WEBVTT - No More Nails Part 1

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to thank you for joining us today.

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<v Speaker 1>Hope this inspires you. Hope it builds your faith. Hope

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<v Speaker 1>it gives you.

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<v Speaker 2>Perspective to see God is moving in your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Enjoy the message.

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<v Speaker 2>Last week we met an interesting character. Does anyone remember

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<v Speaker 2>his name? Yeah, Cleo. We call them Cleo. The Bible

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<v Speaker 2>calls them Cleopus, but we're friendly with Cleo.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we gave him a nickname.

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<v Speaker 2>And we were surprised that we have never met him before.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's the first one that Jesus appears to. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I should give you a little bit more context than that.

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<v Speaker 2>The women went that morning, because sometimes women have more

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<v Speaker 2>faith than men do. They have the ability to feel

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<v Speaker 2>God in ways. You know, men, when you get men

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<v Speaker 2>to worship, it's like a miracle. Women will lift their hands.

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<v Speaker 2>They just don't really have a problem coming into the

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<v Speaker 2>presence of God. Sometimes a woman will have the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of persistence and patience with a child.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought y'all would back me up right here. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to give some some love to the women.

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<v Speaker 2>But they went to the to remember to anoint Jesus's body,

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<v Speaker 2>but his body wasn't there. And in some ways I

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<v Speaker 2>guess it was an indictment that they thought he would

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<v Speaker 2>still be there when he told them I'm getting up

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<v Speaker 2>on the third day.

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<v Speaker 1>They didn't really believe that.

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<v Speaker 2>Even though they were sentimental, they had not yet experienced

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of supernatural resurrection power that enables you to

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<v Speaker 2>know that even if it seems dead, was dead, is dead.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't have to stay dead. That's what resurrection tells me.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why our logo is a church is a Neon logo,

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<v Speaker 2>a Neon arrow pointing upward to let you know that

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<v Speaker 2>wherever your life is today, Loff can lift you. Whatever

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<v Speaker 2>pit you've fallen into. Loff can lift you, whatever time

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<v Speaker 2>you've lost, whatever years you've wasted. Love can lit you

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<v Speaker 2>whatever fear has held you down.

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<v Speaker 1>Up until this point. The grave is empty, he is risen,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're going somewhere, going somewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>So the women come to annoying his body, but his

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<v Speaker 2>body isn't there.

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody say, it isn't there.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel excited today God's going to set somebody free.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel it in every fiber of my being. God

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<v Speaker 2>is going to set somebody free today. Yeah, yeah, his

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<v Speaker 2>body wasn't there. And okay, so his body isn't there,

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<v Speaker 2>So he's up out of the grave.

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<v Speaker 1>Where is he? Well, he kind of appears throughout the day.

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<v Speaker 2>But I want to go back to where can I

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<v Speaker 2>pick up where I left off last week?

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<v Speaker 1>Don't worry about it. If you weren't here, I'll bring

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<v Speaker 1>you in.

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<v Speaker 2>So he walks with Cleo in this unnamed companion some

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<v Speaker 2>scholar speculated could have.

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<v Speaker 1>Been his wife.

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<v Speaker 2>The text doesn't say that. The text doesn't give us

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<v Speaker 2>the other name because sometimes it's not about you. It

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't about revealing who the other person was. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>even about Cleo. And Jesus is sneaking up behind two

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<v Speaker 2>travelers who are disappointed and discouraged. Because God doesn't need

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<v Speaker 2>for you to be happy to do work in your heart. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't just hang out with people who pretend like

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<v Speaker 2>they have it all together. Cleo is not only concerned,

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<v Speaker 2>but in many ways he has crushed because his expectation

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<v Speaker 2>of who Jesus would be, what he would do, wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>met when he died on the cross.

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<v Speaker 1>It crushed Cleo.

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<v Speaker 2>And Jesus comes alongside the one who has crushed and

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<v Speaker 2>his unnamed companion, and he walks with them away from

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<v Speaker 2>the place where the promise will fall toward an unknown place.

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<v Speaker 2>Well it's unknown today. They knew where it was at

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<v Speaker 2>the time, but it was so insignificant in that day.

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<v Speaker 2>Because God doesn't just show up in big places and

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<v Speaker 2>appear too important people. He might show up and speak

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<v Speaker 2>to somebody in the back of the room, somebody in overflow,

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<v Speaker 2>somebody who isn't even in the in the church building

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<v Speaker 2>there in a hospital bed. He goes to this village

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<v Speaker 2>called a Mais and along the way, wouldn't it be

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<v Speaker 2>awesome if Jesus himself preached to you. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>know I'm pretty good, Stacy, But imagine so, y'all, you're

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<v Speaker 2>walking and Jesus comes up and doesn't ask if he

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<v Speaker 2>can walk with you.

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<v Speaker 1>He just starts talking and he asks him a question.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, listen before before God gives you the answers, sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>he'll change your questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, is it good? Mighty quiet in this church today?

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<v Speaker 1>Sena is mighty quiet. Sina looks good.

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<v Speaker 2>He shaved his head, looking like a UFC fighter, looking

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<v Speaker 2>like a mixed martial artist, I mean choking nobody, sena.

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<v Speaker 2>But he goes for a walk and hey, what you're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about? And and they tell him about their disappointment

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<v Speaker 2>and he can handle it, doesn't chase them away.

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<v Speaker 1>They tell them about their doubt and he can handle it.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's revolutionizing me because I thought I had to

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<v Speaker 2>have faith for God to meet with me. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>growing to understand that maybe maybe God's presence is most

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<v Speaker 2>powerful when I get honest about my doubt, get honest

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<v Speaker 2>about my pain, and seek him even still, maybe that's

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<v Speaker 2>where I learned the most.

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<v Speaker 1>When it doesn't go the way I wanted to.

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<v Speaker 2>The detours, the details, the dead ends, the detours.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember we said we want to see him in three D.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's the Son of God walking with two travelers

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<v Speaker 2>away from the destination. I'm supposed to be on that

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<v Speaker 2>stage right now, but we're walking the wrong way.

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<v Speaker 1>And as we're walking. As we're walking, he's.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking and he explains to them all about himself. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says that he started with Moses and the prophets,

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<v Speaker 2>and he talks about Maybe I.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't know exactly what he said.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible just summarizes, but maybe he talks about the

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<v Speaker 2>Passover Lamb that Moses had the people prepare to celebrate

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<v Speaker 2>and commemorate their coming out of Egypt and their forgiveness

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<v Speaker 2>of sin. Now they're hearing about the Passover Lamb, but

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<v Speaker 2>they don't know that they're standing with the passover Lamb.

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<v Speaker 2>They won't recognize that right now, because usually you only

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<v Speaker 2>recognize the full extent of what God was doing in reverse.

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<v Speaker 2>So while you're on the road, you might not see it.

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<v Speaker 2>But they keep walking. Touch somebody say keep walking, and

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is just talking, and they like his teaching and

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<v Speaker 2>they're interested.

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<v Speaker 1>In what he's saying.

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<v Speaker 2>You know how I know because when they got to

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<v Speaker 2>where they were going, the Bible says it was a

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<v Speaker 2>seven mile journey, and that's why we're calling it seven

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<v Speaker 2>mile miracle, and we're using it to look at the

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<v Speaker 2>seven last statements that Jesus made on the cross that

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<v Speaker 2>are recorded in the Gospels. But he went with them

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<v Speaker 2>all seven miles. He went with them all the way

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<v Speaker 2>to Amais. And when they got to the place where

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<v Speaker 2>they thought they were going, okay, because they weren't going

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<v Speaker 2>to stay there long. God will meet you where you are,

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<v Speaker 2>but he won't.

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<v Speaker 1>Leave you there. How good is this already?

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<v Speaker 2>Man?

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<v Speaker 1>This is the introduction. I got to my topic yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't worry. I'll get you out on time. But I

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<v Speaker 1>got something to say today.

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<v Speaker 2>And as they walk, his words interested them. But when

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<v Speaker 2>they got to the place where they were going, this

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<v Speaker 2>village called the Maaeis. The Bible says that Jesus acted

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<v Speaker 2>like he was going to keep going, because the journey

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<v Speaker 2>starts where you are, but where it ends.

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<v Speaker 1>Depends on you.

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<v Speaker 2>And you decide whether you want your relationship with God

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<v Speaker 2>to just be some superstitious thing or whether you want

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<v Speaker 2>it to be something so real that you fully surrender

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<v Speaker 2>the operating system.

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<v Speaker 1>Write that down.

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<v Speaker 2>The Cross is my operating system.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not an addition. It is not an accessory.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not an app. It is the new way

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<v Speaker 1>that I do. What I do.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever I do, it doesn't just change what I do

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<v Speaker 2>on Sunday morning. It matriculates into my Monday, it transforms

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<v Speaker 2>my Tuesday. It works on Wednesday, it comes through on Thursday.

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<v Speaker 1>I follow him on Friday, and I'm still saved on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>Because he's the god of all seven miles. How many

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<v Speaker 2>have decided I'm going all the.

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<v Speaker 3>Way with Jesus he began a could work with me,

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<v Speaker 3>will be faithful to complete it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not stopping where I started.

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<v Speaker 2>Who touch somebody say, I'm going all the way, all

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<v Speaker 2>the way, and they were like, hey, you want to

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<v Speaker 2>eat something? Clio said, Man, we didn't really plan on

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<v Speaker 2>a guest, but come on in. And where we left

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<v Speaker 2>last week is that while look at verse thirty of

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<v Speaker 2>Luke twenty four.

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<v Speaker 1>I love this. This resurrection Sunday. Every day is Resurrection Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>Every day is Easter at elevation.

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<v Speaker 2>A miracle can break out in any heart, at any time,

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<v Speaker 2>in any circumstance, in any grave. And so he sits

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<v Speaker 2>down and in a common experience of a shared meal,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says, while he was at the table. Because remember,

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<v Speaker 2>they're interested in who he is, but they don't yet

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<v Speaker 2>recognize who he is. Like some of y'all who come

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<v Speaker 2>here don't really believe the stuff yet, but you like

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<v Speaker 2>the way it makes you feel.

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<v Speaker 1>It's cool.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not committed yet, but you're curious. You're like, that

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of weird, that one thing. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>go back. Yep, good, good, because because.

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<v Speaker 1>He meets you where you are right and he sits

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<v Speaker 1>down with him.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ, the son of God, has time for a

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<v Speaker 2>meal break on Resurrection Sunday, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Bible says, he just starts taking over.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, you've you've heard before that God is a gentleman,

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<v Speaker 2>and he won't come in if he's not invited.

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<v Speaker 1>That's partially true.

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<v Speaker 2>But once you let him in, he takes over. Be

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<v Speaker 2>ready for that. He takes over. He says, down, he

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<v Speaker 2>took bread. He just took it.

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<v Speaker 1>And Cleo Clio's just watching.

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<v Speaker 2>And this visitor, this traveling companion, becomes the host in

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<v Speaker 2>somebody else's house. And that's what happens when he comes

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<v Speaker 2>in your heart. And when he takes the bread, and

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<v Speaker 2>he gave thanks. So Mary taught him manners. Okay, said

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<v Speaker 2>blessing before you eat. And he broke it, and he

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<v Speaker 2>began to give it to them. We postulated last week

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<v Speaker 2>that when verse thirty one says it was then that

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<v Speaker 2>their eyes were opened, and then that they recognized him,

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<v Speaker 2>that perhaps the reason they saw his presence when he

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<v Speaker 2>sat down with them and gave them the bread was

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<v Speaker 2>not only that he broke the bread like they broke

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<v Speaker 2>his body, but that when he gave it to them

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<v Speaker 2>in Jewish custom, the bread was broken like this and

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<v Speaker 2>given like this, and they saw where he was wounded,

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<v Speaker 2>they saw where the nails were, and when they saw

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<v Speaker 2>where the nails were, they realized who he was, which

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<v Speaker 2>lets me know that sometimes the power of an example

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<v Speaker 2>is greater than the power of an explanation.

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<v Speaker 1>He walked with them seven miles.

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<v Speaker 2>He walked with them for the entirety of their journey,

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<v Speaker 2>and what his words could not show them they saw

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<v Speaker 2>in his wounds. Graham was listening to this sermon, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kids will just say what they think he goes.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you know, because he was pointing out to

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<v Speaker 2>me that it doesn't say that they saw his scars

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<v Speaker 2>in the text. And the more we got to talking

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<v Speaker 2>about it, I realized the way he was thinking about

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<v Speaker 2>it was like this, Well, if Jesus got up from

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<v Speaker 2>the grave and he has the power to overcome death,

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<v Speaker 2>he wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Leave scars where the nails had been.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if God asks resurrection power, surely he do

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<v Speaker 2>a little cosmetic surgery. So Jesus isn't having to walk

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<v Speaker 2>around with some big holes in his hand or marks

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<v Speaker 2>in the places where they had nailed him.

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<v Speaker 1>Where the Roman guard that was led by the.

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish leaders, had crucified him, sentenced him to death, executed

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<v Speaker 2>him for the sins of all mankind.

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<v Speaker 1>Surely he wouldn't leave the scars. But I had to

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<v Speaker 1>show Brahmman.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to show you today how I know they

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<v Speaker 2>saw his scars because look, the Bible says, their eyes

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<v Speaker 2>were opened and they recognized him. They saw the one

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<v Speaker 2>that was with them all along. But they saw him

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<v Speaker 2>not in his words, but in his wounds.

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<v Speaker 1>They saw him not.

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<v Speaker 2>Because they heard the stone was rolled away, but because

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<v Speaker 2>they were up close and personal with the one who

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<v Speaker 2>had suffered. And when they saw where he suffered, they

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<v Speaker 2>realized who he was. Then their eyes were open and

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<v Speaker 2>they recognized him. And then he disappeared from their sight

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<v Speaker 2>because that was never their destination.

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<v Speaker 1>Look at verse thirty two. The scripture says, they.

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<v Speaker 2>Asked each other, we're not our hearts burning while he talked.

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<v Speaker 2>His words made their hearts burn, But it was his

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<v Speaker 2>wounds that opened their eyes. There are some things that

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<v Speaker 2>cannot be explained. They can only be experienced. And when

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you that God is near to the broken hearted,

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<v Speaker 2>I can tell you that all day long. But it

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<v Speaker 2>is not until your heart is broken. It is not

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<v Speaker 2>until you are at the end of yourself. It is

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<v Speaker 2>not until those who walked with you had turned their

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<v Speaker 2>back on you. But God stood by your side that

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<v Speaker 2>you can say with confidence, The Lord is my helper.

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<v Speaker 1>What can man do to me? I bear on my

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<v Speaker 1>body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Let no man

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<v Speaker 1>trouble me. I walked through the valley, I went through

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<v Speaker 1>the shad.

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<v Speaker 2>But it wasn't with his words. It was where he

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<v Speaker 2>was wounded. That's where they saw him. On the road.

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<v Speaker 2>He opened the scriptures to us, and now they're excited,

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<v Speaker 2>so they leave Amais. They got up and went back.

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<v Speaker 2>God told me to tell somebody get up and go back.

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<v Speaker 2>I know Jesus got up, But the reason he got up,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not so you could stand around with sacramental spices

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<v Speaker 2>and sing some sacramental songs to a stationary god.

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<v Speaker 3>He got up so I could get up the same power.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sorry I'm shouting, but something's inside of.

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<v Speaker 1>Me makes me shout.

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<v Speaker 2>Because I see you getting up, and I see you go.

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<v Speaker 1>I see you getting up.

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<v Speaker 2>The prodigal son said, this is ridiculous for me to

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<v Speaker 2>be down here with the pigs when my father owns

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<v Speaker 2>the palace.

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<v Speaker 1>Get up, go back. You don't need a speech. This

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<v Speaker 1>is your second chance.

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<v Speaker 2>They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem, and

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<v Speaker 2>they retreaded the seven miles.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the second seven miles.

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<v Speaker 2>When they turned around, rerouted by the resurrection power of

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<v Speaker 2>God revealed in the scars of the Savior. Thank you, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel his presence today. They got up, they went back.

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<v Speaker 2>This is your comeback. Come back, Cleo, Come back, Cleo.

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<v Speaker 2>The spirit is coming. Come back, Cleo. God's not done

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<v Speaker 2>with you yet. Come back, Cleo. They got up and

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<v Speaker 2>they came back, and when they got they found the eleven.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the Disciples minus Judas. Judas didn't go so

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<v Speaker 2>well for him. He didn't come back. But they were

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<v Speaker 2>all assembled together. And when Cleo got there, they were

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<v Speaker 2>starting to get the picture because Jesus had been appearing

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<v Speaker 2>to them too. And now it all comes together. And

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<v Speaker 2>now the ones who went away come back and the

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<v Speaker 2>ones who stayed they all get together and they say.

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<v Speaker 1>It is true. The Lord has risen and has appeared

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<v Speaker 1>to Simon. And Cleo's like, yeah, me too. He showed me.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw through Mazzly looking for thirty five. They were like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we were on this road and he was telling my Moses.

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<v Speaker 1>He thought the prophet don't even know he was. He

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<v Speaker 1>took the pride and they took the brad Gavis the

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<v Speaker 1>pricticea scars, that's half.

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<v Speaker 2>When he broke the bread, he was recognized in the scars.

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<v Speaker 2>How you know he still has scars. Graham's saying, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>here's what I know. Because what Luke doesn't tell us,

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<v Speaker 2>John does tell us. And I want to go there

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<v Speaker 2>for a minute. Because it's resurrection Sunday. Now it's evening.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been a long day for Jesus. Okay, you start

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<v Speaker 2>off with a little exercise, push that stone out of

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<v Speaker 2>the way, a.

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<v Speaker 1>Little CrossFit, if you.

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<v Speaker 2>They take me for granted, that humor was epic. That

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<v Speaker 2>is elite level preacher humor, whether you recognize it or not.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lord liked that joke. I never realized how funny

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible is.

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<v Speaker 1>Man. It's hilarious, it really is.

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<v Speaker 2>That's something I didn't get because I always thought God

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<v Speaker 2>was so serious. And I know, I know, hey, I

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<v Speaker 2>know it's serious as a matter of life and debt.

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<v Speaker 2>Trust me, nobody takes more serious to me. But Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>just messing around with people sometimes because watch this. It

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<v Speaker 2>says on the evening of the first day of the week.

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<v Speaker 2>This is verse nineteen, John, chapter twenty, same evening. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>So Cleo is coming back. And the disciples were together

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<v Speaker 2>with the doors locked for fear. See that's what fear

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<v Speaker 2>will always do. It will always lock you in from

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<v Speaker 2>the inside. They weren't locked out, they were locked in.

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<v Speaker 2>We lock ourselves in because of fear. Remember that, that's important.

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<v Speaker 2>They were locked in for fear of the Jewish leaders.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey they might kill us. Hey, there's a rumor circulating

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<v Speaker 1>that we stole the body. We better stay up here now.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, Remember Cleo and his companion went.

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<v Speaker 1>The wrong way.

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<v Speaker 2>But is it any better to stay in Jerusalem with

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<v Speaker 2>the doors locked?

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<v Speaker 1>Some people go away from God. Some people stay in.

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<v Speaker 2>Church, but their heart is so locked they might as

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<v Speaker 2>well not even be there. It's about your heart. And Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is so funny. Why says the doors are locked

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<v Speaker 2>for fear of the Jewish ly And Jesus came and

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<v Speaker 2>stood among them.

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<v Speaker 1>How did he do it? He picked the lock.

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<v Speaker 2>See, grace will break in the back door, kick the

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<v Speaker 2>door down, Grace is a G.

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<v Speaker 1>Grace will come on.

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<v Speaker 2>In, take on over, take your bread, break your bread,

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<v Speaker 2>change your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus showed up and said peace, Grace is a G.

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<v Speaker 1>Touch somebody said grace is a G. Hashtag Grace is

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<v Speaker 1>a G.

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<v Speaker 2>Just any way, in peace be with you.

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<v Speaker 1>But watch this, watch this.

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<v Speaker 2>After he said this, he showed them his hands and

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<v Speaker 2>his side five wounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Five is the number of grace. Just remember that five

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<v Speaker 1>wounds in.

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<v Speaker 2>His side, in his hands, in his feet, five wounds.

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<v Speaker 2>He showed him his hands, five fingers. He showed him

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<v Speaker 2>his hands where the nails, where the nails were. And

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder did they have a flashback, because the first word,

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<v Speaker 2>there are seven We're going to get them all.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the first word that Jesus spoke from the cross.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a statement, he said, Father, forgive them, for they

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<v Speaker 2>know not what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>What a generous interpretation.

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<v Speaker 2>When people insult me, I tell God, they know exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what they're doing. And if I do forgive somebody, it

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<v Speaker 2>takes me time. But while they were driving the nails,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm flashing back now from the cross. I wonder when

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<v Speaker 2>they saw his hands, did they remember his words? I

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<v Speaker 2>wonder when they saw where he was wounded, did they

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<v Speaker 2>remember the words he spoke, Father, forgive them, for.

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<v Speaker 1>They know not what they do, not what they did.

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<v Speaker 1>But while they were.

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<v Speaker 2>Doing it, he had the presence of mine to forgive,

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<v Speaker 2>and he needed help. Even Jesus, perfect as he was,

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<v Speaker 2>human as he was, knew that he could not forgive

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<v Speaker 2>without the help of his father. So as I think

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<v Speaker 2>about forgiveness today, I wonder where you've been wounded, Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>That was in his hands.

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<v Speaker 2>When they saw the hands, they realized, this is not

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<v Speaker 2>an impersonator, this is.

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<v Speaker 1>Not an impostor. They had to see something. They had to.

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<v Speaker 2>See something that let them know what he went through.

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<v Speaker 2>And you keep trying to prove God's presence by your successes.

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<v Speaker 2>But when it came time for Jesus Christ, the Son

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<v Speaker 2>of God to prove his.

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<v Speaker 1>Presence, he said, look where the nails were. See my hands.

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<v Speaker 2>See where they drove the spikes for between the bones

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<v Speaker 2>so they would not break, so that it would support

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<v Speaker 2>the weight of my body long enough for me to suffocate.

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<v Speaker 1>See.

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<v Speaker 2>See, it killed me, but I didn't stay dead. It

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<v Speaker 2>broke me, but I am that whole. I was dead,

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<v Speaker 2>now I'm alive. See my scars. My scars tell a story.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not ashamed to show my scars. Christianity is not

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<v Speaker 2>cosmetic surgery so you can hide what you've been through

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<v Speaker 2>to try to get people to think you're perfect.

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<v Speaker 3>Christianity Jesus Christ didn't come to conceal the pain. He

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<v Speaker 3>came to reveal his glory, and he showed it in

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<v Speaker 3>his scar