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Hi I'm Jonathan fall
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well it I want
to thank you for
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joining with us right here
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at Thomas Road online.
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Our prayer is that
today's Service
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is a blessing to you
and then it will
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encourage you in your walk
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with Christ and to help you
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see and understand all
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that God has in
store for you.
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And if you have
any comments about
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today's service
or if you have
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a question about
God's love for
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you we would love to
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connect with you by email.
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You can email me
and pastor at TRB.
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C.org we pray
that today God
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allows you to see how much
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he truly cares about you.
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It's good to see
you this morning
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How you doing film.
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Alright. Merry Christmas.
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How many of you have
been to the beach
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How many do you
come at this avenue
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good come on.
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Let's stand together and
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thanks and
Christmas carols.
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Good to see you
this morning.
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Okay
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where is everybody
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yes
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It's good to see this.
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Let's just go
ahead and turn
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around find several
folks around you.
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Welcome them and say
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Merry Christmas to each
other. How about that
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yes
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yes.
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Yes.
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Yes
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yes.
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Today he is the author of
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that marble worthy
to be praised today.
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Let's do one more song
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together. This is a great.
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Ok. Christmas classic go
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come all you faithful joy.
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Oh.
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Yeah
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Oh
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It's
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a myth or
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you maybe see
that pastor Jonathan.
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Well today we have
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the opportunity and
privilege as we do
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each and every
Sunday to baptize
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those who come to Christ
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We have 17 that have come
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to be baptized here.
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We celebrate that
before we do that.
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Would you join me
in a word of prayer
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Father today we thank
you for who you are.
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We thank you
for the gift of
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salvation and God we
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thank you that today is
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these individuals
walk into this water.
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Having already trusted You
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as Lord and Savior
God I pray that You
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would bless them
and encourage them
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as they take
this first step in
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obedience in their faith
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Lord that you would
take them out from
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here go out into a world
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or to let people
know who Jesus is
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because of what he has
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done in their
life already and
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got for that will give you
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the praise will
give you the glory.
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In Jesus name we pray amen.
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Well first of all we have
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christopher come on down
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Christopher Christopher
Spanner spat
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Oh is that right
yep awesome.
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Christopher come right
on over and Krister.
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Christopher If you
trusted Jesus Christ
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as your Lord and
Savior yes sir.
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Well Christopher
because you have it
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and obedience to
the Lord's command.
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I baptize you now
in the name of
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the father and the
son and the Holy
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Ghost buried in
the likeness of
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His death raised
in the likeness of
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His resurrection body
yoga graduations buddy.
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And this is Nicholas Silva
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come right on
down nicholas.
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Awesome come right on
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over buddy. You're good.
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I promise you will
keep you above water.
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It'll keep you above what
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you can touch the bottom.
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Good. Okay. Nicholas
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have you trusted
Jesus Christ
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as your Lord and Savior
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will Nicholas
because you have
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in obedience to
the Lord's command.
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I baptize you now
in the name of
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the father and the son
and the Holy Ghost
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buried in the likeness
of His death
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raised in the likeness
of His resurrection
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Your buddy. Right on up.
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There you go loss.
There we go.
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Well Hive we come a well.
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Hello there. I'd say one.
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Isabella I'm going
to have you stand
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right over here in
the corner if you would
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if that's okay
because I only have
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one hand on my right arm.
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And so it'd be easier to
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do it one at a time is that
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okay are a great
this Isabella.
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And we've got mom and dad
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come on right oh
come on over here.
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Well we got mom and
dad about 30 others.
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There we go.
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Okay this is Olivia and
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Olivia today
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is ten years old
today's her birthday.
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So happy birthday to you.
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And Olivia and Isabella.
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I told them before
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I went to school
with your debt.
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I knew him back
before he could
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drive okay and
heard their dad
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just so you know
what did he drives
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in circles all the
time and usually
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people think
that the people
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who do that or will
the loony but that's
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not the case because
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their dad drives
on nascar drives
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the big race cars and all
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that kind of stuff
which is really
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cool because we need to
get him tiling here.
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Okay just in case just make
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sure I sell you tell
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your dad tie the Thomas
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wrote. Okay okay they rig.
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The Olivia if you chose to
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Jesus Christ as
your Lord and
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Savior will Olivia because
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you have it in
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obedience to
the Lord's command.
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I baptize you
now the name of
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the father and the
son and the Holy
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Ghost buried in
the likeness of
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His death raised in
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the likeness of
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His resurrection
possibly could.
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And this is Isabella
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and Isabella
how honest use ten.
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How do you sweetie
seven years old.
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And Isabella
have you trusted
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Jesus Christ as your Lord
and Savior well
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Isabella because you
have an obedience
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to the Lord's command
I baptize you now
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in the name of
the father and the son
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and the Holy Ghost
buried in
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the likeness of His death
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raised in the likeness
of His resurrection.
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Awesome
congratulations guys
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happy birthday sweetie.
Come right on it.
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Buddy.
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This is let me let me
have this from you.
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There we go. I'll give
it back to you later.
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If you want come
on over this is
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Jessie and we're
going to wait
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till mom gets well.
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Family gets in here.
Wait one moment
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here. Come right on him.
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And Jesse how old are you
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buddy eight years old.
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And here we go
there she is.
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And Jessica have you
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trusted Jesus Christ
as your Lord and
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Savior will Jessie Because
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you haven't and obedience
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to the Lord's command.
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I baptize you now
in the name of
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the father and the
son and the Holy
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Ghost buried in
the likeness of
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His death raised in
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the likeness of
His resurrection.
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You take your and
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Jesse Sunday school class
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are all seated right
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down there to watch just to
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get baptized Very cool.
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And East Asia said
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hi class. So
you're covered.
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It's all good. Come
right on over.
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This is Emma Rose.
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Come on over
sweetheart right here.
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Awesome and Emma Rose
and I were talking
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before the service today
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because Emma Rose
is a redhead.
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And I like red heads
right am arose
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yep do you like
red heads yeah cool.
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Alright and
Emma Rose if you
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trusted Jesus Christ as
your Lord and Savior.
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Well because you have
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an obedience to
the Lord's command I
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baptize you now
in the name of
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the father and the son
and the Holy Ghost
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Buried in the likeness of
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His death raised
in the likeness of
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His resurrection.
Atleast three.
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And this is Abigail
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favorites combatant
over Abigail.
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And we're going to
wait just a moment
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until we can get
outward rocket.
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We come right
we're not gonna
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do without you
there. There we go.
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And Abigail remind
me again how old
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your sweetie seven
years old and Abigail
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have you trusted
Jesus Christ as
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your Lord and Savior
Well because you
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haven't and obedience to
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the Lord's command I
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baptize you now
in the name of
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the father and
the son and the
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Holy Ghost buried
in the likeness of
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His death raised in
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the likeness of
His resurrection Awesome.
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And this is
Big Brother Micah.
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Micah how old are you buddy
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nine years old and
Mike I've you trusted
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Jesus Christ as your Lord
and Savior will
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Micah because you have in
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obedience to
the Lord's command.
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I baptize you now
in the name of
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the Father and of
the Sun and of
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the Holy Ghost buried
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in the likeness
of His death
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raised in the likeness of
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His resurrection. You're
good you're good.
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Right over there.
They awesome.
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Congratulations buddy.
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This is lambda1 Roche
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and land and work our
way it again just to
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make sure we get everybody
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and we should have built a
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bigger like
viewing the stand
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over here when we
built the building.
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But land and
how old are you
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buddy 12 years old
and land.
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And if you chose
to Jesus Christ as
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your Lord and
Savior will land.
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And because you have
and it obedience to
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the Lord's command I
baptize you now in
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the name of the father
and the son
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and the Holy Ghost
buried in
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the likeness of His death
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raised in the likeness
of His resurrection.
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Yeah congratulations.
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Now this young man I just
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met today and I'm
excited that I
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got to meet him
today because he has
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a really cool story a
special story and I'm
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going to again wait til
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his family gets in
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there come in
right in here.
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Now this is a Lij at night.
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And Elijah doesn't live
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here in Lynchburg right
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he lives in a place called
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England The United
Kingdom right and he
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watches our services
every Sunday
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he and his mom watch
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our services in England
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and any Watson services
and it came to visit.
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And he said I want
to get baptized
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when I go to visit and
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so Elijah's here and how do
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you buddy 11 years.
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I'll say that again
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recall what they
said happened.
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That's so cool. You
just sounds so much
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smarter than
that's awesome.
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That's great. And so
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Elijah came from England
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to be baptized today.
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And so Elijah if you trust
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that Jesus Christ
as your Lord and
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Savior because you have
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in obedience to
the Lord's command.
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I baptize you now
in the name of
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the father and the son
and the Holy Ghost
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buried in the likeness
of His death
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raised in the likeness
of His resurrection.
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Graduation. I see
you God bless you.
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The cool accent
cool X and R i.
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And this is Sherry.
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And Sherry of you trusted
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Jesus Christ as
your Lord and Savior.
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Do we air we go.
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Awesome wonderful.
19:55
At Sierra you've trusted
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Christ as your Lord
and saved rule
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because you have and it
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obedience to
the Lord's command.
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I baptize you now
in the name of
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the father and the
son and the Holy
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Ghost buried in
the likeness of His death
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raised in the likeness of
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His resurrection
congratulations to you
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This is Aaron Ferguson
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come right on over Arun.
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Come right on over body
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and Aaron if you trust
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Jesus Christ as your Lord
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and Savior will air
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and because you have
and it obedience to
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the Lord's command
I baptize
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you now in the name of
the father and the son
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and the Holy Ghost buried
in the likeness of
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his dad raised in
20:38
the likeness of
His resurrection.
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This has been Curran.
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Come right on over
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Ben camera on
over my ma'am.
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And Ben if you trust
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the Jesus Christ
as your Lord and
20:59
Savior will bend because
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you have and obedience
to the Lord's command.
21:03
I baptize you now
in the name of
21:05
the father and the son
and the Holy Ghost
21:08
buried in the likeness
of His death
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raised in the likeness
of His resurrection.
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This is David Phillips
come right on over.
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And we're good here.
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And David have you trusted
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Jesus Christ as
your Lord and Savior
21:28
david Because you have and
21:29
obedience to
the Lord's command.
21:31
I baptize you now
in the name of
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the Father and of
the sun and of
21:34
the Holy Ghost buried
in the likeness of
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His death raised in
21:38
the likeness of His
resurrection graduates.
21:44
And this is
Gary Moore Gary Kim
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right on over if
you were my friend.
21:50
And Gary have you trusted
21:52
Jesus Christ as
your Lord and
21:53
Savior will gary Because
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you have and obedience
to the Lord's command.
21:58
I baptize you now
in the name of
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the Father and of
the sun and of
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the Holy Ghost buried
in the likeness of
22:03
His death raised in
22:05
the likeness of
His resurrection.
22:12
This is Ryan Wooster
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doing well Ryan
and Ryan of you
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chose to Jesus Christ
as your Lord and Savior
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Orion because
you have and it
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obedience to
the Lord's command.
22:23
I baptize you now
in the name of
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the father and the son
and the Holy Ghost
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Barrett in the likeness
of His death rays
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in the likeness of
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his resurrection
God bless you.
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This is Jonathan
White comrade
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on over Jonathan
if you would say
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the biggest for last area
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or a Jonathan if you trust
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Jesus Christ as
your Lord and Savior or
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jonathan Because
you haven't and
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obedience to
the Lord's command.
22:53
I baptize you
now the name of
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the father son and
22:56
holy ghost buried
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in the likeness
of his death.
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Raised in the likeness
of his resurrection.
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Godless. Well it's really
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neat to be able to
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experience that each
and every week to see
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Lives that are changed
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because of the gospel
of Jesus Christ.
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And still mad is
going to come in
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a moment and share with you
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some exciting
things that are
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happening here
as well as the
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offering but do
want to take
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this opportunity
that as we come to
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this day December
the seventh of
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2014 the anniversary
of fateful day in
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our nation's history
and that's of course
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Pearl Harbor Day
that we continue to
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remember the family and
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the friends and
remember those
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who gave their lives
on that day
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for our protection
of our freedoms.
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So mad I'll turn
it over to you.
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When a service goes lungs
23:50
because of baptisms It's
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a good services and that
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that's what new
life is all about
23:59
She was I'm going to
invite you to come
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on down and we're
going to worship
24:02
God through the
giving of our money
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right now and
before I pray for
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this offering
as our men are
24:07
coming down to the front I
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want to just highlight
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a couple things about
Christmas cares.
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We're in the middle
of Christmas cares.
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And what's great
is not only
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the thousands of
people that are coming
24:17
through these services
and on into today.
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But the things that are
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going out all throughout
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our community we
want to remind
24:25
you it's not too late.
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Christmas isn't here yet.
24:28
If you or your life
group or family don't
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have Christmas
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cares activities
already planned.
24:33
You need to go out to
our connect center
24:35
today and get some ideas.
24:37
There's lots of
projects left.
24:39
You can also go to
your phone go to the app.
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There's the Christmas
cares button on
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your app and
just go to that
24:45
and see how you
can get involved.
24:47
We've already sold
200 food boxes
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that are going to provide
meals for families.
24:52
You've already given
presence for 360 of
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the families the kids
that are coming for
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our party this
coming Saturday.
25:00
But there's still
time to do that.
25:02
So some of the things
25:03
that you could do
when you go to
25:04
the website and check it
25:05
out you can still buy
25:07
food boxes all the way for
25:08
the next two weeks
out on Main Street.
25:11
Salvation Army is out there
25:13
signing up they need
some bell ringers.
25:15
And we still need help for
25:17
our Christmas
party for area.
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Kids that are going
to be here this
25:21
next Saturday all
throughout the building.
25:23
We could use your help
for that lot of
25:26
people have been
doing some really
25:27
great things
my own life group.
25:28
I gotta got to help them.
25:30
This last Friday and go
25:32
to Link corn Elementary and
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take some coffee and
25:35
bagels to the
great teachers.
25:37
You great teachers and
25:38
faculty and staff
that work in
25:39
that school are Spanish
Ministry yesterday.
25:43
Nueva men said they
went out to eat 11.
25:46
They had food boxes.
25:47
They had that gift bags
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Christmas gift
packages and took it
25:52
to some of the employees of
25:53
11 restaurants around
town and 50 homes
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just took Christmas all
25:58
throughout the community.
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That was just an
awesome thing.
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So there's a lot of
exciting things going on.
26:04
Don't miss out on
26:06
giving and being part
of Christmas cares.
26:09
Today if you're not
going to be part
26:11
of VCS at
five o'clock we're
26:13
going to be
downtown because
26:14
our community will be at
26:16
the Lynchburg parade
there's actually
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a Christmas parade
this year last year.
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He got rain and
snow it out.
26:21
But there's a prayed
and we have
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a Thomas Road float
26:24
in that garrett Green and
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his team have
done a great job
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and lot of
our Thomas rotors
26:28
will be down there just
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distributing
some things and
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it's going to be
a great afternoon.
26:32
So if you need to if
you want to go down
26:34
there and just be part
of our community.
26:36
Do that a special thing
that's coming
26:39
You're going to hear
jonathan talking
26:41
about in the next couple
of weeks and you and
26:42
your family can pray about
26:44
is our special
gift offering.
26:46
We give money as we do
in just a moment here
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every week to for
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the ongoing ministries
of this church.
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But each year we take
26:54
a special gift offering.
26:55
It's like give a more
expensive present
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to Jesus then you'd
give to anybody
27:01
else on your Christmas
lift a list.
27:03
After all it is
his birthday.
27:05
But setting aside
some money to do above
27:08
and beyond some
special gift projects.
27:10
And so our church Jonathan
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has led us this year
and we're going to
27:13
be tackling global
national and
27:16
some local
opportunities globally.
27:19
We're going to be ticking
the gift offering.
27:21
And we're going
to be investing
27:23
in training of
church planters in
27:25
Guatemala at the new
27:26
Jerry Falwell center
that we have down
27:28
there and we're going to
27:29
be training more
church planters.
27:31
We're also going to be
giving some money to
27:33
West Africa our
church planning
27:35
organization there and
they actually need
27:37
to buy motorcycles for
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pastors who are going
around to villages into
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the mountains and pasturing
27:44
35 maybe ten
different churches.
27:47
And so we're going to
buy motorcycles for
27:49
some of those
church planters.
27:51
And so that's on
the global side.
27:53
On the national side
27:54
our gift offering will
be going to Baltimore
27:57
where we're helping
Gallery Church to
27:59
plant neighborhood churches
28:00
throughout that community.
28:02
And then on the local side
28:03
those of you who've
been coming to VCS
28:05
the money from
the gift offering at
28:07
VCS is going to our
liberty God parent home.
28:11
Also it's going to
be going towards
28:14
a medical clinic
mobile clinic that
28:17
we want to give to
Central Virginia
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and we'll tell you
more about that.
28:21
Some ministry that
we can do for
28:22
the needs of people.
28:24
The last thing on
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that list is
actually going to
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be our camp that's out
at peaks of auteur.
28:29
And you've heard us
talking about that.
28:30
And there's been
a lot of work
28:31
going on behind the scenes.
28:33
But there's a couple
of special projects
28:35
that we're going
to be doing there.
28:36
So just to catch you as
28:38
the family up on
what's going on
28:40
Christmas cares gets
your heart ready
28:42
and get in the game
28:44
participate this Christmas
28:46
pray over this
offering Jesus.
28:49
Thank you for
your birthday.
28:51
Thank you for
the incarnation for coming
28:53
to this earth and giving
28:55
your life Lord You
gave your gift of
28:58
life to us and
we want to give
28:59
our lives back to you.
29:01
Thank you for these that
have trusted you as
29:04
their Savior and
have followed
29:05
you in baptism today.
29:06
Lord thank you for
the great services
29:08
that have been here
in the program
29:10
that's been going out to
29:11
our community and
all the things that
29:13
we're doing Lord
help us to to
29:16
share your message
through Christmas.
29:18
Thank you for giving
us the chance
29:21
to give you back
money right
29:23
now and to show
you our love.
29:24
In Jesus name we pray
these things. Amen
29:59
Yes
30:20
Me
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yes
34:27
Thank you choir. Thank
you orchestrate.
34:30
Don't you love
that Christmas song
34:32
it's my favorite
ever. Oh holy night.
34:35
My favorite line is
lonely the world
34:39
in sin and error pining
till he appeared.
34:43
And I love this
and the soul
34:46
felt it's worth you
have worth today.
34:52
You have hope today
you have life today.
34:56
Because he came
the Holy One
34:59
the Holy Creator holy God
35:02
Almighty humbled
Himself and came.
35:06
And because of that story
35:09
you and I can
sing with hope.
35:11
We can sing with joy.
35:14
So let's celebrate
the holiness of God today.
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The way of you know
35:42
green eyes
35:55
shining and I could do.
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Ooh.
36:41
Ooh ooh
37:20
Yes
38:07
yes.
38:39
You
39:32
and you shout.
39:46
That's where your
40:07
ones
41:25
Lord we love you bad
41:31
before your presence today.
41:36
And we're grateful that
41:39
you've changed our lives.
41:43
You've come into
our hearts.
41:46
And you have rescued
us from sin.
41:51
And you saved our souls.
41:54
Oh god. This
Christmas season
41:59
may we never forget ME
42:01
that maybe moment
2 thousand years ago
42:04
never leave the front
42:06
of our minds and hearts.
42:08
This is why we
celebrate this season.
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This is why we have
hope in our lives.
42:15
Because of you and
you alone You are
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holy and You are worthy.
42:25
So let's sing this great
42:27
little Christmas Carol
42:29
that we ball son
for many years.
42:32
Can we just worship as
we sing these words
43:29
a
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Yes
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yes.
45:48
Yeah.
46:21
It's a great song
that tells
46:23
the story the promise
the hope that we
46:25
have in Christ
the Christ came to
46:27
give us everything that
we could ever need.
46:29
Before we get into
God's word today.
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Would you join
me for a word
46:32
A prayer Father today
46:34
we thank you for
who you are.
46:35
We thank you for the hope
that we find in you
46:38
we thank you for the life
46:39
that we find in you.
46:40
We thank you that in all of
46:42
the craziness of
this world in which we
46:45
live that got in y2
46:47
we can find that perfect
peace that is
46:49
only available
through the gift
46:51
of your Son Jesus
God I pray.
46:53
Now that as we
open your word as
46:55
we spend some time here
46:57
this morning
Lord hearing and seeing
47:00
what it is that
you want us to
47:01
hear and what you
want us to see.
47:03
God I pray that you
47:04
would prepare our
hearts and open
47:06
our minds to what you
47:08
have for us today
and got it.
47:10
There's someone here
today that does not
47:12
know You as Lord and Savior
47:15
This would be the day
that they come to
47:17
that realization
that you love
47:20
them so very much
47:21
and that your desire
for them is to have
47:24
a relationship with you
and that this would
47:27
be the day that changes
everything for them.
47:30
This would be
the day of salvation
47:32
and God for that
will give you
47:33
the praise in advance
47:34
for what you're going to
47:35
do in Jesus name we pray.
47:38
Amen. Last week we began
47:41
this new series entitled
47:42
The Great exchange talking
47:44
about what
Christmas really is
47:46
this gift that God
gave when he sent
47:49
his son Jesus to be
47:50
born and the major To live
47:52
a sinuous life to die
on the cross and then
47:54
three days later to
walk out of that too.
47:57
And because of that
that we are given
47:59
this incredible gift
that God has replaced
48:02
all of our sadness replaced
48:04
all of our fear all of
48:06
our anxiety all of
the hopelessness
48:09
that is so rampant in
48:10
today's world
that God sent his son
48:13
replaced all of
those things
48:14
with God's perfect peace.
48:17
Now last week we
talked about joy.
48:19
We looked at a couple of
48:21
passages in Matthew chapter
48:23
to Luke chapter 12
48:25
and then also in Isaiah 61.
48:27
And I want to
begin today just
48:28
by going back to
that passage in
48:30
Isaiah chapter 61 to
48:32
spend just a moment reading
48:33
this great glimpse
this great story
48:36
the statement of what
48:38
Christmas really
is all about.
48:40
And so it's not going
to be on the screen I
48:41
just want you to
to to read along
48:43
with me listen
along with me
48:44
here along with me
what it is that
48:46
that God said about
what Jesus would do.
48:50
And remember
this was written
48:51
before Jesus
ever showed up.
48:52
But this is the purpose
of Christmas.
48:56
It says in Isaiah
chapter 61 verse
48:58
one The Spirit of
the Lord goddess upon
49:01
me because the Lord
has anointed
49:03
me to preach good
tidings to the poor.
49:06
He has sent me to heal
49:08
the broken hearted
to proclaim
49:10
liberty to the captives and
49:12
the opening of
the prison to those who
49:13
were bound to proclaim
49:15
the acceptable year of the
49:16
Lord the day of
vengeance of
49:17
our God to comfort all
49:19
who mourn there's
an important word there
49:21
the word all to
comfort all who mourn.
49:25
It says. It goes on to
49:27
say To Console
those who mourn in
49:29
Zion to give them
49:31
beauty for Ashes I
love that phrase.
49:35
The oil of joy for
49:36
mourning the garment
of praise for
49:38
the spirit of heaviness
that they may be
49:39
called trees of
righteousness.
49:41
Listen to these words
the planting of
49:44
the Lord that he
may be glorified.
49:46
In this passage we
really do get a picture
49:49
of what Christ why he came.
49:51
What is all about what
Christmas is all about
49:53
what the gift of
God is all about.
49:55
What the great exchange
is all about.
49:58
The last week
as I mentioned
49:59
we talked about joy.
50:01
We talked about the joy
that we can find in
50:03
Christ and that joy is
50:04
available to
every person too.
50:06
As we read a moment
ago to all it's
50:08
available to every person
50:09
that has ever been born
50:10
that joy that God
gave through His Son.
50:13
Jesus Christ is
available to you and me.
50:16
But today we want to
talk about something
50:17
different when
talking about
50:19
peace peace peace is
50:22
something that we
talk a lot about.
50:23
In fact it can turn
on the news and you
50:25
watch any of
50:26
the television
news programs read
50:27
the newspaper you know
50:28
the pizza something
that that
50:30
every single day
governments all
50:32
over the world are
talking about peace.
50:34
We have a
Secretary of State
50:35
who's flying from
country to country
50:37
and going back and
forth meeting with
50:39
different leaders of of
50:40
different nations trying to
50:41
bring peace and trying
to uh to effectuate
50:44
a a peace treaty
and had to bring
50:47
about peace and in
50:48
different regions
around the world.
50:49
We know that peace
is something that we
50:51
talk about. A lot
50:53
And unfortunately today we
50:54
live in a world
and I live in
50:56
a culture and as
Christians we
50:57
often live here as well.
50:59
Where peace is not
something that we
51:01
experience what we
51:02
experience is another word.
51:04
It's the word fear
that we spent
51:06
a lot of time
living in fear.
51:09
Certainly we do live
in uncertain times
51:12
uncertainty about
the economy.
51:14
Uncertainty about
the the world situation.
51:17
Uncertainty about
51:19
cultural issues
uncertainty about
51:21
relationships uncertainty
51:23
about so many different
things in life.
51:25
And as a result of
that uncertainty we
51:27
find ourselves
in a in a place
51:29
where we become gripped by
51:32
captivated by one word
and that word is fear.
51:36
And I'm just
telling you today
51:38
that God's plan for us
51:40
God's hope for
us God's desire
51:42
for us is not to live.
51:44
In fear God does not
want us to live in fear.
51:47
God wants us to
live in peace.
51:49
God wants us to live in
51:51
a perfect piece to
understand what it
51:53
is why it is that he
sent his son Jesus.
51:57
And so today what
we want to talk
51:59
about is just quite simply
52:00
no fear just peace.
52:04
And today we're
going to look at
52:05
a couple of
different passages
52:07
a couple of
different statements
52:08
so that we can
get a picture of
52:09
what this perfect piece
is really all about.
52:12
Now in order for us
52:14
to get an
understanding to get
52:15
a a good clear
picture of what
52:17
this piece that comes
from God is all about.
52:19
The first thing
that we have to
52:21
understand the first thing
that we have to
52:22
embrace is quite simply
52:24
this is God's
design for us.
52:26
His plan for us.
God's design is is peace.
52:30
God did not designed
for us to live in fear
52:32
God designed for us
to live in peace.
52:36
In fact if you look
in the Scriptures in
52:37
second Timothy chapter
one verse seven.
52:39
It's an important
verse. It says this For
52:40
God has not given
us a spirit of
52:43
fear but of power and of
52:45
love and of a sound mind.
52:47
Now I know you're familiar
with this passage.
52:49
And today we look
at this passage
52:51
and we adjusted
52:52
these few words sentences
52:54
a few words here
that are given.
52:55
We absolutely can
understandably
52:58
that God's design
God's plan for
53:00
every person in this room
53:02
every person that has
53:03
ever lived every person
that will ever live.
53:06
God's design is peace.
53:09
When you look at
the statement God has
53:10
not given us
a spirit of fear.
53:12
That's simple. We get
that. We understand.
53:14
It goes on to say
three statements
53:16
three promises really.
53:18
That God says this
is y of calm.
53:20
This is what I want
to give to you
53:21
three promises
in this passage.
53:23
The first one is this to
53:24
give us a spirit of what of
53:26
power to give
us a sphere to
53:28
power to what does
the word power
53:30
convey what what does that
53:31
when you think of
the word power do you
53:33
think of this
a quiz here do you
53:35
think of being
someone who's out of
53:36
control or
someone who is in
53:38
control let me say
53:40
how many of you
think that to be
53:41
a personal power to have
53:43
a spirit of power
in your life.
53:45
Does that mean that
you're a person
53:46
who's completely
out of control if
53:47
you think that
estrangement anybody
53:49
know nobody's raising
their hand how many
53:51
of you think that if
you have a spirit of
53:52
power that God has
promised to us
53:54
that you are a person
who was living
53:56
in control just
53:57
raise your hand yet and
53:58
now we get across
the board.
54:00
Yes why because when we
54:02
have power it means
that we are in
54:04
control and when we're
in control it needs
54:07
that life is not
what out of control
54:11
And so God's plan and
54:12
God's design for us
54:14
is not to give us a spirit
54:15
of fear but to give us
a spirit of being in
54:18
control of power of
54:20
having everything
under control.
54:22
But it goes on. There's
a second promise
54:24
here and of love.
54:26
And you look at
that word love.
54:28
Not I'd just
tell you I think
54:30
across the board
another quiz.
54:31
If we were to ask
this question how many of
54:33
you today think that
54:34
the world just
really needs a lot
54:36
of love in all
we need is law.
54:37
That should be
a song a women.
54:39
How many of you
think that today
54:42
the world just
really needs to be
54:44
embraced by and captivated
54:46
by and captured by love.
54:48
Of course the answer
be absolutely we do.
54:51
The problem is that
in today's culture
54:53
the world's definition of
54:54
love is different
than this definition
54:56
of easy God's definition
54:58
of love is totally
different.
55:00
In fact if you look at
55:01
first Corinthians
chapter 13
55:02
we get a picture of what
55:03
God's definition
of love is.
55:04
I'm not gonna read
the list today
55:05
but I'm sure
you've heard it.
55:07
You read it you you've seen
55:08
that passage before.
55:09
It's a picture of
55:10
an unconditional love
but see though
55:12
the world the love that
55:13
the world grabs a hold
55:15
of today's a
conditional law.
55:16
It's a love that
really has far
55:18
more to do with
what we can get out
55:20
of it and what is important
55:21
to us and what
we want what we
55:23
desire than it is for what
55:25
the other person wants what
55:26
the other person
cares about
55:27
what the other
person desires.
55:28
So when we talk about love
55:30
when it says here
that God's not given
55:32
us a spirit of
fear but rather
55:33
a spirit of power
and of love
55:35
God's definition of love.
55:38
Now again I think if
55:40
we were to look at
55:41
this passage and
say wait a minute.
55:42
Now. If the entire
world today if
55:45
every person gathered
in this room and in
55:47
the room all over
55:47
the country and all
over the world today.
55:49
If we lived in the power
55:51
that God came to
give and if we
55:53
exhibited and
were examples of
55:56
the love that Christ
55:58
gave the Christ
wanted us to live in.
56:00
Do you think
the world would be
56:01
a little bit
different place
56:02
than it is today.
56:03
I think the answer
would be absolutely.
56:05
Of course it would
yes it would
56:06
be totally different.
56:07
And so we get this picture.
56:09
God has not given
us a spirit of
56:10
fear but of power and of
56:11
love this last statement
and of a sound mind.
56:15
What does it sound mind me
56:17
Well what's he
talking about there
56:19
and I think kind of
a general definition or
56:23
a an understanding of
56:25
what that means is really
56:26
an idea of
contentment or peace.
56:31
And so God tells us
56:32
very clearly in
second Timothy chapter
56:34
one verse seven then it'll
56:35
God's design is not beer.
56:38
God's design is peace.
56:40
And we begin to understand
56:42
that we begin to
get that idea.
56:44
We begin to get
that picture.
56:45
It kind of changes
our perspective of
56:47
things God's design
for each and
56:49
every one of us is not
fear but it is peace.
56:53
But the second
thing we must
56:54
understand is that
56:55
that piece that
we're talking about
56:57
that piece is
all that we me.
57:00
And this is where we kinda
57:02
get caught up a little bit.
57:03
This is where we
don't really get it.
57:05
Sometimes we don't
really understand
57:06
it because a lot
of times you
57:08
say well yes I know
57:09
God's design
certainly is peace.
57:11
He wants us to
live in peace.
57:12
We understand that.
57:13
But then what
we do is to go
57:15
out and to bring
about that piece.
57:17
We we believe that
57:19
what God wants for us
his piece but then we
57:21
go out and in our own power
57:22
in our own abilities
57:23
and our own hard
their own heart
57:25
conditions we try to
57:26
bring about that
piece not God's
57:29
plan for peace but what
57:30
we think piece is all about
57:32
So we got to understand
57:35
that God's peace is
all that we need.
57:37
We don't need
all the other stuff
57:40
we need the peace that
57:41
comes from God
look what it says
57:43
in Philippians
chapter four verse
57:44
seven a great verse.
57:45
I know you know
this verse it's a it's
57:47
a wonderful verse
especially to read when
57:49
you're in the midst
of a crisis in
57:50
the midst of trouble
and had just
57:51
quite simply says this and
57:53
the peace of God which
is what we're talking
57:55
about here today which
57:56
surpasses all understanding
57:57
will guard your hearts
57:58
and minds through Christ.
58:00
Jesus. Now when we
58:02
read the statement talk
58:03
it about the peace of God
58:04
what I like to do sometimes
58:06
I think I've told
you this before
58:07
is when I read scripture
58:08
sometimes I like
to kind of change
58:10
some of the words around
58:11
a little bit to
kinda helped me
58:11
really get
a picture a glimpse
58:14
my own mind's eye
of exactly what
58:16
it is that God is saying
58:17
now listen don't
get me wrong.
58:19
I don't want anybody
to think that
58:20
that I'm trying to
change scripture
58:22
here I know
the scripture says you
58:23
can't add anything
to it and you
58:24
can't take
anything away from
58:25
it not talking about that.
58:27
What I'm saying quite
58:28
simply is that I
like to sometimes
58:29
look at words here and
58:31
to try to change
it into vernacular
58:32
that I use each and
every day to help
58:34
me get an idea of what
God's trying to set.
58:36
I do that with
58:37
first Thessalonians
chapter four often.
58:39
The passage in verse 17.
58:41
It talks about
that we who are
58:42
alive and remain
shall be caught up
58:44
together with them
in the clouds that
58:45
talks about when
Christ grabs up
58:47
his church and so that word
58:48
them is a word I like
to replace all the
58:50
time when my dad
passed away in
58:52
2007 and I read that verse
58:54
I change that you know why
58:55
I changed it to say this
58:56
and we who are
58:57
alive and remain
shall be caught
58:59
up together for me
I wrote with Dad.
59:01
You see how it
changes the idea.
59:04
It changes the
whole perspective
59:06
of the verse when you
really personalize it.
59:08
Well I like to do that
with this first two.
59:09
And so it says
in a piece of
59:11
garbage surpasses all
59:12
understanding we get that.
59:13
But what I like to use I
59:14
like to take these
words have kind of
59:15
changed a little bit and
say and the peace of
59:18
God which goes beyond
comprehension.
59:21
No I think if we hear
that phrase goes
59:24
beyond comprehension
we get the picture.
59:28
It's something that we have
59:29
absolutely no way
to figure out.
59:32
And I don't know
about you. But there
59:34
have been times in
my life when I've been
59:35
in the situation facing
59:37
a crisis facing
a challenge when when I
59:39
felt like everything
has fallen apart
59:41
and everything
is going wrong
59:42
and I don't know
where to turn.
59:44
I don't know who
to go to and
59:45
I I don't know what I'm
going to find hope.
59:46
And I don't know what
I'm gonna find pieces
59:48
and I'm in a
situation that is so
59:49
difficult that when I
59:51
read this verse
and I read it and
59:53
the peace of God which
59:54
goes beyond
my comprehension.
59:56
I read it like
that. And all of a
59:58
sudden I just
immediately feel
00:00
a sense of peace because
it helps me know
00:03
that when I don't think
00:05
anything can
make it better.
00:07
I see that God. Can anybody
00:11
here in the room today need
00:12
that kind of piece.
00:14
I don't have
any doubt my mind.
00:15
There's a lot of
00:16
people in this room
today that
00:17
need that kind of piece.
00:18
The God who gives us
00:20
that piece that goes
beyond anything we
00:22
could ever imagine
that goes beyond
00:24
comprehension. But look
what it does for you.
00:27
It will guard
your hearts and
00:28
your minds through
Christ Jesus.
00:31
Guarding your heart and
00:32
mind do you agree
with me today that
00:34
that if we can
be assured that
00:36
our hearts and our
minds were fully
00:38
protected and they
are guarded that
00:40
there there is is something
00:41
that has a hold
of our heart and
00:42
our mind and taking
care of us every
00:44
step of the way do
you agree with me
00:46
that we would be
00:47
a pretty good position
in pretty good shape.
00:48
I think the answer be yes.
00:50
And so that's
what God promises
00:52
God promises piece
00:53
that goes beyond what
00:54
we can imagine that will
00:56
Guard our hearts
and a will guard
00:58
our minds. But
wait a minute.
01:00
I think the next
question all of
01:01
us what aswell grade where
01:03
do I sign up right I
01:04
mean where do I get that
that's what I want.
01:06
The stuff I'm
going through.
01:07
The situations are basis.
01:08
I want that kind of piece.
01:10
Where does that come
from the answer is found
01:13
right here through
Christ Jesus.
01:17
In other words
the hope that we
01:19
have the answer to
that question that
01:21
the piece that goes
beyond anything that
01:24
we could ever imagine
is found in one place.
01:26
And one place alone
it's found in Christ.
01:32
So God's design is for
01:35
peace and that peace
is all that we need.
01:39
But there's
one more statement
01:40
that we've gotta get.
01:41
And that statement is
just simply this is
01:44
a god is the only source
of that piece.
01:48
Now I put the word only
put it in all caps
01:51
there because I
wanted to really
01:52
accentuate that word.
01:54
I want us to get that.
01:55
Because again we live in
01:57
a culture that we
think that it's
01:59
something we can do we
can go out and we can
02:00
create good situations
are good positions.
02:04
We can create peace.
02:05
We we can do it on our own.
02:07
We're a self-help Society.
02:09
We have a self-help
mentality.
02:11
I'm here to tell you today.
02:12
God is only
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the source of peace
in our lives.
02:17
Look what the
Scriptures tell us
02:18
in a familiar passage.
02:20
In Isaiah chapter nine
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familiar Christmas
passage verse six.
02:25
And it just quite
simply says
02:26
this for unto us.
02:27
A child is born unto us.
02:29
A son is given
02:30
and the government will
be upon his shoulder
02:32
and his name
will be called a
02:33
wonderful and
Counselor Mighty God
02:35
Everlasting Father
Prince of Peace.
02:40
You see for us to
02:41
experience
his peace we must
02:43
recognize that He is
02:44
the only source of peace.
02:47
Now in that passage I
think it's interesting
02:49
that that the the writer
02:51
there under
the inspiration of
02:52
the Holy Spirit
you actually use
02:53
that phrase and
the government
02:55
will be upon his shoulder.
02:56
Certainly in
today's culture
02:58
how many people depend on
02:59
the government
for everything
03:00
the governmental fix it.
03:02
And I know here you
know some of us in
03:03
this room and we're
03:04
going to hear that phrase.
03:04
We kinda yeah yeah
whatever. I get that.
03:07
But I mean in
general across
03:09
the world today
we kinda put
03:11
so much faith and so much
03:12
trust that the
government's going to
03:13
fix it the
government's going to
03:14
take care of
its government's job
03:16
governments responsibility.
03:17
This passage very clearly
03:19
tells us oh wait wait
03:20
wait wait wait when
Christ was born.
03:22
The very governments of
03:23
the world are upon
his shoulder.
03:25
Why because he's
the only source
03:27
of peace that can be found.
03:30
And so you see
today we talk about
03:32
this great exchange
that takes place
03:35
where all of our fear
03:38
and all of our
anxiety and all of
03:40
our worry that I know
so many people in
03:42
this room are
captivated by.
03:46
God doesn't want you
to live that way.
03:49
That is not
God's plan for you.
03:51
It is not God's
design for you.
03:54
Not God's desire for you
03:57
God wants you to
live in peace.
04:02
In fact let's go
04:04
back and look at
one more verse.
04:06
Maybe tomorrow John
chapter 14 verse 27.
04:10
John do you have
04:11
that verse I wanna
put that verse up
04:12
here John chapter
14 verse 27.
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Jesus speaking.
04:15
Just a hours leading
04:17
up to the moment
that he was to go to
04:18
the cross and the hours
04:20
leading up to that moment
that he would in
04:21
in a substitution
anyway give
04:23
his life for hours.
04:25
He said these words
Peace I leave with you.
04:30
My peace I give to you
not as the world gives
04:35
do I give to you let not
04:37
your heart be troubled
neither Let It Be
04:40
Afraid so Jesus made it
very clear that what
04:46
he was here to do
the purpose of
04:48
Christmas and
the purpose of
04:50
the cross and the purpose
of the empty tomb.
04:52
And so that he could
leave with us peace
04:55
perfect peace
and he goes on
04:58
not a piece like
the world talks about.
05:01
It's not a piece like
the world can give it.
05:04
It's not that kind
of piece known as
05:06
totally different totally
totally different.
05:08
This is a piece that
changes everything.
05:12
That is that perfect God
given piece.
05:16
He said that's why King.
05:18
And that's what
I'm giving to you.
05:19
That's what I
leave with you.
05:21
So therefore
05:23
Don't let your heart
be troubled.
05:25
Don't let it be afraid.
05:28
God's design is not for
us to live in fear.
05:30
It's still live in peace.
05:32
And what we must do how
05:35
we've gotta figure
out how to get there.
05:36
What we must do
to find that
05:38
peace is fine in
05:40
one more passage
that I just want
05:42
to read to you before
we close today.
05:43
It's down to
Luke chapter two it's
05:45
another familiar
Christmas passage
05:46
in Luke chapter two
verse 11 through 15.
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It says For
there is born to
05:50
you this day in
the city of David a
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Savior who is Christ the
05:55
Lord it goes on to
05:56
say and this will
be assigned to you.
05:58
You will find a babe
wrapped in swaddling
06:00
clothes lying in a manger
06:03
It doesn't stop there and
06:04
suddenly there was with
the angel a multitude
06:07
of the heavenly
host praising
06:08
God and saying
Glory to God in the
06:10
highest and on earth peace
06:11
there's that word
goodwill toward men.
06:13
So it was when
the angels had gone away
06:16
from them into heaven
06:17
talk about
the shepherds here.
06:19
It says that the shepherd
06:20
said to one another.
06:21
Let us now go to
Bethlehem and see
06:24
this thing that has
come to pass which
06:26
the Lord has made
known to us.
06:28
And in this passage that
06:29
we are so familiar with
06:30
that we hear a Christmas
06:32
and and Christmas out.
06:33
We heard over and
over and over again.
06:35
We find the answer
of how we find
06:37
that piece and it's
just a couple of
06:39
words here that I'll
just point out.
06:40
It's Emmys for
words right here.
06:42
Let us now go
06:45
Let us now go.
06:49
You see the only way
that we're going to
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find God's perfect peace
the only way we're
06:55
going to find God's design
06:57
of peace the only way
we're going to find
06:59
that piece that goes beyond
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our imagination
that goes beyond
07:03
our comprehension that goes
07:04
beyond anything that
we could ever to
07:06
understand the only way
07:08
we will find that
peace is when we
07:10
understand that we must go
07:12
to him to be in
the very presence of God.
07:17
You see my friends
when you're sitting
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there captivated by fear.
07:21
When you're sitting
there worried
07:22
not sure what to
do don't know
07:23
where to turn that
you feel like
07:25
all hope is lost
07:26
I'm going to tell
you something.
07:28
Every time you pick
07:29
up God's word and began
07:30
reading his word you
07:31
know what's
going to happen.
07:32
Peace arrives.
07:34
That when you're
facing situations
07:37
and trials and
tribulations where
07:38
you don't know what to
do and you feel like
07:40
literally there is nothing
07:42
left that when you get
07:44
on your knees before
God and cry out to Him.
07:47
Peace arrives.
07:49
And when you
find yourself in
07:51
a situation where fear
is all that you know.
07:56
And you literally
can't function
07:59
because of fear that
08:02
if we will get
08:03
ourselves to
the place where we
08:04
recognize that our God
is the only source
08:09
We will now go.
Peace arrives.
08:16
God's design for you and
08:19
me is not fear. It's peace.
08:24
Would you pray
with me Father
08:26
today we thank you
for your love.
08:28
We thank you for the
08:30
piece that you
came to give.
08:32
We thank you for
the piece that goes
08:33
beyond what we
can imagine we we
08:35
as it says we don't
understand it but
08:38
God we know that
you provided
08:39
we know that you give it.
08:40
And so God today I pray
08:42
for every person
that was gathered in
08:43
this room those watching by
08:45
television
listening by radio.
08:47
God I pray that right
now in these moments
08:51
I pray that you'd
speak to their hearts
08:53
that you would grab
a hold of them
08:54
right now and let
them see and let them
08:56
understand that
your designed
08:58
for them your plan
for them is peace.
09:01
That that piece is
all that we need.
09:04
And that you're
the only one
09:06
who can give that piece.
09:08
Gotta pray that
you do that right
09:10
now with their heads
09:12
bowed and with
their eyes closed.
09:14
In a moment we're going
to stand together.
09:16
We're going to sing
a song that just
09:18
quite simply says God
I give you my heart.
09:21
I give you my heart
09:23
and you know the idea
that when you give
09:25
someone your heart
you basically are
09:26
saying I'm giving
you me right.
09:28
Giving myself to you.
09:30
And so that's what
09:30
the song really
talks about.
09:32
God I give you my heart.
09:34
And as we sing these
words together
09:36
these next few moments
become to the close of
09:39
our service with no
one moving around
09:41
just just focusing on
09:42
what it is that God
wants to do.
09:44
I know there are
some people here
09:45
today that don't know
Christ as your Lord
09:48
and Savior that you
09:49
are in a position
a place in life
09:51
where all the stuff
09:53
that we've talked about
09:54
today it sounds great.
09:55
It sounds awesome. But you
09:58
don't really know what
09:59
it is or how to get it.
10:00
While I'm here to
tell you the Bible's
10:02
very clear about that it's
10:04
very clear that tells
10:05
us that all of
us are centers
10:06
everybody in this room all
10:07
including me were
all centers.
10:08
All fallen short of
the glory of God.
10:11
Romans six tells us very
10:13
clearly that because of
10:14
that sand we
deserved to die.
10:16
We deserve separation
from God for
10:18
eternity but but
but but the gift
10:20
of God Romans 623 says
10:22
His eternal life
through Jesus Christ
10:24
our Lord Romans ten.
10:26
It tells us if we
believe in our hearts
10:28
that Jesus died
and rose again if
10:29
we believe that He is
10:31
God Son to believe
that in our hearts to
10:33
confess that
with our mouths
10:34
that we will be and here's
10:36
a promise saved and
10:38
don't take my word for it.
10:39
It's in Romans chapter ten.
10:40
Go read Romans
chapter ten verses
10:42
89101112 right up
verse 13 where it says
10:45
Call on the name of
the Lord you will be
10:47
say and you'll see
10:47
that's not what
I'm telling you.
10:48
It's what God's
telling you.
10:50
And so today you're
in this room
10:52
and you need to experience
10:55
the gift of salvation in
10:56
a moment when
we stand and we
10:57
sang together
are passers are
10:58
coming they are going to be
10:59
here at the front.
11:00
I'm just going to ask
you to take a step
11:02
of faith to walk
11:04
down to let us
pray with you
11:05
and talk with you and share
11:06
with you who
Jesus is and what
11:07
Jesus has done for you.
11:09
I also realize or
11:10
some people here
in this room today
11:12
that are Christians but man
11:13
you're gripped with fear.
11:14
Life is out of
control and we talk
11:16
about a spirit of fear
man you've got it.
11:20
And power never seen
that a long time.
11:24
And a sound mind
man you wish.
11:27
And I don't know
who you are but
11:29
I'll bet right now when I
11:31
say those words
you're like oh
11:32
that's me. That's me.
11:34
When we sing these
words together
11:36
I'm just going to
say man why don't
11:37
you just step out
and come down to
11:38
this altar maybe kneel
11:40
here we have men and
women that would love
11:42
to kneel down with you
and pray with you.
11:44
To help you experience
11:46
God's perfect plan
11:47
God's perfect
design for you.
11:49
Maybe you want to
join our church.
11:50
Well whatever
11:51
it is whatever gotta
speak into your heart.
11:52
As we stand at
11:53
a moment in saying
I'm ask you just
11:55
respond to that
still small voice.
11:57
Remember we read
it a moment ago
11:59
a new chapter to
the shepherds
12:01
understood that
if we're going to
12:02
find the giver of
12:04
peace let us now go
12:09
I'm going to ask you
to do that same thing.
12:13
Let's stand together.
And let's sing
12:15
these words and step
12:17
out right now come
to this altar.
12:18
This is my Ds to
12:30
law and I
12:35
work
12:44
with me.
12:48
I gave a
12:56
dog is
13:11
again UMass Abby ever
13:21
and every mom a lot.
13:32
We're going to sing it.
13:33
They just want more time.
13:35
Altar remains open.
13:36
Pastors are here
counselors are here.
13:37
We'd love to talk
13:39
with you to pray with
you to share with
13:40
you maybe want
to kneel alone
13:41
whatever it is sink
through just one
13:43
more time I ask you to
step out right this
13:46
is my these
13:50
two
13:57
with ours
14:11
When I
14:22
know that is
14:39
a good UMass NAB neighbor
14:49
and every mom and dad
14:59
The Lord today we thank
15:02
you for the work that
you do in our lives.
15:04
We thank you for
the piece that
15:06
you bring in the piece
that you give
15:08
it's a God right now
is those continue to
15:10
pray as those continue
15:11
to deal with you right now.
15:13
God I pray that you would
15:14
speak to each and
every one of us here.
15:16
And allow us as we
leave this room and
15:18
just a moment to walk out
15:20
into a world that is crazy
15:22
a world that is hurried
a world that is
15:23
full of problems that
15:25
each and every day
that we would
15:27
recognize that we would
15:29
receive the truth
of God's word
15:31
that you are the giver
of peace and no
15:34
matter how out of
control things might see
15:38
We would live in
that perfect peace.
15:41
That Christ came to give.
15:43
God will give you
15:44
the praise will
give you the glory.
15:46
In Jesus name we bring.
15:49
Music is going to
continue to play softly.
15:52
The pastures are going
to remain here at
15:54
the front and I
just encourage
15:55
you to come down
if you made.
15:56
One other thing
I want to remind
15:58
you about we've got
tickets out there
15:59
for the VCS as
you leave quietly
16:01
but but is Elijah
from England.
16:03
Are you still here
in the room elides
16:05
Or just yell at me
or wave your hand.
16:06
If you would do
16:08
me a favor and just
16:09
hold still I buy one moment
16:10
one monkeys or My Lai De
16:12
Would you do me
a favor your
16:13
your mom which I'll
just come down here
16:14
real quick just to combat.
16:16
I'm embarrassing them
but that's okay.
16:19
There'll be gone
back to England.
16:20
They won't they'll
put all that
16:22
down or passes or
16:24
remaining here but
here's I want you to do.
16:26
We were talking after
16:27
the baptism in and
we are their church.
16:29
There's no church
where they
16:31
live where they are
where they're from
16:33
and there's
no churches they're
16:35
so every Sunday they
go to church with us.
16:38
The mom actually
told me that
16:39
Elijah actually
reminds her or if
16:41
they're behind the
five minutes we got
16:42
five minutes you know
16:43
goods that they're
faithfully with us.
16:45
We are their
church family even
16:47
though we're a world
16:47
apart where
their church family.
16:49
So I just want
to do something.
16:50
Just kinda neat.
16:51
I just thought it'd
be great for them to
16:52
meet some of
their church family.
16:54
So I'm going to ask
them if they would
16:55
just to stand right
here for a few moments
16:57
okay and just guys come
16:59
down and just
shake their hand
17:01
Yourself and let's make
17:03
sure they know that
they are family.
17:05
Let's get to know
them a little bit
17:07
better even though
they live in
17:08
England even though
they live far
17:10
away from where
we are we just
17:12
as much as the people
17:13
sent across the aisle from
17:14
you their family come
out just say Hello.
17:16
And thank them for being
17:17
a part of this body of
17:19
believers that
this local church
17:20
God bless you will see
back this afternoon.
17:22
If you want to the VCS.
17:36
I prayed it.
Today's message has been
17:38
a blessing to you and
an encouragement to you
17:41
Help you see exactly
17:43
how much God
loves you and how
17:44
much God loves you and
the fact that he sent
17:46
his son Jesus to die
on the cross for you.
17:48
He was buried and
He rose again
17:50
the third day so
that you might have
17:52
the opportunity for life
17:54
for love and for salvation.
17:56
And if you have
any questions about
17:57
that faith about
that allow for you.
17:59
Would you give us
a call the numbers
18:01
on the screen or
you can email us at
18:03
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18:05
and we pray that God would
18:06
today reveal to you
18:08
just how much he loves you
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The Great Exchange: No Fear, Just Peace
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2014-12-07
Pastor Jonathan Falwell
Last week, we started marching towards Christmas by examining what Christmas is all about. What we discussed is that Christmas is nothing more, nothing less than a great exchange in that God sent His Son to replace all of our sadness, fear, rejection and hopelessness with what only He could give. That's what Christmas is! Today, I want to touch on a subject that is very timely. The subject is fear. With all that is happening around us each and every day, with the uncertainty of the economy, the uncertainty of world situations, the uncertainty of relationships and so much more' fear is prevalent in the hearts and minds of people everywhere. Many of whom sit in this sanctuary week in and week out. But Christ didn't come so we could live in fear, He came so we could know peace.
Pastor Jonathan Falwell
Last week, we started marching towards Christmas by examining what Christmas is all about. What we discussed is that Christmas is nothing more, nothing less than a great exchange in that God sent His Son to replace all of our sadness, fear, rejection and hopelessness with what only He could give. That's what Christmas is! Today, I want to touch on a subject that is very timely. The subject is fear. With all that is happening around us each and every day, with the uncertainty of the economy, the uncertainty of world situations, the uncertainty of relationships and so much more' fear is prevalent in the hearts and minds of people everywhere. Many of whom sit in this sanctuary week in and week out. But Christ didn't come so we could live in fear, He came so we could know peace.
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