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of the God called partners
of Renner Ministries.
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Get ready for a teaching
that feeds your spirit
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and your mind, where the word is the anchor in
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uncertain times
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and doctrine doesn't bend to culture.
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We keep it simple,
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but dive deep revealing a
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a love that emboldens,
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and a mission that touches the
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world. Let's join
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Rick Renner.
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Welcome to today's program. My friend,
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today we're wrapping up our series called Christmas,
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The Rest of the Story.
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And you'll see on the
screen behind me a picture
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of the crucifixion.
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You say, what does that
have to do with Christmas?
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Isn't that about Easter?
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Well, today you're gonna find
out the crucifixion is a big
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part of the Christmas story.
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But thank you for being with
me for all of these programs.
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And I want you to know that today is the last day
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we're offering you the full series,
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which is called Christmas,
The Rest of the Story.
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It's 15-parts and it comes in multiple formats.
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The subtitle says - Amazing insights. Is it true?
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Have you gotten amazing insights from this series?
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It just feeds my soul
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and spirit when I dive into this story.
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I pray that it's been feeding you too,
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but the subtitle says,
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Amazing insights about Christmas you've never heard before.
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I'd be interested to
know what you've learned
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that you've never heard before.
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But this comes with a great study guide.
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And today is also the last day
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that we're offering the
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The Rest of the Story. My friends, please order this.
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And by the way, you don't have
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to use this book just at Christmas time.
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This is a book that you can
put on your coffee table
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because it's so beautifully illustrated.
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People who come to see you or
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and will flip through the pages.
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And while they're looking at
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illustrations, they're gonna
learn so much about Jesus
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that they never knew.
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It will thrill them
just like it thrills me.
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And just like it's gonna thrill you.
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But you can order all of
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or by giving us a call.
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And please let us know how to pray for you.
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We really wanna pray for you.
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I know this is a time
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of the year when you're really
needing wisdom about how
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to respond to relatives,
what to say to this person,
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what not to say to that person.
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And maybe you feel like
you're under a financial pinch
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because there's so many
things you need to buy
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or to spend money on.
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But my friends, we would
love to pray for you.
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You don't have to bear that by yourself.
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The Bible tells us to
bear one another's burdens
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and so fulfill the law of Christ.
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And if you'll reach out to
us, we'll get under that
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with you in prayer.
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And our mutual prayer together
will help you carry it a lot
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better and God will give you
the power you need to sail
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through this season in victory.
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But let us know how to
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or by sending us your email.
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But watch this and then I'll be right
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back.
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Christmas is a timeless tradition,
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but do you really know the true story of
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that 1st Holy Night? In Rick Renner's timeless
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of the nativity story
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Like was Joseph really a carpenter?
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Who were the shepherds keeping watch?
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How far did the wise man travel
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Through its detailed watercolor illustration,
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to explore the true meaning
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This sweeping portrait of the
Christmas story allows readers
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to reflect on why Jesus came
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This entire series has been
about Christmas, The Rest
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of the Story.
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But when we think of Christmas,
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we usually think about a little baby
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who is laid in a manger in Bethlehem.
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But my friends, the story
of Christmas is not just
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to give us the sweet
picture of a little baby,
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certainly it is miraculous.
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That's why I've written the
entire book called Christmas,
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The Rest of the Story.
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But when Jesus was wrapped
in swaddling clothes
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and was laid in that manger,
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he appeared in the very beginning as the little lamb of God
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that was born to take away the sin of the world.
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And the real purpose of
Christmas is the crucifixion
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and the resurrection.
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Jesus died as the lamb of God.
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He was born to be the lamb of God,
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to take away the sins of the world.
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When our sons were young, Denise
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and I would gather them together around our Christmas tree.
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And before we would open a
single gift, first we would go
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through all of these Christmas details
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that I've been sharing with you.
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All of this began by what
we experienced as a family.
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Every year we shared all
these amazing details
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about Jesus' birth.
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And we always wrapped it
up by saying, remember boys
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what Christmas is really about?
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And I would tell them, don't just think
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of a baby in a manger
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because Christmas is about so much more.
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It's about God coming
to earth in human flesh
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so he could die on the cross
to pay for your salvation
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and destroy all the works
of the devil in your life.
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This is what Christmas
is really all about.
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And at this time of the year when people are celebrating the
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birth of Christ, let's remember the real focus.
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Jesus came as the lamb of God
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to take away the sin of the world.
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And Paul writes about this remarkably in Philippians
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2:8, when he says,
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And being found in fashion as a man,
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he humbled himself and became obedient unto death,
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even the death of the cross.
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He says He was found in fashion as a man.
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That is just amazing to me
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because that word fashion,
the Greek word schema,
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was borrowed from an ancient tale of a king.
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A king who wanted to be with
his people but could not
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because he was the king.
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He was so glorious.
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If he walked among his
people, he would be mobbed.
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But he really longed
to be with his people.
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So the king, according to
the tale one night said, Hey,
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here's what I'm gonna do.
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I'm gonna change my clothes.
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I'm gonna remove my royal garments.
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I'm going to dress like a beggar or like a normal citizen.
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I'm gonna slip out of my palace and show up on the streets
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and walk among my people and experience them.
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And he did. And no one
even knew who he was.
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And now Paul, who is very
intelligent, knows history,
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knew the use of that word and he uses it to tell us -
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a moment finally came when God so wanted to be with us
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and to redeem us, that God removed all
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of his glorious attributes
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and took upon himself
the form of a servant.
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He slipped out of the
majestic realms of heaven
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and showed up in the earth as a baby.
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And according to John 1:11, he looked
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so much like a human being.
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He came unto his own,
his own received him not,
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they didn't even know who he was.
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But for 33 years, he lived among us.
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And at the end of those 33 years, he humbled himself
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and became obedient unto death: even the death of the cross.
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Let's talk about that word - humble.
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This particular word for humble means to be humble,
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to be lowly, but it depicts
one who is willing to stoop
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to any measure that is needed.
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Think how much humility God had.
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If you think it's difficult for you to stoop
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to a lower level to accommodate somebody else, then stop
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and think about what God did for you.
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God removed all his attributes of glory.
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He left his comfort zone.
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And God stooped to an unbelievable level,
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reaching into the natural realm
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that he created took upon himself flesh
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and was made in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
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Think how much humility it would take
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for almighty God the creator,
to be subject to his creation.
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But that's what he did
because he loved you and
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because he loved me.
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And the verse goes on to say,
he became obedient unto death.
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Even the death of the cross.
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And the word obedient is so very important
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because Jesus became obedient.
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It tells us this was not
a pleasurable experience.
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It was not something he looked forward to.
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And in fact, when you read Hebrews 12:2,
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it says, He despised the cross and despised the shame of it.
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Jesus understood what he would
have to endure on the cross.
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He would hang there naked with his body
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before a watching world.
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It was a shame and he despised it,
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but he knew he would see the results.
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And the results would be you
and me coming to know him.
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He would pay the price for
the forgiveness of sin.
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And Philippians 2:8 says,
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He humbled himself unto death.
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The word - unto - means to such an extent, even the death
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of the cross.
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The word - even - can be translated,
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even if you can't imagine it.
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In fact, the verse carries
this idea. Can you imagine it?
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Jesus humbled himself
to such a lowly position
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and became so obedient that
he even stooped low enough
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to die the miserable death of a cross.
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And my friends, in the 1st Century,
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there was no death more miserable than the death
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of the cross.
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In fact, crucifixion was so horrible that Seneca
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and Lucia, 2 famous teachers
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said, Suicide was preferable to crucifixion
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because crucifixion was simply so miserable.
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But I'm going to read to you today from my notes,
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'cause I really want you to
understand about crucifixion.
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At the time that Jesus was crucified,
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crucifixion was nearly entirely in the hands
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of Roman authorities
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and it was reserved for the most serious offenders,
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particularly for those who rebelled against the government
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or tried to overthrow the government.
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Because Israel hated the occupying force of Rome,
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there were people who tried to overthrow it.
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And to make an example of those subverters,
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Rome crucified them
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and made their deaths very, very miserable.
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And by publicly crucifying those who tried
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to overthrow the government,
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they sent a signal to everybody else -
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Don't you ever try to do this!
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But once the person to be
crucified had reached a place
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where the crucifixion was to occur,
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he was laid on the cross beam
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he carried with his arms outstretched.
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Most people think that Jesus carried the entire cross,
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but he carried the cross beam,
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which was then lowered into the top of the upright post.
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Then a soldier would've driven a 5-inch iron nail
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through each of his wrists,
not the palm of his hands,
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but through his wrists
directly into the cross beam.
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And after being nailed to the cross beam,
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the cross beam was then
hoisted up by a rope
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and the cross beam was dropped
into a notch on the top
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of the upright post.
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And when the cross beam
dropped into the groove,
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the victim suffered
excruciating pain as his hands
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and wrists were wrenched by
the sudden jerking motions.
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And the weight of the victim's arms caused his arms
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to be pulled out of their arm sockets.
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And Josephus, the great Jewish historian, wrote
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that Roman soldiers out of rage
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and hatred amused themselves
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by nailing prisoners in different positions.
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This is just horrible what they did.
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But once the victim's wrist
were secured in place on the
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cross beam, the feet came next first.
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The victim's legs would be positioned so
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that the feet were pointed downward
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with the soles pressed against
the post on which the victim
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was suspended.
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And a long nail would then
be driven between the bones
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of his feet, lodged firmly
enough between those bones
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to prevent it from
tearing through the feet
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as the victim arched upward gasping for breath
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because when the victim was hanging on the cross, he slumped
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and it made it difficult for him to breathe.
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to push himself up by the
feet which were nailed
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to the vertical beam.
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I want you to try to imagine
what that would feel like -
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to push upon your feet which are nailed
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to an upright post.
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Think of the pain you
would feel in your feet.
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his feet became unbearable,
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it wasn't possible for him to
remain long in this position.
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So eventually he would
collapse back down into the
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hanging position.
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And as the victim pushed up and collapsed back down, again
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and again over a very long period of time,
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his shoulders eventually dislocated and popped out of joint.
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by the elbows and wrists.
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that these various dislocations caused the arms
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to be extended up
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to 9-inches longer than usual,
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which resulted in terrible
cramps in the victim's arm
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muscles and making it impossible for him
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to pull himself upward
any longer to breathe.
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The longer his arms became,
the harder it was for him
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to push up enough to breathe.
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And when he was finally too exhausted
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and could no longer push himself upward on the nail lodged
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in his feet, the process of asphyxiation began.
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Jesus experienced all of this on the cross.
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When he dropped down with a full weight
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of his body on the nails that were driven
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through his wrists, it sent horrific,
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excruciating pain up his arms
to register in his brain.
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And added to this was the agony caused
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by the constant grading of
his recently scoured back.
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Remember, his back had been
ripped open by a scouring.
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Adding to the agony was
the constant grading
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of his recently scoured back
against the upright post:
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every time he pushed up to breathe
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and then collapsed back
to hanging position.
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And due to the extreme loss of blood
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and hyperventilation, the victim would begin
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to experience severe dehydration.
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Was exactly the reason why John 19:28,
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Jesus cried out and said, I thirst.
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He was experiencing hyperventilation
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and severe dehydration.
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the victim's heart would begin to fail.
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Next his lungs would collapse
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and excess fluids would
begin filling the lining
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of his heart and his lungs
adding to the slow process
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of asphyxiation.
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When the Roman soldiers
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to determine whether a person was alive
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or dead, they would check them out
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to see if they were breathing or not.
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But when the Roman soldier
came to determine whether
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or not Jesus was alive
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or dead, he thrust his
spear into Jesus' side.
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And one expert has pointed out
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that if Jesus had been alive
when the soldier did this,
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the soldier would've heard
a loud sucking sound caused
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by air being inhaled past
the freshly made wound in
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his chest butt.
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The Bible explicitly
says that water and blood
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and mixed together came
pouring forth from the wound
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that the spearhead made.
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And it was evidence that Jesus' heart
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and her lungs had shut down
and were filled with fluid.
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He was already dead. He was already dead.
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It was customary for Roman
soldiers to break the legs
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of those being crucified
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so they could no longer
push up to breathe.
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because he was already dead,
which was also a fulfillment
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of Psalm 22 when the Bible declared not a bone
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of his body would be broken.
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Wow, it is just amazing with
the scripture prophesied
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and what Jesus went through
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to purchase our salvation. Listen to this -
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Jesus naked body
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was flaunted in humiliation
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before a watching world.
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He was naked on that cross.
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His flesh was ripped to shreds.
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If you've seen paintings of Jesus
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with just a few marks across it, his body,
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you have missed the whole picture.
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His body was literally ripped to shreds.
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His body was bruised from head to toe.
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This is what Peter tells
us in the book of Peter.
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He says he saw his
bruised body, my friends,
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it describes a full body wept.
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Jesus was swollen, his entire body was bruised.
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He had to heave his body upward
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for every breath that he breathed.
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His nervous system sent
signals of excruciating pain
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to his brain and blood
drenched Jesus' face
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and streamed down from
his hands, his feet,
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and from the gaping wounds
the scouring had left
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upon his body.
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Now today, people like to
wear the cross in their ears.
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They like to wear it around their neck
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and that's fine. Today,
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people are even tattooing
the cross on their body.
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But it's kind of given us a
twisted image of the cross.
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We think it's a beautiful symbol,
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but in fact, the cross of
Jesus Christ was a disgusting,
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repulsive, nauseating, stomach turning sight -
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my friends - if you really saw what the cross was,
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it would simply, it would
simply be nauseating to you.
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But that's why Jesus came. God almighty,
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came to this earth, formed in
the womb of the Virgin Mary
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as a little intimate that was
born in that cave in Bethlehem
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for a one purpose.
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Here it is - so that Jesus one day would die the death
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of a cross to purchase our salvation.
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And in this season,
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when everybody is talking
about the little baby in the
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manger, we need to remember Jesus was born as the Lamb
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of God to take away the sin of the world.
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That's why he came.
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And that's what Christmas is really all about.
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And for Jesus to humble
himself even to the death
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of the cross demonstrates
how much he was willing
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to go the distance to
redeem me and to redeem you.
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Can you say - Amen.
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And because of his willingness to do it,
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Philippians 2:9 - 11 goes on to say,
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Wherefore God hath highly exalted him
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and given him a name which is above every name, that
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that the name of Jesus,
every knee should bow
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of things in heaven and things in earth
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and things under the earth.
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And that every tongue should confess
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that Jesus Christ is Lord to
the glory of God the Father.
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And according to this verse,
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a day is coming in the future
when every knee shall bow.
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That word bow means to bow low or to bow
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before the ultimate authority.
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One day every knee will bow.
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Those who believe will bow, those
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who don't believe will bow those
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that are already in hell even today will
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come when they will bow.
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And not only will they bow,
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but this verse says, they will
confess Jesus Christ is Lord
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to the glory of God the Father.
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The word confess in Greek
means to audibly, vocally,
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publicly declare a fact: to
speak it out, to yell it out,
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to declare it out loud,
which means Heaven, Earth
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and hell will resound with the voices of all
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who have ever lived, with one thunderous acknowledgement
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that Jesus is Lord.
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Everyone is going to do it.
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The question is from
where they will do it.
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If you declare Jesus is Lord -
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now - it will guarantee you a place in Heaven.
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You're going to do it now or later.
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But if it's later for you, if
you do it from hell, you will
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acknowledge Jesus is Lord
and you will bow your knee
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before him, but it will
be too late for you
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to gain a place in heaven.
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And that is why it's so
important that you do it now.
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And this leads us back to
the purpose of Christmas.
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If you have a friend
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or if you have a relative
that does not know Jesus, that
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why not use this season to remind them
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that Christmas is more than just a little baby
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who was laid in a manger.
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That baby was born with the cross in mind.
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That baby was born to hang on a cross: to die as the lamb
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of God to take away the sin of the world.
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Is there any better gift that
you could give to somebody
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for Christmas this year than
to tell them the good news
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that Jesus paid the price
for their sin to be forgiven
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and for the authority of Satan
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to be broken over their lives?
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When that baby was laying in that manger,
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in the distance was the cross.
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That is why he was manifest.
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The scripture says - For this reason was the son
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of God manifest that he might destroy the works
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of the devil.
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That's what Christmas my
friend is really all about.
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So this year, in addition
to talking about the baby
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and the manger, talk about the cross
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because my friend, it's
really all about the cross
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and what Jesus did on the cross for me and for you.
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I'll be back in just a moment and I want to pray for you.
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This is Rick Renner and somebody has asked a good question -
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Can I have a relationship with God without going to church?
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What many people live
where there is no church?
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And of course they have
a relationship with God.
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The moment you call Jesus
the Lord of your life,
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the Holy Spirit comes into you.
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You're sealed by the Holy Spirit
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and you have direct access to the Father.
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But we are told in Hebrews 10, that especially
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as we come to the very end of the age,
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we need the encouragement of others and my friends,
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I need the strength of other believers in my life.
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And when I go to church, I
get something in fellowship
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with them that I don't get
what I'm at home alone.
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And so yes, you have a relationship with God by yourself,
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but you need the strength of other believers.
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So make certain that you
find a place to fellowship
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because you need the local church.
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Do you really know the story of Christmas?
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Is there more to the story about the birth
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of our savior than what you've been told? In this
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series, Christmas -
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The Rest of the Story, Rick Renner dives deep into the parts
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of the Christmas story that
most people have never heard.
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Rick says, I've studied this story for decades
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and I found fabulous treasures
no one ever shared with me.
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In this series, we explore the Bible, history,
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historical writings,
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and so much more so we can really understand all the events
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that took place surrounding the birth of Jesus.
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Rick answers questions like - Why did God choose Mary?
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Was Joseph really a carpenter?
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Why was Herod so troubled by Jesus' birth?
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Who were the Magi
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and what was the estimated value of their gifts?
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It's a book you'll want
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Well, today we've concluded
our series called Christmas,
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The Rest of the Story.
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And my friends, I want to
tell you, the real purpose
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of Christmas was not just
a baby laying in a manger,
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it was Jesus dying on the cross as the lamb of God
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to take away the sin of the world.
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That's my sin and that's your sin.
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And if you've never made
Jesus the Lord of your life,
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this is the day for you
to say, Jesus, be the Lord
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of my life.
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And if you want somebody to pray with you, call us right now
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and we'll pray with you
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for you to make Jesus the Lord of your life.
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Maybe you're concerned about someone else in your family
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or a friend that is unsaved.
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Call us for that too. Pray with you
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that God will give you
the grace this season
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to share the good news
with that individual.
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Is there any better Christmas
gift that you could give than
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to tell somebody Jesus is offering them
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forgiveness and a new life.
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That's the best gift of all.
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But today is the last day
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that we're offering the series called
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Christmas, The Rest of the Story.
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It's 15 parts
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and it comes in multiple formats with our great study guide.
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Please order this today.
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And today is the last day which we're offering the book
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by the same title, Christmas,
The Rest of the Story.
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But put your hand on your heart,
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and I want to take a
moment to pray for you.
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Father, in the name of Jesus,
we all know people that need
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to know you: people that are in sin, people that are blind
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to their spiritual condition.
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Holy Spirit, give us the
grace to share the good news.
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Give them eyes to see, and ears to hear,
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and the grace to repent.
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Empower us to be bold enough
to do what we need to do
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and tell them what they need to do.
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Lord, we would want
somebody to do that for us.
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So help us to do that for somebody else.
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In Jesus' name, Amen. Thank you for being with me.
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I'll see you on Monday,
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but until then, remember Ecclesiastes 8:4,
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"Where the word of a king is there is power."
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If you've never received
Jesus as your Savior
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and Lord, now is the time for
you to experience a new life
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Jesus has to give you.
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Pray this prayer with me right now - Lord,
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I repent of my sin and
receive you as my Savior
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and Lord. Wash away my sin
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and make me completely new.
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I thank you that my sin is removed
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and Satan no longer has any
right to lay claim on me.
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I faithfully promise that
I will serve you as my Lord
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for the rest of my life.
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Amen.
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Thank you for joining Rick Renner today.
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For more information about Renner Ministries
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and product resources, visit renner.org.