Dec. 24, 2022
Joy - Delivered As Promised | Real Life Christmas Celebration
The busyness of Christmas makes it easy to forget that God always delivers on His promises, but, this season, God is calling us to put away the worry, stress, fear, and shame and look to God and the reason for the season—Emmanuel, God with us! Today, you can be certain we can trust His promises and his faithfulness never changes.
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Welcome to another inspirational
podcast at Real Life.
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See the glow of a star a million
miles away so far away.
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So distant.
So very isolated, divided tired
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months of waiting months of
longing looking for an answer
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looking for her and the light
has faded and our anxiety has
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grown.
You can still hear afraid.
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The child is born to us a son is
given Mighty God, Prince of
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Peace.
Good morning and welcome to Real
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Life Church.
Merry Christmas to you.
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Whether you're watching online
or you're right here in Kentucky
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Trail, we invite you to get up
on your feet and let's worship
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God together this morning.
Merry Christmas Real Life Church
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and give it up one more time for
Jesus this morning.
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Give it up for Jesus, man.
It's so good to see you.
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Today we are so honored that you
chose real-life this Christmas
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of Jesus Christ.
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They will care for you and make
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people there, and we have a free
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You today.
So don't forget to do that.
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I know.
Are you guys excited about
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today?
I'm so excited about what's
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going to happen before I break
that down for you.
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I have a surprise for you.
We have real-life kids joining
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us on stage that, give it up for
them, as they come on and sing a
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song for you wave to them high.
Five them, cheer, their name, as
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they come on stage.
And as they do that, I want to
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give you a little rundown of
what to expect here at real
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life.
Today, after the kids sing their
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song, we're going to have a
video now.
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This video brings about what the
true meaning of Christmas is all
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about.
But before we get there, there
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will be some laughter, there's
some serious talk.
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And then you might even shed a
little tear right after the
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video.
We have slope.
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Down the warships from Jesus and
more.
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All right.
And then after we worship Jesus,
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a little bit more, you will hear
a message of Hope from pastors.
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Shawn Petrie, as he gives a word
today man, it was so good
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yesterday here from God's word.
It was powerful, man.
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Lives were changed.
I'm excited for lives being
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changed again today.
So we're going to hear a message
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of Hope as he's continued the
week three delivered as
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promised, right?
And then after we hear, pastor
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Saint Pete.
Tree.
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We're going to have a
candlelight vigil and we'll have
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a choir and then after that,
we're going to have a little bit
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of fun.
After the Gathering were having
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a good time of connection and
fellowship, and have some milk
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and some cookies out there.
So make sure you stay for that.
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But when all is said and done, I
guarantee you when you leave
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here today, you are going to be
experiencing the presence of
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Jesus.
In your life, amen.
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Amen.
Hey without further Ado, let's
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give it up for these kids one
more time.
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And unfreeze call.
That was good, guys.
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Good job.
Take a few minutes.
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It's like a thousand degrees in
here who thought global warming
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and December.
Again, global warming and hot
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flashes are totally different
things.
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I'm starving.
Can we, please get a snack break
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already?
Just ate a whole king-size candy
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bar and Fit For A King.
Look, Marty.
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We've been doing this for over a
week day in and day out.
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We are all completely exhausted
besides.
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I mean, it's not like we're
doing a real nativity scene
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here.
I mean we got stuffed animals.
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I mean, come on a Komodo dragon
really look.
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Come on guys, we make do with
what we've got.
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This is our final performance of
the night, and the real baby.
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Jesus is on his way.
Well, not the real baby Jesus,
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but the real baby that plays
baby Jesus.
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And we have been entrusted with
this High esteemed on Has, he
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seemed honor, caring for on
tradition.
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That's been going on for a
hundred and three years for
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church from corn, catcher
County, we get it, we heard this
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little pep talk about 10 minutes
ago.
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Amen, to that.
Can anybody even see me for back
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here?
Why do people even come to these
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things?
Baby.
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Jesus is a doll and aren't we
supposed to be outdoors?
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Well, exactly.
What was that?
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That a sneeze, our bark.
Yeah.
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How can it even be that loud?
Marty, I got hay fever.
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Do you know what?
Causes hay fever.
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Hey, why did you get?
Hey sorry Bob, I tried to find
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hypoallergenic.
Hey, but the guys at the feed
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store just started laughing,
what is this stuff?
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We make do with what we got now.
Let's everyone freeze.
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Unfreeze.
Oh man.
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I'm sweating craziness thing.
Why am I in the back?
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Did I never tell you guys that I
was a stand-in and Touched by an
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Angel?
I would haven't Trump's in
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touch.
I'm a jewel, every single time,
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sister clearly, you guys have
never seen Charlie's Angels and
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not the same thing getting a
hint of hazelnut.
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No, wait.
Yeah definitely has a nut I
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think that's wack still hungry,
though.
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Nobody puts this angel in the
corner.
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It's almost coming crazy.
Unfreeze cool.
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This reminds me of Toy Story and
he's coming.
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Look Barney.
I didn't sign up for this.
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You didn't you all literally
signed up for this?
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No, I didn't sign up for this.
My wife signed me up for this.
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I'm out.
I signed up to play.
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Mary, oh, and who would believe
that?
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Look, Marty, whatever happened
to doing what we can with what
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we got.
Marty, Let's Go Gang.
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These LongHorn coupons are going
to use themselves.
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Well, my baby back, baby.
Back, baby back, baby back.
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I want my baby back, baby back.
My coupon, they don't just grow
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on trees.
Gosh, are you doing
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Wow.
Delivered as promised look at
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you.
So tiny and peaceful and
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perfect.
You're a lot like the real baby
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Jesus.
He deserved so much more, but
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this was God's plan.
God gave him a long me to take
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care of them.
Shepherd's to tell everyone he
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said wise men to honor him and
he even gave Jesus an Earthly
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daddy bunch of imperfect people.
That's for sure.
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But God makes do with what he's
got.
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He always delivers on time.
And that perfect little baby
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grew up to show us what real
love.
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Looks like he saved us all.
Just a dork.
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I just love that video and as
funny as it is, it is So true,
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there are so many distractions
that get in the way of being
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present and losing the focus on
the promise that God delivered.
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But this season is a season of
joy and that is why we
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celebrate, and we're going to
experience Jesus with a couple
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more songs.
So go ahead and stand to your
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feet and let's worship him
together.
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Reach through the darkness,
shining in the shadows.
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Cory.
You saw my God you in two weeks,
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he want
Hey man.
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Let's lift up some praise to
Jesus.
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He's, the reason that we come,
we celebrate this season because
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Jesus came humbling to a Manger
as a baby too far, less
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production, and Fanfare than we
put on today.
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And we get to come and adore
him.
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And so as we continue and
worship, it says, okay.
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Come on.
Let's add oriented a come on.
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Let's go to Jesus live.
Know you love him.
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Men are wonderful counselor.
He is faithful in the birth of
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our savior.
Jesus.
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God is with us.
Thank you Jesus.
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Amen.
On.
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Hey, I want to say first of all,
a very merry Christmas.
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For a wonderful family from our
staff.
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We were so excited.
You guys are in the house today
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and can we just say a very, very
special things really to the
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events team and all those are
really made today.
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Possible, we got this amazing
Globe from the ceiling.
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Come on right, the worship, team
leading us and God's presence.
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All the people of shoveled and
got frostbite.
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Come on.
Somebody may just the thank you
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so much for all the hard work.
You guys put in to make today,
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possible.
You guys can be seated man.
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I'm excited.
Today, really for the sixth
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consecutive year to share with
you guys about the birth and
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celebrate the birth of Jesus
with you and won't do.
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I want decade this message to
really those of you that are
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really missing some Joy, this
Christmas, maybe it's been one
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of those Seasons.
You're walking through a season
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of sickness and have some of
you.
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It's just been that season.
This just been a crazy season at
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home.
Maybe it's one of those seasons
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were Christmas little different
this year.
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Maybe you're not meeting the
same house.
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Maybe there's an empty seat at
the family table.
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Maybe this isn't the Christmas
show.
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Expected, for some of you guys,
there may be haunted by the
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Ghost of Christmas Past, maybe
today is kind of remembrance of
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something that's not there, a
broken relationship.
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And assume you guys went through
some hard divorces, somehow
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relationship breaks this year
and maybe some regret, some
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shame.
And just can't quite Find the
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Joy this season.
I know for a lot of us, just
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super busy.
I'm telling you just driving
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through the parking lot, all the
traffic even in the snow.
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You guys are crazy.
Come on somebody, and you're
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driving.
They're stressed out.
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And then Feliz Navidad comes on.
And if he comes on One More
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Time, come on, somebody.
It was it was playing earlier.
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So many said, is there any
changes?
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I said, yeah, when you change
that song name of Jesus, I love
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it all.
But I'm telling you, right?
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And it's so Sunny came is night
and I know her tonight this
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morning and you know, it is
really cold outside but you made
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your way here but maybe you look
around going.
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Hey, if they knew the real me,
if that guy on stage is the real
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me.
If God to the real meat, this
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place would catch on fire and
I'm here to tell you, I hope it
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does.
Come on somebody, we need the
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heat one but two, I believe
Jesus, the five Revival is going
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to come into the Place today.
Amen.
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I'll be the presence of God is
here, and I believe you're going
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to meet Jesus today.
I believe you can be in the
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presence of God today so I kind
of hope something cool happens
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like that.
I hope prisoners got meet you
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here in this spot.
I want to do is I want to just
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dive into the birth story of
Jesus and the Bible truth from
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God's word and just build a
message off of what really what
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God has done for us.
And so it's found Luke Chapter
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2, The Gospel of Luke chapter 2
verse 4 will start here, it says
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this.
So Joseph also went up from the
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town of Nazareth to Galilee to
Judea to the Bethlehem, the town
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of David because he belonged to
the house The line of David, he
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went there to register with Mary
who was pledged to be married to
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him as expecting a child and
while they were there, the time
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came and can I just say it was
the perfect time cave?
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If you've been track along in
this series?
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Maybe I'd like to say the
fullness of time, came the exact
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moment for the baby to be born
and she gave birth to her
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firstborn a son, and she wrapped
him in clothes and placed him in
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a Manger because there's no
guests, No guest room available
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for them.
And I just think about our
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savior, what a humble beginning
to the king.
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King of Kings and the Lord of
lords who commands, all the
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armies of Heaven, they's born in
a stable, and who of us would
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ever pick to be born in a stable
except for Jesus.
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And there were shepherds living
the fields nearby, keeping watch
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over their flocks at night and
the angel Lord appeared to them
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and the glory of the Lord Shone
around them and they were
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terrified.
But the angel said to them, do
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not be afraid.
I bring you what.
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I bring you Does good news in
the front Jerry's, got good
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news.
I bring you good news.
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I'll bring you good news.
That will cause great joy for
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all the people.
Can I tell you today?
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That there is some good news
that's going to bring some great
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joy to all the people in this
house today.
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Amen.
The presence of God came to
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humanity for us today.
In the town of David, a says
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this a savior has been born to
you.
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He is the Messiah, The Chosen
One, the Lord, this will be
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assigned to you, you will Find a
baby wrapped in clothes laying
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in a Manger.
These shepherds are getting some
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good news from the angels of the
presence of God is just 50
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yards.
Over the hill in the town of
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Bethlehem.
Laying in a Manger, there's a
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sign from God and these
shepherds are you experienced
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the joy of God?
And I was going to tell you
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today, you can't unmarry quote
unquote, unmarried, the joy of
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God from the presence of God.
Amen.
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If you get in the presence of
God, no matter what happens,
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your circumstance, what season
you're in.
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There's a joy, the only get from
Jesus.
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My prayer is that you have that
Joy today.
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In fact, I believe there's a
goal Jesus has for us.
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That's for him to get into your
presence today.
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Not just for you to meet him,
the him to come into your life
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today.
This was Jesus, did he sent
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angels to these Shepherds and
says in verse 13?
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Suddenly a great company of
heavenly host appeared with the
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angels and praising God and
saying glory to God in the
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highest heaven and on Earth,
peace to those.
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Whom his favor rests when the
Angels left them and gone to
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heaven.
The shepherd's said to one
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another.
Let's go to Bethlehem and see
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this thing that has happened.
Which check this out?
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I'm not so sure.
I trust these jeans will soon.
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See for ourselves.
The Lord has done as told us
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about so verse 16, it says this
they heard off they ran to
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Bethlehem and found Mary and
Joseph and the baby who was
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laying in the manger when they
had seen him they spread the
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word.
I'm gonna tell you something.
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When you see the presence of God
and God comes into your life,
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you really have no other option
but to proclaim the gospel.
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Amen.
You see Jesus, you meet Jesus
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and I don't remember you first
came to Christ.
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The first thing you probably did
is you went home.
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You told your parents, you told
your friends, you told neighbor,
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you told your spouse, you just
had to tell somebody about the
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good news of Jesus and this
exactly.
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What these Shepherds did.
They said they could told them
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concerning.
What had been told them about
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this child and all who heard it
were amazed at what the
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shepherd's said to them.
The Mary she trudged up the
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things and pondered them in her
heart.
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She was concerned what quite
understanding and just worried
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for her child.
The shepherd's returned
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glorifying and praising God.
For all the things that heard
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and seen which were just as had
been told just as the angel
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said, we talked about this
series delivered as promised,
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God is always faithful.
If the Bible says, it is going
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to be true, you Can bet your
life on?
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This was called The Gospel
truth, on the eighth day, when
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it was time to circumcise, a
child, he was named Jesus, the
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name, the angel had given him
before he was conceived.
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He imagined being these
shepherds are sleeping out in
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the field and you're changed.
The flock of sheep and maybe
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you're in a tent or maybe on the
stars and all of a sudden, the
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angel appears to you and you're
freaking out.
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You're terrified.
They see the glory of God.
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God With Us is just on the other
side of this hill, the presence
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of God here in humanity and he
shepherds run.
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You can imagine which joy and
which wonder that have When they
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see the baby Jesus, God In the
Flesh.
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And today, there's something
very special about these
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Shepherds.
I want to share with you, it's
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just interesting to me as you
see this story.
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The first thing is, this is that
the Shepherds were not searching
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for God.
It's very interesting to me that
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they were just doing their
everyday stuff.
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They're working their 925, which
for them was 24/7, right?
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They were just doing their life
and God found them.
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You think about the Wiseman and
start contrast, these guys were
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searching the Bible and they had
this wisdom from God and they
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saw the scripture and they want
an eye on her mouth.
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Journey to Find Jesus and they
found Jesus.
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They're absolutely amazed what
they saw says this in Matthew
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2:10 about the weizmann.
It says, there are filled with
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what helped me out there filled
with their feel Joy.
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When I saw Jesus, I think it's a
joy because they're done
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traveling some camels.
Come on somebody, right, you re
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not have miles on the camel.
They're like, thank God, I got
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the park the camel, right?
But these Shepherds, these
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shepherds are just in a field,
they're doing their own thing.
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They have no care about God.
No thought about God, no wonder
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about God, they're not searching
the scripture and there's doing
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life every single day.
It's amazing not searching.
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But Jesus finds them.
I'm about, how many of you
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weren't searching for God in
Jesus?
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Found you my fact I think about
these angels going to Jesus and
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it's amazing that these angels
speak up to these.
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Poor uneducated Shepherds and it
said that presence of God is on
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the other side of a hill.
The very first thing that the
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Angels speak to humanity to get
people in the presence of God is
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that his presence is here to his
lowly Shepherds.
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I'm a few no in the Bible but it
really records the first episode
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of Touched by an Angel.
Come on somebody.
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Right there.
These Shepherds.
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Come on weekend.
It's Father's day, isn't it?
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Come on, right.
We're going to get there right
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by love this.
I love that.
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That we as human beings, we're
not searching for God, but Jesus
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found us, I'm about you.
Whoo damn it today.
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So, you know, I was just
searching to God found me and be
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like that.
Today I wasn't searching.
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I know a lot of you just think
about your life, you probably
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not on the path of Jesus.
You reading the scriptures, put
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it all together and God found
you.
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Let's be real.
So you guys were sucking down
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some cheese puffs.
Come on somebody and Jesus found
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you some guys playing video
games and somebody came across
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Also a little headpiece and said
some about something, you're
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like, man, guys start to get my
attention.
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So you guys are rolling with
your friends, literally rolling
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with your friends and just found
you.
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Some of you guys were in neck
deep in the things, the world
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you were chasing after
everything, the role had.
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And Jesus found you some, you
guys were so far in depression
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and addiction and Suicidal
Thoughts in Jesus, found you?
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Amen.
I mean, that's usually how it
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goes.
We're doing our own thing and
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Jesus finds us and I wondered a
how many you guys are?
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A certain not search for God,
but Jesus wants to find you
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tonight.
So, some of you guys came here
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today and you got drug and by
your spouse.
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Come on somebody, maybe your
kid, your parent, you brought
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your kid or have a relationship
work and came here.
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It's like, man, this preacher
ain't going to get me, come on
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somebody, right?
I've been a 30 million of these
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Christmas program.
See the preacher and get me.
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And I also say this man, it's 4
degrees outside in the fact that
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you are here today is proof
enough to me that God wants to
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find you a men.
Think I was to find you.
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You were here under the Of God
and the presence of God, I just
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believe God wants to speak to
you.
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I believe God's presence wants
to meet you, and you can hear
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the story of God's presence
coming into our humanity.
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And so, the day we get to dive
into these Shepherds that
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weren't searching, but God found
them.
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I think about these Shepherds is
also interesting to me, is that
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the very first people that come
into the presence of Jesus are
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poor lowly Shepherds, that come
to Jesus.
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You think about all Humanity?
It's almost unfathomable that
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the King of Kings and the Lord
of lords Lures.
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The wonderful counselor, The
Great.
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I Am the beginning and the end
the creator of all things that
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the first people that didn't
mean there, they weren't Nobles,
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their one Aristocrats and
weren't Business Leaders and
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where CEOs, they were mayor's
then weren't educated, they
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weren't wealthy.
It wasn't even The Innkeeper.
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That met Jesus.
It was poor, lowly uneducated
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Shepherd's, they're working
their tail off chasing tails,
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right?
In a field sleeping, literally
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with Cheap and God says, listen
the Angels there.
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Now, how about you?
But if you had a choice to pick
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people out your birth and you
could send some angels, if you
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were God, who would you pick for
most of us?
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You know maybe something the
family and maybe like a role
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model you know.
Maybe it's like a king, you
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know, of Persia.
Maybe there's some some Renown.
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Maybe it's a pop star or YouTube
Star pro athlete.
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I don't know, but I know for
sure, maybe I'm not speaking for
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myself here, but I would not
have picked Shepherds.
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Come on somebody.
They would have been at my
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birth.
I was The King of Kings Lord of
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lords.
I'm like, this is gonna be the
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greatest thing ever.
Let's bring everybody out, but
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instead he picks these poor
lowly Everyday People Like Us.
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Come on, somebody, the gospel is
for everybody.
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Amen.
That Jesus is for the everyday
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person and serves the everyday
person, the about Jesus.
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He sent his angels to humanity,
to get their attention, to wake
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up to the presence of God.
Oh, hey, be like, guys, under
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tuned this sheep bahhing.
Other side of the Hill.
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Do the presence of God is,
right?
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They need to get up and get into
God's presence.
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You think about angels, in
general angels are really
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They're to Proclaim really the
moments that God moves in the
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movements of God and humanity
and the word, Angel actually
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means messenger.
Uncle Austin, Greek.
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It means messenger.
So an angel shows up there's
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gonna be some kind of
announcement.
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There's me there's some message
being delivered.
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You think about angels and New
Testament?
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The Angels showed up when
Elizabeth was going to
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conceived, John the Baptist and
they said, hey this is going to
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happen even though she's mature
and age and they're going to
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have this conception, John the
Baptist and then they're there
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for Mary obviously.
So you're going to be conceived
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the Holy Spirit, come upon you
and the Then Joseph, freaking
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out said, hey, don't worry this
Paul part of the story of God,
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they appear to Joseph and then
Angel appeared to Joseph Mary.
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Again, just a few years layers
to, hey, you got to get
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protected from Herod and the
escape to Egypt and these angels
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minister to Jesus in the
wilderness for 40 days now, in
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fact, that mr.
Jesus in the garden, whether
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00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:34,000
South poles are sleeping and
then these angels have a message
453
00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:36,300
or sit on top of this, amazing
Stone.
454
00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:39,900
This Boulder that has been moved
there soon as the legs crossed
455
00:43:39,900 --> 00:43:42,000
and the roads are wide as
lightning.
456
00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:44,300
And they look at those women at
the at the empty tomb, is that
457
00:43:44,300 --> 00:43:45,000
he is not.
Here.
458
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,300
Amen.
The message for Humanity is
459
00:43:47,300 --> 00:43:51,000
risen from the grave and then
they're there as a Cycles are
460
00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,500
staring up in heaven as Jesus
sins in the heaven.
461
00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:54,900
And it look at these guys are
go.
462
00:43:54,900 --> 00:43:56,100
Why are you staring up into
heaven?
463
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:59,500
You got some work to do and it's
amazing about these angels is
464
00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:04,300
that Jesus uses angels to send a
message to humanity that God is
465
00:44:04,300 --> 00:44:06,000
here.
And the reality is this, the who
466
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:10,800
was not the last time that Jesus
uses angels to communicate a
467
00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:13,000
message to humanity.
How do you think about this
468
00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:15,900
Jesus in the garden?
He's been Saying he's we talk
469
00:44:15,900 --> 00:44:17,700
about.
He was sweating blood literally
470
00:44:17,700 --> 00:44:20,200
because of the trauma that he's
going to come into in the stress
471
00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:23,000
has laid on him and he kind of
meets up with the disciples and
472
00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:25,200
as he's talking to him he can
hear a mob.
473
00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:27,700
Coming said, the time has come
for the son of man to be
474
00:44:27,700 --> 00:44:29,600
arrested.
And here comes Judas with this
475
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:33,300
angry mob and Judas walked up to
Jesus and portrays them with a
476
00:44:33,300 --> 00:44:36,100
kiss.
And in this, in this moment this
477
00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:39,200
is where the tension Rises this,
this is where Jesus is going to
478
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:41,600
be arrested and one of the
disciples gets upset and it says
479
00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:44,600
this in Matthew 26 system in
step forward and seizure.
480
00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:47,700
Jesus and arrested him.
And at this one of Jesus
481
00:44:47,700 --> 00:44:50,000
campaign is no, it's Peter from
a different gospel, Jerusalem
482
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:53,000
word and struck the server, the
high priest, cutting off his ear
483
00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:54,900
and Jesus says something very
interesting.
484
00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:56,600
He says, put your sword back in
place.
485
00:44:56,600 --> 00:45:00,200
Peter Jesus said to him, for all
who draw the sword will die by
486
00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:02,300
the sword.
He's saying this this war that's
487
00:45:02,300 --> 00:45:04,000
about to fight isn't about
Flesh, and Blood.
488
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:05,500
There's something spiritual
going on.
489
00:45:05,700 --> 00:45:07,000
There's a battle beyond the
eyes.
490
00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:08,600
There's something more than you
can see.
491
00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:11,300
Peter said, are you not aware
that I can call on my father?
492
00:45:11,300 --> 00:45:16,400
And he will, at once
immediately, put My disposal put
493
00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:20,600
me in command of more than
Twelve, Legions of angels Gina.
494
00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:22,800
I know at this exact moment of
time, I phone the y-value
495
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:26,300
maniac, the snap of my finger,
all this could be gone, but
496
00:45:26,300 --> 00:45:27,800
Peter listen to us.
Don't miss this pewter.
497
00:45:28,100 --> 00:45:30,100
How then would the scriptures be
fulfilled?
498
00:45:30,100 --> 00:45:35,400
That's a must happen this way.
The Bible is going to come true
499
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:39,000
aim in his word, never fails and
Jesus understands.
500
00:45:39,100 --> 00:45:42,100
It's going to go down this way.
Peter, there's more than meets
501
00:45:42,100 --> 00:45:43,600
the eye.
That's what to tell you two
502
00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:45,600
about Jesus.
That Jesus This is more than
503
00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:46,800
just a helpless victim.
Amen.
504
00:45:47,500 --> 00:45:51,200
He's not just some good teacher.
He's not a moral leader.
505
00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:53,000
He's not revolutionary from the
past.
506
00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:56,000
He's not some guy, you read in
history, it just some Regular
507
00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,100
Joe.
No, no, this is the King of
508
00:45:58,100 --> 00:46:01,400
Kings and the Lord of lords,
that literally commands, the
509
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:02,900
armies of Heaven.
Amen.
510
00:46:03,700 --> 00:46:06,800
Literally, at his disposal.
He has the marching orders and
511
00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:09,800
tells the Angels, what to do,
instead of Jesus?
512
00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:12,400
I mean, this moment, he could
have sent the angels to write
513
00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:13,300
that he made.
Jesus says, no.
514
00:46:13,300 --> 00:46:17,500
No, it must Just happened this
way because God has so much love
515
00:46:17,500 --> 00:46:20,100
for us.
And so it's Grace for us, that
516
00:46:20,100 --> 00:46:23,000
Jesus wrote the story.
Now, here's a story of how it
517
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:24,300
goes down to Jesus.
In this Garden.
518
00:46:24,300 --> 00:46:26,700
He gets arrested.
Falsely, arrested, falsely,
519
00:46:26,700 --> 00:46:29,900
accused falsely tried the middle
night and he gets sentenced to
520
00:46:29,900 --> 00:46:33,400
death on a cross.
He gets into really B place a
521
00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:35,800
place of torture, a place,
reserved for slaves, and
522
00:46:35,808 --> 00:46:39,000
criminals, and traitors, and
they would have whipped him just
523
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:40,600
beyond death.
And they would have given a
524
00:46:40,600 --> 00:46:43,300
Cross Beam to carry up the hill
and you're gone that cross a
525
00:46:43,300 --> 00:46:45,900
nail him to the Cross.
Those His ankles, you've been
526
00:46:46,200 --> 00:46:49,200
brilliant, just a fixated trying
to trying to Breathe by
527
00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:51,200
fixation.
He's almost just barely just
528
00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:53,300
survive in there.
Mocking him and their score,
529
00:46:53,300 --> 00:46:55,600
they're yelling at him and
they're belittling him and
530
00:46:55,600 --> 00:46:57,100
they're put a sign of his head
here.
531
00:46:57,100 --> 00:46:59,500
Hangs the king of the Jews, and
next to the east side of
532
00:46:59,500 --> 00:47:02,200
criminals that deserve death,
and he gives Grace to them.
533
00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:05,200
And he's on this cross being
tortured, the cross was a
534
00:47:05,207 --> 00:47:08,500
weapon, a torturous, not some
little beautiful thing on
535
00:47:08,500 --> 00:47:10,900
necklace, right?
This was probably the most
536
00:47:10,900 --> 00:47:14,300
horrendous way you could ever
died in history and Jesus goes
537
00:47:14,300 --> 00:47:16,300
to the cross.
Cross for us now.
538
00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:18,200
It's amazing to me on that
cross.
539
00:47:18,600 --> 00:47:23,100
That Jesus in his at is really
at his best in humanity at our
540
00:47:23,100 --> 00:47:25,400
worst.
He could have still called on
541
00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:29,900
those angels, He could have
called on would be 72 Thousand
542
00:47:29,900 --> 00:47:31,300
Angels.
Actually the word legion is
543
00:47:31,300 --> 00:47:34,200
actually Roman term for the
group of number of soldiers.
544
00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:37,000
Been three is six thousand
soldiers would be Allegiant and
545
00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:40,100
Jesus could have called on
70,000 angels to this wipe out
546
00:47:40,100 --> 00:47:42,400
Humanity to take him off the
cross to just be over it.
547
00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,600
But the Bible says the joy set
before.
548
00:47:44,700 --> 00:47:45,700
Before him.
Amen.
549
00:47:46,300 --> 00:47:50,200
The Joy set before him, like the
reason that Jesus suffered is
550
00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:54,500
because there was a prize, I
just think about Jesus as like,
551
00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:56,800
like, a father.
Like, God, the Father like that.
552
00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:58,100
We are his children.
Amen.
553
00:47:58,500 --> 00:47:59,800
We are Sons and Daughters of the
king.
554
00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:03,300
I started thinking about what
we, what links we would go to to
555
00:48:03,300 --> 00:48:07,600
save our kids.
Look how far we go, if we're
556
00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:09,200
Jesus, he went all the way.
Amen.
557
00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:12,000
And on that cross something
happens, very special with
558
00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:13,400
Jesus.
All of a sudden he went from the
559
00:48:13,408 --> 00:48:17,400
King of Kings and the Lord of
lords, he hung himself, and this
560
00:48:17,400 --> 00:48:19,800
moment to become the savior of
humanity.
561
00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:22,600
In fact, the Bible says, the all
our sin were pressed down on
562
00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:27,200
Jesus that he was crushed for
all our sin past present and
563
00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:30,700
future Every Lie.
Every Idle thoughts, every lust,
564
00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:35,000
everything was pressed on Jesus
and Jesus went to war.
565
00:48:35,100 --> 00:48:36,900
War for us.
Amen.
566
00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:40,900
The greatest War ever fought,
instead of saying the angels, to
567
00:48:40,900 --> 00:48:44,400
war against humanity, Jesus went
to war for us.
568
00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:47,800
It's amazing on that cross.
He says it is finished.
569
00:48:47,900 --> 00:48:49,700
What is fish?
The war is over.
570
00:48:49,700 --> 00:48:51,900
Amen.
Sin is defeated.
571
00:48:52,200 --> 00:48:56,100
Jesus is Victorious and all of a
sudden Jesus.
572
00:48:56,200 --> 00:48:59,100
He resurrection that he dies in
resurrects from the grave three
573
00:48:59,100 --> 00:49:00,400
days later with our freedom and
hand.
574
00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:03,200
Amen.
This is the presence of God.
575
00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:06,500
She's like Christmas.
Rules the Eastern Rite.
576
00:49:06,900 --> 00:49:10,700
That Jesus is born to die.
This is a story.
577
00:49:10,700 --> 00:49:12,600
Jesus had a mission.
He was here on purpose.
578
00:49:12,900 --> 00:49:16,300
He did, he live a long life.
He was given as a sacrifice, the
579
00:49:16,300 --> 00:49:19,900
innocent Lamb of God,
slaughtered and slain for the
580
00:49:19,900 --> 00:49:22,500
sins of humanity because he
loved us.
581
00:49:22,700 --> 00:49:25,300
Matter of fact, it says, in
Philippians 2:8, it says that he
582
00:49:25,300 --> 00:49:28,900
humbled himself on that cross
and became obedient even the
583
00:49:28,900 --> 00:49:34,300
death of a cross, he died for us
and what's amazing to me and
584
00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:36,900
this just blows my Mind.
It's almost Unthinkable.
585
00:49:36,900 --> 00:49:40,600
The family of God does next,
that he does something, that's
586
00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:44,400
so unimaginable.
Something is so grace-filled.
587
00:49:44,500 --> 00:49:47,100
So then they just never happened
in the history of humanity.
588
00:49:47,400 --> 00:49:51,100
The same Angels, the announce
the birth of John the Baptist
589
00:49:51,100 --> 00:49:53,700
and the birth of Jesus and
protected, Jesus, and ministered
590
00:49:53,700 --> 00:49:56,500
to Jesus over and over again,
the announce the resurrected
591
00:49:56,500 --> 00:50:01,400
Jesus, these are messengers that
God of use to minister the Son
592
00:50:01,400 --> 00:50:05,000
of God himself to Proclaim,
these moments and movements.
593
00:50:05,200 --> 00:50:08,300
God, the same angels that could
have wiped out Humanity.
594
00:50:08,500 --> 00:50:10,800
The angels are disposal at the
voice of Jesus.
595
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:13,600
They have marching orders, the
he's the commander of these
596
00:50:13,600 --> 00:50:16,100
armies.
These same angels that Jesus
597
00:50:16,100 --> 00:50:19,600
could anything the world with,
he does something very special.
598
00:50:20,300 --> 00:50:27,300
He sends them to us, to minister
to us to serve Us.
599
00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:31,300
In fact, is found in Hebrews.
1:14 says, this are not all
600
00:50:31,300 --> 00:50:33,400
Angels.
Ministering Spirits sent to
601
00:50:33,400 --> 00:50:38,700
serve those who Will, what, who
will inherit salvation?
602
00:50:39,300 --> 00:50:42,200
Those are inherit salvation.
Those are Jesus followers that
603
00:50:42,200 --> 00:50:44,400
you when you come to Christ,
your promised salvation but
604
00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:47,600
you're not saves fully your
promised it.
605
00:50:47,700 --> 00:50:50,100
The Holy Spirit or seal opened
one day.
606
00:50:50,300 --> 00:50:52,400
Holy Spirit.
Lives in you, the blood shed for
607
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,200
you, but you still got flesh,
amen.
608
00:50:54,700 --> 00:50:56,900
You're still falling apart.
Every day, we're just forgive
609
00:50:56,900 --> 00:50:57,900
him.
We're not perfect.
610
00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:02,300
But the reality is this that God
has sent his angels not against
611
00:51:02,300 --> 00:51:03,900
us, but for us.
Amen.
612
00:51:04,500 --> 00:51:07,900
He says, So if you miss a joy,
this season on the tell you
613
00:51:07,900 --> 00:51:09,500
Heaven is fighting for you.
Amen.
614
00:51:10,300 --> 00:51:12,800
I sure think about his angels
and Men last night.
615
00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:14,900
I didn't, I should have this
thought I will better on the end
616
00:51:14,900 --> 00:51:16,400
here.
I'm telling you, it's just about
617
00:51:16,400 --> 00:51:18,800
these angels, I'm like
wondering, these are messengers
618
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:21,600
of God, they're here to give a
message.
619
00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:25,200
And I start thinking, like, what
message is your angels telling
620
00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:28,400
you now, the Bible doesn't say,
like, you have a guardian angel,
621
00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:30,000
right?
Like you have one Angel, but the
622
00:51:30,008 --> 00:51:32,400
Bible says, there are angels,
Max has all Angels.
623
00:51:32,700 --> 00:51:34,400
So somebody's got Michael and
Sims got Gabriel.
624
00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:36,600
Come on somebody, D.
So many is a lot of work you
625
00:51:36,600 --> 00:51:39,300
know I mean I'm just telling you
some you guys are wearing your
626
00:51:39,300 --> 00:51:43,100
angel out you know I'm saying
Clarence you don't talking about
627
00:51:43,400 --> 00:51:48,000
come on we know about wearing
that guy thin but there's
628
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:49,200
Angels.
What do you think the Angels say
629
00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:52,200
to you today?
Like you, if you were the angel
630
00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:53,900
talking yourself, what do you
think is telling you?
631
00:51:54,300 --> 00:51:56,200
But one thing's been drawn to
you.
632
00:51:56,800 --> 00:51:58,900
What was the presence of got
speak in your life?
633
00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:02,700
I mean, I think the Angels you
say some really clearly God
634
00:52:02,700 --> 00:52:06,500
loves you.
God is with you.
635
00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:09,600
There's Last Promise of Jesus.
I'm with you to the ends of the
636
00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:14,400
Earth - there's always God is
with us Emmanuel.
637
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:16,700
Amen.
And we forget so easily the
638
00:52:16,700 --> 00:52:18,400
Christmas season.
Like man.
639
00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:22,400
We're so busy and overwhelmed
and just like joyless, right?
640
00:52:22,700 --> 00:52:24,600
But we have the joy of God.
These presents are met.
641
00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:27,900
The angels are the presence of
angels are ministering to us
642
00:52:28,200 --> 00:52:29,600
that there's something more than
meets the eye.
643
00:52:29,600 --> 00:52:31,700
Amen.
There's a mission.
644
00:52:31,700 --> 00:52:32,600
He has.
You want.
645
00:52:32,700 --> 00:52:35,900
So, don't get defeated because
Armies of Heaven are fighting
646
00:52:35,900 --> 00:52:36,800
for you.
Amen.
647
00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:42,100
Like literally ministering to us
but it is unfathomable.
648
00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:45,400
We're not made higher than
Angels but God sent the angels
649
00:52:45,400 --> 00:52:47,600
to minister to us.
Matter of fact this is in the
650
00:52:47,600 --> 00:52:49,600
first time it's really happened
for Humanity.
651
00:52:49,800 --> 00:52:52,300
In fact, you go to Psalm 91,
it's incredible says this.
652
00:52:52,700 --> 00:52:55,100
It says, if you say the Lord is
my refuge about the new nation
653
00:52:55,100 --> 00:52:57,500
of Israel is going to protect
them with the angels is that if
654
00:52:57,500 --> 00:52:59,700
you say the Lord is my refuge
and you make the most high your
655
00:52:59,700 --> 00:53:03,100
dwelling no harm overtake, you
know, disaster will come near
656
00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:07,700
your tent for he will.
Command his angels concerning
657
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:12,100
you to guard you in all your
ways.
658
00:53:12,600 --> 00:53:17,600
And now in our season, since
Jesus God commands, his angels
659
00:53:17,800 --> 00:53:19,100
to serve us.
Amen.
660
00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:22,000
To minister to us.
And so there's no reason the
661
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:24,800
world that we should be full of
joy and then there's no reason
662
00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:26,800
to what even if the world's
going sideways, there's a
663
00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:29,000
mission.
And I believe the angel are
664
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:31,800
speaking to us.
They're working things the way
665
00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:34,300
they want to work out.
Doesn't mean physical safety.
666
00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:37,100
Come on somebody, but it means
the mission of God is moving
667
00:53:37,100 --> 00:53:39,000
forward.
The gospel is moving forward
668
00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:41,400
through us.
I also think they just might be
669
00:53:41,400 --> 00:53:46,200
asking, go tell the may be
asking you to go tell somebody
670
00:53:46,200 --> 00:53:48,000
about.
Jesus, that's the reason we're
671
00:53:48,008 --> 00:53:48,700
here.
Amen.
672
00:53:49,300 --> 00:53:52,400
The first things the shepherd do
is they told somebody you
673
00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:55,000
seriously about angels, the
Bible actually says something
674
00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:57,300
really, really interesting.
It says, when you minister to
675
00:53:57,300 --> 00:54:00,600
people and you serve the poor,
some people have served angels
676
00:54:00,600 --> 00:54:03,400
in disguise.
So there's some people serve
677
00:54:03,400 --> 00:54:06,200
Angels it, you know, they're
serving Angels, it's something
678
00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:09,900
you guys have an angel.
I feel knows an angel, some you
679
00:54:09,900 --> 00:54:12,300
guys run the somebody and it's
just an angel of God.
680
00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:14,100
Somebody might've invited you
this.
681
00:54:14,100 --> 00:54:17,000
Angel got that fact, I was 15
years old.
682
00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:20,400
I didn't carry the about Jesus.
I didn't go to church, didn't
683
00:54:20,400 --> 00:54:23,500
grow up in church and Carrie is
zero about guy, thoughts for the
684
00:54:23,500 --> 00:54:26,200
week and it made no sense of why
did they ever do that in the
685
00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:27,000
God?
Sends two angels.
686
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:29,400
Come on somebody since some
friends my way.
687
00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:31,700
Now in fact one of those people
invited me to church biology
688
00:54:31,900 --> 00:54:34,000
Jesus is, I'm not married to her
Diane.
689
00:54:34,300 --> 00:54:37,400
And Diane is named take as you
want it, but it actually means
690
00:54:37,400 --> 00:54:42,100
divine come on.
Somebody told you married up
691
00:54:44,200 --> 00:54:47,200
above is telling you, God is
using these people around you,
692
00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:49,200
even angels to get your
attention.
693
00:54:49,800 --> 00:54:52,400
It may be here a day.
Nadia's father may be here and
694
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:54,300
you're like, okay, I hear you.
But what's up?
695
00:54:54,900 --> 00:54:57,500
I'll tell you those Shepherds,
they were looking for God at all
696
00:54:58,000 --> 00:54:59,900
the last thing on their mind,
they got sheep, take care.
697
00:55:00,900 --> 00:55:05,000
And God found a way to get to
them and maybe tonight, God
698
00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:08,300
brought you here to invite you
to know him today.
699
00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:11,700
So talk about the building
catching on fire and I hope it
700
00:55:11,700 --> 00:55:14,100
does today.
Men in the name of Jesus in the
701
00:55:14,100 --> 00:55:18,400
presence of God, father, we come
before you gotta pray for us as
702
00:55:18,400 --> 00:55:19,900
Jesus followers.
Got that would be in your
703
00:55:19,900 --> 00:55:24,400
presence that we know that
heaven is for us today, even the
704
00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:28,000
world they'd be against us and
everything's freezing up, life
705
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:30,500
is going sideways.
That you are forested a guy.
706
00:55:31,300 --> 00:55:35,000
Remind us of your presence.
Give us some fire in her veins
707
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:38,500
for you that this would just be
another day of the week, but
708
00:55:38,500 --> 00:55:42,400
this is a day commanded by God,
that you've set forth in my life
709
00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:45,100
on purpose, to see your gospel
move.
710
00:55:45,200 --> 00:55:49,100
And so God, give us a mission.
Now let's hear the voices from
711
00:55:49,100 --> 00:55:50,400
Heaven.
Let's hear your voice today.
712
00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:53,600
Let me just be in your presence
unless be comforted.
713
00:55:53,700 --> 00:55:56,500
Let's be found Hope and full of
joy because angels are
714
00:55:56,500 --> 00:55:59,100
ministering to us.
God because you came to us, you
715
00:55:59,100 --> 00:56:02,300
are with us today.
I'm great for a specific group
716
00:56:02,300 --> 00:56:03,800
people.
That's those you say, you know
717
00:56:03,800 --> 00:56:08,100
what, today I need Jesus today,
I recognize I want a here on
718
00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:11,000
accident, there's no reason I
should be here.
719
00:56:11,400 --> 00:56:12,900
But for some reason, I'm
listening to this, I'm
720
00:56:12,900 --> 00:56:14,900
understand For the First Time
who Jesus is.
721
00:56:15,300 --> 00:56:17,400
I'm understand what Jesus did
for me on the cross.
722
00:56:17,400 --> 00:56:21,400
How much Jesus loves me and say
I recognize that God wants me.
723
00:56:21,800 --> 00:56:24,900
He wants a relationship with me.
If anything the house isn't
724
00:56:24,900 --> 00:56:28,700
burned out, Jesus throwing a
party for you today.
725
00:56:28,700 --> 00:56:31,500
If you need Jesus, the Bible
says, whoever believes They died
726
00:56:31,500 --> 00:56:33,800
on the cross for their sins and
confess with their mouth, that
727
00:56:33,800 --> 00:56:36,700
he is, Lord will be saved.
And so they only give you an
728
00:56:36,707 --> 00:56:39,300
opportunity to Jesus, I'll give
opportunity.
729
00:56:39,300 --> 00:56:41,300
If you're far from God, you're
like the Shepherds that weren't
730
00:56:41,300 --> 00:56:42,700
searching but they recognize you
need.
731
00:56:42,700 --> 00:56:45,600
Got only give you the
opportunity to know Jesus to be
732
00:56:45,600 --> 00:56:49,200
forgiven to me made new to be
set free from the power of sin
733
00:56:49,300 --> 00:56:51,800
to be in God's presence to have
all of Heaven.
734
00:56:51,900 --> 00:56:54,300
Ministering to you.
I'll give you that opportunity.
735
00:56:54,600 --> 00:56:56,600
So they'll be looking around,
I'm not going to call you out.
736
00:56:56,600 --> 00:56:58,100
Be weird.
So if you need a relationship
737
00:56:58,100 --> 00:57:00,300
with Jesus, if you say yes to
Jesus.
738
00:57:00,300 --> 00:57:01,100
Yes.
Forgive Us.
739
00:57:01,100 --> 00:57:02,700
And that's you.
Please raise your hand high in
740
00:57:02,700 --> 00:57:05,500
this place since I need Jesus.
Today, come on across this room.
741
00:57:05,500 --> 00:57:07,800
I need Jesus in a relationship
with him.
742
00:57:07,800 --> 00:57:10,000
Come on.
This is your moment.
743
00:57:11,900 --> 00:57:16,000
They go online, you Jesus.
Maybe that you just look up and
744
00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:19,000
me if you need Jesus.
Got anything on accident.
745
00:57:19,900 --> 00:57:22,400
This is your time.
If that's you, and you say yes
746
00:57:22,400 --> 00:57:23,900
to Jesus.
I want to invite you just to
747
00:57:23,900 --> 00:57:26,200
pray this prayer to Jesus.
It's not the prettiest Asia,
748
00:57:26,200 --> 00:57:28,300
it's a hard towards him.
He knows what's in your heart
749
00:57:28,300 --> 00:57:30,100
already.
Just praise dance, a father.
750
00:57:30,900 --> 00:57:34,900
Thanks so much for sending your
best and as I'm at worst, you
751
00:57:34,900 --> 00:57:38,200
still love me.
So God, thank you for loving me.
752
00:57:38,200 --> 00:57:41,500
This Christmas.
Thanks for sending your presents
753
00:57:41,500 --> 00:57:43,000
to us.
Emmanuel.
754
00:57:43,400 --> 00:57:45,500
God, thank you for sending
angels - Ways that we may be
755
00:57:45,500 --> 00:57:47,600
divided me.
Yeah, you got my attention.
756
00:57:47,600 --> 00:57:51,200
You've waken me up into your
presence of God, take my sin.
757
00:57:51,600 --> 00:57:54,400
Got thank you for dying for me.
God, I love you.
758
00:57:54,500 --> 00:57:58,200
God, used my life got, send me
out, thank you for choosing me.
759
00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:00,800
God, I love you know, praise in
Jesus name.
760
00:58:01,400 --> 00:58:02,800
Amen.
Come on, let's give it up for
761
00:58:02,800 --> 00:58:04,300
Jesus.
The King of Kings today.
762
00:58:04,300 --> 00:58:05,800
Come on, let them know you love
them.
763
00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:11,400
Come on, give it up big.
Man, if you prayed that prayer
764
00:58:11,400 --> 00:58:16,600
today, that is just the best
Christmas gift ever.
765
00:58:16,800 --> 00:58:19,400
Just that gift that God gives us
freely.
766
00:58:19,400 --> 00:58:22,200
We know we don't deserve it.
There's nothing we could do to
767
00:58:22,200 --> 00:58:26,500
earn but he gives us his grace.
He gives us that path to
768
00:58:26,500 --> 00:58:28,700
Salvation through his son.
Jesus.
769
00:58:28,700 --> 00:58:32,000
If you prayed that prayer in the
rumor online, I want to give you
770
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:35,800
some practical next steps.
You could take, just follow that
771
00:58:35,800 --> 00:58:38,200
journey and just that next step,
down the road.
772
00:58:38,200 --> 00:58:41,700
And so the first Thing you can
do, get your phone out and text
773
00:58:41,700 --> 00:58:47,100
are L next to 97,000, and when
you do that, someone will reach
774
00:58:47,100 --> 00:58:50,000
out to you this week and just
send you some resources, send
775
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:53,400
you some links, and just really
check in on you, and really want
776
00:58:53,400 --> 00:58:56,900
to just hear your story and
really, just walk with you on
777
00:58:56,900 --> 00:58:58,800
that path.
You just made the best decision
778
00:58:58,800 --> 00:59:01,700
of your life and we really want
to do, want to just leave you
779
00:59:01,700 --> 00:59:04,100
hanging on that, we want to walk
with you on that journey.
780
00:59:04,100 --> 00:59:06,600
And the other thing you can do
is as you're leaving the room.
781
00:59:06,600 --> 00:59:08,800
Today, there's a table in the
back with some recommendations.
782
00:59:09,100 --> 00:59:13,400
Bags, going to grab one inside
is a Bible and some more links
783
00:59:13,400 --> 00:59:17,500
to some resources and just dive
into God's word this week, just
784
00:59:17,500 --> 00:59:21,900
dive in and and Google things
you don't understand and reach
785
00:59:21,900 --> 00:59:23,800
out to somebody.
Don't leave here without telling
786
00:59:23,800 --> 00:59:26,600
somebody your good news.
If you prayed that prayer today
787
00:59:26,600 --> 00:59:30,300
we're pumped for you.
Well guys, Shawn really
788
00:59:30,300 --> 00:59:32,500
challenged us today.
And one of those big takeaways
789
00:59:32,500 --> 00:59:35,100
was that we are the movement of
God.
790
00:59:35,100 --> 00:59:36,900
And so I want to give everyone
in this room.
791
00:59:37,000 --> 00:59:39,900
Some more next steps that you
can take just two Help you be in
792
00:59:39,900 --> 00:59:42,400
the presence of Jesus.
These next few weeks as we're
793
00:59:42,600 --> 00:59:45,200
gearing up for a new year.
And the first one is we just
794
00:59:45,200 --> 00:59:49,000
want to invite you to join us.
Next Sunday, as Sean starts, a
795
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:54,000
brand new series called break
out how to make 2023 the best
796
00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:56,500
year yet.
And so the way we're going to
797
00:59:56,500 --> 00:59:59,700
meet next week is completely
online.
798
00:59:59,700 --> 01:00:03,600
We're going to have one
Gathering 10 a.m. across the
799
01:00:03,600 --> 01:00:06,100
different platforms.
We use, which is Facebook,
800
01:00:06,200 --> 01:00:09,300
YouTube and Church online.
And so we descend Like you to
801
01:00:09,300 --> 01:00:13,800
join us that week if you're able
to stream live at 10 a.m.
802
01:00:13,800 --> 01:00:16,900
I just encourage you to do that
and really let's get some good
803
01:00:16,900 --> 01:00:18,700
Fellowship in the chat that
morning.
804
01:00:18,700 --> 01:00:20,800
I be so much fun.
Throwing up those likes and
805
01:00:20,800 --> 01:00:24,900
hearts and emojis and dare I say
we could get a little Rowdy with
806
01:00:24,900 --> 01:00:26,100
it.
That would be a lot of fun.
807
01:00:26,200 --> 01:00:30,800
But what's really cool about
next week is not just the chance
808
01:00:30,800 --> 01:00:35,000
to kind of gather as a group in
that special way but really,
809
01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:38,800
it's a chance to have a true
Sabbath.
810
01:00:38,900 --> 01:00:41,700
Variants for our Dream Team.
We've talked about already this
811
01:00:41,700 --> 01:00:45,900
morning, you see, just all the
production side of things that
812
01:00:45,900 --> 01:00:47,700
that didn't just pop up out of
nowhere.
813
01:00:47,900 --> 01:00:51,000
We have an awesome group of
people called the dream team,
814
01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:55,300
and they do so many things.
A lot of it are during the week
815
01:00:55,300 --> 01:00:57,800
on their own time, behind the
scenes and then of course, the
816
01:00:57,800 --> 01:01:01,900
stuff that we can see the stuff
that we can hear the dream team.
817
01:01:01,900 --> 01:01:05,500
Does this, not just for
Christmas, but every week
818
01:01:05,600 --> 01:01:08,800
throughout the year and so this
is our chance to sort of give
819
01:01:08,900 --> 01:01:14,600
Back and say hey take a Sunday
and rest, take a Sunday with
820
01:01:14,600 --> 01:01:18,700
your family.
Stay home get just spend that
821
01:01:18,700 --> 01:01:21,800
quality time together but we can
still through the power of
822
01:01:21,800 --> 01:01:24,200
technology and our awesome
online crew.
823
01:01:24,200 --> 01:01:27,900
We can still Fellowship together
so I pray that you'll join us
824
01:01:27,900 --> 01:01:32,400
next week at 10 a.m. for that
awesome series guys.
825
01:01:32,700 --> 01:01:36,200
Christmas is all about that
Ultimate gift that God gave to
826
01:01:36,200 --> 01:01:38,300
us.
And now we get to really think
827
01:01:38,300 --> 01:01:42,400
about how How we can turn around
and give that out to a world
828
01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:44,300
that needs it.
And that's done through your
829
01:01:44,300 --> 01:01:48,900
generosity and like it says, if
they're your generosity makes a
830
01:01:48,900 --> 01:01:53,500
huge difference and it's so far
beyond what we can see on a
831
01:01:53,600 --> 01:01:57,100
Saturday morning a Friday night
or normally on a Sunday morning.
832
01:01:57,100 --> 01:02:01,000
It's it's that heartbeat just to
get out in our communities and
833
01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:04,200
tell people about Jesus through
a lot of different ways.
834
01:02:04,200 --> 01:02:07,900
And so I want to share with you
just a few quick numbers
835
01:02:07,900 --> 01:02:10,400
quickstats.
Some Practical ways that your
836
01:02:10,400 --> 01:02:13,600
generosity has moved the mission
forward it real life.
837
01:02:13,600 --> 01:02:19,500
In this last year, we had in
this last year. 31, people get
838
01:02:19,500 --> 01:02:22,200
baptized at Real Life Church.
Can we give God the praise for
839
01:02:22,200 --> 01:02:26,700
that?
I tell you all the hard work
840
01:02:26,700 --> 01:02:30,700
would have been worth it and
2022 for just one but man God
841
01:02:30,700 --> 01:02:35,800
has just richly blessed this
this house this community with,
842
01:02:35,800 --> 01:02:37,500
with that number.
And then another number, that's
843
01:02:37,500 --> 01:02:39,300
pretty exciting.
Again, talking about our Dream
844
01:02:39,300 --> 01:02:44,100
Team, we added 35 new dream,
team members and some of those
845
01:02:44,100 --> 01:02:46,600
were just vital and getting this
place ready for Christmas.
846
01:02:46,600 --> 01:02:48,800
So can you give it up for the
Dream Team?
847
01:02:49,200 --> 01:02:53,200
The 35 new ones, the whole the
whole gang, just such a vital
848
01:02:53,200 --> 01:02:57,000
part and then Then what's
equally exciting is at the
849
01:02:57,008 --> 01:02:59,800
beginning of the year, the space
you're seeing up here on the
850
01:02:59,800 --> 01:03:02,900
screen was just the back end of
a building, right?
851
01:03:02,900 --> 01:03:06,700
It was pretty nondescript and
now as we leave this year and
852
01:03:06,700 --> 01:03:09,900
going to the next one, this
building, this Hope Center is a
853
01:03:09,900 --> 01:03:13,700
place where lives are going to
change.
854
01:03:13,700 --> 01:03:16,100
And this didn't just spring up
out of nowhere.
855
01:03:16,200 --> 01:03:22,500
This was because of your radical
generosity and we are just so
856
01:03:22,700 --> 01:03:27,500
pumped to see God uses this
physical space to make spiritual
857
01:03:27,500 --> 01:03:32,000
change in people in Belton
Raymore Cass County and Beyond.
858
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:33,900
So we are so excited.
We give it a fresh one.
859
01:03:33,900 --> 01:03:38,500
That worked so hard on that Hope
Center, man, I tell you you
860
01:03:38,500 --> 01:03:43,600
guys, you wouldn't believe me if
I even could calculate the hours
861
01:03:43,600 --> 01:03:49,800
of sweat at literal, sweat, and
blood and pain and and just time
862
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:52,600
that people spend away from
their families, to get that rock
863
01:03:52,600 --> 01:03:54,600
and roll in for us and You
wouldn't believe me.
864
01:03:54,600 --> 01:03:58,200
If I could even pull that number
up, God's going to use this in a
865
01:03:58,200 --> 01:03:59,600
huge way.
So I just want to encourage you.
866
01:03:59,600 --> 01:04:04,200
Now, if you haven't already, if
you've been praying about a
867
01:04:04,200 --> 01:04:06,000
year-end gift, you haven't done
it quite yet.
868
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:09,100
Let me just encourage you to
continue to pray about that.
869
01:04:09,100 --> 01:04:11,000
We're will never give out a
percentage.
870
01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:12,700
We're not looking for a specific
number.
871
01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:15,800
It's your heart, and it's where
God's leading you.
872
01:04:15,800 --> 01:04:18,800
If you haven't done that yet, I
want you to really prayerfully
873
01:04:18,800 --> 01:04:22,600
consider that because we are
heart is just to ask God to
874
01:04:22,600 --> 01:04:25,800
multiply everything.
Comes in and you turn around and
875
01:04:25,800 --> 01:04:28,700
use it for his glory.
Nothing fancy, nothing crazy,
876
01:04:28,700 --> 01:04:33,200
but real radical life change
here in our community.
877
01:04:33,200 --> 01:04:34,700
So I hope you'll be praying
about that.
878
01:04:34,700 --> 01:04:37,900
Now, if you don't call real life
home, that's that's okay.
879
01:04:37,900 --> 01:04:41,100
This, this generosity thing, I'm
not talking to you right now.
880
01:04:41,100 --> 01:04:44,100
In fact, we don't want anything
from you this morning.
881
01:04:44,100 --> 01:04:46,900
If you don't call real life, we
want something for you.
882
01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:50,300
This Gathering was our gift to
you, and we're just honored that
883
01:04:50,300 --> 01:04:52,700
you spent some time with us this
week during your Christmas
884
01:04:52,700 --> 01:04:54,800
season.
But if you do call real life
885
01:04:54,800 --> 01:04:58,300
home here are some ways that you
can give you can go to Real Life
886
01:04:58,300 --> 01:05:02,000
Church kc.com.
You can text any amount to 8, 4,
887
01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:06,200
3, 2 1, you can drop cash or an
envelope and the giving buckets
888
01:05:06,200 --> 01:05:08,000
that will be coming around here
in a moment.
889
01:05:08,100 --> 01:05:11,100
We also have a DropBox in the
very back that you can take care
890
01:05:11,100 --> 01:05:13,600
of as well.
Let's pray over these gifts.
891
01:05:13,900 --> 01:05:18,600
As we wrap up, dear God, we are
just in all of you, this
892
01:05:18,600 --> 01:05:22,500
Christmas season.
I pray father that we can truly
893
01:05:22,900 --> 01:05:27,700
be Movement for you.
We pray father, that just in the
894
01:05:27,700 --> 01:05:30,800
interactions that we have over
these coming weeks with our
895
01:05:30,800 --> 01:05:34,100
neighbors, our co-workers,
family and friends, God.
896
01:05:34,200 --> 01:05:37,300
I just pray that that we are lit
on fire for you.
897
01:05:37,300 --> 01:05:41,500
That people just see your glory.
Shining through us.
898
01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:47,000
God help us to be brave and help
us to be bold in our faith as we
899
01:05:47,000 --> 01:05:51,000
start 2023 God.
And just may it all be for your
900
01:05:51,000 --> 01:05:53,500
glory Lord help us to never lose
sight.
901
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That there is nothing that we
could have ever done to earn
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your love, your grace, your
forgiveness, and your salvation,
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01:06:02,300 --> 01:06:07,000
but you give it to us freely.
God will never understand and
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we're always in all of you.
So I pray for all these gifts
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and offerings God I pray that
you will just move us to be
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generous and whatever way you
would have for us and whatever
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current situation we are and we
pray father that you will
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01:06:20,900 --> 01:06:26,100
multiply that For Your Glory.
There are souls attached to
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every every gift that comes in
and just knowing father that you
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can change lives through us, let
us work for you.
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01:06:35,900 --> 01:06:39,100
And Miss Year God, I pray for
everyone in this room for just a
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blessed Christmas this year and
it's in Jesus name.
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Amen.
Well, that's Christmas.
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The beauty of our savior coming
to Earth as a little bitty baby
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and so forth.
These last few moments that we
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have to celebrate this morning
together.
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We are just going to take a
second to slow down and focus in
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on that miracle.
That was Jesus in the midst of
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all of the busyness and cooking
and shopping and all the things
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that really consume these today
and tomorrow, take a moment to
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focus in on Jesus.
And so, I'd like to invite our
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worship team in our choir to
come up to the stage.
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We have a few Christmas carols
that we would love for you all
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to sing with us to join together
and live.
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Up the name of Jesus.
And these are familiar Christmas
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carols.
But when you look at them
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through the lens of Jesus,
sacrifice for us, they have so
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much joy within them.
And so I'd like to invite you to
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stand with us and some of you
have already found them.
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But look around, find your
candle nearby, your seat.
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You can turn it on by just
twisting until it kind of starts
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flickering a little bit there.
The we're going to have open
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lines a little bit flickery.
There you go.
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So it's going to be flickering
there.
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So we can have our Candlelight
moment here, together to reflect
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on all the Jesus has done.
So we would love for you to sing
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along with us.
These Christmas carols of words
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would be there.
Invite you to just be a part of
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this moment of reflection in all
Jesus has done for us.
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So let's let's worship him
together.
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The first do, the Angels did say
was to certain poor Shepherds.
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Joyful.
The angel said to them, do not
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be afraid.
I bring you good news.
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News that will cause great joy
for all the people today in the
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town of David, a savior has
suddenly a great company of the
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Heavenly Host, praising God, and
saying, glory to God in the
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highest heaven and on Earth,
peace.
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Rest to those on whom his favor
rests
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Amen.
Who is thankful for Jesus today?
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Come on.
Give a shout of Praise.
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01:15:31,500 --> 01:15:35,400
We are praying for you and your
family to have such a joy filled
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01:15:35,400 --> 01:15:37,600
Christmas.
Let's worship him over time.
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01:15:55,200 --> 01:15:58,800
Nature.
See in nature, see.
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01:16:57,800 --> 01:17:00,700
We hope that you all have a very
merry Christmas.
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We are so grateful and blessed
that you have chosen to spend
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some of it with us.
I hope you had a great time
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01:17:06,400 --> 01:17:08,500
worshiping with us.
We have a few things for you.
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First, you can take your candle,
just untwist it, leave it on the
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01:17:12,200 --> 01:17:15,900
seat, will grab those but don't
run out of here yet, we have a
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01:17:15,900 --> 01:17:18,300
photo spot for you.
To grab some fun photos with
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01:17:18,300 --> 01:17:21,500
your friends and family.
We have milk and cookies which
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Perfect in the morning.
It's like cereal.
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01:17:24,000 --> 01:17:26,300
So, go ahead and get your
Christmas Eve started off,
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01:17:26,300 --> 01:17:28,100
right?
But we're just so thankful and
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blessed that you were a part of
our Christmas.
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01:17:30,300 --> 01:17:34,700
And so remember today, whoever
finds Jesus discovers real life,
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01:17:34,800 --> 01:17:37,200
and purpose have a very Merry
Christmas.
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Everyone.
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Welcome to another inspirational
podcast at Real Life.
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Church for more great content
and updates, visit Real Life
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look up.
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See the glow of a star a million
miles away so far away.
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So distant.
So very isolated, divided tired
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months of waiting months of
longing looking for an answer
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looking for her and the light
has faded and our anxiety has
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grown.
You can still hear afraid.
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The child is born to us a son is
given Mighty God, Prince of
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Peace.
Good morning and welcome to Real
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Life Church.
Merry Christmas to you.
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Whether you're watching online
or you're right here in Kentucky
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Trail, we invite you to get up
on your feet and let's worship
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God together this morning.
Merry Christmas Real Life Church
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and give it up one more time for
Jesus this morning.
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Give it up for Jesus, man.
It's so good to see you.
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Today we are so honored that you
chose real-life this Christmas
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weekend to celebrate the birth
of Jesus Christ.
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Thank you so much for being
here.
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Now, before you sit down, I know
we have a Church online presence
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because it's so cold outside.
So make sure they hear you
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today.
Give it up for Real Life, Church
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online, Awesome.
You may be seated, maybe if
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you're new here today.
I just want to say you are our
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honored guest.
Thank you so much for being
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here.
No, we invite you to fill out
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our digital communication card.
All you do is text RL new to
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If you're new to Facebook online
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Church online, click the like
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So, in some emojis, there's a
link in the comments section,
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just click that as well.
Also, for your convenience, if
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you take out your phone, there's
a QR code on the back of the
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chair just scan that it should
go on there.
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And what will happen is a member
of our connection team will
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reach out to you.
They will love on you.
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They will care for you and make
you feel right at home at real
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life.
And if you haven't yet, there's
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a new here Booth after the
Gathering.
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If you go to the new here, Booth
say your name, talk to some
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people there, and we have a free
gift for you.
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You today.
So don't forget to do that.
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I know.
Are you guys excited about
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today?
I'm so excited about what's
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going to happen before I break
that down for you.
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I have a surprise for you.
We have real-life kids joining
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us on stage that, give it up for
them, as they come on and sing a
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song for you wave to them high.
Five them, cheer, their name, as
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they come on stage.
And as they do that, I want to
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give you a little rundown of
what to expect here at real
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life.
Today, after the kids sing their
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song, we're going to have a
video now.
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This video brings about what the
true meaning of Christmas is all
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about.
But before we get there, there
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will be some laughter, there's
some serious talk.
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And then you might even shed a
little tear right after the
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video.
We have slope.
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Down the warships from Jesus and
more.
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All right.
And then after we worship Jesus,
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a little bit more, you will hear
a message of Hope from pastors.
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Shawn Petrie, as he gives a word
today man, it was so good
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yesterday here from God's word.
It was powerful, man.
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Lives were changed.
I'm excited for lives being
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changed again today.
So we're going to hear a message
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of Hope as he's continued the
week three delivered as
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promised, right?
And then after we hear, pastor
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Saint Pete.
Tree.
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We're going to have a
candlelight vigil and we'll have
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a choir and then after that,
we're going to have a little bit
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of fun.
After the Gathering were having
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a good time of connection and
fellowship, and have some milk
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and some cookies out there.
So make sure you stay for that.
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But when all is said and done, I
guarantee you when you leave
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here today, you are going to be
experiencing the presence of
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Jesus.
In your life, amen.
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Amen.
Hey without further Ado, let's
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give it up for these kids one
more time.
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And unfreeze call.
That was good, guys.
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Good job.
Take a few minutes.
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It's like a thousand degrees in
here who thought global warming
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and December.
Again, global warming and hot
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flashes are totally different
things.
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I'm starving.
Can we, please get a snack break
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already?
Just ate a whole king-size candy
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bar and Fit For A King.
Look, Marty.
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We've been doing this for over a
week day in and day out.
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We are all completely exhausted
besides.
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I mean, it's not like we're
doing a real nativity scene
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here.
I mean we got stuffed animals.
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I mean, come on a Komodo dragon
really look.
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Come on guys, we make do with
what we've got.
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This is our final performance of
the night, and the real baby.
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Jesus is on his way.
Well, not the real baby Jesus,
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but the real baby that plays
baby Jesus.
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And we have been entrusted with
this High esteemed on Has, he
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seemed honor, caring for on
tradition.
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That's been going on for a
hundred and three years for
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church from corn, catcher
County, we get it, we heard this
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little pep talk about 10 minutes
ago.
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Amen, to that.
Can anybody even see me for back
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here?
Why do people even come to these
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things?
Baby.
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Jesus is a doll and aren't we
supposed to be outdoors?
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Well, exactly.
What was that?
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That a sneeze, our bark.
Yeah.
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How can it even be that loud?
Marty, I got hay fever.
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Do you know what?
Causes hay fever.
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Hey, why did you get?
Hey sorry Bob, I tried to find
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hypoallergenic.
Hey, but the guys at the feed
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store just started laughing,
what is this stuff?
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We make do with what we got now.
Let's everyone freeze.
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Unfreeze.
Oh man.
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I'm sweating craziness thing.
Why am I in the back?
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Did I never tell you guys that I
was a stand-in and Touched by an
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Angel?
I would haven't Trump's in
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touch.
I'm a jewel, every single time,
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sister clearly, you guys have
never seen Charlie's Angels and
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not the same thing getting a
hint of hazelnut.
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No, wait.
Yeah definitely has a nut I
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think that's wack still hungry,
though.
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Nobody puts this angel in the
corner.
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It's almost coming crazy.
Unfreeze cool.
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This reminds me of Toy Story and
he's coming.
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Look Barney.
I didn't sign up for this.
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You didn't you all literally
signed up for this?
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No, I didn't sign up for this.
My wife signed me up for this.
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I'm out.
I signed up to play.
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Mary, oh, and who would believe
that?
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Look, Marty, whatever happened
to doing what we can with what
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we got.
Marty, Let's Go Gang.
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These LongHorn coupons are going
to use themselves.
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Well, my baby back, baby.
Back, baby back, baby back.
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I want my baby back, baby back.
My coupon, they don't just grow
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on trees.
Gosh, are you doing
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Wow.
Delivered as promised look at
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you.
So tiny and peaceful and
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perfect.
You're a lot like the real baby
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Jesus.
He deserved so much more, but
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this was God's plan.
God gave him a long me to take
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care of them.
Shepherd's to tell everyone he
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said wise men to honor him and
he even gave Jesus an Earthly
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daddy bunch of imperfect people.
That's for sure.
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But God makes do with what he's
got.
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He always delivers on time.
And that perfect little baby
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grew up to show us what real
love.
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Looks like he saved us all.
Just a dork.
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I just love that video and as
funny as it is, it is So true,
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there are so many distractions
that get in the way of being
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present and losing the focus on
the promise that God delivered.
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But this season is a season of
joy and that is why we
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celebrate, and we're going to
experience Jesus with a couple
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more songs.
So go ahead and stand to your
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feet and let's worship him
together.
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Reach through the darkness,
shining in the shadows.
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Cory.
You saw my God you in two weeks,
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he want
Hey man.
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Let's lift up some praise to
Jesus.
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He's, the reason that we come,
we celebrate this season because
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Jesus came humbling to a Manger
as a baby too far, less
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production, and Fanfare than we
put on today.
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And we get to come and adore
him.
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And so as we continue and
worship, it says, okay.
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Come on.
Let's add oriented a come on.
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Let's go to Jesus live.
Know you love him.
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Men are wonderful counselor.
He is faithful in the birth of
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our savior.
Jesus.
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God is with us.
Thank you Jesus.
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Amen.
On.
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Hey, I want to say first of all,
a very merry Christmas.
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For a wonderful family from our
staff.
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We were so excited.
You guys are in the house today
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and can we just say a very, very
special things really to the
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events team and all those are
really made today.
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Possible, we got this amazing
Globe from the ceiling.
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Come on right, the worship, team
leading us and God's presence.
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All the people of shoveled and
got frostbite.
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Come on.
Somebody may just the thank you
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so much for all the hard work.
You guys put in to make today,
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possible.
You guys can be seated man.
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I'm excited.
Today, really for the sixth
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consecutive year to share with
you guys about the birth and
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celebrate the birth of Jesus
with you and won't do.
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I want decade this message to
really those of you that are
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really missing some Joy, this
Christmas, maybe it's been one
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of those Seasons.
You're walking through a season
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of sickness and have some of
you.
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It's just been that season.
This just been a crazy season at
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home.
Maybe it's one of those seasons
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were Christmas little different
this year.
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Maybe you're not meeting the
same house.
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Maybe there's an empty seat at
the family table.
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Maybe this isn't the Christmas
show.
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Expected, for some of you guys,
there may be haunted by the
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Ghost of Christmas Past, maybe
today is kind of remembrance of
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something that's not there, a
broken relationship.
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And assume you guys went through
some hard divorces, somehow
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relationship breaks this year
and maybe some regret, some
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shame.
And just can't quite Find the
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Joy this season.
I know for a lot of us, just
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super busy.
I'm telling you just driving
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through the parking lot, all the
traffic even in the snow.
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You guys are crazy.
Come on somebody, and you're
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driving.
They're stressed out.
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And then Feliz Navidad comes on.
And if he comes on One More
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Time, come on, somebody.
It was it was playing earlier.
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So many said, is there any
changes?
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I said, yeah, when you change
that song name of Jesus, I love
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it all.
But I'm telling you, right?
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And it's so Sunny came is night
and I know her tonight this
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morning and you know, it is
really cold outside but you made
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your way here but maybe you look
around going.
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Hey, if they knew the real me,
if that guy on stage is the real
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me.
If God to the real meat, this
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place would catch on fire and
I'm here to tell you, I hope it
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does.
Come on somebody, we need the
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heat one but two, I believe
Jesus, the five Revival is going
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to come into the Place today.
Amen.
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I'll be the presence of God is
here, and I believe you're going
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to meet Jesus today.
I believe you can be in the
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presence of God today so I kind
of hope something cool happens
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like that.
I hope prisoners got meet you
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here in this spot.
I want to do is I want to just
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dive into the birth story of
Jesus and the Bible truth from
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God's word and just build a
message off of what really what
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God has done for us.
And so it's found Luke Chapter
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2, The Gospel of Luke chapter 2
verse 4 will start here, it says
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this.
So Joseph also went up from the
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town of Nazareth to Galilee to
Judea to the Bethlehem, the town
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of David because he belonged to
the house The line of David, he
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went there to register with Mary
who was pledged to be married to
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him as expecting a child and
while they were there, the time
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came and can I just say it was
the perfect time cave?
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If you've been track along in
this series?
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Maybe I'd like to say the
fullness of time, came the exact
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moment for the baby to be born
and she gave birth to her
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firstborn a son, and she wrapped
him in clothes and placed him in
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a Manger because there's no
guests, No guest room available
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for them.
And I just think about our
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savior, what a humble beginning
to the king.
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King of Kings and the Lord of
lords who commands, all the
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armies of Heaven, they's born in
a stable, and who of us would
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ever pick to be born in a stable
except for Jesus.
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And there were shepherds living
the fields nearby, keeping watch
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over their flocks at night and
the angel Lord appeared to them
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and the glory of the Lord Shone
around them and they were
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terrified.
But the angel said to them, do
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not be afraid.
I bring you what.
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I bring you Does good news in
the front Jerry's, got good
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news.
I bring you good news.
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I'll bring you good news.
That will cause great joy for
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all the people.
Can I tell you today?
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That there is some good news
that's going to bring some great
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joy to all the people in this
house today.
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Amen.
The presence of God came to
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humanity for us today.
In the town of David, a says
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this a savior has been born to
you.
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He is the Messiah, The Chosen
One, the Lord, this will be
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assigned to you, you will Find a
baby wrapped in clothes laying
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in a Manger.
These shepherds are getting some
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good news from the angels of the
presence of God is just 50
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yards.
Over the hill in the town of
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Bethlehem.
Laying in a Manger, there's a
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sign from God and these
shepherds are you experienced
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the joy of God?
And I was going to tell you
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today, you can't unmarry quote
unquote, unmarried, the joy of
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God from the presence of God.
Amen.
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If you get in the presence of
God, no matter what happens,
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your circumstance, what season
you're in.
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There's a joy, the only get from
Jesus.
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My prayer is that you have that
Joy today.
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In fact, I believe there's a
goal Jesus has for us.
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That's for him to get into your
presence today.
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Not just for you to meet him,
the him to come into your life
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today.
This was Jesus, did he sent
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angels to these Shepherds and
says in verse 13?
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Suddenly a great company of
heavenly host appeared with the
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angels and praising God and
saying glory to God in the
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highest heaven and on Earth,
peace to those.
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Whom his favor rests when the
Angels left them and gone to
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heaven.
The shepherd's said to one
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another.
Let's go to Bethlehem and see
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this thing that has happened.
Which check this out?
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I'm not so sure.
I trust these jeans will soon.
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See for ourselves.
The Lord has done as told us
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about so verse 16, it says this
they heard off they ran to
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Bethlehem and found Mary and
Joseph and the baby who was
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laying in the manger when they
had seen him they spread the
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word.
I'm gonna tell you something.
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When you see the presence of God
and God comes into your life,
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you really have no other option
but to proclaim the gospel.
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Amen.
You see Jesus, you meet Jesus
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and I don't remember you first
came to Christ.
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The first thing you probably did
is you went home.
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You told your parents, you told
your friends, you told neighbor,
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you told your spouse, you just
had to tell somebody about the
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good news of Jesus and this
exactly.
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What these Shepherds did.
They said they could told them
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concerning.
What had been told them about
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this child and all who heard it
were amazed at what the
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shepherd's said to them.
The Mary she trudged up the
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things and pondered them in her
heart.
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She was concerned what quite
understanding and just worried
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for her child.
The shepherd's returned
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glorifying and praising God.
For all the things that heard
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and seen which were just as had
been told just as the angel
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said, we talked about this
series delivered as promised,
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God is always faithful.
If the Bible says, it is going
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to be true, you Can bet your
life on?
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This was called The Gospel
truth, on the eighth day, when
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it was time to circumcise, a
child, he was named Jesus, the
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name, the angel had given him
before he was conceived.
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He imagined being these
shepherds are sleeping out in
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the field and you're changed.
The flock of sheep and maybe
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you're in a tent or maybe on the
stars and all of a sudden, the
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angel appears to you and you're
freaking out.
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You're terrified.
They see the glory of God.
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God With Us is just on the other
side of this hill, the presence
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of God here in humanity and he
shepherds run.
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You can imagine which joy and
which wonder that have When they
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see the baby Jesus, God In the
Flesh.
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And today, there's something
very special about these
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Shepherds.
I want to share with you, it's
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just interesting to me as you
see this story.
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The first thing is, this is that
the Shepherds were not searching
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for God.
It's very interesting to me that
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they were just doing their
everyday stuff.
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They're working their 925, which
for them was 24/7, right?
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They were just doing their life
and God found them.
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You think about the Wiseman and
start contrast, these guys were
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searching the Bible and they had
this wisdom from God and they
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saw the scripture and they want
an eye on her mouth.
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Journey to Find Jesus and they
found Jesus.
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They're absolutely amazed what
they saw says this in Matthew
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2:10 about the weizmann.
It says, there are filled with
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what helped me out there filled
with their feel Joy.
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When I saw Jesus, I think it's a
joy because they're done
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traveling some camels.
Come on somebody, right, you re
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not have miles on the camel.
They're like, thank God, I got
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the park the camel, right?
But these Shepherds, these
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shepherds are just in a field,
they're doing their own thing.
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They have no care about God.
No thought about God, no wonder
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about God, they're not searching
the scripture and there's doing
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life every single day.
It's amazing not searching.
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But Jesus finds them.
I'm about, how many of you
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weren't searching for God in
Jesus?
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Found you my fact I think about
these angels going to Jesus and
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it's amazing that these angels
speak up to these.
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Poor uneducated Shepherds and it
said that presence of God is on
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the other side of a hill.
The very first thing that the
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Angels speak to humanity to get
people in the presence of God is
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that his presence is here to his
lowly Shepherds.
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I'm a few no in the Bible but it
really records the first episode
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of Touched by an Angel.
Come on somebody.
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Right there.
These Shepherds.
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Come on weekend.
It's Father's day, isn't it?
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Come on, right.
We're going to get there right
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by love this.
I love that.
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That we as human beings, we're
not searching for God, but Jesus
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found us, I'm about you.
Whoo damn it today.
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So, you know, I was just
searching to God found me and be
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like that.
Today I wasn't searching.
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I know a lot of you just think
about your life, you probably
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not on the path of Jesus.
You reading the scriptures, put
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it all together and God found
you.
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Let's be real.
So you guys were sucking down
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some cheese puffs.
Come on somebody and Jesus found
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you some guys playing video
games and somebody came across
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Also a little headpiece and said
some about something, you're
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like, man, guys start to get my
attention.
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So you guys are rolling with
your friends, literally rolling
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with your friends and just found
you.
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Some of you guys were in neck
deep in the things, the world
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you were chasing after
everything, the role had.
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And Jesus found you some, you
guys were so far in depression
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and addiction and Suicidal
Thoughts in Jesus, found you?
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Amen.
I mean, that's usually how it
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goes.
We're doing our own thing and
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Jesus finds us and I wondered a
how many you guys are?
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A certain not search for God,
but Jesus wants to find you
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tonight.
So, some of you guys came here
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today and you got drug and by
your spouse.
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Come on somebody, maybe your
kid, your parent, you brought
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your kid or have a relationship
work and came here.
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It's like, man, this preacher
ain't going to get me, come on
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somebody, right?
I've been a 30 million of these
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Christmas program.
See the preacher and get me.
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And I also say this man, it's 4
degrees outside in the fact that
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you are here today is proof
enough to me that God wants to
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find you a men.
Think I was to find you.
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You were here under the Of God
and the presence of God, I just
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believe God wants to speak to
you.
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I believe God's presence wants
to meet you, and you can hear
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the story of God's presence
coming into our humanity.
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And so, the day we get to dive
into these Shepherds that
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weren't searching, but God found
them.
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I think about these Shepherds is
also interesting to me, is that
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the very first people that come
into the presence of Jesus are
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poor lowly Shepherds, that come
to Jesus.
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You think about all Humanity?
It's almost unfathomable that
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the King of Kings and the Lord
of lords Lures.
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The wonderful counselor, The
Great.
401
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I Am the beginning and the end
the creator of all things that
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00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:23,200
the first people that didn't
mean there, they weren't Nobles,
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their one Aristocrats and
weren't Business Leaders and
404
00:41:25,300 --> 00:41:29,400
where CEOs, they were mayor's
then weren't educated, they
405
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:32,600
weren't wealthy.
It wasn't even The Innkeeper.
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00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:37,600
That met Jesus.
It was poor, lowly uneducated
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Shepherd's, they're working
their tail off chasing tails,
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right?
In a field sleeping, literally
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00:41:44,500 --> 00:41:48,000
with Cheap and God says, listen
the Angels there.
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Now, how about you?
But if you had a choice to pick
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people out your birth and you
could send some angels, if you
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00:41:53,100 --> 00:41:56,500
were God, who would you pick for
most of us?
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You know maybe something the
family and maybe like a role
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00:41:59,300 --> 00:42:01,400
model you know.
Maybe it's like a king, you
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know, of Persia.
Maybe there's some some Renown.
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00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:07,700
Maybe it's a pop star or YouTube
Star pro athlete.
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00:42:07,700 --> 00:42:10,400
I don't know, but I know for
sure, maybe I'm not speaking for
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myself here, but I would not
have picked Shepherds.
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Come on somebody.
They would have been at my
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birth.
I was The King of Kings Lord of
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lords.
I'm like, this is gonna be the
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00:42:16,700 --> 00:42:18,700
greatest thing ever.
Let's bring everybody out, but
423
00:42:18,700 --> 00:42:21,200
instead he picks these poor
lowly Everyday People Like Us.
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Come on, somebody, the gospel is
for everybody.
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00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:26,600
Amen.
That Jesus is for the everyday
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00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:30,000
person and serves the everyday
person, the about Jesus.
427
00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:33,700
He sent his angels to humanity,
to get their attention, to wake
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00:42:33,700 --> 00:42:36,400
up to the presence of God.
Oh, hey, be like, guys, under
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00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:38,200
tuned this sheep bahhing.
Other side of the Hill.
430
00:42:38,500 --> 00:42:39,900
Do the presence of God is,
right?
431
00:42:39,900 --> 00:42:42,300
They need to get up and get into
God's presence.
432
00:42:42,500 --> 00:42:44,600
You think about angels, in
general angels are really
433
00:42:44,700 --> 00:42:49,200
They're to Proclaim really the
moments that God moves in the
434
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:52,600
movements of God and humanity
and the word, Angel actually
435
00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:54,400
means messenger.
Uncle Austin, Greek.
436
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:57,200
It means messenger.
So an angel shows up there's
437
00:42:57,200 --> 00:42:58,000
gonna be some kind of
announcement.
438
00:42:58,700 --> 00:43:00,200
There's me there's some message
being delivered.
439
00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:02,100
You think about angels and New
Testament?
440
00:43:02,100 --> 00:43:04,400
The Angels showed up when
Elizabeth was going to
441
00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:07,100
conceived, John the Baptist and
they said, hey this is going to
442
00:43:07,100 --> 00:43:09,300
happen even though she's mature
and age and they're going to
443
00:43:09,300 --> 00:43:11,300
have this conception, John the
Baptist and then they're there
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00:43:11,300 --> 00:43:13,500
for Mary obviously.
So you're going to be conceived
445
00:43:13,500 --> 00:43:15,500
the Holy Spirit, come upon you
and the Then Joseph, freaking
446
00:43:15,500 --> 00:43:17,900
out said, hey, don't worry this
Paul part of the story of God,
447
00:43:17,900 --> 00:43:20,500
they appear to Joseph and then
Angel appeared to Joseph Mary.
448
00:43:20,500 --> 00:43:22,800
Again, just a few years layers
to, hey, you got to get
449
00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:25,700
protected from Herod and the
escape to Egypt and these angels
450
00:43:25,700 --> 00:43:29,700
minister to Jesus in the
wilderness for 40 days now, in
451
00:43:29,700 --> 00:43:31,200
fact, that mr.
Jesus in the garden, whether
452
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South poles are sleeping and
then these angels have a message
453
00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:36,300
or sit on top of this, amazing
Stone.
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00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:39,900
This Boulder that has been moved
there soon as the legs crossed
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00:43:39,900 --> 00:43:42,000
and the roads are wide as
lightning.
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00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:44,300
And they look at those women at
the at the empty tomb, is that
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00:43:44,300 --> 00:43:45,000
he is not.
Here.
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00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,300
Amen.
The message for Humanity is
459
00:43:47,300 --> 00:43:51,000
risen from the grave and then
they're there as a Cycles are
460
00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,500
staring up in heaven as Jesus
sins in the heaven.
461
00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:54,900
And it look at these guys are
go.
462
00:43:54,900 --> 00:43:56,100
Why are you staring up into
heaven?
463
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:59,500
You got some work to do and it's
amazing about these angels is
464
00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:04,300
that Jesus uses angels to send a
message to humanity that God is
465
00:44:04,300 --> 00:44:06,000
here.
And the reality is this, the who
466
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:10,800
was not the last time that Jesus
uses angels to communicate a
467
00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:13,000
message to humanity.
How do you think about this
468
00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:15,900
Jesus in the garden?
He's been Saying he's we talk
469
00:44:15,900 --> 00:44:17,700
about.
He was sweating blood literally
470
00:44:17,700 --> 00:44:20,200
because of the trauma that he's
going to come into in the stress
471
00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:23,000
has laid on him and he kind of
meets up with the disciples and
472
00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:25,200
as he's talking to him he can
hear a mob.
473
00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:27,700
Coming said, the time has come
for the son of man to be
474
00:44:27,700 --> 00:44:29,600
arrested.
And here comes Judas with this
475
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:33,300
angry mob and Judas walked up to
Jesus and portrays them with a
476
00:44:33,300 --> 00:44:36,100
kiss.
And in this, in this moment this
477
00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:39,200
is where the tension Rises this,
this is where Jesus is going to
478
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:41,600
be arrested and one of the
disciples gets upset and it says
479
00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:44,600
this in Matthew 26 system in
step forward and seizure.
480
00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:47,700
Jesus and arrested him.
And at this one of Jesus
481
00:44:47,700 --> 00:44:50,000
campaign is no, it's Peter from
a different gospel, Jerusalem
482
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:53,000
word and struck the server, the
high priest, cutting off his ear
483
00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:54,900
and Jesus says something very
interesting.
484
00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:56,600
He says, put your sword back in
place.
485
00:44:56,600 --> 00:45:00,200
Peter Jesus said to him, for all
who draw the sword will die by
486
00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:02,300
the sword.
He's saying this this war that's
487
00:45:02,300 --> 00:45:04,000
about to fight isn't about
Flesh, and Blood.
488
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:05,500
There's something spiritual
going on.
489
00:45:05,700 --> 00:45:07,000
There's a battle beyond the
eyes.
490
00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:08,600
There's something more than you
can see.
491
00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:11,300
Peter said, are you not aware
that I can call on my father?
492
00:45:11,300 --> 00:45:16,400
And he will, at once
immediately, put My disposal put
493
00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:20,600
me in command of more than
Twelve, Legions of angels Gina.
494
00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:22,800
I know at this exact moment of
time, I phone the y-value
495
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:26,300
maniac, the snap of my finger,
all this could be gone, but
496
00:45:26,300 --> 00:45:27,800
Peter listen to us.
Don't miss this pewter.
497
00:45:28,100 --> 00:45:30,100
How then would the scriptures be
fulfilled?
498
00:45:30,100 --> 00:45:35,400
That's a must happen this way.
The Bible is going to come true
499
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:39,000
aim in his word, never fails and
Jesus understands.
500
00:45:39,100 --> 00:45:42,100
It's going to go down this way.
Peter, there's more than meets
501
00:45:42,100 --> 00:45:43,600
the eye.
That's what to tell you two
502
00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:45,600
about Jesus.
That Jesus This is more than
503
00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:46,800
just a helpless victim.
Amen.
504
00:45:47,500 --> 00:45:51,200
He's not just some good teacher.
He's not a moral leader.
505
00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:53,000
He's not revolutionary from the
past.
506
00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:56,000
He's not some guy, you read in
history, it just some Regular
507
00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,100
Joe.
No, no, this is the King of
508
00:45:58,100 --> 00:46:01,400
Kings and the Lord of lords,
that literally commands, the
509
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:02,900
armies of Heaven.
Amen.
510
00:46:03,700 --> 00:46:06,800
Literally, at his disposal.
He has the marching orders and
511
00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:09,800
tells the Angels, what to do,
instead of Jesus?
512
00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:12,400
I mean, this moment, he could
have sent the angels to write
513
00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:13,300
that he made.
Jesus says, no.
514
00:46:13,300 --> 00:46:17,500
No, it must Just happened this
way because God has so much love
515
00:46:17,500 --> 00:46:20,100
for us.
And so it's Grace for us, that
516
00:46:20,100 --> 00:46:23,000
Jesus wrote the story.
Now, here's a story of how it
517
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:24,300
goes down to Jesus.
In this Garden.
518
00:46:24,300 --> 00:46:26,700
He gets arrested.
Falsely, arrested, falsely,
519
00:46:26,700 --> 00:46:29,900
accused falsely tried the middle
night and he gets sentenced to
520
00:46:29,900 --> 00:46:33,400
death on a cross.
He gets into really B place a
521
00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:35,800
place of torture, a place,
reserved for slaves, and
522
00:46:35,808 --> 00:46:39,000
criminals, and traitors, and
they would have whipped him just
523
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:40,600
beyond death.
And they would have given a
524
00:46:40,600 --> 00:46:43,300
Cross Beam to carry up the hill
and you're gone that cross a
525
00:46:43,300 --> 00:46:45,900
nail him to the Cross.
Those His ankles, you've been
526
00:46:46,200 --> 00:46:49,200
brilliant, just a fixated trying
to trying to Breathe by
527
00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:51,200
fixation.
He's almost just barely just
528
00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:53,300
survive in there.
Mocking him and their score,
529
00:46:53,300 --> 00:46:55,600
they're yelling at him and
they're belittling him and
530
00:46:55,600 --> 00:46:57,100
they're put a sign of his head
here.
531
00:46:57,100 --> 00:46:59,500
Hangs the king of the Jews, and
next to the east side of
532
00:46:59,500 --> 00:47:02,200
criminals that deserve death,
and he gives Grace to them.
533
00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:05,200
And he's on this cross being
tortured, the cross was a
534
00:47:05,207 --> 00:47:08,500
weapon, a torturous, not some
little beautiful thing on
535
00:47:08,500 --> 00:47:10,900
necklace, right?
This was probably the most
536
00:47:10,900 --> 00:47:14,300
horrendous way you could ever
died in history and Jesus goes
537
00:47:14,300 --> 00:47:16,300
to the cross.
Cross for us now.
538
00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:18,200
It's amazing to me on that
cross.
539
00:47:18,600 --> 00:47:23,100
That Jesus in his at is really
at his best in humanity at our
540
00:47:23,100 --> 00:47:25,400
worst.
He could have still called on
541
00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:29,900
those angels, He could have
called on would be 72 Thousand
542
00:47:29,900 --> 00:47:31,300
Angels.
Actually the word legion is
543
00:47:31,300 --> 00:47:34,200
actually Roman term for the
group of number of soldiers.
544
00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:37,000
Been three is six thousand
soldiers would be Allegiant and
545
00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:40,100
Jesus could have called on
70,000 angels to this wipe out
546
00:47:40,100 --> 00:47:42,400
Humanity to take him off the
cross to just be over it.
547
00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,600
But the Bible says the joy set
before.
548
00:47:44,700 --> 00:47:45,700
Before him.
Amen.
549
00:47:46,300 --> 00:47:50,200
The Joy set before him, like the
reason that Jesus suffered is
550
00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:54,500
because there was a prize, I
just think about Jesus as like,
551
00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:56,800
like, a father.
Like, God, the Father like that.
552
00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:58,100
We are his children.
Amen.
553
00:47:58,500 --> 00:47:59,800
We are Sons and Daughters of the
king.
554
00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:03,300
I started thinking about what
we, what links we would go to to
555
00:48:03,300 --> 00:48:07,600
save our kids.
Look how far we go, if we're
556
00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:09,200
Jesus, he went all the way.
Amen.
557
00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:12,000
And on that cross something
happens, very special with
558
00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:13,400
Jesus.
All of a sudden he went from the
559
00:48:13,408 --> 00:48:17,400
King of Kings and the Lord of
lords, he hung himself, and this
560
00:48:17,400 --> 00:48:19,800
moment to become the savior of
humanity.
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00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:22,600
In fact, the Bible says, the all
our sin were pressed down on
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00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:27,200
Jesus that he was crushed for
all our sin past present and
563
00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:30,700
future Every Lie.
Every Idle thoughts, every lust,
564
00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:35,000
everything was pressed on Jesus
and Jesus went to war.
565
00:48:35,100 --> 00:48:36,900
War for us.
Amen.
566
00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:40,900
The greatest War ever fought,
instead of saying the angels, to
567
00:48:40,900 --> 00:48:44,400
war against humanity, Jesus went
to war for us.
568
00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:47,800
It's amazing on that cross.
He says it is finished.
569
00:48:47,900 --> 00:48:49,700
What is fish?
The war is over.
570
00:48:49,700 --> 00:48:51,900
Amen.
Sin is defeated.
571
00:48:52,200 --> 00:48:56,100
Jesus is Victorious and all of a
sudden Jesus.
572
00:48:56,200 --> 00:48:59,100
He resurrection that he dies in
resurrects from the grave three
573
00:48:59,100 --> 00:49:00,400
days later with our freedom and
hand.
574
00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:03,200
Amen.
This is the presence of God.
575
00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:06,500
She's like Christmas.
Rules the Eastern Rite.
576
00:49:06,900 --> 00:49:10,700
That Jesus is born to die.
This is a story.
577
00:49:10,700 --> 00:49:12,600
Jesus had a mission.
He was here on purpose.
578
00:49:12,900 --> 00:49:16,300
He did, he live a long life.
He was given as a sacrifice, the
579
00:49:16,300 --> 00:49:19,900
innocent Lamb of God,
slaughtered and slain for the
580
00:49:19,900 --> 00:49:22,500
sins of humanity because he
loved us.
581
00:49:22,700 --> 00:49:25,300
Matter of fact, it says, in
Philippians 2:8, it says that he
582
00:49:25,300 --> 00:49:28,900
humbled himself on that cross
and became obedient even the
583
00:49:28,900 --> 00:49:34,300
death of a cross, he died for us
and what's amazing to me and
584
00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:36,900
this just blows my Mind.
It's almost Unthinkable.
585
00:49:36,900 --> 00:49:40,600
The family of God does next,
that he does something, that's
586
00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:44,400
so unimaginable.
Something is so grace-filled.
587
00:49:44,500 --> 00:49:47,100
So then they just never happened
in the history of humanity.
588
00:49:47,400 --> 00:49:51,100
The same Angels, the announce
the birth of John the Baptist
589
00:49:51,100 --> 00:49:53,700
and the birth of Jesus and
protected, Jesus, and ministered
590
00:49:53,700 --> 00:49:56,500
to Jesus over and over again,
the announce the resurrected
591
00:49:56,500 --> 00:50:01,400
Jesus, these are messengers that
God of use to minister the Son
592
00:50:01,400 --> 00:50:05,000
of God himself to Proclaim,
these moments and movements.
593
00:50:05,200 --> 00:50:08,300
God, the same angels that could
have wiped out Humanity.
594
00:50:08,500 --> 00:50:10,800
The angels are disposal at the
voice of Jesus.
595
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:13,600
They have marching orders, the
he's the commander of these
596
00:50:13,600 --> 00:50:16,100
armies.
These same angels that Jesus
597
00:50:16,100 --> 00:50:19,600
could anything the world with,
he does something very special.
598
00:50:20,300 --> 00:50:27,300
He sends them to us, to minister
to us to serve Us.
599
00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:31,300
In fact, is found in Hebrews.
1:14 says, this are not all
600
00:50:31,300 --> 00:50:33,400
Angels.
Ministering Spirits sent to
601
00:50:33,400 --> 00:50:38,700
serve those who Will, what, who
will inherit salvation?
602
00:50:39,300 --> 00:50:42,200
Those are inherit salvation.
Those are Jesus followers that
603
00:50:42,200 --> 00:50:44,400
you when you come to Christ,
your promised salvation but
604
00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:47,600
you're not saves fully your
promised it.
605
00:50:47,700 --> 00:50:50,100
The Holy Spirit or seal opened
one day.
606
00:50:50,300 --> 00:50:52,400
Holy Spirit.
Lives in you, the blood shed for
607
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,200
you, but you still got flesh,
amen.
608
00:50:54,700 --> 00:50:56,900
You're still falling apart.
Every day, we're just forgive
609
00:50:56,900 --> 00:50:57,900
him.
We're not perfect.
610
00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:02,300
But the reality is this that God
has sent his angels not against
611
00:51:02,300 --> 00:51:03,900
us, but for us.
Amen.
612
00:51:04,500 --> 00:51:07,900
He says, So if you miss a joy,
this season on the tell you
613
00:51:07,900 --> 00:51:09,500
Heaven is fighting for you.
Amen.
614
00:51:10,300 --> 00:51:12,800
I sure think about his angels
and Men last night.
615
00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:14,900
I didn't, I should have this
thought I will better on the end
616
00:51:14,900 --> 00:51:16,400
here.
I'm telling you, it's just about
617
00:51:16,400 --> 00:51:18,800
these angels, I'm like
wondering, these are messengers
618
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:21,600
of God, they're here to give a
message.
619
00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:25,200
And I start thinking, like, what
message is your angels telling
620
00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:28,400
you now, the Bible doesn't say,
like, you have a guardian angel,
621
00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:30,000
right?
Like you have one Angel, but the
622
00:51:30,008 --> 00:51:32,400
Bible says, there are angels,
Max has all Angels.
623
00:51:32,700 --> 00:51:34,400
So somebody's got Michael and
Sims got Gabriel.
624
00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:36,600
Come on somebody, D.
So many is a lot of work you
625
00:51:36,600 --> 00:51:39,300
know I mean I'm just telling you
some you guys are wearing your
626
00:51:39,300 --> 00:51:43,100
angel out you know I'm saying
Clarence you don't talking about
627
00:51:43,400 --> 00:51:48,000
come on we know about wearing
that guy thin but there's
628
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:49,200
Angels.
What do you think the Angels say
629
00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:52,200
to you today?
Like you, if you were the angel
630
00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:53,900
talking yourself, what do you
think is telling you?
631
00:51:54,300 --> 00:51:56,200
But one thing's been drawn to
you.
632
00:51:56,800 --> 00:51:58,900
What was the presence of got
speak in your life?
633
00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:02,700
I mean, I think the Angels you
say some really clearly God
634
00:52:02,700 --> 00:52:06,500
loves you.
God is with you.
635
00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:09,600
There's Last Promise of Jesus.
I'm with you to the ends of the
636
00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:14,400
Earth - there's always God is
with us Emmanuel.
637
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:16,700
Amen.
And we forget so easily the
638
00:52:16,700 --> 00:52:18,400
Christmas season.
Like man.
639
00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:22,400
We're so busy and overwhelmed
and just like joyless, right?
640
00:52:22,700 --> 00:52:24,600
But we have the joy of God.
These presents are met.
641
00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:27,900
The angels are the presence of
angels are ministering to us
642
00:52:28,200 --> 00:52:29,600
that there's something more than
meets the eye.
643
00:52:29,600 --> 00:52:31,700
Amen.
There's a mission.
644
00:52:31,700 --> 00:52:32,600
He has.
You want.
645
00:52:32,700 --> 00:52:35,900
So, don't get defeated because
Armies of Heaven are fighting
646
00:52:35,900 --> 00:52:36,800
for you.
Amen.
647
00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:42,100
Like literally ministering to us
but it is unfathomable.
648
00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:45,400
We're not made higher than
Angels but God sent the angels
649
00:52:45,400 --> 00:52:47,600
to minister to us.
Matter of fact this is in the
650
00:52:47,600 --> 00:52:49,600
first time it's really happened
for Humanity.
651
00:52:49,800 --> 00:52:52,300
In fact, you go to Psalm 91,
it's incredible says this.
652
00:52:52,700 --> 00:52:55,100
It says, if you say the Lord is
my refuge about the new nation
653
00:52:55,100 --> 00:52:57,500
of Israel is going to protect
them with the angels is that if
654
00:52:57,500 --> 00:52:59,700
you say the Lord is my refuge
and you make the most high your
655
00:52:59,700 --> 00:53:03,100
dwelling no harm overtake, you
know, disaster will come near
656
00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:07,700
your tent for he will.
Command his angels concerning
657
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:12,100
you to guard you in all your
ways.
658
00:53:12,600 --> 00:53:17,600
And now in our season, since
Jesus God commands, his angels
659
00:53:17,800 --> 00:53:19,100
to serve us.
Amen.
660
00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:22,000
To minister to us.
And so there's no reason the
661
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:24,800
world that we should be full of
joy and then there's no reason
662
00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:26,800
to what even if the world's
going sideways, there's a
663
00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:29,000
mission.
And I believe the angel are
664
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:31,800
speaking to us.
They're working things the way
665
00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:34,300
they want to work out.
Doesn't mean physical safety.
666
00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:37,100
Come on somebody, but it means
the mission of God is moving
667
00:53:37,100 --> 00:53:39,000
forward.
The gospel is moving forward
668
00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:41,400
through us.
I also think they just might be
669
00:53:41,400 --> 00:53:46,200
asking, go tell the may be
asking you to go tell somebody
670
00:53:46,200 --> 00:53:48,000
about.
Jesus, that's the reason we're
671
00:53:48,008 --> 00:53:48,700
here.
Amen.
672
00:53:49,300 --> 00:53:52,400
The first things the shepherd do
is they told somebody you
673
00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:55,000
seriously about angels, the
Bible actually says something
674
00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:57,300
really, really interesting.
It says, when you minister to
675
00:53:57,300 --> 00:54:00,600
people and you serve the poor,
some people have served angels
676
00:54:00,600 --> 00:54:03,400
in disguise.
So there's some people serve
677
00:54:03,400 --> 00:54:06,200
Angels it, you know, they're
serving Angels, it's something
678
00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:09,900
you guys have an angel.
I feel knows an angel, some you
679
00:54:09,900 --> 00:54:12,300
guys run the somebody and it's
just an angel of God.
680
00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:14,100
Somebody might've invited you
this.
681
00:54:14,100 --> 00:54:17,000
Angel got that fact, I was 15
years old.
682
00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:20,400
I didn't carry the about Jesus.
I didn't go to church, didn't
683
00:54:20,400 --> 00:54:23,500
grow up in church and Carrie is
zero about guy, thoughts for the
684
00:54:23,500 --> 00:54:26,200
week and it made no sense of why
did they ever do that in the
685
00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:27,000
God?
Sends two angels.
686
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:29,400
Come on somebody since some
friends my way.
687
00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:31,700
Now in fact one of those people
invited me to church biology
688
00:54:31,900 --> 00:54:34,000
Jesus is, I'm not married to her
Diane.
689
00:54:34,300 --> 00:54:37,400
And Diane is named take as you
want it, but it actually means
690
00:54:37,400 --> 00:54:42,100
divine come on.
Somebody told you married up
691
00:54:44,200 --> 00:54:47,200
above is telling you, God is
using these people around you,
692
00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:49,200
even angels to get your
attention.
693
00:54:49,800 --> 00:54:52,400
It may be here a day.
Nadia's father may be here and
694
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:54,300
you're like, okay, I hear you.
But what's up?
695
00:54:54,900 --> 00:54:57,500
I'll tell you those Shepherds,
they were looking for God at all
696
00:54:58,000 --> 00:54:59,900
the last thing on their mind,
they got sheep, take care.
697
00:55:00,900 --> 00:55:05,000
And God found a way to get to
them and maybe tonight, God
698
00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:08,300
brought you here to invite you
to know him today.
699
00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:11,700
So talk about the building
catching on fire and I hope it
700
00:55:11,700 --> 00:55:14,100
does today.
Men in the name of Jesus in the
701
00:55:14,100 --> 00:55:18,400
presence of God, father, we come
before you gotta pray for us as
702
00:55:18,400 --> 00:55:19,900
Jesus followers.
Got that would be in your
703
00:55:19,900 --> 00:55:24,400
presence that we know that
heaven is for us today, even the
704
00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:28,000
world they'd be against us and
everything's freezing up, life
705
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:30,500
is going sideways.
That you are forested a guy.
706
00:55:31,300 --> 00:55:35,000
Remind us of your presence.
Give us some fire in her veins
707
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:38,500
for you that this would just be
another day of the week, but
708
00:55:38,500 --> 00:55:42,400
this is a day commanded by God,
that you've set forth in my life
709
00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:45,100
on purpose, to see your gospel
move.
710
00:55:45,200 --> 00:55:49,100
And so God, give us a mission.
Now let's hear the voices from
711
00:55:49,100 --> 00:55:50,400
Heaven.
Let's hear your voice today.
712
00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:53,600
Let me just be in your presence
unless be comforted.
713
00:55:53,700 --> 00:55:56,500
Let's be found Hope and full of
joy because angels are
714
00:55:56,500 --> 00:55:59,100
ministering to us.
God because you came to us, you
715
00:55:59,100 --> 00:56:02,300
are with us today.
I'm great for a specific group
716
00:56:02,300 --> 00:56:03,800
people.
That's those you say, you know
717
00:56:03,800 --> 00:56:08,100
what, today I need Jesus today,
I recognize I want a here on
718
00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:11,000
accident, there's no reason I
should be here.
719
00:56:11,400 --> 00:56:12,900
But for some reason, I'm
listening to this, I'm
720
00:56:12,900 --> 00:56:14,900
understand For the First Time
who Jesus is.
721
00:56:15,300 --> 00:56:17,400
I'm understand what Jesus did
for me on the cross.
722
00:56:17,400 --> 00:56:21,400
How much Jesus loves me and say
I recognize that God wants me.
723
00:56:21,800 --> 00:56:24,900
He wants a relationship with me.
If anything the house isn't
724
00:56:24,900 --> 00:56:28,700
burned out, Jesus throwing a
party for you today.
725
00:56:28,700 --> 00:56:31,500
If you need Jesus, the Bible
says, whoever believes They died
726
00:56:31,500 --> 00:56:33,800
on the cross for their sins and
confess with their mouth, that
727
00:56:33,800 --> 00:56:36,700
he is, Lord will be saved.
And so they only give you an
728
00:56:36,707 --> 00:56:39,300
opportunity to Jesus, I'll give
opportunity.
729
00:56:39,300 --> 00:56:41,300
If you're far from God, you're
like the Shepherds that weren't
730
00:56:41,300 --> 00:56:42,700
searching but they recognize you
need.
731
00:56:42,700 --> 00:56:45,600
Got only give you the
opportunity to know Jesus to be
732
00:56:45,600 --> 00:56:49,200
forgiven to me made new to be
set free from the power of sin
733
00:56:49,300 --> 00:56:51,800
to be in God's presence to have
all of Heaven.
734
00:56:51,900 --> 00:56:54,300
Ministering to you.
I'll give you that opportunity.
735
00:56:54,600 --> 00:56:56,600
So they'll be looking around,
I'm not going to call you out.
736
00:56:56,600 --> 00:56:58,100
Be weird.
So if you need a relationship
737
00:56:58,100 --> 00:57:00,300
with Jesus, if you say yes to
Jesus.
738
00:57:00,300 --> 00:57:01,100
Yes.
Forgive Us.
739
00:57:01,100 --> 00:57:02,700
And that's you.
Please raise your hand high in
740
00:57:02,700 --> 00:57:05,500
this place since I need Jesus.
Today, come on across this room.
741
00:57:05,500 --> 00:57:07,800
I need Jesus in a relationship
with him.
742
00:57:07,800 --> 00:57:10,000
Come on.
This is your moment.
743
00:57:11,900 --> 00:57:16,000
They go online, you Jesus.
Maybe that you just look up and
744
00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:19,000
me if you need Jesus.
Got anything on accident.
745
00:57:19,900 --> 00:57:22,400
This is your time.
If that's you, and you say yes
746
00:57:22,400 --> 00:57:23,900
to Jesus.
I want to invite you just to
747
00:57:23,900 --> 00:57:26,200
pray this prayer to Jesus.
It's not the prettiest Asia,
748
00:57:26,200 --> 00:57:28,300
it's a hard towards him.
He knows what's in your heart
749
00:57:28,300 --> 00:57:30,100
already.
Just praise dance, a father.
750
00:57:30,900 --> 00:57:34,900
Thanks so much for sending your
best and as I'm at worst, you
751
00:57:34,900 --> 00:57:38,200
still love me.
So God, thank you for loving me.
752
00:57:38,200 --> 00:57:41,500
This Christmas.
Thanks for sending your presents
753
00:57:41,500 --> 00:57:43,000
to us.
Emmanuel.
754
00:57:43,400 --> 00:57:45,500
God, thank you for sending
angels - Ways that we may be
755
00:57:45,500 --> 00:57:47,600
divided me.
Yeah, you got my attention.
756
00:57:47,600 --> 00:57:51,200
You've waken me up into your
presence of God, take my sin.
757
00:57:51,600 --> 00:57:54,400
Got thank you for dying for me.
God, I love you.
758
00:57:54,500 --> 00:57:58,200
God, used my life got, send me
out, thank you for choosing me.
759
00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:00,800
God, I love you know, praise in
Jesus name.
760
00:58:01,400 --> 00:58:02,800
Amen.
Come on, let's give it up for
761
00:58:02,800 --> 00:58:04,300
Jesus.
The King of Kings today.
762
00:58:04,300 --> 00:58:05,800
Come on, let them know you love
them.
763
00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:11,400
Come on, give it up big.
Man, if you prayed that prayer
764
00:58:11,400 --> 00:58:16,600
today, that is just the best
Christmas gift ever.
765
00:58:16,800 --> 00:58:19,400
Just that gift that God gives us
freely.
766
00:58:19,400 --> 00:58:22,200
We know we don't deserve it.
There's nothing we could do to
767
00:58:22,200 --> 00:58:26,500
earn but he gives us his grace.
He gives us that path to
768
00:58:26,500 --> 00:58:28,700
Salvation through his son.
Jesus.
769
00:58:28,700 --> 00:58:32,000
If you prayed that prayer in the
rumor online, I want to give you
770
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:35,800
some practical next steps.
You could take, just follow that
771
00:58:35,800 --> 00:58:38,200
journey and just that next step,
down the road.
772
00:58:38,200 --> 00:58:41,700
And so the first Thing you can
do, get your phone out and text
773
00:58:41,700 --> 00:58:47,100
are L next to 97,000, and when
you do that, someone will reach
774
00:58:47,100 --> 00:58:50,000
out to you this week and just
send you some resources, send
775
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:53,400
you some links, and just really
check in on you, and really want
776
00:58:53,400 --> 00:58:56,900
to just hear your story and
really, just walk with you on
777
00:58:56,900 --> 00:58:58,800
that path.
You just made the best decision
778
00:58:58,800 --> 00:59:01,700
of your life and we really want
to do, want to just leave you
779
00:59:01,700 --> 00:59:04,100
hanging on that, we want to walk
with you on that journey.
780
00:59:04,100 --> 00:59:06,600
And the other thing you can do
is as you're leaving the room.
781
00:59:06,600 --> 00:59:08,800
Today, there's a table in the
back with some recommendations.
782
00:59:09,100 --> 00:59:13,400
Bags, going to grab one inside
is a Bible and some more links
783
00:59:13,400 --> 00:59:17,500
to some resources and just dive
into God's word this week, just
784
00:59:17,500 --> 00:59:21,900
dive in and and Google things
you don't understand and reach
785
00:59:21,900 --> 00:59:23,800
out to somebody.
Don't leave here without telling
786
00:59:23,800 --> 00:59:26,600
somebody your good news.
If you prayed that prayer today
787
00:59:26,600 --> 00:59:30,300
we're pumped for you.
Well guys, Shawn really
788
00:59:30,300 --> 00:59:32,500
challenged us today.
And one of those big takeaways
789
00:59:32,500 --> 00:59:35,100
was that we are the movement of
God.
790
00:59:35,100 --> 00:59:36,900
And so I want to give everyone
in this room.
791
00:59:37,000 --> 00:59:39,900
Some more next steps that you
can take just two Help you be in
792
00:59:39,900 --> 00:59:42,400
the presence of Jesus.
These next few weeks as we're
793
00:59:42,600 --> 00:59:45,200
gearing up for a new year.
And the first one is we just
794
00:59:45,200 --> 00:59:49,000
want to invite you to join us.
Next Sunday, as Sean starts, a
795
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:54,000
brand new series called break
out how to make 2023 the best
796
00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:56,500
year yet.
And so the way we're going to
797
00:59:56,500 --> 00:59:59,700
meet next week is completely
online.
798
00:59:59,700 --> 01:00:03,600
We're going to have one
Gathering 10 a.m. across the
799
01:00:03,600 --> 01:00:06,100
different platforms.
We use, which is Facebook,
800
01:00:06,200 --> 01:00:09,300
YouTube and Church online.
And so we descend Like you to
801
01:00:09,300 --> 01:00:13,800
join us that week if you're able
to stream live at 10 a.m.
802
01:00:13,800 --> 01:00:16,900
I just encourage you to do that
and really let's get some good
803
01:00:16,900 --> 01:00:18,700
Fellowship in the chat that
morning.
804
01:00:18,700 --> 01:00:20,800
I be so much fun.
Throwing up those likes and
805
01:00:20,800 --> 01:00:24,900
hearts and emojis and dare I say
we could get a little Rowdy with
806
01:00:24,900 --> 01:00:26,100
it.
That would be a lot of fun.
807
01:00:26,200 --> 01:00:30,800
But what's really cool about
next week is not just the chance
808
01:00:30,800 --> 01:00:35,000
to kind of gather as a group in
that special way but really,
809
01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:38,800
it's a chance to have a true
Sabbath.
810
01:00:38,900 --> 01:00:41,700
Variants for our Dream Team.
We've talked about already this
811
01:00:41,700 --> 01:00:45,900
morning, you see, just all the
production side of things that
812
01:00:45,900 --> 01:00:47,700
that didn't just pop up out of
nowhere.
813
01:00:47,900 --> 01:00:51,000
We have an awesome group of
people called the dream team,
814
01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:55,300
and they do so many things.
A lot of it are during the week
815
01:00:55,300 --> 01:00:57,800
on their own time, behind the
scenes and then of course, the
816
01:00:57,800 --> 01:01:01,900
stuff that we can see the stuff
that we can hear the dream team.
817
01:01:01,900 --> 01:01:05,500
Does this, not just for
Christmas, but every week
818
01:01:05,600 --> 01:01:08,800
throughout the year and so this
is our chance to sort of give
819
01:01:08,900 --> 01:01:14,600
Back and say hey take a Sunday
and rest, take a Sunday with
820
01:01:14,600 --> 01:01:18,700
your family.
Stay home get just spend that
821
01:01:18,700 --> 01:01:21,800
quality time together but we can
still through the power of
822
01:01:21,800 --> 01:01:24,200
technology and our awesome
online crew.
823
01:01:24,200 --> 01:01:27,900
We can still Fellowship together
so I pray that you'll join us
824
01:01:27,900 --> 01:01:32,400
next week at 10 a.m. for that
awesome series guys.
825
01:01:32,700 --> 01:01:36,200
Christmas is all about that
Ultimate gift that God gave to
826
01:01:36,200 --> 01:01:38,300
us.
And now we get to really think
827
01:01:38,300 --> 01:01:42,400
about how How we can turn around
and give that out to a world
828
01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:44,300
that needs it.
And that's done through your
829
01:01:44,300 --> 01:01:48,900
generosity and like it says, if
they're your generosity makes a
830
01:01:48,900 --> 01:01:53,500
huge difference and it's so far
beyond what we can see on a
831
01:01:53,600 --> 01:01:57,100
Saturday morning a Friday night
or normally on a Sunday morning.
832
01:01:57,100 --> 01:02:01,000
It's it's that heartbeat just to
get out in our communities and
833
01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:04,200
tell people about Jesus through
a lot of different ways.
834
01:02:04,200 --> 01:02:07,900
And so I want to share with you
just a few quick numbers
835
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quickstats.
Some Practical ways that your
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generosity has moved the mission
forward it real life.
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In this last year, we had in
this last year. 31, people get
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baptized at Real Life Church.
Can we give God the praise for
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that?
I tell you all the hard work
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would have been worth it and
2022 for just one but man God
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has just richly blessed this
this house this community with,
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with that number.
And then another number, that's
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pretty exciting.
Again, talking about our Dream
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Team, we added 35 new dream,
team members and some of those
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were just vital and getting this
place ready for Christmas.
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So can you give it up for the
Dream Team?
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The 35 new ones, the whole the
whole gang, just such a vital
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part and then Then what's
equally exciting is at the
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beginning of the year, the space
you're seeing up here on the
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screen was just the back end of
a building, right?
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It was pretty nondescript and
now as we leave this year and
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going to the next one, this
building, this Hope Center is a
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place where lives are going to
change.
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And this didn't just spring up
out of nowhere.
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This was because of your radical
generosity and we are just so
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pumped to see God uses this
physical space to make spiritual
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change in people in Belton
Raymore Cass County and Beyond.
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So we are so excited.
We give it a fresh one.
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That worked so hard on that Hope
Center, man, I tell you you
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guys, you wouldn't believe me if
I even could calculate the hours
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of sweat at literal, sweat, and
blood and pain and and just time
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that people spend away from
their families, to get that rock
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and roll in for us and You
wouldn't believe me.
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If I could even pull that number
up, God's going to use this in a
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huge way.
So I just want to encourage you.
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Now, if you haven't already, if
you've been praying about a
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year-end gift, you haven't done
it quite yet.
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Let me just encourage you to
continue to pray about that.
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We're will never give out a
percentage.
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We're not looking for a specific
number.
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It's your heart, and it's where
God's leading you.
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If you haven't done that yet, I
want you to really prayerfully
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consider that because we are
heart is just to ask God to
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multiply everything.
Comes in and you turn around and
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use it for his glory.
Nothing fancy, nothing crazy,
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but real radical life change
here in our community.
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So I hope you'll be praying
about that.
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Now, if you don't call real life
home, that's that's okay.
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This, this generosity thing, I'm
not talking to you right now.
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In fact, we don't want anything
from you this morning.
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If you don't call real life, we
want something for you.
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This Gathering was our gift to
you, and we're just honored that
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you spent some time with us this
week during your Christmas
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season.
But if you do call real life
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home here are some ways that you
can give you can go to Real Life
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Church kc.com.
You can text any amount to 8, 4,
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3, 2 1, you can drop cash or an
envelope and the giving buckets
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that will be coming around here
in a moment.
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We also have a DropBox in the
very back that you can take care
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of as well.
Let's pray over these gifts.
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As we wrap up, dear God, we are
just in all of you, this
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Christmas season.
I pray father that we can truly
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be Movement for you.
We pray father, that just in the
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interactions that we have over
these coming weeks with our
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neighbors, our co-workers,
family and friends, God.
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I just pray that that we are lit
on fire for you.
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That people just see your glory.
Shining through us.
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God help us to be brave and help
us to be bold in our faith as we
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start 2023 God.
And just may it all be for your
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glory Lord help us to never lose
sight.
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That there is nothing that we
could have ever done to earn
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your love, your grace, your
forgiveness, and your salvation,
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but you give it to us freely.
God will never understand and
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we're always in all of you.
So I pray for all these gifts
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and offerings God I pray that
you will just move us to be
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generous and whatever way you
would have for us and whatever
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current situation we are and we
pray father that you will
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multiply that For Your Glory.
There are souls attached to
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every every gift that comes in
and just knowing father that you
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can change lives through us, let
us work for you.
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And Miss Year God, I pray for
everyone in this room for just a
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blessed Christmas this year and
it's in Jesus name.
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Amen.
Well, that's Christmas.
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The beauty of our savior coming
to Earth as a little bitty baby
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and so forth.
These last few moments that we
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have to celebrate this morning
together.
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We are just going to take a
second to slow down and focus in
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on that miracle.
That was Jesus in the midst of
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all of the busyness and cooking
and shopping and all the things
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that really consume these today
and tomorrow, take a moment to
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focus in on Jesus.
And so, I'd like to invite our
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worship team in our choir to
come up to the stage.
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We have a few Christmas carols
that we would love for you all
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to sing with us to join together
and live.
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Up the name of Jesus.
And these are familiar Christmas
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carols.
But when you look at them
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through the lens of Jesus,
sacrifice for us, they have so
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much joy within them.
And so I'd like to invite you to
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stand with us and some of you
have already found them.
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But look around, find your
candle nearby, your seat.
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You can turn it on by just
twisting until it kind of starts
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flickering a little bit there.
The we're going to have open
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lines a little bit flickery.
There you go.
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So it's going to be flickering
there.
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So we can have our Candlelight
moment here, together to reflect
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on all the Jesus has done.
So we would love for you to sing
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along with us.
These Christmas carols of words
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would be there.
Invite you to just be a part of
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this moment of reflection in all
Jesus has done for us.
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So let's let's worship him
together.
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The first do, the Angels did say
was to certain poor Shepherds.
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Joyful.
The angel said to them, do not
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be afraid.
I bring you good news.
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News that will cause great joy
for all the people today in the
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town of David, a savior has
suddenly a great company of the
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Heavenly Host, praising God, and
saying, glory to God in the
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highest heaven and on Earth,
peace.
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Rest to those on whom his favor
rests
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Amen.
Who is thankful for Jesus today?
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Come on.
Give a shout of Praise.
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We are praying for you and your
family to have such a joy filled
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Christmas.
Let's worship him over time.
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Nature.
See in nature, see.
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We hope that you all have a very
merry Christmas.
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We are so grateful and blessed
that you have chosen to spend
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some of it with us.
I hope you had a great time
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worshiping with us.
We have a few things for you.
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First, you can take your candle,
just untwist it, leave it on the
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seat, will grab those but don't
run out of here yet, we have a
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photo spot for you.
To grab some fun photos with
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your friends and family.
We have milk and cookies which
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Perfect in the morning.
It's like cereal.
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So, go ahead and get your
Christmas Eve started off,
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right?
But we're just so thankful and
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blessed that you were a part of
our Christmas.
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And so remember today, whoever
finds Jesus discovers real life,
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and purpose have a very Merry
Christmas.
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Everyone.