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Get ready for a teaching
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and your mind, where the
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We keep it simple, but dive deep:
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revealing a truth that strengthens us, a love
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that emboldens, and a mission that touches the world.
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Let's join Rick Renner.
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Hey, friend. My name is Rick Renner,
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and I want to say thank
you for joining me today
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and letting me come
right to where you are.
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Today, we're going to return
to the Gospel of Luke,
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and I'm doing a series, which
is called Miracles in Luke,
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and I love it because we're
really taking a deep dive into
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the miraculous healing ministry of Jesus.
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I want you to see it like
you've never seen it before.
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That's why I'm teaching
this 5-part series,
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which is called Miracles in Luke.
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Comes in all kinds of formats
with a tremendous study guide.
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I want you to have the study guide
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because when you have the
study guide, you're able
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to read the material while you're seeing
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or hearing the series,
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and doing both at one time
really causes the material
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to take root down deep inside you.
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And I have my new book,
which is called The Miracles
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of Jesus Christ.
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Isn't that a beautiful book?
I just love that book cover.
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It's the picture of Jesus
turning the water into wine.
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And the subtitle says - An eye-opening examination
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of every miracle healing
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and demonic encounter in the gospels
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and in the book of Acts.
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And I wrote this book because I couldn't
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find a book like this.
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I was really searching
for a book like this
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to help me in my studies,
and I couldn't find one.
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And I heard the Holy Spirit say, I
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want you to write that book.
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So I sat down. I studied literally for thousands of hours.
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When you get this book,
you will understand
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how much study has gone into it.
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And I begin to meticulously
write this book,
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which is a treasure trove of
information about healings,
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miracles, demonic encounters.
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I want you to understand what Jesus did
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because we're called to
do the works of Jesus,
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and you won't do the works of Jesus
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unless you understand what they were.
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So this is for you. It's a manual
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to help you step into the miraculous works
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of Jesus in your own life.
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But if you want to know
how to get these resources,
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just go online or give us a call.
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And when you reach out
to us, remember, we want
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to pray for you.
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Just call the number on the
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When we hear from you,
we're going to really pray.
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In fact, you will not
leave us without being
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ferociously prayed for.
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Jeremiah 33:3 promises.
Call unto me. I will hear you.
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I will answer you, and I will show you
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great and mighty things.
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So if you reach out to us by calling
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or writing, we will pray with you.
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God will hear us, and Jesus
will do what needs to be done.
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And I have to remind you that
sometimes it's different than
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what we think, but Jesus is so good.
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He always does what needs to be done
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and he really will move in your life.
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So call the number or
please send us an email.
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But today I want you
to reach for your Bible
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and we're going to turn today to Luke 5:17-26.
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And I'm going to begin reading verses 17-26,
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the whole text about when Jesus healed a man with a palsy.
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You say, What in the world is a palsy? Well,
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today you're going to find out.
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But let's begin in Luke 5:17,
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and here is what it says.
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And it came to pass on a certain day.
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He was teaching that there were Pharisees
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and doctors of the law
sitting by which were come out
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of every town of Galilee
and Judea in Jerusalem.
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And the power of the Lord
was present to heal them.
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And behold, men brought in a
bed a man which had been taken
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with a palsy.
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And they sought means to bring him in
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and to lay him before him.
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And when they could not find by
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what way they might bring him in
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because of the multitude,
they went up on the housetop
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and let him down through the tiling
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with his couch into
the midst before Jesus.
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And when Jesus saw their
faith, he said unto him, Man,
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thy sins are forgiven thee.
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And the scribes and the
Pharisees begin to reason,
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saying, who is this
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which speaketh blasphemies?
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Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
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But Jesus perceived their thoughts.
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He answering said unto them.
Why reason ye in your hearts?
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Whether it is easier to say
thy sin be forgiven thee
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or to say rise up and walk,
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but that you might know that the Son
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of Man had power upon the
earth to forgive sins.
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He said to the sick of the
palsy, I sin unto thee arise
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and take up thy couch and go into thy house.
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And immediately rose up before them
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and took up that where on He lay
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and departed to his own house glorifying God.
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And they were all amazed
and they glorified God
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and were filled with fear saying,
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We have seen strange things today.
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Wow, what an event.
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And by the way, this occurred in the city
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of Capernaum in Peter's house,
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which was just a stone
throw from the synagogue.
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But let's go back to Luke 5:17 and begin.
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And it says - And it came to pass on a certain day
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as he was teaching that they were Pharisees -
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either underline or circle that word, Pharisees -
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and doctors of the law - either underline
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or circle that phrase - doctors of the law, sitting by,
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which were come out of every town of Galilee.
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The word Pharisees is a title that refers
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to the most influential
religious sect in Israel
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that held the strict
adherence to the mosaic law.
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They believed in the afterlife,
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that God would punish the wicked
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and reward the righteous
in the world to come,
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and they believed in the eventual arrival
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of the Messiah whom they believed would usher in a new era
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of global peace.
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And the influence of
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that it reached into every
single village and synagogue.
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But in addition to Pharisees,
it says the doctors
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of the law were there.
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What does that mean? Well, this phrase, doctors
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of the law, in Greek is nomodidaskalos.
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It's a compound of nomos.
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And the word didaskalos, the
word nomos is the Greek word
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for law, and the word didoskalos is the
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Greek word for a teacher.
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But compounded, this describes
an expert in the law,
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a mosaic legal technician
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who was skilled at deciphering
the intricacies of the law.
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And in this event, scholars
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and influential figures had
gathered from every corner
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of the land eager to witness
Jesus deeds firsthand
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and to examine his teaching
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and the presence of these
highly influential men bore
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witness to the influence of Jesus.
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They all came to see and to hear.
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And the Bible says the power
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of the Lord was present to heal.
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That word power is the Greek word dunamis,
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which always denotes the
power of the Holy Spirit.
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And it is the very word which was used
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to describe the full might
of the advancing Roman army.
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And here we find the
power of God was present
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to drive back evil, to drive
back sickness and to heal.
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And guess what? This word heal
is remarkably the Greek word
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iaomai, which means to cure
or to heal or to make whole.
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But importantly, it was connected to the work
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of a medical physician.
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And here it is used to remind us
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that when Jesus is on the spot, he is the great physician.
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That's really who Jesus is.
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And then Luke 5:18 says, And behold,
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they brought in, in a bed, a man which was taken
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with a palsy and they sought means to bring him in
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and to lay him before him. The word behold is
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the Greek word idou.
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It carries a sense of astonishment, bewilderment, wonder,
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and here it's injected by Luke
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as he was recording this
story, almost as if to say,
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wow, this is amazing.
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Listen to what happened next.
Men brought in a bed a man.
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The word brought is a form
of the Greek words phero,
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which means to physically
bear or to physically carry.
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It highlights that this
man was so impaired
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that he couldn't walk on his own to get
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where Jesus was teaching and healing the sick.
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And from Matthew and Mark's accounts, we know
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that it was a group of four
men who undertook the task
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of physically carrying
this sick man on his bed
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through the streets until
they finally reached the house
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where Jesus was ministering.
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And the Bible even tells
us he was lying on a bed.
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What kind of bed? The word
bed is the Greek word kline,
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and it describes an everyday couch
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or a stretcher for those that were sick.
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Such beds spanned from humble mats
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that were easily rolled away to elevated couches that served
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as dining recliners.
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But in wealthier homes, beds were elaborate
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and featured wooden frames
that were embellished
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with fabric or leather.
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Whereas in modest houses,
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usually they had simple woven mats.
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And because of the information
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that we can glean from Matthew
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and Mark, we know that this
bed was more like a mat
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that was woven from rushes and wool
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or thickly quilted materials.
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Or we could say it was a no
frills mattress of the time.
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And the Bible says this
man was taken with a palsy.
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Well, what does the word, palsy, mean?
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Well, here we have a very important term used by Dr. Luke.
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And Luke uses this word palsy,
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which in Greek is the word paraluo,
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which really depicts utter
depletion of strength.
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One that is so feeble
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and so fragile that for him,
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physical movement is impossible.
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And we know that this man's strength had waned to the point
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that walking was physically impossible,
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and that is why his friends
determined they would pick him
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up and carry him on his mat to
the meeting where Jesus was.
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And verse 18 says - And behold, they sought means
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to bring him in. The words, sought means, is a form
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of the Greek word zeteo, which
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or to look exhaustively.
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through the door because
there were so many people.
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that people were even
standing outside the door.
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to look exhaustively for
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that they might lay him before Jesus.
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what way they might bring him in
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because of the multitude,
they went up on the housetop
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and let him down through the tiling
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with his couch into the midst
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before Jesus. The word find,
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is a form of the Greek word heurisko
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which means I found,
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but it is the root word
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moment when somebody makes a
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discovery and they say,
Eureka, I found it.
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Now I know what to do. It suggests
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that these men were looking and looking
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and looking for a way
to get their sick friend
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through the door into that meeting.
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They couldn't get through the door
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because people were filling the house
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and standing around the door.
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which was common in houses at that time.
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The word, upon, the Greek word epi,
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which means they literally
took him up on the housetop.
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of stairs to the top of the housetop.
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And the house top here describes the roof of the house.
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they were so determined
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They finally realized, hey,
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we can take our friend up the stairs
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to the rooftop of the house.
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through the tiling.
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which literally means
directly through the tiling.
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the Greek word keramos.
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It's where we get the
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to the sun-baked earthen roof covering the
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terrace of the house.
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to a flat terrace above.
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family would seek refuge
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to catch the breeze.
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they hung awnings across the
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with lattices woven
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or clay would be carefully spread
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until it became waterproof.
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and the pounding rain, it took
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to patch up the cracks that were caused
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by the sun and by the rain.
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where their paralyzed friend lay
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and with synchronized movements,
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they began the daunting task
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of ascending the steps in unison.
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of the house and their mission was
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to lower their friend on his bed
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through their roof tiles
into the presence of Jesus.
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say when they record this event, they say they begin to dig
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through the roof of the house.
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Jesus is in the room.
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and all the people packed into the room.
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and debris begins to
fall on the head of Jesus
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and everybody else that is in the room.
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by ropes into the room below.
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When he saw their faith. The word, saw,
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is the form of the Greek word horao.
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Well, you can't see faith,
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but you can see the evidence of faith.
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and this man who was allowing
them to lower him by ropes
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on a flimsy mat down
into the midst, Jesus saw
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that they had a profound faith.
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He recognized it
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and he said unto him, Man,
thy sins are forgiven thee.
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This word forgiven means
to discharge, to forgive,
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to release, to set free,
to permanently send away.
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You are totally forgiven of your sins.
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to reason, saying, Who is this
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which speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive but God alone.
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He answering, said unto them,
why reason ye in your hearts?
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Let's look at this word, perceived. What does that mean?
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Well, it's a form of the Greek word, epignosis.
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The word epi means to be on top of.
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The word, gnosis, is from the Greek word
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ginosko, which means I know.
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it pictures one who has advanced insight
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and understanding, one that is
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which means like a skilled
expert, Jesus was enabled
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to grasp the innermost reasonings
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and thoughts of these people.
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Jesus is able to perceive
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what you're thinking,
whether you say it or not.
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to say thy sins be forgiven thee or to say rise up and walk
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verse 24 - bet that you may know that.
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And the word that in Greek is
very specifically, I want you
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to specifically know that the Son
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of Man has power up on
earth to forgive sin.
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The word power, the Greek word exousia.
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A better rendering would
be he has authority on
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earth to forgive sin.
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He said unto the sick of the palsy.
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so utterly depleted of strength and so feeble
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and fragile that physical movement is impossible.
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This man was paralyzed.
He was immobilized.
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I say unto thee arise, take up thy couch
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and go into thine own house.
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Either underline or circle that word, arise, in verse 24.
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It is the Greek word egeiro, which means to rise up,
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but it importantly is the root
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for the word resurrection in the New Testament.
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so severe that regaining his ability to walk called
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for resurrection power.
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And that's what Jesus released into him. Rise up.
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I'm releasing resurrection power into you.
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Jesus said, take up thy couch
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and go into thine house.
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better translated - get moving.
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Jesus literally said to him - Get moving
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and go home to your house.
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This word, go, the Greek word poreuomai, depicts movement
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from one place to another.
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used to describe a person
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that is on a journey.
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And here we find this man was
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to the meeting by himself
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or his friends, picked him
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through the streets of
Capernaum to this house,
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then took him up the stairs
to the rooftop of the house,
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tore up the roof of the house, lowered him
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by ropes into the midst.
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But now this man's going
to begin a journey back
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to his own house on his own feet.
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And Jesus said, Hey man, it's
time for you to get moving.
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Wow. And then in Luke 5:25, the Bible says,
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and immediately.
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The Greek means immediately
and without delay.
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He rose up before them.
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It was in the presence of all of them,
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including the Pharisees
and the doctors of the law
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and everyone that had
come to hear him teach
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and to see him heal.
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And he took up that whereon he laid
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and departed to his own
house glorifying God.
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Luke 5:26. And they were all amazed.
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And they glorified God.
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And they were filled with fear saying,
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We have seen strange things today.
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Circle the word, all, in verse 26
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and underline the word, amazed.
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Let's look at these two words.
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The word all, the Greek word hapas.
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It means every single one
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Remember, the room is jam-packed.
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There are people standing
outside the door.
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Every single one of them
without exception are amazed.
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the Greek word ekstasis.
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Now hold on, listen to
this. The word, ek, means out.
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The word stassus is a form
of the Greek word histemi,
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which means to stand.
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and the word stasis, here
it forms this word ekstasis.
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stand outside of oneself
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or to be struck out of one's wits.
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They were just struck out of
their wits when they saw this.
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It carries a sense of amazement, astonishment, shock,
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speechlessness, and wonder they were slapped out
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of their wits by what they observed that day when this man
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that was paralyzed got up, got off of his mat,
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probably picked up the
mat and carried it home.
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He was carried by four
friends to the meeting,
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but he went home on his own feet.
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there and the doctors of law
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and everyone else that had crowded into the house, everyone
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that was there saw this miraculous event.
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That is just amazing.
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And my friends, I want
to remind you that Jesus
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is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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That's why I want you to read this book on the
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Miracles of Jesus Christ.
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I want you to see what he did
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because what he did is what
Jesus is still doing today
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and it's what he's going
to be doing tomorrow.
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And we need to understand
every miracle, every healing,
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every demonic encounter
in the life of Jesus.
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And we need to learn how to
do the works of Jesus ourself.
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Jesus wants to leave people totally amazed
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and he wants to do
something amazing in your
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life today as well.
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And in just a few moments, I'll be back
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and I'm going to pray for you.
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Somebody asked the question, - Brother Rick,
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what is your favorite Russian food?
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All right, I'm going to tell you,
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my favorite Russian food is a food
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that probably is not very healthy.
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It's called palmini.
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And it is like a dumpling
filled with meat.
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And usually in Russia, people boil it
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and then they cover it with sour cream and they eat it soft
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and kind of slimy, but I don't do that.
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First, I boil it and then I fry it.
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I fry it until it's crisp brown and sometimes even black.
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And then I do what most
Russians I've never heard of.
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I fry corn and green peas. I fry them.
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And then I mix it all
together with a palmini.
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Then we cover it with sour cream
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and ay-yi-yi, it is my own concoction.
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In fact, my other Russian friends have
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never even heard of it before.
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I just made it up one day and I love it
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and it is my favorite Russian food.
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Throughout the gospel of Luke,
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Jesus repeatedly demonstrates
his divine authority
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even in the face of
opposition and criticism.
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He forgives sins, heals
the sick, commands the wind
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and waves, and drives out demonic powers with only a word.
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In Miracles in Luke,
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Rick Renner takes you into these extraordinary accounts
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to reveal the faith, obedience,
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and divine power behind each miracle.
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You will hear about the miraculous catch of fish
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that changed Simon's life.
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A paralyzed man healed because he
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and his friends refused to give up.
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10 lepers who received their healing
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through obedient faith and more.
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This fascinating 5-part
series is available in digital
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and physical formats,
starting at just $11.
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In addition, we are offering
you the book, The Miracles
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of Jesus Christ, by Rick
Renner for just $37.
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With rich insight from the original Greek text
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and the historical setting behind these events,
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Rick brings Jesus's supernatural displays to life in a fresh
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and unforgettable way in this detailed study.
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You can order the series, Miracles in Luke
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and the book, The Miracles of Jesus Christ, by going online
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or calling our team.
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Call the number on your screen
or scan the QR code to order.
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Well, I just finished
filming today's TV programs,
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but I film here almost every
single day, multiple programs.
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But my days begin very early.
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By five o'clock in the
morning, I'm working.
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I'm praying, reading my Bible
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because I read my Bible every day
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and I hope you read your Bible every day.
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And I go online, check
my emails to make sure
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that I communicate with
everyone that's written to me.
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I spend time reviewing all of
my notes for my TV programs,
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and then I come to the
studio, have meetings.
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Then I come and I do TV programs.
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And I do this day after day after day.
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And then I begin to write. And guess what?
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When it should be the end of my day,
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the day in the United
States is just beginning.
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People are just waking up,
which means the end of my day,
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another work day begins
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because people begin calling
me from the United States
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and very often I have
means till late at night.
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So my days are quite long,
but I don't need much sleep.
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And I believe in being productive.
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But every day I come
here and I film, I write.
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And my friends, we are
literally reaching people
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around the planet.
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And if you're a partner,
you are such a part of this.
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We're told in 1 Corinthians 3 -
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one plants another waters, God gives the increase.
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Denise and I and our team,
we do our part, we plant.
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But our partners come along
in water with their prayers
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and with their finances
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and we can't do our
part without your part.
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But then God comes and
God gives the increase.
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So please pray about becoming a
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member of our Partner Family.
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And if you're already
a partner, thank you,
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thank you from the depths of my heart
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for everything that you do.
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Well, today we have seen
in Luke 5:17-26
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that Jesus healed a man who had a palsy.
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This is amazing.
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And friend, I want to tell you,
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Jesus can do whatever you
need to be done in your life.
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If you'll invite him into your house,
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and if you'll put forth your faith,
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Jesus will do whatever
wonder needs to be done.
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And Father, in Jesus' name, I pray
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that you touch my friend right now.
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Lord, I pray that you respond to their faith
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and that you do what needs to be done in them
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and in their family and in their home.
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In Jesus' powerful name, I ask it - Amen. Wow.
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Hey, I'm doing a series which
is called Miracles in Luke.
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When we come back tomorrow, we're going
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to see the next miracle.
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It's going to be totally amazing.
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Please do not miss tomorrow's episode.
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But this 5-part series comes in all kinds of formats,
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comes with a tremendous study guide that's loaded
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with everything that's in the series.
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We want you to have the study guide
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because when you read the
material while you see
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or hear the series, it
really has a double whammy.
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It really causes this material
to get down deep inside you.
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And this is material you need
to be deep down inside you.
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And of course, I'm excited about my book,
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really excited about it called - The Miracles
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of Jesus Christ.
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Not only is it beautiful,
it is a treasure trove.
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This book will help you step into the life
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of Jesus like you've
never been there before.
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It's going to open the miraculous ministry of Jesus to you
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and show you how to do the works of Jesus.
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Wow. But I want to pray for you right now.
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And by the way, if you've
got a prayer need, be sure
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to write to us or to give us a call.
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But Father, we thank you
again for your power,
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which is being released right
now, right into my front
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and into their home as I've already asked.
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And Father, I pray that your
power would take root in them
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and that you would leave them speechless
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because you've done such a
wonderful thing in their life.
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In Jesus' name - Amen.
I'll be back tomorrow.
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But remember that Ecclesiastes 8:4 says -
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"Where the word of the 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.
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Lord, I repented my sin
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and receive you as my savior and Lord.
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Wash away my sin 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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and product resources, visit renner.org.
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