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Unknown: And that's when it happened.
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Hi there. This is the Lifespring family Audio Bible coming to you
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from Riverside, California and podcasting since 2004. I'm your
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OG God casters Steve Webb, welcome. This is the daily show
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where we're reading through the entire Bible in a year. Today is
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gospel Saturday. So we'll finish the book of John by reading
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chapters 19 through 21. Next Saturday, we'll begin reading
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the last book in what we're calling the Gospels section of
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the Bible. We'll begin the book of Acts today after reading
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chapters 19 through 21. I'll have some comments for you. And
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there will be an on this date in church history segment. And I've
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got another phrase to share with you today. I'm calling today's
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episode one word. The show notes page for today's episode is at
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Lifespring media.com/s 12 e 262. If you'd like to come in on the
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show, and my email address is Steve at Lifespring media.com.
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Let's get started.
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John, chapter 19. Then pilot ordered that Jesus be taken away
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and wept. The soldiers made a crown from some thorny branches
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and put it on Jesus's head and put a purple robe around him.
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Then they came to him many times and said Hail King of the Jews
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and hit him in the face. Again, Pilate came out and said to
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them, Look, I'm bringing Jesus out to you. I want you to know
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that I find nothing against him. So Jesus came out wearing the
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crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, here
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is the man. When the leading priests and the guards saw
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Jesus, they shouted, Crucify Him, Crucify Him. But Pilate
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answered, crucify Him yourselves because I find nothing against
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him. The leaders answered, we have a law that says he should
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die because he said he is the Son of God. When Pilate heard
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this, he was even more afraid. He went back inside the palace
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and asked Jesus, where do you come from? But Jesus did not
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answer him. Pilate said, You refuse to speak to me? Don't you
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know I have power to set you free and power to have you
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crucified? Jesus answered. The only power you have over me is
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the power given to you by God. The man who turned me into you
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is guilty of a greater sin. After this pilot tried to let
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Jesus go, but some of the crowd cried out. Anyone who makes
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himself king is against Caesar. If you let this man go, you are
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no friend of Caesar. When Pilate heard what they were saying, he
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brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge's seat at the place
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called the stone pavement. In the Hebrew language, the name is
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Gabbatha. It was about noon on preparation day of Passover
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week. Pilate said to the crowd, here is your King. They shouted,
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take him away, take him away, crucify him. Pilate asked them,
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Do you want me to crucify your king? The leading priests
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answered, the only King we have is Caesar. So Pilate handed
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Jesus over to them to be crucified. The soldiers took
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charge of Jesus, carrying his own cross, Jesus went out to a
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place called the place of the skull, which in the Hebrew
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language is called Golgotha. There they crucified Jesus. They
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also crucified two other men, one on each side, with Jesus in
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the middle. Pilate wrote a sign and put it on the cross it read,
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Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. The sign was written
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in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. Many of the people read
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the sign because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the
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city. The leading priest said to Pilate, don't write the King of
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the Jews, but write, this man said, I am the king of the Jews.
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Pilate answered, what I have written, I have written after
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the soldiers crucify Jesus, they took his clothes and divided
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them into four parts, with each soldier getting one part, they
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also took his long shirt, which was all one piece of cloth woven
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from top to bottom. So the soldiers said to each other, we
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should not tear this into parts. Let's throw lots to see who will
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get it. This happens so that this scripture would come true.
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They divided my clothes among them, and they threw lots from
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my clothing. So the soldiers did this. Standing near his cross,
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where Jesus mother, his mother's sister, Mary, the wife of
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Clovis, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the
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follower, he loved standing nearby. He said to his mother,
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Dear woman, here is your son. Then he said to his follower,
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here is your mother. From that time on the follower took her to
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live in his home. After this, Jesus knew that everything had
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been done, so that the scripture would come true, he said, I am
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thirsty, there was a jar full of vinegar there. So the soldiers
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soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop
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plant and lifted it to Jesus mouth. When Jesus tasted the
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vinegar, he said, It is finished. Then he bowed his head
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and died. This day was Preparation Day. And the next
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day was a special Sabbath day. Since the religious leaders did
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not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day,
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they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be broken,
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and the bodies be taken away. So the soldiers came and broke the
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legs of the first man on the cross beside Jesus. Then they
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broke the legs of the man on the other cross beside Jesus. But
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when the soldiers came to Jesus in saw that he was already dead,
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they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers stuck his
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spear into Jesus side, and it wants blood and water came out.
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The one who saw this happen is the one who told us this. And
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whatever he says is true. And he knows that he tells the truth,
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and he tells it so that you might believe these things
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happened to make the scriptures come true. Not one of his bones
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will be broken. And another scripture says, they will look
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at the one they stabbed. Later, Joseph from era Muthiah asked
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Pilate if he could take the body of Jesus. Joseph was a secret
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follower of Jesus, because he was afraid of some of the
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leaders. Pilate gave his permission. So Joseph came back
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and took Jesus body away. Nicodemus, who earlier had come
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to Jesus at night, went with Joseph, he brought about 75
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pounds of myrrh and aloes. These two men took Jesus body and
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wrapped it with the spices in pieces of linen cloth, which is
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how they bury the dead. In the place where Jesus was crucified,
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there was a garden in the garden was a new tomb that had never
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been used before. The men laid Jesus in that tomb because it
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was nearby, and they were preparing to start their Sabbath
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day.
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John chapter 20. Early in the morning of the first day of the
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week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb
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and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. She
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ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus
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loved and said, they have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we
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don't know where they've put him. Peter in the other disciple
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left to go to the tomb. They were running together, but the
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other disciple ran faster than Peter, and was the first to
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arrive at the tomb. Bending down to take a look, he saw the linen
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cloths lying there, but he didn't go in. Following him,
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Simon Peter entered the tomb and saw the linen cloth lying there.
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He also saw the face cloth that had been on Jesus head. It
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wasn't with the other clothes, but was folded up in its own
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place. Then the other disciple, the one who arrived at the tomb
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first also went inside, he saw and believed, they didn't yet
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understand the Scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.
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Then the disciples returned to the place where they were
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staying. Mary stood outside near the tomb, crying, as she cried,
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she bent down to look into the tomb. She saw two angels dressed
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in white seated where the body of Jesus had been one of the
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head in one at the foot. The angels asked her Woman, why are
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you crying? She replied, they've taken away my Lord, and I don't
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know where they've put him. As soon as she had said this, she
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turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she didn't
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know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you crying?
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Who were you looking for? Thinking he was the gardener?
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She replied, sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where
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you've put him and I will get him. Jesus said to her, Mary,
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she turned in said to him in Aramaic, Rabu and I, which means
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teacher, Jesus said to her, don't hold on to me, for I
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haven't yet gone up to my father, go to my brothers and
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sisters and tell them I'm going up to my Father and your Father,
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to my God and your God. Mary Magdalene left and announced to
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the disciples, I've seen the Lord, when she told them what he
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had said to her. It was still the first day of the week, that
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evening, while the disciples were behind closed doors because
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they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Jesus came and
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stood among them. He said, Peace be with you. After he said this,
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he showed them his hands and his side. When the disciples saw the
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Lord, they were filled with joy. Jesus said to them again, Peace
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be with you, as the Father sent me, so I am sending you then he
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breathed on them and said, received the Holy Spirit. If you
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forgive any one sins, they are forgiven. If you don't forgive
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them, they aren't forgiven. Thomas, the one called didn't
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miss one of the 12 wasn't with the disciples when Jesus came,
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the other disciples told him, we've seen the Lord. But he
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replied, Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my
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finger in the wounds left by the nails and put my hand into his
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side, I won't believe. After eight days his disciples were
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again in a house and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors
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were locked, Jesus entered in stood among them, he said, Peace
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be with you. Then he said to Thomas, Put your finger here.
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Look at my hands, put your hand into my side, no more disbelief.
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Believe. Thomas responded to Jesus, my Lord in my God. Jesus
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replied, Do you believe because you see me happier those who
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don't see and yet believe. Then Jesus did many other miraculous
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signs in his disciples presence, signs that aren't recorded in
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this scroll. But these things are written so that you will
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believe that Jesus is the Christ, God's Son, and that
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believing you will have life in his name.
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John, chapter 21. Jesus later appeared to His disciples along
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the shore of Lake Tiberius, Simon Peter Thomas, the twin,
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Nathaniel from Cana in Galilee. And the brothers James and John
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were there together with two other disciples, Simon Peter
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said, I'm going fishing. The other said, we will go with you.
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They went out in their boat, but they didn't catch a thing that
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night. Early the next morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but
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the disciples did not realize who he was. Jesus shouted,
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friends, have you caught anything? No, they answered. So
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he told them, let down your net on the right side of your boat
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when you will catch some fish. They did. And the net was so
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full of fish that they could not drag it up into the boat. Jesus
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favorite disciple told Peter, it's the Lord. When Simon heard
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it was the Lord. He put on the clothes he had taken off while
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he was working. Then he jumped into the water. The boat was
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only about 100 meters from shore. So the other disciples
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stayed in the boat and dragged in the net full of fish. When
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the disciples got out of the boat, they saw some brat and a
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charcoal fire with fish on it. Jesus told his disciples, bring
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some of the fish you just caught. Simon Peter got back
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into the boat and dragged the net to shore. In it were 153
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large fish, but still the net did not rip, Jesus said, Come
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and eat. But none of the disciples dared ask who he was.
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They knew he was the Lord. Jesus took the bread in his hands and
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gave some of it to his disciples. He did the same with
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the fish. This was the third time Jesus appeared to His
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disciples after he was raised from death. When Jesus and his
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disciples had finished eating, he asked, Simon, son of John, do
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you love me more than the others do? Simon Peter answered, Yes,
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Lord, you know, I do. Then feed my lambs. Jesus said, Jesus
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asked a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love me? Peter
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answered, Yes, Lord, you know, I love you. Then take care of my
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sheep. Jesus told him. Jesus asked a third time, Simon, son
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of John, do you love me? Peter was hurt because Jesus had asked
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him three times if he loved him. So he told Jesus, Lord, you know
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everything, you know, I love you. And Jesus replied, Feed my
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sheep. I tell you for certain that when you were a young man,
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you dressed yourself and went wherever you want it to go. But
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when you are old, you will hold out your hands, then others will
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wrap your belt around you and lead you where you don't want to
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go. Jesus said this to tell how Peter would die and bring honor
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to God. Then he said to Peter, follow me. Peter turned and saw
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Jesus favorite disciple following them. He was the same
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one who had sat next to Jesus at the meal and it asked Lord, who
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was going to betray you? When Peter saw this disciple, he
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asked Jesus, Lord, what about him? Jesus answered, what is it
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to you if I want him to live until I return? You must follow
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me. So the rumors spread among the other disciples that this
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disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say he would not
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die. He simply said, What is it to you if I want him to live
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until I return? This disciple is the one who told all of this, he
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wrote it, and we know he is telling the truth. Jesus did
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many other things. If they were all written in books, I don't
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suppose there would be enough room in the whole world for all
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the books.
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Well, beloved, today we read in chapter 19, about the
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crucifixion of Jesus. And in chapter 21, we read about some
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of the appearances of Jesus after the resurrection and
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before His ascension. Of course, every event spoken of in these
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three chapters is worthy of further comment, but there's
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just one word in these three chapters that gets to me every
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time I read it, one word. Can you guess what that word is?
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Mary. Picture it. Here she is standing at the opening of the
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tomb that had held Jesus broken body. She's utterly broken
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hearted that someone has apparently taken him away. And
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all she wants is for this person who she thinks is a gardener to
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tell her where they've taken him. She's weeping. She's nearly
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inconsolable. All she can think of is fighting her Lord. How do
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I know this? Well, in nearly every mention of a person coming
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in contact with an angel, we're told that the person is
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terrified. So many times scripture reports that the angel
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says, Be not afraid. But here Mary sees two angels sitting
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where Jesus body had been. And we don't read anything about
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Mary being frightened at all. The angels asked Mary why she
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was crying, and she answers them like she was talking to any
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normal person. All she can think of is fighting her Lord. And
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when she turns around to leave, and Jesus is standing there, she
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doesn't recognize him. We're not told why. Maybe she couldn't see
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clearly because of the tears in her eyes. Maybe she didn't even
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look directly at him. Maybe her gaze was directed at the ground.
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Maybe Jesus appearance was altered in some way. But
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whatever the reason, she didn't recognize him. So she said to
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him, Sir, if you've taken him away, tell me where you've put
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him and I will go and get him. And that's when it happened. He
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said her name. Mary. In John 10:27, Jesus said, My sheep hear
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my voice. There was something about the way Jesus said her
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name that made the reality of who this was standing in front
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of her caused her to cry, teacher, and she either fell on
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her knees and hugged his legs or just hugged him while they were
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standing. What a joyful scene. And now the tears were of
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happiness and relief. Mary, she had heard him say her name so
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many times before, and no one said it like he did. Once she
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heard him say her name. There was no doubt. Both of my parents
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had been gone for many years now, but I can still hear what
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it sounded like when they said my name. I daresay I'll probably
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never forget the sound of their voices when they said, Steven,
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and I'm guessing you can hear how somebody you love says or
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said your name. I don't know what Jesus physical voice sounds
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like. But I have felt him speak to me in that still small voice.
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But Oh, how I look forward to hearing his voice call my name
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when I see him face to face. How about you? I'd love to hear your
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comments. Go over to Lifespring media.com/s 12 e 262. And let me
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On this date in church history may 21 1738 Charles Wesley
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converted from a legalistic to an evangelical Christian faith,
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and he entered the ministry the following year and became a
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gifted and tireless hymn writer known as the sweet singer of
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Methodism. Charles Wesley wrote many many, many beautiful hymns,
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and I've done a few episodes of Lifespring hem stories featuring
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some of his music. If you'd like to hear them, you can go to
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Lifespring media.com. Scroll to the bottom of the page and find
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Kathi had a follow up visit with a surgeon who did her surgery a
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few weeks ago on her shoulder blade, two or three days ago.
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She was at City of Hope and they did an x ray and Del reported to
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me that everything looks good. Now I'll have another follow up
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in six months, but there was no signs of cancer and the doctor
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wants her to start physical therapy soon. She's got good
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movement, good range of motion, but she needs to add some
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strength. So that's a praise. Let's pray. Our heavenly Father,
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Lord, we so look forward to hearing your voice, say our
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name. You've called many of us in the Lifespring family and we
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responded to that call, but the day we see you face to face and
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hear your voice will be a great day of rejoicing. Lord is so
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good to hear what you're doing with Kathy, we thank you for
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that. And we ask that you continue the healing process in
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Jesus name. And Lord, where there are needs of the
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Lifespring family today I ask that you minister to them and
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you're perfect in a loving way. It's so good to know that we
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truly are in your loving hands. I pray this in Jesus name, amen.
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You can send me your prayer requests or your praises at
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prayer dot Lifespring media.com.
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Comment on the show at Lifespring media.com/s 12 e 262.
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Email me at Steve at Lifespring media.com thanks to the team
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richly. My name is Steve Webb. Bye