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Navigating Hope Amidst Galactic Empires: A Homily for Star Wars Day - The Homily · Systematic Geekology

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  Foreign.
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  Thank
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  you
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  for
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  engaging
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  with
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  the
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  homily
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  by
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  Pastor
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  Chill
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  Will
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  from
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  Chapel
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  Hill.
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  I
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  hope
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  this
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  message
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  encourages
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  you,
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  challenges
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  you
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  and
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  moves
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  you
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  to
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  go
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  deeper
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  in
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  your
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  faith
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  and
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  enrich
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  how
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  you
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  love
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  God
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  and
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  love
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  your
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  neighbor
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  in
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  your
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  day
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  to
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  day
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  life.
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  Just
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  a
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  reminder.
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  Like
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  the
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  scriptures
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  and
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  Gospels
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  themselves,
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  this
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  homily
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  was
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  written
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  for
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  a
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  particular
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  community
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  in
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  a
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  particular
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  context,
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  time
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  in
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  history.
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  And
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  yet,
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  like
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  our
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  sacred
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  texts,
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  I
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  hope
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  that
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  these
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  words
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  hold
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  timeless
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  truths
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  about
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  God's
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  unconditional
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  love
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  and
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  grace.
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  We
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  hope
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  these
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  words
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  speak
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  to
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  you
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  in
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  a
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  meaningful
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  way.
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  The
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  Holy
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  Gospel
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  According
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  to
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  John
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  after
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  he
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  appeared
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  to
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  his
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  followers
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  in
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  Jerusalem,
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  Jesus
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  showed
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  himself
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  again
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  to
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  the
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  disciples
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  by
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  the
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  Sea
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  of
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  Tiberias.
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  And
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  he
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  showed
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  himself
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  in
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  this
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  way.
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  Gathered
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  there
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  together
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  was
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  Simon
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  Peter,
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  Thomas
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  called
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  the
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  twin
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  Nathanael
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  of
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  Cana
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  in
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  Galilee,
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  the
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  sons
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  of
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  Zebedee,
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  two
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  others
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  of
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  his
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  disciples.
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  Simon
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  Peter
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  said
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  to
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  them,
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  I
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  am
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  going
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  fishing.
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  They
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  said
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  to
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  him,
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  we
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  will
• 1:38
  go
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  with
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  you.
• 1:39
  They
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  went
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  out
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  and
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  got
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  into
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  the
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  boat,
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  but
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  that
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  night
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  they
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  caught
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  nothing.
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  Just
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  after
• 1:44
  daybreak,
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  Jesus
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  stood
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  on
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  the
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  beach.
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  But
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  the
• 1:47
  disciples
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  did
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  not
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  know
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  that
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  it
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  was
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  Jesus.
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  Jesus
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  said
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  to
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  them,
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  children,
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  you
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  have
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  no
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  fish,
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  have
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  you?
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  They
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  answered,
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  no.
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  He
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  said
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  to
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  them,
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  cast
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  the
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  net
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  on
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  the
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  right
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  side
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  of
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  the
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  boat
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  and
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  you
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  will
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  find
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  some.
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  So
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  they
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  cast
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  it,
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  and
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  now
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  they
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  were
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  not
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  able
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  to
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  haul
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  it
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  in
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  because
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  there
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  were
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  so
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  many
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  fish.
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  The
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  disciple
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  whom
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  Jesus
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  loved
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  said
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  to
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  Peter,
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  it
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  is
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  the
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  Lord.
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  Simon
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  Peter
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  heard
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  that
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  it
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  was
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  the
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  Lord.
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  He
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  put
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  on
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  some
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  clothes,
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  for
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  he
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  was
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  naked,
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  and
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  jumped
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  into
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  the
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  boat,
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  jumped
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  into
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  the
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  sea.
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  But
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  the
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  other
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  disciples
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  came
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  in
• 2:23
  the
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  boat
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  dragging
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  the
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  net
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  full
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  of
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  fish,
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  for
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  they
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  were
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  not
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  far
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  from
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  the
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  land,
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  only
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  about
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  100
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  yards
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  off.
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  When
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  they
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  had
• 2:31
  gone
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  ashore,
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  they
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  saw
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  a
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  charcoal
• 2:33
  fire
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  there
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  with
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  fish
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  on
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  it
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  and
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  bread.
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  Jesus
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  said
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  to
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  them,
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  bring
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  some
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  of
• 2:38
  the
• 2:38
  fish
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  that
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  you
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  just
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  caught.
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  Simon
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  Peter
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  went
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  aboard
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  and
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  hauled
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  the
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  net
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  ashore
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  full
• 2:45
  of
• 2:45
  large
• 2:45
  fish,
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  153
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  of
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  them.
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  And
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  though
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  there
• 2:49
  were
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  so
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  many,
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  the
• 2:50
  net
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  was
• 2:51
  not
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  torn.
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  Jesus
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  said
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  to
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  them,
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  come
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  and
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  have
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  breakfast
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  now.
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  None
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  of
• 2:56
  the
• 2:57
  disciples
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  dared
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  to
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  ask,
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  who
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  are
• 2:59
  you?
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  Because
• 2:59
  they
• 2:59
  knew
• 2:59
  it
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  was
• 3:00
  the
• 3:00
  Lord.
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  Jesus
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  came
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  and
• 3:02
  took
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  the
• 3:03
  bread
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  and
• 3:03
  gave
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  it
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  to
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  them
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  and
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  did
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  the
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  same
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  with
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  the
• 3:05
  fish.
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  This
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  was
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  now
• 3:07
  the
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  third
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  time
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  that
• 3:08
  Jesus
• 3:09
  appeared
• 3:09
  to
• 3:09
  the
• 3:09
  disciples
• 3:10
  after
• 3:10
  he
• 3:11
  was
• 3:11
  raised
• 3:11
  from
• 3:11
  the
• 3:11
  dead.
• 3:13
  When
• 3:13
  they
• 3:13
  had
• 3:13
  finished
• 3:14
  breakfast,
• 3:15
  he
• 3:15
  said
• 3:15
  to
• 3:15
  Simon
• 3:16
  Peter,
• 3:17
  simon,
• 3:17
  son
• 3:18
  of
• 3:18
  John,
• 3:18
  do
• 3:19
  you
• 3:19
  love
• 3:19
  me
• 3:19
  more
• 3:20
  than
• 3:20
  these?
• 3:21
  Said
• 3:22
  to
• 3:22
  him,
• 3:22
  yes,
• 3:23
  Lord,
• 3:23
  you
• 3:23
  know
• 3:24
  that
• 3:24
  I
• 3:24
  love
• 3:24
  you.
• 3:25
  Jesus
• 3:26
  said
• 3:26
  to
• 3:26
  him,
• 3:26
  feed
• 3:27
  my
• 3:27
  lambs.
• 3:28
  The
• 3:28
  second
• 3:29
  time,
• 3:29
  he
• 3:29
  said
• 3:29
  to
• 3:29
  him,
• 3:29
  simon,
• 3:30
  son
• 3:30
  of
• 3:30
  John,
• 3:30
  do
• 3:30
  you
• 3:30
  love
• 3:31
  me?
• 3:32
  He
• 3:32
  said
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  him,
• 3:32
  yes,
• 3:33
  Lord,
• 3:33
  you
• 3:34
  know
• 3:34
  that
• 3:35
  I
• 3:35
  love
• 3:35
  you.
• 3:36
  Jesus
• 3:37
  said
• 3:37
  to
• 3:37
  him,
• 3:37
  tend
• 3:38
  my
• 3:38
  sheep.
• 3:39
  Said
• 3:40
  to
• 3:40
  him
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  third
• 3:41
  time,
• 3:41
  simon,
• 3:41
  son
• 3:42
  of
• 3:42
  John,
• 3:42
  do
• 3:42
  you
• 3:42
  love
• 3:42
  me?
• 3:43
  Peter
• 3:44
  felt
• 3:44
  hurt
• 3:44
  because
• 3:45
  he
• 3:45
  said
• 3:46
  to
• 3:46
  him
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  third
• 3:46
  time,
• 3:47
  do
• 3:47
  you
• 3:47
  love
• 3:47
  me?
• 3:47
  And
• 3:48
  he
• 3:48
  said
• 3:48
  to
• 3:48
  him,
• 3:48
  lord,
• 3:49
  you
• 3:49
  know
• 3:50
  everything.
• 3:51
  You
• 3:51
  know
• 3:51
  that
• 3:52
  I
• 3:52
  love
• 3:52
  you.
• 3:53
  Jesus
• 3:54
  said
• 3:54
  to
• 3:54
  him,
• 3:54
  feed
• 3:54
  my
• 3:55
  sheep.
• 3:56
  Very
• 3:56
  truly,
• 3:56
  I
• 3:57
  tell
• 3:57
  you,
• 3:57
  when
• 3:57
  you
• 3:57
  were
• 3:57
  younger,
• 3:58
  you
• 3:58
  used
• 3:58
  to
• 3:59
  fasten
• 3:59
  your
• 3:59
  own
• 3:59
  belt
• 4:00
  and
• 4:00
  to
• 4:00
  go
• 4:00
  wherever
• 4:01
  you
• 4:01
  wished.
• 4:01
  But
• 4:02
  when
• 4:02
  you
• 4:02
  grow
• 4:03
  old,
• 4:03
  you
• 4:03
  will
• 4:04
  stretch
• 4:04
  out
• 4:04
  your
• 4:05
  hands
• 4:05
  and
• 4:05
  someone
• 4:06
  will
• 4:06
  fasten
• 4:06
  a
• 4:06
  belt
• 4:07
  around
• 4:07
  you
• 4:08
  and
• 4:08
  take
• 4:08
  you
• 4:08
  where
• 4:08
  you
• 4:08
  do
• 4:09
  not
• 4:09
  wish
• 4:09
  to
• 4:09
  go.
• 4:10
  Said
• 4:11
  this
• 4:11
  to
• 4:11
  indicate
• 4:11
  the
• 4:12
  kind
• 4:12
  of
• 4:12
  death
• 4:12
  by
• 4:12
  which
• 4:13
  he
• 4:13
  would
• 4:13
  glorify
• 4:14
  God.
• 4:15
  After
• 4:15
  this,
• 4:15
  he
• 4:16
  said
• 4:16
  to
• 4:16
  him,
• 4:17
  follow
• 4:17
  me.
• 4:18
  The
• 4:19
  gospel
• 4:19
  of
• 4:19
  the
• 4:20
  Lord
• 4:22
  may
• 4:23
  be
• 4:23
  seated
• 4:27
  in
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  name
• 4:28
  of
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  Father
• 4:28
  and
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  Son
• 4:29
  and
• 4:29
  the
• 4:29
  Holy
• 4:29
  Spirit.
• 4:32
  So
• 4:32
  we're
• 4:32
  going
• 4:32
  to
• 4:33
  do
• 4:33
  a
• 4:33
  quick
• 4:34
  turn
• 4:34
  and
• 4:34
  talk.
• 4:35
  We
• 4:35
  do
• 4:35
  this
• 4:36
  from
• 4:36
  time
• 4:36
  to
• 4:36
  time.
• 4:36
  I
• 4:37
  want
• 4:37
  you
• 4:37
  to
• 4:37
  share
• 4:37
  with
• 4:37
  your
• 4:37
  neighbor,
• 4:38
  whoever
• 4:38
  you're
• 4:38
  sitting
• 4:39
  around,
• 4:39
  and
• 4:40
  share.
• 4:40
  What
• 4:41
  was
• 4:41
  the
• 4:42
  first
• 4:42
  movie
• 4:43
  you
• 4:44
  saw
• 4:44
  in
• 4:44
  a
• 4:44
  movie
• 4:45
  theater?
• 4:46
  Movie
• 4:47
  theater.
• 4:48
  Turn
• 4:48
  and
• 4:49
  talk.
• 4:59
  Okay,
• 4:59
  I'm
• 4:59
  going
• 4:59
  to
• 4:59
  pull
• 5:00
  you
• 5:00
  back
• 5:00
  in
• 5:02
  those
• 5:02
  here
• 5:02
  and
• 5:02
  online.
• 5:03
  Perhaps
• 5:03
  online.
• 5:04
  You
• 5:04
  thought
• 5:04
  of
• 5:04
  yours
• 5:05
  as
• 5:05
  well.
• 5:08
  Popcorn
• 5:08
  for
• 5:08
  me?
• 5:09
  Just
• 5:09
  what
• 5:10
  are
• 5:10
  some
• 5:10
  of
• 5:10
  the
• 5:10
  movies?
• 5:12
  Bambi
• 5:12
  or
• 5:13
  Bambi
• 5:13
  over
• 5:13
  here.
• 5:13
  The
• 5:14
  person
• 5:14
  I
• 5:14
  talked
• 5:14
  to.
• 5:17
  Casablanca.
• 5:18
  Nice.
• 5:19
  Yeah.
• 5:20
  Others?
• 5:22
  Wizard
• 5:22
  of
• 5:22
  Oz
• 5:24
  classics.
• 5:26
  There's
• 5:27
  Super
• 5:28
  Mario.
• 5:28
  That
• 5:29
  was
• 5:29
  your
• 5:29
  first.
• 5:30
  Yes.
• 5:30
  I
• 5:31
  love
• 5:31
  that.
• 5:32
  Yeah.
• 5:32
  From
• 5:33
  Casablanca
• 5:33
  to
• 5:34
  Super
• 5:34
  Mario,
• 5:35
  there
• 5:35
  you
• 5:35
  go.
• 5:37
  Well,
• 5:37
  believe
• 5:37
  it
• 5:37
  or
• 5:38
  not,
• 5:39
  mine,
• 5:40
  star
• 5:41
  New
• 5:42
  hope.
• 5:43
  As
• 5:43
  a
• 5:43
  five
• 5:43
  year
• 5:44
  old,
• 5:44
  1977,
• 5:46
  as
• 5:47
  a
• 5:47
  kid
• 5:47
  and
• 5:48
  as
• 5:48
  an
• 5:48
  adult
• 5:49
  who
• 5:49
  has
• 5:49
  a
• 5:49
  hard
• 5:49
  time
• 5:50
  sitting
• 5:50
  still,
• 5:51
  my
• 5:51
  attention
• 5:52
  and
• 5:52
  imagination
• 5:53
  were
• 5:54
  held
• 5:54
  captive
• 5:55
  through
• 5:55
  the
• 5:56
  entire
• 5:57
  movie.
• 5:58
  And
• 5:59
  I've
• 5:59
  been
• 5:59
  a
• 5:59
  fan
• 5:59
  of
• 5:59
  that
• 6:00
  franchise
• 6:01
  ever
• 6:01
  since.
• 6:02
  And
• 6:03
  so
• 6:03
  today
• 6:03
  I
• 6:04
  thought
• 6:04
  about
• 6:04
  how
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  could
• 6:05
  preach
• 6:05
  a
• 6:06
  whole
• 6:06
  sermon
• 6:07
  on
• 6:07
  how
• 6:08
  the
• 6:08
  titles
• 6:08
  of
• 6:08
  the
• 6:09
  original
• 6:09
  Star
• 6:09
  wars
• 6:10
  trilogy
• 6:11
  follow
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  story
• 6:12
  of
• 6:12
  Christ.
• 6:13
  In
• 6:13
  the
• 6:14
  birth
• 6:14
  and
• 6:15
  the
• 6:15
  coming
• 6:15
  of
• 6:15
  Christ,
• 6:16
  we
• 6:16
  are
• 6:16
  given
• 6:17
  a
• 6:17
  new
• 6:18
  hope.
• 6:19
  And
• 6:19
  then
• 6:20
  with
• 6:20
  his
• 6:20
  passion
• 6:21
  and
• 6:21
  crucifixion,
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  Empire
• 6:23
  strikes
• 6:24
  back.
• 6:25
  But
• 6:26
  on
• 6:26
  Easter,
• 6:26
  the
• 6:27
  saga
• 6:27
  continues
• 6:28
  with
• 6:28
  the
• 6:29
  return
• 6:29
  of
• 6:29
  the
• 6:29
  rabbi.
• 6:32
  I
• 6:32
  could
• 6:32
  also
• 6:32
  do
• 6:33
  a
• 6:33
  whole
• 6:33
  sermon
• 6:34
  on
• 6:34
  the
• 6:35
  prequel
• 6:35
  trilogy
• 6:36
  and
• 6:36
  talk
• 6:36
  about
• 6:36
  how
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  Force,
• 6:38
  once
• 6:38
  a
• 6:39
  mystic
• 6:39
  force
• 6:40
  available
• 6:40
  to
• 6:41
  everyone,
• 6:41
  was
• 6:41
  reduced
• 6:42
  to
• 6:42
  biological
• 6:43
  determinism
• 6:43
  with
• 6:43
  meta
• 6:44
  chlorines
• 6:44
  and
• 6:45
  blood
• 6:45
  tests.
• 6:45
  And
• 6:46
  how
• 6:46
  the
• 6:46
  choice
• 6:47
  around
• 6:47
  fear
• 6:47
  and
• 6:48
  control
• 6:48
  and
• 6:48
  power
• 6:49
  can
• 6:49
  often
• 6:49
  lead
• 6:50
  to
• 6:50
  the
• 6:50
  path
• 6:50
  of
• 6:50
  the
• 6:51
  dark
• 6:51
  side.
• 6:52
  Or
• 6:53
  maybe
• 6:53
  I
• 6:53
  could
• 6:54
  do
• 6:54
  a
• 6:54
  whole
• 6:54
  sermon
• 6:55
  on
• 6:55
  the
• 6:55
  Disney
• 6:56
  sequel
• 6:57
  trilogy
• 6:57
  about
• 6:57
  how
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  force
• 6:58
  does
• 6:58
  indeed
• 6:59
  awaken
• 6:59
  within
• 7:00
  Any
• 7:00
  of
• 7:00
  us
• 7:01
  with
• 7:01
  the
• 7:01
  threat
• 7:01
  and
• 7:02
  lust
• 7:02
  and
• 7:02
  quest
• 7:02
  of
• 7:03
  Imperial
• 7:03
  power
• 7:03
  to
• 7:04
  rule
• 7:04
  the
• 7:04
  galaxy.
• 7:05
  And
• 7:06
  when
• 7:06
  the
• 7:06
  dark
• 7:06
  side
• 7:07
  emerges
• 7:07
  in
• 7:08
  our
• 7:08
  midst,
• 7:08
  then
• 7:08
  a
• 7:09
  force
• 7:09
  must
• 7:09
  indeed
• 7:10
  awaken.
• 7:12
  Or
• 7:12
  I
• 7:12
  thought
• 7:12
  about
• 7:12
  how
• 7:13
  I
• 7:13
  could
• 7:13
  preach
• 7:13
  about
• 7:14
  the
• 7:14
  downfall
• 7:14
  of
• 7:14
  the
• 7:15
  Jedi
• 7:16
  organized
• 7:16
  religion
• 7:17
  when
• 7:17
  they
• 7:17
  became
• 7:17
  too
• 7:18
  fundamentalist
• 7:19
  around
• 7:19
  their
• 7:20
  denial
• 7:20
  of
• 7:20
  attachments
• 7:21
  and
• 7:22
  became
• 7:22
  bedfellows
• 7:23
  with
• 7:23
  the
• 7:24
  Republic
• 7:24
  and
• 7:24
  cloning
• 7:25
  a
• 7:25
  whole
• 7:25
  army.
• 7:28
  Lose
• 7:28
  any
• 7:29
  of
• 7:29
  y'all.
• 7:29
  Yeah,
• 7:31
  well,
• 7:31
  have
• 7:31
  no
• 7:31
  fear.
• 7:32
  Over
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  next
• 7:32
  three
• 7:33
  hours
• 7:33
  I
• 7:33
  will
• 7:33
  unpack
• 7:34
  all
• 7:35
  of
• 7:35
  that
• 7:35
  and
• 7:36
  explain
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  details
• 7:37
  across
• 7:38
  12
• 7:38
  Star
• 7:38
  wars
• 7:39
  movies.
• 7:41
  Well,
• 7:41
  I
• 7:41
  guess
• 7:42
  we
• 7:42
  do
• 7:42
  have
• 7:42
  a
• 7:42
  lot
• 7:43
  to
• 7:43
  do
• 7:43
  today,
• 7:43
  right?
• 7:44
  Maybe
• 7:45
  I'll
• 7:45
  pump
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  brakes
• 7:46
  a
• 7:46
  little
• 7:46
  bit.
• 7:46
  Maybe
• 7:47
  a
• 7:47
  little.
• 7:48
  As
• 7:48
  I
• 7:49
  mentioned,
• 7:49
  the
• 7:49
  first
• 7:49
  movie
• 7:49
  I
• 7:50
  remember
• 7:50
  seeing
• 7:50
  in
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  theater
• 7:51
  was
• 7:51
  Star
• 7:51
  A
• 7:52
  New
• 7:52
  Hope
• 7:52
  in
• 7:52
  1977.
• 7:54
  It
• 7:54
  was
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  first
• 7:55
  time
• 7:55
  I
• 7:55
  remember
• 7:56
  my
• 7:56
  imagination
• 7:57
  being
• 7:58
  awakened
• 7:59
  to
• 7:59
  the
• 7:59
  possibilities
• 8:00
  of
• 8:00
  both
• 8:01
  science
• 8:01
  fiction
• 8:02
  adventures
• 8:03
  not
• 8:04
  only
• 8:04
  in
• 8:04
  a
• 8:05
  galaxy
• 8:05
  far,
• 8:05
  far
• 8:06
  away,
• 8:06
  but
• 8:06
  maybe
• 8:06
  this
• 8:07
  could
• 8:07
  happen
• 8:07
  in
• 8:08
  our
• 8:08
  solar
• 8:08
  system
• 8:09
  too.
• 8:10
  Even,
• 8:11
  maybe
• 8:11
  even
• 8:12
  I
• 8:12
  could
• 8:12
  be
• 8:13
  Luke
• 8:13
  Skywalker.
• 8:14
  And
• 8:15
  I
• 8:15
  was
• 8:15
  Luke
• 8:16
  Skywalker
• 8:17
  when
• 8:17
  I
• 8:17
  played
• 8:17
  with
• 8:17
  my
• 8:18
  Star
• 8:18
  wars
• 8:18
  action
• 8:18
  figures
• 8:19
  or
• 8:20
  when
• 8:20
  I
• 8:20
  was
• 8:20
  pretending
• 8:21
  the
• 8:21
  naked
• 8:22
  wrapping
• 8:22
  paper
• 8:23
  cardboard
• 8:23
  tube
• 8:24
  was
• 8:24
  a
• 8:24
  lightsaber.
• 8:28
  Part
• 8:28
  of
• 8:28
  my
• 8:30
  infatuation
• 8:31
  with
• 8:31
  Star
• 8:32
  wars
• 8:32
  was
• 8:32
  this
• 8:35
  of
• 8:36
  tension
• 8:36
  of
• 8:37
  being
• 8:37
  both
• 8:38
  sci
• 8:38
  fi
• 8:40
  technological
• 8:41
  future
• 8:41
  styled
• 8:42
  adventure
• 8:43
  while
• 8:43
  also
• 8:44
  proposing
• 8:44
  that
• 8:45
  this
• 8:45
  was
• 8:45
  an
• 8:45
  ancient
• 8:46
  story
• 8:46
  that
• 8:47
  happened
• 8:47
  a
• 8:47
  long
• 8:48
  time
• 8:48
  ago,
• 8:49
  incorporating
• 8:50
  a
• 8:51
  mystical
• 8:51
  spirituality.
• 8:53
  Lasers
• 8:53
  and
• 8:54
  robots
• 8:54
  and
• 8:55
  spaceships
• 8:55
  intermingled
• 8:56
  with
• 8:57
  a
• 8:57
  powerful
• 8:58
  mystical
• 8:58
  force
• 8:59
  that
• 8:59
  binds
• 8:59
  all
• 8:59
  things
• 9:00
  together.
• 9:02
  That's
• 9:02
  an
• 9:02
  adventure.
• 9:04
  That's
• 9:04
  something
• 9:05
  I
• 9:05
  want
• 9:05
  to
• 9:05
  be
• 9:05
  a
• 9:06
  part
• 9:06
  of.
• 9:07
  Could
• 9:07
  I
• 9:07
  too
• 9:08
  be
• 9:09
  force
• 9:09
  sensitive
• 9:10
  in
• 9:10
  case
• 9:11
  I
• 9:11
  need
• 9:11
  to
• 9:11
  rebel
• 9:12
  and
• 9:12
  fight
• 9:12
  against
• 9:12
  an
• 9:13
  oppressive
• 9:13
  evil
• 9:13
  empire?
• 9:16
  Unapologetically,
• 9:18
  this
• 9:18
  is
• 9:19
  something
• 9:19
  that
• 9:19
  I
• 9:19
  think
• 9:20
  about
• 9:20
  almost
• 9:20
  daily.
• 9:22
  One
• 9:23
  of
• 9:23
  my
• 9:23
  favorite
• 9:23
  scenes
• 9:24
  in
• 9:24
  all
• 9:24
  of
• 9:24
  Star
• 9:24
  wars,
• 9:25
  in
• 9:25
  the
• 9:25
  original
• 9:25
  movie
• 9:26
  A
• 9:26
  New
• 9:26
  Hope
• 9:26
  is
• 9:26
  Luke
• 9:27
  Skywalker
• 9:28
  is
• 9:28
  having
• 9:28
  his
• 9:29
  first
• 9:29
  training
• 9:30
  session
• 9:30
  with
• 9:30
  a
• 9:31
  lightsaber
• 9:31
  with
• 9:31
  Obi
• 9:32
  Wan
• 9:32
  Kenobi
• 9:33
  on
• 9:33
  the
• 9:33
  Millennium
• 9:34
  Falcon
• 9:35
  and
• 9:35
  things
• 9:35
  aren't
• 9:36
  going
• 9:36
  very
• 9:37
  well.
• 9:38
  Using
• 9:39
  or
• 9:39
  being
• 9:39
  one
• 9:40
  with
• 9:40
  the
• 9:40
  Force
• 9:40
  evidently
• 9:41
  has
• 9:41
  a
• 9:42
  big
• 9:42
  learning
• 9:42
  curve.
• 9:44
  In
• 9:44
  walks
• 9:45
  agnostic
• 9:46
  skeptic
• 9:47
  and
• 9:47
  pirate
• 9:48
  scoundrel
• 9:48
  Han
• 9:49
  Solo.
• 9:50
  He
• 9:50
  sees
• 9:51
  what's
• 9:51
  going
• 9:51
  on
• 9:52
  and
• 9:52
  when
• 9:53
  Luke
• 9:53
  doesn't
• 9:54
  quite
• 9:54
  get
• 9:54
  it
• 9:54
  right,
• 9:55
  he
• 9:55
  chuckles
• 9:55
  to
• 9:56
  himself.
• 9:58
  Luke
• 9:58
  turns
• 9:59
  and
• 9:59
  asks
• 9:59
  him,
• 10:00
  you
• 10:01
  don't
• 10:01
  believe
• 10:01
  in
• 10:01
  the
• 10:01
  Force,
• 10:02
  do
• 10:02
  you?
• 10:03
  Han
• 10:04
  responds,
• 10:05
  kid,
• 10:05
  I've
• 10:06
  flown
• 10:06
  from
• 10:06
  one
• 10:07
  side
• 10:07
  of
• 10:07
  the
• 10:07
  galaxy
• 10:07
  to
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  other.
• 10:08
  I've
• 10:08
  seen
• 10:08
  a
• 10:09
  lot
• 10:09
  of
• 10:09
  strange
• 10:10
  stuff,
• 10:11
  but
• 10:11
  I've
• 10:11
  never
• 10:11
  seen
• 10:12
  anything
• 10:12
  to
• 10:12
  make
• 10:13
  me
• 10:13
  believe
• 10:13
  that
• 10:13
  there's
• 10:14
  an
• 10:14
  all
• 10:15
  powerful
• 10:15
  force
• 10:16
  controlling
• 10:17
  everything.
• 10:18
  There's
• 10:19
  no
• 10:19
  mystical
• 10:20
  energy
• 10:20
  field
• 10:21
  that
• 10:21
  controls
• 10:22
  my
• 10:22
  destiny,
• 10:24
  but
• 10:24
  to
• 10:25
  Obi
• 10:25
  Wan,
• 10:26
  he
• 10:27
  grins
• 10:27
  almost
• 10:27
  to
• 10:28
  communicate.
• 10:29
  We'll
• 10:29
  see.
• 10:30
  We'll
• 10:31
  see.
• 10:31
  The
• 10:32
  scruffy
• 10:32
  scoundrel
• 10:33
  Han
• 10:33
  Solo
• 10:34
  is,
• 10:34
  of
• 10:34
  course
• 10:35
  has
• 10:35
  many
• 10:36
  great
• 10:36
  scenes
• 10:36
  and
• 10:37
  moments
• 10:37
  throughout
• 10:37
  Star
• 10:38
  Wars.
• 10:39
  At
• 10:39
  one
• 10:39
  point
• 10:40
  it
• 10:41
  looks
• 10:41
  like
• 10:41
  he's
• 10:41
  going
• 10:42
  to
• 10:42
  be
• 10:43
  running
• 10:43
  away
• 10:43
  from
• 10:44
  his
• 10:44
  friends
• 10:44
  and
• 10:45
  taking
• 10:45
  his
• 10:45
  money
• 10:45
  reward
• 10:46
  and
• 10:47
  just
• 10:47
  thinking
• 10:47
  of
• 10:48
  himself.
• 10:49
  But
• 10:49
  even
• 10:50
  in
• 10:50
  the
• 10:50
  midst
• 10:50
  of
• 10:50
  that,
• 10:50
  he
• 10:51
  turns
• 10:52
  to
• 10:52
  Luke
• 10:52
  and
• 10:52
  says,
• 10:53
  may
• 10:53
  the
• 10:53
  Force
• 10:53
  be
• 10:53
  with
• 10:54
  you.
• 10:55
  And
• 10:55
  then
• 10:55
  later
• 10:55
  on
• 10:56
  he
• 10:56
  comes
• 10:56
  back
• 10:57
  in
• 10:57
  a
• 10:57
  dramatic
• 10:58
  way
• 10:58
  to
• 10:58
  help
• 10:58
  his
• 10:59
  friends
• 10:59
  defeat
• 11:00
  and
• 11:00
  blow
• 11:01
  up
• 11:01
  the
• 11:01
  Death
• 11:01
  Star.
• 11:03
  Later
• 11:03
  on,
• 11:03
  in
• 11:04
  another
• 11:04
  tension
• 11:04
  filled
• 11:05
  scene
• 11:05
  when
• 11:05
  it
• 11:05
  looks
• 11:05
  like
• 11:06
  the
• 11:06
  Empire
• 11:06
  will
• 11:06
  win
• 11:07
  the
• 11:07
  day,
• 11:07
  Princess
• 11:08
  Leia
• 11:09
  confesses
• 11:10
  her
• 11:10
  love
• 11:10
  to
• 11:11
  him
• 11:11
  and
• 11:11
  the
• 11:11
  Empire
• 11:11
  strikes
• 11:12
  back,
• 11:12
  she
• 11:12
  says,
• 11:13
  I
• 11:13
  love
• 11:13
  you.
• 11:14
  And
• 11:14
  he
• 11:14
  responds,
• 11:16
  I
• 11:17
  know.
• 11:20
  And
• 11:20
  as
• 11:21
  years
• 11:21
  later
• 11:21
  in
• 11:22
  the
• 11:22
  movie
• 11:22
  the
• 11:22
  Force
• 11:22
  Awakens,
• 11:23
  when
• 11:24
  new
• 11:24
  characters
• 11:25
  emerge
• 11:26
  in
• 11:26
  the
• 11:26
  story
• 11:26
  and
• 11:27
  they've
• 11:27
  heard
• 11:28
  all
• 11:28
  the
• 11:28
  legends
• 11:29
  and
• 11:29
  the
• 11:29
  stories
• 11:29
  and
• 11:29
  the
• 11:30
  adventures
• 11:30
  of
• 11:30
  Luke
• 11:30
  Skywalker
• 11:31
  and
• 11:31
  his
• 11:31
  small
• 11:32
  band
• 11:32
  of
• 11:32
  rebels
• 11:33
  and
• 11:33
  they
• 11:33
  ask
• 11:33
  Han,
• 11:34
  is
• 11:34
  this
• 11:35
  true?
• 11:36
  Then
• 11:37
  Han
• 11:37
  confesses,
• 11:39
  all
• 11:39
  true.
• 11:41
  All
• 11:41
  of
• 11:41
  it.
• 11:43
  There
• 11:43
  seems
• 11:44
  to
• 11:44
  be
• 11:44
  a
• 11:45
  transformation
• 11:46
  that
• 11:46
  happened.
• 11:47
  A
• 11:47
  hero's
• 11:48
  journey,
• 11:49
  a
• 11:49
  redemptive
• 11:50
  ark.
• 11:52
  Over
• 11:52
  the
• 11:52
  years
• 11:53
  I've
• 11:54
  found
• 11:54
  ways
• 11:55
  hard
• 11:56
  to
• 11:56
  believe,
• 11:56
  but
• 11:56
  it's
• 11:56
  true,
• 11:57
  to
• 11:57
  connect
• 11:57
  and
• 11:58
  overlap.
• 11:58
  The
• 11:58
  things
• 11:59
  that
• 11:59
  I
• 11:59
  geek
• 11:59
  out
• 12:00
  on
• 12:00
  and
• 12:00
  my
• 12:00
  faith
• 12:01
  and
• 12:02
  my
• 12:02
  vocation
• 12:02
  as
• 12:03
  a
• 12:03
  pastor.
• 12:04
  As
• 12:04
  someone
• 12:04
  who
• 12:04
  I
• 12:05
  feel
• 12:05
  is
• 12:05
  called
• 12:06
  to
• 12:06
  be
• 12:06
  a
• 12:06
  shepherd
• 12:07
  to
• 12:07
  the
• 12:07
  geeks.
• 12:09
  We've
• 12:10
  had
• 12:10
  God
• 12:10
  Loves
• 12:10
  geeks,
• 12:11
  book
• 12:11
  clubs
• 12:11
  and
• 12:12
  hangouts.
• 12:12
  I've
• 12:13
  done
• 12:13
  panels
• 12:13
  and
• 12:14
  discussions
• 12:14
  at
• 12:15
  Comic
• 12:15
  Cons
• 12:15
  on
• 12:15
  how
• 12:16
  our
• 12:16
  faith
• 12:16
  and
• 12:16
  what
• 12:17
  we
• 12:17
  geek
• 12:17
  out
• 12:17
  on
• 12:18
  share
• 12:18
  similar
• 12:19
  questions
• 12:20
  and
• 12:20
  themes
• 12:20
  and
• 12:21
  redemption
• 12:22
  arcs.
• 12:23
  And
• 12:23
  I'm
• 12:23
  currently
• 12:24
  helping
• 12:25
  curate
• 12:25
  and
• 12:25
  moderate
• 12:26
  a
• 12:26
  podcast
• 12:27
  called
• 12:27
  Systematic
• 12:28
  Geekology.
• 12:30
  We
• 12:31
  are
• 12:31
  the
• 12:31
  priest
• 12:31
  to
• 12:31
  the
• 12:32
  geeks,
• 12:33
  helping
• 12:33
  moderate
• 12:34
  and
• 12:34
  curate
• 12:35
  those
• 12:35
  things
• 12:35
  we
• 12:35
  geek
• 12:35
  out
• 12:36
  on,
• 12:37
  wanting
• 12:37
  to
• 12:37
  go
• 12:38
  deeper
• 12:38
  into
• 12:39
  the
• 12:39
  questions
• 12:39
  of
• 12:40
  our
• 12:40
  faith
• 12:40
  and
• 12:41
  life.
• 12:42
  We
• 12:43
  are
• 12:43
  geekologists.
• 12:45
  Think
• 12:45
  of
• 12:45
  it
• 12:45
  as
• 12:46
  being
• 12:46
  similar
• 12:46
  to
• 12:46
  an
• 12:47
  archaeologist
• 12:47
  or
• 12:47
  a
• 12:48
  geologist,
• 12:48
  studying
• 12:49
  and
• 12:49
  learning
• 12:49
  and
• 12:50
  going
• 12:50
  beneath
• 12:51
  the
• 12:51
  surface
• 12:51
  to
• 12:52
  discover
• 12:53
  deeper
• 12:53
  questions
• 12:53
  and
• 12:54
  themes.
• 12:56
  We
• 12:56
  all
• 12:56
  do
• 12:56
  it.
• 12:57
  We
• 12:58
  all
• 12:58
  of
• 12:58
  us
• 12:58
  are
• 12:59
  geekologists.
• 13:00
  From
• 13:01
  the
• 13:01
  books
• 13:01
  we
• 13:01
  read
• 13:02
  to
• 13:02
  the
• 13:02
  TV
• 13:03
  shows
• 13:03
  we
• 13:03
  watch,
• 13:06
  or
• 13:07
  maybe
• 13:07
  it's
• 13:08
  food
• 13:08
  or
• 13:09
  stoplights
• 13:10
  or
• 13:10
  Disney
• 13:11
  or
• 13:11
  comic
• 13:12
  book
• 13:12
  superheroes,
• 13:13
  we
• 13:13
  all
• 13:14
  geek
• 13:14
  out
• 13:14
  on
• 13:15
  something
• 13:16
  and
• 13:17
  we
• 13:17
  have
• 13:18
  deep
• 13:19
  meaning
• 13:19
  and
• 13:20
  resonance
• 13:21
  with
• 13:21
  those
• 13:21
  things
• 13:22
  we
• 13:22
  geek
• 13:22
  out
• 13:22
  on.
• 13:24
  Perhaps
• 13:24
  because
• 13:25
  they
• 13:26
  are
• 13:26
  tapping
• 13:27
  into
• 13:27
  a
• 13:27
  larger
• 13:28
  story
• 13:28
  arc,
• 13:29
  a
• 13:30
  divine
• 13:30
  story
• 13:31
  that
• 13:32
  has
• 13:32
  a
• 13:32
  redemption
• 13:33
  arc
• 13:33
  that
• 13:34
  we
• 13:34
  are
• 13:34
  all
• 13:35
  a
• 13:35
  part
• 13:35
  of.
• 13:36
  Geek
• 13:37
  culture,
• 13:37
  pop
• 13:38
  culture
• 13:38
  often
• 13:39
  ask
• 13:39
  similar
• 13:40
  big
• 13:40
  philosophical
• 13:41
  and
• 13:41
  theological
• 13:42
  questions,
• 13:42
  even
• 13:43
  if
• 13:43
  they
• 13:44
  aren't
• 13:44
  fully
• 13:44
  aware
• 13:45
  of
• 13:45
  it.
• 13:46
  They
• 13:46
  explore
• 13:47
  a
• 13:47
  deeper,
• 13:47
  larger
• 13:48
  story
• 13:48
  within
• 13:49
  our
• 13:49
  own
• 13:50
  stories.
• 13:51
  What
• 13:51
  we
• 13:51
  long
• 13:52
  for,
• 13:53
  what
• 13:53
  we
• 13:53
  hope
• 13:53
  for.
• 13:55
  And
• 13:56
  I'll
• 13:56
  also
• 13:56
  confess
• 13:57
  that
• 13:57
  just
• 13:57
  like
• 13:58
  religion
• 13:58
  and
• 13:58
  any
• 13:59
  institutions
• 14:00
  that
• 14:01
  humans
• 14:01
  are
• 14:01
  a
• 14:01
  part
• 14:02
  of,
• 14:02
  there
• 14:02
  is
• 14:02
  still
• 14:03
  the
• 14:03
  problem
• 14:04
  of
• 14:04
  toxic
• 14:05
  fandom
• 14:05
  and
• 14:06
  fundamentalism
• 14:07
  within
• 14:08
  those
• 14:08
  things
• 14:08
  we
• 14:08
  geek
• 14:08
  out
• 14:09
  on.
• 14:09
  We
• 14:09
  call
• 14:09
  it
• 14:09
  fandimentalism.
• 14:12
  Humans
• 14:13
  are
• 14:13
  going
• 14:14
  to
• 14:14
  human
• 14:15
  no
• 14:15
  matter
• 14:15
  what
• 14:15
  they
• 14:16
  are
• 14:16
  a
• 14:16
  part
• 14:16
  of
• 14:17
  and
• 14:17
  no
• 14:17
  matter
• 14:18
  what
• 14:18
  they
• 14:18
  are
• 14:18
  a
• 14:19
  fan
• 14:19
  of
• 14:19
  or
• 14:19
  geek
• 14:20
  out
• 14:20
  on.
• 14:21
  But
• 14:21
  like
• 14:22
  with
• 14:22
  things
• 14:22
  like
• 14:22
  faith
• 14:23
  and
• 14:23
  science
• 14:23
  and
• 14:24
  justice
• 14:24
  issues
• 14:25
  and
• 14:25
  how
• 14:25
  we
• 14:25
  do
• 14:26
  community
• 14:26
  together,
• 14:28
  there
• 14:28
  is
• 14:28
  a
• 14:29
  way,
• 14:30
  this
• 14:30
  is
• 14:30
  the
• 14:30
  way
• 14:31
  to
• 14:32
  have
• 14:32
  healthy,
• 14:33
  deep
• 14:34
  conversations
• 14:35
  within
• 14:35
  these
• 14:35
  things
• 14:36
  that
• 14:36
  resonate
• 14:36
  with
• 14:36
  us
• 14:37
  and
• 14:37
  that
• 14:37
  mean
• 14:38
  so
• 14:38
  much
• 14:39
  to
• 14:39
  us
• 14:39
  as
• 14:39
  we
• 14:40
  process
• 14:40
  what
• 14:40
  it
• 14:40
  means
• 14:41
  to
• 14:41
  be
• 14:41
  humans
• 14:42
  created
• 14:42
  in
• 14:42
  the
• 14:42
  image
• 14:43
  of
• 14:43
  God.
• 14:45
  So
• 14:46
  let's
• 14:47
  shift
• 14:47
  over
• 14:48
  and
• 14:48
  be
• 14:49
  geekologists
• 14:50
  with
• 14:50
  our
• 14:51
  gospel
• 14:51
  story
• 14:51
  for
• 14:52
  today.
• 14:53
  This
• 14:54
  is
• 14:54
  a
• 14:54
  post
• 14:55
  resurrection
• 14:55
  story.
• 14:56
  At
• 14:56
  the
• 14:56
  end
• 14:56
  of
• 14:57
  John's
• 14:57
  Gospel,
• 14:58
  the
• 14:58
  disciples
• 14:59
  are
• 14:59
  still
• 15:00
  grieving
• 15:00
  and
• 15:01
  confused
• 15:01
  and
• 15:02
  skeptical
• 15:02
  and
• 15:03
  agnostic
• 15:04
  about
• 15:04
  what
• 15:04
  has
• 15:05
  happened
• 15:05
  after
• 15:05
  Jesus
• 15:06
  resurrection.
• 15:08
  They
• 15:08
  have
• 15:09
  been
• 15:09
  one
• 15:09
  side
• 15:10
  of
• 15:10
  Israel
• 15:11
  and
• 15:11
  Galilee
• 15:12
  to
• 15:12
  the
• 15:12
  next
• 15:12
  and
• 15:12
  they've
• 15:13
  seen
• 15:13
  a
• 15:13
  lot
• 15:13
  of
• 15:13
  strange
• 15:14
  stuff.
• 15:14
  But
• 15:15
  they
• 15:15
  aren't
• 15:15
  sure
• 15:15
  sure
• 15:16
  if
• 15:17
  there
• 15:17
  is
• 15:17
  any
• 15:18
  strange
• 15:18
  mystical
• 15:18
  force
• 15:19
  helping
• 15:19
  guide
• 15:20
  their
• 15:20
  destiny.
• 15:22
  So
• 15:22
  what
• 15:22
  do
• 15:22
  they
• 15:22
  do?
• 15:23
  They
• 15:24
  go
• 15:24
  back
• 15:24
  to
• 15:24
  what
• 15:25
  they
• 15:25
  think.
• 15:25
  They
• 15:26
  know
• 15:26
  what
• 15:26
  they
• 15:26
  do
• 15:27
  best.
• 15:28
  They
• 15:29
  go
• 15:29
  back
• 15:29
  to
• 15:30
  fishing
• 15:31
  and
• 15:31
  they're
• 15:31
  still
• 15:32
  not
• 15:32
  very
• 15:32
  good
• 15:32
  at
• 15:32
  it.
• 15:34
  And
• 15:35
  guess
• 15:35
  who
• 15:35
  shows
• 15:35
  up?
• 15:36
  Maybe
• 15:37
  Jesus
• 15:37
  has
• 15:38
  a
• 15:38
  force.
• 15:38
  Ghost.
• 15:40
  No,
• 15:40
  he
• 15:40
  actually
• 15:41
  eats
• 15:41
  with
• 15:41
  them
• 15:42
  and
• 15:42
  proves
• 15:43
  that
• 15:43
  he's
• 15:43
  not
• 15:43
  some
• 15:44
  disembodied
• 15:44
  spirit.
• 15:46
  He's
• 15:46
  with
• 15:46
  them
• 15:47
  in
• 15:47
  the
• 15:47
  flesh,
• 15:49
  bodily
• 15:49
  form.
• 15:51
  And
• 15:51
  then
• 15:51
  there's
• 15:51
  this
• 15:52
  other
• 15:52
  miracle
• 15:53
  of
• 15:53
  catching
• 15:53
  fish
• 15:53
  to
• 15:54
  remind
• 15:54
  the
• 15:54
  disciples
• 15:55
  who
• 15:56
  is
• 15:56
  meeting
• 15:56
  with
• 15:56
  them
• 15:57
  on
• 15:57
  the
• 15:57
  beach,
• 15:57
  meeting
• 15:58
  them
• 15:58
  wherever
• 15:59
  they
• 15:59
  are.
• 16:00
  And
• 16:01
  then
• 16:01
  there
• 16:01
  is
• 16:01
  another
• 16:02
  meal
• 16:03
  with
• 16:03
  bread
• 16:04
  and
• 16:04
  fish.
• 16:06
  Of
• 16:06
  course,
• 16:07
  it's
• 16:07
  with
• 16:07
  those
• 16:08
  objects
• 16:08
  and
• 16:09
  with
• 16:09
  what's
• 16:09
  going
• 16:09
  on
• 16:10
  in
• 16:10
  that
• 16:10
  practice
• 16:10
  that
• 16:10
  they
• 16:11
  remember
• 16:11
  again
• 16:12
  who
• 16:12
  their
• 16:12
  rabbi
• 16:13
  is
• 16:14
  and
• 16:14
  what
• 16:15
  he
• 16:15
  has
• 16:15
  done,
• 16:16
  what
• 16:16
  he
• 16:17
  is
• 16:17
  doing,
• 16:18
  what
• 16:18
  he
• 16:19
  promises
• 16:19
  to
• 16:19
  do.
• 16:21
  There's
• 16:21
  an
• 16:21
  ongoing
• 16:22
  transformation
• 16:23
  happening.
• 16:24
  There's
• 16:25
  an
• 16:25
  ongoing
• 16:26
  hero's
• 16:26
  journey
• 16:27
  taking
• 16:27
  place.
• 16:28
  There's
• 16:29
  an
• 16:29
  ongoing
• 16:30
  redemption
• 16:30
  arc.
• 16:32
  And
• 16:32
  if
• 16:32
  that's
• 16:33
  not
• 16:33
  clear,
• 16:33
  the
• 16:33
  risen
• 16:34
  Christ
• 16:34
  pulls
• 16:35
  Peter
• 16:35
  aside
• 16:35
  and
• 16:36
  asks
• 16:36
  him
• 16:36
  some
• 16:37
  important
• 16:37
  question.
• 16:38
  Jesus
• 16:38
  asked
• 16:38
  him
• 16:39
  three
• 16:39
  times,
• 16:40
  mirroring
• 16:41
  the
• 16:41
  three
• 16:42
  times
• 16:42
  Peter
• 16:42
  denied
• 16:43
  Jesus,
• 16:44
  do
• 16:44
  you
• 16:45
  love
• 16:45
  me?
• 16:46
  And
• 16:47
  it's
• 16:47
  not
• 16:48
  just
• 16:48
  I
• 16:49
  know,
• 16:50
  it's
• 16:51
  Lord,
• 16:51
  you
• 16:52
  know.
• 16:53
  Yes,
• 16:53
  indeed
• 16:54
  he
• 16:54
  does.
• 16:55
  But
• 16:55
  it's
• 16:56
  in
• 16:56
  this
• 16:56
  articulation
• 16:57
  of,
• 16:57
  of
• 16:58
  luring
• 16:58
  and
• 16:59
  helping
• 16:59
  and
• 17:00
  challenging
• 17:00
  Peter
• 17:00
  to
• 17:01
  articulate
• 17:01
  and
• 17:01
  confess
• 17:02
  out
• 17:02
  loud
• 17:03
  his
• 17:03
  love
• 17:04
  for
• 17:04
  Jesus
• 17:05
  that
• 17:05
  it
• 17:05
  moves
• 17:06
  him
• 17:06
  from
• 17:06
  fish,
• 17:08
  sheep,
• 17:10
  from
• 17:10
  going
• 17:10
  fishing,
• 17:12
  shepherding
• 17:13
  a
• 17:13
  community
• 17:14
  that
• 17:15
  is
• 17:15
  shaped
• 17:15
  by
• 17:15
  a
• 17:16
  crucified
• 17:16
  and
• 17:16
  risen
• 17:17
  Christ.
• 17:18
  Peter
• 17:19
  had
• 17:20
  his
• 17:20
  hero's
• 17:21
  journey
• 17:22
  and
• 17:22
  redemption
• 17:22
  ark.
• 17:23
  And
• 17:23
  we
• 17:24
  will,
• 17:24
  too,
• 17:25
  no
• 17:26
  matter
• 17:26
  what
• 17:26
  seashore
• 17:27
  we
• 17:27
  find
• 17:27
  ourselves
• 17:28
  on,
• 17:29
  no
• 17:29
  matter
• 17:29
  what
• 17:30
  skepticism
• 17:30
  or
• 17:31
  questions
• 17:31
  or
• 17:31
  agnosticism
• 17:32
  we
• 17:32
  wrestle
• 17:33
  with.
• 17:36
  So
• 17:36
  may
• 17:37
  the
• 17:37
  Force
• 17:37
  be
• 17:37
  with
• 17:37
  you.
• 17:40
  And
• 17:41
  you
• 17:41
  have
• 17:41
  permission
• 17:42
  to
• 17:42
  be
• 17:42
  geekologists,
• 17:44
  not
• 17:44
  just
• 17:44
  on
• 17:45
  Sunday,
• 17:45
  but
• 17:46
  every
• 17:46
  day
• 17:46
  of
• 17:47
  the
• 17:47
  week.
• 17:48
  Yesterday,
• 17:49
  a
• 17:49
  friend
• 17:49
  reminded
• 17:50
  me
• 17:50
  or
• 17:50
  pointed
• 17:51
  out
• 17:51
  to
• 17:51
  me
• 17:51
  something
• 17:52
  that
• 17:52
  I
• 17:52
  hadn't
• 17:53
  noticed
• 17:53
  before.
• 17:54
  And
• 17:54
  so,
• 17:54
  even
• 17:54
  as
• 17:54
  an
• 17:55
  elder
• 17:55
  and
• 17:56
  experienced
• 17:57
  geekologist,
• 17:58
  I'm
• 17:58
  still
• 17:59
  learning
• 17:59
  new
• 17:59
  things
• 18:00
  about
• 18:00
  Star
• 18:00
  wars
• 18:00
  and
• 18:01
  other
• 18:01
  things.
• 18:01
  He
• 18:02
  said,
• 18:02
  notice
• 18:02
  that
• 18:03
  before
• 18:04
  the
• 18:04
  Jedi
• 18:05
  crosses
• 18:05
  over
• 18:06
  to
• 18:06
  be
• 18:06
  one
• 18:06
  with
• 18:06
  the
• 18:07
  Force,
• 18:07
  they
• 18:07
  say,
• 18:08
  may
• 18:08
  the
• 18:08
  Force
• 18:09
  be
• 18:09
  with
• 18:09
  you.
• 18:10
  Acknowledging
• 18:10
  that
• 18:11
  there's
• 18:11
  still
• 18:11
  kind
• 18:11
  of
• 18:11
  this
• 18:12
  element
• 18:12
  of
• 18:13
  uncertainty,
• 18:14
  like,
• 18:14
  maybe
• 18:15
  it'll
• 18:15
  happen,
• 18:16
  maybe
• 18:16
  it
• 18:17
  won't.
• 18:17
  We'll
• 18:17
  see.
• 18:18
  But
• 18:19
  when
• 18:19
  they
• 18:19
  cross
• 18:19
  over
• 18:20
  to
• 18:20
  be
• 18:20
  one
• 18:20
  with
• 18:20
  a
• 18:21
  Force,
• 18:21
  they
• 18:22
  have
• 18:22
  this
• 18:22
  calling.
• 18:22
  To
• 18:23
  those
• 18:23
  who
• 18:23
  are
• 18:23
  still
• 18:23
  in
• 18:24
  their
• 18:24
  pilgrimage.
• 18:25
  They
• 18:26
  say,
• 18:26
  and
• 18:26
  remember,
• 18:27
  the
• 18:28
  Force
• 18:28
  is
• 18:28
  with
• 18:29
  you
• 18:30
  always.
• 18:32
  Yes,
• 18:33
  that's
• 18:33
  the
• 18:33
  promise.
• 18:34
  As
• 18:35
  we
• 18:35
  continue
• 18:35
  to
• 18:36
  remember
• 18:36
  the
• 18:37
  Christ,
• 18:37
  as
• 18:38
  we
• 18:38
  gather
• 18:39
  around
• 18:39
  this
• 18:39
  table
• 18:40
  to
• 18:40
  remember
• 18:40
  his
• 18:41
  body
• 18:41
  and
• 18:41
  blood
• 18:42
  given
• 18:42
  and
• 18:42
  shed
• 18:42
  for
• 18:42
  you,
• 18:43
  the
• 18:43
  risen
• 18:43
  Christ
• 18:44
  meets
• 18:44
  us
• 18:44
  wherever
• 18:44
  we
• 18:45
  are
• 18:45
  and
• 18:46
  says,
• 18:46
  remember,
• 18:48
  I
• 18:48
  am
• 18:48
  with
• 18:48
  you.
• 18:49
  I
• 18:50
  love
• 18:50
  you.
• 18:51
  Your
• 18:51
  redemption
• 18:52
  ark
• 18:52
  will
• 18:53
  come
• 18:53
  to
• 18:53
  completion
• 18:55
  always.
• 18:56
  Amen.
• 19:17
  Thank
• 19:17
  you
• 19:18
  for
• 19:18
  listening.
• 19:19
  If
• 19:19
  there
• 19:19
  is
• 19:19
  anything
• 19:20
  that
• 19:20
  stood
• 19:20
  out.
• 19:20
  For
• 19:21
  you,
• 19:21
  or
• 19:21
  if
• 19:22
  you
• 19:22
  have
• 19:22
  a
• 19:22
  question
• 19:23
  or.
• 19:23
  Or
• 19:23
  you
• 19:24
  just
• 19:24
  want
• 19:24
  to
• 19:24
  have
• 19:24
  a
• 19:24
  conversation,
• 19:25
  you
• 19:26
  are
• 19:26
  always
• 19:26
  free
• 19:27
  to
• 19:27
  reach
• 19:27
  out
• 19:27
  and
• 19:28
  contact
• 19:28
  us.
• 19:29
  And
• 19:29
  remember
• 19:30
  you
• 19:30
  are
• 19:30
  not
• 19:30
  alone
• 19:31
  and
• 19:31
  that
• 19:32
  you
• 19:32
  are
• 19:32
  loved
• 19:32
  with
• 19:33
  a
• 19:33
  love
• 19:33
  stronger
• 19:34
  than
• 19:35
  death.