38
for
50:38
success
50:39
and
50:43
surely
50:44
this
50:44
evening
50:44
that's
50:46
an
50:46
encouragement
50:47
to
50:47
us
50:48
our
50:49
words
50:50
can
50:52
feel
50:52
to be
50:53
so
50:53
empty
50:53
and
50:54
meaningless
50:54
our
50:56
messages
50:56
of the
50:57
gospel
50:57
can
50:57
feel
50:58
the
50:58
same
50:58
and
51:00
day
51:01
after
51:01
day
51:02
and
51:03
month
51:03
after
51:03
month
51:04
and
51:04
year
51:05
after
51:05
year
51:05
we
51:07
speak
51:07
the
51:07
gospel
51:08
in
51:09
our
51:09
church
51:10
service
51:10
we
51:10
speak
51:11
the
51:11
gospel
51:11
in
51:12
our
51:12
families
51:12
amongst
51:13
our
51:14
friends
51:14
and
51:14
amongst
51:15
our
51:16
colleagues
51:16
and
51:16
those
51:17
who
51:18
share
51:18
life
51:18
with
51:18
us
51:19
and
51:20
we
51:20
see
51:21
so
51:22
little
51:22
success
51:24
but
51:26
the
51:27
encouragement
51:27
is here
51:28
that it
51:30
is
51:30
God
51:31
that does
51:31
the
51:32
work
51:32
that
51:33
he
51:33
works
51:34
through
51:34
your
51:34
service
51:35
and
51:35
mine
51:36
to
51:37
build
51:37
his
51:38
kingdom
51:38
and
51:40
our
51:40
sense
51:41
of
51:41
inability
51:42
and
51:42
weakness
51:43
is
51:44
not a
51:45
reason
51:45
for us
51:46
not to
51:47
serve
51:47
but it
51:49
is
51:50
a
51:50
pointer
51:51
for us
51:51
to
51:52
think
51:52
of
51:52
the
51:52
power
51:53
that
51:53
dwells
51:54
within
51:54
us
51:55
which
51:55
Christ
51:56
has
51:57
given
51:57
to
51:57
us
51:57
in
51:58
the
51:58
power
51:58
of
51:58
his
51:58
Holy
51:59
Spirit
51:59
so
52:00
that
52:00
with
52:01
his
52:02
power
52:02
we
52:03
are
52:03
able
52:04
to
52:04
serve
52:05
him
52:05
the
52:06
Jesus
52:07
who
52:07
served
52:08
his
52:08
father
52:08
with
52:09
the
52:09
same
52:09
power
52:10
and
52:10
with
52:11
the
52:11
same
52:12
devotion
52:12
is
52:13
calling
52:14
you
52:14
and I
52:14
this
52:15
evening
52:15
to
52:16
follow
52:16
in
52:17
his
52:17
footsteps
52:17
to
52:18
continue
52:19
the
52:20
work
52:20
that
52:21
he
52:21
had
52:21
begun
52:22
and
52:26
are
52:26
you
52:26
tonight
52:27
willing
52:28
to
52:28
hear
52:29
his
52:29
demand
52:30
are
52:32
you
52:32
willing
52:32
to
52:32
respond
52:33
in
52:34
faith
52:35
and
52:35
in
52:35
love
52:35
because
52:36
of
52:36
what
52:37
he
52:37
has
52:37
done
52:37
for
52:38
you
52:38
are
52:39
you
52:39
willing
52:40
to
52:40
trust
52:40
in
52:42
the
52:42
power
52:42
of
52:42
his
52:42
Holy
52:43
Spirit
52:43
that
52:45
works
52:45
only
52:45
when
52:46
you
52:46
are
52:46
serving
52:47
and
52:48
not
52:49
before
52:49
the
52:50
success
52:51
comes
52:51
in
52:52
the
52:52
moment
52:53
of
52:53
our
52:53
obedience
52:54
in
52:54
doing
52:55
the
52:55
things
52:55
that
52:55
God
52:57
and
52:57
the
52:57
Lord
52:57
Jesus
52:57
commands
52:58
us
52:59
to
52:59
do
52:59
participation
53:01
the
53:02
demands
53:03
of
53:03
the
53:03
kingdom
53:04
it's
53:05
for
53:05
you
53:06
it's
53:06
for
53:06
me
53:06
it's
53:07
for
53:07
all
53:08
of
53:08
us
53:08
who
53:09
are
53:10
disciples
53:10
of
53:11
the
53:12
Lord
53:12
Jesus
53:12
so
53:16
there is
53:16
peace
53:16
there is
53:17
participation
53:18
and
53:20
finally
53:21
there is
53:21
persuasion
53:23
and
53:26
there is
53:26
somebody
53:27
absent
53:27
from
53:29
this
53:29
group
53:30
and
53:32
when
53:32
we
53:32
are
53:33
absent
53:33
from
53:33
anything
53:34
so
53:35
often
53:36
we
53:36
have
53:36
missed
53:37
opportunities
53:37
and
53:40
when
53:40
this
53:40
group
53:41
of
53:41
disciples
53:41
met
53:42
on
53:42
this
53:42
first
53:43
Lord's
53:44
day
53:44
this
53:45
first
53:45
day
53:46
of
53:46
the
53:46
week
53:46
Thomas
53:47
was
53:48
not
53:48
with
53:49
them
53:50
he
53:51
was
53:52
absent
53:53
and
53:54
because
53:55
he
53:55
was
53:55
absent
53:55
he
53:56
missed
53:56
out
53:57
on
53:57
what
53:58
they
53:58
had
53:58
experienced
53:59
he
54:00
had
54:01
absented
54:03
himself
54:04
and
54:06
the
54:06
Bible
54:07
doesn't
54:07
tell us
54:07
why he
54:08
did
54:08
so
54:09
but
54:10
the
54:10
Bible
54:11
gives
54:11
us
54:11
some
54:12
kind
54:12
of
54:13
overview
54:13
of
54:14
the
54:14
kind
54:14
of
54:14
person
54:15
Thomas
54:15
was
54:16
he
54:18
was
54:18
kind
54:18
of
54:19
tenacious
54:20
in the
54:20
sense
54:21
that
54:21
he
54:21
wanted
54:22
when
54:22
Lazarus
54:23
was
54:25
dead
54:25
let us
54:26
go and
54:26
die
54:26
with
54:27
him
54:27
there's
54:27
that
54:27
kind
54:28
of
54:28
tenacity
54:28
about
54:29
him
54:29
and
54:29
about
54:29
his
54:30
faith
54:30
but
54:33
he
54:33
was
54:34
also
54:34
a
54:34
realist
54:35
and
54:36
he
54:37
was
54:37
also
54:37
somebody
54:38
who
54:38
wanted
54:39
to
54:39
have
54:39
evidence
54:40
before
54:40
he
54:41
believed
54:41
we
54:42
don't
54:42
know
54:43
where
54:43
you
54:43
are
54:43
going
54:43
he
54:44
says
54:44
to
54:44
the
54:44
Lord
54:44
Jesus
54:45
so
54:45
how
54:45
can
54:46
we
54:46
know
54:46
the
54:46
way
54:46
he
54:48
had
54:48
desires
54:49
he
54:50
was
54:50
tenacious
54:51
he
54:51
was
54:52
inquisitive
54:52
but
54:54
he
54:54
was
54:55
perhaps
54:56
also
54:56
a
54:57
pessimist
54:58
and
55:00
that
55:00
left
55:00
him
55:00
that
55:01
he
55:01
was
55:01
not
55:01
with
55:02
the
55:03
other
55:03
disciples
55:04
and
55:07
perhaps
55:08
that
55:09
description
55:09
of
55:10
Thomas
55:10
this
55:10
evening
55:11
describes
55:12
you
55:13
in
55:13
its
55:13
detail
55:14
having
55:16
desires
55:17
for
55:17
the
55:17
Lord
55:17
Jesus
55:18
being
55:20
tenacious
55:21
in some
55:21
ways
55:22
and
55:22
showing
55:23
that
55:23
and
55:24
in
55:24
being
55:25
part
55:25
of
55:26
the
55:26
work
55:27
and
55:27
the
55:27
kingdom
55:27
of
55:28
the
55:28
Lord
55:28
Jesus
55:28
in
55:28
the
55:29
world
55:29
realizing
55:32
that
55:33
you need
55:34
more
55:34
before
55:34
you are
55:35
to
55:35
believe
55:35
but
55:37
yet
55:37
being
55:38
inquisitive
55:39
about
55:39
the
55:39
very
55:39
things
55:40
that
55:40
God
55:41
has
55:41
spoken
55:41
and
55:42
decided
55:43
to
55:43
understand
55:44
these
55:44
important
55:45
truths
55:46
Thomas
55:48
was
55:49
not
55:50
with
55:50
them
55:50
and
55:53
perhaps
55:53
because
55:54
you're
55:55
like
55:55
Thomas
55:55
perhaps
55:57
you have
55:57
missed
55:57
opportunities
55:58
and
56:00
we know
56:00
that
56:00
God
56:01
is
56:01
sovereign
56:02
and
56:04
that
56:04
his
56:04
plan
56:05
is
56:05
outworked
56:06
but
56:06
nevertheless
56:07
at
56:07
a
56:07
human
56:08
level
56:08
there
56:09
are
56:10
places
56:10
that
56:10
you
56:10
and
56:10
I
56:11
should
56:11
have
56:11
been
56:11
in
56:12
and
56:12
we
56:12
weren't
56:13
there
56:13
and
56:14
we
56:14
missed
56:14
opportunities
56:15
and
56:17
tonight
56:17
you may
56:17
have
56:17
missed
56:18
opportunities
56:18
because
56:19
of
56:21
your
56:21
Thomas
56:22
like
56:22
kind
56:22
of
56:22
character
56:23
and
56:24
because
56:25
you
56:25
refused
56:26
and
56:26
you're
56:26
looking
56:27
for
56:27
something
56:27
more
56:28
so
56:30
they
56:30
told
56:30
him
56:30
the
56:30
story
56:31
they
56:32
were
56:32
he
56:33
was
56:33
the
56:33
first
56:33
person
56:34
that
56:34
they
56:34
served
56:38
they
56:39
begin
56:39
this
56:39
work
56:40
by
56:40
telling
56:40
Thomas
56:41
what
56:42
they
56:43
had
56:43
seen
56:44
themselves
56:45
and
56:46
I
56:46
wonder
56:47
then
56:47
if
56:47
he
56:47
realized
56:48
that
56:49
he
56:49
had
56:50
missed
56:50
an
56:50
opportunity
56:51
I
56:52
wonder
56:52
then
56:53
if
56:53
he
56:53
regretted
56:54
that
56:54
he
56:54
wasn't
56:54
with
56:55
them
56:55
that
56:56
instead
56:57
he
56:57
had
56:57
chosen
56:58
to
56:58
be
56:59
alone
56:59
but
57:01
when
57:01
he
57:01
hears
57:02
the
57:02
news
57:02
he
57:03
makes
57:03
his
57:03
own
57:04
demand
57:04
and
57:06
he
57:06
demands
57:07
in
57:07
verse
57:08
number
57:08
25
57:09
unless
57:12
I
57:12
see
57:12
his
57:12
hands
57:13
the
57:13
mark
57:13
of
57:14
the
57:14
nails
57:14
and
57:15
place
57:15
my
57:15
finger
57:15
into
57:16
the
57:16
mark
57:16
of
57:16
the
57:16
nails
57:16
and
57:17
place
57:17
my
57:18
hand
57:18
into
57:18
his
57:18
side
57:19
I
57:19
will
57:19
never
57:20
believe
57:21
there
57:23
is
57:23
total
57:23
resistance
57:25
unless
57:25
his
57:26
demands
57:26
are
57:27
made
57:27
and
57:29
we
57:29
may
57:29
think
57:29
that
57:30
that's
57:30
being
57:30
unrealistic
57:31
and
57:32
we
57:32
may
57:32
think
57:32
that
57:33
that
57:33
proves
57:33
Thomas
57:34
is
57:34
a
57:34
doubter
57:35
my
57:37
view
57:37
is
57:37
that
57:38
that's
57:38
not
57:38
the
57:38
case
57:39
my
57:40
view
57:40
is
57:40
that
57:41
he
57:41
is
57:41
asking
57:41
for
57:42
the
57:42
very
57:42
things
57:42
that
57:43
they
57:43
saw
57:43
he
57:44
had
57:44
missed
57:44
the
57:44
opportunity
57:45
he
57:45
wasn't
57:46
there
57:46
but
57:48
he
57:48
wants
57:48
to
57:48
see
57:48
the
57:49
same
57:49
evidence
57:50
the
57:52
same
57:52
marks
57:52
he
57:54
wants
57:54
to
57:54
see
57:54
them
57:54
physically
57:55
and
57:55
to
57:55
touch
57:56
them
57:56
physically
57:56
and
57:57
unless
57:58
he
57:58
sees
57:59
that
57:59
he
58:00
will
58:01
never
58:01
ever
58:01
believe
58:03
it's
58:04
a
58:04
double
58:04
negative
58:05
in
58:05
the
58:05
Greek
58:06
language
58:06
and
58:07
that's
58:07
an
58:08
emphatic
58:09
no
58:09
I
58:09
will
58:10
never
58:10
believe
58:11
and
58:13
maybe
58:13
tonight
58:14
you
58:14
yourself
58:15
may
58:15
have
58:16
placed
58:16
conditions
58:17
before
58:17
God
58:18
and
58:20
no
58:20
matter
58:20
how
58:20
much
58:21
you
58:21
feel
58:22
moved
58:22
under
58:23
the
58:23
gospel
58:23
towards
58:25
faith
58:25
in the
58:25
Lord
58:26
Jesus
58:26
you
58:27
are
58:27
stopping
58:28
short
58:28
of
58:28
coming
58:29
to
58:29
that
58:29
faith
58:29
because
58:30
you
58:30
have
58:31
placed
58:31
demands
58:32
before
58:33
God
58:33
and
58:36
if
58:36
these
58:37
demands
58:37
are
58:37
realistic
58:38
and
58:39
if
58:39
they're
58:39
correct
58:40
to
58:40
make
58:40
because
58:41
we're
58:42
not
58:43
expected
58:44
to
58:44
believe
58:45
in
58:45
what
58:45
we
58:45
don't
58:46
understand
58:47
but
58:49
we
58:49
may
58:50
make
58:50
demands
58:50
that
58:51
are
58:51
not
58:51
realistic
58:52
and
58:53
that
58:53
are
58:53
an
58:54
expression
58:54
of
58:54
our
58:54
belief
58:55
and
58:56
for
58:56
unbelief
58:57
and
58:58
therefore
58:58
refuse
58:59
!
58:59
to
59:00
believe
59:00
he
59:02
makes
59:02
his
59:03
demands
59:04
and
59:07
Jesus
59:07
responds
59:08
to
59:09
these
59:09
very
59:09
demands
59:10
and
59:11
eight
59:12
days
59:12
later
59:12
that's
59:14
the
59:14
second
59:14
Lord's
59:15
day
59:15
in the
59:16
county
59:16
of the
59:16
Jews
59:16
so
59:16
he
59:17
appears
59:17
on the
59:18
first
59:18
Lord's
59:18
day
59:19
and
59:19
then
59:19
the
59:19
next
59:20
Lord's
59:20
day
59:20
he
59:20
appears
59:21
to
59:21
them
59:21
again
59:21
same
59:22
conditions
59:22
peace
59:23
and
59:24
then
59:24
he
59:24
said
59:24
to
59:24
Thomas
59:25
put
59:26
your
59:26
finger
59:27
here
59:27
and
59:27
see
59:27
my
59:28
hands
59:28
and
59:29
put
59:29
out
59:29
your
59:29
hand
59:29
and
59:30
place
59:30
it
59:30
in
59:30
my
59:30
side
59:31
do
59:31
not
59:32
disbelieve
59:33
but
59:34
believe
59:35
Jesus
59:36
is
59:38
giving
59:38
him
59:38
exactly
59:39
what
59:39
he
59:39
asked
59:40
for
59:40
but
59:42
it
59:42
is
59:42
accompanied
59:43
by
59:43
a
59:43
rebuke
59:44
and
59:46
the
59:46
rebuke
59:47
is
59:47
something
59:47
that
59:48
I
59:48
want
59:48
us
59:49
to
59:49
think
59:49
about
59:49
as
59:49
we
59:50
come
59:50
to
59:50
a
59:50
close
59:51
and
59:53
the
59:53
picture
59:53
that
59:53
we
59:54
have
59:54
in
59:54
the
59:54
words
59:54
of
59:55
Jesus
59:55
when
59:55
he
59:55
says
59:55
to
59:56
him
59:56
do
59:56
not
59:57
disbelieve
59:57
!
59:57
believe
59:58
it
59:59
gives
59:59
us
1:00:00
the
1:00:00
image
1:00:00
of
1:00:01
a
1:00:01
pathway
1:00:01
and
1:00:03
the
1:00:04
pathway
1:00:04
begins
1:00:05
at the
1:00:05
passion
1:00:06
of the
1:00:06
Lord
1:00:06
Jesus
1:00:07
and
1:00:08
it
1:00:09
ends
1:00:10
at the
1:00:11
place
1:00:11
of
1:00:11
unbelief
1:00:12
and
1:00:14
because
1:00:14
of the
1:00:15
words
1:00:15
of the
1:00:15
Lord
1:00:16
Jesus
1:00:16
here
1:00:16
to
1:00:16
Thomas
1:00:17
Thomas
1:00:18
is
1:00:18
already
1:00:19
on that
1:00:20
journey
1:00:20
away
1:00:21
from
1:00:22
the
1:00:22
Lord
1:00:22
Jesus
1:00:22
away
1:00:23
into
1:00:24
the
1:00:24
place
1:00:24
of
1:00:24
unbelief
1:00:25
it's
1:00:27
a
1:00:28
pathway
1:00:28
that
1:00:29
we
1:00:29
can
1:00:30
so
1:00:30
easily
1:00:30
step
1:00:31
onto
1:00:32
and
1:00:33
once
1:00:33
we
1:00:33
step
1:00:34
onto
1:00:34
it
1:00:34
so
1:00:35
easy
1:00:35
to
1:00:35
come
1:00:35
off
1:00:36
it
1:00:36
and
1:00:37
Jesus
1:00:38
in that
1:00:38
sense
1:00:38
is
1:00:39
saying
1:00:39
don't
1:00:40
carry
1:00:40
on
1:00:41
on
1:00:41
this
1:00:41
pathway
1:00:41
to
1:00:42
unbelief
1:00:42
instead
1:00:45
believe
1:00:48
be
1:00:49
persuaded
1:00:49
and
1:00:51
accept
1:00:51
the
1:00:52
truth
1:00:52
about
1:00:52
me
1:00:53
the
1:00:53
risen
1:00:53
resurrected
1:00:54
Lord
1:00:55
and
1:00:58
there
1:00:58
Thomas
1:00:59
looks
1:01:00
and
1:01:01
makes
1:01:01
that
1:01:01
great
1:01:02
confession
1:01:02
my
1:01:03
Lord
1:01:03
and
1:01:03
my
1:01:04
God
1:01:05
he
1:01:07
recognizes
1:01:07
immediately
1:01:08
that this
1:01:09
is a
1:01:09
God
1:01:10
moment
1:01:10
he
1:01:11
recognizes
1:01:11
immediately
1:01:12
that this
1:01:12
is the
1:01:13
savior
1:01:14
of the
1:01:14
world
1:01:14
that he
1:01:15
is the
1:01:16
covenant
1:01:16
king
1:01:17
of Israel
1:01:18
who has
1:01:19
come to
1:01:19
give himself
1:01:20
and who
1:01:21
has
1:01:21
redeemed
1:01:22
his people
1:01:22
and is
1:01:23
now
1:01:23
beginning
1:01:24
this new
1:01:24
exodus
1:01:25
in their
1:01:25
lives
1:01:25
he
1:01:26
recognizes
1:01:26
exactly
1:01:27
who
1:01:28
Jesus
1:01:29
is
1:01:30
and I
1:01:33
wonder
1:01:33
tonight
1:01:34
if you're
1:01:36
on that
1:01:37
pathway
1:01:37
that you
1:01:40
have come
1:01:40
close
1:01:41
to Jesus
1:01:42
and
1:01:44
failed
1:01:44
to
1:01:45
believe
1:01:45
and
1:01:47
because
1:01:48
of that
1:01:48
failure
1:01:49
and because
1:01:50
of your
1:01:50
wrong
1:01:51
demands
1:01:51
that you're
1:01:54
on this
1:01:54
trajectory
1:01:55
away
1:01:56
from
1:01:57
that
1:01:58
person
1:01:58
whom you
1:01:59
need
1:01:59
more than
1:02:00
anyone
1:02:00
else
1:02:01
the
1:02:02
pathway
1:02:03
to
1:02:04
unbelief
1:02:05
tonight
1:02:07
God
1:02:07
is
1:02:08
calling
1:02:08
you
1:02:09
back
1:02:09
from
1:02:09
that
1:02:09
pathway
1:02:10
he
1:02:11
is
1:02:11
rescuing
1:02:13
you
1:02:13
from
1:02:13
going
1:02:13
in
1:02:14
that
1:02:14
direction
1:02:14
and by
1:02:15
his
1:02:16
response
1:02:16
to
1:02:16
Thomas
1:02:17
he
1:02:18
the
1:02:18
experience
1:02:19
of Thomas
1:02:20
has
1:02:20
caused
1:02:21
the Lord
1:02:21
Jesus
1:02:22
to think
1:02:23
of you
1:02:23
and to
1:02:24
think
1:02:24
of me
1:02:25
to think
1:02:26
of the
1:02:26
church
1:02:26
beyond
1:02:27
the time
1:02:27
of Thomas
1:02:28
and the
1:02:28
disciples
1:02:29
and that's
1:02:32
why he
1:02:32
says
1:02:32
have you
1:02:34
believed
1:02:34
because
1:02:35
you
1:02:35
have
1:02:35
seen
1:02:35
me
1:02:35
blessed
1:02:36
are
1:02:37
those
1:02:37
who
1:02:37
have
1:02:37
not
1:02:38
seen
1:02:38
and
1:02:39
yet
1:02:39
have
1:02:39
believed
1:02:41
we
1:02:42
tonight
1:02:42
are not
1:02:44
going to
1:02:44
see
1:02:44
the hands
1:02:46
or the
1:02:46
side
1:02:46
of the
1:02:47
Lord
1:02:47
Jesus
1:02:47
but we
1:02:49
have
1:02:50
the
1:02:50
confirmation
1:02:51
of the
1:02:52
Bible
1:02:53
of the
1:02:53
word
1:02:53
of God
1:02:54
and
1:02:56
Jesus
1:02:56
spoke
1:02:57
to the
1:02:57
disciples
1:02:58
on
1:02:58
the road
1:02:59
to
1:02:59
Emmaus
1:03:00
and he
1:03:00
made
1:03:00
that
1:03:00
quite
1:03:01
clear
1:03:01
should
1:03:02
not
1:03:02
the
1:03:02
scripture
1:03:03
be
1:03:03
fulfilled
1:03:04
and from
1:03:06
Moses
1:03:06
down
1:03:06
through
1:03:07
the
1:03:07
Old
1:03:07
Testament
1:03:07
he
1:03:08
showed
1:03:09
them
1:03:09
the
1:03:09
truths
1:03:10
concerning
1:03:10
himself
1:03:11
and
1:03:13
tonight
1:03:14
Jesus
1:03:16
wants
1:03:16
to
1:03:17
encourage
1:03:17
you
1:03:18
to
1:03:19
believe
1:03:20
in
1:03:20
his
1:03:20
word
1:03:21
it
1:03:22
is
1:03:23
the
1:03:23
sure
1:03:23
word
1:03:23
the
1:03:24
certain
1:03:24
word
1:03:24
of
1:03:24
God
1:03:25
the
1:03:25
promises
1:03:26
of
1:03:26
God
1:03:26
no
1:03:28
vision
1:03:28
will
1:03:29
come
1:03:29
to
1:03:29
save
1:03:29
you
1:03:30
the
1:03:31
truths
1:03:32
of
1:03:32
the
1:03:32
gospel
1:03:33
are
1:03:34
the
1:03:34
place
1:03:35
where
1:03:35
you
1:03:36
need
1:03:36
to
1:03:36
place
1:03:36
your
1:03:37
faith
1:03:37
to
1:03:38
find
1:03:38
your
1:03:39
security
1:03:39
and
1:03:40
to
1:03:41
have
1:03:42
the
1:03:43
experience
1:03:43
that
1:03:43
Paul
1:03:44
speaks
1:03:44
of
1:03:44
in
1:03:45
Romans
1:03:45
10
1:03:45
that
1:03:45
if
1:03:46
you
1:03:46
confess
1:03:47
with
1:03:47
your
1:03:47
mouth
1:03:47
the
1:03:47
Lord
1:03:48
Jesus
1:03:48
and
1:03:49
if
1:03:49
you
1:03:49
believe
1:03:49
in
1:03:49
your
1:03:50
heart
1:03:50
that
1:03:50
God
1:03:51
raised
1:03:51
him
1:03:51
from
1:03:51
the
1:03:51
dead
1:03:51
you
1:03:52
shall
1:03:52
be
1:03:53
saved
1:03:53
you
1:03:54
won't
1:03:55
see
1:03:55
the
1:03:55
evidence
1:03:55
that
1:03:56
Thomas
1:03:56
saw
1:03:57
but
1:03:58
you
1:03:58
have
1:03:58
the
1:03:59
truth
1:03:59
you
1:04:00
have
1:04:00
the
1:04:00
promise
1:04:00
of
1:04:00
the
1:04:00
Lord
1:04:01
Jesus
1:04:01
and
1:04:02
tonight
1:04:02
you
1:04:02
are
1:04:03
blessed
1:04:03
if
1:04:04
you
1:04:04
believe
1:04:05
highly
1:04:05
favored
1:04:06
to
1:04:07
be
1:04:08
envied
1:04:08
more
1:04:08
than
1:04:08
anyone
1:04:09
else
1:04:09
in
1:04:09
the
1:04:09
world
1:04:09
if
1:04:11
you
1:04:11
believe
1:04:11
the
1:04:11
truths
1:04:12
of
1:04:12
the
1:04:12
gospel
1:04:12
and
1:04:13
Jesus
1:04:14
Christ
1:04:14
is
1:04:14
your
1:04:15
Savior
1:04:15
and
1:04:16
may
1:04:16
God
1:04:17
help
1:04:17
us
1:04:17
to
1:04:17
think
1:04:18
of
1:04:18
the
1:04:18
peace
1:04:19
of
1:04:19
God
1:04:19
to
1:04:20
wrestle
1:04:21
with
1:04:21
the
1:04:21
importance
1:04:22
of
1:04:22
our
1:04:22
participation
1:04:23
in
1:04:23
the
1:04:24
work
1:04:24
of
1:04:24
the
1:04:24
kingdom
1:04:24
of
1:04:25
God
1:04:25
and
1:04:26
to
1:04:26
be
1:04:26
persuaded
1:04:27
at
1:04:27
last
1:04:28
to
1:04:29
believe
1:04:29
in
1:04:30
the
1:04:30
name
1:04:30
of
1:04:31
the
1:04:31
Lord
1:04:31
Jesus
1:04:31
that
1:04:32
he
1:04:32
has
1:04:32
been
1:04:33
raised
1:04:33
from
1:04:33
the
1:04:33
dead
1:04:33
and
1:04:34
so
1:04:34
that
1:04:34
we
1:04:34
might
1:04:35
also
1:04:36
be
1:04:36
saved
1:04:37
may
1:04:37
God
1:04:37
bless
1:04:37
his
1:04:37
word
1:04:37
to
1:04:37
us
1:04:37
let
1:04:38
us
1:04:38
pray
1:04:38
most
1:04:40
gracious
1:04:40
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1:04:40
we
1:04:40
bow
1:04:41
before
1:04:41
you
1:04:41
thankful
1:04:42
to
1:04:42
you
1:04:43
for
1:04:43
your
1:04:43
word
1:04:44
that
1:04:45
it
1:04:45
is
1:04:45
the
1:04:49
is
1:04:49
powerful
1:04:50
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1:04:51
it
1:04:51
is
1:04:51
full
1:04:51
of
1:04:51
all
1:04:52
that
1:04:52
we
1:04:52
need
1:04:52
for
1:04:53
our
1:04:53
salvation
1:04:54
and
1:04:55
help
1:04:55
us
1:04:55
oh
1:04:55
Lord
1:04:55
to
1:04:56
receive
1:04:56
it
1:04:56
as
1:04:57
we
1:04:57
hear
1:04:57
it
1:04:58
help
1:04:58
us
1:04:58
with
1:04:59
faith
1:04:59
in
1:04:59
our
1:04:59
hearts
1:05:00
to
1:05:00
believe
1:05:01
your
1:05:01
promises
1:05:02
to
1:05:02
accept
1:05:03
the
1:05:03
offer
1:05:03
of
1:05:04
salvation
1:05:04
and
1:05:05
to
1:05:05
know
1:05:05
your
1:05:06
son
1:05:06
as
1:05:06
our
1:05:07
saviour
1:05:07
as
1:05:07
we
1:05:08
journey
1:05:08
on
1:05:08
through
1:05:09
life
1:05:09
and
1:05:10
to
1:05:10
know
1:05:10
what
1:05:10
it
1:05:10
is
1:05:10
to
1:05:11
find
1:05:11
our
1:05:11
joy
1:05:11
and
1:05:12
our
1:05:12
gladness
1:05:12
in
1:05:13
you
1:05:13
and
1:05:19
the
1:05:20
paths
1:05:20
that
1:05:20
lead
1:05:20
at
1:05:20
last
1:05:21
to
1:05:21
everlasting
1:05:22
life
1:05:22
so
1:05:23
hear
1:05:23
of
1:05:23
prayer
1:05:23
and
1:05:23
accept
1:05:24
us
1:05:24
for
1:05:24
Jesus
1:05:25
sake
1:05:25
Amen
1:05:26
the
1:05:31
closing
1:05:31
psalm is
1:05:32
psalm number
1:05:32
22
1:05:33
in
1:05:33
Sing
1:05:34
Psalms
1:05:35
and
1:05:37
we're
1:05:37
singing
1:05:38
at
1:05:38
verse
1:05:38
number
1:05:39
22
1:05:39
and
1:05:40
it's
1:05:40
on
1:05:41
page
1:05:41
27
1:05:42
and
1:05:44
we know
1:05:45
of course
1:05:45
that this
1:05:45
psalm is
1:05:46
a psalm
1:05:47
about
1:05:47
the
1:05:47
Messiah
1:05:48
it's
1:05:48
a psalm
1:05:48
about
1:05:48
the
1:05:48
cross
1:05:49
and
1:05:49
the
1:05:49
suffering
1:05:49
of
1:05:50
the
1:05:50
Lord
1:05:51
Jesus
1:05:51
on
1:05:51
the
1:05:51
cross
1:05:52
we're
1:05:52
singing
1:05:52
from
1:05:53
verse
1:05:53
22
1:05:53
which
1:05:55
speaks
1:05:55
of
1:05:56
the
1:05:56
message
1:05:57
to
1:05:57
his
1:05:58
brothers
1:05:58
now
1:05:59
to
1:06:00
my
1:06:00
brothers
1:06:00
I'll
1:06:00
declare
1:06:01
the
1:06:02
praises
1:06:02
of
1:06:02
your
1:06:02
glorious
1:06:03
name
1:06:03
within
1:06:04
their
1:06:04
gathering
1:06:04
I
1:06:05
will
1:06:05
stand
1:06:05
and
1:06:06
you
1:06:06
renown
1:06:07
I
1:06:07
will
1:06:07
proclaim
1:06:08
from
1:06:09
verse
1:06:09
22
1:06:09
to
1:06:10
verse
1:06:10
25
1:06:10
and
1:06:11
the
1:06:11
tune
1:06:11
is
1:06:11
Warrington
1:06:12
now to
1:06:19
my
1:06:20
brother
1:06:21
shall
1:06:22
declare
1:06:23
the
1:06:25
praises
1:06:26
of
1:06:28
your
1:06:28
glory
1:06:29
name
1:06:31
within
1:06:33
their
1:06:34
gathering
1:06:35
I
1:06:37
will
1:06:37
stand
1:06:39
and
1:06:40
your
1:06:41
renown
1:06:43
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1:06:43
will
1:06:45
proclaim
1:06:46
praise
1:06:49
him
1:06:49
all
1:06:50
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1:06:51
that
1:06:52
fear
1:06:53
the
1:06:54
Lord
1:06:55
give
1:06:56
honour
1:06:57
to
1:06:59
him
1:07:00
Jacob
1:07:01
praise
1:07:03
all
1:07:05
Israel's
1:07:06
children
1:07:07
worship
1:07:09
and
1:07:12
down
1:07:13
to
1:07:14
love
1:07:15
before
1:07:16
his
1:07:18
face
1:07:20
he
1:07:21
has
1:07:22
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1:07:22
scorned
1:07:24
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1:07:24
suffering
1:07:27
which
1:07:29
on
1:07:30
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1:07:30
afflicted
1:07:33
one
1:07:34
mislead
1:07:36
he
1:07:37
did
1:07:38
not
1:07:38
hide
1:07:40
his
1:07:40
face
1:07:42
from
1:07:42
men
1:07:43
but
1:07:45
listen
1:07:46
to
1:07:47
his
1:07:49
cry
1:07:50
for
1:07:51
aid
1:07:53
you
1:07:54
are
1:07:55
the
1:07:56
theme
1:07:57
of
1:07:58
all
1:07:59
my
1:08:00
praise
1:08:01
within
1:08:02
the
1:08:04
great
1:08:05
assembly
1:08:06
Lord
1:08:09
before
1:08:10
for
1:08:11
all
1:08:12
those
1:08:13
who
1:08:14
fear
1:08:15
your
1:08:16
name
1:08:17
I
1:08:18
will
1:08:19
fulfill
1:08:21
my
1:08:22
solemn
1:08:24
word
1:08:25
now
1:08:28
the
1:08:28
benediction
1:08:28
I'll go
1:08:28
to the
1:08:29
main
1:08:29
door
1:08:29
the
1:08:31
grace
1:08:31
of the
1:08:31
Lord
1:08:32
Jesus
1:08:32
Christ
1:08:32
the
1:08:33
love
1:08:33
of
1:08:33
God
1:08:34
the
1:08:34
Father
1:08:34
and
1:08:34
the
1:08:34
fellowship
1:08:35
of
1:08:35
the
1:08:35
holy
1:08:35
God
1:08:36
God